安徽省六安市第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期第二次阶段性考试试题

安徽省六安市第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期第二次阶段性考试试题第I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）请听下面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 is the woman not satisfied with?A. The design.B. The color.C. The price.2. What is the mans most favorite activity?A. Watching TV.B. Reading a book.C. Listening to music.3. Where will the woman go first?A. To the accounting office.B. To the shipping department.C. To a Thai restaurant.4. Whats the weather probably like today?A. Rainy.B. Cloudy.C. Fine.5. Why does the man come to the woman?A. To take a picture of her.B. To ask for a new ID card.C. To get a social security number.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 is the date this Friday?A. July 9th.B. July 10th.C. July 11th.7. What does the man find surprising?A. His friends are coming.B. Anna often throws parties.C. The woman is leaving America.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where did the woman buy the prints?A. In Boston.B. In New York.C. In Washington.9. What is the woman going to do?A. Make another museum tour.B. Organize an exhibition of art.C. Visit some European painters.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why has the man been invited to the program?A. To advertise his driving school.B. To talk about learning to drive.C. To share his driving experience.11. How does the man usually get his customers?A. Through friends.B. Through newspapers.C. Through the Internet.12. Why does the man have so many customers now?A. He works very hard.B. He teaches one-to-one.C. He offers lower prices.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is no longer part of the course?A. Weekly tests.B. Monthly reports.C. The midterm exam.14. What does the woman say about the term paper?A. It is mainly about magazines.B. It is ten pages long at the most.C. It can focus on any period in history.15. What should be discussed with the woman in advance?A. Certain paper topics.B. Where to do the research.C. Using interviews as sources.16. Which month is it probably?A. September.B. October.C. December.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What will the temperature be at the bottom of the Grand Canyon four hours later?A. 26C.B. 41C.C. 43C.18. What is the most important thing to bring when hiking?A. Some medicine.B. Enough water.C. Comfortable clothes.19. What is the most common cause of death in the Grand Canyon?A. Heat exhaustion.B. Falling into it.C. Getting bitten by snakes.20. How many persons will go hiking together?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five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. D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AGrandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted, and she made up her mind to live her rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled-our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma.I suppose grandmas primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpas quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights，wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.Having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.21. What did grandma learn from grandpas death?A. Good health was not there for everyone.B. She should take dance lessons.C. She had to struggle to live a better life.D. She should wear beautiful dresses.22. Normal grandmas usually in the authors point of view.A. took dance lessonsB. did some exercises at homeC. took care of grandchildren at homeD. did some housework at home23. The author felt when he was invited to watch grandmas match.A. happyB. proudC. excitedD. uninterestedBSoft winds blew throughout the Windy City today. We welcomed the winds, as it was another hot day in Chicago. The wind blew, bringing us some coolnessand making the weather not that hot. But it was a beautiful summer day with a blue sky.Chicago is a great city for eating, and we have enjoyed tasting the different foods. Last night, we tried one of the citys most famous foods: deep-dish pizza. Chicago claims credit for the rich and cheesy thick-crust pizza, covered with a sweet tomato sauce. We topped it with olives and green peppers.We were touring the city, mainly looking for delicious local foods. Today, we enjoyed a Polish specialty at lunch: Pierogis, an Eastern European dumpling-like dish, filled with foods like potatoes, cheese, mushrooms, cabbage and meat. Polish immigrants started settling in Chicago in the 1850s, and the city has one of the largest Polish communities in the U.S.We took a break from exploring the city to talk with some of you! Ashley and Caty logged onto the Internet for an on-the -road version of TALK2US. We spoke to an English teacher in Tokyo, Japan, and a graduate student in India.Meanwhile, Adam searched for some locations around the city to shoot some video. He chose a spectacular spot: Navy Pier, Chicagos most-visited attraction. The winds from Lake Michigan keep visitors cool, and the view of the Chicago skyline never fails to impress. In fact, the view made all of us head over heels!Our time in Chicago has come to an end. Tomorrow, the true journey begins, as we pass through Illinois and into Missouri via Route 66. Springfield, the home of Abe Lincoln, and St. Louis, the “gateway to the West,” wait for us.24. Why did the author and her companions like the soft winds?A. It brought warmth to them.B. It left the sky blue and beautiful.C. It improved the quality of the air.D. It made them feel comfortable.25. What did the author and her companions mainly do in Chicago?A. They enjoyed famous local foods.B. They visited Polish communities.C. They studied the history of the city.D. They explored for foreign customs.26. The author and her companions stayed online .A. sharing their travel plan with strangersB. asking for information on foreign foodsC. communicating with strangers abroadD. learning about different cultures in the world27. The underlined part “head over heels” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by .A. boredB. relaxedC. fascinatedD. disappointedCIf youre secretly worried about your smart phone addiction, then the new NoPhone might be just the thing you need. It looks and feels exactly like a smart phone, but it does nothing. Its just a piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.Dutch designer Ingmar Larsen came up with the idea as a joke along with his two friends. To their great surprise, the idea received a lot of attention online and people from all over the world started placing requests for NoPhones of their own. So thats when the three friends decided to turn to collecting enough fund for mass production.NoPhone is currently a prototype (模型) that will cost only $12 once it hits the market It is 5.5 inches high, 2.6 inches wide and 0.29 inches thick, bringing it quite close to the latest smart phones on the market. It is described as “battery free”, “no upgrades necessary,” “shatter-proof (抗震)”, “waterproof” and “an alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact that allows you to stay connected with the real world.”“Phone addiction is everywhere,” the designers insist. “Its ruining your dates. Its distracting you at concerts. Its blocking sidewalks. Now, there is a real solution. With a thin, light and completely wireless design, the NoPhone acts as a substitute to any smart mobile device, enabling you to always have a phone to hold without giving up potential engagement with your direct environment.”If youre interested in NoPhone, but concerned about not being able to take selfies (自拍) anymore. Dont feel upset. The makers do have an upgrade at no extra charge-the mirror sticker. That way, they say, you can enjoy “real-time” selfies with your friends when theyre standing right behind you.28. What can NoPhone do for people according to the text?A. It is actually a new kind of real smart phone.B. It can help us stay away from the real world.C. It helps get rid of peoples smart phone addiction.D. Its just a piece of plastic and can do nothing.29. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The size of NoPhone.B. The inventors of NoPhone.C. The material of NoPhone.D. A brief description of NoPhone.30. What can we learn from the passage?A. NoPhone has received unexpected attention.B. NoPhone can completely replace smart phones.C. The designers have made lots of money from NoPhone.D. NoPhone is able to take selfies as smart phones do.31. What type of writing is this passage?A. A travel guide.B. A scientific report.C. A medical record.D. An official document.DDistance runners often worry about “hitting the wall” during training or races-that terrible moment when negative thoughts become so overpowering that they make it difficult to continue.Hitting the wall typically happens around 20 miles in a marathon, when the bodys supplies become exhausted. At this point, many runners feel exhausted and discouraged, slow their pace, have trouble focusing and want to quit or walk.“Generalized tiredness, unintentionally slowing their pace, the desire to walk, and shifting focus to just surviving the marathon appear to be particularly common characteristics of it,” said Dr. Alistair McCormick, an exercise psychologist in England who co-authored a new study. “A marathon becomes a real mental battle when runners hit the wall.”Psychological blocks are an extremely common experience for recreational endurance (耐力) athletes, according to the study. To learn how they affect people, sports psychologists asked 30 recreational runners and cyclers about the psychological demands of training, preparing for and participating in competitions.“Recreational runners and cyclists found it stressful trying to find the time to train, McCormick said. “What was also interesting was the number of potential banana skins they met with before and during competition-disasters that could cause the athletes to lose their focus and their motivation to keep persevering.”These roadblocks included difficult environmental conditions and equipment failure, problems with nutrition or making a mistake, the study reported. The athletes in the study said they fell these obstacles (障碍) affected their motivation and concentration, negatively affecting their overall performance.According to the study, 43 percent of marathoners are likely to hit the wall during a race. Finding ways to move past those kinds of experiences, then, could have major benefits for an athletes performance and well-being.32. What will probably happen to athletes when “hitting the wall” occurs?A. Their heads will hurt badly.B. They will fail to concentrate.C. They will slow down on purpose.D. They will have difficulty breathing.33. What does the underlined phrase “banana skins” refer to in Paragraph 5?A. Troubles.B. Rubbish.C. Competitors.D. Pressure.34. How did sports psychologists learn about psychological blocks?A. By carrying out many experiments.B. By experiencing “hitting the wall” in person.C. By observing the performance of the athletes.D. By listening to athletes experiences and ideas.35. What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph?A. Ways to move past other players in the running.B. Major benefits of athletes good performance.C. The bad effects of psychological blocks on athletes.D. Techniques to get over mental psychological blocks.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。If something that youre doing doesnt challenge you, then it doesnt change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all. 36 . So challenge the following limits:Figure out what youre scared of and do it continuously.If youre a salesman，and youre scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking youll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call. 37 . But dont stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, “Go on, Im not scared!”38 .Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.39 . A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make feel better about yourself.Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.Dont just limit yourself to your fellow travelers-try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people theyre going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class. 40 .A. You should do it continuously.B. Someone may hang up on you.C. You dont need to go to the gym.D. Running in the gym may be a better choice.E. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.F. Take a class for a hobby youve been wanting to develop.G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.第三部分：英语知识运用（共2节；满分45分）第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。We all love watching fireworks, from the attractive shows on the Fourth of July (a national holiday in the US that celebrates the beginning of the United States as a nation) to the Roman candle burning in the backyard. But lets 41 and think about the price we pay for just a few minutes of 42 .First, the amount of money we spend on fireworks is 43 . The excitement is gone 44 . Lets face it, what we really are doing is burning 45 . Yet, year after year, thousands of cities and towns spend our tax dollars on fireworks displays. Those tax dollars would be put to much better 46 feeding our hungry and housing our homeless.Second, there is the matter of 47 . Fireworks contain chemicals that are harmful to people and animals. Over the years, these chemicals will 48 the air we breathe and the water we drink.Third, lets 49 the trash left behind after a fireworks display. What a 50 ! One would probably 51 that those who set off the fireworks would have the politeness to 52 the trash afterwards. 53 , they dont The mess they leave behind 54 the kind of attitude many Americans have toward our 55 .Fourth, fireworks are 56 . Some fireworks can damage your hearing, especially the fireworks used in public displays that give off a big BANG Losing your 57 is too high a price to pay.58 all the safety warnings, we still see injuries and deaths as a result of fireworks. Approximately 10,000 Americans are injured every year by fireworks.In my view, all consumer fireworks should be 59 . Public fireworks displays should be kept to a minimum and should be paid for through volunteer funding, not tax dollars. Finally, those people in 60 of fireworks displays should be responsible for cleaning up the mess they make.41. A. stopB. decideC. continueD. follow42. A. doubtB. hesitationC. surpriseD. excitement43. A. limitedB. worthwhileC. absurdD. necessary44. A. in timeB. in a flashC. for freeD. for a while45. A. paperB. oilC. timeD. money46. A. useB. placeC. shapeD. play47. A. interestB. expenseC. pollutionD. safety48. A. absorbB. poisonC. reduceD. clean49. A. forgetB. considerC. researchD. explain50. A. messB. shameC. pityD. lesson51. A. warnB. orderC. forbidD. expect52. A. save