宁夏银川一中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试卷和答案

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（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。 写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分：听力理解(共两节。 满分30分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。 录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节：（共5小题；第小题1.5分，满分7.5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答案，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．Why is the woman going to Britain?

A. To go sightseeing. B. To sell her house. C. To visit her partner

2．Where did the man’s brother live the longest? A. In Thailand.

B. In Canada.

C. In Japan.

3．What is the weather like today? A. Cloudy.

B. Windy.

C. Sunny.

4．What are the speakers talking about? A. A movie star. novelist.

5．What does the woman mean?

A. The suit didn’t fit the man. B. The man didn’t budget carefully. C. The man needn’t buy the suit.

第二节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。 听完每段对话或独白前后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。 每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．How much weight does the woman want to lose? A. Five pounds.

B. Ten pounds.

C.

Fifteen

B. A college student.

C.

A

pounds.

7. What will the man do next? A. Start the car. burger.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where does the man probably work? A. In a library.

B. In a park.

C. In a bank.

B. Pay the bill.

C. Eat the

9. What does the woman think is the most important to environment protection? A. Saving paper. water.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What day is it today probably?

A. Sunday.

B. Monday.

C. Tuesday.

B. Collecting litter.

C. Recycling

11. What kind of food did the man have with Mark?

A. Shanxi food.

B. Sichuan food.

C. Guangdong food.

12. What do the speakers agree about?

A. The restaurants should be examined. B. Sichuan food agrees with them well. C. They catch a cold easily these days. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. How does the woman feel when seeing the man? A. Annoyed

B. Surprised.

C. Embarrassed.

14. What is the man? A. A teacher.

B. A secretary.

C. A doctor.

15. Where does the woman live now? A. In Beijing.

B. In New York.

C. In Hawaii.

16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. New colleagues. neighbors.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many members will the club approximately have next year?

A. About 510.

B. About 530.

C. About 550.

B. Former classmates.

C.

Old

18. What language can students practice on Tuesday?

A. Italian.

B. Russian.

C. German.

19. What’s the plan for Wednesday?

A. To organize a dinner party. B. To hold a language evening. C. To let students stay with their parents. 20. What does the speaker remind the listeners to do?

A. Avoid drinking alcohol. C. Hand back the paper.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 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(30分)

A

You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

B. Put down their addresses

Jane Addams(1860-1935) Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addans helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need . In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Rachel Carson(1907-1964) If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present) When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court. Rosa Parks(1913-2005) On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks. 21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history? A. Her efforts to win a prize. B. Her lack of proper training in law. C. Her social work.

D. Her community background.

22. What is the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm? A. The discrimination against women. B. Her little work experience in court. C. Her lack of proper training in law. D. The poor financial conditions.

23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US? A. Jane Addams.

B. Rosa Parks. D. Rachel Carson.

C. Sandra Day O’Connor.

24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text? A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative. C. They are peace-lovers. D. They are pioneers.

B

Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line. In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself. The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford's. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.

The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: \a motor car for the great mass of

people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to