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学年山东省德州市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2016-2017学年山东省德州市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）

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.WhoisPetermostprobably?

A.Anewstudent.B.AnEnglishteacher.C.Apoorpatient.

2.HowmuchdoesJohnpayforelectricityonemonth?

A.$24.B.$50.C.$74.

3.Whydoesthewomanrefusetohavemareapplepie?

A.Becauseit'snotdelicious.B.Becauseshehashardlyeatenanything.C.Becauseshewantstobeslimmer.

4.Whatseasonisitnow?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Winter.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman.

B.Headvisesthewomantodoitherself.

C.Heisaskingthewomanforhelp.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或对白，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.Wherewilltheygetoffthebus?

A.AtthestopofHayfieldRoad.B.Atastopafterthetrafficlight.C.AtthestopofTechnicalCollege.

7.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Relatives.B.Friends.C.Strangers.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.HowoldisBob?

A.15.B.16.C.17.

9.Whatdoesthemansuggesttothewoman?

A.Sheshouldbeindependent.B.Sheshouldtakeiteasy.C.SheshouldhaveatalkwithBob.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.WhatdoesthewomanfindaboutChinesepeople7

A.Happytomakefriendswithforeigners.

B.Shytospeakoutlovetotheirbeloved.

C.Bravetoshowtheirfeelingspublicly.

11.HowdoChinesepeoplefeelaboutsaying"Iloveyou"accordingtotheman?

A.Embarrassed.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.

12.WhatdoesthemanthinkhaveagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleinmodernChina?

A.Moderntechnologies.B.Chinesetraditions.C.Westernthoughts.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Changesomemoney.B.Borrowsomemoney.C.Teachamathsproblem.

14.Whatistheexchangerate?

A.100USdollarsto72pounds.B.100poundsto72USdollars.C.700USdollarsto400pounds.

15.Howmanypoundswillthemanget?

A.400.B.504.C.700.

16.Wherearethetwospeakersmostprobably?

A.Inabank.B.Athome.C.Intheclassroom.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.WhatisWollemiPine?

A.Akindofwildanimals.B.AkindoftreesinAustralia.C.Akindoflocalspecialfood.

18.Wherecanyouseekoalas?

A.IntheRoyalBotanicGardens.B.IntheTarongaZoo.C.AtSydneyHarbour.

19.WhereisthebirthplaceofmodernAustralia?

A.Thecafes.B.Theshops.C.TheRocks.

20.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestattheendofthetalk?

A.ItiswarmnowinAustralia.

B.Australiaisoftenhotinwinter.

C.YoucanvisitAustraliaonlyinsummer.

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Agoodbookisindeedthebestfriendofaperson.Thesamegoesforhigh—profileCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let'shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOs.

AppleCEO—TimCook,CompetingagainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.andThomasM.Hout

Thisbookisbasedon10yearsofvaluableresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.

MicrosoftCEO（Former）—BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebyJ.D.Salinger

Afewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion（叛逆）,anxietyandconfusion.Itadmitsthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon'treallysee.Gatessaid,"Ididn'tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI'vesaidthat'smyfavoritebook."

OracleCEO—LarryEllison,NapoleonbyVincentCronin

ThisbookisconsideredbyfarthebestbiographyeverwrittenonNapoleonBonaparte.Ellisonsaid,"It'sinterestingtoreadabouthimforacoupleofreasons:

toseewhatanordinarymancandowithhislifeandtoseehowhistorycandistort（歪曲）thetruthentirely."

OWECEO—OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLee

Thisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,"Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtopersuadeotherkidstoreadthebook.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook."

21.WhatisthethemeofCompetingagainstTime?

A.Timeefficiency.B.Productdevelopment.C.Applecompany.D.Salesconcepts.

22.Whichbooktalksaboutkidsdisobeyingrules?

A.CompetingagainstTime.B.TheCatcherintheRye.C.Napoleon.D.ToKillaMockingbird.

23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Allpeoplementionedareworld—famousCEOs.B.Napoleonisthebestbiographyofalltime.

C.LarryEllisonenjoysreadingbiography.D.ToKillaMockingbirdhasadeepinfluenceonWinfrey.

B

"Everybodyisagenius.Butifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree,itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupid."—AlbertEinstein

Ifyouhaveakidwithspecialneedsintheschoolsystem,chancesareyouhavecomeacrossthatsayinghangingonaclassroomwall.Myfive-year-olddaughterSyonahascerebralpalsy（脑瘫）anditmeans,combinedwithhercommunicationandsightproblems,thatnormalstandardisn'talwaysanaccuratemeasureofherabilities.

BynowyouhaveprobablyheardaboutChrisUlmer,the26-yearoldteacherinJacksonville,Florida,whostartshisspecialeducationclassbycallingupeachstudentindividuallytogivethemmuchadmirationandahigh-five.Icouldn'thelpbutberemindedofSyona'steacherandhowshesupportseachkidinaverysimilarway.Ulmerrecentlysharedavideoofhisteachingexperience."Ihaveseentheirconfidenceincreaserapidly."hesaid.AllIcouldthinkwas:

howluckythesestudentsaretohavesuchgoodteachers.

Syona'steacherhasanattitudethatcanbestbesummarizedinoneword:

awesome.Herteacherdoesn'tfocusonwhatcan'tbedone—shefocusesonwhatcanbedone.Overthepastseveralmonths,myhusbandDilipandIhaveseenSyona'sconfidenceincreasetenfold.Sheuseswordsshewouldn'thavethoughtofusingbefore.Sherecentlytoldmeaboutherclassmate'striptoEcuadorandwasveryproudwhenIunderstoodheronthefirsttry.

IactuallywonderwhattheinfluencewouldbeifwedidsomethingsimilartowhatUlmerdoeswithhisstudentsinourhome.We'verecentlystartedourdaybyremindingeachotherofthegoodqualitiesweallpossess.Ifweareremindedofourstrengthsonaregularbasis,wewillbecomeincreasinglyconfidentaboutprogressandsuccess.

24.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofAlbertEinstein'ssaying?

A.Funny.B.True.C.Strange.D.Confusing.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutSyona'steacher?

A.SheisSyona'sfavoriteteacher.B.SheputsEinstein'squoteonthewall.

C.Sheusesvideostoteachherstudents.D.Shehelpsincreaseherstudents'confidence.

26.WhydidSyonafeelproudinthethirdparagraph?

.

A.Hermotherknewwhatsheexpressed.B.Herprogresswasappreciatedbyherparents.

C.Shehaddevelopedapositiveattitude.D.ShehadbeentoEcuadorwithherclassmate.

27.Whatchangehastakenplaceintheauthor'sfamily?

A.They'veinvitedUlmer'sstudentstotheirhome.B.TheyvisitUlmer'sclassroomregularly.

C.Theygiveeachotherpraiseeveryday.D.Theyfeelgratefultopeopleintheirlives.

C

Inthisdayandage,itmayseemthatgettingtwopeoplewithdifferentviewstogethertodiscussthemleadstoadisaster.Justthinkaboutwhatwouldhappenifyousatdownandhadanopenandhonestconversationwithsomeonewithcompletelyopposingviews.Coulditbringyouclosertogether?

However,theHumanLibraryOrganizationiscountingonit.AtaHumanLibrary,peoplevolunteertobecome"books"andmaketheirexperiencesopenandavailable."Readers"areencouragedtoaskthemquestionsfreely,andthey'llgethonestanswersinreturn.There'snojudgment,andnoquestionsareoff—limits.

Youwon'tfindunpleasantcomments,andyouwon'tlosefaithinhumanity.AttheHumanLibrary,youactuallyfeelletterabouttheworldyoulivein.Youmightevenmakeanewfriend!

"Thehumanbooksconsistofpeoplewhohavebeendiscriminatedbysociety."saidRonniAbergel,theHumanLibraryOrganization'sfounder,whohassetouttobuildaspaceforconversationsthatcanchallengeprejudicesthroughdialogue."Themostpleasantlysurprisingthingaboutitishowcloseallthehumanbooksbecometooneanother."shesaid.

HumanLibrarieshelptoremindustherereallyismorethatunitesusthandividesus.Andaseventsnowspreadthroughout82countries,withHumanLibrariesevensettolaunchsooninPakistanandJordan,youcantellthatisasharedfeeling.

"Wecanspendbillionsandbillionsintryingtobuilduphomelandsecurityandoursafety,butrealsafetycomesfromhavingpositiverelationstoothergroupsinyourcommunity."saidAbergel,"Realsafetyisnotgoingtocomefrombuildingwalls.It'sgoingtocomefromreachingoutandgettingtoknoweachother."

28.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphimply?

A.Heateddiscussionsareoftencarriedoutamongpeople.

B.Peoplewithopposingviewsarenothonestenough.

C.Opendialoguescan'talwaysleadtocloserelation.

D.Wetendtohaveopendialogueswithpeoplearoundus.

29.WhatcanreadersdoataHumanLibrary?

A.Readwhateverbookstheylike.B.Regainconfidenceinhumanity.

C.Getafairjudgmentandexperience.D.Answerquestionsaboutprejudice.

30.WhatdoweknowfromParagraphs5?

A.HumanLibrarieshaveachievedgreatpopularity.B.Human"books"allhaverichexperience.

C.Human"books"feelsurprisedathowclosetheyare