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2015年元旦竞赛试题 八年级 英语 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共8页。满分100分，考试时间90分钟。答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2．答题注意事项见答题卡，答在本试卷上不得分。 第I卷（选择题 共50分） 一、单项填空（共20小题，计20分） 1. You are coughing! You should take some . A. medicine B. meat C. hamburgers D. juice 2. —Is she going to be actor? —Yes. She is taking lessons on weekends now. A. a; actor B. an; actor C. an; acting D. a; action 3. Jane, I’d love to go to your house, but I’m not ________. I must practice the piano. A. available B. talented C. healthy D. outgoing 4. Today is Thursday and _______ is Saturday. A. yesterday B. the day before yesterday C. tomorrow D. the day after tomorrow 5. I am going to ______ a hobby like painting or taking photos. A. make up B. take up C. get up D. dress up 6. is ready now. Let’s go. A. Everything B. Something C. Anything D. Nothing 7. —Jenny is quiet and Ann is quiet, too. —You mean of them are quiet, right? A. all B. both C. either D. neither 8. Speak aloud, please! I can hear you.
A. usually B. almost C. hardly D. nearly
9. Li lei often talks ________ but does _______, so everyone says he is a good boy. A. less; more B. few; much C. more; little D. little; many 10. He didn’t go to school yesterday he was ill. A. although B. if C. because D. but 11. The song sounds great. The singer really sings . A. quickly B. seriously C. comfortably D. beautifully 12. Will Mr. White be back from London two days? —Yes, he will. A. for B. in C. after D. on 13. __________ important news! Thanks for telling me. A. What an B. What a C. What D. How 14. —Why are you walking so quickly, Edward? —There a talent show in ten minutes. A. will have B. will be C. is going to have D. are going to be 15. It’s time for CCTV news. —Let’s the TV and watch it. A. turn on B. get on C. try on D. put on 16. The final exam is coming. I try my best to study for it. A. must B. might C. need D. would 17. We planted trees last year. A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. five hundreds D. five hundred of 18. My family has two dogs. One is white, is black. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 19. — are the shoes? —Fifty dollars! A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How long 20. —Did you enjoy the food there? — . Everything tasted really good. A. That’s all right B. It’s greatC. Of course D. You’re welcome 二、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分） A My name is Gina. I like comedies very much. But my parents don’t like them. They like documentaries. They don’t think comedies are interesting, and I think documentaries are boring. So I never go to the movies with my parents. I often go to the movies with my good friends. John is my friend. Tom Hanks is his favorite actor. He collects the pictures, reports, and movie VCDs of him. But I love Harrison Ford best. He’s old but attractive (吸引人的). My cousin Ann also loves Harrison Ford. Ann and I have many things in common. For example, we both like comedies. And we also like thrillers, though they’re so scary. 根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。 21. Gina’s parents like comedies. 22. Gina never goes to the movies with her good friends. 23. Ann and Gina have lots of things in common. 24. John can’t stand Tom Hanks. 25. Both Ann and Gina love Harrison Ford. B After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework. This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (创造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040. This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But N
