1、山东省淄博市淄川中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题淄川中学高2016级高二下学期期末测试英语试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2018.7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1节(共5小题；每小题l5分，满分75分)第2节 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。1What will the weather be like
2、tomorrow? AThe same as today BCooler than today CWarmer than today2When is the train expected to arrive now? AAt 9：30 BAt 9：50 CAt 10：053What does the woman want the boy to do?ADo the gardening BClean the dining room CDo his homework4What does the woman mean? A The man didnt work hard B The man was
3、mistaken CShe didnt get a high grade5Why did Emily leave suddenly? ABecause she disliked the restaurant BBecause she had to go on a diet CBecause she was annoyed by the man第二节(共15小题；每小题l5分，满分225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
4、答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6What are the speakers discussing? ATheir wedding BTheir anniversary CA famous band7How would the man like the event to be? A He would prefer to have a simple one BHe wants it to be very special C He wants to invite as many people as possible 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What does
5、 the woman think of her teaching method? AIneffective BUnusual CRisky9What does the man congratulate the woman on? AHer retirement BHer birthday CHer promotion 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Where does the conversation take place? AOn a ship BOn a flight COn a train11Why is the man going to London? ATo do busin
6、ess BTo get a masters degree CTo attend an international meeting12What is the woman interested in? APhilosophy BBusiness Studies CPublic Relations 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What do we know about the author of the book? AHe offered to write about Steve Jobs B He was a close friend of Steve Jobs C He used to
7、 write about Apple products14Why does the man think the book is worth reading? AIt has interviews other books do not have BIt includes many interesting pictures CIt is the first book about Steve Jobs15What does the man learn about Steve Jobs in the book? AJobs was tough and never cried BJobs was som
8、etimes sensitive CJobs often cried in the interview1 6How does the woman feel about the book? AIts the same as others BIt praises Steve Jobs too much CIt interests her very much 听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。17How did the man rob the bank with a cell phone? ABy threatening to kill a girl BBy breaking into its c
9、omputer system CThrough his partner working in the bank1 8What happened at the weekend in Stevens Bay? ALarge amounts of fish appeared BFishermen saved two baby whales CSome fishing boats were trapped19What do we know about the motorcycle show on Friday night? ADangerous tricks will be forbidden BTh
10、e show will be delayed CMedical workers will be ready for help20Why were people concerned about safety this time? A Because a rider was badly injured last month B Because a rider was killed last month CBecause an audience got a heart attack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，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（
11、A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA Step-by-Step guide to Writing Great PapersTime For KidsWant to be a better writer? TFKs “Write Ideas” gives your writing a rise by walking you through every step involved in writing a paper. Using sample papers, idea organizers and checklists, you can write better res
12、earch papers, persuasive essays, news stories and much more.Spelling, Grammar and MoreEnglish ZoneThis is the perfect site for English homework; It has a section on almost every topic you will cover in English class, such as spelling, parts of speech and writing. It does not just give you summary of
13、 the topic; rather it makes sure you understand it completely.Reading Rocks!Reading RocketsFrom this great resource, learn to love reading or to love it even more! Read articles about reading and education, and share them with your teachers and parents. You can even read books by famous authors like
14、 Jane Yolen and Patricia MacLachlan.Definitions, Rhymes and Word GamesMerriam-Webster Word CentralIf you want to review words you know and learn new ones, visit this site. Here youll visit a school called “Word Central” where you can click on different areas to learn things like definitions and rhym
15、es for different words or play word games.Help with Foreign LanguagesKidspace The Internet Public LibraryThis is a really cool site if you need help with foreign-language homework. It teaches you how to say hello in many different languages and has a lot of other useful information. It also tells ho
16、w you can listen to real people saying the words in other languages.21. Which of the following sites can help you remember the new words?A. Time For Kids. B. English ZoneC. Merriam-Webster Word Central. D. Reading Rockets. 22. What can “Help with Foreign Languages” teach you?A. How to read books by
17、famous authors. B. How to say hello in many different languages.C. How to write better research papers.D. How to use grammar in a right way.23. The ad is mainly intended .A. to increase the students learning skills B. to offer some useful sites in language studyC. to attract the students to join som
18、e learning clubs D. to help students understand language study betterB“Whats that?” my ten-year-old daughter, Genie, asked. Shed caught me laughing at a piece of mail Id just opened. “Wake-up service, $2.50 per call.” At the bottom was a phone number and a drawing of a rotary phone, like the one my
19、great- aunt Sara had owned 40 years ago.“Is that mail funny?” Genie asked.“Not really,” I admitted. “Its just outdated.”“Whats a wake-up call?” She asked. I explained how, before smart-phones, people sometimes paid someone to wake them with a call.“Who sent this flyer（传单）?” she pressed.“Probably som
20、eone older,” I said.Her eyes lit up. “Can we order a wake-up?” she asked.“We dont need it.” I picked it up and headed for the recycling bin.“Wait!” she screamed. “I feel sorry for the wake-up man, if he needs some money,” she said, tearing up. “Cant we order?”I looked at the flyer with its drawing o
21、f a rotary phone. I remembered, again, my great-aunt Sara and her rotary phone. As a kid, Id visited her over Labor Day, when Jerry Lewis would host his charity event for the disabled kids. Aunt Sara would squeeze my hand, then reach for the rotary phone, dialing the number on the screen. Holding th
22、e receiver between us, wed announce to the operator, “Wed like to help those kids.”Now here was my own child, showing the same big heart Id once been encouraged to have, and how could I ignore her? I googled the flyers return address. The address belonged to a man called Raymond. He was in his mid-6
23、0s. We called him and, holding the receiver between us, the way Aunt Sara and I used to, told him we needed his services. “Great!” Raymond said in a shaky but friendly voice, clearly amazed at receiving an order from a child.Genie was happy all week. Technology has made some things outdated. But the
24、re are still other things the world will always require. In the rush of my daily life, Id temporarily forgotten that, I guess I just needed a wake-up call.24. Why did Genie beg to order the service?A. She was afraid of being late. B. She wanted to help the old man.C. She was curious about the servic
25、e. D. She was interested in the rotary phone.25. What made the author finally decide to order a wake-up call?A. Her own childhood experience. B. The less fortunate wake-up man.C. Genies curiosity about the service. D. The information she found on Google. 26. How did Raymond feel when receiving our o
26、rder?A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Doubtful. D. Regretful.27. What could be the best title for the passage?A. A Wake-up Man B. A Kindhearted GirlC. The Wake-up Call D. The Rotary PhoneCChokwe Selassie, aged 13, is working hard to help drivers avoid potholes(坑洼). The eighth-grader was inspired to k
27、ick off his creation on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the street in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. He decided to do something about the pothole problem in his city. His solution: an app that
28、 warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead.Chokwe developed the app with his friends Rodriguez Ratliff and Emmanuel Brooks. When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in red. And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you. Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes t
29、hey meet, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them.The app relies on current available information about the streets of Jackson. It works by using the citys 311 call system, and uses information already stored in a database. Through the call system, citizens dial 311
30、to report non-emergency problems, which include potholes. Chokwe and his friends determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test the prototype（原型）.Although the app isnt yet available for sale,Chokwe is already looking for ways to impro
31、ve it. The prototype remains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther until its nationwide.28. The passage is mainly about .A. a Solution to Traffic Jams B. an App to Detect PotholesC. pothole Problems in Big Cities D. Poor Road Conditions29. Whats the closest meaning of the underlined phrase “kick off” in Paragraph 1 ?A. leave B. invent C. begin D. change30. How does the app work through the 311 call syst
