2017-2018学年湖南省五市十校高二下学期期末考试英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年湖南省五市十校高二下学期期末考试英语试题（Word版）

湖南省五市十校2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试 英语试题 第一部分 听力技能（共两节，满分30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. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At the office.‎ B. At the restaurant.‎ C. At the shop.‎ ‎2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Customer and waiter.‎ B. Husband and wife.‎ C. Boss and employee.‎ ‎3. What does the woman suggest doing?‎ A. Learning how to eat better.‎ B. Celebrating Chinese New Year.‎ C. Making a special Chinese dinner together.‎ ‎4. How does the woman find Jack?‎ A. Undependable B. Honest.‎ C. Generous.‎ ‎5. Why do rainy days make the man feel sad?‎ A. He can’t play football B. He can’t watch TV.‎ C. He can’t play computer games.‎ 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，完成下面小题。‎ ‎6. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Birthday function.‎ B. The boy’s uncle.‎ C. A birthday present.‎ ‎7. Who will get the camera?‎ A. The girl.‎ B. The boy.‎ C. The boy’s uncle.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. What hobby does the woman have?‎ A. Taking photos.‎ B. Going fishing.‎ C. Making home movies.‎ ‎9. What does the man give up collecting?‎ A. Records. B. Stamp. C. Tapes.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. What does the man ask the woman to do?‎ A. To buy him soft drinks.‎ B. To buy him some vitamins.‎ C. To buy him some burgers.‎ ‎11. How does the man find vitamin pills?‎ A. Important. B. Effective. C. Useless.‎ ‎12. What kind of food does the man usually eat?‎ A. Fruit. B. Fast food. C. Vegetables. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13. What do the speakers mainly talk about?‎ A. A song. B. A singer. C. A CD.‎ ‎14. What does the man think of the singer?‎ A. She is very pretty.‎ B. She doesn’t look good.‎ C. She doesn’t sing well.‎ ‎15. What is the most important for singers?‎ A. The look.‎ B. The age.‎ C. The voice.‎ ‎16. What does the man pay attention to when buying CDS?‎ A. The singer’s voice.‎ B. The CDs’ price.‎ C. The singers appearance.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题 ‎17. Where can you probably see this story?‎ A. In the fairy tale book.‎ B. In the science book.‎ C. In the newspaper.‎ ‎18. Who was the first to go to the lion’s den?‎ A. The other lion.‎ B. A rabbit.‎ C. A dog.‎ ‎19. Why did the rabbit lead the lion to the well?‎ A. The other lion lived there.‎ B. The lion could be reflected in the well.‎ C. The rabbit could escape.‎ ‎20. What do you think of the story’s ending?‎ A. Terrible. B. Happy. C. Miserable. (不幸的)‎ 第二部分 阅读技能（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A The Golden Week holiday is extended to eight days this year, as China is ushering in two celebrations from Oct. 1-8: the National Day holiday and the Mid-Autumn Festival. For anyone who is looking forward to a rich，refreshing break, here is a list of some of the best exhibitions, shows and things to do around town.‎ Qin and Han dynasties relics The Civilizations of Qin and Han celebrates the glory of those two dynasties (221BC-AD2 20) in terms of politics，economics, arts and culture. More than 300 artifacts from 30 museums and institutions across the country are on show through Nov. 30.‎ If you go: 9am-5pm till Nov. 30. Closed on Mondays. National Museum of China, 16 East Chang’an Avenue，Dongcheng District. 010-6611-6188.‎ Ticket: Free ‎ Artist’s solo show Chen jialing is a famous artist who seeks a connection between Chinese and Western art, and demonstrates and excellence for industrial design. He will show dozens of ink paintings. Also on display are his designs on decorative works for daily use, such as bowls, furniture pieces and silk scarves.‎ If you go: 9am-5pm till Oct. 8. National Museum‎ of ‎China, Dongcheng District. ‎ Walk into a time machine at Beijing Design week This year’s Beijing Design Week is allowing visitors to explore exhibitions and events in the city’s Dashilar area with interactive experiences that apply advanced technology, such as virtual reality.‎ By simply scanning a QR code, information about exhibitions and events linked to the Beijing Design Week being held in the Dashilar Design Community pop up. Push the button on your screen, and you can use the “time machine” to wander through the alleys of Dashilar area.‎ If you go: till Oct. 5.3 Cha’er Hutong, Xicheng District. ‎ Ticket: Free German designer Weingart’s works at Beijing Design Week Another highlight of this year’s Beijing Design Week is an exhibition from German - born designer Wolfgang Weingart. His style has been influencing designers and his students in Europe and North America over the years.‎ If you go: 9:30 -5:30 pm till Oct 8. Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts, 8 Huajiadi South Street, Chaoyang District 010-6577-1018.‎ Ticket: 120 yuan per person.‎ ‎21. Which will show the history of China?‎ A. Artist’s solo show.‎ B. Beijing Design Week.‎ C. German designer Weigart’s works.‎ D. Qin and Han dynasties relics.‎ ‎22. What time can we watch the works for daily use?‎ A. Oct. 8. B. Oct. 12.‎ C. Nov. 30. D. Dec. 31.‎ ‎23. Where can visitors go to experience advanced technology?‎ A. The Palace‎ ‎Museum.‎ B. Dongcheng District.‎ C. Xicheng District.‎ D. Chaoyang District.‎ ‎24. What can we know about Weingart and his show?‎ A. Tourists can meet Wolfgang Weingart there.‎ B. The show includes the works of his students.‎ C. Visitors can call at 010-6611-6188.‎ D. He is a famous designer whose birthplace is Germany.‎ B A long time ago, soldiers fought wars on foot. Then they began to ride horses to battle. Until the invention of the stirrups (马蹬), though, men could not fight well with swords or spears while on horseback.‎ Without stirrups, soldiers had no place to put their feet. They could not stand up to use their swords without falling off their horses. They could throw spears only with the force of their ‎ arms.‎ Using stirrups, a soldier could stand up in his saddle (鞍). He could put a spear under the top part of his arm and charge with the force of his horse. He could use force when fighting with a sword. And he could win most fights against soldiers who did not use stirrups.‎ The first stirrups were made in India. Because the weather was warm, people did not wear shoes. The Indian stirrup was made of rope. It fit around the big toes. Later, the Chinese made a foot stirrup of wood. Because the Chinese lived in a colder country, the stirrup had to fit around shoes. Still later, around A. D. 700, soldiers in Asia used strong iron foot stirrups.‎ ‎25. Around A.D. 700, the soldiers in Asia used stirrups made of .‎ A. wood. B. shoes. C. rope. D. iron.‎ ‎26. On the whole, this story is about .‎ A. the soldiers in warm and cold countries.‎ B. how to throw a spear in the fights.‎ C. an invention that changed man’s way of fighting wars.‎ D. the history of horse riding.‎ ‎21. How did the stirrup help soldiers fight better?‎ A. They looked better when they were using stirrups.‎ B. They could now stand in their saddles to throw spears.‎ C. Horses were safer to ride than before.‎ D. They made soldiers throw spears with the force of wind.‎ ‎28. Which of the lese sentences do you think is RIGHT?‎ A. There were no wars 2,000 years ago.‎ B. Men were fighting 2,000 years ago.‎ C. War is something new.‎ D. Chinese people didn’t wear shoes in the past.‎ C Ben Lecomte, a French long-distance swimmer, dropped into the water Tuesday at Choshi, Japan, and embarked on his attempt to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean, BBC News reports.‎ Six years in the planning, the 5,500-mile effort is expected to take five to six months, with ‎ Lecomte swimming eight hours a day and covering an average of 30 miles daily, according to his website.‎ His route to San Francisco will take him through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area three times the size of France where large amounts of garbage and plastic waste have collected, CNN reports.‎ Lecomte will be accompanied by a specially outfitted support boat named Discoverer. He will take rest periods on the boat, but it will return him to his stopping point each day to make sure he swims the entire distance.‎ In addition to accomplishing a first, Lecomte said, he wants to draw attention to the problems of ocean pollution and climate change. A team of scientists plan to conduct research for 12 scientific institutions, including NASA and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, while he is making his swim.‎ Lecomte is no stranger to feats of long-distance open-water swimming. In 1998, he swam 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. On that swim he encountered sharks and stingrays. This time, he said, he will be wearing a shark-repellent bracelet.‎ One of the challenges will be making sure he has enough energy each day, and Lecomte said he intends to consume 8,000 calories daily.‎ ‎29. The purpose of Lecomte5s swimming across the Pacific Ocean are the followings except .‎ A. becoming the first to swim across the Pacific Ocean.‎ B. raising people’s awareness of ocean pollution.‎ C. letting people realize the problem of climate change.‎ D. planning to conduct research for scientific institutions.‎ ‎30. How long will it take Lecomte to swim across the Pacific Ocean?‎ A. about 700 hours.‎ B. about 1000 hours.‎ C. about 1400 hours.‎ D. about 1800 hours.‎ ‎31. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?‎ A. Lecomte is a short-distance swimmer.‎ B. No one has ever swum across the Pacific Ocean.‎ C. Lecomte intends to swim across the Pacific Ocean alone.‎ D. Lecomte was once attacked by sharks when swimming in the Pacific Ocean.‎ D A 525-year-old copy of a letter by Christopher Columbus, stolen from the Vatican, was returned this week. An investigation by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Vatican located the letter.‎ ‎“We are returning it to its rightful owner, “said U.S.‎ ambassador to the Vatican, Callista Gingrich, at a ceremony in the Vatican Library. Columbus wrote the letter to the king and queen of Spain after discovering “The New World.” He described what he had found and requested money for another trip. His original letter was written in Spanish. But several copies of a Latin translation were made to spread news of his discovery to the royal courts of Europe and the Pope.‎ One of the Latin letters, copied by Stephan Plannack in 1493, was put in the Vatican Library. Known as the Columbus Letter, it has eight pages, each about 18.5 cm by 12 cm. In 2011, an American expert in rare manuscripts received a similar looking letter. After reviewing it, he decided that it was real. The year before, the same expert had studied a Columbus Letter in the Vatican Library and suspected that it was a fake. One reason was that the stitching (针脚) marks on the letter were not the same as those on the cover. The letter in the United States, however, had the exact same stitching marks as the leather cover of the fake letter he had studied in the Vatican.‎ The expert, who was not identified, contacted Homeland Security art investigators, who began working with Vatican inspectors and rare book experts. They believed that someone took the real letter out of its cover at the Vatican Library and replaced it with an artificial one. Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues is the Vatican’s chief librarian. He said, “We do not know exactly when the substitution took place. We will probably never know who the forger (伪造者) was.”‎ Their investigations found that Marino Massimo De Caro, a well-known Italian book thief, had sold the real letter to a New York book dealer. De Caro is serving a seven-year prison sentence in Italy for stealing about 4,000 ancient books and manuscripts from Italian libraries and private collections. The late collector David Parsons bought the letter for $875,000 in 2004.‎ ‎ After the investigations, his widow agreed to return the letter to the Vatican Library. Officials said the letter is now worth about $1.2 million.‎ ‎32. What does the underlined word “artificial” in paragraph 4 mean?‎ A. criminal. B. real. C. false. D. valuable.‎ ‎33. Which of the following is true according to the text?‎ A. We know when the theft took place.‎ B. Christopher Columbus discovered “The New World” about 500 years ago.‎ C. Columbus’s letter was first written in Latin.‎ D. A Vatican inspector suspected that Columbus Letter in the Vatican Library was a fake.‎ ‎34. Now you can see the once stolen letter in .‎ A. Callista Gingrich’s.‎ B. Jean-Louis Brugues’.‎ C. David Parsons’s.‎ D. the Vatican Library.‎ ‎35. What can we infer from the text?‎ A. Columbus wrote the letter both in Spanish and Latin.‎ B. One of the Latin letters was copied by Stephan Plannack.‎ C. The letter in the United States is not a fake letter.‎ D. David Parsons returned the letter to the Vatican Library.‎ 第二节 补全短文（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。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Do you know what may make you seem to be not confident enough? 36 .‎ Giving reasons for your actions. Suppose you are having lunch with a group of people, and suddenly you drop your glass of coke on the floor. What will you do? Well, some people will just start to explain why it has happened. 37 . If you drop a glass or make a mistake, it won’t change who you are. It’s your right to make a mistake because you are a human being.‎ ‎ 38 . You may have experienced a situation where you told a friend his performance wasn’t that good and then he replied back immediately by saying, “No, no, no, it’s just because I was tired” or “I was just thinking of something else”. Confident people listen to criticism and see ‎ whether it’s true or not. 39 However, if they know it’s not true, they don’t care much about it.‎ Becoming a perfectionist. A perfectionist thinks that he lives in a perfect world so he tries to do everything perfectly. 40 Confident people are not perfectionists. If they get a “B”, they may try to get an “A” next time, but if they get 99/100, they won’t be unhappy about not getting a full mark because they know they’re not perfect.‎ A. Confident people don’t give reasons for their actions.‎ B. Read the following information and you’ll know the answer.‎ C. Accepting criticism immediately.‎ D. Replying back immediately to criticism.‎ E. If the criticism is true and can help them, they accept it.‎ F. He may become very unhappy if he gets 99/100 in an exam.‎ G. He may become very unhappy if he can’t pass the exam.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（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30分） ‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ As we all know, people often make a living by making the most of local surroundings. A small village by the sea depended on 41 to survive. Each year the villagers had to go farther and farther from shore to catch enough fish to 42 the population.‎ But as the villagers went farther away, they 43 a problem. Their usual 44 was to put the fish they caught in big tanks to keep them 45 until they returned home. But the fish grew inactive in the tanks, and many 46 before the boat could reach shore again.‎ After much 47 , one villager 48 a solution. On their next fishing trip, they caught a 49 shark and placed it in the tank along with the fish. The shark ate only a few fish, but the rest swam 50 around the tank trying to keep away from the shark—and made it to shore fresh and healthy for the villages.‎ Sometimes a little fear is what we need to stay active and 51 . People usually lose 52 and focus when everything goes smoothly and 53 best when they have a little anxiety or fear.‎ A little fear can be 54 . Fear can hold a lot of people back and stop them from living life to the fullest. I understand that feeling of being afraid. 55 there is only one thing worse than 56 , and that is being afraid to begin. There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown 57 about them.‎ Dale Carnegie once said, “Inaction 58 to doubt and fear. Action breeds 59 and courage. If you want to 60 fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”‎ ‎41. A. hunting B. farming C. fishing D. planting ‎42. A. expand B. protect C. feed D. attract ‎43. A. designed B. encountered C. explained D. answered ‎44. A. route B. idea C. practice D. reflection ‎45. A. nutritious B. precious C. fresh D. unique ‎46. A. fled B. died C. jumped D. recovered ‎47. A. thought B. fight C. quarrel D. consultation ‎48. A. looked for B. long for C. hit upon D. make up ‎49. A. fierce B. small C. big D. rare ‎50. A. quietly B. slowly C. happily D. wildly ‎51. A. strong B. cheerful C. alive D. normal ‎52. A. concentration B. strength C. decision D. consideration ‎53. A. create B. experiment C. perform D. respond ‎54. A. horrible B. desperate C. healthy D. ridiculous ‎55. A. Lastly B. Therefore C. Instead D. However ‎56. A. starting B. joining C. quitting D. continuing ‎57. A. sensitive B. hopeless C. hopeful D. optimistic ‎58. A. leads B. sticks C. objects D. appeals ‎59. A. confusion B. disappointment C. cooperation D. confidence ‎60. A. acquire B. limit C. advocate D. conquer 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。‎ A study shows that new technology is reducing children’s ability 61 (use) a pencil or pen. The study is from the National Health Service in the UK. Researchers said that nowadays, children spend so much time swiping iPads or mobile phone screens 62 they cannot hold a pencil properly. Children are not using 63 (pencil), so they now lack the muscle 64 (strong) in their hands to be able to write 65 (proper). Researcher Dr Sally Payne said: “Children are not coming into school with the strong hand and the ability they 66 (have)‎ ‎10 years ago. Children 67 (come) into school are being given a pencil but are increasingly not able to hold it because they don’t have the fundamental (基本的) movement skills.”‎ The researchers said technology is changing the physical way that children write, draw or make things. Dr Payne explained why. She said: “It’s 68 (easy) to give a child an iPad than encourage them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes. One expert said 69 a child isn’t strong enough to hold a pencil, perhaps their whole body is weak. She said it was better for children’s physical development to climb trees 70 to watch YouTube videos. ‎ 第四部分 写作技能（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中 共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 ‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Dear Michael,‎ How is it going? I’m writing to invite you to participate a voluntary activity hold by our English club, which can surely improve ourselves. Since I will also join in it, why not going with me to enjoy this activity?‎ Here are some information as follows. An activity will be held at Xihu‎ ‎Park, which is closely to your home. And the time is about from 9:00 to 11:00 pm on Sunday. Aiming to develop the aware of protecting the environment, the volunteer will do something valuable to the environment, such as picking up the rubbish, watering trees and flowers. Besides, please remember which you need to mind the grass and be careful about yourself.‎ Please keep me informed it if you are willing to accept my invitation.‎ Best wishes.‎ Yours,‎ LiHua ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 你班即将进行一个英语演讲比赛, 主题为电子读物（Ebook) 与传统纸质书 (Paperbook) 的优缺点。请你该主题写一篇英语演讲稿。 ‎ 要求：1.词数100左右，文章开头和结尾已给出不计入总词数； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Good morning boys and girls,‎ With the development of high technology, ‎ That’s all! Thank you for your listening!‎ 湖南省五市十校2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试 英语试题答案 一、 听力 （1.520=30分） ‎ ‎1-5 ABCAA 6-10 ABABC 11-15 CBABC 16-20 CABBB 二、 阅读理解 （220=40分）‎ ‎21-24 DACD 25-28 DCBB 29-31DCB 32-35 CBDC 36-40 BADEF 三、 完形填空 （1.520=30分）‎ ‎41-60 CCBCC BACBD CACCD CBADD 语法填空（1.510=15分）‎ ‎61.to use 62. that 63. pencils 64. strength 65. properly ‎ ‎66. had 67. coming 68.easier 69. if 70. than ‎ 四、改错（110=10分）（注意：红色字体是改正后的答案）‎ Dear Michael,‎ How is it going? I’m writing to invite you to participate ∧ a voluntary activity hold by our English club, ‎ ‎ in held which can surely improve ourselves. Since I will also join in it, why not going with me to enjoy this activity?‎ ‎ go Here are some information as follows. An activity will be held at Xihu‎ ‎Park, which is closely to your home. ‎ ‎ is The close And the time is about from 9:00 to 11:00 pm on Sunday. Aiming to develop the aware of protecting the environment, ‎ ‎ awareness the volunteer will do something valuable to the environment, such as picking up the rubbish, watering trees and ‎ ‎ volunteers flowers. Besides, please remember which you need to mind the grass and be careful about yourself.‎ ‎ that Please keep me informed it if you are willing to accept my invitation.‎ ‎ 删除it Best wishes.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 书面表达：‎ With the development of high technology, e-book is becoming more and more popular. Hence, there is a heated discussion about choosing e-book or paper book.‎ As for e-book, it is cheaper and much more convenient. Without the cost of paper, e-book saves money and as well protects the forest to some degree. At the same time, e-book can be read everywhere. ‎ However, reading e-book may do harm to our eyes. While reading paper books has a long history and has become a tradition. People are accustomed to read a good paper book to relax themselves. As long as you have light, you can read a paper book.‎ Personally, I prefer to the paper book. Though the technology is developing at a fast speed and improves our life a lot, we should keep some traditional habits to balance our life in today’s fast pace society.‎ That’s all! Thank you for your listening!‎