1、1江西省上高县第二中学 2017-2018 学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题第一部分 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 are the speakers talking about?A. The radio. B. The weathe
2、r. C. The weekend.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Sec her aunt B. Go shopping. C. Deliver milk.3. Where are the speakers?A. On the road. B. In the hospital. C. At the mans home.4. Why does Lucy refuse the mans offer?A. she is very busy. B. She is poorly paid. C. She is unconfident.5. What will B
3、ob probably do next time?A. Avoid skating again. B. Warm up in advance. C. Take a training course.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 15 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 man agree
4、to do?A. Tour the city. B. Visit a museum. C. Take a boat trip.27. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbours. B. Strangers. C. Friends.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What does the woman do?A. Shes a salesperson. B. Shes a receptionist. C. Shes a bank clerk.9. What is the discoun
5、t for the man?A. 10% B. 15% C. 20%10. How will the man pay finally?A. By card. B. By cash. C. By check.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Why does Vivian call Roger?A. To ask for help. B. To express thanks. C. To make an apology.12. What is the problem with Vivians apartment?A. Its too expensive. B. It has
6、no furniture. C. Its not near school.13. What is Roger going to do after class today?A. Visit an apartment. B. Go to meet Vivian C. slay at the school听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What is the man probably doing?A. Reading a newspaper B. Playing a video game. C. Driving in the country.15. Why does the t
7、own decide to change its name for a month?A. To attract more tourists.B. To be famous on the Internet.C. To call drivers attention to safety.16. Who suggested the idea of changing the name of the town?A. A local farmer. B. A transport company. C. A government 3department.听第 10 段材料，答第 17 至 20 题。17. W
8、here is the talk bring given?A. On the phone. B. At the cinema. C. In the classroom.18. How does the film in Room I seem to be?A. Boring. B. Frightening. C. Relaxing.19. When is the film in Room 2 showing for the last time today?A. 9:00. B. 10:00. C. 11:45.20. Which of the following films is shown i
9、n Room 3?A. Ships In The Night. B. Dont Open The Door. C. StreetmatchThe Return.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。AJersey BoysJersey Boys is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the rise and fall of Frankie Valli and the 1960s rock n rol
10、l group Four Seasons. According to Selladoor Worldwide, the groups Beijing tour will see a brand-new production of the musical, which features Luke Sheppard as director, Mark Crossland as music director and Cressida Carre as choreographer（编舞）. Since its 2005 premiere（首演）in New York, the musical has
11、won 57 major awards worldwide.2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Jan 5 to Jan 13.Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, 9 Tianqiao Nandajie, Xicheng district. 400-635-3355.Ticket: 199-1,299 yuan ($30-200)Large-scale immersive showThe large-scale immersive show Memory 5D +, directed by Ulan Xuerong, is ongoing in Be
12、ijing from Jan 4 to7.The show follows the emotional entanglement between black and white 4spirits, representing yin and yang, and the flora girl. As a demonstration of traditional Chinese art, the show centers on cultural inheritance and includes live performance of guqin, a plucked seven-string Chi
13、nese musical instrument, guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither, konghou, an ancient plucked stringed instrument and horse-head fidldle, as well as acrobatics, Khoomei, shadow play and Mongolian folk song, even chants from The Book of Songs.7:30 p.m, Jan 5; 2:30 p.m./ 7:30 p. m., Jan 6; 7:30 p.m, Jan 7.
14、Beijing Exhibition Theater, 135 Xizhimenwai Dajie (Street), Xicheng district.Ticket: 180-1,080 yuanLondon Philharmonic Orchestra set to thrill BeijingThe London Phiharmonic Orchestra will wrap up its China tour with two recitals in Being on Jan 5 and 6.Under the baton of Russian conductor Vasily Pet
15、renko, the orchestra will perform H. Berliozs overture to Beatrice et Benedict and P. I. Tchaikovskys Fantasia on Romeo and Juliet and Variations on a Rococo Theme op.33, featuring Swedish-Danish cellist Andreas Brantelid, along with other pieces.7p.m., Jan 5-6. Concert Hall, National Center for the
16、 Performing Arts,2 West Chang an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010-6655-0000.Ticket: 380-1,680 yuanRussian armys troupe to return after restartThe Russian armys official dance and choir troupe, the Alexandrov Ensemble, is staging five shows in Beijing from Jan 4 to 7, with a variety of songs, dances and
17、 instrumental performances.The ensemble, also known as the Red Army Choir, was founded in 1928 and has toured the globe performing Russian folk tunes and patriotic songs using Western classical music and traditional Russian instruments.The repertoire on Saturday comprises 24 songs and dance pieces,
18、including Song of the Soviet Army, The Sacred War, Moscow Nights and Festival March.7 p.m., Jan 5-7; 2:30 p.m., Jan 6. Opera House, National Center for the Performing Alts, 2 West Chang an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010-6655-0000.5Ticket: 180-1000 yuan21. Who works as the music director of the brand-
19、new production of Jersy Boys?A. Luke Sheppard. B. Mark Crossland.C. Cressida Carre. D. Alexandrov Ensemble.22. When can you appreciate Memory 5D+?A. 2:30 p.m., Jan 5. B. 7:30 p.m., Jan 8.C. 7:30 p.m., Jan 6. D. 7:30 a.m., Jan 7.23. If you want to listen to Moscow Nights, how much should you pay at l
20、east?A. 180 yuan. B. 199 yuan.C. 380 yuan. D.1000 yuan.BOctober 15th is the Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than 20 countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap（肥皂） . For example, donators（捐献者）will give 150,000 bars of soap to schoo
21、ls in Ethiopia.Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day, but very few use soap at so-called important moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashi
22、ng with Soap. Partners include the United Nations Childrens Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unlever and Procter and Gamble. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germ（细菌）. They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hand
23、s with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds. Then rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air.The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is impor
24、tant because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell. The 6Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives
25、 than any vaccine（疫苗）or medicine. Hand washing could also prevent the spread of other diseases. When people get germs on their hands, they can infect（传染）themselves by touching their eyes, noses or mouths. Then they can infect others.24. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Find out why washing h
26、ands carefully is so important.B. Hand washing: so important-it gets a day of its own.C. Say no to washing hands in the wrong way.D. Want to live a longer life?-wash your hands.25. The word “rinse” in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A. to dry your hands B. to rub your hands carefullyC. to clean your fi
27、ngers D. to wash away the soap26. The last paragraph mainly tells us _.A. how to wash your hands correctlyB. why washing hand with soap is so importantC. the dangers of washing hands without soapD. when we should especially wash our hands with soap27. In which part of newspaper would you most probab
28、ly read this passage?A. advertisement B. Public serviceC. Medical care D. Health reportC“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”. That is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world. That program became one of Americans exports s
29、oon after it went on the air in New York in 1969.In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. The viewers include more than half the nations pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial, and geographical group.Although some educators object to certain
30、elements in the program, parents 7praise it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems arise when first graders who have learned from “Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.Tests have shown that children
31、from all racial, geographical, and economic backgrounds have benefited from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional（偶然的）viewers. In the US the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regular
32、ly.The programs all use songs, stories, jokes, and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. But there are some differences. For example, the Spanish program, produced in Mexico City, devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching separa
33、te letters.Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other childrens shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories（理论）of its creators, the support by the government and private（私人的）businesses, and the skillful use of a variety of TV tricks. Perhaps
34、an equally important reason is that mothers watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he want
35、s to learn more.28. “Sesame Street” is actually _.A. a street in the US B. a program for childrenC. a program for teachers D. a program for students29. Children who often watch the program _.A. can have problems in school B. will find it a great helpC. will take no interest in their studies D. will
36、be well educated30. What is special about the program?8A. It offers great fun.B. It makes children feel able to learn.C. It is shown at different hours during the week.D. Children learn and enjoy themselves while watching.31. Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?A. Because it is supported
37、by the government and businesses.B. Because it uses a variety of skillful tricks.C. Because mothers watch it along with their children.D. Because it makes every child watching it feel able to learn.DAlexander John Jordan was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1914. After graduating from high school, he a
38、ttended the University of Wisconsin. After about one year of college, Alex dropped out.Alex then went from job to job. He drove a taxi and worked for Royavac. He also worked for his fathers construction company, where Alex got his basic knowledge of construction.In the 1940s, Alex discovered Deer Sh
39、elter Rock and began having small picnics on the top of the rock. He then started bringing his tent and camping out. One night, his tent got blown away and from that day, Alex decided he wanted to build something more stable. That was the beginning of his dreams. Alex started off by renting the rock
40、 and a bit of land around it from a local farmer. He first built a small studio with a fireplace. Then Alex, with his parents help, bought 240 acres of land, so he could build as he pleased. What took shape on and around Deer Shelter Rock was truly a wonderful achievement. More wonderful still is th
41、e fact that he built much of the original house by himself, carrying the materials up the 75-foot-high rock.As curiosity grew surrounding his project, more and more people came to visit the House on the Rock. Alex decided to charge people 50 cents to visit, thinking that would drive them away; howev
42、er, people gladly paid the fee. In 1960, Alex decided to open the House on the Rock to the public. This increased 9the interest and the crowds grew. All of the money taken in over the years was put directly back into the House. Alex was devoted to the House on the Rock. It was his life and dream.32.
43、 Which of the following statements is true?A. Alex bought the land by himself to build the house.B. Alex learned about construction working for Royovac.C. The house Alex built was 75 feet high.D. Alex didnt finish his college education.33. Why did Alex charge people for a visit at first?A. Because h
44、e was in heavy debt.B. Because he wanted to earn much money.C. Because he was disturbed by visitors.D. Because he needed money to repair his house.34. According to the passage what do you think of Alexander?A. Optimistic and well-educatedB. Creative and ambitiousC. Curious and faithfulD. Cooperative
45、 and dependable35. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. The number of visitors increased despite the charge.B. People lost their curiosity about the house gradually.C. All the money taken in over the years was piled in the house.D. Alex spent his rest life in the House on the Rock.第二节（共 5 小题；
46、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。Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes. Identity theft is a crime in which your personal information is stolen by someone and is used in an illegal way. When your identity is stolen, the thief often does fraud with that. He may ge
47、t a credit card in your name and spend it carelessly without 10paying the bills; (36) _ and you have to be responsible for the traffic accidents he causes.Why is identity theft becoming so common? (37) _. And the wealth of personal details people post on social networks such as Facebook also makes i
48、t easier for identity thieves to obtain personal information.Many people are not aware of the problems caused by this crime. They wake up from their carefree attitude only when they become a victim and suffer the damages caused by this crime.(38) _ and this is why it is important that every person s
49、hould become cautious when using the Internet. The following tips may prevent you from identity theft.First, make sure your computer has an updated anti-virus and firewall system installed. Second, only enter your credit card details on secure sites, or websites that youve used before. Third, (39) _. Your date of birth, names of schools attended, phone number or the names of your parents are often required to verify an identity, and thieves can use this information too. Fourth, avoid sharing files as this gi
