2021_2022学年广东广州荔湾区广州市第一中学初二下学期期中英语试卷(详解)

2021~2022学年广东广州荔湾区广州市第一中学初二下学期期中英语试卷(详解)一、完形填空1.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。ManypeopleloveChinesesilk.Ithasbrightcolorsanditfeelssoftand,soitiswonderfultobemadeintosilkclothing.Silkclothinghasbeautiful.Amongthem,themostpopularpatternsareflowersandbirds.Besides,silkplaysanimportantpartinChineseculture.ThehistoryofsilkinChinabeganmorethan5,000yearsago.SilkwasvaluableinancientChina.Wearingsilkwasaofbeingrich.Atfirst,onlymembersoftheking’sfamilycouldwearsilk.Silkwasalsowithforeignpeople.Theylovedsilkandwouldliketopayalotofmoneyforit.TheChinesekingsusedtohowtomakesilkasecret.Anyonewhotoldthesecretortooksilkworms（蚕）outofChinawouldbe.Sothesecretofsilkmakingwaskeptunknownuntil200B.C.Then,someothercountriesbegantoknowhowtomakesilk.Therewerenocarsorplanes2,000yearsago.PeopleboughtorsoldallkindsofgoodsalongaroadbetweenChinaandEurope.PeoplecalledittheSilkRoadbecausemostofthegoingontheroadweremadeofsilk.Theroadwas8,000kmlongthroughmountainsanddeserts.Itwasalongwaytogoanditwasnoteasy.The