2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (VIII).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (VIII)第一部分 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. Which season does the woman dislike in Shanghai? A. Summer B. Autumn C. Spring.2. What is probably the relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends B. Colleagues C. Patient and doctor.3. When must the woman turn in her term paper? A. By 2：00 B. By 6：00 C. By l2：00.4. Why does the woman suggest that they sit near the back window? A. Because the table is in the middle of the room B. Because the back window is much larger C. Because the table there is bigger5. What does the woman wish to do? A. Change the trousers for larger ones B. Sell trousers for her daughter C. Make these trousers larger第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a post office B. At a bus station C. At an office7. What is probably the woman?A. A manager B. A photographerC. A typist8. When will the woman take her photography class? A. This afternoon B. Tomorrow morningC. Tomorrow evening听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题。9. How old are the two speakers now? A. Over 30 B. Over 40 C. Over 5010. Why is the woman running fast? A. Because she wants to keep fit B. Because she wants to win over the man C. Because she wants to lose weight11. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The two speakers are a couple B. The two speakers were athletes when young C. Running fast will help one lose weight听第8段材料，回答第12至14小题。12. What day is it today? A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday13. What does the man usually do in the morning? A. Walk in the garden nearby B. Go to his office for workC. Send his children to schoo114. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Dr. Bell is Alberts private doctor B. Alberts friend told him to go to Dr. Bells office C. Albert will see Dr. Bell on Thursday afternoon听第9段材料，回答第15至17小题。15. What time should the man arrive for a dinner party? A. A few minutes early B. On time or a few minutes earlyC. On time or a few minutes late16. What should a guest do when being late for a dinner as caught in a traffic jam? A. Apologize to the host when arriving B. Try to rush to the hosts home C. Call the host and tell what had happened17. What can we learn from the conversation? A. It is impolite for the guests to leave immediately after dinner B. The man has been invited to a dinner party next week C. The man is from an English-speaking country听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题。18. When did women start to be as active as men in sports? A. In the nineteenth centuryB. In the twentieth century C. In the eighteenth century19. What was one of the reasons for less active participation of women in sports? A. They had no time B. They had no moneyC. They had no strength20. What has made more women to participate in sports? A. The changes in the view of womenB. The changes in politics C. The changes in the view of man.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。 Tears ran down from my eyes as I saw the essay my high school English teacher had just handed back. A big F was written on top. I was hopeless. I was stupid ! My face burned with shame when my classmates called me stupid. “Im the only one who doesnt know my ABCs!” I sobbed to Mom. “Ill help,” she promised. Everyday I sat with her, but to me, cat looked like cta and red was reb. Frustrated, I would return to my bedroom and draw, filling the paper with houses, restaurants and offices. “When I grow up, I want my own store,” I told Mom, pointing to my drawings. “ Thatsgreat !” shesaid, “ but first you haveto learnto read.” Later, I was diagnosed with dyslexia (失读症). SoMom took me to a learning centre, where I was given reading exercises. But I still had a hard time. Finally, I graduated, but I was afraid of my reading skills. “Ill never get a job !” I cried to Mom later again. “ Dont focus on what you cant do,”she forted, “Concentrate on what you really can.” But what can I do? I wondered. Suddenly, I thought of the drawings Id made as a child and my dream of having my own store. I enjoyed sales so much that over the next few years, I tried my hand at other businesses. Today, I watch over seven branches. We have 187 employees and $15 million in sales. While Ill never be what my teachers might have wanted, I am a success-on my own terms. The other day a student sent me a card, reading:You gave me so much confidence. I hope to be like you when I am big. Tears of joy filled my eyes. This was my A, and I smiled.21. Why did the author feel so ashamed at school? A. His teacher ignored him in class. B. His teacher didnt grade his essay. C. He failed to finish his essay in time. D. His classmates looked down upon him.22. Which of the following best describes the authors feeling to his mother?A. Grateful.B.Guilty.C.Doubtful.D. Regretful.23. Which of the following can match the text? A. No pains, no gains. B. Never too old to learn. C. Every man has his value. D. Two heads are better than one.BWhen other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she fought to find a place to sleep on the street. But she beatthese terrible setbacks to win a highly petitive scholarship and gain entry into Harvard University. Andher amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”. Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower anddetermination. Liz grew up with two drug-addicted parents. There was never enoughfoodor warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother hadAIDS and died when Liz was just l5 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died. She decided to do something about it. Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she washomeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do withunderstanding, and by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night. She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that e easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. ButLiz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of herfather, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I neverforget that they love me all the time. ” Liz wants moviegoers to e away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.24. In which order did the following things happen to Liz? a.Her mother died of AIDS. b. She got admitted into Harvad.c. She worked at a petrol station. d. The movie about her life was put on. e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.A. c, a, e, b, d B. a, b, c, e, dC. c, d, b, a, eD. b, e, a, d, c25. What actually made her go towards her goal?A. Envy and encouragement. C. Decisions and understandingB. Willpower and determination. D. Love and respect for her parents.26. What does Liz mean by saying “What drove me to live on.I had only experienced a small part of thesociety”?A. She had little experience of social life.B. She could hardly understand the society.C. She would do something for her own life.D. She needed to travel more around the world.27. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Why Liz loved her parents so much.B. How Liz made efforts to change her life. C. What a hard time Liz had in her childhood.D. How Liz managed to enter Harvard University.CWele to your future life!You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, youre not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of look the same age !You say to your shirt , ”Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change clothescolor or pattern.You walk into the kitchen .You pick up the milk , but a voice says ,” You shouldnt drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk , and it Knows the milk is old . In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip .Its time to go to work . In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve . Such “smart technology” is all around you.So will all these things e true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli , “it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example what will be the next?28.We can learn from the text that in the future_.A. people will never get old B. everyone will look the sameC. red will be the most popular color D. clothes will be able to change their pattern29. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A. Milk will be harmful to health.B. More drinks will be available for sale.C. Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.D. Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer.30. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?A. Nothing can replace the Internet.B. Fridges will know what people need.C. Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide.D. Cars will be able to drive automatically.31. What is the text mainly about?A. Food and clothing in 2035.B. Future technology in everyday life.C. Medical treatments of the future.D. The reason for the success of new technology.DRecently I read the Human Development Report. I couldnt help thinking about another problem which the world is facing-hunger. According to the report, 2,400 people are dying from hunger every day; nearly 13 million in southern Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes, floods or wars. In a word, hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today. Its strange to see that man can travel to the moon, but still doesnt know how to feed himself. You may ask, “Who steals our bread? The first thieves should be population growth, poverty and loss of rich farmland. In less developed areas like South Africa, the population grows faster than the crops. It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them. So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger. According to the report, the worlds food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well. But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor. Although they are just using their own earning, the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away. Luckily, some developed countries such as Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries. We hope other developed countries will follow them. 32. According to the passage, which of the following CANNOT help to make fewer people hungry? A. Poor countries protect their rich farmland. B. Poor countries control their population growth.C. Rich countries give some food to the poor ones. D. Rich countries produce more food to feed themselves. 33. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? A. Poor countries are cold and going to die out. B. Rich countries arent willing to help poor countries. C. Rich countries notice the problems of the poor countries D. Rich countries are trying their best to help poor countries. 34. Why are many people suffering from hunger in developing countries?A. Because there are so many people.B. Because there are so many developed countries. C. Because there are so many natural disasters and wars.D. Because there isnt enough food production in the world.35. What does the author mean in the last sentence?A. More countries will give help to Norway.B. More countries will be as rich as Sweden. C. Poor countries should learn from rich ones. D. More rich countries will help the hungry people.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:Schedule yearly exams. 36 Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, its extremely important to wear sunglasses. 37 Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using puters or other digital products. 38 Experts remend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away. 39 As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health. Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 40 Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.A. Eat your greens.B. Eye care should begin early in life.C. They can properly protect your eyes.D. Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.E. Parents usually dont care about their own eyesight.F. Always follow the doctors advice for appropriate wear.G. This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness. 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45）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。 It has always been my dream to attend college. When I was younger, I would watch TV shows with college students having lots of 41 . It looked like a great experiencegoing to parties, 42 with friends and letting the good times 43 . When I entered high school, however, I started learning the real 44 of collegeto get a good education and a well-paid job. Therefore, with a passion for success in life, I expressed my 45 about attending university to my parents. They were 46 . Id chosen the path, but were disappointed because they couldnt 47 the cost. Upset and stressed, I started looking for 48 to pay myself.My search for money began online. I went to every free scholarship search engine and spent up to five hours each day looking for scholarships I 49 for. It was hard, but I knew it would 50 . When Id found almost all the scholarships I could apply for, I 51 them by deadline, which gave me a way to prioritize my schedule. After 52 everything, it was time to fill out the applications. Despite the amounts, ranging from100 to 40,000, I took each scholarship 53 because together they would fund my goal. With this in my mind, the hardest part began: writing the essays. To 54 my writing, I asked friends, relatives and teachers to 55 over my work. Now Ive won 56 scholarships and can attend college for free.The scholarship search truly made me a 57 person. I learned the importance of setting a(n) _58 and acplishing it. 59 I did have to read several rejection letters, those made me stronger. Im thrilled I had the opportunity to learn more about my 60 to succeed no matter what difficulties got in my way.41. A. fun B. energy C. fancy D. interest42. A. dropping out B. holding out C. hanging out D. sticking out43 A. roll B. stop C. last D. burst44. A. status B. origin C. power D. value45. A. doubts B. worry C. thoughts D. disappointment46. A. confused B. astonished C. delighted D. terrified47. A. bear B. consume C. cover D. afford48. A. keys B. ways C. fellows D. approaches49. A. accounted B. qualified C. allowed D. prepared50. A. pay off B. take off C. fall off D. put off51. A. selected B. sorted C. saved D. shared52. A. realizing B. describing C. organizing D. absorbing53. A. easily B. effectively C. slightly D. seriously54. A. exchange B. convey C. perfect D. translate55. A. get B. take C. read D. turn56. A. few B. extra C. enough D. plete57. A. better B. calmer C. luckier D. wealthier58. A. target B. example C. standard D. task59. A. Because B. Since C. While D. When60. A. drive B. anxiety C. curiosity D. freedom华安一中xx（上）期末考高二英语答题卷第 II 卷（满分 50）第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Mount Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii.The _1_(erupt)of it is always taking people _2_surprise. It is so quick and severe _3_the places where it flows are ruined and many houses _4_(burn)to the ground. It is an absolute disaster for people _5_ live in the paths of the lava. They often get into a panic when they are warned _6_ it. But many people who are enthusiastic about it would like to watch it with their own eyes. _7_(fortune)，when they are amazed at the fantastic sight of it，they always fail _8_(notice)the ing boiling lava. So after that，they must make _9_effort to escape from it. Is _10_ necessary to take risks?1._ 2._ 3._4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 第四部分 写作 （共两节 ，满分35）第一节 短文改错 ：文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I as well as my parents are going to New York City this month. I had been looking forward to visit there for a long time. It is one of the most beautiful cities all over t