一年来,虽然作了一些工作,但与上级要求和职工期望还有较大差距,现根据民主生活会的要求,结合本次民主生活批评与自我批评这一主题2016年上学期八年级精英竞赛英语试题时 量：90分钟 满 分：100 分I. 知识运用（两部分， 共20小题，计20分）第1节 语法填空 从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。（共10小题， 计10分）1. To have A4 waist(腰) is getting more and more popular among ladies. A. anB. /C. a2. Mom, Im hungry. Could you give me something to eat? -Sure, honey. There is some _ in the fridge. A. milkB. breadC. coffee3. The man is always seen _ others who are in trouble. A. helpB. to helpC. helping4. Did you have a good time at Jennys party yesterday evening? -Yes, we always enjoy _ a lot. A. myself B. yourselvesC. ourselves5. -We get knowledge _from books _from life.- Yes, both are important. A. not only; but alsoB. either ; orC. neither ;nor6. Song Joong-ki is one of South Korean stars in China right now. A. popular B. more popular C. the most popular 7. -_, and youre sure to get better grades in the exam. -Thank you for encouraging me so much. A. Studying hardB. Study hardC. To study hard8. Joe _ Changsha for 2 days. A. has leftB. have been away from C. has been away from 9. -Have you ever been to Australia? -Yes, I _ there once on a study tour three years ago. A. wentB. have beenC. have gone10. My four-year-old brother asked me last night_. A. if the sun always rises in the east or not B. whether the moon travels around the earth C. why could he see the moon in the sky and in the water第二节 词语填空 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳答案。（共10小题，计10分）Why is setting goals(制定目标) important? Because goals can help you experience everything you want in lifeThey help yourself to 11_ your life as you wantSuccessful and happy people know clearly 12_ their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them 13_By setting goals you are controlling your lifeIts like having a map to show you where you want to goFor example, there are two driversOne knows where the place is and the way to the placeHe can drive straight there 14_ any difficulty15_ driver doesnt know where he should goHe starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but he drives 16_ around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oilWhich driver do you want to be?Winners in life set goals and follow the goalsThey decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goalsUnsuccessful people usually do things 17_Goals arent difficult to set, and they arent difficult to reachYou are the one who 18_ decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life Research tells us when we write a goal down we are likely to achieve it, so 19_ goals can be reviewed often, and have more power. Also when you write down your goals, you are able to encourage yourself to care for situations 20_will improve your goals.11. A. leave B. causeC. make12. A. how B. whatC. that13. A. make it B. do itC. take it14. A. with B. for C. without15. A. Other B. The other C. Others16. A. freely B. aimlessly C. lowly17. A. by oneself B. by accident C. by mistake18. A. mayB. shallC. must19. A. written B. spokenC. borrowed20. A. thatB. whatC. who. 阅读技能（三部分，共25小题，计50分）第一节图表理解 阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。 （共5小题，计10分） A Thelatestfilm TheMermaid美人鱼,directed by Hong Kongs “Kingofcomedy” StephenChow(周星驰),has replacedMonsterHunt(捉妖记,2015)as the highest grossing(最高票房)Chinese film by March,2016. The film tells the story oflovebetweenhumansandmermaids. It also has the theme of environmentalprotection.The Mermaid teaches us a life lesson about materialism with a Chows comedic style. OnFeb13,thepopidolKrisWu(吴亦凡) playedfor theCanadianteam intheNBA All-StarCelebrityGameinToronto, scoring6pointsand7 rebounds(篮板球).Itwaslikeadream cometrueforthis NBAfan.Wuexpressedhisexcitementafterthegame.“Iamveryhappy.Imnotplayingatmybesttoday,butIhavetriedmybest.IreallyappreciatethatIgetthechancetoplayontheAll-Starcourt.IhopethatIcancomeagainnextyear,andIwilldobetter,”hesaid.21.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about TheMermaid美人鱼?A. StephenChow is the director and the actor of the film.B. The film has higher grossing thanMonsterHunt.C. The film is about love and environmental protection and teaches us a life lesson.22.From the article, we learn that KrisWu _.A. is an NBAfan and played in theNBAAll-StarCelebrityGameinthe USAB. tried his best and did best ontheAll-Starcourt C. is happy and thankfu