1、时量：120分钟分值：150分第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。1. Where are the speakers?A. In the supermarket.B. At home.C. In a restaurant.2. What will the woman probably do tomorrow afternoon?A. See a doctor.B
2、. Watch a movie.C. Meet her brother.3. How will the speakers go to the bookstore?A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By taxi.4. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Go to France.B. Give up the program.C. Take three months off.5. What do we know about Dario?A. He feels hopeless.B. He was too busy to go shop
3、ping.C. He likes Coke very much.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 kind of room does the woman want?A. A single room.B. A double room.C. A room for three.7. How much w
4、ill the woman pay per night?A. $100.B. $120.C. $150.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The coming party.B. The house owner.C. The condition of a house.9. What was wrong with the house yesterday?A. Its pipe needed replacing.B. Its electricity went off.C. Its light wa
5、s broken.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where does the conversation take place?A. At Customer Service.B. At Benson Software.C. Over the phone.11. Why is the man talking to the woman?A. To place an order.B. To have CD players repaired.C. To complain about a wrong order.12. How many more CD players will be
6、 sent to the man?A. 50.B. 100.C. 150.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What does the man enjoy most about the course?A. Meeting famous musicians.B. Organizing every detail of it.C. Hearing young musicians play.14. How does the man advertise the course?A. Through the Internet.B. Through the university.C. Thr
7、ough the TV show.15. What is required to join the course?A. Perfect performance.B. Basic English skill.C. Good looks.16. Why isnt the countryside a good choice?A. The cost is high.B. The transport is inconvenient.C. The space is limited.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. When should parents pick up their kid
8、s at the latest on Thursday?A. At 1:00 pm.B. At 11:30 am.C. At 12:30 pm.18. Whats the advantage of ordering supplies from school?A. It is very convenient.B. It has a free delivery.C. It will cost much less.19. What does the community charity do?A. Help people in need.B. Look for missing things.C. Do
9、nate things to the school.20. Who will get a call the night before school starts?A. New students.B. Teachers.C. Returning students.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。AIts winter break and theres no school! Fight the boredom and spend the day with
10、 your friends at ARPD! We have a fun tour planned for boys and girls who are currently in kindergarten to the 5th grade.Refunds will not be issued. If you call it off, you will be charged a $ 15 withdrawal fee and your remaining funds will be credited to your ARPD account to be used for future ARPD
11、programs.California Academy of SciencesWednesday, January 31, 20189: a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Drop-Off / Pick-up Location:Lincoln Park, 1450 High Street, AlamedaCost: $ 55 per child - includes supervision, admission and transportationRegistration deadline: Friday, January 19, 2018Spend the day visiting the
12、new, spectacular and exciting California Academy of Sciences. This will be a self-guided tour of the vast collection of the interdependence of earth, ocean and space. The Academy House is filled with hundreds of Innovative and engaging exhibits and thousands if animals. One can enjoy a snack in the
13、cafe from the multi-cultural menu and / or purchase a souvenir in the unique gift shop.For the California Academy of Sciences trip, please note:1. You need to wear appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.2. Children need to bring a bag lunch.3. Children may bring money for snacks and / or
14、 souvenirs.4. ARPD Staff will not be responsible for childrens personal belonging or money.Dont delay! Register for the California Academy of Sciences trip right away! Special is limited.1. You may register in person or mail completed form and payment to:Alameda Recreation and Park Department, 2226
15、Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, 94501.2. Faxed registrations accepted with Master Card / VISA, (510) 747-7566.3. Save time and register online at www.A.21. What do we know about the California Academy of Sciences trip?A. It doesnt offer lunch.B. It will be led by a guide.C. It will last for a whole day
16、.D. It should be registered for before Jan. 6.22. If you give up the trip after registering, _.A. you can get back all your money.B. $40 of your payment will be credited to your ARPD account.C. you will have to pay another $15 to get your money back.D. you can get back your money after promising ano
17、ther trip.23. During the trip, you may learn _.A. how animals live in ocean.B. how people succeed in exploring space.C. how closely things are related in nature.D. how various culture are in the world.BWhen Johnnie Martin was in the second grade in high school, one day a psychologist of the school c
18、alled him into his office.“Johnnie, Ive made a very careful study of you. And I feel sorry to have to tell you Though you have worked very hard, it has not helped. Youre just not cut out for it.”The boy buried his face in his hands, “This will be hard on my parents,” he said. “Their one idea is for
19、me to be a college man.”The psychologist laid his hand on the boys shoulder and said, “People have different kinds of talents. Some day you will find what your special gift is and when you do, you will make your parents very proud of you.”Johnnie never went back to school. Jobs were scarce in town,
20、but he managed to keep busy mowing the lawns of the householders and puttering in their flowerbeds. Before long he discovered he had an eye for color.One day while he was downtown, he happened to notice a stretch of unused land behind the city hall. Chance or fate or whatever you may like to call it
21、 brought one of the towns aldermen（市政委员会委员）round the corner just at that moment. The boy said, “I can make a garden out of this dump, if youll let me“The towns got no money for it,” said the alderman.“I dont want any money for it,” said the boy. “I just want to do it.”The alderman was shocked to fin
22、d someone who did not want money. He tool Johnnie in to an office, and when the young man came out he had the authority to clean up the public eyesore. Before long the old dump became a little beautiful park.It was also a kind of show window for Johnnie. People saw the result of his skill and knew h
23、im as a natural landscape gardener.That was twenty-five years ago. Today Johnnie is the head of a successful business in landscape gardening. His aging parents are proud of Johnnie, for he is not only a success, but he has also made his part of the world a lovelier place to live in.24. The psycholog
24、ist called Johnnie into his office to _.A. help him find out his giftB. persuade him to give up schoolingC. give him some suggestions on studyD. encourage him to work hard25. For what did Johnnie Martin have a gift for?A. Drawing.B. Engineering.C. Repairing.D. Gardening.26. The underlined part “the
25、public eyesore” refers to _.A. the city hallB. the townC. the dumpD. the park27. What can we infer from the passage?A. Where there is a will, there is a way.B. Gardeners are born and not made.C. Interest is the key to success.D. Everyone has something special.CThe hit movie Notting Hill（诺丁山）begins w
26、ith a famous scene. Hugh Grant bumps into Julia Roberts and spills orange juice all over her. After the collision, Grant repeatedly says, “Im so sorry. Im so sorry.”His actions I this scene are very British. If Roberts character were from the Britain, then she would probably apologize repeatedly as
27、well even if the crash were not her fault. But this doesnt happen in the movie, as Roberts is from the US.A report in The Telegraph once said that three quarters of British people apologize when they bump into someone in the street regardless of whether they are responsible or not. In fact, Britons
28、use “sorry” in many situations. For example, if they mishear someone, they say “Sorry?”. The person they are talking to will also apologize by replying, “No, I am sorry!” This can go on for up to five minutes as they compete over who is the most sorry.Why are Britons so sorry? Mark Tyrell, a psychol
29、ogy writer in the UK, thinks that their apologetic tendencies are rooted in British class system. “We say sorry because historically the new middle class in Britain had to apologize for not being the working class, but also for really being the upper class.” Another theory is that they apologize to
30、avoid conflicts. For example, if they bump into someone, he might get angry. To avoid this, they instantly say “Sorry!”True manners are about being considerate, and todays constant use of apologizing shows that we are perhaps not as thoughtful as we once were. The word “sorry” has lost some of its m
31、eaning.Do you see my point? Sorry, it might just be a British thing.28. Why does the author mention a scene in the movie Notting Hill at the beginning?A. To give an example of British modesty.B. To introduce different ways of saying sorry.C. To draw our attention to when and how British people say s
32、orry.D. To show what kind of men are considered gentlemen in the UK.29. Which of the following statements might Mark Tyrell agree with?A. People should not apologize if they are not responsible.B. Americans care less about manners than British people do.C. British people care too much about which so
33、cial they are from.D. That British people apologize so much is linked to the class system.30. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Using “sorry” more doesnt necessarily mean people are more polite.B. The overuse of apologizing shows Britons are truly sincere.C. People should not stick to the tra
34、ditional use of the word “sorry”.D. Its unnecessary for British people to be so polite.31. What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. To explore the nest way of saying sorry.B. To explain why Britons overuse the word “sorry”.C. To show how saying sorry has changed over time.D. To suggest
35、 many British people lack traditional manners.DAccording to new research from the University of Cambridge in England, sheep are able to recognize human faces from photographs.The farm animals, who are social and have large brains, were previously known to be able to recognize one another, as well as
36、 familiar humans. However, their ability to recognize human faces from photos alone is novel.The recent study, the results of which were published in the journal Royal Society: Open Science. Show the woolly creatures could be trained to recognize still images of human faces, including those of forme
37、r President Barack Obama and actress Emma Watson.Initially, the sheep were trained to approach certain images by being given food rewards. Later, they were able to recognize the image for which they had been rewarded. The sheep could even recognize images of faces shown at an angle, though their abi
38、lity to do so declined by about 15 percent the same rate at which a humans ability to perform the same task declines.“Anyone who has spent time working with sheep will know that they are intelligent, individual animals who are able to recognize their handlers,” said Professor Jenny Morton, who led t
39、he Cambridge study. “Weve shown with our study that sheep have advanced face-recognition abilities, comparable with those of humans and monkeys.”Recognizing faces is one of the most important social skills for human being, and some disorders of the brain, including Huntingtons disease, affect this a
40、bility.“Sheep are long-lived and have brains that are similar in size and complexity to those of some monkeys. That means they can be useful models to help us understand disorders of the brain, such as Huntingtons disease, that develop over a long time and affect cognitive abilities. Our study gives
41、 us another way to monitor how these abilities change,” Morton said.32. According to the new research, whats unusual about sheep?A. They have large brains.B. They can recognize their owners.C. They can tell animals from humans.D. They can recognize human faces from photograph.33. How did the researc
42、hers train the sheep?A. By guiding them to follow their handlers.B. By showing photos of humans and monkeys by turns.C. By giving food rewards.D. By showing photos of famous people.34. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Sheep have a higher face-recognition ability than monkeys.B. The new disco
43、very is beneficial to the study of cognitive ability changes.C. The sheeps face-recognition ability says the same when shown photos at any angle.D. The sheeps face-recognition ability may prevent some disorders of the brain.35. Whats the best title of the passage?A. A New discovery about Sheep.B. Ho
44、w Sheep Recognize Each Other.C. A Wonderful Scientist.D. The Life of Sheep.第二节 （7选5）（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处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you have the experience of digging out your suitcase, deciding what to bring and being afraid that youve forgotten something? 36 . Hope they can transform
45、 the way you pack.Keep a Basket HandyDo you wait until the last minute to pack? Keep a basket in your bedroom, living room, or bath room that you can use to throw in items you need to pack as you come across them. 37 . Besides, you can just put the contents of the basket into your suitcase if you ar
46、e in a hurry to leave for the airport.Buy Wrinkle-free ClothingYou wont need to worry about carefully packing your items of clothing if theyre made from wrinkle-free materials. 38 . Youll still look fresh and bright when you are in them at your destination.Keep Old Packing ListsChances are that you
47、end up taking trips that require you to pack similar items. Keep old packing lists from former vacations to the beach, ski resort, and city that way, youll always have a list of at least the basics. 39 . So you dont need to waste your effort to remember where you left your hand-written packing lists
48、.Schedule a Packing TimeTime can slip away from you before a trip - you may be caught up at work, at home, or be occupied with other responsibilities of daily life. 40 . That way, you will not need to do your packing frantically（狂乱地）from the last minute to 1 oclock on the day you leave.A. Buy necess
49、ary stuff when you arrive.B. This makes you less likely to forget the stuff.C. Determine a night well in advance of departure to pack.D. Just roll them up or put them at the bottom of the suitcase.E. The best way to do this is to save them on your computer.F. Rolling your clothes is the best way to
50、save space for the suitcase.G. Thats why Ive distilled（提炼）the art of packing down to some essential trips.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Grandma celebrated grandpas birthday just days before he passed away. Although his 41
51、 was very difficult for her, I think it taught grandma that good health was not to be taken 42 , and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as 43 and as long as she could. One day, when she 44 to attend dancing lessons, we rolled our eyes in 45 and helplessly wished she would just sta
52、y home and 46 cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed 47 we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a 48 grandma.I suppose grandmas primary motivation for dancing was social. She had been a 49 girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into
53、 grandpas quiet lifestyle before 50 any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, 51 , filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, and the challenge of learning. 52 the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma 53
54、everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, 54 soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.Having taken dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances 55 and was soon participating in dancing 56 all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, g
55、randma 57 invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches. My attitude was 58 unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every 59 she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the b
56、all during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the 60 a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.41. A. sufferingB. birthdayC. healthD. death42. A. for sureB. for funC. for grantedD. seriously43. A. fullyB. peacefullyC. pitifullyD. carefully44. A. preten
57、dedB. announcedC. refusedD. managed45. A. agreementB. excitementC. embarrassmentD. anger46. A. sellB. bakeC. buyD. keep47. A. untilB. sinceC. unlessD. before48. A. dancingB. lovingC. caringD. selfless49. A. humorousB. shyC. determinedD. mean50. A. managingB. losingC. developingD. falling51. A. at mo
58、stB. on the other handC. in a wordD. to be honest52. A. OnceB. SinceC. BecauseD. Although53. A. persuadedB. satisfiedC. surprisedD. confused54. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. it55. A. easilyB. busilyC. hardD. awkwardly56. A. performancesB. trainingC. practiceD. matches57. A. unwillinglyB. increasinglyC. p
59、roudlyD. surprisingly58. A. stillB. evenC. hardlyD. fairly59. A. incidentB. pointC. roomD. event60. A. judgesB. competitorsC. dancersD. audiences第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式填空。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。If you open up any medicine cupboard or go to a
60、ny medicine counter in the world, there is a high possibility 61. _ you will find aspirin and penicillin.Aspirin 62. _ (discover) in 1897, and the first trails of this medicine took place in 1899. In 1900, aspirin was sold in shops in 63. _ form of tablets. Not only have aspirin proved vital for red
61、ucing fever and 64. _ (help) stop pain, but there are also 65. _ things that aspirin can help with. Besides, it can prevents strokes and reduce the risk of some cancers 66. _ 40 percent.Another drug that has helped increase the standard of peoples health is penicillin. It was discovered by a Scottis
62、h scientist 67. _ (name) Fleming in 1928. He found it might have an 68. _ (apply) in treating illness by bacteria. Due to the widespread use of penicillin, many lives were saved during World War II. Penicillin became the 69. _ (great) drug of the 20th century.The two medicines have saved millions of
63、 peoples lives 70. _ they were invented.第三节单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据所给的首字母、单词中文意思或者根据固定的短语搭配填写单词，注意适当改变所给单词的形式（每空一词）。71. He _（复述）his parents the story that he heard in class.72. We are busy making p_ for the end-of-term exam.73. The picture of the young girl in the magazine reminded me _ my cousin.7
64、4. The project has been delayed, because we havent got _（批准）from the government.75. Since Joe was will, the school gave him p_ to take exams at a later date.76. There has been a _（急剧的）increase in the number of Internet users in recent years.77. At the end of the lecture, the whole audience rose to _
65、（鼓掌）the speaker for his wonderful speech.78. We used to s_ to several newspapers, but now we get our news from the Internet.79. A good dictionary should give you both the meanings and the _（发音）of the words.80. The professor asked his students to c_ a survey and analyse the date before coming to any
66、conclusions.第四部分 写作（共两节 满分35）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改课文片段默写，请你修改你同桌写的以下片段。其中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其中下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分；3. 将改正后的答案按要求写在答题卡的相应位置。My husband and I we
67、re having a walk the other night. Suddenly, I noticed lots of garbage lying on all sides of the road. So I went home in a hurry, thought clearing up the garbage could make the difference to the neighborhood. The moment when I got home, I took out a pair of glove and a large garbage bag. Then I came
68、back but picked up the cans, bottles, paper boxes on the road. Final, I carefully sorted them out. My husband warned, “Stopping it! Other people will look down on you.” But I didnt care. Sometimes we just had to do what is right in our heart.第二节 书面表达（满分25）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John对中国传统文化非常感兴趣，最近他发电子邮件说知道中国的
69、学校都放寒假欢度春节，所以想来你所在的城市体验一下过春节。请你用英语给他回复一封电子邮件，内容包括：1. 表示欢迎；2. 介绍你们是怎么过春节的；3. 告知你的打算并征求他的意见。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；_湖南省岳阳市第一中学2017-2018学年高二下学期开学考试（期末试题）英语试题答案第I卷（满分90分）第一部分 听力（共20题，每小题1分；满分20分）1 5 CBAAB6 10 CABAC11 15 CBCAB16 20 BCAAC第二部分 阅读理解（共20题，每小题2分，其中36 40题为7选5；满分40分）21 23 ABC24 27 BDC
70、D28 31 CDAB32 35 DCBA36 40 GBDEC第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）41 45 DCABC46 50 BDABC51 55 BDCBA56 60 DCADA第II卷（满分60分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）61. that62. was discovered63. the64. helping65. other66. by67. named68. application69. greatest70. since第三节 单句填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）71. retold72.
71、preparations73. of74. approval75. permission76. sharp77. applaud78. subscribe79. pronunciation80. conduct第四个部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）81. all改成both82. thought改成thinking83. make the difference中的the改成a84. the moment when中的when去掉85. glove改成gloves86. but改成and87. Final改成Finally88. Stoppi
72、ng改成Stop89. look down后加on或者upon90. had改成have第二节 书面表达（满分25分）Possible Version IHi John,Youre warmly welcome to my city to experience the Spring Festival.Usually, we give our houses a thorough cleaning and decorate them with red couplets and beautifully-designed paper-cuttings before the festival. Gath
73、ering for the annual reunion dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala on the Eve of the New Year is a meaningful moment for us Chinese. During the festival, we visit the elder and relatives to give our greetings and best wishes.When you are here, I want to invite you to make dumplings, watch bea
74、utiful fireworks and dragon dance with us. If time permits, Ill show you around our city. I hope youll have a happy traditional Chinese New Year here. What do you think about it?Best wishes,Li HuaPossible Version IIHi John,Im delighted to hear youre coming to our city to experience the Spring Festiv
75、al this year.Now, Id like to share with you some traditional customs of the Spring Festival. It is the most important festival in China. All of the family members get together and celebrate it. People clean and decorate their rooms, put up couplets, and send their best wishes to their relatives and friends in different ways.To make your experience more meaningful, Im going to show you around some places of interest nearby. Besides, I plan to invite you to have dumplings with my family and teach you how to make them. Is it OK with you?Looking forward to your arrival.Best wishes,Li Hua
