山西省长治二中学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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山西省长治二中学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

2018—2019学年第一学期高二期末考试英语试题

【本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟】

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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.HowwillthewomanprobablygettoYaleUniversity?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.

2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Atabookstore.C.Inaclassroom.

3.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman?

A.Heisfoolish.B.Hehasnohopeofpromotion.

C.Hebehavedwellattheofficeparty.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Atrip.B.Adate.C.Tickets.

5.Whatdoesthemanwant?

A.Water.B.Juice.C.Orangesoda.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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.Whatdoesthemanlikebest?

A.Actionmovies.B.Comedies.C.Dramas.

7.Whichmoviedoesthewomanlike?

A.HomeAlone.B.Spider-Man.C.EntertheDragon.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Tellherhowtowritearecommendation.

B.Writearecommendationforher.

C.Correctarecommendationforher.

9.Whowillsendtherecommendation?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Thewoman’sfriend.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whycan’tthemanusethebathroomonthefirstfloor?

A.Itisunderrepair.B.Itonlyhascoldwater.C.Itisforthewoman’sfamily.

11.Whereistheman’sbedroom?

A.Onthefirstfloor.B.Onthesecondfloor.C.Onthethirdfloor.

12.Whatcanthemandowiththephoneinthelivingroom?

A.DialuptheInternet.B.Makecallsout.C.Takecalls.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoestheboywanttocelebrate?

A.His18thbirthday.B.His19thbirthday.C.His20thbirthday.

14.Wheredoestheboywanttocelebratehisbirthday?

A.Inabar.B.Athishome.C.Inarestaurant.

15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing?

A.Makingasalad.B.Buyingsomeflowers.C.Buyingsomedrinks.

16.Whenwilltheboyorderabirthdaycake?

A.OnSaturdaymorning.B.OnSaturdayafternoon.C.OnSundaymorning.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whereisthespeaker’smothercomingfrom?

A.Osaka.B.NewYork.C.SanFrancisco.

18.Whywillthespeakercleanhisapartment?

A.Itistoodirty.B.Hisgirlfriendwillvisithim.

C.Hismotherwillstaywithhim.

19.WhatisthespeakergoingtodoonSaturday?

A.Haveaparty.B.Havedinnerwithhisfriends.

C.Showhismotheraroundthecity.

20.WhowillthespeakerandhismothermeetonSaturday?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hisgirlfriend.C.Hisgirlfriend’sparents.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

ProfessionaldevelopmentcoursesinLondon

●Businesswriting

Deliverymethod:

Online,Video

Price:

£49

Aboutthecourse:

Manypeoplegetblockedwhenforcedtoputtheirthoughtsintowordsatwork.Thiscoursegivesyouthetoolsandtechniquestoimproveyourwriting,whetherit'satwo-lineemailoratwo-hundred-pagereport.

●Travelwritingcourses

Deliverymethod:

Classroom,Seminar

Price:

£115（fullday）;£125（eveningclasses）

Aboutthecourse:

Doyouwanttobeatravelwriter?

Thencomealongtoaone-daytravelwritingworkshoporafour-weektravelwritingeveningclass.Thecourseshelpparticipantstowritetravelfeaturesandpublishtheminnewspapers,magazinesoronwebsites.

●Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAP

Deliverymethod:

Classroom,Seminar

Price:

Startingfrom£1,250

Aboutthecourse:

Ourfivepre-sessionalprogrammesinEnglishforacademicpurposesareintendedforinternationalstudentswhoplantostudyatAstonUniversity.Theseprogrammesaimtoequipyouwiththelanguageandacademicskillsnecessaryforsuccessinyourfuturechosensubjectarea.

●Masterclass

Deliverymethod:

Classroom,Seminar

Price:

Startingfrom£335

Aboutthecourse:

Whetheryouwritefundraisingletters,orforyourwebsite（s）,thiscoursewillhelpyougaintheideas,knowledgeandskillsyouneedtowritefundraisingcopythatproducesmoreimpressiveandprofitableresults.

21.Howisthebusinesswritingcoursedifferentfromtheothers?

A.Itisdeliveredonline.B.Itofferseveningclasses.

C.Itfocusesonreportwriting.D.ItishostedbyAstonUniversity.

22.Whatcanpre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPhelpstudentsdo?

A.Chooseasuitablecollegesubject.B.Preparethemselvesforuniversity.

C.Gotoworld-classuniversities.D.Onlyimprovetheiracademicskills.

23.WhichcoursefitsJohnifhehopestowriteinspiringwordsforfundraisingactivities?

A.Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAP.B.Travelwritingcourses.

C.Businesswriting.D.Masterclass.

B

MyfirstimpressionofMissVickiwasahighlyauthoritative（权威的）persontoweringoverme.Shespokeinaloudvoiceandtheearthshookwhenevershemarched.Thatwasinthefirstyearofhighschool.Shewasaknowledgeableliteratureteacherthen.However,duringmyfirstyearinschool,shestruckterrorintomyheart（使我胆战心惊）.Andeveryoneelse’sofcourse.Justthementionofhernamemadethemostunrulyclassessilent.

Nevertheless,thetwoyearsofjuniorhighpassedbyratherquickly.Soon,Iwenttoseniorhighclass.IhadworkedhardandgottenthesubjectcombinationthatIwishedfor.Togetherwithagroupofoldfriends,Isoonsettleddowninclasscomfortably.

Toeveryone’ssurprise,shewasfortunateenoughtobemyteacherthatyear.IwasshockedwhenIheardthenews.Thistimeround,however,Idecidednottohideinterrorwhenevershewasnear.Idecidedtofacethefactthatweweregoingtomeeteachotherforthenext365days.Insteadoftryingtoohardtolickherboots,Itriedmybesttomynaturalselfinfrontofher.

Still,Icouldnotshakeofftheice-coldimpressionthatsheputinmyheart.True,herjokessometimessentmeintofitsoflaughter,yetatothertimesthesejokessimplyfellflatthemomentshetoldthem.Mylovelyclass,however,wasalreadyreadytolaughattherighttimeofheramusingstories.Afterall,wewouldnotwanttoruntheriskofprovoking（激怒）her.

Unluckily,lifewasnottoremainboring.OnedaywereceivednewsthatMissVickiwastoleaveSingaporeforthePhilippineswhereshewouldtakepartinavoluntaryteachingprogramforthepoor.Wedidnotknowwhattosayactually.Allofuscriedattheairport.

24.Duringthefirstyearinschool,theauthorthoughtMissVickiwas.

A.proudbutpatientB.beautifulbutstrict

C.scholarlybutseriousD.humorousbutsingle-minded

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“lickherboots”inParagraph3mean?

A.Winherfavor.B.Embarrassher.

C.Arguewithher.D.Followherclosely.

26.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.MissVickiwasagoodjoketeller.

B.MissVicki’sjokeswerealwaysboring.

C.StudentslikedMissVicki’sclassverymuch.

D.StudentspretendedtolaughtopleaseMissVicki.

27.WhatcanweinferaboutMissVickifromthelastparagraph?

A.Shewasfiredbytheschool.

B.Shewasnotacceptedbythestudents.

C.Shewasunwillingtoleaveherstudents.

D.Shehadastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.

C

ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore（NUS）hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleets（车队）ofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility（可见性）ofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.

ThestudywasledbyProf.Ho.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.

Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio（比率）ofoneyellowtaxitothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.

"Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate（证实）thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivatehirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors."explainedProf.Ho.

28.Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?

A.Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.

B.Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.

C.Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.

D.Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.

29.What'sProf.Ho'sstudybasedon?

A.Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.

B.Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.

C.DatafromSingapore'slargesttaxicompany.

D.Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.

30.WhatdoProfHo'swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?

A.Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B.Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.

C.Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D.Theirstudywillbefurthered.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Caution:

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