1、- 1 -江西省新余市第四中学 2017-2018学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题满分:150 分; 考试时间:120 分钟第 I卷（选择题 共 115 分）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 does the man like about the play?A. The story. B. The ending. C. The
2、actor.2. Which place are the speakers trying to find? A.A hotel. B.A bank. C. A restaurant.3. At what time will the two speakers meet?A. 5:20. B. 5:10. C.4:40.4. what will the man do ?A. Change the plan. B. Wait for a phone call. C. Sort things out.5. What does the woman want to do ?A. See a film wi
3、th the man. B. Offer the man some help. C. Listen to some great music.第二节（共 15小题：每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分）请听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的 A、B、C 三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。听第 6段材料，回答 6、7 题。6. Where is Ben？A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.- 2 -7.
4、 What will the children in the afternoon? A. Help set the table. B. Have a party. C. Do their homework.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题8. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A Family holiday. B. A business trip. C. A travel plan.9. Where did Rachel go? A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Ho
5、w did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?A. From young smokers. B. From a newspaper article. C. From some smoking parents.11. Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?A. He has just become a father. B. He wears dirty clothes. C. He is a smoker.12. What does the woman sugge
6、st smoking parents should do ?AStop smoking altogether. B. Smoke only outside their houses. C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Where does Michelle Ray come from? A. A middle-sized city. B. A small town. C. A big city.14. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors
7、to for shopping? A. The Zen Garden. B. The Highlands. C. The Red River area.15. What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet? A. Go camping. B. Study in a library. C. Read at home.16.What are the speakers talking about in general?A. Late-night shopping. B. Asian food. C. Louisville.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至
8、20题。17. Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield ? A. Thy forget about their dreams. B. Thy dont want to tell the truth. - 3 -C. They have no bad experiences.18. Why did Davis stop having dreams?A. He got a serious heart attack. B. He was too sad about his brothers deat
9、hC. He was frightened by a terrible dream.19. What is Dr Garfield s opinion about dreaming? A. It is very useful. B. It makes things worse. C. It prevents the mind from working.20. Why do some people turn off their dreams completely? A. To recover from illnesses. B. To recover from illnesses. C. To
10、stay away from their problems.第二部分：阅读理解（共 20小题，满分 40分）第一节 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AWhat Is a Boy?Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same
11、belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult send them off to bed at night.Boys are found everywhere on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hat
12、e them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.When you are busy, a boy is a trouble maker and a noise. When you want
13、him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature destroying the world and himself with it.A boy is a mixture he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion (消化) of - 4 -stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a
14、 superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker(鞭炮), but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs on each hand.He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains,
15、Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes
16、. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.A boy is a magical creature he is your headache but when you come home at night with only destroyed pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic
17、words, “Hi, Dad!”21.The whole passage is in a tone (语气) of _.A. humor and love B. anger and disappointmentC. hope and expectation D. confidence and imagination22.Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence? A. He has altogether five fingers. B. He is slow, foolish and clumsy.C. He becomes clever an
18、d smart. D. He cuts his hand with a knife.23.According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except _.A. ice cream B. comic booksC. Saturday mornings D. Sunday schools24.What does the writer feel about boys? A. He feels curious about their noise. B. He is tired of these creature
19、s.C. He is amazed by their naughtiness. D. He feels unsafe staying with them. B- 5 -Although different people have different ways to learn English well, I still believe there are some methods that really matter.Lets first have a look at the four important skills for students to master: reading, writ
20、ing, listening and speaking. Reading is the easiest skill. It is also the most widely found English language skill for Chinese students. Writing is a more active skill than reading. However it is still a little easier than speaking, as there is plenty of time to choose the right words, and make corr
21、ections. It is far more difficult to listen and understand spoken English than to read English. Speaking English may be the most difficult one among the four language skills. It is an active skill, and requires speakers to put words together into sentences without much time to prepare, and with no t
22、ime for corrections.My first English teacher always said: listening and speaking keep ahead; reading and writing follow up. I believe this is the rule of learning a language because we learn a certain language to communicate. As we go through the most difficult parts, we would easily master the writ
23、ing and reading skills.Then how can we make it? I find that my way of learning English that I formed in middle school still works today. By listening to tapes and imitating what the speakers say one can improve his pronunciation within a short time. By reciting good essays one can enrich their langu
24、age as well as enlarge their vocabulary. As a non-English major, I like to spend some time on English learning every day, usually an hour or at least half an hour. I use this time to listen to tapes and repeat their content in the way the speakers read and then recite the short passages I like. Inst
25、ead of dividing my attention among too many materials, Id rather concentrate on one particular resource at a time such as VOA. I believe that studying English in this way will help us to get twice the result with half the effort.25. Generally speaking, Chinese students are good at _. A. listening B.
26、 speaking C. reading D. writing 26. The writer thinks speaking is the most difficult because _.- 6 -A. it gives the speaker little time to prepare what is to be saidB. the speaker needs to pay more attention to pronunciation C. the speaker often has to correct the mistakes in a short timeD. learners
27、 pay no attention to practicing speaking English27. What did the writers first English teacher pay more attention to when teaching English?A. Listening and speaking. B. Speaking and writing. C. Reading and writing. D. Reading and speaking. 28. What does the passage mainly about?A. The most difficult
28、 skill in English learning. B. The best resource for English learning.C. The most difficult part in English learning. D. The methods of learning English well.CAn underwater robot that can hear the calls of whales, and so help ships to avoid them, has just been successfully tested in the Bahamas.The
29、scheme relies on a fish-shaped glider that moves freely through the ocean. It can dive down as far as 200 meters below the surface and direct itself by shifting a weight from fore to aft. A microphone attached to the bottom of the glider can pick up calls from all whales, including the high frequenc
30、y call of the beaked whale, which until now has been difficult to detect. The glider returns periodically to the surface to radio its data back to base, or if thats too far away, it can call a satellite phone and send its information anywhere in the world.“We are entering a new era of underwater sen
31、sing,” says Jim Theriault of Defence Research and Development Canada, Dartmouth, who ran the test. “We can put a glider in the Bahamas and control it in Nova Scotia.”The hope is that naval or other ocean-going operations that use sonar will be able to move easily track where whales are, and so avoid
32、 using their noisy equipment when they are close by. There is circumstantial evidence that sonar - 7 -can upset whales and a number of strandings (搁浅) have been seen shortly after naval sonar operations. “Were trying to lower the potential risk by knowing the animals are there,”says Theriault. 29. T
33、he shape of the underwater robot is like .A. a man B. a fish C. a snake D. a turtle 30. The underwater robot is built to .A. help whales move to the BahamasB. help whales give birth to their youngC. help ships avoid whales D. help humans kill more whales 31. To radio its data back to base, the robot
34、 has to .A. dive down as far as 200 meters below the surface B. stay deep in the waterC. call a satellite phone D. come to the surface periodically 32. The best title for the passage would be “ ”.A. Whales are in danger B. Whales are difficult to findC. Robot built to kill whales D. Robot built to s
35、py on whales DNowadays, many young people have access to the radio, but they listen only to music programs. There arent actually any programs to inform them about how youth could take part in social activities. Youth are not only interested in knowing what the latest music top hits are, but they als
36、o want to learn about other things, especially how young people can take part in solving different social problems. There should be radio programs for teens that do care about the society! But now it seems that, neither do TV channels have programs about social issues, nor are the young people eager
37、 to learn more about their society. How could young people participate if they never find out about whats happening around them?- 8 -Newspapers and magazines are still the most popular media. They reach people who could never watch a TV program or never had access to the Internet. Yet, youth cant ev
38、en participate; their opinions, ideas and attitudes find no place in the pages of the big magazines. Teen magazines are really interesting and exciting, but because of their “cool-attitude”, they are actually never read by serious adults. Lets see the difference between what we are shown on media an
39、d what we want to see: societys belief is that adolescents dont care about anything, only enjoying themselves and thinking of petty things like clothes, parties, dating, etc; but, on the other hand, the Mass Media shows only what some young persons want to see, such as soap operas, violent TV shows,
40、 advertisements of fashion clothes, etc; which make us all look like complete trivial and cold people. If teenagers were given the opportunity to participate in the medias, everybody would see what we really are: youth wanting to make a change. 33. What youths nowadays need most are .A. soap operas
41、related to their schoolsB. music progammes which they can take part in C. programmes edited and hosted by themselves D. programmes in which they can participate to solve different social problems34. The underlined word “adolescents” in the sixth paragraph probably means .A. children under ten B. adu
42、lts C. young people D. old people35. The authors attitude towards the media nowadays is .A. affirmative B. negative C. angry D. both satisfied and worried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。Tips on becoming an active English learnerRead. 36 . No matter what it is, from cartoons to British
43、literature anything counts. Naturally if you wish to develop I would recommend you to - 9 -choose something that provides you a challenge. So buy your favorite English magazine or go online!Immerse. ( 沉浸). 37 . There are a lot of expressions that can be understood and remembered better if you know a
44、 couple of customs, behavioral patterns, books or poems. It is always fascinating to realize that you understand a short story, a text or even longer pieces of art in English.Share. Where and how, you might ask. 38 . You can start your own blog in English about your hobby, travel experiences or anyt
45、hing that interests you. If you dont feel like writing, read others blogs or articles and feel free to comment if you have a question! You can also try to find an online community that has the same interest as you where you can share your own ideas, thoughts and beliefs.Dare. This usually seems to b
46、e the most difficult part, but you have to conquer yourself! If you find yourself in a situation where you have the chance to use English, catch it . 39 . you can also ask your partner to correct you. So whenever you travel or meet foreigners dont forget to speak as much as you can.Relax. Never forg
47、et the power of relaxation! You dont always have to force yourself to study if you are tired. 40 . It doesnt sound too difficult , does it?A. Learn English in your spare time.B. Read as much as you can in English.C. Well there are many ways to do this.D. Youd better speak English with an active spea
48、ker of English.E. You must overcome your fears that you might speak incorrectlyF. You can also watch a movie , listen to some music, or a book in English.G. Understanding British or American culture can be a part of language learning. 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，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）- 10 -阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I first met Annie Mae, a maid
