1、八年级英语竞赛试题一. 补全对话。根据上下文补全所缺单词。(20 分) Mike: What subjects are you studying? Mary: Maths, Chinese, (1) _ , Computer, History, Geography, Science and so on. Mike: Which (2) _ do you like best? Mary: English. The others are interesting, too. But my Science is poor. Mike: Whats the reason? Mary: I think I
2、 havent been working enough. Mike: I (3) _ you began to learn Japanese, didnt you? Mary: Yes, I took a Japanese course by (4) _ to the radio. Mike: How (5) _ Japanese words have you learnt? Mary: Ive learnt about 300 words. Mike: Can you sing a song in Japanese? Mary: No, I (6) _ . Mike: Can you tal
3、k with foreign guests in Japanese? Mary: Only a (7) _ . Mike: Im also (8) _ in Japanese.Would you (9) _ me to learn Japanese? Mary: Ill be glad to. Lets learn it together (10) _ next Monday. 二. 读下面短文,根据所给首字母,填写正确的单词。(20 分) A big quarrel broke out in San Francisco in the 1920s. The boats that c _ (1)
4、 people north from the city a _ (2) San Francisco Bay were too crowded. Many people had an i _ (3). They said that a b _ (4) should be built. S _ (5) people called it “The Bridge That Couldnt Be Built“. Joseph B. Strauss, a world-famous bridge builder, said he t _ (6) it could be built. Finally, wor
5、k was started. One worker said, “I f _ (7) the earth shaking when I was up on top. We didnt think it would ever make it. We thought the bridge would f _ (8) into the water.“ It d _ (9) fall. The bridge was put up and it has become the best k _ (10) bridge in America-the Golden Gate Bridge. 三. 选词填空。(
6、20 分) but, for, well, with, give up, harder, important, a lot, think of, good at My close friend is my deskmate. She is (1) _ English,(2) _ I am poor in it. Once I failed in a test. I felt very sad and I almost wanted to (3) _ this subject. Then my deskmate told me that English was a very (4) _ subj
7、ect and we must study it (5) . I was moved. From then on, I studied English (6) than before. When I had difficulties, I would go to her (7) _ help. (8) _ her help, my English had improved (9) _ by the end of the term. Although we are now in different schools, I often (10) _ her and her help. 四. 用所给形
8、容词、副词的适当形式填空。(20 分) Have you noticed any differences between Tom and Mike? Tom is twenty years old. Mike is twenty-one. So Mike is one year(1) _ (old) than Tom. Tom is five feet ten and a half inches(2) _ (tall). Mike is five feet eleven inches tall. So Mike is half an inch(3) _ (tall) than Tom. Mik
9、es and Toms apartments look very(4) _ (different). Mikes is one of the (5) _ (expensive) in our town. Toms apartment is much(6) _ (small) than Mikes, but his is(7) _ (attractive) than Mikes in many ways. Mike is getting(8) _ (busy and busy) these days. He cant find(9) (many) time to clean his apartm
10、ent or keep it in order. He is also(10) _ (lazy) than Tom about housework. He doesnt care if his place is a little(11) _ (dirty) or messy. Tom is a very(12) _ (neat) person. His place is always(13) _ (neat and clean) than Mikes. Mike is not so(14) _ (good) at cooking as Tom, but he is as good as Tom
11、 in sports. Tom can beat Mike in many sports such as baseball and basketball, but he cant play tennis as(15) _ (well) as Mike can. Mike is a(16) _ (good) dancer than he is, too. Their personalities are different. Mike likes to be the center of attention. He likes to meet new people, but Tom becomes
12、(17) _ (shy) and quiet when he meets any new people. Mike is(18) _ (talkative) and 19) _ (sociable) than Tom. Both Tom and Mike are the(20) _ (good) friends of mine. VI. 阅读理解。(20 分) June 2004 School is out, junior year is over and the senior year is next. On the last day of school, all of us juniors
13、 were so excited to say that we are officially seniors-the class of 2005. We finished our last exams and received our grades. And that research paper I was so worried about. Well. I passed it with flying colours. Our annual spring dance show went smoothly and was great. Even though it was an emotion
14、al night for all the seniors and other members who were leaving the team, we had to hide our sadness and put smiles on our faces for the show. The audience enjoyed the show so much, and some people even said that they wanted to stand up and dance with us. Oh, what fun we had!Since summer has begun,
15、I have started thinking about my senior year and how close I am to heading into that big world. Honestly I am scared to death because what Im going to do in college will basically determine my future. I mean, I look back on my three years in high school and see that I have done what I needed to, but
16、 I also see some things Ive done. But I have learned, and will not make the same mistakes twice. My junior year was the toughest: getting ready for my senior year, keeping my grades up, all of those national tests, and just handling the pressure. Although the pressure was tough, my friends and famil
17、y were there to support me and keep my hopes high. They made sure that I wouldnt fall, and if I did, they would just pick me right up. Everything is going so well in my life right now. My school life and my personal life are on the straight path again. Im ready for my last year in high school and my
18、 first year in college, but Im still wondering what college I will be going to. Soon enough I will know which college, and a new chapter will begin in my book of life. 根据短文内容,简要回答下列问题。 1. Is this passage a letter or a diary? _ 2. What grade is Miss Christa in now? _ 3. How about their spring dance s
19、how? _ 4. What does the word pressure mean here in Chinese? _ 5. What college will Miss Christa go? _ 参考答案 II. 1. English 2. subject 3. hear 4. listening 5. many 6. cant 7. little 8. interested 9. help 10. from III. 1. carried 2. across 3. idea 4. bridge 5. Some 6. thought 7. felt 8. fall 9. didnt 1
20、0. known IV. 1. good at 2. but 3. give up 4. important 5. well 6. harder 7. for 8. With 9. a lot 10. think of V. 1. older 2. tall 3. taller 4. different 5. most expensive 6. smaller 7. more attractive 8. busier and busier 9. much 10. lazier 11. dirty 12. neat 13. neater and cleaner 14. good 15. well 16. better 17. shy 18. more talkative 19. more sociable 20. best VI. 1. Its a diary. 2. She is in Grade 9 (Nine) of high school. 3. Their spring dance show was so good that the audience enjoyed it very much. 4. 压力。 5. I (We) dont know.
