学年江西省吉安市高二下学期期末考试英语试题word版含答案.docx

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学年江西省吉安市高二下学期期末考试英语试题word版含答案

2017-2018学年江西省吉安市下学期期末考试

高二英语试题

（测试时间：

120分钟　卷面总分：

150分）

第一卷（选择题，共100分）

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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.

答案是B。

1.Whendoesthelibraryopen?

A.At7:

30.B.At8:

00.C.At8:

30.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Inanoffice.C.Inarestaurant.

3.Whoisthemanmostprobably?

A.Thewoman’sfriend.B.Thewoman’shusband.C.Ataxidriver.

4-Howwillthewomanspendherholiday?

A.Haveagoodrest.B.Runacompany.C.Gotowork.

5.Whydoesn’tthewomanlendthemanherelectricbicycle?

A.Shelentittoafriend.B.Theelectricbicycleisbeingrepaired.

C.Shedoesn’tliketalkingtotheman.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，回答第6和第7题。

6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Strangers.B.Relatives.C.Friends.

7.Howfaristhestadiumfromthatbigwhitegate?

A.About10meters.B.About10-minutewalk.C.About300meters.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethehotelslikethere?

A.Coolanddirty.B.Cheapandexcellent.C.Excellentand

9.Wheredothetwospeakerslive?

A.IntheUnitedStates.B.InVenezuela.C.InEngland.

10.What’sthebestthingtobuyinVenezuela?

A.Clothes.B.Warmclothes.C.Coldjewelry.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howmanystudentsfailedinthechemistryexam?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

12.Howdoesthewomanlearnchemistrybeforeclass?

A.Buysomereferences.B.Turntotheteacher.C.Readthetextbook.

13.Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Gotothebookstore.B.Dosomeexercises.C.Playbasketball.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Heislookingforajob.B.Heislookingforashop.C.Heislookingforatravelagency.

15.Wherecanhegoifhewantstofindasuitablejob?

A.Thegovernment.B.Jobmarkets.C.Theemploymentagencies.

16.Whenaretheemploymentagenciesonbusiness?

A.Onweekdays.B.Exceptonweekends.

C.Exceptonweekendsandpublicholidays.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoestheauthordoinGermany?

A.Ateacher.B.Anassistant.C.Aworker.

18.HowmanymaindifferencesaretherebetweenGermanandUKschools?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

19.WhendothestudentshavetheirbreakfastinGermany?

A.Afterthefirstlesson.B.Aftercomingtoschool.C.Beforecomingtoschool.

20.WhatdoGermankidsusuallyweartoschool?

A.JeansandT-shirts.B.Shirtsandties.C.Jeansandties.

第二部分阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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。

A

Thereisamanwhoisdyingtofindthewaytosuccess,buthedoesn’thaveanideahowtodoit.Oneday,hemeetsaguru,areligiousteacher,ontheroad.Themanaskstheguru,“Whichwayistosuccess?

”Thegumdoesn’tspeak,butpointstoaplaceoffinthedistance.

Theman,thrilledbytheprospectofquickandeasysuccess,rushesoffinthatdirection.Alongtheway,heisoccupiedininkingupsomethingspecialbutthereisnothing.Suddenlytherecomesaloudsplat（溅泼声）.Eventually,themanlimpsbackinrags,assuminghemusthavemisinterpretedthemessage.Therefore,hereturnstotheguruforareason.Herepeatshisquestiontothegum,whoagainpointssilentlyinthesamedirection.

Themanwasobedienttowalkoffoncemore.Thistimethesplatisdeafening,andwhenthemancrawlsback,heisbloody,brokenandangry,“Iaskedyouwhichwaywastosuccess,”hescreamsattheguru,”Ifollowedthedirectionyoupointedto.AndallIgotwasbeingknockeddown!

Nomoreofthispointing!

Tellmewhy?

Talk!

”

Onlythendoestheguruspeak,andwhathesaysisthat“Successisthatway.Justalittlepastthesplat.”

21.Whydoesthemanfailoncemore?

A.Heissostupidthathecannotfindit.B.Thewaytosuccessdoesnotexistinlife.

C.Thegurugavethewrongdirectiontohim.D.Hedoesnotmakesenseoftheguru’swords.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘obedient”inParagraph3mean?

A.Submitted.B.Pleasing.C.Disappointed.D.Unwilling.

23.Whatdoestheguruthinkofhowtosucceed?

A.Gettingthehelpfromothers.B.Achievingitallonyourown.

C.Keepingongoingaftersomefailures.D.Justfacinguptomanydifficulties.

24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Believeinyourself.B.Don’tgiveuptoosoon.

C.Listentothewisdom’ssuggestion.D.Introducetheguru’swisdom.

B

DearCustomers,

Iloveslippingintoacomfortablechairforalongread－asIrelaxintothechair;Ialsorelaxintotheauthor’swords,storiesandideas.Thephysicalbookissoelegantthatitdisappearsintothebackgroundandwhatremainsistheauthor’sworld.

Today,we,atAmazon,areexcitedtoannounceMindle,awireless,portablereadingdevicewithinstantaccesstomorethan90,000books,magazinesandnewspapers.

We’vebeenworkingonMindleformorethanthreeyears.OurtopdesigngoalwasforMindleto

disappearinyourhands―togetoutoftheway－soyoucanenjoyyourreading,alsowantedtogobeyondthephysicalbook.Mindleiswireless,sowhetheryou’relyinginbedorridingatrain,youcanthinkofabookandhaveitinlessthan60seconds.Nocomputerisneeded－youdoyourreadingdirectlyfromthedevice.

Wechosethesamewirelesstechnologyusedinadvancedmobilephones.Butunlikephonestherearenomonthlywirelessbills,noserviceordataplans,andnoyearlycontracts.Thereisnosoftwaretoinstall.Wewantyoutogetlostinyourreadingandnotinthetechnology.

Mindleusesanewkindofdisplaycalledelectronicpaper.SharpandnaturalwithnostronglightreadingonMindleisnothinglikereadingfromacomputerscreen.Mindleweighsonly10.3ounces－lessthanapaperback.butcancarrytwohundredbooks.

EnjoylearningaboutMindleandmanythanks!

JeffBezosFounderCEO

25.Thispassagemostprobablyisa（n）.

A.labreportB.newsstoryC.advertisementD.letterofthanks

26.FromthepassagewelearnthatMindleisadevicewhich.

C.disappearswhileyoureadB.isoperatedbyacomputer

A.hasneitherwiresnorweightD.canfindahookwithinoneminute

27.Withthedevice,thereaderisableto.

A.improvereadingskillsB.gainaccesstofreesoftware

C.enjoyreadingwhendrivingacarD.getridofheavybooksmadeofpaper

C

Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.

Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtoday’srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.

Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirementage.

Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:

theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation,theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.

Otherpoorpeoplelookforajob,butcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.

Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways:

First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbelowthepovertyline.

Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor，thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.

Ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,educationandtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer.Thenitismoreprobablethattheycanfindjobs.

Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety’sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.

Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,manypeopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.

28.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.thepovertylineB.howtolookforjobs

C.howtoraisethestandardoflivingD.thecausesofpovertyandsolutionstotheproblem

29.Ifthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertyline.

A.fallsB.doesnotchangeC.risesD.changesatrandom

30.Whichoneisnotthereasonthatpooradultsdonotlookforjobs?

A.Theyaretoosicktowork.B.Theyhavenomotivation.

C.Theyfamilyproblems.D.Theyaretoolazytofindjobs.

31.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means“”.

A.chargeB.shareC.receiveD.deliver

D

Accordingtothefindingsofanewstudy,t