2018高二上英语期末考试

1、B. Puerto RicoB. Pleased.B. He won't retire this year.B. Open a store.C. St. Augustine.C. Surprised.C. He is very sad.C. Go to Seattle.C. Her life.C. Satisfied.C. He could read.C. A landlady.C. Let the house toC. In front of the英语试题第一局部：听力共两节,总分值 30分第一节共5小题,每题1.5分,总分值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

2、的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选 项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话仅读一遍.1. Where did Joe go?A. Hawaii.2. How does the woman feel?A. Angry.3. What does the man mean?A. He is tired of his job.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Sell her stuff.5. Why does the woman think the new modem unnecessary?A

3、. Alice seldom uses the Net.B. Alice seldom uses computer.C. Alice has no email.第二节共15小题；每题1.5分,总分值22.5分A、B、C三个选项听下面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 中选出最正确选项,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, 每题5秒钟；听完后,各题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍.听第6段材料,答复第6、7题.6. What is the woman asking about?A. Her health.B. Her car.7

4、. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The speakers know each other well.B. The man is a mechanic.C. The man gives advice about people. 听第7段材料,答复第8、9题.8. How does the woman feel?A. Sad.B. Happy.9. What do we know about Champ?A. He liked running.B. He was smart.听第8段材料,答复第10至12题.10. Who probably

5、 is the woman?A. A tourist consultant.B. A policewoman.11. Which of the following can the man do?A. Have pets in the house.B. Use the fireplace.others.12. Where can' t the man park?A. In the garage.B. In the backyard.building.听第9段材料,答复第13至16题.13. What is a cool logo usually on?A. A polo shirt.14

6、. What do girls wear at dance clubs?A. Short shirts and jeans.B. Short shirts and cargo pants.C. Cargo pants and high heels.B. A cool T-shirt.C. Casual cargo pants.15. What jewelry does the woman always wear?A. A ring.B. A necklace.16. How does the woman feel about the clubs?A. She likes them.B. She

7、 thinks them noisy.C. She thinks them troublesome.听第10段材料,答复第17至20题.17. What does Mr. John Smith do?A. A medical student.B. A professor.18. What do we know about Oxford?A. It is a self-governing university.B. It is an individual college.C. It is a collection of colleges.19. Where are most of the stu

8、dents of Queen's College from?A. Wales.B. The North of England.20. What is the advantage of living with students from different branches?A. They gain a lot from each other.B. They choose whatever they like.C. They follow their own course of study.C. Earrings.C. A rowing sportsman.C. The North of

9、 Wales.第二局部：英语语言知识运用共二节,总分值 40分第一节：单项选择共 10小题；每题1分,总分值10分从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项.21. Mr. Li 's business very quickly. He opened her first store two years ago, but now he has fifty stores all over the country.A. campaignedB. circulatedC. struggledD. expanded22. The actor of the film Lost in

10、 Thailand , Xu Zheng, said the film was by his actual visit to Thailand.A. inspiredB. exportedC. adaptedD. observed23. A Lincoln car represents the owner s social status in China while it is nothing more than a vehicle交通工具in its country of.A. resourceB. originC. ancestorD. belief24. A powerful earth

11、quake hit Japan's northeastern area on December 7,a small tsunami 海 啸.A. setting outB.setting offC. setting down D. setting up25. Studies indicate that nonfarm earnings now more than 20 percent of total householdincome.A. make up forB.allow forC. contribute to D. account for26. A new train servi

12、ce to Wuhan started to operate two months ago, which brings passengers great convenience.A. normalB. usualC. regularD. commonst27. Believe it or not, this tradition has a history of 500 years, and it has into the 21 century.A. survivedB. sankC. existedD. followed28. I am sorry. I can't lend my b

13、ike to you because I just lent it to my brother.A. before longB. right nowC. as wellD. in return29. Last year, I my husband to give up smoking. Now, he is in good health.A. advisedB. encouragedC. managedD. persuaded30. As the strong winds blew down many tall trees, some of the streets in the city we

14、re .A. struckB. caughtC. blockedD. crowded第二节：完形填空共 20小题；每题1.5分,总分值30分阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项,并在做题卡上将该项涂黑.What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 31 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 32 of 100, scored 160.I had an auto-repair man once, who,

15、on these intelligence tests, could not 33 have scored more than 80.34 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him - and healways 35 it.Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 36 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I ' d prove mys&7 a . In a world where I ha

16、ve to work with my 38, I ' d do poorly.Consider my auto-repair man39 . He had a habit of telling 40 . One time he said, "Doc,a deaf-and-dumb 聋哑man41some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingerstogether on the counter and made 42 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him

17、a hammer. He 43 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 44 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 45 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors 剪刀. 46 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring move

18、ments with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his 47 and asked for them. I ' v&beerthat on all my customers today, but I knew49 I'd catch you. "Why is that? I asked. "Because you areso goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn

19、9;t be very 50."And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.31. A. failedB. wroteC. receivedD. chose32. A. an averageB. a totalC. an examD. a number33. A. alwaysB. possiblyC. certainlyD. frequently34. A. ThenB. ThusC. ThereforeD. Yet35. A. fixedB. checkedC. droveD. changed:36. A. answer

20、edB. practisedC. designedD. tried37. A. teacherB. doctorC. winnerD. fool38. A.brainsB. effortC.handsD.attention39. A. againB. as usualC. tooD. as well40. A. liesB. jokesC. newsD. tales41. A. boughtB. testedC. foundD.needed42. A. cuttingB. hammeringC. wavingD. circling43. A. noddedB. raisedC.shookD.

21、turned44. A. broughtB. packedC. sentD. sold45. A. cleverB. otherC. rightD. next46. A. WhatB. HowC. WhoD. Which47. A. imaginationB. handC. voiceD. information48. A. tryingB.proving49. A. for sureB. at once50. A. clearB. sillyC. practicingC. in factC. slowD. examiningD. right nowD. smart第三局部：阅读理解共 20小

22、题；每题2分,总分值40分阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D题卡上将该项涂黑.AAudrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium中,选出最正确选项,并在答.Her father was a wealthyEnglish banker. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girl 'school.While vacationing withher mot

23、her inHolland, Hitler'armysuddenly took over the town .It was there that shefell on hardtimes during theNazioccupation . After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career . As a model, she was graceful and it seemed, she had found h

24、er position in life -until the filmproducers came calling. After beingspotted modelingby aproducer, she was signed up for a bit part in the European film Netherlands in 7 lessons in 1948. later, she headed for America to try her luck there.Audrey gained immediate fame in the US with her role in Roma

25、n Holidays in 1935. This filmturned out to be a big success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her great popularity and more plum roles . Roman Holidays was followed by another is similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 classic Funny Face . In 1959, she received yet another nominat

26、ion提名 for her role in Nun' story. Audrey reached the top of her career when she played the most wonderful role in the fine production of My Fair Lady in 1964. Her co-star Rex Harrison once wasasked to identify his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he replied, “Audreyis My Fair Lady.By t

27、he end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrier, Audrey decided to retire while she was on top . Later she married Dr . Andrea Dotti . In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she held until

28、 1993. She was named to People ' Magazines as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world . Hepburn died in January 20,1993 in Switzerland . She had made a total of 31 high quality movies.51. According to the passage, what led to Audrey Hepburn' s immediate success and popularity?A . Wo

29、rking as a modelB. Learning ballet in LondonC. Acting in Roman HolidaysD. Winning a nomination for a role in Nun' s Story52. We can infer Audrey Hepburn was.A . a learned womanB. satisfied with her marriageC. a woman with sympathyD. very popular as a model53. Choose the right order about the lif

30、e of Audrey Hepburn.a. Audrey began a modeling careerb. Audrey went to London with her motherc. Audrey became popular in the film Roman Holidaysd. Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF funde. Hitler ' s army suddenly took over the townf. Audrey married Dr . Andrea Dotti

31、.A. a,b,c,d,e,fB. b,e,a,c,f,dC. c,a,b,f,e,dD. b,e,f,c,a,d54. The underlined word " plum " can be replaced by .B. funnyD. desirableA. unimportant C. boringThousands of jobs come into our Job Centre every week, but they get snapped up 抢夺 quickly . So although we shall do all we can to help y

32、ou, it' s important for you to do all you can tohelp yourself This passage tells you how.Registered for workOnce you have registered for work ,we will match you against available vacancies空缺You must also register for work at the job Center in order to claim unemployment benefit. But you actually

33、 apply for and claim it at the local Unemployment Office.Getting a job through self serviceJobs that come in are put on self - service show as soon as possible. Half the people who find jobs through our Job Centre find them through self service. You can call in at any time to look at the jobs shown.

34、If you want further help with finding a job .If you want more help or advice, don' t forget that ' s whaO weEmploerhere forAdvisers can help you with things like:*thinking about the different sorts of jobs you could do and which are best for you.*jobs available locally or elsewhere.*your sui

35、tability for a TOPS training course with a tax-free allowance 津贝占*grants 补助金 to help you look for, and move to, work in other parts.Even though you have a clear idea of the sort of job and pay you want, you may find that something different will suit you quite well . Keep this in mind when you are t

36、alking with Employment Adviser.If you don ' t find a job on your first visitGo into self service as often as you can to look at the jobs on show there . Good vacancies the office easily, come in whenever you can . It ' ll help you to find a job faster if you keep in touch.are coming in all t

37、he time just because youve been registered fdf etaymenfomupcloayt get to55. The purpose of the passage is to .A. suggest how to get most benefit possible from a certain employment serviceB. provide general advice on what to do when you are unemployedC. give information about services available for u

38、nemployed peopleD. help to reduce the number of unemployed people56. Unemployment people can actually apply for benefit from.A . the Job CentreB. both the Job Centre and the Unemployment OfficeC. the local Unemployment OfficeD. all the Unemployment Offices57. The people most likely to get jobs are t

39、hose who.A . make use of job information services at the Job CentreB. register for work immediately when the need arisesC. use their own ideas and common sense in looking for a jobD. regularly ask for help and advice at the Job Centre58. When you are talking with the Employment Adviser, you' d b

40、etterA . change your ideas of jobs when necessaryB. stick to your first idea of jobsC. not talk about payment for workD. talk about your own interestCIt may be hard in modern times to imagine life without access to lights at night . But at the foot of big mountains in Mexico, the native Huichol 墨西哥一

41、少数民族 people live in much the same way their ancestors did without electricity . That's because it's too expensive to string power lines to such mountainous areas.To help support themselves, the Huichol create beautiful artwork, including paintings made from yarn 纱线.They sell their art in cit

42、ies hundreds of miles away . But without electricity at home or on the road, they can only work during daylight hours.“We have to stop whatever we're doing when it gets dark, says Miquel Carillo, leader of the Huichol people . He explains the sales of their artwork are essential to their life, w

43、here farming is difficult and crops often fail . "So we just wait for the sun to come up again.Now, a team of scientists is using new technologies to help the Huichol out . With special textiles纺织原料known as “ PortableLights “people just have to weave tiny electronic crystals晶体into fabrics织物that

44、 can be made into clothes, bags, or others . By collecting the sun ' s energy during the dayiese lightweight textiles give off light at night.A new type of solar panel is only 10 inches long and 5 inches wide . It is used to collect solar energy into a lithium ion锂离子battery-the type of battery f

45、ound in laptops and cell phones. After just 3 hours of sunlight, the battery has enough charge to power a portable light for 10 hours.Now “ PortableLights "have become a pattern in the bags of Huichol people and the researcherscan ' t keep up with demand.On the other side of the world, in t

46、he Central Australian desert, researchers was working to bring Portable Light to the Arrernte people, who travel across the desert without electricity . One goal is to use the technology to power cell phones that teachers in local schools can use to download lesson plans. That way, kids won ' t

47、have to travel to cities to get an education. 59. The native Huichol people don' t get access to electricity because.A . they live among mountainsB. they want to follow traditionC. they can ' t afford itD. they are used to working at night60. Which of the following is NOT true according to t

48、he passage?A . The lack of light prevent Huichol people from improving their economy.B. The tiny electronic crystals make the“ Portable Lights " give off light at night.C. The “ Portable Lights " can be better powered with the help of a new type of solar panel. D. Laptops are powered by a

49、kind of battery charged from solar energy.61. From the underlined sentence in paragraph 6, we can infer that.A . With so many Huichol people using “ Portable Lights , the type of lights are now in great need.B. PortableLights "are now playing an important role in developing education in the mou

50、ntainous areas.C. a Portable Lights" are now playing an important role in developing transpoota in themountainous areas.D. Portable Lights" are now in great demand since so many people regard them as such afashion.62. What can we learn about the Arrente people from the passage?A . The Arre

51、rne people try to make their living by selling beautiful artworks.B. Without access to lights, the Arrernte people are still living a hard life.C. Now many kids travel to cities to receive a better education.D. By using “ Portable Lights , traveling has now become much easier for the people.DThere a

52、re many theories about the beginning of drama 戏居U in ancient Greece . The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved 演化 from ritual . The argument for this view goes as follows .In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the worldeven the seasonalch

53、angesas unpredictable, and they sought through various means, to control these unknownand feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals . Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysterie

54、s of the rites . As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama .Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes

55、 戏服 were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium"观众席.In addition, there were performers, and, since con

56、siderable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect-success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, t

57、he revival of the Sun-as an actor might . Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities .Another theory traces 追溯the theater ;osgin from the human interest in storytelling . According to this view, tales about the hunt, war, or other feats are gradually elaborated

58、, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person . A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.63. What does the passage mainly discuss?A . the origins of Greek drama B. the ceremonies in ancient Greece C. the imp