北京市2015年期末海淀区初二上统考英语试题知识运用（共20分）一、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Lucy loves music and she takes ______ lessons.A. cookingB. actingC. pianoD. history2. - where do you live- I live ______ an apartment.A. inB. ofC. forD. on3. - ______ you come to play soccer with me- Sure, I’d love to.A. NeedB. MayC. MustD. Can4. Beijing has become much ______ than before.A. beautifulB. more beautifulC. most beautifulD. the most beautiful5. ______ milk do we need to make the breadA. How manyB. How muchC. How longD. How often6. ______ you study hard, you will get good grades.A. IfB. SoC. AndD. But7. Jeff and his father ______ an NBA game tomorrow.A. watchB. watchedC. were watchingD. are going to watch8. David asked his classmates ______ for the New Year Party with him.A. prepareB. to prepareC. preparingD. prepared9. My brother ______ a song in the school show last week.A. singsB. will singC. sangD. has sung10. No one knows what the future ______.A. likeB. is likeC. will likeD. will be like二．完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A little boy selling magazines walked up to an old man’s house. The old man seldom came out and never said hello to neighbors. The boy knocked on the door and ______ (11). Slowly, the door opened, “What do you want” the old man said. “Uh, sir, I am selling magazines and, uh, I was wondering if you would like to ______ (12) one.”The old man ______ (13) looked at the boy, saying nothing. The boy could see inside the house and saw that he had dog figurines (小雕塑) above the fireplace. “Do you collect dogs” the little boy asked. “Yes, they are my family here.” The old man w as ready to close the door on the boy and said, “No, boy, I don’t need any ______ (14).”The little boy felt ______ (15) for the old man because he was alone. Then he thought of a little dog figurine that he had. The boy headed back to the old man’s house with it. He knocked ______ (16) the door again and the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines.”“Mo, sir. I know that. I wanted to ______ (17) you a gift.” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face lit up. The old man was ______ (18) and said, “Boy, you have a big heart. Why are you doing this” The boy smiled at the man and said, “______(19) you like dogs.”From that story on, the old man started coming out and greeting people. He and the boy became friends. This ______ (20) nice gesture (举动）changed both their lives forever.11. A. waited B. turned C. moved D. jumped12. A. watch B. cover C. catch D. buy13. A. always B. just C. never D. already14. A. dogs B. books C. magazines D. newspapers15. A. sad B. angry C. glad D. fresh16. A. in B. on C. to D. for17. A. held B. carry C. take D. bring18. A. bored B. worried C. surprised D. relaxed19. A. Though B. Because C. Unless D. Until20. A. simple B. free C. easy D. common阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

（共20分，每小题2分）AVote (投票) for Me!Bette and Steve are both running for class president(班长).21. Bette has been at this school for ______,A. one yearB. two yearsC. three yearsD. four years22. For his vote, Steve will plan ______.A. a lot of tripsB. a sports meetingC. to have a class petD. to buy some books23. Both Steve and Bette want to get ______ for the class.A. a computerB. an idea boxC. a libraryD. some moneyBThe story of Dr. Percy Julian is an example of one person’s hard work and bravery. Percy was born in 1899 in Alabama. Because he was African American, he couldn’t go to the same schools as white children. The schools he went to did not teach science. And yet, he became greatly interested in the science of chemistry.After college, Percy wanted to go to graduate school so he could become a chemist. But one school after another turned him down because of his skin color. Finally, Harvard University accepted him. He got his master’s degree (硕士学位) in 1923. Then he went to Europe. In 1931, Percy became Dr. Percy Julian, doctor of chemistry.For the rest of his life, Dr. Julian worked with chemicals (化学物质) found in plants. He knew that some plants had chemicals that could heal (治愈) people. So he created those same chemicals in a lab. That meant more people could get the medicines they needed. He developed chemicals that treated people with eye diseases and ease the pain that some people had in their bones. Dr. Julian also used chemicals to invent many new products.After working at a company in Chicago for many years, Dr. Julian opened his own lab. Then he started a school that trained young people to be chemists. Dr. Percy Julian died in 1975. Today, his discoveries (发现)continue to help millions of people.24. Dr. Percy Julian became greatly interested in ______.A. educationB. computerC. chemistryD. Geography25. After working at a company for many years, Dr. Percy Julian ______.A. had his own labB. went to EuropeC. got his doctor’s degreeD. taught science at a high school26. According to the passage, Dr. Percy Julian ______.A. could not go to school for his skin colorB. helped many people with his discoveriesC. made a lot of money from his companyD. was a famous doctor working in a hospitalCWhat is a working day like for an employee Nowadays, most workers spent eight hours working at their desks every day. Many companies make rules. They ask workers not to come late or leave early. But in the future, there may be no offices anymore. People will have meetings through the Internet instead of sitting in the same room. Workplaces and time will be far more flexible. To meet their needs, employees can have flexible start and finish times or work at home.Citrix, a leader company in mobile technology, released a report last month. According to it, office space will be 17 present smaller in 2020.The workplace will provide just seven desks for every ten workers. By the time, 29 percent of people will no longer work in a traditional office. They will do their work at home, in hotels or in coffee shops. The trend that fewer employees will work in the office is called the mobile work style. “Mobile” means to move. A quarter of companies around the world have taken up this work style.For employees, a mobile work style allows people to make use of their time and workplace freely. It helps cut their traveling fees and makes for a better balance between work and play. For companies, the new work style saves them money. However, as workers may connect their companies in different ways at different places, employers need to pay more attention to protecting their date(数据) and information.Mick Hollison, vice president of Citrix, is a supporter of the mobile work style idea. “The result of a mobile work style is a stronger organization (机构) with high ability people doing their best.” he said to the Investor’s Business Daily.27. According to the report of Citrix.A. future offices will be smaller with fewer workersB. future offices will provide one desk for each workersC. all people will work at home, in hotels or in the coffee shopsD. people will work through the Internet and share information28. Why is the mobile work style getting more popularA. Because workers will become more talented and creative.B. Because it helps both the workers and the companies save money.C. Because workers pay more attention to their data and information.D. Because it allows the companies to make use of their time and workplace.29. The underlined word “flexible” in the first paragraph means ______.A. crowedB. strictC. traditionalD. changeable30. What is the best title for this articleA. An office Report from CitrixB. A work Day in the futureC. A New Work Style in the futureD. Not Enough Room for Offices四、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。