届湖南省五市十校高二下学期期末联考英语试题.docx

1、届湖南省五市十校高二下学期期末联考英语试题姓名 准考证号(在卷上答题无效）绝密启用前湖南省五市十校2019年上学期高二年级期末考试试题英语命题单位:株洲市南方中学 本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回。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

2、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. What can we learn from the dialogue?A. The concert started at 7:45pm.B. The concert started at 8:00 pm.C. The concert started at 8:15 pm.2. What do we know about the

3、 man?A. He ran the red light.B. He wasnt careful at all when driving.C. He didnt notice the lights turning.3. When does the man often go to bed?A. At 7:00 pm. B. At 9:00 pm. C. At 10:00 pm.4. What do the two speakers talk about?A. Mr. Greens working place.B. Mr. Greens home address.C. Mr. Greens wor

4、king plan.5. What does the woman want to find?A. When the train leaves for Beijing.B. When the train leaves for Shanghai.C. The maps of Beijing and Shanghai.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

5、遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. How does the woman like her job?A.Poorly-paid. B.Quite normal. C.Very interesting. 7.What does the woman hope for?A.A low salary. B.More holidays. C.Long working hours,听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What can we know about the woman?A. She had a fever last night.B. She slept too much last nigh

6、t.C. She was late for work several times.9. What might be the result of the womans being late again?A. The womans boss would fire her.B. Although very angry,her boss forgave her.C. She would buy a new alarm clock.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whats wrong with the woman?A. She is lost in the street.B. She doe

7、snt want to return to her hotel.C. It is too far for her to walk to her hotel.11. How can she return to her hotel?A. Turn right and walk three blocks.B. Turn left and walk four blocks.C. Turn left and walk three blocks.12. Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Boss and emp

8、loyee.B. Strangers.C. Neighbors.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the woman ask for leave?A. To go to the UK.B. To teach her parents English.C. To stay with her parents.14. What do we know about the woman s parents?A. They know a little English.B. They are Chinese.C. They are too old to look after thems

9、elves.15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.In the office. B. On the street. C. In a restaurant.16. What can be the result?A. The woman can take two days off.B. The man refuses the woman.C. The woman will come back to China.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker mainly talkin

10、g about?A. How to dress for a job interview.B. How to prepare for a job interview.C. How to do research on your dream company.18. How can you show that you are the best for a certain position?A. By dressing properly.B. By doing some research on the company.C.By telling them confidently and directly.

11、19. What should the interviewees NOT do?A. Boast (吹牛）about their abilities and skills.B. Do research on the company.C. Learn about some job interview tips and put them into use.20. What do we know about the speaker?A. He is experienced. B. He is fresh. C.He 15 dishonest.第二部分阅读现解(共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；

12、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。A So you want to figure out who moved your cheese，or just learn some spiritual laws of success. Whatevers standing between you and happiness，chances are that someone s written a self-help book about it. Heres what they say. Bookl ： Self Help by Samuel

13、Smiles Back in Victorian England，the aptly-named Samuel Smiles wrote the first self-help book. Smiles told his readers that theres no quick fix，and the harder you worked, the happier you would be. Book2 ： How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie Fast forward to 1936. Struggling actor

14、 Dale Carnegie writes an optimistic masterpiece that leads him to fame. He wrote that power and happiness would increase if you tried to see the world as others see it,remember peoples names,and develop a firm handshake. Book3： The Power Of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale In thel950s，minis

15、ter Norman Vincent Peale brought God into the equation(平等、等式）with his message that faith is the key to achieving anything. His message? Pray* visualize (形象化) solutions，and remove self-doubt. Book4： Who Moved My Cheese by Dr. Spencer Johnson The message of this book is that change is unavoidable. The

16、 sooner you let go of the old and embrace(拥抱）the new，the happier youll be.21. Which of the following is the first self-help book?A. The Power Of Positive ThinkingB. How To Win Friends And Influence PeopleC. Self HelpD. Who Moved My Cheese22. What made Dale Carnegie famous?A. He was brave enough to f

17、ight with actors.B. He wrote his most popular book.C. He lived an optimistic life in the 1930s.D. He found the secret of happiness.23. Whats the similar theme of the above books?A. Know exactly what you want and act positively.B. The more you smile,the happier you will be.C. The harder you worked,th

18、e happier you would be.D. Faith is the key to achieving anything.B As she walked around the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy to please as her mother,who was always delighted with perfume.

19、 Besides,shopping at this time of the year was a most disagreeable experience： people trod (踩）on your toes，poked(捅）you with their elbows and almost knocked you over in their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you. Partly to have a rest,Edith paused in front of a counter where some attractive ties we

20、re on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. “Worth double the price. ” But Edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance，stopped where a small crowd of men had gathere

21、d round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on saleand the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long： although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally* she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him. When she got home，with her small well-chosen present

22、concealed in her handbag* her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood，“Your father has at last decided to stop smoking. ” She informed her daughter.24. Why was shopping very disagreeable at that time of the year?A. Because customers were doing their sh

23、opping in a great hurry.B. Because customers often poked each other with their elbows.C. Because customers often knocked each other.D. Because some customers trod on others toes.25. What do we know about Ediths father?A. He did not like presents.B. He never got presents.C. He preferred ties.D. It wa

24、s difficult to choose a present for him.26. How did Edith come to the next counter?A.Purposely. B. Happily. C. Accidentally. D. Unwillingly.27. How do you think Edith would feel when she heard her mothers words?A.Glad. B. Disappointed. C. Annoyed. D. Joyful.C Language learning apps are very popular

25、now and offer opportunities to learn vocabulary and practice grammar. But there has been a discussion about just how effective such apps can be. Among the most popular apps are Duolingo and Busuu. A previous research found positive results on the use of them. But it mainly concentrates on studies wi

26、th learners who had signed up for language courses and these apps worked as an after-class support, so the results were not always reliable. A recent study of 4,095 Busuu users has been carried out to find out if users can actually learn a language with an app. Busuu provides learning materials for

27、12 different languages. It offers special models where some contents are available for free while some contents are not. We find that its users are an even mix of men and women. More than half consider themselves to be at the beginner level as there is a decrease in users as their language levels go

28、 up. Most people use the app because of personal interest,or because they want to study or live abroad. Females tend to use it less often but for longer periods of time than male users. Getting any feedback on Busuu depends on whether your answer is correct or not. While it is helpful,this is not th

29、e sort of feedback language teachers prefer,as it does not explain why the answer is right or wrong. In spite of this,feedback in the app is very highly rated. More than 92% of the people state that the app has met their expectations and 86% consider the app as very good or good. In fact,more than S

30、Q% of the users surveyed strongly agree that using the app has helped them improve their knowledge of the language they are learning. Besides，language learning apps also create an environment where mistakes are only known to the users，and this can address the performance anxiety that many learners s

31、uffer from when asked to speak a foreign language. So language teachers should encourage their students to use them to do the grammar work,leaving precious class time for more language communication.28. Why werent the results of the former research always dependable?A. Because it used out-of-date me

32、thods.B. Because it just focused on positive results.C. Because it was only carried out before class.D. Because it only considered users of a limited type.29. What can we learn about the app Busuu from the text?A.All the contents are of free to use.B.Its used by more advanced learners.C.Most users consider it satisfying.D.Its more popular with female lear