八年级下学期学科竞赛英语试卷一、单项选择。
1. The underlined part in the word “perfect” is pronounced as ______.A . /i:/B . /i/C . /e/D . /ei/2. — Hi, Jim. You are so early!—Oh, I _____________ up early. It’s so good.A . used to getB . used to gettingC . am used to getD . am used to getting3. — Could you please sweep the floor?— ___________. I am busy looking after my sister.A . Yes, sureB . Sorry, I couldn’tC . No problemD . Sorry, I’m afraid not4. __________ my opinion, your answer is wrong.A . InB . ToC . ForD . With5. —It’s too noisy here. I can’t stand it.— Me, too. We have to ____________ new ways to solve the problem.A . come up withB . keep up withC . catch up withD . help out with6. ________ English well, one must have a lot of practice.A . SpeakB . SpeakingC . To speakD . Speaks7. The peaceful music in the CD made the students relaxed.A . feelB . feelsC . feltD . to feel8. The price of the house is so high. I hope it can _________ in the future.A . dropB . developC . provideD . fall9. — Which is the smallest number of the four?— .A . A quarterB . A halfC . Two-thirdsD . Three-fourths10. — I was told to be here before seven.—Oh, you . I’m sorry for not telling you that we have changed the plan.A . mustn’tB . can’tC . won’tD . needn’t11. Hurry up! The match for ten minutes.A . has begunB . had begunC . has been onD . began12. The boy is busy ________ tomorrow’s lesson.A . worked onB . preparing forC . to work forD . getting preparing to13. Which of the following signs can be seen on the door of a shopping center?A .B .C .D .14. We should do we can those endangered animals.A . that; to saveB . which; saveC . that; saveD . what; to save15. —You’ve never been to the village, have you?— . It is the mo st beautiful village I’ve ever seen.A . No, neverB . No, I haveC . No, only onceD . Yes, only once16. My _______ brother will go to America for ________ study next year.A . older; fartherB . older; furtherC . elder; furtherD . elder; farther17. — Why are you worried?—I’m expecting a call from my daughter. She __________ New York forthree days.A . has gone toB . has been toC . has been inD . has come in18. — How long has Mr. Green lived __________ Lanzhou?—He’s lived here __________ 1998.A . in; forB . in; sinceC . at; byD . at; of19. — Could you tell me _________?— Yes. He _________ to the USA.A . where is he; has beenB . where he is; has goneC . where was he; has beenD . where he was; has gone20. —I’m really sorry that I broke your glass.— _______________.A . You’re welcomeB . That’s rightC . Take careD . It’s not a big deal二、完形填空。
21. 通读全文，根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案填空。
Life is full of chances and challenges. For students, if we don’t study hard, 1, we will fall 2other students. At first, I didn’t know 3the word “ exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a 4of competition. In competitio ns, there were always 5and losers. As I grew up, I got to know competitions well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people could 6.Each time I saw children 7games, and heard their laughter, I 8I were that age again. However, I remembered my p arents’ words—You must work very hard 9have a good future. So I 10up my pen and began to study hard again.I was still not 11what competitions really meant. One day, I was 12anEnglish-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. I suddenly knew what the competition was. It was not as cruel 13my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competitions were important and necessary.I learned a lot 14what I experienced. Now I understand 15about the world. Competitions are important for us all.（1）A . because ofB . sooner or laterC . at the same timeD . as soon as（2）A . behindB . offC . overD . after（3）A . howB . whenC . whatD . where（4）A . fewB . memberC . kindD . number（5）A . winnersB . studentsC . soldiersD . athletes（6）A . appreciateB . improveC . combineD . important（7）A . to playB . playingC . playedD . plays（8）A . donatedB . hopeC . rememberD . wished（9）A . so thatB . in order toC . forD . as for（10）A . pickedB . droppedC . threwD . took（11）A . agreeB . sureC . knowD . believe（12）A . joiningB . enteredC . comeD . taking part in（13）A . asB . thanC . betweenD . though（14）A . aboveB . underC . amongD . from（15）A . lessB . moreC . specialD . good三、阅读理解。
22. 根据材料内容，选择正确答案。
（1）Tokyo One is the name of a _________.A . hotelB . restaurantC . food supermarketD . museum（2）Tokyo One is in ________.A . Tokyo.B . SydneyC . HoustonD . London（3）We can go to Tokyo One for lunch at ________.A . 10:30am on MondayB . 3:00pm on FridayC . 11:00am on SaturdayD . 2:30pm on Sunday（4）We can have dinner in Tokyo One at 9:40pm ________.A . on SaturdayB . on TuesdayC . on WednesdayD . on Thursday（5）Tokyo One offers us the following information except _______.A . locationB . telephone numberC . websiteD . food price23. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。