2017-2018学年江苏省南京市新东方学校八年级（上）月考英语试卷539

I. Multiple choice. （1*15=15’）

• 1．It was the tiny finger print ______ was left on the book ______ told the detective who the murder was.（　　）

  A．which； which	B．which； that
  C．that； which	D．what； what
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• 2．The Southwest Airlines provide students ______ cheap tickets and they can fly ______ from Beijing to Boston.（　　）

  A．/； direct	B．for； directly
  C．with； directly	D．to； directly
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• 3．Which sentence is grammatically wrong？（　　）

  A．The company produced 6 times more computers this year than last year.

  B．The population in China is 6 times larger than that in the UK.

  C．This kind of whale is 6 times the size of a normal car.

  D．The jet can run 6 times as fast as a high speed train.
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• 4．Her friends asked her to avoid ______ too much about herself at the party. But still， she was heard ______ endlessly about her own success.（　　）

  A．to talk； talk	B．to talk； talking
  C．talking； talking	D．talking； talk
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• 5．Since my brother ______ Kate 3 years ago， great changes ______ in our family.（　　）

  A．got married with； have taken place

  B．married to； took place

  C．married； have taken place

  D．got married to； took place
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• 6．--- Would you mind ______ the windows here？ It's a bit too cold for me.
  --- ______. Do you want me to turn on the central heating？ （　　）

  A．closing； Of course

  B．me closing； Of course

  C．my closing； Of course not

  D．I closing； Of course not
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• 7．Which sentence has a different sentences structure？（　　）

  A．We find an organization called PETA.

  B．He finds himself tied to a tree.

  C．She saw a young man following a cat.

  D．They make us part of a global village.
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• 8．A friend of ______ will go on ______ trip to New Zealand. I wish I could go too.（　　）

  A．my father； a 11-day

  B．my father's； a 11-day

  C．my father； 11 days'

  D．my father's； 11 days'
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• 9．All the fans ______ at the airport ______ that he would arrive at 11. p.m.， but it's beginning to look impossible.（　　）

  A．are； waiting； hope	B．were waiting； hoped
  C．waiting； hope	D．waiting； hoped
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• 10．I ______ when you called me. And I got on a taxi immediately. But when I got to the hall， the concert ______ for 30 minutes.（　　）

  A．was asleep； had begun

  B．was sleeping； has been on

  C．was sleeping； had begun

  D．was asleep； had been on
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• 11．"______ want to have a peace talk with IS should be ashamed. We don't negotiate with terrorists." the president shouted.（　　）

  A．Someone

  B．Anyone

  C．Whoever

  D．Those who
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• 12．There is no good ______ your time and energy ______ those teenage romance novels. Read some classics.（　　）

  A．to waste； to read	B．to waste； reading
  C．wasting； to read	D．wasting； reading
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• 13．"Does your car need ______？" Jack asked， ______ a bucket and a piece of cloth in his hands.（　　）

  A．to clean； with	B．to clean； holding
  C．cleaning； holding	D．cleaning； held
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• 14．I ______ all the packages ______ by 6 pm yesterday.（　　）

  A．had had； weighed

  B．had； weighed

  C．had had； to be weighed

  D．have had； be weighed
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• 15．--- When can I go to the cinema and watch Spiderman？
  --- ______.（　　）

  A．Not until you finish painting your room

  B．Until you finish painting your room

  C．Not until you finish to paint your room

  D．Until you finish to paint your room
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II. Find an error from the underlined parts of each sentence. （1*10=10’）

• 16．--- I don't think it's foolish of Tom to help a stranger， is it？
                                         A B
  --- No.The stranger may be extremely dangerous.

  
       C D
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• 17．She was not sure that she was strong enough to win the game， so she asked her father for some advice.
                             A B C D
  
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• 18．After putting the paper closed to his face and smelling it，he found the solution to the problem.

  
             A B C D
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• 19．--- Do you know the reason why these sharks are in danger？
                                             A B
  --- This particular species are endangered because people hunt them for their fun.

  
                                                   C D
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• 20．The dentist suggested children aged between 6 and 10 ate less sugar and more vegetable， or they would be
                                                 A B C
  more likely to have a toothache.

  
                                   D
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IX. Complete the sentences according to the Chinese given. （0.5*20=10’）

• 61．其他科学家们想说服他放弃这个不必要的实验。
  Other scientists tried to

  him to give up this

  .
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X. Complete the passage with the help pf the first letters of the words given. （1*10=10’）

• 62．"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence." That's an old （1）s

  in English.It means other places often look better and more interesting than the place w（2）

  you live.Some people w（3）

  that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way.They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and，i（4）

  ，Japanese cartoon books，watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating w（5）

  holidays.
     F（6）

  books and soap operas are good，but Chinese writers and actors are just as good.As for holidays，Christmas is nice，but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has，and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-autumn Festival.And let's not f（7）

  the part of Chinese culture I like best：friendliness.Not all countries are as f（8）

  as China.
     It's good to enjoy other cultures and to l（9）

  from them，but they cannot replace your o（10）

  culture.It's good to look on the other side of the fence，but make sure you take a good long look.You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
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