期中英语试卷
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一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分）
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At first，Michael Surrell didn't e the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of
his neighbors' home．Then they got a call from one of his daughters："The hou next door is on fire!" He went over and saw three women crying madly on their porch （门廊）．
财务处理程序"The baby's in the cond floor!" one of the women cried．Though the fire department had been called，Surrell，then 64，bravely ran inside．"The baby" was Tiara Roberts，the woman's granddaughter and a playmate of Surrell's three youngest kids．
Entering the burning hou was like "running into a bucket of black paint，" Surrell says．The thick sm
oke caud him to stumble blindly around，burned his eyes，and made it impossible to breathe．The conditions would have been dangerous for anyone，but for Surrell，who has chronic obstructive pulmonary dia（慢性阻塞性肺病），they were life-threatening．Taking a deep breath，he moved around in the overwhelming darkness．Becau the hou had a similar layout to his，he found the stairs and made it to the cond floor．Then he heard a soft but clear moan．Still unable to e，Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor．He crawled toward the sound，feeling around for any sign of the girl．Finally，he touched something．A shoe，then an ankle．He pulled Tiara toward him，scooped her into his arms and stood．Turning，he fought through the smoke and ran blindly into the blackness…Surrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later and spent over a week in the hospital．Tiara was relead from the hospital after a few days．The fire worned Surrell's pulmonary condition，and he feels the effects even two years later．As a result，he takes extra medication that helps open his airways．"It's a small price to pay，" he says．"I'd do it again in a heartbeat．I wouldn't give it a cond thought．"
1.Which of the following statements is true according to the story______
A. Tiara Roberts was the Surrell's youngest granddaughter．
B. Surrell was familiar with the structure of the burning hou．
草茎C. Surrell ran into the fire before the fire department was called．
D. The fire was life-threatening for Surrell，mostly considering his age．
2.What does the underlined word " overwhelming" probably mean______
A. Normal．
B. Unexpected．
C. Mild．
D. Extreme．
3.Judging by the story，which words best describe Surrell's personality？______
A. Humorous and patient．
B. Outgoing and intelligent．
C. Warm-hearted and lfless．
D. Determined and ambitious．
B
After years of trying，our neighbors convinced my parents that ice fishing would be a fun winter getaway from our dairy farm．Before that，their idea of entertainment involved driving around the countryside to e how the neighbors' crops were doing．
My parents eventually built a fish hou and t it up on Wood Lake．We excitedly headed for the lake on many January and February weekends．By the time we arrived at our favorite fishing spot across the lake each day，somebody had usually made a clear path across the ice．The fish hous were together at the best fishing spots，forming some kind of a
neighborhood．
Our hou was large enough so all four of us could fish at the same time．Each corner had a square cut out of the floor．We sat in comfort．You'd think ice fishing would be cold，but we had a small woodstove （木炉）inside，and we put snow around the bottom of the hou to keep the wind from blowing underneath．
Besides the thrill of watching your bobber （钓鱼浮标）dip below the water，lunch was always the highlight of the day．Mom would fry pork or hamburgers in a pan．The smell of cooking meat was the envy of every other fish hou in the neighborhood．
Our days pasd with a mix of quiet time and family chatter．We talked about the farm or school．And of cour，we shared fishing advice．Part of the fun of ice fishing was learning to understand and trust the sounds of the frozen lake．Healthy ice "talks" as it freezes and shifts．You could often hear the sound of a crack traveling through the ice．
People who have never tried ice fishing may not think it sounds very exciting，but it was for us．Fishing trips were an adventure．We didn't always catch fish，but we always brought home great memories of a day with family and friends．
4.Which is true about entertainment for the author's family before the fishing trips
______
A. They enjoyed visiting the countryside．
B. They had little choice for entertainment．
C. They preferred to take care of their farm．
D. They loved to do rearch on growing crops．
5.Why did the author put snow around the bottom of the fish hou？______
A. To protect the fish hou．
B. To follow an old local tradition．
C. To block the wind underneath．
D. To sit in a comfortable position．
6.What can be inferred from the text？______
A. The author's mom was not quite interested in cooking．
B. The author's family shared fishing advice with each other．
C. The author considered tho trips enjoyable and meaningful．
我的理想职业D. The author's family usually fished alone，far from the crowd．
C
I have a pair of pants．Tell me：How many different ways can I put a pair of pants to u？Now imagine you're Lady Gaga．Bill Gates．A scuba diver．An architect．You still have the pants．What other us come to mind？
What you just practiced-the conscious act of "wearing" another lf-is an exerci that，according to psychiatrist Srini Pillay，MD，is esntial to being creative．
One problem about our understanding of creativity is that we tend to connect it to our concept
of lf：Either we're "creative" or we aren't，without much of a middle ground．"I'm just not a creative person!" a frustrated student might say in art class．
Dr．Pillay，an assistant professor at Harvard University，has spent a good part of his career challenging the ideas．He believes that the key to unlocking your creative potential is to reject the old advice that urges you to "believe in yourlf．" In fact，you should do the opposite：Believe you are someone el．
Dr．Pillay points to a 2016 study where the authors - educational psychologists Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar-divided their college-student subjects into three groups，instructing one group to think of themlves as "poets" and another to imagine they were "librarians" （the
third group was the control）．The rearchers then prented all the participants with ten ordinary objects，including a fork，a carrot，and a pair of pants，and asked them to come up with as many different us as possible for each one．
Tho who were asked to imagine themlves as poets came up with the widest range of ideas，whereas tho in the librarian group had the fewest．Meanwhile，the rearchers found only small differences in students' creativity levels across academic majors．In fact，the physics majors pretending to be poets came up with more ideas than the art majors did．
The results，write Dumas and Dunbar，suggest that creativity is not an individual trait but a "product of context and perspective．" Everyone can be creative，as long as he or she feels like a creative person．
7.What is Dr．Pillay's attitude to the findings of the 2016 study？______
A. Supportive．
B. Doubtful．
C. Neutral．
D. Critical．
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8.Why does the author mention the physics majors had more ideas than the art majors in the
experiment？______
A. To prove that physics can help develop creativity．
B. To emphasize that creativity had little to do with majors．至上励合组合
C. To show that poets are really more imaginative than librarians．
D. To imply that physics majors are more creative than art majors．
9.Regarding creativity，which of the following statements will the author most likely agree
with______
A. I am born to be uncreative．
B. I shall become creative when I grow up．
梦见自己吃鱼C. I have to learn poetry to be creative．
D. I can be a creative person if I feel like one．
10.Which of the following is the best title for the article______
A. Want to be creative？Just pretend!
B. How many ways can I u a pair of pants
C. What is the mystery of creativity？
D. Everything we knew about creativity is wrong!
二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）
The cane toad （海蟾蜍）was imported to Australia in 1935 to protect sugarcane crops．(1) Experts
estimate that there are currently over 200 million samples spread across Northern Australia，and the numbers are only growing．The increasing population is proving to be deadly for many native Australian animal species that hunt the toads as food．(2) ．
While some animals have learned to completely avoid the frogs，the Australian monitor lizards continue to be killed by them．The lizards that catch small animals love eating cane toads．(3) It takes the cane toad less than 30 conds to relea enough poison to kill a lizard．
(4) They decided to train the lizards to avoid the cane toads．To carry out the idea they went to
a region of northwestern Australia that had not yet been invaded by cane toads and fed the wild lizards with young cane toads．Though the smaller animals relea the same poison as the adults，they do so in smaller amounts．(5) The rearchers say it took just one or two tests to teach the lizards to stay away from cane toads．They continued to avoid the animals even when the larger cane toads arrived．
A．Not surprisingly，their population has dropped sharply．
B．Unfortunately，in most cas，it turns out to be their last meal．
C．With very few natural enemies，their population began to grow rapidly．
D．Now a team of rearchers came up with a good plan to save the lizards．
E．Gradually，the lizards learned to eat only the mildly poisonous cane toads．F．Therefore，while the poison does make the lizards sick，it does not kill them．G．That's becau cane toads relea some deadly poison when they n danger．
11. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F.
F G. G
12. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F.
F G. G
13. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
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E F.
F G. G
14. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F.
F G. G
15. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F.
F G. G
三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）
One Friday afternoon in my first year of high school，I saw a kid from my class walking home．His name was Kyle．He emed to be carrying all his books．Then some kids ran at him，(16) all his books out of his arms．His glass went (17) and landed in the grass．My heart (18) to him，so I jo
gged over and handed him his (19)．He thanked me with a big smile．Monday morning came and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books (20)．I tead him，"Boy，you are gonna build some real (21) with this pile of books every day!" He just laughed and handed me half the books．
He turned out to be the best student of our class and had to make a (22) on the graduation day．As he stood on the stage，he (23) his throat，and began："Graduation is a time to thank tho who helped you make it (24)tho tough years．Your parents，your teachers，your siblings…but mostly your friends…I am here to tell you that being a（n）(25)to someone is the best gift you can give them．I am going to tell you a story．"
I just looked at my friend with (26) as he talked about the first day we met．He had planned to(27) himlf．He had cleaned out his locker (28) his mom wouldn't have to do it later and carry his stuff home．
He looked (29) at me and gave me a little smile．"(30)，I was saved．My friend saved me from doing the (31)．"
I heard the gasp （倒抽气）in the crowd as this handsome，popular boy told us about his (32) moment．I saw his Mom and dad looking at me with that same (33) smile．Not until then did I realiz
e the (34) of the smile．With one small action you can change a person's life．God puts us all in each other's lives to (35) one another in some way．
16. A. beating B. striking C. knocking D. putting
17. A. floating B. flying C. disappearing D. leaving
18. A. went out B. fell off C. broke down D. brightened up
19. A. glass B. wallet C. jacket D. gloves
20. A. already B. again C. yet D. once
21. A. character B. wisdom C. friendship D. muscle
22. A. plan B. joke C. scene D. speech
23. A. broke B. cleared C. healed D. emptied
24. A. by B. during C. through D. among
25. A. friend B. admirer C. coach D. hero
26. A. delight B. disbelief C. shame D. worry
27. A. change B. believe C. improve D. kill
28. A. as if B. even though C. in ca D. so that
29. A. hard B. shyly C. blankly D. briefly
30. A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Thankfully D. Easily
31. A. impossible B. impolite C. unforgivable D. unspeakable
32. A. proudest B. bravest C. weakest D. angriest
33. A. grateful B. loving C. guilty D. broad
34. A. magic B. depth C. power D. value
35. A. meet B. impress C. influence D. join
四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）
36.After weeks of rain， a town flooded and the people (1) lived there had to move to a safe
place．At one hou，rescue workers found (2) man standing deep in water．"Come on!
Get in the boat!" the rescuers shouted．The man shouted back，"No! I have faith (3) God，and He will save me!" Soon the floodwaters chad the man to the cond floor．(4) （luck），another boat came by at this point．"Get in the boat!" the rescuers urged．"No way!" the man said，stubborn in his thought (5) God would save him．The floodwaters continued to ri，and the man had to climb to the roof of his hou．Fortunately， a rescue helicopter came by and (6) （drop）a ladder for him．The pilot shouted through
a megaphone，"Gra
b the ladder!" The man refud and shouted the same thing again．
But the floodwaters (7) （ri）above the roof．The man (8) （sweep）away and drowned．When (9) （arrive）at heaven，he demanded to meet with God．"God，
I was certain that you would save me，but you let me die．Why？Why did you abandon
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me" God replied with a (10) （puzzle）look，"What do you mean？I nt you two boats and a helicopter!"
五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共40.0分）
37.假如你是李华，现在美国某高中做交流生．你因受伤在家休养．这期间有不少同学
曾来看望、鼓励你．现在你已接近康复，请给他们写一封感谢信表达你的谢意，内
容包括：
1．回忆同学们为你做的事；
2．表达你的感谢之情；
3．介绍你的康复情况．
注意：1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
38.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事．
I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a total stranger for h
elp in a busy place like a street corner or in a bustling mall． I personally have always h urried past a stranger who tried to catch my attention in a busy place or when I am rushin
g around．
Yesterday I had a taste of being stuck in such a desperate situation where my only ho pe of help would have to come from a total stranger．
I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage． After the purcha in
one of the large， fancy， expensive shops， I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in the parking lot and my phone was dead．
I then requested the shop assistant who had just sold me the luggage， which was not
cheap at all， if she could ring the number of my driver for me． She replied， still all smiles， "I'm sorry Sir， but it is the shop policy that we cannot u mobile phones whil
e working in the shop．"
As I was wondering what kind of policy that was， I saw a nice-looking teenage boy coming toward me． Remembering my wife's interesting theory that beautiful people ar
e more likely to give you a hand when you're in trouble， I thought I might have a chanc
