人教版八年级下学期竞赛英语考试试卷C卷

人教版八年级下学期竞赛英语考试试卷C卷一、 单项选择。 (共25题；共50分)1. （2分）When _ you _to the radio?Yesterday evening.A . will; listenB . did; listenedC . do; listenD . did; listen2. （2分）Would you like _ Mount Gu tomorrow?If my mother _ , I will go with you.A . to climb; will allowB . climbing; allowsC . to climb; allows3. （2分）Would you like camping with me? Id like to. But Im busy my homework.A . to go; to doB . to go; doingC . going; to doD . going; going4. （2分）Lucy, what were you doing at nine last night? I _ the piano. I usually practice the piano at that time.A . play B . playedC . was playingD . am playing5. （2分）Jackie has _ hair now. A . blonde long curlyB . long curly blondeC . long blonde curlyD . blonde curly long6. （2分）What club Tom want to join?A . doB . doesC . didD . doing7. （2分）What did you have for lunch? .A . Two pieces of breadB . Two hamburgerC . Two bowl of noodles8. （2分）Im thirsty. Id like a glass of orange juice. What about you, Dad? I prefer a cup of coffee _ nothing in it. A . withB . withoutC . forD . to9. （2分）These snacks are _ to your health, so youd better not eat too much.A . harmfulB . harmlessC . usefulD . useless10. （2分）Not all advertisements can tell the .So we cant believe in ads. But we cant escape _ ads.A . true, anything, inB . truly, something, fromC . truth, everything, from11. （2分）We should do everything we can the birds in danger.A . protectB . protectingC . to protectD . protected12. （2分）My brother wants _ orange, not _ orange juice. A . an; /B . an; anC . a; /D . a; a13. （2分）Ms Greens baby will walk in a few weeks A . canB . be able toC . couldD . able to14. （2分）Tom, your room is too dirty. You must _.A . clean up itB . clean up themC . clean them upD . clean it up15. （2分）Mr Zhang, our English teacher, is always the first to our class every day. A . comesB . comeC . to comeD . Coming16. （2分） Why dont you like winter in Beijing? Because it is winter in Guangzhou.A . as cold asB . much colder thanC . not so clod asD . not colder than17. （2分）The stamp show is very interesting. I think its .A . busy visitingB . worth visitingC . ready to visitD . able to visit18. （2分） Is this _ ID card? No, it isnt. Its _ ID card.A . you; myB . my; yourC . his; heD . your; her19. （2分）The girl came into the classroom, _ an English song. A . singB . singingC . sang 20. （2分）Linda speaks English as as Mikel They are both good at English. A . goodB . wellC . betterD . best21. （2分）I_ you for a long time.Oh, I_ in Beijing. Ive just come back.A . havent seen; amB . didnt see; will beC . havent seen; wasD . havent seen; have been22. （2分）（2016黔西南）Do you know ? A . when he will graduate from the collegeB . when will he graduate from the collegeC . when was he graduate from the collegeD . when did he graduate from the college23. （2分）There is playground in our school. And playground is so big. A . a; aB . a; theC . the; aD . the; the24. （2分）I am tired of the busy life and want to go on vacation.A . somewhere relaxingB . somewhere boringC . interesting somewhere25. （2分） I want to have a rest because I am bored with drawing. OK. Lets take a break.A . feel sorry aboutB . become interested inC . get tired of二、 完形填空。 (共2题；共25分)26. （10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both of the vegetables and the tree made the garden look wonderful.One day, the vegetables and the tree couldnt get on well with 1. The vegetables disliked the tree because they thought the tree didnt leave them enough 2by covering them with its thick leaves while the tree thought that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could reach him.The situation became worse and worse. One day the vegetables decided to 3all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to offer the vegetables shade(树荫). Soon they both began to dry up under the hot sun.Neither of them expected that the gardener would stop 4his vegetable field because he thought it was 5to save the vegetables. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how 6they were. There seemed to be no way to solve the problem. Then a small pumpkin decided to do something to change the situation. The small pumpkin did all he could to grow 7there was little water and it was too hot.Finally, the gardener 8the growing pumpkin among the dying vegetables. 9, he started to water the field again because he still wanted to make a(n) 10to win the beautiful pumpkin. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables were saved. Since then, they realized that it was better to help each other than to fight, and they lived in harmony with other plants.（1）A . other plants B . the gardener C . each other D . the pumpkin （2）A . light B . water C . air D . wind （3）A . look up B . use up C . pick up D . put up （4）A . picking B . growing C . planting D . watering （5）A . hopeless B . important C . hopeful D . necessary （6）A . angry B . hungry C . thirsty D . comfortable （7）A . so B . though C . but D . and （8）A . watched B . knew C . harvested D . noticed （9）A . Therefore B . However C . Besides D . Also （10）A . decision B . idea C . effort D . chance 27. （15分）完形填空There are purple clothes, purple handbags, purple bicycles, purple furniture, even purple computers! So purple is one of the most1colors today. But in the past, purple was a very expensive and unusual color. Lets take a look at the rich2of the color purple.Some scientists believe that the first plants to appear on Earth over 500 million years ago3looked purple, not green. Plants today are green because4use green chlorophyll (叶绿素) to produce energy.5these early plants probably used something called retinal, which is a dark purple color.During the time of the roman Empire (37 BC-476 AD), it was very6to make purple dye (染料). The dye came from sea snails (海螺) .But10.000 dead sea snails7you just one gram (克)of purple dye as well as a very bad smell! This8purple dye was called Tyrian purple, and it was the preferred9of emperors.In 16th-century England, purple was10for the kings family members. Queen Elizabeth Is clothes were purple, but ordinary people were not allowed to11the color.In 1856. William Perkin, an 18-year-old12student, noticed something strange while doing an experiment (实验). The chemicals (化学药品) he used to clean his instruments13with the chemicals he used in his experiment and produced a bright purple color. This14Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye. The dye was much15than sea snail dye. Thanks to Perkin, now anyone can afford to wear purple clothes.（1）A . peaceful B . popular C . exciting D . serious （2）A . history B . style C . research D . product （3）A . gradually B . especially C . exactly D . probably （4）A . others B . they C . we D . some （5）A . And B . So C . But D . Until （6）A . dangerous B . common C . difficult D . strange （7）A . got B . passed C . wasted D . cost （8）A . basic B . harmful C . special D . perfect （9）A . color B . smell C . plant D . animal （10）A . even B . never C . seldom D . only （11）A . wear B . sell C . change D . make （12）A . geography B . science C . art D . math （13）A . compared B . mixed C . collected D . kept （14）A . survey B . suggestion C . discovery D . exam （15）A . healthier B . thicker C . cheaper D . darker 三、 补全对话。 (共1题；共6分)28. （6分）根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。M: Hi, Barry. So whats the plan?W: Do you feel like playing tennis tonight?M: Thats a good idea. I havent played tennis in ages.W: Great. Is 7:00 all right?M: Could we make it a little _? I have to work until 6:30.W: Thats no problem. What _ do you want to meet?M: Im sure I can make it to the tennis court by 7:30, but how about having_ first? Its really busy today, and I havent time for lunch.W: OK. I know a fantastic Mexican restaurant.M: I dont really like Mexican_. Could we go to a Chinese restaurant_?W:Yeah. The Taste of Hong Kong is really close to the courts.M: Ive _there before. I like it.W: Then why dont we meet at the restaurant?M: Sure. Ill see you there around 7:30. Ill try not to be late.四、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)29. （10分）阅读理解 Miss Green is our Art teacher. We can learn some DIY skills in her class. She often teaches us how to paint, repair, and even cook. On Thursday, Miss Green gave us a special lessonmaking potato printings. What you need are potatoes, thick paint, a large knife, a small knife and some paper. First, decide what shape(形状)you would like to print(印)with your potato. Simple shapes work best and are easiest to make. Try hearts, moons, suns, and flowers to start with. Once youve had some practice, try more shapes like cars, boats, faces and numbers. And then, cut a potato in half with the large knife. Use the small knife to make an outline(轮廓)of the shape you want to make on one half of the potato. Next, cut away the unwanted potato, about a quarter of one inch deep, around the outline of the shape. And then put the potato printing into the thick paint. At last, press(按)the potato printing onto any paper to make your printings. All of us were very happy to make our own printings. I made heart, flower and face printings and Mary made moon and sun printings. （1）What is not needed in Miss Greens class? A . Scissors.B . Paint.C . Knives.D . Paper.（2）How deep should the potato be cut? A . 1/2 inch deep.B . 1/3 inch deep.C . 1/4 inch deep.D . 1/5 inch deep.（3）How many steps does the DIY have? A . Six.B . Five.C . Four.D . Three.（4）What did Mary make? A . Moon and sun printings.B . Heart and flower printings.C . Flower and face printings.D . Sun and flower printings.（5）What do we know about Miss Greens class? A . Miss Green has the DIY class once a week.B . The writer made two printings in Miss Greens class.C . Miss Greens class was a little difficult for the students.D . All the students enjoyed themselves in Miss Greens class.30. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Now some women are spending a weekend at Mothers Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.At Mothers Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, whats for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I cant find any clean socks.”In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they cant find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.Some women go to Mothers Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they dont cook, they dont clean, they dont look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mothers Camp.（1）From this passage we can see in the United States.A . women want to work outside the homeB . working wives do most of the houseworkC . hushands do as much housework as their wivesD . women do not like to stay at home with their families（2）At Mothers Camp, women cant .A . watch TVB . read newspapersC . swirn in the lakeD . bring their husbands and children（3）Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because .A . they dont like their husbands and childrenB . they have to work full-timeC . they are too busy to relax themselvesD . they want a new life（4） is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.A . HouseworkB . Working outside the homeC . When to take a vacationD . Looking after their children（5）Whats the best title（标题）for this passage?A . Busy Working MothersB . Welcome to Mothers CampC . Mothers Relax Away from HomeD . Mothers in the US31. （10分）阅读理解Hi. I am Maya. I am 13 years old. I am from Africa. My father is a teacher and my mother works in a hospital. Now they are working in Beijing. They both like their work and work very hard. My fathers favorite animal is the panda, but I like dolphins best.I am studying in a middle school. And I like music and drawing best. I want to be a designer. I like to design my room. I like the color pink, so there are a lot of pink things in my room.I have three friends in my room. They are Mike, Dora and Peter. They are my toys. I love them. Every night, they sleep with me. （1）Mayas father likes _ best.A . PandasB . birdsC . pinkD . dolphins（2）What does Mayas mother do? A . A teacher.B . A doctor.C . A farmer.D . A designer.（3）Whats Mayas favorite color? A . Red.B . Yellow.C . Pink.D . White.（4）What does Maya tell us in the third paragraph? A . Mike.B . Dora.C . Peter.D . Her toy friends.（5）Maya likes _. A . musicB . drawingC . music and drawingD . dancing五、 选词填空。 (共1题；共4分)32. （4分）根据句意及所给提示补全单词或用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。（1）Can you _ (听) your teachers words in the class?（2）Our new English teacher is from the USA. He has a big n_and two blue eyes.（3）Are you feeling better _ (此时此刻)?（4）Old people in China usually b_traditional Chinese doctors when they are ill.六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共1分)33. （1分）一个月前你很高兴结识了一位新朋友，通过和她相处你发现了你们之间的异同。你迫不及待地想和你的笔友Dave分享此事。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文通过QQ发给Dave。提示：1）Whats your new friends name?2）In what ways are you similar?3）In what ways are you different?要求：80词左右，可适当发挥，开头已给出，不计入总词数。Hi, Dave! I am happy to say that I made a new friend a month ago._第 24 页 共 24 页参考答案一、 单项选择。 (共25题；共50分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、16-1、17-1、18-1、19-1、20-1、21-1、22-1、23-1、24-1、25-1、二、 完形填空。 (共2题；共25分)26-1、27-1、三、 补全对话。 (共1题；共6分)28-1、四、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)29-1、29-2、29-3、29-4、29-5、30-1、30-2、30-3、30-4、30-5、31-1、31-2、31-3、31-4、31-5、五、 选词填空。 (共1题；共4分)32-1、32-2、32-3、32-4、六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共1分)33-1、