2017年初中毕业生学业英语考试预测卷
一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services.” There 1 many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and 2 up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. V olunteers may work within their own countries or in 3 countries. They are often people 4 a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. V olunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to 5 services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of 6 , however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She 7 for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.
“I first heard abo ut Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched 8 video about her work in India and all over the world. I was 9 moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I 10 wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”
“I 11 to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people 12 were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up. I felt 13 was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. 14 honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of 15 and the world.”
1. A. is B. are C. was D. were
2. A. pick B. picks C. to pick D. picking
3. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
4. A. to B. by C. of D. with
5. A. offering B. offer C. to offer D. offered
6. A. mine B. my C.I D. myself
7. A. work B. have worked C. worked D. was working
8. A. a B. an C. the D. /
9. A. very B. so C. such D. rather
10. A. either B. as well C. also D. too
11. A. asked B. have asked C. was asking D. was asked
12. A. which B. what C. who D. where
13. A. that B. it C. this D. its
14. A. Be B. To be C. Being D. To being
15. A. live B. lives C. life D. living
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
Brandy was an old dog. After her owner died, the dog still stayed near the house day after day to wait for her owner to 16 .
Some of the children in the neighborhood left food for Brandy. Since their parents thought the dog was 17 , they allowed their kids to play with her.
One day, Brandy walked into the neighbor’s garden and played with the 4-year-old boy, Adam. The mother didn’t like the dirty dog at first. But seeing her18 having fun playing with the dog, she decided to let her stay.
One afternoon, the boy’s mother left Adam in the 19 to play when she answered the phone in the house. When she went out, Adam was gone. The mother was 20 and called the police. They searched for Adam for six hours but 21 .
Then someone said he had heard barking coming from the 22 . So they all rushed to the woods. Adam was asleep against a tree and there was a deep hole beside him. Brandy was keeping Adam there from 23 into it.
Brandy had followed Adam when he walked away. Seeing him in danger, the dog had helped him 24 for all those hours.
Adam’s mother was so 25 that she kept Brandy live with them for the rest of life.
16. A. return B. leave C. walk D. go
