八年级英语竞赛试题
I.根据汉语提示和句意完成单词。（14分）
1.In fact, we should also care not to _______ (咳嗽)or sneeze loudly in public.
2.Do you have a _________ ( 头痛)?
3. To her__________(惊讶), she won first prize。
4. The tiger is very__________(强壮的) because it eats lots of meat every day.
5．He ________(打扫) the street and go home.
6．The boy picked up a small stone and ________(扔) it into the river.
7．Mr.Brown always ________(提供) his help when I'm in trouble.
8．—What do you think of Peter?
—He isn't friendly because he often ________(争吵)with others.
9．People build the ________(塔)about five hundred years ago.
10．They stood in front of the dead people in ________(沉默)we made you．
11．The cute dog has a long ________(尾巴)．
12．The sun ________(照耀) bright every day.
13．That man ________(使想起) me of my best friend.
14．Without________(考虑) my advice carefully, he failed the work again.
II.根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。（12分）
1.What was the m__________with him yesterday?
2.The old woman had a f__________.The doctor took her temperature.
3. You can use road s__________to help find the place.
4. We need a v__________to help to give out food at the food bank.
5．—Do you like this book?
—No，I h________ it because it's so boring.
6．Her grandpa was badly i________ in hospital.
7．W________ you do, slow down and take your time.
8．The fans went c________ when the film star appeared.
9．After she took a short break，she c________ doing the housework.
10．These desks and chairs are made of w________.
11．If you look out of the w________，you will see the garden.
12．Last night the TV news r________ that serious accident.
III.用所给词的适当形式填空：（14分）
1.It’s important for us _________ (study) hard .
2.We should exercise __________(stay) healthy.
3. The doctor saved Mrs. Smith in time. She is very__________(luck).
4. The poor boy has no house to live in. He is a__________(home) boy.
5．Could you please ________ (move) the heavy box?
6．She ________ (drop) her glasses on the floor and broke them this morning.
7．It's ________(clearly) that she doesn't want to be my friend.
8．—Why does Mrs.King look worried?
—Because her son left home without ________(take) any money.
9．Could you give me some ________(match)?
10．John ________(beat) the drums and then played the piano.
11．With the ________(develop) of science, this kind of illness can be cured.
12．Seeing a UFO is a(n) ________(usual) experience.
13．We like to watch the ________(perform) of dolphins.
14．I ________(simple) can not remember where I have seen her.
IV.阅读理解：（60分）
(A)
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1.(    )When do the volunteer help others?
    A. In their spare time.  B. At weekends.
    C. On weekdays.      D. In the evenings.
2.(    )________ can be a volunteer. 
A. Children                B. Old women
C. Anyone aged 12-70      D. Young people
3. (    )Volunteers want to get ______ when they help others.
A. everything  B. money  C. nothing  D. computers
4. (    )Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.
A. children  B. cats  C. old people  D. dogs
5.(    ) We can read such a passage________.
A. in a newspaper    B. in a storybook 
C. in a picture book    D. in a textbook
                                (B)
The best way of learning a language is by using it. For example, if you want to learn English well, you’d better try your best to listen to it, speak it, read it and write it as often as possible.
Sometimes you may not know how to use a word and people can not understand you. Sometimes people may say things too quickly for you to understand. Don’t be worried or unhappy or even angry if people seem to laugh at your mistakes. Don’t take it too seriously
and just have a good laugh at the mistakes you made. It’s much better to have people laugh at your mistakes than to be angry because they don’s understand what you’re saying. Don’t you think so? So always remember, “ Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, when they are learning a language.”
6.(    ) If you want to learn English well, you should________.
A、speak as quickly as possible      B、write more than you read
C、use it as much as you can        D、not make any mistakes
7.(    ) The best way to learn a language is by using it. “Using” here means________?
A、reading and writing      B、listening and speaking
C、looking for new words    D、both A and B
8.(    ) When people laugh at your mistakes, ________.
A、you should stop learning the language B、you must be more careful
C、you mustn’t speak English any more D、you don’t have to feel too serious
9.(    ) Which of the following is TRUE?
A、The best way of learning English is by using it .
B、Laugh at others when they make mistakes.
C、Get angry when others laugh at you.
10.(    ) The best title(标题) for this passage is “________”.
A、Everyone Makes Mistakes      B、How to Learn a language