1、重庆市中山外国语高 2016级期中测试 英 语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，请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（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. How was the weather this afterno
2、on?A. Clear.B. Cloudy. C. Windy.2. Why cant the man hear the announcers?A. The sound is turned off.B. They are speaking softly.C. The woman is talking on the phone.3. Howmuchistheshirt?A. $1.B. $3. C. $4.4. What was the womans opinion of Thailand?A. The food was great.B. The weather was bad.C. The p
3、eople were friendly. 5.What is the man doing?A. Getting dressed.B. Supporting the woman.C. Preparing the woman for an interview.第二节（共 15小题；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、
4、7 题。6. Where might the family be right now?A. At a hotel. B. At the border. C. At a music festival.7. What will the kids most likely be returning with?A. Toys. B. Food. C. Drinks.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.The cost of a package.B.The sender of a package.C.T
5、he contents of a package.9. Where was the package damaged?A.In Philadelphia.B.In Paris.C.In Washington D.C.10. How will the man get the information the woman wants?A.From a sticker.B.From a computer.C.From a phone call.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Who did Brent talk to earlier?A.Charlene.B.Mrs. Lang.C
6、.Mr. Hooper.12. What does the woman plan to join?A.The book club.B.The video club.C.The basketball team.13. Where is Brents classroom?A.Across from the gym.B.On the 2nd floor.C.Not far from the computer lab.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. Where did the womans story take place?A.In the cafeteria.B.In a sc
7、ience lab.C.On the sidewalk.15. What happened in the mans story?A.He went to a science lab.B.He walked into something.C.He fell down in front of his friends.16. Who is the woman talking to?A.Her dad.B.A teacher.C.A headmaster.17. What do the speakers stories have in common?A.They were embarrassing.B
8、.They are both cool stories.C.They happened a long time ago.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Who was the first person to see Antarctica in 1820?A.A Russian.B.An Englishman.C.An American.19. How is Antarcticas surface most often described?A. An island of ice. B. A desert of ice. C. A mountain of ice.20.Wh
9、at is forbidden in Antarctica?A. Research.B. Exercise.C. Mining.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 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATuesday, May 9, 2017Time EventDetailsLocation4:30pm Travel Tuesday at the Leventhal Map CenterJoin us at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Cen
10、ter as we explore a different part of the world on Travel Tuesday! Enjoy games, activities, coloring sheets, and more!*The first Tuesday of every month is Travel Tuesday.Central LibraryMonday, May 15, 2017Time EventDetailsLocation4pm Theater Design WorkshopIn theater design, it is the set designers
11、job to envision the scenery, furniture, and props that create the environment for the action to take place and the play to unfold. In this hands-on program led by architects from BSA Space, students learn about how the setting influences the action and the mood; and then use art, mathematics, and la
12、nguage arts skills to create their own three-dimensional model as a setting for their own story.This program will run for five weeks and has limited seating.To reserve a spot, please contact the West Roxbury Branch at617.325.3147. This program is for children ages 6-9.West RoxburyWednesday, June 7,
13、2017Time EventDetailsLocation4pm GiantPuppet-Making WorkshopThe Puppeteers Cooperative shows children how to create larger-than-life characters like animals or dragons using simple materials and techniques.This program will run for 6 weeks and has limited seating.To reserve a spot, please contact th
14、e Adams Street Branch at617.436.6900. For children ages 6 to 12.AdamsWednesday, June 14, 2017Time EventDetailsLocation3:30pm DJ Classes with MMMMAVENOver the course of four weeks, participants learn the basics of DJing on industry-leading equipment, Mixtrack Pro Controller, and software, Serato DJ.
15、In these hands-on classes, teens learn how to mix music with technology and explore the art of performance.This program will run for 4 weeks and has limited seating.To reserve a spot, please contact the Mattapan Branch at617.298.9218. For teens ages 12 and up.Mattapan21. Travel Tuesday at the Levent
16、hal Map Center will Ashow you around the Central Library Barrange for you to travel around the world Ctake place every Tuesday every month Denrich your knowledge of the world22. Tom, an 8-year-old boy, wants to learn how to improve the setting for his play, he will join in ATravel Tuesday at the Lev
17、enthal Map Center BGiant Puppet-Making Workshop CTheater Design Workshop DDJ Classes with MMMMAVEN23. The four events will Ahave limited seating Btake place in the afternoonCbe held for the same age group Dlast for five or six weeks24. Where can children learn how to make an amusing animal with some
18、thing at home?AAt Adams BAt Mattapan CAt West RoxburyDAt Central LibraryBThe ninth week of SEAL training is referred to as Hell Week It is on Wednesday of Hell Week that you paddle down to the mud flats (泥滩) and spend the next 15 hours trying to survive the freezing-cold mud, the howling wind and th
19、e increasing pressure from the instructors to quitAs the sun began to set that Wednesday evening, my training class, having broken the rules, was ordered into the mudThe mud consumed each man till there was nothing visible but our headsThe instructors told us we could leave the mud if only five men
20、would quitjust five men and we could get out of the extreme coldLooking around the mud flat, it was apparent that some students were about to give up It was still over eight hours till the sun came upeight more hours of freezing coldThe chattering teeth and shivering moans (呻 吟 ) of the trainees wer
21、e so loud it was hard to hear anything And then, one voice began to echo (回 荡 ) through the nightone voice raised in song The song was terribly out of tune, but sung with great enthusiasm One voice became two, and two became three, and before long everyone in the class was singing We knew that if on
22、e man could rise above the great suffering then others could as wellThe instructors threatened us with more time in the mud if we kept up the singingbut the singing went onAnd somehow, the mud seemed a little warmer, the wind a little less bitter and the dawn not so far awayIf I have learned anythin
23、g in my time traveling the world it is the power of hope The power of one person, Washington, Lincoln, King, Mandela and even a young girl from Pakistan, Malala, can change the world by giving people hopeSo, if you want to change the world, start singing when youre up to your neck in mud 25From the
24、passage, we can see that being ordered into the mud was Athe last part of the training Bthe most useful part of the training Cthe real test of the trainees intelligence Dthe punishment for the training class26. The training class singing together Ahelped them to kill the time Bencouraged them to fig
25、ht their difficultyCinspired the instructors Dkept them from falling into the mud27. The writer described his SEAL training experience mainly to tell the readers Athe power of a large crowd of people Bthe advantage of the trainingCthe way to bring about changes Dthe reason to promote singing28. In t
26、he last paragraph, the phrase “up to your neck in mud” most probably means Ain an extremely difficult situation Bin a hard training classCin terribly cold weather Din a lower social positionCMore than half of American teenagers and young adults volunteered last year, and the best way to join in this
27、 group turns out to be peer pressure: Three quarters of people ages 13 to 22 whose friends volunteer regularly also do so, which is nearly twice the number of those who participate in voluntary activities based on their concern about particular socialproblemsThose were the key findings of new resear
28、ch results published by DoSomething. org, a group working to get young people involved in social changeThe study, based on data from 4,363 young people, found that the most common form of support by volunteers was assistance with fundraising 38 percent of those in the survey said they helped with so
29、licitations ( 募 捐 ),leading the studys authors to conclude: “Young people are a secret weapon A persuasive donation speech from an enthusiastic teen is a way more influential than a cold call or that newsletter you were thinking about sending.”The study also found a gender ( 性别) divide in volunteer
30、activities Boys were more likely to undertake physical activities such as environmental cleanup or working with younger children in sports, while girls were more likely to help the homeless and other needy people or to work with arts groupsThe researchers say the responses to the survey pointed out
31、many ways that nonprofits can do a better job of getting young people to volunteerAmong their suggestions:Offer ways to socialize The very first thing that many young people think of in choosing volunteer activities is having a chance to interact with friends, especially those of the opposite sex“Th
32、ink of volunteering like a high-school party,” the researchers write“Volunteering, like everything else, is about joining in, making friends, and having a good time.”29. The passage above mainly talks about Awhat a research about voluntary activities finds outB. why young people take part in volunte
33、er workC. how young people can be persuaded to volunteerD. where most young volunteers would like to work30. Most young people are likely to take part in voluntary activities because Athey are concerned about particular social problemsB. their friends of the same age volunteerC. they want to influen
34、ce more people to volunteerD. their assistance can help those in need31. At the end of the passage, the writer would probably continue to list Amore ways for young people to socializeB. more reasons to get young people to volunteerC. more tips on getting young people involved in volunteeringD. more
35、differences between different genders in volunteeringDThe New economy has brought great business opportunities besides great challenges Not since the Industrial Revolution has managing with change been so urgent a matter Indeed, the Information Age has accelerated the pace of market and business cha
36、nges to the point where some firms have set up “change departments” whose job is to constantly look for opportunities to change the firm and make it more productiveMost firms have accepted the fact that they must make major changesTo remain competitive, companies recognize that they need to be in a
37、constant process of changing themselvesThis change is accompanied by the need to be willing to take risks in management styleManagers with such spirit have called themselves “change agents”Despite some remarkable successes, however, introducing managing change has not been a simple matter Firms have
38、 tried to introduce change to achieve its attendant efficiencies ( 节 省 开 支 ) through new technologies, restructuring, or outsourcing, Yet, this has cost a great deal of time and money, but often led to at best mixed results: approximately 75% of all change activities failedThe reason for most of the
39、se failures is that change often lacks a central focus Managers become confused by all different and sometimes conflicting advice they receive about change management The result is a loss of central focus and disorganized policies To improve their chances of success, it is extremely important that m
40、anagers should understand the nature and process of the whole companys change and its challenges much better32. What is the article mainly about?ADeveloping strong marketing plans BBringing in top technologies CWays for companies to hire better managers DChanges of companies operations33. The words
41、“change agents” in Paragraph 2 are closest in meaning to “ ”Ainstructors Bcustomers CreformersDperformers34. According to the article, why do companies frequently fail to change?AManagers are conservative BNot enough attention is paidCEmployees generally fight changeDPolicies are not well directed 3
42、5What does the article suggest managers do?ASpend more time and money BImprove their knowledgeCBuy more advanced technologies DFace their challenge directly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。Developing a Funny PersonalityPut yourself under the spotlight Tell self-dep
43、recating ( 自 嘲 的 ) jokes rather than make jokes at the expense of others 36 Rodney Dangerfield made fun of both his sanity ( 理 智 ) and his looks with this one: “I went to the psychiatrist (精神病 医 生 ), and he says Youre crazy. I tell him I want a second opinion He says, Okay, youre ugly too!”Know your
44、 audience 37 Some people find that sensationalism causes them to laugh; others find that satire ( 讽刺 ) does the trick Learn which is which, and deliver your jokes and anecdotes so that they apply to many different categories of humor and emotion at onceMislead the mind Misleading the mind is what we
45、 referred to earlier as surprise 38 Verbal jokes use this element to the greatest level possible, trying to misdirect your attention in the same that magic tricks do39 Good timing is really important, because if you give the brain too much time to work out a situation or joke, the funny moment will
46、pass byThis is probably why jokes people have heard before dont work, as recognition dulls the humor because the brain is already well-prepared by experienceReact quickly and strike while the humorous moment existsBe observantLook for the humor in everyday situations, and see what others dont 40AStr
47、ike while the iron is hotBDifferent things make different people laugh CSurround yourself with people who are funnyD. More people will be more willing to laugh, instead of being laughed atE. You can expand your reach a good deal by listening to other funny peopleF. Often, the unnoticed humor that is
48、 standing right in front of our eyes has the most effectG. This is when you create a difference between what someone expects to happen and what actually happens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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I stepped outside int
49、o a beautiful summer day The sun made everything look bright and cheerful It would have been an excellent day for a picnicif I still had a 41 someone to picnic withNobody would have suspected the thunderstorm going on inside my heart Lightning illuminated ( 照亮) hidden emotions briefly, followed by a series of 42 hopesSmall drops of tears poured down, washing off what remained of my romantic dreams
