四川省成都七中实验学校2015 - 2016学年高一英语下学期期中试题

成都七中实验学校2015---2016年度下学期

半期考试高一英语试卷

满分： 150 分 时间：120分钟

注意事项：1. 选择题答案用2B 铅笔涂在答题卡上。 2. 答题卡线外不能答题，否则视为无效卷。

3. 只能用0.5 的黑色笔答题，否则扫描不出，视为无效卷。 第一部分：选择卷

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. Where will they meet?

A. At the underground B. At the cinema. C. At the museum . 2. Which bus will the woman take?

A. Bus number 4. B. Bus number 6. C. Bus number 2. 3. What is the man doing?

A. Saying good-bye to a friend. B. Arranging a plane trip. C. Paying a bill at the bank.

4. How will the woman pay for the meal?

A. With Master Card. B. With Visa Card. C. With cash. 5. When will the woman get the TV?

A. In about an hour. B. A long time. C. Several days. 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 probably take place? A. At school. B. At home. C. In the office. 7. How many hours will the girl work a day? A. 2. B.4. C.6. 8. How much could she get in a week?

A. 24 dollars. B. 80 dollars. C. 120 dollars. 听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9. What is the man’s occupation(职业)?

A. A doctor. B. A psychologist（心理学家）. C. A news reporter. 10. Which of the following room did the man book before he came? A. A warm room with a shower. B. A single room with a shower. C. Room 523.

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11. When is the man checking in?

A. Saturday. B. Thursday. C. Tuesday. 听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Adventure. B. Vacation C. Weather. 13. Which is the best part of the woman’s tour?

A. Hiking. B. Skydiving. C. Visiting relatives. 14. Why did the man stay home and watch TV? A. It was raining. B. He was too tired.

C. He was with his relatives. 听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15. What do we learn about Ms Rowling’s first book? A. It was written for adults. B. It made her famous soon. C. It was about a kind of animal.

16. Why does Ms Rowling consider herself so lucky? A. She can make a living by writing. B. She is loved by many people. C. She likes writing so much..

17. Where did Ms Rowling get the ideas for the Harry Potter books? A. She read many books written by others. B. She collected them from daily life. C. She didn’t know it herself. 听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18. How long should the participants(参与者) in Big Brother stay inside? A. 24 days. B. 100 days. C. 124 days. 19. Who will be the winner of Survivor? A. The one who is left at last.

B. The one who can find their own food. C. The one who wins one million dollars. 20. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To introduce Survivor. B. To introduce Big Brother C. To introduce reality shows.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When I was laid off (解雇) from Intel Corporation two years ago, I felt very

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sad. I’d been with the company since 1996 and had poured a lot into my work. I was afraid

that

I

would

not

find

a

better

job.

Several years before, I had taken a comedy class to conquer (克服) my fear of public speaking. Like many other performers, I seemed shy in front of people, but after a show, people said, \you’re amazing onstage.\ So I thought it was a chance for me to take up comedy now. It would pay very little. Luckily, I had saved a lot during all my years at Intel. I made up jokes while taking the subway, walking around, and talking on the phone. I made efforts to practice, improved myself on the Internet, and performed whenever I had a chance. My new career took off. I’m a frequent flyer, and I get upgraded

(

升

级

)

to

first

class

on

every

flight.

Recently, I made $12,500 one night. I’m making more than double what I made at Intel. I’ll probably earn about $275,000 this year, not counting the advertisements I was involved in for a computer company. I also have a role in a movie

next

summer.

I’ve

become

pretty

well-known.

In this business, there is no greater excitement than thinking of a joke that makes you laugh out loud, practicing it for a small audience, and then performing it in a theater of 2,000 people. Getting laid off is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

21. What’s the passage mainly about? A. The greatest excitement in the author’s life. B. The author’s experience after being laid off. C. The funniest thing the author had experienced. D. The author’s experience at Intel Corporation.

22. How did the author feel when he was laid off? A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Worried. D. Lonely. 23. According to the passage we know that the author ___. A. saved little during his work at Intel B. was good at speaking in public C. has a talent for performing on stage D. spent more money than he earned

24. Which of the following is TRUE about the author’s new work? A. He is successful in it.

B. He usually does it on the plane. C. It wastes a lot of time.

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D. It includes making movies.

B

If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.

While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.

But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.

In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学).Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.

Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.

As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.

25.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to . A. attract the readers’ interest in the subject B.provide some key facts about Confucius C. show great respect for the ancient thinker

D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations

26.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students . A. try to get high scores in Chinese exams B. take an active part in Chinese competitions C. have a great interest in studying Chinese D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese

27. What is the best title for the passage? A. Forgotten Wisdom in America

B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language C. Chinese Culture for Westerners D. Old Thinker with a Big Future

28.The passage is likely to appear in . A. a biography B. a history paper

C. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbook

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