1、 南开中学高 2017级高二（下）期末考试 英语试题 本试卷分第 I卷（选择题）和第 II卷（非选择题）两部分，共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。 第 I卷（共 100分） 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. When will the man pick up the woman ? A. At 7:20 . B. A
2、t 7:40 . C. At 8:15 . 2. Why did the man stay up last night ? A. He was busy preparing a speech . B. He was nervous about a lecture . C. He had a stomachache . 3. What does the man mean ?来源 :学科网 ZXXK A. They have charity dinners regularly . B. There will be a charity dinner today . C. The woman shou
3、ld book tables earlier . 4. Where is the letter ? A. Next to a computer . B. On some papers . C. Under a box . 5. What are the speakers mainly discussing ? A. How an accident happened . B. What was wrong with Alans sister . C. Why Alan did not attend the meeting . 第二节（共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分） 听下面 5
4、 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或者独白读两遍。 听第 6段材料，回答第 6至 7题。 6. What has the man been doing ? A. Running a health club . B. Taking a training course . C. Developing a training program . 7. What will the woman do next ?
5、 A. Tell Zack about the class . B. Go to the club with the man . C. Prepare some special equipment . 听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 9题。 8. What does the woman suggest the man do ? A. Take a rest . B. Reduce the cost . C. Work hard on the project. 9. Why hasnt the man got a raise ? A. He hasnt worked in the company
6、long enough . B. The company has been losing money all the time . C. He hasnt done well in the project . 听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。 10. Where are the speakers ? A. At a hotel . B. At an airport . C. At a travel agency . 11. Why is the man talking to the woman ? A. To arrange a trip . B. To make a complain
7、t . C. To share his travel experience . 12. What will the man tell the woman next ? A. His travel plan . B. His flight number . C. His personal information. 听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。 13. How did the man prepare for the article ? A. By reading a lot . B. By using Spanish often . C. By arguing the main poi
8、nts . 14. What does the woman think the man should do with his article ? A. Restate his ideas . B. Rearrange paragraphs . C. Reorder the points . 15. What does the woman advise the man to do ? A. Enrich his reading materials . B. Read some books on writing skills . C. Learn from the paragraphs in ot
9、her readings . 16. How should the man improve Spanish ? A. By learning basic grammar . B. By using complex sentences . C. By avoiding making mistakes . 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20题。 17. What is the speaker mainly talking about ? A. Several historical events . B. Some best-selling writers nowadays . C. A f
10、ew famous people from Tanbridge . 18. When did James Hardman die ? A. In 1975 . B. In 1990 . C. In 1991 . 19. Where does I. H. Cheriton live ? A. By the river . B. Near a post office . C. Beside a school . 20. What is Sylvia Daniels ? A. A cook . B. A novelist . C. An actress . 第二部分 阅读理解。（共两节，满分 40分
11、） 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 Whats on ? The Conjuring 2 (2016) Certificate R 134 minHorror来源 :Z。 xx。 k.Com Viewer points: 8.2 / 10 Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house trou
12、bled by evil spirits . Director : James Wan Stars : Vera Farmiga , Patrick Wilson , Madison Wolfe , Frances OConnor Warcraft (2016) Certificate PG-13 123 minAction | Adventure | Fantasy Viewer points : 7.7 / 10 The peaceful land of Azeroth stands on the edge of war as its civilization faces a fearso
13、me race of invaders : orc（兽族） warriors escaping their dying home to conquer another . As a tunnel opens to connect the two worlds , one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction . From opposing sides , two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family , t
14、heir people , and their home . Director : Duncan Jones Stars : Travis Fimmel , Paula Patton , Ben Foster , Dominic Cooper Now You See Me 2 (2016) Certificate PG-13 129 minAction | Comedy | Thriller Viewer points : 7.1 / 10 The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly hired by a tech genius to pull o
15、ff their most impossible magic show yet . Director : Jon M. Chu Stars : Jesse Eisenberg , Mark Ruffalo , Woody Harrelson , Dave Franco Me Before You (2016) Certificate PG-13 110 minDrama | Romance Viewer points : 7.9 /10 A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-disabled man shes
16、 taking care of . Director : Thea Sharrock Stars : Emilia Clarke , Sam Claflin , Janet McTeer , Charles Dance 21. Which actor will show in a movie that scares you ? A. Sam Claflin B. Jon M. Chu C. Patrick Wilson D. Travis Fimmel 22. What do we know about Warcraft ? A. Ore invades the land to survive
17、 . B. Both sides have died in the end . C. Humans drive animals to extinction . D. Four horsemen were hired to stop the orcs . 23. Which movie may be least recommended by the audience ? A. The Conjuring 2 B. Warcraft C. Now You See Me 2 D. Me Before You B Olav Brutolsen was the most terrible of all
18、the Vikings . With just his bare hands he could defeat a bull in a matter of seconds . To make sure people knew just who he was , his helmet and cloak（ 斗篷 ） were decorated with his victory souvenirs . On his helmet were over a hundred horns , and on his cloak were a thousand precious stones ; one st
19、one for each enemy he had defeated . In his city everyone would make way for him as he went by , but one day a young man who was absent-mindedly reading as he walked , bumped into Olav . Olav was furious . He scolded the young man and challenged him to a fight to the death . The skinny young man had
20、 no choice ; all he could do was accept on one condition : “ I cant see very well , and i dont know you , so Ill need you keep your helmet and cloak on during the fight so i can make you out . ” Olav laughed a hearty laugh and accepted the young mans stupid condition , before launching himself at th
21、e youth . The boy was swift , and he only just managed to slip through Olavs hands . The same happened each time Olav attacked , and as the fight went on it became easier for the young man to evade the attacks . Although no one could believe how the boy did it , they all expected him to fall down de
22、ad as soon as Olav landed the first blow . But that blow never came . Olav had been attacking for more than five minutes , and after ten minutes he fell to the ground , as if dead . Many onlookers thought the young man must be some kind of wizard , but the boy , who was a medical student by the name
23、 of Virtensen , had demonstrated to everyone how Olavs pride had been enough to make him fall under the weight of his helmet and cloak . When Olav came to , like a good warrior he accepted his defeat . From that day he got rid of the useless souvenirs on his helmet and cloak , and returned to simple
24、 clothing . Now wherever he walked he was just like anyone else . Everywhere , that is , except for when he walked on the battlefield , where he came to be recognized not for his many horns or his bejeweled cloak , but for his unparalleled force . 24. Olav put souvenirs on his helmets and cloaks in
25、order to _ . A. scare off all his opponents B. stick to his different dressing style C. demonstrate his great achievements D. show his unparalleled fighting skills 25. Why did the young man win the fight ? A. He took advantage of Olavs pride . B. He was a stronger warrior than Olav . C. He used wiza
26、rd magic against Olav in the fight . D. He was experienced in fighting men of bigger size . 26. What does the underlined word “ evade ” in paragraph 4 probably mean ? A. launch B. avoid C. block D. beat 27. What do we know about Olav ? A. The young man took all of Olavs souvenirs . B. Olav fell to t
27、he ground out of embarrassment . C. No enemy can match Olavs strength in battles . D. People always got in Olavs way after the fight . C The Big Brother in the novel 1984 listens to everything and nothing can escape his ears . Now in reality , we have Facebook . The social media giant has never deni
28、ed that its keeping track of conversations you have near your phone ( if the Facebook app is open , that is ) , but not , one expert has told NBC that Mark Zuckerbergs empire may be keeping ears on you at a more regular basis . According to Professor Kelli Burns , who teaches mass communication at t
29、he University of South Florida , it may be listening more often than it lets on . To prove her point , Burns turned on the microphone feature on her phone , and said , “ Im really interested in going on an African journey . I think itd be wonderful to ride in one of those jeeps . ” Less than a minut
30、e later , when she checked her Facebook page , she was met by a story about a journey the first post on her newsfeed . There was also a car ad on her page . While Facebook says that its only keeping its ears open to help “ identify the music youre listening to and TV matches youre watching , ” Burns
31、 little experiment suggests that there may be other motivations at play as well . But the social media company has denied claims that it records any conversations , and told The Independent , “ Facebook does not use microphone audio to inform advertising or News Feed stories in any way . Businesses
32、are able to serve related ads based on peoples interests and other statistic information , but not through audio collection . ” Whether you believe this statement or not , there are ways to stop Facebook from listening in at all . Simply turn off your phones microphone by heading over into Settings
33、( if youre an iPhone user ) , going to the Privacy tab , then clicking on Microphone . From there , you can remove Facebooks mic privileges , and probably , stop the company from hearing your conversations . On Android , you can also go to Privacy under the Settings tab , and change Facebooks permis
34、sions . So the next time youre chatting with your friends about your summer vacation plans , keep an eye on your Facebook feed . There may be more participants in your conversation than you realize . 28. Why does the author mention the Big Brother in the first paragraph ? A. To explain who Big Broth
35、er is . B. To stress the importance of Facebook . C. To introduce the topic about Facebook . D. To encourage readers to share their ideas . 29. What does the underlined “ it ” in paragraph 1 refer to ? A. Big Brother . B. An empire . C. Facebook . D. A university . 30. What might Facebook do if it i
36、s turned on ? A. Chat with you like a real friend . B. Turn on your phones microphone . C. Identify the movie you are watching . D. Show ads based on your conversation . 31. What is the best title for the text ? A. Walls Have Ears B. The Apple of Your Eye C. Turn off Your Cell Phone D. Facebook : a
37、Caring Brother D A gunman opened fire in Orlandos Pulse nightclub early morning Sunday , killing approximately 50 people and injuring another 53 . Clubbers were enjoying an evening at Pulse , which describes itself as “ the hottest gay bar in Orlando , ” when shots started to go off around 2 am. A h
38、ostage（ 人质 ） situation occurred , and didnt end until authorities used a vehicle armed to teeth to break down the door of the building and kill the gunman at around 5 am . Sunday mornings attack surpasses the shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007 and Sndy Hook Elementary School in 2012 to become the wo
39、rst mass shooting in US history . Authorities have identified the shooter as 29-year-old Omar Saddiqui Mateen from Fort Pierce , about 120 miles southeast of Orlando . CNN reports Mr. Mateen was previously trained as a security guard . The federal government and FBI “ have suggestions the individual
40、 has leanings towards Islamic terrorism , but right now we cant say definitely , ” says Ron Hopper , assistant special agent of FBIs Orlando bureau . But Mateens connection to Islamic terrorism has not been proven , leading authorities to also investigate the shooting as a possible hate crime agains
41、t the LGBT community . The Orlando blood donation facility tweeted（ 推送 ） that the bank was in “ urgent need ” of donations Sunday morning following the shooting . But within hours , they announced their bank was at capacity due to the long lines of volunteers who showed up to donate . However , afte
42、r the initial tweet at 10:40 Sunday morning , criticisms of the United States stand on blood donation by the LGBT community resurfaced on social media from those who wanted to help but were prohibited due to their sexuality . “ Its legal to buy an AR-15 assault rifle . Its illegal for a gay man to d
43、onate blood to victims of the massacre . The world makes no sense . ” said John Barcus . ( LGBT : a community of four types of people ; lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender .) 32. What do we know about the shooting from the passage ? A. It lasted for more than four hours . B. 50 people were killed
44、 during this scary attack . C. This is the second worst shooting on American soil . D. The police had to rely on heavy equipment to kill the gunman . 33. According to the passage , the gunman _ . A. had prejudice against the LGBT community B. had a close relationship with terrorist groups C. had som
45、e basic skills of fighting and shooting D. had planned the attack for a long time in advance 34. What happened in the process of blood donation ? A. They failed to gather enough blood for the blood bank . B. Many people actively responded to the appeal for blood . C. Gays couldnt donate blood becaus
46、e they carried diseases . D. The facility tweeted the demand for blood a day after the attack . 35. What does John Barcus think of the law system in America ? A. Strict and responsible . B. Scientific and effective . C. Unfair and meaningless . D. Aggressive and realistic . 第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10 分）
47、 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。 Restaurant chefs , home cooks , and foodies people who love good food often say that we eat with all of our senses . First , we use our sense of sight to appreciate how a meal is presented , either on a dinner plate or a dining table . 36 Additionally , w
48、ith our sense of smell , we breathe in the mouth-watering smell rising up from the meal . Finally , we enjoy the food with our sense of taste . But does sound also affect our dinning experience ? A new report from researchers at Brigham Young University said yes . Hearing is often called “ the forgo
49、tten food sense , ” says Ryan Elder , and assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young University . 37 On the other hand , watching loud television or listening to loud music while eating can hide such noises . And this could lead to overeating . During the experiments , the test subjects wore headphones and listened to noise at either a high or low audio level . 38 The study found that subjects who
