2009-2010学年度临沂费县第一学期八年级学业水平阶段检测
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共55分）
一、单项选择（共15小题，计15分） ．
1．___________is good for us ___________morning exercises every day．
A．That, doing 
B．That, to do C．It, doing D．It, to do
2．Mr．Black ___________to
A．flies B．fly C．is flying D．flew
3．―___________are you staying in China? ―Just for half a year．
A．How often B．How long C．How soon D．How many
4．Mary writes as ___________as her brother．
A．careful B．more careful C．carefully D．more carefully
5．-- Sorry, because I have to look after my brother．
--That's too ___________．Maybe ___________ time．
A．bad, another B．bad, other C．good, another D．good ,other
6．―Jenny, could you come to my party on Monday afternoon?
―___________．
A．Sorry, I'd love to B．Sorry, but I have to study for a test．
C．I'm sorry I'm late D．A and B．
7．What's ___________John? He has a bad cold and a cough．
A．matter with B．the matter to
C．the matter with D．the wrong with
8．―I'm flying to Hainan for vacation． ―Great! ___________
A．Have a good time． B．Why not? C．I think so． D．OK．
9．He is ill．I want to cook ___________for him to eat．
A．anything different B．different anything
C．different something D．something different
10．My hair is shorter than ___________
A．my sister B．my sister's C．her
D．she
11．Many funny stories by our Chinese teacher often make us ___________ in our class．
A．laughs B．to laugh C．laugh D．laughing
12．Sometimes the bus is ___________crowded than the subway．
A．a lot B．a little C．much D．much more
13．___________Tom ___________Sam like showing talent at Art Festival．
A．Either, or B．Neither, nor C．Both, and D．Not only, but also
14．___________should get the job, Ruth or Rose?
A．Who do you think B．Do you think who
C．Do you think whom D．Whom do you think
―Do you look the same? ―No, I am ___________taller than her
A．Little B．few C．a little D．many
15．She can't come here, because she has ___________ homework to do this weekend．
A．too many B．very more C．too much D．many more
When Mr．Smith retired（退休）, he bought a small
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 18 building in the village．From morning to night there were 19 outside the house．They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 20 of them even went into Mr．Smith's garden．This was too much for Mr．Smith．He decided to ask the visitors to 21． ．So he put a notice on the window．The notice said, "If you want 22 your curiosity（好奇心）, come in and look round．Price: twenty dollars．" Mr．Smith was sure that the visitors would 23 coming, but he was wrong．More and more visitors came and Mr．Smith had to 24 every day showing them around his house．"I came here to 25 , not to work as a guide （导游） " he said angrily．In the end, he sold the house and moved away．
二、完型填空（共l5小题，计l5分）
16．A．garden B．shop C．house D．school
17．A．liked B．hated C．sold D．built
18．A．big B．interesting C．small D．clean
19．A．children B．students C．parents D．tourists
20．A．no B．none C．many D．much
21．A．come B．leave C．stay D．play
22．A．to satisfy（满足） B．satisfy C．to satisfying D．satisfying
23．A．go on B．stop C．continue（断续） D．not
24．A．take B．cost C．spend D．pay
25．A．play B．work C．watch D．retire
（一）根据下列短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共l5小题，计30分）
A
These days, more and more people begin to look after their health by exercising．What sport should we do then?
★ Ping-pong
Wang Bing opened up a ping-pong room．He was very surprised that there were so many people coming on the first day of the new year．He added （增加） five more tables, but it still couldn't meet the need．"I am pleased to see so many people like playing ping-pong．It is a very good sport for health," said Wang Bing．
★ Basketball
Xia Wen works in a bookstore．He often goes to play basketball in the middle school near the book store．"Although the students are having their summer holidays, to my surprise, the playground is crowed with people," said Xia Wen．
Of course, there are some other sports that people can do to keep healthy．But it's certain（确定的） that people who often exercise can work better．
三、阅读理解