1、学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 含答案2017-2018学年第二学期期末考试高二英语试题第卷（选择题，共90分）注意：请将正确答案填涂到答题卡上，否则不计分。本试卷分为试卷和试卷两部分，试卷满分为150分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分吧，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
2、小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When can the woman get the book?A. At 2:00 B. At 2:40 C. At 3:002. What does the man suggest taking to the orphans? A. Sweets. B. Toys. C. Story books. 3. What matters most to Lily according to the man? A. Winning the match B. Getting some exercise. C. Learning about Chinese culture.4
3、. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A charity. B. A Chinese woman. C. A donation. 5. Who is the man most probably?A. The womans husband. B. The womans fan. C. The womans agent.第二节（共15小题，每小题15分，满分225分）听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the man want to go? A. The post office.
4、B. The movie theater. C. The library.7. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers ? A. Neighbors. B. Strangers. C. Friends.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What did the man have for breakfast?A. Bacon and two boiled eggs. B. Pancakes and two fried eggs.C. Bacon and an apple pie.9. How much shoul
5、d the man pay?A. $1. B. $1.80. C. $2.45. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who does the woman think will pay Jills traveling expenses to Australia? A. Jill herself. B. Her boyfriend. C. An Australian hospital.11. Why did Jill go to Australia several years ago ? A. To visit her roommate. B. To take a summer vacat
6、ion. C. To meet her boyfriend.12. What will Jills husband wok as in China?A. A teacher. B. A lawyer. C. A medical worker.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman bring to the man?A. An ice cream. B. Some chips. C. A cold beer.14. What is the womans main concern? A. The mans experience. B. The mans h
7、ealth C. The mans shape.15. What is the womans last suggestion? A. Consuming fewer sugary foods. B. Eating more fresh fruit and vegetables. C. Doing a little weight training. 16. How does the man feel in the end? A. Angry. B. Annoyed. C. Depressed. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.When does the class meet on T
8、hursdays? A. From 1:30 to 3:00. B. From 2:00 to 3:30. C. From 3:30 to 5:00. 18. How often will the class meet in the research lab during the last two months? A. Once a week. B. Twice a month. C. Once a month.19. Which of the following will be part of determining the students grades? A. Their classro
9、om performance. B. Their research projects. C. Their quizzes.20. What does the speaker tell his students at last? A. His office hours. B. His teaching goals. C. His telephone number.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每题2分，满分20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。A Maybe you dont think animals h
10、ave certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this.Some years ago, I had a dog named Howard. From the time when he was a puppy, he
11、 was timid, so we named him Howard, sounding like “coward”! He was especially afraid of thunderstorms. At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder, he would run into his house and hide under a table.I often went for a walk with Howard. Once, as we were walking along a road, it began to rain.
12、 I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter. The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles. Soon after I had got there, Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away. At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior. But I decided to humor him and walked away from the she
13、lter into the rain and started to go home. When I was about two hundred meters from the shelter, there came a flash of lightning and soon after, there was thunder which nearly deafened（震聋） me. Howard stopped walking and began whining(哀鸣). Thinking he was afraid, I bent to pick him up. As I straighte
14、ned up, I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left. I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground, broken. The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning!21. The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that.A. Howard had a str
15、ange behavior B. Howard should be afraid of the metal polesC. Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightningD. Howard bit his trousers in his teeth 22. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Dogs are cleverer and better than men.B. Dogs are usually afraid of thunder
16、storms.C. Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot.D. Dogs are naturally born heroes.23. What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage?A. It was about 200 meters from the authors home.B. It was destroyed in a rainy day.C. Its roof was supported by wood poles.D. It could produ
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23、t. 27. An applicant accepted by Ad 4 will have to. A. be able to speak two languages B. be a college graduateC. work every weekend D. look after two childrenCThe day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just like any November day. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow
24、. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up. One morning, I shuffled downstairs and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling(铲)my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living
25、room. And back up stairs so those good people would not see me. I was embarrassed. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didnt have the strength to brush my hair let alone shovel someones walk.Before Johns death, I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors, I defin
26、ed myself by my competence and independence. So who was I if I was no longer capable and busy? How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch every day and watch the snowfall?Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wasnt easy. Friends cooked for me and l cried bec
27、ause I couldnt even help them set the table. “Im not usually lazy,”I wept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, Mary, cooking for you is not a burden. I love you and I want to do it. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you. ”Over and over, I heard similar emotions fro
28、m the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your sorrow may be the hardest work you will ever do.”I am not the person I once was, but in many ways I have changed for the better. My heart is now filled with thanks fo
29、r people around me. I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing ones worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.28. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The writers
30、friend was unwilling to cook for her. B. The writer had been busy with her life before. C. The writer recovered from her sorrow quickly with his friends help. D. The day her husband died, it was snowing heavily. 29. The underlined word “shuffled” in Paragraph 1 probably means _. A. stepped steadily
31、B. walked slowlyC. ran swiftly D. fell slowly30. We can infer from the passage that _.A. the writer found her husband immediately he fell off the roofB. the writer became strong-willed immediately after Johns deathC. the people around the writer were friendly and supported herD. before Johns death, the writer never asked others for help第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? Im not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should laugh during the happy times. _31_32_ But s
