湖北省长阳县第一高级中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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湖北省长阳县第一高级中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
长阳一中2017-2018学年度第一学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
考试时间：
120分钟试卷总分：
150分
AAAAA：
杨清双审题人：
覃霜
第
卷
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.Whatwilltheweatherbelikelatethisafternoon?
A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Snowy.
2.Whatwillthegirlprobablydotonight?
A.Preparefortheexam.B.Watchamovie.C.Playwithherfriends.
3.WhydidHenrygotoOxford?
A.Fortravel.B.Forstudy.C.Forwork.
4.Whatcontributesmosttothegardenaccordingtotheman?
A.Hishardwork.B.Thegoodweather.C.Thewoman’sefforts.
5.Whatdidthemanorder?
A.Water.B.Coffee.C.Juice.
第二节听下面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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Aspecialevent.B.Theman’sfriends.C.Abigbox.
7.Howdoestheboysound?
A.Surprised.B.Excited.C.Calm.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Whatisthedatetoday?
A.January1st.B.December24th.C.December25th.
9.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthegirl’smother?
A.Sheishardtoplease.
B.Shewantstobuyanewhat.
C.Shedoesn’tlikechocolates.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.WhatwasBonzodoingwhenhitbyacar?
A.Playinginagarden.
B.Runningafteraball.
C.Walkingontheroad.
11.WhatdoweknowaboutBonzo?
A.Heisapet.
B.HeisMegan’sbrother.
C.Heishavinganoperation.
12.Whatwillthespeakersdolater?
A.Dosomeshopping.B.Gotothehospital.C.Havesomecoffee.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Howcanpeopleknowtheageofastar?
A.Fromitssize.B.Fromitscolor.C.Fromitslight.
14.Whatdoesthemansayaboutspace?
A.Thereisanendinspace.
B.Therearestillunsolvedproblems.
C.Therearesomeunknownstars.
15.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Attendingameeting.B.Havinganinterview.C.Readingabook.
16.Whatdoesthemanthinkoffindinglifeelsewhereintheuniverse?
A.Impossible.B.Exciting.C.Easy.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.HowlongdidWestlifelast?
A.19years.B.14years.C.12years.
18.HowmanytoptensinglesdidWestlifeachieve?
A.14.B.26.C.50.
19.WhichisWestlife’sfirstsingle?
A.FlyingWithoutWings.B.IfILetYouGo.C.SwearItAgain.
20.WhichcountrydidWestlifefailtobreakinto?
A.TheUS.B.Ireland.C.TheUK.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第1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
Volunteeringabroadisagreatwaytohelpothers,improveyourskillsandbecomeamoreconfident,independentperson.Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringabroad,herearesomeplacestogo.
Australia
Ifyouseekalifeonthebeach,inagreatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamightbeyourbestbet.WiththousandsofvolunteersalreadysigninguptoleaveforAustraliaduringtheholidays,itwillbeaverypopularchoice.
Brazil
Thisvastcountryhassomegreatopportunitiesonofferandisespeciallypopularthisyear.Alotofvolunteerworkisavailable（可获得的）inBrazilcentersonconservationandecological（生态的）projects.Withtheworld'slargestrainforestinBrazil,ofwhichhugepartisindanger,therearelotsofdifferentjobsyoucando.
Kenya
KenyaisthedestinationforthoseseekinganAfricanexperience.GenerallyvolunteersinKenyaworkinorphanages（孤儿院）orwithlocalchildrenlivinginslums（贫民窟）.ThereisagreatdemandforvolunteersinAfricabecausemanypeopleliveinpoverty,soifyoutrulyfeellikemakingadifferencetoacommunity,Kenyashouldbeatthetopofyourlist.
CostaRica
Goldensandybeaches,clearcoastlinesandbeautifulcitiesarewhatCostaRicaisallabout.Becauseofitssmallsize,youcanseealotofthecountryinjustashorttime.Youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimeasavolunteer.Alotofworkisneededwithwildlife,soifyouwanttolookafterturtlesonthebeach,CostaRicacouldbejusttheplaceforyou.
21.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment,youwillprobablygoto_______.
A.AustraliaB.KenyaC.BrazilD.CostaRica
22.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatvolunteersinKenyamainlyworkwith______.
A.animalsB.plantsC.theelderlyD.children
23.IfyouchoosetogotoCostaRica,youaresupposedto________.
A.workwithanimalsonthebeachB.surfwithchildreninthewater
C.takecareoftreesintheforestsD.lookafterchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents
B
Onplentyofdriveswithmymomthroughmychildhood,shewouldsuddenlypulloverthecartoexamineaflowerbythesideoftheroadorrescueabeetlefromtragedy（悲剧）whileI,inmylateteensandearlytwenties,satimpatientlyinthecar.
ThoughMother’sDayfollowsEarthDay,forme,theyhavealwaysbeenlinkedtoeachother.Mymomhasbeen“green”sinceshebecameconcernedabouttheenvironment.Partofthishabitwasbornofthrift（节俭）.Likehermotherandhergrandmotherbeforeher,momsavesglassjars,emptycheesecontainersandreusesherplasticbags.
Momcreatesakindofharmoniousrelationshipwithwildlifeinheryard.Sheknowstopicktheapplesonhertreesalittleearlytoavoidthebearsandthatifsheleavesthebirdfeedersoutatnight,itislikelythattheywillbeknockeddownbyafamilyofraccoons（浣熊）.Spidersthatmaketheirwayintothehouseandarecaughtinjuiceglasseswillbesetlooseinthegarden.
Itrytoteachmychildrenthatlookingoutfortheenvironmentstartswithbeingawareoftheenvironment.Onbusystreets,welookfordandelions（蒲公英）toflyinthewind;wesayhellotoneighborhoodcatsandpickupplasticcupsandpaperbags.Thisteachingcomeseasily,Irealize,becauseIwastaughtsowellbyexample.Momdidn’tneedtolecture;shedidn’tneedtobeatadrumtochangetheworld.Shesimplysloweddownenoughtoenjoylivinginitandwiththatjoycamemercyandaninstinct（直觉）forprotection.
Iamslowingdownanditisn’tbecauseoftheweightofmynearlyfortyyearsontheplanet,itisoutofmyconcernfortheplanetitself.I’vebeguntosaveglassjarsandreusepackingenvelopes.Ipauseinmydailytaskstowatchthesquirrelsraceeachotherinthetreesabovemyhouse.
Lastsummer,inthecompanyofmysonanddaughter,Iplantedtomatoesinmyyard.WiththeheatofAugustaroundme,Iatethefirstwhilesittingonmylowwallwithdirtonmyhands.Warmfromthesun,itburstonmytonguewithsweetness.Iimmediatelywantedtosharewithmymom.
24.WhydoestheauthorsayEarthDayisconnectedwithMother’sDay?
A.BecauseMother’sDayfallsshortlyafterEarthDay.
B.Toshowthatalltheolderwomeninherfamilyareenvironmentalists.
C.Toshowhowmuchhermothercaresabouttheenvironment.
D.BecausehermothershowsherhowtobefriendlytonatureonMother’sDay.
25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtoMom’s“greenlife”?
A.Rescuingabeetlefromacertaintragedy.
B.Savingglassjarsoremptycheesecontainers.
C.Settingacaughtspiderfreeinthegarden.
D.Pickingdandelionsonbusystreets.
26.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?
A.Tomatoesaretheauthor’sfavoritefruit.
B.Itishermotherwhotaughttheauthortoplanttomatoes.
C.Plantingtomatoesisawayofprotectingenvironment.
D.Theauthorreallyappreciateshermother’steaching.
27.Thewriter’sattitudetowardshermom’sbehaviorchangedintheorderof______.
A.understanding—negative—supporting.
B.supporting—doubtful—negative.
C.negative—understanding—supporting.
D.doubtful—negative—supporting.
C
Ifyouhaveevertriedanewsportortriedlearningamusicalinstrument（乐器）,youmaywellknowthatthehardestpartisgettingstarted.Onceyouhavelearnedtheskills,theyreturnquiteasily,eveniftheyarenotusedforlongperiodsoftime.Mostexpertsputthisdownto"muscle（肌肉）memory,"whichmeansthebrainrememberstheactionandcanrememberitwhenneeded.Thereisanotherthingthatmaybeasimportantinrecallingformerlylearnedsportskills---themistakesmadewhilelearningthetask.
ThestudyledbyRezaShadmehrincludedaskingvolunteerstoplayasimplevideogame:
hittingaredtargetdot（目标点）withaslightlysmallerbluedot,similartoplayingvirtualdart（虚拟飞镖）.Whatthegamersdidnotknowwasthatassoonastheymasteredthegame,theresearchersmovedthebluedotslightlyoff-course,soforcingthemtorestartthelearningprocess.Thoughthevolunteersdidmakemistakeseverytimethegamewaschanged,theygotfasteratmasteringit.
Rezabelievesthatthishastodowiththefactthatinadditiontoperformingthetasktomusclememory,thebrainisalsocorrectingeachwrongmoveandlearninghowtocorrectit.Hecomparesittohavingacoachthatpointsoutthemistakesandmakessuggestionsonhowtoimprove.
Whatsurprisedthescientistsisthatmakingmistakesnotonlytrainsthebraintodobetteratacertaintask,butalsohelpsitlearnfasterfrommistakes,evenwhenthemistakesaremadewhilelearninganentirelydifferenttask.Thebrainkeepsageneralrecordofmistakesanddrawsonthemwheneveranewsportskillisbeinglearned,tomakesurethatmistakesarenotmadeagain.Thishelpsmakeleaningmuchfasterandprobablyexplainswhypeople,whomasteronesportormusicalinstrument,areabletopickupothersmoreeasily.
Makingmistakesisagoodthing.Sothenexttimeyouarepracticingplayingthepiano,workingonyourtennisskill,orlearninganyothersportskill,don'tgetdiscouragedbythemistakes!
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph1referto?
A.Thebrain.B.Theaction.C.Anewsport.D.Aninstrument.
29.Thesecond
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