湖北省恩施州教育联盟2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

命题学校：恩施市一中命题人：刘彩审题人：唐敦绪满分：150分考试时间：2018年1月26日 14：30-16：30第Ⅰ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. What are the two speakers most likely to buy?A. Apples.B. Oranges.C. Strawberries.2. How will the woman probably go to the station?A. By bus.B. By subway.C. By train.3. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a store.B. At a hotel.C. At a laundry.4. When did the woman hurt her leg?A. Yesterday.B. Three days ago.C. A week ago.5. What is the man doing?A. Asking for advice.B. Giving a suggestion.C. Making a complaint.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,并标在试卷的相应的位置。

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,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6. What does the man think of Italian food?A. It is hot.B. It is delicious.C. It tastes terrible.7. Where are the two speakers going to have dinner?A. At an Italian restaurant.B. At a Chinese restaurant.C. At a Japanese restaurant.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman think of Professor Johnson?A. He is easy to get along with.B. He usually gives his students good grades.C. He seldom gives homework to his students.9. What will the man do next?A. Choose another class.B. Cheat in the history exam.C. Continue to stay in the class.听第8段材料,回答第10~12题。

10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library.B. In an office.C. In a classroom.11. How many brothers and sisters does the man have?A. 5.B. 3.C. 2.12. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Love.B. Friendship.C. A family.听第9段材料,回答第13~16题。

13. How many children are injured every year in Britain?A. About 10, 000.B. Less than 100, 000.C. More than 1, 000, 000.14. How can parents prevent children from falling down the stairs?A. By using mats.B. By fitting safety gates.C. By accompanying the children all the time.15. What is the most dangerous room according to the woman?A. The kitchen.B. The bathroom.C. The living room.16. What probably is the man?A. A writer.B. A TV host.C. A radio host.听第10段材料,回答第17～20题。

17. What occupation is mentioned in the talk?A. A manager.B. A teacher.C. A salesman.18. How can we show our interest in the company?A. Asking proper questions about the company.B. Letting the interviewer know more about you.C. Giving as much advice as possible to the interviewer.19. How can we succeed in an interview according to the speaker?A. Being friendly as much as possible.B. Being confident and preparing well.C. Giving as much information as possible.20. How many tips does the speaker give us?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节,40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分,共30分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AA pair of ladies’ gloves rests at bottom of my dresser drawer. The gloves are old and worn - surely older than me - and tell many tales. They belonged to my grandmother. A cousin said she had found a load of Grandma’s gloves and asked if I would like a pair. When the package arrived, I pulled the gloves out of the plastic in which they originally came from the department shore.They looked as though they had been carefully looked after, even after many years of being worn. They're small, but so was my grandma-small but strong. She was a woman who needed strong hands for preparing bread dough(面团), cooking dinner and cleaning wooden floors.Being gentle wasn't all that useful for raising nine children, or feeding a hungry group of workers fresh from the field of her farm. The hands that slid into those gloves had tended the sick, weeded (除草) gardens and washed countless dirty dishes. There was a time when women of every social and economic class wore gloves when they went outGloves were part of the dress standards of the day-they’re everywhere in our old black and white photos. The gloves in my drawer put a lovely cover on the hands that fed the homeless people who wandered through the countryside during the Depression and occasionally appeared at my grandma's kitchen door.They were the same hands that say goodbye to two sons going off to war and held the flagpresented in honor of the one who didn't make it home.Grandma was a mighty woman. The story goes that she drove away a young man whom she considered an unsuitable suitor for one of her daughters with nothing but her bare hands and a broom (扫帚). He later became a son-in-law. I remember being a small girl and seeing those hands grasp the wheel of a car so huge she could barely see over it. And when it came to playing the piano, my grandma's hands raced up and down the keys faster than your eyes could see them. She could play any song she heard, from hymns(圣诗) to jazz.These old gloves aren’t worth a lot of money, but they’re certainly priceless to me.21. When the author received the package from her cousin, she .A. didn't know what was insideB. put it at the bottom of her drawer right awayC. was disappointed to see a pair of worn glovesD. thought of the life stories of her grandmother22. According to the article, the author's grandmother .A. was warm-hearted to help the homelessB. was a gentle woman at raising childrenC. hated doing housework very muchD. didn't care about her appearance at all23. We can infer from the article that .A. Grandma regretted sending her sons to warB. Grandma wasn't satisfied with her son-in-law at firstC. the author learned to play the piano from GrandmaD. the author would hand the gloves down in memory of GrandmaBHow young can social businesspeople be? Five high school students from Illinois, US, think a business that does good can be started by anyone of any age. Their business, called Born To Be Tees, sells onesies（连体衣）for $10 (60 yuan) each and gives the money it makes to charities.The onesies they sell are more than just clothing for small children. They also have a little social attitude. For instance, the writing on one of them says, "Change my diaper (尿布), not my climate" to raise awareness of environmental protection. The five founding students, who grewup as family friends and share an interest in charity, started the business to raise money for charity, said team member Caroline Berkman. “A lot of people think, ‘There are so many issues, but we don' t have to deal with them’,”The next generation will have to deal with them said Berkman.The students said they were tired of hearing it. Putting messages on onesies helps others realize "the next generation is being born today," said team member Casey Borovsky. It also shows that even the smallest people have a voice. "Everyone should have a voice and a say in what's happening in the world." Borovsky said.These days, trying to solve social problems has become popular among young businesspeople, said Scott Issen. president and CEO of Chicago's Future Founders Foundation, which inspires young people who don't have much money to look at different careers. "More and more of the businesses started by young people have a social part to them," Issen said No matter what business they want to start, young people should give it a try, said Jennifer Kushell, CEO of Los Angeles-based Your Success Now, an organization that gives tools to young businesspeople around the world."The second you're interested, go start something," Kushell said.24. The five high school students from Illinois started a business that sells onesies because .A. they wanted to do something for babiesB. they shared a common interest in designing clothesC. they thought it was a good way to raise money for charityD. they wanted to help protect the environment25. What would the students probably agree with?A. There are no good ways to deal with most social problemsB. today's problems should not be left for the future generationC. We should think carefully before expressing our ideas.D. Businesspeople should put social responsibility before everything26. According to Scott Issen, many businesses started by young people .A. make a good profitB. have a bright futureC. sell creative productsD. are concerned about social issues27. Which adjective best describes Jennifer Kushell’s attitude toward young people who are starting businesses?A. Unconcerned.B. Supportive.C. Doubtful.D. Excited.CWhen it comes to eating, most of us don’t have to go very far. For those of us lucky enough to have our parents cook for us, satisfying our hunger simply means a short walk to the dinner table. But for many bird species, finding food may mean traveling hundreds of thousands of kilometers.A team of researchers from institutions in the UK and Ireland spent five years tracking four species of seabird to monitor their travel patterns. It was discovered that over the five years, the species covered an area of 1.5 million square kilometers when hunting for food- almost four times the size of Japan. The findings were published recently in the journal Ecological Applications. As part of the study, over 1,300 birds were fitted with GPS tags (标签)to track their movements. It was discovered that most of them search for fish in the same place -waters off the coast of Scotland.As a result of this, organizations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) will spend more time trying to preserve coastal Scotland. “For the first time, this study provides us with a full map for each breeding Colony of the feeding areas for some of our most important seabird species,” wrote the study's lead author Ewan Wakefield, from the University of Glasgow. “That means we can now protect the places these birds catch the fish they need to feed their hungry chicks.”The findings could also affect the future building of offshore wind turbines(涡轮机). Although wind turbines help to fight climate change by providing a green source of energy, their huge blades (刀片) are blamed for the deaths of thousands of birds each year, as they often fly into them. Stuart Housden, director of RSPB Scotland, said in a news release that although climate change is a huge threat to both humans and nature alike, we should “invest (投资) in anenergy system that works for both people and our natural heritage(遗产).”To protect both nature and the environment, the RSPB supports the building of turbines in areas that won't have "obviously unfavorable impacts on important bird populations or their habitats," it wrote on its website.28. What did the scientists from the UK and Ireland find about the four species of seabird?A. They have totally different travel patternsB. They prefer to catch fish in places near their nestsC. Climate change has influenced their hunting distanceD. They can travel a very long distance to find food29. According to the article, why is the research important?A. It shows what a perfect living environment for seabirds isB. It was the first to use GPS technology to track seabirdsC. It could guide people on how to better protect seabirdsD. It provides more information about the diet of seabirds30. Wind turbines are a threat to seabirds because .A. they produce noise that could disturb seabirdsB. their strong airflow could influence the flight of seabirdsC. their big blades may kill the seabirds that fly byD. they force seabirds to move away from their habitats31. According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, .A. no more wind turbines should be built in the futureB. we should think of more measures to protect the climateC. the government should invest more money to protect seabirdsD. we should consider wildlife when we build turbines in the futureDThe end of the year is drawing near, and winter is in full swing. The season brings along with it strong winds and snow-an environment that’s never comfortable to be in.This unpleasant and even frightening aspect of winter can often be seen in literature. In Shakespeare’s King Lear (1606), the king has given away his kingdom and been rejected by two ungrateful daughters. He is out in the winter cold, suffering things that are usually reserved forthe poorest and most wretched（不幸的）human beings.The winter is bad enough for Lear, but being abandoned by his family is worse. A song from another Shakespeare play, As You Like It(1599), is fitting for this poor old man situation: “Blow, blow, thou winter wind, / Thou art not so unkind / As man's ingratitude(忘恩负义)”He, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity(不人道). There aren’t many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare.Once winter became less of a threat to human beings, literary works featuring it became more positive. Since Charles Dickens, the representation of the season in literature has often featured happy Christmas celebrations. The cold of the winter weather provides a contrast（反差）to the fun going on indoors.Dickens’A Christmas Carol(1843)was the start of this, but Christmas is still a common, cheery element(元素) in stories that feature winter scenes today. Consider the joy felt by Harry Potter and his friends in J. K. Rowling s Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone (1997) as they sit down for their festive meal:“Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat, roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas（一盘盘的小香肠）tureens of buttered peas（一碗碗拌了黄油的豌豆）, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce （蔓越莓酱）”.It is almost as much a pleasure to read about the meal as it might have been to eat it.Although winter still isn’t the most cheerful season in novels and poems, it’s safe to say that writers have certainly “warmed up” since Shakespeare's days.32. What s the author’s main purpose in writing this article?A. To recommend some winter stories in literatureB. To describe certain customs that are related to winterC. To explain what winter is like in literary worksD. To tell us why winter is described as unpleasant in literature33. What can we learn from Shakespeare s works?A. Shakespeare didn’t like winter for its bad weatherB. King Lear dies of cold one night during winterC. Winter is compared with the ugly side of humanityD. Winter is a time to think about our family members34. The author mentions Charles Dickens in the article because .A. he started a new way of representing winterB. he is the most popular author of winter' storiesC. a lot of his works are relevant to winterD. his works make people feel cheerful in winter35. The example of Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone is used mainly to show .A. traditional Christmas food makes the winter cheeryB. winter has become the happiest season in literary worksC. it' s a pleasure to read Christmas-related books in winterD. Christmas is still a symbol of joy in modern stories第三部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。