2019学年高二英语下学期期末统考模拟试题（4）新版 人教版

2019学年高二英语下学期期末统考模拟试题（4）新版 人教版

‎2019学年高二英语下学期期末统考模拟试题（4）‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5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。‎ ‎1. What does the man advise the woman to do?‎ A. Collect her books. ‎ B. Throw out her books. ‎ C. Give away her books.‎ ‎2. When does the woman want to go to the museum?‎ A. Right after breakfast. ‎ B. After her mother leaves. ‎ C. Before she goes shopping.‎ ‎3. What does the man really think of Twitter?‎ A. Inconvenient. B. Modem. C. Out-of-date. ‎ ‎4. What is the woman trying to do?‎ A. Create a game. B. Send an email. C. Strengthen her memory.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. The man’s brother. B. A photograph. C. The woman’s hair. ‎ 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独 白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Who is the man waiting for?‎ A. His girlfriend. B. His sister. C. His wife.‎ ‎7. Where does this conversation most likely take place?‎ - 20 -‎ A. At a concert. B. At a cinema. C. At a railway station.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why did the woman call the man?‎ A. To cancel a booking. B. To make a reservation. C. To change her trip.‎ ‎9. When is the woman likely to be free?‎ A. In February. B. In March. C. In half a year.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. When did the man place the order online?‎ A. Two days ago. B. Last week. C. Ten days ago.‎ ‎11. What information does the woman ask for?‎ A. The order number. B. The shipping address. C. The phone number.‎ ‎12. How does the man probably feel in the end?‎ A. Excited. B. Worried. C. Frustrated.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why is the woman moving?‎ A. To save money. B. To build a career. C. To escape cold weather.‎ ‎14. What happened to the clubs in San Francisco?‎ A. They were burned down. ‎ B. They were pulled down. ‎ C. They were turned into restaurants.‎ ‎15. Where does the woman’s family live mostly?‎ A. In Philadelphia. B. In New York. C. In San Francisco.‎ ‎16. What is the woman’s dream?‎ A. Becoming famous. B. Getting married. C. Attending performances.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What attracts most tourists to Mexico City?‎ - 20 -‎ A. Delicious food. B. Various activities. C. Colorful nightlife.‎ ‎18. Why does the speaker mainly suggest walking around?‎ A. To do shopping. B. To kill time. C. To talk with people.‎ ‎19. What can you do in Mexico City?‎ A. Visit some pyramids. ‎ B. Satisfy your appetite. ‎ C. Meet various visitors.‎ ‎20. What is the purpose of this talk?‎ A. To inform students of the city.‎ B. To encourage people to visit.‎ C. To introduce a different culture.‎ 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节：单项填空（共15题：每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ 21. Parents should guide their children, not direct them. Observe _______ your child’s talent and ‎ ‎ interests lie, and then encourage them in close directions.‎ A. what B. where C. when D. that ‎ 22. Mr. Mathew, fully _______ of his son’s innocence, began to seek new evidence which would ‎ persuade the police to reopen their investigation. ‎ A. convincing B. convinced C. to convince D. to be convinced ‎ 23. ‎--- European scientists announced that the speed of light isn’t the speed limit.‎ ‎ ---Perhaps it is the biggest challenge to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. No one ________ any crack in his theory for more than a century. ‎ - 20 -‎ ‎ A．has found B. found C. had found D. would find 23. ‎________ the previous approach to offering low-cost models for the market, Chinese car makers ‎ are focusing on displaying alternative energy-driven vehicles to meet environmental concerns.‎ A. In reference to B. On account of C. In contrast to D. With regard to ‎25. _________ many times, but Mary didn’t know how to use the computer. ‎ A. Having been taught B. Having taught ‎ C. She was taught D. Though she was taught ‎26. We can gain valuable wisdom from mistakes which __________ to prevent them from ‎ happening again. ‎ A. should be avoided B. might be avoided C. must have been avoided D. could have been avoided ‎27. Though ________ behind and feeling awkward, Jack kept on running until he reached the ‎ ‎ finishing line. ‎ A. leaving B. having left C. left D. being left ‎ ‎28. When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow _______ the best in ourselves.‎ A. bring out B. take out C. put on D. turn on ‎29. Traditional exercises like sit-ups, press-ups and pull-ups are great for strengthening the body, ‎ ‎ ________ you do them properly.‎ A. since B. unless C. assuming D. considering ‎ ‎30. Don’t worry. When he kept silence, Mr White ________ his approval for our plan.‎ A. would show B. is showing C. was showing D. has shown - 20 -‎ ‎31. The only way to live happily with others is to _______ their faults and admire their virtues. ‎ A. overlook B. justify C. classify D. acknowledge ‎ ‎32. Giving is a universal opportunity _______ regardless of your age, profession, religion, and ‎ ‎ background, you have the capacity to create change.‎ A. when B. that C. where D. which ‎ ‎33. A completely new situation will ______ when the new examination system comes into existence.‎ A. rise B. arise C. raise D. arouse ‎ ‎34. I can’t take all the _____ for the show’s success; it was a team effort.‎ A. possession B. cooperation C. credit D. blame ‎ ‎35. — The boss of Mocrosoft, Satya Nadella, had to appologize for remarks he made advising ‎ ‎ women not to ask for a pay rise but to have “faith in the system”.‎ A. Accidents will happen. B. A good dog deserves a good bone.‎ C. A close mouth catches no flies. D. Actions speak louder than words. ‎ 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle (雀斑)-faced image of innocence. It was __36__ outside, the kind of rain that spilt over the top of gutters (檐槽), so much in a hurry to __37__ the Earth.‎ We all __38__ there inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We all waited, some patient, others __39__, because nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound - 20 -‎ ‎ and sight of the heavens __40__ away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running and splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome __41__ from the worries of my day.‎ Her voice was so sweet as it __42__ the depressing atmosphere. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said. ‎ ‎“What?” Mom asked. ‎ ‎“Let’s run through the rain!” She repeated.‎ ‎“No, honey. We’ll wait until it __43__ down a bit.” Mom replied. ‎ The young child waited another minute and repeated: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.” ‎ ‎“We’ll get wet through if we do.” Mom said. ‎ ‎“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning.” The young girl said as she __44__ at her Mom’s arm, “Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, if God can get us through this, he can get us through __45__!”‎ The entire crowd stopped dead __46__. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom __47__ and thought for a while about what she would say. This was a moment of affirmation (肯定) in a young child’s life, a time when __48__ trust could be nurtured (培育) so that it would bloom into __49__. “Honey, you are __50__ right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing.” Mom said. Then off they ran.‎ We all stood watching, smiling as they ran past the cars. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. Soon they were __51__ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.‎ ‎__52__ or people can take away your material possessions, your money, your health or sometimes your happiness. But no one can ever take away your __53__ memories. So, don’t forget to take the opportunities to __54__ memories every day!‎ To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. I do hope you will __55__ the time to run through the rain.‎ - 20 -‎ ‎36. A. howling B. pouring C. freezing D. cheering ‎37. A. slip B. mix C. hit D. bear ‎38. A. lay B. rested C. sat D. stood ‎39. A. annoyed B. relaxed C. excited D. astonished ‎40. A. running B. driving C. washing D. turning ‎41. A. relief B. reward C. remark D. refund ‎42. A. extended B. disturbed C. awoke D. broke ‎43. A. calms B. slows C. settles D. passes ‎44. A. pulled B. dragged C. stared D. pointed ‎45. A. something B. anything C. anybody D. everybody ‎46. A. silent B. content C. touched D. inspired ‎47. A. reasoned B. paused C. mourned D. converted ‎48. A. definite B. concrete C. apparent D. innocent ‎49. A. ambition B. assumption C. faith D. truth ‎50. A. absolutely B. loosely C. actually D. considerably ‎51. A. assessed B. followed C. reserved D. advocated ‎52. A. Circumstances B. Procedures C. Chances D. Occasions ‎53. A. private B. proper C. precious D. particular ‎54. .A. build B. make C. refresh D. promote ‎55. A. take B. value C. occupy D. arrange 第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)‎ - 20 -‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A All aboard: try these out Here are new card games popular in the Western geek circle that offer much brain work. Give them a try if you fancy testing your limits.‎ Mysterium ‎ In this game, the players are to solve a murder mystery in order to put rest the soul of a wrongly-accused man who dies in prison. ‎ Mysterium allows one player to be the ghost itself, who offers hints to other players in the way of “dream cards”. The dream cards will then lead players to the cards with details about the murder weapon, location and suspects. Figuring out the connections between these elements will help them find the murderer. ‎ Playing the ghost can be fun, as Tony Mastrangeli, a game reviewer, puts it, “For me, some of the most fun comes from playing the ghost role. I like steering the ship and handing out cards.” ‎ Codenames Codenames starts players out with cards. Each card bears a word on the front and a secret identity on the reverse. Players are divided into two teams, red team and blue team. Each team has a leader, or “spymaster”, who owns a map of each hidden identity. It’s then their job to give out clues so the team members can find their own spies. ‎ Spymasters can only indicate the word on the card following a strict format: a single word followed by a ‎ - 20 -‎ number. For example, if the cards bearing “cactus (仙人掌)” and “heat” both belong to the red team, the clue can be “desert, two”. The red team members will then start discussing the clues and try to find the two cards that relate to “desert”. ‎ Pandemic: Legacy ‎ In this game, you and your friends play a team of doctors and scientists, who can help to prevent four deadly diseases from wiping out humanity. This is a cooperative game, which means you and your teammates either live together or die together. ‎ By drawing an instruction card, teammates will be able to move, treat diseases or build a research station. If they draw one of the five “epidemic” (流行病) cards, the city will suffer a disease outbreak. If handled wrong, outbreaks might lead to a chain reaction and cause things to crash down. ‎ Pandemic: Legacy requires you to look at the bigger picture before making any decisions. Finding the balance between treating diseases and seeking more permanent cures is a constant challenge. ‎ ‎56. Playing the ghost in Mysterium offers you a lot of fun because __________. ‎ A. you can bring the poor man back to life B. you can solve the murder mystery by yourself ‎ C. you can dominate the whole game D. you can select your partners ‎ ‎57. Which of the following is NOT true about Pandemic: Legacy? ‎ A. It’s a role-play game. ‎ B. Its players need to beat one another. ‎ C. It provides fun and mental challenge. ‎ D. It calls for carefulness and comprehensive thinking to win the challenge. ‎ - 20 -‎ B Shopping is a game with two teams—shoppers and retails (零售商). Here is the game plan you need. ‎ Bargains and Impulse (冲动) Shopping Limit the number of stores you go to. The more “legwork” you put in, the more you may feel the need to “reward” yourself for your effort. ‎ Don’t make friends with the sales staff. The more you interact (互动) with the sales staff, the more likely it is that you will buy something. This is because you feel like you don’t want to let down someone who has helped you. ‎ Leave your credit cards at home. Research shows people are willing to spend more money with plastic than with cash. The less immediate the payment the more easily people will spend. ‎ At the Supermarket Slow down and double-check what you’re picking up. Stores can make sales very specific and confusing, such as placing a sign offering 50% off a 2kg ham wedged (嵌入) between the full-price 3kg ones. Shoppers could wind up grabbing the wrong one and paying full price. ‎ Don’t think when you buy in bulk (大批量) you’re getting a better deal. That’s not always the case. In the produce department, for example, individual capsicums are almost always cheaper than those in the multi-pack. ‎ Don’t buy something in bulk just because it’s on sale. The ten-for-$10 promotion is one of the most effective. This is what stores do to get volume out the door—even if they’ve raised the unit price to do it.‎ Shopping Online Hide your cookies. Companies use online cookies (a piece of data from a website stored on your web browser that informs the site of related net activity) to target shopper with relevant ads, but they can also reveal information from your browsing history. Stick to budget-friendly sites to bump into lower offers. And use your browser settings to block third-party tracking cookies. ‎ Look online first. Even if you choose to shop in store rather than online, check sites ‎ - 20 -‎ with user reviews and ratings, such as amazon.com and cnt.com, to find products with the most positive feedback. If the highest-rated items are cheaper online, including delivery, ask the store to match the total price. ‎ Geo-blocking is what some multinational retails do to charge different prices for the same product in different markets. With a little more effort, you can get around geo-blocking. Apple, for instance, will let you shop in their US store by using US iTunes gift-cards that can be bought online. ‎ Play the Game to Get Instant Bargains Speak up! Not happy with the view from your hotel window, or the way the burger is cooked? Don’t be forced to put up with the poor experience, give honest, polite feedback and we’re almost certain you’ll be treated to what you expected—and paid for. ‎ Find better online actuation (驱动) deals. Misspelled it! One of the best ways to find great deals on eBay is via auctions (拍卖) that have misspelled words. For example, an “Xbox Connect” will often sell for less than an “Xbox Kinect” since fewer people search for the wrong version. Website FatFingers.com helps you find these listings. With thousands of items listed on eBay with spelling mistakes each year, you’re likely to find what you’re looking for at much lower prices. ‎ ‎58. To control the impulse of shopping, the writer suggests that shoppers _______.‎ A. follow their inner needs B. try to visit as many shops as possible ‎ C. pay in cash instead of by credit card D. have a close relationship with the sales staff ‎ ‎59. When shopping online, shoppers can fight back against stores and advertisers by _______.‎ ‎ A. blocking third-party tracking cookies B. thinking twice before buying in bulk ‎ ‎ C. buying products from other countries only D. avoiding being trapped by spelling mistakes ‎60. The writer offers shoppers the game plan of shopping to _______.‎ - 20 -‎ A. tell them how to get a perfect bargain ‎ ‎ B. show them the ways to save shopping time ‎ ‎ C. warn them of the danger of the shopping game ‎ D. teach them how to communicate with retailers C You are what you eat, or so the saying goes. But Richard Wrangham, of Harvard University, believes that this is true in a deeper sense than the one implied by the old saying. It is not just you who are what you eat, but the entire human species. And with Homo sapiens（智人）, what makes the species unique in Dr Wrangham’s opinion is that its food is so often cooked.‎ Cooking is a human universal. No society is without it. No one other than a few crazy enthusiasts tries to survive on raw food alone. And the consumption of a cooked meal in the evening, usually in the company of family and friends, is normal in every known society. Moreover, without cooking, the human brain (which consumes 20-25% of the body’s energy) could not keep running. DrWrangham thus believes that cooking and humanity are contemporary.‎ In fact, as he outlined to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in Chicago, he thinks that cooking and other forms of preparing food are humanity’s “killer app”: The evolution made people such unusual animals. ‎ Humans became humanwith the emergence 1.8m years ago of a species called Homo erectus(直立人). This had a skeleton much like modern man’s—a big, brain-filled skull and a narrow pelvis and rib cage, which imply a small belly and thus a small gut. Up till now, the explanation for this shift from the smaller skulls and wider pelvises of man’s ancestors has been a shift from a vegetable-based diet to a meat-based one. Meat has more calories than vegetable, the theory went. A smaller gut could therefore support a larger brain.‎ Dr Wrangham disagrees. When you do the sums, he argues, raw meat is still insufficient to bridge the gap. He points out that even modern “raw foodists”, members of a back-to-nature social movement, struggle to maintain their weight. Pre-agricultural manfeeding on raw food would have starved.‎ Start cooking, however, and things change dramatically. Cooking changes food in three important ways. It breaks starch molecules（淀粉分子） into more digestible pieces. It changesthe nature of protein molecules, so that their amino-acid chains - 20 -‎ ‎ unfold and digestive enzymes（酶） can attack them more easily. And heat physically softens food. That makes it easier to digest, so even though the stuff is no more calorific, the body uses fewer calories dealing with it.‎ In support of his theory, Dr Wrangham, who is an anthropologist, has searched other fields and come up with an impressive range of material. Cooking increases the share of food digested in the stomach and small intestine(肠子), where it can be absorbed, from 50% to 95% . Previous studies had suggested raw food was digested equally well as cooked food because they looked at human waste as being the end product. These, however, have been exposed to the digestive mercies of bacteria in the large intestine, and any remaining goodies have been removed from them that way.‎ Another telling experiment, conducted on rats, did not rely on cooking. Rather the experimenters made food into small balls and make them softer. Rats fed on the softer balls weighed 30% more after 26 weeks than those fed the same weight of standard ones. The difference was because of the lower cost of digestion. Indeed, Dr Wrangham suspects the main cause of the modern obesity (肥胖) is not overeating but the rise of processed foods. These are softer, because that is what people prefer.‎ ‎61. Which of the following factors does NOT help improve digestion?‎ A. Increased softness of food B. Changed starch and protein C. Digestive enzymes in small intestine D. More calories provided by meat-based diet ‎62. What is the role of Paragraph 7 in the development of the topic?‎ A. To explain how cooking helps digestion B. To prove cooking provides more calories C. To show cooking is not the only way to improve digestion D. To compare the function of small intestine and large intestine ‎63. The experiment on the rat makes Dr. Wrangham think_____.‎ A. not all rats will overeat food B. the softness of food alone affects absorption C. overeating cooked food leads to people’s overweight D. increased processed food is the main contribution to obesity ‎64. What is the main idea of the passage?‎ A. Cooking can make dramatic changes on food.‎ B. Obesity may be caused by the way of cooking rather than overeating.‎ C. Living on a cooked, meat-based diet is a healthy way of life.‎ - 20 -‎ D. Cooking is fundamental for the evolution of human species.‎ D Twenty years ago, I was at a party, talking to a man whose name I have long since forgotten. Sometimes I think this man came into my life for the unique purpose of telling me this story, which has delighted and inspired me ever since. ‎ The story he told me was about his younger brother, who was trying to be an artist; it was a real story about how brave, creative and trusting his brother was. For the purpose of this story, let’s call the little brother Little Brother.‎ Little Brother, a young painter, went to France to surround himself with beauty and inspiration. He lived on the cheap, painted every day, visited museums, traveled to picturesque places, bravely spoke to everyone he met, and showed his work to anyone who would look at it. One afternoon, he struck up a conversation at a café with a group of charming young people who turned out to be some fancy nobles. They took a liking to Little Brother and invited him to a party that weekend in a castle in the Loire Valley. They said this was going to be the party of the year. It would be attended by the rich and famous and by several crowned heads of Europe. Best of all it was a masquerade ball (化装舞会) where nobody would hesitate in their spending on the costumes (特殊场合穿的套服). “Dress up,” they said, “and join us!”‎ Excited, Little Brother worked all week on a costume that he was certain would be highly impressive. He held back on neither the details nor the imagination of this creation. Then he rented a car and drove three hours to the castle. He changed into his costume in the car and went up the castle steps. Little Brother entered the ballroom, head held high. ‎ Upon arrival, he immediately realized his mistake.‎ This was indeed a costume party—his new friends had not misled him there—but he had missed one detail in translation: This was a themed costume party. The theme was “a medieval court.” And Little Brother was dressed as a lobster (龙虾).‎ All around him, the wealthy and beautiful were dressed in fancy clothes, wearing sparkling jewels. Little Brother, on the other hand, was wearing a red coat, red tights, red ballet slippers, and giant red claws. Also, his face was painted red. And he was the only American in the room, too.‎ He stood at the top of the steps for one long, frightful moment. Running away in shame seemed like the easiest response. But he didn’t run. Somehow, he found his determination. He’d come this far, after all. He’d worked really hard to make ‎ - 20 -‎ this costume，and he was proud of it. He took a deep breath and walked onto the dance floor. ‎ As he moved into the crowd, a silence fell. The dancing stopped. The other guests gathered around Little Brother. Finally someone asked him what on earth he was.‎ Little Brother bowed deeply and announced, “I am the court lobster.” ‎ Then: laughter.‎ Not ridicule—just joy. They loved him. They loved his sweetness, his weirdness (怪诞), his giant red claws, and his skinny legs in his bright tights. He made the party. Little Brother even ended up dancing with the queen of Belgium. ‎ This is how you must do it, people.‎ At some point or another, I have created something in my life that did make me feel like I was the guy who just walked into a fancy ball wearing a homemade lobster costume. But you must stubbornly walk into that room, and you must hold your head high. Never apologize for it, never explain it away, and never be ashamed of it. You did your best with what you knew, and you worked with what you had, in the time you were given. You were invited, you showed up, and you simply cannot do more than that.‎ They might throw you out—then again, they might not. The ballroom is often more welcoming and supportive than you could ever imagine. You might end up dancing with royalty. ‎ Or you might just end up having to dance alone in the corner with your big, ugly red claws waving in the empty air.‎ That’s fine too. Sometimes it’s like that. What you absolutely must not do is walk out. Otherwise you will miss the party, and that would be a pity because—please believe me—we did not come all this great distance, and make all this great effort, only to miss the party at the last moment.‎ ‎65. According to Paragraph 3, Little Brother as a young painter was _______.‎ A. enthusiastic but mean B. optimistic but stubborn C. open-minded and generous D. determined and easy-going ‎ ‎66. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that _______.‎ A. Little Brother was quite confident about his own costume ‎ B. Little Brother cared little about the details of the costume C. it cost Little Brother a lot of money to prepare the costume ‎ D. people were not allowed to drive in a lobster costume - 20 -‎ ‎67. Why did Little Brother finally choose not to leave the ballroom?‎ A. He thought it was a great shame to run away.‎ B. It was too tiring for him to drive another 3 hours back.‎ C. He decided not to waste the effort he had made for the party.‎ D. Nobody at the party could recognize him with his face painted red.‎ ‎68. What is the turning point of the story?‎ A. Little Brother stood at the top of the steps for a moment.‎ B. As Little Brother showed up in the crowd, a silence fell.‎ C. Someone at the party asked Little Brother what he was.‎ D. Little Brother bowed and replied that he was the court lobster.‎ ‎69. What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?‎ A. We can do everything at our pleasure at a party.‎ B. Dancing with a royal member is the symbol of success.‎ C. We shouldn’t be so afraid of being foolish and ridiculous.‎ D. A homemade costume is most welcome at a fancy dress ball.‎ ‎70. What would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. A Costume Made by Hand B. A Lobster Walking into a Party C. A Masquerade Ball Held by Nobles D. A Young Artist Realizing His Dream 第Ⅱ卷（共35分）‎ 第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最适当的单词。注意：每空一个单词。‎ Effective communication is a sign of strong and stable families while poor communication often causes families difficulties and conflicts, according to Virginia Tech. Understanding the features and the benefits of good family communication helps ensure positive and healthy relationships among family members.‎ Virginia Tech sees the clear family communication as clear direct and clear indirect communication. The former, the healthiest form of family communication, occurs when you clearly express a message to the correct family member. The latter refers to a message stated understandably but without a good indication of whom the message refers to.‎ - 20 -‎ Good listening is of great importance in family communication and it shows that you care and that you are concerned with the message being conveyed. At the same time, you should make constant eye contact and provide verbal feedback, such as “I see”. Rephrasing improves understanding and reduces confusion. To rephrase a message, you must listen carefully to the message, restate the message without adding extra information and check with the speaker to ensure the correct understanding. Probing refers to asking questions or making statements to identify the aspects of the message and reflect on the feelings it conveys. Positive speaking requires you to focus on positive things and be willing to share more information related to the topic. This gives you the chance to express yourself, helps family members build positive self-images, and encourages cooperation.‎ Good family communication develops good relationships and leads to a better understanding, which help reduce anger and stress. Additionally, according to the University of Delaware, good family communication helps resolve conflicts within the family. Good communication also helps families stay strong by recognizing the need for compromise.‎ There are some practical tips on improving the communication between the family members.‎ In order to increase availability, set aside a few minutes every day to connect with your family members and discuss your days and anything disturbing you.‎ Being empathetic (感情移入的) means listening to the feelings of family members and showing your understanding.‎ Let the communication in the family be more than just verbal expression. Even the presence of family members can communicate a lot. For example, the presence of parents conveys the messages of safety, love and concern for the children. Use body language and gestures of affection generously in the communication. Even when you criticize or correct a child, holding him and talking to him in the most pleasing manner may help the messages to be accepted in the desired manner. Remember a kiss or a hug can tell more than words can do.‎ Theme ‎ (71)________effectively with family members helps build a strong and stable family.‎ Types Clear direct communication A message is conveyed clearly to the correct family member.‎ - 20 -‎ Clear indirect communication A message comes across well, but you don’t (72) ________ whom the message is for.‎ Methods Listening ‎* It gives evidence that you are (73) ____ in the message.‎ ‎* Do make eye contact (74) ________ and give feedback.‎ Rephrasing Use different words to describe the message, but keep it in mind that you mustn’t change the (75) ________ meaning.‎ ‎(76) ________‎ Try to understand the feelings the message conveys through asking questions.‎ Positive thinking l Focus on positive things.‎ l Provide more related information (77) ________.‎ Advantages ‎* Improving understanding and removing negative emotion ‎* Resolving family conflicts ‎* (78) ________ the links between family members Tips Being available ‎(79) ________ some time every day to talk with your family members.‎ Being empathetic Try to understand their problems and feeling.‎ Letting it be more than just verbal l The presence of family members matters a lot.‎ l Use (80) ________ to express your love.‎ 第六部分 书面表达 （满分20分）‎ 阅读下面材料，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。‎ One day a nice old man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly(蝴蝶). He took it home.‎ A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.‎ Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then appeared easily.‎ - 20 -‎ But it had a swollenbody and small, fragile wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (慢慢爬行) around with a swollen body and fragile wings. It never was able to fly. ‎ The man did not understand that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature’s way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.‎ ‎【写作内容】‎ ‎ 1. 以约30个词概括故事的主要内容。‎ ‎ 2. 以约120个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”这一话题发表你的看法，内容包括：‎ ‎(1)你读了这则故事后的感受。‎ ‎(2)叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果。‎ ‎(3)假如你是父母一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？‎ ‎【写作要求】‎ ‎1.使用实例支持你的论点，不得直接引用原文中的句子。‎ ‎2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。‎ ‎【评分标准】‎ 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。‎ - 20 -‎ ‎2018届高二英语期末统考适应性考试答案 听力：‎ ‎1—20 CBCCB CBACB ACBBA ABABB 单选：‎ ‎21—35 BBCCC DCACC ACBCA 完型：‎ ‎36—55 BCDAC ADBAB ABDCA BACBA 阅读：‎ ‎56—70 CB CAA DADD DACDCB ‎ 任务型：‎ ‎71. Communicating 72. indicate/show 73. interested 74. constantly 75. original ‎ ‎76. Probing 77. willingly 78. Strengthening 79. Spare 80. gestures 书面表达：‎ A kind man cut a cocoon open in order to relieve the pain of a butterfly struggling out of the cocoon, only to find it could never fly because of his help. ‎ Our life is more or less like this. Sometimes, struggles or obstacles in our life are a must for our growth. It is these struggles or obstacles that increase our willpower and contribute to our success. ‎ Nowadays, with only one child in most families, parents do whatever they can to satisfy the child’s needs and even do for him/her what should be done by himself. As a result, too much care and protection from parents deprives children of chances to grow strong by overcoming obstacles. ‎ If I were a parent, I would first keep my child well informed that life is never easy and that he/she should be ready to face any difficulty. Besides, I would expose him/her to the hardships in life, providing him/her with chances to take on challenges. ‎ - 20 -‎