湖南省长郡中学2017_2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (1)

1 湖南省长郡中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试 英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10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0.5分，满分2. 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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15. 答案是C。 1. Why is the woman going to the post office? A. To find a block. B. To get her lunch. C. To send a parcel. 2. How does the woman feel about her weekend? A. Pleased. B. Bored. C. Disappointed. 3. What does the man want to buy? A. A bike. B. A lock. C. A camera. 4. Which way of inviting guests is popular now according to the man? A. Online. B. By mail. C. In person. 5. What is the woman most concerned about? A. Going downtown. B. Buying unique flowers. C. Spending less money. 第二节（共15小题;每小题0.5分，满分7. 5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

2 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6、7题。 6. What does the woman recommend? A. Buying a one-week pass. B. Visiting many museums. C. Waiting in line for air tickets. 7. What surprised the woman? A. He studied art history. B. He works in a bank. C. He loves economics. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Which city did the man fly into? A. Seattle. B. New York. C. Phoenix. 9. How does the man feel about the airline? A. Angry B Content C Anxious 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What will the woman do on Saturday? A. Buy a car. B. Take a test. C. Get around. 11. Why does the man congratulate the woman? A. She bought a new car. B. She got a new job. C. She passed her test. 12. What does the woman care most about the car? A. Its price. B. Its safety. C. Its appearance. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Where are probably the speakers? A. In a police station. B. In a supermarket.

3 C. In an office. 14. What does the man probably do? A. He’s a banker. B. He’s a lawyer. C. He’s a policeman. 15. What type of loan does the man want to get? A. A home loan. B. A school loan. C. A business loan. 16. When will the woman call the man? A. By the end of next month. B. Before meeting his family members. C. After talking with the senior officer. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Who is the speaker talking to? A Visitors B Students C Teachers 18. How long is the library open on weekends? A. For 4 hours. B. For 10 hours. C. For 12 hours. 19. When can the listeners check out class books electronically? A Immediately B. Starting in the spring. C. Before winter break. 20. What does the speaker talk about in the end? A. Using the reservation system. B. Doing research in the library. C. Hiring someone for a job. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5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 Social media is one of the fastest growing industries in today’s world. A study

4 conducted by the US Pew Research Center showed that 92 percent of teenagers go online daily. The wide spread of social media has changed nearly all parts of teenagers’ lives. • Changing relationships High school student Elly Cooper from Illinois said social media often reduces face- to-face communication. “It makes in-person relationships harder because of people’s attention given to their phones instead of their boyfriends or girlfriends,” Cooper said. Yet, some people believe social media has made it easier to start relationships with anyone from anywhere. Beth Kaplan from Illinois met her long-distance friend through social media. He currently lives in Scotland, but they’re still able to frequently communicate with each other. “I can feel close to someone that I’m talking to via FaceTime,” Kaplan said. • Wanting to be “liked” The rise of social media has changed the way teenagers see themselves. The 19- year-old Essena O’Neill announced on the social networking service Instagram that she was quitting social media because it made her unable to stop thinking about appearing perfect online. Negative comments also can do great damage to a teenager’s self-esteem. Teenagers who get negative comments can’t help but feel hurt. • Opening new doors However, Armin Korsos, a student from Illinois, takes advantage of the comments he receives over social media to improve his videos on the social networking site YouTube. “Social media can help people show themselves and their talents to the world in a way that has never been possible before,” Korsos said. 21. Who met the long-distance friend through social media? A. Elly Cooper. B. Beth Kaplan. C. Essena O’Neill. D. Armin Korsos. 22. What does Essena O’Neill think of social media? A. It hurts her seriously. B. It promotes friendship.

5 C. It upsets her sometimes. D. It develops confidence. 23. What is the topic of the text? A. Teenagers’ attitude toward social media. B. Social media’s influence on teenagers. C. A recent study conducted in the US. D. New ways of self-improvement. B My grandfather died more than twenty-five years ago. I was fifteen then. He was kind, strong, fair, and very funny. When I was a young musician, he was my biggest fan. I played my violin for him when he visited, and he loved everything, but each time he had one request. “Could you play Amazing Grace%” he asked, full of hope and with a twinkle in his eye, because he knew my answer was always, “I don’t know that one!” We went through this routine at every major holiday, and I always figured I’d have time to learn it for him later. About the time I entered high school and started guitar, Grandpa got cancer. The last time I saw him alive was Thanksgiving weekend in 1985. My mom warned us that Grandpa didn’t look the same anymore and that we should prepare ourselves. For a moment I didn’t recognize him. He looked so small among all the white sheets. We had all gathered in Ohio for the holiday, and I’m sure we all knew we were there to say good-bye. I can see now that Grandpa held on long enough to see us each one more time. I remember how we ate in the dining room and laughed and talked while Grandpa rested in his hospital bed. I wonder if it was sad for him to be alone with our voices and laughter. Knowing Grandpa, he was probably content. The next morning, I found my moment alone with him. I pulled out my guitar, tuned to his appreciative gaze, and finally played for him Amazing Grace. I had worked on it for weeks, knowing it never mattered whether I actually played it well and choosing not to believe as I played that it was my last concert for my biggest fan. The cancer had stolen his smile, but I saw joy in his eyes. He held my hand afterward, and I knew I had done something important. I argued with people all through college about my music major. I was told by