2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (I).doc

2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (I)说明：本试卷满分为 150 分。考试时间为 120 分钟。请将答案填在答题卡中。考试结束时 上交答题卡。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。每段对话后有一道小题，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 w orrying about other lessons.C. She has no time to do her math homew ork.2. What type of food does the w oman eat?A. Junk food. B. Healthy food. C. Delivered food.3. What w ill the man probably do to stay w arm?A. Use a blanket. B. Turn on the heater. C. Drink some hot chocolate.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans career.B. The mans travel plan.C. The mans plan after graduating.5. What are the speakers opinions about the painting?A. Its simple. B. Its colorful. C. Its plex.第二节（共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，听完后，每小题将 给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office dow ntow n.B. In an apartment dow ntow n.C. In an apartment in the East End.7. What does the man w ant to do now ?A. Get to w ork. B. Go to a restaurant. C. Visit the w omans pany.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、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 w ent to his house.C. He left him a voicemail.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Which subject is difficult for the w oman?A. Math. B. History. C. Chemistry.11. When can the w oman 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.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What might the w omans job be?A. Shes a diver.B. Shes a lifeguard.C. Shes a sw imming instructor.14. Who called the ambulance?A. The w oman. B. One of the students. C. The mans colleague.15. When did the ambulance arrive?A. Immediately.B. Ten minutes later.C. Tw enty minutes later.16. How did the girl react w hen she aw oke?A. She didnt know w hat happened. B. She w ent back in the pool.C. She cried.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 new spaper.C. The football team.18. How many new teams are added this year?A. Four. B. Three. C. Tw o.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 w ith w orld new s.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)AMonthly Talk s at London Can al MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19:30 on the f irst Thursday of each month except August. Adm issio n isat normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00.Nove mbe r 7thThe Canal Pion eers, by Chris Lew is. James Brind ley is recognized as one of the lead ing ear ly canal eng ineers. He w as also a major p lay er in train ing others in th e art of canal plann ing an d build ing. Chris Lew is w ill exp lain how Br ind ley m ade such a posit iv e contribut ion to t he educat ion of that group of early “civil engineers”.De ce mbe r 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malco lm Tucker. Well before the arr ival of freezers, there w as a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malco lm w ill exp lain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice w ells, and how Londons ice trade grew.Fe bruary 6thAn Up date on the Cotsw old Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudw ater Canal is mov ing tow ards reopen ing. The Thames and Sev ern Canal w ill take a litt le longer. We w ill have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islan ds. Mirand a has undertaken a review of all of them. She w ill tell us about those of greatest interest.Online book ings:w w .uk/bookMore into:w w .uk/w hatsonLondon Can al Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTw w .uk w w w.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020 7713083621.When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6thB. March 6thC. December 5thD. November 7th22. What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the MetropolisC. An Update on the Cotsw old CanalsD. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands23. Who w ill give the talk on the islands in the Thames.A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucker C. Chris Lew isD. Liz PayneBS inc e m y ret ir ement( 退休) fro m t each ing mus ic in 2 00 1, I h ave s pent a g oo d d eal of t im e pain t ing as an artist. I actually beg an draw ing ag ain in the summer of 1995 w hen my father died, soperhaps I w as trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it w as just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink an imals and landscapes(风景画) much inf luenced by Krenkel and St. John for five years.For so me s trang e r easo n, I had b een w ait ing unt il m y r et ir em en t to star t d o in g w aterco lors ag ain, but as soon as I w alked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, w ho quickly b ecame my favorite art ist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his w atercolors to be the closest to how I thought good w atercolors should loo k. So I painted landscapes around Minn esota for three years and tried out many other types of p ain t in g. How ev er, w at erco lors r em ained m y f irst ch o ice, an d I th ink I d id m y b est w ork th er e, show ing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.Art is now together w ith my pian o play ing and read ing. There is a tim e for everything in my w orld, and it is w onderful to have some t ime do ing w hat I w ant to do. As Confucius（孔子） once said,“At seventy I can follow my hearts desire.”24What is the text mainly about?ALearning to paint in later life. BLife after retirementCAn artist-turned teacher.DHow to paint w atercolors.25The author started draw ing again in 1995 because .Ahe hoped to draw a picture of his fatherBhe liked animals and landscapesChe had more time after retirementDhe couldnt stop missing his father26We can infer from the text that the author .Abelieved Wyeth to be the best in w atercolorsBpainted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 yearsChad been taught by Krenkel and St. JohnDstarted his retirement life at the age of seventy27How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?ARather busy. BA bit regretful. CVery enjoyable. DFairly dull.CCh ina is know n as a state of manners and ceremony. Many proverbs (谚语) have been passeddow n from generation to generat ion such as “polite behav ior costs nothing” or “show ing respect each other” and so on. For instance, there is an interesting short story. Once upon a time, a man w ent on a long tour to visit h is friend w ith a sw an（天鹅） as a gift. But it escaped from the cage on the w ay.Though he tried hard, he got ho ld of noth in g but a feath er. Instead of returning hom e, he continu ed h is journ ey w ith the sw an feather. When h is friend received th is unexp ected g ift, he w as deeply mov ed. And the saying “The gift is nothing much, but its the thought that counts.” w as spread far and w ide. Ch in ese used to cup one hand in the other before the chest as a greeting. This tradit ion has ahistory of more than 2, 000 years and now adays it is seldom used except in the Spr ing Festiv al. And shaking hands is more popu lar. Bow in g, as to show respect to the higher level, is often used by thelow er like subordinates(下级), students, and attendants. But at present Chin ese youngsters prefer tosimply nod as a greeting.When you start a talk w ith a stranger, the topics such as w eather, food, or hobbies may be good choices to break the ice. For a man, a chat about sports, stock market or his job can usually go on smoothly. S im ilar to Western customs, you should be careful to ask a w oman priv ate qu estions. How ev er, relax ing talks about her job or fam ily lif e w ill never put you into dan ger. Though Ch in eseare said to b e imp licit(含蓄的), they are actually hu morous enough to b e p leased about th e jokes ofAmericans.28. Whats the purpose of telling a story about sending a sw an feather?A. To make you pleased.B. To introduce the next paragraph.C. To tell us that many proverbs have been passed dow n in China. D. To give us an example about Chinese interesting story.29. What does the underlined w ord “counts” mean in the first paragraph? A. Figures out. B. Means a lot.C. es to. D. Calculates.30. In Paragraph 2, the author mainly w ants to introduce .A. the Chinese body languageB. the w ay the low er show respect to the higherC. the development of Chinese mannersD. the traditional Chinese manners31. The passage is mainly about .A. Chinese proverbs B. Chinese humorC. Chinese body languages D. Chinese mannersDAs Internet users bee more dependent on the Internet to store informat ion, are peop le remember less? If you know your puter w ill save informat ion, w hy store it in your ow n personal memory, your brain? Experts are w ondering if the Internet is changing w hat w e remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her researchteam w anted to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave peop le40 unimport ant facts to type into a puter. The first group of people understood that the puter w ould save the informat ion. The second group understood that the puter w ould not save it. Later, the second group remembered the informat ion b etter. Peop le in th e first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experim ent, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them w here tofind the informat ion on th e Internet. The informat ion w as in a specif ic puter fold er ( 文件夹). Surprisin g ly, peop le later remember the folder locat ion ( 位置) better than the facts. When peop le usethe Internet, they do not remember the informat io n. Rather, they rem ember how to find it. This is called transactive memory (交互记忆).According to Sparrow, w e are not being peop le w ith poor memor ies as a result of the Internet. Instead, puter users are develop ing stronger transactiv e memor ies; that is, peop le are learn ing how to organize hu ge qu ant it ies of informat ion so that th ey are ab le to access it at a later dat e. This doesnt mean w e are being eith er more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the w ay w e use memory is changing.32. The passage begins w ith tw o questions to .A. describe how to use the Internet. B. show the authors attitudeC. introduce the main topicD. explain how to store information33. What can w e learn about the first experiment?A. The first group did not try to remember the information.B. The tw o groups remembered the information equally w ell. C. Sparrow s team typed the information into a puter.D. The second group did not understand the information.第三部分 语言知识运用(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)Every morn ing, Lu la w heels herself into the liv ing room w here she sits for hours, totally lost in thoughts.The days are short and 41 now, so different from last summer w hen Lu la, at age 94,34. In transactive memory, people .w alked through a w orld lit up by 42 . Her colleg e sw eetheart had found her, 76 years after theirA. remember how to find the information B. change the quantity of informationC. organize information like a puter D. keep the information in mind35. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow s research?A. We need a better w ay to access information. B. We are being more intelligent. C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We are using memory differently.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。If you need to interview someone for an article but you have never interview ed before, it can be frightening. Here are some tips for preparing for and conducting a successful interview . 36 If the person is a know n author or speaker, take the time to read or listen to his/h er w ork, or at least get fam iliar w ith h is/her most recent or most important w ork. If the interv iew w ill cover recent events, review w hatever is know n publicly about those events.Br in g a recording dev ice（录音设备）. Yo u can use your phone or an audio recorder. In this w ayyou neednt struggle to w rite th ings dow n. 37 And th is w ill m ake it eas ier to includ e d irect quotes w hen you start w riting.Remember to make it a conversation rather than a list of questions. Prepared questions are just aguideline . 38 You can also try to ask your interview ee about his/her personal thoughts and reactions to events and people they deal w ith.Ap propriate feedb ack（反馈）is also important. Feel free to say w ords that show you arelistening, like “yeah” and “Mmmm”. 39 You can also give more facial feedback like smiling. 40 If the interview ee changes suddenly from one line of thought to another, lead them back to the area youre focusing on. Guide the interv iew but dont keep interrupt ing w ith many questions.A. Politely ask if you can interview them.B. Then you can focus all your attention on the interview . C. Do your homew ork before you pick up the phone.D. Nodding your head can be an encouragement to the interview ee.E. Consider how all the questions can be asked in a short time.F. You can try to ask questions based on w hat they have said to you in previous responses. G. In order to get the information you need, you should guide the interview .first kiss. They married. Five w eeks later a car crash 43 their honeymoon. Now she is 44 again.In 1923, barely 18, Lu la first met Pau l. Then one day they d anced and Pau l sent L ula home, kissed her and left. Their 45 w as on. They left school to teach in 46 places, but kept up a 47 , w riting letters and seeing each other 48 . Neither of them had a car. 49 w ere not for chatting in those days.Lu la lov ed Pau l, but she w as 50 , since he never spoke of 51 . She started dating others and fell in lov e w ith Larry Marschat. Near the end of 1926, Lula 52 telling Paul she had been asked to marry.Paul w as 53 learning Lu la w as leav ing h im. He 54 w rote back. He had b een in55 for very long. He had int ended to see her w hen he felt fit enough. But Lu la did not know this. She 56 Mrs. Marschat in June 1927. Sixty years later, her husband 57 aw ay.41. A. w indy42. A. fire43. A. ruinedB. grayB. flashB. touchedC. bright C. candle C. enteredD.blueD. loveD. shocked44. A. serious45. A. quarrel46. A. unknow n47. A. hardshipB. quietB. adventureB. distantB. relationshipC. aloneC. romanceC. nearbyC. partnershipD. dependentD. fortuneD. nativeD. friendship48. A. usually49. A. Phones50. A. interrupted51. A. marriageB. neverB. RadiosB. delightedB. childrenC. alw aysC. MailsC. puzzledC. freedomD. occasionallyD. Cinemas D. w rong D. ines52. A. insisted53. A. disappointed54. A. finally55. A. hospital56. A. refusedB. w roteB. impressedB. quicklyB. schoolB. acceptedC. avoidedC. heartbrokenC. certainlyC. troubleC. punishedD. stopped D. confused D. neverD. surpriseD. becameLast Apr il 21, a letter arrived from Paul. She called him that n ight. Paul suggested they could make a 58 and so they united, spending every minute togeth er know ing tim e w as 59 for them. But 60 disappeared so quickly.57. A. traveled B. stayed C. passed D. moved58. A. decision B. promise C. memory D. couple59. A. enough B. precious C. pleasant D. difficult60. A. happiness B. chances C. beauty D. loneliness第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Every year over 2,500 peop le d ie and 1 2,600 61 (injure) in home f ires in Amer ica. Everyday, Americans experience the great fear of fire. But most of them dont understand fire.第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是李华，想邀请你校的外教 Henry 一起参加学校近日将举办的中国传统文化展。请 你写一封邮件，内容包括： 1.展览的时间、地点 2.展览的目的 3.展览的内容。 注意：词数 100 左右 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 To protect 62 (you), it is important to learn the bas ic characteristics of fire. In less than 30 seconds, a small flame can get 63 (plete) out of control and turn into a major f ire. Most dead ly fir es occur in the home 64 people are as leep. If you w ake up to a fire, the fire spreads _ too qu ickly