江苏省宿迁市2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

1、第 i 卷（选择题，共85 分）第一部分听力（共20小题；每题1 分，满分20 分）第一节听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c 个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读一遍。1. who is the best british writer, according to the man? a. jane austen. b. william shaespeare. c. charles dicens. 2. what do we now about the man?

2、a. he went sightseeing. b. he visited art museums. c. he bought some paintings. 3. what does the woman epect the man to do on saturday? a. celebrate their mums birthday. b. tae brian out for the day. c. accompany brian to hospital. 4. what does the woman mean? a. she doesn t lie the travel. b. she w

3、ont go because of the bad weather. c. she isn t sure which means of transport to tae. 5. what are the speaers mainly taling about? a. a film. b. a novel. c. a writer. 第二节听下面 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 材料，

4、回答第6、7 题。6. why does the woman not want the first one? a. it is epensive. b. it is heavy. c. it has no guarantee. 7. what is the most attractive to the woman about the second one? a. its shape. b. its price. c. its functions. 听第 7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8. where docs the conversation tae place? a. at a hotel.

5、 b. at an airport. c. at a police station. 9. what does the man suggest the woman do? a. wait where she is. b. mae a request for the loss. c. give him her telephone number. 听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. what s the relation between the speaers? a. husband and wife. b. friends. c. doctor and patient 11. w

6、hy does the woman loo worried? a. her son has difficulty sleeping. b. her son seems to be a web addict. c. her son has some health problem. 12. what might the woman thin of alice s way to deal with her problem? a. practical. b. strange. c. wrong. 听第 9 段材料 ,回答笫 13 至 16 题。13. how long will the course

7、run this year? a. eight wees. b. seven wees. c. si wees. 14. what was the woman surprised at? a. the lac of assistants. b. the condition of weather. c. the number of children. 15. what new activities can the children have this year? a. adventure sports. b. fun programmes. c. creative classes. 16. wh

8、at is epected about the course this year? a. it will run better. b. it will last longer. c. it will start earlier. 听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20题。17. how does the speaer describe johnny depp? a. rich and boring. b. traditional and shy. c. amaing and interesting. 18. who is edward? a. a pirate captain. b. a m

9、an built by a scientist. c. a childrens story character. 19. according to the speaer, what was one of depp s most popular roles? a. jac sparrow. b. the mad hatter. c. edward scissorhands. 20. why does the speaer thin depp is successful? a. he built his own island. b. he won an academy award for best

10、 actor. c. he is one of the highest paid actors. 第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35 分）第一节单项填空（共15 小题：每小题1 分，满分 15 分）请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. some educators insist to classical music is certainly a form of school education. a. eposed b. having been eposed c. eposing d. being eposed 22. how

11、 come she fell over? i didnt push her ; it was an accident. a. desperately b. deliberately c. eventually d. especially 23. tony is on cloud nine and he smiles at everyone. so you if you come first in the competition. a. do b. are c. would d. will 24. he is not suitable for the job? no. i have seriou

12、s about his ability to do it. a. qualifications b. discriminations c. reservations d. accommodations 25. suddenly the string broe, leaving the ite flying free. , higher and higher until it was out of sight. a. up did it fly b. up flew it c. up it flew d. up did fly it 26. the weather in england is c

13、hangeable, its reputation. a. looing up to b. living up to c. maing up for d. standing up for 27. offered the position of chairman. smith , preferring to eep his current job. a. withdrew b. calculated c. declined d. applauded 28. -will you eep her company? - . a. not unless she wants me to b. unless

14、 she wants me to c. not unless she wants me to eep d. unless she wants me to eep 29. it was not until i read a film review how special the film the isle of dogs was. a. when i new b. that i new c. before i new d. did i now 30. i am grateful to my tutor as she is enough to overloo my little mistaes.

15、a. vain b. rigid c. modest d. generous 31. how much salt did you put in the soup? 一 oh, sorry! . i forgot. a. little b. nothing c. none d. few 32. this non-governmental organiation launched the animal rights movement, appealing to people to all products tested on animals. a. boycott b. contradict c.

16、 finance d. sponsor 33. the construction wor is well under way with caution through the uninhabited area, lies a national nature reserve. a. what b. which c. where d. that 34. in social activities, it is always important to be , to have a strong conception of time. a. accurate b. punctual c. elegant

17、 d. religious 35. john told me ma was sure to win. - i dont thin he has a chance. a. i beg to differ. b. no bother. c. what for? d. you said it! 第二节完形填空（共20 小题：每小题1 分，满分 20 分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。on a road trip to californias breathtaing north coast region, my husband

18、en and i, my teenage daughter lahre, and my nine-year-old son shawn, stopped to have lunch and stretch our legs a bit. as we waled toward the 36 entrance, a man with an untidy beard and dirty hair jumped up from a nearby bench and opened the door for us. an old bie 37 with a sleeping bag and the res

19、t of his 38 rested against the bench, it was obvious that he was 39 . but regardless of his 40 , he greeted us as if we were his best friends, “todays soup and sandwich special s a great deal. ”once inside, my teenager whispered to me, “ mom, he 41 .” and shawn ased questions about him, not quite un

20、derstanding the 42 of a homeless person. en and i eplained the best we could, telling the ids to loo to the person underneath and within 43 the dirt and smell. with the windiest part of our trip just 44 us, the ids needed to tae car-sic pills so i went bac to the car to fetch them. as i 45 the front

21、 door, the “doorman” was opening it for an older couple, who rushed past him and didnt even acnowledge his 46 . i let the couple 47 first and then said a loud and gracious “than you” to the doorman. after going bac inside, i ased our waitress, who was bringing the ids their dessert, to 48 one soup a

22、nd sandwich special to our bill. both the ids looed at me 49 -as we had already eaten but en new eactly what i was doing. by this time, we had to get bac on the road to stay on schedule. as we rounded the comer of the very full restaurant, the “doorman” was sitting at a table enjoying his 50 . when

23、seeing me, he jumped up and 51 his hand for a handshae. it was then that i 52 he had tears in his eyes tears of gratitude. 53 we can t choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude, and i was doing just that. hopefully, when someone opens a door for lahre and shawn during their 54

24、 through life, they will remember to say “55 “ and have a great soup and sandwich special on the menu, too. 36. a. hotels b. restaurant s c. shops d. supermaret s 37. a. connected b. burdened c. loaded d. crowded 38. a. belongings b. gatherings c. findings d. savings 39. a. hopeless b. helpless c. h

25、omeless d. harmless 40. a. appearance b. identity c. age d. behavior 41. a. smiles b. smells c. shaes d. sighs 42. a. description b. desire c. concern d. concept 43. a. beyond b. above c. over d. in 44. a. regardless of b. instead of c. ahead of d. free of 45. a. noticed b. ignored c. followed d. ne

26、ared 46. a. patience b. presence c. tiredness d. selflessness 47. a. come around b. come about c. come through d. come to 48. a. add b. admit c. adjust d. adapt 49. a. frightened b. disappointed c. ecited d. confused 50. a. meal b. stay c. drin d. time 51. a. laid b. etended c. raised d. waved 52. a

27、. realied b. assumed c. valued d. considered 53. a. unless b. while c. since d. when 54. a. progress b. opportunity c. journey d. performance 55. a. than you b. ecuse me c. im sorry d. see you 第三部分阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30分）请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a top 4 motivational boos fo

28、r teens whether youre looing for a graduation gift idea, or you re hoping to help your teen mae better choices, a motivational boo might be the answer. who moved my cheese? for teens who moved my cheese? has been a life changing boo for many adults. the teen version will surely create positive chang

29、e in their lives as well. adolescence is filled with change and uncertainty and this boo focuses on the sills needed to adapt and develop increased resilience. help yourself for teens real-life advice for real-life challenges written by dave peler, the #1 new yor times bestselling author of a child

30、called “it”, this boo is a part self-help boo and part inspirational memoir.peler shows teens how they can overcome whatever challenges they face in life. the code the five secrets of teen success the author, mawi asgedom, grew up during a civil war in ethiopia. he overcame adversity and was awarded

31、 a scholarship to harvard. in this quic read, your teen will learn valuable lessons on resilience. the 7 habits of highly effective teens sean covey, son of the author of the 7 habits of highly effective people, provides a teen-friendly version of this classic boo. helping your teen develop these ha

32、bits at an early age will set him up for future success in life. 56. who is the passage intended for? a. parents. b. teachers. c. teenagers. d. graduates. 57. which of the following is true according to the introductions of the four boos? a. who moved my cheese? for teens appeals to adults and teena

33、gers alie. b. help yourself for teens real-life advice for real-life challenges is the #1 new yor times bestseller. c. the code the five secrets of teen success touches on achieving academic success against a bacground of military conflict. d. the 7 habits of highly effective people is written by se

34、an covey with the help from his father. b when it s time to give up i m sure you have been told that in order to become successful, you must persevere (坚持 ), fight, stand up whenever you fall, and march forward until the end. i say those things to people all the time, so why am i telling you now tha

35、t sometimes it is actually better to quit? the reason is that in certain cases, you could only go forward if you go bac. sometimes you will be putting a lot of time and effort in achieving a goal to find out one day that your strategy is totally wrong. you could be achieving the same results in half

36、 the time had you been focusing on doing the more important things. lets say your goal was to lose weight. you then set a goal to do 1000 sit-ups a day. after about 1 month of doing this, you realie that you have been disciplined enough to hit your goal of 1000 sit-ups a day, however, you aren t get

37、ting any closer to your main goal of losing weight. this is called focusing on a secondary goal, which sometimes is the wrong strategy. we sometimes get so focused on a secondary goal that we lose focus on the primary goal. i see this with sales people all the time. their main goal is to mae money b

38、ut they often find their focus on hitting some new position within the sales department and when that doesn t happen, they feel lie a big failure. the goal never was to hit some position; the goal was to mae money whether with this company or another company. would it mae sense, in this case, for a

39、sales person to quit the job if his goal of maing a certain amount of money just wasn t happening? his managers would probably call him a quitter, but his goal is to mae money. if he can obtain that goal through a different source, then quitting would actually be the smart thing to do. so when is it

40、 time to give up? when what you are doing no longer maes sense in respects to achieving your main goal. sometimes it will mae more sense to give up what you are doing and start on a different path towards the same goal. some people will spend their entire lives on a path to a certain goal only to fi

41、nd out in the end that the path they too was the wrong one. there is no shame in giving up on a path you are taing to your goal as long as you always aim to reach your goal. theres no point in staying on a path that will lead you to nowhere. 58. why does the author advocate giving up? a. because giv

42、ing up halfway will save half the time. b. because perseverance does not wor in most cases. c. because sometimes people adopt wrong strategies. d. because no one can achieve success without hard wor. 59. which of the following is a secondary goal in the case of sales people? a. to gain recognition f

43、rom their boss. b. to mae money in the present company. c. to wor for other better companies. d. to get promoted in the sales department. 60. what is the authors attitude towards giving up? a. one should devote his whole life to one goal rather than give up. b. one should not regret giving up if he

44、finds he is on a wrong path. c. one always needs to stic to the same strategy to achieve his goal. d. one should focus on primary and secondary goals before he quits. c one of the newest words on the coffee stage is “shade grown coffee”. shade grown coffee isnt new. in fact, until only a few years a

45、go, shade grown coffee represented the major coffee beans sold on the world coffee maret. the coffee plant is a natural shade lover, growing best in the shade afforded by an overgrowing canopy (树冠 ) of rain forest plants. that canopy protects the coffee plant from sunlight that reduces its productio

46、n and ills it. shade grown coffee is, however, more epensive to grow, at least in the short run. growing coffee in the shade means that coffee growers also have to spend time woring on the protectors. it means that less land is left to produce coffee beans. the arrival of technically engineered coff

47、ee plants that grow well in the sun represented a major development in coffee industry. because there was no need to grow shade trees to protect the coffee trees, farmers could use more and more land to grow coffee trees, increasing their productivity and leading to more money for the coffee plantat

48、ions (种植园 ) and farmers. however, it was not a good idea to move away from shade grown coffee. the sheltering canopy provided more than just shade for the coffee trees. those plants provided shelter for birds and other animals who feed on pests. they help to fi nitrogen in the soil, and nitrogen is

49、a natural fertilier which maes plants grow more successfully. the increase in land used to grow sun loving coffee trees also had an unepected effect on the law of supply and demand. the increased production resulted in a huge amount of coffee beans coming to the maret, which brought down prices. mor

50、eover, most eperts agree that shade grown coffee is better in taste than coffee grown in full sun. plants grown in shade tae longer to develop. the slower growing time helps to improve the coffees taste. you can buy a can of shade grown coffee to replace your usual sun coffee. one cup of coffee a da

51、y-its a small price to pay for a better world. 61. what do we now about shade grown coffee? a. it has been introduced to the maret recently. b. it was the main coffee beans sold on the maret. c. it is protected by the canopy from pests and animals. d. it grows well where there is adequate natural su

52、nlight. 62. why did farmers move away from shade grown coffee? a. it had a bitter taste. b. it left no land for shade trees. c. it offered less profits. d. it s no longer well received. 63. what is an advantage of sheltering plants? a. they eep a balanced environment. b. they bring more money to far

53、mers. c. they help clear the nitrogen in the soil. d. they mae coffee plants grow quicly. 64. what does the author suggest? a. spending less on coffee. b. listening to eperts ideas. c. buying shade grown coffee. d. planting sun loving coffee. d lie many sensitive souls, i never truly felt lie a chil

54、d. i was the oldest child of three and one of my nicnames as a child was “little mother ” because i got great joy from taing care of my younger siblings (兄弟姊妹 ). i truly believe that the adults around me thought that i was a child that didn t seem to need physical affection. there was generally a lo

55、t of verbal affection but very little hugging pulling me onto their lap, rubbing my bac when i couldnt sleep and other forms of physical comfort. i used to have a strong desire for that touch so very much but did not have the confidence to say so. even though i had truly wonderful parents, family an

56、d friends, i remember a distinct hunger for human touch from a very early age. when my first child was born, i remember never wanting to put him down. grandparents, friends and even strangers at the grocery store would warn me about “spoiling him by holding him too much,” i would smile and nod but i

57、gnore this advice, as well-intentioned as it was. i held each of my three children as often as i could, enjoying the quicly-passing eperiences of breastfeeding them, snuggling (依偎 ) their little heads into the croo of my nec and rocing them gently to sleep. there was joy in wor of motherhood, the li

58、e of which i had never eperienced before. there was joy even in the bleary-eyed (睡眼惺松的） nights, in the crying fits of late evening, in the ever-present bouts of illness that roced this house as it spread person to person. the joy was in the togetherness, the love, the snuggles amidst the struggles o

59、f life that did not always have joy outside of these precious moments. when i was in nursing school, an instructor once told me about the importance of non-contingent touch-touch that isn t secondary to something lie an assessment or treatment. she reminded us that not everyone has love in their liv

60、es and that love is essential for healing and growth. the easiest way to show love is often with a simple hand on the shoulder, holding hands with a frightened client, sitting net to them on their bed while chatting with them so they can see that you are not hurried and are present in the moment. i