江西省南康中学2018_2019学年高二英语二下学期期中（第二次大考）试题.docx

南康中学20182019学年度第二学期高二第二次大考英 语 试 卷第一部分 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. What does the man want to do?A. Find a hotel.B. Turn in his passport.C. Find his passport.2. Where are the speakers probably?A. In a library.B. At the womans.C. In the classroom.3. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Co-workers.C. Salesman and customer.4. What does the man order?A. Soup, noodles and hot coffee.B. Soup, noodles and iced coffee.C. Sandwich, noodles and hot coffee.5. How often does the restaurant offer its dinner specials?A. Twice a day.B. Twice a week.C. Once a week.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What kind of movie does the woman dislike?A. Action movies.B. Comedies.C. Romantic movies.7. Whom did the woman see the film with last weekend?A. The man.B. Helen.C. Jet Li.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How much are the watermelon?A. $ 2 each.B. $ 2 per kilogram.C. $ 12 per kilogram.9. What will the man go to buy after the conversation?A. Grapes.B. Eggs.C. Cheese and milk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman want to do?A. Go to the library.B. Visit Professor Li.C. Go to have a holiday.11. What day is it today?A. May Day.B. Lantern Festival.C. April Fools Day.12. Why didnt the woman see the notice?A. There is no notice.B. She missed it.C. The notice was put up too late.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When should we save water according to the man?A. When we eat something.B. When we have a drink.C. When we take a bath.14. Whats the mans second suggestion?A. Having a family clean-up party.B. Separating different types of garbage.C. Throwing the rubbish in a garbage can properly.15. What can we do by recycling paper according to the man?A. Save the forests.B. Cut down on waste.C. Save money.16. What do the children do once a month?A. They take collected newspapers to a recycling center.B. They clean a neighborhood park.C. They collect newspapers.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How does the speaker check the movie information?A. By reading newspaper.B. By checking e-mails.C. By watching TV.18. Why does the speaker like to arrive early at the theater?A. To avoid the long line.B. To buy cheaper tickets.C. To get rid of the traffic jam.19. Where does the speaker like to sit?A. In the front.B. In the middle.C. At the back.20. What kind of behavior does the speaker dislike in the theater?A. Carrying babies.B. Having drinks.C. Talking.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。 ADrawing and Painting ClassesIntro to Portrait（肖像） Drawing/Painting (ages 12 and up, all levels welcome)Oscar Peterson6 weeks: Tuesdays, July l1-August 154:00-6:00pm$175 members/$195 non-membersStudents will learn the techniques used to start, establish, and finish a painting or a drawing, using different methods. While learning the fundamental principles of light and structure, students will learn to draw pictures that look realistic。Drawing and Painting from Photographs (teens and adults)Margaret Fanning3 weeks: Wednesdays, August 2-164:00-6:00pm$100 members/$115 non-membersPhotographs have served as inspiration for artists since the early 19th century. Learn to interpret photographs in your own way with new painting techniques. Create an impressionist landscape（风景画）or a realistic portrait. This class is perfect for beginners as well as experienced painters.Drawing and Painting for Ages 9-12Doug Schiller6 weeks: Wednesdays, September 20-October254:00-5:30pm$150 members/$170 non-membersThis course is a perfect way to introduce young artists to a variety of different materials, techniques, and the fundamental principles of drawing and painting. Students will strengthen established skills, as they have fun developing a new understanding of color and composition. No previous experience required.Intro to Illustration（插图）and Cartooning for Teens and AdultsStefano Junior3 weeks: Saturdays, July 15, 22, 2911:00am-1:00pm$100 members/$115 non-membersStudents will learn the basics of human body drawing, expressive line gesture, cartooning through different mediums used in illustration picture books. All levels welcome.21. How much should a non-member pay for the course Drawing and Painting from Photographs?A. $100. B. $115. C. $150.D. $170.22. If you re interested in cartooning, you should attend the course taught by .A. Oscar PetersonB. Margaret FanningC. Doug SchillerD. Stefano Junior23. What do the four classes have in common?A. They are intended for teens. B. Experience is unnecessary.C. They last over a month. D. Class time is optional.BI am often homesick. I have learned something about myself from it. I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Floridas milder winters, I willingly bear the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.Im like a migratory bird (候鸟) that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate, too, but cant create the special feel of a New England winter.I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I havent seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and Im grateful that I dont have to shovel.)While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you cant go home?24. Whats the difference between Florida and Long Island?A. Winters in Florida are milder.B. The snowbirds in Florida are rarer.C. Weather in Florida is severer.D. Florida is nearer to the ocean. 25. What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Coincidence.B. Expectation.C. Unwillingness.D. Motivation.26. Which of the following words can best describe the author?A. Homesick and easy-going.B. Hard-working and serious.C. Imaginative and outspoken.D. Anxious and painful.27. Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To describe his dream to be a free bird.B. To express his feeling of missing his hometown.C. To praise the beauty and warmth of his family life.D. To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.CThe typical British employees can expect to spend about 34,000 during their whole working life on the daily costs of being in the office, including tea runs and leaving gifts for colleagues, according to research.A survey of 2,000 office workers across the UK found that the combined cost of Christmas parties and dinners, cards and presents, coffees and teas, sponsorship (赞助) requests, Secret Santa and etc. totaled about 850 a year. Over the course of a 40-year career, that would amount to about 34,000, according to Nationwide Current Account, which carried out the survey.Men generally tend to be unhappier than women about spending money at work, but women are more likely to feel stressed into paying out for work-related items. 42% of men were unhappy about spending money at work Christmas parties, compared with 34% of women. But one in five women said they felt under pressure to spend money at work Christmas parties, compared with just 12% of men.Overall, more than a quarter of people surveyed said they felt pressured when it came to contributing towards birthday and leaving gifts, with 27% of people saying this about gifts for colleagues who were leaving.Nearly 32% said they felt pressured into contributing money to help their colleagues charity fund raising efforts.Alan Oliver, Nationwides head of external affairs, said, “Working in an office can be an expensive business, especially in big teams. Too many birthdays, retirements and charity fundraisers can take their toll on our wallets and purses. We would recommend putting in only what you can afford. Developing a regular savings habit can also help in meeting many of future lifes financial challenges.”28. Which one is right according to the passage?A. Most of people in the UK are disturbed by the office cost according to the survey.B. The office cost is not a small sum to some people in the UK.C. Men are more generous than women according to the survey.D. There are not many items in the office on which people have to spend money in the UK.29. Compared with men, womens reaction to spending money at work Christmas parties is .A. more satisfiedB. unhappierC. less concernedD. more stressed30. What does Alan Oliver advise office workers to do?A. Work in big teams.B. Save money for future use.C. Get along well with colleagues.D. Raise enough money to do charity.31. What can be the best title for the text?A. The Management of Personal FinanceB. Relations Among the UK Office WorkersC. Levels of Happiness of the UK Office WorkersD. The Daily Cost of the UK Employees in an Office D China is developing a system that recognizes individuals by their body shape and walking movements. Systems that recognize human faces are already being used to identify people in crowds or as a secure way to unlock personal devices. The new system, known as gait recognition, is already being used by police on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai. The Chinese technology company Watrix developed the system. The company announced last month that it had raised $14.5 million to speed up the development and sale of the technology. The system works in a similar way to face recognition. Cameras capture video of people in public places. Then, machines powered by artificial intelligence (AI) examine and study the video. Facial recognition systems identify the shapes and expressions on a persons face to identify them. Gait recognition uses a persons body shape and their way of walking to identify them. The system records a persons shape and movements and then creates a model of the way they walk. Huang Yongzhen is a former researcher who co-founded Watrix in 2016. He told the Associated Press his system can identify people from up to 50 meters away. It is designed to work even when a persons face is covered or hidden. Successful facial recognition usually requires clear, close-up images of a persons face. Currently, the Watrix system is not able to identify people in real-time. Users have to enter video into the system, which then takes about 10 minutes to process each hour of video. Huang says his gait recognition system is correct 94 percent of the time. This is below the success rate of many face recognition systems. But he says the system can still be helpful to police and for other commercial purposes. He also believes the system can be effective when used together with face recognition. You dont need peoples cooperation for us to be able to recognize their identity, Huang told the AP. People still dont recognize they can be recognized by their gait, whereas everybody knows you can be recognized by your face, he added. He said the system would not easily be misled by a person changing their usual way of walking or other body movements. This is because the AI system is designed to examine all movements over the entire body. We believe you are totally unique in the way you walk, Huang said.32. How does the Watrix system work？A. By identifying the shapes and expressions on a persons face.B. By identifying persons body shape and their way of walkimg.C. By identifying clear and close-up images of a persons face.D. By identifying people in real-time.33. According to Huang Yongzhen, which one of the following statements of “gait recognition” is true？A. The success rate of it is higher than that of face recognition systems.B. It fails to work without clear images of a persons face.C. All attempts to identify people are not always correct.D. It takes less than 10 minutes to process each hour of video.34.How many mistakes might it have if the “gait recognition system” identify 3000 people?A.180 B.2820 C.120 D.288035. Which of the following will lead to a wrong recognition by the Watrix system?A. To change your usual way of walking.B. To change your body movements deliberately.C. To cover your face.D. To walk 100 meters away from the system.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。Rise and shine all dayMaking these easy tasks part of your morning schedule will improve your nutrition, energy, and mood todayand beyond.Stretch in bed Try this even before you open your eyes. Lift one arm and begin by stretching each finger, then your hand, then your wrist, and then your whole arm.36. Then stretch your toes, feet, ankles, and legs. Finally, end with a neck and back stretch that propels you out of bed. This “power pose” makes you feel more confident all day long.37Working out before you eat encourages your body to burn more fat for energy rather than relying on carbohydrates from food. In a study, participants who exercised after breakfast still gained weight, but those who exercised on an empty stomach did not. Turn on the music38. If anyone plays an instrument, and if you have a little time, morning is the perfect time to practice, as it primes your brain for learning. One study found that both playing and listening to music help improve academic performance in 16 different ways, including increasing focus and memory.Enjoy some funMany people dread having to face a new day of work, school, or chores.39. This can be having a cup of coffee as you read your favorite blog, etc. Choose activities you enjoy and that set you on a good path for the dayYouve improved your state of mind, your health, and your productivityall before the weekday has even begun.40.A. Pick something energetic that you and others in the house enjoy and put it on while you get ready B. Now youre ready to conquer your to-do list for today and every dayC. Do regular exercise in the morningD. Move on to the other armE. Exercise a bitOn an empty stomachF. Take up the entire length of the bed when you stretchG. But if the first thing you do is pleasant, youll find it much easier to get going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。Until I was 13, I assumed I was just like everyone else. But one day I read a piece of paper in my dads briefcase that 41 everything. Thats when I saw the words: “Simone is said to have Asperger syndrome(阿斯伯格综合症).” I screamed at my dad, “Tell me what it is!” He 42 that I have a mild form of brain disorders, which was a problem that shapes the way I interact with other people. I wasnt sure exactly what he 43 , but it didnt matter. I just wanted to try to 44 my shock and go back to the way things were before I knew. But even though I wouldnt 45 acknowledge the news, Aspergers still destroyed my confidence and made me 46 and isolated. I felt like an outcast(被抛弃者)-not just because Aspergers made it hard for me to make friends, but because now I had this 47 . I just wanted to be like everyone else. 48 , at 16, I said to myself, “Enough! You cant run and hide from it, girl. Just face it.” Its funny, the first time I thought something was 49 was not because of what I couldnt do - it was because of what i could do. In the sixth grade, while other kids were 50 with spelling, I was like a human spell-checker! Ive also had a photographic memory, and 51 I call my “super powers”-extrasensory（超感官的） hearing and acute awareness: I can 52 phone numbers people dial just by the sound the buttons make when pressed or 53 hear one sour（别扭的） note in an entire symphony（交响乐）! And I can 54 pay attention to two things at once.Dont get me wrong. Aspergers can be very confusing. For years I felt like a butterfly 55 in its cocoon(茧），waiting to emerge. It took years of work with a psychologist to 56 the difficulty of making friends.Im not going to let Aspergers create 57 for me. That why I am happy to have found out about and faced my 58 . Aspergers is a metaphor(象征) for life