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17学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案4
2016—2017学年上学期2015级
期末考试·英语试卷
命题人:
审题人:
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。
1.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouttheplay?
A.Thestory.B.Theending.C.Theactor.
2.Whichplacearethespeakerstryingtofind?
A.Ahotel.B.Abank.C.Arestaurant.
3.Atwhattimewillthetwospeakersmeet?
A.5:
20.B.5:
10.C.4:
40.
4.Whatwillthemando?
A.Changetheplan.B.Waitforaphoneall.C.Sortthingsout.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Seeafilmwiththeman.
B.Offerthemansomehelp.
C.Listentosomegreatmusic.
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秒钟的作答时间,每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6~7题。
6.WhereisBen?
A.Inthekitchen.B.Atschool.C.Inthepark.
7.Whatwillthechildrendointheafternoon?
A.Helpsetthetable.B.Haveaparty.C.Dotheirhomework.
听第7段材料,回答第8~10题。
8.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.Afamilyholiday.B.Abusinesstrip.C.Atravelplan.
9.WheredidRachelgo?
A.Spain.B.Italy.C.China.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthird-handsmoke?
A.Fromyoungsmokers.
B.Fromanewspaperarticle.
C.Fromsomesmokingparents.
11.Whydoesthemansaythatheshouldkeepawayfrombabies?
A.Hehasjustbecomeafather.
B.Hewearsdirtyclothes.
C.Heisasmoker.
12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestsmokingparentsshoulddo?
A.Stopsmokingaltogether.
B.Smokeonlyoutsidetheirhouses.
C.Reducedangerousmatterincigarettes.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WheredoesMichelleRaycomefrom?
A.Amiddle-sizedcity.B.Asmalltown.C.Abigcity.
14.WhichplacewouldMichelleRaytakehervisitorstoforshopping?
A.TheZenGarden.B.TheHighlands.C.TheRedRiverarea.
15.WhatdoesMichelleRaydoforcompletequiet?
A.Gocamping.B.Studyinalibrary.C.Readathome.
16.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutingeneral?
A.Late-nightshopping.B.Asianfood.C.Louisville.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhydosomepeoplesaytheyneverhavedreamsaccordingtoDrGarfield?
A.Theyforgetabouttheirdreams.
B.Theydon’twanttotellthetruth.
C.Theyhavenobadexperiences.
18.WhydidDavisstophavingdreams?
A.Hegotaseriousheartattack.
B.Hewastoosadabouthisbrother’sdeath.
C.Hewasfrightenedbyaterribledream.
19.WhatisDrGarfield’sopinionaboutdreaming?
A.Itisveryuseful.
B.Itmakesthingsworse.
C.Itpreventsthemindfromworking.
20.Whydosomepeopleturnofftheirdreamscompletely?
A.Tosleepbetter.
B.Torecoverfromillnesses.
C.Tostayawayfromtheirproblems.
(听力:
1—20CABBACBACBCAABCCABAC)
A
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00-10:
00pm.
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ItincludesentrancetoVIPMixologyClasspresentedbySt.PetersburgVodkaat6:
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Kids(under12)—freewithapayingadult
We’llhaveaStoryTentwithvolunteers,booksandprizesforkidstoenjoyduringtheevent!
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Buythreetickets,getthefourthonefree!
Selecting“1”foryourquantitywillgiveyou1grouppackage(4tickets)
EventSchedule:
6:
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7:
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30pmANightOutSoTheyCanRead
9:
30-11:
00pmAfterPartyfeaturinglasers,loudmusicanddancing!
21.Thehostoftheeventusedtoworkas_____.
A.atravelagentB.awriterC.abasketballplayerD.a5thgrader
22.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTincludedintheevent?
A.Goingshoppingonline.B.Takingagroupquizcompetition
C.AttendingaChildren’sArtShowD.Enjoyingmusicanddeliciousbites.
23.Ifacouplewiththeirtwogrownchildrenattendtheevent,theywillpay_____.
A.$100B.$150C.$160D.$200
24.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?
A.AnewspaperB.AtextbookC.AtravelbrochureD.Anewsreport
(KeysCABA)
B
WhenIwasyounger,bedtimewasalwaysmyfavoritepartoftheday.WearingsoftpajamasandwithIan,mystuffedmonkey,inmyarms,Ifeltnopressureatall.
InamedIanaftermyunclewhenIcomparedIan’slongarmsandlegstohis.OnenightIranuptoUncleIanatafamilypartyandtoldhimIhadnamedmymonkeyafterhim.Hiseyebrowswrinkledinconfusion,thenachuckle(哈哈笑)escapedhislips.Iguesshedidn’tunderstandhowimportantitwastome.
EvenifUncleIandidn’tthinkmymonkeywasspecial,Icertainlydid.Idressedhiminawhitebabynightgown.MymotherthoughtthatIanwasthebest-dressedstuffedanimalintheworld.Yes,hewascertainlyafashionablecreature.Thestrongcologne(科隆香水)Iusedonhimyearsagomakeshimstillsmell“pretty”.
Foralongtime,Ianwenteverywherewithme.Hewasmybestfriend,andItoldhimeverything.ButwhenIturnedtwelve,IrealizedIwastoooldforstuffedanimals.IthoughtpeoplewouldthinkIwasbabyish,soIputhiminthecupboardwiththerestofmyteddybearsanddolls.IbeggedhimtounderstandwhyIwasdoingthis,butatthesametimeIlongedtotalktohimagain.
IttookmeseveralyearstorealizethatitwasOKtomissIan.Iknownowthatmaturity(成熟)doesn’tonlymeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility.Italsomeansholdingontoyourchildhoodandactingyoungsometimes.
IanhasbeenwithmesinceIwassixyearsoldholdinghiminmyarmsconnectsmetomypastandmypresentasIcontinuetogrowandunderstandmyself.
25.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Bedtimeusedtobethewriter’sfavoritepartofthedaybecauseofthestuffedmonkey.
B.UncleIanlikedthestuffedmonkeyasmuchasthewriter.
C.Thewriterusedtocarrythemonkeywithherwherevershewent.
D.YearslaterthewriterrealizedthatitwasnotwrongtomissMonkeyIan.
26.ThewriterlovedMonkeyIandeeplybecause__________.
A.hecouldunderstandherB.hewasafashionablemonkey
C.hecouldtalkwithherD.hewashermosthonestlistener
27.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthewriterbelieves________.
A.keepingstuffedanimalsisbabyish
B.maturitydoesn’tmeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility
C.oneshouldkeeptohischildhoodandactyoungsometimesevenwhenhehasgrownup
D.humanbeingsshouldbekindtoanimals
28.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_________.
A.thewriterisstillateenagerB.thewriterisnowamiddle-agedwoman
C.MonkeyIangotangryforbeingleftaloneD.UncleIanhasamonkey-likeface
(KeysBDCA)
C
GlobalPositioningSystemsarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.But,theycanalsocausealotofproblems,sendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.Manytimes,thedriveristoblame.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsible.Mostoften,sayBarryBrown,itisacombinationofthetwo.
WespoketoMr.BrownbySkype.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown:
“Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.And,thenitwasn’tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheylived.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.Soagain,theGPSiskindof‘garbageingarbageout’.”
Mr.Brownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.But,hesays,whatmakestheproblemworsehassomethingtodowithsomeoftheshortcomings,orfailures,ofGPSequipment.BarryBrown:
“OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsisthattheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturn,sometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatitisgoingtothewrongplace.”
BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Whilethere,heworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople’scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.Itiscalled“TheNormal,NaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.”ItlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.Theseincludemapsthatareoutdated,incorrectordifficulttounderstand.TheyalsoincludetimingissuesrelatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.
BarryBrownsays,“tomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdrivers,passengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.”
29.InPara.2,Mr.Brownmentionedhisfriendintheconversationto________.
A.laughathisstupidfriend
B.describeanexampleofhumanerror
C.builduphisownreputation
D.provetheGPSsystemisonlygarbage
30.WhichofthefollowingstatementwouldBarryBrownbemostlikelytoagreewith?
A.GPSunitsaretoblameforthemostGPSservicefailure.
B.Weshouldintroducehigherstandardforthedrivinglicense
C.CamerasareurgentlyneededtohelpimproveGPSsystems.
D.Some