云南省昆明市黄冈实验学校学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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云南省昆明市黄冈实验学校学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

昆明黄冈实验学校2017～2018学年度高二英语上学期期末考试卷

考试时间：

120分钟；分值：

150分；

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30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．Howmanychildrendothewoman'sparentshave?

A．Five.　　　B．Six.　　　C．Seven.

2．Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo?

A．Havelunch.B．Goshopping.C．Goclimbing.

3．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．AtaflowershopB．Ataconcert.C．Atarestaurant.

4．HowlongdoesittakethetwospeakerstogettoBeijing?

A．Fivehours.B．Threehours.C．Twohours.

5．Whendoesthemancheckin?

A．OnFriday.B．OnThursday.C．OnTuesday.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．Whatdaydoesthemanlikebest?

A．Monday.B．Wednesday.C．Friday.

7．Whatsubjectsdoesthemanlikeprobably?

A．ArtandMusic.B．EnglishandMath.C．GeographyandFrench.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．WhatdoesthemanthinkofCanada?

A．Modern.　　B．Big.　　C．Good.

9．Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Hehasdecidedtostaywithhisfamily.B．Helovestraveling.C．Heisnowagraduatestudent.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Whereisthewomangoing?

A．Tothemovietheater.B．Tothelibrary.C．Tothelab.

11．Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Hefindsdoinglabexperimentseasierthanwritingtermpapers.

B．Hehasalotofreportstowritethisterm.

C．Termpapersareeasyforhim.

12．Whatkindofmoviewouldthewomanliketowatch?

A．Comedy.B．Murdermystery.C．Romance.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Workmates.B．Driverandpassenger.C．Bossandsecretary.

14．Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A．ToFifthAvenue.B．ToGreenwichVillage.C．ToWashingtonSquarePark.

15．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sstop?

A．ItisonParkAvenue.

B．Thereisabiggateandmanytreesnearthestop.

C．Itisfarfromtheplacewheretheconversation?

16．Whatcanwelearnfromthewoman?

A．Thewomanshouldtakebusnumber1.

B．Thewomanmaycometotheplaceforthefirsttime.

C．Thewomanshouldpaytwodollars.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．WhendoesEmilyhavetofinishherhomeworkeverynight?

A．By9：

00.B．By8：

00.C．By10：

00.

18．WhatdoesEmilyhavetodoonSaturdaymorning?

A．Doherhomework.B．Cleanherroom.C．Learntodance.

19．WhatdoweknowaboutEmily?

A．Sheisabadstudent.

B．Shecanplaycomputergamesonweekends.

C．Shedoesn'twanttoberuledlikethat.

20．WhyisEmilyworriednow?

A．Becauseherfatherknewabouthersecrets.

B．Becauseshedidnotdowellinhermathtest.

C．Becauseherteacherwasangrywithher.

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

　It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy.

Firstofall,mistakesareaclearsignthatwearetryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenwearetryingnewthings,wearegrowing.Ifwenevertryanythingnew,howcanweimprove?

Thesimpleansweris,“Wecan’t”.

Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthatwhenwearemakingthem,wearelearning.Considerthis–Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’twork.

Whenwemakeamistake,wearemuchclosertosuccess.Becauseeverytimewemakeamistake,weeliminateoneofthethingsthatkeepusfromsuccess.

Butallthisdoesn’tmeanthatweshouldgothroughlifewithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake.Instead,whenwetrysomethingnew,wehavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewaywewantitto,wewillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresources–intheformoftimeandmoney–soweshouldn’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.It’sbestthatwerealizeitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate（分配）theseresourcesappropriatelysowecanlearn,makecorrections,andtryagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingourmistakesinthiswaycanwemakesignificantadvancesinourlives.

Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough.”Sogoforthandmakemistakes.

21.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanconcludethat______.

A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.mistakesletusseeourownlimits

C.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.makingmistakesisbetterthannottrying

22.Accordingtothearticle,onethingweshouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis_______.

A.reflectingontheconsequencesaftereachmistakeB.acceptingtheoutcomewillingly

C.makingproperarrangementsforournexttryD.avoidingmakingthesamemistakes

23.Thearticleismainlyabout______.

A.howtodealwithmistakesB.whatbenefitsmakingmistakesbring

C.howtoachievesuccessD.howtomakeuseofourmistakes

B

　Inrecentyears,Chinahaswitnessedthegrowthofluxury（奢侈品）brands.Inthismarket,Chineseconsumersarenowthelargestspenders.It’sclearthatanewgenerationofyoung,materialisticpeopleisincreasinglyrelyingonluxurybrandstoimproveitsself-image（自我形象）.

Iamafashionistatoo,atleastinspirit-Ilovetolookatclothesandshoes.ButIdon’tunderstandwhypeoplespendlotsofmoneyondesignerlabels.

Whenayoungwomanbuysahandbagthatcoststwomonthsofhersalary,that’sascarything

What’sinterestingisthatscientistshavefoundthathavingluxurythingsdoesn’tleadtohappiness.

Studyafterstudyhasshownthatalthoughwewantmaterialthings,whenwegetthemwedon’tsuddenlybecome“happy”people.Infact,aseriesofstudiesbyLeafVanBovenattheUniversityofColorado,US,hasshownthatindividualswhospendmoneyontravelandsimilarexperiencesgetmorepleasurethanthosewhoinvestitinmaterialthings.That’sbecauseexperiencesaremoreeasilyintegratedintoaperson’sidentity.IfItraveltoYunnan,thatadventureaffectshowIthinkinthefuture.Mymemoriesbecomeapartofme.

Moreover,asVanBovenhasobserved,youngpeoplewhopursuehappinessthrough“things”arelikedlessbytheirpeers.Peoplepreferthosewhopursuehappinessthroughexperiences.

It’snaturaltowanttoexpressyourselfthroughyourappearance.Somyadviceis:

createalookthatisn’ttiedtoadesignerlabel.Conveyyourownmessage.TakesomelessonsfromthelateAppleco-founderSteveJobs.HewasalwaysinLevisjeansandablackturtleneck.MarkZuckerberg,founderofFacebook,routinelyappearsinhoodiesandsneakers.Thesepeople,successfulpeople,havestyle.Youdon’thavetobreakthebanktosendamessageaboutwhoyouare.

Takeatrip.Gooutintotheworld.Thencomebackandconfidentlycreateyourownsignaturelook.

BySusanChyn

24.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Theauthorenjoysbuyingluxurybrandsherself.

B.Theauthorseesnopointinspendingmoneyonmaterialthings.

C.Theauthoriscriticalofyouthstyingtheirlookstodesignerlabels.

D.Theauthorfindsitnaturalforfashioniststofollowfashiontrends.

25.LeafVanBoven’sstudiesshowedthat______.

A.travelingchangesaperson’sidentitygreatly

B.peopledislikethosewholoveluxuries

C.experiencescanbringpeoplemorehappinessthanluxuries

D.luxurieshaveanegativeeffectonpeople’shappiness

26.Whatistheauthor’sadviceonexpressingoneself?

A.Beselectiveaboutdesignerlabels.B.Createyourownpersonal,uniquestyle.

C.Choosestylesthataresimpleandcomfortable.D.TrystyleslikeMarkZuckerberg’s.

27.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto______.

A.persuadereaderstoinvestinexperiencesinsteadofluxuriesB.provehowluxuryleadstoanunpleasantlife

C.tellhowtoexpressyourselfthroughappearancesD.reportonaseriesofstudiesaboutluxuriesandhappiness

C

Whenreceivingapairofadulthomingpigeons,thenewownercannotsetthemfreeastheywillreturntotheiroriginalhomeloft（鸽房）.Ifbirdsarereceivedasbabies,theymustbekeptintheloftforaperiodoftimeuntiltheyareoriented（以……为方向）withtheirnewhome.

Afterabouttwotothreemonthstheloftdoorscanbeopened.Neverforcetheyoungbirdsoutoftheloftastheyfrighteneasily.Theywillconnectthisbadexperiencewiththeirhomeloftandthisissomethingthattheownerdoesnotwantthebirdstoexperience.

Unlessthebirdsaresimplybeingraisedforenjoymentandtheownerlikesseeingthemflyaroundtheimmediateareaandreturn,thenextstepisunnecessary.Ifthebirdsarebeingraisedforracingpurposesortheownerisinterestedintestingtheirhomingability,thenheorshewilldothefollowing.Gentlyplacetheyoungbirdsinacageandthendrivedowntheroadafewmilesfromhome.Thebesttimeofdayisbefore9AMandnotwhenthereisrain,fogorhighwindastheseconditionswillaffectthebird’sabilitytoreturnhome.Setthebirdsfreesomewherenotclosetoaheavilywoodedarea,thendrivehome.Dothisdailyforaboutfiftydays,andthentakeonedayoffwithnotraining.Increasethedistanceeachweekgraduallybyafewmilesuntilthebirdsreachadistanceofaboutfiftymiles.Mostofthebirdswillreturnhomebutexpectsomeunexpecteddeathsiftherearegamehuntersinthearea.Youcantimethebirdsbykeepingtrackofhowlongittakesthemtoreturnhome.

InsomeEuropeancountriessuchasEngland,itisaregularpastimeandclubshavedevelopedaroundthespotwithspeciallydesignedcagesonwheelsthatareattachedtovehiclestotransportgroupsofbirds.

28.Whyshouldn’tanewownersetadulthomingpigeonsfree?

A.Theywillflyaway.B.Theyarefrightened.

C.Theycannotlivealone.D.Theycannotfindtheirhome.

29.Whatdoes“thisbadexperience”refertoinParagraph2?

A.Theownerleav