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深圳市龙华区行知中学2023-2024学年第一学期期中考试
英语试卷(初三年级)
说明:
1.答题前,请将姓名、考生号、考点、考场号和座位号用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写在答题卡指定的位置上,并将条形码粘贴好。
2.本试卷共8页,46题,考试时间70分钟,满分75分。
3.考生必须在答题卡上规定区域作答,凡在试卷上、草稿纸上作答的,其答案一律无效。答题卡必须保持清洁,不能折叠。
第一部分 选择题(50分)
Ⅰ.完形填空(10分)
It’s a sad thing to lose a beloved pet. This is what happened ___1___ Linda Edwards. 16 years ago, her pet cat Spaz went missing. However, 12 years ___2___ he got lost, Spaz was returned to her. How come? It sounds like a mystery, doesn’t it?
Spaz went missing in 2002 and Edwards ___3___ him for three months. She tried every possible way but was never able to find him. Finally, she gave up.
But one day someone found a dirty, thin cat and took ___4___ to an animal hospital. The veterinarians (兽医) checked to see whether he carried a microchip (微芯片). ___5___, he did. So they got to know his name and owner.
“A good man ___6___ a cat and brought him here. The cat, whose name is Spaz, has been missing for 12 years!” The animal hospital wrote on its Facebook page. And then, a(n) ___7___ reunion (团聚) happened.
The microchip does a good job. Sometimes cats or dogs run away, or somebody may steal them and take off their collars (颈圈), making it ___8___ to recognize (认出) them. Those pets that carry a microchip allow animal services to find out if the pets have a ___9___ waiting for them.
Thanks to the microchip, Edwards ___10___ get her pet cat back.
1. A. with B. to C. for D. of
2. A. while B. until C. since D. after
3. A. looked after B. searched for C. depended on D. helped with
4. A. him B. it C. her D. them
5. A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Usually
6. A. fed B. stole C. found D. bought
7. A. secret B. typical C. useful D. amazing
8. A. convenient B. impossible C. familiar D. unnecessary
9. A. family B. partner C. stranger D. guard
10. A. might B. should C. could D. must
Ⅱ.阅读理解(40分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共15小题,每小题1.5分)
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