广东省中山市2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试水平测试试题（含解析）.docx

广东省中山市2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试水平测试试题（含解析）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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACulture: Festival starts to celebrate harvestNadun Festival, celebrated by the Tu Nationality, falls between the 12th day of the seventh month and the 15th day of the ninth month on the lunar calendar. The annual festival is often described as the words longest carnival. Temple fairs are held during the two months to celebrate the harvest. It was included in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006.Video: Voyage along the Grand CanalThe Grand Canal a UNESCO world Heritage site, is the longest artificial waterway in the world and a famous tourist destination. Starting Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and flows through the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and Hangzhou, linking the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. The oldest parts of the canal date back to the Sui Dynasty(581-618).Art: Qianlong vase to go under the hammerA porcelain vase from Emperor Qianlongs(1735-96) collection will go under the hammer in Hong Kong in the fall Sothebys announced. The 40-cm antique was sold for an astonishing 43 million pounds($55.25 million) at the Bainbridge auction(拍卖）house in the United Kingdom in 2010. It was displayed at an exhibition in New York in 1905 and was purchased by a Japanese collector in 1924. It has remained in the private collection for almost a century.Travel: Chinese tourists are biggest spendersChina maintained its leading role in the global tourism market with outbound(出境的) tourists spending $258 billion last year, accounting for one-fifth of the worlds total spending on tourism, according to a world tourism report.1. How long does the Nadun Festival last?A. Three days.B. Two months.C. Seven monthsD. Nine months.2. Which of the following should you visit if you want to travel to a world heritage site?A. The Nadun Festival.B. The Tu Nationality.C. The Bainbridge auction house.D. The Grand Canal.3. What can we learn about the Qianlong vase?A. It is now still in the private collection.B. It will be destroyed this autumn by Sothebys.C. A Japanese collector sold it at an exhibition in New York.D. The Bainbridge auction house got it at an amazing price in 2010.【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A【解析】这是一篇说明文。本文的四小段分别介绍了：土家族的纳墩节、中国的世界文化遗产之一大运河、乾隆花瓶将被拍卖、中国游客是世界主要旅游消费群体。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段的Nadun Festival, celebrated by the Tu Nationality, falls between the 12th day of the seventh month and the 15th day of the ninth month on the lunar calendar. 纳墩节(Nadun Festival)是土族的节日，在农历七月十二日到九月十五日之间。可知，Nadun Festival持续两个月，故选B项。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段的The Grand Canal a UNESCO world Heritage site, is the longest artificial waterway in the world可知，如果你想去世界遗产旅游的话，你可以去参观The Grand Canal.故选D项。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段的It was displayed at an exhibition in New York in 1905 and was purchased by a Japanese collector in 1924. It has remained in the private collection for almost a century. 1924年被一位日本收藏家买下。它被私人收藏了近一个世纪。可知目前乾隆花瓶依然是私人藏品。故选A项。BHe never felt well on his journey home.He was sick.But this time,it was getting worse. He finally reached home and saw his mother and wife,who were ignorant of the fact that that happiness was not going to last long.The disease showed its symptoms again.He ignored and gave his time to his family. In between,he saw dreams and kept noting those dreams in a notebook.Things were getting worse.It had been almost 10 months since his return. No doctor, no medicine.His family tried to make him feel better in vain.But,he kept noting down his dreams and thoughts in a notebook,even in such a terrible health condition.That unexpected day finally came.His mother got a shock.After all,he was too young to die. His wife cried her eyes out.He was turned into ashes.But not his notebook.Dear readers, this is a true story.That man was none other than our respected maths master Srinivasa Ramanujan.That notebook I was talking about was full of new mathematical discoveries but without any proofs(证明)of them.Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics,Ramanujan made great contributions to it, including(solutions to mathematical problems considered to be unsolvable.During his short life, Ramanujan independently produced nearly 3,900 results.His work has opened entire new areas of mathematics and inspired a vast amount of further research.Nearly all his claims have now been proven correct.We lost him at a very young age of 32 years.What he could have accomplished if he would have lived for some more years!4. What are the dreams he kept writing down in a notebook about?A. New mathematical discoveries.B. Proofs of some mathematical problems.C. Ways to treat his disease.D. Doctors and medicine.5. What do we know about Srinivasa Ramanujan?A. He had a habit of daydreaming.B. He received no formal training in mathematics.C. He proved many unsolvable mathematical problems.D. He stopped studying maths and returned home because of illness.6. What can we infer about Ramanujan from the passage?A. He suffered from a kind of mental disease.B. His family were responsible for his early death.C. His work is well recognized in the mathematical community.D. He would have made more contributions if he had cooperated with others.7. What might be the authors attitude towards Ramanujans death?A. Inspired.B. Shocked.C. Guilty.D. Sorry.【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Ramanujan在生命的尽头不忘继续书写自己的梦想新的数学发现，后被数学界所认可而且将被继续研究。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段的But,he kept noting down his dreams and thoughts in a notebook,和第六段的That notebook I was talking about was full of new mathematical discoveries but without any proofs(证明)of them.他一直把自己的梦想和想法记在笔记本上，而那个笔记本就是写满了未被证实的新的数学发现，故选A项。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第六段的Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics,可知，Srinivasa Ramanujan没有受过正规的数学训练。故选B项。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据第六段的His work has opened entire new areas of mathematics and inspired a vast amount of further research. 他的工作开辟了数学的全新领域，并激发了大量的进一步研究。可知，他的工作在数学界是被公认的。故选C项。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“我们在他32岁的时候就失去了他。如果他能多活几年，他会取得多大的成就啊！”可知，作者对于Ramanujan的死深表遗憾，故选D项。CWho are the most famous painters in history? Keep reading to find out.Leonardo da Vinci was not only a painter but also a sculptor, mathematician, poet, scientist, musician, inventor, engineer, cartographer (制图师), and writer. Leonardo was born in Vinci, in the province of Florence, Italy in 1452. This was a time of extraordinary changes, not only in the arts, but also in many other cultural areas. The city of Florence was at the center of this important period in the history of art. Some of Leonardos most famous pieces of works are the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and The Vitruvian Man. The most well-known museums in the world display his paintings.Michelangelo was born in Caprese, Italy in 1475 and started working as a student to a painter before starting his studies in the art of sculpting at the Medici gardens. His works include The Statue of David and The Pieta. The Pieta is in display at the Vatican. He also painted the frescoes (壁画) on the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, which includes his masterpiece The Last Judgment. Even though he was born in Caprese, Michelangelo lived most of his life in Rome, where he created most of his pieces.Raphael was born in 1483 in Urbino, Italy. He became Italian renaissance painter Pietro Peruginos student in 1504 at the age of 21. After this, he started painting his several Madonnas while living in Florence, where da Vinci and Michelangelo influenced him. When he moved to Rome, Pope Julius IIhired him as his chief architect. Raphael died in Rome in 1520 at the age of 37. Despite his early death, he produced some of the most recognizable masterpieces including all his Madonnas, but also most notably the Madonna in the Sistine Chapel in Rome and his frescoes in the Palace of the Vatican.8. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 shows that Leonardo da Vinci _.A. focused on paintingB. lived a very busy lifeC. was a well-rounded manD. spent most of his time indoors9. What can you see if you visit the Sistine Chapel?A. The Last Supper.B. The Vitruvian Man.C. The Last Judgment.D. The whole series of Madonnas.10. From whom did Raphael learn how to paint in his early twenties?A. Pietro Perugino.B. Leonardo da Vinci.C. Michelangelo.D. Pope Julius II.11. The above paragraphs are probably taken from an article about _.A. three famous painters in historyB. three famous paintings in historyC. three famous sculptors in historyD. the history of the Italian renaissance【答案】8. C 9. C 10. A 11. A【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在历史上三位有名的画家达芬奇、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔的生平和主要创作。【8题详解】推理判断题。通过第二段划线句子可知，列奥纳多达芬奇不仅是一位画家，也是一位雕塑家、数学家、诗人、科学家、音乐家、发明家、工程师、制图师和作家。可见达芬奇是一个全面发展的人，故选C项。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段的He also painted the frescoes (壁画) on the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, which includes his masterpiece The Last Judgment. 他还在西斯廷教堂天花板上的画了壁画，其中包括他的杰作最后的审判。可知，如果你对参观the Sistine Chapel，你可以看到The Last Judgment，故选C项。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段的He became Italian renaissance painter Pietro Peruginos student in 1504 at the age of 21. 21岁的Raphael成为意大利文艺复兴时期画家Pietro Perugino的学生。故选A项。【11题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文再根据文章第一段可知，文章主要讲述了在历史上三位有名的画家：达芬奇、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔，故选A项。DThe birth of Britains first cloned dog has been considered “a waste of money” and scientists said the process raised serious ethical (伦理的) concerns.Sooam Biotech, a company in Seoul, said it had cloned the puppy, named Mini-Winnie, from a 12-year-old dog belonging to Rebecca Smith, who lives in the west London. She had won a contest run by the company which hoped to sell the service to pet owners for 60,000 pounds a time.Mini-Winnie was born after scientists took skin cells from Mr Smiths pet and dropped them into donor eggs to make embryos (胚胎). The puppy must remain in Korea for six months to satisfy British quarantine (检疫) laws.But researchers warned that while a cloned dog might look similar to its biological parent, it would be a very different animal. “You would have many chances of replicating (复制) your favorite pet by choosing one from Battersea Dogs Home,” said Robin Lovell-Badge, a geneticist at the National Institute for Medical Research in London. Dusko Ilic, a stem cell scientist at Kings College London, said, “It is extremely unlikely that a puppy cloned from a favorite pet will behave in the same way. As time passes by, the differences will be more and more pronounced, especially personality traits. It is an absolute waste of money.”The cloning process is controversial (有争论的) because the animals are often born with diseases or die soon after birth.I think, its unnecessary to try to clone pets for pet owners. First, its really costly. Second, the cloned pet is actually another dog. Third, there are many homeless dogs for people to adopt in shelters. So why not just adopt a dog instead?12. What may be the reason for Sooam Biotechs work on cloning pets?A. To pay back to society.B. To make money out of it.C. To comfort sad pet owners.D. To win an important contest.13. Why doesnt the cloned dog enter Britain now?A. Because people in Britain are against it.B. Because the company is afraid that it will die.C. Because it needs to stay in Korea for research.D. Because British quarantine laws dont allow it.14. What can we learn from what Dusko Ilic said in paragraph4?A. Cloned pets are usually not lovely.B. Cloned pet can be very disappointing.C. Its possible to replicate ones favorite pet.D. A pet dog looks similar to its biological parent.15. According to Paragraph 5, why is the cloning process controversial?A. It is costly.B. It is too difficult.C. It can spread diseases.D. The result is unsatisfactory.【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D【解析】这是一篇议论文。作者主要以英国出生的第一只克隆狗为例，以及引用多方人士的评论来证明自己认为克隆宠物是完全没有必要的。【12题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段的She had won a contest run by the company which hoped to sell the service to pet owners for 60,000 pounds a time.可知这只克隆的小狗赢得了该公司举办的一项竞赛，该公司希望将这项服务以6万英镑的价格卖给宠物主人。由此可见Sooam生物科技公司克隆宠物的原因是从中挣钱。故选B项。【13题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段的The puppy must remain in Korea for six months to satisfy British quarantine (检疫) laws.可知克隆狗现在不进入英国的原因是这只小狗必须在韩国呆六个月，以符合英国的检疫法律。故选D项。【14题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段中It is extremely unlikely that a puppy cloned from a favorite pet will behave in the same way.It is an absolute waste of money. 从最喜欢的宠物身上克隆出来的小狗几乎不可能有同样的行为。这完全是浪费钱。可知Dusko Ilic对这种克隆狗的存在并没抱有积极的态度，故选B项。【15题详解】推理判断题。根据第五段的The cloning process is controversial (有争论的) because the animals are often born with diseases or die soon after birth. 克隆过程是有争议的，因为动物往往是生下来就有疾病或不久便会死去。可知，实验的结果并不令人满意，故选D项。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。How to Prepare for an InterviewOnce you have received an interview call, you need to start your interview preparations _16_. Lack of proper preparation on the other hand may lead to poor results.1._17_Review the resume(简历) and cover letter you sent for this particular job. Consider how you want to convey this information verbally and think of specific examples from your past experiences which highlight your skills, qualifications and achievements.2. ResearchFind information about the potential employer and the position you have applied for. _18_. A good research reflects well on your enthusiasm and the information you gain from relevant websites will help you prepare questions for the employer and give you a good sense of salary levels and working conditions.3. PracticePredict interview questions _19_. You can practice with a friend to get feedback on your verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Invent a list of intelligent questions to ask during your interview.4. Interview dateDress for success and bring along any documents or information you may need, such as extra copies of your resume and references. Arrive fifteen minutes prior to the interview and be friendly, respectful and positive with everyone you meet.5. Follow-up_20_. You will miss a valuable opportunity by failing to follow up with an organization after the interview. Follow up with the interviewers and inquire about the status of your application if you have not heard from them within the agreed time frame.A. Know yourselfB. Write a good resumeC. Use the Internet o get current informationD. Ensure you know the interviewers questionsE. After the interview, your work is not quite finishedF. In addition, prepare and practice answers to possible questionsG. Thorough preparation will increase your confidence and help you improve your performance【答案】16. G 17. A 18. C 19. F 20. E【解析】这是一篇应用文。当你收到面试邀请时，如何准备一场面试，请参考这篇文章吧！【16题详解】根据下文的“另一方面，缺乏适当的准备可能导致较差的结果。”可知G选项是它的让步句，且preparation和上下文呼应，句意（充分的准备将增加你的信心，并帮助增进你的表现）承接上下文，故选G项。17题详解】分析文章结构可知，此处填段落标题，根据段落大意可知，面试之前要熟悉自己的简历，从以往的经历中找出具体的例子来突出你的技能、资格和成就。故A项（认识自己）能概括本段，故选A项。【18题详解】根据下文的“你从相关网站获得的信息将帮助你准备雇主的问题”可知C项中的Internet和websites相关，且句意和本段主题Research相符，故选C项。【19题详解】根据本段的小标题Practice可知，F项（此外，准备和练习可能的问题的答案）符合本段主题，且F选项中的question和前文呼应，承接上下文。故选F项。【20题详解】根据本段的小标题“跟进”可知，在面试结束以后，你的工作还没完全结束，你需要进行跟进以免错失机会，故E项符合文意，承接下文，故选E项。第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was little, my family lived a poor life. Before I was seven, I didnt know I could _21_ a special gift. When I was 7 years old and my brother, David, was 9, my father got a good _22_. The upcoming Christmas has a very _23_ feeling. David and I were asked to _24_ one gift we most wanted to get that year. I _25_ a teddy bear. David asked for a bicycle.Then that wonderful morning arrived. I got my teddy bear. However, Davids bicycle was not there. “I _26_ something.” my father said, as he went into the other room. When he came back he was _27_ a bicycle. On Davids face was a look of both delight and something _28_. The bike was secondhand, which David didnt _29_ too much, but it was a girls bike. Boys did not ride girls bikes.David and I had been _30_ to ride on bicycles borrowed from friends in the neighborhood. I didnt _31_ as skillfully as David, but I could manage to get from point A to point B without too much _32_. Since he didnt have to ride his Christmas bike to school, David _33_ being teased about the fact that it wasnt a boys bike. And he was _34_ teased about it in our neighborhood because David was older than most of the other kids.David was very _35_, letting me ride his new wheels often. He even figured out a(n) _36_ to tie our Radio Flyer wagon (四轮马车) to the bike _37_ he could pull me and other kids up and down our road. Now we could _38_ places that were once beyond convenient walking distance. That winter we took many long rides down the snowy roads. That bicycle was the best Christmas present and it was _39_ that the bicycle gave us an exciting new freedom. And it left us many beautiful childhood _40_.21. A. ask forB. pick upC. talk aboutD. turn down22. A. educationB. shelterC. positionD. assignment23. A. puzzlingB. worryingC. differentD. strange24. A. displayB. chooseC. acceptD. create25. A. wantedB. purchasedC. stoleD. observed26. A. missedB. requiredC. forgotD. destroyed27. A. touchingB. repairingC. protectingD. pushing28. A. hopefulB. interestingC. excitingD. disappointing29. A. ownB. mindC. explainD. understand30. A. learningB. pretendingC. beggingD. refusing31. A. rideB. driveC. runD. jump32. A. attentionB. troubleC. experienceD. problem33. A. meantB. continuedC. avoidedD. considered34. A. evenB. sometimesC. alwaysD. never35. A. adventurousB. generousC. selfishD. courageous36. A. suggestionB. factC. wayD. opportun