1、学年安徽省芜湖市高一下学期期末考试英语卷2017-2018学年安徽省芜湖市高一下学期期末考试英语卷说明：本试卷满分为100分，考试时间为120分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题；每小题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。1. What is the woman doing?A. Repairing machines. B. Buying tickets. C. Changing notes.2. Wha
2、t does the man want to do?A. Enjoy the sunshine. B. Wash the curtain. C. Watch TV.3. How many large offices are there now?A. 2 B. 4 C. 64. Where are the speakers?A. At a library. B. At a lab. C. At a shop.5. What does the man think of the trip?A. Just so-so. B. Terrible. C. Great.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分1
3、0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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独向读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What will the woman do around 8:30 am tomorrow?A. See the man off in the airport. B. Drive her kids to school. C. Wait for her flight.7. How will the man go
4、 to the airport tomorrow?A. By car. B. By cab. C. By bus.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Why did the man miss the weather report?A. He was preparing for a trip. B. He was watching a play. C. He was working late.9. What is the weather like today?A. Cold and rainy. B. Warm and sunny. C. Windy and rainy.听下面一段对话
5、，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What day is it today?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.11. Which performance is suitable for the woman?A. The 4:00 one. B. The 11:30 one. C. The 7:00 one.12. Where does the woman want to sit?A. In the back rows. B. In the middle rows. C. In the front rows.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。13.
6、 Why does the woman blame the man?A. He broke the alarm clock. B. He put on wrong shoes. C. He got up late.14. What color is the mans wallet?A. Black. B. Orange. C. Brown.15. Where does the man find his wallet?A. In his pocket B. In a drawer. C. On the table.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
7、）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales. “They started to hit the side of t
8、he boat” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water
9、into drinking watertwo things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（生的）. Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them
10、 with my hands.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldnt stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa R
11、ica. Their two months at sea was over.16. Bill and Simone were traveling _ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raft B. in Miami C. in Simony D. in Panama17. After their boat sank, the couple _.A. jumped into the water B. heard waterC. watched the life-raft go under water D. stayed in the life-raf
12、t18. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _.A. they were too excited to stand upB. they couldnt wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months at sea would be overBThere are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and
13、 I know that the experience will make one a better person.I remember when I was travelling I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although you will meet different people from all over the world, you will realize that people are similar in their drea
14、ms, hopes and feelings. Enjoy exploring the different cultures, and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once you understand their ways, it need not be strange or scary. Often we read stories about other cultures in books. Only when we visit t
15、heir areas do we find that those stories are something wrong.One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world. We cant just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out. The world should get involved（干预）and help wherever there are problems. People everywh
16、ere should be given a chance. It is so easy to ignore this if one does not travel and explore. One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours. One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big after all.On your journey you will meet lots of ne
17、w friends. Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time. you will certainly be more confident after having to cope with problems and make many decisions along the way.When you travel, you have to be on your own in some situations. You will surprise yourself by
18、 how well you can do that. All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read. It would be filled with all your adventures and special memories.Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience. If we could all just travel a little more a
19、nd share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.19. From paragraph 2, we can learn that _.A. people around the world are the same in their hopesB. books always tell us wrong stories about culturesC. traveling can help us better understand the worldD. Peo
20、ple in different places have strange living habits20. The underlined expression “cope with” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “_”.A. solve B. avoid C. meet D. cover21. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. People in the world are family B. Traveling helps one make more fr
21、iendsC. People in the world share one dream D. Traveling makes one a better personCWhile both Europe and the United States of America are considered the Western world, its good to know there are some differences in culture. If you are considering moving to a European country, you will find the infor
22、mation below helpful as you plan your move.One cultural difference is how the countries perceive（感知）time and space. For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient. This is probably because America is a fairly young country. However, in Europe, something w
23、ould not be considered ancient unless it was at least 2,000 years old. However, perception of distance seems to be the opposite. While Europeans would consider 100 kilometers a long way to drive, Americans would think twice. This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily popul
24、ated. In fact, the United States is over twice the size of Europe.Cars are another factor that differs greatly between Europe and the United States. American automobiles usually have automatic transmissions（传动）while European cars generally have manual gears（手动变速器）. European automobiles are smaller a
25、nd more round-shaped, while American cars are larger and more square-shaped. Trucks and limousine are vehicles that American enjoy. In Europe, however, these types of vehicles are hardly seen, as they prefer smaller cars due to parking and traffic congestion.The view of education is another cultural
26、 difference between the European countries and the United States. In America, parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college. Most schools and universities in Europe, however, are free of tuition. In fact, it is just expected for children to attend
27、college there and not a privilege（特权）, as in the United States.22. The author wrote the first paragraph mainly to _.A. tell the differences between Europe and AmericaB. advise people to travel to Europe and AmericaC. introduce the topic of this passage to the readersD. persuade people to live in a E
28、uropean country23. Which of the following shows the Americans perception of time?A. An ancient house has a history of 200 years.B. Europe has been at least 2,000 years old.C. A hundred kilometers is a long way to drive.D. It is proper to drive a speed of 100 kilometers.24. It can be concluded from t
29、he last paragraph that _.A. Americans are richer than EuropeansB. Americans work harder than EuropeansC. the children in Europe neednt go to schoolD. it costs Americans a lot of money to go to college25. The author develops this passage by _.A. arguing B. persuading C. comparing D. doubting第二节（共5小题，
30、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。Once a child reaches their teenage years, many parents may think it is too late to help them change a negative attitude. This is not the case. and while it may take longer, it is possible to help your child develop a positive attitude. Having a po
31、sitive attitude is important to a teenagers happiness and success. 26 .Judge your own attitude. 27 . Teens watch their parents and how they react to certain experiences and events. Children learn a good part of their belief system from their parents. Therefore, a parents attitude and a loving home e
32、nvironment are important to help develop positive attitudes in teens 28 . This is the little voice in our heads which we use to communicate with ourselves. Positive self-talk will have a direct influence on how positive a persons attitude and actions are. Tell your teen instead of using negative state
