江西省南昌市八一中学、洪都中学等七校2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷(重点资料).doc

2018~2019学年度第一学期高二英语期末联考试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 1. Where does the man live?

A. In Flat A, 10th Floor. B. In Flat C, 10th Floor. C. In Flat A, 9th Floor. 2. What does the man want the woman to do?

A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn the radio down. 3. How is the man probably feeling about the report?

A. Disappointed B. Stressed. C. Confused. 4. What will the man do?

A. Play baseball. B. Meet his friend. C. Go to the doctor’s. 5. When does the man suggest the woman go to Italy?

A. In April. B. In July. C. In August. 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. Where does the woman want to go?

A. To the square. B. To the hotel. C. To the coffee house. 7. How will the woman most probably go?

A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By underground. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. How to protect the environment. B. How to choose gifts. C. How to save money. 9. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. Make a shopping list. B. Use less paper. C. Send Christmas cards. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

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10. What does the woman suggest the man do about the marketing report? A. Collect information as soon as possible. B. Talk with Ronald Freeman. C. Wait for the boss’s call. 11. Which report will be finished today?

A. The marketing report. B. The Jackson report. C. The financial report. 12. When does the conversation take place?

A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the woman?

A. A university student. B. A news reporter. C. A football player. 14. How many people was the man living with in his childhood? A. Five. B. Nine. C. Ten. 15. What was the man’s opinion about Zippy?

A. He was quite confident. B. He was hard to get on with. C. He was very good at football.

16. Why did the man become friends with Zippy?

A. They were housemates. B. They shared the same interests. C. They were in the same football team. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Who started Music for education?

A. Some parents. B. Some musicians. C. Some students. 18. How did local students find their music lessons?

A. Fun. B. Impractical. C. Important. 19. What is one of the aims of Music for Education?

A. To hold a concert every month. B. To provide money for its members. C. To help children to develop musical skills.

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20. What is the purpose of the speech?

A. To raise money. B. To advertise for the organization. C. To help people to understand music. 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）

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◆Electric Underground

7:30pm-1:00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7：30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.

◆Gee Whizz

8:30pm-10:30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian(喜剧演员) on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).

◆Simon’s Workshop

5:00pm-7:30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy(喜剧). The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.

◆Charlotte Stone

8:00pm-11:00pm Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform

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songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

21. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A. Jules Skye. B. Gee Whizz. C. Charlotte Stone. D. James Pickering. 22. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?

A. It requires membership status. B. It lasts three hours each time. C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday. 23. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs? A. 5:00pm-7:30pm. B. 7:30pm-1:00am. C. 8:00pm-11:00pm. D. 8:30pm-10:30pm.

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We all think best when we're well rested. A clear, alert brain allows us to focus, learn and remember information, and to be creative. On the other hand, when we're sleepy, we make more mistakes and are less productive in school and at work. In a report from Psychological Science, researchers at the University of Paris report sleeping between two learning sessions improve your learning.

In this study, 60 French adults were randomly divided into a \all were given 16 French-Swahili words in pairs in random order. After studying a pair for seven seconds , the Swahili word appeared on a screen and the participants were asked to type the French translation. If they made a mistake, the words appeared again until every word-pair was correctly translated. Twelve hours later, they did it again. The wake group did their tests first in the morning and then in the evening so they had no time to sleep in between. The sleep group members did their first session in the evening and the second came the next morning, after a good night's sleep.

The sleep group members did much better at recalling the correct translations and were

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