八年级英语上学期竞赛试题-初中二年级英语试题练习、期中期末试卷-初中英语试卷

42.

A. lazy B. lazier

C. the laziest D. the lazier 43.

A. ask B. tell C. visit D. invite 44.

A. brother B.

father C. mother 45.

A. wash B. washing C. washed D. washes 46.

A. watch TV B. do housework C. go camping D. do homework 47.

A. and B. but C. or D. so 48.

A. that B.

what C. which how 49.

A. quiet B. lazy C. happy

D. sister D. D. shy 50.

A. What B. How C. What a D. How a

第三部分：阅读理解 （共10小题，满分20分）

A

There is a one-day holiday in most

countries on New Year’s Day. The real celebrations for New Year happen on the night before – on New Year’s Eve. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.

Though Christmas is a family

get-together, New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome the New Year. At these parties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.

At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year” to each other. Champagne(香槟酒)

is a favorite drink at New year’s. In many western countries fireworks(烟火) are let off at midnight, and many people like to make noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits(幽灵).

One important song is often sung at New

Year’s --- the Scottish song of Auld Lang Syne( good times long ago). 51.

Great celebrations for New Year usually begin on _____.

A. the morning of New Year’s Day

B. the night before New Year’s Eve

C. the night of New Year’s

Day

D. the night before New Year’s Day 52.

Reading the passage, we know_______.

A. the celebrations all over the world begin at the same time

B. only the western

countries have great celebrations for New

Year’s Day

C.

most people have celebrations for New Year’s Day

D.

the celebrations all over the world are the same 53.

The word “customs” in the passage means _______ Chinese.

A. 风俗 B.常规 C. 海关 D. 关税 54.

The parties on New Year’s Eve don’t finish _____.

A. until they have all food and drinks

B. until New Year’s Day comes

C. after the morning of January 2nd comes

D. when they feel too tired

55.

Which of the following is true?

A. Western people hold parties to welcome the New Year.

B. People hold parties to have much food and drinks.

C. People hold parties to drive away bad spirits.

D. Only the young are interested in New Year’s Day.

B

In a map of the world you can easily

find two big cities, London and New Work. London is the oldest city in Britain. It’s certainly the biggest city in Europe(欧洲).New York is as big as London, if not bigger. The streets in London are crowded and there is one of the world’s biggest underground railway systems(地铁系统). The streets

in New York are just as crowded as in London. And the New York subway carries more people each day than the London underground. There are a lot of big stores in these two cities. But New York has more supermarkets than London.

In London there are many palaces (宫殿)and churches, for example , St.Paul’s. New York isn’t as old as London, and it hasn’t many old

buildings. But skyscrapers(摩天大楼) are much bigger than the buildings in London.

London has more parks than New York .But New York’s Central Park is much bigger than the biggest park in London.

56.London

is _______ New York.