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湖南省张家界市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
湖南省张家界市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
本试卷分听力、阅读理解、英语知识运用和写作四部分。
共10页。
考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，你将有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。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whatdidthemangivetothewoman?
A.Sugar.B.Salt.C.Cake.
2.Whatistheweatherlike?
A.Rainy.B.Fine.C.Windy.
3.Whenwillthemoviebeginprobably?
A.At2:
00.B.At2:
30.C.At3:
00.
4.Whichcountryisthewomanfrom?
A.Canada.B.TheUK.C.TheUS.
5.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlike?
A.Popmusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Classicalmusic.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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和第7两个小题。
6.Whatcolordidthewomanchoose?
A.Black.B.Grey.C.Yellow.
7.Howmuchdidthewomanpay?
A.$350.B.$650.C.$700.
听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.What’swrongwiththeman?
A.Heisseriouslyill.B.Hehasaneyeproblem.C.Hehasasorethroat.
9.Whathasthemanbeendoingrecently?
A.Workinghard.B.WatchingalotofTV.C.Playingcomputergames.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。
10.Howdidthemanusuallygotothebeach?
A.Bycar.B.Bybike.C.Onfoot.
11.Howoftendidthemangotothebeach?
A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.
12.Whatdidthemanlikedoingbestatthebeach?
A.Surfingwithfriends.B.Buildingsandcastles.C.Swimmingintheocean.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。
13.Whatkindofapartmentdoesthemanwant?
A.Athree-bedroomone.B.Atwo-bedroomone.C.Aone-bedroomone.
14.Whatshouldthespeakersdotogettotheapartment?
A.Goupstairs.B.Godownstairs.C.Gostraightforward.
15.Whatwillthewomanpreparefortheapartment?
A.Arefrigerator.B.Astove.C.ATVset.
16.Howdoesthemanmostprobablyfindtheapartment?
A.Surprising.B.Satisfying.C.Disappointing.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。
17.Whatdoesthespeakerlikedoingbest?
A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Travelling.
18.Whatdoesthespeakerprobablythinkofreading?
A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Helpful.
19.Whomdoesthespeakeroftentravelwith?
A.Herparents.B.Herfriends.C.Herclassmates.
20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
A.HerhobbiesB.Herfamilylife.C.Herdreamsandgoals.
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
BarbicanArtGallery
Aworld-classartsandlearningcenter,theBarbicanpushestheboundaries（界限）ofallmajorartformsincludingdance,film,musicandtheater.
Tickets
Adult:
£10online/£12atthedoor
13–17yearsold:
£6online/£8atthedoor
Childrenaged12andunder:
Free
OpeningTimes
Sat–Wed:
9am–6pm
Thu–Fri:
10am–9pm
Reviews
ByStevenAshmore
Whentravel
ing,Ialwayslookformuseumsandsitesthathaveeveninghours.WewenttotheBarbicanGalleryonaThursdayeveningandcaughttheirrecentLeeKrasnerexhibition.Itwasfabulous.Thegalleryistwolevelswithnumeroussmallerspaces,makingtheexhibitionaninterestingandenjoyableexperience.
ByLauraMiller
IhavejustwatchedToKillaMockingbirdhere.Theplayandactorswerefantastic.Niceandcleanladies’toiletswithhotwater.Duringthebreak,theyweresellingtheusualicecreamanddrinks.Notallstaffwerefriendly,butmostwere.Iwouldcomeagaintowatchanothershoworeventhesameone.
21.Howmuchwouldacouplewithtwokidsaged11and14payfortheonlineticketsofBarbicanArtGallery?
A.£20.
B.£26.
C.£32.
D.£36.
22.YoucanvisitBarbicanArtGalleryat_____.
A.9amonThursday
C.10amonMonday
B.8pmonSunday
D.9pmonTuesday
23.WhatdidMillerlikemostaboutBarbicanArtGallery?
A.Drinkstheysold.
C.Itsopeninghours.
B.Itsstaffservice.
D.Theshowtheyputon.
B
Therewasonceafamousscientistwhomadeseveralimportantdiscoveries.Oncehewasaskedhowhecouldbesocreative.Herepliedthatitallcamefromanexperiencehehadwithhismotherwhenhewas2yearsold.Hewastryingtotakeabottleofmilkoutoftherefrigerator.Butthebottlewastooslippery（滑的）andhedroppedit.Thekitchenfloorwascoveredinmilk.
Insteadofshoutingathimorpunishinghim,hismothersaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!
Ihaveneverseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?
”
Sohedid.Afterafewminutes,theycleanedituptogether.Thenhismothersaid,“Thiswasafailedexperimentinhowtocarryabigbottleofmilkwithtwotinyhands.Let’sfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucanfindawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”
Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!
Thescientist
thenaddedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Helearnedthatmistakesarejustopportunitiestolearnsomethingnew.
24.Robertmadeamessonthekitchenfloorby_____.
A.doinganexperiment
B.droppingabottleofmilk
C.throwingbottlesaround
D.drinkingabottleofmilk
25.WhatdidRobert’smotherdoafterhemadethemess?
A.Sheshowedhimahugepuddleofmilk.
B.Sheshoutedathimandpunishedhim.
C.Sheaskedhimtocleanthekitchen.
D.Sheallowedhimtoplayinthemess.
26.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesRobert’smother?
A.Hardworking.
C.Smart.
B.Careful.
D.Protective.
27.Withthisstory,theauthortriesto_____.
A.tellreadershowmuchhelovedhismother
B.suggestthatweshouldtreatlifeasabigexperiment
C.showthatscientificdiscoveriescomefromeverydaylife
D.tellreadersthattheyshouldkeepanopenmindaboutmistakes
C
Doyouliveinacity?
You’veprobablynoticedhownoisyandcrowdedlifeinacitycanbe.Whatifyoucouldlivenexttoacalmlakeinstead?
Asitturnsout,livingnearbodiesofwater–lakes,rivers,ponds,evenoceans–canhelpusfeelbothhappierandhealthier.Thosewholivelessthanakilometerfromthecoastarearound22percentlesslikelytohavementalhealthproblemsthanthosewholive50kilometersormoreaway,accordingtoastudybyresearchersfromtheUniversityofExeter,UK.Peoplewhovis
itthecoastatleasttwiceaweektendtoexperiencebettergeneralandmentalhealthaswell.
Sohowdoes“bluespace”makeusfeelbetter?
Foronething,aquaticenvironmentstendtohavelesspollutionandmoresunlight,bothofwhicharelinkedtobettermentalandphysicalhealth.Peoplewhogetmoresuntendtobehappierthanthosewhodonot.
There’salsotheairabovethesea.Afterspendingtimenearth
eocean,youmightfindthatyoufeelmorerelaxedthanusual.Thisisbecauseseaairisfilledwithnegativeions（负离子）.Theseionsbalanceourlevelsofserotonin（血清素）,achemicalthataffectsourmoods.Withbalancedserotoninlevels,wefeelmorecalmandrelaxed,accordingtoDailyMail.
Finally,peoplewholivenearwatertendtobemorephysicallyactive,accordingtotheGuardian.Watersportslikeswimmingandrowingcanhelpusstayinshape,whichinturnkeepsushealthy.
28.WhatdidtheresearchersfromtheUniversityofExeterfind?
A.Livingnearwatercanimproveourmentalhealth.
B.Anincreasingnumberofpeopledon’tlikelivingincitie
s.
C.Livingnearwaterhasmoreadvantagesthanlivingincities.
D.Peoplewithmentalhealthproblemsmainlycomefromcities.
29.Theunderlinedword“aquatic”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.
A.natural
B.outdoor
C.oceanic
D.clean
30.Whatdoweknowaboutnegativeions?
A.Theyarechemicalsinourbodies.
B.Theycanonlybefoundinseaair.
C.Theycanhelppeoplereducestress.
D.Theyincreaseserotonininourbodies.
31.In which column can you find this passage?
A.Health.
C.Environment.
B.Travel.
D.Entertainment.
D
Inthisdigitalage,peoplemeasuretheirpopularitybythenumberoflikesandfollowerstheygetonsocialmedia.Butasitturnsout,peoplearehappiestwhentheirfriendsarehighquality–nothighquantity.
ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeeds,UK,studieddatafromtwoonlinesurveysofnearly1,500people.Thosewhotookthesurveygavedetailsabouttheirage,socialinteractions,andhowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeirsociallives.Theresearchersfoundthatthosewhohadasmallnumberofclosefriendsgenerallytendedtobehappierthanthosewhohadalargenumberofsuperficial（关系浅表的）friends.
“Lonelinesshaslesstodowiththenumberoffriendsyouhave,andmoretodowithhowyoufeelaboutyourfriends,”saidWandiBruinedeBruin,o
neoftheresearchers.
BruinedeBruinfoundthatolderpeopletendedtohavesmallersocialcirclesthanyoungpeople,butthepeopleinthesecirclestendedtobeclosertothem.
Youngerpeople,ontheotherhand,tendedtohavebiggercirclesthatweremadeupof“peripheral（次要的）others”–peoplewhoarenottruefriends,butjustpeopletheyknow.Thesepeoplehadnoinfluenceontheyoungerinterviewees’happiness.
Theresultsofthestudyshowthattheopinionsocietyhasaboutoldpeoplebeingsadandlonelymightnotbeaccurate.
“Theresearchshowsthatolderadults’smallernetworksdidn’tpreventsocialsatisfactionandhappiness.Infact,olderadultstendtoreportbetterwell-beingthan
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