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1、2018年春期四川省棠湖中学高二年级期中考试英语试题注意事项： 1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。 2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第卷(选择题 满分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
2、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，你将有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. Why does the man feel awful?A. He cant find his keys. B. Hes not good at studiesC. He missed many lessons.2. Where does the conversation probably ta
3、ke place?A. In a park. B. At a theater. C. In a parking lot. 3. What happened to Tim?A. He knocked someone down. B. He was hit by a motorbike.C. He was seriously ill. 4. How many cups did the woman buy online?A. 10 B. 20 C. 305. What are the speakers supposed to do?A. Watch a performance. B. Visit a
4、 museum. C. Buy some books. 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。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 7. How long
5、does the man give the woman?A. 30 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 10 minutes.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who was the winner in last nights game?A. Toronto Raptors. B. Denver Nuggets. C. Utah Jazz.9. When should the speakers hand in their English homework?A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow afterno
6、on.请听第8段材料回答第10至12题。10. Where is the woman going this summer?A. New York. B. Boston. C. Chicago.11. What does the woman think the man wants to be?A. A storyteller B. An actor. C. A stage director.12. Which of the following is the womans opinion?A. One needs a gift to study creative writing. B. Music
7、 school is a waste of time. C. Hard work pays off.13. What do we know about the man?A. He likes talking about new filmsB. He enjoys seeing films with friends.C. He prefers seeing new films at the cinema.听第9 段材料, 回答第14 至16 题。14. What will the woman be for Halloween this year?A. A rabbit. B. A zombie
8、bride. C. A bunch of grapes.15. Why did the womans mother always make the costumes?A. They were original. B. To save money. C. Her children asked her to do so.16. What does Halloween mean to the man?A. Good memories. B. Making new friends. C. Playing with his kids.听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。17. What do we
9、 know about the speaker?A. He will be turning 27.B. He has been studying photography.C. He has lived in London for many years.18. Where is the Rasa Restaurant located?A. On Stoke Newington High Street. B. On Brick Lane. C. On Church Street.19. Which bus should people take to get to Larrys bar?A. Bus
10、 253 from the west. B. Bus 112 heading north. C. Bus 341 heading south.20. Why can the speaker get special treat at the bar?A. The owner is his friend .B. He has a VIP card. C. He works part-time there.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANavigating Border Sec
11、urityYou may think what you say on WeChat is your own business, but apparently the Canadian authorities dont agree. In other words, you need to be fully aware of the items youre not allowed to bring before you travel abroad.Obscene(淫秽) and pirated(盗版) materialsIn many Western countries, possessing a
12、nd transporting underage porn(黄色书刊) is considered a serious crime. According to the United States Department of Justice, a first-time offender charged with producing child porn faces fines and 15 to 30 years in prison. The website of UK Visas and Immigration also listed pirated copies of movies and
13、music as illegal, because they infringe upon intellectual property rights. If youre caught bringing pirated products into the UK, the products will be confiscated, and you may face prosecution(起诉).Food, animals and plantsAccording to Australias Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Austra
14、lia has strict quarantine laws. Animals from overseas could bring diseases and pests into the country and destroy the local environment.CashThere is a limit of cash you can bring when traveling abroad. According to UK Visas and Immigration, the maximum amount of cash(including bankers drafts and che
15、cks) you can bring into the country is 10,000(72,000 yuan). Youll have to declare it if youre brining more, or you could face a fine of up to 5,000 (46,000 yuan). But if youre entering the UK from another European Union country, you dont need to declare your cash, no matterhow much you have.Other it
16、emsCustoms rules vary from country to country. For example, when entering Australia you also need to declare traditional medicines because they may contain endangered plant or animal products. Heritage-related goods, including artworks and stamps, also need to be declared. This is why you should alw
17、ays check the local customs website to make sure of what you can put into your luggage, and of course, your electronic devices.21. Which of the following items may be allowed to bring without declaring when you enter Australia?A. Traditional medicines B. Pet dogs and cats C. Stamp albums D. Story bo
18、oks22. What can we know from the passage?A. Travelers should declare their cash when entering the UK from GermanyB. Both the USA and the UK have laws against obscene and pirated materialsC. You can bring more than 10,000 without declaring when you enter the UK from ChinaD. Taking traditional medicin
19、es to Australia may destroy the local environment23. Where is the article above probably taken from?A. A travel brochure B. A fashion magazine C. An exhibition guide D. A science reportBOn October 19, 1959, the first Special English program was broadcast on the Voice of America. It was an experiment
20、. The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language is not English. Experts said the goal was admirable, but the method would not work. They were proved wrong. The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA. And they still
21、 are.Forty years later, Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. But during the years its role has expanded. It also helps people learn American English. And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot fin
22、d elsewhere.Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day. Each half-hour broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20 minutes of feature programming. There is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agricult
23、ure and environment, and on the weekend, about news events and American idioms.Three elements make Special English unique. It has a limited vocabulary of 1500 words. Most are simple words that describe objects, actions or emotions. Some are more difficult. They are used for reporting world events an
24、d describing discoveries in medicine and science. Special English is written in short, simple sentences that contain only one idea. No idioms are used. And Special English is spoken at a slower pace, about two-thirds the speed of Standard English. This helps people learning English hear each word cl
25、early. It also helps people who are English speakers understand complex subjects.Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not designed as teaching program. It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way. Individu
26、als record the programs and play them over and over to practice their listening skills. In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students. They praise it for improving their students ability to understand American English and for the content of the programs. Un
27、iversities and private companies in many countries produce packages of Special English materials for student use.24. At the beginning, Special English program was .A. doubted by some professionals B. rejected by native peopleC. well received D. intended for teaching English25. What kind of English i
28、s spoken on Special English?A. British English B. Not certainC. Both British and American English D. American English26. Which of the following are the elements that make Special English unique?a. limited vocabulary b. short simple sentencesc. good communication method d. slow speed e. interesting f
29、eature programmingA. a, c, d B. a, b, d C. b, d, e D. a, b, c27. From the last paragraph we can infer that .A. listening to Special English can be a students homeworkB. listening to Special English can improve the content of the programC. some student record the Special English material for saleD. l
30、earning English from VOA is a traditional way for English learnerCYelp, the San Francisco Internet company that makes reviews of restaurants and other businesses across a large part of America, is getting into the food delivery business.Today, the company has announced that it has agreed to acquire
31、Eat24, a food company that delivers food to homes on behalf of partner restaurants. Yelp is paying $134 million for the company$75 million in cash and the rest in stock. Eat24 works with 20,000 restaurants in more than 1,500 cities all over the U.S.On Yelps reviews site, you can find new restaurants
32、 to suit your tastes, and now that the company is acquiring Eat24, the idea is that it will also let you take the next step: order food to your door.“If youre looking at a restaurant, you want to be able to book that restaurant,” Yelp cofounder and CEO Jeremy said in a Tuesday interview. “If we can
33、integrate(融入) that into the Yelp experience, it makes the site much better.”The move is just one way that some of Internets most recognizable names are branching into online food delivery to improve their existing business. Last August, payments company Square bought Caviar, a highend quick food del
34、ivery service. And that same month, Uber tested a fast food delivery service called UberFRESH, which aimed to deliver meals from local restaurants to customers in less than 10 minutes.In each case, food delivery can provide an added source of income, and it can also help these companies push the use
35、 of their existing services. The market for food delivery is hardly small, and mobile technologies can speed up the process, potentially expanding the business even further.28. How does Yelp pay for the company Eat24?A. Totally by cheque. B. Totally in cash.C. Partly in stock. D. Only in credit.29.
36、What can customers NOT do on the new Yelps website?A. Finding the restaurants they like. B. Booking a restaurant they like.C. Ordering food to their door. D. Enjoying much cheaper food.30. What does the underlined word “acquire” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Bargain. B. Claim. C. Request. D. Purchase.31. F
37、rom the passage, we can infer that many companies _A. begin to set up their own food branchesB. make little money from their existing businessC. begin to attach importance to food delivery makingD. give up the present business and turn to food makingDLike it or love it, social media is a major part
38、of life. Clicking on a thumbs-up or a heart icon (图标) is an easy way to stay in touch. Whether youre on Facebook, Whats App or Twitter, the way of keeping in touch is no longer face to face, but instead screen to screen, highlighted by the fact that more than 1 billion people are using Facebook ever
39、y day. Social media has become second nature but what impact is this having on us?Lauren Sherman and her team, who study the brain at Temple University in Philadelphia, mixed 20 teens photos with 10 other pictures from public Instagram accounts. Then they randomly gave half of the images many likes
40、(between 23 and 45; most had more than 30). They gave the other half no more than 22 likes (most had fewer than 15).The researchers wanted to find out how the participants brains were responding to the different images. While the teens were in a machine, researchers asked them to either like an imag
41、e or skip to the next one. Teens were much more likely to like images that seemed popular those that had more than 23 likes, Shermans team found. The kids tended to skip pictures with few likes.As part of the experiment, participants were also shown a range of “neutral” photos showing things like fo
42、od and friends, and “risky” photos concerning cigarettes and alcohol. When looking at photos showing risky behaviors, such as smoking or drinking no matter how many likes they had the brain region linked to cognitive (认知的) control tended to become less active. These kinds of pictures can lower the v
43、iewers self-control. That means what you like online has the power to influence not just what others like, but even what they do. Viewing pictures like these could make teens let down their guard when it comes to experimenting with drugs and alcohol, Sherman worries.32. What does the text focus on?A
44、. The influence of social media. B. The self-control of teens.C. The behaviors of teens. D. The popularity of social media.33. Which of the following might be included in the experiment?A. Seventeen images are given 20 likes. B. Fifteen images are given 25 likes.C. Fifteen images are given 42 likes.
45、 D. Eight images are given 40 likes.34. Whats Shermans concern about online photos?A. More likes may be given. B. Misbehaviors may be encouraged.C. More risky pictures may be posted. D. Cognitive control may become less active.35. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To condemn immoral
46、 social behaviors. B. To promote modern social media.C. To introduce a new research. D. To explain the brain system.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。We all care about what others think of us and want to be liked. 36 However, there are also many smaller, simpler things you can do, which can affect how others view you.Prove you are paying attention.To really show someone your interest in him or her, try bringing up a topic the person mentioned earlier. Did your co-worker talk about workin