湖南省学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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湖南省学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

下学期高二期末考试

英语

考试时量：

120分钟考试总分：

150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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。

1.Whydoesthemanaskthewomantocometomorrow?

A.Heisoffdutynow.B.Thebookswillarrivetomorrow.

C.Thebookshavebeensoldout.

2.Howwillthespeakersgototheconcert?

A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Onfoot.

3.Whatdoesthewomanprobablywanttodrink?

A.Lemonade.B.Water.C.Wine.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabank.B.Inapolicestation.C.Inapark.

5.Howmuchshouldthemanpayforthefine?

A.$50.B.$100.C.$150.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhathasMrs.Smithkeptinheryard?

A.Flowers.B.Chickens.C.Vegetables.

7.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemanprobably?

A.Pleased.B.Upset.C.Indifferent.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Professorandstudent.C.Coachandplayer.

9.Whatistheman’sadvantageinplayingbasketball?

A.Hecanrunfast.B.Heistall.C.Heisgoodatjumping.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydidthewomanfailtoanswerthephonecalls?

A.Shebrokeherphoneaccidentally.B.Shedidn’tbringhercell-phone.

C.Shedidn’thearherphoneringing.

11.Howdidthewomanfindherwayaftershegotlost?

A.Sheusedheroldmemory.B.Sheaskedapasser-by.

C.Shehadaroadmap.

12.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.Gohorse-riding.B.Eatsomething.C.Playvideogames.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhydidKatecancelthedate?

A.She’sill.B.Shepreferredreadingabook.C.Shewasbusy.

14.Whattimeisitnow?

A.7:

00p.m.B.7:

30p.m.C.9:

30p.m.

15.Whatwillthewomandoinexchangefortheman’stickets?

A.She’llbuythem.B.She’llbuyhimasuit.

C.She’llpreparelunchesforhim.

16.Whattypeistheplayprobably?

A.Acomedy.B.Atragedy.C.Afantasy

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhenwerethetraincarsshippedtoBoston?

A.InOctober,2017.B.InNovember,2017.C.InDecember,2017.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthetraincars?

A.TheyweremadeinsoutheasternChina.

B.Theycanrunataspeedof120kmperhour.

C.TheyweredesignedbasedontheAmericanstandard.

19.Whatstoppedmanyworld-famouscompaniesgettingtheorder?

A.Thehighrequirementofthecarweight.B.Theexpensivecosttheyoffered.

C.ThelackofknowledgeoftheoldfacilitiesinBoston.

20.Howmanyyearsarethetraincarsintendedtobeused?

A.Twodecades.B.Threedecades.C.Fourdecades.

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）

A

SnorkellinginSilfra

TheclearwateratthisUNESCOworldheritage（遗产）siteinThingvellirNationalParkwillleaveyouspeechless.Itisoneofthehighestrateddivesitesintheworld.Duringthisjourney,youwillsnorkelwithinacrackbetweentheEurasianandAmericancontinents.You’llexperiencetrulyamazingviewsofthecolorfulunderwaterlandscape,marinelife（海洋生物）,andgeologicalformations.Silfra’swaterisfreshanddrinkableataround2°C--4°Callyearround.Visibilitycanreachmorethan100meters,andswimmingoftenfeelsmorelikeflying.

Thistripisforanyonewhoknowshowtoswimandisupforauniqueadventure.Weoffertransportationwithapick-upinReykjavik,andprovideyouwithadrysuit.Thetotallengthofthetourisapproximatelyfivehours,andincludesin-watersnorkellinglastingaround30minutes.We’llguideyouthroughthemainSilfraBigCrack,SilfraHall,SilfraCathedralandSilfraLagoon.

Included:

★Allnecessarysnorkelingequipment;

★Hotdrinksandfood;

★Silfraentrancefeeof1,000ISK.

Availability:

Allyearat09:

00and15:

00.Pick-upinonehourbefore.

Requirements:

ParticipantsneedtocompletetheSilframedicalstatementbeforethetour.

Diversmust:

★Beatleast18yearsold（youngpeopleunder18yearsoldneedasignaturefromtheirlegalguardian）,andthemaximumageis65yearsold;

★BeabletocommunicateinEnglish.

★Bephysicallyfit;

★Notbepregnant;

★Notbeundertheinfluenceofalcoholordrugs;

★Signamedicalform.

21.Whatwillbeofferedtoyouifyoutakethistrip?

A.Colddrinks.B.Twodrysuits.

C.Round-tripairtickets.D.Equipmentforsnorkeling.

22.Whenistheearliestpick-uptimeeveryday?

A.07:

00.B.08:

00.C.09:

00.D.14:

00.

23.Toparticipateinthetrip,onemust____.

A.beover18yearsold.B.beunder66yearsold.

C.havethesupportofparents.D.haveahighlevelofabilityinEnglish.

B

In1996,someonefoundsomeveryoldclothesinanoldmineinNevada,USA;theyincludedapairofdirtyoldjeans.Today,thosejeansareveryvaluable,andtheyarenowintheLeviStraussArchivalCollectioninSanFrancisco.Thejeans,whichareover120yearsold,aretheoldestpairofLevi’s501jeansintheworld.

Theyarealmostthesameasamodernpairof501’s;therearejustsomesmalldifferencesinthedetail.Forinstance,today’s501’shavetwobackpockets,whiletheoldpairjusthasone.

In1853,ayoungtailorfromGermany,calledLeviStrauss,beganworkinginSanFrancisco;Levisoldthickcanvas（帆布）tominers;theminersusedthecanvastomaketents.

Oneday,aminertoldLevithathecouldnotfindtrousersthatwerestrongenoughforworkinthegoldmines.Levidecidedtomakesometrousersoutofcanvas.Verysoon,hesoldallthecanvastrousershehadmade!

Theywerejustwhatminerswanted.

However,thecanvaswasratherheavyandstiff（坚硬的）.Levithereforebegantolookforadifferenttextile（织物）.SoonhefoundaheavytextilefromFrance;itwasdenim（斜纹粗棉布）.Denimwasabitlighterthancanvas,butiswasverystrong.Itwasidealforminers.

However,originaldenimwasalmostwhite,andminersdidnotlikethecolor!

Theirdenimtrousersgotdirtyassoonastheybeganworking!

LeviStraussthereforedecidedtousecoloreddenim,andhechosedarkblue.In1873,hebegantomakedenimtrouserswithmetalrivets（铆钉）tomakethemstronger.“Bluejeans”arrived!

Levi’sjeansweresopopularthathiscompanygotbiggerandbigger.Soon,otherfirmsweremakingbluejeanstoo.Minerslikedthem,butsodidcowboysandotherworkingmen.BluejeansbecameclassicAmericanworkingtrousers.AftertheSecondWorldWar,jeansbecamepopularallovertheworld.Today,bluejeansaremadeallovertheworld.

24.WhataretheoldjeansfoundinNevadalike?

A.Theyareveryheavy.B.Theyhaveuniqueandvaluabledecorations.

C.Theyareverymuchlikemodernjeans.D.Theyhavetwoblackpockets.

25.HowwereLevi’scanvastrousers?

A.Theywereverypopular.B.Theywereeasilybroken.

C.Theyweretooexpensive.D.Theywerequitecomfortable.

26.Whatweretheproblemwithoriginaldenim?

A.Itwastoosoft.B.Itgotdirtytooeasily.

C.Itwasnotstrongenough.D.Itwasnotbrightenough.

27.Forwhomwerebluejeansfirstdesigned?

A.Tailors.B.Miners.C.Soldiers.D.Cowboys.

C

Whenitcomestoclimatechange,therearealwayssomenew,terrifyingconsequencestoworryabout—likeancientvirusesandbacteriacomingfromtheiceastheearthwarms.Unfortunately,researchersfearwemayseemoreofthisinthefuture.

Someofthesevirusesandbacteriamayhavebeentrappedforthousandsofyears,andit’snoteventotallyclearyetwhattheyare,letalonewhatkindofdamagetheymighthave.

Researchershavemetcomplex“giantviruses”inthemeltingpermafrost（永久冻土）ofSiberia.Onesuchvirus,30,000yearsold,wasstillinfectiouswhenitwasdiscoveredin2015,thoughitposednodangertohumans.Itturnsoutthatpermafrostisexcellentatpreservingbacteriaandvirusesthataretemporarilyinactive,andthenbecomereactivatedwithwarming.

ScientistshavediscoveredSpanishfluvirusesindeadbodiesburiedin1918intheAlaskantundra（冻原）.WhenclosetohalfofthepopulationofaSiberiantowninthe1890sdiedofsmallpox（天花）,theirbodieswereburiedinthepermafrostalongtheKolymaRiver.Thebanksofthatriverarenowbeginningtowearawayamidglobalwarming,theBBCreports.

InSiberiainAugust2016,some100peopleand2,300deerwereinfectedwithanthrax（炭疽）inthefirstoutbreakintheareasince1941.Oneboydiedfromthedisease.Scientistbelievedtheanthraxhadbeentrappedinthebodyofalong-frozendeaddeerandbecameactiveduringparticularlyhotsummerof2016,releasingthebacteriacellsintotheenvironment.

Buteveninwarmerclimates,risingtemperaturescanhelpgrowandspreaddangerousdiseases.Overadecadeago,researcherPaulEpsteinprophesiedthepossiblespreadofmosquito-bornillnessesasaresultofclimatechange.“Mosquitoesaresensitivetotemperaturechanges,”hesaid.“Warmingspeedsuptheirratesofreproductionandthenumberofbloodmealstheytake,makestheirbreeding（繁殖）seasonlong,andshortensthematurationperiodforthegermstheyspread”---allofwhichmakesthemmoreefficientatspreadingdisease.

28.Whyareresearchersworriedabout?

A.Moreancientgermsmayreappear.B.Theearthisbeingseriouslypolluted

C.Icemeltingmaycauseheavyfloods.D.Globalclimatechangeisworsening.

29.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.No“giantviruses”werediscoveredinSiberia.

B.Anewwaywasfoundtodealwiththenewgerms.

C.Oneancientviruscouldstillresultinpeople’sdeath.

D.Permafrostcankeepgermsaliveforalongtime.

30.Whatledtoaboy’sdeathinSiberia?

A.Flu.B.Cancer.C.Anthrax.D.Smallpox.

31.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“prophesied”inthelastparagraph?

A.Denied.B.Predicted.C.Doubted.D.Prevented.

D

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