人教八年級下學(xué)期英語競賽試題

1、人教版八年級下學(xué)期英語競賽試題一. 單項填空（共15小題； 每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。21. What do you think he will _ ten years?A. be in B. be at C. be for D. be after22. Could you _ yourself when you were five years old? A. wear B. put on C. dress D. be in23. -Im sorry. I really _ my homework at home.- Thats all r

2、ight, but dont _ to bring it to school tomorrow. A. left; forget B. leave; forget C. forgot; forget D. forget; forget24. The prediction that computers will be used at home has _. A. come over B. come true C. come out D. come along25. None of the shoes in the shop fit me well. They are _ too big _ to

3、o small. A. both; and B. not only; but also C. neither; nor D. either; or26. Dont get off the bus _ it has stopped. A. until B. if C. too D. for27. - I hear you have got a ticket _ the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics. - Yes. I got it _ my uncle A. of; from B. to; by C. to; from D. for; to28.

4、 Did the old man ever feel _when he lived _ on the farm? A. alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely C. alone; alone D. lonely; alone29. Liu Xiang won the gold medal _ the 2008 Olympics. A. in B. at C. on D. of30. My flight to Hong Kong will _ from Beijing International Airport. A. take off B. set off C. put

5、 off D. see off31. - Hi, Tom. Is your brother as active as you? - No, hes a quiet boy. He is _. A. less outgoing than me B. not so calm as I C. more active than I D. as outgoing as I 32. - Do you often hear _ your family? - Yes. I got a letter from my father just a few days ago. A. of B. for C. abou

6、t D. from33. - May I speak to Mr. Read? - Sorry, he _ Beijing, but he _ in 3 days. A. has been in; will come back B. has been to; wont be back C. has gone to; will come back D. has gone to; wont come back 34. I dont know if it _ tomorrow. Ill stay at home if it _. A. snows; will snow B. will snow; w

7、ill snow C. snows; snows D. will snow; snows35. Lily and Lucy are too tired to walk, but they have to walk _ two hours before they reach their home. A. another B. other C. the other D. more二. 完形填空（共15小題； 每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 Butterflies are common all over the wor

8、ld but the ones in hot countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in cooler countries, and there are 36 different kinds. Usually the male（雄性）butterfly is more brightly colored than the female（雌性）. The females have bigger and 37 bodies 38 they carry the eggs. The gay（艷麗的）colors

9、 of the male 39 to attract （吸引）the female and the dark colors of the female make them 40 to be caught by 41 before they have 42 their eggs. Some butterflies have bright colors on 43 wings（翅膀）which show when they fly, but when they stop in a tree or leaf, they 44 their wings. On their wings there are

10、 green and brown marks（記號） which look like the tree or leaves. They are difficult to see. The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly. When its wings are 45 , it really looks like a dead leaf. There are even marks that 46 like the holes in a dead leaf. When a bird is running 47 a butterfly,

11、and it closes its wings, it seems to have 48 completely（完全地）. Many butterflies have round marks in their wings that look like 49 . when they are resting, and their wings are folded（合攏）, these 40 be seen. When a bird sees one, and begins to attack it, the butterfly opens its wings. The bird thinks th

12、at it sees two eyes staring（瞪）at it, and, frightened, it flies away.( ) 36. A. fewer B. less C. more D. most( ) 37. A. lighter B. healthier C. smaller D. heavier( ) 38. A. so B. because C. because of D. than( ) 39. A. help B. ant C. decide D. make( ) 40. A. easy B. different C. difficult D. importan

13、t( ) 41. A. friends B. neighbors C. partners D. enemies( ) 42. A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid( ) 43. A. its B. them C. their D. theirs( ) 44. A. open B. stop C. close D. show( ) 45. A. open B. closed C. closing D. opened( ) 46. A. looks B. look C. looked D. looking( ) 47. A. after B. for C. up D. ou

14、t of( ) 48. A. died B. danced C. disappeared D. sung( ) 49. A. eyes B. noses C. ears D. arms( ) 50. A. neednt B. mustnt C. shouldnt D. cant三. 閱讀理解（共15小題；第51-55題每小題1分，第56-65題每小題2分，滿分25分）閱讀下列短文，并做短文后面的題目，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳選項。 （A） Do you believe there are aliens? Well, make a phone call a

15、nd you will know. A group of Americans can help. They make a device（裝置）”talk” to aliens. If you want to talk to an alien, you only need to visit www. Talk To Aliens. com. Call 1-900-226-0300 and say, “Hello aliens, this is Earth calling. Can you hear me?” You can say anything you want. But now, they

16、 only take phone calls from people in the US. The call is 3.99 dollars every minute. After the hotline began in February, www. Talk To Aliens. com has got hundreds of calls. There is one call every three minutes. They are also trying to send peoples e-mails, photos and videos into space.51. If you l

17、ive in America and you want to know whether there are any aliens, _. A. you can make a phone call B. you can go to America for help C. you can ask any scientist for help D. you can talk to aliens52. www. Talk To Aliens. com is a place where _. A. you can get some knowledge about aliens B. you can ta

18、lk to aliens C. the aliens live D. you can make a setoff device to talk to aliens53. What does the underlined word refer to（指）? A. The aliens. B. The people who want to talk to aliens. C. The Americans. D. The group of scientists who can help you.54. Which is NOT right? A. Only American people can c

19、all 1-900-226-0300. B. People from any country can call 1-900-226-0300. C. If you call the hotline for two minutes, you should pay 7.98 dollars. D. Every three minutes there is someone calling 1-900-226-0300?55. From this article we know _. A. there is only one call after the hotline began in Februa

20、ry B. there are some aliens in the world C. some Americans are trying to send information about humans into space D. if you pay 2.99 dollars for a minute, you can talk to aliens(B)“How are you?” is a nice question, its a friendly way hat people in the USA greet each other. But “How are you?” is also

21、 a very unusual question. Its a question that often doesnt need an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the persons friend isnt fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isnt really a question and “Fine” isnt really an answer. They are simply other ways o

22、f saying “Hello” or “Hi”.Sometimes, people also dont say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think youre wrong .” But it isnt very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “Im not sure.” Its a ni

23、cer way to say that you dont agree with someone.People also dont say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “Ive to go now.” often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: “Someones at the

24、 door.” “Something is burning in the stove.” The excuses（借口） might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesnt want to talk any more, but it isnt polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesnt hurt the other person.Whether they are greeting each other, talkin

25、g about an idea, or finishing a talk, people dont say exactly what they are thinking. Its an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and its part of the game of language.56. When a person in America asks “How are you?” he or she wants to hear “_” A. How are you? B. Hello. C. I dont k

26、now. D. Fine.57. When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say “_” A. You are wrong, I disagree B. Im not sure. C. Im sure I disagree. D. No, I disagree.58. A polite way to finish a talk is to say “_” A. You have to go now. B. I want to hang up. C. I have to go now. D. I dont want to talk

27、 any more.59. When a person says “I have to go now. Someone s at the door.”, the person may be _. A. giving an excuse B. hurting someones feeling C. ill D. asking you a question60. The rule of the game of language is probably “_”. A. Always say what you mean B. Dont disagree with people C. Never say

28、 exactly what you are thinking D. Be polite.（C）A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAhhhhhhh!” to his surprise, he heard the voice repeating （重復(fù)）, somewhere in the mountain, “AAhhhhhh!” then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” he received

29、the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so he shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”He looked at his father and asked, “Whats going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” A

30、gain the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained（解釋）,” People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection（反映）of what we have d

31、one. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”61. At first the boy cried because _. A. he hurt himself and felt bad B. he wanted to give

32、himself a surprise C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain D. he hoped his father would help him62. When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought _. A. it was foolish to hear others voice B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice C. there were many other people in the mountain D. he wa

33、s laughed at by someone else in the mountain63. The father shouted to the mountain to _. A. find out who was repeating his voice B. have fun with other people in the mountain C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer D. let his son know whose voice was louder64. The word “Echo” m

34、eans _. A. life itself B. repeating voice C. love in the world D. everything in life65. From the story, we know _. A. the boy didnt like others voice at all B. the father has his own way to teach his son C. it is not polite to repeat others voice D. the boy and his father were rather tired四. 任務(wù)型閱讀（共

35、5小題；每小題1 分，滿分5 分） 從A、B、C、D、E五個選項中選出適當(dāng)?shù)木渥?，是上下文流暢?Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, 66 . You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. Next, 67 - in a car, in a waiting-room, in a plane, in bed -even in the bat

36、h. All you need is a book. Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again. Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much easier. 68 . Some people say that reading is out of date. Thi

37、s is not true. 69 . Reading is hardly out of date! 70 . 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.A. you can read a book almost anywhere B. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read,

38、 the better your computer skills will be.C. reading books is funD. Good readers are most likely to be good writers, tooE. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.五. 詞匯運用（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）(A) 根據(jù)下列及所給漢語注釋，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式，每空只寫一詞。71. Im sure my hometown will

39、be even _（好）tomorrow.72. Davy _（騎）his bike to school yesterday.73. Shanghai is a big _（現(xiàn)代化的）city in China.74. His rich _（經(jīng)歷）have made a deep impression on us.75. Waiting in line is a good _（行為）.(B) 在下列各句的空格內(nèi)填上一個適當(dāng)?shù)耐暾膯卧~，該詞的首字母已給出。76. We must do something to stop air p_.77. He f_ in love with the sto

40、ry when he started to read it.78. She was very s_ when she saw the tiger.79. I dont want to go a_. I just want to stay at home.80. Its wrong for you to c_ others homework.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。每詞限用一次。 hard feel another until before Our family usually get together on Christmas Day. My elder brother lives in 81 town, but he always drives his car here. Last year, however, he didnt come