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1、山西省怀仁县第一中学、应县第一中学校2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第卷选择题（共100分）第一部分听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节）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 James do tomorrow?A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report.2. What can we say about the woman?
2、A. Shes generous. B. Shes curious. C. Shes helpful.3. When does the train leave?A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.4. How does the woman go to work?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patien
3、t.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 does the woman regret?A. Giving up her research. B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing her major.7. What is the woman interested in studying now?A. Ecol
4、ogy. B. Education. C. Chemistry.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the man?A. A hotel manager. B. A tour guide. C. A taxi driver.9. What is the man doing for the woman?A. Looking for some local foods.B. Showing her around the seaside.C. Offering Information about a hotel.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the c
5、onversation probably take place?A. In an office. B. At home. C. At a restaurant.11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening?A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours.12. Who is Alice going to call?A. Mike. B. Joan. C. Catherine.第1页 共10页听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the woman meet
6、 the man?A. To look at an apartment. B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together.14. What does the woman like about the carpet?A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality.15. What does the man say about the kitchen?A. Its a good size. B. Its newly painted. C. Its adequately equipped.16.
7、 What will the woman probably do next?A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend. C. Make payment.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?A. Movie fans. B. News reporters. C. College students.18. When did the speaker take English classes?A. Before he left his hometown.B. After he c
8、ame to America.C. When he was 15 years old.19. How does the speaker feel about his teacher?A. Hes proud. B. Hes sympathetic. C. Hes grateful.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. How education shaped his life.B. How his language skills improved.C. How he managed his business well.第二部分阅读理解（百
9、强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ABread Garretts Comedy ClubCategory: ComedyBest known for his role on the Emmy award -winning sitcom（情景喜剧）Everybody Loves Raymond, Brad Garrett returns to his Vegas roots with his comedy club at the MGM Grand
10、. It is a good place to check out when you need a break from work.Prices from: $56.40 and upAge restriction: Must be 21 years of age or olderShow Length: 115 minutesMac King Comedy Magic Show Category: Comedy, MagicThe Mac King Comedy Magic Show is different every afternoon, with lots of audience pa
11、rticipation. He is willing to make fun of himself instead of his guests in order tc make everyone feel welcome and entertained. The afternoon is kid-friendly from start to finish. Still, whether youre eight or 80, you wont be able to figure out Kings secrets.Prices from: $40.90 and up Age restrictio
12、n: No age restrictionShow Length: 90 minutesThe Mentalist, Gerry McCambridgeCategory: Comedy, MagicUsing his skills as a “mentalist”, Gerry McCambridge shocks the crowds as he uses his abilities to predict just what audience members will do next. Anyone who has seen the show has walked away in disbe
13、lief, amazed by his unusual power.Prices from: $34.99 and upAge restriction: Under 13 will not be admitted into the theater Show Length: 75 minutes Rock of Ages Category: Plays & MusicalsThe cheerful Rock of Ages brings audiences back to the times of big hair and even bigger bands with 28 popular ro
14、ck songs from the 80s including Every Rose Has Its Thom, I Wanna Know What Love Is, Here I Go Again, and more.Rock of Ages has been nominated（提名）for five Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical. It also received a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Production for a
15、Musical.Prices from: $74.00 and upAge restriction: Must be 15 years of age or olderShow Length: 125 minutes21. Who is most likely to be able to read audiences minds?A. Raymond. B. Mac King.C. Brad Garrett. D. Gerry McCambridge.22. Which of the following is good for a kid of 10 years old to go to?A.
16、Gerry McCambridge s show. B. Brad Garretts Comedy Club.C. Mac Kings comedy magic show. D. Performances of Rock Of Ages.23. If someone is interested in musicals, his best choice must be .A. Rock of Ages B. Bread Garretts Comedy ClubC. Mac King Comedy Magic Show D. The Mentalist, Gerry McCambridgeBGre
17、gory Talley used to sleep in a park or under a bridge. The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years.“It is hard. Its hard to live homeless. You filled every day trying to find cut where you are going to get something to eat. If I hadnt found wonderful Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter, I wo
18、uldnt know where I would be by now. I might be dead,” Talley said.The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless people.Pam Micheli has devoted her life to making the lives of this vulnerable（易受伤的）population better as executive director of the non-profit organiza
19、tion.“I went to Africa in 1985. And I saw a huge amount of poverty, but I saw so much hope. And I decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people,” Michell said.When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago, its three shelters had about 80 beds. Now, it has
20、350 beds and serves about 1,500 homeless people every year. She has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.“We do outreach（拓展）, we do prevention, we do permanent housing. We do transitional housing. We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people
21、 to end their homelessness,” she said, “Our Out of Poverty program is not just about money. Its about you could be spiritually poor, you could be relationship poor . you could be educationally poor. So it is focusing on how you get out of this poverty that has brought you to being homeless. The prog
22、ram tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance（自立）and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.“I learned I still have opportunities to change it and I can change it,” said shelter resident Lewis Webster. “It is just about going forth in doing necessary work
23、to do it. I mean if you really want better, you would do better and thats the frame of mind of me now.”24. Gregory Talleys story is told at the beginning of the text to .A. tell readers the situation for the poor in the US is getting worseB. introduce a non-profit organization that is trying to help
24、 the poor in the USC. disclose the truth that more and more homeless people are dying from hungerD. remind readers that the homeless people in the US have no trouble getting food25. According to Paragraph 6, Pam Michell started to bring hope to the homeless by .A. providing dothes for themB. offerin
25、g food for themC. building new houses for themD. offering them shelters for the night26. What is the final purpose of the education program?A. To tell the homeless people the ways to make money.3. To help the homeless people find the causes of their poverty.C. To encourage the homeless to work and r
26、ely on themselves.D. To teach the poor how to live a better life in the shelters.27. What may be the best title for the text?A. Comfort in the Kennedy ShelterB. Ways to Achieve SuccessC. An Opportunity to Fight HomelessnessD. An Organization to End HomelessnessCThe sharing economy, represented by co
27、mpanies like Airbnb or Uber, is the latest fashion craze. But many supporters have overlooked the reality that this new business model is largely based on escaping regulations and breaking the law.Airbnb is an Internet-based service that allows people to rent out spare rooms to strangers for short s
28、tays. Uber is an Internet taxi service that allows thousands of people to answer ride requests with their own cars. There are hundreds of other such services.The good thing about the sharing economy is that it promotes the use of underused resources. Millions of people have houses or apartments with
29、 empty rooms, and Airbnb allows them to profit from these rooms while allowing guests a place to stay at prices that are often far less than those charged by hotels. Uber offers prices that are competitive with standard taxi prices and their drivers are often much quicker and more trustworthy.But th
30、e downside of the sharing economy has gotten much less attention. Most cities and states both tax and regulate hotels, and the tourists who stay in hotels are usually an important source of tax income. But many of Airbnbs customers are not paying the taxes required under the law.Airbnb can also rais
31、e issues of safety for its customers and trouble for hosts neighbors. Hotels are regularly inspected to ensure that they are not fire traps and that they dont form other risks for visitors. Airbnb hosts face no such inspections.Since Airbnb is allowing people to escape taxes and regulations, the com
32、pany is simply promoting thefts. Others in the economy will lose by bearing an additional tax burden or being forced to live next to an apartment unit with a never-ending series of noisy visitors.The same story may apply with Uber. Uber is currently in disputes over whether its cars meet the safety
33、and insurance requirements imposed on standard taxis. Also, if Uber and related services flood the market, they could harm all taxi drivers ability to earn a minimum wage.This downside of the sharing needs to be taken seriously, but that doesnt mean the current tax and regulatory structure is perfec
34、t.28. What is the positive thing about the sharing economy?A. It is a global trend. B. It is beyond regulations.C. It draws on spare resources. D. It brings in modest profits.29. What is the problem with Airbnb customers according to the passage?A. They are not regularly inspected. B. They are likel
35、y to commit thefts.C. They are allowed not to pay taxes. D. They can be noisy to hosts neighbors.30. What is the argument over Uber according to the passage?A. Whether it guarantees customers, safety.B. Whether it provides reliable services.C. Whether it lowers customers expenses.D. Whether it can c
36、ompete with standard taxis.31. What will be talked about in the following paragraphs?A. Existing regulations and laws.B. Necessary improvements of current laws.C. Further development of Airbnb and Uber.D. More downsides of Airbnb and Uber.DIt seems that technology could be changing the places where
37、we live. A project conducted by Johann Siau, a senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshires School of Engineering and Technology, has built on the universitys InterHome project aimed to create a home that supervises people living at home who are weak or elderly.“Weve developed a wristband typ
38、e of device（装罝）,” said Johann Siau, “which allows us to monitor the condition of an elderly person, or whoever is wearing the device. It allows us to collect data of a person to see if the person has fallen or is away from where they are supposed to be. It connects an elderly person with an assisted
39、 living type of device with the InterHome.” The assisted living project is part of the universitys wider InterHome project, which is the development of a smart house. The house stores the usage patterns of the person living there and can adapt to make it use as little energy as possible. Connecting
40、the two together and building the service element（元素）allow us to introduce the assisted living idea to care for the elderly. Its very important that these technologies are there to help and support rater than to replace any of the existing services.The InterHome is not just a prototype（样品）or a vehic
41、le for research. Its a study tool to help students from different scientific backgrounds learn about and develop technology. The InterHome combines the latest broadband technology, mobile data and communication. Researchers and students make sure that all the technology works together. Students get
42、experience by developing new hardware and software themselves. It requires a variety of skills from studentselectronic engineers, computer students, design students ad so on. “The present plan we are working on is a smart home project in Watford with some commercial companies, said Johann Siau. “We
43、are looking at how a smarter home can provide extra value services.”32. The underlined word “supervises” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ”.A. watches over B. gives support to C. directs D. comforts33. What is the InterHome project intended to do?A. Call on the students to care for old people.B. Prov
44、ide letter care and services for the elderly.C. Carry out all the work the existing services do.D. Develop houses that mainly aim to save energy34. What can we learn about the InterHome project from the article?A. It is a large collection of many existing technologies.B. It is just a platform to hel
45、p students to do research work.C. It is a smart home project developed by different universities.D. It allows students to put into use and try out what theyve learned.35. What is the main purpose of the author in writing this article?A. To build up a new platform for students to develop new technolo
46、gy.B. To show how future buildings will change elderly peoples way of life.C. To describe a new project that aims to develop a smart home for the elderly.D. To introduce a new kind of technology to help people to enjoy a better life.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Succ
47、ess is about being able to live a happy and fulfilling life that allows you to be true to who you really are. Do you want to have a successful life and create a life that makes you feel passionate to be alive? 36 .1. Believe In YourselfIf you dont believe that you can achieve all that you are setting out to achieve, it is going to be very difficult to create a successful life. 37 , it fuels your creativity, your ambition and your motivation to do things. It also helps you take a leap of faith when it comes to going after