八、语篇填空
I will never forget the day when I went on 1. hot-air balloon trip. It was a birthday gift 2. my aunt and I was so interested in it.
I had to get up 3. (early), but it wasn't a problem. I 4.
(sleep) because I was so excited. My parents and my aunt came to watch. They
waved as I got into the balloon. There 5. (be) five other people and a
pilot in it. It was time 6. (set) out. When we took off, it was quite noisy
7. I couldn't hear anything. Then it became much 8. (quiet). I
couldn't describe the feeling. It felt like a dream. The sky was as 9. (clear)
as the sea. I could see all the people and great 10. (peak) below us. They
were getting smaller and smaller as we got higher and higher.
It took us 2 hours to finish the tour and finally we were able to land on a hill
safely.

1. a 2. from 3. early 4. didn't sleep
5. were 6. to set 7. so 8. quieter
9. clear 10. peaks

【分析】
本题为英语语篇填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析每个空：1. 固定短语go on a trip需用不定冠词，hot-air以辅音音素开头，填a；2. 表达“来自姑姑的礼物”用介词from；3. 修饰动词短语get up，无比较含义，用副词原形early；4. 结合语境为一般过去时的否定，表“没睡觉”；5. there be句型就近原则，复数主语+过去时，填were；6. 固定句型it's time to do sth需用不定式；7. 前后因果关系用连词so；8. much修饰形容词比较级，quiet的比较级为quieter；9. as...as结构用形容词原形；10. all后接可数名词复数，peak变复数为peaks。
【解析】
1. 考查冠词：固定短语go on a trip表示“去旅行”，hot-air以辅音音素开头，故填a；
2. 考查介词：“来自某人的礼物”用a gift from sb，故填from；
3. 考查副词：此处修饰动词短语get up，无比较含义，用原形early，故填early；
4. 考查动词时态：结合语境为一般过去时的否定，表“没睡觉”，故填didn't sleep；
5. 考查there be句型：就近原则，主语为复数且为过去时，故填were；
6. 考查固定句型：it's time to do sth表示“到做某事的时间”，故填to set；
7. 考查连词：前后为因果关系，前因后果，故填so；
8. 考查形容词比较级：much修饰比较级，quiet的比较级是quieter，故填quieter；
9. 考查形容词原级：as+形容词原形+as结构，故填clear；
10. 考查名词复数：all后接可数名词复数，peak的复数为peaks，故填peaks。
【答案】
1. a 2. from 3. early 4. didn't sleep 5. were 6. to set 7. so 8. quieter 9. clear 10. peaks
【知识点】
固定搭配与句型、动词时态、形容词与名词形式
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础语篇填空题，核心考查冠词、介词、时态、比较级、名词复数等基础语法和固定搭配，注重语境理解，难度较低，适合巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.8