山东省东营市太平中学2009—2010学年度八年级英语第二学期期中考试试题-人教新课标版.doc

太平中学2009-2010学年度第二学期期中考试试题
八年级 英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟 分值：120分）

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阅卷人

第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共70 分）
一、第一节 单项选择 （共20小题，计20分）
从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案
1. She has books than I have. So I often borrow some from her.
A. few B. less C. more D. fewer
2. Beijing is worth
A. visit B. visiting C. visits D. visited
3. Today the game of bowling is popular
A. the world B. all world C. all over the world D. on world
4. I think you should your brother not jeans at the party.
A. to tell, to wear B. tell, wear C. tell, to wear D. tells, wears
5. Jennifer felt very because it was her birthday yesterday.
A. happy B. happily C. sorry D. unhappy
6.--May you lend some money to me, please?
--Oh, sorry. I my purse behind this morning.
A. is leaving B. leave C. left D. will leave
7. He didn't know the answer to this question, I don't know,
A. too B. also C. nor D. either
8. I my new watch when he phoned me.
A. was looking for B. was finding C. find D. look for
9. There will be pollution in the future in the world.
A. more B. many C. fewer D. less
10. Now he is a great man. He keeps busy every day. He has leisure time.
A. fewer B. more C. less D. much
11.--Will there be more robots in ten years?
--Yes, there
A. will B. is C. won't D. are
12. Last year Nicola went to London and fell in love a young man there.
A. on B. to C. at D. with
13. Next Saturday Frank to Japan again.
He there two weeks ago.
A. will fly, goes B. flew, will go
C. will fly, went D. will fly, go
14. --How does she Shanghai ?
--She takes the bus there.
A. arrive B. get C. arrive to D. get to
15. The story was very , and all of us were in it.
A. interested, interesting
B. interesting, interested
C. interested, interested
D. interesting, interesting
16. They TV at ten last night.
A. was watching B. were watching
C. watched D. were watch
17. I'm leaving Beijing.
A. to B. for C. of D. at
18. If you have a stomachache. You shouldn't eat for 24 hours.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. some
19. you are tired , you should go to bed early.
A. Why B. What C. When D. Where
20. The children had a great time in the park last Sunday. They
A. help themselves B. had a meeting.
C. had a rest D. enjoyed themselves
二、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）
阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后面的题目，从各题A、B、C、D中选出能回答所提问
题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Many young people can use the computer, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use the computer.
Keep your computer in a cool, dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp is also bad for them. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5-30 degrees centigrade.
Do not let people smoke cigarettes near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems.
Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems.
Make sure that the keyboard and the screen are the correct height for you. If they are not correct, you‘ll get backache.
Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer.
Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes. If you can afford one, buy a computer screen. It will be better for you than using the screen of a TV set.
1. According to this passage, ________.
A. more and more people can control computers as well as take care of them.
B. fewer and fewer people pay any attention to the protection of the computers nowadays.
C. most young people can control computers well while paying little attention to keeping them
well.
D Most computer lovers are fond of eating their food while playing computer games.
2 . Computer, just like some people, may prefer(更喜欢) ________.
A. autumn to（比起）summer and winter B. neither winter nor summer or autumn
C. summer to winter and autumn D. both summer and winter
3. Putting the keyboard and screen too high means you ________. A. have to straighten your back long every time B. have to lower your head while using the computer C. don’t have to look at your manuscript while typing D. don’t have to look sideways from time to time
4. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer because they want to ________. A. protect the computer B. prevent their eyes being hurt C. make them look cool D. show off his glasses
5. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. If the height of the screen isn’t correct, you’ll get backache. B. Smoking is bad for a computer and is one of the cause of many problems. C. You should wear a different pair of glasses when you use a computer. D. You should use a computer screen instead of a TV screen.
B
The sun looks like a shiny plate, but it is really a big ball. It is always giving off light. Its flames (火焰) are very much hotter and bigger than any fire on the earth. The sun has a family. It is the biggest member in the family.
The moon is a ball, too, like the sun and the earth. Sometimes it looks as round as a plate, sometimes it looks like half a plate, or like a thin slice (片) of yellow melon (瓜). But whether you can see all of it or not, the moon is always round. Part of it is dark because it is always turned away from the sun.
The moon has no light of its own. Moonlight is only sunlight shining on the moon. The moon is much smaller than the sun, even smaller than the stars. As the moon is nearer to us, it looks bigger. All day the stars are in the sky, but the light from the sun is so bright that you cannot see them. Stars look as tiny (极小) as pinheads (针头 ), but some are even bigger than the sun. The sun looks big because it is closer than the other stars. The farther away a thing is ,the smaller it looks, even if(即使) it is really very big.
6. No fire on earth_________
A. can burn a thing
B. can be seen anywhere
C. is as red as the sun
D. is bigger and hotter than the sun's flames
7. As everyone knows_________
A. the moon turns around the sun just as the earth goes
B. the earth moves around the sun but the moon doesn't
C. the sun moves around the earth just as the moon does
D. the sun is always turned away from the moon
8. Why has the moon no light of its own? Because_________
A. part of it is always turned away from the sun
B. the sunlight is shining on the moon all day
C. it is always round, like a yellow gold (金) plate
D. the article (短文) doesn't tell us the reason
9. Why can't we see the stars all day? Because_________
A. they are too small to see
B. they are nearer to us
C. the sun light is too bright
D. they look as tiny as pinheads
10. Which of the following is the topic(主题) sentence of the last paragraph(自然段) ?
A. The farther away a thing is, the smaller it looks, even if it is very big.
B. The moon is much samller than the sun, even smaller than the stars.
C. The sun looks big because it is closer than the other stars.
D. Stars look as tiny as pinheads, but some are even bigger than the sun.
C
When you send a letter or a postcard, you have to put stamps on the envelope (信封 ) or on the card. When did people first begin to use stamps? Who was the first to think of this idea?
In the early nineteenth century, people did not use stamps. They had to pay postage(邮资) when they received letters. Sometimes they didn't want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it. They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.
Rowland Hill was a schoolteacher in England. He was the first to think of using stamps in the 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. They could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals (印记) on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to send postmen to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.
11. People began to use stamps_________
A. at the beginning of the nineteenth century
B. in the middle of the nineteenth century
C. more than two hundred years ago
D. when people first sent letters and postcards
12. Before stamps were used, postage_________
A. was paid by the letter-writers
B. was paid by the letter-receivers
C. was got by postmen
D. both Band C
13. Rowland Hill_________
A. invented the first stamp B. was a postman in England
C. gave the idea to use stamp D. was the first man to use stamps
14. After stamps were used, _________
A. postmen needn't get postage
B. people needn't pay postage
C. the post office could get more postage
D. people should pay more postage
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How did stamps begin to be used?
B. Why were postmen sent to get postage?
C. When did people first begin to use stamps?
D. Who was the first to think of using stamps?
D
China has three economic areas(经济区): eastern China，central China，and western China. Shanxi，Gansu，Qinghai，Xinjiang，Ningxia，Sichuan，Chongqing，Yunnan，Guizhou and Tibet are in western China. It covers 5，385，700 square kilometres，making up 56.4% of Chinese territory(国土) and is home to 230 million people. It is 23% of China's population.
　　The western area is rich in mineral(矿产) and energy resources(能源) (water，coal，sun energy，and wind power). It also has large grassland，ice and snow resources waiting to be developed. It is home to many wild animals and plants，and it gives us with important medicinal resource.
　　The Chinese leaders have decided to develop the western area. Jiang Zemin said，“Without development of the western area，how can we modernize the whole country，and how can China become an economic power?”
　　Since 1949，when the People's Republic of China was founded，it is not the first time for China to develop its western part. China will make its western area a long-term base for economic development and use its rich resources to develop economic power.
16. The territory of western China is _______.
　　A. as large as that of eastern China　
　　B. as large as that of central China
　　C. as large as that of eastern China and central China
　　D. the largest one of the three areas
17. Do you know why we develop western China?
　　A. Because the people of western China are rich
　　B. Because it has 230 million people
　　C. Because it makes up 56.4% of Chinese territory
　　D. Because we will modernize the whole country
18.An economic power means _____.
　　A. a rich and strong country
　　B. a large country
　　C. a country with much more population
　　D. a large country without economic development
19. What is the best advantage(优势) of West China?
　　A. Its rich resources 　 B. Animals
　　C. Plants D. Its economic power
20. What is the best title for the passage?
　　A. China-a large country B. Developing Western China
　　C. Home to wild animals and plants D. Rich Western China
E
How to Use an ATM（自动取款机）
Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM card. It looks like a credit card （信用卡）. A few weeks later, the bank posted her a card and a four-number personal identification number （PIN）Her PIN is 1234.
      As Pat was getting ready for bed one night, she remembered that she had only $2 in her bag. The next day she had to give $10 for a lunch for a co-worker. She didn’t want to get up early to go to the bank. So she had to go to the bank that night. She used her ATM card to withdraw （take out）$50 from her checking account（现金账户）.
      These are the steps she followed to withdraw money. First, she put her card in the lower slot （狭孔）on the right side of the machine. She made sure her card was facing the right way. Second, the computer screen （window）said, “Please enter （put in）your PIN. ”Pat pressed （按）the numbers 1,2,3, and 4. Next, the screen said, “Please select type of transaction （交易）you want by pressing other keys. ”Pat pressed the bottom key for withdrawing money.
      Then the screen said, “From which account? ”The choices it gave were Checking, Savings, and Money market. Pat pressed the key for Checking. Next, the screen said, “Please select（choose）amount of transaction. ”Pat pushed the number 5 and then 0 three times, until the screen read, “50.00. ”The screen then read, “Please wait. ”In less than a minute, it read, “Please lift （put up）the lid and take your money. ”
      Pat lifted the lid market Withdraw. She counted her $50 to make sure the ATM hadn’t made a mistake. Then she waited for her withdrawal slip to come out of the slot at the upper right corner of the machine. Pat checked the slip to make sure it was correct. Then her ATM card was returned through the card slot. She put it in her bag and walked away. If Pat had made a mistake at any point by pressing the wrong button （number）, she could have pressed Cancel and started over again.
   21. What was Pat’s first step?
      A. Pressing the withdrawal button
      B. Inserting （put... into）her ATM card
      C. Counting her money
      D. Getting her withdrawal slip
    22. What did Pat do immediately after choosing the account?
      A. Selected whether to withdraw, deposit, or transfer money
      B. Lifted the lid and removed her money
      C. Selected the amount of money she wanted to withdraw
      D. Got away her ATM card
    23. When did Pat enter her PIN?