弋江镇奚滩初中八年级英语竞赛试题
制卷人 许海霞
（时间：90分钟 总分：100分 ） Ⅰ.单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 1.—Where’re Barry and Harry? —I’m not sure. They in the library. A. will be B. maybe C. may be D. must be 2.We have _____ rain this year, so the trees and grass don't grow well. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few 3. He ____ up very late in the morning, but now he _____ up very early. A. used to get; is used to get B. used to getting; is used to get C. is used to getting; used to get D. used to get; is used to getting 4. —Are you going to buy that car? —No, I'm not. It's _________ for me. A. better enough B. good enough C. too expensive D. cheap too 5． ─Do you know how to get to the nearest post-office? ─_________ A. Sorry, I am new here. B. OK, go ahead. C. I forgot to post my letter. D. You can't miss it. 6. ―Do you mind if I open the window? It's hot here. ―_________ A. Do you want to have a go？ B. Not at all. C. Hot weather, isn't it? D. Leave me alone. 7. The baby stopped and the music. A. crying, listened to B. to cry, listened to C. crying, to listen to D. to cry, listen to 8. It always rains in summer in Beijing, ______? A. isn’t it B. doesn’t it C. is it D. does it
9. After school we usually play basketball for half an hour on ___playground.
A. the, a B. /; the C. /; an D. the; /
10. I can see and ____ in the picture.
A. goose ; leaf B. goose; leaves C. sheep ; leaf D. sheep ; leaves
11. Sonia is not as __________ at English as Vivian.
A. well B. good C. better D. wonderful 12. —Who taught Japanese? —Nobody, I just learned it by
A. your; myself B. you ; I C. yours ; me D. you; myself 13．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 14. ---Which would you like , a cup of tea or coffee? --- __________ is OK. I’m really thirsty . A. None B. Neither C. All D. Either 15. —We all know that plants can’t live ________sunlight. —That’s true., though some plants are different _______ others. A. with ;from B. without ; from C. with ; in D. without ; in 16. Lots of visitors come to Dalian because it is ____________ city. A. so a beautiful B. very a beautiful C. such beautiful D. quite a beautiful 17.—I didn't see you at the meeting yesterday, why? —I _____________ for a long distance call from my son in Australia. A. wait B. have waited C. was waiting D. will wait 18. —What else do you need, Linda? —__________else, I think. We've got enough. A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing
19. Usually children have____________ holiday in summer. A. an 8-week B. a 8-week C. an 8-weeks D. a 8-weeks
20. --Have you ever been anywhere for a trip?
--A trip? I _______away from my hometown even once.
A. went B. have gone C. have never been D. have been Ⅱ.阅读理解（共15小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题10小题，每小题2分，共25分）
A.（阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选
出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项）
Simple Ways to Live a Healthy Lifestyle One of the biggest problems in America today is lack（缺乏） of activity. We know it's good for us to exercise a little every day . We can start the process of weight loss now by adding a little more activity to your life. Here
are some simple ways to exercise. Turn off the TV. Once a week, turn off the TV and do something a little more physical with your family. Play games, take a walk...almost
anything will be more active than sitting on the couch. Walk more. Look for small ways to walk more. When you get the mail, take a walk around the block, take the dog for an extra outing each
day or walk on your treadmill for 5 minutes before getting ready for work. Do some chores. Shoveling snow, working in the garden, raking leaves, sweeping the floor...these kinds of activities may not be 'vigorous'
exercise, but they can keep you moving while getting your house in order. Walk while you talk. When you're on the phone, walk around or even do some cleaning while gabbing. This is a great way to stay moving
while doing something you enjoy.
Eating Well Eating a healthy diet is another part of the healthy lifestyle. Not only can a clean diet help with weight management, it can also improve your health and quality of life as you get older.
21. All these ways to exercise ___________.
A. help you learn more B. are good for our health
C. can make you happy D. are different from others 22. Doing exercise and eating well ____________.
A. can make us strong and healthy B. can make us happy. C. are easy for us to follow D. are making us younger than before.
23. If you live not far from your workplace , the best way for you to
exercise is ________
A. to walk to work B. to do some chores
C. to eat well D. to take a bus to work
24. You can ____ when you’re on the phone according to the passage . A. talk B. eat C. walk D. sleep
25. We should turn off the TV sometimes because we need ______
A. sleep more B. eat well C. do some chores D. do some exercise
B. (阅读下列两篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。)
Which animal do we need most ? Dogs? Horses? No! The answer to the
question is cows. Why cows? Cows give us milk. And milk is one of our most important kinds of food.
Suppose(
假设)that all the milk was put into bottles in one year . And suppose these bottles were put side by side. (29)The line of bottles would go
all around the world 400 times . That is a lot of milk, less than half of it is used for drinking and cooking. Most of it is used to make butter, cheese, ice cream and many other things. We need many cows to give us that much milk. But not as many as it used to. A cow used to give only about 1,500 difference to people's health. The important thing is to eat the right foods. The right foods in a day are vegetables, fruit, the right amount(数量)meat, fish and eggs. The main food in a day is rice or bread. You can be strong
and healthy when you eat the right foods. quarts(夸脱)of milk a year.(30) Now a fine cow may give more than 3,000 quarts in a year. Why do cows give more milk today? Now farmers have better cows. The cows get better care and better food. 阅读短文，根据其内容回答26-28小题。 26. What is this passage mainly about ?
________________________________________________________________ 27. What else can milk make for us except for drinking and cooking ? _________________________________________________________________ 28. How much milk can a cow give us in a month now ?
_________________________________________________________________ 将划线句子翻译成汉语。
29.______________________________________________________________ 30.______________________________________________________________
C
What kind of food shall we eat? (34)People in the modern world worry about it. Scientists say it doesn't matter. People in different countries and areas eat different kinds of foods. Some eat twice a day. Some eat four times a day. Some only drink a cup of tea for breakfast. (35) All these make no
However, in the modern world, many people are too busy to have a balanced diet. Sometimes, they throw anything they have into their stomachs. Sometimes they even forget their meals. All these bad eating habits can
cause(引起) some illnesses like stomach cancer(癌症). 根据短文内容，用文章中出现的词语补全下列句子（31-33）。每空不
超过三个单词。 31. To eat is very important if you want to be strong and healthy.
32. Not all people are having _ . Sometimes they don't even have meals.
33. ______________ can cause some illnesses like cancer. 将划线句子（34、35）翻译成汉语。
34.______________________________________________________________ 35.______________________________________________________________ Ⅲ. 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
A. (阅读下面的短文，根据其内容提示，从所给的12个单词或短语中选择
10个，并用其适当形式填空。每个单词或短语只适用一次。) what, more, worry, water, at first, two , run into, hurry up, jump, outside, lucky, hot
Dear Jane,
You won’t believe what has happened on my holiday, I’m Ok, so don’t _ 36 , but there was a fire in our holiday apartment last night! We heard the fire alarm at apartment last night! We heard the fire alarm at 37__ o’clock in the morning. I thought it was a bad dream 38_ . but then my father told us to get up . He knew just 39_ to do !I was going to ___40__ the hallway. but Dad told us to wait. He put his hands on the door to feel if it was 41___ . It was! That meant that the fire was right ___42___ our door! Dad told us to go to the balcony(阳台). We were only on the first floor, and there was a sandy beach below, so we 43___ . The fire department soon came and put the fire out. 44__ , everyone in the apartment building was Ok. I’ll tell you 45___ when I get home. Love Sarah
B.阅读下面的短文，根据其内容在空格处填入适当的单词补全短文。每空一词。
Venus and Serena Williams are two very special sisters. They are two of the best women tennis players 46___ the world, and they win many tournaments every year. From time to time, in the final match of a tournament. Venus and Serena play 47__ each other, They are sisters and best friends, 48_ they still try very hard to win.
Venus is older and taller 49_ Serena, but Serena is extremely strong and fast. The sisters have different playing styles, but they both hit the ball very hard. With their speed 50_ power. they are helping change the way women’s tennis is played.
Ⅳ、句型转换（共5小题, 每小题2分，计10分） 51 . Mary isn't as beautiful as Linda.(改为同义句) Linda is __________ beautiful _______Mary.
52. We can’t pick those apples. They’re too high.(将两句合并为一个句子) 53. They had to walk home yesterday afternoon.(完成反义疑问句) They had to walk home yesterday afternoon,_______ ________? 54. It takes him twenty minutes to go to school every day.(划线提问)
________________________________________________________ 55. The music is sweet.(感叹句)
________________________________________________________
V.翻译（根据括号内的提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。共5小题；每小题
2分，计10分）
56. 请不要乱扔瓶子，好吗？(Would you mind ……)
___________________________ ___ 57. 下周六有一场中国队与日本队的足球赛。(There be ......)
_____________________________________________________________ 58.他比我有钱，但我比他快乐。(比较级)
_____________________________________________________________ 59.昨天的这个时候，我在玩电脑。（过去进行时）
____________________________________________________________ 60.她每天花半小时在体育馆锻炼。(spend……in doing sth.)
_____________________________________________________________ VI.造句（根据下面表格所给信息，写出五个意义合理，语法正确的句子。共5小题；每小题2分，计10分） People Food in England in the past now in the restaurant Jess : Did you know anyone there ?
Sam : No, but I’d always wanted to go to Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan. It’s a beautiful place . I took lots of pictures. Jess : _____________68__________
Sam : I flew to Yunnan . I have got some friends there . And we spend some time visiting some places there ,like Lijiang . After that , I went to Hainan . I met my cousin . He’s an engineer . We went to Tianya Haijiao. _____________69____________ Jess : Tianya Haijiao ? Wonderful !
are very friendly is different from that in our hometown. Sam : Yes , it was really an interesting and romantic place . At last , I flew home at the end of August. couldn’t have money to buy food is as important as exercise Jess : _______70________ Show me your photos when you have time . Sam : I certainly did and I am happy to show you that . A. And then we lay on the beach to enjoy ourselves. 61.______________________________________________________________ 62.______________________________________________________________ 63.______________________________________________________________ 64.______________________________________________________________ 65.______________________________________________________________ VII.补全对话(从方框中所给的七个选项中选出五个能够补全对话的最佳选项。共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)
Jess : So , where were you ? _______66____________ Sam : I went to the South China for a visit . Jess : Great !
Sam : I’ve been there for a month. Jess : So, where did you go first ? Sam : ____________67___________
B. Where did you go for the weekend ? C. I haven’t seen you for a long time . D. You really had a terrific time . E. And where did you after that ? F. I flew to Jiuzhaigou and stayed there for a few days . G. Did you visit other interesting places in Sichuan ? VIII. 智力测试（回答下列各题。共5小题；每小题1分，计5分） 71. A candle burns out in sixty minutes. How many minutes will it take five candles burning together?（ ）
A. 300 minutes B. 200 minutes C. 100 minutes D. 60 minutes 72. Which month has the 28th date? （ ）
A. January B. February C. June D. Every month 73. From what number can you take half and leave nothing? _________
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