湖北剩州中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

湖北省荆州中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是B。1. What time is it now? A. 8:40. B. 8:55. C. 9:00.2. What happened to Nancy? A. She tried out but failed.B. She was chosen for the lead role.C. She missed the chance of trying out.3. What does the man want to do?A. Play golf next Tuesday. B. Visit his parents. C. Take a day off.4. How will the woman deal with her bicycle? A. She will leave it in the apartment.B. She will give it to the man for free.C. She will sell it to the man at a low price.5. What does the woman mean? A. She will help the man.B. She wont finish the paper.C. The man should depend on himself.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. What is the man?A. A policeman. B. A reporter. C. A salesman.7. What did the teenager look like? A. He was in a brown shirt. B. He was of medium height. C. He was thin with red hair. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a station. B. At a theatre. C. At a shop.9. What does the woman tell the man to do? A. Add his name to the mailing list.B. Book the tickets in advance.C. Get the headphones tomorrow.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. The effects of stress. B. The ways of relaxation. C. The ideas of healthy life.11. What does the woman say about puter games? A. Its no good playing them long.B. She feels it hard to play them.C. Sometimes theyre relaxing.12. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Keep a pet dog. B. Have a good rest. C. Do outdoor activities. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Cartoon characters. B. Climate change. C. Pollution control agreements.14. What encouraged the man to create Mr. Carbon? A. His dream of making a movie.B. His concern about industrial pollution.C. His disappointment at some governments inactivity.15. What has Mr. Carbon done? A. He has aroused peoples concern about climate change.B. He has played a role in a disaster movie.C. He has made a box office success.16. What kind of person is Mrs. Green? A. She is climate-ignorant. B. She is an energy saver.C. She is wealthy. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why is Bettina living with the speakers family in Porchester?A. She has a job there. B. She is studying there. C. Her father is in hospital there.18. How did the speaker feel when Bettina first arrived?A. She was happy to have Bettina stay.B. She envied Bettinas good looks.C. She thought Bettina was hard-working.19. What do we know about Bettina?A. She takes care of her father.B. She often helps in Jades house.C. She works part-time in a cinema.20.What worries the speaker?A. Bettinas dad is badly ill.B. Her parents disbelieve her.C. She cant get along with Bettina.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。 APlanning to get away? Think passport firstIf youre planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go.Renewing (更新) your passport before it runs outYou can renew your passport up to 9 months before it can no longer be legally used. So take the time now and save the tears later.Applying for a passport for the first timeOur eligibility (资格) checks mean that it takes a minimum of one week to issue (颁发) a passport. So make sure you dont leave it to the last minute, and apply in plenty of time.Help with your application is just around the cornerSelected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents offer a Check and Send service that helps you with your application. Its convenient and you should receive your passport within 2 weeks.If you need to apply for or renew a passport, you can either:Pick up a Passport Application Form at Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents.Or call the Application Form Request line on 0901 4700 100 or visit .passport.gov.ukIf your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices. We cant guarantee to see customers without an appointment.From 14th January a guaranteed same day (passport renewals only) or one week service will be available from passport public counters.*Calls will be charged 60p per minute and the cost per call should not normally be more than 90p. *Calls are charged at national rates.21. When applying for a passport for the first time, you need to know that _.A. passports can be legally used foreverB. passports are issued at the last minuteC. application checks take at least one weekD. applications are selected by post office branches22. According to the passage, you can meet your urgent need by _. A. going to the offices directlyB. making a call for an appointmentC. visiting .passport.gov.uk for a guaranteeD. getting in touch with Worldchoice travel agents23. What is the passage mainly about?A. Certain types of passports.B. Different functions of passports.C. Advantages of holding passports.D. Instructions on applying for passports.BWe Brits love the idea of a real Christmas treebut not so many of us like the realities of dragging (拖拽) a 7ft Norway Spruce through the house and leaving needles all over the place.If you count yourself among the reluctant group, then it may be time to go fake (假的) . After all, buying an artificial Christmas tree neednt mean accepting defeat. Theres a huge range of choices and sizes, including pre-lit trees, which will save you the frustration of trying to string your own lights.Another big advantage of choosing an artificial Christmas tree is cost: artificial trees can last for decades, so they work out cheaper than paying for a real tree every year. Like now retailers (零售商) are offering great deals at the moment: at Tesco, theres 25 percent off artificial Christmas trees. Meanwhile, you can take advantage of the current 3 for 2 offer at Argos to fill your house with not one, not two, but three. You may perhaps partner up with friends who are also looking to invest.Of course, keep your tree for years and years and it will start to pay you back in terms of carbon footprint; however, a “ real” one will always have to be transported, used and dealt with every year.Are there any downsides? Yes. You might think youre saving the planet, but a fake tree is actually not an environmentally friendly option. Most are made in factories in Asia, resulting in some serious air miles to reach the UK. Theyre made from metal and plastic, and many end their lives in landfill (垃圾填埋).Another problem with a fake tree is that they dont look very naturaland of course you wont get that lovely pine smell either. Youll also need to find space for storage.24. What does the underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Inactive. B. Related.C. Unwilling. D. Supportive.25. Which is the benefit of buying an artificial Christmas tree? A. Enough choices. B. The lovely pine smell. C. Cheaper than a real one. D. Free for transportation.26. What can we learn from the passage? A. Fake Christmas trees are environmentally friendly. B. British people like to drag a real Christmas tree home. C. People need to find space to store a fake Christmas tree. D. People may get 3 more if they buy two fake Christmas trees.27. What is the passage mainly about? A. Different reasons for choosing fake Christmas trees. B. Valuable suggestions on choosing fake Christmas trees. C. Efficient ways of saving money on choosing Christmas trees. D. Advantages and disadvantages of choosing fake Christmas trees.CTimes are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when were facing difficult times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmothers recipes. She taught me to cook. When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacations with my mothers parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands. My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldnt do with a chicken, every part of it. Nothing went to waste. Now I understand that her food was sacred (神圣的). I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when Im in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day. From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say: “Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant?” I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can. 28. According to the passage, the author cooks a lot at home because _.A. she wants to try out her grandmothers recipesB. she is quite particular about foodC. the food in restaurants is unhealthy D. she and her husband are embarrassed financially 29. According to the passage, the authors grandmother _.A. learnt to cook because of the Great DepressionB. was good at cooking as well as careful in budgetingC. preferred chicken to beefD. had to walk a long way to learn cooking in a restaurant 30. It can be inferred from the passage that the author _.A. liked to pare her grandmothers food with that in restaurantsB. learnt something more precious than cooking from her grandmotherC. hasnt found the joy in cooking though she can cook like her grandmotherD. feels connected to her grandmother when making country food in the kitchen 31. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. Cook like my grandmother B. My grandmothers sacred foodC. My grandmothers recipe D. Joy and pleasure in cookingDFor years, there has been a prejudice against science among clinical psychologists (临床心理学家). In a two-year analysis to be published in November in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologists charge that many clinical psychologists fail to “provide the treatments which are given the strongest evidence of effectiveness” and “give more weight to their personal experiences than to science.” As a result, patients have no guarantee that their “treatment will be informed by science.” Walter Mischel of Columbia University is even crueler in his judgment. “The disconnect between what clinical psychologists do and what science has discovered is an extreme embarrassment,” he told me, and “there is a widening gap between clinical practice and science.”The “widening” reflects the great progress that psychological research has made in identifying the most effective treatments. Thanks to strict clinical trials, we now know that teaching patients to think about their thoughts in new, healthier ways and to act on those new ways of thinking are effective against depression, panic disorder and other problems, with multiple trials showing that these treatmentsthe tools of psychologybring more lasting benefits than drugs.You wouldnt know this if you sought help from a typical clinical psychologist. Although many treatments are effective, relatively few psychologists learn or practice them.Why in the world not? For one thing, says Baker from the University of Wisconsin, clinical psychologists are “very doubtful about the role of science” and “lack solid science training”. Also, one third of patients get better no matter what treatment (if any) they have, “and psychologists remember these successes, believing, wrongly, that they are the result of the treatment.”When faced with evidence that treatments they offer are not supported by science, clinical psychologists argue that they know better than some study that works. A 2008 study of 591 psychologists in private practice(诊所) found that they rely more on their own and colleagues experience than on science when deciding how to treat a patient. If they keep on this path despite the fact that insurance panies demand evidence-based medicine, warns Mischel, psychology will “discredit itself.”32. Many clinical psychologists fail to provide the most effective treatments because_.A. they are unfamiliar with their patients B. they believe in science and evidenceC. they rely on their personal experiences D. they depend on their colleagues help33. The widening gap between clinical practice and science is due to _.A. the cruel judgment by Walter MischelB. the great progress that has been made in psychological researchC. the fact that most patients get better after being treatedD. the fact that patients prefer to take drugs rather than have other treatments34. How do clinical psychologists respond when accused that their treatments are not supported by science?A. They feel embarrassed. B. They doubt their treatments.C. They are disappointed. D. They try to defend themselves.35. According to the passage, what is Mischels attitude towards psychology?A. Negative. B. Neutral. C. Indifferent. D. Positive.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。Everyone makes mistakes. 36_ . Making a mistake at work, however, can be more serious. It may cause problems for your employer and even affect the panys bottom line Evil consequences will finally e down to you. Simply correcting your mistake and moving on may not be an option. When you make a mistake at work your career may depend on what you do next. Admit your mistake. Tell your boss about your mistake immediately. The only exception is if you make an insignificant error that will not affect anyone. Otherwise, dont try to hide your mistake. 37 . Present your boss with a plan to fix your mistake.When you go to your boss to admit your mistake, you must have a plan for correcting it. Present your plan clearly. Tell your boss how long it will take to carry out your plan and if there are any costs involved. Dont blame anyone else for your mistake._38 . Encourage those who may share responsibility to follow your lead in admitting to your boss._39_ _ . Theres a big difference between admitting your mistake and beating yourself up about it. Take responsibility but dont blame yourself for making it, especially in public. Correct your mistake on your own time. If you have to spend extra hours at work to correct your mistake, dont expect to be paid for that time. 40 .A. Apologize for your mistake but dont beat yourself upB. Usually you can correct your error or just forget about it and move onC. You can use your lunch hour or e into work earlyD. Pointing fingers at others wont help you if you make a mistakeE. Strengthen your friendship with your bossF. Youll feel ashamed if your colleague takes the responsibility for youG. You will look terrible if someone else discovers it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。Once upon a time, a group of businessmen were sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, 41 much American goods back to Paris, however, they 42 a terrible thunderstorm, both the men and ship 43 into the Atlantic Ocean 44 their goods.The only survivor of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, 45 island. He prayed 46 for God to rescue him, and every day he 47 the horizon for help, but none seemed forthing. 48 , he eventually managed to build a little hut(小木屋) out of driftwood to 49 him from bad weather, and to store his few 50 . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was shocked with 51 and anger. God, how could you do this to me! he cried. Early the next day, 52 , he was awakened by the 53 of a ship that was 54 the island. It had e to rescue him. How did you know I was here? asked the 55 man of his rescuers. We saw your smoke 56 , they replied. It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldnt lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and 57 . Remember, next time your little hut is 58 to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that calls for the grace of God. For all the 59 things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive 60 to it.41. A. developingB. conveyingC. raisingD. transforming42. A. resulted inB. broke throughC. glance overD. came across43. A. sinkingB. slidingC. settlingD. squeezing44. A. in spite ofB. in place ofC. as well asD. in charge of45. A. constructedB. desertedC. rejectedD. defended46. A. desperatelyB. deliberatelyC. directlyD. modestly47. A. scannedB. caughtC. studiedD. advocated48. A. AstonishedB. ExcitedC. AnnoyedD. Exhausted49. A. preventB. takeC. shelterD. remove50. A. sectionsB. parcelsC. possessionsD. ines 51. A. embarrassmentB. sorrowC. riskD. hesitation52. A. anyhowB. thereforeC. besidesD. however53. A. sceneB. soundC. lightD. dream54. A. approachingB. strikingC. attackingD. leaving55. A. imaginativeB. aggressiveC. wearyD. enthusiastic56. A. evidenceB. displayC. gestureD. signal57. A. sufferingB. peaceC. disturbanceD. existence58. A. thunderingB. burningC. movingD. falling59. A. falseB. differentC. negativeD. mon60. A. requirementB. mandC. potentialD. answer 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Do you Douyin？Got a moment or, perhaps, 15 seconds? In the age of fragmented (碎片化的) time, Douyin, which is a massive hit in China right now, can perfectly fill in the gaps when people have nothing 61 (good) to do between two events; its daily plays 62 (spread) over one billion in the past few years. The Meipai(美拍)-like app allows users to produce creative short videos that bine music with mouth shapes or body moves. They can dance, sing, cook or do 63 their hearts desire.Launch