2015-2016学年度沙港中学八年级英语（上）竞赛试题
一、完形填空。 (共4篇60小题；2篇十二选十20小题；每小题1分，共80分)
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One terrible cold day, a snowstorm hit our area. Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to 1 a tree to cut down. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be 2 . So it was important to have a friend who could 3 me of dangers.
When I chose a big 2 -meter-tall tree and prepared to cut 4 down, Bruce suddenly warned me, “Don’t cut down that tree! It’s too 5 to the power（电力）line!” I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard（不顾）his warning. I couldn’t wait to 6 the job and go back home. I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell down, there was no longer any doubt（怀疑）whether my friend was right.
The tree caught the power line, bringing it to the 7 . I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all（毕竟）, electricity can’t travel 8 wood. As I reached out my 9 to touch the tree, pain ran up my arm and through my head. I had been shocked（电击）!
After I 10 home and told my mother what happened, she quickly 11 the power company. Workers from the power company soon 12 One of them asked if I had touched the tree, and when I told him I 13 , his face turned pale（苍白）. “You should have been killed,” he said. It was my boots that saved my life.
Within two hours, the workers 14 the tree away. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother. Even though she was glad that I wasn’t 15 , my mother was still serious with me. After all, I shouldn’t have paid no attention to my friend’s warning.
（ ） 1. A. look like B. care for C. look for D. look out
（ ） 2. A. safe B. dangerous C. difficult D. different
（ ） 3. A. remind B. try C. annoy D. warn
（ ） 4. A. it B. them C. one D. that
（ ） 5. A. far B. close C. open D. find
（ ） 6. A. get B. begin C. finish D. find
（ ） 7. A. air B. ground C. wood D. hill
（ ） 8. A. in B. over C. through D. out
（ ） 9. A. finger B. foot C. head D. face
（ ）10. A. left B. returned C. destroyed D. made
（ ）11. A. asked B. posted C. emailed D. called
（ ）12. A. arrived B. wrote C. worried D. wondered
（ ）13 . A. did B. had C. have D. was
（ ）14. A. ran B. put C. moved D. threw
（ ）15. A. cut B. killed C. seen D. hurt
B
One day, a poor boy was selling goods door to door to pay for school. He was 1 so he decided to beg (乞讨) for a meal at the next house. However, he 2 his mind when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he 3 for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she 4 him a large glass of 5 . He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”
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“You don’t owe me anything,” she 6 . “Mother has taught me 7 to accept pay for a kindness.” The boy was greatly 8 and left. Years later the young woman became badly ill and had to be sent to a 9 in a big city, where Dr. Howard Kelly was 10 . He recognized (认出) her at once and made up his mind to do his best to 11 her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her illness.
After a long time, the woman got 12 . When the bill (账单) was sent to her room, she was 13 to open it 14 it might take the rest of her life to pay it off. After a long time she saw some 15 on the side of the bill.
Paid in full with a glass of milk.
Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy ran down her face.
（ ） 1. A. hungry B. thirsty C. tired D. bored
（ ） 2. A. lost B. closed C. drew D. changed
（ ） 3. A. looked B. asked C. worked D. paid
（ ） 4. A. lent B. sold C. brought D. fed
（ ） 5. A. tea B. milk C. coffee D. water
（ ） 6. A. answered B. added C. questioned D. ordered
（ ） 7. A. often B. always C. never D. seldom
（ ） 8. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. moved
（ ） 9. A. school B. church C. market D. hospital
（ ）10. A. studying B. working C. living D. staying
（ ）11. A. save B. give C. find D. spend
（ ）12. A. fat B. happy C. well D. pretty
（ ）13. A. eager B. afraid C. lucky D. glad
（ ）14. A. because B. while C. although D. since
（ ）15. A. letters B. numbers C. words D. pictures
C
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo(柔道), 1 he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of 2 , the master had taught him only one move.
“Sensei(老师),” the boy finally said, “ 3 I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll 4 need to know,” the master answered.
Not quite 5 , but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the master took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛) .
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his 6 became impatient and nervous; the boy used his one move to win the match. 7 amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more 8 . Considered that the boy might get hurt, the referee(裁判员) called a timeout. He was about to stop the match 9
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the master refused.
“No,” the master 10 . “Let him continue.”
Soon after the match began, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard (疏于防守) . So the boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and the master 11 every move in each and every match. Then the boy gathered the courage to ask 12 was really on his mind.
“Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one 13 ?”
“You won for two reasons,” the master answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your 14 arm.”
The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest 15 .
（ ）1. A. but B. although C. so D. or
（ ）2. A. training B. meeting C. waiting D. understanding
（ ）3. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. don’t D. mustn’t
（ ）4. A. never B. always C. hardly ever D. ever
（ ）5. A. to understand B. understand C. understanding D. understood
（ ）6. A. teacher B. master C. teammate D. opponent
（ ）7. A. Also B. Still C. Too D. Often
（ ）8. A. interested B. excited C. experienced D. relaxed
（ ）9. A. after B. when C. if D. before
（ ）10. A. insisted B. ordered C. advised D. asked
（ ）11. A. looked back to B. look up to C. looked through D. looked into
（ ）12. A. that B. why C. who D. what
（ ）13. A. mistake B. match C. move D. reason
（ ）14. A. right B. left C. only D. broken
（ ）15. A. enemy B. friend C. strength D. power
D
I’m taking my family to some other countries for a trip．My wife and I，and our two children are all___1__．My older brother will___2___with US，too．He never went to ____3___countries before．He is even more___4___than the children．My father is old now，so he wants __5___ at home to___6___the house．
We’re __7__ the train to New York now，and then we will___8___a ship to Europe(欧洲)．England will be the___9___place for US to visit．After visiting there，we will go to some other countries to do some sightseeing(观光)．When we ___10___France，we’ll go to different places by train or by bus．Then we’re going to fly __11___．
It took US a long time to___12___where to go，but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip．We’ll go to England，France and Italy．
We also talked about___13___we would go to Europe．At first we wanted to fly there because it would be___14___and save a lot of time for US，but my brother liked traveling boat trips，and the children liked ship trips，___15____．
（ ） 1．A．walking B．visiting C．going D．taking
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（ ） 2．A．join B．travel C．chat D．stay
（ ） 3. A. another B. the other C. other D. others
（ ） 4．A．excited B．worried C．bored D．frightened
（ ） 5. A. to stay B. stay C. staying D. stays
（ ） 6． A．put away B．build up C．look after D．clean up
（ ） 7. A. in B. on C. at D. under
（ ）8．A．have B．bring C．take D．buy
（ ）9．A．second B．first C．third D．fourth
（ ）10．A．arrive in B．leave for C．arrive at D．live in
（ ）11. A. home B. to home C. house D. family
（ ）12．A．make B．guess C．find D．plan
（ ）13．A．what B．how C．where D．why
（ ）14．A．cheaper B．dearer C．slower D．faster
（ ）15. A. too B. either C. also D. neither
E
other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use , another, friend , carry , trouble, friend
You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can 1._______ stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the 2.________, but it is not 3. ______ for most plants.
The animals are 4. _______ to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to 5. ________ shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for 6. _______ things.
The people of the desert have to keep 7. _______ from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to 8. _______ place. The desert people are very 9. _______. No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in 10._______ and give them food and water.
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Watch, make, German, from, maybe, it , start ,large ,something, one, for, get
Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!
But did you know that Snow White comes from 1_______? It’s just one story from the 209 in Grimm’s Fairy Tales (《格林童话》). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their 2______ book came out in 1812.
Why are German fairy tales so interesting? 3________ it’s because they come from a great place famous for 4_____ stories – the Black Forest.
The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It’s 5_______ forest in the country – and one of the most beautiful. It’s
famous 6____its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls
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(瀑布) there. It’s a good place7________ a story.
Don’t forget to bring 8__________ back if you visit. People there are good at9_______ clocks, musical instruments
and 10_________.
二、阅读理解（共7篇35小题；每小题2分，共70分）
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Skin-diving(潜游) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks(岩石), because you are no longer heavy. Here, under the water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have tanks(罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep(深的) water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides(除此以外), there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep water. Now you see the skin-diving is useful and interesting.
（ ）1. Skin-diving is going to take you to _______.
A. the moon B. be in danger C. mountains D. the deep water
（ ）2. You can climb big rocks under water because _______.
A. you are stronger B. the fish nearby help you
C. you are lighter than on land D. there is a lot of light
（ ）3. Under the water, a skin-diver _______ in the day time.
A. can see everything clearly B. can't see anything clearly
C. can see nothing D. can see only fishes
（ ）4. With a tank of air on your back, you can _______.
A. catch fish very easily B. stay under the water for a long time
C. be in a safe(安全的) place D. have more fun
（ ）5. From the passage we can know that skin-diving is _______.
A. harmful B. dangerous C. useful and fun D. useful
B
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
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But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
（ ）1. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________ .
A. they always sleep well B. they often eat good foot
C. they read a lot of books D. they have very good memories
（ ）2. Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
A. at the age of six B. when he is a small child
C. after he goes to school D. when he can read and write
（ ）3. Before a child can speak, he must __________ .
A. read and write B. make sentences
C. hear and remember the sounds D. think hard
（ ）4. In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________ .
A. they have no good memories B. they have no good teachers
C. they don’t like it D. they are busy with other subjects
（ ）5. Your memory will become better and better __________ .
A. if you have a lot of good food B. if you do more and more exercises
C. if you do morning exercises every day D. if you get up early
C
Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which one do you think is the best?
I think being healthy is the most important thing. We need to make sure that the money we
give is spent wisely. The money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better
health care.
— Robin, aged 16, Birmingham
I think the most important thing is to improve the education of the African countries. There is
an old saying, “If you give a man a fish, you’ll feed him for a day. If you teach him how to
fish, you’ll feed him for lifetime.” We need to help people to help themselves, not just
throw money at the problem when it appears.
——Rebecca, aged 15, Liverpool
People seem to give a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster (灾难）
like the earthquake. It’s good for people to do so, but I also think that everyone should
give a small part of their salary(工资）to charity. If everyone did that, it would make
a big difference.
— Mary, aged 14, Stratford
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Giving money to charity can help, but it’s not the final answer. I think what these countries
need is a good government.
— Bethany, aged 16, Newcastle
The best thing we can do is to send experts like engineers, doctors and teachers to help the
people to help themselves.
— Robert, aged 16, Cardiff
（ ）1. Who pays more attention to Africans’ health care?
A. Mary. B. Robin. C. Rebecca. D. Robert.
（ ）2. Which two children have the similar opinions?
A. Mary and Rebecca. B. Bethany and Mary.
C. Rebecca and Bethany. D. Rebecca and Robert.
（ ）3. What does Rebecca mean by saying “We need to help people to help themselves”?
A. We should help the teachers in Africa to improve their teaching ways.
B. We should help people in Africa to build a good government.
C. We should help the African people develop skills to make a living.
D. We should help the African people build more schools.
（ ）4. What is Mary’s opinion?
A. Everyone should do what they can to help the African people.
B. It is not good for people to give so much money to the African people.
C. It is very important to have a good government.
D. We can send more teachers there to help the African people.
（ ）5. Where are these suggestions posted?
A. In the textbook. B. In the guidebook.
C. On the website. D. In the magazine.
D
In almost every big university in the United States football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch—down. It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team. Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.
（ ）1. In American football players can ___.
A．only kick the ball B．only throw the ball
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C．only carry the ball D．kick, throw and carry the ball
（ ）2. If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ___.
A. 10 yards B. to the other end C. 40 yards D. away from its own end
（ ）3. Who are dancing and jumping while they yell?
A．The cheerleaders. C．The winners.
B．All those who are watching the game. D．The players of both sides.
（ ）4. Most teams play games in ___.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
（ ）5. When do the best teams play again?
A. At Christmas. B. Before the season ends.
C. On New Year’s Day D. On the last day of season
E
It is lucky to have a good neighbor as much as it is unfortunate to have a bad one. Nowadays, the people who live near us are mostly not friends by choice, nor relatives by birth, but are probably acquaintances(熟人) by chance. In my opinion, a good neighbor is often associated with such virtues(美德) as tolerance(宽容), respect, help and love.
Without tolerance and respect, neighbors are not likely to live in peace. 1 . They do not do certain things to annoy people living next door. They don’t ask about their neighbors’ personal life. They don’t blame neighbors’ children for playing in their yards. 2 . Tolerance is another important aspect of a good neighbor. When sometimes things turn out to be unbearable, for example, a noisy party, nothing makes us more tolerant than being there. In fact, neighbors’ relationship needs to be coped with carefully.
3 One advantage of good neighbors is that they can help and love each other, nearer than most relatives and friends at a distance. Indeed, a helping hand from a good neighbor cannot be replaced even by the faraway support . 4
Tolerance, respect, help and love may contribute to a more enjoyable life in the neighborhood. However, in this modern society, sometimes we do not even know who our next-door neighbor is.
So start being a good neighbor by knocking on the next door and saying hello. 5
A. It is important for us to be kind to our neighbors.
B. By doing so, he or she may be repaid in kind
C. Life would be different when you live in a friendly neighborhood.
D. The urgent needs among close neighbors can even save a life.
E. Help and love should necessarily be the key to being good neighbors.
F. A good neighbor always shows respect to neighbors.
F
We all know the sun is important. 1______ But how does the sun do that? It’s the sun’s energy (能量) that makes life on our planet possible.
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Energy from the sun is called solar energy. 2______ People have used solar energy for many years. They built houses with windows so that the sunlight could get inside and make them warm.
3______ It has something to do with solar panels (太阳能电池板). Solar panels collect (收集) energy from sunlight to make electricity (电能).
4______ Solar panels cannot collect energy from sunlight. But it doesn’t mean we can only use solar energy on bright sunny days. Solar panels can have batteries (电池) in them to keep electricity for a rainy day. We can use the kept electricity at night or on cloudy days.
5______ So we should try our best to find more good ways to use it in our life.
A. We can also turn the sun’s light into electricity.
B. The sun gives off more energy than people use now.
C. It gives sunshine to plants, animals and people on the earth.
D. Solar energy makes us feel hot when we sit in the sunlight.
E. But what happens when it is cloudy or rainy?
G
Have you ever tried to write a poem (诗歌)? It’s easier than you might think. Just pick up a pen and begin practicing. Here are the steps to write a poem.
Choose your topic. 1__________ Some people can start writing poems without really deciding what to write about; when their pen or pencil hits the paper the words just flow (畅流). Most people, on the other hand, need a topic and as a beginner, this is the best way to start. It’s easier to write a good poem about something you know well or you have experienced.
Free write for five minutes about your topic. Then go back and read it. Are any words or phrases (短语) especially good? 2__________ For example, if you are describing something (i.e. a bird), write down descriptive words about it (i.e. looks, colors), and the type of story you would like to tell about (i.e. the bird fell out of a tree). If you are writing about an event in your life, write down your feelings and thoughts (想法) of that event.
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Write your poem. Remember, a poem doesn’t have to rhyme (押韵). 3__________ But it should show your feelings of the topic. And it should sound nice to you.
Have a friend read your poem aloud to you. 4__________ If not, go back and rewrite the parts you don’t like.
5__________ Read it to others. Say it aloud to yourself. Put it somewhere if you want.
A. Do you like the way it sounds?
B. Mark them and use them in your poem.
C. Enjoy your poem.
D. What would you like your poem to be about?
E. It doesn’t have to use sentences, either.
完形填空
A: 1-5 CBDAB 6-10 CBCAB 11-15 DABCB
B： 1-5 ADBCB 6-10 ACDDB 11-15 ACBAC
C:1--5 BABDC 6--10 DBCBA 11--15 ADCBC
D:1--5 CACAA 6--10 DBCBA
11--15 ADBDA
E：1.find 2.desert 3.enough 4.useful 5.make 6. carrying 7. moving 8. another 9.friendly 10.trouble
B：1. Germany 2. first 3. Maybe 4. its 5. the largest
6. for 7. to start 8. something 9. making 10 watches.
阅读理解
A篇：DCABC
B篇. DBCDB
C篇. BDCAC
D篇. DBACC
E篇. FBEDC
F篇. CDAEB
G篇. DBEAC
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