课时训练(十二) Modules 6—7(八下)
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.单项选择
1.—Did you catch the first subway this morning?
—No, I didn’t.It had started moving I could get on it.
A.before B.since C.after D.as soon as
2.[2017·营口] —What did you do last Sunday morning?
—I two hours books.
A.took; to read B.spend; to read C.spent; reading D.take; read
3.[2018·泰州改编] Many tourists prefer five-star hotels because they think expensive hotels always guests better service.
A.prevent; from B.protect; from C.present; with D.provide; with
4.You’d better wine because you have to drive back home.
A.not drink B.don’t drink C.not to drink D.not drinking
5.[2019·原创] —When will Guo Jingming’s new novel ?
—Maybe next week.
A.come out B.come over C.come in D.come up
6.Although Flight MH370 has been missing for years, I do believe it some day in the future.
A.will find B.won’t find C.will be found D.won’t be found
7.Our money will before the work is done if we don’t save it.
A.come out B.act out C.give out D.run out
8.Danny is a young man. His hobby has brought him .
A.successful; success B.success; successful
C.successful; successful D.success; success
9.[2018·龙东] I prefer the failure rather than my dream.
A.experience; to give up B.to experience; give up
C.experiencing; giving up D.to experience; giving up
10.[2017·常州] —Could you look after my plants while I’m away on business, please?
— . I’ll water them on time.
A.Come on B.With pleasure
C.Take it easy D.You’re welcome
Ⅱ.[2019·原创] 完形填空
The UK is well known for choosing to keep the pound sterling(英镑).At the same time many 11 European countries started using the euro.Euros are colourful banknotes(纸币) with silver stars and the European flag on them, while pound notes still show the face of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ. 12 interesting about British money is that there are also faces on the back of the note.Do you know that the picture 13 every few years to show a different famous person from British history?
At the moment, we can 14 the face of Charles Darwin on the ￡10 note.He was a scientist, 15 for his ideas about evolution(进化).Until 2003, Charles Dickens was on the banknote.He is one of the country’s favourite writers, with novels like Oliver Twist and David Copperfield voted as some of Britain’s 16 works of literature(文学). 17 , it was announced that Jane Austen would replace Darwin on the ￡10 note.She is one of my favourite writers, remembered for books like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.People think that it was a very good 18 to put Jane Austen on a banknote,because most of the people on their money are men.
Other persons that have 19 on British pound notes are the world famous writer William Shakespeare and the economist(经济学家) Adam Smith. 20 , other people such as inventors and social workers have also been on banknotes.Soon , the former Prime Minister Winston Churchill will be on all the ￡5 notes in the country.By putting their faces on banknotes, the UK shows that it is very proud of all these excellent persons, just as it is proud of the pound ster ling!
11.A.another B.the other C.other D.others
12.A.Everything B.Something C.Anything D.Nothing
13.A.changes B.prints C.fails D.returns
14.A.buy B.create C.find D.draw
15.A.interested B.ready C.proud D.famous
