高二英语上学期期末考试试题2

我带领班子成员及全体职工，积极参加县委、政府和农牧局组织的政治理论学习，同时认真学习业务知识，全面提高了自身素质，增强职工工作积极性，杜绝了纪律松散莆田一中20172018学年度上学期期末考试试卷高二英语选修六第卷第一部分 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，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。1Whats the man probably? AA repairman. BA fireman. CA policeman.2Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers? AMother and son. BCustomer and shopkeeper. CHusband and wife.3Whats Tom going to do after class? ADo some sports. BGo to the library. CGo to the bookstore.4Whats wrong with the speakers? AThey lose their way. BThey took the wrong bus. CThey cant find their map.5What was the woman most probably doing last night? A .Watching TV at home. BExpecting a phone call. CTalking to her friends.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，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至7题。6What are they most probably talking about? AThe weather of London. BTraveling in England. CThe traffic of London.7What does the woman think of the London bus? ARather slow. BVery dirty. CToo expensive.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What is the probable relationship between the speakers? AHost and guest. BCustomer and waitress. CHusband and wife.9What does the woman askthe man to do? AHave some soup. BHave more rice. CHave more fish.10Where does the conversation most probably take place? AAt a restaurant BAt the mans CAt the womans听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Why does the woman want to move out of her present flat? AIt costs her too muchBIts too far from the schoolCIts shared by too many roommates12What kind of flat is the woman looking for? AOne with furniture in it. BOne having enough space. COne where she can live alone.13How is the man going to help the woman? AHell share his flat with herB. Hell seek a flat in the schoolCHell visit a block of flats听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14Who did Rocky go to the concert with last night? AHis friends.BHis children.CHis parents.15What was the concert held for? ATo collect money for the quake-hit areas. BTo show the singers love for children. CTo celebrate a festival in Sichuan.16What is Rockys opinion? ABy loving others, we can make the world happier BEveryone should donate money to those poor people CThere will no longer be disasters in the world听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Whats the program the woman is hosting?A. Pop World of ABC International. BThe History of Pop. CThe Road of Music.18Which program introduces the background of the pop songs?APop Words. BAbout the Hits. CThe History of Pop.19What can be expected in the program about the Big Hits? ALetters from the audience will be read in the program. BInterviews with the singers or songwriters can be heard. CListeners can interview the singers and songwriters.20What does a native English speaker think of English pop songs? ADifficult to understand. BSurprising. CUnderstandable.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。ALiving Music in the HomeLiving music in the Home is a Waldorf-inspired resource for parents and teachers who wish to share the joy of music with their children and students. We provide musical training for adults so they can make music in their homes and classrooms.NEW! In addition to our online offerings (see below), we are now offering in-person parent-child music classes in western Massachusetts. We invite you to come to join us for BabySong and ChildSong, offered at the Cottage Garden.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE FOR REGISTEROUR ONLINE COURSESFinding Your Inner Voice Instructor: Michelle Prindle (about)Available: March 17This course offers instruction in vocal (唱歌的) technique that will help parents and teachers to find their inner voice. The course removes modern misunderstandings about the voice. It offers advice on overcoming psychological boundaries to joyful singing. This is done through practical, confidence-building exercise that parents and teachers can practice in their own homes along with the videos and audio files provided. The course also offers a variety of songs for singing with children.Mood of the FifthInstructor: Dan Prindle (About)Available: March 17This course begins by giving parents and teachers a solid foundation in the basics of western music theory that are necessary for understanding music in the mood of the fifth. These include the fundamentals of music theory (basics of pitch and rhythm). The course then continues to define the mood of the fifth, describe its elements and give a variety of examples. This course provides the necessary knowledge for parents and teachers to fully understand this often unclearly defined concept.21. If Tom who doesnt have a computer wants to use the resource, he can_ .A. call Michelle Prindle directlyB. take the course Finding Your Inner VoiceC. join in BabySong and Childsong at the Cottage GardenD. take in-person music classes in eastern Massachusetts22. What can teachers and parents learn in the online courses?A. How to breathe while running. B. Instruction in vocal technique.C. Various songs suitable for adults. D. How to deal with children successfully.23. One can learn about western music by taking_ .A. Mood of the Fifth B. Finding Your Inner VoiceC. in-person parent-child lessons D. any of the online courses mentioned24. This text is most probably taken from_.A. science journalB. travel guideC. storybookD. websiteBMy father never wanted his children to know what he did for a living. Dad worked in Plant C. Lying beside Lake Erie, it saw him in at sunrise and out at nightfall. Sometimes my mother would take my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and me to the public beach in our hometown of Ashtabula. Shed gather us round and point to the smokestacks, coughing clouds into the sky.“Wave to daddy!” shed shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air. I never knew what Dad did in Plant C, but during 34 years of hard work, he had surgery (手术) on his shoulder and hand. At 48, he had his first heart attack. He retired in 1993, right after the last kid graduated from college. But the damage was done. A few years later, the next heart attack killed him.I saw my dad in plant C only once, when I took dinner to him. That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason.Recently my fathers friend, Toby Workman, walked me there. I knew my father never wanted me to see it. At every station, he described the job and the danger. It was like listening to a foreign language. I walked past many DANGER signs. Toby put his hand on my shoulder. “Look”, he said, “you need to understand something. Your dad was a maintenance mechanic. He worked the most dangerous job. If something broke, he fixed it.”A few days later, my daughter graduated from college. I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this note: “Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots.”25. How many siblings does the author most probably have?A. Three siblings B. Two siblings C. Five siblings D. Four siblings26. Which of the following is true about the authors father?A. He didnt suffer a heart attack until he retired.B. He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all.C. He was hardly angry in his daily life.D. He did physical work in Plant C.27. When Toby Workman described the authors fathers job, the author _.A. felt familiar with the job B. didnt quite understandC. wanted to learn a foreign language D. decided to do the same work28. The author gave her daughter the hat to hope that her daughter could _.A. remember her grandfather B. overcome all difficulties C. get encouraged by her grandfather D. follow her grandfathers workCCrown shyness(树冠羞避）is a mysterious natural phenomenon in which the crowns of some tree species do not touch each other, but get separated by a gap clearly visible from ground level. The effect usually occurs between trees of the same species, but has also been observed between trees of different species.There are many theories going around, most of which make sense, but no one has been able to prove without the shadow of a doubt why some trees avoid touching each other.In his 1955 book, Growth Habits of the Eucalypts，Australian forester M. R. Jacobs writes that the growing tips of the trees are sensitive to abrasion (擦伤），which results in crown shyness phenomenon. This theory was also supported by Dr Miguel Franco. Some experiments have shown that if trees displaying crown shyness are artificially prevented from swaying(摇摆） in the wind and touching each other, they gradually fill up the gaps between them.But while the above theory is arguably the most widespread, its certainly not the only one. Some scientists have suggested that crown shyness is a mechanism to stop the spreading of leaf-eating insects. These pests have been knownto worktogetherandcreate structuresthat extend up to 10 cm off of tree branches, in order toreach otherplants, so the gaps are the trees natural defense method.One Malaysian scholar studied many trees, but found no traces of abrasions, despite their clear crown shyness. Instead, he suggests that the growing tips of the trees were sensitive to light levels and stopped growing when they got too close to other trees. Plants are able to sense how close they are to other plants and in order to get more light, they give off some chemical to stop other trees from growing too close.Whatever the reason, one thing is for sure, plants are more intelligent than people.29. What can we know about crown shyness?A. It can cause abrasion between trees.B. It only happens between the same species.C. It has been discovered for only half a century.D. No agreement has been reached about its real cause.30. What will happen if trees showing crown shyness are stopped from swaying?A. The gaps between the trees will grow wider.B. The trees will stop growing and even die.C. The gaps between the trees will remain the same.D. The crown shyness phenomenon will disappear.31. What does the underlined word “mechanism” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Tip B. Theory C. Way D. Plan32. Which statement might the Malaysian scholar agree with?A. Some insects stop trees growing too close.B. Trees have special ways to attack others.C. Trees wont touch each other to avoid diseases.D. Trees compete with their neighbors for light.DModern inventions have sped up peoples lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars areproduced which go even faster and each new computer boasts (吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across theworld in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long atcomputers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their danger, accordingto some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequencewe do not like to think about.However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, though it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activities that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or evenjust one thing at a time. Perhapsthe daysare long gone when we might listen quietly to a storyon the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world.There was a time when some peoples lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before wedo so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced; they farmed with bare hands, oftenlived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modem machinery hasfreed people from that primitive existence.33. What does the days in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Simple life in the past. B. Times of inventions.C. Imaginary life. D. Time for constant activity.34. What is the authors attitude towards the modern technology?A. Critical. B. Optimistic. C. Objective. D. Negative.35. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Modern technology and its influence.B. The present and past times. C. Machinery and human beings.D. Imaginations and inventions. 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。Ways to Respectfully DisagreeIts easier to agree than disagree. 36 Unfortunately, many of us either shy away completely from disagreements or lose it when things dont go our way. These tips can help keep disagreements constructive.Use “I to communicate how you feel, what you think and what you want or need. 37 For example, telling your parents “You always remind me about my housework when you know I have much homework” has a very different tone from “Im feeling pressured because I have a lot of homework tonight. Can I do those chores tomorrow?”Listen to the others opinion. 38 That makes it more likely that he or she will do the same for you. When the other person is talking, try to stop yourself from thinking about why you disagree or what youll say next. 39 This is the important thing you can do to keep a conversation on track. Of course, its a huge challenge to stay calm when you feel angry about something, especially if their person youre talking to gets heated. 40 If youve ever been on the receiving end of someones put-downs (贬损的话), you know how valuable using respectful language and behavior can be. So instead of saying what you might be thinking (Thats a stupid idea!), try saying “I dont agree, and here is why.”Respect goes beyond difficult conversations, of course. Being helpful and considerate towards family members, teachers or coaches in our everyday actions helps us establish a foundation for those times when we might disagree.A. Stay calm.B. Look into the others eyes.C. Using you statements can sound aggressive.D. Avoid putting down the other persons ideas and beliefs.E. Then you can calmly present your case and why you disagree.F. Being a good listener shows that you respect the other person.G. But we can learn a lot from conversations where we dont agree.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、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。Did you ever have one of those dreams that seemed to go on forever? I had one like that last night. I was walking down an old, side road 41 I used to walk along as a teenager. I wasnt quite 42 where I was headed, but I felt very determined to get there. Like in many 43 , time seemed fluid and people seemed ageless. As I walked along I kept 44 people from both my 45 and my present. I saw both my Mom and my Grandma who had passed away and I was able to 46 them both one more hug. I ran into many childhood friends and we talked, joked, and laughed just like we were 47 again.Still, I kept walking, hoping to reach wherever I was headed. Around every turning, though, there was 48 new. I saw strangers 49 and stopped to help them. I met a smiling, old man who 50 shared his lifes wisdom with me and then I 51 passed it on to young children further down the road. With every 52 steps it seemed there was a 53 adventure in learning and love. I never got to where 1 was going and 54 feeling like I had lived a lifetime in a single 55 . It 56 me a bit that I never 57 where I was headed. 58 then I realized that this dream was a lot like our life. It is the walk that 59 . You will meet a lot of wonderful people and go through a lot of 60 experiences.41. A. what B. where C. that D. how42. A. puzzled B. doubtful C. happyD. sure43. A. roadsB. dreamsC. journeysD. nights44. A. lookingB. waitingC. searchingD. meeting45. A. futureB. pastC. familyD. experience46. A. showB. oweC. giveD. ask47. A. neighborsB. adultsC. kidsD. friends48. A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing49. A. in needB. in delightC. with respectD. for certain 50. A. seriouslyB. hesitantlyC. happilyD. casually51. A. lovinglyB. unwillinglyC. surprisingly D. jokingly52. A. other B. little C. per D. few53. A. dangerousB. familiarC. fresh D. similar54. A. jumped upB. woke upC. lay downD. bowed down55. A. lifeB. bed C. house D. night56. A. comfortedB. impressedC. reminded D. bothered57. A. rememberedB. plannedC. reachedD. lost58. A. ButB. BecauseC. So D. For59. A. arrivesB. happensC. works D. matters60. A. valueless B. interestingC. common D. painful第II卷（共60分）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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式