四川省成都十八中高2020级2020年高三英语秋季半期考试

高2020级2020年秋季半期考试（科目：英语 考试时间：120分钟 命题人：唐娜）第I卷（选择题 共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）1. What does the man mean?A. The woman should take a bus to the station.B. The woman should walk to the station.C. The woman should take a taxi to the station.2. Where does the woman live now?A. In New York.B. In Chicago.C. In Boston.3. Does Jane know David Brown?A. She doesnt know him.B. She knows something about him. C. She knows him very well.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A. They are neighbors.B. They are classmates.C. They are not from the same country.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a clothing store.B. At the womans home.C. In the sitting room.第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）听第6段对话，回答第67题。6. Who is the best swimmer?A. Tom.B. Jack.C. Mary.7. What did the coach want them to do?A. To have a fun swimming.B. To follow the rules.C. To watch the time.听第7段对话，回答第810题。8. What does the woman say about the fountain?A. It arouses a lot of interest.B. it makes a beautiful centerpiece.C. It is not too good.9. How many feet is the fountain able to shoot water into the air?A. 145 feet.B. 165 feet.C. 175 feet.10. What kind of light is used to illuminate the fountain?A. Bright light.B. Flashing light.C. Colored light.听第8段对话，回答第1113题。11. When did the conversation take place?A. Before Johns vacation.B. After Johns vacation.C. During Johns vacation.12. Which highway did the family take from Denver?A. Highway 40.B. Highway 14.C. Highway 15.13. Which of following statement is TRUE?A. They had a good time although they met with some difficulties.B. They visited all the places they wanted to see.C. They had their car repaired when they got home.听第9段对话，回答第1416题。14. Where does the speech probably take place?A. In a museum.B. In a restaurant.C. In the speakers home.15. What is the kitchen like?A. Its full of wooden tables.B. It can hold hundreds of people.C. It is a big room with a high ceiling.16. What does the speech mainly suggest?A. The home design tells us about social changes.B. The kitchen is always the center of family life.C. The family kitchen should be well designed.听第10段对话，回答第1720题。17. What did Johnny go to the bank for?A. To open an account.B. To cash his checks.C. To check his cash.18. How much money did Johnny want to cash?A. 100.B. $ 100.C. 1,000.19. Why did the clerk ask for Johnnys passport?A. He needed to know his nationality.B. He had to check his identity.C. He wanted him to sign his name on it.20. How did the story end?A. Johnny went back to get his passport.B. Johnny sang a song for them.C. Johnny picked up the check and walked away.第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分)21. Its a good piece of work, _ a few slight faults.A. as well asB. exceptC. besidesD. apart from22. The book was written in 1946, _ the education system has witnessed great changes.A. whenB. during whichC. since thenD. since when23. How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customer?The key _the problem is to meet the demand _ by the customers.A. to solving; makingB. to solving; madeC. to solve; makingD. to solve; made24. This old stone bridge, built _ the villagers expense, was named _ a young man, who was killed in a rescuing a drowning boy.A. for; afterB. with; forC. at; afterD. with; after25. Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one _.A. blamedB. blamingC. to blameD. to be blamed26. Weather _, well go for a picnic.A. allowingB. permittingC. permitsD. allows27. _ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.A. So successful her business wasB. So successful was her businessC. So her business was successfulD. So was her successful business28. _ on a park bench and _ the brightly colored leaves_ gently to the ground, he felt at peace with the world.A. Sitting; watching; fallB. To sit; watch; fallingC. Sitting; watching; to fallD. To sit; watching; falling29. For several months no difficulty _, but once we were nearly caught out by the headmaster.A. raisedB. roseC. arousedD. arose30. The seriously ill man thinks it doesnt matter _ he will die, but _ matters much is _ he lives.A. why; what; thatB. that; it; thatC. how; what; howD. how; it; how31. It seems that the old woman isnt _ satisfied with the decision.A. togetherB. altogetherC. in allD. in total32. In order not to be found, I will spend the night _ in your room.A. lockingB. lockedC. to lockD. lock33. To every one of us present_ the honor for the great success.A. belongsB. belongingC. is belongedD. are belonged34. The project was _ for its usefulness and easiness of execution.A. weighedB. measuredC. estimatedD. evaluated35. Some people like drinking coffee, for it has _ effects.A. promotingB. stimulatingC. enhancingD. encouraging第二节:完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分, 满分30分）Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his _36_ and traveling.Then, after returning to the United States from a _37_ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the _38_ of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place _39_ him. The material between his bones became _40_.In less than one week after his return, he could not _41_. Every move that he _42_ was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins problem and he might never _43_ over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up _44_ Mr. Cousins thought that _45_ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. _46_, he felt that happy thoughts or _47_ might cure his illness.He began to _48_ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the _49_ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. _50_ the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could _51_ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping _52_ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well _53_ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for _54_. After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to _55_.36. A. timeB. holidayC. sleepD. work37 A. boringB. tiringC. dangerousD. pleasant38. A. topB. degreeC. problemD. limit39. A. fromB. aroundC. insideD. beside40. A. weakB. illC. falseD. painful41. A. speakB. breatheC. standD. see42. A. madeB. didC. tookD. gave43. A. lookB. getC. turnD. think44. A. effortB. hopeC. treatmentD. arrangement45. A. foolishB. unusualC. funnyD. unhappy46. A. InsteadB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Otherwise47. A. sleepB. travelC. laughterD. television48. A. rescueB. operateC. tryD. experiment49. A. dayB. weekC. monthD. year50. A. PromisingB. DecidingC. DoubtingD. Recognizing51. A. inventB. beginC. continueD. prove52. A. untilB. wheneverC. unlessD. so that53. A. soonB. completelyC. slowlyD. enough54. A. exerciseB. illnessC. restD. pleasure55. A. powerB. senseC. healthD. happiness第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AWhen I was struggling with cancer a few years ago, my wife and I formed our own “couple caution circle”. Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress, my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages of my illness, and one day a doctor brought particularly frightening news. Staring at my reports, he said in a low voice, “It doesnt look like youre going to make it.”Before I could ask him a question, my wife stood up, handed me my clothes , adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and said , “Lets get out of here .This man is a risk to your health.” As she helped me struggle to the door, the doctor came near us. “Stay back,” demanded my wife. “Stay away from us.”As we walked together down the hall, the doctor attempted to catch up with us. “Keep going ,” said my wife , pushing the intravenous (静脉注射的) stand . “Were going to talk to someone who really knows what is going on.” Then she held up her hand to the doctor. “Dont come any closer to us.”The two of us moved as one. We escaped to the safety and hope of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with conclusion. I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone.56From the passage we know .Ahearing that the husband was not going to make it , the wife went out of her mindBthe wifes decision in crisis (危机) contributed to the husbands wellnessCthe husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistakeDthe husband became weaker and weaker as a result of the treatment conducted by the doctor57Whats the authors feeling when writing the passage ?AAngry .BThankful .CExcited .DSad58What can be inferred from the passage ?AThe wife was a woman hard to get along with .BThe doctor was a dangerous man .CThe wife loved her husband very muchDThe husband was a man who believed everything would be OK .59What would be the best title for the passage ?AA Happy Couple In Crisis BStruggle With CancerCIn Crisis , Become As One DDont Believe The DoctorBWe arranged that Kissinger（基辛格）would fly to Vietnam early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back. There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then with President Yaphas help, he would be taken to an airport where a Pakistani jet would fly him over the mountains to China.Kissingers trip was given the name Polo after Marco Polo, another Western traveler who made history by journeying to China. Everything went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him. They accepted the story that he would be kept shut up for at least a few days and began making arrangements for their own activities.Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack of any direct communication facilities（联络设备）between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China. Even after he had returned to Pakistan, it would still be important to keep it secret, so before Kissinger left, we agreed on a single code word-Eureka-which he would use if his mission（任务，使命）was successful and the presidential trip had been arranged.On July 11, Al Haig, who knew our code word, phoned to say that a cable（电报）from Kissinger had arrived.“Whats the message?”I asked. “Eureka,”he replied.60. Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because_.Ahe had a stomachacheBhe needed President Yaphas help in carrying out a secret planChe did not want to be seen by the pressDhe would like to take a Pakistani jet on his way back.61. The reporters in Islamabad believed that_.AMarco Polo made a trip to China BKissinger would make a journey to China.CKissinger was making arrangements for their activities. DKissinger was sick.62. Washington would have no word form Kissinger while he was in China, mainly because _.Ahis trip must be kept secretBPresident Yapha would not fly together with KissingerCCommunication between China and Islamabad was impossibleDAl Haig would phone to the author to tell him about Kissingers trip.63. From the passage we can infer that Kissingers cable carrying the message“Eureka”must have been sent_.Abefore he had left BeijingBsoon after he had returned to Pakistan from China.Cas soon as he had arrived in Washington on July 11Dbefore he returned to Pakistan on July 11CFor a small town, Manhattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly atmosphere.The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out. A lot of them choose to eat in the bright-lit restaurant near the pool. And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here for more then two years.Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student. She comes from Nebraska, but shes planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals. But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn.Ellen soon learned what every waitress finds out. Your best friend has a good pair of shoes. She paid forty-five dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend. Shes discovered something else too. You dont have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people.A lot of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan, she explains. They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes. But some couples come for a night out together. They just want to be left alone. Then there are people who cant make up their minds. They look down the menu and say, What do you suggest? So I ask them how hungry they are. If they say, Not very, I suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread, and a fruit plate. But if they say theyre very hungry, I suggest a Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice. You get salad and bread as well. Its very nice. Real good value. Ellen may get tired feet sometimes, but at least shes learning too much about people. Shell probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesnt like it after all, she can become a psychiatrist(心理医生.) instead.64. A good title for this passage is _.A. Ellen Logan at the Holiday InnB. American Holiday InnC. A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in ManhattanD. How to Deal with People65. The underlined words a veterinary surgeon means _.A. an animal doctor B. restaurant waitressC. a hotel manager D. a food expert66. From the passage we can infer that_.A. waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all studentsB. waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to workC. waitresses should be familiar with the food thereD. it is more important for the waitresses to know much about people than food67. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Businessmen like to be suggested what to eat.B. Many couples often want you to recognize them.C. Why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere.D. If you know a lot about people, youll be a good veterinary surgeon.DHKs family affairThe 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of family.The art festival, considered to be Asias best, was launched in 1973.We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival, Douglas Gautier, the festivals management director, told a press briefing in the capital.In the 34 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2020, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music. Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.The programmes include Beethovens only opera Fidelio, Shakespeares dramaRomeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.The lineup (阵容) includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt, and MarcAndre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.In an effort to increase attention, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales.For more info, please check www. hk. artsfestival. org.68. The press briefing must have been held _.A. in Hong Kong B. in Europe C. in Beijing D. in Zurich69. By means of discount packages, you can pay _.A. more than the usual costB. less than the usual costC. for the air ticket but not for the festival ticketD. for the ticket but not for hotel rooms70. We do NOT have any information about _.A. what programmes there will beB. in which theatres there will be performancesC. who will performD. when the festival will be held7l. The main purpose of writing this text is _.A. to introduce the joys of the art festivalB. to announce the plan of the art festivalC. to make the 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival knownD. to sell a service during the art festivalEEach year on the first Saturday in March, a group of middle-aged men and a few women gather at sunrise on a beach near St. Petersburg, Fla. Above the high-water line are more than 50 small boats.At exactly 7 a.m., Steve Isaac stands at the waters edge with his arm raised and yells: “Go!”Most of the boats are part of the Everglades Challenge. They head for a finish line many days and 300 miles to the south, at Key Largo. But this Saturday, for the first time, 10 of the brave marinersincluding a journalist, whose progress will be available onlinewill compete in the worlds toughest small boat race, called the Ultimate Florida Challenge.Instead of finishing