2018年度学年度静安区初三英语期末试卷(含听力和答案解析)

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Ray, 17, and Susan, 16, spent 30 minutes trying to right the capsized boat, but without success. They couldn't get back into the boat, and they couldn't a (82) the

attention of passing ships. After they had been in the water for about 40 minutes, the situation was getting s (83), and they felt very cold. Then Susan remembered her cell phone in its watertight container in her pocket, and reached for it.

But she didn't think of dialing 911, the emergency number. I (84), she called their father, who was 2500 miles away in Seattle, Washington on a business trip. Susan explained: \ (85) to call someone I knew and tell them our position. I dialed Dad's number and he contacted the Coast Guard.\

About ten minutes later, after they had held on to the boat for nearly an hour they heard a helicopter. Next, everything happened very fast, and Ray and Susan were picked up and carried to s_________(86).

Afterward, the Coast Guard said that the teenagers were lucky to be alive and very, very lucky that the cell phone had worked. \Guard d (87) by calling 911,\

D．Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）

Tigers as Pets

Having a pet tiger would be great, wouldn't it? It seems that many people agree, at least in the United

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States. The US Association of Zoos and Aquariums says that there are 12,000 privately owned pet tigers in the U.S.A.

12,000 is a very large number of tigers. It is much more than the number of tigers living in the wild. Scientists think that there are only 2,000 or 3,000 wild tigers left. Why are there so many pet tigers? One reason is that the price of a baby tiger is quite low, sometimes just 500 dollars.

Unfortunately, tigers don't make very good pets. Caring for a big cat is very expensive, difficult and dangerous. As baby tigers, they may live inside with their owner, play safely and look very cute. However, when they grow up they cannot be trusted. They still want to attack and bite like a wild tiger. According to big cat trainers, only 1 in 8 big cats can be trained sufficiently to have contact with humans. That's after training by a professional! For this reason nearly all pet tigers live in a cage.

Because they must always live in a cage: the life of a pet tiger is sometimes unhappy. They must be locked away so their owner can clean the cage and feed them. It is not safe to touch the tiger. Pet tigers are most often kept for show rather than for companionship (陪伴) . Is that the kind of pet you would want?

88. There are more pet tigers than wild tigers in the U.S.A, aren't there? ______________________________________________________________________ 89. How many wild tigers are there in the U.S.A?

______________________________________________________________________ 90. What might be the reason that there are so many pet tigers?

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______________________________________________________________________ 91. If you have a pet tiger, what should you do to stay safe?

______________________________________________________________________ 92. Why do most people keep pet tigers?

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93. Would you like to keep a pet tiger? Why or why not? (Give at least 2 reasons.) ______________________________________________________________________

VII. Writing (作文): (20分)

94. In 60-100 words, write a story based on the pictures below. (展开合理想象，看图写一篇60-100个词的有趣的短文故事，标点符号不占格)

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