厦门外国语学校2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。第卷 （本卷共计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. When does the park close today?A. At 5:30. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:30.2. Which hotel will the speakers go to this year?A. The one next to the river. B. The one on top of the hill. C. The one in the woods.3. Why is the woman upset?A. She cant move into a new office. B. Her project is very much behind schedule. C. There is too much noise from the construction.4. What is the womans concern when buying a desk?A. The brand. B. The price. C. The size. 5. Where are the two speakers? A. By the sea. B. In a gallery. C. In a library.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. Why cant the man help the woman?A. He is having a break.B. He isnt happy. C. He is quite busy. 7. What will the woman do?A. Meet Alan. B. Have lunch. C. Do a report. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Brother and sister. C. Father and daughter.9. Why does the woman say sorry to the man?A. She took his notebook computer without permission. B. She went to Janes house without telling him. C. She lost his notebook computer.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man think the price of the flat is too high?A. The position is not good. B. The neighbors are too noisy. C. Some repairs must be done.11. What does the woman say about the flat?A. It is cheap. B. It is popular. C. It is small.12. What will the man do this afternoon?A. See another flat. B. Meet the woman. C. Visit a dentist.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the woman do the Healthy Living Day?A. To do more exercise.B. To make new friends.C. To try something different.14. How did the woman feel at the end of the Healthy Living Day?A. Thirsty. B. Sick. C. Tired.15. When is the next Healthy Living Day?A. April 14th. B. May 28th. C. July 5th.16. Which sport has the woman chosen for the next Healthy Living Day?A. Skateboarding. B. Cycling. C. Boating.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was the speakers first job?A. A secretary. B. A bank clerk. C. A travel agent.18. What did the speaker do in the first year of her college course?A. She learnt to make clothes.B. She studied the history of design.C. She worked in a large clothes shop.19. Why did the speaker like the final show?A. Her parents saw her work. B. She met well-known people in the field. C. All the college students worked together.20. What is the speakers aim?A. To become very rich. B. To get to the top of her profession. C. To start a childrens clothes business.第二部分知识运用（共三节，满分70分）第一节 单项填空（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）21. Could you please tell me _ that prevents her from being as happy as before?A. it is howB. it is whatC. how it isD. what it is22. We have to stop talking here outside. Listen, _! Hurry up, or well be late. A. there goes the bell B. there does the bell go C. there the bell goes D. goes the bell there23. _ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. A. How curious the couple were B. So curious the couple was C. The couple was such curious D. So curious were the couple 24. MaybeifI _ science,andnotartsthen,Iwouldbeabletogiveyoumore help.A. studiedB. wouldstudyC.hadstudiedD. wasstudying25. Has your uncle come back from England for a summer holiday? Yes. But he _ at home for only a few days. Now he has been back to London. A. stayed B. has stayed C. had stayed D. is staying26.I _ toward the door to go outside when suddenly Jim opened it.A. was walkingB. walkedC. had walkedD. walk27. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _ the cloth _ well.A. have told; washesB. have been told; washesC. was told; washedD. have been told; is washed28. Im sorry youve been waiting so long, but itll still be some time _ Tom gets back. A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. since29. John returned with two workers, with _ help we finally got the car out of the mud.A. whoseB. theirC. whichD. that30. _ is known to all is that the earth is smaller than the sun. A. What B. As C. It D. Which第二节 阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOphelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Type: FantasyWhen Ophelia moves to a stra