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11第二中学八上英语期中考

广州市第二中学2014学年第一学期期中考试

初二年级英语科试卷（满分120分）

二、单项选择（每小题1分，共10题，满分10分）

16.Iboughtanewcomputer.It______me7,000,butitwaspowerful.

A.spentB.costC.paidD.used

17.–Whatwastheresultofthesingingcompetitionlastnight?

--Kellysang_______towinthefirstprize!

A.goodenoughB.enoughgoodC.wellenoughD.enoughwell

18.Thefilm______fourparts.Ithinkthelastpartis______ofall.

A.include,betterB.includes,thebestC.including,bestD.includes,better

19.Todayismyfather’s______birthday.I’dliketogivehimasurprisingparty！

A．fortyB.forty’sC.thefortiethD.fortieth

20.Whichofthefollowingisright?

_______

A.3multipliedby7equals21.B.Divided9by3equals3.

C.Subtract9from3issixD.Add3with9is12.

21.–Daisyfinishedtenexercisesinanhour!

--Wow!

Ifyouworkharder,youcanfinish_____her.

A.manymoreexercisesthanB.asmoreexerciseas

C.asmanyexercisesthanD.asmanyexercisesas

22.LastSaturday,TimplayedcomputergamesontheInternetalldaywithout_______.

A.stopeatingB.stoptoeatC.stoppingeatingD.stoppingtoeat

23.–Whowouldliketoseethatfilmwithme?

--Oh,Ithinknobody_____it.

A.isinterestedinB.isinterestingon

C.areinterestedinD.areinterestedon

24.Thisprojecttakes_____moneyand_______people.

A.alargeamountof,thenumberof

B.alargeamountof,anumberof

C.anumberof,alargeamountof

D.numbersof,alargeamountof

25.Theinventorinventedmorethan________inventionsallhislife.

A.twothousandofB.thousandsof

C.twothousandD.twothousands

三、语法选择（每小题1分，共10题，满分10分）

Insomeforeigncountries,somepeopledon’tlikethenumber13.Theydon’tthink13isaluckynumber._____26____,theydon’tliketolive____27_____thethirteenthfloor.

MyfriendJackhasgotthesameidea.____28___hedoesn’tlikethenumber13,____29_____.Oneday,heaskedsomefriendstodinner.Whenallofhisfriendsarrived,heaskedthemtositaroundthedinnertable.Hebegantocountthepeopleinhismindwhiletheywereeatingthedeliciousfood.However,hecriedoutsuddenly,“Oh,there____30___thirteenpeoplehere!

”Everybody’sfaceturnedwhite____31____Mr.Brown.Hesaidslowly____32_____asmileonhisface,“Don’t___33____,mydearfriend!

Wehavefourteenpeoplehere.Mywife,Mrs.Brown,___34____ababyinafewweeks.She’sinthefamilywayout.”

Allofthembecame____35____again.“Congratulations!

”theysaidtoMrs.Brown.Theyenjoyedthenicefoodandhadagoodtimethatevening.

26.A.SuchasB.ForexampleC.LikeD.As

27.A.atB.inC.onD.to

28.A.BecauseB.SoC.ButD.Although

29.A.eitherB.alsoC.neitherD.too

30.A.hasB.haveC.isD.are

31.A.exceptB.besidesC.includingD.inadditionto

32.A.withoutB.withC.byD.have

33.A.beworryB.worriedC.worryD.beworrying

34.A.hasB.willhaveC.hashadD.had

35.A.happilyB.happinessC.morehappierD.happy

4、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

“HowmanycommonEnglishwordswereinventedbyShakespeare?

”

Howlongdidittakepeopletofindthe___36___tothisquestion15yearsago?

Andnow!

Youcangoogleitandfindtheanswer____37____!

GoogleisthemostpopularInternetsearchengineintheworld.Itwas___38___bytwostudents.LarryPageandSergeyBrin.Theymetin1993,whentheywerestudyingcomputerscienceatStanfordUniversity,USA.Theydreamedofproducingsomethingthatcouldalsoansweranyquestionsin____39___.

Internetsearchenginesatthattimewere___40____andgavemanywebsitesthatweren’tuseful.InJanuary1996,PageandBrindecidedtomakea___41____andfastersearchengine.Theythoughttheresultsshouldbebasedonthemostpopularwebsites.

___42___wouldgivethemmoneyfortheirproject,sotheyusedtheirownmoney.Theyalsoborrowedmoneyfromfamilyandfriends.Then,in1998,theyweregivenachequefor$100,000,andtheystartedtheirowncompany.Their___43____officewasinafriend’sgarage.Thecompany’snameisGoogle,awordwhichcomesfrommathematics.A“google”isaveryhighnumber——1followedbyahundredzeros.

Thegooglesearchenginewassoonusedbythousandsofpeopleworldwidebecauseitwasfast,easyandcorrect.By2002itbecame___44___searchengineontheInternet.Now,GooglehaveansweredmorequestionsthananyotherInternetservice.Googlehopesthatinthefuturealltheworld’s____45___willbeputontheInternet,sothateverybodycanfindeverything.

36.A.poetB.keysC.answerD.clues

37.A.atonceB.foralongtimeC.thesedaysD.inanhour

38.A.foundB.boughtC.seenD.invented

39.A.yearsB.hoursC.minutesD.seconds

40.A.expensiveB.slowC.unusualD.important

41.A.smallerB.newerC.cheaperD.better

42.A.NobodyB.SomebodyC.EveryoneD.Aboss

43.A.firstB.lastC.presentD.future

44.A.therichestB.thebiggestC.themostexpensiveD.themostinteresting

45.A.newsB.answersC.informationD.computers

5、阅读理解（共20小题：

每小题1.5分，满分30分）

（A）

Oneday,akingwasridingthroughthecountryside.Hemetafarmerandaskedhimhowmuchhemade.

“Fourcoinseachday,yourmajesty（陛下）,”repliedtheman.“Oneonmyself,oneIgiveingratitude（感谢）,oneIgivebackandoneIgiveoninterest.”Theking,puzzled,askedhimtoexplain.

“ApartofthemoneyIspendonmyself,”saidtheman.“apartonmywifeingratitudeforallshedoesforthehouse,apartonmyagedparentstopaythembackforallthattheydidformeandapartonmychildrenwhoIexpectwillpaymebackwithinterestbylookingaftermeandmywifeinouroldage.”

“Youhaveprovidedmeafineriddle（谜语）,”saidtheking.“Pleasetheanswerasecretforsometime,atleasttillyou’veseenmyfaceahundredtimes.”

“Iwill,”saidthefarmer.

Atnightthekingputtheriddletohiscourtiers（大臣）.Thecourtiersdidnotknowbutoneofthemsaidhewouldhavetheanswerintwenty-fourhours.Hesearchedoutthefarmerwhomthekinghadspokentoandaskedhimtheanswertotheriddle.

Theman,atfirst,refusedtotellbutwasfinallypersuadedtodosowithagiftofabagofcoins.Whenthecourtierreturnedtothepalaceandtoldthekingtheanswertotheriddle,thekingguessedthatthefarmerhadbrokenhispromiseofsilence.Hesentforthemanandaskedhimwhyhehadeatenhiswords.

“Didn’tItellyoutokeepthesecrettillyouhadseenmyfaceahundredtimes?

”askedtheking.

“AndIdidseeyourfaceahundredtimesbeforeItoldhimtheanswer,yourmajesty,”repliedthefarmer.“Hegavemeabagofhundredcoinsandeachofthemhadyourfaceonit.”

Thekingwasdelightedwithhisintelligenceandrewardedhim.

46.Howmuchdidthefarmermakeaday?

A.AdollarB.AcoinC.FourdollarsD.Fourcoins

47.Whydidthekingaskthefarmertokeeptheanswerasecretforsometime?

A.Becausehewantedtoaskthefarmertolookathisfaceahundredtimes.

B.Becausehewantedthecourtierstoguesstheriddle.

C.Becausehelikedthefarmerverymuch.

D.Becausehewantedtoplayajokeonthefarmer.

48.Whatwasthereasonforthefarmernotkeepingthesecret?

A.Hedidseetheking’sfaceahundredtimes.

B.Hewasafraidofthecourtier.

C.Hedidn’twanttokeepitasecretforsolongtime.

D.Hiswifewantedtodothat.

49.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatthefarmerwasvery________.

A.richB.cleverC.unfriendlyD.brave

50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ASecretB.TheFarmer’sFourCoins

C.TheKingandHisCourtiersD.TheKingandtheRiddle

（B）

ManypeopleknowthenamesAlexanderGrahamBellandThomasEdison.However,mostpeopledon’tknowthenameofthemanwhoinventedthetelevision,PhiloFarnsworth.

PhiloFarnsworthwasbornin1906andgrewuponapotatofarm.Asaboy,helovedtolearnaboutscience,andhereadalotofsciencebooks.Whenhewasonlythirteenyearsold,hedrewapictureofamachinethatcouldsendpicturesasradiosendssounds.Hegottheideafromthewaythepotatoeswereplantedinthefield.Thepotatoesgrewinlonglines,sidebyside.ThismadeashapeinPhilo’smind.ThisshapehelpedPhilothinkofawaytosendtheTVpictureontoapieceofglass.Buthewaspoor,soPhilocouldnottrytomakehisideaintoamachineatthattime.

Later,Philoworkedatmanydifferentjobs.Heworkedwithtrees.Heworkedonbrokenradios.Heworkedontrains.Healsoworkedasastreetcleaner.Atlast,tworichmenheardabouthisideafortelevision,andtheygavehimthemoneytomakeit.OnSeptember7th,1927,theywatchedPhilotestthemachinehebuilt.WhenPhiloturnedonthemachine,asmalllinecouldbeseenontheglass.Philosaid,“Thereyouhaveit,electrictelevision.”

Later,abigcompany,RCA,saidtheyhadmadethefirsttelevision.Philohadtospendalotofmoneyonlawyerstofightthem.Finally,hewon.Then,WorldWarTwostartedin1939.Duringthewar,PhilospentalotofmoneyhelpingtheUSarmyinsteadofbuildinguphistelevisioncompany.Afterthewar,otherbigger,richercompaniesstartedmakingtelevisions.Intheend,Philohadtosellhiscompany.

51.WhydoestheauthormentionedBellandEdisonatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Torememberbothofthem.B.Tospeakhighlyoftheirsuccess.

C.Tointroducedthetopicofthetext.D.Toexplaintheirrelationships.

52.Accordingtothetext,howoldwasPhilowhenhefinishedhisinventionofTV?

A.27yearsoldB.21yearsoldC.33yearsoldD.39yearsold

53.PhiloFarnsworthgottheideaforTVfrom_________.

A.theradioB.sciencebooksC.potatofieldsD.amachine

54.Theunderlinedpart“buildingup”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“______”.

A.startingB.selling