川兴中学半期考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟试题满分：150分第I卷（满分100分）第一部分：听力测试（共两节，满分30分，每小题1.5分）第一节听下面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.Whattimeisitnow?A.7:15B.7:30C.7:452.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’shat?A.It’sverygood.B.Itdoesn’tgowellwithherdress.C.Helikesthestyleofit.3.HowcanthewomangetKate’sphonenumber?A.Shecangetthenewnumberbycallingtheoldone.B.Themanwillgetthenewnumberforher.C.Kateisstillusingtheoldone,soshecancalltheoldone.4.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutthebooks’price?A.Shethoughttheywereexpensive.B.Shethoughttheywerecheap.C.Shecouldgivesomedollarsbacktotheman.5.Whatistheproblem?A.Thewomandoesn’tlikeorangejuice.B.Themanwaslookingfororangejuice.C.Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.第二节听下面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，每小题将给出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.Whatisthemandoingnow?A.Heisfishing.B.Heispreparingforfishing.C.Heistakingphotos.10/10\n7.What’sthewoman’shobby?A.Shelikesmakinghomemovies.B.Shelikesfishing.C.Shelikestakingphotos.8.Whatwillthewomanprobablydointhefuture?A.Tobuyamoviecamera.B.Tolearntofish.C.Tochangeherhobby.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.Whatisthe21stcentury?A.Itisanewspaper.B.Itisabook.C.ItisaTVprogram.10.Whatcanweknowaboutthe21stcenturyfromthisconversation?A.Itsellswell.B.Notsomanypeopleknowaboutit.[来源:学科网ZXXK]C.Itcannothelpstudentsworkhard.[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]11.Whatwillthewomanprobablydoaftertheconversation?A.Buythe21stcenturyfromabookstore.B.Borrowitfromtheman.C.Shewon’treadit.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?[来源:学科网ZXXK]A.Inthestreet.B.Atthewoman’shome.C.Overthephone.13.Whatisthewomangoingtodotonight?A.HelphersisterwithEnglish.B.Meetherfriendatthestation.C.Gotoanexhibitionwithherparents.14.Whencanthewomanmostprobablygotoseeafilmwiththeman?A.Tonight.B.Thisweekend.C.Sometimenextweek.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Howdoesthewomanfeelatthebeginningoftheconversation?A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Tired.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Havearest.B.Haveacigarette.C.Haveatalkwithhim.17.What’stheprobableresultoftheconversation?[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]A.Themanwillgiveupsmoking.B.Themanwillcontinuetosmoke.C.Themanwilllistentothewoman’sadvice.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。10/10\n18.Wherearemillionsof“Cokes”soldeveryday?A.Almosteverywhereintheworld.B.InmostEuropeancountries.C.Somepartsoftheworld.19.WhatdotheAmericansthinkofcoke?A.It’sadrinkforyoungpeople.B.AlmosteveryonelikesitintheUSA.C.Itisonlydrunkoncertainoccasions.20.WhendidthefirstsupermarketappearintheUSA?A.Inthe1930s.B.Inthe1920s.C.In1930.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A.Lookingfortheperfectplacetogetawayfromitall?WesearchedtheworldandturnedupsomedreamyislandsunknowntothecommonU.S.traveler.Theselittlepartsofnaturalparadise(天堂),fromtheGreatLakestotheSouthChinaSea,areaffordableandeasytogetto...Clickhereformoreinformation.MadelineIslandMidwesternersneednotgofarforashadyislandparadise.PartofWisconsin'sApostleIslands,Madelinehasmanytrappingsofatropicaloasis—sandybeaches,sailinggames,seacaves,cliffjumping,andevenstandupsurfing.Nowonderpeopleswellinsummer.Visitinwinterandyoucanmakefirststepsonadogsledorseeicecaves.FernandoDeNoronhaPeaksofasubmergedmountainrangeriseupoutoftheseatoform21beautifulBrazilianislands.Thelargestislandistheonlyonepopulated.Thegovernmentlimitstourismto420visitorsatatime.Yes,thisisthekindofplacewhereyouwantto(andcan)beleftwithalittlemotorbike.There'sjustonetrafficlight.SaltSpringIslandThiseasygoingislandbetweentheBCmainlandandVancouverIslandisthehighlightofWestCoastlife.Itsresidents—free-spiritedartistsandmusicians,retiredmillionaires,andwealthyfarmers—haveabandonedthefastlivingtobuildlivesrichincommunityandnaturalbeauty.Pulau_UbinThatchedroofhomessitamongforest-coveredhills.FishermenliveinKelongs,oldwoodenfishinghousesbuiltoverthewater.It'sasoulcomfortingescapefromthecitynoisesonthenearbymainland.10/10\n21．Theunderlinedword“swell”inPara.2canbereplacedby“________”．A．decreaseB．doubleC．increaseD．fall22．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．VisitorscanenjoysailingonPulauUbin.B．VisitorscanrideamotorbikeonFernandoDeNoronha.C．VisitorscanenjoyquietnessonMadelineIsland.D．Only420visitorsareallowedatatimeonSaltSpringIsland.23．Visitorsmaymeetwithsomefamouspeoplewhiletheyareon________.[来源:学科网]A．MadelineIslandB．FernandoDeNoronhaC．SaltSpringIslandD．PulauUbin24．Wecanprobablyreadthisarticle________.A．ontheInternetB．inanewspaperC．inatravelmagazineD．inatravelguidebookB.Liverpool,myhometown,isaspecialcity.Itissouniquethatin2022itbecameaWorldHeritageSite.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist（薄雾），Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriver,respondedtothesoundsofsea-birds,andappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentre,IfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.Itisnothardtoimaginewhy,onfirstseeingthecity,mostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildings,whicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.Asiftostressitsculturalrole,LiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleriesthanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGallery,IwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworld,andisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.However,cultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccity,ithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEurope,anditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.Everyyear,theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors,makingthecityaplaceofwonder.Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacity,therearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworld.Whenmytripwasabouttocomplete,IchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub.Itisamonumenttoperfection,andaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSite,myhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof“outstandinguniversalvalue”.Itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.25.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby__________.A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseums[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]C.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings10/10\n26.Liverpoolhasimportantculturalrolebecause__________.A.ithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsB.ithasmuseums,galleries,musicfestivalandsportseventsC.theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsD.thebestpalacesofEuropeareinLiverpool27.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat__________.A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurantsB.LiverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattractionC.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselvesD.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourneyC.Brightredpostboxes,theQueenandqueuing(排队)—whatdotheyallhaveincommon?TheyareallimportantpartsofBritishlife.AtleastIthoughtso.However,theabilitytoqueueforlongperiodsoftime,oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicoftheBritish,isnolongertolerated（忍受）bypeopleintheUK,accordingtoastudydonebyBritishbankBarclays.Onceuponatime,queuingwasseenasnormal.DuringWorldWarⅡ，everyonehadtoqueueuptoreceivetheirdailysupplyoffoods.Infact,ifyoudidn'tstandupandwaitinlinewithalltheothers,itwasseenasuncivilized(不文明的)．ThefamousEnglishdoubledecker(双层)buses,withonlyoneentrance,mightalsohelpexplainwhyqueuingwasseenaspartofBritishlife.Almostalways,thereisaqueuetogetin.ButperhapstheBritisharetiredofbeingpushedpastbytheSpanish,theItalianortheFrencastheyqueueuptogetatableatarestaurant.ThepeopleoftheseotherEuropeancountrieshavemorethanoneentrancetotheirbuses,whichexplainstheirmorerelaxedattitudetothequeue.TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.ButcoulditbethattheInternet,whichallowsustocarryouttasksquickly,isthemainreasonwhyBritishpeoplearenolongerpreparedtoqueue?“Usedtobuyingwithoutdelay,customersareevengivingupshoppingratherthanwaittheirturn，”saysStuartNealofBarclaycard.“Shoppersarealsolesslikelytoqueueforlongifthebuyingisoflowvalue.”PerhapsIwillhavetoreplace“queuing”with“impatience”totheBritish.28.WhatcanwelearnaboutthetraditionofqueuinginBritain?A．Itwasaproductoftheslowpaceoflife.B．Itwasconsideredasymbolofacivilized(文明的)behavior.C．ItwasalongtimetraditionasoldastheQueen.D．IthasmadetheBritishdifferentfromotherEuropeans.10/10\n29．Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgraduallystoppedqueuingbecause________.[来源:学§科§网]A．theyprefershoppingonlineB．theyfollowtheexampleofforeignersC．theInternethaschangedtheirwayoflifeD．Britishbuseshavemorethanoneentrance30．Itcanbelearntfromthetextthat________.A．theBritishgetimpatientwithqueuingforlongB．theBritishhavetoqueuetoreceivefoods[来源:学§科§网]C．theBritishliketoeatinforeignrestaurantsD．theBritishprefertotakedoubledeckerbuses31．Theauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．totellustheinfluenceoftheInternetontheBritishwaysoflifeB．totalkaboutthechangesintheattitudetoqueuinginBritainC．tocomparetheculturaldifferencesbetweenBritainandotherEuropeancountriesD．toreporthisresearchontheBritishwaysoflifeDBEIJING(NewsAgency)—ChildreninChinatodayspendfivetimesmoremoneythantheirparentsdidwhentheywereyoung.Sowhatareallthesechildrenbuying?Thelistislong：iPads,cellphonesandjeansaretypicalitemsthatchildren“haveto”buy.Andtheywilldoanythingtogetthem.Theyasktheirparentsoverandoveruntiltheybuythem.Butparentsalsoneedtotaketheblame(责备)forspendingsomuchmoney.Theywanttheirchildrentohavethebestthings.Theyendupcompetingwithotherparentsoverwhattheirchildrenhave.Soit’snowonderchildrenfindithardtolearntheimportanceofsavingmoneyratherthanspendingitallthetime.Andit'shardtosavewhencompaniesuseadvertising(打广告)andcleverslogans(口号)toencourageyoungpeopletobuytheirproducts.Theyevenencouragechildrentokeepaskingtheirparentsforsomethinguntiltheygetit.Today,youdon'tevenneedtohavemoneyinordertobuysomething.Banksgiveoutcreditcardsandloans(贷款)allthetime,sopeoplearesavinglessandless.Weareusedtocarryinglotsofmoneyaround.Andifyoudon'thavemuch,youcanalwaysborrowsome.Butthishasn'talwaysbeenthecase.Whenourgrandparentswereyoung,therewasverylittlemoneyandeveryonehadtosavehardforthingstheybought.Theyonlyboughtthingstheyneeded,notthingstheyjustwanted.Theoldergenerationmadethewiseexpression,“Money_doesn't_grow_on_trees.”Thisisastruenowasitwas50yearsago.Theygivemoneyagreatdealofvalue.Andweallhavealottolearnfromthem.32．Thetextmainlytellsus________.A．divisionsbetweenteenagersandtheirparents10/10\nB．whatispopularamongchildrenatthemomentC．howtospendmoneywiselyD．children'shighconsumption（消费）ofproducts33．Parentsaretoblameforchildren'sspendingalotofmoneybecause________.A．theydon'tgivechildrenpositiveguidanceinconsumptionB．theirconsumptionhabitssetabadexampletochildrenC．theyalwaysgivechildrentoomuchpocketmoneyD．theyoffertobuythelatestfashionsfortheirchildren34．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Banksprovidecreditcardsandloans.B．Advertisementsdrawpeople'sattentiontonewproducts.C．People'slivingstandardhasimprovedandtheycanbuywhattheywant.D．Peoplehavemoremoneythaninthepastandsavingisoutofdate.35．Thesaying“Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees.”inthelastparagraphseemstotellusthat__.A．theoldergenerationunderstoodhowtoteachchildrentosaveB．inthepast,peopleattachedmoreimportancetosavingmoneyC．moneyhasagreatdealofvalueD．moneyisnoteasilyearnedandpeopleshouldbecarefulwhenwespenditmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Cheatingiswhenapersonmisleads,deceivesoractsdishonestlyonpurpose.36.Ifabasketballteamisforkidsunder8,it'scheatingfora9-year-oldplayontheteam.Atschool,inadditiontocheatingonatest,akidmightcheatbystealingsomeoneelse'sideaforascienceproject.37.Thiskindofcheatingiscalledplagiarizing(抄袭).38.Jeffisdoingitbysneaking（暗中的）answerstoatest.Andit'salsocheatingtobreaktherulesofagameorcontestortopretendsomethingisyourswhenitisn't.Whenpeoplecheat,it'snotfairtootherpeople.It'stemptingtocheatbecauseitmakesdifficultthingsseemeasy,likegettingalltherightanswersontherest.39,anditwon'thelponthenexttest------unlessthepersoncheatsagain.40.Theywanttogetgoodgradesbuthatehardwork.Otherkidsmightfeelliketheycan'tpassthetestwithoutcheating.Eventhoughthereseemstobea"goodreason"forcheating,cheatingisn'tagoodidea.10/10\nA.Somekidscheatbecausethey'relazy.B.Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.C.Butitdoesn'tsolvetheproblemofnotknowingthematerial.D.Somekidscheatonceandfeelsobadthattheyneverdoitagain.E.Forkids,cheatingmayhappenatschool,athome,orwhileplayingasport.F.Thereareplentyofreasonswhyakidshouldn'tcheat,butsomekidshavealreadycheated.G.KidsmayalsocheatbycopyingabookreportofftheInternetandhandingitinasit'shisorheroriginalwork.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题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。Makingfriendsisaskill．Likemostskills,it41patience．Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbewillingto42someaction．Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople．Youwon’tmakefriendsstayinghome43．Joiningacluborgroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethings44youdoismucheasier．Orjoinsomeone45someactivity．Manypeopleare46whentalkingtonewpeople.47meetingstrangersmeansseeingtheunknown．Andit’shumannaturetofeelabit48abouttheunknown．Mostoffearsabout49newpeoplecomefromdoubtsabout50．Weimagineotherpeopleare51us——findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat．Butdon’tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthesameway．Trytoacceptyourself52youare,andtrytoputtheotheratease．You’llbothfeelmorecomfortable．Trytoactself-confident53youdon’tfeelthatwaywhenyou54aroomfullofstrangers．Walktallandstraight,lookatotherpeopledirectlyand_55．Ifyouseesomeoneyou’dliketo56,saysomething．Don’twaitfor57persontostartatalk．Justmeetingsomeone58doesnotmeanthatyou’llmakefriendswiththatperson．59isbasedonmutual(相互的)likingsand“giveandtake”．Ittakestimeto_60_friendship.41.A.costsB.needsC.spendsD.wants42.A.makeB.takeC.doD.carry10/10\n43.A.lonelyB.yourselfC.withyouD.alone44.A.thatB.asC.whichD.what45.A.inB.withC.onD.to[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]46.A.shyB.excitedC.afraidD.worried47.A.AtallB.ForallC.AfterallD.Inall48.A.unhappyB.usualC.unluckyD.upset49.A.meetingB.talkingC.visitingD.speaking50.A.yourselfB.ourselvesC.himselfD.yourselves51.A.talkingB.sayingC.judgingD.laughing52.A.likeB.whatC.thatD.as53.A.evenwhenB.evenifC.asifD.whatif54.A.comeB.goC.steptoD.enter55.A.laughB.smileC.cryD.jump56.A.speaktoB.talkaboutC.saytoD.callup57.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.others58.A.oldB.youngC.littleD.new59.A.RelationB.FriendshipC.ConnectionD.Feeling60.A.startB.keepC.changeD.develop第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共50分)第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Oneday61antwasdrinkingatasmallstreamandfellin.62(face)withthetrouble,shetriedherbesttoreachtheside,butmadenoprogressatall.Thepoor63(tire)antwasstillbravelymakingall64(effort)whenadovesawher.Movedbyherdeterminationandperseverance,thebirdthrewherablade(片)ofgrass,65supportedherlikearaft（木筏）,andthustheantreachedthebankagain.Whileshewasrestinganddrying66(she)inthegrass,she67(hear)amancomenear.Hewaswalkingalongbarefooted68aguninhishand.Assoonashesawthedove,hewishedtokillit.Hewouldcertainlyhavedoneso,buttheantbithiminthefootjustasheraisedhisguntofire.Hestopped10/10\ntosee69hadbittenhim,andthedove70(immediate)flewaway.Itwasananimalmuchweakerthathadsavedherlife.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错：（满分10分，每小题1分）[来源:学科网]此题要求你就一篇短文改错。文中共有10处语言错误，每一句最多有两处错误。错误只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：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ThisisthefirsttimethatIhadbeenawayfromhome,soIfindithardtolivehere.HowIwishIcouldturnLucy,whooncegavememuchhelp!IhadtroublewithmystudyinGrade9.SofrustratedwasIthatIbegantoplaycomputergamesafterschool.Beside,Iwasevencaughtcheatingintheexam,thatworriedmyparentsalot.WhenaskingaboutthereasonwhyIfellfarbehind,Iwastooguiltytosayaword.ItwasthenwhenLucycametomyhelp,tellinghernottogiveup.Tomyamazement,Imadeagreatprogress.Finally,Ievenbecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass.ImustsaythankstoLucy,withwhosehelpIcouldneverhavehadsuchgoodgrades.第二节书面表达（满分25分）在过去的几年中，自然灾害频频发生，如：洪水、雾霾(haze)、风暴等。这些灾难，破坏我们的家园和农田，甚至导致很多伤亡。幸运的是，越来越多的人意识到了灾难的发生和人类自身的行为息息相关。正是由于我们砍掉了太多的树木，有太多的污染，我们的环境和气候才变得如此不正常（abnormal）。地球是我们唯一的家园。我们应该意识到保护环境既非常必要又迫在眉睫！请根据以上提示，用英语给21世纪报写一篇100词左右的文章。Inthepastfewyears,therehavebeenfrequentnaturaldisasters,suchas_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10/10
