八年级竞赛

柳树中学2012-2013八年级上学期竞赛试题I选择填空(共20小题,计20分)A) 选出与下列各句划线部分意思相同或相近的最佳答案。

（）1. They don't have any lessons on weekends.A. classesB. booksC. exercisesD. homework（）2.— What time is it?—It's eleven thirty.—Oh! It's time to have lunch.A. atB. onC. forD. of（）3. We enjoyed ourselves at the picnic.A. played ourselvesB. drank happilyC. had a good timeD. loved the meal（）4. —What are they doing now?—I've no idea.A. I don't think soB. I'm sorryC. Doing nothingD. I don't know（）5. There are many oranges in the basket.A. moreB. a lot ofC. a littleD. a lotB) 选出下列各题的最佳答案。

（）6. His eyes look like his _________.A. brother'sB. motherC. sistersD. fathers（）7. God! Look at your shoes, Tim! You must_________.A. put it awayB. put them awayC. put away themD. put away it （）8. I'm sorry. I'm late again because I _______ catch the early bus.A. don'tB. didn'tC. won'tD. shan't（）9. Thank you very much _________ me _________ your party.A. to asking; to B .to ask;of C .for asking;to D. for ask; of （）10. You'd better keep the windows _________. It's so hot here.A. openB. openingC. opensD. opened（）11. You _________better ________in the river. It's too dangerous.A. have; to swimB. had; swimC. have; not swimmingD. had; not swim（）12. Han Meimei picked _________ apples in her class.A. manyB. muchC. moreD. the most（）13. _________ a small red bird. _________ name is Lily.A. Here are; HerB.This is; He'sC. That is; ItsD.There is; It's （）14. Uncle Smith is _______ than all the other workers in the factory because he is___of all.A. busier; tallestB. busier; the strongestC. heavier; the tallerD. tall; the heaviest（）15. —Can you answer this question?—Sorry, I can _________ understand its meaning.A. almostB. quiteC. hardlyD. nearly C) 情景会话。

（）16. —Would you like some more rice?—I'm full. _________A. You, please.B. Thanks all the same.C. Don't trouble me.D. Yes, please.（）17. —_________—The same to you.A. Happy birthday to you.B. You look very beautiful.C. Happy New Year.D. Good idea.（）18. — _________ my hair?—Mm... I like it.—I'm glad you like it.A. How long isB. What do you think ofC. What do you like aboutD. Where did you make（）19. —Help yourself to some fruit.—_________A. Oh, I'm hungry.B. Yes, please.C. No, I can't.D. Oh, thank you.（）20. —Can I help you, Sir?— _________— OK! I'll show you.—Thank you.A. What can I do for you?B. Yes! Where is the washroom, please?C. Thank you all the same.D. No, thank you. But where can I go for help? II. 句式转换(Sentence pattern transformation) (共10小题, 计20分)A) 根据上句完成下句,使两句意思基本相同,每空一词。

21. The door is too small. The tall man can't go through it.The door is_________ small for the tall man _________ go through.22. I don't like milk as much as tea.I like tea _________ _________ milk.23. Lily was born on July 7, so was Jim._________ Lily and Jim _________ born on July 7.24. Eating too much isn't good for your health._________ is _________ for your health to eat too much.25 What do you want me to do?What _________ you _________ me to do?B) 按要求转换下列句型,每空一词。

26. The building near the Tea House is the People's Hospital. (对划线部分提问)_________ _________ is the People's Hospital?27. Uncle Wang does morning exercises every day. (改为否定句)Uncle Wang _________ _________ morning exercises every day.28. These girls are so beautiful. (改为感叹句)_________ _________ these girls are！29. We came here together. (完成反意疑问句)We came here together,_________ _________?30. Must I do it now? (否定回答)No,_________ _________.二、在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。

(每小题1分，共10分)Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First, reading books is f__31_. You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is b 32 . It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a b 33 .Next, you can read a book a__34_: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed — even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.A__35__ good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This m__36_ that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much e_37__. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the b 38 you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is n__39__ out of date!Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best.W__40__ other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable？Ⅲ、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）(A)When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in a toy store,a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand, was looking atsome beautiful dolls. When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father ifhe had enough money. He usually said yes.At the same time, a boy, with old and small clothes, was looking at somevideo games. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked no more than five dollars. Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head.The little girl had chosen her doll, a very beautiful one. However, she noticed the boy and his father. She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment(失望) and walk to another corner of the store.The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game. After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered to the shop assistant.So the boy got the video game that he wanted for free—he was told it was a prize from the store. He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible. The girl saw all this happen. She smiled, too.When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I would never forget their short talk. “Daddy, didn’t Grandma want me to buy something that would make me happy?”He said, “Of course, she did.”“Well, I just did!” With that, the little girl started skipping(蹦跳) towards their car happily.41. The story happened in a ________.A. schoolB. toy storeC. cinemaD. computer room42. The boy ________.A. wore new and nice clothesB. had much money in his handC. was from a poor familyD. wanted to get a doll very much43. The underlined word “incredible” most probably means “______”.A. 难以置信的B. 令人兴奋的C. 感到绝望的D. 荒谬可笑的44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?A. The little girl was kind and helpful.B. The video game was a prize from the store.C. The writer paid for the video game for the boy.D. The boy bought the video game himself from the store.45. What does the sentence “Well, I just did!” mean?A. I just did something for the boy and he would make me happy.B. I just bought a nice doll for myself and I would be happy.C. I just bought a present for Grandma and she would be happy.D. I just did something for the boy and it would make me happy.BThe clock struck (敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me a huge pile of ( 一大堆) those trouble－some things they call "books",I was going to have my exam the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn't answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. "Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I can go to bed! "We pupils(学生) are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed (祈祷), "My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen. " My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.（）46. When the writer was reviewing his lessons, all the others were .A. asleepB. outsideC. working in bedD. quietly laughing at me （）47. The word "wretched" in Line 6 means .A. very happyB. forgetfulC. very unhappyD. hopeful（）48. Reviewing his lessons didn't help him becauseA. it was too late at nightB. he was very tiredC. his eyes were so heavy that he couldn't open themD. he hadn't studied hard before the exam（）49. What do you think happened to the writer?__________A. He was late for the examB. He passed the exam luckilyC. He failed in the examD. He fell asleep during the exam（）50. The best title for the passage is .A. The Night Before The ExamB. Working Far Into NightC. A Slow StudentD. Reviewing LessonsCLast Wednesday, Mr Chan took his class to the Space Museum. First, the children watched a movie about space travel. They saw how the space shuttle (航天飞船) took off in space and later landed on earth again. It was very exciting and the children felt that they were travelling in space themselves!After the movie, Mr Chan took them to see some models of rockets (火箭) and the space shuttle. The models looked very real, but they were smaller. The children also saw some moon stones. Two Americans landed (着陆) on the moon in 1969. They put an American flag (旗) there. Then they brought some stones back to the earth.Before the children left, they watched a video show about people living and working in a spacelab (太空实验室). The spacelab was very big. There were kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and a big workshop for people to work in. The people could stay in the spacelab fortwo months.根据文章内容回答下列各题。