四川省三台中学实验学校高二英语上学期半期适应性考试试题

1、听力（共两节，满分 30 分）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 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后， 读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。7.5 分）从题中所给的A, B, C 三个选项中选出最佳你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅1. What does the woman mean?A. She couldn t tell him the truth.B. She is not hungry.C. She is veryhungry.2. Where are the speaker

2、s?A. In a museum.3. How long did he wait?A. An hour.4. What is John going to do?A. Stay at home watching TV.B. At a concert.C. In a movie.B. Fifteen minutes.C. Twenty minutes.B. Go to the film.C. Go out forsupper.5. What did the man say about the final exam?A. He will correct papers.B. He will colle

3、ct papers.C. The assistant will correct papers. 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，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 68 小题。6. What does one need to do if he wants to join the library?A. He needs to writ

4、e down his name and address.B. He needs to show some kind of identification with his name and address on it.C. He needs to give his address.7. Why does the woman want to borrow some books?A. She wants to read them and enjoy herself.B. She wants some books to read on holiday this weekend.C. She enjoy

5、s reading and can t live without books.8. What does the woman show at last?A. Her driving license.B. Her bankbook.C.passport.听第 7 段材料，回答第 912 小题。9. Where can the man get money?A. From the Dunnes Stores.B. From the Allied Irish Bank.C. From the Bank of Ireland.10. Which of the following statements is

6、 true?A. The Bank of Ireland is near the Dunnes Stores.B. It is about ten minutes walk to the bank.C. The man isn t familiar with the area.11. What will the woman do at the end of the conversation?A. She will help the man to get money from the bank.B. She will draw a map for the man.C. She will show

7、 him the way to the bank.12. Which word can best describe the woman?A. Open minded. B. Warm hearted.C. Honest.听第 8段材料，回答第 1315 小题。13. What does the man want to do?A. He wants to help her with her work.B. He wants to talk to her.C. He wants her to help him.14. What is the woman busy working on?A. Her

8、 history paper.B. Her biology paper.Ctest paper.15. What did the professor tell the woman to do?HerHerA. The professor told her to cut down 10 pages.B. The professor asked her to add another 10 pages to her paper.C. The professor wanted her to hand in her paper of over 10 pages on Friday. 听第 9段对话，回答

9、第 1617 小题。16. What does the woman worry about?A. Her weight. B. Her health. C. Her work.17. What do you think the woman is going to do?A. She may buy a dancing machine to lose weight.B. She will walk for an hour every day to keep fit.C. She is going to dance with the man to keep her healthy. 听第 10 段

10、材料，回答第 1820 小题。18. What was Mr Hill?A. A farmer.B. A businessman.C. A shopkeeper.19. Why did Mr Hill s chickens lay hardly any eggs in summer?C. Because it was veryA. Because it was cold. B. Because it was very noisy.hot.20. Why was Mr Hill not interested in the owner s suggestion?A. Because it was

11、quite cool in his own house.B. Because his wife couldn t lay any eggs for him.C. Because he only thought of how to make hens lay more eggs.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 ）You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies

12、 listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams (1860-1935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addamsto thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区 )bycreating shelters and promoting

13、 education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (1907-1964)If it weren t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of

14、pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world s lakes and oceans.Sandra Day O Connor(1930-present)When Sandra Day O Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona stat

15、e senator( 参议员 ) and ,in 1981, the first womanto join the U.S. Supreme Court. O Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks (1913-2005)On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passe

16、nger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement.“ The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” saidParks.21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her social work.B. Her teac

17、hing skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize.D. Her community background.22. What was the reason for O Connor s being rejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her little work experience in court.C. The discrimination against women.D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a

18、 great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?A. Jane Addams.B. Rachel Carson.C. Sandra Day O Connor.D. Rosa Park.24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative.C. They are pion eers. D. They are peace-lovers.BMany s

19、chools across the US hold graduation ceremonies this timeof year. In someschools, even 5 and 6-year-olds observe their graduati on from kin dergarte n. And so can older people, much older. Meet 70-year-old Jerry Reid, who just graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned a

20、 bachelor s degree.Mr. Reid might not look like the average college student; his hair is definitely grayer. But still Jerry Reid s age is easy to forget, other UVA students know himas one of their own.Mr. Reid sat into the“Hoo Crew, ” a group that cheers loudlyfor the schoolat sports events. He also

21、 joined a mens group on campus. He sang drinking songs along with many other students. Mr. Reid s school friends say they can talk to him just about anything.About a half cen tury ago, in his 20s, Mr. Reid was not in school. I nstead, he was raci ng cars and chas ing girls. But he says his friend Bi

22、ll in vited him to UVA parties.“ Bill told mewhat a terrible life I had uni ess I came up here and went to school with him, ” said Reid.That was in 1963. Jerry Reid says it took him 48 years to take that advice .In2011, he en tered college. UVAProfessor Luke Wright says Mr. Reid in flue ncesstude nt

23、s.He ope ned the minds of the young adults. The teacher says Mr. Reid showed them that life does not end at 40. In stead, the 70-year-old college graduate believes that getti ng older can be the beg inning of a dream.“ Remember that path that you left waits for you. It s there. It s yours. Allyou mu

24、st do is to get out of your own way and get back to it. And, thats exactly what I did, ” said Reid.Mr. Reid says that he and his wife Susan now would take some time off to enjoy his college degree. Then, he ll return to UVA to begin studying for his graduate degree.25. Which of the following is true

25、 of Mr. Reid?A. He was laughed at by other stude nts.B. He was in terested in study in hisyouth.C. He enl arged the views of young peopleD. He got his graduate degree at the ageof 70.26. From the third paragraph, we can infer that Mr. Reid was.A. con siderateB. in depe ndentC. in tellige ntD.en erge

26、tic27. What does Paragraph 6 mainly discuss?A. How Mr. Reid realizes his dream.B. What teachers think of Mr. Reid.C. When Mr. Reid en tered college.D. Why the stude nts likes Mr.Reid.28. What less on can we lear n from the story of Jerry Reid?A. It is n ever too late to lear n.B. Two heads are bette

27、r tha none.C. Actions speak louder than words.D. A friend in need is a friendin deed.CSteve n Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His stra nge habit makes sense whe nyou consider that he s an environmentalscientist who studies how to reduce litter,in cludi ng things that fall off garbage trucks as

28、 they drive dow n the road. What iseven more interesting is that one of Stein s jobs is defending an industry behindthe plastic shopp ing bag.America ns use more tha n 100 billio n thi n film plastic bags every year. So manyend up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do

29、 not allow them at checkouts （ 收银台）.The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, in cludi ng Los An geles. Eyeing these headw in ds, plastic-bag makers are hiri ng scie ntists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the pla net as most people assume.Among the b

30、ag makers arguments , many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more en ergy to produce and tran sport. And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represe nt a small perce ntage of all garbage on the ground today.The industry ha

31、s also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopp ing bags. The stro nger a reusable bag is, the Ion ger its life and the more plastic-bag use it can cels out. However, l on ger-lasti ng reusable bags ofte n require more en ergy to make. One study found that a cott

32、 on bag must be used at least131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.Environmentalists don t dispute （ 质疑 ）these points. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.29. What has Steven Stein been hired to do?A. Help in crease g

33、rocery sales.B. Recycle the waste material.C. Stop things falling off trucks.D. Argue for the use of plasticbags.30. What does the word“ headw in ds” in paragrap h 2 refer to?A. Bans on plastic bags.B. Effects of city developme nt.C. Headaches caused by garbage.D. Plastic bags hung in trees.31. What

34、 is the disadva ntage of reusable bags accord ing to plastic-bag maker?A. They are quite expe nsiveB. Replaci ng them can be difficultC. They are less strong than plastic bags D. Producing them requires more energy32. What is the best title for the text?A. Plastic, Paper or NeitherB. In dustry, Poll

35、utio n and En viro nmentC. Recycle or Throw AwayD. Garbage Collect ion and Waste Con trolDAlmost every child is scared of something, from monsters in the cupboard to dogs in the park. But the fact that such fears are com mon and no rmal does n t mean theycan be taken lightly. Kids experienee fears a

36、nd phobias （恐惧症）much more stronglythan adults. And the in flue nee of the fear can be physical as well as psychological（心理的）.It can build up so they almost seemscared of everyth in g-akind of childhoodanxiety. Dr. Creswell says: “Your child may always seem t o expect the worst to happen and lack con

37、 fide nee as they grow up. ” So don t make the same old mistake of treat ing them as if they re sillyfor being a “scared cat ” . Handling the fears is essential.ll keep them away from dogs,Children can be born nervous and if you have such a baby, you ll tend to prevent them from gett ing worried. So

38、 if they fear dogs, You but in fact that can just confirm to the child that dogs are scary. What is worse,keep ing your child away from what they fear can turn that feeli ng into a phobia. In stead, you should en courage them to get in touch with the thing they fear, i n a safe andsupportiveenvironm

39、ent.Dr. Andy Field, a researcher of childhood fears, says: “Youshouldn t force, for example, an anxious child to go up to a dog. But you can approach it yourself, show them there is nothing to be afraid of, stroke （抚摸）it, and talkabout the dog being friendly. Once your child dares to stroke a dog-on

40、e that s goodwith childre n, of course-the n you should en courage them to carry on un til they feelcalmer, and reward them for being brave . ”33. Children s fears are usually taken lightly because.A. they will not develop into phobiasB. theirin flue neeispsychologicalC. they exist widely in the wor

41、ldD. they will disappear gradually34.If we fail to help childre n to overcome fears, they will .A. make the same old mistakeB. overcome them by themselvesC. experie nee the worst of thingsD. grow up lack ing self-c on fide nee35.Accord ing to Dr. Andy Field, if a child is afraid of a cat, pare nts s

42、hould.A. tell the child not to be afraid of itB. show the child it s safe toapproach itC. keep the child away from itD. ask the child to stroke it第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Flash Mob: The Pop CultureIf you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railwaystation, you don t need

43、 to feel surprised. They are a flash mob. Who are they? Arethey mobs （ 暴民）? _36_ Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gathersuddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly separate.A flash mob is usually orga ni zed with the help of the Interne

44、t or other digitalcommunications networks._37_ At a predetermined time, they gather and perform sometasks such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yell ing someth ing at the top of their lungs for 30 sec on ds. Then, they quickly disappear before the polic

45、e can arrive.Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper s Magazine, organized the first flash mobin Man hatta n in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3,2003 at Macy s department store. More than one hundred people stepped onto the ninth floor carpet department of Macy s department

46、 store, gathering around an expensivecarpet. Follow ing this flash mob, about 200 people flooded the lounge of the Hyatthotel and applauded for about fiftee n sec on ds._38_Flash mob gatheri ngs can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seemamus ing, but it might also frighte n people who a

47、re not aware of what is tak ingplace. _39 _They also have eno rmous econo mic pote ntial, such as using flash mobsto advertise a product.40 People use it to do many thin gs. For example, in 2009, Michael Jacks on sfans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hun dreds of his fans gathered outside

48、the railway station inLiverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael s famoussong “ Beat It ” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use n egative words.Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opport unity to come togetherto creat

49、e a memory.A. Don t be con fused by their n ame.B. People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.C. The flash mob is now beco ming more and more popular.D. Using mobile pho nes, the flash mob can cha nge their gatheri ng place.E. A later mob saw hun dreds of people inCen tral Park making

50、 bird no ises.F. The messages may be forwarded to frien ds, who forward to more people.G. Un doubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direct ion.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）About two years ago, I was at a stop sign when I heard whimpering（微弱的叫声）coming41 an

51、d the dogfrom in side a car parked on the street n ext to me. It was very was trying to get some of the cooler fresh air outside the car. Without thinkingI 42 my car and got out to help him.43 the dog. Thi nking of theThe car was locked and there was no way toirresp on sible owner I became44didn t k

52、now if I should45the win dowand take the dog or try to con tact the owner. Just the n, I46 a police car onthe opposite side of the street. I ran out and flagged it dow n.Whe n the police officer helped ope n the door, the dog47 both of us andran quickly beh ind the house the car was parked in front

53、of. We48 the dog tomake sure he was OK. The n we saw49 the dog had run. The dog s owner was50in the middle of his garage.Appare ntly theman had a conditionthat caused him to have a（n）51 .This onewas particularly52 and required medical atte nti on. After the in cide nt Ilearned that had I not53 ,both

54、 the dog and the man would likely have died. Iwas overcome with54 and myeyes swelled up（肿）.I realized how much of an effectyou can have on other people s lives by doing the55 thin g. I was so quickto 56 assuming （假定）the dog s owner was neglecting（忽略） his pet. Andhad the police officer not have bee n

55、 around I may have just left a（n）57 onthe car after I took the dog.I cannot58 what I would feel if I knew that man had died because of anynu mber of thi ngs that may have went59 .It made me un dersta nd that things are41. A. hotB.darkC.quietD. dry42. A. droveB.parkedC.tookD. locked43. A. findB.saveC

56、.walkD. touch44. A. sadB.boredC.puzzledD. angry45. A. breakB.ope nC.clea nD. replace46. A. hitB.calledC.stoppedD. no ticed47. A. disappo in tedB.frighte nedC. surprisedexcited48. A. we nt afterB. lookedafterC. shouted atD. poin ted at49. A. howB.whyC.whe nD. where50. A. lyi ngB.sleep ingC. sta ndingwor