湖南省长郡中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

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

、

、

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

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< /p>

6

、

7

题。

6. Why doesn’t the man want to go for a hike?

A. He prefers rock climbing.

B. He

，

s never hiked before.

C. He thinks it will be hard for him.

7. What does the man decide to do in the end?

A. Join the hike.

B. Give up the hike.

C. Bring lunch for everyone.

听第

7

段材料，回答

8

、

9

题。

8. Where are the speakers going?

A. To their parents’ house.

B. To school.

9. How does the man feel about the argument in public?

A. He isn’t interested.

B. He gets a bit excited.

C. He gets a little scared.

听第

8

段材料，回答 第

10

至

12

题。

10. Where are the speakers most probably?

A. In a museum.

B. In a classroom.

11. What do the three artists all have in common?

A. They killed themselves.

B. They had mental problems.

C. They were part of a French movement.

12. Why does the woman want to have coffee?

A. She wants to stop the depressing talk.

B. She wants to continue the talk there.

C. The paintings are not good enough.

听第

9

段材料，回答第

13

至< /p>

16

题。

13. Who is the woman?

C. To work.

C. In a cafe.

A. Brianna’s teacher.

B. A babysitter.

C. The man’s wife.

14. When does the talk most probably take place?

A. In the morning.

B. At noon.

C. At night.

15. How often do the speakers see one another?

A. Every week.

B. Every other week.

C. Every day.

16. How old is Brianna likely to be?

A. She is a teenager.

B. She is a little child.

C. She is an adult.

听第

10

段材料，回答第

17

至

20

题。

17. What was the weather like last week?

A. Dry.

B. Snowy.

C. Wet.

18. What’s the speaker’s advice?

A. Avoid going outside.

food.

19. On which day will there be the highest temperature next week?

A. Monday.

B. Tuesday.

C. Wednesday.

B. Drive slowly.

C.

Buy

enough

20. Who might Andrew be?

A. A sports fan.

B. A weather reporter.

C. A business news host.

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阅读理解

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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

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D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

A

If you like tasting food from different countries, here are some events you shouldn’t miss in

New York City this year.

Chinatown Restaurant Week

—

March 14-30

Various meals will be offered for $$ 18.88 per person at participating Chinatown restaurants

such

as

Golden

Unicorn,

Nom

Wah

Tea

Parlor,

HK

Wonton

Garden,

Pho

Grand,

Red

Egg

and

Shanghai Gourmet. Peking Duck House will offer a special at lunch only.

More Info. : www.

Martini Week

—

March 15-30

Martini Week is a two- week-

long celebration of America’s proudest invention. It will be held

at 23 bars and restaurants across the town. They’ll be offering their own unique specialties at low

prices. Choose from places including Ava Lounge, Beaumarchais, Catch, Abe & Arthur’s, Sons of

Essex, Bounce Sporting Club, Aspen Social, Revel, Rayuela, and more.

More Info. : www.

Malaysian Restaurant Week

—

June 18-24

Malaysian

restaurants

will

offer

various

$$

20.12

meals

while

Asian-influenced

restaurants

will

feature

a

special

limited- time-

only

menu

inspired

by

the

country’s

special

flavors.

Participating restaurants include Fatty Crab, Michelin-starred Laut, Penang and Spice Market.

More Info. : www.

Italian Restaurant Week

—

June 26-July 6

Celebrate

New

York

City’s

fifth

Italian

Restaurant

Week—

the

Italian

Dine Out.

The 11-day

event

will

offer

special

discounted

lunch

and

dinner

prices

of

$$

23

at

New

York

Ci

ty’s

most

authentic Italian restaurants. Sponsored(

赞助）

by the Italian Trade Commission, the Italian Dine

Out offers diners special 3-course menus for lunch and dinner.

More Info. : www.

Belgian Restaurant Week---July 21-28

This is your chance to enjoy tasty multi-

course meals and some of the world’s finest beers.

The

Belgian

restaurants

in

NY

bring

you

amazing

cuisines

and

great

beers

during

a

week- long

celebration of Belgian food.

More Info. : www.

I’m sure you’

ll have a great time during the events. Remember:

don’t eat too much for the

sake of your health.

21. To enjoy an $$ 18.88 supper during Chinatown Restaurant Week, you probably should avoid

going to

.

A. HK Wonton Garden

C. Golden Unicorn

B. Nom Wah Tea Parlor

D. Peking Duck House

22. If you love eating at Michelin- starred Laut,

you’d most probably expect

.

A. Martini Week

B. Italian Restaurant Week

D. Chinatown Restaurant Week

B. Malaysian Restaurant Week

23. Which of the following is a feature of the Belgian Restaurant Week?

A. Bringing you free Chinese food.

B. Providing authentic Italian food.

C. Having a special limited-time-only menu.

D. Offering some of the world’s finest beers.

B

Mom wanted only one thing for he

r birthday. “Can you find me another copy of this song?”

she asked, and handed me a worn-out cassette tape. I knew exactly what was recorded on it: My

Redeemer. I heard the song played at least a thousand times while growing up. After so many

years, the cassette tape was too worn out to be used. I promised her I would find a replacement.

My Redeemer became Mom’s favorite song after my younger brother Tim was killed by a drunk

driver in 1973. The only thing that helped her calm down was the soulful sound of My Redeemer

from the local radio station.

We recorded it on a cassette tape so she could listen to it any time she wanted but none of

us knew who the soloist (

独唱者

) was. These days, I thought the song would be easy to find out. I

went home and searched the Internet. Several songs with that title popped up, but none of them

was the one Mom loved. I got frustrated.

Mom’s birthday drew near and then one day, I was driving home, listening to our local radio

station. A familiar tune came on. It was My Redeemer! As soon as I could, I phoned the station. I

got a line on the soloist, who was called Alan Parks. I typed his name into Google and found his

home number in South Carolina. Minutes later, I was telling him how much his recording meant

to Mom. He offered to ship two CDs out to me personally. I gave him my address.

“Red Lion, Pennsylvania?” he said. “Do you know the Logans?” “They are our neighbors!”

“I’ve been friends with them for 25 years,” Alan said. “They’ll be at my concert at York Gospel

Chapel on April

17th. Would you and your mom come too?” We sure would. Mom was excited to

hear Alan sing My Redeemer to her, live in concert

—

on the evening of her 87th birthday.

24. Why was the song My Redeemer so important to the author’ mother?

A. It could relieve her sad and painful mood.

B. It reminded her of the love from her husband.

C. It was given to her by a very important friend.

D. It was the only thing that the author’s brother left her.

25. What does the underlined part “got a line on” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. talked happily with

C. made a request of

B. thought a lot about

D. got information about

26. What can we learn about Alan Parks from this passage?

A. He lived in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.

B. He turned out a kind and warm-hearted musician.

C. He offered to give the author two cassette tapes.

D. He would sing for the author’s mom on the radio station.

27. Which of the following is most surprising?

A. Alan Parks and the author lived in the same neighborhood.

B. Alan Parks happened to get to know t

he author’s mother.

C. The author’s mother went to the concert on her birthday.

D. The author’s mother became good friends with Alan Parks.

C

Most commuters in Munich, Germany, spend hours stuck in traffic or trying to squeeze into

one

of

the

overcrowded

subway

trains,

every

morning.

But

for

40-year-old

Benjamin

David,

commuting is actually a relaxing experience. Every day, he jumps into the Isar River and swims

two kilometers to his workplace in Kulturstrand.

Benjamin David used to be one of the thousands of M

ü

nchners trying to make their way to

work on busy roads and cycling paths, but two years ago he decided that he needed to find a

simpler

alternative

and

the

Isar

River

seemed

like

the

obvious

answer.

It

flows

right

past

his

apartment

in

Baldeplatz.

But

instead

of

paddling

on

a

raft,

Benjamin

decided

to

swim

to

work

instead.

Every morning, Benjamin leaves his apartment in Baldeplatz, crosses the street and jumps

into the Isar River. He has to swim two kilometers to his office in Kulturstrand, which usually takes

him about half an hour. Once there, he dries himself with a towel, puts on a T-shirt and waits for

his colleagues to get through the heavy traffic, by enjoying a cappuccino at a cafe.

The

swimming

commuter

found

the

perfect

way

to

keep

his

things

dry

while

he

is

in

the

water

—

a special bag that is not only waterproof, but also fills up with air when you roll it shut.

It’s

called

a

“Wickelfisch”

and

it

was

designed

by

a

start

-up

in

Basel,

Switzerland,

where

swimming to work has actually become a big

trend. It holds Benjamin’s laptop, paperwork and

clothes dry, and allows him to simply float down the river if his arms get tired.

Depending on the season and temperature of the water, Benjamin will put on a simple pair

of

shorts

or

a

wet

suit,

but

he

always

wears

rubber

sandals

(

凉鞋

)

to

protect

his

feet.

People

throw all kinds of things in the river, from glass bottles to bicycles, and the sandals really help

him.

Right now, Benjamin David is the only person in Munich who uses the Isar River for his work

commute,

but

with

traffic

becoming

worse,

he

expects

some

of

his

fellow

Miinchners

will

be

joining him for a daily swim soon.

28. Why does Benjamin David decide to swim to work?

A. Because he doesn’t know how to paddle on a raft.

B. Because he wants to relax himself by commuting.

C. Because he wants to change a way to avoid busy streets.

D. Because he loves swimming.

29. Which of the following about Benjamin David is the CORRECT order?

①

to jump into the Isar river

②

to put on a T-shirt

③

to cross the street

④

to leave his apartment

⑤

to swim two kilometers to his office

⑥

to enjoy a coffee

A.

④①③⑤②⑥

C.

⑥①⑤②④③

B.

②①⑤④③⑥

D.

④③①⑤②⑥

30. Benjamin David always wears rubber sandals in order to

.

A. keep warm

B. provide protection

D. swim faster

C. avoid being wet

31. Which of the following can best describe Benjamin David?

A. Creative, careful and brave.

C. Strong, healthy and kind.

D

B. Cautious, lonely and stubborn.

D. Lovely, friendly and humorous.

Feeding knowledge directly into your brain, just like in sci-fi classic The Matrix, could soon

take as much effort as falling asleep, scientists believe. Researchers claim to have developed a

simulator (

模拟装置

)

which can feed information directly into a person’s brain and teach them

new skills in a shorter amount of time, comparing it to “life imitating art”.

Researchers

from

HRL

Laboratories,

based

in

California,

say

they

have

found

a

way

to

improve learning, only on a much smaller scale than seen in the Hollywood film. They studied the

electric signals in the brain of a trained pilot and then fed the data into novice subjects as they

learned to pilot an aeroplane in a realistic flight simulator.

The

study,

published

in

the

journal

Frontiers

in Human

Neuroscience,

found

that

subjects

who

received

brain

stimulation

via

electrode-embedded

head

caps

improved

their

piloting

abilities and learnt the task 33 percent better than a placebo group (

对照组

).

“Our

system

is

one

of

the

first

of

its

kind.

It’s

a

brain

stimulation

system,”

explained

Dr.

Matthew Phillips. “It sounds kind of sci

-

fi, but there’s large scientific basis for the development of

our system. The specific task we were looking at was piloting an aircraft, which requires a synergy

(

协同作用

)

of

both

cognitive

and

motor

performance.

When

you

learn

something,

your

brain

physically changes. Connections are made and strengthened in a process called neuro-plasticity. It

turns out that certain functions of the brain, like speech and memory, are located in very specific

regions of the brain, about the size of your finger.”

Dr. Matthew believes that brain stimulation could eventually be used for tasks like learning

to

drive,

exam

preparation

and

lan

guage

learning.

“What

our

system

does

is

that

it

actually

targets those changes to specific regions of the brain as you learn,” he added. “The method itself

is actually quite old. In fact, the ancient Egyptians 4,000 years ago used electric fish to stimulate

and

reduce

pain.

Even

Ben

Franklin

applied

currents

to

his

head,

but

the

rigorous,

scientific

investigation of these methods started in the early 2,000s and we’re building on that research to

target and personalize a stimulation in the most effective way possible. What we found is that

brain stimulation seems to be particularly effective at actually improving learning.”

32. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?