湖北省襄阳市2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

本试卷第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至9页，第II卷10至12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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. How does the woman feel towards the concert? A. Disappointed. B. Interested. C. Excited. 2. What does the woman think is most important? A. The courses. B. The equipment. C. The teachers. 3. What do you know about the man? A. He likes to help others. B. He is a doctor. C. He is sick in hospital. 4. Where did this conversation most probably take place? A. In the library. B. In the bookstore. C. In the post-office. 5. What do you think of the man’s cat? A. It is clever. B. It is foolish. C. It is the same as other cats. 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. How far is it from the girl’s house to the school? A. 6 kilometers. B. About 5 to 6 kilometers. C. 5 milometers. 7. When does the girl probably get home from school on Friday? A. Between 1:00 and 2:00. B. Between 2:00 and 3:00. C. Between 3:00 and 4:00. 8. Where do they eat lunch? A. In the dining room. B. In the restaurant. C. In the classroom. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Good friends. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student. 10. What did the boy often do at school? A. He was often late for school. B. He often fell asleep in class. C. He often stayed after class. 11. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The boy prefers to go out and work. B. The boy has neither much interest in school nor in work. C. The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. How many days will the man and woman be free from work? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 13. What are they going to do in New York? A. To play games. B. To see a famous film. C. To visit museums, parks and anywhere they like. 14. Who is going to drive? A. The man. B. The woman. C. Both of them. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What does the man intend to do? A. Organize a group. B. Change his job. C. Be a volunteer. 16. What is the man? A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A doctor. 17. What can the man get from the job? A. High pay. B. College credits. C. Practical experience. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the speaker doing? A. Organizing a competition. B. Reporting from Cincinnati. C. Leaving a voice message. 19. Who won the competition? A. Allan Kninte. B. Alice Clarke. C. Alex Baker. 20. What can we infer from Alex’s words? A. He had a big stomach. B. He didn’t believe his wife. C. He wouldn’t have anything for supper. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Recent years, some new words have established themselves in the English language, and are part of the current, active vocabulary of America, and that is why Merriam-Webster recently added more than 250 new words to its online dictionary, covering changes in fields from lifestyle to politics and from business to technology. Let’s take a look at three of the dictionary’s new entries. Froyo While ice cream has been around for more than 100 years, froyo – or frozen yogurt – is fairly new. Even though it was first invented back in the 1970s, it only started to gain popularity recently, which is why the shorter version “froyo” is entering people’s daily vocabulary. Compared to ice cream, the main selling point of froyo is that it’s healthier. It takes away people’s guilt while still allowing them to have the satisfaction of eating something sweet at the end of a meal. Word salad It was first used to refer to a series of words said by people with mental illness. Just like the vegetables in a salad bowl, each word makes perfect sense by itself, but when put together, they become hard to understand. “Dogs moon purple monkey dishwasher”, for example. Now the phrase is more often used to refer to the words of a politician, although this refers to the speaker’s logic rather than their mental state. US President Donald Trump’s interviews are often referred to as word salad. Troll The original meaning of “troll” is a fictional creature that is huge, ugly and angry and lives in places like caves. Now it’s also used to refer to the kind of Internet user who deliberately posts offensive comments to hurt other people. Other phrases and usage have also been invented from “troll”, including “Internet trolling” – the act of posting unfriendly remarks online, and “being trolled” –which means to fall victim to a troll. 21. Why is froyo popular with people recently? A. It is a new form of ice cream. B. It serves as a healthier dessert. C. It is much tastier than ice cream. D. It provides a sense of satisfaction. 22. What does word salad mainly refer to now? A. A recipe for vegetable salad. B. Words without making any sense. C. Illogical words by a politician. D. Words by mentally disturbed people. 23. What is the purpose of the text? A. To show the necessity of learning new words. B. To present recent changes in English language. C. To explain why new words are added to dictionary. D. To introduce some new entries of Merriam-Webster. B If you’ve ever visited London, it’s likely that you’ve heard the loud chimes（鸣响）of Big Ben, the 157-year-old clock bell of the UK’s Houses of Parliament（议会）. But on Aug 21, the world’s most famous bell fell silent. This is because the Palace of Westminster’s Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, needs to be repaired. The workers who’ll carry out the repairs don’t want their ears to be damaged by the sounds of the huge bell, reported BBC News. Big Ben won’t ring again regularly until 2021. There’s been quite an emotional response to the move. Several members of parliament gathered in front of the Houses of Parliament to hear the bell’s last regular chime for four years. A