湖南省三校高二英语12月联考试题.doc

2017年下学期高二年级联考英语试题总分：150分 时量：120分钟 考试时间：2017年12月12日第卷第一部分 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. what will the man do first?a. fix a bike. b. have a coke. c. clean the windows. 2. how is the woman learning chinese? a. on the radio. b. on television. c. on the internet.3. what has made the man so upset?a. the ugly walls. b. his kids. c. the business.4. when will the man leave for tianjin? a. at 5:00. b. at 5:30. c. at 6:00.5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a storm. b. a tree. c. a house.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，从每题所给的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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. how many people did the woman travel with?a. two. b. three. c. four.7. where did the woman not go?a. china. b. singapore. c. malaysia.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what is the hotel closest to?a. a shopping mall. b. a city bank. c. a coffee shop.9. how long will it take the man to walk to the hotel?a. 10 minutes. b. 20 minutes. c. 30 minutes.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10what race are the speakers watching?a. running. b. swimming. c. jumping.11. who will probably win this race?a. katy. b. william c. harry.12. what do we know about richard?a. hes won several cups. b. hes got dark hair.c. hes hurt his leg.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what did the woman buy for her friends baby sister?a. a toy. b. a book. c. a ball.14. what kind of cd did the woman buy?a. a dance cd. b. a rock cd. c. a pop cd.15. why didnt the woman buy the sweater?a. its color didnt fit her. b. it was too small.c. it was too expensive.16. what did the woman promise to do for the man?a. buy a car magazine. b. buy some sandwiches.c. get a t-shirt.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. when will the sports centre open?a. on the 5th of may. b. on the 12th of may. c. on the 14th of may.18. where is the sports centre?a. across the subway station. b. next to the supermarket. c. next to a hotel.19. how much is the monthly membership fee? a.45. b. 40. c. 19.20. what will sonia smith do in the sports centre?a. give dance classes. b. teach tennis classes.c. offer yoga classes.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。awhats on?electric underground7.30p.m. 1.00a.m. free at the cyclops theatredo you know whos playing in your area? were bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract (合同)? if so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by jules skye, a successful record producer. hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.gee whizz8.30p.m.10.30p.m. comedy at kaleidoscopecome and see gee whizz perform. hes the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. this joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. gee whizz really knows how to make you laugh! our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks (快餐).simons workshop5.00p.m.7.30p.m. wednesdays at victoria stagethis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. the workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy. his workshops are exciting and fun. an evening with simon will give you the confidence to be funny.charlotte stone8.00p.m.11.00p.m. pizza worldfine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. charlotte stone will perform songs from her new best-selling cd, with james pickering on the piano. the menu is italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). book early to get a table. our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.21who can help you if you want to have your music produced?a. jules skye. b. gee whizz.c. charlotte stone. d. james pickering.22at which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?a. the cyclops theatre b. kaleidoscopec. victoria stage d. pizza world23what do we know about simons workshop?a. it requires membership status. b. it lasts three hours each timec. it is run by a comedy club. d. it is held every wednesday.bask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. recycling in the home is very important of course. however, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. we are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.the total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. it now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the uk. in many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. the uk, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. if such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. the solution is not to produce such items in the first place. food waste is a serious problem, too. too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. however, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.but this is not just about supermarkets. it is about all of us. we have learned to associate packaging with quality. we have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. this is especially true of food. but it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.there are signs of hope. as more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. we need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.24what does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?a. using too much packaging. b. recycling too many wastes.c. making more products than necessary. d. having more material than is needed.25the author uses figures in paragraph 2 to show _.a. the tendency of cutting household waste b. the increase of packaging recyclingc. the rapid growth of supermarkets d. the fact of packaging overuse26what can be inferred from paragraph 4?a. unpackaged products are of bad quality.b. supermarkets care more about packaging.c. it is improper to judge quality by packaging.d. other products are better packaged than food.27what can we learn from the last paragraph?a. fighting wastefulness is difficult.b. needless material is mostly recycled.c. people like collecting recyclable waste.d. the author is proud of their consumer culture.cwhen the sand began kicking up and hitting our faces, i started to worry that maybe we had made a mistake.that afternoon, my dad had stood on the deck (露台) of our home and laughed as our neighbors packed up their cars and headed inland. they left to spend the night in motels or at friends homes that were out of range of approaching summer storm.challenging the weather that threatened to damping our spirits, we lit a fire on the beach. dad told jokes and we had a good time. when it was 6:30 p.m., all laughter disappeared. our eyes were drawn to the sky. a tornado (龙卷风) was headed straight for us! in a flash, we were all on our feet. the wind started screaming and now we were running to the cottage. my mom stopped next to the front door. “where can we go?” she shouted at my dad.most cottages on this part of lake michigan had been built without basements. ours was no exception. the huge windows and the cottage itself wouldnt offer safety from high wind.“follow me!” my dad yelled. we crawled (爬) beneath the deck, pressing ourselves against the foundation of the cottage. between the deck supports, we watched the approaching storm in silent terror.my dad shouted, “hold on!” and something else i couldnt hear over the screaming wind. i think he was praying. by the time it reached our cottage, it was nothing more than a strong wind. the rest of the storm lasted for an hour and then simply blew away.“next time, well stay inland at grandmas. okay?” my dad said.28. what did the family do before the storm came?a. they left the motels. b. they packed up the cars. c. they stayed on the beach. d. they visited their neighbors.29. what was the familys immediate action when they saw the tornado approach?a. closing their eyes tightly. b. praying in silent terror.c. crawling on the ground. d. running away at once.30. where did the family stay in the storm?a. under a deck. b. in a basement. c. inside the car. d. behind a door.31. what can be the best title for the text?a. life on the beach b. an unusual cottage c. surviving a storm d. my admirable familydglobal gdp in 2030 will be 14% higher as a result of ai(artificial intelligence), thanks to improving labor productivity and increasing consumer demand, says a report.the report could increase the enthusiasm of economic policymakers and the public, and show the power of technology in changing not only peoples daily lives, but also economic activities. however, history tells us that, while technological advancements have brought us benefits, they have also led to great social disorders, by changing the production and labor structures, and forcing many workers to either adapt to the changes or lose their jobs. in the 18th century, for instance, skilled workers rose up to resist the industrial revolution, destroying machinery in the early 19th century. we may not see similar protests today, but history should serve as a warning against the application of ai technology.while we may gain a lot of benefits from ai, we must work out plans to reduce its negative effect on society, especially for workers. ai can raise productivity and expand gdp, but it can also make non-adaptive workers jobless. in india, some technology personnel have already felt the negative effect of information technology. as technology industries across the world seek increasing support from automation（自动操作）, robotics and big data analysis, some technology workers have already lost their jobs.in their 2013 research study, michael osborne and carl frey from oxford university estimated 47% of the jobs in the united states are “at risk” of being automated in the next 20 years. they said jobs in transportation and office and administrative support are at high risk of being automated. and kaifu lee recently said that robots could take away about 50% of all jobs from humans in the next decade.those estimates may sound sensational and the impact of technological advancements may not be that serious, as they will also create jobs in new industries. however, policymakers should consider how to better embrace the technological wave to bring benefits while taking action to minimize its negative effects. the government therefore needs to work together with business leaders and social organizations, to promote training programs for potentially helpless workers, in order to make them more capable of adapting to the structural changes in industries and job markets in the future.32paragraph 2 mainly wants to tell us that technological advancements have _.a. brought us a lot of benefits b. improved our daily livesc. caused some social problems d. led to great unemployment33we can learn from the passage that _.a. the government should discover peoples potentialsb. technology workers are more likely to survive ai technologyc. we should take action to meet the challenge of the ai technologyd. most workers are willing to accept the changes brought by ai technology34the underlined word “sensational” in the last paragraph probably means_.a. shocking b. powerfulc. inspiring d. wonderful35the passage is intended to _.a. warn us against the negative effects of ai technologyb. present the good and bad effects of ai technologyc. inform us of the development of ai technologyd. arouse peoples enthusiasm for ai technology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。memory loss can occur to anyone. if you are unable to take good care of your memory, then chances are that you will suffer from memory loss at a very young age. 36 stress is a state of mental or emotional fatigue(疲劳). 37 this is the reason why we fail to remember or learn new things when we are mentally stressed. to prevent stress-related loss of memory and learning ability, one has to find the factors that increase stress and anxiety and deal with them.if you exercise on a regular basis, your body will become stronger over time. 38 .as your brain does more exercise, it gets healthier and works better. this is why students are encouraged to do mind exercises or play mind-related games regularly. 39 it allows good blood circulation(循环) in the body and enable the mind to process present as well as past information quickly. however, many people neglect the importance of doing so. also, always include healthy foods in your daily diet that can improve your memory, such as blueberries, spinach and broccoli.these are just some of the causes of memory loss. at present, experts are unable to tell exactly what the main reason leading to memory loss is. this is because there could be many reasons leading to it, such as environmental factors. the brain is a complex organ. 40 .what matters is that you are able to follow the right set of guidelines to prevent yourself from suffering from memory loss. a. it affects the memory and learning ability of an individual b. having a healthy and balanced diet is very important c. trying giving yourself a break will be a good way d. it makes it almost impossible to find the true cause of memory loss e. this rule applies to the brain as well f. it is very helpful to have a regular place to put things in g. the following are the top three reason for memory loss and how you can avoid them第三部分英语知识运用（共2节，满分45分）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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c 和 d）中，选出最佳选项。challenges of my lifemany high school students tend to follow the crowd and not to do what they believe to be the right thing. i was one of them. it took me two years of high school to realize that i was capable of standing on my own two feet and taking up the _41_ of wrestling, which has had a long history in my _42_.the tipping point(临界点) for me was the constant urging of my family to _43_. i can remember my grandpa telling me the story of _44_ he won his championship match and the _45_ he had when they announced his name as new york state champion. i never could have _46_ that feeling till the night i won my first match. the one thing that scared me away from this sport was the _47_ which was a tight fitting singlet that exposed my entire body. i also never realized the _48_ demand that wrestling took-the long hours of learning new moves and lifting weights. and the mental _49_ for this sport is overwhelming, too. also, i had to learn to _50_ my time between school, home, work, family, and friends.wrestling is more of an individual sport but it also _51_ the help and support of a team to be successful. the coaches taught us to _52_ ourselves and also the opponents that we face on the mat. _53_ a team at christmas, we were able to bring toys to upstate hospital cancer unit for the _54_ children who were facing a major illness and could not be home for the holidays with their families. this taught me a valuable _ _55_ not to be afraid of those things that frighten me. it also made me _56_ that i need to live each day to the fullest.wrestling has _57_ me that i am capable of being my own individual. the _58_ that i have gained has allowed me the possibility of furthering my wrestling _59_ later. from this sport, i now know that in order to be _60_ you must not be afraid to try something new.41a. challenge b. skill c. idea d. job42a. life b. family c. school d. town43a. exercise b. study c. wrestle d. win44a. when b. where c. why d. how45a. impression b. feeling c. expression d. thinking46a. confirmed b. ignored c. forgotten d. imagined47a. uniform b. rule c. standard d. demand48a. emotional b. mental c. physical d. spiritual49a. preparation b. support c. judgment d. understanding50a. control b. manage c. spend d. enjoy51a. appreciates b. receives c. requires d. promotes52a. trust b. accept c. defeat d. respect53a. for b. as c. in d. like54a. unfortunate b. disabled c. homeless d. t