1、- 1 -云南省玉溪市民族中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题说 明 ： 本 试 卷 分 第 卷 （ 选 择 题 ） 和 第 卷 （ 非 选 择 题 ） 两 部 分 ， 满 分 150 分 ， 考 试 时 间 120分 钟 。第卷 （共 100 分）第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 20 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 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
2、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. When will the speakers probably study together? A. At four oclock. B. At six oclock. C. At eight oclock.2. Which restaurant will the speakers probably go to? A. Marios. B. Ginos. C. Luigis.3. What does the man want to do tonight? A. Watch football on TV. B. Go to a bas
3、ketball game. C. Buy some books.4. Who might Mary be? A. The womans dog. B. The mans neighbor. C. The mans daughter.5. What is the woman doing? A. Working. B. Apologizing. C. Expressing her thanks.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
4、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 is the man doing at the start of the conversation? A. Typing a text message. B. Writing an email. C. Talking on the phone.7. What will the man do tomorrow? A. Take a test. B. Travel with the woman. C. Attend an important m
5、eeting.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Why didnt the man show his drivers license（执照）? A. He doesnt have one. B. He didnt drive there. C. He left it at home.- 2 -9. What do we know about the man? A. He serves in the army. B. He doesnt have any money. C. He is a student.10. What will the man probably do nex
6、t? A. Call his mother for help. B. Go home. C. Open a new account.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. How does the woman probably feel? A. She feels embarrassed.B. She feels excited.C. She feels that the man is strange.12. What will happen after the man makes the phone call? A. He will receive some money. B.
7、 He will be given more information.C. He will be sent an email.13. What will the man do next? A. Get on a train. B. Leave for the bathroom. C. Change seats.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. How does the woman describe Eleanor Roosevelt? A. Humorous. B. Independent. C. Shy.15. How long should the womans rep
8、ort be? A. Ten pages long. B. Twenty pages long. C. Five pages long.16. What is the mans advice? A. Include all the facts. B. Choose only well-known facts. C. Select the main points.17. Where is the mans computer? A. In his roommates room. B. In the womans apartment. C. In his classroom.听第 10 段材料，回答
9、第 18 至 20 题。18. What does the man need help with? A. The harvest. B. The building. C. The planting.19. What did the owner of the horse agree to do? A. Give the man the best horse.B. Let the man try out the animal.- 3 -C. Give the man a discount.20. What happened in the end? A. The man got the horse
10、as a gift.B. The man began to like the horse.C. The man sent the horse back. 第二部分：阅读理解（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AI love to write! Ever since I was a five-year-old girl, I wrote stories in my notebooks and on small pieces of paper. I told stories to my friends. As
11、 a grown-up, I have written over 100 books! Thats a lot! As a teacher, its my goal to encourage all of my students to love to write.Writing is easy if youre careful enough, I told them. Everyone I meet is a possible character.Everything I see or do is a possible scene in a book. Start looking around
12、 you. Youll be amazed at what you discover.Anyone can be a writer. You just put your pencil on your paper and write what you like to read, step by step: Create great characters. If you know your characters well, theyll write the story for you. Interest the reader right at the beginning. You can star
13、t your stories with dialogue or action. If you can make the reader ask questions, then he has to keep reading to find out the answers. Follow the steps. The steps for every story are almost the same: Introduce the characters and the conflict; things get worse; all seems lost; the hero saves the day!
14、 Balance is the key.Remember, when writing, it doesnt hurt to add some humor.21. What did the writer begin to do when she was five years old?A. Tell stories to her family. B. Collect stories. C. Write stories. D. Play with paper.22. How many steps are mentioned about writing according to this passag
15、e?A. 5. B. 4. C. 3. D. 2.23. What does the passage mainly talk about?- 4 -A. Anyone can be a writer. B. Writing is interesting. C. Asking questions is very important. D. A girl loves writing.BLondoners are great readers. They buy large numbers of newspapers, magazines and books especially paperbacks
16、 (平装书), which are still cheap in spite of everincreasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper.There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in
17、the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which is said to be “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops stock, or will make efforts to ge
18、t, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in secondhand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on economics, politics or any other subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet.Although it may be the most convenient place for
19、Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For really cheap secondhand books, collectors must venture_off_the_beaten_track to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and pu
20、t lots of books onto small hand-carts (手推车) which line the streets. The collectors, some professionals and some amateurs, who have been waiting for them, run quickly towards the books. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old book that may be worth many pounds.
21、24“Londoners are great readers” means that _.A. Londoners read a lotB. Londoners are readers who read only great booksC. there are a great number of readers in LondonD. Londoners are great because they read a lot25According to this passage, Charing Cross Road _.A. is the busiest street in London B.
22、contains various kinds of shops C. is famous for its bookshops D. is in the suburbs of London- 5 -26In this passage, what does the underlined part “venture off the beaten track” mean?A. Waste time looking for books. B. Take a risk of losing ones life.C. Buy books in a most busy street. D. Move away
23、from a busy street.27The best topic for this passage is “_”A. Charing Cross Road B. bookshops in LondonC. the biggest bookshop in the world D. buying books in LondonCGood health is the most valuable thing a person can have but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that
24、 the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay healthy, eating right food, getting enough sleep, and exercising regularly.Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind “fuel”.
25、 Dont eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, dont overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.Getting the proper amount
26、of sleep is also important. If you dont get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each day. If you do, your bod
27、y will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise makes the body stronger, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase
28、your life-span(寿命). Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are good for keeping the body in good shape: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of s
29、leep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.28. In order to keep good health _.- 6 -A. we should eat much sugar and fat B. we must overeat vegetables and fruitsC. we should take in proper nutrition D. we need a large amo
30、unt of meat29. Eating more and sleeping less _.A. does harm to our health B. gets us more energyC. make us healthier D. helps keep our personality30. In the 4th paragraph, the writer wants to tell us _.A. how we can increase your life-span B. how important it is for us to take exerciseC. how we can
31、strengthen our muscles D. how enjoyable and interesting sports are31. The best title for the article should be “_”A. Exercising Regularly B. Eating and Exercising C. Sleeping Enough D. Staying Healthy DJohnson went to Penquay for the weekend. He arrived there late on Friday evening. The landlady of
32、the guest house，Mrs. Smith，answered the door and showed him to his room. Johnson was very tired and went straight to bed. He slept well and didnt wake up until nine oclock the next morning.Johnson went downstairs for breakfast. Because there were no other guests，Mrs. Smith invited him to have breakf
33、ast with her family. Her only daughter，Catherine，about 13，was already sitting in the diningroom. Mrs. Smith went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Johnson noticed there were four places at the table and asked Catherine if there was another guest. Catherine told him that it was an empty place. And
34、 it used to be her fathers place. Her father had been a fisherman. Three years before he had gone out in his boat，and had never returned. Her mother always kept that place for him and made his breakfast every morning. Catherine showed him his photo on the wall. Johnson said nothing，but looked very p
35、uzzledAt that moment Mrs. Smith returned. She served four cups of tea，and put one in the empty place. Looking at the empty chair，Johnson was more puzzled.Suddenly，Johnson heard footsteps outside the door and a tall man with a black beard walked into the room. Johnson looked scared. It was the man in
36、 the photo. He jumped up and ran out of the room. The man asked，“Whats the matter？” Catherine said，“I dont know. Hes a guest from London. Hes here because a tall man with a black beard tried to kill him.” “Catherine，” - 7 -the man said，“Have you been telling stories again？” “Stories，father? Me？” the
37、 girl laughed.32. Why did Mrs. Smith invite Johnson to have breakfast with her family?A. He was the only guest on that day. B. There was an empty place at the table.C. Her daughter wanted to talk with him. D. He woke up too late for his breakfast.33. Who was the tall man with a black beard? A. Johns
38、ons enemy B. Another guestC. A friend of the family D. Catherines father 34. What does the underlined word “scared” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Upset. B. Frightened. C. Excited. D. Calm.35. What can we infer from the passage?A. Mrs.Smith does not love her husband. B. Johnson may be killed by the
39、 man.C. Catherine is fond of telling stories. D. Catherines father got lost on the sea.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。Life is just like a box. Inside it are happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in it
40、 teach us new lessons and make us a better person.LoveLove plays a key role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel and violent. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care. They tell us what is right
41、 or wrong, good or bad. 36 . It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to the feelings of others. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.Happiness and sorrowMaterialistic happiness is shortlived, but happiness a
42、chieved by bringing a smile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment. 37 . No mind is happy without peace.We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and will pass away. Failu
43、re and success- 8 -38 . It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.Hope and despairHope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. 39 ， because after every night there is a day. Nothing
44、 remains the same. We have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and be right or dull. 40 ，so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.A. So the only alternative is to work hard todayB. Life teaches us not to despair even in
45、 the darkest hourC. Peace of mind is the main link to happinessD. So lets enjoy every dayE. Success lies in trusting yourselfF. But we always tend to take this for grantedG. Failure is the path to success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)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D)中选出
46、可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The day I received my letter of acceptance to New York University, I was extremely excited. It was my dream university, and my _41_ were pleased for me. But they also hadnt _42_ me to get into such a competitive school. In fact, the best thing they ever did for me was to _43
47、_ me from doing things _44_indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present _45_ I got a C.It _46_ when I was in third grade. An only child in an Asian family, I had just _47_ with my family from Taiwan to Los Angeles. Months into third grade, I developed a strong feeling of
48、 _48_ about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety, Dad said, “Kate, tell you what. If you get a C or _49_, Ill buy you a present. If you score higher than that, I wont buy you anything，because you wont _50_ it.”Clearly dad wasnt the _51_ Asian tiger parent, pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best _52_, and neither was my mom. They didnt want to push me. They wanted me to be _53_ and healthy. Dads _54_ of a “failing grade” gift amazingly _55_ my worries and pressure. What
