英语四川省眉山中学届高三上学期期中考试.docx

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英语四川省眉山中学届高三上学期期中考试

眉山中学2018届高三半期考试英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100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.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.TalkwithMr.Black.B.Seeanengineer.C.Attendameeting.

2.Whatwillthewomanprobablyeat?

A.Somenuts.B.Somecookies.C.Somefruit.

3.WhatdidthemanaskJustintodo?

A.Bringsomemagazines.

B.Designamagazinecover.

C.Readthemagazinesonhistable.

4.Whendidthemangethomelastnight?

A.At11:

20.B.At11:

30.C.At12:

00.

5.Whereisthewomangoing?

A.Toalampfactory.B.ToarepairshopC.Toagarage.

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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anexam.B.Acourse.C.Alecture.

7.Whattopicdidtheessayquestioncover?

A.WaltWhitman’spoems.B.MarkTwain’snovels.C.ArthurMiller’splays.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.TochangeherflightB.Tobookanairticket.C.Tocheckherflight.

9.WhatistheactualflyingtimetoNewYork?

A.9hours.B.14hours.C.16hours.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atagasstation.B.Atagarage.C.Atacarfactory.

11.Whichpartofthecarexistspotentialrisk?

A.Thetire.B.Theradiator.C.Thewindshield.

12.Howdoesthewomanpay?

A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Bycheck.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Whatwasthewoman’sfirstjob?

A.Ateacher.B.Anactress.C.Anartist.

14.Howdidthechildrenreacttowardstheplayaboutalion?

A.Theywerefrightened.

B.Theylaughedaboutit.

C.Theycomplainedtotheirparents.

15.Howdoesthewoman’sdaughterhelpher?

A.Performintheshows.

B.Recordthemusicfortheshows.

C.Giveopinionsonthenewstories.

16.Whatcontributesmosttothesuccessofthewoman’sshows?

A.Herluck.B.Herpassion.C.Herintelligence.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.HowlongdidDennisTitostayattheInternationalSpaceStation?

A.10days.B.14days.C.22days.

18.WhereisKatefrom?

A.Canada.B.TheUK.C.Australia.

19.WhatdoesBenwanttodo?

A.Travelonearth.

B.Takeactiontoprotecttheearth.

C.Exploreinspaceanddiscoveritssecrets.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerexpectthelistenerstodo?

A.ShowrespectforDennisandMartin.

B.Collectinformationaboutastronauts.

C.Shareopinionsaboutspacetravel.

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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

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Startingfrom$339perperson

Day1ArrivalinBeijing

Sinceregreetings&airport-hoteltransfer

Day2Beijing

Tian’anmenSquare,ForbiddenCity,TempleofHeaven

Day3Beijing

BadalingGreatWall,SacredWay,MingTombs,Bird’sNest（driveby）

Day4Beijing-Shanghai

SummerPalace,oldHutongarea,ahigh-speedtraintoShanghai（Railway－hoteltransfer）

Day5Shanghai

ShanghaiMuseum,YuyuanGarden,theBund,HuangpuRivercruise,aculturalstreet

Day6DeparturefromShanghai

Hotel-airporttransfer&seeyouoff.Apleasanttriphome!

TourPrice

PricesinU.S.dollarsarebasedonperpersonwithdoubleroom

GroupSize

Grade

2—5

travelers

6—9

travelers

10travelers

Andabove

WithoutHotel&Breakfast

Yearround

$579

$389

$339

WithStandardHotel

Mar.—Nov.

$839

$649

$579

Dec.—Feb.

$769

$589

$509

WithLuxuryHotel

Mar.—Nov.

$939

$759

$709

Dec.—Feb.

$849

$669

$609

PriceIncludes

PriceExcludes

Hotelaccommodationwithwesternbuffetbreakfastsifhotelsarebookedbyus

Hotelaccommodationwithbreakfastsifhotelsarebookedonyourown

TrainfareofBeijing/Shanghai

Internationalairfares

PrivateEnglish-speakingguide

Lunches&dinners

Privatedriver&air-conditionedvehicle

Entryvisafees

Entrancefeestotouristsites

Tipsorgratuitiesforguide&driver

BookyourChinaTourwithusandenjoy!

Callus:

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21.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifyoubookhotelsbyyourself,youcanhavebreakfastforfree.

B.OnDay4,youcanvisittheForbiddenCity.

C.Youneedn’tpayextramoneyforyourprivateEnglish-speakingguide.

D.YouwillstaylongerinShanghaithaninBeijing.

22.AfterthetriptoBeijing,howcanyougotoShanghai?

A.Bycar.B.Byhigh-speedtrain.C.Byplane.D.Byslowtrain.

23.IfeightpeopletakepartinthetourwithstandardhotelinJanuary,howmuchwilltheypayforit?

A.$4,712.B.$5,192.C.$3,112.D.$2,712.

B

Acompanyhasjustlaunchedwhatitcalls“theworld’sfirstfreestandardizedEnglishtest”recently.AnyonewithanInternetconnectioncantakethetestforfree.ThenewexamiscalledtheEFSET,whichisshortforEducationFirstStandardizedEnglishTest.Thecompany,EducationFirst,isknownbythelettersEF.

ItisestimatedthattherearetwobillionEnglishlanguagelearnersworldwide.ManyofthemareinterestedinattendinganAmericancollegeoruniversity.Todoso,foreignstudentsneedtotaketheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage-betterknownasTOEFL.However,manyforeignersarenotwealthyenoughtotaketheTOEFL.Inaddition,test-takersoftenhavetotravelovernighttoreachanofficialtestingsite.TheWorldBanksaystheaverageCambodianworkerearnsonlyabout$1,000peryear.ThenthecostoftakingtheTOEFLisabout17.5percentoftheaverageworker’syearlywage.

Itisnotjustindividualswhofindthetestpricey.Somegovernmentsalsofinditprohibitive.What’smore,noteveryoneneedsofficialresultsfromtheTOEFL,orIELTS-theInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.Inthefuture,it’slikelythatthegovernmentmayusetheEFSETtotestmillionsofemployeesandstudents.

ExpertsbelievethattheEFSETmeetsthehighestvalueinlanguagetesting.Itusesspecialcomputersoftwarethatmakesthequestionseasierorharder,dependingonone’sperformance.TheEFSETmeasuresalltheEnglishlearners’levelswhiletheIELTSandTOEFLonlymeasurelearners’levelsfrommoderate（中等的）toadvanced.TheEFSETisuniqueinthesensethatitgivesfreeonlineaccesstoanyoneinterestedinmeasuringtheirEnglishlevel.

Thereisa50-minuteandatwo-hourversionofthetest,whichitsdevelopersarecallingtheEFSETPlus.Bothversionstestonlyreadingandlisteningskills.It’shopefulthatspeakingandwritingskillswillbetestedinthefuture.TheIELTSandTOEFLstillusehumanstoratethespeakingandwritingsections.It’sahugedealforstudentswhoareinareaswheretheycan’tgettotheTOEFLorIELTS.However,itistooearlytoknowwhethertheEFSETresultsareacceptableforcollegesanduniversitiesinAmerica.

24.WhydomanyforeignstudentstaketheTOEFL?

A.TolearnEnglishwell.

B.ToreceivefurthereducationinAmerica.

C.Tobeadmittedtokeyuniversities.

D.Tofindgoodjobsandearnmuchmoney.

25.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheEFSET?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Uninterested.D.Cautious.

26.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEFSET?

A.AnyonewithanInternetconnectionwhohasdifferentEnglishlevelscantakeitforfree.

B.ItissimilartotheTOEFLandIELTS.

C.Itteststheskillsofreading,listening,writingandspeaking.

D.AmericanuniversitiesaccepttheEFSETresultsforadmission.

27.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.UsefulTipstoGetReadyfortheEFSET

B.DifferentWaystoTestEnglishLearnersintheWorld

C.TheFreeEFSET-anOnlineTestforEnglishLearners

D.TheNewSoftwareDevelopedbyEducationFirst

C

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Ms.Thorpsaidshecouldnotbearwearinghighheelsforawholedayandwouldprefertowearhersmartflatshoes.Butinsteadshewastoldsheshouldgoandbuyapairofheelsonherfirstday,backinDecember.

“Isaid‘ifyoucangivemeareasonastowhywearingflatswouldimpairmetodomyjobtoday,thenfairenough’,buttheycouldn’t,”Ms.ThorptoldBBC.

“Iwasexpectedtodoanine-hourshiftonmyfeetguidingclientstomeetingrooms,Isaid‘Ijustwouldn’tbeabletodothatinheels’."Ms.Thorpsaidsheaskedifamanwouldbeexpectedtodothesameshiftinheels,andwaslaughedat.Shethenspoketofriendsaboutwhathadhappened,andafterpostingitonFacebook,sherealizedthatotherwomenhadfoundthemselvesinthesameposition.

Shehassincesetupapetition（请愿）callingforthelawtobechangedsowomencannotbeforcedtowearhighheelstowork.Ithashadmorethan10,000signatures,sothegovernmentwillnowhavetorespond.Asthelawstands,employerscandismissstaffwhofailtoliveupto"reasonable"dresscodedemandsaslongasthey’vebeengivenenoughtimetobuytherightshoesandclothes.Theycansetupdifferentcodesformenandwomen,aslongasthere’san"equivalentlevelofsmartness".

28.WhathappenedtoNicolaThorponherfirstdaytowork?

A.Sheboughtanewpairofhigh-heelshoes.

B.Shewasfiredforrefusingtowearshoesrequired.

C.Shewasfinallyallowedtowearflatshoesatwork.

D.Shewasexhaustedafteralongdays’work.

29.Whichw