河北省定州中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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河北省定州中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案

河北定州中学2017-2018学年度第二学期

高二期末考试英语试题

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共五小题；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秒钟的时间来回答相应小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatisthemangoingtodotonight?

A.Gotoabirthdayparty.B.GotovisitNancy.C.Gototheairport.

2.What’sprobablytheman?

A.Awaiter.B.Acustomer.C.Asecretary

3.What’sthewomancomplainingabout?

A.Thewait.B.Thecomputer.C.Theparcels.

4.Whereisthewoman?

A.Atatoothpasteshop.B.Athome.C.Ataninformationdesk.

5.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheapples?

A.＄1.B.＄75.C.＄5.

第二节（共15个小题，每小题1.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6.WhendidthewomangettotheFriendshipHotel?

A.Ataquarterpast11.

B.Ataquarterpast10.

C.Ataquarterto11.

7.Whatwasthedriver’sdestination?

A.Theairport.B.TheSunHotel.C.TheFriendshipHotel.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoestheauntcometothewoman’splace?

A.Tohaveagooddinner.

B.Toseethewoman.

C.Toenjoyherselfinthecountry.

9.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Whattheauntlikes.

B.Whattheauntusuallydoes.

C.Whattheyshoulddowiththeaunt.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanplantodo?

A.Buyallthefurnitureforhernewhouse.

B.Buysomestudysuppliesforherself.

C.Buysomeofficesuppliesforherhusband.

11.WheredoesthemanrecommendAlbertgo?

A.OfficeDepot.B.OfficeDeposit.C.OffenceDepot.

12.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Colleagues.C.Customerandsalesperson.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatarespeakersdiscussion?

A.Thepreparationforatest.B.Atelevisionprogramme.C.Theirclosefriends.

14.WhyisthemanwatchingTV?

A.Hehasalreadyfinishedstudying.

B.Heistakingabreakfromstudying.

C.Hewantstogetinformationforapaper.

15.Whodidthebestinthelasttest?

A.Kevin.B.Thewoman.C.Elizabeth.

16.WhydoesthemanstopthewomancallingElizabeth?

A.Hedoesn’twanttotroubleher.

B.Hepreferstostudyonhisown.

C.Hedoesn’tthinksheishelpful.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeaker?

A.Ataxidriver.B.Apoliceofficer.C.Aradioannouncer.

18.What’sthehardestjobinLondon?

A.Ateacher.B.Ataxidriver.C.Adeep-seafisherman.

19.Whymustwould-bedriversrememberwaysandplacesofinterestaroundCentralLondon?

A.Toprepareforthetest.B.Totaketheprize.C.Togetagoodjob.

20.Whatwillthespeakerprobablydoifstuckontheroadinataxi?

A.Haveamapready.B.Beunderstanding.C.Changedirections.

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）

A

Onedayamanwaswalkinginthestreetwhenhemetapenguin（企鹅）．Itwasahandsomeandverybravebird．Itseemedtotakeanimmediatelikingtotheman,becauseitwalkeduptohimandthenfollowedhimwhereverhewent．Thiswasfunnyforawhilebutintheendbecameratherembarrassing（尴尬的）．

“Goaway,yousillybird,’’themansaidtothepenguin,butthebirdignoredhim.Itsimplywouldnotleavehimalone．Whereverhewent,thebirdwenttoo.Atlast,indesperation（绝望）themanwalkedintoapolicestation．“Excuseme,officer．”hesaid．“Ineedsomeadvice.ImetthispenguininthestreetandIdon’tknowwhattodowithit．”

Aboredpolicemanlookedupfromwhathewaswritingandsaid,“Justtakeittothezoo,sir．’’

“Oh，allright．’’saidtheman．

Thenextdaythemanwaswalkingalongthestreet,stillaccompanied（陪伴）bythepenguin,whenhemetthepolicemanhe’dspokentothedaybefore．Thepolicemanwasnotpleasedtoseethem．“IthoughtIadvisedyoutotakethatanimaltothezoo,”hesaid．

“Well,yes,officer,youdid．AndIdidtakehimtothezoo,”themanexplained.“Andwehadagreattime．Butwecan’tgotothezooeveryday．IthoughttodayI'dtakehimtothemovies．’’

21．Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanbeusedtodescribethepenguin?

A．Uglylooking．B．Beautifulinheart．

C．Sillyinlook．D．Friendlytohuman．

22．Themanwentintothepolicestationto__________．

A．sellthebirdtothepolice

B．getsomethingtofeedthebird

C．askforadviceaboutwhattodowiththepenguin

D．askthepolicetokillthebird

23．Whichstatementistrue?

A．Thepenguinreceivedanicetreatatthepolicestation．

B．Thepolicemantookthebirdtothezoo．

C．Thepolicemanwhoreceivedthemanwasnotpatientwithhim．

D．Thepolicemanfeltsorryfornotgivinganyhelp．

B

It'srarethatyouseethewords"shyness"and"leader"inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnetworkersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".

Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（内在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.

Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?

Thenwhathappened?

EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence：

they"own"themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.

Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.

Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?

Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.

Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.

24．WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.

A.shypeoplearesensitivetorewards

B.shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontent

C.outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchances

D.outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening

25．TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.

A.shypeoplearelikelytobemodest

B.hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublic

C.somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschool

D.shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion

26．WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.

A.successresultsfromdevotion

B.shynesscontributestopopularity

C.outsiderewardleadstoinsistence

D.uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty

27．Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.

A.givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresults

B.explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutions

C.quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluations

D.makingcontrastsandgibingexamples

C

Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure（血压）andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.

Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome,ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.AstudybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress（紧张）levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic（算术）orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife,aclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxedaroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon'tjudge.

Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandtheirequallyfatdogsondiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56peoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage,peoplelostaboutI1pounds,or5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetter,losinganaverageof12pounds,morethan15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn'tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut,sayresearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall-mostlywiththeirdogs-a