陕西省安康市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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陕西省安康市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

陕西省安康市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

第一部分听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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.Howmuchdoesoneticketcost?

A.$4.50.B.$9.C.$10.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.She’dlikeasandwich.

B.Shehasalreadyeaten.

C.Shewantstoeatnothingnow.

3.Whatisthemandoingnow?

A.Bookingaticket.

B.Changinghisticket.

C.Buyinganotherticket.

4.Whatdoestheboywanttobeinthefutureprobably?

A.Atraveler.B.Alawyer.C.Abusinessman.

5.Wherearcthespeakersprobably?

A.Inasupermarket.B.Inahospital.C.Inapostoffice.

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’sthemanstandingontochangealightbulb?

A.BooksB.Chairs.C.Tables.

7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofwhatthemanisdoing?

A.Soeasy.B.Toodangerous.C.Veryfunny.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanintendtodo?

A.Praisethewoman.B.Testthewoman.C.Encouragethewoman.

9.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Onaread.B.Inataxi.C.Atahotel.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhogaveTonyanewwatch?

A.Hiswife.B.Hisparents.C.Hisgrandpa.

11.Whopaidfortheman’sholidaytoHawaii?

A.Hismother.B.Hiswife’sfather.C.Hisgrandpa.

12.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’slifestyle?

A.Disapproving.B.Jealous.C.Admiring.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesn’twork?

A.Theclock.B.Theelevator.C.Thealarm.

14.Howdoesthewomanreacttotheemergency?

A.Shekeepsscreaming.

B.Shekeepsapologizing.

C.Shekeepscomplaining.

15.Whyisthemansocalm?

A.Hethinksituselesstoworry.

B.Heknowshowtosolvetheproblem.

C.Hehasbeeninthesamesituationbefore.

16.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodomtheend?

A.Cancelherappointment.

B.Talkaboutmusic.

C.Introduceherself.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What’sthenewsmainlyabout?

A.Afire.B.Anaircrash.C.Anairattack.

18.Howmanypeoplewerekilled?

A.47.B.54.C.58.

19.Wheredidtheaccidenttakeplace?

A.Onanisland.B.Inthesky.C.Atanairport.

20.Whentheplanescheduledtoland?

A.At5:

00p.m.B.At5:

30p.m.C.At6:

00p.m.

第二部分　阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（百强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。

并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

AprofessorfromtheUniversityofGeorgiaisallowingstudentstochoosetheirowngradestoreducetheirstressandtowalkoutofanyclassiftheydon’tlike“thegroupdynamics.”Iftheprofessorweretowriteabookoutliningthiseducationalphilosophy（教育理念）,whatcoulditbetitled?

Wouldyouliketowritedownyourpossibletitleandthensendanemailtous?

Howtoenter:

•Submissionsshouldbeemailedtocontest@.

•Pleaseincludeyourname,address,anddaytimetelephonenumber;thisweek,pleasetype“Nostress”inthesubjectline.

•Entriesareduebynoon,EasternTime,Tuesday,Aug.29.

•Inthecaseofsimilarentries,thefirstonereceivedgetscredit.AllentriesbecomepropertyofTheWeek.

•WinnerswillappearonthePuzzlePageontheSept.8issueandattheweek.com/puzzlesonFriday,Sept.1.

Whattowin:

•Winnerswillgetachancetodiscusssometopicstheycareaboutfacetofacewiththeprofessor.Theywillalsobegivenabookfromtheprofessor.

•Winnerswillgetaone-yearsubscription（订阅）toTheWeek.Theywillreceive4freeissuesfirst.They’llalsoget46moreforatotalof50inallforjust$1.39perissue!

They’llreceiveinstantaccesstothedigitaledition.Ifyou’renotcompletelysatisfied,justcancelitandanytrialissuesyoureceiveareyourstokeep.

21.Howwillparticipantsknowtheresultofthecontest?

A-BybrowsingtheWebofTheWeek.

B.Bybuyingtheprofessor’sbook.

C.Bytelephoningtheprofessor.

D.Bysendingaspecialemail.

22.Whatwillyougetifyouwinthecontest?

A.AdigitaleditionofTheWeekatadiscount.

B.Achancetodonatesomebookstoothers.

C.Achancetotalkwiththeprofessor.

D.50freeissuesofTheWeek.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tocallonstudentstohelpwriteabook.

B.Toaskforsomepossibletitlesforabook.

C.Toaskuniversitystudentstoreflectontheirlearning. 

D.Tointroduceawritingcontestabouthowtoreducestress.

B

Sincehisearlychildhood,G.A.Mintonhasalwaysbeenafaithfulfanofsciencefictionandhorror.Wheneverascarymoviewasplayingatthelocaltheatre,hewasthereinattendancewithhisfriends,loudlyscreaminginterror.

Inhiseverydaylife,Mintonlikesplayingthegameofgolfmost,havingletteredonhishighschoolgolfteam.Inadditiontowriting,healsoenjoysreading,traveling,fishing,swimming,workingout,listeningtohardrockmusic,andwatchinggreatmovies－especiallythoseabouthorror,sciencefiction,mysteryandcomedy.

Strangelyenough,itwasonlyafterMintonwasknockeddownbyadrunkdriverandsufferedaclosed-headinjurythathedevelopedanewfoundpassionforwriting.Afterthecaraccident,hesufferedfrombothmemorylossandproblemscommunicatingwithothers,whichfrustratedhimtonoend.HehadtogotoseehisdoctoronaregularbasisandforweekshehadtotakemedicineusedbypatientswhoaresufferingfromAlzheimer’sdisease.Luckily,hisbrainslowlybegantomenditself.

Attheendofthehealingprocess,somethingwasverydifferent.Henoticedthathehaddevelopedastrongurgetowritedownastorythathadformedinhismind.That’showhisfirstnovelTrisomyXXIwasborn.Hepenned（写作）itinonlythreemonths.Hebeganwithchapteroneandwroteinafreestylemanner—almostinastreamofconsciousness.Thenarrativeflowedfreelyfromhisvividimagination,creatingathrillingtaleofterrorthatisformedfromanorderedsequenceofevents.

Onecouldthinkthatthedamagedneurons（神经元）hadrearrangedthemselvesintoadifferentpattern,andthusimprovingthecreativeelementsinhisbrain.Besides,strangerthingshavehappened!

Hehasrecentlycompletedhissecondnovel.Currently,hisbrainisbusyatwork,seriouslyprocessingthetextforanother-storyoftheterror-onethatwillbothentertainandhorrifyitsunsuspectingreader!

24.FromParagraph2,weknowthatG.A.Minion.

A.likeswritingbestinhighschoolB.isamanofmultipleinterests

C.wantstobecomeagolfplayerD.hopestomakeahorrormovie

25.WhathappenedtoMintonaftertheaccident?

A.Hismemorywasimproved.B.Hisbrainwasdamagedpermanently.

C.Hiscreativeabilitywasinspired.D.HesufferedfromAlzheimer’sdisease.

26.WhatcanweinferaboutMinton’sfirstnovelfromthetext?

A.Itwaswritteninastrictmanner.

B.Itwasintendedtoamusecrazyreaders.

C.ItwasbasedonMinton’sownexperience.

D.ItmightnotbewrittenbutforMinton’sinjury.

21.Whichof.hefollowingcanbestdescribeMinton’sexperience?

A.Goodluckalwayscomesoutofmisfortune.

B.Abadbeginningmakesagoodending.

C.It’shardsailingwhenthereisnowind.

C

ThefaceofthefourU.S.presidentsonMountRushmorewilllikelylastforcenturies.ButatanewlyopenedexhibitinJapan,youcancatchthemonlyforabouteightmonths.Thisyear,theannualsandsculptureeventattheSandMuseuminTottori,Japan,isfocusedonanothercountry.Thisisthe10thanniversaryoftheevent.Artistscamefrom19countriestoshapesandintodifferentsculpturesthatrepresenteventsinU.S.historyandAmericanlandmarks.

TottoriisaremotecityinwesternJapan.Inthepast,notmanytouriststraveledtoit.Toattractmorevisitors,Tottoriofficialsdecidedtouseanaturalresource:

sand.Theydecidedtocreateasandmuseumthatwouldhouseaseriesofsandsculpturesbasedondifferentgeographicareasoftheworld.Thesandfromeachyear’sexhibitionisusedagainthenextyear.Theprojecthasbeenasuccess.About500,000peoplevisitthemuseumduringtheeightmonths.Somereturnyearafteryeartoseethenewsculptures.

Thecityisnowapopularspotforsandsculptureartiststoo.SculptorsfromaroundtheworldcometoTottorieachspring,spendingafewweeksworkingontheirmasterpieces.Theyusespecialtoolstosmooththesandysurfaces,cutanglesanddetails.Theyuseonlysandandwatertocreatethehugesculptures,someofwhichtowerovertheircreators.

Originally,theartistsbuilttheircreationsoutside.Buttheworkslastedlessthantwomonthsoutdoors.Sothemuseumbuiltapermanentstructure10housetheartworks,whichextendedtheirlifetoeightmonths.Nowmanymoretouristsgettoseethesculptures.Still,thefactthatthisartisnotpermanentispartoftheappeal.ThetemporarysculpturesreflecttheJapanesevalueofappreciatingthefleeting（稍纵即逝）natureoftheworld.

TottoriisnottheonlyJapanesetownthatshowstemporaryartlikethis.Sapporo,innorthernJapan,hostsasimilarexhibitinthewinter,usingsnowinsteadofsand.ThaiwillbejustaboutthetimethattheU.S.sandsculptureexhibitionistakenapart,andthesandissavedfornextyear’sshow.

28.WhyissandsculptureeventheldeveryyearinTottori?

A.Toshowthewonderfulartworksofthecity.

B.Toshowthediversecultureofthecity.

C.Torepresentthecharacterofthecity.

D.Toattractmorevisitorstothecity.

29.WhatdotheexhibitsinTottoriandSapporoshow?

A.Thechangingseasonsofferartistschancesto