学年广东省佛山市容山中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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学年广东省佛山市容山中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题
容山中学2018-2019学年第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语试卷
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第一部分听力(共两节,满分20分)
第一节听力理解(共6小题,每小题2分,满分12分)
材料及问题播放两遍。
每段后有两个小题,各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段材料,回答第1—2题。
材料读两遍。
1.A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Anengineer
2.A.Foraboutfifteenyears.
B.Forabouttwentyyears.
C.Forabouttwenty-fiveyears
听第二段材料,回答第3—4题。
材料读两遍。
3.A.BybusB.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.
4.A.Tovisitamuseum.
B.Todosomeshopping
C.Tohavedinneratanoldbar.
听第三段材料,回答第5—6题。
材料读两遍。
5.A.Two.B.three.C.Four.
6.A.Theydrovethesharksway
B.Theysentoutsomewarnings.
C.Theysurroundedtheswimmers.
第二节回答问题(共4小题,每小题2分,满分8分)
听下面一段材料,然后回答问题。
材料和问题读两遍。
7._____________________________________
8._____________________________________
9._____________________________________
10._____________________________________
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
HerearefourhomesforsalearoundtheU.S.withlinkstopast,presentandfuturepresidents,aswellastheirclosefamilies.
JohnF.Kennedy’sWeekendRetreat
AmodestfarmnearMiddleburg,Virginia,wasbuiltbyJohnF.Kennedyandhiswifeintheearly1960s.Theformerfirstladydesigneditherself.Thefour-bedroompropertyiscurrentlybackonthemarketfor$5.95million,decreasedby$2millioncomparedwith2015.Itwas$10.99millionwhenitfirstwasputupforsalein2013.
JackieKennedy’sSummerHouse
AnotherKennedy-linkedpropertyforsaleisthe“Lasata”estateintheHamptons,designedbyarchitectArthurC.Jacksonandbuiltin1917.Setonmorethansevenacresoflandneartheocean,itincludesa10-bedroomhousethatwasrestoredin2007,includingathree-cargaragebuilding.It’sonthemarketfor$38.9million,alittlebithigherthanlastyear.
ChesterA.Arthur’sSummerWhiteHouse
ChesterA.Arthur,whobecamethe21stpresidentin1881,spentsomeofhisdowntimehere.Thethree-story,sixbedroomVictorianmansion,whichwasbuiltin1796andhasbeenrecentlyrestored,isforsalewitha$14.2millionpricetag,downfrom$20millionin2015.Featuresincludealibrarywithfireplace,aformaldiningandlivingroomandafamilyroomoverlookingthegardenandtheswimmingpool.
PresidentObama’sSummerRental
ThisMartha’sVineyardhomeservedasthesummerWhiteHousetoPresidentObama.Itiscurrentlyforsalefor$19.1million,downfrom$22.5millioninJuly2015.Setonnineacresoflandandwithitsownprivateroad,thispropertynodoubtactedasaperfectsummerhideawayforthosewhodidn’twanttheireverymovementseen.Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesincludeaheatedpool,half-basketballcourt,outdoorterracesandatwo-bedroomguestcottage.
11.Whichhousehasthelongesthistory?
A.PresidentObama’sSummerRental.
B.JackieKennedy’sSummerHouse.
C.ChesterA.Arthur’sSummerWhiteHouse.
D.JohnF.Kennedy’sWeekendRetreat.
12.WhatisthefeatureofPresidentObama’sSummerRental?
A.Privacy.B.Architecture.C.Location.D.Price.
13.Whatdothefourhouseshaveincommon?
A.Theirpricesaregoingdowntheseyears.
B.TheyhaveconnectionswithUSpresidents.
C.Theyhaveahistoryofmorethanacentury.
D.Theyhavemorethan5bedroomsinthehouse.
B
Itwasjustonewordinoneemail,butitcausedhugefinanciallossesforamultinationalcompany.Themessage,writteninEnglish,wassentbyanativespeakertoacolleagueforwhomEnglishwasasecondlanguage.Unsureoftheword,thereceiverfoundtwocontradictorymeaningsinhisdictionary.Heactedonthewrongone.Monthslater,seniormanagementinvestigatedwhytheprojecthadfailed,costinghundredsofthousandsofdollars.
Whensuchmisunderstandingshappen,it’susuallythenativespeakerswhoaretoblame.Ironically,theyareworseatdeliveringtheirmessagethanpeoplewhospeakEnglishasasecondorthirdlanguage.
AlotofnativespeakersarehappythatEnglishhasbecometheworld’sgloballanguage.Theydon’tfeeltheneedtoaccommodateoradapttoothers.Theyoftentalktoofastforotherstofollow,andusejokes,slang,shortformsandreferencesspecifictotheirownculture.“ThefirsttimeIworkedinaninternationalinstitution,somebodysaid‘ETA16:
53’andIthought“WhatthehellisETA?
”saysMichaelBlatter,anexecutiveinaninternationalcompany.
Andthenthere’sculturalstyle.WhenaBritishreactstoaproposalbysaying“That’sinteresting”,afellowBritishmightrecognizethisas“That’srubbish.”Butothernationalitieswouldtaketheword“interesting”onfacevalue.
Also,lotsoftheinformationisnotfullyunderstoodbecauseofthecomplexlanguagenativespeakersuse.Toomanynon-nativespeakers,especiallytheAsiansandtheFrench,aretooconcernedaboutnot“losingface”andnodapprovinglywhilenotgettingthemessageatall,becauseofwhich,thenativespeakerscontinuedeliveringinformationthatmakeslittlesensetothem.Theinformationgapisunnoticedandkeepswidening.
Nativespeakersshouldcommunicateefficientlywithsimplelanguage.WhentryingtocommunicateinEnglishwithagroupofpeoplewithdifferentlevelsoffluency,it’simportantfornativespeakerstomakethesamepointinacoupleofdifferentwaysandaskforsomeacknowledgement,reactionandaction,toknowwhetherthey’vebeenunderstoodornot.
14.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageiswrittento.
A.tellreadersaninterestingstory
B.introducethetopicofthepassage
C.statetheimportanceofEnglish
D.showanexampleofcommunication
15.WhatcanwelearnaboutMichael?
A.HethinksBritishpeopletalktoofast.
B.Hefeelsnoneedtoadapttoothers.
C.He’snotanativeEnglishspeaker.
D.HefindsBritishculturehardtounderstand.
16.WhatmightcausetheAsiansandtheFrenchto“loseface”accordingtothepassage?
A.Beingunabletousecomplexlanguage.
B.Beingnon-nativeEnglishspeakers.
C.Failingtounderstandnativespeakers.
D.Noddingapprovinglywhilelistening.
17.Nativespeakersareadvisedtoaskforlisteners’acknowledgementinorderto.
A.talktoagroupofpeopleatthesametime
B.learnaboutlisteners’levelsoffluency
C.getsuggestionsfromlisteners
D.checklisteners’understanding
C
Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove(早恋)maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.
Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”.Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”,this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents,
DrMarianmKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.
Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression--eatingormoodchanges一andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons,theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung,butonlymaturitygivesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.
18.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.
B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove.
C.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.
D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.
19.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?
A.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.
B.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.
C.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.
D.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.
20.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.
B.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.
C.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.
D.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression,
21.What’stheauthor'sattitudetowardspuppylove?
A.disapprovingB.confusedC.neutralD.scared
D
Whoissmarter?
Ahumanbeingorartificialintelligence?
ThequestionswepttheworldlastweekwhenaGoogle-developedprogramcalledAlphaGodefeatedtheworldtopplayer,SouthKoreanLeeSe-del,4-1.
So,whatcomesnext?
Somepeoplehavebeenarguingthatartificialintelligence,orAIinshort,willbeabadthingforhumans.InaninterviewwiththeBBCin2014,UKscientistStephenHawkingwarnedthat“thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldmeanthe
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