【正文】 orried C． bored D． frightened （ ） 5. A. to stay B. stay C. staying D. stays （ ） 6． A． put away B． build up C． look after D． clean up （ ） 7. A. in B. on C. at D. under （ ） 8． A． have B． bring C． take D． buy （ ） 9． A． second B． first C． third D． fourth （ ） 10． A． arrive in B． leave for C． arrive at D． live in （ ） 11. A. home B. to home C. house D. family （ ） 12． A． make B． guess C． find D． plan （ ） 13． A． what B． how C． where D． why （ ） 14． A． cheaper B． dearer C． slower D． faster （ ） 15. A. too B. either C. also D. neither E other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use , another, friend , carry , trouble, friend You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the , 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(帳篷 ). They use the camels(駱駝 ) 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 (《格林童話》 ). 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、閱讀理解（共 7篇 35小題；每小題 2分，共 70分） A Skindiving(潛游 ) 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(巖石 ), 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。 20202020 學(xué)年度沙港中學(xué)八年級(jí)英語（上）競(jìng)賽試題 一、 完形填空。 (共 4篇 60小題； 2篇十二選十 20小題；每小題 1分，共 80分 ) A One terrible cold day, a snowstorm hit our area. Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to 1 a tree to cut down. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be 2 . So it was important to have a friend who could 3 me of dangers. When I chose a big 2 metertall tree and prepared to cut 4 down, Bruce suddenly warned me, “Don’t cut down that tree! It’s too 5 to the power（電力） line!” I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard（不顧） his warning. I couldn’t wait to 6 the job and go back home. I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell down, there was no longer any doubt（懷疑） whether my friend was right. The tree caught the power line, bringing it to the 7 . I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all（畢竟） , electricity can’t travel 8 wood. As I rea