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河北省定州中学高二承智班上学期期末考试英语试题
河北定州中学2017—2018学年度第一学期期末考试
高二年级英语试卷
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.Wherewasthewoman’sphoneyesterday?
A.Atherhome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inheroffice.
2.Whatdidthewomanlikeaboutthecoat?
A.Thequality.B.Thecolor.C.Thedesign.
3.Whydoesthewomanthanktheman?
A.Heattendedherparty.
B.Hegotherknowntohisfriends.
C.Hefoundanewschoolforher.
4.What’stherelationshipbetweenLiaandthewoman?
A.Neighbors.B.Classmates.C.Sisters.
5.Whichnecklacewillthewomanbuy?
A.Theredone.B.Theblueone.C.Aclearone.
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。
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。
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.HowtogettotheTrainStation.
B.Howtogotothebusstop.
C.Howtosavemoney.
7.Whichbusshouldthewomantakefirst?
A.BusNo.6.B.BusNo.7.C.BusNo.8.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.HowmuchdidthemanpayforhisTV?
A.$700.B.$800.C.$1,500.
9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman?
A.Interesting.B.Unrealistic.C.Clever.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.WhydoesCindylookforajob?
A.Togetsomeexperience.
B.Topayforherschool.
C.Tosavemoneytotravel.
11.WhatwillCindydothisafternoon?
A.Gotothecommunitycenter.
B.Sendemails.
C.Buyconcerttickets.
12.What’sTom’ssummervacationplan?
A.Dosomeparttimejob.B.Haveaconcert.C.Practicehisguitar.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whattimeisitnow?
A.8:
00a.m.B.9:
00a.m.C.6:
00p.m.
14.Whatwasthemandoingwhenthewomancalledhim?
A.Hewasinashower.
B.Hewasworking.
C.Hewassendingapackage.
15.Wherewillthespeakersmeetafterwork?
A.Attheman’scompany.B.Atthetheater.C.Atthepostoffice.
16.Whowillgiveadancingshow?
A.Thewoman’sbrother.B.Thewoman’ssister.C.Thewoman.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.HowmanygoldmedalsdidSimonewinin2016Olympics?
A.3.B.4.C.5.
18.WhoisAimeeBoorman?
A.Simone’smother.B.Simone’steammate.C.Simone’scoach.
19.WhendidSimonefirsttakepartintheWorldChampionships?
A.2004.B.2013.C.2016.
20.WhatdopeoplethinkaboutSimone’spersonality?
A.Sheisoptimistic.B.Sheisshy.C.Sheistough.
二、阅读理解
TheTEDspeakerseriesfeatures“ideasworthspreading.”Withover1,400tochoosefrom,we’veselectedafewthatareperfectforstudents.
LarrySmith:
WhyYouWillFailtoHaveaGreatCareer
Wehumanshaveanexcellentabilitytomakeexcusesforourselves.LarrySmith,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofWaterlooinCanada,tellsuswhymostofuswillfailtohaveagreatcareer.Butthereisawayout—ifyoutrytopursueyourpassion.
AndyPuddicombe:
AllIttakesIs10MindfulMinutes
Betweendanceteam,volunteeringand—oh,right—lectures,yourlife’scrazyfactorisabouttogowayup.Inthisentertainingandinformativetalk,mindfulnessexpertAndyPuddicombeteachesushowtobe“morehealthy,moremindfulandlessdistracted”bytakingjust10minutesoutofthedaytobemorepresent.
ShaneKoyczan:
ToThisDAYFortheBulliedandBeautiful
Thistalkissuretostaywithyou.ShaneKoyczan’s“TothisDAY”isanaffectingspoken-wordpoemaboutbullyingandbeingdifferentthatgainedover10millionviewsonYouTube.Inthistalk,Koyczangivesalivereadingofthepoem,alongwithsomestoriesabouthisbackground.
SusanCain:
ThepowerofIntroverts（性格内向者）
DoesacupofteaandagoodbooksoundlikeaperfectFridaynight?
Inthispersonaltalk,SusanCainarguesthatintrovertshaveimportanttalentsandabilities.Ourculturemayvaluebeingsocialandoutgoing,buttheworldneedsallkinds.
21．WhatdoesLarrySmithadvisestudentstodoforagoodcareer?
A.Don’tbetoooptimistic.
B.Learnfromothers’lessons.
C.Nevermakeexcusesforyourself.
D.Matchyourinterestswithyourcareer.
22．Whosetalkcanmakepeoplewhoareshymoreconfident?
A.SusanCain’s.B.LarrySmith’s.C.ShaneKoyczan’s.D.AndyPiddicombe’s.
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Whenitcomestoeating,mostofusdon’thavetogoveryfar.Butformanybirdspecies,findingfoodmaymeantravelinghundredsofthousandsofkilometers.
AteamofresearchersfrominstitutionsintheUKandIrelandspentfiveyearstracking（追踪）fourspeciesofseabirdtomonitortheirtravelpatterns.Itwasdiscoveredthatoverthefiveyears,thespeciescoveredanareaof1.5millionsquarekilometerswhenhuntingforfood-almostfourtimesthesizeofJapan.
ThefindingswerepublishedrecentlyinthejournalEcologicalApplications.Aspartofthestudy,over1,300birdswerefittedwithGPStagstotracktheirmovements.Itwasdiscoveredthatmostofthemsearchforfishinthesameplace-watersoffthecoastofScotland.
Asaresultofthis,organizationssuchastheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds（RSPB）willspendmoretimetryingtopreservecoastalScotland.
“Forthefirsttime,thisstudyprovidesuswithafullmapforeachbreedingcolony（繁殖群体）ofthefeedingareasforsomeofourmostimportantseabirdspecies,”wrotethestudy’sleadauthorEwanWakefield,fromtheUniversityofGlasgow.
“Thatmeanswecannowprotecttheplacesthesebirdscatchthefishtheyneedtofeedtheirhungrychicks.”
Thefindingscouldalsoaffectthefuturebuildingofoffshorewindturbines（满轮机）.Althoughwindturbineshelptofightclimatechangebyprovidingagreensourceofenergy,theirhugeblades（刀片）areblamedforthedeathsofthousandsofbirdseachyear,astheyoftenflyintothem.
StuartHousden,directorofRSPBScotland,saidinanewsreleasethatalthoughclimatechangeisahugethreattobothhumansandnaturealike,weshould“investinanenergysystemthatworksforbothpeopleandournaturalheritage.”
Toprotectbothnatureandtheenvironment,theRSPBsupportsthebuildingofturbinesinareasthatwon’thave“significantadverse（不利的）impactsonimportantbirdpopulationsortheirhabitats,”itwroteonitswebsite.
26．WhatdidthescientistsfromtheUKandIrelandfindaboutthefourspeciesofseabird?
A.Theyhavetotallydifferenttravelpatterns.
B.Theyprefertocatchfishinplacesneartheirnests.
C.Climatechangehasinfluencedtheirhuntingdistance.
D.Theycantravelaverylongdistancetofindfood.
27．Accordingtothearticle,whyistheresearchimportant?
A.Itshowswhataperfectlivingenvironmentforseabirdsis.
B.ItwasthefirsttouseGPStechnologytotrackseabirds.
C.Itcouldguidepeopleonhowtobetterprotectseabirds.
D.Itprovidesmoreinformationaboutthedietofseabirds.
28．Windturbinesareathreattoseabirdsbecause________.
A.theyproducenoisethatcoulddisturbseabirds
B.theirstrongairflowcouldinfluencetheflightofseabirds
C.theirbigbladesmay
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