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湖南省长郡中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
湖南省长郡中学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10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0.5分，满分2.5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：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whyisthewomangoingtothepostoffice?
A.Tofindablock.B.Togetherlunch.C.Tosendaparcel.
2.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherweekend?
A.Pleased.B.Bored.C.Disappointed.
3.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?
A.Abike.B.Alock.C.Acamera.
4.Whichwayofinvitingguestsispopularnowaccordingtotheman?
A.Online.B.Bymail.C.Inperson.
5.Whatisthewomanmostconcernedabout?
A.Goingdowntown.
B.Buyinguniqueflowers.
C.Spendinglessmoney.
第二节（共15小题;每小题0.5分，满分7.5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。
听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanrecommend?
A.Buyingaone-weekpass.
B.Visitingmanymuseums.
C.Waitinginlineforairtickets.
7.Whatsurprisedthewoman?
A.Hestudiedarthistory.
B.Heworksinabank.
C.Heloveseconomics.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whichcitydidthemanflyinto?
A.Seattle.B.NewYork.C.Phoenix.
9.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheairline?
A.AngryBContentCAnxious
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.WhatwillthewomandoonSaturday?
A.Buyacar.B.Takeatest.C.Getaround.
11.Whydoesthemancongratulatethewoman?
A.Sheboughtanewcar.
B.Shegotanewjob.
C.Shepassedhertest.
12.Whatdoesthewomancaremostaboutthecar?
A.Itsprice.B.Itssafety.C.Itsappearance.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whereareprobablythespeakers?
A.Inapolicestation.
B.Inasupermarket.
C.Inanoffice.
14.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?
A.He’sabanker.B.He’salawyer.C.He’sapoliceman.
15.Whattypeofloandoesthemanwanttoget?
A.Ahomeloan.B.Aschoolloan.C.Abusinessloan.
16.Whenwillthewomancalltheman?
A.Bytheendofnextmonth.
B.Beforemeetinghisfamilymembers.
C.Aftertalkingwiththeseniorofficer.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whoisthespeakertalkingto?
AVisitorsBStudentsCTeachers
18.Howlongisthelibraryopenonweekends?
A.For4hours.B.For10hours.C.For12hours.
19.Whencanthelistenerscheckoutclassbookselectronically?
AImmediatelyB.Startinginthespring.C.Beforewinterbreak.
20.Whatdoesthespeakertalkaboutintheend?
A.Usingthereservationsystem.
B.Doingresearchinthelibrary.
C.Hiringsomeoneforajob.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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
Socialmediaisoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesintoday’sworld.AstudyconductedbytheUSPewResearchCentershowedthat92percentofteenagersgoonlinedaily.Thewidespreadofsocialmediahaschangednearlyallpartsofteenagers’lives.
•Changingrelationships
HighschoolstudentEllyCooperfromIllinoissaidsocialmediaoftenreducesface-to-facecommunication.“Itmakesin-personrelationshipsharderbecauseofpeople’sattentiongiventotheirphonesinsteadoftheirboyfriendsorgirlfriends,”Coopersaid.
Yet,somepeoplebelievesocialmediahasmadeiteasiertostartrelationshipswithanyonefromanywhere.BethKaplanfromIllinoismetherlong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia.HecurrentlylivesinScotland,butthey’restillabletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother.“IcanfeelclosetosomeonethatI’mtalkingtoviaFaceTime,”Kaplansaid.
•Wantingtobe“liked”
Theriseofsocialmediahaschangedthewayteenagersseethemselves.The19-year-oldEssenaO’NeillannouncedonthesocialnetworkingserviceInstagramthatshewasquittingsocialmediabecauseitmadeherunabletostopthinkingaboutappearingperfectonline.Negativecommentsalsocandogreatdamagetoateenager’sself-esteem.Teenagerswhogetnegativecommentscan’thelpbutfeelhurt.
•Openingnewdoors
However,ArminKorsos,astudentfromIllinois,takesadvantageofthecommentshereceivesoversocialmediatoimprovehisvideosonthesocialnetworkingsiteYouTube.“Socialmediacanhelppeopleshowthemselvesandtheirtalentstotheworldinawaythathasneverbeenpossiblebefore,”Korsossaid.
21.Whometthelong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia?
A.EllyCooper.B.BethKaplan.
C.EssenaO’Neill.D.ArminKorsos.
22.WhatdoesEssenaO’Neillthinkofsocialmedia?
A.Ithurtsherseriously.B.Itpromotesfriendship.
C.Itupsetshersometimes.D.Itdevelopsconfidence.
23.Whatisthetopicofthetext?
A.Teenagers’attitudetowardsocialmedia.
B.Socialmedia’sinfluenceonteenagers.
C.ArecentstudyconductedintheUS.
D.Newwaysofself-improvement.
B
Mygrandfatherdiedmorethantwenty-fiveyearsago.Iwasfifteenthen.Hewaskind,strong,fair,andveryfunny.WhenIwasayoungmusician,hewasmybiggestfan.Iplayedmyviolinforhimwhenhevisited,andhelovedeverything,buteachtimehehadonerequest.“CouldyouplayAmazingGrace%”heasked,fullofhopeandwithatwinkleinhiseye,becauseheknewmyanswerwasalways,“Idon’tknowthatone!
”Wewentthroughthisroutineateverymajorholiday,andIalwaysfiguredI’dhavetimetolearnitforhimlater.
AboutthetimeIenteredhighschoolandstartedguitar,Grandpagotcancer.ThelasttimeIsawhimalivewasThanksgivingweekendin1985.MymomwarnedusthatGrandpadidn’tlookthesameanymoreandthatweshouldprepareourselves.ForamomentIdidn’trecognizehim.Helookedsosmallamongallthewhitesheets.WehadallgatheredinOhiofortheholiday,andI’msureweallknewweweretheretosaygood-bye.IcanseenowthatGrandpaheldonlongenoughtoseeuseachonemoretime.IrememberhowweateinthediningroomandlaughedandtalkedwhileGrandparestedinhishospitalbed.Iwonderifitwassadforhimtobealonewithourvoicesandlaughter.KnowingGrandpa,hewasprobablycontent.
Thenextmorning,Ifoundmymomentalonewithhim.Ipulledoutmyguitar,tunedtohisappreciativegaze,andfinallyplayedforhimAmazingGrace.Ihadworkedonitforweeks,knowingitnevermatteredwhetherIactuallyplayeditwellandchoosingnottobelieveasIplayedthatitwasmylastconcertformybiggestfan.Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.Heheldmyhandafterward,andIknewIhaddonesomethingimportant.
Iarguedwithpeopleallthroughcollegeaboutmymusicmajor.Iwastoldbystrangersthatmusicwouldn’tmakemeanymoneyanditwasn’tusefullikebeingadoctor.ButIknowfirst-handthatwithmusicIwasabletogivemygrandpasomethingatapointwhennooneelsecould.
24.Atfirsttheauthordidn’tplayAmazingGraceforGrandpabecause.
A.shehadn’tlearnedityetB.shefounditdifficulttoplay
C.shedislikedplayingitD.hergrandfatherwasjustjoking
25.FromthelastsentenceinParagraph2wecaninferthatGrandpa.
A.treasuredlovefromfamilyB.wasusedtolivingalone
C.wastooweaktofeelanythingD.wasoptimisticabouthishealth
26.WhentheauthorfinallyplayedAmazingGraceforGrandpa,she.
A.madehimsmilejoyfully
B.knewshemustplayitwell
C.broughthimloveandcomfort
D.believedshecouldplayitmanytimesforhim
27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theauthorwas15whenshewrotethearticle.
B.Theauthorhasagreataffectionforhergrandfather.
C.Theauthorpreferstobeadoctorratherthanamusician.
D.Theauthorisconfidentthatmusicwillmakehermuchmoney.
C
Thereisnodoubte-commerceisgrowing,anditwillcontinuetogrow.However,physicalstoreswouldnotdieasaresultoftheriseofe-commerce,atleastnotinthenearfuture.Theideathate-commerceistakingoverphysicalstoreshasalreadymisguidedmanypeople.Physicalstoresarefarfromvanishing（消逝）,andtherearesomesolidreasonsforit.
Theprojectionsforonlinespendingisoptimisticwith150billionexpectedtobespentinthecomingthreeyears,yetwearealsoexpecting300billioninspendingatphysicalstoresinthesameduration.Doyoustillthinkthatphysical-storeshoppingistoosmalltosustain（支撑）thee-commerceblow?
Eventhoughconsumersarestayingawayfromphysicalstoresthatfollowolderconcepts,yetweareseeingtheriseoffreshconceptstoresallaroundtheUS.Weareseeinginnovativeandattractivesuccessstoriesofphysicalstores,rangingfromclothesstorestorestaurantstohealthspas.Itwouldbeeasytoassumethatthistrendwillcontinue.
Indeed,manyshoppingmallsaredying,yettherearestillsomeshoppingcentersthatareperformingwell.Youcanseethisforyourselfbyvisitingshoppingmallsnearyou.WhatIwanttoemphasizehereisthatnotallshoppingcentersaremadeequal,justlikenotalle-commerceretailers（零售商）aremadeequal.Bothshoppingmallsande-commercesitescanlosebusinessiftheyfailtomaintainproductivitythroughimprovementsandinnovations.Whenyouvisitshoppingcentersthatareseriousabouttheirbusiness,youwouldseetheirshopsandparkinglotspacked.
Ontheotherhand,evene-tailerslikeAmazonhaveexperimentedwithpop-upshoppingconcepts.Itisimportanttobearinmindthatconsumerspreferface-to-faceinteractionsinsteadofonlineinteractionsduringshopping,meaningthatphysicalstoresaregoingtostaythere.
Still,e-commerceretailersareseeingalloftheirexcitementdisappearastheysettlethesalestaxproblemassociatedwithe-tailing.Asof
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