1、重庆市重庆一中学年高二期中试题 英语秘密启用前 2015年重庆一中高2017级高二上期半期考试英 语 试 题 卷 2015.12英语试题卷共10页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,
2、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 date today?A. April 20th. B. April 21th. C. May 4th.2. What will the woman do next?A. Go to see a movie. B. Do her homework. C. Go to a class.3. Whats the womans profession?A. Teacher. B. Librarian. C. Student.4. How
3、 much did the woman pay for the MP5 player including tax?A. $14. B. $40. C. $43.5. Why cant Alice attend the meeting?A. Shes sick. B. She has to take care of her sister.C. She has to play with her sister.第二节听第六段材料，回答6、7题6. Why is the man anxious to get his clothes back?A. He has to wear them. B. He
4、will leave tomorrow.C. He wants to wash them.7. Where is the man?A. In the library. B. In the hotel. C. In his house.听第7段材料，回答8、9题8. Why is the woman worried?A. She is going to be late again.B. She cant find her car anywhere.C. Her watch isnt working.9. What does the man suggest?A. Trying a differen
5、t route. B. Making an excuse for being late.C. Leaving earlier tomorrow.听第8段材料，回答10-12题10. How did the man learn to play the piano?A. His mother taught him. B. He learnt by himself.C. A tutor taught him.11. How old is the man now?A. Fourteen. B. Eighteen. C. Twenty.12. What do we know about the man?
6、A. He is American. B. He doesnt play the piano now.C. He is in a foreign country.听第9段材料，回答13-16题13. Why did the man quit his job?A. He didnt like the work style.B. He didnt have a decent salary.C. He lost a promotion opportunity.14. What has the man been doing recently?A. Working at the gym. B. Sear
7、ching for a job online.C. Dealing with a project.15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Colleagues. C. Husband and wife.16. What does the woman remind the man to do?A. Finish his project as soon as possible.B. Do some exercise to keep fit.C. Find a job free from pr
8、essure and control.听第10段材料，回答17-20题17. Why did the speaker often move from one place to another?A. He was keen on travelling.B. He grew up in a military family.C. He wanted to make more friends.18. What happened to the speaker in Vietnam?A. He couldnt communicate with others.B. He wasnt used to the
9、temperature there.C. He missed his parents very much.19. What is the key to coping with culture shock?A. Confidence. B. Communication. C. Awareness.20. How should you express anger in a new country?A. By saying it to the locals. B. By writing it down in a diary.C. By keeping silent.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分4
10、0分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中选出最佳选项。 ASummertime is a great opportunity for kids to learn how to work and earn a little bit of spending money. If your child needs a summer job, here are a few options to consider:Lemonade/Cookie StandBenefitsCreates a concept of running a bu
11、siness :Your child will be his own boss, set his own price ,and run the show. Its a great introduction to running his own business.Limited Start-Up Costs: The things used to make lemonade are cheap, so your child should be able to get back his investment with a handful of sales.What Kids Learn About
12、 Money: Your child will learn a very valuable lesson about pricing.The price of his lemonade will decide how much he can sell, if he will recover his investment and the amount of profit.Yard WorkBenefits:Repeated Customers: If a homeowner needs help raking (耙地) this year, hell probably want help aga
13、in next year.Your child should be able to maintain a regular set of customers after one season.Safety : Yard work is generally safer than a lawn-mowing job. Without having to operate machines, your child will be much safer.What Kids Learn About Money:Because of the variability (变动) in pay, your chil
14、d will need to learn how to negotiate(谈判) a fair price with homeowners if they ask.LifeguardBenefits:Responsibility: Kids learn a lot about responsibility when lifeguarding. They are within rights to tell whether a certain activity is safe and are allowed to take action as they see fit.Exercise: Lif
15、eguards need to be proficient at swimming and must exercise to stay in shape.What Kids Learn About Money:To be a lifeguard, one must be certified. Your child may have to pay for lifeguard training, although some employers provide it on-site.21. What are the benefits of selling lemonade or cookies fo
16、r children?a. To learn how to run a businessb. To own repeated customers.c. To learn profit and loss.d. To lower the risk of losing money.A. abcd B. acd C. bcd D. abd 22. Which is suitable if you want your child to learn communication and negotiation?A. Lemonade/Cookie Stand B. Yard WorkC. Lifeguard
17、 D. All of the above23. If your kid wants to be a lifeguard, he or she has to do all the following except _.A. keeping a good figure B. excelling at swimming C. receiving training for free D. learning to take action when necessaryBThe first episode of BBC documentary series“Are Our Kids Tough Enough
18、?” was broadcast for the first time on Tuesday, and soon became one of the top topics on social networks in both China and Britain, with many education specialists commenting on the event.In the documentary, five Chinese teachers took over a British classroom with 50 teenagers aged 13 and 14 in Bohu
19、nt School in Hampshire for one month, and taught them in a typical Chinese way: no talking, no question, wearing special uniform and experiencing the strict classroom discipline within an extended school-hour from 7 a. m. to 7 p.m.Students in the experimental program had to do morning exercises,took
20、 compulsory physical education of long-distance running, and were also required to do eye exercises during breaks. Someofthestudentswerecaughtoncameraintears, aswasoneoftheteachers.At the end of this episode, most of the teens had difficulty in adapting to the Chinese methodologies. Some of them eve
21、n described their Chinese teachers as “rude” and “unreasonable”. Their teachers were not prepared for the stark differences between Chinese and British students as well. One of the teachers couldnt help but complain that the classroom was always “messy” to the head teacher of the school.Many Chinese
22、 netizens, especially the post-1980 netizens, said that the documentary reminded them of past school-days. Meanwhile, they criticized the British students as “unmannerly” and “lack of respect to others” after watching the documentary.24. How did most of the British students behave in the Chinese cla
23、ss?A. They couldnt understand what the teachers were talking about.B. They didnt obey the rule of no talking and no questions.C. They were moved to tears by their teachers kindness.D. They quickly adjusted themselves to the Chinese classes. 25. Which of the following was not included in the experime
24、ntal Chinese class?A. Doing morning exercises. B. Wearing a school uniform. C. Doing eye exercises in class. D. Running a long distance in PE class. 26. What did the Chinese netizens think of the British students?A. impolite B. smart C. respectable D. unreasonable27. The word “stark” in the third pa
25、ragraph can be best replaced by _?A. small B. striking C. standard D. steep CRaised in a fatherless home, my father was extremely strict with us children. His attitude didnt soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about
26、two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in severe weather. If I spoke unhappily, hed say in his loudest father-voice, “Thats what your legs are for!” The walk didnt bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father did
27、nt seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling disappeared one spring evening.It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the stop, I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.A row of hedge（树篱）e
28、dged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey, I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gra
29、y moving along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my fathers head. Then I knew, each time Id come home, he had stood behind the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, afte
30、r all.On later visits, that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair. “So! My son, its you!” hed say, his face lengthening into prete
31、nded surprise. I replied, “Yes, Dad, its me. Im home.” 28. We can infer from the text that_.A. the authors grandfather had a profound influence on his father B. the authorattitude towards his father changed one spring evening C. the authorfather knew that his son had found out his secretD. the authorfather often criticized his son for his lack of courage 29. The authors father watched behind the hedge because _.A. he wanted to help his son build up courageB. he wanted to make sure that his son was safe on his way home.C. he was embarrassed to meet his son on the way homeD. he wanted to surpri
