精品解析：广东省中山市2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末水平测试英语试题

中山市2021—2022学年下学期期末水平测试试卷 八年级英语 一、语法选择（本大题共10小题, 每小题1分, 共10分） 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 James Cook had a great dream to sail(航行) around the world when he was young. Born in Yorkshire in ____1____ century, little James often helped his dad with difficult farm work. The lord(领主) thought James was a clever boy. He offered ____2____ for little James to go to the village school. In the school, James loved reading ____3____. Robinson Crusoe was his favorite. The ____4____ stories of Robinson made him dream of visiting new places. At sixteen, James got a job ____5____ a shopkeeper in Staithes. There he often went to the beachside to listen to sailors tell stories after work. “What ____6____ wonderful experience! What might I find if I sail across the sea?” He asked ____7____. Then he told the shop owner, “Thank you for what you ____8____ for me. But I must follow my dream.” The shop owner agreed and wanted to help the young man. “____9____ and talk to my friend John Walker. He will help you.” James’ dream to sail across the sea didn’t come true _____10_____ he met John Walker. Walker made him his apprentice(学徒). And soon he was on a ship and started his first sailing. 1 A. eighteen B. eighteenth C. the eighteen D. the eighteenth 2. A. paying B. pay C. to pay D. paid 3. A. book B. books C. books’ D. book’s 4. A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. amazement 5. A. as B. in C. with D. at 6. A. a B. an C. the D. / 7. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 8. A. do B. will do C. have done D. were doing 9. A. Go B. To go C. Going D. Gone 10. A. when B. until C. unless D. after 二、完形填空（本大题共15小题, 每小题1分, 共15分） 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 Nowadays, the Moon is a wonderful thing to see. But many years ago, the Moon gave no ____11____ at all, so she felt sad and lonely in the sky at night. “I wish I weren’t the Moon!” she ____12____ to the stars. “I would rather be a star like you, because you’re so ____13____. Or I mi