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　　河南省三门峡市2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
　　注意事项：
　　1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。
　　2.答第I卷时，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
　　3.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮干净后，再选涂其他的答案标号框。不能答在试卷上，否则无效。
　　4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
　　第I卷
　　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. What kind of pet does the woman suggest?
　　A. A dog                 B. A cat             C. A fish
　　2. Which place is the woman looking for?
　　A. A grocery store           B. The railway station       C. A movie theater
　　3. What did the man buy for the woman’s birthday?
　　A. A fruit cake              B. A bunch of flowers        C. Some apple pies
　　4. What is the relationship between the speakers?
　　A. Classmates                B. Parent and child            C. Teacher and student
　　5. Where is the woman?
　　A. In a car                   B. In a bookstore              C. In an elevator
　　第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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 does the man offer to do for the woman?
　　A. Stay home with her            B. Drive her to a friend’s house     C. Make her some food
　　7. How did the woman probably get sick?
　　A. From John                   B. From her colleague             C. From the man
　　听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
　　8. What does the woman probably do for a living?
　　A. She owns a restaurant         B. She runs a clothing shop    C. She works in a shoe store
　　9. What does the man want the woman to do?
　　A. Lend him some money
　　B. Talk to his father for him
　　C. Buy him some new T-shirts
　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
　　10. What day is today?
　　A. Monday            B. Tuesday            C. Sunday
　　11. What is the woman planning to do tomorrow?
　　A. See her dentist        B. Attend a meeting     C. Join the boob
　　12. How many kinds of membership cards are mentioned by the man?
　　A. Two                B. Three                C. Four
　　听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
　　13. Where was probably the man when he lost Milo?
　　A. In a park             B. In a café            C. In a car
　　14. What does Milo look like?
　　A. He has short hair      B. He’s about 14 pounds    C. He’s black with white spots
　　15. Where does the woman tell the man to look first?
　　A. Farther out            B. To the left             C. To the right
　　16. What do the speakers decide to do in the end?
　　A. Call the police for help
　　B. Drive around to look for Milo
　　C. Run for a couple of blocks
　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
　　17. Who is the speaker?
　　A. Ellen                   B. Jenny              C. Maria
　　18. When is the rain expected to stop?
　　A. On Sunday afternoon      B. On Tuesday afternoon    C. On Thursday afternoon
　　19. What was today’s temperature?
　　A. In the low 70s             B. Around 50 degrees       C. Around 45 degrees
　　20. What time of the year is it?
　　A. Spring                    B. Summer               C. Fall
　　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。
　　A
　　In the professional or career world, a gap year is when one stops their formal work life to pursue other interests. However, today gap year refers mostly to a year taken between high school and college.
　　During this gap year, American students engage in advanced academic courses, extra-academic courses and non-academic courses, such as yearlong pre-college math courses, language studies, learning a trade, art studies, volunteer work, travel, internships(实习), sports and more.
　　British and European students, however, tach more vacation style approach to the “Gap Year” by generally working for 3-6 months and then traveling throughout the globe for the remaining time before college begins. This is intended to expand the mind, personal confidence, experiences, and interests before college.
　　Let’s look at the gap year in the following countries:
　　Denmark
　　Denmark has tried to limit the number of students who take a year out, punishing students who delay their education to travel abroad or worll-time. In 2015, it was announced that fewer students than before had taken a year out.
　　India
　　In India, the practice of taking time out after high school education, popularly called a drop year, has been on a quick rise in recent years, primarily students deciding to enroll in coaching institutions to prepare themselves for rigorous(严格的)college entrance examinations. However, using that year for travel is still not common.
　　Republic of Korea
　　In republic of Korea, gap year is defined as time for the youth to thint directions of their lives by going through gap year programs such as voluntary activity, career exploration, education, having a relationship, internship and enterprise while he/she pauses studying.
　　United Kingdom
　　In the United Kingdom a year out is a common choice before university, again to travel or volunteer, gaining life experience. All universities seem to welcome gap year applicants, no different from going straight to university from previous education.
　　1. Today a gap year is mainly taken by___________.
　　A. high school graduates    B. high school students
　　C. college graduates    D. college students
　　2. American students take a gap year mainly to ____________.
　　A. improve themselves    B. make some friends
　　C. make some money    D. relax themselves
　　3. In which country is a gap year the most popular?
　　A. India    B. Denmark
　　C. United Kingdom    D. Republic of Korea
　　4. What’s the passage mainly about?
　　A. The benefits of a gap year    B. The ways to take a gap year
　　C. Why people take a gap year    D. An introduction to a gap year
　　【答案】1. A    2. A    3. C    4. D
　　【解析】这篇文章主要介绍了各个国家的高中生在毕业后的空档年，所做的一些活动。
　　1. 细节理解题。由However, today gap year refers mostly to a year taken between high school and college.可知现在，空档年主要是高中毕业生获得，故选A。
　　2. 细节理解题。由During this gap year, American students engage in advanced academic courses, extra-academic courses and non-academic courses, such as yearlong pre-college math courses, language studies, learning a trade, art studies, volunteer work, travel, internships(实习), sports and more.可知美国学生主要是利用空档年来提高自己，选A。
　　3. 细节理解题。由All universities seem to welcome gap year applicants, no different from going straight to university from previous education.可知空档年在英国是最受欢迎的，选C。
　　4. 主旨大意题。由全文的主题句Let’s look a