2017-2018学年重庆市巴蜀中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题.pdf

第Ⅰ卷选择题一、听力(共两节，满分30分）最新试卷十年寒窗苦，踏上高考路，心态放平和，信心要十足，面对考试卷，下笔如有神，短信送祝福，愿你能高中，马到功自成，金榜定题名。

第一节（共5小题，每小题 1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面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. Why can’t the man lend the woman his notebook?A. He doesn’t have a notebookB. He doesn’t bring it with himC. He will need it himself2. Where does the man live now?A. In WashingtonB. In New YorkC. In Boston3. What will the man do on Wednesday?A. Do another practiceB. Be in a raceC. Have a good rest4. Why is the woman worried?A. The repairman will not come on FridayB. She can’t hand in her paper on timeC. The professor won’t have the fax machine5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a post officeB. In a record storeC. In a supermarket第二节（共15小题；每题 1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why is the man going to the party early?A. To get a good mealB. To give a gift to GeorgeC. To help George prepare for the party7. When will the woman arrive at the party?A. At about 2:30B. At about 2:15C. At about 1:30听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9题。

8. What are the speakers discussing?A. A new employeeB. A grand buildingC. The man’s retirement9. What dose the man say about Allison?A. She will do a good jobB. She is not experiencedC. She is easy to get along with听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。

10. When will the dining hall close?A. At about 6:30B. At about 7:00C. At about 10:0011. Why doesn’t Ann want to eat in the dining hall?A. She is not hungry nowB. She has to study and prepare for a testC. She doesn’t like the food there12. What will Bill most probably do right now?A. Go to studyB. Cook dinner at homeC. Go to the dinning hall听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。

13. What does Eddie do?A. A travel writerB. ATV reporterC. A college student14. What do we know about Tom Coogan’s latest book?A. It is his 10th bookB. It is about a horseC. It took him 16 months15. How will Eddie prepare for his talk with Tom Coogan?A. By watching Tom Coogan’s TV program.B. By reading a copy of Tom Coogan’s latest book.C. By asking and answering the woman questions.16. Where will Eddie meet Tom Coogan?A. At Tom Coogan’s houseB. At a TV stationC. At a college听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. Where should the listeners go if they get lost?A. To the palace centerB. To the tourist busC. To the main gate18. What may surprise the listeners?A. There are people living in the palace.B. The palace has become a museum.C. People are dressed in traditional clothes19. What should the listeners do before they have their photos taken with the local people?A. Buy their productsB. Ask for their permissionC. Talk with their families20. What does the speaker think of the asking price of the local people’s products?A. HighB. ReasonableC. Low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。

AOne rainy night, Mark decided to end his life. Having undergone a lot of sufferings and frustrations, he walked the street, feeling desperate.On that same night, I was sitting in my room when I heard the doorbell rang. My mom opened the door, finding herself face-to-face with a very disheveled-looking man, Mark, with tears running down his face. My mom, overcome by pity, invited him inside.Curious, I went downstairs to get a better look. The sight of the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room, pulled out my only half-dollar coin from my money jar and ran back downstairs.When I reached the door of the living room, I walked right in and quickly made my way overto the stranger- I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then Igave him a hug and turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back up the stairs.Downstairs, tears streamed down Mark’s face as he tightly held that coin. Finally he said,“It’s just that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so alone. That wasthe first hug I have gotten. It’s hard to believe that somebody cares.”Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door, Mark said that ashe was walking the streets that rainy night, hopeless and ready to die, he noticed a bumpersticker (车贴) on our car reading SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.It’s hard to imagine that a bumper sticker and fifty cents could change a person’s life. Mark life did change that night. When he left our house, he was ready to live instead of die.21. Mom let Mark inside our house because she .A. was hospitable to anyoneB. was ready to help othersC. wanted to educate meD. felt sorry for him22. Why did Mark cry when he tightly held the coin?A. Because he realized he was not abandoned by the world.B. Because he was worried about whether he could pay it back.C. Because he finally got money when he was in great need of it.D. Because he felt ashamed that he should get money from a child.23. Which of the following can best describe the author?A. Curious and desperate.B. Sympathetic and nice.C. Miserable and kind.D. Brave and thoughtful.BNew Zealand attracts more than its fair share of visitors, both outdoors enthusiasts andhottestmovie buffs coming to spots in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Among the nation’scities is Wellington, which made Rough Guides, list this year. Not only does Wellington have abusy cafeteria and craft beer scene, but in 2015 the city of 200,000 people is celebrating its 150thyear as New Zealand’s capital.Sarah Melke, director of the Visa Wellington on a Plate food festival, said the city has noshortage of restaurants, bars and cafes. Cuba Street, in particular, located just the south of theshe said. The city has more than a dozenCentral Business District (CBD), is “seriously cool”,independent coffee roasters.Welli ngton’s fancy, creative atmosphere comes in part from a strong community (社区) feel.“We say that Wellington ‘acts like a city, but loves like a village,’” Melke said. Travel bl-tender has a smile forCarlson, who moved to the city from Washington DC, agreed. “Every baryou, people in shops ask you how you are doing, and strangers greet you on the street,” s.rn, just north The community atmosphere can be felt across the city’s neighborhoods. Kelbuof the CBD, is easily accessed by cable car and is popular with students and families, while filmlovers may want to check out Miramar, southeast of the city center. That’s where the Weta film studios are located and where Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson calls home.24. Which of the following is the closest in meaning with the underlined word in the firstparagraph?A. giantsB. directorsC. industriesD. lovers25. What is paragraph three mainly about?A. foodB. cafeteriasC. atmosphereD. bars26. According to the passage, if you visit Wellington, New Zealand, you shouldn’t miss.A. its cafeterias and movie spotsB. its food and musicC. its CBD and business atmosphereD. its film studios and communities27. What kind of passage is this?A. NarrationB. ExpositionC. ArgumentationD. PoemCAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, andFrench, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languagesspoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the UnitedNations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars (学者) from a number of organizations ---UNESCO and National Geographic among them — have for many years been documenting (纪录)dying languages and the cultures they reflect. Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre YaleUniversity, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following thattradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an EthnolinguisticIntroduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and。