江西省赣州市宁师中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期第四次周考试题.docx

江西省赣州市宁师中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第四次周考试题 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：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. How much can the woman lend the man?A. 30 dollars.B. 25 dollars. C. 20 dollars.2. What does the woman think of her job? A. Boring. B. Challenging. C. Tiresome. 3. How long has Mr. White been with the company? A. More than 15 years. B. Less than 15 years. C. 15 years.4. What does the man think the exam will be like? A. Easy. B. So-so. C. Difficult.5. What will the man do with Julia? A. See a movie. B. Have dinner. C. He doesnt know.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，现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。6. What happened between the woman and Gary?A. They had a fight. B. They became friends. C. They broke up.7. What did the woman tell Gary to do?A. To be more confident. B. To be more patient. C. To be more friendly.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题，现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。8. When will the woman learn the result of the interview?A. Next Monday. B. Next Friday. C. Next Month. 9. What do we learn about the woman?A. She has rich work experience. B. She knows little English. C. The director didnt like her.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题，现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。10. What does the woman think of the science book? A. Its a little expensive. B. Its a little old. C. Its a little thick.11. What does beginning price of the science book?A. Thirty dollars. B. Thirteen dollars. C. Sixty dollars. 12. Which book does the woman buy?A. The math book. B. The novel. C. The English writing textbook.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题，现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。13. Whats the mans first name?A. Ronald. B. Ronold. C. Ranold. 14. When will the man go to see the doctor?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 15. What does the man usually do at 4:00 pm?A. Go to see the doctor.B. Pick up his kids. C. Go to work16. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient. B. Receptionist (接待员) and patient. C. Salesman and customer. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题，现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。17. Why does the speaker attend English classes?A. To improve his communication. B. To go abroad for further study.C. To learn more about British culture.18. How many classes does the speaker take a day?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 19. Which of the following isnt needed to learn English well?A. Patience. B. Practice. C. Independence.20. Where do students usually use English, according to the speaker? A. In class. B. After school. C. At home.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从题后所给的A、B、C、D四个答案中，选出最佳选项（每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。AChoose Your One-Day-Tour!Tour A Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge 37 until 26 March and 39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.Tour B Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Marys Church Tower and Anne Hathaways 32 until 12 March and 36 thereafter. Oxford includes a guided tour of Englands oldest University City and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Marys Church Tower. Stratford includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour C Windsor Castle & Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace 34 until 11 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILLs favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!Tour D Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great 33 until 18 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.21. Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest University City?A. Tour A. B. Tour B. C. Tour C. D. Tour D. 22. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court.B. Oxford & Stratford.C. Bath & Stonehenge.D. Cambridge.23. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A. It used to be the home of royal families.B. It used to be a well-known maze.C. It is the oldest palace in Britain.D. It is a world-famous castle. BPianist，composer and educator Billy Taylor died of heart failure on December 28 in New York City.He was 89. Billy Taylor played jazz and wrote jazz.He taught it in classrooms and to audiences live，and on television and radio broadcasts.He was also known as an international ambassador of jazz.He traveled around the world setting up jazz workshops，programs and shows.Billy Taylor was born in Greenville，North Carolina，but grew up in Washington，D.C.，which he considered as his hometown.He heard great music in his neighborhood at places like the former Howard Theater.He started playing the piano when he was seven. After college in Virginia，Billy Taylor moved to New York City in 1944.He began playing music with many jazz musicians，including Charlie Parker，Billie Holiday and John Coltrane. In 1964，Billy Taylor was worried about the state of jazz.He did not think enough young people were hearing it，playing it or learning about it.He thought some free concerts around the Harlem area of New York City would help.So，he set up Jazzmobile. More than 45 years later，Jazzmobile concerts continue in New York City，Washington，D.C.and in New Jersey，Virginia and Maryland. Billy Taylor received many awards during his 70 years in music.They include the National Medal of Arts，the highest honor the American government gives to artists. Billy Taylor considered playing the piano and performing the most important thing to him.He said，“Everything that Ive done stems from(起源于) those two things:the fact that I love toplay the piano and I love to perform for people.”24. Why was Billy Taylor referred to as an international ambassador of jazz？ A .He both composed and played jazz. B. He devoted his life to performing jazz. C. He spread jazz to different parts of the world. D .He was generally recognized as a jazz musician. 25.Billy Taylor considered Washington，D.C.as his hometown because_. A.he started to perform there B. he learned jazz music thereC. he spent his childhood there D. his neighbors were nice to him26 . Billy Taylor set up Jazzmobile so that_. A young people could have access to jazz B free concerts were held for music lovers C jazz was to be taught in the Harlem area D he could give more concerts in New York 27 .The authors tone about Billy Taylor seems to be_. A. supportive B. appreciative C. critical D.skepticalC There are many programs for high school students today that help isolated teenagers cope with loneliness. However, loneliness is not only an issue for teens but also an important and rarely acknowledged one in the elderly.In Britain, Tracey Crouch was appointed to be the first Minister of Loneliness in order to address the issues caused by loneliness. This is the first time that such a position has been created.In Britain, there are around 9 million people who say they are lonely frequently. In Germany, a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum found that 20 percent of people over the age of 85 felt lonely, and 14 percent of those between age 45 and 65 felt socially isolated. In the United States, more than 25 percent of the people live alone, and more than 50 percent are unmarried.Isolation is generally associated with cardiovascular disease, depression, obesity, and anxiety. Additionally, the stress from loneliness can cause your cells to change on a molecular(分子)level that reduces its abilities to defend your body against diseases. In fact, doctors believe having feelings of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day in regard to its impact on health.In Britain, the new Minister of Loneliness will help establish government policies on the issue and fund charities to devote their efforts to aiding loneliness. There are charities that link lonely seniors to high school students in order to give them a line of communication whenever they feel lonely.The possibilities for the new Minister of Loneliness are endless. For example, she can provide education services to household businesses so that they can identify lonely customers if they see one. Loneliness fits into the category of being a social issue that must be monitored by the entire community in order to help those in need. Hence, government involvement in medical services and care for seniors and others is essential for happy seniors.28.Whats the main idea of the passage?A. UK becomes the capital of loneliness. B. Loneliness only affects old peoples life.C. Many teenagers suffer from loneliness. D. UK appoints Minister of Loneliness.29.How did the writer develop the third paragraph?A. By listing some specific numbers. B. By giving examples of lonely people.C. By pointing out similarities and differences. D. By comparing different cultures in different countries.30.What does the underlined words in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Relevant. B. Equal. C. Opposite. D. Superior.31.What will the Minister of Loneliness do?A. Do housework for lonely people. B. Develop friendships with the elderly.C. Help fund charities to aid lonely people. D. Communicate with depressed school students.DEvery year migratory(迁徙的) bats travel from Mexico to Bracken Cave, where they spend the summer consuming insects that would otherwise hungrily eat common food crops. But the bats have been showing up far earlier than they did two decades ago.In a study, scientists at Rothamsted Research, an agricultural laboratory in England, used radar data from 160 U.S. weather stations to analyze activity in the Texas bat colony from 1995 through 2017. They discovered the creatures were leaving their winter quarters in Mexico earlier and reproducing sooner. They were also astonished to find increasing numbers of bats overwintering(过冬) at Bracken Cave instead of heading back to their cold weather quarters in Mexico. Overwintering is a sign that warmer temperatures change the bats annual rhythms, Rothamsted biologist Phillip Stepanian says.A separate study of migratory bats in Indiana, published last year, found that temperature variations affected arrival and departure timeslikewise hinting at the potential influence of climate change. Joy OKeefe, a biology professor at Indiana State University and co-author of that study, says early arrival at their summer habitats could expose these bats to cold snaps(寒流), and they could freeze to death. Joy OKeefe and her colleagues also found that changing bat migration times can also clash with rainfall patterns. Many insects that bats eat breed in seasonal lakes and puddles. If the bats arrive too early to benefit from summer rainfall and the resulting abundance of insects, they may struggle to feed their pups(幼崽) or skip reproduction altogether, OKeefe says. She fears this shift could cause Midwestern bats to decrease toward extinction, which would be bad news for humans. “Declines in bat populations could have severe effects for crop success,” she says, adding that bats also “control significant disease vectors, such as mosquitoes.” However, scientists are not certain that climate change alone is causing the Bracken Cave bat colony to migrate earlier. They have found a direct link between seasonal temperatures and bird migration, but bats are also influenced by factors such as changes in wind speed and direction. And there are other complications. “Bats are mysterious little animals that move mostly at night and are difficult to observe and track,” Stepanian says. “We have this conceptual picture of what might be happening, but really tying it to the cause is the next step.”32. Scientists at Rothamsted Research found that _.A. bats prefer colder weather B. bats delay their reproductionC. warming affects bat migration D. radar can be used to observe bats 33. Joy OKeefe discovered that _.A. bats are used to living in rainfall seasons B. bats earlier migration might harm farming C. insects reproduction helps to spread disease D. insects shortage makes bats reproduce earlier 34. What does the last paragraph want to tell us?A. Wind speed and direction affect bats. B. It is difficult to observe and track bats. C. Climate change makes bats migrate earlier. D. Further research on the cause is necessary.35. What is the best title for the passage?A. Bats habitats B. Endangered bats C. Bats schedule D. Bats, our good friends 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。A Few Universal Truths to Change Your LifeLife is growth. If you are not reaching the kind of success, the following universal truths are just the ones that help to change your life for the better, regardless of where you are, where youve been, or what challenges you are facing. 36 The best way to achieve your desires is to set a goal. Sometimes we find ourselves “spinning our wheel”, struggling through a day-to-day routine that isnt getting us anywhere because we dont know where we want to go. 37 Whatever the case is, figuring out what your goals are and whether your current actions are helping to achieve them is important. 38 Setting goals is important but isnt enough to drive you to the finishing line; its important, too, to be able to imagine yourself as the achiever of your goals. How will you feel? Why is it worthwhile to follow these goals and not some other ones? If goals are the final result of a journey, your vision (愿景)is the fuel to get you there. 39 Whether you regard yourself as a towering tree or a blade (刀 片) of grass, or whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of existence. If you truly admire yourself, youll be courageous.There is no better time to begin than now. 40 But the truth is that your time is now. No matter what dream or desire you have, you are likely not to have more time in your life to make it happen.A. Having a vision is undoubtedly necessary.B. Self-appreciation gets you to be positive to move you towards success.C. Try to understand and let it be the guide to your life as follows.D. Be sure that you are more powerful than you know.E. Read and allow them to change your life in beautiful ways.F. Sometimes we simply do what is expected of us without considering what we want to achieve.G. You can make a bunch of excuses that youll start when more experienced or richer.第三部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分40分）第一节：完形填空：阅读下列短文，从题后所给的A、B、C、D四个答案中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was 41 repeatedly. Everybody was asking, “Hows the book coming?” I was so 42 .My friends got together one day and I blurted out(脱口而出), “I dont know my purpose in life.” The outburst was met with 43 and stares. Finally, Pam said, “I dont know, either.” She was in a job she 44 . Teresa said, “Me either.” I was sure that Bette would have a(n) 45 . She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal outcome. 46 , she shook her head.Two years passed and, during that time, I sold my 47 , Teresa went back to school, Pam switched 48 , and Bette kept on living as best as she could.Actually, for those two years, Bette lived a 49 life than any of us. She built a butterfly garden in her neighborhood. She spent time with her family, went hiking, 50 and lived.My book was finally 51 and Bette made it to my first big signing. A day or two later, she was back in the 52 as she was seriously ill. I left on tour for several weeks, and when I 53 , she was close to 54 .The day came when her brother called to let me know Bette had 55 . He asked me to write her obituary(讣告). I thought about how shed filled every moment with as much joy as she could find. That obituary wasnt a list of 56 . It was the story of a woman who lived 57 what life threw at her, she lived.That was when I 58 what Id learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life. Thats all any of us are here to do. In the end, the only thing that 59 is that we breathe in our time here and fill it with 60 .41. A. readB. printedC. rejectedD. written42. A. excitedB. confident C. enviousD. embarrassed43. A. darknessB. smokeC. dangerD. silence44. A. hatedB. lostC. foundD. created45. A. presentB. answerC. dreamD. excuse46. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. BesidesD. otherwise47.