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广东省广州市四校高二英语上学期期末联考试题
广东省广州市四校2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分,共13页,满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、班级、姓名、考生号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上;如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
第一部分选择题(共90分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分15分)
第一节听力理解(共10小题:
每小题1分,满分10分)
每段播放两遍。
各段后有几个小题,各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第1段材料,回答第1至3题。
1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Havinggueststhisweekend.
B.Goingoutforsightseeing.
C.Movingintoanewhouse.
2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Hostandvisitor.
3.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?
A.Workinhisgarden.
B.Haveabarbecue.
C.Dosomeshopping.
听第2段材料,回答第4至6题。
4.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?
A.Tobookahotelroom.
B.Toaskabouttheroomservice.
C.Tomakechangestoareservation.
5.Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?
A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember16.C.OnSeptember23.
6.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?
A.$179.B.$199.C.$219.
听第3段材料,回答第7至10题。
7.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryoftheschool.
B.Thecoursesfortheterm.
C.Theplanfortheday.
8.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?
A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.C.Intheclassrooms.
9.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?
A.Takesciencecourses.B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.C.Attendworkshops.
10.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?
A.Duringthelunchhour.
B.Afterthewelcomespeech.
C.Beforethetourofthelabs.
第二节听取信息(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面1段对话。
请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答卷标号为1~5的空格中,每空不超过三个词。
听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。
录音读两遍。
你将有60秒钟的作答时间。
AnInterviewwithDavid,aSkateboarding(滑板运动)Lover
WhendidDavidtakeupskateboarding?
Whenhewas1.
Whatwashisschoolworklike?
Hewasabletogethisschoolworkdone2.
Whatwashisonlyproblematschool?
Hewasunableto3inclass.
Whydidhesaythenewheadmasterwaswonderful?
Heletstudents4oftheirown.
Howwashisnewstyledifferentfromotherskaters?
Itwasrobot-like,with5.
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
Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke(唤起)anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.
BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“limitedEnglish”,forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions(认识)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.
Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.Ibelievedthath
erEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:
thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.
Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:
theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”; andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal(内在的)language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure.Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:
herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.
11.Bysaying“Languageisthetoolofmytrade”,theauthormeansthat________.
A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntrade
B.sheisfascinatedbylanguages
C.sheworksasatranslator
D.sheisawriterbyprofession
12.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas________.
A.impolite B.amusingC.imperfectD.practical
13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.
B.Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.
C.Theauthor’smotherhadapositiveinfluenceonher.
D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.
14.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother’sEnglishis________.
A.wellstructuredB.intheoldstyle
C.easytotranslateD.richinmeaning
15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thechangeoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.
B.Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.
C.Theauthor’smisunderstandingof“limited”English.
D.Theauthor’sexperiences
ofusingbrokenEnglish.
B
Whatdoesitmeantosaythatweliveinaworldofpersuasion?
Itmeansthatweliveamongcompetinginterests.Yourroommate’sneedtostudyforanexammaytakepriorityoverpizza.Yourinstructormayhavegoodreasonsnottochangeyourgrade.Andtheobjectofyourromanticinterestmayhaveotherchoices.
Insuchaworld,persuasionistheartofgettingotherstogivefairandfavorableconsiderationtoourpointsofview.Whenwepersuade,wewanttoinfluencehowothersbelieveandbehave.Wemaynotalwaysprevail—otherpointsofviewmaybemorepersuasive,dependingonthelistener,thesituation,andthemeritofthecase.Butwhenwepracticetheartofpersuasion,wetrytoensurethatourpositionreceivestheattentionitdeserves.
Somepeople,however,objecttotheveryideaofpersuasion.Theymayregarditasanunwelcomeinterruptionintotheirlives.Justtheopposite,webelievethatpersuasionisunavoidable—toliveistopersuade.Persuasionmaybeethical(合乎道义的)orunethical,selflessorselfish,inspiringordegrading.Ethicalpersuasion,however,callsonsoundreasoningandissensitivetothefeelingsandneedsoflisteners.Suchpersuasioncallhelpusapplythewisdomofthepasttothedecisionswenowmustmake.Therefore,themostbasicpartofeducationislearningtoresisttheonekindofpersuasionandtoencourageandpracticetheother.
Beyonditspersonalimportancetous,persuasionisindispensabletosociety.TherighttopersuadeandbepersuadedisthebedrockoftheAmericanpoliticalsystem,guaranteedbytheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitution(美国宪法).
16.Accordingtothepassage,persuasionmeans________.
A.changingothers’pointsofview
B.exercisingpoweroverotherpeople
C.gettingotherpeopletoconsideryourpointofview
D.gettingpeopletoagreewithyouanddowhatyouwant
17.Theunderlinedword“prevail”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.
A.winB.failC.speakD.listen
18.Thepassagestatesthatsomepeopleobjecttopersuasionbecausetheythinkitis________.
A.adangertosocietyB.difficulttodowell
C.unwelcomebehaviorD.neversuccessful
19.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.
A.howpeoplepersuade
B.whypeoplepersuade
C.thatpersuasionisbothgoodandbad
D.thatpersuasionisimportantanditisallaroundus
20.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.ifyouareright,youcanalwaysbesuccessfulinyourpersuasion
B.persuasionisanecessaryandimportantactinsociety
C.anypersuasionisfromaselfishandannoyingpointofview
D.persuasionishardtodoandhardtosucceed
C
Inrecentdecadesevensciencefiction,onceabundantlyoptimisticaboutthefuture,hasbeenfloodedwithpessimism.Shine:
Ananthology(选集)ofoptimisticsciencefictionaimstogoagainstthattrendbybringingtogethersomeofthemostoptimisticvisionsofourfutureinonevolume.Shineisnewwritinginthemostexactsense,withstoriesfromyoungtalentsofsciencefictionincludingAlliettedeBoddard,LavieTidharandGarethLPowell.ButJasonStoddard,whoseabilitygeneralizestoday’snewtechnologyintotomorrow’severydayreality,providesperhapsthebook’scrownjewelwith“Overhead”,astoryofapost-scarcitysociety.
Whileitmayseemunlikelyinthemidstofacontinuouseconomicfailure,post-scarcityisnotjustthestuffofsciencefiction.Thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathaveliftedmillionsintoanearpost-scarcityexistenceinthelastcenturyaresettoaccelerate(加速).Itisaveryrealisticpossibilitythatourkeychallengeinthiscenturywillnotbethefightforlimitedresources,butmanagingtheeconomicsofabundanceandunlimitedresources.
Thefuture.Ashinyplacewecanalllookforwardto.Oureverymaterialneedmet.Asocietyfreedfromwork,whereintellectualeffortandspiritualgrowthareouronlyconcern.Livesmeasurednotindecades,butincenturiesandthefullwealthofhumanknowledgeavailabletoall.
Hmm.Well,maybe.Thefuture,atleastinthenextdecadeortwo,islikelytobemuchlikeourpresent:
anuneasymixofdarkpessimismandshinyoptimism.Forsometheworstabusesofdystopiawillbeascaringlivingreality.Forothersatechnologicalutopiaisalreadyunfoldingbeforethem.Theonlythingthatseemscertainisthatweareallcaughtinanacceleratingprocessofchangethatwillmakethefuture,forabetterorworse,averydiffe