广西南宁市第八中学学年高二下学期期末考试.docx

1、广西南宁市第八中学学年高二下学期期末考试2017年春季学期南宁八中高二年级期考英语试卷第卷（共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5个小题；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。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15答案是C。1. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?A. He wrote

2、 some letters to his friends. B. He read some business letters.C. He typed some business letters.2. What did the man lose?A. A jacket. B. A wallet. C. A book 3. What is the man going?A. The airport. B. The station C. The office.4. How much does the pen cost? A. 27yuan. B. 13yuan. C. 7yuan.5. What is

3、 the mans plan? A. To earn money B. To finish his study C. To visit China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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和7两个小题。6. What is the womans native language? A. Chinese. B. English. C. Korean.7.

4、 How does the man practice his German?A. He often travels to Berlin. B. He speaks to his neighbor from Germany. C. He uses German a lot in his work. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和9两个小题。8. Why does Julia want to leave her present job?A. She wants to do something different. B. She doesnt like the job. C. She wants to

5、travel and teach English.9. Who is Tom? A. Julias husband. B. Julias boss. C. Julias brother. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。10. Where did the two speakers go for dinner? A. To a Chinese restaurant. B. To KFC. C. To McDonalds .11. Why didnt they eat at home? A. Because Jills mother was not in the house.B. Bec

6、ause Jills father wanted to eat fried chicken. C. Because Jill was tired of her fathers cooking.12. What did Jill want for her dinner? A. Hamburger, salad, coffee and chicken. B. Hamburger, salad, Coke and ice cream. C. Hamburger, vegetable and coffee.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。13. What is the probable re

7、lationship between the speakers? A. Workmates B. Neighbors. C. Employer and employee 14. What is the purpose of the womans visit to the man?A. To borrow his telephone. B. To ask him to call the police. C. To get information about a theft 15. What happened last night?A. The womans house was broken in

8、to. B. The window of the womans house was smashed. C. The womans car was broken into. 16. What did the woman do last night?A. She went to a party B. She bought a CD player. C. She worked late. . 听下面一段对话，回答第17至20四个小题。17. What kind of products would people buy, according to the advertisers? A. The mos

9、t expensive products. B. The products that people they admire are using. C. The products of the latest fashion.18. Why do so many ads feature famous people? A. Because ordinary people like to follow them. B. Because they know more about the products. C. Because they ask for more money.19. Why do we

10、want to follow those “best” people? A. Because we want to give them some advice. B. Because we want to get their signatures. C. Because we want to show we are as good as them. 20. What principle are many ads based on according to the text?A. Discussing something with people. B. Doing ads on TV. C. K

11、eeping talking about something long enough.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia, my husband, Rashid, stayedina hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children. During the first week of his

12、 stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport. He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange c

13、ity, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said

14、 they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully

15、sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restore

16、d our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.21. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping B. Find a house C. Join his family D. Take his family22. The girls parents got Rashids phone number from_.A. a friend of hi

17、s family B. a Sydney policeman C. a letter in his papers D. a stranger in Sydney23. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. Showed B. Sent out C. Delivered D. Gave back24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia. B. Living i

18、n a New Country.C. Turning Trash to Treasure. D. In Search of New Friends. BSince the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didnt know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, pr

19、esident of Earth Day USA. But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement .Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many， many t

20、imes,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first. According to US government reports, emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9

21、. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking” has become part of practices.Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lig

22、hts, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution. Twenty five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, its hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until

23、we do that, nothing else will change!” say Bruce Anderson.25 According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about _A. the social movement B. recycling techniques C. environmental problems D. the importance of Earth Day 26 Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come

24、 from?A. The grass roots level B. The business circle C. Government officials D. University professors 27. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest B. They have settled their environmental problems C. They have lowered their CO levels in f

25、orty cities.D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures.28. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?A. Education B. Planning C. Green living D. CO reduction C Recently I started discovering one thing which amazes me so much: how perfect

26、 everything is in the world we are living in! Just look, all day long we are busy working and just when we get tired, the night comes in, so we may sleep and relax. One day we may enjoy the bright sun and another day, when we get tired of the sun, the rain pours down. A few months ago I was so happy

27、 with my life. Later, I got tired from the happiness. I wished I would have some trial to strengthen my character and learn something new about life. I got what I wanted. Shortly after I got severe angina (心绞痛), so I had to stay home for several weeks. During this period I had time to rethink my lif

28、e and discover myself. The lessons were terrific, but I felt grateful for this time.Another example: I have a friend, who primarily thinks about having fun. Once I thought why we get along well with each other and what in me attracts her. A couple of days ago I found the answer. I like calmness and

29、silence. She likes noise and agitation (热闹). We attract each other just to balance ourselves, in other words, to give some drive to me and some calmness to her!So remember that the universe is so wise that it will try to balance you. As for me, this is perfect because extremes create suffering: too

30、much food too little food, too cold too hot, too much fun too little fun. 29. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author_. A. always feels down on rainy days B. always tries his best to do everything C. feels happy with everything in life D. is amazed at the changes in life30. The example

31、 given in the third paragraph is to show that_. A. its necessary to get along with different people B. there exists a kind of balance in life C. a person shouldnt just think of fun in life D. one should put others interests above his own31. The author would probably agree that_. A. we shouldnt go to

32、 extremes in life B. we should be nice to others and ourselves C. we should adapt ourselves to changes in life D. life can be annoying sometimes DMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under five may travel free with a paying customer.Farecard machine are in every