2019版高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (I).doc

2019版高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (I)本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，只将答题卷交回。注意事项：1答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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卷上。第一节（共5个小题：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，从每题所给的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. What will the woman probably do next? A. Hike down the hill.B. Take out her cell phone.C. Take a picture with her camera.2. Where does the conversation take place? A. On the telephone.B. In a hospital.C. At a beach. 3. What is the man doing? A. Asking for advice.B. Giving directions.C. Asking for directions.4. Where does the smell e from? A. The garbage.B. The cat.C. A dead animal.5. What does the woman mean? A. The man isnt able to do the puzzle. B. She cant stand by the man anymore. C. She will not be able to solve the puzzle. 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. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Leave for the U.S. by air. B. Go to a concert with the man. C. Pick up her friend from the airport.7. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Professor Smith has bought the tickets. B. The woman will go to the airport without the man. C. The woman has canceled her appointment tonight.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the man find out from his special socks? A. He needs to run faster. B. He isnt ready to run a race. C. He wasnt running in the right position.9. Which petition has the man already participated in? A. A marathon.B. A half marathon.C. A quarter marathon.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What kind of ring will the man buy? A. One with a thick gold band. B. One with a red stone.C. One made of silver.11. Who is helping the man? A. A store employee. B. His friend.C. His father.12. What will the man do next? A. Buy the ring. B. Look at a different ring. C. Take a picture of the ring.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Which country did the woman visit? A. Spain.B. Ireland.C. England.14. How long was the woman abroad? A. For a few years.B. For six months.C. Just under half a year. 15. Why didnt the man travel to Brazil? A. His trip was canceled. B. He couldnt get the time off work. C. He ran out of money.16. What will the man do next? A. Get a job. B. Find a place to live.C. Introduce the woman to a friend.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is Jessica? A. The Helpline officer.B. A university tour guide.C. The Student Union President. 18. What will the speaker hand out? A. Her business cards.B. Guide brochures.C. Maps.19. What are the hours of the Student Welfare Office? A. 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. B. 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. C. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays.20. What should visitors do during busy times? A. Wait in a line. B. Add their name to the waiting list. C. Ask the speaker to call them back. 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40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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AIt was a Friday morning, 7:30a.m. I felt too lazy to drive my car, so my son booked an uber. In five minutes, the uber reached at the entrance gate, waiting for my arrival. I just saw the cab number and entered inside the car. I was so busy that I didnt pay any attention towards the driver. I was searching for an important paper from my leather bag, so instantly said, “Please, go quick! Im in a hurry!”The voice came, “Yes, Maam!”I was surprised when I heard a female voice! I stopped my work for a second and looked at the driver. The driver was a young lady. Maybe, around thirty or thirty-two! For the first time, I saw a lady, driving an uber! The car was running on the national high-way towards the destination. It was quite a distance from my home. She was driving perfectly well. Hundred times, I had travelled in uber, but never I saw any lady, driving an uber! I didnt know, why I became so enthusiastic to know why she had chosen this profession. I started the conversation, “If you dont mind, can I ask you some questions?”“Yes, maam! No problem.”“I guess, you are well qualified!”“Yes, maam! I have pleted my education. I have done my MBA course.”“Oh, wow! Why did you then choose this profession, instead of going for an academic career?”I could see her face in the rear view mirror (后视镜). She smiled and the way she expressed her views, I was really amazed!Very politely, she said, “Driving was my passion from my childhood, maam! Of course I do respect each and every job. In this case, at least I fulfilled my desire! I love driving! I dont mind for big or small job. I wanted a job where I can get satisfaction. I got offers from M.N.C (Multi-national Corporation) but this one I preferred because I like it! I know, I cant get enough money out of it, yet as I told you I love driving !Thats it!”21. The writer felt surprised when she heard the drivers voice because_. A. The driver is young.B. The driver is female. C. The driver is polite.D. The driver is talkative.22. The underlined word “well qualified ” in this passage is most likely to mean _. A. quite experiencedB. very skilledC. well educatedD. hard-working23. Why the driver chose driving a car as her profession? A. Because she is fond of driving.B. Because she is unemployed. C. Because she is short for money.D. Because she likes excitement. 24. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage? A. The writer often travels in uber, almost a hundred times.B. Uber drivers are not mon, especially women drivers.C. When facing money crisis, driving uber is a good choice for many women. D. It is preference not education or money that determines your profession. BFOREIGN ORAL ENGLISH TEACHERS WANTEDQualifications 1At least bachelors degree 2English or Education major is preferred. 3At least 3 years teaching experience in universities or colleges. 4At least 21 years old. 5Good personality. 6Can respect and observe Chinese laws. Tasks1An average of 14 hours classroom teaching per week. 21 hour English Corner for students and 1 hour English Salon for teachers per week. Pay1Salary: 6500 RMB per month. 22200 RMB for domestic travel allowance per year. 38000 RMB for international travel allowance per year. 4Free acmodation. 5Paid winter break ( one month). Contract PeriodSeptember 1,xx-July 31,xxFor more information, please contact: Huangmin at Tel: Fax:or information about the University, please check the website: .25. According to the text, which of the following is NOT essential for an oral English teacher? A. working experienceB. bachelors degree C. English or Education majorD. good personality26. We can infer from the advertisement that a foreign oral English teacher can earn_. A. 88,200 RMB a year.B. 81,700 RMB a year. C. 71,500 RMB a year.D. 73,700 RMB a year.27. You can get more information about the job by the following ways EXCEPT _. A. e-mail Huangmin at B. make a call atC. fax on the number. check the website: . C Giving hongbao (red envelopes stuffed with money) at weddings has been a tradition in China. Now many people are plaining that they are shortchanged when the gift is returned. Would you care if less amount of money is returned? Is money really that important at a wedding? Forum readers（网友）share their opinions. Tenith (Malaysia)：In China monetary gifts （礼金）can be generous especially when it es to family related ones and friends. In Chinese culture, wedding is to be celebrated for the life of the newly-weds and also sharing of the good occasion. This part is significantly healthy as it bonds a society, families and friends closer and also gives the couple an occasion to remember. Sharing is a good culture and your Chinese style of monetary gifts is practical to share the cost of the occasion. But the amount shouldnt be too much because it is only a symbolic sign of blessing. Lily (China)：To give a “red envelop” is a traditional way to celebrate others wedding. But currently the money you need to give raise a lot. It almost bees a burden to give red envelops every year. I think generally people should give the equal money as other people gave to you. Parcher (UK):I now refuse to go to anymore weddings / birthday parties / dogs 1st anniversary / goldfish engagements etc.after being laughed at a few times over the amount I gave. Ratfink (Australia):If a person is a good friend I will give 5-10,000 RMB as a wedding gift. If they are just someone I know socially they will get 500 RMB. White friends get a toaster or something like it, e.g. a kettle or slow cooker etc, unless they are a close friend in which case they get a larger present. Sunnylin01 (China):It is natural for anyone to expect, if not more, the same amount back even if it is symbolic. But in rare cases the couple gets less than they gave before. I often give more considering the rise in prices. Mbursian (US):My wife always checks our wedding registry (礼簿) and gives the same as was given us. Otherwise its 1000 for close family, 500 for distant family and close friends, 200 for casual friends, and 100 for acquaintances. At our age, most of the weddings we attend are the children of our family and friends.28. The underlined word “shortchanged” in the 1st paragraph refers to _. A. short of money.B. receiving less than giving. C. fed up with hongbao.D. cant afford to give hongbao.29. Which forum reader shows the most negative attitude towards giving hongbao? A. ParcherB. LilyC. TenithD. Sunnylin0130. This passage is most likely to appear in _. A. Chinese Literature.B. Sports Fans.C. China DailyD. Business Abroad.31. Which one would be the best title of the passage? A. Lucky Hongbao - a symbol of Chinese culture? B. Heavy Hongbao - a burden to young couple? C. Lovely Hongbao - a way to collect money? D. Annoying Hongbao - how much will you give ? D In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.You cant say its not a great university, just because Papa went there.Thats not it at all. And it is a top university. She was still holding the pieces in her hand. But we cant afford to send you to college.I wouldnt dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things arent that bad, are they?No, she said. I dont expect you to help support us.Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. Whats more ,they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ；otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship. My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.32.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because _ . Ahis father graduated from the university Bhis parents did not have enough money for him Chis parents needed him to help support the family Dhis mother did not think it a great university33.The father started his small shop with the money from _ . A. his relativesB. his universityC. a local leagueD. his college friends34.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league? A. To meet her long-forgotten friends B. To raise money for her son C. To help with her husbands businessD. To better manage her life35.According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn? ATo get a well-paid job for himselfBTo improve relations with his mother CTo carry on with his fathers businessDTo go to his dream university 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。选项中有两项多余。How to give a good speechDo you want to give a speech like Obama talking in front of millions of people powerfully? _36 _.When your thought that you want to give a speech in public is produced in your mind，you ought to think over and over again, which topic will you choose? Is it about human beings or nature? _37_ This is a very important part that you should think carefully. Once you make up your mind to talk one thing, immediately you should work out several parts about your topic. Next you need to raise your hand to start writing._38_ Then you can let your pen dance in the paper. You should notice that some words are avoidable in a speech. For example, you should give a speech in a polite way, and avoid using rude words. When you e to an end with “thank you for your listening”, your paper is finished a half. The next thing youre able to do is to check your paper out. Make sure your usages of words are correct. Checking at least three times will help you reach perfect paper.Then you can take both your hands and read it out loud until you can recite it. _39_. If youre not sure the correct vocabulary you pronounce, look up the dictionary at once and read it several times.After you have a skilled recitation, you can stand in front of open ground and imagine the flowers and grass in front of you are your listeners or audience._40 _. Practice makes perfect. Keep calm and free before your listeners. When you finish practicing your speech, ask your listeners which part you should improve, pronunciation, manner or usage in some words? After listening to their advice, the next step you should do is to correct the wrong part and improve your speech skills.If youve read those steps carefully and make your mind to give a good speech, ten to one youll be an excellent speechmaker. A. Is it about something around us or alien from other planets? B. Giving a good speech is not as simple as eating an apple. C. Make sure you have a plete plan in your mind before writing. D. Sometimes we can imitate famous politicians speeches. E. Pay attention to every word you pronounce being correct and fluent. F. If your answer is yes, just hold your breath and go on reading this article. G. Or you can find some friends and families to listen to your practicing speech.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和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。When I was a boy, my father taught me how to plant a tree. He took me out in the yard, and told me it was a redbud (紫荆) tree. He told me what we 41 to do in order to make sure the tree would one day be big and strong. “One day,” he said, “your boys will 42 this tree.” Although I was only eight at the time, I was 43 than this tree. And it was going to grow tall enough for my sons to climb? That, I had to 44 !Well, a young boys 45 is drawn here and there rather easily, so the tree soon “got lost” among many other things weighing on (使烦恼) my 46 mind. Time went by quickly, and I 47 myself well beyond my fathers age when we planted that tree. I was 48 “too busy”, and never had those sons who were to climb that tree. 49 , Id hardly even thought of the tree in many years.Things had a way of 50 strangely, and I recently found myself in the old neighborhood. That tree came to 51 , and I just had to see what had bee of it. The 52 had changed a lot over the years, but I had no 53 finding the old house and the tree. 54 enough ! That redbud was much taller than my house and 55 it like a big umbrella. Although it wasnt there for “my boys” to climb, there was a swing 56 from the big branch of the tree.As I drove away, that 57 brought to mind many things Id 58 over these years. But, one 59 came to me clearly. We spent too much time “being busy” in order to be 60 in our lives. I should have e to see the redbud more in the passed years.41. A. meant B. preferredC. neededD. used42. A. climbB. cutC. plantD. cell43. A. heavierB. taller C. older D. better44. A. see B. rememberC. believeD. speak45. A. ambition B. time C. strengthD. attention46. A. busy B. sad C. lively D. cool47. A. expectedB. guessedC. foundD. doubled48. A. neverB. seldomC. hardlyD. always49. A. In fact B. In reliefC. For exampleD. Above all50. A. setting out B. ing aboutC. preparing forD. showing off51. A. wonderB. sightC. mindD. space 52. A. friends B. neighborhoodC.sign D. school53. A. interestB.