江苏省江阴市第一中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

江苏省江阴市第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1. 本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）。考试结束后，将答题卡和答题纸一并交回。考试时间120分钟。2. 请考生务必将自己的姓名和考试证号用黑色笔和2B铅笔涂在答题卡上。3. 第一卷答案必须用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上，在其他位置作答一律无效。第一卷（选择题 共85分）第一部分： 听力（共20小题，每题1分，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 woman want to do?A. Watch TV. B. Go for a walk. C. Access the Internet.2. Why would the woman like to have a Chinese name?A. She is taking a Chinese class.B. She will be working in China.C. She has made some Chinese friends.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A travel plan. B. An exam result. C. A sports game.4. What has the man been doing?A. Writing something. B. Repairing his pen. C. Shopping.5. What does John suggest the woman do?A. Meet his friend. B. Ask Harry for help. C. Go to the airport with him.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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5秒钟阅读各个小题；听完后，每个小题将给出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. Where are the speakers?A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.7. How much does the man need to pay?A. $68. B. $136. C. $204.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whose birthday is it?A. Sarahs. B. Michaels.C. Rebeccas.9. When will the birthday party begin?A. At 6:15. B. At 6:30. C. At 7:00.10. What does the man want to know?A. What to buy. B. Who to call. C. Where to park.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why was Julia absent from the class?A. She was ill.B. She got up late.C. She went to a party.12. What has Robert got for Julia?A. Textbooks. B. Oil paintings. C. Lecture notes.13. Where will the speakers meet on Saturday?A. At Roberts home. B. At a bar. C. At a shop.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the woman doing?A. Attending a seminar. B. Giving some advice. C. Doing an interview.15. How often does the man travel by bus?A. Twice a day. B. Every other day. C. Once a week.16. How does the man feel about the bus service?A. Its good. B. Its fair. C. Its poor.17. What improvement should the bus company make?A. Buses should be more punctual. B. Drivers should be more polite. C. Seats should be more comfortable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is Pierre?A. A doctor from Senegal.B. A university researcher. C. A United Nations official.19. What does Pierre mainly talk about?A. Food supplies in the world.B. The role that the UN plays.C. The purpose of his study.20. What is the expected outcome of Pierres work?A. A new medicine.B. A new type of rice.C. A new farming method.第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共15题，每题1分，满分15分）21. Some members of the board said that they had some _and for the time being could not support the proposal.A. assumptionsB. distinctionsC. instructions D. reservations22. It may be necessary to stop _ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons regularly.A. at randomB. at easeC. at intervals D. at length23. There are three main classes of drugs, _has a different effect on the body.A. all of whichB. and all of themC. each of them D. of which each24. _, the old man even had no money to buy a bus ticket.A. As his wallet stolen B. His wallet being stolen C. His wallet stolenD. Stealing his wallet25. The written record of our conversation doesnt _ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes.A. correspond with B. relate toC. look intoD. compare with 26. “Dying to Survive”becomes a great hit in China, enabling people to see how society changes by focusing on one small act of humanity and brings with _ great sympathy and reflection.A. it B. one C. them D. that27. Varieties of magazines and research papers are _ with the aim of feeding readers appetite for specific knowledge.A. put out B. made out C. laid out D. taken out28. We always create new virtual communication platforms for ourselves, intentionally or unintentionally, _ we tend to forget our true identity in the real world.A. which B. whatC. where D. as29. Strangely, Li Ping, also _ to the new policy, made no remark in the discussion.A. opposing B. opposesC. opposed D. having opposed30. I didnt expect John missed last nights match.As far as I know, he _ his grandparents on Saturday nights.A. goes to visit B. went to visit C has gone to visit D. was visiting31. _ to finding ways to make music accessible to all children is Ms Thompson with a touring companying of professional musicians.A. DevotingB. DevotedC. Being devotedD. Having been devoted32. Last December China _ 100 Chinese and 10 foreigners for their outstanding contributions to the country s reform and opening-up.A. distinguishedB. sponsoredC. acknowledgedD. evaluated33. Difficult as rumors on micro blog or Weibo are _, the authorities will step up supervision so that people will not be easily misled.A. to prevent B. to be prevented C. prevented D. preventing34. If the pilot _ appropriate measures in time, there would have been a crash between the two planes.A. hasn t takenB. didn t take C. hadn t takenD. doesn t take35. Join us, Mike. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Thanks for inviting. _. To achieve great things, in addition to the dream, I must act now.A. Little by little, the bird builds its nest B. Big ships sail farC. One false move may lose the game D. Easier said than done第二节：完型填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从3655个题中所给出的四个选项中选出最佳答案，并涂在答题卡上。I did my first marathon at 25. Id 36 running to get fit and thought Id give it a go. I started too fast, found it very painful but 37 to finish.Then, seven years ago, I went to a talk by someone who had just done the Sahara desert race. I felt so 38 . Ive always wanted to do something 39 . I registered for the 2007 Sahara marathon. My 40 was shocking and I was two stone(12.7kg) overweight, but 41 Id paid the 3,000 deposit, I knew there was no going back.On my first five-mile run, I kept pretending my shoelaces(鞋带) needed tying just so I could 42 . But I kept 43 until I was doing 30, then 40 miles. People assumed I found it easy by then-I didnt. I just learned to push through the 44 .But nothing can truly prepare you for running in desert temperatures. As the 45 always looked the same, the distance never seemed to get any shorter. 46 , I was never bored-I was too focused on reaching the checkpoints, and the water waiting there. Blisters(水泡) were unavoidable - the 47 gets everywhere. At night, the doctors treating us would 48 them off with knives.In the following days, my feet would be hurting. I kept telling myself I couldnt 49 . If I quit, the pain would stop, but I knew I would 50 it for the rest of my life. Finally, I finished. Any suffering you experience is overridden(压倒) by the sense of 51 at the end.Its been a long progression, from being a(n) 52 slacker(懒虫) to 53 I am now. Ive lost 10lb(4.5kg) of body fat, but gained a lot of 54 -I have a better body now than at any point in my life. Anyone can do this. Im not superhuman, Im just 55 .36.A. ended upB. taken upC. given upD. backed up37.A. hatedB. refusedC. struggledD. offered38.A. inspiredB. boredC. panickedD. confused39.A. strangeB. ordinaryC. secretD. extreme40.A. fitnessB. heightC. strengthD. wisdom41.A. untilB. onceC. unlessD. while42.A. waitB. stopC. complainD. drink43.A. dropping offB. tripping overC. building upD. slowing down44.A. tensionB. shameC. fearD. pain45.A. surroundingsB. volunteersC. sandstormsD. athletes46.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise47.A. sandB. waterC. grassD. rubbish48.A. tearB. strikeC. knockD. slice49.A. failB. runC. bearD. cry50.A. treasureB. regretC. forgetD. appreciate51.A. belongingB. failureC. equalityD. achievement52.A. proudB. braveC. unfitD. unfriendly53.A. whichB. whenC. whereD. why54.A. timeB. muscleC. reputationD. support55.A. learnedB. considerateC. determinedD. fortunate 第三部分：阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，共30分）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。AAustralian magpies(喜鹊) can understand what other birds are saying to each other, a new study has found. The research, published in the journal Animal Behavior, says the magpie has learned the meanings of different noisy miner calls and essentially eavesdrops(偷听) to find out which predators(食肉动物) are near.Noisy miners-a small, native honeyeater-have different warning calls for ground-based and aerial(飞行的)predators. By playing both kinds of recording to a series of wild magpies, researchers observed the magpies raising their beaks(喙) to the sky, or dropping their heads to the ground.Researchers attracted the magpies with cheese, then played the noisy miner calls, videotaping the results.As a control, they also rolled a large orange ball towards the magpies to see how they ordinarily tilted(倾斜) their beaks to ground threats, and threw the ball to see how they reacted to aerial threats.The researchers recorded an average maximum beak angle of 29 degrees for the thrown ball, and an average maximum of nine degrees when it was rolled.The miners aerial warning caused an average maximum beak angle of 31 degrees, and the ground warning caused an average maximum of 24. One of the studys authors, Dominique Potvin, said the magpies showed an astonishing level of insight.Magpies and miners broadly face the same types of predators and the two frequently live in the same ecosystem.Potvin said this had encouraged the magpies learned behavior.“Magpies are generally found on the ground and noisy miners are generally found up in trees. It pays for the magpie to pay attention to somebody who has a better view of predators than they do.”She said it was unclear whether other birds could do the same, but it was highly likely other magpies around Australia already did.“Magpies are a pretty smart group. Were not sure if theyre learning this from other magpies or if theyre figuring it out on their own, but the ability is there.As part of the experiment, researchers also played a third call: a common, non-warning call from a crimson rosella. They found the magpies did not respond.Potvin said that we had been actively exploring animal cognition(认知) research. “Its a good piece of the puzzle,” Potvin said. “Looking at the social relationships between species that live in communities.”56. What have the researchers found about Australian magpies?A. They can understand other bird calls.B. They can communicate with noisy miners.C. They have a special preference for cheeses.D. They have the ability to warn the predators.57. How did the researchers get their findings?A. By calculating the beak angles of aerial and ground predators.B. By comparing the magpie and the miner responses to threats.C. By monitoring the magpie responses to the miner warning calls.D. By recording the magpie louder scream for other birds attention.58. The magpies cognition can help them _. A. have a better view of the predators than the minersB. better protect themselves from the potential threatsC. cooperate with other birds to drive away the predatorsD. live in harmony with other birds in the same ecosystem59. We can learn from the passage that _. A. the magpies are smart learners of other birds behaviourB. its likely that other birds have developed the same abilityC. the findings have clarified the relationships between speciesD. a lot more remains to be explored about animal cognitionBHarriet Worobey, a childhood nutrition instructor, knows firsthand that children can be picky eaters, but even she couldnt believe her eyes when she saw a preschooler last year who ate a mostly chocolate diet.“Chocolate milk, chocolate chip muffins, chocolate chip pancakes - it was, unbelievable.” said Ms. Worobey, director of the Rutgers University Nutritional Sciences Preschool in New Brunswick, N.J. “His mother just thought, Thats what he wants, so thats what Im going to give him. ”While most parents havent resorted to (采取) the chocolate diet, they can relate to the daily challenge of finding foods that children will eat. Although obesity dominates national discussion on childhood health, many parents are also worried that their childs preferred diet of nuggets and noodles could lead to a nutritional deficit(不足).Fussiness(挑剔) about food is a normal part of a childs development. Young children are naturally neophobic - they have a distrust of the new. Even the most determined parents can be cowed by a childs resolve to eat nothing rather than try something new. As a result, parents often give in, deciding that a bowl of Cocoa Puffs or a Pop-Tart, while not ideal, must be better than no food at all.“I think parents feel like its their job to just make their children eat something,” Ms. Worobey said, “but its really their job to serve a variety of healthy foods and get their children exposed to foods.”A series of simple meal-time strategies can help even the pickiest eater learn to like a more varied diet. Lets learn from several common mistakes parents make when feeding their children.They tend to send children out of the kitchen. With hot stoves, boiling water and sharp knives at hand, it is understandable that parents dont want children in the kitchen when theyre making dinner. But studies suggest that involving children in meal preparation is an important first step in getting them to try new foods.Researchers at Teachers College at Columbia University studied how cooking with a child affects the childs eating habits. In one study, nearly 600 children from kindergarten to sixth grade took part in a nutrition curriculum intended to get them to eat more vegetables and whole grains. Some children, in addition to having lessons about healthful eating, took part in cooking workshops. The researchers found that children who had cooked their own foods were more likely to eat those foods in the cafeteria and even ask for seconds, than children who had not had the cooking class.Also, parents are likely to pressure their children to take a bite. Demanding that a child eat at least one bite of everything seems reasonable, but its likely to backfire, Studies show that children react negatively when parents pressure them to eat foods, even if the pressure offers a reward. In one study at Pennsylvania State University, researchers asked children to eat vegetables and drink milk, offering them stickers and television time if they did. Later in the study, the children expressed dislike for the foods they had been rewarded for eating.“Parents say things like eat your vegetables and you can watch TV, but we know that kind of thing doesnt work either,” said Leann L. Birch, director of Penn. States childhood obesity research center and a co-author of the study. “In the short run, you might be able to coerce(强迫) a child to eat, but in the long run, they will be less likely to eat those foods.” The better approach is to put the food on the table and encourage a child to try it. But dont complain if she refuses, and dont offer praise if she tastes it. Just ask her if she wants some more or take seconds yourself, but try to stay neutral.One more thing worth noting is that kids are tuned into their parents eating preferences and are far more likely to try foods if they see their mother or father eating them. Given this powerful effect, parents who are trying to lose weight should be careful of how their dieting habits can influence a childs perceptions about food and healthful eating. In one study of 5-year-old girls about dieting, one child noted that dieting involved drinking chocolate milkshakes, because her mother was using Slim-Fast drinks. Another child said dieting meant “you fix food but you dont eat it.” By exposing young children to inappropriate dieting habits, parents may be putting them at risk for eating disorders.60. The underlined word “cowed in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”.A. convincedB. attractedC. threatened D. disturbed61. Who are more likely to eat more balanced meals?A. Children who help cook food.B. Children whose parents work in a cafeteria.C. Children who are given freedom to choose their food.D. Children whose parents reward them for trying new food.62. What can be learned about Slim-Fast drinks?A. They take a long time to make.B. They are childrens favorite food.C. They are intended for slim people.D. They resemble chocolate milkshakes.63. What advice can parents gain from the last paragraph?A. Dont diet in front of children.B. Fix their food and eat quickly.C. Praise children eating by themselves.D. Dont offer children too much chocolate.64. Why does the author write the passage?A. To explain the causes of childrens eating disorder.B. To teach children about meal preparation processes.C. To highlight the importance of healthy eating habits.D. To inform parents of ways to help their children like varied foods.CMy dearest daughter, As I looked across at you sitting on the sofa watching The X Factor, I noticed that you are no longer a child, and that having just celebrated your 14th birthday,