2016-2017学年广西南宁二中高一下学期期末考试英语试题

2016-2017学年广西南宁二中高一下学期期末考试英语试题第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。

例: How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £ 9.15.答案是C。

1. How did the woman get the ring?A. She bought it in a street market.B. Her mother bought it for her.C. Her grandmother left it to her.2. What does the man remind the woman to do?A. Spare some time for lunch.B. Go to classes with him.C. Take fewer classes.3. What does the woman think caused the man’s headache?A. Lack of sleep.B. Medicine.C. The sun.4. What did the speakers have in common?A. They both spent time in England.B. They both went to college in Sally Oak.C. They studied in the same school.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. On a bus.B. Ina theatre.C. On a plane.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，各个小题将给出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. Where does the man most probably come from?A. Japan.B. Canada.C. The US.7. How much did the woman’s friend pay for the operation?A. $ 2,400.B. $ 9,600.C. $ 12,000.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the purpose of the call?A. To accept a position.B. To check on a job application.C. To advertise a job opening.9. For what day is the man’s appointment scheduled?A. Tuesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.10. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Call her later.B. Meet with Victoria Smith.C. Wait at the front desk. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman think of the couple next door?A. They’re busy.B. They’re boring.C. They’re noisy.12. What do the speakers usually do for a party?A. Invite the couple downstairs.B. Prepare different sorts of salads.C. Ask guests to bring along drinks.13. What dishes will the speakers offer?A. Chicken and rice with fruit and vegetables.B. Different sorts of salads.C. Some cakes.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What do people enjoy most about football games according to the man?A. The cheers of the audience.B. The team spirit of the players.C. The victory of the team they support.15. What is one of the reasons the man likes cycling?A. He feels relaxed after doing it.B. He can have a chance to play with friends.C. He can enjoy the view of the countryside.16. Which two sports does the man like best?A. Jogging and cycling.B. Table tennis and cycling.C. Swimming and football.17. What do we know about the woman?A. She doesn’t like playing football.B. She likes watching Football Night.C. She prefers to support a particular player.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why do Americans like to talk to a person with a dog?A. Dogs have sharp eyes.B. Americans love dogs.C. Dogs are often friendly to people.19. Whom should a woman ask for help if she loses her way?A. A man.B. A woman. D. A child.20. What can a man do in America according to the speaker?A. Ask a senior lady her age.B. Ask for directions from a woman.C. Tell a heavy person he is fat.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AI had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal (麦片粥), eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace (丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allow the pleasure of being a dropout (辍学者).She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.21. From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was .A not generous at all B. very strict with her childrenC very mean with money matters D. very cruel to her children22. Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?A. Eating differently from other kids.B. Wearing clean clothes which were made by mother.C. Going to bed early and getting up early.D. Letting mother know where they were.23. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studiesB. mother was punished for breaking the Labor LawC. all the other kids studied better than the writerD. the writer’s family lived a miserable life24. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Mother practised economy in running her home.B. The writer is very thankful for her mother.C. The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up.D. The writer doesn’t love her mother for the past miserable l ife.BThe National GalleryDescription:The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religiouspaintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.Layout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and V eronese.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, V an Dyck, Velaazquez, Claude and Vermeer.The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours:The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.Getting There:Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).25. In which wing can you see religious paintings?A. In the East Wing.B. In the main West Wing.C. In the Sainsbury Wing.D. In the North Wing.26. If you enter the gallery by a ground floor, you will easily see the works of .A. Van EyckB. CranachC. Van Dyck.D. Constable.27. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. The National Gallery is the biggest British national art museum.B. There are four exhibition areas in The National GalleryC. The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pmD. The Gallery is completely free28. Where does the text probably come from?A. An artist magazine.B. A tourist map.C. A news report.D. A museum guide.CA safari park is a park in which wild animals are kept. They are mainly located in east or central Africa. They often occupy a very wild area, with mountains and rivers. To visit the park and look at the animals, people have to drive around — in a car for a few of hours because the park is huge.In south Africa there is a safari park, which contains all sorts of wild animals like lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, wild pigs, deer and giraffes.There is a wild road leading through the park, but nobody is permitted to walk on the road. Anyone traveling in the park has to go in a car because wild animals may fiercely attack people. From the car he may see almost every types of African wildlife. Some of these are getting scarce (稀有的) because people kill them for various reasons. For example rhinoceroses are killed for their horns, which are used in traditional Chinese medicines for colds and headaches. Perhaps they will be seen only in museums and books one day.Travelers may purchase food for the animals. They can feed them when they tour the park. Of course, they should not feed them in a close distance because the wild animals may attack people. In addition, they should only give proper food to the animals.A traveler may carry a gun with him in his journey. The gun is given to him by the government. However, it is not used for hunting. In fact, a seal is fixed to it. The traveler may fire at a wild beast to defend himself in case he is attacked. However, he has prove to the government that he has been attacked and that he has not fired at a harmless animal.29. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The gun is given to a traveler by the government.B. The gun can be used to hunt.C. The gun is given to a traveler to defend himself.D. A traveler may fire at a wild beast.30. Which is the thing people have to do while traveling in the park?A. Carry a gun with him.B. Drive around in a car.C. Look at the animals.D. Purchase food for the animals.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. Some information about traveling in a safari park in South Africa.B. A brief introduction to wild animals in a safari park.C. A brief introduction to a safari park.D. Some information about traveling in South Africa.DMost episodes (片段) of absent-mindedness—forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room—are caused by a simple lack of attention.” says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”“Encoding”, Schacter expl ains, “is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major effect on remembering it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe (衣柜).”“Your memory itself isn’t failing you,” says Schacter. “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment. And memory depends on just that.“Reminders can help prevent absent-mindedness,” says Schacter. “But be sure the reminder is clear and available,” he says. If you want to remember to take medicine with lunch, put it on the kitchen table—don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.32. Why does the writer think that encoding is important?A. It helps us understand our memory system better.B. It enables us to remember something from our memory.C. It expands our memory ability greatly.D. It slows down the process of losing our memory.33. Why can a note in the pocket hardly serve as a reminder?A. Because it will easily get lost.B. Because it’s not dear enough for you to read.C. Because it’s out of your sight.D. Because it might get mixed up with other things.34. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. If we pay more attention to one thing, we might forget another.B. Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment.C. Doing something again helps improve our memory.D. If we keep forgetting things, we’d better return to where we were.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. The process of gradual memory loss.B. The causes of absent-mindedness.C. The influence of the environment on memory.D. A way of encoding and remembering.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共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。