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重庆南开中学2018级高一（上）半期考试英语试题 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第i卷（共115分）第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）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 is the man doing ? a. offering a suggestion .b. starting an argument .c. stopping a fight .2. what does the man think of himself ? a. he should have a free lunch . b. his salary is not high . c. he works hard .3. when will the party be held ? a. on friday .b. on saturday .c. on sunday .4. what do we know about the man ? a. he has worked with the woman for 12 years . b. he thinks the prices in the store are too high . c. he has a slight hearing problem .5. what will the man probably do today ? a. have some guests over .b. go shopping .c. go to a post office .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2至4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。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出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至8题。6. where does the conversation take place ? a. in a drugstore .b. in the hospital .c. on the street .7. what will the man do next ? a. pick up something .b. wait for someone .c. go back home .8. what does the woman think of the man ? a. he is impatient .b. he is clever .c. he is helpful .听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. who is dan the bear ? a. a fisherman .b. a singer .c. a dolphin（海豚）trainer .10. how will the woman inform the security officers ? a. by putting up a notice .b. by telephone .c. by radio .11. what will the woman do before going to the bar ? a. go to the barbers .b. by telephone .c. by radio .听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. who are the speakers ? a. students .b. teachers .c. clerks .13. how did the woman feel about her weekend ? a. it was exciting .b. it was satisfying .c. it was boring .14. what did the man do on saturday ? a. he played sports .b. he visited someone .c. he watched movies .听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what did the woman put on the calendar（日历）? a. the picture of the community（社区）. b. the schedule of community events . c. interesting stories .16. what is the man worried about ? a. neighborhood safety . b. shopping convenience . c. schools in the community .17. why will there be a party ? a. to celebrate a festival . b. to welcome some new people . c. to celebrate a birthday .听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what is true about deep springs college ? a. its located in a college town . b. its library is often crowded with students . c. its school buildings are ancient .19. how many books are there in the library ? a. 70000 .b. 17000 .c. 9000 .20. what can students at deep springs do in their spare time ? a. take a walk in the mountains . b. go to the cinema . d. watch tv .第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分50分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 请从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答案题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21. it is _ great fun to play with kids for _ old , which brings sunshine to their lives . a. / ; theb. / ; anc. a ; thed. a ; an22. the cost of renting a house in the area around three gorges square is much higher than _ in any other area in shapingba district . a. itb. onec. thisd. that23. ill go and see you off at the airport this afternoon . - thanks , but the plane _ at 5:45 , and you will be still working . a. takes offb. is going to take off c. took offd. will take off24. here is a report in the paper about a 110-year-old man . - my god ! i cant imagine _ that old . a. beingb. to have beenc. to bed. having been25. with their son _ a foreign college now , the parents have some problems with money now and then . a. to attendb. attendingc. attendedd. attends26. sally shows great interest in this poem now , but she thought it boring _ she read it . a. at the first timeb. the first timec. for the first timed. at first27. oh , youve got a good job . do you really work here ? - no , susan . i _ out until the manager comes back . a. just helpedb. will just helpc. am just helpingd. have just helped28. those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _ sight matters more than hearing . a. whenb. whosec. whichd. where29. we will _ the exam result on the wall this friday afternoon . a. get offb. take offc. put upd. go up30. this hotel wasnt _ that other hotel that we went to . a. as half good asb. good as half as c. half as good asd. as good as half31. will $200 _ the cost of the damage ? - im afraid not . i need at least $100 more . a. includeb. affordc. containd. cover32. how do you find the play ? - terrible ! ive never seen _ one . a. a betterb. a worsec. a goodd. a bad33. mother told me to play with our little guest . _ , though unwillingly . a. so i didb. i didntc. so did i d. neither i did34. by now , the number of animals in the zoo _ from thirty to more than three hundred . a. had grownb. has been growingc. have grownd. has grown .35. may i ask a question after class , sir ? - _ , but not during my lunch break . a. im sorryb. absolutelyc. any timed. go ahead第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。on a sunny friday , joseph brenda bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees . rolling down the windows to 36 in fresh air , she settled back to enjoy her lunch . suddenly she 37 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot . before she came to 38 what would happen , the man was there , shouting through her window , “ get out ! ”brenda 39 .pulling open her door , the man caught her 40 the neck and hair , and threw her out of the car onto the ground . she screamed , grabbing her purse and the 41 .two reporters of the local newspaper , robert bruce and jeff jackson , just outside their office building on a 42 , heard the screams and began running .when they 43 brendas car , the attacker had jumped into the drivers seat and was 44 searching for the keys . bruce opened the door , and he and jackson dragged the man out . the attacker 45 back . but even in his panic , he was no 46 for the two athletic men .reggie miller , a worker of the local newspaper , heard the screams , too . he rushed back to the office to 47 the police , and then ran back with some plastic ropesused to tie up newspapers .with his arms 48 tight behind him , the prisoner looked up and said 49 , “ i hope you guys feel good about yourselvesyou just caught one of the most wanted men . ” they 50 him and waited for the police .later , bruce and jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 51 carjacker（劫车者）and suspected murderer , whose 52 - but with a full head of hairhad been recently printed in their own newspaper .brenda considers herself lucky 53 she suffered injuries . she believes the story might have had a 54 ending if those good people had not come to her aid . “ unfortunately , ” she said , “ many people would 55 have done what they did , and thats the real truth . ”36. a. bringb. letc. gatherd. send37. a. recognizedb. watchedc. noticedd. met38. a. realizeb. understandc. imagined. conclude39. a. escapedb. struggledc. refusedd. obeyed40. a. byb. aroundc. withd. on41. a. doorb. pizzac. ropesd. keys42. a. tripb. visitc. breakd. holiday43. a. startedb. stoppedc. enteredd. reached44. a. carefullyb. madlyc. disappointedlyd. patiently45. a. foughtb. turnedc. jumpedd. shouted46. a. matchb. targetc. equald. companion47. a. remindb. phonec. invited. beg48. a. rolledb. foldedc. bentd. tied49. a. angrilyb. kindlyc. coldlyd. warmly50. a. caughtb. thankedc. comfortedd. ignored51. a. ordinaryb. professionalc. honestd. outstanding52. a. pictureb. backgroundc. characterd. story53. a. andb. butc. thoughd. when54. a. magicb. similarc. stranged. different55. a. sometimesb. neverc. oftend. forever第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aa couple of years ago , while driving through the outskirts of seattle , we got pulled over aside a street . a middle-aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome（找茬的）at first . he said , “ you were speeding . where are you going in such a hurry ? ” our guitarist , tim , told him that we were on our way to wisconsin to play a show . then his attitude towards us totally changed . he asked , “ oh , so you boys are in a band ? ” we told him that we were . he then asked all the usual band questions about the type of music we played , and how long we had been at it .suddenly , he stopped and said , “ tim , you want to get out of this ticket , dont you ? ” tim said , “ yes . ” so the officer asked him to step out of the car . the rest of us , inside the car , didnt know what to think as we watched the policeman talk to tim . then the policeman put tim in the back of the police car and threw the car into reverse（倒车）, stopping a few feet in back of our car .now we suddenly felt frightened . we didnt know if we were all going to prison . suddenly , the policemans voice came over in a loudspeaker . he said , “ ladies and gentlemen , for the first time ever , we have tim here singing on route 90 . ” later we knew , the policeman had told tim that if he sang one of our songs over the loudspeaker in the police car , we would get out of the ticket . seconds later , tim started screaming into the receiver . the policeman enjoyed the performance , and sent us on our way without a ticket .56. for what reason did the policeman stop the boys ? a. because they drove too fast . b. because they were late for their show . c. because they didnt see the policeman . d. because they had to answer the band questions .57. the policeman became friendly to the boys when he knew they _ . a. were famous singersb. were driving for a show c. didnt break the traffic rulesd. promised him a performance58. the underlined word “ ticket ” in paragraph 2 means “ a piece of paper that _ ” . a. allows you to enter a cinema b. shows the price or size in a shop c. shows that you have paid to travel on a bus d. orders you to pay money because you have done something wrong59. how did the boys probably feel when they went on their way again ? a. happy .b. calm .c. angry .c. frightened .ban english writer wrote a book describing a trip to the moon , where the explorers discovered a lot of underground cities . the explorers expressed their surprise to the “ moon people ” they met . in turn , the “ moon people ” expressed their surprise . “ why , ” they asked , “ are you traveling to outer space when you dont even use your inner space ? ”the writer could only imagine travel to the moon . in 1969 , human beings really did land on the moon . people today know that there are no underground cities on the moon . however , the question that the “ moon people ” asked is still an interesting one . a growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it .underground system are already in place . many cities have underground car parks . in some cities , such as tokyo , seoul and montreal , there are large underground shopping areas . the “ chunnel ” , a tunnel（隧道）connecting england and france , is now complete .but what about underground cities ? japans taisei corporation is designing a network of underground systems called “ alice clues . ” the designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats , offices , shopping , and so on . a solar dome（太阳能穹顶）would cover the whole city .supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earths space . the surface , they say , can be used for farms , parks , gardens , and wilderness . the “ moon people ” would agree . would you ?60. the explorers in the book were surprised to find that the “ moon people ” _ . a. knew so much about the earthb. understood their language c. lived in so many underground citiesd. were ahead of them in space technology61. what does the underlined word “ it ” ( paragraph 2 ) refer to ? a. discovering the moons inner spaceb. using the earths inner space c. meeting the “ moon people ” againd. traveling to outer space62. what sort of underground systems are already here with us ? a. offices , shopping areas , power stationsb. tunnels , car parks , shopping areas c. gardens , car parks , power stationsd. tunnels , gardens , offices .63. what would be the best title for the text ? a. alice citiescities of the futureb. space travel in a book c. enjoy living undergroundd. building down , not upchenry loomis served as director of the voice of america for seven years starting in 1958 . mr. loomis played an important role in creating the special english service .henry loomis was born in 1919 in tuxedo park , new york . his father was alfred lee loomis , a well-off new york city businessman . in 1940 , henry loomis dropped out of harvard university to join the united states navy . he was able to put to good use his knowledge of radar technology that he had learned about because of his fathers work . after graduating at the top in his naval（海军的）training class , henry loomis became a teacher at the navys radar training school in hawaii . he left the navy in 1946 and later finished his graduate studies .henry loomis later moved to washington , d.c. to begin another stage of his career in public service . he held positions in the department of defense and other agencies . in 1958 , he became director of the voice of america .during his travels around the world , mr. loomis saw that english was becoming an important international language . he believed that it was important to make english easier to understand by listeners of voa broadcasts whose native language was not english . so mr. loomis asked voa program manager barry zorthian to develop a way to broadcast to listeners with a limited knowledge of english .the first voice of america broadcast in special english took place on october 19th , 1959 . critics at the time said the fund（资金）was limited , while the important matter was that special english method of broadcasting at a slower speed with a limited vocabulary would never work . however , voa began soon to receive hundreds of letters from listeners praising the program . special english programs became some of the most popular on voa .64. we know from the second paragraph that henry loomis _ . a. was born in a poor familyb. achieved good grades in harvard c. received a masters degreed. used to be a pilot in the army65. henry used to be all the following except _ . a. an instructor at a schoolb. the voa program manager c. an official in the governmentd. someone who quitted school66. those who were against his ideas of special english programs said _ . a. it was unnecessary to broadcast special english programs b. it would cost too much to make special english programs c. special english wouldnt be very popular with listeners d. special english couldnt help listeners improve their english67. in which part of the voa program will you probably find this story ? a. people in americab. the making of a nation c. in the newsd. explorationsdnot all memories are sweet . some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences . violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars . often they relive（再体验）these experiences in nightmares .now american researchers think they are close to developing a pill , which will help people forget bad memories . the pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience . they hope it might reduce , or possibly erase（抹去）, the effect of painful memories .in november , experts tested a drug on people in the us and france . the drug stops the body releasing（释放）chemicals that fix memories in the brain . so far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced , not that the memories are erased .the research has caused a great deal of argument . some think it is a bad idea , while others support it .supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war . they say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories .“ some memories can ruin peoples lives . they come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare . they usually come with very painful emotions , ” said roger pitman , a professor at harvard medical school . “ this could reduce lot of that suffering . ”but those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity（特质）. they also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past .“ all of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are . im not sure we want to wipe those memories out , ” said rebecca dresser , a medical expert .68. the passage is mainly about _ . a. a new medical invention b. a way of erasing painful memories c. an introduction to the function of a new pill d. an argument about the research on the pill69. the drug tested on pe