2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (V).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (V)注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，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答案。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。例：How much is the shirt?A 19.15.B9.18.C9.15.答案是C。1. When will the man meet John?ATonight BTomorrow CThe day after tomorrow2. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?AWaitress and customer BCook and waiter CHusband and wife3. What will the man do next?ASearch for his room key BGo to the front deskCChange his ID card4. Why does the man telephone the reservation office? ATo cancel his flight BTo confirm his flightCTo book a ticket5. What does the woman advise the man to do?APay extra money BDrop the lessons CContinue learning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。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. Why doesnt the woman like to work in the animal hospital?A. She is not fond of animals. B. She doesnt like the smell of medicine.C. She thinks its too boring and tiring.7. When will the woman help clean up the park?A. On Saturday. B. On Thursday. C. On Monday.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did Mr. Ewing ask the speakers to do?A. Arrive at the conference centre on time. B. Talk with the branch office workers.C. Help out at the conference centre.9. How will the speakers go to the conference centre?A. By asking Mr. Ewing for a lift. B. By driving the mans car. C. By taking the underground.10. What do we know about the woman?A. She cant drive a car. B. She isnt sure about the way. C. She doesnt like to travel alone.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans sports life. B. The mans medical history. C. The mans school experience.12. What made the mans leg broken?A. A football game. B. A wild cat. C. A traffic accident.13. What does the man say about himself?A. He is afraid of cats.B. He left the school team at the age of 17.C. Dust could make him sneeze.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the woman probably do?A. A swimmer. B. A boxer. C. A footballer.15. What does the woman do after lunch?A. Have a break. B. Get back to the pool. C. Do track work and body exercises.16. How does the woman spend her most nights?A. Dancing at a club. B. Chatting online. C. Going to bed early.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who helped the students organize the show?A. The art teacher.B. The maths teacher.C. All the teachers.18. What was the money raised for?A. More books.B. More puters.C. Some lights.19. Where did the students find the useful information?A. In magazines.B. On websites.C. From books.20. What was everybody asked to wear at the beginning?A. A hat.B. A jacket.C. A dress.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。University Room RegulationsApproved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in residential(住宿的)rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers, personal puters, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence Life.Access to Residential RoomsStudents are provided with a bination(组合密码)for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock bination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock bination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the bination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room bination.Cooking PolicyStudents living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven(微波炉) to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.Pet PolicyNo pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or owned by the student, are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.Quiet HoursResidential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University. Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday. Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00 am to 8:00 am. Students who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of $25.21. Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?A. Ceiling fans and waterbeds.B. Wireless routers and radios.C. Hair dryers and candles.D. TVs and electric blankets.22. What do we know about the cooking policy?A. A microwave oven can be used.B. Cooking in student rooms is permitted.C. A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen.D. Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.23. If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning, he will face .A. parent visitsB. a fine of $100C. the Student CourtD. a written noticeBMy First Marathon（马拉松）A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didnt do either well. He later informed me that I was not athletic.The idea that I wasnot athleticstuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about petition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldnt even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!At mile 3, I passed a sign: GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.By mile 21, I was starving!As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a marathon winner.24. A month before the marathon, the author _.A. was well trainedB. felt scared C. made up his mind to runD. lost hope25. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher.B. To amuse the readers with a funny story.C. To show he was not talented in sports.D. To share a precious memory.26. How was the authors first marathon?A. He made it.B. He quit halfway.C. He got the first prize.D. He walked to the end.27. What does the story mainly tell us?A. A man owes his success to his family support.B. A winner is one with a great effort of will.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. One is never too old to learn. CTheres a new frontier in 3D printing thats beginning to e into focus: food. Recent development has made possible machines that print, cook, and serve foods on a mass scale. And the industry isnt stopping there.Food productionWith a 3D printer, a cook can print plicated chocolate sculptures and beautiful pieces for decoration on a wedding cake. Not everybody can do that it takes years of experience, but a printer makes it easy. A restaurant in Spain uses a Foodini to “re-create forms and pieces” of food that are “exactly the same,” freeing cooks to plete other tasks. In another restaurant, all of the dishes and desserts it serves are 3D-printed, rather than farm to table.Sustainability(可持续性)The global population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050, and some analysts estimate that food production will need to be raised by 50 percent to maintain current levels. Sustainability is being a necessity. 3D food printing could probably contribute to the solution. Some experts believe printers could use hydrocolloids (水解胶体) from plentiful renewables like algae(藻类) and grass to replace the familiar ingredients(烹饪原料). 3D printing can reduce fuel use and emissions. Grocery stores of the future might stock food that lasts years on end, freeing up shelf space and reducing transportation and storage requirements.NutritionFuture 3D food printers could make processed food healthier. Hod Lipson, a professor at Columbia University, said, “Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content, like vitamins. So instead of eating a piece of yesterdays bread from the supermarket, youd eat something baked just for you on demand.”ChallengesDespite recent advancements in 3D food printing, the industry has many challenges to overe. Currently, most ingredients must be changed to a paste(糊状物) before a printer can use them, and the printing process is quite time-consuming, because ingredients interact with each other in very plex ways. On top of that, most of the 3D food printers now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad. Some experts are skeptical about 3D food printers, believing they are better suited for fast food restaurants than homes and high-end restaurants.28. What benefit does 3D printing bring to food production?A. It helps cooks to create new dishes.B. It saves time and effort in cooking.C. It improves the cooking conditions.D. It contributes to restaurant decorations.29. What can we learn about 3D food printing from Paragraphs 3?A. It solves food shortages easily.B. It quickens the transportation of food.C. It needs no space for the storage of food.D. It uses renewable materials as sources of food.30. According to Paragraph 4, 3D-printed food _.A. is more available to consumersB. can meet individual nutritional needsC. is more tasty than food in supermarketsD. can keep all the nutrition in raw materials31. What could be the best title of the passage?A. 3D Food Printing: Delicious New TechnologyB. A New Way to Improve 3D Food PrintingC. The Challenges for 3D Food ProductionD. 3D Food Printing: From Farm to TableDHollywoods theory that machines with evil(邪恶的) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly. The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence(AI) may bee extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want. In 1960 a wellknown mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics(控制论), put it this way: “If we use, to achieve our purposes, a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere(干预), we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire.”A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve its own existence. For the machine, this quality is not inborn, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead. So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task. If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard. The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of puter scientists. Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall, using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world. Unfortunately, that plan seems unlikely to work: we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy. There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines. But the problem should not be dismissed out of hand, as it has been by some AI researchers. Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teamsyet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans. Others say we can just “switch them off” as if super intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility. Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen. On September 11, 1933, famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, with confidence, “Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.” However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutroninduced(中子诱导) nuclear chain reaction.32. Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artificial intelligence may _Arun out of human controlBsatisfy humans real desiresCmand armies of killer robotsDwork faster than a mathematician33. Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to _Aprevent themselves from being destroyedBachieve their original goals independentlyCdo anything successfully with given ordersDbeat humans in international chess matches34. According to some researchers, we can use firewalls to _Ahelp super intelligent machines work betterBbe secure against evil human beingsCkeep machines from being harmedDavoid robots affecting the world35. What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines?AIt will disappear with the development of AI.BIt will get worse with human interference.CIt will be solved but with difficulty.DIt will stay for a decade.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。Recently, Ive been following a simple rule that is helping me crush procrastination(拖延症) and making it easier for me to stick to good habits at the same time_36_ There are two parts to the 2-Minute Rule.Part 1If it takes less than two minutes，then do it now_37_ For example，washing your dishes immediately after your meal，tossing the laundry in the washing machine，taking out the garbage，sending that email，and so onIf a task takes less than two minutes to plete，then follow the rule and do it right nowPart 2When you start a new habit，it should take less than two minutes to doCan all of your goals be acplished in less than two minutes? Obviously notBut，every goal can be started in 2 minutes or less_38_It might sound like this strategy is too basic for grand life goals，but I beg to differThe 2-Minute Rule works for big goals as well as small goals because of the inertia(惯性)of life_39_ I love the 2-Minute Rule because it embraces the idea that all sorts of good things happen once you get startedThe most important part of any new habit is getting startednot just the first time，but each timeIts not about performance，its about consistently taking actionI cant guarantee whether or not the 2-Minute Rule will work for you_40_ Anyone can spare the next 120 secondsUse this time to get one thing doneGoAI call this little strategy the “2-Minute Rule”BAnd thats the purpose behind this little ruleCHeres what you need to know to stop procrastinatingDOnce you start doing something，its easier to continue doing itEBut，I can guarantee that it will never work if you never try itFThe goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doingGIts surprising how many things we put off that we could get done in two minutes or less第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 (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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。We were depressed and things were tough. Mom had a41time raising us on her own because Dad died five years ago. We relied on social assistance for42.Looking back, I43remember what Mom went through to send us to school. I studied hard then. Every morning, she would put a new piece of cardboard in our shoes because our shoes were44. Constant moving was typical for my family in these times. Rent was 25 dollars a month but Mom couldnt45it. Though it was hard, we never46.Christmas was approaching. We were given 25 dollars for social services. Instead of buying food, Mom would use the money to pay the47, ensuring us all of a48over our head.49we had nothing for Christmas.Unknown to Mom, I had been selling Christmas trees to earn enough money for a new pair of50. On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, I was51to go to catch the bus.As I reached the stop, I began to feel52. I was going to buy a new pair of boots53Mom was at home in tears. My mind was54and I realized what I had to do. I didnt get on the55.I went in a grocery store and bought the Christmas treats. I56home and put them quietly against the door. I knocked on the door. When Mom opened the door,57rolled into the house. She just stood there58. I managed to hold back the59, saying, Merry Christmas, Mom! There really is a Santa Claus!That day I got many60and kisses from Mom. It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!41.A. goodB. shortC. hardD. funny42.A. lifeB.travelC. nurseryD. movement43.A. hardlyB. stillC. yetD. then44.A. handed overB. picked upC. turned overD. worn out45.A. storeB. affordC. makeD. get46.A. plainedB. glancedC. enviedD. calculated47.A. decorationB. giftsC. rentD. clothes48.A. cloudB. lightC. roofD. window49.A. AndB. ButC. OrD. So50.A. glassesB. jeansC. bootsD. socks51.A. luckyB. concernedC. fearfulD. excited52.A. frightenedB. guiltyC. proudD. content53.A. whileB. becauseC. whetherD. unless54.A. woken upB. made upC. given awayD. turned down55.A. platformB. trainC. busD. plane56.A. droveB. rangC. leftD. rushed57.A. ballsB. shoesC. dollarsD. things58.A. surprisedB. nervousC. disappointedD. painful59.A. wordsB. troubleC. tearsD. sweat60.A. candiesB. hugsC. awardsD. creams第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify (识别)those of 61 (great) and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so youll feel a real sense of 62 (achieve).