学年湖北省黄冈市高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版.docx

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学年湖北省黄冈市高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版

湖北省黄冈市2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

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,andaskedt