四川省巴中市平昌中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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四川省巴中市平昌中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题

高2017届英语下学期期末考试

第I卷

第一部分听力

第一节（共5个小题，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，每段对话仅读一遍.A

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.AtatravelagencyB.atabookstoreC.atalibrary

2.Whatdoesthemanmainlydoinhissparetime?

A.HelearnsalanguageB.HedoessomesportsC.Heplaysthepiano

3.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Thewomanhelpedhimalot.

B.Heneededmoretimetostudy.

C.Heworkedhardforthecompetition.

4.Whatisthewomangoingtododuringtheweekend?

A.SeeafilmB.makeaplanC.prepareforatest

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkabout?

A.Theman’sstudyB.theman’sfriendC.theman’strouble

第一节（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，每段对话或独白读两遍.

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Manystudentsintheman’sclasscametothecentre.

B.Themanisthefirstinhisclasstocometothecentre.

C.ThemanhasmaderapidprogressinspokenEnglish.

7.Howmuchisatwo-termcourse?

A.$50B.$90C.$120

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhatistheproblemwithpupilsonMondaymornings?

A.Theyhavetowalktoschoolinahurry.

B.Thetrafficjammakesthemhardtobeontime.

C.Thereisnoshortcutforthemtogotoschool.

9.Whatdoesthetaxidriver’ssondoonMondaymornings?

A.HelistenstoanEnglishprogramwhiletravelingtoschool.

B.Hetriestokillsomebirdsonhiswaytoschool.

C.HetalksinEnglishtopassengersinthetaxi.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.

10.WhydoesmandislikehisChineseteacher?

A.Theteacheristooold.

B.Theteachercan’texpressherselfclearly.

C.Theteachercan’tmakeherclasslivelyandinteresting.

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sEnglishteacher?

A.HeteachesthestudentsspokenEnglish.

B.HewasborninabigcityinCanifornia.

C.Heisveryhandsome.

12.Whatdoestheman’sEnglishteacheraskthemtodo?

A.Workhardtogetgoodmarksinexams.

B.Learningsomethingbyheart.

C.Communicatemore.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.TeacherandstudentB.BossandjobhunterC.Customerandwaitress

14.Howlongdidthewomanplantodothepart-timejob?

A.For18daysB.For3weeksC.FortilltheOlympicsbegin

15.Whydidthewomanwanttodothepart-timejobhere?

A.TopracticeheroralEnglishwithforeigners.

B.Togainsomejobexperienceforherfuturecareer.

C.Tohelptheforeigncustomerswiththelanguagehere.

16.Whatruledoesthecoffeehousehave?

A.Customersmusthelpthemselvestocoffee.

B.CustomersmustspeakinEnglish.

C.Notipisallowed.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatisspecialforNicholas?

A.Hewasbornwithmanysocialabilities.

B.Heneedsnoteacheratall.

C.Hewasbornsoclever.

18.WhatcouldNicholasdoathiseighteenthmonth?

A.SpeakFrenchB.TaketelephonemessagesC.SpeakonlyalittleEnglish

19.WhywasNicholasboredandunhappyatthetwoschools?

A.Hehadtoomuchhomework.

B.Hisspellingwasoftencorrected.

C.Hecouldnotlearnanythingspecial.

20.WhofinallyofferedtohelpNicholas?

A.AcollegeB.HisparentsC.Hisclassmates

第二部分阅读理解

第1节（共15小题,每小题3分,满分15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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

   WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation（住所）.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’houses,becausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.

   “Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid,“becausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”

   Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought‘VACANCLES’meant‘holidays’,becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidays”is‘vacacions’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’,whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!

   Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,theword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroad,andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehold.

   Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis.whensomeoneofferedmesomemore.coffee,Isaid‘Thankyou’inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore,However,tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!

LaterIfoundoutthat‘Thankyou’inFrenchmeans‘No,thankyou.’

21.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.

  A.learningEnglish                    B.findingplacestostayinEngland

  C.drivingtheircaronEnglishroads       D.goingtoEnglandbycar

22.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause______.

  A.theywouldbeabletopractisetheirEnglish

  B.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotels

  C.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinner

  D.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodationthere

23.“NOVACANCIES”inEnglishmeans______.

  A.nofreerooms         B.freerooms     C.notawayonholiday   D.holidays

24.Ifyouseearoadsignthatsays‘Diversion’inEnglish,youwill______.

  A.fallintoahole 

  B.havealotoffunandenjoyyourself

  C.findthattheroadisblockedbycrowdsofpeople

  D.havetotakeadifferentroad

25.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid‘Thankyou’inFrench,I______.

  Adidn’treallywantanymorecoffee      

B.wantedthemtotakethecoffeepotaway

  C.reallywantedsomemorecoffee        

D.wantedtoexpressmypoliteness

B

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isabout,Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.

   Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours. 

   Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.Theymovedbacktoanapartment（公寓房间）inNewYorkCity.

   Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseries（系列）ofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

   PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

26.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.

  A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbours

  B.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

  C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

  D.wanttobehappy

27.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.

  A.liveoutsideNewYorkCity        B.liveinNewYorkCity

  C.liveinapartments                D.havemanyneighbours

28Theunderlinedwordneighbourhoodinthesecondparagraphmeans________.

  A.apersonwholivesnearanother     B.peoplelivinginanarea

  C.anareaneartheplacereferredto    D.anareainanothertownorcity

29.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is________.

  A.animportantname                B.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

  C.hisneighbour’sname              D.notagoodname

30.Accordingtothewriter,itis      tokeepupwiththeJoneses.

  A.correct      B.interesting    C.impossible      D.Good

C

ThemansittingoppositeRobertwastheFinancialController.Everybodycalledhim“theFC”forshort.Hemadeallthedecisionsaboutmoney.Robertneededsomemore.Thatwaswhyhehadtoseehim.Thetwomendidnotgetonverywell.Infact,theyhadalwaysdislikedeachother.

   “Yourrequestisoutofthequestion,”theFCsaid.Roberthaddifficultyincontrollinghimself,buthemanagedsomehow.Heexplainedthathewantedthemoneyinordertomakemoreprogrammes.

   “Andwhydoyouwanttodothat?

”theFCaskedsharply.Again,Robertalmostlosthistemper.“Becausemoreandmorepeoplearelisteningtomydepartment’sprogrammes.There’sgreatdemandforthem,”heanswered.

   TheFCdidnotseemtobelievehim.ButRoberthad