2011-2012学年江苏省南京市新东方学校八年级（下）月考英语试卷526

一. Multiple choices.

• 1．They stood there watching the happy _______ of children playing in the playground.

  A．landscape

  B．scene

  C．view

  D．sight
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• 2．Somehow she manages to _______ her children _______ food and clothing.

  A．provide； for	B．offer； with
  C．provide； with	D．offer； to
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• 3．A fast food restaurant is the place _______， just as the name suggests， eating is performed quickly.

  A．which

  B．where

  C．three

  D．what
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• 4．It is said that the early European playing-cards _______ for entertainment and education.

  A．were being designed	B．have designed
  C．have been designed	D．were designed
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• 5．You should understand the traffic rule by now. You've had it _______ often enough.

  A．explaining

  B．to explain

  C．explain

  D．explained
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• 6．My cousin went to Canada two years ago. He _______ there for a few months and then went to America.

  A．worked	B．would work
  C．would be working	D．has been working
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• 7．Which sentence is NOT RIGHT according to the text in Cambridge 4 Theme A？

  A．Apartheid is the previous social system in South Africa which separates black people from white people.

  B．TV can present information to us in a more memorable and effective way while it makes us passive at the same time.

  C．Sport improve cooperation with others but its nature has changed a little bit.

  D．Nelson Mandela became the first president of South Africa in 1994.
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• 8．--- _______________________ these days？
  --- I am preparing for the coming exams.

  A．What's up	B．What's wrong
  C．So what	D．What are you doing
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• 9．She gets _______ when her husband stays out too late.

  A．work up

  B．working up

  C．worked up

  D．to work up
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• 10．James has just arrived， but I didn't know he _______ until yesterday.

  A．will come

  B．came

  C．was coming

  D．has come
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• 11．"_______ two tickets for the new play at the Grand Theatre on Saturday. Shall we go and see it together？"

  A．They will give to me

  B．They have given to me

  C．I have been given

  D．I have given
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• 12．It is reported that two passengers were seriously _______ in the car accident which _______ this morning.

  A．injured； happening	B．injuring； happened
  C．injured； happened	D．injuring； happening
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• 13．He _______ to be a successful writer and he practices _______ articles every day.

  A．is aimed； writing	B．aims； writing
  C．is aimed； to write	D．aims； to write
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• 14．She is _______ to _______ for us at the bus stop now.

  A．possible； wait	B．likely； wait
  C．likely； be waiting	D．possible； be waiting
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五. Complete the following sentences according to the given Chinese.

• 43．感恩节是地道的美国节日，它与这个国家的最早期的历史密切相关。
  Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American national holiday in the United States and

  the

  history of the country.
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六. Complete the article with the help of the first letters given.

• 44．Ones upon a time，there was a very rich man names Morden.He o（1）

  most of the businesses and houses in his town.The town's people，who were very poor，were a（2）

  of Morden and hated him.They said he had no h（3）

  .
     One day a poor man went to see Morden at the town's bank，which Morden owned.
     "I can't make the payments on my house，" the man said. "They're too h（4）

  ，and my wage at your factory are too low.Besides，my wife is ill.She needs medicine."
     "If you don't pay now，I'll take your house away，" said Morden.
     "I can't pay，" said the poor man， "b（5）

  I don't have any money."
     "Then you will l（6）

  your house，" said Morden.
     The man fell to the floor. "Please，sir，" he said， "don't take away my house.If you don't，I'll teach your horse to talk."
     Morden had a beautiful white horse，and he was very proud of it.He smiled. "All right，" he said. "You don't have to pay me now.You can have six months.If you teach my horse to talk，I'll give you your house，and money for your wife.But，if you don't，your house is m（7）

  ."
     The poor man's friend said， "You're a fool.You can't teach a horse to talk.It's i（8）

  ."
     "I'm not such a fool，" said the man. "In six months，four things might h（9）

  .Morden might die.I might die.The horse might die…or the horse might t（10）

  ."
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