牛津英語初二競賽試題

1、學校 班級 姓名 學號 考號 密封線20122013學年度第一學期競賽試卷八年級英語試卷（試卷分值：100分 考試時間：70分鐘）一、 單項選擇（20分）( )1. Lucy didnt 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 con

2、test. 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. Thats a good idea C. Its 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, f

3、ewer C. more, much D. less, more ( )5.Lucys 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 wit

4、h his classmates _play football if it _tomorrow.A. are going to , doesnt rain B. is going to , isnt; rainC. is going to, doesnt rain D. are going to , wont 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 pla

5、y( ) 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. y

6、ourself 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 likeC. What is he like D. What is he alike( ) 14. He has poor eyesight _computer

7、workA. 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 popularC. most popular D. the most po

8、pular( )17. Yesterday I read this newspaper, but I couldnt find_.A. something interesting B. anything interesting C. interesting something D. interesting anything ( )18 Wed better _upstairs and tell the children _make so much noise.A. go, not to B. go , dont C. to go , not to D. to go , dont( )19. I

9、f 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小題，每小題1分，共10分）One day a rich man met Tom. The rich man asked,“I hear you a

10、re 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 dont agree 5 what I said, now let me 6 you a very easy question: If you

11、have a group of sheep, I send you 7 group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?” “Why! Thats 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

12、together is still one group. Thats the 10 question in the world, isnt it?( ) 1. A. somethingB. nothingC. everything D. anything( ) 2. A. smileB. smiles C. smilingD. a smile( ) 3.A. happyB. sadC. unhappyD. sorry( ) 4.A. dontB. dont beC. not beD. isnt( ) 5.A. withB. toC. forD. about( ) 6.A. say B. spe

13、akC. askD. tell( ) 7.A. otherB. the otherC. oneD. another( ) 8. A. PeopleB. AnybodyC. SomebodyD. Nobody( ) 9. A. right B. cleverC. wrongD. difficult( ) 10.A.more difficult B. easierC. most difficultD. easiest三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分）（A）Peter is eight years old, and he goes to a school near his house.

14、 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?”

15、 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(膠水) on my cha

16、ir?” Peter said.( )1. How does Peter often go to school? .A. By busB. On footC. By carD. By water( )2. Why was Peter late last Friday? Because _.A. he had to do his homework at schoolB. his mother wasnt at homeC. his teacher told him to see the headmasterD. his mother went to school( )3. What questi

17、on 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 Peters mother angry ?Because she thought_ at first.A. the question had no answerB. the question was too hardC. the teacher did something wrong D. the hea

18、dmaster shouldnt do that( )5. Peter is _ .A. a naughty boy B. good at EnglishC. angry D. a clever boyBAlice 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 doesnt smoke and neve

19、r drinks wine(酒). She doesnt eat chocolate, and she doesnt 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(發(fā)抖), but he looked very happy. He smiled at he

20、r and said, “ Good morning! Lovely day, isnt it?”He was very happy, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth. “Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, its 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 ab

21、out 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 c

22、hocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.” Alice couldnt 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 though

23、t, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports. “How old are you? she asked. “Its 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 abou

24、t the old man? A. He didnt 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 mans secr

25、et 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 ones health D. people could live a long lif

26、e without a good lifestyle CDo you want to save(節(jié)省) money when you travel by train? Here are some ways. Day ReturnsThis 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. Bi

27、g 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(優(yōu)惠票) You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65miles. Go any day return within(在之內(nèi)) a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare. Family Retur

28、ns 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

29、 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

30、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

31、.m. at weekends.( ) 5. The passage is likely taken from a _.A. dictionary(字典) B. notebook C. newspaper D. storybook 四、根據(jù)句意和首字母提示或漢語提示，寫出單詞的正確形式（共10空、，每空1分，計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

32、 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 _(精確地)？8.You can see some photos of the trip on the _（互聯(lián)網(wǎng)）。9.I think English is very _(有趣)。10.Learning foreign _(語言) is my favourite .五詞語運用。選用方框中的詞并用其正確形式填空。（10分）be become play call subject interest sing I activity listen Dear Mr.wang:I _(1) to your talk last week and I woul