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贵州省铜仁市西片区高中教育联盟学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案
铜仁市西片区高中教育联盟2017---2018学年度第二学期期末考试
高二年级英语试卷
（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.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodotomorrow?
A.PlaybaseballwithJoe.B.Studyfortheexam.C.Watchagame.
2.Whosebirthdayisittoday?
A.Mike’s.B.Holly’s.C.Andrew’s.
3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shewantstokeeponevideountiltomorrow.
B.Shehasn’ttakenthevideoswithher.
C.Shewillreturnallthevideostomorrow.
4.Whendidthemanarrive?
A.OnSeptember2nd.B.OnSeptember5th.C.OnSeptember7th.
5.Whatistheman’ssuggestion?
A.Havingthecomputerrepaired.
B.Usinghiscomputerlater.
C.Goingtothecomputerlab.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面五段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、BC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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Whatisthewomaninterestedin?
A.Followingthefashion.
B.Playingvideogames.
C.Travelingwithherfriends.
7.Wheredoesthemanliketogoforrelaxation?
A.Theshoppingmall.B.Therestaurant.C.Theseaside.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.WhatmadethewomanmovetoPortugal?
A.Hermother’sdeath.B.Herdaughter’seducation.C.Herjob.
9.Whatishappinessinthewoman’seyes?
A.Togainfame.B.Tobeherself.C.Tobecomerich.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Whatisthewomanprobably?
A.Astudent.B.Asaleswoman.C.Atrainingmanager.
11.Whenarethenewemployeesrequiredtostart?
A.Withinoneweek.B.Withintwoweeks.C.Withinonemonth.
12.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?
A.Receiveinductiontraining.
B.Replytothemansoon.
C.Workinthecompany.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.WhatdidthewomandoinThailand?
A.Shetriedzip-lining.B.Shewentcamping.C.Sherodeelephants.
14.Howlongdidthehikelast?
A.Aboutoneday.B.Abouttwodays.C.Aboutthreedays.
15.Whichcountrywasthewoman’ssecondstop?
A.Laos.B.Vietnam.C.Myanmar.
16.WheredidthewomanstayinLaos?
A.Inacityhotel.B.Inabigtreehouse.C.Inacommunityinthehills.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Whatdoesthecenteraimtodo?
A.Encouragepeopletoliveahealthylife.
B.Provideacolorfullifefortheretiredpeople.
C.Offerarelaxingplaceforsickpeopletrecover.
18.Whatadvicedoesthespeakergiveaboutexercising?
A.Exercisingasplanned.
B.Tryingallkindsofexercise.
C.Doingexerciseafterlunchtime.
19.Whatentertainmentdoesthecenteroffer?
A.WatchingTV.B.Holdingparties.C.Relaxinginthegarden.
20.Howcanthemembershavenewspaperssenttotheirrooms?
A.Payingalittlebookingfee.
B.Contactingthepeopleatreception.
C.Informingthelibraryoftheirdemands.
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。
A
Therearealwaysbeensomeheateddebateswhenitcomestomedicalcloning.Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardsthetopic,someinfavorofitwhilesomestronglyagainstit.
PeterSmith:
“Isuggestthatmedicalcloningisveryimportantforcuringseriousillnessesthatatpresenthavenocure;forexample,toreplacenervecells（神经细胞）insomeonewhohassufferedastroke（中风）.Mostprofitably,medicalcloningcanbeusedtohelpwithdiseasesthatgraduallycausepeopletolosetheirabilitytomoveortothink（suchasParkinson’sDisease）.Withthehelpofspecialcloningtechniques,suchpeoplecanberestoredtoperfecthealthandbeabletoliveanormallifeagain.Thisisawonderfulthingforhumanbeingsbecauseitimprovesourqualityoflife.Aswecansee,thebenefitsareveryobvious.”
LouisArmstrong:
“Medicalcloningisfarmorecomplicatedthanwhatsomepeopleclaimtobe.Firstofall,wheredothesestemcells（干细胞）comefrom?
Well,fromhumancellsofcourse.Ifyoubelievethathumanlifecomesintoexistenceassoonasthecellsbegintogrow,thenthepracticeofremovinganembryo（胚胎）killsit.Thisembryo,ifitwasallowedtocontinuetogrowanddevelop,wouldeventuallybecomeanotherhumanbeing.Sobyusingstemcellstosaveoneperson,weareactuallykillinganother.Isitmorallyjustified（正当的）?
IfeelthattheanswermustbeNO.Nottomentiontheuncertainriskanddanger.”
Indeed,atthemomentmedicalcloningresearchisaverynewscience.Ithasbeenprovedsuccessfulincloningsomeanimals----butnotall.Therestillexistalotofunsolvedproblemsinanimalcloning.Andtheproblemsforhumancloningwillbeevenmoreseriousasnohumanhasyetbeencloned.Itismuchmorereasonablethatwemustbecautiousaboutmedicalcloninguntilalltheseproblemsaresettled.
21.WhatisLouisArmstrong’sattitudetomedicalcloning?
A.Optimistic.B.Indifferent.C.Opposed.D.Unclear.
22.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Theauthorsupportstheideathatweshouldcarryoutmedicalcloningimmediately.
B.TheauthortendstobeagainstLouisArmstrong’spointofview.
C.Theauthordisagreesthatthereshouldbemedicalcloning.
D.TheauthorcriticizesbothPeter’sandLouis’sidea.
23.HowdoesmedicalcloningbenefithumanbeingsasfarasPeterSmithisconcerned?
A.MedicalcloningcancureallkindsofillnessesincludingParkinson’sDisease.
B.Medicalcloningcanpreventpeoplefromgettingdiseases.
C.Medicalcloningcanmakehumanbeingsperfectandhealthy.
D.Medicalcloningcanhelppeoplewithsomeseriousdiseasestorestorehealth.
B
In1452oneofthegreatestpaintersandinventors,LeonardodaVinci,wasborn.HisfamilywasverypoorandhegrewupintheItaliancountryside.ButhisdrawingabilityallowedhimtostudyunderthefamouspainterfromFlorence,calledVerrocchio.Leonardograduallylearnedtheskillsneededtobeagreatartistandbythe1480shehadbeguntoproducepaintingsofhisown.Unfortunately,atthistimepaintingdidnotalwaysprovideasteadyincome,sotheyoungLeonardodevelopedhisdrawingskillstoearnmoneyinotherways.Helearnedtodesignwhateverhisemployerwanted:
cities,canals,bridgesorweapons.
Leonardobecameinterestedinmachineswhenhewasaboy.Someofhisearlydrawingsshowedclearlyhowvariousmachinepartsworked.WhilehewasstudyingunderVerrocchio,Leonardoobservedandusedavarietyofmachines.Bystudyinganddrawingthem,Leonardogainedknowledgeabouttheirdesignandstructure.ArtistsinLeonardo’stimeknewhowtobuildandrepairmanyfamiliarkindsofmachines,butnobodyseemedtohavethoughtaboutinventingnewones.
However,Leonardowasdifferent.Hedevelopedanewattitudetowardsmachines.Herealizedthatbyunderstandinghoweachseparatemachineworked,hecouldimprovethemandcombinethemindifferentwaystoimproveexistingmachines.Inthiswayhebegantodesignmachinesnoonehadeverseenbefore.Hesetouttowritethefirstsystematicexplanationofhowmachinesworkandhowthepartsofamachinearecombinedinthewhole.Hisdrawingskillsenabledhimtoproducecleardrawingsofhismechanicalideaseasily.Evenmorethanfivehundredyearslater,manyofhisdesignscanstillbeusedtocreateperfectworkingmachines.
Forhim,themostinterestingpartwastheuseofmechanicalgears（齿轮）.Basedonthegear,hecameupwithnumerousdesigns,includingthebicycle,ahelicopter,an“automobile”andsomeweaponsofcourse.
WhilemakinginventionsLeonardowasalsopainting.Oneofthosewhoknewhimbestrecognizedhisspecialabilitiesanddescribedhiminthosewords:
“Themostwonderfulgiftsseemtobegiventocertainhumanbeings.Sometimes,marvellously（不可思议地）,theycanbefoundinoneindividual...ThiswasseenandacknowledgedbyallmeninthecaseofLeonardodaVinci,whodemonstrated...aspecialgraceineverythinghedid.Histalentwassorarethathemasteredanysubjecttowhichheturnedhisattention...Hemighthavebeenascientistifhehadnotbeensoskilledinotherareas.”
Today,wethinkofLeonardodaVinciasoneofthegreatestpainters,butifhehadneverbeenapainter,wewouldstillappreciatehimasoneofthegreatestinventorsofhistime.
24.LeonardocouldlearnpaintingunderVerrocchiobecauseof_____________.
A.hisrichfamilyB.hisinterestinmachines
C.hisdrawingskillsD.hispaintingability
25.WhenLeonardowasaboy,he_______________.
A.showednointerestinmachines
B.livedwithVerrocchioinFlorence
C.earnedmuchmoneythroughpainting
D.ledalifewithterriblepoverty
26.AccordingtotheunderlineddescriptionaboutLeonardo,wecansaythat________.
A.Leonardobecameascientistatlast
B.Leonardo’sinventionswerenotsogoodashispaintings.
C.Leonardowasamanoftalent
D.Leonardowasregardedasascientistaswellasanartist.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.LeonardodaVinci:
morethanapainter
B.LeonardodaVinci:
oneofthegreatestinventors
C.LeonardodaVinci:
agreatpainterofhistime
D.LeonardodaVinci:
designerandcreatorofmachines
C
Collectingandwritingnewsislikeresearchinginhistory:
thebestinformationcomesfromthosewhowerethereatthetime.SoifwewanttostudythehistoryofChinainthesixthcenturyAD,welookatthewritingsofthepeoplewholivedthen.Theyarecalledtheprimarysourcesbecausetheytelluswhatitwasliketolivethen.Peopleatamuchlaterdatewhowriteaboutthesameeventsarecalledsecondarysources.Forexample,whenwereadabouttheoriginalwritingsofJiaSixieonagriculture,wearereadingaprimarysource;whenwereadaboutJiaSixieinourtextbookwearereadingasecondarysourcebecausethepassagewaswrittenabouthimand
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