2017-2018年度高二英语期末测试卷

20172018学年上学期期末考试高二英语试题出题人：黄素玲黄莹莹第二部分阅读理解第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThegroundwewalkonseemsfirm,butdeepundertheearthandundertheseatherockschangeandmove.Insomepartsoftheworldthereare“firemountains”，whichwecallvolcanoes.Fromtimetotimetheyburstopenandthrowoutfireandburningashes.Thesevolcanoesareverydangerous.

HongKongdoesnothaveanyvolcanoesbuttherearemanyvolcanoesinIndonesiaandPhilippines.ThereisalsoafamousmountainnearTokyo,Japan,whichisavolcanotoo.ItsnameisMountFuji.Formuchoftheyear，itiscoveredwithsnow.

OneofthemostfamousvolcanoeswhicheruptedinrecenttimeswasKrakatoa,onanislandinIndonesia.Thefirstexplosionstookplaceon20thMay,1883,butthebiggesteruptiondidnoteuntilthe26thand27thAugustofthatyear.Thepeopleontheislandwereusedtotheexplosionsbythattime,andsotheywerepletelyunpreparedforthisterriblehappening.Almostallthepeopleontheislanddiedandtheexplosionalsomadehugewavesinthesea,whichdrowned(淹死)manypeopleontheotherislandnearby.Aftertheeruptionwasover，peoplesawthatthewholenorthernpartoftheislandhadpletelydisappeared.Scientistssaythat15cubic(立方)kilometresofrocksandashwerethrownupintheexplosion.Thenoiseoftheexplosionwasheardnearly5,000kilometresawayinthemiddleoftheIndianOcean，andthecityofJakartawaspletelydarkforabouttwoandahalfhours.21.Therearemanyvolcanoes________.A.

everywhereintheworld

B.

undertheearthandthesea

C.

inHongKong

D.

inIndonesia22.ThepeoplenearKrakatoawereunpreparedwhenithaditsbiggestexplosionsbecausepeoplethere________.A.

hadnevermetanyexplosionsofthevolcanobeforeB.

wereusedtotheexplosionsbythattimeC.

didn'twanttoleavetheirislandD.

coulddonothingbutwait23.Peoplewholived5,000kilometresawayfromKrakatoacould________.A.

seethatthe15cubickilometresofrocksandashwerethrownup

B.

hearthenoiseoftheexplosion

C.

seethehugewaves

D.

seethatKrakatoawasdark24.Thebiggestexplosionmade________.A.

allthepeopleontheislanddie

B.

thewholeislanddisappear

C.

thecityofJakartapletelydarkforabouttwoandahalfhours

D.

hugewavesinthemiddleoftheIndianOceanopenfrom7:00pmfordrinksandsnacks(快餐)BElectricUnderground

7:30pm－1:00am

FreeattheCyclopsTheatre

Doyouknowwho'splayinginyourarea?We'rebringingyouanexcitingeveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbeingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract(合同)?Ifso,eearlytothetalkat7:30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He'sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic.

GeeWhizz

8:30pm10:30pm

edyatKaleidoscope

eandseeGeeWhizzperform.He'sthefunnieststandupedianontheedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!Ourbaris

Simon'sWorkshop

5:00pm7:30pm

WednesdaysatVictoriaStage

Thisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodoedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisaedianandactorwhohas10years'experienceofteachingedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.

CharlotteStone

8:00pm11:00pmPizzaWorld

Finefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbestsellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzasandpasta(面食).Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.25.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?A.

JulesSkye.

B.

GeeWhizz.

C.

CharlotteStone.

D.

JamesPickering.26.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?A.

TheCyclopsTheatre.

B.

Kaleidoscope.

C.

VictoriaStage.

D.

PizzaWorld.27.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon'sWorkshop?A.

Itrequiresmembershipstatus.

B.

Itlaststhreehourseachtime.C.

Itisrunbyaedyclub.

D.

ItisheldeveryWednesday.CTous,itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butinfacttheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun.Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C..WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonorandpower.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighofficeorbyroyalpeoplesuchasthekingsorqueens.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasinmonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringthemiddleagesinEurope,theuseoftheumbrellamostdisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpower.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebeemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythattheumbrellasforwomenbegantobemadeinallkindsofcolors.28.Ancientpeoplefirstusedumbrellasas______.A.

asymbolofhonor

B.

asymbolofpowerC.

protectionagainstthesun

D.

protectionagainsttherain29.Accordingtothepassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstusedinancient__________.A.

Babylon

B.

China

C.

Egypt

D.

Rome30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

TheancientGreeksusedtheumbrellaintheirdailylife

B.

EuropeanshardlyusedtheumbrelladuringthemiddleagesC.

Theumbrellasforwomanweremadecolorfulinancienttimes

D.

Thestyleoftheumbrellahasn'tchangedalotsinceitwasinvented31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

Thesalesoftheumbrella

B.

ThehistoryandtheuseoftheumbrellaC.

Theinventionoftheumbrella

D.

ThedifferencesamongumbrellasDLondonisoneofthemostpopularsitesintheworldfortouriststovisit.IfyouareplanningatriptoLondoninthefutureyou'relucky.Thereareavarietyofattractionsforyoutoenjoy.OneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsinLondonistheTowerofLondon.Foundedmorethan900yearsago,theTowerofLondonisoneoftheworld'smostfamoustowersandhaschangedalotHereyoucanalsofindthesevenravens（乌鸦）whichliveintheTower.Thereisastorythatsays:IftherearenoravensintheTower,theTowerandthekingdomwillfall.Therearealsolotsoftours,exhibitsandspecialeventsthatyoucanenjoythroughouttheyear.AnotherpopularplacetovisitisWestminsterAbbey.Itwassetupin1065byEdwardtheConfessor.VisitorstoWestminsterAbbeycanenjoyitsbeautifulspecialGothicarchitecture（哥特式建筑）.TherearealsolotsofmemorialsofKingsandQueenstoenjoy.ExcellenttransportationisavailableherebybusortubefrommanylocationsinLondon.BuckinghamPalaceisanotherplacewitharichhistorytodiscover.It'stheofficialLondonresidence（住处）ofQueenElizabethⅡ.DuringAugustandSeptember,youcanvisittheStateRoomsandseetheChangingoftheGuards.TheQueen'sGalleryisopentothepublicdaily.CheckingtheofficialtimetablebeforeyoumakesuretovisitthePalaceisamust,becauseitisnotopenyearround.32.Weprobablyreadthetextina(n)______.A.

travelmagazine

B.

bookstore

poster

C.

advertisement

D.

sciencereport33.WhatmayitsuggestifnoravensareseenintheToweraccordingtothestory?A.

TheapproachingofChristmas.

B.

Mostrareanimalsareindanger.C.

TheTowerandthekingdomwillfall.

D.

Thesuddenchangeoftheglobalclimate.34.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetext?A.

TherearefewchangesovertheTower.

B.

Londonisthemostpopularsiteintheworld.C.

PeoplecanvisittheChangingoftheGuardsyearround.

D.

MemorialsofKingsandQueenscanbeseenatWestminsterAbbey.35.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.

AnUnforgettableVisittoLondon

B.

AttractionsinLondonC.

OldStoriesaboutLondon

D.

ABriefIntroductiontoLondon第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）1.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。Eachofusmustmunicatewithothersinthisworld.Sometimesmunicationiseasyandyourbehaviorisinharmonywith(与……协调一致)others.36.________Therearetimeswhenyouarepletelymisunderstood.Therefore,itisreallynecessarytofollowthetipsbelowtoincreaseyourmunicationskills.Nodyourhead.Peoplecanthinkfarfasterthanyoucantalk.Ifyouwantsomeonetoagreewithyou,nodyourheadslightlyupanddown.37.________

Berespectfulofspace.Everyoneneedssomespace.38.________

Mostpeoplearenotclosetalkers.Standingtoocloseduringconversationsmakessomepeoplewanttogetaway.Keepthisinmind,especiallyifyou’veeatengarlicforlunch.Smile.Smilingwillnotonlymakeyoufeelbetter,butalsomakewhomeveryouarespeakingwithfeelbetter.39.________

Thistakespractice,butthebenefitsoflearninghowtoeyesmilecanproducemunicationcandy.40.________

Whenyoufirstmeetsomeone,besuretolookdirectlyintohiseyeswithasmilewhenshakinghishand.Thereisnothingworsethanreceivingacarelesshandshakefromsomeone.HandshakescantellyoualotaboutpeopleA.Smilewithyoureyes.B.Shakehandscorrectly.C.However,thisisnotalwaysright.D.Ifyoudon'thaveanythinggoodtosay,saynothing.2E.Don'tstandtooclosetosomeonethatyouarespeakingwith.F.Therearemanywaysthatwecanimproveourmunicationskills.G.Thisbodylanguagewillencouragewhomeveryouarespeakingwithtoagreewithyou.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）Ablindmanwalksintoarestaurant.Thewaiter,whoisalsotheowner,handedhima(n)41.“I'msorry,sir,butyouknowIcan't42it.Justbringmeadirtyforkfromthe43customer.I'llsmellitandorderfromthere.”Alittle44，theownerwalkedovertothedirtydishpileand45afork.Hereturnedandhandedittohim.Theblindmanputtheforktohis46andtakesinadeepbreath.“Ah,yes,that'swhatI'llhave—meatandpotatoes.”47，theownerthoughtashewalkedtowardsthe48.Thecookhappenedtobetheowner's49.Hetoldherwhathadjusthappened.Severaldayslater,theblindman50andtheownermistakenlybroughthimamenu51.“Sir,rememberme?I'mtheblindman.”“I'msorry,Ididn't52you.I'llgoandgetyouadirtyfork.”Afteranotherdeep53，theblindmansays,“Thatsmellsgreat.I'lltakethecheese.”Walkingawayin54，theownertoldhiswifethatthenexttimetheblindmanesinhe'sgoingto55him.Hereturnedthefollowingweek,butthistimetheownersaw56ingandrantothekitchen.Hetellshiswife,“Mary,rubthisforkonyourdress57Itakeittotheblindman.”Mary58andhandedherhusbandthefork.Astheblindmanwalkedin,theownerwas59andwaiting.“Goodafternoon,sir!ThistimeIrememberedyouandIalreadyhavetheforkreadyforyou.”Theblindmanputstheforktohisnoseandsaid，“Ididn'tknowMaryworkedhere！”Tobehonest,anddon'ttryto60theothersforyousometimeswillbelaughedatinyourownway.41.A.menuB.billC.forkD.dish42.A.listenB.smellC.feelD.read43.A.nextB.onlyC.otherD.last44.A.ashamedB.pleasedC.surprisedD.frightened45.A.putupB.broughtupC.pickedupD.gaveup46.A.mouthB.noseC.headD.arm47.A.UnfortableB.UnbelievableC.UnluckyD.Unhappy48.A.kitchenB.streetC.restaurantD.table49.A.waiterB.friendC.wifeD.teacher50.A.disappearedB.leftC.earnedD.returned51.A.onceB.againC.stillD.even52.A.knowB.recognizeC.realizeD.meet53.A.breathB.forkC.seatD.walk54.A.dangerB.reliefC.returnD.disbelief55.A.testB.checkC.examineD.try56.A.herB.himC.themD.it57.A.untilB.unlessC.beforeD.after58.A.refusedB.suggestedC.agreedD.denied59.A.angryB.readyC.happyD.afraid60.A.treatB.hurtC.foolD.hate第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）13.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Firstaidisofimportanceinourlife.Thereisnodoubt（61）__________

itisnecessarytoknowsomeknowledgeoffirstaidasdangerslieeverywhereand（62）__________

(accident)happenfromtimetotime.Ifapersonhasanaccident,heneedsmedicalcare（63）__________

adoctorcanbefound.Butintheprocessoffirstaid,whetherthe（64）________

(injure)willbeproperlytreateddependsonyourknowledgeoffirstaid