2017学年第一学期八年级英语竞赛试题（2017年12月）(满分150分，时间：120分钟)第一部分：知识运用（共两节；满分50分）第一节：单项填空。

（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Hangzhou is _______ most beautiful city, where you can see ________ famous West Lake.A. a; theB. a; /C. the; aD. /; the2. When she came back home, she found her little son in the corner of the room.A. cryB. criedC. cryingD. to cry3. — Jim, when shall we go to the park this weekend?— I really don’t mind. ______ Saturday ______ Sunday is OK.A. Both; andB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Not; but4. _____ took his first step into _____ in 1961.A. Man; spaceB. The man; spaceC. Man; the spaceD. Men; a space5. The city is _________ it was ten years ago.A. three times as big asB. three times so larger thanC. as three times larger thanD. larger three times than6. Each of the foreigners holds a fork in one hand and a knife in .A. othersB. the othersC. the otherD. another7. Don’t worry. ________. I can do it myself.A. It’s wellB. Help yourselfC. That’s a piece of cakeD. It’s hard8. Li Lei realized ________ important for him to get up early to do some exercise.A. itB. thatC. oneD. this9. There is wrong with this computer. It works well.A. somethingB. everythingC. anythingD. nothing10. Tom is table. He is having lunch by himself.A. fromB. onC. atD. for11. I hope Tim can come to my birthday party. Then we ________ a much happier time.A. haveB. hadC. will haveD. have had12. The _______ shoes were very dirty, so I asked them to take them off before theywent into ______ house.A. boys’; John’sB. boys’; Johns’C. boy’s; Johns’D. boy’s; John’s13. What a surprise! It’s ______ time that I’ve met the beautiful girl this week.A. threeB. thirdC. the threeD. the third14. — Driving a car is so difficult for me!— Come on. The more you practice, the it will be.A. easyB. easierC. easilyD. more easily15. — A number of volunteers _________ willing to teach in China’s rural areas.— Yes, the number is getting _________.A is; bigger and bigger B. are; bigger and biggerC is; more and moreD are; more and more16. Every year a lot of tourists travel to the Dongqian Lake, because it’s _______ place.A. so a beautifulB. so beautifulC. so beautiful aD. a such beautiful17. When you are in trouble, remember to . Two heads are better than one.A. make a decisionB. make a choiceC. ask for helpD. give advice18. — _______ do you call your parents?— Very often, and each time, five minutes.A. WhenB. How longC. How manyD. How often19. — Is Mr Li at home?— No, he be in. He went to New York yesterday.A. mustn’tB. may notC. needn’tD. can’t20. Let’s go to the library after school, ?A. shall weB. shan’t weC. will youD. won’t you21. — The box is too heavy to carry. What’s in it?— Oh, it is books.A. filled withB. covered withC. used forD. asked for22. －Peter, the light in your room the whole night. What were you doing?－Oh, I was busy writing a report.A. turns onB. turned onC. is onD. was on23. — It’s too hot. What about having a glass of cold drink?—.A. Good ideaB. Me, tooC. That’s rightD. No problem24. — Would you like to go to the movie with me?— I’d love to, I’m afraid I have no time.A. soB. butC. andD. because25. — The camera doesn’t work. You’d better ask Mr Wang for help.— I , but he said he couldn’t fix it.A. wasB. askedC. willD. did26. — Julia, will you please go and move that desk?— ______A. How is it?B. How much?C. What for?D. What is it?27. ______ it is to jump into a river in summer!A. How funB. How funnyC. What great funD. What a great fun28. His friend Mary was kind ________ him. It was very kind _________ her to helphim to read and write.A. to, forB. for, toC. with, ofD. to, of29. — It’s so cold today!— Yes. And the radio says there _______ this afternoon.A. is snowyB. is going to snowC. is going to have snowD. is going to be snow30. — Can I help you? — ___________.A. Yes, help meB. No, don’t help meC. Yes, I want to buy a dressD. That’s all right第二节：完形填空。

（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面2篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AIn the US, when your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far to walk, you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of 31 sharing a car to school in the morning. There are 32 four or five kids in their cars. Parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.Teamwork (协作) is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make 33 late for class. If you sit in the car and wait for a classmate for a long time, you’ll probably get a little 34 . Also, your carpool friends might feel the same way when you keep them waiting.You learn a great 35 in responsibility（责任）in the carpool before school ever starts.31. A. teachers B. drivers C. students D. people32. A. usually B. hardly C. already D. also33. A. another B. the other C. the others D. others34. A. worried B. angry C. tired D. happy35. A. use B. job C. work D. lessonBOne day, a poor boy was selling goods door to door to pay for school. He was 36 so he decided to beg (乞讨) for a meal at the next house. However, he 37 his mind when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he 38 for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she 39 him a large glass of 40 . He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”“You don’t owe me anything,” she 41 . “Mother has taught me 42 to accept pay for a kindness.” The boy was greatly 43 and left. Years later the young woman became badly ill and had to be sent to a 44 in a big city, where Dr. Howard Kelly was 45 . He recognized (认出) her at once and made up hismind to do his best to 46 her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her illness.After a long time, the woman got 47 . When the bill (账单) was sent to her room, she was 48 to open it 49 it might take the rest of her life to pay it off. After a long time she saw some 50 on the side of the bill.Paid in full with a glass of milk.Dr. Howard KellyTears of joy ran down her face.36. A. hungry B. thirsty C. tired D. bored37. A. lost B. closed C. drew D. changed38. A. looked B. asked C. worked D. paid39. A. lent B. sold C. brought D. fed40. A. tea B. milk C. coffee D. water41. A. answered B. added C. questioned D. ordered42. A. often B. always C. never D. seldom43. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. moved44. A. school B. church C. market D. hospital45. A. studying B. working C. living D. staying46. A. save B. give C. find D. spend47. A. fat B. happy C. well D. pretty48. A. eager B. afraid C. lucky D. glad49. A. because B. while C. although D. since50. A. letters B. numbers C. words D. picturesMany young people smoke because they think it is cool. Cool people sometimes 1 a lot in movies，but they don't smoke in real life. Some stars like Jackie Chan don't think it is cool at a11. And 2 stars likeYao Ming don’t smoke cigarettes, 3 they are still very cool．Sometimes people start smoking because their friends ask them to do so, or they see 4people doing it. But if some people jumped off a bridge, would you follow them ? Of course not．Some people think that smoking can stop stress(压力)．But there are 5 ways to stop stress. 6 is a way. Exercise relaxes your muscles(肌肉). Next time if you feel stress from school，go for a run! Exercise is 7 a good way to help you stop smoking if you have already started.Also you will save money 8 not smoking．You can spend it on much more fun things like music, clothes or nice food. If you want to 9 smoking, tell your friends so. They can help you. If they are good friends, they will help. Millions of people have already given up smoking--it is not 10 if you try hard. ( )1．A．smoke B．smokes C．smoked ( )2．A．movie B．singing C．sports ( )3．A．and B．but C．or ( )4．A．other B．others C．the other( )5．A．few B．less C．better ( )6．A．Smoking B．Exercise C．Running( )7．A．too B．also C．already ( )8．A．by B．on C．with( )9．A．give away B．give out C．give up ( )10．A．difficult B．important C．easy第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。