河北省保定市2017-2018高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案.doc

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1、_第一部分 听力（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，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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.答案是C。1. What should the woman have done at the meeting?A. She

2、 should have agreed with John.B. She should have talked with John.C. She should have raised objections to John.2. What does Smith do probably?A. A salesman. B. A mailman. C. A milkman.3. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Tell Jane to help him. B. Do as he has said C. Learn from her.4. How

3、did Jack react to the punishment?A. He accepted it. B. He disliked it. C. He changed his behavior.5. Why does the man want a room?A. To have a meeting. B. To stay for one night. C. To celebrate his birthday.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，并标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话或独白前

4、，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. Which kind of drinks does the man like most?A. Orange juice. B. Beer. C. Cola.7. What does the man mean in the end?A. Wine isnt fine for him.B. He likes wine very much.C. Nobody likes drinking wine.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What should the

5、woman do as a guide?A. Teach lessons to visitors.3. Show visitors how to learn history.C. Introduce pictures and items to visitors.9. How does the woman find her present job?A. Fresh but tired. B. Risky and exciting. C. Worthy and satisfactory.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man mention “a dried p

6、lant”?A. To show the hot weather.B. To make his talk understood.C. To show his feelings to old men.11. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. See a doctor. B. Buy some beer. C. Have much liquid.12. What will the man do soon after the conversation?A. Go to the hospital.B. Share beer at the woman

7、s home.C. Go home and enjoy beer.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the intention of the womans talking with the man?A. To turn to him for some advice.B. To exchange experience with him.C. To know about American colleges.14. What does the woman want to do?A. Fill in a form for her brother.B. Choose a coll

8、ege for her brother.C. Compare Chinese and American colleges.15. What is the main difference between American public and private colleges?A. Scholarship. B. Studying time. C. Studying conditions.16. What do we know about the womans brother?A. He will study in Peking University.B. He will study in an

9、 American public school.C. He is uncertain about which college to study in.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the story mainly about?A. A cartoon movie Shark Tale.B. Why people call Oscar “Shark Killer”.C. How Oscar finds Angies love for him.18. What can we learn from the story?A. Smaller fishes often ea

10、t the bigger ones.B. Oscar is a hero because he killed a shark.C Oscar has to learn a lesson in life.19. Who is Oscars real friend?A. Angie. B. Lola. C. Frankie.20. Why does Oscar have to run away?A. He is afraid of Lola.B. Frankies father wants to kill him.C. He wants to make his dreams come true.第

11、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，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。AThere are many events you can do in our city. Now have a look at them.Mindfulness Meditation（冥想）: Learn how just five minutes a day of meditation can benefit emotional, mental and physical health. The Hernando County Public L

12、ibrary System will host this seminar, which introduces some meditation techniques. Presented by Diana Reed of Gaya Jyoti Yoga. 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Free. S. T. Foggia Branch Library, 6335 Blackbird Ave, Spring Hill.（352）754-4043.Book Discussion Group: Each month, the group discusses a new book. The g

13、roup is designed for adults. This months book is The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe. Contact the library for a copy of the book and discussion questions. 1:45 pm to 3: 15 pm. Free. Harold G. Zopp Memorial Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill.（352）7544043.What to Do When Your Lan

14、dscape Sleeps: Seminar participants will learn how to care for a landscape during the cool season and prepare it for spring and summer. 10: 30 am. Free. Harold G. Zopp Memorial Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill.（352）540-6230.Writers Workshop: The group meets every other Thursday. All leve

15、ls of experience from beginners to published authors are welcome. Bring pen and paper. 1 pm to 3 pm. Free. East Hernando Branch Library, 6457 Windmere Road, Ridge Manor West.（352）754-4043.Low-cost Pet Vaccination（预防接种）Clinic: Sponsored by the Florida International Teaching Zoo veterinary（兽医）staff. V

16、accinations are administered by a veterinarian. 6: 30 pm to 7: 30 pm. Rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats are $ 7. Tractor Supply Go. , 18471 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville. (352) 867-7788.21. What is required to do in Book Discussion Group?A. Buy a new book every month.B. Read a book for the discussion

17、.C. Borrow a book from other members.D. Gather for two hours for the discussion.22. How is the fifth activity different from the others?A. It is paid.B. It is interesting.C. It costs more time.D. It is held in the afternoon.23. Which activity requires its members to gather twice a month?A. Mindfulne

18、ss Meditation.B. Book Discussion Group.C. Writers Workshop.D. Low-cost Pet Vaccination Clinic.BFor Zack, the shave was more than just a way to fund lifesaving research. It was a way to honor his late brother, Taylor Frink.Taylor, a volunteer firefighter in North Carolina, was killed in a car acciden

19、t last September. Before his passing, Taylor was an eager supporter of St. Baldricks. He went bald（秃头）for the cause in 2015, supporting kids with cancer and raising money to find cures.As a local hero, Taylor was beloved by the community. When he died, more than 1, 000 people attended his funeral to

20、 pay their respects. Zack looked up to his brother and this was the reason why he decided to become a junior firefighter himself. They did everything together. Zack remembers.Zack knew his brother had planned to shave again in 2016, so without hesitation he decided to fill his shoes and registered t

21、o shave at the local St. Baldricks event in Kinston, N. C.“He was always goodhearted, and I want to make my brother proud,” shares Zack.As part of Zacks kindnesses, he raised more than $ 1,000 for the St. Baldricks Foundation primarily by selling T-shirts he designed. Leading up to the event, Zack a

22、lso visited his city council, commissioners office and challenged the local official department to get involved.“We are not going to let Taylors name be forgotten. That is what I love about St Baldricks,” says Jean Culbreth, volunteer event organizer. “Zack gets it. He gets that what he is doing is

23、keeping his brothers name alive.”The day finally came and Zack took his seat under the clippers (剪具), not only to honor his brother but to help kids with cancer. It was a special moment for all, and by the end of the day the event had raised more than $ 22,000!24. Why did Taylor Frink go bald?A. Bec

24、ause he suffered from cancer.B. To attract peoples sympathy for him.C. To help raise money for cancer cures.D. Because he wanted to look cooler.25. What did Zack do to show honor to Taylor?A. He sold clippers to raise moneyB. He followed Taylors example.C. He decided to work at St. Baldricks.D. He p

25、ersuaded his workmates to join his cause.26. What can we learn from the text?A. Zack has tried to get official support.B. Zack designs T-shirts for children with cancer.C. Zack raised more than $ 22,000 by selling his T-shirts.D. Zack works hard for St. Baldricks to get his name remembered.27. What

26、Jean Culbreth says shows .A. the result of the volunteer eventB. the reason for raising moneyC. the meaning of Taylors deathD. the aim of Zacks behaviorC“Belittle” was first used by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Many years ago, Buffon, a French naturalist, wrote some bo

27、oks about natural history. The books were a great success even though some critics did not like them. Some critics said, “Buffon is more of a poet than a scientist.”Thomas Jefferson did not like what Buffon had said about the natural wonders of the New World. It seemed to Jefferson that Buffon had s

28、poken of natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant.This troubled Thomas Jefferson. He was a naturalist, as well as a farmer, inventor, historian, writer and politician. He had seen the natural wonders of Europe. To him, they were no more important than those of the New World.In 1788, Th

29、omas Jefferson wrote about his home state, Virginia. While writing, he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Buffon. At that moment, Jefferson created a new wordbelittle. He said, “Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic.” Noah Webster, the

30、 American word expert, liked this word. He put it in his English language dictionary in 1806, “Belittleto make somebody or something small, unimportant.” Americans had already accepted Jeffersons word and started to use it. In 1797, the Independent Chronicle newspaper used the word to describe a pol

31、itician the paper supported. “He is an honorable man,” the paper wrote, “so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please.In 1872, a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word. He said, “Belittle has no chance of becoming English. And as more critica

32、l writers of America, like those of Britain, feel no need of it, the sooner it is forgotten, the better.” This expert failed to kill the word. Today, “belittle” is used where the English language is spoken. 28. What was the reason for Jeffersons creating the new word?A. He was a naturalist and write

33、r. B. Lots of critics disliked Buttons books. C. He disagreed with Buffons views on natural wonders in America.D. Lots of critics thought Buffon wasnt a real naturalist.29. What do we know about Buffon according to the text?A. Some of his books were welcome by readers.B. Some of his poems were known

34、 to Jefferson.C. He made some wrong comments on Jefferson.D. He made great contributions to the creation of “belittle”.30. What does the underlined word “those” in the last paragraph refer to?A. The English words.B. The critical writers.C. The word experts.D. The English-speaking countries.31. What

35、may be the best title for the text?A. The comment on the New WorldB. The creation of Thomas JeffersonC. The argument about the new wordD. The history of the word “belittle”DLook and listen, and that concert poster just might be singing. Engineers have designed antennas（天线）that can turn everyday obje

36、cts, from posters to clothing, into radio stations. Anyone walking or driving by can tune in and hear whats on. The devices use radio waves, but they dont generate their own. They hijack（劫持）the same waves that carry music and news to your smartphone.Vikram Iyer co-led the project with Anran Wang, a

37、graduate student in computer science and engineering. The two got the idea for their invention by paying attention to what was already around them. “Its the ideal way to minimize the power consumption for any kind of communication,” notes Iyer. Their research had focused on new types of wireless com

38、munications that wont require much energy. They wanted something that would work outdoors in a city. Then they realized the air is already filled with wireless communications in the form of radio stations. Radio waves carry energy at the speed of light from tall transmission towers to radios in cars

39、, phones and homes. These waves of the antennas take in existing radio waves and change them slightly. Those changes add new sound information. The changed waves are then sent back out into the world where people can listen in. So the device only needs enough power to change the waves, not to genera

40、te them.The scientists tested their device with a poster. It advertised a Seattle concert by Simply Three. People standing almost 4 meters away from the poster could use FM receivers on smartphones to listen to all songs of the bands music, Those in cars as far as 18 meters away could use car radios

41、 to pick up some parts of the songsThe technology could even extend to clothes. Iyer, Wang and their team turned the shirt into an antenna. It let the shirt talk to the wearers smartphone. If a sensor in the shirt tracked a persons heart rate during exercise, for instance, the antenna could transmit

42、 those data to the wearers phone.32. The underlined word “generate” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”.A. promote B. repair C. produce D. recycle33. Which of the following is one advantage of the new antennas?A. They save energy.B. They are small-sizedC They can be used in villages.

43、D. They can improve radio signals.34. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. The way the antennas take in radio waves.B. The working principle of the antennas.C The benefit people can get from the antennas.D. The situation where the antennas can be used35. What can be inferred from the text?A.

44、The antennas can be available at present.B. Vikram Iyer created the antennas with much money.C The antennas cannot be used in the students dormitory and classroom.D. The closer people stay to the antennas, the stronger signals they pick up.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。选项中有两项为多余

45、选项。Its Friday morning, and youre taking another test. Are you ready? Students who do well on tests often have good study skills, but good study skills involve a lot of preparations as well as studying. Here are a few simple strategies（策略）that will help.Read ahead. 36 . Highlight or make notes of thi

46、ngs that you feel are important, and share your thoughts during classroom discussions. Also, by reading ahead, class time can be used more efficiently to discuss questions or topics that need clarification. Clarifying questions in class will free up more time to review and study the new material at

47、home.Take good notes. Good notes make great studying tools. Good note taking involves a lot more than copying notes from the board. 37 . Pay attention to textbook pages that are relevant to the discussion.Make flashcards. Flashcards are great review tools for basic math facts or word definitions. Write the word or question on one side and the definition or answer on the other side. 38 . Make one pile for flashcards that were remembered, and make one pile for flashcards not remembered. The more you review the flashcards, the smaller the flashcards pile not remember