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学年高二英语期末联考试题含答案
2019-2020学年高二英语1月期末联考试题
(全卷满分:
150分考试用时:
120分钟)
注意事项:
1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号写在试题卷和答题卡上,并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答:
每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。
写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答:
用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内,写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
4.考试结束后,将答题卡上交。
选择题部分
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。
1.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforthestamps?
A.$1.B.$2.C.$4.
2.Whatdoesthemandislikeabouttheshirt?
A.Itsmaterial.B.Itsdesign.C.Itscolor.
3.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hedidn’tgetaticket.B.Hesatinthewrongseat.C.Hewantstochangetickets.
4.Howdoesthewomanfeel?
A.Sad.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.
5.Whywon’ttheboygotothepartytomorrownight?
A.Hehasjustrecoveredfromsickness.
B.Hehasanexamthatnight.
C.Hedoesn’tlikeparties.
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。
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。
6.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Takesomemedicine.B.Gohome.C.Callsomeone.
7.Whomightthemanbe?
A.Thewoman’sdoctor.B.Thewoman’sboss.C.Thewoman’sassistant.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inashop.B.Athome.C.Ataradiostation.
9.Whatwouldthewomanliketodo?
A.Chooseanewradio.B.Haveherradiofixed.C.Gethermoneyback.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whichcolorofjeanswillthemanbewearing?
A.Grey.B.Black.C.Blue.
11.Wherearetheman’sfavoritejeans?
A.Inthebox.B.Inthedrawer.C.Inthecupboard.
12.Whereisthemangoing?
A.Toamall.B.Toacinema.C.Toarestaurant.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Askingforadvice.B.Givingdirections.C.Guidingtourists.
14.Whenwerethewallsfirstbuilt?
A.In71AD.B.In310AD.C.In1300AD.
15.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoseeforthesecondstop?
A.Theoldshops.B.Thewoodencarvings.C.TheGrosvenorMuseum.
16.HowwillthespeakersgototheRows?
A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Howmanysafetymeetingswilltheemployeeshaveeveryweek?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
18.Whataretheemployeesallowedtowearinthelab?
A.Necklaces.B.Loosebelts.C.Sportsshoes.
19.Whyshouldtheemployeeswashtheirhands?
A.Toavoidbacteria.B.Topreservenewequipment.C.Tomakeequipmentlookclean.
20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?
A.Salariestheemployeeswillreceive.
B.Rulestheemployeesshouldfollow.
C.Worktheemployeeswilldo.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Todevelopone’stasteinEnglish,themosteffectivewayistoreadEnglishbooksextensively.Yetonemaybeatalosstochoosetheappropriatebooks,especiallyasabeginner.AsanativeSpanish,Iwouldliketosharesomeofmyexperience.
MyfirstEnglishnovelwasJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudice,recommendedbymanyEnglishteachersandprofessorsasanidealbookforEnglishlearners.Butmyexperiencewassomewhatdisastrous.Ihadgreatdifficultyinunderstandingthenovel,letaloneenjoyingit.It’snotthevocabularythattroubledme,butratherthewayAustenconstructssentences,andherwayofthinking,whichseemedtooremotetomeatthattime.MyfadingenthusiasmwasmuchrecoveredafterreadingHemingway’snovelAFarewelltoArms.Nolongandcomplicatedsentences.AndIparticularlylikedhisbriefandstraightforward(简洁的)style.Somyfirstsuggestionis,asabeginner,you’dbetterchoosecontemporarynovelsinsteadofclassicalones.
However,ifyourestrictyourselftonovelsyouwillmissalotoftreasures.Englishessayscanatonceinformyou,entertainyou,andimproveyourtasteinEnglish.ThebestexampleisBertrandRussell’swork.Itslanguageisplain,yetyoucannothelpfeelingtheeleganceandthepeculiarsenseofhumor.Hissimplelanguageenableshisphilosophywithinthereachofordinarypeople.Herecomesmysecondsuggestion-essaysareindispensable.
Neverfollowothers’recommendationsandopinionsblindly,howeverfamousorinfluential(有很大影响的)thepersonmightbe.Weshouldbeopentovariousideas,butalwaysthinkanddetermineforourselves.Asasayinggoes,oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.Withthatinmind,weareboundtofindoutourfavoritewritersthroughreadinganddevelopourfinetasteinEnglish.
21.WhatmadethefirstEnglishnovelthattheauthorreadhardtounderstand?
A.Complicatedconversations.B.Theold-fashionedvocabulary.
C.Notknowingthesocialbackground.D.SentencesandAusten’sthinkingpattern.
22.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“indispensable”?
A.Necessary.B.Challenging.C.Relevant.D.Inspirational.
23.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.Givecommentsonliteratureworks.
B.TellbeginnershowtochooseEnglishbooks.
C.EncouragepeopletoreadmoreEnglishbooks.
D.RecommendfirstclassbookstoEnglishlearners.
B
Anewstudyshowsthatavoidingyourneighborsmayactuallybebadforyourheartandfeelingsociallyconnectedtoyourcommunityreducestheriskofaheartattackalot.Whilewemayagreethathavingasafeandhealthyneighborhoodwouldhelpresidentsfeelmentallyhealthy,it’sbecomingmoreandmoreobviousthatemotionalhappinessleadstophysicalhealth,particularlyhearthealth.
Psychologists(心理学家)attheUniversityofMichiganjustcompletednewresearchthattestedhowsociallyconnectedpeoplefeltandhowhealthytheywere.Participantsratedhowstronglytheyagreedwithstatementslike,“Ireallyfeelpartofthisarea,”and“IfIwereintrouble,therearelotsofpeopleinthisareawhowouldhelp.”Forthenextfouryears,theresearcherstrackedtheirhealth.
AstheleadingcauseofdeathforbothmenandwomenintheUS,heartdiseasecanbecausedbymanythingslikepoordiet,lackofexerciseandstress,andthisnewresearchshowsthat,atleastamongthe5,276studyparticipants,thosewhofeltthemostsociallybondedwiththeircommunity,hada67percentreducedriskofheartattack.Prettyamazing.
Thestudycontrolledforotherknownfactorsofheartdiseaserisklikeageandrace,butinterestingly,alsoforwhattheycalled“dispositionalfactors”i.e.personality.Forexample,optimismwasmeasured.LeadresearcherandpsychologistEricKimsaid,“We’refindingthatthingslikeincreasedoptimismareassociatedwithreducedriskofheartfailureandstroke(中风).”Andthebeautyofitisthathowoptimisticandconnectedyoufeelisuptoyou.Therearenosetstandardsinordertoqualifyforthehealthbenefitsbecauseyourowncomfortandemotionsarewhatguideyourstresslevelsandhealth.
Eventhoughthereisalwayssomeconflictinginformationinthehealtharea(arecentstudysaysknowingyourneighborsdoesn’tactuallymakeyouhappier),itseemsgettingconnectedwithyourcommunityisneverabadideaforyourhealth.
24.ThefiguresinParagraph3areusedtoshowthat_____.
A.heartdiseaseistheleadingcauseofdeath
B.poordietisthemajorcauseofheartdisease
C.peopleshouldoftentakeexerciseintheircommunity
D.goodrelationshipsincommunitieshelppreventheartdisease
25.WhatcanweinferfromEricKim’swordsinParagraph4?
A.Beingoptimisticisgoodforyourheart.B.One’spersonalitymaychangewithage.
C.It’shardtomeasureoptimismaccurately.D.Hearthealthandpersonalityarenotrelated.
26.What’sthethemeofthetext?
A.Thewarningsignsofaheartattack.B.Thehealthbenefitsofphysicalactivity.
C.Tiesbetweencommunityandyourhealth.D.Thewaystobuildafriendlyneighborhood.
C
GoldisoneoftherarestmaterialsonEarthandhasalwaysbeenconsideredavaluableandpreciousresource.It’sverylikelythatsomeoneinyourfamilyownssomethingmadeofgold,especiallysinceChinaisoneoftheworld’sbiggestbuyersofgoldjewellery.It’seveninoursmartphones-theycontainpartsmadefromthisexpensivematerial.
Butwheredoesthisbeautifulmetalactuallycomefrom?
Theanswer:
outerspace.
Chinesescientistsbecamethefirstintheworldtowitnessgravitationalwaves(引力波)causedbythecollisionofneutron(中子)stars,reportedXinhuaNewsAgency.
ThesightwaswitnessedatChina’sKunlunAntarcticStationattheSouthPole,andInsight,China’sfirstX-rayastronomicalsatellite,alsocontributedtothediscovery.
Althoughcollisionsofblackholeshavebeenrecordedbefore,thiswasthefirsttimethattwoneutronstarswereknowntohavecollided(碰撞).It’sbelievedthatsuchcollisionsleadtohugeexplosionsofenergy,andeventothecreationofpreciousmetalssuchasgoldandsilver.
“Thecollisionofneutronstarsislikeaverylargegoldfactoryintheuniverse,”JinZhiping,aresearcheratthePurpleMountainObservatoryoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,toldXinhua.
Accordingtoanarticlepublishedby,scientistshavelongbelievedgoldandothermaterialsarecreatedinthisway,butitwasn’tuntiltherecentcollisionthattheirtheorywasconfirmed.
“Theoriginofthereallyheaviestchemicalelementsintheuniversehadconfusedthescientificcommunityforquitealongtime,”HansThomasJanka,aseniorscientistattheMaxPlanckInstituteforAstrophysicsinGermany,saidinanewsrelease.“Now,wehavethefirstobservationalproofforneutronstarmergers(合并)assources.”
Indeed,therecentlyobservedcollisionisthoughttohaveproducedanamountofgoldthatwouldweigh10timesmorethanEarth,accordingtoNewScientist.
Don’texpecttobeshoweredingoldanytimesoon,however.Thecollisionactuallytookplace130millionyearsago,takingallthattimefortheevent’slightto