2020年江苏省南京市高二期末统考英语试卷(含答案)

1、第一学期期末调研测试卷 高二英语第一部分听力（略）第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35 分）第一节 单项填空（每小题1 分）21. According to many TED speakers, lack of confidence is a psychologicalto success.A. access B.barrier C.commitment D.invitation22. -You could have asked Mr. White for advice, for he is an expert at designing.-Yes, a whole day.A. was wa

2、sted B. will be wasted C. would be wasted D. had been wasted23. Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less thanproduces by a car.A. one B.it C. what D.that24. Lately a research reportthe living costs in Beijing and Shanghai has led to a heateddiscussion among neti

3、zens.A. compared B. comparing C.to compare D. having compared25. They say that the new supermarket is going to bebecause there s no demand for onein this area.A. a dead duck B. a church mouse C. a sleeping log D. a cool cucumber26. -Why did Thomas ask for a leave today?His health under the process o

4、f work.A. broke out B.broke away C.broke down D. broke in27. Our past experiences and lessons really matter,， reflected on and learned from, lay asolid foundation for our further development.A. what B.that C. when D. which28. In 1920, a law thatproduction, transportation and sale of alcohol came int

5、o effect in theUnited States, after which selling alcohol became illegal.A. advocated B. allocated C. prohibited D.permitted29. Even if the cloned pet looks the same as the one, it won t behave in the same way.A. original B.initial C.accurate D. primitive30. Thank goodness. We are in luck.Yes. Ten m

6、inutes late, and weour flight.A. would miss B.had missedC. were to miss D. would have missed31.Body language is said to 55 percent of a first impression while your words just 7percent.A. lie in B. take up C. account for D. consist of32. many times,but many college students couldn t understand campus

7、 food ban,let aloneobey it actively.A. Explained B. It was explained C. It being explained D. Having explained33. there was no evidence that he killed the girl, most people thought Jim was guilty.A. AsB. while C. Unless D. Since34. People tent to think that having courage means that they can push ah

8、ead with a plan,the consequence.A. Apart from B. far from C. instead of D. regardless of35. -You should have taken his advice, though I know it s really hard.-I can t agree more.A. Ill news travels fast B.well begun is half doneC. A good medicine tastes bitter D.Birds of a feather flock together第二节

9、完形填空（每小题1 分）Is health care a right? The United States remains the only developed country in the world unable to comet to agreement on an answer.Monna Frence was fifty years old and a librarian at Athens Middle school. Shed been_36_alot in life. After twenty-two years as a librarian.Monna still _37_

10、only sixteen dollars and fifty cents an hour. Her take-home pay is less than a thousand dollars a month,_38_taxes and health-insurance contributions. For all her struggles,_39_,Monna is the kind of person who is always_40_to offer a helping hand. When we talked about Medicare, which provided_41_of h

11、er husband s health care and would one day provide_42_,she understood perfectly well what is was and was glad to have it.“We all play in for that, ”she pointed out, “and we all_43_. From the moment we earn an income, we all_44_to Medicare,and, _45_,when we reach sixty-five we can all_46_it, no matte

12、r what our circumstances are. You don t know_47_you ll need more health care than you pay for or less. ” Her husband thus far has needed much less than he s paid for. Others need more. But we all get the same_48_, and, she felt, that s what makes it OK.“I believe one hundred percent that Medicare ne

13、eds to_49_the way it does,” she said. This was how almost everyone I spoke to_50_it. To them, Medicare was less about a universal_51_than about a universal_52_on how much we give and how much we get.Understanding this seems key to_53_the current political impasse（ 僵局 ）.The deal we each get on health

14、 care has a deep impact on our_54_-on our savings, on our well-being,on our life expectancy. In the American health-care system, however, different people get astonishingly different deals. That disparity（ 不一致）is having a _55_ effect on how we view our country,andone another.36. A.acrossB. throughC.

15、 intoD. over37. A.paysB.makes C.spendsD.accepts38. A.withB. withoutC.afterD.before39. A.thoughB.thereforeC.butD. and40. A.readyB.freeC.upsetD. afraid41. A.anyB.moreC.lessD.much42. A.theirsB. hersC. hisD. others 43. A.tryB.quitC.benefitD.disagree44. A. referB.devoteC.appealD.contribute45. A. by contr

16、ast B.by tradition C.in return D. in particular46. A. take on B.count on C.provide for D.explain for47. A. how B.when C.whether D.where48. A.deal B.quality C.figure D.amount49. A. reformB.push C.leadD.exist50. A.saw B.made C.ignored D. doubted51. A.processB. performance C. right D.rule52. A. focus B

17、.condition C.dependency D.agreement53. A. breaking B. curing C.preventing54. A. mindsB. livesC. politics55. A.goodB.desiredC.temporaryD. decreasingD. incomesD. damaging第三部分阅读理解（每小题2 分）APlaces in Nashville You Really Must VisitThere are a number of tours on offer in Nashville.Segway tours, redneck co

18、medy tours, Civil War tours. But I think it might fun to share some of what I ve learned,along with a few backstage stories.Tootsie s Orchid LoungeIf walls could talk. . . well, in Tootsie s they almost do. The wholteryhmisutosriyc,of counfrom the famous to the almost famous, smiles down from the ta

19、ttered walls of this honky tonk bar -8 x 10s, candid photos, bits of napkin with song lyrics. Back in the early 1960s, this place doubled as a songwriting hangout for the likes of Willie Nelson, Roger Miller and Kris Kristofferson. Today, it offers round the clock country music and cold beer.Ernest

20、Tubb Record ShopWhen Tubb used to tour around the country in the late 1940s, his fans asked him,“ WhI buy your records? Where can I buy records by Bill Monroe or Roy Acuff?” In response, Tubbdecided to open his store that specialized in country and hillbilly music. Sixty- five years later, it sstill

21、 going strong. Looking for that hard-to-find George Jones box set, DVDs of The Johnny Cash Show, or Loretta Lynn s cookbook? Find it here.Hatch Show Print“ Advertising without posters is like fishing without worms.” That was the slogan of Hatchwhen they opened in 1879. A hundred and thirty years lat

22、er, they vseurvived every new technology and trend to stand alone as the world bsest-known letterpress printing shop. They make amazing, one-of-a-kind posters - all hand designed, hand cut, hand inked. And their client list includes everyone from Elvis to Garth Brooks to Ringling Bros. Circu s. If y

23、ou re looking to bring a true Nashville souvenir back home, you can t go wrong with a Hatch show print.Grand Ole OpryNo trip to Nashville would be complete without experiencing the radio show that “ made country music famous. ” Since 1925, the Opry has been mixing music, comedy skits and live commer

24、cials into its down-home Saturday night broadcast. Today, it features contemporary artists like Alan Jackson and Brad Paisley sharing the bill with such legends as Connie Smith, Stonewall Jackson and Little Jimmie Dickens.56. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Ern

25、est Tubb Record Shop specialized in pop music at first.B. The printing technology has been updated at Hatch Show printC. Grand Ole Opry is a must if you want to pay a visit to Nashville D. Toolsie s Orchid Lounge offers visitors free beer 24 hours a day.57. Which group of peole would probably be int

26、erested in visiting these places? A. Sports fans B. Modern poets C. History teachers D Music lovers.BIts almost a three-week trip. It ll cost you at least 100,000 yuan (US$15,000). And before you even set foot on land you ll have to wear special boots and walk over a sponge mat soaked in disinfectan

27、t( 消毒剂 ).If you think this sounds appealing then welcome to Antarctica (南极洲),where the high cost of travel is doing little to discourage thousands of Chinese tourists from visiting each year.Since trips were first approved for Chinese tourists in 2007, about 13,000 of them have made the journey, wit

28、h over 5000 setting foot on the Antarctic Peninsula in the 2016-17 tourist season alone. They were among over 40,000 visitors that season, with Americans making up the largest single group.Typically, Chinese tourists will fly to Ushuaia in Argentina where they will then board a cruise ship for a tou

29、r of the Antarctic Peninsula, or this combined with the Falkland Islands and South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean.Gao Jie, director of overseas trips at Shanghai China Travel Service, said that a broader range of Chinese tourists are now making the trip. “ Initially in 2008 it was a small nu

30、mber of business founders and photographers. Now you see owners of small and medium businesses, artists, amateur photographers, teachers, retirees, students - a trip to Antarctica is a lot more achievable than it used to be. ” The youngest of Gao Jie s customers had his sixth birthday the day before

31、 setting off just reaching the minimum age permitted. The agency is applying for a Guinness world record on his behalf.The number of tourists to Antarctica has more than doubled from about 20,000 in 2010-11 to about 45,000 in 2016-17. This compares to just over 6,700 visitors in 1992.As the number o

32、f tourists grows, some are worried that the Antarctic environment will be damaged.Chinese tourists travel on organised cruises (only one couple has made an independent trip), and are subject to strict rules. Cruise ships are registered with the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

33、(IAATO) and operate under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty. IAATO s guide for tourists explains how to avoid disturbing animal and plant life, protected areas, and scientific activities.Some countries where Antarctic tourism is more established have their own specific rules for visiting, alongside

34、those set out in the Antarctic Treaty. The US forbids carrying rubbish, plants or animals, and breaches can be dealt with under civil or criminal law. Japan requires visitors to register with its environmental authorities. As yet, China has no such rules in place.Although there are no Chinese govern

35、ment policies regulating tourist behaviour in the polar regions, there is some consensus within the industry on the need to promote responsible tourism.Ten travel agencies signed up to one such initiative in May at an Antarctic Treatymeeting held in Beijing. This will see the companies help tourists

36、 buy carbon credits to offset the five tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions that result from one person s trip. This is equivalent to approximately two return flights from Beijing to London.58. According to the first two paragraphs, which of the following statements is true? A. In the 2016-17 tourist

37、seasons, Chinese tourists made up the largest single group. B. Chinese tourists will visit the Antarctic Peninsula by air or South Georgia by sea. C. Before setting foot on Antarctic, tourists have to follow special steps to make boots clean. D. The high cost of a trip in Antarctic has discouraged m

38、any Chinese tourists from visiting.59. What can we infer from what Gao Jie said in Paragraph 3?A. A wider range of Chinese tourists afford a trip in Antarctic.B. Even a six-year-old child set off on a journey to Antarctic alone.C. The cost of travelling in Antarctic has become much less than before.

39、D. Business founders and photographers set good examples to the followers.60. What have Chinese people done to promote responsible tourism in Antarctic?A. Some tourists are required to register with the environmental authorities.B. Chinese government has some policies to control tourist behavior in

40、the polar area.C. Chinese tourists are forbidden from carrying rubbish, plants or animals into Antarctic.D. Some Chinese travel agencies will help tourists buy carbon credits based on the agreement. 61. What is the best title for the passage?A. Chinese tourists flood to AntarcticB. Tourism at Antarc

41、tic is growing fastC. An expensive three-week trip to AntarcticD. How to protect the Antarctic environmentCUsing a new technique known as 4D printing,researchers can print out dynamic 3D structures capable of changing their shapes over time.Such 4D-printed items could one day be used in everything f

42、rom medical implants to home appliances, scientists added.Today's 3D printing creates items from a wide variety of materials - plastic, ceramic, glass, metal, and even more unusual ingredients such as chocolate andliving cells. The machines work by setting down layers of material just like ordin

43、ary printers lay down ink, except 3D printers can also deposit flat layers on top of each other to build 3D objects."Today, this technology can be found not just in industry, but also in households for less than $1,000," said lead study author Dan Raviv, a mathematician at MIT. "Knowi

44、ng you can print almost anything, not just 2D paper, opens a window to unlimited opportunities, where toys, household appliances and tools can be ordered online and manufactured in our living rooms."_ CD_Now, in a further step, Raviv and his colleagues are developing 4D printing, which involves

45、 3D printing items that are designed to change shape after they are printed."The most exciting part is the numerous applications that can emerge from this work," Raviv told Live Science. "This is not just a cool project or an interesting solution, but something that can change the liv

46、es of many."In a report published online today (Dec. 18) in the journal Scientific Reports, the researchers explain how they printed 3D structures using two materials with different properties. One material was a stiff plastic, and stayed rigid (硬的),while the other was water absorbent, and coul

47、d double in volume when submerged in water. _ 一"In the future, we imagine a wide range of applications," Raviv said. These could include appliances that can adapt to heat and improve functionality or comfort, childcare products that can react to humidity or temperature, and clothing and fo

48、otwear that will perform better by sensing the environment, he said. _(3)_In addition, 4D-printed objects could lead to novel medical implants. "Today, researchers are printing biocompatible (不会弓 I起排斥的) parts to be implanted in our body," Raviv said. "We can now generate structures th

49、at will change shape and functionality without external intervention."One key health-care application might be cardiac stents, tubes placed inside the heart to aid healing. "We want to print parts that can survive a lifetime inside the body if necessary," Raviv said.The researchers no

50、w want to create both larger and smaller 4D-printed objects. "Currently, we've made items a few centimeters in size," Raviv said. "For things that go inside the body, we want to go 10 to 100 times smaller. For home appliances, we want to go 10 times larger."_ _Raviv cautioned

51、 that a great deal of research is needed to improve the materials used in 4D printing. For instance, although the 4D-printed objects the researchers developed can withstand a few cycles of wetting and drying, after several dozen cycles of folding and unfolding, the materials lose their ability to ch

52、ange shape. The scientists said they would also like to develop materials that respond to factors other than water, such as heat and light.62. Compared with 3D printing, 4D printing.A. creates items from unusual materials like chocolateB. prints objects 100 times smaller than 3D-printed onesC. is in

53、 widespread use with its numerous applicationsD. creates items that can change shape and functionality63. The underlined phrase “this technology ” refer to.A. 2D printing B. 3D printing C. 4D printing D. ordinary printer64. “The precise formula of this water-absorbent material, developed by 3D-print

54、ing company Stratasys in Eden Prairie,Minnesota,remains a secret.” should be put in.A.B. C. D.65. What kind of material is needed for the development of 4D printing?A. The materials that save a lot of people s lives.B. The materials that can absorb water more easily.C. The materials that can better

55、adapt to the environment.D. The materials that can change shape with external intervention.DAs Connie took the plates away, I noticed a stack of newspapers that had obviously been read before I got there.You bother keeping up with the news, I asked? "Yes," Morrie said. "Do you think t

56、hat's strange? Do you think because I'm dying, I shouldn't care what happens in this world?"Maybe.He sighed. "Maybe you're right. Maybe I shouldn't care. After all, I won't be around to see how it all turns out."But it's hard to explain, Mitch. Now that I&#

57、39;m suffering, I feel closer to people who suffer than I ever did before. The other night, on TV, I saw people in Bosnia running across the street,getting fired upon, killed, innocent victims . . . and I just started to cry. I feel their anguish as if it were my own. I don't know any of these p

58、eople. But-how can I put this?-I'm almost . . . drawn to them."His eyes got moist, and I tried to change the subject, but he dabbed his face and waved me off."I cry all the time now," he said. "Never mind."Amazing, I thought. I worked in the news business. I covered stor

59、ies where people died. I interviewed grieving family members. I even attended the funerals. I never cried. Morrie, for the suffering of people half a world away, was weeping. Is this what comes at the end, I wondered? Maybe death is the great equalizer, the one big thing that can finally make strangers shed a tear for one another.Morrie honked loudly into the tissue. "This is okay with you, isn't it? Men crying?"Sure, I said,