2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (VIII).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (VIII)第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第1节 (共5小题；每小题l5分，满分75分)第2节 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。1What will the weather be like tomorrow? AThe same as today BCooler than today CWarmer than today2When is the train expected to arrive now? AAt 9：30 BAt 9：50 CAt 10：053What does the woman want the boy to do?ADo the gardening BClean the dining room CDo his homework4What does the woman mean? A The man didnt work hard B The man was mistaken CShe didnt get a high grade5Why did Emily leave suddenly? ABecause she disliked the restaurant BBecause she had to go on a diet CBecause she was annoyed by the man第二节(共15小题；每小题l5分，满分225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。每段对话或独自读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6What are the speakers discussing? ATheir wedding BTheir anniversary CA famous band7How would the man like the event to be? A He would prefer to have a simple one BHe wants it to be very special C He wants to invite as many people as possible 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What does the woman think of her teaching method? AIneffective BUnusual CRisky9What does the man congratulate the woman on? AHer retirement BHer birthday CHer promotion 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Where does the conversation take place? AOn a ship BOn a flight COn a train11Why is the man going to London? ATo do business BTo get a masters degree CTo attend an international meeting12What is the woman interested in? APhilosophy BBusiness Studies CPublic Relations 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What do we know about the author of the book? AHe offered to write about Steve Jobs B He was a close friend of Steve Jobs C He used to write about Apple products14Why does the man think the book is worth reading? AIt has interviews other books do not have BIt includes many interesting pictures CIt is the first book about Steve Jobs15What does the man learn about Steve Jobs in the book? AJobs was tough and never cried BJobs was sometimes sensitive CJobs often cried in the interview1 6How does the woman feel about the book? AIts the same as others BIt praises Steve Jobs too much CIt interests her very much 听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。17How did the man rob the bank with a cell phone? ABy threatening to kill a girl BBy breaking into its puter system CThrough his partner working in the bank1 8What happened at the weekend in Stevens Bay? ALarge amounts of fish appeared BFishermen saved two baby whales CSome fishing boats were trapped19What do we know about the motorcycle show on Friday night? ADangerous tricks will be forbidden BThe show will be delayed CMedical workers will be ready for help20Why were people concerned about safety this time? A Because a rider was badly injured last month B Because a rider was killed last month CBecause an audience got a heart attack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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Step-by-Step guide to Writing Great PapersTime For KidsWant to be a better writer? TFKs “Write Ideas” gives your writing a rise by walking you through every step involved in writing a paper. Using sample papers, idea organizers and checklists, you can write better research papers, persuasive essays, news stories and much more.Spelling, Grammar and MoreEnglish ZoneThis is the perfect site for English homework; It has a section on almost every topic you will cover in English class, such as spelling, parts of speech and writing. It does not just give you summary of the topic; rather it makes sure you understand it pletely.Reading Rocks!Reading RocketsFrom this great resource, learn to love reading or to love it even more! Read articles about reading and education, and share them with your teachers and parents. You can even read books by famous authors like Jane Yolen and Patricia MacLachlan.Definitions, Rhymes and Word GamesMerriam-Webster Word CentralIf you want to review words you know and learn new ones, visit this site. Here youll visit a school called “Word Central” where you can click on different areas to learn things like definitions and rhymes for different words or play word games.Help with Foreign LanguagesKidspace The Internet Public LibraryThis is a really cool site if you need help with foreign-language homework. It teaches you how to say hello in many different languages and has a lot of other useful information. It also tells how you can listen to real people saying the words in other languages.21. Which of the following sites can help you remember the new words?A. Time For Kids. B. English ZoneC. Merriam-Webster Word Central. D. Reading Rockets. 22. What can “Help with Foreign Languages” teach you?A. How to read books by famous authors. B. How to say hello in many different languages.C. How to write better research papers.D. How to use grammar in a right way.23. The ad is mainly intended .A. to increase the students learning skills B. to offer some useful sites in language studyC. to attract the students to join some learning clubs D. to help students understand language study betterB“Whats that?” my ten-year-old daughter, Genie, asked. Shed caught me laughing at a piece of mail Id just opened. “Wake-up service, $2.50 per call.” At the bottom was a phone number and a drawing of a rotary phone, like the one my great- aunt Sara had owned 40 years ago.“Is that mail funny?” Genie asked.“Not really,” I admitted. “Its just outdated.”“Whats a wake-up call?” She asked. I explained how, before smart-phones, people sometimes paid someone to wake them with a call.“Who sent this flyer（传单）?” she pressed.“Probably someone older,” I said.Her eyes lit up. “Can we order a wake-up?” she asked.“We dont need it.” I picked it up and headed for the recycling bin.“Wait!” she screamed. “I feel sorry for the wake-up man, if he needs some money,” she said, tearing up. “Cant we order?”I looked at the flyer with its drawing of a rotary phone. I remembered, again, my great-aunt Sara and her rotary phone. As a kid, Id visited her over Labor Day, when Jerry Lewis would host his charity event for the disabled kids. Aunt Sara would squeeze my hand, then reach for the rotary phone, dialing the number on the screen. Holding the receiver between us, wed announce to the operator, “Wed like to help those kids.”Now here was my own child, showing the same big heart Id once been encouraged to have, and how could I ignore her? I googled the flyers return address. The address belonged to a man called Raymond. He was in his mid-60s. We called him and, holding the receiver between us, the way Aunt Sara and I used to, told him we needed his services. “Great!” Raymond said in a shaky but friendly voice, clearly amazed at receiving an order from a child.Genie was happy all week. Technology has made some things outdated. But there are still other things the world will always require. In the rush of my daily life, Id temporarily forgotten that, I guess I just needed a wake-up call.24. Why did Genie beg to order the service?A. She was afraid of being late. B. She wanted to help the old man.C. She was curious about the service. D. She was interested in the rotary phone.25. What made the author finally decide to order a wake-up call?A. Her own childhood experience. B. The less fortunate wake-up man.C. Genies curiosity about the service. D. The information she found on Google. 26. How did Raymond feel when receiving our order?A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Doubtful. D. Regretful.27. What could be the best title for the passage?A. A Wake-up Man B. A Kindhearted GirlC. The Wake-up Call D. The Rotary PhoneCChokwe Selassie, aged 13, is working hard to help drivers avoid potholes(坑洼). The eighth-grader was inspired to kick off his creation on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the street in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. He decided to do something about the pothole problem in his city. His solution: an app that warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead.Chokwe developed the app with his friends Rodriguez Ratliff and Emmanuel Brooks. When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in red. And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you. Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes they meet, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them.The app relies on current available information about the streets of Jackson. It works by using the citys 311 call system, and uses information already stored in a database. Through the call system, citizens dial 311 to report non-emergency problems, which include potholes. Chokwe and his friends determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test the prototype（原型）.Although the app isnt yet available for sale,Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve it. The prototype remains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther until its nationwide.28. The passage is mainly about .A. a Solution to Traffic Jams B. an App to Detect PotholesC. pothole Problems in Big Cities D. Poor Road Conditions29. Whats the closest meaning of the underlined phrase “kick off” in Paragraph 1 ?A. leave B. invent C. begin D. change30. How does the app work through the 311 call system?A. By settling non-emergency problems. B. By broadcasting traffic accidents.C. By replying to citizens calls.D. By using its information about potholes.31. Which can be Chokwes future target?A. Encouraging more kids to create apps. B. Taking part in more learning programs.C. Making the app available for sale online. D. Making the app include streets nationwide.DAccording to German researchers, forcing people to be happy and polite all the time is likely to make them sick. They believe most at risk are air hostesses, call center operators, waiters and other workers in close contact with the public.Professor Dicter Zapf, a researcher into human emotions at Frankfurt University, said false friendliness led to depression, stress and a lowering of the immune(免疫) system. This can lead to more serious illness such as high blood pressure and so on.“Every time a person is forced to repress his true feelings, there are negative consequences for his health,”said Professor Dieter Zapf.In order to reach these conclusions, for over two years, 4,000 volunteers including shop workers and air hostess, were put in an imaginary call center and abused by customers. Some of the participants were allowed to answer back, while others had to be polite and friendly all the time.Those who stood up to clients(顾客) had a rapid heartbeat for a brief period, but for those who had to remain friendly, their heart was still racing long after the client had hung up.The conclusion reached by the researchers was that“being friendly against ones will causes nothing but stress”.Professor Zapf said, “We are all able to control our emotions, but it bees difficult to do this over a long period as air hostesses are forced to on long flights.”“These people need space away from the passengers where they can be on their own and let their feelings run free. We have to get away from the customer is king attitude and show more respect to those working in the service industries.”32. Who are most at risk when forced to be polite all the time?A. Those connected with the public. B. Those in service industries.C. Those with high blood pressure. D. Those working at the airport.33. According to Professor Dicter Zapf, false friendliness can _.A. cause conflicts among people B. improve peoples relationshipC. control high blood pressure D. lead to more serious illnesses34. What can be inferred from the text?A. About 4000 voluntary students took part in the research.B. Those allowed to answer back had a slow heartbeat.C. Those forced to remain polite are likely to have heart problems.D. Air hostess should be allowed to lose their temper on long flights.35. What is the main purpose of this text?A. To appeal to people to respect those in service industries.B. To persuade people out of working in service industries.C. To tell people to take the “customer is king” attitude.D. To remind people in service industries to control their emotions.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。(注意：E涂AB; F涂AC; G涂AD)Bad days happens to many of us. Something makes us sad, angry, frustrated or disappointed. But you still have to get up and go to work. Everything others say to you sounds stupid. 36 . Luckily, you can do something about it. Here are some ways to turn around a bad day.Accept your bad moodBeing in a bad mood is not that hard. If youre mad, be mad. 37 . This does not give you license to be rude and unpleasant to others. It just means that you need to recognize and accept your bad mood to be able to do something.Tell othersYou can try to keep your bad mood a secret and put on your happy mask. Guess what, youre fooling nobody. 38 . Simply tell them “ listen guys, Im in a really sour mood today. Im not sure why, but its nothing to do with what you have done. If I bite your head off, I apologize in advance.” 39 Spend a few moments to try thinking of at least one or two things that arent all bad: Something you look forward to, such as a person you like at work or something nice that happened recently.Take some quiet timeAnd if youre having a really bad day, it may be a good idea to withdraw a little ifyou can. 40 . Sit and work somewhere quiet. Take a long bathroom break. Consider going home early or taking the day off.A. Remember the goodB. Its important to get along well with othersC. Everyone seems to annoy youD. The best thing to do is to tell the people you work closely withE. If youre sad, be sadF. Ask for adviceG. Take a walk in your lunch break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。On a foggy evening, Steven took his old father to a restaurant for dinner. His father was very old and weak. While eating, he 41 dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other 42 watched him in disgust while his son was 43 .The whole restaurant fell 44 . All the diners turned away from the father and son one after another while Steven 45 his father in a soft voice of a man, “Eat as 46 as you can, father. It will be weeks before I 47 back from my business trip.”At that moment, the old father nodded with 48 , tears full of his eyes.After he finished eating, Steven, his son, who was not at all 49 , quietly took him to the wash room, 50 the food particles(饭粒), removed the stains, bed his hair and 51 his glasses firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was 52 them in dead silence, not able to understand 53 someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son 54 the bill and started walking out with his father.At that time, an old man among the diners called out to the 55 and asked him, “Dont you think you have 56 something behind?”.The son replied, No sir, I havent.The old man insisted, “Yes, you have! You left a(n) 57 for every son and hope for every 58 ”.The restaurant went silent. All behind looked at Steven with regret and then, with great respect at both father and son, who were 59 into the fog.To care for those who once cared for us is one of the 60 honors. We all know how our parents cared for us for every little thing. Love them, respect them, and care for them.41. A. freelyB. constantlyC. regularlyD. silently42. A. waitersB. waitressesC. dinersD. men43. A. angryB. calmC. anxiousD. fearful44. A. luckyB. happyC. hopeless D. speechless45. A. encouragedB. urgedC. beggedD. mentioned46. A. quicklyB. slowlyC. lessD. much47. A. runB. writeC. eD. phone48. A. unhappinessB. difficultyC. thanksD. surprise49. A. worriedB. tiredC. regretfulD. embarrassed50. A. wipedB. threwC. washedD. ate51. A. pullB. removedC. fittedD. picked52. A. watching B. holdingC. mentingD. studying53. A. whenB.howC. whatD. where54. A. forgotB. countedC. refusedD. paid 55. A. fatherB. sonC. dinnersD. waiter56. A. tookB. ignoredC. leftD. deserted57. A. lessonB. storyC. encouragementD. experience 58. A. dinerB. oneC. sonD. father59. A. movingB. going C. drivingD. running60. A. respectedB. bestC. highestD. extraordinary第II卷（共50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。 “USA? Britain? Which country is 61 (good) to study in?” We often hear such discussion. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.Its true that studying abroad can help students develop 62 (they). Their foreign lang