1、泸州天立学校2015年秋期初2016级半期考试 英语试卷（总分120分 命题人：尹恬 审题人： ）注意事项：1答案全部写在答题卡上。2答卷前将密封线内的项目写清楚.3. 考试时间120分钟。听力部分(15分)一、听句子，选择最佳答语。（ ）1. A. Im sorry to trouble you. B. I was hurt by a car. C. Because I overslept. D. Thank you very much.（ ）2. A. Across from the bus stop. B. Near the Tiananmen Square. C. Over there
2、. D. Go straight ahead.（ ）3. A. Yes, it is. B. Oh, I know. C. Im sorry to hear that. D. No, it isnt. （ ）4. A. Sydney. B. London. C. Ottawa. D. Australia.（ ）5. A. Yes, I did. B. Sorry, Ill put it out. C. I didnt see it. D. Ok, Ill do it now.二、 听对话，选择最佳答案。（ ）6. What time will the bookstore close? A. 9
3、:00. B. 8:40. C. 8:50. D.9:20.（ ）7. Does Sallys mother like reading? A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesnt. C.Yes, she doesnt. D. Sorry, I dont know. （ ）8. What will the weather be like in Luzhou tomorrow? A. It will be rainy. B. It will be windy. C. It will be sunny. D. It will be cloudy.（ ）9. Whats
4、the blouse made of? A. Silk. B. Cotton. C. We dont know. D. Silk and cotton.（ ）10. Where will the man go? A. He will go to the post office. B. He will go to the bank. C. He will go to the supermarket. D. He will go to school. 三、听短文，选择最佳答案。（ ）11. How old is the inventor Matty Sallin? A. 33 years old.
5、 B. 36 years old. C. 43 years old. D. 34 years old.（ ）12. Who did the speaker invent the new alarm clock with? A. His students. B. His families. C. His friends. D. His wife.（ ）13. What does the new alarm clock look like? A. A dog. B. A hen. C. A cat. D. A pig.（ ）14. What does the new alarm clock use
6、 to wake people up? A. The ring. B. The song. C. The smell. D. The smoke.（ ）15. How do the college students like this new alarm clock? A. They dont care. B.They dislike it. C. They want to buy it. D. They like it very much. 笔试部分(105分)一、单项选择。（每小题1分，共10分）（ ）16. If you have trouble _ the words, you can
7、 _ in the dictionary.A. to spell; look up them B. spelling; look them up C. spelling; look it up D. to spell; look up it（ ）17. I dont know _ the day after tomorrow. A.when does he come B. how will he come C.if he comes D. whether he will come（ ）18. -A number of students _ in the dinning hall. -Let m
8、e count. The number of the students _ about 400. A are, is B is, are C are, are D is, is（ ）19. _exciting film we saw yesterday!A. What a B. How a C. How an D. What an（ ）20. He used to _ late. But now he is used to _ early. A.sleep; get up B. sleep; getting up C. sleeping; get up D. sleeping; getting
9、 up（ ）21. Watches _ in Switzerland _for good qualities. A. made; known B.are made; are known C. made; are known D.are made; known（ ）22. _ I _ he _ listening to western classical music. A Not only; but also; enjoys B Not only; but also; enjoy C Both; and; enjoys D Both; and; like to（ ）23. -How many f
10、oreign workers are there in your company? -There are five, three _ and two _. A. German; Frenchman B. Germany; French C. Germans; Frenchmen D. Germany; Frenchmen（ ）24. He is afraid of _ strangers, so he always avoids _ out with his parents. A.to see; going B.seeing; going C. see; to go D.seeing; to
11、go（ ）25. -Could you tell me _? - Sorry, I have no idea. A.when people invented umbrellas B.when did people invent umbrellas C.when were people invented umbrellas D.when were umbrellas invented二、完形填空。（每小题1分，共20分）AMalaysia Airlines(马航)flight MH370 disappeared from radar(雷达)screens an hour after it too
12、k off on March 8,2014. It has_26_for more than one and a half years.The plane may fall into the sea. China, Malaysia and many other countries have joined to search the plane on the sea. The relatives of the 227 passengers and 12 crew(乘务人员)are_27_good news from them. How did the accidenthappen? It is
13、 said that the plane was attacked(攻击)by the terrorists. Some think there may be something wrong with the plane, and others think the accident may be_28_by the mistake of the crew. However it is hard to tell the reason because the plane hasnt been found yet. Where the missing plane is and it even _29
14、_ more time to get to know the truth of what happened. However, we cant stop imagining what happened to the plane_30_it is found or not. We hope these people on the plane will be safe, and they can get together with their family members. ( )26.A.found B. seen C. flown D. missed ( )27.A.talking about
15、 B. waiting for C. listening to D. hearing ( )28.A.given B. met C. caused D. tried ( )29.A.spends B. takes C. gets D. wastes ( )30.A.before B. after C. until D. as soon as B One Sunday afternoon, my younger brother and I were left alone at home. I was doing my homework _31_ my younger brother was wa
16、tching TV. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. My brother thought it was our parents, so he opened the _32_ quickly. A tall man stood outside and _33_ politely if our parents were at home. Without thinking, my brother said, No. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly _34_ the door very hard and came i
17、nto our house. He took out a _35_ and ordered me to tie up my brothers _36_ with a rope(绳索). I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie(松开) himself _37_. The man then tied my hands up and locked _38_ of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs. I taught my brother to _39_ his ro
18、pe with his hands. He then untied _40_. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, _41_ the line was cut off. The doors were all locked from outside. It was lucky that the man forgot to_42_ the kitchen door. We got out of the house through the window and went to the nearest pay phone to call the
19、police. Soon the police came and _43_ was caught. By the time, my parents had come home. We told them the _44_ story. My parents were glad that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _45_ the door to the stranger. I learned a lesson on safety.（ ）31. A. when B. before C. af
20、ter D. while（ ）32. A. cupboard B. door C. doorbell D. window（ ）33. A. guessed B. asked C. argued D. cried（ ）34. A. pushed B. pulled C. knocked D. closed（ ）35. A. candy B. gift C. knife D. phone（ ）36. A. feet B. legs C. hands D. arms（ ）37. A. hardly B. easily C. suddenly D. difficultly（ ）38. A. all B
21、. each C. neither D. both（ ）39. A. make B. tie C. untie D. use（ ）40. A. me B. myself C. him D. himself（ ）41. A. but B. and C. or D. as（ ）42. A. break B. lock C. move D. see（ ）43. A. my father B. my mother C. my brother D. the man （ ）44. A. happy B. whole C. usual D. same（ ）45. A. turning B. sending
22、C. opening D. closing三、阅读理解。（A、B、C段，每小题2分；D段，每小题1分，共40分）A Three rich women met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. And they always had an easy time. Once the three women quarreled about whose hands were the most beautiful in the world. One of them said that her hands wer
23、e white and clean. Another woman believed her hands were much softer. And the third woman thought hers were the most beautiful. Just at that time, an old man happened to be there and he came up to them, wanting to ask for some food. But the three women gave him nothing. Instead, they kept asking him
24、 which one of them had the most beautiful hands. A young lady who was sitting nearby saw what happened. She took out the only cake and gave a half to the old man even though she was very poor, too. The old man ate the cake and drank some water. Then she took the young lady by the hand,brought her in
25、 front of the three rich women, and said, “Now Ill tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The young ladys hands are rather rough because of hard work, but they gave me food, so they are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything.”( )46. The three women _. A. had a quarre
26、l every day B. were rich but not helpful C. had a talk about their hands every day D. lived by the river.( )47. The old man asked for some food to eat, _. A. but none of the three women gave anything to him B. but only one of the three women gave her a cake. C. because he wanted to know whose hands
27、were the most beautiful D. because he knew which of them was the richest( )48. The old man said the young ladys hands were more beautiful because _. A. he liked rough hands B. the young lady gave him something to eat C. the young lady worked hard and was very kind to others D. the three women gave n
28、othing to him( )49. The underlined word “rough” in paragraph 3 means _ here. A. 柔软的 B.辛苦的 C. 粗糙的 D.困难的( )50. Which of the following titles is the best for the passage? A. Half a cake! B. A young lady and Three women！ C. The Hands! D. Who is the richest?BWhen you are learning English, listening, spea
29、king and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.Good reading tips： Try to read at the right level (水平). Read something tha
30、t you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you dont have to write them while you read. Instead, try
31、 to guess their meaning as you read, mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.Try to read regularly (定期). For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes ev
32、ery day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to read and keep to it. For example, you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunch time.Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine that you like, because you are going to spend time and money
33、to read it. So choose an interesting book. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China, for example, 21st Century Teens, English Coaching Paper, etc. They are easy enough for you to understand. There is something interesting in them.( )51. According to the passage, how m
34、any reading tips does the writer give us? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. ( )52. Which of the following sentences is right? A. Reading a lot can help you write better. B. When you read, you can only learn some new words. C. It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary.
35、 D. Try to read something that you cant understand to make your English better. ( )53. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, _. A. give up reading B. guess the meaning at first C. write them down at once D. look them up in a dictionary at once( )54. To make your reading better, _. A.
36、its enough for you to read 21st Century Teens B. only read a magazine about a subject that you like C. you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least D. reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day ( )55. The passage is main
37、ly about _. A. what to read B. reading is very helpful C. when to read D. how to make reading better CRecently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum(论坛) asking what “PK”meant.“My family has been watching the I Am the Singer singing competition TV programme. My little daughter aske
38、d me what PK meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzzled father.To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.I
39、n the case of the “I Am the Singer”singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition raking.Like this father, Chinese teachers at Middle schools have also been finding their students using Internet j
40、argons which are difficult to understand. A teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write the compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didnt understand.“My GG came back this summer from college. He told me Ive grown up to be a PLMM. I loved to FB
41、 with him together; he always took me to the KPM,” went one composition.“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” is Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonalds.Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, meaning an ugly looking fe
