1、辽宁省凌源市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试2018.1考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。2.答题前,考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚 3.考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标 号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域 书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4.本卷命题范围：至人教版必修5。 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分) 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
2、一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项 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. What does the woman intend to do? A. Invite the man to a birthday party. B. Offer to drive the man to the airport. C. Remind the man of Jessica s birthday. 2. What does the man most probably like doing? A. Watching foot ball ma
3、tches. B. Playing the violin. C. Collecting famous painting. 3. What will the man do after school? A. Play video games. B. Go to the city library. C. Prepare a history presentation4. Where is Tom? A. At the west gate. B. At the north gate. C. At the swim. 5. What class does the woman want to take? A
4、. An art class. B. A music class. C A language class.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,共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,并标在试卷的相应的位置。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、7题。6. What is the man now?A. A student.B. An inventor.C. A teacher.7. Why does the man feel
5、 a little worried sometimes? A. Managing a new company is toug. B. He is too young to be successful. C. Its a challenge to make a speech. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A In a bank. B On the phone. C In a grocery store. 9. What is the mans problem? A. He fails to
6、 receive emails. B. He is unable to open the link. C. He can t get into his account. 听第8段材料.回答第10至12题。 10. What will the woman soon have? A. A winter holiday. B. An English contest. C. Exams. 11. How many subjects has the woman heen doing well in? A. OneB. Two C. Three 12. What will the woman do nex
7、t? A. Go to sleep. B. Play video games. C. Work on math. 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。 13. whats the probable relationship bet ween the speakers? A. Strangers. B. Friends.C. Teacher and student. 14. What was the woman doing all night? A. Visiting websites.B. Drinking coffee. C. Learning Chinese.15. How does the
8、 man learn Chinese? A. By singing songs. B. By studying in groups. C. By reading Chinese characters. 16. What did the man do yesterday? A. He bought a new ipad. B. He learnt a new song. C. He downloaded a song. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题 17. What is special about the Chicago Fairgrounds A. It offers more par
9、king. B. It lies in the center of the town. C. It has a full-size Olympic pool. 18. When can visitors find food at the show? A. At 8:00 am. B. At 10: 00 am. C. At 9: 00 pm. 19. How much should two adults pay to attend the show? A. $20. B. $23. C. $25. 20. What does the speaker suggest at last? A. Br
10、inging some food. B. Arriving at the show early. C. Buying tickets ahead of time.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节,40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分,共30分）阅读下面短文,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。 ABook: Face to FaceAuthor: Ved MchtaBlind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted t
11、o the Arkansas School for the Blind, to which he flew alone at 15. America and the school changed his life, leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.Book: Courage Beyond Compare Author: Sanjay Sharma The 10 well-known people in the book are champions in diverse fiel
12、ds like athletics, swimming, and badminton, who have brought glory to the country. They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.Book: No Looking Back Author: Shivani Gupta Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a c
13、ar crash. It took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body. Then tragedy struck again. As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car. Shivani refused to give in-she wouldnt let her injury keep her from a
14、chieving her life.Book: This Star Wont Go Out Author: Lori and Wayne Earl Diagnosed with cancer at 12, Esther Earl was a bright and talented, but very normal teenager. She lived a hope-filled and generous life. A cheerful, positive and encouraging daughter, sister and friend, Esther died in 2010, sh
15、ortly after turning 16, but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.21. What do we know about Ved Mehta? A. He was born blind. B. He suffered from cancer. C. He was a hero worldwide.D. He left India himself at 15. 22 Which book does a big sports fan like most? A. Face to F
16、ace.B. Courage Beyond Compare.C. No Looking Back. D. This Star Wont Go Out. 23. What made Shivani move on with life after two car accidents? A. Her strong will. B. Her happy marriage.C. Her family support. D. Her dream of writing.BI was in the fifth grade and had just moved to Westminster from Londo
17、n when I met Ms. May. Most of my teachers seemed to ignore me: I was one more student among hundreds. Ms. May, however, took a special interest. You can write, she said, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class, So did I. A decade later, when my first novel was published,
18、I went back to Ms, Mays classroom, handing her a copy of my book. And I wrote this for you. Ms. May began to cry happily. Shed been considering early retirement, she said, because she felt she wasnt having enough of an effect on her students. I didnt know how to make Ms. May understand what shed don
19、e for me: It was because of her that I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her belief in me that gave me the confidence to become a writer. Now I felt I owed her. I told her to forget her idea, and she did. Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was finally r
20、eady to retire, I attended her going-away party. All Ms, May needed to do was say a few words thanking her colleagues for coming. Instead, she stood up and made an exciting speech that began like this,Those of ou are always complaining(抱怨) that kids have changed and that its harder to teach these da
21、ys. youre getting old and lazy. These kids havent changed. You have! Do not give up on these kid!”When she finished her talk, everyone clapped hands! I went up to Ms May and gave her a big hug. she smiled with tears rolling down her face. I came to realize that she would miss her teaching life 24. H
22、ow did most of the authors teachers treat him when he was in the fifth grade? A. They helped with his writing B. They paid little attention to him C. They took a special interest in him D. They encouraged him to make speeches 25. What do the underlined wordsher ideain Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Retiri
23、ng earlier. B. Influencing others. C. Becoming a writer. D. Publishing a book. 26. Why did Ms May make an exciting speech? A. To stress the important roles of teachers.B. To leave a deep impression on her colleagues.C. To inform people of necessary education reform.D. To call on her colleagues not t
24、o give up on their students. 27. whats the authors attitude towards Ms May? A. Uncaring. B. Regretful C. Appreciative. D. Disappointed. CFrom self-driving cars to carebots (care-robots) for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat（威胁）to many jobs normall
25、y performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to change businesses.“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work, and a revolution will necessarily take pl
26、ace in how we plan and think about workplaces,” said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence. The report is based on interviews with 200
27、experts, business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.But the report states: “Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs just changing what people do.” Growth in new jobs cou
28、ld occur as much, according to the research. “The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological know-how will directly challenge big companies,” it states.A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic abo
29、ut the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create,” according to Aaron Smith, the reports co-author.“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likel
30、y to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change,” Microsofts Jonathan Grudin told researchers.28. What is the first paragraph mainly abou
31、t? A. The result of job reduction. B. The fast development of AI.C. The future life of elderly people.D. The influence of technology on jobs. 29. What will people most probably do in the future? A. Take the place of AI.B. Work in a traditional way. C. Take up jobs requiring creativity. D. Enjoy life
32、 without working anymore. 30. What can be known from Grudins words in the last paragraph?A. Job uncmployment will stay high. B. More jobs tend to appear in the future.C. Job competition is likely to grow fiercer.D. Technology will have less control over jobs. 31. What is the best title for the text? A. Are
