内蒙古包头市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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内蒙古包头市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2017-2018学年度第二学期期末试题

高二英语

第I卷

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.Whatwillthewomanbuy?

A.Atoothbrush.B.Sometoothpaste.C.Someshampoo

2.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Theplaceistoocrowded.

B.Hecanhardlyhearthewoman.

C.Hedoesn’twanttotalktothewoman.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theflowers.B.Theconference.C.Thecoffee.

4.Whatdidthemanhurt?

A.Hishand.B.Hisknee.C.Hisankle.

5.Howdidthemangethisshoes?

A.Hereceivedthemasagift.

B.Heboughtthemattheshoppingmall.

C.Hisauntboughtthematthenightmarket.

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。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.HowdidMrLakespendhisholidaylastyear?

A.Hestayedonafarm.

B.Helayonthebeach.

C.Hewalkedinthemountains.

7.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Friends.C.Couple.

听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。

8.Whodidthewomanjustbuyapresentfor?

A.Hermother.B.Herbrother.C.Hersister.

9.Howmuchmoneydoesthewomanhave?

A.￡12B.￡10C.￡8

10.Whatwillthespeakersdonextweekend?

A.Seeadanceshow.

B.Enjoytherockfestival.

C.Gotothenightclub.

听第8段材料，回答第11,12题。

11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.OnatrainB.Atthecinema.C.Inthelibrary.

12.WhatkindofbookisTheMinotaur?

A.Adetectivenovel.B.Aliteraryclassic.C.Sciencefiction.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?

A.At4:

00.B.At5:

00.C.At6:

00.

14.Whatcoloristhefilewhichhastheplayinit?

A.Blue.B.Green.C.Red.

15.Whichpartoftheplaydoesthewomanwantthemantoworkon?

A.Thebeginning.B.ThemiddleC.Theend.

16.Whosehomewillthespeakersmeetat?

A.Maria’s.B.Patrick’s.C.Tim’s.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoreadersneedtodotoreallyunderstandMyLife?

A.Readitveryslowly.

B.Knowaboutthewriter’slife.

C.Readthewriter’sotherbooks.

18.WhywillA-ZofPhotographynotinterestexperiencedphotographers?

A.Theinformationisunsuitable.

B.Thepicturesaresimple.

C.Itsaysnothingaboutequipment.

19.WhatisthedisadvantageofHolidaysinEurope?

A.Itleavesoutwell-knownplaces.

B.Themapsarenotverygood.

C.Itistooexpensive.

20.Whowillfindnextweek’sprogramuseful?

A.Peoplewhoenjoyreadingreports.

B.Peoplewhoaretryingtosavemoney.

C.Peoplewhoareplanningtobuypresents.

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）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Wehavetwolettersfromreaders.

Jung-PingLinChina

Forme,themostimpressivecommercialIeversawwasadiamondcommercial.Earlyinthemorning,acoupleofloverswerestandingonadeck,facingabeautifullake.Themanbegantheconversationinaserioustoneandsaid,"Wehavebeentogetherforalongtime,andIdon'tthinkweshouldletourrelationshipkeepgoinglikethis."

Hearingthat,thegirlturnedtowardtheman,anexpressionofsurpriseandsadnessappearedonherface.Sheclearlythoughthewantedtoleaveher,butthenthemanpresentedheraringwhichhehadbeenholdingbehindhisback.

Whenthegirlsawthering,shesmiledlikeaflower.Sherealizedthathewasproposingtoher.Thenthefilmshowedtheirweddinginachurch.Bothofthemweresmilingsweetly.Ilovedthatcommercialbecausetheviewwassobeautiful.Infact,thiswasaverypopularcommercialamongyoungsingleadultsinmycountry.

ChristineLePrincefromFrance

Thecommercial,Irecall,tookplaceonabus.Agirlwasgoingtoenjoyachocolatebar.Everythingaroundherwasquiet.Whenshewasstartingtobiteintoherbar,therewasaterribleshaking.Thegirlwassurprised,butinsteadofstopping,shewentonandcrunchedintoitanothertime.Thattime,itwaslikeanearthquakearoundher.Thegirlwassogreedythatshedidn'tcareaboutwhatwashappeningaroundher.

Inmyopinion,thatTVcommercialwasveryeffective.Humorandsurprisewerecombinedtocreateafunnyad.Itseemedthatchocolatebarwassodeliciousthatyoucouldforgettheworldaroundyou.Ibelievethatmanypeople,especiallychildren,musthavelikedthiscommercialandbeeninfluencedtobuythatchocolatebar.

21.Whydidthegirlfeelsurprisedandsad?

A.Becausethemanwantedtoleaveher.

B.Becausethemandidn'tshowherthering.

C.Becauseshemisunderstoodtheman'smeaning.

D.Becausethemanspokeinaserioustone.

22.Whathappenedwhenthegirlwasabouttoeatthechocolatebar?

A.Everybodybecamequiet.B.Thebusshookviolently.

C.Anearthquakehappened.D.Thebuscametoastop.

23.WhydidChristineLeprincelikethead?

A.Becauseitwasaboutchocolate.B.Becauseonecouldforgettheworldaround.

C.Becausethechocolatewasdelicious.D.Becauseitcombinedhumorandsurprise.

B

Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegrowsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.

MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren'twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.

I'vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardshermaster'sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?

Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“votech”student（技校学生）.They'recalled“motorheads”bytherestofthestudentbody.

Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”，Iwasshocked.“Hey,he'sagoodkid，”Iwantedtosay.“Andsmart,really.”

Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon'toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls（光荣榜）．

Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon'thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.“Hey,Icanfixit，”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.

Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotparts（零件）fromajunkyard,andabilityfromvotechclasses.Thecostwas$25insteadof$800.

Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenairconditioner,anonfunctioningwasherandanontoastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighboursandcoworkerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.

Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.

Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:

publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon'tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.

Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.

24.Whatusedtobetheauthor'shopeforhisson?

A．Toavoidbecominghisclone.

B．Toresemble（类似）himinappearance.

C．Todevelopinadifferentdirection.

D．Toreachtheauthor'sunachievedgoals.

25.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'schildren?

A．Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.B．Hisdaughterhasgotamaster'sdegree.

C．Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework.D．Hissoncouldn'twritehisbookreports.

26.Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat________．

A．hissonhadtheabilitytofixit

B．itwouldsavehimmuchtime

C．itwouldn'tcausehimanymoreloss

D．othermotorheadswouldcometohelp

27.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?

A．Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.

B．Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.

C．Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.

D．Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.

C

Whydozebrashavestripes?

Thisquestionhasbeenstumpingbothanimalexpertsandzebrafansallovertheworldforcenturies.ButnowitappearsthatsomeresearchersinCaliforniamayhavefinallysolvedtheage-oldmystery!

Overtheyears,therehavebeenmanytheories---Somebelievedthatitwaspurelyaccidentalandcausedbyinterbreeding（杂交）,whileothersthoughtitwastoconfusepredators（食肉动物）.Thentherewerethespeculationsthatthestripesprobablyhelpedwithcamouflage（伪装）,keepingtheanimalscoolintheblazingAfricansunandlastbutnotleast,scaringawaythetroublingfliesthatalwaysseemtobearound.Butnoonehadevertriedtoproveanyofthetheories,withscientificresearch.

Determinedtosolvethisage-oldmystery,ateamofscientistsledby,TimCaro,professorofWildlifeBiologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis,settowork.Theybeganbycomparingthethickness,location,andthestripesonsevenspeciesofzebrasthatliveinvariousgeographiclocations.Theythenexaminedwhatforcesofnature,eachonehadtobattle-rangingfromnaturalpredatorstotemperaturetothesmallinsectslikeflies,whichtheymaybeconstantlysubjectedto.Totheiramazement,theonlyfactorthatconnectedwiththestripeswasthebitingflies.Thezebraswiththemostprominent（突出的）andlargestnumberofstripes,mostlyinhabitedareaswithmoreflies.

Butthatledtoanotherquestion:

whyarezebrastheonlyonesmartenoughtodevelopthestripes?

Afterall,thereareplentyofotheranimalslikehorsesanddonkeys,whicharesubjectedtothesametrouble.Uponcloserexaminationoftheblackandwhiteanimals,theresearchersn