红岭中学高二英语试卷

红岭中学2018-2019学年度第一学期第二学段考试

高二英语试卷

（说明：本试卷考试时间味120分钟，满分为150分）

一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共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

Haveyouevernoticedthatthemoreyouhavethemoreyouwant?Let'sfaceit.Thinking

ourlifeisgoodenoughdoesn'tcomenaturallytomanypeople.Whenwehavehigh

expectationsofeverythinginlifewewillrunintodisappointment.Onlywhenweareaware

thatneedsaredifferentfromdesirescanwelivewithsatisfaction.Hereareafewideastohelp

youbehappierwithwhatyouhaveandwhoyouare.

Mostpeoplewantthingstobebetterthantheyare,orwhenthingsaregoingwell,we

forgettoappreciatewhatwehave.Learntoreflectonhowmuchbetterthingsarethanthey

couldbe.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Writedown5thingsyouaregratefulforright

now.

Whenweholdontoregretsfromdecisionswehavemade,itcanreallypoisonour

wellbeing.Manypeopleregretsomethingtheycannolongerchange,whichendsupholding

thembackfrommovingforwardinamorepositivemanner.Whathappenedinthepastis

doneandgone,soworktostaypresentandbemindfulofthecurrentmomenttofindmorejoy

andfulfillment.

Whenweuseotherpeopleasthemeasuringstickforourpersonalsuccessandqualityof

life,wearelikelytobelesssatisfied.Socialcomparisonscanprovideusefulinformationwhen

wetrytolearnfromothers,buttheyalsoholdourperspectiveinadiscontentedposition.

Compareyourselflesswithotherssoyoucanbesatisfiedmore.

Whenyouarefocusedonyourbigambitionsandfuturegoals,youmightelidethedaily

pleasuresthatsurroundyou.Learntoslowdownandabsorbthewonderandbeautyaround

you.Staypresentandfbcusonthetaskyou'reundertakingatthemoment.Don'tletthelife

passyoubybecauseyou'realwaysonthegoanddistractedbyambition.

Practicelookingatlifethroughthelensofcontentmentanditwillbecomemorenatural.

1.Howcanwelivewithcontentment?

A.Tochangeourlifestyle.

B.Tohaveamotivationinlife.

C.Togivelessattentiontowhatwearegratefulfor.

D.Torealizethedifferencebetweenneedsanddesires.

2.What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Makewisedecisions.B.Knowthepresentsituation.

C.Letgoofregrets.D.Rememberthepast.

3.Theunderlinedword“elide“inParagraph5probablymeans“

A.enjoyB.change

C.createD.neglect

B

IntheUnitedStates,VeteransDay（退伍军人节）isanationalholidaycelebratedon

November11.Onthatdayin1918,allsidesinWorldWarIstoppedfighting,Americans

initiallycalledthisholidayArmisticeDay.ThenamechangedtoVeteransDayin1954.The

holidayhonorsmilitaryveteransoftheUnitedStates.

Aveteranisaformermemberinthearmedservices.However,itisalsousedtodescribe

acivilian.Aveteranissomeonewhohasalotofexperienceinaparticularactivity,skillor

job.Theoppositeofaveteranisanovice.

Peopleinthemilitaryliketouseacronyms.Forexample,theacronymNATOstandsfor

“NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization”,butnowpeoplejustcallit"NATO”.Anacronymisa

wordformedfromthefirstletterofeachwordinaphrase.Someothermilitaryacronyms

havecrossedoverintocivilianlanguage.Radar,forexample,isshortfor“RadioDetecting

andRanging”.Radarisadevicethatsendsoutradiowavestofindthepositionandspeedofa

movingobjectsuchasaspyplane.Weuse“radar”inacoupleusefulexpressions,Fallingoff

theradarmeansdisappearing.Theoppositeofthatistobeonsomeone9sradar.When

somethingisonyourradar,youarethinkingaboutitorconsideringit.

Ifyoudisappearfromabattleinawar,youareaMIA.Thisacronymstandsfor“missing

inaction”.Incivilianuse,MIAoftenreferstoapersondroppingoutofanactivity.For

example,ifImissalotofviolinpractices,mybandmatesmightdescribemeasMIA.

AWOLisaverydifferentkindofmilitarydisappearance.6fcAWOL^^standsfor"absence

withoutofficialleave^^.Thismeansasoldierleaveshispostwithoutpermission.Asoldier

whogoesAWOLwillsufferseriouspunishment.Incivilianlife,ithasasimilarmeaning.

AWOLmeansyouweresupposedtobesomewherebutwerenot.Forexample,ifmyfriend

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offeredtohelpatmyviolinconcertbutdidnotshowup,shewasAWOL.

4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutVeteransDayfromParagraph1?

A.ItwassetupafterWorldWarII.

B.Itiscelebratedannuallyworldwide.

C.ItwaschangedtoArmisticeDayin1954.

D.IthonorsAmericanswhoonceservedinthearmedforces.

5.Howcanyoudescribeamanwhoisabeginnerinajob?

A.HeisAWOL.B.Heisaveteran.

C.Heisanovice.D.HeisaMIA.

6.What'sastudentlikeifhisteacherregardshimasaMIA?

A.Heactslikeasoldier.B.Hehasskippedalotoflessons.

C.Hekeepsthelessonsbyheart.D.Heoftenbehavesappropriately.

7.Howdoestheauthormainlydevelopthetext?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingfacts.

C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

C

Imaginejet-settingfromTokyotoParis,enjoyingfirst-classtravel,afour-coursedinner

andacitytour-allwithoutleavingtheground.Thisisthefutureofairtravelaccordingto

JapanesecompanyFirstAirlines,whichhasusedthepowerofvirtualrealitytocreatedream

vacations.

Passengersavoidthecostlyairporttransfer,thebaggagefeesorbusyairportterminal（航

站楼）一andinsteadenjoytheprivilegesofbusinessorfirst-classtravelandanexpensive

tourofParis一allwhileremainingmotionlessinTokyo.AswellassParis,FirstAirlines

alsooffersthevirtualdestinationsofNewYork,RomeandHawaii.

Afterboarding,guestscansettledownforthetwo-hourfightontheiradvancedAirbus

seat一surroundedbydecorationthatismodeledontheinsideofanaircraft,formaximum

realism.ThereisflightserviceandVR,foods,musicforeverydestination.Passengerswillbe

servedadeliciousmealbyairstewards,alongsidedrinksandotherdesserts.Themenu

dependsonthedestinationofchoice一ManhattanclamchowderandcheesecakeforNew

YorkandsalmontartarandonionsoupforParis.Afterlandingatthedestination,guestscan

enjoya360-degreetourofthedestination—alltoprojection（投影）mappingandvideo.

Itmakesforasupposedlystress-freevacation,perfectforthosewhoseabilitytotravel

abroadislimitedbycostorhealth.Virtualrealityisbecomingincreasinglypresent

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everywhereatalltimesintheworldoftravel-allowingtravelerstoappthewondersofthe

world,allwithoutleavingtheirhouse.

Atjust4,980yen($46)forbusinessclassand5,980yen($56)forfirstclass一these

two-hourflightsarefarmoreaffordablethantheirreal-lifeflights.Tokyocitizenseagerto

experienceFirstAirlinescanbookatriponthewebsite,withreservationscurrentlybeing

takenuntilMay2018.

8.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureofairtravelfromTokyotoParis?

A.Itishigh-flying.B.Itismoney-saving.

C.Itispower-wasting.D.Itistime-consuming.

9.Whencanpassengersenjoythebeautyofthedestination?

A.Uponarrival.B.Duringtheflight.

C.Afterboardingtheplane.D.Ongettingofftheplane.

10.Theflightisperfectfortravelerswho

A.dolittlephysicalexerciseB.workundergreatpressure

C.desiretotravelalongdistanceD.havehealthormoneytroubles

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AScientificFantasyB.ThePowerofVirtualReality

C.Japan'sVirtualAirTravelbroadD.AppreciationoftheGlobalWonders

D

YoungAmericansAreLessWealthyThanTheirParents

ThecostoflivingintheUnitedStatesisgoingup,noteswriterAlissaQuartz.Asis

reportedinNewYorkPost,Quartzpointsto“thecostsofhousing,educationandhealthcarein

particular."Atthesametime,anewstudy,thereportofwhichiscalled"TheFading

AmericanDream^^foundthathalfofAmericansborninthe1980sarefallingbehindtheir

parentseconomically.

Thesefindingshowthatmanyyoungeradultsareexperiencing"'downwardmobility^^.In

otherwords,theyarenotdoingaswelleconomicallyastheirparentswereatthesameage.

TheideaofdownwardmobilityisespeciallytroublingforAmericans,writesRobert

SamuelsoninTheWashingtonPost.HesaysmostU.S.citizensbelievethat,overtime,the

amountofmoneytheyearnwillriseandlifewillgeteasier.

AlissaQuartzwroteabookaboutthefinancialdifficultiesofAmericans.Inthebook,

Quartztellsaboutteacherswhoarestrugglingtopayforregularcosts.Onehighschool

teacherdrivesforridesharingserviceUberatnighttoearnmoremoney.Hecorrectsstudents5

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papersbetweenriders.Acollegeprofessorturnedtogovernmentassistancetofeedherchild

andpayforadoctor.Quartzsaysevenlawyersincreasinglycannotearnanincomethat

enablesthemtomeettheirneeds,Theproblemofdecreasingincomesintheirfieldismade

worsebydebttheymayhavefromlawschool.

Quartzandtheeconomistswhostudiedtheseissuessaymanythingshaveledtolower

incomesanddownwardmobility.Theeconomicrecession（衰退）of2007to2009ispartlyto

blame,theysay.Modemtechnologyalsoplaysapart.Quartzsaysrobotsthreatentoreduce

theearningsofhealthcareworkers,reporters,andpeoplewhoworkatsupermarkets,drug

storesandtaxpreparationservices.

IntheWashingtonPost,RobertSamuelsonnotedthatpoorschools,aweakhousing

industryandtoomanygovernmentrulesarealsotoblame.

Withallthesethings,andmore,partlyresponsible,whatisthesolution?Theseexperts

saytheansweriscomplex.Butallpointtooneissuethatneedstobeexamined:economic

inequality.QuartzwritesthatwhileAmericaisoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld,italso

hasoneofthebiggestdividesbetweenthewealthyandthepoor.

Theresearchersin“TheFadingAmericanDream,,studymakeasimilarobservation.

TheysayraisingGDPwillnotsignificantlyimprovetheeconomicsituationofmost

Americans.AhigherGDPmayhelponlythosewhoarealreadydoingwell,Instead,the

economistssay,theUnitedStatescouldtrytorepeatsomethingAmericansborninthe1940s

experienced.Asthosechildrengrewup,theyalmostallbenefitedfromabettereconomy.

12.TheauthormentionstworeportsinParagraph1inorderto.

A.explaintheresultsoftworesearchesB.introducehisopinionsabouttheissue

C.attractreaders9attentiontohealthcareD.leadtothetopicofdownwardmobility

13.What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.Thecausesofdownwardmobility.

B.Theinfluencesofgovernmentrules.

C.Thenegativeeffectsofmodemtechnology.

D.TheresultsofeconomicrecessioninAmerica.

14.Theauthorindicatesinthispassagethat.

A.raisingGDPwillgreatlyhelpthepoor

B.Americaneconomyhasabrighterfuture

C.youngAmericanswillrepeattheirparents9experience

D.it'svitaltonarrowthegapbetweentherichandthepoor

15.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatinAmerican,.

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A.peoplemissthegoodolddaysinthe1940s

B.peoplearesufferingfromaworseeconomy

C.peoplearepessimisticaboutfutureeconomy

D.peoplecomplainalotabouteconomicchanges

第二节七选五（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，并填涂在答题卡

相应的位置上。选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowYouOpenYourCarDoorMatterstoCyclists

The"Dutchreach"isn'tanewdancemoveorarandomYouTubechallenge.It\asimple

movethatcanhelppreventharmtocyclists.Andyoumightkeepyourcardoorsafeinthe

process,too.16

Typically,apersonsittinginthedriver'sseatofacaropensthedoorwiththehand

closesttoit.Itmakessensesincedoorsaredesignedtobeopenedthatway.17Butif

youhappentodothatatthewrongtime,youmayunknowinglycreateanobstacleforpassing

cyclist.Thecyclistmightbeknockeddownoffthebike.Thecardoorislikelytobedamaged

bythefast-movingbicycle.

18However,thecardoordesignandlong-timehabitshavemadetheprocess

automatically.Luckily,there'sasimplewaytosolvetheproblem.Openyourcardoorwith

yourotherhand,usingtheDutchreach.Soinsteadofusingyourlefthand,reachforthedoor

handlewithyourright.19Attheveryleast,you'lllookintoyoursideviewmirrorto

checkforanytraffic.

TheDutchareusedtoopeningtheircardoorsthisway.AllDutcharetaughtit.It'spart

ofregulardrivereducation.Thetechniquedatesbackabout50or60yearsintheNetherlands.

In2016anAmericannamedMichaelCharneystartedtheDutchReachProject.Hewantedto

popularizethepracticeintheUnitedStates.Charney9seffortsmaybepayingoff.20

A.Pullthehandleandthedoorisopen.

B.Itiseasytodoonceyouareusedtoit.

C.Itiseasytodoonceyouareusedtoit.

D.Peoplearetryingtochangethewaytoopenthecar.

E.Allyouhavetodoischangehowyouopenyourdoor.

F.SeveralstatesnowincludetheDutchreachintheirdrivers9handbooks.

G.Clearly,thesolutionisforthepersonexitingthevehicletocheckfortraffic.

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二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题L5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。

Afteranemergencyc-section（紧急剖宫术），babyCharlottewasbornincritical

condition.Andshewas21toahigher-levelhospitalforthorough22and

treatment."Allthejoyyouhavewhenyouthinkyou'rehavinga23babywastaken

awaysuddenly,saysUmezu,Charlotte'smother.

24,afterthreewholemonths5wait,CharlottewasdiagnosedashavingSCN2A,a

conditionwherethebraincan't25appropriatelyandhersituationwasrather26.

Throughthechaos,thefamily27infaceofheartbreak,onlylookingforjoycould

28_theirspirits.

Notknowing29they'dbewithCharlotte,theystartedSeizeYourJoytofillherlife

with30asmuchaspossiblewhenshewastolive,byticking31offa“joylist”.

Charlotteevenhadthe32tofinishamarathon（Umezupushedthestroller）andwas

takentoHawaii,too.

“Joycomesinmany33、“saysUmezu.Thefamilyalsofoundsurprisingjoysin

littlethings;34,whenCharlottewasmovedtoabigbed,Umezucouldliebesideher,

35_lookingather.OnNovember28,2016,Charlottepassedaway.36thefamily

weresorrowfulthemselves,theyarestill37toSeizeYourJoy.Thefamily,38

Charlotte9sdeath,will“doadifferentjoy“everymonth.Theygiveout"joyboxes”to

childreninhospitalsandfamiliesofparentswithcancer,hoping39canalsobefound

throughthehardtimes,40inthedeepest,saddestmoments.

AndtheywishtoturnSeizeYourJoyintoanonprofit,hopingmorepeoplecanjointhe

JOYjourney.

21.A.walkedB.rushedC.importedD.delivered

22.A.testsB.reportsC.reformsD.questions

23.A.activeB.kindC.healthyD.smart

24.A.FinallyB.ConsequentlyC.ImportantlyD.Hopefully

25.A.useB.translateC.functionD.participate

26.A.hardB.fancyC.tightD.severe

27.A.respondedB.realizedC.explainedD.interpreted

28.A.giveupB.makeupC.keepupD.lookup

29.A.howsoonB.howlongC.howoftenD.howmuch

30.A.happinessB.tidinessC.friendlinessD.kindness

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31.A.booksB.sorrowC.laughterD.items

32.A.decisionB.chanceC.abilityD.plan

33.A.waysB.shapesC.fundsD.groups

34.A.aboveallB.worsestillC.orratherD.forinstance

35.A.painfullyB.excitedlyC.lovinglyD.angrily

36.A.AsifB.SothatC.IncaseD.Evenif

37.A.devotedB.accustomedC.opposedD.reduced

38.A.inplaceofB.inchargeofC.inmemoryofD.inneedof

39.A.healthB.luckC.fameD.joy

40.A.stillB.evenC.everD.or

三、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

41.It'simpossibletoavoidinsuchstormyweather.

A.tobeaffectedB.beingaffected

C.havingaffectedD.tohavebeenaffected

42.Shewasbusy,orshehimmorehelp.

A.hadgivenB.wouldgiveC.couldhavegivenD.give

43.Agoodsalespersonhastobeintoday'scompetitivemarket.

A.aggressiveB.conventionalC.fragileD.allergic

44.Itwasreportedyesterdaythatanofficialinthedepartmentofhealthwasarrestedforhis

powertogetbenefitforhisrelatives.

A.protectingB.catchingC.adoptingD.abusing

45.ThemoreEnglishwordsyouremember,theeasieryouwillfindtoread

Englisharticles.

A.itB.yourselfC.thisD.that

46.Theyweretheirdaughterbeingoutsolateatnight,andveryher

return.

A.anxiousfor;anxiousaboutB.eagerfor;eagerabout

C.anxiousabout;anxiousforD.anxiousabout;eagerabout

47.Hewouldratherhisdaughterinthesameoffice.

A.doesn'tworkB.didn'tworkC.notworkD.nottowork

48.Whatworriedthechildmostwastovisithismotherinthehospital.

A.hisnotallowingB.hisnotbeingallowed

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C.hisbeingnotallowedD.havingnotbeenallowed

49.Therewasa(n)silenceintheliveinterview,whenononeknewwhattosay

totheaudience.

A.ashamedB.disappointedC.desperateD.awkward

50.Itisknowtousthatthereisabansmokinginpetrolstations.

A.ofB.forC.onD.to

四、单词拼写(共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请使用选修6所学习单词的正确形式完成下列句子。答题卷上请写单词的完整形

式。

51.Withalotofpiecesof(equip),thegymattractsmanypeople.

52.Kengavemeane(尴尬的)smilewhen1askedwherehe'dbeen.

53.Thelasttimethevolcanoewasaroundtheyear1600.

54.Wedonatedallsortsofbookstotheschool,rfromliteraturetohistorical

books.

55.Thepolice(shoot)onesuspectwhenhepulledagunonthem.

56.Hispoormethodoflearningbyrotemadehimunabletodealwiththeproblemsinhis

work(灵活地).

57.Therewouldbenobetterwayto(strong)therelationshipbetweenthetwo

countriesthanthis.

58.Musicseemedtoquiether(anxious)andloneliness.

59.IfChinesewanttoboosttheirglobalprofile(形象)，theyneedtomakegreater

ctointernationalcauses,suchaspovertyreductionorclimatechange.

60.Becauseofthebadweather,theyhadtoabandontheira(尝试)toclimbthe

mountain.

五、短语填空（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从所给的短语中找出合适的短语，使句子表达正确，注意个别短语的变形，并不是

所有的短语都能用上。

resultinmakeone'swayglancethroughsolongascomeabout

beopposedto(be)duetorunoutofbemadeupofappealto

letouttryout(be)addictedtogiveoffinspiteof

61.Theterribleaccidenthiscarelessdriving.

62.Withfacerecognition,youareanadult,youcanbuycigaretteslikebefore.

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63.Assoonashesawus,Henrythroughthecrowdtogreetuspersonally.

64.hergoodsalary,shemeasuredouteverydollarneededforhousehold

expenses.

65.Sporthasbecomeanimportantformofentertainment,bothmenandwomen.

66.Becauseofallthedelays,dozensofactivistshavetimeandreturnedhome.

67.Hepromisedmeagoldnecklaceformybirthday,butwhenthejewelerquotedapricefor

onewelike,healong,lowwhistle.

68.famousprofessorsandpoliticalfigures,thisgroupisveryinfluential.

69.Ifitweren'tforhim,Iwouldprobablystillmcotinenow.

70.Thenewdevicemanytimessofar,butitstillneedsadjustment.

六、语法填空(共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适

当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号相应位置上。

thetrialrunofabullettrainfromChengdutoXi'antookaboutfourhoursonWednesday

morning,71(cut)traveltimebetweenthecitiesbyaboutsixhours,the643-kmline,

China'sfirsttrialroutetorunthroughtheQinlingMourtains,will72(form