广东省广州市2018年中考英语试题（word版，含解析）

2018 年广州市初中毕业生学业考试 英 语 一、语法选择(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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 和D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life he wrote 1 300 songs and an opera. Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with 2 mother. He began learning to play 3 violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was 4 cheap and badly made that he 5 not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 6 and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students 7 studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he 8 , Xian became the school’s best student 9 won several prizes for his talents. In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan’an 10 music at a college. 11 there were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, Xian still wrote 12 of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work. In May 1940, Xian 13 to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very 14 . Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness 15 October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian’s music, however, lives on in the people’s hearts. 1. A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearer 2. A. he B. him C. his D. he’s 3. A. a B. an C. the D. this 4. A. so B. such C. very D. much 5. A. need B. may C. should D. could 6. A. practise B. practising C. to practise D. practised 7. A. what B. which C. whom D. who 8. A. leave B. leaves C. left D. was leaving 9. A. and B. but C. as D. or 10. A. teach B. taught C. teaching D. to teach 11. A. If B. Although C. When D. Because 12. A. any B. little C. few D. some 13. A. sent B. was sent C. has sent D. was sending 14