1、1河北省阜城中学 2017-2018 学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(满分:150 分 用 时 : 120 分钟)第一部分 听 力 (共 两 节 , 满 分 30 分 ) 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
2、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 Dorothy do on the weekend?A. Go out with her friendB. Work on her paperC. Make some plans2.What was the normal price of the T-shirt?A. $15 B. $30 C. $503. What was the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A
3、. To attend a wedding B. To visit an exhibition C. To meet a friend 4.When does the bank close on Saturday?A. At 1:00 pm B. At 3:00 pm C. At 4:00 pm 5.Where are the speakers?A. In a store B. In a classroom C. At a hotel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
4、 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 。 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 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 do we know about Nora?A. She prefers a room of her ownB. She likes to work
5、 with other girlsC. She lives near the city center 7.What is good about the flat?A. It has a large sitting roomB. It has good furnitureC. It has a big kitchen听第 7 段 材 料 , 回 答 第 8、 9 题 。8.Where has Barbara been?A. Milan B. Florence C. Rome 9.What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. Shoes B. Stones C.
6、Books 听第 8 段 材 料 , 回 答 10 至 12 题。 10 Who is making the telephone call?A. Thomas Brothers. B. Mike Landon C. Jack Cooper 11 What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?A. His wife. B. His boss. C. His secretary. 12 What is the message about?A. A meeting B. A visit to France C. The date for a trip.听第 9 段
7、 材 料 , 回 答 第 13 至 16 题。13.Who could the man speaker most probably be?A. A person who saw the accident.B. The driver of the lorry.C. A police officer.214. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A. Walking along Churchill Avenue.B. Getting ready to cross the road.C. Standing outside a
8、 bank.15. When did the accident happen?3A. At about 8:00 am. B. At about 9:00 am. C. At about 10:00 am.16. How did the accident happen?A. A lorry hit a car. B. A car ran into a lorry. C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第 10 段 材 料 , 回 答 第 17 至 20 题 。17. What is the talk mainly about?A. The histo
9、ry of the schoolB. The courses of the term.C. The plan for the day.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?A. In the school hall.B. In the science labsC. In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas?A. Take science courses.B. Enjoy excellent meals.C.
10、 Attend workshops.20. When are the visitor expected to ask questions?A. During the lunch hourB. After the welcome speech.C. Before the tour of the labs.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 A、 B、 C、 D 四 个 选 项 中 , 选 出 最 佳 答 案 。AStep into Wond
11、erland and follow any of the many tracks around Kinabalu Park. Even though it is the most explored and studied place in Borneo, new discoveries of rare plants are frequently being made here.4TLMETABLE GUIDEUNEPLACE / INTEREST 1.KINABALU PARK HQ:Botanical GardenGuided Walk Slide ShowTIME (HRS)9:00 15
12、:0011:0014:00 (and 19:30 on weekends)2. PORING Butterfly Farm Tropical GardenNight Walk9:00 16:0013:30By Prior (提 前 ) Arrangement Only3. MESILAUGuided Nature Walk Monday to FridaySaturday and Sunday9:30, 11:00, 14:007:30, 10:30, 14:00So take a map and set off on your own or follow Park Naturalists a
13、s they take you on guided path walks and point out the various wonders. There are also visual shows advertising rare plants and animals here. If you are a first time visitor, sign up for these shows and youll be excited when you find yourself identifying the same plants and animals on your walks or
14、during your climb up Mt. Kinabalu.Mt. Kinabalu Botanical Garden is one of the biggest attractions at the Park Started in 1981. This 5-acre garden is an excellent collection of different kinds of plant on the mountain, as plants from all over the Park have been replanted here. There are hotels, inns
15、and chalets at Kinabalu Park to suit ones budget. For more information, click .54. KUNDASANG WAR MEMORIAL Daily (Monday to Sunday)Memorial Services and Special Programs10:00-17:00By Prior ArrangementNote:Adult: $ 20. Kid under twelve: 50% offFamily including two adults and a kid under twelve: $40.to
16、ur brochure21.what can we infer according to the passage?A. Visitors should follow the Park Naturalists in order not to get lost.B. Mt Kinabalu Botanical Garden attract visitors due to its long history.C. There re still some uncommon rare plants in Kinabalu ParkD. Mt Kinabalu is more explored and st
17、udied area than Borneo.22. If a couple visit the Park with their daughters aged 15, how much will they pay? A. $30. B. $40. C. $50. D. $60.23. The passage is most likely to be taken from a .A. B. magazineC. news report D. websitesBAn unusual outdoor bookstore recently opened in Nanjing, China. There
18、 is no cash desk and no working staff to keep an eye on the books. Instead, Visitors are invited to read on offer and pay whatever they want for books by dropping the money in a lock-box.Organizers say the Honesty Bookstore is a social experiment meant to raise awareness of honesty and integrity (正直
19、) . Believe it or not, so far, people have been doing the right thing. With no staff around, there is absolutely nothing stopping people from just taking the books they like and leavingwithout paying anything for them. Well , that is nothing but their conscience. According to several news reports fr
20、om china, people have actually been dropping money inside the box of their own free will, andHonesty Bookstore organizers claim that the raised money is enough to cover costs.6Honestly bookshop, located on Xinjiekou street, Nanjing, consist of four bookshelves holding around 1,500 titles, including
21、novels ,lifestyle books, children and social science books. It managed to sell over 300 books on the opening day, with customers paying what organizers say was basically the right amount. A total of 800 books were sold over the weekend , and not a single one was stolen.News about the bookstores func
22、tional payment model has been greatly welcomed in china , especially since similar experiments had less positive results in the past. Two years ago, we wrote about a small self-service restaurant in Chinas Fujian Province, where patrons were invited to pay what they felt was the true price of the me
23、al. Around 20% of them simply walked out without paying anything, and owners reported losses o f 250,000 yuan in a very short time despite the place being packed every day.24 What can we learn from Paragraph3?A. The books in Honesty Bookshop mainly attract the young.B. The sales of books on the open
24、ing day were not so good.C. The sales of books on the weekend increased.D. Organizers will do what they can to increase sales.25 The underlined word “patrons” in Paragraph 4?A. owners B. passengers C. consumers D. travellers26. what could be the best title for the text ?A. Honestly bookshops future
25、.B. An experiment about peoples honesty.C. An unusual outdoor bookstoreD. The popularity of a bookstore.27.What did the author think of peoples performance in the bookstore?A. Satisfying B. Boring C. Annoying D. PuzzlingCWhen most of us hear the word chocolate, the verb that comes to mind is probabl
26、y “eat”, not “drink”, and the most proper adjective(形 容 词 ) would seem to be “sweet”. But for about 90 percent of chocolates long history, it was strictly a beverage (饮 料 ), and sugar didnt have anything to do with it.The Origin of ChocolateMany modern historians have estimated( 估 计 ) that chocolate
27、 has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research suggests that it may be even older.In the book The True History of Chocolate, authors Sophie and Michael Coe prove that the earliest linguistic (语 言 学 的 ) evidence of chocolate consumption dates back three or even four thousand years.Valuabl
28、e and Fashionable Chocolate BeverageIts hard to discover exactly when chocolate was born, but its clear that it was treasured from the start. For several centuries in pre modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered valuable enough to use as currency.100 beans could purchase a good turkey hen,
29、according to a 16th centuryAztec document.Sweetened chocolate didnt appear until Europeans discovered the Americas and sampled (品 尝 ) the native cuisine. Chocolate didnt suit the foreigners taste at firstone described it in his writings as “a bitter drink for pigs”but once mixed with honey or cane s
30、ugar, it quickly became popular throughout Spain. By the 17th century, chocolate was a fashionable drink throughout Europe, believed to havenutritious, medicinal functions. But it remained largely a privilege of the rich until the invention of the steam engine made mass production possible in the la
31、te 1700s.The Birth of Solid ChocolateIn 1828,a Dutch chemist found a way to make powdered chocolate. His product became known as “Dutch cocoa”, and it soon led to the creation of solid chocolate. In 1847, Joseph Fry created the first modern chocolate bar. By 1868,a little company called Cadbury was
32、marketing boxes of chocolatecandies in England. Milk chocolate hit the market a few years later.Prosperous Chocolate IndustryIn America, chocolate was so valued during the Revolutionary War that it was used instead of wages. Even now, statistics show that the humble cacao bean is still a powerful ec
33、onomic force. Chocolatemanufacturing is a more than 4bi lliond ollar industry in the United States, and the average American eats at least half a pound of the stuff per month.28.The earliest chocolate was most probably .A. a dish B. a drink C .a bar D. a candy29.It can be inferred from the passage t
34、hat .A. the history of chocolate is about 2, 000 years.B. people around the world could buy things with chocolate.C. Solid Chocolate first appeared in 1828.D. Chocolate Industry in America has been flourishing. 30.Why did chocolate was well received so quickly?A. Because chocolate was so bitter.B. B
35、ecause chocolate with honey or cane sugar was tasty.C. Because chocolate was believed to be a source of nutrition.D. Because chocolate became a fashionable beverage.31.Which one shows the correct order according to the time of their appearing?A. chocolate bar chocolate candies milk chocolate chocola
36、te beverageB. chocolate bar chocolate beverage chocolate candies milk chocolateC. chocolate beverage chocolate bar chocolate candies milk chocolateD. chocolate beverage chocolate candies chocolate bar milk chocolateDWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more c
37、ommon in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere too
38、ls. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make reque
39、sts for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not ju
40、st finding their way into the home. They have potential applications ineverything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a
41、 store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns.
42、 But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.32.Which is the typical character of social robots?A. They are more like human beings.B.
43、 They can control their emotions.C. They do the normal housework.D. They respond to users more slowly.33. According to Paragraph 3 we can know a Jibo robot can ?A. Communicate with you and perform operations.B. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.C.Answer your questions and make requests.D
44、. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.34. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will .A. train employees B. take the place of workersC. improve technologies D. be our workmates35. Which can be the best title of the passage?A.A new design idea of household robots.B.An introdu
45、ction to social robots.C. Information on household robots.D. Marketing strategies for social robots.第二节 ( 共 5 小 题 ; 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 。A strong memory depends on the health and vitality ( 活 力 ) of your brain. They say that you cant teac
46、h an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered that this old saying simply isnt true. 36 .Give your brain a workout. Memory, like muscular strength, requires you to “use it or lose it”. The more you work out your brain, the better youll be able to process and rem
47、ember information.37Dont skip the physical exercise. While mental exercise is important for brain health, that doesnt mean you never need to break a sweat. Physical exercise helps your brain stay sharp. It increases oxygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss.Get
48、 enough sleep. There is a big difference between the amount of sleep you can get by on and the amount you need to function at your best. 38Keep stress in check. Stress is one of the brains worst enemies. Over time, stress destroys brain cells.Studies have also linked stress to memory loss.Have a lau
49、gh. 39 . That holds true for the brain and the memory, as well as the body. Unlike emotional responses, which are limited to specific areas of the brain, laughter engages multiple regions across the whole brain.40 . Just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. You probably already know that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, “healthy” fats and lean protein will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memory. For brain health, though, its not just what you eatits also what