城关镇中心校八年级（上）英语竞赛试题
考试时间：120分钟 总分：120分
一、选择填空。(每题1分，共20分) （ ）1. -The apple is too big.
-You can ______ first.
A. cut it up B. cut them up C. cut up them D. cut up it （ ） 2. Lucy likes to do the same things as Lily . A. is B. do C. does D. as
（ ）3. -______ yogurt do we need?
-One cup.
A. How many B. How long C. How much D. How far （ ）4. Please put some relish on ______ bread.
A. one B. any C. two D. one piece of
（ ）5. -Did you meet our English teacher?
-______.
A. Yes, I was B. No, I didn't C. Yes, I didn't D. No, I did （ ）6. ---You’re wearing a beautiful cap today.
---_________ .
A. Please don’t say that. B. Thank you!
C. No , it isn’t . D. Well, do you like it? （ ）7. -______?
-It's sunny.
A. How is the weather B. How are you C. What's your name D. How do you do
（ ）8. ---Were there any seals in the zoo? ---________.
A. Yes, there weren't B. No, there were C. Yes, there were. D. Yes ,there was.
（ ）9.It often us half an hour a bus to school.
A .takes，take B .spends，catch C. pay，get on D .take use （ ）10. We any sharks on my last school trip.
A. saw B. didn’t saw C. didn’t see D. see
（ ）11.Mother spent money this coat but it is large
A.too much, in much too B .too much , on ,much too
C. much too ,in ,too much D. much too ,on , too much
（ ）12.Did you buy___ _____in the supermarket?
A. something B. everything C. anything D. some thing （ ）13. －How did you like your last day off?
－I it very much.
A. like B. liked C. likes D. will like
（ ）14.There are many trees on -----sides of the streets
A. each B .all C. neither D. both
（ ）15 He is _________ unusual violinist.
A .the B .a C. an D. /
（ ）16.He began to play the violin _______ four.
A. at the age of B. at age of C. aged of D. when he is
（ ）17. He was too tired. He ________ a good rest.
A. started to having B stopped having C started to have D. stopped to have （ ）18. .It's too late. You'd better any longer.
A. not play B .not to play C .not playing D .don't play
（ ）19.Is he -----than you？
A .much thin B. much thiner C .much thinner D.more thinner （ ）20.On the last day off, he helped Mum and Dad________ the yard
A .cleaning B cleaned C. clean D .cleans 二、完型填空（每题1分，共20分）
A
I think the best place to go on Sunday is the zoo. When you are __1__, you can go there with your family. __2__ the zoo, there are many animals: elephants, deer, __3__, rabbits and __4__ animals. Elephants are the biggest animals on land. I __ 5__ there is a baby elephant in our zoo. So I want to __6__at it. Yu Xuan wants to go with me. She says, \\__60__ homework to do.\
（ ）1. A. busy B. free C. young D. clean （ ）2. A. In B. On C. For D. Near
（ ）3. A. monkeys B. monkey C. two monkey D. one monkeys （ ）4. A. the other B. other C. another D. others （ ）5. A. listen B. listen to C. hear of D. hear
（ ）6. A. looks B. have a look C. see D. have a see （ ）7. A. Can B. Could C. Shall D. Would （ ）8. A. get B. have C. be D. has
（ ）9. A. goes B. go C. to go D. going （ ）10. A. few B. little C. much D. many
B
A man was sitting in the doctor’s office. He was telling the doctor about his 11 .“I like football, doctor,” he said. “Please help me . My life is 12 a good one since I became 13 in football and it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even（甚至） 14 well at night. When I close my 15 ,I’m out there in the football field 16 after a flying ball. When I wake up ,I’m more 17 than I was when I went to bed . What am I going to do?” The doctor sat back and said,” First of all, you 18 to do your best not to dream about football. Before you are falling
asleep, try to 19 about something else. Try to think that you are at a party and someone is going to give you a large amount of dollars.” “Are you crazy(发疯的)？”the man shouted. “I’ll catch the ___20__!” ( )11. A. problem B. family C. sport D. trip ( )12. A. always B. already C. never D. often ( )13. A. interested B. careful C. heavy D. strong ( )14. A. work B. play C. do D. sleep ( )15. A. doors B. windows C. books D. eyes ( )16. A. looking B. playing C. running D. waiting ( )17. A. worried B. tired C. surprised D. pleased ( )18. A. want B. hope C. have D. decide ( )19. A. hear B. write C. talk D. think ( )20. A. money B. ball C. dollars D. sleep 三、用所给词的正确形式填空：（每空1分，共10分）
1. Most people like to eat __________ ( sandwich ) . They’re really delicious. 2. They had fun __________( camp ) on the mountains . 3. Next you need _________ (put ) everything into a blender. 4. He is a famous football __________ ( play ) . 5. Listen, she ________ (sing) again.
6.He won the ________ (two)prize for the competition. 7. Chopin is a great ________ ( piano ) in the world
8. Would you like _______ (come) with me?
9. —How __________ ( be ) your weekend? —It was fantastic. 10. Yesterday I __________ (get ) a gift . 四、阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）
（A）
I had a summer camp with my classmates last year.
Early in the morning. We gathered at the bus station. After saying goodbye to our parents,we got on the buses. It took us more than two hours to arrive at the campground.
We got off the buses cheerfully. Laughing and shouting.We jumped and ran all over the place. It was the first time for us to be away from the parents.Some of us started to feel homesick(想家). However, when the night party and dances began, the homesickness was gone.
The next day, everybody rushed to the boating class, hoping to be at the head of the others. At first,my friends and I worked hard, but the boat wouldn’t listen to us and kept going round and round. Then the teacher taught us how to work together. After many tries,we did much better.
Swimming class was my favourite. It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water. The swimming teacher was a funny man, and during the class he often made us laugh happily.
During the week I learned a lot of new things and made many new friends. I also learned how to take care of myself.
( ) 1. They got to the campground__________ .
A. on foot B. by bike C. by bus D. by plane
( ) 2. The campground was __________ from their homes.
A. quite near B. not far C. very long D. quite far ( ) 3.Why swimming class was the writer’s favourite?
A.Because it was good to stay in the cool water when the weather was hot. B. Because the writer felt quite relaxed during the class. C. Because the swimming teacher was interesting. D.Because of all the above （ ）4.Which statement is NOT true?
A.The children were happy to be away from Dad and Mum. B.Their homesickness lasted for long. C.It was teamwork to boat. D.They camped for a week.
( ) 5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. I learnt a lot. B. Boating and Swimming. C. On the Campground D. My First Summer Camp
（B）
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）
Len was thirty years old, and he had very long hair, He lived in a big city, but one year he did not find any work there, so he went to a small town and began looking for work there. He went to a lot of places, but nobody wanted him.
Then he met an old friend, and this man said to him, “People in this town don’t like long hair. Why don’t you go to a barber (理发师) ？ He can cut a lot of it off and then you can get some work..”
Len went to a barber and said, “Please cut most of my hair off.” The barber began. He cut and cut for a long time and then he said to Len , “Were you in the army a few years ago?” “Yes, I was.” Len answered. “Why did you ask that?” “Because I have found your cap,” the barber answered.
( ) 6. Len was twenty years old. ( ) 7. Len had very long hair. ( ) 8. Nobody wanted Len for work. ( ) 9. Len met an old classmate.
( )10. The barber cut off a lot of Len’s hair.
C
Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy’s mother and her husband gave the boy a name-Benjamin.
Benjamin was the brightest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could
write by the time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent to school.
In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at maths.
He read all his father’s books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money, he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented（发明） the paddles (桨形工具) for swimming.
( ) 11. From this passage,Benjamin was a . A. driver B. vilionist C. teacher D. inventer ( ) 12. There were children in the family.
A. five B. six C. eleven D. twelve ( )13. Benjamin was born in the month of the year 1706.
A. first B. sixth C. seventh D. fifth ( )1 4. Benjamin maths when he was in school.
A. did well in B. did well at C. didn’t do well in D. didn’t do well at ( ) 15. Benjamin much money books.
A. spent, on B. cost, buying C. took, buy D. pay, off
D
One day an old man was selling a big elephant. A young man came to the elephant and began to look at it slowly and carefully. The old man went to him and said, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, and then I’ll give you some meat.” “All right,” said the young man. After the old man sold the elephant, he gave the young man some meat and said, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?” “I didn’t find the bad ears.” said the young man. “Then why did you look at the elephant slowly and carefully?” asked the old man. The young man answered, “Because I had never seen an elephant before, and I wanted to know what it looked like.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 16. What was the old man doing? 17. What did the old man ask the young man not to do? 18. What was the matter with the elephant? 19. What did the old man give to the young man? 20. Why did the young man look at the elephant slowly and carefully?
五、句型转换（10分）
1.We went to the Great Wall last summer.(对划线部分提问)
____________ ____________ you ____________ to the Great Wall? 2. We did our homework on Saturday morning. (改为否定句) We our homework on Saturday morning.
城关镇中心校八年级（上）英语英语竞赛试卷
