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安徽省滁州市定远县西片三校学年高二上学期
定远县西片三校2017-2018学年上学期期末考试
高二英语
2018.2
考生注意:
1、本卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟;
2、答题前请在答题卷上填写好自己的学校、姓名、班级、考号等信息;
3、请将答案正确填写在答题卷指定的位置,在非答题区位置作答无效。
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。
例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
听下面一段对话,回答第1小题。
1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?
A.Hisnotebook.B.Hisbag.C.Hispen.
听下面一段对话,回答第2小题。
2.Whatdoesthemanthinkwillhappen?
A.Itwillgetdrier.
B.Astormwillcomesoon.
C.Thebadsmellwillgetworse.
听下面一段对话,回答第3小题。
3.Howmanyhotdogsdoesthemanwant?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
听下面一段对话,回答第4小题。
4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Singasong.B.Listentoasong.
C.Findoutthenameofasong.
听下面一段对话,回答第5小题。
5.Whenwilltheplaneprobablybehere?
A.Inanhour.B.Intwohours.C.Inthreehours.
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,并标在试卷的相应的位置。
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。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.WhatdoesthemanthinkofItalianfood?
A.Itishot.
B.Itisdelicious.
C.Ittastesterrible.
7.Wherearethetwospeakersgoingtohavedinner?
A.AtanItalianrestaurant.
B.AtaChineserestaurant.
C.AtaJapaneserestaurant.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofProfessorJohnson?
A.Heiseasytogetalongwith.
B.Heusuallygiveshisstudentsgoodgrades.
C.Heseldomgiveshomeworktohisstudents.
9.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.Chooseanotherclass.
B.Cheatinthehistoryexam.
C.Continuetostayintheclass.
听第8段材料,回答第10~12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inalibrary.
B.Inanoffice.
C.Inaclassroom.
11.Howmanybrothersandsistersdoesthemanhave?
A.5.B.3.C.2.
12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Love.
B.Friendship.
C.Afamily.
听第9段材料,回答第13~16题。
13.HowmanychildrenareinjuredeveryyearinBritain?
A.About10,000.
B.Lessthan100,000.
C.Morethan1,000,000.
14.Howcanparentspreventchildrenfromfallingdownthestairs?
A.Byusingmats.
B.Byfittingsafetygates.
C.Byaccompanyingthechildrenallthetime.
15.Whatisthemostdangerousroomaccordingtothewoman?
A.Thekitchen.
B.Thebathroom.
C.Thelivingroom.
16.Whatprobablyistheman?
A.Awriter.
B.ATVhost.
C.Aradiohost.
听第10段材料,回答第17~20题。
17.Whatoccupationismentionedinthetalk?
A.Amanager.
B.Ateacher.
C.Asalesman.
18.Howcanweshowourinterestinthecompany?
A.Askingproperquestionsaboutthecompany.
B.Lettingtheinterviewerknowmoreaboutyou.
C.Givingasmuchadviceaspossibletotheinterviewer.
19.Howcanwesucceedinaninterviewaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Beingfriendlyasmuchaspossible.
B.Beingconfidentandpreparingwell.
C.Givingasmuchinformationaspossible.
20.Howmanytipsdoesthespeakergiveus?
A.2.B.3.C.4.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,每小题2分,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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Today,wetalkaboutacommonobjectthatappearsinmanyexpressions--buttons!
Buttons,whichareusuallysmallandroundandmadeofmetalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanotherinordertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.
Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaythisexpressiondatesbacktothelate1860s.
Hereisanotherexpressionrelatedtobutton:
button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservativeortraditional.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.
Whenbuttoningabuttonyouslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedtheminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!
Finally,youcan’ttakeitanylonger.Youtellthepersontobuttonit!
Thisisadirect,butunacceptablewayofsaying,“Stoptalking!
”Buttonyourlipisanotherequallyrudebuteffectivewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.
Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowexactlyhowtogetthatpersonangryorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.Theyfindaperson’sweakpointandthentheyuseittoupsetthem.
21.Whatdoyouthinkofsomeonewhowearsabutton-downshirttotheoffice?
A.FunnyB.Fashionable
C.CrazyD.Traditional
22.Whatwillyouprobablysaytogetridofalongandboringtalk?
A.BecuteasabuttonB.Buttonyourlip
C.PushyourbuttonsD.Bebutton-down
23.Howdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydevelop?
A.Bymakingcontrasts(对比)B.Bygivingexamples
C.BylistingfiguresD.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pushesone’sbuttons”inParagraph5mean?
A.Learnsofone’ssecretB.Shoutsloudly
C.GetssomeonetolosehistemperD.Argueswithsomeone
B
Foraslongaswe’veknownaboutit,humanshavesearchedforacureforcancer.Acrosstheworld,countlessamountsoftimeandmoneyhavebeenspendonresearchingawaytostoptheterribledisease.
Butnow,itseemsliketheanswercouldhavebeeninsideourownbodiesthewholetime.
Recently,theFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)intheUS,agovernmentagencythat’sresponsibleforhealthcare,approvedanewformofgenetherapythatcouldmeantheendofacertaintypeofcancer.
Thetherapyallowsscientiststo“train”theimmunecellsofsickpatientstofightleukemia–abloodcancerthatmostlyaffectsyoungpeople.
Theexcitingnewtreatmentworksbyremovinghealthyimmunecellsfromthepatient,knownasT-cells,whicharethenalteredtobeableto“huntdown”cancercells.
Thecellsarethenputbackintothepatient,beforetheybegintogetridofthepatient’sleukemiaovertime,similartohowthebodyfightsoffotherillnesses.
“Thisistrulyanexcitingnewdayforcancerpatients,”LouisJ.DeGennaro,presidentoftheLeukemiaandLymphomaSociety,saidinanewsrelease.Upuntilnow,adrawn-out(持续很久时间的)andpainfulbonemarrowtransplantwastheonlyoptionformanyleukemiapatients.
Inthisprocedure,healthybloodcellsaretakenfromadonorandplacedintothesickpatient,whoalsohastogothroughchemotherapytoallowtheirbodytoadjusttothenewcells.
Butwitharecoveryrateofaround83percent–accordingtoanewsreleasepublishedbytheFDA–it’shopedthatthedaysofpainfultripstothehospital,orevendeath,areoverforleukemiasufferers.
“We’reenteringanewfrontierinmedicalinnovationwiththeabilitytoreprogramapatient’sowncellstoattackadeadlycancer,”FDAcommissionerScottGottliebsaidintherelease.
“Newtechnologiessuchasgeneandcelltherapiesholdthepotentialtotransformmedicineand...ourabilitytotreatandevencuremanyintractable(难治的)illnesses.”
25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Scientiststakehealthyimmunecellsfromapatientandthenreprogramthemtohelpfightsomecancer.
B.Muchtimeandefforthavebeenputtostopcancer
C.Scientistshavenowfoundanewformofgenetherapywhichcancureleukemia.
D.ThealteredT-cellsareexpectedtofindandfightcancercells.
26.Theunderlinedphrase“hurtdown”canbereplacedby____.
A.fightoff.
B.cure.
C.searchfor.
D.treat.
27.Itcanbeinferredthat____.
A.newtechnologiessuchasgeneandcelltherapiesholdthepotentialtotransformmedicine.
B.thenewtherapymaysaveleukemiapatientsfrompainfulbonemarrowtransplant.
C.thenewtherapystillrequiresbloodcelldonations.
D.scienceentersanewfrontierinmedicalinnovation.
C
Myyoungestsonjackhasbeguntolearnthecello(大提琴).Everynight,hecarefullygetshiscelloout0fitscaseandbeginspractising.Iwon’tlie;It’snotpretty.Whilehe’sgettingbettereveryday,hehasalongwayfrombecomingthenextYo-YoMa.
ThisledmetowonderwhatYo-YoMawaslikethefirsttimeheplayedthecello.Ofcourse,wenowknowhimasoneofthemostexcellentartistsintheworld,butI’msurethatwhenhefirsttried,hewasn’tmuchbetterthanmyson.I’mnotsuggestingthatJackisgoingtotaketheclassicalmusicworldbystormoneday.Buthe’sgottostartsomewhere.
MichaelJordanwasn’tbornplayingbasketball,butI’msurethathehadtostartsomewhere.WarrenBuffettwasn’tbornmakinggreatinvestmentchoices,buthehadtostartsomewhere.J.K.Rowlingwasn’tbornawriter,buthehadtostartsomewhere.BruceSpringsteenwasn’tbornasongwriterandperformer,buthehadtostartsomewhere.Eachoftheseindividualsisnowfamousasbeingatthetopoftheiroccupation.Butwhentheyfirststarted,theirskillswouldhavebeendisappointingandtheirpotentialunrealized.Ithastakenyearsofhardworktorealizetheirundoubtedtalents.Buttheyhadtostartsomewhere.
Idon’tknowwhatmykidsaregoingtodowiththeirlives,buttheyhaveagreatopportunitytoexploreawiderangeofexperiencesbeforefocusingononeortwothingsthattheycanbecrazyaboutandgoodat.It’smyjobasdadtoencouragethemnottobeputoffbytheirbadfirstefforts.Becauseeveryonehastostartsomewhere.
28.Weknowtheauthor’sson.
A.hasnogiftforplayingthecelloB.doesn’tlikeplayingthecello
C.cannotplaythecellowellnowD.issuretobet