1、- 1 -广西钦州市 2017-2018 学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（考试时间：120 分钟 赋分：150 分）第 I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）（提示：答题时，请先将答案标在试卷上，待录音内容结束后，再将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 the woman think about the movie?A. Horr
2、ible. B. Interesting. C. Boring.2. Where does the man come from?A. America. B. France. C. Australia.3. What sport does the woman like?A. Skating. B. Skiing. C. Swimming.4. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Fix her car. B. Give her a lift. C. Complete the work.5. What are the speakers talking
3、 about?A. Interests. B. Health. C. Studies.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。听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the man busy doing?A. Comforting the woman.B. Looking into the cause.- 2 -C.
4、 Finding the damaged bike.7. What do we know about the driver?A. He didnt drive fast.B. He managed to save a boy.C. He had a poor view of the road.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the man have to do this afternoon?A. Have a meeting. B. See a doctor. C. Meet a lawyer.9. What will the woman do for the m
5、an?A. Answer phone calls.B. Send some documents.C. Cancel an appointment.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. How many people are there in Peters family?A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.11. When do the whole family walk the dog?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.12. What does Peter do at home?A. Do the laundry. B. Cook
6、food. C. Sweep the floor.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. What is the woman?A. A secretary. B. A tour guide. C. A travel agent.14. How long will the vacation last?A. A week. B. Ten days. C. Two weeks.15. How much is the package tour to Australia per person?A. $300. B. $500. C. $1,000.16. Why wont the man go
7、to Australia?A. It isnt warm enough.B. The cost is a bit high.C. He wants to of somewhere farther.- 3 -听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. When is the first meeting of the Garden Club this year?A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.18. Whats the aim of the Garden Club?A. To teach students to grow food.B.
8、 To promote healthy and organic food.C. To grow food for the school.19. What will be served at the first meeting?A. Cabbages. B. Cucumbers. C. Tomatoes.20. What do we know about first-year students?A. They can only work in the school garden.B. They are not allowed to join the club.C. They will be in
9、 charge of community garden.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。ADid you ever notice your shadow at different times of the day? Shadows change as the day goes on.In the morning the sun makes long shadows. In the middle of the day, the sun se
10、ems to be right over your head and your shadow is very, very small. As the sun goes down in the afternoon, shadows grow very long again. But the long afternoon shadows fall in a different direction from the long morning shadows.Long, long ago people told time by the shadows. Put a piece of paper in
11、the sunlight. Stand a pencil in a spool in the middle of the paper. The shadow of the pencil will fall on the paper and move as the day goes on. Use a watch and every hour marks the place where the shadow falls. Now your paper is a sundial（通过太阳辨别时间的日规）and you can tell every sunny day. Just look at y
12、our paper sundial and see where the shadow falls.- 4 -21. When do shadows change?A. Shadows change in the evening. B. Shadows change when it is raining.C. Shadows change as the day goes on. D. Shadows change when it is snowing.22. What happens to ones shadow as the sun goes down in the afternoon?A.
13、He cant see his shadow. B. His shadow becomes long again.C. His shadow becomes short. D. His shadow becomes ugly.23. What does one need to make a sundial?A. A pencil, a watch and a spool.B. A watch, a piece of paper and a pencil.C. A spool, a piece of paper and a watch.D. A piece of paper, a pencil
14、and a spool.BAre you carrying too much on your back at your back at school? Im sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger stud
15、ents are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.“Its hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because its so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps（带子）to carry them, but m
16、any other students choose rolling（有滚轮的）bags.But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of th
17、eir own body weight.Scout Batch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. - 5 -But it is also important that older children dont stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing.“Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags,” he said.Par
18、ents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!24. From the passage we c
19、an know that _.A. only children in China carry too heavy school bagsB. children in other countries dont carry too heavy bagsC. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bagsD. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags25. If a child carries a heavy school bag _.A. his feet wi
20、ll be hurt B. his head and arms will be hurtC. his hands will be hurt D. his back and neck will be hurt26. According to the doctor, Scott Batch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs（重）about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over _.A. 5 kilos B. 3 kilos C. 5.5 kilosD. 4.5 kilos27. Some studen
21、ts think the best answer to this problem is that _.A. they should have a little homework to do after they get homeB. they should only take home library books they will read that nightC. their teachers had better not ask them to do any homeworkD. they should use thin workbooks instead of thick onesCS
22、ometimes known as “The Big Apple” or “the City That Never Sleeps”, New - 6 -York is both the most populous city in the USA and a leading center of business, commerce, finance and media. The city is often referred to as “New York City”, in order to distinguish it from the state it is in. The city is
23、part of a large metropolitan（大都市的）area, and the combined city population exceeds 18.7 million.New York City is made up of five boroughs（行政区）and hence another nickname of the city is “The Five Boroughs”. The five boroughs are: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.There are many fa
24、mous buildings and sights in New York, especially in Manhattan. These include the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building and the United Nations Building. When you visit New York, make sure you see Central Park, Times Square, Chinatown, Little Italy and of course the Statue of Liberty. Addition
25、ally, there are many wonderful museums in New York, some truly excellent shops, some of the worlds best theaters in the Broadway area, and the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo which are well-known for the artists who reside there.Getting around New York City is simplethe citys subway netw
26、ork is one of the most comprehensive in the world, connecting all parts of Manhattan in rapid time.However, the best way to see New York is undoubtedly on foot. Central Park is an ideal place to start a walking tour of New York City843 acres of shining ponds and lush greenery attract locals and tour
27、ists. And apart from offering breathtaking scenery, it is a centre for recreation. Visitors can listen to music groups, watch performers, walk along the trails and even take a romantic ride in a horse carriage.28. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To explain why New York is called “The Big Appl
28、e”.B. To tell people how to visit New York.C. To tell people the history and scenery of New York.D. To introduce the cityNew York briefly.- 7 -29. From the passage, we learn that _.A. New York has some of the worlds best theaters in the Broadway areaB. New York State is often called “The Five Boroug
29、hs”C. all the famous buildings and sights in New York are in ManhattanD. the writer advise people to see New York City by subway30. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. New York State B. New York City C. Times SquareD. Central Park31. According to the passage, you can do all
30、 the following things in Central Park EXCEPT _.A. enjoy the beautiful scenery B. watch great performanceC. go for a swim D. take a ride on a horse carriage.DThe Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.1.
31、How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday? Finding: A full 3% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes at least twice a day.2. How many times did you wash your
32、 hands or bathe yesterday? Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a dayhalf of the number doctors recommend. Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a dayoften inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet pap
33、er to avoid touching the door handle. And, most importantly, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.- 8 -3. How often do you think about fighting germs? Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your t
34、oilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.32. What is found out about American seniors?A. Most of them have good habits.B. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.C. All of them are fighting
35、 germs better than expected.D. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.33. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands _.A. twice a day B. eight times a day C. four times a dayD. three times a day34. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. We should keep fro
36、m touching our faces.B. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.C. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouthD. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle35. The text probably comes from _.A. a popular magazine B. a book reviewC. a guide book D. an official docume
37、nt第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分）阅读下列材料，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） ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 36 But it seems that many people dont cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaura
38、nts as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isnt difficult. 37 This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.38 Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that youre - 9 -standing at the oceans edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isnt fresh. 39 When you have bought
39、a fish and arrive home, youd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you dont cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isnt as tasty as the fresh one.There are many common methods used to cook fish. 40 First, lean it and season it wi
40、th your choice of spices. Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time). Then, its ready to serve.A. Do not buy it.B. This is how you can do it.C. The easiest is to steam it.D. The fish will go bad withi
41、n hours.E. It just requires a little knowledge.F. When buying fish, you should first smell it.G. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.第三部分 英语知识运用（共二节，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I teach biology at UNLV three
42、 times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my 41 how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 42 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 43 .His question 44 me of something Id read s
43、omewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a 45 about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”“Let me give you an example,” I continued, 46 all sixty students in the class. “In 47 to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a 48 in Henderson, 17 m
44、iles down the 49 from where I live. One day a few weeks - 10 -ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I exited the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car 50 . I tried to start it again, but the 51 wouldnt wo
45、rk. 52 I turned my flashers on, took my books, and 53 down the road to the college.“As soon as I got there, I called and 54 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after 55 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. “This is my 56 day,” I replied, smiling.She was 57 . “What do you mean?”“My car
46、could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didnt.” I replied.“ 58 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 59 walking distance of here. Im still able to teach my class, and Ive been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down t
47、oday, it couldnt have been arranged in a more convenient 60 .”I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.41. A. students B. children C. teachers D. schoolmates42. A. bad B. free C. sad D. good43. A. cheerful B. grateful C.
48、 hopeful D. thankful44. A. informed B. reminded C. told D. warned45. A. decision B. choice C. preference D. judgment46. A. showing B. demanding C. addressing D. commanding47. A. contribution B. devotion C. addition D. application48. A. school B. college C. university D. institute49. A. highway B. ra
49、ilway C. road D. path50. A. broke B. died C. ended D. finished- 11 -51. A. engine B. wheel C. light D. instrument52. A. But B. And C. So D. Or53. A. marched B. drove C. rode D. followed54. A. prepared B. looked C. waited D. arranged55. A. work B. class C. study D. lunch56. A. usual B. unusual C. unlucky D. lucky57. A. astonished B. puzzled C. excited D. pleased58. A. Anyway B. Instead C. Also D. Still59. A. within B. beyond C. without D. along
