陕西省咸阳市2017_2018学年高二英语下学期期末教学质量检测试题

1、陕西省咸阳市2017-2018 学年高二英语下学期期末教学质量检测试题第一部分：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。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 decide to do?a. go fishing.b. stay at home.c.hangout with her friends.2.what is the probable relationship be

2、tween the two speakers?a. guide and tourist.b. host and guest.c. fatherand daughter.3.what does the man think of the novel?a. bad.b. boring.c. moving.4.which word can be used to describe the man?a. poor.b. humorous.c.forgetful.5. what do we know about laura? a. she isn t strict enough.b. she treats

3、her children badly.c. she wasn t invited to the 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。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、7 题。6. why doesn t the man want to eat anything for dinner sometimes? a. because he has

4、 no time.b. because he is too tired.- 1 - / 16c. because he wants to lose weight.7. what does the doctor think is the most important thing for the man to do? a. have a good rest.b. take enough exercise.c. have a well-balanced diet.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8. what s the problem with the woman? a. she has a

5、headache.b. she has lost her dictionary.c. she is worried about the coming exam.9. what is the mans advice for her?a. discuss with others during the exam.b. bring a dictionary with her.c. be relaxed and calm.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. why does the man like his present job? a. he thinks his job is ver

6、y interesting.b. he likes the good pay and the fresh air. c. he wants to learn something from his job.11. what does the man want to be in the future?a. a doctor.b. a gardener.teacher.12. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. police and driver.b. boss and clerk.friends.听第 9 段材

7、料，回答第13 至 16 题。13. how did the man do in his studies in high school?a. very well.b. a bit disappointingly.very badly.14. how many people are there in the mans family?- 2 - / 16c. ac.c.a. 4.b. 5.c. 6.15. why didn t the man keep working at the tv factory? a. he disliked the work there.b. the pay was d

8、isappointing. c. he was no longer needed.16. what is the man doing?a. talking with a friend.b. receiving a job interview.c. talking with a colleague.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17.who is the speaker?a. an official.b. a tourist.c.aguide.18.when can you come if you want to see how bread was baked 200 years

9、 ago?a. on sunday afternoon.b. on tuesday morning.c.onsaturday afternoon.19.where did sir henry come from?a. england.b. the usa.c. france.20. what do we know about sir henry? a. he baked bread every afternoon.b. his wife died before the castle was finished.c. he had built the castle in england.第二部分：

10、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）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a、 b、 c、 d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。aone of the most excitingand interestinginternationalcitiesto visitis london,england. here is a look at four free things to do during a vacation to london.visit the trafalgar square- 3 - / 16builtmore than

11、200 yearsago,trafalgarsquare isa popular gatheringplace forlocals and travelers,too. the areais closeto good shopping and diningopportunities,and thereareusuallysome sortsofpubliceventsor celebrationsgoingon there duringmost weekends.wander along the thamesvisitors wanting to see some great architec

12、ture, attractions and views shouldspend an afternoon walking along the river thames. the best place to start is at theworld-famous london bridge crossing over the river and you can walk all the way towestminster bridge a short distance away. travelers doing this will find themselvespassing by a grea

13、t many historic buildings.explore the local marketswhile purchasing items at any of the open markets in london is not necessarilyfree,walkingthroughthem to view the merchants,theirproductsand theothershoppersis of great fun. some of the popular open markets in london worth visiting includespitafield

14、s market, portobello road market and leadenhall market.visit the british museumone of the top museums in the entire united kingdom can be found in london, andit charges no admission for entry. this museum is so highly regarded that it is notonlypopularwith locals and tourists,itisalsoseen as a major

15、and valuablescholarlyresource.21. what can we know about the trafalgar square? a. it borders the thames.b. it has a history of over three centuries.c. there are many factories around it.d. from here visitors can easily do some shopping.22. what will attract visitors, attention while theya. famous bu

16、ildings.c. great restaurants.23. we learn from the text that.a. london bridge is fur from westminster bridge- 4 - / 16re walking along the thames?b. local products.d. some old tree.b. portobello road market is located in manchesterc. visitors should pay some money to enter the british museumd. the b

17、ritish museum is a major and valuable scholarly resourcebhe was a poetknown forthe nostalgiahe describesin hispoems. now, it s time:for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer.on dec 14, 2017, the famous chinese poet yu guangzhong passed away in taiwan.born in 1928 in nanjing, jiangsu, yu

18、studied in sichuan when he was young. at thattime, he had showed great interest in chinese poems and spent a lot of his free timetrying writing poems himself. then he managed to publish his first poem at the ageof 20. a year later, yu and his family moved to taiwan. he lived and worked thereuntil hi

19、s death.nostalgia is yus masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for thechinese mainland when he was in taiwan.publishedin1971,thepoem remainshighlypopularamong chinesespeakersworldwide. even those who know little about literature are familiar with lines fromthe poem. the poem is included

20、 in chinese high school textbooks.besideshisachievementsin poetry,yu was alsoa successfulessay writer,criticand translator.he once translatedenglishpoet siegfriedsassoons poem in me, past,present,futuremeet intochinese.itisregardedasan accurateandpowerfultranslation,in which the most famous lineis“心

21、有猛虎 ,细嗅蔷薇”for“inme thetigersniffs the rose”.yu spent his whole life writing.“the reason why i stick to writing till todaycomes down to my passionforthe chinese language, ” he once saidin a 2015 interview.he then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and hismotherland.no

22、w, let s appreciate the poem nostalgia.when i was young,but later on,nostalgiawas a tiny,tinystamp.nostalgiawas a low, low grave.- 5 - / 16me on this side,me on this outside,mother on the other side.and my mother was inside.when i grew up,and at present,nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket.nostalgia b

23、ecomes a shallowstrait.me on this side,me on this side,bride on the other side.mainland on the other side.24. what is yu guangzhong?a. a poet, reporter and critic.b.atranslatorandpublisher.c. a critic, poet and translator.d.a translator andsongwriter.25. which of the following statements is thuk? a.

24、 yu lived with his family in taiwan all his life.b. many chinese people know the poem nostalgia. c. we can find nostalgia in primary school textbooks. d. yu translated siegfried sassoons poem into english.26. why did yu spend all his life writing?a. he made a lot of money from writing.b.he hadgreati

25、nterestinenglish poems.c. he loved his family and mainland a lot.d. he had a lotof freetimeand was bored.27. what can we learn from the poem nostalgia? a. he missed his family and homeland a lot.b. he didn t want to come to his homeland. c. he lived with his mother on the riverside. d. his mother ha

26、d died when he got married.cenglishteenagerswillreceivecookinglessonsinschools.the ideaisto- 6 - / 16encouragehealthyeatingtosolvethe problemthatmany people areoverweight.also,itworriespeople thatbasiccookingand foodpreparationskillsarebeinglostbecauseparents use too much pre-prepared fast food.cook

27、ing was once regarded as an important part of education in england-evenifit was mainlyforgirls.inrecentyears cookinghas become lessimportantinschools.but the rising level of obesity has led to rethink about the food that children aregiven and the skills they should be taught.“what we wantistoteachyo

28、ung peoplehow todo basic,simplemeals, whichtheycan use now at home and then in their life,” said ed balls, an education expert.the new lessons will start in september, but some schools without kitchens willbe given a longer time to prepare. also, there may be a shortage of teachers withtherightskill

29、s,since schoolshave beenteachingfoodtechnologyratherthanpractical cooking. besides, the lessons for hand-on cooking will only be one houra week for one term. but the well-known cookery writer, pru leith, believe it willbe worth it.“ifwed done thisthirtyyears ago we mightnothave to facetheproblemabou

30、tobesity and lack of knowledge about food and so on. every child should know how tocook, not just so that theyll be healthy, but because its a life skill which isa real pleasure.”the renewed interest in cooking is an effort to reduce the obesity rate, whichisalmostthe highestineurope,and accordingto

31、thegovernment,halfofallbritishpeople will be obese in 25 years if present trends are nothalted .28. the passage mainly talks about.a. the reason for obesityb. thelostcookingskillsc, the healthy eatingd. the cooking classes29. which of the followingisnotthe aim ofbringingback cookinglessonsin britain

32、?a. to encourage teenagers to eat healthy food.b. to reduce the countrys increasing obesity rate.c. to stop parents from turning to pre-prepared fast food.d. to prevent basic cooking and food preparation skills from being lost.- 7 - / 1630. how will cooking lessons do good to the students? a. all of

33、 them will become good cooks in their later life.b. students will be healthy and enjoy the pleasure of such a life skill as well.c. students will be able to make food experiments with the knowledge and skills. d. students will be able to control the level of obesity in the whole country.31. the unde

34、rlined word a. continued“halted ” in the last paragraph probably means b. stopped c. discussed“” .d. keptdrobotareabouttoenterourlives.from doinghousework,entertainingandeducating our children, to looking after the elderly, scientists say we will soonbe welcoming robots into our homes and workplaces

35、.researchers believe we are on the cusp ( 过渡点 ) of a robot revolution that will mirror the quick growth of the computer revolution. they are developing new laws robot behavior, and designing new ways for humans and robots to communicate.for“i thinkrobots will change who we are, just as eyeglasses an

36、d fire changed whowe were before, says rodney brooks, a director of the mit computer science andartificial intelligence laboratory.some ideas and technologies may sound like science fiction, but they are fastbecoming science fact. robots scientists invented are already beginning to performeverydayta

37、skslikecleaningour floors.the latesttypesfrom japan are able tohelpthe elderly to get out of bed or get up after a fall. they can also remind them whento take medication (药物 ), or even help wash their hair.“robot now are not human-like. for example they are things like automatic (自动的 ) beds and whee

38、lchairs, ” says prof hiros hi he believes the time is coming when robots startishiguro lookingatlessosaka university, like machines,japan.and morelike us. “in the near future we are going to use more human think so, says prof ishiguro.-like robots. i reallyprof maja mataricat the university of south

39、ern california agrees.“i m veryexcited about the fact that today we are trying to make robots that look like human- 8 - / 16beings,”she says.“i believe we love robots because theyre reflections( 反映 )of ourselves,”says ken goldberg, director of the berkeley center for new media at the universityof ca

40、lifornia at berkeley.“robots could be used in education, learning, and healthcare, where socialsupport is important,” says dr. cynthia breazeal,director of the personal robotsgroup at mit.32. who believes that robots will bring great changes to our lives?a. rodney brooks.b. hiroshi ishiguro.c. maja

41、mataric.d. ken goldberg.33. which of the following proverbs can best express the idea of the paragraph 4?a. great hopes make great men.b. if we can dream it, we cando it.c. where there is life, there is hope.d. where there is a will,there is a way.34. according to the text, future robots will.a. bec

42、ome smallerb. cheaperc. be more like machinesd. be more like humans35. what would he the best title for this passage? a. ready for the robot revolution?b. the uses of future robotsc. the changes for the future worldd. happy about scientific development?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

43、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。how to read more and learn morethese days, more and more chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messageson the phone. it can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends.but i think i should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better.itcan broa

44、den my mind and improvemy languageskills.36doyou know how toread- 9 - / 16more and learn more? here are some tips for you.clear your purpose for reading.37 most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you rea

45、lly need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.38no matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the

46、ones you enjoy.give up books that you dont enjoy.you may have chosen books thatyou are interestedin,and they are rightpurpose.but while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you dont enjoyreading. whenever you realize that you arent enjoying the book you are reading,give it up. 39

47、set a reading goal.itis interestingthati read the books borrowed from librariesfasterthan thosei bought. the reason is the books i bought dont have a due date! i dont need toreturnthosebooks. 40beforeyou read each book,ask yourselfwhat timeyou needto complete this book by.a. read only what you are i

48、nterested in.b. read the books borrowed from others.c. remember reading shouldnt be a chore.d. of course, it also can help me to get good grades.e. we need to get the latest news and communicate with friends.f. before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book.g. having a reading goal helps you work out howmuch reading youor even a day.need to do in a week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- 10 - / 1630 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、 b、c、 d四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项 , 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。a few weeks ago i was at the com