2015-2016学年江苏省南京市新东方学校八年级（下）月考英语试卷535

一. Multiple Choice （1’ x 15 = 15’）

• 1．Television stations in ______ most parts of the world changed from black and white to color transmission in ______ 1960s and 1970s.

  A．/；/

  B．the； /

  C．/； the

  D．the； the
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• 2．David Nobel， ______ is famous ______ the discovery of Wollemi Pines， is going to be interviewed in a radio programme.

  A．who； as

  B．who； for

  C．that； as

  D．that； for
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• 3．--- ______ TV do you watch every week？
  --- Less than 30 minutes.

  A．How long	B．How many
  C．How many hours	D．How much
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• 4．Often，the rich ______ part of their wealth to charities，most of ______ are newly-founded organizations.

  A．donates；which	B．donates；them
  C．donate；which	D．donate；them
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• 5．--- He'd like some coffee， ______？
  --- ______， but he cannot afford it.

  A．hadn't he； No	B．wouldn't he； No
  C．hadn't he； Yes	D．wouldn't he； Yes
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• 6．The street is quiet in the early morning ______ a few cars.

  A．except for

  B．except

  C．but

  D．besides
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• 7．The school offers various summer camps for your holiday. You can choose ______ based on your own interests.

  A．one

  B．each

  C．it

  D．that
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• 8．The police suggested that the young lady ______ the crime ______ in a safe place until they arrested the murderer.

  A．report； stay	B．who reported； stayed
  C．who reported； stay	D．reporting； stayed
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• 9．The little boy ______ by the big one this morning.

  A．made cry	B．was made cry
  C．made to cry	D．was made to cry
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• 10．______ Lucy ______ Lily is not going to the party. One of them has to stay at home to look after grandma.

  A．Not only； but also	B．Both； and
  C．Neither； nor	D．Either； or
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• 11．Richard really missed the years ______ he spent in his primary school， with many classmates following him every day.

  A．that

  B．when

  C．where

  D．as
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• 12．Look， the girl is carrying ______ beautiful flowers ______ she has become the focus in the room.

  A．so； which	B．such； that
  C．such； which	D．so； that
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• 13．The two dogs were used to ______ in this strict way and they were once used to ______ prisoners who had run away from prison.

  A．being trained； look for

  B．being trained； looking for

  C．be trained； looking for

  D．training； look for
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• 14．Which of the following sentences has the same sentence structure （结构） as the given one？
  He lent me his school uniform.

  A．Mr. Smith called the police immediately without telling his wife.

  B．I gave candies to the little girl in red.

  C．Scientists find it interesting to make connections between perception and sight.

  D．People had to walk for many kilometers to find water.
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• 15．--- Would you mind my turning off the radio？
  --- ______. I know you'll take a nap.

  A．With pleasure	B．Yes， please
  C．Of course not	D．OK， I will
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二. Find out the incorrect one of the four underlined parts. （1’ x 10 = 10’）

• 16．During the war，our life was dominated by news and stories about people died from armed attacks.

  
      A B C D
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• 17．To solve a murder case，the police usually starts with clues.To ask anyone if they
                                                                   A B C
  have seen anything unusualnear the scene of the crime really helps.

  
                       D
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• 18．As Earth rotates in a counterclockwise （逆时针的） direction，it shapes ocean currents （洋流）.
                   A B
  Movement of water，as well as winds，produce different weather around the globe.

  
                                                                C D
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• 19．With the salt reduced，your food may not taste enough salty at first，but your taste buds will
                           A B C
  gradually get used to it.

  
                        D
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八. Translation. （0.5’ x 20 = 10‘）

• 57．--- 为什么Jack看起来不开心？
  --- 他没能准时交报告而身麻烦了。
  --- Why does Jack look unhappy？
  --- He is

  not handing in his report on time.
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九. Complete the passage with the help of the first given letters. （0.5’ x 10 = 5’）

• 58．Straight or arched （弯的），thick or thin --- eyebrows come in many s（1）

  and sizes.But what are eyebrows even for？They don't keep us warm like our hair，or help us b（2）

  like our nose.So why do we have them at all？
     Researchers from the University of York in the UK believe that eyebrows helped us c（3）

  better when we were still evolving （进化）.
     Early humans had large brow ridges （眉骨）.This helped them show their strength.Later，as the human face evolved to become smaller and flatter，our eyebrows allowed us to express more complex emotions，as well as b（4）

  understand others' emotions，the Guardian reported.A quick flash of the eyebrows，for example，is a s（5）

  that someone is willing to interact （互动） with others，w（6）

  pulling our eyebrows up in the middle is an expression of sympathy （同情），Penny Spikins from York University told the The Daily Telegraph.
     If you still find this hard to understand，just draw a simple face and draw a line a（7）

  the eyes.You can draw lines in different shapes and directions.You will find it is very easy to show anger，f（8）

  ，or surprise in a face.
     But this is not the only purpose of our eyebrows.They can also p（9）

  our eyes.Their arched shape can help to move rain or sweat around to the sides of our faces，k（10）

  our eyes dry，the BBC reported.Together with our eyelashes （眼睫毛），eyebrows can also help to keep dust and other things out of our eyes.
     Some researchers believe that if we didn't have eyebrows，we would have evolved some other facial feature to perform the same functions （功能）.That could make us look quite different.
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