1、2018-2019 学年度（上）高二年级期末考试英语试卷考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分第 一 部 分 听 力 （ 共 两 节 , 满 分 30 分 ）第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 7.5 分)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。1. What is the weather like?A. Its raining. B. Its sunny. C. Its cloudy.2. Who will
2、go to China next month?A. Alice. B. Lucy. C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an o
3、ffice. C. At home.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 22.5 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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料, 回答第 6 至 8 题。6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby. B. To look after her si
4、ster.C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.听第 7 段材料, 回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way
5、 to improve air quality. B. A problem with traffic miles. C. A suggestion for city planning.10. What does the man suggest? A. Limiting the use of cars. B. Encouraging people to walk. C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea?A. Its interesting. B. Its wort
6、h trying. C. Its impractical.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 12 至 14 题。12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his
7、 trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?A. They require early booking. B. They can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 15 至 17 题。15. Why did Jane call Mike?A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Whe
8、re will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Janes car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.听第 10 段材料, 回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to
9、do the week before?A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson.C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?A. To check the students understanding of the story.B. To draw the students attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationshi
10、ps.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more questions. B. Discussion in groups. C. Give their answers.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 。AMonthly Talks at L
11、ondon Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal enginee
12、rs. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of
13、freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towa
14、rds reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and AitsThames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest in
15、terest.Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/bookMore infor:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Cannal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:0207713083621. When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6th. B. March 6th. C. November 7th. D. Decemb
16、er 5th.22. What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the MetropolisC. Eyots and AitsThames Islands D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.BI was n
17、ever very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my
18、books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!“ Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was fille
19、d with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she s
20、hould not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didnt notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her
21、 tears dried and her expression of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.“Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holdin
22、g on.24. What made Kate so angry one evening?A. She couldnt find her books. B. She heard the author shouting loud.C. She got the news that her grandma was ill. D. She saw the authors shoes beneath her bed.25. The author tidied up the room most probably because _.A. she was scared by Kates anger B. s
23、he hated herself for being so messyC. she wanted to show her care D. she was asked by Kate to do so26. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?A. By analyzing causes. B. By showing differences.C. By describing a process. D. By following time order.27. What might be the best title for the story?A. My Fri
24、end Kate B. Hard Work Pays OffC. How to Be Organized D. Learning to Be RoommatesCWe are naturally drawn to friends and colleagues with familiar voices, scientists have found. People prefer those who have a similar accent, intonation and tone of voice to themselves, they discovered.Previous research
25、has focused on how a male or female voice sounds. Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body.But the new study, published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mecha
26、nism(机制)at play. Dr Molly Babel, from the University of British Columbia in Canada, said, “The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity. Very few things in our voices are changeless, so we felt that our preferences had to be about more than a person s shape and size.
27、She recorded 30 volunteers voices and asked each to rate the others attractiveness on a scale of one to nine. Each participant was from western America, with similar accents. The people we assessed were all in the same dialect group, but they showed that dialect to different degrees.“We seem to like
28、 people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know, ” Dr Babel said. She also found that breathy voices in women-typified by the famous American actress Marilyn Monroe-were seen as more attractive.The breathy tone, caused by younger and thinner vocal cords(声带), implied youth
29、fulness and health. A creaky (咯吱作响的)voice, suggesting a person has a cold, is tired or smokes, was seen as unattractive. The participants preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.28. The main purpose of the text is to _.A. inform readers of the new findings of voi
30、ces B. compare male voices with female voicesC. argue against womens voices of speaking D. encourage men to use deeper voices to speak29. Dr. Molly Babel mentions Marilyn Monroe in order to_.A. introduce a creaky voice B. explain a breathy voiceC. challenge previous research D. promote her reputatio
31、n30. In terms of voice preferences, the new findings stress _.A. body size and shape B. shorter word lengthC. thicker vocal cords D. the same social groups31. Whose voice may be unattractive according to the text?A.A young lady with a thin voice B. An old lady with a silvery voiceC.A deep-voiced man
32、 with a dry throat D.A little man with a quiet and gentle voiceDIts a popular belief that a fishs memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they dont remember what theyve eaten or where theyve been, and they dont recognize you or any of their friends - every moment in their
33、life would be like seeing the world for the first time.But dont be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.In the study, researchers from Ma
34、cEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again.Researchers used computer software to monitor the fishs movements. They found that after such a long br
35、eak the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively（挑衅地）in fron
36、t of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past “fights”. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence.Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild.“If fish are able to remember that a certai
37、n area contains safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risks,” lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees, dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a
38、 new understanding of their intelligence.32. What is the article mainly about?A. Fish having very bad memories. B. Fish being smarter than we thought.C. How fish improve their memory. D. What we can learn from fish.33. According to the article, people used to believe that _.A. fish could only rememb
39、er part of their past experiencesB. fish could remember things that happened 12 days agoC. a fishs memory lasted for only seven minutesD. fish didnt recognize any of their friends34. How can fish benefit most from a good memory? They can remember _.A. where to get food and survive B. their enemies a
40、nd fightC. where to escape to when in danger D. their friends and help each other35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Fish behave aggressively in a fight. B. Fish can remember more.C. Fish dont belong to the list of smart animals. D. Only African cichlids have a good memory
41、.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。Body Language Tips for Lifting Your ConfidencePractise smiling.Smiling not only makes you more attractive, it also improves your health. Smiling slows the heart and relaxes the body. 36 It also can trick you into feeling happy, e
42、ven when you feel sad as youre smiling.Pay attention to posture.Good posture is essential for avoiding back and neck pain, preventing muscle aches, and keeping your bones and joints in proper alignment(排成直线). Good posture also reflects a confident manner to others. 37 . Have a strong handshake.A str
43、ong handshake is a common sign of confidence, and everyone should have one. 38 Whether or not you feel confident, a strong handshake will lift your feelings and make others see you as more confident.Dress for confidence.Dressing confidently is more than being in style. Its about feeling good and bei
44、ng self-confident in all situations. 39 you can gain your confidence about yourself when you dress appropriately for the occasion.40 A proper direct look into others suggests youre truthful and friendly. It shows a sense of confidence and makes the other person feel more positive and connected to yo
45、u. However, too much of such body language can send the signal youre aggressive(好斗的) or maybe even a little strange.A. Practise eye contact.B. Stop being too nervous.C. A sweaty weak one has the opposite effect.D. It can improve your ability to perform tasks.E. Its also about sending the right messa
46、ge to the people you are with.F. Crossing your legs away from another person can suggest you dislike them.G. Stand straight with shoulders back and head held high and you will look self-confident.第三部分：语言知识运用（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, 从短文后各题的 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中 , 选出可以填入空白处
47、的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 41 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 42 in class.When I t
48、ook the first exam, I was 43 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 44 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 45 .I decided to try harder, although I didnt know what that 46 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more
49、carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 47 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldnt change his 48 .One more test before the final exam. One more 49 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 50 the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 51 did no good and everything 52 as before.The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 53 I go
