安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

1、定远育才学校 2017-2018 学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试题考生注意：1. 本卷分第 I 卷和第 II 卷，满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。答题前，先将自己的姓名、 准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卷上。2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标题涂黑。3. 非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卷上对应的答题区内。rv 第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共 20 题，每小题 1.5 分，共 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

2、 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. How might the weather be this after noon?A. Sunny.B. Win dy.C. Stormy.-2. What does the woma n recycle?/A. Plastic.B. Glass.C. Paper.3. What is probably the man?A. A doctor.B. A professor. C. A hairdresser.4. What does the woma n ask the man t

3、o do?VkAA. Do some clea ning.B. Have a beach party.C. Look for part-time work.5. Where does the con versati on take place?A. At Pepi s Pizza.B. On the phone.C. At home.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

4、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。26. Who took the photo?37. What do we know about Joe?A.He wears glasses. B. He is younger than Ella. C.He is tallerthan Ella听第 7 段材料，回答第& 9 题。8. What happe ned to David?A. He fell off a horse.B.He was bitte n by a dog.C. He had a car accide nt.9. How do

5、es the man feel about lear ning to drive?A. In terest ing. B. Dan gerous.C. Necessary.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the woma n doing whe n the man comes?A. Havi ng a class.B. Havi ng a meeti ng .C. Correcti ng homework.11. Why does the man say sorry?A. He broke the woman s alarm clock.I TB. He

6、did nt finish his homework.C. He was late for school aga in.12. How many times has the man forgotte n to bring his homework this mon th?A. Three. B. Four. C. Six.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where does the con versatio n most likely take place?A. In a restaura nt. B. In a post office. C. In a shop.14.

7、 How long will the woman wait according ti the man?A. 5 mi nu tes.B.10 minu tes. C.15 minu tes.15. Why does the man apologize at the end of the con versati on?A. He smoked in front of the woma n.B. He made a mistake.C.He shouted at the woma n.16. What can we know from the con versatio n?A. The woma

8、n booked a table in adva nee.A. Ella.B. Ella s uncle.C. Ellas brother.4B. The man brought the woma n the wrong order.C. The woma n got a table in the smok ing secti on.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why is the speaker usually hungry by lun chtime?A. She n ever eats sn acks in the morning.B. She only ha

9、s a drink for breakfast.C. She seldom has breakfast.18. When does the speaker s lunchtime end?A. At about 1:15. B.At about 2:00. C. At about 2:15.19. What does the speaker always drink for lun ch?A. Tea. B. Water. C. Coffee.20. Which meal is the richest meal?A. Breakfast.B. Lun ch.C. Supper.第二部分 阅读理

10、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A、B C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA family s socioeconomic status （SES） affect s more than just their lifestyle , and it can also impactthe in tellectual developme nt of childre n as early as 18 mon thsold . Researchers Betty Hart and Todd Ris

11、ley ide ntified what they call“ The 30Millio nWord Gap ” , which shows that childre nin highe r in come families will hearapproximately 30 million more words than children in families on welfare by the time they are threeyears old . The researchers found that these discrepaneies_visible in children

12、s brain scans . And this gap doesn t jus t disappear after age three : hearingadditional words so early in life leads to higher IQs and more academic success later . More recen tly5, the result has bee n recon firmed by the LENAFoundation , a non-profit organization .Todd Risely , co-author of the s

13、tudy , emphasized that being born into a low SES family does NOTprevent a child from realizing his or her full potential or from6competing with children from higher socioeconomic status families , especially ifa pare nt or caregiver , such as a gran dpare nt , en gages in daily and freque ntShe is w

14、idely see n as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at n early 500 years of age, time iscatch ing up with the Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture, pain ted by Leon ardo da Vinci in 1505, is gett ingin telligentin teract ionwith the childduri ng the critical first three years oflifebei

15、ng borninto a high ESE does NOTassure that a child will realize his or herfullpotential ,especially if child-rais ingis outsourced to a nanny who does not haveactive in teract ion with the child duri ng the first threeyears .Language is like nutrition for your brain . The more words you hear , the m

16、oreyour brain develops , ” Betty Hart said .“ If you don t have Ianguage , you can t” Based on the research , several pilot programsdesigned to help parents get into the habit of talkingwith their babies , a practiceprogress . Lan guage is the key .that scientistssay can do wonders for a child s fut

17、ure literacy are being set up .21.The underlined word “ discrepancies ” possibly means _A. similarities B. possibilities C. differe nces D. difficulties22.What can be in ferred from the sec ond paragraph ?A. Todd Risley has a disapprovi ng attitude towards the research .B. The research result does n

18、ot necessarily apply to specific situations .C. Atte nti on shall be attached to the accumulati on of spoke n words after 3 .D. A grandparent is considered as a better caregiver than a part-time nanny .23.What Betty Hart said suggests that XT- rA. la nguage is crucial to develop babiesfuture academi

19、c performaneeB. more talksarerecomreading ability .D. releva nt measure s should be take n to help develop babiesbrain24.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage ?A. SES Is the Key to Babies FutureB. High SES Leads to Future SuccessC. Pare nts Impact Babies Developme ntD. More Tal

20、ks Ben efit Babies Dev elopme nt7worse by the year, accord ing to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.“ The thin, woode n panel on which the Mona Lisa is pain ted in oil has cha nged shape si nee expertschecked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have no ticedthe changes but repairing the

21、world s most famouspainting is not easy. Expertsare not sure about the materials the Italia n artist used and their curre nt （现在的）chemical state.Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by themystery of her smile.“It is very interestingthat when you re not looking a

22、t her,she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said ProfessorMargaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“ It s because direct vision （ 视觉 ）is excellent at picking up details, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci pain ted the smile inshadows. ”However, the actual h

23、istory of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it waseven tually sold to the king of Fran ce, Francis I, i n 1519.In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took itout of the museu

24、m hidde n un der his coat. He said he pla nned to retur n it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War II, Frenchhid the painting in small tow ns to keep it out of the hands of Germa n forces.Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to te

25、ll.25. The un derli ned sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ._A. is losing its valueB. is being damaged after so many yearsC. is gett ing more valuable with years pass ingD. will rot away26. Choose the right order about the happe nings onto the Mona Lisa.a. It was stole n from the Lo

26、uvre.8babies who are less physicallymovement can show big results.b. Its pain ter sold it to King Fran cis I.c. Its state of health was checked.d. It was retur ned to France and housed in the Louvre Museum.e. It was hidde n and protected aga inst Germa n forces.A. b-a-d-e-c B. d-e-c-b-aC. d-a-e-c-b

27、D. b-c-a-d-e27.What makes her smile so mysterious accord ing to Professor Livi ngst one?A. The materials the Italian artist used.B. The way she smiles.C. The way da Vi nci pain ted the smile.D. It plays a trick upon the human eye.CAre you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to go to play s

28、ome basketballin between hittingthe books. Doctors are starting to find more and more informationthat suggests a conn ecti on betwee n exercise and brain developme nt. Judy Camer on,1 0a scie ntist at Orego n Health and Science Uni versity, studies brain developme nt.Accord ing to her research, it s

29、eems that exercise can make blood vessels( including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed.血管）,Dr. Cameron is surethat this allows people who exercise to think better. As she says,While we alreadyknow that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can actually cause physicalchangesin

30、thebrain. ”The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen inbabies. Babies whodo activities that require a lot of moveme nt show greater brain developme nt tha nMargaret Barnes, a scientist,also believes in the importanee of exercise. She thinksthat many learning disabilitiesthat chil

31、dren have in primary school or high schoolcan result from a lack of movement as babies.Babies need movement that encouragesand excites their five senses. They need to set up a connection between motion andmemory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to connect physicalactivity with h

32、igher lear ning,says Margaret.active. Even a little910Older people can develop their brains as well. Cornell University studied a groupof seniors who have a short-term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hoursa week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it

33、 does have to increase the heart rate. Also,just like the motion for babies, exercise for older people should not be too simple. Learning some newskills or actions, such as with yoga or tat- chi helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may nothave been used for a long time. For most people, a

34、ny type of physical activity that increases the heartrate is helpful. The main aim is to increase the brain s flowof blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as two to three hours of exercise a week.28.What is the main idea of this passage?A. How exercise makes people strong.B. How to get go

35、od scores in a test.C. How exercise helps the brain develop.D. How the brain can change one s memory.29.According to the passage, what is the connection between exercise and brain development?A. Exercise helps soften our blood vessels.B. Physical exercise helps us think better.C. The brain needs spe

36、cial mental exercise.D. The more exercise, the bigger the brain.30._ For ordinary people, the smallest amount of exercise required to gain any benefit is.A. two hours per week B. 40 hours per weekC. three hours per day D. 40 hours per month31.Why is yoga suggested for seniors?A. It does good to the

37、joints of old people.B. It does not increase the heart rate.C. It includes learning new actions.D. It can be done in groups.11Whenstudents and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importanee, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem tosay, but n

38、ot important.Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment,but certainlynot an education priority（优先）.This view is short sighted. In fact, musiceducation is beneficial and important for all students.Music tells us who we are. Because music isan expression of the beings who createwell as the social en

39、vironment it came assurely as does a Schubert song. Theis obviously America n because it came from America n musical traditi ons. Music expresses ourcharacters and values. It give us ide ntity as a society.感知）that cannot be acquired any other way.Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The a

40、rts explore the emotive（感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover andrespond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get itThe arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they com muni cate asThey are ways we human beings “talk ” to each othe

41、r. Theyare the Ianguage of civilizationthrough which we express our fears, our curiosities,our hun gers, our discoveries and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagi nation so that they can be shared with others. When we do not givechildren access to an important way of expre

42、ssing themselves such as music, we take away from themthe meanings that music expresses.Science and tech no logy do not tell us what it mea ns to be huma ns. The arts do. Musicis an important way we express human suffering,celebration,the meaning and value ofpeace and love. So music educati on is fa

43、r more n ecessary tha n people seem to realize.32._Accord ing to Paragraph 1, stude ntsA. regard music as a way of en terta inmentB. disagree with their pare nts on educati onC. view music as an overlooked subjectD. prefer the arts to scie neeit, it reflects their thinking and values, asfrom. Rock m

44、usic represents a lifestyle justjazz in flue neethat George Gershw in and othermusicia ns in troducedin to theirmusicMusic provides a kind of percepti on（all.mathematicaland scientific symbols.1233.ln Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to_ .A. compare it with rock musicB. show music ide

45、ntifies a societyC. i ntroduce America n musical traditi onsD. prove music in flue nces peoples lifestyles4Which can expla in how the sun rises and sets?A. Music. B. Scien ce.C. The arts. D. Tech no logy.35.What is the main idea of the passage?A. Music educati on deserves more atte nti on.B. Music s

46、hould be of top education priority.C. Music is an effective com muni catio n tool.D. Music educati on makes stude nts more imagi native.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。In so many ways, cyberspace mirrors the real world. 38 Others buy and sell products.

47、Still others look for frien dship, or even love. Un like the real world, however, your kno wledge about apers on is limited to words on a computer scree n. Ide ntity （身份）and appeara nee mean very little in cyberspace. 39. So even the shyest pers oncan become a chat- room star. Usually, this“faceless

48、 ” communication doesn tcreate problems. Identity doesn t really matter when you re in a chat room discussing politics orhobbies and it makes the Internet a great place for exciting con versati on. Where else can so manypeople come together to chat about theirin terests? 40. They re look ing for ser

49、ious love relati on ships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love?That an swer depe nds on whomyou ask. Someof these relati on ships actually succeed. Others failmiserably.Supporter of on li ne relati on shipsclaim that the Internet allows couples to get to13know each other. Personal appearanee doe

50、sn t get in the way. But critics of online relati on shipsargue that no one can truly know ano ther pers on in cyberspace. Why?41.1 nternet users can carefully make their words fit whatever image they want tore not really themselves. All of this may be fine if the even in the middle ofhis poverty an

51、d despair, he still dreamed of being a （an） man someday.WhenM ulli tur ned 16, he walked for three days to Ken ya s capital,Nirobi, look ingfor_, In the years that followed, he took many difficult jobs. Mulli_ hismoney and bought a car. Which he bega n using as a taxi in 1971. Later, he in vested（投资

52、）many vehicles to start “ Mullyways ” , a_company. Mulli then went onto become the _ of a rich oil compa ny. All of his bus in ess was successful. Thesegive .In a sen se, theyrelati onshipstays in cyberspace.42. With so manyunknowns, it s easy to let one simag in ation“fillin the blanks” .This leads

53、 to disappointmentwhen couples meetin person.So, before looking forlove in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet 一pioneer Clifford Stoll:Life in the real world is far richer than anything you llfind on a computer scree n. ”A.Whe n we talk with others on the line, we can express ourselves freel

54、y.B.But some Internet users want more tha n just some one to chat with.C.People ask for information, play games and share hobby tips.D.Ge nerally speak ing, on li ne friends and love are worth seeking for.E.Because the Internet gives users a lot of con trol over how others view them.F.Rather, a pers

55、on s thoughts or at least the thoughts they type are what reallycount.G.But n ot knowing a pers on is a big problem in a love relati onship.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）1. 5 分，满分 30 分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题Waking up one morning at the age of six, young Charles Mulli found his family missing.He soon realized

56、 that he had bee nby his poor pare nts and seve n brothers andsisters.Mulli was forced to become to become a beggar（乞丐）in order to stay.Butr14experienc es made Mulli a millionaire._ he didn t stop working hard. His lifesoon took ano ther of_childre n in Kenya, who_ him of his own childhood.One day h

57、e told his wife and childre n that he was to spe nd his life_ the streetkids.Soon the Mulli House was filled with 100 orphans（孤儿）,but that was just thebeginning. In 1989, Mulli and his wife_the Mulli Children s Family, whoseaim was to provide a_ . They provided childre n with food, cloth, medical ca

58、reand educati on. Most importa ntly, they offered someth ing these kids had n ever_parents love. He side, “I believed we can change the world, one child at a time.As a child Iwan ted to be importa nt, but where I am now is importa nt for mankind. ”41.A. allowedB. loved C. treated D. aba ndoned42. A.

59、 healthyB. safe C. alive D. happy.43. A. importa nt B. wise C. hon est D. creative44. A. food B. work C. home D. money45.A. wastedB. borrowed C. le nt D. saved46. A. tran sport B. sport C. public D. medical47. A. trainer B. boss C. competitor D. worker48. A. But B. So C. Or D. Because49. A. fall B.

60、break C. turn D. place50. A. disabled B. homeless C. tale nted D. careless51. A. remin ded B. warned C. cured D. i nformed52. A. visit ing B. watchi ng C. teach ing D. help ing53. A. in vited B. purchased C. established D. sold54. A. life B. school C. hospital D. shelter55. A. lear ned B. experie need C