精品解析：广东省茂名市第一中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

茂名市第一中学2023-2024学年度第一学期 期中考试 初二英语试卷 考试时间：80分钟 总分：90分 命题人：林瑜珊 审题人：陈艳冰 一、语法选择(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给选项中，选择一个最佳答案，并将答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置上。 Shanghai is a very large city. How do so many people go to work or school? Now, let’s know ____1____ about its transport(交通). In Shanghai you can travel around the city by underground, by bus, by taxi and by car. The underground ____2____ the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Travelling by underground is ____3____ way to get around the city. The ____4____ way to travel around the city is by bus. It’s a slow way to travel. You can also travel around the city by taxi. It is ____5____ than taking a underground or a bus, but the taxi will take you to the very place you want to go to. ____6____ the taxi will be slow if the traffic is heavy. The last way to get around Shanghai is using ____7____ own car. However, it’s not easy ____8____ you to drive, especially when you are driving in the rush hour( 高峰期). If there is ____9____ accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time. The best time ____10____ around the city is from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work. 1. A. anything B. something C. everything 2. A. crosses B. will cross C. is crossing 3. A. fast B. faster C. the fastest 4. A. two B. second C. third 5. A. expensive B. more expensive C. much expensive 6. A. But B. However C. So 7. A. you B. yours C. your 8. A. of B. for C. to 9. A. a B. an C. the 10. A. travelling B. to travelling C. to travel 二、完形填空（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，然后在各题所给选项中，选择一个最佳答案，并将答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置上。 Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth England. His family was very ____11____. His mother was a housewife. His father worked as a clerk in an office. There were eight children in his family and they ____12____ a hard life. Charles went to school and studied hard. His teachers liked him very much and said he was very ____13____.