八年级英语知识竞赛

2017-2018学年第一学期光明书院八年级英语知识竞赛试题I. 抄写下列文章（5分）Actually, I had never imagined that the famous Hong Kong comic actor and director Stephen Chow could choose serious topics before I saw his latest film The Mermaid. It brings people laughter as well as thinking.（抄写在答题卡上）II.阅读短文，从每小题的三个选项中选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共10小题，每小题3分）“Sesame Stree t” is a TV programme for children. It1appeared in New York in 1969. It is called “the longest street in the world” because the TV programme by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world.In the US, over six million children watch the programme regularly. The viewers 2 more than half the nation’s pre-school children. Parents 3the programme. Many teachers also consider it a great 4, though some educators are against certain things in it.Tests show children from different backgrounds have benefited(收获) from watching the programme. In the US, the programme is shown at 5hours so that more children can watch it. The programmes all use songs, stories, jokes and pictures to help children 6numbers, letters and human relationship. But there are some differences, 7, the programme made in Mexico City devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching letters one by one.8is “Sesam e Stre et” more successful than other children’s shows? There are many reasons—the good education of its 9 , the support from the government and businesses, and the skillful use of many TV tricks. But the best reason may be that it makes every child feel able to 10. Children find themselves learning, and they want to learn more.1. A. finally B. first C. once2. A. include B. make C. get3. A. love B. dislike C. refuse4. A. need B. problem C. help5. A. late B. different C. early6. A. understand B. count C. write7. A. in fact B. as a result C. for example8. A. Why B. How C. When9. A. producers B. actors C. managers10. A. work B. play C. learnⅢ．阅读理解。

（60分）阅读下列短文，从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共20小题，每小题3分）AOnce, a poor young man was traveling across the country. He had completely run out of money, so he had no food to eat and had to spend the night in his car.This continued until one morning; he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast. After eating his first good meal in weeks, he lied to the waiter. He told him that he lost his wallet. The waiter was also the owner. He walked behind the table where the young man was sitting. He bent down and came up with a $20 bill.He preten ded that he found it on the floor. “Sir, you must have dropped this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, bought gasoline(汽油) with the money left and continued his journey.On the way out of the t own, he realized, “Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. Maybe that owner just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass me.” And then he made a decision. It was to help others when he was able to.Now the man becomes old and lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa”, because at Christmas time each year, he gives money away to poor people.11. The young man felt nervous because he ______.A. lost his wallet on his journeyB. couldn’t afford the breakfastC. knew nothing about the owner of the restaurantD. ate breakfast in a restaurant for the first time12. The young man hoped to ______.A. pay the owner backB. help other peopleC. live in Kansas City with his familyD. spend Christmas with poor people13. From the passage we know the young man ______.A. said thank you to the ownerB. was very lucky to find his moneyC. refused to receive the money at firstD. could continue his journey with the $20 bill14. On the way out of the town, the young man thought the owner was ______.A. kindB. sillyC. strangeD. richBBest Sellers of the WeekA. China DailyB. 21st Century TeensC. The New York TimesD. Washington Post16. The book which has stayed on the list for the longest time is______.A. The Forgotten GardenB. The HelpC. Spoken from the HeartD. Best Friends Forever17. Nancy wants to buy the top three books on the list this week. She has to pay______.A. $68.80B. $ 70.75C. $ 77.80D. $80.8018. David likes to read detective stories, so he can try______.A. The Forgotten GardenB. The HelpC. Best Friends ForeverD. Run for Your LifeCActually, I had never imagined that the famous Hong Kong comic actor and director Stephen Chow could choose serious topics before I saw his latest film The Mermaid. It brings people laughter as well as thinking.It was first shown during the Chinese New Year holidays. In the film, the leading character Liu Xuan (Deng Chao) falls in love with a mermaid Shanshan (Lin Yun). But in fact, in the beginning Shanshan from an ocean is sent by her people to kill Liu Xuan in order to stop his plans to endanger their survival. But as time goes by, Shanshan begins to love Liu Xuan and finally saves his life. At the end of the story, Liu Xuan gives up his plan, rescues the mermaids in the ocean and marries Shanshan. They live happily together in the end. The main topic is not only about true love but also about environmental protection.I’m deeply impressed by one scene of a dying mermaid lying on a beach, because i t reminds me of a news photo of a dead Syrian refugee taken several months ago. There are many more cruel scenes of mermaids being killed in the film that could make viewers angry.But I really admire and feel grateful to Chow for his contribution to raising awareness of environmental pollution and ecological destruction through a comedy film. I think Chow wants to teach us a lesson---no matter how great people’s dreams are, they should keep a good relationship with the ocean and life beyond the ocean. We should live in harmony with nature.19. The film began to show in cinemas ______.A. on a weekdayB. on a weekendC. during the Spring FestivalD. at Christmas20. The film can bring people______.A. dream and angerB. laughter and thinkingC. anger and thinkingD. laughter and dream21. The underlined word “viewers” means _______.A. passengersB. audienceC. visitorsD. tourists22. You can probably read the passage ______.A. in an advertisementB. in a history bookC. on a blogD. in a novelDKid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America’s Presidents tells 20 stories of 20 different American presidents. In this book, we learn that America’s leaders are not so different from us. They were once kids with ordinary problems, too. They struggled with schoolwork, quarreled with brothers or sisters and had difficulty communicating with their parents. Dwight Eisenhower dealt with bullies(欺凌). Bill Clinton struggled with his weight. Barack Obama moved to Indonesia with his mother when he was just a little boy, and he had to get used to a new culture.David Stab ler tells interesting stories in a humorous way. He tells the unfamiliar stories of America’s leaders, uncovering the jazz stars, lifesavers and goose-trainers among the presidents.You don’t have to be a fan of history to pick up this book. Those who enjo y reading about overcoming struggles, but still enjoy a laugh, would like this book. Of course, if you hope to become a leader of the world in the future, I suggest you should read this book from cover to cover.It is a fantastic book. It has everything yo u could ask for: It’s educational, funny and even a little dramatic. Don’t let the pictures in the book fool you. This book may appear to be for young readers only, but it is a book the whole family can enjoy.23. When American presidents were young, they ______.A. were quite different from usB. were usually good at schoolworkC. faced ordinary problems as we didD. were usually good at communicating24. As a little boy, Barack Obama had to ______.A. struggle with schoolworkB. try his best to lose weightC. deal with bulliesD. get used to a new culture25. David Stabler is ______.A. an American presidentB. the writer of the bookC. a jazz starD. an animal trainer26. ______ should read the book from cover to cover according to the passage.A. Those who are struggling with somethingB. Those who are quite interested in historyC. Those who enjoy reading about overcoming strugglesD. Those who hope to become a world leader in the futureEWhat do you think of a “talking kitchen”? A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time, students can learn the language by the following cooking steps.All grammar and vocabulary have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understandFrench well. After learning for some time, the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said,” The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational.”How does the kitchen work? There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer, the users can first choose a French recipe that they want to follow. Using information in the computer, the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer, it moves on to the next. If you go wrong, the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time, the users can ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information.Th e new kitchen can be used in schools, universities and even people’s homes. The researchers can also be developing the European Digital Kitchen, for the next three years.27.After reading the passage, we know the digital kitchen ______.A. is a “talking kitchen”B. teaches students EnglishC. was developed in FranceD. cooks all food for people28. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about ______.A. how the kitchen worksB. where the kitchen can be usedC. when the kitchen can be boughtD. why the kitchen project was started29. If the user don’t follow the instruction on the computer, the kitchen ______.A. choose another recipeB. goes to the next stepC. repeats the recipe or informationD. stops working at once30. The purpose of the passage is to ______.A. show you how computer worksB. introduce a French KitchenC. teach you how to cook French foodD. tell you the importance of language learningIV. 语法填空(20分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空。