1、 都七中 2016-2017学年度上期高 2019届半期考试 英语试卷 考试时间： 120分钟 满分： 150分 注意事项： 1、本试卷分第 I卷（选择题）和第 II卷（非选择题）两部分。 2、考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 3、作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷和草稿纸上无效。 4、考试结束后只将答题卡交回。 第卷（选择题 共 95 分） 第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分 20分） 第一节（共 5小题；每小题 1分，满分 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。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小
2、题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Daughter and father. B. Boss and employee. C. Student and teacher. 2. Whats the time? A. 4:30. B. 4:35. C. 4:25. 3. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man didnt make any suggestions. B. The woman followe
3、d the mans advice. C. The man didnt want the woman to buy the air conditioner. 4. In what class did the student break the school rules? A. In chemistry class. B. In biology class. C. In physics class. 5. Who is Dame Morrison? A. Toms doctor. B. Marys doctor. C. Toms boss. 第二节（共 15小题，满分 15分） 听下面 5 段对
4、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。听每段对话或独白前，你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。 听第 6段材料，回答第 6至 8题。 6. Where is the flat? A. In the central part of the town. B. Near a busy road. C. Beside a park. 7. How much is the rent? A. 13 pounds a week. B. 120 pounds a month. C. 300 p
5、ounds a year. 8. What does the man think of the flat? A. He likes it very much. B. He doesnt like it. C. He wants to see it first. 听第 7段材料，回答第 9至 11题。 9. Why are some doctors strongly encouraging arm exercises now? A. Because our arms are often too fat. B. Because our arms are often too soft. C. Bec
6、ause arm exercises can build up our health. 10. What will happen to your blood pressure when you do arm exercises? A. Itll slow down. B. Itll rise up. C.Itll stay normal. 11. What should be done with arm exercises? A. Leg exercises. B. Neck exercises. C. Head exercises. 听第 8段材料，回答第 12至 14题。 12. What
7、 is John? A. A farmer. B. A doctor. C. A postman. 13. What can we learn about Fred? A. He had the largest farm in America. B. He grows cotton in his field. C. He will buy more fields next year. 14. What did the woman once do at her brothers? A. She drank the milk. B. She milked a cow. C. She killed
8、a cow. 听第 9段材料，回答第 15至 17 题。 15. What has made working at home possible? A. Personal computers. B. Communication industry. C. Living far from companies. 16. Why do some people prefer working at home? A. To save time. B. To get more jobs. C. To make more money. 17. What might happen in the future? A.
9、 The British firm can move to Belfast. B. We might work at home for a foreign company. C. We can call Spain for the work. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18至 20题。 18. What is the passage mainly about? A. The development of air masses. B. Some reasons why the temperature of the air is always changing. C. The color of
10、the clouds during the day or night. 19. What may affect the temperature changes? A. The quantity of clouds in the sky. B. The height of clouds in the sky. C. The temperature of the clouds. 20. What happens to the temperature when there are many clouds during the night? A. The temperature rises much.
11、 B. The clouds keep up the temperature. C. The clouds keep the air temperature from dropping much. 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，选出最佳项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awar
12、ds from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that I wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type
13、 to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me
14、time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children. One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situa
15、tion. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书） if I wanted to work with children. I didn t think I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I
16、 got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now Ive got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school. 21. What is th
17、e authors present job? A. Working part-time in a college. B. Taking care of children for a family. C. Helping children with their schoolwork. D. Looking after children at a kindergarten. 22. When staying with the two girls family, the author _. A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours C
18、. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week 23. Why did the author leave her first job? A. She found a full-time job. B. She was fed up with children. C. She decided to attend a part-time course. D. She needed a rest after working extra hours. 24. What has the author learned fro
19、m her own experiences? A. Less successful students can still have a career. B. Qualifications are necessary for a career. C. Hard work makes an excellent student. D. One must choose the job she likes. B Winners Club You choose to be a winner! The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for
20、 teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account（交易账户）where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 that s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Its a club with impressive features for teenagers. No account keeping fees! Youre no
21、millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees! Excellent interest rates! You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits（储蓄） without taking them out in
22、a month. Convenient Teenagers are busywe get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet, you can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your p
23、ocket money or your pay from your part-time job! Mega magazine included Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members. The Winners Club is a great cho
24、ice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian(so we can organize that cool key-card) but it is easy. We cant wait to hear from you. Its the best way to choose to be a winner! 25. The Winners Club is a ba
25、nk account intended for _. A. parents B. teenagers C. winners D. adults 26. Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club? A. Special gifts are ready for parents. B. The bank opens only on work days. C. Services are convenient for its members. D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping. 2
26、7. If you want to be a member of the Club, you must _. A. be an Internet user B. be permitted by your parent C. have a big sum of money D. be in your twenties 28. What is the purpose of this text? A. To set up a club. B. To provide part-time jobs. C. To organize key-cards. D. To introduce a new bank
27、ing service. C Bob Dylan, born on May 24, 1941, is an American songwriter, singer, artist, and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his best-known work dates from the 1960s when his songs recorded social unrest, although Dylan disagreed wit
28、h suggestions from reporters that he was a spokesman for his time. However, early songs such as “Blow in in the Wind” and“ The Times They Are a-Chang in” became important songs for the American civil rights and anti-war movements. Dylans mid-1960s recordings reached the top end of the United States
29、music charts, but were criticized by others in the folk movement for their use of rock music. Words in Dylans songs have political, social, and literary influences. They wouldnt follow pop music traditions but welcomed the beginning of a new culture. First inspired by the performances of Little Rich
30、ard and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Dylan has enlarged and personalized musical genres(种类） . His success as a recording artist and performer has been central to his career, but songwriting is considered his greatest achievement. As a musician, Dylan has sold
31、more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has also received various awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. He is only the second person to have won both the Oscar Award and the Nobel Prize. The other is Geor
32、ge Bernard Shaw. In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. On October 13, 2016, Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” 29. What is the best title of this pa
33、ssage? A. Dylans Best-known Songs B. Dylans Winning the Nobel Prize C. A Short Introduction About Dylan D. Dylans Influence on Popular Music 30. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Bob Dylan? A. He has been influencing popular music and culture for almost 50 years. B. Several people have
34、 won both the Oscar Award and the Nobel Prize. C. Dylan admitted that his songs were about his age. D. Dylans greatest achievement is his popular songs. 31. Dylan got much inspiration from all these people except _. A. Little Richard B. George Bernard Shaw C. Woody Guthrie D. Hank Williams D A chara
35、cteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made manthe man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position a
36、nd wins greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some kind. This attitude toward manual (体力的 )labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.
37、 One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even expensively furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the d
38、inner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward; furthermore, the dinner will not consist just of something quickly and easily mixed from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. Instead, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of s
39、pecial dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the s
40、ummer he may work with a group of workers on the highway in order to pay for his education. 32. From Paragraph 1, we know that in America _. A. people feel painful to mention their fathers as laborers B. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man C. people can always rise to the top thr
41、ough their own efforts D. college professors win great respect from common workers 33. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _. A. she can hardly afford servants B. servants in America are hard to get C. she takes pride in what she can do herself D. it is easy to
42、prepare a meal with canned food 34. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_”. A. wait to place the table B. keep accounts for a bar C. work in a furniture shop D. serve customers in a restaurant 35. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? A. A Respe
43、ctable Self-made Family. B. The Development of Manual Labor. C. Characteristics of American Culture. D. American Attitude Toward Manual Labor. 第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to Make Friends Friendship is a very important human relationship and ev
44、eryone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend. 36 But
45、for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends. 1. Associate with others. The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to mak
46、e yourself known by becoming an active member of such places. 2. Start a conversation. Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 37 You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people. 3. 38
47、Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience. 4. Let it grow. It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls,
48、messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend. 39 The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally. 5. Enjoy your friendship. The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 40 Try not to change them from who they are to wha
