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最新学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题普通班新版人教版
2019学年度第二学期期末考试
高二(普通班)英语
提示:
满分150分,考试时间120分钟
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.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
A.Inabookstore.B.Inalibrary.C.Inarestaurant.
2.Whatcausesthedifferenceinpricesofthetwoshirts?
A.Thecolor.B.Thedesign.C.Thematerial.
3.Whathappenedtooneofthewoman'sfriends?
A.Shewasfired.B.Shewashired.C.Shewasill.
4.Howmuchdoesthewomanweighnow?
A.150poundsB.153pounds.C.163pounds.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Dosomeshopping.B.Getahaircut.C.Attendaparty.
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秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段材料,回答第6至7题
6.Whatisthewomandoingnow?
A.Buyingapresent.B.Lookingforadog.C.Servingacustomer.
7.Whatcoloristhewoman'sdog?
A.White.B.Black.C.Brown.
听下面一段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.WhatisProfessorSmith'slectureabout?
A.Theenergyproblem.B.Anewenergy.C.Hottopicsofsociety.
9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthelecture?
A.Dull.B.Ordinary.C.Interesting.
听下面一段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What'sthewomandoing?
A.TravelingintheUnitedStates.B.Havingajobinterview.C.Applyingforavisa.
11.Whatwillthewomanhavetodoaftersigning?
A.Fillinaform.B.Haveherfingerprinttaken.C.GototheUSA.
12.Whatwillbeusedtoinformthewomanifthereisaproblem?
A.Telephone.B.Postcard.C.Airmail.
听下面一段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WherehasJanebeen?
A.Downstairs.B.Downtown.C.Home.
14.Whatcoloristhenewsofa?
A.Brown.B.Blue.C.Yellow.
15.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheoldsofa?
A.Itisold-fashioned.B.It'stoonarrowtosleepthere.
C.Itdoesn'tmatchtheirotherfurniture.
16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'sadvice?
A.Good.B.Ridiculous.C.Impractical.
听下面一段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?
A.Howtostudybetter.B.Howtomakefriends.C.Howtoexchangenotes.
18.Whoisthespeakerprobablyspeakingto?
A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.
19.Whatdoesthespeakerobjectto?
A.Teachingeachother.B.Racingtosolveproblems.C.Studyingalone.
20.What'sthefunctionofthetip?
A.Helpingmakefriends.B.Makingstudyenjoyable.C.Makingpeoplehappy.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分。
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分。
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist.
ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBunyan(1678)
AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.
RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)
Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.
Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)
Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.
ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)
Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.
TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)
TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.
EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)
JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.
TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)
EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.
21.WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?
A.TomJones. B.Gulliver’sTravels.
C.RobinsonCrusoe.D.Emma.
22.WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?
A.Alovestory.B.Quarrelsinafamily.
C.Thespiritsofthetime.D.Thehumanheart.
23.WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?
A.Theirrepresentationofthesociety.B.Theirdifferentnationalities.
C.Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D.Theirclassiclifestyles.
B
IfeltlikeIhadclickedmyheelsthreetimesandcometoacountryawayfromhomeeverymorningasIwalkedthroughthedoorsattheEmbassyofAustraliainWashington.MusicalAussieaccentsandAboriginalartexhibitsmademewonderifIhadenteredwithoutavisa.InfactIwasatemporaryemployee,apublicaffairsunpaidintern(实习生)forthreemonthsduringthesummerinordertoengagemyselfinthecultureofthecountrywhereIplannedtostudythenextspring.
DuringthesummerIreadtheAustraliannewseveryday.WorkingattheembassyallowedmetoescapetheUSforsixhoursperdayandlearnaboutwhatwasgoingonacrosstheplanet.AfterreadingthedailyAustralianandUSnewsIusuallyhelpedprepareaPowerPointpresentationforschoolkidswhovisitedtheembassyaspartofaschoolactivity.Dependingonwhetheranembassyeventwasgoingon,IwouldattendweeklymeetingstolistentoplanningandseewhatIcoulddotohelp.Usuallythereweresmallertaskstobedonesuchascreatingvisitors’guides.
ThemostfantasticeventinwhichIparticipatedwasthevisitoftheAustralianPrimeMinister.AstheonlyAmericanamongcountlessAustralianmediaandstaff,IfeltcomfortableandwaskeptbusytakingpicturesandrecordingdoorstopinterviewsatfamoussitessuchastheCapitol.Asanintern,youwillnotbeexposedtotop-secretinformation,butyouareontheinsidewhenitcomestospecialevents.
Governmentworkisausefuladditiontoone’sexperience.Asanembassyemployeeyouwillgaininvaluableknowledgewhilespendingyoursummerinaculturallydiverseworkplace.
24.Whatistheauthortalkingabout?
A.Herforeigncultureexperience.B.Hertroubleinfindingajob.
C.Herembassyinternship.D.Herpreparationforfutureemployment.
25.WhywastheauthorintheEmbassyofAustraliaforthreemonths?
A.Toapplyforavisa.B.TorecordmusicalAussieaccents.
C.TopreparetostudyinAustralia.D.ToappreciateAboriginalartexhibits.
26.WhatwastheauthorforbiddentodowhentheAustralianPrimeMinistervisitedAmerica?
A.Recorddoorstopinterviews.B.StandamongtheAustralianstaff.
C.Takepicturesofspecialevents.D.Knowtop-secretinformation.
27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’sdailyroutineattheEmbassy?
A.Itistiring.B.Itisexciting.C.Itisboring.D.Itisrelaxing.
C
Despitebeingusedby1.34billionpeopleeachyear,travelingontheTubeinLondoncanactuallybequitelonely.
Onecitizen,however,istryingtochangethis.“YougetontheTubeandit’scompletelysilentandit’sweird,”saysJonathanDunne,whohasstartedaworldwidedialogueaftergivingoutbadges(徽章)withthewords“Tubechat?
”lastmonth,encouragingpassengersinLondontogettalkingtooneanother.“Ihandedout500badgesduringrushhourinacityof8million,expectingmostofthemtobethrownaway,butafterabout24hoursitcompletelysnowballed,”hesays.Dunneandhis“Tubechat”campaignhavesincebeenreportedbymediaacrosstheworld,seeingTVinterviewsinSweden,BrazilandtheUK,aswellascountlesswebsites,newspaperandmagazineappearances.
AlthoughDunnesayshe’sreceivedmostlypositivefeedback,noteveryoneagreeswithhisidea.LondonerBrianWilsonrespondedwithacampaignofhisown,handingout500badgeswiththewords“Don’teventhinkaboutit”onthem.MichaelRobinson,24,astudentfromLondon,agrees.“BeingontheTubeistheonlypeaceandquietsomepeoplegetontheirjourneystoandfromwork.Itdoesn’tneedtobespoiledbypeoplecomingupandchattingtoyou,”hesays.
“PeopleassumethatIjustwalkupandtalktostrangers,whichIdon’t,butit’sbeenagreatwaytomeetpeopleyouwouldneverhavenormallyspokento,”Dunnesays.
SoifyoueverendupusingpublictransportintheWest,whynotsayhellotothepersonnexttoyou?
Justmakesuretocheckforabadgefirst.
28.HowdidDunneencourageLondonpassengerstotalkwitheachother?
A.Byofferingpassengersspecialbadges.B.Byadvocatinghisideaonthemedia.
C.Byputtinguppostersonthetube.D.Bystartingadialoguewithpassengers.
29.HowisDunne’scampaigngettingalong?
A.Ithasbecomeaworldwidecampaign.
B.Ithascaughtinternationalattention.
C.Mostpassengershaverefusedtoacceptit.
D.Wilsonhasmadegreateffortstopromoteit.
30.AccordingtoMichaelRobinson,whatshouldtubepassengersdo?
A.Enjoythepeacequietly.B.Walkupandtalktostrangers.
C.Stopusingpublictransport.D.Handintheirfeedbackintime.
31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TubePassengersWearingBadgesB.LonelyTravelintheLondonTube
C.SilenceontheTubeD.TubeChatorNot
D
Inmanydevelopedcountries,peoplewhohavehighdegreesbegintoworklongerthanthosewhodon’t.About65%ofAmericanmenaged62-74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce,comparedwith32%ofmenwhoonlyfinishhighschool.Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewelleducatedwealthyandtheunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvancehasraisedtheincomesofthehighlyskilledwhilesqueezingthoseoftheunskilled.Theconsequences,forindivi