八年级英语知识竞赛试卷
第Ⅰ卷（选择题共50分）
一单项选择
1. If someone says "Your tie looks good on you.", you can reply"________"
A. No, don't say that.
B. It’s very nice of you to say so.
C. Do you want it?.
D. It doesn’t go well with my shirt.
2.If you meet a foreigner in the street, you can talk to him like “___________ ”.
A. Hi! What’s your name?
B. Could I ask you a question?
C. It’s fine today, isn’t it?
D. Did you have the meal?
3. ---It’s so hot in the room . _____ ---Not at all . I’d be h appy to .
A. Isn’t it very cold today ? B .Are you feeling ill today ?
C. Would you mind opening the window ?
D. Have you bought the kite to me ?
4.The meat is ___ dear and eating ____ meat is bad for your health .
A .very much , many B. too many , many too
C much too , too much D. a lot , much too
5. Nobody told us _____
A. what to do it B .how to do C .where to do D. when to do it
6. ---Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy ?
---I’ll buy ___ of them ,so I can give one to my friend , Helen .
A .either
B .neither C. all D .both
7.If there were no exams , we should have ____ at school .
A. the happier time
B. a more happier time
C. much happiest time
D. a much happier time
8. Two of them are here, but where are ______ students.
A. the other
B. other
C. others
D. another
9.---I hope you can help me with my English this evening. ---________.
A. Sorry, I’m afraid not
B. Yes, I’m busy
C. I hope so
D. Certainly not
10. How did you make him______?
A. stop talking
B. to stop talking
C. stops talking
D. stopped to talk
11. ---Do you have ______ watch? ---Yes, I have ______
A. one, it
B. it, one
C. a, one
D. a, it
12.----Lucy didn’t come to school, did she?---- . She was ill in bed.
A. No, she did
B. Yes, she did
C. No, she didn’t
D. Yes, she didn’t
13.-----Do you often meet each other?
-----No, we don't. But we can meet at the New Year's party .
A. once a year
B. once a month
C. every week
D. last year
14. The teacher ,with 3 girls and 2 boys of his class, __________ the
classroom now.
A. was cleaning
B.are cleaning
C.is cleaning
D. clean
15. Of the two dresses, the woman chose ________ one.
A. less expensive
B.the most expensive
C. the less expensive
D. the least expensive
16. ---Do you know ____ number of the students in your school?
---It’s about 1200.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. /
17. Can you do the work better with ____ people and ___ money?
A. less; little
B. few; less
C. fewer; less
D. less; fewer
18. My home is about walk from here.
A. twenty minutes
B. twenty-minutes
C. twenty minutes'
D. twenty minute' s
19. Don't me, I can look after well.
A. worry for，me
B. worry about, myself
C. worry about，I
D. worried for, myself
20. The Smiths are coming for dinner. We need to buy _____ food.
A. some more
B. any more
C. more some
D. more any
21. Can you finish _________ the book in a week?
A. read
B. to read
C. reading
D. reads
22. My father will come back at 10 o’clock ______of June 15.
A. in the night
B. by the night
C. on the night
D. at night
23. Bob is the black sheep of his family. What does the underlined part of the sentence mean?
A.他家的幸运儿
B. 他家的败家子
C. 他家的顶梁柱
D. 他家的宠儿
24. What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
A. Trouble
B. water
C. A school
D.A house
25. What number comes after 16?
1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16，…
A. 18
B.22
C. 24
D. 27
二完形填空
Once my father and I went to see a circus （马戏团）. A family was standing in front of us 26 for tickets.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not 27 but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns （小丑）and elephants excitedly.
“I want 28 tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成人）.” said the father to the ticket lady.
The ticket lady told him the 29 . When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his 30 . He asked again, “How much?”
The ticket lady spoke a gain. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have 31 money.
My dad took a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he 32 the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was 33 on. He looked into my da d’s eyes and took the 34 . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This 35 means a lot to me and my family.”
We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.
26. A. waiting B. looking C. working D. preparing
27. A. common B. cheap C. old D. expensive
28. A. ticket B. ten C. two D. five
29. A. ticket B. number C. price D. time
30. A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. head
31. A. spare B. any C. little D. enough
32. A. picked up B. took away C. put down D. looked up
33. A. walking B. going C. looking D. holding
34. A. book B. pocket C. bill D. bag
35. A. hardly B. nearly C. only D. really
三．阅读理解
In the old days in Europe, people believed that trees were embodiment(化身) of powerful beings. In the sixteen century, German families began to bring green trees into their homes during the Christmas seasons. By the seventeenth century, they cut the tops of evergreens and hung upside down in a living-room corner. And then they decorated them with fruits, candies, cookies and candles.
The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants(移民) in the 1820s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two-thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights.
36. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how people in the past enjoyed Christmas
B. when people began to enjoy Christmas
C. Christmas trees
D. Christmas history
37. When and where were Christmas trees first used in the world?
A. In the sixteenth century in Germany
B. In the seventeenth century in Germany
C.In the eighteenth century in America
D.In the nineteenth century in America
38. What does the underlined word “evergreens” mean?
A.圣诞树
B.落叶树
C.常青树
D.杨树
39. People in the old days used Christmas trees during Christmas
seasons because_______.
A. they liked to use it to decorate the house
B. they thought green trees were powerful
C. they wanted to put little presents on the trees
D. they wanted to have a party around the trees
40. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. People now decorate the Christmas trees with the same things as they
did in the old days.
B.We may call a Christmas tree “evergreens” now.
C.Christmas trees have power.
D.Germans people brought the custom of using Christmas to America.
B
It’s useful to know how much money we usually spend on different things. Then, if we also know how much money we will have, we can decide which things we should buy now and which things we can go without or wait for.
This student has only $50 a week to spend. So he must spend less on some things or not have them at all. If he wants to save on bus tickets, he can walk to class. If he doesn’t buy any candy, he can save $5 a week. Or, he can save $3 if he has no soft drinks. He can save on lunches if he brings his own.
He may be able to save on CDs by borrowing them from his friends or buying them second-hand. He doesn’t have to go to the movies or restaurants.
Different people need or want different things, so their budgets are different. Girls may not like computer games. They may want to spend more money on clothes or jewelry (珠宝).
For most of us, a weekly budget is only a little helpful. We really need to have a monthly budget, or even a yearly budget. This is because we have to pay for some things only once a month or once a year. Clothes, textbooks, vacations, and so on are not weekly expenses (开支). They are monthly or yearly expenses.
41. According to the budget, it takes the student a ________ to spend
sixty-four dollars.
A. week
B. month
C. term
D. year
42. If the student goes to school on foot instead of by bus, he can save _______ a week.
A. $15
B. $10
C. $ 6
D. $ 5
43. The student can save three dollars by ________each week.
A. borrowing CDs from his friends
B. stopping buying soft drinks
C. bringing his own lunch to school
D. not going to movies
44. How are girls’ and boys’ budgets different? ________
A. Boys buy more toys.
B. Girls buy more CDs.
C. Boys spend less money on computer games.
D. Girls prefer to buy clothes.
45. Using a monthly or a yearly budget helps you to see __________.
A. the best place to do the shopping
B. how prices change quickly
C. thi ngs you don’t buy all the time
D. how often students buy drinks
C
There was a pilot and three people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes(降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses. “I must go and mend the machine.” said the pilot, taking o ne of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do so he just jumped out.
The next person said, “I must have a parac hute. I am a very clever person, and I have to take part in an important sports game. I know I am going to win the game because I am g oing to be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left(留了下来), an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old but you’re still young. You take the last parachute.” the young mountain climber smiled, “Don’t worry, “he said, “we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachut es. Just now
the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”
46．All the people became worried because________.
A. they couldn’t find the parachutes
B. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not
enough parachutes for each person.
C. There was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane.
D. They saw the pilot jump out first
47．The clever man jumped out with________.
A. one parachute
B. nothing
C. the climber’s pack
D. two parachutes 48．All the people thought of themselves except(除…外)_____.[来
A. the pilot
B. the clever man
C. the doctor
D. the businessman 49．From this story, we know________ would die.
A. the clever man
B. the businessman
C. the pilot
D. a young mountain climber
50．________was a kind hearted man.
A. The pilot
B. The mountain climber
C. The businessman
D. A young mountain climber
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共35分）
四．用所给词的适当形式填空。（10分）
1. Lily has ______ (many) friends than Gina.
2. It’s important for us ______ (keep) happy every day.
3. I’m planning ______ (rent) some videos.
4. They just finished ______ (take) walks in the park.
5. Many people think lying on the beach is a good way ______ (relax).
6. Last month we asked our students about their free time _______.(activity)
7. The students come from different _______ (city) of the country.
8. My math teacher is as ____ (serious) as my English teacher .
9. How many ______ (video) did you buy last week?
10. It is ____(hot) in summer in Beijing than that in Dalian.
五．句型转换(10分)
1. Li Na plays tennis every day. (就划线部分提问)
does Li Na play tennis?
2. It takes about forty minutes to get from home to school.（划线提问）
_____ ______ does it take to get from home to school?
3. Why don’t you come and play with me? （改为同义句）
_____ ____ come and play with me?
4. Jim has to study for the English test this evening. (划线提问)
___________ ___________ Jim have to do?
5.This book is less interesting than that one. (同义句)
That book is than this one.
六、书面表达（共10分）70词左右
根据以下信息，写一篇短文，描述两年前的你和现在的你,要求用比较级
1. 两年前，你是小学生，现在是中学生
2. 两年前，个子矮，腼腆，现在高个子活泼，朋友多
3.两年前，英语成绩不好，现在英语成绩很好
4.两年前，很少吃蔬菜几乎不运动身体差，现在吃更多的蔬菜，不吃垃圾食品，每天运动身体好
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