八年级第二学期英语英语读写能力 竞赛题
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一、单项填空 (本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分） ( ) 1. There are many ________ and ________ in our school. A. Frenchmen, Germen B. Frenchmans, Germans
C. Frenchmen, Germans D. Frenchmans, Germen ( ) 2. Miller ________ 4,300 yuan on his iPad yesterday. A. paid B. spent C. took D. cost ( ) 3. Linda was very ________ when she heard the ________ news.
A. exciting, excited B. excited, exciting C. exciting, exciting D. excited, excited
( ) 4. Our teacher are very strict ________ us ________ our homework.
A. to, on B. with, for C. with, in D. to, in ( ) 5. The ruler is ________ that one. A. half as long as B. as long as half
C. as half as long D. as half long as
( ) 6. The head teacher with his students ________the park if it ________ tomorrow.
A. is going to, isn’t rainy B. are going to, isn’t rainy C. is going to, won’t rain D. are going to, doesn’t rain ( ) 7. The man lives ________ but he doesn’t feel ________.
A. lonely, alone B. alone, lonely C. alone, alone D. lonely, lonely ( ) 8. We all know that ________ we work, ________ result we’ll get.
A. the more hard, the more better B. much, much more C. the harder, the better D. far, a little more
( ) 9. —I don’t know ________ to deal with this math problem. It’s too hard.
—You can ask your math teacher ________ help.
A. what, for B. how, to C. what, to D. how, for ( ) 10. —Is your mother ________?
—She looks really young.
A. in her fifty B. at her fifty C. in her fifties D. at her fifties ( ) 11. I got used ________ an apple every morning.
A. have B. to have C. to having D. having ( ) 12. They are ________ a new host for the show.
A. trying on B. trying out C. trying in D. trying to ( ) 13. Japan is ________ the east of China.
A. in B. on C. at D. to ( ) 14. I’m hungry. I want something ________.
A. to drink B. to eat C. drinking D. eating ( ) 15. We should avoid ________ with our classmates.
A. quarrel B. to quarrel C. quarreling D. quarreled ( ) 16. Danny did all kinds of things to make the baby ________. A. to stop crying B. stop crying C. to stop to cry D. stop to cry
( ) 17. I wrote ________ my brother last Sunday, but I haven’t heard ________ him up to
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now.
A. from, to B. to, of C. to, to D. to, from ( ) 18. Who do you think will ________ the prize?
A. beat B. win C. ride into D. lost ( ) 19. Li Ming failed in the exam again ________ he tried really hard. A. even B. so C. even though D. if ( ) 20. —How far is it from Nanjing to Guangzhou?
—It’s about ________ flight.
A. two hour B. two-hours C. two hours D. two hours’ 二、完形填空 。(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
The surprise party
The surprise party is very popular in America. Most Americans think it is very 21 to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible (可能的) to plan a surprise party when someone’s 22 is coming. Do you want to know 23 a surprise party is like?
It was a night at Bob’s home. His wife (妻子) 24 him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walked 25 the kitchen and opened the door. Suddenly (突然), he 26 a strange sound and then saw a bear 27 in front of him! Bob was very scared. Just then the 28 took off his costume(服装). It was Bob’s friend Charles! There were also some people 29 him. All of them said “Surprise! Happy Birthday!” to him.
In fact, there are many 30 of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people surprised and excited. ( ) 21. A. exciting B. bad C. afraid D. boring ( ) 22. A. Christmas B. birthday C. New Year D. Easter ( ) 23. A. what B. how C. when D. where ( ) 24. A. let B. asked C. made D. had ( ) 25. A. of B. from C. to D. on ( ) 26. A. played B. listened C. read D. heard ( ) 27. A. stand B. standing C. to stand D. stood ( ) 28. A. bear B. girl C. wife D. dog ( ) 29. A. front B. behind C. in D. while ( ) 30. A. teams B. glasses C. kinds D. groups 三、阅读理解 (本大题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
(A)
The following is a mark table (分数表) about the English competition. Find some useful information to the questions below. (读下面的英语竞赛成绩单，回答后面的问题。)
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Items 1.answer correctly 2.answer quickly 3.answer humorously (幽默地) 4.speak clearly 5.speak loudly 6.speak freely 7.have a good manner 8.co-operate (合作) well Average (平均分) Group1 66 74 68 87 90 80 78 81 78 Group2 72 79 69 85 92 82 75 64 77 Group3 75 78 80 82 90 83 74 87 81 Group4 77 63 78 87 91 84 78 84 80 ( ) 31. _________ co-operate best of all the groups.
A. The students in Group 1 B. The students in Group 2 C. The students in Group 3 D. The students in Group 4 ( ) 32. Group 1 is thought to have spoken as _____________ as Group 3.
A. clearly B. loudly C. freely D. quickly ( ) 33. Group 4 did worst in “___________”.
A. answer humorously B. speak freely C. have a good manner D. answer quickly
( ) 34. In “answer correctly”, Group 1 was _________ marks lower than Group 4.
A. 6 B. 9 C. 11 D. 10 ( ) 35. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Group 1 did as well as Group 4 in “have a good manner”. B. The average of Group 3 is 3 marks less than Group 1. C. The average of Group 3 is 3 marks more than Group 1. D. Group 3 is the winner of the competition.
(B)
There were many mice in Jack’s house. They ran about all over the house at night. In the day, they were back to their homes.
“What I need is a good cat,” thought Jack. He knew of a man who had cats, so Jack went to see him.
“Do you have a cat that is good for the mice?” Jack asked the man. “Well, yes, I happen to have such a cat,” answered the man. “I’ll take it,” said Jack. He paid for the cat and took it home. A week later, Jack went back to the man with the cat in his hand.
“My house has more mice now than before,” Jack said angrily. “The cat you sold me doesn’t want to catch them at all. But you said it was good for the mice.”
“That’s right,” said the man. “It is good for the mice. Come to think about it — it is good for the mice!”
( ) 36. _________ worried Jack a lot.
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A. A man B. A cat C. The mice D. The house ( ) 37. Jack bought a cat from ___________.
A. a friend B. the market C. a neighbor D. a man ( ) 38. After the cat came to Jack’s home, there were ________ in his house.
A. more mice B. fewer mice C. no mice D. more cats ( ) 39. What did Jack mean by saying “is good for the mice”?
A. Be kind to the mice. B. Be interested in playing with the mice. C. Be good at catching the mice. D. Be helpful to the mice. ( ) 40. What did the man mean by saying “is good for the mice”?
A. Be kind to the mice. B. Be interested in playing with the mice. C. Be good at catching the mice. D. Be worried about the mice. (C)
配对阅读。5个人想征友，下面是7位应征人的简介。请将相关信息配对。
( ) 41. Alan, a 22-year-old boy, wants to have a female pen pal who is from Asia, because
he is interested in Asian countries and their history.
( ) 42. Sandy is a Chinese girl. She likes music, traveling and playing sports. She wants a
pen pal from America.
( ) 43. Mary is from Brazil. She wants to write to her pen pal because she doesn’t have a
computer.
( ) 44. Jennifer is16. She wants to have a pen pal who is the same age as her.
( ) 45. Sam loves talking with his friends on the Internet. He thinks it’s slow to write e-mails.
A. Roy, the USA
I love sports, music and traveling. I want to meet people from Asian countries. B. Bonnie, England
I’d like to make friends with those who come from all over the world. I love music, sports and movies. C. Mario, Egypt
Hi! I want to have a lot of friends from all over the world. I prefer to write letters to my friends.
D. Shirley, Japan
Hi! I’m a university student, a 21-year-old girl. I like to make friends. I’d like to talk about my country, the culture and so on. E. Peter, Korea
I’m a 15-year-old boy. I like playing computer games, listening to music and seeing movies. I like to talk with my friends on the Internet. F. Sam, France
Hi! I’m 16. I’d like to make friends with those who are as old as me. I like listening to R&B and hip-hop music. G. John, Italy
I like traveling and meeting new friends. I’m a bit shy, but I can get along well with people.
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选择题答题卡(每小题1分，共45分)
1 11 21 31 41 2 12 22 32 42 3 13 23 33 43 4 14 24 34 44 5 15 25 35 45 6 16 26 36 7 17 27 37 8 18 28 38 8 19 29 39 10 20 30 40 四、请用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。（每空1分，共10分）
46. I’m very _________ (please) with what you are doing for us. 47. I believe we _________ (win) the game next time. 48. I hope everything _________ (go) well.
49. The police warn children _________ (not play) on the road. 50. Jim is one of the most lively _________ (boy) in our class. 51. It _________ (seem) that he doesn’t like swimming.
52. He told me all the news but none of it _________ (be) exciting. 53. Before _________ (make) an important decision, think it over. 54. I _________ (call) Kangkang yesterday.
55. How could he refuse _________ (do) the work?
五、同义句转换。（每小题2分，共10分）
56. The bottle is filled with water.
The bottle _________ _________ _________ water. 57. Why did Maria go to the Von Trapp family?
_________ did Maria go to the Von Trapp family _________? 58. He could swim when he was seven years old.
He could swim _________ _________ _________ _________ seven. 59. She no longer lives in Beijing.
She _________ _________ in Beijing _________ _________. 60. It’s ten minutes’ on foot from here to the office.
It’s ten minutes’ _________ from here_________ the office.
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八年级第二学期英语英语读写能力竞赛题
