20xx-20xx学年人教新目标版英语八年级上学期竞赛试题

20xx-20xx学年人教新目标版英语八年级上学期竞赛试题内容摘要：

, but it is not 3. ______ for most plants. The animals are 4. _______ to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to 5. ________ shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷 ). They use the camels(骆驼 ) for 6. _______ things. The people of the desert have to keep 7. _______ from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to 8. _______ place. The desert people are very 9. _______. No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in and give them food and water. F Watch, make, German, from, maybe, it , start ,large ,something, one, for, get Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood! But did you know that Snow White es from 1_______? It’ s just one story from the 209 in Grimm’ s Fairy Tales (《格林童话》 ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their 2______ book came out in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? 3________ it’ s because they e from a great place famous for 4_____ stories – the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It’ s 5_______ forest in the country – and one of the most beautiful. It’ s famous 6____its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布 ) there. It’ s a good place7________ a story. Don’t fet to bring 8__________ back if you visit. People there are good at9_______ clocks, musical instruments and 10_________. 二、阅读理解（共 7篇 35小题；每小题 2分，共 70分） A Skindiving(潜游 ) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks(岩石 ), because you are no longer heavy. Here, under the water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have tanks(罐 ) of air on your back, you can stay in deep(深的 ) water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides(除此以外 ), there are more uses for skindiving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep water. Now you see the skindiving is useful and interesting. （ ） 1. Skindiving is going to take you to _______. A. the moon B. be in danger C. mountains D. the deep water （ ） 2. You can climb big rocks under water because _______. A. you are stronger B. the fish nearby help you C. you are lighter than on land D. there is a lot of light （ ） 3. Under the water, a skindiver _______ in the day time. A. can see everything clearly B. can39。 t see anything clearly C. can see nothing D. can see only fishes （ ） 4. With a tank of air on your back, you can _______. A. catch fish very easily B. stay under the water for a long time C. be in a safe(安全的 ) place D. have more fun （ ） 5. From the passage we can know that skindiving is _______. A. harmful B. dangerous C. useful and fun D. useful B We each have a memory. That’ s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories. A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will bee better and better when you do more and more exercises. （ ） 1. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________ . A. they always sleep well B. they often eat good foot C. they read a lot of books D. they have very good memories （ ） 2. Everybody learns his mother language __________ . A. at the age of six B. when he is a small child C. after he goes to school D. when he can read and write （ ） 3. Before a child can speak, he must __________ . A. read and write B. make sentences C. hear and remember the sounds D. think hard （ ） 4. In school the pupils can’ t learn a foreign language easily because __________ . A. they have no g。