辽宁曙城市高二英语5月联考试题

辽宁曙城市高二英语5月联考试题

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

第二部分阅读理解（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

If you’re still pressing a switch to turn your lights on and off, you’re a bit behind the times. As the rest of your home gets smarter, why shouldn’t your lights? The smart light switch can let you turn your lights on and off from almost anywhere with your smart phone.

Lutron Caseta

The Lutron Caseta comes with a convenient remote control and combines perfectly with most major smart home services. It is an all-around option. Whether your device is Apple HomeKit, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Nest, or IFTTT, you can use the Lutron Caseta fluently, which makes it stand out from its competitors.

WeMo Smart Switch

The WeMo smart switch can be used to control the brightness in a room just by running your finger in the center of the switch. What makes it stand out, though, is its Long Press feature, which allows you to start another smart device by holding the switch for two seconds. For example, you can link it to your robot cleaner, which will start cleaning after you press the button.

TP—LINK Kasa

Like other smart models, the TP—Link Kasa is equipped with plenty of practical features, including timers and voice controls from Amazon Alexa or Google Home. It has an “Away Mode”that randomly turns the lights off and on to give the false idea that you are at home when you’re not, to prevent potential thieves. All in all, it’s an affordable and reliable option you’ll love.

Philips Hue Smart Dinner(调光器) Switch

The Hue allows you dim your bulbs, set schedules, and control the lights with your voice. Best of all, it offers incredibly easy installation—with no wiring necessary.

21. Compared with its competitors, the Lutron Caseta ______________.

A. can apply to many kinds of devices

B. can just be used to control lights

C. has a price advantage

D. is easy to install

22. The “Away Mode” of the TP—LINK Kasa is intended to _____________>

A. be equipped with more practical features

B. guard the house against possible burglar

C. turn the lights off and on when you are away

D. control an app remotely

23. What’s the writing purpose of the text?

A. To ask people to catch up with times.

B. To advise some smart light switches.

C. To introduce a new lifestyle.

D. To compare some smart light switches.

B

Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut the production of methane, a gas linked to rising temperatures on the Earth’s surface. The scient ists say their method may help reduce the methane released by cows, one of the main producers of the gas.

When talking about global warming, many people think of carbon dioxide, another heat-trapping gas. Methane is an even more powerful heat-trapping gas. Cows are known to produce high levels of methane when they eat and process food.

Researchers at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico are studying how a cow’s diet affects the production of methane. The researchers are using a specially designed machine to measure the effect. The scientists use the machine to try to capture the animal’s breathing to examine the methane released.

Most of the gas is released when cows belch. The digestive bacteria in a cow’s stomach causes the animal to send out the gas through its mouth. There are an estimated 1.3 to 1.5 billion cows in the world. Each animal releases as much as 120 kilograms of methane per year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that, whenever measured in pounds, the effect of methane on climate change is more than 25 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.

As it is difficult to capture the gas released by cows for use as energy, one way to lessen its release is to change their diet. Scientists in some countries are looking for ways to decrease cow methane. But while they are trying different plants and chemical compounds, those products would be too costly and difficult to bring to Mexico.

24.How harmful is the gas sent off by cows?

A.It is more difficult to control its amount.

B.It takes up most of human-caused methane.

C.It is the key factor to prevent globe warming.

D.It is more harmful than carbon dioxide.

25.How is the harmful gas produced by cows?

A.When they digest food in their stomachs.

B.When their gas meets with air.

C.When their gas is being sent out.

D.When they breathe in air through mouths.

26.What can scientists in some countries do to settle the problem caused by cows?

A.Limit the number of cows.

B.Change what they eat.

C.Fix machines on their mouths.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/1a13000904.html,e their gases as energy.

27.What may be the best title for the text?

A.We Had a Better Method of Raising Cows

B.Cows Are Much More Harmful than Cars

C.Researchers Found a Way to Reduce Methane from cows

D.Two Gases Are Causing the Warming of the Planet

C

Many people have excuses for not learning a foreign language. One of the common ones is that they don’t have a gift for language learning. The excuse that one has no talent for learning a certain skill is a tragedy in itself, and this common excuse has possibly discouraged millions of people from accomplishing great things.

Many experts and scholars, such as K. Ander Ericsson, one of the world’s leading theoretical(理论的) and experimental researchers, have proposed the theory that skill is mostly a matter of large amounts of deliberate practice. Books such as The Talent Code have helped popularize it. While I do not personally believe that we all learn at the same pace or that we are all born the same, I certainly believe that we can all achieve amazing results beyond our imagination, simply through motivation and hard work. To be specific, anything can be learned, unless of course, you start with the belief that you are not talented.

The truth is that if you think you are not talented in languages, it probably has something to do with your track record in language classes at school. This isn’t surprising because the curriculum of language classes is made so that it teaches languages in one way, whereas we all learn differently. It might be good at this point to mention that doing interesting stuff does significantly help with the acquisition(获得) of a foreign language. For most of us, this excludes(排除) grammar and drills to a large extent.

In my interview with polyglot—speaking or using many languages—and author Susanna Zaraysky, Susanna said that her teacher in high school once told her that she should probably look for another subject to focus her efforts on instead of languages. Susanna now speaks nine languages, has written a book entitled Language is Music , and has traveled to exciting places all over the world. Benny Lewis, probably one of the best known language learners and bloggers on the Internet, has a strikingly similar story, and he now speaks over 12 languages. Not “talented”, eh?

28. What is the excuse for language learning mentioned in the text?

A. I cannot learn languages well.

B. I have no genius for learning language.

C. I’m not fond of learning languages.

D. I don’t consider foreign languages vital.

29. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The book named The Talent Code.

B. A great deal of purposeful practice.

C. The idea that a new language is a new skill.

D. The theory that practice helps one gain a skill.

30. Which of the following statements might the author probably agree with?

A. Language classes aren’t suitable for everyone.

B. Schools usually try to make language classes interesting.

C. Grammar and drills are the least important in language learning.

D. The talent for languages makes you interested in learning them.

31. How does the author explain his idea in the last paragraph?

A. By telling stories.

B. By explaining facts.

C. By giving examples.

D. By making comparison.

D

It is National Sleep Awareness Week and reflecting on the importance of this basic act is timely. As a preventive cardiologist(心脏病医生), I work with patients who want to improve their health and lengthen their lives. Many of them have major risk factors for heart disease; others already have heart disease or have experienced a heart attack.

Traditionally, patients who want to improve their heart health have received four main suggestions from their doctors: eat a healthy diet, get more exercise, quit smoking, and enjoy proper amounts of alcohol. Plenty of research backs up these four pieces of advice: Large studies have found that making improvements in these four areas lowers the chance of dying of heart disease by 67 percent.

But lately, researchers are starting to recognize that there should be five recommendations on that list, not just four. They are discovering that getting enough

sleep is a powerful health protector as well. When researchers include enough sleep in their studies as a fifth cardio-preventive behavior change, they find that it lowers the chance of dying of heart disease even more: adding a good seven hours of sleep a night in addition to making positive changes in diet, exercise, smoking, and alcohol intake lowers the chance of dying of heart disease by 83 percent.

When that news started coming out, doctors began tagging sleep onto their list of recommended health behavior changes. But I don’t think sleep belongs at the bottom of the list. I think it should be at the top! I believe that getting enough sleep---at least seven to eight hours per night for most people--- is the most important health behavior change you can make to improve the health of your heart and your overall health.

Sure, I’d prefer that everyone make all of the big five lifestyle changes, but if I could only choose one, I’d pick sleep because when you are well- rested, you have more power to make the right choices about what you eat and drink, and you have more energy to exercise and you have the resilience you need to kick bad habits such as smoking and overeating. But when you’re exhausted, everything in life is more difficult.

32.What does plenty of research show about the 4 common suggestions?

A.They are the best ways found so far.

B.They are not as helpful as expected.

C.They help improve people’s health.

D.They should be considered.

33.What does the latest research show?

A.Seven hours’ sleep is most important to the heart.

B.Various factors lead to good heart health.

C.The chance of dying of heart disease has dropped.

D.Enough sleep contributes to good heart health.

34.What was the doctors’ reaction to the news on sleep?

A.They discussed it publicly.

B.They thought it made sense.

C.They tried to ignore it.

D.They totally changed their mind.

35.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.Why different factors need to work together.

B.Why the author makes sleep his No. 1 suggestion.

C.What the importance of a healthy lifestyle is.

D.What prevents people from living healthily.

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。

Cities at Sea

People are building a new kind of city. This type of city will not be on land. _____36_____

The first floating city will be in French Polynesia. That’s an island in the South Pacific Ocean. ______37_______. Builders hope to finish much of it by 2020.

This floati ng city will be near the country’s shore. Its people will live by the laws of French Polynesia. Other floating cities might be built in the open ocean. _____38________

French Polynesia’s floating city will be good for the environment. _____39______. People will drink recycled rain and seawater.

Floating cities will be safe from flooding. _____40______. They could be moved, if needed. They would allow more people to live near the ocean.

The first floating city will start out the size of a soccer field. It will grow to contain homes, parks, schools, shops, and restaurants. Would you like to live in a floating city?

A.Construction begins soon.

B.The whole place is at sea level.

C.These cities could create their own laws.

D.It will float in the ocean.

E.Built on platforms, they will rise with the sea level.

F.This is beneficial to the balance of the ecosystem of the sea.

G.It will be powered by energy from the sun.

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 day, a sage (智者)heard some villagers were arguing about whose suffering was the worst. The sage 41 them together around a tree and handed each person a 42 and an envelope with a string through a hole in the corner, and a blank piece of paper inside.

“I’ve been very 43 that many of you feel that the Spirit has given you a more severe burden to 44 than your neighbors. I took this 45 to prayer with me, and the Spirit has offered a(n) 46 . We will each take the paper out, write down our personal 47 ,and put the paper back in the envelope. Write your 48 on the front of the envelope and find a branch to 49 your envelope on. This is our suffering tree. When you tie your envelope, your suffering onto the tree, the Spirit has 50 you’ll be free of it. 51 , as you have left a suffering on the tree, you must take one from the tree. Every person will be 52 to exchange their sufferings for any other that they pick off this tree as we walk around it. 53 all the sufferings have been taken back from this tree, we will be 54 , and the Spirit promises each of us will then be more 55 with the suffering we bear.”

It took quite a long time of 56 the tree before anyone took any suffering to be their own. But 57 ,the first envelope was claimed(认领). 58 ,every envelope came off the tree, each person claiming the suffering of their choice.

And each person claimed the very 59 suffering they had hung on the tree… but the Spirit was 60 . Each one was more content with what was theirs to bear.

41. A. met B. drove C. called D. pulled

42. A. medal B. pencil C. drink D. book

43. A. pleased B. satisfied C. worried D. troubled

44. A. carry B. store C. drop D. touch

45. A. success B. cause C. concern D. answer

46. A. exhibition B. acceptance C. expression D. solution

47. A. feeling B. suffering C. worry D. interest

48. A. name B. address C. number D. position

49. A. tear B. turn C. tie D. fill

50. A. admitted B. discovered C. realized D. promised

51. A. Otherwise B. However C. Therefore D. Anyhow

52. A. allowed B. encouraged C. forbidden D. persuaded

53. A. Although B. Unless C. Once D. Because

54. A. attracted B. hurt C. lost D. done

55. A. careful B. content C. familiar D. patient

56. A. walking around B. caring about C. waiting for D. looking at

57. A. simply B. secretly C. eventually D. unfortunately

58. A. Once again B. Worse still C. Night and day D. Little by little

59. A. similar B. same C. famous D. common

60. A. correct B. selfish C. generous D. noble

第II卷

(注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。)

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，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（不超过三个词）。

A scholar was traveling abroad. One day, he happened to notice a man who seemed very 61.__________(discourage). “What’s wrong ?” the scholar asked. “I have no interest in life anymore,”the man answered. “I have the most money in the world , and can travel anywhere I want. But there is no place where I can get a sense of 62._________(satisfy). There is nothing in life 63.________ can attract me or make me happy.” Hearing his words , the scholar approached him, 64._______(grab) his

suitcase and ran away. 65.__________(nature),the man ran after him ,but the scholar ran faster than him and soon outdistanced(遥遥领先) the man. Minutes later, the scholar stopped 66._________(wait) for him. When the man finally caught up, out of breath, he ran to his suitcase immediately and found his belongings were safe. Then, he became extremely happy.

In fact, happiness is 67.________ state of mind. Some are unhappy in their excesses(挥霍无度)while others are happy in 68._________(they)poverty. If life has grown dull, step out of the tiring routine to look 69.__________new pursuits. Sometimes, they are simple ones that 70.___________(ignore) by you easily. Many times we don’t realize how routine our lives have become and how much we take them for granted until we find ourselves in a new situation.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：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。

Last Friday evening, I talked about my grandpa. He told me that he wanted to visit to Chengdu . He would like to see the variously changes in his hometown. Heard this, I began to book tickets for her on the Internet. I also checked weather in Chengdu. After that, I helped my grandpa prepare his cloth and something he might need during the trip. The next day, I go to the airport to see off my grandpa. As it was a busy weekend, I felt proud because I could do everything for my grandpa.

书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，你校周末将在本地开展“游古城，学历史”活动。请你写一

封电子邮件，邀请英国交换生Peter参加。要点如下：

1. 古城简介；

2. 出游时间和地点；

3. 提前查阅古城历史。

注意：词数：100左右

可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

Dear Peter，

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Yours,

LI Hua

2018——2019学年度下高二5月份联考

keys:

21-23 ABB 24-27 D A B C 28-31BDAC 32-35 C D B B

36-40 DACGE

41-45 CBDAC 46-50 DBACD 51-55 BACDB 56-60 ACDBA

61.discouraged 62. satisfaction 63.that 64.grabbed 65.Naturally 66. to wait 67. a 68.their 69.for 70.are ignored

改错：1.about---with/to 2. visit to(去掉to) 3.various 4.Hearing 5.her ---him 6.the weather 7. cloth---clothes 8.go ---went 9.As---Although/Though 10. everything---something

Dear Peter,

How’s everything going? I’m Li Hua, writing to invite you to attend an activity “Visiting an Old Town and Learning History” held by our school.

There’s an old town near our city, located 15 miles north of the city centre, and we intend to visit it next Sunday. We’ll be leaving at 8:00 sharp in the morning and a school bus is available for us at the school gate. All the participants are supposed to check the history of the old town online ahead of time, making it easier to truly understand its history.

If you’re interested in this activity, I can sign up for you.

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua