黑龙江双鸭山一中2016届上学期期中英语试题及答案(4)

    Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
A. This meant that there was danger. 
B. He might use a blanket. 
C. Different things mean different to them.
D. One way was by sign language ; the other way by signals. 
E. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket. 
F. But they still can make themselves understood.
G. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining.  
第三部分、词汇
一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
   Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael   41    to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子). He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.
    The pregnancy progressed  42  for Karen until the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes ... every minute. But something serious  43   during delivery. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious  44  . With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance   45   the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The days passed by. The little girl got  21  . The doctors told the parents, “There is very little hope.’’Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had   47   a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral(葬礼).
After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come   48  the week was over. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he said. Kids were never  49   in Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind to take Michael        50    they liked it or not. If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.
She  51  him in an oversized suit and   52  him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse   53   him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually     54     lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a     55    tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!”  Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside.  He gazed at the tiny baby  56    the battle to live. And he began to sing.     57    the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
     “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…”        
   58    the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to     59    down and became steady.
“Keep on singing, Michael.” encouraged Karen. “You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away…”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr.
     “Keep on singing, Michael.” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.
    Funeral plans were    60    . The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
    The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love! 

41．A. sang	B. talked	C. played	D. whispered
42．A. quietly	B. toughly	C. normally	D. hopefully
43．A. rose	B. raised	C. arose	D. aroused
44．A. condition	B. place	C. situation	D. position
45．A. took	B. rushed	C. carried	D. sent
46．A. worse	B. better	C. conscious	D. awake
47．A. made up	B. fixed up	C. built up	D. set up
48．A. until	B. when	C. after	D. before
49．A. asked	B. admitted	C. allowed	D. acknowledged
50．A. no matter	B. even if	C. whether	D. as if
51．A. dressed	B. put	C. wore	D. fit
52．A. forced	B. marched	C. hid	D. followed
53．A. required	B. replied	C. recognized	D. regarded
54．A. mild-mannered	B. well-managed	C. warm-hearted	D. cold-blooded
55．A. tough	B. strong	C. hard	D. firm
56．A. lost	B. losing	C. lose	D. having lost
57．A. In	B. On	C. At	D. With
58．A. Finally	B. Patiently	C. Instantly	D. Interestingly
59．A. quiet	B. calm	C. slow	D. fast
60．A. changed	B. prepared	C. abandoned	D. switched

二、语法填空   每小题1.5分 共15分