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陕西省黄陵中学1819学年度高二重点班上学期期末考试
陕西省黄陵中学
2018—2019学年度上学期期末考试（重点班）
高二英语试题
第一部分：
听力（共两节，共计15小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节
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，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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inanelevator.B.Onabus.C.Inataxi.
2.WhatwillthemandoinEdinburgh?
A.DobusinesswithJustin.
B.TellJustinhisnewaddress.
C.GiveJustinthemedicines.
3.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlike?
A.Jazz．B.Classical．C．Folk．
4.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.InSeptember.B.InAprilC.InFebruary
5.Whoseadvicedidthewomanfollow?
A.Theshopassistant’s.B.Hermother’s.C.Hersister’s.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独自。
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
A.Wheretobuytickets.
B.Wheretoparkthecar.
C.Wheretogetacamera.
7.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?
A.Atthemarket.B.Atthecamerashop.C.Atthesportsstadium.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?
A.Planatrip.B.Lookforajob.C.Makeadecision.
9.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthejobinAmerican?
A.DangerousB.ExcitingC.Boring.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Whenshouldstudentsmeetforthefieldtrip?
A.At7:
00B.At7:
15am.C.At8:
00am.
11.Howwilltheboyprobablygettoschooltoday?
A.Takethebus.
B.Takehismom’scar.
C.TakeMrs.Henderson’scar.
12.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandMrs.Anderson?
A.ColleaguesB.Neighbors.C.Bestfriends.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.WhatkindofpeopleisTheKnifeandTalkpopularwith?
A.Truckdrivers.B.Officeworkers.C.Actors.
14.Whatdoesthewomanlikemostabouttherestaurant?
A.Quietenvironment.B.Greatwaitresses.C.Popmusic.
15.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisfavouriterestaurant?
A.Itstablesarepink.B.Itoffersgreatfood.C.Itwasjustopened.
16.Whatdoesthemanhaveforlunch?
A.Pancakes.B.Fishpie.C.Sausages.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Whichcompetitionissuitableforthelisteners?
A.Thehighlevel.
B.Themiddlelevel.
C.Thelowlevel.
18.Whatisthetopicforthisyear?
A.WeatherB.Change.C.Travel.
19.Whatarethelistenersadvisedtodotogettheideas?
A.AskMariaforhelp.B.ReadthepoemcalledRain.C.Borrowbooksfromthelibrary.
20.Whatwilltheschoolspendtheprizemoneyonthisyear?
A.Thelibrary.B.Thecomputers.C.Thelab.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Asacapitalcityfullofartandhistory,Londonisanimportantpoliticalcentreandahugefinancialmarketplace.WhateveryouthinkaboutLondon,visitingasatouristisverydifferentfromlivingthere.EachpartofLondonhasitsowncharacter.Somepartsarericherthanothers,ormoreindustrial,orhavebetterhousing.
Let’sstartwiththecentre,the“SquareMile”.ThisistheoldestpartofLondon.Inthepast,itwaswhereallfinancialbusinesswasdone.Notmanypeoplelivehere,but300,000peopleworkhereeveryday.
Movingwest,wecometotheWestEnd.Thisbusyshoppingandentertainmentdistrictisburstingwiththingstodo.TakeawalkdownOxfordStreet,andyouwillseebigdepartmentstoreslikeSelfridgesandHarrods.Rentshereareveryhigh;aone-bedroomapartmentmaycostaround1,000poundsaweek.FurtherawayisWestLondon.Thisareaismoreresidential（住宅的）andveryfashionable.
TheEastEndcontainsthePortofLondon,whichhistoricallyiswheremanyimmigrantsfirstarrived.WavesofFrench,Belgians,Jews,PakistanisandBangladeshishavealllivedhere.Thismakesthecultureofthisareaveryvarious.LondonwonthebidtoholdtheOlympicsin2012,somanyLondonershopethathousing,educationandemploymentformanypeopleinthisareawillimprove.
ItisdifficulttobegeneralaboutLondon.Thecityismadeupofa"collectionofvillages”,eachareawithitsowncharacterandcommunity.Putthemalltogether,andyouhaveLondon,aninternationalcapital.
21.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutSquareMileisNOTtrue?
A.ItistheoldestpartofLondon.B.ItisthecenterofLondon.
C.Allfinancialbusinesswasoncedonethere.D.300,000peoplelivethere.
22.Tom,anAmerican,wantstogoshoppinginLondon.Hehadbettergoto .
A.theEastEndB.theWestEnd
C.thePortofLondonD.theSquareMile
23.Accordingtothepassage,Harrodsis .
A.adepartmentstoreB.aresidentialarea
C.afamoussquareD.asmallvillage
24.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?
A.TheEastEndisricherthanotherpartsofLondon.B.TheremustbemanyshipsintheEastEnd.
C.PeoplelivingintheEastEndhavegoodhousing.D.MostLondonersaresatisfiedwiththeirgovernment.
B
Tellingfewerliesbenefitspeoplephysicallyandmentally.AnitaE.Kelly,studyauthorandprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofNotreDame,employed110adultsforherstudy.Shedividedthemintotwogroupsandaskedonegrouptostoplyingfor10weeks.Liesincludedbigonesandtinyones—anyfalsestatements—butparticipantswerestillallowedtoleaveoutthetruth,keepsecretsandavoidquestionstheydidn’twanttoanswer,etc.Theothergroupwasn’tgivenanyspecialinstructionsaboutlying.
Itturnedoutthatbothgroupsreducedtheirlying,butthosewhowerespecificallytoldtotellthetruthimprovedtheirhealthmore."Wefoundthattheparticipantscouldpurposefullyanddramaticallyreducetheireverydaylies.Thatinturnwasassociatedwithsignificantlyimprovedhealth,"saidKelly.
Whenparticipantsintheno-liegrouptoldthreefewerwhiteliesthantheydidinotherweeks,theyexperienced,onaverage,fewermental-healthcomplaintsandphysicalcomplaints.Theywerelesslikelytofeeltenseorsadandalsoexperiencedfewersorethroatsandheadaches.Theyalsoreportedthatpersonalrelationshipsimproved.Additionally,participantsfoundthemselveshonestabouttheirdailyaccomplishments,andtheystoppedmakingupexcusesforbeinglateorfailingtocompleteatask,forexample.
"It'scertainlyaworthygoaltohavepeoplebemorehonestandinteractwithothersinamorehonestway,”saysUniversityofMassachusettspsychologistRobertFeldman.“Thatwouldbebeneficial.I'malittledoubtfulwhetheritmakesusallhealthier,butitmaymakeushealthierinapsychologicalway."
25.Theparticipantsofthetwogroups .
A.toldasmanyliesasbeforeB.werealmostequallyhealthy
C.tendedtolielessabouttheiractivitiesD.experiencedtenserpersonalrelationships
26.FromRobertFeldman,wecanlearnthat .
A.whiteliesmightmakepeoplehavemorecomplaints
B.honestyislikelytohelppeoplebecomementallyhealthier
C.peopleshouldnotbehonestwithothersbutwiththemselves
D.tellingthetruthcanmakepeoplephysicallyandmentallyhealthy
27.Thetextismainlyabout .
A.theconnectionofhonestyandhealthB.researchonphysicalandmentalhealth
C.adviceonbeinganhonestpersonD.effectsofhonestyonpersonalrelationships
C
Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplace.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.
ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant（每日新闻）.ItcameoutinMarch1702.
In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter（波士顿新闻通讯）,thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.
Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation（发行量）intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun（朝日新闻）.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.
28.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.
A.59BC B.700’s C.1609 D.1620
29.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.
A.England B.Germany C.France D.Sweden
30.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.
A.Washington B.NewYork C.Boston D.NewOrleans
31.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.
A.1621 B.1704 C.1760 D.1800
D
Imagineputtingaseedinafreezer,waiting30,000years,andthentakingtheseedoutandplantingit.Doyouthinkaflowerwouldgrow?
Amazingly,scientistshavejustmanagedtodosomethingverysimilar.TheyfoundthefruitofanancientplantthathadbeenfrozenundergroundinSiberia—aregioncoveringcentralandeasternRussia—forabout31,800years.Usingpiecesofthefruit,thescientistsgrewplantsinalab.Thenewbloomshavedelicatewhitepetals.Theyarealsotheoldestfloweringplantsthatresearchershaveeverrevivedfromadeepfreeze.
“Thisislikeregeneratingadinosaurfromtissuesofanancientegg,’’saidJaneShen-Miller,abiologistofUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.
Theplanthasalonghistory.Backwhenmammothsandwoollyrhinoceroseswalkedontheland,anArcticgroundsquirrelburiedseedsandfruitsinanundergroundchamberneartheKolymaRiverinnortheasternSiberia.Thegroundbecamepennafrost,alayer
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