1、1娄底市 2018 年上学期高二期末考试英语试题时间：120 分钟 总分： 150 分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 l.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. 音频 What kind of pet does the woman suggest?A. A fish. B. A dog. C. A cat.【答案】A【解析】【分析】M: I want a pet.
2、 Should I get a dog or a cat? W: How about a fish? A dog or a cat is too much work. A fish is easy to take care of, and you can leave it alone for most of the day.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。2. 音频 Which place is the woman looking for?A. A grocery store. B. The railway station. C. A movie theater.【答案】B【解析】【分析】W:
3、Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the railway station, please? M: Sorry. Im a stranger here, too. But why dont you ask that man who is sitting in front of the grocery store? You see the store Im talking about? The one next to the movie theater【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。3. 音频 What did the man buy for the w
4、omans birthday?A. A bunch of flowers. B. Some apple pies. C. A fruit cake.2【答案】A【解析】【分析】M: Happy birthday, honey! W: Oh, a bunch of flowers! Thank you. Youre always so sweet.M: Well, I intended to buy you a fruit cake and some apple pies from Collin Street Bakery. But theyre all sold out, so I bough
5、t you these flowers.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。4. 音频 What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Parent and child. C. Classmates.【答案】C【解析】【分析】W: I dont understand the math problem on the board. Can you help me?M: Im kind of busy working on my homework. Why dont you ask the teacher t
6、o help you?【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。5. 音频 Where is the woman?A. In a car. B. In an elevator. C. In a bookstore.【答案】B【解析】【分析】M: Can you hold the door for a minute, Lucy? Ive got a big bag full of books here.W: Hi, Matt. Nice to see you! Up to the fourth floor?【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 l.5 分,满分 22.5 分)听下面
7、 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，各个小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。3听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 音频6. What does the man offer to do for the woman?A. Stay home with her. B. Make her some food. C. Drive her to a friends house.7. How did the woman probably
8、get sick?A. From her colleague. B. From the man. C. From John.【答案】6. B 7. A【解析】M: Do you want to go over to Johns house tonight?W: No, I think Im getting sick, so I should probably just stay at home and rest.M: Oh, okay. You should drink some tea and stay warm. Would you like me to make you some sou
9、p? W: No, thanks. Im not hungry. I might just go to sleep, actually. I had to get up very early this morning for a meeting. One of my co-workers seemed ill, so I might have gotten sick from her.【6 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【7 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 音频8. What does the woman probably do for a living?A.
10、 She works in a shoe store. B. She runs a clothing shop. C. She owns a restaurant.9. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Talk to his father for him. B. Lend him some money. C. Buy him some new T-shirts.【答案】8. C 9. B【解析】4M: I was thinking of starting my own business. I know you wanted me to tak
11、e over your restaurant business, but I cant stand working in the food industry. W: OK. But what do you really want to do?M: I want to sell skateboards, clothing, and shoes.W: You want to run a clothing shop?M: No. Its actually a skateboarding shop. W: What would make your shop different from all the
12、 others?M: I thought we could make our own T-shirts. Maybe you and dad could lend me some money first. W: Sounds OK to me, but youll have to talk to your dad about this, too.【8 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【9 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 音频10. What day is it today?A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Sunday.11. What is
13、the woman planning to do tomorrow?A. Attend a meeting. B. See her dentist. C. Join the book club.12. How many kinds of membership cards are mentioned by the man?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.【答案】10. C 11. B 12. B【解析】M: Good morning. Can I see your membership card, please?W: Well, Im actually here to joi
14、n the book club today.M: Im really sorry. There is something wrong with the computer. If you can come back on Monday thats tomorrow we can sign you up then. And we have a discount on Mondays and Tuesdays.W: Oh, but I have to see the dentist tomorrow, and I have a meeting to attend on Tuesday.5M: In
15、that case, you can leave your information on this piece of paper and Ill put your application into the computer tomorrow.W: Oh, thats wonderful! M: Which membership would you like: a one-year membership, a three-year membership, or a lifetime membership? There is a special gift for the lifetime memb
16、ership.W: Let me see. I think a one-year membership is right for me.【10 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【11 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【12 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 音频13. Where was probably the man when he lost Milo?A. In a park. B. In a car. C. In a caf.14. What does Milo look like?A. He has short hair. B. Hes about 14
17、pounds. C. Hes black with white spots.15. Where does the woman tell the man to look first?A. Farther out. B. To the right. C. To the left.16. What do the speakers decide to do in the end?A. Drive around to look for Milo. B. Call the police for help. C. Run for a couple of blocks.【答案】13. C 14. A 15.
18、C 16. C【解析】M: I lost my dog! Can you help me look for him?W: Yes, of course. When was the last time you saw him?M: I tied him up right here as I went to grab some coffee. When I came back outside, he was gone. 6W: Okay, what does he look like?M: Hes white with black spots. Hes around 40 pounds and h
19、as short hair. His name is Milo, and he always comes when hes called. W: Ill take the streets going to the right, and you take the streets going to the left. Meet me back in front of the coffee shop in 10 minutes. If we dont find him, we can take my car to look farther out. M: Do you think I should
20、call the police?W: I doubt if theyll have time to help. But I dont think well need them. Look over there in that park two blocks down! M: Its Milo! Quick, lets run over there! W: Lets go!【13 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【14 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【15 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【16 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 音频17. Who is the spea
21、ker?A. Jenny. B. Ellen. C. Maria.18. When is the rain expected to stop?A. On Tuesday afternoon. B. On Sunday afternoon. C. On Thursday night.19. What was todays temperature?A. Around 45 degrees. B. Around 50 degrees. C. In the low 70s.20. What time of year is it?A. Spring. B. Fall. C. Summer.【答案】17.
22、 A 18. B 19. C 20. C【解析】7That was Ellen with tonights news. Good evening, Im Jenny with this weeks weather report. Although it was sunny today, it looks like a storm is headed in tonight, with rainfall supposed to last until Sunday afternoon. We should expect thunder and lightning tomorrow morning,
23、which will last into late Tuesday afternoon. The rain should let up a bit by Thursday night, although light showers will last through the end of the week. Today, we saw temperatures in the low 70s, but this week, certain areas will reach a low of 45 degrees at night and 50 degrees during the day. Wi
24、th Thanksgiving coming up, there will be a lot of traffic this week as people head to holiday celebrations. Please be careful when driving in the rain, especially in areas that are likely to flood. Have a great week, everyone! Now over to Maria with the traffic report.【17 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【18 题详解】此题为听
25、力题，解析略。【19 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【20 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。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 2035. You have a job, a family and youre about 40 years old! Welcome to your future life.Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror.“Tu
26、rn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronics(智能电子元件) are re-arranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe youre 40. You 8look much younger.With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation
27、 may live to be 150 years old. Youre not even middle-aged! As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldnt eat that.” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You
28、 decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen checks its food supplies.“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space and very few of
29、them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots(防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary
30、foods contain specific vaccines. With the strawberries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.Its time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office, Autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic
31、on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video film rather than read it.21. What changes the color of your shirt?A. The mirror. B. The medicine. C. The counter. D. The shirt itself.22. H
32、ow do the shoes know that you shouldnt eat the breakfast cereal?A. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl. B. By checking the nutrition details of the food.C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen. D. By listening to the doctors advice.23. The strawberries the children eat serve as _.9A. vaccine
33、s B. lunch C. breakfast D. nutrition【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述人们在未来 2035 年的生活方式。所有的东西都是智能的，衣服的颜色可以自己变化，鞋子会说话，由于医学的发达，人类可以活到 150 岁，不用打针，吃的食物里面就含有了特殊的维他命，而且任何人都可以去太空旅行。【21 题详解】细节理解题。由文中第三段的 Tiny preprogrammed electronics(智能电子元件) are re-arranged in your shirt to change its color.可知，衬衣里
34、的智能元件可以改变颜色，所以是衬衣自己改变了颜色，故 D 选项正确。【22 题详解】细节理解题。由文中第四段的 They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. 可知，鞋子是根据谷物盒上的电子码来弄清楚营养成分的，从而判断应不应该食用。故 B 选项正确。【23 题详解】细节理解题。由文中倒数第二段的 Handing your children three strawberries each, Thanks to medical advances, vaccination
35、 shots(防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. 可知，草莓中含有特殊的疫苗，所以人们不用再打防疫针。A 选项正确。【点睛】本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。例如本文的第 1 小题，根据关键词 the color of shirt 可把答案定位在第三段，第三段的第二句就提到了衬衣里的智能电子元件改变了颜色。所以 D 选项正确。同样第 2
36、小题，根据题干内容，答案可定位在第四段，在鞋子说不应该吃这么多的后一句就给出了不应该吃的原因，所以 B 选项正确。BMy father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $1 a day, I worked eight 10hours s
37、traight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. Ive never been late for any job since. I also learned about being r
38、espectful and faithful to the people you work for. More importantly, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didnt want to work.I was only six years old, but I was doing a mans job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more th
39、an $18 a week. Our home was a three-roomed wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.When I was seven, I go
40、t work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and bein
41、g able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamt, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with
42、 the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the fieldexcept now I was driving golf balls with a club, not oxen with a broomstick.24. The writers first job was _.A. to stand down the fairway at a golf courseB. to watch over the sugar-cane plantationC. to drive the oxen that ploughed the ca
43、ne fieldsD. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them25. The underlined word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _.11A. difficult B. unusual C. interesting D. boring26. The writer learned that_ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he shoul
44、d be respectful and faithful to the people he worked forC. he should never fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should work longer than what he was expected27. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer wanted to be a successful golfer.B. The writer wanted to run
45、 a golf course near his house.C. The writer was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. The writer wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.【答案】24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A【解析】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍作者的父亲是一名里约种植园的工头。作者的第一份工作是在甘蔗地里赶牛耕地。虽然工作乏味单调，但是他学会了坚持、尊重人、待人诚恳和有自尊心。作者因在七岁时去了高尔夫球场做球童，而萌发了当成
46、功的高尔夫球手的梦想。作者通过不断的努力，最终成功了，所以他在握住的是高尔夫球杆而不是赶牛的扫帚柄。【24 题详解】细节理解题。由文中第一段的第二句 My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields.可知，作者的第一份工作是在甘蔗地里赶牛耕地，故 C 选项正确。【25 题详解】词义猜测题。作者的工作是跟在耕牛后用扫帚把赶牛。所以应该不难，也是很普通的工作，但是持续时间长而且中途不能休息即使吃饭也不可以。因此可知这份工作很枯燥。A. difficult 困难的； B. unusual 不同寻常的； C. intere
47、sting 有趣的；D. boring 枯燥的。故 D 选项正确。【26 题详解】细节理解题。由第二段中“I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for.”可知作者从他的第一份工作学会了对他的雇主要恭敬和诚实守信。B 选项正确。12【27 题详解】推理判断题。根据文中倒数第二段的 Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able t
48、o buy a bicycle.可知，作者很想成为一名成功的高尔夫球者。 故 A 选项正确。CA child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a b
49、ook, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there ar
