2017-2018学年江苏省南京市金陵中学高二下学期期期末考试英语试题(有答案)

本试卷满分120分

第I卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节听力理解（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

做题时，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。

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. Why is Ann so upset?

A. She failed one of her exams.

B. She is worrying about other lesson.

C. She has no time to do her math homework.

2. What type of food does the woman cat?

A. Junk food.

B. Healthy food.

C. Delivered food.

3. What will the man probably do to stay warm?

A. Use a blanket.

B. Turn on the heater.

C. Drink some hot chocolate.

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. The man’s career.

B. The man’s travel plan.

C. The man’s plan after graduating.

5. What are the speakers’ opinions about the painting?

A. It’s simple.

B. It’s colorful.

C. It’s complex.

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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，听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In an office downtown.

B. In an apartment downtown.

C. In an apartment in the East End.

7. What does the man want to do now?

A. Get to work.

B. Go to a restaurant.

C. Visit the woman’s company.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How do the speakers know each other?

A. They are family members.

B. They go to the same school.

C. They teach at the same school.

9. How has the man tried to reach his brother?

A. He sent him a text.

B. He went to his house.

C. He left him a voicemail.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which subject is difficult for the woman?

A. Math.

B. History.

C. Chemistry.

11. When can the woman have tutoring?

A. On Tuesdays.

B. On Thursdays.

C. On Fridays.

12. Who is in charge of the Gifted Program?

A. Mr. Jennings.

B. Mr. Hobart.

C. Mrs. Lee.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What migh t the woman’s job be?

A. She’s a diver.

B. She’s a lifeguard.

C. She’s a swimming instructor.

14. Who called the ambulance?

A. The woman.

B. One of the students.

C. The man’s colleague.

15. When did the ambulance arrive?

A. Immediately.

B. Ten minutes later.

C. Twenty minutes later.

16. How did the girl react when she awoke?

A. She didn’t know what happened.

B. She went back in the pool.

C. She cried.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is making the announcement?

A. The student government.

B. The school newspaper.

C. The football team.

18. How many new teams are added this year?

A. Four.

B. Three.

C. Two.

19. What do the music club members do?

A. They organize trips.

B. They attend concerts.

C. They have dancing nights.

20. Why should a student join a campus group?

A. To have friends.

B. To make good grades.

C. To keep up with world news.

第二节单项选择（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）

21. A study shows that the agent hasn’t broken rules, but ________ responsibly.

A. he has neither acted

B. so has he acted

C. neither has he acted

D. he has so acted

22. We had better pay attention to some health problems that, when ________ in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A. not treated

B. not to be treated

C. not having been treated

D. not being treated

23. We just wonder ________ bargaining enjoys a real love and great appreciation among many people.

A. why is it that

B. what is it that

C. what it is that

D. why it is that

24. Never before ________ the famous museum was just a stone's thro away from their school, so out ________.

A. had they known; went all they

B. they had known; went all they

C. had they known; they all went

D. they had known; they all went

25. I would have gone to visit him in the hotel had it been at all possible, but I ________ fully occupied.

A. were

B. had been

C. have been

D. was

26. When travelers arrived there, the village seemed deserted, the only sign of life ________ one or two dogs lying under some trees.

A. was

B. were

C. being

D. had been

27. The customer left the waiter a ________ tip because he had been especially friendly and helpful.

A. moderate

B. liberal

C. handy

D. conscious

28. Our leader officially ________ the plan to develop the Bay Area in his government work report delivered at the start of the National People’s Congress session in March.

A. laid out

B. laid off

C. laid down

D. laid up

29. A number of questions ________ by parents at the meeting, but the school leaders could not ________ any proper answer.

A. came out; end up with

B. came up; come up with

C. put up; come up with

D. put forward; come down with

30. The Mp3 ________ young people ________ a bit of decline recently with the appearance of the Mp4.

A. intending to; has entered into

B. intended for; has gone into

C. meant to; takes on

D. meant for; opens up

31. I know this is not quite the right word, but I can’t be ________ to think of a better one.

A. disturbed

B. bothered

C. troubled

D. worried

32.—Shall I ________ some music?

—You’d better not. I’m ________ on my lessons.

A .put on; bent B. put up; bending C. put in; bent D. put out; bending

33. It was a matter of ________ would take the position.

A. who

B. whoever

C. whom

D. whomever

34. Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school. ________ the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni（校友）from home and abroad.

A. Attended

B. To attend

C. Attending

D. Having attended

35. Two lawyers have donated $50,000 to ________ ou r school’s campaign “Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmaster three years ago.

A. sponsor

B. launch

C. organize

D. plan

36. They seem to care little about others, shut down communication and ________ their own words.

A. subject to

B. subscribe to

C. bring in

D. indulge in

37. What the media should not do is to ________ people’s natural fears to create panic.

A. exploit

B. explore

C. extend

D. express

38. The company lost $7 million this quarter ________ a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier.

A. in contrast to

B. with regard to

C. in favor of

D. at the sacrifice of

39. It was such a beautiful expression of being the change-a celebration of self-responsibility that rarely is ________

in young people’s lives today.

A. polished

B. portrayed

C. progressed

D. proposed

40. A good competitor will cause you to grow. He will ________ you beyond your former skill level. If you want to get good at chess, play against somebody better at chess than you are.

A. serve

B. shelter

C. stretch

D. support

第三节完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）

Every Sunday morning I take a light walking around a park near my home. There’s a lake 41 in one corner of the park. Each time I 42 by this lake, I see the same elde rly woman sitting at the water’s 43 with a small metal cage sitting beside her.

This past Sunday my 44 got the best of me, so l stopped jogging and walked 45 to her. 46 I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was 47 a small trap. There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap 48 she was 49 scrubbing with a spongy brush.

“Hello,” I said. “If you don’t mind my 50 , I’d love to know what you’re doing with these turtles.”

She smiled. “I’m cleaning off their shells,” she replied. “51 on a turtle’s shell, like algae or scum, 52 the turtle’s ability to absorb heat and impedes its ability to swim. It can also 53 and weaken the shell over time.”

She went on: “I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning ,relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out. It’s my own 54 way of making a difference.”

“But don’t most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum 55 from their shells?” I asked.

“Yep, 56 , they do,” she replied.

“Well then, don’t you think your time could be better spent? And 99% of these turtles don't have kind people like you to help them clean off their shells. So, no 57 ...but how exactly are your localized 58 here truly making a difference?”

The woman giggled aloud.

She then 59 at the turtle in her lap, scrubbed off the last piece of algae from its shell, and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy 60 talk, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.

41. A. being located B. locating C. located D. having located

42. A. reach B. hike C. wander D. jog

43. A. surface B. bottom C. position D. edge

44. A. curiosity B. passion C. enthusiasm D. caution

45. A. down B. over C. up D. around

46. A. Until B. As C. While D. After

47. A. in particular B. in return C. in chaos D. in effect

48. A. that B. where C. which D. what

49. A. attentively B. gradually C. directly D. alternatively

50. A. request B. permission C. doubt D. nosiness

51. A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything

52. A. broadens B. strengthens C. lowers D. enlarges

53. A. weather B. address C. choke D. split

54. A. common B. unique C. explicit D. potential

55. A. attached B. tied C. hanging D. potential

56. A. fortunately B. basically C. sadly D. absolutely

57. A. wonder B. problem C. offense D. excuse

58. A. contributions B. efforts C. sacrifices D. arrangements

59. A. looked down B. drove away C. tore up D. thought back

60. A. would B. might C. shall D. should

第二部分阅读理解（共13题，每小题2分，满分26分）

A

Culture can affect not just language and customs, but also how people experience the world on surprisingly basic levels.

Researchers, with the help of brain scans, have uncovered shocking differences in perception（感知）between Westerners and Asians, what they see when they look at a city street, for example, or even how they perceive a simple line in a square, according to findings published in a leading science journal.

In western countries, culture makes people think of themselves as highly independent individuals. When looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus more on central objects than on their surroundings. East Asian cultures, however, emphasize inter-dependence. When Easterners look at a scene, they tend to focus on surroundings as well as the object.

Using an experiment involving two tasks, Dr Hedden asked subjects to look at a line simply to estimate its

length, a task that is played to American strengths. In another, they estimated the line’s length relative to the size of a square, an easier task for the Asians.

The level of brain activity, by tracking blood flow, was then measured by Brain Scanners. The experiment found that although there was no difference in performance, and the tasks were very easy, the levels of activity in the subjects’ brains were different. For the Americans, areas linked to attention lit up more, when they worked on the task they tended to find more difficult—estimating the line’s size relative to the square. For the Asians, the attention areas lit up more during the harder task also—estimating the line’s length without comparing it to the square. The findings are a reflection of more than ten years of previous experimental research into East-West differences.

In one study, for instance, researchers offered people a choice among five pens; four red and one green, Easterners were more likely to choose a red pen while Westerners were more likely to choose the green one.

Culture is not affecting how you see the world, but how you choose to understand and internalize（使内化）it.

But such habits can be changed. Some psychological studies suggest that when an Easterner goes to the West or vice versa, habits of thought and perception also begin to change. Such research gives us clues on how our brain works and is hopeful for us to develop programs to improve our memory, memory techniques and enhance and accelerate our learning skills.

61. According to the passage, Chinese people are most likely to ________.

A. more emphasize independent thinking

B. always focus more on their surroundings

C. focus on the context as well as the object

D. think of Westerners as highly independent units

62. We know from the passage that people’s brains will be more active when ________.

A. the task is much easier

B. the blood flow is tracked

C. people begin to choose colors

D. the task is more difficult

63. What does Dr Hedden’s exper iment in Paragraph 4-5 indicate?

A. Culture has a great impact on the way people talk and behave.

B. Easterners and Westerners perceive the world differently.

C. People’s perception of the world can be changed.

D. Americans are better at calculating than the Asians.

B

Edgar Alan Poe was and is an abnormal figure among the major American writers of his period. It seems to

have been true of Poe that no one could look at him without seeing more than they would wish.

Poe published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket in 1838,his only novel. Its importance is suggested by the fact that his major work comes after it. The Narrative’s shortcomings are sometimes considered to be the fact that it was written for money, as it surely was, and as almost everything else Poe wrote was also. This is not exceptional among writers anywhere, though in the case of Poe it is often treated as if his having done so were disgraceful. Be that as it may, the Narrative makes its way to a peak as strange and powerful as anything to be found in his greatest tales.

The word that reoccurs most importantly in Poe's fictions is horror. His stories are often shaped to bring the narrator and the reader to a place where the use of the word is reasonable, where the word and the experience it arouses are explored or by implication defined. Perhaps it is because Poe's tales test the limits of mental health and good manners that he is both popular and criticized.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym has the grand scale of the nineteenth-century voyage of discovery, and a different and larger scale in the suggestions that appear as the voyage goes on. The Narrative is frequently compared with Moby-Dick, published thirteen years later, after Poe’s death. Poe uses whiteness as a highly ambiguous symbol, by no means to be interpreted as purity or holiness or by association with any other positive value. There is blackness, too, in The Narrative, specifically associated with the populations that live in the regions nearest the South Pole. The native people in Tasmania, the island south of Australia, were said by explorers and settlers to be black, and were in any case, with the word “black,” swept into the large category of those related to displacement, exploitation, and worse.

Something very like the occupation of Kentucky by white settlers lies behind the events that bring Pym to the far-sighted conclusion of his narrative. In the early years of the nineteenth century the British began what made the native people of Tasmania die out, who had tried to resist white invasion of their island. Such occupations were, of course, a major business of Europeans, or whites, almost everywhere in the world at the time Poe wrote. They, were boasted of as progress. It would have required unusual sensibility in Poe to have taken a different, very dark view of the phenomenon. But he was an unusual man. And the horror that fascinated him and gave such dreadful unity to his tales is often the unavoidable, conflict of the self by a perfect justice, the exposure of a guilty act in a form that makes its reveal a falling back of the mind against itself.

Young Pym is simply telling a story of a kind popular at the time, a voyage adventure lived out beyond the farthest reaches of exploration. The story is disturbed by its own deeper tendencies, the rising through this surface of the kind of recognition that must find expression in another form of literature. As his ship approaches the region of

the South Pole, Pym notes the mildness of the climate, coolly listing the resources of the islands, which were assumed by such voyagers to be there for the taking.

If The Narrative were a conventional story, the immense roar and the towering flames might attract the notice of a passing sail—and there would be no need for a note explaining its lacking an ending. But the force of the narrative carries it beyond the fate of individuals, toward an engagement with a reality beyond any temporary human drama.

64. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Allan Poe was a famous America writer of his period.

B. People expect too much of the American writer—Alan Poe.

C. Unlike other writers, Allan Poe is a unique and unusual writer.

D. People think Poe is a popular novelist like other famous writers.

65. Where is the novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym probably set?

A. In the South Pacific.

B. In Australia.

C. At the South Pole.

D. In Kentucky.

66. Which of the following can describe the characteristic of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?

A. Poverty is the main theme of the novel.

B. The novel is full of justice elements.

C. Blackness can possibly be felt in the novel.

D. Whiteness is the obvious symbol of the novel.

67. Which of the following might be taken from the novel The Narrative?

A. “One of these adventures was related by way of introduction to a longer narrative.”

B. “Gordon Pym’s father was a respectable trader at Nantucket, where Pym was born.”

C. “The wind, as I before said, blew freshly from the southwest. The night was very cold.”

D. “Pym at length hit upon the idea of working on the terrors and guilty conscience of the mate.”

68. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A. The Narrative is an adventurous story written in a conventional way.

B. The Narrative is considered one of Alan Poe's famous novels.

C. Allan Poe was misunderstood to write The Narrative for money.

D. Readers might not understand why The Narrative ended so abruptly.

C

Until recently, scientists and authors were in absolute disagreement over the point of crying. In King Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote,”…, to weep is to make less the depth of grief”, and the American writer Lemony Snicket said

“unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circum stances have not changed one bit”.

Charles Darwin, on the other hand, thought that shedding tears (the act of crying) was merely a useless side effect of the way that the muscles around the eye worked. For him, those muscles had to contract（收缩）from time to time so that they didn’t overflow with blood; the expulsion of tears was simply an unintended consequence of that evolved physiological（生理学的）process. He did acknowledge that crying could help young infants attract the attention of their parents, though.

We now know that crying—at least, the sort that adults do—is a complex physiological response to some kind of emotional stimulus. The most noticeable feature is of course the shedding of tears, but it also includes changes in facial expressions and breathing patterns.

From a scientific perspective, crying is different from shedding the kind of tears like when you accidentally rub your eyes after eating spicy foods. Even the tears themselves are different. In 1981, Minnesota psychiatrist William H Frey II discovered that tears flowing due to sad movies had more protein in them than those that flowed in response to some freshly chopped onions.

If you shed tears of laughter when seeing a funny comedy show or you're moved to tears when listening to a bridegroom’s wedding vows to his bride, you may know that emotional tears aren't limited to feelings of deep sadness. While all of us are familiar with the feelings that are associated with crying, whether for joy or sorrow, we know little about why we do it as adults-but there are plenty of ideas.

One idea is that adult crying isn't actually all that different from the sort that babies do, at least when it comes to its social nature. In other words, perhaps weeping is a literal cry for attention, a means of soliciting support and help from our friends when we need it the most. It’s a way of communicating our inner emotional state at a time when we may not be able to express it clearly.

While this may explain some forms of crying, many researchers have found that adults often cry when they’re completely alone. Another possibility is that crying might serve as a means of “secondary appraisal,” helping people to realize just how upset they are, a way of just how upset they are and helping them understand their own feelings.

Another idea is that crying provides relief from stressful situations. The idea is consistent not only with the words of Shakespeare, but also with the words of Roman Poet Ovid, who wrote, “It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.” The Greek Philosopher Aristotle also wrote that crying “cleanses the mind”. In a 1986 study of popular US magazines and newspapers, one psychologist found that 94% of articles about crying suggested that it helped to relieve psychological tension.

Indeed, a 2008 study of nearly 4,300 young adults from 30 countries found that most reported improvements in both their mental and physical well-being after a short period of crying, but not all. Some reported no change after a crying session, and some even said that they felt worse afterwards.

The difference seems to lie in the social context: if a person felt embarrassed about crying in public, for example, they might feel less resolved than if they cried alone or with a friend. The study also found that when people tried to suppress or hide their crying, they ended up feeling less relieved afterwards.

So the notion of having “a good cry” is not without merit. In the end, adults might just cry for the same reason as human infants: to seek help from their friends and family.

69. According to Darwin, shedding tears was ________.

A. the same thing as crying

B. aimed at attracting other’s attention

C. nothing but a physiological process

D. an effective way to get rid of negative emotions

70. What can we learn from the passage about crying?

A. It can benefit people’s eye muscles.

B. It is a response to the stimulus to eyes.

C. It is usually caused by painful emotions.

D. It can cause changes in people's outward features.

71. The underlined word “soliciting” in Paragraph 6 can be best replaced by “________”.

A. refusing

B. seeking

C. providing

D. receiving

72. Who doesn’t share the same idea with Shakespeare about crying?

A. Lemony Snicket.

B. Ovid.

C. Aristotle.

D. Charles Darwin.

73. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Why do people cry

B. Experiments on crying

C. Different types of crying

D. Is having a cry good for us

第II卷

第三部分词汇及句型运用（共三节，满分14分）

第一节单调填空及完成句子（共6题，每空0.5分，满分4分）

74. With the border agreement signed, the t________ between the two countries began to case off.

75. Economist John Robertson says the finance minister was wrong to expect IMF to be ________（仁慈的）to

Zimbabwe.

76. Readers who don’t shy away from political, philosophical, or religious topics of all kinds will be fa scinated by Tolstoy’s grasp of Napoleonic historical forces mixed with ________(change) but fascinating human individuals.

77. He is a liar. His actions are in obvious c________ with his promises made in his inaugural address（就职演讲）.

78. 他们被控告滥用权力，人为拾高物价。

They were accused of ________ ________ to artificially keep prices high

79.任何卖国投敌的人都将会被判死刑。

Whoever betrays his country to the enemy will be ________ to ________.

第二节名著短语填空（只填字母）（共5题，每小题1分，满分5分）

|A. no longer B. narrow down C. prior to D. fall behind E. peek into

80. “When you face the sun,” wrote Helen Keller, “the shadows always ________ you.”

81. In the days ________ our meeting he'll jot down subjects he wants to be sure he remembers to talk to me about while we are together.

82. After a month, Mr. McAyley called me and said that they have to ________ it ________ to two candidates, and I was one of them.

83. Only human beings have come to a point where they ________ know why they exist. They don’t use their brains and they have forgotten the secret knowledge of their bodies, their senses, or their dreams.

84. Not only can I ________ some of the mystery books she has recommended, but I’ve begun to find out more about what good mystery does to the intellectual energy of the human mind.

第三节名著翻译（共5题，每小题1分，满分5分）

85. It was Plato who said that his definition of thinking was “the soul talking to itself”.

86. Competition, if confronted enthusiastically, can be the greatest self-motivating experience in the world.

87. Helen Keller didn’t complain about not being given enough money from the government to compensate her for her disability.

88. The secret to a happy life is a sound mind in a sound body.

89. A vision should be judged by these criteria, the criteria of power and effectiveness.

第四部分任务型阅读（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。

I love indoor plants; I really do—but you would never know it by looking at my track record with them. I am

always killing succulents.

I decided to consult an exper t on the matter .I’ve grown tired of killing

plants. It shouldn’t be rocket science, but maybe, to some, it is.

As it tums out, succulents are not as low-maintenance as they’re often

marketed to seem, but they’re not impossible to care for, either. Here’s what I’ve learned after asking a garden shop staff a thousand and one questions.

HOW TO A VOID KILLING YOUR SUCCULENTS

1. Use loose “cactus（仙人掌）” soil.

Succulents need to drain well. They won’t survive in sand or rock, and some other soils hold too much moi sture. You can purchase cactus potting soil from your local garden shop. Stick with that stuff.

2. Expose it to reasonable sun, shade, and temperatures

All plants need sunshine (remember photosynthesis（光合作用）, just varying levels of it. Succulents are flexi ble, but they won’t do well in darkness or in sweltering direct sun. Moving the succulent in and out of reasonable levels of sunlight will help it thrive.

3. Don’t over-water.

As a rookie like me, a person lacking in experience, this was definitely one of my mistakes-too much TLC (Tender Love Caring). The problem is, no one can really tell you how often to water your succulent; you have to monitor it yourself. Depending on your climate, the soil will dry out at varying speeds. Water only when the soil has c ompletely dried from the previous watering. Succulents won’t quickly die for lack of water, but they do need it. Allowing the water to drain completely through the soil is the best way to avoid root rot. Otherwise, a misting bottle can be helpful to regulate water quantities.

4. “Plant food” is not a joke.

I used to think that “plant food” was just a marketing ploy（营销手段）. It’s not. Since these plants aren’t growing in their natural habitats, they can’t absorb the nutrients (e. g, calcium) that they naturall y need. Cactus/succulent food is cheap and will last a long time; you only need one drop for every gallon of water.

5. Give them air circulation.

Contrary to popular belief, succulents won't thrive in a closed container (like a terrarium with a lid). They need air.

6. They need room to grow.

Little succulents are cute and cheap, but they’ll stay that size unless you occasionally repot them. Some succulents can grow to be over ten feet tall, while others will comfortably grow within a foot or two. Occasionally repotting them might mean re-creating a pretty arrangement, but it will help the plants live longer.

Unless the dirt is already damp, give the succulents some water before repotting. The new potting soil will be pretty dry, so the extra water will spread out.

Best of lucky, everyone! May you have a beautiful windowsill with succulents that thrive!

Title How to Avoid Killing Your Succulents

Introduction 90 succulents shouldn’t be rocket science, but I 91 to kill

these indoor plants.

92 to succulent success ?Succulent soil has to be able to support the plant physically, hold a little

moisture yet 93 perfectly extra water.

?94 to sunlight at a reasonable level, succulents grow in a better

way.

?Rookies, who are 95 , must remember:

?Don’t water until the soil has completely dried from the previous

watering.

?Succulents need to be fertilized but in small 96 .

?That air 97 is required for indoor succulents.

?98 can contribute to the healthy growth of succulents.

May you have a beautiful windowsill decorated with succulents 99 well.

第五部分书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共1小题，满分20分）

请阅读下面短文。并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

The national box office set a record in 2017, almost 56 billion yuan, up 13 percent from 2016. Last year, there were 92 films whose revenue（收入）exceeded 100 million yuan each including 51 Chinese films. About 1.62 billion tickets were bought, up 18 percent year-on-year. In 2017, the Chinese film industry produced 798 dramas, 32 animation films and 44 documentaries in all. Fifteen films earned more than 1 billion yuan each at the box office, up from nine in 2016.

In the coming days, records will likely be broken and history will be made as China’s film industry appears to be on the turning point of a new era, industry insiders said. This year, the number of new film releases, box-office

earnings, and even stock-market performance of shares listed entertainment companies and expected to be higher, they said.

Filmgoers’ reviews have had an increasingly significant impact on the box office more than other factors such as the participation of pop celebrities in pre-release promotions, a media professor said. Also, viewers are no longer getting influenced by big names alone. They don’t care whether the film is Chinese, Hollywood, European, or Indian, as long as it has substance（内容）. Even a low-budget film with little-known cast and crew could emerge as a hit, industry observers said.

【写作内容】

1. 用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容：

2. 分析此现象产生的原因（不少于两点）。

3. 谈谈你的看法。

【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句：

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称：

3. 不必写标题。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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江苏省南京市金陵中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期期末考试

英语试题答案

第I卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节听力理解（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

1-5 ABACA 6-10 CBCCA 11-15 BCBBC 16-20 AACBA

第二节单项选择（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）

21-25 CADCD 26-30 CBABB 31-35 BAACA 36-40 DAABC

第三节完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）

41-45 CDDAB 46-50 BDAAD 51-55 BCABC 56-60 CCBAD

第二部分阅读理解（共13题，每小题2分，满分26分）

61-63 CDB 64-68 CACCD 69-73 CDBDD

第II卷

第三部分词汇及句型运用（共三节，满分14分）

第一节单词填空及完成句子（共6题，每空0.5分，满分4分）

74. tension 75. merciful 76. changeable 77. contradictory

78. abusing power 79. condemned/sentenced; death

第二节名著短语填空（只填字母）（共5题，每小题1分，满分5分）

80-84 DCBAE

第三节名著翻译（共5题，每小题1分，满分5分）

85. 是柏控图说他对思考的定义是“灵魂的自我对话”。

86. 如果你用热情应对竞争，竞争能成为世界上最能激励自我的体验。

87. 海伦凯勒并不抱怨政府没有给她足够的钱来补偿她的残疾。

88. 幸福生活的秘诀就是健全的心智和健康的身体。

89. 一种见地/想法应该由这些标准评判，那就是力量和有效性。

第四部分任务型阅读（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）

90. Growing/Planting 91. tend 92. Approaches/Keys 93. drain 94. Exposed 95. inexperienced 96. quantities 97. circulates 98. Room/Repotting

99. grown /developed

第五部分作文（满分15分）

China has witnesses a steady increase in the national box-office earnings in the past year. Meanwhile, filmgoers are becoming more and more rational when choosing a film to watch.

The increase in the box-office income can be attributed to a number of factors. Firstly, the quality of people’s life has improved so greatly that people attach more importance to their cultural and entertaining activities, one of which is watching films as a good choice. Besides, filming technology has advanced and more high-quality films made by different countries are on offer. People are eager to enjoy interesting stories or fantastic special effect in cinemas, know more about foreign cultures, and communicate with families or friends after watching. Moreover, people can seek much information on the Internet about the theme, cast and crew, and reviews and ratings from other filmgoers, so that they can choose films to watch more rationally.

In my opinion, with more investment in movie industry and efforts from great filmmakers and cast, the number of Chinese high-quality and famous movies will certainly increase. I am very glad to buy tickets and go to the cinema.

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