四川省宜宾第三中学学年高一下学期中考试英语试题.docx

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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