江苏省南通市第一中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中试英语热身考试

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江苏省南通市第一中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中试
英语试题（考前热身）
英语
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面五段对话，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，听完每项对话后，你都有10秒的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。

1. What is the weather going to be like according to the man ?
A. It is going to be fine.
B. There is going to be a shower.
C. It is going to be cloudy.
2. What does the man think of the weather?
A. It is hot.
B. It is not hot.
C. It is as hot as yesterday.
3. What is the man complaining about?
A. The hot climate.
B. The pollution.
C. The housing problems.
4. What does the man say about September in his country?
A. It's very cold.
B. It's rainy.
C. It' s very pleasant.
5. What kind of weather have the speakers recently been having?
A. Hot and dry.
B. Cold and wet.
C. Cold and dry.
第二节: 听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题。

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。

听每段对话和独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话和独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第8三个小题。

现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

6. What was the weather like yesterday morning?
A. Sunny.
B. Rainy.
C. Windy.
7. What did the woman do yesterday morning?
A. She went to the pet store.
B. She went shopping.
C. She visited the man.
8. What does the man think of the weather forecast?
A. It is accurate.
B. It is reliable.
C. It is always wrong.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至10二个小题。

现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这二个小题。

9. What is the highest temperature today?
A. 45 degrees.
B. 30 degrees.
C. 20 degrees.
10. What is the weather like in the south of Utah?
A. Cloudy and windy.
B. Clear and cold.
C. Windy and cold.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第14四个小题。

现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

11. What has the weather been like for the past few days?
A. Cold and windy.
B. Rainy.
C. Hot and windy.
12. What does the woman say about the weather?
A. She likes it.
B. She's got accustomed to it.
C. She is still not used to it.
13. Why does the man ask about the wearner in Beijing?
A. He will go there on vacation.
B. He will attend a conference there.
C. He will go there to see some friends.
14. What clothes does the woman tell him to take?
A. Heavy coats.
B. Jackets and snirts.
C. Shorts and T-shirts.
听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。

现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

15. What are the temperatures in summer in the woman's place?
A. 35-40°c
B. 25-30°c
C. 20-25°c
16. How's the winter in the woman's city?
A. It can be very cold.
B. The weather is usually mild.
C. It seldom snows.
17. Whose city usually has clear skies-?
A. The man's.
B. The woman's.
C. Neither.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

18. What is the weather like today?
A. Sunny and cloudless.
B. Cool and sunny.
C. Windy and hot.
19. What is the weather generally like in June in Los Angeles?
A. Cool and cloudy.
B. Rainy and wet.
C. Sunny and overcast.
20. What makes TV weather people excited in winter?
A. Snow.
B. Rain.
C. Wind.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
was puzzled! Why was this old woman making such a fuss about an old copse which was of no use to anybody? She had written letters to the local paper, even to a national, protesting about a projected
by-pass to her village, and, looking at a map, the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasn’t as if the area was attractive. I was more than puzzled, I was curious.
The enquiry into the route of the new by-pass to the village was due to take place shortly, and I wanted to know what it was that motivated her. So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods.
“I’ve always loved this place,” she said, “it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. We all used it. They called it ‘Lovers lane’. It’s not much of a lane, and it doesn’t go anywhere important, but that’s why we all came here. To be away from people, to be by ourselves. ” she added.
It was indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard. Squirrels watched from the branches, quite bold in their movements, obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear. I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the by-pass was built, so I felt that she probably had something there but as I hold strong opinions about the needs of the community over-riding the opinions of private individuals, I said nothing. The village was quite a
dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children, their safety was more important to me than an old woman’s strange ideas.
“Take this tree,” she said pausing after a short while. “To you it is just that, a tree. Not unlike many others here.” She gently touched the bark, “Look here, under this branch, what can you see?”
“It looks as if someone has done a bit of carving with a knife.” I said after a cursory inspection.
“Yes, that’s what it is!” she said softly.
She went on, “He had a penknife with a spike for getting stones from a horse's hoof, and I helped him to carve them. We were very much in love, but he was going away, and could not tell me what he was involved in the army. I had guessed of course. It was the last evening we ever spent together, because he went away the next day, back to his U nit.”
Mary Smith was quiet for a while, then she sobbed. “His mother showed me the telegram. ‘Sergeant R Holmes …Killed in action in the invasion of France.’…”
“I had hoped that you and Robin would one day get married.” she said, “He was my only child, and I would have loved to be a Granny, they would have been such lovely babies’- she was like that! ”
“Two years later she too was dead. ‘Pneumonia (肺炎), following a chill on the chest’ was what the doctor said, but I think it was an old fashioned broken hear t. A child would have helped both of us.”
There was a further pause. Mary Smith gently caressed the wounded tree, just as she would have caressed him. “And now they want to take our tree away from me.” Another quiet sob, then she turned to me. “I was young and pretty then, I could have had anybody, I wasn’t always the old woman you see here now. I had e verything I wanted in life, a lovely man, health and a future to look forward to.”
She paused again and looked around. The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound. “There were others, of course, but no one can match my Robin!” she said strongly. “And now I have
nothing - except the memories this tree holds. If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now, I would tell him. Has he never loved, has he never lived, does he not know anything about memories? We were not the only ones, you know, I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did. Yes, I would tell him!”
I turned away, sick at heart.
21. The main purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. draw attention to the damage that wars cause
B. persuade people to give up private interest
C. arouse the awareness of being environmentally friendly
D. introduce a touching but sad love story
22. The underlined sentence “I felt that she probably had something there” means ________.
A. I thought there might be something hidden in the woods by Mary Smith
B. I guessed there might be a story related with Mary Smith
C. I thought there might be some reason for Mary Smith’s protest
D. I guessed there might be a secret purpose of Mary Smith.
23. What was probably the carving on the wounded tree?
A. Their names and a heart with a sign of arrow through it.
B. Their wish that this place and tree would last long.
C. The date when Robin Holmes would leave for army.
D. Their protest against the war which tore them apart.
B
As we drove along, my spirits went up again, and I turned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life
which I was entering. But though it was not far past the middle of September, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold; and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one o’clock before we reached the place of our destination. Yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and I wished it were a mile or two farther off. For the first time in my life I must stand alone: there was no retreating now. I must enter that house, and introduce myself among its strange people. But how was it to be done? True, I was near nineteen; but, thanks to the protecting care of my mother and sister, I well knew that many a girl of fifteen, or under, was gifted with a more womanly address, and greater ease and self-possession, than I was. Yet, anyway, I would do very well, after all; and the children, of course, I should soon be at ease with them.
"Be calm, be calm, whatever happens," I said within myself; and truly I was so fully occupied in steadying my nerves and keeping down the rebellious beat of my heart that when I was admitted into the hall and into the presence of Mrs. Bloomfield, I almost forgot to answer her polite greeting; and it afterwards struck me that the little I did say was spoken in the tone of one half-dead or half-asleep.
With due politeness, however, she showed me my bedroom, and left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and led me into the dining-room. Some beefsteaks and potatoes were set before me; and while I dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as I thought) and trying to keep something like a conversation— consisting chiefly of commonplace remarks. In fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from appetite, but from the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands.
“I have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but I think they are clever children, and very willing to learn, especially the little boy; he is, I think, the flower of the flock— a generous, noble-spirited boy, one to be led, but not driven, and remarkable for always speaking the truth.” “His sister Mary Ann will
require watching,” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, though I wish her to be kept out of the nursery as much as possible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad habits from the nurses. I have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washing and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to have nothing further to do with the nursery maid.”
I replied I was quite willing to do so; and at that moment the children entered the room. Tom Bloomfield was a well-grown boy of seven. Mary was a tall girl, for her age of six, somewhat dark like her mother. The second sister was Fanny, a very pretty little girl, looking little younger than Mary. The remaining one was Harriet, a little broad, fat, merry, playful thing of scarcely two, whom I had more desire for than all the rest — but with her I had nothing to do.
24. Which of the following statements best describes how the writer felt when she entered Mrs. Bloomfield's home?
A. She was nervous, dissatisfied with her manners but still confident.
B. She was cold, hungry but eager to see all the children in the family.
C. She was frightened, nervous and regretful about her decision.
D. She was calm, confident and very happy with all the family.
25. What job would the writer take in Mrs Bloomfield's home?
A. A nursery maid.
B. A house cleaner.
C. A home cook.
D. A family teacher.
26. Which of the following was TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer had some difficulty with her lunch because of the tough food and the cold.
B. The delicious food took the writer's attention away from Mrs. Bloomfield’s words.
C. All the children were well educated before the writer came to the family.
D. All the children in the family were looked after by Mrs Bloomfield herself.
27. From the passage, we can infer that ___________.
A. Mrs Bloomfield would treat the writer kindly and help her a lot
B. The youngest girl Harriet would be the writer’s favorite student
C. the writer would take on more responsibilities than she should
D. Tom Bloomfield would be the cleverest of all the children
C
Real-life Friends
Most people know the saying: A man's best frie nd is his dog; and that Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. However, dogs can’t offer advice or make you a cup of tea when you need one; and precious stones are cold comfort when you need a hug, and a shoulder to cry on.
What are Friends?
There are many ways to describe a friend. Friends are the family you can choose for yourself. Friends are a much better medication（医疗）than medication is, and people who spend time with friends are happier with their lives as they are less lonely.
A good friend will put you to bed when you’re lost consciousness. Ensure you’re not laid on your back, and remember to remove your shoes. You should be able to tell a true friend anything without being judged by them.
Friendships which begin due to location, for example, next-door neighbors or school classmates, rarely survive transitions such as moving to other neighborhoods, schools, colleges, jobs, immigration, and so forth. Attend a school reunion and you’ll wonder what on earth you ever had in common with these people other than your age, although it is possible to have a friendship with someone you met at school.
Mutually maintain it, and eventually become godparent or “uncle” to each others’ children.
How Friendships are Maintained
To have a friend you must also be a friend and be prepared to be there for them should they need you. Failure in this respect would label you a fair-weather friend and you would most probably be abandoned.
Boundaries
Like every other relationship you have in your life, there are bo undaries you shouldn’t cross with your friends. One of those is money: Don’t lend to your friend and don’t ask for a loan yourself.
Friends are unpaid counselors（顾问）,but phoning them at 2 am because you’re awake and would like a chat is not a good idea. Neither is phoning them at 10 am if you know they’re a shift-worker. Friends are people who need some space and quiet time. Generally, it all boils down to mutual respect and understanding.
It’s not a good plan to interrupt your friend while they’re on a date/on holiday/attending an orchestral recital/at a funeral.
Trust
Trust is the most vital element in any relationship. If you’re not trustworthy then you probably don’t deserve friends, so try to remember that you promised to see that dull film with them or applaud them at their first attempt at a karaoke or an Open Mic night. If you have promised to look after their clothes while they go for a bet, then make sure you do. You might like to carry enough cash to help them out too, as you never know when that situation might be reversed.
Don’t lie to your friend: if they know you well they’ll know you’re lying or will at least be suspicious. If you find out something that you know will hurt your friend, be tactful（圆滑）. Do they need to know? Would
they appreciate knowing? Can you tell their mum so she can break the news? Cowardly, yes, but mums usually have a much better way with words. Remember, if you do decide to tell them and it’s painful, they will probably need some time alone, after lashing out at（抨击）the closest thing—you. In that case, play the waiting game. Then don’t beat them up about it afterwards.
A Friend for Life
Strong friendships can last a lifetime with care and consideration. The benefits are multi-folds; you’ve got someone to share birthday cake with, and especially for single people, a pub meal or a trip to the cinema is no fun alone, is it? Plus it’s always nice to know there’s someone there for you, as you’re there for them, through the bad times as well as the good. Altogether now: Oh I get by with a little help from my friends. Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends.
28. The author brings in the topic by ___________.
A. giving negative examples
B. raising a relative question
C. describing a natural fact
D. explaining what friends are
29. The underlined phrase “a fair-weather friend” in Para 6 probably refers to a friend who _____.
A. likes only fine weather
B. will always stand by you
C. likes to make friends in fine weather
D. will run away from you when you need help badly
30. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The more friends you have, the happier you will be.
B. Medication is also a better way to maintain strong friendships.
C. You may lose a friend if you are always telling lies to him or her.
D. We should only make friends with those having similar interests.
31. From the last paragraph we can learn that the author ____________.
A. doubt whether there are true friends and friendship
B. has lost a lot of good friends without any reasons
C. has already benefited a great deal from his friends
D. has been tired of making friends with single people
D
A Grassroots Remedy
Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them instinctively heads to the park or the river. It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.
But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees on Streatham Common, South London. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.
The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (多动症). Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.
A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less
illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school.
Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.
Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife.
But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.
One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.
The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.
In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact
with the natural world.
Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour.”Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.
We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human beings are granting to the natural world. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging.
Human beings are a species of mammals (哺乳动物). For seven million years they lived on the planet as part of nature. Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.
We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised. Without other living things around us we are less than human.
Five ways to find harmony with the natural world
Walk: Break the rhythm of permanently being under a roof. Get off a stop earlier, make a circuit of the park at lunchtime, walk the child to and from school, get a dog, feel yourself moving in moving air, look, listen, absorb.
Sit: Take a moment, every now and then, to be still in an open space. In the garden, anywhere that’s not in the office, anywhere out of the house, away from the routine. Sit under a tree, look at water, feel refreshed, ever so slightly renewed.
Drink: The best way to enjoy the natural world is by yourself; the second best way is in company. Take a
drink outside with a good person, a good gathering: talk with the sun and the wind with birdsong for background.
Learn: Expand your boundaries. Learn five species of bird, five butterflies, five trees, five bird songs. That way, you see and hear more: and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life.
Travel: The places you always wanted to visit: by the seaside, in the country, in the hills. Take a weekend break, a day-trip, get out there and do it: for the scenery, for the way through the woods, for the birds, for the bees. Go somewhere special and bring specialness home. It lasts forever, after all.
32. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?
A. Personal freedom.
B. Things that are natural.
C. Urban surroundings.
D. Things that are purchased.
33. Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.
A. tend to develop a strong love for science
B. are more likely to fantasise about wildlife
C. tend to be physically tougher in adulthood
D. are less likely to be involved in bullying
34. What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?
A. Find more effective drugs for them.
B. Provide more green spaces for them.
C. Place them under more personal care.
D. Engage them in more meaningful activities.
35. Dr William Bird suggests in his study that ________.
A. humanity and nature are complementary to each other
B. wild places may induce impulsive behaviour in people
C. access to nature contributes to the reduction of violence
D. it takes a long time to restore nature once damaged
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Develop Better Relationships with Neighbors
Good neighbors are a lot like electricity or running water：we don’t know how much we depend on them until we don’t have them. They make our lives m ore pleasant and give us a sense of who we are both as an individual and as a member of the community. Here ’s how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life.
____36____ Often neighbors don’t even know each other’s names. But it’s okay to be the one to break the ice , even if you’ve lived next door for years.Most neighbors enjoy making a small talk with the
folks on the other side of the fence. So as you see them at work in their yards, smile, wave, and say hello. Ask how their kids are (whether they’re babies or in college), whether they could use an extra cucumber from your garden, or what they think of the prices at the local supermarket.
_37._____ These days, the old Welcome Wagon is a thing of the past. But your new neighbors may
be feeling lonely and unsure, especially if they’re far from home, and might appreciate a friendly face bearing fresh-baked chocolate cakes. If they have kids, tell them where the children in the
neighborhood live. Recommend the best places to eat and shop. Invite them over for coffee or tea
when they get settled, give them your number, and point to your house as you say good-bye.
___38._______ Return anything that you borrow from a neighbor, such as tools, in good repair and as soon as you’ve finished with them. Replace anything that belongs to your neighbor that you, your children, or your pets break or soil. Make sure that your car is not blocking their doorway. Such
random acts of consideration will have your neighbors talking —and the talk will be good.
_____39_____ If you value a friendly relationship with your neighbors, spend time with them. What better way
to meet your neighbors than to invite them to an informal barbecue, pool party, or holiday open
house? Better yet, you might even consider throwing a get-together in their honor. Deliver the invitations in person to everyone who lives on your street and chat with each for five minutes before moving on to the next house. This way, you will get an idea of what your neighbors are like so that
you can plan for appropriate food and music.
____40_______ In a good relationship, it’s really the little things that count. Help to bring in the mail
for the elderly neighbor when there is a heavy rain. When your neighbor forgets to take in his rubbish cans, roll them back into his yard. If you’re truly concerned, you’ll know when your neighbor needs some cheering up —a bunch of flowers or a helping hand when it’s needed. All it takes to develop your relationship with neighbors is the respect for their feelings.
A.Be a good listener
B.Care about the details.
C.Strike up a conversation.
D.Make time for friendships.
E.Reach out to the newcomers.
F.Avoid causing inconveniences
G..Give your neighbors heelp
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A terrible fever made Anne Sullivan nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood，and the doctors said she was a hopelessly mad girl. She had been 41 in the basement of a mental hospital(精神病医院) in Boston.Sometimes，little Annie 42 hit anyone who came near to her. She ignored everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time. However，an old nurse 43 that little Annie had hope. She went to 44 little Annie every day. The child ignored her in most cases，but the old nurse 45 stopped seeing her every day in the basement. The 46 lady left cookies for little Annie and spoke words full of encouragement to her. She believed that as long as she showed 47 ，little Annie could get better. Finally，the doctors noticed the 48 in little Annie. They moved her upstairs and her condition continued 49 . Then her last day there came，and the child who seemed to be “50 ” went out of the locked door of the mental hospital. After she grew up，Anne Sullivan hoped to 51 others，just as the kind old nurse helped her. She became the 52 of Helen Keller.She 53 her，trained her strictly and worked with her 54 she lit the candle that brought 55 to the whole world. Anne Sullivan 56 a miracle(奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller. But first it was a kind nurse who had full 57 in little Annie that turned a(n) 58 child into a great teacher. If there had been no Anne Sullivan，the name of Helen Keller would not be 59 . But if the re hadn’t been a60 who kept showing love，Anne Sullivan wouldn’t be known to the world，either.。