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1、初三英语练习卷 Exercise Paper IVMarch 18, 2012I完形填空完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1-20 各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项 When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson,. Arizona. _1_ the move, my father _2_ us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not _3_ that the universe
2、 (宇宙) would suddenly change its course. “In May, were _4_ to Arizona.” The words, so small, didnt seem _5_ enough to hold my new life. But world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the _6_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains (平原) to high mountains as I saw st
3、range new plants that _7_ mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and _8_ into our new home. _9_ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _10_ explored(探索) our new surroundings(环境). One afternoon, I was out exploring _11_ and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched(蹲) down for a
4、closer look. “Youd better not _12_ that.” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, 13_, new to the entire state. “My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the _14_ ? It must be quite _15_ after living in Boston.” How could I explain
5、how I _16_ the desert? I couldnt seem to find the right words. “Its vastness(巨大),” she offered. “That vastness 17_ you stand on the mountains overlooking the d you can desert - you can _18_ how little you are in comparison with the world. _19_, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.” That wa
6、s it. That was the feeling Id had ever since Id first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my _20_ would change with just a few simple words. “Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldnt touch.” 1. A. During B. Until C. After D. Befor
7、e 2. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted 3. A. hoping B. admitting(承认) C. realizing D. believing 4. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying 5. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper(合适的) 6. A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area 7. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained 8. A. settl
8、ed(安家) B. walked C. hurried D. stepped 9. A. If B. After C. Once D. While 10. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly(渴望地) 11. A. as well B. as usual C. right away D. on time12. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch 13. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least 14. A. desert B. city C. state D.
9、 country 15. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger 16. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached 17. A. why B. when C. how D. where 18. A. prove(证明) B. guess C. sense(感到) D. expect 19. A. However B. Otherwise(否者) C. Therefore D. Meanwhile 20.A. idea B. life C. home D. familyII阅读理解阅读理解阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个
10、选项中， 选出最佳选项It was a winter morning just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. Aft
11、er putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport, Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货, saving us from having to walk long distan
12、ces from where we live.I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a wa
13、y to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading ef
14、fect in our lives because it strengthened our faith(信念) in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too., can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting. 21. Why was the bike so important to the couple?A. The mans job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily li
