1、- 1 -广西宾阳县宾阳中学 2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期考试题(本试卷分第卷和第 II卷两部分。满分 150分，考试时间 120分钟 )第 I卷注意事项：1答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径 0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并贴好条形码。请认真核准条形码的准考证号、姓名和科目。2每小题选出答案后，用 2B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，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。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，满分 7.5分）听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的 A B C三个
2、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. What color does the man want to paint the walls? A. Blue.B. Brown.C. White.2. Where is the bank now? A. Near a grocery store.B. Right across a post office.C. Beside some apartment buildings.3. What will the woman do with the man toni
3、ght? A. Watch a movie.B. Go to a restaurant.C. Do their homework.4. What does the man give the woman for thanks? A. His money.B. His wallet.C. Some cookies.- 2 -5. What is the conversation mainly about? A. A bookstore.B. A recipe.C. A table. 第二节（共 15小题：每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5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
4、所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. How much bread will the speakers buy? A. One bag.B. Two bags.C. Four bags.7. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a grocery store.B. At a fruit shop.C. In an apartment. 听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
5、8. What does the man like to do? A. Read books.B. Play sports.C. Create art.9. What does the woman think of reading? A. She has always loved it. B. She never cares about it.C. She only reads it for school.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Good friends.B. Husband
6、 and wife.- 3 -C. Waitress and customer.11. What does the man want to drink? A. Soda.B. Juice.C. Coke.12. What will the man do next? A. Park his car.B. Get a table.C. Start eating.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Where will the speakers be sleeping? A. Outside by a fire.B. In a house by a lake.C. In a hotel
7、room.14. How long will the speakers be staying there? A. For two days.B. For three days.C. For five days.15. What is the most important thing the speakers must bring? A. Warm clothes.B. Sleeping bags.C. Food.16. When will the speakers leave? A. Today.B. Tomorrow.C. The day after tomorrow.听第 10段材料，回答
8、第 17至 20题。17. When did the zoo open? A. Last week.B. Yesterday.- 4 -C. Today.18. What is the zoo like? A. Small and special.B. Large and confusing.C. Huge and amazing.19. Where are the birds? A. With the monkeys. B. With the elephants.C. With the penguins.20. How much should one person pay to get in
9、to the zoo? A. $5.B. $10.C. $25. 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 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AMrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs.
10、Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high
11、 notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person. One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didnt hear it u
12、ntil it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the drivers face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully. - 5 -Mrs. Janes didn
13、t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off. 21. How did Mrs. Janes sing? A. She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well. B. She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice. C. She sang well, but she didnt practise sing
14、ing hard. D. She sang terribly, and she was no singer at all. 22. Why did she go for long walks along the country roads? A. Because she enjoyed the countrys fresh air. B. Because she was afraid to practise the high tones. C. Because she lived in a small house far away. D. Because she was afraid to d
15、isturb the rest of the family. 23. Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it? A. Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes. B. Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes. C. Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car. D. Because he was fri
16、ghtened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes. 24. Where did the noise come from? A. From the small house. B. From the engine. C. From the tyres. D. From Mrs. Janes voice. BSome people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that su
17、ccess mostly comes down to luck. Im not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances dont come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and thats just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs t
18、o set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, itll require even more time, time that most people wont put in.- 6 -This is
19、 a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you dont enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success
20、, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. Its sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and theres a huge chance that youre wrong anyway.Whatever you do, if you want to become
21、great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If youre not willing to put in the time and work, dont expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work wont guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee
22、that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.25. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about _.A. the meaning of success B. the reasons for success C. the standards of success D. the importance of success26. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “that” refers to _.A. being good at
23、something B. succeeding in lifeC. putting in more time D. setting a practical goal27. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A. Successful people like to show their great skills.B. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.C. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.D. It helps to think
24、that luck or talent leads to success.28. What is the main theme of the passage?A. Having a goal is vital to success.B. One cannot succeed without time and practice. C. Being good is different from being great.D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.- 7 -CA new study shows students who wri
25、te notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑).Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Resea
26、rchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly“ by taking down word for word what the professors said.In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They listened to the same lectures and wer
27、e told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk , they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed wor
28、se at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers report said, “While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.“In another experiment aimed at
29、testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understandi
30、ng, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.29. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can .A. write more notes B. digest concepts betterC. get higher scores D. understand lectures better- 8 -30. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be .A. skillful B
31、. mindless C. thoughtful D. tireless31. The author of the passage aims to .A. examine the importance of long-term memoryB. stress the benefit of taking notes by handC. explain the process of taking notesD. promote the use of laptops32. The passage is likely to appear in .A. a newspaper advertisement
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37、 p.m. If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Amer
38、icans worry about losing eyesight, but its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:- 10 - Schedule yearly exams. 36 Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. T
39、he good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses. Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, its extremely important to wear sunglasses. 37 Give your eyes a bre
40、ak. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. 38 Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away. 39 As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables
41、each day. Vitamins (维生素) C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health. Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting
42、 their eyesight at risk. 40 Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.A. Eat your greens.B. Eye care should begin early in life.C. They can properly protect your eyes.D. Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.E. Parents usually dont care abo
43、ut their own eyesight.F. Always follow the doctors advice for appropriate wear.G. This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.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。It was already half past seven and I wa
44、s running late again for the dinner - 11 -appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had 41 to meet at the restaurant at seven oclock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my 42 ，I had a good excuse: A business meeting had 43 and Id wasted no time getting to the dinner.When I arrived at the 44 ，1 apologized an
45、d told Eleanor I didnt mean to be late. She screamed, “You never mean to.“ Well, I 45 tell she was angry. “Im sorry but it was not 46 ,“ I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. 47 , my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive 48 mad as well. Several weeks later, wh
46、en I 49 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, “You 50 a classic mistake. Youre stuck 51 your own way of thinking. You didnt 52 to be late. But thats not the point. What is 53 in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.“ He pointed out that I focused on the intention 54 El
47、eanor focused on the result. Thus, 55 of us felt misunderstood and crazy.Thinking more about Kens words, I 56 recognized the root cause of such disagreement. Its the result of the action that really 57 .I should have started the conversation by expressing 58 my actions affected Eleanor and 59 the di
48、scussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really 60 her experience of the results of my lateness, Ive managed to be on time a lot more frequently.41. A. started B. agreed C. continued D. managed42. A. relief B. surprise C. regret D.sorro
49、w43. A. broken out B. closed down C. faded away D. run over44. A. house B. room C. restaurant D.supermarket45. A. could B. must C.will D. might 46. A.movable B.comfortable C. acceptable D.avoidable47. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise48. A. her B.him C. me D. them49. A. spread B. wrote C. translated D. described50. A. knew B. made C. found D. took- 12 -51. A. in B. beyond C. for D. against52. A.
