广西陆川县中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

广西陆川县中学2017-2018学年下学期高二期末考试卷英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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 does the man invite the woman to do?A. Go camping. B. Go to a movie. C. Go to Henrys party.2.Whats the time now?A. 10:00. B.9:53. C.7:10.3.Whats the weather usually like in May?A. Very rainy. B. Not too hot. C. Very windy.4.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hospital. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bank.5.What does the man mean?A. The woman can stay in the room for free. B. The woman can only use half of the room. C. The room will not be free.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 did the woman e to see the man?A. To exchange a piece of clothing. B. To get her money back. C. To talk with the store manager.7.What is true about the woman?A. She designs clothes. B. She washes the jacket in hot water. C. She has worn the jacket for a week.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What does the woman probably do?A. Shes an agent. B. Shes a student.C. Shes a tour guide.9.What is best for the man?A. A family on the east side of town. B. A family with no children. C. A family near his school.10.What will the woman probably do next?A. Inform the college.B. Call a host family.C. Clean up a room.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.What was the womans original reservation for?A. A double room.B. A single room.C. Two single rooms.12.How much will the woman pay per night?A. $20.B. $80.C. $100.13.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the front desk.B. On the phone.C. In the membership club.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What did the woman almost forget?A. The printer is out of paper.B. There is no more ink in storage.C. Sherri Caldon is on leave.15.What does the man say about the online order?A. They have the lowest price.B. They have a quick delivery.C. They have the best selection around.16.What should the woman do first when she returns?A. Take her lunch break.B. Go to the finance department.C. Place an order online.17.Who might the man be?A. An online store owner.B. An equipment repairman.C. The womans boss.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.When do people usually start their Christmas shopping?A. On December 1. B. On November 29. C. Before Thanksgiving.19.Where did the idea of “Buy Nothing Day” start?A. In America.B. In Britain.C. In Canada.20.Where did the high school students get food for the “Buy Nothing Day” dinner?A. From neighboring homes. B. From the restaurants nearby. C. From Italian shops selling spaghetti.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。AIt was on the early afternoon of a midOctober day in 2012. Bismark Mensah, who came to America several months ago, was collecting carts (手推车) outside a Walmart in Federal Way. It was a parttime job for him. He earned $9.05 an hour in charge of getting carts out of the parking lot.He was used to finding stuff in carts that customers had somehow forgottenkeys, credit cards, wallets. And he turned them into a customer service. But a particular item stood out. It was a white envelope with a clear window in the middle, and there was a lot of cash in it, around $20,000. Mensah turned them into customer services.Because of what he did that afternoon, Mensah is now the winner of Walmarts national 2013 “Integrity(正直) in Action Award”Bismark Mensah says that since the story ran, he has bee the model the youth in Ghana (his native country)He is now employed fulltime at the Federal Way Walmart, earning $10.95 an hour, up from the $9.05 an hour he earned working parttime.Mensah, 33, no longer collects carts and such. He is in the backroom, dealing with inventory(库存). “I want to learn everything about operating a store like Walmart store，” he says. He plans to return to Ghana to run some shops owned by his family. He also plans to go to college and earn a degree in business administration.21What does Mensah do in Walmart now?ADeals with inventory. BCollects carts.CChecks out the groceries. DEnsures Walmarts security.22Whats Mensahs future plan?A. To teach in college. B. To work in a big factory.C. To earn a degree in arts. D. To run his own shops.23What lesson can we learn from the story of Mensah?AIts never too late to learn. B Honesty is a valuable quality.CDont judge by appearance. DA bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 24What can be inferred from the passage?AMensah es from a poor family in Ghana.BMensah can hardly make himself understood in America.CMensah has set an example for the youth in his own country.D Mensah will help set up some Walmart branches in Ghana.BThe Healthy Habits Survey(调查)shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.1How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a batteryoperated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a dayhalf of the number doctors remend.Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a dayoften inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.3How often do you think about fighting germs?Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge (海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.25What is found out about American seniors?AMost of them have good habits.BNearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.CAbout one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.D All of them are fighting germs better than expected.26Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands _.Aeight times a day Bthree times a day Cfour times a day D twice a day27Which of the following is true according to the text?AWe should keep from touching our faces.BThere are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.CWe should wash our hands before touching a door handle.D A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.28The text probably es from _.Aa guide book Ba book review C a popular magazine Dan official document CElizabeth Bishop, who was famous for the poetry A Prodigal, Filling Station , Sandpiper, Manuelzinho and so on, was an influential(有影响的) American poet of the 20th century. Her poetry often shows things that concerned her throughout her life, such as her search for a sense of home. Her troubled childhood and feelings of loneliness from this time affected her character and poetry.Bishops painful childhood is apparent(显面易见的) in some of her poems. Her father died when she was eight months old and her mother was mad when she was five. Bishop was raised firstly by her mothers parents and then by her fathers parents. This experience left her confused about belonging. She had no home and this was shown in her poetry. In “A Prodigal”， when the character in the poem makes up his mind to go home, there is a sense of pessimism for Bishop who has no home. The lack of a sense of home has contributed to her depression(消沉) all her life.Bishop attempts(企图) to make small, everyday experiences extraordinary in her poems such as “Filling Station”. In “Filling Station”， Bishop describes the beauty of a family filling station. Although it is “dirty” there is order in it. Simple family life is celebrated in it. She recognizes the value of home and beauty in everyday life, but she is only an observer of these. Distance remains between her and the family at the filling station.Bishops struggle to locate herself in the world is seen no more clearly than in “Sandpiper”. It deals with searching for something in a confusing world. She uses the metaphor(暗喻) of the bird which is “looking for something”. The “something” isnt specific(特殊的). It seems as if the bird doesnt know what he wants; the only certain thing is that he is searching.Bishops poems are personal on a more subtle (巧妙的)level, especially when her childhood, travels, etc, are taken into consideration. It is believed that Bishop is a plex(复杂的)poet who uses her poetry to find this feeling of belonging.29What do we know about Elizabeth Bishops childhood?AShe was born poor. BHer parents didnt love her.CHer grandparents treated her badly. D She lived an unhappy life.30When reading Bishops poems, people can find her search for _.Athe true nature of human being Ba happy family lifeCthe feeling of belonging D parental love31Which of Bishops poems shows her love for simple family life?ASandpiper. BFilling Station. C Manuelzinho. DA Prodigal.32Which of the following words can best describe Bishop?AClever and strong. B Gifted but pessimistic.CUnfortunate but kind. DCreative and determined. DA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.Students are increasingly using laptops for notetaking 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 notetaking 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 longterm 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.33More and more students favor laptops for notetaking because they can _.Aget higher scores Bdigest concepts better C write more notes Dunderstand lecture better34While taking notes，laptop users tend to be _.Amindless Btireless Cthoughtful D skillful35The author of the passage aims to _.Aexamine the importance of longterm memory Bpromote the use of laptopsCexplain the process of taking notes D stress the benefit of taking notes by hand 第二节（共5个小题；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。Imagine that youre an actor or actress performing in a play for the first time. Youve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering. Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you. 36 .The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.If youve experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. Its one of the most mon types of fear. 37 .You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class. 38 .The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs on each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies “fight for flight” reaction. As a result, we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race and knees shake. 39 .Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. Firstly, dress fortably and appropriately. Secondly, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contain caffeine(咖啡因). 40 .Instead, try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.A. These might make your heart race even faster.B. Maybe you dont have to be onstage to get stage fright.C. Stage fright is really part of the bodys reaction to stress.D. With practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.E. Then you try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to e out.F. Theres a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.G. However, the good news about stage fright is that there are a way to deal with it.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Years ago, I lost my sight pletely. I would do anything for a 41 . In fact, desperate and 42 , I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything anyone 43 . All for nothing.But now, after 25 years in physical darkness, my life is 44 than ever. The change began one day, many years ago, when I drank my tea 45 , swallowing gulps(一大口) of “poor me” and wondering what my future would 46 . Then, the doorbell rang. Janet came in and brought an idea. “Have you ever thought about working as a(n) 47 ? ” she said, “You speak Spanish. Go for it.”Her idea 48 me to make a phone call. And the interpreting pany I contacted invited me to take a test. Thank goodness it was 49 .“Were so 50 with the results,” the receptionist said the next day, “that we want to send you on your first 51 tomorrow. Its in the Immigration and Naturalization Court.”That was the beginning. That was when I began to 52 possibilities when my blindness wouldnt get 53 . The view of my world had changed. Blindness didnt have to label me as 54 . On the contrary, the blindness improved my ability to 55 information and present a quicker and more 56 interpretation.The letters from judges, praising me for my work, 57 me for the hours Id spent studying, memorizing, and 58 .Blindness? Not a barrier any more. 59 , it became a handy 60 to sharpen my creativity. Not only in the courtroom, but at home, in my relationships and in the way I viewed myself.41. A. methodB. cureC. suggestionD. change42. A. anxiousB. delightedC. peacefulD. ashamed43. A. discoveredB. offeredC. remendedD. appreciated44. A. darkerB. brighterC. harderD. calmer45. A. eagerlyB. nervouslyC. bravelyD. pitifully46. A. includeB. needC. holdD. share47. A. assistantB. applicantC. teacherD. interpreter48. A. advisedB. inspiredC. permittedD. expected49. A. oralB. usefulC. easyD. written50. A. movedB. impressedC. crazyD. tolerant51. A. appointmentB. interviewC. talkD. assignment52. A. suffer fromB. leave outC. focus onD. recover from53. A. on the wayB. throughC. in the wayD. over54. A. effectiveB. unproductiveC. exhaustedD. unmon55. A. memorizeB. checkC. correctD. share56. A. fairB. accurateC. formalD. funny57. A. rewardedB. awardedC. informedD. amazed58. A. imaginingB. previewingC. practicingD. performing59. A. HoweverB. InsteadC. ThereforeD. Besides60. A. handleB. challengeC. descriptionD. tool第卷 第二节 语法填空(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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Earth Day is an event 61 (annual) celebrated on April 22. 62 (found) by Senator Gaylord Nelson, an American politician and environmentalist, it was originally aimed at helping the public to know the current situation of pollution and 63 (get) people to care about the earth.In 1962, Rachel Carsons bestseller “Silent Spring” created an 64 (aware) of the dangerous effects of pesticides(农药）. Then,a fire, 65 broke out in 1969 on Clevelands Guyahoga River, revealed the problem of chemical pollution in water. Senator Gaylord Nelson dreamed of 66 similar event that would get people to take environmental issues seriously. In 1969, he was inspired by protests against the Vietnam Wa