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，箪提其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For many people, music is just for fun. People use music for singing, dancing, and sometimes 16 . But do you know that music can also help people.Music can be very powerful. It can make us feel better. Music therapy (治疗)means 17 music to help people be healthy or to get better if they are 18. There are some doctor who heal people with music. They are called music therapists.Music therapy can help people with problems in their 19_. People who have Alzheimer,s disease often have trouble remembering things. Sometimes they can even 20 their names and families. This can be very sad. Music can help 21 the part of the brain that helps people remember.One person who 22 knows about music therapy is Gabby Giffords. In 2011, gabby's23 was injured. Her brain was so hurt that she could not speak any more. But after listening to music for many months. Gabby Giffords learned how to- again.Music can also help us in 25 ways. Scientists tell us that music can make us feel happier when we are sad. Playing a musical instrument also helps us learn better at other things!16.A.boring B.dangerous C.relaxing D.unusual17.A.taking ing C.listening D.making18.A.full B.angry C.hungry D.sick19.A.heart B.brain C.eyes D.arms20.A.remember B.forget C.hate D.miss21.A.get up B.break up C.wake up D.light up22.A.really B.seldom C.logically D.partly23.A.leg B.hand C.nose D.head24.A.sing B.draw C.speak D.move25.A.different B.different C.expensive D.interesting二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题15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项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Elephants are big but Teensy was the smallest of them. Teensy tried everything she could think of to help herself grow. She put her legs out straight. She ate a lot. However, nothing seemed to 16 .One day,Teensy went with the elephant to have lunch. They stopped in front of some trees and found their favorite green leaves.Teensy raised her nose and trued again and again, but she couldnt 17 the branches not even the low ones!At the end of the day, Teensy was with the rest of the elephants watching the 18 . But Teensy couldnt see very much. "Excuse me, said Teensy politely, "I'd like to see more than your knees if you please.” But the elephants didn`t hear little Teensy. They were too 19 enjoying the sunset. Teensy sat down and wait 20 for them to finish the sunset. She knew she was too little to walk away by herself, so she sat and 21 what the sunset must look like. “Oh, I guess it is too pretty for words! ”she sighed.Teensy was very sad."Oh, woe is me,” she said. Suddenly, Teensy hear a tinyvoice“what is woe? ”The voice said.Teensy looked down and saw a mouse. “Woe means22 ”said Teensy.She told the mouse about seeing only elephant 23 instead of the sunset.“I'm too little,” she said.“Why,you are not little at all,”said the mouse.“Do you think so? ”replied Teensy, “I'm sorry you're so small. I know how it feels.”“Don`t be sorry, ” said the mouse, “I like being small! I can always fit into comers.”“Wow,” said Teensy:“ so being24can be good.”“You're right. Little or big, you should always be 25 of who you are”. said the mouse.16.A.do B.get C.work D.answer17A. cut B. see C heard D . reach18.A trees B. sunset C.colors D. branches19. A busy B. tired C. hungry D difficult20.A. happily B patiently C.excitedly D.friendly21.A. enjoyed B. watched C.imagined D.explained22. A sad B.slow C pretty D.polite23.A.ears B.backs C.nose D.polite24. A. big B. tall C. heavy D. little25.A.afraid B. proud C. careful D. ashamed2017-2018学年黄埔区初三英语第一学期期末考试Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They(16)that theirparents don`t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they arenever given a(17) hand.Parents often find it (18)to win their children's trust and they seem to forget how theythemselves felt when they were young.For example, young people like to do things without much thinking it's probably one of their ways to(19)that they have grown up and they can deal with any difficult things. Olderpeople worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans to be (20).Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy andsomething else. (21), they don't want to cause any trouble. They just feel that (22)this way, they can be cut off from the old people's world and want to make a newculture of their own.And (23).their parents don`t like their music, clothes or their mannerof speech, the young people will feel very happy.If you plan to control your (24)you'd better win your parents over and try to getthem to understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(责任感),theywill certainly give you the right to do (25)you want to do.(16).A. remember B.hope C.say D. know(17).A. careful B. useful C.free D, strong(18).A.happy B.different C.easy D. difficult(19). A. learn B.see C. find D. show(20).A. changed B. worked C. liked D. needed(21).A Certainly B. Nearly C.Actually D. Obviously22).A.for B. across C.at D.in(23)A.if B. but C.or D.because(24). A. life B, work C study D. health(25).A.how B. what C.when D. where。