双河中学2014秋半期考试

1、旺苍县双河中学2014年秋半期考试英 语 试 卷说明：本试卷分为第一卷和第二卷两部分，考试时间120分钟，满分120分。第一卷（选择题 共96分）注意事项：1. 在答第一卷前，请你把答卷上的班级、姓名、考号填写清楚；2. 答案一律写在答卷上，写在试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，请监考教师将答卷按顺序收回。第一部分基础知识运用（共2节，满分40分）第一节：单项选择：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从下面各题A.B.C三个选项中，选出能填入题中空白处的最佳选项，并填在答卷上相应的位置。1、You can improve your English _ reading more.A. in B.

2、with C. by 2、Many students will be _ if the class is boring. A. sleep B. sleepy C. sleeping 3、When the girl saw her mother, she _ cry _.A. not, any more B. wasnt, any more C. didnt, any more4、Dont worry. Theres _ with your son. A. something wrong B. nothing wrong C nothing serious5、Jack spends much

3、money on books _ he is not so rich.A. though B. when C. if 6、Li Na is famous all the tennis fans in China know her.A. too; to B. enough; to C so; that7、_ well you sing but _ badly he dances!A. How, how B. What, what C. How, what 8、_ difficult questions they are! I cant answer them. A. How an B. What

4、 C. What an9、I wonder _ he will come before 9:00 p.m.A. what B. that C. if10、Canyousee_? A.whathesreading B.whatishereading C.whatdoesheread 11、 Where do you think _ he _ the computer？ Sorry, I have no idea. A. ; bought B. has; bought C. did; buy 12、My sister has learnt English _.A. for twelve years

5、 ago B. since she was four C. twelve years ago 13、Our teacher advises us _ a lot of books to improve our study.Ato read B. reading C. reads 14、Do you know _ this afternoon?Im not sure, but Ill tell you as soon as she _.Ahow will Betty arrive; startsBhow Betty will arrive; will startCwhat time Betty

6、will arrive; starts15、One third of the earths surface _ water. A. is covered by B. was covered by C. covers by16、_ are usually put on windows or doors during the Spring Festival. A. Clays B. Paper cuttings C. Sky lanterns 17、English _ in Canada. A. speaks B. are spoken C. is spoken18、Dale is new her

7、e and has _friends, so he often plays alone.A. many B. few C. more19、- How did you go to Sanya last week?- _ plane.A. On B. By C. Took20、Tom hardly ever eats any vegetables, ?A. does he B. doesnt he C.do Tom 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）先通读下面短文，读懂大意后，再从后面各题所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出可以填入文中相应空白处的最佳选项，并填在答卷上。(A)One

8、 midnight, a little girl woke up to drink water. She got up by _21_， walked to the bedroom door and _22_ it. She looked outside but walked _23_， because it was so dark in the hall_24_ she feared.Her mother said, “Dont be afraid, honey. Take courage (勇气)！”“Whats courage？” she asked, running to her mo

9、thers bed.“Courage _25_ the brave breath，” her mother answered.“Mum, do you have courage？”“ Certainly.”The little girl held out her cold hands, saying, “Mum, blow (吹) some _26_ your breath of courage to me.”After her mother blew some of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her

10、 fists (握拳) _27_， afraid that the “breath of courage” _28_ run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the kitchen with nothing to be afraid.Her mother said to herself, “It will be_29_if someone can blow some kind of breath to me. Then I can also hold it in my hands

11、 when I feel terrified.”In a word, the thing that we are terrified of is nothing_30_the fear in our mind. The person who we should defeat is nobody but ourselves.()21.A.herself Bourselves C. mine ()22.A.close Bknocked Copened ()23.A.forward Bback Cout ()24.A.if Bthat Cwhether ()25.A.are Bdoes Cis ()

12、26.A.of Bwith Cwithout ()27.A.nervous Bmore nervous C. nervously()28.A.will Bwould Cshould ()29.A.well Bluckily Cnice ()30.A.but Bso Cand (B)The game of football began in England in the middle of the nineteenth century. But the Chinese played a game 31 football over 2000 years ago. In the beginning,

13、 it was very 32 and dangerous. There were not a fixed number of 33 and there was always a lot of fighting. In 1863 the Football Association(联盟) founded to being 34 to the games .Since then, millions have played football, making it the worlds most 35 sports. Its strongest in Europe and 36 , but it is

14、 popular in Africa 37 and now is played also by women; womens football is none of the fastest 38 sports in he world. The World Cup is the most important 39 in international football. The competition is held every four years at 40 countries around the world .The first competition was held in 1930 and

15、 the winner was Uruguay.（ ）31.A.like B. for C. with （ ）32.A.easy B. rough C. terrible（ ）33.A.players B. strikers C. balls （ ）34.A.fields B. scores C. rules（ ）35.A.ordinary B. amazing C. popular （ ）36.A.English B. Africa C. Germany（ ）37.A.at last B. as well C. once more （ ）38.A. relaxing B. moving C.

16、 running （ ）39.A.cup B. chance C. prize （ ）40.A.different B. important C. large 第二部分阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，共50分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给A.B.C三个选项中选出正确答案，并填在答卷上相应的位置。(A)Mike was kind of guy you love to hate. He was always happy and always had something interesting to say. If someone asked him how he was doing, he woul

17、d reply, “Couldnt be better！” He was really a carefree(无忧无虑的) young man and never felt tired.Mike used to say, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Mike, you have two choices (选择) today. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be upset. I choose to be happy. Each time something happens

18、, I am always ready to learn a good lesson. I choose to learn from life.”I tried to understand what he said. Indeed life is all about choices. Every situation is a choice. The bottom line is: Youre living your life and you make it either happy or sad.Several years later I had a car accident and my l

19、egs were seriously injured. When I was lying on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or choose to die. I chose to live.People like to say, “Choose the one you live and love the one you choose.” Why not choose the one we love and live happily?()41.What kind of man w

20、as Mike?AA happy young man. BA hardworking man. CAn ugly bad boy. ()42.What does “Couldnt be better！” mean?AIts bad. BIts very good. CIt isnt bad. ()43.Which of the following is NOT true?AMike tried to be happy every day.BMike chose to learn from life. C The writer was unhappy every day.()44.When th

21、e writer got hurt in a car accident, _.Ahe loved the one people chose Bpeople loved the one he chose Che chose to live ()45.Which can be the best title for the passage?ALife Is Difficult BLife Is DifferentCLife Is Full of Choices (B)A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you fee

22、l if people called you “the new Picasso (毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her familys native place (祖籍) Romania

23、where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after shes done her homewo

24、rk. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandras parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.Alexandras father Niki left Romania for political reason

25、s in 1985.At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon

26、 people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything

27、 we ever dreamed of.”()46.Alexandra became well known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _.A18months Bthree C ten ()47.Which country does Alexandra live?AAmerica. B.Britain. CRomania. ()48.Alexandras painting _.Atook her a lot of time at school Bmade her drop out of schoolCdidnt infl

28、uence her studies at school ()49.When her family arrived in America in 1987, _.Atheir life was very hardBthey lived by selling Alexandras paintingsCAlexandra began to draw her painting ()50.From the passage, we can learn _.A. Alexandra was not interested in travellingBAlexandras success changed her

29、familys lifeCAlexandras parents were good at English(C)Basketball is still a young game. It is not yet a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having trouble with its boy students. The weather was so terrible that the students had to stay indoors. Since they could not enjoy

30、 their sports outside as usual, they were unhappy, and some of them even got into fights from time to time. Finally, one of the teachers at the college, J. E. Naismith, was asked to invent a new game for the students. It was not an easy job because such a game had to be played indoors, and the court

31、 was not over large. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, exciting game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score, the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet high above the floor on the walls. At each

32、end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Naismith had planned to have the ball thrown into a box. As he could not find boxes of right size, then he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name. 根据短文内容判断下列句子的正误，正确填T, 错误填F( ) 51. Basketball is older than some of the o

33、ther ball games.( ) 52. In fact, it has just a history of less than a century.( ) 53. Though its often played outside today, basketball was invented as an indoor game at first.( ) 54. Naismith had thought of using a box in the game and a fruit basket took the place of the box. ( ) 55. J. E. Naismith

34、 was a doctor( 教授)according to the passage.( D )Education in the USAMost Americans start to school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten(幼儿园）. Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like. Children attend elementary（基本的，初级的） sch

35、ool for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people. After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary（第二的，中等的） education.

36、 In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete excluding kindergarten.( ) 56. The elementary and secondary education together take the children _ to complete in the USA.

37、 A. thirteen years B. twelve years C. eleven years( ) 57. Most American children enter kindergarten _. A. at the age of five years old B. to study two years C. about two years old( ) 58. In elementary school they should stay there _. A. for six years B. for three years C. for another three years ( )

38、 59. Children should study how to _. A. act B. read and write C. read, write and work with numbers( ) 60. Some American children have their elementary school education for _. A. five years B. four years C. eight years （E）Healthy eating doesnt just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some adv

39、ice on healthy eating.Eat with others. It can help you to see others healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirstysometimes

40、 you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you dont eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast. Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogu

41、rt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, its a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals This doesnt mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.Dont eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinne

42、r at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 810 hours. 61. The writer gives us pieces of advice on healthy eating. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 62. Which snack is Not mentioned in the passage? A. Fruits B. Yogurt C. Ice cream 6

43、3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Snacks are bad for our health. B. We should keep eating until we are full.C. We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. 64. The underlined(画线)word “digest” means “ ” in Chinese.A. 消化B. 享用 C.储存 65. The passage mainly tells

44、 us . A. where to eat B. how to eat C. why to eat 第三部分：口语应用（共6小题；每小题1分，共6分）从对话后的选项中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将答案填在答卷上相应位置。A: Hello! This is Help Me. Can I help you?B: Yes, _66_A: What are your problems?B: First of all, _67_A: Thats easy. Why not read aloud to practice it? It will improve your speaking skills.B:

45、OK, Ill try it. _68_A: Listening to tapes more will help improve your listening skills.B: What about new words?A: First, you should try to guess the meaning of them. _69_B: OK, Ill do as you said. _70_A: Youre welcome. _71_A. Then you can look them up in a dictionary if necessary.B. And I cant under

46、stand the teacher when she talks to the class.C. I have some problems with my English.D. I cant get the pronunciation right.E. I hope your English will improve soon.F. Thank you very much. 第二卷（非选择题 共24分）第四部分： 词汇（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）。(A)根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。72、His father always _ (take) pride in everything good he does.73、Peter turned off the computer after he finished_ (write) an e-mail.74、It is important _ (learn) a foreign language.75、My brother used _ (play) the violin.(B)根据句意，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。be