1、2017-2018 学年第一学期高二年级期末联考英语试卷第一部分：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. Which would the man like to have more?A. Chicken. B. Soup. C. Fruit.2. Whats the possible relationship between the tw
2、o speakers?A. Classmates. B. Colleagues (同事). C. Couple (夫妇).3. How is the weather now?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.4. What time is it? A. 5:30. B.6:25. C. 5:35.5. Whats wrong with the man?A. He has got a headache.B. He has got a toothache.C. He has got a fever.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5
3、 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 至 7 题。6. What does the man like about the first film?A. The story. B. The actress. C. The music.7. Where does the woman know about Brothers?A. From the poster. B. Fr
4、om magazines. C. From the newspaper.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. How much does it cost to learn the English course for six months?A. 700 Yuan. B. 2,000 Yuan. C. 1,200 Yuan.9. Who will teach the course?A. High school teachers.B. College students.C. College teachers.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What music do
5、es the woman like best?A. Heavy metal music. B. Hip-hop music. C. Classical music.11. How often does Ann practice with her band?A. Twice a week. B. Once a week. C. Every day.12. What does the man prefer to do?A. Practice in the garage. B. Read at home.C. Perform on the street.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
6、13. What would the woman like to have?A. Hot coffee. B. Hot tea. C. Ice water.14. What does the woman think of the end of the book?A. Exciting. B. Common. C. Sad. 15. When will the woman go back to America?A. Tomorrow.B. The day after tomorrow.C. In one week.16. Why does the woman want to borrow ano
7、ther book?A. To read on the plane.B. To learn some basic Chinese.C. To help her finish her school paper.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When does the speaker usually get up in the morning?A. At about 7:00. B. At about 6:30. C. At about 7:30.18. How does the speaker usually go to school?A. On foot. B. By
8、 bike. C. By bus.19. What did the speaker think of school food at first?A. Too cold. B. Too sweet. C. Too salty. 20. Why does the speaker usually stay ay school for one more hour after school?A. To learn Chinese. B. To do sports. C. To read books.第三部分 阅读理解 （共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2
9、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。AThree friends decided to sail around the world in a small yacht(游艇）.They loaded it with food and water and set off. They travelled to many beautiful places, and were having a wonderful time.Until one day, when they had been at sea for abo
10、ut a month, a fierce storm blew up.Great waves crashed down on their little yacht.The mast(船桅）broke and the yacht was soon thrown against some rocks near a deserted island.The three men were able to struggle to the island, taking with them as much food as they could carry.Not a tree, not a bush, not
11、 a flower grew on the island.There was not an animal of any kind, not even a bird or an insect.For a few weeks the three men were able to live on the food they had saved, but at last it was gone except for one piece of bread.They decided that whoever had the best dream the next night, could have the
12、 bread.The next morning they took turns describing their dreams.The first man said that he had dreamed he was in the worlds most beautiful restaurant. He had eaten the finest meal of his life and drunk some of the finest wines. He said it was one of the best dreams he had ever had.The second man des
13、cribed how he had dreamed about a magic carpet. Sitting on this carpet, he had travelled to all the wonderful places in the world and been the guest of great kings and queens. It had been a truly exciting dream.The men who had described their dreams then turned to the third man.“Tell us your dream,
14、“they said.“My dream was very simple,“ he said.“I dreamed that the bread was going bad and would soon be moldy(发了霉的).I didnt want to waste the bread, so as soon as l woke up l ate it.”( )21.What did the three men take with them?A. Many books. B. Nothing.C.A large crew. D. Many provisions(食物贮备).( )22
15、.The island had_.A. a lot of trees, bushes and flowers B. no vegetation or wildlifeC. plentiful supplies D. many birds and animals ( )23.They survived_.A. on their supplies from the yacht B. on vegetables on the islandC. on some food that they found D. on bread only( )24.What did the second man drea
16、m of?A. Travelling.B. Going shopping.C. Meeting kings and queens at his home.D. Sleeping.BThere are over I million kinds of superstitions (迷信），and most people believe at least one or two of them.Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think that there are lucky numbers and unlucky numbers.
17、The number 13 is often considered unlucky, In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13.In Japan,4 is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word “four“ is pronounced the same as the word “death“.Japanese never give gifts of four knives,
18、four napkins(餐巾），or four of anything.What are the lucky numbers?7 is a lucky number in many places, and 8 is considered a lucky number in Japan and China. In China, businesses often open on August 8,and many couples register to get married at eight past eight on August 8.Superstitions about numbers
19、are so widespread that some people-called numerologists(命理学学者）-make a living giving advice about numbers.In 1937,when the Toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company, they asked a numerologist if “Toyoda” would be a good name for the company.The numerologist said it would not be. He explaine
20、d that “Toyota“ would be a better name for the company. The family took his advice. As a result, millions of people drive “Toyotas” and not “Toyodas”.There are many other kinds of superstitions. There are superstitions about eating, sleeping, sneezing（打喷嚏）and itching（抓痒）.There are superstitions abou
21、t animals and holidays and horseshoes.There are even superstitions about superstitions. Those superstitions tell people how to reverse bad luck.When the Japanese bump heads, they immediately bump heads again. According to a Japanese superstition, the first bump means their parents will die, but the
22、second bump “erases” the first bump.To reverse bad luck in general, people turn around three times. turn their pockets inside out, or put their hats on backwards.In the United States, baseball players sometimes wear their caps backwards when their team is losing. It looks silly, but the baseball pla
23、yers do not mind if it helps them win the game.( )25.It can be inferred that superstitions about number are_.A. popular in Japan B. popular in ChinaC. both A and B D. causing millions of people to die( )26.From this passage we can learn that_.A. a numerologist is an expert in maths.B. a numerologist
24、 is the owner of “Toyoda”C. a numerologist is a supermanD. a numerologist is a fortune-teller( )27.If a Japanese purposely bumps his head again after an accidental bump, we can be sure that_.A. he is mad B. he is happyC. he is superstitious D. he is very good( )28.The writer wrote this passage with
25、the purpose of_.A. persuading us to believe superstitionsB. showing us some facts of superstitionsC. showing us the magic power of numberD. showing us a numerologistCIt was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were notunhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way
26、 for centuries.Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.This seemed like money for nothing. There wer
27、e millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catching them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catchfrogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the peo
28、ple were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didnt last long.The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects around lately.The villagers decided that
29、 they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides and medicines. Soon there was no money left.Then the people realized what was happening, It was the frog. They hadnt been useless. They had been doing an importan
30、t jobeating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night no
31、w have a much deeper meaning.( )29.From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers_.A. worked very hard for centuriesB. dreamed of having a better lifeC. were poor but somewhat contentD. lived a different life from their forefathers( )30.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?A. The frogs were easy
32、money. B. They needed money to buy medicine.C. They wanted to please the visitors. D. The frogs made too much noise.( )31.What might be the cause of the childrens sickness?A. The crops didnt do well B. There were too many insects.C. The visits brought in diseases. D. The pesticides were overused.( )
33、32.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.B. Health is more important than money.C. The balance between man and nature is important.D. good old days will never be forgotten.DTYPINGThis course is for those who want to learn to type, a
34、s well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.Course fee:$125 Materials（材料）：$25Tw
35、o hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERSThis twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers,
36、but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and cant do and how to use them.Course fee:$ 85 Jan.4,7,11,14,18 Wed.& Sat.9:00 a.m.-11:30a.m.Equipment fee:$10Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of expe
37、rience in the computer field.STOP SMOKINGDo you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.Course fee:$30 Jan.2,9,16,23 Mon.2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.Dr. John
38、 Good is a practicing psychologist(心理学家）who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.( )33.The STOP SMOKING course will last_.A. for half a day B. for three hoursC. for a week D. for four weeks( )34.Mr.Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. Yo
39、ur suggestion is_.A. Typing B. Understanding ComputersC. Stop Smoking D. all the courses( )35.If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay_.A.$75 B.$150 C.$115 D.$245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。选项中的两项为多途选项。In China ,mor
40、e and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. _36_because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers and some by their parents. Also_37_.They are not careful enough while they do their homework,_38_. Some students spend too much time wa
41、tching TV or playing computer games. They stay up very late. Some student have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. _39_.Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for
42、their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. _40_, we will find it much better for both our study and health.第二节 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 3655 各题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God . He knew it was a long trip to
43、where God lived , so he 41 his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his 42 .When he had gone about three blocks , he met an old woman . She was 43 in the park just staring at some pigeons （鸽子）.The boy sat down next to her and opened his 44 .He was about to take drink fro
44、m his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked 45 ,so he offered her a Twinkie . She 46 accepted it and smiled at him . Her 47 was so pretty that he boy wanted to see it 48 , so he offered her a root beer . Once again she smiled at him . The boy was 49 !They sat there all 50 eating and smi
45、ling , but they never said a word .As it grew dark , the boy realized how 51 he was and he got up to leave , but before he had gone more than a few steps , he 52 around , ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug . She gave him her 53 smile ever .When the boy opened the door to his own house a sh
46、ort time later , his mother was 54 by the look of joy on his face .She asked him , “What did you do today that made you so happy?”He replied , “I had 55 with God.” But before his mother could respond , he added , “You know 56 ? Shes got the most beautiful smile Ive ever seen !”Meanwhile, the old wom
47、an, also radiant (容光焕发的) with 57 , returned to her home .Her son was shocked by the look of 58 on her face and he asked , “Mother , what A. Some homework is too difficult B. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night.C. When we have enough time for sleepingD. It can be a long way from home
48、 to schoolE. so it takes them a lot of time F. Some students dont know how to save time.G. Some students like to stay up late did you do today that made you so happy?”She replied, “I 59 Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded , she added , “You know , hes much 60 than I expected.”41Apacked Bcarried Cdelivered Darranged 42Agame Bjourney Ccar Dwork43Astanding Bplaying Csitting Dwaiting44Asuitcase Bbag Cbeer Dmap45Aworried Bpale Chungry Dpoor46Awillingly Bjoyfully Crespectfully Dgratefully47Aface Bskirt Csmile Dring48Aagain Boften Cfurther
