舞钢市新时代国际学校八年级第八周周清调研 英语试卷（网络测试） 分值：100 分 时间：40 分钟 使用日期：2020 年 4 月 5 日 一、完形填空（每小题 3 分，共 30 分） Nowadays, bicycles are very popular around the world. In some places, people use a bicycle 1 to work. Some people even ride their bicycles 2 exercise. But Do you know who 3 the first bicycle? In 1771, a Frenchman named Sivrac invented the first bicycle. The handles and the seat looked 4 a horse and were made of wood. This bicycle was very difficult 5 . In 1817, a German named Sauerbrun made the first bicycle 6 . The seat was more comfortable. The wheels could change direction. 7 in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours on foot. But these bicycles still had no brakes(刹车), and people often 8 . It took another 45 years for the bicycle 9 popular again. Over 100 years later, bicycle riding is 10 popular than before. In fact, there are more bicycles than cars in the world today. ( ) 1. A. go B. to go C. goes D. going ( ) 2. A. for B. at C. on D. in ( ) 3. A. invent B. invention C. invented D. inventing ( ) 4. A. at B. for C. after D. like ( ) 5. A. move B. to move C. moving D. moved ( ) 6. A. good B. well C. better D. best ( ) 7. A. Ride B. Riding C. Rode D. Ridden ( ) 8. A. fell down B. fell behind C. fell out D. fell away ( ) 9. A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became ( )10. A. a little B. even more C. the most D. much 二、阅读理解（每小题 3 分，共 30 分） A An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London ．“What's that strange building?”asked the visitor ． “That's the Tower of London ．”“I see ．How long did it take to build it?”“About 500 years ．”“In my country 学校： 班级： 姓名： 考场：座号： …………………………………………………装…………………………………………订……………………………………线………………………………………we can build it in five months．”Shortly after that they came to St．Paul's Cathedral(大教堂)．“Very interesting!”said the visitor．“How long did it take to build it?”“Near forty years，”said the Englishman．“In my country we can finish it in forty days at most，”said the visitor．This went on all day．They visited most of the best-known buildings in the city．Every time they saw a new one，the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it． Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country．At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it．Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question ，“What is that?”The Englishman answered．“I have no idea．It wasn’t there last night．”11.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around oneday． A．the Tower of London B．St．Paul's Cathedral C．some famous buildings in the city D．the whole city of London 12.The visitor said that in his country it would take them to build the Tower of London．A．less than half a year B．forty daysC．five hundred years D．fifty days13．It took them a few days to see ．A.some of the best-known buildings in EnglandB.several best-known places in EnglandC.many famous houses in the city of LondonD.most of the best—known buildings in London14．The Englishman was angry at last，but he ．A．didn't want to say anything B．tried to show it to the visitor C．had no time to tell the visitor D．tried not to show it to the visitor 15．The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed ．A.he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building beforeB.he could say nothing because he didn't know anything about itC.he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its nameD.he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building(B)When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets, because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China.If this is the first time you have come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. People on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.When people go to or come back from work in the morning or evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous, especially for the children.When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can have a good view. It’s very interesting. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。