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学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题1
2019学年第二学期期末考
高二英语试卷
(考试时间:
120分钟总分:
150分)
第Ⅰ卷(共100分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题l.5,满分7.5)
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l0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.HowwillthewomangettoGlasgow?
A.Bytrain.B.Byplane.C.Bycar.
2.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Therefrigeratoristooheavy.
B.Hecan’thelpthewoman.
C.Heneedstoseeadoctor.
3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthelecture?
A.Interesting.B.New.C.Boring.
4.Whenwillthespeakersleaveforthezoo?
A.At8:
15.B.At9:
45.C.At10:
30.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Acompetition.B.Aclassmate.C.Ateam.
第二节(共15小题;每小题l.5,满分22.5)
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.Whatmakesthewomangetherachievement?
A.Theteamwork.B.Herexperience.C.Herleadership.
7.Howhasthewomanchangedaftertheproject?
A.Sheismorecompetitiveabouthercareer.
B.Sheisnolongerafraidofnewchallenges.
C.Sheiswillingtohelppeopleintrouble.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Why
doesthemanchangetheirplan?
A.Hehastolookafterhissister.
B.Hehastoprepareforhisfinalexams.
C.HewillgotoChinainafewdays.
9.WherewillthewomangoonSunday?
A.Tothecinema.B.Tothezoo.C.Tothemuseum.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howoldisthemannow?
A.12.B.20.C.50.
11.Whatwouldthemanliketodoafterfinishinghiscollege?
A.Travelaroundtheworld.B.Workasastudentadvis
or.
C.Setuparestaurant.
12.Wheredoesthemanplantostaywhenheretires?
A.IntheU.S.B.InChina.C.InFrance.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdoweknowabouttheapartment?
A.Itisfarfromthetube.B.Itisfullyfurnishedandnearapark.
C.Thereisacomputerandanoldfridgeinit.
14.Whatmakesthemanunsatisfiedwiththeapartment?
A.Theenvironment.B.Thebathroom.C.Thekitchen.
15.Howmuchshouldthemanpayforthefirsttime?
A.$600.B.$1,200.C.$1,800.
16.Howshouldthemanpaytherent?
A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Bycheque.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatcanstudentsdoiftheyattendthesecondcourse?
A.Visitthebestgalleries.B.Seethecity'smostfamousbuildings.
C.Learnabout20th-centurywritersandpoets.
18.Whenarethestudentsfree?
A.OnF
ridays.B.OnSaturdays.C.OnSundays.
19.Whatdostudentsneedtopayextramoneyfor?
A.Meals.B.Books.C.Transport.
20.Whatistherequirementforstudentstoattendth
ecourse?
A.Somepreviousknowledgeofthesubjects.
B.Greatabilitytogetalongwithothers.
C.AgoodlevelofEnglish.
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)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Mostofuswouldbetravelingfortherestofourlivesiftravelingabroadwerenotsoexpensive.Butthereisnoneedforyoutocutdownonthenumberofholidaysyou’rehavingthisyear.Belowaresomeofthecheapestplacestotraveltothisyear.
SriLanka
Greatseafood,beautifulbeaches,andamazingjunglesawaityouinSriLanka.Itisdefinitelyoneofthecheaperplacestotraveltoaswell.Itwillbepossibleforyoutoliveinhigh-classhotelsandresortsforaslittleas70dollarsanight!
Ifyoudon’twanttospendthatmuchmoney,youcanfindhostels,andsmallerhotelsforaslittleas20dollarsaday.YoucanjustspendthedayexploringAnuradhapuraorgoadventuringinHabaranaLakeaswell!
Hungary
ItmightbesurprisingtoseeHungaryonthelistofcheapplacestotraveltothisyear.Itislocatedinthemostexpensivecontinentontheearth,afterall.However,Hungaryisthecountrywhereyougetroomsforaslittleas16Euros,andbeerforabout4Euroseach!
Thisisdefinitelyabargain!
Youcangetatravelcardtousethepublictransportthroughoutthecountry,andsavequiteafewdollarsonthataswell.SpendafewnightsinBudapestorheadouttothenorthernhillswhereyoucanhikeandswimintheclearlakes!
Greece
TherewasatimewhenGreecewasunbelievablyexpensive,butduetoitsrecenteconomicproblems,Greecehasbecomequitecheaptotravelto.Priceofaccommodationandfoodisatanall-timelow,sothismightdefinitelybeagreattimeforyoutovisit!
TherearesomeareasofthecountrythatwillbeexpensivelikeSantoriniorMykonos,butifyoujustwanttoexplorelocalGreekculture,youcanwalkonthestreetsofGreece,oradventureacrossthesmallerislandsaroundlikeKefaloniaorPiraeusorLos!
21.IfJackplanstostayinSriLankaforfivedays,hewillpayatleast________fortheaccommodation.
A.$100B.$125C.$250D.$350
22.WhyisitsurprisingthatHungaryisonthelistofcheapplacestotravelto?
A.Therearevarietiesofhighqualityrooms.
B.Thepublictransportisavailablethroughoutthecountry.
C.Europeisacontinentwithahighlevelofconsumption.
D.Visitorscanhikeandswiminthebeautifullakes.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutGreece?
A.Greecehasalwaysbeenacheapplacetotravelto.
B.NoneofthetouristspotsinGreeceareexpensivetovisit.
C.VisitorscanlearnGreekculturebyhangingaroundonthestreets.
D.It’snotcheaptoexploreislandslikeKefalonia.
B
Oneday,awomanbroughtaducktoseeavet(兽医).Asshel
aidherpetonthetable,thevetpulledouthisstethoscope(听诊器)andlistenedtothebird'schest.
Afteramomentortwo,thevetshookhisheadandsadlysaidhewassorrythatherduckhadpassedaway.Butthewomandidn'tbelieveitandinsistedthatthevetshoulddosomemoretestingontheduck.
Thevetrolledhiseyes,turnedaroundandlefttheroom.H
ereturnedafewminuteslaterwithablackdog.Asthewomanlookedoninamazement,thedogstoodonhisbacklegs,puthisfrontpawsontheexaminationtableandsniffed(嗅)theduckfromtoptobottom.Hethenlookedupatthevetwithsadeyesandshookhishead.Thevetpattedthedogontheheadandtookitoutoftheroom.
Afewminuteslater,hereturnedwithacat.Thecatjumpedonthetableandalsocarefullysniffedthebirdfromheadtofoot.Thecatsatbackdown,shookhishead,meowedsoftlyandwentoutoftheroom.
Thevetlookedatthewomanandsaid,“I'msorry,butasIsaid,thisisdefinitelyadeadduck.”
Thevetturnedtohiscomputer,pressedafewkeysandproducedabill,whichhehandedtothewoman.Theduck'sowner,stillinshock,tookthebill.“150dollars!
”sheshouted.“150dollarsjusttotellmemyduckisdead!
”
Thevetshrugged,“I'msorry.Ifyouhadjusttakenmywordforit,thebillwouldhavebeen20dollars,butwiththeLabReportandtheCatScan,it'snow150dollars.”
24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.Atfirst,thevetdidn'tchecktheduckbutabird.
B.Thevetthoughttheduckwasdeadfromthebeginning.
C.Thewomanbelievedwhatthevetsaidimmediately.
D.Thewomanwasveryhappytoseethedogcomein.
25.Whydidthevettakeadogandacatintotheexaminationroom?
A.Toconfirmtheduckwasdead.B.Togivethemtothewomanaspets.
C.Tocomfortthewoman.D.Toaskthemtosavetheduck'slife.
26.Howwasthewomanlikelytofeelafterbeingtoldwhythebillwas150dollars?
A.Awkward.B.Disappointed.C.Scared.D.Angry.
27.Thepassageisa(n)________.
A.newsreportB.advertisementC.jokeD.review
C
Chinesepapercuttingor"jianzhi"istheartofcuttingpaperdesigns,andthecut-outsarealsousedtodecoratedoorsandwindows,sotheyaresometimescalled"chuanghua".PapercuttinghaslongbeenasymbolofEasterncharm.
Therearesymmetrical(对称的)designsthatareusuallycreatedbysomefoldingandcutting.Whenunfolded,itformsasymmetricaldesign.Chinesecut-outsarenormallysymmetricalandareusuallyinanevennumberseriesof2,4,24,etc.
Theoldestsurvivingpapercut-outisasymmetricalcirclefromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiang,China.Fromthe7thto13thcentury,papercuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduringChinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe14thcentury.ThroughouttheQingDynastymanypapercuttingskillsweredevelopedincludingdraftingandtheuseofsmokedpapers.BytheendoftheQingruling,however,papercut
tingwasonceonthedeclinebecausenewartformswerebeingintroduced.TheRepublicofChinalatertriedtorevivetheartinthe1980s.
Today,papercut-outsarechieflydecorative.Theydecoratewalls,windows,doors,columns,mirrors,lampsandlanternsinhomesandarealsousedonpresentsoraregivenasgiftsthemselves.Entrancesdecoratedwithpapercut-outsaresupposedtobringgoodluck.Pa
percut-outsusedtobeusedaspatterns,especiallyforembroidery(刺绣).
Therearetwomethodsofmanufacture:
oneusesscissors,theotherusesknives.Inthescissormethod,severalpiecesofpaper—uptoeight—arefastenedtogether.Theimageisthencutwithsharp,pointedscissors.Knifecuttingsarefashionedbyputtingseveralpaperonarelativelysoftfoundationconsistingofamixtureofoilandashes.Skilledcrafterscanevencutoutdifferentdrawingsfreelywithoutstopping.
28.Whencantheexistingoldestpapercuttingdatebackto?
A.about1500yearsago.B.about1600yearsago.
C.about1400yearsago.D.about600yearsago.
29.Theunderlinedword"revive"inParagraph3canbereplacedby"_______".
A.surviveB.restoreC.copyD.fix
30.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?
A.History.B.Origin.C.Uses.D.Process.
31.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?
A.Pa
per—theEasternCharmB.TheHistoryofPaperCutting
C.ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCuttingD.PaperCutting—UnbelievableSkilledCrafters
D
Spen