江苏省南京市金陵中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期期末考试英语试题

本试卷满分120分第I卷第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节听力理解（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

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1. Why is Ann so upset?A. She failed one of her exams.B. She is worrying about other lesson.C. She has no time to do her math homework.2. What type of food does the woman cat?A. Junk food.B. Healthy food.C. Delivered food.3. What will the man probably do to stay warm?A. Use a blanket.B. Turn on the heater.C. Drink some hot chocolate.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The man’s career.B. The man’s travel plan.C. The man’s plan after graduating.5. What are the speakers’ opinions about the painting?A. It’s simple.B. It’s colorful.C. It’s complex.听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

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请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office downtown.B. In an apartment downtown.C. In an apartment in the East End.7. What does the man want to do now?A. Get to work.B. Go to a restaurant.C. Visit the woman’s company.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How do the speakers know each other?A. They are family members.B. They go to the same school.C. They teach at the same school.9. How has the man tried to reach his brother?A. He sent him a text.B. He went to his house.C. He left him a voicemail.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which subject is difficult for the woman?A. Math.B. History.C. Chemistry.11. When can the woman have tutoring?A. On Tuesdays.B. On Thursdays.C. On Fridays.12. Who is in charge of the Gifted Program?A. Mr. Jennings.B. Mr. Hobart.C. Mrs. Lee.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What might the woman’s job be?A. She’s a diver.B. She’s a lifeguard.C. She’s a swimming instructor.14. Who called the ambulance?A. The woman.B. One of the students.C. The man’s colleague.15. When did the ambulance arrive?A. Immediately.B. Ten minutes later.C. Twenty minutes later.16. How did the girl react when she awoke?A. She didn’t know what happened.B. She went back in the pool.C. She cried.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is making the announcement?A. The student government.B. The school newspaper.C. The football team.18. How many new teams are added this year?A. Four.B. Three.C. Two.19. What do the music club members do?A. They organize trips.B. They attend concerts.C. They have dancing nights.20. Why should a student join a campus group?A. To have friends.B. To make good grades.C. To keep up with world news.第二节单项选择（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）21. A study shows that the age nt hasn’t broken rules, but ________ responsibly.A. he has neither actedB. so has he actedC. neither has he actedD. he has so acted22. We had better pay attention to some health problems that, when ________ in time, can become bigger ones later on.A. not treatedB. not to be treatedC. not having been treatedD. not being treated23. We just wonder ________ bargaining enjoys a real love and great appreciation among many people.A. why is it thatB. what is it thatC. what it is thatD. why it is that24. Never before ________ the famous museum was just a stone's thro away from their school, so out ________.A. had they known; went all theyB. they had known; went all theyC. had they known; they all wentD. they had known; they all went25. I would have gone to visit him in the hotel had it been at all possible, butI ________ fully occupied.A. wereB. had beenC. have beenD. was26. When travelers arrived there, the village seemed deserted, the only sign of life ________ one or two dogs lying under some trees.A. wasB. wereC. beingD. had been27. The customer left the waiter a ________ tip because he had been especially friendly and helpful.A. moderateB. liberalC. handyD. conscious28. Our leader officially ________ the plan to develop the Bay Area in his government work report delivered at the start of the National People’s Congress session in March.A. laid outB. laid offC. laid downD. laid up29. A number of questions ________ by parents at the meeting, but the school leaders could not ________ any proper answer.A. came out; end up withB. came up; come up withC. put up; come up withD. put forward; come down with30. The Mp3 ________ young people ________ a bit of decline recently with the appearance of the Mp4.A. intending to; has entered intoB. intended for; has gone intoC. meant to; takes onD. meant for; opens up31. I know this is not quite the right word, but I can’t be ________ to think ofa better one.A. disturbedB. botheredC. troubledD. worried32.—Shall I ________ some music?—You’d better not. I’m ________ on my lessons.A .put on; bent B. put up; bending C. put in; bent D. put out; bending33. It was a matter of ________ would take the position.A. whoB. whoeverC. whomD. whomever34. Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school. ________ the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni（校友）from home and abroad.A. AttendedB. To attendC. AttendingD. Having attended35. Two lawyers have donated $50,000 to ________ our school’s campaign “Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmas ter three years ago.A. sponsorB. launchC. organizeD. plan36. They seem to care little about others, shut down communication and ________ their own words.A. subject toB. subscribe toC. bring inD. indulge in37. What the media should n ot do is to ________ people’s natural fears to create panic.A. exploitB. exploreC. extendD. express38. The company lost $7 million this quarter ________ a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier.A. in contrast toB. with regard toC. in favor ofD. at the sacrifice of39. It was such a beautiful expression of being the change-a celebration of self-responsibility that rarely is ________ in young people’s lives today.A. polishedB. portrayedC. progressedD. proposed40. A good competitor will cause you to grow. He will ________ you beyond your former skill level. If you want to get good at chess, play against somebody better at chess than you are.A. serveB. shelterC. stretchD.support第三节完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）Every Sunday morning I take a light walking around a park near my home. There’sa lake 41 in one corner of the park. Each time I 42 by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s 43 with a small metal cage sitting beside her.This past Sunday my 44 got the best of me, so l stopped jogging and walked 45 to her. 46 I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was 47 a small trap. There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap 48 she was 49 scrubbing with a spongy brush.“Hello,” I said. “If you don’t mind my 50 , I’d love to know what you’re doing with these turtles.”She smiled. “I’m cleaning off their shells,” she replied. “ 51 on a turtle’s shell, like algae or scum, 52 the turtle’s ability to absorb heat and impedes its ability to swim. It can also 53 and weaken the shell over time.”She went on: “I spend a couple of hou rs each Sunday morning ,relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out. It’s my own 54 way of making a difference.”“But don’t most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum55 from their shells?” I asked.“Yep, 56 , they do,” she replied.“Well then, don’t you think your time could be better spent? And 99% of theseturtles don't have kind people like you to help them clean off their shells. So, no 57 ...but how exactly are your localized 58 here truly making a difference?”The woman giggled aloud.She then 59 at the turtle in her lap, scrubbed off the last piece of algae from its shell, and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy 60 talk, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.41. A. being located B. locating C. located D. having located42. A. reach B. hike C. wander D. jog43. A. surface B. bottom C. position D. edge44. A. curiosity B. passion C. enthusiasm D. caution45. A. down B. over C. up D. around46. A. Until B. As C. While D. After47. A. in particular B. in return C. in chaos D. in effect48. A. that B. where C. which D. what49. A. attentively B. gradually C. directly D.alternatively50. A. request B. permission C. doubt D. nosiness51. A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything52. A. broadens B. strengthens C. lowers D. enlarges53. A. weather B. address C. choke D. split54. A. common B. unique C. explicit D. potential55. A. attached B. tied C. hanging D. potential56. A. fortunately B. basically C. sadly D. absolutely57. A. wonder B. problem C. offense D. excuse58. A. contributions B. efforts C. sacrifices D. arrangements59. A. looked down B. drove away C. tore up D. thought back60. A. would B. might C. shall D. should 第二部分阅读理解（共13题，每小题2分，满分26分）ACulture can affect not just language and customs, but also how people experience the world on surprisingly basic levels.Researchers, with the help of brain scans, have uncovered shocking differences in perception（感知）between Westerners and Asians, what they see when they look at a city street, for example, or even how they perceive a simple line in a square, according to findings published in a leading science journal.In western countries, culture makes people think of themselves as highly independent individuals. When looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus more on central objects than on their surroundings. East Asian cultures, however, emphasize inter-dependence. When Easterners look at a scene, they tend to focus on surroundings as well as the object.Using an experiment involving two tasks, Dr Hedden asked subjects to look at a line simply to estimate its length, a task that is played to American strengths. In another, they estimated the line’s length relative to the size of a square, an easier task for the Asians.The level of brain activity, by tracking blood flow, was then measured by Brain Scanners. The experiment found that although there was no difference in performance, and the tasks were very easy, the levels of activity in the subjects’ brains were different. For the Americans, areas linked to attention lit up more, when they worked on the task they tended to find more difficult—estimating the line’s size relative to the square. For the Asians, the attention areas lit up more during the harder task also—estimating the line’s length without comparing it to the square. The findings are a reflection of more than ten years of previous experimental research into East-West differences.In one study, for instance, researchers offered people a choice among five pens; four red and one green, Easterners were more likely to choose a red pen while Westerners were more likely to choose the green one.Culture is not affecting how you see the world, but how you choose to understand and internalize（使内化）it.But such habits can be changed. Some psychological studies suggest that when an Easterner goes to the West or vice versa, habits of thought and perception also begin to change. Such research gives us clues on how our brain works and is hopeful for us to develop programs to improve our memory, memory techniques and enhance and accelerate our learning skills.61. According to the passage, Chinese people are most likely to ________.A. more emphasize independent thinkingB. always focus more on their surroundingsC. focus on the context as well as the objectD. think of Westerners as highly independent units62. We know from the passage that people’s brains wil l be more active when ________.A. the task is much easierB. the blood flow is trackedC. people begin to choose colorsD. the task is more difficult63. What does Dr Hedden’s experiment in Paragraph 4-5 indicate?A. Culture has a great impact on the way people talk and behave.B. Easterners and Westerners perceive the world differently.C. People’s perception of the world can be changed.D. Americans are better at calculating than the Asians.BEdgar Alan Poe was and is an abnormal figure among the major American writers of his period. It seems to have been true of Poe that no one could look at him without seeing more than they would wish.Poe published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket in 1838,his only novel. Its importance is suggested by the fact that his major work comes after it. The Narrative’s shortcomings are sometimes considered to be the fact that it was written for money, as it surely was, and as almost everything else Poe wrote was also. This is not exceptional among writers anywhere, though in the case of Poe it is often treated as if his having done so were disgraceful. Be that as it may, theNarrative makes its way to a peak as strange and powerful as anything to be found in his greatest tales.The word that reoccurs most importantly in Poe's fictions is horror. His stories are often shaped to bring the narrator and the reader to a place where the use of the word is reasonable, where the word and the experience it arouses are explored or by implication defined. Perhaps it is because Poe's tales test the limits of mental health and good manners that he is both popular and criticized.The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym has the grand scale of the nineteenth-century voyage of discovery, and a different and larger scale in the suggestions that appear as the voyage goes on. The Narrative is frequently compared with Moby-Dick, published thirteen years later, after Poe’s death. Poe uses whiteness as a highly ambiguous symbol, by no means to be interpreted as purity or holiness or by association with any other positive value. There is blackness, too, in The Narrative, specifically associated with the populations that live in the regions nearest the South Pole. The native people in Tasmania, the island south of Australia, were said by explorers and settlers to be black, and were in any case, with the word “black,” swept into the large category of those related to displacement, exploitation, and worse.Something very like the occupation of Kentucky by white settlers lies behind the events that bring Pym to the far-sighted conclusion of his narrative. In the early years of the nineteenth century the British began what made the native people of Tasmania die out, who had tried to resist white invasion of their island. Such occupations were, of course, a major business of Europeans, or whites, almost everywhere in the world at the time Poe wrote. They, were boasted of as progress. It would have required unusual sensibility in Poe to have taken a different, very dark view of the phenomenon. But he was an unusual man. And the horror that fascinated him and gave such dreadful unity to his tales is often the unavoidable, conflict of the self by a perfect justice, the exposure of a guilty act in a form that makes its reveal a falling back of the mind against itself.Young Pym is simply telling a story of a kind popular at the time, a voyage adventure lived out beyond the farthest reaches of exploration. The story isdisturbed by its own deeper tendencies, the rising through this surface of the kind of recognition that must find expression in another form of literature. As his ship approaches the region of the South Pole, Pym notes the mildness of the climate, coolly listing the resources of the islands, which were assumed by such voyagers to be there for the taking.If The Narrative were a conventional story, the immense roar and the towering flames might attract the notice of a passing sail—and there would be no need for a note explaining its lacking an ending. But the force of the narrative carries it beyond the fate of individuals, toward an engagement with a reality beyond any temporary human drama.64. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Allan Poe was a famous America writer of his period.B. People expect too much of the American writer—Alan Poe.C. Unlike other writers, Allan Poe is a unique and unusual writer.D. People think Poe is a popular novelist like other famous writers.65. Where is the novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym probably set?A. In the South Pacific.B. In Australia.C. At the South Pole.D. In Kentucky.66. Which of the following can describe the characteristic of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?A. Poverty is the main theme of the novel.B. The novel is full of justice elements.C. Blackness can possibly be felt in the novel.D. Whiteness is the obvious symbol of the novel.67. Which of the following might be taken from the novel The Narrative?A. “One of these adventures was related by way of introduction to a longer narrative.”B. “Gordon Pym’s fa ther was a respectable trader at Nantucket, where Pym was born.”C. “The wind, as I before said, blew freshly from the southwest. The night wasvery cold.”D. “Pym at length hit upon the idea of working on the terrors and guilty conscience of the mate.”68. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?A. The Narrative is an adventurous story written in a conventional way.B. The Narrative is considered one of Alan Poe's famous novels.C. Allan Poe was misunderstood to write The Narrative for money.D. Readers might not understand why The Narrative ended so abruptly.CUntil recently, scientists and authors were in absolute disagreement over the point of crying. In King Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote,”…, to weep is to make less the depth o f grief”, and the American writer Lemony Snicket said “unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit”.Charles Darwin, on the other hand, thought that shedding tears (the act of crying) was merely a useless side effect of the way that the muscles around the eye worked. For him, those muscles had to contract（收缩）from time to time so that they didn’t overflow with blood; the expulsion of tears was simply an unintended consequence of that evolved physiological（生理学的）process. He did acknowledge that crying could help young infants attract the attention of their parents, though.We now know that crying—at least, the sort that adults do—is a complex physiological response to some kind of emotional stimulus. The most noticeable feature is of course the shedding of tears, but it also includes changes in facial expressions and breathing patterns.From a scientific perspective, crying is different from shedding the kind of tears like when you accidentally rub your eyes after eating spicy foods. Even the tears themselves are different. In 1981, Minnesota psychiatrist William H Frey II discovered that tears flowing due to sad movies had more protein in them than those that flowed in response to some freshly chopped onions.If you shed tears of laughter when seeing a funny comedy show or you're movedto tears when listening to a bridegroom’s wedding vows to his bride, you may know that emotional tears aren't limited to feelings of deep sadness. While all of us are familiar with the feelings that are associated with crying, whether for joy or sorrow, we know little about why we do it as adults-but there are plenty of ideas.One idea is that adult crying isn't actually all that different from the sort that babies do, at least when it comes to its social nature. In other words, perhaps weeping is a literal cry for attention, a means of soliciting support and help from our friends when we need it the most. It’s a way of communicating our inner emotional state at a time when we may not be able to express it clearly.While this may explain some forms of crying, many researchers have found that adults often cry when they’re completely alone. Another possibility is that crying might serve as a means of “secondary appraisal,” helping people to realize just how upset they are, a way of just how upset they are and helping them understand their own feelings.Another idea is that crying provides relief from stressful situations. The idea is consistent not only with the words of Shakespeare, but also with the words of Roman Poet Ovid, who wrote, “It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.” The Greek Philosopher Aristotle also wrote that crying “cleanses the mind”. In a 1986 study of popular US magazines and newspapers, one psychologist found that 94% of articles about crying suggested that it helped to relieve psychological tension.Indeed, a 2008 study of nearly 4,300 young adults from 30 countries found that most reported improvements in both their mental and physical well-being after a short period of crying, but not all. Some reported no change after a crying session, and some even said that they felt worse afterwards.The difference seems to lie in the social context: if a person felt embarrassed about crying in public, for example, they might feel less resolved than if they cried alone or with a friend. The study also found that when people tried to suppress or hide their crying, they ended up feeling less relieved afterwards.So the notion of having “a good cry” is not without merit. In the end, adultsmight just cry for the same reason as human infants: to seek help from their friends and family.69. According to Darwin, shedding tears was ________.A. the same thing as cryingB. aimed at attracting other’s attentionC. nothing but a physiological processD. an effective way to get rid of negative emotions70. What can we learn from the passage about crying?A. It can benefit people’s eye mus cles.B. It is a response to the stimulus to eyes.C. It is usually caused by painful emotions.D. It can cause changes in people's outward features.71. The underlined word “soliciting” in Paragraph 6 can be best replaced by “________”.A. refusingB. seekingC. providingD. receiving72. Who doesn’t share the same idea with Shakespeare about crying?A. Lemony Snicket.B. Ovid.C. Aristotle.D. Charles Darwin.73. What is the best title of the passage?A. Why do people cryB. Experiments on cryingC. Different types of cryingD. Is having a cry good for us第II卷第三部分词汇及句型运用（共三节，满分14分）第一节单调填空及完成句子（共6题，每空0.5分，满分4分）74. With the border agreement signed, the t________ between the two countries began to case off.75. Economist John Robertson says the finance minister was wrong to expect IMF to be ________（仁慈的）to Zimbabwe.76. Readers who don’t shy away from political, philosophical, or religious topicsof all kinds will be fascinated by Tolstoy’s grasp of Napoleonic historical forces mixed with ________(change) but fascinating human individuals.77. He is a liar. His actions are in obvious c________ with his promises made in his inaugural address（就职演讲）.78. 他们被控告滥用权力，人为拾高物价。