2017-2018学年湖南省醴陵二中高一下学期期末考试试英语试题

湖南省醴陵二中2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试
英语试题
时量：120分钟总分：150分
第I卷（共100分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where is the woman from?
A. The USA.
B. Canada.
C. Japan.
2. What color dress does the man tell the woman to wear?
A. Red.
B. Blue.
C. Grey.
3. What do the speakers decide to do?
A. Have dinner.
B. Meet in the man’s office.
C. Watch a match.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Some songs.
B. Their hobbies.
C. A band.
5. Why hasn’t the man taken a photo?
A. The fog is thick.
B. The temple is too far.
C. The camera is broken.
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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What did the man do in summer?
A. He visited his brother.
B. He went swimming.
C. He traveled to Italy.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Guide and tourist. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man want to do with the trousers at first?
A. To exchange them.
B. To return them.
C. To repair them.
9. When will the man go to a party?
A. On Wednesday.
B. On Friday.
C. On Saturday.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will the man do on Saturday night?
A. Attend a music festival.
B. Visit his friend.
C. Invite his friends to dinner.
11. What is the woman’s problem?
A. Her car has broken down.
B. Her boss told her to work at weekends.
C. Her sister can’t drive her to the music festival.
12. How will the woman go to the music festival?
A. By underground.
B. By bus.
C. By taxi.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the man want to get for Grace at first?
A. A cat.
B. Pet food.
C. Books.
14. What does the woman think of shopping online?
A. Easy.
B. Cheap.
C. Interesting.
15. What do the speakers decide to buy in the end?
A. Sweets.
B. Flowers.
C. A plant.
16. Where are the speakers?
A. At home.
B. At a pet shop.
C. At a bookstore.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How did the speaker know about the good news?
A. From Julie’s mother.
B. From a TV programme.
C. From Julie’s friends.
18. What does the speaker guess Julie is celebrating for?
A. A new club.
B. Her new novel.
C. Her graduation.
19. How does the speaker feel about Julie?
A. Disappointed.
B. Worried.
C. Satisfied.
20. What did Julie do as a child?
A. She won a competition.
B. She joined a writing club.
C. She gave some lectures.
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分,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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A
July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening this month.
Secret of the Dragon
Time
Monday, July 1, 2018, 10:30
am
Cost Adult: $ 7.40 Children (under15 years): half
Bookings Phone the booking office:
3403 2578
Address Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taken on a dragon ride to explore the universe. The Search for Life: Are We Alone?
Time Thursday, July 4,
2018,
2:00 pm
Cost Adult: $ 14.50
Children(under 15 years): $ 8.70 Bookings Phone the booking office:
3403 7689
Address Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Note Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.
Magic Class
Time Friday, July 12,
2018,
10:00 am
Cost Free
Bookings Please call 3403 8470 to book your place.
Address Centenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong Rd
Note Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. Science with Me: Making your own guitar Time Saturday, July 20,
2018, 3:00 pm
Cost Free
Bookings Please phone 34031226 to book your place.
Address 10, Egginton Close
Note Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.
21. John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How much should they pay?
A. $7.40
B. $11.10
C. $14.80
D. $23.20
22. Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to ____________ .
A. Magic Class
B. Science with Me
C. The Search for Life
D. Secret of the Dragon
23. What do the four activities have in common?
A. They are all free.
B. They happen in the same place.
C. They are all weekend activities.
D. They can all be booked by phone.
B
You don’t have to be an athlete—or even desire to be one—to start running.
Just look at Jim Scott. In January 2003, a month after he retired. Scott began running. That November, he finished the New York City Marathon.
Scott, a radio-talk show host in Cincinnati, Ohio, didn’t do much in the way of exercise before then. He played golf as often as he could but found the time for regular exercise.
“When I turned 60, I thought it was a good time to reconsider things,” says Scott. “I start thinking, ‘These waist pants I’ve worn all my life are getting a bit tighter.’”
Scott decided he wanted to get in better shape and feel comfortable in his pants again. Oh, and there was one more motivation to try running: I’m married to a marathon runner,” he says.
Scott himself never intended to run a marathon. He simply wanted to go on Sunday morning runs with his wife, Donna Hartman, and keep on. But sometimes running can surprise you.
Maybe you just want to run around your neighborhood, or explore a new one. Maybe you want to challenge your body in a different way, to build up, or lose weight. Whatever your goals, running is an excellent exercise for a beginner to try.
“It’s cheap, easy, and the perfect thing to do with a friend,”says Isphording, a former marathoner and host of two health and fitness radio shows in Cincinnati. “You can go for a run in the morning and finish at your driveway with your hands in the air and you’ve had success before 7 am. This is a gift from you to you.”
24. What job did Scott take up?
A. A golfer.
B. An athlete.
C. A host.
D. A designer.
25. Why did Scott start to run?
A. To fight with illness.
B. To improve his golf skills.
C. To prepare for a marathon.
D. To lose weight.
26. We can know from the text that ____________ .
A. Scott didn’t mean to run a marathon at first
B. Scott ran with his wife every morning
C. Scott’s wife was concerned about his health
D. Scott’s dream was to be a marathon champion
27. What Isphording says suggests ____________ .
A. he thinks highly of running
B. he is tired of getting up late
C. he is training for marathon
D. his radio shows are very popular
C
There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual(个体的) ant hardly weighs anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind. They also live
nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.
In colonies(群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromone(外激素), chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.
In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.
Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth, for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective(集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.
28. We can learn from the passage that ants are ____________.
A. not willing to share food
B. not found around the poles
C. more successful than all other animals
D. too many to achieve any level of organization
29. Ants can use pheromones for ____________.
A. escape
B. communication
C. warning enemies
D. arranging labor
30. What does the underlined expression "take on" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Accept.
B. Employ.
C. Play with.
D. Fight against.
31. Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?
A. Their behavior.
B. Their size.
C. Their number.
D. Their weight
D
Children who spend more time outdoors may have a lower risk(风险) of becoming nearsighted(近视的), new research suggests.
In the study, researchers looked at about 1,900 schoolchildren. The scientists found that the kids who had been instructed to spend more time outdoors over three years were 23 percent less likely to develop nearsightedness during this time than those who had not been instructed to spend more time outdoors. Moreover, among the kids who did become nearsighted during the study, the degree to which their eyesight worsened was slightly smaller among those who spent more time outdoors.
The researchers selected six schools and required the children, whose average age was 7 at the start of the study, to attend one additional 60-minute class of outdoor activities during each school day for three years. The parents of these children were also encouraged to engage their children in outdoor activities after school, especially during weekends and holidays. The other half of the children, from another six schools, continued their usual activity patterns. After three years, 30.4 percent of the kids in the intervention(干预) group had become nearsighted, compared with 38.5 percent of the kids in the other group.
It is not clear exactl y why spending more time outside would benefit children’s eyesight, the researchers said. However, some research has suggested that the higher levels of light intensity found outdoors may increase the release of the chemical dopamine(多巴胺) of the eye. In turn, dopamine is known to restrain(抑制) the type of growth in the eye that is associated with nearsightedness.
Based on the new results, the researchers recommend that children spend more time outdoors because of the potential benefits to their eyesight. How ever, it’s important to protect kids’ skin and eyes from UV light, which can be damaging.
32. What did the children in the intervention group do during each school day?
A. Attend an extra class of outdoor activities.
B. Continue to do their usual activities.
C. Spend one hour in doing eye exercises.
D. Participate in outdoor activities with parents.
33. What can be inferred about the chemical dopamine?
A. It can contribute to poor sight.
B. It can damage people’s brain.
C. It is beneficial to eyesight.
D. It means low levels of light intensity.
34. What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
A. How to design outdoor activities for kids.
B. How to prevent kids becoming nearsighted.
C. How to protect kids’ skin and eyes from UV light.
D. How to encourage kids to join in outdoor activities.
35. Which can serve as the best title for the passage?
A. The More Time Outdoors, the Better
B. Kids May See Better if They Play Outside
C. It’s Time to Engage Kids in Outdoor Activities
D. Researchers Found a Cure for Nearsightedness
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选项。

Tips for cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time. 36 Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:
1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cookin g is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready? 37
2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 38 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.
3. 39 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work
well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40 And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A. Try new things.
B. Make three or four instead.
C. Ability is easily improved.
D. Understand your food better.
E. Cooking is a burden for many people.
F. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

I was at the bus stop, heading home after a long, busy day, when I served guests at a restaurant. Suddenly, I realized I’d left behind my 41 with ＄80 worth of tips and one of my photos in it! I couldn’t afford to 42 a day’s pay.
When I ran back, the 43 was closed. So I had to tell myself: I’d try to 44 about it this evening.
The next day was much 45 than the one before. I was already 46 five tables there, when a white-haired 47 sat down in my section(区域). No matter how 48 I was, I made sure to give them the best 49 I could. After their meal, I 50 them for their kindness. The couple(夫妇) had left the 51 by the time I picked up the tip. This wasn’t right, I thought; there was much more than twenty dollars. It was too much for a tip. I 52 again; forty dollars!
Quickly, I 53 around to look for the couple. They’d left the restaurant.54 , I went to the hostes s. “Did you see that55 couple who once sat in my section leave?” I asked. “Oh, they are my parents, and have gone home,” the hostess said. “They told me about you. Yesterday they 56 your wallet. Since you were very 57 just now, they let me give the wallet to
you. By the way, they said they were very 58 with your service and gave you twice as much as a(n) 59 .”
How kind they are! I will always try my best to 60 customers well in future.
41. A. schoolbag B. suitcase C. wallet D. coat
42. A. lose B. finish C. waste D. spend
43. A. station B. school C. bank D. restaurant
44. A. think B. forget C. complain D. remember
45. A. brighter B. busier C. luckier D. hotter
46. A. putting away B. taking away C. waiting on D. cleaning up
47. A. man B. lady C. couple D. stranger
48. A. tired B. happy C. relaxed D. calm
49. A. places B. dishes C. food D. service
50. A. paid B. thanked C. treated D. accused
51. A. cafe B. table C. money D. scene
52. A. included B. bargained C. checked D. explored
53. A. turned B. traveled C. showed D. drove
54. A. Anywhere B. However C. Recently D. Finally
55. A. good B. honest C. friendly D. aged
56. A. set up B. put up C. picked up D. made up
57. A. confused B. angry C. busy D. sad
58. A. satisfied B. popular C. angry D. disappointed
59. A. change B. tip C. job D. honor
60. A. draw B. serve C. win D. keep
第II卷（50分）
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。

Table tennis, also 61._________ (call) ping-pong, is played all around the world and is an Olympic sport. It 62._________ (play) on a table that is 2.74 meters by 1.525 meters and stands
76 centimeters from the ground. The net goes across the center of the table and is 15.25 centimeters high. It is very similar 63._________ playing tennis on a court.
The exact origin of table tennis is not known. 64._________ we do know is that it 65._________ (begin) in England in the 1890s. Many people played table tennis because it did not require players 66._________ (go) outdoors. The game was popular with foreign 67._________ (visitor) too, and soon it spread to much of Europe and Asia.
Many players believe table tennis is not only a physical game 68._________ a psychological game as well. A technique used 69._________ (frequent) by many players is to stare at the people they are playing against to make 70._________ (they) feel uncomfortable. Today, players from China, South Korea and Germany among others play leading roles in international table tennis competitions.
第四部分写作（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。

Be smart about advertisements!
People cannot get away from advertisements where promise cheap goods and free gifts. Last week, I read a advertisement for a sale. Seeing the attractive prices for the goods, I couldn’t help drive to the supermarket. As the advertisement said, most of the thing there were much cheaper than usually. In no time, two baskets filled with ten bars of soap, two very nice-looking kitchen knives, and so on. When my husband arrived at home and saw the things I bought, he said, ‘What do you need both these things for?’ He is right. There was already enough soap at home, but there were already two knives in the kitchen drawer. I think I should be smart about advertisements in future and not be tricked by them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你的好朋友王琳给你发了一封英文e-mail，说她准备到外企求职，必须具备一定的英语水平，向你寻求建议。

请根据以下提示给她回e-mail，就学英语的方法提些建议。

提示： 1 养成良好的学习习惯(如…. )；
2 多看英语电视和电影；扩大词汇量；
3 要有自信；多讲，多用，不要怕出错。

注意：1 参考词汇：扩大enlarge (vt.)
2 词数为100左右；
3 电子邮件的开头和结尾已写好(不计入总词数)。

Dear Wang Lin,
___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
【参考答案】
第一部分：听力(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1—5 ABACA 6—10 CABCB 11—15 CABAC 16—20 ABBCB 第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
21—25 BCDCD 26—30 AABBD 31—35 AACCB 36—40 CFBAG 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)
41—45 CADBB 46—50 CCADB 51—55 BCADD 56—60 CCABB
第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
61. called 62. is played 63. to 64. What 65. began
66. to go 67. visitors 68. but 69. frequently 70. them
第四部分：写作(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)
第一句：where 改which/that 第二句：a 改an
第三句：drive 改driving 第四句：thing 改things; usually 改usual 第五句：filled 前加were 第六句：at 删除; both 改all
第七句：is 改was 第八句：but 改and
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
【参考范文】
Dear Wang Lin,
I’m writing to offer you some advice about the ways of English study.
In my opinion, forming good habits of learning English is very important, such as reading aloud, listening to English songs and communicating with native English speakers. You can also watch English TV programmes and English films. At the same time, you should try your best to enlarge your vocabulary, which may be the biggest challenge for you. What’s more, you should have confidence in yourself. Try to speak English whenever possible. Just as a saying goes, practice makes perfect. So you needn’t be afraid of making mistakes. In this way, you are sure to improve your English.
I hope that my advice will be helpful.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua 听力原文
第一节
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。

现在, 你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。

(Text 1)
M: You’re from Canada, right?
W: No, I’m not from Canada. I’m from the USA.
M: Oh, sorry. Are you studying Japanese here?
W: Actually, I’m not. I’m a business student.
(Text 2)
W: I’m going to wear my red dress to the interview.
M: Oh, no, red’s much too bright. I think you should wear your blue one and the grey jacket.
(Text 3)
W: Let’s eat early today. Then maybe we can go to a movie afterwards.
M: Good idea! Why don’t we have dinner aroun d 6:00?
W: OK. And where do you want to meet?
M: Let’s meet at the new restaurant near my office.
(Text 4)
M: I like a lot of different bands. I guess my favorite one is Green Day. Do you like them?
W: No, I don’t. I guess they have some good songs, but they’re very … noisy.
(Text 5)
M: Can you see the temple?
W:No, I can’t. Have you taken a photo with your new digital camera?[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]
M:You must be joking. It’s so foggy.
第二节
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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。

(Text 6)
M: Hi, Betty! Good to see you.
W: Great to see you, too, Ron. How was your summer?
M: OK. We went to Italy. How about you?
W: Not too bad. Had time to swim every day. And watched TV with my brother.
M: Cool. Have you heard? There’s a new girl in the class.
W: No, I haven’t. Have you met her?
M: I have. She looks fantastic!
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。

(Text 7)
M: I bought these trousers here on Wednesday. When I tried them on at home, I found them too small for me. Can I return them and get my money back?
W: I’m sorry you can’t because you bought them at a sale price. However, you can exchange them for a bigger size.
M: I have already looked a round here, but I can’t find the proper size for me. I have to wear them at my coworker’s housewarming party this Saturday.
W: Don’t worry. If we don’t have a bigger size here, I’ll find another store that has the right size for you, and you can pick them up by Friday.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 8)
W: Are you doing anything special this weekend?
M: I wanted to go to the music festival in the National Park, but one of my friends invited me to her house for dinner. So, I’m going to the dinner on Saturday night instead. What about you? Are you going to the festival?
W: I was planning on going with my sister, but she got a phone call from her boss and found out that she has to work. So she can’t drive me there.
M: Well, I think some of the city buses have stops near the National Park. It would take a little longer than driving, but not much. Or you can take a taxi.
W: That reminds me. I can take the underground. My home is only a five-minute walk from the nearest underground station.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

(Text 9)
W: Where are you going, Les?
M: To the pet shop. I want to buy some cat food f or Grace’s birthday. She loves her cats and I’m sure she’d like to get some cat food.
W: But it’s Grace’s birthday, not her cats’! She enjoys reading. Let’s get her a book.
M: OK, let’s go to the bookshop then.
W: I prefer shopping online. It’s easier.
M: OK. Let’s use Dad’s computer. How about this book on cats? It seems to be interesting. It is only 6 dollars.
W: That’s quite che ap, but she has that book already. Mum gave it to her for Christmas, remember?
M: OK, not this book. What then? Some sweets?
W: It’s not your birthday. Grace really dislikes eating sweet things. And she wants to lose weight.
M: I know what! She loves flowe rs. Let’s get her some.
W: Flowers don’t last. I prefer to give presents that last. Let’s get her a plant then.
M: I’d love to give her that! Let’s check some pages for plants.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

(Text 10)
M: Hi, Julie. Your phone is turned off and I guess you must be celebrating with your friends. Your mum and I watched TV yesterday evening and heard about the good news about your novel. Wow! This must feel as good as the day you graduated from university! No, even better than that! Anyway, I’m phoning just to say you’ve made me a very proud dad! I’m really delighted for you. You’re interested in writing all the time. I remember you joined a writing club at the age of 11 and attended many lectures there. You took part in several writing competitions but never won a thing but you never gave up, did you? You’ve worked so hard to realize your dream and you completely deserve what they’ve offered you. I can’t wait to see your new novel in the shops. When will it be coming out, do you know? Well, as I said, I am really proud of you. Speak soon. Love you.。