2012届对口升学英语精选试题测试卷八（含答案）.docVIP

精选试题英语试卷（八） PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks) SECTION A (15 marks) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. _______ in the 1800s and first mass-produced in Germany, the harmonica(口琴) was designed to play simple folk tunes. A. Being invented B. Inventing C. Invented D. Having invented 22. When McKie brings friends or volunteers to the area where she works, most of ________ spend the first day sobbing. A. them B. whom C. that D. which 23. My arrival was timed perfectly; it was the second weekend of November, when the world largest wine auction ________. A. held B. was being held C. was held D. was to hold 24. Since then, more than 2 billion apps have been downloaded at prices ________ free to $900. A. ranging between B. ranging from C. rang between D. rang from 25. With my hand-held Reader, I’ve read more books in the past six months than I ________ in the past six years. A. doing B. did C. have D. do 26. You should never base anything on a theory that _________ impractical in practice. A. is proved B. prove C. proves D. proved 27. — ________ he ________ anything about this historic site? — Yes. That’s why he suddenly becomes so obsessed with it. A. Has; read B. Does; read? C. Did; read D. Had; read 28. Was it midnight ________ the fire broke out? A. when B. that C. which D. at which 29. After the summer camp, I realized I wanted to take a route ________ I could use English all the time. A. that B. which C. / D. where 30. You _______ have washed the dishes. I would’ve put them in the dishwasher. A. shouldn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t 31. ________ away from people who try to belittle(轻视) your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. A. Keeping B. To keep C.