1、1广东省第二师范学院番禺附属中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分第 I 卷和第 II 卷两部分，共 10 页，满分 150 分。考试用时 130 分钟。注意事项：1.本试卷分第一部分（选择题）和第二部分（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、考生号填在答题卷指定位置。2.回答第一部分时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3.回答第二部分时，用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡指定的答题区域内，超出答题区域和写在本试卷答案无效。第 I 卷
2、 （选择题 70 分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节 满分 40 分）第一节阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Coolest InventionsAn Oceans VacuumTheres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its bigger than Texas and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch
3、 it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next years trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years.Ea
4、sy-On ShoesIn 2012, Matthew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a 2note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their sol
5、ution: the Fly Ease. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike Fly Ease shoes sells for $ 130.An Airport for Drones (无人机）As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda, in
6、Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goal is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.1. Whats the advantage of the Oceans Vac
7、uum? A. It can be a money-saver. B. It can grow year by year.C. It can tear plastic into pieces. D. It can be put into wide use soon.2. What do we know about Nike? A. It offers free shoes to the disabled.B. It is designing new shoes frequently.C. It provides customer-friendly services. D. It respond
8、ed to Matthews request passively.3. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?A. Because there are too many drones.B. Because road travel there is rough.C. Because theyre easier to construct than roads.D. Because they are receptive to new technology.BI really love my job because I enjoy working with sm
9、all children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.I 3wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I di
10、dnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career.I then found myself a joblooking after two little girls. It wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed
11、that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who
12、 used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were
13、 really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now Ive got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if
14、 you arent top of the class at school.4. What is the authors present job?A. Working part-time in a college.B. Taking care of children for a family.C. Helping children with their schoolwork.D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.5. When staying with the two girls family, the author _.A. was paid
15、 for extra workB. often worked long hoursC. got much help from her bossD. took a day off every other week6. Why did the author leave her first job?4A. She found a full-time job.B. She was fed up with children.C. She decided to attend a part-time course.D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.
16、7. What has the author learned from her own experiences?A. Less successful students can still have a career.B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.C. Hard work makes an excellent student.D. One must choose the job one likes.CIn some islands north of Scotland, head lice, which live on the hair
17、or skin of people or animals, were a part of life. If the lice left their host, he became sick and feverish. Therefore, sick people had lice put in their hair intentionally. There was a method to their madness: As soon as the lice had settled in again, the patient improved. The story explains the co
18、nfusion of cause and effect. If the lice leave the sick, it is because he has a fever and they simply get hot feet. When the fever breaks, they return. We may laugh at this story, but false causalitymisleads us practically every day. Consider the headline: “Fact: Women Who Use Shampoo XYZ Every Day
19、Have Stronger Hair.” This statement says very littleleast of all, that the shampoo makes your hair stronger. It might simply be the other way round: Women with strong hair tend to use Shampoo XYZand perhaps thats because it says “especially for thick hair” on the bottle. A further example: Scientist
20、s found that long periods in the hospital did harm to patients. This was music to health insurers ears, who, of course, are keen to make stays as brief as possible. But, clearly, patients who are dismissed immediately are healthier than those who must stay on for treatment. Recently I read that stud
21、ents get better grades at school if their homes contain a lot of books. This study was surely a shot in the arm for booksellers, but it is also an example of false causality. This simple truth is that 5educated parents tend to value their childrens education more than uneducated ones do. Plus, educa
22、ted parents often have more books at home. In short, a dust-covered copy of War and Peace alone isnt going to influence anyones grades; what counts is parents education levels, as well as their genes. Another example of false causality was the supposed relationship between the birth rate and the num
23、bers of stork (鹳) pairs in Germany. Both were in decline, and if you plot them on a graph, the two lines of development from 1965 to 1987 appeared almost the same. Does this mean the stork actually does bring babies? Obviously not, since this was a purely accidental connection. In conclusion: Connec
24、tion is not causality. Take a closer look at linked events: Sometimes what is presented as the cause turns out to be the effect, or just the other way around. And sometimes there is no link at alljust like with the storks and babies. 8. Which is an example of false causality?A. Women with strong hai
25、r tend to use a certain shampoo.B. Birth rate and the stork population are connected.C. Longer periods in the hospital benefit patients.D. Lice can make a person sick and feverish.9. The underlined phrase “a shot in the arm” in Paragraph 4 means _.A. pain B. defeat C. guidance D. encouragement10. Ac
26、cording to the author, students get better grades probably because _. A. their homes are full of booksB. they have read War and PeaceC. their educated parents value educationD. their parents are successful booksellers11. It can be concluded from the passage that _. A.linked events may turn out to be
27、 unrelatedB. cause and effect are interdependentC. connections are mostly cause and effectD. connections are pure accidents6DAn artificial intelligence chatbot (聊天机器人) called TacoBot from fast food chain Taco Bell now lets you order a meal in a smartphone text exchange that might look something like
28、 this:TacoBot: Hello there. Im your TacBot. I can help you order a meal for you or your team.You: Can I order one soft taco (墨西哥煎玉米卷) with beef?TacoBot: Sounds good. Do you want to keep adding stuff? Maybe some bacon?Brands like Taco Bell and some tech companies are betting that more and more people
29、 will start using this conversational way of interacting online instead of clicking through on-screen menus.If the trend catches on as firms like Facebook and Microsoft expect it could transform the digital landscape by allowing smartphone users to find information or make purchases with simple text
30、 messages, ignoring apps and search engines. Among the companies already developing or launching chatbots are the Wall Street Journal, CNN and retail giants Sephora and H&M.“I believe we are headed to a shift where this will become one of the primary ways we interact with the digital world,” says Ma
31、rk Beccue of Mark Beccue Consulting, who follows trends in the messaging market. “The chat user interface(界面) is what makes sense for a mobile-first world. You can be more specific and be quicker.”Messaging services have become a natural place for chatbots to reside(居住), since their usage is growing
32、: at least 1.4 billion people used a messaging app last year. According to Business Insider Intelligence, messaging apps have overtaken the largest social networks in the world.The messaging service Kik meanwhile launched its own “bot shop”, with partners including retailers and game developers. Kik
33、 said the move was a response to the trend people using fewer apps and spending more time on chat platforms. “Theres nothing to download, no new registration required, and you can use an interface youre already familiar with: chat,” Kik said in a 7statement.However, some analysts remain skeptical on
34、 chatbots as the wave of the future. Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research said the movement is largely driven by Microsoft and Facebook, two firms which would like a greater presence in mobile even though they dont control the biggest smartphone operating systems. “Theres a lot of hype (炒作) around chatbot
35、s,” Dawson said.Artificial intelligence has come a long way with systems like Apples Siri, Amazons Alexa and Microsofts Cortana, but still cannot deal with all possible situations, says Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates. “Theres a kind of hubris (自大) that someone could expand the one-to-
36、many communication method to every human interaction,” Kay said.12. Why does the author mention the smartphone text exchange at the beginning?A. To indicate that more and more people begin to hate ordering food by clicking online.B. To reflect that Taco Bell is turning to a new sales method to compe
37、te in the market.C. To show that chatbot will become more and more popular among people.D. To inform the readers of a convenient way to purchase what they want online.13. We can learn from the passage that _.A. using chatbots has been a main way we interact with the digital worldB. messaging apps st
38、ill havent taken the place of social networks at presentC. Microsoft thinks that tech companies should no longer develop search engines.D. people could use chatbots by downloading messaging apps on the Internet.14. The messaging service Kik launched its own “bot shop” for the following reasons EXCEP
39、T that _.A. more and more people tend to use fewer appsB. some tech companies have developed their own chatbotsC. chatbots are more convenient to use than some appsD. people are accustomed to chatting in an interactive way815. Jan Dawson thinks that regarding chatbots as the wave of the future is _.
40、A.commercial B. ridiculous C. ambitious D. theoretical 第二节七选五（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。Childrens Games in Ancient ChinaUnlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didnt have smart phone, iPad or computer to entertain themselves. 16 Lets take
41、 a look.Kicking stone ballsDuring the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to keep warm. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet.Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earli
42、est kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite.17 For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.Playing hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nat
43、ion. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a childs eyes while other kids run around to tease him.1819 The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipu
44、late puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music. Setting off firecrackersFirecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that 9there was a beast named Nian in ancient China.20 After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker. Cr
45、ackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness.A. Watching shadow playsB. Each of them has distinctive features.C. Different materials are used to make the kite.D. Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient times.E. And to scare off the beast, people burn
46、t bamboo joints to make it blast.F. More commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.G. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.第二部分 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
47、One day after school I was just finishing up some math homework. My dad came back from work and sat right beside me, 21over my homework with me. We made corrections 22. After that we23and my dad said, I will always 24every moment spending time talking with you.I remember my Dad telling me his storie
48、s of when he was 25 . My dad didnt have a father 26. He was always moving from place to place with my 27. My dad wasnt the easiest kid to 28. He would 29 with kids at school, which made my grandma worried. Hed act out to release the anger he had from not having his father present in his 30and teenag
49、e years.At high school, things got a little 31. He made a football team, he did well and didnt get into as much 32as before. He also made many friends. 33those friends was my uncle. My Dad and Uncle were friends all throughout high school. It was through my uncle 34my Mom and Dad met35. Later, they got married. After I was born, my dad felt that becoming a 36was an honor and that he would not be 37in my life.10I suddenly looked up to see my Dad 38at me. I could see in my Dads eyes how he longed fo
