1、- 1 -石嘴山市第一中学 20182019 学年第一学期高二年级期末英 语 试 卷总分：150 分； 考试时间：120 分钟 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. Who is coming for tea?A. John. B. Mark. C. Tracy.2. What will the man do next?A. Leave rig
2、ht away. B. Stay for dinner. C. Catch a train.3. What does the man come for?A. A lecture. B. A meeting. C. A party.4. What size does the man want?A. 9. B. 35. C. 39.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Life in Southeast Asia. B. Weather conditions. C. A holiday tour.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.
3、5 分）听下面 5 段对活或独白。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 至 7 题。6. What is the man doing?A. Giving a speech. B. Chairing a meeting. C. Introducing a person.7. Why does the woman sing so well?A. She has a great teache
4、r. B. She teaches singing. C. She is young.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What is the second gift for Jimmy?A. A car. B. A watch. C. A computer.9. Why does Jimmy feel happy?A. He lives with his parents. B. Hes got what he dreamt of. C. Hes received lots of presents.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the re
5、lationship between the speakers?A. They are friends. B. They are strangers to each other. C. They are - 2 -husband and wife.11. Why does the woman come to talk with the man?A. To get a job. B. To take a test. C. To see the secretary.12. What does the man mean by saying sorry?A. He cant hear the woma
6、n clearly. B. He doesnt need a designer. C. He cant help the woman.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What do we know about the woman?A. She lives close to the office. B. She is new to the company. C. She likes the big kitchen.14. How does the man go to work?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.15. Why was Susa
7、n late for work?A. She missed the bus. B. Her train was late. C. Her car broke down.16. What will the man do the next day?A. Go to work by train. B. Visit Lily in her flat. C. Leave home earlier.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where can you most probably hear this talk?A. In a class of the English langu
8、age. B. In a class of the Greek language.C. In a class of the French language.18. How long does the class last?A. 11 weeks. B. 13 weeks. C. 15 weeks.19. What is “the shortcut” to learning words according to the speaker?A. Taking more courses. B. Reading basic words aloud. C. Learning how words are f
9、ormed.20. Why is the class popular?A. It is not offered each term. B. Its taught by Professor Morris. C. It helps to master some useful rules.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、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项AFrom The 12 Days of Christmas to See You in the Cosmos, these childr
10、ens books are ideal for holiday giving.The 12 Days of Christmasby Greg PizzoliIts a classic Christmas reading material! Its a counting lesson! Its a crazy tale of elephant love. Have you ever wondered how all those calling birds, turtle doves and French hens fit in one room? Pizzoli, a Theodor Geise
11、l Award winner has your answer. ($15.99, ages 3-5) A- 3 -Here We Areby Oliver JeffersYes, this book by the illustrator（插画家）of the great hit “The Day the Crayons Quit” is for kids ages 3-7, but dont let that fool you. Inspired by the birth of Jeffers first child, this is a fathers “welcome to the ear
12、th” letter to his baby, filled with the heady wonder of parenthood. A great gift for new parents. ($19.99, ages 3-7) AWishtreeby Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.When a towering oak tree learns that she may be cut down, she starts getting extraordinarily involved in the lives of t
13、he humans below her, particularly a girl who is being escaped due to her ethnicity（种族）. A lovely tale about common ground and the power of community. ($16.99, ages 8-12) ASee You in the Cosmosby Jack Cheng.Eleven-year-old Alex is too busy trying to communicate with space aliens to worry about his tr
14、oubled family life. When Alex runs away from home to launch his homemade rocket, he finds himself sidetracked by new friends and hints of a family secret. ($16.99, ages 10 and up) A21. Which of the following books is about acting as new parents?A. Here We Are. B. The Days of Christmas.C. Wishtree. D
15、. See You in the Cosmos.22. How much will you pay for two different books at least?A. $30.98. B. $32.98. C. $31.98 . D. $33.98.23. What can we learn from the book Wishtree?A. The girl has difficulty with her school life. B. Friendship is more important than anything else in our life.C. It mainly tal
16、ks about environmental protection. D. Both the tree and the girl are facing crisis（危机）.BMost young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some form-football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be
17、 mountaineering.Those who have a passion (strong emotion) for climbing high mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the differences between mountaineer
18、ing and other forms of activities.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man- made rules as others, such as golf and football. There are , of course , rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to ignore （忽视）, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountainee
19、ring attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think - 4 -that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a“ team game“. There are, it is true, no “matches“ between “ teams“ of c
20、limbers, but when climbers are on a rock linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and phys
21、ical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past it by the age of thirty, but it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountain in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more ski
22、lls and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.24. What movements are popular among people in winter in the passage?A. Soccer and golf. B. Mountaineering. C. Cycling and hockey. D. Skiing and skating.25. Mountaineering is a sport, not a game, because _ . A. it is free fo
23、r climbers to use their own methods B. it is too dangerous for climbersC. it cant bring people joy and leisure D. it has man-made rules26. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Mountaineering is a match between climbers.B. Climbers work like a team when their lives
24、may depend on a rope.C. Mountaineering is similar to other sports in many ways.D. Climbers help each other in time of difficulty.27. It can be inferred from the passage that_. A. mountaineering has no appeal to peopleB. physical quality is more important than mental quality for climbersC. it is poss
25、ible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the AlpsD. a mountain climber would pass it by the age of thirtyCMy house is made out of wood，glass and stone. It is also made out of software. If you come to visit，youll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN(个人
26、身份号码) to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When its dark outside，the PIN turns on the lights nearest to you，and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite mu
27、sic，it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere，but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call，only the nearest telephone rings.Of course，you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console(控制台)，a small mac
28、hine that turns things on and off around you.The PIN and the console are new ideas，but they are in fact like many things - 5 -we have today. If you want to go to a movie，you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys，you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works f
29、or you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.I believe that ten years from now，most new homes will have the systems that Ive put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones Ive put in today.I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work bett
30、er than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new，and ask myself instead， “How will I live without them？”28What does the passage mainly discuss?AA home for the future. BThe function of the PIN.CHow to develop a new system. DEasy life in the future.29This PIN tells
31、the house .Awhat you need Bwhere the lights nearest you areCwho and where you are Dhow you wear clothes30Whats the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?ATo let readers know why his ideas are new.BTo explain more easily what the functions（功能） of the PIN and the console are.CTo explain t
32、he importance of the PIN and the console.DTo let readers know how special his house is.31The writers new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because .Athe writer is able to change his new idea into practice Byou can make a telephone call anywhereCit has your favorite music following you D i
33、t has been controlled by computersDWhats the biggest online shopping day in the world? Not Valentines Day. Not Cyber Monday or Black Friday. The winner is Chinas Singles Day, celebrated on November11, or 11.11.Singles Day began as a day for unmarried or uncoupled people to celebrate their lives. Sin
34、gle students, looking for an excuse to buy themselves presents, started it on November11, 1993, reported The Guardian. It is symbolized by the four mumber ones in the date of November11 and is also called Double Eleven, in reference to the day it was started, said the BBC. It became a major shopping
35、 day in 2009. The CEO of an online shopping site -Alibaba- tried to increase sales at the e-commerce company. The CEO, Daniel Zhang, launched an annual online sale on that day, said Fortune. When it first began, “Singles Day was very much an offline comfort to actual single people,” noted the websit
36、e atlas Obscura.”A small group of students at Nanjing University are said to have chosen 11.11 as a day that singles could do activities like karaoke together.” It quickly became a cultural phenomenon.Last year, Alibaba sold more than $1 billion worth of products in the first three minutes of the sa
37、les, reported Bloomberg News. Total sales on Singles - 6 -Day soared to $9 billion within 24 hours. Thats four times bigger than Cyber Monday in the U.S., which is the Monday after Thanksgiving and traditionally a big shopping day. By comparison, online sales in the U.S. last year on Black Friday we
38、re just $1.5 billion, reported TechCrunch.Today, Singles Day is very successful. Analysts say that this year, sales on Chinas Singles Day will increase to a new high. In the U.S., Jennifer Wang, a co-founder of a company targeting Chinese-Americans, said, “We expect to have 3 million people coming t
39、o click Dealmoon for the Singles Day launch.” Some observers think Singles Day could catch on globally.32. How did the author introduce the topic of the passage?A. By describing a holiday. B. By telling a story C. By making a list. D. By asking a question33. Whats the second paragraph mainly about?A
40、. When Singles Day was started. B. Why Singles Day became popular.C. How Singles Day came into being. D. Who first celebrated Singles Day.34. Why did Chinas Singles Day become a major shopping day?A. Because singles celebrated their happy lives on November11.B. Because an annual online sale was star
41、ted on that day by Alibaba.C. Because students at Nanjing university took part in activities together.D. Because single students chose that day to buy themselves gifts.35. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “soared” in Paragraph3?A. Increased sharply. B. Decreased quickly. C
42、. Returned gradually. D. Appeared suddenly.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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to interview for（面试） your dream job？Here are some tips for getting your foot in the door and then maximizing your chance of getting that dream job. Do some homework first.Google(搜索) th
43、e company and find out as much as you can about their mission（使命）. 36 Try to relate（把 和联系起来） the position youre interviewing for to these overall(全部的) goals.37 Look the interviewer in the eye when you meet him/her. This shows confidence, indicating smartly to the interviewer that you feel as though
44、you belong in the room. Do not just touch hands with people when shaking with them. This will doom（使失败） you to many. Instead, grab their hand and shake with some firmness, but not with a death grip(紧握).Focus on the point.Its not about you, its about them. Whenever you interview, keep in mind that it
45、s about them, not about you. 38 Try to relate your assets（资产）to the overall mission of the company. The stronger connection you can make, the - 7 -better.Close positively.Whenever an interviewer leaves you, shake their hand and thank them for their time. Look them firmly in the eye again. 39 Write a
46、 thank-you email.40 The next time youre at your computer, fire off an email to each person you interviewed with thanking them for their time. Mention that youre excited by the prospect of working for the organization and how you think its a great fit.A. Mind your language. B. Greet appropriately. CT
47、his leaves them with a positive impression of you.D. Its not what the company can do for you, but what you can do for the company. E. Send an email to express your appreciation as soon as you can after the interview. F. However, it is important in the short term as it is a way to continue a positive
48、 interaction.G. Read a recent annual report of the company. 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）阅读下列短文，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。A 17-year-old girl found living in a Georgia home after being missing for more than a year is now safe at her North Carolina home
49、 with her family. But her mother told local TV station WOSC that her daughter is not the same. “There are 41 in my daughter,” Shaunna Burns said. “ She is not the same person that 42 and that is the hardest part of this. ”Hailey was 43 missing on May 23, 2016, who was 14 years old, after she walked out of her home 44 telling anyone where she was going, WOSC reports. After
