广东省揭阳市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省揭阳市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

广东省揭阳市2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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A

TheRenaissancemarksaperiodofhumanawakening.Inthisarticlewearegoingtoexploretheinventionsduringthisperiodwhichhavehelpedchangethelifeandprogressofmankind.

Clock

Thefirst

mechanicalclockwasinventedintheearly1300’s.Galileo,anItalianscientist,discoveredthependulum（钟摆）around1602.Thependulumgreatlyimprovedthemovementofthehandsofaclock.Theaverageerrorwiththependulumvariedonlybysecondseachday.Beforethistheerrorwasfrom10to15minutesaday.

Eyeglasses

Inthelatethirteenthcentury,paintingsfirstappearedwithpeoplewearingorholdingeyeglasses.Fromthesepaintings,weknowthateyeglasseswereinventedinItaly.Around1300theVenetianGlassmaker’sGuildmadeitillegalforcheapglassestobemade.By1352,eyeglasseswereonlywornbywell-educatedrichmen.In1456,theinventionoftheprintingpressallowedbookstobecomewidespread.Oncepeopleownedbooks,readingglassesbegantobeseeninthehandsofcommonpeople.In1623,theSpanishinventedthefirstgradedeyeglasses.

Flushtoilet（抽水马桶）

SirJohnHarrington,godsontoQueenElizabeth,madethefirstflushtoiletforhimselfandhisgodmotherin1596.Hewasteasedbyhisfriendsandnevermadeanotherone.

In1775,AlexanderCummingsreinventedtheflushtoiletmorecommonlycalledthewatercloset.Twoyearslaterin1777,SamuelProsserappliedforandreceivedapatentforit.

Wallpaper

In1496,thefirstpaperfactorycameintooperationinEngland.Englishartistssoonmakewallpaperfordecoration.Forthenext200yearsEnglandwasalargeproducerofwallpaperforEurope.Beforewallpaperwasinvented,onlywealthypeoplecouldaffordtodecoratethewallsoftheirhouses.

21.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstclock?

A.Itmeasured23hoursaday.

B.ItwasdesignedbyGalileo.

C.Itwasmadeinthe1300’s.

D.Ithadapendulum.

22.Whathappenedtoeyeglasseswhentheywerefirstinvented?

A.Theywerewornbytherich.

B.TheywerespreadbytheSpanish.

C.Theyweremadeindifferentgrades.

D.Theywereusedtoappreciatepaintings.

23.WhatdidJohnHarringtondotohisinvention?

A.Heimprovedit2yearslater.

B.Heappliedforapatentforit.

C.Hedesigneditforhisfriends.

D.HeshareditwithQueenElizabeth.

B

Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theappI’musing,itfeelsjustlikeagame.

“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”

Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyouhavereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon（登录）,theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“wateryourplants”.

Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorized“motele”,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel（汽车旅馆）room.

Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofappyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.

I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!

24.WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?

A.Creatememorableexperiences.

B.Makeprogresswithhardwork.

C.Masterlanguagesthroughgames.

D.Combinestudywithentertainment.

25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants”inParagraph3referto?

A.Learningnewwords.B.BeingaMemriseuser.

C.Loggingontotheapp.D.Takingcareofyourgarden.

26.HowdoesMemrisework?

A.Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.

B.Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.

C.Byofferinghumantranslationservices.

D.Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.

27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?

A.Positive.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring.D.Disapp

roving.

C

Goodevening,everyone.AswecelebrateInternationalDogDay,Iwanttofocusonaspecifictypeofdogthatisperhapsthemostmisunderstoodbreedintheworld—thepitbull.Itmakesmeunhappythatpublicopinionaboutpitbullsisthattheyareextremelydangerous.Ifapitbullisthatmeaning,that’sonlyasaresultofbeingtaughttofightotherdogstothedeathindogfights.Thetruthisthatapitbullisveryfaithfulandloving.

Apitbullisacrossbetweenaterrierandabulldog.That’swhytheircoloringcanbedifferentfromonedogtothenext.Pitbullsallhaveshortfur.TheycameovertotheU.S.fromBritainwiththeirimmigrantfarmingfamilies.Pitbullsguardedthecows,sheepandfamilyfromthieves.Theywerebelovedmembersofthefamilybecausetheyweresofaithfulandloving.Theywerealsoverystrong,especiallytheirjaws.

Unfortunately,badmenturnedagoodthingintoabadthing.Sincethesedogswoulddoanythingtopleasetheirmasters,itwaseasyforthesementoteachthedogstobekillers.Dogsfoughtotherdogsinfenced“pits”.DogfightingbecameillegalintheU.S.in1875,butitstillgoeson.Today,pitbullscontinuetobefarmdogs,buttheyarealsotrainedaspolicedogs,searchdogsandofcoursetheymakegreatpets!

Ihaveapitbullmyself.Piperisthefriendliestdogyou’llevermeet.Hesleepsnexttomeatnight.Eventhoughheisanadultdogn

ow,hestillactslikeapuppysometimes.Hewouldneverbitemeoranyone

else!

Withproperandlovingtraining,pitbullsarethebestpetsever!

28.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwo

rd“breed”inParagraph1?

A.Aspecifictypeofdog.B.Publicopinionaboutdogs.

C.Dangerousdogs.D.F

armdogs.

29.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Aletter.B.Aspeech.C.Anadvertisement.D.Areport.

30.WhenwasdogfightingmadeillegalintheU.S.?

A.Inthe18thcentury.B.Inthe19thcentury.

C.Inthe20thcentury.D.Never.

31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassageaboutpitbulls?

A.Toexplainhowmuchthewomanlovesherdog.

B.Toarguethatpitbullsarenotdangerous.

C.Tohelppetshopstosellmorepitbulls.

D.TodescribethehistoryofpitbullsintheU.S.

D

WhenJennyBensonwaseight,hermothertookhertosoccerpracticeforthefirsttime.

“She’sneverplayedsoccerbefore,”MrsBensontoldthecoach.“I’mnotsurehowshe’lldo.”

Jennyranontothefieldandjoinedtheotherplayers.Overthenexthour,MrsBensonandthecoachwatchedasJennyoutranmanyofthemoreexperiencedplayers.

“IknewthenthatsoccerwouldbeJenny’ssport.”MrsBensonrecalls.Andshewasright.

ItmayhavehelpedthatJennyhadspentmuchofhertimetryingtokeepupwithherthreebrothers.“Iwantedtobejustlikethem,”Jennysays.“Myfamilyhasinspiredmeformyentirelife.”

J

ennyhasretiredfromtheUnitedStateswomen’snationalsoccerteam.ShestartedoutonherprofessionalcareerinthePhiladelphiaCharge,ateamintheWomen’sUnitedSoccerAssociation（WUSA）．Lateron,shejoinedFCEnergyVoronezh,andthenNewJerseyWildcats.

WhentheWUSAwasbeingformed,leagueofficialswatchedmanycollegesoccergames,lookingforplayersgoodenoughtojointheleague.TheywereveryinterestedinJenny,whoplayedfortheUniversityofNebraska.

“Throughoutthatcollegeseason,IknewIwasbeingwatched,”Jennysays,“IknewIcouldn’tbeperfect,soIjusttriedtobeveryconsistentandhavefun.”

Asaprofessional,Jennyreliedonherfocusedbutfunlovingattitude.“Inagame,Itrynevertoputtoomuchpressureonmyself.ThemoreIconcentrateonhavingfun,thebetterIplay.”Shesays.“Ihavegoodandbaddays,justlikeeveryoneelse,butIknowthesunwillalwayscomeupafterabadday.SoallIhavetodoistoadjustmyself,eithertothechangeofmyinnerfeelingsortothechangeofcircumstances.Thathelpsmegetthroughanything.”

32.WhatcanwelearnfromJenny’sfirstsoccerpractice?

A.Shewasnotsurehowtoplaysoccer.

B.Shewasgiftedinplayingsoccer.

C.Shewasinstructedbythesoccercoach.

D.Shewasmoreexperiencedthanotherplayers.

33.Whichprofessionalteamdidshefirstplayfor?

A.NewJerseyWildcats.

B.FCEnergyVoronezh.

C.TheUniversityofNebraska.

D.ThePhiladelphiaCharge.

34.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJenny?

A.Talentedbutimpatient.

B.Confidentandconsiderate.

C.Concentratedandadaptable.

D.Absorbedbutselfcentered.

35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?