河南省周口扶沟县高级中学2018-2019高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 WORD版缺答案.doc

1、高二英语本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。第卷第一部分听力(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。1What is the man doing?ABorrowing a book. BBuying a b

2、ook. CReturning a book.2What time is it now?AAbout 8:30pm. BAbout 9:00pm. CAbout 9:30pm.3How does the woman probably feel?ASkeptical. BAngry. CSad.4What is the woman looking for?AHer watch. BHer laptop. CHer purse.5What are the speakers probably talking about?AA party. BA class. CA restaurant.第二节(共1

3、5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、7题。6When does the conversation probably take place?AIn the early morning.BIn the early afternoon.CIn the late afternoon.7What do we know about Nick?AH

4、e is going to Britain for work. BHe is in his late twenties.CHe is poor at spoken English.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Which kind of phone has the latest model?AMEIZU. BOPPO.CVIVO.9What is the man going to do?ASave for the most fashionable phone.BBuy the one the woman recommends.CGo to the shop to look at the ph

5、ones.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Who is fond of cooking in the new kitchen?AThe woman. BThe womans husband.CThe womans father.11How many rooms are there in the womans new house?A7. B8. C9.12What will the woman do this evening?ATreat the man a meal.BGo to a wedding.CPick her son up.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Where is

6、 the man now probably?AAt home. BAt school. CAt a bakery.14How long will the activity last?ATwo days. BSix days. CSeven days.15How will the man solve his problem?ABy asking for the schools permission. BBy getting to the destination himself.CBy doing the volunteer work later.16What does the woman las

7、t remind the man about?AThe phone. BThe notebook. CHiking shoes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the speaker most probably ?AA travel agent. BA guide. CA driver.18What will the tourists visit next?AGardens. BFactories. CFarms.19How does the speaker suggest the tourists get to the end of the section?AOn f

8、oot. BBy bike. CBy motorbike.20What can the tourists get at the Visitors Center?AHats. BSunglasses. CWater.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。AIn 2011，a law was born.A type of ladybug (瓢虫) became the state insect of North Dakota.When the governor signed the b

9、ill into law，four kids stood behind him.These second-grade students had helped create a law!Jaden McNeiley，Logan Redding，Megan Zimmer，and Isabel Sieg were in first grade when their idea for a law was born.They were studying the ladybug in school.Megan and Logan were farm kids and knew something abou

10、t the ladybug already.They knew that farmers had a problem with crop-eating pests called aphids (蚜虫) and that ladybugs ate aphids.The more ladybugs were around，the fewer chemicals the farmers had to use.The kids were reading an article on the computer when they saw a link that led to a list of state

11、 insects.They clicked on the link and couldnt believe their eyes.North Dakota did not have a state insect!The kids decided that a kind of ladybug called the convergent lady beetle should be their state insect.This ladybug was of great benefit to their farming state and it deserved a place of honor.B

12、ut they had no idea how to create a law.So they asked their teacher for help.Their teacher knew their local state representative.When they all met，the representative told the kids they would have to present facts and solid reasons to convince lawmakers that North Dakota needed the ladybug as its sta

13、te insect.The students spent much of that first grade spring researching ladybugs.Their teacher ordered ladybug larvae (幼虫)They watched the larvae develop into adults.To learn more，they talked to scientists who study insects.The children say their research was hard work and they loved it.“Even if we

14、 hadnt gotten what we wanted，” says Jaden，“even if the bill hadnt passed，it was worth it.”The students want everyone to know that kids can make a difference.“Whether you are 8 or 80，” says Isabel，“you have a voice in your community.” “Believe in your dreams，” say Jaden and Megan.“But make sure you a

15、re ready to do work to back them up！” adds Logan.21Before studying the ladybug in school，Megan and Logan already knew_Ahow to create a law Bthe advantages of aphidsCthe state insects of the US. Dhow ladybugs benefit people22How did the four kids feel when they saw the list of state insects?ASurprise

16、d. BExcited. CHappy. DProud.23Why did the four kids choose the convergent lady beetle as their state insect?ABecause it looks beautiful. BBecause they knew it very well.CBecause of their teachers advice. DBecause of its contribution to farming.BWhen a new school year began in August，students in four

17、 classes were greeted by a new teacher.The human resources department had worked on through the summer to attract new teachers.Staff members made out-of-state recruiting (招收) trips.The district changed its website and asked local people to tap their families and friends for job candidates.“We were l

18、eaving no stone unturned，” said Dave Ostash，assistant of human resources.Still，when the bell rang on the first day of class，they went short of four teachers.After years of hiring freezes，schools in the US.are in urgent need of more qualified teachers.In California，which educates more children than a

19、ny other state，the number of teaching certificates issued (签发) has dropped by half in the past decade.The states school districts estimate (估计) they will need 21，000 new teachers annually over the next five years.School administrators and academic researchers point to a variety of reasons for the sh

20、ortages.During the past years，many districts cut down jobs and are unwilling to recruit new graduates.Debate over testing and renewing lowest performing schools has circled back to teachers.People go to well-paid jobs，jobs that are more respected.Elena Avila，24，a first-time kindergarten teacher at U

21、nion Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles，said she had wanted to be a teacher since an early age，but began to doubt the decision as she got older.She got a degree in classical studies and volunteered before making up her mind.To fill their vacancies (空缺)，districts are trying everything to attract

22、 new teachers.The Fresno Unified School District in Californias San Joaquin Valley has begun advertising openings at movie theaters.At Sierra Sands Unified，half of the new employees are not fully certified (证明合格的)；theyre working towards alternative certifications while they teach.It wasnt until thre

23、e weeks into the school year that all the vacancies were filled.For the four newest teachers，there was no time to prepare，only dive in.“Theyre going and hitting the ground running，” Ostash said.24How many teachers will California recruit in the next five years?A21，000. B42，000. C84，000. D105，000.25W

24、hat caused the shortage of qualified teachers?AThe schools offered higher paid jobs.BTeachers are more respected than others.CMany districts refused to hire new graduates.DThe temperature of schools dropped to freezing point.26What measure did the Fresno Unified School District take to attract new t

25、eachers?AThey went to some colleges. BThey asked local people for help.CThey put ads in movie theaters. DThey gave teachers certifications.27The underlined part “hitting the ground running” in the last paragraph probably means “_”Aturning to other people for some helpBsetting about doing something r

26、ight awayCgetting well prepared for doing somethingDlooking forward to succeeding with pleasureCYour local grocery store is a psychological minefield (布雷区)，where even the bananas are ripe with mystery.1Southpaws (左撇子) have an invisible (看不见的) advantageYouve probably seen that stores keep go-to items

27、produce，meats，dairyon the outer edge.But did you notice that most of them are set up to make you run counterclockwise (逆时针)? Ninety percent of us are right-handed，so we buy more when its counterclockwise.Youll also often find the dairy section in the back left corner：Because dairy is likely on your

28、list，stores make sure you take the longest route to get there.In fairness，its also a more convenient place to put a fridge.2Everything is in its placeIts safe to say that nothing you see on a shelf is there by chance.The cookies on sale at the end of a passage are likely the result of smart product

29、placement.More expensive items are usually placed at an adults eye level，while colorful treats and other products for kids are positioned lowerto catch the attention of children.3Time goes by so slowlyStores rarely have windows or clocks.With no reference to the outside world，customers can easily lo

30、se track of how long theyve been there so that they can buy more.Grocery stores may use another trick to control your sense of time: small floor tiles (瓷砖)4Goods are an art formGrocers know exactly what shade of banana youre most likely to buy.To ensure the bananas on display are the closest to this

31、 shade，stores use a ripeness scale that ranges from one (all green) to seven (yellow with brown spots)Some stores even use special lighting to make bananas look more appealing.As for the water sprayed on the other produce? It makes veggies look fresh，but keeping them wet actually makes them rot fast

32、er.It also makes produce heavierand therefore pricier.28Why do stores usually put dairy in the back left corner?ABecause it is a quiet place. BTo make people buy more.CTo attract peoples attention. DBecause most people are right-handed.29You are more likely to find toys_Ain corners Bon lower shelves

33、Cat an adults eye level Dat the end of a passage30Why are there usually no windows or clocks in stores?AThey are useless. BThere is no space for them.CTo make customers stay longer. DTo allow customers to enjoy themselves.31Which can be the best title for the text?ASecrets of stores BAdvantages of s

34、toresCHow to shop in stores DHow to operate a storeDNobody likes feeling lonely，and isolation (孤立) isnt only a psychological problem.Loneliness increases a persons risk of death by 26 percent，an effect comparable to the health risks posed by obesity.So some researchers are investigating what it is，e

35、xactly，that makes lonely people stay lonely.One long-held theory has been that people become socially isolated because of their poor social skillsas they spend more time alone，the few skills they do have start to fail from lack of use.But new research suggests that this is a fundamental misunderstan

36、ding of the socially isolated.Its just that when theyre in situations where they need those skills the most，they choke.Professor Megan LKnowles and her team tested the social skills of 86 undergraduates，showing them 24 faces on a computer screen and asking them to name the basic human emotion each f

37、ace was showing：anger，fear，happiness，or sadness.In the end，the lonelier students did worse than the non-lonely students on the emotion-reading taskbut only when they were told they were being tested on their social skills.When the lonely were told they were just taking a general knowledge test，they

38、performed better than the non-lonely.So the lonelier people are，the better they are at accurately reading facial expressions and decoding tone of voice.Lonely people may be paying closer attention to emotional cues (暗示) precisely because of their willingness to belong somewhere and form interpersona

39、l connections，which results in technically superior social skills.This presents a fairly new way to think about lonely people.Its not that they need to improve the basics of social skills，which theyve likely already shared.Instead，lonely people may need to focus more on getting out of their own head

40、s，so they can actually use the skills theyve got to form friendships and begin to find a way out of their isolation.32According to the traditional point of view，why do lonely people stay lonely?AThey are happy to stay alone.BThey are difficult to get along with.CThey have few chances to practice soc

41、ial skills.DThey are likely to misunderstand others opinion.33In the test mentioned in Paragraph 3，the lonely performed better when they_Afelt not very lonelyBwere under great pressureCwere told it was a test on social skillsDdid not know the real purpose of the test34Compared to non-lonely people，l

42、onely people_Acan better control their emotionsBcan better express their emotionsCcan better read peoples emotionsDcan better handle peoples emotions35What inspiration may lonely people get from the text?ABe brave to make friends.BShow sincerity in friendship.CFind ways to learn social skills.DMake

43、good use of your lonely time.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。The writers blockWhatever it is you have to write，the idea of a blank pageor screencan be very discouraging.Here are a few easy tips to help you overcome your writers block.1Think before you write.Before you a

44、ctually start，think about what you want to say，why you want to say it and who you are going to say it to.The most important question to ask is: what response do I want to get？_36_It may be a memo(备忘录) at work.In that case，your main aim is that your reader will be able to get the most important infor

45、mation quickly.2Keep it short and to the point.Use short，simple sentences，written for maximum effect.Make sure that everything you say is relevant to your main aim or message.If you cant，its probably because youre not really sure of exactly what you want to say._37_3Avoid repetition.You may feel tha

46、t a point needs stressing，and that you therefore want to repeat it just to make sure it sinks in.Dont.Its much better to make sure you expressed yourself clearly and simply the first time round._38_4Choose your style carefully.This takes us back to the first point._39_ If you know them personally，th

47、en youll also know how best to write to them.Make sure your style reflects both your relationship with your reader and your attitude to what youre writing.If youre writing to an anonymous (不知姓名的) audience，keep your style neutral (中立的)Remember that first impressions are vital._40_And of course，the wr

48、ong choice can do quite the opposite!ARemember your reader!BTry reading your text aloud to yourself.CItll make your text much easier to process.DAnd if you dont know，your readers definitely wont!EThe answer to that obviously depends on what youre writing.FThe right choice of words and tone can help

49、you get off to a great start.GIf something really needs to be said again，at least find a different way to do so.第三部分英语知识运用(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。I was nine when I arrived at the Childrens Home in Nashua，New Hampshire.I failed third grade

50、that year，and barely _41_ it through a second time，and had squeaked through (侥幸通过) fourth grade by the time I reached Pauline Jambards fifth-grade class at Charlotte Avenue Elementary School.I was _42_ I wasnt as intelligent as the other kids._43_，Ms.Jambard took an instant liking to me.Of all the _

51、44_ in school，reading was my favorite.She would tell me，“Terry，you _45_ reading.If you can understand what youre reading，youll be _46_ than most kids.” After I read all the books in our program，I started reading the classrooms set of Encyclopedia Britannica (不列颠百科全书)And gradually I started to really

52、 _47_ school life.That _48_，our school threw a Christmas party for family and community members.My brother and I had no family to _49_I still remember looking up and seeing Ms.Jambard walk through the front door and _50_ she was there to see me.I was deeply moved.That was the _51_ Christmas of my li

53、fe!After I graduated from Ms.Jambards class，my brother and I _52_，and I lost all touch with my teacher.Years later，I was on a business trip and had to drive through Nashua.I took a chance and _53_Charlotte Avenue Elementary School.I was walking toward her _54_ when she came out into the hallway and

54、said，“Terry！” It was as if I had _55_left！I was in seventh heaven on my flight home.We have stayed in _56_，and I call Ms.Jambard at least once a year.Because of the _57_she instilled (灌输) in me，I went on to have a _58_career in engineering.I dont know if Ms.Jambard realizes how much she _59_ me，but

55、Ill never forget her _60_and faith in me.41A.ordered Barranged Cmade Ddemanded42A.glad Bconvinced Clucky Dsatisfied43A.However BTherefore COtherwise DBesides44A.ideas Bexamples Cfacts Dsubjects45A.stop Bforget Ckeep Dstart46A.prettier Bsmarter Cbraver Dstronger47A.like Bignore Cfear Dchoose48A.Decem

56、ber BNovember COctober DSeptember49A.bother Bthank Cvisit Dinvite50A.hoping Bguessing Cdoubting Drealizing51A.longest Bquietest Chappiest Dbusiest52A.moved B.reunited Cwaited Dwandered53A.closed down Bdropped by Clooked down Dpassed by54A.hospital Boffice Chome Dshop55A.sometimes Balways Cforever Dn

57、ever56A.danger Bneed Ctrouble Dtouch57A.confidence Bshame Csympathy Dpassion58A.brief Bsuccessful Crisky Drelaxing59A.loved Bhurt Chelped Dmissed60A.politeness Bappearance Ckindness Dability第卷第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。There are many times we nee

58、d to shut up，_61_other words，keep quiet as much as possible.Have I personally mastered this? No! But I am trying.If you were to ask any of my children whether I can shut up，they _62_(say) quite the opposite.They have a standard joke，_63_they find particularly funny.As I am about to say something ext

59、remely _64_(importance)，all of them roll their eyes to the ceiling and one will say loudly，“Now，which chapter of Mums books is this？” This has the effect of immediately _65_(shut) me up.Shutting up means letting go of the control.Of course，you need to use your judgement.You_66_(certain) wont shut up

60、 if he hits your car，or she gets seriously _67_(drink)But for everyday conversations and interactions，dont feel you have to use every opportunity to instruct.Let some of the _68_(issue) go.Letting go of some control allows your teenager _69_(communicate) further.If he doesnt feel judged，criticised o

61、r corrected then he may just begin sharing _70_(many) than his three favourite words“fine”，“nothing” and “later”第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后

62、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 mother always tells me to be kind to others.One day I was in line at our local post office.Behind me being a man who was dirty and obvious hadnt bathed or changed his clothes for a long time.The other stood back several feet from him.In fact，I didnt n

63、otice him after the woman behind the counter looked back.She saw him and rolled his eyes.It was then when I turned back to see what had been happened.Looking for him，I smiled and said hello.When I finally turned to leave，I said to him，“Have nice day.” The man nodded his head，look happy.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华。最近你在某国外网站购买了一本英语字典。收到后，你发现它存在以下问题：附带光盘(CD-ROM)破损、一些页码缺失、版本陈旧。请你给该网站的负责人(Mike)写一封投诉信。注意：1.词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mike, Yours，Li Hua