1、2017-2018 学年度第二学期期末考试高一英语试题时间：2 小时，分值：150 分第一部分听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 I 分，满分 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 秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What will the man buy for the woman?A. Notebooks. B. Paper. C. Pencils.2. Where does the conversation take p
2、lace?A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In the womans office.3. Why will Mr. Rogers be out of the office next week?A. To take a holiday B. To attend a wedding. C. To travel on business.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman cant leave early.B. Hell pick up the womans parents.C. Mr. Black wont co
3、me at 4 oclock.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A lift worker. B. The mans sister. C. A lift accident.第二节（共 15 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Why did Gareth Jones quit the game halfway?A. He got hurt. B. He was too tired. C. He broke match rules. 7. What will the speakers
4、do next Saturday?A. Visit Gareth. B. Watch a game. C. Play a match.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What impressed the man most?A. The plot. B. The main performers. C. The songs.9. What do we know about the musical?A. The woman has seen it.B. The writer won awards for it.C. People speak highly of its plot.听第 8
5、 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What did the woman think of the house owner?A. Kind. B. Cold. C. Serious.11. Why did the woman leave the flat?A. The rent was high.B. The room was too cold.C. The neighbors were noisy.12. How did the womans neighbor act when they met one morning?A. Angrily. B. Sadly. C. Dishon
6、estly.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How high does the woman need to climb for the walking?A.1500 meters. B .2000 meters C. 4000 meters.14. How did the woman prepare for the walking?A. She slept out in the tent in winter.B. She climbed a 4,000-meter high mountain.C. She took long walks through the hills
7、 daily.15. What did woman think of the walking?A. It was hard but enjoyable.B. It was difficult and tiresome.C. It was wonderful and smooth.16. What was the most exciting moment during the walking?A. Watching the sunset. B. Seeing the ruined buildings. C. Walking through the Sun Gate.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1
8、7 至 20 题。17. How long does the break in Barcelona last?A. Two nights. B. Three nights. C. Seven nights.18. What costs extra money for the Barcelona break?A. Flights. B. Breakfast. C. Evening meals.19. On what can visitors get discounts with a discount card?A. All the city sights. B. Some restaurants
9、. C. 5-star hotels.20. When is the deadline of the booking for the Barcelona break?A. September 30th. B. October 5th. C. October 31st.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第 1 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。 ABabysitter(临时保姆 ) WantedIamseekingababysitterformy6-month-ol
10、dson.AfewhoursonSaturdaysandSundaystohelpmeandthen othertimesasneeded.Heorsheshouldbeover18,responsible,loving,warm,andhavesomeexperienceincaring for babies. The pay is $10 anhour.If this sounds like a good job to you, please reply to or call 800-4964.Office Manager WantedOur company is looking for
11、 a full-time experienced manager to run the business. Strong skills in organization and business management are required for this position. Also, he or she should be familiar with computers.Please reply to or call 800-6978 to apply.Waiter/Waitress WantedA restaurant is looking for an experienced wa
12、iter/waitress. Knowledge of wines and experience in dining are necessary. Must work well under pressure and understand the basics of fine dining and customer service.Ifyoure interested, please contact us at job-tkupe-1329358152craigslist.orgto apply. This is a part-time job.Office Cleaner WantedLook
13、ing for a part-time job? A position in the Mississauga area needs an office cleaner! Part-time 4 hours a day from 10:00 am2:00 pm.Some experience is necessary. Pay: $15 per hour.Reply to: job-p3b7u-1365632206craigslist.org. or call 800-8197.21.Which of the following positions is a full-timejob?A.Bab
14、ysitter. B. Officemanager.C.Waiter/waitress. D. Officecleaner.22.What can we learn from thepassage?A. The office cleaner has to work three hours eachday.B. One can apply for a waiter or waitress bytelephone.C. Experience is necessary for all these fourjobs.D. A babysitter earns $5 more than an offic
15、e cleaner perhour.23.Which of the following is necessary for awaiter/waitress?A. Being familiarwithcomputers. B. Having knowledge ofwines.C. Knowing moreaboutmenus. D. Working well withothers.BWhen Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠) his relatives, but they ha
16、d problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.“Why dont you start your own business？” one of
17、 his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. Youd better find a way of opening it.”“But what can I do？”“Get out and have a look round， ” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”Boris began to cycle around the town and fo
18、und a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He fou
19、nd a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag (障碍). But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair
20、scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.24Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AGoodwill Is the Key to SuccessBThe World Is
21、a Money-lockerCNo Education, No FutureDDifficulty of Starting a Small Business25Which of the following best describes Boris job hunting experience?ASurprising. BEncouraging.CBoring. DDisappointing.26Boris start his career by _.Acycling around the townBdeveloping a waste groundCrepairing cyclesDbuyin
22、g empty shops27Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because _.Ait was not so expensiveBhe had a lot of old customers thereChe could make good use of his skills thereDthere were good opportunitiesCRobots performing tasks according to a predetermined set of instructions are nothing new. B
23、ut robots able to learn how to cook by watching videos are a completely different approach, which is conducted by a group of researchers at the University of Maryland.If you have posted a video of your favorite recipe on the popular website You Tube, chances are that it will be used by a robot. Univ
24、ersity of Marylands professor Yiannis Aloimonos, leader of the group, said “There exists a large amount of vide information on the Internet that our robots can capitalize on.”“At present, the videos are fed electronically， ” said research scientist Cornelia Fermuller. “Originally, we took our own vi
25、deos, our cameras looking at us doing the cooking， ” she explained. “And, as the robot advances, it reacts to good quality videos. And it will react to even lower quality home-made videos.”So far, the robot named Julia can make a simple salad by breaking each task into basic parts, such as grasping
26、a spoon, bringing it to the bowl, stirring the salad and observing the results.But why teach a robot how to understand a video when it can easily follow a fixed program? Aloimonos believes predetermined instructions lack flexibility. He thinks one of the problems is how to make the robot understand
27、and use what it learns during a certain task, the so-called feedback (反馈意见 ); another is the introduction of language.“I believe it will take quite some time before the robots are able to understand metaphorical (比喻性的 ) language， ”he added.“But， ” he said, “we dont need that to create a new world wh
28、ere the robots will be working for us.”28The underlined phrase “capitalize on” probably can be replaced by _.Atake hold of Bmake use ofCkeep track of Dcatch sight of29Aloimonos probably agrees that at present the robot _.Acan not fully digest what it learnsBcan not make a simple saladCcan follow hom
29、e-made videosDcan understand metaphorical language30Robots are taught to understand a video mainly because _.Athey can easily follow fixed programsBthey are smart enough to learn cookingCcooking videos are more interesting to watchDpredetermined instructions are not flexible31Which of the following
30、might best serve as the title of the passage?ARobots Creating a New WorldBRobots Making Cooking VideosCRobots Learning to Cook by Watching VideosDRobots Performing Tasks by Following InstructionsDThe decisions that we make shape us throughout our lives. No matter what decisions we make, good or bad,
31、 each one puts us on a new road in the future. Make a bad decision? No problem. Learn from the decision and make another decision to get on a different path. This is advice that I got from Tony Robbins in his book AwakentheGiantWithin.This is a book that I recommend to anyone wanting to develop a fi
32、re within to make changes in their life. It helped me to understand how fear of making poor choices was hindering me from becoming the great man who I am today. Now I am not saying that I am a well-known person in any particular circle. But I am the king of my castle working hard and trying to make
33、good decisions in regard to the paths that I have chosen. I am a great man in the eyes of my wife and my children. And that is all the recognition that I need in my lifetime. And I know that my past failures have been the building block that I continue to use to build my career and self-image in my
34、community that I live in. Ben Lerer, cofounder and CEO of Thrillist Media Group, is a good example of this. In an article on the Fast Company website, Lerer talks about this very subject. He says, “Ive had to make some really tough decisions but finally, I think the best companies are those that can
35、 recognize when something isnt going right, and fix it, instead of just turning a blind eye because its easier.” Great people make decisions. When a decision does not have the desired result, make a different decision. It does not get any simpler than that.32.From Tony Robbins book AwakentheGiantWit
36、hin, the writer knew _.Amaking a bad decision is very terribleBmaking decisions helps us become a great manCbeing afraid to make a bad decision is very naturalDlearning from the bad decision can help make a new choice33The underlined word “hindering” can be replaced by _.Astopping BstealingCpreservi
37、ng Drequiring34What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AA bad decision has a bad effect on people.BThe best company can admit and correct a bad decision.CPeople should learn how to make a good decision.DMaking a decision is much simpler than changing one.35What could be the best title of the pa
38、ssage?AOvercome Your Fears BTake ActionCMake Decisions DTrust Yourself七选五（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。Good presentation skills are important for having an impact on your audience and getting your message across. Some presentation skills in particularlike listenin
39、g to your audience, using humor and maintaining eye contactcan help a lot. _36_ Know what the needs of your audience are. _37_ Thoroughly understand your material, and then put it in a logical order. Make sure your speech keeps your audiences attention._38_ During the presentation, you will want to
40、highlight your strengths. Dress appropriately, and make sure you look relaxed and calm. Speak at an appropriate speed, and show appropriate emotion. This can help you to establish a good relationship with the audience.Remember your body language. _39_ How you walk, move and stand can all be seen by
41、your audience, and can help convey your message. Thus, you should pay attention to your body language during the presentation.Speak as if you believe what you are saying. When you speak with confidence, your audience is much more likely to believe what you have to say. You should speak loudly and cl
42、early, and address your audience directly. _40_These presentation tips will help you make a good presentation.A. You should sound confident, and if you make an error, just apologize and move on.B. Here are some other good tips for improving presentation skills.C. During the presentation, you can mat
43、ch your presentations content to those needs.D. Try to make eye contact with several audience members.E. Know your strong and weak points.F. Body language is important, yet often overlooked.G. Know when to stop talking.第三部分 英语知识运用(共四节，满 75 分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的 A
44、、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Songs bring us through our life. Each time I listen to my favorite song Reach, Im deeply 41 by its lyrics: “If I could reach higher, just for one moment touch the sky.” When we hear this 42 song sung by Gloria Estefan, we can 43 imagine how she managed to return to the stage af
45、ter her serious back injury. In 1990, this Cuban singer was 44 down in a terrible traffic accident, and the doctor 45 that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not 46 and kept on working hard towards her 47 . Just one year after the disaster 48 , she stood up again and 49 this encouraging song
46、 at the Atlanta Olympics.50 I think of Gloria, a memory crowds in my mind. When I entered university, naturally shy, ordinary looking, and with 51 scores in my lessons, just like an ugly duckling, I seemed to be the 52 outstanding one in my class. Continuous failures drove me into 53 . “Am I to take
47、 a back seat to everyone else?” 54 to give in to such a fate, I spared no efforts to work on my lessons and joined in many 55 , such as English speech contests and dramas. I just wanted to catch every little chance to 56 myself. My continuous efforts finally paid off (得到回报 ). I received some 57 . Mo
48、re importantly, I 58 courage and confidence to face any difficulty in my life.59 is just like farming. You 60 what you sow. Once you have a dream, dont hesitate. Keep moving!41. A. convinced B. disturbed C. impressed D. discouraged42. A. entertaining B. inspiring C. boring D. puzzling43. A. easily B
49、. simply C. finally D. hardly44. A. knocked B. cut C. pulled D. turned45. A. argued B. said C. doubted D. added 46. A. give away B. give back C. give out D. give up47. A. goal B. journey C. achievement D. recovery48. A. happened B. ended C. lasted D. returned 49. A. wrote B. recorded C. presented D. covered50. A. However B. Wherever C. Whatever D.
