1、四川省眉山一中学年高二英语下学期期中试题四川省眉山一中2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）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. What is the woman worried about?A. The busy work. B. The long distance. C. The bad weather.2.
2、 What do we know about the woman?A. She is always complaining. B. She knows nothing about business. C. She works quite well.3. Whom will the man probably call?A. A hotel manager. B. A travel agent. C. A news reporter.4. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Watching TV. B. Reading newspapers. C. S
3、hopping.5. How often does Amy take her ballet lessons now?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every two days.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Where does the woman wor
4、k?A. In a hotel. B. In a dry cleaners. C. In a housekeeping company.7. How much should the man pay for the cleaning every week?A. $15. B. $30. C. $60.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. When is the busiest time for the man?A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Sunday.9. What must the man do in his job?A. Wear clean clothe
5、s. B. Do the washing-up every day. C. Stand up all the working hours.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Send the e-mails. B. Mail something for him. C. Pick up some packages.11. Why does the man ask the woman for help?A. He doesnt have any time. B. He doesnt have the
6、 addresses. C. He doesnt know the phone number.12. What will the woman probably do next?A. Call the messenger service. B. Attend a meeting. C. Have some coffee.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. At what time will the man and Tracy meet?A.6:30. B.7:00. C.7:30.14. What kind of films does the woman dislike?A. D
7、etective films. B. Love films. C. Horror films.15. What might the man do tomorrow?A. Go to the studio. B. See a film. C. Do some reading.16. When will the woman know about the mans plan?A. Tomorrow afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tonight.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Where did Sidney catch the frog?A
8、. In a local pond. B. In a rice field. C. In a small river.18. What was Sophies job in the experiment?A. To draw the lines. B. To measure the distance. C. To record the results.19. Which leg did Sidney remove from the frog at last?A. Its right front leg. B. Its left back leg. C. Its right back leg.2
9、0. What can we learn from the passage?A. Both children were good at science. B. The experiment was conducted in summer.C. Sophie was three years younger than Sidney.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。AThe management and staff are happy to welcome
10、 you and will do all they can to make your stay an enjoyable one. We hope you will find the following suggestions and information of use to you.MEAL TIMESOur overnight charge includes a continental-type breakfast.Breakfast: 7:30-9:30 a. m. Lunch: 12:00-2:00 p. m.Afternoon tea: 4:00-5:30 p. m. Dinner
11、: 7:00-9:15 p. m.Meals can be served in rooms at a small extra charge. We regret that owing to staff arrangements, meals cannot be served outside these times. In exceptional circumstances please consult one of our receptionists in advance.Light refreshments, including tea, coffee, biscuits and sandw
12、iches, can be served in rooms between 10:00 a. m. and 11:00 p. m. except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks are available in the room refrigerator.ROOM CLEANINGPlease hang the appropriate sign on your door handle if you do not wish to be disturbed. It will be easier for the maids if you
13、 can leave the room temporarily at any time between 9:30 a. m. and 4:00 p.m.VALUABLESWe are not responsible for the loss of money, jewellery, or other valuables unless they are kept in the safe and signed for by the manager.DEPARTURESPlease inform receptionists of your intended leaving before 9:30 a
14、. m. of the day concerned and leave the room by noon to allow for its preparation for incoming guests. If circumstances require, luggage can be left temporarily in the charge of the Hall Porter.A SPECIAL REQUEST We would respectfully suggest that in consideration of the comfort of other guests, the
15、volume ofradios and televisions should be turned down after 11:00 p. m.21. Meals can be served _.A. outside the room at 3:00 p. m. B. in the dining-room at 6:00 p. m.C. in the dining-room from 6:30 a. m. to 9:15 p. m. D. in rooms at 9:00 p. m.22. If you do not wish to be disturbed, you should_.A. cl
16、ose the door all the time B. turn off all the lightC. hang a sign on the door handle D. inform receptionist not to telephone you23. Where is this notice most likely to be found?A. At restaurants. B. In shops. C. In hotels. D. In the newspapers.BOne day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I wa
17、s to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to read.In the library, I found my way into the “Childrens Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of
18、a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.The
19、re on the books cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.Under
20、 the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the l
21、ittle boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.My mothers call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book.
22、Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.I never told my mother about my “miraculous” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, sh
23、e was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in the literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.24. The authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to _.A.encouragehimtodomorewalking B.lethimspendameaningfulsu
24、mmerC.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem D. make him learn more about weapons25. The book caught the authors eye because_.A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals B.itremindedhimofhisowndogC.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand D. he liked childrens stories very much26. Why could the author manage to read the bo
25、ok through?A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit. B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog. D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.27. Which one can be the best title of the passage?A.TheCharmofaBook B.MumsStrictOrderC.ReunionwithMyBeagle D.MyPassionforReadingCIn its e
26、arly history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck. An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this: A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he replies
27、, “No, thanks. Ive got a good horse under me.”The city planners decided to build an underground drainage(排水) system, but there simply wasnt enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.An engineer
28、 named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the citys streets by as much as 12 feet.This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chi
29、cago. Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level. Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large, heavy
30、 structures like the Tremont Hotel, which was a six-story brick building?Thats where George Pullman came in. He had developed some house-moving skills successfully. To lift a big structure like Tremont Hotel, Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews(螺旋千斤顶) beneath the buildings foundation. One ma
31、n was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews. At Pullmans signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time, thereby raising the building slowly and evenly. Astonishingly, the Tremont Hotel stayed open during the entire operation, and many of its guests didnt even notice anything was happening.Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicagos early history, every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem. Now that Chicagos waste water was draining efficiently into t
