高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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高二英语上学期期末考试试题

山东省临沂市十八中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

考试时间120分钟，满分150.

第I卷

注意事项：

1.答第I卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考号和科类填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。

2.第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

3.第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置，如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。

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，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听两遍。

1.Whatistheman'sphonenumber?

A.377-765-8697.B.377-765-8679.C.377-765-8769.

2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Atahotel.

3.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Givingthewomanadvice.

B.Encouragingthewoman.

C.Frighteningthewoman.

4.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Whattheweatherwillbelikethisweekend.

B.Whattheylikedoingintheirsparetime.

C.Whattheywilldothisweekend.

5.Whatwillthemanmostprobablydotomorrow?

A.Gototheparty.

B.SpendtimewithLinda.

C.Celebratehis32ndbirthday.

第二节：

（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatdidthewomanthinkoftheEnglishliteraturecourse?

A.Interesting.B.Difficult.C.Dull.

7.Whichcourseisthewomangoingtotakethisterm?

A.Englishliterature.B.Romanhistory.C.Chemistry.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesn'tthemangotowatchTVinthesittingroom?

A.Hedoesn'tlikewatchingnews.

B.HewantstospendtimewithAnn.

C.HehasnointerestinwatchingTV.

9.Howoldwillthemanbewhenhismotherbuyshimalaptop?

A.10.B.12.C.14.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthestudythewomanreadmainlyabout?

A.Mostofthetimepeoplespendonlineatworkiswasted.

B.PeoplespendsometimeonFacebookeveryday.

C.MostpeoplelikesurfingtheInternetathome.

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heisn'tgoodatmanaginghistime.

B.Helikestalkingwithhisfriendsonline.

C.HesurfstheInternettorelaxatwork.

12.Whatisprobablythewoman?

A.Anewspaperreporter.B.Anofficelady.C.Acomputerexpert.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howmanystudentstookthecourse?

A.14.B.15.C.16.

14.WhatdoesthemaninthecoursedoonTuesdaymornings?

A.Helearnstowritepoems.

B.Hereadswell-knownpoems.

C.Heteacheskidspoems.

15.Whatkindofpoemsdoesthemanthinkaregoodpoems?

A.Poemsthatdescribebeautifulthings.

B.Poemsthatarewritteninbeautifulwords.

C.Poemsthatshowreaderstheworldthroughthepoet'seyes.

16.HowdidthekidsrespondtothepoemBetweenWalls?

A.Theyshowedinterestinit.

B.Theyfoundittoodifficult.

C.Theyfounditboring.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhendidBenetprobablypublishhisfifthbook?

A.Around1920.B.Around1925.C.Around1930.

18.HowdidBenetmakemostofhismoney?

A.Bywritingpoemsforlocalmagazines.

B.Bywritingstoriesforlocalnewspapers.

C.Bywritingstoriesforpopularmagazines.

19.WhatdidBenetdowiththeawardof2,500dollars?

A.Hedonatedittoanorganization.

B.Heusedittocontinuehiswriting.

C.HeusedittostudyAmerica'sCivilWar.

20.WhatdoweknowaboutBenet?

A.HereadhispoemsonAmericanandBritishradio.

B.Heusedhispoemstoteachhistorystudents.

C.HereceivedAmerica'sPulitzerPrizein1929.

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

Bothmyparentswerebornwithgreenfingers.Ourfamilydependedonthefoodwegrewinourhugevegetablegarden.Mymothercannedmuchoftheproduceforwinter,andmyfathersoldvegetablestothestoresandhighschools.Ourgardenwastheprideoftheneighborhood.Butonesummer,wehadaproblem.Someonewasstealingsomeofourvegetables.

ThenoneoftheneighborstippedusoffthatanoldbachelorBenny,wholivedashortdistancefromus,wasseensellingsomevegetablesinanearbytown.Bennydidn'thaveagarden,sohewasobviouslygettinghisvegetablesfromsomeoneelse'sgarden.Now,Bennywasn'tabadoldfellow.Mydadoftenhiredhimforsomejobsjusttohelphimout.Myparentsfiguredhewastakingourvegetablestoearnafewextradollars.Butstealingisstealing.Myfatherdecidedtohandlethissituationhisownway:

tohireBennytoguardthegarden.Buttheothersinmyfamilywereallagainstit.

Whenmyfatherapproachedhimaboutthejob,Bennywasobviouslyabitshocked,butDadhandleditprettywell."Benny,"hesaid,"someone,probablysomekids,hasbeentakingvegetablesoutofourgarden.IwonderifIcouldhireyoutoguardit?

"

Bennythoughtaboutitforawhile,andhefinallyagreed.Needlesstosay,therewerenovegetablesmissingthenextday.WhetherornotBennysleptmostofthenightwasn'timportant.ThefactwasthatDad'splanwasworking.Thatsolvedourproblem.Butthatwasn'ttheendofthestory.Thingsworkedoutevenbetterthanmyfatherhadplanned.Yousee,eachmorning,afterBennygotdonesleeping—guardingthegarden—he'dstaylongenoughforbreakfastandthenfollowusaroundinthegarden.Now,Bennygottolikethisgardenbusiness.

Thenbythefollowingspring,Bennyhadhisowngardenwithmyfather'shelp.Ofcourse…forsomereason,wedon'tneedagardenguardanymore.

21.Accordingtothetext,thefamily'sgarden.

A.wasrobbedbymanythieves

B.helpedhisfamilytolivewell

C.waswell-knownalloverthecountry

D.providedvegetablesfortheneighbors

22.Whatdoesthesentence"Butstealingisstealing"inparagraph2mean?

A.Bennywasdoingwrong.B.Stealingisnotaseriousthing.

C.StealingwasBenny'slifestyle.D.TheauthorwouldpunishBenny.

23.Accordingtothetext,theauthor'sfatherwas.

A.optimisticB.braveC.kindD.humorous

B

ManyoftheinventionsthatformpartofoureverydayliveshadtheirrootsrighthereintheUK.Let'stakealookatsomeofthemostimportantinventions.

Thebaglessvacuumcleaner（吸尘器）JamesDyson,1979

Therearesomethingswedon'tknowweneeduntilsomeoneinventsthem.Stepforward,thebaglessvacuumcleaner.JamesDysoncameupwiththeideaafterspendingalotofmoneyonanexpensivecleanerthatsimplypusheddirtaround.

Mostofuswouldhaveleftitthat,butDysonwentontochangethebasicprincipleofavacuumcleaner—anideathathadn'tbeenchallengedfor100years—bydesigningasystemthatremovedthenecessityofthebagforgood.Hisfinalversiontookfiveyearsofresearch.

However,whenDysonfirstapproachedmanufacturerswithhisidea,hecouldn'tinterestthem.Buthedidn'tgiveupandsetupafactoryinWiltshirein1993toproducethemhimself.Twoyearslater,Dyson'sproductswereoutsellingthecompetition.

TheMiniAlecIssigonis,1959

WhiletheAmericansweredrivingsupersizeCadillacs,Britainfamouslywentintheoppositedirectionandcameupwithasmallcar.

AlexIssigoniswasresponsibleforthedesignandmadeanameforhimselfinmotoringhistorywithitslaunch（发行）in1959fortheBritishMotorCorporation（BMC）.TheMimi'ssuccesswasn'tovernight.Manythoughtit"strange",butitdevelopedintoaloveaffairwiththeBritishthat'sneverdecreased,helpedbythefactthatmanystarslovedit.

TheLondonsewagesystem（污水下水道系统）JosephBazalgette,1865

Likeanymajorcity,Londonhasalwaysproducedlargeamountsofwaste.Givethanks,then,toJosephBazalgette,anengineerwhodevelopedafar-reachingundergroundsewagesystem.ItchangedtheprocessofgettingridofwastebydumpingitintotheThamesRiver.Evenmoreimpressivewashisideatoconstructpipesthatwouldfunctionfornearly150yearsandstillbelargeenoughtomeettheneedofanincreasingpopulation.Ashesaid,"We'reonlygoingtodothisonce."

24.WhatdoweknowaboutJamesDysonandhisidea?

A.Hiseffortspaidoffatlast.

B.Heenjoyedimmediatesuccess.

C.Hisideaattractedmanymanufacturers.

D.Hesetupthefirstvacuumcleanerfactory.

25.TheMiniwonitspopularity.

A.soonafteritslaunchin1959

B.becauseitwasadvertisedbystars

C.withthehelpofsomefamouspeople

D.becausepeoplelostinterestinsupersizecars

26.Theunderlinedsentence"We'reonlygoingtodothisonce."inthelastparagraphshowsBazalagettewas.

A.cautiousB.far-sightedC.strong-mindedD.confident

27.WhatdidthethreeBritishinventorshaveincommon?

A.Theirsuccesscameaftermanyfailures.B.Theyinfluencedmanyotherinventors.

C.Theymadetheirinventionsbyaccident.D.Theirinventionschangedpeople'slives.

C

Imaginelivingintheyear2500.Whatwouldlifebelike?

Whatwouldtheschoolsbelike,orwouldn'tweevenneedtogotoschoolanymore?

Manypupilshaveinterestingideasaboutwhatlifeinthefuturewillbelike.Thereprobablywon'tbeschoolsanymore.We'lljustsitathomeandseeteacherstalkingonaflatscreen.Ourhomeworkwilljustbesenttoteachers.Andtheyhaveideasaboutwhichsubjectstheywillhaveinthefuture.Apartfrom"howtodriveaspaceshuttle",theywilllearnhowtocommunicatewithforeignplanets,likeMarsandPluto.

Ontheotherhand,olderpeoplecan'timaginethatlifewillbelikethat."Schoolswillnotexistintheyear2500.Butnotbecausewewon'tneedthemanymore.Therewon'tbeanyyoungpeoplelikeusatthattime.Peoplewillbebornatanageof18.Childhoodisn'tbadorboring,buttheworldwilljustneedolderpeople.Theywillhavethechancetovoteandtheworldwillhavemorepossibilitieswitholderpeopleineconomicterms."

Overthenext100to200yearsitwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenh