江苏省苏州市2016-2017学年上学期期末考试英语试题
高二英语 2017.1
注意事项：
1.本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。 2.请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题时，务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。
第I卷（选择题，共80分）
第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分15分）
做题时，请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. What did he woman give the man for Christmas?
A. A pair of shoes B. A basketball C. A soccer shirt 2. What was the original price of the book?
A. $1.50 B. $2.50 C. $3.00 3. Why did the man go to Harvard?
A. To study English B. To become a doctor C. To become an artist 4. How many miles could the woman run at most in college?
A. One mile B. Three miles C. Six miles 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. The woman’s boss
B. The secret of a good business
C. The success of the woman’s business
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面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. Why is the woman upset?
A. Her order isn’t ready yet B. The man forgot her order C. Some guests will be late
7. At what time all the wedding start?
A. 10:00 B. 10:30 C. 12:00 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why can’t Jeremy cut the woman’s hair? A. He isn’t working
B. He is cutting someone else’s hair C. He doesn’t like the woman
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9. What does the woman expect? A. She can stay in the waiting area B. Landon can cut her hair at once
C. Someone will call her when it’s her turn 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the woman think of the selfie stick? A. It’s difficult to use
B. It’s not a new invention
C. It’s mainly used by self-centered people
11. What is the man’s attitude towards selfie sticks? A. He feels a little confused B. He thinks that they are great
C. He thinks that they should be banned 12. What makes the woman happy? A. Feeling good about herself B. Reading Time magazine
C. Seeing selfies from her friends 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13. What is the profession of the inventor of Coke?
A. Doctor B. Nurse C. Salesman 14. What was Coke supposed to cure before it became a soft drink?
A. Fever B. Headache C. Backache 15. What do we know about Coke today? A. It contains soda water
B. It is sold in every county around the world
C. It still contains medicine used to cure some illness 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项选择（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。
16. ----Who do you think will be offered the position of sales manager when it becomes ______? ----A man with grassroots work experience, I think.
A. empty B. vacant C. free D. accessible
17. Not until he was charged with corruption(腐败)_______to realize how serious things were. A. did he begin B. had he begun C. he began D. he had begun
18. Based on win-win cooperation, both sides have ______fruitful results through close cooperation over the last 15 years.
A. adapted B. assisted C. attained D. adjusted
19. After being chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador, Mr. Tuner will ____greater responsibilities. A. take up B. take out C. take to D. take on
20. Normally, it is _____common sense that people, especially old woman, are cheated of their fortune.
A. for lack of B. for fear of C. in favor of D. in place of
21. ---I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didn’t you drive him there?
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---I _______. But my car _______.
A. would; was fixed B. would have; was fixed C. would have; was being fixed D. in case; performance
22. _________ you lose weight in a healthy way, I don’t really care what your ___is. A. Even though; account B. As long as; motivation C. So that; entertainment D. In case; performance
23. Why write her a letter, _________is out of date, _____ you can just email her? Don’t you have access to the Internet?
A. which; as B. which; when C. that; when D. that; while
24. Justin Trudeau ______the remarks, while visiting China, ______he was ready to keep the friendship between Canada and China.
A. made; which B. had; what C. made; that D. said; that
25. Diana felt quite embarrassed yesterday because she was not accustomed to _____like that. A. being treated B. have been treated C. be treated D. be treating
26. After the US general election, people expect extraordinary ______from the Trump administration to help rebuild the economy.
A. requirement B. appointment C. instrument D. commitment 27. ----I hear Ms. Wu hasn’t fully recovered, has she? ---No. If only she ______ the doctor’s advice?
A. followed B. were to follow C. should follow D. had followed 28. ---Congratulations! Yesterday’s fund-raising charity was a great success.
----Yes. And I’d like to thank everyone _____ for making this activity ______so smoothly. A. concerning; to run B. concerned; run C. concerned; running D. to concern; running 29. Time _____, I’d like to buy some souvenirs in the airport duty-free stores.
A. permits B. permitted C. permitting D. being permitted
30. ----I was reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms yesterday, but I couldn’t understand it. ----___________. It is classical literature, so take your time to enjoy it. A. Don’t fly off the handle B. Don’t be over the moon C. More haste, less speed D. You got me there 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。
You’ve had a problem, and you’ve thought about it until you’re tired; 31 it, maybe sleep on it, and then flash! When you aren’t thinking about it, 32 the answer has come to you, as a gift from the God.
Of course, all ideas don’t occur like that but so many 33 , particularly the most important ones. They burst into the mind, glowing with the heat of creation. How they do it is a mystery but they must come from 34 . All of us have experienced this sudden arrival of a new idea. However, it is the easiest to examine it in the great creative personalities, many of 35 experienced it in a special form and have written it down in their life stories and letters. One can draw 36 from genius(天才)in any field, from religion, art and music, 37 in mathematics, science and technical invention.
Take the example of Richard Wagner 38 his opera “The Rheingold”(《莱茵的黄金》). Wagner had been __39 with the idea of the Rheingold for several years, and for many months had been 40 to begin this composition. On September 4, 1818, he reached Specie, when he was 41 . He went to a hotel, could not 42 for noise out and fever within took a long rest the next day, and in the afternoon rested on a couch 43 to sleep. Then at last the miracle(奇
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迹)happened which his unconscious(无意识的)mind had been 44 for such a long time. Falling into a sleeplike condition, he suddenly felt as though he were 45 in a flood of water, and rush and roar(咆哮)soon took 46 shape within his brain. He realized that the Rheingold, which he 47 have carried about within him but yet he had never able to put it into 48 had at last taken its shape within him.
In this example, the conscious mind at the moment of 49 knew nothing of the actual processes by which the __50 was found. 31. A. forget B. remember C. catch D. adopt 32. A. obviously B. generally C. suddenly D. naturally 33. A. occur B. do C. come D. happen 34. A. nowhere B. anywhere C. somewhere D. nothing 35. A. who B. that C. them D. whom 36. A. strength B. attention C. messages D. examples 37. A. even B. just C. yet D. only 38. A. appreciating B. writing C. playing D. recording 39. A. occupied B. committed C. devoted D. tired 40. A. hesitating B. struggling C. promising D. managing 41. A. happy B. nervous C. guilty D. sick 42. A. practice B. analyze C. sleep D. reply 43. A. pretending B. intending C. demanding D. asking 44. A. talking about B. worrying about C. dealing with D. going after 45. A. lying B. crying C. sinking D. swimming 46. A. suitable B. musical C. beautiful D. huge 47. A. must B. should C. could D. can’t 48. A. style B. effect C. use D. form 49. A. performance B. experiment C. creation D. celebration 50. A. solution B. question C. reason D. result 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，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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If you are a high school student who will graduate in 2017, or 2018, we invite you to explore all that Harvard’s Secondary School Program has to offer.
Challenge yourself academically while attending college courses.
Neuroscience(神经科学), philosophy, creative writing, and computer science-these are just a few of the 200-plus courses you can choose from. Branch out from typical high school offerings, and explore more advanced topics that you have no chance to learn back home. You’ll study with Harvard teachers who teach the same courses to Harvard College students during the academic year.
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Learn and connect with student from all over the globe. You’ll broaden your horizons（眼界）, build a lasting network of diverse individuals, and gain a better understanding of other cultures. On campus you can enjoy all that Harvard has to offer. Conduct experiments in Harvard labs, perform research in the world’s largest university library, or work out in our fully equipped fitness facilities (设施).
Become a strong college applicant.
You can participate in a variety of activities that expose you to college academics, campus life, and the admission process, including:
◆A college fair with more than 60 colleges, including Duke, Stanford, Columbia, the University of North Carolina, and many more
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◆Organized visits to New England colleges such as Brown and Yale ◆College counseling sessions（咨询会）with assistants who can help you select the university that’s right for you
◆Workshops to prepare you to write a college application essay or take college exams The transformation begins here
From the moment you step on campus, you’ll be lost in the Harvard experience, Along with fellow students from around the world, you’ll learn, grow, and have fun in the process. 51. What benefit can students get from the Program?
A. Improve their attitude towards life B. Enlarge their circle of friends. C. Find where their interest lies. D. Be sure to be admitted to Harvard 52. Which of the following can be the subtitle of Para. 3?
A. Expand your world view B. Make international friends online
C. Do experiments in Harvard labs D. Perform researches with Harvard professors. 53. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To list ways of preparing for college B. To advertise a program from 60 colleges C. To introduce a student-centered program D. To show readers how excellent Harvard is.
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As the nights get longer, those who suffer from the winter blues(冬季忧郁症)will be planning ways to escape to the sunshine. But there may be a much simpler way of cheering yourself up----simply shining a bright light into your ear canal. Up to one in four Britons suffer from seasonal affective disorder(SAD), with seven percent of the population having full-blown SAD. It is caused by the brain not receiving enough daylight which is needed to trigger serotonin, a hormone(荷尔蒙)that controls mood. Symptoms(症状) range from mildly sleepy to depression and insomnia(失眠症), but a cure might be in sight.
Two clinical experiments, run by Valkee who make a device that can shine light into your ear and the University of Oulu in Finland, have found that carefully targeted light can help prevent the condition.
Juuso Nissil?, Valkee's co-founder and chief scientist said: “We presented earlier that the human brain is sensitive to light. These two clinical experiments show that channeling bright light via the ear canal into brain's photosensitive areas effectively prevents and treats seasonal affective disorder.”
The University of Oulu reported that in their first study, 92 percent of the patients with seasonal affective disorder achieved full remission(缓解) after a month of daily 8 to12 minutes’ doses (剂量)of light from the Valkee.
Timo Takala, chief physician at the Oulu Deaconess Institute said, “These clinical experiments show that bright light channeled into the brain via the ear canal is an important future method of treating seasonal affective disorder.”
Valkee launched its bright light headset in August 2010. It is classed as a medical device under EU regulations.
The device channels bright light direct to the brain via the ear canal to prevent and cure depression, mood swings and even circadian rhythm(昼夜节律) disorders such as jet lag(时差感).
It costs ￡185 and looks like an iPod - only the earphones send out light rather than sound. Anyone wanting to copy the effects with a flashlight is likely to be disappointed, it emits the wrong kind of light that is apparently too yellow.
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