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四川省眉山中学届高三英语上学期期中试题
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.
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A.Ifyoubookhotelsbyyourself,youcanhavebreakfastforfree.
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D.YouwillstaylongerinShanghaithaninBeijing.
22.AfterthetriptoBeijing,howcanyougotoShanghai?
A.Bycar.B.Byhigh-speedtrain.C.Byplane.D.Byslowtrain.
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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
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Ms.Thorpsaidshecouldnotbearwearinghighheelsforawholedayandwouldprefertowearhersmartflatshoes.Butinsteadshewastoldsheshouldgoandbuyapairofheelsonherfirstday,backinDecember.
“Isaid‘ifyoucangivemeareasonastowhywearingflatswouldimpairmetodomyjobtoday,thenfairenough',buttheycouldn't,”Ms.ThorptoldBBC.
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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.Shewasexhaustedafteralongdayswork.
29.Whichw