四川省德阳市第五中学2017-2018学年高一英语上学期半期考试试题

四川省德阳市第五中学20172018学年高一英语上学期半期考试试题本试卷共两卷,第一卷和第二卷。第一卷的答案请涂在答题卡上,第二卷的答案请写在答题卡上的规定位置。在试卷上答题无效。试卷总分为150分,考试时间为120分钟。第一卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力测试（共两节，共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题）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。Whatdoesthewomanmean?Thehotelisn’tthatfamous.Shewon’tstayinthehotel.Thecostisveryhigh.Howmuchsleepdoesthemanneedatleasteverynight?7hours. B.8hours. C.9hours.WhatdidStevesayyesterday?Helikedtheapartment.Hewantedtosignacontract.Hewouldcallthemansoon.Whatdothespeakersactuallywanttoget?Jobs. B.Smartphones. C.Smartrobots.Whydoesthewomanapologizetotheman?Shecan’thaveadiscussionwithhimrightnow.Shehastoputofftheirappointment.（约会）Shewon’thavelunchwithhimtoday.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。WhenisProfessorSmithingtotheschool?OnOct.11. B.OnOct.13. C.OnOct.30.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodonextweek?Togiveaspeechattheschoollibrary.Toreviewthepaperaboutpublicmunication.TointerviewProfessorSmithandwriteanarticle.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。Whatdoesthemanwanttobewashedbyhand?Hissilkshirt. B.Hissweaters. C.Histrousers.Whenistheearliestthatthemancangethisclothesback?Thisevening. B.Tomorrowmorning. C.Tomorrowafternoon.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。WhatistheCornellNotessystemknownforhelpingstudentsdo?Sortingnotes. B.Takingnotesquickly. C.Organizingnotes.Whichofthefollowingshouldbeavoidedaccordingtothewoman?Mainideasofthetextorspeech.Longideasandsentences.Questionsrelatedtoreview.Whywon’tthemantrytheCornellNotesmethoduntilnextsemester?Hemustprepareforhisfinalexamsnow.Hecan’tunderstandthetopicsoquickly.Hewillhavetowriteasummaryinaday.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。WhatdoesthemanthinkisthebestknownserviceorproductGoogleoffers?Searchengine. B.Varioussoftware. C.Onlineadvertisingtechnologies.HowlongdidGoogletaketostartsellingtheirshares?Oneyear. B.Fiveyears. C.Sixyears.WhatisthemainthingthatmakesthemanwanttoworkforGoogle?Google’sserviceinmunicationshardware.Google’sbusinessthroughouttheworld.Google’streatmentofitsemployees.Whathasthemanalreadydone?Hehashadaninterview.HehassenthisresumetoGoogle.Hehasvisitedthepanyandmetsomeone.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。HowdoesAnnatreatJackaccordingtothetalk?Bathinghimandpayinghishealthbillsandtaxes.Buyinghisclothesandpayinghisphonebillsandtaxes.Buyinghisfoodandpayinghishealthbillsandtaxes.WhatislifelikeforpeopleinSweden?Busy. B.Orderly. C.Easy.Whatisthemoneypaidindogtaxesusedfor?Buyinginsurancefordogowners.Payingfordamagedonebydogs.Providingmedicalcarefordogs.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?PeopleinSwedenpayalotoftaxes.Owningdogsmeansaskingfortrouble.Manycaraccidentsarecausedbydogs.第二部分

阅读理解第一节：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。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AInitsearlyhistory，Chicagohadfloodsfrequently，especiallyinthespring，makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople，horses，andcartsgotstuck．Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis：AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet．Askedifheneedshelp，hereplies，"No，thanks．I'vegotagoodhorseunderme．"

Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（排水）system，buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel．TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity．

AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt．Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet．

Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem：dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago．Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice：eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements，andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors，orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel．Smallwoodframebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily．Butwhataboutlarge，heavystructureslikeTremontHotel，whichwasasixstorybrickbuilding？

That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein．Hehaddevelopedsomehousemovingskillssuccessfully．ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel，Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋千斤顶）beneaththebuilding'sfoundation．Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews．AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime，therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly．Astonishingly，theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation，andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening．

Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution．ButinChicago'searlyhistory，everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem．NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver，thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver．Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______．A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB.Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddyC.ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorousThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto______．A.buildthepipesabovegroundB.lowertheChicagoRiverC.fightagainstheavyfloodsD.getridofthestreetdirtTheunderlinedword"hoist"inParagraph4means"______"．A.changeB.liftC.repairD.decorateThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's______．A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluencesB.environmentaldisastersandtheircausesC.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutionsD.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements．BGrandparentsAnsweraCall.AsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville，Texas，MildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway．EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeirchildren，shepolitelyrefused．OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs．Garzafinallysayyes．Thatwasfouryearsago．Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccess，givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities．

NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadultchildrenandgrandchildren．Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing．EvenObama'smotherinlaw，MarianRobinson，hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters．Accordingtoastudybygrandparents．，83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs．Robinson'sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily．TwothirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama'sfamily．

"Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn'tgetawayfromhomefarenoughorfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown，"saysChristineCrosby，publisherofGrand，amagazineforgrandparents．"Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobenearthem，especiallywhenyou'reraisingchildren．"

Movingisnotforeveryone．Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices，butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead．Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard，especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling，butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder．WhywasGarza'smoveasuccess？______A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties．B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions．C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends．D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces．WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs．Robinson'sdecision？______A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit．B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically（同情地）.C.83%believedithadabadinfluence．D.Mostofthemthoughtitwasatrend．WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s？______A.Theywereunsureofthemselves．B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren．C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents．D.Theyhadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparents．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph？______A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterestsoftheirown．B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem．C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren．D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter．CIamPeterHodes，avolunteerstemcourier．SinceMarch2012，I'vedone89tripsofthose，51havebeenabroad，Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells（干细胞）inmylittleboxbecauseI'vegottwoicepacksandthat'showlongtheylast．Inall，fromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfromadonor（捐献者）tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatient，we'vegot72hoursatmost，SoIamalwaysconsciousoftime．

IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmerica．IpickedupthestemcellsinProvidence，RhodeIsland，andwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon．ButwhenIarrivedatthecheckindeskatProvidence，theladyonthedesksaid："Well，I'mreallysorry，I'vegotsomebadnewsforyoutherearenoflightsfromWashington．"SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid："Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededforapatientplease，please，you'vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom．"Shejustdroppedeverything．Shearrangedforaflightonasmallplanetobeheldforme，rerouted（改道）methroughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduled．

Forthiscourierjob，you'reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou'vegotsomethingthatispotentiallygoingtosavesomebody'slife．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"courier"inParagraph1？______A.providerB.deliverymanC.collectorD.medicaldoctorWhydoesPeterhavetopletehistripwithin42hours？______A.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong．B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong．C.Theoperationneedsthatmuchtime．D.Theicewon'tlastanylonger．WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst？______A.ToLondon．B.ToNewark．C.ToProvidence．D.ToWashington．DConflictisonthemenutonightatthecaféLaChope．Thisevening，asoneveryThursdaynight，psychologistMaudLehanneisleadingtwoofFrance'sfavoritepastimes，coffeedrinkingandthe"talkingcure"．Heretheyarelearningtogetintouchwiththeirtruefeelings．Itisn'talwayseasy．ThecustomerssomethirtyParisianswhopayjustunder$2（plusdrinks）persessionarequicktointellectualize（高谈阔论），slowtoopenupandconnect．"Youareforbiddentosay‘onefeels，'or‘peoplethink'，"Lehanetoldthem．"Say‘Ithink，'‘Thinkme'．"

Acafésocietywherenointellectualizingisallowed？Itcouldn'tseemmoreunFrench．ButLehanne'spsychologycaféisaboutmorethanknowingoneself：It'stryingtohelpthecity'stroubledneighborhoodcafés．Overtheyears，ParisiancaféshavefallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestylelongerworkinghours，afastfoodboomandayoungergeneration'sdesiretospendmoretimeathome．Dozensofnewthemecafesappeartochangethesituation．Cafesfocusedaroundpsychology，history，andengineeringarecatchingon，fillingtableswellintotheevening．

Thecity'spsychologycafés，whichoffergreatfort，areamongthemostpopularplaces．Middleagedhomemakers，retirees，andtheunemployedetosuchcaféstotalkaboutlover，anger，anddreamswithapsychologist．AndtheyetoLehance'sgroupjusttolearntosaywhattheyfeel．There'sastrongneedinParisformunication，saysMauriceFrisch，acaféLaChoperegularwhoworksasreligiousinstructorinanearbychurch．"Peoplehavefewrealfriends．Andtheyneedtoopenup，"Lehannesaysshe'dliketoseepsychologycafésalloverFrance．"Ifpeoplehadnormallives，thesecaféswouldn'texist，"shesays，"Iflifeweren'tabattle，peoplewouldn'tneedaspecialplacejusttospeak．"Butthen，itwouldn'tbeFrance．WhatarepeopleencouragedtodoatthecaféLaChope？______A.Learnanewsubject．B.Keepintouchwithfriends．C.Showofftheirknowledge．D.Expresstheirtruefeelings．HowarecafésaffectedbyFrenchlifestylechanges？______A.Theyarelessfrequentlyvisited．B.Theystayopenforlongerhours．C.Theyhavebiggernightcrowds．D.Theystarttoservefastfood．Whatarethemecafesexpectedtodo？______A.Createmorejobs．B.Supplybetterdrinks．C.Savethecafebusiness．D.Servetheneighborhood．WhyarepsychologycafesbeingpopularinParis？______A.Theybringpeopletruefriendship．B.Theygivepeoplespiritualsupport．C.Theyhelppeoplerealizetheirdreams．D.Theyofferaplatformforbusinesslinks．第二节：阅读短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每小题只有一个最佳选项,选项中有两项是多余选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Lotsofpeoplefindithardtogetupinthemorningandputtheblameonthealarmclock．Infact，thekeytoeasymorningwakeupliesinrestingyourbodyclock（36）______Hereishowtomakeone．

●（37）______Inordertomakeachange，youneedtodecidewhyit'simportant．Doyouwanttogetupintimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily，getinsomeexercise，orjustbebetterpreparedforyourday？Onceyouareclearaboutyourreason，tellyourfamilyorroommatesaboutthechangeyouwanttomake．

•Rethinkmornings．Nowthatyouknowwhyyouwanttowakeup，considerrearrangingyourmorningactivities．Ifyouwanttimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily，savesometimethenightbeforebysettingoutclothes，shoes，andbags．（38）______That'saquarterhourmoreyoucouldbesleepingifyouboughtacoffeemakerwithatimer．

•Keepyoursleep/wakescheduleonweekends．Ifyou'retiredoutbyFridaynight，sleepinginonSaturdaycouldsoundwonderful．Butpensatingontheweekendsactuallyfeedsintoyoursleepinessthefollowingweek，arecentstudyfound．（39）______

•Keeparecordandevaluateitweekly．Keeptrackofyoureffortsandwritedownhowyoufeel．Afteryou'vetriedanewmethodforaweek，takealookatyourrecord．（40）______Ifnot，takeanotherlookatothermethodsyoucouldtry．

A．Getasleepspecialist．

B．Findtherightmotivation(动机)．

C．Abetterplanforsleepcanhelp．

D．Andconsidersettingasecondalarm．

E．Ifthestepsyoutakeareworking，keepitup．

F．Sticktoyoursetbedtimeandwakeuptime，nomattertheday．

G．Reconsiderthe15minutesyouspendinlineatthecafétogetcoffee．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWeleGiftDarioandhismotherlovedtheirnewapartment．Thelivingroomwaslargeenoughfortheirpiano．Thatnight，thetwoofthem(41)sidebysideatthepiano．Theyplayedjazzmusictocelebratetheirnewhome．Theloud(42)filledtheroomandmadethemfeelveryhappy．

Thenextmorning，(43)，theirhappinessdisappeared．Someonehadlefta(44)undertheirdoorduringthenight．Oneoftheirneighborhadwrittentoplainaboutthesoundofthepiano．Dario'smotheraskedthebuildingsuperintendent（管理员）ifheknewanythingaboutit．Buthesaidthattheywereall(45)peopleandhecouldn'timagineanyofthemhaddonethat．Laterthatmorning，Dariosuggestedthattheywritealettertotheir(46)andapologizefortheirplaying．

"Maybewecouldgoand(47)everyoneinperson．"hismothersaid．

"Whatifweinvitedthemtoeherefora(48)instead？Darioasked．

Theybothlovedthe(49)．Overthenextfewdays，theysentoutinvitationsandprepareddesserts(50)theirguests．Theydecoratedtheapartmentwithstreamers（彩带）andpartylights．

Finally，thedayoftheparty(51)．Someguestsbroughtpresents．Othersbroughtflowers．Someevenbroughtdessertsto(52)．Onewoman，Mrs．Gilbert，(53)Dario'smotherwithabookofpianomusicbyChopin．

"Iheardyouplayingtheothernight，"shesaid．"Thesoundswokemeoutofbed．I(54)thatyoumightplaylikethiseverynight．SoIwroteashortnote．Ihopeyoudon'tthinkIdislikedtheplaying．"

Dario'smothersmiledatMrs．Gilbert．"Ithinkmaybewe(55)youanapology．"shesaid．"Ididn't(56)howlateitwaswhenwewereplaying．Maybeweshouldplaysomequietermusicatnight．

"Youplay，youplay!"Mrs．Gilbertsaid．"Ilikewhatyouplay!Justnotsoloudatnight．"Shepointedtothebookshehadgiventhem．"Thesesongsarenotsuch(57)music．"

"Thesesongsarebeautifulmusic．"Dario'smothersaid．"Wewillbe(58)toplaythemintheevening．"

"Andwewon'tplaysoloudorlate!"Dariosaid．Hewasalreadylookingforwardto(59)thenewmusic．Morethanthat，however，hewashappytoseethebigsmileonhismother'sface．Itgavehimafeelingof(60)andmadehimfeelthattheywerehomeatlast．

A.satB.stoodC.layD.walked

A.voiceB.ringC.musicD.cry

A.thereforeB.howeverC.otherwiseD.instead

A.noteB.posterC.billD.report

A.proudB.richC.luckyD.nice

A.neighborsB.friendsC.relativesD.audience

A.blameB.instructC.questionD.visit

A.partyB.concertC.showD.play

A.experienceB.ideaC.performanceD.action

A.toB.withC.forD.from

A.continuedB.arrivedC.passedD.finished

A.orderB.sellC.shareD.advertise

A.treatedB.presentedC.helpedD.served

A.promisedB.admittedC.agreedD.worried

A.giveB.sendC.offerD.owe

A.realizeB.rememberC.understandD.accept

A.sweetB.strangeC.funnyD.loud

A.braveB.sorryC.happyD.afraid

A.changingB.practicingC.recordingD.writing

A.equalityB.freedomC.warmthD.sympathy第二卷（非选择题，共50分）第三部分英语知识运用阅读下面材料，用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空(每题1.5分，共15)Chengduhasdozensofnewmillionaires，Asia'sbiggestbuilding，andfancynewhotels．Butfortouristslikeme，pandasareitstop（61）______（attract）．

SoitwasagreathonortobeinvitedbackstageatthenotforprofitPandaBase，whereticketmoneyhelpspayforresearch，I（62）______（allow）togetupclosetothesecuteanimalsatthe600acrecentre．Fromtomorrow，IwillbetheirUKambassador（大使）．Thetitlewillbe（63）______（official）giventomeataceremonyinLondon．Butmyconnectionwithpandasgoesback（64）______mydaysonaTVshowinthemid1980s，（65）______IwasthefirstWesternTVreporterpermittedtofilmaspecialunitcaringforpandas（66）______（rescue）fromstarvationinthewild．Myambassadorialdutieswillinclude（67）______（introduce）Britishvisitorstothe120pluspandasatChengduandothersataresearchinthemistymountainsofBiFengxia．

Onmyrecentvisit，Iheldalivelythreemontholdtwinthathadbeenrejected(拒绝)by（68）______（it）mother．Thenurseryteamswitcheshimeveryfew（69）______（day）withhissistersothatwhileoneisbeingbottlefed，（70）______otheriswithmumsheneversuspects．第四部分写作（共两节满分35）短文改错（10分）下面短文有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上的规定位置。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词；注意：1.每句不超过两个错误；2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；3.只允许修改10处。Whydowegotothecollege？Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions．Somestudentshavemanycolorfuldreams．Wethinkuniversityisawonderfulplacewherewillhelpthemtorealizetheirdreams．Somestudentsattendeduniversitysothattheymaygetgoodjobsandhighpayswhentheygraduatefromcollege．Ithinkgotouniversitywillgreatlyenrichourknowledgebutwillbetterprepareusenteroursocietyinwhichpressureisbeingincreasingheavy．Withuniversityeducationwecanserveourmotherlandbetterinthefuture．That'showuniversityhasastrongattractionforme．第二部分：写作（满分25分）假设你应邀参加学校组织的“英语学习师生座谈会”，请你用英语写一篇100词左右的发言稿，简单介绍自己英语学习的情况，并对学校今后的英语教学提出建议。要点包括:1．自己英语学习的情况：(1)英语学习的目的；(2)英语学习的方法；(3)课外自学的途径；2．对学校英语教学的建议(请提出两点建议)。

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