英语宁夏银川一中学年高二上学期期末考试试题.docx

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英语宁夏银川一中学年高二上学期期末考试试题

宁夏银川一中2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试

英语试题

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.Wherearethespeakersgoingtomeet?

A.Inacafe.B.Inthestation.C.Atthepostoffice.

2.Whowasthelastonetoshowup?

A.Mary.B.Daniel.C.Ann.

3.WhatdoesMissGreenthinkofTom?

A.Stupid.B.Naughty.C.Lazy.

4.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Giveheralift.B.Carrytheladderforher.C.Cleanthewindows.

5.Whatwillthespeakersdoprobably?

A.Goforabikeride.B.Runaroundthepark.C.Borrowanotherbike.

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,各个小题将给出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.Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?

A.Walkingtoschool.B.Studyinginaclassroom.C.Exercisinginagym.

7.WhatdoesCharleslooklike?

A.Hehasbigeyesandbrownhair.

B.Hehassmalleyesbutbigears.

C.Hehasabignosebutsmalleyes.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Whatkindofticketscanbebought?

A.StandingticketsonAugust29.

B.StandingticketsonAugust30.

C.TicketsforseatsonAugust30.

9.HowwillthespeakersgotoBeijing?

A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Byair.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.What’stherelationshipbetweenGraceandTeresa?

A.Roommates.B.Colleagues.C.Sisters.

11.WhydidthewomancometoLondon?

A.Totravel.B.Towork.C.Tovisitfriends.

12.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inaclass.B.Atameeting.C.Ataparty.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.WhathappenedinPullman’slifein1954?

A.Hisfatherdiedinaplanecrash.

B.Hisfatherbecameapilot.

C.Hismotherremarried.

14.WhatdidPullmandecidetodoafterhemovedtoAustralia?

A.Travelaroundtheworld.

B.PublishnovelsaboutSuperman.

C.Writefantasynovelswhenhegrewup.

15.WhatwasPullman’suniversitylifelike?

A.Hewasatopstudent.

B.Henevertookpartinactivities.

C.Hedidn’tliketheEnglishcourse.

16.WhenwasPullman’sfirstnovelpublished?

A.In1972.B.In1986.C.In1993.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.WhendidtheextremeheatwavestrikeGreenlandin2012?

A.InAugust.B.InJuly.C.InJune.

18.Whathappenedatonescientificresearchstation?

A.Flagsfellover.B.Theicerunwaybroke.C.Supplyplanescrashed.

19.Howmuchoftheisland’ssurfaceicemeltedforashorttimethissummer?

A.79percent.B.90percent.C.97percent.

20.WhatisMarcoTedescoworriedabout?

A.Greenlandmayloseitsiceforever.

B.Meltsmayoccurinotherseasons.

C.Greenlandmaybecomegreener.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending（延伸）sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality（好客）easily.

AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.

FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!

21.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.

A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent

22.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillprobablybe______.

A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishome

C.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant

23.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.

A.FriendshipsBetweenChinese

B.FriendshipsBetweenAmericans

C.Americans’Hospitality

D.Americans’andChinese’sViewsofFriendships

B

Londonersaregreatreaders.Theyreadandbuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandofbooks—especiallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“proper”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound（装订）betweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook–selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsof（自夸）being“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens’time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindofbooks,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializesonlyinbooksaboutballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handbooks,thecollectorsmustventureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpressiveasbookshops.Thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

24.“Londonersaregreatreaders.”meansthat_________.

A.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot

B.ThereareagreatnumberofreadersinLondon

C.Londonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooks

D.Londonersreadalot

25.Accordingtothispassage,CharringCrossRoad_________.

A.isinthesuburbsofLondon

B.isfamousforitsbookshops

C.containsvariouskindsofshops

D.isthebusieststreetinLondon

26.Inthispassage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?

A.Moveawayfromabusystreet.

B.Buybooksinamostbusystreet.

C.Wastetimelookingforbooks.

D.Takeariskoflosingone’slife.

27.OnFarringdonRoad,_________.

A.youcanfindfinebooksforthelatestbooks

B.thereareonlysmallbookshopsforthesecondhandbooks

C.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonhandcarts

D.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresold

C

“Whenyourmotherscoldsyou,youcanlookelsewhereandthinkaboutotherthings.Justignoreherwords.Butremember:

suchatoughattitudecannotbeusedoften.”Thesewordsarefromaseriesofcartoonswhichoutlineskillsforchildrentofightagainsttheirmothers.TheimageshavecreatedheateddebateamongChinesenetizens（网民）.

Regardedas“abookforchildrenaged6to12whoarealwaysscoldedbytheirparents”,thecartoons,drawnbytwo10-year-oldBeijinggirls,listover20skillswhichchildrencanusetodealwiththeirmothers’angersuchascrying,pretendingtobeashamed,fleeingintothetoiletandpleasingherafterwards.Eachskillisdescribedwithvividpicturesandhumorousnotes.Thecreativityoftheyounggirlshasamazednetizens,theYangtseEveningPostreportedonThursday.

Accordingtooneofthegirls’mothers,herdaughteroncereceivedapoormarkinanexam,andthemotherblamedherandcomparedherperformancewithanotherclassmate.Thedaughter’sfeelingsledtohercreatingthecartoons.Thegirl’sfather,whofirstpostedthepicturesonhisSohuMicroblogonMonday,saidhehopesparentspaycloseattentiontothepictures,allowchildrentofeelfreetodeveloptheirowncharacteristicsandtrynottocriticizethemsooften.

“Thecartoons,althoughanindividualcase,reflectamodernphenomenonandsomeoftheproblemswithinChinesefamilyeducation,”saidYuQinfang,anexpertonfamilyeducation.Accordingtoasurveyof104childrenandtheirparents,Yudiscoveredthatasmanyas51.9percentofprimaryschoolstudentshatebeingurgedtodothingsbytheirmothers.“Notgivingchildrenenoughtimeandhurryingthemtodothingsseemstobeaverytinydetailwithinfamilylife,butitispotentiallyahugeproblemwhichcaneasilybeignoredbyparents.Amother’sblamemayleadtonegativefeelingswithinherchild’sheart,”Yusaid.“Parentsshouldlearntoblamelessandbemorepatient.”

28.Whatdoweknowaboutthecartoonbookaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itis