1、高级中学2017-2018年（一）期末考试高二年级英 语 试 卷一、听力第一部分 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. What is the mans plan for this afternoon?A. To go to a movie. B. To go shopping. C. To visit Anna.2. Who is the shortest? A
2、. Jack. B. Bob. C. David.3. What makes the man feel unhappy? A. The working hours. B. The office workers. C. The hard work.4. When will the party begin? A. In two hours. B. In one and a half hours. C. In two and a half hours.5. What is the man probably going to do on Sunday? A. Go for a cycle ride.
3、B. Go swimming. C. Play volleyball第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独自。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. How is the mans aunt coming? A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train .7. When will the man set off? A. At 3:0
4、0. B. At 4:00. C. At 5:30.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What is the weather like now? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Windy.9. Where does the man know the weather forecast? A. From the radio. B. From the newspaper. C. From the Internet.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. Which building does the man like the most?A. The red one. B. The
5、white one. C. The brown one.11. What do students usually do in the brown building? A. Read books. B. Do exercise. C. Take classes12. How often does the man go swimming? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a month.听第9材料，回答第13至16题。13. What was the woman busy doing?A. Looking after the kids. B. Do
6、ing some cleaning. C. Working in the office.14. Whats the most probable relationship between the speakers?A. Couples. B. Neighbors. C. Friends.15. Why were the Smiths in China? A. To take a holiday. B. To see a friend. C. To deal with work. .16. How does the woman feel when she hears the mans idea?
7、A. Bored. B. Excited. C. Uninterested.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How much has the red wolfs population dropped in the past five years? A. By one third. B. By half. C. By two thirds. 18. Where do the only red wolves live now? A. In North California. B. In western Louisiana. C. In eastern Texas.19. When wa
8、s the red wolf considered an endangered species? A. In 1987. B. In 1980. C. In 1967.20. What do experts say red wolves are likely? A. Dangerous. B. Lovely. C. Shy.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。A The earth is getting warmer. The planet is suf
9、fering. But what can you do about it? Reduce the amount of waste you generate. Use cleaner energy sources and go greener today, starting with these steps:1. Get a reusable water bottle Americans buy about 25 billion single-serving plastic water bottles each year. Thats an average of 83 bottles per p
10、erson per year. Plastic bottles take plenty of resources to produce, including fuel for transportation and petroleum to make the plastic. Even recycling bottles uses energy.2. Eat less meat You dont need to become a vegetarian to help save the planet. Eating meat just one day less a week can reduce
11、your negative impact on the environment. More water, energy and land are required to produce meat than to produce grain.3. Switch to energy-efficient light bulbs Most households use standard incandescent(白炽的) bulbs. But compact fluorescent(荧光的) light bulbs, or CFLs, use 66 percent less energy than s
12、tandard bulbs, produce just as much light, last up to 10 times longer and dont need to be replaced as often. If every household in the United States replaced just one incandescent light bulb with a CFL bulb, it would equal removing one million cars from the road.4. Buy organic and local food Did you
13、 know that only 1 percent of pesticides(杀虫剂) applied to crops reach the pests they target? The rest enter the environment. Organic food is grown without the use of pesticides. Organic farming can use 50 percent less energy than traditional farming methods. Buying local food saves on the fuel used to
14、 transport food grown elsewhere, thousands of miles across the country or around the world.5. Recycle your electronics Everyone knows the importance of recycling glass and plastic, but what about cell phones, computers, CDs and batteries? Electronics are responsible for about 40 percent of toxic(有毒的
15、) heavy metals such as lead and mercury. Check with your citys recycling facilities to see if they take electronics. 21. The readers of this passage are called on to .A. keep a balanced dietB. use water in a wise wayC. help reduce global warmingD. donate money for charity 22. What is an advantage of
16、 CFLs according to the passage?A. They can last longer so dont need to be replaced often.B. They are as energy-efficient as incandescent bulbs.C. They use more energy but produce more light.D. They cost less money than standard incandescent bulbs. 23. Which of the following figures is correct accord
17、ing to the passage?A. 99 of the pesticides used on crops is effective in practice.B. Electronics account for half of poisonous heavy metals on the earth.C. Every year an American buys 63 plastic water bottles on average.D. Eating meat one day less a week helps cut environment costs. 24. Which can be
18、 the best title for this passage?A. How Can You Lead a Greener Life?B. What Can We Do About Pollution?C. Why Is the Earth Getting Warmer?D. Who Is to Blame for Global Warming?BWhats onBeijing 1. Circus coming to townThe Union Royal Circus is holding two shows at the Beijing Workers Gymnasium. It wil
19、l feature five tigers, three lions, two camels, two bears and 14 horses. In 1950, the government of the former Soviet Union established The National Circus, which ranked top in the world. The Union Royal Circus, which developed from The National Circus, still has the best performers from Russia, Kaz
20、akhstan and Uzbekistan. 7:30 pm, July 17, 18. Beijing Workers Gymnasium, 1 Gongti, Beilu, Chaoyang district. 400-699-2199l Photos of old palaceThe focus of conceptual artist Fu Wenjuns solo photography show at Today Art Museum is the Yuanmingyuan, or Old Summer Palace. In the 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs
21、 series, images of the 12 animal heads missing from the burned palace, culled(采集) from the Internet, are set against the stone ruins of Yuanmingyuan. For the Stories of World Gardens series, the 55-year-old puts together the Internet search results of the Yuanmingyuan ruins against the background of
22、 the Shanghai World Expos national pavilions of the eight allied forces(八国联军) that invaded Beijing in 1900. 9 am-4pm, until July 20. Today Art Museum, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang district. 010-5876-9690Shanghail Symphony(交响乐) concertThe Shanghai Philharmonic Symphony will give a concert, conducted by T
23、ang Muhai. Featuring pianist Xu Zhouxi and organist Xu Weidong, the concert marks the conclusion of the 2016-17 music season for the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. The program includes Internet Symphony No.1, Eroica by Tan Dun, Piano Concerto No.1 in B Minor by Tchaikovsky, and Symphony No.3 in C Min
24、or and Organ Symphony by Saint-Saens. 7:30 pm, July 18. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu. 021-6854-123425. If you are interested in animals, which telephone number will you dial? A. 400-699-2199 B. 010-5876-9690 C. 021-6854-1234 D. 400-5876-123426. Which of the events may last longest?
25、 A. Circus shows. B. Photos of old palace. C. Symphony concert. D. It doesnt mention.27. Which of the following statements is true? A. The symphony concert will be conducted by several famous musicians. B. The concert will be the first one of the 2016-17 music season. C. The concert will last 5 hour
26、s. D. The concert will be the last one of the 2016-17 music season. CYour chair is your enemy.It doesnt matter if you go running every morning, or youre a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting, you are putting yourself at increased chance of heart disease, cancers and
27、an early death. In other words, even if you exercise energetically, sitting for long periods is bad for you. So whats wrong with sitting? One is that sitting is one of the most passive things you can do. You burn more energy by chewing gum than you do sitting still in a chair. Compared to sitting, s
28、tanding in one place is hard work. To stand, you have to tense your leg muscles, and the muscles of your back and shoulders. While standing, you often change from leg to leg. All of this burns energy. For many people, weight gain is a matter of slow increase. Thus, a little more time on your feet to
29、day and tomorrow can easily make the difference between remaining thin and getting fat. So part of the problem with sitting a lot is that you dont use as much energy as those who spend more time on their feet. This makes it easier to gain weight, and makes you more likely to suffer from the health p
30、roblems that fatness often brings.Some people have advanced solutions: replace your sit-down desk with a stand-up desk. Make sure that your television can only operate if you are practicing on an exercise bike. Replace your office chair with a therapy(治疗) ball: this too uses more muscles, and more e
31、nergy, than a normal chair, because you have to support your back and work to keep balanced. But whatever you choose, know this. It is clear: be careful of your chair. 28. The main purpose of writing this passage is to _. A. escape standing more. B. advise exercising often. C. avoid gaining weight.
32、D. suggest sitting less. 29. From this passage, we know that _. A. standing burns nearly as much energy as sitting still does. B. taking exercise regularly but sitting more will do good. C. less exercise will reduce the chance of having disease. D. energy-burning activities will help you enjoy good
33、health. 30. The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refers to _. A. sitting too much B. burning energy. C. gaining weight. D. standing more. 31. A therapy ball is mentioned in the last paragraph to _. A. suggest a way to settle the sitting problem. B tell us to walk while working in the office. C.
34、 support our back and keep us balanced. D. provide a better cure for our backache.DPart of the oceans power comes from its size. All of the oceans are really big. Scientists estimate that there are about 330 million cubic miles of water in the oceans. There are four main oceans - the Atlantic, the I
35、ndian, the Arctic, and the Pacific. The largest and deepest is the Pacific Ocean. In fact, the Pacific Ocean is so big that if we could pick up the land on the earth, we could fit it inside this ocean. The movement of ocean water has a great effect on the earth, and the oceans are always in motion.
36、Do you know that there are rivers of water flowing through the oceans? Thats right- water flowing through water. These huge rivers of water are called currents. You cant see currents, but as any sailor knows, you can feel them moving. Strong rivers of water that move close to the surface of the ocea
37、n are called surface currents. The wind and rotation (自转) of the earth create these currents. When the baby sea turtle makes it to the water, she will probably head for the safety of a large surface current off the coast where she was born. Here the turtle can find a good food supply while avoiding
38、the many enemies near the shore. After floating around in this current for a few years, the turtle will grow big enough to defend herself against most predators. Then she can go back to waters near the coast. Surface currents are important because they can help warm or cool land. Surface currents th
39、at flow from regions near the Equator carry warm water. Those that flow from the polar regions carry cold water.Another kind of current found far below the surface of the water is called a deep ocean current. These currents form when very cold water meets warm water. The cold water sinks under the w
40、arm water, and this movement causes currents. 32. The writer thinks the oceans are powerful because _. A. one of them is much bigger than the other three. B. they can heat up the earth. C. they have two cold poles and one warm equator. D. they are large and constantly moving. 33. Which of the follow
41、ing statements is true according to the passage? A. Ocean currents are exactly the same as rivers on land. B. The movement of sea water would stop if there were no wind. C.A baby sea turtle cannot survive without the currents off the coast. D. Land owes much of its temperature change to the ocean cu
42、rrents nearby.34. From the last paragraph we can infer that a deep ocean current _. A. has no effect on land temperature B. can flow up and down. C. is the direct result of the wind. D. comes from the two poles. 35. In which column of a newspaper can we find the passage?A. Entertainment. B. Science.
43、 C. Education. D. Culture.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。Without proper planning，tourism can cause problemsFor example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the countryIf tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants w
44、ill become annoyed and unhappyThey begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitelyThey forget how much tourism can help the countrys economyIt is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects themTourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty
45、 that attract tourists 36 . Too much tourism can be a problem 37 . This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs 38 . It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports，first-class roads，and other supp
46、ort facilities needed by tourist attractionsFor example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build 39 . Building a hotel is just a beginningThere must be many other support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste，and water 40 . If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lostA. Tourism should also
