德阳五中2018年秋高二半期考试

英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。 1. where does the talk take place?

A.In a shop B.In a restaurant . C.In a bank 2.What can we learn from the talk?

A.The man will return the magazine. B.The woman will buy a new magazine C.The magazine is gone 3.What’s the man doing now?

A.watching TV B.Waiting for the weather report C.Waiting for someone 4.Who probably knows the exat place of the supermarket? A.Anna. B.Julie C.Lily 5.When will the speakers go to the museum?

A.On Friday. B.On Saturday C.On Sunday.

第二节(共15小题；每小题l。5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、

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C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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7题。 6. Why are the Blacks moving to Australia? A.Mr.Black has found a new job there B.They have many friends there. C.Mrs.Black wants to teach there.

7.What will Mrs.Black become after moving there? A.A teacher. B.A housewife. C.A clerk. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.When will the woman go abroad?

A.In ten weeks. B .In March C.In May 9.What does the woman feel about studying abroad? A.A little worried B.Very excited . C.Unhappy 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题 10.Why is Tony going to Paris?

A.on business B.For his summer holiday C.to see his friends.

11.When will Tony go to Linda’s home?

A.On Tuesday afternoon. B.On Saturday afternoon. C.On Sunday afternoon.

12.what can we learn about Linda’s husband? A.He will be out on Sunday afternoon. B.He will be out on Saturday afternoon. C.He has to be out on Sunday morning. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.What’s the woman’s mother like?

A.She is humorous(幽默) B.She is gentle. C.She is quiet.

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14.What does the woman have? A.An older sister and an older brother. B.Two younger brothers.

C.A younger sister and an older brother 15.Who is similar to the woman’s mother? A.the woman. B.the woman’s brother. C.The woman’s sister.

16.What’s the woman’s sister now?

A.A.nurse. B.A docter. C.An engineer. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.How many aspects(方面)of the United Kingdom does the man refer to(提及)? A.two. B.three. C.Four.

18.Which of the following is NOT a historical monument(古迹)? A.Windsor castle. B.The Tower of London. C.The National Gallery.

19.which of the film is NOT produced by a British studio(制片厂)？ AHarry Potter. B.Star Wars C.James Bond 20.which of the following sports came from the United Kingdom? A.Rugby. B.Basketball C.Badminton.

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。

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No one wants to be caught outside in the rain without an umbrella. These handy objects come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and there are many that can easily fold into a purse or a bag in case of a sudden heavy rain. Just about everyone owns an

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umbrella, but not many of us give them a second thought. What follows is a brief tribute to an item that most of us take for granted.

Historians are unsure of where and when exactly umbrellas came into play. Some say Egypt, while others say China. What is for sure is that they’ve been around a very long time. They weren’t intended to protect us from the rain, however. The ancient Greeks and Romans used them as shade from the sun. It was the Roman women who began to oil the cloth of the umbrella to protect it from water.

It wasn’t until the 1600s that European women began to carry umbrellas, mostly as shade from the sun. Sometime in the 1700s, it became popular to carry wood and oilcloth models as protection from the rain. In 1750, an Englishman named Jonah Hanway decided to carry an umbrella everywhere he went. This was unheard of. Only women carried umbrellas. Because of this, many people laughed at him, but at least he was dry. Ignoring the laughter of those around him, Hanway carried his umbrella for 30 years. By the late 1700s, however, it became more acceptable for men to carry “hanways”.

Because they were made of wood, umbrellas were not only expensive, but they were difficult to use. In 1852, Samuel Fox invented the steel kind that we see today. Since then, they’ve evolved. We now have umbrellas for the rain and sun. We use them on the beach, while playing golf, and on our patios (露台) and decks. What would we do without umbrellas?

21. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To tell us when umbrellas were invented.

B. To advise people to have a second thought about umbrellas. C. To lead to the topic of the passage.

D. To tell us the importance of umbrellas in our daily life. 22. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Men were not allowed to use umbrellas in the 1700s. B. Jonah Hanway was an umbrella salesman.

C. Wood umbrellas were hard to operate but very cheap.

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