江苏省宿迁市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

宿迁市2016~2017学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
说明：1.本试卷五大部分,共10页。

（满分120分，考试时间120分钟）
2.在答题纸的密封线填写学校、班级、、考号等，密封线不要答题。

3.请将所有答案均按照题号填涂或填写在答题卡/纸相应的答题处，否则不得分。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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三个选项中选出最正确选项，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 woman want the man to do?
A. Stop buying iphones.
B. Start doing exercise.
C. Set up a museum.
2. Which of the following is the rule of the library?
A. Three books can be borrowed at a time.
B. Books can be kept for more than two weeks.
C. Books must be renewed to be kept longer.
3. What will the man do for exercise every day?
A. Walk to the subway.
B. Jog to the subway.
C. Walk to the bus stop.
4. What is the man going to do?
A. Meet Mr. Gates.
B. Hurry to his office.
C. Help Dorothy carry the boxes.
5. Who will be scolded?
A. The woman.
B. The man.
C. Their father.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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三个选项中选出最正确选项，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 is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Fellow workers.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Boss and secretary.
7. When will the meeting in London start?
A. At 9:30 am, Thursday.
B. At 11:30 am, Wednesday.
C. At 5:00 pm, Wednesday.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who wants to go to the SummerPalace?
A. Daniel.
B. May.
C. Mom.
9. Which is not far from the speakers’ home?
A. The Olympic Park.
B. The OceanPark.
C. The SummerPalace. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How will the man go to the farm?
A. By bike.
B. By bus.
C. On feet.
11. Who will be on the farm tomorrow?
A. The woman, Nicholas and the man.
B. The man, his uncle and his father.
C. The man and his uncle.
12. What do we know about the farm?
A. Everything there is beautiful.
B. There is not much work.
C. It’s very far from the man’s home.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why is the man so sad about his grandmother’s death?
A. Because he didn’t attend the funeral.
B. Because he wasn’t near her when she died.
C. Because he never visited her in the cemetery.
14. Where did the man’s grandmother die?
A. In the hospital.
B. In her bedroom.
C. On the way to the hospital.
15. When did the woman’s grandmother pass away?
A. A couple of days ago.
B. Two months ago.
C. Two years ago.
16. What will the speakers do next?
A. Go to the hospital.
B. Have something to eat.
C. Visit the man’s grandmother.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What happens to the youth unemployment in rich countries?
A. It is rising.
B. It is coming down.
C. It stays the same.
18. What is the youth unemployment rate in Brazil now?
A. 14%.
B. 16%.
C. 11.1%.
19. Where does the highest rate of youth unemployment for women lie?
A. In the Middle East and North Africa.
B. In the Middle East and Asia.
C. In the Middle East and Europe.
20. What may be the reason for the youth unemployment?
A. Financial crisis.
B. World wars.
C. More strikes.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. China expects UN consensus ________ solving the KoreanPeninsula nuclear issue through
dialogue isthe only practical and right choice.
A. what
B. how
C. that
D. which
22. The police have put up posters with photos of the man they ________ in connection with
the killing of two customersinside an ATM cabinet.
A. seek
B.are seeking
C.have sought
D.were seeking
23. The CCTV program, A Bite of China attracts many people to Suqian to taste local food,
________ up to half are from overseas.
A.in which
B.for whom
C.with which
D.of whom
24. —Which performance do you like best?
—All are marvelous and the best one is just a matter of personal________.
A. explanation
B. preference
C. assumption
D. reference
25. People are often at a loss when frequently seeing smog level predictions ________ each
other in different official forecasts.
A.contradict
B.acknowledge
C. allocate
D. circulate
26. ________ China hasn’t banned the travel to Korea, we have seen a decline in choosing
Korea as the tourist destination.
A. While
B. Since
C. When
D. As
27. ________ thirty minutes earlier, you would have seen the beautifulrosy dawn.
A. If you got up
B. Had you got up
C. Were you to get up
D. If you should get up
28. The musician recalls that he was so interested in the instrument that he drew six lines
on his desk in school, ________ guitar strings, and practiced day and night.
A. having resembled
B. resembled
C. resembling
D. to resemble
29. The ballet dancer’s confidence built up ________ as she gained more and more experience
on the stage.
A. mostly
B. generally
C. sharply
D. gradually
30. —Were you late for the meeting yesterday?
—No. But for the fact that Tom ________ me, I would have forgotten all about it.
A. had reminded
B. would remind
C. has reminded
D. reminded
31. —Have you heard the news that the U.S. military began moving parts of the TerminalHigh
Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea?
—Yes, I think a war is likely to ________.It must be terrible for people.
A. break down
B. break up
C. break out
D. break off
32.They have been married for nearly two years and they are ________ to have a baby.However,
their wish hasn’t come true.
A. cautious
B. desperate
C. contradictory
D. unwilling
33. “Tokyo seeking international support over the DiaoyuIslands will be ________,”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Tuesday.
A. in vain
B. in silence
C. in ruins
D. in chorus
34. —Does my son listen to the teacher attentively in class?
—Rarely,believe it or not,________him behave well in class.
A. did I see
B. I saw
C. I have seen
D. have I seen
35. —The Smiths have invited us to join their picnic and I decide to give them a present.
—________ ! What’s it?
A. You don’t say
B. With pleasure
C. Not likely
D. I beg to differ
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最正确选项。

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Happiness is one of the most precious things in life.36it, a man will feel that his ill fate has taken charge of him and the world is utterly dark and dreadful. As a result, too many people37of happiness as their ultimate goal of life. What is happiness? Many people think that when they become rich and successful, happiness w ill 38follow. Let me tell you that nothing is further from the truth. The world is full of very rich people who are as 39as if they were living in hell. Besides, we have read stories about movie stars who 40suicide or died from drugs. It is41 that money is not everything.
Happiness is not an end 42 in itself but is more of a way of life. If you’re waiting for happiness to 43, it’s likely that it never will! The only time to be happy is right now! When you’re always wanting something more and always looking forward toa time when you’ll be “happy”, you’ll never 44that goal. Happiness is not a set of accomplishments or the 45of material things. You must accept that life will always have 46and things will not always go your way. Instead of feeling disappointed when things don’t 47the way you’d hoped, you’d better feel 48for the experience.49dreaming of a brighter, happier and richer tomorrow, you’d better make today as wonderful as you can.
Happiness is not some state we will one day reach for good, but a 50process of honest, productive workwhich makes a real contribution to othersand makes you feel you are a useful and 51person. Just as a famous saying goes, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”Happiness is a 52decision that you can make right now. Thinking of the future and having aspirations is essential to 53a happy and fulfilled life.
In a word,54waiting for happiness to arrive and simply decide to be happy! It’s not some great goal or destination, but a journey and a 55.
36. A. For B. WithoutC. Before D. After
37. A. think B. refer C. regard D. consider
38. A. naturally B. constantly C. eventually D. deliberately
39. A. puzzled B. changeable C.disappointed D. miserable
40. A. condemned B. claimed C. committedD. commanded
41. A. possible B. obvious C. strange D. difficult
42. A. dreamB. promotion C. goalD. success
43. A. show up B. swell up C. speed up D. split up
44. A.analyze B. arrive C. distinguish D. reach
45. A. distribution B. evaluation C. combination D. accumulation
46. A. rewards B. appreciation C. challengesD. fantasy
47. A. carry out B. work out C. let out D. figure out
48. A. grateful B. guilty C. sympathy D. sorry
49. A. On top ofB. In spite of C. On account of D. Instead of
50. A. serious B. humorousC. continuousD. various
51. A. worthy B. modest C. kind D. generous
52. A. reasonable B. consciousC. proper D. temporary
53. A. spending B. wasting C. leadingD. consuming
54. A. remember B. prevent C. try D. stop
55. A. lifestyleB. criterionC. demand D. target
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读以下短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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THE WEEK IN READING: THE BEST NEW BOOK RELEASES FOR APRIL, 2017
Void Star by Zachary Mason
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 400 pages
Zachary Mason creates a world in which the line between human
and computer is completely erased, yet he still manages to make
the reader feel for all the characters—both man and machine—equally. Add that
to a highly addictive plot and an exploration of memory’s impact on our identity, and you’ve got one of the most richly complex novels of the year.
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How
You Can Take It Back by Elisabeth Rosenthal
Penguin Press, 416 pages
It’s not uncommon to come across a complete takedown of the American healthcare system as it stands today. But what is uncommon is what Elisabeth Rosenthal has done in this must-read exploration of what we are (and aren’t) doing right: She has the answers we’ve all been searching for in a potential post-Obamacare world. An American Sickness is the frontline defense against a healthcare system that no longer has our well-being at heart.
A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America by
ÓscarMartínez
Verso, 288 pages
El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 people—men, women, and children—flee these three countries for North America.Step outside yourself for a couple hours and immerse yourself in one of the most incredibly vivid, well-reported journeys through Central America that you will ever experience.
Sunshine State by Sarah Gerard
Harper Perennial, 384 pages
Sarah Gerard deftly takes the reader through the most essential issues of our time—homelessness, addiction, incarceration—via a coming-of-age lens in the state of Florida, where, as we all know, anything goes.
The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day
William Morrow Paperbacks, 432 pages
An incredibly complex and smart novel, The Day I Die d contains all the features of a small-town murder mystery but takes it one step further with a narrative about a woman’s unbreakable search
56. Ifyou wantto know about social problems in the US, you will probably choose _______.
A.Void Star
B. A History of Violence
C. The Day I Died
D.SunshineState
57. Which statement is NOT true according to these books?
A. Void Star is a science fiction witha highly addictive
plot.
B. The American healthcare system is favored by all Americans.
C. A History of Violence perhaps involves violence problems.
D. The Day I Died is a novel not only about a murder mystery.
B
Disturbed Dad,
Before you spend the rest of your life carefully studying a family tree at
every potluck dinner, remember that “family” isn’t some exclusive club that
you get to join by having two or more of the same biological relatives.
People in highly functioning and inclusive families will tell you that all
you have to do to be a part of any family is to be considered part of the family.
This means being included, regardless of your biological status, and reveling in relationships that are auntlike, grandparent-like or cousinlike. It is wise to
explain truthfully all of these many and varied relationships to your children,
but to use loaded terms like “real family” only underlines your emotional ignorance about relationships.
Your in-laws are doing a wonderful thing accepting these children, so put down
the genealogy chart and apologize. After all, if we follow your logic, then your
in-laws shouldn’t be accepting you as family either; you aren’t related to them
by blood, so you aren’t their “real family.”
The good news is, if you continue to treat your wife’s family this way, you
won’t have to worry about keeping the blood relatives and the step-relatives in
this family straight —given your lack of good manners, these family members might disregard you in favor of someone who is more open, accepting and inclusive.
Amy
58.The Disturbed Dad’s in-laws were upset because _______.
A. they all had failed marriages
B. they knew of the Dad’s thoughts
C. one of the grandsons got mad
D. some kids had no blood relation
59.What’s Amy’s attitude towards the Disturbed Dad’s opinion?
A. Objective.
B. Negative.
C. Doubtful.
D. Cautious.
60. Amy may agree that _______.
A. the Dad shouldn’t be narrow-minded about the family tree
B. it’s necessary to consider biological relationships in a family
C. the Dad shouldn’t be accepted as family by their in-laws
D. it’s good news for the family members to disregard the Dad
C
Have you been told you have penicillin allergy? Did your parents tell you that you had a reaction as an infant or child, so you should never take it again? Has it been so long since you had a reaction to penicillin that you don’t remember what happened? If you fit any of these descriptions or are just not sure if you have penicillin allergy, there’s good news for you: Chances are, you probably don’t have it.
Between 10 to 20 percent of Americans believe they have a penicillin allergy, but a recent study at Mayo Clinic found that only 10 percent of those people are truly penicillin allergic. In other words, 9 out of 10 people who think they have penicillin allergy are avoiding it for no reason. Even in people with documented allergy to penicillin, only about 20 percent are still allergic 10 years after their initial allergic reaction. It’s not necessarily a permanent condition.
Why is this important? Aren’t there many other antibiotics you can use if you have penicillin allergy? Penicillin has been around since 1928. Penicillin and its related medicines include amoxicillin, methicillin and amoxicillin-clavulnate. These medicines are highly effective treatments for many bacterial infections, such as strep throat and ear infections. Of course, there are alternative antibiotics, but these are often much more expensive and carry a higher risk of side effects. Typically, these alternative antibiotics are broad-spectrum, meaning they fight many types of bacter ia, both good and bad. That can lead to development of drug-resistant bacteria, or deadly “superbugs”. This increases the risk for all of us in the future of not having an effective antibiotic to treat our infection.
How do you find out if you have penicillin allergy? Board-certified allergists can test you. First, the allergist will get a history from you about your possible allergy. Typical questions include: How long ago did you have the reaction? What type of reaction occurred, and how soon after you took the penicillin did the reaction appear? The testing is done on the forearm by pricking the skin with a needle. If the results are negative and there is no reaction, penicillin will be injected in the skin. These tests are not painful,
and results are available in 15 minutes. A positive reaction may lead to some swelling and itching where the test was placed, which usually goes away within an hour.
In very rare cases, an allergic reaction occurs. This can include hives, swelling, wheezing and/or difficulty breathing. The allergist is trained to treat this rare condition quickly if it happens. If all skin testing is negative, you may be given an oral dose of penicillin in the office. The oral drug challenge is used to verify that you don’t have penicillin allergy. Usually, you’ll be observed in the office for 30 minutes to make sure you have no problems.
If you find out yo u don’t have a penicillin allergy, notify your physicians that it’s now safe for you to take penicillin. They can take “penicillin allergy” off your chart for good!
61. What can we know about penicillin allergy according to the passage?
A. Most people believe that they are penicillin allergic.
B. People with documented allergy will have it forever.
C. About 90 percent of people are truly penicillin allergic.
D. Many people with initial allergy can avoid it later.
62.Which is NOT the drawback of the alternative antibiotics?
A. They cost much more than penicillin.
B. They can treat many bacterial infections.
C. They can result in drug-resistant bacteria.
D. They also fight good bacteria when used.
63. If you have a positive reaction in skin tests, _______.
A. you can’t leave the office within an hour
B. your skin is supposed to swell and itch
C. it is not safe for you to take penicillin
D. you’ll be given an oral dose of penicillin
64. Which can replace the underlined word “verify”?
A. confirm
B. attach
C. declare
D. control
D
My timing has always been a little off with Elizabeth Strout. I’ve read and pretty much admired everything she’s written, but, for whatever reason, the books of hers I’ve
picked to review have been the good ones, like Amy and Isabelle and The Burgess Boys, rather than the extraordinary ones, like Olive Kitteridge, which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize. Anything Is Possible is Strout’s latest book and it’s gorgeous.Like Olive Kitteridge, Anything Is Possible reads like a novel constructed out of linked stories. In fact, it’s hard to know exactly what to call this — a novel or a short story collection. In any case, these stories are animated(栩栩如生) by Strout’s signature themes: class humiliation, loneliness, spiritual and, sometimes, reawakening. When Strout is really on her game, as she is here, you feel like you’ve been carefully lowered into the unquiet depths of quiet lives.
Strout began working on Anything Is Possible at the same time she was writing her novel My Name Is Lucy Barton, which was published last year. Lucy, a dirt-poor child who grows up to become a celebrated writer, floats in and out of these interlocking stories. Some characters catch a glimpse of her being interviewed on TV; one travels to see her at a bookstore.An older Lucy even appears “in the flesh” in one story when she returns home to the small town in rural Illinois where most of these tales are set to visit her troubled brother; but Anything Is Possible also stands on its own. Indeed, a few of the ch aracters here would be ticked off if they thought their stories depended in any way on that Barton girl. Strout’s writerly eye works like a 360 degree camera, so that a character or place that’s on the margins of one tale takes center stage in a later one. This technique sounds contrived, but Strout carries it off lightly.
①One of the most powerful stories here is called “Dottie’s Bed & Breakfast,” which is an establishment we readers glimpse earlier in the book. Dottie desires to be middle-class and she harbors a grudge (怨恨) against life bec ause she’s had to rent out rooms to make a living. Dottie also possesses a sensitive nose for sniffing out the lower-class origins of some of her guests.
②“Shoes always gave you away,” comments a woman in a story called “Cracked” about
a hous eguest’s too-high cork wedges(坡跟鞋). And, in the final story here, called “Gift,”
a once-poor man made good says, “The sense of apology did not go away, it was a tiring thing to carry.”
③ But, back to Dottie. When an elderly doctor and his wife come to stay at her guesthouse,
Dottie bonds over tea with the wife, Shelley, who shares a story about a long-ago social humiliation.
④ At breakfast the next morning, however, Shelley obviously regrets that confidence and becomes the Doctor’s wife again. She freezes Dottie out and puts her back in her place as the inn-keep.
There’s comic satisfaction in seeing Dottie secretly spit ting into the breakfast jam, but the more profound rewards of this story have to do with its recognition of the many varieties of human insecurity —or, as Lucy Barton herself more bluntly puts it, the many ways “people are always looking to feel superior to someone else.”
Other stories have to do with sexual shame, or with the tragic ways close neighbors or family me mbers misread each other; but I’m making Anything Is Possible sound too grim when, in fact, so many of these stories end in an understated (低调的) gesture of forgiveness.Strout is in that special company of writers like Richard Ford, Stewart O’Nan and Richard Russo, who write simply about ordinary lives and, in so doing, make us readers see the beauty of both their worn and rough surfaces and what lies beneath.
65. The author of the article may have reviewed these books EXCEPT_______.
A. Amy and Isabelle
B.The Burgess Boys
C. Anything Is Possible
D. Olive Kitteridge
66. What can be inferred according to the second paragraph?
A. The book Anything Is Possible dependswholly on that Barton girl.
B. The character Lucy floats in and out of these disconnected stories.
C. An ordinary characterin one story can be a leading role in another.
D. Elizabeth Strout isn’t skillful at describing small characters in life.
67. Shelleyfreezes Dottie out the next morningbecause _______.
A.she feels she is superior toDottie
B. Dottiespits into the breakfast jam
C. Dottiedesires to be middle-class
D. she regrets the confidence in Dottie
68. The sentence “Indeed almost all of Strout’s characters have sharp eyes and even sharper
observations to make when it comes to that great American subject: class.” should be
put in ______.
A. ①
B.②
C. ③
D. ④
69. The tone of the article can be described as _______.
A. depressing
B.critical
C.appreciative
D. indifferent
70.What might be the best title for the passage?
A.Anything Is Possible— unquietness depths of ordinary lives
B. Elizabeth Strout — an outstanding Pulitzer Prize Winner
C. Anything Is Possible— a collection of grim short stories
D. Elizabeth Strout — a writer with clever writing techniques
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
请认真阅读以下短文,根据所读容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

每个空格只填1个单词。

Music is a Universal Language
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” – Henry Longfellow
Everyone has the inborn ability to understand and enjoy music. There are many theories as to why this is, but it has become a part of human beings. Since the beginning, humans have expressed themselves through music. Simple tribal rhythms evolved into many types of more complex music, including classical, rock, jazz, and R&B. While the styles between these many types of music may vary, everyone is able to understand and relate to them.
What are the essential parts of a language? Every language uses vocabulary, or a set of words, to create sentences that convey messages. The tone and style of the sentences convey different feelings or emotions. Music is exactly the same way. Twelve tones, or notes, are combined to create phrases that also convey emotion. Music can even be written, like most other languages. Conversations even take place in music. Two saxophonists can play melodies back and forth, expressing different styles and feelings, building off of each other, responding to each other. Music changes over the years like other languages. Most people who speak fluent English cannot read one of Sh akespeare’s plays because the language has changed so much. Music is also affected by time, and over a long period, many new types of music and instruments have emerged to create different sounds and convey different messages. There are so many similarities between vocal language and music that they must
be same.
I recently had a chance to experience conversation through music. In 2008, I traveled to Manila, Philippines to participate in a high school jazz exchange where many students from all over Asia came together to share their talents. Everyone was mixed into different small groups to prepare for a concert at the end of week. Few people spoke fluent English so vocal communication was very tough. However, it wasn’t needed. Everyone seemed to understand each other simply through the music and there were few times wh ere direct translation was needed. At the performance, every group played for a live audience. They all sounded phenomenal and it felt like they were in perfect time and harmony. During my gro up’s performance, I was able to improvise with a Korean boy who spoke very little English. But we managed to have a conversation through our instruments, building off each other’s riffs until we were creating our own melody on the fly. It was a great experience.
Because of the many similarities that music shares with other languages, it is a very effective way to communicate with others. Music brings us together, connects us with other people, and allows us to express ourselves in ways that are different from speech and writing. It has the ability to convey emotions and messages to the core of people, which is why Henry Longfellow is absolutely correct when he states that “music is the universal language of mankind.”
Music is a Universal Language
Introduction ● Human beings have the ability to appreciate music since they
were
(71)▲.
●Despite the different types (72)▲from simple tribal
rhythms, everyone is able to understand music.
(73)▲
between language and
music ●The tone and style of the sentences convey different feelings
or emotions, (74)▲ does music.
●Like most other languages, music even has its (75)▲ forms.
● Both language and music have gone (76)▲ many changes over
the years.
第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）
请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

The Lazy Donkey
A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home on approval. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well.
One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another was eager to please but quickly exhausted. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.
The man led the new donkey into the stable yard. For a moment he stood sniffing at his new companions. Then, without hesitation, he trotted up to the lazy donkey and began feeding comfortably at his side.
Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.
“You cannot have given him a fair trial yet,” said the merchant. “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”
“I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man. “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”
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