“兰江杯”学科竞赛（初赛）八年级英语试卷
听力部分
Ⅰ.听对话,选择的（5分）1.HowdidJohngotothepark?
()2.Whatdidtheboydolastweekend?
()3.WherewasEmmayesterday?
()4.WhatshowsdoesJohnlike?
()5.Whenwilltheygotothepark?
II.听长对话，选择正确答案。听下面一长对话，回答题’sthegirl’sfavoritefootballclub?
A.ManUtd(曼联).B.ACMilan(米兰).C.RealMadrid(皇马).
()7.HowdoestheboylikeACMilan?
A.Itisgreat.B.ItisbetterthanManUtd.C.ItisbetterthanRealMadrid.
()8.Howoftendoestheboyplayfootball?
A.Never.B.Sometimes.C.Always.
听下面一长对话，回答题()9.HowoftendoesMr.Greenexercise?
A.Sometimes.B.Never.C.Hardlyever.
()10.Howmanyhoursdoeshesleepeverynight?
A.EighthoursB.NinehoursC.Tenhours
()11.Whatdoesn’tMr.Greenhave?
A.Vegetables.B.Meat.C.Junkfood.
听下面一长对话，回答题Ⅲ.听短文，回答问题（共5分）
()16.HowoldisTom?
A.6. B.7. C.8.
()17.WherecanthemanfindTomonSundays?
A.Athome. B.Intheopenair. C.Inhisclassroom.
()18.Whendidthelastclassbegin?
A.At3:45p.m. B.At4:00p.m . C.At4:15p.m.
()19.Whatdidtheteacherasktomtodo?
A.Washhishands. B.Writesomenewwords. C.Cleantheblackboard.
()20.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.TheteachertaughtChinese. B.Theblackboardwasdirty.
C.Tom’slefthandwasdirtier.
笔试部分
Ⅳ.选择填空（分）
()21._________doyougotovisityourfriends?
----Twiceamonth.
A.HowoftenB.WhenC.WhattimeD.()22.Hecomestoschoolearlyeveryday.Heis______lateforschool.
A.usually B.never C.often D.always
()23.How?many?____________??do?we?need?for?the?salad??
A.?water???B.?milk???C.?apples?D.meat
(??)?24.?Mark??__________??to?be?an?actor?when?he?grows?up.?
A.?wanted??B.?want???C.?wants?D.willwant
(??)?25.?The?shop?is??__________??in?our?town.?
A.?cheap???B.?cheaper???C.?the?cheapest?D.muchcheaper
()26.I_______myauntinAustraliathiswintervacation.Iwanttohaveanexcitingvacation.
A.visitB.visitedC.havevisitedD.amgoingtovisit
()27.WangLingthinkschickenis____________nicerthanbeef.
A.quite B.very C.so D.alittle
(??)?28.----?Could?you?please?go?to?the?movies?with?me?????????
?----______________.?I?have?to?do?my?homework.
A.Yes,sureB.Sorry,Ican’tC.No,Icouldn’tD.I’dloveto
()29.----Tom,canyoucometomyparty?
----__________________.
A.IknowB.That’sallrightC.Yes,pleaseD.Sure,I''dloveto
()30.----Mymotherhasabadcold.Shecan’tgotothepartywithme.
----__________________.
A.IhopenotB.Nevermind C.OKD.I’msorrytohearthat
V．“Look!Thetreeswe32!”Mrs.Mengshoutssuddenly.Shelooksquite33.Mr.Mengwakesupandlooksout.Thenhesmilesandsays,“Yes.Howtalltheyarenow!”Hethinksof34happenedfiveyearsago.
Oneday,Mr.Mengandhiswifewereonthewaytohavea35withtheirfriends.Butthey36theirplanwhentheypassedhere.They37somepeopleplantingtrees.Mrs.Mengsaid,“Wearenotgoingpicnicking.38joiningthem?”Mr.Mengagreedhappily.Theyputtheirbikesaside39begantowork.Thatdaytheyplantedeleven40inall.Theyhadaveryhappyday.
Mr.Mengandhiswife41plantingtreesalot.Theyare42readytoplantmoretrees.Theyhaveplantednearly300trees.Theyoftensay,“Our43needsgreen.It’severyone’sdutytotakecareoftheenvironment.”Nowtheyare44thatmoreandmorepeoplewouldliketodosomething45fortheenvironment.Andtheyaresuretheworldwillbemoreandmorebeautiful.
31.A.falling B.getting C.running D.looking
32.A.planted B.thrown C.takenaway D.found
33.A.nervous B.excited C.pretty D.scared
34.A.that B.where C.what D.why
35.A.talk B.picnic C.lesson D.rest
36.A.made B.found C.changed D.lost
37.A.heard B.invited C.felt D.saw
38.A.Whynot B.Let’s C.Whatabout D.Shallwe
39.A.but B.and C.or D.so
40.A.treesB.people C.friendsD.plans
41.A.enjoy B.stop C.remember D.finish
42.A.hardly B.alwaysC.never D.ever
43.A.homeB.country C.tree D.world
44.A.sadB.interestedC.gladD.worried
45.A.right B.interesting C.excitingD.useful
VI.阅读理解(’sgood!It’sgoodtowritesomethingforpeopletoread!Buttheyshouldknowthattheyneedtobegoodreadersfirstbeforetheyarereallygoodwriters.Theyshouldreadalotofbooks,instead(代替)ofwatchingTVandspendingalotoftimeplayinggameswhentheyarefree.Thereismorefuninreadingwhenyouwanttolookformorebookstoread.
Beforeyoudecidetobeagoodwriter,you’dbettersaytoyourself,“Imustreadmoreandmore!”
()46.Thisarticlemainly(主要)tellsusthat________.
A.somechildrenwishtobewriterssomeday
B.itisgoodtowritesomethingforpeopletoread
C.readingcanbehelpfulforustobecomeagoodwriter
D.writersliketoreadmorebooksforfun
()47.Somechildrenwanttobewriters________.
A.becausetheywanttobegoodreadersB.writestoriesorbooksforpeopletoread
C.tofindgoodworksomedayD.togetmoremoneytokeepafamily
()48.It’sgoodforchildren________.
A.todoalotofreadingB.towatchTVintheevening
C.tohavewishesonlyD.tobegoodwritersrightnow
()49.Readingcan________.
A.helpyoutobeagoodplayerB.helpyouwritewell
C.makeyouworkbetterD.makeyouwatchmoreTVathome
()50.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.
A.allchildrenliketobewritersB.peopleliketoreadforchildren
C.allwritersarechildrenD.childrenneedtoreadmoreandmorebooks
(B)
Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmaninthestreetandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeverysurprised,gentlyshakinghisheadandsaying,“Youdon’tsay!Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled(困惑),andIthought,“Perhapsthisisnotarightthingtotalkabout.”SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Haveyoueverbeenthere?”
“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveherewithoutseeingit.TheGreatWalliswonderful!”“Yes.Itisoneofthewondersintheworld.Andpeopleofmanycountrieshavecometovisitit.”AsIwentontellinghimmoreaboutit,hestoppedmeagain,“Youdon’tsay!”
Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”
“Well,Ididn’taskyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.
“Didn’tyousay‘youdon’tsay!’?”Iaskedagain.
Hearingthis,theforeignerlaughedloudly.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon’tsay!’means‘really’?PerhapsyouknowlittleaboutEnglishidioms(习惯用语).”
Wow!Howfoolish(傻的)Iwas!SincethenIhavebeencarefulwithEnglishidioms.
()51.Thewriterwaspuzzledbecause__________________.
A.theforeignerknewtheGreatWallsowell.
B.theforeigneraddedsometroubleinunderstandinghim.
C.thewriterhimselfdidn’tunderstandthemeaningof“Youdon’tsay!”
D.theforeignerwasnotpolite.
()52.Whatmadetheforeignerlaugh?
A.Thewonderoftheworld.B.TheEnglishidiom.
C.Thewriter’stalkingabouttheGreatWall.D.Thewriter’squestion.
()53.Whentheforeignerusedtheidiom“Youdon’tsay!”,hemeant___________.
A.“Shutup!”B.“Really?”C.“Stoptalking!”D.“Lookout.”
()54.Thestoryprobably(可能)happenedin_____________.
A.ChinaB.AmericaC.EnglandD.Australia
()55.Thebesttitle(标题)is________________.
A.AChineseinEngland.B.EnglishIdioms.C.Atrouble.D.AFoolishChinese.
(C)
Youmayfeelinterestedaboutstudentsinothercountries：Dotheyalsohavesomuchhomework?Whatdotheydointheirsparetime?
OnApril8，areportcameoutonthelivesofhighschoolstudentsinChina,Japan，SouthKoreaandtheUS.Itsurveyedaround6,200studentsfromthefourcountrieslastyear.Youwillfindtheanswerstomanyofyourquestionsinthisreport.
Whostudieshardest?
Chinesestudentsspendthemosttimestudying.
NearlyhalfofChinesestudentsspendmorethantwohoursontheirhomeworkeveryday.That’smuchmorethanstudentsoftheUS(26.4%)，Japan(8.2%)andSouthKorea(5.2%).
Whosleepsmostofteninclass?
Japanesestudentsfallasleepinclassmostoften.About45%ofthemsaidtheysometimesdozeoff(打瞌睡）inclass.InSouthKorea,it’s32%；intheUS,21%；and5%inChina.
SouthKoreanstudentsdon’tliketakingnotes.About70%saidtheywritedownwhattheteachersaysinclass,manyfewerthaninJapan(93%)，China(90%)andtheUS(89%).
Whoisthemostdistracted(分心的)？
Americanstudentsarethemostactiveinclass,butalsothemostdistracted：64.2%saidtheychatwithfriendsinclass；46.9%saidtheyeatsnacksinclass；and38.9%saidtheysende-mailsorreadsomebookswhichhavenothingtodowiththeirsubjectsinclass.
Whatdotheydoafterschool?
Intheirsparetime，mostChinesestudentsstudyorsurftheInternet.MostAmericanstudentsspendalotoftimestayingwiththeirfriends.MostJapanesestudentsdophysicalexercises.MostKoreanstudentswatchTV.
()56.Thispassageis__________________.
A.aletter C.areport C.anadvertisementD.ane-mail
()57.Whoworkshardestatschoolaccordingtothesurvey?
A.SouthKoreanstudents.B.Americanstudents.
C.Japanesestudents.D.Chinesestudents.
()58.About65%oftheAmericanstudentslike_______________inclass.
A.chattingwithfriends B.eatingsnacksC.sendinge-mails D.readingbooks
()59.Accordingtothepassage,Americanstudentsspend____ontheirhomeworkeveryday.
A.morethan1.6hoursB.morethan1.5hours
C.lessthanonehourD.morethan2hours
()60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______________________.
A.studentsfromdifferentcountrieslikedifferentsubjects
B.studentsoftheUSoftendothingsastheylikeinclass
C.mostChinesestudentsspendtheirsparetimeonoutdooractivities
D.SouthKoreanstudentshavetodoalotofhomeworkeveryday
(D)
Areyougoingonatrip?Doyouwanttotakesomethingswithyou?Ifso,youmustpack.Butdoyouknowhowtopack?Whenpacking,lessisreallymore.Asyouknow,thelessyoutake,themorefreedomyou’llhave.First,askyourselfafewquestions:
Whoisgoing?Areyoutravelingwithyourparents?Youmaywanttotakeeverythingyouhave.Forexample,girlsmaywanttobringtheirownhairdryer,butwhentraveling,oneisenough.Sharethingswitheachother.
Whatdoyouplantotake?Howmanysuitcases?Areyouoldenoughtohelpcarrythings?Youmayneedtorunforaplane,trainorboat,sodon’ttakemorethingsthanyoucancarry.
Whereareyougoing?Goingthroughthejungles,forexample,requiresquitedifferentshoes.
Whenareyougoing?SailingaroundtheMediterraneanSea(地中海)inJulyisdifferentfromhikingintheAndes(安第斯山脉)inJuly:ItisalwaysveryhotinMediterranean,whileitisquitecoldinAndes.DecemberinBaliishot,butDecemberinAmsterdamiscoldandsnowy.Findoutabouttheweatherbeforeyougo.Thenyoucandecidewhichclothestobring.
()61.___________willgiveyoumorefreedomonyourtrip.
A.WhatyouwilltakeB.Takingfewerthings
C.TravelingwithmorepeopleD.Whereyouaregoing
()62.Fromthispassage,weknowthat________athome.
A.mostfamilieswithboysdon’thaveahairdryer
B.everypersonineveryfamilyhasahairdryer
C.mostfamilieswithgirlshavemorethanonehairdryer
D.onlychildrenhavetheirownhairdryers
()63.Theunderlinedword“hairdryer”inParagraph2means__________inChinese.
A.发夹B.洗发水C.理发师D.吹风机
()64.Ifyou_________,youshouldtakemorethickclothes.
A.sailaroundtheMediterraneanSeainJulyB.gotoBaliinDecember
C.gohikingintheAndesinDecemberD.gotoAmsterdaminDecember
()65.Thebesttitleofthispassageis_________________.
A.TipsforTravellingB.WhyAreYouTravelling
C.WhereAreYouGoingD.WhatAreYouTaking
Ⅶ任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面短文，然后从方框中所给的选项中选出各个段落相应的标题。Whatis“S”Plan?Itisahealthyproject.Therearesomewordswith“s”astheinitialletter(词首字母).Followthisplan,andyoucanbecomehealthierinbothbodyandmind(精神).
Sleepingisthefirststep(步)amongall“S”steps.Sleepingisveryimportantinourlife.Agoodsleepmeansagoodbeginningnextday.
Youshouldnotonlyhaveastrongbody,butalsoastrongmind.
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Nobodywantstobefat.Ifyouarefat,youmayhavemanydiseases(疾病).Soyoushoulddoexercisetobecomeslimandkeephealthy.
Manypeoplewanttoknowhowtoforgettheunhappythingsandhaveasunnyheart.Therearelotsofways,forexample,goingoutwithfriends,takingashorttripandhavingaget-togetherwithyourfamily.
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Learnasmuchasyoucan.Knowledgemakesyousmarter.
Ⅷ.词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
(A)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
71.Therearesomef__________here.Theworkersmakealotofshoeseveryday.
72.Heisgoingtobeadoctorwhenheg_____________up.
73.Ifyouwanttoplantatree,youmustfirstd____________ahole(洞).
74.Moyanisaf________writerinChina.Manypeopleknowhimandliketoreadhisbooks.
75.Don’tworry!Icanlookafterm___________.
(B)在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给出。
76.Theairinthemountainsisusuallyf________thanthatinthecities.
77.ShestudieshardatEnglishandnowherEnglishbegins___________(改进).
78.Nooneknowswhatwillhappeninthe____________(将来).
79.MayIuseyourpen?I_________(丢)mypenthismorning.
80.Isawhimwalk_________(穿过)thedoorjustnow.
(C)根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,每词限用一次。
Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someare81physicalhealth.Forexample,somepeople82themselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreat83fastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson.Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortaking84,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakinga85planforschoolwork.Forexample,astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.
Ⅸ.综合填空YouworkhardtolearnEnglish.DoyouknowAmericankidsaret86tolearnMandarin（汉语）？
About50000UstudentsnowstudyChinese.“BecauseofChina’sf87growth,Chineseism88usefulthantheotherlanguages,”saidScottMcGinnis,aWashingtonlanguageexpert.
Forexample,in1999,onlythreeChicagoschoolshadChinesec89.Thisyearmorethan20do.
InmanyUScities,studentstakeMandarinlessonsa90schooloratweekends.
ButChicagoschoolsteachChineseduringtheregular（常规的）day.LastyearChinagthem
3000textbooksbecausetheyhaddoneagoodj92.
AlthoughChineseclassesarebecomingp93,itisoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.AnEnglishspeakert94about1,320hourstobecomegoodatChinese.Hen95only480hoursforFrench,SpanishorItalian.
Ⅹ.书面表达（15分）
寒假将至，你有什么计划？假设你是Andy,请你用英语给你的美国好朋友Mark写一封信，告诉他你的寒假计划。信的内容必须包括所给问题答案的信息，并作适当展开，词数80词左右，信的开头已给，但不计入总词数。
1.Whereareyougoing?2.Whoareyougoingwith?3.Whenareyougoing?4.Howareyougoing?5.Whatareyougoingtodo?
DearMark,
Howtimeflies!Thewintervacationiscomingsoon.I_________________________________
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