八年级下册英语竞赛试卷及答案

八年级英语竞赛试卷说明：1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共80分）和第Ⅱ卷（40分），两卷共计120分。

2、请将第Ⅰ卷的答案写在第Ⅱ卷的答题卡上。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共80分）听力部分（20分）Ⅰ、看图，听对话，选择符合对话内容的图片（听两遍，共5小题，每小题1分）1.__________2.___________3.____________4.____________5.____________Ⅱ、根据你听到的内容选择正确的应答语（听两遍，共5小题，每小题1分）6. A. Yes, it wil. B. No, there won‟t. C. No, they won‟t. D. Yes, they will.7. A. for five hours ago. B. for it was nine o‟clock.C. since nine o‟clock.D. since five hours.8. A. Yes, I wouldn‟t. B. Yes, certainly not.C. No, I would.D. No, not at all.9. A. I was standing in front of the library. B. I stood in front of the library.C. I saw an alien get out of the UFO.D. An alien went into a souvenir shop.10. A. She said I am hard—working. B. She says I am lazy.C. He said I could do better.D. He said I have been doing well in it.Ⅲ、对话理解，根据你所听到的对话选出能回答问题的最佳答案（听两遍，共5小题，每题1分）11. A. He will write a letter to his best friend.B. He will give his best friend a ticket to a ball game.C. He will argue with his best friend again.D. He will call up his best friend.12. A. About the space. B. About the future.C. About the robot.D. About computers.13. A. He saw an alien get out of the UFO. B. He saw an alien come into his room.C. He saw an alien go into a store.D. He saw an alien buy a souvenir.14. A. Gina. B. Scott. C. Gina‟s classmates. D. Both A and B.15. A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Sunday. D. Saturday.Ⅳ、短文理解，根据短文内容，选出你所听到问题的最佳答案（短文和问题各读两遍，共5小题，每小题1分）16. A. On Thursday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. D. On Tuesday.17. A. Tom. B. Tom‟s mother. C. Tom‟s father. D. Tom‟s brother.18. A. Because the bus is comfortable. B. Because he had no bike.C. Because the hospital was very far.D. Because he didn‟t like walking.19. A. cut in line. B. wait in line. C. get on the bus. D. buy a ticket.20. A. Unhappy. B. Sorry. C. Worried. D. angry.笔试部分（60分）Ⅴ、选择题（共20小题，每小题1分）21.—When did you get your first pair of skates? —________________.A. For 6 years.B. Since I was 7 years old.C. When I was 7 years old.D. Since 6 years ago.22. I‟m going to ___________ time with my grandparents this vacation.A. takeB. haveC. spendD. go23.When did you finish your ______________ exam?A. end of yearB. end-of-year‟sC. end-of-yearD. end-of year24. —Why are you so ____________, Tom?—The news is too ______________. I don‟t know why this often happens.A. surprising; surprisingB. surprising; surprisedC. surprised; surprisingD. surprised; surprised25.Charles‟ cousin is the same age ____________ him. They get on well __________ each other.A. for, inB. as, onC. as, inD. as, with26. —What __________ in ten years?—Great changes will come to our life.A. moreB. will happenC. will doD. will see27. —I think people will use the bicycles ______________ in the future.—I agree. More and more people will go to work by car.A. fewerB. lessC. moreD. much28. I don‟t know _________ . Can you help me?A. how to do it.B. how to do.C. what to do it.D. what it to do.29. These days the police ___________ always looking for him everywhere. Do you know where he is ?A. isB. areC. wasD. were30. I‟m good at Japanese, but I want to do ___________ in it.A. wellB. niceC. betterD. good31. He had to ___________ by cleaning roads in those days.A. make livingB. made livingC. make a livingD. made a living32.There‟s no ___________ for me to sleep in the house.A. placesB. roomC. a bedD. beds33. Don‟t talk loudly in the library you‟ll ____________ others.A. annoyB. complainC. worryD. angry34. I hear that ________ some speeches on pollution tomorrow.A. there isB. there areC. there will haveD. there will be35. If you have any trouble, you can go to the policeman to __________ help.A. findB. askC. ask forD. look for36.The students were reading ________ the teacher came into the classroom.A. whileB. whereC. whenD. what37. Macia often does something wrong and makes Ben angry, so Ben said he ______ Macia.A. is mad toB. was mad atC. was mad toD. is mad at38. If it _________ rain tomorrow, they‟ll go to the park.A. doesn‟tB. won‟tC. don‟tD. isn‟t39. Mr Smith __________ for twelve years.A. have been teachingB. has been teachingC. has teachingD. has be teaching40.—Would you mind _________ the TV? It‟s noisy.—Of course not.A. to turn downB. turning downC. to turn upD. turning upⅥ、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分）Two friends were camping（野营）together（一起）. Their names were Jim and Tim. 41 was very lazy. On 42 first evening of their holiday, Jim 43 to Tim,“Here‟s some money. Go and buy some meat.”“I‟m too tired,”answered Tim. “You go.”44 Jim went45 meat himself.When he came back, he said to Tim,“Now, here‟s the meat. Please cook it.”46 Tim answered, “47 , I‟m not good at cooking. You do it.”So Jim cooked the meat.Then Jim said to Tim,“Cut the bread.”But Tim answered, “I don‟t want to.”So Jim cut the bread.Then Jim said to Tim,“Go and get 48 water, please.”“No, I don‟t want to get my clothes dirty（脏的）,”Tim answered. So Jim got the water. 49 Jim said,“The meat is ready. Come and eat it.”“Well, I‟ll do that,”answered Tim.“I 50 saying …No‟ all the time.”41.A. Tim B. Jim C. He D. Tim‟s friend42. A. the B. a C. an D. /43. A. say B. said C. says D. saying44. A. As B. But C. So D. Soon45. A. to buy B. buy C. bought D. buys46. A. Or B. And C. So D. But47. A. Not B. Don‟t C. No D. Doesn‟t48. A. any B. some C. many D. much49. A. At last B. At first C. At the head of D. In end50. A. like B. don‟t like C. likes D. doesn‟t likeⅦ、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分）AMy younger brother is not clever. He can‟t answer questions right. My parents are worried about him. One day, I took him to a zoo. Then I asked him three questions. The first question was “What did you see in the zoo?”,the second question was “Who often give you money?”and the third was “What did you have for your breakfast?”. He couldn‟t answer any of them. Then I told him again and again, the first answer is “elephants and bears”, the second answer is “my father and my brother”and the third answer is “bread and milk”. Then he retold(复述)the questions and answers. At last I asked the three questions again. He could give the right answers:1. elephants and bears, 2.my father and brother, 3.bread and milk. I was very happy.When we got home, I told my parents that my brother could answer my questions correctly （正确地）. Then I began to ask him, “What did you see in the zoo?”“Bread and milk.”“Who often give you money?”“Elephants and bears.”“What did you have for breakfast?”Cried I angrily.“My father and brother”, he answered.51.His parents are worried about his brother because _____________.A. he is not cleverB. he is not cleverer than IC. he is too cleverD. he is short52.They saw ___________________ in the zoo.A. tigers and bearsB. tigers and elephantsC. bears and elephantsD. tigers and pandas53.His brother often gets money from _____________.A. his father and motherB. his mother and himC. his father and himD. his father and my sister54.From the story, we can know ___________.A. his brother is easy to teachB. his brother is not easy to teachC. his father can teach the younger brother to answer questionsD. his mother can teach the younger brother55.From this story, we can guess that when his parents heard the answers, they were ________.A. happyB. surprisedC. disappointed(失望)D. shy(害羞)BLong long ago people made fires（火）from lightning（闪电）. But they had to keep the fires burning（燃烧）, for they couldn‟t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone (石头) together could make a spark（火花）. The spark could fire dry leaves（树叶）. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）. They made a hole on a big piece of wood（木头）and put a smaller stick（树枝）into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat （热）from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.About two centuries（世纪）ago, people began to make matches（火柴）. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric（电子）fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is convenient.56.A spark can ___________.A. fire any leavesB. burn anythingC. burn dry leavesD. keep fires burning57.We can also get a fire by ____________.A. making a hole on a big piece of woodB. putting a smaller stick into the holeC. turning the stick hard for a whileD. all above together58.Matches have been used ___________.A. for about two thousand yearsB. for about two hundred yearsC. since people began to use fire for cookingD. since people used the heat from the sun59.From this passage we know ___________.A. an electric fire starter is widely usedB. people haven‟t used matches since they had electric fire startersC. today there are only two ways to make firesD. some forest fires happen from lightning60.Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know.a. with a matchb. from the sunc. from lightningd. by rubbinge. with an electric fire starterA. a,b,c,d,eB. b,c,a,e,dC. c,d,b,a,eD. d,a,c,b,eCThe sky usually looks blue. But if you went to the top of the highest mountain, where there is less air between you and the sun to scatter（分散）the sunlight（阳光）, the sky would be dark blue. And if you rode in a spaceship（飞船）high above the earth, where there is no air at all to scatter the sunlight, the sky would be so dark that it would be black.Sometimes the sky doesn‟t look blue. At sunrise（日出）and sunset（日落）, the light from the sun sometimes is scattered in such a way that you see red, orange, and other colours in the sky.61.The sky usually looks light blue because _____________.A. the sun is light and blueB. the air is light and blueC. the air scatters the sunlightD. the sunlight is light and blue62.When ______________, the sky looks dark blue.A. there is less air between you and the sunB. there is a high mountain far awayC. the mountains around us are very highD. you climb a very high mountain63.If ____________, the sky looks black.A. you ride in a spaceshipB. the spaceship is high in the skyC. the spaceship is high above the earthD. there is no air to scatter the sunlight64.Sometimes the sky doesn‟t look blue because ____________.A. the sun always rises in the eastB. the sun always sets in the westC. the air in the sky has different coloursD. the light from the sun is scattered in a different way65.Which of the following is the best title for the story?A. The Sky Looks BlueB. Why the Sky Looks ColourfulC. The Beautiful SunlightD. Something about the Air八年级英语竞赛试卷参考答案选择题答案非选择题答案Ⅷ、66．ordered 67．raise 68．style 69．astronaut 70．failed 71．interview 72．knowing 73．ruralⅨ、74. not smoking 75. Work hard 76. didn‟t want 77. can‟t do 78. first walked 79. good healthⅩ、80.May I borrow some books. 81.You can borrow two books once. 82.How long may I keep them. 83.Must I return the books on time. 84.You must pay for themⅪ、分数分解：1．格式1分；2．字数1分；3．语法3分；4．内容4分；5．整体性1分。

初二英语辅导班资料（词性训练）短文填空短文填空。

根据所给单词完成下列短文，注意使用其正确形式Most people in the USA speak English. There are over 1,500 (1)_____________ spoken throughout the world. You know that every language has its own (2) ______________. If you want to learn a foreign language, you must know what the words are, and you must say them in the right (3) _____________. Words are made up of (4) _______________, and different languages have different words. There are thousands of language sounds. When you speak English, you are using only about 50 percent of it.Some languages are spoken faster than others. English is spoken more slowly than (5) ____________. (6) ______________ speak faster than men. In America, women speak about 175 words in a (7) ________________, but men speak only about 150 words. How many words can you speak? In general, we (8) ____________ speak more slowly than the native (9) __________. Because it is a foreign language for us. So in our free time, we should do more practice, such as listening, reading, writing, and speaking. We can also do some oral practice with our (10) __________.(B)John sent his mother expensive (1) ____________ on her birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. He advertised in the (2) ____________, “ Wanted the best present for the woman who has eve rything.”For many days his (3) ____________ didn’t stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. But they didn’t have anything that was only one in the whole world.One day, a man came to John’s (4)____________.He was carrying a (5) ______________. And in the cage there was a large bird.“This bird,” the man said, “ can speak ten (6) ___________ and sing any pop (7) ____________.There are no other birds like it in the world.”“ I’ll buy it, ” John said. “ How much do you want ?”“ One hundred thousand dollars,” the man said. This was a lot of (8) ____________, but John paid him. Then John sent the bird to hid mother with a birthday (9) __________.The say after his mother’s (10)____________, he phoned her mother. “Well, mother,” he said, “Is the bird wonderful ?” “ Oh, it was delicious, dear,” his mother replied.二．冠词(1) _____________ elephant and (2) _________ monkey live in (3) __________ same forest. They are good friends, but both of them are very proud. The elephant is proud because he is strong and (4) _________ monkey is proud, because he is so quick.At last they ask the owl to judge which is better, to be strong or to be quick. (5) ________owl asks them to do as he says. He asks them to go to (6)___________ island and bring him some bananas.The elephant crosses the river, but the monkey can’t because (7) ____________water runs toofast. Though the elephant gets there, (8) __________ bananas are too high to reach. The elephant has to come back. He asks the monkey to get on his back.As soon as they get there, the monkey quickly climbs up (9) ___________ tree and throws some bananas to the elephant. The elephant catches them with his nose.Then they come back to the owl and give him the fruit. The owl says (10) __________elephant can’t get bananas by himself and the monkey can’t, either. They can get the bananas only when they help each other.三．代词AAlice was twenty-three years old and (1) __________was a nurse at a big hospital. She was very kind and (2) ____________ of her patients( 病人) like (3) ___________ very much.One day, she went shopping . She saw an old woman (4) ___________ was waiting to cross a busy street. Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the old woman cross the street. When Alice was near (5) ____________, she suddenly laughed and said, “ Mrs. Green!” You were (6) ______________ patient in the hospital last year. (7) ____________ was wrong with (8) ______________ legs last year.Mrs. Green was very happy to see Alice.“ I will help (9) ____________ cross the street, Mrs. Green,” said Alice.“ Oh, thank you vey much, Alice,” Mrs. Green said and stepped forward. “ No, no, Mrs. Green,” Alice said quickly. “ Wait! The light is still red.”“ Oh, ” Mrs. Green answered when she stepped back. “ I can easily cross the street by (10) __________ when the light is greenMany students got together to visit their old university professor. All of (1) ______________ are very successful. At first, they talked happily. Then their talk turned into complains about stress in work and life. Hearing (2) _______________, the professor went to the kitchen and brought a large pot of coffee and different kinds of cups. The cups were porcelain ( 陶瓷), plastic, glass or crystal ( 水晶). (3) ____________ were plain-looking. Some were expensive .Some were exquisite(精致). The professor asked (4) ____________ students to choose their own coffee cup and help (5) __________ to the coffee.When (6) ____________ of them has a cup of coffee in hand, t he professor said, “ Now I find all the good-looking and expensive cups are taken up. The plain and cheap (7) ____________ are left. Of course it is normal for you to choose the best for yourselves. (8) ____________ is the source( 来源) of your problems and stress.In fact, (9) _____________ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you just went for the best cups and looked at (10) ____________ cups.Life is the coffee while money and position ( 地位) is society are cups. They are only tools to hold life. At times, we only know to choose the cup, but fail to enjoy the coffee in the cup. So d on’t let the cups drive you.四，形容词和副词ARadios and telephones are very （1）________________ (popular) in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps (2) _____________ many people listen to the radio.The TV is, of course, (3) ___________ (useful) than the radio. On TV you can see and hear what is happening in the world.Now the radio is still with us, and the number of listeners is becoming (4) ___________ (large). One reason for this is the invention of the transistor( 半导体) radio. A transistor radio is sometimes very (5) __________(small). It is very (6) __________(easily) to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to work. It is (7) __________ (good) for blind people. The sight (视力)of many old people is not (8) ____________ (good) enough to watch TV. When people are working , they can’t watch TV, but they can listen to music or news over the radio. What’s more, radios are much (9) ____________ (cheap) than TVs. What an (10) _________ (important) invention for people it is !want to use money (1) ____________, we need to shop (2) ____________.We need to know how to compare the prices of the things in different shops. We also need to compare the quality of different brands(品牌).We need to know how to make (3) _____________ choice when we shop.Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill. And we need these skills if we want to live (4) _____________ and happy lives.Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple or a pear for lunch ? Will I wear a red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies ? Other choices are (5) __________ . For example, will I eat (6) ____________ food for lunch or will I eat unhealthy food because it is (7) _________? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work (8) __________ in the classes I enjoy ?Making the wrong choices can make us (9) ___________. We have to realize that the choices we make can affect ( 影响) the rest of our lives, and they can also affect other people. Next time you choose to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk (10) ___________ at the cinema, think this over: Who else does your choice affect ?五、数词(1) ________ boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging for (2) _________ｍore sleep.Why is he so sleepy ? Because , like (3) _____________ students “ early birds ” in China, he has to get up before (4) ____________ every morning.Teenagers usually need (5) _____________ hours’ sleep a night, but in Shanghai, it’s reported that (6) ____________ of the students do not get enough sleep. Studies show that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many become near-sighted as a result.Now, it’s better than before. From (7) _______________, students mustn’t go to school before (8) ______________and they must do (9) _______________ exercise every day. They also have a (10) ____________ weekend. How wonderful!六、连词Do you like eating eggs ? (1) ____________ you have an egg each day, we will be healthier. (2) _________ do you know there is something interesting about eggs in other countries ?In Romania, women like eggs best. They almost eat eggs every day, (3) ___________ women think eating eggs will help them have more children.In England, people thing eggs can bring them good luck. (4) _________ on some important holidays, they break the eggs and put them into water. After a long time, (5)___________ the eggs can keep good shapes, they think their life will be happy. (6) __________ they put sugar and other things into the eggs and cook them. (7) ___________ eating them, they always keep the shell ()In Australia, eggs are the symbol of love. Young people show their love with eggs. (8) ___________ boy loves a girl, he will give the girl some eggs . (9) __________ the girl eats the egg, it shows (10) __________the girl loves the boy, too.七、动词ANow many young people (1) ___________ (like ) the Taiwan hip-pop band Da Mouth. What a special name ! In fact, they (2) _____________ (choose) the name because they (3) ___________ (be) always busy chatting, rapping, singing and eating.Each of the four members (4) __________ ( have) a talent that may surprise you. Japanese singer Senda Asia (千田爱莎) is a queen of the dance floor. Harry( 怀秋), who, (5) __________(have) Taiwanese and Korean roots acts in idol dramas. Taiwanese-Japanese DJ Chun Wua(宗华) is great at mixing music. MC Simon ( ) is a Taiwanese who (6) __________ (grow) up in Canada.______________ in many films since he became famous. The films (3) _____________ popular around the world. He is always brave, cool and strong in the films. In some people’s eyes, he is the symbol of America.But do you know he is also good at drawing ? He (4) ___________ locking himself away after his family (5) ___________ to sleep and (6) __________ on his painting. He never (7) _________ his paintings instead of making them into cards or gifts. When some important holidays are coming, he will give the cards or gifts to his family to show his love. He said, “ I (8) __________ I have maybe more than forty paintings at home, and my wife (9) _____________ half of them in her bedroom.” He added, “ One time I went to a dolphin show and I made a painting with three dolphins jumping through the air.” His paintings are all from the daily life.He (10) ___________ to hold a painting show soon. What surprise will he bring us ? Let’s wait and see.2009初二英语翻译题A组)1.明天下午我要看书，不看比赛。

八年级英语竞赛试题（满分100分）座号______一根据首字母填单词，注意单词形式。

（5分） You made so many mistakes. You are too c . She won first place in the spoken English c . As we know, Tomas Addison is one of the greatest i . There are many problems in life, we should m to solve them. The classroom is e . There is none left.二单选（10分） There is “h” in the word “hour”. “h” is silent.A. a; TheB. an; TheC. a; anD. an; an— Where is Jim ?— Oh, I saw him in class just now.A. to writeB. writingC. writeD. wrote Would you like to us?A. join inB. joinC. take part inD.attend When did you ?A. arrive inB. reachC. get toD. arrive— Where is mom?— Oh, she in the kitchen.A. cooksB. cookedC. is cookingD.cook bad the weather is!A.whatB. what aC.HowD.How a Miss Li teaches English?A. usB. ourC. weD.ours— He is never late for school, is he ?— He often gets up very early.A.Yes,he isB.No,he isn’tC.Yes,he doesD.No,he doesn’t a rainy morning, he missed the first bus.A. InB. OnC.WithD. At 10. The students and listened to the teacher.A.stopped talkingB. stopped to talkC.stop talkingD. stoped to talk三;完形填空（10分）A teenager girl couldn’t understand her family rules, so she left home. She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education(教育) and 1 years later, she had to ask for food on thestreet for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still 2 her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she 3 a big photo of her daughter onthe wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still loveyou ?Come back home!”第 1 页共 7 页One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her 4 . “Is that me?” Shemoved 5 and read the words, “I still love you?” She cried.She couldn’t wait 6 back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She 7 her motherup, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “ 8 is the door unlocked? A thief(贼) could get in.” Themother answered softly, “The door has never locked (锁) 9 youleft. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Childrenshould also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. 10 this way, both parentsand children can be happy.( ) A. a little B. a few C. much D. more( ) A. looking for B. looking after C. looking at D. lookingup( ) A. sets on B. puts up C. cuts up D. makes up( ) A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. head( ) A. farther B. further C. closer D. away( ) A. going B. go C. to gone D. to go( ) A. wake B. wakes C. woke D. waking( ) A. what B. who C. when D. why( ) A. since B. for C. before D. unless( )10. A. With B. In C. By D. On四:阅读理解（40分）AThe first day of school, our professor（教授） introduced an old lady Rose to us.“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked her. She replied, “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”We became friends quickly.At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She said, “There are some secrets（秘密） of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh andfind humor（幽默） every day. You must have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t need any talent or ability （能力）. To grow up, you must always find the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The people who are afraid of death are those with regrets.”At the end of the year, Rose finished her college. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully(安详地) in her sleep. We would always第 2 页共 7 页remember the great woman.From the passage, we can learn that Rose ________.A. went to college at an old ageB. became a professor laterC. once worked in a hospitalD. died before college graduationAt the end of the term the writer invited Rose to ________.A. go to a partyB. play footballC. make a speechD. write a bookThe underlined word “talent” in the third paragraph means “________”in Chinese.A. 训练B. 方法C. 途径D. 才能If you want to stay young and be happy, ________ according to Rose.A. never grow upB. don’t be afraid of deathC. have a dream and never lo se itD. don’t find the opportunity in changeWhat is the best title of the passage?A. Laughing every dayB. Never too old to learnC. Growing old and growing upD. How to stay young and being happyBSandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪). Sandwich was rich(富有), but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn"t even stop to have his meals. He ordered his servants (仆人) to ping him some meat and pead. He put the meat between the two pieces of pead and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich"s idea, and from then on they ate pead and meat as Sandwich did.From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the foodtoday.( ) Sandwich was the .A. name of a servantB. name of a man with a lot of moneyC. poor man who lived on playing cardsD. name of food which was liked by the rich( ) Sandwich .A. was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he often had no time to have his mealsB. often pought some pead with him to play cardsC. never ate anything when he played cards第 3 页共 7 页D. had no money to play cards with at last( ) People liked Sandwich"s idea because .A. pead, together with meat was cheapB. he always won when he played cardsC. they liked Sandwich himselfD. when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other( ) Today,A. also a name of a rich manB. two pieces of pead with meat in betweenC. not interested in playing cardsD. not liked by most of the people( ) As food,A. is usually made of pead and chickenB. sometimes smells good, but sometimes notC. is made of pead and meatD. is easy for us to play.C I don"t think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap（打盹,小睡）after dinner. If you didn"t sleepfor hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more readyto sleep at bedtime. If you didn"t nap after dinner, you would not wantto stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleepingpill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day. You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage(从事于) in some sort of physical activity - a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed at your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good nights rest without takinga pill.If you can get into the habit of spending（度过） your evenings thisway, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it maybe hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so, get up andwatch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy.If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a few hours"sleep that night, you will feel better in the morning thanyou usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be readyto sleep at an earlier hour.The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinnerand avoid taking pills.第 4 页共 7 页According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleepbecause 。

八年级英语词汇竞赛100题(含答案)1.My friend agreed to go to the park with us yesterday.2.I was so nervous when I had a maths test.3.Who can see the beauty of this picture?4.Everyone in our class wondered how he could know so much.5.He said too much about it and we all XXX.6.Can you help me solve this difficult problem?7.XXX from the school library.8.XXX.9.killing wild animals。

Or our children will live alone on the earth.10.XXX.11.Are the XXX of a hunter?12.We give each other XXX.13.XXX us to read more.14.We must take some n to protect wild animals.15.Sadly。

XXX't win the game.16.The pumpkin pie tasted too sweet and the boy didn't like it.17.Nearly every young boy admires Yao Ming.18.XXX.19.Yesterday morning。

I read a report about protecting wild animals.20.There are too many advertisements on TV.21.When the traffic lights are red。

初中八年级英语竞赛试题及答案初中八年级英语竞赛试题及答案I. 根据句意和所给音标选词。

（5分）I. The _______ /si：ts/ in the theater are very comfortable.A. SeetB.seatsC.seasD.seat2. Can you come to the _______ ['θt] with me tomorrow ?A. cinemaB. concertC.theaterD.event3. _______ /l'ð/ my sister is only six, she can dress herself.A. ThoughB. ThroughC. AlthoughD. Thought4. At last, Tony didn’t _______ ['p] ,and his friends were very sad .A. Apple B, appear C, already D already5Who's the_______ ['wn] of the tennis match?A.winnerB.writer C victory D winerII.单项选择。

（25分）6. I want to see Animal World. Please _______ the TV.A. turn onB. turn upC. turn downD. turn off7. You should put _______ and a cup of yogurt into the blender.A. two teaspoon of sugarB. a teaspoon of sugarC. two teaspoons of sugarsD. a teaspoon of sugars8 .Drinking hot tea ______ honey is good _____ you.A .with; for B. with; at C. and; for D. for ;at9 He can’t get there on time ______ the he avy rain.A . becauseB . whenC . because ofD .if10. I went to see you last Saturday, ___there __nobody in the room.A. but; wasB. and; wereC. and; wasD. but; is11.________ does your mother go for a walk? ---Every afternoon.A. How longB. How oftenC. How muchD. How many12. It ______that everyone in our class likes Xiao Shenyang.A. looksB. seemsC. seesD. feels13. He will come back ______ two days.A. fromB. atC. afterD. in14. Don’t _______ the milk into the cup . It’s full (满了).A. peelB. pourC. leaveD. drink15. I think people here are friendly. Do you agree ____ me?A. withB. toC. onD. from16. Last Sunday we went to the beach . We had great fun______ in the water.A. playingB. playsC. playD. to play17. My father tries _____vegetables eleven to twelve times a week .A. eatB. to eatingC. To eatD. ate18.Jack ____ plays basketball on Sunday.A. sometimesB. sometimeC. some timesD. some time19.--- Does the child need any help? ----No. She is ____ to dress herself.A. enough oldB. young enoughC. old enoughD. enough young20.I am ______taller than my brotherA. veryB. tooC. moreD. a little21. It was sunny. So I ____with you.A. decide to go fishingB. decided went fishingC. decided to go fishingD. decide to go fishing22. He had to help his father _________ on the farm on weekends.A. workB. workingC. worksD. worked23.She is new here，so she has ______friends at schoolA, much B. few C, little D. a little24.You’d better not read today’s newspaper because the re is __in it.A. nothing specialB. anything newC. everything importantD. Something interesting25. Will there ____any paper money in 100 years? —No，____.A．have；there won't B．be；there won'tC．have；they won't D．be；they won't26.— are you going to do that? — I am going to take acting lessons.A. WhenB. HowC. WhereD. What27.—Mary will go to Sydney when she up.A. growB. growsC. will growD. growing28. Can you please speak __________, Lucy? We can’t hear you.A. easilyB. hardlyC. loudlyD. finally29. Which of the pictures below tells people not to swim here?A. B. C. D.30 She says she is going to a new hobby in the coming year.A. make upB. take upC. put upD. dress upIII.完形填空（10分）What will people look like in the future? Someone made a 31 . In the future, people will have larger heads and bigger eyes.The larger heads will be able to store 32 brains(脑). People will become smarter. 33 will people have bigger eyes? That’s because people may go and live on other 34 . They may be farther 35 thesun than the Earth is. Then people will need bigger eyes to see 36 in the darker environment. 37 UVradiations (紫外线) are stronger on other planets than on the Earth, people’s skin (皮肤) won’t be so 38 as before.What’s more, people will not need to open their m ouths to39 . They will communicate by chips in their heads.What? You don’t want a face like this? Don’t 40 . People will look like this in at least 20,000 years.( )31. A. prediction B. hobby C. decision D. discussion( )32. A. higher B. taller C. larger D. less( )33. A. When B. How C. Why D. Where( 34. A. hotels B. planets C. UFOs D. cities( )35. A. at B. on C. with D. from( )36. A. clearly B. loudly C. carefully D. quickly( )37. A. Though B. Because C. And D. WhenIV.阅读理解（15分）Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” T om answered.“Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破,break的过去式)the window of the clas sroom?’” Tom said.( )41. The school was _____________ Tom’s house.A. far fromB. nearC. nine meters toD. behind( )42. Tom went to school _________________.A. on footB. by busC. by bikeD. by car( )43. Last Monday Tom came home __________________.A. earlierB. hung ryC. lateD. happy( )44. ---Why did Tom stay behind after school? ---Because_________________.A. he did something wrongB. he did something rightC. he liked to stay there longerD. his mother asked the teacher to do so( )45. His mother might (可能) be very ___________when she heard about that.A. hungryB. pleasedC. happyD. AngryBill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to showher how rich they were.The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted －the greatest gift for my mother.”About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.( ) 46. Who is the eldest brother?A. DaveB. BillC. JackD. Frank( )47. What did Bill put in the newspaper?A．Show B. A magazine C. An ad D. A report( )48. How many languages could the bird speak?A. FiveB. SevenC. FightD. Ten( ) 49. How much did Bill pay for the bird?A. Nine dollarsB. Ten dollarsC. Nine thousand dollarsD. Ten thousand dollars( ) 50. What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?A bird with a card B. Some money C. A joke D. A songIn most parts of the world, many students help their schools m ake less pollution. They join “environment club”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment cl ean.Here are some things students often do.No – garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away （扔）after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.No – car day. On a no- car day, nobody comes to school in a car- not the students and not the teachers. cars give pollution to our air, so remember： walk, jump, bike, or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets（抽水马桶） can waste twenty to forty tons（吨） of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In the environment clubs, students mend （修理） those broken toilets.We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.51. Environment clubs ask students________A. to run to school every day.B. to take exercise every day.C. not to forget to take carsD. not to throw away lunch bags52. From the passage we know the students usually have lunch__________.A. at schoolB. in shopsC. in clubsD. at home53.on a no –car day, ______ will take a car to school.A. both students and teachersB. only studentsC. only teachersD. neither(两者都不) students nor teachers54. After students mend toilets, they save______A. a small riverB. a clubC. a lot of waterD. a toilet55. The writer wrote the passage to ask students to _________A. clean schoolB. make less pollutionC. join clubsD. help teachersV.补全对话（5分）Robert： What are you doing for vacation, Linda?L inda：I’m planning to travel with my parents in Italy. Robert： Oh, a great country.______________________________(56)Linda：It’s always sunny and warm.Robert： Really? _________________________________(57) Linda：We’re leaving on July 17th.Robert： __________________________________(58)Linda：No, a week is too long. We’re staying there for four days.Rob ert： What are you doing there?Linda：We’re going to the restaurants. We want to taste different kinds of Italian food.Robert： ___________________________________(59)Linda：And we’re going sightseeing and shoppi ng.Robert： Well, that sounds wonderful._______________________________(60)Linda： Thank you.56 . A.How was the weather? B. How is the weather there?C. What is the weather ?D. Do you like the weather ?57. A. When are you leaving? B. What time are you leaving ?C. Where are you leaving ?D. How are you leaving ?58. A. When are you going there ? B.How are you gong there ?C .How long are you going to stay there? D.How soon are you going there?59. A. Are you going sightseeing? B. Are you going shopping there ?C. Where are you going ?D. What other things are you going to do?60. A .Have a good time. B. Who are you going with ?C. Good luck to you.D. I’m sorry to hear that .第二卷笔答题（40分）VI.选词填空（10分）A. 选择方框中适当的词汇填空。

2014～2015学年下学期八年级英语竞赛试卷（满分：150分 答题时间：120分钟）第一部分 听力（共30分）Ⅰ.句子理解。

听句子，从所给的四幅图片中选出与你所听句子情景相符的图片。

每个句子读一遍。

（5分）1. 2. 3. 4. 5.Ⅱ. 问句应答。

听句子，选出其最佳的答语。

每个句子听一遍。

（5分） 第一节 ( ) 6.A. I took a bus there.B. I went to see a movie.C. I went to the cinema with my friends.D. It took me twenty minutes to get there ( ) 7.A. I like teachers.B. To work in a big company.C. I love travelling.D. I usually ride my bike. ( ) 8.A. Yes, I would.B. Please do it.C. Of course not.D. I ’m glad to hear that. ( ) 9.A. I didn ’t like school.B. It doesn ’t matter.C. I think I should take a good rest.D. I ’ve got a bad headache. ( )10.A. Four hours. B. Every day. C. Five hours ago. D. For a week.Ⅲ.对话理解。

第二节 (A)听五组小对话，根据对话内容选择能回答问题的答案，对话听两遍。

（5分） ( )11.How will the girl go to Hong Kong? A. Fly there. B. Take a train there. C. Take a ship there D. Walk there. ( ) 12.Where may the conversation take place?A. At a clothing store.B. At a bookstore.C. At a shoe store.D. On the street.( 学校 八年级（ ）班 姓名_______________ 座号__________……………………………装…………………………订…………………………线……………………………) 13.How long does it take the man to get to school on fine days?A. Ten minutes.B. Fifteen minutes.C. Twenty minutes.D. Thirty minutes. ( )14.When was the boy born?A. In 1997.B. In 1999.C. In 2007.D. In 2009.( )15.Where is the boy going to spend his summer vacation?A. In Shanghai.B. In Beijing.C. In Hainan.D. We don’t know.(B)听一段对话，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答下列各题。

初二英语竞赛试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. What does the word "environment" mean?A. 环境B. 能源C. 教育D. 经济答案：A2. Which of the following is a verb?A. AppleB. RunC. HappyD. Tree答案：B3. Fill in the blank: I like to play ________ piano.A. aB. anC. theD. /答案：C4. What is the opposite of "happy"?A. SadB. AngryC. ExcitedD. Bored答案：A5. How do you say "你好" in English?A. HelloB. GoodbyeC. Thank youD. Sorry答案：A6. Which of these is not a color?A. RedB. BlueC. YellowD. Fast答案：D7. What is the past tense of "do"?A. DidB. DoneC. DoingD. Do答案：A8. Which preposition is used to show time?A. inB. onC. atD. of答案：C9. What does "ID" stand for?A. International DriverB. IdentificationC. Internet DeviceD. International Date答案：B10. Which word is a noun?A. RunB. FastC. QuicklyD. Speed答案：D二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）11. The ________ (地球) is our home.答案：Earth12. She is a ________ (学生) in the school.答案：student13. He wants to be a ________ (医生) when he grows up.答案：doctor14. The ________ (图书馆) is a quiet place to study.答案：library15. They are going to the ________ (电影院) this weekend. 答案：cinema16. Please give me a ________ (玻璃杯) of water.答案：glass17. The ________ (猫) is sleeping on the sofa.答案：cat18. He is a ________ (教师) of English.答案：teacher19. She is good at ________ (绘画).答案：drawing20. They are going to the ________ (超市) to buy some food. 答案：supermarket三、阅读理解（每题3分，共30分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。

八年级英语竞赛试题一、单项选择：（每小题1分，共20分）1、Beijing is _____ the north of China. Shanghai is ______ the south of Beijing.A. in, onB. on, toC. in, toD. on, on2、Don’t eat t hat meat. It smells _________.A. dirtyB. badC. deliciousD. badly3、The car ________ my father 210,000 yuan.A. paid forB. costC. spentD. took4、My father _______ listen pop music, but now he ________ listening rock music.A. used to, used toB. used to , be used toC. used to, is used toD. be used to, be used to5. ---You look _____. What’s wrong?---I didn’t have anything for breakfast this morning.A. worriedB. excitedC. paleD. surprised6. Tomorrow is New Year. Please __________ everyone else in our class.A. say hello toB. give a message toC. give my thanks toD. give my best wishes to7.----May I go home now? ------No, you _______. You _______ stay here.A. needn't ; have toB. needn't ; mustC. mustn't ; have toD. mustn't ; has to8. How long _______ to get from Washington to New York by plane?A. is itB. does it needC. does it takeD. it wants9.----Would you have dinner with us tonight?-_______. Where shall we go?A. Sorry, I can’t.B. I’d love to, but I have to look after my granny.C. That sounds great.D. Help yourselves to some vegetables.10. When you come to my hometown, you’ll see many green trees on ______ sides of the street.A. everyB. eachC. bothD. all11. Jane has few friends here, ______?A. does JaneB. doesn’t JaneC. doesn’t sheD. does she12. Don’t hurry. Th ere is still ______ time left.A. littleB. fewC. a littleD. less13. I have ______ three-day holiday, but I have no _____ place to go.A. the other, otherB. the other, the othersC. another, otherD. another , others14. The doctor told Li Yong it was _______, just a cold.A. nothing seriousB. serious nothingC. something seriousD. serious something15. Although the old lady lives _______, he doesn’t feel ______.A. lonely, aloneB. alone, aloneC.lonely, lonelyD.alone, lonely16. The twins_____not at school yesterday.A is B.was C.are D.were17. He is very sorry_____that.A.hearB.to hearC.hearsD.hearing18.He always keeps________.A.busyB.healthC.do thatD.to do that19.Where were you ______morning?A.yesterdayB.todayst D before20. I was in Beijing No. 2 Middle School twenty years ______A.beforeB.agoC.farD.long二、阅读理解（每小题1分，共30分）。

新目标英语八年下阅读理解20篇阅读理解1Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”“I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstai rs?”( )1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.A. sixteenB. eighteenC. twentyD. fifteen( )2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ______.A. he's her grandsonB. he's cleverC. he can keep quietD. he gets home on time( )3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.A. classmateB. colleague (同事)C. auntD. wife( )4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.A. 盖印B. 跺C. 贴邮票D. 承认( )5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.A. to wake his grandma upB. to make his grandma angryC. that his grandma was going to tell him the timeD. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch参考答案：1．B2．C3．A4．B5．C讲解：1．第一句介绍杰克今年20岁，2年前中学毕业，故选B。

2017-2018年度（下）八年级英语竞赛试卷（附答案）2017－2018年度第二学期泾川二中八年级英语竞赛试题Ⅰ. 词汇部分。

(10分)(A)用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. He is ill today, but he got up as early as _________(usually).2.The harder you work, the greater p you will make .3.Can you i______ what life on the moon is like?4.China is a great country with the largest p in the world。

5. Something is wrong with the TV. It needs r_______.(B)根据句意及汉语提示填空。

6.Lucy often learns French by ________ （自己）。

7.Thanks for t_______ good care of my dog when I was away.(照顾)。

8.Bruce thinks doing housework is a _____ of time( 浪费)。

9.He’d like to be a mountain c_______.(登山者)。

10.He didn’t work hard, as a r_______ ,he failed his exam.(结果)II单项填空（25分）11. There _____ a football match on TV this afternoon.A. is going to haveB. will beC. is going to playD. will play12. Travelling by train is ____ cheaper and _____ enjoyable than by air.A. very, very muchB. quite, much tooC. more, much moreD. much, far more13. He explained ____ how to get there.A. to meB. for meC. meD. with me14. It’s great fun ____ a pet dog at home.A. to keepB. to takeC. keepD. find15. How long ____ you both ___ love?A. do, withB. do, fall inC. are, inD. are , fall in16. It _____ that his father knew about it.A. seemsB. seems toC. seemedD. seemed to17. You forgot ____ the door. Oh, _____ , I’ll go and close it.A. closing, so did IB. to close, so I didC. closing, nor did ID.to close, neither did I18. She in the big city, but now she in the small town with her children.A. used to live；is used to liveB. used to living；is used to livingC. used to live；is used to livingD. used to living；is used to live 19. Look at this photo. Can you ___ her name?A. think overB. think ofC. think aboutD. thinking of20.All the students were sweeping the floor ___ they head a man ___ “help”.A. when, shoutingB. white , to shoutC. when, to shoutD. while, shouts21. Jimmy is leaving for a holiday. Really? Where ___ he ____?A. has, goneB. will, goC. did, goD. does, go22.Would you mind my opening the window? ____.A. Yes, I wouldB. Sorry, I wouldn’tC. No, not at allD. No, please don’t23.Why don’t you get him some junk food? ______.A. That’s not healthy enoughB. That’s too healthyC. That’s delicious foodD. That’s enough healthy24.What can you catch but can’t throw.A. a girlB. a boyC. a dogD. a cold25.Fill in the following blanks with only one word. ____ is greater than God.A. EverythingB. NothingC. SomethingD. Anything26.We have _______ rain this year,so the trees and grass don't grow well.A. littleB. a littleC. fewD. a few27. —Are you going to buy that car? —No, I'm not. It's _________ for me.A. better enoughB. good enoughC. too expensiveD. cheap too28.— Where is your father?— He Australia and he Sydney for two weeks.A. has been to；has been inB. has gone to；has been inC. has been in；has been toD. has gone to；has been to29. The baby stopped and the music.A. crying, listened toB. to cry, listened toC. crying, to listen toD. to cry, listen to30. After school we usually play basketball for half an hour on ___playgroundA. the, aB. /; theC. /; anD. the; /31. —Who taught Japanese? —Nobody, I just learned it byA. your; myselfB. you ; IC. yours ; meD. you; myself32.Jo often goes bananas．Don't stay with her．Here“go bananas”means _________ ．A．发疯B．去摘香蕉C．碰钉子D．品头论足33. ---Which would you like , a cup of tea or coffee?--- __________ is OK. I’m really thirsty .A. NoneB. NeitherC. AllD. Either34. Don’t waste water again, or we’ll it one day.A. look outB. take outC. run out ofD. get out of35.How long may I these books？A.borrowB.lendC.buyD.keepIII.句型转换（20分）A.(按要求变换句型）36. Unless I do, we’ll be lost.(同义句)_____I _____do, we’ll be lost.37. I was sleeping when the UFO arrived.（对划线部分提问）_____ were you ____when the UFO arrived..38..Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.（改为同义句）Qomolangma is in the world 39. Ann has already finished his homework.（改为否定句）Ann his homework .40.She spent 2 hours doing her homework.(同义句)It ______ ______2 hours to do her homework.B.（根据括号内的提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。

一根据句意和首写字母完成单词（10')1 Walking is a g____ for your health2 Michal was so c______ that he missed a good chance3 Take three pills each time and t _____ a day4 I like Maths and I am i_____in it5 The forests are important to us so we must p_____ them well6 I think robots can do some work better than h______7 The twins look the same .We often m____Damao for Xiaomao8 The plants in the rainforest can help to c______the weather9 Young men like p______music very much10 SARS is a kind of serious d_______二、用所给单词的合适形式填空(10')11 There are five_____(thousand) people in the hall.12.It will be________(sun) in Beijing.13.Kate and I have different ideas so I_______(agree) with her .14.I think playing basketball is ______(excited).15.I like countryside better because there is ________(little) noise.16.Do you mind ______(say) sorry to your brother ?17.Would you like ______(go) skating with me ?18.Hobbies can keep you ________(health) .19.There are many _______(visit) in Tiananmen Square.20._______(collect) stamps must be great fun.三、单项选择(29')21._______do you usually ________weekends ? I usually________a picnic with friends.A.How, do on, haveB.What, does on, hasC.What ,do on, haveD.How, do in,have22.He watches TV twice _______three times a day.A.andB.orC.from.D. to23.My sister likes playing the piano_________.A.softB.loudly.C.loudD.good24.Tomorrow ________Sunday, I_________the Great Wall.A.will be ,climbB.is ,climbingC.will ,am climbingD.is ,am going to climbing25.Miss Green will give us a call______two hours.A.afterB.inC.untilD.before26.You must________sorry to your sister for ________so impolite.A.say ,isB.say,beC.to say, beD.say, being27.There is going to ________a party in our school.A.haveB.hasC.isD.be28. _________important to learn English well.A.That'sB.It'sC.It hasD.That has29._________is a good way ________keep fit.A.Walk ,toB.Walking, toC.To walk, withD.Walking,for30.My parents are angry with me .What__________I do?A.mayB.doC.shouldD.would31.There is no time ________the box now.A.openB.openingC.opensD.to open32.Don't drink _________water. There is no washroom on the bus.A.too muchB.much tooC.too manyD.many too33.Tom ,don't forget________the door when you leave the classroom.A.closeB.closingC.to closeD.closed34.If it _________rain tomorrow ,we'll have a picnic in the park.A.won'tB.doesn'tC.isn'tD.don't35.His eyes look like his_______.A.brother 'sB.motherC.sistersD.father36.Look at your shoes ,Tim! You must ________.A.put it awayB.put them awayC.put away itD.put away them37.I'm sorry I'm late because I__________catch the early bus.A.don'tB.didn'tC.won'tD.shan't38.Think you very much_________me________your party.A.to asking,toB.to ask,ofC.for asking,toD.for ask,of39.You 'd better keep the window_________,it's so hot.A.openB.openingC.opensD.opened40.You_________better_________in the river. It's too dangerous.A.have, to swimB.had ,swimC.have, not swimD.had, not swim41.Hanmei picked ________apples in her class.A.manyB.muchC.moreD.the most42.________a small bird ._________name is Lily.A.Here are, HerB.This is , HisC.That is ,ItsD.There is , It's43.Uncle Wang is ____than all the other workers in the factory because he is ___of all.A.busier, tallestB. busier,the strongestC .heavier ,the taller D. tall,the heavier44.Can you answer this question?Sorry Ican ____understand its meaningA .almost B.quite C . hardly D. nearly45.---Would you like some more rice? ---I'm full______A.Yes .pleaseB.Thanks all the same C .Don't trouble me D Yes ,please.46.---________----The same to you.A . Happy birthday to you B. You look beautifulC. Happy New YearD.Good idea47.---______my hair?---Mm, I like it.---I'm glad you like itA.How long isB.What do you think ofC.How do you thinkD.Where did you make48.---Help yourself to some fruit.---________.A. Oh,I'm hungryB.Yes ,pleaseC.No,I can'tD.Oh,thank you49.---Can I help you. Sir?---_________---Ok,I 'll show you.---Thanks.A.What can I do for you?B.Yes ,where is the washroom please?C.Thank you all the same.D.No,but where can I go for help?四、选出与下列各句划线部分意思相同或相近的答案(6')50.They don't have any lessons on weekends .A.classesB.booksC.exercisesD.homework51.It's 11:30 , it's time to have lunch .A.at B .on C.for D.of52.We enjoyed ourselves at the picnic .A.played ourselvesB.drank happilyC.had a good timeD.loved the meal53.---What are they doing now? ---I have no idea.A.I don't think soB.I'm sorryC.Doing nothingD.I don't know54.There are many apples in the box.A.moreB.a lot ofC.a littleD.a lot55.Please give back the pen to me.eB.passC.returnD.return back五、句型转换(5')56.We do morning exercises every day (提问）_____ _____you ______every day ?57.My father sometimes watches TV in the evening (提问）_____ _____ _____your father _____TV in the evening ?58.Would you mind opening the window?（改为否定句）Would you mind ____ _____the window?59.I think ．The boys aren't good at baseball（合并成一句）I_____ _____the boys ____good at baseball.60.They are working very hard（改为感叹句）______ _______they are working!六、同义句改写(5')61.I have no friends hereI_____have ______freinds here62.Of all the students ,Jim is the tallest in my classJim is taller than ____ _____students in my class63.Maybe he is a studentHe _____ _____a student64.Let me look at your photoLet me _____ _____ ____ ____your photo65.The girl is eight years oldThat is ___ _____________girl.七、情景会话（有两项是多余的）(5')A : What's wrong with you,young man?B: Doctor,I've got a bad headache and a bad coldA: ___66________B: I don't knowA : Well,I'd better take your temperature.B Is it serious ?A: No.____67____It's nothing serious .You have a bad cold.B: _____68___A: Yes ,Take this medicine three times a day and drink a lot of water.B : Shall I come again ?A: No,____69_____B : Shall I go to a part this afrernoon?A: _____70_______.You should stay in bed and take a good rest.A Should I take any medicine ?B fine I'm wellC You'd better notD Dou you have a fever ?E I'm sorry to hear that I'm sure you'll get well in two daysG Don't worry .八、完形填空(20')ASomeone says，“Time is money．”But I think time is_71__important than money．Why?Because when money is spent，we can get it back．However，when timeis__72____，it'11 never_73___．That is__74__we mustn't waste time.You know that __75___is usually limited(有限的)．Even a second is very important．we should make full use ofour time to do___76___useful．But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time．They spend their limited time smoking，drinking and____77___．They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own___78___.In a word，we should save time，we shouldn't___79___today's work for tomorrow．Remember we have no time tO __80__．( )71．A．much B．less C．much less D．even more( )72．A．cost B，bought C．gone D．finished( )73．A．return B．carry C．take D. bring( )74．A．what B．that C．because D. why( )75．A．money B．time C．day D. food( )76．A．nothing B．something C．anything D.everything( )77．A．reading B．writing C. playing D．working( )78．A．time B．food C．money D．fives( )79．A．stop B．leave C．let D．give( )80．A．waste B．save C．spend D．takeBOnce there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things, so his wife had to 81 to him, “Remember this.”One day he went 82 a trip alone. Bef ore he went out, his wife said, “ Now you have all these things. Look after them 83 .” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train 84 it.About an hour85 , the conductor came to the old man and said, “Will you please86 me y our ticket?” the old man 87 his ticket in all his pockets, but he couldn‟t find it. He was worried, “ I can‟t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket 88 I got on the train.” Said the old man.“I think you bought a ticket. All right. You don‟t have to buy 89 one,” said the conductor. But the old man still looked worried and said, “You don‟t know why. If I can‟t find my ticket, I don‟t remember my station. 90 am I going?”81. A. say B. says C. talk D. talked82. A. to B. on C./ D. for83. A. care B. careful C. well D. good84. A. take B. and C. with D. for85. A. ago B. after C. long D. later86. A. see B. look at C. give D. show87. A. found B. looked C. looked for D. looked at88. A. before B. ago C. after D. later89. A. others B. the other C. another D. the another90. A. What B. When C. Why D. Where .九．阅读理解。

2023年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初二年级组试题（总分：120分答题时间：100分钟）笔试部分（共八大题，计120分）Ⅰ.Multiple-choice(选择填空)（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.(从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

)31.-What did you do on Sunday?-I did my homework _______ day.A.all aB.the wholeC.the allD.whole32.It is a school with a _______ history.A.30 year'sB.30 yearsC.30-yearsD.30-year33.We have _______ rain this year,so the trees and grass don't grow well.A.littleB.a littleC.fewD.a few34.My piano lesson will be _______ 4:00 pm _______8:00 pm.A.at; andB.from; toC.from; andD.at; to35.He studied English and Japanese,but he had no interest in _______ subject.A.bothB.noneC.allD.either36.-I have a terrible stomachache.-You _______ go to the hospital at once.Nothing can make you feel better.A.maybeB.perhapsC.have toD.could37.My father _______ reading newspapers in the morning.A.wantsB.likes toC.loves toD.enjoys38._______ call me Mimi! It's my cat's name.A.NotB.Don'tC.Doesn'tD.Didn't39.-______you wash your clothes?-No.But I _______ tommorrow.A.Do; doB.Did; washC.Did; willD.Are; will wash40.The underlined phrase(划线短语)in "He drank lots of water that day." can be replaced(被代替) by _______.A.muchB.manyC.a lotD.more41.There is _______with my computer.It doesn't work.A.wrong nothingB.wrong somethingC.something wrongD.nothing wrong42.They could not go camping_______the heavy rain.A.because ofB.becauseC.asD.for43.The girl is going to do_______.A.what does she want to doB.she wants to doC.she wants to do whatD.what she wants to44.-What not visit the museum?-_______A.Yes,we do.B.Good idea! Let's go.C.No,there isn't?D.It's behind the school.45.-_______-I think it's boring.-What about you?A.Do you like the coat?B.What do you think of the film?C.I don't think it's boring.D.I will go to the cinema.Ⅱ.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共20小题；选题题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分）A)Read the following passage which is followed by five questions.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the on that fits best according to the passage.(阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完毕所给句子的最佳选项。

仙 岩 中 学 试 卷姓名 班级 考场 座号 ········密··········································封··········································线···················· 2011—2012学年第二学期仙岩中学 八 年 级 英 语 竞 赛 试 卷考生注意：1．本试卷共8页，时间 70分钟，满分 100分。

题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 总分 分数得分评卷人一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）（ ）1. The population of China is _______ than _______ of any other country in the world.A. larger, the oneB. more, thatC. larger, thatD. more, the one（ ）2.More than__________ of the population in Singapore _________ Chinese.A.three quarters, isB.three quarter, isC.three quarters, areD.three quarter, are（ ）3.We hope Mary _________ to us as soon as she reaches London. A.write B.to write C.will write D.writes （ ）4.—I am sorry I _____ my exercise book at home.—Don’t forget ______ it to school tomorrow. A.forget, to take B.left, to bring C.forgot, to bring D.left, to take（ ）5.She said she _____ her vegetables at that time yesterday.A.would growB.was growingC. had grownD. grew（ ）6.Alice often borrows things ______ me but she never _______ them to me.A.from, returnsB. from, gives backC.of, returnsD.to, returns（ ）7. —I usually have milk and bread for breakfast.—_________. I really want to have something different.A.So have IB.So do IC.So I haveD.So I do（ ）8.He has two small _______ to live in,so he doesn’t have enough_______to store the collections.A.room, roomB.rooms, roomsC.room, roomsD.rooms, room（ ）9.—Do you like English?— Yes.________ it,I also like math,Chinese and other subjects.A.ExceptB.ForC.Instead ofD.Besides（ ）10.That makes Kate ________ in playing soccer.A.interestedB.interestingC.interestD.interests（ ）11.T he price of this computer is too________.We can’t afford it. A.high B.expensive C.low D.cheap（ ）12.His father works ________ for ________ people.A.in hospital, illB.in hospital, sickC.in the hospital, illD.in the hospital, sick（ ）13. —Must we come back before five?—No. you ______. You may come back before six if you like. A. mustn’t B.needn’t C.can’t D.may not（ ）14. He said she _____ to New York the next weekend.A.is flyingB.flewC.will flyD.was flying（ ）15. Read the letter and him.A.pass on it toB.pass it on toC.pass it onD.pass it for（ ）16. Could you tell me _____? A. what are they doing over there B. what were they doing over thereC. what they are doing over thereD. what they were doing over there（ ）17. Tom, with his parents______ to America. They_____ back in two weeks.A. have gone, will comeB. has gone, will comeC. have been, have comeD. has been, come（ ）18.We spend as much time as we can ______ English.A.readB.to readC.readingD.have read（ ）19. —Mr. Wang, I have trouble ____ the text.—Remember ____ it three times at least.A.to understand, readingB.understanding, readingC.understanding, to readD.to understand, to read（ ）20. The _____ we plant trees, the_____ pollution there will be.A.more,lessB.more,fewerC.many, littleD.much, few得分评卷人二、用所给词的适当形式填空（每题1分，共10分）仙 岩 中 学 试 卷姓名 班级 考场 座号 ········密··········································封··········································线···················· 1. The Greens _______ (live) here since they moved to our city in 1985. 2.Could you please ___________(not wear)the old jeans? 3.When my mother entered the room, I __________ (lie) in bed. 4. The teacher told us time__________(wait) for no man.5. Her_________(decide) to give up English made us very surprised.6.My cousin decided to stay at home rather than _______(go) to the cinema.7.We should try_________(not speak) loudly in public.8.She said that she _____________ (leave) for Australia the next month.9. The teacher encourages her students ________（speak ）English as much as possible. 10. They had a hard time ________（take ）a taxi this morning ．得分评卷人三、句型转换，一空一词（每空0.5分，共10分）1.Mr King has been teaching English since two years ago.(对划线部分提问) ________ _________ _________ Mr King been teaching English ？2.Why don’t you go shopping with me ？(同义句) ________ ________ go shopping with me?3. Could you please babysit your sister? (同义句)Would your sister? 4. Does she get up at six? Could you tell me? (改为含宾语从句的复合句) Could you tell me________ she _________ up at six? 5. It cost him 40 yuan to buy the book Harry Potter.(同义句) He ________ 40 yuan _________ the book Harry Potter. He ________40 yuan for the book Harry Potter. 6. I think you'll be interested in popular songs. (同义句) I think you'll ________ ________ ________ in popular songs. 7. He was surprised to find the girl was blind. (同义句)________ ________ ________, he ________ the girl was blind.得分评卷人四、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）Many people think the 1 time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole day doing school work 2 the three meals.Modern students have many hobbies. They love sports, computers and music.A___3___holiday can get them away from too much school work, and they can do 4 they like. But still teachers do not think about it. Because they have too much homework, they have no time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework. So they don’t do it 5 Sunday night. And there is not enough time 6 the homework carefully. The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers _____7_____.Things always get 8 without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose 9 in learning. It’s also bad for their health.A horse runs faster after a 10 . But for students only a rest is not enough. So such a condition （状况）should be changed to give students both pleasure and knowledge. （ ）1. A. many B. muchC. moreD. most（ ）2. A. except B. for C. duringD. with（ ）3. A. two days B. two-days C. two-dayD. two-day’s（ ）4. A. that B. if C. what D. when（ ）5. A. onB. exceptC. afterD. until （ ）6. A. to finishB. finishingC. finishD. finishes（ ）7. A. to get angry B. get angry C. to feel unhappy D.quite surprised （ ）8. A. better B. best C. worse D. worst （ ）9. A. interestedB. interestC. interestingD. themselves（ ）10. A. meal B. rest C. moment D. while得分评卷人五、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）(A)John Smith ’s travel21 AugustLeave New York 12:25Arrive Ottawa (渥太华) 14:2023 AugustLeave Ottawa (渥太华) 15:50Arrive Toronto 17:15 25 AugustLeave Toronto 9:45 Arrive Tokyo 15:10 29 AugustLeave Tokyo 14:20 Arrive Seoul (首尔) 16:05 2 SeptemberLeaveSeoul (首尔)08:20 Arrive New York12:25仙 岩 中 学 试 卷姓名 班级 考场 座号 ········密··········································封··········································线····················（ ）1.When will John Smith get to Toronto? _________A. At a quarter to five in the afternoon, Aug. 23rd .B. At a quarter past five in the afternoon, Aug. 23rd .C. At a quarter to ten in the morning, Aug. 25th .D. At a quarter past ten in the morning, Aug. 25th .（ ）2.Where will John be on the morning of August 29th? _________A. Toronto.B. Tokyo.C. Seoul.D. New York.（ ）3.How long will it take to fly from Tokyo to Seoul? _________A. 65 minutes.B. 85 minutes.C. 95 minutes.D. 105 minutes.（ ）4.How many countries will John go to visit? _________A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.（ ）5.How long is John going to travel? _________A.10 days.B. 11 days.C. 12 days.D. 13 days.（B ）What is color? Why do some of things around us look red, others green, others blue? Colors are really made by reflected light （反射光线）. We see color because most of things reflect light. Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If i t doesn’t reflect anything, it is black.Some light is not reflected. It is taken in （被吸收）and turned into （被变成）heat. The darker the color is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. For this reason, dark-colored clothes are warmer in the sun than light-colored clothes. （ ）6.Color is really ______.A.something itselfB. the light around somethingC. reflected lightD. your eyes（ ）7.Something looks red because it ______.A.reflects most of the red lightB. reflects little red lightC.takes in most of the red lightD. takes in only red light（ ）8.Something looks black because it reflects ______.A.most of the black lightB. all lightC.many different colorsD. no light（ ）9.When light is taken in, it is ______.A. turned into colorB. turned into heat.C. reflected laterD. both B and C（ ）10.In the sun, the warmest clothes must be ______.A.black and whiteB. dark-coloredC.light-coloredD. most of the green light(C)People usually talk about two groups of colors ：warm colors and cool colors ．Scientists think that there are also two kinds of people ：people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors ．The warm colors are red ，orange and yellow ．Where they are warm colors and a lot of lights ，people usually want to be active ．People think that red ，for example ，is exciting ．Sociable people ，those who like to be with others ，like red ．The cool colors are green ，blue and violet(紫色)．These colors ，unlike warm colors ，are relaxing ．Where there are cool colors ，people are usually quiet ．People who like to spent time alone often prefer blue ．Red may be exciting ，but one scientist says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors ．He says that the warm colors ，such as red or orange ，is good for living rooms or restaurants ．People who are resting or eating do not want time to pass quickly ．Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly ．（ ）11.According to this passage ，people who don't like to be with others _________． A. like orange colors B. like blue colors C. prefer warm colors D. are usually active（ ）12.The underlined phrase "sociable people" means "_________" in Chinese ． A . 城市居民 B. 社会学家 C . 喜欢运动的人 D. 好交际的人 （ ）13.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? A. Scientists like warm colors better than cool colors ．B. Time seems to pass more quickly in a room with red than with violet ．C. Time passes more slowly where there are cool colors ．D. We'd better color a living room or restaurant in warm colors ．（ ）14.Why are offices and factories often painted in cool colors according to scientists? A. Because these colors seem to make time pass more quickly ． B. Because these colors can make people excited ． C. Because everybody likes white colors ． D. Because working people can be more active ． （ ）15.The best title of this passage may be "_________"．A. Warm Colors and Cool ColorsB. People and ColorsC. Sociable People Like Warm ColorsD. Places and Colors得分 评卷人 六、词语运用（每小题1分，共10分）仙 岩 中 学 试 卷姓名 班级 考场 座号 ········密··········································封··········································线····················do, live, like, return, with, while, play, listen, from, surpriseOne day Mozart saw an old blind street-performer 1 the violin at the street corner 2 a hat in front of him. He found the old man was playing one of his compositions(作品). The old man played for a 3 , but nobody put money into his hat. Mozart asked the old man, “Do you often play compositions by Mozart?” “Yes, sir.” answered the old man, “ Now everyone knows Mozart and they love his mu sic.” “Do you make a 4 by playing the violin?” The old man said he 5 .Mozart took over the violin 6 the old man and began to play.He played so well that all the passers-by stopped 7 to the wonderful music and gave them money. Soon the old man felt 8 that the man could play so well. He asked Mozart, “Who are you, sir?” “Your colleague (同行), a poor musician 9 you.” Then Mozart 10 the violin to the old man and left.1.___________2. ___________3. ___________4. ___________5. ___________6. ___________7. ___________8. ___________9. ___________ 10. __________得分评卷人七、书面表达（10分）某旅行社正在招聘英语导游，你想试一试吗？那就赶快写信报名吧。

希望杯八年级英语竞赛试题及答案第一部分：听力部分（共20分）第一节：听小对话回答问题（共10分）1. A: Can you help me with my math homework?B: Sorry, I'm really busy right now.What is the man's response?- [ ] A. Yes, he can help.- [ ] B. No, he can't help.- [ ] C. Yes, but he's busy.- [ ] D. No, he's not busy.2. A: Could you lend me your pen?B: Sure, here you go.What does the woman want from the man?- [ ] A. Some paper.- [ ] B. A pen.- [ ] C. A book.- [ ] D. Some food.3. A: When is the school trip?B: It's on Friday.What are they talking about?- [ ] A. The school trip.- [ ] B. The weekend.- [ ] C. The vacation.- [ ] D. The schedule.4. A: Do you want to go swimming this afternoon? B: I'd love to, but I have to finish my homework. What does the woman want to do?- [ ] A. Go swimming.- [ ] B. Finish her homework.- [ ] C. Go shopping.- [ ] D. Go hiking.5. A: What did you do last weekend?B: I visited my grandparents.Where did the woman go last weekend?- [ ] A. To the beach.- [ ] B. To the park.- [ ] C. To her grandparents' house.- [ ] D. To the shopping mall.第二节：听长对话回答问题（共10分）6. M: Can you tell me how to get to the library?W: Sure, go straight for two blocks, then turn left. It's on your right. Where is the library?- [ ] A. On the left.- [ ] B. On the right.- [ ] C. Straight ahead.- [ ] D. Two blocks away.7. M: What do you usually do to relax?W: I like playing the piano. It helps me forget about my worries. What does the woman like doing to relax?- [ ] A. Reading.- [ ] B. Playing the piano.- [ ] C. Watching movies.- [ ] D. Going for a walk.W: I'm sorry, I can't. I have to attend a meeting.Why can't the woman go to the concert?- [ ] A. She doesn't like concerts.- [ ] B. She has to work.- [ ] C. She has to go to a meeting.- [ ] D. She has other plans.9. M: How was your vacation in Hawaii?W: It was amazing! The beaches were beautiful and the weather was perfect.What does the woman think of her vacation?- [ ] A. Boring.- [ ] B. Disappointing.- [ ] C. Amazing.- [ ] D. Frustrating.10. M: Have you ever been to Paris?W: No, but I would love to visit someday. Has the woman been to Paris?- [ ] A. Yes, she has been to Paris.- [ ] B. No, she has never been to Paris.- [ ] C. It's not mentioned.- [ ] D. She doesn't want to go to Paris.第二部分：阅读理解（共30分）请根据以下内容选择正确的答案。