八年级英语试题第11单元.doc

读训练阅读短文，完成短文后的题目。AMost of the wealthiest (最富的) people in the world come from the computer business. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is one of the most successful (成功的).He first met with a computer at Lake School in Seattle. At the age of fifteen, he programmed (设计程序) computers while his high school classmates were playing basketball. In 1973, Gates went to Harvard University where he stayed for two years. He left to go into business with his friend Paul Allen. By 1976, the Gates Allen team was already famous in computer circles (领域). Their operating system (操作系统), MS-DOS, became the operating system for personal computers all over the world.Gates started his own company. At the Microsoft company headquarters (总部) near the city of Seattle, workers can wear shorts, have long hair, drink cans of coca-cola, and roller blade (穿着旱冰鞋) from one office to the other. Microsoft becomes one of the biggest companies in the world.Who is the founder of Microsoft?_When did Bill Gates start to use computers?_Whats the name of the operating system used all over the world?_Where is the Microsoft company headquarters?_Is Bill Gates a successful man?_答案：Bill Gates；When he was fifteen；Ms-Dos；Its near the city of Seattle；Yes, he is.BIn Japan there are many holidays and other great days. We can tell a few here.The fifth birthday of a boy is a great day in the family. The boy puts on a shirt like the one his father wears. It is an important moment in his life and means that he must now be a manly little boy like his father. He must smile when he has pain (疼痛) or trouble. He must carry on.The day a girl becomes seven years old is a big day in the family. She may now wear a sash (腰带) like the one her mother wears. Her friends and her mothers friends come and drink tea and eat cakes. It means that the girl must now be a womanly little girl and help in the home.One of the great holidays in Japan is the Emperors (天皇) birthday. Instead of school there are picnics, games, sports and speeches (演讲), as we have on our fourth of July in America.根据短文内容选择正确答案( ) 1. How many holidays and great days are told of in the story? A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four( ) 2. When a boy begins to wear a shirt like the one his father wears, _. A. he isnt a boy B. he neednt go to school C. he must be a boy of strong character like his father D. he has no trouble( ) 3. Which birthday of a girl is a big day in her family? A. The sixth.B. The seventh. C. The eighth. D. The seventeenth( ) 4. Japanese children dont go to school on _? A. their fifth birthdays B. their seventh birthdays C. their fifth and seventh birthdays D. their emperors birthday( ) 5. From the story we can know the writer is from _. A. ChinaB. AmericaC. EnglandD. Japan答案：1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. BCRead the passage and complete the chart.In the United Stated, many young people who are still at school try to earn money in their free time. And there are lots of jobs for them, too. Terry, one of Jolenes friends, works in a supermarket. If he works a lot of hours, he can earn $100 a week. He has already saved a thousand dollars. When he is at school, he dreams about what he is going to buy with the money that he has saved. Marc sometimes sells ice cream on the beach if they have really good weather. Pams father is a doctor at a local hospital. Pam works in the kitchens there for about ten hours a week, for $7 an hour. Bryan has a great job. He works in the tourist center. If tourists need information, they come in; and Bryan answers their questions, for example, where they can buy Mexican food, how they can get to the Golden Gate Bridge, or when the bus leaves for the tour to the Death Valley. Some of Jolenes friends do babysitting. They dont get much money an hour, but it isnt hard work, and if theyre lucky, they can watch TV all the time.NameWhereHow muchWhatTerry/Marc/Pam/Pams father/Bryan/Jolenes friends/答案：NamesWhereHow muchWhatTerryworks in a supermarketearn $100 a w