四川省泸州市泸县第二中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期末模拟英语试题【带答案】

it:on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was!At that moment,I began to understand what my friend meant by her words. What a relief!

24.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A.Cheerful. B.Nervous. C.Satisfied. D.Upset.

25.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist? A.The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice. B.The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists. C.The surroundings of the dentist’s office. D.The laughing assistant of the dentist. 26.Why did the author suddenly smile? A.Because the dentist came at last. B.Because she saw a picture on the ceiling. C.Because she could relax in the chair. D.Because the assistant kept comforting her.

27.What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A.Strike while the iron is hot. B.Have a good word for one's friend. C.Put oneself in other's shoes. D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C

US president Donald Trump has popularized the phrase “fake news” But not too long ago these words in combination would have meant little to everyday English speakers.

Anatoly Liberman, a German, writes about the origins of the word “fake”. The word, it turns out, has a very dark past. The best guess for how “fake” became mainstream, argues Liberman, is that it was a kind used by thieves in the London underworld. But“how it got there, nobody in the world knows, and probably nobody will ever know,” he tells Quartz.

Liberman is a professor at the University of Minnesota and the author of Word Origins and How We Know Them. He writes that early records of “fake” as an English adjective appeared around the middle of the 18th century. The word likely comes from cant, or thief jargon(行话).

The OED mentions “fake” as a verb starting in 1819, which basically meant‘to do”in jargon, but also“to kill , wound, or rob”. An entry from a dictionary that year reads :

“To fake any person or place, to rob them ;to fake a person may also imply to shoot, wound, or cut; to fake a man out and out, is to kill him.”

Liberman traces the word next to Chares Dickens, who used “cly-faker”,where “cly” means pocket, in Oliver Twist. This is how he believes knowledge of “fake”as a word that means to steal, spread. Eventually it became a commonplace English word.

28.The underlined word “fake” in Paragraph 1 probably means . A.lying B.true C.common D.interesting 29.What can we learn about Anatoly Liberman? A.He is skilled in some foreign languages. B.He is interested in all the English words. C.He lived in England for a long time.

D.He likes writing articles in English very much. 30.What is mainly discussed in this passage? A.The history of English words. B.Some stories about English words.

C.The importance of the English word “fake” D.The origins of an English word. 31.What can we infer from this passage? A.We must focus on the words of Donald Trump. B.We should study English words very carefully.

C.“Fake” likely comes from words used by a class of people. D.Anatoly Liberman likes to trace the commonplace English words.

D

People can be addicted to(沉溺于) different things — e.g. alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive(强迫的):they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit(以赊欠方式), charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.

There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets(预算), but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.

Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.

32. According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ___.

A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys B. in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life

C. just to meet his or her strong psychological need D. and feels he or she is cheated 33. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.

B. Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of people’s spending habits to increase sales.

C. Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do. D. Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money. 34. What is the text mainly about?

A. The psychology of money-spending habits.

B. The habits of compulsive spenders.

C. A special psychology of bargain hunting. D. The use of the psychology of spending habits in business.

35. From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters _____.

A. are really unreasonable

B. need special treatment

C. are really beyond drugs money

D. can never get any help to solve their problems with

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

We just went Christmas shopping this weekend, just to pick up a little here and there for the kids. 36 We have discovered how to save time and money through a little research. Follow me and you can find some excellent tips.

First thing that you want to do is to make a list of what you are looking for exactly. 37 This will make your shopping experience less painful and time-wasting. It will also help with making it less expensive. You won’t be persuaded to buy things that you don’t need or want because it is on sale.

38 If you are familiar with the stores that you are buying things from, you will already know how they work. For example, Wal-Mart gives excellent pricing only for online sales, as well as free shipping.

When leaving your favorite stores, you want to look for exactly what is on your list. Compare prices and availability. 39 Don’t just depend on your favorite stores. Sometimes you will come across things at prices you never knew in your familiar store.

After pricing shopping, go back to the stores that have the best price for the thing you want and buy it. 40 You may get it for a great price, but the shipping and handling costs will make you spend more if you are not careful.

A. We have to go shopping in our daily life. B. We were shocked by the crowds and the costs. C. Don’t forget to go online to your favorite stores.

D. Know what it is that you are in need of before you go shopping. E. Don’t be persuaded to buy you don’t need at all at home. F. Something you need badly may not be sold online or in the store. G. Care about not only the cost of the thing, but also the shipping cost. 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。