1、- 1 -重庆巴蜀中学高 2018 级高一上期末考试英语试题本试卷分为第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分。第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每题 1.分，满分 7.5 分）1. What are the speakers doing?A. Driving. B. Working C. Walking2. How is the weather?A. Hot. B. Warm. C. Cool.3. Where will the man go first?A. A theater B. A library. C. A res
2、taurant.4. What is the woman doing?A. Giving directions. B. Making invitations C. Introducing a theater.5. Whom is the man complaining about?A. His wife . B. His kid. C. The teacher第二节（共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Which flight does the woman want to take?A. The 7:45 am one. B. Th
3、e 4:05 pm one. C. The 7:25 pm one7. How will the woman pay for her ticket?A. By credit card. B. By check. C. In cash.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the womans opinion about her colleagues?A. Stupid B. Talented. C. Lazy9. What does the man his boss to do?A. Finish his work earlier.B. Rely one his empl
4、oyees.C. Become stricter in choosing clerks.- 2 -听第 8 段材料，回答第 10-12 题。10. What is the party for?A. A festival. B. A birthday. C. A vacation.11. What is the man probably related to the woman?A. Her classmate. B. Her teacher. C. Her partner.12. What will the headmaster do before the party?A. Sing an E
5、nglish song. B. Share his resolutions. C. Deliver a speech.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13-16 题。13. What can be found on the cards according to the man?A. The price of the book.B. The name of the publisher.C. The phone number of the author14. Where is the copy room?A. In the middle of the corridorB. Opposite the re
6、ading room.C. Behind the circulation desk.15. What can we learn from the conversation?A. There are many CDs in the drawers.B. Copying an entire book is against the lawC. Its difficult to find a book without the authors name.16. What will the woman do next?A. Copy a book. B. Return some books. C. App
7、ly for a membership card.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17-20 题。17. In what aspect is the school a “free school”?A. The students can arrive at any time.B. The students neednt pay for tuition.C. The students have the free choice of the courses.18. Where are most people from 9:00 to 10:00?A. On the playground. B. In t
8、he living room. C. In the painting room.19. What does Miss Green teach?A. Math. B. Reading C. Drawing.- 3 -20. What do the students think of helping with lunch?A. They dont like it.B. They think its interesting.C. They think its Miss Cabells job.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）AAt
9、the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not haveI mean，he had a head, two arms and two legs, just like the rest of usAbout nine oclock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers, one of the older boys, what it was that made this
10、Elvis guy so special. He told me that it was Elviswavy hair and the way he moved his body. About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville, Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a haircut. Th
11、at is when I got this big idea, which hit me like a ton of bricks. If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret, then thats what I was going to get.A11 the way to town I told everybody, including a lady from the orphanage who was taking us to town, that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and th
12、at I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day, just like him.When I got my new Buster Brown shoes, I could hardly wait for my new haircut and now that I had my new Busier Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being l
13、ike Elvis.We finally arrived at the big barber shop, where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans. I looked at the barber and said, “I want an Elvis haircut. Can you make my hair like Elvis?” I asked him, with a big smile on my face. “Lets just see what we can do for you, little man,” he
14、 said. I was so happy when he started to cut my hair. Just as he started to cut my hair, the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing. She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head, like he was telling her “No”. Then he told me they were not allowed to give us E
15、lvis hair cuts. Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor. 21. Elvis Previsly was popuar, according to the boy, because of his_.A. charming figure B. appearance and behavior- 4 -C. performing skills D. kindness to his fans22. According to the passage, the boy was_.A. excited to have an Elvis haircut
16、 B. worried to think about the secretC. anxious to remove the ton of bricks D. careful to seize the chance23. How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?A. Delighted. B. Guilty. C. Self-satisfied. D. Depressed.BCustomer delight is what companies are trying to achieve in or
17、der to keep and increase market share in the more and more competitive service industry today.Researchers confirm that customers receiving good service will promote by telling up to 12 other people ; thosetreated badly will tell their tales of woe to up to 20 people, Interestingly, 80 percent of peo
18、ple who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal.New challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and the Internet. For example , many companies now have to invest a lot of money in information technology and staff tr
19、aining in order to cope with the “phone rage” caused by delays in answering calls ,being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods.Recommended ways of creating customer delight include: under-promising and over-delivering (saying that a repair will be carried out within five hours
20、 ,but getting it done within two );replacing a faulty product immediately; throwing in a gift card as an unexpected “thank you” to regular customers ;and always returning calls ,even when they are complaints.Airlines face some of the toughest challenges over customer care . Fierce competition has co
21、nvinced them that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather , unclaimed luggage and technical problems .For British Airways staff , a winning telephone style is considered vital in handling the large volume o
22、f calls about bookings and flight times. They are trained to answer quickly , with their names, job title and a “we are here to help” attitude. British Airways also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the hig
23、hest standers of service.- 5 -24. “Phone rage” is mentioned in paragraph 3 to show_.A. customers often use phones to express their angerB. the general public now prefer to buy goods onlineC. customers reply on their phonies to obtain servicesD. customer care has become increasingly demanding25. Acco
24、rding to the passage, _.A. complaining customers are hard to satisfy.B. well-treated customer promote businessC. unsatisfied customers receive better serviceD. satisfied customers deserve more attention26. How is paragraph 4 mainly developed?A. By giving examples. B By following time orderC. By maki
25、ng comparison. D. By analyzing causes27. Why is customer delight especially important for airlines?A. Their telephone style remains unchangedB. The services cost them a lot more money.C. They are more likely to meet with complaintsD. The policies can be applied to their staffCAzaras owl monkeys move
26、 to the rhythm of the moon. On nights, when a full moon floods the evening sky with light, Azaras owl monkeys cannot sit still. They are so active that by dawn the next morning, they are worn out. But when the moonlight fades and the moon disappears, Azaras owl monkeys grow less active at night. On
27、mornings after moonless nights, they are more active.The owl monkey genus is unique among anthropoids(monkeys and apes similar to humans)because it is the only group whose members are nocturnal. They are not classified as threatened or endangered due to their nocturnal behavior. Among owl monkeys, A
28、zaras owl monkeys stand out, because although they are active during the night, they also exhibit spikes of activity at dawn and dusk.A research team led by Eduardo Fernadez-Duque at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a study to find out what was driving the unique activity patterns in Azaras
29、owl monkeys. They fitted 10 Azaras owl monkeys with special collars that recorded the monkeys activity at 5-minute - 6 -intervals for several months. They later recaptured the monkeys and got back the collars and the data they contained.They found that in low and high light conditionson dark moonles
30、s nights or in broad daylight for instance-Azaras owl monkeys were inactive. The monkeys instead favored intermediate light levels such as moonlight nights, and the soft lit hours of dawn and dusk. During those times the monkeys were more active.Another trend Eduardo Fernadez-Duque and his team disc
31、overed was that temperature played a role in influencing how active the monkeys were. During the warm months of September to March monkeys were more active than they were during the cool months of April to August.28. Azaras owl monkeys grow less active_.A. on a full moon night. B. at dawn and dusk.C
32、. in broad daylight D. at night.29. What does the underlined word “nocturnal” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Active during the day. B. Active at night. C. active in he soft light. D. active in the moonlight.30. How did the research team conduct the study of Azaras owl monkeys?A. By raising Azaras owl monkey
33、s in the lab.B. By writing the data to Azaras owl monkeys.C. By collecting the data from Azaras owl monkeys.D. By observing Azaras owl monkeys in the wild.31. What can we infer from the passage?A. Azaras owl monkeys and apes are both active at night.B. Azaras owl monkeys nocturnal behavior exposes t
34、hem to threats.C. Azaras owl monkeys prefer warm months to cool months.D. Azaras owl monkeys must be more active in September than in March.DI am sure weve all come across inspiring quotes that made us nod in agreement or made us think, “Wow, thats good quote”. But we end up going back to putting of
35、f whatever we would put off.Quotes, books, articles, audio programs all of these things are just tools and theyre only effective when you use them. I dont know about you but most quotes I read dont do anything for - 7 -me. However, every now and then, I will come across one that will positively affe
36、ct me in some way such as reminding me to be grateful, getting me to work out extra hard at the gym without being pressed by others, or never give up when things get tough.From my experience, reading quotes is more effective when youre actually trying to motivate yourself rather than just reading th
37、em for the sake of reading them. The second you feel the urge to take action, youd better immediately get up off your chair and take action.These quotes arent for everyone. If youve read tons of them and have never been motivated or had a positive change in the way you look at life and treat others,
38、 or these quotes dont help you to insist on doing something when you feel like giving it up, then its probably not worth your time reading more of them. If youve done something a bunch of times and its not giving you the results you want, dont keep doing it. Try something else.Now if youve found som
39、e value in reading some quotes in the past, continue to make them more effective by letting them guide your life.32. Quotes might be useful to those who_.A. are eager to help others B. take immediate action after reading themC. have no one to turn to for help D. understand them well enough33. What i
40、s the authors attitude to the quotes he read?A. Supportive B. Doubtful. C. Neutral. D. Negative.34. What can we know from paragraph 4?A. Keep away from quotes if they things you dont like.B. You shouldnt waste time on the things you dont like.C. You cant motive yourself by reading quotes.D. Some quo
41、tes may have a bad influence on people.35. The passage is intended to_.A. offer advice on how to develop good habitsB. encourage people to read more quotesC. explain how to make quotes workD. show advantages of reading quotes- 8 -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。Fa
42、cing the Enemies WithinWe are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fear, even the most basic one, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes, Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living
43、inside us. _36_The first enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. _37_ Take a sword to this Enemy by making decisions on the spot. The longer the decision takes, the less likely you are to make a sensible one. But, remember to make an informed decision, you need to take a
44、ll the factors into account.The second enemy inside is doubt. _38_ But you also cant let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt other people and the government, and also doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. Im telling
45、 you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. _39_Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. _40_ Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.A. Some people do
46、ubt everything. B. Build your courage to fight whats holding you back, and whats keeping you from your goals and dreams.C. Below are ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears. D. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.E. Doubt is an enemy and you should get
47、rid of it.F. It will steal your chances for a better future.G. Theres room for health doubt and you cant believe everything.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）- 9 -To anyone from my 55 , I lay down the challenge. Let us do something for our children before it is too 56 . Let u
48、s help create an economically viable community in which the generation of tomorrow can 57 and enjoy the life that is unique to the north. Lets not talk about unemployment anymore. Lets talk about 58 and creating wealth upon which dreams can be built.Im not ready to give up on the future yet. We have already 59 too many young men. Its time for action. Please 60 me in making it happen.41. A. captain B. player C. fan D. coach42. A. remarkable B. effective C. swift D. boring43. A. skills B. memories C. intelli
