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高三第一学期半期考试
思南县第九中学2013-2014第一学期半期考试
英语试题
(总分120分)
命题人:
洪加旭
第一部分:
英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:
单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
1.-MayIhaveaglassofbeer,please?
-Beer?
Thereis_________left,butyoucanhavesomeorangejuice.
A.noneB.nooneC.nothingD.alittle
2.____teamwinsonSaturdaywillgothroughtothenationalchampionships.
A.NomatterwhatB.NomatterwhichCWhateverD.whichever
3.-Goodevening,Mr.Green.I’msorrytobotheryou.Butit’sthefourthofDecembertoday.
-Oh,Mrs.Baxter,________rent!
I’msorryit’slate.I’llwriteyou_______checkrightnow.
A.the;theB.a;aC.a;theD.the;a
4.Victorapologizedfortoinformmeofthechangeintheplan.
A.hisbeingnotableB.hisnotbeingable
C.himnottobeableD.himtobenotable
5.Inorderto__________agoodcommandofGerman,shequittedherjobandwenttostudyinGermany.
A.requireB.inquireC.acquireD.request
6.Socceristhemosttrulyinternationalteamsport,butthere’sstillsomequestion_______whetheritshouldbecalledagameoropenwarfare.
A.duetoB.inadditiontoC.astoD.owingto
7.Everybodysaiditwasanidealmarriage;noonehadeverknown______couple.
A.thehappierB.ahappierC.ahappyD.thehappiest
8.-Mom’sgift?
She_______havechosenabetteroneforme.
-Shemustbeveryhappytoknowit.
A.shouldB.mightC.couldn’tD.mustn’t
9._________theproblemoflanderosiongettingmoreserious,thegovernmentissearchingforawaytodealwithit.
A.AsB.WithC.WhenD.Because
10.Ireallydon’tknow_________Ihadmymoneystolen.
A.whenwasitthatB.thatitwaswhen
C.whereitwasthatD.itwaswherethat
11.Whenhelookedup,hesuddenlyfoundhimselfbyagroupofteenagers,
lookedathimanxiously.
A.tobesurrounded;whichB.surrounded;who
C.besurrounded;whoD.havingbeensurrounded;which
12.-It’smanyyearssinceIsawyoulast,I__________youatall.
-Iwouldn’thave,either,ifsomeone__________youbythename.
A.didn’trecognize;hadn’tcalledB.didn’trecognize;didn’tcall
C.haven’trecognized;didn’tcallD.can’trecognize;hadcalled
13.—Hi,Tina,we’regoingtoSam’shousetocelebratehisgraduation.Wouldyouliketo?
—Great!
Let’sgo.
A.comeupB.comeonC.comeoutD.comealong
14.“___________theelectionisover,”saidPowell,“thetimehascomeformetostepdownassecretaryofstateandreturntoprivatelife.”
A.NowthatB.IncaseC.SolongasD.Asfaras
15.-Doyouhavethetime?
-Sorry,Ihavenowatch.
-_____________.
A.Whatashame.B.Thanksanyway.
C.Itdoesn’tmatter.D.Whynotbuyone?
第三节:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My8yearoldson,Kevin,hasmadefriendswithsomeboysintheneighborhood.Hehasbeen__16__withthemafterschool.Mywife,andIare__17__hehasotherkidstobewithandwehave__18__andencouragedhimtoplaywithhisfriends.WealsowantKevintolearn__19__,sowehaveaskedhimtotellus__20__he'sgoingandtocomehomeataspecifiedtime.
The__21_startedwhenKevindidn'tcomehomeontime.Ononeoccasion,IaskedKevintobebackat6pm.By6:
30,Ineededtogo__22__him.Ifoundhimatafriend'shouse,andhelooked__23_thathecouldn'tcontinueplaying.Afterwecamehome,IsatKevindownforatalkaboutthe__24__ofkeepinghisword.ItoldhimIwasnotworriedabouthisarrivingafew__25__late,afterahalfhour,hetoldmeheunderstoodandIwas__26__.
Thenextday,Icamehomefromworkatabout6:
30pmandmywifeaskedmetogoandgetKevinback__27__shesaidheshouldbebackhomeat6.Iwalkedtohisfriend'shouseandalookof__28__appearedonKevin'sfacewhenhecametothedoor.
At__29__,mywifeandIspoketoKevinaboutwhyhedidn'tcomehomeontimeagain.Hesaidhejustwantedto__30__playing.Thiswas__31__,sowedecidedtoground(罚不准出门)himforaweek.This__32_noplayingwithhisfriends.
Forthenextweek,wheneverhisfriendscametoaskforKevin,welethim__33__tothemthathewasgrounded.Wefeltthiswouldhelphimberesponsibleforhis__34_.
Asa__35__,Ibelieveoneofthemostimportantthingswecanteachourkidsisself-responsibilityandthatactionshaveconsequences.
16.A.studyingB.playingC.chattingD.quarreling
17.A.gladB.luckyC.worriedD.sure
18.A.madeB.allowedC.trainedD.forced
19.A.amusementsB.communicationC.honestyD.responsibility
20.A.whenB.whyC.whereD.whenever
21.A.changesB.conflictsC.worriesD.problems
22.A.lookingforB.pickingupC.waitingforD.callingup
23.A.angryB.nervousC.disappointedD.ashamed
24.A.qualityB.importanceC.storiesD.ways
25.A.hoursB.minutesC.daysD.times
26.A.satisfiedB.shockedC.surprisedD.concerned
27.A.ifB.unlessC.becauseD.so
28.A.guiltB.disappointmentC.excitementD.hatred
29.A.homeB.schoolC.workD.office
30.A.finishB.keepC.learnD.stop
31.A.impossibleB.impoliteC.unacceptableD.unbelievable
32.A.meantB.suggestedC.showedD.implied
33.A.replyB.apologizeC.tellD.explain
34.A.decisionsB.wordsC.actionsD.friends
35.A.teacherB.parentC.writerD.Professor
第三节:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Makingafilmtakesalongtimeandisveryhardwork.Writingthestoryforthefilmmaytakemanyweeks.Shooting(拍摄)thefilmoftentakesatleastsixmonths.Actorsandcameramenworkfromveryearlyinthemorninguntillateatnight.Eachscenehastobeactedandre-acted,filmedandre-filmed,untilitisjustfight.Sometimesthesamescenehastobeactedmanytimes.
Thefilmstudioislikealargefactory,andtheindoorstagesareverybigindeed.Sceneryofallkindsismadeinthestudio.Churches,houses,andforestsareallbuiltofwoodandcardboard.Severalhundredpeopleworktogethertomakeonefilm.Someofthesepeoplearetheactorsandactresses.Thedirectorofthefilm,however,isthemostimportantpersoninafilmstudio.Hedecideshowthescenesshouldbefilmedandhowtheactorsshouldact.
Mostpeoplegotoseeafilmbecausetheyknowthefilmstarsareinit.Sometimesthefilmmaybeverypoor.Itisbesttochooseafilmmadebyagooddirector.Somefamousdirectorsmaketheirfilmsveryreal;peoplefeelthattheythemselvesareamongthepeopleinthefilms.
36.Makingafilmis________.
A.veryeasy B.verydifficult C.quiteinteresting D.quitefunny
37.Thedirectorofafilm________.
A.sayshoweachsceneshouldbefilmed
B.tellstheactorsandactresseshowtheyshouldact
C.isthemostimportantpersoninafilmstudio
D.alltheabove
38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Writingthestoryforthefilmisapartofmakingafilm.
B.Theindoorstagesinthefilmstudioareverybig.
C.Shootingthefilmoftentakesmanymonths.
D.Allofthepeopleinfilmmakingareactorsandactresses.
39.Thebesttitleforthepassageis"________".
A.MakingaFilm B.ActorsandActresses
C.ADirector D.WritingtheStory
B
MrJacksonlivedinthecentreofLondonbuthehadahotelneartheairport.Therealotofforeignersstayedfornight.Hedidn'tknowanyotherlanguagebutEnglishandhefounditdifficultforhimtounderstandtheforeignvisitors.Sometimeshehadtousethebodylanguageto“talk”withthem,andtriedhisbesttomakehimselfunderstood.Buthewasoftenmisunderstood(误解)anditbroughthimalotoftrouble.Afriendofhiswholearnedafewforeignlanguagesinauniversitywouldteachhim.Hewashappyandstudiedhard.Atfirsthelearnedsome,butsoonhefounditwasn'teasytorememberthewordsandexpressions.Hisfriendadvisedhimtowritedowntheusefulexpressionsinhisnotebooksothathecouldusethemwhennecessary.Hedidashewastold.Hefoundithelpfulforhimtodoso.
Oneeveningtherewereplentyofpeopleinthediningroom.TheywereallbusyeatingsomethingexceptaJapanese.Hewaswalkingaroundthereandwaitingforhiswifewhowasdressingherselfupupstairs.MrJacksonthoughttohimself,“Themanwantstoeatsomethingbuthedoesn’tknowanyEnglish.Letmehelphim.”
AsheknewonlyalittleJapanese,hehadtobringouthisnotebookandshowedittotheman,pointingtothesentence“I’mhungry”.
TheJapanesehadalookatitandgavehimtwopoundsandleft.
40.MrJacksonknewonlyEnglishbecause____.
A.hewasanEnglishstudent
B.hehadneverbeenabroad
C.hecouldn'tlearnbyhimself
D.hehadn'tstudiedanyforeignlanguages
41.Asnotallforeignersunderstoodhisgestures,sometimesMrJackson____tocommunicatewiththem.
A.succeededB.fearedC.failedD.gaveup
42.TheJapanesethought____,sohegavehimtwopounds.
A.MrJacksonwasabeggar(乞丐)
B.MrJacksonwasatranslator
C.MrJacksoncouldhelphim
D.MrJacksoncouldringhiswifeup
C
LearningEnglishischallengingbuttherearesomethingsyoucandotomakeiteasier.Asateacher,IfeelsickatheartwhenIwatchmystudentsstruggleinlearningEnglish.SoIhavetotakeacloselookathowIamteachingandhowmystudentsarelearning.
ThereisnowaytodealwiththeproblemoflearningEnglishwithoutfirsttalkingaboutgrammar.Learningthebasicgrammarofanylanguagecouldn’tbemoreboring.Actuallyyoudon’tneedtorememberallthegrammarbutyoudoneedsomeunderstandingofhowitworks.
TheonlywaytolearntospeakEnglishistospeakit.Beforeyouspeakityoumustlearntolistentoit.Whenfirstencountered,Englishsoundslikesomuchnoise.Ifyoukeepyourselfexposed(使接触)toit,thewordswillstarttofallintopiecesandbegintomakesense.
Vocabularyissomethingyouhavetolearnonyourown.Memorizingalistofwordsdoesnotproduceaworkingvocabulary.Wordslearnedoutofcontexthavedefinitionbutnomeaning.Learn