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四、单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可填入空白处的最佳选项。 16. The library is ____ the dining hall and the gym.
A. between B. in C. on D. over 17. Your best friend doesn’t give up when he has problems, _____ he?
A. doesn’t B. does C. is D. isn’t 18. It’s very kind ____ you to lend me your bike.
A. for B. with C. to D. of
19. What ___ you ___ at three o’clock yesterday afternoon?
A. were; doing B. have; done C. do; do D. are; doing 20. —You _____ come late tomorrow.
—Don’t worry. I’ll be on time.
A. may B. can C. mustn’t D. won’t 21. The song Gangnam Style ______ funny. Many people like it.
A. looks B. can C. tastes D. smells 22. ______ our kindness, let’s smile at others.
A. Show B. sounds C. Showed D. To show 23. The tower is closed because of a safety ______.
A. reason B. symbol C. custom D. interest 24. —Can you hear the song _____?
—Not really. It is not ______ enough here.
A. clearly; quietly B. clearly; quiet C. clear; quietly D. clear; quiet 25. Why not take _____ to read? It is really a long boring journey.
A. anything interesting B. interesting anything C. something interesting D. interesting something 26. It ______ when I woke up this morning.
A. snowed B. has snowed C. was snowing D. is snowing 27. —You look tired.
—Yes, I ____ sleep last night.
A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t 28. —I ______ Jack last night.
—How is he? I ______ him for months.
A. Saw; haven’t seen B. have seen; didn’t see C. have seen; haven’t seen D. saw; didn’t see
29. If you _____ your parents for too long, you will learn nothing about taking care of yourself. A. live on B. depend on C. get on D. hang on
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30. —Take a bus every day, and you can save a lot of money.
— _____________, thanks.
A. That’s all right B. That’s a good idea C. Sounds bad D. Have fun
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五、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
I HAD to make a decision. While cleaning the house, I found my 13-year-old sister’s diary. I _31_ the book up from the floor and opened it, looking for my name. I thought that I would find something _32_. As I read, the blood(血液) ran from my face. It was worse than I thought. I sat down on the floor. There was nothing bad there at all. There was a short description of _33_, her dreams and her goals, and of the person who had encouraged her most. I started to cry.
I was her _34_. She admired(钦佩) me for my personality, my achievements and, strangely, my honesty. She wanted to be _35_ me. She had been watching me for years. I stopped reading. I felt sorry for myself. I had put so much energy(精力) into _36_ her away that I had missed out on being her friend.
I wasted years hating someone—and now I had wronged her. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would _37_ allow myself to do such a thing again. Reading the words my sister wrote _38_ my heart, and I wanted to know her again. I was finally able to put away the _39_ things that kept me from her. That afternoon, I decided to go to her—this time to experience, _40_ not to judge(判断), to welcome, not to fight. After all, she was my sister.
31. A. sent B. showed C. picked D. put
32. A. bad B. exciting C. terrible D. surprising 33. A. myself B. herself C. us D. them 34. A. sister B. friend C. dreamer D. hero 35. A. against B. like C. as D. for
36. A. showing B. sweeping C. pushing D. putting
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37. A. never B. always C. seldom D. usually 38. A. stole B. moved C. warmed D. broke 39. A. beautiful B. wonderful C. dull D. silly 40. A. as B. but C. so D. or 六、阅读选择。（共20分，每小题2分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
41. The train ticket was used on ____.
A. 18 Apr B. 28 Jan C. 2 Jan D. 30 Sep 42. The price of the ticket was ____.
A. ￡16.50 B. ￡24.50 C.$33 D. $49 43. The train was from ____ to ____.
A. Kingston; Brighton B. Brighton; London C. London; Kingston D. Brighton; Kingston
B
While most kids are playing iPad games or going out with friends, American boy Dean Miller is helping out at a fire department in Ohio.
Dean is 14 years old. He wants to help in every way he can. He goes out on calls with the fireman and helps clean the trucks, windows and floors.
“It feels really great because you know you were helping people to keep them safe,” said Dean.
Dean’s grandfather and great-grandfather were both firemen. His grandfather was once a fire chief(长官), so Dean was able to start helping early on. Dean knows what firemen do, so it is natural for him to become a volunteer. Dean is the youngest volunteer at the department. The older he becomes, the more responsibilities(责任) he has to take on.
The volunteer work also helped him a lot. He learned skills for the future. Dean wants to be a fireman someday.
“I feel that volunteering is important. If you volunteer for something, you know what you’re doing when you get a job there, and you don’t need as much training,” Dean said.
Because the fire team cannot be everywhere at once, the volunteers must play important roles(作用). They need to stay at certain places to call the fire team if there is a fire. He also talked about how much he had learned from volunteering at the fire department. “I’m learning that it takes courage(勇气), and it takes a team to help people,” he said.
44. Dean dreams of being ______ in the future.
A. a volunteer B. a fireman C. a truck driver D. a chief 45. Dean learned _____ by working as a volunteer.
A. how to get a good job B. some new iPad games C. some skills for the future D. how to drive the fire truck 46. The writer wants to encourage people to _____.
A. do some volunteer work B. be a fireman someday
C. call the fire team at certain places D. visit the fire department in Ohio 47. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Dean enjoys playing iPad like other kids B. Dean wants to be like his grandfather
C. Dean makes much money as a fireman D. Dean will take on fewer responsibilities at 15
C
Colin and Theony McRae, from South Africa, kept a giraffe as a pet after it was found close to death in the wild(野外).
[来源:Zxxk.Com]The animal, named Fenne, lived with them as it grew from 5 feet at birth to huge 10 feet at age two. It slept outside the house of their large farm, and joined the family as they ate and played. The oversized pet would come running when its name was called, just like a dog.
Fenne would even try to join the family inside the house, although it had trouble getting through doorways. It would duck down and come right in when it felt like it, but it had to really get its head down. Tour guide Theony said, “We had to kick it out of the house sometimes because it was rather clumsy(笨拙的) and its feet would easily slip(滑到) on the smooth floors inside our house. We watched it very closely, afraid that it would break its leg.”
Thenoy also told how their animal’s curiosity(好奇心) could make for some strange situations. She explained, “It was very friendly. Fenne would come right up to you, so you had to be careful. It weighed more than a person so you would really feel it if it stood on your foot. I remember one night a friend of ours was having a bath, but left her bedroom door unlocked. Fenne was curious, so it pushed the door open and got right inside to say hello. This lady was so surprised and amazed by this encounter. Living with Fenne was filled with magical moments like
北京市西城区（北区）2012-2013学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题
