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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2012学年第一学期八年级英语竞赛试卷一、 完型填空(60%)A little boy invited his mother to attend his schools first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boys 1 ,she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt ashamed of her 4 . Although she was a beautif
2、ul woman, there was a scar(疤痕)that 5 nearly the right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still 8 and hid himself from everyone, 9 a con
3、versation between his mother and 10 .The teacher asked 11 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”The mother answered, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of
4、wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but 15 , a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the 16 side of her face. “This scar will be 17 ,but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”At this point, the little boy came out running towar
5、d his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her mother in his arms and 19 a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the 20 of the day.1 A. enjoymentB. disappointmentC. surpriseD. excitement2. A. wouldB. couldC. shouldD. must3. A. noticedB. gree
6、tedC. acceptedD. met4 . A. lookB. appearanceC. clothesD. smile5. A. includedB. passedC. coveredD. decorated6. A. talk aboutB. think aboutC. care aboutD. hear about7. A. impressedB. surprisedC. excitedD. comforted8. A. surprisedB. sadC. happyD. embarrassed(尴尬) 9. A. listening toB. looking atC. hearin
7、gD. watching10. A. understandingB. the parentsC. the teacher D. his classmates11. A. carefullyB. seriouslyC. nervouslyD. anxiously（焦急的）12. A. AsB. WhenC. SinceD. While13. A. soB. muchC. quiteD. too14. A. out of controlB. under controlC. in controlD. over control15. A. surelyB. hopefullyC. luckilyD.
8、unluckily16. A leftB. cryingC. wipedD. burned 17. A. uglyB. lasting (持久的)C. seriousD. frightening18. A. forgotB. recognizedC. consideredD. regretted19. A. feltB. realizedC. enjoyedD. told20. A. othersB. otherC. restD. followingBWe know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They 21 us many thin
9、gs，such as wood，oxygen，rubber，medicines and many other things. They can 22 tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons.If you 23 a tree，you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring 24 year. Because of this reason，we know 25 a tree is. A tree over a hundred year
10、s old means that it has more than a hundred 26 . When the climate is dry or very cold，the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually 27. When it is wet and warm，the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick，this means that the 28 changed suddenly
11、. If we look at the rings on this tree，we can learn about the 29 for a hundred years. We can see 30 our climate is changing today.21. A. tell B. askC. giveD. get 22. A. notB. tooC. toD. also 23. A. cut across B. climb up C. walk pastD. look at 24. A. everyB. manyC. the firstD. from 25. A. how bigB.
12、how longC. how oldD. how much 26. A. treesB. leavesC. peopleD. rings 27. A. bigB. thickC. smallD. thin 28. A. climateB. treesC. ringsD. animal 29. A. people B. thingsC. climate D. life 30. A. how B. whyC. whenD. while 二、 阅读理解(32%)AOur village carpenter, John Hill, came one day and made a dining tabl
13、e for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill in the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.My wife said to me, quietly, Thats his ninth cup of tea today. But she said, in a loud voice, Its a beautiful
14、table, dear, isnt it?Ill decide about that when I see the bill, I said.John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read: One dining table 10 November 1989 Cost of wood &17.00 Paint 1.50 Work, 8 hours(&1 an hour) 8.00 Total(合计) &36.50When I was looking at the bill, John said. Lets been a fine d
15、ay, hasnt it? Quite sunny.Yes, I said, Im glad its only the 10th of November.Me, too. Said John. “You wait- itll be a lot colder by the end of the month.Yes, colder-and more expensive! Dining tables will be &20 more expensive on November 30th, wont they, John?John looked hard at me for half a minute
16、. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.If it isnt too much trouble, John, I said, Please add it up again, You can forget the date-.I paid him & 26,5 and he was happy to got it.31. Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?A. Bec
17、ause he didnt want the writer to go through the bill carefully.B. Because it was really a fine day.C. Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was it be.32. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be &20 more expensive
18、on November 30th?A. Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.B. Because paint would be more expensive.C. Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.D. Because he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.33. The writer thought John w
19、ould ask for-if he made a dining table on the last day of November.A. & 20.00 B. & 46.50 C. &56.50 D.& 26.5034. When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because A. he got what he should get for his work.B. he got much more money for his work.C. he got the money easily.D. he didnt have to a
20、dd up the costs again35. From the story we know that_A John made a mistake in the bill.B John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work.C John had written out the bill before the writer got home.D John still wanted to get &36.50 for his work in the end.BAny mistake made in the
21、 printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In
22、1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer -Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue（发行）stamps.Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instr
23、ucted to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally printed the words “ Post Office” instead of “Post Paid” on the several hundred stamps.Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blues rar
24、eness and age, collectors have paid as much as 16 ,800 for it.36.Over a century ago, Mauritius _.A. was an independent country B. belonged to IndiaC. was one of the British colonies D. was a small island in the Pacific Ocean37. The mistake on the stamps was made _.A .in Mauritius B. at Mauritius Gov
25、ernment HouseC. in a post office D. in London38. Stamp collectors have paid 16,800 for _.A. fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds B. twelve Two Penny BluesC. one One Penny Orange-Red D. one Two Penny BlueCDear Joy,Thank you for agreeing to water our plants for us while we are away. Here is what you need to
26、 do.1. The vegetable in the garden need to be watered every day unless it rains. There is a large area of bare soil, but this needs to be watered, too. Betty planted some corn there. Please pick any vegetables that are ripe and use them. Its a shame for them to go to waste.2. The garden at the front
27、 of the house only needs to be watered every two or three days. The plants there are quite strong and will survive a few days without water. The roses are starting to bloom. If you look after them, they should be all right for a week or more. They will last a bit longer if you put a little sugar in
28、the water. Thats some advice my grandmother gave me a long time ago.3. There are a few plants in the pots on the porch, and these need to be watered well every day. Ive left a couple of pots out in the sun, and these also need lots of water. You can pick any strawberries that are ripe and eat them.
29、Youll find they are delicious.4. You dont need to do anything for the lemon tree. If you see any ripe lemons, just pick them and take them home. You can use them in cooking for to make lemonadeThanks again for helping out. Well see you in two weeks. Youve got our telephone number, so please call us
30、if there are any problems or if you need to ask any questions. Well send you a post-card.39. Lee wrote these instructions to Joy because Lee_.A. would not grow plants well B. gave Joy the gardenC. sold the house to Joy D. was going on holiday40. What does NOT need watering every day?A. The room B. T
31、he lemon tree C. The strawberries D. The vegetables41. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Joy will send Lee a postcard. B. Lee will come home in three weeks. C. Lee likes to grow his own vegetables. D. Lees house is not very big.42.How should Joy deal with the lemon tree?A. C
32、ut it down B. Water it every two days C. Pick ripe lemons, and take them home. D. Take good care of it.43. What does “ripe fruit” mean?A. The fruit is ready to eat. B. The fruit is hard and bitter.C. The fruit is rotten. D. The fruit is starting to grow.DA new report into computer software usage say
33、s many people may be throwing away their money.For the report, over 400 students and teachers from the University of Wollongong were interviewed and asked about what computer software they most often used and what functions they used on each software.It found that the most popular software was a web
34、-browser, used for surfing the internet, with 78% using Microsoft Internet Explorer followed by 13% for Firefox. “This was the biggest difference from our last report in 2000” said Billy Bragg, the report writer. “Software used over the internet such as browsers and e-mail have moved ahead of what w
35、as formerly the most popular one, word processors such as Microsoft Word used for typing documents.”The report also tried to measure how deeply each application was used. According to Bragg, “Most software has a large number of functions for the user, allowing them to do many different things, but w
36、e found that very few people ever use more than around 20% of them.” The report said that people were spending large amounts of money on advanced software when much simpler and cheaper ones were available. Bragg noted that for more specialized software, such as databases and web design software, the
37、 percentage of functions used was much higher.“Yes, its a little unusual really. We found that the more widely used the software is, the fewer functions people use on it” said Bragg. He suggested this was because the more general software was used by people with different levels of computer experien
38、ce and also for a wider set of tasks. More specialized software was usually used for a narrower set of tasks and by people with a higher level of computer skill.44. Billy Bragg writes this report mainly _.A. to discover how software use has changed over timeB. to learn what activities people use com
39、puters forC. to find out if software is too expensiveD. to learn what software people use and how they use them.45. What has had the biggest effect on peoples computer usage habits over the past 6 years?A. Better web-browsers.B. Cheaper computers.C. The growth of the internet.D. Better education.46.
40、 Using the information from the graph and passage decide which of the following software application is most commonly used.A. Dreamweaver.B. Photoshop.C. Oracle Database.D. Atlas.ti.选词填空(8%)late, one, hurt, ride, luck, die, take, be, they, when, visit, on, pass, name, drive, accidentPeople like to t
41、alk about “first”. They like to remember their first love or _47_first car. But not all firsts are happy _48_. Few people enjoy the firsts that _49_ bad.One of historys bad but important firsts was the first car 50 . Cars were still young _51_it happened. It_52_place in New York in May 1896. A man f
42、rom Massachusetts was _53_the city in his new car. At that time, bicycle_54_were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was sure who was at fault（过错）. Any way, a bike and the car collided（相撞）. The man on the bike was_55_. The driver of the car had to stay in prison and
43、 wait for the hospital report _56_ the bike rider. It was _57_that the bike rider was not killed.Three years_58_, another car accident took place. It was again in New York City. A man _59_Henry Bliss got off a street car. He was hit by a_60_car. Again no one was sure just how it happened or who was
44、at fault. The_61_ of the car was put in prison. Poor Mr. Bliss became the first person to_62_in a car accident. 2012学年第一学期八年级英语竞赛答题卷(100分)一、 完型填空（60%）A1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. B21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 二、 阅读理解 （32%）A31. 32. 33. 34. 35. B36. 37. 38. C39. 40. 41.