1、120182019 学年第一学期高二期末考试英语试题【本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟】第卷（选择题 共 100 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 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. How will the woman probably get to Yale University?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subwa
2、y.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. At a book store. C. In a classroom.3. What does the woman say about the man?A. He is foolish. B. He has no hope of promotion. C. He behaved well at the office party.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A trip. B. A
3、date. C. Tickets.5. What does the man want?A. Water. B. Juice. C. Orange soda.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. What does the man like best?A. Action movies.
4、 B. Comedies. C. Dramas.7. Which movie does the woman like?A. Home Alone. B. Spider-Man. C. Enter the Dragon.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Tell her how to write a recommendation.B. Write a recommendation for her.C. Correct a recommendation for her.9. Who will send t
5、he recommendation?A. The man. B. The woman. C. The womans friend.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Why cant the man use the bathroom on the first floor?A. It is under repair. B. It only has cold water. C. It is for the womans family.11. Where is the mans bedroom?A. On the first floor. B. On the second flo
6、or. C. On the third floor.12. What can the man do with the phone in the living room?2A. Dial up the Internet. B. Make calls out. C. Take calls.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What does the boy want to celebrate?A. His 18th birthday. B. His 19th birthday. C. His 20th birthday.14. Where does the boy want
7、to celebrate his birthday?A. In a bar. B. At his home. C. In a restaurant.15. What does the woman suggest doing?A. Making a salad. B. Buying some flowers. C. Buying some drinks.16. When will the boy order a birthday cake?A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Sunday morning.听第 10 段材
8、料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Where is the speakers mother coming from?A. Osaka. B. New York. C. San Francisco.18. Why will the speaker clean his apartment?A. It is too dirty. B. His girlfriend will visit him. C. His mother will stay with him.19. What is the speaker going to do on Saturday?A. Have a party. B
9、. Have dinner with his friends.C. Show his mother around the city.20. Who will the speaker and his mother meet on Saturday?A. His friends. B. His girlfriend. C. His girlfriends parents.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 (共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AProfessional devel
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14、our website(s), this course will help you gain the ideas, knowledge and skills you need to write fundraising copy that produces more impressive and profitable results. 21. How is the business writing course different from the others? A. It is delivered online. B. It offers evening classes.C. It focu
15、ses on report writing. D. It is hosted by Aston University.22. What can pre-sessional programmes in EAP help students do? A. Choose a suitable college subject. B. Prepare themselves for university.C. Go to world-class universities. D. Only improve their academic skills.23. Which course fits John if
16、he hopes to write inspiring words for fundraising activities?A. Pre-sessional programmes in EAP. B. Travel writing courses. C. Business writing. D. Masterclass.BMy first impression of Miss Vicki was a highly authoritative(权威的) person towering over me. She spoke in a loud voice and the earth shook wh
17、enever she marched. That was in the first year of high school. She was a knowledgeable literature teacher then. However, during my first year in school, she struck terror into my heart(使我胆战心惊). And everyone elses of course. Just the mention of her name made the most unruly classes silent.Nevertheles
18、s, the two years of junior high passed by rather quickly. Soon, I went to senior high class. I had worked hard and gotten the subject combination that I wished for. Together with a group of old friends, I soon settled down in class comfortably.To everyones surprise, she was fortunate enough to be my
19、 teacher that year. I was shocked when I heard the news. This time round, however, I decided not to hide in terror whenever she was near. I decided to face the fact that we were going to meet each other for the next 365 days. Instead of trying too hard to lick her boots, I tried my best to my natura
20、l self in front of her.Still, I could not shake off the ice-cold impression that she put in my heart. True, her jokes sometimes sent me into fits of laughter, yet at other times these jokes simply fell flat the moment she told them. My lovely class, however, was already ready to laugh at the right t
21、ime of her amusing stories. After all, we would not want to run the risk of provoking(激怒) her.4Unluckily, life was not to remain boring. One day we received news that Miss Vicki was to leave Singapore for the Philippines where she would take part in a voluntary teaching program for the poor. We did
22、not know what to say actually. All of us cried at the airport.24. During the first year in school, the author thought Miss Vicki was .A. proud but patient B. beautiful but strictC. scholarly but serious D. humorous but single-minded25. What does the underlined phrase “lick her boots” in Paragraph 3
23、mean?A. Win her favor. B. Embarrass her.C. Argue with her. D. Follow her closely.26. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 ?A. Miss Vicki was a good joke teller.B. Miss Vickis jokes were always boring.C. Students liked Miss Vickis class very much.D. Students pretended to laugh to please Miss Vicki.27.
24、What can we infer about Miss Vicki from the last paragraph?A. She was fired by the school.B. She was not accepted by the students.C. She was unwilling to leave her students.D. She had a strong sense of social responsibility.CA recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore
25、 (NUS) has found a clear link between the color of a taxi and its accident rate. An analysis of 36 months of detailed taxi, driver and accident data from two fleets (车队) of yellow and blue taxis in Singapore suggested that yellow taxis have fewer accidents than blue taxis. The higher visibility (可见性
26、) of yellow makes it easier for drivers to avoid getting into accidents with yellow taxis, leading to a lower accident rate.The study was led by Prof. Ho. To test whether there was a causal relationship between the color of a taxi and the number of accidents the taxi had, the research team analysed
27、data collected by the largest taxi company in Singapore. The researchers found that yellow taxis have about 6.1 fewer accidents per 1, 000 taxis per month. The researchers also studied the economic effect of changing the color of the entire fleet of taxis to yellow. The Singapore taxi company involv
28、ed in the study owns about 16,700 taxis in a ratio (比率) of one yellow taxi to three blue taxis. If a commercial decision is made to switch from blue to yellow taxis, 76.6 fewer accidents would occur per month or 917 fewer accidents per year. Assuming an average repair cost of $1,000 per car and a do
29、wntime of six days, switching the color of all taxis to yellow could produce an annual saving of $2 million.“We are eager to continue to validate (证实) the findings of our study by looking at the use of yellow in other types of public transport, such as school buses. For instance, we hope to compare
30、the accident rates of yellow school 5buses against other colors to find out if yellow is indeed a safer color for school buses. Besides, we are also interested to look at private hire vehicles and do a comparison of the accident rates of vehicles that are of different colors.“ explained Prof. Ho.28.
31、 Why do yellow taxis result in fewer accidents?A. Because yellow can be seen more easily.B. Because yellow signals a warning of danger.C. Because drivers tend to be more careful in yellow taxis.D. Because people act more quickly in yellow surroundings.29. Whats Prof. Hos study based on?A. Physical r
32、isks taxi passengers experience. B. The economic effect of changing taxi color.C. Data from Singapores largest taxi company. D. Personal reports from taxi drivers worldwide.30. What do Prof Hos words in the last paragraph suggest?A. School buses should be painted yellow. B. Their findings are worth
33、popularizing.C. Yellow should be widely used in public transport. D. Their study will be furthered.31. What can be the best title for the text?A. Caution: yellow taxis ahead B. Safer to ride in yellow taxisC. Why are yellow taxis preferred? D. How can colors help prevent accidents?DSteven Spielbergs
34、 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.On Jan 31, a team of scientists at UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode (破译) brain
35、 waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a b
36、lack-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could“speak“; doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad. There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out of information from the brain.
37、In spite of these breakthroughs, Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive“. The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the FMRI.“Eventually,“ says Gallant, “someone will inven
38、t a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.“ Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 6years.Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of memory and consciousness.32. What is the best title for the passage?A
39、. New technology can read your mind B. Fantasy is edging closer to factC. A new discovery in human brain D. The intelligent computers in the future33. What did scientists at UC Berkeley do?A. They produced a fanciful world.B. They made computers jump forward like a human.C. They managed to translate
40、 brain waves into language.D. They used computers to make short movies.34. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?A. A computer. B. An iPad. C. A decoding machine. D. A hat.35. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. scientists got the inspiration from a movie B.
41、the technology still has a long way to goC. the technology has been put into practice D. scientists have unlocked the secrets of memory第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。“You are what you eat,“ goes an English saying. But actually, you are what you drink. Why? Be
42、cause 75% of your body is water! 36 When we dont give our bodies enough water, our organs cannot work properly. We are also easier to catch a disease. When we are sick, drinking plenty of water should be one of the first things we do. 37 Is your body asking for more water?If you experience headaches
43、, sleepiness, allergies or dizziness (头昏眼花), your body might be telling you to drink more water. 38 Even problems such as nervousness or forgetfulness can be caused by lack of water. In addition, the medicines that treat these illnesses can sometimes dry out your body further. The more water you are
44、 lacking in, the worse your health will be-no matter how much medicine you take. 39 How much water is enough for you? Most experts suggest drinking at least 8-ounce glasses of water every day. However, if you weigh more than 128 pounds, you need even more water. Drink an extra glass of water for eve
45、ry 15 pounds of body weight.Drink more water in the hot summer months and when you exercise to replenish (补充 ) the water loss through sweating. Caffeine makes your body lose water very quickly. So drink extra water if you drink beverages such as coffee, tea and soda.Helpful tipsTry these tips to hel
46、p yourself drink more water.7Dont wait until you are thirsty to drink. 40 Plan to have enough water.Carry a bottle of pure water with you wherever you go.Dont hesitate by frequent trips to the toilet. Drinking plenty of water can take as much time as you need and prevent serious illness in the futur
47、e. So pour yourself a glass of water and drink up!A. Drink water occasionally.B. All kinds of drink will contribute to your health.C. If youre thirsty, youre already lack of water. D. Instead, we usually depend on drugs to make us well.E. Lack of water may be the real reason for your sicknessF. Ther
48、efore, it is important to listen to your body when it asks for a drink!G. With this in mind, its no surprise that drinking enough water is crucial for good health.第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）When I was a kid, Dad and I would go for long walks together. Sometimes wed spy 41 alo
49、ng the way-a penny here, a dime there. 42 I picked up a penny, he would ask, “Is it a wheat?“It always thrilled him when we found one of those 43 coins produced from 1909 to 1958, the year of my birth. On one of these walks, he told me he often 44 of finding coins. I was amazed. “I always have that dream too!“ I told him. It was our secret connection.One gray winter day in 2002, not long after his 45 , I was walking down Fifth Avenue, feeling 46 and lonely, and I suddenly found myself in front of a chu
