广东省佛山市学年高二上学期期末教学质量检测英语试题.docx

广东省佛山市学年高二上学期期末教学质量检测英语试题.docx

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广东省佛山市学年高二上学期期末教学质量检测英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节听力理解（共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分）

材料及问题播放两遍。

每段后有两个小题，各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。

材料读两遍。

1.Question1:

（录音）

A.Todiscusshermathproblems

B.ToaskforhelpwithherEnglishreading

C.Toaskaboutthehomeworkfortomorrow

2.Question2:

（录音）

A.ScienceB.HistoryC.Music

听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。

材料读两遍。

3.Question3:

（录音）

A.ForbusinessB.ForshoppingC.Forholiday

4.Question4:

（录音）

A.DriverandpassengerB.FellowworkersC.Husbandandwife

听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。

材料读两遍。

5.Question5:

（录音）

A.He’strainerB.He’satourguideC.He’sacollegestudent

6.Question6:

（录音）

A.$12,000B.$11,000C.$15,000

第二节回答问题（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。

材料读两遍。

7.WhendidMiltonSchoolbegintoeducateboys?

8.Whowillgiveawelcomespeechat9a.m.

9.Wherewilltheexhibitionbeheld?

10.WhatdoestheMiltonschoolbelievein?

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

MainGallerySchedule2018

intheColumbusCulturalArtsCenter

GhostForest（Feb.10-Mar.11）

CharNormantakesusintotheworldofnaturewherehumandestructionisincreasingalarmingly.Usingnaturalmaterials,handmadepaperanddigitalimages,sheraisestheremainsofnaturetoahighpositionthroughoutworldcultures.

Inside&Outside（Mar.17-Apr.15）

TheCreativeArtsofWomen（C.A.W.）willpresenttheirmembers’reflectionsonthevariousmeaningsof“inside”and“outside”.Howdoweconstructinsidespacesthatweoccupy?

Whatgoesoninourminds?

Fortyartistswillprovidevariousunderstandingsofinnerworlds.

SpaceandLife（June30-July29）

AmanddaTireyisanoilpainterinspiredbyspaceandthevastbiologicalexistenceinsideandaroundus.Herworksincludethingsfloatinginanabstractouterspace,slicesofamoonplacedinadish,etc.Drawingontheworldofmicrobiology,shecreatesavisualscienceallherownbybringingtolifethesestonecoldobjects.

PasosdeArte（Aug.4-Sep.16）

Throughthisfirstofitskind,creative,Latinoartexhibit,PasosdeArtebringstogethertheLatinocommunitywithvisitorsfromacrosstheGreaterColumbusregiontoexploretherichnessofLatinoculture.Inadditiontotheartexhibition,alogofeventsrelatedtoLatinocultureareplanned,withdetailsbeingannouncedduringthemonthofAugust.

TheSightofMusic（Sep.29-Nov.4）

Whatdoesthesoundofmusiclooklike?

ThisquestionwillbeansweredattheCulturalArtsCenter’smajorexhibitionoftheyear.Oftenthiskindofarttakestheformofmusicalsoundsproducingcoloredimagesinvisitors’mind-which,inturn,causethebrainto“imagine”manymusicalevents.

11.Whatdoestheseexhibitionshaveincommon?

A.TheyareallheldintheColumbusCulturalArtsCenter

B.TheirpurposeistobringtheLatinocommunitytogether

C.Alltheworksonexhibitionarecreatedbyworld-famousartists

D.Modernscienceandtechnologiesareusedintheexhibitions

12.Whichexhibitionshowsartists’understandingsofouterspace?

A.GhostForestB.Inside&Outside

C.SpaceandLifeD.TheSightofMusic

13.AttheSightofMusic,visitorscan.

A.playmusicfreelyB.drawcoloredpictures

C.attenddifferentmusiceventsD.imaginethelookofmusic

B

OurdogSullivanstartedcoughingaboutaweekago.Iwastheteacherondutythatdayandcamehomeforaquicklunch.RightwhenIwasabouttoleavebacktotheschool,hestarteddoingthisreallyterriblecough.Anditreallyterrifiedme.IstartedsearchingfordogCPR（心脏复苏术）onlineandtriedlookingdownhisthroat,allwhilehewasactingcompletelynormal.Hewaswagging（摇摆）histailandrunningaroundandjustwantedtoplaybutalsokeptmakingthishorriblenoise.IcalledmyhusbandandtoldhimwhatwashappeningandthatIneededtoleaveforworkbutdidn’twanttoleavehimalone,somyhusbandrushedhometobewithhim.

Aftermyhusbandcamehome,Sullivanstoppedcoughing.Hewascompletelyfinethroughtheafternoon,eveningandnighttime.So,wefiguredhemusthavejustgottensomethingstuckinhisthroatandfinallygotitout.However,thenextmorningwhenwebothstartedgettingreadyforwork,hestarteddoingitagain.

Wecalledaroundafewvetsinourcityandalmostallofthemsaidhecouldbeactingsickinthemorningsorwhenweleavehimbecauseheknows.Ifheactsdifferentlyorsickwepaymoreattentiontohimandstaywithhim.Thevetssaiditdoesn’thappenalotbutafewreallysmartanimalsknowhowtouseandabuse（滥用）thesystem.

ThisincidentmakesusrealizewhatSullivan’spossiblydoing.Ifhe’scapableofsuchobservation,whatelsecouldhebeplanning?

Overall,wejustlearndogsareawesomeandtheysometimeslearnalotmorethanwethink-anotherreasontolovethem.

14.ThewritersearchedfordogCPRonlinebecause.

A.shewasondutythatdayB.sheneededitforherwork

C.shethoughtSullivanneededitD.herhusbandneededtolearnit

15.WhichisaquicksolutiontoSullivan’sproblem?

A.StayingathomewithhimB.Takinghimtomorevets

C.GivinghimastrongCPRD.Feedinghimmoreoften

16.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thesystem”referto?

A.Sullivan’sconditioninthemorningB.Medicalhelpfromdifferentvets

C.People’sattentiontosickanimalsD.Smartanimals’specialthinking

17.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A.AnimalsdeservemorelovefrompeopleB.Animalscanbesmarterthanwethink

C.WeshouldbecarefulaboutanimalsD.We’rebeingmadeuseofbyanimals

C

Moreoftenthannot,musiccanbeusedasatooltoincreaseproduction,notasadistraction（分心）asmostpeoplebelieveittobe.Considerthis:

iflisteningtoinspiringsongswhiledoingsportshelpsustoperformbetterandpushesustorunthatextramileordothatlastpushup（俯卧撑）,whycouldn’tmusicbearounduswithintheworkplace?

Thereissciencebehindthis.Whenyoulistentomusic,somepartofyourbrainbecomesactiveanditreleasesachemicalcalleddopamine,the“pleasurechemical”inthebrain.Let’smakeitsimple.Saythatyouarelisteningtoalistofsongsandsuddenly,anewsongstartsplayingandyoufindthatyoureallylikeit.Thatexcitementyoufeeloverthatnewsongisthedopamineatworkinsideyourbrain.Theamountofdopaminereleasedmainlydependsonthedegreeofsurprise.Therefore,themoresurprise,themoredopamineandahappieryou.It’ssimplemath,really.

Ontheotherhand,musicissomethingthatallowshumantoexperiencethesamethinginasimilarway.It’satoolthatweusetoformagroupidentityanditmakesuswanttoworktogetherproductively.It’sanimportantdistinctadvantageofushumans,andmakesusdifferentfromanimals.

Thiscantranslatetoworkaswell.Musicisatoolthatmanypeopleuse,withoutevenknowingtheyaredoingit,tohelpthemcompleteboringtasksatafasterrate.Forexample,haven’tyoueverturnedontheradiowhenyourmom’sgivenyoumuchhouseworktodo?

Suddenly,you’redancingwiththebroomacrossaspotlesskitchenandyouwonderhowyougotthere?

Music?

Ofcourse,sometimesitisneitherthetimenortheplaceformusictobeplayed,souseyourjudgment.Butthenagain,therewasareasonsomeoneinventedheadphones（耳机）!

18.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.It’sgoodtolistentomusicwhileworkingB.Ourbrainreactswelltothemusicwehear

C.MusicbringspeopleinagrouptogetherD.Mostpeoplemisunderstandtheuseofmusic

19.Whatwillhappenwhenourbrainreleasesdopamine?

A.WewillfindmathquitesimpleB.Wewillbecomeveryexcited

C.TherewillbechemicalsaroundusD.Wewillliketolistentonewsongs

20.Accordingtotheauthor,humansaredifferentfromanimalsbecause.

A.Animalsdon’tlikemusicB.Humansunderstandmusic

C.MusicmakeshumanhappierD.Musicjoinspeopletogether

21.Thepassagesuggeststhatweuseheadphoneswhen.

A.there’reboringtaskstocompleteB.wehavetoomuchhousework

C.weareunwillingtolistentomusicD.itisnotsuitabletoplaymusic

D

Sincesomuchwrittenlanguageweseetodaycomesfromaglowingscreen,languagehasbeguntochangethroughourinteraction（互动）withtechnology.SocialmediaandtheInternethavehadarapidandgreateffectontheEnglishlanguage,andnotnecessarilyforthebetter.Moreandmorepeoplehavefoundthemselveswritinginpiecesofwordsandusingunclearacronyms（单词首字母）bothinwrittenandspokenlanguage.

Howmanytimeshaveyoutyped“LOL”inresponsetoahumorousmessage?

Referredtosomeoneasyour“BFF”?

Exclaimed,“OMG!

”duringaparticularlyshockingevent?

Socialmediahasaffectedthewordsweuseinoureverydaylife.Abbreviationsandacronymscommonlyknownas“texttalk”havemadetheirwayintobothspokenandwrittenlanguage.ThesearebecomingincreasinglypopularaspeoplestruggleforbriefexpressionstomeetwordlimitsonsocialmedialikeWeiboandTwitter.Inaddition,thespeedoftheInternetmeanslanguageischangingfasterthanever.Younolongerhavetobepublishedthroughphysicalandtraditionalmeanstobringwordtrendstopublicattention.

Manypeoplebelievetheoveruseofthesenewtermsisapassingtrend,andnobodywillbeusingtheminjustacoupleofdecades.Withthechangeoflanguage,oldertermswillsurelydisappearandfalloutofstyle,andnewerandmoreInternetlanguagewilltaketheirplace.

ButtheOxfordEnglishDictionarythinksthecontrary.In2011,alotofInternettermsincluding,“LOL,”“BPB,”“OMD,”and“BFF”wereaddedtothedicti