四川省绵阳市南山中学双语学校2019-2020学年高二下学期开学考试英语试卷

英语试题（试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟）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和试卷指定位置上。

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。

例: How much is the shirt?A ￡19.15 B￡9.15C￡9.18答案是B1. Where does the man plan to go in America?A. West.B. South.C. East.2. What does the woman mean?A. She can finish work on time.B. She may begin to work right now.C. Their computers are out of order.3. What do we learn about the two speakers?A. They knew each other when they lived in England.B. Both of them once lived in England.C. The woman once studied in England.4. Who’s in danger?A. Mrs. Hill’s daughter.B. Mr. Hill.C. Mrs. Hill.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the bus stop.B. On a bus.C. At the railway station. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面一段对话或独白。

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。

听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Mike planned to travel with Celia.B. Mike will go sightseeing with Miguel.C. Celia planned to go on a trip with Miguel.7. What’s the possible relationship between Sue and Mike?A. Friends.B. Husband and wife.C. Strangers.听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. Why does Timmy often go to concerts?A. To make some new friends.B. To earn some money.C. To learn from others.9. What were the two speakers both poor at?A. Classic music.B. Pop music.C. Theory of music.10. Who would they turn to for help?A. Timmy’s uncle.B. Lily’s uncle.C. Their teacher. 听下面一段对话, 回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. When did the woman begin to work as a typist?A. After she finished high school.B. Before she finished high school.C. After her mother died.12. When can the woman start her new job if she is employed?A. This month.B. Next month.C. Next week.13. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man thinks little of the woman’s work.B. The woman is unwilling to change her style.C. The woman won’t get married within three years.听下面一段对话, 回答第14至第16三个小题。

14. Why does Lisa look so sad?A. Someone in her family is ill.B. An accident happened to her friend from Hangzhou.C. Her family will have to move to a new place.15. What is Lisa probably?A. A doctor.B. A student.C. A driver.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Tom will go to Hangzhou for a visit.B. Tom is glad for Lisa.C. Lisa and Tom won’t see each other again.听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Newspapers.B. Advertising.C. Daily life.18. How was news sent in the past?A. By telegraph.B. By letter.C. From mouth to mouth.19. What do newspapers give us besides important events?A. Product information.B. Weather forecast.C. Notices.20. What effect do advertisements have on newspapers?A. Advertisements make the price of product higher.B. Advertisements make the price of newspaper lower.C. Advertisements make newspapers more popular.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。

AHighlights at the Venice BiennaleGhana: Ghana FreedomThis is the first outing at Venice for Ghana, and the country's pavilion （展馆）contains a huge amount of artistic firepower: the architect David Adjaye has made a section of it with temporary walls of packed African soil; the philosopher Kwame has written the lead catalog essay; and it features not one but six artists, including the filmmaker Akomfrah and the sculptor El Anatsui.The pavilion succeeds best by mapping the rich history shared by Ghana's citizens. You can see it in the portraits from the 1960s by Felicia, regarded as the first woman in Ghana to work as a professional photographer.Roman Opalka: Telling TimeIn 1965, this Polish artist began his “Details”, o ne of the most emotional projects of postwar art by painting the number 1 in the comer of a blank canvas. He took a breath, painted a 2, took another, painted 3 — and died, 46 years later, after painting the number 5 ,607 ,249.Small preparatory exercises for the number paintings, never before seen, appear inside a room of antique musical instruments, beautifully presented by the inventive director Chiara Bertoia. The pair have never been seen together, and when viewed face-to-face, you feel you have stepped into the space of a life.Jannis KounellisAfter his early paintings copying the letters of Roman street advertising, Mr. Kounellis began to put natural materials in relief with cultural or historical relics. After several years of deep-thinking group exhibitions, the Fondazione hosts a show of this Greek-born Italian artist, who died two years ago and whose poeticcombination of coal, stones, soil and used clothes made him a key figure.21. What did Kwame do for Ghana Freedom?A. He covered a wall with African soil.B. He combined natural materials into art.C. He wrote an article about its contents.D. He included some artists in the pavilion.22. What can we learn about " Details" ?A. Opalka got inspiration from Chiara when creating it.B. The artist added his war experience into the artwork.C. Six influential artists joined in the important project.D. It's an emotional project about art after World War II.23. What's the characteristic of the artwork of Jannis?A. It puts natural materials with cultural relics.B. It copies the way Roman letters are formed.C. It's all set in a bright room full of musicians.D. It gives one the feeling of stepping into space.BUK physicist Isaac Newton once said, "Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy (傻子)." Indeed, Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel and lash out at us.The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎, NCP) in China and some other countries at the beginning of this year is an example. According to Xinhua News Agency, the new coronavirus is similar to a virus found in a bat in 2017 and probably has an intermediate host (中间宿主). It’s believed that the virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr Peter Daszak, president of the US-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance, said, "This outbreak is a lesson for us. On aglobal scale (规模), human population density (密度), wildlife diversity, and land use change are what drive new pandemics (流行病)."In ancient times, people needed to rely on nature to survive so they held it in awe (敬畏). For example, the American Indians believed that humans are a part of nature and nature is a part of humans. Chinese ancients always pursued the harmony between nature and human beings.However, as human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools, people try to change and even conquer nature. They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify (改变) plants, capture some wild and rare animals to suit their own needs. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance. For example, cutting a large number of forests means carbon dioxide must build up in the atmosphere and it contributes to global warming.Although we don’t know for sure what first caused the NCP outbreak, Brian Lamacraft at Medium said it’s time for people to "reflect on our rel ationship with our planet" and "reconnect with this world and everything that we’ve been given". After all, according to US poet Gary Snyder, "Nature is not the place to visit. It’s our home."24.What does the phrase “lash out at” in Paragraph 1 probably m ean?A. PunishB. controlC. testD. challenge25.What lesson did Daszak think human beings should learn from the NCP outbreak?A. Bats are one of the most dangerous wild animals.B. It’s impossible to prevent new pandemics global ly.C. We should stop the wildlife trade around the world.D. Humans should live peacefully with nature.26.What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?A. How human beings become their own masters.B. How human activities cause global warming.C. How human beings break the balance of nature.D. How humans use technology to improve their lives.27.What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?A. To reflect on the NCP outbreak.B. To explain what led to the NCP outbreak.C. To describe experts’ predictions on new pandemics.D. To compare ancient and modern attitudes toward nature.CJennifer Udler was in the middle of a 50-minute session with a patient when it started to rain. Walking and talking about anxiety and stress, she and her teenage patient got wet. But when they made it back indoors, Jennifer said, “ Hey, look at us! We're wet, but we got through it! Now you can use that next time you have anxiety before and during an event. ” This kind of insight is key to her practice.Jennifer, a social worker whose practice focuses on adolescents, has been a therapist （治疗师）for 20 years. For most of that time, she practiced in a traditional office, but she noticed how easy it was for her running partners to open up about their problems. After doing some research, in 2013 , Jennifer founded Positive Strides Therapy, where she conducts sessions while walking outdoors. She conducts all of her sessions outdoors and in all kinds of weather."When somebody asks me if I specialize in walking therapy, I say, ' No, that's h ow I practice, ' ” Udler said. "I specialize in family systems theory. Walking in the park is just where I practice. ”Despite the lack of formal research, Jennifer believes strongly in the benefits, saying that it can be helpful. "We'll be talking about ' moving forward ' as we are actually moving forward on the path, building muscle memory of how they can move forward and leave the anxiety behind. ”And outdoor walking therapy doesn't just benefit teens. Jennifer said the adults in her practice welcome the humanizing effect of taking therapy outdoors.28. What lesson did Jennifer teach her teenage patient through the rain?A. Rain and suffering are a part of life.B. She is ready to help the young man.C. We can beat our difficulty after all.D. Rain can help us deal with our trouble.29. Why does Jennifer think her therapy will help her patients?A. The rain can make one excited and face the trouble.B. Walking outdoors is similar to managing worries.C. Moving in the rain is a bit too difficult to tolerate.D. Running in the rain or storm will make one healthy.30. How does Jennifer feel about her therapy in her reply to people's question?A. Confident.B. Doubtful.C. Unconcerned.D. Disappointed.31. What does the underlined word "it” in Para. 4 refer to?A. Treating her teen patients in a traditional office.B. Building physical memory of past experience.C. The lack of formal research about the therapy.D. Conducting walk — and — talk therapy for teens.DOver Half of Young Chinese Block Parents on WeChat Moments We all know the feeling—you want to check what someone you care about has been up to on social media, and suddenly you find you are denied access to their feeds. It's an instant start of mixed emotions and speculations - when did this happen? Did I do anything wrong? What are they attempting to hide from me?And that's what half of Chinese parents have to deal with when they try to browse their children's WeChat Moments, also known as "Friends' Circle", as suggested by a recent survey released by Tencent, the Chinese Internet giant. According to the report, entitled Annual White Paper on Family Affection on WeChat Moments, about 52 percent of WeChat users aged 18 to 29 block their parents on Moments, a major feature on the platform that allows users to share everything they like with their WeChat contacts.About 62 percent of the young interviewees said that parents "are neurotic about everything," along with reasons such as fear of parents' disapproval, rejection to parents' nagging(唠叨), and seeking privacy. "My parents don't know Moments very well, so I just told them I don't use it anymore," said Qin Jianping, a 28-year-old. Headded that his parents had been leaving comments requesting updates on his dating status on every post he made on Moments since he broke up with his girlfriend two years ago. Xie Yun, a 26-year-old, said that while she didn't block her parents entirely, they were in a specific group to which she only shares positive posts. "I don't want my parents to see minor setbacks in my life," she said, adding that once her parents saw a Moments picture of her hand getting slightly burned while cooking, and they traveled all the way to her city to make sure she was all right.The report also found that more than 49 percent of Chinese parents use WeChat as a main channel to communicate with their children. Roughly 36 percent of the parents who took the survey said they checked every post made by their children. When asked how they would react to being blocked, some parents said they would initiate a conversation with their children to find out the reason, while others said theywhat my son's aunt could see," said Chen, a mother of a 27-year-old son. "I chose to remain silent on this and now I'm following my son's posts through his aunt. "32. Parents would like to read their children's WeChat Moments because they ____________.A. are too emotional and speculativeB. want to keep up with the trend of timeC. leave a lot of comments on their feedsD. are concerned about their children's lives33. The children block their parents to ____________.A. protect their privacyB. learn from parents' naggingC. challenge parental authorityD. maintain a positive state34. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. Parents exchange ideas with their kids on the hide-and-seek game.B. Parents are clever enough to win the "hide-and-seek game".C. Parents learn more knowledge from their kids in the hide-and-seek game.D. Parents have a better understanding of their children.35. The author looks into parents' being blocked to ___________.A. criticize parentsB. support studentC. analyze a phenomenonD. demand readers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。