一、完形填空。(2016,十堰)
A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry __1__ him and he said.“Excuse me too, I wasn't even noticing you.” __2__ this stranger and I were polite. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at home, __3__ I was cooking our supper, my daughter Betty walked up to me very __4__. When I turned around, I nearly __5__ her down.“Get out of the way!”I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.
That night, when I __6__ in bed, my husband said to me,“You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you'll find some __7__ there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them __8__—pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.”
When heard this, I thought deeply: While __9__ with a stranger, I was calm and polite. But with my daughter, I was not __10__. I felt sad and tears began to fall.
Then I went to Betty's __11__.“Wake up, my dear.”I said.“Are these the flowers you picked for me?”She smiled,“I found them by the tree. I knew you liked them, __12__ the blue ones.”I said. “I was so rude __13__ I treated you that way today. Betty, I am so sorry.”And she said,“Mommy, that's okay—I still love you anyway.”I kissed her and said,“I love you too and I do love the flowers。”
That day Betty gave me a special __14__ on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn't __15__ how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.
( A )1.A.to B.for C.at D.with
( D )2.A.Neither B.Either C.None D.Both
( C )3.A.until B.before C.as D.unless
( B )4.A.possibly B.quietly
C.comfortably D.completely
( A )5.A.knocked B.let C.walked D.turned
( B )6.A.lied B.lay C.lain D.laid
( B )7.A.cup B.flowers C.clothes D.knives
( C )8.A.she B.her C.herself D.hers
( D )9.A.meet B.meets C.met D.meeting
( D )10.A.disappointed B.embarrassed
C.humorous D.patient
( B )11.A.bag B.bed C.box D.ball
( A )12.A.especially B.gradually
C.exactly D.hardly
( C )13.A.why B.what C.that D.where
( B )14.A.card B.lesson C.message D.infomation
( D )15.A.regret B.require C.reflect D.realize
二、阅读理解。(2016,资阳)
Dear Aunt Tara, I have a problem with my homework.We have to do it in a group.It has to be finished this Friday,but Gary,the boy in our group,has done nothing helpful.He just keeps rocking_the_boat.Every time we talk about the work with him,he always says,“Don't worry.I'll do it later.” But he seldom does his job.And when he does,he does it the wrong way.Someone has to do it for him again.What's worse is when Ms. Lin asks about our group,Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough.I'm really mad at Gary about this.We're in the same group.Shouldn't we help each other to do a better job? Kate |
Dear Kate, It is important for students to learn how to work together in a group.Maybe you should talk to Gary about the problem and tell him you all need his help.If he still doesn't change,go and talk to your teacher.I believe she can make Gary do his job. Aunt Tara |
16.What does “rocking the boat” most likely mean in Kate's letter?__D__
A.Doing easy jobs.
B.Telling people what to do.
C.Working without thinking.
D.Stopping things going well.
17.What does the underlined “this” mean in Kate's letter?__C__
A.Speaking at the wrong time.
B.Talking too much about himself.
C.Saying something bad about the group.
D.Making excuses for being late for group meetings.
18.Who most probably is Ms. Lin?__C__
A.Kate's mother. B.Gary's mother.
C.A teacher. D.A student.
19.What do we know from Aunt Tara's letter?__D__
A.Kate is the best student of the class.
B.Gary has decided to change himself.
C.Gary should be put in another group.
D.Kate should let Gary know how she feels.
三、词汇运用.
(A)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,每词限用一次。
20.Be careful ! There is a snake over there.
21.She made a lot of mistakes in her English homework.
22.He made a beautiful birthday card for himself yesterday.
23.Who else is going to have a holiday with you?
24.Could you please give me some advice on how to learn math well?
(B)根据短文内容和所给中文提示,写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。(原创)
Robby lived in a small town with his mother. His mother wanted him to be a pianist, so she sent him to a piano teacher, Ms. Clark, to learn to play the piano on 25.weekdays (工作日). However, Robby learned very slowly because he was not a talented boy.
One day, Robby didn't go to the class. He said he had the 26.flu (流感). And he didn't appear (出现)for the next two weeks. New Year was coming. Ms. Clark would have a music 27.concert (音乐会)and all her students would perform in the concert. Robby heard the news, and asked if he could play. Ms. Clark 28.refused (拒绝) him because he was away for a long time. But Robby said he 29.prepared (准备) well and begged his teacher to 30.accept (接受) his request(请求). Finally, she agreed.
Many 31.guests (宾客) came when the day came. It was Robby's turn. To Ms. Clark's 32.surprise (惊奇), Robby played really wonderfully.
After that, Ms. Clark asked Robby how he could play so well. Robby 33.replied (回答),“This morning, my mother passed away(去世). It's my mother's first time to hear me play because she couldn't hear anything during her life. I must show my best. I'm sure she will be very 34.glad/happy (高兴) to listen to me.”
四、任务型阅读。
阅读文章,从下面的方框中选出与每段话相对应的小标题。
“Good morning!” It is said every day, but do we feel it ? Do we feel good every morning? Well, it should and here are a few absolute “musts” to tell ourselves.
35.__B__
Yesterday was a bad day and maybe so was the last week. However, today is another day to make progress and change whatever we want to change and be whoever we want to be. The bad things won't last, and the good things won't either, so we must try our best today.
36.__C__
We all have faults. No one is perfect. But we must keep in mind that among all these imperfections (瑕疵) , we are different from others, we are priceless and nothing can change that.
37.__E__
Age is only a number and time is only a limit (期限). We can achieve the dreams, no matter how crazy or impractical they seem to be.
38.__A__
Everyone fails, and the important part is to get up and start over. Our failures are OK. We will get up, we will start over and we will succeed.
39.__D__
Although good or bad things happen, life exists. Nothing lasts forever. Even though things might be amazing or awful, we must move on. We have to improve, become strong, become whom we want to be, and overcome difficulties.
A.Failures are OK.
B.Today is a new day.
C.We are the best for ourselves.
D.Life goes on.
E.We can achieve all our dreams
五、书面表达。(2016,呼和浩特)
初中生活中,你有些什么改变?你是怎样改变的?请以“How I Have Changed”为题写一篇英语小短文,描述你发生的变化。写作内容包括兴趣爱好、行为习惯、学习习惯等方面。
要求:1.用英语写一篇短文,80词左右;
2.任选两方面内容;
3.语言流畅,书写规范,卷面整洁;
4.文中不得使用你的真实姓名、校名。
How I Have Changed
How_time_flies!Three_years_has_quickly_passed.And_I_have_changed_a_lot_during_these_years.
On_one_hand,I_wasn't_good_at_learning_English_at_first.When_my_English_teacher_learnt_about_that,she_taught_me_how_to_memorize_new_words_and_to_read_as_many_passages_as_possible.Soon_I_made_great_progress_and_became_interested_in_English.
On_the_other_hand,in_my_first_year,I_was_too_weak_to_do_much_exercise.But_with_the_help_of_the_teachers_and_classmates,I_do_exercise_whenever_I_am_free.And_now_I_can_run_very_fast_and_I'm_also_good_at_playing_basketball_like_other_boys.
Thanks_to_the_middle_school_life,I_have_changed_so_much!Thanks_to_the_teachers_and_classmates,I_have_learnt_so_much!Never_will_I_forget_the_valuable_middle_school_life!