桂林市2018-2019学年度上学期期末质量检测
高二年级英语
第I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）
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. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A．To buy a new car.
B. To get a second-hand car.
C. To save money for a long time.
2. What did the man do last Sunday?
A．He saw a play.
B．He acted in a play．
C. He went to the tea house.
3. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．They are friends.
B．They are strangers.
C. They are brother and sister.
4. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A fine boat.
B. Their friend, Tom.
C. The weather.
5. What will the woman do this evening?
A. Meet her Mum at the airport.
B. Say good-bye to her Mum at the airport.
C. Fly to another city together with her Mum.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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三个答案中选
出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。
6. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a store.
B. In a factory.
C. In a museum.
7. What is the most probable result of the conversation?
A. The man got his radio repaired.
B. The man got a new receipt.
C. The man got a new radio.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. When is Alice's birthday?
A. The next day.
B. The day after next.
C. The day they had the talk.
9. What will the man and the woman buy for Alice?
A. A record.
B. Some flowers.
C. A box of chocolate.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. Where did Sue spend the nights in the country?
A. In a farm house.
B. In the open.
C. At a hotel.
11. What was the weather like in the country?
A. It snowed a lot.
B. It rained nearly every day.
C. There was a lot of sunshine.
12. What did Sue think of the people in the country?
A. They were tall.
B. They were strange.
C. They were friendly.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. Where were Kate and Tom?
A. In Kate's office.
B. In Tom's house.
C. In a classroom.
14. Why did Tom come into the room?
A．He worked there.
B. He wanted to talk to Kate.
C. He wanted to have a letter typed.
15. What was Jane doing at that time?
A．She was taking a rest.
B. She was preparing f'or an exam.
C. She was taking an exam.
16. What will Kate do next year?
A. Go to Japan.
B. Change her job.
C. Go to night school.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. What did the man have to do in the morning?
A．He fed the chickens.
B. He cleaned the bathroom.
C. He carried water for the family.
18. Why did the man go to school on foot?
A. No bus ran in that direction.
B．The school was near.
C．His family was poor.
19. What did the man do every Sunday?
A.He was taken to church three times.
B.He stayed at home all day.
C. He played in the street.
20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?
A. He is a retired teacher of history.
B. He thinks children were happier in the past.
C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共3篇,10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
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Favorite films this week
A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris in the 1780s. It is a dangerous time to be in France. A Frenchman returns to Paris from London to try to save his friend; and an Englishman gives
his life to save them both. It's an exciting and very sad film.
134 minutes, 9:00 p. m. Every day except Friday.
The village is set in a small 19th century community near old woods full of spirits. The spirits are
friendly until a young man called Phoenix goes too close to them. Then they get angry. It's a film which makes it hard for you to sleep at night!
107 minutes, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays only.
London Love Story. In a quiet street in London, a lonely boy meets a lonely girl who changes his
life. But they both have a sad secret. This is about two young people who learn to love life.
92 minutes, 4:00 and 8:15 p.m. Every day.
The Men Who Came from Mars, Set in the 22nd century, somewhere in the USA, men called Martians, from the planet Mars, have taken over the earth because humans have let it become too pol-
luted. Now humans have to do what the Martians say. This is a good film which makes you think about the future of our world.
100 minutes, 7:45 p. m. Mondays only.
21. Which film tells you about the French history?
A. London Love Story.
B. The Village.
C. A Tale of Two Cities.
D. The Men, Who Came from Mars.
22. Which type of film is the film London Love Story?
A. Historical adventure.
B. Science fiction.
C. Thriller.
D. Romantic story.
23. When may Tom , a student major in astronomy, most probably to see his favorite film?
A. Monday.
B. Tuesday.
C. Wednesday.
D. Friday.
B
To be true I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her
objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签) everything. I always
looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing
over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming. "Take your
shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a
phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma
was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously,
that was not something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy
rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept
the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was
watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the
key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
24. How is Paragraph l mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes .
B. By showing differences.
C. By describing a process .
D. By following time order.
25. What made Kate so angry one evening?
A. She couldn't f'ind her books.
B. She heard the author shouting loud.
C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.
D. She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.
26. The author tidied up the room most probably because
A. she was scared by Kate's anger
B. she hated herself for being so messy
C. she wanted to show her care
D. she was asked by Kate to do so
27. What might be the best title for the story?
A. My Friend Kate
B. Learning to Be Roommates
C. How to Be Organized
D. Hard Work Pays Off
C
There are many important expressions that we need to pay much attention to in the study of Eng-
lish. "A ball of energy" is one of them. People often use the term to describe very active children. But
today we tell about an invention called the Soccket, which is a real ball of energy. Julia Silverman and
Jessica Matthews developed the Soccket as part of a group project for an engineering class at
Harvard
University.
To better understand what a Soccket is, you first need to understand how it works.
When you play with the ball, there is all this energy being transferred to the ball-even any nor-
mal soccer ball. Basically, what we're trying to do is instead of letting that energy spread into the envi-
ronment or just be lost, we're controlling it inside using these mechanisms. Everything that is con-
trolled is then stored in a battery of sorts. The Soccket collects and stores this energy with every kick,
hit of throw of the ball. Then the user can plug any accessory(附件) directly into the ball, like a lamp
to study, or a cell phone charger.
For every fifteen minutes of game play, the Soccket can provide enough electricity to power an
LED lamp for up to three hours. The ball can store up to twenty-four hours' worth of power.
The International Energy Association reported last year that nearly one and a half billion people
did not have access to electricity. Most of them live in sub-Saharan Africa and in India and other countries in Asia.
Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews both had experience in developing countries before they be-
gan the project. They knew that power shortages are a serious problem in many areas. Ms. Silverrnan
says the soccket is one small solution to a big problem. Julia Silverman said, "And so we knew that
just a little bit of light would make a huge difference. And we also knew that soccer was the most pop-
ular sport, most loved sport in the whole world."
Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman have started a nonprofit organization called Uncharted Play.
They hope their Soccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages. It offers people
a chance to put their energy into the world's most popular sport and get some energy in return.
28. What does the underline phrase a ball of energy" in Paragraph l mean?
A. A real ball of energy.
B. A normal soccer ball.
C. An active child.
D. Soccket.
29. Why is Soccket admitted as“a real ball of energy"?
A. It collects and stores energy by kicking, hitting or throwing the ball.
B. It can be used as the lamp to study or the cell phone charger.
C. It can store up to twenty-four hours'worth of power.
D. It is as active as the energetic children.
30. What can we infer from the passage?