初一第二學(xué)期期中試卷英語初24級

學(xué)部姓名班級考號

第一部分聽力理解（共25分）

一、聽后選擇（共15分，每小題1.5分）

聽下面4段對話和1段獨白。每段對話或獨白后有兩個小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項。每段對話或獨白，你將聽兩遍。

聽對話，回答以下各小題。

1.Whoisgoodatdrawing?

A.Lily.B.Mike.C.Tom.

2.Whatcolouristhegirlusingforherfox?

A.Blackandred.B.Whiteandbrown.C.Orangeandwhite.

聽對話，回答以下各小題。

3.Whatdoesthegirldoeverymorning?

A.GoJogging.B.Jumpropes.C.Dosit-ups.

4.Howdoesthegirlfeelafterexercising?

A.Tired.B.Hungry.C.Active.

聽對話，回答以下各小題。

5.Whycan'tthespeakersruninthehallway?

A.Becausethehallwayisclean.B.Becauserunningcanbedangerous.C.Becausestudentsmakeloudnoises.

6.Whatdoesthenewsigntellthespeakerstodo?

A.Keepthehallwayclean.B.Maketheclassroomstidy.C.Staytotherightinthelibrary.

聽對話，回答以下各小題。

7Whatfooddoesthegirllikemost?

ADumplings.B.Friedchicken.CBeefnoodles.

8.Wheredoestheboyoftenhavedumplings?

A.Athome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inthedininghall.

聽獨白，回答以下各小題。

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?

A.Thespeakerthinkshangingoutwithfriendsisrelaxing.

B.Thespeakerhasafamilymeetingeveryweekend.

C.Thespeakercan'tplaygamesonweekends.

10.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk?

A.Totellushowtomakefamilyrulesathome.

B.Toshowhowfamilyrulesmakeusbetterpeople.

C.Tosharewithuswhyfamilymembersareimportant.

二、聽后回答（共10分，每小題2分）

聽對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容筆頭回答問題。每段對話你將聽兩遍。

11.WhatsubjectdoesMissZhangteach?

12.Howlongdopandasspendeatingfoodeveryday?

13.Whosefavoritefruitistheapple?

聽對話，回答以下各小題。

14.Wheredoesthegirlusuallygoskateboarding?

15.Whatdoestheboythinkofexcisingapps?

第二部分知識運用（共29分）

三、單項選擇（共10分，每小題1分）

1.一Isthisyourtennisracket?

-No,itisn't.IthinkitbelongstomysisterMary.has"M"onit.

A.HeB.HisC.HersD.Her

2.MyclassmatesoftenplayfootballtogetherFridayafternoons.

A.byB.atC.inD.on

3.一Whataretherulesforthenewclassroom?

-Weshouldcleanitupeveryday,wemustturnoffthelightswhenleaving.

A.andB.butC.orD.because

4.-doyouhaveartclasses,Jenny?

一Twiceaweek.

A.HowlongB.HowoftenC.HowmuchD.Howfar

5.一MustIreturnthebooktothelibrarywithintwoweeks?

一No,you.Youcankeepitforonemonth.

A.needn,tB.mustn'tC.can'tD.shouldn't

6.一Whataboutatripthisweekend?

——Greatidea!

A.takingB.totakeC.tookD.take

7.Tomoftengoesinthemountainwithhisparentsonweekends.

A.hikesB.hikeC.hikingD.hiked

8.-Wheretheselovelypandasfrom?

一They'refromChengdu.

A.does;comesB.does;comeC.do;comesD.do;come

9.一Doesyourbrotherplayinganyinstrument?

一Yes.Heplaysthepianoalmosteveryday.

A.practicesB.practiceC.topracticeD.practicing

10.-Wecan'tbringourmobilephonestoschool.

——Isee.________

A.Thanksfortellingme!B.Notatall.C.You'rewelcome!D.No,thanks!

四、短文填空（共7分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面短文，從方框內(nèi)選擇最佳選項并用其適當(dāng)形式將短文補充完整。其中有2個多余選項。

produce,friend,plant,lose,turn,fit、study,strange,size

TheAmazingOctopus

Amongthemanyamazinganimalsintheworld,fewareas11andunusualastheoctopus.Thereare

around300differentkindsofoctopuses,andtheycomeinall12.Thesmallestisonlyaround2.5

centimetreslong,butsomeoctopusescangrowuptomorethanfivemetreslong.Therewasevenanoctopusover

ninemetreslong!

Theoctopus5sbodyisveryinteresting.Alloctopuseshaveeightarms.Theirbrainisnotjustintheirhead,but

alsointheirarms!Thishelpsthemtothinkaboutanddomorethanonethingatonce.Octopusescanalso

13intosmallplacesbecausetheydonothaveanybones!Anddidyouknowthatoctopuseshavethree

hearts?Theseheartsworkwithdifferentpartsofthebody.

Octopusescanalsodomanyamazingthings.Mostofthemcanchangetheircolourandshapetolooklike

14orotherseaanimals,andtheycanalsomakeink.Theykeepitinsideaverysmallbagintheirbody.

Whenthey15ink,theinkmakesithardforotheranimalstoseethem.Thishelpstheoctopusestogetaway

fast.Whafsmore,whenanoctopus16aftarm,itcangrowitback!17amazinganimalslikethe

octopusisimportantbecausewecanlearnalotfromthem.Buttheyalsoshowushowwonderfulnatureisandwhy

itisimportanttoprotectit!

五、完形填空（共12分，每小題1.5分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

TheBrokenTrafficLight

Onebusyafternoon,thetrafficlightatthetown'smaincrossingsuddenlystoppedworking.Carshonked（鳴

笛）loudly,anddriversgotangrybecauseoftheterribletraffic.Agroupofstudentswalkinghomesawthe

18.Theyhadjustlearnedabouttrafficsafetyinschoolandtheyknewtheyhadtodosomethingtohelp.

Theleaderofthegroup,aboynamedSam,19thattheyshouldguidethetraffic.Atfirst,hisfriends

wereafraid."Whatifwemakethingsworse?”oneofthemasked.ButSamsaidtothem,"'Rememberwhatthe

teachersaid?Following20andstayingcalmcansolveeventhehardestproblems.^^Withconfidence,the

kidsdecidedtotakeaction.Theydividedintotwogroupsandstoodondifferentsidesofthecrossing.Usingtheir

hands,thekids21tothedriverswhentostopandwhentogo.Somedriverslaughed,ctKidscan'tdo

this!^^Butsoon,theyrealizedthekidsknewwhattheyweredoing.Thetrafficbegantomove,thehonkingstopped

andeverythingwasinorderagain.

Whenthepolicearrived,theywere22toseethekidsguidingthetrafficsowell."Youdidagreat

job!^^oneofficersaid.Thenextday,thetownmayor（鎮(zhèn)長）visitedtheirschool.Hethankedthekids23

andgavethemprizesinfrontofthewholeschool.Thekidsfeltproudandalsorealizedsomethingimportantrules

can24everyone.Whetherit'strafficlightsorschoolrules,followingthemhelpskeepeveryonesafe.

Fromthatdayon,thekidsbecamelocalheroes.Theyalsostartedanactivityintheirschooltoteachyounger

studentsabouttrafficsafety.Theylearnedthatevensmallactionscanmakeabig25.andthatcourage

andteamworkcansolveproblemsinsurprisingways.

18.A.trickB.problemC.goalD.order

19.A.causedB.followedC.finishedD.advised

20.A.rulesB.lightsC.peopleD.ideas

21.A.turnedB.sentC.signedD.wrote

22.A.worriedB.calmC.surprisedD.sad

23.A.quicklyB.quietlyC.successfullyD.publicly

24.A.protectB.carryC.treatD.understand

25.A.choiceB.differenceC.planD.mistake

第三部分閱讀理解（共26分）

六、閱讀理解（共26分，每小題2分）

（-）閱讀下列AI模型介紹，請根據(jù)人物需求匹配最適合他們的AI工具，并將其所對應(yīng)的

A、B、C、D選項填在相應(yīng)位置上。選項中有一項為多余選項。

A

A.領(lǐng)

26Sarahoften

ChatGPTisawell-knownAImodelintheworld.WhileotherAis

workswithlongnews

focusononeskill,ChatGPTdoeseverythingfromrocketscienceto

andhopestosave

dailyjokes.Itcanchatinmanylanguages,sopeoplefromdifferent

time.

countriescanalluseitforworkandstudy.

27Peter

wouldlikeafriendlyB.K

Kimiai

AImodeltohelphim

KimiisaspecialAImodelbecauseithasaverystrongmemory.Itcan

practicespeaking

rememberandunderstandlongconversationsorbigdocuments（文件）

English.

betterthanmanyotherAis.ThismakesKimiusefulforreadinglong

28Samis

texts,helpingpeoplesavetimeintheirworkandstudy.

interestedinancient

c.0

Chinesepoetry（詩

DeepSeek

歌）andwantsto

DeepSeekisanAImodelthatisbestatmathandprogramming.

learnmore.

Whafsmore,itisgoodatancientDeepSeek（古代的）Chinese.

BecauseDeepSeekischeaperthanmanyotherAis,manypeopleand

companiesliketouseDeepSeektosavemoney.Althoughitisyoung,

DeepSeekisalreadypopulararoundtheworld.

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AsanAImodel,Doubaocannotonlyunderstandandansweryour

questionswell,butalsohavenaturalconversations.Itsfriendly

languagemakeslearningnewthingsfeelliketalkingwithagood

friend.Doubaocanalsoexpressfeelingslikejoy,angerandsadness,

anditcanevensoundlikeyou!

（二）閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇

最佳選項。

Somestudentssatinthenoisyschoolcafeteria.Theairwasfilledwithamixoffoodsmells.Maxwaseating

hisliverwurst（鵝肝泥腸）.Lilywaseatingsushiwithchopsticks.HerclassmatesonceLentilpancakesmadefunof

herforthat.Eric,whodoesn'teatanymeat,alsofacedmeanwordsabouthislunchoflentilpancakesandchickpea

curry.Hefeltsadanddecidedtodosomethingtomakeachange.

ErictoldLilyandMaxabouthisideaandtheymetwithMrs.Wellington,theheadteacher,afterschool.Eric

saidhewantedtoplanalunchtoletstudentstryfoodsfromotherculturesandbringstudentstogether.Mrs.

Wellingtonagreedtoletthemtry,andtheywereexcitedtostart.

OnMonday,Maxwasthefirsttoplanthelunch.Hemadeliverwurstandcheesesandwiches,buttheysmelled

sodifferentthatnoonewantedtoeatthem.Thenextday,Lilybroughtamenuoftuna,salmonsashimi,andsushi

rice,butthestudentswerenotinterestedinuncookedfishanddidn'teatanything.OnWednesday,Ericfilledthe

cafeteriawithonlylentilpancakesandchickpeacurry.Still,fewstudentstriedthefood.Thatleftthethreekids

reallysad

Newsoftheselunchesgotaround,andparentswereworried.Mrs.Wellingtoncalledameetingandparents

suggestedamixedlunchtoencouragestudentstotrysomenewfoods.

OnFriday,parentsgotdressedinclothesfromdifferentcountriesandmadethecafeteriabeautifulwith

colorfulflags.Therewasaninternationalmixoffoods.Studentsenjoyedthefood,andonegirlevensaidsorryto

Lilyforherpastmeanwords.

AfterthatEricandhisfriendslearnedsomelessons.Theyrealizedthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferenttastes

forfoodandthatthereshouldbebalanceinmeals.Butmostimportantly,theyfoundthatsharingfoodwasagreat

waytogettounderstandeachother.

29.WhydidEricwanttoplanafoodevent?

A.Tohaveapartywithhisfriends.B.Toletstudentstrydifferentfoods.

C.Tobringstudentsandteacherstogether.D.Toimprovethefoodintheschoolcafeteria.

30.HowdidEricandhisfriendsfeelwhennooneatethefoodtheyprepared?

A.Sad.B.Angry.C.Relaxed.D.Shy.

31.WhatdidEricandhisfriendslearnattheendofthestory?

A.Weshouldbeopen-mindedaboutdifferentfoodcultures.

B.We'dbettereatthefoodfromourowncultureinschool.

C.Tryingone'sbestworksbetterinbuildingschoolspirit.

D.Teamworkisimportantforthesuccessoffoodevents.

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Sleepandexerciseworktogetherlikegears（齒輪）inamachine.Whenoneworkswell,theotherdoestoo.

Goodsleephelpsyouexercisebetter,whileexerciselowersstressandcanhelpyoufallasleepfaster.However,just

asthebenefitsgohand-in-hand,sodoesthebadinfluence.Exercisingtoomuch,toolateintheday,ortoooftencan

backfire,makingithardertofallorstayasleep.

There'snoquestionthatexerciseismostlygoodfbrsleep,butyoucan'toverdoit.Poorsleepisoneofthe

resultsofovertraining.Thebenefitsofexerciseoftencomefrommoderate（適度的）activities,likewalking,

jogging,orcycling.High-intensity（高強度）exercise,ontheotherhand,likeahalf-marathon,candoharmtoone's

sleep.Itraisesheartrateandbloodpressure,whichisnotgoodforsleeping.Thetimingofexercisematterstoo.A

recentstudyfindsthatanyphysicalactivityafter8p.m.causespeopletosleepless,andanotherstudyshowsthat

high-intensityexerciseendingonehourbeforebedmaymakeithardertofallasleep.

Whileresearchershaven'tagreedonthebestexerciseroutineforbettersleep,astudyadvisespeopletoadd

moderateexercisetoothertraditionalwaystoimprovesleep.Dr.Klinesuggestedexercisingatthesametimeevery

dayaswell.Ifsimportanttobemindfulofintensityandtiming,payattentiontomusclepain,andfindtheright

balance.Ifeveningexerciseleavesyoufeelingstressed,switch（轉(zhuǎn)換）tomorningsorafternoons.Iftheeveningis

youronlyfreetime,tryexercisinglessandatalowerintensity.

Aboveall,findtheroutinethatworksforyou.Itcantakeweeksandmonthsforanexercisehabittoleadto

bettersleep,andtheshort-termeffectscanbeprettysmall.Butonceyoufindyourroutine,thegearswillstart

turningagain-youwillsleepbetterafterbeingactive,andyourworkoutswillfeeleasierasyousleepthroughthe

night.

32.Whatdoestheword“backfire“inParagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.Slowdownprogress.B.Bringaboutimprovement.

C.Makethingsworse.D.Keepthingsunchanged.

33.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.bettersleepcomesafterhigh-intensityworkouts

B.havingtherightexerciseroutineimprovessleep

C.wecanimproveoursleepquicklybydoingmoderateexercises

D.weshouldkeepourmorningexerciseatalowintensitywhenpossible

34.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Totalkaboutpossiblerisksofwrongexercisetiming.

BTointroducenewresearchfindingsaboutsleepandexercise.

C.Togivesuggestionsonhowtoimprovesleepthroughexercise.

D.Toshowthedifferencesbetweensomecommonexerciseroutines.

D

BILINGUAL

Encouragingtwolanguagesathomecanhavemanybenefits,especiallyforkidswithautism（自閉癥），says

newresearchledbyCeliaRomerofromtheUniversityofMiami.

Researchersstudiedtheroleofbilingualism（使用兩種語言）inBILINGUAL112children,includingchildren

withautismandthosewithout,fromtheagesof7to12yearsold.Overall,theyfoundchildrenwhospoketwoor

morelanguageshadstrongerexecutivefunctioning（執(zhí)行功能）skills.Thesechildrencouldcontroltheiractions

betterandswitchbetweentasksmoreeasilythanchildrenwhospokeonlyonelanguage.Theseimprovementsalso

helpeasecertainsymptoms（癥狀）forchildrenwithautism.

Executivefunctioningskillsarementalprocessesthathelpusplan,focus,rememberorders,andfinishtasks

quickly.Theyareimportantforchildrentodowellinschoolandlaterintheworkplace,buttheyarechallengingfor

childrenwithautism.Throughresearch,Romero'steamfoundbilingualismhasbenefitsforallchildren.

Thestudylookedathowspeakingmanylanguagesinfluencesautismsymptomslikeunderstandingothers9

feelingsandsocialcommunication.t4Wefoundthatbilingualchildrencanbetterunderstandsomeoneelse's

thoughtsorpointofviewthanchildrenwhospeakonlyonelanguage,9,addedresearcherRomero.

Anideacalled“bilingualadvantage（優(yōu)勢）“canhelpexplaintheresults.Forbilingualspeakers,thedaily

experienceofswitchingbetweenlanguagesmightimproveexecutivecontrol."Ifyouusetwolanguages,youmust

stoponetousetheother.Thisstoppingskillmightgetstrongerwhenyouknowtwolanguages,9,saidProfessor

Uddin.

Romerobecameinterestedinthiswhenshenoticedthatsomebilingualfamiliesdidnotteachtheirchildren

twolanguagesbecausetheythoughtitmaybetoochallengingandharmful."We'velearntthatbilingualismhas

benefitsforchildrenwithorwithoutautism,butoftenittakestimetotranslatethattofamilies,soIhopethisstudy

helps,"saidRomero.

Romeroandherco-workerarenowdoingfurtherresearchwithpreschoolchildrentoseeifbilingualismalso

hasanimpactonkids5interactions（互動）withtheirfriends.Uddinisalsodoingalargefollow-upstudyaboutthe

influenceofbilingualismonbrainsinchildrenwithautism.

35.WhatdidRomero'steamfindinthestudy?

A.Switchingbetweentasksisharderforbilingualchildren.

B.Morefamiliesareteachingchildrentwolanguagesathome.

C.Bilingualismbenefitscommonchildrenmorethanautisticchildren.

D.Speakingtwolanguagesimproveschildren'sexecutivefunctioningskills.

36.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Bilingualchildrencanbetterunderstandothers5thoughts.

B.Bilingualismhelpspreschoolkidstogetalongwithothers.

C.Ifsharmfultoteachautisticchildrenmorethanonelanguage.

D.Switchingbetweenlanguagescausesproblemsforautisticchildren.

37WhatisUddinmostprobablystudyinginthefollow-upresearch?

A.Whichlanguageshelpchildren'sthinkingskillsbest.

B.Howbilingualchildreninteractwithothersatschool.

C.Whyautisticchildrenhavetroublecontrollingtheiractions.

D.Howbilingualismchangesbraindevelopmentinautisticchildren.

38.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewResearchonAutismatSchoolB.TheChallengesforAutisticChildren

C.TheBenefitsofSpeakingTwoLanguagesD.ExplanationforBilingualCommunication

第四部分書面表達（共20分）

七、閱讀與表達（共10分，第54-56題各2分，第57題4分）

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

BeYourOwnBestFriend

Whenyoumakeamistakeorsaysomethingwrong,it'seasytobehardonyourself.Butwithsei仔compassion

（自我關(guān)懷）,youcanbeafriendtoyourself.

Compassionmeanscaringaboutsomeonewhoissadorinpain.Self-compassionisgivingyourselfthatsame

careandkindness.Whenyoumessuporwhenyou'retryinghardtodosomethingnew,beingkindtoyourselfcan

help.Dr.KristinNeff,anexpert（專家）onthistopic,saysself-compassionhasthreeparts:beingkindtoyourself,

understandingthateveryonehashardtimesandnoticingyourfeelings.

Self-compassioncanlowerstress,helpyoustaystrongandmakeyoufeelbetter.Whenyou'rekindto

yourself,youcanthinkmoreclearlyandseeawayforward.Psychologist（心、理學(xué)家）SuzyReadingsaysself-

compassionhelpsyoubeyourownbestfriendandfeelatpeace.

Therearemanywaystobekindtoyourself.

Talktoyourselfusingkindwords.Noticethewordsyouuse.Ifshelpfultotrycallingyourselfakindname,

like“mydear"or"buddy“becausethiscanhelpyouspeakgentlytoyourself.

Namethefeelingsyou'reexperiencing.Whenyoufeelupset,youmightfeelangry,disappointed,sador

anxious.Atthispoint,youneedtonamethefeelingandtellyourselfit'sOKyoufeelthisway.

Takecareofyourbody.Youcangiveyourselfahug,goforawalk,takeafewslowanddeepbreathsordrawa

picture.

Trya“gentletouch”.Youcanholdyourownhandforcomfort;placeyourhandsonyourhearttofeelcalm;

restyourchin（下巴）inyourhandstorelax.Saykindwordstoyourselfwhiledoingthesethings.

Remember,bekindtoyourself,andalwaysdoyourbestthafsenough.

39.Whatiscompassion?

40.AccordingtoSuzyReading,howdoesself-compassionhelpyou?

41.Whyisithelpfultotrycallingyourselfakindname?

42.Whichofthewaysdoyouprefertopracticeself-compassion?How?

八、文段表達（10分）

43.你校英語俱樂部正在舉辦“校園健康之星”評選活動。假如你是李華，請用英語寫一封自薦信，參

加評選活動，介紹自己的健康生活方式及其益處。

提示詞語：exercise,vegetable,fit,energy

提示問題：Whatareyourhealthylivinghabits?

要求：根據(jù)中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50詞的英語文段寫作。文中已給出內(nèi)容不計入總詞數(shù)。所

給提示詞語僅供選用。請不要寫出你的真實校名和姓名。

Howaretheygoodforyou?

Hello,everyone!I'mLiHua,andI'dliketosharemylivinghabitswithyou.

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiHua

44.你校英文報刊正在舉行“文明校園，規(guī)則同行”征文活動。假如你是李華，請用英文寫一篇短文投

稿，介紹兩到三條校園規(guī)則，并闡述遵守這些規(guī)則的重要性。

提示詞語：ontime,respect,throw,safe,worktogether

提示問題：Whatrulesdoyouhaveinyourschool?

要求：根據(jù)中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50詞的英語文段寫作。文中已給出內(nèi)容不計入總詞數(shù)。所

給提示詞語僅供選用。請不要寫出你的真實校名和姓名。

Whyisitimportanttofollowtheserules?

Tobuildacivilizedcampus,everyoneneedstofollowrules.

能力提升（共20分）

九、單項選擇（共6分，每小題0.5分）

根據(jù)句意，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個能夠填入空白處的最佳選項。

45.Abigstormcanbringrainthatcausesflooding.

A.heavyB.brightC.nationalD.medium

46.Tdliketomyselftoyouall.MynameisJoHarvelle.

A.returnB.prepareC.introduceD.match

47.Welcometoforthecourseifyou'reinterested.

A.takeoffB.signupC.backoutD.cutback

48.Afterwalkingforhours,wefinallyreachedtheofthemountain.

A.stormB.shoreC.windowD.top

49.Youshouldwarmclothes,becauseifsverycoldoutside.

A.putonB.backdownC.cleanupD.turnon

50.TheteacheraskedeveryonetotheirhomeworkbyFriday.

A.exploreB.crossC.completeD.tempt

51.Toothproblemsareoftenwithhavingtoomuchsugar.

A.distinguishedB.associatedC.decreasedD.resembled

52.Childrensometimescausebyplayingtricksontheirfriends.

A.mischiefB.nostalgiaC.transitionD.fitness

53.Tohim,althoughtheworkcanbetiringsometimes,itisfunand

A.offensiveB.rewardingC.emotionalD.financial

54.Marywasforallthehelpherfriendsofferedduringherillness.

A.effectiveB.flexibleC.convenientD.grateful

55.ThecityisknownforitsbeautifulLefsgosightseeingtogether!

A.visitorB.thrillC.sceneryD.booth

56.Theylikethequietcountrysidebetterthantheofthebusycity.

A.hustleB.circleC.growlD.thunder

十、完形填空（共6分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后個題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳

選項。

MomandIlivedinasmallapartmentaboveMrsWilson'sgarage.MrsWilsonhadano-petsrule,butIknew

sheusedtokeepadogwithherhusband,whohadpassedawayafewyearsago.Anyway,Iwasdeterminedtoask

ifIcouldhaveadog.Momgavemethego-ahead,but57menottogetmyhopesup.

Oneday,IwalkeduptoMrsWilson,whenshewassittingonthefrontterrace（露臺）.Ishowedherthepicture

ofSweetPotato,aloveydogfromashelter（收容所）.Sherefusedrightaway,sayingourapartmentwastoosmall.

WhenIwasfinallyoldenoughtobeavolunteerattheshelter,Istartedhelpingwalkthedogsthere.Itook

themonhikesaroundthelakeandtoourneighborhood.

Dayslater,Ifounda（n）58fromMrsWilsononourdoor.Sheaskedustopaythelastmonth'srent

（房租）andleave.ShethoughtI59theno-petsrule,probablybecauseshesawmewalkingdogs.Mom

triedtotalktoher,butshewouldn'tlisten.

IknewIhadto60this.

WhenIwaswalkingSweetPotatothenextday,wepassedbyMrsWilsonontheterrace.

Isaid,“ThisisSweetPotato,whenSweetPotatorushedtoher.Shestroked（撫摸）thedogbutsaid,"You

shouldn'thavebroughtithome.66

“ButIdidn't61anydogs,“Ishowedtheshelter'spageonmyphonetoher.

“Youdidn'tbringhomeanydogs?”MrsWilsonasked,lookingatthescreen.

"That'sright,9,1said."ButIthinkSweetPotato62here.Youcouldkeepit!”

“Keepingdogsisalotofwork,^^MrsWilsonreplied,hereyesstillonSweetPotato.

"I'llwalkthedogandfeedit.”

“Sowe'dworktogether?^^

“Yes,madam.So,you'reconsideringit?”Iasked.

MrsWilsonpickedupSweetPotatoandkisseditsforehead,saying"Yes.ItlooksjustliketheoneJackandI

had."

IwassohappythatIcouldhelpbringalittlejoyintoMrsWilson'slife.Itturnsoutthatalittledetermination

andtheloveofadogcouldworkwonders.

57.A.orderedB.remindedC.challengedD.encouraged

58.A.postB.newspaperC.noticeD.advertisement

59.A.madeB.changedC.understoodD.broke

60.A.practiceB.respectC.fixD.forget

61.A.keepB.walkC.petD.save

62.A.livesB.belongsC.arrivesD.plays

十一、閱讀理解（共8分，每小題2分）

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選

項。

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