江苏省扬州中学2017—2018学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语2017.11注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。

2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。

第 I 卷（选择题，三部分，共80分）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。

例：How much does the shirt cost?A. ￡19.15B. ￡9.15C. ￡9.50答案是B。

1. How does the man plan to find a used car?A. Through a car dealer.B. From the newspaper.C. On the Internet.2. Where is the man going?A.To a park.B. To the woman’s.C. To a supermarket.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A writer.B. A book.C. A bookstore.4. What season is it now?A. Spring.B. Autumn.C. Winter.5. What present has the man bought?A. A book.B. Some flowers.C. A pair of gloves.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 are the speakers doing?A. Reporting a match live.B. Interviewing a champion.C. Talking about a new world record.7. What do we know about Paul Timmons?A. He breaks a world record.B. He is talented in competing.C. He isn’t in the lead all the time.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the woman probably?A. A writer.B. A tour guide.C.A reporter..9. What is on the man’s right?A.A palace.B. A park.C. A statue.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When did the man buy the T-shirt?A. Yesterday.B. A few weeks ago.C. A couple of days ago.11. Why does the man want to change the T-shirt?A. He wants a bigger size.B. He prefers another color.C. He doesn’t like the style.12. What will the woman do next?A.Give the man’s money back.B. Change the T-shirt for the man.C. Have a word with her manager.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Wife and husband.B. Mother and son.C. Employer and employee.14. What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Find another job.B. Buy a cheaper guitar.C. Balance the budget.15. What is the man’s problem?A. He can’t join a band.B. He can’t find a satisfying job.C. He can’t make ends meet.16. How does the man feel about the woman’s words?A. Impatient.B. Embarrassed.C. Disappointed.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What prize did the youngest group get?A. The second prize.B. The third prize.C. The fourth prize.18. What should Eastside practise more?A. The dance.B. The songC. The music.19. Why did The Storm win the first prize?A. They danced wonderfully.B. The guitarist played very well.C. The singer performed perfectly.20. What kind of person is the speaker?A. Humorous.B. Boring.C. Serious.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）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.—What do you think of the grammar book?—Oh, it is really _____useful reference book, which is worth reading _____second time.A. a, aB. an, theC. an, aD. the, the22. Only those who had tickets were ________ to the stadium for the concert given by thefamous musician.A. allowedB. admittedC. committedD. permitted23. This special school accepts all disabled students, _______ educational level and background.A. according toB. as a consequence ofC. in addition toD. regardless of24. The production of the factory has grown to _____ in 1999.A. twice as it wasB. twice what it wasC. as twice as it wasD. twice that it was25. You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of_________ you think your real interests lie.A. thatB. whatC. whereD. how26. He would be in better health now _______ with too much work when young.A. had he not burdened himselfB. if he was not burdenedC. were he not burdenedD. had he not been burdened himself27. —Has John ever broken his promise?—No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and _______ .A. so would heB. so did heC. so he wouldD. so he did28. When their children lived far away from them , these old people felt ______from the world.A. cut offB. cut downC. cut outD. cut back29. According to Global Blue, a tax-free shopping consultancy, Chinese shoppers were said to be the biggest overseas spenders in the year 2013, each customer _________ an average of £ 1,367 per transaction.A. spentB. to spendC. spendingD. has spent30. It is not so much the language ________ the cultural background ______ makes the filmdifficult to understand.A. that; asB. what; asC. as; whatD. as; that31. You can't imagine such a well-educated gentleman ___ be so rude to an old man.A. couldB. shouldC. wouldD. might32. I found my computer functioning much better, ________ a new operating system.A. to installB. installingC. having installedD. installed33. Dad promised Tom to buy him a nice gift for his birthday,beyond his imagination.A. whichB. the oneC. thatD. one34.—The criminal was finally sentenced to death.—Just as a biblical idiom says, “_________________.”A. You reap what you sowB. An eye for an eyeC. See the handwriting on the wallD. Kill the fatted calf35. —Did you have butterflies in your stomach at the interview?—______. That was my first job interview.A. It dependsB. Not reallyC. You betD. I mean it第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。