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浙江省温州市十五校联盟联合体学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
浙江省温州市十五校联盟联合体2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
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1.本卷共8页满分150分,考试时间120分钟;
2.答题前,在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字;
3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上,写在试卷上无效;
4.考试结束后,只需上交答题纸。
选择题部分
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。
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.WhatdidthewomanbuyforherhusbandforChristmas?
A.Abook.B.Arecorder.C.Awatch.
2.Wherewillthewomanprobablygofirst?
A.Toaschool.B.Toafriend’shouse.C.Toalibrary.
3.Whydoesthewomansuggesttheshirtwithlongsleeves?
A.Itislovely.B.Itiswarm.C.Itiscomfortable.
4.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inagarden.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inasupermarket.
5.Howdoesthewomanfeelwhenhearingtheticketsweresoldout?
A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满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。
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。
听第六段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whywon’tthewomanwearherownhat?
A.Itisuncomfortable.B.Itdoesn’tfither.C.Itisold.
7.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Tryonhersister’sgloves.B.Buyapairofboots.C.Changeherjeans.
听第七段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whydoesthemanneedtogethissuitcleanedinahurry?
A.Hehasnoclothestoweartowork.
B.Hewillattendapartythisevening.
C.Hewantstowearittoajobinterview.
9.Whatwillthewomandoin40minutes?
A.Dealwiththeman’ssuit.B.Workonajacket.C.Cleanapartydress.
听第八段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatshouldthemandowhencomingtothecrossroads?
A.Walkstraight.B.Turnleft.C.Turnright.
11.Whichplaceisthepostofficenextto?
A.Ashoestore.B.Alibrary.C.Abank.
12.Whendoesthepostofficecloseaccordingtothewoman?
A.At4:
00.B.At4:
20.C.At4:
30.
听第九段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.WhatpresentJimwillgiveGranny.
B.HowJimwillcelebrateGranny’sbirthday.
C.WhetherJimwillgotoGranny’sbirthday.
14.Atwhattimedoesthefootballmatchstart?
A.10:
00.B.12:
00.C.12:
30.
15.HowwillJim’smumgotoGranny’stomorrow?
A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.
16.WhatcanwelearnaboutJim?
A.Hewillridebackhomeafterthematch.
B.Hewillpreparelunchforhismothertomorrow.
C.Hewillstaywithsomefriendstomorrowevening.
听第十段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?
A.UniversitylifeinAmerica.
B.Differentclubsintheuniversities.
C.Out-of-classactivitiesinuniversities.
18.Ifyouwanttoformaclubyourself,whatshouldbedonefirst?
A.Askthepermissionofyourschool.
B.Haveanideaforanorganization.
C.Findsupportfromanadvisor.
19.Whoplansalltheevents?
A.Schoolleaders.B.Studentmembers.C.Clubadvisors.
20.Whatdoallkindsofclubsandorganizationsaimfor?
A.Developingstudents’differentinterests.
B.Enrichingstudents’universitylife.
C.Makingstudentsbetterknowaboutsociety.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
OnMarch25,2010,KateandDavidOggheardthewordseveryparentdreads:
Theirnewbornwasn’tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins-agirlandaboy-wereborn14weekspremature,weighingjustovertwopoundseach.Doctorshadtriedtosavetheboyfor20minutesbutsawnoimprovement.Hisheartbeatwasnearlygone,andhe’dstoppedbreathing.Thebabyhadjustmomentstolive.
“Isawhimgasp,butthedoctorsaiditwasnouse,”Katesaid.“Iknowitsoundsstupid,butifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife.Iwasn’tgoingtogiveupeasily.”
Still,thecoupleknewthiswaslikelygoodbye.Inanefforttocherishherlastminuteswiththetinyboy,Kateaskedtoholdhim.
“Iwantedtomeethim,andforhimtoknowus,”Katesaid.“We’dresignedourselvestothefactthatweweregoingtolosehim,andwewerejusttryingtomakethemostofthoselast,preciousmoments.”
Kateunwrappedtheboy,whomthecouplehadalreadynamedJamie,fromhishospitalblanketandorderedDavidtotakehisshirtoffandjointheminbed.Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehiscondition.Theyalsotalkedtohim.
“Weweretryingtohavehim,”Katesaid.“Weexplainedhisnameandthathehadatwinandhowhardwehadtriedtohavehim.”
Thensomethingmiraculoushappened.Jamiegaspedagain--andthenhestartedbreathing.Finally,hereachedforhisfather’sfinger.Thecouple’slostboyhadmadeit.
Eightyearslater,Jamieandhissister,Emily,arehappyandhealthy.
21.FromwhatcanwetellthatJamiewasstillalive?
A.Hisheartbeat.B.Hispulse.C.Hisgasp.D.Hisunderweight.
22.Whydidtheparentsliewiththebabyboyinonebed?
A.Thefamilywantedtostaytogetherandkeepwarm.
B.Thefamilywantedtohavetheirprivatespace.
C.Theparentsweresotiredandwantedtorest.
D.TheparentswantedtospendthelastminuteswithJamie.
23.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.PrematureTwinsB.Life-givingTouch
C.First-timeParentsD.LastPreciousMoments
B
ToooftenalearnerofEnglishwhohasreadoneortwoclassicstriestoimitate(模仿)theirstyle.Thefact,however,isthatstylecannotbeimitated.Differentauthorshavedifferentstyles.Theydonottrytowritethewaytheywrite.Sotheimitationofanystyleoftenresultsinaffectation(矫揉造作).
Andtheresultwillbetillworseifthestyleimitatedisthatofaworkwrittenahundredyearsagoormore.Weareofthe21stcentury,andweshouldnotwritetheEnglishofthelastcentury.
Iwouldadviseyounottoaimataspecialstyle.Takecaretowritecorrect,simple,idiomatic,andclearEnglish,that’sall.
Butimitationisnotalwaysbad.Veryoftenitisimportanttoimitatesomething.Wherepersonalstyleisoutofplace,imitationistheonlymeansbywhichcorrectnessmaybesecured.Inwritinganadvertisementaboutsomething,forexample,youhavetoimitatesomesuchadvertisementthatyouhaveread.Youcannotpossiblywriteagoodoneifyouhaveneverreadany,thoughyoumayhavereadverywidelyingeneralliterature.
Youwilldowelltocollectanumberofshortadvertisements,formalinvitations,announcements,andbusinesscontracts,etc.Whenyouhaveoccasiontowriteoneofsuch,youhavesimplytodoalittleimitatingandadapting.Thefollowingisanordinaryformalinvitation:
Mr.andMrs.M.S.AdamsrequestthepleasureofMr.andMrs.L.J.Williams’scompanyatdinneronSaturdayevening,Maytheseventeenth,atseveno’clock,86StarStreet.
ThisinvitationisfromMr.andMrs.M.S.AdamstoMr.andMrs.L.J.Williams.Surely,withthispiecebeforeyou,youcanwriteanewone.Youhavesimplytochangethenames,theday,thedate,thetime,andtheaddress.
24.Whyisitespeciallywrongtoimitatethestylecenturiesago?
A.Becausethelanguageisoutofdate.
B.Becausethewritershavepassedaway.
C.Becausethestyleisdifficulttofollow.
D.Becausethecontentsarebehindthetimes.
25.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsimitation?
A.Englishlearnersshouldneverimitateothers’writingstyle.
B.ImitationisthefirststepforEnglishlearnerstowritearticles.
C.Englishlearnersshouldimitateformalwritingstyleslikeadvertisements.
D.Itisalwayscorrectforlearnerstoimitatetheclassicwritingstyles.
26.Whatdoesthewritermostprobablydo?
A.Heisaprofessorinuniversity.B.HeisanEnglishteacher.
C.HeisanEnglishnovelist.D.Heisaclassictranslator.
C
In2013Tallinn(爱沙尼亚首都塔林)becametheworld’sfirstcapitalcitytoofferpeoplefreepublictransport.LastyearEstonia(爱沙尼亚)settheaimtobecomethefirstcountrywithfreepublictransportnationwide.Busesarenowfreeofchargein11ofits15counties.
Tallinn’scitygovernmentcameupwiththeideaoffreetransportin2008.Eventhoughthecitypaidmorethan70%ofpublic-transportcosts,ticketpriceswerestilltoohighforpoorerpeople.Crowdednesshadalsobecomeaproblem.Since1991,thenumberofpeopleowningcarshasdoubled.
Opponents(反对者)thoughttheideaunaffordableandcritics(批评者)predictedthetransportsystemwouldbecomeovercrowdedandlackmoney.
Surprisingly,publictransporthasimproved,despitea€12millionhittothesystem’sfinancesfromlostticketsales.Tallinn’spopulationhasgrown,leadingtoanincreaseinlocaltaxintake.Additionalrevenue(财政收入)comesfromtourists,whostillhavetobuytickets.TheuseofpublictransportinTallinnhasgoneupby10%,whilethenumberofcarsinthecityhasgonedownby10%,meaninglesscongestion.
NowothercountriesarelookingatEstonia’sexperience.TallinnofficialssaytheyhavehadinterestfromFrance,Sweden,Poland,ItalyandGermany.Otherplaceshavealreadyintroducedfreepublictransportforcertaingroupsoratcertaintimes.InEngland1/3ofallbustripsarefare-freeespeciallyforpensioners(领养老金者);Walesrunsfreetravelatweekendstoimprovetourism.Butsofarfullfare-freetravelisrare.ThecityofHasseltinBelgiumranfreepublictransportfor16yearsbeforereintroducingfaresbecauseofincreasingcosts.
27.Whichofthefollowingplacesoffersfullfare-freepublictransport?
A.HasseltB.EstoniaC.WalesD.Tallinn
28.WhatideadidtheopponentsandcriticsshareaboutTallinn’sfreepublictransport?
A.Thegovernmentwouldn’thaveenoughmoneytocarryitout.
B.Itwouldn’thelpwiththecity’sovercrowdedness.
C.Itwouldleadtotheheavylossfromticketsales.
D.Yearslaterthecitywouldreintroducefaresfrompeople.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph4mean?
A.pollutionB.populationC.