云南省中央民大附中芒市国际学校2017-2018学年高二英语上学期末考试试题

1、 中央民大附中芒市国际学校 2017-2018 学年秋季学期期末考试 高二英语试卷 考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分 注意事项： 1 答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在 答题卡上填 写清楚。考试结束，将 答题卡交回。 2. 第 I卷（1-60 ）题选出答案后，请将答案填涂在答题卡上，答在试卷上的答案无效。第n 卷（61-80）直接在答题卡上作答。 第 I卷（选择题，共 100 分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有 2 分钟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

2、1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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 can we lear n from the con versati on? A. Mr. Smith will ring back later. B. The woman forgot to set down Mr. Smith s mobile number. C. The man can man age without the mob

3、ile nu mber. 2. What will the woma n have to do first? A. Read the operati on han dbook. B. Try the butt ons one by one. C. Have the mach ine repaired. 3. How will the man probably go downtown? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. On foot. 4. Why didn t Jack get the book? A. He was too busy to go to the librar

4、y. B. There wasn t such a book in the library. C. He didn t want to borrow the book. 5. What did the woma n want the man to do? A. To go along to meet her friend with her. -2 - B. To do the woman s work. C. To meet Tony for her. 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

5、、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 67 小题。 6. What did the w oman buy as her husband s birthday present? A. A hat. B. A tie. C. A shirt. 7. Why did the assistant refuse to help the woman? A. Because the woman didn t show him the re

6、ceipt. B. Because the thing she wan ted to cha nge had bee n worn. C. Because the woma n told a lie. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 810 小题。 8. Where did Sue spe nd the ni ghts in the coun try? A. In a farmhouse. B. In the ope n. C. At a hotel. 9. What was the weather like in the coun try? A. There was a lot of sunshi

7、ne. B. It rained n early every day. C. It sno wed a lot. 10. What did Sue thi nk of the people in the cou ntry? A. They were frien dly. B. They were stra nge. C. They were tall. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 1013 小题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Buying the books for their course. B. The money n

8、 eeded for the books. C. Shari ng the books with each other. 12. Why does Dr. Downs want his students to have these five books? - 3 - A. These books are not expensive. B. He wants his students to read more. C. He wants to discuss them in detail. 13. How does the woman plan to solve the problems abou

9、t the books? A. She buys three and the man buys two. B. She pays the man fifty dollars for sharing. C. They each pay half of the total amount for the books. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 1417 小题。 14. When will the man and Tracy meet? A. At 6:30. B.At 7:00. C.At 7:30. 15. What film doesn t the woman like? A. Detectiv

10、e films. B. Films about love. C. Horror films. 16. What might the man do tomorrow? A. Go to the studio. B. See a film. C. Do some reading. 17. When will the man let the woman know the first thing? A. Tomorrow afternoon. B. Tonight. C. Tomorrow morning. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 1820 小题。 18. Where is the speaker

11、 staying now? A. In England. B. In America. C. In China. 19. How often does the speaker go to Soho? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 20. What is her English friend interested in? A. Eating food. B. Taking a trip. C. Mountain climbing. 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

12、，满分 30 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。 A In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not -4 - become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keep ing up with the Jon eses is about . It is the story of some one who tried

13、to look as rich as his n eighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbo

14、urhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had serva nts. Moma nd and his wife also hired a serva nt and gave big parties for their new n eighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish this ra

15、ce because one was always trying to keep up. The race en ded for Moma nd and his wife whe n they could no Ion ger pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment（ 公寓房间 ）in New York City. Momandlooked around himself and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-

16、style of their n eighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series （系歹 U） of short stories, He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jon es is a very com mon n ame in the Un ited States. Keep ing up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people

17、around you. Momand s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jon ses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one

18、does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 21. Some people want to keep up with the Jon eses because they _ .- 5 - A. want to be as rich as their neighbors. B. want others to know or to think that they are rich. C. dont want others to know they are rich . D. want to be happy. 22. The underlined word

19、“neighbourhood ” in the second paragraph means a ” A. a person who lives near another. B. people living in an area. C. an area near the place referred to. D. Jones in his series of short stories because Jones is _ Do dogs understand us? Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand mo

20、re than you think. A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee（ 黑猩猩 ）. In one experiment,

21、the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commandsright. As the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientis

22、ts believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words. In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard

23、before. The correct object was chose n in seve n out of 10 tests, suggest ing that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination（ 排除法）.A month later, Rico remembered half of the new n ames, which is even more impressive. an area in 23. Arthur Momand used the name A. an important name.

24、B. a popular name in the United States. C. his neighbor s name D. not a good name. -6 - Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed （ 品种）known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has bee n trained to fetch toys by their n

25、ames since the age of nine mon ths. Its hard to know if all dogs un dersta nd at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they cant talk back. Still, it would nt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and the n. You might just get a big, wet kiss in retur n! 24. From paragraph 2, we know that

26、 . _ A. ani mals are as clever as huma n bein gs. B. dogs are smarter tha n parrots and chimpa nzees. C. chimpa nzees have good word-lear ning skills. D. dogs have similar lear ning abilities as 3-year-old childre n 25. Both experime nts show that _ A. Rico is smart eno ugh to get all comma nds righ

27、t. B. Rico can recog nize differe nt thi ngs in cludi ng toys. C. Rico has developed the ability of lear ning mathematics. D. Rico wont forget the n ames of objects once recog nizing them. 26. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is TRUE? A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie

28、s mental abilities. B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training. C. The border collie is world-famous for recog nizing objects. D. Rico is born to un dersta nd its own ers comma nds. 27. What does the writer want to tell us? A. To train your dog. B. To talk to your dog. C

29、. To be frien dly to your dog. D. To be careful with your dog.NOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violenee and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emoti onal scars. Ofte n they relive these experie nces in ni ghtma

30、res. Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget -7 - bad memories. The pill is desig ned to be take n immediately after a frightening experienee. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase（ 抹去）the effect of painful memories. In November, exper

31、ts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emoti onal effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased. The research has caused a great deal of argume

32、 nt. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that preve nt or treat soldiers troubli ng memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. Some memories can ruin peoples lives. They come back to you when you

33、dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions, said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. This could relieve a lot of that sufferi ng. But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dan gerous b

34、ecause memories give us our ide ntity （ 特质）.They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past. All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. rm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist. 28. The pa

35、ssage is mainly about _ A. a new medical inven ti on. B. a new research on the pill. C. a way of eras ing painful memories. D. an argume nt about the research on the pill. 29. The drug tested on people can A. cause the brain to fix memories. B. stop people rememberi ng bad experie nces. C. preve nt

36、body produci ng certa in chemicals. D. wipe out the emoti onal effects of memories. 30. We can infer from the passage that . _ -8 - A. people doubt the effects of the pills. B. the pill will stop peoples bad experie nces. C. tak ing the pill will do harm to peoples health. D. the pill has probably b

37、ee n produced in America. 31. Which of the follow ing does Rebecca Dresser agree with? A. Some memories can ruin peoples lives. B. People want to get rid of bad memories. C. Experie ncing bad events makes us differe nt from others. D. The pill will reduce peoples sufferi ngs from bad memories. D Wha

38、ts your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sun bath ing in Malaysia? New cha nces are ope ning up all the time to explore the world. So we visit travel age nts, compare packages and prices, and pay our mon ey. We know what our vacati on costs us. But do we know what

39、 it might cost some one else? Its true that many poorer coun tries now depe nd on tourism for foreig n in come. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local people more than it helps them. It might cost their homes and Ian ds. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among t

40、he pagodas（佛塔）in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas. Tourism might also cost the local people their livelihood and dignity. Local workers often find only menial（ 卑微的）jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the profits do not help the local economy. In stead, profits retur n to the tour

41、 operators in wealthier countries. When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their Ian ds, some moved to city slums. Others now make a little money sell ing souve nirs or pos ing for photos. Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. But now some non-government organizations

42、, tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure. The result is responsible tourism, or “ethical tourism. ” Ethical tourism has people at its heart. Newintern ati onal agreeme nts and codes of con duct can help protect -

43、9 - the peoples Ian ds, homes, econo mies and cultures. The begi nnings are small, though, and the problems are complex. But take heart. The good n ews is that every one, in cludi ng us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit. Tour operators and compa nies can help by making

44、 sure that local people work in good con diti ons and earn reas on able wages. They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people in pla nning and man agi ng tourism.

45、 What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour compa nies to provide in formatio n about the con diti ons of local citize ns. We can the n make our choices and tell them why. And while were abroad, we can: Buy local foods and products, not imported on es. Pay a fair price for goods and services and n

46、ot barga in for the cheapest price. Avoid flaun ti ng wealth. Ask before tak ing photographs of people. They are not just part of the Ian dscape! Lets enjoy our vacati on and make sure others do, too. 32. What is probably the best title for the article? A. Tourism Causes Bad Effects. B. Tourism Call

47、s for Good Behavior. C. Vacations Bring a Lot of Fun. D. Vacatio ns Cost More Tha n You Thi nk 33. Which of the following is NOT mentioned? A. Local people were well paid to leave their Ian ds. B. Tourists may stay in hotels ope ned by local people. C. Local people are mainly provided with low-pay i

48、ng work. D. Tourists could barga in with local people for a reas on able price. 34. The un derl ined phrase take heart means . _ A. pay atte nti on. B. take care. C. cheer up. D. calm dow n. 35. Accord ing to the passage, the writer thinks . _ A. tourism is not a promis ing in dustry. B. dream vacat

49、i ons should be spe nt abroad. -10 - C. the problems caused by tourism are easy to settle. D. tourists should respect local customs and culture. 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的最佳选项。 （有两项多余） Having a shy sty le isn t necessarily a problem. It s perfectly OK to take time to warm

50、up new people and situations. Here are some tips for beating shy feelings. Start small with people you know. Practice social behaviors like eye con tact, con fide nt body Ian guage, in troduct ions, small talk, ask ing questi ons, and in vitati ons with the people you feel most comfortable around. S

51、mile. Build your con fide nce this way. 36 . Think of some conversation starters. 37 . Think of conversation openers, like in troduci ng yourself, givi ng a complime nt, or ask ing a questi on. Being ready with a con versatio n starter （or a few） makes it easier to approach some one. Rehearse（ 排练）wh

52、at to say. 38 . Rehearse it out loud, maybe even in front of the mirror. Then just do it. Don t worry if it s not exactly like you have practiced or if it s not perfect. Also few of the things con fide nt people do are perfect. Next time, it ll be better because it will be easier. 39 . Fi nd group a

53、ctivities where you can be with people who share your interests. Give yourself a chanee to practice socializing （社交）with these new people, and get to know them slowly. People who are shy often worry about failing or how others will think about them. So treat yourself like your own best friend. Encou

54、rage yourself in stead of expect ing to fail. Most of all, be yourself. It s OK to try out different conversational ways you see others use. 40 . Being the real you and dari ng to let yourself be no ticed are what attract frien ds. A. It s important to make friends. B. Then try to do this with new f

55、rien ds, too. C. Give yourself a cha nee to take part in activities. D. Write dow n what you want to say beforeha nd. E. Often, the hardest part of talk ing to some one new is gett ing started. F. But say and do what fits your style. -11 - G. Shyn ess is an obvious shortco ming. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 4

56、5 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 （A、B C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。 The problem of leisure （空闲）is n ew. Un til very recent times people worked each day 41 the limit of their stre ngth. Of course there were always a privileged （ 有 特权的）few 42 had leisure; but most men had to wo

57、rk 12, 14 or 43 16 hours _ a day, six days a week. As late as 1840 the average factory worker 44 72 hours _ a week. Sunup to sun dow n was the farmers day, or 45 ano ther phrase puts it, from can to cant. Today, work ing less tha n a 40-hour week, people enjoy 46 leisure time. So the wise use of lei

58、sure time has become an importa nt 47 for everyone, y oung or old. It is a particularly difficult problem for the 48 , the aged, and those who have retired 49 earning a living. Those people have so much 50 that it is hard for them to find in terest ing and 51 ways to use it. However short the work 5

59、2 becomes, work is still the most important part of life. We do not work to get leisure and the pleasures leisure 53 us; rather, we use leisure wisely so that work 54 can become awarding and enjoyable. The feeling of 55 at do ing on es daily work - whether it is a job, mai ntai ning a home, or going

60、 to school - 56 largely on coming to it each day with fresh en ergy and active in terest. Leisure and recreati on 57 together, though they are not n ecessarily the same thing. 58 ” has a clear meaning. It is the kind of leisure activity that brings re-creation of strength and spirit. Whenone 59 of m