2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(12)

四川省棠湖中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷由第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）组成，共8页；答题卡共2页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，满分100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节：（共5小题；第小题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答案，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. How long will the concert last?

A. One hour.

B. Two hours.

C. Two and a half hours.

2. For whom does the man want to buy a new sweater?

A. Jim.

B. Sue.

C. Mary.

3 What is Tom now?

A. A secretary.

B. A novelist.

C. A reporter.

4 Where is Bob’s jacket?

A. On the school bus.

B. On the wall. C In his schoolbag.

5. What is the woman doing?

A. Encouraging the man.

B. Asking for help.

C. Making an excuse.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. What to eat every day.

B. How to lose weight.

C. When to go on a diet.

7. What happened to the man’s friend?

A. He was getting sick of potatoes.

B. He gained too much weight.

C. He was ill in hospital.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How does the woman have meals every day?

A. She eats in her company.

B. She cooks at home.

C. She eats out.

9. Which of the following is next to the woman’s house?

A. A supermarket.

B. A drugstore.

C. A school.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How does the woman feel?

A. Nervous.

B. Calm.

C. Surprised.

11. Who is Mrs. Spencer?

A. A film director.

B. A pet store owner.

C. A movie character.

12. What will the woman do next?

A. Try out for a play.

B. Go to a restaurant.

C. Act in a commercial.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. In which field does the man have a master’s deg ree?

A. Chemistry.

B. Nuclear physics.

C. Literature.

14. What does the woman think of chemistry?

A. Difficult.

B. Interesting.

C. Popular.

15. What can we learn about the man?

A. He prefers physics to chemistry.

B. He just graduated from high school.

C. He will continue studying hard for years.

16. What does the woman want to be?

A. A doctor.

B. A writer.

C. A teacher.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did the watch officially go on sale?

A. On March 1st, 2015.

B. On March 2nd, 2015.

C. On September 2nd, 2015.

18. What does the watch have?

A. Automatic brightness.

B. Wi-Fi.

C. GPS.

19. What do some users dislike about the watch?

A. It’s too large.

B. It looks too traditional.

C. It doesn’t have enough storage.

20. How many watch faces can users choose from?

A. 50.

B. 400.

C. 4,000.

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。

A

“Anyone who offends（冒犯）China will be killed no matter how far the target is.” That is the tagline for Wolf Warriors 2, the Chinese box office hit. It sees a soldier entering into an African war-zone and saving hundreds of lives from Western bad guys. It’s basically the plot of your typical Hollywood action movie, but th is time it’s a Chinese man upholding justice and keeping the world safe.

Following in the footsteps of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, martial arts expert Wu Jing is among a new generation of Chinese action stars turned directors. His first Wolf Warrior film came out in 2014, but it didn’t catch much attention. Mainstream movies, especially those promoting patriotism（爱国主义）, usually don’t do very well in China. Wolf Warrior 2, however, has become a phenomenon. The massive response in China also made the film top the global box office worldwide last weekend, beating Hollywood blockbuster Dunkirk.

Many moviegoers said online that they were touched by the patriotic plot. “This movie is the best Chinese action movie,” one social media user wrote. “Shockingly good-hot blood and tough guys. I cried after watching it,” said another.

One reason for the enthusiastic response compared to the first Wolf Warrior film is its improved action scenes. Many in China have praised the film for its fighting scenes and special effects, sa ying they are of “Hollywood quality”. The movie, which is entirely privately funded, has also been lauded for its attention to detail and reportedly features close replicas（复制品）of many of the latest weapons used by the Chinese army. Timing has also contributed to its success, with the Chinese nation in the times of a new wave of patriotism.

The film first came out just ahead of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese

amy, a hugely symbolic event for the country. Over the weekend, the People’s Li beration Army (PLA) held a grand military parade, which presented the latest weapons of China. In a serous speech, which in parts was not different to lines from the film. President Xi Jinping promised to fight anyone who tried to tear China apart.

21. The text is meant to ________.

A. introduce a recent action movie

B. explain why Wu Jing is a successful director

C. compare Wolf Warriors 2 with Hollywood movies

D. claim that China is a super power in terms of weapons production

22. President Xi Jinping’s s peech suggests that ________.

A. no one dares to fight with China

B. the military parade is very successful

C. China will become a developed country soon

D. China will oppose any attempt at national separation

23. The reason why Wolf Warriors 2 becomes a box office hit is that ________.

A. it doesn’t promote patriotism

B. its combat scenes are of higher quality

C. the weapons in the movie are the most advanced

D. Wu Jing is becoming better at directing after failing his first movie

B

Here’s a simple challen ge: name a famous inventor. Perhaps Leonardo da Vinci springs to mind. Or the pioneer of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. But you might be hard-pressed to name many female inventors, even though women are behind some of the most widely used technologies in the modern world.

For example, where would we be without the windscreen wiper? Back on a freezing winter’s day in 1902, Mary Anderson was traveling by tram through New York city. Snow was falling, forcing the driver to stop repeatedly and get out to clear it. Each time the door opened, Mary suffered. She had a brainwave: why not make something that could be operated from inside the vehicle? And that’s exactly what she did.

Let’s step in from freezing New York for our next invention. The dishwasher dat es back even earlier to the 19th Century, and to the dinner parties thrown by a lady called Josephine Cochrane. As a frequent host, she wanted a machine that could wash dishes faster than people. Her response was to develop what was to become the first commercially successful dishwasher.

Need something to do while the dishwasher is on? How about a round of Monopoly（强手棋游戏）? One of the most popular board games around, the rules were first drawn up by a lady called Elizabeth Magie, and patented in 1904.

To an altogether different kind of innovation: Kevlar is the lightweight fibre used in bulletproof（防弹）vests. The material is used by millions every day and has saved countless lives and is strength-lo-weight ratio is five times higher than steel.

Finally, one of the most important inventions of the 20th Century must surely be the computer programme. The world of programming is unbalanced among men and women, with men taking home around 30% more pay than their female partners on average. But back in the 1940s and 50s, women were at the forefront of this new field and Grace Hopper was one of them.

24. What do we know about the inventions mentioned in the text?