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1、 泸县二中高届秋期半期考试英语试题命题人：胥富菊 聂金凤 赵柱华 审题人:颜敏 龙凤群试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共 10 页，满分 150 分。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号填写在试卷密封线内和机读卡上相应位置。2. 选择题答案用 2B 铅笔填涂在机读卡对应题目位置，填写在试卷上无效。第卷（共四部分，满分 90 分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，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。1. Its said John will be in a job payin

2、g over $ 60,000 _ year.Right, he will also get paid by _ week.A. the; theB. a; theC. the; aD. a; a2. I saw John in the library yesterday.You _ him; he is still in Japan.A. mustnt have seenB. neednt seeC. mightnt seeD. cant have seen3. He was on his way to a lecture _ a tourist stopped him and asked

3、him fordirectionsA. whenB. whileC. whereD. which4. I _ to attend your birthday party the day before yesterday, but my motherfell ill.A. was planningB. had planned C. have planned D. would plan5. _ Im afraid well miss the plane.We should have taken a taxi!A. Hang on a minute.B. Get a move on.C. Thats

4、 a good point. D. I dont get it.6. He pretended _ me when I said hello to him. I did not know why.A. to not knowknownB. not knowing C. not to knowD. having not英语试题第1 页 共14 页第1页 共14页 7. A year is divided into four seasons, as we all know, _ the first is spring.A. which B. when C. of them D. of which8

5、. I think it is his ability to reason _ helps him find out the truth finally.A. that B. which C. how D. what9. The story is _ a poor, mountainous area, where a female teacher spends herwhole life teaching local children.A. set off10. We cant ignore the fact _ smoking can lead to many diseases.A. tha

6、t B. what C. which D. where第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5分, 满分 30 分）B. set outC. set inD. set up阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的所给选项（A、B、C、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。When my mom came home from the hospital with twins, I was excited at the verybeginning. I couldnt 11 to play with them and be the best big sister ever.

7、Everyone was coming over to our house to hold the babies and 12 presentsto the babies and talk nonstop how 13 the babies were. Then theyd pull outtheir cameras, and just 14I was about to say “cheese”, theyd run overto my perfectly perfect little brothers and take 15 of them. At that time Iwas thinki

8、ng, “Why cant I be little again so I can be the one getting all the16 ?When my aunt Camille got 17 , my mom spent forever finding the perfectclothes for them. On the day of the 18 ,my twin brothers had the cutest andprettiest clothes. And then there was me, just sitting and watching in my 19dress.Af

9、ter the ceremony, all I 20was how sweet and lovely the twins were.I definitely 21 that they were wonderful, but I couldnt help feelingand invisible.22There was a big 23 after the wedding. Aunt Camille and her nice new 24had the first dance, and then everyone started 25 like crazy including me.I 26 m

10、y uncomfortable dress shoes, and I danced and danced and danced! It英语试题第2 页 共14 页第2页 共14页 27 one of the most fun times Ive had in my entire life.The very 28 part was when my aunt and I took my twin brothers by thehands and 29them some dance moves. Teaching them was such a cool thing. I30 then what a

11、 huge waste of time feeling jealous is when you can kick off yourshoes and enjoy life!11. A. goB. standC. waitD. helpD. showD. strongD. as12. A. makeB. giveC. createC. activeC. beforeC. photosC. impressions13. A. smart14. A. since15. A. careB. lovableB. afterB. advantageB. attentionD. measuresD.16.

12、A. supportopportunities17. A. promoted18. A. wedding19. A. regular20. A. thought21. A. expected22. A. satisfied23. A. cakeB. praisedC. electedD. marriedD. concertD. uglyB. celebration C. performanceB. attractiveB. rememberedB. ignoredC. newC. heardD. remindedD. agreedD. excitedD. giftC. forgotC. uni

13、mportantC. surpriseC. babyB. foolishB. party24. A. friend25. A. singing26. A. took up27. A. became28. A. nervous29. A. taught30. A. imaginedB. husbandD. partnerD. chattingD. took inD. appearedD. bestB. drinkingB. took overB. encouragedB. curiousC. dancingC. took offC. wastedC. quietestC. lentB. pass

14、edD. warnedD. realizedB. calculatedC. announced第三节 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分, 满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。英语试题第A3 页 共14 页第3页 共14页 My son was a second grader. He went to school by bus every day. He was the firststudent on in the morning, as we were farthest from school, and the

15、last studentoff in the evening. I was a teacher myself and it was a comfort to realize the schoolstaff (职员) were all working as hard as I was to provide a safe learning environment.One day I came home from work and waited for my son to get home for a long time.Then I called the school. “Perhaps hes

16、just a bit late,” said the secretary.“I will call the driver to see if those children are hom”e. A few minutes later,I answered the phone to hear that the other students were home. Then I called hisfriends parents, to see if perhaps he had gotten off at their stop to play. Theanswers were all “No.”B

17、y that time, it was dark and I was scared. My home was in the mountain areas,and it was said that a wolf had come up somewhere. My husband wasnt at home, soI forced myself to calm down and decided to go out to look for him. I was about togo out when the telephone rang; it was from the driver.“Hes ok

18、ay,” I heard.“He was asleep on the seats in the back, under a couple of jackets. Since itsdark, can he spend the night with my family?”I was relieved and agreed. Since my son had a great adventure, the school startedgiving a copy of the list to the driver, so he could check off the childrens nameswh

19、en they got off the bus. I think highly of the school for taking the cautionary(警戒的) step ahead; it is a sign of their concern for students, parents, and staff.31. From Paragraph 1 what can we learn that?A. the authors son went home by bus every afternoonB. the authors home was farther than that of

20、any other studentC. the authors son came to school earlier than other studentsD. the author was a teacher in her sons primary school32. At first what did the secretary think?A. the school bus would arrive in a whileB. the authors son was at his friends home英语试题第4 页 共14 页C. the authors son was still

21、at schoolD. there might be something wrong with the school bus第4页 共14页 33. Where did the authors son probably spend the night?A. in the bus B. at his own homeC. in the secretarys office D. at the drivers home34. What the authors purpose to write the text?A. To complain about the secretary of the sch

22、oolB. To thank the bus driver for his kindnessC. To praise the school for its quick actionD. To show her concern for kids safetyBW is the UKs biggest and best online guide to the performing artsincluding theatre, opera, classical music, dance and so on. The Lion KingMusical: The stage adaptation of

23、the Disney film taken from an original Africanstory. A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdomand maturity (成熟).Place: Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street, LondonTelephone: 0870 243 9000Date: Friday, 18 Nov. 2011Ticket price: 37.5 OliverMusical: Dickens story of a boy

24、 in a London workhouse and his adventures on theway to discovering his family. The songs include Food glorious food, Youve gotto pick a pocket or two, Who will buy this wonderful morning, I am reviewing thesituation and Consider yourself at home.Place: Theatre Royal, Catherine Street, London英语试题第5 页

25、 共14 页Telephone: 020 7494 5061Date: Thursday, 17 Nov. 2011Ticket price: 25 but now save 20% Jersey BoysMusical: It tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: the blue-collar第5页 共14页 kids from New Jersey formed a singing group and became famous. The musical featuresmany of the groups popu

26、lar songs such as Big girls dont cry, Oh, what a nightand Cant take my eyes off you.Place: Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street, LondonTelephone: 0870 850 9191Date: Saturday, 19 Nov. 2011Ticket price: 22.5 Alls Well That Ends WellPlay: A romantic story. Helena, daughter of apoor physician, love

27、s Bertram,sonof a Countess (女伯爵).Place: Shakespeares Globe Theatre, Park Street, LondonTelephone: 020 7401 9919Date: Sunday, 20 Nov. 2011Ticket price: 40.5、35. If Mary is available on Friday, which of the following should she call to buya ticket?A. 0870 850 9191.9000.36. In the musical Jersey Boys,

28、you will hear all of the following EXCEPT _.A. Big girls dont cry B. Cant take my eyes off youB. 020 7494 5061. C. 020 7401 9919.D. 0870 243C. Who will buy this wonderful morning D. Oh, what a night37. If you want to buy a ticket at a discount, you should go to _.A. Shakespeares Globe TheatreC. Prin

29、ce Edward TheatreB. Theatre RoyalD. Lyceum Theatre38. What is the main purpose of 英th语e 试te题xt第? 6 页 共14 页A. To give some information about the performing arts.B. To show the importance of W.C. To introduce some famous English theatres.D. To teach readers how to use the online guide.C第6页 共14页 Singap

30、ore is a country with 42% of its population foreign born. Singaporeans,even those of the same ethnic group (少数民族), have many different first languagesand cultures. For example, within the Singaporean Chinese group, nearly a thirdspeak English as their home language while almost half speak Standard C

31、hinese astheir home language and the rest speak various Chinese dialects (方言) as their homelanguage. Due to these reasons, the English fluency level of people in Singaporevaries vastly from person to person.Most reasonably educated Singaporeans do speak Singapore Standard English,alternatively known

32、 as Educated Singapore English, which, grammatically, is notdifferent from standard British English, with changes being limited to accent anda few borrowed words, causing few challenges to any native Britons.Singapore English derives (起源) its roots from the 146 years of British colonialrule over Sin

33、gapore until its independence in 1965. Before 1965, the standard formof English in Singapore had always been British English. After Singapore declaredindependence, English in Singapore began to take a life of its own, leading to thedevelopment of modern Singapore English.English had been the officia

34、l language of the colonial government, and whenSingapore gained self-government in 1959, the local government decided to keepEnglish as the main language in order to help develop economy. The use of Englishas the nations first language serves to bridge the gap between different ethnicgroups in Singa

35、pore. English is the global language for commerce, technology and英语试题第7 页 共14 页science, and improvement of English also helps to expedite Singapores developmentand it becomes important part of the global economy.There is an increasing trend of Singaporeans speaking English at home. Forchildren who s

36、tarted primary school in 2009, 60% of Chinese along with 60% Indianpupils and 35% of Malay pupils mainly speak English at home. Because manySingaporeans grew up with English as their first language in school, some SingaporeanChinese may not be able to speak Standard Chinese.39. How many people in Si

37、ngapore are native?A. Less than a quarter of the population. B. About forty percent of the第7页 共14页 population.C. Only half of the population.population.D. Nearly sixty percent of the40.According to the text, when did the British begin to rule Singapore?A. In 146. B. In 1965. C. In 1959. D. In 1819.4

38、1.What is the meaning of the underlined word “expedite” in Paragraph 4?A. Speed up. B. Bring down. C. Put off. D. Hold back.42. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. The British government suggested people in Singapore use more English.B. English is important to the union of the ethnic grou

39、ps in Singapore.C. English has replaced all the other languages in Singapore.D. Almost all the children can speak English freely at home and at schoolDNot everyone can sit around and daydream while twirling (旋转) hair or worryingabout how they are going to style it for school pictures or a special ev

40、ent. Somekids have no hair at all due to illness. Locks of Love is an organization that helpskids deal with their hair loss by providing real hair wigs (假发) from donors.Jessica Moon, a photo editor, donates her hair whenever she cuts it, waitingeach time for it to grow the necessary 10 inches.“I don

41、t miss my hair at all,”Moon said. “And it grows really quickly.”At Locks of Love, the focus is on helping kids who have gone bald（秃头的） and英语试题第8 页 共14 页feel embarrassed to go out in public to go on with the activities they normally enjoy.Lauren Kukkamaa, who works for the organization, believes that

42、 it is important forkids to live out their lives as normally as possible.“Many times, a lot of children feel embarrassed by their baldness,” she said.“They have low self-confidence, so they may want to stop playing sports or goingto summer camps. When they get the hair wigs, they feel confident to s

43、tart doingthese things again.”“For a donor, I think its a very personal donation,” said Kukkamaa. “Youregiving of yourself. If youre looking for a way to get involved and give back, I第8页 共14页 think its a great opportunity for someone.”Moon, who first donated her hair when she was 15 after she found

44、out her fatherhad cancer, said donating is a good way to make a difference.“The best part is that its helpful for someone and it does make a differencefor patients who need the hair,” she said.43. One of the reasons why Moon is glad to donate is that _.A. she neednt worry about how to style itB. she

45、 looks more beautiful with short hairC. she could earn extra money by doing itD. her hair could grow back very quickly44. What is the main task of Locks of Love?A. Helping bald children to live normally.B. Teaching people how to style hair well.C. Finding out why some people lose hair.D. Encouraging

46、 kids to get rid of shyness.45. According to the text, Kukkamaa thought that _.A. 10 inches of hair may change a childs lifeB. people are devoting them英se语lv试es题b第y9d页ona共tin1g4 页hairC. a person with long hair will be more confidentD. children like wearing wigs for a special event46. What would be the best title for the text?A. You can make a differenceC. Donating your hairB. Bald kids are very poorD. Wearing real hair wigsEA simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendlyAmericans and their neighbors.On one side stand thos