四川省宜宾市南溪区2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

四川省宜宾市南溪区2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题；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 the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. What do you know about the woman? A. She is on a diet. B. She doesnt like ice-cream. C. She doesnt like the concert.2. What is the Health Services new number? A. 555-4931. B. 555-9872. C. 555-4391.3. How much money will the man borrow to buy what he wants? A. $16.50. B. $8.50. C. $ 8.4. Where is the nearest bank? A. On St. Paul Street. B. On St. Marie Street. C. In the east of the city.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In an office.B. In a bank. C. In a hospital.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,选出最佳选项,每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料, 回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. Where are the two speakers? A. In a classroom. B. On their way to school. C. At home.7. What can we know from the conversation? A. Both of the speakers have an umbrella in their hands. B. Mary forgot to bring an umbrella with her. C. It is raining hard.请听第7段材料, 回答第8至第10三个小题。 8. Why is the girl so thirsty and tired? A. She just had a PE lesson. B. She just played football. C. She has been doing exercise for three hours.9. What is the weather like? A. It is raining hard. B. It is cloudy. C. It is very hot.10. What does the girl buy for her classmate? A. A cup of hot water. B. A cup of iced water.C. A bottle of orange juice.请听第8段材料, 回答第11至第13三个小题。 11. Why did the man go to Britain? A. To study there. B. To work in a restaurant. C. To visit his friend.12. Why does the man work in the restaurant? A. He likes the job. B. He wants to get some practical experience. C. He has to earn some money for his life and education.13. How much does the man earn every day? A. 10 pounds. B. 20 pounds. C. 30 pounds.请听第9段材料,回答第14至第16三个小题。14. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife.B. Father and daughter.C. Brother and sister. 15. Why does the woman suggest buying a skirt for her mother? A. Because itll make her mother look younger. B. Because its easy to buy a skirt there. C. Because its the most expensive present.16. Where will they have their dinner? A. In a restaurant. B. At home.C. In a supermarket.请听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Who gave the poor farmer an apple tree? A. His neighbor. B. A stranger. C. A friend.18. Why didnt the farmer plant the tree near the road? A. Because he was afraid strangers would steal the fruit. B. Because he was afraid his neighbors would steal the fruit. C. Because he was afraid his children would take the fruit.19. Where did the farmer plant the tree at last? A. Near his house. B. In his woods. C. In one of his fields.20. Whats the result of the story? A. The farmer had a good harvest of fruit. B. Many people enjoyed the fruit. C. The farmer got neither the tree nor fruit.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWaitress needed at American Pie RestaurantHours: Monday Friday 4 pm 10 pmRequirements: Must be friendly and hardworking. A good knowledge of English is a must! Our restaurant serves everything American style and many of our clients are foreigners. A basic understanding of American food and culture is required and will be assessed at the time of interview. Must be able to lift loads of up to 15kg. Experience is a plus.Salary: 8 dollars per hour - plus tipsComputer Network Engineer needed at Pi-Rex Company INCHours: Monday Friday 9 am 5 pmRequirements: This job is an internship, and no experience in computer maintenance is necessary but applicant must be willing to learn and take instruction. This position will provide the applicant with training opportunities and a scholarship while they study under a trained computer network engineer. A good memory and an ability to type at least 40 words per minute is required. Have a good command of English and Chinese.Salary: 4,000 dollars per monthHR Manager needed for Ford Motor Company Hours: Monday Friday 8 am 4:30 pmRequirements: This position calls for an upbeat and sociable individual with good time management skills. They must work well with people and be able to take charge and make critical decisions. The position will involve managing relations between employees at the Tianjin branch of Ford Motor Company and their counterparts in the United States. Good telephone skills are a must. Excellent English language skills are required for this position.Salary: 100,000 dollars per year21. Who is qualified for a waitress at American Pie Restaurant? A. A person with good cooking skills.B. A person with much free time on weekends. C. A person with basic knowledge of American culture.D. A person with the ability of restaurant management.22. What do the jobs have in common? A. A good memory. B. Being paid monthly. C. Rich working experience. D. Being fluent in English.23. The passage mainly aims to_.A. advertise positions B. attract more foreignersC. give training information D. care about employment trendsB Marriage has been linked to higher survival rates among cancer sufferers a new US study on the relationship between marriage and health suggests that the death rate is obviously higher among unmarried cancer patients than married patients.Researchers from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California and the University of California, San Diego, looked at nearly 800,000 adults in the state who were diagnosed with cancer between 2000 and 2009. The academics then followed up on the patients progress until the end of 2012.Marriage seemed to benefit both men and women, but the size of the effect varied between sexes and with race and ethnicity. For men, the rate of death was 27% higher among those who were unmarried compared with those who were married. For women, the rate was 19% higher among unmarried patients.The study also revealed that Asian and Pacific Islander cancer patients people of Chinese, Japanese or Indian descent who were born in the United States experienced a greater benefit than those born outside the country.The patterns were partially explained by greater economic resources among married patients such as having private health insurance and living in higher socio-economic status neighborhoods.“While other studies have found similar protective effects associated with being married, ours is the first in a large population-based setting to assess the extent to which economic resources explain these protective effects,” said study author Scarlett Lin Gomez of the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. 24. According to the passage, cancer patients are most likely to survive because of_. A. the change of health insuranceB. the effect of marriage C. the state of being unmarriedD. the condition of economy 25. What can we learn from Paragraph 2 and 3 in the passage? A. The effect of the marriage is different among cancer patients. B. Unmarried women patients have higher survival rate than married men. C. The rate of death among men is lower than that in women. D. Marriage only benefits men cancer patients a lot. 26. What can be inferred according to the passage? A. Only the US study has found protective effects related to marriage. B. Better economic resources are beneficial to cancers sufferers. C. The people in America are more likely to cure their cancer. D. Cancer patients outside the USA are taken less care of. 27. Which one could be the best title for the passage? A. Cancer and marriage. B. Cancer and Prevention. C. Marriage and Survival rate.D. Marriage and Love.C“Freelance retail consultant” refers to daigou in Chinese, or overseas people who buy goods for customers in the Chinese mainland.Its estimated that there are 40,000 daigou in Australia, most of whom are young migrants or international students looking for ways to help cover their rent and university cost.These freelance retail consultants have created thousands of trading routes, both small and big, into China. Shops in Australia sold out of instant formula (婴儿配方奶粉), leaving many Australian parents unable to buy their preferred brands. The Sydney Morning Herald reported last year that half of Australias infant formula sold went to China through customers selling to other customers.Because of this, daigou have received criticism from Australian media. The Sydney Morning Post even suggested that the Australian government should put a limit on instant formula exports.However, not everyone dislikes daigou. “ We think daigou are good for both the local economy and they are very good for our business,” Peter Nathan, the chief executive of A2 Milk, a New Zealand infant formula maker, told Reuters. “We clearly believe they are a positive force.”Others agree that nothing is wrong with the practice. “People are buying these products legally on the Australian market theyre not illegally being exported to China,” Tim Foulds, head of research at Euro monitor Australia and New Zealand, told The Washington Post. 28. Why do most daigou in Australia buy goods for Chinese customers? A. To improve living conditions. B. To satisfy import demand.C. To pay their expenses. D. To get sales experience.29. According to the passage, which of the following is right?A. Australian parents criticize daigou.B. Consumers prefer milk made in Australia.C. Australian government has limited exports.D. Different ideas about daigou exist in Australia.30. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that_.A. the practice of daigou will balance supply and demandB. daigou will probably be welcomed in New ZealandC. infant formula will grow in popularity in ChinaD. daigou will be a legal job in Australia soon31. Whats the attitude of the author to Daigou?A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Negative. D. Objective.DFamous people have a lot of influence on cultural trends, like it or not. When Oprah goes on a 21-day vegan diet, it makes headlines. When Amal Clooney wears a Stella McCartney dress, sales go way up. However, one trend that seems harmlessbut is actually harmfulis the pressure on stars to have their photos taken with rare animals.Famous people who are asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread or who do so while on vacation always have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the often greedy amusement parks and fake animal centers. These businesspeople love the thought of sharing pictures of a star hugging a baby tiger or a whale. Kind people are naturally drawn to places that claim to offer rare animals safety and are eager to see elephants paint, to hug baby bears or to swim with dolphins. However, being frequently exposed has shown that many of these businesspeople are breeders, dealers or exhibitors that are using stars goodwill for their own ends.In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are barbaric. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William takes a photo with an elephant, the chains go back on.Fans, tell the stars: Stay away from wild animal photos, and the animals will be grateful. Of course, you dont have to be famous to make a difference. Whether right here at home or at an exotic place abroad, every one of us must fight the desire to take a photo with an elephant or hug a baby tiger. 32. Why are Oprah and Amal Clooney mentioned in Paragraph 1?A. To introduce the topic of the passage.B. To promote the cultural influence on stars.C. To remind people how important the trend is.D. To show famous peoples pressure from wild animals.33. What can we learn from the passage?A. The businesspeople offer chances to stars to get close to animals.B. Famous stars use photos with rare animals to make a difference.C. Businessmen take advantage of stars goodwill to earn money.D. The kind and rich people are easily attracted to visit wild animals. 34. What does the underlined word “barbaric” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Effective. B. Cruel. C. Scientific. D. Kind. 35. What is the passage mainly about?A. The number of elephants and tigers is increasing.B. Keeping away from animal pictures can protect them.C. People will be encouraged to take photos with animals.D. The famous may have a negative influence on cultural trend.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。 Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”! _ 36_ First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. _37 _ 38_ Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can. _39_ The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth and two ears! All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking!Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. _ 40_ A. Sometimes you may use a wrong or tense, which doesnt matter.B. They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.C. Obviously the better answer is to enlarge their vocabulary.D. If you have this proactive outlook, you will see English opportunities wherever you go.E. I would like to explain some reasons for it.F. Second, they are afraid of making mistakes.G. The second reason lies in the unwillingness of using what has just been learned. 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，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。It was a very cold evening in northern Virginia years ago.The old mans beard was 41 by the winters frost while he was waiting for a ride 42 the river. The wait seemed 43 . His body became numb and stiff in the cold wind. He heard the faint, steady sound of 44 hooves (马蹄) along the frozen path. Anxiously, he watched as several horsemen passed by. He let the first one pass by without trying to get his 45 . Then another passed by, and another. 46 , the last rider came to the place where the old man 47 like a snowman.As this one came near, the old man caught the riders 48 and asked, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesnt 49 to be a passageway on foot.” 50 his horse, the rider replied, “Of course, come here.” Seeing the old man was unable to 51 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, 52 to his home, which is not far.As they neared the house, the horsemans 53 made him ask, “Sir, I noticed you had let several other riders pass by without trying to ask for a ride. Then I 54 and you immediately asked me for a ride. Why? On such a 55 winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 56 I refused and left you there?” The old man 57 himself slowly down from the horse, looked into the riders eyes straight and replied, “Ive been waiting there for some time. I think I know people pretty well. I looked into the other riders eyes and immediately saw there was no 58 for me. Asking them for a ride may be useless. But when looking into your eyes, I could see 59 . I knew, then and there, your gentle spirit would help me out in my time of 60 .”Touched deeply, the horseman said, “I am most grateful for what you have said. Its you who made me know I need to respond to the needs of others.”41. A. rolledB. dirtiedC. frozenD. shaved42. A. onB. acrossC. in D. beyond43. A. pricelessB. useless C. carelessD. endless44. A. leavingB. approachingC. runningD. walking45. A. attentionB. advice C. rideD. help46. A. LatelyB. FirstlyC. Frequently D. Finally47. A. livedB. satC. listenedD. lay48. A. handsB. eyesC. armsD. legs49. A. appearB. happenC. soundD. look50. A. SeeingB. CatchingC. StoppingD. Riding51. A. liftB. climbC. jumpD. move52. A. andB. soC. butD. then53. A. experienceB. curiosity C. sympathyD. patience54. A. came upB. stood upC. went upD. jumped up55. A. darkB. long C. bitterD. deep56. A. How aboutB. Even ifC. Now thatD. What if 57. A. loweredB. enjoyedC. madeD. put58. A. fearB. pleasureC. threatD. concern59. A. answersB. tearsC. kindnessD. coldnes