八年级英语竞赛题
一. 单项选择(30分)
1. My grandparents live ______ 36 Xiao Yuan Road. A. in B. on C. at D. /
2. I don’t like this fish soup because it tastes_______ A. delicious B. good C. pretty D. salty
3.He’s a basketball fan and he wants to see Yao Ming ___one day. A. himself B. him C. his D. he
4. ______of the students in the class would like to go to school by bike in such terrible weather.
A. All B. Both C. Neither D. None 5. —Do you still have a headache, Bill?
—No, it’s______. I’m all right now, mum.
A. gone B. run C. left D. dropped 6. —Bob, would you like to come to our dinner party? —____________.
A. Yes, I would B. Yes, I’d love to C. No, I wouldn’t D. No, I don’t go
7. You _______ be late for class. You must get to school on time. A. must B. can C. can’t D. may
8. Don’t forget to write letters. All of us hope to hear from you________.
A. quickly B. fast C. soon D. quick 9. I can not afford ________ a piano.
A. buying her B. her to buy C. buy for her D. to buy her 10. Is this ________ the railway station?
A. the way for B. the way to C. the way from D. going for 11. It was clever______ you _______ this question.
A. for; to answer B. of; to answer C. of; answer D. for; answer 12. I’ll let you know as soon as he______ A. is coming back B. will come back C. comes back D. come back 13. I am sorry for ________ yesterday. A. wake you up B. wake up you C. waking up you D. waking you up
14. Grandma couldn’t keep up with me and I had to stop ____ her. A. waiting for B. to wait for C. to waiting D. waited 15. —Look! This sweater is beautiful. — .
A. Why not try it on B. Why not trying on it C. Why not try on it D. Why not trying it on 二. 完型填空：（20分） Dear Mum,
I’m writing to you from America. You don’t know how happy I am. I __1___ many new friends here. They are very helpful. Last week I got a fever and ___2___ stay in bed for three days. They helped me a lot with my lessons.
Cathy is one of my ___3___ friends at school. She has a round face ___4___ a pair of glasses. She is two months older than I am, but a
little ___5___ . She works hard and ___6___ all her lessons. She often helps me with my English. We like chatting with each other at lunchtime. After school, we always go home together ___7____ we live in the same street. Sometimes we dance for half an hour before we go home. She dances ___8___ than any other student. She wants to be a ___9___ when she grows up.At the weekends, Cathy usually goes swimming. I sometimes go swimming with her. I think it’s a good way to ____10___. We always have a good time. Write soon.
Love Lan Lan
1. A. made B. depended C. took D. kept 2. A. must B. should C. had to D. may 3. A. well B. good C. better D. the best 4. A. has B. have C. with D. on 5. A. longer B. shorter C. taller D. older
6. A. is good at B. was bad in C. is well in D. was worse at 7. A. so B. because C. and D. but 8. A. good B. well C. best D. better 9. A. singer B. cook C. dancer D. writer 10. A. keep health B. make fit C. stay healthy D. be health 三. 阅读理解（40分）
A
Many people go to church on Sunday, but others don’t. Many sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t. Some people work on Sunday, but most don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper.Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family get up. The newspaper boy has delivered it.The Sunday paper is usually very thick. It has many advertisements and many different sections. The grown-ups in the family like the front page, the editorial（社论）page and the world news section. Many men also read the sports pages and the financial pages. Most men don’t read the women’s pages, but. the mother of the family usually does. The women’s pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health, and clothes. Most Sunday papers have comics, which children enjoy. Older people read the death notice, which tell people who have died during the week. There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper.
根据短文内容判断正（T）或错（F）
1. On Sunday, most people go to church, and the others read the Sunday paper.
2. There are more advertisements in the Sunday paper, so it is very thick.
3. Men are only interested in the sports and the financial pages.
4. You can get some advice about food, health, clothes and enjoy some comics in the women s pages.
5. Businessmen often buy space in the newspaper for advertisements.
B
Mr and Mrs Black met Mr and Mrs Green in a restaurant one day. They all wanted to drink something. A waiter came to their table. He
asked them what they wanted to drink. One man said, “ I only drink lemonade（柠檬水）.” One woman asked the other woman. “Do you want sugar in your coffee?” Mrs Black said, “Neither my husband nor I like beer.” One of the Greens said again. “I don’t want beer. I only want lemonade.”
Then the waiter brought one beer, one coffee, one cup of tea and a lemonade to them.
6. Mr. Black wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 7. Mrs Black wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 8. Mr Green wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 9. Mrs Green wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 10. The waiter brought to them .
A. beer, sugar, tea and lemonade B. beer, coffee, tea and milk C. beer, coffee, tea and lemonade D. beer, tea, coffee and orange
C
Qian Zhongshu was one of the most well-known Chinese writers to the western world. Born on November 21, 1910 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, he grew up with his uncle, who didn’t have a son.
Qian liked reading books and had a surprising memory（记忆力）. He only needed to read something once before learning it by heart. He showed his good memory at an early age. When he was a small boy, his uncle often took him to tea houses. He liked reading story books in the tea houses. When they returned home, he could repeat the stories to his cousins.
Qian went to Tsinghua University in 1929. although he failed his math test, he entered the university because he was so good at Chinese and English. In Tsinghua University he met his wife Yang Jiang, who is one year younger than him and a famous writer, too. They married in 1935. Two years later, their daughter Qian Yuan was born.
Qian died of illness on December 19, 1998. he left many works to the world. His most famous novel, Fortress Besieged（围城）, came out in 1947. It has been translated into（已经被翻译成）more than six foreign languages.
11. Qian had a good memory. He could remember something ______ reading it once.
12. Maybe Qian Zhongshu was not good at______ , but he did well in ______ and ______when he was a student.
13. Qian Zhongshu’s wife was born in______. She and her husband are both_______.
14. Qian Zhongshu died in _______ at the age of _______.
15.Qian Zhongshu was famous for his _______ Fortress Besieged . It came out _______ years after his daughter was born. 四. 综合填空 （20分）
You work hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are t___________（1）to learn Mandarin（汉语）? About 50000Us students now study Chinese. “ Because of China’s f _________（2）growth,
Chinese is m________（3）useful than the other languages,” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert（专家）.
For example, in 1999, only three Chicago（芝加哥） schools had Chinese c_________（4）. This year more than 20 do.In many US cities, students take Mandarin lessons a____________（5）school or at weekends. But Chicago schools teach Chinese during the regular（常规的）day. Last year China g________（6）them 3 000 textbooks because they had done a good j_________（7）.Although Chinese classes are becoming p________（8）, it is one of the most difficult languages. An English speaker t________（9）about 1 320 hours to become good at Chinese. He n________（10）only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.
五.智力题(10分),请同学们把答案写在括号内。 1.What's in the middle in "China"?
2.How many letters are there in "English"? 3.Who can stop a car with one hand only ?
4. What is it that walks on four legs to start with, then two legs and later, on three legs?
5.What kind of man cannot live inside the house? 1.（ ）2.（ ）3.（ ）4.（ ）5.（ ）
答 题 卡
一. 单项选择 （30分）
二. 完形填空 （20分）
三. 阅读理解（40分）
12. 14. 15. , 四. 综合填空 （20分）
五.智力题（10分）
【试题答案】
一. 单项选择 15
1—5 CDADA 6—10 BCCDB 11—15 BCDBA 二. 完形填空 20
1—5 ACBCB 6—10 ABDCC 三. 阅读理解30
1—5 FTFFT 6—10 CBDAC 11. after 12. math, Chinese, English 13. 1911, writers 14. 1998, 88 15. novel, ten 四. 综合填空 25
1. trying 2. fast 3. more 4. classes 5. after 6. gave 7. job 8. popular 9. takes 10. needs 五.智力题10
1、 i 2、7 3、 police 4.、people 5、 snowman
八年级英语竞赛题
一. 单项选择(30分)
1. My grandparents live ______ 36 Xiao Yuan Road. A. in B. on C. at D. /
2. I don’t like this fish soup because it tastes_______ A. delicious B. good C. pretty D. salty
3.He’s a basketball fan and he wants to see Yao Ming ___one day. A. himself B. him C. his D. he
4. ______of the students in the class would like to go to school by bike in such terrible weather.
A. All B. Both C. Neither D. None 5. —Do you still have a headache, Bill?
—No, it’s______. I’m all right now, mum.
A. gone B. run C. left D. dropped 6. —Bob, would you like to come to our dinner party? —____________.
A. Yes, I would B. Yes, I’d love to C. No, I wouldn’t D. No, I don’t go
7. You _______ be late for class. You must get to school on time. A. must B. can C. can’t D. may
8. Don’t forget to write letters. All of us hope to hear from you________.
A. quickly B. fast C. soon D. quick 9. I can not afford ________ a piano.
A. buying her B. her to buy C. buy for her D. to buy her 10. Is this ________ the railway station?
A. the way for B. the way to C. the way from D. going for 11. It was clever______ you _______ this question.
A. for; to answer B. of; to answer C. of; answer D. for; answer 12. I’ll let you know as soon as he______ A. is coming back B. will come back C. comes back D. come back 13. I am sorry for ________ yesterday. A. wake you up B. wake up you C. waking up you D. waking you up
14. Grandma couldn’t keep up with me and I had to stop ____ her. A. waiting for B. to wait for C. to waiting D. waited 15. —Look! This sweater is beautiful. — .
A. Why not try it on B. Why not trying on it C. Why not try on it D. Why not trying it on 二. 完型填空：（20分） Dear Mum,
I’m writing to you from America. You don’t know how happy I am. I __1___ many new friends here. They are very helpful. Last week I got a fever and ___2___ stay in bed for three days. They helped me a lot with my lessons.
Cathy is one of my ___3___ friends at school. She has a round face ___4___ a pair of glasses. She is two months older than I am, but a
little ___5___ . She works hard and ___6___ all her lessons. She often helps me with my English. We like chatting with each other at lunchtime. After school, we always go home together ___7____ we live in the same street. Sometimes we dance for half an hour before we go home. She dances ___8___ than any other student. She wants to be a ___9___ when she grows up.At the weekends, Cathy usually goes swimming. I sometimes go swimming with her. I think it’s a good way to ____10___. We always have a good time. Write soon.
Love Lan Lan
1. A. made B. depended C. took D. kept 2. A. must B. should C. had to D. may 3. A. well B. good C. better D. the best 4. A. has B. have C. with D. on 5. A. longer B. shorter C. taller D. older
6. A. is good at B. was bad in C. is well in D. was worse at 7. A. so B. because C. and D. but 8. A. good B. well C. best D. better 9. A. singer B. cook C. dancer D. writer 10. A. keep health B. make fit C. stay healthy D. be health 三. 阅读理解（40分）
A
Many people go to church on Sunday, but others don’t. Many sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t. Some people work on Sunday, but most don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper.Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family get up. The newspaper boy has delivered it.The Sunday paper is usually very thick. It has many advertisements and many different sections. The grown-ups in the family like the front page, the editorial（社论）page and the world news section. Many men also read the sports pages and the financial pages. Most men don’t read the women’s pages, but. the mother of the family usually does. The women’s pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health, and clothes. Most Sunday papers have comics, which children enjoy. Older people read the death notice, which tell people who have died during the week. There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper.
根据短文内容判断正（T）或错（F）
1. On Sunday, most people go to church, and the others read the Sunday paper.
2. There are more advertisements in the Sunday paper, so it is very thick.
3. Men are only interested in the sports and the financial pages.
4. You can get some advice about food, health, clothes and enjoy some comics in the women s pages.
5. Businessmen often buy space in the newspaper for advertisements.
B
Mr and Mrs Black met Mr and Mrs Green in a restaurant one day. They all wanted to drink something. A waiter came to their table. He
asked them what they wanted to drink. One man said, “ I only drink lemonade（柠檬水）.” One woman asked the other woman. “Do you want sugar in your coffee?” Mrs Black said, “Neither my husband nor I like beer.” One of the Greens said again. “I don’t want beer. I only want lemonade.”
Then the waiter brought one beer, one coffee, one cup of tea and a lemonade to them.
6. Mr. Black wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 7. Mrs Black wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 8. Mr Green wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 9. Mrs Green wanted to drink .
A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade 10. The waiter brought to them .
A. beer, sugar, tea and lemonade B. beer, coffee, tea and milk C. beer, coffee, tea and lemonade D. beer, tea, coffee and orange
C
Qian Zhongshu was one of the most well-known Chinese writers to the western world. Born on November 21, 1910 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, he grew up with his uncle, who didn’t have a son.
Qian liked reading books and had a surprising memory（记忆力）. He only needed to read something once before learning it by heart. He showed his good memory at an early age. When he was a small boy, his uncle often took him to tea houses. He liked reading story books in the tea houses. When they returned home, he could repeat the stories to his cousins.
Qian went to Tsinghua University in 1929. although he failed his math test, he entered the university because he was so good at Chinese and English. In Tsinghua University he met his wife Yang Jiang, who is one year younger than him and a famous writer, too. They married in 1935. Two years later, their daughter Qian Yuan was born.
Qian died of illness on December 19, 1998. he left many works to the world. His most famous novel, Fortress Besieged（围城）, came out in 1947. It has been translated into（已经被翻译成）more than six foreign languages.
11. Qian had a good memory. He could remember something ______ reading it once.
12. Maybe Qian Zhongshu was not good at______ , but he did well in ______ and ______when he was a student.
13. Qian Zhongshu’s wife was born in______. She and her husband are both_______.
14. Qian Zhongshu died in _______ at the age of _______.
15.Qian Zhongshu was famous for his _______ Fortress Besieged . It came out _______ years after his daughter was born. 四. 综合填空 （20分）
You work hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are t___________（1）to learn Mandarin（汉语）? About 50000Us students now study Chinese. “ Because of China’s f _________（2）growth,
Chinese is m________（3）useful than the other languages,” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert（专家）.
For example, in 1999, only three Chicago（芝加哥） schools had Chinese c_________（4）. This year more than 20 do.In many US cities, students take Mandarin lessons a____________（5）school or at weekends. But Chicago schools teach Chinese during the regular（常规的）day. Last year China g________（6）them 3 000 textbooks because they had done a good j_________（7）.Although Chinese classes are becoming p________（8）, it is one of the most difficult languages. An English speaker t________（9）about 1 320 hours to become good at Chinese. He n________（10）only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.
五.智力题(10分),请同学们把答案写在括号内。 1.What's in the middle in "China"?
2.How many letters are there in "English"? 3.Who can stop a car with one hand only ?
4. What is it that walks on four legs to start with, then two legs and later, on three legs?
5.What kind of man cannot live inside the house? 1.（ ）2.（ ）3.（ ）4.（ ）5.（ ）
答 题 卡
一. 单项选择 （30分）
二. 完形填空 （20分）
三. 阅读理解（40分）
12. 14. 15. , 四. 综合填空 （20分）
五.智力题（10分）
【试题答案】
一. 单项选择 15
1—5 CDADA 6—10 BCCDB 11—15 BCDBA 二. 完形填空 20
1—5 ACBCB 6—10 ABDCC 三. 阅读理解30
1—5 FTFFT 6—10 CBDAC 11. after 12. math, Chinese, English 13. 1911, writers 14. 1998, 88 15. novel, ten 四. 综合填空 25
1. trying 2. fast 3. more 4. classes 5. after 6. gave 7. job 8. popular 9. takes 10. needs 五.智力题10
1、 i 2、7 3、 police 4.、people 5、 snowman