内蒙古赤峰市重点高中（赤峰二中平煤高级中学等）2017-2018学年高二下学期期末联考（A）英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、第一部分 听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分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. What gift will the woman probably get for Mary?A. A school bag.B. A record.C. A theater ticket.2. What will the woman tell the man?A. Her companys

2、name.B. Her new address.C. Her phone number.3. When can the woman get the computer?A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.4. Where is Mary going?A. HomeB. To the park.C. To the bus stop5. Where are the man and the woman probably talking?A. Inside a bookstore.B. Outside an art museum.C. Outside

3、 a sports center.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What sports does the man like to play after work?A. Table tennis, running and golf.B. Tennis, jogging and golf.C. Tennis

4、, running and golf.7. How often does the man play golf?A. About once seven days.B. About once thirty days.C. About once a year.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What kind of room does the man want to take?A. A single room.B. A double room.C. A room for three.9. What does the man need to put in the form?A. Telephon

5、e and student card numbers.B. Student card number and address.C. Address and telephone number.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where do you think the dialogue takes place?A. In as hop.B. At home.C. In the street.11. Who do you think Anna and Dick are?A. Their childrenB. Their niece and nephewC. Their friends c

6、hildren12. What will they buy for Dick?A. Some recordsB. A toy suitC. A space suit请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An art project.B. City and nature.C. Students artwork.14. Why is the man excited?A. His artwork might be seen by many people.B. The Main Street looks

7、nicer than before.C. He has been chosen to design the wall.15. Where does the man plan to go this weekend?A. A supermarket.B. The library.C. The zoo.16. Why does the woman suggest that the man go to the art room?A. To hand in his work.B. To talk to the teacher.C. To see a new painting.请听第10段材料，回答第17

8、至20题。17. Which means of transport will the company fail to offer during the journey?A. The bus.B. The train.C. The plane.18. What can we learn about the story?A. It should be fiction.B. It can be set in anywhere.C. It should be 15,000 words long.19. When can people find out the result of the competi

9、tion?A. At the beginning of October.B. In the middle of November.C. At the end of December.20. What will the speaker do next?A. Talk about the Andes Mountains.B. Read out stories on air.C. Interview past winners.第二部分 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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

10、项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe booking notes of the play “Sherlock”Price: $10BOOKINGThere are four easy ways to book seats for the performance:-in personThe Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 am8pm-by telephoneRing 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa and MasterCard).-by p

11、ostSimply complete the booking form and return it to Box Office.-onlineComplete the online booking form at www.S.DISCOUNTS:Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Saver s are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time student

12、s.Supersavers: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.Standby: best available seats are on sale for

13、$6 from one hour before the performance for people suitable for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.Group Booking: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets and will get

14、 every tenth ticket free.Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.21. If you want to book a ticket of the play, you can _.A. complete a booking form and post it to the Box OfficeB. go to the Box Office on Sundays

15、C. scan the website www.BD. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by cash22. According to the text, who can get $2 off?A. A 50-year-old father.B. A 13-year-old student.C. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.D. A 55-year-old woman.23. If you a group booking for a group of 20 adults,

16、how much should you pay?A. $200.B. $150.C. $160.D. $180.24. What do we know from the text?A. A. A group of 10 persons can get 10 percent discount.B. The audience can refund money if the performance is on show.C. School parties of twelve can book $6 standby tickets.D. There are only seven wheelchair

17、spaces in the theatre.BDo you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?If yes, youre not alone. These days, many people suffer from the stress of FOMO (fear of missing out). They reach of their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and for the rest of the day, they constantly check

18、their social media apps for the latest updates.Despite the convenience smart phones bring, many people struggle with their digital habits. This is why Google introduced an app called Dashboard for Android operating system. This new app includes well-being functions that aim to help users manage the

19、time they spend on their digital devices.It all starts with a birds-eye view. Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits. For example, a user can see how many times theyre unlocked their phone and how many times theyre checked their social media apps, as well as how much

20、 time they spend on each app every day.Once the users see this information, theyll be able to make some changes. With the App Timer function, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day.But even if users become more mindful of their usage, theyre still likely to be dr

21、awn in by notification（通知）. Such feature automatically（自动地）silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts their phone face down.If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smart phones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.Th

22、e easiest answer would be just to use your willpower.25. Who are the target users of Dashboard?A. People who know little about smart phones.B. People who have trouble dealing with stress.C. People who are slow at researching of things online.D. People who wish to manage the time they spend on their

23、smart phones.26. What can Dashboard do?A. Lock the phone at a certain time.B. Limit some apps to certain users.C. Limit the time certain apps can be used.D. Silence app notifications at night.27. The underlined word “mindful” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _.A. seriousB. carefulC. preparedD

24、. creative28. What does the author think of Dashboard?A. Its not very useful.B. Its perfectly designed.C. It should include more functions.D. It may be helpful to some people.CThe loud continuous noise of the cars or the sound of a plane can force its way into the deepest forest, yet its not only hu

25、mans that ere bothered by the noise.Bioacoustician Bernie Krause has been studying the effect of noise pollution on wildlife, and has come across some interesting behaviors, especially among animals that communicate by vocalization（发声）, like humans. Birds use sound to communicate, but in noisy place

26、s, these animals have to shout over the natural noise to be heard.Krause mentions a study of nightingales to clarify what he means. The birds responded to traffic noise by singing louder and louder until they actually went beyond noise pollution standards in the city. To belt out (sing loudly) their

27、 songs, they increased their lung pressure fivefold, but scientists state that this is not dangerous for the birds themselves.Studies show that sudden noise can cause certain birds to leave their nests, exposing the young to their enemies. One study also showed that songbirds that nested close to bu

28、sy motorways were much less productive than those that nested farther away. Mammals（哺乳动物）too are affected. A recent study showed that nursing caribou responded to plane noise by not producing enough milk to feed their young.In some cases noise pollution can actually help some animals while harming o

29、thers. Toads（蟾蜍）and frogs are known to vocalize in synchrony（同步；同步方式）so that no predator (their enemies) can zero in on them. Krause found that when planes flew overhead and disturbed the toads song, they lost their synchronicity, and it took them 45 minutes to get it back again. That gave their nat

30、ural enemies plenty of time to find and catch individual toads by sound.According to Kruse, “Not only will noise pollution bother wildlife, but it wont help our lives either.”29. How do young caribou suffer from aircraft noise?A. They receive less food.B. They cant sleep at night.C. They are often d

31、isplaced.D. They cant hear their mothers.30. What would happen if toads and frogs failed to sing in union?A. They might become defenseless.B. They would stop communicating.C. They would soon regain their rhythm.D. They might ne unable to hunt in groups.31. What is the text mainly about?A. The effect

32、s of noise pollution on wildlife.B. The causes of noise pollution.C. Animals reaction to noises.D. The ways animals communicate with each other.DA team of UK researchers recently compared the performances of 120 women and 120 men in a computer test involving switching between tasks of counting and s

33、hape recognition.Men and women were equally capable when tasks were handled one at a time. But when the tasks were mixed up, there was a clear difference. According to the paper published in the journal BMC Psychology, both women and men slowed down and made more mistakes as the switching became mor

34、e rapid. But the men were slower, taking 77 percent longer to answer, whereas women took 69 percent longer.To make the experiment more relevant to day-to-day life, researchers tried a second test. A group of women and men were given eight minutes to complete a series of everyday tasks, such as findi

35、ng restaurants on a map, doing simple math problems, answering a phone call, or deciding how they would search for a lost key in afield. Once again, women outperformed men in the test, particularly in the key-searching task.“It suggests that in a stressed and complex situation women are more able to

36、 stop and think about whats going on in front of them,” researcher Keith Laws of the University of Hertfordshire, UK, told BBC News. “In contrast, men had a slight impulsiveness（冲动）, answering without giving much thought to their responses.”So where do women get the ability to keep organized under p

37、ressure better than men? Researchers believe that it has its roots in evolution. In early human communities, women had to keep an eye on children while cooking meals. Meanwhile, men only needed to focus on hunting.32. What did the UK researchers find in the first experiment?A. Men were better at cou

38、nting and shape recognition than women.B. Women made more mistakes than men when multitasking.C. Women were better at switching between tasks than men.D. Men and women had equal multitasking abilities.33. Why did the researchers carry out the second test?A. To compare the results from different age

39、groups.B. To check the results with more difficult tasks.C. To make the results more connected to peoples lives.D. To check the results over a shorter period of time.34. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 4 and 5?A. To show how men and women think differently.B. To give advice on how to multitask

40、.C. To compare the roles of men and women in human communities.D. To explain why men and women perform differently.35. What can we learn from this passage?A. Men tend to give more thought to their responses when facing complex situations.B. Every woman is born to be good at multitasking.C. Men only

41、need to focus on hunting.D. Evolution leads to womens outperforming men in multitasking.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。Artificial intelligence（AI，人工智能）can help us make phone calls, guide us to where we want to go, or play games. 36 Researchers from Microsoft recently c

42、reated the first machine translation system that can translate news articles from Chinese to English, Business Standard reported.According to Microsofts official website, researchers tested the system by asking it to translate hundreds of sentences taken from news stories. 37 They concluded that the

43、 systems translations were as good as the human translations. 38 This is partly because different words can be used to express the same meaning. It can be hard to say which word is more “correct”. 39 “Much of our research is really inspired by how we humans do things,” lead researcher Liu Tieyan sai

44、d.One method is called dual learning（对偶学习）. In this method, the system translates every sentence from Chinese to English, as well as translating the sentences back from English into Chinese. 40 This is similar to what humans do to make sure their translations are accurate.Another method makes use of

45、 deliberation networks. This is when the system is made to translate the same sentence over and over. Gradually, the system improves the quality of its translation, like humans who would improve their own writing by going over it again and again.A. Machine translation is always challenging.B. Howeve

46、r, experts used several methods to improve the systems translation abilities.C. Then, language experts compared the results to two translations that were done by humans.D. Researchers collected a lot of data to help the system learn and improve.E. And now, AI can do even more things.F. Researchers h

47、ave worked on machine translation for decades.G. This way, the system can improve itself and learn from its own mistakes.第三部分 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Today my son didnt feel well and came home from school earl

48、y. I decided to take him to lunch. On the way, he saw a woman pushing her cart along the street. He said to me, “Ma, shes wearing baseball cleats（夹板）as 41 I just wish I made enough money to be able to 42 a pair of comfortable shoes for 43 I see that doesnt have shoes.”We drove to a shopping center a

49、nd he went inside. He 44 thought out what hed get. He 45 the most comfortable and the longest lasting shoes that would keep her 46 too. He 47 two pairs: athlete shoes and also boots for the winter, along with a six pack of socks.We drove back to find her and give her this 48 . I had no intention of

50、taking a 49 but I was holding my phone as I saw her reach up to 50 him. It choked me up and I couldnt 51 that moment. I opened the camera as quickly as I could and 52 it. It brought tears to my eyes as he hugged her and then helped her 53 the tags and put them on. He quietly got back into the 54 and

51、 he sat there for a minute or so. When he looked over at me he said, “Ma, today is her birthday. She was so 55 .”He didnt ask questions or talk 56 about her situation. He simply 57 . He took basically one week of his pay and made this ladys birthday 58 . I challenge everyone to love a 59 with the 60

52、 of a child. Show compassion and give what you can. It doesnt have to be a lot.41. A. sticksB. clothesC. bagsD. shoes42. A. buyB. sellC. grabD. make43. A. someoneB. everyoneC. nobodyD. her44. A. roughlyB. quicklyC. carefullyD. lately45. A. wantedB. gainedC. leftD. guessed46. A. coolB. warmC. prettyD

53、. graceful47. A. passedB. presentedC. choseD. watched48. A. goodsB. giftC. decorationD. donation49. A. seatB. placeC. messageD. picture50. A. hugB. touchC. holdD. catch51. A. noticeB. recordC. describeD. miss52. A. aimedB. attractedC. capturedD. fixed53. A. take offB. take outC. take overD. take dow

54、n54. A. shopB. carC. stationD. cinema55. A. surprisedB. interestedC. pleasedD. bored56. A. positivelyB. pitifullyC. honestlyD. negatively57. A. laughedB. wishedC. caredD. worried58. A. meaninglessB. specialC. trueD. popular59. A. strangerB. friendC. relativeD. member60. A. performanceB. behaviorC. i

55、nnocenceD. taste第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It seems that Chinese people have always loved to discuss 61 differences between northerners and southerners. Now, another difference has drawn wide attention: the way northerners and

56、southerners shop 62 food at markets.People from southern China normally buy 63 they need for just one or two meals at a time. Its normal for them to buy just half a Chinese cabbage, two 64 (potato) and 25 grams of beef at a time. 65 , a person may be laughed at if they do this in the north. Instead,

57、 buying enough vegetables and meat for a week 66 (be) normal.The different could be because of the different climates. Food can 67 (keep) for a long time in the north, as its 68 (usual) cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of 69 (store) food for a long time. But due to the hot and wet

58、 weather in the south, southern Chinese people prefer 70 (buy) just enough food for one meal or one day. Otherwise, the food may go bad.Maybe these debates about different customs help us to understand each other better.第四部分 写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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

59、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、删除和修改。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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。A young couple bought a big house from two sisters, whom bought it at low price. However, winter wasnt far away at the time. The

60、 couple were a little bit worrying about how they would keep the house warm, though it didnt have any fireplaces. But later, they thought that if the sisters were able to stay warm and comfortably in the house during the winter, so could they.Winter arrived and temperatures soon drops below zero. Th

61、e large house became freezing cold, with frost covered the walls. Finally, the husband couldnt bear with it anymore. She called to ask the sisters how they managed to keep warm during the winter. “The cold weather never bothered us,” one of the sister told the husband. “We just went on vacation to T

62、hailand every winter.”第二节 书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）（满分25分）假定你是李华，今年高二，你从报纸上获悉某大学有夏令营活动，想要申请参加。请你给该校写一封电子邮件进行申请。内容包括：1. 自我介绍；2. 申请理由；3. 随附个人简历(CV)；注意：词数100左右；Dear Madam or Sir,_Li Hua内蒙古赤峰市重点高中（赤峰二中，平煤高级中学等）2017-2018学年高二下学期期末联考（A）英语试题答案一. 听力：1-5 BCABB6-10 CBACB11-15 BBAAC16-20 BCBBA二、阅读理解：A篇：ABDCB篇：DCBDC篇 AA

63、AD篇：CCDD三. 七选五：36-40 ECABG四. 完形填空：41-45 DABCA46-50 BCBDA51-55 DCABC56-60 DCBAC五. 语篇填空61. the62. for63. what/things64. potatoes65. However66. is67. be kept68. usually69. storing70. to buy/buying六. 短文改错1. whomwho2. at lowat a low3. worryingworried4. thoughas/because/since/for5. comfortablycomfortable6

64、. dropsdropped7. coveredcovering8. bear with itbear it9. SheHe10. sistersisters七. 书面表达（参考范文）Dear Madam or Sir,I am writing to apply to summer school. First, allow me to introduce myself. I am a graduate of XXX Senior High School. I have a good knowledge of science and history. My aunt once worked as

65、 a visiting professor at your university and strongly recommended your summer school. She said the teaching methods and content are quite inspiring and challenging. I definitely feel that I can broaden my horizons and expand my knowledge by attending your summer school. I would be quite honored and grateful if you could offer me a chance. My CV is attached. You can contact me by email if you have any questions.Thank you for your time. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.Li Hua