2006年(下)八年级英语竞赛试题班级姓名Ⅰ.选择题(15分)( )1. He always gets __________ A in this test?A. aB. anC. theD./( )2. I have a good habit, I sleep for eight hours __________ every night.A. inB. onC. /D. at( )3.__________ Bill go to a different school last year?A. DoesB. DidC. WasD. Is( )4.________ wants to look at your photo, show it to _________.A. He, hisB. She, herC. They, themD. We, us( )5.You should keep your windows __________ when you leave the room.A. closeB. closingC. closedD. to close( )6.It _________ us to eat too much junk food.A. is bad forB. is good forC. is good atD. is weak in( )7.She is _______ quieter than most of the girls in our class.A. moreB. veryC. muchD. little( )8. Thank you for _________ me to your home.A. inviteB. invitedC. to inviteD. inviting( )9. Hello, everyone. Today I have ________ to tell you.A. important somethingB. something importantC. important anythingD. anything important( )10. –How does Mary go to school? －_________.A. By a busB. on feetC. By bikeD. In car( )11. – Is this book_______? Yes, I’m __________ in it.A. interested, interestingB. interesting, interestingC. interested, interestedD. interesting, interested( )12. －______________ does it take you to get to your school from your home?－About 20 minutes by busA. How aboutB. What timeC. How longD. How far( )13. He was ___________ tired _________ go on reading.A. too, thatB. such, thatC. so, thatD. too, to( )14.In my town only______ people can speak _________English.A. a little, littleB. few, fewC. a few, a littleD. little, few( )15. __________ he is rich, _________ he is unhappy.A. Although, butB. Though, butC. Although, /D. but, /Ⅱ.完形填空(10分)Many people like to 1 TV. It’s one of 2 important activities of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to 3 homes, some people say the world smaller than before because 4 TV.What’s going on (发生) in other countries? How do people live in far away place? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What 5 the life in the deepest part of the sea?If you want 6 these and other kinds 7 questions, just turn 8 the TV and watch it. Of course people can 9 learn through(通过) reading or listening to the radio. But TV can help them learn 10 and more easily, why? Because they can hear and watch too. TV can give us new ideas. It’s a wonderful(美妙) thing. Do you like it?( ) 1. A. see B. watch C. look at D. look( ) 2. A. more B. better C. the most D. most( ) 3. A. people’s B. peoples’ C. person’s D. persons( ) 4. A. as B. at C. in D. of( ) 5. A. is B. are C. about D. be( ) 6. A. know B. knowing C. knows D. to know( ) 7. A. of B. on C. about D. in( ) 8. A. around B. back C. on D. off( ) 9. A. too B. also C. either D. neither( ) 10. A. best B. most C. the better D. betterⅢ. 阅读理解(30分)AIt was Mary’s birthday. She received a letter from her uncle. “Dear Mary, ”he wrote in the letter, “Happy birthday. I’m sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you’ll like them. Uncle Toby.”Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,” she thought.When the chickens arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.The box fell on the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.A few days later her uncle came. He asked, “Did the chickens arrive safely?”“Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them.” Mary said.“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so,” Mary answered. “But I only caught eleven of them.”“That’s very interesting. I only sent you six.” Her uncle said with a smile.( ) 1. Mary received a letter from her _________.A. auntB. uncleC. grandfatherD. friend( )2.When she received her present, Mary was__________.A. happyB. sadC. worriedD. unhappy( )3.Why did Mary drop the box? Because __________.A. she didn’t like the presentB. the box was to heavyC. she wanted to break the boxD. she couldn’t wait to look at her present( )4.It look her _________ to find the chickens.A. an hourB. two hoursC. three hoursD. the whole morning ( )5.Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?A. Yes, she did.B. Yes, she didn’t.C. No, she did.D. No, she didn’tBAmerican people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.You should say “Thank you”when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.( ) 1. You should say “Thank you” when ______________.A. you say something kind to othersB. you help othersC. someone help youD. you need others to help you( )2.From the passage we know “Thank you” is _________.A. widely used in the worldB. used more often than “Excuse me”C. used only by AmericanD. used only between friends( ) 3.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to __________.A. coughB. make some noiseC. go firstD. all of the above( ) 4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_________”A. Thank youB. That’s very kind of youC. Excuse meD. I’m sorry( ) 5.This passage mainly tells us the way _________.A. to be happyB. to be politeC. to help othersD. to learn from AmericansC( )1. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be _________.A. TV playB. SportsC. Around the worldD. Talk show( )2. The programme of ________ will let you know much about western countries.A. SistersB. Around ChinaC. Around the worldD. On TV next week ( ) 3.If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ________.A. Around ChinB. Animal worldC. TV playD. Foreign arts( ) 4. English classroom is a programme that________.A. lets you know something about classroomB. tells you something about studentsC. lets you know something about school lifeD. teaches you English( ) 5. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ________ on TV next week.A. newsB. programmesC. peopleD. placesⅣ. 单词拼写(10分)1. I spend 25 _____________ (分钟) watching TV.2. Wuniu is a small __________(城镇).3. Rose and me are __________(都是) girls.4. Ben is _________(安静) then most of the students in this class.5. I wish to _______(旅行) all over the world one day.6.They are twins, but they have different _________(生活方式).7. Kay, a famous film star just finishes ____________(制作) a new movie.8. Julia _______(计划) to go to the movie with her friends this weekend.9. Chinese people are very ________(友好) to tourists.10. My father enjoys watching football ____________(比赛).Ⅴ. 任务型阅读(5分)阅读下面有关材料，填写相应的一张表格。