广西陆川县中学2017_2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

广西陆川县中学2017-2018学年下学期高二期末考试卷英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，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 invite the woman to do?A. Go camping.B. Go to a movie.C. Go to Henry’s party.2. What’s the time now?A. 10:00.B.9:53.C.7:10.3. What’s the weather usually like in May?A. Very rainy.B. Not too hot.C. Very windy.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hospital.B. At a restaurant.C. At a bank.5. What does the man mean?A. The woman can stay in the room for free.B. The woman can only use half of the room.C. The room will not be free.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. Why did the woman come to see the man?A. To exchange a piece of clothing.B. To get her money back.C. To talk with the store manager.7. What is true about the woman?A. She designs clothes.B. She washes the jacket in hot water.C. She has worn the jacket for a week.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the woman probably do?A. She’s an agent.B. She’s a student.C. She’s a tour guide.9. What is best for the man?A. A family on the east side of town.B. A family with no children.C. A family near his school.10. What will the woman probably do next?A. Inform the college.B. Call a host family.C. Clean up a room. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What was the woman’s original reservation for?A. A double room.B. A single room.C. Two single rooms.12. How much will the woman pay per night?A. $20.B. $80.C. $100.13. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the front desk.B. On the phone.C. In the membership club.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What did the woman almost forget?A. The printer is out of paper.B. There is no more ink in storage.C. Sherri Caldon is on leave.15. What does the man say about the online order?A. They have the lowest price.B. They have a quick delivery.C. They have the best selection around.16. What should the woman do first when she returns?A. Take her lunch break.B. Go to the finance department.C. Place an order online.17. Who might the man be?A. An online store owner.B. An equipment repairman.C. The woman’s boss.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When do people usually start their Christmas shopping?A. On December 1.B. On November 29.C. Before Thanksgiving.19. Where did the idea of “Buy Nothing Day” start?A. In America.B. In Britain.C. In Canada.20. Wh ere did the high school students get food for the “Buy Nothing Day” dinner?A. From neighboring homes.B. From the restaurants nearby.C. From Italian shops selling spaghetti.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。

AIt was on the early afternoon of a mid­October day in 2012. Bismark Mensah, who came to America several months ago, was collecting carts (手推车) outside a Walmartin Federal Way. It was a part­time job for him. He earned $9.05 an hour in charge of getting carts out of the parking lot.He was used to finding stuff in carts that customers had somehow forgotten—keys, credit cards, wallets. And he turned them into a customer service. But a particular item stood out. It was a white envelope with a clear window in the middle, and there was a lot of cash in it, around $20,000. Mensah turned them into customer services.Because of what he did that afternoon, Mensah is now the winner of Walmart's national 2013 “Integrity(正直) in Action Award”．Bismark Mensah says that since the story ran, he has become the model the youth in Ghana (his native country)．He is now employed full­time at the Federal Way Walmart, earning $10.95 an hour, up from the $9.05 an hour he earned working part­time.Mensah, 33, no longer collects carts and such. He is in the backroom, dealing with inventory(库存). “I want to learn everything about operating a store like Walmart store，” he says. He plans to return to Ghana to run some shops owned by his family. He also plans to go to college and earn a degree in business administration.21．What does Mensah do in Walmart now?A．Deals with inventory. B．Collects carts.C．Checks out the groceries. D．Ensures Walmart's security.22．What's Mensah's future plan?A. To teach in college.B. To work in a big factory.C. To earn a degree in arts.D. To run his own shops.23．What lesson can we learn from the story of Mensah?A．It's never too late to learn. B． Honesty is a valuable quality.C．Don't judge by appearance. D．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.24．What can be inferred from the passage?A．Mensah comes from a poor family in Ghana.B．Mensah can hardly make himself understood in America.C．Mensah has set an example for the youth in his own country.D． Mensah will help set up some Walmart branches in Ghana.BThe Healthy Habits Survey(调查)shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.1．How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery ­operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2．How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend.Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day—often inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.3．How often do you think about fighting germs?Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge (海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.25．What is found out about American seniors?A．Most of them have good habits.B．Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.C．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.D． All of them are fighting germs better than expected.26．Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands ________.A．eight times a day B．three times a dayC．four times a day D． twice a day27．Which of the following is true according to the text?A．We should keep from touching our faces.B．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.C．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.D． A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.28．The text probably comes from ________.A．a guide book B．a book reviewC． a popular magazine D．an official documentCElizabeth Bishop, who was famous for the poetry A Prodigal, Filling Station , Sandpiper, Manuelzinho and so on, was an influential(有影响的) American poet of the 20th century. Her poetry often shows things that concerned her throughout her life, such as her search for a sense of home. Her troubled childhood and feelings of loneliness from this time affected her character and poetry.Bishop's painful childhood is apparent(显面易见的) in some of her poems. Her father died when she was eight months old and her mother was mad when she was five. Bishop was raised firstly by her mother's parents and then by her father's parents. This experience left her confused about belonging. She had no home and this was shown in her poetry. In “A Prodigal”， when the character in the poem makes up his mind to go home, there is a sense of pessimism for Bishop who has no home. The lack of a sense of home has contributed to her depression(消沉) all her life.Bishop attempts(企图) to make small, everyday experiences extraordinary in her poems such as “Filling Station”. In “Filling Station”， Bishop describes the beauty of a family filling station. Although it is “dirty” there is order in it. Simple family life is celebrated in it. She recognizes the value of home and beauty in everyday life, but she is only an observer of these. Distance remains between her and the family at the filling station.Bishop's struggle to locate herself in the world is seen no more clearly than in “Sandpiper”. It deals with searching for something in a confusing world. She uses the metaphor(暗喻) of the bird which is “looking for something”. The “something”isn't specific(特殊的). It seems as if the bird doesn't know what he wants; the only certain thing is that he is searching.Bishop's poems are personal on a more subtle (巧妙的)level, especially when her childhood, travels, etc, are taken into consideration. It is believed that Bishop is a complex(复杂的)poet who uses her poetry to find this feeling of belonging.29．What do we know about Elizabeth Bishop's childhood?A．She was born poor. B．Her parents didn't love her.C．Her grandparents treated her badly. D． She lived an unhappy life.30．When reading Bishop's poems, people can find her search for ________.A．the true nature of human being B．a happy family lifeC．the feeling of belonging D． parental love31．Which of Bishop's poems shows her love for simple family life?A．Sandpiper. B．Filling Station. C．Manuelzinho. D．A Prodigal.32．Which of the following words can best describe Bishop?A．Clever and strong. B． Gifted but pessimistic.C．Unfortunate but kind. D．Creative and determined.DA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.Students are increasingly using laptops for note­taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度)．But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes“mindlessly”by taking down word for word what the professors said.In the first experiment，students were given either a laptop or pen and paper.They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note­taking skills.Thirty minutes after the talk，they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand.However，the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts.Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers' report said，“While more notes are beneficial，if the notes are taken mindlessly，as is more likely the case on a laptop，the benefit disappears. ”In another experiment aimed at testing long­term memory，students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture.This time，the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding，but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.33．More and more students favor laptops for note­taking because they can ________.A．get higher scores B．digest concepts betterC． write more notes D．understand lecture better34．While taking notes，laptop users tend to be ________.A．mindless B．tireless C．thoughtful D． skillful35．The author of the passage aims to ________.A．examine the importance of long­term memoryB．promote the use of laptopsC．explain the process of taking notesD． stress the benefit of taking notes by hand第二节（共5个小题；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。