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1、广东省揭阳市2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）（考试时间120分钟。满分120分。）注意事项： 1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。用2B型铅笔把答题卡上试室号、座位号对应的信息点涂黑。 2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B型铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
2、 4考生必须保持答题卡整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。 AThe Renaissance marks a period of human awakening. In this article we are going to explore the inventions during this period which have helped change the life and progress of ma
3、nkind.ClockThe first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300s. Galileo, an Italian scientist, discovered the pendulum (钟摆) around 1602. The pendulum greatly improved the movement of the hands of a clock. The average error with the pendulum varied only by seconds each day. Before this the err
4、or was from 10 to 15 minutes a day.EyeglassesIn the late thirteenth century, paintings first appeared with people wearing or holding eyeglasses. From these paintings, we know that eyeglasses were invented in Italy. Around 1300 the Venetian Glassmakers Guild made it illegal for cheap glasses to be ma
5、de. By 1352, eyeglasses were only worn by well-educated rich men. In 1456, the invention of the printing press allowed books to become widespread. Once people owned books, reading glasses began to be seen in the hands of common people. In 1623, the Spanish invented the first graded eyeglasses.Flush
6、toilet (抽水马桶)Sir John Harrington, godson to Queen Elizabeth, made the first flush toilet for himself and his godmother in 1596. He was teased by his friends and never made another one.In 1775, Alexander Cummings reinvented the flush toilet more commonly called the water closet. Two years later in 17
7、77, Samuel Prosser applied for and received a patent for it.WallpaperIn 1496, the first paper factory came into operation in England. English artists soon make wallpaper for decoration. For the next 200 years England was a large producer of wallpaper for Europe. Before wallpaper was invented, only w
8、ealthy people could afford to decorate the walls of their houses.21. What do we know about the first clock?A. It measured 23 hours a day.B. It was designed by Galileo.C. It was made in the 1300 s.D. It had a pendulum.22. What happened to eyeglasses when they were first invented?A. They were worn by
9、the rich.B. They were spread by the Spanish.C. They were made in different grades.D. They were used to appreciate paintings.23. What did John Harrington do to his invention?A. He improved it 2 years later.B. He applied for a patent for it.C. He designed it for his friends.D. He shared it with Queen
10、Elizabeth.BNext month, Im traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala one of the local languages to have a conversation. I wasnt sure how I was going to manage this until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary Im going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the app
11、 Im using, it feels just like a game.“People often stop learning things because they feel theyre not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “Were trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is somethi
12、ng youd want to do instead of watching TV.”Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you practice the words, you “water your plants”. When the app believes that you have really remembered a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. An
13、d if you forget to log on (登录), the app sends you emails that remind you to “water your plants”.The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people remember things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also enc
14、ourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized “motele”, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room.The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions.
15、Memrise helps you with this, because its the kind of app you only use for five or ten minutes a day.Ive learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this wont make me a fluent speaker, but I hope Ill be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water
16、 my Vocabulary!24. What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise?A. Create memorable experiences.B. Make progress with hard work.C. Master languages through games.D. Combine study with entertainment.25. What do the underlined words “water your plants” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Learning new words.B. Being a Memrise user.C. Logging on to the ap
