精品解析：广东省广州市天河区第十八中学2020-2021学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

2020年第二学期广州市第十八中学期中检测 英语 八年级 本试卷共四大题，8页，满分90分，考试用时100分钟。 注意事项 1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卷上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的班级、姓名、考号、学号。 2. 必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 3. 考生必须保持答题卷的整洁。 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 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A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 A new report says the coronavirus pandemic（新冠疫情）caused a 65 percent decrease in international travel during the ____1____ six months of 2020. The World Tourism Organization an agency of the United Nations, published ____2____ report on Tuesday. ____3____ pointed out that the drop in international travel ____4____ to a loss of ＄460 billion in export revenues（出口收入）from tourism. The loss is five times ____5____ than the loss recorded 2009 during the international financial crisis（金融危机）. It’s said that it will take between two to four years for tourists arrivals ____6____ to 2019 levels. The report shows that Asia and the Pacific were the first areas to ____7____ by COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. They faced the ____8____ drop as the number of tourists fell 72 percent during the first half of the year. Europe had the next largest decrease, falling 66 percent. North and South America, Africa and Middle East ____9____ similar levels of decrease. “This is a decrease never happened before, as countries closed ____10____ borders and introduced travel restrictions（限制）____11____ the pandemic,” the U.N. agency said. Around the world, countries have recorded decreases of more than 50 percent in international tourism arrivals, influencing ____12____ jobs and businesses. The report shows ____13____ 53 percent of international tourism places cancelled some travel restrictions as of early September. ____14____, as some countries begin reporting a “second wave” of the coronavirus, those restrictions may ____15____. The World Tourism Organization says that the year 2020 will show an overall decrease of about 70 percent, but that number may rise. 1. A. one B. first