重庆八中2015-2016学年度(上)半期考试英语试题重庆八中2015—2016学年度（上）半期考试高2018级英语试题命题：罗来莉王谞审核：杨萍打印：王谞校对：王谞（英语试题卷共12页。
满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
）一、听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(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. Why can’t the speakers go boating?A. It’s too hot out.B. It’s too cloudy now.C. A storm is coming.2. How many more group interviews will the man have at least?A. 1.B. 2.C. 33. What is the man’s probable job?A. A shop assistant.B. A waiter.C. A factory worker.4. How does the man feel about having guests?A. He thinks they bring good luck.B. He doesn’t usually like it.C. He only likes having family over.5. How does the woman sound?A. Nervous.B. Sad.C. Angry.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 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、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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Where is the nightlight?A. In a drawer.B. On the wall.C. On the bed.7. What’s the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Friends.C. Husbands and wife.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. What are the speakers talking about at the beginning?A. Laptops.B. Smartphones.C. Flat screen TVs.9. What does the man think about Steve Jobs?A. He was only a good businessman.B. He was just a nice guy.C. He was a genius.10. How does the woman probably feel about Apple?A. She loves Apple products.B. She doesn’t care much about it.C. She wants to find out more about it.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What does the woman think about the man’s car?A. It’s very clean.B. It’s in a terrible mess.C. The outside needs to be washed.12. Who did the man give a ride to?A. His friend’s dad.B. The woman’s brother.C. His classmate.13. How does the judge feel about messy(乱糟糟的) cars?A. He is very embarrassed by them.B. Only poor people have them.C. They show the owner has an organized mind.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. How does the man respond to the woman’s eating chocolate?A. Surprised.B. GladC. Understanding15. How long has the woman in the story been eating chocolate?A. About 25 years.B. About 75 years.C. About 100 years.16. Why will the woman buy chocolate bars in big package?A. To save her time.B. To have plenty of them every day.C. To save money.17. What does the man think about the woman’s plan?A. It’s not very good for her health.B. She should give it a try.C. It’s better than exercising.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
18. What can we learn about The Tonight Show?A. It starts at 10:30 p.m.B. It used to be on Saturday.C. It’s the longest running show ever.19. Who is the current host of The Tonight Show?A. Johnny Carson.B. Jimmy Fallon.C. Jay Leno.20. What is the host’s interview style like?A. Serious and formal.B. Curious and intelligent.C. Relaxed and natural.二、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
21. —Honey, let’s go to a movie. I feel so ______.—Not now, sweetie. I have to get everything ______ for the meeting tomorrow.A. boring; organizingB. bored; organizingC. boring; organizedD. bored; organized22. With ______ help of echo-location system, it’s now very easy to locate ______ group of fish or any other sea animals.A. the; theB. the; aC. a; aD. a; the23. —It’s so hot in here! You wouldn’t mind my opening the window, would you? —______. It is indeed very hot.A. Yes, of course.B. By all means.C. No, not at all.D. Sure.24. The relationship between teachers and students is very formal in countries like France, German, and Spain, ______ discipline and respect for the teachers is considered very important.A. whichB. howC. whereD. what25. The happy couple had just won the lottery—a trip to Alaska, with all the expenses ______.A. coveredB. coveringC. to be coveredD. being covered26. I always disagree with it when people say “The food in Chongqing is almost everything like ______ of Chengdu”.A. themB. itC. thoseD. that27. I don’t know if she will come, but if she ______, I will let her know that you stopped by.A. didB. doesC. willD. would28. After breaking the vase, the boy avoided ______ by telling his father a lie.A. to punishB. punishingC. being punishedD. been punishing29. —What did the teacher just say?—He said that sound ______ faster in the air than in the water.A. traveledB. travelsC. will travelD. would travel30. —Jack, ______ but you music is going too loud.—Oh, I am terribly sorry. I will turn it down right now.A. I really hate to say thisB. I’d love to talk with youC. I need you helpD. I can’t believe you did this三、完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。