江苏省无锡市丁蜀学区20xx-20xx学年八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题

江苏省无锡市丁蜀学区20xx-20xx学年八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题内容摘要：

37 a job in a publishing house， but the salary(薪水 )was 38 $30，000 a year． Her parents thought her life would be hard， but Sarah could live on her salary and stilI saved $5， 000 in a year． How was that 39 in one of the most expensive cities in the world? Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small． For most people，that means housing． So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends． Her next biggest cost was 40 ． When she ate out ， she went to cheap restaurants． 41 she bought a $9． 99 whole chicken at a local restaurant． She then 42 the chicken bones home and made soup out of them． Nowadays young people often 43 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐 )． But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 44 in New York City． I love going to museums and parks． ” Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really． She even managed to take two trips， one to the Netherlands， 45 to Portland． “Don39。 t think of saving money as something hard． It39。 s a kind of game， ”said Sarah． ( )36． A． Until B． Because C． After D． Before ( )37 ． A ． found B ． tried C ． asked for D． looked for ( )38． A． more than B． less than C shorter than D． higher than ( )39． A． difficult B． possible C． useful D． different ( )40． A． food B． rest C． studying D．playing ( )41． A． Soon B． Finally C． Once D． Again ( )42． A． prepared B． took C． caught D． picked ( )43． A． pay B． lend C． spend D． save ( )44． A． along B． up C． down D． around ( )45． A． another B． the other C． others D． the others 四、阅读理解 (共 10小题；每小题 2分，计 20分） A ( )46. Sydney Tower is ______ in Sydney, Australia. A. the busiest street B. the biggest station C. the most beautiful park D. the highest point ( )47. If you Want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can39。 t _______ . A. sydneytower@ hotmail. corn B. fax 02 9333 9203 C. search . sydneytower. . au D. dial 02 9333 9222 ( )48. Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay ______ . A. $60 B. $90 C. $120 D. $150 ( )49. Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower _____ . A. after 11:30 pm B. before 11:30 pm C. at 10:30 pm D. by 10:30 pm ( )50. The passage above is probably________ . A. a piece of news B. a song C. a story D. an advertisement B Some parents are worrying that their children wouldn’t like meals. In fact, most children are usually ready to eat almost anything that is offered to them. A child often likes food unless it is badly cooked. Never ask a child whether he likes or dislikes a food, never talk about likes and dislikes in front of him。