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太原市第二外国语学校2022-2023第二学期八年级3月月考题
I.语篇填空
请阅读下面短文,根据文章内容,在空白处填入一个恰当的单词,使短文通畅、连贯。
I was walking home from work on a busy city street. I didn’t want to go home soon 1. ______ my friends wanted to hang out with me. Then I walked past a homeless person that I hadn’t seen before. He was asking 2. ______ money very gently (轻声地) . He spoke so quietly 3. ______ I could hardly hear him clearly. Something made me stop, turn around and walk up 4. ______ him. At the same time, different thoughts appeared in my head like “5. ______ do you think you are doing?” “You are alone. It’s dark and you 6. ______ a woman.” 7. ______ I still came up to him and asked him several questions. After I knew that he didn’t eat dinner. I invited him to have dinner with me. We had a good dinner and talked 8. ______ fun things. During the dinner, I tried to say the right thing 9. ______ give him the dignity (尊严). I didn’t want to show that I was better than anyone. The experience changed my life. 10. ______ makes me think twice before I complain (抱怨) about something I think I lack (缺少) .
II. 情景交际
根据对话内容,从方框中选择适当的选项,有两项多余。
A. Thanks a lot.
B. No problem.
C. Anything else?
D. I can take the dog for a walk.
E. Where do you want to put it?
F. Could you please help me with them?
G. They won’t be happy if they see the mess.
(Mom is going to have a party at home, but there are a lot of things to do. She’s worried about them. )
Mom: Hello, Scott. I have many things to do today. 11. ______
Scott: Sure! What do you want me to do?
Mom: I’m going to have a party at home. Could you please help me clean the living room?
Scott: 12. ______
Mom: Oh, I also want to move the table away.
Scott: 13. ______
Mom: I want to put it next to the window.
Scott: 14. ______
Mom: Oh, my cat. Could you help me feed it?
Scott: OK. I like to look after the cat.
Mom: 15. ______
Scott: You’re welcome.
III. 完形填空
先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C三个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But