2017-2018学年湖北省孝感市八校教学联盟联考高二（下）
期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
A
A Welcome to Holker Hall Garden Visitor information How to Get to Holker
By car： Follow brown signs on A590 from J36， M6． Approximate travel times：
Windermere-20 minutes， Kendal-25 minutes， Lancaster-45 minutes， Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes． By rail： the nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth． Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities&airports． Opening times
Sunday-Friday（closed on Saturday）11： 00 am-4： 00 pm， 30th March-2nd November． Admission Charges
Hall & Gardens Gardens Adults：￡ 12.00 ￡8.00 Groups：￡ 9.00 ￡5.5 Special Events
Producers' Market 13th April
Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks． Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas．
Holker Garden Festival 30th May
The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening， making it one of the most popular events in the gardening． National Garden Day 28th August
Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged． For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide． Winter Market 8th November
This is an event for all the family． Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment．
1. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester？ ______
A. 20 minutes． B. 25 minutes． C. 45 minutes． D. 90 minutes 2. How much should a member of a tour group pay a visit to Hall &gardens？ ______
A. ￡12.00． B. ￡9.00． C. ￡8.00． D. ￡5.50． 3. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show？ ______
A. Producers' Market． B. Holker Garden Festival． C. National Garden Day． D. Winter Market． 【答案】 【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【解析】1．D．细节理解题，根据第一段 Follow brown signs on A590 from J36， M6． Approximate travel times：Windermere-20 minutes， Kendal-25 minutes． Lancaster-45 minutes． Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes．可知从曼彻斯特开车去霍尔克大概需要多90
分钟，故选D．
2．B．细节理解题，根据Grope：Hall gardens ：￡9.00；Gardens￡5.5可知一个团队的成员到大厅和花园参观需要9英镑，故选B．
3．D．细节理解题，根据最后一段Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment．可知在冬季市场你可以在各种各样的商店里游逛，一边享受礼物，一边欣赏现场音乐表演和漂亮的街头娱乐，故选D． 本文属于广告类阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了去霍尔克可以参加的一些活动以及活动介绍． 本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据．只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读．文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同．
B
With the explosion of consumer choices in recent history， the latest must -haves would surely need to be upgraded more often than every 10 years． In 2002 a computer and basic mobile phone would have been enough for most people， but now？ The public need a trendy
notebook computer and a smart phone with WiFi connection to feel they are up -to -date． So when will we have enough things？ When will we finally be happy？ Well， it looks like the things we buy today will barely keep us satisfied for a few months．
In the eyes of some psychologists， far from making us happy， greater consumer choice creates many serious psychological problems． A fundamental principle of the society is that more freedom is better and more choice in the marketplace means more freedom． Therefore more choice leads to more happiness． This is not the case， however．
Imagine you go to a cafe offering chocolate and vanilla ice cream． You choose the chocolate and eat it happily． But what if the cafe serves 50 kinds of ice cream？ You choose chocolate and then start to worry， maybe blueberry would have been better， perhaps the half-fat ice cream would have been healthier． Stupid me all these choices and I didn't make the best one! In China's major cities we have now passed the point where more consumer choice is making us happier． We are annoyed by all the options we have， disappointed because our
expectations are so high and angered at ourselves when we don't make a perfect choice every time．
A newspaper reporter tells a story about traveling on a plane with high -speed Internet access． He thought this was amazing---- the newest piece of technology he had heard
of． Then the service went down． The man next to him was angry and swore． The reporter thought， \4. What is the text mainly talking about？ ______
A. Hi-tech and consumer needs． B. Computers and smart phones．
C. Wireless products and WiFi connection． D. Diverse choices and consumer satisfaction．
5. What may some psychologists think of the consumer demand in the café？ ______
A. Variety leads to unhappiness．
B. More choice means more freedom． C. The consumer has mental problems． D. The shop provides too many choices．
6. Why was the man next to the reporter quite annoyed？ ______
A. Someone owed him money．
B. The air hostess offered poor service． C. The net connection was interrupted． D. The pleasure lasted only 10 seconds．
7. What does the underlined word \？ ______
A. Fell asleep． B. Said rude words． C. Made promises． D. Became amazed． 【答案】 【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【解析】答案：1-4DACB
1．D．主旨归纳题．本文讲述了多样化的消费选择产引起了消费后的满意度下降，产生了许多严重的心理问题，故选D． 2．A． far from making us happy， 细节理解题．由第二段In the eyes of some psychologists，
greater consumer choice creates many serious psychological problems，在一些心理学家看来，更大的消费者选择造成了许多严重的心理问题，而不是让我们快乐．故选A． 3．C．理解推断题．由最后一段Then the service went down，可知男人生气是因为网络连接中断，故选C． 4．B．词义推断题．由最后一段How quickly the world owes him something he knew existed only 10seconds ago，上帝欠了他什么，他只知道10秒前存在了的事情，可知男子在生气，赌咒发誓，故选B．
本文讲述了随着经济的发展，人们的衣食住行都有多样化的选择，但是更多的消费选择却产生了许多严重的心理问题．
考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
C
Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun， according to a Common Sense Media report published Monday．
While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers， some data in the report shows that reading remains a big part of many children's lives， and indicates how parents might help encourage more reading．
According to the report's key findings， \（比例） who say they ‘hardly ever' read for fun has gone from 8 percent of 13-year-olds and 9percent of 17-year-olds in 1984 to 22 percent and 27 percent respectively（分别地）today．\
The report data shows that pleasure reading levels for younger children， ages 2-8， remain largely the same． But the amount of time spent in reading each session（学期）has declined， from closer to an hour or more to closer to a half hour per session．
When it comes to technology and reading， the report does little to counsel（建议） parents looking for data about the effect of e-readers and tablets on reading． It does point out that many parents still limit electronic reading， mainly due to concerns about increased screen time．
The most hopeful data shared in the report shows clear evidence of parents serving as examples and important guides for their kids when it comes to reading． Data shows that kids and teens who do read frequently， compared to infrequent readers， have more books in the home， more books purchased for them， parents who read more often， and parents who set aside time