山东省2017-2018学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测（含听力）英语试卷

My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.1.  Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2.  She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

3.  Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.4.  She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 5.  This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother？

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No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own ________

I learned this lesson from a(n) ________ many years ago. I took the head ________job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the ________ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to __________the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't ________ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ________ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were __________me. I had to change my ________about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little __________. Most important, I began to treat them like __________. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their __________, we met every day and ____________passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ____________on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to __________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a __________for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest __________of my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can __________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and____________them. I helped them to see themselves __________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

1.A. luck　　 B. tests　　 C. efforts　　 D. nature

2.A. experiment　　 B. experience　　 C. visit　　 D. show

3.A. operating　　 B. editing　　 C. consulting　　 D. coaching

4.A. successful　　 B. excellent　　 C. strong　　 D. new

5.A. cheer for　　 B. prepare for　　 C. help with　　 D. finish with

6.A. believe　　 B. agree　　 C. describe　　 D. regret

7.A. realize　　 B. claim　　 C. permit　　 D. demand

8.A. reacting to　　 B. looking for　　 C. depending on　　 D. caring about

9.A. decision　　 B. attitude　　 C. conclusion　　 D. intention

10.A. pride　　 B. culture　　 C. fortune　　 D. relationship

11.A. leaders　　 B. partners　　 C. winners　　 D. leaners

12.A. rewards　　 B. vacations　　 C. health　　 D. honor

13.A. risked　　 B. missed　　 C. considered　　 D. practiced

14.A. defeat　　 B. decline　　 C. accident　　 D. mistake

15.A. relax　　 B. improve　　 C. expand　　 D. defend

16.A. shame　　 B. burden　　 C. victory　　 D. favor

17.A. chances　　 B. thrills　　 C. concerns　　 D. offers

18.A. surprise　　 B. serve　　 C. interest　　 D. affect

19.A. encouraged　　 B. observed　　 C. protected　　 D. impressed

20.A. honestly　　 B. individually　　 C. calmly　　 D. differently

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Welcome to Holker Hall & Gardens

Visitor Information

How to Get to Holker

By Car: Follow brown signs an A590 from JB6, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes.

By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities & airports.

Opening Times

Sunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)11:00 am-4:00pm,30 March-2nd November.

Admission Charges

Special Events

Producers: Market 13th April

Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.

Holker Garden Festival 30th May

The event celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.

National Garden Day 28th August

Holker once again opens is gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.

Winter Market 8th November

This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.

1.How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?

A. 20 minutes.　　 B. 25 minutes.

C. 45 minutes.　　 D. 90 minutes.

2.How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Cardens?

A. £12.00.　　 B. £9.00.

C. £8.0　　 D. £5.50

3.Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?

A. Producers’ Market.　　 B. Holker Garden Festival.

C. National Garden Day.　　 D. Winter Market.

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If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.

Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.

They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.

We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?

Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.

1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Your life style.　　 B. Your life value.

C. Your trouble in life.　　 D. Your life experience.

2.Why does the author say they are inspired every day?

A. They possess different kinds of superpowers.

B. They have got the power to change the world.

C. Some people around them are making the world better.

D. There are many powerful people in their life and work.

3.What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?

A. Learning more and contributing more to a cause.

B. Rising above self and acting to help others.

C. Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.

D. Trying your best to help the poor.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.

B. Much more progress will be made in the near future.

C. The work on health is the most valuable experience.

D. People’s efforts have been materially rewarded.

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A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.

First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.

Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.

In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institutions should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.

One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.

To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.

1.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article?

A. To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.

B. To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people.

C. To point out the need for government support for old people.

D. To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.

2.What does the underlined word “viable” most probably mean?

A. Impossible.　　 B. Practical.　　 C. Useful.　　 D. Successful.

3.According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?

A. Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.

B. Increase savings levels of people during their working years.

C. Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.

D. Make available pensions for those who have retired.

4.What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.

B. Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.

C. Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.

D. There is no single solution to the problems of the old.

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Plastic-Eating Worms

Humans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that winds up in landfills(垃圾填埋场), and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans. So far there is no effective way to get rid of it, but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms.

Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics. The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or almost 3% of it. To confirm that the worms’ chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste(糊状物) and applied it to plastic films. 14 hours later the films had lost 13% of their mass — apparently broken down by enzymes (酶) from the worms’ stomachs. Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.

Federica Bertocchini, co-author of the study, says the worms’ ability to break down their everyday food — beeswax — also allows them to break down plastic. ＂Wax is a complex mixture, but the basic bond in polyethylene, the carbon-carbon bond, is there as well, ＂she explains, ＂The wax worm evolved a method or system to break this bond. ＂

Jennifer DeBruyn, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee, who was not involved in the study, says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene. But compared with previous studies, she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting. The next step, DeBruyn says, will be to identify the cause of the breakdown. Is it an enzyme produced by the worm itself or by its gut microbes(肠道微生物)?

Bertocchini agrees and hopes her team’s findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills. But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process — not simply ＂millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic.＂

1.What can we learn about the worms in the study?

A. They take plastics as their everyday food.

B. They are newly evolved creatures.

C. They can consume plastics.

D. They wind up in landfills.

2.According to Jennifer DeBruyn, the next step of the study is to 　　　　　　　 .

A. identify other means of the breakdown

B. find out the source of the enzyme

C. confirm the research findings

D. increase the breakdown speed

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might 　　　　　　　 .

A. help to raise worms

B. help make plastic bags

C. be used to clean the oceans

D. be produced in factories in future

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain a study method on worms.

B. To introduce the diet of a special worm.

C. To present a way to break down plastics.

D. To propose new means to keep eco-balance.

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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。

Cloning is a way of 1.(make) an exact copy of another animal and plant.2. has two major uses. One is 3. gardeners use it to produce commercial quantities of plants. The 4. is that it is valuable for research on new species and for medical research on animals. 5., the process of cloning is difficult to undertake.

Many attempts to clone mammals failed. The first successful clone, Dolly the sheep, made the whole 6.(science) world follow its process, though it had 7. problems than the normal sheep. On the other hand, Dolly’s appearance 8.(raise) a storm of objections and had a great impact 9. the media and public imagination. Different people have different opinions of it. However, scientists still wonder whether cloning will help 10. harm us and where it is leading us.

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What does the woman think of the movie?

A. It’s amusing.　　 B. It’s exciting.　　 C. It’s disappointing.

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How will Susan spend most of her time in France?

A. Traveling around.　　 B. Studying at a school.　　 C. Looking after her aunt.

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What are the speakers talking about?

A. Going out.　　 B. Ordering drinks.　　 C. Preparing for a party.

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Where are the speakers?

A. In a classroom.　　 B. In a library.　　 C. In a bookstore.

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What is the man going to do?

A. Go on the Internet.　　 B. Make a phone call.　　 C. Take a train trip.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the woman looking for?

A. An information office.　　 B. A police station.　　 C. A shoe repair shop.

2.What is the Town Guide according to the man?

A. A brochure.　　 B. A newspaper.　　 C. A map.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man say about the restaurant?

A. It’s the biggest one around.

B. It offers many tasty dishes.

C. It’s famous for its seafood.

2.What will the woman probably order?

A. Fried fish.　　 B. Roast chicken.　　 C. Beef steak.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock?

A. At the office.　　 B. At the airport.　　 C. At the restaurant.

2.What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon?

A. Receive a guest.　　 B. Have a meeting.　　 C. Read a report.

3.When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White?

A. At lunch time.　　 B. Late in the afternoon.　　 C. The next morning.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is Bill going to Germany?

A. To work on a project.　　 B. To study German.　　 C. To start a new company.

2.What did the woman dislike about Germany?

A. The weather.　　 B. The food.　　 C. The schools.

3.What does Bill hope to do about his family?

A. Bring them to Germany.

B. Leave them in England.

C. Visit them in a few months.

4.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Fellow-travelers.　　 B. Colleagues.　　 C. Classmates.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.When did it rain last time in Juárez?

A. Three days ago.　　 B. A month ago.　　 C. A year ago.

2.What season is it now in Juárez?

A. Spring.　　 B. Summer.　　 C. Autumn.

3.What are the elderly advised to do?

A. Take a walk in the afternoon.

B. Keep their homes cool.

C. Drink plenty of water.

4.What is the speaker doing?

A. Hosting a radio program.

B. Conducting a seminar.

C. Forecasting the weather.

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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：在错的词下画一横线，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仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

A robot used for housework was going to be tested out in a family. He looked like a tall and handsome man with smooth black hair, speak in a deep voice. Larry was going to be away from home, so he hired such a robot to accompany with his wife Claire. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, and she agreed to it at last. At her first sight of Tony, Claire was alarming. When Tony offered to help her dress, Claire felt embarrassed. Gradual Tony began to win Claire’s trust. He helped Claire realize her dreams by making her home elegant, giving her a new haircut, changing the makeup she wears and giving her advice on her dresses. Therefore at the party all the guest who were invited were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely transformed. At same time, Tony left a deep impression on all of them. After the test, the company was satisfied with Tony’s report because she had successfully made a woman regain her confident, although he shouldn’t have her fall in love with him.

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假定你是李华，你的学校计划开设iPad课堂（iPad class），但又担心学生分散注意力，沉迷游戏。请给校长写一封信，阐述你的意见。内容包括：

1.使用iPad上课的好处：资源丰富，方便互动，及时反馈等

2.解决学生课上分散注意力，沉迷游戏等问题的建议

3.盼望在iPad课堂上课

注意：1. 词数100左右 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

Dear headmaster,

We have been asked about our opinions on opening iPad classrooms. I’m in favor of the plan. The reasons are as follows.

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Yours,

Li Hua

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