四川省成都外国语学校2018-2019学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷(含听力有答案)

试卷编号：190042019年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试上海英语模拟试卷iREAD中学英语测评（命题）研宄中心I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. A professor. B. A coach. C. A shop assistant. D. A school librarian.2. A. People often invite him to parties. B. He does not like to attend parties.C. He does not work on Fridays.D. People enjoy his company.4. A. He does not know Amy‟s new phone number.B. He forgot to phone Amy earlier today.C. Amy‟s phone number has not changedD. The woman should ask Amy for the phone number.5. A. He doesn't care about what Professor Smith said.B. Professor Smith will forgive him for his absence.C. He has never missed Professor Smith‟s class.D. Professor Smith was not in class today.6. A. She is going to start a new experiment.B. She is planning to finish the experiment on Friday.C. She has been given more time to finish the experiment.D. She has no plan for when to start the experiment.7. A. Nancy will go play tennis soon.B. He is much less patient than Nancy.C. The woman should play tennis with Nancy.D. Nancy should pick up her bat at the post office.8. A. She thinks the man is funny. B. She got sick from last night‟s dinner.C. She feels better than she did last night.D. She will meet the man for dinner tonight.9. A. He thinks Betty should take a business class.B. He got angry with Betty at the meeting.C. He admires Betty for expressing her opinion.D. He did not understand what Betty said.10. A. He did not pay attention to the time. B. His class lasted longer than usual.C. He got lost on the way to the movie.D. He did not know what time the movie started.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Applying some time in advance. B. Being wealthy enough.C. Owning a restaurant.D. Destroying his own college room.12. A. They cause damage to the place where they meet.B. They have begun to enroll girl students recently.C. They have never been arrested despite what they do.D. They are allowed by the police to break something not so valuable.13. A. Club members are usually young but mature.B. Club members don‟t need to regret their deeds.C. Some from club members have become important people.D. Some former club members actually don‟t like what they did.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The development of the Elm Society. B. Growing new kinds of elm trees.C. The importance of elm trees.D. A problem affecting the American elm.15. A. The extremely dry weather.B. Insects that introduce some bacteria to the tree.C. Nearby stronger trees that get more water.D. Bugs that destroy the trees' roots.16. A. By controlling the carriers of the disease. B. By growing a stronger kind of the elm.C. By watering infected elm trees.D. By cutting down all infected elms. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. In a classroom. B. On the beach. C. In a physics lab. D. On the train.18. A. How to walk on the hot sand. B. How to stay cool on a hot day.C. What happened in physics class.D. What is meant by specific heat.19. A. The hot sand. B. The cold water. C. His physics class. D. His college.20. A. Its temperature does not change very much.B. Its specific heat is hard to measure.C. It takes quite a lot of energy to raise its temperature.D. It becomes warmer as it comes in contact with sand.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Let your body do the talking!Y ou‟re going for that all-important interview—for a place in a new school or college, or for anew job. Y ou walk into the room and there they are—the interviewers—waiting to see (21)_________ you are made of?But did you know that the actual words you speak are (22) _________ (important) than the wayyou look，the way you behave? Remember, they won‟t just be listening to you, they‟ll be watchingyou too,（23) _________ (receive) all the messages you send out, consciously or unconsciously. Andthen they‟ll decide whether you are the right person for that place or that job. Nervous? Don‟t be. Relax. Just follow the four points.1. Don‟t cross anything! Keep arms, legs, and feet relaxed a nd uncrossed. People with(24)_________ (fold) arms look they‟re trying to protect themselves from something. They seem (25) _________ (say)41 am not confident.‟2. Make direct eye contact! A void looking away all the time because it makes you look suspicious. Look directly at the people who are asking you questions or who you are talking to.(26)_________ (lower) your head all the time and they won‟t be able to see the enthusiasm in youreyes.3. Mirror their actions! One of the best ways of gaining people's trust and confidence is tomove in the same way as they do. Listen to the speed (27) _________which they‟re talking, and watchthe way they sit or move around. Do the same, but do it slowly at first. Y ou don‟t want them to think you (28) _________ (make) fun of them.4. Use your head! When somebody asks you a question don't just say the first thing(29) _________comes into your head. Think about your answers. Always say to yourself, 4Why arethey asking this question?‟（30) _________when you know that, you‟ll probably be able to give anappropriate answer!Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Clash of the dronesLast year, London's Gatwick Airport had to change the course of flights when a drone A 机）was ______31____ flying nearby. In the UK, there were more than 100 incidents involving drones close to airports in 2017—the most ever, and other countries have seen similar increases. Reports of near _____32_____ are at an all-time high.So authorities are eager to find ways to bring down drones safely and reliab ly. But the task is harder than you might think. That‟s why Dutch police and the country‟s Ministry of Justice and Security ______33____a competition designed to test out the tech required to take out a …naughty‟ drone.Nicknamed as the “anti-drone” compet ition, the aim of DroneClash was to home in on a reliable way to draw illegal or ____34______ drones out of the sky. The organisers put up a$30,000 prize for the best idea.In DroneClash, the teams each had to defend a “queen drone” and use “attack drones” to battle their opponents. To reach the queens, the attackers had to travel through the Hallway of Doom Death and Destruction, which included a variety of counter-drone ______35____ such as bright lights，smoke and a net launcher. “DroneClash is like Robo t Wars in the air, ‟‟ says Bart Remes at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, one of the competition‟s organisers.Teams could score points for taking down other drones, but____36______points were awarded for stopping drones, grabbing them and safely placing them in a nearby box. Although many teams were keeping their ____37______ secret, some had developed methods for safely drawing drones out of the air in an attempt to get the largest number of points, says Remes.Although the event was _____38_____ to be fun, DroneClash has a more _____39_____side. “I know of one incidence where an ambulance helicopter couldn‟t land because of a drone flying,” says Wiebes. "A UK Department of Transport study last year showed that even a small drone may damage a plane‟s windshield. “We are a(n) ______40____ believer in drones and how they will improve society:‟ says Remes. “But there also need to be no go zones where we can do something against drones for public safety.”III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.I‟ve been fascinated by happiness most of my life. When I was a small boy, I noticed that though many of the adults around me were wealthy and educated, they were not always happy and this sometimes led them to behave in ways which I, as a child, thought strange. _____41_____, I decidedto understand what happiness was and how best to achieve it. It was not surprising, then, that I decided to study ____42______.On arrival at the University of Chicago fifty years ago, I was______43____ to find that academic psychologists were trying to understand human behaviour by studying rats in a laboratory. I felt that there must be other more useful ways of learning how we think and feel. Although my original aim had been to achieve happiness for myself, I became more_____44_____. I decided to build my career on trying to discover what made others happy also. I_____45_____ by studying creative people such as musicians, artists and athletes because they were people who devoted their lives to doing what they wanted to do, ______46____ things that just brought them financial rewards.Later, I ____47______the study by inventing a system called …the experience sampling method‟. Ordinary people were asked to keep an electronic pager for a week which gave out a beeping sound eight times a day. Every time it did so, they_____48_____ where they were, what they were doing, how they felt and how much they were concentrating. This system has now been used on more than 10,000 people and the answers are consistent (一致的)as with_____49_____ people,ordinary people are happiest when concentrating hard.After carrying out thirty years of research and writing eighteen books, I believe I have _____50_____ that happiness is quite different from what most people imagine. It is not something that can be bought or collected. People need more than just wealth and comfort in order to lead happy lives. I found that the most obvious cause of happiness is intense _____51_____. This must be the main reasonwhy activities such as music, art, literature and sports have survived. In order to concentrate, whether you're reading a poem or building a sandcastle, what you need is a challenge that _____52_____your ability. The way to remain continually ____53______therefore, is to keep finding new opportunities to improve your skills. This may mean learning to do your job better or faster, or doing other more difficult jobs. As you grow older you have to find new challenges, which are more appropriate to your age.I have spent my life studying happiness and now, as I look back, I wonder if I have ______54____ it. Overall, I think I have and my belief that I have found the____55______ to its secret has increased my happiness immeasurably.41. A. On the whole B. As a result C. To some degree D. In the meanwhile42. A. physiology B. art C. medicine D. psychology43. A. disappointed B. amazed C. relieved D. annoyed44. A. sympathetic B. ambitious C. idealistic D. doubtful45. A. took off B. stood up C. started out D. broke through46. A. not to mention B. as well as C. rather than D. in favour of47. A. expanded B. interpreted C. completed D. evaluated48. A. made up B. objected to C. depended on D. wrote down49. A. creative B. diligent C. common D. important50. A. implied B. proved C. promised D. questioned51. A. awareness B. pressure C. concentration D. desire52. A. affects B. reveals C. underrates D. matches53. A. enduring B. attentive C. original D. happy54. A. achieved B. deserved C. considered D. struck55. A. references B. solutions C. keys D. linksSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Most people agree that November 24 and 25, 2005 are important dates in the history of modem medicine. At that time, a team of surgeons in France achieved a medical breakthrough when they succeeded in performing the first partial face transplant.A38-year-old Frenchwoman, Isabelle Dinoire, had been badly disfigured when her dogtried to wake her after she had taken some sleeping pills. After the dog's 'attack9, she had terrible injuries. She had lost most of her nose, lips and chin. As a result, she had difficulty eating and drinking. The doctors at the hospital decided to improve the quality of her life by giving her a partial face transplant.Ms Dinoire is making a good recovery after her operation. However, she will have to take drugs for many years to come so that her body does not reject the new face tissue. No one really knows what the effects of these drugs will be on her health in the long term. She will probably also need psychological treatment as she adjusts to her 4new face\Dr Jean-Michel Dubemard, a leading transplant expert who participated in the surgery, explained that the woman's face 'will not exactly resemble her face before, but neither will it completely resemble that of the donor.‟ He said.While some people approve of the operation, others have been more critical. They question whether Ms Dinoire was able to agree to the operation when she was in such an emotional state at the time. Other medical experts say that the team should have tried more traditional reconstruction surgery before risking a face transplant.The operation was the first partial face transplant using skin from another person. Apparently, skin from another person‟s face is usually a better match than skin from another part of the patient‟s body.Since the French operation, surgeons in other countries have received permission to perform face transplants. In a few years, time, surgeons in other countries will probably have carried out many such transplants, and the debate about face transplants will undoubtedly continue.56. What difficulty may Isabelle Dinoire have in the coming years?A. She may start to learn how to eat and drink again.B. She may need several more operations to recover.C. She may meet with some mental problems.D. She may have to get used to another person‟s face.57. What is special about the operation?A. It fails to take the difference between the patient‟s face and the donor‟s into account.B. It was intended to give other countries an example for how to do face transplant.C. No permission from the authorities had been given before it was performed.D. No operation has been carried out before by using a donor‟s face skin.58. Why do some people object to such an operation?A. It costs more than traditional face surgery.B. It may not be of the patient^ own will.C. It has no official regulations to follow.D. It requires doctors' strong emotion.59. What is the passage mainly about?A. The debate over the face transplant.B. The world's first partial face transplant.C. The advantage and disadvantages of face transplants.D. The patient that has undergone a partial face transplant.(B)1. A Beijing woman is so angry with a local cinema that she is suing (^i^) them for wasting her time. Chen Xiaomei is suing the cinema's owners because she was not warned about the 20 minutes of adverts and trailers before the main feature. She is demanding a full refund (35 yuan), a certain amount of money to make up for emotional damage and a written apology. In addition, Xiaomei now says that length of advertisements should be published on its website. In total, they should be less than five minutes, she believes.2. Terrified by the latest horror film? Or in tears at the latest romantic comedy?Soon advertisers will be able to see your reaction to a film, so that adverts can be changed to make them more effective. Technology is now being developed which can capture how the cinema audience reacts. It will give film directors and advertisers useful information about what audiences enjoy and what captures their attention,* says the inventor, Dr Abdul Farooq. The technology will also be used to find pirates who secretly record films and then sell them illegally.3. A German DJ has broken the record for the world‟s longest non-stop radio show. Dominik Schollmayer, 26, ran his show for 169 hours on end, beating the previous record by one hour. Schollmayer was observed by doctors all through his broadcast: they said that the DJ had gone …completely mad‟ and was dancing like a crazy man‟ in the last few hours. At the end, Schollmayer said he was …totally exhausted‟.60. The best title of _______ might be “Who‟s watching the audience?”A. story 1B. story 2C. story 3D. story 461. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the stories above?A. Chen Xiaomei holds that there shouldn‟t be adve rtisements before a filmB. Those who sell films illegally often skip the advertisements.C. The previous record of the world‟s longest non-stop radio show was 168 hours.D. Kim Perez knew she would be proposed to before the weather forecast started.62. Where are the stories above most likely to appear?A. In a newspaperB. In an advertising leafletC. In a travel guideD. In an instruction mamual(C)Neuro-technology has long been a favorite of science-fiction writers. In “Neuromancer”,a wildly inventive book by William Gibson written in 1984，people can use neural(神经的）implants to get into the sensory experiences of others. Iain M. Banks came up with the idea of a neural lace, a mesh（网格）that grows into the brain，in his “Culture” series of novels.“The Terminal Man*' by Michael Crichton, published in 1972, imagines the effects of a brain implant on someone who is convinced that machines are taking over from humans.Where the sci-fi led, philosophers are now starting to follow. In Howard Chizeck‟s l ab at the University of Washington, researchers are working on an implanted device to administer deep-brain stimulation (DBS) in order to treat a common movement disorder called essential tremor. Traditionally, DBS stimulation is always on, wasting energy and robbing the patient of asense of control. The lab‟s ethicist (伦理学家), Tim Brown, a doctoral student of philosophy, says that some DBS patients suffer a sense of isolation and complain of feeling like a robot.To change that, the team at the University of Washington is using neuronal activity associated with intentional movements to turn the device on. But the researchers also want to enable patients to use a conscious thought process to override these settings. That is more useful than it might sound: stimulation currents for essential tremor can cause side-effects like distorted speech, so someone about to give a presentation, say, might wish to shake rather than make his words unclear. Giving humans more options of this sort will be essential if some of the more advanced visions for brain-computer interfaces are to be realized. Hannah Maslen from the University of Oxford is another ethicist who works on a BCI project. One of her jobs is to think through the distinctions between inner speech and public speech: people need a dependable mechanism for separating what they want to say from what they think.That is only one of many ethical questions that the sci-fi versions of brain-computer interfaces bring up. What protection will BCIs offer against neural hacking? Who owns neural data, including information that is gathered for research purposes now but may be understandable in detail at some point in the future? Where does accountability lie if a user does something wrong? And if brain implants are performed not for treatment but to improve peopled abilities, will that make the world an even more unequal place?63. What do the three books mentioned in paragraph 1 have in common?A. They are all among what philosophers like best.B. They all tell the stories well beyond imagination.C. They are all works of the greatest sci-fi writers of the time.D. They all deal with people‟s losing control of their brains.64. The research of the team at the University of Washington is intended to .A. improve the accuracy of DBSB. let patients decide when to turn on DBSC. separate what we think from what we sayD. get rid of the side effects of stimulation currents65. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Neuronal activity fails to work without intentional movements.B. Brain-computer interfaces do more harm than good.C. People suffering from essential tremor will shake.D. DBS settings cannot be changed once fixed.66. What will the passage most probably talk about next?A. How these questions will be handled.B. Why these questions used to be ignored.C. Which questions come from science fiction.D. Who has first raised these questions.Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentencecan be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.The World’s Worst AirportLike expensive watches that never break, the world‟s best airports can be boring. Y ou land, breeze through passport control and check into a hotel within minutes. The experience is pleasant, but not memorable. _______67______ To adapt Tolstoy, lovely airports are all alike, but every (不幸的）airport is wretched in its own way.Consider Juba, the airport in South Sudani capital, which is a hot tent. Planes are often late, so passengers must sweat for hours. The departure hall has no toilets, no food and no queuing system. Lucky is the traveller who finds a chair that is only half-broken. Since dirty water and tropical diseases are common, so are upset stomachs. Tough luck. Travellers should have thought twice before eating salad._________68____ Big important people's servants carry their bags, which are ostentatiously (卖弄地) passed round, not through, the scanner. Since the machine seldom works, little people are in effect up- graded to big important status by not having their bags scanned for guns and explosives, either.South Sudan is at war, so many UN planes take off from Juba carrying aid workers and emergency supplies. _______69______ When a journalist was booked on a UN flight, he was assured by the government that his papers were in order. Y et at the airport he was told to get a fourth permit, as well as the three expensive ones he had already obtained. This required a trip across town. Predictably, he missed his plane.Juba has three terminals, but only one is in use. After South Sudan became independent in 2011, the government planned to build an airy structure of glass, steel and concrete. ______70_______In 2016 the government decided to build a more modest terminal. But it, too, stands half-completed and empty, next to the tented camp that people actually have to use. Travellers are advised to bring a good, long book.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Rubbish on the roof of the worldY ou might think that the top of Mountain Everest, the highest point in the world, would be one of the few places left on the planet that is free from human rubbish. Y ou'd be wrong. In fact, the mountain is covered with the litter left behind by the thousands of climbers who have reached the peak over the last 50 years.Climbing Mount Everest is a tough task that requires a lot of equipment. Oxygen tanks,tents, sleeping bags and food and water supplies are all necessary for a successful ascent. Once climbers have reached the top, they no longer need as much equipment and there is little reason to carry heavy loads back down the mountain, so the temptation is to leave everything behind. In the days when climbing the mountain was a rare occurrence this wasn't a problem. But now, with more than 40 people getting to the top on some days, the amount of litter has become unacceptable.Recently, many well-known mountaineers have been complaining about the problem and Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first man to climb Mount Everest (with Tenzing Norgay in 1953), called for a five-year ban on climbing the summit. But thousands of local people rely on the tourism and the government of Nepal is keen to encourage visitors rather than put them off.But now the government of Nepal, in the face of international criticism, has decided to take action. Each expedition that wants to climb the mountain has to play a $4,000 deposit to the Nepalese authorities. The deposit is refunded if the climbers bring their rubbish back down the mountain. Climbers are also encouraged to use metal containers rather than plastic or glass. These can be crushed once they are empty and then recycled by local business which turn them into knives and forks.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.重要的是坚持下去的勇气。

四川省成都外国语学校2018-2019学年九年级英语上学期期中试题A卷（共65分，每小题一分）Part I Listening TestI . Listen to 5 questions or sentences and choose the correct responses accordingto what you’ve heard from the tape. Each question or sentence will be read only once. （5%）1.A. They are in the car. B. They are for entertainment.C. They aren’t working.D. They are for stopping the car.2.A. On the left. B. At 80 kph.C.75 kilometers.D. For one hour.3.A. I like traveling by plane. B. Walking is good exercise.C. I hate trains.D. It means you can goeverywhere.4.A. T-shirts and jeans. B. On weekends.C. I dress for the weather.D. With my friends.5.A. We are going on holiday. B. Sorry, I didn’t mean to do it.C. My dog was hurt in an accident.D. I finally get my diploma.II. Listen to the short dialogues and choose the correct answers to the questions.Each dialogue will be read only once. （5%）6. How is the woman possibly going to travel?A. By car.B. By train.C. By bus.D. By air.7. What size shoes does the man take?A. 40.B. 41.C. 42.D. 43.8. How long can the woman park here?A. 30 minutes.B. 60 minutes.C. 90 minutes.D. 9 hours.9. Where does the conversation possibly happen?A. At the ticket counter.B. In the classroom.C. At the airport.D. In the playground.10. What are they doing now?A.Cleaning the room.B. Fixing the clock.C. Drinking water.D. Making coffee.III. Listen to a passage and judge the following statements True or False. If it’s true, cho ose A; if it’s false, choose B. The conversation will be read twice.（5%）11.Traveling by car is popular around the world.12.You can change your travel plans easily when you go by both car and plane.13.People with large cars can sleep in their vehicles.14.Driving is one of the fastest means to travel between cities.15.You can enjoy a road trip in any weather.IV. Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answers to the questions. The conversation will be read twice. （5%）16. What’s the name of the clothes sto re?A. Mary’s.B. Martin’s.C. Mia’s.D. Terry’s17. The man likes the sweater but he wants a _____.A. larger oneB. baggier oneC. smaller oneD. medium one18. A fitting room is a place where you can _____.A. buy clothesB. try on clothesC. make clothesD. wash clothes19. How much does the sweater cost?A. $24.39.B. $24.19.C. $24.99D. $24.93.20. Why doesn’t the man buy the hat?A. Because he doesn’t like the style.B. Because he doesn’t like thecolor red.C. Because he doesn’t have enough money.D. Because he has too many hats. V. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers to the questions. Each passage will be read twice. （5%）21. When did the accident happen?A.At 9. 40B. At 9.14C. At 8.46D. At 9.0422. How many vehicles were involved in the accident?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 523. In which direction was the bus driving when the accident occurred ?A. SouthB. NorthC. EastD. West24. How long was the road blocked after the accident?A. For about an hour.B. For about 3 hours.C. For about 5 hours.D. For about 6 hours.25.What caused the accident?.A. The bus driver was very tired.B. People drove too fast in the morning.C. The bus driver drank a lot on the way.D. The bus driver was looking at his mobile phone.VI. Listen to the passage carefully and complete the chart with one word only. The passage will be read twice. （5%）Part II Written TestI. Multiple choices (10 scores)Choose the similar word or phrase for the underlined part in each sentence. (4 scores)31. Obviously, Eddie enjoys his life in the new school a lot.A. ActuallyB. ClearlyC. GenerallyD. Particularly32. The man walking on the road knows how the major accident happened.A. went onB. developedC. took the placeD. occurred33. The fat man will take the blue jacket because it’s baggy enough.A. looseB. fashionableC. tightD. bright34. Kids in China don’t have to go to school in the middle of summer.A. can’tB. mustn’tC. shouldn’tD. don’t need toChoose the best answers to fill in the blanks. (6 scores)35. Next week I’ll fly to a new city. I will call a taxi to take me to the hotel when I __________.A. reachB. will reachC. arriveD. will arrive36. My father drove _______the exit ______ Shuhan Road on the motorway.A. passed , ofB. past , forC. past, ofD. passed, to37. When I looked out of the window, I saw a gardener ______ a tree in the garden.A. plantB. plantedC. plantsD. planting38. The tape recorder is not loud enough, we can’t hear clearly. Please _____________.A. turn it offB. turn it onC. turn it upD. turn it down39. This year, the sports meeting is ______ than before because there are _______students on the old campus.A. shorter; fewerB. short; fewC. short; fewerD. shorter, less40. You should use the machine in a right way. Don’t press the pedal too ______, or it can ______ move.A. hard; hardB. hard; hardlyC. hardly; hardD. hardly; hardlyII. Cloze test. (10 scores)Every school has its own set of rules to keep students disciplined (守纪律的). The rules change from one school to another. Some schools are much____41____than others. There are also some rules that look___42_____ or funny to us. Here are some funny school rules:Tough Japanese rulesMost schools demand（要求） that students wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. But many Japanese schools even have rules about the____43____ of underwear (内衣)!For example, only white is O.K. They also demand that girls' white socks should be folded in a____44____way and boys' heads be shaved (剃过的).Other Japanese schools tell students that they may not date, go to movies, leave home___45____sunset or play video games if the school doesn’t permit it. Different shoes in USFor safety at some US schools, students must have a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school every day. This makes sure students won't fall over on floors and keeps the schools____46_____. Chewing gum（口香糖）is not permitted in many US school buildings, as it is____47_____ to clean up. And if students chew gum in class, they may not____48____on their study.No strange hair in UKStrange hairstyles are not permitted in some British schools. But they____49____ permit students to wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. Two studentshad a special design shaved into their hair during 2002 World Cup. But when the World Cup was over, they couldn’t do that because the school said the rules_____50_____ after the world cup.41. A. smaller B. bigger C. quieter D. stricter42. A. nice B. well C. strange D. important43. A. size B. color C. style D. material44. A. certain B. simple C. different D. comfortable45. A. at B. while C. after D. before46. A. open B. clean C. famous D. interesting47. A. easy B. happy C. sure D. difficult48. A. sit B. rely C. focus D. depend49. A. may B. must C. need D. can't50. A. remained B. changed C. happened D. reachedIII. Reading Comprehension. (10 scores)AThe latest, the fullest!51. Miss Clark needs to rent a room. She’d better________.A. phone 87851117B. call Mr. Bell at 87820662C. come to Walmart SupermarketD. call 8723003352. The small grey cat got lost in ________.A. Xinhua BookstoreB. an Old People’s HomeC. Walmart SupermarketD. Baicao Road Subway Station53. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT according to the text?A. Cooks who can cook for the children are wanted.B. The underlined word “She” refers to the ca t owner.C. People who don’t smoke are welcomed to rent the room from Mr. Bell.D. You can buy cheap and delicious Zongzi on July 15th in Walmart Supermarket.54. We should pay ¥________ for two Zongzi with roses and one with meat and eggs.A.12B. 14C. 19D. 2055. Where can we most probably see this information?A. A guidebookB. A science magazineC.A government reportD. A piece of newspaperBSarah was excited. She was going to be 13 in two weeks. Her mother said it was a big day for a teenager. She said that Sarah could have a tea party to celebrate.Sarah had 20 people in her class, and her mother said she could invite all of them. So they bought beautiful cards and wrote down the guests' names, and the time, date and place of the party. Sarah's mother also wrote down her phone number, so that guests could reply. Then they posted the invitations.When you receive an invitation, it is polite to reply as soon as possible. Youcan either write a reply or make a telephone call. It's especially important when it is a wedding or anniversary (纪念日) invitation.Sarah received 19 replies. One boy did not reply. "He is very rude!" said Sarah's mother.The party was held in Sarah's village. Her guests brought birthday presents as well as flowers for her parents. It is polite to bring a gift for your host, even if it is only small. It means you are thanking him or her for inviting you.Sarah really enjoyed her party and wrote letters to all the guests, thanking them for their presents. It is polite to write back and thank the host for inviting you. Say how much you enjoyed the party, even if you didn't.56.Sarah was going to have her ___________ birthday very soon.A.secondB. thirteenthC. nineteenthD. twentieth57.How did Sarah and her mother invite the guests?A.They told them in class.B. They called them one by one.C. They wrote letters to the guests.D. They sent cards to the guests.58. It is impolite if you ____________.A.reply to the invitation as quickly as you canB.bring a small gift for the hostC.don’t really enjoy the partyD.don’t write or call back after receiving an invitation59.What can we infer(推断) from the article?A.Sarah wanted to celebrate her birthday because she was very old.B.You only reply when it is a wedding or anniversary invitation.C.Sarah’s mother didn’t like what the boy did because she thought him impolite.D.All the people that Sarah invited came to her birthday party.60.What can be a good title for this article?A.Learn to be a good guestB. Sarah and her 20 classmatesC. Important events in U. K.D. How to invite other peopleCDid you know that you could expect to live almost 20 years longer today than someone who was born 100 years ago?Thanks to the development of science, life expectancy (预期寿命) in most countries has been increasing（增加，增长） for ten years. But researchers believe we have finally reached our biological limit (生理极限).A report in the magazine Nature says it is almost impossible our life expectancy will increase again. The oldest person to ever live was a French woman Jeanne Calment, who was 122 when she died in 1997. The report says she will probably remain the oldest, because it is almost impossible that anyone will live over 115. The “absolute maximum age (绝对最大年龄)” may be 125, according to the report, but it is not very possible that anyone could actually live that long.Jan Vijg at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York led the research. His team studied the age of people who had died in America, Britain, France and Japan. They found that the age of the oldest people dying had increased regularly between the 1960s and 1990s. But beginning in the 1990s, “you no longer see that,” Vijg told NPR. “You see that it stays the same.”Of course, many scientists and companies are still trying to find ways to increase our lifespan (寿命) over 125. But there is one simple way to make sure you live a healthy and long life. “Stop smoking, start exercising and eat healthily,” Professor Dame Linda Partridge, told CNN. “What will be will be. It’s only a question of when.”61. What did researchers find?A. The oldest age is increasing year by year.B. People who were born 100 years ago usually live longer.C. People now are not stronger than those born 100 years ago.D. It’s almost impossible that human’s life expectancy will increase.62. The oldest person to ever live _____.A. came from the USB. was a manC. was 122 years oldD. died 20 years ago63. According to the report, people may not live longer than _____ years old.A. 115B. 120C. 122D. 12564. Which of the following is true according to the article?A. The research studied people from different countries.B. The oldest age stayed the same from the 1960s to the 1990s.C. With the development of science, people will live longer and longer.D. If we live in a healthy way, we will definitely have a chance to live over 125.65. Professor Dame Linda Partridge suggests all of the following ways to live a long life EXCEPT _____.A. stopping smokingB. taking special medicineC. exercising regularlyD. eating healthy foodB卷(85 scores)I. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given. (10 scores)1.Helmut Braun felt terribly sorry. He said he didn’t mean____1_____ the rule.(break)2.Students in junior 3 are too busy with their exams. All they want to do is ____2_____a good sleep.(have)3.To our ______3______, the weather was good during the sports meeting this year.(amaze)4.Henry’s car was broken. He went to a garage and the mechanics promised to get his car _____4_____ again. (work)5.The job is _____5_______ finished by the workers. Their boss is very happy and gives them a 7-day holiday. (success)6. To manage the school well, our school has some new rules. Without teachers’______6______, parents can’t go into the campus to see their kids. (permit)7. Winter is coming, many children and old people in Sichuan get ill because of the air___7____.(pollute)8.The policeman _____8_______the car off the wrong way and told the driver of the car not to do that again. (lead)9. The Indian film Hichki is one of ______9______ films in 2018. I am really touched by the story. (great)10. Calculators _____10______ many years ago and they are nearly replaced by computers now. People don’t often use them. (invent)II. Pattern shift (10 scores)11.Get in the special machine after the water is the right temperature.Don’t get in the special machine _______ the water is the right temperature.12.Students can no longer take the cell phones to the classrooms from this term.Students ______ take the cell phones to the classrooms _____ _____ from this term.13.A plane is the safest way of transport in the world.A plane is ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ of transport in theworld.14.Mr Cui felt unhappy after knowing the name of the film, __________?15.These Victorian inventions are so old that people can’t use them. (Rewrite thesentence with “too…to…”)16.A lorry and 4 cars blocked the fast lane after the accident. (Change this sentenceinto passive voice)17.Sitting on the chair and enjoying the sunshine is reallycomfortable.(exclamatory sentence)18.People don’t use the tricycle printing press because it’s impractical. (Raisea question to the underlined part)19.Karl turned up the heating by turning the knob on the wall. (Raise a questionto the underlined part)20.The famous TV presenter who was loved by many Chinese died in America. ( Emphasizethe underlined part)III. Find the only one mistake in each line and correct it. (5 scores) Today we want to tell you something about studying a language,English in particular. Students learned a language by learn 21._____________grammar rules and word lists in the past. Some unlucky onesstill use this way. You can’t become skillful in speaking a languageif you don’t use it. And all modern ways is based on this theory.22._____________The course called “Look, Listen and Lea rn!” can help you.English is the official language using in so many countries. 23._____________And it has also become international and is second language 24._____________in most of the countries. Perhaps through English wewill be able to understand each other more better. We will be 25._____________able to communicate with anyone all around the world.IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper words according to the texts that we’velearned. (20 scores)Most of people prefer travelling by plane to travelling by train. But in Fearof Flying, the writer shares a different idea. He thinks trains are more r____26____because they are never late. Trains are c____27____ than planes, we don’t have topay too much. We can walk on the train, so we don’t feel tired, it can make us feelmore c____28____. Then the stations are more c____29___, we can get on and off inthe middle of the cities. Although planes are much faster than trains, he thinksspeed isn’t everything. Staying a_____30____ and enjoying ourselves is more important.Niki Taylor is an a____31_____ all-American schoolkid. But she has her companyand earns much money. At the age of fourteen, she signed a two-year contract witha c____32____company, and she became the youngest model ever to a____33____ on thecover of the fashion magazine at sixteen. Now she wants to stay at school to get her school diploma and go to college when her m____34____ finishes.Helmut Braun is a German p____35____. One day he intended to go to Baden-Baden but he made a m____36____. After he r___37___ it, he did a U-turn, and drove the w___38___ way down the fast lane of the motorway. Another driver c____39____ the police and a police car helped him. H e can’t drive for 12 months.Mark Hill is a traffic police officer who works on some of the b___40___ motorways near London. He works eight hours each s_____41_____. In a 24-hour period, he deals with 9 to 12 accidents. Some of these accidents are caused because people don’t follow the rules. In Britain, drivers can’t o_____42____ on the left. And not everyone can use the motorway. Pedal c____43____, people driving agricultural v____44____ and pedestrians can’t.Mark Hill likes his job because he thinks his working day is v____45____ and interesting.V. Fill in the blanks using the right form of 10 words from the 12 words below.(10 scores)Gordon, the “barista”(咖啡师）at San Francisco’s Cafe X, will not greet you by your name or wish you a _____46____ day. Why? Because Gordon is not a human ____47____ a robot(机器人). It can make the perfect cup of coffee. The owner of this special coffee shop is Henry Hu. Hu noticed that human baristas spent a lot of time _____48____ cups around while making drinks. So he decided ______49_____ a fully mechanized(机械化的)coffee shop. And this is why Cafe X was born.Now, Cafe X is getting more and more _____50_____. Customers can order their drinks by ______51_____ the computers in Cafe X. What’s more, they can also do that by using an app on the phone. When the order is placed, Gordon gets to work to make coffee. When the drink is ready, the customer receives a message with a code（密码）. After entering it _____52_____, the robot will hand over the coffee.Another reason why people prefer Cafe X is that they can get their drinks in a shorter time, about eight_____53____. If the drink is not picked up within eight minutes after the message ______54_____, it will be replaced(替换) with a fresh drink. Henry Hu says Cafe X is trying its best to provide customers with the greatest coffee in the shortest time.Henry is not the only person who makes robots work for humans. In San Francisco, the robots _____55_____ people create bowls, too. While at another restaurant Zume Pizza, the robots are used to make pies.VI. Please choose the right sentence to complete the article. (5 scores) To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. _______56_______, and must complete a training program as medical residents. (住院实习医生)These medical residents provide hospitals with services for not much pay. They work under the control of medical teachers and more experienced doctors._______57______. They carry out tests. They perform operations(做手术). They do almost everything in the hospital. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week.______58_______.Critics (批评家) of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough rest. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. _______59_______. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods. They will have one day off every week._______60_______. Others, however, said the new rule may interfere with(妨碍) patient care and their own medical education.VII. Read and complete the chart below. One word for each blank.(5 scores) Normally people have various feelings. Shyness(害羞) is one of them. It means feeling frightened when you are around other people. Some children were born shy. Some become very shy later because of life experience. In fact, everyone gets a little shy sometimes. It depends on how shy you are. If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big problem.Scientists say that shyness generally begins during childhood. Most of the time, shyness is caused by people’s wor ry about what other people think of them, so shy people often find it very difficult to meet new people. This fear has bad effects on their work life, social life and love life. The following suggestions may be helpful for shy people.Find ways to relax when you go out .When you are old enough, consider drinking a glass of wine before going out for the night. Talk with your friend or family member to help yourself calm down.Look best when you go out. Wear something that makes you feel confident and comfortable. Listen carefully when people speak. Shy people sometimes think that meeting new people means having to do a lot of talking. You can ask simple questions and then be a good listener. People love to feel like other people are listening to them and sharing their point of view.Build your confidence and change your attitude(态度) towards meeting new people instead of worrying about how they will think of you, and think about what are good points you hope to find in the new person you will meet.Try these suggestions if you do feel very shy. Hopefully you can enjoy your life better.What shyness is and how to overcome it.VIII．Complete the dialogue with only one word in each blank.(10 scores)A journalist is interviewing Tan Qiao ---a traffic police officer in Chengdu. J: Good afternoon, Mr Tan. I’m from a radio program ___66____ Traffic News. Can I ask you a few questions?T: Sure.J: You’ve been a traffic police officer for 10 years. Did you ever think of changing your job?T: Never. I love my job. I don’t want to find _____67____ one. And I feel it quiterewarding. During the 10 years, a number of areas that I have worked in are becoming better places to live. I’m so ____68____ with the change.J: But sometimes cars may hit the police on the road. So it’s really ____69____, is it?T: That’s true. Last month, a man drove a car crazily through the city center, ____70____ into 5 cars and hit 2 of my colleagues. It was completely out of ____71_____. We got the driver 10 minutes later. When we pulled him out of his car, everyone could smell the alcohol.J: Oh God! Did anyone die?T: _____72____, no one died. But one of them was badly ____73_____ and was sent to hospital immediately.J: Everyone knows that drink-driving is _____74____ in China. It’s against the law. It’s still a problem, though.T: That’s true. It’s one of the main ____75____ for traffic accidents.J: Do you want to say something to all these drivers?T: Yeah---You drink, and you drive, you are an idiot!IX. Writing. (10 scores)Time flies. You’ve already been in junior three for more than two months. You may have some problems in your school life. What is the biggest one? Please writea passage to talk about it. The passage should include :1. what your biggest problem is.2. what causes the problem. List at least two reasons.3. who can probably help you solve the problem.4. the possible solution to the problem.成外初三年级18—19学年上期半期考试Typescript (听力原稿 )I . Listen to 5 questions or sentences and choose the correct response accordingto what you’ve heard from the tape. Each question or sentence will be read only once. （5%）1.What are car brakes used for?2.How far is Glasgow from Edinburgh?3.Which means of transport do you prefer?4.What do you usually wear when you go shopping?5.You look sad. What’s the matter?II. Listen to the short dialogues and choose the correct answers to the questions.Each dialogue will be read only once. （5%）6. W: I want to fly to Brighton. Can you make the arrangements?M: Sure. Oh. I’m afraid the flight tickets are sold out. But you can take a train.Q: How is the woman possibly going to travel?7. M: Good morning, I’d like to try this pair of shoes in size 42.W: Certainly. These shoes sell well and they are of the best quality.Q: What size shoes does the man take?8.W: Excuse me. Can I park here? I have a meeting inside the building at 9 o’clock.M: It’s OK if it’s within half an hour.But I suggest you park in the car park..Q: How long can the woman park here?9.M: I can’t see. It’s too dark here. Can you turn on the light?W: You’d better stop reading. It’s getting late now.Q: Where does the conversation possibly happen?10.W:Oh, I don’t know how to use this machine.M: It’s easy. I” ll show you. Just press this button and your coffee will be ready in 2 minutes.Q: What are they doing now?III. Listen to a passage and judge the following statements True or False. If it’strue, choose A; if it’s false, choose B. The conversation will be read t wice.Taking a road trip means going on a long journey by road. Typically, people travel in vehicles like cars and buses. This is a popular way to travel around the United States.You can change your plans as you go when traveling by car, which you can’tdo when traveling by air. You can stop the car at any time and enjoy the beautiful sightseeing. People with large cars can even save the cost of hotels by sleepingin their vehicles.But there are also disadvantages. Driving is one of the slowest ways to travel between two places, especially between cities that already have effective train and airline services. Another problem is bad weather, which can be dangerous for drivers. Rain, snow and heavy storms can make it hard to drive.IV. Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answers to the questions. The conversation will be read twice.W: Hi. Welcome to Mary’s. May I help you find something? What are you looking for? M: I’m not sure. Are you having a sale right now?.W: Everything over there is on sale.M: Thanks. Oh. This sweater is nice. But it looks a little big. Do you have a smaller size?W: Oh. Here’s one. Would you like to go to the fitting room to try it on?M: Sure. Thanks.W: How does it fit?M: Not too bad. I think I’ll take it. How much should I pay?W: Let me see. It costs 24 dollars and 93 cents.M: Here you are.W: Thanks. What else would you like to see?M: Oh. I like the style of this hat. But do you have other colors?W: Sorry. Red is the only color.M: Thanks anyway. Then I’ll just take the sweater.W: Here you go. Enjoy your sweater and have a nice day.。

四川省成都外国语学校2018-2019学年九年级英语上学期期中试题A卷（共65分，每小题一分）Part I Listening TestI . Listen to 5 questions or sentences and choose the correct responses accordingto what you’ve heard from the tape. Each question or sentence will be read only once. （5%）1.A. They are in the car. B. They are for entertainment.C. They aren’t working.D. They are for stopping the car.2.A. On the left. B. At 80 kph.C.75 kilometers.D. For one hour.3.A. I like traveling by plane. B. Walking is good exercise.C. I hate trains.D. It means you can goeverywhere.4.A. T-shirts and jeans. B. On weekends.C. I dress for the weather.D. With my friends.5.A. We are going on holiday. B. Sorry, I didn’t mean to do it.C. My dog was hurt in an accident.D. I finally get my diploma.II. Listen to the short dialogues and choose the correct answers to the questions.Each dialogue will be read only once. （5%）6. How is the woman possibly going to travel?A. By car.B. By train.C. By bus.D. By air.7. What size shoes does the man take?A. 40.B. 41.C. 42.D. 43.8. How long can the woman park here?A. 30 minutes.B. 60 minutes.C. 90 minutes.D. 9 hours.9. Where does the conversation possibly happen?A. At the ticket counter.B. In the classroom.C. At the airport.D. In the playground.10. What are they doing now?A.Cleaning the room.B. Fixing the clock.C. Drinking water.D. Making coffee.III. Listen to a passage and judge the following statements True or False. If it’s true, choose A; if it’s false, choose B. The conversation will be read twice.（5%）11.Traveling by car is popular around the world.12.You can change your travel plans easily when you go by both car and plane.13.People with large cars can sleep in their vehicles.14.Driving is one of the fastest means to travel between cities.15.You can enjoy a road trip in any weather.IV. Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answers to the questions. The conversation will be read twice. （5%）16. What’s the name of the clothes store?A. Mary’s.B. Martin’s.C. Mia’s.D. Terry’s17. The man likes the sweater but he wants a _____.A. larger oneB. baggier oneC. smaller oneD. medium one18. A fitting room is a place where you can _____.A. buy clothesB. try on clothesC. make clothesD. wash clothes19. How much does the sweater cost?A. $24.39.B. $24.19.C. $24.99D. $24.93.20. Why doesn’t the man buy the hat?A. Because he doesn’t like the style.B. Because he doesn’t like thecolor red.C. Because he doesn’t have enough money.D. Because he has too many hats. V. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers to the questions. Each passage will be read twice. （5%）21. When did the accident happen?A.At 9. 40B. At 9.14C. At 8.46D. At 9.0422. How many vehicles were involved in the accident?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 523. In which direction was the bus driving when the accident occurred ?A. SouthB. NorthC. EastD. West24. How long was the road blocked after the accident?A. For about an hour.B. For about 3 hours.C. For about 5 hours.D. For about 6 hours.25.What caused the accident?.A. The bus driver was very tired.B. People drove too fast in the morning.C. The bus driver drank a lot on the way.D. The bus driver was looking at his mobile phone.VI. Listen to the passage carefully and complete the chart with one word only. The passage will be read twice. （5%）Part II Written TestI. Multiple choices (10 scores)Choose the similar word or phrase for the underlined part in each sentence. (4 scores)31. Obviously, Eddie enjoys his life in the new school a lot.A. ActuallyB. ClearlyC. GenerallyD. Particularly32. The man walking on the road knows how the major accident happened.A. went onB. developedC. took the placeD. occurred33. The fat man will take the blue jacket because it’s baggy enough.A. looseB. fashionableC. tightD. bright34. Kids in China don’t have to go to school in the middle of summer.A. can’tB. mustn’tC. shouldn’tD. don’t need toChoose the best answers to fill in the blanks. (6 scores)35. Next week I’ll fly to a new city. I will call a taxi to take me to the hotel when I __________.A. reachB. will reachC. arriveD. will arrive36. My father drove _______the exit ______ Shuhan Road on the motorway.A. passed , ofB. past , forC. past, ofD. passed, to37. When I looked out of the window, I saw a gardener ______ a tree in the garden.A. plantB. plantedC. plantsD. planting38. The tape recorder is not loud enough, we can’t hear clearly. Please _____________.A. turn it offB. turn it onC. turn it upD. turn it down39. This year, the sports meeting is ______ than before because there are _______students on the old campus.A. shorter; fewerB. short; fewC. short; fewerD. shorter, less40. You should use the machine in a right way. Don’t press the pedal too ______, or it can ______ move.A. hard; hardB. hard; hardlyC. hardly; hardD. hardly; hardlyII. Cloze test. (10 scores)Every school has its own set of rules to keep students disciplined (守纪律的). The rules change from one school to another. Some schools are much____41____than others. There are also some rules that look___42_____ or funny to us. Here are some funny school rules:Tough Japanese rulesMost schools demand（要求） that students wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. But many Japanese schools even have rules about the____43____ of underwear (内衣)!For example, only white is O.K. They also demand that girls' white socks should be folded in a____44____way and boys' heads be shaved (剃过的).Other Japanese schools tell students that they may not date, go to movies, leave home___45____sunset or play video games if the school doesn’t permit it. Different shoes in USFor safety at some US schools, students must have a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school every day. This makes sure students won't fall over on floors and keeps the schools____46_____. Chewing gum（口香糖）is not permitted in many US school buildings, as it is____47_____ to clean up. And if students chew gum in class, they may not____48____on their study.No strange hair in UKStrange hairstyles are not permitted in some British schools. But they____49____ permit students to wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. Two studentshad a special design shaved into their hair during 2002 World Cup. But when the World Cup was over, they couldn’t do that because the school said the rules_____50_____ after the world cup.41. A. smaller B. bigger C. quieter D. stricter42. A. nice B. well C. strange D. important43. A. size B. color C. style D. material44. A. certain B. simple C. different D. comfortable45. A. at B. while C. after D. before46. A. open B. clean C. famous D. interesting47. A. easy B. happy C. sure D. difficult48. A. sit B. rely C. focus D. depend49. A. may B. must C. need D. can't50. A. remained B. changed C. happened D. reachedIII. Reading Comprehension. (10 scores)AThe latest, the fullest!51. Miss Clark needs to rent a room. She’d better________.A. phone 87851117B. call Mr. Bell at 87820662C. come to Walmart SupermarketD. call 8723003352. The small grey cat got lost in ________.A. Xinhua BookstoreB. an Old People’s HomeC. Walmart SupermarketD. Baicao Road Subway Station53. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT according to the text?A. Cooks who can cook for the children are wanted.B. The underlined word “She” refers to the cat owner.C. People who don’t smoke are welcomed to rent the room from Mr. Bell.D. You can buy cheap and delicious Zongzi on July 15th in Walmart Supermarket.54. We should pay ¥________ for two Zongzi with roses and one with meat and eggs.A.12B. 14C. 19D. 2055. Where can we most probably see this information?A. A guidebookB. A science magazineC.A government reportD. A piece of newspaperBSarah was excited. She was going to be 13 in two weeks. Her mother said it was a big day for a teenager. She said that Sarah could have a tea party to celebrate.Sarah had 20 people in her class, and her mother said she could invite all of them. So they bought beautiful cards and wrote down the guests' names, and the time, date and place of the party. Sarah's mother also wrote down her phone number, so that guests could reply. Then they posted the invitations.When you receive an invitation, it is polite to reply as soon as possible. Youcan either write a reply or make a telephone call. It's especially important when it is a wedding or anniversary (纪念日) invitation.Sarah received 19 replies. One boy did not reply. "He is very rude!" said Sarah's mother.The party was held in Sarah's village. Her guests brought birthday presents as well as flowers for her parents. It is polite to bring a gift for your host, even if it is only small. It means you are thanking him or her for inviting you.Sarah really enjoyed her party and wrote letters to all the guests, thanking them for their presents. It is polite to write back and thank the host for inviting you. Say how much you enjoyed the party, even if you didn't.56.Sarah was going to have her ___________ birthday very soon.A.secondB. thirteenthC. nineteenthD. twentieth57.How did Sarah and her mother invite the guests?A.They told them in class.B. They called them one by one.C. They wrote letters to the guests.D. They sent cards to the guests.58. It is impolite if you ____________.A.reply to the invitation as quickly as you canB.bring a small gift for the hostC.do n’t really enjoy the partyD.don’t write or call back after receiving an invitation59.What can we infer(推断) from the article?A.Sarah wanted to celebrate her birthday because she was very old.B.You only reply when it is a wedding or anniversary invitation.C.Sarah’s mother didn’t like what the boy did because she thought him impolite.D.All the people that Sarah invited came to her birthday party.60.What can be a good title for this article?A.Learn to be a good guestB. Sarah and her 20 classmatesC. Important events in U. K.D. How to invite other peopleCDid you know that you could expect to live almost 20 years longer today than someone who was born 100 years ago?Thanks to the development of science, life expectancy (预期寿命) in most countries has been increasing（增加，增长） for ten years. But researchers believe we have finally reached our biological limit (生理极限).A report in the magazine Nature says it is almost impossible our life expectancy will increase again. The oldest person to ever live was a French woman Jeanne Calment, who was 122 when she died in 1997. The report says she will probably remain the oldest, because it is almost impossible that anyone will live over 115. The “absolute maximum age (绝对最大年龄)” may be 125, according to the report, but it is not very possible that anyone could actually live that long.Jan Vijg at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York led the research. His team studied the age of people who had died in America, Britain, France and Japan. They found that the age of the oldest people dying had increased regularly between the 1960s and 1990s. But beginning in the 1990s, “you no longer see that,” Vijg told NPR. “You see that it stays the same.”Of course, many scientists and companies are still trying to find ways to increase our lifespan (寿命) over 125. But there is one simple way to make sure you live a healthy and long life. “Stop smoking, start exercising and eat healthily,” Professor Dame Linda Partridge, told CNN. “What will be will be. It’s only a question of when.”61. What did researchers find?A. The oldest age is increasing year by year.B. People who were born 100 years ago usually live longer.C. People now are not stronger than those born 100 years ago.D. It’s almost impossible that human’s life expectancy will increase.62. The oldest person to ever live _____.A. came from the USB. was a manC. was 122 years oldD. died 20 years ago63. According to the report, people may not live longer than _____ years old.A. 115B. 120C. 122D. 12564. Which of the following is true according to the article?A. The research studied people from different countries.B. The oldest age stayed the same from the 1960s to the 1990s.C. With the development of science, people will live longer and longer.D. If we live in a healthy way, we will definitely have a chance to live over 125.65. Professor Dame Linda Partridge suggests all of the following ways to live a long life EXCEPT _____.A. stopping smokingB. taking special medicineC. exercising regularlyD. eating healthy foodB卷(85 scores)I. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given. (10 scores)1.Helmut Braun felt terribly sorry. He said he didn’t mean____1_____ the rule.(break)2.Students in junior 3 are too busy with their exams. All they want to do is ____2_____a good sleep.(have)3.To our ______3______, the weather was good during the sports meeting this year.(amaze)4.Henry’s car was broken. He went to a garage and the mechanics promised to get his car _____4_____ again. (work)5.The job is _____5_______ finished by the workers. Their boss is very happy and gives them a 7-day holiday. (success)6. To manage the school well, our school has some new rules. Without teachers’______6______, parents can’t go into the campus to see their kids. (permit)7. Winter is coming, many children and old people in Sichuan get ill because of the air___7____.(pollute)8.The policeman _____8_______the car off the wrong way and told the driver of the car not to do that again. (lead)9. The Indian film Hichki is one of ______9______ films in 2018. I am really touched by the story. (great)10. Calculators _____10______ many years ago and they are nearly replaced by computers now. People don’t often use them. (invent)II. Pattern shift (10 scores)11.Get in the special machine after the water is the right temperature.Don’t get in the special machine _______ the water is the right temperature.12.Students can no longer take the cell phones to the classrooms from this term.Students ______ take the cell phones to the classrooms _____ _____ from this term.13.A plane is the safest way of transport in the world.A plane is ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ of transport in theworld.14.Mr Cui felt unhappy after knowing the name of the film, __________?15.These Victorian inventions are so old that people can’t use them. (Rewrite thesentence with “too…to…”)16.A lorry and 4 cars blocked the fast lane after the accident. (Change this sentenceinto passive voice)17.Sitting on the chair and enjoying the sunshine is reallycomfortable.(exclamatory sentence)18.People don’t use the tricycle printing press because it’s impractical. (Raisea question to the underlined part)19.Karl turned up the heating by turning the knob on the wall. (Raise a questionto the underlined part)20.The famous TV presenter who was loved by many Chinese died in America. ( Emphasizethe underlined part)III. Find the only one mistake in each line and correct it. (5 scores) Today we want to tell you something about studying a language,English in particular. Students learned a language by learn 21._____________grammar rules and word lists in the past. Some unlucky onesstill use this way. You can’t become skillful in speaking a languageif you don’t use it. And all modern ways is based on this theory.22._____________The course called “Look,Listen and Learn!” can help you.English is the official language using in so many countries. 23._____________And it has also become international and is second language 24._____________in most of the countries. Perhaps through English wewill be able to understand each other more better. We will be 25._____________able to communicate with anyone all around the world.IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper words according to the texts that we’velearned. (20 scores)Most of people prefer travelling by plane to travelling by train. But in Fearof Flying, the writer shares a different idea. He thinks trains are more r____26____because they are never late. Trains are c____27____ than planes, we don’t have topay too much. We can walk on the train, so we don’t feel tired, it can make us feelmore c____28____. Then the stations are more c____29___, we can get on and off inthe middle of the cities. Although planes are much faster than trains, he thinksspeed isn’t everything. Staying a_____30____ and enjoying ourselves is more important.Niki Taylor is an a____31_____ all-American schoolkid. But she has her companyand earns much money. At the age of fourteen, she signed a two-year contract witha c____32____company, and she became the youngest model ever to a____33____ on thecover of the fashion magazine at sixteen. Now she wants to stay at school to get her school diploma and go to college when her m____34____ finishes.Helmut Braun is a German p____35____. One day he intended to go to Baden-Baden but he made a m____36____. After he r___37___ it, he did a U-turn, and drove the w___38___ way down the fast lane of the motorway. Another driver c____39____ the police and a police car helped him. H e can’t drive for 12 months.Mark Hill is a traffic police officer who works on some of the b___40___ motorways near London. He works eight hours each s_____41_____. In a 24-hour period, he deals with 9 to 12 accidents. Some of these accidents are caused because people don’t follow the rules. In Britain, drivers can’t o_____42____ on the left. And not everyone can use the motorway. Pedal c____43____, people driving agricultural v____44____ and pedestrians can’t.Mark Hill likes his job because he thinks his working day is v____45____ and interesting.V. Fill in the blanks using the right form of 10 words from the 12 words below.(10 scores)Gordon, the “barista”(咖啡师）at San Francisco’s Cafe X, will not greet you by your name or wish you a _____46____ day. Why? Because Gordon is not a human ____47____ a robot(机器人). It can make the perfect cup of coffee. The owner of this special coffee shop is Henry Hu. Hu noticed that human baristas spent a lot of time _____48____ cups around while making drinks. So he decided ______49_____ a fully mechanized(机械化的)coffee shop. And this is why Cafe X was born.Now, Cafe X is getting more and more _____50_____. Customers can order their drinks by ______51_____ the computers in Cafe X. What’s more, they can also do that by using an app on the phone. When the order is placed, Gordon gets to work to make coffee. When the drink is ready, the customer receives a message with a code（密码）. After entering it _____52_____, the robot will hand over the coffee.Another reason why people prefer Cafe X is that they can get their drinks in a shorter time, about eight_____53____. If the drink is not picked up within eight minutes after the message ______54_____, it will be replaced(替换) with a fresh drink. Henry Hu says Cafe X is trying its best to provide customers with the greatest coffee in the shortest time.Henry is not the only person who makes robots work for humans. In San Francisco, the robots _____55_____ people create bowls, too. While at another restaurant Zume Pizza, the robots are used to make pies.VI. Please choose the right sentence to complete the article. (5 scores) To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. _______56_______, and must complete a training program as medical residents. (住院实习医生)These medical residents provide hospitals with services for not much pay. They work under the control of medical teachers and more experienced doctors._______57______. They carry out tests. They perform operations(做手术). They do almost everything in the hospital. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week.______58_______.Critics (批评家) of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough rest. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. _______59_______. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods. They will have one day off every week._______60_______. Others, however, said the new rule may interfere with(妨碍) patient care and their own medical education.VII. Read and complete the chart below. One word for each blank.(5 scores) Normally people have various feelings. Shyness(害羞) is one of them. It means feeling frightened when you are around other people. Some children were born shy. Some become very shy later because of life experience. In fact, everyone gets a little shy sometimes. It depends on how shy you are. If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, b eing shy isn’t a big problem.Scientists say that shyness generally begins during childhood. Most of the time, shyness is caused by people’s worry about what other people think of them, so shy people often find it very difficult to meet new people. This fear has bad effects on their work life, social life and love life. The following suggestions may be helpful for shy people.Find ways to relax when you go out .When you are old enough, consider drinking a glass of wine before going out for the night. Talk with your friend or family member to help yourself calm down.Look best when you go out. Wear something that makes you feel confident and comfortable. Listen carefully when people speak. Shy people sometimes think that meeting new people means having to do a lot of talking. You can ask simple questions and then be a good listener. People love to feel like other people are listening to them and sharing their point of view.Build your confidence and change your attitude(态度) towards meeting new people instead of worrying about how they will think of you, and think about what are good points you hope to find in the new person you will meet.Try these suggestions if you do feel very shy. Hopefully you can enjoy your life better.What shyness is and how to overcome it.VIII．Complete the dialogue with only one word in each blank.(10 scores)A journalist is interviewing Tan Qiao ---a traffic police officer in Chengdu. J: Good afternoon, Mr Tan. I’m from a radio program ___66____ Traffic News. Can I ask you a few questions?T: Sure.J: You’ve been a traffic police officer for 10 years. Did you ever think of changing your job?T: Never. I love my job. I don’t want to find _____67____ one. And I feel it quiterewarding. During the 10 years, a number of areas that I have worked in are becoming better places to live. I’m so ____68____ with the change.J: But sometimes cars may hit the police on the road. So it’s really ____69____, is it?T: That’s true. Last month, a man drove a car crazily through the city center, ____70____ into 5 cars and hit 2 of my colleagues. It was completely out of ____71_____. We got the driver 10 minutes later. When we pulled him out of his car, everyone could smell the alcohol.J: Oh God! Did anyone die?T: _____72____, no one died. But one of them was badly ____73_____ and was sent to hospital immediately.J: Everyone knows that drink-driving is _____74____ in China. It’s against the law. It’s still a problem, though.T: That’s true. It’s one of the main ____75____ for traffic accidents.J: Do you want to say something to all these drivers?T: Yeah---You drink, and you drive, you are an idiot!IX. Writing. (10 scores)Time flies. You’ve already been in junior three for more than two months. You may have some problems in your school life. What is the biggest one? Please writea passage to talk about it. The passage should include :1. what your biggest problem is.2. what causes the problem. List at least two reasons.3. who can probably help you solve the problem.4. the possible solution to the problem.成外初三年级18—19学年上期半期考试Typescript (听力原稿 )I . Listen to 5 questions or sentences and choose the correct response accordingto what you’ve heard from the tape. Each question or sentence will be read only once. （5%）1.What are car brakes used for?2.How far is Glasgow from Edinburgh?3.Which means of transport do you prefer?4.What do you usually wear when you go shopping?5.You look sad. What’s the matter?II. Listen to the short dialogues and choose the correct answers to the questions.Each dialogue will be read only once. （5%）6. W: I want to fly to Brighton. Can you make the arrangements?M: Sure. Oh. I’m afraid the flight tickets are sold out. But you can take a train.Q: How is the woman possibly going to travel?7. M: Good morning, I’d like to try this pair of shoes in size 42.W: Certainly. These shoes sell well and they are of the best quality.Q: What size shoes does the man take?8.W: Excuse me. Can I park here? I have a meeting inside the building at 9 o’clock.M: It’s OK if it’s within half an hour.But I suggest you park in the car park..Q: How long can the woman park here?9.M: I can’t see. It’s too dark here. Can you turn on the light?W: You’d better stop reading. It’s getting late now.Q: Where does the conversation possibly happen?10.W:Oh, I don’t know how to use this machine.M: It’s easy. I” ll show you. Just press this button and your coffee will be ready in 2 minutes.Q: What are they doing now?III. Listen to a passage and judge the following statements True or False. If it’strue, choose A; if it’s false, choose B. The conversatio n will be read twice.Taking a road trip means going on a long journey by road. Typically, people travel in vehicles like cars and buses. This is a popular way to travel around the United States.You can change your plans as you go when traveling by car, which you can’tdo when traveling by air. You can stop the car at any time and enjoy the beautiful sightseeing. People with large cars can even save the cost of hotels by sleepingin their vehicles.But there are also disadvantages. Driving is one of the slowest ways to travel between two places, especially between cities that already have effective train and airline services. Another problem is bad weather, which can be dangerous for drivers. Rain, snow and heavy storms can make it hard to drive.IV. Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answers to the questions. The conversation will be read twice.W: Hi. Welcome to Mary’s. May I help you find something? What are you looking for? M: I’m not sure. Are you having a sale right now?.W: Everything over there is on sale.M: Thanks. Oh. This sweater is nice. But it looks a little big. Do you have a smaller size?W: Oh. Here’s one. Would you like to go to the fitting room to try it on?M: Sure. Thanks.W: How does it fit?M: Not too bad. I think I’ll take it. How much should I pay?W: Let me see. It costs 24 dollars and 93 cents.M: Here you are.W: Thanks. What else would you like to see?M: Oh. I like the style of this hat. But do you have other colors?W: Sorry. Red is the only color.M: Thanks anyway. Then I’ll just take the sweater.W: Here you go. Enjoy your sweater and have a nice day.。

成都外国语学校高新校区高2018级2018-2019学年上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）第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC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题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Which classroom is the woman trying to find?A. English 625.B. History 625.C. English 471.2. What did the woman like doing as a middle school student?A. Listening to music.B. Playing basketball.C. Climbing mountains.3. Where will the woman go this evening?A. To a restaurant.B. To a school.C. To the Students’ Club.4. How would the woman like to spend her winter vacation?A. She will have a rest at home.B. She will visit her uncle.C. She will travel to London.5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. How the boy prepared for the exam.B. When the boy finished his book report.C. Why the boy went to bed late last night.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ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项。