黑龙江省青冈县一中2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

20172018学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试题满分150分 考试时间120分钟 第一部分：听力（共两节，满20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 does the woman want to do?a. change the channel b. watch a tv program c. go to a movie2. what will the woman do next?a. watch tv b .clean the living room c. use the bathroom3. what time is it now?a .7:15 b. 7:30 c. 8:004. how does the man feel about the interview ?a. confident b.surprised c. worried5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. shopping online b. decorating a bathroom c.saving money第二节（共15小题每小题1分，满分15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至第7题6. who will probably pay a visit to the company? a.some customers b.some reporters c. some tourists7. where will the woman meet the visitors?a.in her office b.at a restaurant c. at the factory听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题8. who is the woman talking to?a.a travel agent b. her friend c.a teacher9. what is true about williamsburg?a. it is in the south b. it is a young city c. it has many modern buildings and gardens听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题10. where is the womans husband now ?a.in beijing b. in london c. in paris11. why did the woman come to beijing ?a.to travel around b. to study space technology c. to attend an international meeting12. how often does the man come to beijing ?a. twice a month b.every year c.every other year听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题13. what does the woman want to know?a. how to write a report b. when she will get her grade c. why she got a low grade on her report14.when was the womans report due?a.on september 5th b. on september 3rd c. on september 1st15. what is the most important part of starbucks success,according to the man ?a.its stores. b.its good service c. the taste of its coffee16. what does the man advise the woman to do?a.leave out some figures b. change the topic c. do more research听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题17. whom is the talk given to ?a. tourists b. some animal researchers c. a group of photographers18. which animal hurt people last week?a. a koala bear b. a monkey c. a zebra19. what was the audiences allowed to do?a. feed the animals b.eat and drink in their cars c. get off their car to take a walk.20. what s the talk mainly about?a. some safety rules b. protecting wild animals c.animals and human beings2,4,6第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。 amy wife, daughter, and i moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like it does today. we live on a corner, higher than street level, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall. the front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk, the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish.we did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area our “rock garden”. whenever we had leftover flowers or plants, denise or i would stick them out front, just to bring some color to the area. we would do all of the yard work on our own, even the tiring weed-pulling. last summer i had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that i could not immediately identify, i knew i didnt plant it and denise claimed that she didnt either. we decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was.weeks passed and as i made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be a sunflower with a tall skinny stalk(茎，杆) and only one head on it. i decided to baby it along and weed around it. as i pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, i noticed something unusual. the sunflower had not started where i saw the stalk begin. it actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.thats when i realized that if a tiny little sunflower didnt let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. once our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can attain the same nourishment(营养) and growth as well.stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you. you will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires.21. why is the front of the house another story according to the author?a. the workers finished it in a hurry.b. there is a wall along the sidewalk.c. the family view it as a rock garden.d. the rocks are piled there at random.22. the author found it unusual that_.a. the sunflower grew under and around a big rockb. the sunflower had a tall stalk and only one headc. the mystery plant turned out to be a sunflowerd. a rock stood in the way of the flowers growth23. which of the following best describes the sunflower?a. brave and stubborn. b. confident and persistent.c. optimistic and modest. d. mysterious and devoted.bits not uncommon in america for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group.donating ones time and services is very much a part of the american way of life.most charitable activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even encouraged by the government.the helping hand is extended to the poor，the homeless and the disabled.some people work to teach youngsters how to read.others open up soup kitchens to feed the homeless.volunteers also take care of the disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages(孤儿院)to help children without parents.high school students are often encouraged to become volunteers and many school club activities center around volunteer services.students may work with disabled children during a summer program，or participate in a club activity which helps to bring meal to senior citizens who are shutins.with their sense of idealism(理想主义)students are often eager to donate their spare time.they see such activities as a way of becoming involved in the community and the adultworld.social action for them becomes as important as their academic studies.in a like manner，throughout the year，fund raising drives are also conducted by schools and community groups to raise money for a worthy cause.they may respond to a recent earthquake in a foreign country，a flood somewhere within their own，or another natural disaster which has left people destitute and homeless.they may organize drives to collect food，clothing and medicines to serve an immediate need.today even the halloween custom of“trick or treat”has become an occasion to collect money for a charitable cause.this call to help those less fortunate than themselves arises from the humble origins of the american nation.those immigrants who were poor and downtrodden(受压迫的)became dependent on the kindness of their neighbors to make a new life for themselves.american volunteers work throughout the world in less developed countries.they volunteer by serving as a champion of goodwill both at home and abroad，which no doubt enriches both his life and those whom he serves.24which of the following charitable activities is not mentioned in the passage?asome people open up soup kitchens to feed homeless people.bsome students donate books to children in mountainous areas.csome people collect money to help a foreign country with a recent earthquake.dsome students bring meals to old people who cant go out easily.25the underlined word“destitute”in paragraph 3 probably means _.alifeless bvaluelesscuseless dpenniless26american charitable activities started because _.apoor immigrants needed help badlybamericans are mostly kindcamericans are always ready to share with othersdpoor americans couldnt live on without help27whats the best title of the passage?athe call from the poor bways to help the poorcvoluntary work in the us damerican volunteers around the worldc three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. at the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.“how are three people going to travel on only one ticket？” asks an accountant. “watch and youll see，” answers an engineer. they all board the train. the accountants take their respective seats but all three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them.shortly after the train has departed,_the conductor comes around collecting tickets. he knocks on the restroom door and says, “ticket, please.” the door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. the conductor takes it and moves on. the accountants see this and agree it is quite a clever idea. so after the conference, the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money. when they get to the station they buy a single ticket for the return trip.to their astonishment，the engineers dont buy a ticket at all. how are you going to travel without a ticket？asks one puzzled accountant. “watch and youll see，”answers an engineer. when they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the three engineers cram into another one nearby. the train departs.shortly afterward，one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the accountants are hiding. he knocks on the door and says, “ticket, please.”28. the three engineers buy only a single ticket because _. a. only one of them need buy a ticket b. the three accountants buy tickets for them c. they are too poor to buy more tickets d. they just want to save money29. the underlined word “departed” in the third paragraph means _. a. arrivedb. separated c. stopped d. started out30. which one of the following is true according to this passage? a. only one engineer is in the restroom when the conductor collects the ticket. b. at first the three accountants know why the three engineers buy one ticket. c. on the return trip the three accountants buy three tickets again.d. on the return trip the three engineers dont buy any ticket.31we can infer from the passage that _. a. the accountants are not as clever as the engineers b. the accountants are cleverer than the engineers c. the engineers are not as clever as the accountants d. the engineers are as clever as the accountants dever since donald trump was elected the next president of the us, the entire trump family has been put under a microscope. in china, the spotlight has been mainly focused on trump and his daughter ivanka. she is described on wechat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family. she leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. but she got where she is by herself.theres always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you. are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family? should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because ivanka sleeps five? if you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? how about if you dont work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your mr. or miss right?there is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism(精英主义).they are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest an enormous amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance enhancement, even plastic surgery. they encourage lifestyle makeovers: wine tasting classes and expensive trips overseas. they make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the elites (社会精英).but whats the downside of being ordinary? do you really need to go to the gym five days a week unless you are a gym maniac(热衷者)? do you need to take hundreds of selfies and photoshop the selected ones to post on wechat? do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to enter high society later?dont let the idea of elitism get to you. everybody has a right to the life they want. human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. as long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other peoples shadows? choose your own life path and go for it.32. why does ivanka become a hit online?a. she lives such a dream life that a million girls would like to kill her.b. she gets what she has through personal efforts despite decent origin.c. she is a virtual role model frequently seen among ordinary people.d. she together with her family is put under careful investigation.33. which of the following are considered as a life belonging to people of higher social rank?polish and post carefully- selected selfies on wechat;break your neck to earn your first pot of gold;spare no expense to improve physical appearance;sign up for wine tasting classes and oversea trips;a. b. c.d. 34. it can be inferred from the text that _.a. being distinguished is a commonly advocated culture nowadays.b. keeping a stable nine-to- five job will be thought of as a loser.c. ivanka sleeping five hours a day makes the vast majority guilty. d. improving the quality of life will promote ones social status.35. which attitude towards life would the writer probably agree with?a. life is like a dogsled team. if you arent the lead dog, the scenery never changes.b. life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.c. there is only one success to be able to spend your life in your own wayd. the greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. eive always wanted to start my own business. ive always wanted to start working for myself. yet i didnt make that decision. i finally got started instead of thinking about it or putting it off. and i made it. maybe youve not started on something important to yourself. maybe you can relate to what im saying, and you feel youve been slacking (松懈的) off for too long. you had better get started now. _36_ 1. its better than thinking about it._37_ but thinking can also be dangerous when you do too much of it. you can think as much as you like, but thinking isnt going to change the situation. in fact, thinking isnt going to change anything. _38_ you wont go anywhere, as if youre a human statue. so you had better get started now.2. its better than never taking action.do you want to be the man or the woman who never does anything? do you want to be the man or the woman who never gets started? _39_ you wont regret it.3. _40_.how long are you going to dream about getting started? how long are you going to dream about how wonderful itll be when you do take action? and how long are you going to dream about how much of a difference itll make to your life? theres only so much dreaming you can do before you have to turn that dream into action. a dream without action is a fantasy, destined(注定) to never come true.a.you can adjust your actions along the way.b. take action and get out of your own head. c. thinking will just keep you in the same position youre already in.d. heres why getting started is the best way to get started.e. its better than dreaming about doing it.f. its better to make a mistake than do nothing at all. g. thinking about something before you do it is a great quality to have.第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4160各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。have you ever watched an artist paint a picture? he or she works close to the canvas(画布) -_41_small sections at a time in the process of completing the whole painting.but every once in a while, the_42_must step back from their work and look at the whole picture. only by stepping away from what theyre working on can they_43_the proper perspective(角度). the proper point of view is_44_to the end result.there is no difference for any other creation._45_its a business, a project or your life, you need to step back_46_in order to get it right. from a_47_, you can see things you cant see when youre close. the difference is in working on your project_48_working in it. its all too easy to focus on something but_49_the important parts needed to create a satisfying result.stephen covey calls it “_50_the saw(锯)”. it would be_51_to keep sawing without stopping from time to time to make your_52_sharper. but unfortunately, thats what too many of us_53_.just as in music - we need spaces_54_the notes(音符) i