2019春湖南省三湘名校教育联盟联考高二(下)期末英语试卷

1、2018-2019 学年湖南省三湘名校教育联盟联考高二（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15 小题，共30.0 分）ASummer is coming and you might be delighted in the stories and images these summer picture books bring Sun Sun by Brad GrayFor this rhyming celebration of fun in sun， all your family needs to take in summers very best Life-like!illustrati

2、ons light the senses and bring back memories of summers past and dreams of the summers to comeAvailable from Amazon ， 9 99When We Go Cam ping by Margriet RuursWhat goes into camping ？ Setting up tents and looking at stars ？ Sure， but theres also so much more! Get to know nature and all the mystery a

3、nd wonder she brings as a family goes on an epic outdoor adventure Educational as it is fun ， this image-rich story will lead your child to explore deeper into the woods than ever before Available from Amazon ， 8 93The Watermelon Seed by Greg PizzoliEver wonder what would happen if you swallowed a w

4、atermelon seed？ A funny crocodile has wondered（andworried ） about it quite a bit! Will he grow a watermelon in his belly ？ Will he sprout （发芽） crazy vines？ Hes not quite sure， but when the concerned crocodile accidentally swallows a seed ， his imagination takes over and amusement arises!Available fr

5、om Amazon ， 9 95Three Little Words by Amy NoveskyDorys Just keep swimming! message of perseverance （坚持不懈） is perfect for any one who has ever felt like they were drowning Follow Dory an unforgettable adventure as she finds her way in this beautiful watercolor adventure of friendship and survival Ava

6、ilable from Amazon ， 12 061.Which book can you buy if you enjoy outdoor exploration ？ _A. Sun， SunB. When We Go CampingC. The Watermelon SeedD. Three Little Words2.What troubles crocodile in The Watermelon Seed ？ _A. A plant might grow in his body B. A seed wont come out of his stomach C. He shouldn

7、t have eaten the watermelon D. He doesnt know how to take care of a seed3. What message does Three Little Words give its readers ？ _A. Swimming is dangerous B. Adventure is necessaryC. Swimming is useful D. Never give up B第1页，共 12页A man who broke his neck outdoors in freezing conditions survived lyi

8、ng in snow for nearly 20 hours thanks to his dog, who kept him warm through the night and barked for help.The Michigan man, named only as Bob, was alone when he left his farmhouse on New Years Eve to collect firewood. Predicting a journey of only several metres, Bob was wearing just long jeans, a sh

9、irt and slippers when he went outside, despite the temperature being around -4 . However, he slipped and broke his neck.I was screaming for help but my nearest neighbour is about a quarter mile away and it was 10:30 pm, but my Kelsey came, said Bob. Kelsey is Bobs five-year-old Golden Retriever. She

10、 kept Bob warm by lying on top of him, and kept him awake by licking ( 舔 ) his hands and face. Bob said: She kept barking for help but never left my side. She kept me warm and awake. I knew I had to persevere through this and that it was my choice to stay alive. By morning my voice was gone and I co

11、uldnt yell for help, but Kelsey didnt stop barking. She was letting out this screeching howl that alerted my neighbour. He found me at 6:30 pm on New Years Day.Bobs neighbour eventually discovered him after hearing Kelseys howls and called the emergency services. When Bob arrived in hospital, his co

12、re temperature was below 21 . I was surprised to find out that I didnt have any frost bite, said Bob, I am sure it was because of Kelseys determination to keep me warm and safe. And to the surprise of doctors, Bob made a quick recovery from his neck injury.I am so thankful for my two heroes, Bob sai

13、d. Kelsey kept me warm, alert, and never stopped barking for help. Dr Colen saved my life and ability to move. They are truly heroes and I will be eternally grateful. 4. Why did Bob wear very little when he went outside?A. He was alone and poor.B. He had no enough clothes.C. The firewood was near hi

14、s farmhouse.D. The temperature outside is moderate.5. How did Kelsey keep Bob warm?A. By licking his hands and face.B. By making use of her own body.C. By lifting Bob on top of her.D. By keeping barking all the time.6. Which of the following has the closest meaning to alerted underlined in Paragraph

15、 3?A. Warned.B. Visited.C. Confused.D. Scared.7. Which words can best describe Kelsey?A. Cute and brave.B. Smart and honest.C. Helpful and confident.D. Loyal and clever.CSometimes picking the right music or lighting for a dinner date can be very hard, but research suggests you should be focusing on

16、the color of your napkins too.A new report examining the relationship between colored napkins and the flavor of food found that color is a powerful contributor. The report reveals which colors pair best with which dishes to help give your dinners an extra bit of flavor. Napkin brand Tork partnered w

17、ith Swedish food stylist and chef, Linda Lundgren, who paired dishes with a range of colored napkins.She told trade magazine The Caterer: How do you make a strawberry mousse sweeter and richer-tasting? The answer isnt more strawberries and sugar. Instead, try serving the dish with a coral pink napki

18、n. The color actually increases the perception of sweetness and decreases bitterness, making it perfect for desserts. 第2页，共 12页The experiments found that aqua blue napkins enhance the flavor of eggs and Indian food. This is because it brings out orange and yellow as contrast colors and makes the dis

19、hes seem less salty, Ms Lundgren said.Coral pink helps to decrease the bitterness of dishes like grapefruit and makes meals taste sweeter, while pink or rose red works best with desserts.Mustard yellow helps to improve the flavor of green dish such as sprouts and salads, as well as tart flavors incl

20、uding fish and sea food. Anthracite grey helps to contrast the tones of lighter colored table settings and meals, meaning grey napkins give Mediterranean food a richer taste.8. What colour napkins would you choose if your guest comes from India?A. Yellow.B. Pink.C. Blue.D. Grey.9. Which one is the c

21、olored napkins function?A. To make you hungry.B. To make you relaxed.C. To decrease sweetness.D. To enhance the flavor of food.10. Where can you probably find this text?A. In an official report.B. In a science magazine.C. In an international newspaper.D. In a travel guidebook.11. The passage mainly

22、tells us the relationship between _.A. colored napkins and foodB. environment and foodC. lighting and foodD. music and foodDFuturologists are making a lot of predictions about our future life and they are predicting how we will travel ， work and live in the next 30 years By 2048 ， some futurologists

23、 foresee that some talking buildings will appear in our life By the middle of the century ， it !s believed that buildings will be able to tnlk to people through various sensors when the heating needs to be turned on As a result， there will be no switches Instead， a lot of networks will appear， which

24、 can be compared to a human nervous system In the next 30 years， buildings will be made from concrete plastics and shape-changing materials All of them can heal themselves at that time As architects （建筑师） are racing to develop the worlds tallest buildings ， there will be a need for new kinds of elev

25、ators， throughwhich vehicles could even travel into the buildings German engineers have already started working on suchtechnology called Multi By mid-century ， scientists believe that buildings will be miles tall Some of them may be very large and they canfunction as small cities By comparison ， at

26、present， the worlds tallest building ， the Burj Khalifa in Dubai ， measures 829 8 metres high As the future building can rise through the clouds ，their windows will be replaced by virtual screens In this way ， people can choose any view as they like At height extremes ， a London Spaceport is also li

27、kely to come into being by 2048 as the space industry develops very quickly There is a huge cost advantage going to space from as high a base as possible， so a spaceport is very likely to be over 10km and even as much as 30km ， using carbon- based materials12.How will the heating system be controlle

28、d in the future？ _A. Through the net B. Through mobiles C. Through sensorsD. Through switches 第3页，共 12页13. What might happen to the future buildings in a disaster ？ _A. They can recover by themselvesB. They can seek helpautomatically C. They can transportpeopleintospace D. They can protect peopleaga

29、instharm 14. Whats the possible advantage of Multi ？ _A. Seeing the beautiful scenery B. Allowing vehicles to travel into buildingsC. Connecting the earth with the space D. Making it possible to build high buildings15. What is the best title for the text ？ _A. Be the Best-Buildings with Carbon-based

30、 MaterialsB. The Higher the Building ， the BetterC. Smart Buildings in the Next 30 YearsD. More Functions ， Less Cost二、阅读七选五（本大题共5 小题，共 10.0 分）Laziness is a state of mind. If youre determined to make a fresh start, but something always pulls you back, that something could be you. We choose our behav

31、iors, even the lazy ones. (1)Admit that you are lazy.Much like any recovery program, the first step is admitting there is a problem.(2) However, you dont have toexperience any public humiliation. You can keep this to yourself. Nobody has to know that youre even thinking about it, let alone trying to

32、 change your lazy habits.Stop delegating.(3) Get up and get it yourself. You really want that pizza for dinner? Walk your feet to your car and go pick it up! Nowadays convenience has become a great selling point in the US because of laziness.(4)Who is that? That is the person who is solely ( 唯一的 ) r

33、esponsible for your successes and failures in life. Wave. Get acquainted. When you start taking responsibility for yourself and stop blaming others, you can begin to attack laziness at its core.Make a plan.Write out the things about you that are lazy, in every category of your life health, diet, wor

34、k, home, family. Evaluate just how much life you are wasting by being lazy. Notice how many things you are missing out. (5) Make a priority list.A. Take a look in the mirror.B. Change some little things first.C. Lazy people like to delegate ( 委派 ) a lot.D. If you cant come to terms with it, you wont

35、 make any effort to change it.E. Read on to find out how you can stop being lazy and start moving forward!第4页，共 12页F. Then you can decide which aspects of your laziness you want to eliminate ( 消除 ) first.G. However, continuing to be lazy means you are cheating yourself out of the one and only life y

36、ou have.16.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF.G. G17.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF.G. GFF18.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G19.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G20.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G三、完形填空（本大题共20 小题，共30.0 分）A couple days ago， my 9-year-old son and I were grocery shopping At the check-out ， a mother was trying to underst

37、and her bill She didnt have enough(21)for her milk and cheese The grocery store manager(22)the items from her cart and carried them away to the refrigerator section Although there have been (23) I myself didnt have money to buy groceries my family needed ，I(24)whispered to my son and told him to run

38、 and get the manager back with the items He was(25) He didnt understand me I was trying to do an act of kindness ， but it(26) The lady(27)with her son and fewer groceries than she had planned I told the checkout guy to(28)me for her milk and cheese and that wed run to the parking lot and(29)her He s

39、aidYoull do that ？ and I saidYes ， Ive been there before and want to(30)they have what they need He quickly called the manager back ，(31)up my items and hers ， and my son and I ran to the(32) But the mom and her son (33) I have no idea where they went They were gone in 60 seconds and with them went

40、my(34)to gift these necessary items We were too late I felt(35)and terrible for not speaking up and telling her what I wanted to do for her，(36)I wouldnt miss the chance for (37) I kept thinking about my (38) ：because I didnt wantto(39)her ， didnt want to cause a fuss（忙乱） So I ask myself and you dea

41、r friends， if we allow our minds to(40)our actions towards acting for love and kindness，is it still an act of kindness？21.A. spaceB. knowledgeC. moneyD. time22.A. removedB. stoppedC. foundD. demanded23.A. arrangementsB. possibilitiesC. chancesD. times24.A. yetB. evenC. againD. also25.A. excitedB. co

42、nfusedC. regretfulD. thoughtful26.A. moved onB. slowed downC. took placeD. went wrong27.A. slippedB. leftC. signaledD. returned28.A. chargeB. promiseC. forgiveD. pay29.A. watchB. understandC. catchD. thank30.A. pay backB. go backC. pick upD. make sure31.A. rangB. pickedC. raisedD. brought32.A. carB.

43、 gateC. groceryD. parking lot33.A. separatedB. disappearedC. mistookD. missed34.A. contributionB. thoughtC. opportunityD. mood35.A. ashamedB. luckyC. anxiousD. hopeless36.A. butB. orC. thoughD. thus37.A. successB. celebrationC. kindnessD. expression第5页，共 12页38.A. faultB. hesitationC. difficultyD. ex

44、pectation39.A. informB. disturbC. embarrassD. shock40.A. fillB. quickenC. strengthenD. slow四、语法填空（本大题共1 小题，共15.0 分）41. Have you ever wondered where Lego（乐高积木） came from？ Like many great inventions ，the story is not just one of a great idea， (1) one of a ton of hard work and perseverance The story st

45、arted in Denmark Ole Christiansen was a carpenter (2) was struggling with his smallbusiness His wife died (3) （ short） after his fourth son was born He had to work hard to support his family alone He started making wood toys， but they didnt sell well He decided his toys needed a name， and he chose (

46、4) nameLego Unfortunately ， several years later， his workshop (5) （ burn） to the ground Soon，he started to make afew plastic toys He got the idea to create a system of toys that would build up kids (6) （ imagine） and creativity He decided to stop (7) （ make） wood toys and focus only on the connected

47、 plastic toys Thenhe started to build more and more kinds of (8) （model ） Each one had to be of the (9) （ high ） quality ， which can be reflected in Legos motto -Only the best is good enough Thanks to their perseverance， kids can enjoy Lego toys， movies， amusement parks and clothing But noneof this

48、would have existed at that time if they (10) （ give up ） when times got hard 五、短文改错（本大题共1 小题，共10.0 分）42. 假定英语课课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意： 1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词2只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11 处起）不计分My gran

49、dpa used to be a teacher who is retired now he has been living the busy and active life ，going online ， writing articles for newspapers ，but attending academic conferences all over the country He also had many bobbies， such as growing flowers at home ， collecting stamps and coins ，and especial drink

50、ing tea There are various tea sets and almost all kinds tea in his home ， most of that I cant name My grandpa is so very crazy about tea that he cant live with enjoying tea several times a day He once told me he would be sleepy without tea I often help making tea and drink together with me I love my

51、 grandpa 六、书面表达（本大题共1 小题，共25.0 分）43. 假设你是李华你的外国笔友打算于 7 月来中国，特来信了解中国人的社交习俗请你用英语回一封信，从以下几个方面作具体介绍：1 见面时的问候方式；2 接收礼物时的回应方式；3 餐宴礼节注意： 1 词数 100 左右，信的开头和结束语已写好，不计入总词数；2 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯Dear Jane，Glad to hear from you and youre welcome to China in July _Yours sincerely ，Li Hua第6页，共 12页答案和解析1.【答案】【小题 1】

52、B【小题 2】 A【小题 3】 D【解析】 1 B 细节理解题根据文中对When We Go Camping 这本书的介绍Get to know nature and all the mystery and wonder she brings as a family goes on an epic outdoor adventure 可知，如果你喜欢户外探险，你可以购买此书故选B2 A 推理判断题根据文中 The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli 部分内容 Crocodile has wondered （ and worried ）about it quite a

53、 bit! Will he grow a watermelon in his belly？ 可知，这 个绘本的主人公小鳄鱼把西瓜籽吃进肚子里去了，他很担心肚子里会长出西瓜故选A 3 D 推理判断题本部分提到 Dorys Just keep swimming ！ message of perseverance is perfect for any one who has ever felt like they were drowning 可知这本书的作者希望传达给读者的主要信息就是不要放弃，坚持！故选D本文是一篇广告布告类阅读，主要介绍了几本书的基本内容完成阅读理解时，对选项中的重点词 （即主语、宾语、修饰语）都要看清楚有的时候，选项中，会对原文中本来正确的事做错误的修改， 来作为干扰项 你要注意的是， 选项句子的主语 （与原文） 是否一致、宾语是否符合原文意思，或者用一些牵强的修饰词，来做一些特殊的限定要看清楚这是干扰项的特点之一4.【答案】【小题 1】 C【小题 2】B【小题 3】 A【小题 4】 D【解析】 1.【文章大意】在寒冷的室外，鲍勃因为去很近的地方拿柴火，所以穿的衣服很少，不小心滑倒在地，幸亏他的狗凯尔西一直在他身边吼叫，最后才挽回了自己的生命。细节理解题。 根据文中第二段P