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梅州市梅县区北大新世纪实验学校2020-2021学年
第二学期初三英语检测三
本试卷共四大题,4页,满分90分;考试时间100分钟
一、 语法选择(共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
One day at noon, a 10-year-old boy was walking along the street with his uncle. Suddenly, the boy disappeared—he fell ___1___ a manhole (井). His uncle ___2___ for help, but it was too late. The boy was ___3___ dead. There should have been a cover over the manhole, ___4___ it had been removed. This tragedy happened in Wuhan in 2019, and it was not the only one.
The theft of manhole covers has been a big problem in China. According to CCTV News, there were over 70 injuries or deaths due to broken or ___5___ manhole covers from 2017 to 2019. ___6___ such tragedies, China introduced strict punishments in April for those ___7___ remove or damage manhole covers. The maximum sentence is the death penalty, Xinhua reported.
“This move will better ensure people’s safety when walking on roads or ___8___,” Xu Hao, ___9___ lawyer from the Beijing Jingshi Law Firm, told China Daily.
Many of those who have stolen manhole covers have done ____10____ in order to sell them for money. Some taxi drivers have also removed the covers ____11____ water to clean ____12____ cars, China Daily noted. If people know ____13____ manhole covers will be ____14____ punished, probably it ____15____ less often and prevent tragedies, Xu added.
1. A. over B. down C. off D. into
2. A. called B. calls C. was calling D. would call
3. A. almost B. already C. even D. still
4. A. if B. while C. but D. though
5. A. stealing B. steal C. stole D. stolen
6. A. Prevent B. Prevented C. To prevent D. Preventing
7. A. which B. what C. who D. whose
8. A. drives B. driving C. drove D. driven
9. A. / B. a C. an D. the
10. A. such B. so C. those D. these
11. A. getting B. get C. got D. to get
12. A. theirs B. their C. its D. his
13. A. remove B. removes C. removing D. removed
14. A. serious B. more serious C. seriously D. more seriously
15. A. will happen B. happens C. is happening D. has happened
二、完形填空(共10 小题;每小题1分,满分10 分)