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1、重庆市中山外国语高201 6级期中测试英 语本试卷分第 卷（选择题）和第 卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. How was the weather this afternoon?A.

2、Clear. B. Cloudy. C. Windy.2. Why cant the man hear the announcers?A. The sound is turned off.B. They are speaking softly.C. The woman is talking on the phone.3. How much is the shirt?A. $1. B. $3. C. $4.4. What was the womans opinion of Thailand?A. The food was great.B. The weather was bad.C. The p

3、eople were friendly.5.What is the man doing?A. Getting dressed.B. Supporting the woman.C. Preparing the woman for an interview.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where m

4、ight the family be right now?A. At a hotel. B. At the border. C. At a music festival.7. What will the kids most likely be returning with?A. Toys. B. Food. C. Drinks.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The cost of a package.B. The sender of a package.C. The contents of a

5、package.9. Where was the package damaged?A. In Philadelphia.B. In Paris.C. In Washington D.C.10. How will the man get the information the woman wants?A. From a sticker.B. From a computer.C. From a phone call.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Who did Brent talk to earlier?A. Charlene.B. Mrs. Lang.C. Mr. Hooper.12

6、. What does the woman plan to join?A. The book club.B. The video club.C. The basketball team.13. Where is Brents classroom?A. Across from the gym.B. On the 2nd floor.C. Not far from the computer lab.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where did the womans story take place?A. In the cafeteria.B. In a science lab.C.

7、 On the sidewalk.15. What happened in the mans story?A. He went to a science lab.B. He walked into something.C. He fell down in front of his friends.16. Who is the woman talking to?A. Her dad.B. A teacher.C. A headmaster.17. What do the speakers stories have in common?A. They were embarrassing.B. Th

8、ey are both cool stories.C. They happened a long time ago.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who was the first person to see Antarctica in 1820?A. A Russian.B. An Englishman.C. An American.19. How is Antarcticas surface most often described?A. An island of ice. B. A desert of ice. C. A mountain of ice.20. What i

9、s forbidden in Antarctica?A. Research.B. Exercise.C. Mining.ATuesday, May 9, 2017Time Event Details Location4:30pm Travel Tuesday atthe LeventhalMap Center Join us at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center as we explore adifferent part of the world on Travel Tuesday! Enjoy games, activities,coloring she

10、ets, and more!*The first Tuesday of every month is Travel Tuesday. CentralLibraryMonday, May 15, 2017Time Event Details Location4pm Theater DesignWorkshop In theater design, it is the set designers job to envision the scenery,furniture, and props that create the environment for the action to takepla

11、ce and the play to unfold. In this hands-on program led by architectsfrom BSA Space, students learn about how the setting influences theaction and the mood; and then use art, mathematics, and language artsskills to create their own three-dimensional model as a setting for theirown story.This program

12、 will run for five weeks and has limited seating.To reserve a spot, please contact the West Roxbury Branch at617.325.3147. This program is for children ages 6-9. WestRoxburyWednesday, June 7, 2017Time Event Details Location4pm GiantPuppet-MakingWorkshop AdamsWednesday, June 14, 2017Time Event Detail

13、s Location3:30pm DJ Classes withMMMMAVEN Over the course of four weeks, participants learn the basics of DJing onindustry-leading equipment, Mixtrack Pro Controller, and software,Serato DJ. In these hands-on classes, teens learn how to mix music withtechnology and explore the art of performance.This

14、 program will run for 4 weeks and has limited seating.To reserve a spot, please contact the Mattapan Branch at617.298.9218. For teens ages 12 and up. Mattapan21 Travel Tuesday at the Leventhal Map Center will A show you around the Central Library B arrange for you to travel around the worldC take pl

15、ace every Tuesday every month D enrich your knowledge of the worldThe Puppeteers Cooperative shows children how to createlarger-than-life characters like animals or dragons using simple materialsand techniques.This program will run for 6 weeks and has limited seating.To reserve a spot, please contac

16、t the Adams Street Branch at617.436.6900. For children ages 6 to 12.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。22 Tom, an 8-year-old boy, wants to learn how to improve the setting for his play, he will join in A Travel Tuesday at the Leventh

17、al Map Center B Giant Puppet-Making WorkshopC Theater Design Workshop D DJ Classes with MMMMAVEN23 The four events will A have limited seating B take place in the afternoonC be held for the same age group D last for five or six weeks24 Where can children learn how to make an amusing animal with some

18、thing at home?A At Adams B At Mattapan C At West Roxbury D At Central LibraryBThe ninth week of SEAL training is referred to as Hell Week It is on Wednesday of Hell Week that you paddledown to the mud flats (泥滩 ) and spend the next 15 hours trying to survive the freezing-cold mud, the howling wind a

19、ndthe increasing pressure from the instructors to quit As the sun began to set that Wednesday evening, my training class,having broken the rules, was ordered into the mud The mud consumed each man till there was nothing visible but ourheads The instructors told us we could leave the mud if only five

20、 men would quitjust five men and we could get out ofthe extreme coldLooking around the mud flat, it was apparent that some students were about to give up It was still over eight hourstill the sun came upeight more hours of freezing cold The chattering teeth and shivering moans (呻吟 ) of the traineesw

21、ere so loud it was hard to hear anything And then, one voice began to echo (回荡 ) through the nightone voice raisedin song The song was terribly out of tune, but sung with great enthusiasm One voice became two, and two became three,and before long everyone in the class was singing We knew that if one

22、 man could rise above the great suffering thenothers could as well The instructors threatened us with more time in the mud if we kept up the singingbut the singingwent on And somehow, the mud seemed a little warmer, the wind a little less bitter and the dawn not so far awayIf I have learned anything

23、 in my time traveling the world it is the power of hope The power of one person,Washington, Lincoln, King, Mandela and even a young girl from Pakistan, Malala, can change the world by giving peoplehopeSo, if you want to change the world, start singing when youre up to your neck in mud25 From the pas

24、sage, we can see that being ordered into the mud was A the last part of the training B the most useful part of the trainingC the real test of the trainees intelligence D the punishment for the training class26 The training class singing together A helped them to kill the time B encouraged them to fi

25、ght their difficultyC inspired the instructors D kept them from falling into the mud27 The writer described his SEAL training experience mainly to tell the readers A the power of a large crowd of people B the advantage of the trainingC the way to bring about changes D the reason to promote singing28

26、 In the last paragraph, the phrase “up to your neck in mud” most probably means A in an extremely difficult situation B in a hard training classC in terribly cold weather D in a lower social positionCMore than half of American teenagers and young adults volunteered last year, and the best way to joi

27、n in this groupturns out to be peer pressure: Three quarters of people ages 13 to 22 whose friends volunteer regularly also do so, which isnearly twice the number of those who participate in voluntary activities based on their concern about particular socialproblems Those were the key findings of ne

28、w research results published by DoSomething. org, a group working to getyoung people involved in social changeThe study, based on data from 4,363 young people, found that the most common form of support by volunteers wasassistance with fundraising38 percent of those in the survey said they helped wi

29、th solicitations (募捐 ), leading thestudys authors to conclude: “Young people are a secret weapon A persuasive donation speech from an enthusiastic teen isa way more influential than a cold call or that newsletter you were thinking about sending.”The study also found a gender (性别 ) divide in voluntee

30、r activities Boys were more likely to undertake physicalactivities such as environmental cleanup or working with younger children in sports, while girls were more likely to helpthe homeless and other needy people or to work with arts groupsThe researchers say the responses to the survey pointed out

31、many ways that nonprofits can do a better job of gettingyoung people to volunteer Among their suggestions:Offer ways to socialize The very first thing that many young people think of in choosing volunteer activities ishaving a chance to interact with friends, especially those of the opposite sex“Thi

32、nk of volunteering like a high-school party,” the researchers write “Volunteering, like everything else, is aboutjoining in, making friends, and having a good time.”29 The passage above mainly talks about A what a research about voluntary activities finds outB why young people take part in volunteer

33、 workC how young people can be persuaded to volunteerD where most young volunteers would like to work30 Most young people are likely to take part in voluntary activities because A they are concerned about particular social problemsB their friends of the same age volunteerC they want to influence mor

34、e people to volunteerD their assistance can help those in need31 At the end of the passage, the writer would probably continue to list A more ways for young people to socializeB more reasons to get young people to volunteerC more tips on getting young people involved in volunteeringD more difference

35、s between different genders in volunteeringDThe New economy has brought great business opportunities besides great challenges Not since the IndustrialRevolution has managing with change been so urgent a matter Indeed, the Information Age has accelerated the pace ofmarket and business changes to the

36、point where some firms have set up “change departments” whose job is to constantlylook for opportunities to change the firm and make it more productiveMost firms have accepted the fact that they must make major changes To remain competitive, companies recognizethat they need to be in a constant proc

37、ess of changing themselves This change is accompanied by the need to be willingto take risks in management style Managers with such spirit have called themselves “change agents”Despite some remarkable successes, however, introducing managing change has not been a simple matter Firms havetried to int

38、roduce change to achieve its attendant efficiencies (节省开支 ) through new technologies, restructuring, oroutsourcing, Yet, this has cost a great deal of time and money, but often led to at best mixed results: approximately 75% ofall change activities failedThe reason for most of these failures is that

39、 change often lacks a central focus Managers become confused by alldifferent and sometimes conflicting advice they receive about change management The result is a loss of central focusand disorganized policies To improve their chances of success, it is extremely important that managers should unders

40、tandthe nature and process of the whole companys change and its challenges much better32 What is the article mainly about?A Developing strong marketing plans B Bringing in top technologiesC Ways for companies to hire better managers D Changes of companies operations33 The words “change agents” in Pa

41、ragraph 2 are closest in meaning to “ ”A instructors B customers C reformers D performers34 According to the article, why do companies frequently fail to change?A Managers are conservative B Not enough attention is paidC Employees generally fight change D Policies are not well directed35 What does t

42、he article suggest managers do?A Spend more time and money B Improve their knowledgeC Buy more advanced technologies D Face their challenge directly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。Developing a Funny PersonalityPut yourself under the spotlight Tell self-deprecating

43、 (自嘲的 ) jokes rather than make jokes at the expense ofothers 36 Rodney Dangerfield made fun of both his sanity (理智 ) and his looks with this one: “I went to thepsychiatrist (精神病医生 ), and he says Youre crazy. I tell him I want a second opinion He says, Okay, youre ugly too!”Know your audience 37 Some

44、 people find that sensationalism causes them to laugh; others find that satire (讽刺 ) does the trick Learn which is which, and deliver your jokes and anecdotes so that they apply to many differentcategories of humor and emotion at onceMislead the mind Misleading the mind is what we referred to earlie

45、r as surprise 38 Verbal jokes use thiselement to the greatest level possible, trying to misdirect your attention in the same that magic tricks do39 Good timing is really important, because if you give the brain too much time to work out a situation or joke,the funny moment will pass by This is proba

46、bly why jokes people have heard before dont work, as recognition dulls thehumor because the brain is already well-prepared by experience React quickly and strike while the humorous momentexistsBe observant Look for the humor in everyday situations, and see what others dont 40A Strike while the iron

47、is hotB Different things make different people laughC Surround yourself with people who are funnyD More people will be more willing to laugh, instead of being laughed atE You can expand your reach a good deal by listening to other funny peopleF Often, the unnoticed humor that is standing right in fr

48、ont of our eyes has the most effectG This is when you create a difference between what someone expects to happen and what actually happens第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I stepped outside into a beautiful summe

49、r day The sun made everything look bright and cheerful It would havebeen an excellent day for a picnicif I still had a 41 someone to picnic withNobody would have suspected the thunderstorm going on inside my heart Lightning illuminated (照亮 ) hiddenemotions briefly, followed by a series of 42 hopes Small drops of tears poured down, washing off what remained ofmy romantic drea