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1、湖南省长沙市望城区第一中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案望城一中2017-2018学年上学期高二期末考试英 语满分150分，考试时间为120分钟第一部分 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. When will the woman return to work?A. Next Friday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next We

2、dnesday.2. Where will the man go first this afternoon?A. To a bookstore. B. To a flower shop. C. To a supermarket.3. How does the man usually relax on Sunday?A. He has a big lunch. B. He plays soccer with his friends. C. He goes to a park with his family.4. What time is it now?A. About 6:00p.m. B. A

3、bout 5:40 p.m. C. About 5:20 p.m.5. What does the woman mean?A. The lecture was made up of many topics. B. The lecture was better than expected. C. The lecture was somewhat interesting.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，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；

4、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. Who is going to get married?A. Jack. B. Bob. C. Kate.7. What are the speakers going to do next?A. Have lunch. B. Attend a wedding. C. Do some shopping.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. What are the two speakers?A. Students. B. IT engineers. C. Lab assistants.9. What d

5、oes the man care most?A. The equipment of the lab. B. The name of the company. C. The background of the company.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers talking about?A. How to decorate the apartment. B. When to move into the apartment. C. Whether to live in such kind of apartment.11. What does th

6、e woman say about the apartment?A. There was an earthquake. B. There was a flood. C. There was a storm.12. What is the mans attitude towards the apartment?A. He is fond of it. B. He is curious about it. C. He is uninterested in it.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers? A. At an airport. B. At

7、a railway station. C. At a coach station.14. How much will the man pay for the camera?A. $500. B. $599. C. $750.15.What does the man like about the camera?A. The design. B. The quality. C. The brand.16.How will the man pay?A. In cash. B. By cheque. C. By credit card.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the

8、 speakers wish?A. To have a good singing voice. B. To teach more children to sing. C. To own a karaoke centre.18. How does the speaker feel at the karaoke?A. Relaxed. B. Embarrassed. C. Bored.19. Where does the speaker come from?A. The US. B. Japan. C. Thailand.20.What can we learn from the speaker?

9、A. He sings a lot in front of his students. B. He thinks singing from children important. C. He is sure to be a good singer some day.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ATheHornofPlentyisoneofthelargestnaturalhealthfoodstoreswithintheGreaterHami

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15、ly-grownfruitsandvegetablestastegoodmostlybecause_.A. theyarepickedwhentheyarefullygrownB. theyarenotpollutedbychemicalfertilizerC. theycanbeharvestedatanytimeD. theyaresenttothemarketatahighspeed 23. Accordingtotheauthor,whenyoubuylocally-grownfoods_.A. youcanseehowfruitsandvegetablesgrowB. youwill

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17、Beingabletocountatleasttenpeopleasfriendsmakesushappy,butthosewithfiveorfewerarelikelytobemiserable,researcherssay. Theirstudyofhundredsofmenandwomenalsofoundthatpeoplewhofeelsatisfiedwiththeir livesalwayshavelotsofclosefriendsandregularlymakenewones. Whileitisnotclearwhetherourfriendsmakeushappyorw

18、emakefriendsbecausewearehappy,theresearcherssayitisclearthatweshouldmaintainourfriendships.PsychologistRichard Tunneysaid,“Whateverthereasonis,activelyworkingonfriendshipsinthesamewayasto maintainamarriageisaprerequisite(必备条件)tohappiness.” Dr.Tunney,ofNottinghamUniversity,quizzedmorethan1,700peoplea

19、bouttheirsatisfaction withtheirlivesandthestateoftheirfriendships.Thosewithfivefriendsorfewerhadjusta40percentchanceofbeinghappy. Inotherwordstheyweremorelikelytobeunhappythanhappy.Tenwasthefirstnumberatwhichpeopleweremorelikelytobehappythanunhappy.Thehappiest peoplewerethosewithdozensoffriends,acco

20、rdingtothestudy,whichwascarriedoutforthe NationalLottery(彩票).Forwomen,thismeanthaving33friends;formen,thenumberwas49.Dr.Tunneysaid,“Peoplewhowereextremelysatisfiedwiththeirliveshadtwicethenumberoffriendsofpeople whowereextremelydissatisfied.”Womentendedtohavefewerfriendsthanmenbutformed tighterrelat

21、ionships. Interestingly,thestudyfoundthatchildhoodfriendsarenomorelikelytomakeushappythan peoplewebecomeclosetolaterinlife.Lotterywinners,however,haveadifferentopiniononlife.Theyarealwayshappierthanothersdespitespendingtheirtimewithasmallcircleofoldfriends.Thiscouldbebecausetheytrustpeopletheyveknow

22、nforalongtime.25. Whatsthebesttitleforthispassage?A. TheSecrettoHappinessIstoMakeNewFriendsB. HavingatLeast10GoodFriendsMakesPeopleHappyC. WhyMostPeopleLiketoMakeFriendsRegularlyD. MensandWomensFriendsAreDifferent 26. WhichofthefollowingopinionsmayRichardTunneyNOTagreewith?A. Peoplewithfewfriendsare

23、suretobeunhappy.B. Ourfriendscanmakeushappy.C. Happinessmaycomefromagoodmarriagelife.D. Wemaybecomehappierifwehavemorefriends. 27. Accordingtothepassage,lotterywinners_.A. enjoymakingnewfriends B. makenewfriendseasilyC. likestayingwitholdfriends D. havenotimetomakefriends 28. Wecanconcludefromthepas

24、sagethat_.A. itsenoughforonepersontohavetenfriendsB. unhappypeoplemusthavefewfriendsC. childhoodfriendsmakepeoplehappierthanadulthoodonesD. friendshipsplayamajorroleinpeopleslife CDanielleSteel,Americassweetheart,isoneofthehardestworkingwomaninthebookbusinessUnlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebo

25、okatatime,shecanworkonuptofive.Her researchbeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjects,readytodivideintoabook,shecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk. DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceforhereducation.Aftergraduation,s heworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertisingi

26、ndustries.Latershestartedajobasawriter whichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:390millioncopiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovels,andaseriesof“MaxandMartha”picture booksforchildrentohelpthemdealwiththereal-lifeproblemofdeath,newbabiesand new schools.Her1998bookabou

27、tthedeathofherwasshottothetop ofthe NewYorkTimes best-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twentyeightofherbookshavebeen madeintofilms. SheislistedintheGuinnessBooksofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.Notcontentwithabighouse,alovingfamily,andaviewoftheGoldenGateBridge,D

28、anielle Steelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresourceandhaskeptintouchwiththemby e-mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroinesofherowninvention.Herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.Butifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwilland herinimitablestyle.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.29. Childrenwhohaveread“MaxandMartha”picturebooksmayknow_.A. howtodealwithaffairsatschoolB. whattodoifMaxandMarthadieC. whattodowhennewbabiesarebor