广西省北海市名校高中2018-2019学年英语(含五份模拟)高二下学期期末模拟试卷

广西省北海市名校高中2018-2019学年英语高二下学期期末模拟试卷第二部分：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、D）中，选出最佳选项.ALow-Cost Gifts for Mother's DayGift No. IOffer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free. Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and fortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."Gift No. 4Some gift panies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.21. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?A. Be with her.B. Take notes.C. Buy medicine.D. Give her gifts.22. Where can you find a gift idea to im prove your mother’s sleep?A. In Gift No. 1.B. In Gift No. 2.C. In Gift No.D. 4. In Gift No. 3.23. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers toA. enjoy good sleepB. be well-organizedC. give others helpD. bet extra supportBJimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the pany.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.24. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. A friend’s car had a flat tyreB. an old man’s car broke downC. a terrible accident happenedD. a wild man was pushing a car25. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He was also to be interviewedB. He needed a traveling panionC.He was thankful to JimmyD. He always helped people in need26. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?A. There was no hope for him to get the jobB. He was sorry for the other applicantsC. He regretted helping the old manD. The interviewer was very rude27. A. What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？A. Where there is a will, there’s a wayB. A friend in need is a friend indeedC. Two heads are better than oneD. Good is rewarded with good.CGeorge Gershwin, born in 1998, was one of America’s greatest posers. He published his first song when the was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to pose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he posed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study position (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It sill remains one of his most famous works.George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.28. Many of Gershwin’s musical works were ________ .A. written about New YorkersB. posed for Paul WhitemanC. performed in various waysD. played mainly in the countryside29. What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?A. It caused a debate among jazz musicians.B. It attracted more people to theatresC. It made Gershwin leader of the orchestraD. It proved jazz could be serious music30. What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?A. He created one of his best worksB. He studied with Nadia BoulangerC. He argued with French criticsD. He changed his music style31. Which of the following best describes Gershwin?A. Serious and boringB. Talented and productiveC. popular and unhappyD. Friendly and honestDCities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to munications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness(荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming. An avalanche(雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never fortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had e. Today, people still e and go —to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City — its present population is 762.32. What attracted the early settlers to New York City?A. Its business culture.B. Its small population.C. Its favourable climate.D. Its geographical position.33. What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?A. Two-thirds of them stayed there.B. One out of five people got rich.C. Almost everyone gave up.D. Half of them died.34. What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?A. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.B. They found the city too crowded.C. They were unable to stand the winter.D. They were short of food.35. What is the text mainly about?A. Journeys into the wilderness.B. The gold rush in Canada.C. The rise and fall of a city.D. Tourism in Dawson.第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easymorning wake-up lies in resting your body clock 36 Here is how to make one.● 37 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it's important.Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better preparedfor your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want tomake.●Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting outclothes, shoes, and bags. 38 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.●Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But pensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 39●Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 40 If not, take another look at othermethods you could try.A. Get a sleep specialist.B. Find the right motivation.C. A better plan for sleep can help.D. And consider setting a second alarm.E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 41 him, especially those who are 42 .For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that 43 ?He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). Buthe's 44 _.His briefcase always has some gloves.In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not 45 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and46 the street. He looks around at 47 . He stops when he 48 someone with no gloves. Hegives them a pair and then he 49 ,looking for more people with cold 50 .On winter days, Mr. Greenberg 51 gloves. During the rest of the year, he 52 gloves. People who have heard about him 53 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.Mr. Greenberg 54 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 55 his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes 56 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 57 .It runs in the 58 .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the 59 .A pair of gloves may be a 60 thing, but it canmake a big difference in winter.41.A. learn from B. know about C. cheer for D. look after42. A. old B. poor C. kind D. busy43. B. job C. chance D. message44.A. calm B. curious C. crazy D. different45.A. act B. sound C. feel D. dress46.A. cross over B. hurry down C. drive along D. keep off47. A. cars B. street numbers C. people D. traffic lights48.A. sees B .chooses C. greets D. helps49.A. holds up B. hangs out C. moves on D. turns around50.A.eyes B. ears C. faces D. hands51. A. searches for B. stores up C. gives away D. puts on52. A. buys B. sells C. returns D. borrows53. A. call B. lend C. send D. show54. A. delayed B. began C. remembered D. enjoyed55.A. excuse B. dislike C. study D. understand56.A. sorry for B. satisfied with C. proud of D. surprised by527.A. smart B. rich C. special D. happy58.A. city B. family C. neighborhood D. pany59.A. honor B. pain C. same D. cold60.A. small B. useful C. delightful D. forting第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to challenge of her newA-level course. But unlike her school friends,16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term 61 (rest). Instead, she isearning $6500 a day as 62 model in New York.Sarah 63 (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel earning a million dollars in the new year. Her father Peter,44, want her to give up school to model full-time But Sarah, 64 has taken part in shows along with top models wants, 65 (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her 66 (educate). She has turned down several 67 (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school sheplans to take a year off to model full time before going to university to get a degree 68 engineering or architecture.Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 69 (e) first. I don't want toget too absorbed in modeling. It is 70 (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothingelse to fall back on when I can't model my more."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）修改下列短文中的错误。