2017-2018学年江西省新干县第二中学等四校高二12月联考英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年江西省新干县第二中学等四校高二12月联考英语试题 Word版

‎ 2017-2018学年江西省新干县第二中学等四校高二12月联考英语试题 ‎ 命题：吉安县第二中学 考试时间 120分钟 注意事项：‎ ‎ 1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。‎ ‎ 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卷相应的位置。‎ ‎ 3. 全部答案填写在答题卷上，答在本试卷上无效。‎ ‎ 4. 第Ⅰ卷听力部分满分30分。‎ ‎ 5. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ ‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 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. Where does this conversation probably take place? A．In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore. 2. At what time will the film begin? A. 7:15. B. 7:20. C. 7:00. 3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. Their friend Jane. B. A radio programme. C. A weekend trip. 4. What will the woman probably do? A. Go shopping. B. See the man off. C. Catch a train. ‎ ‎5. Why did the woman apologize?‎ A. She went to the wrong place. B. She made a late delivery. C. She couldn't take the cake back. 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。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，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料.回答第6. 7题。 6. Whose CD is broken? A. Jack's. B. Mum's. C. Kathy's. 7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl? A. Buy her a new CD. B. Give her 10 dollars. C. Do some cleaning. 听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。 8. What did the man think of the meal? A. Just so-so. B. A bit disappointing. C. Quite satisfactory. 9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for? A. The service. B. The drinks. C. The food. 听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。 10. Why is the man at the shop? A. To get a camera changed. B. To have a camera repaired. C. To order a camera for his wife. 11. What colour does the man want? A. Black. B. Pink. C. Orange. 12. What will the man do afterwards? A. Make a phone call. B. Come again the next day. C. Wait until further notice. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday? A. Go to a play. B. Visit Kingston. C. Stay at home. 14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto? A. Meet her aunt. B. Attend a party. C. See a car show. I5. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave? A. To pick up Daniel. B. To buy some DVDs. C. To call up Betty. 16. What might be the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Guide and tourist. C. Fellow workers. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where does Thomas Manning wo rk? A. At a radio station. B. In the Guinness Company. C. In a museum. 18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from? A. A visit to Europe. B. A bird-shooting trip. C. A television talk show. 19. When did Sir Hugh's first book of records A. In 1955. B. In 1950. C. In 1875. 20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next? A. The founder of the company. B. More records of unusual facts. C. The oldest person in the world 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 A ‎ A Guide to the University Food The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.‎ If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching. Relaxation The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.‎ Health Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to ‎ physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.‎ Academic Support All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.‎ Transportation The TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping center, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.‎ ‎21. If you are an international students and want to take part in acivities ,you can go to ____‎ ‎ A. The TWU Cafeteria B. The Globe ‎ ‎ C. Douglas Hall D. the Mattson Centre ‎22. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre  _________.‎ ‎ A. is open six days a week B. offers services free of charge ‎ C. trains students in medical care D. gives advice on mental health ‎ ‎23. How can you seek help from the Writing‎ ‎Center?‎ ‎ A. By filling in a sign-up form B. By applying online C. By calling the center D. By going to the center directly B ‎(CNN) — A 12 -year-old girl who had a feeling that she might be quite clever has taken a test and proved she was absolutely right.‎ After raising the idea with her parents and pestering (纠缠）them for the best part of a year, Lydia took the test in her summer holidays. It turns out the test wasn't that hard after all.‎ ‎"I was really nervous before the test and I thought it was going to be really hard. But as I started the test, I thought it was a bit easier than I thought it was going to be," she said.‎ Lydia Sebastian achieved the top score of 162 on Mensa’s Cattell III B paper, showing she has a higher IQ than well-known geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. The comparison doesn't sit well with the British student, who’s currently in Year 8 at a selective girl’s grammar school in Essex‎, ‎England.‎ ‎"I don't think I can be compared to such great intellectuals as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. They’ve achieved so much. I don’t think it’s right," Lydia told CNN.‎ To explain Lydia’s mark’s level, the top adult score in the Cattell III B test, which mainly tests verbal(语言) reasoning, is 161. A top 2% score 一 which allows entry to Mensa, the club for those with high IQs 一 would be 148 or over. Lydia scored 162, placing her in the top 1% of the population.‎ Lydia‎’s not quite sure what she wants to do when she leaves school, although she’s leaning toward something "based around Maths, because it’s one of my favorite subjects. " "All I’m going to do is work as hard as I can, and see where that gets me," she said.‎ ‎24.Why did Lydia want to have an IQ test because_______,‎ A. all people around thought that she was smart ‎ B. her parents strongly wanted her to do so ‎ C. she felt that she might have a high IQ D. the grammar school advised her to do so ‎ ‎25. Which of the following can best explain the underlined words in the fourth paragraph?‎ A. is not related to. B. is not accepted by C. does not satisfy. D. does not affect.‎ ‎26. What is Lydia's plan about the future ?‎ A. She has a tendency to focus around Maths.‎ B. She doesn’t have to work hard with her high IQ.‎ C. She is quite sure about what to do in the future.‎ D. She will drop out of the grammar school.‎ ‎27. According to the text , which of the following statements is True ?‎ A. No one has achieved a higher IQ than Lydia,‎ B. Whoever has a high IQ can enter Mensa. ‎ C. Only adults with high IQs can enter Mensa.‎ D. Mensa is a club for those with high IQs at least 148.‎ ‎ C Climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect … these days nobody denies(否认) that there is something strange and worrying happening to the atmosphere. Scientists are puzzled by the rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They are also afraid that the world may be a short way from what they consider as uncontrolled global warming.‎ At Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, meteorologists(气象专家) have been carefully monitoring (监测)the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere for the past 50 years. Until recently, there has been a gradual increase of around 1.5 parts per million (ppm). In 2013 the figure rose to 2.08 ppm and in the following year they recorded an increase of 2.54 ppm.‎ Climate analysts feel that it is too soon to draw conclusions about the phenomenon although the public are concerned that the carbon dioxide emissions are getting out of control. Jason Samenow, the chief meteorologist in the American National Weather Service, thinks that people might have only a few years to find a solution to the problem instead of having decades. He believes that the Earth’s natural systems for absorbing the gas are breaking down ,resulting in the uncontrolled greenhouse effect. He insists that something could happen if the Earth’s temperatures rose to such a degree that it was unable to contain the heat.‎ However,one interesting aspect of this climate change is that it is not happening in a uniform way around the world. Carbon dioxide levels in the South Pole are obviously lower. This suggests that something has happened in the northern hemisphere(半球) that set off the rise. Forest fires in North America might hold the answer to the puzzle, along with very hot summers in Europe.‎ The 2014 heat wave was certainly out of the ordinary. Statistics claim that more ‎ than 30,000 people lost their lives as a direct result of the high temperatures. Scientists are being cautious in their interpretations. Most feel that it is too soon to say that a new trend has been set. All agree that the phenomenon needs to be closely observed. ‎ ‎28. According to Paragraph 1,what puzzles scientists?‎ ‎ A. Something strange and worrying in life.‎ ‎ B. Uncontrolled global warming.[]‎ ‎ C. The effects of climate change on everybody.‎ ‎ D. The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.‎ ‎29. From the changing amount of the carbon dioxide in the recent 50 years,we can learn that ___‎ ‎ A.Our world may be soon faced with uncontrolled globlal warming.‎ ‎ B.The amount of the carbon dioxide in the atomasphere is increasing sharply.‎ ‎ C.It is too soon to conclude global warming is now out of control.‎ ‎ D.Every year the changes of the carbon dioxide is the same.‎ ‎30. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?‎ ‎ A. North and South differences in climate change.‎ ‎ B. Low temperatures in the South Pole.‎ ‎ C. Hot summers in Europe.‎ ‎ D.Forest fires in North America.‎ ‎31. How will scientists deal with the high temperatures?‎ ‎ A.By giving a solution directly. ‎ B. By observing the phenomenon closely. ‎ ‎ C. By experiencing high temperatures personally. ]‎ D. By setting a new trend soon.‎ ‎ D ‎ You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smart phone addiction.‎ For some people, smart phones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work.‎ ‎ Flexible working has given them more autonomy in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others ,though, smart phones have become cruel masters in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off and relax.‎ Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favor of his iPhone. So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are broken. “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”‎ Dr. Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry‎ ‎University, said, “The effects of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting, and you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. physical and mental health can suffer.”‎ And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they’re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr. Christine Grant.‎ ‎32. What’s the first paragraph mainly about?        ‎ A. The popularity of smart phones.           B. The cause of smart phone addiction.‎ C. The progress of modern technology.           D. The signs of “always on” stress. ‎ ‎33. Kevin Holesh developed Moment to __________.‎ A. research how people use their mobile phones B.make people better use mobile phones C. help people control their use of mobile phones ‎ D. increase the fun of using mobile phones ‎34. What’s Dr. Christine Grant’s attitude towards “always on” culture?‎ A. Critical.       B. Positive.       C. Doubtful.       D. Confused.‎ ‎35. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means __________.‎ A. we can make a decision more quickly            B. we will become less productive  ‎ C. we will be equipped with more knowledge    D. we can work more effectively ‎ 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Mistakes during presentations Body language is one of the most important ways to communicate with others．_______ 36 ____. Here are three main body language mistakes you should avoid during presentations．‎ ‎1．Crossed arms Crossing your arms might give your audience the impression that you are not enthusiastic about your presentation．_______ 37 ____.Keep your back straight，your head up，and your chest and arms“open’’when you are delivering a presentation．It will give a message of confidence to the audience and make you an approachable presenter．‎ ‎2．Jiggling(抖动的)legs Moving your legs from side to side indicates that you are uncomfortable and restless.‎ Try moving in the space around you when you are giving a presentation. It is a powerful way to keep the audience attentive．_______ 38 ____,Move when you need to emphasize(强调)a point.‎ ‎3．Rolling eyes Most psychologists think rolling eyes is an indication of lying. when you roll your eyes during presentations，you are telling the audience that you don’t respect them.‎ Begin your presentation with a smile unless you are delivering horrible news．_______ 39 ____ .As a result，they will be more willing to listen to you and more likely to be persuaded.‎ If you use body language inaccurately，the audience may be easily distracted(分心)from your presentation or even conflict with your ideas•_______ 40 _______‎ A．However，using it properly enables you to convey your message successfully.‎ B．During presentations，you always use gestures and facial expressions to help explain your point．‎ C．Great speakers have more than one gesture.‎ D．Meanwhile，maintain eye contact with various people in the audience．‎ E．Turning the body away from you is a sign of lying.‎ F．It shows resistance and will create a distance between you and your audience.‎ G．But too much movement can make you seem nervous．‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ I often remembered the lesson Father taught me.‎ We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had 41 me to this spot in a small town not far from our home. I wondered __42__.‎ ‎“Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __43__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __44__.‎ ‎“See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __45__ one road, try another.”‎ Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had __46__ my mother to do something about the awful school lunches. But she __47__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __48_ as I said.‎ When I turned to Father, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a __49__—the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __50__.‎ At school the next day, I __51__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it ‎ home. Then I asked the cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. Everything went on smoothly. She swallowed one __52__ and spat it out. Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated __53__ that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!‎ years later，I began to work as a fashion (时装) designer。 Two years ago. I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. But just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls all stopped working. I was as __54__ as my models. “We’ll never make it,” one of them cried.‎ Accept the failure? __55__ use wisdom to find another road to my goal? Then a great idea flashed through my mind—why not __56__ the clothes unfinished?‎ And, exactly 13 days later, our showing turned out to be so __57_ that it was a great success. What a showing it was! Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were still in an early stage. Our different showing caught the __58__ of the public, and orders for the clothes __59__ in.‎ Father’s wise words had __60__ me once again, “There is always more than one way to the square.”‎ ‎41. A. sent B. directed C. brought ‎ D. welcomed ‎42. A. who B. why C. what D. how ‎ ‎43. A. courage ‎ B. strength C. thoughts D. spirits ‎44. A. tower B. square C. town D. village ‎45. A. in B. on C. across ‎ D. by ‎46. A. persuaded B. ordered ‎ C. encouraged D. begged ‎47. A. refused ‎ B. agreed C. promised D. failed[]‎ ‎48. A. delicious B. expensive[]‎ C. bad ‎ D. hot ‎49. A. chance B. lesson ‎ C. shock D. ride ‎50. A. plan ‎ B. result C. goal D. choice ‎51.A. skillfully B. secretly C. carelessly D. actively ‎ ‎52. A. cupful B. spoonful C. handful D. bagful ‎53.A.thoughtfully B. simply C. repeatedly D. firmly ‎ ‎54. A. positve B. cheerful C. hopeless ‎ D. calm ‎55. A. But B. And C. Or ‎ D. So ‎56. A. show B. buy C. change D. sell ‎57. A. famous B. unusual ‎ C. poor D. ordinary ‎58. A. attention ‎ B. notice C. desire D. impression ‎59. A. turned B. handed C. stepped D. poured ‎60. A. suggested B. corrected C. guided ‎ D. defeated 第II卷 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节 满分45）‎ 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 ‎ ‎ I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech __61___(title) “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 62 (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 63 (fix) upon me. I had no 64 (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, ____65__ was just a piece of cake for me. But the hardest part lay in my oral presentation from my memory— as reading from the paper was not allowed. The real moment 66 (begin) when I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently . Gradually I found myself back, __67___(deliver) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made 68 ! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be 69 great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it 70 we will be able to achieve our goals.‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。‎ ‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）,并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 ‎ 修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词。‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 ‎ On-line voting becomes increasingly popular, and many competitions get people involve in it. It is beneficial to some people, so it puts others into a dilemma ‎ In my opinion, on-line voting is only part of our modern life and should be welcomed, since it is no more than a way to participate on public life. It makes no differences from ordinary voting events, in which candidates(候选人) go around to seek supports. In addition, the Internet made surveying and voting easy and conveniently, regardless of time and space. Furthermore, voting on the Internet makes instant feedback（反馈）possible.‎ However, voters sometimes feel annoying, not because they hate voting, but because we are divided between emotion and fairness. Things will turn for the better if we can work out some rules for people to obey them. Therefore, I hold a positive attitude towards on- line voting.‎ 第二节： 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，随着期末考试临近，你的朋友Karl来信谈到目前学习时间变紧，任务重，班上很多同学压力大，学习效率低下。请写封回信给你的朋友Karl，谈谈你对怎样保持良好的精神状态，高效而健康地进行复习备考的看法。要点如下：‎ ‎1.坚持锻炼；‎ ‎2.合理计划；‎ ‎3.注重饮食。‎ 注意：‎ 词数100左右；‎ 不可逐条翻译；‎ 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ 开头语已为你写好。‎ Dear Karl，‎ Thank you for your letter, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours ,Lihua ‎2017年下半年高二四校联考英语试题参考答案 听力 ‎1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.A ‎ ‎11.B 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.B 19.A 20.B 阅读理解 ‎21-23 : BDA 24-27: CBAD 28-31: DCAB 32-35: DCAB 36-40: BFGDA 完形填空：41-60：CBABD DACBA BBDCC ABADC 语法填空：‎ 61. titled 62. terribly 63.. fixed 64 Choice 65.which ‎66.began 67. delivering 68. it 69. a 70.and 短文改错：‎ On-line voting becomes increasingly popular, and many competitions get people involve in it. It is beneficial to some people, so it puts others into a dilemma.‎ Involved but In my opinion, on-line voting is only∧part of modern life and should be ‎ a welcomed, since it is no more than a way to participate on public life. It makes no ‎ ‎ in differences from ordinary voting events, in which candidates go around to seek ‎ difference supports. In addition, the Internet made surveying and voting easy and conveniently, makes convenient regardless of time and space. Furthermore, voting on the Internet ‎ makes instant feedback possible.‎ However, voters sometimes feel annoying, not because they hate voting, but ‎ ‎ annoyed because we are divided between emotion and fairness. Things will turn for the ‎ ‎ they better if we can work out some participation rules for people to obey them. Therefore, I hold a positive attitude towards on- line voting.‎ 书面表达 Dear Karl,‎ Thank you for your letter,The final exam is really around the corner now. As time becomes limited and school work begins to pile up, many students start to feel much stressed --some find themselves very unenergetic and not able to concentrate; some even fall asleep in class. What should we do to avoid this?‎ First of all, physical exercise is the best way to reduce stress and help people relax. Therefore it is highly advisable that we have some physical exercise after some hours of mental exercise. Second, having a proper study plan is of great importance too，since it can remind us what to do and is helpful for us to do our work more efficiently. Last but not least, we should pay special attention to our diet as well. Anyway, a balanced and nutritious diet can keep a busy mind smart and energetic.‎ Only if we can do these three things mentioned above will we make our time of study and preparation work enjoyable, efficient and fruitful. ‎