華安縣第一中學(xué)2017-2018學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期末考試試題

1、學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精華安一中2017-2018（上）期末考高二英語試題（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘 總分：150分）第卷（共100分)第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7。5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話.每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍.1. which season does the woman dislike in shanghai? a。 summer b. autumn c。 spring.2. what is pro

2、bably the relationship between the two speakers? a。 friends b。 colleagues c。 patient and doctor.3. when must the woman turn in her term paper？ a。 by 2：00 b. by 6：00 c. by l2：00.4. why does the woman suggest that they sit near the back window? a. because the table is in the middle of the room b. beca

3、use the back window is much larger c. because the table there is bigger5. what does the woman wish to do? a. change the trousers for larger ones b。 sell trousers for her daughter c。 make these trousers larger第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1。5分，滿分22。5分)聽下面5段材料。每段材料后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段材料前,你將有時(shí)間閱

4、讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間.每段材料讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題.6. where does the conversation take place？a. at a post office b. at a bus station c. at an office7。 what is probably the woman？a. a manager b. a photographerc. a typist8. when will the woman take her photography class？ a。 this afternoon b。 tomor

5、row morningc。 tomorrow evening聽第7段材料，回答第9至11小題。9。 how old are the two speakers now? a。 over 30 b。 over 40 c. over 5010。 why is the woman running fast? a. because she wants to keep fit b. because she wants to win over the man c。 because she wants to lose weight11。 what can we learn from the conversat

6、ion？ a。 the two speakers are a couple b. the two speakers were athletes when young c. running fast will help one lose weight聽第8段材料,回答第12至14小題。12. what day is it today？ a。 tuesday b。 wednesday c。 thursday13. what does the man usually do in the morning? a. walk in the garden nearby b. go to his office

7、 for workc. send his children to schoo114. what can we learn from the conversation？ a。 dr. bell is alberts private doctor b。 alberts friend told him to go to dr. bells office c。 albert will see dr. bell on thursday afternoon聽第9段材料，回答第15至17小題。15. what time should the man arrive for a dinner party？ a。

8、 a few minutes early b. on time or a few minutes earlyc. on time or a few minutes late16. what should a guest do when being late for a dinner as caught in a traffic jam？ a。 apologize to the host when arriving b. try to rush to the hosts home c。 call the host and tell what had happened17. what can we

9、 learn from the conversation？ a。 it is impolite for the guests to leave immediately after dinner b. the man has been invited to a dinner party next week c。 the man is from an english-speaking country聽第10段材料，回答第18至20小題。18。 when did women start to be as active as men in sports? a。 in the nineteenth ce

10、nturyb。 in the twentieth century c。 in the eighteenth century19。 what was one of the reasons for less active participation of women in sports？ a. they had no time b。 they had no moneyc. they had no strength20。 what has made more women to participate in sports？ a. the changes in the view of womenb. t

11、he changes in politics c. the changes in the view of man.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 2分，滿分30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c、和 d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑. atears ran down from my eyes as i saw the essay my high school english teacher had just handed back。 a big f was written on top. i was hopeless。

12、i was stupid ！ my face burned with shame when my classmates called me stupid. “im the only one who doesnt know my abcs!” i sobbed to mom。 “ill help,” she promised。 everyday i sat with her, but to me, cat looked like cta and red was reb. frustrated, i would return to my bedroom and draw, filling the

13、paper with houses, restaurants and offices。 “when i grow up， i want my own store,” i told mom， pointing to my drawings. “ thatsgreat !” shesaid， “ but first you haveto learnto read。” later， i was diagnosed with dyslexia （失讀癥）. somom took me to a learning centre, where i was given reading exercises。

14、but i still had a hard time。 finally, i graduated, but i was afraid of my reading skills。 “ill never get a job ! i cried to mom later again. “ dont focus on what you cant do，”she comforted, “concentrate on what you really can?！?but what can i do? i wondered. suddenly， i thought of the drawings id ma

15、de as a child and my dream of having my own store. i enjoyed sales so much that over the next few years, i tried my hand at other businesses。 today， i watch over seven branches. we have 187 employees and $15 million in sales。 while ill never be what my teachers might have wanted, i am a successon my

16、 own terms. the other day a student sent me a card， reading：you gave me so much confidence。 i hope to be like you when i am big。 tears of joy filled my eyes. this was my a， and i smiled.21。 why did the author feel so ashamed at school? a。 his teacher ignored him in class。 b。 his teacher didnt grade

17、his essay。 c。 he failed to finish his essay in time. d。 his classmates looked down upon him。22。 which of the following best describes the authors feeling to his mother？a. grateful.b。guilty。c.doubtful。d。 regretful。23. which of the following can match the text? a. no pains， no gains. b. never too old

18、to learn。 c。 every man has his value. d. two heads are better than one。bwhen other nineyearold kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. when other teens were studying or going out， she fought to find a place to sleep on the street。 but she beatthese terrible setbacks to win a hi

19、ghly competitive scholarship and gain entry into harvard university. andher amazing story has inspired a movie, “homeless to harvard: the liz murray story”。 liz murray， a 22-yearold american girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower anddetermination. liz grew up with two drugaddicted par

20、ents. there was never enoughfoodor warm clothes in the house。 liz was the only member of the family who had a job。 her mother hadaids and died when liz was just l5 years old。 the effect of that loss became a turning point in her life。 connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her

21、 mother had died. she decided to do something about it。 liz went back to school。 she threw herself into her studies， never telling her teachers that she washomeless。 at night, she lived on the streets。 “what drove me to live on had something to do withunderstanding， and by understanding that there w

22、as a whole other way of being。 i had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book breaking night. she admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. she used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment， to encourage herself that “next to nothi

23、ng could hold me down”. she finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at harvard university. butliz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of herfather, who has also developed aids。 “i love my parents so much。 t

24、hey are drug addicts. but i neverforget that they love me all the time。 ” liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.24。 in which order did the following things happen to liz? a。her mother died of aids。 b. she got admitted into harvad。

25、c. she worked at a petrol station. d。 the movie about her life was put on. e。 she had trouble finding a place to sleep。a。 c， a, e， b, d b. a, b， c， e， dc. c， d， b, a, ed. b， e， a， d, c25。 what actually made her go towards her goal?a。 envy and encouragement. c。 decisions and understandingb. willpower

26、 and determination。 d. love and respect for her parents。26。 what does liz mean by saying “what drove me to live on。.。i had only experienced a small part of thesociety？a. she had little experience of social life。b。 she could hardly understand the society。c。 she would do something for her own life.d。

27、she needed to travel more around the world.27. what does the passage mainly tell us?a。 why liz loved her parents so much。b. how liz made efforts to change her life。 c. what a hard time liz had in her childhood.d. how liz managed to enter harvard university。cwelcome to your future life！you get up in

28、the morning and look into the mirror。 your face is firm and young-looking。 in 2035, medical technology is better than ever。 many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40， youre not old at all. and your parents just had an anti-aging（抗衰老的） treatment。 now， all three of look the same age !you say

29、 to your shirt ， ”turn red.” it changes from blue to red。 in 2035， “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子） much smaller than the cells in your body. the particles can be programmed to change clothescolor or pattern。you walk into the kitchen 。you pick up the milk ， but a voice says ， you shouldnt drink

30、 that! your fridge has read the chip (芯片） that contains information about the milk , and it knows the milk is old 。 in 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip .its time to go to work . in 2035, cars drive themselves. just tell your “smart car” where to go. on the way， you ca

31、n call a friend using your jacket sleeve 。 such “smart technology” is all around you.so will all these things come true? “for new technology to succeed， says scientist andrew zolli ， “it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already. the internet is one example what will be the next

32、？28。we can learn from the text that in the future_。a. people will never get old b。 everyone will look the samec。 red will be the most popular color d。 clothes will be able to change their pattern29。 what can be inferred from paragraph 3？a. milk will be harmful to health.b. more drinks will be availa

33、ble for sale。c。 food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.d. milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer.30。 which of the following is mentioned in the text?a. nothing can replace the internet。b。 fridges will know what people need.c. jacket sleeves can be used as a guide。

34、d。 cars will be able to drive automatically.31. what is the text mainly about？a. food and clothing in 2035。b. future technology in everyday life。c。 medical treatments of the future。d. the reason for the success of new technology.drecently i read the human development report. i couldnt help thinking

35、about another problem which the world is facing-hunger。 according to the report， 2,400 people are dying from hunger every day; nearly 13 million in southern africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes, floods or wars。 in a word， hunger remains the biggest problem of the wor

36、ld today. its strange to see that man can travel to the moon, but still doesnt know how to feed himself。 you may ask, “who steals our bread? the first thieves should be population growth， poverty and loss of rich farmland. in less developed areas like south africa， the population grows faster than t

37、he crops. it is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them。 so it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger. according to the report, the worlds food production is

38、enough to feed everyone if it is given away well。 but the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor。 although they are just using their own earning, the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away. luckily, some developed countries such a

39、s netherlands, norway and sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in african countries。 we hope other developed countries will follow them。 32。 according to the passage, which of the following cannot help to make fewer people hungry? a. poor countries protect their rich farmland. b. poor

40、countries control their population growth。c. rich countries give some food to the poor ones. d。 rich countries produce more food to feed themselves。 33。 what can we learn from the fourth paragraph？ a. poor countries are cold and going to die out. b。 rich countries arent willing to help poor countrie

41、s。 c。 rich countries notice the problems of the poor countries d. rich countries are trying their best to help poor countries。 34。 why are many people suffering from hunger in developing countries？a. because there are so many people。b。 because there are so many developed countries. c。 because there

42、are so many natural disasters and wars。d。 because there isnt enough food production in the world。35。 what does the author mean in the last sentence?a。 more countries will give help to norway.b. more countries will be as rich as sweden. c。 poor countries should learn from rich ones. d。 more rich coun

43、tries will help the hungry people.第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分,滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life。 every waking moment， the eyes are working to see the world around us。 over forty percent of americans worry about losing eyesight， but its easy to

44、 include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes。 here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight：schedule yearly exams。 36 experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check。 the good news is that millions of children now can have ye

45、arly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses。protect against uv rays （紫外線）. longterm stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. no matter what the season is， its extremely important to wear sunglasses. 37 give your eyes a break。 two-thirds of americans spend up to seven hours a day u

46、sing computers or other digital products。 38 experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule： every 20 minutes， take a 20second break and look at something 20 feet away. 39 as part of a healthy diet， eat more fruits and vegetables each day。 vitamins c and e help protect eyesight and promote

47、 eye health。 practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隱形眼鏡）。 many americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight。 while some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses， many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 40 otherwise, you may have problems such

48、as red eyes, pain in the eyes， or a more serious condition。a。 eat your greens。b。 eye care should begin early in life。c。 they can properly protect your eyes.d。 stay in good shape by taking more vitamins。e. parents usually dont care about their own eyesight.f。 always follow the doctors advice for appr

49、opriate wear.g。 this frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness. 第三部分 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 45）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c 和 d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 it has always been my dream to attend college. when i was younger, i would watch tv shows with colle

50、ge students having lots of 41 。 it looked like a great experiencegoing to parties， 42 with friends and letting the good times 43 . when i entered high school, however, i started learning the real 44 of collegeto get a good education and a well-paid job. therefore, with a passion for success in life,

51、 i expressed my 45 about attending university to my parents。 they were 46 . id chosen the path, but were disappointed because they couldnt 47 the cost。 upset and stressed, i started looking for 48 to pay myself.my search for money began online。 i went to every free scholarship search engine and spen

52、t up to five hours each day looking for scholarships i 49 for。 it was hard， but i knew it would 50 . when id found almost all the scholarships i could apply for， i 51 them by deadline， which gave me a way to prioritize my schedule. after 52 everything, it was time to fill out the applications。 despi

53、te the amounts， ranging from100 to $40,000， i took each scholarship 53 because together they would fund my goal。 with this in my mind， the hardest part began: writing the essays. to 54 my writing， i asked friends, relatives and teachers to 55 over my work。 now ive won 56 scholarships and can attend

54、college for free。the scholarship search truly made me a 57 person. i learned the importance of setting a（n） _58 and accomplishing it. 59 i did have to read several rejection letters, those made me stronger. im thrilled i had the opportunity to learn more about my 60 to succeed no matter what difficulties got in my way.41。 a。 fun b. energy c。 fancy d. interest42。 a。 dropping out b. holding out c。 hanging out d。 sticking out43 a。 roll b. stop c. last d。 burst44. a. status b. origin c. power d。 value45. a. do