(下)八年级英语竞赛试卷(附答案)

初中英语竞赛试卷

（下）八年级英语竞赛试卷

满分100分。时间100分钟。请将答案填写到第二卷上，考生只交第二卷。

I、单项填空（15分）

1. There _____ a football match on TV this afternoon.

A. is going to have B. will be C. is going to play D. will play

2. Travelling by train is ____ cheaper and _____ injoyable than by air.

A. very, very much B. quite, much too

C. more, much more D. much, far more

3. He explained ____ how to get there.

A. to me B. for me C. me D. with me

4. It?s great fun ____ a pet dog at home.

A. to keep B. to take C. keep D. find

5. How long ____ you both ___ love?

A. are, with B. do, fall in C. are, in D. are , fall in

6. It _____ that his father knew about it.

A. seems B. seems to C. seemed D. seemed to

7. You forgot ____ the door. Oh, _____ , I?ll go and close it.

A. closing, so did I B. to close, so I did

C. closing, nor did I D.to close, neither did I

8. He ____ by bike to school, but now he walks.

A. used to going B. is used to going C. used to go D. is used to go

9. Look at this photo. Can you ___ her name?

A. think over B. think of C. think about D. thinking of

10.All the students were sweeping the floor ___ they head a man ___ “help”.

A. when, shouting B. white , to shout C. when, to shout D. while, shouts

11. Jimmy is leaving for a holiday. Really? Where ___ he ____?

A. has, gone B. will, go C. did, go D. does, go

12.Would you mind my opening the window? ____.

A. Yes, I would B. Sorry, I wouldn?t C. No, not at all D. No, please don?t

13.Why don?t you get him some junk food? ______.

A. That?s not healthy enough B. That?s too healthy

C. That?s delicious food D. That?s enough healthy

14.What can you catch but can?t throw.

A. a girl B. a boy C. a dog D. a cold

15.Fill in the following blanks with only one word.

____ is greater than God.

A. Everything B. Nothing C. Something D. Anything

II.完形填空（10分）

Henry was not good at maths. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, “Never mind, I?ll sit next to the boy who?” Henry thought, “and his answers”.

The day of the exam came, and Henry sat next to Allan, who was at the top of the class in maths. Henry carefully copied Allan?s answers onto his own exam paper. At he end of the exam, the teacher said, “Well, boys and girls, I?ve decided to give a red star to the students who got the highest grades. It?s for me to decide who to give the star to, however, two students, Henry and Allan, got the grade” After a moment she went on: “But I?ve decided to give the star to this time”.

Henry was when he heard this. He stood up and said: “But I got the same grade as 1

初中英语竞赛试卷

Allan, madam”

“That?s true” the teacher said, “However, Allan?s answer to question 6 was ?I don?t know? but was ?Nor do I?.

16. A. retell B. answer C. remember D.understand

17. A.English B. maths C. science D. Chinese

18. A. check B. copy C. keep D. choose

19. A. never B. almost C. always D. somethimes

20. A. hard B. easy C. unusual D. important

21. A. if B. though C. until D. because

22. A. low B. high C. same D. different

23. A. Allan B. Henry C. nobody D. anybody

24. A. afraid B. angry C. pleased D. worried

25. A. his B. mine C. yours D. others?

Ⅲ.阅读理解。（30分）

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morming ? Hiroyuki?s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.

The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next , a tape reconder in the ved plays soft music. The tape reconder in Hiroyuki?s bed plays a reconding of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet voice: “Wake up, drling, please.” A few minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a reconding of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you?ll be late!”

If you don?t get up after the second recording, a mechanical “foot? in the will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You?re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and awake!

Hiroyuki?s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed------the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest. Mabe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuke rich, he won?t need to go to work, and he won?t need to get up early!

26. The bed is useful to the people _____.

A. who can?t sleep well B. who can?t get up early

C. who go to bed early D. who go to bed late

27. The bed is not connected to ______.

A. an alarm clock B. a tape recorder

C. a TV D. a mechanical foot

28. What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he dosen?t get up?

A. He will slide onte the foor.

B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.

C. A mechanical foot will kick him in the head.

D. The bed will tise higher and higher.

29.Which is true of the following sentences?

A. Hiroyuki?s company has made many such beds.

B. Hiroyuki?s bed is the only one made for a contest.

C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.

D. Hiroyuki neednt get up early now.

30. The word “whisper” in the second pargraph means “_______”

A. speak loudly B. speak sadly C. speak angrily D. speak quietly A

B

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