江西省樟树中学、高安市第二中学高二英语上学期期末联考试题.doc

高安二中、樟树中学2017届高二上学期期末联考英语试卷考试时长：120分钟本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷 （选择题 满分100）第一部分：听力理解（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 did the man do last weekend? a. he watched a football match. b. he stayed at home. c. he attended a meeting.2. why is the man late? a. his car broke down. b. he had his car repaired in the garage. c. he missed the bus.3. what kind of journey did susan make? a. a train journey. b. a ship journey. c. a plane journey.4. what is the man doing now? a. washing. b. reading. c. watching tv.5. when did the man receive georgias invitation? a. when the woman told him about the news. b. after he had decided to go to another party. c. after the dinner.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 请听下面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，你有时间阅读各小题，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6至7题。6. how many times has the woman been to london? a. several times.b. only once.c. never.7. what is the woman going to do? a. apply for a passport.b. take the new job.c. refuse the offer.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what is the woman looking for? a. her passport. b. her bag.c. her plane ticket.9. when will the plane leave? a. at 4:45. b. at 4:15.c. at 3:45.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. whats the relationship between the two speakers? a. manager and client.b. boss and secretary. c. salesman and customer.11. when did the woman show mr. wellbore around the company? a. yesterday morning.b. at lunchtime yesterday. c. yesterday afternoon.12. what is mr. smiths position in the company? a. the marketing manager.b. the planning manager. c. the boss.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. why does the woman say “this is a great location”? a. its near the schools and the parks. b. theres a shopping center nearby. c. the transportation is convenient.14. what does the man say about the size of the apartment? a. its smaller than his place. b. its the same size as his place.c. its bigger than his place.15. how many bedrooms does the apartment have? a. 1.b. 2. c. 3.16. what does the man think about the rent? a. very cheap.b. a little expensive.c. average.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where will the swimming competition be held? a. at the school swimming pool. b. at the jackson sports center. c. at the new town swimming pool.18. at what time will grade 8 gather? a. 9:30.b. 9:35.c. 9:45.19. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. students dont have to bring cold drinks. b. students can get their lunch for free. c. students have to pay for the bus ride.20. what is the announcement about? a. the schedule of the competition. b. the location of the sports center. c. the arrangements for the day.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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。a imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account each morning. it carries over no balance from day to day. every evening the bank writes off(注销) the balance that you failed to use during the day. what would you do? take out every cent, of course! each of us has such a bank. its name is time. every morning, it puts in 86, 400 seconds. every evening it writes off, as it is lost. there is no balance or overdraft. if you fail to use the days savings, the lost is yours. there is no going back. there is no taking from “tomorrow”. you must make good use of it so as to get more in health, happiness and success! the clock is running. make the most of today. to realize the value of one year, ask a student who failed a grade; to realize the value of one month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature(早产) baby; to realize the value of one week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; to realize the value of one hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; to realize the value of one minute, ask a person who missed the train; to realize the value of one second, ask a person who just avoided an accident. make good use of every moment that you have. remember that time waits for no one. yesterday is history. tomorrow is a mystery. today is a gift. thats why its called the present.21. the underlined word balance in paragraph 1 means _. a.贷款 b. 余款 c. 平衡 d. 提款22. what is special about the time bank we each have? a. we can store time in it whenever we like. b. someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day. c. someone helps you spend your time every night. d. the time in it will surely get lost if you dont use it. 23. what can be the best title of the passage? a. the bank of money b. the clock is running c. the bank of time d. the value of one hourbdear editor, recent reports have indicated an additional 1, 400 marines（海军陆战队）are being sent to afghanistan in the coming weeks. this means it costs over $1 million annually on the ground over there. i do place a higher level of blame on the policymakers who send soldiers off to kill and be killed in the field. i think the human race needs to think more about killing.one needs to do the introspection: “are these wars just?” i believe that all of our wars since 1945 have been illegal, under international law as well. i suggest that all your readers examine their conscience as it relates to the matter of making war. the fact that many soldiers are motivated by a strong sense of duty does not give them some unqualified(绝对的) moral right to support these wars or any other. its responsible for all the troops, and the entire population, to determine whether the afghan or iraq wars are in accordance with(符合) the development of the state. i wish someone would give me one or more logical reasons why we are still fighting in afghanistan and what our goals are. i certainly dont understand it and neither do many who are more knowledgeable than i.outsiders have tried unsuccessfully for centuries to conquer afghanistan, and we seem to be no more successful. we are trying to develop a stable central government, but the country is badly divided into ethnic and tribal groups, and the current government is corrupt（腐败的）. moreover, we are apparently regarded as undesirable occupiers by many of its people, most notably(尤其) the taliban(塔利班).if we are to continue spending billions every year in afghanistan and killing hundreds of our people and many of theirs, our government must provide us with a reasonable explanation of why we are doing so and what we can expect to accomplish.george myers24. what caused the author to write the letter? a. his conscience of being a citizen. b. his relatives being killed in the war. c. reports about sending soldiers to afghanistan. d. getting no reasonable explanation.25. the underlined word “introspection” in the passage means _. a. self-awareness b. self-examination c. self-confidence d. self-defence26. the soldiers go to afghanistan because_. a. they can contribute to the development of america b. they have the moral right to do so c. they want to become heroes in the war d. they are performing their duty as a resident27. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. the u.s.a has developed a stable central government. b. most people cant understand why the states makes wars. c. the afghan considered americans as undesirable occupiers d. american government should make an explanation to the public.c a primary school in wuhan has used new desks and chairs to prevent students from getting short sight. the desks and chairs make students have the correct posture, especially when reading and writing. each desk has an adjustable steel bar. the bar can help students keep their eyes at least 30cm from books. zhang jianming is headmaster of the primary school. she said the new desks and chairs were provided by an eye care centre in the city. the school carried out a survey last september. it showed that about 7 percent of its 1,093 students said they suffered from short sight. the new desks and chairs have already improved the students posture, but both teachers and students might need more time to get used to them. yang lihua is head of the wuhan youth eye care center. she said the desks and chairs were introduced to 19 schools on a trial basis. “during our research into short sight, we noticed that the number of students with short sight was increasing. this is because parents are teaching their children to read and write at a very early age without paying enough attention to their posture,” she said. feng junying is a doctor at beijing jingshan school. “i think the new desks and chairs in wuhan will certainly be helpful,” she said. “but bad reading habits at school are not the only reason for short sight. children are using mobile phones and ipads when they are very young. this can be another reason for short sight at a young age.”28. according to the passage, the adjustable steel bar can help the students keep their eyes _ from books. a. 20cm b. 25cm c. 29cm d. 32cm29. the schools in wuhan introduced the desks with bars to the primary school students in order to _. a. make students grow tall b. help students have the correct posture c. help students love reading d. not allow students to use mobile30. feng junyings words mean _. a. the number of students with short sight is increasing b. the students dont get used to the new desks and chairs c. bad reading habits are not the only reason of the students short sight d. the new desks and chairs are useless for the students to improve their eye sight31. from the passage, a good way to protect our eyesight is to_. a. buy an adjustable steel bar b. go to the youth eye care centre often c. have a correct posture when we are studying d. read less and use mobile phones and ipads lessddesignalogo contest we need a logoa graphic (绘画的) imagethat will be the perfect symbol of our great new wellsville skate park. we would like those of you who are counting the days until the grand opening to design an appropriate logo that can be used on stationery, business cards, fliers, brochures, posters and t-shirts. an appropriate, well-designed logo will provide an opportunity for young artists to receive recognition as well as great prizes. if you are interested, here are the things you need to know:logo requirements design must be original . design can include no more than two colors. the words “wellsville skate park” must appear in the logo. logo should be submitted (提交) on 811 papers in every shape. do not fold.submission details name and address of the designer must appear on the back of the logo design. contestants (竞赛者) need to include a one-page written explanation describing the key features of the design.deadline mail entries(参赛作品) will be accepted between april 10 and may 15. entries must be postmarked no later than may 15. winning designs will be posted on our website atwww. wellsville. skatep. comon may 20.prizes first prize: a digital camera second prize: one-year pass to wellsvilleskatepark honorable mention: a t-shirt with the prize-winning logo.mail entry forms and designs to:wellsvilleskateparklogo contestriversiderecreationcenter1295 newrockford hwy, riverside, va2322632. at the beginning, the advertisement tries to encourage readers to enter the contest by_. a. offering prizes b. showing sample logosc. explaining the rules d. relating graphic details33. according to logo requirements, the submitted design must_.a.include the full park name b. be in a round shapec.use at least four colors d. be based on simple ideas34. how will winners be announced?a. by mail.b. by telephone. c.on the website. d. on the radio.35. which website would be most helpful for contestants? a. website design and logo design company. b. designing logos: a guide.c. before and after: a logo design history.d. business logos designed fast. 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。selfie social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie(自拍). it refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website. 41 some selfies are extreme close-ups(特写镜头), and others show part of an arm held straight outward. a few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror.everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend. young people are relatively heavier digital users. they are interested in staying connected to their friends. 42 there are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site. 43 a quick and easy way to attract others attention is to get likes and comments from friends. secondly, its human nature to show off your own great achievements. when you feel good about yourself or look good, its far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies. 44 thats right. sometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toilet. last but not least, social media is about being social! if that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be it. its fun, and its a cool way to sort of document your own life. finally, there are things to be mindful of when youre posting. its easy to think youre sharing a photo with a few people. 45 so dont post anything online, selfie especially. a. there are lots of selfie styles. b. the rise of selfies has become universal.c. social media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activity.d. the desire to take, post and get likes on selfies goes back to a biological behavior.e. but the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it.f. there are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do.g. the leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible.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） 阅读下列短文， 从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。no one likes the “old people” smell. no one, not even the 41 people. trust me, i know.i volunteer at a hospice of alzheimers care(老年痴呆患者临终安养院). my health book 42 a pretty picture of hospices, describing them as homes where family members and the sick can work together in 43 incurable illness. it shows pictures of 44 patients speaking to doctors, with, of course, loving ones around them.thats 45 what a hospice is. there arent family members, only cards sent periodically during the year. the 46 i help seldom smile because theyre struggling to 47 where they are, what year it is, 48 their own names.and they dont like the “old people” smellthe smell of disease, of medicine and sweat, or of the lost self-respect. they dont like it. but they 49 in it.next week is my 50 . im moving soon and i wont have to 51 that hospice. i wont have to 52 a woman who cant even close her mouth, or 53 a man whos crying because he cant stop shaking 54 enough to tie his shoes. i wont have to run for a nurse when evelyn falls out of her wheel-chair.but i feel far from 55 . after four years of volunteering, the place is the same as the day i started. all the 56 remains fresh, never to be cut through by youthful spirits.some visit. some bring cake and puppy dogs and flowers. but only 57 . when you were born, loving arms held you. shouldnt you 58 that way too? shouldnt the elderly, whove lived their lives, raised their 59 and contributed to society be cared about? shouldnt they end feeling loved? why dont 60 ? 41.a. oldb. youngc. poord. sick42.a. paintsb. writesc. publishesd. reads43.a. curingb. examiningc. testingd. accepting44.a. cryingb. sufferingc. fightingd. smiling45.a. certainlyb. maybec. notd. hardly46.a. hospitalsb. patientsc. doctorsd. nurses47.a. sayb. recognizec. rememberd. forget48.a. everb. evenc. onlyd. however49.a. playb. livec. talkd. work50.a. dutyb. turnc. firstd. last51.a. feelb. seec. smelld. taste52.a. feedb. openc. stopd. keep53.a. blameb. curec. calmd. find54.a. fastb. frequentlyc. shortlyd. long55.a. light-heartedb. absent-mindedc. badd. sad56.a. hopefulnessb. hopelessnessc. carelessnessd. desire57.a. someb. fewc. med. them58.a. actb. livec. died. speak59.a. plantsb. childrenc. foodd. money60.a. ib. wec. theyd. you第卷 （非选择题， 满分50分）第二节 语法填空 （共10小题， 每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词（不多于3个单词）或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 one day the employees of a large company in st.louis, missouri returned from their lunch b