牛津英语初二竞赛试题

牛津英语初二竞赛试题

学校 班级 姓名 学号 考号 ‎ ‎…………………………………………密………………封………………线………………………………‎ ‎2012～2013学年度第一学期竞赛试卷 八年级英语试卷 ‎（试卷分值：100分 考试时间：70分钟）‎ 一、 单项选择（20分）‎ ‎( )1. Lucy didn’t make mistakes in the math exam. She is _____ in my class.‎ ‎ A. the most careful B. the most careless C. more careful D. much careful ‎ ‎( )2.He was so ___when he heard the _______ news that he got the first prize in the contest.‎ ‎ A. exciting, exciting B. exciting, excited ‎ C. excited, excited D. excited, exciting ‎ ‎( ) 3. ---Shall we go to see a film tonight?---______. ‎ ‎ A. Thank you B. That’s a good idea ‎ C. It’s very kind of you D. I have no time ‎ ‎ ( )4.All of us want to do more work with ________ time and ________ workers.‎ ‎ A. fewer, less B. less, fewer ‎ C. more, much D. less, more ‎ ‎ ( )5.Lucy’s sports shoes are _________ yours.‎ ‎ A. like B. alike C. the same D. different ‎ ‎ ( )6.I run faster than _______.‎ A. she does B. her does C. hers D. she is ‎ ‎ ( )7.Her mother looked _______ at that moment when she heard the good news.‎ A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. sadly ‎( )7.Jack with his classmates _______play football if it _________tomorrow.‎ A. are going to , doesn’t rain B. is going to , isn’t; rain C. is going to, doesn’t rain D. are going to , won’t rain ‎( )8.Nacny spent half an hour _________ the piano every day.‎ A. to practice playing B. practising playing ‎ C. practising to paly D. to practise to play ‎( ) 9. The second-hand car is much _______ than that new one.‎ ‎ A. cheap B. cheaper C. dear D. dearest ‎( ) 10. When winter comes, the days get ________.‎ ‎ A. short and short B. shorter and shorter C. long and long D. longer and longer ‎ ( ) 11 –Help ________ to some juice, boys and girls. –Thanks.‎ ‎ A. himself B. yourselves C. yourself D. themselves ‎( ) 12. The boy is _______ my sister, so he sits in front of her.‎ ‎ A. as tall as B. taller than C. not as tall as D. the talles ‎( ) 13 ________? He is friendly and polite.‎ A. What does he look like B. What does he like C. What is he like D. What is he alike ‎( ) 14. He has poor eyesight _______computer work A. because too many B. because too many ‎ C. because of too much D. because of much too ‎( )15. “Lift” is also called _____in American English.‎ A. dustbin B. corridor C. elevator D. rubber ‎( )16. Yao Ming is one of ________ basketball stars in the USA.‎ A. much popular B. more popular ‎ C. most popular D. the most popular ‎( )17. Yesterday I read this newspaper, but I couldn’t find_____.‎ A. something interesting B. anything interesting ‎ C. interesting something D. interesting anything ‎ ( )18 We’d better ______upstairs and tell the children _______make so much noise.‎ A. go, not to B. go , don’t C. to go , not to D. to go , don’t ‎( )19. If we do nothing, there no more giant pandas.‎ ‎ A. will have B. will has C. will be D. will be going to have ‎( )20 ---How old is the baby boy? ---He is an ________ boy. ‎ A. 8 months old B. 10 month old C. 8-month-old D. 10-month-old 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）‎ One day a rich man met Tom. The rich man asked,“I hear you are very clever and 1 is difficult for you. Can you tell me why you are so clever?”‎ ‎ Tom answered with 2 , “Oh, I am not clever. Instead, you are too foolish (愚蠢的).” The rich man became 3.‎ ‎ Tom said, “Sir, please 4 unhappy. If you don’t agree 5 what I said, now let me 6 you a very easy question: If you have a group of sheep, I send you 7 group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”‎ ‎ “Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. 8 knows that. I have two groups of sheep, of course.”‎ ‎ Tom laughed and laughed and said, “You are quite 9 , sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the 10 question in the world, isn’t it?‎ ‎( ) 1. ‎ A. something B. nothing C. everything ‎ D. anything ‎( ) 2. ‎ A. smile B. smiles ‎ C. smiling D. a smile ‎( ) 3.‎ A. happy B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry ‎( ) 4.‎ A. don’t B. don’t be C. not be D. isn’t ‎( ) 5.‎ A. with B. to C. for D. about ‎( ) 6.‎ A. say ‎ B. speak C. ask D. tell ‎( ) 7.‎ A. other B. the other C. one D. another ‎( ) 8. ‎ A. People B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Nobody ‎( ) 9. ‎ A. right ‎ B. clever C. wrong D. difficult ‎( ) 10.‎ A.more difficult ‎ B. easier C. most difficult D. easiest 三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）‎ ‎（A）‎ Peter is eight years old, and he goes to a school near his house. He always goes there and comes home on foot. He usually gets back on time, but last Friday he came home from school late. His mother saw him and said to him, “Why are you late today, Peter?”“My teacher was angry and told me to see the headmaster after class,” Peter answered.“To see the headmaster?” his mother asked. “Why did she tell you to see him?”‎ ‎“Because she asked a question in class,” Peter said, “And nobody could answer it except me.”His mother became angry. “But why did your teacher tell you to see the headmaster then?” she asked.“Because her question was ‘Who put the glue(胶水) on my chair?’” Peter said.‎ ‎( )1. How does Peter often go to school? .‎ A. By bus B. On foot C. By car D. By water ‎( )2. Why was Peter late last Friday? Because ________________.‎ A. he had to do his homework at school B. his mother wasn’t at home C. his teacher told him to see the headmaster D. his mother went to school ‎( )3. What question did his teacher ask?‎ A. Who wanted to go home early? ‎ B. Who put the glue on my chair?‎ C. Who was late this morning? ‎ D. Who saw my book?‎ ‎( )4.Why was Peter’s mother angry ?Because she thought______ at first.‎ A. the question had no answer B. the question was too hard C. the teacher did something wrong D. the headmaster shouldn’t do that ‎( )5. Peter is _________ .‎ A. a naughty boy B. good at English C. angry D. a clever boy B Alice‎ is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn’t smoke and never drinks wine(酒). She doesn’t eat chocolate, and she doesn’t eat sweet and fat foods. ‎ One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking(发抖), but he looked very happy. ‎ He smiled at her and said, “ Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”‎ He was very happy, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth. ‎ ‎“Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, it’s a lovely day.” ‎ Alice‎ thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age. ‎ ‎“Excuse me. But what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age.”‎ The man in the chair said, “My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.” ‎ Alice‎ couldn’t understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports. ‎ ‎“How old are you?’ she asked. ‎ ‎“It’s my birthday today.” Said the man, “I am forty-seven.” ‎ ‎( )1. What does Alice like? ‎ A. Smoking. B. Drinking wines. ‎ C. Eating unhealthy food. D. Doing sports. ‎ ‎( )2. Which is WRONG about the old man? ‎ A. He didn’t have any teeth. ‎ B. He was more than 90 years old. ‎ C. He looked happy although he looked thin and weak. ‎ D. He looked very old. ‎ ‎( )3. How often did the old man do sports? ‎ A. Never. B. Often. C. Sometimes. D. Every day. ‎ ‎( )4. How did Alice feel when he heard the old man’s secret for happiness? ‎ A. Happy. B. Interested. C. Excited. D. Surprised. ‎ ‎( )5. After the old man told Alice about his age, Alice knew .‎ A. the man was in good health for his age ‎ B. the man had a healthier lifestyle than her ‎ C. a good lifestyle was important for one’s health ‎ D. people could live a long life without a good lifestyle ‎ C Do you want to save(节省) money when you travel by train? Here are some ways.‎ ‎ Day Returns This kind of ticket can save you 45% on the fare. You have to travel before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, but you can travel at any time on Saturday on Sunday.‎ ‎ Big City Savers(往返票)‎ ‎ You can save much money with these tickets. You have to buy them by 4:00 p.m. the day before you travel.‎ ‎ Monthly Returns(优惠票)‎ ‎ You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65miles. Go any day return within(在…之内) a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.‎ ‎ Family Returns ‎ You can get a card of Family Returns for £20. After you buy it, you need to pay only £3 for each of the other family members. You can travel as often as you like within two months.‎ ‎( ) 1. How many kinds of tickets are mentioned(提及) in the passage?‎ ‎ A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five ‎( ) 2. If you want to go to a city 75 miles away for four days, which kind of ticket will you choose?‎ ‎ A. Big City Savers B. Monthly Returns C. Day Returns D. Family Returns ‎( ) 3. Mr. Wu has a card of Family Returns, he buys himself a ticket of £15 and three tickets for his family, how much will he pay?‎ ‎ A. £47 B. £27 C. £24 D. £15‎ ‎( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE?‎ A.A card of Family Returns can only be used for two months.‎ B. If you want to travel to Pairs by air, you can use Big City Savers.‎ C. If you travel to Tokyo for three months, you can use Monthly Returns.‎ D. You can only use Day Returns from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at weekends.‎ ‎( ) 5. The passage is likely taken from a __________________.‎ A. dictionary(字典) B. notebook C. newspaper D. storybook ‎ 四、根据句意和首字母提示或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式（共10空、，每空1分，计10分）‎ ‎1. Take this m___________ three times a day,you will be well soon.‎ ‎2. Everybody should p____________ wild animals.‎ ‎3.We also do a bird c________ once a year. ‎ ‎4. There are many places of i _____ in Suzhou.‎ ‎5. The number of the giant pandas _______(be) about 2000 in the world.‎ ‎6 I need some ________________(信息)about the trip .‎ ‎7.Who can work out the exercise ___________(精确地)？‎ ‎8.You can see some photos of the trip on the __________（互联网）。‎ ‎9.I think English is very _________(有趣)。‎ ‎10.Learning foreign __________________(语言) is my favourite .‎ 五．词语运用。选用方框中的词并用其正确形式填空。（10分）‎ be become play call subject interest sing I activity listen ‎ ‎ Dear Mr.wang:‎ I _______(1) to your talk last week and I would like _________(2) a member of the Birdwatching Club.‎ I am a student at Sunshine‎ ‎Middle School and I am in Grade 8.My favourite ___________(3) are English and PE.I am very __________(4) in __________(5) football.. Every Monday and Friday ,I play football with my classmates.I also like __________(6)and dancing.‎ I would like to become a birdwatcher because I like bird and _______（7） very much .I think it is important for _____(8) to know more about birds ,too.I can come to club ___________(9) on weekends.‎ I will be very happy if I can become a member of your club.You can ____(10) me on 010 1010 1100.‎ Yours sincerely ‎ Joy ‎ 六：补全对话：（10分）‎ A :____________________________________________________________________（1）?‎ B:Of course . What do you want me to do?‎ A: __________________________________________（2），Can you help clean the windows ？‎ B：____________________________________________________________（3）。Leave it to me A:Remember , clean them properly and please be careful!‎ B:Ok .__________________________________________________（4）?‎ A:Can you sweep the floor after that ?‎ B:___________________________________________（5）‎ A：That’ll be helpful ！‎ 七、书面表达：(本大题共10分)‎ 提示：陈凯正在写一篇关于挽救中国东北虎的报告，突然一个同学叫他出去，你能把他没写完的报告写完吗？‎ 提示：人类破坏自然环境，森林在减少，为了虎皮和虎骨，到处在猎杀老虎。人们应该保护森林，保护东北虎。（不少于70字）‎ Let's Save Northeast Tigers Yesterday, I heard on the radio that there were at most seventy Northeast Tigers in the ‎ world now. They are in danger now. Why?‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎