江苏省泰兴市第一高级中学2020年春学期高二英语第二次双周考试卷(无听力材料)

江苏省泰兴市第一高级中学2020年春学期高二英语第二次双周考试卷 命题人：顾 琴2020.5.12第一部分：听力（共两节，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 was the man?A. A cook. B. A waiter. C.A manager.2. How much time will it take Peter to finish his homework? A. Half an hour. B. An hour. C. Two hours.3. Where probably is the man now? A. In a car. B. In the office. C. In the sports field.4. What does the woman mean?A. She accepted the offer of help.B. She politely refused the offer of help.C. Her son wouldnt arrive there right then.5. What is Helens idea about the skirt? A. The colour of the skirt is bright. B. The colour does not quite suit her. C. Her friend has made a right choice.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. Where does the woman keep her snakes? A. In a cage. B. In her garage. C. In her garden.7. What does the woman keep snakes for? A. For fun. B. For meat. C. For sport.8. What can we infer about the man? A. He is not interested in pets. B. He doesnt like snakes as pets. C. He doesnt like talking about snakes.听第7段材料，回答第9到11题。9. What do famous artists think of Stephens drawings? A. They are very strange.B. They are not quite good. C. They are very well drawn.10. What is the probable relationship between the man speaker and Stephen? A. Neighbours. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and pupil.11. Which of the following shows that Stephen is a very special boy? A. He can draw as well as a famous artist. B. He can draw without looking at the object he draws. C. He has a special gift in drawing but finds other things difficult.听第8段材料，回答第12到14题。12. What is Jasons unusual job? A. A street singer. B. A street dancer. C. A street musician.13. Why does Jason do most of his work in spring and summer? A. Because the weather is good in those seasons. B. Because there are fewer people in those seasons. C. Because he doesnt like going out in those seasons.14. Why does Jason decide to go to Paris next year? A. Because he has difficulty with the police here. B. Because he wants to become a better performer. C. Because he can learn more from other performers.听第9段材料，回答第15到17题。15. Why didnt the woman continue with her sports after she got back home? A. Because it took too much time. B. Because it was a hard job. C. Because it was too late.16. What were the conditions like in the field where the woman once did her training? A. The conditions were not bad. B. There were no sports tracks there. C. There were too many houses there.17. How long ago was it when the woman did her sports training in the field? A. Just 10 years ago. B. Less than 10 years ago. C. More than 10 years ago.听第10段材料，回答第18到20题。18. Who does the speaker talk to? A. Visitors. B. Citizens. C. Shoppers.19. Who are not allowed to buy cigarettes? A. Children under 16. B. Children under 17. C. Children under 18.20. What is the purpose of the speech?A. Asking for opinion. B. Making request. C. Giving advice.第二部分：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. He received a wonderful present from his students on _ Teachers Day, which was really _ pleasure for him. A. the; /B. /; /C. the; aD. /; a22. Finally, the woman gave the young fellow 77 cents to _ the money for the ticket and he was very excited. A. make upB. make up forC. take upD. make out23. Not everyone is aware of what use we can _ the rubbish we throw away every day. A. make fromB. make ofC. make intoD. make out of24. Tom, can you tell us the main idea of this article? Sorry, but Im afraid it is _ me as there are so many new words. A. overB. beyondC. out ofD. far from25. According to the statistics, the number of road accidents _ vehicles and the deaths _ from those accidents has increased greatly over the past year. A. involving; arisingB. involved; arisen C. involving; arisenD. involved; arising26. We can no longer _ to consider water an almost free resource that we can use as much as we like. A. permitB. affordC. expectD. offer27. I _ in a foreign trade company for five years. Still, I dont regret giving up the well-paid job. A. workedB. have workedC. was workingD. had worked28. Just like other classic novels, Charles Dickens used mist as a _ of danger and uncertainty in Great Expectations. A. signB. symbolC. signalD. sight29. Classic literature is _ we call the antique of the literary world, including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago. A. thatB. whyC. whereD. what30. The classics are _ disappearing; on the contrary, we can find many classics in bookshops and libraries. A. by farB. far fromC. free fromD. so far31. What did you do for the holiday? I visited the Sutong Bridge _ and I learnt it would soon be open. A. builtB. to be builtC. being builtD. having been built32. Some American scientists concluded that _ daily exercise is most helpful, exercising every other day s week will keep a sufficient level of physical fitness. A. whenB. sinceC. whileD. as33. Would you like to go out for a drink? Actually, _ it you dont mind. A. Id prefer notB. Id rather not C. I cantD. I dont want34. How much is the latest style of the watch? Sorry, I have no idea. But it _ and I will know the price soon. A. has producedB. has been producing C. is producedD. is being produced35. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _ much sharing of interests and responsibilities. A. take overB. result inC. hold onD. keep to第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My eyes clouded with tears as I looked through the open window at our blue spruce(云杉树), evergreen among brown leafless trees that looked as 36 as our empty house felt. Our belongings were 37 up in boxes. Soon we would be saying goodbye to our home and the blue spruce wed planted there.We drove 38 to our new home. The owners met us out front. The hostess took me for a 39 of the yard. They were moving, she told me, to be closer to their children. “How long have you lived here?” I asked. “Eighteen years,” she said. I gave her a sideways glance, and 40 in her eyes a faraway look. “Is it 41 for you to leave ?” I asked. We had come to a pine tree towering 20 feet above us in the center of the yard. “Yes”, she said, brushing her hand across her eyes. Her voice died away.“Im not the only one 42 through this, the only one whos 43 , ” I thought. But that didnt make leaving our home 44 any easier. 45 the kids coming for the holidays didnt help. Listening to them talk about their lives at school and recall our house. I only felt more depressed. “Maybe this is what 46 is going to be like now,” I thought, “with the 47 memories already behind us.” The new year started. I still ached for my old life, 48 . I couldnt get away from the 49 that hung over me and my husband could do nothing to 50 me up.One day I found myself staring at the tall pine. There was something so 51 , so assuring(令人放心) about it. Were the previous owners missing their pine tree 52 I missed our blue spruce? And maybe the people who had moved into our house were taking comfort in 53 just as I was taking 54 in that pine. It was time to be 55 like that tree, to reach out and embrace our new life.36AlonelyBspiritlessCdesertedDspeechless 37ApiledBdeliveredCpackedDloaded38Ain silenceBin excitementCwith tearsDwith satisfaction39AtourBlookCrideDvisit40AwatchedBrealizedCnoticedDunderstood41 AhardBimpossibleCpuzzlingDjoyful42AgettingBsurvivingClivingDgoing43AworryingBboredCdisappointedDhurting44AbehindBawayCoverDoff45AThenBYetCEvenDStill46AfutureBfateClifeDexperience47AsweetestBworthlessCsaddestDtouching48AanywayBinsteadCthoughDsomewhat49Athick coverBgray cloudCgreat pressureDdeep anxiety50AcallBcheerCwakeDpick51AstraightBsolidCstrangeDsplendid52Athe wayBas ifCsinceDwhile53Atheir childrenBtheir workCour houseDour spruce54AprotectionBpleasureCstrengthDshade55AbraveBtoughCconfidentDevergreen第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Vienna, the capital of Austria, is famous for its wealth of art, music, museums and parks. But some locals are saying that the citys beauty is damaged by dog owners who dont clean up after their pets.And, last week they came up with a solution. There is a citywide campaign telling dog owners to pick up after their dogs. That means dont leave a mess on city streets and in parks.“We want to reach as many dog owners as possible to remind them of the rules,” said Ulli Sima, city official in charge of the environment.“We want to show them the easiest solution to the problem: put it in a bag and then in the next rubbish bin,” said Sima.There are about 158,000 dogs in Vienna. The city requires their owners to bag the pets mess when walking it outdoors. But it is believed that only a small number of the citys dog lovers actually follow the rules.Every day dogs drop between 5 and 10 tons of their waste around the city. Vienna spends 7 million euros( 70 million yuan) every year just to keep the streets mess-free.The city is blamed for not being very strict with the rules. Dog owners say they pay 40 euros each years for their pet. But the city argues the dog license fee has nothing to do with cleaning up dog messes. The fine for leaving a dog mess is highas much as 72 euros. The city, however, seldom punishes those rule breakers.City officials said that the campaign was not meant to be an attack on dog owners.“The city does a lot for peaceful co-existence by building areas for dogs or providing bags for dog waste. But dog owners must do their part as well and accept these offers,” said Sima.56This passage is most likely taken from . Aa newspaperBa geography bookCan instruction book for petsDofficial papers57Dog owners in Vienna pay 40 euros each year .Afor walking their dogs in the streetsBto have people clean up dog messesCfor not obeying the rulesDfor the right to own a dog58Which of the following statements is NOT right according to the passage?ACity officials dont think dog owners can walk their dogs anywhere outside the special areas for dogs.BThe writer believes that both the government and dog owners should do their part.CCity officials hold the opinion that cleaning up the mess is not included in what dog owners have paid.DSome dog owners think it is the government that is responsible for the cleaning up.(B)“In our time,” Marx once wrote, “change is upon the world and cannot be stopped as we wish. The thing now is to understand it.” Marx devoted his life to understanding that change.Born in Trier in 1818,he came from a rich, middleclass family. Many of his relatives had believed in Judaism(犹太教),but his father had changed to believe in Protestantism(新教) in order to become a lawyer. After studying at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, Marx became interested in politics in his early twenties and in 1848 wrote The Communist Manifesto, together with his life-long friend Friedrich Engels.Revolution broke out throughout Europe in 1848 and Marx was forced to leave Germany when it failed in 1849. He moved to London, where he spent the rest of his life, working in the British Museum.His stay in the house in Dean Street in Soho was a time of great hardship for Marx and his family. He was surviving almost on the money provided by Engels and on the very little money he earned as the foreign reporter for a newspaper in New York.Three of his six children died during the time in Soho and, Marx even had to borrow money in order to bury one of them. Only when Marxs wife Jenny got 120 pounds after her mother died was the family able to move out of Soho and into a slightly better house in Kentish Town.Marx died on March 14th ,1883, and is buried in Highgate Cemetery in north London.59Why did Karl Marxs father change his belief from Judaism to Protestantism? AFor his sons education.BFor his career development.CNot to be looked down on.DTo move to another country.60Why did Karl Max leave Germany?AHe was offered a job by the British Museum.BHe couldnt find work in Germany.CThe political situation was very dangerous for him.DHe wanted to write a book.61Where did Karl Marx work for a newspaper?AIn New York.BIn Berlin.CIn Trier.DIn London.62Karl Marx .Alived a happy life in Soho, London Bsuffered the death of more than half his childrenCwas born in a poor familyDlived a better life after his mother-in-law died(C)Imperial CollegeLondonTanaka Business School10 New Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers or Lecturers(讲师)Imperial College is among the top ten universities of the world, according to the 2020 Times Higher Education.Having doubled its size in the last 4 years and hired world-class scholars during that period, Imperials Tanaka Business School wishes to make a further 10 academic appointments in its drive to become a leading research-led business school. Only applicants who have published in top international magazines will be considered. Excellent ones from any field of management are welcome, but the school particularly wishes to appoint in the fields of marketing, technology management and healthcare.International salaries will be offered.An application form and further details may be downloaded fromwww.imperial.ac.uk/tanaka (About Us, job opportunities).An application form, 2 of your best papers should be sent to tbs.applicationsimperial.ac.uk. First review of application will be on 2 April 2020.63. Why 10 appointments are to be made?A. To teach some new subjects. B. To guide students in reading. C. To make Imperial College among the top 10 universities of the world.D. To make Tanaka Business School a leading research-led business school64. “Readers” in the 4th line mean _.A. school newspaper editors B. librarians C. senior university teachers D. college graduates65. Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the passage?A. Imperial College is a business school.B. Imperial College is a famous university in the world.C. Imperial College is very strict with job hunters.D. Imperial College offers good salary.66. According to the passage, if one wants to apply for a job in Imperial College, he/she should _.A. post all the material before 2 April 2020B. prepare enough personal material in inkC. write 2 essaysD. first visit www.imperial.ac.uk/tanaka(D)The months are familiar to everyone. Nearly any small child can rattle off the twelve months of the year. However, one important piece of knowledge is still missing: an explanation of how and why the names came into being.Every months name tells a story. January is named after Janus, a Roman god who was described as having two faces, one looking forward and one looking back. As the god of doors, he had to watch out for friends and enemies coming from either direction.February is one of the few months not named after a person. February is a form of februare, which was a Roman festival. On that day, people begged the gods for healthy children and enough crops in the next year.March is named after Mars, whom many people have read about as the god of war. Few people realize that at first Mars was the god of springtime. Fighters would “take the winter off” from fighting, resting while the weather was too bad for battle. In the springaround what we now think of as Marchbattles would start again. From this time line, Mars soon became more wellknown as the god of war than of springtime.April is a mystery. Experts argue a lot about the origin of it.May is also named after a goddess, Maika. She was the goddess of plants. Because plants often begin to have flowers in May.Not every month kept the same name over the years. For example, July and August werent always known by those names. The first name for July was Quintilis, “fifth month.” August was at first called Sextilis, “sixth month.” Likewise, September, October, November, and December were the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth months. How did July and August get their new names? July was named after Julius Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, after he was killed in 66 BC. August was named after Augustus Caesar, Julius Caesars nephew.67The underlined phrase “rattle off” most probably means .Ashake until something drops offBsay something quickly from memoryCget rid ofDfeel unhappy68The main purpose of the passage is .Ato explain how the months got their namesBto show why there are twelve, not just ten monthsCto show how important human activities are in deciding the names of the monthsDto suggest new names for the months69For which of the following reasons does the passage say that Janus needed both of his faces?AHe was the caretaker of fighters in battle.BHe was the god of the beginning of the year.CHe had to look in both di