甘肅省蘭州市第二片區丙組2018-2019學年高二上學期期末聯考英語試卷
甘肅省蘭州市第二片區丙組2018-2019學年高二上學期期末聯考英語試卷
一、閱讀理解
Captain Goodfellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, FREE.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on Saturday morning.Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history.Meet at the front entrance of the City Hall at 9:30.Wear comfortable shoes!
Film at the Museum
Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre.See Broken Window at 1:30.The Workers will be at 3:45.For further information, call 4987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to the Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world.Delicious and not expensive.Noon to 5:00 pm.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.
1.You can send your children to Captain Goodfellow to learn dances _________.
A.on Sunday afternoon B.at 9:30 every day
C.at 10:00 a.m.on Saturday D.at noon before 5:00 p.m.
2.If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ______________.
A.your worries B.your beautiful walk
C.your learning about local history D.your comfortable shoes
3.You can see movies at ________________.
A.the City College B.the Museum Theatre
C.the City Theatre D.the Central Park
4.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food _____________.
A.at the front entrance of the City Hall B.at the ball game
C.at 8:00 p.m. D.at the Central Park on Saturday
How many men do housework? Recently a European Commission tried to find out people’s ideas and reactions to the women’s movement.As part of their survey, they asked many men and women the question, “Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!
The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting.48% of British husbands said they did these things.37% of Danish men helped in the house.But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework, many of them said they never helped at all!
But there was an interesting point of view from the wives.According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house.And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped.The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most trustful husbands; their answers were the same as their wives’ answers.
Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.
1.The survey was carried out in ______.
A.Britain B.Europe
C.Denmark D.Italy
2.The subject for the survey is ______.
A.how many boys do the housework B.who are more diligent, wives or husbands
C.how many women do the housework D.who does the housework at home
3.From the passage we can see that ______.
A.there were more husbands who did the housework than wives
B.husbands did half of the housework all the time
C.there were more wives who did the housework than husbands.
D.wives did all the housework at home
4.More ______ husbands help in the house than ______ husbands.
A.British; Danish B.Italian; Danish
C.Danish; British D.Italian; British
Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do.Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing.To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love.If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time.If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards.Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
1.Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ______.
A.the meaning of success B.the reasons for success
C.the standards of success D.the importance of success
2.Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ______.
A.work makes one feel pain B.one tends to enjoy his work
C.it takes a lot of time to succeed D.one gives up his work easily
3.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A.People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
B.Successful people like to show their great skills.
C.People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D.It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
4.What is the main theme of the passage?
A.Having a goal is vital to success.
B.Being good is different from being great.
C.Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.
D.One cannot succeed without time and practice.
Downloading music over the Internet is pretty common among high school and college students.However, when students download and share copyrighted music without permission, they are against the law.
A survey of young people’s music ownership has found that teenagers and college students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players．Half of those surveyed share all the music on their hard drive (硬碟), enabling others to copy hundreds of songs at any one time.Some students were found to have randomly linked their personal blogs to music sites, so as to allow free trial listening of copyrighted songs for blog visitors, or adopted some of the songs as the background music for their blogs.Such practices may be easy and free, but there are consequences.
Sandra Dowd, a student of Central Michigan University, was fined US $7,500 for downloading 501 files from Lime Wire, a peer-to-peer file sharing program.Sandra claimed that she was unaware that her downloads were illegal until she was contacted by authorities.Similarly, Mike Lewinski paid US $4,000 to settle a lawsuit（起訴）against him for copyright violation (違反).Mike expressed shock and couldn’t believe that this was happening to him.“I just wanted to save some money and I always thought the threat was just a scare tactic(戰術).” “You know, everyone does it,” added Mike.
The RIAA （Recording Industry Association of America）, the organization that files lawsuits against illegal downloaders, states that suing (控告) students was by no means their first choice.Unfortunately, without the threat of consequences, students are just not changing their behavior.Education alone is not enough to stop the extraordinary growth of the illegal downloading practice.
1.Why is it common for students to download copyrighted music?
A.They want their friends to know that they are smart.
B.They don’t think that they will be caught.
C.They think it is a good way to make some extra money.
D.They are against copyright protection over Internet music.
2.What does Mike mean by saying that “the threat was just a scare tactic”?
A.One should not be afraid of threats.
B.A lawsuit will result from the threat.
C.No serious consequence will follow the threat.
D.It is unfair to scare people with a threat.
3.What’s the best title for this passage?
A.Copyright Violators, Beware!
B.How to Get Free Music Online!
C.A Survey of Students’ Downloading Habits
D.Get rid of Illegal Music Download? Impossible!
二、七選五
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.1.Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test.Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2.Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective(選擇性的) process.3.
The following methods may work best for you.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
●Write your notes in your own words.
●4.
●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速記).When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.5.
A.Otherwise (否則), you may not be able to read your notes later.
B.There are three practical note-taking methods.
C.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
D.Use words, not complete sentences.
E.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
F.You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
G.You must write your notes on separate paper.
三、完形填空
I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang.I felt something________had happened.It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the ______ at once.She explained that she’d______ my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying.At first, she had _____it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she ______something was wrong.So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the? ______ floor.She had been emptying the dishwasher _______a live wire fell and touched her.
Mary was taken to hospital.When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no______.I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be_____with them.For a year I was in a suffering ___ of mind.I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt _____.
Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking _____.She married me because I was a______man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than_______.
We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer.The anxiety that had been gone came ______back—would my boys be left with no parents?_______, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
____ everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t_________.We have to learn to accept and adapt to the__________it has brought about.It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future.Instead, just focus on the______.
1.A.amazing B.awful C.strange D.exciting
2.A.house B.exit C.hospital D.entrance
3.A.seen B.sensed C.recognized D.heard
4.A.hesitated B.ignored C.imagined D.confused
5.A.wondered B.predicted C.realized D.expected
6.A.bathroom B.bedroom C.toilet D.kitchen
7.A.while B.when C.until D.as
8.A.sign B.doubt C.point D.breath
9.A.clear B.familiar C.strict D.pleased
10.A.situation B.state C.condition D.occasion
11.A.curiously B.lively C.coldly D.lonely
12.A.up B.away C.down D.off
13.A.rich B.considerate C.handsome D.strong
14.A.dive B.fall C.sink D.float
15.A.flooding B.returning C.looking D.calling
16.A.Gradually B.Personally C.Thankfully D.Eventually
17.A.For B.With C.As D.Through
18.A.matter B.affect C.count D.help
19.A.changes B.experiences C.disabilities D.decisions
20.A.honor B.present C.activity D.life
四、語法填空
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
When you step into a new environment, you might have some difficulty in fitting in.Here are some tips? 1.? might help you.
Be confident.You are unique in this world.Spend some time thinking about your 2.(strong) and you will be able to build up confidence step by step.
Be kind to everyone.Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness.Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of? 3.(you).A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.
Be active in group activities.4.(vary) activities like playing football can help you to be known? 5.others.You may add more friends to your circle.At the same time, you’ll be amazed? 6.? (see) how much they like you.
Be optimistic.Optimism? 7.? (make) both you and others feel pleased.It helps you make? 8.good first impression.A pleasant smile costs the? 9.(little) but does the most.If you follow the suggestions? 10.? (mention) above, you will be accepted by people around you.And you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life.
五、短文改錯
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字元號（∧），並在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多餘的.詞用斜線（）劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，並在該詞下面寫出修改後的詞。
注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
Last weekend, I went to visit my English teacher, who was already in his fifty.He gives me a lot of help when I was a junior middle school student.Delighting to see me, he asked my senior middle school life.Then he advised me to make fully preparations for the coming entrance examination.It was so a pleasure to see him again that I didn’t notice it was pretty later.I had to say goodbye to each other.
He is not only a good teacher but my close friend.Wherever I will go, I will always treasure a time that I spent with my teacher.
六、提綱類作文
生活中除了金錢、房子、車子等財富，也有如知識、健康、經歷等隱性財富。作為高中生，你所理解的財富是什麼？請以“My Treasures”為題用英語寫一篇短文，內容包括以下要點：
我眼中的財富
至少兩點，比如友誼、理想 ……
擁有它們的意義
1.擁有它們對學習、生活的作用
2.失去它們對學習、生活的影響
獲取它們的途徑
（請考生根據自己的經歷或感想，提出至少兩種做法）
注意：
1.詞數150左右。開頭已經寫好，不計入總詞數。
2.作文中不得提及考生所在學校和本人姓名。
My Treasures
In our life, we have treasures like money, houses and cars, etc.However, we have a lot more hidden treasures, such as knowledge, health and experiences.As a senior student, I think the most important treasures in our life are
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