丰台2011-2012年第二期初三期末第二次练习
       
言知识运  (共25分)
四、单项填空(共13分,每小1分)
下列各ABCD个选项中,选择可以入空白的最佳选项
22.  Tom and Mike are good friends_______often help each other
AThey          BThem      C Their    DTheirs
23.  Both my parents were born ______ 1970.
A. at        B. in        C. on          D. to
24.  Hurry up, Mike, ______ you will miss your train.
A. and        B. but        C. so          D. or
25. — _____ do you go swimming?
— Once a week.
A. How much    B. How long  C. How often    D. How far
26. — Which book do you like _____, this story book or that science book? 
— This story book
A. good        B. better      C. best      D. the best 
27. There is _____ wrong with my cell phone It doesn’t work well
A. something    B. anything      C. everything      D. nothing
28. — Will you please stay for lunch? 
— Sorry, I ______. My mother wants me back home now.  B
      A. needn’t      B. can’t      C. shouldn’t    D. mustn’t
29. Mary ______ up and walked to the door when she heard her name called. 
A. stood      B. stands          C. was standing    D. will stand
30. Rose came to Beijing in 2002She _____ here for ten years 
A. was living        B. live      C. will live        D. has lived
31. Amy ______ you an e-mail as soon as she finishes her job. 
    A. write        B. writes        C. is writing        D. will write
32. Nine big road accidents ______ by careless drivers in this area last year. 
A. are caused        B. were caused  C. have caused            D. will cause
33. — Lily, could you please tell me how ______ this e-dictionary?
— OK, just a moment.
A. use            B. uses          C. using          D. to use 
34. — Do you know ______ tomorrow?      — At 8 o’clock.
A. when did she arrive            B. when she arrived
  C. when will she arrive            D. when she will arrive
五、完形空(共12分,每小1分)
阅读下面的短文掌握其大意,然后短文后各ABCD个选项中,选择最佳选项
At 13 years of age, my parents and I visited an eye surgeon (外科). As I sat in the examining chair, the 35_____ looked into my eyes, shining a bright light. "She did inherit(经遗传得的) it," he said with coldness. "There is no cure."
My father 36_____ a gene (基因) causing blindness. I’d gotten the gene since my birth. He 37_____ lost his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both completely 38
_____. At that time, he was 57 years old, but I was only 30.
My world fell apart () as the darkness fell, 39_____ the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But when I tried to find some 40_____ and strength, my eyes were opened to a new realization.
miss a fei
My father had given me not just 41_____ eyesight, but an example of determination in the face of trouble 42_____. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to move the family to America. He and Mom worked tirelessly to 43_____ the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States, he overcame his helplessness and lack of fluency in English to rent a small apartment, and buy airline tickets for my mom, my brother and me.
Decades later, as an American citizen, I looked back at what he’d taught me. He set an example proving that determination is crucial to success. His journey taught me valuable lessons for dealing with my blindness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 44_____ world. My father’s example made me gain confidence and learn to be thankful for what I had. 45_____, I now know how to continue life as a wife, mom, Sunday school teacher, Spanish court interpreter, inspirational speaker and writer.
What I inherited from my father helped me to see my life with a more 46_____ glow.
325 w including 12 Chinese characters  307 E w fro 21sth Century  09.2.23
35. A. machine  B. doctor    C. father          D. mother      B
36. A. carried    B. found      C. developed      D. passed    A
37. A. suddenly  B. luckily    C. unluckily      D. gradually    D
38. A. sad      B. worried    C. hurt          D. blind    D
39. A. entering  B. sharing    C. destroying    D. missing  C
40. A. job      B. hope      C. chance        D. value  B
41. A. failing    B. improving  C. falling        D. increasing  A
42. A. as a result  B. ever since  C. as usual      D. as well    D
43. A. reach    B. keep        C. win          D. lose    C
44. A. bright    B. dark        C. new          D. special  B