文档介绍：八年级（上）英语第一次月考试卷
（满分：120分，时间：120分钟）
考生注意：1-58小题的答案涂在最后一页的答题卡上。
一、单项选择(20分)
1. —— do you surf the Internet, KateD. bigger
19. That book is not so ______ as this one.
A. interesting B. most interesting C. the most interesting D. more interesting
20. This classroom is _____than that one.
A. many big B. much big C. many bigger D. much bigger
二 完形填空（10分）
Every summer, not only boys and men but also girls and women try to swim from England to France or from France to England. The distance（距离）at the 21 point is about 20 miles, but because the waves are very 22 , the distance that swimmers must 23 is usually more than twice as far.
Captain Web was the first man to cross the English Channel between England and France. That was in August 1875. The Englishman stepped into the water from a 24 at Dover in England. He 25 21hours in crossing the English Channel and at last 26 the French mainland. Since then many swimmers have crossed the English Channel and made time much 27 . In 1960 a Canadian crossed in 10 hours and 23 minutes.
Because the sea is usually 28 , swimmers cover their bodies with grease（动物油脂）.This helps them to keep the cold out. They can also 29 something, because some men go with them in small 30 .