云南省云天化中学20182019学年度上学期期末考试高二英语试题第卷 选择题第一部分：听力理解 ( 共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每题1. 5分，满分75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。第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分，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。 AWhere are you going for Spring BreakWhere are you going to be for Spring Break? The options are endless. Do you want to get your blood pumping from thrilling travels? Look no further! These tours and destinations will keep you on your toes all week long. Panama: This underrated destination is a little-known secret of the most travelers! Through this tour youll get to hike, snorkel(浮潜) and explore all the best sights this beautiful country has to offer! Eight days tours for $250/day.Canada: This diverse country is full of options. Explore the East of Canada and visit cities such as Montreal, Quebec or Toronto. If youre feeling adventurous, explore the Western part of the country with a Canadian Rockies Tour. During this twelve days tour you will hike a glacier for beautiful scenery and wander through postcard-worthy villages. Tours to Canada for $200/day.Iceland: Check off one of the seven wonders of the world with a tour of the Northern Lights and Golden Circle. Spend seven days full of adventure like hiking glaciers, snowshoeing through Thingvellir National Park, relaxing in the Geysir Hot Springs and of course experiencing the glory of the Northern Lights! Seven days tours for $300/day.South Africa: Discover the diverse culture and wildlife that makes up South Africa. Your tour plan includes a journey along the coast known as “Rainbow Nation”. Here you will enjoy beautiful scenery, a hunting travel through Addo Elephant National Park and the wildlife in Tsitsikamma National Park. Nine days tours for $ 230/day.21. What is the common characteristic of the travels mentioned in the text?A. Exciting. B. Risky. C. Educational. D. Environmental.22. According to the text, Panama is a destination which _.B. is not as famous as the other three B. you can go to for enjoying surfingC. offers an option to hike in the park D. takes the most time of the four tours23. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Tourists can take a hot shower only in Iceland. B. Tourists can hike glaciers in both Canada and Iceland. C. Canada offers Rockies Tour for tourists to explore the East.D. Tourists can enjoy a hunting travel through Tistsikamma National Park. BIt was my first day back home since starting college. In the city, I was living on my own, had a part-time job and was studying. Even the government recognized I was an adult: I had a drivers license. So here I was, on my summer vacation, walking down the main street with my father, desperate for him to acknowledge how mature I was. When his recognition failed to appear, I took matters into my own hands. “Dad,” I said actually, “Im thirsty. Lets go for a beer.” It was the first time Id ever mentioned beer in front of my father, let alone ask him to drink one with me.He turned to me with a curious expression. “A beer? Well, I guess youre old enough now. Lets go to Sailors Bar. Its where my cousin Tom, your uncle, used to drink.”I had only some vague recollection of my uncle. He was the black sheep of the family. We didnt talk him much. “What ever happened to Uncle Tom, Dad? I havent seen him for years.”“Neither have I, unfortunately. He was a good kid once. But things changed,” my father said mournfully. As a boy, he explained, there had been no better-behaved boy than Tom. But after leaving school, he started drinking in nightclubs and playing cards. Soon he lost everything and had to beg his mum to pay his debts.My Dad took a deep breath and continued his tale. “Things settled down for a while. But it didnt last. He was soon back to his old ways. He was at Sailors Bar almost every night. His poor mother died of grief and shame. His wife followed her soon after.”“What ruined him was alcohol. Tom warned me, Be cautious about your first drink! Last year Tom sent me a letter saying he had been found guilty of stealing, and sent to prison for ten years.”Dad finished talking just as we reached the front door of Sailors Bar. But I put my arm around my father and said, “Im not thirsty any more, Dad. Lets go home.”24. Why did the young man invite his father to drink a beer?A. Because he was thirsty while walking with his father.B. Because he wanted to impress his father casually.C. Because he wanted to show he was an adult.D. Because he wanted to discuss his Uncle Tom. 25. What does the young man mean by saying “He was the black sheep of the family”?A. The family was concerned about Tom for his troublesome character.B. The family felt ashamed of Tom because he was a failure.C. The family showed sympathy to T