一、根据首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词
1. The (地铁)is a fast and cheap way to travel in Nanjing.
2. We took a (出租车)to the airport because it was raining heavily.
3. The bus was so (拥挤的)this morning that I had to stand all the way.
4. The car’s (速度)was too high, so the driver was fined.
5. It’s very (方便的)to have a supermarket near our school.

1. underground/subway
2. taxi
3. crowded
4. speed
5. convenient

本题考查译林版英语八年级下册Welcome to the unit单元的核心词汇，需结合汉语提示与语境填写正确单词：
1. “地铁”对应的英文单词为underground或subway，是本单元涉及的出行类词汇；
2. “出租车”对应的英文单词是taxi，take a taxi是固定搭配，意为“乘出租车”；
3. “拥挤的”对应的英文形容词是crowded，用于描述公交车内人员密集的状态；
4. “速度”对应的英文单词是speed，在句中表示车辆的行驶速度；
5. “方便的”对应的英文形容词是convenient，It's convenient to do sth.是本单元的常用句型，意为“做某事很方便”。

二、阅读短文，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，使短文内容完整正确（六选五）
develop faster; took slow buses or trains; connect cities; go from place to place; go to school on foot; making daily travel easy

Transport in Jiangsu has changed a lot over the years.
In the past, people here mainly traveled by bike or on foot. For long trips, they (1) . Rivers and canals were important too—many used boats to carry goods and (2) .
Now, things are very different. Wide roads and highways (3) . Fast trains like high - speed railways make trips between Nanjing, Suzhou and other cities quick. Many families have cars, (4) . Airports in Nanjing and Changzhou also let people fly to far places in hours.
These changes help people live better and make Jiangsu (5) . It’s amazing to see how transport has grown!

(1) took slow buses or trains
(2) go from place to place
(3) connect cities
(4) making daily travel easy
(5) develop faster

1. 根据前文"In the past"以及"For long trips"的语境，过去长途旅行人们常选择较慢的公共交通方式，故填took slow buses or trains。
2. 前文提到用船运货，and连接并列的用途，此处表示乘船出行，故填go from place to place。
3. 现代宽阔的道路和高速公路的作用是连接城市，故填connect cities。
4. 很多家庭拥有汽车，这会带来日常出行便捷的结果，此处用现在分词短语作结果状语，故填making daily travel easy。
5. 交通的变化让人们生活更好，也推动江苏发展更快，故填develop faster。

三、根据中文提示完成下列句子
1. 我过去常常骑车上学。
I to school.
2. 你原来为什么不乘公交车呢？
in the past?
3. 公交车太拥挤了，而且公交线路也不多。
and there were a few bus routes.
4. 现在交通变化很大，我们有很多方式在城市里出行。
Transport has changed a lot and we can in many ways.
5. 希望有一天我能乘高铁去其它城市。
I hope to some day.

1. used to ride
2. Why didn't you take a bus
3. The buses were too crowded
4. get around the city
5. take the high-speed rail to other cities

1. 本题考查固定搭配“used to do sth.”（过去常常做某事）和短语“ride to school”（骑车上学），结合语境填写。
2. 本题考查一般过去时的特殊疑问句，“为什么不做某事”用“Why didn't you do sth.”结构，“乘公交车”为take a bus，据此填写。
3. 本题考查一般过去时的陈述句，根据后半句的一般过去时，前半句也用一般过去时，“公交车太拥挤了”译为The buses were too crowded。
4. 本题考查固定短语“get around the city”（在城市里出行），情态动词can后接动词原形，据此填写。
5. 本题考查固定表达，“乘高铁去其它城市”译为take the high-speed rail to other cities，hope to后接动词原形，据此填写。

四、微写作：How has transport changed in your hometown? (3 - 5 sentences)

Great changes have taken place in the transport of my hometown. Ten years ago, people mainly went out by bike or on foot as there were few buses. Now, more and more families have their own cars, and a new light rail line was built last year. It's much easier and faster for us to travel around now.

本题考查现在完成时与一般过去时在描述家乡交通变化中的综合运用，需结合生活实际，用3-5句话对比过去与现在家乡交通方式、出行便捷性等方面的差异，语言需符合八年级下册的词汇与语法水平。