张掖四中八年级（下）英语知识竞赛试卷（考试时间：90分钟， 满分：100分）一、单项选择，从四个选项中选择最佳的一个选项。（每题1分，共20分）( ) 1.Thirty minutes _ not a long time for us now. We can wait till they come. A. were B. are C. was D. is( ) 2. Scientists have _ some good ways to solve the pollution problems. A. come with B. come out C. come up to D. come up with( ) 3. The Greens often _ dinner at six oclock. A. is eating B. are eating C. eat D. eats( ) 4. Wei Hua with her sisters often _ to the zoo on Sunday. A. go B. goes C. is going D. are going( ) 5. _ a cold winter morning, I meet one of my friends. A. In B. On C. At D. with( ) 6. He tries _ English and he practises _ Engish every day. A. to learn; speak B. learning; speaking C. to learn; speaking D. learning; to speak( ) 7._ to get good grades. Or you cant get into a good high school. A. Study hard B. Studying hard C. To study hard D.Studied hard( ) 8. Its very kind _ him _ help me. A. for; to B. of; to C. to; for D. of; for( ) 9. We all think that Jim works as _ as his classmates. A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. hardly( ) 10. Is there _ todays newspaper?A. something important on B. something important in C. important something on D. anything important in( ) 11.Mary is going to Lanzhou _ December, and shes staying there _three weeks. A. on; for B. in; for C.at; in D. in; on( ) 12.I dont know if she _ here. If she _, I will call you at once. A. comes; will come B. will come; comes C. comes; comes D. will come; will come( ) 13. -How much are these books? -You dont have to _ . They are free. A. pay them B. pay for them C. cost them D. spend them( ) 14. Traveling by ship is _ than taking a bus. A. a lot of fun B. much fun C.a lot more fun D. a lot much fun( ) 15.There _ a large number of books in our school library. _ number ofthe books is 100000. A. has; A B. have;The C. are; A D. are; The( ) 16. My father gave me several pens, but I like _ of them. A. none B. both C. any D. neither( ) 17. Tom spent the _ day _ with his grandpa. A. all; fishing B. all; to fish C. whole; fishing D. whole; to fish( ) 18. The song Where did the time go _ the old days and love of my family when I hear it. A. puts me down B. shows me off C. reminds me of D. helps me out( ) 19. We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen _ we speak. A. as twice much as B. twice as much as C. as much as twice D. as much twice as( ) 20. Of the two toys, the child chose _ one. A. the one most expensive B. the least expensive C. the less expensive D. most expensive二、完形填空（每空一分，共15分）Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this _21_ was not always very rich. At one time, he _22_ a small gas station next to a highway (公路). Many truck drivers _23_ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often _24_, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. _25_ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didnt cost _26_ money , more and more _27_ came to eat at his place. _28_ Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People_29_ it very much, and his new business grew quickly. Not long after, however, _30_highway was built, and many drivers no longer went _31_ Mr Sanders restaurant. So he had to _32_ it. Then he traveled around the country, _33_ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He succeeded. By 1967, there _34_ almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, wherever you go in the United States, you will see _35_. If you like chicken, Im sure youll like eating Kentucky Fried Chicken. （ ）21. A. business B. shop C. life D. find （ ）22. A. found B. worked C. saw D. had（ ）23. A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left （ ）24. A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick （ ）25. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Once （ ）26. A. too many B. too much C. much too D. many too（ ）27. A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors （ ）28. A. Then B. So C. But D. For （ ）29. A. ate B. liked