浙江省浙南名校联盟学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

浙江省浙南名校联盟学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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浙江省浙南名校联盟学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

浙江省浙南名校联盟2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

考生须知：

1.本卷共8页满分150分，考试时间120分钟；2.答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写姓名及准考证号;3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；4.考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。

选择题部分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。

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，并标在相应的位置。

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.Whencanthewomantakeavacation?

A.Thisweek.B.AttheendofJune.C.AttheendofAugust.

2.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

A.Comforttheman.B.Apologizetotheman.C.Invitethemantoaparty.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theman’shobby.B.Theirchildhood.C.Aholidayplan.

4.Whatistheman’sopiniononBritishfood?

A.Unhealthy.B.Excellent.C.Tasteless.

5.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

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三个选项选出佳选项，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段对话，回答第6、7题。

6.ForwhatdidJackiecallthemanup?

A.Party.B.Ameeting.C.Anapartment.

7.Whowillcallthemanbackataround5:

00?

A.Simon.B.Melissa.C.Angelica.

听第7段对话，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Workingonareport.B.Repairingacomputer.C.Preparingforameeting.

9.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Checkhiscomputeragain.

B.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.

C.Useanewsoftwareprogram.

听第8段对话，回答第10至12题。

10.Forwhatdoesthewomanprefertobuyanelectriccar?

A.Itslowprice.B.Itspowerfulengine.C.Environmentalprotection.

11.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardsthewideuseofelectriccars?

A.Supportive.B.Worried.C.Unconcerned.

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkthistownneedstodo?

A.Broadentheroads.B.Limitthenumberofcars.C.Improvepublictransport.

听第9段对话，回答第13至16题。

13.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthiswork?

A.Interested.B.Bored.C.Stressed.

14.Wheredidthemangoinhislasttrip?

A.ToSudan.B.ToEgypt.C.ToFrance.

15.ForwhatdidthemangototheSeychelles?

A.Work.B.Shopping.C.Aholiday.

16.Wheredoesthemanusuallysleepduringatrip?

A.Inahotel.B.Inasleepingbag.C.Inaguesthouse.

听第10段对话，回答第17至20题。

17.Howoftendoteammeetingstakeplace?

A.Onceaterm.B.Onceaweek.C.Twiceayear.

18.Whataremembersofstaffexpectedtodointrainingsessions?

A.Choosetheeventsthey’dliketoattend.

B.Completeaformabouttheirexperiences.

C.Informothercolleaguesoftrainingrequirements.

19.Howdoesthespeakerdescribeall-collegetrainingdays?

A.Relaxing.B.Entertaining.C.Informative.

20.Wherewillthe“awayday”mostprobablytakeplacethisyear?

A.Inahotel.B.IntheForestPark.C.Inaholidaycenter.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Iwillneverforgetthedarkness,thepainandstrongdesiretodie.

Novemberarrivedgreyandbusy,andgoingintoanevenmorestressfulDecember,Iwasfilledwithanxiousthoughts.Avisittomyfather’sgraveisoftenagoodchancetocryandwhenIleaveIfeelalittlemoreatpeace.Butthistimewasdifferent.Idrovehomeandeverynightfortherestofthatweek,Icried.

OnSaturday,IwatchedaTVprogramteachingbaking,andthenIstartedtolearn.Bytheendoftheweekend,Ihadatablecoveredwithsweettreats.Ipackagedthemupintins,attachedalabeltoeachofthemwith“winterlove”onit,anddroppedthemoffonafewofmyneighbors’porches.Itshockedmehowmuchitlightenedmymood,seeingasmallpackagelostonaporch.ThethanksIreceivedlaterfromtheneighborsmademelightup.Itfeltsogood,anditdistractedmefrommydarkthoughts.

ByJanuaryIhaddevelopedaroutine:

onSundayI’dbakecookiesandpackagethemup,andonMondayI’ddeliverthem.EveryweekIaddedafewdifferentpeopletomydeliveryroute.Thenthingsstartedshowinguponmydoorstep-ahomemadecup,apairofsockswithcookiesandevenagiftcertificatefromthelocalbookstore.Everysingleonemeltedmyheart.ButwhatIreallyappreciatedwashowpeoplebegantosharetheirownstoriesofmentalhealthwithme.Thereisnogreaterhonorthantobetrustedwithanother’slife.Iwasoverwhelmedbytheloveandcareofmycommunity.Ithumbledmethatsomethingsosimplehadcreatedsuchincrediblekindness.

Iwasshiftingintoanewseasonoflight,whilelettinggoofaseasonofdarkness.Itremindedmethatthereisbeautyinbeingkindandthatlifeistough,butthereisaquietstrengthinknowingyouarenotalone.

21.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Shefeltlifewastoopainfultolive.

B.Shewasinabadphysicalcondition.

C.Shewasstressedduetoherfather’sdeath.

D.Sherecoveredaftervisitingherfather’sgrave.

22.Aftershestartedsharingcookieswithneighbors,theauthor.

A.gainedtrustandcarefromthem

B.addedotherthingstoherdeliverylist

C.feltherlifewasnolongerbusyorstressful

D.foundsomeofthemhadmorementalproblemsthanher

23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toexpressgratitudetocaringneighbors.

B.Tosharehowbeingkindhelpedherregainhope.

C.Tospeakofthebenefitsofbakingcookiesathome.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofatrustedcommunity.

B

Weallputoffthingsinonewayoranother:

finishingafinalpaperhoursbeforethedeadline,orputtingoffthattriptothesupermarketuntiltherefrigeratorshelvesarecompletelyempty.Psychologistscallthatprocrastination,whichistodelaydoingsomethingthatyoushoulddo,usuallybecauseyoudon’twanttodoit.

Inrecentyears,psychologistsaroundtheworldhavebeenasking:

whatelseistherebehindprocrastination?

“Procrastinationisbasedonourgenetics”,saysSharadPaul,MD,authorofTheGeneticsofHealth.Ifyouliketoputthingsofforsurftheinternetinsteadofgettingworkdone,youmightbeabletoblameyourancestors.

Whileprocrastinationseemslikeacharacterweakness,itdevelopedforareason.“Thegenesprogresseddowngenerationsbecausethesepeoplewerestillhiddenincavesfearfulofanimalsthatfedonmeat.Theywerealwayssaying:

‘Mytoolsarenotsharpenough.I’dbetterspendmoretimeperfectingthisspear.’”saysSharadPaul.“Thesepeoplesurvivedmorebecausetheyavoidedconflicts,andthesegeneswerehandeddowntofuturegenerations.”

Whileit’shighlyattractivetosimplyblameyourparents,thebuckstopswithyou.Paulsays,“Peoplethinkthatgenesdeterminetheirfate.Thisisonlytrueiftheiractionsleadinthatdirection.”

“Anythingcanbechangedorimproved,includingourgeneexpressions”,saysPaul,wholikestorefertothe10,000-hourstheoryMalcomGladwellsharesinhisbookTheOutliers,suggestingthattalentismadewithpracticeandcommitment,notaborncharacter.Thebestthingtoovercomeprocrastinationistogetmoving.“Startslowandkeepbuildingupperseverancelevels.Therearemanydifferentformsofperseveranceexerciseandmanyinvolvelegmovements.Pickonethatyoulike.Anaverageofjust30minutesadayhasbeenshowntobebeneficial.

Paulsays,“Ifyouhavetherightgenes,thiscouldbeperhapsabitfaster,butnotbymuch.”Therefore,thereishopeforusall.

24.Whydoestheauthoruseexamplesinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tomakereadersfamiliarwiththemselves.

B.Tointroducethetopicofprocrastination.

C.Toshowourbadbehavioursofprocrastination.

D.Toexplainwhywehavethehabitofprocrastination.

25.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4probablymeans“”.

A.Genesfromyourparentsaretoblame.

B.Youractionsmakeyouhighlyattractive.

C.Youshouldtaketheresponsibilityforyourself.

D.Youshouldstopthrowingbucksatyourparents.

26.What’sbesttitleofthepassage?

A.Genes:

WeaknessorHope?

B.Genes:

PreventionorCure?

C.Procrastination:

ReasonandSolution.

D.Procrastination:

ExampleandHistory.

C

Inmostartmuseums,thepaintingsonthewalljustlookflat,butsometimesvisitorscomeacrossanimagethatappearstobethree-dimensional.Theartisthascleverlyusedcolors,lines,andshadingtogivethepaintingsomedepth,makingitmorerealistic.Theartistictechniqueofcreatingthree-dimensionalimagesofsomethingonaflatsurfaceiscalledtrompeI’oeil.Today,someartistsareadaptingtheideaoftrompeI’oeiltomakethingsbecomeinvisible,whichiscalledcamouflageart.

Innature,usingcamouflagenotonlyallowsinsectsandanimalstohidefromtheirnaturalenemiesbutalsoallowsthemtogetcloseenoughtosurpriseotherinsectsorsmalleranimalsthattheywanttocatchandeat.Artistsarenothidingorpreparingtoattack.Instead,theyareusingtheideaofcamouflagetomakeurbanspaceslooknicerortomakestatementswiththeirart.

Itisnotdifficulttofindthingsthatwewouldliketomakedisappearsuchasthedullwallofalargeindustrialbuildingorthepolescarryingelectricitywires.Artistscanmakethesethingsmoreinterestingandinsomecaseslessvisible.Inmanyurbanareas,largebuildingshavebeenpaintedwithamazingpicturesthattrickoureyes.Thus,ordinarybrickwallsaretransformedintointerestingworksofart.

Someartistsincludecamouflageintheirworktosaysomethingaboutthemodernworldwelivein.Forexample,AmericanartistTrinaMerrycamouflagespeoplesothattheydisappearinthelandscapesshephotographs.Herlatestseries,NewYorkCity,blends（融合）womenandtheirenvironmenttocreateimagesthatcloselyexaminetherelationshipbetweenpeopleandwheretheylive.“MyseriesshowsrespectforBigApplewomenwhofee