河南省许昌高级中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2017—2018学年度下学期期末考试高二英语试卷第一部分听力（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. Where will the woman probably go first?A. To a cinema.B. To a supermarket.C. To a bank.2. Why does the man refuse the woman’s request?A. The heating is broken.B. He can’t afford the heating bill.C. He doesn’t like to use the heating.3. What does the woman most probably want to do?A. Apply to Island Air for the job.B. Get some work experience first.C. Take a training course.4. What does the man think of his history teacher?A. Respectable.B. Annoying.C. Talkative.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A website.B. A piece of music.C. A T-shirt.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。

听完每段对话或独白前, 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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What age group is the game good for?A. From 10 to 19.B. From 8 to 13.C. From 6 to 12.7. Where is Black’s PC shop?A. On Marsden Street.B. On Hunter Road.C. Next to Walker’s store.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Advertiser and advertising agent.B. Business partners.C. Workmates.9. Why was the company unsuccessful in Japan?A. The target group between Japan and Ameri ca is different.B. The name of the company scared off customers.C. The marketing strategies(策略) d idn’t work.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the man doing?A. Giving directions.B. Offering an invitation.C. Asking for information.11. Where is the registrar’s office?A. Opposite the library.B. In the classroom building.C. In the red brick building.12. What does the man offer to do for the woman?A. Have dinner with her.B. Show her around the school.C. Accompany her to the registration.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why did the man miss his connecting flight?A. His plane arrived late.B. He took a wrong plane.C. He didn’t catch the earliest flight.14. When will the man’s connecting flight depart?A. At 3:00.B. At 4:30.C. At 7:00.15. Where is the man now?A. In Munich.B. In Denver.C. In Chicago.16. What does the man want to do?A. Ask the technicians for help.B. Attend the meeting online.C. Have the meeting videotaped.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who are the listeners?A. Servers.B. Cashiers.C. Students.18. Which is mentioned by the speaker?A. Where to apply for a dotcom job.B. Why to choose a dotcom job.C. How to get a dotcom job.19. What do students enjoy most when doing dotcom jobs?A. Respect.B. High pay.C. Good experience.20. Why do some university students drop out to start their own dotcoms?A. Dotcoms need little money and few skills.B. Dotcoms demand little working experience.C. Dotcoms require few formal qualifications.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWelcome！We look forward to welcoming you this summer. Below you will find a list of forms for students accepted to our 2018 Salisbury Summer School. Please review the documents and fill out and return any applicable forms. Should you wish to spend overnight in the area when you drop off your child please make arrangements well in advance as summer is a busy time of year in Connecticut’s northwest corner. (A list of area hotels is found here.)Both the elective course enrollment (登记) and the questionnaire are very important because we will be unable to design your child’s academic schedule without them. We would also like to draw your attention to the form regarding students leaving on weekends during summer school.Accepted Student Forms(ASFs) :●Elective Enrollment●Questionnaire●Weekend Permission●Travel Form●Pharmacy (用药) Form●E&R Laundry Registration FormThe Salisbury School Health Center works with Magnus Health which is a secure and easy-to-use website for online submission and storage of your child’s medical information. You must access your child’s Magnus Health account in order to get and submit the required health forms before registration (Access the Pharmacy Form here). Health forms must be completed and submitted to Magnus Health by June 15, if not, summer school classes and activities may not be accessible to your kids.For questions regarding Salisbury School required health forms or your Magnus Health account, please email healthcenter@. Alternatively, you may call the Health Center at 860-435-5748.21. What should they do if parents want to spend one night in the area?A. Complete all the forms.B. Book a room as early as possible.C. Apply to Magnus Health.D. Tell the summer school in advance.22. Which form should parents fill in if their kids leave on weekends during summer school?A. Elective Enrollment.B. Questionnaire.C. Weekend Permission.D. Travel Form.23. What may cause students to miss some classes and activities?A. Incomplete health forms.B. Not returning ASFs by June 15.C. Failing to register ahead of time.D. Loss of Magnus health account.BOne day, I was sitting in a local coffee shop, and staring at this man in a wheelchair. He could move his head and parts of his fingers but nothing else. He had a servant who cut up his food and placed it on a special mechanically powered fork that he would use to eat.He saw me staring at him and invited me to join him at his table. His name was Stephen. For several hours we sat at that table and we got to know each other on a deeply personal level. I had never known a man who was more radiant(容光焕发), more energizing to talk and get to know than Stephen.Stephen used to be a very successful businessman in Denver. He was in the natural gas business. Thirteen years before, when he was forty, he was waiting for news of a natural gas discovery to occur any moment.He said, “I had so much nervous energy. I saw the storm clouds gathering, and I decided to clean out the gutters rather than sitting around waiting for this gas well to come in.”He climbed up the ladder to clear the piles of pine needles on the roof. As he backed up, he accidentally fell off the roof. He landed on his back. He was paralyzed (瘫痪) for the rest of his life, except for his head and his hands.I asked him, “How do you do it all? How do you suddenly stop hiking, fishing, and running marathons?”He said, “There are three things you have to do when something like this happens. The first thing you have to do is adjust. The second thing you do is adjust. And the third thing you do is adjust.”He said, “By adjusting to your abilities, Bill, you have to change your self-expectations. If you can’t be a physical athlete any longer, then perhaps you can be a spiritual athlete.” He was.24. The author noticed Stephen at the coffee shop because .A. he was staring at the author.B. he looked very energetic.C. he ate in a special way.D. he cut up his food25. How did Stephen adjust to his disability?A. He accepted himself as he was.B. He made new friends everywhere.C. He gave up exercising regular.D. He turned to the author for help.26. “A spiritual athlete” Stephen mentioned in the last paragraph might be .A. optimistic and open-minded.B. faithful and easygoing.C. humorous and sensitive.D. sympathetic and caring.27. When the accident happened, .A. Stephen was worried a gas well would erupt.B. Stephen was expecting a piece of good news.C. Stephen was nervous about the coming storm.D. Stephen was having the gutters repaired.COne of the most outspoken supporters that I know of women and girls is actually a man. As co-founder of the ONE Campaign, my friend Bono spends a lot of time speaking out against global poverty (KP). Together, we’re working to get out a si mple, powerful message: poverty is sexist.Women and girls are more likely to be in poverty, less likely to get an education and more likely to suffer bad health. And when they are born into poverty, it is much more difficult for them to lift themselves and their families out of itWhy? One reason is that breaking out of poverty takes time and that is a resource women around the world are short on. On average, women spend about twice as much time as men in doing the unpaid work that makes life possible for everyone, like cooking, washing, cleaning, shopping and caring. In developing countries, the gap is even much bigger. As a result, women have no time to finish their education, learn new skills, open a business, develop personal relationships or even go to the doctor. They dream of creating a better future for their children, but they can not spare the hours to put those dreams that they have into action.The fact that the potential of so many women and girls is going unrealized is a sad thing -- but it is also an opportunity for us. We need to recognize, reduce and redistribute the burden of work that is holding them back. Because if women have time to invest(s) in themselves and their ideas, they could transform the world.28. According to the author, what makes it more difficult for women to climb out of poverty?A. Sexist prejudiceB. Heavy burden of houseworkC. Impossible dreamsD. Bad health29. The phrase “the gap” in Paragraph 3 most probably refers to the difference in .A. the time women and men spend on their housework.B. the space women and men need for their private life.C. the income women and men earn each year.D. the dream women and men have about their children.30. What seems to be the author’s attitude toward reducing female poverty?A. CasualB. DoubtfulC. OptimisticD. Unconcerned31. What is the text mainly about?A. Why poverty is sexist.B. What global poverty is.C. How to reduce female poverty.D. How to break down sexist prejudice.DBusinesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ desire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a com pany’s environmental reputation was not good enough.Harry Morrison, chief executive (主管) of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes: I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking -- we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions (排放). Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted (授予) the standard, they can use a logo (标识) in all their marketing which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said.32. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers.B. Companies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions.C. Firms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home.D. Firms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppers environmental awareness.33. The underlined word “inform”in Paragraph2 probably means “”.A. affectB. changeC. disturbD. reject34. According to Harry Morrison, businesses .A. will benefit from cutting carbon emissions.B. should buy carbon allowances for shoppers.C. are required to make up for their carbon emissions.D. have encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere.35. We can learn from the passage that businesses will .A. have a strong desire to reduce costs.B. use the same logo in their marketing.C. gain advantages by taking early action.D. attract more shoppers by storing good.第二节（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。