四川省广安市第二中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题

广安二中2016年春高2015级半期考试

英 语 试 题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷 (选择题 三部分 共90分)

第一部分：听力（共两小节，满分30分）

第一节：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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What will the boy probably do first? A. Do his homework. B. Organize the games. C. Do the housework. 2. Where is the man going? A. Mott Street. B. Elm Street. C. Black street

3. How many dogs do they have? A. 7 B. 4 C. 3 4. Who is the woman probably? A. John’s secretary B. Mr. Graham’s secretary C. The man’s boss

5. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The fire broke out yesterday. B. The fire didn’t spread. C. No one died in the fire. 第二节：听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Who is the woman?

A. The man’s good friend. B. The man’s next door neighbor. C. The man’s downstairs neighbor.

7. Why does the woman come to the man’s house? A. To join his party. B. To chat with him.

C. To complain (抱怨) about the noise. 8. What will the man do next? A. End the party soon.

B. Turn down the radio. C. Get the woman some drinks. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Where does the conservation take place?

A. At home. B. At school. C. In a hotel. 10. Why doesn’t the woman want to wear the clothes in the drawer? A. They haven’t been washed. B. They are not in style. C. They belong to her sister. 11. What did her sister leave behind?

A. A hat B. A skirt. C. A dress. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What does the man mean by “Roman wasn’t built in a day”? A. The woman should rest for a day.

B. The woman should take her time to study English. C. The woman should go abroad to learn English.

13. What does the man think is the key to speaking English well? A. Practice.

B. Speaking with native speakers. C. Listening to the radio.

14. What do language learners pay less attention to sometimes? A. Cultural background. B. Vocabulary. C. Grammar rules. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What does the woman do?

A. A nurse. B. A doctor. C. A teacher. 16. Who does the woman help? A. Children with disabilities. B. Children without parents. C. Children with deadly diseases. 17. When does she leave the hospital？

A. At about 7:15. B. At about 8:15. C. At about 9:00. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How many activities are arranged in September? A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

19. Why don’t students have any special activities in November? A. Christmas is coming.

B. Many foreign teachers will come then.

C. The midterm exam is in November. 20. When is the final exam?

A. In December. B. In January. C. In February. 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)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

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The Big Wedding Actor: Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro

The Big Wedding is about a modern family holding a weekend wedding celebration. To make their adult children and friends happy, the long divorced(离婚) couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced（被迫） to play the happy couple because of their son’s wedding. With all guests looking on, the Griffins are forced to face their past, present and future. To come out on Oct. 26, 2012.

Teddy Bear Director（导演）: Seth MacFarlane, the creator（创造者） of Family Guy

He brings his way of humor to the big screen for the first time as writer, director and voice star of Teddy. In the play, he tells the story of John Bennett, a grown man who must deal with the lovely teddy bear who came to life as the result of a children wish... and has refused to leave his side ever since. To be released on July 13, 2012.

The Impossible Actor: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor

Maria, Henry and their sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But on the morning of December 26th , as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas party the night before, a scaring noise rises up from the center of the earth. As Maria freezes in fear, a huge wall of water runs toward her. Based on a true story, The Impossible is the unforgettable experience of a family caught in the worst natural disaster of our time, with tens of thousands of strangers. It is planned to be on Dec. 21, 2012. 21. Which of the following is based on a true story?

A. The Big Wedding B. Teddy Bear C. The Impossible D. Family Guy 22. Which of the following is WRONG?

A. Don and Ellie Griffin play the happy couple because of the wedding B. Family Guy was another film created by Seth MacFarlane C. The Impossible is planned to be on Dec. 21, 2012. D. Robert De Niro is the director of The Big Wedding 23. Where can you read the passages in a newspaper?

A. Science and Technology B. Entertainment C. Music D. Sports B

In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.

The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 24. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________. A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want to be happy

C. don’t want others to know they are rich

D. want others to know or to think that they are rich

25. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to ________. A. live in apartments B. live in New York city C. live outside New York City D. have many neighbors

26 Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is ________.

A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name

27. According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses. A. impossible B. interesting C. correct D. good

C

My daughter is 5 years old，and since she was three months old，people have been asking us， “When are you having another?”At first，I’d answer“we’11 see，”because at the time，we were undecided，not financially stable，and just learning how to be parents．Over time we decided that one is good for us．“Poor baby，she’s going to be so lonely!”I have grown accustomed to these remarks．

But this week，I read a post that made my head spin．Andrew Kardon，a blogger at The Stir， said，“Parents who choose to have one child are just being selfish．”He says“I understand some people are unable to have more than one kid due to medical or financial circumstances．I’m not talking about them．I’m talking about the couple who decide it’s a lot of work and they like having their freedom，so they stop at one．”

I absolutely disagree．First，it is a very hard job to raise a child．Even in a two-income-earning household，the stress of having a child is huge just to meet a child’s basic needs．Let’s not get into all the extras that start piling on as they grow older．Second，and just as equally important，is time．Carving out time for just yourself is hard enough，but when you have a family，you want to be there for everything．If you are a working parent，it’s a hard balancing act between career，play，kids，and also spending time with your partner．For me，I wouldn’t be able to do half the things if I had more children．There are some parents that do this well，and I high five them．But that is not me．

Whether it be one child or twenty，this parenting business is no joke and not everyone can handle what comes in the job description．I believe recognizing that you only have the strength to raise one child，and raise that child to the best of your ability is actually something to be admired．

28. According to Kardon，_______．

A．parents choose to have only one child for the same reasons

B．some parents choose to have one child for their own freedom C．all parents who choose to have only one child are selfish D．some parents are not allowed to have more than one child 29．By saying “I read a post that made my head spin”，the author wants to________． A．express his or her anger

B．complain about his or her headache C．tell us his or her disappointment D．show his or her disagreement．

30．Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to the underlined phrase? A．doubt B．envy C．congratulate D．thank 31．What could be the best title of the article?

A．One child or more? B．Selfish or not? C．Hard or easy D．Lonely or not?

D

The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur self-governing region，and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province，has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours.

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