广元市实验中学高2013级2015年春半期考试英语试题

考试时间120分钟 总分150分

注意事项：1. 本试卷分“试题卷”和“答题卷”两部分，请将试题卷中所有答案填涂在答题卷上；

2. 在答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目等涂写在“答题卷”上。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B， C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

Why does the woman look pale?

A. She is ill. B. She hasn’t slept well. C. She is repairing a road.

What is the weather like?

A. Warm. B. Cold C. Hot.

What does the man’s sister want to be?

A. A dancer B. An English teacher. C. A dance teacher.

Why did the woman oversleep?

A. Her alarm didn’t work. B. She didn’t set her alarm

C. She didn’t have an alarm clock

What doer the man want to do?

A. Borrow some books. B. Get a library card. C. Get a student card.

（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6，7小题。

What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. The concert. B. The traffic. C. The car.

7. Why is the traffic so heavy?

A. There is a car accident. B. There is a concert in the park. C. There is a sports meeting in the park.

听第7段材料，回答8，9题。

Where is the woman going?

A. To visit Erics B. To France to travel C. To the post office.

Where is Eric from?

A. China B. France C. Australia.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

Where does the man want to go?

State Street Station. B.The science museum. C.The Friendship shopping mall.

What happened to the man?

He broke one of the ticket machines by accident.

He didn’t know how to use the ticket machines.

He didn’t have money to buy the ticket.

From which platform should the man get on the train?

No.40 B. No.50 C. No.14

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

Why did the woman want to change her job?

Because she wants a job as a typist. B.Because her former company closed down.

C.Because she needs more time to study.

When did the interviewer need help?

A. At the weekend. B. On Friday. C. Late in the week.

How much money will the woman get?

$ 16 a day B. $1.6 an hour. C. $ 16 a week.

When is the company closed?

A. On Sunday. B. On Monday. C. On Wednesday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

Where is Paris located?

In the south of France. B.In the north of France. C.In the northeast of France.

Which is Paris’ largest income source?

Tourism. B. Luxury items C. Book printing and publishing.

When was the Paris subway system opened?

In 1990 B. In 1909 C. In 1900

What will we learn about Paris next week?

Its history. B. Its economy. C. Its transportation.

第二部分 阅读部分（共两节，满分40分）

第一节:阅读理解（共15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

A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word comes from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy(神的) events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day(January 1), May Day and National Day as legal(法定的) holidays, as it was on Oct. 1, 1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress（国会） has declared several as legal days such as New Year's Day (January1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is often observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and businesses do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.

21. Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?

A. China’s National Day B. America’s Independence Day

C. Italy’s Liberation Day D. Valentine’s Day

22. From the passage we can infer that _________.

A. Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival

B. Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday

C. students don’t have to go to school on any holiday

D. Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days

23. If a legal holiday falls on Sunday, people usually celebrate on_________.

A. Sunday B. the following Sunday

C. the following Monday D. the following Tuesday

B

Kuala Lumpur is an exciting capital city in Malaysia. Here are the top 4 budget hotels there:

The Chinatown Inn (About $30 per night)

Just a block from the railway station, located in Chinatown’s open market. It has clean beds, central air conditioning, hot water for coffee and tea, and a hall with a big screen TV. Wi-Fi is good on the first 4 floors, but a little weak on Floor 5. Many guests like the Chinatown Inn. Their complaint is that the air condition is too cold, so make sure you get a room with a window. You can open it to let some warmth in.

Ancasa Express (About $45 per night).

The hotel is above the sky-train station. That makes it convenient to get to other parts of the city. From the station, take the elevator to the 5th floor to reach the hotel lobby (大厅). The rooms are clean and nice. There is a flat screen TV, the strongest Wi-Fi, and a very hot rainfall shower. The guests’ complaint is that the cafe is only open for breakfast and dinner, and not 24 hours.

Central Hotel (About $35 per night)

This hotel is just two blocks from the Central Station, which is the heart of all transportation in the city—buses, trains and sky-trains all meet here. Central is where the airport-link trains will take you to the airport. From Central you can walk 2 blocks to the beautiful Central Hotel, in which rooms are small but nice and clean, and have common Wi-Fi.

Ocean 77 (About $25 per night)

On Petaling Street in Chinatown, this brand new hotel is most spotlessly clean. There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi in each room. The location is good, in the heart of the Petaling Street market. No cafe in the hotel, but many nearby on the street.

24. In the Chinatown Inn you are told to choose a room with a window 　　　.

A. because the light in the room is dim

B. so that you can breathe the fresh air

C. so that you can let some warm air in

D. so that you can have a good view from it

25. If a guest likes surfing the Net very much, which of the following would be his first choice?

A. Ancasa Express B. Central Hotel.

C. .Ocean 77. D. The Chinatown Inn.

26. What is the unusual characteristic of Ocean 77?

A. It is the cheapest, newest and cleanest. B. Its location is in the heart of the city.

C. It is located in the street in Chinatown. D. There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi.

27. What can we learn from this passage?

A. Wi-Fi in the Chinatown Inn is good in each room.

B. Only one of the four hotels is air-conditioned.

C. The café in Ancasa Express is open all day long.

D. Central Hotel is in the heart of all transportation.

C

Danielle Steel, America’s sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to divide into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.

Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, he worked in the public relations and advertising, industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of “Max and Martha” picture books for children to help them. Deal with the real-life problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her l998 book about the death of her was shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been made into film. She is listed in the Guinness Books of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.

Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines of her own invention. Her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable style. There is only one Danielle Steel.

28. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that .

A. she is one of the most popular American women writers

B. she often does some research before writing a book

C. she can write several books at the same time

D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break

29. One of Danielle Steel’ achievements is that .

A. her picture books attracted a lot of young men

B. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998

C. some TV plays were based on her books

D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records

30. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel .

A. lives an exciting life B. is pleased with her achievements

C. writes about quiet women D. values her readers a lot

31. What does the underlined word “inimitable” mean?

A. hardworking B. attractive C. strange D. unique

D

What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology. With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will c