2018上学期高二期末考试英语试卷

醴陵二中2018年上学期高二年级英语科期末考试试卷命题人：朱晓芬审题人：丁琼时量：120分钟总分：150分第一部分听力（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。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。Whyarethespeakersputtingofftheirpicnic?A.Therearecatsanddogsoutside.B.Itisrainingheavily.C.Theyhavenotime.Whatwillthemandoattheweekend?[来源:学|科|网]A.Makesomeplans.B.Studyforatest.C.Playfootballwithhisfriends.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Inacottonfield.B.Onaplane.C.Onatrain.Whatwillthewomanhavetodo?A.Buyaticketforthe10o’clockflight.B.Changethetickettoadifferentflight.C.Gototheairportimmediately.Whatdoesthemanplantodothisholiday?Goonatrip.Stayathome.Buyanothercar.第二节听下面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。Whereisthewomannow?InNewYork.B.InNewDelhi.C.InLondon.Whenwillthespeakersgoshopping,mostprobably?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。Whydoesthemanetotheshop?Tochangeashirt.B.Tobuyaskirt.C.Tohaveaninterview.WhendoestheshopcloseonSaturday?p.m.p.m.p.m.B.At7p.m.C.At8p.m.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。Whichkindofflatdidthewomanwanttolivein?Aflatnearabusstation.B.Aflatneartheuniversity.C.Aflatnearasupermarket.Howmanybedroomsdoesthewomanneedintheflat?One.B.Two.C.Three.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?Havealookattheflat.Gotobuysomefurniture.Renttheflatimmediately.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Whatkindofteaisthewomantasting?Greentea.B.Blacktea.C.Oolongtea.Howmanykindsofteaarethere,accordingtotheman?Three.B.Four.C.Five.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofteaculture?Interesting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Friends.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Bossandsecretary.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。Whichcollegewasfoundedfirst?ThecollegeofLaw.ThecollegeofMedicine.ThecollegeofScienceandEngineering.Whathappenedtotheuniversityin1947?Itwasfounded.Itsnamewaschanged.Amuseumwasbuiltinit.Howcanstudentsborrowbooksfromtheuniversitylibrary?Byshowingtheirstudentcard.ByshowingtheirIDcard.Byshowingtheirlibrarycard.Whatcanwelearnabouttheuniversity?Thereare2,800studentsintotal.ItisthethirdoldestuniversityinJapan.Ithaspartnershipswithmanyotheruniversities.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题两分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AOfftheBeatenCartPathThebestsellingtravelbookwhichincludesover200newplacesofinterest,over200newfullcolorphotographs,andallnew,uptodatemaps.Itincludesover1,000oftheUnitedStatesmostmustseedestinationsCoverprice:$30.00Ourprice:$19.80ParentsThemostpopularmagazineforparentswhowanttoraisesmartandlovingchildren.Ithaschilddevelopmentguidance,adviceonyourchild’shealthandsafety,andthebestwaytoencourageyourchild’slearningCoverPrice:$26.00Ourprice:$12.60BestWeekendProjectsTheprojectsarechosenfrom80specialideastocreateanunusuallivingspace.Theyarepractical,aswellascreative.Theywillimproveyourhomeandyardandcanbemadeonweekends.Andthemostimportantofall,theyareeasytofollow.CoverPrice:$17.95Ourprice:$13.90LuckyTheshoppingmagazinewiththebestbuys,andthefashiontips.You’llneedthembeforeyougototheestores.WhatmakesLuckyreallyspecialisthatitgivesyoutheinformationyouneedbeforeanyoneelsehasit.CoverPrice:$18.50OurPrice:$15.5021.HowmuchcanyousavetobuyacopyofBestWeekendProjectsnow?A.$3B.$4.05C.$10.2D.$13.422.Whichbookcangiveyousomeadviceonshopping?A.LuckyB.ParentsC.OfftheBeatenCartPathD.BestWeekendProjects23.WhomaylikethebookOfftheBeatenCurtPathmost?A.LadieslovingshoppingB.ParentswithnewbornbabiesC.PersonslovingtravelinginAmericaD.Husbandswantingtoimprovetheirhome24.Whatdoesthepassagemostprobablybelongto?A.Astory B.Anotice C.Areport D.AnadvertisementBAfteraterribleelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobeebothblindanddeaf,thewholeworldbecamepletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:aploughandawall.WhenMrsEdwardscamerunninguptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspread,andmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.25.ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat.A.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworldB.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohim C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore D.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim26.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?A.Takingawalkwithastick. B.Drivingacar.C.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree. D.Lyingontheground.27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Roberthadbeendeafandblindfornearlytenyears.B.Roberthidhimselfunderthetreefor20minutes.C.Robertcouldhearhiswife’sshoutingforhelpwhenhewokeup.D.Thefamily’slovehelpedRobertregainconfidencetolive.CChinesepeoplehadneverpaidmoreattentiontotheannualNobelliteratureawardthantheydidwhenMoYanbecameChina’sfirstwinneroftheprize.Theeffecthasnotdisappeared.TouristscontinuetorushtoMo’shomevillageinGaomi,Shangdongprovince,whichhasbeeatouristsitesincetheauthorwasawardedNobelPrize.VisitingthevillageistowalkintotheworldhecreatedinRedSorghumClan,oneofhisbestknownnovels,adaptedfortheawardwinningfilmRedSorghumbyfamousdirectorZhangYimouin1987.About210hectaresofredsorghum(高粱)isreadyforharvesting,recallingthissceneMowroteinthenovel:"Inthedeepautumnoftheeighthmonthunderahigh,clearsky,thelandiscoveredbysorghumthatformsawildseaofblood.Whenthesunesout,thesurfaceoftheseashimmers(闪光),andheavenandEartharepaintedwithrich,wonderfulcolors."Localshaveplantedthesorghumfortheingfilmofthenovel’sTVadaptationstarringactressZhouXun,insimilarstyleto1987whenZhang’sfilmwasfilmed.Butwhilethesorghumfieldsdisappearedafterthefilmwasmade,thistimetheymayremain.“Wehavesignedlongtermcontractstosellsorghumtowineproducers,”saidZhangXinfu,headofXianjiavillage,MoYan’shometownisinthearea.“DozensofwineproducerscametodiscussthesorghumbusinessafterMoYanwontheprize,”saidZhang.Zhangsaidthewineproducerspromisedtopayasatisfyingpriceforthesorghum.28.WhathappenedtoMoYan’shomevillageafterhewonthePrize?A.ThehouseofMo’sathishomevillagewasrebuiltfortourism.B.ThelocalpeopleatMo’shomevillageweledthetourists.C.ManytouristsrushedtoMo’shomevillagetoshowrespectandinterest.D.Mo’shomevillageremainedwhatitusedtobe.29.Theunderlinedword“adapted”inparagraph2probablymeans“___________”.A.settled B.designed C.reorganizedD.written 30.Whichseasonwasitwhenthepassagewaswritten?A.Autumn. B.Winter. C.Spring. D.Unknown.31. Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthatthewineproducerboughtsorghumfromMo’shomevillagefor__________.A.thefameofMoYan. B.goodqualityoftheredsorghumitself.C.thelowerprice D.thelargeamountoftheredsorghum.DAlongtermAmericanstudyshowstheimportanceofearlyeducationforpoorchildren.ThestudyisknownastheAbecedarian(初步的)Project.ItinvolvedmorethanonehundredyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesinNorthCarolina.Halfofthechildrenattendedanalldayprogramatahighqualitychildcarecenter.Thecenterofferededucational,healthandsocialprograms.Childrentookpartingamesandactivitiestoincreasetheirthinkingandlanguageskillsandsocialandemotionaldevelopment.Theprogramalsoincludedhealthfoodsforthechildren.Thechildrenattendedtheprogramfromwhentheywereafewweeksolduntiltheageoffiveyears.Theothergroupofchildrendidnotattendthechildcarecenter.Aftertheageoffive,bothgroupsattendedpublicschool.Researchersparedthetwogroupsofchildren.Whentheywerebabies,bothgroupshadsimilarresultsintestsformentalandphysicalskills.However,fromtheageofeighteenmonths,thechildrenintheeducationalchildcareprogramdidmuchbetterintests.Theresearcherstestedthechildrenagainwhentheyweretwelveandfifteenyearsold.Thetestsfoundthatthechildrenwhohadbeeninthechildcarecentercontinuedtohavehigheraveragetestresults.Thesechildrendidmuchbetterontestsofreadingandmathematics.Afewyearsago,organizersoftheAbecedarianProjecttestedthestudentsagain.Atthetime,eachstudentwastwentyoneyearsold.Theyweretestedforthinkingandeducationalability,employment,parentingandsocialskills.Theresearchersfoundthattheyoungadultswhohadtheearlyeducationstilldidbetterinreadingandmathematicstests.Theyweremorethantwotimesaslikelytogotocollegeortohavepletedcollege.Inaddition,thechildrenwhoreceivedearlyeducationwereolderonaverage,whentheirfirstchildwasborn.Thestudyoffersmoreevidencethatlearningduringthefirstmonthsandyearsoflifeisimportantforalllaterdevelopment.TheresearchersoftheAbecedarianProjectbelievetheirstudyshowsaneedforlawmakerstospendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.Theybelievethesekindsofprogramscouldreducethenumberofchildrenwhodonotpleteschoolandareunemployed.32.TheAbecedarianProjecthaslasted______.A.almostoneyear B.aboutfiveyearsC.morethan20years D.nomorethan15years33.Whatdoweknowaboutthepeoplewhohadbeeninthechildcarecenter,paredwiththosewhohadn’t?A.Theyweremorelikelytogotocollege. B.Theyhadchildrenearlier．C.Theyhadthesameresultsintests. D.Theyarelesssociable．34.Accordingtothepassage,TheAbecedarianProject__________.A.involveschildrenfromrichfamiliesB.doesn’tprovidefoodforchildrenC.offersforeignteacherstohelpimprovechildren’slanguageskillsD.studiestheimportanceofanearlyeducationforpoorchildren35.WhatisNOTsureabouttheAbecedarianProjectafterreadingthetext?A.Howimportantearlyeducationisforpoorchildren.B.Whatthechildrenlearnedatthechildcarecenter.C.HowmanychildrenareinvolvedintheAbecedarianProject.D.Whetherlawmakerswillspendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.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。FoodpicturesthatyoudisplayonWeChatcanlookmore

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ifyoufollowourtips.36.___※Stylingacpaniedbyastory37.___________Somemightwanttotellaboutthepersonwhoiseatingthedish.Whetherit’syourfirstmealataChineserestaurantorabirthdaypartyatacozycafeteria,describethesurroundingsandbackgroundaswellasthereasonthatmadeyouchoosethefoodinthepicture.※ChoosenaturallightingFlashisnotasflatteringasnaturallight.Thelattermakespictureslookmuchbetter.Theonlyproblemisthatyoucanhardlyfindnaturallightinbars,cafesandrestaurants.38.__________Ifyouarehavingyourlunchordinneroutside,remembertofindaplacewithshadowsincedirectsunlightcastsshadowsonfoodandotheritems.※Pickyourangle(视角)Choosetherightangle.Oneofthebestpositionsisshootingfromthetopdown.Thisishowyou’llshowthewholetable.Youmightsometimesneedtoclimbonachairtotakethatperfectshot!39.______________Youmaytryandholdyourdishoutinfrontofyou.Donothesitatetoaskarandompersontostandbehindyouandtaketheshotforyou.Verticalpicturesarealsoworthyourattention.※40._______________Usevariousfilters(滤镜)tokeepyourshotsmoreattractive.Butdon’tberestrictedbythem.Experimentabitandseewhichappisyourfavorite.A.Adjustthesizeandbrightness.B.GobeyondtheInstagramfilterC.Eyelevelshots(照片)look

irresistible(不可抵制的).D.Whatyoucandoistotakeyourdishandwalkovertoawindow.E.Nextaresomemeanstotellyouhowtotakeagoodpictureoffood.F.Thereareafewwaystohelpyoumakeyourfoodshotsmoreunique.G.Beforeyoutakeapicture,thinkaboutwhatyoucantellyourfollowersaboutit.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mydaughterhasbeencrazyaboutraisingapetforalongtime.

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D.spring第Ⅱ卷第三部分英语知识运用第二节（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入恰当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。TheInternet61.________(change)people’slivessinceitwaswidelyused.Thankstoit,peoplearoundtheworldare62._________(close)connected.Anincreasingnumberofyoungpeoplefrom63._________(diffe