2017-2018学年湖北省荆州市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

湖北省荆州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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.WhydoesthemanwanttomovetoNewYork?A.Becausehedoesn’tliketoliveinthesmalltown.B.Becausehewantstofindajobthere.C.Becausehelikesthewayoflifeinabigcity.2.Howwastheclimatewheretheoldcouplelived?A.Itwasveryrainy. B.Itwasverysnowy. C.Itwasverywarm.3.Whatisthemanworriedabout?A.Leavingtheplace. B.Readingthepaper. C.Findingajob.4.Whowillprovideanapartmentfortheman?A.ABC. B.GM. C.TheSalesManager.5.Whydidn’tMarysleepwell?A.Shehadaheadache. B.Shehadastomachache. C.Shewastroubledbynoise.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段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?A.Amanager. B.Asalesman. C.Acleaner.7.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthem?A.Workmates. B.Teacherandstudent. C.Husbandandwife.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whenshouldstudentsmeetforthefieldtrip?A.At7:00am. B.At7:15am. C.At8:00am.9.Howwilltheboyprobablygettoschooltoday?A.Takethebus. B.Takehismom’scar. C.TakeMrs.Anderson’scar.10.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandMrs.Anderson?A.Colleagues. B.Neighbors. C.Bestfriends.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whereareprobablythetwospeakers?A.Inthetowncenter. B.Ontheroadside. C.Outsidethecastle.12.Whereisthecastle?A.It’sbytheriver. B.Itisoverthebridge. C.It’sfarfromthetown.13.Whatwillthemanmostprobablythinkofthewoman?A.Helpful. B.Impatient. C.Modest.听第9段材料，回答第14至.17题。14.Whoisprobablythewoman?A.Theman’smother. B.Theman’sinstructor. C.Theman’sschoolmate.15.Whywillthemansucceedinapplyingfortheadmission?A.Hemajorsinphysics.B.Hisparentssupporthim.C.Heperformsacademicallywell.16.Whatwillthewomandofortheman?A.Writealetterofremendation.B.Polishtheman’scopy.C.Helphimoutoftrouble.17.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablyhappen?A.Inaclassroom. B.Inateacher’soffice. C.Inalibrary.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatwerethestudentsgoingtodo?A.TheyweregoingtoreadnewsonTV.B.Theyweregoingtocelebratethewriter’ssister’sbirthday.C.Theyweregoingtoreadtheirarticlesbeforeavideocamera.19.Whywasthewritersonervous?A.Shehadn’tpreparedwellforit.B.Shehadneverreadbeforeavideocamera.C.Thereweretoomanypeoplelookingather.20.Whatwasthewriter’sfeelingtoherclassteacher?A.Nervous. B.Afraid. C.Thankful.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。并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AYourkidsmightbereadyforabreakfromschoolbuttheideaofbeingathomeforthreeweekslosesitsmagic.LuckyforusPortlanders,thecityhasnoshortageofawesomewintercampsforkids.TrackersEarthForwinterbreak,Trackersisofferingseveralonedayoutdoorandcraftcamps.Thehardpartwillbechoosingbetweensomanyfunoptions:“NinjasSaveChristmas?”Or“HereWeGoAWafflingCarolingandWaffles?”Details:$70.Dec.23,27,30,31;Jan.2,3.（Ages414）Address:5040SEMilwaukieAvTel:5033453312AudubonSocietyYourkidsdon’thavetobespecificallybirdcrazytoappreciatetheAudubonSociety’sonedaywintercamps.Theclassesallhaveabroadnaturefocus,includingeverythingfromducksfortheyoungersettointroducingolderkidstobats,wolvesandwildliferescuework.Details:$65,Dec,2S,24,2631;Jan,J3(Ages614)Address:5151NWCornellRd.Tel:9712226120OregonWhenyourkidsstarttogetboredwithhisorherownLegos(乐高玩具)－yes,itoccasionallydocshappen－checkoutOMSI’sonedayLegoandMuseumExperience,afulldayofhandsonLegoactivitiesinoneofthecity’smostfun,familyfriendlymuseums.Details:$49.ClassesofferedthroughoutDecemberandJanuary,(Ages710)Address:1945SEWaterAve.Tel:8009556674TheChildren’sGymYourkidsdefinitelywon’tplainofbeingboredatChildren’sGym’sWinterSportsCamps.From9:05:30,they’lldeveloptheirgymnasticsskillsonthecenter’sexcellentequipment,thensqueezeinalittlerockclimbingandfieldgames.Details:$60/day;Dec.23,26,and27;Jan.2and3.(Ages314)Address:1625NESandyBlvd.Tel:503249586721.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyouarelookingforaonedaycamponJanuary5?A.5032495867 B.8009536674C.9712226120 D.503345331222.Forayounganimallover,he/sheismostprobablyinterestedtogoto.A.TheChildren’sGym B.TrackersEarthC.AudubonSociety D.Oregon23.Thispassageisintendedfor.A.highschoolteachers B.parentsCcamporganizers D.youngkidsBLastweek,mygranddaughterstartedkindergarten,andIwishedhereverysuccess.Butpartofmedidn’t.IactuallywantedhertofailinsomewaysbecauseIbelievethatfailurecanbegoodforourlearningprocess.Successisprovingthatyoucandosomethingthatyoualreadyknowyoucando,ordoingsomethingcorrectlythefirsttime,whichcanoftenbeaproblematicvictory.Firsttimesuccessisusuallyaluck.Firsttimefailure,however,issupposedtobethenaturalorderofthings.Failureishowwelearn.InAfricatheydescribeagoodcookas“shewhohasbrokenmanypots”.Ifyou’vespentenoughtimeinthekitchentohavebrokenalotofpots,probablyyouknowafairamountaboutcooking.Ioncehaddinnerwithagroupofcooks,andtheyspenttimeparingknifewoundsandbumscars.Theyknewhowmuchtheirfailuresgavethem.Iearnmylivingbywritingadailynewspapercolumn.EachweekIknowthatonecolumnIwriteisgoingtobetheworstcolumn.Itrymybesteveryday.Ihavelearnedtolovethatcolumn.AsuccessfulcolumnusuallymeansthatIamdiscussingmyfamiliartopic,writinginastyleIamusedtoorsayingthesamethingsasanyoneelsebutinabetterway.Myyoungerdaughterisatrapezeartist（荡秋千演员）.Shespentthreeyearspracticingashow,andshediditsuccessfullyforyears.Therewasnoreasonforhertochangeitbutshedidanyway.Shesaidshewasnolongerlearninganythingnewandshewasbored.Sheriskedfailureandgreatpublicembarrassmentinordertofeedhersoul.Mygranddaughterisaperfectionist.Shewillfeelherfailures,andIwillwanttoforther.ButIwillalso,Ihope,remindherofwhatshelearned,andhowshecandobetternexttime.24.Whydidtheauthorwanthisgranddaughtertofail?A.Shewouldlearnmorefromfailure.B.Hewantedhertobestrongenoughtofacehardships.CIt,simpossibletodoeverythingsuccessfully.D.Successisboringthoughgood.25.Thewritertalkedabouthisownexperiencetoshowthat.A.weshouldtryeverypossiblewaytoavoidfailureB.thethoughtoffailurewillmakehimworkevenharderC.pastfailuresmadehimdarenottakerisksinwritingD.wecannotdependonlucktoliveagoodlife26.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardhisdaughterchanginghershow?A.Negative. B.Worried. C.Anxious. D.Positive.27.Theauthordevelopsthearticlemainlyby.A.givingexamplesB.followingthetimeorderC.paringdifferentopinionsD.givingacauseandanalyzingitseffectsCEarlierthismonth,theUniversityofGlasgowinScotlandlaunchedacourseentitled:TheSimpsonsIntroducePhilosophy（哲学）.Thecourse’saimistoeasestudentsintothetypicallyheavytopicbyrelatingittothepopularcartoonfamily.“TheSimpsonsisoneofthemodemworld’sgreatestculturalproducts,partlybecauseitissofullofphilosophy,”JohnDonaldson,creatorofthecourse,toldtheBBC.“Aristotle,Kant,Marx,Camusandmanyothergreatthinkers’ideasarerepresentedinwhatisarguablythepurestofphilosophicalforms—theiccartoon.”Whilethismayseemlikeanunusualwaytoattractpupilstoatraditionallydulltopic,thisclassisn’tthefirstofitskind.In2009,LiverpoolHopeUniversityintheUKbeganofferingamaster’sdegreeonthemusicofworldfamous60’sgroupTheBeatles,whichstillrunstoday.Thefollowingyear,theUK’sDurhamUniversitygavestudentsthechancetoenrollonaHarryPotterthemedmodule,coveringcontentssuchas“GryffindorandSlytherin:prejudiceandintoleranceintheclassroom,”and“muggTosome,thesecoursesmayseemlikeawasteofavaluableeducation,butDonaldsonbelievesthatpackagingcertaintopicsintosomethingmoreeasytorelatetowillenhancethelearningexperience,withoutdistracting（分离）fromthemainsubject.“Firstly,scholarswanttobetakenseriouslybyotherscholarsandideaslikethiscanbeseenasnotserious,”hetellsiNews.“Therearedefinitelywaystoincludepopularcultureintoacademicsubjectsthatstillremainstheirnatureanddoesn’ttakeawayfromthequalityoftheideas,”Alreadybookedfull,Donaldson’sSimpsonsclassisn’tmeanttobetakenasseriously,however.Thelecturersaysthathisonedaycourse,whichwillposephilosophicalquestionsaroundmorality,freewill,andreligionbyrelatingthemtoscenarios（情节）fromTheSimpsons,aimstointroducestudentstohisareaofexpertisegreatlywhilehavingabitoffun.28.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat.A.TheSimpsonscontainsmanyphilosophicalideasB.JohnDonaldsonproducesthosephilosophicalideasC.manygreatthinkerswillbeinvitedtoTheSimpsonsD.themainreasonforTheSimpsons’successisitsphilosophy29.Paragraph3isdevelopedmainly.A.byparison B.bytime C.byexample D.byprocess30.WhatisthemainfeatureofthecourseaccordingtoDonaldson?A.It’sverydullwithmanyserioustopics.B.It’sverymonasatraditionalcourse.C.It’sverytimesavingasaonedaycourse.D.It’sveryefficientinteachingphilosophicideas.31.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.acreativephilosophycourse B.apopulariccartoonC.areformoftraditionalsubjects D.anenterprisinglecturerDInFebruary,2015,aSouthKoreanwomanwassleepingonthefloorwhenherrobotvacuumateherhair,forcinghertocallforemergencyhelp.Itsurelyisn’twhatStephenHawkingwarnedusthatintelligentdevices“meantheendofthehumanrace”.Butitdoeshighlightoneoftheunexpecteddangersofinvitingrobotsintoourhome.Therearemanyexamplesofintelligenttechnologygoingbad,butmoreoftenthannot,theyinvolvecheatingratherthanphysicaldanger.Meanwhile,increasingevidencesuggeststhatwe,especiallychildren,tendtotellourdeepest,darkestsecretstohumanrobots.Sohowdoweprotectourselvesfromgivingawaycode?Onceyou’veinvitedarobotintoyourhome,youneedtomanageyourexpectations.Moviesandmarketingmayhavetoldusdeepinteractionwithrobotsfriendsbutwe’vestillgotalongwaytogobeforetheyareassociallyawareasdescribed.Giventhegulfbeationandreality,it’simportanttoavoidbeingtricked.Themessageisclear:asrobotsbecameincreasinglyconnectedtotheinternet,andabletorespondtonaturallanguage,youneedtoespeciallycautiousaboutfiguringoutwhoorwhatyouaretalkingabout.Wealsoneedtothinkabouthowinformationisbeingstoredandsharedwhenitestorobotsthatcanrecordoureverymove.Somerecordingdevicesmayhavebeendesignedforentertainmentbutcaneasilybeadaptedformoredangerouspurposes.TakeNixie,thewearablecamerathatcanflyoffyourwristatamoment’snoticeandtakeshotsaroundyouintheair.Itdoesn’ttakemuchimaginationtoseehowsuchtechnologycouldbetakenadvantageof.Ifthetechnologyaroundusisabletorecordandprocessspeech,imagesandmovement,orlistensecretlytous,whatwillhappentothatinformation?Wherewillitbestored?Whowillhaveaccess?So,whatisthesafestwaytowelerobotsintoourhomes,publicspaces,andsociallives?Weshouldbecautiouslyoptimisticthatintelligentmachinescouldbeeenrichingpanions,whileacknowledgingthatweneedtodeterminestrictboundariesforrobots.Thereshouldbesomeonetoturntoshouldyourrobotcard...rime,stealyourcard...ortrytoeatyourhair.32.ThehaireatingstoryinParagraph1isintendedto.A.introducethetopicofthediscussionD.showthepoorqualityoftheproductB.appealtoustotakepityonthevictimC.warnustokeepfarawayfromvacuum33.Accordingtothewriter,itiswiseto.A.putacautioustrustinrobotsB.makerobotsmoresociallyawareC.havedeepinteractionwithrobotsD.telloursecretstorobotsstraightly.34.Theunderlinedword“gulf”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A.trust B.distance C.technology D.advantage35.Thewriter’sattitudetoourpletetrustinrobotscanbestbedescribedas.A.positive B.objective C.critical D.pessimistic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。Varietyisthespiceoflanguage.Thewordslistedinthisbookarenotintendedtoreplacethosethatmostpeopleusemostofthetime.Rather,theyarevariationsonthetheme.Wetendtousethesameoldwordsoverandoveragain,tolimitourpowersofexpressionbylimitingourvocabulary.36butwhynotenhanceyourspeechandwritingbylearningtousenewonesfromtimetotimedsalternatives?Howoftenhaveyouspokenofhavinganaccident?37Orwhynotoccasionallydescribeasituationasaggravated（恶化）insteadofworsened.Idon’tmeanthatyoushouldthrowawaytheMoldwords”.38Englishisanespeciallyrichlanguage,andoftentherearedifferencesbetweentwowordsthataregenerallyregardedasdiesame.Thus,amishapisnotmerelyanaccident;itisanunfortunateaccident.Becausetherecanbefortunateaccidents,likebumpingintoanoldfriendyouhaven’tseenforyearsandwhoseaddressyou’velost.39.Nodoubtagoodmanywordsinthelistwillbefamiliartoyou,butdoyouusethem,ordotheyremainthe“property”ofothers?40Trytomakethesewordsyourown,aspanionsorfriendlyrivalsoftheonesyouhaveownedinthepast.Letthempete,andmakeyourlanguageallthericher.A.Justvarythemwiththe“newwords”.B.Manywordshavemorethanonemeaning.C.Thereisnothingwrongwiththe“oldwords”.D.Englishwordsaregroupedaccordingtotheirorigins.E.Whynotusethealternativemishaponceinawhile?F.Theyareincludedtointroducevarietyintoyourspeechandwriting.G.Soinusingmishapinsteadofaccident,youmustbesureofthedifference.第三部分语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Whensomeonebeesanannoyingpresenceforyou,itmeansadisasterifyoucan’tfaceitbravelyandovereit.Ilearnedthis41inthesecondyearinhighschool.TheshockthisexperiencebroughtwassogreatthatIfeltmy42wasleftonthesideoftheroadfordead.Thatwasallittook;oneyearandoneperson43everything.HernameisJenny.Shewasthegirlwho44raisedherhandandhadusefulmentsabouteverything.Whenteachersneededchallengingproblemsanswered,they45her.Andifstudentsneeded46,theywentlookingforher.Ididn’t47her,butIadmitherpresenceannoyedme.Inthefirstyear,asamodelstudent,Iwasthepersoneveryone48andalltheteacherstrusted.Thenshecameoutof49!Wealsohadtwoclasses50.ThereIgottoseewhateverybodythoughtofher.Whenanexamfinished,itbecamea51thatshegotthetopgradeanditdidn’t52tomyclassmateswhetherIwasrightthere,53Ialsogotexcellentgrades.Theywouldcrossadesertand54her!Iwasleftbeingdeniedmypresence.55.Ifeltlikenottryinganymore.Istoppedtryingtoputonashowbecausenoonewas56anymore.Later,Ivolunteeredatthegraduationceremony.Shewaspalledtomakea(n)57anddiscussedtheirdifficulties.Irealizedallherhardworkgotherthere,notherdesireto58.ItfinallyhitmethatJenny59theattentionshegot.Sheshowedmehowbigtheworldisandhow60aworldIusedtolivein.I’lldomybestbecauseIknowitwillpayoff.41.A.plan B.course C.lesson D.excuse42.A.sympathy B.trust C.respect D.pride43.A.remembered B.changed C.proved D.checked44.A.only B.still C.always D.never45.A.turnedto B.calledup C.talkedabout D.earedfor46.A.friends B.answers C.news D.money47.A.stop B.hurt C.follow D.hate48.A.noticed B.protected C.missed D.served49.A.nowhere B.everywhere C.somewhere D.anywhere50.A.first B.again C.alone D.together51.A.fact B.challenge C.standard D.chance52.A.return B.occur C.happen D.matter53.A.once B.asif C.evenif D.since54.A.ask B.help C.remind D.control55.A.Frightened B.Confused C.Bored D.Heartbroken56.A.hosting B.chatting C.laughing D.watching57.A.decision B.attempt C.speech D.appointment58.A.breakup B.giveup C.takeoff D.showoff59.A.loved B.needed C.deserved D.escaped60.A.lonely B.small C.peaceful D.dark第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。It’samazingthatChinesepoliceareusingfacialrecognitiontechtocatchcriminals.PoliceinBeijingarereportedlytestingoutnewsmartglasseswithfacialrecognitiontechnology.Thesmarttech,which61(use)inmanycheckpointstofindsuspectspresently.Somepeoplewillcertainlybeworriedaboutthepossibilityofpoliceusingfacialrecognitiontechtoflagindividuals,62thechiefexecutivethinksthatthereisnoreason63theconcern,becausehetruststhegovernment.64(Interesting),thisisnotthefirsttimethatfacialrecognitionhasbeenusedtostopwrongdoersinBeijing.In2017,wereportedonhowvisitorswerehavingtheirfacesscannedautomaticallyinacertainrestroomin_65capita]citytopreventlocalsfrom66(steal)thepaperforuseathome.AuthoritiesinShenzhen,China,havealsosetupartificialintelligencepoweredCCTVcamerastoscanthefacesofthose67crossthestreetsunlawfullyanddisplaytheir68Ifthatisn’tpunishmentenough,plansarenowinplace69(link)thecurrentsystemwithcellulartechnology,sooffenderswillalsobesentamessagewithafineassoonastheyarecaught70(cross)theroadagainsttrafficlights.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearMr.Smith,I’mwritingtoinviteyoutotheTraditionalChineseCulturalFairbeheldbyourschoolattheArtCenterthisFridayafternoon,at2pmto5pm.SinceaeventaimstohelpmorepeoplelearnaboutthetraditionalChineseculture,thestaff,allthestudentsandtheirparentsaswellasanyoneinterestedinitiswele.Atthefair,relatingbooks,pictures,videosandobjectswillbeexhibited,throughthatvisitorswillnotonlyunderstandtraditionalChineseculturebetterbutdefinitelyfeelabouttheuniquebeautyofit.Ifyouwereinterested,pleaseeandenjoythem.AndI’dbegladtoofferanyhelps.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）环保节约是我们每个地球人的责任。假设你是李华，最近正在和你的美国朋友Jack讨论如何进行“低碳生活”。请你就“低碳生活之我见”给Jack写一封回信，内容包括：1.“低碳生活”的重要性；2.如何做到“低碳生活”；3.邀请对方参加“全球低碳行动”。注意：1、词数100左右；2、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。提示词：低碳生活：lowcarbonlifeDearJ