广东省培正中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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广东省培正中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案

广州市培正中学2017-2018学年第二学期期末考试

高二英语试题

满分150分;考试时间120分钟;

一听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

SectionA听力理解

Conversation1

1.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Bossandsecretary.B.Husbandandwife.C.Hostandguest.

2.Whatwillthewomanmostprobablydonext?

A.Makeaphonecall.B.Makesometea.C.Makesomecoffee.

Conversation2

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.WhattobuyforMother’sDay.B.WhattobuyforWomen’sDay.

C.Whattobuyfortheirmom’sbirthday.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinktheyshouldbuy?

A.Aboxofchocolate.B.Ahandbag.C.Flowers.

Conversation3

5.Whatdidthemanthinktheproblemwasatfirst?

A.Thewomanhadlostsomething.B.Theroomwasn’tcarefullycleaned.

C.Thewomanwentintothewrongroom.

6.Whatmayhappentothewoman’sbagaccordingtotheman?

A.Itwasstolenintheroom.B.Hismanagerputitaway.

C.Thewomanleftitsomewhere.

Conversation4

7.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.

8.Whycan’tthewomangotopickuptheman?

A.Shewon’tbeinLondon.B.Shehasnocar.

C.Shehasnotime.

9.Whowillpickupthemanattheairport?

A.Thewoman.B.MaryGreen.C.MaryBrown.

Conversation5

10.Howlongcanthesebirdsgrow?

A.15inches.B.17inches.C.19inches.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthesebirds?

A.TheycanrarelybeseeninMexiconow.B.Lessthan2,000ofthemliveinAmerica.

C.Theirpopulationisincreasingslowly.

12.Whatdoesthemantalkaboutattheendoftheconversation?

A.Howthesebirdssurvive.B.Howtoprotectthesebirds.

C.Whatputsthesebirdsindanger.

Conversation6

13.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Oldfriends.C.Formercollegeclassmates.

14.Howmuchweighthasthewomanlost?

A.20pounds.B.30pounds.C.55pounds.

15.Whatdidthewomenusetolikedoing?

A.EatingfastfoodandwatchingTV.B.Eatingfastfoodandprocessedfood.

C.Eatinghealthilybutdrinkingalcohol.

SectionB听取信息

ComingEventsinthe______16_______

I.Storytime

givenbyafamous______17_______

lastingfrom9:

30amto11:

00amnextMonday

II.Aperformance

givenbysomefamousmusicians

lastingfor______18_______nextWednesday

III.A______19_______

for7-to-12-year-oldchildrenwholovereading

takingplacein______20_______

二完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Everysummer,hundredsofthousandsofstudentstraveltoothercountrieslookingforworkandadventure.Mostoftheopportunitiesarein21work.Thepayisusuallypoor,butmostpeoplework22forthethrilloftravel.YoucanpickgrapesinFrance,entertainkidsonAmericansummercamps,and,ofcourse,therearealways23inhotelsandrestaurants.

Butitisnotaseasyasitusedtobetofindwork.Unlessyouspeakthelanguageofthecountrywell,therewillbevery24openings.Forexample,whenyouarrivetowashdishesinarestaurantinParis,theownerwill25youtospeakFrench.Britishstudentsonlyhavealanguage26forjobsintheUSAandAustralia.

Noteveryone27theexperience.SarahJameswasonceresponsibleforfortyAmericanchildreninEurope.Duringthe28,onechildlosthispassport;fourchildrenwerelostinMadridforawholeday;thewholegroupwasthrownoutofonehotelbecauseofthe29theymade.Sarahsays,“Itreallywasa24-hour-a-dayjobsincethekidsnever30!

Andthepaywasawful.Itwasn’tworthit.”

Thetroubleisthat31expecttohaveaneasytimeofit.Afterall,theyseeitasa32.Inpractice,though,theyhavetoworkhard.Atthesametime,allvacationworkiscasualwork,andjobsare33onlywhenthehotel,therestaurant,orthecampsiteisbusy.Butstudentshavefewemployment34.Assoonastheholidayseasonfinishes,companieswillgetridofthem.Andiftheiremployerdoesn’tlikethem,they’llbe35,too.

21.A.seasonalB.mentalC.professionalD.formal

22.A.hardB.voluntarilyC.abroadD.continuously

23.A.customersB.visitorsC.jobsD.parties

24.A.goodB.newC.attractiveD.few

25.A.teachB.expectC.allowD.forbid

26.A.programB.lessonC.advantageD.exam

27.A.hasB.enjoysC.forgetsD.remembers

28.A.tripB.flightC.discussionD.ceremony

29.A.promiseB.progressC.complaintD.noise

30.A.criedB.studiedC.sleptD.helped

31.A.childrenB.studentsC.employersD.parents

32.A.jobB.lessonC.holidayD.shame

33.A.countlessB.availableC.interestingD.boring

34.A.experiencesB.rulesC.plansD.rights

35. A. dismissedB. chargedC. finedD. punished

三语法填空（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。

MaWendiisusedtocuriousglances___36___shewalkssixdogsatthesametime.Theyarenotallhers.__37___25-year-oldveterinarygraduateisafull-timedogwalker.

“Ihavetotakecareoftwelvedogsatmost,”saidMa.Shecharges500yuanamonthperdog,andmostcustomersleavetheirdogsatherhouseforaweek.The___38__（busy）timeisaroundSpringFestival,becausemanypeoplegobacktotheirhometownsforfamilyreunions___39__gotraveling.

“___40__（compare）withpeoplewhohavetobeintheirofficesduringtheday,Idon’thavetogetupearly__41__（squeeze）intothesubwaycarriagesinrushhour,andIstillmakeadecentsalary,”shesaid.

“Butit’satiringjob.Ihavetoworkwhenevertherearedogsathome,andnotimetoenjoy___42__.SometimesIwanttogooutforamealorshopping,butIcan’tdoso___43__Iworryaboutthem,”shesaid.

Maknows___44__thedogs’names,andwhenshecallsone’sname,thedoginstantlyknowsshe___45__（refer）toit.

四阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mygrandfatherdiedmorethantwenty-fiveyearsago.Iwasfifteen.Hewaskind,strong,fair,andveryfunny.WhenIwasayoungmusician,hewasmybiggestfan.Iplayedmyviolinforhimwhenhevisited,andhelovedeverything,buteachtimehehadonerequest.“Couldyouplay‘AmazingGrace’?

”heasked,fullofhopeandwithatwinkleinhiseye,becauseheknewmyanswerwasalways,“Idon’tknowthatone!

”Wewentthroughthisroutineateverymajorholiday,andIalwaysfiguredI’dhavetimetolearnitforhimlater.

AboutthetimeIenteredhighschoolandstartedguitar,Grandpagotcancer.ThelasttimeIsawhimalivewasThanksgivingweekendin1985.MymomwarnedusthatGrandpadidn’tlookthesameanymoreandthatweshouldprepareourselves.ForamomentIdidn’trecognizehim.Helookedsosmallamongallthewhitesheets.WehadallgatheredinOhiofortheholiday,andI’msureweallknewweweretheretosaygood-bye.IcanseenowthatGrandpaheldonlongenoughtoseeuseachonemoretime.IrememberhowweateinthediningroomandlaughedandtalkedwhileGrandparestedinhishospitalbed.Iwonderifitwassadforhimtobealonewithourvoicesandlaughter.KnowingGrandpa,hewasprobablycontent.

ThenextmorningIfoundmymomentalonewithhim.Ipulledoutmyguitar,tunedtohisappreciativegaze,andfinallyplayedforhim“AmazingGrace.”Ihadworkedonitforweeks,knowingitnevermatteredwhetherIactuallyplayeditwellandchoosingnottobelieveasIplayedthatitwasmylastconcertformybiggestfan.Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.Heheldmyhandafterward,andIknewIhaddonesomethingimportant.

Iarguedwithpeopleallthroughcollegeaboutmymusicmajor.Iwastoldbystrangersthatmusicwouldn’tmakemeanymoneyanditwasn’tusefullikebeingadoctor.ButIknowfirsthandthatwithmusicIwasabletogivemygrandpasomethingatapointwhennooneelsecould.

46.Atfirsttheauthordidn’tplay‘AmazingGrace’forGrandpabecause____________.

Ashehadn’tlearnedityetB.shefounditdifficulttoplay

C.shedislikedplayingit.D.hergrandfatherwasjustjoking.

47.FromthelastsentenceinParagraph2wecaninferthat____________.

A.Grandpatreasuredlovefromfamily

B.Grandpawasusedtolivingalone

C.Grandpawastooweaktofeelanything

D.Grandpawasoptimisticabouthishealth

48.Whentheauthorfinallyplayed“AmazingGrace”forGrandpa,____________.

A.shemadehimsmilejoyfullyB.sheknewshemustplayitwell

C.shebroughthimloveandcomfortD.shebelievedshecouldplayitmanytimesforhim.

49.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhermusicmajor?

A.DisapprovingB.RegretfulC.DoubtfulD.Positive

50.Whichofthefollowingwastrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthorwas15whenshewrotethearticle.

B.Theauthorhasagreataffectionforhergrandfather.

C.Theauthorpreferstobeadoctorratherthanamusician.

D.Theauthorisconfidentthatmusicwillmakehermuchmoney.

B

It'salmostimpossibletogothroughlifewithoutexperiencingsomekindoffailure.Ifyouhaveafearoffailure,youmightbeuncomfortablesettinggoals.Butgoalshelpusdecidewherewewanttogoinlife.Withoutgoals,wehavenosuredestination.

Manyexpertsrecommendvisualization（形象化）asapowerfultoolforgoalsetting.Imagininghowlifewillbeafteryou'vereachedyourgoalisagreatmotivatortokeepyoumovingforward.However,visualizationmightproducetheoppositeresultsinpeoplewhohaveafearoffailure.Inhisarticle,researcherThomasLangensshowedthatpeoplewhohaveafearoffailurewereoftenleftinastrongnegativemood（消极情绪）afterbeingaskedtovisualizegoalsandgoalattainment.

So,whatcanyoudoinstead?

Startbysettingafewsmallgoals.Theseshou