人教版八年级下学期英语竞赛试题.doc

人教版八年级下学期英语竞赛试题一. 单项填空（共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项21. What do you think he will _________ ten years?A. be in B. be at C. be for D. be after22. Could you ____________ yourself when you were five years old? A. wear B. put on C. dress D. be in23. ---I’m sorry. I really _________ my homework at home.--- That’s all right, but don’t ___________ to bring it to school tomorrow. A. left; forget B. leave; forget C. forgot; forget D. forget; forget24. The prediction that computers will be used at home has _____________. A. come over B. come true C. come out D. come along25. None of the shoes in the shop fit me well. They are ________ too big ________ too small. A. both; and B. not only; but also C. neither; nor D. either; or26. Don’t get off the bus __________ it has stopped. A. until B. if C. too D. for27. --- I hear you have got a ticket ________ the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics. --- Yes. I got it _________ my uncle A. of; from B. to; by C. to; from D. for; to28. Did the old man ever feel __________when he lived ___________ on the farm? A. alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely C. alone; alone D. lonely; alone29. Liu Xiang won the gold medal __________ the 2008 Olympics. A. in B. at C. on D. of30. My flight to Hong Kong will ________ from Beijing International Airport. A. take off B. set off C. put off D. see off31. --- Hi, Tom. Is your brother as active as you? --- No, he’s a quiet boy. He is ____________. A. less outgoing than me B. not so calm as I C. more active than I D. as outgoing as I 32. --- Do you often hear ________ your family? --- Yes. I got a letter from my father just a few days ago. A. of B. for C. about D. from33. --- May I speak to Mr. Read? --- Sorry, he _________ Beijing, but he __________ in 3 days. A. has been in; will come back B. has been to; won’t be back C. has gone to; will come back D. has gone to; won’t come back 34. I don’t know if it _________ tomorrow. I’ll stay at home if it __________. A. snows; will snow B. will snow; will snow C. snows; snows D. will snow; snows35. Lily and Lucy are too tired to walk, but they have to walk ________ two hours before they reach their home. A. another B. other C. the other D. more二. 完形填空（共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Butterflies are common all over the world but the ones in hot countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in cooler countries, and there are 36 different kinds. Usually the male（雄性）butterfly is more brightly colored than the female（雌性）. The females have bigger and 37 bodies 38 they carry the eggs. The gay（艳丽的）colors of the male 39 to attract （吸引）the female and the dark colors of the female make them 40 to be caught by 41 before they have 42 their eggs. Some butterflies have bright colors on 43 wings（翅膀）which show when they fly, but when they stop in a tree or leaf, they 44 their wings. On their wings there are green and brown marks（记号） which look like the tree or leaves. They are difficult to see. The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly. When its wings are 45 , it really looks like a dead leaf. There are even marks that 46 like the holes in a dead leaf. When a bird is running 47 a butterfly, and it closes its wings, it seems to have 48 completely（完全地）. Many butterflies have round marks in their wings that look like 49 . when they are resting, and their wings are folded（合拢）, these 40 be seen. When a bird sees one, and begins to attack it, the butterfly opens its wings. The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring（瞪）at it, and, frightened, it flies away.( ) 36. A. fewer B. less C. more D. most( ) 37. A. lighter B. healthier C. smaller D. heavier( ) 38. A. so B. because C. because of D. than ( ) 39. A. help B. ant C. decide D. make( ) 40. A. easy B. different C. difficult D. important( ) 41. A. friends B. neighbors C. partners D. enemies( ) 42. A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid( ) 43. A. its B. them C. their D. theirs( ) 44. A. open B. stop C. close D. sho。