广东省广州市四校学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题.docx

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广东省广州市四校学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题

广东省广州市四校2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共13页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、班级、姓名、考生号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

第一部分选择题（共90分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节听力理解（共10小题：

每小题1分，满分10分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第1段材料，回答第1至3题。

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Havinggueststhisweekend.

B.Goingoutforsightseeing.

C.Movingintoanewhouse.

2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Hostandvisitor.

3.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?

A.Workinhisgarden.

B.Haveabarbecue.

C.Dosomeshopping.

听第2段材料，回答第4至6题。

4.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Tobookahotelroom.

B.Toaskabouttheroomservice.

C.Tomakechangestoareservation.

5.Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?

A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember16.C.OnSeptember23.

6.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?

A.$179.B.$199.C.$219.

听第3段材料，回答第7至10题。

7.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryoftheschool.

B.Thecoursesfortheterm.

C.Theplanfortheday.

8.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.C.Intheclassrooms.

9.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Takesciencecourses.B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.C.Attendworkshops.

10.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?

A.Duringthelunchhour.

B.Afterthewelcomespeech.

C.Beforethetourofthelabs.

第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面1段对话。

请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷标号为1~5的空格中，每空不超过三个词。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。

录音读两遍。

你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

AnInterviewwithDavid,aSkateboarding（滑板运动）Lover

WhendidDavidtakeupskateboarding?

Whenhewas1.

Whatwashisschoolworklike?

Hewasabletogethisschoolworkdone2.

Whatwashisonlyproblematschool?

Hewasunableto3inclass.

Whydidhesaythenewheadmasterwaswonderful?

Heletstudents4oftheirown.

Howwashisnewstyledifferentfromotherskaters?

Itwasrobot-like,with5.

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。

A

Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke（唤起）anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.

BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“limitedEnglish”,forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions（认识）ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.

Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.Ibelievedthath

erEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:

thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.

Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:

theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”; andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal（内在的）language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure.Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:

herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.

11.Bysaying“Languageisthetoolofmytrade”,theauthormeansthat________.

A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntrade

B.sheisfascinatedbylanguages

C.sheworksasatranslator

D.sheisawriterbyprofession

12.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas________.

A.impolite B.amusingC.imperfectD.practical

13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.

B.Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.

C.Theauthor’smotherhadapositiveinfluenceonher.

D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.

14.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother’sEnglishis________.

A.wellstructuredB.intheoldstyle

C.easytotranslateD.richinmeaning

15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thechangeoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.

B.Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.

C.Theauthor’smisunderstandingof“limited”English.

D.Theauthor’sexperiences

ofusingbrokenEnglish.

B

Whatdoesitmeantosaythatweliveinaworldofpersuasion?

Itmeansthatweliveamongcompetinginterests.Yourroommate’sneedtostudyforanexammaytakepriorityoverpizza.Yourinstructormayhavegoodreasonsnottochangeyourgrade.Andtheobjectofyourromanticinterestmayhaveotherchoices.

Insuchaworld,persuasionistheartofgettingotherstogivefairandfavorableconsiderationtoourpointsofview.Whenwepersuade,wewanttoinfluencehowothersbelieveandbehave.Wemaynotalwaysprevail—otherpointsofviewmaybemorepersuasive,dependingonthelistener,thesituation,andthemeritofthecase.Butwhenwepracticetheartofpersuasion,wetrytoensurethatourpositionreceivestheattentionitdeserves.

Somepeople,however,objecttotheveryideaofpersuasion.Theymayregarditasanunwelcomeinterruptionintotheirlives.Justtheopposite,webelievethatpersuasionisunavoidable—toliveistopersuade.Persuasionmaybeethical（合乎道义的）orunethical,selflessorselfish,inspiringordegrading.Ethicalpersuasion,however,callsonsoundreasoningandissensitivetothefeelingsandneedsoflisteners.Suchpersuasioncallhelpusapplythewisdomofthepasttothedecisionswenowmustmake.Therefore,themostbasicpartofeducationislearningtoresisttheonekindofpersuasionandtoencourageandpracticetheother.

Beyonditspersonalimportancetous,persuasionisindispensabletosociety.TherighttopersuadeandbepersuadedisthebedrockoftheAmericanpoliticalsystem,guaranteedbytheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitution（美国宪法）.

16.Accordingtothepassage,persuasionmeans________.

A.changingothers’pointsofview

B.exercisingpoweroverotherpeople

C.gettingotherpeopletoconsideryourpointofview

D.gettingpeopletoagreewithyouanddowhatyouwant

17.Theunderlinedword“prevail”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.winB.failC.speakD.listen

18.Thepassagestatesthatsomepeopleobjecttopersuasionbecausetheythinkitis________.

A.adangertosocietyB.difficulttodowell

C.unwelcomebehaviorD.neversuccessful

19.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

A.howpeoplepersuade

B.whypeoplepersuade

C.thatpersuasionisbothgoodandbad

D.thatpersuasionisimportantanditisallaroundus

20.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.ifyouareright,youcanalwaysbesuccessfulinyourpersuasion

B.persuasionisanecessaryandimportantactinsociety

C.anypersuasionisfromaselfishandannoyingpointofview

D.persuasionishardtodoandhardtosucceed

C

Inrecentdecadesevensciencefiction,onceabundantlyoptimisticaboutthefuture,hasbeenfloodedwithpessimism.Shine:

Ananthology（选集）ofoptimisticsciencefictionaimstogoagainstthattrendbybringingtogethersomeofthemostoptimisticvisionsofourfutureinonevolume.Shineisnewwritinginthemostexactsense,withstoriesfromyoungtalentsofsciencefictionincludingAlliettedeBoddard,LavieTidharandGarethLPowell.ButJasonStoddard,whoseabilitygeneralizestoday’snewtechnologyintotomorrow’severydayreality,providesperhapsthebook’scrownjewelwith“Overhead”,astoryofapost-scarcitysociety.

Whileitmayseemunlikelyinthemidstofacontinuouseconomicfailure,post-scarcityisnotjustthestuffofsciencefiction.Thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathaveliftedmillionsintoanearpost-scarcityexistenceinthelastcenturyaresettoaccelerate（加速）.Itisaveryrealisticpossibilitythatourkeychallengeinthiscenturywillnotbethefightforlimitedresources,butmanagingtheeconomicsofabundanceandunlimitedresources.

Thefuture.Ashinyplacewecanalllookforwardto.Oureverymaterialneedmet.Asocietyfreedfromwork,whereintellectualeffortandspiritualgrowthareouronlyconcern.Livesmeasurednotindecades,butincenturiesandthefullwealthofhumanknowledgeavailabletoall.

Hmm.Well,maybe.Thefuture,atleastinthenextdecadeortwo,islikelytobemuchlikeourpresent:

anuneasymixofdarkpessimismandshinyoptimism.Forsometheworstabusesofdystopiawillbeascaringlivingreality.Forothersatechnologicalutopiaisalreadyunfoldingbeforethem.Theonlythingthatseemscertainisthatweareallcaughtinanacceleratingprocessofchangethatwillmakethefuture,forabetterorworse,averydif