1、四川省成都市石室中学高一下学期半期考试英语试题成都石室中学20162017学年度下期高2019届半期考试英语试卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间120分钟，满分150分。第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where is the bike?A. At the gate.B. In the garden.C. Under the
2、stairs.2. Why did the woman fail the test?A. She got all the answers wrong.B. She left the test sheet blank.C. She wrote the answers in the wrong place.3. What does the man think of the coffee?A. It tastes strange.B. It gives him a lot of energy. C. Its just like regular coffee.4. What are the speak
3、ers doing?A. Practicing a play.B. Taking a walk downtown.C. Filming a movie scene.5. What can we learn about the woman?A. She isnt a local.B. She is trying to park her car. C. She didnt see the sign.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，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
4、出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the man think he smells at first?A. A tree. B. Some perfume. C. Some sweet candy.7. What does the woman imply about the 90s culture?A. It is popular once again. B. It is super silly. C. It was terrible back then.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Who is the woman?A.
5、Briannas teacher. B. A babysitter. C. The mans wife.9. How often do the speakers see one another?A. Every week. B. Every night. C. Every morning.10. How old is Brianna likely to be?A. Shes a teenager. B. Shes a little child. C. Shes an adult.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What might the man film with a GoPro
6、camera?A. A fishing trip. B. A swim in the ocean. C. A boating trip.12. Which camera has a touch screen?A. The Hero4 Session. B. The Hero4 inblack. C. The Hero4 ingreen.13. Which feature does the Hero4 Session have?A. It can work underwater.B. It has a long battery life.C. It can connect to the Inte
7、rnet.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. How do the speakers know each other?A. Their kids are good friends.B. Theyre old friends.C. They just met.15. When will the speakers have dinner together?A. On Monday night.B. On Tuesday night.C. On Wednesday night.16. Who is Alex?A. The mans son. B. The womans kid.C. The w
8、omans husband.17. What will the woman bring for dinner?A. A salad and a dessert.B. Some ice cream and a salad.C. A dessert and a pasta dish.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Where is Spike Aerospace based?A. InNew York City. B. InLondon. C. InBoston.19. Why is the S-512 able to fly so fast?A. Because of the des
9、ign of the cabin.B. Because of its special wings.C. Because of its lack of windows.20. How much will a round-trip flight on the S-512 cost? A. Around 80 million dollars. B. Around 18 million dollars. C. Around 8 million dollars.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30分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中,
10、 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。From: Robert Renfield robertyaho To: Citizens Bank aas Subject: An Inquiry of the Alert Service Good afternoon,I am writing to request more information on your new Automated Alert Service, as advertised on your Website. I have had both personal and commercial accounts with Citiz
11、ens Bank for many years. Often, I find it necessary to move money between accounts. Because of this, it is vital that I keep a close eye on the cash flow of all of my accounts, to assure that their balances stay above the required minimums. Therefore, I have been searching for an economical means of
12、 keeping better track of my finances. I was considering purchasing software for this purpose, but I think that your new service might be a convenient alternative.My first question concerns the timeliness of the notifications. When you say “instantly”, does that relate only to banking hours? For exam
13、ple, if my wife were to use our debit card (借记卡）on a Sunday afternoon to make a transfer (转账) at an ATM, would I be informed via email instantly or on Monday morning? My second question is in regard to the information available in this service. Is it possible to be aware of any information in my mon
14、thly bank statement, such as interest on my savings account? Finally, I would like to know the cost of this service.Please send me this information as soon as possible. If necessary, you can contact me in the evenings at 225-782-0902.R. RenfieldSTAY INFORMED WITH CITIZENS BANK!Are you a busy person
15、who likes to stay on top of your finances? Then why do you waste your time constantly checking your bank account? Citizens Bank now offers a new service for you.With our new Automated Alert Service, Citizens Bank account holders can have important account information sent directly to their cell phon
16、e or email address. The type of information youll receive is up to you: Be informed when your account balance drops below a certain level. Receive notification when a specific check clears(支票兑现). Find out instantly whenever a withdrawal is made.And at the end of the month, your complete bank stateme
17、nt will still be sent to you. With Automated Alerts, staying on top of your banking will be a lot easier. For more information, contact us at aas or drop by your nearest branch.A21. What is Citizens Bank advertising?A. A kind of checking account.B. A way to bank over the phone.C. A free hotline for
18、new customers.D. A service for account holders.22. What is Mr Renfields relation to Citizens Bank?A. He has had accounts with it for many years.B. He is a member of its board of directors.C. He recently opened a new account with it.D. He used its Automated Alert Service.23. Which of the following wi
19、ll be most important for Mr Renfield?A. Receiving information directly on his cell phone.B. Knowing when his balances drop to a certain level.C. Being informed instantly when a specific check clears.D. Having his monthly bank statement sent to him.BOur plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:3
20、4 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch. We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it was not until 10:30 that it got there. In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wifes sister, deci
21、ded that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping. It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadnt made clear where we should meet for lunch. Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was i
22、ndeed a problem. There seemed to be nothing we could do other than taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there. Needless to say, what we did was nothing but fruitless.It was then one oclock, and the concert began at 2:30. “Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hal
23、l,” suggested my wife hopefully. By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway. Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be. An hour later we were still trying to find it. Ju
24、st as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog. With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so
25、 we decided to return to Cambridge. It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey. Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train. Tired and hungry, we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell. It was Joan; she had seen the Cr
26、own Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night. Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally fulfilling day.24. Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in
27、-law?A. Because they arrived late at Liverpool.B. Because Joan had not seen the Crown Jewels.C. Because they planned to do different things before noon.D. Because her sister didnt want to go to the Tower of London.25. The blind man offered help to the couple possibly by_.A. leading the way in person
28、 B. tapping the road confidentlyC. giving the couple detailed directionsD. encouraging the couple to be patient and confident26. The reason why they didnt all meet for lunch was that_.A. they failed to find the right underground station in the thick fog B. they had some disagreement on the place whe
29、re they should meetC. they couldnt afford enough time to meet each otherD. they forgot to make necessary arrangement27. Its quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been_.A. quite fruitless B. very delightful C. rather tiring D. extremely busyCHoliday Inns and McDonalds, both saw unmatched g
30、rowth in the 1960s. Their growth opened another direct business operationfranchising(特许经营). These operations have the same general pattern. The franchisor, the parent company, first establishes a successful retail(零售) business. As it expands, it sees a profit potential in offering others the right t
31、o open similar business under its name. The parent companys methods and means of identification with consumers are included in this right. The parent company supplies skill, and may build and rent stores to franchisees. For these advantages the franchisee pays the franchisor a considerable fee. However, some of the advantages and disadvant
