人教版2019-2020学年八年级竞赛英语试卷A卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级竞赛英语试卷A卷一、 单项选择。 (共20题；共40分)1. （2分）I my shoes in every room, but I couldnt find them. A . looked atB . looked forC . looked upD . looked like2. （2分） Theres _ with my eyes.Dont worry. Let me help me.A . wrong somethingB . something wrongC . nothing wrongD . wrong something3. （2分）一 May I have a packet of sweets? _.A . No, it is not yoursB . OK, here you areC . Thats a good idea4. （2分） My computer has gone wrong. It needs _ soon. Why not have David _ it? Nobody can if he cant.A . to fix; fixB . to fixed; fixingC . fixing; fixD . fixing; fixed5. （2分）Did you do in the park last Sunday? A . interesting somethingB . something interestingC . anything interestingD . interesting anything6. （2分） What do you think of the lecture of Li Yangs Crazy English? I think its_，but someone thinks its much too_A . wonderful enough；boredB . enough wonderful；boringC . wonderful enough；boringD . enough wonderful；bored7. （2分）Judy, could you tell me _ the schoolbag? Oh, yes. I bought it in a store on the Internet.A . where you boughtB . where will you buyC . where did you buyD . where you will buy8. （2分）I cant hear the teacher _ with so much noise outside. A . clearlyB . slowlyC . warmlyD . bravely9. （2分）If something is _, it is on fire.A . growingB . burningC . falling10. （2分）Whats on TV tonight?There _ a good progamme called Chinese Idol on Dragon TV.A . is going to haveB . are going to beC . is going to beD . are going to have11. （2分） _ Dasan is from Canada, he can speak Chinese very well. I know he studies Chinese hard.A . AlthoughB . AndC . SoD . But12. （2分）Granny looked for her book, but she couldnt find it _. A . somewhereB . everywhereC . anywhereD . nowhere13. （2分）（2015.江苏徐州）Boys and girls, youve done well in English these days. _!A . WelcomeB . Congratulations C . CertainlyD . Exactly14. （2分）The environment in Nanjing will be _ than it was before if we all keep working for it. A . much betterB . more seriousC . quite badD . even worse15. （2分）Li Ming found a mobile phone on the floor when he came into the classroom. A . lieB . liesC . layD . lying16. （2分）（2015.湖北宜昌）Have you watched the TV report about MERS? Yes, its _ new dangerous disease（疾病）.A . the otherB . anotherC . othersD . other17. （2分）_ his work was still as it had been?A . It was why thatB . Why is thatC . It is why thatD . Why was it that18. （2分）What did you do yesterday evening ,Gina?I TV at home.A . watchB . watchedC . am watchingD . will watch19. （2分）_ have you been playing ping-pong? For five years.A . How oftenB . how farC . How longD . When20. （2分） Have you found your phone _? Yes, its under the bed.A . yetB . stillC . also二、 完形填空。 (共2题；共20分)21. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Second ChanceI grew up as a foster（收养的） child from the day I was born. I never really had a biological（有血亲关系的） mother. I never experienced the1a mother gives her child. Five years ago, I came to my second foster home. It was a2 family, but still something pained me deeply. I wasnt her birth child. So I dont allow myself to get close to3 . I felt out of place.In one night,4, things changed. I was doing homework while waiting for the family to return home. Feeling so bored, I spent the night alone finding things to keep me5. As I was reading a book, I heard the closing of the back door and my foster mom6me. I walked into the kitchen where she was holding a childrens book. I want you to read this book. Its really wonderful! She said7 . She handed me the book, I had a quick look at it: The Kissing Hand. I wanted to question her when she8me. Trust me. Youll love it.It was (a)9of a raccoon（浣熊）mom who places a kiss in the palm（手掌）of her childs hand. She wants to let him know if he is 10, he just needs to put his Kissing Hand to his face. That11 he can always remember his mom loves him.Later that night, I was sitting on the sofa when12 mom did something really unexpected. She gently took my hand and put a warm loving13 in the center of my palm. Then she quietly closed my hand, held it between hers and spoke words that I had14to hear for so long. Whenever you get afraid or sad, dont forget your mom loves you.As the tears began to form in my eyes, I began to understand. I truly do have a15 . No, she wasnt biological, but she was mine just the same. （1）A . time B . future C . chance D . love （2）A . small B . warm C . big D . rich （3）A . me B . her C . him D . it （4）A . quickly B . however C . finally D . naturally （5）A . busy B . quiet C . pleased D . comfortable （6）A . called B . forgot C . found D . invited （7）A . loudly B . angrily C . slowly D . excitedly （8）A . laughed at B . shouted at C . smiled at D . pointed at （9）A . story B . message C . information D . news （10）A . bored B . tired C . afraid D . broken （11）A . time B . place C . part D . way （12）A . successfully B . immediately C . suddenly D . especially （13）A . book B . hand C . heart D . kiss （14）A . planned B . needed C . wished D . decided （15）A . mother B . family C . palm D . child 22. （5分） A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor 1the story to her. The lady was 2. She wrote back to the editor:“Dear Sir.Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. 3I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a4to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were 5pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”The editor wrote back:“Dear Madam,At breakfast then I have an egg. I dont have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.（1）A . gave B . came back C . handed D . returned （2）A . angry B . happy C . satisfied D . glad （3）A . After B . until C . Before D . Since （4）A . lesson B . test C . question D . thing （5）A . already B . still C . even D . yet 三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共36分)23. （10分）阅读理解BMy name is Alice. I have four aunts. They are all great women. Now, lets learn about them.This is Emily Smith. She is my fathers sister. She is twenty-eight years old. She works at a big computer company.This is Rachel Smith. She is my fathers sister, too. She is thirty years old. She is a doctor. She takes care of （照顾）patients in a hospital. This is her office. There is a little girl in front her.This is Julia King. She is my mothers sister. She is forty-five years old. She is a scientist（科学家）. She works in a lab. Its not big but its really nice.This is Alison King. She is my mothers sister too. She is thirty-two years old. She is a policewoman. Her job is at a police station.（1）How old is Emily Smith? A . 28B . 30C . 32D . 45（2）The word patients means _ in Chinese（patient的中文意思是什么？） A . 客人B . 客户C . 病人D . 家人（3）Who works in a lab? A . Emily SmithB . Julia KingC . Alison KingD . Rachel Smith（4）What is Alison Kings job? A . A doctorB . A policewomanC . A scientistD . A manager（5）Which of the following is TRUE? （下面哪一项是对的） A . Emily Smiths family name is King.B . Alison works in a hospital.C . Julia is Alices mothers sister.D . Rachel is Alices mothers sister.24. （10分）根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。In films, spies(间谍) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous. But a real spys life is not that exciting. They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people.Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the British army.In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a school teacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told them that he was a school teacher and wanted to find a new job. As a young spy, Hale didnt have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the river bank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the river bank and found the papers in his boots.Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: I only regret(后悔) I have but one life to lose for my country. He died at the age of 21.（1）Why did Nathan Hale become a spy? A . For fun.B . For money.C . For himself.D . For his country.（2）What does the underlined word adventurous in Paragraph 1 mean? A . 爱撒谎的B . 爱冒险的C . 爱冲动的D . 爱幻想的（3）According to the article, which of the following is TRUE? A . Nathan Hale was a spy for the British army.B . Nathan Hale joined the army at the age of 19 years old.C . Nathan Hale worked as a teacher for 2 years.D . Nathan Hale had rich experience as a spy.（4）What was the correct order in which these events happened?Hale joined the American army.Hale got information for the American army.British soldiers caught Hale.Hale became a school teacher.Hale told his secret to somebody else.A . B . C . D . （5）What do Nathan Hales final words mean? A . He regretted that he had to die for his country.B . He felt scared to die at such a young age.C . He wished to continue working for his country.D . Its unfair that his country didnt bring him a reward.25. （10分）阅读理解DIY which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK An Englishmans home is his castle. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful castles. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economy becoming worse at present, many people cannot afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better with less money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture. People need to get together pieces of furniture with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they cant understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are very simple but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best ideas, many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people dont care about this warming and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY. All in all, it is a very good and suitable thing for many people.（1）What are DIY things? A . Things that are done by yourself.B . Things that are sold in the supermarketC . Things that are shown on TV.D . Things that are sold in the store.（2）Why do people in UK like DIY? A . DIY can bring them fun.B . DIY can help them save money.C . DIY can be difficult.D . Both A and（3）According to paragraph 3, which of the following is True? A . People can often understand the instructions easily to build a piece of furniture.B . All DIY projects with the best ideas can get finished.C . Less than 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK in just one year.D . 41,000 people fell off ladders while doing DIY in UK in just one year.（4）The passage does NOT mention of DIY. A . the advantagesB . the disadvantagesC . the inventorD . the meaning（5）You may read the passage in the part of in a magazine. A . LifeB . Ad.C . History.D . Geography.26. （6分） Every object has weight. But the center of its weight is not always in the middle of the object. If the top of an object is heavier than its bottom, it will fall over easily. We say that its center of gravity is high. But if the bottom is heavier, it wont fall easily. Then we say that its center of gravity is low.Look at the first picture. This empty box must fall over, because its center of gravity (C) is not above the line of its bottom (AB).Now look at the second picture. There is some heavy iron in the bottom of this box. It will not fall, because its center of gravity is above its bottom.（1）If the bottom of an object is _ its top, it will fall over easily.A . lighter thanB . heavier thanC . no heavier thanD . as heavy as（2）Please point out which box will not fall.A . B . C . D . （3）The main idea of the passage is _.A . why things fall overB . a low center of gravityC . a high center of gravityD . that everything has weight四、 选词填空 (共3题；共15分)27. （5分）(B) 综合填空根据短文大意选择方框内的单词,并用其正确的形式填入空白处,使补全后的短文意思通顺，语法正确,结构完整。walk, from, class, early, lateDavid is an English school boy. His school is not far_ his home. He usually takes a bus to school. But hes often_for school.Its a fine day today. David gets up_. He has breakfast, and then he_ to the bus station. He takes a bus at seven oclock. His_begin at half past seven. But today he is also late. Do you know why? Because he takes a wrong bus!28. （5分）用下列单词的真确形式完成句子。around, refuse，miss, magazine, cool（1）We could ask her to help,but she _.（2）You look really _with these sunglasses.（3）He enjoys reading books and_when he is free.（4）Rita opened the door and found Dick walking _outside.（5）I began to _my family soon after I arrived in London.29. （5分）smell, listen, sleep, cover, picnic_As a _, youd better not say a word._We will go on a _ in the mountain. Lets meet at the school gate._Much of the land is _ by forest._On Friday afternoons, many students are _ after a long week of classe5._The _ of the orange flowers is nice.第 18 页 共 18 页参考答案一、 单项选择。 (共20题；共40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、二、 完形填空。 (共2题；共20分)21-1、22-1、三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共36分)23-1、23-2、23-3、23-4、23-5、24-1、24-2、24-3、24-4、24-5、25-1、25-2、25-3、25-4、25-5、26-1、26-2、26-3、四、 选词填空 (共3题；共15分)27-1、28-1、28-2、28-3、28-4、28-5、29-1、