1、江苏省马坝高级中学20202021学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语试题 2020.11考试时间：120分钟，试卷分值：150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。例： How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B. 9.18
2、. C. 9.15答案是C。1. How will the woman get to the airport? A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By subway.2. What is the matter with the woman? A. She lost her way. B. She doesnt feel well. C. She goes to the wrong hospital.3. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Neighbors. C. Teacher an
3、d student. 4. When will the conference call start?A. At 2:30 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 5:00 pm. 5. What is the weather probably like today?A. Hot. B. Rainy. C. Cold.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
4、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、7题。 6. Why doesnt the woman want to buy the bookcase? A. It doesnt look nice. B. It is quite expensive. C. It has to be put together. 7. What does the man plan to do? A. Ask his neighbor for help. B. Give the bookcase to Greg. C. Look around in the shop.听下面一段对话，回答第
5、8、9题。 8. Why does the woman seldom read the paper? A. She thinks it makes her sad. B. She prefers to watch TV. C. She has no time. 9. What is the woman happy with?A. Doing the cooking. B. Taking business trips. C. Reading entertainment news.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. How often does the woman practice for
6、 the band?A. Once a month. B. Every other day. C. Every day.11. What seems to be the womans problem?A. Distraction from study. B. Her parents objection.C. Too many exams.12. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Get a tutor to help her. B. Find an after-school job.C. Ask her parents for help.听
7、下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers?A. In China. B. In America. C. In the Middle East.14. What might the man be asked to do?A. Leave his water behind. B. Take off his shoes.C. Have his car checked.15. What makes the man annoyed about the security check?A. The long time. B. The difference. C.
8、 The repetition.16. What does the woman think of security in Baghdad?A. Fast. B. Relaxed. C. Troublesome.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. Who might the speaker be?A. A doctor. B. A professor. C. A medical secretary.18. What does the speaker want Ms Brown to do?A. Call back for further information. B. Get more
9、tests as soon as possible.C. Come back to the office right away.19. What is the speakers advice?A. Avoiding exposure to the sun. B. Doing more outdoor activities.C. Driving less than before.20. According to the speaker, what do most people do for a bad sunburn?A. Put on sun cream. B. Go to the hospi
10、tal. C. Take some medicine.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题 ； 每小题 2.5 分， 满分 37.5 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。AOccurring on October 31, November 1, and November 2, the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday held to honor those who have died, brings people from all walks of life to Mexico. But cit
11、ies across the United States are also joining in on the fun. Here is where you can find this years best Day of the Dead celebrations without traveling south of the border.The Historic Olvera Street in Los AngelesFor over three decades, the businessmen of Olvera Street have annually transformed the b
12、usy outdoor marketplace into a top destination for visitors. Starting on October 25 and coming to a close on November 2, this years event will include a collection of live performances, face painting, and a traditional Mayan procession.The East Village in ManhattanWant to get a taste of the Day of t
13、he Dead while taking a bite out of the Big Apple? Come to East Yard of St. Marks in the Bowery, a church in Manhattan. Besides watching performances, you can purchase all kinds of traditional Mexican snacks.San Franciscos Mission DistrictSan Francisco has celebrated the Day of the Dead for half a ce
14、ntury. Every November 2, people flood to the Mission District a colorful neighborhood rich in Mexican culture. At this popular event, visitors are invited to dress up in traditional Day of the Dead clothes, and go through the neighborhood all by the candlelight.Downtown San AntonioThis year, the Day
15、 of the Dead will arrive early in San Antonio, Texas. On October 26 and 27, people can visit Hemi fair, the citys popular outdoor cultural center, with craft workshops, musical performances, and live poetry.21. Where can visitors enjoy traditional Mexican food?A. The Historic Olvera Street in Los An
16、geles.B. The East Village in Manhattan.C. San Francisco% Mission District.D. Downtown San Antonio.22. How long has the festival been celebrated in San Franciscos Mission District?A. For 31 years. B. For 26 years.C. For 50 years.D. For 27 years.23. What can you do in the Day of the Dead in San Antoni
17、o?A. You can light your candle.B, You can make your face painted.C. You can hear some great poems.D. You can wear traditional clothes.BHave you ever heard someone say, you totally look like youre a Jessica or something similar? People seem to think that they know what kind of person a Jessica or a M
18、ichael looks like. Why is this?According to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, humans tend to associate peoples names with their appearance, and can even guess someones name based on how they look.Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, collecte
19、d thousands of photos of peoples faces. They labeled（贴标签）each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct.The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 percent of the time. It seems that certain characteristics of faces give them clues about
20、someones name, Readers Digest reported.However, this only worked when the volunteers looked at names from their own culture. In addition, the volunteers were not as good at guessing the real names of people who used nicknames more often than their real names. This may show that a persons appearance
21、is affected by their name only if they use it often.This kind of face-name matching happens because of a process of self-fulfilling prophecy（自我实现预言）, as we become what other people expect us to become, Ruth Mayo from the university told science news website EurekAlert.Earlier studies have shown that
22、 gender（性别）and race stereotypes（刻板印象）can affect a persons appearance. The researchers believe there are also similar stereotypes about names. For example, people tend to think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round. People may think that women named Rose are
23、 beautiful. They expect them to be delicate and feminine（女性的）, just like the flower they are named for.24. What was the purpose of the study?A. To find out todays most popular English names.B. To learn how names influence personality.C. To show how mens names are different from womens.D. To find out
24、 whether names relate to their looks.25. What can we infer from the study?A. Volunteers found it easier to guess nicknames correctly.B. Volunteers could guess the characteristics of those people.C. Names have different associations in different cultures.D. The people in the photos and volunteers wer
25、e from the same country.26. According to Ruth Mayo, why do some people look like their names?A. They want to please everyone around them.B. They tend to become what others expect them to become.C. They dont want to be different from others.D. They like to copy famous people who share the same name.2
26、7. What point does the last paragraph want to explain?A. Earlier studies about stereotypes are limited.B. Stereotypes about names can bring good results.C. Its not always bad to be influenced by the expectations of others.D. Stereotypes about names can affect peoples looks.CTsunamis(海啸) are one of t
27、he most terrifying natural phenomena that the world suffers. The series of waves produced by the displacement(位移) of a large volume of water can be caused by several events, including earthquakes, underwater explosions and landslides. Once triggered (引发), a tsunami can hit the coast within minutes a
28、nd its destructive power can be enormous.At present, early warning systems rely on measuring the movement of dart buoys(浮标), which record changes in the sea level, or assessing the bottom water pressure of the developing tsunami. But they require the tsunami to physically reach the measurement locat
29、ion. The buoys could be fixed in the deep ocean, but this requires an unrealistically big number of buoys. Or people can fix the buoys along the shoreline, but due to the high speed of the tsunami, this method may leave no warning time for people on the land.Instead, there is a new system - using so
30、und waves to predict tsunamis. Sound waves caused by an earthquake can travel much faster than the tsunami that has been triggered. Using standard underwater microphones, we can record these sound waves long before the tsunami arrives regardless of the direction in which the tsunami will travel. The
31、 sound signals come from changes in pressure, so what we actually analyze is a series of data on how the pressure is changing overtime. Though buoys also show changes in pressure, the tsunami front must actually reach the buoys to inform us that there is an increase in the water surface. By using un
32、derwater microphones，however, we only need to catch the sound signals.Though the idea of using sound waves to predict tsunamis has been put forward previously, the key to our idea is a new mathematical method that can be used to analyze these recorded sound signals in near real-time. Once this is wo
33、rked out, we can not only warn people of a tsunami but also more accurately estimate its size long before it reaches the shoreline.28. From Paragraph 1, we know .A. how to predict tsunamis effectively B. what can trigger off tsunamisC. why tsunamis are the worst natural disasterD. how to protect the
34、 coastal areas from tsunamis29. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The dart buoys.B. The changes in the sea level.C. The present early warning systems.D. The changes in water pressure.30. What can we infer about the new warning system from Paragraph 3?A. It can increase
35、warning time.B. It has high accuracy.C. It can monitor changeable sea levels.D. It can adapt to various water wave conditions.31. Whats the best title for the text?A. Ways to guard against tsunamisB. Methods of analyzing sound signalsC. Tsunami - the most terrifying natural disasterD. A new real-tim
36、e tsunami warning systemDMy grandma is the best pie maker in the world. So when she called me to say that one of her pies was missing, I knew that it was serious. I hurried to Grandmas house and suddenly realized that I hadnt visited her in a long time.Start from the beginning,” I said. “I cut the p
37、umpkin pie into six pieces,” she began. “A pumpkin pie! My favorite kind! This is even more serious than I thought.”I took out a small notebook and a pencil. “Now, when did you last see this pie?” “You mean the whole? I baked it this morning,” said Grandma. “Then the doorbell rang. It was the leaf c
38、ollector.”Just as I suspected,” I said, writing down “leaf collector”。 “He stole the pie.” “Oh, no,” Grandma said. “He just wanted me to know that he was finished. I gave him a piece for his good job.” I put a line through leaf collector.Then what happened?“When I went outside with his piece, the ma
39、il carrier was there. She told me she could smell that pie all the way. “Aha!” I wrote down “mail carrier”. She stole the pie.”“No, I gave her a piece myself.” “Go on, please.” I said.Then the phone rang, and it was my neighbor, Gloria Ketchum with the cats. I nodded and wrote G.K.”. “She calls me e
40、very day to see if I need anything. So I invited her and her daughter over for some pie.”“Grandma! No one stole the pie. You gave away all the pieces. One to the leaf collector. Another to the mail carrier. You and Gloria each had one. And her daughters is five.”Altogether six pieces!” Grandma said.
41、 “Maybe it was one of Gloria s cats, or maybe a monster took it.” Grandma hid her face in her handkerchief; I couldnt tell if she was laughing or blowing her nose.I had to search for more clues.I opened the door of the refrigerator and asked “Whats this?” Grandma looked surprised. “Thats it!” She sa
42、id, “Ill just warm it up. You must be hungry from the work, Jane!”I did find the pie. And it was delicious, just as I suspected.32. Who got a piece of pie for bringing Grandmas groceries? A. The leaf collector. B. The mail carrier. C. The author. D. The neighbor. 33. What is Grandmas real reason for
43、 calling the author? A. She found a piece of her pumpkin pie missing. B. She wanted to find a good excuse to meet the author. C. The author did well in making the right judgment. D. Someone was needed to look into the strange case.34. Why didnt the author open the fridge at first?A. Because she beli
44、eved the pie was stolen.B. Because she didnt know where the pie was.C. Because she didnt want to ruin the game.D. Because she thought Grandma made a mistake.35. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. You are the apple of my eye.B. He who laughs last laughs best.C. Honesty is the best policy.D. Obse
45、rvation is the best teacher.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分; 满分 12.5 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。We may think that communication is as simple as our words. This is not the case. The fact is that we receive far more information than what we say. 36 Part of what completes the message is our body lang
46、uage. How can you use your body language to communicate more effectively? 37 Our emotions and thoughts are expressed through our body language. If you want to communicate better with others, consider imitating their body language. This is not a baby imitating someone else but expressing empathy thro
47、ugh your body language. This can help your messages be received more easily by others.Let people see your hands. 38 When people cant see our hands, they wonder if we are hiding something. Your hands are part of your communication repertoire (全部本领）, so use them and avoid any negatives that might come
48、 from hiding them from others.Slow down. 39 Slow down your speech, and slow down your gestures and movement. Although speed can transfer energy, our body language can show anxiety, tension and even dishonesty. Take a deep breath and slow down just a bit.We all can work on these things above. But the
49、 receiver of our message is the judge. Their perception (感知）of our body language rules the day. When we apply the ideas above, we will increase the chances that their perception is positive. 40 A. Be a mirror.B. Words alone arent enough. C. Use encouraging body language.D. We all use them to communi
50、cate. E. Some of us rush our communication. F. Words are the most effective form of communication.G. If so, better communication and relationships will follow.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。My family lived about a mile from the Bertram
51、Woods Library. Throughout my childhood, my mother drove me there several times a week.Our visits were never 41 enough for me. I loved wandering around the shelves, 42 the spines(书脊） of the books until something happened to 43 my eye.I might have spent the rest of my life 44 libraries the way I viewe
52、d, say, the amusement park I went to as a kid. But then the 45 feeling came back into my life unexpectedly.One day after we moved to Los Angeles in 2011, my son wanted to interview a 46 for his school assignment. So we went to the closest library.As we drove over to meet the librarian, I experienced
53、 a(n) 47 of this similar journey in my past- another, parent and child on their way to the library. The 48 didnt look anything like the Bertram Woods, but when we 49 inside, a shock of recognition 50 me. Decades had passed, but I really felt as if I had 51 to that time and place, walking into the li
54、brary with my mother. 52 had changed. There was the same soft sound of pencil on paper, and the 53 of people at the tables in the center of the room. The wooden checkout counters, the librarians desks, the bulletin board, were all the same.It wasnt that time 54 in the library. It was as if it had be
55、en captured here, or collected. A library, for me, is a gathering pool of 55 and of the people who come to find them.41. A. boring B. easy C. long D. interesting42. A. staringB. scanning C. watching D. reading43. A. catch B. fill C. open D. block44. A. wandering around B. thinking aboutC. talking ab
56、out D. looking for45. A. warm B. exciting C. funnyD. familiar46. A. professorB. librarian C. booksellerD. teacher47. A.hardshipB. adventure C. memory D. excitement48. A. schoolB.books C. desks D. building49. A. steppedB. drove C. looked D. read50. A. stuck B. disappointed C. struckD. defeated51. A.
57、returnedB. fallen C. goneD. devoted52. A. EverybodyB. Everything C. Nobody D. Nothing53. A. talkingB. whispering C. laughingD. chatting54. A. travelledB. flew C. stoppedD. changed55. A. booksB. stories C. contentsD. achievements第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Shi Chengch
58、uan, a hearing-impaired (听力受损的）young businessman, was selected for the Forbes(福布斯）list of 30 Under 30 Asia 2020. So far, the story of his success 56_（inspire) many young people in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province.Two years ago, Shi had to type to communicate with others. But 57_（fortunate),h
59、e is able to chat with people and answer phone calls 58_ the help of a cochlear implant (人工耳蜗植入）and an app he developed. The app, 59_ went online in 2017, has now attracted more than 600,000 hearing-impaired users.Despite the success of the app, Shi is determined to come up with more 60_（create) to
60、help hearing-impaired people.I want to help more people who have impaired hearing to regain their hearing functions in the years 61_(come). he said. He is expecting more than one million hearing-impaired people nationwide to be using his app in four years.Shi uses the app to practice 62_ (speak) for
61、 more than 30 minutes every day, no matter 63 _busy he is. After two years of practice, he said his spoken Mandarin has become much 64_（good).His business partner and former university classmate, Chen Guoqiang, said he was willing to team up with Shi as he had determination.“Shi has 65_ strong passi
62、on for work and determination to help the masses of hearing-impaired people, Chen said.第四部分：词汇（每小题1分，满分10分）第一节：单词拼写（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）请认真阅读下列各小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母或中文的提示，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。66. They think of greedy businessmen hiding from their _（责任）for the polluted environme
63、nt.67. We will take your recent illness into c_ when marking your exams.68. A_ to the climate in the countryside, the old couple prefer not to move to the city.69. Practising is the only way to g_ a successful performance.70. Every time he interrupts me, he always make an _(道歉) to me.71. Id a_ it if
64、 you could give me such an opportunity to show my talent.第二节：短语填空（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分） 选择方框里的短语适当形式填空，注意有3个短语是多余的。regardless of thanks to cut back on push ahead withtake on have power over follow in ones footsteps head for72. _ the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-come students in
65、 his neighborhood arrive at their college classes on time.73. They swear they will _ the experiment whatever hardships they might meet with.74. Shortly after suffering from a large earthquake and being reduced to ruins, the city _ a new look.75. The Plains Indians believe in the Great Spirit who _ a
66、ll things including animals, trees, stones and clouds.第五部分：课外阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）76. Judging from the look and voice, Hyde is considered all of the following except_. A. unfriendly B. mysterious C. unpleasant D. mischievous77. “ Suddenly Dr. Jekyll slammed the window shut “ suggests that he _. A. is
67、in bad need of rest because he has spent too much time experimenting B. finds it an exciting suggestion that he shall talk to his friends C. appears to be very angry because his friends didnt invite him out D. falls into a frenzy that really terrified his two kind-hearted friends78. Dr. Lanyon died
68、from _. A. the poisonous potion he took B. his bad life habit and poor health C. the confusion and fear he suffered D. the strong desire to help his friend79. This little mans words were not trusted because it is hard to imagine _ _.80. Though Henry Jekyll may have felt surprised and disturbed by th
69、e evil actions of Hyde, he didnt consider himself _.第六部分：读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost destroyed America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of utter devastation(破坏）and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and
70、 rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.After the unforgettably initial shock; he remembered the promise he had made to his son:No matter what, Ill always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at
71、the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his commitment to his son.He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. Remembering his sons classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rus
72、hed there and started digging through the ruins.As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, heartbroken, saying: “My, son!” “My daughter!” Other well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying: “Its too late! Theyre all dead! You cant help! Go home! Come on, fac
73、e reality, theres nothing you can do!”To each parent he responded with one line: “Are you going to help me now?” And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the schools ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening ev
74、erywhere. Youre in danger. Well take care of it. Go home.” To which this loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”The police came and said, “Youre angry, anxious and its over. Youre endangering others. Go home. Well handle it!” To which he replied, “Are you going to help
75、me now? No one helped.【注意】1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Courageously he went on alone because he. needed to know for himself:Is my boy alive or is he dead?”_There are 14 of us left out of 33,Dad,”Armand replied,_ 参考答案听力120 CBABA CAACC AABBC CCAAC阅读理解2123BCC 2427DCBD 2831BCAD 3235DBCA7选5阅
76、读3640 BADEG完形填空 4155 CBABD BCDAC ADBCB语法填空56. has inspired 57. fortunately 58. with 59. which 60. creations61. to come 62. speaking 63. how 64. better 65. a单词拼写66. responsibilities 67. consideration 68. Accustomed69. guarantee 70. apology 71. appreciate短语填空72. Regardless of 73. push ahead with 74. t
77、ook on 75. has power over课外阅读76. D 77. D 78. C 79. getting a 100-pound cheque at such a time and place80. as the one responsible for them.读后续写Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know for himself: Is my boy alive or is he dead? He dug for eight hours. 12 hours.24 hours.36 hours.Then, i
78、n the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his sons voice. After screaming his sons name, “ARMAND! he heard back, “Dad?! Its me, Dad!. The faint but familiar voice brought tears of relief to his eyes. “Whats going on in there? How is it? the father asked anxiously, digging more forceful
79、ly with his bare hands.There are 14 of us left out of33, Dad, Armand replied, “Were scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful youre here. When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us. “Come out, boy! the father yelled eagerly. “No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know youll get me! No matter what happens, I know youll always be there for me!
