湖南省武冈市2024学年八年级英语上学期竞赛试题（无答案）
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友情提示：同学们，一年一度的比赛现在就要开始了，希望大家在这新年来临之际能够打场胜仗，不过在
做题的时候要注意了,有很多陷阱在里面噢。
第一部分: 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分50分)
第一节: 单项填空 (共30小题,每题1分,满分30分) 1.-___is your father staying in Sydney?----For two weeks. A.How far B.How long C.How often D.How many 2.–Is Jack _____ than Jim and Tom?----No,Jack isn’t so _____as Jim.
A.tallest,taller, B.the tallest,taller C. taller,tall D. taller,short 3.How long does it _____you to go to Shanghai from Beijing by train? A.spend B.take C.make D.use 4.–How far is the store?---It’s near here,about________.
A.ten minutes walk B.ten minute’s walk C.ten minute walk D.ten minutes’ walk 5.-Can you go to the cinema this evening,Jenny?---___________.
A.Yes,I’d love B.I’d like to,thanks. C.Yes,please. D.No,I can’t 6.–Is there_____in today’s newspaper? ---No,I dno’t think there is _______. A.interesting anything,something interesting B.something interesting,something interesting C.anything interesting,anything interesting D. anything interesting,something interesting 7.This shirt is _______big for me.I want a smaller one. A.much too B.too much C.little D.a few 8._____he was very tired, _____he didn’t stop working. A.Though,/ B.though,but C.But, / D.Because, / 9.Our city is getting________.
A.beautiful and beautiful B.more and more beautiful C.more beautiful and more beautiful D.much and much beautiful 10.-I’m stressed out and tired.-________.
A.You should drink some water. B.You should have a good rest. C.You shouldn’t take any exercise
D.You should drink some hot water with honey. 11.I think it’s necessary for us _______ English well.
A.learning B.to learning C.to learn D.learn 12.Simon and Bruce___________blue eyes.
A.has B.have both C.both have D.all have 13.Diana is not _______good at sports________Emma.
A.much ...than B.very...as C.so ...as D.as ...so 14.Can we finish the work with_______time and_________people? A.less,fewer B.lesser,few C.fewer,less D.little,fewer 15.He______his father,and he is good at_______basketball.
A.like,playing B.looks like,play C.likes,playing the D.is like,playing 16.How many ______ do we need to make a salad? A.apples B.milk C.cinnamon D.popcorn
17.--How was your weekend? --Nice.I just _____with my friends. A.cut up B.mixed up C.hung out D.turned on 18.I hope you _____ to my party ______ next Sunday. A.to come;on B.to come;/ C.will come; / D.will come;on 19.There ______ two good TV plays tonight.
A.is going to B.are going to C.are going to have D.are going to be 20.Mr Li ______ begin to learn English ______ he was forty years old. A.wasn’t;until B.didn’t;when C.won’t;until D.didn’t;until 21.What _____ fine weather it is today!
A.What a B.How a C.What D.How 22.His backpack is better than _______ in the class.
A. else anyone’s B.anyone else’s C.anyone’s else’s D. else anyone 23.The weather in Guangzhou is hotter than _____ in Harbin. A.that B.it C.this D.one 24.Can you come to my home ______ the science report? A.discuss B.to discuss C.discuss about D.to talk 25.Most students in England go to school ______ ride bikes. A.in B.by C.on D.ride
26._____large number of students walk to school in Xi’an. A.A B.An C.The D.one 27.Playing football is better than ______ classes. A.to have B.has C.have D.having 28.Could you please_______so early.
A.not to go out B.to go out C.not go out D.go out not 29.---How long may I ______ your dictionary, please?
---For a week.But you mustn’t ______ it to others.
A. borrow;lend B. keep;lend C.keep;keep D.keep;borrow 30.We are doing much better_____English_____our teacher’s help. A.in;a B.at;in C.in;with D.with;with 第二节：完形填空 （共20小题，满分20分） A
When I was only six years old,I got a chance机会to act in a movie. In that movie, I 31 a poor little girl, so I had to___32___ old and dirty clothes all the time.
According to依照the script(剧本), our house was burning down烧毁.So we all had to ___33____ and cry, but I couldn’t do it ___34___ I didn’t feel like crying.
The director导演took ___35____ to a small house to watch a __36___movie.It was so moving感人的 ___37_____ I couldn’t help忍不住crying.The ___38___ was very happy and he shouted:“Great! Now we can begin!”
In the following以下的hours,I played ___39___role successfully.The next morning,when I ____40____ home,I was both tired and happy.
31. A. played B. had C. went D. did 32. A. put B. wear C. dress D. have 33. A. run into B. run out of C. run away D. run to 34. A. and B. but C. because D. so 35. A. me B. him C. her D. them 36. A. exciting B. interesting C. funny D. sad 37. A. that B.which C. where D. what 38. A. actor B.actress C. director D. player 39. A. his B.her C. my D. its
40. A. arrived B.got to C. reached to D. arrived in B
When I had something difficult to do,I often asked my mum for help. But she always said :“Do it ___41___,dear.”I would get so angry .I thought she was ____42____ mother in the world! For example, one day, I decided to ___43____ some friends to my home. My bedroom was a mess乱七八糟.Books were all over the table and ground. I didn’t make my bed. I asked my ___44____to help me clean it. But she said seriously:“Do it yourself, girl.”
Because of my “lazy mum”, I have to ___45____ my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents ___46___. I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard doing everything on my own独立地,___47___I have learned a lot.
As time goes by, I understand my mother. It’s her “laziness”___48___
makes me clever and diligent刻苦的. Just as my mum always says:“A lady女人 can’t be __49___or
she’ll be crazy. Work can make you sunny!”
___50____great mother ! Don’t you think so？A good mother is worth值得a hundred teachers! 41. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself 42. A. lazy B. lazier C. the laziest D. the lazier 43. A. ask B. tell C. visit D. invite 44. A. brother B. father C. mother D. sister 45. A. wash B. washing C. washed D. washes 46. A. watch TV B. do housework C. go camping D. do homework 47. A. and B. but C. or D. so 48. A. that B. what C. which D. how 49. A. quiet B. lazy C. happy D. shy 50. A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
第二部分：阅读理解 （共10小题，满分20分） A
There is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Year’s Day. The real celebrations庆祝for New Year happen发生on the night before – on New Year’s Eve节日的前夜. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.
Though Christmas圣诞节is a family get-together聚会, New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held被举行to welcome the New Year. At these parties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time near for the coming of New Year.
At midnight午夜, people often say “Happy New Year” to each other. Champagne(香槟酒) is a favorite drink at New Year’s Day. In many western countries fireworks(烟火) are let off at midnight, and many people like to make noise to drive away赶走bad spirits(幽灵).
People often sing one important song at New Year’s --- the Scottish song of Auld Lang Syne( good times long ago).
51. Great celebrations for New Year usually begin on _____.
A. the morning of New Year’s Day B. the night before New Year’s Eve C. the night of New Year’s Day D. the night before New Year’s Day 52. Reading the passage段落,we know_______.
A. the celebrations all over the world begin at the same time B. only the western countries have great celebrations for New
Year’s Day
C. most people have celebrations for New Year’s Day D. the celebrations all over the world are the same 53. The word “customs” in the passage means _______ Chinese.
A. 风俗 B.常规 C. 海关 D. 关税 54. The parties on New Year’s Eve don’t finish _____.
A. until they have all food and drinks
B. until New Year’s Day comes
C. after the morning of January 2 comes D. when they feel too tired
55. Which of the following is true?
A. Western people have parties to welcome the New Year. B. People have parties to have much food and drinks. C. People have parties to drive away bad spirits. D. Only the young are interested in New Year’s Day.
B
In a map of the world you can easily容易地find two big cities, London and New Work.London is the oldest city in Britain英国.It’s certainly the biggest city in Europe.New York is as big as London, if not bigger. The streets in London are crowded and there is one of the world’s biggest underground railway systems(地铁系统). The streets in New York are just as crowded拥挤的as in London.And the New York subway carries运送more people each day than the London underground.There are a lot of big stores in these two cities.But New York has more supermarkets than London.
In London there are many palaces宫殿and churches教堂,for example,St.Paul’s.New York isn’t as old as London, and it hasn’t many old
buildings. But skyscrapers摩天大楼are much bigger than the buildings in London. London has more parks than New York .But New York’s Central Park is much bigger than the biggest park in London. 56.London is _______ New York.
A.as old as B.older than C.younger than D.as young as
57.London is the biggest city in Europe,and New York is the biggest city in _______. A.Europe,too B.Canada C.Australia D.America
58.The word “subway” in American English means ______.
A.bus B.train C.underground railway D.truck 59.New York has less palaces than London because ______.
A. it is a new city B. it has less land , too C. New Yorkers are not interested in them
D. it has little money to build them
60.Which of the following is NOT true真实的? A. London has more churches than New York. B. New York has more skyscrapers than London. C. New York has a lot of old buildings, too. D. London has as many parks as New York.
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湖南省武冈市2024学年八年级英语上学期竞赛试题（无答案）
