2017-2018学年度湖北省长阳一中第一学期高二年级期末考试试卷与答案

{正文}2017-2018学年度湖北省长阳一中第一学期高二年级期末考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟试卷总分：150分第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

1．What will the weather be like late this afternoon?A．Sunny． B．Rainy． C．Snowy.2．What will the girl probably do tonight?A．Prepare for the exam．B．Watch a movie．C．Play with her friends.3．Why did Henry go to Oxford?A．For travel． B．For study． C．For work.4．What contributes most to the garden according to the man?A．His hard work．B．The good weather．C．The woman’s efforts.5．What did the man order?A．Water．B．Coffee． C．Juice.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 are the speakers talking about?A．A special event． B．The man’s friends．C．A big box.7．How does the boy sound?A．Surprised．B．Excited． C．Calm.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8．What is the date today?A．January 1st．B．December 24th．C．December 25th. 9．What does the man say about the girl’s mother?A．She is hard to please．B．She wants to buy a new hat．C．She doesn’t like chocolates.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10．What was Bonzo doing when hit by a car?A．Playing in a garden.B．Running after a ball.C．Walking on the road.11．What do we know about Bonzo?A．He is a pet.B．He is Megan’s brother.C．He is having an operation.12．What will the speakers do later?A．Do some shopping．B．Go to the hospital．C．Have some coffee.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13．How can people know the age of a star?A．From its size． B．From its color．C．From its light. 14．What does the man say about space?A．There is an end in space.B．There are still unsolved problems.C．There are some unknown stars.15．What are the speakers doing?A．Attending a meeting．B．Having an interview．C．Reading a book.16．What does the man think of finding life elsewhere in the universe?A．Impossible．B．Exciting．C．Easy.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17．How long did Westlife last?A．19 years．B．14 years．C．12 years. 18．How many top ten singles did Westlife achieve?A．14．B．26．C．50.19．Which is Westlife’s first single?A．Flying Without Wings．B．If I Let You Go．C．Swear It Again.20．Which country did Westlife fail to break into?A．The US．B．Ireland．C．The UK.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。

AV olunteering abroad is a great way to help others, improve your skills and become a more confident, independent person．If you are interested in volunteering abroad, here are some places to go.AustraliaIf you seek a life on the beach, in a great climate with friendly people, Australia might be your best bet．With thousands of volunteers already signing up to leave for Australia during the holidays, it will be a very popular choice．BrazilThis vast country has some great opportunities on offer and is especially popular this year．A lot of volunteer work is available（可获得的）in Brazil centers on conservation and ecological（生态的） projects．With the world's largest rainforest in Brazil, of which huge part is in danger, there are lots of different jobs you can do．KenyaKenya is the destination for those seeking an African experience．Generally volunteers in Kenya work in orphanages（孤儿院） or with local children living in slums（贫民窟）．There is a great demand for volunteers in Africa because many people live in poverty, so if you truly feel like making a difference to a community, Kenya should be at the top of your list.Costa RicaGolden sandy beaches, clear coastlines and beautiful cities are what Costa Rica is all about．Because of its small size, you can see a lot of the country in just a short time．You can really make the most of your time as a volunteer．A lot of work is needed with wildlife, so if you want to look after turtles on the beach, Costa Rica could be just the place for you．21．If you are interested in protecting the environment, you will probably go to _______．A．Australia B．Kenya C．Brazil D．Costa Rica22．It can be inferred from the passage that volunteers in Kenya mainly work with______.A．animals B．plants C．the elderly D．children23．If you choose to go to Costa Rica, you are supposed to________.A．work with animals on the beachB．surf with children in the waterC．take care of trees in the forestsD．look after children who have lost their parentsBOn plenty of drives with my mom through my childhood, she would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy（悲剧） while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.Though Mother’s Day follows Eart h Day, for me, they have always been linked to each other．My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment．Part of this habit was born of thrift （节俭）．Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard．She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons （浣熊）．Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment．On busy streets, we look for dandelions（蒲公英） to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags．This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example．Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world．She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct（直觉） for protection.I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years o n the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself．I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes．I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard．With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands．Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with sweetness．I immediately wanted to share with my mom.24．Why does the a uthor say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?A．Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.B．To show that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.C．To show how much her mother cares about the environment.D．Because her mothe r shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day.25．Which of the following is NOT related to Mom’s “green life”?A．Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy.B．Saving glass jars or empty cheese containers.C．Setting a caught spider free in the garden.D．Picking dandelions on busy streets.26．What can be learned from the last paragraph?A．Tomatoes are the author’s favorite fruit.B．It is her mother who taught the author to plant tomatoes.C．Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.D．The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.27．The writer’s attitude towards her mom’s behavior changed in the order of ______.A．understanding — negative— supporting.B．supporting — doubtful — negative.C．negative — understanding — supporting.D．doubtful— negative— supporting.CIf you have ever tried a new sport or tried learning a musical instrument（乐器）, you may well know that the hardest part is getting started．Once you have learned the skills, they return quit easily, even if they are not used for long periods of time．Most experts put this down to "muscle（肌肉）memory," which means the brain remembers the action and can remember it when needed．There is another thing that may be as important in recalling formerly learned sport skills---the mistakes made while learning the task.The study led by Reza Shadmehr included asking volunteers to play a simple video game: hitting a red target dot（目标点）with a slightly smaller blue dot, similar to playing virtual dart（虚拟飞镖）．What the gamers did not know was that as soon as they mastered the game, the researchers moved the blue dot slightly off-course, so forcing them to restart the learning process．Though the volunteers did make mistakes every time the game was changed, they got faster at mastering it.Reza believes that this has to do with the fact that in addition to performing the task to muscle memory, the brain is also correcting each wrong move and learning how to correct it．He compares it to having a coach that points out the mistakes and makes suggestions on how to improve.What surprised the scientists is that making mistakes not only trains the brain to do better at a certain task, but also helps it learn faster from mistakes, even when the mistakes are made while learning an entirely different task．The brain keeps a general record of mistakes and draws on them whenever a new sport skill is being learned, to make sure that mistakes are not made again．This helps make leaning much faster and probably explains why people, who master one sport or musical instrument, are able to pick up others more easily.Making mistakes is a good thing．So the next time you are practicing playing the piano, working on your tennis skill, or learning any other sport skill, don't get discouraged by the mistakes! 28．What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refer to?A．The brain．B．The action．C．A new sport．D．An instrument.29．The second paragraph is mainly about_____________.A．how Reza carried out the experimentB．when the gamers learned a game wellC．what games the volunteers were interested inD．why the researchers liked to play virtual games30．What surprised Reza most about the results?A．Mistakes will be repeated in learning． B．Mistakes add difficulty to learning.C．Mistakes make people learn faster．D．Mistakes speed up the actions in brain. 31．What is the main idea of the passage?A．Mistakes help achieve success．B．Mistakes should be corrected in time.C．Muscle memory makes you succeed．D．Muscle memory shows past experience.DAmericans use many expressions with the word dog．People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well．They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care．However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life．The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world．That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs．They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog．This means they have to work very, very hard．Such hard work can make people dog-tired．And, thesituation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog has its day．This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life．To be successful, people often have to learn new skills．Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks （技法）．They believe that old people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways．People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog．Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want．Mean dogs are often used to guard this property （地产）．They bark or attack people who try to enter the property．However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad．We say his bark is worse than his bite.A junkyard is not a fun place for a dog．Many dogs in the United States sleep in safe little houses near their owners’ home．These doghouses provide shelter．Yet they can be cold and lonely in winter.Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather．The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year．A rainstorm may cool the weather．But we do not want it to rain too hard．We do not want it to rain cats and dogs．32．When someone leads a dog’s life, he __________．A．lives a happy life B．lives a terrible lifeC．has to work like a dog D．is as tired as a dog every day33．What can we infer from the dog phrases in the second paragraph?A．Dogs are also very tired in society．B．People should work casually like a dog．C．People are living in a competitive world．D．A sick dog cannot find a job．34．To comfort a person, which expression should we choose to use?A．Every dog has its day．B．You are leading a dog’s life．C．Dogs eat dogs．D．Let a sleeping dog lie．35．What would be the best title of the passage?A．Dogs and their life．B．What do people think of dogs?C．Dog and people in everyday life．D．Words and their stories: dog talk.七选五（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的最佳选项。