1、重庆市杨家坪中学高2016级2013-2014学年（下）半期考试英 语 试 题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分考试时间 120分钟第一卷（三部分，共115分）一、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. What does the woman think of the coffee? A. Its a bit expensive. B. I
2、ts delicious and cheap. C. Its pretty bad for local business.2. What happened to the woman? A. Someone knocked her down.B. Her friend went to the hospital for an operation.C. Her wallet was stolen.3. What are the speakers doing? A. Having a dinner. B. Buying some fruit. C. Enjoying a holiday.4. What
3、 will the woman probably do next? A. Write something down. B. Call her sister. C. Give Mr. Peterson a message.5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. Next to a gas station. B. On the side of the road. C. In a car.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2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最
4、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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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6、7题。6. What matters most to the woman about teaching?A. Working with many different people. B. Having long vacations. C. Staying with young people.7. How does the woman feel about teaching?A. Its boring. B. Its rewardi
5、ng. C. Its always tiring.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is wrong with the girl? A. She has a headache and a sore throat. B. She has a cough and a fever. C. Her stomach hurts. 9. What will the man do next? A. Take her to see the doctor. B. Give her some medicine. C. Bring her something to drink.听第8段材料，回答第10至
6、12题。10. Why was the man upset last week? A. He was fired from his job.B. The woman lied to him about something.C. Tammy changed his shift.11. What does the man say about Mr. Ainsworth? A. He is a liar. B. He is Tammys boyfriend. C. He is on Tammys side.12. What does the woman suggest that the man do
7、 at first? A. Look for another job. B. Talk to their boss. C. Talk to Mr. Ainsworth again.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the man go to that particular store? nextpage A. He heard they had a discount for jewelry.B. His wife likes that store a lot.C. He always buys his wife presents from that store.14.
8、 Why does the man want to buy his wife a present? A. For Valentines Day. B. For their anniversary. C. For her birthday. 15. What does the man think of the first necklace? A. It is beautiful but expensive.B. His wife already has something like it.C. The diamond was too large.16. How much does the man
9、 pay in the end? A. 2000. B. 800. C. 720.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. According to the talk, what makes a language easy to learn? A. It is spoken by a lot of people.B. It is similar in grammar and structure to your native language.C. It doesnt contain too much vocabulary.18. Why is Chinese considered one o
10、f the most difficult languages to learn? A. There are many characters with changeable meanings.B. There are many different writing systems.C. Its sentence structure is completely different from English.19. Which languages writing systems are partly based on Chinese characters? A. Japanese and Arabic
11、. B. Korean and Arabic. C. Japanese and Korean.20. What can we learn about Arabic? A. It is written left to right. B. It uses few vowels. C. Many words come from English.二、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Teaching _ child to cook will improve m
12、any of _ skills that he or she will need later in life. A. 不填; the B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. the; the22. Look at those clouds!Dont worry. _ it rains, well still have a great time.A. Even if B. As though C. In case D. If only23. By the side of the Birds Nest_，completed in 2008.Athere standing the Water
13、 Cube Bdoes the Water Cube standCthe Water Cube stands Dstands the Water Cube24. It would be a good idea to use a plastic bottle，_ cut off，as a container to grow young plants in.A. of which the top B. the top is C. the top of which D. with its topnextpage 25. _ and you will find a solution to the pr
14、oblem, no matter how difficult it is.A. Making a bit more effort B. A bit more effort C. If you make a bit more effort D. To make a bit more effort26. The great role _ workers played in the development of industry cant be forgotten foreverA. which B. in which C. where D. what27. I _ playing the pian
15、o with great enthusiasm, but soon got tired of practising day after day and gave it up. A. set off B. set about C. set out D. set up28. At the evening party the host said _ was able to solve the riddle could get a nice present as a reward.A. whoever B. who C. no matter who D. whomever29. What do you
16、 know about our new school?When it is completed, it will be _ the old one.A. twice as bigger as B. bigger twice than C. twice as big as D. as twice big as30. _not to drive after drinking，some drivers are still trying their luck，which is really dangerous.ABeing reminded BTo remind CHaving reminded DR
17、eminded31. Scientists say it may be five or six years_ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.A. since B. after C. before D. when32. A friend of mine returned to his house after a holiday only to find it _.A. to be broken B. had broken intoC. was broken D. had been broken into33. Can
18、 I help you with it?.I appreciate your _, but I can manage it myself.A. advice B. question C. offer D. idea34. My family wasnt very rich and _ some extra money, I had to take part-time jobs in my spare time.A. to earn B. earning C. earned D. having earned35. A microwave oven must be convenient to a
19、busy couple like us. ，dear. But when do you plan to get one？AI just cant agree more BA pleasureCGood heaven DNo wonder第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。nextpage A Id been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a fl
20、at tyre. So I had to 36 and get the tools to fix the problem. It certainly wasnt 37 doing this with a white shirt and suit on. Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled up beside me. A man got out and offered to 38 me. Seeing tattoos (纹身) on his arm, I became 39 as thoughts of robberies flash
21、ed through my mind. But 40 I could say anything, he had already begun to take the tools to change the 41 . While watching him, I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This 42 me. Then, without warning, it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his ca
22、r because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, I unwillingly agreed. When I settled into the back seat, a womans voice came from the front seat. I replied with much 43 when seeing an old woman there. It must be his mother, I thought. To my surprise, the old woman was a neighbor of the man who w
23、as helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you 44 the tyre.” “I am grateful for his help,” I said. “Me too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he 45 at the church and taught disadvantaged students for free.Fina
24、lly, Jeff helped me change the tyre. I tried to offer him money and of course he refused it. As we shook hands to say goodbye I apologized for my stupid 46 at the first sight of him, and this incident warned us that we shouldnt judge people by the way they 47 .36. A. stop B. move C. see D. look37. A
25、. difficult B. easy C. bad D. polite38. A. lift B. carry C. drive D. help39. A. discouraged B. disappointed C. frightened D. astonishednextpage 40. A. as B. before C. until D. when41. A. tyre B. suit C. shirt D. tools42. A. puzzled B. embarrassed C. calmed D. concerned43. A. fear B. relief C. satisf
26、action D. delight44. A. taking on B. fighting for C. picking out D. struggling with45. A. volunteered B. studied C. grew D. performed46. A. ignorance B. words C. reaction D. comment47. A. drove B. walked C. behaved D. lookedBIt has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in specia
27、l classes. The 48_ has been on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by learning situation that has designed for the 49 children.There can be little doubt that 50 classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their plac
28、e in life sooner. However, to tak, e these 51 out of the regular classes may create serious problems.Many are concerned that gifted children become 52 and lose interest in learning. However this concern is more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these 53 simply conclude
29、that special classes should be set up for those who are talented. Some top students do feel bored in class, but why they 54 so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious. The gifted child who is bored is an 55 child.48. A. principle B. theory C
30、. argument D. classification49. A. smart B. poor C. mature D. average50. A. regular B. special C. small D. creativenextpage 51. A. children B. programs C. graduates D. designs52. A. doubted B. bored C. worried D. tired53. A. students B. adults C. scholars D. teachers54. A. believe B. think C. say D.
31、 feel55. A. outstanding B. intelligent C. anxious D. ordinary第三部分： 阅读理解 （每小题2 分，满分40分）AMost people think of pigs as dirty, fat, smelly creatures, but why do pigs create such a bad impression?Pigs are found in almost all parts of the world. Thousands of years ago in Europe pigs became the first domes
32、ticated(驯服的) animal in the world and when people moved away to other parts of the world, they took pigs with them. Humans have a long connection with pigs so it is surprising that they are so misunderstood.It is common to hear the phrase “sweating(出汗) like a pig to describe a person who is sweating.
33、 However, pigs do not sweat in the way that we do because they do not have sweat glands(汗腺), so the need to roll in mud to cool themselves down and protect themselves from the sun in summer. The mud also helps them to get rid of parasites(寄生虫) on their skin. Perhaps the need to roll in mud is why th
34、ey are thought of as dirty.The word “pig” is often used to describe a persons thoughtless behavior, but pigs are not foolish. Professor Stanley Curtis of Penn State University taught pigs to perform a number of tasks including jumping and fetching different objects. The pigs still remembered what th
35、ey had been taught three years later. So before you call someone a pig, keep these points in mind. Pigs are naturally thin unless they are overfed and kept in a place without exercise. They enjoy playing football and they like to listen to music. Pigs have social lives, and they dream, sing to their
36、 young when they are nursing and they learn by watching each other. They have a good sense of direction and they can find their way home over long distances.56. Where were pigs first raised as the domesticated animal in the world?nextpage A. In Asia B. In EuropeC. In America D. In Africa57. The reas
37、on why pigs cant sweat like human beings because _.A. they get little sunlightB. they sleep most of the timeC. they dont like doing exerciseD. they have no sweat glands58. The main reason why people think pigs are dirty is that_A. they roll in mud in summerB. they have parasites on their skinC. they
38、 have terrible smellD. they eat dirty foods59. By writing the last paragraph, the author wants to tell us that _.A. pigs are clever animalB. pigs are hard to raiseC. pigs are lazy animalsD. pigs are dirty animalsBRemember how your parents always told you to eat your broccoli when you were a kid? May
39、be you didnt like it but the green broccoli is rich in vitamins and other nutrients that help protect against various kinds of cancer and other diseases. Now, researchers have found another use of this special vegetable and this time, Its got nothing to do with the dinner table.In an experiment perf
40、ormed by scientists at Johns Hopkins University, a number of volunteers slathered broccoli juice all over their skin before spending an afternoon lying out in the hot sun. The rest of the volunteers coated themselves in traditional sunscreen(防晒霜) and came back the next day with a very painful sunbur
41、n. The subjects whod rubbed themselves with broccoli juice, however, were no worse for the wear.As it turns out, broccoli juice would be the best protection from the suns rays on earth. Unlike regular sunscreen , it doesnt simply block(阻挡) dangerous UV rays from entering the skin. Instead, the brocc
42、oli juice works within the body itself, creating enzymes(酶) that protect the skin from cancer and UV rays. And unlike sunscreen, it doesnt simply wash off with your next shower the protection lasts as long as there days. Theres one problem with broccoli juice that may keep it from appearing on the s
43、unscreen shelf at your local drug store any time soon, though: scientists havent yet found a way to get rid of its deep green color. But consumers may be willing to pay no attention to that little problem after all, being a little bit green at the beach is still better than turning red, right?nextpa
44、ge 60. Parents always tell their kids to eat broccoli because_.A. it is good for their healthB. it can protect their skinC. it is a delicious vegetableD. it is a must on the dinner table61. The second paragraph focuses on _.A. who performed the experimentB. how the experiment was carried outC. why B
45、roccoli juice can protect your skinD. how traditional sunscreen protects your skin62. The experiment suggests that _A. we shouldnt use traditional sunscreen in the sunB. its dangerous to lie out in the hot sun for a long timeC. the people who usually eat broccoli have a healthy bodyD. slathering bro
46、ccoli juice can protect you against sunburn63. What can we infer from the passage?A. The enzymes will be put into traditional sunscreen.B. The price of broccoli will go up because of its special function.C. Sunscreen made from broccoli juice may be sold in the futureD. Broccoli juice can block UV ra
47、ys because it is deep green in color.CDo you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did fools experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a que
48、stion or the solution to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.Charles Darwin didnt settle for(满足于) just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.Suppose you drop s
49、heets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is
50、 so simple that you might think it couldnt be worth anything.But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present day understandings of physics, and ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.nextpag
51、e Scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the base of science.64. The passage tells us that Charles Darwin_.A. was a great English scientistB. always liked doing the experiments that
52、 others thought difficultC. thought even the simplest thing was importantD. didnt get on well with others65.The underlined phrase “set aside” in paragraph 5 most probably means_.A. throw away B. store up C. put to use D. realize66. The author of the passage tries to _.A. convince us that Charles Dar
53、win, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the worldB. draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple thingsC. prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed.D. draw our attention to everything happening around us67. Which of the following i
54、s TRUE?A. Darwin really did fools experimentsB. According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.C. It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.D. Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.DHave you ever wondered about the smartest
55、 way to spend your pocket money? Twelve year-old Fabian Fernandez-Han might have a good idea for you. Fabian won the Financial Future Challenge, a contest organized by the NYSE(纽约证券交易所). He received a prize of $2,500 and had the honor of ringing the closing bell at the stock exchange on January 11.
56、The contest was aimed at getting young people to think about money management. Kids aged 6 to 19 were asked to create ideas of products that would teach other kids of their age something about finance and the stock market, and were encouraged to think about saving or investing money, but he just nee
57、ds to spend a small amount of money. Financial experts chose five kids, including Fabian, from thousands of kids who took part in the contest. Voters on B picked Fabians “Oink-a-Saurus” as the winner.nextpage Fabians “Oink-a-Saurus” is a game program for an iphone. “Oink-a-Saurus” would collect info
58、rmation about peoples interests and habits by checking what they went through online or bought in stores. Like an imaginary piggy bank. “Oink-a-Saurus” would then show how much a user might have earned by saving and investing money, instead of buying kinds of things in daily life.Other kids also off
59、ered their own cool ideas of teaching kids financial knowledge. Eight-year-old Tyra Smith put up with “Stock Pocket”, a game that would use electronic flashcards. Players would learn facts about the stock market and win points by answering questions correctly. Twelve-year-old Kelsey Foss suggested a
60、 TV show called “ Stock Market Tycoon Idol”. In the show, kids would compete to make electronic money by investing in the stock market. Her plan included adult experts helping the kids and teaching the audience money management at the same time.68. The goal of the Financial Future Challenge was to _
61、.A. see how young people spend their pocket moneyB. let kid think about ways of money managementC. develop new iphone games and TV showsD. teach kids to make money in the stock market69. According to the passage, whose idea was the most popular one?A. The NYSEs B. Fabins C. Tyras D. Kelsys70. To use
62、 “Oink-a-Saurus”, a kid may need_.A. a piggy bank B. a computer C. some stocks D. an Apple phone71. The ideas of products mentioned in the passage include_.A. a contest, a computer game and an MP3 gameB. using an iphone, developing good habits and playing gamesC. a game program, an electronic flashc
63、ard game and a TV showD. shopping online, buying stocks and saving money in banks.EBarbara Jordan was born in the southern city of Houston, Texas in 1936. She was the youngest of three daughters. As a child, Barbaras parents pushed her to succeed. They would criticize her for not speaking correct En
64、glish. They encouraged her to become a music teacher, because they thought that was suitable for a black woman at that time.nextpage In high school, Barbara heard a black woman lawyer speak and was so moved by her that she decided to become a lawyer. She went to the all-black college, Texas Southern
65、 law school. After she finished law school, Miss Jordan returned to Texas and began to work as a lawyer. Then she discovered she was interested in politics. Her interest began when she helped John F. Kennedy in the presidential election in 1960.In 1966, she decided to seek a seat in the Texas Senate
66、(参议院) and she won. Barbara Jordan became the first black person to serve in the Texas Senate. During her years in the Texas Senate, Miss Jordan came up and helped pass laws dealing with social change. She helped improve public aid systems, and was against laws that would have made it harder for blac
67、ks and Latin Americans to vote.After eight years in the Texas Senate, Miss Jordan won a seat in the United States House of Representatives(众议院). She was the first woman and first black to be elected to Congress to represent Texas. In Congress, Miss Jordan spoke for the poor, for women, for African-A
68、mericans and Latin Americans. She believed strongly, however, in being faithful to her country and political party. She considered the interests of the people of Texas before those of any other group. Unluckily, she developed a serious illness caused by a cancer and died on January 18th, 1996.72. Ba
69、rbara Jordan wanted to be a lawyer because_.A. her parents wished so B. a speech influenced herC. she could make much money D. she was good at speaking73. During her stay in the Texas Senate, Barbara_.A. tried her best to help the President B. made laws for Latin AmericansC. helped blacks to get vot
70、ing rights D. set up public aiding systems74. Which statement describes Barbara Jordan according to the passage?A. The first woman to work in the Texas Senate B. A person who had a long lifetimeC. The first black to represent Texas in Congress D. A person devoted to the interests of childrennextpage
71、 75. What is the passage mainly about?A. An introduction to a black woman B. A story about a womans successC. How to enter the field of politics D. How to become a lawyer第II 卷(共35分)第四部分 写作（共2节，满分35分）第一节：单词拼写（用单词的正确形式填空，每题1分，共10分）76. Jim is now studying under g_ of Professor Green.77. One of the a_ o
72、f this city is the Yueyang Tower.(岳阳楼)78. The cakes made by my mother are really t_.79. Mrs. Brown c_ about the price of meals in the restaurant and said that the service was not good, either.80. The childrens work will be i_, so youd better not expect too much.81. South China has green hills and cl
73、ear waters and is full of beautiful _. (风景) 82. A crowd of reporters _(聚集) at the gate of Bills house and asked him where his daughter lived.83. There are many kinds of _(组织) in the U.S, including clubs, parties and churches.84. The building of the bridge is very important for the _(交通) between the
74、two towns.85. The students _(假装) to be reading when the teacher came in. 第二节 书面表达（满分20分）人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。赞成的理由：1. 广交朋友 2. 可自由表达思想 3. 利于外语学习反对的理由：1. 浪费时间 2. 影响学习 3. 可能会上当受骗你的看法：注意：1. 文章必修包括表中所有的内容2. 字数不少于100词3. 参考词汇：网络朋友：on-line friend(s), 上当受骗：to be cheated高一英语半
75、期答案:听力：15： ACCAB，6-10： ABACA，1115： CBBAA，1620 ：BBACB；单项选择21-35: CADDB, ABACD, CDCAA;完型填空36-47: ABDCB, ADBDA, CD; 48-55: CDB. ABBDC;阅读理解56-59. BDAA 60-63. ABDC 64-67. CADB 68-71. BBDC 72.-75 BCCA单词拼写76. guidance 77. attractions 78. tasty 79. complained 80. imperfect81. scenery 82. gathered 83. organi
76、zation 84. transportation85. pretended作文：Should students make friends on line? Some people say yes. The Internet helps make many friends. Chatting on line, students can more freely express their feelings and opinions, and even get help with their foreign language studies.nextpage Others, however, th
77、ink students should not. They say making friends on line is a waste of time, which should be spent more meaningfully on study. Besides, some students get cheated, health and on line.It is my opinion that students should place their study, health and safety before other things. As for friendship, we can readily find it in our classmates and other people around us.