laurels湖北省襄阳市2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2021年1月19日发(作者：platelet)

本试卷第
I
卷（选择题）和第
II
卷（非选择题）两部分 。第
I
卷
1
至
9
页，第
II
卷
1 0
至
12
页。满分
150
分。考试时间
120
分钟 。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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（共
5
小题；每小题
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. How does the woman feel towards the concert?
A. Disappointed.


B. Interested.



C. Excited.
2. What does the woman think is most important?
A. The courses.



B. The equipment.


C. The teachers.
3. What do you know about the man?
A. He likes to help others.

B. He is a doctor.


C. He is sick in hospital.
4. Where did this conversation most probably take place?
A. In the library.



B. In the bookstore.


C. In the post-office.
5. What do you think of the man’s cat?

A. It is clever.



B. It is foolish.



C. It is the same as other cats.
听第
6
段材料，回答第
6
至
8
题。

6. How far is it from the girl
’s house to the school?

A. 6 kilometers.
B. About 5 to 6 kilometers.
C. 5 milometers.
7. When does the girl probably get home from school on Friday?
A. Between 1:00 and 2:00.
B. Between 2:00 and 3:00.
C. Between 3:00 and 4:00.
8. Where do they eat lunch?
A. In the dining room.

B. In the restaurant.


C. In the classroom.
听第
7
段材料，回答第
9
至
11
题。

9. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Good friends.



B. Mother and son.

C. Teacher and student.
10. What did the boy often do at school?
A. He was often late for school.
B. He often fell asleep in class.
C. He often stayed after class.
11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The boy prefers to go out and work.
B. The boy has neither much interest in school nor in work.
C. The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam.

听第
8
段材料，回答第
12
至
14
题。

12. How many days will the man and woman be free from work?
A. Two.





B. Three.



C. Four.
13. What are they going to do in New York?
A. To play games.
B. To see a famous film.
C. To visit museums, parks and anywhere they like.
14. Who is going to drive?
A. The man.



B. The woman.


C. Both of them.
听第
9
段材料，回答第
15
至
17
题。

15. What does the man intend to do?
A. Organize a group.

16. What is the man?
A. A student.



B. A teacher.



C. A doctor.

B. Change his job.


C. Be a volunteer.
17. What can the man get from the job?
A. High pay.



B. College credits.


C. Practical experience.
听第
10
段材料，回答第
18
至
20
题。

18. What is the speaker doing?
A. Organizing a competition.
B. Reporting from Cincinnati.
C. Leaving a voice message.
19. Who won the competition?
A. Allan Kninte.


B. Alice Clarke.


C. Alex Baker.
20. What can we infer from Alex’s words?

A. He had a big stomach.
B. He didn’t believe his wife.

C. He wouldn’t have anything for supper.

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
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。

A
Recent years, some new words have established themselves in the English language, and are
part of the current, active vocabulary of America, and that is why Merriam-Webster recently added
more
than
250
new
words
to
its
online
dictionary,
covering
changes
in
fields
from
lifestyle
to
politics and from business to technology. Let’s take a look at three of the dictionary’s new entries.

Froyo

While ice cream has been around for more than 100 years, froyo
–
or frozen yogurt
–
is fairly
new. Even though it was first invented back in the 1970s, it only started to gain popularity recently,
which is why the shorter version “froyo” is entering people’s daily vocabulary. Compared to ice
cream, the main selling point of froyo is that
it’s healthier. It takes away people’s guilt while still
allowing them to have the satisfaction of eating something sweet at the end of a meal.
Word salad

It was first used to refer to a series of words said by people with mental illness. Just like the
vegetables in a salad bowl, each word makes perfect sense by itself, but when put together, they
become hard to understand. “Dogs moon purple monkey dishwasher”, for example. Now the phrase
is more often used to refer to the words of a politician, although t
his refers to the speaker’s logic
rather than their mental state. US President Donald Trump’s interviews are often referred to as word
salad.
Troll

The original meaning of “troll” is a fictional creature that is huge, ugly and angry and lives in
places lik
e caves. Now it’s also used to refer to the kind of Internet user who deliberately posts
offensive comments to hurt other people. Other phrases and usage have also been invented from
“troll”,
including
“Internet
trolling”
–

the
act
of
posting
unfriendly
re
marks
online,
and
“being
trolled” –
which means to fall victim to a troll.
21. Why is froyo popular with people recently?
A. It is a new form of ice cream.







B. It serves as a healthier dessert.
D. It provides a sense of satisfaction.
C. It is much tastier than ice cream.
22. What does word salad mainly refer to now?
A. A recipe for vegetable salad.







B. Words without making any sense.
D.
Words
by
mentally
disturbed
C. Illogical words by a politician.

people.
23. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To show the necessity of learning new words.
B. To present recent changes in English language.
C. To explain why new words are added to dictionary.
D. To introduce some new entries of Merriam- Webster.
B
If you’ve ever visited London, it’s likely that you’ve heard the loud chimes
（鸣响）
of Big
Ben, the 157-year-old clock bell of the UK
’s Houses of Parliament
（议会）
.
But
on
Aug
21,
the
world’s
most
famous
bell
fell
silent.
This
is
because
the
Palace
of
Westminster’s Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, needs to be repaired. The workers who’ll
carry out the repairs don’t want their ears to be damaged by the sounds of the huge bell, reported
BBC News. Big Ben won’t ring again regularly until 2021.

There’s
been
quite
an
emotional
response
to
the
move.
Several
members
of
parliament
gathered
in front of the Houses of Parliament to hear the bell’s last regular chime for four years. A
few even shed tears, as if they were attending a friend’s funeral.

But
a
number
of
politicians
are
angry
about
the
lengthy
silencing
of
Big
Ben,
calling
it
a
symbol of Britain, according to ABC News. And some members of public agree with
it
. “It’s our
heritage,”
David
Dummigan,
from
Cumbria
in
the
north
of
England,
told
The
New York
Times
.
“People come from all over the world to look at it and listen to it. It’s part of British history.” This
kind of emotional reaction could be linked to “fears about Britain losing its voice and place in the
world, which is part of the threat that comes from Brexit”, according to CNN. “The reality of losing
a place at the top table i
s being made obvious,” it wrote.

Worries
aside,
fans
of
Big
Ben
will
still
be
able
to
hear
its
unique
chimes
during
special
occasions such as New Year’s Eve. But if we do miss hearing Big Ben on a regular basis, we could
always set its sound as our message tone.
24. Why did Big Ben fall silent?
A. To get Big Ben repaired.
for residents.
C. To protect the workers’ ears.

anger about it.
25. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragra
ph 4 refer to?
A. Big Ben needs to be repaired.








B. Big Ben is a symbol of Britain.
D. Big Ben should ring on special





D.
To
remove
some
politicians’






B. To create a quiet environment
C. The UK is losing its voice in the world.
occasions.
26. Why did Britons react emotionally?
A. Fears about Big Ben falling silent forever.
B. Threat coming from the rise of other countries.
C. Worries about not being able to visit Big Ben anymore.
D. Worries about the UK losing its influence on the world.
27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Britons Reac
t Emotionally to Big Ben’s Silence.

B. Britons are Worried about the Fall of the UK.
C. Britain is Losing its Place at the Top Table.
D. Big Ben Falls Silent for Four Years.
C

Moments before I could lift my case to put it in the plane’s overhead locker ahe
ad of our recent
holiday to Europe, my father gently urged me to stop. He held the thick handles of the case and lifted
it with his thin arms, pushing it into place with a sigh. “You should relax and be the lady, and let me
do the heavy tasks,” he said seriously. “In the future, someone special will come into your life and
take over such tasks from me, but that will never happen if you do everything yourself.”

I was
stunned
into silence. This was not the father I remembered from childhood, who trained
me to study hard at school, asked me to earn my own pocket money as a teenager at a local coffee
shop, and even taught me household chores so that my life alone in London wouldn’t turn into a
mess. But then, eight years after I left home and started a new life in the UK, I realized for the first
time that my dad still has expectations for me to be like a princess and to stay dependent and delicate,
which were considered necessary qualities of women in traditional China.
Well, that came a little late, Little did Dad know that over the three years of my university life,
I moved flats five times all by myself, dragging suitcases of books and clothes, and waiting for the
taxi in the rain while holding tight onto cardboard boxes. Meanwhile, living in the UK
–
a country
currently led by a female prime minister
–
I have never thought there is anything girls cannot do.
Most of my female friends are professionals working in the City of London, and after work, we
frequently go down to the pub for a drink, just like the guys do
–
something my mother never did.
I wondered how I might make Dad understand the new world his little girl has entered. Perhaps
one
day,
he
will
realize
the
“someone
special”
in
my
life
will
appreciate
my
confidence
and
independence above dependence, and admit that times have changed.
28. What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Annoyed.


B. Embarrassed.


C. Surprised


D. Excited.
29. What qualities of women did traditional China appreciate according to Paragraph 2?
A. Dependent and gentle.
C. Beautiful and confident.










B. Hardworking and tough.
D. Independent and ambitious.
30. What’s the author’s purpose by mentioning her stay in London?

A. To complain how strict her father was.
B. To describe how hard her life in the UK was.
C. To regret not working hard enough at school.
D. To show she was used to living independently.
31. What can we infer about the author according to the last paragraph?
A. She has a misunderstanding of her father.
B. She thinks women should be independent.
C. She longs to meet her life partner in the UK.
D. She is thankful for her father’s strict training.

D

Next time you go shopping, keep in mind that there may be hidden cameras analyzing your
habits.
According
to
a
2015
survey
of
150
retail
（零售商）
managers
from
IT
services
company
Computer Services Corporation, a quarter of all British shops use facial recognition software to
collect data on shopper behavior. However, with concerns that face-
recognition cameras “are kind
of invasive
（冒犯的）
”, Br
itish retail analysis firm Hoxton Analytics has invented a novel way of
measuring the number of customers
–
by filming their shoes. The technology can collect a large
amount
of
information
such
as
age,
sex
and
social
class
from
customers’
shoes
through
fix
ed
cameras at about 50 centimeters off the ground. Since they point down, they are less invasive than
facial recognition software. The system is also surprisingly accurate. It could make correct guesses
about gender 80 percent of the time, which is better than some facial recognition technologies.
As our modern cities get larger and fuller, cameras and other technologies are taking over our
public spaces and collecting data on us. Their purpose is to keep people safe, provide more efficient
services
and
prevent
overcrowding
or
other
disasters.
Smart
CCTV
cameras
are
introduced
to
operation
centers
to
watch
out
for
crimes,
while
smart
streetlights
turn
brighter
when
someone
walks beneath them.
But some people are not happy with the cameras as far as their pri
vacy is concerned. “Very few
of us have any real concept of what data smart cities are gathering,” said Renate Samson, of privacy
watchdog Big Brother Watch, “When begin leaking data as soon as we wake up due to a simple click
on Facebook for the latest ne
ws.”

Nick Millman, managing director at consultancy firm Accenture, thinks statistics are the key to
the
privacy
concern.
“We
may
get
inspiration
from
Google,”
he
said,
which
is
currently
using
Google Maps data to monitor the flow of traffic in Stockholm, Sweden. In this case, Google gets