17学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题(附答案)(4)

2016—2017学年上学期2015级期末考试·英语试卷命题人：审题人：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 does the man like about the play?A．The story. B．The ending. C．The actor.2．Which place are the speakers trying to find?A．A hotel. B．A bank. C．A restaurant.3．At what time will the two speakers meet?A．5:20. B．5:10. C．4:40.4．What will the man do?A．Change the plan. B．Wait for a phone all. C．Sort things out.5．What does the woman want to do?A．See a film with the man.B．Offer the man some help.C．Listen to some great music.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；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．Where is Ben?A．In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.7．What will the children do in the afternoon?A. Help set the table.B. Have a party.C. Do their homework.听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．What are the two speakers talking about?A. A family holiday.B. A business trip.C. A travel plan. 9．Where did Rachel go?A. Spain.B. Italy.C. China.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?A. From young smokers.B. From a newspaper article.C. From some smoking parents.11．Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?A. He has just become a father.B. He wears dirty clothes.C. He is a smoker.12．What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?A. Stop smoking altogether.B. Smoke only outside their houses.C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Where does Michelle Ray come from?A. A middle-sized city.B. A small town.C. A big city. 14．Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?A. The Zen Garden.B. The Highlands.C. The Red River area. 15．What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?A. Go camping.B. Study in a library.C. Read at home. 16．What are the speakers talking about in general?A. Late-night shopping.B. Asian food.C. Louisville.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield?A. They forget about their dreams.B. They don’t want to tell the truth.C. They have no bad experiences.18．Why did Davis stop having dreams?A. He got a serious heart attack.B. He was too sad about his brother’s death.C. He was frightened by a terrible dream.19．What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?A. It is very useful.B. It makes things worse.C. It prevents the mind from working.20. Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?A. To sleep better.B. To recover from illnesses.C. To stay away from their problems.(听力：1—20 CABBA CBACB CAABC CABAC )AOn Saturday, December 10th, Travelling Stories will be holding the Night Out So They Can Read event at the Moniker Warehouse in San Diego’s East Village form 7:00-10:00 pm.Enjoy live music, libations and tasty bites from your favorite San Diego restaurants at a Night Out So They Can Read hosted by former professional basketball player R. Michael Anderson! Walk through an inspiring Children’s Art Show sponsored by IDW Publishing and get to know the stories of kids who are impacted by the Story Tent programs. Participate in a brief group quiz competition to find out if any of us is smarter than a 5th grader and then get your holiday shopping done early at out Silent Auction tables.Ticket Information:General Admission $ 50.00VIP Ticket $60.00It includes entrance to VIP Mixology Class presented by St. Petersburg V odka at 6:30 pm Kids (under 12)—free with a paying adultWe’ll have a Story Tent with volunteers, books and prizes for kids to enjoy during the event!Group Discount Package----Buy 3 Get 1 Free $150.00Buy three tickets, get the fourth one free! Selecting “1” for your quantity will give you 1 group package(4 tickets)Event Schedule:6:30 pm VIP Mixology Class7:00-9:30 pm A Night Out So They Can Read9:30-11:00 pm After Party featuring lasers, loud music and dancing!21. The host of the event used to work as_____.A. a travel agentB. a writerC. a basketball playerD. a 5th grader22. Which of the following activities is NOT included in the event?A. Going shopping online.B. Taking a group quiz competitionC. At tending a Children’s Art ShowD. Enjoying music and delicious bites.23. If a couple with their two grown children attend the event, they will pay_____.A. $100B. $ 150C. $ 160D. $ 20024. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A newspaperB. A textbookC. A travel brochureD. A news report(Keys CABA)BWhen I was younger, bedtime was always my favorite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas and with Ian, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at all.I named Ian after my uncle when I compared Ian’s long arms and legs to his. One night I ran up to Uncle Ian at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle（哈哈笑）escaped his lips. I guess he di dn’t understand how important it was to me.Even if Uncle Ian didn’t think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I dressed him in a white baby nightgown. My mother thought that Ian was the best-dressed stuffed animal in the world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne（科隆香水）I used on him years ago makes him still smell “pretty”.For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me. He was my best friend, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people wouldthink I was babyish, so I put him in the cupboard with the rest of my teddy bears and dolls. I begged him to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I longed to talk to him again. It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian. I know now that maturity（成熟）doesn’t only mean growing up and taking on more responsibility. It also means holding on to your childhood and acting young sometimes.Ian has been with me since I was six years old holding him in my arms connects me to my past and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.25．Which of the following is not true according to the text?A．Bedtime used to be the writer’s favorite part of the day because of the stuffed monkey.B．Uncle Ian liked the stuffed monkey as much as the writer.C．The writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went.D．Years later the writer realized that it was not wrong to miss Monkey Ian.26．The writer loved Monkey Ian deeply because __________.A．he could understand her B．he was a fashionable monkeyC．he could talk with her D．he was her most honest listener 27．We can learn from the text that the writer believes ________.A．keeping stuffed animals is babyishB．maturity doesn’t mean growin g up and taking on more responsibilityC．one should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes even when he has grown up D．human beings should be kind to animals28．We can infer from the text that _________.A．the writer is still a teenager B．the writer is now a middle-aged woman C．Monkey Ian got angry for being left alone D．Uncle Ian has a monkey-like face(Keys BDCA)CGlobal Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, sayBarry Brown, it is a combination of the two.We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Barr y Brown: “And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’.”Mr. Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has something to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. Barry Brown: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is that they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it is going to the wrong place.”Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on d riving by placing cameras in people’s cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.” It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.Barry Brown says, “ to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS syste ms work together.”29．In Para. 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to ________.A．laugh at his stupid friendB．describe an example of human errorC．build up his own reputationD．prove the GPS system is only garbage30．Which of the following statement would Barry Brown be most likely to agree with?A．GPS units are to blame for the most GPS service failure.B．We should introduce higher standard for the driving licenseC．Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.D．Some shortcomings of GPS equipment are more likely to result in service failure. 31．According to Barry and Eric, which of the following is NOT among the areas of GPS systems that may confuse drivers?A．Wrong maps B．Out-dated mapsC．Difficult instructions D．Timing of GPS commands.32．What would be the best title for the text?A．Driving Confusions Can Be Caused By Small ScreenB．Driving with GPS Can Be DifficultC．Driving without GPS Should Be Much More ConvenientD．GPS Equipment In Driving: To Be Deserted Or Not(Keys BDCB)DIn the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life – changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes – Rahe test, you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress – it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events greatly affects your chances of staying healthy.By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness!” If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events.But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many –like the death of a loved one –are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription（处方）for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress wouldnever marry, have a child, take a new job or move.The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes we’re all sensitive and passive in the face of hardship. But what about human initiative (积极性) and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor (活力) than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental stress.33．The studies on stress in the early 1970’s led to .A．widespread concern over its harmful effectsB．great panic over the mental disorder it could causeC．an further research into stress – related illnessD．popular avoidance of stressful jobs34．Why is “such simplistic advice” in the third paragraph impossible to follow?A．No one can stay on the same job for long.B．No prescription is effective in relieving stress.C．People have to get married someday.D．You could be missing opportunities as well.35．We can infer from the passage people would become after experiencing stress.A．nervous when faced with difficultiesB．physically and mentally stressfulC．more skillful of dealing with hardshipD．unconcerned with what happens to them(Keys ADC)Being Left-handed in a Right-handed WorldThe world is designed for right-handed people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left? 36The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that left-handedness tends to run in families: it’s assumed that left-handedness has a genetic part to it. 37 In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many expertsbelieve that it’s kind of random.Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures. 38 In some areas, the left hand became known as the “unclean” hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God’s right side. God’s left hand, however, is the hand of judgement. V arious activities and experienc es become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey. 39 A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try to point with their right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite.40 People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.A．In other words, left-handers are born that way.B．Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.C．The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures varied.D．Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities? E．Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing? F．In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude. G．Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before. (DACFG)第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。