江苏省东台中学2019～2020学年度第二学期高二年级英语期中考试

江苏省东台中学2019～2020学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题
考试时间∶120分钟；分值∶满分150分
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30分)
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。

1. Who is coming for tea?
A. Mark.
B. John.
C. Tracy.
2. What will the man do next?
A. Stay for dinner.
B. Go to the railway station.
C. Prepare for the dinner.
3. What does the man come for?
A. A dinner.
B. A meeting.
C. A party.
4. What size does the man want?
A. 9.
B. 35.
C. 39.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Life in Southeast Asia.
B. Weather conditions.
C. A holiday plan.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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 二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. Why do esn’t the man want to book the seats downstairs?
A. They are too expensive.
B. They are uncomfortable.
C. They are too close to the stage.
7. When does the man plan to see the performance?
A. On October 1st.
B. On October 21st.
C. On October 25th.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.
8. What’s the complaint of the man’s neighbor?
A. Loud noise.
B. Bad sleeping room.
C. An important meeting. 9. What were the man and his friends about to do?
A. Change a room.
B. Apologize to their neighbor.
C. End their activity.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is Miss Lan going to work as in Ola city?
A. A doctor.
B. A nurse.
C. A teacher.
11. What worries Miss Lan so much?
A. She has no friends in Ola.
B. The work in Ola is hard to do.
C. The people in Ola are not friendly.
12. How will Miss Lan keep in touch with Mr. Huang after she arrives in Ola?
A. By e-mail.
B. By phone.
C. By letter.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why did the man miss the woman’s phone call yesterday?
A. His phone was turned off.
B. He was taking a shower.
C. He didn’t take his phone with him.
14. What did the woman do yesterday?
A. She went shopping.
B. She went to a concert.
C. She played computer games.
15. Why did the woman call the man?
A. To invite him to her wedding.
B. To ask something about Megan.
C. To invite hi m to her sister’s wedding.
16. When will the woman pick up the man next Saturday?
A. At 13:00.
B. At 13:20.
C. At 14:00.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。

17. What does Alexandra Grace work for?
A. New Zealand Embassy Beijing.
B. QS World University Ranking System.
C. The Multi-cultural Environment Organization.
18. What stops some students choosing New Zealand for study?
A. Its environment.
B. Its size.
C. Its population.
19. What’s the total yearly cost for a Chinese student to study in a New Zealand university?
A. 20,000 dollars.
B. 25,000 dollars.
C. 45,000 dollars.
20. What message about New Zealand does the speaker mainly convey?
A. Its multi-cultural environment is good for tourists.
B. Its higher education is suitable for Chinese students.
C. Its breath-taking scenery is absolutely worth seeing.
第二部分单选（每题1分，共10分）
21. Both say they want to write literary books that are _______ to a general audience.
A. abundant
B. accessible
C. addicted
D. aggressive
22.I can’t ____ what he does to what he s ays.
A.report
B. refer
C. relate
D. resist
23.The French Revolution was successful in ______ society of inequality, which had a great effect on many other countries, particularly those in Europe.
rming
B. reminding
C. ridding
D. robbing
24.--- Hi, Tom. Does John have any hobbies?
--- ________, swimming will appeal to him most strongly.
A.If not
B. If ever
C. If any
D. If so
25.Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ________ twenty－one already!
A.become
B. turned
C. grown
D. passed
26.Since Perry went abroad, his house has been neglected and weeds are ______ everywhere.
A.winding up
B. springing up
C. lighting up
D. rising up
27.Fame and wealth can be attractive, but ______ will they give you permanent happiness.
A.in no tome
B. at a time
C. at all times
D. at no time
28.It’s vital that we ______ to carry out our plans at once.
A.set out
B. is going to set out
C. will set out
D. shall set out
29.--- Do you know Mike well? You two seem to have been friends for years.
--- Not really. But I had met him on several ______ before you saw me talking with him.
A.circumstances
B. situations
C. conditions
D. occasions
30.--- I’ve told him about it.
---But I’d rather you _______.
A.wouldn’t
B. didn't
C. hadn’t
D. weren’t
第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
When traveling on a budget, every dollar counts. Unfortunately, the cost of tickets alone can make a serious hole in your savings. Don’t let that stop you from taking your dream vacation, though. According to Jeff Klee, CEO of , there is a “sweet spot” to get the biggest bang for your buck.
“The most important rule is fairly obvious: don’t wait until the last minute, as that rarely works out，” he said in a statement. “But beyond that, you also want to be careful not to buy too early.”
Still, that’s easier said than done. Finding the most cost－efficient time to book is tough. Luckily, somebody did the math—so you don’t have to. Data crunchers from the online travel agency surveyed over 917 million fares to determine the day with the cheapest rates.
Here’s what they found: while prices te nd to stay the same between 320 and 106 days before a trip, they start dropping at the 105－day mark. That said, you might be tempted to book the moment prices drop. But hold on! You’ll save even more money by booking precisely 70 days before your trip. Acc ording to , you can save 48 percent of the ticket’s total cost by using this trick. After that date, airfares will begin to increase again. And don’t even think about booking any later than 20 days ahead of time, as prices will be soaring.
So, what are you waiting for? Start planning your next dream vacation, and book accordingly. Your wallet will thank you—guaranteed.
31.When can we book our plane tickets to save the most money?
A. The later, the better.
B. As early as possible.
C. 105 days before our trip.
D. 70 days before our trip.
32. How much can the trick help us save if the ticket costs $400 totally?
A. $48.
B. $192.
C. $208.
D. $352.
33. What’s the purpose of the author in writing this text?
A. To explain what a “sweet spot” is.
B. To attract people to traveling by plane.
C. To show the ways of booking plane tickets.
D. To tell people how to buy cheap plane tickets.
B
Slowly but surely, we're moving closer and closer to 5G world. From smart-home security to self-driving cars, all the internet-connected devices in your life will be able to talk to each other at lightning-fast speeds with reduced delay. Objectively speaking, the fastest 4G download speeds in the U.S. top out at an average of 19.42 Mbps. But by comparison 5G promises gigabit(千兆) speeds.
“5G is one of those signs, along with artificial intelligence, of this coming data age," said Steve Koenig, senior director of market research for the Consumer Technology Association. The self-driving vehicle is a great emblem of this data age, and that is to say, it is a sign of time, because with one single
task, driving, you have massive amounts of data coming from the vehicle itself, and a variety of sensors are collecting a lot of information to model its environment as it moves. It's pulling in data from other vehicles about road conditions down the lane. It could be weather information, but also connected infrastructure(基础设施)construction. There's lots of data behind that task, which is why we need high speed.
Augmented reality glasses and virtual headset haven't yet broken the mainstream, but tech companies are joyfully betting that these devices will eventually replace our smart-phones. With 5G, that could actually happen. This is notable because companies such as Apple are reportedly developing AR glasses to assist or perhaps even replace smart-phones.
Ericsson stated at February's Mobile World Congress how smart glasses could become faster and lighter with a 5G connection, because instead of being weighed down with components, the glasses could rely on ha rd-ware for processing power.
But don't get too excited. There's still a lot of work to be done in the meantime, including various trials to make sure the radios play nicely with hardware and infrastructure construction so 5G isn't concentrated only in big cities.
34.What does the author want to stress in Paragraph 1?
A. The lighting-fast speed of 5G.
B. The expectation of 5G world.
C. The difference between 4G and 5G.
D. The internet-connected devices in our life.
35.What does the und erlined word "emblem” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Exhibition.
B. Success.
C. Symbol.
D. Explanation.
36. We can infer from the text that_________
A. 5G world won't come without AR glasses
B. 5G helps to create the artificial intelligence vehicle
C. Apple company is developing AR glasses worldwide
D. tech companies will face the fact that smart-phones may be replaced
37. What will the author probably tell us next?
A. How to fully expand 5G coverage.
B. Smart glasses will become faster and lighter.
C. Why 5G isn't concentrated in big cities.
D. The importance of infrastructure construction.
C
It was a morning in January. The jet stream (急流) had dipped down, causing the Arctic cold to reach the mountains of my home. It was only 2 degrees outside, but the cold wind made it feel like it was 15 below zero. Still, I was kneeling in the snow alongside my house trying to open a tiny door, so I could get in. I had forgotten to leave my water dripping the night before and now my water pipes were frozen and my faucets(水龙头) were dry.
The wind cut into me like a knife while I struggled to get two electric heaters in place around the section of frozen pipes. The waterlines were buried except for a small piece that connected up to my house.
I put a heater on each side of it, ran the extension cords(软线) into my house and plugged them in. Both heaters roared to life and started blowing hot air on the frozen water pipes. My fingers had already started to go numb, so I stayed inside to wait. I could only hope that this bit of warmth could get my water flowing again. Finally, after twenty minutes, the water started flowing through my faucets again. I went back outside into the bitter cold and gathered my heaters up. I looked at the weak January sun shining on the frozen snow and smiled. Then I sent a cry filled with "Thank you" heavenward and returned inside to make myself a hot breakfast.
Sometimes the coldness of this life can get to us as well. It can make our hearts feel icy and frozen. It can keep our kindness and love from flowing out to others. Sometimes, though, all we need is a bit of warmth to get us going again. It can be a simple smile, a kind word, a heart-felt hug, a morning sunrise, a bird’s song or any gentle reminder of just how much God loves us. Let us al l be grateful for those bits of warmth that get us going again. And let us all try to be that bit of warmth for others every chance we get.
38.What was the direct reason why the water pipes were frozen?
A.The jet stream.
B. The low temperature.
C. The cold wind.
D. The author ' s own carelessness.
39. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “roared to” in Paragraph 2?
A. Began functioning smoothly.
B. Worked improperly.
C. Broke down suddenly.
D. Screamed out loudly.
40. What did the author think of his work?
A. Embarrassed.
B. Satisfied.
C. Mad with joy.
D. Cautiously optimistic.
41. What is the last paragraph mainly centered on?
A. The coldness of life has a negative effect on our life quality.
B. We meet with the coldness of life unavoidably and unwillingly.
C. We should be thankful for bits of warmth of life.
D. We should seize every chance to receive warmth of life from others.
D
Running may feel like a big task for most of us. But do you know our species has evolved to run better than any other animals on this planet? Cheetahs(猎豹) are the fastest land animals in the world. But do you know that humans can leave them in the dust? At least, in the long run, that’s right. When it comes to endurance（忍耐力）, we can outrun cheetahs, wolves and even horses. So what makes humans such endurance running superstars? The secret weapon is our sweat. We have 2－4 million sweat glands (腺) all over our body, which means we can run and cool ourselves at the same time. Having no fur is also a huge plus. In contrast, dogs rely on panting (喘息) to cool down, and other animals, like horses and camels, also
sweat, but less effectively. As a result, they overheat faster and must slow down sooner.
So, why did humans get to be such great endurance runners, anyway? Some experts believe this became important around 2－3 million years ago, when we started hunting. Because we couldn’t chase down a gazelle (瞪羚) like a cheetah, early humans learned hunting.
Studies show running can lower body weight and body fat. And the longer you train, the greater the benefits are. Just one year of training has been shown to reduce body weight by about 7 pounds, lower body fat by 2.7% and decrease resting heart rate by 2.7%.
It may seem really hard, or even impossible to run a mile or a marathon. But in fact, you were born to go on that run. We all were.
42.In the first paragraph, cheetahs are mentioned to ________．
A. show cheetahs are the fastest land animals in the world
B. introduce humans can run fastest on the planet in the long run
C. contrast with wolves and even horses in one aspect of endurance
D. inform running may be a big challenge for most of us humans
43. Why can we humans be endurance running superstars?
A. We can pant to cool down our heat like dogs.
B. We can sweat effectively like horses and camels.
C. We have massive sweat glands and meanwhile no fur.
D. We can run and overheat fastest to cool down ourselves.
44. According to studies in the text, if you want to lose weight, what should you do?
A. Eat a variety of vegetables and less fat.
B. Work out at the gym every day.
C. Exercise outside as much as you like.
D. Conduct systematic training in running.
45. What does the author intend to emphasize in the last paragraph?
A. Humans have great running ability by birth.
B. Humans can chase down animals like cheetahs.
C. Marathoners don’t need hard training.
D. Running can lower body weight and fat.
第二节根据短文内容，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。

(每题2分，满分10分)
Failing an exam can make someone feel really bad about themselves. A lot of people who fail an exam might think that failing an exam makes them a failure in life. 46.
Don’t make fun of them. Failing a test can be a seriously upset thing. And even if they seem okay about it, they mig ht be hiding how they really feel. Don’t make fun of them for failing. 47.
Remind them that everyone fails at some point. 48. So tell them not everyone can succeed every time, even if they don’t talk about it. Help them deal with their fe elings about the failure by reminding them that everyone fails, and this one failure doesn’t influence them.
49. Right after they’ve failed an exam, it’s easy to feel like they’ll never do anything well again. If you know someone who has failed the same test or exam, but then became successful, tell them about it! It can remind them that good things will happen again, too.
Help them figure out new ways to study. Ask how long they studied, how often they took notes in class, and if they ever felt lik e they weren’t doing enough. Help them look up studying methods on websites and select methods they haven’t tried before. 50. Using a new method can lead to different results.
A.Tell them to stay the same.
B.Offer them positive examples.
C.It’s necessary for them to know that.
D.Or don’t compare their scores with yours.
E.Share some ways that you find successful.
F.It doesn’t mean that you are a failure in life.
G.But there are lots of ways you can encourage and help them.
第四部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节完形填空(每题1分，满分20分)
I lean(倚靠) back on the wooden bench and the day’s stresses are gone. It seems perfectly placed for this spot, a place of __51__. It’s connected me to a world I would never have __52___.
Eight years earlier, diagnosed(诊断) with cancer, I was shocked. Before the operation, my doctor told me to __53__ much to help with the recovery. So I returned to hike in the woods behind my house. My fear was __54___. Still, there was loneliness.
The operation went __55___. I imagined what I would do when getting home. One day I thought of building a bench. I loved woodwork. I was only __56___ enough to do a little bit each day, but there was healing(康复) in the __57___. At last I was done. I put the bench in the yard, but that didn’t feel like the right __58___. It seemed destined(注定) for something more.
One Sunday morning, I took a walk to Mabel’s Bluff, __59___ to find a group of cyclists there, enjoying cold drinks. I had never thought of anyone enjoying Mabel’s Bluff the way I did. “ We __60___ it here,” one of them said. “ And we stop by every week.”
That chance meeting inspired another __61___. I put my bench there, built a wooden box and left a notebook and a pen inside. “This is my favorite __62___,” I wrote on the first page. “ I’d love to hear what it __63___ to you.”
A week later, I __64___ the first entry. “ Crying every day and wanting to give up, I keep __65__, for I
have this place to come to and get away from it all.”
Now it no longer feels like my bench. People __66___ stop at Mabel’s Bluff, sit on the bench and pour out their __67__ in the notebook there. Soon I have an entire collection of them. The __68___ inside aren’t only an outpouring of visitors’ feelings. They offer comfort and understanding.
Because of that, my life is __69___ . Every week I go to Mabel’s Bluff, a place where, even if I’m ___70__,
I am never truly lonely.
51.A. honor B. curing C. safety D. beginning
52.A. missed B. believed C. imagined D. escaped
53.A. eat B. present C. accept D. exercise
54.A. disappearing B. mixing C. increasing D. returning
55.A. smoothly B. badly C. quickly D. simply
56.A. brave B. smart C. strong D. careful
57.A. past B. work C. hospital D. distance
58.A. path B. answer C. tool D. place
59.A. disappointed B. annoyed C. surprised D. embarrassed
60.A. own B. love C. suffer D. develop
61.A. idea B. chance C. accident D. survival
62.A. book B. spot C. story D. material
63.A. means B. suggests C. explains D. announces
64.A. wrote B. read C. expressed D. remembered
65.A. trying B. waiting C. listening D. complaining
66.A. rarely B. properly C. regularly D. really
67.A. plans B. comments C. impressions D. feelings
68.A. items B. answers C. words D. choices
69.A. bigger B. weaker C. shorter D. fuller
70.A. old B. relaxed C. quiet D. alone
第二节短文填空 (每题1分，满分10分)
Paris has banned all outdoor exercise between 10 am 71. ____ 7 pm in a tightening of containment measures aimed at72. _____ （prevent）the spread of coronavirus. French authorities issued a statement warning anyone 73. ______ (catch) jogging or74. _____ （exercise）in public from Wednesday during those hours will face fines of between €135 and €375.
"It is through responsibility, self-regulation and collective discipline 75. _____ Parisians will best help health workers in their fight 76. ______ the epidemic," the joint statement from the city's Mayor Department and police prefecture said.
France 77. _____ (be) on lockdown since March 17, preventing anyone from leaving their home 78. ______ they are key workers or going out to buy food or medicine. Until now, People were also allowed to exercise 79. ______ (individual) as long as it was for less than an hour and 80. ______ one kilometer of their home.
第五部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作(15分)
假如你是李华,澳大利亚好友Eric来中国学习,但因文化差异感到生活有些不适应,请给
他写一封邮件,内容包括:
1. 表示安慰；
2. 给出建议；
3. 给予希望。

注意：
l、词数80左右
2、可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节：阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

（25分）
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2：.30 a. m. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute，” answered a weak，elderly voice.
After a long time, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing, ”I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh，you’re such a good man，”she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It's not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry，”she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice (临终医院）.I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.(计价器）. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let's go now.” We drove in silence to the address she had given. “How much do I owe you?” she asked.
“Nothing，”I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there ar e other passengers, I answered. She said thanks to me, but she looked so sad.
注意：1.所续写的短文词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以下短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为二段，每段的开头语已经为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1 ：
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug.
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 ：
The next day, I was on my way to visit her.
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________。