广元市实验中学

高2012级2014年春半期考试英语学科试题

考试时间100分钟 总分150分

※注意：答案必须全部写在答题卡上，写在试题上不计分。

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）

从每题所给的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. ---I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

---________!

A.Go ahead. B .Good luck C.No problem D.Cheer up

2. ---Did you sleep well last night?

---No,can you imagine _______ from too much noise while sleeping?

A.to suffer B.suffering C.to present D.presenting

3.My brother is against the plan while my sister is ___it.

A.in need of B.in favour of C.in honour of D.in possession of

4.The two girls are so alike that strangers find ____difficult to tell one from the other.

A.it B.them C.her D.that

5.---Did you clean the house?

---No, I ________. My brother had done it for me.

A.don’t need to B.needn’t C.didn’t need to D.needn’t have

6.There is no doubt _______smoking can seriously damage our health.

A.that B.whether C.why D.which

7.We are here to help you.Don’t _____to turn to us if you have any further problems.

A.beg B.hesitate C.desire D.overcome

8.I don’t know how long they ________, but I know that they have lived happily

since they _______.

A.have been married ,got married B. have married ,married

C. got married,married D. have been married, have married

9.The storm left,________a lot of damage to this area.

A.caused B.to have caused C.to cause D.causing

10.I can’t go out ________all the dishes to wash.

A.have B. because C.with D.by

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Everything becomes possible to a hard will

A grey-haired granny, with thick glasses on, is sitting in a classroom of Tianwan Vocational School(职业学校), Chongqing, listening to the teacher carefully. She isn’t a student here, 11 a parent visiting the school. She attends school in 12 of her grand-daughter—a paralysed（瘫痪的）girl. And she has been 13 so for six years.

Wang Li, the girl, became paralysed at very early age. She had to 14 school when she was in Grade Four for her worsening 15 .The girl was very 16 , “I want to go to school! I want to!” she cried sadly. At the words, Dong Shizhi, the granny, 17 as if a knife were cutting into her heart. She was 18 to help the girl “ 19 ”, not with her feet but with 20 and skills needed by society．

Like a bird catching worms to feed its young, Dong went to school every day, and then 21 the girl at home. Wang Li, an outstanding girl, worked very 22 in spite of her poor conditions. Their efforts 23 when the girl was enrolled（招收）by Tianwan Vocational School last summer to study computer science. What a 24 way it is to the granny and the young paralysed girl! But nothing difficult can 25 them away. One day when teachers 26 Dong’s nine notebooks full of lecture notes, they were so 27 that they decided to go to her home after school to give the girl special help in 28 .

Rain or shine, the granny is seen walking with 29 on her way to and from school. “I’ll go on like this until I have 30 . It’s my wish to see my granddaughter’s dream come true,” she said.

11．

A．but

B．nor

C．and

D．either







12．

A．honor?

B．case

C．hope

D．place?







13．

A．trying

B．doubting

C．testing

D．doing







14．

A．leave

B．return

C．come

D．go?







15．

A．fame

B．health

C．behavior

D．grades







16．

A.worried???

B．happy???

C．sad

D．scared







17．

A．seemed?

B．felt

C．thought

D．looked??







18．

A.determined??

B．bothered???

C．struggled

D.regretted???







19．

A．stand up???

B．sit up?

C．pull up

D．keep up???







20．

A．words

B．knowledge

C．classes

D．value???







21．

A．fed?

B．cared?

C．taught

D.caught???







22．

A．slow

B．freely

C．hard

D．easily?







23．

A．paid off

B．paid for

C．paid out

D. paid back







24．

A．silly?

B．fast?

C．clever

D．hard?







25．

A．frighten

B．drive

C．put

D．take







26．

A．copied

B．watched

C．saw

D．picked?







27．

A.excited???

B．pleased??

C．sorry

D．moved







28．

A．return?

B．case

C．time

D．turn?







29．

A.difficulty?

B．interest?

C．joy

D．easy







30．

A．broken in?

B．broken down

C．broken out

D．broken up









第三节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The ability to make small talk is highly valued. In fact, many English students are more interested in making effective small talk than knowing correct grammar structures--and rightly so! Small talk gets friendships started and breaks the ice before important business meetings and other events.

However，making small talk is difficult not only for English learners, but also for many native speakers of English. Small talk can be especially difficult for some learners because making small talk means talking about almost anything--and that means having a wide vocabulary in specific areas, but may have difficulty discussing topics they are unfamiliar with because of a lack of appropriate vocabulary.

This lack of vocabulary leads to some students “blocking”. They slow down or stop speaking completely because of a lack of self-confidence.

31. The first paragraph is to .

A. Say knowledge is not important.

B. Show people the importance of small talk.

C. Start friendships and break the ices.

D. How that ice can not be broken without small talk .

32. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Small talk is important because making it is not an easy job.

B. A lack of appropriate vocabulary might make small talk a failure.

C. Most native speakers of English find it difficult to conduct small talk.

D. Many English learners can have excellent small talk.

33.Many native speakers of English feel it difficult to make small talk because .

A. Their vocabulary is not for small talk but for a specific area.

B. They don’t have self-confidence before English learners.

C. They are not familiar with some specific area or topic.

D. They are only familiar with some specific area or topic.

34. Many English students are more interested in effective small talk than grammar

structures because .

A. They need it to kill the time before conferences.

B. They have to make friends.

C. It is helpful for their future work.

D. Small talk is more difficult than grammar structures.

35. The underlined word “appropriate”can be replaced by .

A. available B. proper C. vivid D. Enough

B

April Fool’s Day, not officially considered a holiday,is most definitely a notable day that is celebrated in many countries on April 1. The thing that is so special about April 1 is that it is the day for playing tricks and practical jokes on others. The aim of these jokes is to bring embarrassment to others.

Superstitions(迷信) have it that the practical jokes are meant to be played before noon, and that those that are performed afterwards will bring bad luck. This limitation is widely losing its value due to the fact that many major hoaxes（恶作剧） throughout history have appeared after noon. Another superstition is that anyone who fails to respond properly to the jokes played on them is also said to be easy to suffer from bad luck.

Some people think that being fooled by a pretty girl will be accompanied by marriage, or at least a friendship with her. That sounds like a good deal if she is truly pretty. Some people believe that being married on April Fool’s day is not a good idea for a man, and that forever in the future he will be ruled by his wife.

The origin of April Fool’s Day is not clearly known, but it is generally accepted to have come about as a result of the changes in the calendar system. The New Year celebrations used to begin on 25 March and last for a week, ending on 1 April. In 15882,King Charles, in which the new year began on 1 January. Unfortunately, some people did not hear about the change, and many others simply refused to break the tradition.

36. April Fool’s Day is different from other festivals properly because ________ .

A. it is not official holiday B. jokes can be played on this day

C. people are relaxed on this day D. it is an important day

37. According to superstitions tricks should be played_______ .

A. in the evening B.in the morning C.in the afternoon D.at night

38. If jokes are played on you by a beautiful girl you’ll properly_______.

A. make much money B.make many friends

C. Get married to her soon D.dislike her

39. A man would rather not get married on April 1 properly because_________ .

A. he doesn’t like playing jokes B.he loves his wife

C.he is eager for a bright future D.he doesn’t want to obey his wife

40. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?___________

A. The New Year B.April Fool’s Day

C. The Superstition D. The New Gregorian Calendar

C

Bicycle tour and race

??? A bike tour and race will be held on August 26th and 27th (Sat.&Sun.)at 5：30 a.m. The riders will leave Tian’an Men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers’ leg，from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(比赛的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

??? The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing．

Cost：200 yuan

Telephone：4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijjing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26th. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario, who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

??? Ticket prices: 60／100／150 yuan

Time／date: 4 p.m