监利县廖池中学2009－20XX年度（下）八年级英语竞赛试卷满分100分。

时间100分钟。

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I、单项填空（15分）1. There _____ a football match on TV this afternoon.A. is going to haveB. will beC. is going to playD. will play2. Travelling by train is ____ cheaper and _____ enjoyable than by air.A. very, very muchB. quite, much tooC. more, much moreD. much, far more3. He explained ____ how to get there.A. to meB. for meC. meD. with me4. It’s great fun ____ a pet dog at home.A. to keepB. to takeC. keepD. find5. How long ____ you both ___ love?A. are, withB. do, fall inC. are, inD. are , fall in6. It _____ that his father knew about it.A. seemsB. seems toC. seemedD. seemed to7. You forgot ____ the door. Oh, _____ , I’ll go and close it.A. closing, so did IB. to close, so I didC. closing, nor did ID.to close, neither did I8. He ____ by bike to school, but now he walks.A. used to goingB. is used to goingC. used to goD. is used to go9. Look at this photo. Can you ___ her name?A. think overB. think ofC. think aboutD. thinking of10.All the students were sweeping the floor ___ they head a man ___ “help”.A. when, shoutingB. white , to shoutC. when, to shoutD. while, shouts11. Jimmy is leaving for a holiday. Really? Where ___ he ____?A. has, goneB. will, goC. did, goD. does, go12.Would you mind my opening the window? ____.A. Yes, I wouldB. Sorry, I wouldn’tC. No, not at allD. No, please don’t13.Why don’t you get him some junk food? ______.A. That’s not healthy enoughB. That’s too healthyC. That’s delicious foodD. That’s enough healthy14.What can you catch but can’t throw.A. a girlB. a boyC. a dogD. a cold15.Fill in the following blanks with only one word.____ is greater than God.A. EverythingB. NothingC. SomethingD. AnythingII.完形填空（10分）Henry was not good at maths. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, he still could not _16_ it.“Never mind, I’ll sit next to the boy who’s the best at _17_” Henry thought, “and 18 his answers”.The day of the exam came, and Henry sat next to Allan, who was 19 at the top of the class in maths. Henry carefully copied Allan’s answers onto his own exam paper. At he end of the exam, the teacher said, “Well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a red star to the students who got the highest grades. It’s 20 for me to decide who to give the star to, however, 21 two students, Henry andAllan, got the 22 grade” After a moment she went on: “But I’ve decided to give the star to 23 this time”.Henry was 24 when he heard this. He stood up and said: “But I got the same grade as Allan, madam”“That’s true” the teacher said, “However, Allan’s answer to question 6 was ‘I don’t know’but 25 was ‘Nor do I’.16. A. retell B. answer C. remember D.understand17. A. English B. maths C. science D. Chinese18. A. check B. copy C. keep D. choose19. A. never B. almost C. always D. sometimes20. A. hard B. easy C. unusual D. important21. A. if B. though C. until D. because22. A. low B. high C. same D. different23. A. Allan B. Henry C. nobody D. anybody24. A. afraid B. angry C. pleasedD. worried25. A. his B. mine C. yours D. others’Ⅲ.阅读理解。

（30分）AIs it difficult for you to get up in the morning ? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next , a tape reconder in the ved plays soft music. The tape reconder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a reconding of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet voice: “Wake up, drling, please.” A few minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a reconding of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical“foot’ in the will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and awake!Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed------the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest. Mabe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuke rich, he won’t need to go to work, and he won’t need to get up early!26. The bed is useful to the people _____.A. who can’t sleep wellB. who can’t get up earlyC. who go to bed earlyD. who go to bed late27. The bed is not connected to ______.A. an alarm clockB. a tape recorderC. a TVD. a mechanical foot28. What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he dosen’t get up?A. He will slide onte the foor.B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.C. A mechanical foot will kick him in the head.D. The bed will tise higher and higher.29.Which is true of the following sentences?A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.D. Hiroyuki neednt get up early now.30. The word “whisper” in the second pargraph means “_______”A. speak loudlyB. speak sadlyC. speak angrilyD. speak quietlyBEnglish is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Irelandand Canada. However, English is also spoken all over the world. It is the main language in over 60 countries, including India,Singapore and many other countries. In these places English is often a second language.English is also an international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English , listening to British or American music or watching American films.English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English because they are much the same. People in Japan and Korea, for examle, may use the Americn spelling but may not sound like Americans.English will probably be the most widely used language in the world by the end of 21st century. This language no longer belongs to (属于)British, American or Australian. It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as middle school students. You should think about how you can use this language well because as you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.31. What is so SPECICAL about English?A. It is one of the subjects in schoolsB. It is used both as first and second languages.C. It is spoken all over the world.D. It is spoken mostly in business.32. Which of the following best describes the use of English?A. in many occasions(场合)B. Only in foreign countriesC. When reading English books.D. When enjoying English songs.33. For many years, English _______.A. hasn’t changed at allB. is keeping changingC. has changed into British English and American EnglishD. is used only by people from Britain and America34. How will English be used in the future?A.It will be used as the only language in the world.B. It will be used by everyone in the world.C. It will no longer be used by people.D. It will be used even more widely.35. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?A. The First Language of the Whole World.B. The Language of the Times.C. The Best Language in the WorldD. English Around the World.CDick was a clever boy, but his parents wete poor, so he had to work in his spare time and during the holiday too, to pay his education. But it was so expensive to study that during the holidays, he had to get two jobs at the same time so that he could have enough money for his studies.One summer he got a job in a buteher’s shop during the daytime and another job in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely. He did well in his job, so the butcher often let him do all the work. In the hospital, on the other hand, he did only the simplest jobs, like helping people and carryingthem from one part of the hospital to another.One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from Array her bed to the operating room. The woman often bought meat at the shopwhere Dick worked. She was feeling frightened at the thought of theoperation before Dick came to get her. But when she saw Dick, she cried, “No! No! Not the butcher! I won’t be operated by the butcher!” And she fainted(昏倒)away.36. Dick worked during the holidays and in his spare fime because _____.A. his parents were poor andhe had to make a livingB. he was a clever boy and heenjoyed working.C. he had to ger money to payfor his education.D. his mother was ill and hehad to make a living.37. It was very expensive to study so that _______.A. he couldn’t have enoughmoney for his studiesB. he had to get two jobs at thesame time during his holiday to make more moneyC. he had to work in his sparetime in order to have enough money for his study.D. he had to work to make aliving38. One summer he worked in a butcher’s shop and _____.A. he did well in his job, sothe butcher was satisfied with himB. the butcher asked him to doall kinds of thigns.C. he was taught how to cutmeat up quicklyD. he got more money therethan in a hospital39. Once at the hospital, _______.A. Dick was asked by awoman to buy some meat for herB. Dick was asked to help tocarry a woman to the operating roomC. a woman was carried byDick from her bed to the operating roomD. he did an operation on awoman40. The woman got more frightened when she saw Dick, because _____.A. she was afraid of beingoperatedB. she often bought meat atthe shop where Dick workedC. she thought the butcher would operate on herD. she didn’t want to be operated that day第二卷Ⅳ. 改错（10分）判断下列句子是否有错，如有（只有一处）请指出并改正。