2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (III).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (III)I. 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. What is the woman going to have? A. Breakfast.B. Lunch.C. Supper.2. What is the man going to buy? A. Jeans.B. Shoes.C. Socks.3. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a shop.B. In a hospital.C. In a restaurant.4. Whats the mans favorite food? A. Vegetables.B. Meat.C. Tomato soup.5. How much is the T-shirt? A. 80 yuan.B. 800 yuan.C. 5,000 yuan.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. What are they talking about? A. A TV series. B. The mans job.C. The womans favorite song.7. How long has The Big Bang Theory been on till now ? A. 8 years.B. 10 years.C. 12 years.听第7段材料, 回答第8,9题。8. What is the woman doing when the man passes a task on to her? A. Travelling around the city. B. Going shopping.C. Finishing her report.9. What is probably the woman? A. A policewoman.B. A businesswoman.C. A secretary.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the man expected to be? A. A basketball player. B. A football player.C. A volleyball player.11. What will they do next? A. Play video games. B. Have a rest.C. Begin their practice.12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son.C. Brother and sister.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the mans wife like? A. Jewelry.B. Clothes.C. Shoes.14. What does the man buy for his wife? A. Clothes.B. A watch.C. A necklace.15. How does the man pay? A. By cheque.B. In cash.C. By credit card.16. Where does the conversation take place? A. In Paris.B. In London.C. In New York.听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。17. When were the 67th Emmy Awards hosted? A. On Sunday.B. On Saturday.C. On Monday.18. Which of the following is the biggest winner? A. Veep. B. Game of Thrones.C. How to Get Away with Murder.19. Who became the first African American actress in Emmy? A. Jon Hamm.B. Viola Davis.C. Emmy.20. How many times has Jon Hamm been nominated in Emmy? A. 4 times.B. 12 times.C. 16 times.II. 完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）When I saw Yosemite National Park for the first time at the age of 13, I was crazy about it. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a 21 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 22 I wanted to climb it. That has been my lifes passion (钟爱) ever since 23 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. Ive long made Yosemite my 24 .About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of 25 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. Its 26 me why visitors started respecting the place 27 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.I tried 28 trash myself, but the job was too big. I would 29 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so 30 it that I decided something had to change.As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 31 about organizing any big event. But in xx, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 32 . On that day, more than 300 people 33 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to 34 . I couldnt believe the 35 we made the park looked clean!Each year volunteers e for the cleanup from everywhere. In xx alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and 36 132 miles of roadway.I often hear people 37 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 38 rather than plaining. We need to teach by 39 . You cant blame others 40 you start with yourself. 21. A. huge B. narrowC. distantD. loose22. A. recentlyB. finallyC. graduallyD. immediately 23. A. imaginingB. paintingC. describingD. climbing24. A. gardenB. home C. labD. palace25. A. materialB. resourcesC. wasteD. goods26. A. beyondB. againstC. overD. within27. A. moreB. lessC. mostD. least28. A. throwing awayB. picking upC. breaking downD. digging out29. A. spendB. saveC. waitD. kill 30. A. satisfied withB. delighted inC. tired ofD. used to31. A. nothingB. anythingC. everythingD. something 32. A. concertB. party C. picnicD. cleanup 33. A. dropped out B. showed upC. looked around D. called back34. A. demand B. receiveC. acplishD. overe35. A. plan B. visit C. contact D. difference36. A. crossed B. measured C. covered D. designed37. A. talk B. plain C. argue D. quarrel38. A. doing B. thinking C. questioning D. watching39. A. method B. explanation C. example D. research40. A. although B. if C. when D. unlessIII. 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、D）中，选出最佳选项。AIf you go to the Flamingo Las Vegas, you will never forget it. It is one of the oldest Las Vegas hotels. There are lots of wonderful Las Vegas shows that will leave a good impression on you. Here are the Las Vegas shows being performed at the hotel.Donny and MarieDonny and Marieis a family-friendly variety show. It is performed by well-known Donny and Marie Osmond on all weekdays except on Sundays and Mondays. The show follows the winning formula of their 1970s TV program, incorporating dancing, humor and all of their hit songs. It starts at 7:30 pm and each ticket costs at least $91.25.Olivia Newton-JohnGrammy award-winning singer Olivia Newton-John is “hopelessly devoted” to perform for many of her fans, opening “Summer Nights” to perform many of her best-loved songs during her four decades long career. Alongside an eight-piece band, Newton-John will share stories about her career and sing many songs. Concert-goers can buy meet and greet tickets at $249. Regular price tickets start from $78.5. The show starts at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.Vinnie FavoritoVinnie Favorito is a famous actor who is known to make people laugh. His jokes are very popular. Unlike other edians who use pre-developed material, Vinnie Farorito gets his edy from his interaction with people in the audience. The tickets start from $68.95. Performance days are six days per week except Sundays. Show time is 8:00 pm.X BurlesqueX Burlesqueis a wonderful show performed by six dancing ladies. The show is filled with popular music that suits everyones taste from rock to country and a variety of dancing styles that allow each dancer to showcase her unique talents. The tickets start from $50.26. It is a daily show at 10:00 pm. 41. What do these shows have in mon?A. They are free for children.B. They are hosted by a woman.C. They are performed every day.D. They are performed in the Flamingo Las Vegas.42. If a young couple wants to see Olivia Newton-John in the flesh, they have to pay . A. 78.5 dollars B. 157 dollars C. 249 dollarsD. 498 dollars43. From the passage we can learn that .A. Vinnie Favorito es to perform every dayB. Vinnie Favoritos jokes e from municating with the audienceC. Children are not allowed to seeDonny and MarieshowD. Olivia Newton-John often holds concerts in summerBDo you often feel tired? Is it really because of the large amount of mental work you do? Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue es from our mental and emotional attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.44. What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood.B. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.C. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days work.D. A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.45. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired? A. Unpleasant emotions.B. Challenging mental work. C. Endless tasks.D. Physical labor. 46. Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists ideas? A. He doubts them.B. He argues against them. C. He agrees with them.D. He hesitates to accept them. 47. We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to _. A. discover fatigue toxins B. have some good food C. exercise regularly D. enjoy their work CRecently a new study has been carried out. It shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility (清晰度). But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said.In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers report said, “While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.”In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.48.More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can . A. get higher scoresB. digest concepts better C. write more notes D. understand lectures better49. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be . A. skillfulB. tireless C. thoughtfulD. mindless 50. The author of the passage aims to . A. examine the importance of long-term memory B. explain the process of taking notes C. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand D. promote the use of laptops51. The passage is likely to appear in . Aa science magazineBa newspaper advertisement Ca puter textbookDa finance reportDTo err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human. mon sense is not all that mon.Why tell the truth when you can e up with a good excuse? These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about humannature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people dont want to accept the responsibility for having made a mistake. They naturally look for someone else who could be responsible for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: “To err is human, to forgive, divine (神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal: people should be forgiving of others mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity. mon sense is what we call clear thought. Having mon sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. mon sense tells you that you take anumbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.mon sense does not seem to be mon for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large pany, “the right hand doesnot know what the left hand is doing.” And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the mon problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that its okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary (直接推论) to that: if a good excuse is “good” evenif it isnt honest, then where is the place of the truth?52. According to the passage, which of the following seems the most human?A. To search for truth.B.To criticize others for ones own error.C. To make fun of others mistakes.D. To achieve ones ideal.53. Which of the following is NOT based on mon sense?A. A lawyer acts on fine judgments.B. A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.C. A panys next move follows a good plan.D. A man tries to take charge of everything in a large pany.54. What is the authors opinion about a good excuse?A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.B. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.D. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.55. What would be the best title for his passage?A. A Mirror of Human NatureB. To Blame or to ForgiveC. A Mark of MaturityD. Truth or Excuse第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共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。While it is impossible to live pletely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it cant be avoided. 56 Try physical activity 57 Running, walking, playing tennis, and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try. Make time for yourselfSchedule time for both work and entertainment. Dont forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work. 58 Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy. Take care of yourself 59 If you get angry easily and cant sleep well enough, or if youre not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor. 60 Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “theres so much to do, and not enough time”. Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and, as a result, you may not achieve anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is pleted. Set out to do the most important task first.A. You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest.B. Make a list of things to do.C. The following are suggestions for ways to deal with stress.D. You could smile to yourself in front of a mirror every day.E. When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity.F. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun.G. Do whatever you like and want to do.第II卷IV. 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）61. The two super powers refer to the (从前的，以前的) Soviet Union and the US.62. His parents employed a (家教) to teach him mathematics.63. The winning numbers are (随机地，任意地) selected by puter.64. Huluru, known as Ayers Rock, is a world heritage and one of Australias main (吸引力，吸引人的事物).65. Four paintings stolen from the gallery have been (寻回，重新获得).66. The new drug has great s for the treatment of the disease.67. Just give me a r translation; no need to do it in detail.68. The British invaders t the looted artifacts from China to Britain in large merchant ships.69. Your return ticket is v for three months. 70. I have a t to talk too much when Im nervous.V. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Now whenever I get close to 71 (lose) my patience, Ill think of a report that I watched on TV years ago. It 72 (report) that nearly 100,000 people died from traffic accidents that year, causing a lot of damage and pain for individuals and society. Road safety has aroused 73 (wide) attention of the public than ever before. In recent years, many rules 74 (make) to reduce the traffic crashes, especially for the ones 75 (involve) in the pedestrians. As far as Im concerned, we should take road safety 76 (serious) in our daily life. While using the road, we must walk on the pavement, take notice of the traffic lights and learn to protect 77 . Besides, car drivers should obey the traffic rules, which is both good for themselves and others. Above all, we should teach our children to treasure life and get to know and obey the traffic rules.All 78 all, life is so precious that we cant afford to lose it. Obeying the traffic rules is 79 all of us should pay attention to 80 (particular). Only by attaching great importance to traffic safety can we all live a better life. VI. 短文改错（满分10分）请改正下面短文中的错误。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。 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，并在该横线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。Mr. Johnson is a hardworking teacher. Every day, he spends too much time with his work. With little sleep and hardly any break, so he works from morning till night. Hard work have made him very ill. “He has ruined his healthy. We are worried about him.” That is which other teachers say. Yesterday afternoon, I paid visit to Mr. Johnson. I was eager to see him, but outside her room I stopped. I had to calm myself down. Quietly I step into the room. I saw him lying in bed, looking at some of the picture we had taken together. I understood that he missed us just as many as we missed him.VII. 书面表达（共计25分）假设你是高中生李华，有感于校园中存在的随意涂写( to scribble )和乱丢垃圾( to litter )的行为，