学年度高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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学年度高二英语下学期期末考试试题

齐齐哈尔市2018年高二英语下学期期末试题（有答案）

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Whatdoesthewomanlikecollectingbest?

A.Stamps.B.Coins.C.Traintickets.

2.Whichcountryfoundlovelymusicisgoodforpeople’shearts?

A.America.B.Australia.C.Russia.

3.Whatisthewomaneagertobuy?

A.Icecreams.B.Candy.C.Drinks.

4.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inthebank.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthesupermarket.

5.Whatpreventedthewomancallingthemanyesterday?

A.Shelosthercellphone.

B.Hercellphonewaspoweroff.

C.Herteachertookhercellphoneaway.

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、7题。

6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Acasualdress.B.Abusinesssuit.C.Aneveningdress.

7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Tryontheclothes.B.Bargainwiththeman.C.Payfortheclothesincash.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howoldisthewoman'sgrandfather?

A.78.B.79.C.80.

9.Whatdidthewoman'sgrandfatherdolastwinter?

A.Hewentinthehospital.

B.Hewentonacyclingholiday.

C.Heattendedaskiingcontest.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersarguingabout?

A.Whotoblame.B.Whichwaytogo.C.Whattransporttotake.

11.Whydidthepolicemanstopthespeakers?

A.Theytookthewrongshortcut.

B.Theydrovebeyondthespeedlimit.

C.Theywentthroughtheredlight.

12.Whatwastheinitialreasonforwhathappenedtothespeakers?

A.Thewomandidn’tprefertotravelbytrain.

B.Themanfailedtoasktheway.

C.Themanforgottobookticketsearlier.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatisthebasicpurposeoftheIQtests?

A.Totestwhoisbrighter.

B.Totestlanguageandnumericalability.

C.Tojudgeanindividualtalents.

14.Whatmakessomanyunhappyparentsintheworld?

A.Theirchildrenbeingstupid.

B.Theirchildren’sfailingintheexams.

C.Theirchildren’sabilitiesnotbeingdeveloped.

15.Whydosomechildrendobadlyinschoolexams?

A.Theyarenotgoodwithwordsandnumbers.

B.Theydonotstudyhardenough.

C.Theyarelookeddownuponbyothersinschool.

16.Howcanapersonbehappy?

A.Puttingyourskillstogooduse.

B.HavingahigherIQ.

C.Doingwellintheexams.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheconductorlike?

A.Anxious.B.Absent-minded.C.Kind-hearted.

18.WhatshouldMr.MoradoinPrinceton?

A.Givealecture.

B.Meetanoldfriend.

C.Visitauniversity.

19.WhymustMr.Morafindtheticket?

A.Hemightbefined.

B.Heforgotthedestination.

C.Hewrotesomethingimportantonit.

20.WhatkindofpersonisMr.Mora?

A.Forgetful.B.Careful.C.Bad-tempered.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，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

BisselisasmallvillageoftheWestSahara.Itliesnexttoal.5-square-kilometeroasis（绿洲）,fromwherethreedaysandnightsaregenerallyrequiredtogooutofthedesert.However,beforeKenLevindiscovereditin1926,noneoftheBisselvillagershadeverwalkedoutofthedesert.Reportedly,theywerenotunwillingtoleavethisbarrenland.Manyhadpreviouslytriedbutfailed,alwayssomehowfindingthemselvesbackattheoasisafterseveraldaysoftryingtowalkout.

WheninterviewedbyKenLevin,anexpertattheBritishRoyalCollegeofSciences,thevillagersexplainedthatnomatterwhichdirectiontheywalkeditalwaysbroughtthembacktothevillage.

Whycouldn’ttheBisselvillagerswalkoutofthedesert?

Levinwasverypuzzled.Hehad,byhimself,managedtowalknorthfromthevillageandreachthenearesttowninthreeandahalfdays.Hedecidedtocarryoutanexperimenttosolvethemystery.HeandaBisselvillagercalledArgutel,wouldwalkoutofthedeserttogether.Theypreparedenoughwaterforahalf-a-monthjourneyandtwocamels.ButthistimeKenLevindidn'tbringhiscompass.LevinwouldfollowArgutel.

Tendayslater,theyhadwalkedforabout500milesbutwerestillinthedesert.Onthe11thmorning,anoasiscameintotheirview.TheywerebackatBissel.LevinnowunderstoodwhytheBisselpeoplecouldn’tescapethedesert.TheyhadnoknowledgeoftheNorthStar,whichhadforcenturiesprovidedsailorsandothertravelerswithapointofdirection.Inthedesert,ifapersongoesforwardrelyingonlyontheirsenses,theywillnotbeabletotravelinastraightline.Rathertheywilltravelinaverylargecircleandeventuallytrackbacktowheretheybegan.LevinexplainedtoArgutelthefunctionoftheNorthStarandsaid,“Aslongasyourestinthedaytimeandwalktowardsthebrighteststaratnight,youwouldbeabletowalkoutofthedesert.”Arguteldidashewastold.Threedayslater,hecametotheedgeofthedesert.

NowintheWestSahara,Bisselhasbecomeabrightpearl,wheretensofthousandsoftouristscomeeveryyear.Argutel’sbronzestatuestandsinthecenterofthetown.Onitsbasearethewords:

___________.

21.VillagersinBisselhadneverwalkedbeyondthedesertbecause________.

A.theywerediscouragedbytheirfailures

B.theyhadafearoftheoutsideworld

C.theyhadnodesiretoleavetheoasis

D.theyhadnomethodtofindtheirwayout

22.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.theuseofacompasswasnecessarytowalkoutofthedesert

B.tourisminBisselhasbeengreatlydevelopedandimproved

C.ArgutelbecametheleaderofBisselafterhisreturn

D.KenLevindidn’twalksouthbecauseitwouldtakemoredays

23.WhichofthefollowingcanmostprobablybefoundatthebaseofArgutel’s

statue?

A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

B.Alongjourneystartswiththefirststep

C.Anewlifestartsfromthefixeddirection.

D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

B

ThefutureofwrittenEnglishwillowemoretoHollywoodfilmsthanDickensorShakespeare,ifthefindingsofastudyintochildren’swritingareanythingtogoby.ResearcherswholookedattheentriestoanationalcompetitionfoundtheywereincreasinglyusingAmericanismssuchasgarbage,trashcan,sidewalk,candy,sneakers,soda,andflashlight.

Thestories,writtenbypupilsaged7to13,showhowfairycakesarereferredtoascupcakesandadinnerjackethasbecomeatuxedo.“Smart”isnowoftenusedfor“clever”and“cranky”for“irritable”.

Televisionalsohasapowerfulinfluenceonchildren’swork,withLadyGagaandArgentineanfootballerLionelMessiamongthefamousnamesfromTVcroppinguprepeatedly.

Butpupilsareletdownbybasicspelling,punctuationandgrammar,accordingtothestudybyOxfordUniversityPress（OUP）,whichlookedattheentriestoBBCRadioTwo’s“500Words”competition.

Childrenstruggledtocorrectlyspellsimplewordssuchas“does”and“clothes”andoftenfailedtousethepasttensecorrectly,frequentlywriting“rised”insteadof“rose”or“thinked”insteadof“thought”.

Researchersalsofoundthatpunctuationwasunderused,especiallysemi-colonsandspeechmarks.Somedidnotknowhowtousecapitalletters.However,exclamationmarkswereoverused.Researchersfound35,171examplesintotal,withsomeyoungwritersusingfiveatatime！

PopularUSfictionsuchastheTwilightnovelsandfilmsisthoughttobefuelingtheincreasinguseofAmericanvocabularyandspelling.Meanwhile,fearsthattextingwasspoilingchildren’swrittenworkwereunfounded,theysaid,withyoungstersonlyusingtextlanguagewhentheywerereferringtoatextmessage.

SamanthaArmstrongfromOUPsaid:

“Perhapswearecatchingaglimpseofthelanguageofthefuture.”ChrisEvans,whoseradioshowrunsthecompetition,saidtheresultswere“fascinating”,adding:

“Who’dhavethoughtthatMessiandGagawouldbesomeofthemostusednames?

”

24.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTfrequentlyfoundinthepupils’stories?

A.AvarietyofAmericanisms.B.Overuseofexclamationmarks.

C.NamesoffamousTVstars.D.Textmessagelanguage.

25.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.AmericanmoviesandbooksareincreasinglypopularinBritain.

B.ThenationalwritingcompetitionisorganisedbyOxfordUniversityPress.

C.WrittenEnglishismoreinfluencedbyclassicalliteraturethanpopularUS

Culture.

D.LionelMessiisnowthemostfamousfootballerinBritain.

26.Theunderlinedphrase“unfounded”inParagraph7probablymeans_________.

A.unnoticeableB.notfoundC.notbasedonfactsD.unbearable

27.Thepassageisintendedto_________.

A.sharetheexperienceabouthowtoteachwrittenEnglishinacorrectway

B.discussthenoticeablechangesandevolutionofwrittenEnglishinBritain

C.criticizetheinfluenceofpopularUScultureonBritishchildren’slanguage

use

D.showthatBritishchildrenhavespellingsandgrammarabilities

C

Consumerseverywherearefacedwiththesamedilemma:

givenlimitedresources,whatsortsofpurchasesaremostlikelytoproducelastinghappinessandsatisfaction?

Recentresearchhasconfirmedthatexperientialpurchasestendtoproducegreaterenjoymentgainsthanmaterialpurchases.

Thereasonwhyexperiencesimprovewithtimemaybethatitispossibletothinkaboutexperiencesinamoreabstractmannerthanpossessions.Forexample,ifyouthinkbacktoafantasticsummerfromyouryouth,youmighteasilyrememberanabstractsenseofwarmsunshineandyouthfulexuberant（生气勃勃）,butyou'relesslikelytorememberexactlywhatyoudiddaybyday.

Materialpossessionsarehardertothinkaboutinanabstractsense.Thecaryouboughtisstil