1、德阳五中2017级高一下中期考试英语试卷时间 120分钟 总分150分第一部分：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. What does the man think of the soup?A. Tasty B. Delicious C. Healthy2. What can we know about the woman?A. She doesnt think
2、the chicken is good. B. She thinks the dinner was great. C. She thinks the roast beef was dry3. What does the woman mean?A. She would like to go out for dinner. B. She does not want to go to the concert.C. She is bored with concerts.4. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaur
3、ant. B. In a post office. C. In a shop5. How many books can Angela borrow at most today?A. Two B. Three C. Four.第二节（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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题， 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What is the possible relationship betwe
4、en the two speakers?A Good friends B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.7. What did the boy often do at school?A. He was often late for school. B. He often fell asleep in class.C. He often stayed after class.8. Which of the following statements is true?A. The boy prefers to go out and work.B. T
5、he boy has neither much interest in school nor in workC. The boy is discouraged because he hasnt passed the exam.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. Whats Bobs mother doing?A. She is buying a present for her son. B. She is looking at some birthday cakes.C. She is buying herself a bicycle.10. How soon is Bobs birthd
6、ay?A. In a week. B. Two weeks away. C. In less than ten days.11. What size bicycle will she buy?A. Size 24 B. Size 26 C. Size 28 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Where is Pat calling from?A. His home. B. His school. C. His office13. Who does Pat want to call?A. Mary. B. His friend Anna C. Mary and Anna14. Why c
7、ant Pat speak to Anna now?A. Because Anna is at work. B. Because Anna is out for lunch.C. Because Anna is not at home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the mans problem?A. He lost his calculator. B. He cant find his calculator.C. He and Robert dont like each other.16. When did the man last use his calcul
8、ator?A. This afternoon. B. Yesterday afternoon C. He couldnt remember.17. What does the woman suggest the man do?ABuy another calculator. B. Wail until tomorrow. C. Call Robert.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why did Steve always make a lot of mistakes in his homework?A. Because he didnt work hard at his less
9、ons.B. Because Steves father helped him with his homework.C. Because he was not bright.19. How did Steves teacher feel when he found that Steve had got all his answers right?A. Surprised. B. Pleased C. Sad.20. What happened to Steves father that evening?A. He was busy helping Steve. B. He was at hom
10、e, but he didnt help Steve. C. He was too busy to help Steve.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)A When she moved the covering cloth to look upon his tiny face, she was shocked. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Time pr
11、oved that the babys hearing was perfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be full of heart- breaks for his imperfect appearance. He grew up, handsome for his misfortune and popular with his fellow students. He m
12、ight have been class monitor, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “Youre going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But its a secret.” The operation was a brilliant
13、 success, and a new person turned up. His talents blossomed into genius, and his school and college became a series of success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he urged his father, “Who gave so much for me? I must know! I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believ
14、e you could, ” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know. not yet.” The years kept their secret, but the day did come- one of the darkest days that a son must endure. He stood with his father over his mothers casket (棺材). Slowly, tenderly, the father reached out a hand and rai
15、sed the thick, reddish-brown hair to show that the mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut, ” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?” Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance, but in the heart. Real treasure lie
16、s not in what can be seen, but in what cannot be seen. Real love lies not in what is done and known, but in what is done and not known.21. The mother was shocked at the first sight of her baby because _.A. her baby was born without hairB. her baby had a tiny faceC. her baby was born imperfectD. the
17、doctor turned to look out of the window22. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The son attempted to repay the donators kindness.B. The son didnt know the truth until his mother died.C. With donated ears, the sons life developed smoothly.D. The boy couldnt hear clearly with
18、out ears at first.23. Why did the boys mother never have her hair cut?A. Because her hair added to her beauty.B. Because her hair helped to keep a secret.C. Because her long hair was her pride.D. Because she liked her thick and brown hair.24. Which is the best title for the passage?A.A Misfortunate
19、BoyB. Mothers HairC. Mothers Secret LoveD.A Successful Ear OperationB Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults. A study, which included nearly 1,400 high school students, found those who watched TV for five hours or more every day had less healthy d
20、iets than peers(同龄人)five years later. Why does this happen? Should the parents take any measures? On the one hand, people who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers, may snack more, and that may affect their long-term diet quality. On the other hand, TV ads for fast food, sweet
21、s and snacks cause teenagers to eat more of those foods. And TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids. Lead researcher Dr. Dahcia J. Barr-Anderson, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told Reuters Health a clear relation between TV time during high school and diet quality in
22、 young adulthood. While the heaviest TV viewers were eating the most junk food, those whod watched less than two hours per day had the highest intake(吸收) of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high-calcium food. In her opinion, parents should limit and monitor TV viewing. As far as I am concerned,
23、children should watch no more than two hours of television per day. And parents should set a good example by eating right, being physically active and curbing their own TV time.25. Whats the best title for this passage?A. People should keep away from TV to keep healthy.B. Teenagers TV time may affec
24、t their diets later.C. Why do teenagers like TV.D. Parents own habits may affect children later.26. According to the passage, heavy TV viewers are easy to_.A. eat more fruits.B. eat fewer vegetables.C. eat less junk food.D. eat high-calcium food.27. What suggestion does the author give the parents?A
25、. They must watch TV with their children.B. They should stop the children from watching TV.C. They should pay attention to nutrition in diets.D. They cant do what they dont want their children to do.28. The underlined word “curbing” in the last paragraph can be replaced by_.A. addingB. checkingC. co
26、ntrollingD. stoppingCThere have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they cant help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more
27、 myths: Ill never lose weightI come from a fat family Wrong! While we cant change the body type we are born with, we cant blame our genes for making us fat. Theres plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habit of eating too much and exercisin
28、g too little. I am fat because I burn calories slowly Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.
29、 Exercise is boring Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thats fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distan
30、ce or time challenge. No pain, no gain Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you somethings wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the p
31、ositive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they dont, rest and seek medical advice.29. What does the author think about being fat?A. It is the family genes that make people fat.B. People are fat because they consume too little energy.C.A diary of exercise
32、 can prevent people from becoming fat.D. It is the consequence of peoples unbalanced lifestyle.30. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?A. By taking varied exercise.B. By choosing simple exercise.C. By doing regular exercise.D. By sticking to outdoor exercise.31. What i
33、s the authors opinion about No pain, no gain in exercising?A. Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.B. Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.C. Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.D. Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.32. What
34、is the purpose of the passage?A. To declare the importance of keeping fit.B. To clarify some misunderstandings about fatness and exercise.C. To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.D. To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.D Youve flown halfway around the w
35、orld; youve sniffed out this place that nobody in Falongland or Thailand seems to have ever heard of; so what on earth is there to do here? You consider this question as you sink into an old wooden beach chair that holds you above the sand. It was a long journey from Bangkok to Huaplee. By the time
36、you found the bus station and got yourself sorted out, it took almost as long as the flight from Falongland. Huaplee is located just south of Hua Hin, about two hundred kilometres from Bangkok, down the west side of the Gulf of Thailand. Not many tourists find this place, and the ones that do wonder
37、 if finding it has been their purpose all along. Theres an apparent laziness that surrounds you here. Its what this place offers,and its free of charge.The small waves that tap the shoreline seem to slow everything down. You settle into your beach chair in preparation for a long rest.You sit there a
38、nd watch the sea. Its early afternoon, so the cook comes out and asks what youd like to eat this evening. Before long hes rushed off to the market to buy the ingredients for whatever it was that you orderedevery meal fresh and to order. No menu here. There is no poolside noise here but just that won
39、derfully warm, clear blue sea. Theres no street noise. The only sounds are the murmurs of nature. For now you just count your blessings (福祉), listing them in the sand with your toe (脚趾). You dont have to worry about being late for work. You dont have to do anything. The beach to your right stretches
40、 off to the horizon (地平线), slowly narrowing to nothingness only to re-emerge again on your left, now steadily widening until it covers the chair beneath you. Sand to your left and sand to your right; its unbroken, endless. No start, no end, just sand, sun, and peace. Step off it, and you re-enter th
41、e world of traffic, stress, work, and hurry. Normally youre the type who cant sit still for more than ten minutes, but youre on Huaplee Lazy Beach now and, in the right frame of mind, it stretches all the way around the world. How could it take me so long to find it? you wonder.33. When the author f
42、irst went to Huaplee Beach, _.A. he found it unworthywhileB. he failed to sort himself outC. he became sensitive to smellD. he had difficulty in finding it34.What is special about the food service at Huaplee Beach?A. No menu.B. Free food.C. Self-service.D. Quick delivery.35. In the authors opinion,
43、a tourist can enjoy Huaplee Beach most when he _.A. sits in a beach chairB. forgets his daily routineC. plans a detailed scheduleD. draws pictures in the sand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。Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour w
44、ith them and feel as if you have known them half your life.36. Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, theyll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. First of all , good talkers ask questions.37.One well-known businesswoman says, “At b
45、usiness lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. Its a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matterssometimes to really personal questions.38.Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems cle
46、ar, but it isnt. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.39. If someone sticks to one topic,you can take it as a fact that hes really interested in it. Real listening also means n
47、ot just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, its time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If youre saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “Ive really enjoyed meeting you.”40. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if theyve known you half their lif
