八年级英语下册 Chapter 4 Some Days；Never a dull moment同步检测 牛津沈阳版

1、Chapter 4 Some Days；Never a dull moment一、单项选择：1. We must do it well, _there are a lot of difficulties.A. as if B. as though C. even though D. even as 2. _ difficult it may be, we are sure to stick to our principle.A. How B. No matter how C. What D. No matter what3. Its a long time _I saw you last.Ye

2、s, and what a pity it is now that it will be a long time _we see each other again.A. before; since B. since; when C. since; before D. when; before 4. Why didnt you try your best to get on the bus?I tried to, but_ I could, it started moving.A. until B. when C. before D. after 5. The head of the compa

3、ny promised to deal with matters of this sort_ he returned to his office.A. until B. while C. by the time D. the moment 6. Did you remember to give Tom the key to his bedroom?Yes. I gave it to him_ I saw him.A. while B. once C. suddenly D. the moment 7. He had already walked three or four miles_ he

4、saw a cart, half-full of hay, by the side of the road.A. while B. when C. the moment D. unless 8. My grandpa sowed the flower seeds in the garden_ it was the best time for them to grow.A. where B. when C. that D. until 9. Id like to settle down somewhere_ the climate is mild and the sun shines all y

5、ear long.A. which B. that C. where D. when 10. Heat does not travel by connection in solid, because the solid does not move, _.A. so does a liquid B. so a liquid doesC. as does a liquid D. so is a liquid 11. Much _the young couple needed money to make the down payment for the apartment, they wouldnt

6、 ask their parents for help.A. although B. as C. even if D. while 12. I have kept the photo_ I can always see it, as it reminds me of the days when I studied in Britain.A. at which B. whenC. where D. at the place 13. _ your essay carefully before you hand it in, some mistakes can surely be avoided,

7、I think.A. Having checked B. CheckC. As long as you check D. While checking 14. I would appreciate it _you can help me with my English this afternoon.A. because B. until C. when D. if 15. _ he has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.A. Since B. Unless C. As D. Althoug

8、h 16. _ youve tried it, you cant imagine how pleasant it is.A. Unless B. Because C. Although D. When 17. _,Jack can never catch up with Tom in the study of English.A. However he tries hard B. No matter how hard he triesC. No matter how he tries hard D. As hard he tries 18. _ was 1998 _ I graduated f

9、rom the university.A. It; when B. It; that C. That; when D. That; that 19. The other day, I found my banknote_ I had left some weeks before.A. that B. which C. where D. / 20. The famous scientist grew up _ he was born and in 1930 he came to Shanghai.A. when B. whenever C. where D. wherever 21. “It g

10、ives me great joy and I feel more pressure than I did _ I won in China,” Ding Junhui said.A. that B. when C. which D. how 22. _ has taken part in the Athens Olympic Games is worth praising no matter _ he has won medals or not.A. Who; if B. Anyone; whetherC. Whoever; whether D. Whoever; how 23. If yo

11、u are able to talk to a friend over the telephone, you feel that you are close _ the actual distance is not shortened.A. even if B. so long as C. if D. as 24. Id like to live somewhere _ the sun shines all year long.A. which B. that C. where D. in which 25. _ you may be right, I cant altogether agre

12、e.A. As B. While C. If D. Since 26. You should make it a rule to leave things _you can find them again. A. when B. where C. then D. which27. She found her calculator _ she lost it.A. where B. when C. in which D. that 28. _ we have achieved great success, we have no reason to be proud. A. Since B. Ev

13、en if C. Now that D. Even that 二、阅读分析： A meteorite （陨石） almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain. The meteorite weighed （重量） one kilo, and might be over four thousand million （

14、百万） years old. “I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didnt know what it was.” Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettif

15、ers meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.” 1. The meteorite was _ Mr Pettifer when it fell down. A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to 2. The meteorite wa

16、s already _ years old. A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000 3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because _. A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind 4. _ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. Some C. Few D. Many 5. Mr. Pettifer was _ to see the falling of