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学年云南省昆明市黄冈实验学校高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版+听力
2017-2018学年云南省昆明市黄冈实验学校高二上学期期末考试英语试卷
考试时间:
120分钟;分值:
150分;
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30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.Howmanychildrendothewoman'sparentshave?
A.Five. B.Six. C.Seven.
2.Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo?
A.Havelunch.B.Goshopping.C.Goclimbing.
3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.AtaflowershopB.Ataconcert.C.Atarestaurant.
4.HowlongdoesittakethetwospeakerstogettoBeijing?
A.Fivehours.B.Threehours.C.Twohours.
5.Whendoesthemancheckin?
A.OnFriday.B.OnThursday.C.OnTuesday.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Whatdaydoesthemanlikebest?
A.Monday.B.Wednesday.C.Friday.
7.Whatsubjectsdoesthemanlikeprobably?
A.ArtandMusic.B.EnglishandMath.C.GeographyandFrench.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.WhatdoesthemanthinkofCanada?
A.Modern. B.Big. C.Good.
9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hehasdecidedtostaywithhisfamily.B.Helovestraveling.C.Heisnowagraduatestudent.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whereisthewomangoing?
A.Tothemovietheater.B.Tothelibrary.C.Tothelab.
11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hefindsdoinglabexperimentseasierthanwritingtermpapers.
B.Hehasalotofreportstowritethisterm.
C.Termpapersareeasyforhim.
12.Whatkindofmoviewouldthewomanliketowatch?
A.Comedy.B.Murdermystery.C.Romance.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Workmates.B.Driverandpassenger.C.Bossandsecretary.
14.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?
A.ToFifthAvenue.B.ToGreenwichVillage.C.ToWashingtonSquarePark.
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sstop?
A.ItisonParkAvenue.
B.Thereisabiggateandmanytreesnearthestop.
C.Itisfarfromtheplacewheretheconversation?
16.Whatcanwelearnfromthewoman?
A.Thewomanshouldtakebusnumber1.
B.Thewomanmaycometotheplaceforthefirsttime.
C.Thewomanshouldpaytwodollars.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhendoesEmilyhavetofinishherhomeworkeverynight?
A.By9:
00.B.By8:
00.C.By10:
00.
18.WhatdoesEmilyhavetodoonSaturdaymorning?
A.Doherhomework.B.Cleanherroom.C.Learntodance.
19.WhatdoweknowaboutEmily?
A.Sheisabadstudent.
B.Shecanplaycomputergamesonweekends.
C.Shedoesn'twanttoberuledlikethat.
20.WhyisEmilyworriednow?
A.Becauseherfatherknewabouthersecrets.
B.Becauseshedidnotdowellinhermathtest.
C.Becauseherteacherwasangrywithher.
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)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy.
Firstofall,mistakesareaclearsignthatwearetryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenwearetryingnewthings,wearegrowing.Ifwenevertryanythingnew,howcanweimprove?
Thesimpleansweris,“Wecan’t”.
Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthatwhenwearemakingthem,wearelearning.Considerthis–Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’twork.
Whenwemakeamistake,wearemuchclosertosuccess.Becauseeverytimewemakeamistake,weeliminateoneofthethingsthatkeepusfromsuccess.
Butallthisdoesn’tmeanthatweshouldgothroughlifewithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake.Instead,whenwetrysomethingnew,wehavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewaywewantitto,wewillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresources–intheformoftimeandmoney–soweshouldn’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.It’sbestthatwerealizeitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate(分配)theseresourcesappropriatelysowecanlearn,makecorrections,andtryagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingourmistakesinthiswaycanwemakesignificantadvancesinourlives.
Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough.”Sogoforthandmakemistakes.
21.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanconcludethat______.
A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.mistakesletusseeourownlimits
C.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.makingmistakesisbetterthannottrying
22.Accordingtothearticle,onethingweshouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis_______.
A.reflectingontheconsequencesaftereachmistakeB.acceptingtheoutcomewillingly
C.makingproperarrangementsforournexttryD.avoidingmakingthesamemistakes
23.Thearticleismainlyabout______.
A.howtodealwithmistakesB.whatbenefitsmakingmistakesbring
C.howtoachievesuccessD.howtomakeuseofourmistakes
B
Inrecentyears,Chinahaswitnessedthegrowthofluxury(奢侈品)brands.Inthismarket,Chineseconsumersarenowthelargestspenders.It’sclearthatanewgenerationofyoung,materialisticpeopleisincreasinglyrelyingonluxurybrandstoimproveitsself-image(自我形象).
Iamafashionistatoo,atleastinspirit-Ilovetolookatclothesandshoes.ButIdon’tunderstandwhypeoplespendlotsofmoneyondesignerlabels.
Whenayoungwomanbuysahandbagthatcoststwomonthsofhersalary,that’sascarything
What’sinterestingisthatscientistshavefoundthathavingluxurythingsdoesn’tleadtohappiness.
Studyafterstudyhasshownthatalthoughwewantmaterialthings,whenwegetthemwedon’tsuddenlybecome“happy”people.Infact,aseriesofstudiesbyLeafVanBovenattheUniversityofColorado,US,hasshownthatindividualswhospendmoneyontravelandsimilarexperiencesgetmorepleasurethanthosewhoinvestitinmaterialthings.That’sbecauseexperiencesaremoreeasilyintegratedintoaperson’sidentity.IfItraveltoYunnan,thatadventureaffectshowIthinkinthefuture.Mymemoriesbecomeapartofme.
Moreover,asVanBovenhasobserved,youngpeoplewhopursuehappinessthrough“things”arelikedlessbytheirpeers.Peoplepreferthosewhopursuehappinessthroughexperiences.
It’snaturaltowanttoexpressyourselfthroughyourappearance.Somyadviceis:
createalookthatisn’ttiedtoadesignerlabel.Conveyyourownmessage.TakesomelessonsfromthelateAppleco-founderSteveJobs.HewasalwaysinLevisjeansandablackturtleneck.MarkZuckerberg,founderofFacebook,routinelyappearsinhoodiesandsneakers.Thesepeople,successfulpeople,havestyle.Youdon’thavetobreakthebanktosendamessageaboutwhoyouare.
Takeatrip.Gooutintotheworld.Thencomebackandconfidentlycreateyourownsignaturelook.
BySusanChyn
24.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?
A.Theauthorenjoysbuyingluxurybrandsherself.
B.Theauthorseesnopointinspendingmoneyonmaterialthings.
C.Theauthoriscriticalofyouthstyingtheirlookstodesignerlabels.
D.Theauthorfindsitnaturalforfashioniststofollowfashiontrends.
25.LeafVanBoven’sstudiesshowedthat______.
A.travelingchangesaperson’sidentitygreatly
B.peopledislikethosewholoveluxuries
C.experiencescanbringpeoplemorehappinessthanluxuries
D.luxurieshaveanegativeeffectonpeople’shappiness
26.Whatistheauthor’sadviceonexpressingoneself?
A.Beselectiveaboutdesignerlabels.B.Createyourownpersonal,uniquestyle.
C.Choosestylesthataresimpleandcomfortable.D.TrystyleslikeMarkZuckerberg’s.
27.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto______.
A.persuadereaderstoinvestinexperiencesinsteadofluxuriesB.provehowluxuryleadstoanunpleasantlife
C.tellhowtoexpressyourselfthroughappearancesD.reportonaseriesofstudiesaboutluxuriesandhappiness
C
Whenreceivingapairofadulthomingpigeons,thenewownercannotsetthemfreeastheywillreturntotheiroriginalhomeloft(鸽房).Ifbirdsarereceivedasbabies,theymustbekeptintheloftforaperiodoftimeuntiltheyareoriented(以……为方向)withtheirnewhome.
Afterabouttwotothreemonthstheloftdoorscanbeopened.Neverforcetheyoungbirdsoutoftheloftastheyfrighteneasily.Theywillconnectthisbadexperiencewiththeirhomeloftandthisissomethingthattheownerdoesnotwantthebirdstoexperience.
Unlessthebirdsaresimplybeingraisedforenjoymentandtheownerlikesseeingthemflyaroundtheimmediateareaandreturn,thenextstepisunnecessary.Ifthebirdsarebeingraisedforracingpurposesortheownerisinterestedintestingtheirhomingability,thenheorshewilldothefollowing.Gentlyplacetheyoungbirdsinacageandthendrivedowntheroadafewmilesfromhome.Thebesttimeofdayisbefore9AMandnotwhenthereisrain,fogorhighwindastheseconditionswillaffectthebird’sabilitytoreturnhome.Setthebirdsfreesomewherenotclosetoaheavilywoodedarea,thendrivehome.Dothisdailyforaboutfiftydays,andthentakeonedayoffwithnotraining.Increasethedistanceeachweekgraduallybyafewmilesuntilthebirdsreachadistanceofaboutfiftymiles.Mostofthebirdswillreturnhomebutexpectsomeunexpecteddeathsiftherearegamehuntersinthearea.Youcantimethebirdsbykeepingtrackofhowlongittakesthemtoreturnhome.
InsomeEuropeancountriessuchasEngland,itisaregularpastimeandclubshavedevelopedaroundthespotwithspeciallydesignedcagesonwheelsthatareattachedtovehiclestotransportgroupsofbirds.
28.Whyshouldn’tanewownersetadulthomingpigeonsfree?
A.Theywillflyaway.B.Theyarefrightened.
C.Theycannotlivealone.D.Theycannotfindtheirhome.
29.Whatdoes“thisbadexperience”refertoinParagraph2?
A.T