1、开来中学 2018-2019 学年第一学期高二年级期末考试英语一、 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）ASingapores public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city -trains,
2、buses, taxis and rental cars.TRAINSTrains run from 6:00 am to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link cars for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like.If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333. BUESE There are several bus services
3、 in Singapore and fares start at 80 cents. Be sure always to ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give change.If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333. TAXISThere are three main taxi companies City Cab, Comfort and Tibs. Booking can also be easy by calling the numbers
4、 listed above. RENTAL CARSDriving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the trouble of getting to places around Singapore.Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means youll get to see a lot more that a train or a
5、bus wont let you see.For car rental, call Avis on 165 6737 1668.1.What can an EZ-Link card be used for?A.Renting cars B.Taking buses and trains.C.Visiting places D.Calling the numbers2.What should people always remember to do when taking a bus?A.Ask the driver how much the ticket is.B.Make clear the
6、 time of the last bus.C.Buy the bus map of SingaporeD.Call Transit Link3.What can we know about traveling in Singapore from the text?A.Visitors will have no trouble finding the cheapest way to travel.B.Its much cheaper to go around by bus than by train.C.You can see a full view in Singapore by takin
7、g a bus.D.Its very convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore.BRichard Rodriguez from the United Statesis a great roller coaster fan.Recently he broke his 15th world record after he spent 104 days riding the worlds largest roller coaster.“It got more difficult to ride and ride because of the mus
8、cle tiredness.” Rodriguez, a teacher at the University of Chicago, said as he stepped down from the ride in a German park. He spent 10 hours a day on the roller coaster. Rodriguez tried to keep himself busy during the rides on the big roller coaster in a southwestern town inGermany. “I read the news
9、papers.I have a walkman, I have my cellphone, so I try to talk to people and message people during the day,” he said. Although the 42-year-old man said he felt sick on the first few days, he said he soon got over the problem.“My face hurts sharply and I have a little backache,but I am good.”The “Exp
10、edition GeForce” is one of the worlds biggest roller coasters. It measures 62 meters at its highest point.On his 95th day on the coaster, after travelling over 25,000 kilometers, Rodriguez had a toothache and was treated by a local dentist. He went on after that and succeeded in breaking the record.
11、Rodriguez celebrated with members of the park staff and his supporters, who had sent him postcards and e-mails encouraging him not to give up.4.What do we know about Expedition GeForce?A.It once ran for 104 days nonstop. B.It is the most difficult one to ride.C.It is most modernly equipped. D.It is
12、in a German town.5.Rodriguez kept on riding that long because _.A.he wanted to show the world the very best he could doB.he was having great fun doing thatC.the roller coaster cant stop once it starts runningD.he was able to live and work as usual on the coaster6.When Rodriguez finally stepped down
13、from the roller coaster, he _.A.was healthy and strong as usual B.was in poor healthC.was very tired but happy D.decided to work as a teacher7.The new world record was keeping on riding for _ on a roller coaster.A.16 times B.104 days and 10 hours a dayC.10 hours a day D.over 25,000 kilometersCEarthq
14、uake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing.Their designers say with these robots,rescuers will be able to buy more time to save lives during an earthquake.This robot looking like a helicopter,is called the detector-bot.Its about 4 meters long,and it took about 4 years to develo
15、p the model.Its main functions (作用) are to collect information from the air,and send goods of up to 30 kilos to people trapped by an earthquake.This robot has a high definition 360 degrees panoramic (全景) camera.It can work day and night and will also be able to send the latest pictures from the quak
16、e area.Dr.Qi Juntong,Chinese Academy of Science,said,“The most important feature of this robot is that it doesnt need a distant control.We just set the destination (目的地) information on it,and then it takes off,and lands by itself.It flies as high as 3,000 meters,and as fast as 100 kilometers per hou
17、r.”This robot has a different functionit can change as the environment changes.Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go.As well as a detector (探测器) that finds victims and detects poisonous gas,a camera is placed in the 40 centimeters long robot,
18、which can work in the dark.Another use for the rescuers is the supply bot.With its 10-meter-long pipe,people who are trapped in the ruins,will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.Experts have said that the robots will enter production,and serve as part of the national earthquake res
19、cue team as soon as next year.8.According to the passage,this robot_.A.is carried by the helicopterB.weighs about 30 kilosC.is a machine with a length of 10 metersD.hasnt been put into production so far9.Dr.Qi Juntong thinks this robot is different from the others mainly in that_.A.it has more funct
20、ions B.it has a unique shapeC.it has more advanced camerasD.it can work by himself once given the information10.The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 6 refers to_. A.a camera B.a detectorC.a rescuer D.a supply11.The text is mainly about_.A.what the robot looks like B.an introduction to the robotC
21、.how the robot is made D.information about earthquakesDStephen William Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 (300 years after the death of Galileo) in Oxford,England. His parents house was in north London,but during the Second World War Oxford was considered a safer place to have babies. When he was ei
22、ght, his family moved to St Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. At eleven Stephen went to St Albans School,and then on to University College,Oxford,his fathers old college. Stephen wanted to do Mathematics, although his father would have preferred medicine. Mathematics was not available a
23、t College,so he did Physics instead. After three years and not very much work he was awarded a first class honours degree in Natural Science.Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in Cosmology(宇宙学), there being no one working in that area in Oxford at the time. His supervisor was Dennis Sc
24、iama, although he had hoped to get Fred Hoyle who was working in Cambridge. After gaining his Ph. D,he became first a Research Fellow,and later on a Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973 Stephen came to the Department of Applied Mathemati
25、cs and Theoretical Physics, and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. The chair was founded in 1663 with money left in the will of the Reverend Henry Lucas, who had been the Member of Parliament for the University. It was first held by Isaac Barrow,and then in 1663 by Is
26、aac Newton.Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees,was awarded the CBE in 1982,and was made a Companion of Honour in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards, medals and prizes and is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.12.At his teenage, Stephen W
27、. Hawking went to the same college as .A.Galileo B.his fatherC.Isaac Barrow D.Isaac Newton13.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Hawking?a. He gained his Ph. D.b. He went to Cambridge.c. He was given a first class honour degree.d. He began to hold the post of Lucasian Pr
28、ofessor of Mathematics.e. He went to St Albans School.A.e-c-b-a-d B.a-e-c-d-bC.a-e-c-b-d D.c-b-d-e-a14.According to the passage, Stephen W. Hawking had never spent much time studying .A.Cosmology B.MathematicsC.Physics D.Medicine15.Before Stephen Hawking went to Cambridge, .A.there was no one studyi
29、ng Cosmology in EnglandB.there was no one studying Cosmology in OxfordC.there were only a few scientists studying Cosmology in OxfordD.Cosmology is widely studied in Britain二、 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips for Cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience,
30、there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money, and time._16_Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule :1.
31、Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? _17_2.Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make t
32、he most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?_18_It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.3._19_This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experiment
33、ation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start._20_And dont let a busy schedul
34、e discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A.Try new things.B.Ability is easily improved.C.Make three or four instead.D.Understand your food better.E.Cooking is a burden for many people.F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.G.A little time pla
35、nning ahead can save a lot of work later on.三、完形填空（共 20 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）During my P.E. class I met with a girl, who was in a grade lower than me. She was always 21 on the playground and I wondered why she had 22 to talk to. I was sort of quiet girl myself, too, but I still had a few 23 . Over t
36、he whole year I would say “Hi“ to her 24 sometimes she came to me and we 25 whatever sports we liked most.Whenever she came over I made it my 26 to make her laugh. I paid most of my 27 to her and not to my other friends because I saw them playing together 28 over there. Then, the 29 day of school ye
37、ar came around, I walked with her on the playground by ourselves. I asked her why she was so quiet. She told me her father left her 30 and her. Her mother was always crying at home. 31 this, I said nothing for a while. Then what I could do was 32 her to forget unhappiness and believe tomorrow is 33
38、. That day I told her I was leaving for high school. Hearing this, she asked me not to 34 her. She told me that she had no other friends and I was her only one. Then, she told me that she would 35 me if l was in the high school. I 36 that I would go back to see her twice a week. Hearing my promise,
39、her face 37 with smiles.People lose friends all the time but wise people know how to 38 the friendship. So dont ruin the 39 as time passes by. Remember that you are 40 to have a good friend.21.A.happy B.sad C.shy D.quiet22.A.somebody B.nobody C.anybody D.everybody23.A.classmates B.schoolmates C.frie
40、nds D.partners24.A.and B.but C.so D.then25.A.played B.watched C.talked D.studied26.A.rule B.goal C.dream D.way27.A.strength B.decision C.attention D.time28.A.equally B.happily C.suddenly D.regularly29.A.usual B.next C.first D.last30.A.mother B.brother C.sister D.family31.A.Fixing B.Hearing C.Seeing
41、D.Understanding32.A.order B.force C.advise D.allow33.A.newer B.greater C.sooner D.better34.A.forget B.remember C.care D.mind35.A.help B.miss C.greet D.invite36.A.realized B.guessed C.promised D.hoped37.A.turned away B.gave off C.started out D.lit up38.A.change B.see C.appreciate D.treasure39.A.succe
42、ss B.feeling C.friendship D.agreement40.A.lucky B.important C.right D.free四、语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）When you travel in China, you may want to visit Hangzhou, a Chinese city,_41_is famous for its natural beauty and history. If you _42_(real) want to see the city as much as possible in a few da
43、ys, you must think about the available time you can spare.Hangzhou is a city_43_many interesting places, so your _44_(one) task is to decide where to go and how to get there. You can take out your guidebooks in which there is a lot of information about the citys well-known tourist_45_(attract) and s
44、tart to read. If you really want to enjoy your visit, asking the local people is _46_(good) than reading any books. Try to find the local people because many of them are friendly and they would like to come up to you to offer help. After_47_(ask) the locals or reading your guidebooks, you may find t
45、hat visiting the West Lake will be the best choice you make first. When you go there, you may enjoy _48_beautiful scenery around the lake and dont forget_49_(walk) on the famous Broken Bridge. You may think its a bad idea to walk on a broken bridge. What if people fall _50_the bridge and cant swim?
46、To find the truth, its better for you to go there and enjoy it on your own.五、短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）假定英语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)
47、不计分。Yesterday I received a letter to my pen pal, Tina, who is an America. She said that she would come to visit me in two week. I was very exciting about his arrival. I decided to prepare with a gift for her, but I didnt know what to buy. I shopped around and find a beautiful china cup in a store. T
48、ina loves China and she is fond of everything about China. I thought it would be great gift for her, so I bought the cup and wrapped them up with colourful ribbons. Now I am looking forward to see Tina and giving her this gift.六、书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是李华,你看到某旅游公司在中山市招聘英语导游的广告,于是你写一封求职信申请该职位,要点如下:1. 年龄:182. 毕业学校:中山市一中3.学习情况:成绩优秀,擅长英语,尤其口语好。4. 优势:有相关的工作经验;本人随和、热心、热爱旅游。注意:1.词数 100 左右。2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
