本试卷第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至9页，第II卷10至12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。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）
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。
1. How does the woman feel towards the concert?
A. Disappointed. B. Interested. C. Excited.
2. What does the woman think is most important?
A. The courses. B. The equipment. C. The teachers.
3. What do you know about the man?
A. He likes to help others. B. He is a doctor. C. He is sick in hospital.
4. Where did this conversation most probably take place?
A. In the library. B. In the bookstore. C. In the post-office.
5. What do you think of the man’s cat?
A. It is clever. B. It is foolish. C. It is the same as other cats.
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. How far is it from the girl’s house to the school?
A. 6 kilometers.
B. About 5 to 6 kilometers.
C. 5 milometers.
7. When does the girl probably get home from school on Friday?
A. Between 1:00 and 2:00.
B. Between 2:00 and 3:00.
C. Between 3:00 and 4:00.
8. Where do they eat lunch?
A. In the dining room. B. In the restaurant. C. In the classroom.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Good friends. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.
10. What did the boy often do at school?
A. He was often late for school.
B. He often fell asleep in class.
C. He often stayed after class.
11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The boy prefers to go out and work.
B. The boy has neither much interest in school nor in work.
C. The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. How many days will the man and woman be free from work?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
13. What are they going to do in New York?
A. To play games.
B. To see a famous film.
C. To visit museums, parks and anywhere they like.
14. Who is going to drive?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. Both of them.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What does the man intend to do?
A. Organize a group. B. Change his job. C. Be a volunteer.
16. What is the man?
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.
17. What can the man get from the job?
A. High pay. B. College credits. C. Practical experience.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker doing?
A. Organizing a competition.
B. Reporting from Cincinnati.
C. Leaving a voice message.
19. Who won the competition?
A. Allan Kninte. B. Alice Clarke. C. Alex Baker.
20. What can we infer from Alex’s words?
A. He had a big stomach.
B. He didn’t believe his wife.
C. He wouldn’t have anything for supper.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Recent years, some new words have established themselves in the English language, and are part of the current, active vocabulary of America, and that is why Merriam-Webster recently added more than 250 new words to its online dictionary, covering changes in fields from lifestyle to politics and from business to technology. Let’s take a look at three of the dictionary’s new entries.
Froyo
While ice cream has been around for more than 100 years, froyo – or frozen yogurt – is fairly new. Even though it was first invented back in the 1970s, it only started to gain popularity recently, which is why the shorter version “froyo” is entering people’s daily vocabulary. Compared to ice cream, the main selling point of froyo is that it’s healthier. It takes away people’s guilt while still allowing them to have the satisfaction of eating something sweet at the end of a meal.
Word salad
It was first used to refer to a series of words said by people with mental illness. Just like the vegetables in a salad bowl, each word makes perfect sense by itself, but when put together, they become hard to understand. “Dogs moon purple monkey dishwasher”, for example. Now the phrase
is more often used to refer to the words of a politician, although this refers to the speaker’s logic rather than their mental state. US President Donald Trump’s interviews are often referred to as word salad.
Troll
The original meaning of “troll” is a fictional creature that is huge, ugly and angry and lives in places like caves. Now it’s also used to refer to the kind of Internet user who deliberately posts offensive comments to hurt other people. Other phrases and usage have also been invented from “troll”, including “Internet trolling” – the act of posting unfriendly remarks online, and “being trolled” –which means to fall victim to a troll.
21. Why is froyo popular with people recently?
A. It is a new form of ice cream. B. It serves as a healthier dessert.
C. It is much tastier than ice cream. D. It provides a sense of satisfaction.
22. What does word salad mainly refer to now?
A. A recipe for vegetable salad. B. Words without making any sense.
C. Illogical words by a politician. D. Words by mentally disturbed people.
23. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To show the necessity of learning new words.
B. To present recent changes in English language.
C. To explain why new words are added to dictionary.
D. To introduce some new entries of Merriam-Webster.
B
If you’ve ever visited London, it’s likely that you’ve heard the loud chimes（鸣响）of Big Ben, the 157-year-old clock bell of the UK’s Houses of Parliament（议会）.
But on Aug 21, the world’s most famous bell fell silent. This is because the Palace of Westminster’s Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, needs to be repaired. The workers who’ll carry out the repairs don’t want their ears to be damaged by the sounds of the huge bell, reported BBC News. Big Ben won’t ring again regularly until 2021.
There’s been quite an emotional response to the move. Several members of parliament gathered in front of the Houses of Parliament to hear the bell’s last regular chime for four years. A few even shed tears, as if they were attending a friend’s funeral.
But a number of politicians are angry about the lengthy silencing of Big Ben, calling it a symbol of Britain, according to ABC News. And some members of public agree with it. “It’s our heritage,” David Dummigan, from Cumbria in the north of England, told The New York Times. “People come from all over the world to look at it and listen to it. It’s part of British history.” This kind of emotional reaction could be linked to “fears about Britain losing its voice and place in the world, which is part of the threat that comes from Brexit”, according to CNN. “The reality of losing a place at the top table is being made obvious,” it wrote.
Worries aside, fans of Big Ben will still be able to hear its unique chimes during special occasions such as New Year’s Eve. But if we do miss hearing Big Ben on a regular basis, we could always set its sound as our message tone.
24. Why did Big Ben fall silent?
A. To get Big Ben repaired. B. To create a quiet environment for residents.
C. To protect the workers’ ears. D. To remove some politicians’ anger about it.
25. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Big Ben needs to be repaired. B. Big Ben is a symbol of Britain.
C. The UK is losing its voice in the world. D. Big Ben should ring on special occasions.
26. Why did Britons react emotionally?
A. Fears about Big Ben falling silent forever.
B. Threat coming from the rise of other countries.
C. Worries about not being able to visit Big Ben anymore.
D. Worries about the UK losing its influence on the world.
27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Britons React Emotionally to Big Ben’s Silence.
B. Britons are Worried about the Fall of the UK.
C. Britain is Losing its Place at the Top Table.
D. Big Ben Falls Silent for Four Years.
C
Moments before I could lift my case to put it in the plane’s overhead locker ahead of our recent holiday to Europe, my father gently urged me to stop. He held the thick handles of the case and lifted it with his thin arms, pushing it into place with a sigh. “You should relax and be the lady, and let me do the heavy tasks,” he said seriously. “In the future, someone special will come into your life and take over such tasks from me, but that will never happen if you do everything yourself.”
I was stunned into silence. This was not the father I remembered from childhood, who trained me to study hard at school, asked me to earn my own pocket money as a teenager at a local coffee shop, and even taught me household chores so that my life alone in London wouldn’t turn into a mess. But then, eight years after I left home and started a new life in the UK, I realized for the first time that my dad still has expectations for me to be like a princess and to stay dependent and delicate, which were considered necessary qualities of women in traditional China.
Well, that came a little late, Little did Dad know that over the three years of my university life, I moved flats five times all by myself, dragging suitcases of books and clothes, and waiting for the taxi in the rain while holding tight onto cardboard boxes. Meanwhile, living in the UK – a country currently led by a female prime minister – I have never thought there is anything girls cannot do. Most of my female friends are professionals working in the City of London, and after work, we frequently go down to the pub for a drink, just like the guys do – something my mother never did.
I wondered how I might make Dad understand the new world his little girl has entered. Perhaps one day, he will realize the “someone special” in my life will appreciate my confidence and independence above dependence, and admit that times have changed.
28. What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Annoyed. B. Embarrassed. C. Surprised D. Excited.
29. What qualities of women did traditional China appreciate according to Paragraph 2?
A. Dependent and gentle. B. Hardworking and tough.
C. Beautiful and confident. D. Independent and ambitious.
30. What’s the author’s purpose by mentioning her stay in London?
A. To complain how strict her father was.
B. To describe how hard her life in the UK was.
C. To regret not working hard enough at school.
D. To show she was used to living independently.
31. What can we infer about the author according to the last paragraph?
A. She has a misunderstanding of her father.
B. She thinks women should be independent.
C. She longs to meet her life partner in the UK.
D. She is thankful for her father’s strict training.
D
Next time you go shopping, keep in mind that there may be hidden cameras analyzing your habits.
According to a 2015 survey of 150 retail（零售商）managers from IT services company Computer Services Corporation, a quarter of all British shops use facial recognition software to collect data on shopper behavior. However, with concerns that face-recognition cameras “are kind of invasive（冒犯的）”, British retail analysis firm Hoxton Analytics has invented a novel way of measuring the number of customers – by filming their shoes. The technology can collect a large amount of information such as age, sex and social class from customers’ shoes through fixed cameras at about 50 centimeters off the ground. Since they point down, they are less invasive than facial recognition software. The system is also surprisingly accurate. It could make correct guesses about gender 80 percent of the time, which is better than some facial recognition technologies.
As our modern cities get larger and fuller, cameras and other technologies are taking over our public spaces and collecting data on us. Their purpose is to keep people safe, provide more efficient services and prevent overcrowding or other disasters. Smart CCTV cameras are introduced to operation centers to watch out for crimes, while smart streetlights turn brighter when someone walks beneath them.
But some people are not happy with the cameras as far as their privacy is concerned. “Very few of us have any real concept of what data smart cities are gathering,” said Renate Samson, of privacy watchdog Big Brother Watch, “When begin leaking data as soon as we wake up due to a simple click on Facebook for the latest news.”
Nick Millman, managing director at consultancy firm Accenture, thinks statistics are the key to the privacy concern. “We may get inspiration from Google,” he said, which is currently using Google Maps data to monitor the flow of traffic in Stockholm, Sweden. In this case, Google gets enough data to improve traffic flow but not so much that it shows individual journey patterns. “It is
essential to add privacy controls to statistics so that you only see the data you need to know about,” Nick told the BBC.
32. What are the advantages of the new technology invented by Hoxton Analytics?
A. Close to ground and thus safer. B. Cameras used only and thus cheaper.
C. Less invasive and more accurate. D. More information collected and more welcome.
33. According to the author, cameras in modern cities ______.
a. cause a huge waste of public space
b. make our lives safer and more convenient
c. help reduce the size of population in urban areas
d. are likely to help in the event of crimes and disasters
e. collect a large amount of information without permission
A. abc B. bcd C. cde D. bde
34. What is Renate Samson’s attitude toward the rise of smart cities?
A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Uncaring. D. Confused.
35. How does Nick Millman support his opinion in Paragraph 5?
A. By giving examples.
B. By stating arguments.
C. By analyzing scientific data.
D. By providing research results.
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。
End is Close to Rats in New Zealand
You might have heard the saying that we are only at a distance of a few meters away from a rat. Indeed, it’s estimated that there are almost as many rats as there are people on the planet. 36
Recently, the New Zealand government announced that it would try to get rid of every single rat, opossum（负鼠）and stoat（白鼬）in the country by 2050. 37 Also, native species will be better preserved, because these animals are destroying the country’s natural habitats.
New Zealand is an ancient island that was home to many different species of wildlife long
before humans arrived. It’s thought that when people first traveled to the island on ships to live there many hundreds of years ago, they brought rats along with them by mistake. 38 Before long, stoats were brought in to control the spread of rabbits.
39 Over 40 types of flightless birds ended up becoming extinct after the pests ate their eggs and disturbed their natural habitats, as the birds were unable to protect themselves.
To carry out the plan to government will set thousands of traps and even spread poison across some areas. Scientists are also working on using the CRISPR gene-editing tool to find a way to stop the pests from reproducing. 40 As science journal Nature wrote, “Once you start introducing harmful species, you’re fighting against the law of nature.” And as New Zealand has already seen, that can only end badly.
A. This isn’t just to make the streets a cleaner place.
B. Some think more effective measures should be taken.
C. Later, opossums were introduced to the country for their fur.
D. However, some worry the measures may have unwanted effects.
E. But for people in New Zealand, the distance may soon be a lot bigger.
F. And then, some other foreign species were also introduced to New Zealand.
G. In a country with few natural enemies, introducing these species was a disaster.
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分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。
Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his 41 was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life 42 taught grandma that good health was not to be 43 , and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as long and as fully as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at a dance studio in Portland, we 44 our eyes in embarrassment and 45 her to stay at home and bake cookies as 46 grandmothers did. It took several years 47 we learned to appreciate the 48 of having a dancing grandma.
I suppose grandma’s primary motivation for learning to dance was to improve her 49 skills. She had always been a shy girl, tall and heavy, and had 50 grandpa’s quiet lifestyle
before developing any confidence in her personal 51 . Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, and also the 52 of learning. Although her 53 figure did not change for the weekly dance lessons, grandma 54 everyone with energetic performances, which soon 55 much confidence in her.
Having taken the lessons for years, my grandma was 56 to participate in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma 57 invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches. My attitude was still 58 at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to 59 me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my 60 were shared by the judges when she was awarded a gold cup.
41. A. passing B. coming C. presence D. anxiety
42. A. tougher B. smoother C. longer D. wealthier
43. A. looked forward to B. taken for granted C. thought highly for D. kept in mind
44. A. focused B. opened C. rolled D. dried
45. A. helped B. persuaded C. appointed D. preferred
46. A. regular B. normal C. casual D. gifted
47. A. since B. when C. before D. after
48. A. devotion B. wonder C. convenience D. possibility
49. A. basic B. practical C. special D. social
50. A. married into B. looked into C. taken on D. put on
51. A. affairs B. duty C. appearance D. opinion
52. A. risk B. choice C. challenge D. way
53. A. healthy B. perfect C. slim D. round
54. A. surprised B. amused C. treated D. pressed
55. A. brought up B. brought out C. set up D. set out
56. A. reminded B. selected C. ordered D. elected
57. A. shyly B. simply C. slightly D. proudly
58. A. unenthusiastic B. uncertain C. unfamiliar D. unpleasant
59. A. consider B. make C. prove D. imagine
60. A. words B. manners C. expectations D. thoughts
第II卷
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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。
After eating a diet of bread, hamburgers and spaghetti for three straight 61 (month), I began to miss Chinese cuisine. Luckily, in 62 international city like Sydney, I have little difficulty 63 (find) a Chinese restaurant or Chinese takeaway. However, the Chinese food, which the locals consider 64 their favorite, is not exactly the Chinese food I enjoy in Beijing. I can always find such so-called “Chinese food” as honey chicken on the menu, 65 I actually have never even heard of it before.
One day, I went to an Aussie Chinese restaurant with my local friends. After the meal, each of us 66 (give) a dumpling-shaped cookie. Once I bit into it, I realized something not quite right. After I spat it out, I found a piece of paper with a message 67 (print) on it that read: “This fortune’s no good, try another.” At first I thought it must be a trick of the restaurant. When I told this to my friends, they burst into 68 (laugh) and asked: “Are you really from China?”
But it doesn’t mean there is no place in Sydney where I can comfort my taste buds and stomach. I always head to China Town when I 69 (extreme) miss the cuisines of my homeland. Following the hot and spicy smell, I can always find the most typical Chinese food 70 excites me in the city.
第四部分 写作（共二节，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，请你修改你同桌写的作文。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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
The other day, I sit at my favorite table in a restaurant, waited for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I found that Lin Ling, one of my classmates, worked like a waitress there. Honestly
speaking, it was great surprise for me to find her working there. As far as I know, she’s from a relative wealthy family. What was it that made her to work there? I walked up to her but asked her the reason. When asking, she said, “I just want to earn some pocket money so that we can help some child in poor areas go back to school.” What a good girl! I should learn from her.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，与留学生John是好朋友，计划本周六约他骑行到古隆中游玩。请你给他写封电子邮件，介绍你的行程安排。要点如下：
1. 时间，地点；
2. 活动：欣赏美景，参观诸葛亮故居，观看草庐剧场。
参考词汇：古隆中Ancient Longzhong；三顾茅庐现场表演live performance of Three Visits to the Hut
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
Dear John,
I’m writing to _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
湖北省襄阳市2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试
英语试题答案
1—5 ACBCC 6—10 BBCBC 11—15BBCCC 16—20ACBCA
21-23 BCD 24-27 CBDA 28-31 CADB 32-35 CDBA 七选五：36-40 EACGD
41-45 ACBCD 46-50 BCBDA 51-55 CCDAB 56-60 BDACD
语法填空：填空题，单词拼写、大小写错误等都0分；
61. months 62. an 63. finding 64. as 65. but
66. was given 67. printed 68. laughter 69. extremely 70. that
短文改错：
1. sit → sat 2. waited → waiting 3. like → as 4. great前加a
5. relative → relatively 6. 删掉work前的to 7. but → and 8. asking → asked
9. we → I 10. child → children
短文改错只改前10处错，从第11处不计分，错误标记格式不正确0分。
短文写作
Dear John,
I’m writing to invite you to the Ancient Longzhong this Saturday. It is such a famous tourist spot that you’ll find it well worth visiting. Here come the details of my plan.
It would be better for us to book a ticket online in advance and set off at the school gate at 8:00 a.m. Cycling there is strongly recommended, because it helps us build up heath and get refreshed. On arrival, we can enjoy the fantastic scenery and immerse ourselves in the charm of history by visiting the former residence of Zhuge Liang, an outstanding statesman during the Three Kingdoms Period. As dusk begins to gather, a live performance of Three Visits to the Hut is to be put on at 6 p.m. You’ll be amazed by the wonderful historical play!
Are you interested in it? If so, don’t hesitate to let me know.
Yours,
Li Hua
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