山西省怀仁县第一中学应县第一中学校2017_2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题201808140276.doc

1、山西省怀仁县第一中学、应县第一中学校2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第卷选择题（共100分）第一部分听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节）第一节：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 will James do tomorrow?A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report.2. What can we say about the woman?

2、A. Shes generous. B. Shes curious. C. Shes helpful.3. When does the train leave?A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.4. How does the woman go to work?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patien

3、t.第二节：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、7题。6. What does the woman regret?A. Giving up her research. B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing her major.7. What is the woman interested in studying now?A. Ecol

4、ogy. B. Education. C. Chemistry.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the man?A. A hotel manager. B. A tour guide. C. A taxi driver.9. What is the man doing for the woman?A. Looking for some local foods.B. Showing her around the seaside.C. Offering Information about a hotel.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the c

5、onversation probably take place?A. In an office. B. At home. C. At a restaurant.11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening?A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours.12. Who is Alice going to call?A. Mike. B. Joan. C. Catherine.第1页 共10页听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the woman meet

6、 the man?A. To look at an apartment. B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together.14. What does the woman like about the carpet?A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality.15. What does the man say about the kitchen?A. Its a good size. B. Its newly painted. C. Its adequately equipped.16.

7、 What will the woman probably do next?A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend. C. Make payment.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?A. Movie fans. B. News reporters. C. College students.18. When did the speaker take English classes?A. Before he left his hometown.B. After he c

8、ame to America.C. When he was 15 years old.19. How does the speaker feel about his teacher?A. Hes proud. B. Hes sympathetic. C. Hes grateful.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. How education shaped his life.B. How his language skills improved.C. How he managed his business well.第二部分阅读理解（百

9、强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。ABread Garretts Comedy ClubCategory: ComedyBest known for his role on the Emmy award -winning sitcom（情景喜剧）Everybody Loves Raymond, Brad Garrett returns to his Vegas roots with his comedy club at the MGM Grand

10、. It is a good place to check out when you need a break from work.Prices from: $56.40 and upAge restriction: Must be 21 years of age or olderShow Length: 115 minutesMac King Comedy Magic Show Category: Comedy, MagicThe Mac King Comedy Magic Show is different every afternoon, with lots of audience pa

11、rticipation. He is willing to make fun of himself instead of his guests in order tc make everyone feel welcome and entertained. The afternoon is kid-friendly from start to finish. Still, whether youre eight or 80, you wont be able to figure out Kings secrets.Prices from: $40.90 and up Age restrictio

12、n: No age restrictionShow Length: 90 minutesThe Mentalist, Gerry McCambridgeCategory: Comedy, MagicUsing his skills as a “mentalist”, Gerry McCambridge shocks the crowds as he uses his abilities to predict just what audience members will do next. Anyone who has seen the show has walked away in disbe

13、lief, amazed by his unusual power.Prices from: $34.99 and upAge restriction: Under 13 will not be admitted into the theater Show Length: 75 minutes Rock of Ages Category: Plays & MusicalsThe cheerful Rock of Ages brings audiences back to the times of big hair and even bigger bands with 28 popular ro

14、ck songs from the 80s including Every Rose Has Its Thom, I Wanna Know What Love Is, Here I Go Again, and more.Rock of Ages has been nominated（提名）for five Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical. It also received a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Production for a

15、Musical.Prices from: $74.00 and upAge restriction: Must be 15 years of age or olderShow Length: 125 minutes21. Who is most likely to be able to read audiences minds?A. Raymond. B. Mac King.C. Brad Garrett. D. Gerry McCambridge.22. Which of the following is good for a kid of 10 years old to go to?A.

16、Gerry McCambridge s show. B. Brad Garretts Comedy Club.C. Mac Kings comedy magic show. D. Performances of Rock Of Ages.23. If someone is interested in musicals, his best choice must be .A. Rock of Ages B. Bread Garretts Comedy ClubC. Mac King Comedy Magic Show D. The Mentalist, Gerry McCambridgeBGre

17、gory Talley used to sleep in a park or under a bridge. The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years.“It is hard. Its hard to live homeless. You filled every day trying to find cut where you are going to get something to eat. If I hadnt found wonderful Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter, I wo

18、uldnt know where I would be by now. I might be dead,” Talley said.The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless people.Pam Micheli has devoted her life to making the lives of this vulnerable（易受伤的）population better as executive director of the non-profit organiza

19、tion.“I went to Africa in 1985. And I saw a huge amount of poverty, but I saw so much hope. And I decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people,” Michell said.When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago, its three shelters had about 80 beds. Now, it has

20、350 beds and serves about 1,500 homeless people every year. She has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.“We do outreach（拓展）, we do prevention, we do permanent housing. We do transitional housing. We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people

21、 to end their homelessness,” she said, “Our Out of Poverty program is not just about money. Its about you could be spiritually poor, you could be relationship poor . you could be educationally poor. So it is focusing on how you get out of this poverty that has brought you to being homeless. The prog

22、ram tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance（自立）and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.“I learned I still have opportunities to change it and I can change it,” said shelter resident Lewis Webster. “It is just about going forth in doing necessary work

23、to do it. I mean if you really want better, you would do better and thats the frame of mind of me now.”24. Gregory Talleys story is told at the beginning of the text to .A. tell readers the situation for the poor in the US is getting worseB. introduce a non-profit organization that is trying to help

24、 the poor in the USC. disclose the truth that more and more homeless people are dying from hungerD. remind readers that the homeless people in the US have no trouble getting food25. According to Paragraph 6, Pam Michell started to bring hope to the homeless by .A. providing dothes for themB. offerin

25、g food for themC. building new houses for themD. offering them shelters for the night26. What is the final purpose of the education program?A. To tell the homeless people the ways to make money.3. To help the homeless people find the causes of their poverty.C. To encourage the homeless to work and r

26、ely on themselves.D. To teach the poor how to live a better life in the shelters.27. What may be the best title for the text?A. Comfort in the Kennedy ShelterB. Ways to Achieve SuccessC. An Opportunity to Fight HomelessnessD. An Organization to End HomelessnessCThe sharing economy, represented by co

27、mpanies like Airbnb or Uber, is the latest fashion craze. But many supporters have overlooked the reality that this new business model is largely based on escaping regulations and breaking the law.Airbnb is an Internet-based service that allows people to rent out spare rooms to strangers for short s

28、tays. Uber is an Internet taxi service that allows thousands of people to answer ride requests with their own cars. There are hundreds of other such services.The good thing about the sharing economy is that it promotes the use of underused resources. Millions of people have houses or apartments with

29、 empty rooms, and Airbnb allows them to profit from these rooms while allowing guests a place to stay at prices that are often far less than those charged by hotels. Uber offers prices that are competitive with standard taxi prices and their drivers are often much quicker and more trustworthy.But th

30、e downside of the sharing economy has gotten much less attention. Most cities and states both tax and regulate hotels, and the tourists who stay in hotels are usually an important source of tax income. But many of Airbnbs customers are not paying the taxes required under the law.Airbnb can also rais

31、e issues of safety for its customers and trouble for hosts neighbors. Hotels are regularly inspected to ensure that they are not fire traps and that they dont form other risks for visitors. Airbnb hosts face no such inspections.Since Airbnb is allowing people to escape taxes and regulations, the com

32、pany is simply promoting thefts. Others in the economy will lose by bearing an additional tax burden or being forced to live next to an apartment unit with a never-ending series of noisy visitors.The same story may apply with Uber. Uber is currently in disputes over whether its cars meet the safety

33、and insurance requirements imposed on standard taxis. Also, if Uber and related services flood the market, they could harm all taxi drivers ability to earn a minimum wage.This downside of the sharing needs to be taken seriously, but that doesnt mean the current tax and regulatory structure is perfec

34、t.28. What is the positive thing about the sharing economy?A. It is a global trend. B. It is beyond regulations.C. It draws on spare resources. D. It brings in modest profits.29. What is the problem with Airbnb customers according to the passage?A. They are not regularly inspected. B. They are likel

35、y to commit thefts.C. They are allowed not to pay taxes. D. They can be noisy to hosts neighbors.30. What is the argument over Uber according to the passage?A. Whether it guarantees customers, safety.B. Whether it provides reliable services.C. Whether it lowers customers expenses.D. Whether it can c

36、ompete with standard taxis.31. What will be talked about in the following paragraphs?A. Existing regulations and laws.B. Necessary improvements of current laws.C. Further development of Airbnb and Uber.D. More downsides of Airbnb and Uber.DIt seems that technology could be changing the places where

37、we live. A project conducted by Johann Siau, a senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshires School of Engineering and Technology, has built on the universitys InterHome project aimed to create a home that supervises people living at home who are weak or elderly.“Weve developed a wristband typ

38、e of device（装罝）,” said Johann Siau, “which allows us to monitor the condition of an elderly person, or whoever is wearing the device. It allows us to collect data of a person to see if the person has fallen or is away from where they are supposed to be. It connects an elderly person with an assisted

39、 living type of device with the InterHome.” The assisted living project is part of the universitys wider InterHome project, which is the development of a smart house. The house stores the usage patterns of the person living there and can adapt to make it use as little energy as possible. Connecting

40、the two together and building the service element（元素）allow us to introduce the assisted living idea to care for the elderly. Its very important that these technologies are there to help and support rater than to replace any of the existing services.The InterHome is not just a prototype（样品）or a vehic

41、le for research. Its a study tool to help students from different scientific backgrounds learn about and develop technology. The InterHome combines the latest broadband technology, mobile data and communication. Researchers and students make sure that all the technology works together. Students get

42、experience by developing new hardware and software themselves. It requires a variety of skills from studentselectronic engineers, computer students, design students ad so on. “The present plan we are working on is a smart home project in Watford with some commercial companies, said Johann Siau. “We

43、are looking at how a smarter home can provide extra value services.”32. The underlined word “supervises” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ”.A. watches over B. gives support to C. directs D. comforts33. What is the InterHome project intended to do?A. Call on the students to care for old people.B. Prov

44、ide letter care and services for the elderly.C. Carry out all the work the existing services do.D. Develop houses that mainly aim to save energy34. What can we learn about the InterHome project from the article?A. It is a large collection of many existing technologies.B. It is just a platform to hel

45、p students to do research work.C. It is a smart home project developed by different universities.D. It allows students to put into use and try out what theyve learned.35. What is the main purpose of the author in writing this article?A. To build up a new platform for students to develop new technolo

46、gy.B. To show how future buildings will change elderly peoples way of life.C. To describe a new project that aims to develop a smart home for the elderly.D. To introduce a new kind of technology to help people to enjoy a better life.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Succ

47、ess is about being able to live a happy and fulfilling life that allows you to be true to who you really are. Do you want to have a successful life and create a life that makes you feel passionate to be alive? 36 .1. Believe In YourselfIf you dont believe that you can achieve all that you are settin

48、g out to achieve, it is going to be very difficult to create a successful life. 37 , it fuels your creativity, your ambition and your motivation to do things. It also helps you take a leap of faith when it comes to going after what it is that you truly desire.2. 38 If your intention is simply rooted

49、 in money and fame, chances are you are never going to truly feel successful. The feeling of success that is given through money and fame is only temporary. 39 . When your intention is to serve your purpose, make a change in the world and express your gifts and talents, youll feel true success and s

50、atisfaction no matter what the outcome. 3. Realize You Are Already Successful 40 . The more you can welcome that into your life, the more you will start to feel it. Being grateful for the tiniest successes in life will also help you to create more and more success. This is a powerful mindset shift a

51、nd one that will help you to align with your ambitions and dreams.The truth is that you are already successful and once you realize this, there is no stopping what you can do.A. Know Your IntentionB. Be Grateful to Your LifeC. Success is all around youD. When you believe in yourselfE. Here are the t

52、hree things you need to focus onF. If you want to create a life that makes you feel passionate to be aliveG. For a truly successful life, your intention has to be rooted in your purpose第三部分语言知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分55分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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

53、涂黑。I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so 41 , but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her 42 nobody could.

54、I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing 43 . She practiced dribbling（运球）and _44_ over and over.One day I asked Sally why she 45 so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a 46 . Im going to play college bask

55、etball and I want to be the best one. I believe that if I am 47 enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts dont 48 .”I 49 her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to 50 . One day in her senior year, I saw her

56、 siting on the grass, her head 51 in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I 52 and sat down beside her. “Whats wrong?” I asked. “Oh nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short” The 53 told her that at 165cm she would probably never play for a top teamstill less she would be 54 a scholarship-so she sh

57、ould stop dreaming about college.I felt she was extremely 55 . I asked her if she had talked her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 56 . They didnt understand the 57 of a dream.The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was 58

58、 offered a scholarship and 59 to the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had 60 and worked toward for all those years.Its true if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.41. A. silent B. small C. strong D. huge42. A. but B. and C. so D. for43. A. still B. again C.

59、 well D. alone44. A. passing B. running C. shooting D. struggling45. A. studied B. practiced C. expected D. improved46. A. title B. prize C. scholarship D. reward47. A. good B. brave C. careful D. active48. A. lack B. talk C. appear D. count49. A. encouraged B. respected C. watched D. helped50. A. v

60、ictory B. confidence C. responsibility D. profession51. A. dropped B. buried C. covered D. sunk52. A. walked off B. walked out C. walked around D. walked up53. A. coach B. teacher C. captain D. leader54. A. suggested B. sent C. promised D. offered55. A. worried B. excited C. disappointed D. surprise

61、d56. A. great B. wrong C. strict D. cruel57. A. pressure B. value C. cause D. power58. A. exactly B. naturally C. really D. normally59. A. taken B. admitted C. introduced D. appointed60. A. dreamed of B. picked up C. benefited from D. carried out第卷非选择题（共50分）第三部分语言知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分55分）第二节语法填空（

62、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。Fu Xuewei, a 25-year-old girl from Chengdu, China 61. （recent）shared a beautiful set of wedding photos on the Internet. However, theres a debate on the photographs 62. no groom（新郎）seems to be found in the photos. In fact, the only people 63. （f

63、eature）in the photos are Ms. Fu and her 87-year-old grandfather.Despite having no plans of getting married anytime soon, Fu decided 64. （wear）the wedding dress for her grandfather. The man fell seriously ill last September, with doctors warning that he could pass away 65. any time. Fearing he might

64、never get to fulfill the dream of walking her down to the Mr.Right, Fu arranged the surprise photoshoot. Keeping her plans a secret, she took 66. （she）grandfather for a regular hospital check-up, only to reveal that they were going to take pictures later and he agreed.Ms. Fu 67. （raise）by her grandp

65、arents from the age of ten, 68. makes them mean a lot to her. She insists on taking care of them in return. The young woman even 69. （have）a tattoo（纹身）of her grandfather.I had my grandfathers appearance tattooed on my arm because I want all my new 70. （friend）to know what he looks like in the future

66、, she said.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。Last Friday, I was playing in the park

67、 while I saw a wallet on a bench. Clearly, someone has left it there by accident. I picked up and saw what was in it. I found out some money and a card with a phone number. Believing that the owner would be worrying, I immediately dialed the number. A man answered it in a anxious voice. Heard I had

68、his wallet, he said he would come over right away. Ten minutes later, the man arrived. After making sure he was the owner, I handed the wallet back for him. With his thumbs up, he expressed his thank to me repeatedly. I felt happily that I was able to help.第二节书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）（满分25分） 据报道，在我国仍有很多山区的孩

69、子因为家庭贫穷而上不起学。你们班就如何帮助这些孩子上学进行了讨论。假如你是李华，请你把你们的建议写成一封信寄给English Weekly，希望他们能够呼吁更多的人參与这項活动。内容要点：1. 收集旧课本和衣服；2. 呼吁更多人帮助他们；3. 你的建议，至少一条。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可追当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Editor,Im a senior high school student.Yours sincerely, Li Hua山西省怀仁县第一中学、应县第一中学校2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题答案第一部分听力（

70、共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）15BCCBA 610BABCC 1115ABAAC 1620BCBCA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）(A) 2123DCA (B) 2427BDCD (C) 2831CDAB (D) 3235ABDC第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）3640EDAGC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）4145BADCB 4650CADCA 5155BDADC 5660BDCBA第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）61. recently

71、62. because 63. featured 64. to wear 65. at 66. her 67. was raised 68. which 69. has 70. friends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）1 .while 改为 when 2. has 改为 had 3. 在 picked 后加 it 4.删去out,5. worrying 改为 worried 6. a 改为 an 7. Heard 改为 Hearing8. for 改为 to 9. thank 改为 thanks 10. happily 改为 happ

72、y 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）【参考范文】Dear Editor, Im a senior high school student. Its reported that in China many children in mountainous areas still cant go to school as a consequence of poverty. Last week, our class held a discussion about how to help them to go to school and lead a happy childhood.Here are ou

73、r suggestions. To start with, some old textbooks and clothes can be collected and sent to those children so that they can be reused by them. In addition, its also of great significance to appeal to more people and social organizations to help and care for those poor children. As far as Im concerned,

74、 we should save some of our pocket money and give it to those children in need. Above all, we should give them respect, never looking down upon them because they are poor.Well really appreciate it if you can, through the English Weekly, increase public awareness of the poor childrens living conditions and call on more people to help them.Yours,Li Hua