河北省石家庄市师大附中田家炳中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

河北省石家庄市师大附中田家炳中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分听力（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 are the speakers going to meet?A. In a cafe.B. In the station.C. At the post office.2. Who was the last one to show up?A. Mary.B. Daniel.C. Ann.3. What does Miss Green think of Tom?A. Stupid.B. Naughty.C. Lazy4. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Give her a lift.B. Carry the ladder for herC. Clean the windows.5. What will the speakers do probably?A. Go for a bike ride.B. Run around the park.C. Borrow another bike.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. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Walking to school.B. Studying in a classroom.C. Exercising in a gym.7. What does Charles look like?A. He has big eyes and brown hair.B. He has small eyes but big ears.C. He has a big nose but small eyes.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What kind of tickets can be bought?A. Standing tickets on August 29.B. Standing tickets on August 30.C. Tickets for scats on August 30.9. How will the speakers go to Beijing?A. By car.B. By train.C. By air.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What’s the relationship between Grace and Teresa?A. RoommatesB. Colleagues.C. Sisters.11. Why did the woman come to London?A. To travel.B. To work.C. To visit friends.12. Where are the speakers?A. In a class.B. At a meeting.C. At a party.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What happened in Pullman’s life in 1954?A. His father died in a plane crash.B. His father became a pilot.C. His mother remarried.14. What did Pullman decide to do after he moved to Australia?A. Travel around the world.B. Publish novels about Superman.C. Write fantasy novels when he grew up.15. What was Pullman’s university life l ike?A. He was a top student.B. He never took part in activities.C. He didn’t like the English course.16. When was Pullman’s first novel published?A. In 1972.B. In 1986.C. In 1993.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did the extreme heat wave strike Greenland in 2012?A. In August.B. In July.C. In June.18. What happened at one scientific research station?A. Flags fell over.B. The ice runway broke.C. Supply planes crashed19. How much of the island’s surface ice melted for a short time this summer?A. 79 percent.B. 90 percent.C. 97 percent.20. What is Marco Tedesco worried about?C A. Greenland may lose its ice forever.B. Melts may occur in other seasons.C, Greenland may become greener.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。

ACertain activities can be good or bad for our brains, so let’s see which of the seven habits you should carry on doing or give up.Sitting stillWhen we sit for long periods (more than three hours), our inactivity decreases the blood flow to the brain and the oxygen supply. This decreases brain activity in the part of the brain we use for thinking, organizing and decision-making.Action: Relax the brain by getting up to stretch and move around every 30 minutes.Staying curiousLearning new skills leads to better understanding - the brain’s ability to form new connections between existing neurons（神经元）.Action: Why not take up a musical instrument or an evening class?Fast foodThe quickest way to jam our brains is to fill our bodies with fast food. Too much salt leads tomore brain illnesses.Action: Eat fresh and green food as much as you can.High-quality sleepStudies have shown being deprived（剥夺）of sleep for 24 hour decreases memory and concentration. But regular, restful sleep improves memory.Action: Try and go to bed before midnight and aim for 7-8 hours’ sleep.Being overweightObesity does great harm to the brain and is also a risk factor for cognitive（认知的）decline.Action; Try to lose some weight if you are too fatDrinking alcohol regularlyRegular drinking lowers the levels of serotonin (血清素) in your brain and can make you depressed.Action: Many medical experts recommend taking regular days off from drinking to ensure you don’t feel sad and don’t become addicted.21. Which of the following should we do if we want to keep our brains healthy?A. Take exercise every 3 hours.B. Learn to play the guitar.C. Only cat fresh and green food.D. Drink too much.22. What does the underlined word “depressed” in the last section mean?A. Excited.B. Sad.C. Clam.D. Determined.23. What will the author talk about next?A. The best exercise for brains.B. Important habits in our daily life.C. The importance to keep the brain healthy.D. The seventh habit that may influence your brain.BDear God,Now that I am no longer young. I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully thanked their mothers until it was too late to tell them.I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her devotion more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person the is. It’s sad that I am unable to say these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler（学步儿童）, for understanding a moody teenager, and for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For wailing for the day when the daughter realizes what her mother really is?How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice when asked or remaining silent when it is needed? For not saying “I told you so.” when she could have voiced these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself－loving, thoughtful, patient and forgiving?I don’t know how to thank her, dear God, except to bless her and live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.24. We can infer from the passage that the author is .A. reserved and romanticB. cold and practicalC. stubborn but responsibleD. talkative and realistic25. Compared with her friends, the author feels lucky because .A. she has her own lovely sons and daughtersB. she is excellent in bringing up her own childrenC. it is too late to say thanks to her mother in her presenceD. she still has the chance to express her appreciation to her mother26. We can know from Paragraph4 that .A. mothers should offer advice rather than blameB. the sentence “I told you so.” can be repealed if necessaryC. the author is very thankful to her mother for her educationD. mothers can instruct their children whenever they want to27. The authors mother has all the following fine qualities except .A. devotionB. forgivenessC. considerationD. self-preservationCOn Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two proposals to improve food safety. The regulations are a response to a series of recent foodborne illnesses. The FDA hopes these new rules will prevent problems of food in the earliest period of production, before the contaminated（受污染的）food causes consumers to get sick.Over the past decade, foodborne illnesses have caused many people to get sick. Food like spinach（菠菜）, ground beef and cantaloupes（甜瓜）has been sent back to producers, because it is bound to contain germs and bacteria that cause illnesses.Among the most common problems are dangerous bacteria that cause stomach pains and food poisoning. Often these illnesses occur when food is undercooked or improperly prepared. While not all illnesses are reported, the FDA estimates that nearly 130,000 Americans a year are hospitalized for food-related problems.The two new rules proposed by the FDA are called Preventive Controls for Human Food and Standards for Produce Safety. Each rule is described in detail on the FDA’s website. Readers can submit comments, which the FDA will use as feedback to mike future adjustments to the proposals.The first rule demands manufacturers should have formal plans for preventing contamination and for fixing problems when contamination occurs. This regulation is applied to food produced in the US and overseas.The second rule k specific to food that is eaten raw. It requires strict standards of growing harvesting, and packing fruit and vegetables. Workers must make sure the materials used in soil are safe and free of contamination.The FDA believes these new rules will not just improve Americans’ health but also make a positive economic impact. The regulations can lead to major savings in medical costs for people who get sick because of the contamination food.If manufacturers are able to fix problems at source, they will prevent future issuer However, putting the proposals into action will lake lime and money.28. Why are the two proposals released by the FDA?A. To make sure food is safe.B. To increase the variety of food.C. To raise people’s health awareness.D. To prevent disease from s|>reading.29. Which way will you use to express your opinions about the two rules?A. E-mail the FDA.B. Call the FDA office.C. Visit the FDA website.D. Write a letter to the FDA.30. Who are the two new rules proposed by the FDA intended for?A. Food suppliers.B. Food manufacturers.C. Consumer.D. Food processors.31. What can you learn from the last two paragraphs?A. More people will buy vegetables.B. Fewer patients will go to hospital for eating contamination food.C. Patients will spend more money on medical care.D. The regulations are expected to come into effect soon.DA psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to the audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smi le on her face, she inquired. “How heavy is this glass of water?”Different answers are called out from the audience.She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”She continued. “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happen. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt you. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed and be incapable（无能力的）of doing anything.”It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night.Remember to put the glass down!”Comments:Aye Chan Aung－February 27, 2017 at 11:37amShort but valuable! It clearly teaches me how to deal with stresses.Nelson Malicdem－February 28, 2017 at 8:23 pmWow! Thank the author and the one who submitted the article. I am experiencing a challenge when I read this. It gives me peace. What exactly is in the article is what I am doing. My burden actually paralyzes me without my knowing it. I put down the glass of water that I am holding. Thank you so much!32. How did the psychologist give a lesson?A. By asking a surprising question.B. By giving proper examples.C. By imaginings situation.D. By making a comparison.33. What is the best way of stress management according to the passage?A. Put all burdens down in the morning.B. Forget unhappy experiences.C. Avoid thinking about worries long.D. Avoid conflicts with others.34. From the two comments, we can know that .A. Aye Chan Aung complains the story is too shortB. Nelson Malicdem thinks the story is meaningfulC. Aye Chan Aung is suffering from great stressesD. Nelson Malicdem expresses his thanks to the psychologist35. Where can we most probably read this passage?A. On a health website.B. In a book for the old.C. In a magazine for teenagers.D. In a textbook about mental health. 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，选项中有两项为多余选项。