1、1江西省宜丰中学 2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷注意事项：1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。 第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回.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，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出
2、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 does the man want to do?A. Employ the manager. B. Apply for a job. C. Ask for directions.2. What does the mother want the boy to do? A. Read a book. B. Climb the mountain. C. Wait for her. 3. Who broke the coffee cup? A. The man. B.
3、 The woman. C. John. 4. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. At home. 5. Why is the woman not sure of finishing the report today?A. She cant type fast. B. The computer may break down. C. The report is too long.第二节（共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分） 听下面 5段
4、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 are the speakers talking about?A. Holiday plans. B. European cities. C. Health problems. 7. Where will Michelle be during the vacation?A. In London. B. At ho
5、me. C. In hospital.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Whats the woman doing? A. Giving a history lesson. B. Preparing a presentation. C. Working on a problem. 9. What will they probably talk about next? A. When Columbus discovered America. B. What the New World stands for. C. Who was the first European to discove
6、r America.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10至 12题。10. Who will take care of Roger? A. His father. B. His mother. C. The woman. 211. How long will the man be away? A. A month. B. Nearly a week. C. Three days.12. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a teacher. B. She still works. C. She likes children.听第 9 段材料, 回
7、答第 13至 16题。13. What will Jane and Helen do next weekend? A. Enjoy themselves with Susan. B. Go hiking in the mountains. C. Do some holiday shopping. 14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Close friends. B. Boss and clerk. C. Husband and wife.15. Who will be likely to take cha
8、rge of the outdoor activity? A. Helen. B. Susan. C. John. 16. How many people will probably go hiking? A.1. B. 2. C. More than 3.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. How long did Miss Brown teach the students? A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.18. Why do students like Miss Browns lessons? A. They are
9、easy to follow. B. They are lively and interesting. C. She is not strict with the students.19. How do the students like Miss Brown? A. Clever and aggressive. B. Rude and strict. C. Kind and patient20. What do the students owe their progress to?A. Miss Browns help. B. The English exams. C. Theirhard
10、work.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 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWorlds most thrilling road tripsRoute 66, AmericaSurely one of the most famous road trips ever, the Route 66 highway covers eight American states and more than 2,400 miles.The book details some of Route 66s his
11、tory, how the road which connects Chicago to Los Angeles was used by soldiers, dreamers and now nostalgia-seekers.Icefield Parkway, CanadaThis 143-mile trip through the mountains and dense forests of Canada between Lake Louise and Jasper, is likely to be unforgettable. Snowcapped peaks, glinting gla
12、ciers, azure lakes and more wildlife than your average safarithe road from Lake Louise to Jasper is hard to top for scenic splendour.Hana Highway, HawaiiThis journey might only be 32 miles long, but given that this includes more than 600 curves in the road and 54 (mostly one-lane) bridges, the stret
13、ch between Twin Falls and Hana in Hawaii is something of an adventure.3Blue Ridge Parkway, USAWinding through Americas Blue Ridge Parkway during the fall months is surely one of the most dramatic experiences road travelers can have.The foliage makes for a visual feast: reds, yellows and oranges cloa
14、k the surrounding landscape as you travel down through Virginia and North Carolina.21. How many thrilling roads mentioned in the text are in the USA?A. one. B. two. C. three. D. four.22. In which road may you meet Brown bear during the road trip?A. Icefield Parkway, Canada. B. Hana Highway, Hawaii.
15、C. Blue Ridge Parkway, USA. D. Route 66, America. 23. When is the best time to visit Blue Ridge Parkway, USA?A. January. B. March. C. August. D. September.24. The passage is most likely to be taken from _.A. Website. B. Newspaper. C. A travel brochure. D. A book review.BCompared to other crows, thos
16、e from the Pacific island of New Caledonia, located east of Australia, are master toolmakers and users, second only to humans and on a level with chimps when it comes to finding novel uses for everyday objects. In their natural forest environment, the midnight black birds shape twigs(细枝), leaves and
17、 even their own feathers into tools for rooting out insects in dead wood.The crows create tools to specific needs. They examine a problem and then pick or design a decent tool. For example, faced with a snack hidden in a small tree hole, a crow will cut and adjust a leafy oak branch to just the righ
18、t width to dig the hole.Scientists have found that crows living on different parts of the island show variations in tool shapes. A discovery suggests that young crows learn to make tools in a particular way from relatives and other crows living nearby. If so, it would mean the birds possess a cultur
19、e of tool technology like that of humans.To test this idea, researchers at the University of Oxford in the U. K. hand-raised four New Caledonian crows-two received lessons in tool use from their human foster parents, while the other two did not. Despite their different upbringings, all four young bi
20、rds used sticks to get food form crevices(裂缝), proving that crow have a native ability for tool use. However, Uek and Nalik, the two birds schooled in toolmaking, carried and inserted twigs into crevices faster and more often than Oiseau and Corbeau, the two innocent crow.The researchers suggest tha
21、t recognition gained from studying crows could be applied to humans to help understand how tool use evolved in our own species.25. What skill of crows is specially stressed in the passage?A. Seeking food sources. B. Copying human activities.C. Making full use of tools. D. Changing the surrounding en
22、vironment.26. What does the underlined work “decent” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Sharp. B. Precious. C. Delicate. D. Appropriate.27. What can we infer from the research by the University of Oxford?A. Crows can be easily raised and taught by humans.B. Tool use among crows is gained by learning.C. Human pa
23、renting should be tested on other animals.4D. Crows ability to use tools can be improved by learning.CKatie Blomquist, a 1st grade teacher at Pepperhill Elementary School in North Charleston, South Carolina, learned last year that one of her students wanted a bike for his birthday. But his parents c
24、ould not afford it. So, like most other people that you will find here on InspireMyKids, she decided to do something about it!First, she thought about how to get a bike for that child. Then, she decided to think bigger. How could she also give a bike to his brother? Or how about a bike to every chil
25、d in her class? Finally, her vision got even bolder! How might she find a bike for the 650 kids that make up her entire school? Many children at Pepperhill live in poverty and even though Ms. Blomquist could not afford to buy the bikes herself, she felt she now had to do something about it!So, she d
26、ecided to start a GoFundMe campaign to raise money. Her request caught on! In less than 6 months, over 1,000 donors from around her community, and even 10 countries around the world, provided over $80,000 in donations! This was enough to buy more than 600 bikes for Pepperhill students, along with he
27、lmets and locks!After a big ceremony to surprise the kids, Ms. Blomquist is not done. Katie Blomquist is starting a charity called “Going Places,” with a mission(使命) “to bring joy to deserving children from low income families by providing them with bikes, swim lessons, summer camp opportunities, an
28、d more. This will enrich their growth and fuel their imaginations, supporting the most basic childhood right a right to joy.” 28.What led Ms. Blomquist to start GoFundMe campaign originally?A. Her dream for a bike. B. A kids birthday wish.C. Her bad family conditions. D. A moving story on ImspireMyK
29、ids.29. What is Pepperhill Elementary School like?A. Its education level is well below average.B. It has no access to convenient transportation.C. Its a community school intended for the poor.D. Its students all come from a poor background.30. What do the figures in Paragraph 3 indicate?A. The large
30、 number of kind donators.B. The great advantage of GoFundMe.C. The immediate success of GoFundMe.D. The huge economic benefits of GoFundMe.31. Which words can best describe Katie Blomquist?A. Sympathetic and devoted. B. Aggressive and independent.C. Generous and honest. D. Responsible and sociable.D
31、Have you ever seen a car without a driver? It sounds crazy, but these computer-driven driverless cars will soon be filling roads near you. Companies have been designing and testing these cars.So how do they work? The cars have sensors which can detect other cars and objects on the road. Sensors on t
32、he wheels also help when parking, so the car knows how far it is from the edge of the road or other parked cars. Road signs are read by cameras, and satellite navigation systems are used, so the car knows how to get to your destination. All you have to do is type in the address! Finally, a central c
33、omputer system takes in all the information it receives from the sensors and cameras and processes it to work out when to accelerate, 5brake and move.Sounds like your idea of heaven? Sitting back, looking out of the windows and even watching a film while “driving” would be possible with this new tec
34、hnology. You wouldnt have to worry about remembering directions to where youre going. In addition, computers are generally more efficient drivers than humans, meaning emissions would be reduced, they would also drive more safely than people-their attention wont be taken away, obey the speed limit an
35、d have quicker reactions in case of an emergency.However, there are many disadvantages of driverless cars. Computers would have difficulties making moral decisions: if a child ran into the road, would the computer choose to hit the child or change direction suddenly and potentially kill the cars pas
36、sengers?Although being driven around by a machine would perhaps mean that no one needs a driving licence, saving money for everyone, many people would be put out of a job by the dawn of driverless cars.Im not convinced whether Id want a driverless car- but its only a matter of time before theyll bec
37、ome more affordable and common on our roads.32. What can the sensors do?A. Read road signs. B. Locate cars exactly. C. Signal the car to move. D. Recognize road conditions.33. What does the underlined work “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The information. B. The sensor. C. The driverless car. D. The
38、navigation system.34. What is the advantage of driverless cars?A. They can make moral decisions. B. They can drive at a higher speed.C. They provide all the comforts of home. D. Theyre more sensitive to emergencies.35. Whats the authors attitude towards driverless cars?A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C.
39、Supportive. D. Hopeful.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。How to step out of your comfort zoneThere is no room for adventure and excitement in your comfort zone; in fact, over time you might feel overwhelmed and trapped by boredom and fear. Perhaps its time to stretch
40、 those limits a little._36_.Make a fool of yourselfOne of the biggest things that hold many of us back is our fear of what people think. After all, you dont want people to think you are weird or rude or annoying, do you? But waitthink about the most lovable people youve come across in your life. _37
41、_. People spoke out silly things or made huge, slap-your-forehead mistakes, but others forgave them for being less than perfect. So shatter your concern for what people think of you. Youre allowed to be less than perfect, and you may find that people like you more for it.Know that the worst thing th
42、at can happen when you try something new is that you might fail._38_. That you have tried is an accomplishment and even a failed attempt at something new is a measure of success in that you had the courage to take a risk and make the effort to act and take a leap of faith._39_.Knowing that you cant
43、change people, places, or things, but can change the 6way you respond to these things gives you the confidence and power to accept and engage in this diverse world we live in.Enjoy the unknownWhen is the last time you felt excited about not knowing what was going to happen next? 40 . Dont you miss i
44、t? Dont you miss the mixture of anticipation and anxiety that makes your heart flutter and stomach turn at the same time? Bring that feeling back into your life.A. Maybe they were the people who were crazy and charming. B. Not only will your life become more exciting, but youll also build confidence
45、 and improve your luck.C. If youre deep in your comfort zone, its probably been a while.D. At least you tried and probably learned that it wasnt as scary as you imagined.E. Face your fears.F. It is likely that they were the agreeable people who are reliably pleasant to be around. G. Know that most o
46、f the greatest lessons in life are learned by taking risks and living outside of your comfort zone.第三部分 语言知识运用 (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)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Two excited kids begged their father for his permission to see a film. Having read some _41_ abo
47、ut the movie on the Internet, he firmly _42_ their request with the reason that the movie presents immorality as being _43_ . “But dad, those scenes are merely a few minutes of the _44_ film, in which good _45_ evil eventually. In addition, there are other inspirational _46_ like courage and determi
48、nation making up for its _47_ !”But the father didnt _48_, and the two teenagers were cast down. They had just thrown themselves down on the couch when they heard the sounds of their father preparing something in the _49_ . One of the teenagers said, “Dad must be feeling _50_, and now hes trying to
49、_51_ us with some tasty food.” Soon their father appeared with a plate of warm cakes and said, “Before you eat, I want to tell you something: I love you both so much.”The teenagers smiled and _52_ with each other knowing _53_. Dad was softening. Looking at the mouth-watering cake, the two boys were getting impatient about the fathers long speech. “But I want to be _54_
