学年高二英语期末联考试题.docx

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学年高二英语期末联考试题

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’slighttore