安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校学年高二普通班下学期期末考试英语试题含答案.docx

1、安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校学年高二普通班下学期期末考试英语试题含答案育才学校2017-2018学年度第二学期期末考试高二(普通班)英语 命题人： 提示：满分150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分 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 does this conversation take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In a

2、library. C. In a restaurant.2. What causes the difference in prices of the two shirts?A. The color. B. The design. C. The material.3. What happened to one of the womans friends?A. She was fired. B. She was hired. C. She was ill.4. How much does the woman weigh now?A. 150 pounds B. 153 pounds. C. 163

3、 pounds.5. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Do some shopping. B. Get a haircut. C. Attend a party.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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段材料,回答第6至7题 6. What is the woman doing now?A

4、. Buying a present. B. Looking for a dog. C. Serving a customer. 7. What color is the womans dog?A. White. B. Black. C. Brown.听下面一段材料,回答第8至9题。 8. What is Professor Smiths lecture about?A. The energy problem. B. A new energy. C. Hot topics of society. 9. What does the woman think of the lecture?A. Du

5、ll. B. Ordinary. C. Interesting.听下面一段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Whats the woman doing?A. Traveling in the United States. B. Having a job interview. C. Applying for a visa.11. What will the woman have to do after signing?A. Fill in a form. B. Have her fingerprint taken. C. Go to the USA.12. What will be used t

6、o inform the woman if there is a problem?A. Telephone. B. Postcard. C. Airmail.听下面一段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Where has Jane been?A. Downstairs. B. Downtown. C. Home.14. What color is the new sofa?A. Brown. B. Blue. C. Yellow.15. What does the woman say about the old sofa?A. It is old-fashioned. B. Its too n

7、arrow to sleep there.C. It doesnt match their other furniture.16. What does the man think of the womans advice?A. Good. B. Ridiculous. C. Impractical.听下面一段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A. How to study better. B. How to make friends. C. How to exchange notes.18. Who is

8、 the speaker probably speaking to?A. Teachers. B. Parents. C. Students.19. What does the speaker object to?A. Teaching each other. B. Racing to solve problems. C. Studying alone.20. Whats the function of the tip?A. Helping make friends. B. Making study enjoyable. C. Making people happy.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两

9、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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAfter two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a conclusion on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at a few in his list.The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (1678)A story of a

10、 man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyans prose makes this an English classic. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translations. This world-famous novel is a complex l

11、iterature that one cannot resist. Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)A great work thats been repeatedly printed, Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in English. Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her

12、dishonorable family to marry a wealthy man she dislikes, in the book that Samuel Johnson described as “the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the human heart”.Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)Tom Jones is a classic English novel that gets the spirit of its age and whose characte

13、rs are well-known since they have come to represent the society at that time. Emma by Jane Austen (1816)Jane Austens Emma is her most outstanding work, mixing the best parts of her early books with a deep sense of feelings. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe (1838)Edg

14、ar Allan Poes only novel a classic adventure story with supernatural elements has fascinated and influenced generations of writers. 21. Which English book has got the most translations before the 20th century?A. Tom Jones. B. Gullivers Travels. C. Robinson Crusoe. D. Emma. 22. What does Samuel Johns

15、on think we can learn about from the book Clarissa?A. A love story. B. Quarrels in a family. C. The spirits of the time. D. The human heart. 23. What makes the characters in Tom Jones famous?A. Their representation of the society. B. Their different nationalities. C. Their typical spirits of the age

16、. D. Their classic lifestyles.BI felt like I had clicked my heels three times and come to a country away from home every morning as I walked through the doors at the Embassy of Australia in Washington. Musical Aussie accents and Aboriginal art exhibits made me wonder if I had entered without a visa.

17、 In fact I was a temporary employee, a public affairs unpaid intern(实习生)for three months during the summer in order to engage myself in the culture of the country where I planned to study the next spring. During the summer I read the Australian news every day. Working at the embassy allowed me to es

18、cape the US for six hours per day and learn about what was going on across the planet. After reading the daily Australian and US news I usually helped prepare a PowerPoint presentation for school kids who visited the embassy as part of a school activity. Depending on whether an embassy event was goi

19、ng on, I would attend weekly meetings to listen to planning and see what I could do to help. Usually there were smaller tasks to be done such as creating visitors guides. The most fantastic event in which I participated was the visit of the Australian Prime Minister. As the only American among count

20、less Australian media and staff, I felt comfortable and was kept busy taking pictures and recording doorstop interviews at famous sites such as the Capitol. As an intern, you will not be exposed to top-secret information, but you are on the inside when it comes to special events. Government work is

21、a useful addition to ones experience. As an embassy employee you will gain invaluable knowledge while spending your summer in a culturally diverse workplace. 24. What is the author talking about?A. Her foreign culture experience. B. Her trouble in finding a job. C. Her embassy internship. D. Her pre

22、paration for future employment. 25. Why was the author in the Embassy of Australia for three months?A. To apply for a visa. B. To record musical Aussie accents.C. To prepare to study in Australia. D. To appreciate Aboriginal art exhibits. 26. What was the author forbidden to do when the Australian P

23、rime Minister visited America?A. Record doorstop interviews. B. Stand among the Australian staff. C. Take pictures of special events. D. Know top-secret information.27. What can we infer about the authors daily routine at the Embassy?A. It is tiring. B. It is exciting. C. It is boring. D. It is rela

24、xing. CDespite being used by 1.34 billion people each year, traveling on the Tube in London can actually be quite lonely.One citizen, however, is trying to change this. “You get on the Tube and its completely silent and its weird,” says Jonathan Dunne, who has started a worldwide dialogue after givi

25、ng out badges( 徽章 ) with the words “Tube chat?” last month, encouraging passengers in London to get talking to one another. “I handed out 500 badges during rush hour in a city of 8 million, expecting most of them to be thrown away, but after about 24 hours it completely snowballed,” he says. Dunne a

26、nd his “Tube chat” campaign have since been reported by media across the world, seeing TV interviews in Sweden, Brazil and the UK, as well as countless websites, newspaper and magazine appearances.Although Dunne says hes received mostly positive feedback, not everyone agrees with his idea. Londoner

27、Brian Wilson responded with a campaign of his own, handing out 500 badges with the words “Dont even think about it” on them. Michael Robinson, 24, a student from London, agrees. “Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet some people get on their journeys to and from work. It doesnt need to be sp

28、oiled by people coming up and chatting to you,” he says.“People assume that I just walk up and talk to strangers, which I dont, but its been a great way to meet people you would never have normally spoken to,” Dunne says.So if you ever end up using public transport in the West, why not say hello to

29、the person next to you? Just make sure to check for a badge first.28. How did Dunne encourage London passengers to talk with each other?A. By offering passengers special badges. B. By advocating his idea on the media.C. By putting up posters on the tube. D. By starting a dialogue with passengers.29.

30、 How is Dunnes campaign getting along?A. It has become a worldwide campaign.B. It has caught international attention.C. Most passengers have refused to accept it.D. Wilson has made great efforts to promote it.30. According to Michael Robinson, what should tube passengers do?A. Enjoy the peace quietl

31、y. B. Walk up and talk to strangers.C. Stop using public transport. D. Hand in their feedback in time.31. What can be the best title for the text?A. Tube Passengers Wearing Badges B. Lonely Travel in the London TubeC. Silence on the Tube D. Tube Chat or Not DIn many developed countries, people who h

32、ave high degrees begin to work longer than those who dont. About 65% of American men aged 62-74 with a professional degree are in the workforce, compared with 32% of men who only finish high school. This gap is part of a deepening divide between the welleducated wealthy and the unskilled poor. Rapid technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the