贵州省铜仁市第一中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

1、1贵州省铜仁市第一中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试题卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，总分 150 分，时间 120 分钟。第卷第一部分 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. Where are the two

2、 speakers?A. At a hospital. B. In an office C. In the classroom 2. What time is it now?A. 8:35. B. 8:05. C. 8:15.3. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Buy a new car. B. Save her money for a long time. C. Get a second-hand car.4. What is John doing?A. Waiting for the phone to ring. B. Travelin

3、g by bus. C. Driving a car.5. When will Dick arrive?A. During the weekend. B. Tomorrow. C. Within two days.2第 2 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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。6. Where do

4、 the two speakers come from?A. Both of them come from France. B. They come from England. C. One is from England and the other is from France.7. Which is NOT true according to the conversation?A. Both of them like Shakespeares play B. The man knows whose play is on in the theatre.C. The man doesnt li

5、ke walking there because of the long way.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。8. How did Mrs Smith feel when she saw Mr White?A. Surprised. B. Unhappy. C. Sad.9. How does Mrs Smith think of traveling by air?A. She doesnt enjoy flying much. B. She likes it.C. She thinks flight is often delayed because of the weathe

6、r.10. Why does Mr White go to the airport?A. To see Mrs Smith off B. To catch the flight. C. To book a flight ticket.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 题。11. What do we know about the boy?3A. He went to the supermarket yesterday.B. He always cant find his exercise book.C. He often forgets to hand in his exercise

7、book.12. What does the woman think of the boy?A. He is optimistic. B. He is bright. C. He is honest.13. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Sister and brother. C. Teacher and student.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The

8、 city of Milan. B. Holiday plans. C. Museums.15. What does the man plan to do?A. Stay at home and have a rest. B. Stay in a hotel and have a rest.C. Hire a car and drive around.16. What can we learn about the woman?A. She was very tired this semester. B. She hasnt been to the beach before.C. She is

9、going to Milan,听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 题。17. What should one first pay attention to when learning a foreign language?A. Writing. B. Grammar. C. Speaking.18. Whats the best way to find mistakes?A. To keep a diary and write notes or letters and so on. B. To try your best to speak.C. Dont be afraid of mak

10、ing mistakes.419. What kind of books shouldnt you choose when you read?A. Interesting books. B. Too difficult books. C. Important books.20. When you find some new words in reading what should you do first?A. Guess their meanings first. B. Go on reading.C. Stop to look them up in the dictionary at on

11、ce.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。APeople celebrate World Environment Day (WED) in many different ways all over the world. Each year WED has a new theme to focus on. Past themes include “Beat Plastic Pollution” for 2018, “Go wild fo

12、r life” aiming to reduce and prevent the illegal trade in wildlife, “Think. Eat. Save”, “Only One Earth”, which was used in 1974, the starting year, and so on.The first World Environment DayThe first WED was celebrated in the city of Spokane in the USA. With the theme about our planet, it was celebr

13、ated with the worlds first world fair to be devoted to the environment.The hostsThe WED has been hosted by 36 different cities in nearly 30 different countries, from Cuba to South Korea, from Belgium to Brazil. Some countries have hosted the main celebrations two or more times, including Bangladesh,

14、 Canada and China. Every year people from all over the world take part in a huge number of different events to draw attention to the main theme.What you can doIf you want to take part in the celebrations, you can visit the official website to find out what the 2019 theme is. You can also search onli

15、ne and find 5organizations and events in your area. You can share information about the cause and the events on social media or form a local action group of your own and organize an event in your community. Whatever you do, you wont be alone. Millions of people will be joining the celebrations and f

16、ighting for a better future for our planet.21. What is the slogan of the first World Environment Day? A. Go wild for life. B. Only One Earth. C. Think. Eat. Save. D. Beat Plastic Pollution.22. Which country has hosted WED only once?A. Canada. B. China. C. Cuba. D. Bangladesh.23. How can you take par

17、t in the celebrations of WED?A. By setting up your own local action group. B. By finding out the theme in newspapers. C. By applying for a job in organizations.D. By donating money online. BA bicycle may be seen by most people as just another vehicle (交通工具), but for many Londoners, cycling is a way

18、of life. According to an official UK government survey in 2017, about 570,000 bike journeys are made every day in London. In fact, almost half of the vehicles that pass over London Bridge each day are bikes.London introduced a public bike-sharing system in 2010. “There can be no doubt that our trust

19、y bicycles have changed the way people get around our great city,” Johnson told the Guardian in 2015.In London, bikes are used for more than just taking short trips to and from the subway. No matter where you want to go in the city, taking a bike is usually the quickest and easiest choice.6And its n

20、ot just shared bikes that the government is encouraging people to ride. In many companies across the UK, the UK governments Cycle to Work scheme (骑行倡议) allows employees to buy a brand new bike without having to pay any tax (税). This means that its common to see many people cycling to and from work,

21、and some employers even provide workplace showers and lockers (储物柜) for their workers. More importantly, a cycle-friendly boss may let you off for being late if you rode a bike to work.Not only is it great for the environment and our body, cycling is also good for the mind. According to National Geo

22、graphic Magazine, “Bike riding can improve peoples happiness.”24. How does the author show the popularity of cycling in London?A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisons. C. By using famous sayings. D. By using numbers. 25. Whats Johnsons attitude toward the bike-sharing system in London?A. Uni

23、nterested. B. Supportive. C. Disappointed. D. Doubtful.26. What can employees get from the government under the “Cycle to Work” scheme?A. Shorter working hours. B. Free bike-sharing services. C. A tax-free bike. D. Workplace showers and lockers.27. Whats the article mainly about?A. How cycling has b

24、ecome popular in London. B. Cycling as a healthy way of life.C. Londons public bike-sharing system.D. Why Londoners are encouraged to ride bikes. CWe traveled to Moscow, Russia for river sight-seeing. I had never been to Russia and my impression of that country was formed by what I heard and saw on

25、7television and in the newspaper. We were to be picked up at the airport by a driver who would then take us to the hotel and then go sightseeing. We arrived on time, got our baggage and went to the gate, but no one was waiting holding a sign with our names.We had the phone number of the driver and t

26、he travel agency but no phone worked in Russia. I noticed a young woman sitting next to me with a cell phone so I asked her if she spoke English and she replied “Yes”. “Could you please call our driver, I would pay for the call,” I asked. “No problem,” she replied and called both numbers but no one

27、answered.A Russian woman holding a sign with someones name on it, not ours, must have overheard this conversation and took the paper and called both numbers. Again, no one answered. She shrugged and sat down and then her phone was ringing (the call was from our driver) and in Russian she had a conve

28、rsation.Then she started to tell me about the call from our driver, but in Russian. I said, “No Russian, English?” She said, “No English, Russian or Spanish.” The young woman who had made the first call said she spoke Spanish. So the Russian woman relayed (传达 ) the information from our driver to the

29、 young woman in Spanish. Then the young woman told the information to me in English.The three of us looked at each other and realized what had just happened and laughed and hugged each other. That was international kindness.28. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Th

30、e driver waited for the author at the airport on time.B. The driver didnt show up at the airport.C. The author came to Russia on business. D. The author knew Russia very well.29. How can we describe the two women at the airport?A. Boring. B. Cold. C. Optimistic. D. Warm-hearted. 30. Who can speak En

31、glish according to the passage?A. The young woman and the author. 8B. The driver and the young woman.C. The Russian woman and the author. D. The driver and the Russian woman.31. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. The Importance of Language in Communication B. Things to Pr

32、epare During the Trip C. Kindness Needs No Translation D. An Experience in Russia DIn this day and age, knowing exactly what and how much youre eating is necessary. Youve probably used calculators (计算器) on your smartphones before. For example, a calculator will tell you the average number of calorie

33、s in a hamburger. However, it acts only as a guide, and it cant tell you exactly how many calories are in the hamburger at your favorite fast food joint. Now Panasonics new device, CaloRieco, can actually give you accurate(准确的) information on exactly what is on your plate in a few seconds.Displayed

34、at the CEATEC 2017 tech show, CaloRieco is a high-tech device that uses light reflection technology to offer accurate and expeditious calorie information so as to determine the nutritional values of any food. All you have to do is place you plate in the box-shaped device and wait between 10 and 20 s

35、econds for it to analyze all the food there.Once its done analyzing the various foods in your meal, CaloRieco shows the number of calories, as well as the nutritional content on an LED display (显示器). According to Panasonic, the device is able to recognize the vast majority of foods except soups and

36、similar food. CaloRieco can also connect to your smartphone via an app, and send all the data about analyzed foods to your Personal Digital Assistant, so you can access it whenever you need.Panasonic said that its invention is aimed at people going on a diet and 9diabetes (糖尿病) sufferers, both of wh

37、om make up a very large market. Unfortunately, youll have to wait a bit longer to get your hands on your very own CaloRieco, as the device presented at CEATEC is just a model. Its planned to hit the market sometime in the next few years, but the price remains a mystery.32. Whats special about the ne

38、w CaloRieco?A. It can be linked to our smartphones. B. It can act as a guide on healthy food. C. It can tell you the average calories in food. D. It can provide accurate calorie information on food.33. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “expeditious” in Paragraph 2?A. Simple. B. Quick. C. Norm

39、al. D. Satisfying.34. Whats the disadvantage of CaloRieco?A. It functions poorly with liquid food. B. It cannot work without an app.C. It couldnt be used outdoors. D. It is difficult to operate.35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. We can get CaloRieco at a cheap price.B. CaloRieco is not

40、 suitable for healthy people.C. CaloRieco can not be bought by people at present.D. The invention of CaloRieco is proved to be a success. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Welcome to our website. If you want to learn English for free, youve come to the right place!

41、We have hundreds of pages of high-quality video. Along with interactive (互动的) exercises to help you with your grammar and 10vocabulary. 36 1. Take some time to explore the site. 37 Get the feel of the level of difficulty of different sections so you can see what will be most useful to you.2. 38 Orga

42、nize words by topics and add more to it as you go through the material. Test yourself regularly to see if you remember the words in your notebook.3. Find time to practice English during your regular day. 39 Or perhaps you can practice by yourself, just speaking English when you are alone at home or

43、at work. This kind of practice is great for developing fluency in speaking, so that when you need to use English in the real world you are ready and confident.4. Register (注册) and you can participate in the site. You can ask questions in the Comments section of each page.40 If you need more help, yo

44、u can learn English by taking face-to-face lessons in our teaching centers or at home via our online courses and learning tools.A. Practice English as often as possible.B. Keep a vocabulary notebook as you work.C. You should explore various sites to find a suitable one.D. You may have a friend with

45、whom you can practice speaking.E. The following are great ways to help you improve your English here.F. Be sure to read the rules about what kinds of things you can and cannot write! G. Use links on the page to go to different sections and see what kinds of materials are accessible.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节,

46、满分 45 分）第一节 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。11Songs bring us through our life. Each time I listen to my favorite song Reach, Im deeply 41 by its lyrics: “If I could reach higher, just for one moment touch the sky.” When we hear this 42 song

47、sung by Gloria Estefan, we can 43 imagine how she managed to return to the stage after her serious back injury. In 1990, this Cuban singer was 44 down in a terrible traffic accident, and the doctor 45 that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not 46 and kept on working hard towards her 47 . Ju

48、st one year after the disaster 48 , she stood up again and 49 this encouraging song at the Atlanta Olympics.50 I think of Gloria, a memory crowds in my mind. When I entered university, naturally shy, ordinary looking, and with 51 scores in my lessons, just like an ugly duckling, I seemed to be the 52 outstanding one in my class. Continuous failures drove me into 53 . “Am I to take a back seat to everyone