(D)

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother. “Only a miracle can save him now.” The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the little answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child, I’m sorry.” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man, “$1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

61. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A. Her brother was seriously ill.          B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.          D. Both A and B.

62. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be ________.

A. something interesting         B. something beautiful

C. some wonderful medicine       D. some good food

63. The little girl said again and again “…… I can try and get some more.” That shows _________.

A. she had still kept some money     B. she hoped not to be refused

C. there was no need to worry about money

D. she thought money was easy to get

64. What made the miracle happen?

A. The girl’s love for the brother      B. The girl’s money

C. The medicine form the drugstore       D. Nobody can sell

65. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that ________.

A. the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C. the little girl is lovely but not so clever

D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

五、写作（共两节，满分30分）

第一节单词拼写  根据句子意思和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。

(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

66. Oh, I forgot to write to my mum today. Please r_________ me to write to her tomorrow.

67. I want to wear beautiful clothes to an important party, but I can’t find a shirt to s_________ my trousers.

68. Smith is a very c_________ last name in England. You can see a lot of people there have such a last name.

69. Children often dream of growing up into a_________ as soon as possible, so that they would not be told to do everything by their parents.

70. Mary stood up and gave her s_________ to an old lady on the bus.

第二节  完成句子  根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子(共6小题，每空0.5分，满分10分)

71. 多练是学语言的关键。

Practicing more is _________  _________  _________ learning a language

72. 他多久一次到医院做一次身体检查呢?

_________  _________does he_________ his body _________ at the hospital?

73. 在暗淡的光线下看书有损视力。

_________ in a dim light _________  _________  _________ the eyes.

74. 付了钱之后，网上书店才会送书给你。

The book from the Internet shop _________  _________  _________ to you until you pay the money.

75. 我必须及时指出你的错误。

I must _________  _________your mistakes in time.

76. 你真好为我做了这么漂亮的蛋糕。

_________ is very kind _________  you _________  _________ such a beautiful cake for me.

第三节  书面表达(共1小题，满分15分)

你的美国朋友John给你写了一封e-mail，当中提到他最近学习压力比较大，缺乏锻炼，身体不是很舒服，似乎得了感冒。请给他写一封回信，询问他的情况，并给他提出防护的建议。

要点：

1. 询问他的健康情况

2. 建议他尽量呆在家里，少去人多的地方

3. 勤洗手，讲卫生，多运动

4. 多开窗

5. 多吃疏果

注意：

1. 词数80个左右(开头已经给出，但不计算入总词数)

2. 文中不得出现真实的人句和校名

作文起草区域

Dear John,

I have received your e-mail.

Yours,

Mingze

总结：初三上学期期中英语试题就为大家分享到这里了，希望能帮助考生们复习本门功课 ，做好最后的考前冲刺!

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