山东省济南市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期10月阶段测试试题本试卷分第I和第II两卷，共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
第 I 卷 (选择题，共100分)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.Which sport does the man like？A. Football.B. Basketball.C. Baseball.2.What does the woman want to drink?A.Tea.B. Milk.C. Coffee.3.What is the woman borrowing from the man?A. A book.B. A camera.C. Some money.4. How does the woman suggest the man go to the city?A. By train.B. By taxi.C. By bus.5. What does the woman think of Mr. Bell?A. Students can’t benefit from his class.B. His class is interesting.C. He speaks too much in class.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. On which day is Jack leaving?A. Aug. 18th.B. Aug. 28th.C. Sep. 28th.7. How will Jack go back home?A. By air.B. By sea.C. By train.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the girl want to go?A. The history museum.B. The science museum.C. The art museum.9. What do we know about the girl?A. She is on Tomkins Avenue now.B. She can get into the museum for free.C. She will take a bus to get to the museum.10. What’s the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends.B. Strangers.C. Teacher and student.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman feel?A. Tired.B. Relaxed.C. Excited.12. Where does the man invite the woman to go?A. A party.B. A café.C. His home.13. What do we know about the woman?A. She’s a little shy.B. She’s always happy.C. She often chats with friends.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a classroom.B. In a school canteen.C. In a chemistry lab.15. Who is the man’s French teacher now?A. Mr. Bray.B. Miss Linden.C. Mr. Hopkins.16. What is true about Quebec according to the man?A. People are forced to speak French there.B. Nobody speaks French there.C. Many people use English there.17. What does the man say about learning French?A. He finds the grammar difficult.B. He didn’t realize how hard it would be.C. He just joined the after-school French club.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How old was Mary when her family moved?A. Six years old.B. Seven years old.C. Eight years old.19. Why didn’t Mary catch the school bus that morning?A. She was sick.B. She got up too late.C. Her mother decided to drive her to school.20. What can we learn from the talk?A. Mary’s mother knew the way well.B. Mary’s home was near the school.C. Mary gave the quickest directions.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题，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。
A21. The twenty-first act to sign up will be allowed to be performed only if _______.A. a performer is unable to attendB. a performance is shortenedC. the performance is originalD. the performer is approved22. Each person performing in the talent show is required to turn in a_________.A. telephone numberB. musical recordingC. costume drawingD. permission slip23. When should a second grader show up at school on the show night?A. Before 6:30 P.M.B. Before 5:30 P.M.C. After 6:30 P.M.D. After 5:30 P.M.24. Where is this passage most likely to be found?A. In a city evening paper.B. On an entertainment websiteC. On a school news board.D. On the wall of a music store.BOnce upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was unhappy and that she was tired of struggling all the time.Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes, eggs and coffee beans in them. After 20 minutes, he took them out, putting the potatoes and eggs in a bowl and the coffee in a cup. Turning to his daughter, he said, “Look closer, and touch the potatoes.”She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. Its good smell brought a smile to her face.“Father, what does this mean?”she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans were in the same adversity(逆境)——the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently.The strong and hard potato became soft and weak in boiling water. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new. “Which one do you want to be like,” he asked. “When adversity knocks on your door, how will you respond?”In life, challenges happen to us all, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.25. Why did the girl complain to her father?A. Because of her father’s busy work.B. Because of her hard life.C. Because of her tiring job.D. Because of the food her father cooked.26. What can we infer from this story?A. Different people have different reactions towards adversity.B. The father was good at cooking.C. The girl didn’t like the potatoes and eggs.D. The girl liked the coffee best.27. What does the underlined word “fragile” mean in the 4th paragraph?A. thickB. hardC. strongD. easily-broken28. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Father and daughter.B. A chef and coffee beans.C. Challenges and responses.D. Adversities and a chef.CThe human brain remembers negative experiences more easily than positive ones. Our brains have developed in this way because threats, like dangerous animals, have a more immediate effect on people’s survival compared to positive things like food or shelter. As a result, you clearly know what makes you unhappy, but do you know what makes you happy?Research suggests that our level of happiness is partly shaped by the choices we make. If you’ve been chasing wealth, fame, power and some material things, you may be looking for happiness in the wrong places. Psychologists suggest that the following habits can make people happier.People who own close relationships tend to be happier than those who do not.The number of our friends is not important. What matters is the quality of our relationships. Relationships that bring happiness usually consist of the sharing of feelings, acceptance, mutual (双方的) respect and trust.People who exercise regularly can improve both their physical and mental well-being. Some research has shown that exercise can be as effective as some medicine in treating depression.If we are so interested in an activity, we may lose track of time, and we can be in a state of flow. The activity could be playing the piano, surfing the Internet or playing a game… People who experience flow in their work or life tend to be happier.People are more likely to be happy if they know what their strengths are and can use them regularly. People are especially happy when they can set goals and use their strengths to achieve them.People, who think positively by being grateful, mindful and optimistic, are more likely to be happy. Being grateful means being thankful. Being mindful means considering, focusing on, and enjoying the experiences of the present moment. Being optimistic means being hopeful about the future.29. Human brains remember negative things more easily because negative things _______.A. tend to affect human survival immediatelyB. are easy to rememberC. are much more important than other thingsD. can make people live much happier30. According to this passage, people may find happiness in ________.A. being famousB. chasing powerC. setting life goalsD. earning money31. In the last paragraph, the author tries to tell us to _________.A. think more about our futureB. be positive in our life and workC. focus on everything in our lifeD. only enjoy the present moment32. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A. Why people remember positive things easily.B. Why people remember negative things easily.C. What makes people happy.D. What makes people sad.DAmerican English began in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, the English language was brought to North America by colonists (殖民者) from England. They used the language spoken in England, that is, Elizabethan English, the language used by Shakespeare.In order to exploit (开发) new resources in America, British colonists settled down there and from 1607 to 1732 set up thirteen colonies. In these thirteen areas, English was a common language used by all people. They continued to speak as they had done in England.As time went by, the English language gradually changed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Foreigners longing for wealth set foot on the coastal area to trade. The Americans adopted many words from foreign languages and invented lots of new words to meet their commercial (贸易的) needs.Following American Independence, famous people like Thomas Jefferson, the president, began to consider that the country should have a language of its own. Noah Webster compiled (编纂) three elementary books on English. Later, he expressed the idea that as an independent nation, America should have a system of its own in language as well as in government. After the second half of the 19th century, many great writers such as Mark Twain helped the development of American English.English in America has developed a character of its own, showing the life and the physical and social environment of the American people. Since the rise of the United States to a position of world importance, American English has been developing and changing. There is no doubt that American English will enrich the English language greatly. With the rapid development of modern mass media and the common needs of economic, cultural and political exchanges, American English will be more widely used in the world than British English.33. What can we infer from paragraph 3?A. People from the seaside were more willing to learn English.B. The English language changed as a result of inner culture shock.C. New words occurred in American English as a result of local invention.D. International business and trade contributed to the development of American English.34. What do we know about American English according to the passage?A. It came into being at the end of the 17th century.B. It hardly makes contributions to the development of English.C. Its development has a close relationship with American people’s life.D. It has been more widely used than British English from the beginning.35. What’s the best title for the passage?A. The development of American English.B. Language and Business.C. The Difference between American English and British English.D. The Birth of American English.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。