18届高二理科英语上学期期末考试试卷

1、第 1 页（共 10 页） 成都七中成都七中20162017学年度上期高学年度上期高2018届届期末期末考试考试 英语英语 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第卷 (选择题) 1页至9页，第卷（非选择题）9页至10页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项：注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卷上。 2. 作答时，将答案写在答题卷上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，只将答题卷交回。 第第卷卷 第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，听力（共两节， 满分满分30分）分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的试卷将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一

2、节（共第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分）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. what does the man want to do? a. reserve a cheap hotel. b. go to mexico on business. c. relax and enjoy himself. 2. what will the woman get? a. carpe

3、t cleaner. b. a paper towel. c. a glass of wine. 3. who is the woman? a. a teacher. b. a student. c. an assistant teacher. 4. where are the speakers headed? a. to a swimming pool. b. to the beach. c. to a restaurant. 5. why is the museum important? a. its a museum for old art. b. it will be built on

4、 a small island. c. its the first of its kind in indonesia. 第二节（共第二节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分）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，回答第 6、7 题。 6. how much does an entrance ticket cost? 第

5、 2 页（共 10 页） a. two dollars. b. five dollars. c. seven dollars. 7. how does the woman pay? a. in cash. b. by check. c. by credit card. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. where did the tomato sauce come from? a. a local farm. b. a store only five miles away. c. the mans own yard. 9. what does the woman think of

6、cooking? a. she enjoys it very much. b. she doesnt have the patience for it. c. it makes her feel creative. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. interviewer and interviewee. b. husband and wife. c. neighbors. 11. where did the man go to college? a. in washing

7、ton. b. in texas. c. in nebraska. 12. what is the womans job? a. she is a computer programmer. b. she is a banker. c. she is an artist. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. what did fitbit say about the recent study? a. it was false. b. it hurt their business. c. they had no comment. 14. when does the man us

8、e his fitbit? a. only when hes exercising. b. during the daytime. c. all the time. 15. what does the man think of his fitbit? a. its sometimes uncomfortable to wear. b. it isnt useful. c. its of good value. 16. how does the woman sound? a. interested. b. bored. c. upset. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17.

9、 what is the speaker mainly talking about? 第 3 页（共 10 页） a. a free lesson website for teachers. b. a search engine. c. a language program. 18. how many people use duolingo currently? a. over one hundred million. b. a few hundred thousand. c. several thousand. 19. where is luis von ahn from? a. switz

10、erland. b. guatemala. c. costa rica. 20. how was duolingo originally funded? a. by big websites. b. by an actor. c. by schools. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节阅读理解（共两节 满分满分40分）分） 第一节第一节（共（共15小题；每小题小题；每小题2分，满分分，满分30分）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，并在答读卡上将该项涂黑。 a you probably know who marie curie was, but you

11、may not have heard of rachel carson. of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years? jane addams (1860-1935) anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has jane addams to thank. addams helped the poor and worked for peace. she enco

12、uraged a sense of community by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. in 1931. addams became the first american woman to win the nobel peace prize. rachel carson (1907-1964) if it werent for rachel carson, the environment movement might not exist today. her popula

13、r 1962 book silent spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans. sandra day oconnor (1930-present) when sandra day oconnor finished third in her class at stanford law school in 1952, she could not find work at a

14、 law firm because she was a woman. she became an arizona state senator and, in 1981, the first woman to join the u.s. supreme court. oconnor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court. rosa parks (1913-2005) on december 1, 1955, in montgomery, alabama, rosa p

15、arks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. her simple act landed parks in prison. but it also set off the montgomery bus boycott. it lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “the only tired i was, was tired of giving in,” said parks. 21what is jane a

16、ddams noted for in history? a. her social work. 第 4 页（共 10 页） b. her teaching skills. c. her efforts to win a prize. d. her community background. 22what was the reason for oconnors being rejected by the law firm? a. her lack of proper training in law. b. her little work experience in court. c. the d

17、iscrimination against woman. d. the poor financial conditions. 23who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the u.s.? a. jane addams. b. rachel carson. c. sandra day oconnor. d. rosa parks. b the freezing northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when

18、 the chance came for a weekend to sarasota, florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. i left for the land of warmth and vitamin c, thinking of beaches and orange trees. when we touched down to blue skies and warm air, i sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. swimming pools, wine

19、 tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part-particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables-was a 7 a.m. adventure to the sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call

20、. the market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, along north lemon and state streets. baskets of perfect red strawberries; the red-painted sides of the java dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round

21、 red tomatoes. disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened promise, ive refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. no matter how attractive they look in the store, once i get them home theyre unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. but i homed grove farms stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size

22、 of my fist. these were the real deal-and at that moment, i realized that the best part of sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in new york i wouldnt be experiencing again for months. delighted as i was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when i learned that br

23、owns grove farm is one of the suppliers for jack dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the sarasota ritz carlton, where-luckily for me-i was planning to have dinner that very night. without even seeing the menu, i knew id be ordering every tomato on it. 24. what did the author think of her winter life

24、 in new york? a. exciting. b. boring. c. relaxing. d. annoying. 25. what made the authors getting up early worthwhile? a. having a swim. b. breathing in fresh air. c. walking in the morning sun. d. visiting a local farmers market. 第 5 页（共 10 页） 26. what can we learn about tomatoes sold in new york i

25、n winter? a. they are soft. b. they look nice. c. they taste great. d. they are juicy. 27. what was the author going to do that evening? a. go to a farm. b. check into a hotel. c. eat in a restaurant. d. buy fresh vegetables. c as more and more people speak the global language of english, chinese, s

26、panish, and arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. in fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will be likely to die out by the next century, according the united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization (unesco). in an effort to prevent lang

27、uage loss, scholars from a number of organizations-unesco and national geographic among them-have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect. mark turin, a scientist at the macmillan center, yale university, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of t

28、he himalayas, is following in that tradition. his recently published book, a grammar of thangmi and their culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in nepal. documenting the thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for turin, who seeks to in

29、clude other languages and oral traditions across the himalayan reaches of india, nepal, bhutan, and china. but he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. at the university of cambridge turin discovered a wealth of important materials-including photographs,

30、films, tape recordings, and field notes-which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection. now, through the two organizations that he has founded-the digital himalaya project and the world oral literature project-turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in

31、libraries and stores around the world, available not just to schools but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. thanks to digital technology and the widely available internet, turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected wit

32、h speech communities. 28. many scholars are making efforts to_. a. promote global languages b. rescue disappearing languages c. search for languages communities d. set up language research organizations 29. what does “that tradition” in paragraph 3 refer to _. a. having detailed records of the langu

33、ages b. writing books on language users 第 6 页（共 10 页） c. telling stories about language speakers d. living with the native speakers 30. what is turins book based on? a. the cultural studies in india. b. the documents available at yale. c. his language research in bhutan. d. his personal experience i

34、n nepal. 31. which of the following best describes turins work? a. write, sell and donate. b. record, repair and reward. c. collect, protect and reconnect. d. design, experiment and report. d despite the anxiety that jones hostsaid by some to be the first digital novelcaused in 1993, publishers were

35、nt too concerned that e-books would one day replace printed books. however, that attitude was changed suddenly in 2007 when amazons kindle came onto the market, which led to e-book sales jumping up to 1,260%. since then, e-books popularity has continued to rise steadily. the publishing industry seem

36、ed to have lost all possible ability to regain its position. will printed books eventually become a thing of the past? according to mike shatzkin, founder and ceo of the idea logical company, printed books just for plain old reading will, in 10 years from now, be unusual. “not so unusual that a kid

37、will say, mommy, whats that? but unusual enough that on the train youll see one or two people reading something printed, while everyone else is reading off of a tablet.” and shatzkin believes that the demise of print is sure to happen, though such a day wont arrive for perhaps 50 to 100 or more year

38、s. robert stein, founder of the institute for the future of the book, however, believes that books wont disappear entirely, at least not anytime soon. “print will exist, but it will be in a different field and will appeal to a very limited audience, as poetry does today. like woodblock printing, han

39、d-processed film and folk weaving (编织), printed pages may assume an artistic value,” he says. he imagines that future forms of books might be developed not by traditional publishers but by the gaming industry. he also predicts that the distinction between writer and reader will be made less obvious

40、by a social reading experience in which authors and consumers can digitally interact with each other to discuss any passage, sentence or line. is there anything we risk sacrificing, should print really disappear entirely? according to maryanne wolf, director of the center for reading and language re

41、search at tufts university, electronic reading can negatively affect the way the brain responds to text, including reading comprehension, focus and the ability to maintain attention to details like plot and order of events. “my worry is that well have a short-circuited reading brain, excellent for g

42、athering information but not necessarily for forming critical, analytical deep reading skills,” wolf says. 第 7 页（共 10 页） the field, however, is in an early stage, and findings about the negative effects of e-reading are far from certain. in light of this, wolf hopes that we continue to maintain a “b

43、i-literate” societyone that values both the digital and printed word. “a full reading brain circuit is a huge contribution to the intellectual development of our species. anything that threatens it deserves our attention.” 32. how did publishers feel about the rising e-book sales inspired by the kin

44、dle? a. worried. b. excited. c. curious. d. skeptical. 33. the underlined word “demise” in paragraph 2 probably means _. a. rise b. death c. growth d. popularity 34. according to robert stein, paper books will exist because of _. a. the artistic value b. the digital interaction c. the growing popula

45、rity d. the traditional design 35. it can be concluded from the last two paragraphs that wolf holds that _. a. e-reading will strengthen the power of our brain b. digital books and paper books should not co-exist c. e-reading will make us more critical and thoughtful d. we should not risk losing a f

46、ull reading brain circuit 第二节（共第二节（共5小题；每小题小题；每小题2分，满分分，满分10 分）分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 the science of risk-seeking sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 36 some of us enjoy act

47、ivities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. why? experts say it may have to do with how our brains work. the reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 37 as the quality of risk-taking was passe

48、d from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk. so why arent we all jumping out of airplanes then? well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. a few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. a

49、s a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exit today. so maybe you love car racing or maybe you hate it. 38 no matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientist say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 39 to help you do that, your

50、brain increases your hunger for new experiences. new experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well. 40 for the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes a

51、ctive. 第 8 页（共 10 页） as experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, well continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool. a. it all depends on your character. b. those are the risks you should jump to take. c. being better at those things means a greater chance of

52、survival. d. thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest. e. this is when you start to move out of your family and into the bigger world. f. however, we are not all using the same reference standard to weight risks and rewards. g. new brain research suggests our brains wo

53、rk differently when we face a nervous situation. 第三部分第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分英语知识运用（共三节，满分 45 分）分） 第一节第一节 完形填空完形填空（共共20小题小题；每小题每小题1.5分分；满分满分30分分） 阅读下面短文，从 a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑。 running for a dream i will never forget that november day. it was hotter than normal. this was the _41_

54、my father and i had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. they had come _42_ me. i saw worry and _43_ on my fathers face. then the race began! for the first two and a half miles, i fe

55、lt _44_. i had never before been so ready for something. the weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled_45_and a strict diet. my friends hadnt seen me in weeks, but they understood the_46_ required to make my dream a reality. as in all of my races, i didnt _47_out in the front. i loved

56、 the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed. then without warning, my strength began to decrease. neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, i_48_ see the finish line. i had begun the final dash into_49_ when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. nothin

57、g i could do would make them _50_my weight. i watched as runners rushed by me. _51_i knew my dreams of victory were destroyed, i had to finish the race. however, my legs hurt badly. with all of the _52_ left in me, i got on my hands and knees and crawled(爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. v o

58、ices, both _53_and familiar, cheered me on. they gave me the courage to keep _54_ until the very end. the doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. there was only one person i wanted to _55_ to. i whispered, “im so sorry, dad. im so sorry i_56_ you.” he looked at me, say

59、ing, “you could never disappoint me. sometimes these things just _57_. all that matters is that you did your best.” “but we worked so _58_. what about our dream?” he reached over for my hand and said, “dont you know that you are my dream and it has come true?” 第 9 页（共 10 页） it wasnt long before my r

60、unning shoes were back on, marking a _59_ path for my journey. i learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and i experienced together were not for a _60_. what i realized, though, was that to him, i was the greatest prize he had ever won. 41. a. dream b. weather c. res