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成都外国语学校2018-2019学年度高二下期入学考试
高二英语
命题人: 高欢 审题人: 高欢
注意事项:
1.试题分第Ｉ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.满分150分，考试时间120 分钟。
3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写，填涂在答题卡规定的位置上；使用2B铅笔填涂。
4.考试结束后将答题卡交回，不得折叠、损毁答题卡。
第Ｉ卷 （选择题 共70分）
第一部分 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
Consider it the caviar（鱼子酱）of literature: tiny eggs with wonderful taste. Poetry has inspired the human soul for thousands of years and there are those who still treasure its magnificence. If you hear mermaids（美人鱼） singing or feel the wind or see the sun rising in ribbons then you are one of these happy few. Excellence in poetry is mysterious, but a quest（探索） worth pursuing. In our courses, you will learn to control sound, structure, line, word, theme etc. into well-crafted poems and you will improve your precision by experimenting with various time-honored forms. You will also learn how and where to market your work.
Level I: Poetry Writing 10-Week Workshop
Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and comment on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of poetry writing.
★Write two-six poems
★Lectures on basics of poetry craft
★Writing exercises
★Present work for critique（评论）(two times)
Poetry for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals
Online Classes
Registration Fee: $25
Tuition: $395. Returning Students $365.
Each class strictly limited to 16 students, aged 18 and up.
★You can still enroll in this class!
Advanced: Poetry Writing 10-Week Workshop
Focusing on developing projects and receiving comment from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work. Begin or refine two-six poems.
★Lectures that expand on basics of poetry craft
★Writing exercises
★Present work for in-depth critique (two times)
Online Classes
Registration Fee: $ 25
Tuition: $395. Returning Students: $365.
Each class strictly limited to 14 students, aged 18 and up.
★You can still enroll in this class!
1. You learn the following on Poetry Writing Classes Online EXCEPT ______.
A. why it's worth seeking excellence in poetry B. where you can sell your poems
C. how to write a well-crafted poem D. how to sharpen your skills in poetry
2. If you rejoin the online poetry writing classes, you should pay ______.
A. $390 B. $410 C. $395 D. $365
3. In Advanced Poetry Writing Class, you are asked to ______.
A. lay steady foundations for the basis of poetry writing
B. hand in your poems getting ready for publication
C. make comments on the work of your classmates
D. give some lectures on basics of poetry craft
4. The passage is most probably from a ______.
A. newspaper advertisement B. book review
C. scientific magazine D. news report
B
Cancer is feared by everyone. And there is more and more fear about cancer. Not the disease itself — there is no such thing as a high incidence rates of cancer. Except for lung cancer, mostly caused by cigarette smoking, the incidence rates are not on the rise. However, some kinds of cancer are decreasing. But the fear of cancer is catching, and the country stands at risk of an anxiety. The earth itself is coming to seem like a huge carcinogen(致癌物). The ordinary, more or less, scientific statement that something between 80 and 90 percent of all cancers are due to things in the environment is taken to mean that none of us will be safe until the whole environment is “cleaned up.” This is not at all the meaning.
The 80-percent calculation is based on the unthinkable differences in the incidence of cancer in various societies around the world — for example, the high incidence of liver cancer in Africa and the Far East, stomach cancer in Japan, breast cancer in Western Europe and North America, and the relatively low figures for breast cancer in Japan and parts of Africa and for liver cancer in America. These data show there may be specific environmental influences, but largely based on personal life-style, which determines the incidence of various forms of cancer in different communities — that is all the data suggest. The overall incidence of cancer, counting up all the cases, is probable roughly the same everywhere.
5. According to the passage, the incidence of cancer is generally believed _____.
A. to be based on inactive life style B. to be due to anxiety
C. to result from environmental influences D. to be caused by heavy smoking
6. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer’s opinion about the relationship between cancer and environment is _____.
A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. approving
7. According to the passage, the writer seems to feel that _____.
A. the risk of catching cancer is on the rise
B. the whole earth is coming to seem like a huge carcinogen
C. the risk of catching cancer isn’t so great as people think
D. cancer can be cured if the environment is cleaned up
8. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Cancer and Environment B. The Fear Caused by Cancers
C. Data on Cancer Incidence D. Cancer and its Investigation
C
High-quality customer service is preached（宣扬）by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.
Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will warn their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints. “Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”
The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered（塞满了的）shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude sales people.
During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants to direct customers to empty parking spaces. Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store display, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, sales people should be skillful and polite with angry customers.
“Retailers who’re enthusiastic and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly.” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”
Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.
9. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?
A. Most shoppers won’t complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.
B. Shoppers would rather tell their unhappy experiences to people around them.
C. Few customers believe the service will be improved after their complaints.
D. It is difficult for customers to have easy access to store managers.
10. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?
A. New customers are sure to replace old ones.
B. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.
C. The same products can be bought in other retail stores.
D. Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.
11. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?
A. Manners of the salespeople. B. Hiring of efficient employees.
C. Huge supply of goods for sale. D. Design of the store display.
12. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to ______.
A. put pressure on stores to improve their service
B. settle their disagreements with stores in a friendly way
C. voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly
D. shop around and make comparisons between stores
D
You hear the comment all the time: the U.S. economy looks good by figures, but it doesn’t feel good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Wealthy Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.
The Wealthy Society is a modern classic because it helped describe a new moment in the human condition. For most of history, “hunger, sickness, and cold” threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote. “Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours.” After World War II, the fear of another Great Depression gave way to an economic growth. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4.5 percent.
To Galbraith, materials had gone mad and would cause discontent. Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn’t really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unsatisfying. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people wrongly considered government only as “a necessary bad.”
It’s often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. Well, there are many undeserving rich — overpaid chief managers, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most people’s incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004, people feel “squeezed” because their rising incomes often don’t satisfy their rising wants — for bigger homes, more health care, more education, and faster Internet connections.
The other great disappointment is that it has not got rid of insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As company unemployment increased, that part has gradually become weaker. More workers fear they’ve become “the disposable American,” as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name.
Because so much previous suffering and social conflict resulted from poverty, the arrival of widespread wealth suggested utopian (乌托邦式的) possibilities. Up to a point, wealth succeeds. There is much less physical suffering than before. People are better off. Unfortunately, wealth also creates new complaints.
Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the search for growth cause new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. Wealth sets free the individual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-accomplishment. But the promise is so unreasonable that it leads to many disappointments and
sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown. Figures indicate that happiness has not risen with incomes.
Should we be surprised? Not really. We’ve simply confirmed an old truth: the seeking of wealth does not always end with happiness.
13. The Wealthy Society is a book ________.
A. about poverty in the past
B. written by Louis Uchitelle
C. indicating that people are becoming worse off
D. about why happiness does not rise with wealth
14. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because ________.
A. materialism has run wild in modern society
B. they are in fear of another Great Depression
C. public spending hasn’t been cut down as expected
D. the government has proved to be necessary but ugly
15. What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable American” ?
A. People with a stable job.
B. Workers who no longer have secure jobs.
C. Those who see job stability as part of their living standard.
D. People who have a sense of security because of their rising incomes.
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项。
House Sitting
In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.
In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. ___16_____
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. ___17_______ I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.
___18________ There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. ____19________ You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.
Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owner have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the
home owner travelled to Europe.
____20________ Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get are references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say t/hat you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.
A. I have done house sitting many times.
B. Thousands of people do this all the time.
C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.
D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.
E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.
F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.
G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.
第二部分 完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 21 me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 22 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 23 my moves, because she 24 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 25 she had strict sleeping habits, 26 I thought she ought to be able to 27 some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 28 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 29 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 30 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.”“No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 31 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 32 for another ten minutes, until 33 my daughter burst into tears, and 34 that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made 35 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 36 time with my daughter but had 37 my desire to win to become more 38 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 39 me well. As a parent, I 40 that it got in my way. So I had to change.
21 A. guiding
22 A. allowed
23 A. change
24 A. agreed
25 A. knew
26 A. so
27 A. put up
28 A. As usual
29 A. patience
30 A. excited
B. asking
B. expected
B. repeat
B. needed
B. learned
B. for
B. take up
B. Go ahead
B. luck
B. proud
C. training
C. replied
C. hurry
C. begged
C. guessed
C. but
C. pick up
C. By the way
C. fun
C. anxious
D. advising
D. accepted
D. pass
D. hated
D. heard
D. or
D. give up
D. Come on
D. success
D. angry
31 A. well
32 A. discussed
33 A. nervously
34 A. promised
35 A. a mistake
36 A. free
37 A. managed
38 A. important
39 A. offered
40 A. realized
B. again
B. continued
B. immediately
B. admitted
B. a decision
B. different
B. recognized
B. attractive
B. served
B. apologized
C. fairly
C. counted
C. strangely
C. wondered
C. an attempt
C. full
C. allowed
C. practical
C. controlled
C. imagined
D. regularly
D. argued
D. suddenly
D. discovered
D. an effort
D. happy
D. reduced
D. interesting
D. taught
D. explained
第II 卷 （非选择题 共80分）
注意事项：
必须使用黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指是的答案区域内作答。答在试题卷上无效。
第一节 语篇首字母填空.（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1._A___________ intelligence is set to benefit mankind in many ways. It will make everyday tasks easier and bring 2._e___________ to various industries. It might just prove to be one of man’s greatest inventions. And yet, like any other 3.__t____________, AI will also bring risks and dangers. When people mention that AI could be dangerous, most people think of scenarios from movies where an AI 4._p___________ decides to eliminate or enslave all humans. While this 5._p___________ is unlikely for now, there are many other dangers that AI could pose to mankind. In February 2018, a group of AI experts got together to discuss the 6. _p____________ misuse of AI. What they found was that “Every AI advance by the good guys is an advance for the bad guys, too", according to Quartz. Their main 7.__c__________ was that criminals could use AI for a variety of malicious 8._p_____________. Some of the areas they looked at included automated phishing，or the use of AI to create websites that could be used to steal people's 9._p___________ information. Another potential risk is faster hacking – AI programs could be taught to find vulnerabilities in software and break into 10._s__________ computer systems.
第二节 短语选择变形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
make up take up put up take in call for look through rather than
put forward pick up stand for other than set up turn down stand by
1. The survivors ___________ by fishing boats from nearby villages last night.
2. Don’t ___________ by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.
3. Her name was ____________ for the lead role in the play.
4. He could design battle plans that left the enemy no choice __________ surrender and defeat.
1. I have ___________ all my papers in the drawer, but I still can’t find the contract.
2. How could you __________ such a fantastic job position when you have been short of money for three months?
3. Women __________ only a small proportion of the prison population.
4. He worked as an accountant in New York before __________ his own charming Italian restaurant.
5. Human Rights groups are _________ the release of political prisoners.
6. IMF, ___________ International Monetary Fund, is an organization which monitors monetary exchange rate and gives assistance to financial difficulties.
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读每个小题，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. Sparing no thought for his own safety, he dived into the sea _________(save) the girl.
2. A number of high buildings have arisen ________ there was nothing a year ago.
3. In Greece women had little freedom. Wealthy women hardly left their houses, but they _________(allow) to attend weddings and some festivals.
4. Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, _______(reach) a record $57.65 a barrel on February 14.
5. Australia is the only country ________ is also a continent.
6. It would be _____(believe) that such an honest fellow should have told a lie.
7. More than 10 people ________(involve) in the crime were arrested.
8. He was on the point of winning ________ he stumbled and fell.
9. It is easy for him to make up ______ mind and also to change it.
10. _______(complete) the project as planned, we’ll have to work overtime.
第四节 单句改错（共10小题； 每小题0.5分，满分5分）
1. In order to make best of learning materials, the Students’ Union of our school is
planning an activity.
2. I am strong for the activity because it is very meaningful and helpful.
3. She introduced her and said we shouldn’t call her Teacher Liu but Miss Liu.
4. The reason is because you have lost interest in playing it.
5. He often rode subway without a ticket and was caught up three times.
6. It was quite different from the regular English classes we were familiar to, for we had no textbooks, no blackboard and no fixed seats.
7. There are also many parents do not think it useful to send their children to school.
8. I would greatly appreciate you if I could have the chance to host them.
9. His boss was angry to him when he told him why he was late.
10. That is my opinion that students should place their study, health and safety before
other things.
第四节 语篇语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）
As kids, we love nothing more than _1________ (spend) time with our parents. Even simple things like going grocery shopping or taking _2______ walk with our mom and dad feel like such happy times as a kid. But when we become teenagers, it seems like everything our parents do is just _3________ (annoy). From the clothes they wear to the things they say, it seems that parents can’t do anything right _4________ their teenage son's or daughter’s eyes. As US writer Adam Gopnik pointed out _5__________ (ironic) in a BBC article, when a child becomes a teenager, they “discover that their parents are now the most _6__________ (embarrass) and ridiculous people on the planet”. So why exactly is it __7________ when we reach this stage of our lives, our parents seem to be more like our __8________ (enemy) than our friends? Teenagers are going _9_________ a very _10__________ (stress) time in their lives.
第五节 短文改错（共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（__），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1、 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Mrs. Winthorp,
So my first week at college is over! No lectures this morning so I think I’d email you and let
you know what things are going. I’m glad to say that anything has worked out fine in the dorm. I
remember asking for a room as far away from the lifts as possible and they find me a comfortable
one on second floor. There are two girls from my course here and I plan to make friend with them
so that we can help each other on the course work. Everyone else seems very nice and warmly
here. Well, I had better to stop now. I’m going to attend mine first lesson this afternoon, for I’ve
got some preparations to make. Keep in touch.
Best,
Carol
第七节 书面表达 （25分）
假定你是某校高二学生李华，下面的通知引起了你的注意。请根据通知内容和要求向学校写一封申请信。
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
The 2019 International Horticultural Exposition（世界园艺博览会）will be held in Chengdu. Volunteers are wanted to offer service to visitors from all over the world．
REQUIREMENTS:
1．Fluency in English
2．Excellence in personality
3．Good knowledge of Chengdu
If interested, please send your application in English to the Office of the Principal before Friday.．
注意：
1．词数100左右：
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm glad that the 2019 International Horticultural Exposition will be held in Chengdu.．
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply．
Yours,
Li Hua
高二下期英语入学考试答案
一、阅读理解：（2’）
1-4 AACA 5-8 CBCA 9-12 BCAC 13-15 DAB
二、七选五：（2’）
16-20 BADGC
三、完形填空： （1.5’）
21-25 BDCBA 26-30 CDDCC 31-35 ABDBA 36-40 DCABA
四、语篇首字母填空：（1’）
1. Artificial 2. efficiency 3. technology 4. program 5. possibility
6. potential 7. concern 8. purposes 9. personal 10. secure
五、选变填:（1’）
1. were picked up 2. be taken in 3. put forward 4. other than 5. looked through
6. turn down 7. made up/make up 8. setting up 9. calling for 10. standing for
六、单句语法填空:（1’）
1. to save 2. where 3. were allowed 4. reaching 5. that
6. unbelievable 7. involved 8. when 9. his 10. To complete
七、单句改错：（0.5’）
1. best前加the 2. strong改成strongly 3. her 改为herself 4. because改成that
5. 去掉up 6. to改为with 7. do前加who 8. you改为it 9. to改为with
10. That改为It
八、语篇语法填空：（1’）
1.spending 2.a 3.annoying 4.in 5.ironically 6.embarrassing
7.that 8.enemies 9.through 10.stressful
九、短文改错：（1’）
1. what→how 2. anything→everything 3.find→found 4.second 前加the
5. friend→friends 6. on→with 7. warmly→warm
8.去掉to 9.mine→my 10.for→so
十、书面表达：（25’）
One possible version：
Dear Sir or Madam，
I'm glad that the 2019 International Horticultural Exposition will be held in Chengdu. I'm writing to apply to be a volunteer. In my opinion, I meet all the requirements.
To begin with, I have a good command of English and can speak English fluently. So there is no doubt that I have no difficulty communicating with foreigners. Besides, I’m outgoing, warm-hearted, and quick in mind, which I think is a basic quality for a volunteer.
Above all, as a native of Chengdu, I know this city and its culture very well. So I'm sure that the visitors will appreciate my work and enjoy their stay in our city.
I would be appreciated if I could be chosen.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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