黄冈市高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx
《黄冈市高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《黄冈市高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx(17页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
黄冈市高二英语上学期期末考试试题
湖北省黄冈市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
注意事项:
1.答卷前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上,并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答:
每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答:
用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。
写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
4.考试结束后,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分听力(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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inanelevator.
B.Onabus.
C.Inataxi.
2.WhatwillthemandoinEdinburgh?
A.DobusinesswithJustin.
B.TellJustinhisnewaddress.
C.GiveJustinthemedicines.
3.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlike?
A.Jazz.
B.Classical.
C.Folk.
4.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.InSeptember.
B.InApril.
C.InFebruary.
5.Whoseadvicedidthewomanfollow?
A.Theshopassistant's.
B.Hermother's.
C.Hersister's.
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,各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
A.Wheretobuytickets.
B.Wheretoparkthecar.
C.Wheretogetacamera.
7.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?
A.Atthemarket.
B.Atthecamerashop.
C.Atthesportsstadium.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?
A.Planatrip.
B.Lookforajob.
C.Makeadecision.
9.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthejobinAmerica?
A.Dangerous.
B.Exciting.
C.Boring.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whenshouldstudentsmeetforthefieldtrip?
A.At7:
00am.
B.At7:
15am.
C.At8:
00am.
11.Howwilltheboyprobablygettoschooltoday?
A.Takethebus.
B.Takehismom'scar.
C.TakeMrs.Anderson'scar.
12.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandMrs.Anderson?
A.Colleagues.
B.Neighbors.
C.Bestfriends.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.WhatkindofpeopleisTheKnifeandTalkpopularwith?
A.Truckdrivers.
B.Officeworkers.
C.Actors.
14.Whatdoesthewomanlikemostabouttherestaurant?
A.Quietenvironment.
B.Greatwaitresses.
C.Popmusic.
15.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisfavoriterestaurant?
A.Itstablesarepink.
B.Itoffersgreatfood.
C.Itwasjustopened.
16.Whatdoesthemanhaveforlunch?
A.Pancakes.
B.Fishpies.
C.Sausages.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whichcompetitionissuitableforthelisteners?
A.Thehighlevel.
B.Themiddlelevel.
C.Thelowlevel.
18.Whatisthetopicforthisyear?
A.Weather.
B.Change.
C.Travel.
19.Whatarethelistenersadvisedtodotogetideas?
A.AskMariaforhelp.
B.ReadthepoemcalledRain.
C.Borrowbooksfromthelibrary.
20.Whatwilltheschoolspendtheprizemoneyonthisyear?
A.Thelibrary.
B.Thecomputers.
C.Thelab.
第二部分阅读理解(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。
A
Ifyouenjoyreading,therealmofbookswillbecomeaparadise(乐园)whichcannotbeexperiencedbywatchingtelevision.Astudyhasshownhowthosewhoreadforpleasureachievemoreinliteracy(读写能力)andthinkingabilitiesthanthosewhodon't.Actually,thereisnothingelsewhichwillexpandyourlanguageskillsandmakeyourimaginationfly.
Tobeginwith,languageskillscanbebetterlearnedthroughreadingforpleasurethanthroughwatchingTVforentertainment.Atbest,watchingtelevisioncanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining,butnobodywishestoraiseliteracylevelsbysimplysittinginfrontofaTVbox.
Therefore,onlybyreadingcanyouenrichyourvocabulary.However,itmustbemadeclearthatthelinkbetweenliteracyandreadingislikecomparinghealthtosport.Oneissomethingfunctionalandtheotherissomethingyoudobecauseyouenjoyit.
Thebooksthathelpyoumostinimaginationarethosewhichmakeyouthinkthemost.Inthislight,readingforpleasure,bothpaper-basedandon-screen,isfarmorebeneficialthanwatchingTV.Forexample,thereisalwaysabookwhichisopenedwithexpectationandclosedwithprofit:
imagination.Unfortunately,somepeople'sloveofbooksisbeingruinedbytelevision,whichmaybeconsideredasadeclineinthinkingabilities.
Onthewhole,watchingTVislargelyharmlessasanentertainmentandinformationtool,butthereisnobetterwaytoenhanceyourlanguageskillsandimaginationthanreadingforpleasure.Forthosewhowouldcontinuetoenjoyreading,thereisaparadisenotyetbeinglost.Havingacquiredanamountoflanguageskillsthroughwidereading,youmightaswellimaginethatsuchaparadisewouldnotbeveryunlikeakindoflibrary.
21.Intheauthor’sopinion,watchingTVis______.
A.awasteoftimeandenergy
B.aparadiseforchildren
C.beneficialtosomeextent
D.justforentertainment
22.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofreading?
A.Peoplecanobtainthetruestinformationthroughit.
B.WatchingTVoffersmorepleasurethanitinreality.
C.Morelanguageskillswillbeobtainedaspeopledomoreofit.
D.Itplaysthesameroleinfiringkids'imaginationaswatchingTV.
23.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?
A.Bymakingacomparison.
B.Bydescribingaprocess.
C.Byusingsomeexamples.
D.Byfollowingtimeorder.
B
AlmosteverybodyisfamiliarwiththeclassicimageofFrankenstein'smonster(怪物):
atallmanwithlight-greenskin,whocan'tspeakmorethanafewsimplewords.Perhaps,ifyoucelebrateHalloween,youmighthavedressedupashim!
Butnotsomanypeopleknowtheoriginalbookthathecomesfrom.
Inthesummerof1816,agroupofyoungwriterswereonholidaynearLakeGenevainSwitzerland.UnusuallyforsummerinSwitzerland,theskywascoveredindarkcloudsanditwaspouringwithrain,sothefriendshadtospendmostoftheweektrappedintheirhouse.Toentertainthemselves,themostfamousofthewriters,LordByron,decidedtheyshouldhaveacompetition.Eachpersonhadtocreateaghoststoryandwhoeverwrotethescariestonewouldwin.ItwasduringthiscompetitionthatMaryShelley,whowasonlynineteenyearsold.hadtheideaofanuglymonster.Twoyearslater,shepublishedherfirstnovel:
Frankenstein.
Inthefilm,themonstercan'treallytalkmuch,butinthebook.hehasavoiceandcanexplainhissideofthestory.Althoughheisscary,uglyandviolent,healsohasunderstandablehumanemotions,andthebookexploresthereasonsforhisactions.Themonsterisabandonedbythescientistwhocreateshim,andallofthehumanbeingshemeetsarecrueltohimwithoutreason.Hesuggeststhatheonlybecomescruelandviolentbecausehehasbeentreatedcruellyandviolentlybyotherpeople.
ThereasonIpersonallyloveFrankensteinsomuchisthatitissoopentointerpretation(解释).Theproblemsandissuesittalksaboutaresimpleanduniversal.Itcanbeinterpretedasametaphor(隐喻)forfamilyrelationships,orforchildbirth,orforracism:
asscriticismofscienceoracriticismofreligion:
whateveryouthinkitisabout,itisforyoutodecide.
24.Frankensteinprobablytells_______.
A.alovestory
B.ahorrorstory
C.adetectivestory
D.anadventurestory
25.WhyisHalloweenmentioned?
A.Toexplainwhythebookisfamous.
B.Becausethebookisabouttheholiday.
C.BecausethefilmisplayedonHalloween.
D.Toshowtheimageofthemonsterispopular.
26.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Thefeaturesofthenovel.
B.HowMaryShelleybecameawriter.
C.AcompetitionheldbyMaryShelley.
D.Thecreationbackgroundofthenovel.
27.Whatcanreaderslearnfromthemonstersstory?
A.Thereisnonewithoutafault.
B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
C.Thinkabouttheeffectsofouractions.
D.Scienceisusuallyextremelyimportant.
C
Myfouryearsatuniversityhadearnedmedoubledegreesintheaterandphilosophyandafulltimejobasacleaner.Ridinganelectriccleaningmachineat7a.m.wasfunforthefirstmonth,butdecreasinglysooverthenextfive,untilIwassoboredthatmybosstooknoticeandfiredme.
MyfamilyandIlivedinNorwaywhenIwas3,butIgrewupinCalifornia.Bytheendofcollege,IcouldfeeltheNorwegianlanguageandculturefading.MybrotherdecidedtomovebacktoNorwayduringmyfinalyearofcollege,andafterIgraduated,Ifollowedhim.Hehelpedgetmethejobasacleaner.NowI'dhavetofindsomethingnew.
Walkinghome,Isawa"helpwanted"sign.Icalledthenumberandlinedupaninterviewforthenextday.Therewasonlyoneproblem:
Ididn’tknowwhatthejobwas.
"What'sasivilarbeider?
"Iaskedmybrother.Hedidn'tknoweither."Butitdoesn'tmatter,"hetoldme."Justsay‘yes’towhatevertheyask."
Iwenttotheinterviewthenextday.ThesecondquestionwaswhenIwasreadyformysiviltjeneste.Iconsideredmakingupadate,butthatseemedrisky.Ireplied,"Idon'tactuallyhaveasiviltjeresteyet.ButhowdoIgetone?
"
Iranhomeandimmediatelycalledthenumbertheinterviewerhadgivenme.ThewomanattheotherendofthelineseemedhappytodiscoverthatIabsolutelywasqualified.Formswouldbesenttomerightawaytofillout.Ihungupfeelingoptimistic.Anythingwasbetterthanmoppingfloors.Ihadtogetthisjob.
Afewdayslater,alargeenvelopearrived.Ithadaphotoofpeopleingreenfatigues(工作服)workingtogether.Insidewerebrochures.Icouldn'tunderstandmuch,soItookthepacketwithmeandvisitedmygrandmotherlaterthatday.
"Oh,sweetheart,"shelaughed."Yougotyourselfdrafted(征召入伍)."Shethenlaughedsohandshestartedcoughing.
AllNorwegianmenaredraftedwhentheyturn18.Theyhavetheoptiontodosiviltjeneste,orcivilianservice,instead.IhadbeeninCaliforniawhenIturned18,soIhadn'tbeencalledtoserve.NowI'dreturnedtoNorway,calledthegovernment,andaskedthemtodra