2019年高二英语下学期期末试卷（附答案）+高考优秀作文：观自观人，亮丽生活

2019 年高二英语下学期期末试卷（附答案）+高考优秀作文：观自观人，亮丽生活第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 15 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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，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 do we learn about Jane?A .Shes going to America B .She had traveled abroad C. She likes collecting stamps2. Why hasnt the woman finished typing the report?A. Because she has forgotten to type itB. Because she has been lazyC. Because she has been busy3. What time did the man say the football match would start?A. 7:30 B. 7:15 C. 7:054. What does the man imply?A. All his money is in changeB. He cant change the bill for the womanC. All his change has been taken away5. What can we learn from the together?A. They will stay at home togetherB. They go to the concert together at lastC. The man is not interested in the classical music at all第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6. What is the womans problem?A. She took a car driving test and failedB. She took a written fest and failedC. She took two road tests and failed them both7. What does the man offer to do?A. Sign her up for driving schoolB. Help her study for the written testC. Teach her to drive8. What will the woman have to do if she fails the test again?A. Go to the professional driving schoolB. Take the written test againC. Take another driving test听下面一段对话，回答第 9 至第 11 小题。9. When does this conversation take place?A. In the morning B. At noon C. In the afternoon10. Where does this conversation take place?A. At the book office B. At the bus station C. At the health center11. How long does the journey to Paris last?A. 8 hours and 30 minutesB. 10 hours and 20 minutesC. 12 hours and 10 minutes听下面一段独白，回答第 12 至第 15 小题。12. How was salt used in Egypt thousands of years ago?A. To keep fish alive B. To punish criminals C. To preserve dead bodies13. Why were the ten thousand people put in prison in the 18 th century?A. For stealing saltB. For making salted fishC. For taking salt from the kings table14. Where was the salt placed when the king had his dinner?A. On the kings seatB. If front of the kingC. A long way from the important guests15. When did people begin to eat salted fish?A. Thousands of years ago B. Over 3000 years ago C. About 150 years ago第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16.-Can I borrow this novel?-Sorry. Only teachers and students in our school enjoy the _.A. privilege B. opportunity C. status D. convenience17. _in a strange place, especially when one doesnt understand the local language, is a very terrible experience.A. Lost B. Being lost C. To have been lost D. Having lost18. Stricter safe measures will be taken at the airport_ new terrorist attacks. A. in terms of B. in spite of C. in need of D. in case of19. Not until I visited the Military Museum_ _any idea of what a missile(导弹)was like.A. I had B. did I have C. had I D. I did have20. The challenge is how the college graduates _ the highly competitive social environment as quickly as possible.A. apply to B. attend to C. appeal to D. adapt to21. The fog was so heavy that I had much difficult in _ the traffic signs.A. letting out B. taking out C. handing out D. making out22. He lay on the operating table, his teeth _ and his eyes _ straight upward. A. setting; looking B. set; looked C. set; looking D. setting; looked23. -He stayed abroad working for the world peace for man year.-Oh, he _ a lot.A. may go through B. must have gone throughC. ought to have gone through D. might go through24. The secretary entered with a pencil and paper, and _ every word the manager said.A. took down B. took out C. turned out D. turned down 25. As a rule, the students who fail to meet these _ will not be admitted to the universityA. considerations B. requirements C. situations D. requests26. Im calling _ my company to thank you again for your generous help.A. in favor of B. in hours of C. in memory of D. on behalf of27. -Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?-Yes, he did. He _ his old friends for a long time.A. didnt see B. wouldnt see C. hasnt seen D. hadnt seen28. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _ in broad daylight yesterday.A. being robbed B. having been robbed C. to have been robbed D. robbed29. _ not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.A. Reminding B. Reminded C. To remind D. Having reminded30. -Helen is said to have studied abroad for three years.-_ that she speaks perfect English.A. Not at all B. No way C. Not possible D. No wonder第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoon at my grandfathers farm. 31 by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided 32 hours of fun for a city kid.I can still remember one afternoon 33 I was eight years old. Id wanted 34 anything to be allowed to climb the walls surrounding the property. The walls were old; some stones were 35 ,others loose. Still, my desire to scramble（攀登）across those walls 36 so strong that finally, one spring weekend, I took all my 37 and entered the living room, where the 38 had gathered after Sunday dinner.“I, I want to climb the stone walls,” I said hesitantly. 39 a chorus(齐声) went up from the women in the room. “Heavens, no1!” they cried, “Youll hurt yourself!” I wasnt too 40 ; the response was just as Id expected. But 41 I could leave the room, I was 42 by my grandfathers loud voice. “Now 43 just a minute.” I heard him say, “Let the boy climb the stone walls. 44 he has to learn to do things for himself.”For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my 45 . Later I told my grandfather about my grandfather about my 46 . Ill never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a (an) 47 day just by being yourself. Always remember, theres only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”Many years have passed since then, and today I 48 the television program Mister Rogers Neighborhood, seen by millions of children. There have been 49 over the years, but one thing 50 the same: my suggestion to children at the end of almost every visit. “Theres only one person in this whole world like you,” the kids can hear me say, “and people can like you exactly as you are.”31. A. Covered B. Surrounded C. Extended D. Spread32. A. meaningless B. short C. endless D. imaginable33. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. daytime34. A. more than B. as well as C. rather than D. other than35. A. remaining B .left C. tight D. missing36. A. built B. found C. grew D. changed37. A. trouble B. mind C. courage D. heart38. A. adults B. relations C. men D. women39. A. Soon B. Hurriedly C. Frequently D. Instantly40. A. excited B. mad C. disappointed D. pleased41. A. after B. before C. as D. when42. A. encouraged B. surprised C. allowed D. stopped43. A. keep up B. hold on C. hold up D. keep on44. A. Anyhow B. However C. Therefore D. Nevertheless45. A. childhood B. play C. life D. Sunday46. A. action B. adventure C. story D. happiness47. A. special B. interesting C. common D. beautiful48. A. own B. like C. hold D. host49. A. jobs B. events C. adventures D. changes50. A. remains B. develops C. becomes D. seems第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 ABCD 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMoney Matters for StudentsGETTING A GRANT（补助） Who pays?The Local Education Authority (LEA) for the area in which the student is living.Who can get this money?Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident in the UK for at least three years, which can exclude (排除) some students from overseas.SPECIAL CASESIf a student has worked before going to college:A student who is 26 or more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of the previous six years will get extra money-155 a year if 26, increasing to a maximum of 615 at 29 or more.If a student is handicapped (残疾的):LEAs will give up to 500 to help meet extra expensessuch as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra heating or special food.Banking:Most of the big banks offer special services to students who open accounts (in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials). A student wont usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by 100 or so, and still dont make charges (though they do charge interest).51. A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will _.A. get money if he is taking a first degree course B. be unable to get money from any LEAC. get money from any LEA when he has finished his courseD. have to open a bank account before he gets any money52. A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She has worked since she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year?A. None B. 155 C. 615 D. 51553. A student who cannot walk has to buy a wheelchair costing 750 to go to classes. How much of the cost will he have to pay himself?A. 150 B. 250 C. 500 D. 75054. You are a new student. Why may a bank welcome you as a customer?They know you receive money regularlyB. They charge students extraC. They hope you will be rich in the futureD. They need students accounts in term-time55. How much do the banks permit the students who open accounts with them to overdraw?A. 155 B. 615 C. 500 D. 110BI used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, credit and success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing.One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56.I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest possible amount. I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley. I hadnt been alone for 25 years. I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me.I found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month. The locals knew nothing about me. But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat. They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing. They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream, not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness. Men would stop by with wild berries, ice-cream , truck parts to see if I was up for courting. I wasnt, but they were civil anyway. The women on that mountain worked harder than any Id ever met. They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe. I learned to keep enough for an extra plate for company.What I had believed in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors.After four years in that valley, I moved back into town. I saw a lot of people were having a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes. With the help of a real estate broker (房地产经纪人), I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people. Its four of us now, but over time Ive had nine come in and move on to other places from here. Wed all be in shelters if we hadnt banded together.The American dream I believe in now is a shared one. Its not so much about what I can get for myself; its about how we all can get by together.56. Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer_.A. had a well-paid jobB. worked hard for his American dreamC. worked hard and liked to shareD. felt hopeless about his American dream57. What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?A. The house. B. The job.C. The company. D. The American dream.58. What does the underlined sentence “I learned to.”in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. The writer learned to run a company.B. The writer learned to share with others.C. The writer learned to keep enough plates.D. The writer learned to save money for his company.59. Why did the writer rent a big house?A. To make some money. B. To show off his wealth.C. To share with those people in need. D. To make friends with his neighbors.60. The writer mainly tells us about_.A. his unhappy experiences B. the friendly people in the valleyC. the change of his living conditions D. his new idea of the American dreamCToday, I read an interesting article about television viewing. In one experiment, families were paid to stop watching TV for either a week or a month. Many could not complete the task and some families quarreled or even fought. It was quite interesting and now I will say something about TV.After TV became a product most families could afford, people bought and started to watch their new TVs. Both adults and children became less creative in problem solving, less able to focus on tasks, and less tolerant of flexible time.In my family, we grew up with the TV on. Every weekend, we watched Gun Smoke and Bonanza together as a family. TV provides us with a comfortable background when we want to learn a foreign language at home, and it entertains us cheaply with live action sports, incomparable performing arts and important events of the world. In addition, it educates us about everything from the cells in our body to the galaxies in the universe.Perhaps its not even practical to live without television unless our views change unexpectedly as we get older. I dont think that TV damages us so much as it robs us of time that could be spent doing other things such as learning new skills, getting some exercise or doing volunteer work.I was lucky to have a family that watched TV together. Today there seems to be a TV in every room of the house and theres no need to agree on a program to watch. To watch TV or not is more of a question for adults than for us, and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube, we never really do. TV has us hypnotized!61. The experiment in Paragraph 1 shows_.A. how interesting watching TV is B. how much people like watching TVC. whether people like watching TV D. why people give up watching TV62. After most families could afford a TV, they_.A. got more active at work B. found it easier to solve problemsC. became more independent of TV D. fixed less attention on tasks63. From Paragraph 3,we can learn that_.A. the author likes to spend weekends watching TV by himselfB. watching TV too much prevents the author from growing up wellC. TV programs bring only fun to the author and his familyD. the author and his family get a lot of valuable experience in watching TV64. According to the author which of the following is TRUE?A. It is a waste of time to watch TV.B. We benefit little when we watch TV.C. It is hard to live without television.D. We change our views as we live with television65. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that_.A. we depend too much on TV B. watching TV makes us unitedC. TV robs us of valuable time D.TV changes our daily lifeDFew laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled-to $1.01 per pack-smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.This is not a surprise to public health advocates. Theyve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase.The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S.C., where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4.78.The influence is obvious.In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys-13.8%, far below the national average. By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen -smoking records.Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans “who choose to smoke”.Thats true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for todays adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better. 66.The text is mainly about _ .A. the price of cigarettes B. the rate of teen smokingC. the effect of tobacco tax increase D. the differences in tobacco tax rate67.What does the author think is a surprise?A. Teen smokers are price sensitive.B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.C. Tobacco taxes improve public health.D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.68.The underlined word “deter” in Paragraph 3 most probably means _ .A. discourage B. remove C. benefit D. free69. Rogers attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of _ .A. tolerance B. unconcern C. doubt D. sympathy70. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill.C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking.D. Adults will depend more on their families.第 II 卷（35 分）请同学们将试题答案填写在答题纸上第三部分：写作（共三节，满分 35 分）第一节：阅读表达（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）Cleaning windows is tricky enough at the best of times, but when the glass is on the worlds tallest building it is a complete pain. Soaring 2,717ft into the air above Dubai and with 1,292,500 sq ft of glass to keep clean, the1 billion Burj Khalifa presented a unique problem for maintenance teams.Dale Harding, the general manager of window cleaning company, said the firm installed5 million of hi-teeth equipment, including unique window-cleaning carousels which they designed, to ensure the Burj Khalifa looks its best. Twelve machines weighing 13 tons carry up to 36 cleaners, who use ordinary soapy water to wash down the Burjs 24,830 reflective windows in a process that takes three months front top to bottom.Mr. Harding said the company, based in Melbourne, Australia, had been working overtime to get the Burj shining for Mondays grand opening ceremony. He said: “Its an incredible construction. People are focusing on the height of the building out the pure size of it, the footprint, is huge. Its really 10-15 conventional buildings.”The work was so tiring that the team named themselves the “Men of St