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1、2015-2016 年度黑石头中学第二学期高三半期考试题英 语注意事项： 1 本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。2 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.第 I 卷听力部分满分 30 分，不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。5 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） （略） 第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分 50 分）第一节 （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 和 D）
2、中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AThat summer an army of crickets(蟋蟀) started a war with my father. Dad didnt care for insects much more than Mamma, but he could tolerate a few living in the basement. Mamma was a city girl and she said a cricket was just too noisy. Then she wouldnt go to bed at night. She d
3、rank coffee and smoked my fathers cigarettes and paced between the sofa and the TV. Next morning she threatened to pack up and leave, so Dad drove to the store and hurried back. He sprayed poison from a jug(水壶). When he was finished he told us that was the end of it. For a couple of weeks we went ba
4、ck to find dead crickets in the laundry. He suggested that wed all be better off to hide as many as we could from Mamma. I fed a few dozen to the cat who I didnt like because he scratched for no reason. However, soon live crickets started showing up in the kitchen and bathroom. Mamma was upset becau
5、se she thought they were the dead crickets come back, but Dad said these were certainly new ones. He fetched his jug of poison and sprayed all over until the whole house smelled of poison, and then he sprayed the basement again. A couple of weeks later, when both live and dead crickets kept turning
6、up, Dad emptied the basement of junk. Then he burned a lot of old newspapers and magazines which he said the crickets had turned into nests. While we ate supper that evening, the wind lifted some flames onto the wood pile. The only gasoline was in the lawn mowers(割草机) fuel tank but that was enough t
7、o create an explosion big enough to reach the house. Once the roof caught, there wasnt much anyone could do. After the fire trucks left, Mamma took the others to Aunt Gails. I helped Dad and Uncle Burt carry things out of the house and pile them by the road. We worked into the night and we didnt tal
8、k much, while all around the noise of crickets broke our silence. 1. What do we know about the authors mother?A. She didnt like insects at all. B. She liked insects more than his father. C. She cared for insects very much. D. She could only tolerate a few insects. 2. The authors father drove to the
9、store to buy _. A. cigarettes for himself B. more coffee for his wifeC. some poison D. some gasoline3. The authors father burned the old newspapers and magazines because he thought _. A. they were no longer usefulB. the crickets were afraid of firesC. they became the home of cricketsD. the dead cric
10、kets came back to life4. We learn from the last paragraph that _. A. the authors family lost their battle against the cricketsB. the authors parents learned to put up with insectsC. the authors family didnt suffer much in the fireD. the authors parents got divorcedBThere are some tips and tricks, wh
11、ile traveling with your pet, to make the trip something to remember and to make sure that everyone has a good time.Keep in mind that pets can suffer from heatstroke (中暑) when left in a small and closed space so at least two open windows are necessary for fresh air. Park in the shade. Consider a sola
12、r powered fan.Be sure that you have provided at least one bowl of water for your pet to drink and, if youre going to be out for a long period, add one or two more, just in case.Be sure to always clean up after your pet if we want to feel that our pets are welcome. Treat the areas where you walk as i
13、f it were your yard. On a plane, freeze water so that it will not fall out, but will melt by the time your pet is thirsty.Stop pets from pushing open the door and jumping against seats and people.At the hotel you are stay at, request a room at the end of the hall and away from humans areas. The quie
14、ter the room, the fewer barks to worry about.Be sure to carry a copy of your pets health certificate（证书） and their food and toys.Do not let your dog put his head out of a moving vehicle, for this can lead to eye injuries.5. Which can cause pets heatstroke?A. Using a fanB. Leaving them in wide places
15、C. Parking in the sunD. Offering them fresh air6. Why should people clean up after their pets during the travel_.A. Because they may be fined if they dont do soB. Because it does good for the health of their petsC. Because wastes the pet produces arent welcomeD. Because all pets enjoy clean places7.
16、 A pet may hurt its eyes when _.A. it puts its head out of a running car B. it is walking in other yardsC. it is jumping against peopleD. it is out for a long time8. We can learn from the text that_.A. a pet can travel for a long time without drinking any waterB. a pet may disturb people while staying at the hotelC. there is no need to carry pets certificate during pets travelD. a pet w
