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人教版学年高二英语下学期期末质量检测试题新人教版
2019年度第二学期期末质量检测
高二英语试卷
(考试时间:
120分钟试卷满分:
150分)
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.作答时,请考生务必将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。
第一部分单项选择(每小题1分,共15小题,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.—Leo,Ifinallypersuadedmymother.
—,Sowecangotothebasketballclubtonight.
A.Allthebest.B.Nevermind.C.Welldone!
D.Goodluck!
2.Assistancedogsaretrainedtohelpdisabledtolivemoreindependentlife.
A./;aB.a;theC.the;theD.the;a
3.Theboy’sfatherwasthefirstmanthegoodnews.
A.heardB.tohearC.hearsD.hearing
4.Thoughthemanagerisverybusy,hestillanhourtoreadeveryday.
A.putsoffB.setsasideC.takesonD.comesup
5.TheWhitesliketheirnewhouse,sometimestheymisstheiroldneighbors.
A.althoughB.sinceC.becauseD.when
6.Don’tworry.Youhadexcellentperformancesandaretobeadmittedtothecompany.
A.willingB.readyC.luckyD.bound
7.Thegirlgotbackhomeoutofbreath.Shehaverunalltheway.
A.shouldB.willC.mustD.need
8.Thekitchencurtainsareeasytogetdirty,andtheyrequireatleastonceaweek.
A.washB.washedC.washingD.towash
9.Thetourguidegivessucha(n)descriptionthatallthetouristsfeelasifthey
wererightonthescene.
A.elegantB.vividC.standardD.qualified
10.Themeetingwillcontinuetomorrowuntilallthemembersreachthepoint
theyallagreeonthatissue.
A.whichB.whenC.thatD.where
11.Themaninfrontofourcarcametoasuddenstopwealmosthithim.
A.such;thatB.such;asC.so;thatD.so;as
12.Iwon’tlistentoanyreasonforyourabsencefrommybirthdayparty.
A.youhavegivenitB.thatyouhavegivenit
C.youhavegivenD.whyyouhavegiven
13.Igotupat7:
00thismorning,Itookexercisewithmymotherinthepark.
A.bywhichB.atwhichC.duringwhichD.afterwhich
14.Haditnotbeenforthefactthatshewaswithherwork,shewouldhaveattendedtheconcert.
A.occupiedB.absorbedC.devotedD.concentrated
15.TheymadeanannouncementthattherewouldbeanEnglishspeechcompetitionnextweek.
A.saidB.saysC.sayingD.tosay
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
LondonUnderground
Theworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.Atthetime,thegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromwork,theywouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease(减轻)thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.Fromtheseproblems,theideaoftheLondonUnderground,thefirstsubwaysystem,wasborn.
TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays,butthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.Asteamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers(3.7miles)long.About30,000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseats(standingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowed),andpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.However,thesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandsoot(煤灰),aswellaschemicalgases.Fanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathe.Evenwithitsproblems,ridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.
16.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground?
A.Trafficjamsandpollution.B.Populationandpollution.
C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams.D.Thepovertyandsubwayproblems.
17.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblem?
A.Itmadethetunnelslarger.
B.Itputfansinthetunnels.
C.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.
D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.
18.Theunderlinedphrase“catchon”mostprobablymeans“______”.
A.betroublesomeB.becomepopularandfashionable
C.keepupwithD.seize
19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Torelocatetheworkers’homesoutsideLondon,thegovernmentbuiltthesubway.
B.Thereweresomanyproblemsanddelaysthatin18thcenturythefirstsubwayopened.
C.Thesubwaygreatlyeasedthepressureoftraffic.
D.Therewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopened.
B
Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture–in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?
Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.
Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodemworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!
Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:
thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.
Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrowstronger.
Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodemlife.
Butwhatabouthair?
Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.
Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!
Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeingwiththoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.
20.Thepassagemainlytellsus.
A.man'slifewillbedifferentinthefuture
B.whatmanwilllooklikeinthefuture
C.manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepasses
D.human'sorgans'functionswillbecomeweak
21.Thechangeinman'ssizeofforeheadwillprobablybebecause.
A.hemakesuseonly20%ofthebrain'scapacity
B.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies
C.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime
D.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson
22.Whatwillbetrueaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?
A.Hewillbehairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.
B.Hewillhavesmallereyesandwillwearbetterglasses.
C.Hisfingerswillgrowweakerbecausehewon'thavetomakeuseofthem.
D.Hewillthinkandfeelinadifferentway.
23.Itisimpliedthat.
A.humanbeingswillbecomelessattractiveinthefuture.
B.lessuseofabodilyorganmayleadtoitsdegeneration(退化)
C.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelife.
D.futurelifeisalwayspredictable.
C
Thishorse-ridingandSpanishcookingbreakpromisesalearningholidaywithadifference.Justoveranhour’sdrivefromthreekeySpanishcities,you’llstayina150-year-oldfarmwhichhasfruittrees,avegetablegardenandabeautifulswimmingpool.
Cooking&Horse-RidingCourses
Cookinglessonsaresuitableforalllevelsofcookingexperience.AllcookingclassesaretaughtinEnglish.AsChefClivehasbeeninEnglandfortwentyyears,hespeaksEnglishwell.You’lllearntocooksomedeliciousSpanishdishes.
Thehorse-ridingcourseissuitableforadvancedriderswhowanttoimprovetheirskills.Thereare20horsesagedfromonemonthto20years.Theyarewell-trainedandsuitableforalllevelsofriders.Horse-ridinglessonsaregiveninEnglish,FrenchandSpanish.
Horse-Riding&SpanishCookingClassItinerary(旅行指南)
Day1:
Youcanarriveanydayoftheweekyouchoose.Youmaycheck-inanytimeafter2pmoftheday.
Day2:
Enjoyabreakfastandthenyouwillhave2horse-ridinglessonslasting1houreach.Intheafternoon,youarefreeandmaywanttospendyourtimebythepoolortakeawalkaroundthevillage.Laterintheday,you’lltakeyourcookingcoursewhereyou’lllearntomakeaSpanishmeal.
Day3:
Afteryourbreakfast,youwillspend3hoursridingthroughthehillswithyourinstructorandfellowriders.Thenintheafternoonyouhavesometimetoexploretheregionfurtherorsimplyrestyourlegsbythepool.Thenyoucanenjoyyourdinnerinoneofthetown’srestaurants.
Day4:
Afterbreakfast,guestsareaskedtocheck-outoftheirroomsreadyforleavingwithtwonewskillsandvaluablememories.
24.Whatisthemainfocusoftheholiday?
A.Enjoyingscenery.B.Learningskills.
C.Studyingforeigncultures.D.Visitinghistoricalsites.
25.Whatcanwelearnaboutthehorse-ridingcourse?
A.Itissuitableforalllevelsofriders.B.ItistaughtonlyinEnglish.
C.Itoffershorsesofdifferentages.D.Eachlessonlastshalfanhour.
26.Ontheeveningofday3,weareadvisedto______.
A.taketheSpanishcookingcourseB.goshoppinginthenearbytown
C.havedinneratalocalrestaurantD.relaxbytheswimmingpool
27.Onwhichdayisthebreakfastnotservedonthefarm?
A.Thefirstday.B.Thesecondday.C.Thethirdday.D.Thefourthday.
D
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