唐山市开滦-学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

1、开滦二中 2017-2018学年度高二年级第二学期期末考试英语试卷说明：1、本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷第（1）页至第（8）页，第卷第（9）页至第（10）页。2、本试卷共150 分，考试时间120 分钟。第卷 （选择题，共100 分）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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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，你将有 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 time is it now?A.

2、9:15B.9:20C.9:302. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the ticket officeB. On the trainC. In the street3. Why can t the woman meet the man this evening?A. The man will visit his friendB. She will visit her friend.C. Her friend will come to see her.4. What will the speakers do?A. Vi

3、sit their new neighborsB. Say hello to their new neighbors. C. Give their new neighbors a hand5.What is the man s hobby?A. SightseeingB PhotographyC. Drawing pictures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道小题，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。听完后，每小题将给出5 秒钟的

4、作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6至 7题。6.What are the speakers talking about?A. Health.B. Scenery .C. Pollution.7.What do we know about the woman?A .She has a headache. B. Sheisn t familiar with the river. C. She lives near the river now. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What is the house the woman mentions?A. In

5、 a small town, 20kilometres east of the capital city.B. In a small town, 20kilometres south of the capital city.C. In the downtown of the capital city.9. What does the kitchen have?A. An old refrigeratorB. A washing machineC. A nice dishwasher.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. What does the Korean Wave refe

6、r to?A. Korean TV dramas.B. Korean culture.C. Korean actors11. What did the Korean Wave start with according to the conversation?A. Korean pop songs.B. Taekwondo.C. A Korean series.12.Who is mentioned as a famous actor in Korean dramas?A .Bae Yong Jun.B. Baby Vox.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13. What do we

7、 know about the tie?A. Its an old one.B. Its a red one.C. The man bought it in Paris.14. When did the man speaker go out with Janet?A. Last Saturday.B. Last Tuesday.C. This Tuesday.15. Where is the tie probably now?A. In the closet.B. In Janet s house.C. In the man s car.16. What kind of person does

8、 the woman speaker think the man speaker is?A. Careless.B. Lazy.C. Rude.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. Where did Gloria work as a waitress? A. At a bar at New York UniversityB. At a top club in BritainC. At a club named Top Club18.How did Gloria describe Mr. Williams?A. Nice.B. Careless.C. Humorous.19.

9、Why did the club pay Gloria the money?A. She worked hard for the clubB. Gordon had no money in the bank.C. Her story made the club well known 20.What is the story mainly about?A. A Lost-and-found checkB. An unexpected sum of money.C. The biggest tip in the history第二部分：阅读理解(共两节， 40 分 )第一节 (共 15 小题 ;每

10、小题 2 分，共 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) - The Los Angeles Lakers hero Kobe Bryant announced thathe will retire at the end of the 2017-16 season via a letter poem on The Players' Tribune on Sunday afternoonKobe entered the NBA directly from high s

11、chool. He was drafted （选拔） out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick in 1996 but was traded to the Lakers. He has played for the Lakers his entire career, making great contributions to his team"With 17 NBA All-Star selections, an NBA MVP, five NBA championships with

12、 the Lakers, twoOlympic gold medals and continuous work passion, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "Whether competing in the Finals or practicing jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an u

13、nconditional love forthe game. I join Kobe's millionsof fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstandingNBA career and thank him for so many thrilling memories."At 37 years old and suffering from various injuries, Bryant acknowledged( 承认 ) that recoveringfrom a previous night s

14、 game is a painful,-day processall for him. A lot has to be done to comfort hismuscles. By Bryant s own admission, although he loves his career so much, the end of it could becoming sooner or later.21.How many teams has Kobe served during his entire career?A.1B.2C.5D.1322.From the passage ,we can le

15、arn that_.A .Kobe refused to play for HornetB. Adam Silver. speaks highly of KobeC. Kobe didn t receive school education. D. Kobe has 17championships with the Lakers23.It can be inferred that KobeA. participated in 2 Olympic GamesB. suffered little from his injuries.C. will be a coach after retireme

16、nt.D. was unwilling to end his career.24.Which of the following word can best describe Kobe Bryant according to the passage?A. Bad-tempered.B. Hard-working.C. Easy-going.D. Warm-hearted.BTangshan is located in the heart place of the economic circle around the Bohai Sea in the souththand it borders t

17、he Yanshan Mountain in the North. July, 28 ,1976,3.42 Beijingtime before dawn,Tangshan suffered a big earthquake. The entire city was leveled within seconds. But Tangshan neitherToday Tangshan is creating itself into a new model as a key city in the One Body of Beijing ,Tianjinand Hebei. It has been

18、 chosen to hold the International Horticultural Exposition2018.It is not onlybecause its history is unforgettable but largely because Tangshan, for the first time, makes use ofcoal-miningsinking land for the value instead of farmingland for the foresight of Expo 2018.Tangshan is the first prefecture

19、 level city( 地级市 ) in China to hold the InternationalHorticulturalExposition. It shows the world the great achievement of its recovery and reconstruction. The worldgives Tangshan a chance and Tangshan gives the world a wonder in return.Tangshan Expo2018,with“ City and Nature, phoenix Nirvana” as its

20、 theme, opens in the SouthLake park, covering an area of 540 hectares including an afforested( 绿化 )area of 220 hectares and a water area of 143 hectares. The whole body consists of “ Onemain axis(轴 )and eight sub-parks ” . Altogether 88 various exhibition areas and gardens have been built.Visit Tang

21、shan a day, smell well flowers all over the world.25. Tangshan has been chosen to hold Expo 2018 mainly because_A. it has an unforgettable big earthquakeB .it s become a key city in Hebei Province.C. it is located close to Beijing and Tianjin .D. it makes use of coal-mining sinking land.26.Tangshan

22、s South Lakepark covers a water area of_"A. 540 hectaresB. 220hectaresC. 143hectaresD. 88hectares27. If you plan to visit the Tangshan Expo, you can probably come in _Who taught you speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at school? Perhaps even the BBC as a gro

23、wn-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language.There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language and about the same number who have learnt it besides their mother tongue. It is said there are one b

24、illion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangers

25、of "mono-culturalism", a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music?Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary ( 相反 ), I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument that if

26、only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India (where many of them speak at leastsome English) and Pakistan (the same situation with India)If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonald's burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more

27、dominant (占主导地位的 ), it will kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but also one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.When we discussed t

28、his on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland. "The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it's like a rose," he said. "But who would ever want their garden just full of roses?"Well, I love roses, and I

29、think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you don't necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, that's fine by me.28. By saying "Ask the people of India and Pakistan"

30、; (in Paragraph 4), the author is trying to showthat _A. speaking the same language doesn't necessarily bring peaceB. wars can destroy the relationship between two countriesC. English doesn't kill other languagesD. English is widely used in the world29.How many people learn English as their

31、second language?A. About 80%B.About376 millionC. About one mi llion. D. We don t know30 The author would probably agree that _.31. This passage is mainly about _.A. why English has become a global languageB. how many people in the world speak EnglishC. how people in the world learn English as a fore

32、ign languageD. whether we need to worry about English being a world languageDWhich comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people happier? And if so, how do people getmuch richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.The study looked into thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt

33、better about life asyoung adults tended to have higher incomes by the time they turned 29. Those whowere happiestearned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most depressed.The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that verygloomy teens, no matter

34、 how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers(同龄人 ), whilethe happier ones earned up to 30% more.Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school, college and a job interview, chieflybecause they always feel better about life. It may also be true that happier people find

35、 it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than dollars in terms ofworkplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the gene for happiness in women, Alas （ the same ge

36、ne doesn appeart to have the same effect on men） . And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit andvegetables a day report being the happiest.The big question is: if it really is true that happier kids end up being wealthier kids, is it nec

37、essaryfor parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, after all, that more education leads to better-paid jobs,which may give us a deep thought.“ These findings show that the teenagers happiness is imp

38、ortant to their future success,report s authors writes.“ But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help childrengain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork.”32. The underlined word“ gloomy ” in Paragraph 3 probably means“ _ ”A upsetB excitedChappyD wealthy33. The main reason wh

39、y happier people have more chances to succeed is that _. A they are easy to communicate with othersB they are good at doing their schoolworkC they are hopeful and optimistic about their life D they eat much more fruit and vegetables a day34. What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent s

40、tudy?A. Happy teenagers grow up to be wealthier.B. Money can make people become happier.C Wealth has nothing to do with happiness at all.D Schoolwork can help teens achieve success.:35. What can be the best title for the text?A The way to educate kids.B The source of happiness.C How to achieve your

41、goal.D The secret of being wealthier第二节 (共 5 小题 ;每小题 2 分，共 10 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。并将答案涂在答题卡的71 75 处How to Relieve Exam StressExam time is here and you are under stress. You re stuck indoors hitting the books, writing papers,and preparing projects. With exams to come ,yousure

42、 feel stressedll. When faced with somethingstressful, your body reacts. 36_Yes. You Can!Believe in yourself that you can pass the exam. Don t focus on how bad it would be for you if yoperformed poorly. Instead, focus on how good it would be when you did well.37 _ .Don t let it get into a panic, thou

43、gh. Just c1ose your eyes and take long slow breaths.Doing so will calm your nerves and help you get back your focus.Don t Cram for ExamsResearch has shown that cramming( 临时突击 )at the last minute for exams is not efficient. It onlyadds more stress to your body and mind for lack of sleep and poor nutr

44、ition.Instead of cramming, review your notes, read or do what you would normally do for a test. Youhave already mastered all the knowledge you need.38 _ A rested body and a sharp mind will putyou in a good state.One of the best ways you can relieve the stress of exams is to keep a normal life. After

45、 studying you should reward yourself. 39_ It will do wonders to relieve your stress, but be sure to get back in timeand get a good night s sleep.Eat Well and ExerciseFood is energy for the brain, so be sure to eat well. Try brain foods such as bananas, other fruits and foods high in carbon. Exercise

46、 is also a great way to relieve stress. Shooting basketball with friends or working out at the gym will help raise your energy and reduce stress. 40_A. They will be over soon!B. So try to get a good night s sleep.C. Even a walk around campus will raise your energy level.D. You can build your body in

47、 various ways.E. It s normal to feel nervous before and during an exam.F. Go out with friends to get a good meal.G. You just need to understand this is a normal reaction and take steps to deal with it.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，共30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A 、 B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

48、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Halfthe students sneered(冷笑 )41, and even worse, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing.“ Don t be42, only geniuses ( 天才 )can become writers,” the English teacher said,“ And yougetting

49、a D this term.” I was43 sothat I burst into tears.That night I wrote a short44poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. Tomy45, they published it and sent me twodollars. Iwas a publishedand46writer. Ishowed it to my teacher and fellow students. They47 .“ Just plain dumb luck.” they sa

50、id. I tasted48and I d sold the first thing I d ever written. That was more than what any of them had done andif it was just dumb luck, that was49with me.During the next two years I sold dozens of50and letters. By the time I51from highschool, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks(剪贴簿 ) filled with

51、 my published works. I never52my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream53 .I had four children at the time. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrotewhat I felt. It took nine months. I chose a54and mailed it. A month later I received a contract（

52、合同）, an advance on payments, and a request to start 55another book. Crying Wind , whichbecame a best seller, was translated intofifteenlanguages and sold worldwide. Myfirstbookalsobecame56reading innativeAmericanschools in Canada. The57year I earned twodollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dolla

53、rs . People ask what college I58_ , what degrees Ihad and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is:“ None. ” I just write. II use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago I do all thehousework and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there I ve written eight books To all thosewho dream of writing， I m shouting at you:，you“Yescan Don t listen to them ” I don t writeright59I ve succeededWriting is easy ，it s fun and anyonencado it 60，a little dumbluck doesn t hurt41. A. unkindlyB. happilyC. willinglyD. crazily