重庆八中2015-2016学年度(上)半期考试英语试题.doc

重庆八中20152016学年度（上）半期考试高2018级英语试题命题：罗来莉 王谞 审核：杨萍 打印：王谞 校对：王谞 （英语试题卷共12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。）一、听力（共两节，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. Why cant the speakers go boating?A. Its too hot out.B. Its too cloudy now.C. A storm is coming.2. How many more group interviews will the man have at least?A. 1. B. 2. C. 33. What is the mans probable job?A. A shop assistant.B. A waiter.C. A factory worker.4. How does the man feel about having guests?A. He thinks they bring good luck.B. He doesnt usually like it.C. He only likes having family over.5. How does the woman sound?A. Nervous. B. Sad. C. Angry.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Where is the nightlight?A. In a drawer. B. On the wall. C. On the bed.7. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Friends. C. Husbands and wife.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What are the speakers talking about at the beginning?A. Laptops. B. Smartphones. C. Flat screen TVs.9. What does the man think about Steve Jobs?A. He was only a good businessman.B. He was just a nice guy.C. He was a genius.10. How does the woman probably feel about Apple?A. She loves Apple products.B. She doesnt care much about it. C. She wants to find out more about it.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What does the woman think about the mans car?A. Its very clean.B. Its in a terrible mess.C. The outside needs to be washed.12. Who did the man give a ride to?A. His friends dad.B. The womans brother.C. His classmate.13. How does the judge feel about messy(乱糟糟的) cars?A. He is very embarrassed by them.B. Only poor people have them.C. They show the owner has an organized mind. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. How does the man respond to the womans eating chocolate?A. Surprised. B. Glad C. Understanding15. How long has the woman in the story been eating chocolate?A. About 25 years. B. About 75 years. C. About 100 years.16. Why will the woman buy chocolate bars in big package?A. To save her time.B. To have plenty of them every day.C. To save money.17. What does the man think about the womans plan?A. Its not very good for her health.B. She should give it a try.C. Its better than exercising.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。18. What can we learn about The Tonight Show?A. It starts at 10:30 p.m.B. It used to be on Saturday.C. Its the longest running show ever.19. Who is the current host of The Tonight Show?A. Johnny Carson. B. Jimmy Fallon. C. Jay Leno.20. What is the hosts interview style like?A. Serious and formal.B. Curious and intelligent.C. Relaxed and natural. 二、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21. Honey, lets go to a movie. I feel so _.Not now, sweetie. I have to get everything _ for the meeting tomorrow.A. boring; organizingB. bored; organizing C. boring; organized D. bored; organized22. With _ help of echo-location system, its now very easy to locate _ group of fish or any other sea animals. A. the; the B. the; a C. a; a D. a; the23. Its so hot in here! You wouldnt mind my opening the window, would you? _. It is indeed very hot. A. Yes, of course. B. By all means. C. No, not at all. D. Sure.24. The relationship between teachers and students is very formal in countries like France, German, and Spain, _ discipline and respect for the teachers is considered very important. A. which B. how C. where D. what25. The happy couple had just won the lotterya trip to Alaska, with all the expenses _.A. coveredB. coveringC. to be covered D. being covered26. I always disagree with it when people say “The food in Chongqing is almost everything like _ of Chengdu”. A. them B. it C. those D. that27. I dont know if she will come, but if she _, I will let her know that you stopped by.A. did B. does C. will D. would28. After breaking the vase, the boy avoided _ by telling his father a lie.A. to punish B. punishing C. being punished D. been punishing 29. What did the teacher just say?He said that sound _ faster in the air than in the water.A. traveled B. travels C. will travel D. would travel30. Jack, _ but you music is going too loud.Oh, I am terribly sorry. I will turn it down right now.A. I really hate to say this B. Id love to talk with youC. I need you helpD. I cant believe you did this三、完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。When I was a little girl, I used to walk with my grandmother up a quiet road. Grandma and I would chat about this and that, or wed just walk in 31 , enjoying the outdoors and each others company. Yet, for me, these times were not just a(n) 32 to be with my grandmother. These 33 were treasure hunts.More often than not, money would be 34 with the gravel (沙粒) and dust at the roads edge. Not lots of it a penny here. Sometimes, on really 35 days, Id find more than a quarter (25分硬币).Some days, I wouldnt find anything. Other days, Id come back with more than twenty-five cents. 36 back now, it was not even the 37 that was such a big deal; it was the joy of 38 . It made me feel so 39 . Yet, it wasnt until years later that that simple 40 came to mean so much more to me than simply a childs happiness. My mother told me a truth that I had never 41 .“Remember when you used to walk with Grandma up Cummings Road?” she started the conversation. All those years, she 42 , my grandfather used to drive up and down the walking route (路线), 43 change for me to find so that I was 44 . He never told me himself. I remembered how hed smile 45 I dug my findings out of my pocket to show him. Id never imagined that he was the one 46 for it.My grandfather wasnt a man who 47 me often as a child, but I had 48 doubted his love for me. Now, I knew, he had given me joy in ways I hadnt even connected to him. Now, every once in a while, when I take a walk down the street, I drop a penny or two, I 49 some small child finding it, delighted at the discovery. Theyll never know someone put it there 50 for them to find. But thats part of the joy. Thanks, Grandpa.31. A excitementB. secretC. silenceD. joy32. A. honorB. adventureC. chanceD. favor33. A. gamesB. walksC. habitsD. plans34. A. mixedB. facedC. crowdedD. armed35. A. sunny B. rainyC. luckyD. bad36. A. LookingB. HoldingC. ComingD. Dating37. A. personB. chatC. moneyD. weather38. A. nature B. discoveryC. travelD. work39. A. specialB. popularC. creativeD. intelligent40. A. reportB. dreamC. kindnessD. memory 41. A. believedB. missedC. expectedD. admitted42. A. whisperedB. explainedC. continuedD. agreed43. A. passingB. makingC. sendingD. dropping 44. A. amazedB. disappointedC. annoyedD. worried45. A. thoughB. unless C. untilD. when46. A. readyB. famousC. fitD. responsible 47. A. huggedB. respectedC. beatD. scolded48. A. alwaysB. neverC. sometimesD. often49. A. noticeB. imagineC. keepD. have50. A. by accident B. by mistakeC. on purpose D. on time四、阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）A ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia, my husband, Rashid, stayedina hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport. He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork prepared again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can (垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.51. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping B. Find a house C. Join his family D. Take his family52. The girls parents got Rashids phone number from _.A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policemanC. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney53. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. Showed B. Sent out C. transported D. Gave back54. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia. B. Living in a New Country.C. Turning Trash to Treasure. D. In Search of New Friends.BExploit your parking spaceAn unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. Put an advertisement for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.Rent a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.Make money during special eventsDont want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space. Live on set Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.Use your roof You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.55. If you earn 5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _.A. 800 B. 500 C. 4500 D.500056. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?A. On Letpark. B. On Roomspare. C. On Grashpadder. D. On Roommateeasy.57. If you want to use energy free, you have to _.A. sign an agreement with the government B. pay around 14,000 for the equipmentC. sell the roof to some energy companies D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years58. For whom the text most probably written?A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers. C. House owners. D. Online companiesCHave you ever monitored something about yourself? Perhaps youve tracked how many kilometers youve run, how many hours youve slept or how many calories youve eaten in a day. If so, youve taken part in a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement.” Individuals gather information about their daily activities in this popular movement, also called self-tracking. This may sound difficult, but technology is making the process easier. Perhaps youve wanted to change a bad habit but couldnt. Self-tracking may be your answer. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze them to help form a healthier lifestyle. Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly published wearable things, are making self-tracking extremely easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone Up, Google Glass or a smart watch to record personal data including sleeping hours, stress levels, heart rate and mood. So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to know what foods make him sleepy and watch his diet. Monitoring daily activities isnt a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal. Similarly, doctors have also helped patients to record parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies, headaches and other health problems. However, it wasnt until 2007 that magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, invented the term “Quantified Self.” Wolf says that the new tools will change our sense of self with the purpose of making us more effective in the world. While self-tracking doesnt guarantee that ones quality of life will improve, it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily. After all, the Quantified Self Movements focus is motivating people to apply（应用） enough energy to make healthier choices. 59. People choose self-tracking because _.A. it collects personal data and leads to self-improvementsB. it records how many hours you sleep a dayC. it watches your eating habits D. it increases your body movement 60. The writer mentions tools such as smartphones and apps in Paragraph 4 to show _.A. we depend too much on themB. it is easy to do self-tracking C. they do harm to peoples healthD. equipment is necessary to do self-tracking 61. Self-tracking was firstly put forward by _.A. scientists of Data Speaks Health Solutions B. athletes and their coachesC. doctors and their patientsD. two magazine editors 62. You can find this article in the part of _.A. EducationB. EntertainmentC. HealthD. SportsDHave you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (声称) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a birds song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.63. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually _.A. an expression of happiness B. a way of warningC. an expression of anger D. a way of greeting64. What is a birds “territory”?A. A place where families of other species are not accepted.B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.C. An area for which birds fight against each other.D. An area which a bird considers to be its own.65. One reason for birds singing at nesting season is that _.A. they want to invite more friends B. they want to find outsiders aroundC. their singing helps get rid of their fears D. their singing helps frighten outsiders away66. How does the writer explain birds singing?A. By comparing birds with human beings. B. By reporting experiment results.C. By describing birds daily life. D. By telling a birds story. E A mornings train ride away, across the Channel（海峡）. English kids talk about Liverpools soccer team in a Paris pub. Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London. In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival(对手) cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities”. These days, it might be A Tale of One City. As jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But London feels more full of life, and more fu