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太谷二中2014级20152016学年第二学期期中考试英语试题（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第卷客观题（100分）第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。athere was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. one day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. she took them home and put them in a small cage，caring them with love. luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. the girl felt great love for the birds.one day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally. the larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. the girl was frightened that he would fly away. so as he flew close，she grasped him wildly. her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. suddenly, she felt the bird go week, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. it was her desperate love that had killed him.she noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. she could feel his strong desireneeding to fly into the clear, blue sky. unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. the lucky bird circled once, twice, three times.the girl watched delightedly at the bird. her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. what she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. it sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on to it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!1after the girl found the two birds, she_abecame delighted at oncebtreated them badlyctook them to their homedfed them and raised them2why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly?abecause the girl disliked the bird any longer.bbecause the bird wanted to fly alone.cbecause the girl loved the bird deeply.dbecause the bird intended to find some food.3the underlined word“tossed”in the passage means_athrow something with slightly forcebgive up something happilychold something fastdcast something without patientb“no other story,” by dr. cuthbert soup. $16.99. ages 8-12.this is the third book in a series that tells the story of the cheeseman family, which is dad ethan cheeseman and his three “smart, polite and attractive children.” (the reason why there is no mother is central to the story, which is about time travel, dinosaurs and delicious ice cream.) even if you havent read the earlier books in the series, youll find this story exciting and mostly laugh-out-loud funny.“the santa trap,” by jonathan emmett. $15.95. age 5 and older.were really hoping that none of you reading this is as bad a kid as bradley bartleby, because even santa (圣诞老人) finds it hard to put bradley on a “nice” list. in fact, santa wont give bradley anything but socks, and bad bradley is bored. so he sets out to trap santa and steal all the toys that santa is carrying for good girls and boys. this funny story will have you talking about the importance of “being good.”“lets make some great fingerprint art,” by marion deuchars. $14.95. age 5 and older. all you need to enjoy this book is your finger, and ink pad(印台) and your imagination. do you know that two thumbprints(拇指的指纹) can create a heart or that those same two prints can create pigs, cats or bees the book is filled with clever ideas, but we think the best part is that it will help you come up with more of your own.“twelve kinds of ice,” by ellen bryan obed. $16.99. age 8 and older.this is a short (just 64 pages) and beautifully pictured book that tells the story of one winters worth of ice. it starts with the thin ice that forms on a bottle of water and continues with the ice that is perfect for a skating party. even when winter draws to a close and the ice has turns into water, you know that some ice always remains: the ice of your memories. this book will have you hoping for a pair of skates under the tree and cold days this winter.4. bradley bartleby _.a. helps santa hand out gifts b. gets nothing from santac. makes santa angry d. steals santas toys5. the book “twelve kinds if ice”_.a. is a thick book b. has beautiful picturesc. is the cheapest of the four d. teaches you how to skate6. if 5-year-old alice wants to create something herself, she may be interested in the book written by _.a. ellen bryan obed b. jonathan emmettc. marion deuchars d. cuthbert soup7. in which part of a newspaper can we find the text _.a. arts. b. travel. c. science. d. literature. cair travel makes some people very nervous. but there are classes people can take to help themselves defeat the fear of flying. and now similar training can be provided for service dogs that suffer the same problem. service dogs almost never leave the side of the people they care for. you will see them working on buses, trains and other public transport. but the busy environment found at an airport can disturb even the best -trained working dogs. people with disabilities depend on their dogs. they want the animals to safely guide them through security areas. they also want the dogs to remain calm on duty on the airplane, even when the flying is not smooth . this takes special training . the air hollywood k9 flight school is one place where such help can be found. the school has a piece of equipment that provides the sights, sounds and even the feel of an airplane in flight. it is called a flight simulator (模拟器). the simulator was initially built for filming airplane scenes in movies.sandy alexander lives in newport beach, california. he has a disability that requires his two-year-old dog, doc, to be always at his side. mr alexander took the dog to the flight school to get him ready for plane trips.according to her working experience, mary sgall says, successful training is based on a simple rule: preparation. dogs need to be exposed to the environment over and over again, to loud noises, to sounds and busy crowds so that when this experience happens to them on a daily basis, theyre able to act in a way that theyre used to acting ,” she explained.dog owners who attended the training at air hollywood k9 flight school say they now feel much more at ease about future flights . their dogs also seem ready for takeoff.8.when service dogs are at a busy airport, they will usually become _.a. disturbed b. delighted c. discouraged d. pleased9.according to the passage, who depend on the service dogs?a. old persons b. little babies c. disabled people d. weak patients.10.at first, the flight simulator was designed to _.a. help the service dog b. make a film c. train the plane pilot d. guide the plane11.we can infer that mary segall is a _.a. dog owner b. dog lover c. dog doctor d. dog trainerdwe know the famous ones-the thomas edisons and the alexander graham bells-but what about the less famous inventors? what about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器)? shouldnt we know who they are?joan mclean thinks so. in fact, mclean, a professor of physics at mountain university in range, feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. in addition to learning who invented what, however, mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the why and how questions. according to mclean, when students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. her students agree. one young man with a patent(专利) for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of mcleans statement. if i had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention, said tommy lee, a senior physics major, i never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive. lee is currently negotiating(谈判) to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. so, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? well, mary anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to new york city. the day was cold and stormy, but anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device for cleaning the window. still wondering about this when she returned home to birmingham, alabama, anderson started drafting out(草拟) solutions. one of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations(创新). its hard to imagine driving without garrett a. morgans traffic light. its equally impossible to picture a world without katherine j. blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible. can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?12. by mentioning traffic light and windshield wiper, the author indicates that countless inventions are _. a. beneficial, because their inventors are famousb. beneficial, though their inventors are less famousc. not useful, because their inventors are less famousd. not useful, though their inventors are famous13. professor joan mcleans course aims to _. a. add colour and variety to students campus lifeb. inform students of the windshield wipers inventionc. carry out the requirements by mountain universityd. prepare students to try their own inventions14. tommy lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _. a. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerb. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperc. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormd. not related to professor joan mcleans lectures15. which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?a. how to help students to sell their inventions to producers?b. how to design a built-in device for cleaning the window?c. shouldnt we know who invented the windshield wiper?d. shouldnt we develop invention courses in universities?第二节：七选五（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项on a hot summer day, there are few things that are more wonderful than a nice cool pool. 16 and it is completely relaxing. of course, if you have children, there are certain measures you should take to keep them safe, whether you have a pool in your backyard or you are going to a public pool. go swimming together. no person should ever swim alone. though many people do, the simple truth is that it only takes a second for people to become injured or drown. 17 having someone there with you can make the difference between life and death. this is especially true for young children. if your children is under the age of 5, you should never allow them to swim out of arms length. 18 kids love to chase one another through the water and to splash and jump around. but it is important to teach children not to jump on top of one another and to watch their surroundings in the water, so that they do not accidentally knock into others, injuring them. playing around in the pool is very interesting but dangerous. keep it locked. if you have a pool, you must have a locking gate around your pool. 19 keep the gate locked at all times, even when you are in the pool. it is terrible for children to steal into the pool. know the way out. 20 make surethat they know where all ladders are and how to enter and get out of the pool properly. although your children may be able to lift themselves out of the pool using the side, that is not the safest way to go.a. dont play around in the pool.b. be sure to show all children the proper way to exit（离去） the pool.c. swimming under water is forbidden in the pool.d. this is to prevent children from entering the pool without your permission.e. slipping into the water seems like the perfect way to deal with the heat.f. something sad happens every year.g. make sure kids know food should be eaten either before or after swimming.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。my names james and i am an 18-year cancer survivor. when i was 15 years of age, i was at my house one day with my two sisters and when i tried to run up the steps, i blacked out（昏厥）, and 21 the stairs very hard. when i came to myself, i remembered my sisters saying “are you alright?” and i replied “i think so, yeah.” but little did my sisters and i know that was the beginning of this 22 . when i began to try to climb the stairs, my whole right leg hurt seriously. i couldnt move it 23 the assistance of my hands. the 24 was horrible. i finally made my way upstairs and i couldnt 25 i couldnt move my leg. as time went on it got 26 .so a month later i finally went to hospital. i explained to the doctor what had happened. then i was asked to go to the rooms 27 they treated me to the x-rays, mri, and cat scans machines. one week later, my doctor 28 the house and said, “you need to come up here right away!” my mother and i 29 up there and they had the x-rays results ready for memy body seemed 30 except my right leg. i was surrounded by doctors and nurses. i got my 31 , but wasnt clear on what was happening. they 32 us back home. three days later, they 33 an expert from another continent or someplace and he looked at my x-rays one time and said “oh my god, this young man has bone cancer.” once all of that got cleared up, they 34 my chemotherapy(化疗) treatments a week later. on october 9, 2014, i had the surgery, the bone replacement surgery. i was told that i couldnt 35 like a normal person anymore, so 36 was impossible. i couldnt do this or that, etc. basically my 37 was over before it even got started. when i got through with my final chemotherapy i was 38 40 kg. i want to share this story with you guys because today im 84 kg with 2% body fat. i dont smoke or drink. i can walk and even run. im so 39 to be here and forever to grace life with my presence each day. my dream is to become the “ 40 “ to everybody who ever thought about giving up on life because its so hard, or just simply not living it.21. a. tookb. movedc. hit d. climbed22. a. dream b. terrorc. day d. memory 23. a. without b. from c. with d. for 24. a. pain b. change c. danger d. idea25. a. guess b. noticec. believe d. understand 26. a. betterb. worse c. stranger d. cleaner27. a. when b. beforec. though d. where 28. a. found b. searched c. visited d. called 29. a. came b. rushed c. looked d. stayed 30. a. weak b. terror c. slim d. fine31. a. treatment b. needs c. results d. recovery32. a. followed b. carried c. sent d. directed33. a. flewb. promised c. allowed d. served 34. a. continued b. started c. postponed d. cancelled 35. a. work b. walk c. think d. feel 36. a. playing b. stepping c. running d. learning37. a. plan b. hope c. career d. life38. a. only b. even c. ever d. right 39. a. nervous b. relieved c. curious d. grateful40. a. inspiration b. instruction c. introduction d. information第卷主观题（50分）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。每空不得多于3个单词。mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. she pointed to something and asked mike what it was. mike felt quite surprised, 41 he told her it was a sparrow(庥雀) and went on reading. several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again,42 made mike a little angry but he still answered her question. after a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. and this made mike even 43 (angry). he shouted at her for disturbing him again and again. the old lady silently took out 44 old diary, turned to a page and showed it to mike. though a little impatient, mike began to read 45. today, i 46 (water) the flowers in the garden when little mike pointed to a bird on the grass and asked me what it was. i smiled at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him. after a while mike asked me again and i did the same. 47 (point) to the same sparrow, little mike asked me what it was twenty times and i kept on answering his question and kissing him every time. something touched mikes heart gently. his face turned red with shame 48 being so impatient with his mother and he hugged her tight. your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but 49 （much） often than not, it is not until they are gone 50 you realize it.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一