1、- 1 -成都外国语学校 2018-2019 学年度高二下期入学考试高二英语注意事项:1.试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2.满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写，填涂在答题卡规定的位置上；使用 2B 铅笔填涂。4.考试结束后将答题卡交回，不得折叠、损毁答题卡。第卷 （选择题 共 70 分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第 1 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AConsider it the c
2、aviar（鱼子酱）of literature: tiny eggs with wonderful taste. Poetry has inspired the human soul for thousands of years and there are those who still treasure its magnificence. If you hear mermaids（美人鱼） singing or feel the wind or see the sun rising in ribbons then you are one of these happy few. Excelle
3、nce in poetry is mysterious, but a quest（探索） worth pursuing. In our courses, you will learn to control sound, structure, line, word, theme etc. into well-crafted poems and you will improve your precision by experimenting with various time-honored forms. You will also learn how and where to market yo
4、ur work.Level I: Poetry Writing 10-Week WorkshopUsing a balance of lecture, exercise, and comment on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of poetry writing. Write two-six poemsLectures on basics of poetry craftWriting exercisesPresent
5、 work for critique（评论）(two times)Poetry for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentalsOnline ClassesRegistration Fee: $25Tuition: $395. Returning Students $365.Each class strictly limited to 16 students, aged 18 and up.You can still enroll in this class!- 2 -Advanced: Poetry Writi
6、ng 10-Week WorkshopFocusing on developing projects and receiving comment from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work. Begin or refine two-six poems.Lectures that expand on basics of poetry craftWriting exercisesPr
7、esent work for in-depth critique (two times)Online ClassesRegistration Fee: $ 25Tuition: $395. Returning Students: $365.Each class strictly limited to 14 students, aged 18 and up.You can still enroll in this class!1. You learn the following on Poetry Writing Classes Online EXCEPT _.A. why its worth
8、seeking excellence in poetry B. where you can sell your poemsC. how to write a well-crafted poem D. how to sharpen your skills in poetry2. If you rejoin the online poetry writing classes, you should pay _.A. $390 B. $410 C. $395 D. $3653. In Advanced Poetry Writing Class, you are asked to _.A. lay s
9、teady foundations for the basis of poetry writingB. hand in your poems getting ready for publicationC. make comments on the work of your classmatesD. give some lectures on basics of poetry craft4. The passage is most probably from a _.A. newspaper advertisement B. book reviewC. scientific magazine D
10、. news reportBCancer is feared by everyone. And there is more and more fear about cancer. Not the disease itself there is no such thing as a high incidence rates of cancer. Except for lung cancer, mostly caused by cigarette smoking, the incidence rates are not on the rise. However, some kinds of can
11、cer are decreasing. But the fear of cancer is catching, and the country stands at risk of an anxiety. The earth itself is coming to seem like a huge carcinogen(致癌物). The ordinary, more or less, scientific statement that something between 80 and 90 percent of all cancers are due to things in the envi
12、ronment is taken to mean that none of us will be safe until the whole environment is “cleaned up.” This is not at all the meaning.The 80-percent calculation is based on the unthinkable differences in the incidence of cancer in various societies around the world for example, the high incidence of liv
13、er cancer in Africa and the Far East, stomach cancer in Japan, breast cancer in Western Europe and North America, and the relatively low - 3 -figures for breast cancer in Japan and parts of Africa and for liver cancer in America. These data show there may be specific environmental influences, but la
14、rgely based on personal life-style, which determines the incidence of various forms of cancer in different communities that is all the data suggest. The overall incidence of cancer, counting up all the cases, is probable roughly the same everywhere.5. According to the passage, the incidence of cance
15、r is generally believed _.A. to be based on inactive life style B. to be due to anxietyC. to result from environmental influences D. to be caused by heavy smoking6. It can be inferred from the passage that the writers opinion about the relationship between cancer and environment is _.A. positive B.
16、negative C. neutral D. approving7. According to the passage, the writer seems to feel that _.A. the risk of catching cancer is on the riseB. the whole earth is coming to seem like a huge carcinogenC. the risk of catching cancer isnt so great as people thinkD. cancer can be cured if the environment i
17、s cleaned up8. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Cancer and Environment B. The Fear Caused by CancersC. Data on Cancer Incidence D. Cancer and its InvestigationCHigh-quality customer service is preached（宣扬）by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said t
18、han done.Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will warn their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints. “Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Cou
19、rtney, President of the Verde group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered（塞满了的）shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude sales people.During peak shopping hou
20、rs, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants to direct customers to empty parking spaces. Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store display, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and havin
21、g sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, sales people should be skillful and polite with angry customers.“Retailers whore enthusiastic and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who arent so friendly.” said Professor Stephen Hoch. - 4 -“Maybe somethin
22、g as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.9. Why are store managers often th
23、e last to hear complaints?A. Most shoppers wont complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.B. Shoppers would rather tell their unhappy experiences to people around them.C. Few customers believe the service will be improved after their complaints.D. It is difficult for customers to have easy
24、access to store managers.10. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?A. New customers are sure to replace old ones.B. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.C. The same products can be bought in other retail stores.D. Not compl
25、aining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.11. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?A. Manners of the salespeople. B. Hiring of efficient employees.C. Huge supply of goods for sale. D. Design of the store display.12. To achieve better shopping experiences, cus
26、tomers are advised to _.A. put pressure on stores to improve their serviceB. settle their disagreements with stores in a friendly wayC. voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyD. shop around and make comparisons between storesDYou hear the comment all the time: the U.S. economy looks g
27、ood by figures, but it doesnt feel good. Why doesnt ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Wealthy Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.The Wealthy Society is a modern classic because it helped d
28、escribe a new moment in the human condition. For most of history, “hunger, sickness, and cold” threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote. “Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours.” After World War II, the fear of another Great Depression gave way to an economic grow
29、th. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4.5 percent.To Galbraith, materials had gone mad and would cause discontent. Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didnt really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it wou
30、ld be unsatisfying. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people wrongly considered government only as “a necessary bad.”- 5 -Its often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. Well, there ar
31、e many undeserving rich overpaid chief managers, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most peoples incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004, people feel “squeezed” because their rising incomes often dont satisfy their rising wants for bigger homes, more health care, more education, and fas
32、ter Internet connections.The other great disappointment is that it has not got rid of insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As company unemployment increased, that part has gradually become weaker. More workers fear theyve become “the disposable American,” as L
33、ouis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name.Because so much previous suffering and social conflict resulted from poverty, the arrival of widespread wealth suggested utopian (乌托邦式的) possibilities. Up to a point, wealth succeeds. There is much less physical suffering than before. People are be
34、tter off. Unfortunately, wealth also creates new complaints.Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the search for growth cause new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. Wealth sets free the individual, promising that
35、everyone can choose a unique way to self-accomplishment. But the promise is so unreasonable that it leads to many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown. Figures indicate that happiness has not risen with incomes.Should we be sur
36、prised? Not really. Weve simply confirmed an old truth: the seeking of wealth does not always end with happiness.13. The Wealthy Society is a book _. A. about poverty in the past B. written by Louis UchitelleC. indicating that people are becoming worse offD. about why happiness does not rise with we
37、alth 14. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because _. A. materialism has run wild in modern society B. they are in fear of another Great Depression C. public spending hasnt been cut down as expected D. the government has proved to be necessary but ugly15. What does Louis Uchitelle mea
38、n by “the disposable American” ? A. People with a stable job.B. Workers who no longer have secure jobs.C. Those who see job stability as part of their living standard.D. People who have a sense of security because of their rising incomes.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
39、为多余项。- 6 -House SittingIn many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away. In Australia, many people travel. After people ret
40、ire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. _16_So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their ba
41、ck yard and they need cleaning. _17_ I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area. _18_ There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying t
42、o the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of fr
43、ee time. _19_ You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owner have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while t
44、he home owner travelled to Europe._20_ Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get are references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say t/hat you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well.
45、 You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.A. I have done house sitting many times.B. Thousands of people do this all the time.C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house si
46、tting job.E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.第二部分 完形填空（共 20 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
47、（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。 One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 21 me to play - 7 -chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 22 . It was a school night, however, and at nine oclock
48、my daughter asked if I could 23 my moves, because she 24 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 25 she had strict sleeping habits, 26 I thought she ought to be able to 27 some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 28 , you can stay up late for once. Were having 29 .” We played on fo
49、r another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 30 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.”“No,” I replied. “If youre going to play it 31 , youre going to play it slowly.” And so we 32 for another ten minutes, until 33 my daughter burst into tears, and 34 that she was beaten.Clearly I had made 35 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 36 time with my daughter but had 37 my desire to win to beco
