山西省太原市2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

1、太原市20172018学年第一学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共5小题海小题1分，满分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。答案写在答题卡上。 例:How much is the shirt?A. £19.5. B. £9.15. C£9.18.答案是Bo1 .Who will take the woman home?A.Her fatherB.Her broth

2、er. C.Her classmate2 .What color is this shirt?A.Black B.Dark blue C.Light color3 .Where will take woman probably be this afternoon?A.At home B.In the shop C.In the countryside 4.What is Jane doing now?A.Planning a tour B.Asking for leave C.Calling her father5 .How did the woman know about the accid

3、ent?A A frifid tokf her il«B Sb 1 wjirrhnl d 川i 忖C Shu rud ii in ihc newspaper第二节（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）听下面3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，你都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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。答案写在答题卡上。听第6段材料，回答第 6-8题。6 .Why does the woman call?A.She needs to sell an ap

4、artmentB.She is looking for an apartmentC.She wants to make friends with Frank7 .Who will pay for gas and electricity?A.The owner B.The renter C.The neighbor8 .When are the speakers going to meet in the evening? A.At 6:30 B.At 7:00 C.At 7:30 听第7段材料，回答第 9-11题。9 .How long is Peter's vacation?A.A w

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7、nly t鼠kmg flxnn?A. Grades iht iiudenT> wiH receive.H Rule* ttw selTufu* shmild h>lh，wC. Expvriment* the 才wjJ|Io*第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题 2分，满分20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。答 案写在答题卡上。注意，C篇分A, B两种题型，A种题型为客观题，B种题型为主观题。AFirst Annual 5K Run /WalkSaturday, September 24, 2017This

8、 is an “ out and back “ course. It begins and ends at Todd County CSdthalcHig located at 806 S Main St in Elkton.There will be mile markers, split timers, and one water station throughout the course. T-shirts will be available for the first 75 registered. Free snacks and drinks will be offered to re

9、fresh all participants. Awards will be presented to the top two finishers of each group in both male and female. An awards ceremony will be followed.8:00-9:30Registration10:00 乱 hlEvent Begins12:30 p*m.Awards CeremonyEutr>, Ice S20, 00 bctbrc Sept 13" (early bird)$ 25. 00 Sept 14l,h and up i

10、o nice daySlndeiiL priceS 12. (X) up io raceContact Billy Bnanl at (20)72-2531 ur bbwhu口 IQ73 2 mntL16. What is the text about?A. A race event. B. An autumn course.C. A county festival. D. A music concert. 17. Which is NOT true according to the text?A. Free refreshments will be provided.B. Four pers

11、ons in total will be awarded.C. The early registered get everything free.D. The starting and finishing points are the same place.BMy father was the gentlest, most loving and caring dad in the world-until we had an argument. During those moments, my words surely never reached his“open mind “ becauseh

12、is ears were closed. There was no point trying to argue with my dad. He always had the last word. I could never win.When my father refused to understand that I needed the privacy of a phone in my room, my frustration turned to tears. He ended our adiscussion ” , leaving me silently defeated and mise

13、rable. So when he refused to change his idea about letting me go on my class trip to Montreal, I could do nothing but race from his room in despair.With the hope that his eyes would be more open than his ears, I began to write a note that began with “ Dear Daddlended with how much I respected his op

14、inion, how much I hated to fight with him and how much I valued our relationship and, above all, how much I loved him. I folded my note into an envelope, slid it under the door of his bedroom and raced back to my own room. It was only minutes before I heard a knock at my door. When I saw the look on

15、 my father ' s face, I knew that my note had melted his temper and touched his heart.The victory of winning my dad' s permission to go to Montreal was sweet. But evensweeter was the discovery of a strategy that enabled me to have an argument with my dad that didn ' t end in tears, but in

16、stead with a hug. Mynotes bDcamD addyow-up tomany of our arguments.Years later, one of my favorite stories was the“ Dear Daddy “ notes. It always made me smito remember some of our most passionate arguments and how my dad would become so pig-headed, until he read my notes.18. What did the author thi

17、nk about her father during an argument?A. Gentle B. StubbornC. Aggressive D. Open-minded19. The “ Dear Daddy ” note is a good way to .A. avoid meeting her father suddenlyB. stop the argument in a funny wayC. deliver her message more quicklyD. persuade her father into supporting her20. The author s f

18、ather impressed her most with his .A. last word B. generous loveC. bad temper D. pig-headed decisionCBig data of the human face can make a difference. Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. Apple s iphone X has already used face recognitoion t unlock the home screen.

19、 Face recognition is becoming increasingly common in China, where it has been equipped at ATM and KFC restaurants. It is also used by shop owners to catch shoplifters.Some universities are using face recognition technology as a means to keep track of the students attendance incltahsesrooms. Students

20、 stand in front of a screen when they walk into lecture halls. Photos taken at the screen are matchedwith those logged in the university sdatabase. It ' s believed that the syShighljsaccurate （精确的）because it can identifystudents even if they change their hair or wear makeup. Students have joked

21、that face recognition is so strict that they don t dare to skip classes anymore. The traditional way of taking attendance is through a roll call. The new system helps to improve efficiency （效率）Face recognition technology has already been used in different fields in Chin A.Police have set up face rec

22、ognition scanners at busy crossroads to catchjaywalkers , whose photos will be shown on the digital screen as a warning. In the hotels of Wuzhen attractions, face scanner-equipped gates identify tourists staying in its hotels. The data collected will then serve as Entry Pass through the town s vario

23、us attractions. Tourists do nyoetxhtraave to paentrance fee. Face recognition has also been in business use in Chin A. Alipay, for example, is using its face recognition technology to help customers at a Hangzhou KFC branch order food: The camera in the KFC will check customersthe ID cafardce agains

24、tphotos linked to their Alipay accounts.Face recognition is expected to be used in all sorts of fields. It is going to become part of your life if it isn t already.（以下是A 种题型）21. New iPhone uses face recognition to .A. catch shopliftersB. unlock the screenC. keep track of customers D. take workers at

25、tendance22. What is the advantage of the new system to track attendance according to the text?A. It can take more pictures.B. It never makes any mistake.C. It saves time and reduces workload.D. It can identify students by their hair and makeup.23. What does the underlined word“ jaywalkers ” in the t

26、hird paragraph mean?A. Thieves who pickpocket the walkers.B. Walkers listening to music with earphones.C. People who walk across the street hurriedly.D. People walking across street in a dangerous way.24. How do the tourists in Wuzhen benefit from the new technology?A. They can get completely free s

27、ervices.B. They do not need paper tickets any more.C. They can book hotel rooms with Entry Pass.D. They are provided with electronic tour guides.25. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. How to Prevent Crime B. Technology Saves TimeB. Technology Changes Life D. Amazing Face Re

28、cognition （以下是B种题型）21. What does the underlined"it " refer to in Paragraph 1?22. What is the traditional way of taking attendance in the university?23. Why is the system believed to be highly accurate?24. With the face recognition, what punishment will the traffic police give to jaywalkers

29、?25. How dose Hangzhou KFC use the new technology to order food?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。答案写在答题卡上。If you are an online shopping addict, it means that your closet will become an awful wasteland. Here are some tips to organize your clothes and save space.The first step to get

30、 organized is to get rid of the things you don' t want or need a26. It will make the following process much faster and easier. Why do you mess up your closet with clothes you won' t even need for another six months? 27 Pack away all unneeded items in them and slide them away. Use a combinati

31、on of storage units to fit different needs. 28 It will make things look neater, and everything will be easier to find.Also, don't let all of that space below the hangers （衣架）go to waste. 2930 Color coding is the answer. Not only does it look pleasing, but also it makes finding things a lot easie

32、r.A. Too much jewellery without much space?B. I know it's hard to let go, but you have to.C. Sick of digging around to find what you need?D. Use the space both above and below the stick.E. These little items are far handier than you might think.F. Take advantage of your empty suitcases when not

33、on vacation.G. For example, drawers for folded items, hangers for dresses and suits. 第三部分 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的 A、 B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项，答案写在答题卡上。Once there was a very tall, old pine tree. The tree had grown quite 31 , but through the years, the tree raised its head high 32 t

34、he other trees towards the sky like the kingof trees. Despite this, it never 33 or said anything bad about the other plants in the forest.One spring day a strong wind brought a 34 little seed and dropped it at the roots of the pine tree. It was going to be a gourd-vine(葫芦藤)when summer came."I&#

35、39;ll show everyone how 35 I can grow. I refuse to grow slowly like these trees.said the little gourd-vine. In summer it pulled out of the ground and began to grow. It 36 “You have been growing for a greatthe pine tree tightly and climbed and climbed.“Loolat me! ” shouted the little gouvine loudly.b

36、iggest plant in the forest!many years, and I only grew from this 37 . See how high I have grown! I'll soon be theThe old pine tree juetadhook stsid 38Autumn passed. Like other plants, even the little gourd-vine _39 its growing.Winter came. A huge storm hit. A strong wind swept through the trees,

37、 bringing snowflakes.The flowers 40 their heads. The birds flew south. The old pine tree did not mind the 41 at all. It had lived through many 42 times during its life. But the poor little gourd-vine had grown so fast that it had 43 to grow carefully and well. One cold night the frost touched it, an

38、d it fell on the ground. And that was the 44 of the proud little gourd-vine. All that it did could not help it 45 when times became hard.31.A. freelyB. slowlyC. straightlyD. proudly32.A. aboveB. belowC. withinD. across33.A. showed offB. gave upC. lost heartD. paid back34 .A. seriousB. politeC. proud

39、D. sad35.A. simplyB. directlyC. rapidlyD. finally36.A. come up withB. get tired ofC. gave life toD. held on to37.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter38.A. somethingB. nothingC. muchD. others39.A. dislikedB. hurriedC. stoppedD. refused40.A. hungB. producedC. raisedD. tapped41.A. rudenessB. coldC. pit

40、yD. heat42.A. invisibleB. happyC. unforgettableD. hard43.A. failedB. fearedC. hesitatedD. intended44.A. excuseB. concernC. ambitionD. end45.A. smileB.succeedC. ariseD. survive第四部分 短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。答案写在题 号后面的横线上。Sophia is an intelligent human-like robot, and fa

41、mous for being the 46.(one) robot to be awarded citizenship of a country, Saudi Arabi A. But 47.is unclear whether she will receive the same rights as human citizens.It was born with a perfect combination of science and art. Scientists said her face 48.(design) beautifully, like a pretty actress, Au

42、drey Hepburn. The robot has the ability 49.(show) more than sixty- two facial expressions. What ' s more, she can speak English and even Chinese 50.(fluent). Sophia will learn more communication skills, 51.will influence how she develops and shapes what she will be like. Her smart, humorous and

43、confident 52.（perform） makes audience 53.（astonish） and even a little scared.As 54.result, some scientists have a duction and development of AI were not able to be controlled, this could be a deadly risk to the existence of human beings in the future.第五部分 写作（共两节，满分 30分）第一节 短文改错（共10小

44、题，每小题1分，满分10分）下面各句中都有一个错误，错误设计到一个单词的增加，删除或修改，请按要求修改下 列各句。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.每句只允许修改1处，多者不计分。It ' s my grandmother ' s seventy bordlay. As usually, my family got together to celebrate it. We bought her a lot of pres

45、ents, and my father prepared for a big birthday cake. At the dinner party, they sang“ Happy Birthday toSheumade a wsshngiappy beforeshe blew the candles out. I cooked a dish for her as special gift. Since I have never cooked before, she was so surprising when the dish was served. My grandmother said

46、 that it was the better birthday gift she had received. Actually, my mother helped me cooked it and I had practiced for several days.第二节书面表达（满分 20分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Paul告诉你他对中国文化很感兴趣，希望了解中国古典音乐。请你给他回复一封邮件，内容包括：1 .简单介绍中国古典音乐（乐器、音乐风格、和西方音乐的不同等）2 .你会送他一张二胡音乐的CD。参考词汇 £ class leal music, musical insirum

47、eni* western music注意：1.词数100左右；3 .可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；4 .开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数Dear Paul,How is everything going ?太原市2017-2018学年第一学期高二年级期末考试 英语参考答案 第一部分 听力理解（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）1-5 CABBA 6-10 BBCCC 11-15 BCBAB第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）.“第一节（共10小题；每小题2分,满分10分）16 20 ACBDB 21 25 BCDBD（以下是B种题型答案）说明：21 25小题根据学生答题情况酌情给分。21.

48、Face Recognition. / The technology of face recognition.22. Through a roll call.23. Because it can identify students even if they change their hair or wear makeup.24. The photos of jaywalkers will be shown on the digital screen as a warning.25. The camera in the KFC will check customers * faces against the ID card photos linked to their Alipay accounts.第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）26-30 BFGDC第三部分