陕西省城固县第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

1、陕西省城固县第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc2017届高二第一学期期末考试英 语 试 题第一卷（ 选择题；满分115分）第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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 woman dislike?A. Apples B. Oranges C.Bananas2. Whats the weather lik

2、e now?A. Fine B.Rainy C. Cloudy3.What do we know about the woman?A.She is nervous about the exam. B.She is looking for a good job.C.She did well in the exam.4. Where does this conversation take place?A.In a hospital. B. In a library C.In a company5. What can we know from the conversation?A.The man h

3、as good social skills.B.The man finds it difficult to get to know new people.C.The man lacks basic interpersonal skills. 第二节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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至7题。6. What are the two

4、speakers doing?A. Asking about a picnic. B. Having a picnic. C. Talking about a picnic.7. Why does John change his plan?A.Because he is on a business trip. B.Because his grandma is ill.C.Because he is ill in hospital.听第7段材料，回答第8至 10题.8.Whats the mans favourite sport?A.Table tennis B. Basketball C.Fo

5、otball9.What does the man want to learn?A. Playing volleyball B. Skating C. Playing golf10.What will the two speaks do this evening?A.Go to school. B.Go shopping C.Go skating听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Where are the two speakers now?A.At the womans home. B.At a conference. C.At a party 12. Where does Paul w

6、ork?A.In London. B.In Los Angeles C.In Oxford13.what will probably happen next?A.The woman will meet some new people. B.The woman will sit beside Kathy.C.The man will make a speech.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What does the man think of American food?A.Delicious. B.Terrible. C.Healthy.15.Why does the man gai

7、n weight?A. He eats lots of junk food. B. He often cooks by himself. C. His mother makes every meal for him.16.Why doesnt the man eat out in the restaurant?A.He has no money. B.He hates eating out. C.Hes too busy.17.Where does the man usually eat?A.In Chinese restaurants. B.In the school cafeteria.

8、C.In his own home.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.When did the speaker first meet Ann?A.At the end of the fifth grade. B.At the beginning of the sixth grade.C.In the middle of the sixth grade.19.Why did the other kids make fun of Ann?A.Because she behaved differently. B.Because she was not good at her studies.

9、C.Because she looked different.20.What happened in the end?A.The other kids helped Ann. B.The other kids still laughed at Ann. C.The other kids stopped making fun of Ann.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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.AIn 1947 a group of famous people from

10、the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music,dance and theater in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theater groups turned up un

11、invited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon,groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Sco

12、ttish capital each summer to perform theater by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the “Fringe”,once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theater,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And ye

13、t as early as 1959,with only 19 theater groups performing,some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,6

14、95 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.21. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he beginning? A. To bring Europe together again. B. To honor heroes of World War 11.C. To introduce young theater groups. D. To attract great

15、artists from Europe.22. Why did some uninvited theater groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?A. They owned a public house there. B. They came to take up a challenge.C. They thought they were also famous. D. They wanted to take part in the festival.23. Who joined the Fringe after it appeared?A. Popular wr

16、iters. B. University students.C.Artists from around the world. D. Performers of music and dance.24. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival_.A. has become a non-official event B. has gone beyond an art festivalC. gives shows all year round D. keeps growing rapidlyBShakespeares Birthplace

17、and Exhibition of Shakespeares World Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 andwhere he grew up .The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeares family until 1806 .The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world for over 250 years.

18、 Enter through the Visitors Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeares World，a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare. Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up. Discover examples of furniture and needlework fromShakespeares period. Enjoy the traditional E

19、nglish garden，planted with trees and flower mentioned in the poets works.The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map；nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes Walk).The House may present difficulties but the Visitors Centre，its exhibition,and the garden are accessi

20、ble (可进入的)to wheelchair users.The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace).25How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？A9.80 B12.00 C14.20 D16.4026Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeares Birthplace？ABehind the exhibition hall BOpposite the Visitors

21、 CentreCAt Windsor Street DNear the Coffee House27A wheelchair user may need help to enter Athe House Bthe garden Cthe Visitors Centre Dthe exhibition hallCScience cant explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chance

22、s of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pr

23、essure in people - half of them pet owners while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller cha

24、nge in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont judge.A study reported

25、last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without p

26、ets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didnt lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise o

27、verall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.28What does the text mainly discuss?APets value in medical research. BHow pets help people calm down.CPeoples opinions of keeping pets. DWhat pets bring to their owners.29We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better cha

28、nce of getting well if Ahe has a pet companion Bhe has less stress of workChe often does mental arithmetic Dhe is taken care of by his family30According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when doing stressful tasks?AThey have lower blood pressure. BThey become more patient.CThey

29、 are less nervous. DThey are in higher spirits.31The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that Apeople with dogs did more exerciseBdogs lost the same weight as people didCdogs liked exercise much more than people didDpeople without dogs found the program unhelpfulDDoctors are known to be

30、 terrible pilots. They dont listen because they already know it all. I was lucky: became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didnt realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weath

31、er, I learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather.

32、The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot .He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot - and my boss - so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my