1、- 1 -江西省赣州市 2017-2018 学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题第卷第一部分 听力（百强校英语解析团队专供） （共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 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. Why did David avoid the diving board?A. He thinks it s too boring. B. He is afraid of heights. C. Too few people try it
2、.2. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers. B. Boss and secretary. C. Teacher and student.3. What does the woman think about the place?A. It smells terrible. B. It is quiet. C. It is still dark.4. How many students took the exam last Friday?A. 18. B. 22. C. 40.5. Who is the woma
3、n talking to?A. A boss. B. A reporter. C. A secretary.第二节 听下面 5 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 至第 7 题。6. Where does Mr. Patterson work?A. On a farm. B. At a school. C. In a post office.7. What are
4、 the speakers talking about?A. Some plants in a field. B. Something in a picture.- 2 -C. Some animals in a story.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至第 10 题。8. When did the little girl drop her backpack in the womans seat?A. After the plane landed. B. When the security stopped her.C. When the woman was brushing her teet
5、h.9. When did the woman get her luggage?A. At 7:00. B. At 8:30. C. At 9:00.10. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a security office. B. In a restaurant. C. At the airport.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至第 13 题。11. What does the woman say about the countryside?A. Its noisy. B. Its quiet. C. Ifs dirty.12.
6、When do the birds usually come out?A. When its cold. B. When its hot. C. When its cool.13. Where does the woman come from?A. North Carolina. B. Georgia. C. California.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至第 16 题。14. What does the woman want to prepare for her mother?A. A clean house. B. Some nice food. C. A birthday pre
7、sent.15. What kind of mouse does the woman think is in her house?A. An old mouse. B. A big mouse. C. A small mouse.16. How long will the womans mother stay with her?A. A month. B. A week. C. A year.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至第 20 题。17. What do we know about Branson?A. Its a town. B. Its a city. C. Its a coll
8、ege.- 3 -18. Where is the lake?A. In the middle of the town. B. Far away from White River. C. In the middle of mountains.19. What is Branson mostly known for?A. The live shows. B. The beautiful park. C. The big lake.20- How do most people get to Branson?A. By train. B. By car. C. By air.第二部分 阅读理解（百强
9、校英语解析团队专供） （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。AChester is one of the best cities in the UK. As soon as you arrive in Chester you will appreciate the citys unique atmosphere and sense his history. Founded by the Romans over 2,000 years ago, much
10、of the Roman influence remains and Chesters city walls are the most complete in Britain. Combined with history and heritage (遗产), Chester is a lively city full of bars, pubs, clubs, hotels, and restaurants for you to discover, attracting you to visit again and again.Travelling to ChesterChester is e
11、asily accessible by many means of transportwhether you are travelling by rail, car, bus or plane. Please check our route planner below to help you plan your journey to Chester. Once you arrive in the city there are numerous car parks; however, during rush hours the easiest way to travel is by bus.Ho
12、telFrom bed however, during rush hours the easiest way to travel is by bus.可知在交通高峰期，去切斯特市中心的最佳方法是乘坐公交车。故 A 项正确。【3 题详解】- 5 -细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句 The best way to see Chester is by a guided tour. 可知参观切斯特最好的是方法是 Joining a guided tour.故 B 项正确。【点睛】本文考查了四个细节题，细节题可以用寻读法解题，先读题，带着题干信息快速浏览全文。细节题又分为直接理解题和间接理解题，前者常用
13、who, what, which, when, where, why 和 how 提问，或判断正误；后者需与原文信息转换，表达上与原文有差异。常见命题形式有：What can we learn from the passage?All the following are mentioned except .Which of the following is mentioned (not mentioned)?Which of the following statements is true/right/false/wrong about?BExciting screams of joy fro
14、m two happy little girls rang across the beach. But I walked along, ignoring them. Id come to this faraway beach on my sailboat, a place to escape. My marriage was in trouble. I worried about the harm to my two boys. But I didnt know how to make things better.“Help! Help!” The girls screamed. I saw
15、one girl was at the edge of the surf, yelling. I charged into the waves, swam to her and seized her. “But where is the other girl?” I looked across the water and saw a small head after a big wave. I shifted the girl Td rescued to my back. She told me the other girl was her sister. For a moment I tho
16、ught of my boys. How much they loved each other. How much I loved them.I quickened my swimming and held the second little girl. We were at least 50 yards from land. I couldnt swim that far with two girls hanging on to me. But there was no time to wait. I swam as hard as I could, but the weight of th
17、e girls grew heavier with every minute. My lungs burned. I opened my mouth to take a breath, but instead swallowed water. I couldnt breathe. From behind me I felt an unbelievable force, lifting.“Mommy!” The cry drew my attention. I looked up. An elderly man was trying to drag me out of the water. Tw
18、o women were swimming toward shore. “Thank you,” one of the woman cried. “You saved my daughters.” My efforts and my - 6 -struggles had paid off. I thought of that big wave, lifting me and pushing me. When my body had failed me, and when all hope was disappearing, I was given the strength I needed.I
19、 stoop up. My family were waiting for me. There were things I could do. I just needed to make an effort. The strength would be given to me.4. Why did the author ignore the laughter of the two girls?A. He couldnt wait to go sailing. B. He was missing his wife.C. The sound of waves was too big. D. He
20、was trapped in trouble.5. What does the underlined word “charged” probably mean in Paragraph 2?A. Sank. B. Walked.C. Rushed. D. Fell.6. What might the author do after the accident?A. Rebuild a family. B. Focus on his boys safety.C. Save his marriage. D. Apologize to his wife.7. What can serve as the
21、 best title of the passage?A. The Terrible Surfing B. The Magical WaveC. Efforts to Save the girls D. Struggles to Fight Sea Waves【答案】4. D 5. C 6. C 7. B【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的婚姻亮起了红灯，他来到海边散心时救起了两个落水的女孩，女孩家人的感谢让他感觉到家庭的美好，又让他对婚姻产生了信心，决定为自己的家庭做出努力。【4 题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段三四句 Id come to this faraway beach on my sai
22、lboat, a place to escape. My marriage was in trouble.可知作者来到海边是为了逃避，因为他的婚姻遇见了麻烦。所以他才会忽视女孩的笑声。【5 题详解】猜测词义题。根据横线前句 I saw one girl was at the edge of the surf, yelling.作者看见了女孩落水。情况十分紧急，他立刻跳进水里，向落水的女孩游了过去。动词“rush”最能体现当时的紧急情况，意为“冲锋.” 。- 7 -【6 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段 My family were waiting for me. There were thin
23、gs I could do. I just needed to make an effort.可知作者感觉自己要为家庭努力，他要做点事情来挽救陷入困境的婚姻。故 C 项正确。【7 题详解】主旨大意题。本文中作者的婚姻亮起了红灯，他来到海边散心时救起了两个落水的女孩，女孩家人的感谢让他感觉到家庭的美好，又让他对婚姻产生了信心，决定为自己的家庭做出努力。B 项“The Magical Wave”用巨浪比喻作者家庭遇见的困境，简洁明了又有哲理。故 B项符合要求。CIts OK to say youve never heard of grime (伦敦地下音乐) - unless youre from
24、 the UK. Thats because this music type was invented in the UK in the early 2000s.To someone whos not familiar with underground music culture, ifs easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime since they are both noisy. And many people didnt bother to tell them apart，until earlier this month when gr
25、ime stars like Stormzy and J Hus led this years Mobo “music of black origin”, an award in the UK. Just like UK electronic music and hip-hop, from which grime drew influence, it mostly reflects the thoughts of young people. But different from hip-hop, grime singers sing in dialects with strong accent
26、s, giving a special flavor to their songs.Lady Leshurr，known as the “Grime Queen”, said that she once tried to hide her accent, as she didnt want people to judge her. But one day, she realized that she didnt need to change herself just to please others. And theres no doubt that this is the soul of g
27、rime music: be yourself.Grime has challenged modem music in its production beauty and its expressions. Also different from the hip-hop culture, which usually focuses on being rich, grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena like those who suffer from disasters and the gap between the rich
28、and poor.Although still quite a young music type, grime seems to be getting loved by - 8 -more and more people. In 2016, the English grime artist Skepta won the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, beating big names like David Bowie and Radiohead.However, no matter whether grime is one day accep
29、ted widely or not, one thing is for sure: in grime, singers always stay true to themselves.8. Why is it easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime for some people?A. They are the same in music form.B. They both make a lot of noise.C. They have a great effect on each other.D. They both developed
30、out of electronic music.9. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 2?A. The award. B. Hip-Hop.C. Electronic music. D. Grime.10. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Grime is widely accepted all over the world now.B. In grime, singers need to change themselves to please others.C.
31、 More and more people like grime because it has a long history.D. Grime singers have a strong sense of social responsibility.11. Why does the author mention the success of Skepta?A. To show that grime is getting more and more popular.B. To prove that grime singers stay true to themselves.C. To expla
32、in that underground music is still quite young.D. To show that Skepta has greater musical talent than David Bowie.【答案】8. B 9. D 10. D 11. A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了英国新型的音乐类型：grime (伦敦地下音乐)；说明了这种音乐模式的历史、特点以及它与其他音乐形式的区别。【8 题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句 To someone whos not familiar with underground - 9 -music culture,
33、 its easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime since they are both noisy.可知不熟悉音乐的人很难区别这两种音乐形式，主要是因为它们都很吵闹。故B 项正确。【9 题详解】推理判断题。根据 Just like UK electronic music and hip-hop, from which grime drew influence, it mostly reflects the thoughts of young people.可知伦敦地下音乐受到hip-hop 和电子音乐的影响，主要影响年轻人的思想。句中的
34、it 就是指 grime 伦敦地下音乐。故 D 正确。【10 题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句 grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena like those who suffer from disasters and the gap between the rich and poor.可知伦敦地下音乐歌手非常关注贫富差距之类的社会问题，说明这些歌手非常有社会责任感。故 D 项正确。【11 题详解】推理判断题。根据第五段第一句 Although still quite a young music type, grime se
35、ems to be getting loved by more and more people.可知尽管伦敦地下音乐是一种新型的音乐类型，但它受到越来越多人的喜爱。接下来列举了 Skepta 获奖的例子，以此来说明 grime越来越流行。故 A 项正确。【点睛】本文考查了指代题，要求指出 it 所指代的事物。 对于指代题，我们可以从以下 4个方面着手：返回原文，找出出题的指代词。向上搜索，找到最近的名词、名词性短语或句子（先从最近点开始找，找不到再找次近的，一般答案不会离得太远） 。将找到的词、词组或句子的意思代入替换该指代词，看其意思是否通顺。将找到的词、词组或句子与四个选项进行比较，找出最
36、佳答案。DThink of a seed buried in a pot. Its dark down there in the potting soil. Theres no light, no sunshine. So how does it know which way is up and which way is down? It does know. Seeds send shoots up toward the sky, and roots the other way. Darkness doesnt confuse them. Somehow, they get it right
37、.- 10 -More surprisingly, if you turn a seedling (秧苗) or a whole bunch of seedlings upside down, as Thomas Andrew Knight of the Royal Society did around 200 years ago, the tips and roots of the plant will sense, “Hey, Im upside down. Look! I. will turn my way to the right direction and do a U-turn.”
38、How do they know? According to botanist Daniel Chamovitz, Thomas Knight about 200 years ago guessed that plants must sense gravity. Knight proved it with a crazy experiment involving a spinning plate.He attached a bunch of plant seedlings onto a disc. The plate was then turned by a water wheel power
39、ed by a local stream at a speed of 150 revolutions (旋转) per minute for several days.If you have been at an amusement park in a spinning teacup, you know that because of centrifugal force (离心力) you get pushed away from the center of the spinning object toward the outside.Knight wondered, would the pl
40、ants respond to the centrifugal pull of gravity and point their roots to the outside of the spinning plate? When he looked, thats what theyd done. Every plant on the disc had responded to the pull of gravity, and pointed its roots to the outside. The roots pointed out, and the shoots pointed in. So
41、Thomas Knight proved that plants can and do sense the pull.12. How does the author write about the young seedling in Paragraph 2?A. By describing vividly. B. By giving examples.C. By telling stones. D. By asking questions.13. What determines the direction that the plant choose?A. Soil. B. Sunshine.C
42、. Darkness. D. Gravity.14. What did Knights experiment prove?A. Plants have their own desires. B. Plants can feel the pull.C. Speed influences plants growing. D. Plants can grow quickly by doing a U-turn.15. Where can this passage most probably be found?- 11 -A. In a book review. B. In a lifestyle m
43、agazine.C. In a scientific report. D. In an official document.【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C【解析】本文是一篇科普说明文，介绍了植物通过自身感官感知到重力的作用，并对自身的生长方向做出调整。【12 题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Hey, Im upside down. Look! I. will turn my way to the right direction and do a U-turn.”作者用一种生活的语气描述了植物调整自身生长形态的变化。故 A 正确。【13 题详解】推理判断题。根据第
44、三段二三句 According to botanist Daniel Chamovitz, Thomas Knight about 200 years ago guessed that plants must sense gravity. Knight proved it with a crazy experiment involving a spinning plate.可知研究人员认为植物可以感知到重力的作用，并用实验证明了这一理论。也就是说重力决定了植物的生长方向。故 D 项正确。【14 题详解】细节理解题。根据文章最后一句 So Thomas Knight proved that pl
45、ants can and do sense the pull.可知 Thomas Knight 的实验证明了植物可以感觉到重力的作用力。故 B 项正确。【15 题详解】推理判断题。本文是一篇科普说明文，介绍了植物通过自身感官感知到重力的作用，并对自身的生长方向做出调整。属于科技报告，与书评杂志及官方文件无关。故 C 项正确。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。How to listen in English examsListening is an important but difficult
46、 part for middle school students in English exams. The following suggestions may benefit you a lot.Relax yourself.Before listening, its necessary to have a peaceful state of mind. _16_ - 12 -If that doesnt work, drinking some water or washing your face with cold water may help you to some extent._17
47、_As soon as the listening starts, focus on it without thinking about anything else. While listening, you can also recall(回想）the related knowledge in common with the material concerned, such as the vocabulary about the subject or topic, which is beneficial to your better understanding.Grasp the main
48、idea.Sometimes the monologue, dialogue or conversation youre listening to is a little bit longer than you expect. And its normal that some unnecessary information is included. However, you dont need to understand it completely. _18_Ignore the new words.Without doubt, there usually exist unfamiliar words in listening materials. In fact, its almost impossible for you to know or understand all the words in the listening material sometimes. _19_ Its mistaken to waste much time on figuring them out while listening.Develop the habit of taking notes.In the c
