1、- 1 -山东省济南市 2017-2018 学年高二年级下学期期末考试英语试卷本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。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. What does Mr. Taylor pro
2、bably do?A. He is a dentist. B. He is an actor. C. He is a salesman.2. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Host and guest. B. Waiter and customer. C. Husband and wife.3. Where did this conversation take place?A. At the hospital. B. At the airport. C. At the bank.4. What rate
3、is a single room with a bath?A. $ 25each day. B. $ 35 each day. C. $ 45 each day.5. How is the weather now?A. Its snowy. B. Its foggy. C. Its cloudy.第二节（共 15 个小题；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，听每段对话或独自前，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
4、6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6. Where did the conversation probably take place?A. On a train. B. In a bus. C. In a plane.7. Where are the two speakers going?A. They are both going to the United States.- 2 -B. The man to London and the woman to Glasgow.C. The man to Glasgow and the woman to London.8. What is th
5、e man?A. He is a businessman. B. He is a student. C. He is a professor.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. Why didnt Mike take an examination yesterday?A. Because he got sick.B. Because he didnt want to take it.C. Because he forgot the examination date.10. What did the professor permit Mike to do?A. Mike could
6、 have an examination at home.B. Mike could have an exam sometime later.C. Mike didnt have to take any examinations.11. Why didnt Mike drive his car?A. Because the doctor told him not to.B. Because he liked taking a walk.C. Because he didnt think he was able to.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. What does th
7、e mans friend worry about?A. How to study in the United Kingdom.B. Her future career opportunities in China.C. How to return to China after studies.13. Which of the following is right according to the womans research?A. There are as many opportunities in China as abroad.B. There are more opportuniti
8、es in China than abroad.C. There are more opportunities abroad than in China.14. What do you suppose the woman can probably be?A. A guide. B. An employer. C. A consultant.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. What was the woman doing when the sandstorm struck?- 3 -A. She was having a rest at home.B. She was ri
9、ding a bike in the street.C. She was working in the office.16. How long does it take the woman to go to the post office usually?A. About fifteen minutes. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour.17. How many people were injured in the accidents?A. Three. B. More than three. C. None.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至
10、 20 题。18. How many children die from unintentional injuries in the world every year?A. Nearly a thousand. B. A hundred. C. About a million.19. What are the most dangerous places according to the passage?A. Roads. B. Bikes. C. Houses.20. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Fires are more dangero
11、us than falls and falling into water.B. Many children die from unintentional injuries every year.C. Developing countries have more traffic accidents.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAs ever, the Summer Movie Season is full of series
12、and special effects. But if youre prepared to look for them, youll find some smaller, odder films flying beneath the radar.Book Club (May 18): A great quartet（四人组）of actresses (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen) headline this comedy about a book club that gets back into a ro
13、mantic mood after reading Fifty Shades Of Grey. It sounds ridiculous, but if that is a hook for a romantic comedy, it will be trying something new.Tag (June 15): This comedy looks like it might share some DNA with The - 4 -Hangover, as a group of friends reunite over the years to play a never-ending
14、 game of tagJeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Hannibal Buress, Jake Johnson, Ed Helms, Leslie Bibb, Rashida Jones and Isla Fisher star. In other words: a lot of people we already know are funny, plus Jeremy Renner!Uncle Drew (June 29): The attraction is that a young guy (Lil Rel Howery) has to renew a team o
15、f old menplayed by NBA legends in old-age makeupto play alongside his Uncle Drew (Kyrie Irving) in a big neighborhood game. This is such a strange idea for a comedy that I cannot wait to see it. Stars include Shaquille O Neal, Nate Robinson, Chris Webber, Lisa Leslie, Reggie Miller, J.B. Smoove and
16、an up-and-coming comedy actress, Tifany Haddish.Skyscraper (July 13): It wouldnt be an action-movie season without Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson running off a crane（起重机） and leaping in a way that in reality would result in certain death but that in a movie results in a safe landing! Im not here to tell
17、you its more than it appears. Im here to tell you its probably exactly as it appears. It comes out on July 13, so perhaps on the hottest day of the summer, forget your troubles and see The Rock save his family.21. Which film can you enjoy this May?A. Book Club. B. Tag. C. Uncle Drew. D. Skyscraper.2
18、2. What is strange about Uncle Drew?A. A lot of people in old-age makeup are very funny.B. A young man has to employ some NBA legends to play in a game.C. Some current NBA superstars will star in the film.D. The author cannot wait to see the film.23. Which film is not a comedy?A. Book Club. B. Tag.
19、C. Uncle Drew. D. Skyscraper.BHeres a simple challenge: name a famous inventor. Perhaps Leonardo da Vinci springs to mind. Or the pioneer of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. But you might be hard-pressed to name many female inventors, even though women - 5 -are behind some of the most widely us
20、ed technologies in the modern world.For example, where would we be without the windscreen wiper? Back on a freezing winters day in 1902, Mary Anderson was traveling by tram through New York city. Snow was falling, forcing the driver to stop repeatedly and get out to clear it. Each time the door open
21、ed, Mary suffered. She had a brainwave: why not make something that could be operated from inside the vehicle? And thats exactly what she did.Lets step in from freezing New York for our next invention. The dishwasher dates back even earlier to the 19th Century, and to the dinner parties thrown by a
22、lady called Josephine Cochrane. As a frequent host, she wanted a machine that could wash dishes faster than people. Her response was to develop what was to become the first commercially successful dishwasher.Need something to do while the dishwasher is on? How about a round of Monopoly（强手棋游戏）? One o
23、f the most popular board games around, the rules were first drawn up by a lady called Elizabeth Magie, and patented in 1904.To an altogether different kind of innovation: Kevlar is the lightweight fibre used in bulletproof（防弹）vests. The material is used by millions every day and has saved countless
24、lives and is strength-lo-weight ratio is five times higher than steel.Finally, one of the most important inventions of the 20th Century must surely be the computer programme. The world of programming is unbalanced among men and women, with men taking home around 30% more pay than their female partne
25、rs on average. But back in the 1940s and 50s, women were at the forefront of this new field and Grace Hopper was one of them.24. What do we know about the inventions mentioned in the text?A. They were mostly made in the 20th century.B. They all used high technology.C. Their inventors came from famil
26、ies of good education.D. They were all made by accident.25. Why did Mary Anderson invent windscreen wiper?- 6 -A. The winter was extremely cold there.B. She was forced to clear the snow by others.C. The car she drove made her suffer a great deal.D. She was sick of the driver getting out to clear the
27、 window.26. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the text?A. Josephine Cochrane wanted a machine that operated automatically.B. The game invented by Magie was popular merely among teenagers.C. Kevlar is the super tough fibre and stronger than steel.D. Grace Hopper was good at comp
28、uter programming.27. What is the best title of this passage?A. Women can be Great InventorsB. The Most Useful Inventions by WomenC. The Most Widely Used TechnologiesD. Women Made Greater Contributions than MenCWhat do you call your partnerdarling, sweetheart, babe? I have been called a little owl, a
29、 swan and even a “panda-fish.” No, Im not a supernatural, shape-shifting creature or a character in a childrens storybook. Ive just been in a few relationships where affectionate nicknames appeared as inside jokes.Plenty of my friends have developed nicknames with their romantic partners. I asked th
30、e question on Facebook and got all kinds of answers: former boyfriends who knew each other as “Tiger and Teddy.” An American man who dated a Chinese woman told me he called her “Popo”, which means “wife” or “broken broken,” depending on your intonation and she called him “Benben,” which he says mean
31、s something like “dumb dumb,” referring to his poor mastery of the Chinese language at the time.There seems to be a variety of languages with pet names, too. According to the website of the popular language-learning software Rosetta Stone, the French say “Mon Petit Chou” (my little cabbage or cream
32、puff), the Russians say - 7 -“Vishenka” (cherry), the Dutch call girlfriends “Dropje” (candy) and in Brazil you can say “Meu Chuchu,” where “chuchu” is a vegetable. In Spain I heard the term “Media Naranja,” meaning half-orange, suggesting that the romantic partners are two halves of the whole.Is th
33、ere any science behind using pet names? Is it a mark of a healthy relationship, or unhealthy? Are couples who give each other names, ranging from the generic “Honey” and “Sweetie” to the creative “Loopy Lop,” more likely to stay together? And in our digital age, are these nicknames any more importan
34、t?From what has been studied, and from the experience of several experts, it seems nicknames can be a good thing for a relationshipif both partners are into it.28. Why has the writer been called a little owl, a swan and even a “panda-fish”?A. Because he looks like a owl, a swan and even a “panda-fis
35、h”.B. Because he is a supernatural, shape-shifting creature.C. Because nicknames arose as inside jokes in his relationships.D. Because he loves a character in a childrens storybook.29. What did the Chinese woman mean by calling her American boyfriend “Benben”?A. Her boyfriend had a different intonat
36、ion.B. Her boyfriend had a weak mastery of Chinese.C. She thought the man was very stupid.D. She thought it was a lovely nickname.30. For what purpose do romantic partners in Spain call each other “Media Naranja”?A. To introduce half-orange.B. To show their love for pet names.C. To mean they are bot
37、h fat.D. To suggest they are two halves of the whole.31. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?A. Couples who give each other nicknames are certain to stay together.- 8 -B. There must be science behind using pet names.C. Partners who enjoy their nicknames can keep healthy relationships.D. N
38、icknames are no longer important in our digital age.DDriverless cars are the best-known example of how artificial intelligence is influencing daily life in China, according to a new report on social attitudes toward AI technology that was released at Fudan University on May 17.Based on the responses
39、 of 625 questionnaires made by Fudan Universitys National Center for Cultural Innovation Research and the communication and data science laboratory, the report states that nearly 90 percent of the respondents are familiar with driverless cars, with over 67, percent having access to both positive and
40、 negative information on cars. About 62 percent of the respondents said they were willing to ride in driverless cars. Meanwhile, around 47 percent were supportive of unmanned vehicle road tests in the country. However, more than 30 percent of the respondents expressed their concerns about the safety
41、 of driverless cars.If personal injuries or property loss are suffered in the event of an accident, 80.5 percent of the respondents said that the designers of the AI products should bear legal responsibility while 55.5 percent said that vehicle users should also shoulder the blame.Smart cars with pa
42、rtial or fully autonomous functions are expected to account for 50 percent of new vehicles sold in China by 2020.According to the blueprint released by the National Development and Reform Commission in January, the country is aiming to become a global power in smart-car development and production by
43、 2035.“One cannot ignore the risks and ethics issues brought up by artificial intelligence technology,” said Sun Shaojing, director of the Communication and Data Science Laboratory of the National Center for Cultural Innovation Research at Fudan University, “Policies should be strengthened to ensure
44、 a balanced development of ethics and science, especially for some fast-growing applications - 9 -like driverless cars.”32. What do we know about the responses of 625 questionnaires?A. More than half of the people surveyed were willing to ride in driverless cars.B. Nearly 90% knew both positive and
45、negative information on cars.C. Unmanned vehicle road tests were hardly supported in the country.D. Few people were concerned about the safety of driverless cars.33. Who should take responsibility if an accident happened to a driverless car?A. The designers of the AI products.B. Both AI products des
46、igners and vehicle users.C. Policy makers who regulate the use of driverless cars.D. It hasnt been decided yet.34. What does the underlined word “autonomous” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. high-tech B. advanced C. self-directed D. useful35. What do Sun Shaojings words suggest in the last paragraph?
47、A. We should mainly focus on the benefit that driverless cars bring to us.B. Effective policies and rules are needed with appliances fast growing.C. Risks and ethics issues brought up by AI cannot be avoided.D. Driverless cars play a significant role in AI technology.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内
48、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。A couple of years ago, when my older daughter was 8,she gently told my wife and me that shed gotten too old for us to read her books anymore. We didnt try to talk her out of it or tell her many benefits of reading aloud to a child (even after they can do so themse
49、lves). 36 Two weeks after stopping our bedtime readings, though, my older daughter asked whether we could start again. 37 As she later explained, “Everyone likes to be read to, even adults.” Weve continued uninterrupted since. Right - 10 -now, were deep into Philip Pullmans “The Golden Compass.”38 In most of the studies, people found that reading aloud appeared to strengthen parents feelings of competence, improve the quality of their relationships with their children and even reduce parental stress or depression.Reading aloud to children improves
