8. (2015 辽宁丹东七中二模)       he was tired,         he didn’t stop working.

   A. Although; but   B. Though;/

   C. But;/          D. Though;but

7.  (2015广东汕头澄海中考模拟) High Speed Trains made

       possible for the passengers        home easily.

   A. that;to get   B. this;get

   C. it;to get   D. it;getting

—Yes.        be late for school,we have to get up early.

   A. So that   B. In order not to

   C. So that not   D. In order to

5. (2015山东莱宪莱城高庄中学期中如f/je IFe对is very        .Tom is very        about it.

  A. exciting;excited              B. excited; exciting

C. exciting; exciting                   D. excited;excited

6.        (2015 江苏镇江一模) 一It’s bad to be late.

4.(2015四川成都七中3月月考) I used to        in the morning,but now I get used to        before going to bed.

A. reading; reading   B. read; read

 C. read; reading

3 (2015广东深圳北环中学三模) When you     ,you start

a journey.

   A. set off   B. put off   C. get off

2. (2015江苏南菁高级中学期中) How lucky Peter was!

Some policemen arrived in time and        him out.

   A. failed to help      B. managed to help

   C. succeeded to help   D. tried to help

I.单项填空(每小题分，共15分)

1.(2015湖北奉阳中考适应性考试) 一It’s _so hot today.

—Yes.Why don't you        your sweater?

   A. clean off   B. take off

   C. shut off   D. cut off

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1 一 10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

(2015广东广州天河综合测试一) 

    Street art is a very popular form of art. It is spreading very 1          all over the world. You can find it on buildings and street signs from Beijing to  Paris.

    Art experts say that the movement began in New York in the 2        Young  adults would use paint in special cans 3        their words and other images  on  walls and cars around the city. One wellknown street artist is Swoon. She cuts  out paper images of people and 4        them on walls.Swoon didn’t start  5        career as a street artist. She studied art from an early age.  6       as time went on,she got bored with the works she saw in museums or  galleries (美术馆) The people in New York say they enjoy Swoon’s strong and  interesting style.

   Street artists do their work 7       a reason.Some of them choose street  art because it is 8        to the people than those works in the museum. Some  artists try to express their opinions in their works. Advertising companies also  use street

   art in their advertisements because it gives the deep impression and energy.The New York store Saks Fifth Avenue recently used a street 9 design for their shop windows and shopping bags.

In today’s world the Internet has a big influence on street art. Artists can show their pictures to the people all over the world on the Internet. However, many people say that 10       a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live.Street art lives with the energy and life of a big city. There it will continue to change and develop.

1 .A.quick              B.quicker

C.quickly              D.more quickly

2. A. 1960              B. 1960s’          

  C.1960s               D. 1960th

3. A.put              B.puts                  C.putting            D.to put

4. A. posts               B.post

C.posted                 D.had posted

5. A.she                    B.her                       C.hers               D. herself

6. A. Because                B. Although     

  C.But                   D.If

7. A.for                     B.of                    C.to                    D.in

8. A. close               B. closer            c.closed            D. closing

9. A. artists               B. artists’          c.artist              D. artist’s

10. A.seeing                B.to see                    C.see                  D.sees

9.  ( 2011 山东青岛，20, ★★★) Basketball has a history of nearly 300 years.Today it is still loved by        the young

       the old.

   A. both...and...   B. either... or...

   C. not...but...   D. neither... nor...