精品解析：广东省茂名市直属学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

茂名市直属学校2023-2024学年度第一学期期末考试八年级英语试卷 说明：1.全卷共8页，满分为90分，考试用时为80分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在答题卡的指定区域填写自己的学校、姓名、试室和座号。 3.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目选项的信息涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 4.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔或涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 5.考试务必保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束时，将答题卡上交。 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，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的三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。 Here is a story about a young woman. The young woman ____1____ a car home with her father when a storm suddenly came up. She was a little afraid and asked her father, “Daddy, what should I do?” Her father answered, “Don’t stop ____2____ keep driving.” After driving a few kilometers, ____3____ storm was becoming heavier and heavier. The young woman noticed that some ____4____ stopped on the roadside. Then she asked her father again, “Can we stop, daddy?” But her father still ____5____ nothing. Then, she had to keep on driving. Ten minutes later, the storm started to become small and she could see a little ____6____ than before. Very soon, she drove out of the storm. Moreover, the sun came out and the road was dry. Her father told her ____7____ and get out of the car. “But why now, father?” She asked in surprise. Her father said, “When you get out, you can look back at all the people in cars. They gave up and now they are still ____8____ the storm. Now, your storm is over ____9____ you didn’t give up. You are the strongest.” Don’t give up. If you keep going, soon your “personal storms” will be over. The sun will shine on ____10____ again. Then you will have a bright future. 1. A. is driving B. was driving C. will drive 2. A. or B. but C. and 3. A. a B. an C. the 4. A. car B. cars C. car’s 5. A. said B. says C. is saying 6. A. clearly B. more clearly C. the most clearly 7. A. stop B. to stop C. stopping 8. A. in B. on C. except 9. A. before B. until C. because 10. A. you B. your C. yours 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