四川省乐山市2016-2017学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题），第I 卷第1至8页，第II 卷第9至10页。考生作答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第I 卷（选择题，共100分）注意事项：1. 必须使用2B铅笔在答题卡上将所选答案的标号涂黑。2. 第I 卷共计100分。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。例：How much is he shirt?A. $19.15 B. $9.15 C. $9.18答案是B.1. What is the man going to do?A. To meet the womans friend.B. To sit between the woman and her friend.C. To move over one seat.2. What does the man advise the woman to do this weekend?A. Go swimming. B. Stay at home. C. Go camping.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In a bookstore. C. In a theater.4. What is the woman going to do tomorrow?A. Stay in her office. B. Take some exercise. C. See the doctor.5. What have the speakers probably been doing?A. Taking a Vacation. B. Having a picnic. C. Making a holiday plan.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2至4个小题，从题中做给的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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. Where does the woman come from?A. A small village in France.B. A small town near Montreal.C. A small town near Colombia.7. How many languages does the woman speak?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Boss and secretary. C. Brother and sister.9. What does the man make the telephone call?A. To invite the womans husband to attend a meeting.B. To tell the woman he will be London tomorrow.C. To ask the womans husband to meet him at the airport.10. When will the man go to the womans home?A. At 5 oclock. B. At 4 oclock. C. At 3 oclock.听第8段材料，回答第11至13小题。11. What have the speakers been doing?A. Running. B. Swimming. C. Cycling.12. From whom did the woman learn the knowledge about the weather?A. The farmers. B. The man. C. The geography teacher.13. What does the woman think the weather will be?A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Windy.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On a bus. B. In a shopping center. C. In an office.15. What happened to the woman?A. She lost her money. B. She met a robber. C. She missed her bus.16. Who helped her out of the trouble?A. Two passengers. B. Two policemen. C. Two passersby.17. How is the woman now?A. She is hurt. B. She is fine. C. She is frightened.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What can we learn about the road M1?A. No traffic is allowed on both sides now.B. A big accident happened at the gas station near it. C. Drivers going north are told to take another road.19. Whats happening to the road between the airport and the railway station?A. Its being made broader. B. Its closed now. C. Its being repaired.20. Where is the speaker talking?A. On the Internet. B. On the radio. C. On the telephone.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen The New Republic magazine predicted who would win the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 6, it said: “Not Bob Dylan. Thats for sure.”But the award came as a surprise to many. On Oct 13, the famous US musician was named the Nobel laureate by the Swedish Academy. He has “created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition, according to the organization.Although Dylan, 75, is not really thought to be a literary（文学的） writer, he has given the world a lot of creative work over 50 years, especially when it comes to his folk songs.In his 1985 album Biograph, Dylan wrote about the appeal(魅力) of folk music to him. Rock songs “werent serious enough or didnt reflect（反映） life in a realistic way, according to Dylan. But folk, was “a more serious type of thing. The songs are filled with more sadness; more joy much deeper feelings.Dylans music and lyrics spoke to many people during the 1960s. His lyrics were often about great political issues, such as the civil rights movement. The 1960s were a time of change when the young were making sure that their voices were heard. The idea is mast famously expressed in Dylans The Times They Are a -Changin (1964), which warns the world, “You better start swimming or youll sink（下沉） like a stone. For the times they are a-changin!”There were complaints that a literary prize had been given to a singer. But ancient “Greek poets Homer and Sappho wrote poetic works that were meant to be listened to, that were meant to be performed, often with instruments - and it s the same way with Dylan ,the Swedish Academys permanent secretary Sara Danius told CNN. It could even be said that giving the important prize to Dylan has brought back an old literary tradition. The millions whose lives Dylans words and music have changed will surely welcome the award.21. Dylan found folk music attractive because_A. it brought joy to peopleB. it reflected life on a much deeper level C. it could be used to express feelings freelyD. it needed more creativity than other types of music22. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Dylan according to the article?A. He never thought that he would win the Nobel Prize.B. All of his influential works were created in the 1960s.C .His songs expressed peoples feelings well during the 1960s.D. His fans were mostly young people who were active in political movements.23. According to the last two paragraphs, _.A .lyrics can be seen as a literary formB. a literary prize should not be given to a singerC. Dylans works were inspired by Greek poetsD .Dylan won the award because he influenced many song-writers24. Whats the authors attitude toward giving Bob Dylan the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature?A. Unconcerned. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Supportive. BBooks have tremendous power. Between their pages, readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone or anything. Unfortunately, many children all over the world dont have access to books.For several years now, Maria Keller, a 14-year-old girl from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been changing that fact.When she was 8 years old, Maria already loved reading. She also noticed that some of her classmates didnt read as much as she did. When she asked her mother why that could be, her mother said that they might not be able to afford books. Maria had never thought of this. She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them. She became determined to change this.With her mothers help, Maria created Read Indeed. Read Indeed is a non-profit organization aiming to collect and distribute(分发) books to children in need. During the early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the goal to collect and distribute 1 million books by the time she was 18. It didnt take long to reach that goal.Today, at age 14, she has collected over 1.8 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world. She says, “I cannot live without books. As I continue my mission, I have learned that the number of kids who have no books are in the hundreds of millions. So I just cant give up, even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books distributed.”She recently set a new goal: to distribute donations to kids in need in every state in the United States, and every country in the world. She keeps track of her progress on a large map at the warehouse(仓库) where they store and sort books. Maria believes that she can get support from even more people and help kids around the world to become better readers!25. We can know from Paragraph 2 that .A. Some of Marias classmates had no textbooks.B. Some of Marias classmates didnt have money to buy books.C. Some of Marias classmates didnt like reading at all.D. Some of Marias classmates couldnt afford to go to school.26. According to the passage, which statement about Read Indeed is true?A. It collects and gives out books to poor children.B. It is an organization which sells books to children around the world.C. It raises money to buy books for children.D. It is a campaign which encourages children to read.27. What can we infer from what Maria says in Paragraph 4?A. She lives on selling books.B. Her original dream has been achieved.C. She will give up her mission of distributing books.D. The number of children who have no books has greatly dropped.28. Which word can best describe Maria?A. Optimistic. B. Smart. C. Brave. D. Strong-willed.CWhen we know somewhere well，we say we “know it like the back of our hand”. But new research has shown that we dont actually know as much about our hands as we think we do.Wider and shorterProfessor Matthew Longo at the University of London and his team did an experiment, covering the left hands of 100 people. Then they asked the people to point to where they thought their fingertips and knuckles (指关节）were. They made some quite big mistakes.“People think their hand is wider than it actually is,” said Longo. The fingers also seem shorter than they are. This mistake gets worse as you go across the hand from the thumb to the little finger. Sense of positionIt is connected to our sense of position,” explained Longo. This is our ability to tell where different parts of our bodies are, even when we cant see them. “It tells us whether a joint is straight .or not he said. It also tells us whether we are going up or down in an elevator. All this information comes from signs from nerves in real time. Its like our brain has maps - maps that show the size and shape of our body. “This experiment tried to find those maps,” said Longo.Strength(强度) of feelingBut these maps make mistakes. These mistakes may be made because of how the brain understands different parts of the skin. “Our brains see” areas as larger where the skin feels touch strongly,” said Longo. Body parts dont appear as their true size, but appear bigger or smaller depending on how strongly they feel touch. Our lips, for example, have more nerves than our nose. So brain “sees” lips on its map of the body as being bigger than our nose. The same thing happens for other parts of the body that have lots of nerves.Longo believes that more research in this area may help us to understand eating problem better, because people suffering from these problems may not know their bodies properly.29. Which of following statement is TRUE about the experiment according to the article?A. People think their body parts are larger than they actually are.B. People made more mistakes about their little fingers length than their thumbs length.C .Peoples fingers are actually shorter than they think.D. People were asked to draw their hands from memory30. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. The new experiment. B. The location information.C. The mistake people made. D. The sizes of fingers and hands.31. We can learn from the article that_.A. the maps of peoples bodies form before they are bornB. the maps of our body are based on information from nervesC. our sense of position tells how different parts of the body work.D. how we feel about our body shape is only decided by our sense of position32. We can infer from the article that .A. the hand feels touch more strongly than fingers doB. our lips have a weaker sense of touch than our noseC. there are more nerves in the finger than in the handD. our sense of position should not be trusted because it is too often incorrectDIts an ordinary morning，like all the othersBut instead of being woken up by the buzzing of an alarm clock, youll be roused by the smell of freshly made coffee，light entering your room as the curtains open automatically，and a gentle back massage（按摩）provided by your high-tech bed.This is what a typical(典型的) persons life will be like two decades from now，according to The Guardian. Want to know more?After you get up, your apartment will be like an electronic orchestra with you as the conductor. With simple moves of your hand and spoken instructions, youll be able to control your apartments temperature, humidity, music and lighting. Youll be able to look through the days news on translucent screens while your breakfast waits for you in the automatic oven.As you move into your kitchen, you might accidentally hit your toe on a cupboard. If you do, youll grab your cell phone and open the diagnostics(诊断) app. Inside your phone there will be a tiny microchip(芯片) that uses X-ray waves to scan your body. The scan will tell whether your toe is bruised or broken.After breakfast, your driverless car will take you to work. While you “drive”, your central computer system will suggest a list of chores(家务事)that your housekeeping robots can do that day and it will also remind you to buy a gift for your mothers upcoming birthday.As you can see, with the help of advanced technology, our lives will be more efficient(有效率的). Technology will mitigate our forgetfulness and free us of many small burdens that distract us, such as buying a ticket. Our brain will therefore be able to focus on more important things like preparing for a presentation or doing “deep thinking”.However, the development of technology might have some disadvantages as well. By 2036, well be relying heavily on the virtual(虚拟的) world, which will mean that all of our data will be stored in the cloud，a remote digital storage system with near limitless capacity(容量). That will increase the possibility of someone else accessing, sharing or manipulating(操控) our personal information.33. What might be the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To stress the importance of developing technology.B. To remind people not to depend too much on computersC. To introduce one new invention that will benefit our future lives. D. To describe how advanced technologies will affect our future lives. 34. According to the text, in two decades, .A. youll be able to rely on an electronic orchestra to wake you up instead of an alarm clock B. a tiny microchip in your phone will treat you when you are sick C. you will be able to adjust the conditions of your apartment via oral instructions or simple hand gestures D. technology will be smart enough to help us with important things like preparing for a presentation35. What does the underlined word “mitigate” in Paragraph 6 mean?A. Make up for. B. Worsen. C. Cure. D. Take advantage of.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。Have you ever heard of an insect called the cicada(蝉)? 36 But they have an interesting internal clock that tells them when to go aboveground.Every 17 years, billions of the noisy Brood V cicadas(十七年蝉) will swarm(成群出现)to northeastern parts of the US, including New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. 37 But there are usually a lot less of them compared to the Brood V cicadas. 38 According to Discovery News, these insects started their lives in 1999. And as their 17-year life cycle comes to an end, they go aboveground when their underground homes get warmer 64 degrees Fahrenheit (about 18) to be exact.Then the females will lay hundreds of eggs in trees, and after about four to six weeks, the mother and father cicadas will die. 39 While they can be kind of annoying, these insects dont harm humans, but they do make a lot of noise during their time aboveground. 40 However, since there are so many of the 17-year cicadas, the amount of laid eggs can sometimes harm small trees and bushes. But after this summer, these insects will mostly mind their own business until 2033.A. That sound is the male cicadas attracting the female cicadas.B. The cicada insects are common in summer, especially in August and can be found in July as well.C. There are other kinds of cicadas that come around once a year or every 13 years.D. The baby cicadas will go underground, and the 17-year cycle will start over again.E. As a matter of fact, people like to eat them in some cultures.F. Well, a special kind of these insects live underground in the US for most of their lives.G. This is what makes Brood V cicadas so special.第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，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，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My husband, Rashid, arrived in New York on his own from India. He stayed in a 41 for a short time while 42 for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his 43 , he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was 44 . He was extremely worried 45 the suitcase had all his important papers, 46 his passport.He reported the 47 to the police and then sat there，lost and 48 in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to 49 in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a(an) 50 . He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. 51 he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶） 52 had been left out on the footpath.My husband 53 to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of 54 papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly 5