1、1通榆一中 20172018 学年度上学期期中考试英 语 学 科 试 题（120 分钟，满分 150 分） 第一卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 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 is the woman now?A. At home B. In the office C. In the hospital2. What do the speakers decid
2、e?A. To meet at 9:00 B. To meet at 11:00 C. Not to meet3. What did the woman like doing when she was young?A. Riding a bicycle with friends. B. Travelling around the country. C. Reading alone.4. How did the man travel?A. By bus B. By train C. By air5. Who is probably the man?A. The landlord B. The r
3、epairman C. The salesman第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分,满 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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。26. What can we know about the man?A. He is new to be here. B. He knows the place very well. C. He
4、 is a policeman 7. How does the man sound?A. Impolite B. Enthusiastic C. Indifferent听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What happened to the man?A. He has a cold B. He was hurt by a needle C. He has some trouble with the teeth9. How does the woman solve the mans problem?A. By giving him some advice B. By giving
5、 him an exam C. By prescribing （开药）some medicine.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why will the woman move to Boswell?A. Boswell is a nicer town. B. They will start a new company there. C. Her husband has found a better job there.11. What will the woman probably work as when they have settled in Boswell?A.
6、 A clerk B. A teacher C. A housewife12. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends B. Teacher and student C. Doctor and patient听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A summer job B. A birthday party C. A food company314. What does the mans company do?A
7、. Design furniture B. Organize concerts C. Offer food services.15. What will the man do before the party?A. Set tables B. Cook food C. Play music16. What does the woman think of the mans work?A. Difficult B. Interesting C. Valuable听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Which place has the maximum temperature d
8、ifference?A. Hong Kong B. Tibet C. Northern China18. Why the summer tourism in Tibet is the best?A. It is warm B. It rains less C. It has many festivals19. Which season attracts most tourists in Beijing?A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn20. Whats the purpose of this article?A. To improve China is a large
9、 countryB. To introduce Chinas tourist spotsC. To introduce Chinas different weather.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40）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。A.Summer Swim Classes* Courses Offered:# Beginning Swimming - (8-day course) Open to children aged 4 to 12. 4Designed to teach yo
10、uth water familiarization and basic swimming styles.# Water Babies -(4-day course) Open to children aged 1 through 4. Designed to adjust children to the water. Parents must participate in the water with their child.* Swim Class Schedule:Date Time Class PriceJune 2629 & July 36 12:30 1:30 Youth Begin
11、ning Swim $50July 1013 & July 17205:30 6:30 Youth Beginning Swim $50July 24 27 5:30 6:00 Water Babies $35* Other information:Participants must pre-register to attend classes and full payment will be due at the time of registration. Registrations received without payment will be rejected. Classes are
12、 held to a maximum of 10 students per class and registrations are taken on a first-come-first-served basis. Course cost is $50 per child and $35 per water baby and is non-refundable. Refunds will NOT be issued for cancellations due to tough weather. In the event of known tough weather, the instructi
13、onal staff will make every attempt to contact parents via phone at least one hour before the beginning of classes.All parents are encouraged to share in the fun by “getting in” and participating with their children. Youll both benefit from the experience! In-water parental participation is required
14、for all children who are less than three feet and six inches tall.Please mail payment and registration to:Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center1267 4-H Camp RoadAppomattox, VA 24522If you have any questions, please call 434-248-5444.21. Who should be the most interested in the advertisement?5A. Swimmi
15、ng lovers B. College students C. Young parents. D. Athletes22. How much should they pay if Jane and her five-year-old daughter attend the classes?A. 35 dollars B. 50 dollars C. 70 dollars D. 85 dollars23. What can we know about the fees for the swimming classes?A. They are dependent on the weather.B
16、. You have to pay them when registering.C. They can be paid on the first day of class.D. Theyll be returned to you on stormy days.B.I think Im a pretty good parent. But theres one area in particular that Im a complete failure - and its to do with my childrens boots. I mean, they have boots. Its not
17、like theyre freezing in a pair of sneakers all winter. Its just that I keep making the same mistakes every single year. The first mistake is that I cheap out. I cant help it! Boots are expensive! Ive laughed at $ 60 pairs of kids boots and been certain I could find a better deal. Most of the time, I
18、ve ended up buying boots in the clothing section of the grocery store. Sometimes theyre $20 and sometimes theyre $40, but they are never very good.Last winter, I thought I was being smart by buying a more expensive pair for our son - I think they were $45 - with the plan to pass them down to his sis
19、ter. I even smartly chose plain black instead of blue, which would never match her pink and purple snowsuits. But, of course, the boots are still junk. The second mistake I keep making is buying boots a size or two larger than my kids feet. “Boots can be a little loose!” Ill declare, mostly to mysel
20、f. Kids in general might grow quickly, but not mine. I cant seem to accept or remember the fact that my kids grow slowly. Im especially bad for this when it comes to rain boots. This means my kids are practically swimming 6in their big, too-large rain boots because their mother is ridiculous. The po
21、or kids probably think its normal to have their boots go flying if they run too quickly.Im learning from my mistakes. Its taken me nearly seven years of parenthood to figure out this whole boot business.24. Why does the author think herself to be a failure?A. She didnt buy sneakers for her kids B. S
22、he couldnt make enough money.C. She failed to buy proper boots for kids D. She knew nothing about boots.25. What can be learned from the first paragraph?A. The author was a saving housewife B. The grocery store cheats the customers.C. Kids boots are not worth 60 dollars D. The author paid little att
23、ention to kids.26. How did her kids like their rain boots?A. They complained to their mother about them. B. They took the boots their mother bought for granted.C. They enjoyed swimming with such boots.D. They thought the boots were usually ridiculous.27. What can we infer from the passage?A. Parents
24、 should be always generous to their kids.B. It is a waste of money to buy expensive boots.C. Boots in the markets often make parents puzzled.D. It is not easy to be a good and adequate parent.C.One cow can release up to 500 liters of methane (甲烷) each day. Cows produce more harmful gas than any othe
25、r livestock (家畜).For centuries, farmers living near the ocean have been feeding their cows seaweed. Little did they realize that their animals seaweed diet might be 7good for the planet.As a cow digests food, its stomach produces methane. The greenhouse gas is a main cause of climate change. Livesto
26、ck, like cows and sheep, release nearly 15% of the greenhouse gas caused by human activity. Animals release more toxic gas than the worlds cars and airplanes combined. Worse, methane is 30 times more damaging to the environment than the global-warming gas carbon dioxide.Scientists estimate it would
27、take 450,000 acres of red seaweed - about twice the size of New York City - to feed the 92 million cows in the US. Scientists say adding seaweed to a cows diet can reduce the amount of harmful gas it releases. Rob Kinley, of James Cook University, in Australia, is one of the scientists researching t
28、he seaweed diet. He tested more than 40 kinds of ocean plants before finding a red algae he calls “Super seaweed”.Kinley says red seaweed only needs to make up 2% of a cows diet for it to work. The problem is that there is not enough red algae to feed the worlds 1.5 billion cows. “Whoever can grow i
29、t would be a real pioneer,” Kinley says.The farming industry is eager to get started. But Kinley says more testing is needed to determine the full range of benefits seaweed might offer.28. Which of the following gas does the most harm to the environment?A. Gas near the ocean. B. Gas produce by lives
30、tock.C. Gas the worlds cars give out D. Gas the worlds airplanes give out29. How did Kinley find the seaweed diet?A. He went to a few oceans. B. He found the red seaweed by accidentC. He tested more than 40 kinds of ocean plants.D. Cows need to eat enough red seaweed to stop producing methane.30. Wh
31、ats Kinleys opinion about red seaweed to a cows diet?A. The red seaweed grows easily.B. There has been enough red seaweed for cows to eat.C. Red seaweed only making up one fiftieth of a cows diet works.8D. Cows need to eat enough red seaweed to stop producing methane.31. What does the text tell us?A
32、. Methane affects the quality of milk and beef.B. There are difficulties in planting enough red seaweed.C. Whoever can get the red seaweed would be a real pioneer.D. Many people know animals seaweed diet is good for the planet.D. You may have already heard about the trimester system in Western unive
33、rsities. For example, in the UK, an academic year is usually divided into three semesters, each made up of 10 weeks - the autumn semester (October to December), the spring semester (January to March) and the summer semester (April to June). This system is believed to bring more flexibility when sche
34、duling classes, internships(实习期) and personal projects.Now China is introducing the system to its own students. In fact, nearly half of the countrys “Project 985” universities have already added the third semester into their academic timetables. But our trimester system is a little bit different fro
35、m that in the West.Take China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), as an example, which has started to implement the new schedule from this month. Its academic year will now be divided into the autumn semester (September to January), the spring semester (February to July) and the summer s
36、emester (July).Lu Chunlong, director of the deans office at CUPL, told the Beijing News that during summer terms students are encouraged to join courses in the form of social practice and internships. Its hoped that this new method will expose students to a broader and more diverse academic environm
37、ent and help them to get their career plans on track.However, some students worry that summer term courses are too condensed(浓缩的), pointing out that they would have to attend classes every day without having time to digest what theyve learned.Xiong Bingqi, vice-president of the 21st Century Educatio
38、n Research 9Institute, said in an interview with the Beijing News, “ Whats important is not how the academic year is divided, but how the studying contents are distributed among each term.”32. How many terms is an academic year divided in western universities?A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four33. Which
39、of the following can replace the underlined word “implement” in Para. 3?A. carry out B. bring about C. bring out D. carry on34. Whats Xiong Bingqis attitude towards the trimester system?A. Positive B. Negative C. Subjective D. Objective35. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Opinions about The t
40、rimester System.B. “Project 985” Universities in China.C. CUPL - A Pioneer of the Trimester System.D. The Trimester System -A New Trend in China. 第 2 节 阅读理解七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Youve probably already been filling out job applications or talking to family or friends about gett
41、ing a part-time job. And good for you! Youll get an early start learning how to work. So how, exactly, do you get a part-time job? 36 It sounds strange, but it will put you in the right state of mind. Steal these secrets to keep you cool and impress the people who matter.Do your homework. Showing up
42、 for an interview unprepared is like taking a driving test without ever opening the manual (手册 )：FAIL. So give yourself a primer (初级读本) on the job and the business first. A few ways to know your stuff: Has the company been in the news lately? 37 Do you know any employees you can ask about the job? Y
43、oull feel more confident, and your 10interviewer will be impressed that you did your research!38 Youre probably pretty busy stressing over how to survive an intense interrogation (询问 ),but guess what? The questions you ask during an interview may be what sells you to your future employer -they show
44、your enthusiasm for the job.It pays to get there early. 39 So arrive 15 minutes early and try this calming breathing exercise:1. Find a place to sit (like a chair in the hall or across the street at a coffee shop).2. Take slow, deep breaths.3. Repeat that 510 times!Dont skip breakfast. On interview
45、day, make sure youre running on healthy fuel, like a piece of bread and a banana. 40 A. Do you want to build up your confidence?B. What can you learn from its website?C. When youre in a rush, you feel tired and anxious.D. You will compete for a dream job one day.E. Theyll give you the energy to do y
46、our best!F. Think of yourself as a product you have to sell!G. Questions are as important as answers.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，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。An Auckland teen has warmed the hearts of commuters(通勤者) on the citys trains. Tainui Singh-
47、Clark, 16, has 41 to give kind messages to fellow travelers. 42 between 20 to 30 messages a day, Singh-Clark came up with the 43 when he saw a woman alone on the train one evening.“I caught the 44 home by myself. There was a 45 on the train who looked all 46 and looked down a bit. I gave her a 47 an
48、d she didnt smile 11back at me,” he told Newshub. “It made me 48 everyone else on the train is kind of like that. No one else 49 smiles on the train. So I 50 from then on Id write notes morning and afternoon .” Photos of the 51 have surfaced online. The notes 52 : “Good morning! Youre such a beautif
49、ul human being. I 53 wanted to remind you in case you forgot. I 54 you smile at this note.” Good morning! Its such an excellent feeling living another day, so I hope you have a 55 day today! I really, really hope this makes you smile because it will 56 my day! I really hope you like this note, thank you for reading this!”Singh-Clark said he wanted to 57 the culture of isolation (孤立) on Auckland trains. “Im trying to break the 58 so people can talk to each other and have a good ti
