江苏省盐城市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2016/2017学年度高二年级第二学期期终考试

英 语 试 题

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. On which day will the woman return to work? A. Wednesday. 2. What time is it now? A. About 6:00 p.m.

B. About 5:40 p.m.

C. About 5:20 p.m.

B. Friday.

C. Next Wednesday.

3. What does Mr. Black look like? A. He has black hair.

B. He is short.

C. He wears glasses.

4. What does the woman dislike about her photo? A. Her eyes.

B. Her hair.

C. Her dress.

5. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a restaurant.

B. At a garden.

C. At the woman’s house.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 kind of sport does the woman want to learn? A. Volleyball.

B. Tennis.

C. Basketball.

7. When will the woman probably take the course? A. On Sundays.

B. On Fridays.

C. On Mondays.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the woman doing?

A. Preparing for a party. B. Visiting a doctor. C. Enjoying some music.

9. What does the man mean in the end? A. His brother is busy on Saturday.

B. His brother has got a bad cold again.

C. His brother is too young to play at the party. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What are the speakers talking about? A. When they will move into the apartment. B. How they will decorate the apartment. C. What the apartment is like.

11. What does the woman say about the apartment? A. It is large.

B. It is far from the ocean. C. It must be cool in summer.

12. What is the man’s attitude towards the apartment? A. He is fond of it.

B. He is uninterested in it. C. He is curious about it.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. How was the weather last weekend? A. Windy.

B. Rainy.

C. Sunny.

14. What does the woman like to do on Sunday? A. Do some reading.

B. Enjoy concerts.

C. Go to the cinema.

15. What time does the man usually get up on Sunday? A. At about 6 o’clock.

B. At about 7 o’clock.

C. At about 10 o’clock.

16. What do we know about the man?

A. He dislikes spending much time cooking. C. He is good at cooking.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why did the speaker decide to start a new magazine? A. To become famous.

B. To start a different one.

C. To get more money.

B. He doesn’t care what he eats.

18. In what respect is the magazine different from a local newspaper? A. What it looks like.

B. What it contains.

C. Where one can buy it.

19. Where can people get the information about film reviews? A. In the first part.

B. In the second part.

C. In the third part.

20. What can people find in the second part of the magazine? A. Advice on local business development. C. Articles about local people.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Independent study is not intended as a(n) ________ for reducing course-scheduling difficulties but as a means for exploring in greater depth academic subject matter. A. exchange

B. device

C. suggestion

D. reason

B. Reviews of local artists’ works.

22. Teenagers should be cautious about the content on social networking sites, for their tastes and

preferences ________ by what they see in the media. A. shape

B. were shaped

C. are shaped

D. have shaped

23. If the product is significantly different from ________ described in the ad, you have every right to complain to the local authority. A. one

B. ones

C. that

D. those

24. President Trump announced that the United States would ________ from the Paris Climate Agreement, which would possibly weaken efforts to fight global warming. A. benefit

B. withdraw

C. arise

D. suffer

25. —Peter has bought another new phone again in this month? —It’s just ________ of him to lose interest and waste money. A. typical

B. wise

C. considerate

D. generous

26. Shutting doors, finishing chapters or whatever; what matters is not ________ we call it but to leave in the past those moments in life that are over. A. what

B. how

C. where

D. which

27. This means that, unless you say ________, no one can perform a piece written by you or make copies of it without your permission. A. accordingly

B. nevertheless

C. otherwise

D. moreover

28. I don’t know whether you happen ________ it, but I am going to study in the UK for a year. A. hear

B. to hear

C. to be heard

D. to have heard

29. The Student Union ________ well have approved the camping site, but the school administration believed the circumstances were not favorable. A. might

B. should

C. could

D. must

30. —Any suggestion for my daddy, doctor?

—The current advice is to ________ smoking and work out. A. cut away

B. cut out

C. cut through

D. cut up

31. Chairman Xi Jinping has proposed a road map for Belt and Road Initiative, ________ he provided a comprehensive vision of how it could contribute to the world development in general. A. which

B. as

C. when

D. where

32. A lie can travel half way around the world ________ the truth is putting on its shoes. A. if

B. while C. unless

D. until

33. ________ for his timely help, I wouldn’t have been able to make it through the economic squeeze. A. Were it not

B. Would it not be

C. Had it not been

D. Should it not be

34. —Would you please show me the way to the city library?

—Stick to the road until you reach the second crossroads. ________. A. Take it easy

B. You can’t miss it C. Don’t get me wrong D. You bet

35. —What does the boss think about…; it is impossible to finish the work in a day! —Calm down. After all, he is the ________. A. top banana

B. cool cucumber

C. tough cookie

D. bad apple

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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