人教版八年级英语下册期末竞赛试题及答案
(满分150分，时间：120分钟)
第一部分：知识运用（共两节；满分50分）
第一节：单项填空。（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Hangzhou is _______ most beautiful city, where you can see ________ famous West Lake.
A. a; the B. a; / C. the; a D. /; the
2. When she came back home, she found her little son in the corner of the room. A. cry B. cried C. crying D. to cry 3. — Jim, when shall we go to the park this weekend?
— I really don’t mind. ______ Saturday ______ Sunday is OK. A. Both; and B. Neither; nor C. Either; or D. Not; but 4. _____ took his first step into _____ in 1961.
A. Man; space B. The man; space C. Man; the space D. Men; a space
5. The city is _________ it was ten years ago.
A. three times as big as B. three times so larger than C. as three times larger than D. larger three times than 6. Each of the foreigners holds a fork in one hand and a knife in .
A. others B. the others C. the other D. another 7. Don’t worry. ________. I can do it myself.
A. It’s well B. Help yourself C. That’s a piece of cake D. It’s hard
8. Li Lei realized ________ important for him to get up early to do some exercise. A. it B. that C. one D. this 9. There is wrong with this computer. It works well. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing 10. Tom is table. He is having lunch by himself.
A. from B. on C. at D. for
11. I hope Tim can come to my birthday party. Then we ________ a much happier time.
A. have B. had C. will have D. have had 12. The _______ shoes were very dirty, so I asked them to take them off before they went into ______ house.
A. boys’; John’s B. boys’; Johns’ C. boy’s; Johns’ D. boy’s; John’s
13. What a surprise! It’s ______ time that I’ve met the beautiful girl this week. A. three B. third C. the three D. the third 14. — Driving a car is so difficult for me!
— Come on. The more you practice, the it will be. A. easy B. easier C. easily D. more easily 15. — A number of volunteers _________ willing to teach in China’s rural areas. — Yes, the number is getting _________.
A is; bigger and bigger B. are; bigger and bigger C is; more and more D are; more and more
16. Every year a lot of tourists travel to the Dongqian Lake, because it’s _______ place.
A. so a beautiful B. so beautiful C. so beautiful a D. a such beautiful
17. When you are in trouble, remember to . Two heads are better than one. A. make a decision B. make a choice C. ask for help D. give advice
18. — _______ do you call your parents?
— Very often, and each time, five minutes.
A. When B. How long C. How many D. How often
19. — Is Mr Li at home?
— No, he be in. He went to New York yesterday. A. mustn’t B. may not C. needn’t D. can’t 20. Let’s go to the library after school, ? A. shall we B. shan’t we C. will you D. won’t you 21. — The box is too heavy to carry. What’s in it? — Oh, it is books.
A. filled with B. covered with C. used for D. asked for
22. －Peter, the light in your room the whole night. What were you doing?
－Oh, I was busy writing a report.
A. turns on B. turned on C. is on D. was on
23. — It’s too hot. What about having a glass of cold drink? — . A. Good idea B. Me, too C. That’s right D. No problem 24. — Would you like to go to the movie with me? — I’d love to, I’m afraid I have no time. A. so B. but C. and D. because 25. — The camera doesn’t work. You’d better ask Mr Wang for help. — I , but he said he couldn’t fix it. A. was B. asked C. will D. did 26. — Julia, will you please go and move that desk? — ______
A. How is it? B. How much? C. What for? D. What is it?
27. ______ it is to jump into a river in summer! A. How fun B. How funny C. What great fun D. What a great fun
28. His friend Mary was kind ________ him. It was very kind _________ her to help him to read and write.
A. to, for B. for, to C. with, of D. to, of 29. — It’s so cold today!
— Yes. And the radio says there _______ this afternoon. A. is snowy B. is going to snow C. is going to have snow D. is going to be snow 30. — Can I help you? — ___________.
A. Yes, help me B. No, don’t help me C. Yes, I want to buy a dress D. That’s all right
第二节：完形填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面2篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
In the US, when your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far to walk, you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of 31 sharing a car to school in the morning. There are 32 four or five kids in their cars. Parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.
Teamwork (协作) is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make 33 late for class. If you sit in the car and wait for a classmate for a long time, you’ll probably get a little 34 . Also, your carpool friends might feel the same way when you keep them waiting.
You learn a great 35 in responsibility（责任）in the carpool before school ever starts.
31. A. teachers B. drivers C. students D. people 32. A. usually B. hardly C. already D. also
33. A. another B. the other C. the others D. others 34. A. worried B. angry C. tired D. happy 35. A. use B. job C. work D. lesson
B
One day, a poor boy was selling goods door to door to pay for school. He was 36 so he decided to beg (乞讨) for a meal at the next house. However, he 37 his mind when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he 38 for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she 39 him a large glass of 40 . He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 41 . “Mother has taught me 42 to accept pay for a kindness.” The boy was greatly 43 and left. Years later the young woman became badly ill and had to be sent to a 44 in a big city, where Dr. Howard Kelly was 45 . He recognized (认出) her at once and made up his
mind to do his best to 46 her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her illness.
After a long time, the woman got 47 . When the bill (账单) was sent to her room, she was 48 to open it 49 it might take the rest of her life to pay it off. After a long time she saw some 50 on the side of the bill. Paid in full with a glass of milk. Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy ran down her face.
36. A. hungry B. thirsty C. tired D. bored 37. A. lost B. closed C. drew D. changed 38. A. looked B. asked C. worked D. paid 39. A. lent B. sold C. brought D. fed 40. A. tea B. milk C. coffee D. water 41. A. answered B. added C. questioned D. ordered 42. A. often B. always C. never D. seldom 43. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. moved 44. A. school B. church C. market D. hospital 45. A. studying B. working C. living D. staying 46. A. save B. give C. find D. spend 47. A. fat B. happy C. well D. pretty 48. A. eager B. afraid C. lucky D. glad 49. A. because B. while C. although D. since 50. A. letters B. numbers C. words D. pictures
Many young people smoke because they think it is cool. Cool people sometimes 1 a lot in movies，but they don't smoke in real life. Some stars like Jackie Chan don't think it is cool at a11. And 2 stars likeYao Ming don’t smoke cigarettes, 3 they are still very cool．
Sometimes people start smoking because their friends ask them to do so, or they see 4 people doing it. But if some people jumped off a bridge, would you follow them ? Of course not．Some people think that smoking can stop stress(压力)．But there are 5 ways to stop stress. 6 is a way. Exercise relaxes your muscles(肌肉). Next time if you feel stress from school，go for a run! Exercise is 7 a good way to help you stop smoking if you have already started.
Also you will save money 8 not smoking．You can spend it on much more fun things like music, clothes or nice food. If you want to 9 smoking, tell your friends so. They can help you. If they are good friends, they will help. Millions of people have already given up smoking--it is not 10 if you try hard.
( )1．A．smoke B．smokes C．smoked ( )2．A．movie B．singing C．sports ( )3．A．and B．but C．or ( )4．A．other B．others C．the other
( )5．A．few B．less C．better ( )6．A．Smoking B．Exercise C．Running
( )7．A．too B．also C．already ( )8．A．by B．on C．with ( )9．A．give away B．give out C．give up ( )10．A．difficult B．important C．easy
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend’s house. It was just after four o’clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button (按钮) 12.
The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn’t understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.
Then suddenly the light went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm (火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to God quietly, “Just get me out of here. I’ll never be bad again.”
Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened. A man was standing there. “How long have you been in there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven’t you learned to read at your school?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said,
“Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4 pm and 5 pm on Thursday, March 13.”
51. What happened to the lift?
A. It had a fire accident. B. It stopped half way.
C. It was turned off by the writer. D. It moved fast up to the top floor 52. As the situation went on, the writer became _________.
A. more and more scared B. calmer and calmer C. more and more bored D. clearer and clearer 53. Why did a bell ring from far away?
A. The lift was to start again. B. The repair worker rang the lift alarm.
C. The building was on fire. D. The writer pressed the lift alarm bell. 54. Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor? A. The writer. B. The writer’s friend. C. The man. D. The writer’s father.
55. After reading the paper, the writer realized that he/she had ___________. A. escaped a fire accident B. made a silly mistake C. visited a dishonest friend D. pressed a wrong button
B
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人教版八年级英语下册期末竞赛试题和答案
