广东省广州市黄广中学2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

黄广中学2021-2022年度第一学期期中考试 八年级英语 试卷满分100分 时长100分钟 一、语法选择 （每小题1分,共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1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A traveler was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more ___1___ passed, the journey had been going on well. “Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this desert,” he thought ____2____ But the desert was never friendly to travelers. In a short time, there came a ____3____ sandstorm. He hurriedly covered his head ____4____ the clothes, prostrated（俯卧）on the sand. After about ____5____ minutes, the sandstorm stopped. He shook the clothes and ____6____ up. At that moment, he found ____7____ in a hopeless situation―the backpack with food and watch was blown away by the sandstorm. As we know, it seems impossible ____8____ the desert without food or water. Luckily, he had a pear left. He held it in his hands tightly, “Not too bad, at least I had a pear. I believe I ____9____ walk out of the desert.” Days and nights went by quickly, ____10____ the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirsty and fear of ____11____ were always around him like ghosts. However, each time he was close ____12____ hope, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been keeping, “Not too bad, at least I have a pear.” A small pear became the hope for his survival. Three days later as soon as he saw a village not far away, he laughed with ____13____. He felt completely ____14____ —the “pear” brought him back to life. To keep hope is the best weapon （武器）for victory （胜利）, so never tell you “nothing” because only if you try to search, you can always find ____15____ “ pear” that pulls you out of trouble. 1. A. days B. day C. day’s D. days’ 2. A. glad B. more glad C. more gladly D. gladly 3. A. stronger B. strong C. strongest D. the strongest 4. A. from B. at C. with D. by 5. A. tenth B. the ten C. ten D. the tenth 6. A. stand B. stood C. stands D. will stand 7. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 8. A. left B. leave C. to leave D. leav