高二英语下学期期初考试 试题

我带领班子成员及全体职工，积极参加县委、政府和农牧局组织的政治理论学习，同时认真学习业务知识，全面提高了自身素质，增强职工工作积极性，杜绝了纪律松散莆田一中20172018学年度下学期期初考试试卷高二英语选修六第卷第一部分 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. When will the man play volleyball? A. Today. B. This weekend. C. Today and tomorrow.2. How much will the woman spend? A. $220. B. $230. C. $250.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. A book.B. European paintings.C. A yellow coat. 4. What will the man probably do with the computer? A. Have it fixed.B. Give it to the woman.C. Get a new one.5. Why is the girls father special? A. He finds time for his kids. B. He has an important job.C. He makes time for himself.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. When did the man start drawing? A. Five years ago.B. Six years ago.C. When he was five years old.7. How does the woman feel about the mans art? A. She thinks it is great. B. She is too shy to tell him.C. She likes his photography the most听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Which countries has the woman already been to? A. Canada and Australia. B. Singapore and America. C. China and Korea. 9. What can we learn about Norway? A. It is always cold all over the country. B. It snows almost everywhere in winter. C. Its very dry in summer.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why will the man be late? A. Hes stuck in traffic. B. He had an accident.C. He didnt make it onto the bridge in time.11. When is the plane scheduled to leave? A. In 45 minutes. B. In two hours. C. In 30 minutes.12. How does the man probably feel? A. Positive. B. Stressed out. C. Apologetic.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the man get a new job? A. He wanted to work closer to his house.B. He wanted to make more money.C. His old job was too stressful.14. What did the man probably do at his last job? A. Handle money. B. Drive a car. C. Take care of patients.15. Where does the mans mother live? A. In Chicago.B. In California.C. In New York.16. What will the man do in a year? A. Move back to where his family live.B. Gain more experience in the hospital.C. Find enough time to visit his parents.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Washington Square Park located? A. In Upper Manhattan.B. Between 6th St. and 4th St. C. In the Washington Village neighborhood.18. What is true about Washington Square Park? A. It covers ten city blocks.B. Dogs have their own areas to play.C. Eating and drinking are not allowed.19. Who especially likes the parks fountain area? A. Artists. B. Students.C. Children.20. When was the Washington Arch built? A. In 1889. B. In 1806. C. In 1871.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。AYour local grocery store is a psychological minefield, where even the bananas are ripe with mystery.1Southpaws (左撇子) have an invisible advantageYouve probably seen that stores keep go-to itemsproduce, meats, dairyon the outer edge. But did you notice that most of them are set up to make you run counterclockwise (逆时针)? Ninety percent of us are right-handed, so we buy more when its counterclockwise. Youll also often find the dairy section in the back left corner: Because dairy is likely on your list, stores make sure you take the longest route to get there. In fairness, its also a more convenient place to put a fridge.2Everything is in its placeIts safe to say that nothing you see on a shelf is there by chance. The cookies on sale at the end of a passage are likely the result of smart product placement. More expensive items are usually placed at an adults eye level, while colorful treats and other products for kids are positioned lowerto catch the attention of children.3Time goes by so slowlyStores rarely have windows or clocks.With no reference to the outside world, customers can easily lose track of how long theyve been there so that they can buy more. Grocery stores may use another trick to control your sense of time: small floor tiles (瓷砖)4Goods are an art formGrocers know exactly what shade of banana youre most likely to buy. To ensure the bananas on display are the closest to this shade, stores use a ripeness scale that ranges from one (all green) to seven (yellow with brown spots). Some stores even use special lighting to make bananas look more appealing. As for the water sprayed on the other produce? It makes veggies look fresh, but keeping them wet actually makes them rot faster. It also makes produce heavierand therefore pricier.21.Why do stores usually put dairy in the back left corner?A. Because it is a quiet place.B. To attract peoples attention.C. To make people buy more.D. Because most people are right-handed.22. You are more likely to find toys_A. on lower shelves B. in cornersC. at an adults eye level D. at the end of a passage23. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Secrets of stores B. Advantages of storesC. How to shop in stores D. How to operate a storeBPeople took bets on when Le Hos business, Capital City Waste Services (CCWS), would fail，but she has proved the doubters wrong by turning the waste management business into a multi-million dollar empire.Le Ho had a poor start to life in Australia. When she was 18 days old, her family arrived in Australia from Vietnam on a fishing boat.At the age of 21, Ho started her first business called Honey Bee, a bridal store. In six years she grew that to six stores, but the market for Internet shopping changed things greatly. Therefore, she wanted to find some business that, whatever the economy, would be there.It turned out the answer was waste management. Ho first came across CCWS when she helped to run the business for a friend who was a director and had to go overseas.In 2010，Ho decided to buy it for $50，000 although the business was losing about $20，000 a month.To cut down costs, Ho took on all the roles in the business from sales to driving a truck. She started the day with a waste collection run and then changed clothes to go to meetings. Evenings were spent reading books and sending emails. She worked 18 hours a day for the first 12 months.Hos hard work paid off after her business doubled in the first 12 months. Over the next 12 months the income doubled again. Ho picked the right industry with IBISWorld (an Australian research company) analysis valuing solid waste collection services at $6.2 billion for 2015-2016 and predicting annual growth of 3.8 per cent in the future.However, Ho faced discrimination (歧视) when starting out in an industry controlled by men. But it only inspired her. She regarded it as a driving force for her to get in the truck at 6 am. She said that any business or job that men can do, women can do too. And she proved it with her success.24. When Le Ho was in her twenties，she_A. took a boat trip to VietnamB.moved to Australia with her parents C. got interested in online shoppingD. owned several bridal stores25. Le Ho took over CCWS mainly because_A. her own business had failedB. her friend advised her to do soC. she believed the waste industry is more stableD. she wanted to make a bet with others26. According to the IBISWorld analysis, we can infer that Le Ho is_A. far-sighted B. ambitiousC. competent D. strong-willed27. How did Le Ho deal with the discrimination against her?A. She simply ignored it.B. She chose to keep silent.C. She used it to encourage herself.D. She expressed her anger publicly.CWhat makes you grow? While rolling many ideas around in my head to write this piece, I narrowed my focus a bit and chose: family and sense of purpose.My family keeps me excited to be alive beginning the day with a morning kiss from the man I love. He is there to listen and guide, to laugh and sigh, to explore and relax, and to make each day meaningful. Together we have three delightful children. Even though they caused various gray hairs over the years, they have also provided love and laughter.Friends fall into the family category as well. Although they are not cut of the same cloth, they are part of the same quilt. True friends are often as giving and maybe even more giving as family. Even though our friends enter our life later than our family, strong relation exists. In fact, sometimes friends know us better than family.The second drive is a sense of purpose. While impossible to describe, it is very easy to picture as we think of everything of value that touches us. A purpose may be a happy family, home life, and so on. Actually in most cases it is a combination of all these as they affect our lives deeply.Purpose is new, fresh, exciting and always changing. Youre taking up the same job each day except that sometimes you are challenged. I always wanted to be a teacher, for example, and I chose junior high French. However, over the years my tasks changed so that I had various chances to teach K-12 and beyond in a wide range of subjects, levels and school districts. I remained in the same profession for more than 40 years but never in the same setting.28. What did the author do before writing this article? A. She chose her own family as the main topic for writing.B. She took some concerned drives into consideration. C.She studied many families in detail for some ideas. D. She had a quick mind in writing.29. Whats the authors attitude to her marriage? A. Curious. B. Puzzled. C. Sad. D. Satisfied.30. What is the closest meaning of the underlined sentences in Paragraph 3? A. Friends wear different clothes but sleep on the same bed.B. Though not born into a family, friends are considered life mates.C. A friend in need is a friend in deed. D. Blood is thicker than water.31. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Everyone has his own purpose. B. Purpose needs to be flexible. C. Teachers must be knowledgeable. D. Teaching is very difficult in America.DNobody likes feeling lonely, and isolation (孤立) isnt only a psychological problem. Loneliness increases a persons risk of death by 26 percent, an effect comparable to the health risks posed by obesity.So some researchers are investigating what it is, exactly, that makes lonely people stay lonely. One long-held theory has been that people become socially isolated because of their poor social skillsas they spend more time alone，the few skills they do have start to fail from lack of use. But new research suggests that this is a fundamental misunderstanding of the socially isolated. Its just that when theyre in situations where they need those skills the most, they choke.Professor Megan L. Knowles and her team tested the social skills of 86 undergraduates, showing them 24 faces on a computer screen and asking them to name the basic human emotion each face was showing: anger, fear, happiness, or sadness. In the end, the lonelier students did worse than the non-lonely students on the emotion-reading taskbut only when they were told they were being tested on their social skills. When the lonely were told they were just taking a general knowledge test, they performed better than the non-lonely.So the lonelier people are, the better they are at accurately reading facial expressions and decoding tone of voice.Lonely people may be paying closer attention to emotional cues (暗示) precisely because of their willingness to belong somewhere and form interpersonal connections, which results in technically superior social skills.This presents a fairly new way to think about lonely people. Its not that they need to improve the basics of social skills, which theyve likely already shared.Instead, lonely people may need to focus more on getting out of their own heads, so they can actually use the skills theyve got to form friendships and begin to find a way out of their isolation.32. According to the traditional point of view，why do lonely people stay lonely?A. They are happy to stay alone.B. They are difficult to get along with.C. They have few chances to practice social skills.D. They are likely to misunderstand others opinion.33. In the test mentioned in Paragraph 3, the lonely performed better when they_A. did not know the real purpose of the testB. were under great pressureC. were told it was a test on social skillsD.felt not very lonely34. Compared to non-lonely people，lonely people_A. can better control their emotionsB. can better express their emotionsC.can better handle peoples emotionsD. can better read peoples emotions 35. What inspiration may lonely people get from the text?A. Be brave to make friends.B. Show sincerity in friendship.C. Find ways to learn social skills.D. Make good use of your lonely time.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。When we are grown-ups, its quite natural to look back on our different stages of life and remember who was there to see us through. 36 While some peoples high school friendships gradually end, mine have stuck with me through every bit of life since. And I suppose high school friends are the friends youll build the strongest relationships with. 37 Whether it is the bad haircut or the braces you wear, your high school friends help you through it all. They tell you that you look wonderful when you cannot go out in public with that hairdo. 38 They understand the most about you. High school friends know you better than anyone else. They can just look at you and know how youre feeling. You cannot hide much from them. 39 and theyd rather help deal with the problem at hand than let it go. So even when you dont want to hear it, prepare yourself because they are not going to stop trying until youre back to your normal self.They make for the best reunion. Reunions are harder to organize when friends live across the country. However, with high school friends, its easy to enjoy the time together you can often pick up just where you left off, no matter how long ago that was. Friendship can be hard to keep. 40 A. We could depend on our friends all the time.B. For me, I often think about my fantastic group of high school friends.C. Lets pray the flower of friendship would always bloom brightly in our hearts.D. They build up your self-confidence to get you through each tough situation.E. They can sense something is off when youre the slightest bit strangeF. But it never seems like hard work with the ones youve known and loved for long.G. They are with you through your embarrassing stages. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Heres an amazing fact: Of the 1.1 million firefighters in the United States，about 780,000 are volunteers. Roughly a third of the population is 41 by mostly or allvolunteer fire departments.Also 42 , perhaps. Sometimes they have to pay for their own gear (设备)I 43 this because I volunteer as a firefighter in Durango, Colorado. I responded to more than 50 calls in 2014, everything from wildfires to car accidents. In that period, I spent close to $ 1, 000 on the gear not 44 by my department, things like higher-quality flashlights, knives, and better gloves, which make my 45 easier.In January 2015, a bill was 46 in Congress that would give a significant tax break to those who volunteer their time and make 47 responses to the fire or other dangerous situations. I hope it passes, not because it will put some money in my pocket 48 thatll be nice, but because it will ease the 49 burden on volunteers and acknowledge their time commitment. I believe it will 50 more people to help. And theres a(n) 51 for that.In rural areas where population density is low and calls for fire and EMS services are _52 rare, it just doesnt 53 to have career firefighters on the staff 24/7(全天候). 54 , volunteers are used to fill in the 55 . We are ready to help someone on what is the worst day of their life. 56 we have never met before, and might never again, but it doesnt matter in a crisis. 57 volunteers, the whole system would collapse.Theres a T-shirt thats popular among us, reading “For Pride, Not 58 ”. We volunteer because we know our 59 need us. We dont need a small tax break. Without one, well still put on our gear when the alarm goes off without any 60 But wed appreciate one, and if it gets more people to join us, its worth it.41. A. guidedB. inspired C. protectedD. supported42. A. surprisingB. amusing C. confusing D. disappointing43. A. predictB. understandC. proveD. analyze44. A. replacedB. supplied C. assigned D. afforded45. A. actionB. life C. project D. job46. A. approvedB. introduced C. ended D. revised47. A. favorableB. negativeC. general D. immediate48. A. whetherB. unless C. though D. because49. A. physicalB. mental C. financial D. social50. A. encourageB. persuade C. require D. allow51. A. purposeB. necessity C. passion D. explanation52. A. absolutelyB. gradually C. relatively D. practically53. A. take the leadB. make a differenceC. c