成都石室中学高2020届2017-2018学年度下期半期考试英语试卷本卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试用时120 分钟，满分150 分。

第I卷（选择题，共90分）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. What does the woman think of the hamburgers here?A. They are not tasty.B. They are really good.C. She doesn’t like them.2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. On an airplane.B. In a bookstore.C. At a post office.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Go to bed earlier.B. Buy an alarmclock. C. Turn thealarm on.4. How does the man go to work every day?A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.5. Why was the man stopped by the police officer?A. Because he was on duty.B. Because he ran a red light.C. Because he had no driver’s license.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15 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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is Mr. Black doing?A. Preparing for aspeech. B. Hosting aninterview. C. Readinga newspaper.7. What is the woman?A. A secretary.B. A student.C. A scientist.8. Where does the conversation happen?A. At school.B. In a TV station.C. Athome.听第7段材料，回答第9至11 题。

9. How many subjects has the man completed?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.10. What day is it today?A. Tuesday.B. Sunday.C. Thursday.11. Where will the speakers probably go together later?A. To a restaurant.B. To a cinema.C. To a library.听第8段材料，回答第12 至14 题。

12. Why did the man make the phone call?A. To ask for a possible job.B. To buy a book from abookstore. C. To fix acomputer.13. How will the man send his introduction?A. By fax.B. By e-mail.C. By phoning.14. What will the woman possibly do next?A. Read the man’sself-introduction. B. Getready for an interview.C. Buy a new fax machine.听第9段材料，回答第15 至17 题。

15. How will the man express his thanks to his friends?A. By visiting them.B. By treating them to aconcert. C. By cooking thema dinner.16. Who will go to the concert?A. The man and the woman.B. The woman herself.C. The woman and her friends.17. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Good friends.B. Husband and wife.C. Father and daughter.听第10 段材料，回答第18 至20 题。

18. For what purpose do the guests come here?A. To have a meeting.B. To tour the city.C. To buy some paintings.19. Which of the following is NOT provided by the hotel?A. A swimming pool.B. A tennis court.C. An art gallery.20. When will the dining hall open on Sunday?A. 7:30 am.B. 8:30 am.C. 9:30 pm.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。

A5 Secrets of Web TravelSitesBooking a trip on an online travel site is convenient, but comes with its own set of problems．1. They know who’s on a Mac and who’s on a PC and who’s going to spend more.Last year, US travel research company Orbitz tracked people's online activities to test out whether Mac users spend more on travel than PC users. On average, Mac users spend US$20-30 more per night on hotels and go for more stars, according to the Wall Street Journal. As a consequence, online travel sites show these users more expensive travel choices first. To avoid carelessly paying more, sort results by price.2．Their software doesn't always hook up to the hotel's system.A guaranteed reservation is almost impossible to come by anywhere—but the risk of your flight or hotel being overbooked increases with third-party providers. The middle-man’s software is likely to have system errors, so always call the hotel or airline to make sure your booking is processed.3．Don't be fooled by packages: Often, they're low-end items grouped together.Ever notice how travel sites recommend a hotel, a rental car, and tour package all in one click? These deals usually feature travel that no one wants, like flights with multiple layovers (短暂停留). Check the contract in detail.4．You could miss out on loyalty points.Third-party providers can prevent you from getting frequent flyer miles or points. Many hotel loyalty programs don't recognize external sites; others award only minimum points and exclude special offers, like double points on hotel stays. 5．Once your trip is purchased, you're on your own.An online travel agency can’t provide assistance the same way an agent can if a flight is cancelled or a room is substandard. Basically, when you arrive at the airport or hotel, you're just another client who booked at the lowest rate.21. What can we learn from the research led by Orbitz?A. Mac users spend US$20-30 less per night on hotels and go forfewer stars. B. According to the research, PC users spend moreon travel than Mac users. C. Online travel sites show PC usersmore expensive travel options first.D. It’s advisable for customers to compare the prices firstbefore paying.22. If you want to book a trip on an online travel site, you should .A. know about special offers and doublepoints. B. purchase a tour package whenit is cheap.C. make sure about your booking byyourself.D. turn to travel agent if your flight iscancelled.23. What's the purpose of the passage?A. To make an advertisement about several onlinetravel sites. B. To inform us of some tricks of onlinetravel sites.C. To convince us not to book on an onlinetravel site. D. To introduce the convenienceof online travel.BCultural trends are greatly influenced by famous people. When Oprah goes on a 21-day vegan diet (素食), it makes headlines. When Amal Clooney wears a Stella McCartney dress, salesgo way up. However, one trend that seems harmless – but is actually damaging --is the pressure on famous people to have their photos taken with exotic(奇异的) animals.Famous people asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the greedy amusement parks and fake animal centers. Kind people are naturally drawn to places that claim to offer exotic animals safety and are eager to hug baby bears or to swim with dolphins. However, it has shown that many of these businessmen are breeders, dealers or exhibitors that are using Hollywood’s goodwill for their own profits.At the recently closed Tiger Temple in Thailand, 40 dead tiger cubs(幼崽) were foundsecretly killed to make tiger wine and other folk medicine for sale on the black market. The number of tourist traps using word like ―r es cue‖in their names hasincreased greatly in recent years.Many businessmen continually breed the animals, so they’ll have a constant supply of young animals to charge people money for photos. Of course the babies are cute but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. They’l l spend the rest of their lives, sometimes decades, in small and empty cages — or even be killed.In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William takes a photo with an elephant, the chains go back on.Fans, tell the stars: Stay away from exotic animal photos, and the animalswill be grateful.24. The author intends to make an appeal that_.A. all people including stars should refuse to take photos with exotic animalsB. measures should be taken to protect the exotic animalsC. bans should be issued to limit celebrities’ behaviorD. warns of wild animals should be given to the public25. Businessmen breed animalsto .A. attract visitorsB. make profitsC. rescue exotic animalsD. maintain their population26. To have a constant supply of young animals,businessmen .A. continue to be breedersB. charged more for photographingC. turned to the local governmentD. brought in more baby animals27. What will happen to the animals after they’ve beentaken photos?A. They will be well fed.B. They might be helped out.C. They remain badly treated.D. They are to be handled properly.Every day I see advertisements in the newspapers and on the buses claiming that it is easy and quick to learn English. There is even a reference to William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens to encourage learners even more. When I see advertisements like this, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. But many people must believe these ridiculous claims, or else the advertisements would not appear.Of course it is clear that students who go to England to learn English have a great advantage over others, but too many cannot afford to do so. Some go to the opposite extreme and think they can teach themselves at home with dictionaries. But it is wrong to assume that each word in English has a precise equivalent in another language, let alone produces good pronunciation and intonation.Most teaching is still based on behaviorist psychology. Behaviorists are fond of making students repeat phrases and making sentences. If we were parrots or chimpanzees, these methods might be successful. A large number of theorists seem to think it is a pity we aren’t, because it would make it easier to use their methods.In my personal opinion, no one can ever learn to speak English or any other language unless he is interested in it. Human beings, unlike parrots and chimpanzees, do not like making noises unless they understand what the noises mean and can relate them to their own lives. It is worth remembering that language is a means of communication. What they listen to and read cannot be a formula. It must be real.There is another relevant point worth mentioning here. We need other people to talk to and listen to when we communicate. They can work with us and practice the unfamiliar forms with us in real situations, talking to each other about real life language.28. Many people believe advertisements in the newspapers and on the buses probably because.A. they are encouraged by William Shakespeare or Charles DickensB. they are eager to learn and then believe themC. the ways advertised can help them to save time and effortsD. the ways advertised prove effective and helpful29. What may behaviorists argue towards English learning?A. Human beings make more interesting noises than parrots andchimpanzees. B. Human beings should relate their speech to theirown lives.C. Language is a formula with lots of repetitions andpractices. D. Language is a means of communication.30. What opinion does the author hold?A. A quick method that suits all the students does exist.B. English can be mastered within a very short period of time.C. Each word in English has a precise equivalent in anotherlanguage. D. No one can learn English well without beinginterested in it.31. What ways of learning is suggested by the author?A. Study abroad.B. Learn communicatively andsituationally. C. Follow the behaviorist s’ approach. D. Teach oneselfat home with dictionaries.The philosopher Robert Nozick used the idea of an ―ex perience machine‖to refute the view that good experiences are all we want from life. He thought that most of us would not choose the machine and prefer reality. ―But why?‖ he encouraged us to ask.Nozick’s experience machine existed only in his imagination. There was no such thing asvirtual reality(虚拟现实) in 1974 when he was writing. The question raised by Nozick has become a real issue. Why should you prefer the trouble and expense of actually visiting Angkor Wat orNiagara Falls when you can get all the experiences of being there by putting on goggles and a body suit?One answer is that the emotions you feel when you have a virtual experience are not as valuable. When you actually see Niagara Falls, you feel awe and even fear in the face of an overpowering force of nature. Being in the presence of something that causes you these feelings is part of the pleasure.Visiting a virtual Niagara Falls may also cause you feelings of awe and fear but they are cheapened by your knowledge that the danger is not real and that your mind is being tricked into thinking that it is.Reality also holds a potential for making discoveries that virtual reality lacks. Those who visit Angkor Wat hope to see more than they expected from tourist information, perhaps evendiscover what have been missed. Computer simulations(模拟), however good, contain only whathave been put into them.There is a further reason for preferring a real experience. Real experiences connect us to the deeds of past people and place us in contexts where history was made. Viewing an actual painting by Rembrandt is a more valuable experience than viewing a copy, however good. The genuine painting was the work of the man himself. We see his brush strokes on the canvas. We are in the presence of genius.Virtual reality can take us to places we can never go. It can be exiting, amusing and a good way of spending leisure time. But it will never be a substitute(替代品) for connections with thereal thing.32. What does the underlined word ―refute‖ in Paragraph 1 mean?A. argue againstB. show the meaning ofC. be in favor ofD. make corrections to33. What does the author think of virtual reality?A. It can benefit people in certain aspects.B. It will be smart enough to satisfy ourneed. C. It cannot cause feelings of fearor happiness.D. It cannot help us understand what has happened.34. How many reasons are mentioned to support the preference for reality?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five35. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. What VR Cannot OfferB. How VR Changes Our LifeC. How VR Is Different from RealityD. Why VR Cannot Match the Real Thing第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。