1、1衡阳市一中 2018 年下学期高二期末考试英语 考试时量： 120 分钟 考试总分：150 分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 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.Why does the man ask the woman to come tomorrow?A. He is off duty now. B. The books will arrive tomorrow.C. The books have been
2、 sold out.2. How will the speakers go to the concert?A. By bike. B. By car. C. On foot.3. What does the woman probably want to drink?A. Lemonade. B. Water. C. Wine.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bank. B. In a police station. C. In a park.5. How much should the man pay for
3、 the fine?A. $50. B. $100. C. $150.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What has Mrs. Smith kept in her yard?A. Flowers. B. Chickens. C. Vegetables.7. How does the woman feel about the man probably?A. Pleased. B. Upset. C. Indifferent.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Whats the probable relatio
4、nship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Professor and student. C. Coach and player.9. What is the mans advantage in playing basketball?2A. He can run fast. B. He is tall. C. He is good at jumping.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why did the woman fail to answer the phone calls?A. She broke her phone
5、accidentally. B. She didnt bring her cell-phone.C. She didnt hear her phone ringing.11. How did the woman find her way after she got lost?A. She used her old memory. B. She asked a passer-by.C. She had a road map.12. What is the woman going to do next?A. Go horse-riding. B. Eat something. C. Play vi
6、deo games.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why did Kate cancel the date?A. Shes ill. B. She preferred reading a book. C. She was busy.14. What time is it now?A. 7:00 p.m. B. 7:30 p.m. C. 9:30 p.m.15. What will the woman do in exchange for the mans tickets?A. Shell buy them. B. Shell buy him a suit.C. Shel
7、l prepare lunches for him.16. What type is the play probably?A. A comedy. B. A tragedy. C. A fantasy听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When were the train cars shipped to Boston?A. In October, 2017. B. In November, 2017. C. In December, 2017.18. What do we know about the train cars?A. They were made in sou
8、theastern China.B. They can run at a speed of 120 km per hour.C. They were designed based on the American standard.19. What stopped many world-famous companies getting the order?A. The high requirement of the car weight. B. The expensive cost they offered.3C. The lack of knowledge of the old facilit
9、ies in Boston.20. How many years are the train cars intended to be used?A. Two decades. B. Three decades. C. Four decades.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）ASnorkelling in SilfraThe clear water at this UNESCO world heritage(遗产) site in Thingvellir National Park will leave you speechless.
10、It is one of the highest rated dive sites in the world. During this journey, you will snorkel within a crack between the Eurasian and American continents. Youll experience truly amazing views of the colorful underwater landscape, marine life(海洋生物), and geological formations. Silfras water is fresh a
11、nd drinkable at around 2C - 4C all year round. Visibility can reach more than 100 meters, and swimming often feels more like flying.This trip is for anyone who knows how to swim and is up for a unique adventure. We offer transportation with a pick-up in Reykjavik, and provide you with a dry suit. Th
12、e total length of the tour is approximately five hours, and includes in-water snorkelling lasting around 30 minutes. Well guide you through the main Silfra Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral and Silfra Lagoon.Included: All necessary snorkeling equipment; Hot drinks and food; Silfra entrance fe
13、e of 1,000 ISK.Availability: All year at 09:00 and 15:00. Pick-up in one hour before. Requirements:Participants need to complete the Silfra medical statement before the tour.Divers must:4 Be at least 18 years old (young people under 18 years old need a signature from their legal guardian), and the m
14、aximum age is 65 years old; Be able to communicate in English. Be physically fit; Not be pregnant; Not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs; Sign a medical form.21. What will be offered to you if you take this trip?A. Cold drinks. B. Two dry suits.C. Round-trip air tickets. D. Equipment for sn
15、orkeling.22. When is the earliest pick-up time every day?A. 07:00. B. 08:00. C. 09:00. D. 14:00.23. To participate in the trip, one must _.A. be over 18 years old. B. be under 66 years old.C. have the support of parents. D. have a high level of ability in English.BIn 1996, someone found some very ol
16、d clothes in an old mine in Nevada, USA; they included a pair of dirty old jeans. Today, those jeans are very valuable, and they are now in the Levi Strauss Archival Collection in San Francisco. The jeans, which are over 120 years old, are the oldest pair of Levis 501 jeans in the world.They are alm
17、ost the same as a modern pair of 501s; there are just some small differences in the detail. For instance, todays 501s have two back pockets, while the old pair just has one.In 1853, a young tailor from Germany, called Levi Strauss, began working in San Francisco; Levi sold thick canvas(帆布) to miners
18、; the miners used the canvas to make tents.One day, a miner told Levi that he could not find trousers that were strong enough for work in the gold mines. Levi decided to make some trousers 5out of canvas. Very soon, he sold all the canvas trousers he had made! They were just what miners wanted.Howev
19、er, the canvas was rather heavy and stiff(坚硬的). Levi therefore began to look for a different textile(织物). Soon he found a heavy textile from France; it was denim(斜纹粗棉布 ). Denim was a bit lighter than canvas, but is was very strong. It was ideal for miners.However, original denim was almost white, an
20、d miners did not like the color! Their denim trousers got dirty as soon as they began working! Levi Strauss therefore decided to use colored denim, and he chose dark blue. In 1873, he began to make denim trousers with metal rivets(铆钉) to make them stronger. “Blue jeans” arrived!Levis jeans were so p
21、opular that his company got bigger and bigger. Soon, other firms were making blue jeans too. Miners liked them, but so did cowboys and other working men. Blue jeans became classic American working trousers. After the Second World War, jeans became popular all over the world. Today, blue jeans are ma
22、de all over the world.24. What are the old jeans found in Nevada like?A. They are very heavy. B. They have unique and valuable decorations.C. They are very much like modern jeans. D. They have two black pockets.25. How were Levis canvas trousers?A. They were very popular. B. They were easily broken.
23、C. They were too expensive. D. They were quite comfortable.26. What were the problem with original denim?A. It was too soft. B. It got dirty too easily.C. It was not strong enough. D. It was not bright enough.27. For whom were blue jeans first designed?A. Tailors. B. Miners. C. Soldiers. D. Cowboys.
24、CWhen it comes to climate change, there are always some new, terrifying 6consequences to worry aboutlike ancient viruses and bacteria coming from the ice as the earth warms. Unfortunately, researchers fear we may see more of this in the future.Some of these viruses and bacteria may have been trapped
25、 for thousands of years, and its not even totally clear yet what they are, let alone what kind of damage they might have.Researchers have met complex “giant viruses” in the melting permafrost(永久冻土) of Siberia. One such virus, 30,000 years old, was still infectious when it was discovered in 2015, tho
26、ugh it posed no danger to humans. It turns out that permafrost is excellent at preserving bacteria and viruses that are temporarily inactive, and then become reactivated with warming.Scientists have discovered Spanish flu viruses in dead bodies buried in 1918 in the Alaskan tundra (冻原). When close t
27、o half of the population of a Siberian town in the 1890s died of smallpox (天花), their bodies were buried in the permafrost along the Kolyma River. The banks of that river are now beginning to wear away amid global warming, the BBC reports.In Siberia in August 2016, some 100 people and 2,300 deer wer
28、e infected with anthrax(炭疽) in the first outbreak in the area since 1941. One boy died from the disease. Scientist believed the anthrax had been trapped in the body of a long-frozen dead deer and became active during particularly hot summer of 2016, releasing the bacteria cells into the environment.
29、But even in warmer climates, rising temperatures can help grow and spread dangerous diseases. Over a decade ago, researcher Paul Epstein prophesied the possible spread of mosquito-born illnesses as a result of climate change. “Mosquitoes are sensitive to temperature changes,” he said. “Warming speed
30、s up their rates of reproduction and the number of blood meals they take, makes their breeding (繁殖) season long, and shortens the maturation period for the germs they spread” - all of which makes them more efficient at spreading disease.28. Why are researchers worried about?7A. More ancient germs ma
31、y reappear. B. The earth is being seriously pollutedC. Ice melting may cause heavy floods. D. Global climate change is worsening.29. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. No “giant viruses” were discovered in Siberia. B. A new way was found to deal with the new germs.C. One ancient virus could still
32、 result in peoples death. D. Permafrost can keep germs alive for a long time.30. What led to a boys death in Siberia?A. Flu. B. Cancer. C. Anthrax. D. Smallpox.31. Which can best replace the underlined word “prophesied” in the last paragraph?A. Denied. B. Predicted. C. Doubted. D. Prevented. DIve re
33、cently published a book of letters from 32 amazing Australian women about their experiences of new motherhood. Perhaps the most common question Ive been asked since publication is why more of the mothers didnt ask for help. If those early months were so hard and so exhausting as they were described,
34、 then why didnt more of these women simply ask for help? Embedded (把 牢牢地嵌入) deep in this enquiry is the assumption that if you ask, you shall receiveand that you shall receive without judgment. And if there is any experience of new motherhood in the 21st century it is the inescapability of judgment.
35、 By asking for help new mothers open themselves up to a wave of quiet-and not-so-quiet-disapproval of why on earth they need it.The earliest moments of motherhood are synonymous with sacrifice(等同于牺牲). A mother sacrifices her body for not nine but almost ten long months, sharing her shell with a new
36、being. A mother sacrifices her control, and often 8her mental and physical health, during the painful process of childbirth. A mother, in the weeks and months that follow, puts the needs of another before her own, sacrificing her sense of self, her ambition and all too often, her happiness.We dont n
37、ormally use the word sacrifice to describe the newborn period. Its supposed to be sweet and milky and warm but a sacrifice is exactly what it is. And when we sacrifice we should be entitled (使享有权利) to mourna privilege new mothers are expressly prevented from.We have reached the point where being a m
38、other who admits she needs help is like saying your child isnt worth the sacrifice. The suffering has become a badge(徽章) of honor, worn in service to your family.The role of mothering is not an easy one, nor will it ever be. But it could be made more manageable if we were all to offer help or suppor
39、t.32. What is the authors book probably about?A. The troubles of working women. B. The education of newborn babies.C. The lifestyle of Australian women. D. The suffering of some new mothers.33. According to Paragraph 2, the public seems to believe that _.A. its wrong to judge new mothers B. new moth
40、ers live a very hard lifeC. new mothers shouldnt ask for helpD. people are willing to help new mothers34. Which of the following statements would the author agree with?A. The newborn period is just sweet and milky.B. New mothers should give up their sense of self.C. The newborn period means privileg
41、es for mothers.D. New mothers have to sacrifice a lot for their babies.35. What does the author want to show in the text?A. Women should manage to be a good mother. 9B. New mothers suffering is a badge of honor.C. It should be made easier for new mothers to get help . D. People should be encouraged
42、to mourn their sacrifices. 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。 In 2015, motorcyclist Robert Jan kicked off a three-month solo(独自的) ride from the Netherlands to India.36 One day when he was watching a TV show about a man documenting his travels across countries, Robert decided
43、he wanted to do something similar. About a decade later, he got his drivers license. 37 Two years after that, Robert began a solo motorcycle trip from his home in the Netherlands to India. He traveled more than 10,000 miles in just under three months.Robert, who is today a 30-year-old graphic design
44、er (平面设计师), began planning the trip in September 2014, shortly after his graduation from Willem de Kooning Academy. 38 He secured the necessary paperwork, got cash, and supported the adventure through a graphic design job. He and his blue motorcyclewhich he nicknamed Perrytook off in late August of
45、2015.39 He met fellow travelers along the way and slept outside, all the while writing about his experience on his blog, Going Eastwards.But the three-month adventure also came with its challenges. Sometimes, he would go miles without spotting a much-needed gas station, and money eventually grew sca
46、rce(不足的). 40 In the end of November, Robert finally reached Mumbai, India. There, he shipped his bike back to Houten in the Netherlands and put himself on a plane back home.“Took 81 days to get there,” he posted on Instagram, “back within 18 hours.”A. And in 2013, he bought his first motorcycle.B. F
47、rom a young age, Robert has been an adventurer.C. By the time he arrived, all the beds were occupied.D. They helped Robert get the motorcycle out of the freezing cold water.10E. Riding through 14 countries, Robert met a diverse set of people and landscapes.F. Closer to the end of the trip, the motor
48、cycle broke downbut a local helped him out.G. He spent the next several months reading stories of motorcycle adventurers like Paul van Hoff and Gordon G. May. 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 第一节 完形填空（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中，选出最佳选项。 Sanford Greenberg was once a lucky guy. A poor kid from
49、Buffalo, New York, he was _41_ into Columbia University on a full scholarship and had a great _42_, Arthur Garfunkel. But in his third year of college, Greenbergs _43_changedhe was going blind. He was so _44_ that he refused to see anyone from college. But Garfunkel went up to Buffalo, _45_ Greenberg to go back to Columbia and
