1、1邢台市八中 2017-2018 学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试题卷（试卷满分 150 分 考试时间 120 分钟）第一部分 听力（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. When will the express parcel probably arrive?A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesda
2、y.2. What does the woman mean?A. The man shouldnt have complained. B. She cant manage her family life. C. Their boss hasnt given her too much work.3. What will the woman most probably do?A. Leave her bicycle outside. B. Have her bicycle repaired. C. Put her bicycle in the garage.4. Where will the ma
3、ns family stay for the longest time?A. In Italy. B. In Austria. C. In Switzerland.5. What happened to the man yesterday?A. He had a fever.B. He was ill in hospital.C. He was late for work.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
4、各个小题，每小题 52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. When did the mans boss leave?A. At 10 pm. B. At midnight. C. At 12 am.7. What may the woman think of the mans boss?A. Outgoing. B.Impolite. C. Strict.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the woman know the man as?A.An inventor. B. A pro
5、ducer. C. A businessman.9. How does the man feel about speaking to so many people?A. Proud. B. Calm. C. Scared.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. On what does the man agree with the woman?A. Finding a nice roommate isnt easy.B. It isnt necessary to have another roommate.C. Their host doesnt like meeting new
6、 people.11. Why does the woman mention Wimbledon?A. She met a really rude host there.B. She lives with untidy persons there.C. She rented a shabby apartment there.12. What kind of person would the man like to have as a roommate?A. A quiet man.B. A clean person.C. A foreign student.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至
7、16 题。13. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a phone store.B. At the womans house.C. In a coffee bar.14. Why does the woman look upset?3A. She is poor at singing songs. B. She did not sleep well last night. C. She has trouble in learning Chinese.15. How long has the woman been lear
8、ning Chinese?A. Several months.B. One month.C. Two weeks.16. What did the man do yesterday?A. He discovered a new website.B. He download a song.C. He bought a new iPad.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long did Westlife last?A. 14 years.B. 19 years.C. 21 years.18. Which of the following songs was West
9、lifes first single?A. Flying Without Wings. B. If I Let You Go. C. Swear It Again.19. Which country didnt Westlife try to break into?A. America. B. Australia. C. Britain.20. How many top-ten singles did Westlife achieve?A. Ten. B. Twenty-four. C. Thirty-four.第二部分：阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)第一节：阅读下
10、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。(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)A4Low-Cost Gifts for Mothers Day Gift Gift No. IOffer to be your mothers health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say “no need,” anothe
11、r set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. The best part ? This one is free.Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what
12、 times she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life,” Dr. Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know th
13、at good sleep is very important to our health.”Gift No. 4Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mothers Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpens
14、ive things - many of which are “green” - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.21.What are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits?A.Take notes.B.Be with her.C.Buy medicine.D.Give her gift
15、s.22.What can be a gift of organization for your mother?A.Keeping her medical information together.B.Buying all gifts for her from one company.5C.Making a list of her medical check-ups.D.Storing her medicines in a safe place.23.Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mothers sleep?A.In Gift N
16、o. 1.B.In Gift No. 2.C.In Gift No. 3.D.In Gift No. 4.24.Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to_.A.enjoy good sleepB.be well-organizedC.bet extra supportD.give others helpBOur news is constantly filled with the reality of death and dying. And each of us, if we live long enough, expe
17、riences the loss of persons we loved. Children ages eight through ten were asked what they thought about death,and these are some of their answers:“When you die,God takes care of you like your mother did. When you were alive,only God doesnt yell at you all the time.(Beth,9)“When you die,they bury yo
18、u in the ground and your soul goes to heaven,but your body cant go to heaven because its too crowded there already.” (Jimmy, 8)“Only the good people go to heaven. The other people go where its hot all the time like in Florida. ” (Judy,9)“Doctors help you so you wont die until you pay their bills.”(S
19、tephanie,9)Ive observed that the loss of a loved one can be one of the most difficult things we humans can face. Ive known friends of sick and dying people to sit by a bedside or in a hospital room for hours,even days, at a time. Ive seen food in homes of people who are dying overflow from kitchen t
20、o dining roomfood brought by 6comforting friends from church and con cerned neighbours. And Ive observed friends just listen for as long as it takes.When U.S. Congressman Sam Rayburn (18821961) discovered that he was ill,he announced to the House of Representatives he was going home to Texas for med
21、ical tests. Some wondered why he did not stay in Washington where there were excellent medical facilities. His answer was a beautiful tribute (颂词) to friendship:“Bonham is a place where people know it when youre sick,and where they care when you die. ”No one wants to go through difficult times alone
22、. So Rayburn traded the best of medical technology for the closeness of loving friends. He knew that good friends are good medicine. Often the best.25.According to the passage, the four childrens answers show .A.they have the same idea on deathB.they have different opinions on deathC.they have exper
23、ienced deathD.they have the loss of their parents26.Whats the opinion of the author on friendship?A.Caring friends is necessary in times of happiness.B.Caring friends is necessary in time of trouble.C.Its easy for human to face the loss of a relative.D.Everyone needs to face the loss of a friend.27.
24、What was Sam Rayburn most concerned about when ill?A.The closeness of loving friends.B.The medical examination.C.The excellent medical facilities.D.The development of his home.28.Whats the best title of the passage?A.Friendship Cannot Stand Always on One Side.B.A Friend Is Easier Lost Than Found.C.T
25、rue Friendship Lasts Forever.D.Good Friends Are Good Medicine.7CYou cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. Thats why he created Lampbrella
26、, a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella.The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be ap
27、propriate to have a canopy(伞蓬) built into a street lamp,” he said.The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand Sensors(传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whe
28、never it starts raining.In addition to the rain sensor, theres also a 360motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively l
29、ow speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed(安装) at 2 metres off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.While
30、 there are no plans to take the Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists his creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.29.What do we know from Belyacvs wo
31、rds in Paragraph 2?A.His creation was inspired by an experience.B.It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.C.Street lamps are protected by canopies.8D.He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.30.Which of the following show how the lampbrella works?A.motorcanopysensorsB.sensorsmotorcanopyC.motorsens
32、orscanopyD.canopymotorsensors31.What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?A.Its moving speed.B.Its appearance.C.Its installation.D.Its safety.32.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.The designer will open a company to promote his product.B.The lampbrella could be put into i
33、mmediate production.C.The designer is confident that his creation is practical.D.The lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.DGenerations of children grew up reading comic(漫画) books secretly, hiding out from parents and teachers who saw them as a waste of time and a risk to young minds. Comics are
34、 now gaining a new respectability at school. That is thanks to an increasingly popular and creative programme, often aimed at struggling readers, that encourages children to plot, write and draw comic books, in many cases using themes from their own lives.The Comic Book Project was started in 2001 b
35、y Michael Bitz at an elementary school in Queens. Since its creation, the programme, which is mainly conducted after school, has spread to more than 850 schools across the country. It has gotten a big push from the craze(狂热) among adolescents for comic book clubs and for Manga, a widly popular varie
36、ty of comic originating in Japan.The point is not to drop a comic book on a childs desk and say “read this”. 9Rather, the workshops give groups of students the opportunity to collaborate(合著) on often complex stories and charac-ters that they then revise, publish and share with others in their commun
37、ities.Teachers are finding it easier to teach writing, grammar and punctuation with material that students are fully invested in(投入). And it turns out that comic books have other built-in advantages. The pairing of visual and written plotlines that they rely on appear to be especially helpful to str
38、uggling readers. No one is suggesting that comic books should substitute for traditional books or for standard reading and composition lessons. Teachers who would once have dismissed comics out of hand are learning to exploit(利用) a style that clearly has a powerful hold on young minds. They are usin
39、g what works.33.Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?A.Japanese Comic Books.B.Comic Books in the Classroom.C.Reading Efficiently.D.A Current Craze.34.The main purpose of the Comic Book Project is to .A.develop the cooperation among adolescentsB.make sure that students liv
40、e a rich and colourful life after schoolC.help students who have some difficulty in readingD.popularize a new method of teaching35.It can be inferred that .A.comic books were first used in JapaneseschoolsB.parents have different opinions about their children reading comic booksC.more and more teache
41、rs will realize the advan-tages of comic booksD.comic books will be allowed to enter all the schools in the country第二节：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。 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）10EAfrica is a very diverse land with many different tribes. One tradition that many of these groups share is paint
42、ing or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group. 36. Lets look at some different examples of body painting.37. Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people
43、, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony takes place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it. The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it look
44、s attractive.38. To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are no longer boys and are considered adults.One quite unusual example of face paint
45、ing is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men.39. Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautif
46、ul.40. As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.A.Red is the common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life.B.Other marks are used for ceremonies such as weddings and during times of war.C.The ceremony expresses hope for rain.D.The Masai men also
47、 have a unique way of showing that they are brave.E.The women then decide which man they like best.F.The men pretend to fight each other.G.The men paint their faces yellow and red.11第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I
48、 was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A man was seeking his community votes, and people 41 wanted to know why they should give him their 42 . He took them to his house and on every 43 in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of 44 to find out why the word
49、was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often 45 me to believe that as long as you have 46 , you should have faith. Every time you look into the mirror, youre looking at yourself and see Faith. ”The 47 I learned from this is simple faith is a living thing and in the same way were all 48 given 24 hours a day and were all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get 4
