安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

绝密★启用前定远民族中学学年度下学期期末考试卷高二英语注意事项：1．本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟2．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息3．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题100分）1．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation? A．Thenewshirtdoesn’tsuithim. B．Themanforgottowearhisnewshirt. C．Hehasnochancetowearhisnewshirt.2．WhattimedidJulieleave? A．At8:00. B．At8:15. C．At8:50.3．Whatdoesthemansuggesttothewoman? A．Getanewbicycle. B．Buyasecondhandbicycle. C．It’suptothewomantodecide.4．Whatistheweatherlikenow? A．Rainy. B．Sunny. C．Cloudy.5．Whatcanwelearnabouttheboy? A．Hegottheparthetriedoutfor. B．Hedid’twanttogetaroleontheplay. C．Hefailedtogetthepartbutwasn’tdiscouraged.第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。6．Whatweretheytalkingabout? A．Mikehadtostayathome. B．Mikegotinjuredinamatch. C．Mikewasknockeddowninthestreet.7．WhotoldthewomanaboutMike’sstayinhospital? A．Bob. B．Tom. C．Thedoctor.8．HowwasMikehurt? A．HewaswalkinginthestreetwhenTomknockedintohim. B．HewastalkingwithBobwhenhewashitfromtheback. C．Hewasplayingbaseballandwassuddenlyhurtaccidentally.听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。9．Whatdoesthemanwanttolearn? A．Alanguage. B．puterscience. C．Skillssuchasdriving.10．Howlongdoesthecourselast? A．About20days. B．About30days. C．About35days.11．Whencanhetakenthefinalexam? A．FromSeptember15thto20thB．FromAugust16thto18th.C．FromJuly12hto16th.听下面一段对话，回答第12至14题。12．Whereistheconversationmostprobablygoingon? A．Inanoffice. B．Inacamp. C．Inahouse.13．Whycan’ttheyleavethatnight? A．Theyhavetogetthingsready. B．Theyneedagoodsleep. C．Theyhavetochangetheirtickets.14．Whatwilltheydonow? A．Themanwillpackupthingsandthewomanwillhavethecarfixed. B．Towomanwillpackupwhilethemanwillgetawayfromthegarage. C．Thewomanwillgetoutcampingthingsandthemanwillcheckthecar.听下面一段对话，回答第15至17题。15．Whathasmadeworkingathomepossible? A．Personalputers. B．municationindustry. C．Livingfarfrompanies.16．Whydosomepeopleprefertoworkathome? A．Tosavetime. B．Togetmorejobs. C．Tomakemoremoney.17．Whatmighthappeninthefutureaccordingto? A．WecouldcallforthelaborinSpain. B．Wemightworkathomeforaforeignpany. C．TheBritishfirmcouldmovetoBelfast.听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18．WheredoAmericanfarmersgoshopping? A．Inbigcities. B．Intheirownvillages. C．Inthetownsnearby.19．What’sthelifelikeinAsiaparedwiththatinAmerica? A．Differentbothincitiesandonfarms. B．Citylifethesameandfarmlifedifferent. C．Citylifedifferentandfarmlifemoreorlessthesame.20．Whatisthetalkmainlyabout? A．Schoollife. B．CitylifeinAmerica. C．FarmlifeinAmerica.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。AMaybetenyearoldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfather.“But,Dad,youcan’tbehealthyifyou’redead.”Dad,inahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarun,hadforgottentowearhissafetybelt—amistake75%oftheUSpeoplemakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.Therehavebeenmanymyths（虚构故事）aboutsafetybeltseversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostmonmyths.MythNumberOne:It’sbesttobe“thrownclear”ofaseriousaccident.Truth:Sorry,butanyaccidentseriousenoughto“throwyouclear”isalsogoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesarethatyou’llhavetraveledthroughawindshield(挡风玻璃)ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwentyfivetimesgreaterifpeopleare“thrownclear.”MythNumberTwo:Safetybelts“trap”peopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.Truth:Sorryagain,butstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious(昏迷)duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituations,nottobetrappedinthem.MythNumberThree:Safetybeltsaren’tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhour.Truth:whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachother,anunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10meters.21.ThereasonwhyFathergothomeinahurrywasthathe________.A.wasn’tfeelingverywellB.wantedtotakesomeexerciseC.hatedtodriveinthedarD.didn'twanttobecaughtbythepolice22.Accordingtoobe“thrownclear”ofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.A.maybeknockeddownbyothercarsB.maygetcaughtinthecardoorC.maygetseriouslyhurtbeingthrownoutofthecarD.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseat23.Somepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve________.A.carscatchfireeasilyB.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpesC.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccidentD.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccident24.Whatistheadvicegivenin?A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.C.Driveslowlywhileyou'renotwearingasafetybelt.D.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.BWeletotheKids'ScienceChallenge!Doyoulikescienceprojectsandwinningsomeawesomegifts?Thisisthechallengeforyou.What'sevenbetteristhatyoudon'thavetobuildanythingsimplyeupwithanoriginalideaordesignthatrelatestooneofthreetopicsgivenbelow.WonderfulSoundsReadyforWonderfulSounds?ClickonScienceSecretstomeetoursoundspecialist.AndbesuretodownloadfunactivitieswithcrazynewsoundsandmusicalinstrumentsintheDigInsection!Nowwhatkindofnewmusicalinstrumentcanyouinvent?SuperMaterialforSportsReadyforSuperMaterialforSports?You'lldiscovertheamazingworldofMaterialsScience,wherescientistsandengineersdevelopnewmaterialsforeverydayfunctionslikesports!ClickonScienceSecretsforinformationaboutourscientist.Anddon'tforgettodownloadthefunactivitiesintheDigInsection!Nowcanyoueupwithanewsportsmaterialthatwouldhelpyouplayyourfavoritesport?MagicalMicrobesReadytodiscoverMagicalMicrobes,thetiniestlivingthingsonearth?ClickonScienceSecretsforinformationaboutourscientists.AndbesuretodownloadallthefunactivitiesintheDigInsection!Nowcanyouthinkofabrandnewwaythatmicrobescanhelppeople?25.ProbablytheDigInsectioncantokidsaboutthethreetopics.A.sendagiftB.findaspecialistC.tellatruthD.giveaninspiration26.WhichtopicwillTomprobablychooseifheshowsinterestinbiology?A.MagicalMicrobesB.SuperMaterialforSportsC.WonderfulSoundsD.ScienceChallenge27.What'sthepurposeoftheKids'ScienceChallenge?A.Todiscouragekids'curiosityB.Tochallengekids'abilityC.TogetkidsjoininanactivityD.Todigkids'creativityCTherewasatimewhenatriptothesupermarketintheUnitedStatesoftenendedwithaseeminglysimplequestionfromthecashier:“Paperorplastic?”Well,whichtypeofbagwouldyouchoose?Whilealltypesofbagshavesomeinfluenceontheenvironment,ithaslongbeensupposedthatpaperbagsarekinder.Theyaremadefromarenewablesource,breakdowneasily,burnwithoutgivingoffthicksmokeandcanberecycled.However,theproducingprocessbehindpaperbagsusesmoreenergythanthatofplasticones.Howcanthisbetrue?Studiesshowthatpaperbagproductionrequiresfourtimesasmuchenergyasplasticbagproduction.Andtheamountofwaterusedtomakethemistwentytimeshigher.Besides,theinfluenceonforestsisveryserious.Ittakesaboutfourteenmilliontreestoproducetenbillionpaperbags,whichhappenstobethenumberofbagsusedintheUnitedStatesyearly.Intermsofrecycling,theideathatpaperbagsaremoreenvironmentfriendlythanplasticonescanbequicklydiscarded.Researchshowsitrequiresabout98%lessenergytorecycleplasticthanitdoespaper.Eventhoughpaperbagsmightbemoreharmfulthanplasticones,plasticstillseemstobeconsideredbygovernmentsasthemoreharmfulofthetwo.InIreland,forexample,ataxhasbeenintroducedtodiscouragetheuseofplasticbags.Peoplehavetopay22centsforeveryplasticbag,andasaresult,theirusehasdroppedquickly.There’snodoubtthatitmakesmoresensetoreusethesebags.However,wedon’tseemtobedoingthatatpresent.Thatmaybebecausetheyfallapartquickly.Ifso,clothbagsareabetterchoice,butstill,theirproductionalsohasabadinfluenceontheenvironment.Sowhattodo?Howshouldweanswerthequestionof“Paperorplastic?”Itseemsthatwefirstneedtoaskourselvesonemoregeneralquestion:“WhatcanIdotohelptheenvironment?”28.ThequestionsinParagraph1areusedto________.A.expresstheauthor’sdoubtsB.tellreadershowtosavemoneyC.introducepointsfordiscussionD.showthekindnessofthecashier29paredwithplasticbags,paperbags________.A.needmorewatertoproduceB.requirelessenergytorecycleC.takemoretimetobreakdownD.havelessinfluenceonforests30.Theunderlinedword“discarded”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”.A.sharedB.givenupC.discussedD.putforward31.Whichquestiondoestheauthorprobablyhopethecashierwillask?A.Paperorcloth?B.Paperorplastic?C.Asmallbagorbigone?D.Anewbagoryourownone?DIfyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotion,thesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodastheydo.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobesocalledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Butthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.ResearchersatChicagoUniversityintheUSconductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood'sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKat(巧克力)barstonibble（轻咬）,whiletheTVpeopleateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,―Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumeastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactionsfromthestart.HarleyStreetpsychologistDrLucyAtchesonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavemongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiationsaremorelikelytobesuccessful.32.Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho________.A.hasthesametasteasthemB.advertiseshisproductsonTVC.reducesthepriceofhisproductsD.paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts33.TheexperimentsconductedbyresearchersatChicagoUniversityshowthat________.A.foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople'strustB.bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemC.peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirboss'searnmoreD.peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Peoplewhoeatsimilarfoodaremorelikelytotrusteachother.B.Peoplewillgetalongwitheachotheriftheyliketoeatsimilarthings.C.Theeffectofwearingsimilarclotheshasn'tbeenprovedbyresearchers.D.Peoplearemorelikelytomakefriendswiththosewearingthesameclothesasthem.35.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofthesimilarityattractiontheory?A.Honestyisthebestpolicy.B.Allgoodthingsetoanend.C.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.OnamidSeptemberday,BritishclimbersRachelKelseyandJeremyColensowereclimbingintheSwissAlps.Whentheylefttheirbase,theweatherwasgood,andtheyreachedthetopofthemountain.36Snowbegantofall,makingitdifficulttoseewheretheycouldputtheirhandsandfeetontherock.Afterseveralfrighteningminutes,theyfoundanarrowledge(岩石架)andclimbedontoit,hopingthesnowwouldstopandtheycouldcontinuetoclimbdown.37“Wehadtostayawake,”saidRachel,“becauseitwassocoldthatwecouldhavedied.Sowetoldstoriesandrubbedourfingerstokeepthemwarm.”38Butwhatcouldtheydo?Rachelhadbroughthermobilephonewithher,butallthepeopleshecouldgetintouchwithwereinLondon.Still,shesenta1:.m.ageat1:30a.m.togethelp.39Itread:“NeedhelirescueoffPizBadile,Switzerland5:.m.5:00a.m.,onefriend,AveryCunliffe,gotthemessage.Hejumpedintoaction,calledtherescueservicesinTheweatherwastoobadforthehelicopterstooperate,butAverykeptsendingmessagestotheclimbers.40“WeoweourlivestoAvery,”theysaidwhentheywerebackatbase.A.Theywerebothexperiencedclimbers.B.Theydecidedthattheyhadtogethelp.C.Theywereallasleep,andnothinghappened.D.ShesentthesameofivefriendsintheUK.p.m.tabout10:00p.m.theywereliftedoffthemountain.F.Thesnowdidnotstopandthetemperaturedroppedto-10℃G.Butastheystartedtheclimbdown,astormstruckthemountain.MyparentsranasmallrestaurantinSeattle.Itwasopentwentyfourhoursaday,sixdaysaweek.Andmyfirstrealjob,whenIwassixyearsold,was1thediners'shoes.Myfatherhaddoneitwhenhewasyoung,sohetaughtme2todoitwell,tellingmeto3toshinetheshoesagainifthecustomerwasn't4.Iwasproudofworkingintherestaurant5Iwasalsoworkingforthegoodofthefamily.Butmyfather6saidthatIhadtomeetcertainstandardstobepartoftheteam.I7tobeontime,hardworking,andpolitetothe8.Iwas9paidfortheworkIdidattherestaurant.OnedayImadethemistakeofsuggestingtoDadthathe10giveme$10aweek.Hesaid,“OK.Howaboutyoupayingmeforthreemealsadayyouhavehere?Andforthetimesyoubringinyourfriends11freesoftdrinks?”He12theamountofmoneyIowedhim,about$40aweek.IrememberreturningtoSeattleafterbeing13intheUSArmyforabouttwoyears.IhadjustbeenpromotedtoCaptainatthattime.Andfullofpride,Iwalkedintomyparents'restaurant,butthe14thingDadsaidwas,“Howaboutyour15uptonight?”Icouldn't16myears!IamanofficerintheArmy!But17didn'tmatter.AsfarasDadwasconcerned,Iwasjust18memberoftheteam.Ireachedforthemop(拖把).WorkingforDadhastaughtmethatthedevotiontoa19isaboveall.Ithasnothingtodowith2041.A.washingB.polishingC.changingD.repairing42.A.whyB.whatC.whenC.whenD.how43.A.offerB.refuseC.continueD.forget44.A.interestedB.annoyedC.relaxedD.satisfied45.A.ifB.becauseC.whenD.though46.A.anxiouslyB.strangelyC.clearlyD.secretly47.A.neededB.tendedC.hatedD.pretended48.A.familyB.workersC.dinersD.friends49.A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.already50.A.mustB.shouldC.mightD.could51.A.byB.toC.onD.for52.A.figuredoutB.decidedonC.setasideD.cutdown53.A.absentB.overC.awayD.alone54.A.usualB.lastC.nextD.first55.A.washingB.goingC.cleaningD.turning56.A.coverB.followC.believeD.understand57.A.theyB.IC.heD.it58.A.noB.eitherC.anyD.another59.A.groupB.familyC.leaderD.restaurant60.A.whenB.whetherC.howD.why第II卷（非选择题50分）MuhammadAliwasoneofthe61._________(good)boxersintheworld.HisdeathonJune362._________(lead)toalotofsadnessandappreciation.Hewasasymbolofexcellenceandcharm.Alialmostseemed63._________aghostintheUSforyears.Asheshookwhile46._________(light)theOlympicflametoopentheSummerGamesinAtlantain1996,those65._________hadseenAligrowfromacharmingboxingsuperstarintoabelovedcivilrightsicon(代表)struggled,too.Ali66._________(bore)inKentuckyin1942.Hisboxingskillsgot67._________(he)agoldmedalatthe1960RomeOlympics,andin1964,hewontheworldheavyweightchampionship,livinguptohispredictionthathe68._________“shocktheworld”.HerefusedtojointhearmyandtakepartintheVietnamWar.Hebecameoneofthelastingsymbolsofthecivilrightsandantiwarmovementsofthe1960s.“Iam69._________(confidence)thatjusticewillemyway,forthetruthmust70._________(eventual)prevail(获胜),”hesaidin1967.71.假定英语课上老师要求同桌中间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：把缺词处叫个漏字符号（∧），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Iliveinthecountryandmyfatherwasafarmer.Heisnowfortyfiveyearold.Becauseofyearsofhardwork,helooksoldthanhisage.WhenIwasyoung,heisusedtotellmetheimportantofstudy.FatherknowslittleaboutEnglishandothersubjects,butheusuallygivesmesomegoodadvicesonhowtolearnhislessonsgood.Heisnotonlykindtomebutalsoverystrictinme.Withhishelp,I’vemadegreatprogress.I’llneverforgetwhathetaughtme.Ithinkmyfatherisbestfatherintheworld.72.假如你是李华，某培训中心准备组织你校学生出国参加英语夏令营