八、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
My friend Anna has a cat. 1. cat doesn't eat anything and is asleep all day. She is worried about it, so she asks me 2. help. I tell her to call the animal doctor. But Anna thinks there is nothing she can do.
“Call the animal doctor and talk to 3. (he),” I say. “I don't think it will work, 4. the animal doctor won't know anything by calling. He may ask me 5. (take) my cat to see the doctor, and I know it's not that bad,” she says.
“Yes,” I say. “But you do that just for 6. (you), not for your cat. You are worrying about your cat now. If you don't do anything, you will worry about it all the time.”
“OK,” she says. “I see.”
She 7. (talk) with the doctor, and the doctor tells her what to do. In just a few 8. (day), her cat is healthy again and can eat 9. (good).
Now, Anna 10. (stay) with her cat and enjoys the great time!

1. The 2. for 3. him 4. because 5. to take
6. yourself 7. talks 8. days 9. well 10. stays

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配完成。1. 特指上文提到的Anna的猫，用定冠词The；2. 固定搭配ask sb for help表示“向某人求助”，填for；3. 介词to后用人称代词宾格，he的宾格是him；4. 前后为因果关系，前果后因，用连词because；5. 固定搭配ask sb to do sth表示“要求某人做某事”，填to take；6. 此处指“为你自己”，用反身代词yourself；7. 主语She是第三人称单数，一般现在时中动词用第三人称单数形式talks；8. a few修饰可数名词复数，day变复数days；9. 修饰动词eat需用副词，good的副词是well；10. 主语Anna是第三人称单数，一般现在时中动词用第三人称单数形式stays。
【解析】
1. 特指上文已提及的猫，需用定冠词The，故填The；
2. 固定搭配ask sb for help是固定用法，意为“向某人求助”，故填for；
3. 介词to后需接人称代词宾格，he的宾格为him，故填him；
4. 前文“我不觉得这会有用”与后文“打电话医生也不会知道任何事”为因果关系，前果后因，用连词because，故填because；
5. 固定搭配ask sb to do sth意为“要求某人做某事”，故填to take；
6. 此处表示“为你自己”，需用反身代词yourself，故填yourself；
7. 主语She为第三人称单数，句子时态为一般现在时，动词需用第三人称单数形式，talk的三单是talks，故填talks；
8. a few后接可数名词复数，day的复数形式为days，故填days；
9. 此处修饰动词eat，需用副词，good的副词形式为well，故填well；
10. 主语Anna为第三人称单数，句子时态为一般现在时，动词需用第三人称单数形式，stay的三单是stays，故填stays。
【答案】
1. The 2. for 3. him 4. because 5. to take 6. yourself 7. talks 8. days 9. well 10. stays
【知识点】
定冠词用法、固定搭配、一般现在时主谓一致
【点评】
本题围绕朋友与宠物的话题展开，考查初中英语基础语法与词汇搭配，涵盖冠词、代词、动词形式、连词等核心知识点，题目难度适中，注重基础应用，适合巩固英语语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.6

九、完形填空。（共16小题，第1~15小题每小题1.5分，第16小题2.5分，满分25分）
Hello, I am Kitty. I'm 14 years old. I live with my 1 in a big city. I always study hard on weekdays. My grandparents live on a 2 and I often visit them with my parents on weekends.
There are many kinds of 3, such as cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats and chickens on the farm. My parents often 4 my grandparents do farming work or housework. I like to play with the animals 5 they can make me happy.
One day, I find a little sheep on the farm. He has no family or 6, and he often walks alone. He is 7 and I call him Jerry. I want to 8 him. After that, I often bring him some fresh grass and 9 with him. Little by little, the sheep becomes 10 to me and we become good friends. When Jerry sees me on the farm, he always runs up to me like a little 11.
Sometimes he follows me. We walk on the farm together. Sometimes I talk to him and sing 12 for him. We feel 13. One Saturday evening, my grandmother asks 14, "Why does the little sheep like you so much?" "Oh, because he can feel my love, Grandma," I answer happily.
Animals also need love, so please try to be 15 to them! It's important for us to love animals.
()1. A. parents B. sisters C. brothers D. cousins
()2. A. school B. farm C. factory D. hospital
()3. A. fruits B. trees C. animals D. vegetables
()4. A. help B. teach C. ask D. write
()5. A. but B. so C. or D. because
()6. A. classmates B. friends C. teachers D. schoolmates
()7. A. tall B. big C. cute D. fat
()8. A. look for B. look after C. look at D. look down
()9. A. eat B. study C. play D. sleep
()10. A. friendly B. shy C. quiet D. strong
()11. A. fish B. dog C. tiger D. bird
()12. A. stories B. homework C. songs D. housework
()13. A. happy B. sad C. interested D. healthy
()14. A. her B. you C. him D. me
()15. A. helpful B. different C. fun D. kind
16. Besides giving food, what is another way to be kind to animals? Why?（请自拟一句话作答）

1~5. ABCAD 6~10. BCBCA 11~15. BCADD
16. We should give them a clean and quiet place to live, because animals need their own space to rest and feel safe. / We should not hurt them or shout at them for fun, because animals may feel sad just like us.（言之有理即可）

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕关爱动物展开），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配分析选项，第16题需紧扣“关爱动物”的核心主旨，给出合理且符合逻辑的答案。
【解析】1. 由后文提到的“my parents”及祖父母相关内容，可知此处指和父母居住，选A parents；2. 后文明确提及“farm”，说明祖父母住在农场，选B farm；3. 后文列举牛、羊等动物，故此处指动物，选C animals；4. 固定搭配help sb (to) do sth，父母帮祖父母做农活，选A help；5. 前后句为因果关系，动物能让我开心，选D because；6. 小羊没有家人和朋友，选B friends；7. 形容小羊可爱的特质，选C cute；8. 短语look after意为“照顾”，符合语境，选B look after；9. 短语play with意为“和……玩”，选C play；10. 短语be friendly to意为“对……友好”，选A friendly；11. 小羊像小狗一样跑过来，选B dog；12. 固定搭配sing songs意为“唱歌”，选C songs；13. 和小羊相处感到开心，选A happy；14. 祖母问“我”，用代词me，选D me；15. 短语be kind to意为“对……友善”，契合主旨，选D kind；16. 需围绕“关爱动物”给出合理做法，示例：We should give them a clean and quiet place to live, because animals need their own space to rest and feel safe.
【答案】1~5. ABCAD；6~10. BCBCA；11~15. BCADD；16. We should give them a clean and quiet place to live, because animals need their own space to rest and feel safe.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】完形填空解题、词汇辨析、主旨理解
【点评】本文以关爱动物为主题，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的理解及常用词汇、短语的运用，第16题开放性问题需紧扣主旨作答，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5