1、- 1 -辽宁省实验中学、大连八中、大连二十四中、鞍山一中、东北育才学校 2017-2018 学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第一部分 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18
2、. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. Why cant the woman give the man direction?A. She is too weak to say so much.B. She is not familiar with the area.C. She is very much afraid.2. How much will the woman pay for then tickets?A. 18 dollars. B. 30 dollar. C. 24 dollars.3. What is the woman going to do this evening?A. G
3、o to dinner. B. Visit her sister. C. Go to the airport.4. What are they talking about?A. Driving in England.B. How to drive a car.C. Whether to have the right to drive a car in England.5. What will the girl probably do this weekend?A. Take a rest. B. Do her homework. C. Go to the concert.- 2 -第二节（共
4、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。请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6. How long will they have to wait before they can see Jack?A. Fifteen minutes. B. Twenty minutes. C. An hour.7. What are they
5、 going to do first?A. To go to have lunch with Jack.B. To make a telephone call to Jack.C. To go to a bookstore.8. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. At night.请听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. Whats the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Good fiends. B. Teache
6、r and student. C. Husband and wife.10. What important matter happened on the same day five years ago?A. Their marriage.B. That the woman was admitted to the university.C. The setting-up of their friendship.11. Where will they probably go first?A. A restaurant. B. A bank. C. A film studio.请听第 8 段材料，回
7、答第 12 至 14 题。12. Whats the mother afraid of in the morning?A. She is afraid that breakfast wont be ready in time.B. She is afraid that her son will be late.C. She is afraid that her son wont have enough time to prepare his breakfast.13. When will the following is true according to the dialogue?- 3 -
8、A. At 9 oclock. B. At 10 oclock. C. At 11 oclock.14. Which of the following is true according to the dialogue?A. The boy sometimes goes to school without breakfast.B. The boy usually has a big breakfast every other day.C. The boy has his breakfast at school.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. What is the wea
9、ther like?A. It is windy and warm. B. It is windy and cold. C. Its sunny and cool.16. What is the native language of the woman?A. German. B. English. C. We dont know.17. Whats the man going to Portugal for?A. For holidays. B. For work. C. To see a friend of his.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What can
10、we conclude about the professor?A. She is very strict. B. She doesnt like her students. C. Shes new in college.19. Why did so many students fail in this course last term?A. They didnt like the teacher.B. They didnt follow the teachers rules.C. They didnt know how to take notes.20. When id the profes
11、sor in the office?A. Tuesdays. B. Wednesdays. C. Fridays.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- 4 -Philadelphia offers a ton of attractions that are suitable for people of every age and here are some familyfriendly attractions.Spruce Str
12、eet Harbor ParkSpruce Street Harbor Park, one of the best urban beaches in America, is an outdoor heaven on the Delaware River waterfront. Visitors can relax in a hammock, play on the playgrounds, and play games like table tennis and giant chess. Dont miss out on the park at night, when colorful LED
13、 lights hanging from treetops make the entire area bright.Blue Cross RiverRinkOffering ice skating in the winter and roller skating in the summer, Blue Cross RiverRink creates a fun, outdoor experience for the whole family. Visitors can play on the nine-hole mini-golf course during the summer, and e
14、njoy eats and drinks from the on-site（现场的）bar and restaurant all year round.Sesame PlaceBig Bird, Elmo and the other stars of Sesame Street come out and play at Sesame Place, the only theme park in the nation starring the popular TV shows most lovable characters. A water park, interactive activities
15、, parades, fireworks and shows add to the fun.Once Upon a Nation Storytelling BenchesOn summer days, uniformed and professional storytellers at 13 storytelling benches throughout Philadelphias Historic entertain visitors with true, free, three-to-five minute tales about the colonial（殖民的）era as part
16、of Once Upon a Nation. Children can pick up a Story Flag at any storytelling bench, and then collect a star from every storyteller on their journeys. Flags with all the stars can get free rides on the Parx Liberty Carousel at Franklin Square.21. Who would most probably go to Spruce Street Harbor Par
17、k?A. People who are fond of colorful lights.B. People who want to have a relaxing day.C. People who have a preference for skating.D. People who are interested in water activities.- 5 -22. Which place would fans of Big Bird be interested in?A. Sesame Place.B. Blue Cross RiverRink.C. The Parx Liberty
18、Carousel.D. Spruce Street Harbor Park.23. What can we know about Philadelphia Storytelling Benches?A. It can be visited all year round.C. It is available at a small charge.C. It is educational for children.D. It is aimed at serving the public.BOne February afternoon, Jesus Delgado was on break behin
19、d T2 Tacos, where he works as a cook, when he heard a commotion（骚动） . He ran to the front of the Los Angeles Taco stand and saw a man and a woman arguing. She was screaming for help and had two young boys at her side. All of a sudden, the man hit her in the mouth, seized the smaller boy, and ran dow
20、n the street.“II followed my judgment and chased him.” Jesus, 35, told the Argonaut newspaper. The older boy ran in the other direction to get help. A group of teenagers who had witnessed the attack assisted the woman, Lauren Kornacki, and called 911. She told them that she was the boys babysitter.W
21、ithin a few blocks, Jesus caught up to the man, Andron Gazarov, 33. They fought, and Jesus wrestled（抢夺）the young boy from Gazarovs arms. Gazarov threw himself onto the sidewalk. “He was yelling at me that the kid didnt belong to me. I was telling him the kid didnt belong to him,” Jesus told the Argo
22、naut.Minutes later, Los Angeles police officers arrived and arrested Gazarov, who was charged with kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, and attack. He faces up to 12 years in prison, if convicted（定罪）. The kids, Brendan OBrien, went to the Taco stand to thank Jesus for his actions. He also started an on
23、line fund to help Jesus pay the medical expenses for his special-needs daughter. By Max, more - 6 -than $27,000 had been raised.24. Why were the man and the woman arguing at the Los Angeles Taco stand?A. The womans scream annoyed the man.B. The man was trying to take away a boy from the woman.C. The
24、 mans break was disturbed by the woman with two children.D. The woman was hit by the man in the mouth.25. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. Gazarov has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.B. Not both kids were harmed, but frightened.C. The boys parents went to thank Jesus for his
25、 brave actions.D. Many people offered support to Jesus Delgados daughter in need.26. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. The Cook, Who Ran after and Caught a KidnapperB. Los Angeles, a City with Warm-hearted CitizensC. Cooperation, the Key to Solving Tough ProblemsD. T2 taco
26、s, a Dangerous Place for Kids27. The following have helped to save the younger boy EXCEPT _.A. Jesus DelgadoB. Lauren KornackiC. Tom ObrienD. Brendan ObrienCThe new high speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur self-governing region, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, ha
27、s cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours.The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for the Spring Festival. “For the first time, I feel home is not that far away after all.” said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a high speed train in Urumqi with six members of his
28、family.The 35 year old left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang - 7 -eight years ago, and he has now settled in Urumqi.The 1,776 km line, which passes through Qinghai province and is the countrys first high speed railway built in a high altitude region, came into service on Dec 26.“We
29、 normally drive home for the Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family during the peak season,” Liang Shaofu said. “Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes, so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip.”M
30、ore than 600,000 passengers traveled on the line during its first month, and the Urumqi Railway Bureau said that the introduction of high speed services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season.The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiangs development.
31、All the passenger trains will gradually shift to the new link, leaving the old ones to be used for goods. As a result, Xinjiangs annual goods ability can reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 million.The line passes through areas with experience high winds and it also crosses parts of th
32、e deserted Qinghai Tibet Plateau and the bone dry sands of the Gobi Desert.The project could help China to promote its high speed railway technology abroad, said Ma Xizhang, director of the Lanzhou Xinjiang railway projects management department in Xinjiang.28. How long did it take to go from Urumqi
33、 to Lanzhou by the usual train before?A. about 12 hours. B. About 6 hours. C. About 18 hours.D. About 24 hours.29. Whats the main advantage of the new high speed railway?A. It takes more time to go to Urumqi to LanzhouB. It helps to improve Xinjiangs developmentC. All the people in Lanzhou can retur
34、n home on festivalsD. It will be more convenient for people all over the country to Xinjiang.30. From the passage we can learn _.- 8 -A. Xinjiangs annual goods ability can increase nearly four timesB. the high speed railway lines cant be built across the bone dry sandsC. the new railway technology m
35、ay help more railway lines to be built abroadD. the old railway lines can only carry goods now31. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Taking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to LanzhouB. The new high speed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods.C.
36、 The new high speed railway line is good for all people to go home.D. Businessmen seldom went home for the Spring Festival before.DWhy do people feel so rushed? Part of this is a perception（认知）problem. Generally, people in rich countries have more free time then they used to. This is particularly tr
37、ue in Europe, and even in America free times has been inching up. Womens paid work has risen a lot over this period, but their time in unpaid work, like cooking and cleaning, has fallen even more significantly, thanks in part to dishwashers, washing machines and microwaves, and also to the fact that
38、 man shift themselves a little more around the house than they used to.The problem is less how much time people have than how they see it. Since a clock was first used at a workplace to record labor hours in the 18th century, time has been understood in relation to money. Once hours are financially
39、quantified（量化）, people worry more about wasting, but tend to save or use them more profitably. When economies grow and incomes rise, everyones time becomes more valuable. And the more valuable something becomes, the rarer it seems.Once seeing their time in terms of money, people often grow stingy wi
40、th the former to maximize the latter. Workers who are paid by the hour volunteer less of their time and ten to feel more upset when they are not working.The relationship between time, money and anxiety is something Gary Becker noticed in Americas post-war boom years. “If anything, time is used more
41、carefully today than a century ago,” he noted in 1965. He found that when - 9 -people are paid more to work, they tend to work longer hours, because working becomes a more profitable use of time. So the rising value of work time puts pressure on all time. Leisure time starts to seem more stressful,
42、as people are forced to use it wisely or not at all.32. Womens time in unpaid work has fallen partly because _.A. mens ability to support a family has been improvedB. mens involvement in housework has increasedC. womens leisure time was taken up by heavy houseworkD. women become more skilled at hous
43、ehold equipment33. What can we learn from the second paragraph?A. Labor hours were recorded with a clockB. People havent realized the value of timeC. More work hours bring in more moneyD. The rise of incomes makes time less valuable34. Which of the following can best replace the underlined phrase “g
44、row stingy with”?A. refuse to delay B. intend to wasteC. try to accumulate D. hesitate to spend35. According to Gary Becker, what causes people to feel anxious about time?A. The wrong way of time being spent.B. Peoples willingness to work hard.C. The increasing value of work time.D. More and more le
45、isure time.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。Always wanted to appear in the moviebut dont want a major role? A movie producer is looking for extras!What are extra?36 . Notice the people in the background of the action? The crowds at a - 10 -concert, or the people on
46、 the sidewalk? These are the extras.Do I have to say anything?Probably not. 37 Does it matter what I look like?Extras are usually meant to be the ordinary people in the movie, so the more ordinary you look, the better.Will I meet any stars?38 - but only from a distance, even the camera crews arent a
47、llowed to make eye contact with actors during a shoot（拍摄）.Do I need experience?No. You need to be able to respond to the directors instructions such as “Now walk toward the bus.” 39 Obviously skills like horseback riding, ice skating and dancing will help you get a walk-on part. Thats where you actu
48、ally play in a scene instead of just being part of a crowd.Whats typical day like on location?Cold, long and boring. Bring snacks and thermal underwear（保暖内衣）, and something to read. 40 But it can be fun! After all, how many other jobs can you think of where you get paid for not doing any work?Call (
49、010)8001-7271 now for an application form.A. You will see them.B. Stars are often accompanied by guards.C. Watch any movie.D. Be prepared to be shouted at a lot.E. If you can do that you will be good enough to be an extra.F. Never waste any time in finding one.G. Thats what we have professional actors for.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，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。- 11 -My parents always made extra Christmas specials for my sisters and me. Of cours
