贵州省思南县高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

1、贵州省思南县高二英语下学期期末考试试题2018届高二下期末考试英语试题本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给 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秒钟来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍1.Who is coming to visit the man?A.Sara B. Sam C. Antonio2.How will the speakers go to the show?A.By bus

2、 B. On foot C. By taxi3. kind of person is Bob?A. He is always complaining B. He looks unhappy C. He is careless at work4.What are the speakers talking about? A. A photo B. A pet store C. A dog 5. What does the womans husband probably think of her?A . She is noisy B. She needs to see a doctor C. She

3、 has a grateful heart 第二节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给 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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What will the man do tonight? A. Attend a wedding. B. Return to his hometown. C. Join the woman for dinner. 7. Why cant the woman have coffee with th

4、e man? A. She has a tennis lesson. B. She has a plane to catch C. She is meeting up with her brother听下面一段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why did Skip go to Los Angeles? A. To work in a hotel B. To be an actor C. To find some famous people9. Who did Skip meet? A. Brad Pitt B. Tom Cruise C. Katie Holmes听下面一段材料，回答第10至12

5、题.10. Why do farmers in Finland wear paper boots in the snow? A. They can keep warm that way B. They cant afford leather boots C. They wont sink deep into the snow11. What is one thing the man mentions is made of paper? A. Bags B. Books C. Tables12.How has the man learned so much about paper? A. By

6、reading lots of books B. By talking to an expert C. By listening to a presentation听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题.13. Where will the woman go next week? A. To Asia B. To England C. To the United States14.What does the woman like most about her job? A. Traveling B. Getting big news C. Having exciting social life15

7、. Who is a lawyer? A. The man B. The womans sister C. The womans boyfriend16. What does the woman often do to stay calm? .A. She goes boating B. She walks near a river C. She cooks different dishes听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题.17. Where is the restaurant ? A. Near the ocean B. Below a bridge C. On Main Street18

8、.What dish might the restaurant be known for ? A. Vegetarian noodles B. Steak and potatoes C. Fried crabs 19. What can be found in the lobby of the restaurant? A. Indoor pools. B. A glass floor C. A fishing boat20. How was the speakers room decorated? A. Like a pirate ship B. Like an old sailing shi

9、p C. Like an underwater lab第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选AWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy,

10、 I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer. Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a notePlease add a

11、bottle of buttermilk next delivery and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically(魔术般) appear. All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house,

12、for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery. There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big comp

13、anies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service. Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it ho

14、me and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.21. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _.A. to show his magical power B. to

15、pay for the deliveryC. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother22. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house?A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable person.C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was fully trusted by the family.23.

16、Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market.C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law.24. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting s

17、tories.C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it.BOne day when I was 12，my mother gave me an order：I was to walk to the public library，and borrow at least one book for the summerThis was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to readIn the library，I fou

18、nd my way into the “Childrens Room”The cover of a book caught my eyeIt presented a picture of a beagleI had recently had a beagle，the first and only animal companion I ever had as a childBut one morning，he was gone，given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for himI never forgot m

19、y beagleThere on the books cover was a beagle which looked identical(相同的)to my dogMy eyes ran across the title，Amos，the Beagle with a PlanUnknowingly，I had read the titleWithout opening the book，I borrowed it from the library for the summerI started to read about AmosI read very，very slowly with dif

20、ficultyThough pages were turned slowly，I got the main idea of the story about a dog who，like mine，had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back homeThat dog was my dog，and I was the little boy in the bookMy mothers call returned me to the real worldI suddenly realized somethi

21、ng：I had read a book，and I had loved reading that bookEveryone knew I could not readBut I had read itBooks could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read themYears later，my mother was proud that her son had read thousands of books，was awarded a PhD in literature，and authored his own books，art

22、icles，poetry and fictionThe power of the words has held25Why did the authors mother order him to borrow a book?ABecause the author was a lazy student BBecause she wanted to cure his problemCBecause the public library was near DBecause borrowing books was cheaper26What can we learn about the authors

23、dog?AIt was one of his favorite pets BIt was secretly stolen from himCIts name was Amos DIt was adopted by someone else27What was the function of the book the author borrowed from the library?AIt opened a door to his reading BIt reminded him of his childhoodCIt proved his mother was wrong DIt improv

24、ed his imagination28Which one could be the best title of the passage?AThe Charm of a Book BMums Strict OrderCReunion with My Beagle DMy Passion for ReadingCAre you a social media addict? Are you always checking your smartphone to see how many likes youve received for your latest post? Maybe you feel

25、 comforted by the notification sound that someone has sent you a message? Dont worry，youre not aloneWe check our phones all average of 150 times a day，and around 30of the total time spent online is dedicated to social mediaSome experts now fear this habit could be damaging our mental healthThis is s

26、omething particularly affecting young adults，according to a study from the University of PittsburghIt found the more they used social media，the more likely they are to be depressedThe study found that exposure to “highly idealised life of peers on social media causes feelings of envy”Some of us cert

27、ainly feel sad when were ignored on social media sites，or when we see someone else having a better time than usBut depression is a more serious condition，which has been getting significantly worse over the last 5-6 yearsYou can get so hooked that it takes you away from your real relationshipsOther r

28、esearch by Glasgow University found that those with higher levels of emotional investment in social media，and who use it at night，were more likely to feel depressed and anxiousDespite these warning signs，why do some of us continue to keep clicking? Well，I suppose we all want to be liked and we dont

29、want to miss out on a conversation thats taking place onlineBut we need to know when to switch off our virtual online world and connect with the real world instead29According to the passage，what might be damaging our mental health?AUsing smartphones too frequently BGetting too many likesCLonging for

30、 more messages DBeing addicted to social media30According to the research，people may feel depressed because_Athey thought others are living a better life Bthey believe they have no real-life friendsCthey are ignorant about social media. Dthey desire to be part of the real world31The underlined word

31、“hooked” is closest in meaning to_Adepressed Brelaxed Caddicted DembarrassedDIts 5：00 in the morning when the alarm rings in my earsI roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroomI turn on the light and put on my glassesThe house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefullyUsually I go for a long run，but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanitySweat pours down my face and into my eyesMy heart races as I face my body to finish each movementAs I near the end of the exercise，I feel extremely tired，but a smile is