江西省上饶县高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2016—2017学年度下学期期末质量检测
高二英语试题
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（综合题）两部分。

满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卷I上。

2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净
后，再选涂其它答案标号。

不能答在试题卷上。

3.第II卷各题的答案，必须答在答题卷II规定的地方。

第Ⅰ卷
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l0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 does the man want to do?
A. Buy boat tickets.
B. Visit the islands.
C. Become a guide.
2. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Good friends.
B. Fellow workers.
C. Salesman and customer.
3. Why does the man probably call the woman?
A. To apply for a job.
B. To sell his product.
C. To make an appointment.
4. What does the girl want most for Christmas?
A. A radio.
B. A toy car.
C. Little dolls.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At home.
B. In a concert hall.
C. In a KTV.
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。

6.What is the man doing?
A. Reading stories.
B. Waiting for a friend.
C. Observing people’s pace.
7. What is the couple going to do according to the man?
A. Have brunch.
B. Get their hair done.
C. Say goodbye to each other.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. Why is the man calling?
A. To discuss a website.
B. To check on an order.
C. To change the delivery time.
9. What day is it today?
A. Monday.
B. Thursday.
C. Friday.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. How did the woman book the movie tickets?
A. On the phone.
B. Through the Internet.
C. At the ticket office.
11. Where will the speakers go first?
A. The cinema.
B. The bookstore.
C. The restaurant.
12. When was the appointment originally scheduled?
A. At 11:30.
B. At 12:00.
C. At 2:00.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. How long did the woman study physics at university?
A. Six months.
B. Three years.
C. Four years.
14. Where does the woman work now?
A. In the BBC.
B. In a radio station.
C. At a local weather center.
15. What brings the weather forecasters more accurate information?
A. The modern technology.
B. The rich work experience.
C. The weather training course.
16. What does the woman think of her job?
A. Easy.
B. Boring.
C. Time-consuming.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What was the speaker afraid of?
A. Water.
B. Dolphins.
C. Strangers.
18. What does Real Dreams do?
A. It arranges sightseeing trips.
B. It develops people’s skills.
C. It helps people realize their dreams.
19. What did the speaker do in the sea?
A. She fe d two dolphins.
B. She swam with dolphins.
C. She played with her friend.
20. What’s the talk mainly about?
A. Dolphins’ wisdom.
B. An amazing experience.
C. An introduction to Real Dreams.
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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
At many modern fest ivals in the UK, people gather together in a field, listening t o music, sleeping in tents and killing time as they like. However, some of the big-sized festivals often result in traffic jams, piles of wastes, and large electricity demands. Therefore, smaller, greener festivals are increasingly gaining favor.
Cambridge Folk Festival
Aware that folk music fans tend to be fond of beer, the organizers of the festival have
come up with a creative way of avoiding mountains of plastic glasses. Visitors to this 4-day event have to order one beer glass in June. They keep and reuse the glass throughout the festival. Besides, everyone is given a bag for his recyclable rubbish on entry.
Need to know: The festival takes place in Cambridge around the end of July.
Latitude
Latitude was set up in 2006, with a clear aim to offer unusual rock music. It also has a strong environmental focus: all knives, forks and plates provided by the organizers are biodegradable (微生物可分解的)，and plastic packaging is forbidden. Besides, solar showers are supplied with eco-friendly bath products, and everyone will be willing to take time to get clean.
Need to know: Latitude takes place in mid-July on the grounds of Henham Park.
Big Green Gathering
For more than 20 years the Big Green Gathering has played a leading role in raising environmental awareness by promoting solar-powered stages and organic (有机的）food. Many people flood here not only for its wonderful music theater and dance, but also for the event’s green focus.
Need to know: The Big Green Gathering takes place in early August in Somerset.
21. If you have some spare time around August 5th, which festival can you take part in?
A. Cambridge Folk Festival
B. Latitude
C. Big Green Gathering
D. All of the three festivals
22. What do you have to do on Cambridge Folk Festival?
A. Order one beer glass in July.
B. Order one beer glass in June.
C. Drink beer w ith plastic glasses.
D. Drink as much beer as possible.
23. What’s the special feature of the Festival “Latitude”?
A. People can enjoy different kinds of music.
B. Clean food is provided during the Festival.
C. Plastic packages are seldom used.
D. All knives, forks and plates provided by the organizers are environmentally friendly.
B
One night in March 2015, LeeAnne Walters heard her daughter, Kaylie, shout. Kaylie, 18, had been taking a shower. A large amount of hair had fallen out of her head. What made Kaylie’s hair fall out? Dirty water. The Walters family lived in Flint, Michigan. For months, the water in Flint had been dangerously polluted.
The problem started in April 2014, when Flint changed its water supply. Flint is a struggling city. Many of its residents（居民）are poor. Therefore, local officials decided to get water more cheaply from the Flint River.
Water from the river came out of the tap brown and smelly. It tasted bad. Some people got rashes（疹子）when they bathed. Many people complained. But officials said the water was fine.
The water contained harmful bacteria, chemicals, and salt. The chemicals and salt rotted away the metal inside Flint’s water pipes. Lead, a metal in the pipes, got into the water. Using water with lead in it is harmful to people’s health. Lead can cause stomach problems, hair loss, and brain damage. Lead poisoning is worst for children. They can have serious issues, like learning disabilities, for the rest of their lives. There is no cure.
In September 2015, a doctor found that many Flint children had high levels of lead in their blood. Officials finally listened. Flint went back to using clean water. But all the lead pipes in the city must be replaced before the water will be safe again. That will take a lot of money and time. LeeAnne Walters and her family moved away last fall. But she worries that her children will have problems for life. Many people in Flint, including kids, still don’t have safe water. The Flint water crisis isn’t over yet.
24. What made Kaylie shout?
A. Her hair loss.
B. The dirty water.
C. Her wounded head.
D. The dangerous pollution
25. Flint changed its water supply in 2014 to .
A. protect its river
B. save money
C. make water cleaner
D. serve the people well
26.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. The harm of lead poisoning.
B. The chemicals produced by Flint.
C. The introduction of Flint’s water pipes.
D. The health problems of Flint’s residents.
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The water in Flint is safe again.
B. Many Flint’s residents have moved away.
C. The frightening effects will last for years in Flint.
D. It takes the residents little money to solve the problems.
C
Who would have thought that there was any connection between a cup of coffee and a bird, butterfly, or even a bat? Such seems to be the case, however, as methods for growing coffee plants have gradually changed over time.
Coffee plants were first discovered growing in Africa hundreds of years ago. The plants grew under a wide cover of forests, which protected the coffee plant’s leaves from the burning sun. As coffee was introduced to other countries, farmers would naturally try to grow the plants in the shade of tall trees. These trees provided more than shade for coffee plants; they were also home for many species of birds, insects, and other plants.
Over the past 30 to 40 years, people developed a new kind of coffee plant, one which grows well in open sunlight. Sun-grown coffee produced two times more coffee than shade-grown coffee in the same amount of time and space. As a result, the growing need for coffee makes the sun-grown method appear to be the best way to grow coffee.
However, this newer method has some unexpected results. First, the lack of tree cover leaves the land open to heavy rainfall, which can wash away the soil’s nutrients(营养物质). This necessitates an increased use of fertilizers(化肥)and additives(添加剂), which is likely to create health risks. Second, as forests are taken down to make way for sun-grown
coffee plants, native and migratory birds no longer have a home. This is threatening many species, and the effect is now being examined and recorded by ornithologists, who are discovering sharp falls in some species that travel to the northern United States each year. Finally, more pesticides(农药)are used in the sun-grown method, all of which have a bad influence on both the environment and the long-term health of the coffee plants themselves.
Today, as more people recognize the problems of coffee grown in the sun, perhaps they will be willing to pay the higher prices, encouraging coffee growers to return to the more natural method of producing this worldwide product.
28. Under what conditions can coffee plants grow naturally?
A. There is much hot sunshine.
B. There is enough heavy rainfall.
C. There are tall trees around them.
D. There are lots of nutrients in the soil.
29. Compared with shade-grown coffee, sun-grown coffee_________.
A. grows more slowly
B. tastes much better
C. is more expensive
D. is more productive
30. What do ornithologists most probably do?
A. Study birds.
B. Grow coffee.
C. Protect forests.
D. Make pesticides.
31. The text mainly explains the connection between .
A. coffee and forests
B. coffee and sunlight
C. coffee farmers and animals
D. coffee production and the environment
D
When Ruben Rausing presented a new idea for packaging milk in 1952 many people shook their heads in disbelief. The invention, which he named Tetra Pak, looked like a miniature pyramid（金字塔）and was made out of paper. Some feared it would leak（渗漏）; others said they would much rather stick to glass bottles.
In spite of this resistance(抵制), Rausing did not give up. Today his ideas are used all over the world. Since the 1950s, the Rausings have become one of the four richest families
in the world. They run an international company producing some 30-40 billion units a year of packaging, for milk, cream, soft drinks and even table wine.
Ruben Rausing’s idea was that milk should be packaged in a way similar to how sausage meat is crammed（塞入）into a skin. He invented a machine that produced a long paper tube that could be cut off and sealed at both ends after having been filled with milk.
His first model, the pyramid-shaped Tetra, soon became a hit. Shoppers found it lighter to carry than traditional milk bottles. But it had a serious disadvantage—it was taking up too much space in the fridge. So Rausing went on to make a small box. This model was easier to store, and is today the most common kind of packaging in many countries throughout the world. In Europe, one out of two milk packages are made from the Rausing empire. It has conquered a big market share in Asia and Australia. Ruben Rausing was not only a clever inventor. He also understood how to run a successful business. He and his two sons, Gad and Hans, built up Tetra Pak as a family-owned group of some 40 companies, almost all of them in the packaging industry.
Though their products are famous, the Rausings live a secluded life. They are wary of showing off their wealth and so try to avoid publicity(宣扬), particularly since an attempt was made to kidnap（绑架）one of the family members some years ago.
32. How did people feel about Tetra Pak at first?
A. Hopeful.
B. Uncaring.
C. Satisfied.
D. Doubtful.
33. Compared with the first type of Tetra Pak, the second one .
A. was harder
B. was smaller
C. was less common
D. was more expensive
34. What can we infer about Rausing from Paragraph 4?
A. He was not a clever inventor.
B. He was good at doing business.
C. He succeeded in many different industries.
D. He controlled half of Asia’s milk production.
35. The underlined part “wary of” in the last paragraph probably means .
A. proud of
B. shy about
C. careful about
D. ashamed of
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。

For most parents and other caregivers, summer is by far the best season to connect kids with nature. The weather’s nice, and the youngsters are out of s chool. 36 So don’t miss the opportunity to schedule some outdoor time. Here are a few tips to help you along the way:
Nature is all around us. 37 For small kids, there’s likely plenty in the backyard, courtyard, or schoolyard. National parks are great, but kids foster a deep connection with nature close to home!
38 Don’t worry too much about what to do once you arrive at your nature-rich destination. What kids really need is free time to engage all their senses and use their imaginations.
You can learn too. What counts is simply to get out there, show that you value the outdoors, and be ready to have fun. 39 In fact, it is not necessary for you to know anything at all about science or nature. And remember, questions are more powerful than answers anyway!
Sit back and watch your kids learn. Don’t be too much of a helicopter parent, always saying “no”. Instead, try to spare more time to stay with your kids when necessary.
40 And let kids take some risks. Most of us climbed trees, played with sticks, and got muddy as kids — and we lived to tell the story. The nature connection is a contact sport, and both kids and nature can take it!
No matter the weather or time of day you can have an adventure together with your kids. Alright, get those kids outside, into nature, making their own discoveries!
A. Allow your kids to be kids.
B. It’s okay not to have a plan.
C. Pay close attention to your kids.
D. Parents often take time off as well.
E. You don’t need to be an expert on nature.
F. You typicall y don’t have to go far to find nature.
G. Sometimes it is necessary to turn to experts for advice.
第三部分英语知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was sitting at the bar of a local restaurant having lunch and taking a break. A pretty girl who looked about 25 walked in and sat down in a booth(雅座) 41 for her friend. It didn’t 42 long before I saw she was trying to stay 43 from other people’s gazes(注视) and my heart sank. You could see her hair was 44 and, at such a young age, she was receiving chemo(化疗).
I sat there watching her trying to remain composed(镇静的) and she was having a 45 time of it. I 46 for her, imagining what it must be like to go through this and yet I know some of her 47 .You see I 48 my wife, the love of my life just a few short years ago and watched her slowly fade away. I needed to give a message of 49 to this girl. But how? What could I do?
Then it 50 to me! I called over her waitress and explained that I wanted to buy the girl and her friend’s 51 but I also told her not to tell her it was me. I also 52 the waitress a note to give to the girl.
The note 53 as follows:
“ Someone today thought you were beautiful; someone today thought your sm ile glowed with 54 ; someone today thought your eyes 55 up the world; someone today cared about you and wanted you to know this. Enjoy the rest of your day, pretty young lady.”
About 15 minutes later, the young girl asked for her 56 and I watched as she was told it was paid for. She asked why? Who? What for? The waitress simply handed her the note and
57 to her the gentleman who did it left.
I watched as she slowly read the note. Her eyes filled with tears for only a moment,
and then came the smile! A huge, beautiful, 58 smile! She lit up the room and then sat up straight, not 59 who saw her. Her friends also beamed. (绽开笑容) It’s not how we look or what we have; it’s not our houses or how many cars we have; nor is it how much money we can earn. It’s all about how much we care and what we do, even though it’s making someone feel 60 only for a moment.
41. A. searching B. hoping C. looking D. waiting
42 .A. spend B. take C. cost D. consume
43. A. hidden B. stubborn C. focused D. sighted
44 .A. falling in B. falling down C. falling behind D. falling out
45. A. easy B. good C. tough D. great
46. A. sank B. ached C. harmed D. puzzled
47. A. ideas B. views C. trouble D. pain
48. A. left B. deserted C. buried D. valued
49. A. dream B. wish C. energy D. hope
50. A. struck B. happened C. occurred D. hit
51. A. lunch B. coffee C. tea D. breakfast
52. A. handed B. presented C. provided D. brought
53. A. told B. indicated C. read D. wrote
54. A. anger B. fear C. tiredness D. excitement
55. A. tore B. lit C. cheered D. lifted
56. A. service B. money C. check D. share
57. A. explained B. informed C. warned D. reminded
58. A. peaceful B. hopeful C. desperate D. forced
59. A. knowing B. caring C. risking D. ignoring
60. A. pretty B. comfortable C. relaxed D. delighted
第Ⅱ卷
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，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的内容（不多
于3个单词）或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。

Wu Zetian, the only woman emperor to rule ancient China, is considered 61. one
of the most powerful women in Chinese history.
She was born into a(n) 62. (wealth) family with great beauty and intelligence.
This beautiful girl, unlike others in ancient China, 63. (be) in favour of reading
and often travelled around the country with her father when she was young, 64. increased her knowledge and developed her talents. When she was about fourteen, she 65. (send) to the palace and married to the Emperor. After many difficulties and hardships,
she 66. (successful) made herself queen. A few years after Emperor Gaozong died, Wu
Zetian changed the name of the dynasty Tang to Zhou, and became Empress. 67. seemed
like a hard task for women to be rulers in ancient times, but Wu Zetian succeed. When she
ruled the country, she supported economic and cultural 68. (develop) and improved people’s living quality. She also encouraged girls to go to school 69. (study).
Before then, girls were not allowed to go to school.
Wu Zetian died at the age of 82, 70. (leave) a gravestone without any words on
it. Although the Zhou dynasty only lasted for one generation, it marked an important period
in Chinese history.
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）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。

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。

请按下列要求改正：
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。

Two terrible thing happened yesterday. I hit a classmate on the head or I failed my
mid-term math exam. I got home little late that evening, and I can still picture my dad standing in the living room, my mom on the sofa looked straight ahead. That was the first
time my parents had learned about my disappointed behavior at schoo1. But they didn’t speak angry to me. Instead, they had a long talk with me, making me to realize how impatient and careless I had grew these days. I don’t know what’s wrong about me but one thing I’ m sure of is which happened yesterday will not happen again.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席。

最近，你发现有些学生经常以零食代替正餐。

请你代表学生会用英语写一封倡议书，呼吁同学们养成健康的饮食习惯。

注意： 1. 词数100 左右；
2. 开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总次数。

Dear friends,
Student Council
2016-2017学年下学期高二英语期末质量检测参考答案
听力理解：
1-5 BCBAC 6-10 CCBBB 11-15 CBCAA 16-20 CACBB
阅读理解：
21-23 CBD 24-27 ABAC 28-31 CDAD 32-35 DBBC 36-40 DFBEA
完型填空：
41-45 DBADC 46-50 BDCDC 51-55 AACDB 56-60 CABBA
语法填空:
61. as. 62. wealthy 63. was 64. which 65. was sent
66. successfully 67. It 68. development 69. to study 70.
leaving
短文改错
Two terrible thing happened yesterday. I hit a classmate on the head or I failed
my mid-term
things and
math exam. I got home ∧ little late that evening, and I can still picture my dad standing in the
a
living room, my mom on the sofa looked straight ahead. That was the first time my parents
had
looking
learned about my disappointed behavior at schoo1. But they didn’t speak angry to me. Instead,
disappointing angrily
they had a long talk with me, making me to realize how impatient and careless I had grew these
grown
days. I don’t know what’s wrong about me but one thing I’ m sure of is which happened with what
yesterday will not happen again.
书面表达：
Dear friends:
Some students in our school have the habit of eating snacks instead of meals, which is harmful to their health. We’d like to call on all students to develop healthy eating habits.
As we all know, if we eat snakes frequently, the chemicals they contain will build up inside our body and harm our body. Besides, snakes don’t provide enough nutrients that our body needs to function well for the whole day. Therefore, we would call on you to take
meals instead of snakes.
Let’s have a healthy diet from now on. Let’s eat more fruit and vegetables every day to prevent diseases so that we can keep healthy.
Student Council
听力原文：
Text 1
M: Is it possible to get a guided tour of the islands?
W: Yes, just sign up in the same office where you rent the boats.
M: I wonder if it is cheaper because there are six of us.
Text 2
M: You look smart in this grey jacket.
W: Thank you. But how much will you charge me?
Text 3
W: Sorry, I have to stop yo u there! I’m expecting another call…
M: OK. I wonder if I could call you again in a month’s time…just to see if you’re still interested in our product.
Text 4
M: Well, Christmas is almost here. So, what do you want from Santa this year?
W: If I can’t have a radio, um, I would have some little dolls. And if I can’t have some little dolls, a toy car would be fine.
Text 5
M: OK, Karen. It’s your turn. Are you ready?
W: I really would rather just listen. Isn’t there anyone else who wants to sing?
M: Come on! In the two hours we’ve been here you haven’t sung even one song!
Text 6
W: ⑥Hey! What are you doing here?
M: ⑥I’m watching people.
W: Really? What are you looking for?
M: ⑥Well, I make up stories about each person based on how fast or slow they walk. W: All right, how about that woman? She’s walking fast.
M: Yeah, she’s dressed up, but it’s still pretty early. I think she’s going to get her hair done, and then going to brunch.
W: And that couple?
M: ⑦They’re walking slowly because they have to go their separate ways soon. It makes them sad.
W: Hmm…Well, what did you think of me when I walked up?
M: You walked at an average speed, but then you sped up. You were happy to see me, of course! Text 7
W: Good morning. Sun Furniture Customer Service. How may I help you?
M: ⑧Hi, I’m calling about a table that I ordered last Friday. It was written on your website that all products would be delivered within five days. ⑨It is already Thursday, but it hasn’t been delivered yet.
W: We are terribly sorry, sir. Accordi ng to the status of your order, I am afraid you won’t receive your table until Friday, since we don’t deliver on weekends.
Text 8
M: Mandy, could you make a call to the cinema to see if there are still some seats left for the movie this afternoon?
W: (10) I have already booked the tickets online for the 2 o’clock movie. (11) I am thinking of picking them up from the ticket office after we have lunch at the restaurant. What do you think?
M: (12) OK, well, the Smiths want to move our appointment forward by a half hour earlier.
That means we should be there at 11:30.
W: Then we don’t have enough time. We’d better get moving. Oh, before I forget, can you remind me to stop by the bookstore on the way back home? I have to order a book there. M: OK.
Text 9
M: How did you become a weather forecaster, and when did you start d oing TV forecasts? W: (13) Well, I studied physics for four years at university, and then spent six months on a weather training course.(14) Then I worked at the local weather center for a while.
Until about five years ago I got a job with the BBC doing weather forecasts.I actually s tarted doing them on television three years ago, after two years of giving radio forecasts.
M: With lots of people depending on you, the forecast has to be rig ht, doesn’t it?
W: Yes, and these days we normally get it right for the following day around 85%of the time.
(15) We have weather balloons and photos taken from space, and of course computers to
make the forecast more correct.
M: All that must make your job a lot easier.
W: Certainly it helps us produce more accurate forecasts. It also creates a huge amount of extra work for us.(16)We only appear on TV for a few minutes every day, but we spend hours studying all this information and preparing the forecasts.
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W: We’re so safe these days and life is so easy. But I don’t think it’s good for us.
Because the danger and risk are in our lives, we need the chance to face our fear to develop confidence.
(17) I remember I used to be terrified of water. (18)Then a friend of mine found this
company called Real Dreams who arranges holidays and experiences to help people achieve their dreams. And I’d always wanted to swim with dolphins, but I was terrified of water, so you know there was no chance. But Real Dreams arranged this trip for me to a place in Miami, called Dolphin Plus. There were two dolphins in the beautiful blue sea. At
first I was nervous but I was just so excited. (19) I just walked into the sea and these dolphins came up to me and they helped me to swim. They supported me in the water, and they played.I spent hours and hours just playing with these dolphins, and all my fears went away. I was swimming and I wasn’t frightened any more. I felt so relaxed and now I feel like a completely different person. It was wonderful! (20) That is the most unforgettable experience I’ve ever had!。