江苏省常州市2014—2015年度初三期中复习英语试题及答案(2)
2014-11-24江苏省常州市
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二、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow. Her only son 13 to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there.Soon after that, her husband lost his job. The old man was always 14 food and clothes.And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep. The next morning he was 15 dead in a cold lake. And his worn-out coat was hung in a tree not far away. Sarya was so 16 that she nearly took her own life.
Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she 17 .
It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn't 18 asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God(神), asking for 19 . She wished God to give her 100 rubles (卢布), so she could buy some food for herself. When she 20 writing it, she found she had no stamp. She had to put the letter at a crossing. 21 the next morning a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades.They were all so 22 that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman.
At first Granny Sarya was happy. But after she 23 the money, she became 24 and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”
( ) 13. A. sent B. ran away C. was sent D. escaped
( ) 14. A. worried about B. pleased with C. thinking about D. hearing of
( ) 15. A. known B. found C. told D. fallen
( ) 16. A. sad B. happy C. tired D. clever
( ) 17. A. succeeded B. failed C. won D. lost
( ) 18. A. go B. fall C. get D. help
( ) 19. A. coats B. food C. houses D. help
( ) 20. A. ended B. started C. finished D. enjoyed
( ) 21. A. Badly B. Carefully C. Luckily D. Wonderfully
( ) 22. A. excited B. moved C. amazed D. surprised
( ) 23. A. saw B. received C. gave D. Counted
( ) 24. A. angry B. thankful C. helpful D. worried