1、- 1 -2018 年秋四川省宜宾市四中高一期中考试英语试题考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第 I 卷（选择题 100 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节听下面 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 f
2、rom?A. The USA. B. Canada. C. Japan. 2. What color dress does the man tell the woman to wear?A. Red. B. Blue C. Grey.3. What do the speakers decide to do?A. Have dinner. B. Meet in the mans office. C. Watch a match.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Some songs. B. Their hobbies. C. A b
3、and.5. Why hasnt the man taken a photo?A. The fog is thick. B. The temple is too far. C. The camera is broken. 第二节: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。第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7。- 2 -6.What
4、 class will the man have this afternoon?A. Politics. B. Biology. C.History. 7.What does the woman say about the cafeteria? A. She likes the variety of food there.B. She thinks it is too crowded there.C. She doesnt think the food there is too bad.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Where does the conversation ta
5、ke place? A.At the Lost and Found. B. At the airport. C. At a railway station. 9.How many pieces of luggage does the woman have?A. Two. B. Four. C. Three. 10.What color is the large suitcase? A. Blue. B. Gray. C. Brown.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What does the woman ask the information for? A. For som
6、e surveys. B.For a class project. C. For a meeting. 12.What sport is the 36-to-45 age groups second choice? A.Skiing. B. Tennis. C. Jogging.13.In which age group are men a bit more active than women? A.The 27-to-35 age group. B. The 18-to-26 age group. C. The 46-to-55 age group.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17
7、题。14.How does the man know the shop? A. From the newspaper. B. From a friend. C. From the Internet.15.Who does the man like most?A. Jimi Hendrix. B.Fender. C. Jimmy Page. 16.Why is the Jimmy Pages guitar so expensive? A.It was played at his 1970 show. B. His signature is on it. C. It is - 3 -the onl
8、y Fender in the store.17.What does the man plan to buy? A. A small guitar for a beginner. B. A latest model of classic guitar. C. A Fender used by Jimmy Page.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. For what purpose do the guests come here?A. To have a meeting. B. To tour the city. C. To buy some paintings.19. W
9、hich of the following is NOT provided by the hotel?A swimming pool B. A tennis court C. An art gallery.20. When will the dining hall open on Sunday?A. 7:30 am. B. 8:30 am. C. 9:30 pm.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、D 中选出最佳选项。ASales ExecutivePindan Labor Sol
10、utions is expanding and we require a Sales Executive. Working hours from Monday to Friday, 12 months a year. However, some weekend work may be required. You will be assisting our team of consultants with business development. You can get a monthly income of $5,200. Essential requirements include pre
11、vious sales experience, strong communication skills, high level of computer competency (能力）,WA drivers license.For more information, please e-mail to Stefan or phone 0452 236 541.Martial Arts TrainerGo-Kan-Ryu Karate has a number of positions available for people who have an interest in the martial
12、 arts. The position will involve training new students on working days. An expected first year income of $45,000. Excellent people skills and previous experience are essential. Own car and license required.- 4 -Please contact Tim Hort on 0285 371 464 or for further information.Workshop ManagerLocat
13、ed in Wongan Hills WA, Beckman Machinery want a Service/Workshop Manager to join our successful team. Your role will be to provide the best possible service to customers, Monday to Friday. You must have trade certificate, excellent communication and computer skills. Knowledge of agricultural product
14、s is essential. You can get at least $50,000 in your first year.Please call Stuart 0427 111 105 or email to .au if any further information is needed.FarmhandA general farmhand is required to work on a farm located 40kms from Condobolin. A drivers license is essential. Duties include: Sheep, Cattle w
15、ork; Cropping & irrigation. Weekends off, except during sowing and harvest periods. $39,000 a year.If you are interested in farm work, please e-mail to diane.moisiscwcc.nsw.edu.au or call 0167 327 047 for detailed information.21Of the four positions, which offers the top yearly income?A A sales exec
16、utive. B A martial arts trainer.C A workshop manager. D A farmhand.22.If you are without any working experience and dont want to work on weekends, you can e-mail to _ for detailed information.A S B C .au D diane.moisiscwcc.nsw.edu.au23.If you want to apply for the position as a farmhand, you must ha
17、ve _.A sales experience B a drivers licenseC a trade certificate D your own carBWhat can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has - 5 -shown that the more friends you have in school, the more
18、money youll earn later.The idea that popularity could have a serious effect on ones earning potentia（潜在性） shouldnt come as too much of a surprise. The researchers found that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work“If a person has
19、lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,“ said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circ
20、les for you but lift your mood when you feel bad,“ said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”.Maybe thats why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebooks 5,000-friend limit
21、was too low for her large number of social contacts.But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency（货币）?“Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no l
22、onger the definition (定义) of friend,” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.Daum dislikes the idea that quantity trumps quality in the age of friendaholism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get
23、as many of not-really-friends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friend you dont actually know. Although she agreed that social ties grease (润滑) the wheels of life, she also wamed
24、, “Too bad one thing money cant buy is a real friend.“- 6 -24What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?A Social skills, friends, good mood and fortune.B Social skills, talent, hard work and facebook.C Social skills, networking, potential and fortune.D Social skil
25、ls, networking, talent and hard work.25What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?A They can help you with your schoolwork.B They teach you how to make more money.C They introduce their friends to you.D They help you to get rid of sadness and cheer up.26We learn that Meghan Daums attitude towards
26、 friends is somewhat _.A up-to-date B traditional C confused D optimistic27What does the word “trumps“ in the last paragraph mean?A is worse than B is equal to C is better than D is similar toCF. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist（小说家） ）, was once a student of St. Paul
27、 Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“ My
28、own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged（鼓励）by its success, Fitzgerald began to devot
29、e more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his - 7 -greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise（
30、赞美） from the literary world（文学界）. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security（财政担保）. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda had an effect（影响） on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reor
31、der his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to(沉迷于) alcohol(酒精)
32、. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.28How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A 5 B 6 C 7 D 829Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life according to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking. b. He studied a
33、t St. Paul Academy.c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise. d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life. f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A f-c-e-a-b-d B b-e-a-f-c-d C f-d-e-c-b-a D b-f-c-d-e-a30We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald_.A had made some
34、money when he met Zelda in Alabama.B was well educated and rich before he served in the armyC would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downD helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital31The passage is probably followed by a paragraph about_.A Zeldas personal
35、life- 8 -B Zeldas illness and treatmentC Fitzgeralds friendship with GrahamD Fitzgeralds contributions(贡献) to the literary worldD（题文）Everyone knows that reading is important, but have you ever asked yourself why that is so?Through reading, you expose yourself to new things, new information, newways
36、to solve a problem, and new ways to achieve one thing. Who knows-youmight find your new hobbies within it. Who knows -you might actually explore one thing you really like and it may end up becoming your career and success in the future. Exploration begins from reading and understanding.Reading does
37、help form a better you, doesnt it? Through reading, you begin to understand the world more. Through reading, you begin to have a greater understanding about a topic that interests you, for example, how to build self-confidence, how to make plans better before taking action, and how to memorize thing
38、s better and more. All of these start from reading.Before you take action on anything, where should you seek for help and guidance? Reading is an essential way which can help you out. In todays world, getting advice from other people can have a big influence on your next decision Read about how to c
39、ook a meal, how to play chess, which place is nice for the holiday family trip, read the menu before ordering food, and read the instructions before using a new machine. These all can help you become more prepared before you really get into it.When you are reading, you are actually gaining the knowl
40、edge and experience of someone. It can speed up your success towards a goal, as you dont need to repeat the same mistakes while focusing on the right path in achieving one thing. Its like a mountain of jewelry for you to discover in books, which contain people ssuccesses, failures and advice.32Accor
41、ding to Paragraph 2, reading_- 9 -A surely leads to success B can become our new hobbyC introduces us to new things D helps us understand others better33.According to Paragraph 3, what does reading mainly lead to?A Better memory B Self-improvementC Better understanding D Greater self-confidence34.Wh
42、at does reading allow us to do according to the last paragraph?A To help us set goals B To give advice to othersC To get prepared for action D To learn from other people35What is the text mainly about?A Reasons why people love reading. B Reasons why reading is importantC Lessons that we can learn fr
43、om books D Things that can help lead to a better you第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）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。“Health is the greatest wealth, “wise people say.36If you have a headache, tooth-ache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, I think you will go to the doctor.The doctor will exami
44、ne your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest x-rayed.37The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice38An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memo
45、ry loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long
46、walks. 39The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldnt smoke more than one cigarette a day.- 10 -A month later the gentleman came into the doctors office.40He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man. But you know, doctor, he said, its not easy t
47、o begin smoking at my age.”A He looked cheerful and happyB All these will cost a lot of money.C He was more worried about his illnessD After that he will advise some treatment of some medicineE. You cant be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.F. Speaking about doctors advice, I cant help telling you a funny storyG. He was suggesting the rule” Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.”第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 55 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题：每小超 1.5 分，满分 30 分）Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job. I met all kinds of
