2017届高二上学期期末执信、广雅、二中、六中四校联考试卷

英语

命题学校：执信中学

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

听力理解（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。

What job would Mrs．Richards do?

Cook meals． B．Take care of the children． C．Do housework．

How many hours would Mrs．Richards work a week?

A．14 hours． B．25 hours． C．40 hours．

What is the relation between the two speakers?

A． Manager and staff． B． Boss and worker． C． Interviewer and interviewee．

听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。

Why hasn't John started working on his presentation?

A．It is not due yet. B．It has been postponed. C．It has been cancelled.

When will Mary give her presentation?

A．Next week. B．On Tuesday. C．Tonight.

Where will John and Mary meet after dinner?

A．In Mary's room. B．In John's room. C．In the dinning hall.

听第三段独白，回答第7-9题。

What benefit is brought about by cars according to the speaker?

A．Cars have brought convenience to people.

B．Cars have stimulated modern civilization.

C．Cars have improved the efficiency of factories．

What are the problems cars have brought to mankind?

A．Traffic accidents and loss of forests．

B．Air pollution and shortages of resources.

C．Traffic jams and less business.

What would people do with cars in the future?

A．They would go without them.

B．They would depend more on them.

C．They would make good use of them.

听第四段对话，回答第10-12题。

What does Martin want to drink?

A．Some hot water. B．A cold drink． C．A cup of coffee.

What caused Martin problems at the bank？

A．The exchange rate was down.

B．The computers weren't working.

C．He forgot the time when talking with Henry.

Where are the two speakers touring?

A. Europe. B．America. C．Oceania.

听第五段独白，回答第13-15题。

What did the donkey complain about at first?

A．He hadn't been given enough food to eat.

B．The horse ate more food but took less burden.

C．He ate less than the horse but took the same share of burden．

Why did the master shift some and later all of the loads to the horse?

A．Because the donkey kept complaining about eating less food.

B．Because the donkey pretended that he couldn't walk any longer.

C．Because the master found the donkey couldn't bear the burden.

What can we learn from the story?

A．Higher wages involve more difficult work and heavier pressure.

B．Some people can sometimes get more than they deserve.

C．Whether one is capable or not can be recognized at first sight.

第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡

标号为16-20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有60

秒钟的作答时间。

Accommodation Request Form



Name:

Sara Jones.



Age:

Twenty-two.



Length of time in 16 :

A year and a half.



Present address:

Flat 1,539, 17 , Canterbury, 2036.



Present course:

 18 English



Accommodation required from:

Thursday, 19



Way of Accommodation:

In a 20 family.





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

If you are sending a text, watching the TV or listening to the radio, you may want to stop and give this your full attention. Multi-tasking shrinks (萎缩) the brain, research suggests.

A study found that men and women who frequently used several types of technology at the same time had less grey matter in a key part of the brain. University of Sussex researchers said, “Simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could be changing the structure of our brains.”

The finding follows research which has linked multi-tasking with a shortened attention span, depression, anxiety and lower grades at school. The researchers began by asking 75 healthy men and women how often they divided their attention between different types of technology. This could mean sending a text message while listening to music and checking email, or speaking on the phone while watching TV and surfing the web. The volunteers were then given brain scans which showed they had less grey matter in a region called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). The findings held even when differences in personality were taken into account.

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is the first to make a link between multi-tasking and the structure of the brain.

Researcher Kep Kee Loh said, “Media multi-tasking is becoming more common in our lives today and there is increasing concern about its impacts on our cognition and social-emotional well-being.”

He added that more research is needed to prove that multi-tasking shrinks the brain. This is because it is also possible that people with less grey matter in the ACC are more drawn to using lots of small devices simultaneously.

Scientists have previously demonstrated brain structure can be changed on prolonged exposure to new environments and experience. Other studies have shown that training — such as learning to juggle or taxi drivers learning the map of London — can increase grey-matter densities (密度) in certain parts. Experts have also warned of the harmful impact technology can have on our memory and attention span.

According to Kep Kee Loh, ________.

A. the link between multi-tasking and brain shrinkage needs further research

B. people with less grey matter in the ACC are more attracted to multi-tasking

C. multi-tasking has harmful impacts on our cognition and social-emotional well-being

D. multi-tasking leads to a shortened attention span, depression, anxiety and lower grades

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. What multi-tasking is probably linked with.

B. How researchers draw inferences about multi-tasking.

C. How different health conditions affect brain structure.

D. Significance and limits of the research from University of Sussex .

The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. compare the latest research with previous ones

B. prove the dangers of multi-tasking

C. inform readers of research on multi-tasking

D. discuss the benefits and problems of multi-tasking

B

A recent survey found that the French are the second-most insecure people in Europe after Italy about their proficiency in English. Only 13 percent of the French respondents believed they are proficient in the language, according to the European data agency Eurostat.

The situation is no better in business circles, where three-quarters of French executives feel unprepared to hold an interview in English and only 16 percent say they feel comfortable with the language, a separate survey showed.

The survey results aren't surprising. The French seem to have always had this cold and?gloomy（沮丧

的）attitude toward the English language. But what struck me is that, despite the French pessimism, living

in Paris without being able to speak the language of Moliere is easier these days than in the past.

New immigrants are part of the reason. I can have an easy chat with the owner of the laundry in my neighborhood. Buying the medicine I need at the local pharmacy is effortless. Ordering a meal in English at the restaurant two blocks away from my apartment does not make me feel?awkward. It is all because the people who run these businesses are immigrants.

Greater tolerance and acceptance of non-French speakers is a reflection of the fact that France, willingly or not, has begun to embrace(拥抱) globalization more comfortably. For instance, you will never get the same look you would have had 15 years ago if you ask for directions in English on the streets of Paris.

I have also met many native French who are happy to communicate in English. They are usually the kind of people who are open-minded and are sensitive to the changes beyond their own territories. They are very interested in gaining insight into what is happening on the other side of the globe.

In my hometown, English is also being hotly debated since Beijing education authorities decided to reduce the importance of English proficiency in college entrance exams and increase that of the Chinese language and literature. The Chinese and the French share similarities in attitudes toward foreign languages. We are both so proud of our own languages and cultures that we can feel uncomfortable when we are forced to communicate in another language.

But like it or not, English is still the most widely used language in the world, at least for the?foreseeable（可预知的）?future.?After all, it is not about abandoning one's own language but about being able to fit more easily into this globalized world.

What is the passage mainly about?

A. French people have great difficulty speaking English.

B. English is becoming increasingly acceptable in France.

C. Great changes take place in France because of the immigrants.

D. English helps France to embrace globalization.

The expression “to speak the language of Moliere” can be understood as________________.

A. to speak Italian B. to speak English

C. to speak French D. to speak the language of an immigrant named Moliere

What is the purpose of mentioning Chinese in the 7th paragraph?

A. To prove Chinese and French share a lot similarities in culture.

B. To show how wise it is to reduce the importance of English in exams.

C. To explain why French people are unwilling to speak English.

D. To show how proud they are to own their own languages.

What can we infer from the passage?

A. The immigrants in France speak English as their native language.

B. In France people refuse to communicate with each other in English.

C. Italians feel the most unconfident in speaking English in Europe.

D. French people are happy to face the changes in their country.

C

When I was superintendent of schools in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board of trustees（董事会）, wrote a letter that was printed in