1、2018 级二年一期期末检测考试试题英语第 1页 共 8页A 佳经典高二期末考试试题英 语班级：_ 姓名：_ 准考证号：_（全卷满分：150分考试用时：120分钟）注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，将答题卡上交。选择题部分第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节
2、（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 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.How much will the woman pay for the stamps?A.$1.B.$2.C.$4.2.What does the man dislike about the shirt?A.Its material.B.Its design.C.Its color.3.What does the man mean?A.He didnt get
3、 a ticket.B.He sat in the wrong seat.C.He wants to change tickets.4.How does the woman feel?A.Sad.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.5.Why wont the boy go to the party tomorrow night?A.He has just recovered from sickness.B.He has an exam that night.C.He doesnt like parties.第二节听下面 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
4、 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.What does the man suggest the woman do?A.Take some medicine.B.Go home.C.Call someone.7.Who might the man be?A.The womans doctor.B.The womans boss.C.The womans assistant.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。机密启用前英语试题
5、卷第 2页 共 8页8.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a shop.B.At home.C.At a radio station.9.What would the woman like to do?A.Choose a new radio.B.Have her radio fixed.C.Get her money back.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Which color of jeans will the man be wearing?A.Grey.B.Black.C.Blue.11.Where are t
6、he mans favorite jeans?A.In the box.B.In the drawer.C.In the cupboard.12.Where is the man going?A.To a mall.B.To a cinema.C.To a restaurant.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the man doing?A.Asking for advice.B.Giving directions.C.Guiding tourists.14.When were the walls first built?A.In 71 AD.B.In 31
7、0 AD.C.In 1300 AD.15.What does the woman want to see for the second stop?A.The old shops.B.The wooden carvings.C.The Grosvenor Museum.16.How will the speakers go to the Rows?A.By car.B.By bus.C.On foot.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.How many safety meetings will the employees have every week?A.One.B.Two
8、.C.Three.18.What are the employees allowed to wear in the lab?A.Necklaces.B.Loose belts.C.Sports shoes.19.Why should the employees wash their hands?A.To avoid bacteria.B.To preserve new equipment.C.To make equipment look clean.20.What does the speaker mainly talk about?A.Salaries the employees will
9、receive.B.Rules the employees should follow.C.Work the employees will do.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 35 分)第一节(共 10 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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。ATo develop ones taste in English,the most effective way is to read English books extensively.Yetone may be at a loss to choos
10、e the appropriate books,especially as a beginner.As a native Spanish,I英语试题卷第 3页 共 8页would like to share some of my experience.My first English novel was Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice,recommended by many Englishteachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners.But my experience was som
11、ewhatdisastrous.I had great difficulty in understanding the novel,let alone enjoying it.Its not the vocabularythat troubled me,but rather the way Austen constructs sentences,and her way of thinking,which seemedtoo remote to me at that time.My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Heming
12、waysnovel A Farewell to Arms.No long and complicated sentences.And I particularly liked his brief andstraightforward(简 洁 的)style.So my first suggestion is,as a beginner,youd better choosecontemporary novels instead of classical ones.However,if you restrict yourself to novels you will miss a lot of t
13、reasures.English essays can atonce inform you,entertain you,and improve your taste in English.The best example is BertrandRussells work.Its language is plain,yet you cannot help feeling the elegance and the peculiar sense ofhumor.His simple language enables his philosophy within the reach of ordinar
14、y people.Here comes mysecond suggestionessays are indispensable.Never follow others recommendations and opinions blindly,however famous or influential(有很大影响的)the person might be.We should be open to various ideas,but always think and determine forourselves.As a saying goes,one mans meat is another m
15、ans poison.With that in mind,we are bound tofind out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.21.What made the first English novel that the author read hard to understand?A.Complicated conversations.B.The old-fashioned vocabulary.C.Not knowing the social background.
16、D.Sentences and Austens thinking pattern.22.Which can best replace the underlined word“indispensable”?A.Necessary.B.Challenging.C.Relevant.D.Inspirational.23.What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?A.Give comments on literature works.B.Tell beginners how to choose English books.C.Encourag
17、e people to read more English books.D.Recommend first class books to English learners.BA new study shows that avoiding your neighbors may actually be bad for your heart and feelingsocially connected to your community reduces the risk of a heart attack a lot.While we may agree thathaving a safe and h
18、ealthy neighborhood would help residents feel mentally healthy,its becoming moreand more obvious that emotional happiness leads to physical health,particularly heart health.Psychologists（心理学家）at the University of Michigan just completed new research that tested howsocially connected people felt and
19、how healthy they were.Participants rated how strongly they agreedwith statements like,“I really feel part of this area,”and“If I were in trouble,there are lots of people inthis area who would help.”For the next four years,the researchers tracked their health.As the leading cause of death for both me
20、n and women in the US,heart disease can be caused bymany things like poor diet,lack of exercise and stress,and this new research shows that,at least amongthe 5,276 study participants,those who felt the most socially bonded with their community,had a 67英语试题卷第 4页 共 8页percent reduced risk of heart atta
21、ck.Pretty amazing.The study controlled for other known factors of heart disease risk like age and race,but interestingly,also for what they called“dispositional factors”i.e.personality.For example,optimism was measured.Lead researcher and psychologist Eric Kim said,“Were finding that things like inc
22、reased optimism areassociated with reduced risk of heart failure and stroke(中风).”And the beauty of it is that how optimisticand connected you feel is up to you.There are no set standards in order to qualify for the health benefitsbecause your own comfort and emotions are what guide your stress level
23、s and health.Even though there is always some conflicting information in the health area(a recent study saysknowing your neighbors doesnt actually make you happier),it seems getting connected with yourcommunity is never a bad idea for your health.24.The figures in Paragraph 3 are used to show that _
24、.A.heart disease is the leading cause of deathB.poor diet is the major cause of heart diseaseC.people should often take exercise in their communityD.good relationships in communities help prevent heart disease25.What can we infer from Eric Kims words in Paragraph 4?A.Being optimistic is good for you
25、r heart.B.Ones personality may change with age.C.Its hard to measure optimism accurately.D.Heart health and personality are not related.26.Whats the theme of the text?A.The warning signs of a heart attack.B.The health benefits of physical activity.C.Ties between community and your health.D.The ways
26、to build a friendly neighborhood.CGold is one of the rarest materials on Earth and has always been considered a valuable and preciousresource.Its very likely that someone in your family owns something made of gold,especially sinceChina is one of the worlds biggest buyers of gold jewellery.Its even i
27、n our smartphones they containparts made from this expensive material.But where does this beautiful metal actually come from?The answer:outer space.Chinese scientists became the first in the world to witness gravitational waves(引力波)caused bythe collision of neutron(中子)stars,reported Xinhua News Agen
28、cy.The sight was witnessed at Chinas Kunlun Antarctic Station at the South Pole,and Insight,Chinasfirst X-ray astronomical satellite,also contributed to the discovery.Although collisions of black holes have been recorded before,this was the first time that twoneutron stars were known to have collide
29、d(碰 撞).Its believed that such collisions lead to hugeexplosions of energy,and even to the creation of precious metals such as gold and silver.“The collision of neutron stars is like a very large gold factory in the universe,”Jin Zhiping,aresearcher at the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese A
30、cademy of Sciences,told Xinhua.According to an article published by ,scientists have long believed gold and othermaterials are created in this way,but it wasnt until the recent collision that their theory was confirmed.“The origin of the really heaviest chemical elements in the universe had confused
31、 the scientificcommunity for quite a long time,”Hans Thomas Janka,a senior scientist at the Max Planck Institute forAstrophysics in Germany,said in a news release.“Now,we have the first observational proof for neutronstar mergers(合并)as sources.”英语试题卷第 5页 共 8页Indeed,the recently observed collision is
32、 thought to have produced an amount of gold that wouldweigh 10 times more than Earth,according to New Scientist.Dont expect to be showered in gold any time soon,however.The collision actually took place 130million years ago,taking all that time for the events light to reach Earth.But at least if you
33、 want to see a piece of space up close,all you have to do is to look at the ring onyour moms finger or the smartphone in your pocket.27.Whats the authors purpose of writing the first two paragraphs?A.To emphasize the rareness of gold.B.To list some uses of gold in daily life.C.To explain the reasons
34、 for the popularity of gold.D.To interest readers about the source of gold.28.What would the collision of neutron stars lead to according to Xinhua?A.The creation of black holes.B.The death of the stars.C.The disappearance of gravitational waves.D.The creation of gold.29.Whats the text mainly about?
35、A.Chinas Kunlun Antarctic Station does research into gold.B.Collisions between two neutron stars result in gold.C.Collisions contribute to the discovery.D.Gold is considered a valuable and precious resource.30.What can we learn from the article?A.The amount of gold produced by the collision was very
36、 small.B.The collision was the largest report in history.C.China played a big role in the new discovery.D.The collision took place 130 years ago.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。A simple life means getting rid of many of the things you do so that you can spend more
37、 time withpeople you love and do the things you love.31Its often a journey of two steps forward andone backward.Evaluate your time.32What things do you do from the time you wake up to the time yougo to sleep?Make a list,and evaluate whether theyre in line with your priorities.If not,remove themand f
38、ocus on whats important.Redesign your day.Limit your communications.Our lives these days are filled with a vast flow of communications:email,cell phones,paper mail,Twitter,forums,and more.33Instead,set a limit on yourcommunications:only deal with emails at certain times of the day.Limit phone calls
39、to certain times too.It is the same with other communications.Set a schedule and stick to it.Try living without a car.OK,this isnt something Ive done,but many others have.34Walk,bike,or take public transportation.It reduces expenses and gives you time to think.A car is alsovery complicated,needing n
40、ot only car payments,but insurance,maintenance,repairs,gas and more.35If you rid your home of stuff,you might find you dont need so much space.Im notsaying you should live on a boat(although I know some people who happily do so),but if you can be英语试题卷第 6页 共 8页comfortable in a smaller home,it will no
41、t only be less expensive,but easier to maintain,and greatlysimplify your life.A.Have a place for everything.B.How do you spend your day?C.Its something I would do if I didnt have kids.D.They can take up your whole day if you let them be.E.However,getting to simplicity isnt always a simple process.F.
42、Most people dont know what“enough”is,and thus they keep buying more.G.Consider a smaller home.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I will never forget that November day.It was hotter than normal.This was the36my fatherand I had waited so
43、 long for,because we had been working towards this race for three years.Dozens offamiliar faces from church and school flashed across my view.They had come37me.I sawworry and38on my fathers face.Then the race began!For the first two and a half miles.I felt39.I had never before been so ready for some
44、thing.The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled40and a strict diet.My friendshadnt seen me in weeks，but they understood the41required to make my dream a reality.As inall of my races，I didnt42out in the front，I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strengthovertook their previ
45、ous speed.Then without warning,my strength began to decrease.Neck and neck with one of my greatestcompetitors，I43see the finish line.I had begun the final dash into44when my kneesbecame weak and my legs were sore.Nothing I could do would make them45my weight.I watched as runners rushed by me.46I kne
46、w my dreams of victory were destroyed,I had tofinish the race.However，my legs hurt badly.With all of the47left in me，I got on my hands andknees and crawled（爬），inch by inch，across the finish line.Voices，both48and familiar，cheered me on.They gave me the courage to keep49until the very end.The doctors
47、were there in seconds，but my eyes searched the crowd for him.There was only oneperson I wanted to50to.I whispered,“Im so sorry,Dad.Im so sorry I51you.”Helooked at me,saying,“You could never disappoint me.Sometimes these things just52.All thatmatters is that you did your best.”“But we worked so53.Wha
48、t about our dream?”He reached over for my hand and said,“Dontyou know that you are my dream and it has come true?”It wasnt long before my running shoes were back on,marking a54path for my journey,Ilearned that all of the miles，the tears，the sweat，and the pain my dad and I experienced together were n
49、otfor a55.What I realized,though,was that to him,I was the greatest prize he had ever won.36.A.dreamB.climateC.resultD.day37.A.forB.toC.acrossD.over38.A.coldnessB.astonishmentC.excitementD.amusement39.A.proudB.greatC.nervousD.afraid英语试题卷第 7页 共 8页40.A.programsB.studiesC.instructionsD.practices41.A.sa
50、crificeB.potentialC.patienceD.attention42.A.lookB.moveC.startD.come43.A.shouldB.couldC.mustD.need44.A.reliefB.mindC.pleasureD.honor45.A.giveB.feelC.holdD.touch46.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.IfD.Where47.A.trustB.emotionC.strengthD.confidence48.A.loudB.foreignC.softD.firm49.A.goingB.runningC.fightingD.traini
51、ng50.A.referB.talkC.listenD.agree51.A.frightenedB.disturbedC.disappointedD.bored52.A.developB.changeC.followD.happen53.A.lateB.hardC.closelyD.quickly54.A.newB.nearC.roughD.narrow55.A.wishB.dutyC.rankD.Race非选择题部分第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The
52、 University of Birmingham,UK,announces that it will accept the Gaokao exam for high-flyingChinese students56(wish)to join its undergraduate courses in 2020.High school students57complete the National Higher Education Entrance Examination,or Gaokao,58top gradescan apply for direct entry into Birmingh
53、am degree programs without first completing a foundation year.Gaokao,usually59(hold)across China in early June,is60(increasing)accepted byuniversities in Australia,the USA,Canada and mainland Europe.Birmingham will only be consideringhigh quality students who achieve a minimum 80%Gaokao score and me
54、et additional academic andEnglish language61(require).Professor Jon Frampton,Director of the University of Birminghams China Institute said,“I am62(delight)that the University is now accepting the Gaokao.This gives the63(bright)andbest Chinese students64opportunity to move straight into the first ye
55、ar of our undergraduateprograms and experience the benefits of studying at a65(globe)Top 100 university.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分）假定你是李华，与留学生朋友 Bob 约好一起去书店，但因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1、表示歉意；2、说明原因；3、另约时间。注意：1.词数 80 词左右；英语试题卷第 8页 共 8页2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Bob,_第二节 读后续写（25 分）阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使
56、之构成一个完整的故事。Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class.They always played together and went hometogether.One day Robert and Henry were going home from school,when,on turning a corner,Robertcried out,“A fight!Lets go and see!”“No,”said Henry.“Let us go away and not meddle with(插手)this quarrel
57、.We have nothing to dowith it and may get into trouble.Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at homeand I dont want them to worry about me.”“You are a coward(胆小鬼),and afraid to go,”said Robert,and off he ran.Henry went straighthome,and in the afternoon went to school as usua
58、l.But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward,and they laughed at him a great deal.From then on,they looked down upon Henry and didnt want to play with him.Henry was sad but he wasnt angry with Robert for his rude behavior,because he learned that truecourage is shown most in bearing mis
59、understanding when it was not deserved,and that he ought to beafraid of nothing but doing wrong.Thus,he just ignored the other boys laughter and continued to go toschool.However,Robert didnt invite Henry to go home with him anymore.Instead,he had some otherboys who also thought Henry was a coward.Ev
60、ery day after school,they didnt go home directly butwent to the river to swim and had a lot of fun.The other day,Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river,and got out of his depth.Hestruggled,and screamed for help,but all in vain.His so-called friends got out of the water as fast as theycould,and did not even try to help him.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；2.应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1Robert was fast sinking._Paragraph 2Thus,Roberts life was saved._
