1、- 1 -铜仁一中 20182019 学年度第二学期高一半期考试英 语 试 题本套试卷共有四个部分,总分为 150 分,建议用时 120 分钟。 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,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. When will the meeting start? A. At 8:15. B. At 8:45. C. At 9:00.2. Where
2、 does the woman suggest going? A. To the movies. B. To the shopping mall. C. To the bookstore.3. Who are the speakers going to see? A. The mans father. B. The womans father. C. The mans uncle.4. Where can the woman be? A. At the library. B. At the doctors. C. At a bookshop.5. What does the man want
3、to find? A. His pencils. B. His books. C. His bag.第二节(共 15 小题; 每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分) 请听下面 5 段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。请听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the woman feel? A. A little disappointed. B. A little sad. C. A little nervous.- 2 -7. Where is the woman going? A. England. B. America. C. Australia.请听第 7 段材料,回答第
4、 8、9 题。8. Whats wrong with the woman? A. She has a cough. B. She has a fever. C. She has a headache.9. How many times should the woman take the medicine a day? A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times.请听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Where is the man going? A. To another company. B. To a lunch meeting. C
5、. To a video store.11. When will the man call people back? A. Tomorrow. B. During lunch. C. In the afternoon.12. What might be the relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.请听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the woman interested in now? A.
6、 Jumping. B. Swimming. C. Running.14. Who runs the fastest? A. Lily. B. Mike. C. Amy.15. When did the man win a first prize? A. Last month. B. Last year. C. Last week.- 3 -16. What is true about Lily? A. She is in the same class with the woman. B. She will take part in the long jump. C. She swims fa
7、st.请听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20 题。17. What kinds of stories can be heard in the program Talk Face-to-Face? A. Stories about different countries. B. Stories about making money. C. Stories about peoples work and life.18. When is the program Sport News? A. At 6:40p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 7:40 p.m.19. Which
8、 program is the most popular? A. Talk Face-to-Face. B. Tell Me Your Problems. C. Beijing News.20. Who will come to the program Talk Show? A. Some stars. B. Famous writers. C. Some children.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)(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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHappy birthdayThe China Nat
9、ional Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.Different generations of CNO vocalists(歌手), like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as,
10、 arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.Time/ date: 7:30 p.m., September 7th, 8th- 4 -Location: Tianqiao TheatreTel: 6551-4787, 8315-6170Tickets: 60-500 Yuan (U.S. $7.2- 60.2)Folk musicA concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditi
11、onal Chinese music works. The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”.Time/date: 7:30pm, September 13thLocation: Concert hall at the National Library of ChinaTel: 6848 5
12、462, 6841-9220Tickets: 30-200 Yuan (U.S. $3.6-24.1)Moon musicA concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Sprin
13、g night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate(合作) with the folk music orchestra.Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 21stLocation: Grand Theatre of th
14、e Cultural Palace of NationalitiesTel: 6606-8888, 6606-9999Ticket: 40-240 Yuan (U.S. $4.8-27)21. “Madame Butterfly” is _.A. a Western opera. B. a piece of music. C. a Chinese opera. D. a song.22. If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial _.A. 6551-478
15、7. B. 6848-5462. C. 8315-6170. D. 6606- 5 -9999.23. Which statement is right according to the passage?A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.B. “Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.C. “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chi
16、nese music.D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.24. In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?A. People. B. Sports. C. Culture. D. Entertainment.BWhen I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Alice“. My bro
17、thers and I all loved Alice and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Alice, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick
18、 and just stay with them. We always felt better when she was around.One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up one of my Dads shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl,“ she
19、 looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.Alice turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course shed let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times w
20、hen wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked or tried to get away. Funny thing is that she would smile. - 6 -This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.Now many years have passed sin
21、ce Alice died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.25. What would Alice do when someone was ill in the family?A. Look at them sadly. B. Touch them gently. C. Play games with them. D. Keep them company.26.What can we infer from paragraph 2 about Alice?A. She disliked the authors dad
22、. B. She loved playing hide-and-seek.C. She felt sorry for her mistakes. D. She would eat anything when hungry.27. Some people got frightened by Alice when she .A. smiled. B. barked. C. rushed to them. D. tried to be funny.28. Which of the following best describes Alice?A. Frightening. B. Caring. C.
23、 Fierce. D. Shy.CI was drawn to the teaching profession because I enjoy working with children. I view teaching as a constant challenge that is seldom, if ever, boring. The realization that a teacher can introduce children to new worlds of information and open up new possibilities daily was motivatio
24、n in itself for me to select teaching as a profession many years ago.What I try to do every day in my class is be a good listener, to guide instruction rather than lecture, and be willing to use varied methodologies to foster learning. I also strongly believe in establishing and maintaining good com
25、munication with parents. This can foster a positive learning atmosphere in - 7 -the classroom and can only enhance instruction.Teaching to me is not a nine to five occupation. It is a privilege and a tremendous responsibility. I believe in placing my students as a priority during the school year and
26、 have a very support family who accepts the fact that my teaching is important. I would be a fool to say that I know everything there is about teaching. I am a life-long learner and want my students to become the same as well.I do set high standards in my classroom and will not accept minimal effort
27、 from anyone including myself. If I am to expect a one hundred percent effort from my students, then it is only fair to say that my students can expect the same from their teacher. I really try to make teaching an interesting and personally rewarding experience for my students while at the same time
28、 trying to have fun with what we are doing.29. Whats the writers opinion about teaching?A. Teaching is boring. B. Teaching is mainly to help students develop perfect motivation.C. Teaching is not easy for teachers and students.D. Teaching is full of challenge.30. Which statement is NOT true accordin
29、g to the text?A. I love my teaching very much.B. It is unnecessary for me to give my students lectures.C. I am willing to be a good listener in my class. D. I view communication with parents as important.31. From the passage, we can infer that_.A. Families of my students all support my teaching.B. A
30、ll my students are strict with themselves and me.C. My classes are interesting and often full of fun.D. I know little about teaching so I am always working hard and studying.32. What s the best title for the passage?- 8 -A. My educational idea. B. Good relationship between teacher and students.C. Ho
31、w hard I am working!D. How to improve teaching method?DIn the near future, daily newspapers and monthly magazines will probably disappear. Electronic media(媒体) can provide the same information faster and cheaper. The Internet, together with laptops and mobile phones, makes it possible that almost ev
32、eryone can at any time and in almost any place get some news for free or for few feesYoull browse the computer newspapers or magazines just like turning on TV. An electronic voice will tell you stories about the latest events. Youll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more in
33、formation on the brief story? A simple touch makes the whole text appearThere are the predictions from the experts working on the newspapers of the future. Imagined as part of home media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers and magazines would unite printed and broadcast news, offering inf
34、ormation and analyzing video images of news eventsThe continuing loss of readers will lead to a small number of advertisements in newspapers. It makes no sense to spend millions of dollars to print adsWith the development of technology, more and more electronic media have been created until now, but
35、 replacing the traditional newspapers and magazines has a long way to go, because the resistance to computer newspapers and magazines from journalism(新闻业)may be much stronger. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be not until the present journalists(新闻工作者), who arent used to it, die off that t
36、he newspaper industry is not considered as an industry any longer. Anyway, technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappear gradually- 9 -33. Computer newspapers and magazines have all the advantages EXCEPT that _.A. you can choose the kind of voice you like to hear.B. you can
37、 get more information from them easily.C. they are more expensive than traditional newspapers.D. you can easily store information for the future use.34. The underlined word “resistance“ in the fifth paragraph probably means _ .A. a force that acts to stop something happening. B. an idea which is dif
38、ferent from others.C. a force that helps you do something.D. a thought which directs your action.35. The author writes the article to _ .A. tell readers what newspapers and magazines are like in the future.B. prove newspapers and magazines are not welcomed any more.C. let people know the great devel
39、opment of the journalism.D. say traditional newspapers and magazines are better than before.第二节 (共 5 小题,每题 2 分,满分 10 分)根据短文内容,从段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。As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but dont worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes. Just admit (承认)i
40、t. Dont think that our mistakes are caused by others. 36 Dont blame other people, and dont cheat ourselves, either. Only when we face our mistakes bravely can we be wise. 37 . In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we dont act and deal with the problem
41、 quickly, itll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it. 38 . 39 . Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they - 10 -are the ones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the clevere
42、r we are. 40 . What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future? When we act with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we dont, we should stop, think about it, change it and try again.A. So decide quickly and act.B. Solve it at once.C.
43、 Dont be afraid of failure.D. So be away from stress.E. Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes.F. Think about what we can learn from our mistakes.G. Realize that making mistakes is the best way to learn.第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分)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、
44、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job. I met all kinds of 41 and so I used up all my money soon.One day, I 42 a bus quietly at dusk when most people got off work. Suddenly, a 43 cried loudly, “Someone has 44 my money!” I felt 45 , because his money was i
45、n my 46 . Some people suggested the bus be 47 to the police station, but some were against it 48 they were in a hurry to go back home. The whole bus was very 49 . The driver then 50 the bus by the road and turned on the lights to 51 the money. At that time, one passenger said, “Turn off the lights a
46、nd give the thief a chance to take out the money.” Then the bus got 52 . When I was still struggling (斗争) in mind whether to take out the money or not, the lights were on again. There was no 53 on the floor. Someone said again, “Give him one more - 11 -54 .” Then the lights were off again. My heart
47、kept beating fast. The lights were on again but they got the 55 result. The passengers were in heated discussion again. At that time, someone said again, “Give him the 56 chance!” Suddenly I felt 57 and took out all the money when the lights were off again.For many years I have felt 58 to the one who gave me three chances to 59 my mistake. When the first and second chances come, you may not be prepared well or dont have enough 60 to act. When the third chance comes you should know clearly wha