精品解析：广东省茂名市高州市第一中学附属实验中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期开学考试英语试题

2022-2023学年度第二学期开学练习 八年级英语试卷 （Time:90分钟 Full marks: 90） 一、语法选择(本大题有10小题 每小题1分, 共10分) Dear Dad I am writing this letter to you because it’s too difficult to talk about it. I keep ____1____ about my uncle and how he died. In fact, I ____2____ want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up ____3____ information about smoking and I’ve found out some disturbing things. You already know that smoking is bad for your breathing and can cause cancer. I’ve found out that it causes many ____4____ illnesses as well. Did you know that hundreds of people die from ____5____ every year in Britain? Smoking is even ____6____ than drugs. It’s the second biggest cause of death in the world. I don’t want you to be one of these people. When you are asked to smoke outside by Mom, you think she’s just being difficult. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like ____7____ smell of smoke in the house and on our clothes. It’s not very pleasant. However, when you smoke, it also does harm ____8____ Mum and me. I know that it is very difficult to stop smoking ____9____ you mustn’t give in to it. Please see the doctor and ask him for help. We will do anything we can ____10____ you. You must try to save your own life. If you are not here, I don’t know who I can ask to help me with my maths homework or fix my bike? Please don’t smoke! Your loving daughter, Kate 1. A. to think B. think C. thinking D. thought 2. A. serious B. seriously C. more serious D. seriousness 3. A. a lot B. lots of C. little D. a little 4. A. other B. others C. the other D. another 5. A. smoke B. smoked C. smokes D. smoking 6. A. dead B. deadly C. deadlier D. more deadly 7. A. a B. an C. the D. / 8. A. at B. with C. on D. to 9. A. but B. or C. if D. though 10. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helps 二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分） I did volunteer work in an Indian orphanage（孤儿院）several days ago. It was an unforgettable ___11___. When I first went to ___12___ with my classmates, I saw many poor people. I was ___13___ that we might