上海市北虹高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

上海市北虹高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillhearfiveshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Apolicewoman.B.Ajudge.C.Areporter.D.Awaitress.2.A.Itgoeswithhershoes.B.Thecolorsuitsher.C.Thestyledoesn’tfitherwell.D.Itisalittlebitexpensive.3.A.ThankGaryforhisgenerousoffer.B.Payforsomeofthefood.C.Insistonchoosingtheirownfood.D.TreatGarytodinnersomeothertime.4.A.Doingalotofhomework.B.Sleepingforashortbreak.C.Stayingfocusedinclass.D.Devotingallhersparetimetolearning.5.A.Itsendingisnotgoodenough.B.Itsspecialeffectsarenotsatisfying.C.Itdeservesanaward.D.Itisgoodexceptforthescarypart.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassageandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsonthepassageandtheconversation.Thepassageandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions6through8arebasedonthefollowingpassage.6.A.Ithelpscareforcustomers’dogs.B.Youhavetobuyfoodfordogs.C.Noneofthedogsarecaged.D.ThereisadognamedPrincess.7.A.Shelikesthefoodthere.B.Sheenjoysthefunwithapet.C.Shecanhavefreecoffee.D.Shedoesn’tliketobealone.8.A.Anewkindofcafé.B.Anewbrandofcoffee.C.Anewhomeforpets.D.Anewwaytoraisepets.Questions9through11arebasedonthefollowingconversation.9.A.Tofixhisbrokencellphone.B.Tobuyasparebatteryforhiscellphone.C.Togetabrand-newcellphone.D.Tochangehiscellphone.10.A.Hethinksithasfewerfunctions.B.Helikesitscolordisplay.C.Hethinksitspriceissuitable.D.Hecan’taffordit.11.A.ShethinksHaiermodelismuchbetterthanthemanthought.B.ShethinksNokiamodelisgoodenoughfortheman.C.SheisnotsatisfiedwithHaiermodel.D.ShethinksHaiermodelisoflowquality.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.AskHelpfulHannahDearHelpfulHannah,I’vegotaproblemwithmyhusband,Sam.HeboughtasmartphoneacoupleofmonthsagoandhetookitonourrecentskivacationtoColorado.Itwasagreattripexceptforoneproblem.Hehasaconstantdesire(12)________(check)fortextmessages;hecheckshisphoneeveryfiveminutes!He’ssoaddictedtoitthathejustcan’tstandtheidea(13)________theremaybeanimportanttext.Hecan’thelp(14)________(check)evenatinappropriatetimeslikewhenweareeatinginarestaurantandIamtalkingtohim!Hebehaves(15)________________anysmallamountofboredomcanmakehimfeeltheneedtocheckhisphoneevenwhenheknowsheshouldn’t.Thetemptationtosee(16)________iscontactinghimisjusttoogreat.WhenIaskhimtopleaseputdownthephoneandstop(17)________(ignore)me,hesays,“Inaminute,”butstillcheckstoseeif(18)________haspostedsomethingnewontheInternet.Ourlife(19)________(interrupt).IfwegosomewhereandIaskhimtoleavethephoneathome,hesuffersfromwithdrawalsymptoms.Maybethisdependencyonhissmartphonehasbecomemorethananeverydayproblem.Irecentlyreadanarticleabout“nomophobia,”(20)________isarealillnesspeoplecansufferfrom:thefearofbeingwithoutyourphone!IamworriedthatSammaybesufferingfromthisillness(21)________hefeelsanxiousifhedoesn’thavehisphonewithhim,evenforashorttime.Whowouldhavethoughtthatlittledeviceslikethesecouldhavebroughtsomuchtrouble!SickandTiredSadieSectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.findingsB.measuredC.practicalD.reverseE.existingF.progressG.hardlyH.undesirableI.humanisticJ.pollutedK.firmlyThereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisamethodofsolving__22__problems.Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationships__23__intheobservablenaturalworldandwithbuildinguptheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andmethodsforcarryingoutthe__24__ofscience.Anotherdifferencebetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe__25__ineach.Progressinsciencedoesnotconsiderthehumanfactor.Scientistsmakeastudyoftheuniverse,trytoexplaintherulesofnatureandstrivetofindoutthetruth.Theycan__26__payattentiontotheirownorotherpeople’slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople—asdidDarwin’stheoryofevolution.Butevena(n)__27__truthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!Buthardlysowithtechnology;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthenoisesproducedbyanairplaneflyingoverhead;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtobreathe__28__air;andwedonothavethechoiceoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbe__29__intermsofthehumanfactor.Technologymustbeourslaveandnotthe__30__.Thepurposeoftechnologyistose