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至高二英语下学期期末联考试题附答案一套
2017至2018高二英语下学期期末联考试题附答案一套
第I卷(选择题共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。
请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。
1.Whydoesthewomanwanttogoshopping?
A.Tospendtimewiththeman.
B.Togetshoesforherconcert.
C.Topickoutsomeclothesfortheman.
2.Whatisthegirlgoingtodo?
A.Goshopping.B.Gocamping.C.Goswimming.
3.Howoldmighttheman’ssisterbe?
A.19.B.29.C.39.
4.Wheredidthemanmostprobablyleavehiswallet?
A.Inacinema.B.Onabus.C.Inarestaurant.
5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthedesksarefor?
A.Tokeepthestudentscalm.
B.Tocontrolthestudents’weight.
C.Toimprovethestudents’grades.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
请听下面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,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完对话或独白前,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。
听第6段材料,回答第6-7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Somephoneapps.B.Theman’scamera.C.Thewoman’scellphone.
7.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Brotherandsister.C.Storeclerkandcustomer.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Keepquiet.B.Stopthecar.C.Driveslowly.
9.Howdoesthemanfeeltowardthewoman?
A.Annoyed.B.Sorry.C.Thankful.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WhatkindofdogdidSylviafirstwant?
A.Asmalldog.B.Amediumdog.C.Abigdog.
11.WhydoesTimwanttowaittogetadog?
A.Sylviahasn’tgotajob.
B.Theydon’thaveenoughmoney.
C.Theydon’thavetheirownhouse.
12.WhatdoesSylviaoffertodotokeepthedogquiet?
A.Stayindoorswithhim.
B.Takehimoutallthetime.
C.Onlygooutintheevenings.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Howlonghasthewomanlivedinthedorm?
A.Foroneyear.B.Fortwoyears.C.Forfouryears.
14.Whatdoesthewomanfirstintroduce?
A.Thelibrary.B.Thekitchen.C.Thesittingroom.
15.Whatisinthestudyarea?
A.Alotofshelves.B.Somedictionaries.C.Comfortablesofas.
16.Whyistherenooveninthewoman’sdorm?
A.Shedoesn’tneedone.
B.Thereisnoroomforit.
C.Shedoesn’tknowhowtouseit.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhathasnewlyopenedattheHotelNova?
A.Agameroom.B.Afitnesscentre.C.Aswimmingpool.
18.WhereistheCanveyHotel?
A.Nearamuseum.B.Inthetowncentre.C.FivekilometersfromEaston.
19.WhatadvantagedoestheCanveyHotelhave?
A.Itoffersdinner.B.Ithasabigpark.C.It’sneartherailwaystation.
20.WhendoestheTidburyHotelopen?
A.OnApril1st.B.OnJuly12th.C.OnAugust1st.
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。
A
Sincetheintroductionofthetwo-childpolicyin2016,anincreasingnumberofwell-educatedwomenhavequittheirjobsandarestayinghometotakecareoftheirbabies.Butisitwasteoftalentforahighlyeducatedwomantobecomeahousewife?
Forumreaderssharetheiropinion.
Tenith(Malaysia)
Neverawaste.Herchildrenwillenjoymother’slove.Comparedtootherwomen’schildren,herchildrenwillgrowintobetterpersonsandbecomemoreconfident,ifshegroomsthemproperlyinsteadofpampering(纵容)them.
Ratfink(Australia)
It’suptothewomantomakeadecisionbasedonhercircumstances.Educationisneverwastedbyawomanwhowantstobecomeahousewifeasshewillusehereducationtoenhancethelearningexperiencesofherchildrenandalsoaroundthehouse.It’snoone’sbusinessbutthewomanastowhatshedoeswithhereducation.
Seneca(ExpatinChina)
Shejustneedstobearinmindthatamotherhasnorighttoregrethermotherhood.Motherhoodisdestiny;ifyoubecomemother,thenyoumustacceptitunconditionally,whetherasfull-timehousewife-and-motherorasapart-timerwhomakesextrabucksduringpartofherweek.
TedM(UK)
Caringforyourchildrenbystayingathomewiththem,orfollowingacareer...ormaybebothiftheworkinvolvesInternetworkfromhome,orrunningabusinessfromhome...allarelifestylechoices.Oftenchoicesarelimitedbymoneyorbytheexpectationsofothers.Asfor"stay-at-homefathers",thishasbeenagrowingsituationinEnglandformanyyears.Sometimesthisisachoicemadebecausetodayawomancanearnfarmorethanherpartner.Sometimesitisbecausethemanisconsideredabetteroptiontobethe"House-husband".
21.Whotakestheviewthatthehousewifeisawasteforawell-educatedwoman?
A.TenithandRatfinkB.RatfinkandSeneca
C.SenecaandTedMD.None.
22.Whichistheadvantageofthewell-educatedhousewives?
A.Theyhavemorelifestylechoice.
B.Theycanenhancetheirownlearningexperience.
C.Theycaneducatetheirchildrenbetter.
D.Theycanbothcareforchildrenathomeandfollowacareer.
23.Whyis“stay-at-homefathers”agrowingsituationinEngland?
A.BecausetheywillnotbelaughedatlikeChinesemen.
B.Becausetodayawomancanearnfarmorethanherpartner.
C.Becausetheylovetostayathomeandlookafterthefamily.
D.Becausetheywanttochangethesituationandleadadifferentlifestyle.
24.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Well-educatedhousewivescontributetoeducatingbetterchildren.
B.Isitwasteforwell-educatedwomentobehousewives?
C.Motherhoodisdestinyyoucannotregret.
D.Nowadaysawomanearnsmorethanaman.
B
HurricaneHarveystruckTexasinJuly2017.Itcausedflood,deathsandgreatdamagetomanycities.Butinthehurricanewesawmanygooddeeds.
ATexasPizzaHutmanagerwasmakingsureherneighborsdidnotgohungryduringthehurricane.ShaydaHabib,manageratthePizzaHutcalledherhusbandandaskedhimtogatherupkayaks(皮艇)andmetherattherestaurant.Theyloadedthepizzasonkayaksanddeliveredthemtoasmanyfloodzonehomesastheycould.Habibandherhusbandplannedtokeepmakinganddeliveriesuntiltheyranoutofingredients.
TwobrothersfromSanAntonioBradMorrisandAdamMorrispurchaseda21,000poundtrucksotheycouldhelppeopleinHouston.Theydrovethe5-tontrucktoHoustontohelpwithcitizenrescuesalongwiththeirbrother-in-law.Thebrothersrescueddozensofpeople.
AgroupofMexicanbakerswhoweretrappedintheirHoustonbakerymadehundredsofloavesofbreadtogivetofloodvictims.Thefourbakershadbeenworkingonanightshiftwhentheyrealizedtheycouldnotleavebecauseofthelevelofwateronthestreets.Theydecidedtocontinuetobakeforthoseaffectedbythehurricane.Theworkersusedup4,400poundsofflourtobakethroughoutthenightandday.
J.J.WattoftheHoustonTexasstartedaHurricaneHarveyrelieffundthathascollectedmorethan10milliondollars.WattbeganhiseffortsafterpostingavideoonTwitterwhichhasnowpersuadedover100,000peopletopitchin.Hecontinuedtopostvideoupdatesonthedonationsdaily,askingforthepublic’shelp.Wattmadeapersonaldonationof$100,000.Makeyourcontributionhere.
25.WhenwouldHabibandherhusbandstopdeliveringpizzas?
A.WhentheHurricanewasover.B.Wheningredientswereusedup.
C.Wheneverythingrecovered.D.Whentheyweretired.
26.Howmanypeopletookpartinthetruckrescue?
A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.
27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Habibandherhusbandusedtrucktodeliverpizzas.
B.Wattraisedmoneytobuythetruckandhelppeople.
C.Thefourbakersweretrappedintheday.
D.Over100,000peoplehavegivendonationstothefundWattset.
28.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Freepizzasofferedbykind-heartedpizzaHutowner.
B.GooddeedsappearedinHurricaneHarvey.
C.Twobrothersboughtatrucktohelp.
D.Fundwasraisedtohelppeopleinthedisaster.
C
Thereisacommon,usuallyroundobjectthatyoucanseeeverdayanditappearsinmanyexpressions—buttons!
Buttons,whicharemadeofmentalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanothertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.
Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaytheexpressiondatesfromthelate1860s.
Hereisanotherexpressionassociatedwithbutton:
button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservative.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.
Whenbuttoningabutton,youslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedhiminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!
Finally,youcan’tstanditanylonger.Youtellhimtobuttonit!
Thisisadirect,butalittlerudewayofsaying“Stoptalking!
”“Buttonyourlip”isanotherequallyrudewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.
Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowhowtogetthatpersonannoyedorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.
29.Whatisthefunctionofbuttons?
A.Theycanmakeclotheslookmorebeautiful.
B.Theycanlinkapartofclothestoanother.
C.Theycanmakepeopleenjoyabetterlife.
D.Theycanmakeclothesmoredurable(耐用的).
30.Ifyouthinksomeone’sclothingistraditional,whatwillyousay?
A.Youarecuteasabutton.B.Youarebutton--down.
C.Buttonholeyou!
D.Pushyourbuttons.
31.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?
A.Bylistingfigures.B.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.
C