八年级英语尖子生竞赛试题

八年级英语尖子生竞赛试题2012.11.22 一、单项选择。（30分，每小题1分） ( ) 1. --- The banana is too big. --- You can A. cut up them B. cut them up C. cut it up D. cut up it

( ) 2. Add the onion and the tomato sandwich.

A. on B. to C. in D. at ( ) 3. Then put into the milk.

A. two teaspoons of sugars B. two teaspoon of sugars C. two teaspoons of sugar D. two teaspoon of sugar

( ) 4. Here’s a recipea great turkey sandwich. A. off B. in C. on D. for ( yogurt do you need?

--- one teaspoon.

A. How many B. How much C. Which D. What

( ) 6. The baby can eat bread for breakfast.

A. two B. many of C. two slices of D. two slice of

( ) 7. A. On B. At C. When D. In ( ) 8. Uncle Wang put his old things out in the yard and a yard sale.

A. has B. have C. to have D. had ( ) 9. ---Were there any seals in the zoo? A. Yes, there weren’t B. No, there weren’t C. Yes, there were D. No, there were ( )10. The manager gave the staff (职员) a day A. away B. off C, far D. of

( ) 11. It’s too late, please stop and go home. A. play soccer B. playing soccer C. to play soccer D. plays soccer

( ) 12. ---when ---In 1973.

A. has B. is C. was D. were ( ) 13. He spends his free time A. to see B. to watch C. seeing D. watching ( ) 14. Mozart began to write music A. at age of four B. on the age of four C. at the age of four D. in the age of four ( ) 15. My sister learned a bicycle by herself.

A. to ride B. riding C. for ride

( ) 16. He spent all his money this big house.

A. in B. on C. for

( ) 17. He gets up early and ______ breakfast.

A. have a quick B. has quick a C. has a quick D. have quick

( ) 18. The last train has left, so I ______ stay here until tomorrow.

A. must B. have to C. stop D. live

( ) 19. Listen, a small number of students ______ in the classroom.

A. talk B. talks C. is talking D. are talking ( ) 20. ______ she is ill, ______ she goes to school.

A. Although; / B. Although; but C. But; although D. Because; /

( ) 21. The No. 6 Middle School is not far ______ his home.

A. to B. from C. with D. at

( ) 22. What are we going to do on Sunday?‖

― How about?

A. to go bike riding B. going bike to ride

C. going to bike riding D. going bike riding ( ) 23. I had wanted to go to England for vacation, but at last I decided A. on B. over C. in D. about ( ) 24. The doctors said that there was wrong with Jane’s legs. They could not do__ to help

her.

A. something; something B. something; nothing C. nothing; anything D. everything; something ( ) 25. Please tell us the Science Museum.

A. how can we reach B. how we can get to C. how can we get D. how we can get ( ) 26. I can’t waitA. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought ( in the mountains.

A. hiking B. on hike C. to hike D. not hiking ( ) 28. He often has sports. ________, football, basketball and ping-pong.

A. For an example B. For example C. For the example D. For a example ( ) 29. You should not eat________24 hours.

A. something in B. nothing for C. anything for D. everything at ( ) 30. I think walking is________our health. A. good at B. bad at C. well in D. good for 二、完形填空。（10分，每空1分）

What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students

often__1__very hard for long hours. It is a__2__habit, but it is not a better way to study. An efficient(讲效率的) student must__3__enough sleep, enough food and 3. If children don't have enough sleep, they will not________. A. work well B. be clever and healthy C. eat well

enough rest. Every week you __4__to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's

good__5__your study. When you return(返回) to your studies, you'll find yourself__6__than before and you'll learn more.

Maybe we can__7__that learning English is __8__taking Chinese medicine. We don't mean that it's bitter (苦的). We mean that like Chinese medicine, the efficiency （效率） of your study__9__ slowly but surely. __10__slowly but surely every day and effects（效果） will come just like Chinese medicine.

（ ）1. A. play B. study C. sleep D. think （ ）2. A. best B. better C. good D. bad （ ）3. A. have B. do C. want D. make （ ）4. A. want B. hope C. need D. wish （ ）5. A. in B. for C. to D. at （ ）6. A. weaker B. stronger C. fatter D. thinner （ ）7. A. say B. guess C. talk D. know （ ）8. A. about B. on C. at D. like （ ）9. A. returns B. comes C. gives D. gets （ ）10. A. Sleep B. Know C. Learn D. Play 三、阅读理解。（15分，每题1分）

（A ）

There is an old English saying（英语有句古话） It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever. This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work well and they may not be healthy.

The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.

Exercise also helps the blood（血液） to move around inside（在…里） the body. It is very important. Our blood moves to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 1. If we want to be healthy, we must________. A. eat more B. sleep more C. play more D. go to bed early and get up early

2. Children of young age should have ______ hours' sleep every day.

A. ten B. nine. C. eleven D. twelve

D. A and B

4. The body also needs________.

A. sports B. running C. exercise D. playing 5. Does exercise help us to think better? A. Yes, it does. B. No, it doesn't. C. No, it does. D. Yes, it doesn't.

( )6. If you want to improve your spoken English, you'd better _____

A. get in touch with Lid B. go to the English comer

C. rent a room from Mr. Water D. call John Smith very often

( )7. If you want to buy a bike,you can _________ A. go to Room 508 of Dormitory 3 B. go to the Englisth Department C. call Li 303 -1105 D. call Zhang 803 -4782

( )8. If you want to find an apartment to live in, you may ______

A. call Robert Waiter from 3p. m.-10p. m. B. call Li 303 -1105 after 5 p. m. C. call 803 - 4782

D. go to the English Department ( )9. We can see______

A. Mr. Hoffman found Mr. Smith's briefcase

B. Mr. Smith works in the English Department C. the lost briefcase and the found one are different D. Zhang Ying is a student

( )10. If you want to live near school, you can___ A. call John Smith 803 -4782 B. go to Room 508 of Dormitory 3 C. call Li 303 – 1105

B: No, I didn’t. ________. Look, here are my photos. A: _______?

B: No, there weren’t any sharks, but there were some really clever seals.

A: Wow. ________. What else did you do?

B: Well, I hung out with my friends and I took lots of photos. ( )11. Mike's study group meeting will be on______. A. Sunday morning B. Monday afternoon C. Saturday evening D. Friday afternoon ( )12. From Mike's plan we learn that Mike likes playing ______

A. table tennis B. music C. art D. basketball ( )13. What wili Mary do on Wednesday evening? A. See her friends. B.Play basketball. C. Go to her art class. D. Study for exam.

( )14. Who will Mike have-lunch with on Thursday? A. His mother. B. His aunt. C. Grace. D. His cousin. ( )15. Mary will _______ at 8:30 p. m. on Thursday. A. go to the concert B. be free C. see the doctor D. go shopping 四．补全对话。（5分，每空1分）

从方框中选择适当的句子完成对话，将其标号写在对话后面的横线上。 A: Hi, Tina. ______?

B: It was fantastic, really fantastic. A: _______?

（5分, for your sister after visiting.

六．用单词的正确形式填空。（10分, 每空1分） 1. There are lots of ___________ (activity) in our school. 2. Mike hardly ever exercise, so he is a little_____________ (health).

yesterday .

4. Junk food is not good for our health. We should try ______________ (not eat) it.

5. As for _______________ (do) homework, most students do it every day.

6. What are the _______________ (different) between these two words?

7. You must eat more vegetables and _____________ (little) meat to be in good health.

8. Listen! Our English teacher________ (speak) at the meeting.

9. Where (be) she last week? 10. Lucy is _____________than Li Li. (popular)

1．I help my father ________ the car.

2．I went to the museum and ________ some souvenirs. 3．There ________ an old temple（庙）at the foot of the mountain before.

4．Last week I ________ my aunt’s house .

5．We ________ some really clever kids when we were in their school.

6．I think it ________ very interesting.

7．He ________ in California and worked as an actor. 8．After that, they ________ the bus back home. 9．Who ________ the first prize? Toky did. 10．Tina ________ Dean’s autograph and read it. 八、句型转换。（5分, 每空0.5分） 1. He was first in the competition. He in the competition. (同义

句)

2. We both like sports. (改为同义句) ______ ______ us like sports.

3. He went to bed after his father came back. (改为同义句)

He ________ go to bed _________ his father came back. 4. I spent three days in reading the book. (改为同义句) It ________ me three days _______ _______ the book.. 九、任务型阅读：根据短文内容，完整回答下列问题。

Sam is a strong man. He likes sports and isn’t often ill. One Sunday he went to visit a (place of interest )(名胜古迹)outside the city. On his way home, something was wrong with his motorbike（摩托车） and he had to mend（修理） it himself. Suddenly it began to blow （刮，吹） and the clouds were flying one after another in the sky. Soon it began to rain heavily. He couldn’t find any houses around and had stand under a tree. When the rain stopped, his clothes were wet through. He felt very cold, and he caught a bad cold when he got home. He went to see a doctor at once. The man looked him over carefully and told him to be in hospital. He stayed there for about one week. He felt very terrible. He wanted to go out for a walk, but the doctor didn’t let him do so.

When he got a little better, the nurse told him to walk in the ward(病房).

One day there was nobody in the ward except（除了） him, he went out. It was warm that day. The sun was shining （照耀）and there were a lot of flowers in the hospital. Sam was very happy. Half an hour later he was

tired. He went to a garden, and sat on a chair. There was an old woman not far from him. She was reading a newspaper.

He came up to her and said, ―Could you tell me what the date is today, Granny?‖

―I’m sorry I didn’t know.‖ answered the old woman.

―What day is it today, then?‖ ―I don’t know, either.‖ ―May I read the newspaper?‖

―It’s no use for you.‖ said the old woman,‖ It’s yesterday’s paper!‖

1. How did Same go to the place of interest?

2. Why did Sam have a bad cold?

3. What did Sam hope to do?

4. Why did Sam go out?

5. Why did Sam want to read the newspaper? 十、书面表达（10分，卷面3分）

以“An awful day off”为题，记述你一次不愉快的假日。要求不得少于10句话。

An awful day off

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