成都外国语学校高新校区2017-2018学年第二学期半期考试
英语试卷
第I卷（选择题 共100分）
第一部分 听力理解（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. Where will they meet?
A. At the underground B. At the cinema. C. At the museum .
2. Which bus will the woman take?
A. Bus number 4. B. Bus number 6. C. Bus number 2.
3. What is the man doing?
A. Saying good-bye to a friend.
B. Arranging a plane trip.
C. Paying a bill at the bank.
4. How will the woman pay for the meal?
A. With Master Card. B. With Visa Card. C. With cash.
5. When will the woman get the TV?
A. In about an hour. B. A long time. C. Several days.
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至8题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At school. B. At home. C. In the office.
7. How many hours will the girl work a day?
A. 2. B.4. C.6.
8. How much could she get in a week?
A. 24 dollars. B. 80 dollars. C. 120 dollars.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9. What is the man’s occupation(职业)?
A. A doctor. B. A psychologist（心理学家）. C. A news reporter.
10. Which of the following room did the man book before he came?
A. A warm room with a shower.
B. A single room with a shower.
C. Room 523.
11. When is the man checking in?
A. Saturday. B. Thursday. C. Tuesday.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Adventure. B. Vacation C. Weather.
13. Which is the best part of the woman’s tour?
A. Hiking. B. Skydiving. C. Visiting relatives.21cnjy.com
14. Why did the man stay home and watch TV?
A. It was raining.
B. He was too tired.
C. He was with his relatives.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15. What do we learn about Ms Rowling’s first book?
A. It was written for adults.
B. It made her famous soon.
C. It was about a kind of animal.
16. Why does Ms Rowling consider herself so lucky?21·cn·jy·com
A. She can make a living by writing.
B. She is loved by many people.
C. She likes writing so much..
17. Where did Ms Rowling get the ideas for the Harry Potter books?
A. She read many books written by others.
B. She collected them from daily life.
C. She didn’t know it herself.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. How long should the participants(参与者) in Big Brother stay inside?
A. 24 days. B. 100 days. C. 124 days.
19. Who will be the winner of Survivor?
A. The one who is left at last.
B. The one who can find their own food.
C. The one who wins one million dollars.
20. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce Survivor.
B. To introduce Big Brother
C. To introduce reality shows.
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。 21·世纪*教育网
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Coolest Hotels in the World
Ariau Amazon Towers
The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for a big family. You'll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.【21cnj*y.co*m】
Prices: starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.
For more information, visit the website: http://www.ariautowers.com
The Ice Hotel
Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You'll have your choice between hot or cold rooms but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.
Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one. For more information, visit the website: http://www.icehotel.com21教育网
Propeller Island
Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You'll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.
Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars. For more information, visit the website: http://www.propeller-island.com
For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: http://www.bahamabeachclub.com
21. What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?
A. Every room has a walkway.
B. You can choose any of the towers.
C. It is designed for big families.
D. You can sleep in tree houses.
22. Which website should you visit if you want to find out other cool hotels?
A. http://www.icehotel.com
B. http://www.ariantowers.com
C.htlp://www.bahamabeachclub.com
D. http://www.propeller-island.com
23. Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?21世纪教育网
A. Propeller Bland City Lodge. B. The Ice Hotel.
C. Arian Amazon Towers. D. Bahama Beach Club.
B
We all know the feeling — you want to check what someone you care about has been up to on social media, and suddenly you find you are denied access to their feeds. It’s an instant start of mixed emotions and speculations — when did this happen? Did I do anything wrong? What are they attempting to hide from me?【21·世纪·教育·网】
And that’s what half of Chinese parents have to deal with when they try to browse their children’s WeChat Moments, also known as “Friends’ Circle”, as suggested by a recent survey released by Tencent, the Chinese Internet giant. According to the report, entitled Annual White Paper on Family Affection on WeChat Moments, about 52 percent of WeChat users aged 18 to 29 block their parents on Moments, a major feature on the platform that allows users to share everything they like with their WeChat contacts.21-cnjy*com
About 62 percent of the young interviewees said that parents “are neurotic about everything,” along with reasons such as fear of parents’ disapproval, rejection to parents’nagging(唠叨), and seeking privacy. “My parents don’t know Moments very well, so I just told them I don’t use it anymore,” said Qin Jianping, a 28-year-old. He added that his parents had been leaving comments requesting updates on his dating status on every post he made on Moments since he broke up with his girlfriend two years ago. Xie Yun, a 26-year-old, said that while she didn’t block her parents entirely, they were in a specific group to which she only shares positive posts. “I don’t want my parents to see minor setbacks in my life,” she said, adding that once her parents saw a Moments picture of her hand getting slightly burned while cooking, and they traveled all the way to her city to make sure she was all right.
The report also found that more than 49 percent of Chinese parents use WeChat as a main channel to communicate with their children. Roughly 36 percent of the parents who took the survey said they checked every post made by their children. When asked how they would react to being blocked, some parents said they would initiate a conversation with their children to find out the reason, while others said they wouldn’t care. And some parents just outsmart their kids in this hide-and-seek game online. “I didn’t realize I was blocked until I compared what I could see on my phone to what my son’s aunt could see,” said Chen, a mother of a 27-year-old son. “I chose to remain silent on this and now I’m following my son’s posts through his aunt.”?
Parents would like to read their children’s WeChat Moments because they _____. A.are too emotional and speculative B.want to keep up with the trend of time C.leave a lot of comments on their feeds D.are concerned about their children’s lives
The children block their parents to______. A.protect their privacy B.learn from parents’ nagging C.challenge parental authority D.maintain a positive state
What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.Children shouldn’t block their WeChat Moments online. B.Parents are smart enough to win the “hide-and-seek game”. C.Parents shouldn’t care about their children’s private lives. D.Conversation is the only way for parent-child communication.2·1·c·n·j·y
That the author looks into parents’ being blocked is to _______. A.criticize parents B.support students
C. analyse a phenomena
D.demand readers
C
BEIJING (News Agency) — Children in China today spend five times more money than their parents did when they were young.
So what are all these children buying? The list is long：iPads, cell phones and jeans are typical items that children “have to” buy. And they will do anything to get them.They ask their parents over and over until they buy them.
But parents also need to take the blame(责备) for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best things. They end up competing with other parents over what their children have.So it’s no wonder children find it hard to learn the importance of saving money rather than spending it all the time.
And it's hard to save when companies use advertising (打广告)and clever slogans (口号) to encourage young people to buy their products. They even encourage children to keep asking their parents for something until they get it.
Today, you don't even need to have money in order to buy something. Banks give out credit cards and loans (贷款) all the time, so people are saving less and less. We are used to carrying lots of money around. And if you don't have much, you can always borrow some.
But this hasn't always been the case. When our grandparents were young, there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.
The older generation made the wise expression, “Money doesn't grow on trees.” This is as true now as it was 50 years ago. They give money a great deal of value. And we all have a lot to learn from them.
28．The text mainly tells us ________.
A．divisions between teenagers and their parents
B．what is popular among children at the momentC．how to spend money wisely
D．children's high consumption（消费）of products
29．Parents are to blame for children's spending a lot of money because ________.
A．they don't give children positive guidance in consumption
B．their consumption habits set a bad example to children
C．they always give children too much pocket money
D．they offer to buy the latest fashions for their children
30．Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Banks provide credit cards and loans.
B．Advertisements draw people's attention to new products.
C．People's living standard has improved and they can buy what they want.
D．People have more money than in the past and saving is out of date.
31．The saying “Money doesn't grow on trees.” in the last paragraph seems to tell us that .
A．the older generation understood how to teach children to save
B．in the past, people attached more importance to saving money
C．money has a great deal of value
D．money is not easily earned and people should be careful when we spend it
D
What’s more exciting than having a fresh hot pizza delivered to your door? How about having it brought to you by a robot? Thanks to Domino’s Robotic Unit or DRU, that just became a reality! On March 8, the three-foot tall robot delivered its first pizza to some lucky residents in Brisbane, Australia.
The fully autonomous DRU is the result of cooperation between Domino’s Pizza Australia and Marathon Robotics. The 450-pound machine that travels at a maximum speed of 12.4 miles an hour can traverse a distance of up to 12 miles and back, before requiring a battery recharge. LIDAR, a laser-based sensor technology similar to the one used in self-driving cars, enables DRU to detect and avoid obstacles, while traditional sensors, much like those used in vacuum robots ensure its path is safe as it heads to its destination.
The robot can fit up to ten pizzas and even has a separate cold area to accommodate drink orders. To access their food, customers have to enter the unique code provided to them by the company. This not only ensures that they pick up the right pizza, but also prevents the pies from getting stolen.
Scientists expect additional DRU’s to be ready for service in their various Queensland locations within the next six months. But don’t expect these super cute robots to replace humans anytime soon. According to Domino’s the DRU still needs extensive testing, which the company believes could take up to two years.
And then there is also the issue of regulations. The public use of autonomous vehicles is still banned in most countries. But Don Meij, the CEO and Managing Director of Domino’s Pizza Australia New Zealand Ltd, is not worried. He is confident that one day DRU will become "an integral part of the Domino’s family." 32.What’s the fun_ction of LIDAR? A.Recharging DRU's battery. B.Keeping DRU free of obstacles. C.Helping DRU find its destination. D.Protecting DRU from bad weather. 33.What does the underlined word “accommodate” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A.Hold.
B.Sell. C.Heat.
D.Show. 34.Why does the company provide codes for its customers? A.To fit more pizzas. B.To get the pizza paid in time. C.To keep the pizza from going bad. D.To prevent the pizza being taken by mistake. 35.What can we infer about the future of DRU? A.It will replace humans soon. B.It will be applied worldwide. C.It may be banned in Australia. D.It may need some improvements.www.21-cn-jy.com
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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Definition of Pronunciation
Pronunciation is the way you speak a word. Pronunciation is a skill that is learned over time. If you have ever played an instrument, how did you learn? Not by picking it up every once in a while, you learned by practicing daily. ??? 37?????.
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Try it, say a word as you normally do, then say it again while forcing your lips into different positions. It most likely will sound like gibberish (乱语)—it’s the same word, but it is not being said(pronounced) in a way that is familiar to us-and therefore not understood.
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The way to improve your pronunciation is to practice in front of a mirror. Here is what you do---Grab yourself a dictionary and pick a word at random. Say the word in your normal voice pronouncing it the way you normally would. Just watch your mouth--the positions your lips are in while you say the word. Now read it the way the dictionary says to pronounce it, and watch your lips closely. ?? ??40? ???21*cnjy*com
This will help you with how to improve English pronunciation over time. Practice this technique for a few minutes daily, and you will improve your English pronunciation in no time.
A. Ways to improve your English
B. How to improve English pronunciation
C. Pronunciation is related to the way that your lips move.
D. It’s the same with pronunciation, which needs practicing everyday
E. English is spoken in different accents around the world.
F. However, as with any language, English requires some practice, patience and hard work to master.
G. Note the difference between the way you normally say the word and the way you say it when you read the pronunciation.
第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）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。
Failing Successfully
Two years ago I took part in a speech competition and delivered a memorized speech. It was a hard time for me when the judge??? 41??? the winners. At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst.2-1-c-n-j-y
After not being placed in the competition, I really wanted to ?? ?42??? again. I realized that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole ??? 43??? . It needs to be motivational and inspirational to the ??? 44??? . So I reworked my speech for the following year, ??? 45??? a different topic and spending many hours before the computer and in libraries doing research. Then I worked ??? 46??? the speech, line by line, word by word, making it ?? 47?? better.
The next year I participated in the competition again. I gave my???? 48 ? in two parts, one was about my own experience and the other was about the feelings that people usually have when giving a speech—how??? ??49 ? it is, standing on a stage all alone, with everyone sitting and watching them. My speech ??? 50? ? down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit better. ???? 51??? , my wish didn’t come true. The competition was so fierce and again I wasn’t ??? 52???? .
I was deeply disappointed, since I couldn’t accept the fact that I had ??? 53 ?? twice in something that I had worked so hard on.?However, I knew that losing is ???54 ? and part of life. One of the judges said to me that my speech was quite good, ??? 55 ? it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further. He advised me to struggle to ??? 56?? something like some of the empty gestures. He said that I would surely succeed someday.
While I didn’t earn ??? 57?? as a result of the competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I discovered that I could fail successfully. I think I’ll ???58? to work hard and enter the next competition. Now, whenever I’m faced with a defeat, ????59??? myself of what a famous person said, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that it’s a slip and not a?????60?? .”
41.A.announced B.predicted C.observed D.interviewed 42.A.suffer B.compete C.win D.check 43.A.range???? B.condition???? C.system???? D.process 44.A.audience???? B.companion???? C.director???? D.author 45.A.reviewing???? B.supposing???? C.picking???? D.comparing 46.A.during???? B.against???? C.behind???? D.through 47.A.increase???? B.flow???? C.expose???? D.occur 48.A.choice???? B.instruction???? C.reason???? D.speech 49.A.annoying???? B.surprising???? C.frightening???? D.confusing 50.A.went???? B.dropped???? C.slowed???? D.rolled 51.A.Angrily???? B.Sadly???? C.Strangely???? D.Eagerly 52.A.settled???? B.treated???? C.placed???? D.affected 53.A.decreased???? B.escaped???? C.struggled???? D.failed 54.A.flexible???? B.normal???? C.appropriate???? D.typical 55.A.but???? B.so???? C.for???? D.or 56.A.assume???? B.declare???? C.overcome???? D.acquire 57.A.profits???? B.awards???? C.comments???? D.qualities 58.A.continue???? B.agree???? C.regret???? D.apply 59.A.allow???? B.inform???? C.accuse???? D.remind 60.A.kick???? B.push???? C.fall???? D.walk
第II卷（非选择题 共50分）
第四部分 语法填空（包含两节 共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分）
用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
When (face) with unexpected danger,you should keep calm.
News reports say peace talks between the two countries have broken down with no (agree) reached.
Our life is becoming better and better, while in some countries there are still some people suffering from (hungry).
Robert packed a few bags of beans and distributed them to the (home) children in his hometown.
Children are easily exposed to the Internet culture where (violent) is increasing to such a degree.
Looking through the window, she found the boss (bury) in his routine work.
With no one to turn to in such a (frighten) situation, she felt very helpless.
根据材料，在方框中选择相应单词或短语，并用其正确形式填空。?
situate
strong
strike
culture
catch...in
occur to
represent
ruin
develop
measure
We strongly feel that many factors determine whether we can succeed. But the most important is to the ties with the people around us.?www-2-1-cnjy-com
Today the public is much concerned about the way nature is being .
It’s widely believed that the world will serve as a bridge for exchange between the countries.【21教育名师】
We hope the to control house prices, which are taken by the government, will succeed.【21教育】
How many have been sent to the UN conference??
With the of economy, people’s lives are becoming better and better.
at the foot of the mountain, the small village enjoys a good situation and it has become a holiday resort.
the floods, these animals made desperate efforts to escape.??
第五部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 When I was a child, I hoped to live in a city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city , but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out . We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so ,we’ll live to regret it .
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
随着经济的发展,越来越多的文化遗产(cultural relics)遭到破坏。假设你是红星中学高中生李华,请给当地报社写一封信,就以下两个方面谈谈你的看法,以纪念6月10日的“世界文化遗产日(the World Cultural Heritage Day)”。
要点: 1. 文化遗迹的重要性(见证历史和文化,帮助人们了解过去;稀少,有价值) 2. 呼吁人们保护文化遗产
注意: 1. 要涵盖所给要点,词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3. 开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Editor,
I am Li Hua, a senior student from Hong Xing High School.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
成都外国语学校高新校区2017-2018学年第二学期
英语半期答案
第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BABCA 6-10 CBCBB 11-15 CBBAC 16-20 ACBAC
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
A篇： 21-23 DCB B篇： 24-27 DABC
C篇： 28-31 DADD D篇： 32-35 BADD
七选五： 36-40 FDGBC
第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45ABDAC 46-50DBDCA
51-55BCDBA 56-60CBADC
第四部分 语法填空（包含两节 共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分）
61.faced 62.agreement 63. hunger
64. homeless 65.violence 66.buried
67. frightening 68.strengthen 69.ruined
70.cultural 71.measures 72.representatives
73.development 74.Situated 75.Caught in
第五部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
76. think –thought 77. countryside前加the 78. or—and
79. on—with 80. been去掉 81. seriously—serious
82. airs—air 83. Much—Many 84. found—find 21*教*育*名*师
85. your—our
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
One possible student version
Dear Editor,
I am Li Hua, a Senior student from Hong Xing High School. Nowadays, with the development of our society, more and more cultural relics are facing the danger of disappearing. So we must attach importance to the problem and try our best to protect them.
First, cultural relics represent our historic cultures, which offer us a great opportunity to learn about what happened in the past. Also, they are the roots of a city or a place. They can help us make our traditional cultures handed down from generation to generation. More importantly, most of them have survived for a long time and they are usually very rare and valuable.
For above reasons, with the World Cultural Heritage Day coming ,we shouldn’t hesitate to call on people to take action to save our treasures. I hope more and more people will become concerned about protecting our cultural relics.
Sincerely
Li Hua
