1、学年四川省绵阳市南山中学实验学校高一上学期期中考试英语试题含听力绵阳南山中学实验学校2017年秋季高2017级半期考试英语试题 本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷由第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）组成，共10页；答题卡共3页。满分100分，考试时间100分钟。注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必在答题卡上将自己的学校、班级、姓名用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写清楚，同时用2B铅笔将考号准确填涂在“考号”栏目内。2. 选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后再选涂其它答案；非选择题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草
2、稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3. 考试结束后将答题卡收回。第卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，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分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给出的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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是 C。1. What does the woman want to do?A. F
3、ind a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult. B. Ver
4、y interesting. C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather. B. Clothes. C. News.第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15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，没小题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至7题。6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A
5、. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. When will the man be home from work?A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.9. Where will the speakers go?A. The
6、 Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema. C. The UME Cinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How will the speakers go to New York?A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speak
7、ers?A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. A trainer. B. A tour guide. C. A college student.15. How much can a new person
8、 earn for the first year?A. $10,500. B. $12,000. C. $15,000.16. How many people will the woman hire?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题？17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its co
9、mfortable. B. Its time-saving. C. Its cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful . C. Quiet.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
10、和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑 AHomestay in Sydney，AustraliaLinda：Our big home is in Sydney，about 300 meters from Sydney University and 450 meters from the train station. The train ride is about 30 minutes to the CBD. Now we only have a small bedroom for a girl student.The cost is $260 per week，which incl
11、udes all meals when at home and laundering (洗烫) of clothes.Email：markalarms.auJohn：I have a lovely single room for homestay (boy，nonsmokers only)The apartment is located across the road from a bus station. A sports field is only a two minutes walk away.The room is for both short and long stays. The
12、cost is $220 per week，including breakfast and lunch on weekdays. There is no washing machine at home. Do your own laundry in the apartment blocks facilitiesEmail：ainsley gilkes.auEric：I live in the northern suburbs of Sydneyquiet for studying and relaxing，yet close to Sydney University & NCELTR & SI
13、BT. The subway station is nearby.All facilities of the house including a living room with a TV can be used. Owners are very open and friendly，and treat students as part of the family.The prices include all meals (breakfast，lunch and dinner) and cleaning. The fee is $300 per week.Email：mineannyRose：H
14、i，everyone！I have one room for homestay (girl students only) in a house which is very close to Sydney University (SIBT) & WSU in the northern district of Sydney. There is a bus station across the road. Travel time to the centre of the city is 40 minutes by train. We only have one homestay at a time.
15、 Therefore，our family can take good care of you. The fee is $230 per week.We are looking forward to having you in our home.Email：cliqi923921. The four people wrote these passages to_. Alook for suitable roommates Blook for homestay information Cbook a suitable room in Sydney Dadvertise rooms for hom
16、estay 22. One person who lives in Johns apartment_. Acan smoke in the apartment Bcan use Johns washing machine to wash clothes Chas to walk a long way to get to the sports field Dis provided with breakfast and lunch on weekdays 23. If Peter wants to find a homestay room near Sydney University，he sho
17、uld send an email to_. A. markalarms.au Bmineanny C. cliqi9239 Dainsley_gilkest.au24. A girl who wants a room for between $210 and $240 per week would most probably contact_. ARose BJohn CEric DLinda25. We can most probably read this passage on _. A. a sports magazine B. a geography textbookC. a web
18、site for tourists D. a travel agencys guidebook BThere is a Website called the “World Database of Happiness”. It combines(结合) and analyzes the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life satisfaction. Most of the findings are predictable（可预见的）, but a few are
19、 surprising.The database makes it clear that there is not a strong connection between material wealth and general satisfaction. It is a cliche to say that money cant buy happiness, but the old saying seems to be supported by researches. Many people still believe that gaining riches will be the answe
20、r to all their problems, but they are probably mistaken.Studies have been carried out on people who got sudden wealth, such as lottery（彩票） winners. In most cases, after the initial joy had worn off, people were not left with a sense of lasting happiness. In fact, they tended to go back to the way th
21、ey felt before they became rich. If material wealth does not bring happiness, then what does? Perhaps happiness has something to do with where you live. The authorities at the World Database on Happiness have surveyed levels of happiness in different countries. Obviously, people in America, Canada,
22、and Singapore are very happy; people living in India and Russia, not surprisingly, are not happy.Other surveys consistently point to the importance of relationships. Family relationships in particular seem to be the key to long-term happiness. The website suggests that falling in love and having chi
23、ldren are two of the situations that bring the greatest happiness.Nowadays people look to technology as another source of satisfaction. People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet rather than spending time with family. Can technology truly make people happy? It is t
24、oo difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: If the websites research is right, time spent with your family is a better investment than time spent making money.26. The Website World Database of Happiness is designed to _. A. share stories of happiness B. find out the reason for happiness C. conduct
25、surveys around the world D. tell interviewees how to be happy27. What does the word cliche (Para.2) mean? A. Popular belief. B. Proved theory.C. Famous report. D. Traditional custom.28. Who is the happiest according to the passage? A. An unhappy man who has won a lottery in Singapore. B. A student w
26、ho has three high-income part-time jobs in India. C. A mother who stays with her family every day in America. D. A Russian falling in love with reading recently.29. What seems to be the authors advice about happiness? A. Levels of happiness in different countries are different. B. Making money is no
27、t the only way to happiness.C. A good family relationship is the key to lasting happiness. D. It is uncertain whether technology makes people happy.30. Whats the authors attitude to technology?A. Enthusiastic. B. Dissatisfied. C. Supportive. D. Doubtful.CIn the animal kingdom, weakness can bring abo
28、ut aggression（侵略） in other animals. This sometimes happens with people also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.
29、From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They dont get to see this soft side of others often; we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But
30、only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them.Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside m
31、e, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights（闪光灯）and drove on at a really low speed.No more angry shouts and no more horns!When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wa
