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四川省宜宾第三中学学年高一下学期中考试英语试题
高2017级高一下期半期考试题
英语
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试题的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whereistheplacetogetthehaircut?
A.Bythepostoffice.B.Bythegym.C.Byarestaurant.
2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Beanactor.B.Writetelevisionshows.C.Becomeanurse.
3.WhatwillthespeakersdoonTuesday?
A.Watchabaseballgame.B.Playbaseball.C.Gotothezoo.
4.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?
A.Atafestival.B.Inabookstore.C.Atahotel.
5.Whattimeisitnow?
A.7:
30p.m.B.8:
00p.m.C.8:
30p.m.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Wheredidthemanfindthephoto?
A.Ontherefrigerator.B.Inaphotobook.C.Onthewall.
7.Howoldisthewomannow?
A.14yearsold.B.20yearsold.C.26yearsold.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatistheleastcosttohavethecarwashedbyhand?
A.$5.B.$15.C.$25.
9.Howfarawayisthecarwashhavingasale?
A.Twoblocksaway.B.Fiveblocksaway.C.Onemileaway.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howdidthewomanfeelinclass?
A.Confused.B.Scared.C.Embarrassed.
11.Wherewasthewoman’sphone?
A.Inherhand.B.Inherpocket.C.Inherpurse.
12.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobecome?
A.Adoctor.B.Anurse.C.Amathteacher.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewomanreading?
A.Ahistorybook.B.AnEnglishbook.C.Asciencebook.
14.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Becarefulwhenreading.
B.Startreadingthebooksearly.
C.Findsomeonetohelpher.
15.Whydoesthewomanreadslowly?
A.Shehastroublepayingattention.
B.Shetriestoremembereverything.
C.Sheisnotinterestedinreading.
16.Howmanybookshasthewomanalreadyfinishedreading?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhataretheHamptonslike?
A.Itisacheapplacetotravel.
B.Itisalwayswarmthere.
C.Itisbeautifulthere.
18.WhatdidTravelmagazinetalkabout?
A.Museums.B.Beaches.C.Houses.
19.WhoprobablygoestotheHamptonsmostoften?
A.PeoplewholiveinNewYorkCity.
B.PeoplefromEurope.
C.PeoplefromCanada.
20.Howcanpeoplesavemoney?
A.Byvisitingduringthesummer.
B.Byvisitingduringtheweekend.
C.Byfindingroomsearly.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Familytraditionsarespecialhabitsorcustomsthatyourfamilyhave.Forexample,inthefamilyofBillGates,hisparentskeepthetraditionofreadingwithchildren.Andwhat'sthetraditioninyourfamily?
21.WhattraditiondoesBillGates’familykeepwiththechildren?
A.Playing.B.Reading.C.Singing.D.Traveling
22.Whowouldbuyafilmticketforhismother?
A.BillB.JackC.NickD.YuXin
23.WhatdoJack’sparentsdowhenthefamilygettogether?
A.Theycookdeliciousfoods.
B.Theytalkaboutinterestingthings.
C.Theyhaveafamilytrip.
D.Theyplaygameswiththechildren.
24.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.FamilyTraditionsB.BirthdayParties
C.HolidayPlansD.HappyChildhood
B
Oneofthehighesthonorsforjournalists,writers,andmusicalcomposersisthePulitzerPrize.Firstawardedin1927,thePulitzerPrizehasbeenwonbyErnestHemingway,HarperLee,JohnF.Kennedy,andRodgersandHammerstein,amongothers.Aswithmanyfamousawards,thisprizewasnamedafteritsfounder,JosephPulitzer.
BorninHungary,JosephPulitzermovedtotheUnitedStatesin1864.Hewantedtobeareporter,buthestartedhisAmericanlifebyfightingintheAmericanCivilWar.Afterthewar,PulitzerworkedfortheGerman-languagenewspaper,theWestlichePost.Hisskillsasareporterwerewonderful,andhesoonbecameoneofthepaper’sowners.
In1978,Pulitzerwasabletostartanewspaperofhisown.Pulitzerwantedtoattracttheaveragereader,soheproducedexcitingstoriesofscandalandintrigue(丑闻和隐私).Suchawayiscommontoday,butinPulitzer’stimeitwasnewanddifferent.Thiswayledtothediscoveryofmanyexamplesofcorruption(堕落、腐败)bywell-knownpeople.
ThesuccessofJosephPulitzer’snewspapermadehimaverywealthyman,sohewantedtogivesomethingbacktohisprofession.Throughouthislateryears,heworkedtoestablishuniversityprogramsfortheteachingofjournalism,andhefoundedlotsofscholarshiptohelpjournalismstudents.Finally,hewantedtoleavealegacy(遗产)thatwouldencouragewriterstoremembertheimportanceofquality.Onhisdeath,hegavetwomilliondollarstoColumbiaUniversitysotheycouldawardprizestogreatwriters.
25.Whatcanweknowabout“JohnF.Kennedy”fromthepassage?
A.HewasinoneofthescandalsreportedonbyJosephPulitzer.
B.Hewasoneoftheinventorsofthefamousawards.
C.HewasoneofthepeoplewhoselectedthePulitzerwinners.
D.HewasoneofthewinnersofthePulitzerPrize.
26.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutJosephPulitzer?
A.Hewasrichevenwhenhewasyoung.
B.HewasareporterduringtheAmericanCivilWar.
C.HemovedtotheUnitedStatesfromHungary.
D.Hereceivedascholarshipwhenhewasatuniversity.
27.WhatmadeJosephPulitzer’spaperpopularwithpeople?
A.Storiesaboutthewar.B.Thespecialstories.
C.Famouswriter’swork.D.Hisownexperiences.
28.JosephPulitzerinventedthePulitzerPrizetoencourage.
A.writerstobettertheirworks
B.peopletorememberhisnameandsuccess
C.journalismstudentstoachievetheirgoals
D.readerstonoticetheworksofthePulitzerwinners
C
Expressionsaboutwaterarealmostascommonaswateritself.Butmanyoftheexpressionsusingwaterhaveunpleasantmeanings.Theexpression“tobeinhotwater”isoneofthem.
Beingin“deepwater”isalmostthesameasbeinginhotwater.Whenyouareindeepwater,youareinadifficultposition.Imagineapersonwhocannotswimbeingthrowninwateroverhishead.Youareindeepwaterwhenyouarefacingaproblemthatyoudonothavetheabilitytosolve.Theproblemistoodeep.Youcanbeindeepwater,forexample,ifyouinvestinstockswithoutknowinganythingaboutthestockmarket.
“Tokeepyourheadabovewater”isacolorfulexpressionthatmeansstayingoutofdebt.Acompanyseekstokeepitsheadabovewaterduringeconomichardtimes.Amanwholoseshisjobtriestokeephisheadabovewateruntilhefindsanewjob.“Wateroverthedam”isanotherexpressionaboutapastevent.Itissomethingthatisfinished.Itcannotbechanged.Theexpressioncomesfromtheideathatwaterthathasflowedoveradamcannotbebroughtbackagain.
“Throwingcoldwater”alsoisanexpressionthatdealswithideasorproposals.Itmeansnottolikeanidea.Forexample,youwanttobuyanewcarbecausetheoldonehassomeproblems.Butyourwife“throwscoldwater”ontheideabecauseshesaysanewcarcoststoomuch.
29.Whichsituationareyouin,ifyouareinhotwater?
A.Acomfortablesituation.
B.Anembarrassingsituation.
C.Adangeroussituation
D.Adifficultsituation
30.Accordingtothetext,whatshouldamandoinordertokeephisheadabovewater?
A.Investinstocks.
B.Makemoremoney.
C.Worklesshard.
D.Jumpintodeepwater.
31.Accordingtothelastparagraph,ifsomeonethrowscoldwateronyouridea,itmeanshe/she.
A.wantstoworkharder
B.isinadifficultsituation
C.doesn’tlikeyouridea
D.ishappyaboutyouridea
D
It’struethatmanydadsinthewildaren’tinterestedinparenting,buttherearesomethatworkprettyhardtogivetheirlittleonesagoodstart.Maybeoneofthesedadswillmakeyourememberyourowndad.
Themalegiantwaterbug(雄性负子蝽)doesn’tseemtomindaheavyloadonhisbackforhiskids.Thefemaleputsabout100to150eggsonthebackofthemale,andthensheleaves.Oncethefemaleisgone,themalehastolookaftertheeggs.Itusuallytakesoneortwoweeksfortheeggstohatch(孵化).Thefathergiantwaterbugjumpsaroundtomakesurethegrowingeggsgetenoughairandwater.Allthistimehecan’tflybecauseoftheweightoftheeggsgrowingrapidlyonhisback.
Nowlet’sturntothemalesticklebackfish.Whenthemotherleavesafterlayinghereggs,thefathertendshisyoung.Iftheyoungfishgotoofaraway,theirfatherhelpswiththeirsafereturnbycarryingthembackinhismouth.Themalesticklebacklooksafterallhisyoung—asmanyas100—untiltheycanliveontheirown.
Asimilarexamplecanbefoundinemperorpenguinslivingincoldareas.Themaleemperorpenguingoeswithoutfoodwhilelookingafterhisegguntilithatches.Forabout62to67days,theeggstaysontopofthefather’sfeet,inverycoldtemperaturesthatdropdownto-39︒C.Asaresult,thefathermaylosenearly50percentofhisbodyweightwhilewaitingforhisbabypenguintobeborn.
32.Whatdoweknowaboutthegiantwaterbug?
A.Theeggsgrowonthefather’sback.
B.Itisunabletofly.
C.Themalemustkeepstilltohatchtheeggs.
D.Thefemalelooksafterhereggstogetherwiththemale.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3mean?
A.Waitsfor.B.Forgetsabout.C.Takescareof.D.Losescontrolof.
34.Duringthehatchingperiod,themaleemperorpenguin________.
A.can’tstandthecoldtemperatureB.isfedbythefemale
C.triestolosesomeweightD.isunabletoeat
35.Whatisthemainideao