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江苏省海安市南莫中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题(考试时间：120分钟总分：150分)注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。第I卷（共95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。1.WhatdoesMr.Andersondo?A.Heisateacher.B.Heisalibrarian.C.Heisarepairman.2.WhenwillthespeakersvisittheNationalLibrary?A.OnThursday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Havingadinner.B.Enjoyingaholiday.C.Buyingsomefruit.4.Whatdoesthegirlmean?A.Shewasannoyedbythenoise.B.Shewantstoplaybasketballtoo. C.Sheneededtotakeadayoff.5.HowisFacebookintheman’sopinion?A.It’ssafetouse.B.Facebookfriendsarereliable.C.Itcanwasteyourtime.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至7题。6.Whatweatheristhewomanexpecting?A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Itwillrainthisafternoon.B.Thewomanownsafarm.C.Theweatherreportmademistakes.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题8.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Complainingaboutthecampusfood.B.Seekingcommentsonthecampusfood.C.Askingforchangesaboutthecampusfood.9.Howdoesthemanlikethecampusfood?A.Acceptable.B.tasty.C.Unsatisfactory.10.Whatdoesthemanthinkneedsimprovingaboutthecafeteria?A.Thedessert.B.Thesoup.C.The businesstime.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Howoldistheman?A.57.B.40.C.47.12.Whichstatementistrueabouttheman’skids?A.Theyaregrateful.B.Theyaredependent.C.Theyareproblemstudents.13.Howwillthemandealwithhiskids?A.HewillputthembacktoGreece.B.HewillleavethemaloneinNewYork.C.Hewillsupportthemuntilthey’remarried.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisphysicslectures?A.Theyaretooearly.B.Theyruinhisweekend.C.Theyconflictwithhisbiologycourses.15.Whenwillthewomanbegintoregisterhercourses?A.Ateight.B.Atnine.C.Atten.16.Whyisthereashortageofdormspace?A.Adormbuildingisbeingrebuiltnow.B.Thenumberofstudentshasincreasedgreatly.C.Studentsarenotallowedtoliveoutsideschool.17.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonextyear?A.Gotoanotherschool.B.Changeherschoolcourses.C.Movetoanoff-campusapartment. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatistheshipcaptaingoingtodo?A.Speedtheship.B.Changethedirection.C.Stoptheship.19.Whatistheweatherprobablylikenow?A.Sunnyandnice.B.WindyandRainy.C.Stormyandcold20.Whatshouldthepassengersdo?A.Runforsafety.B.Stayintheirrooms.C.Call911.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（本题有10小题，每小题2.5分；满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheparkbenchwasdesertedasIsatdowntoreadbeneaththebranchesofanoldtree,withgoodreasontofrown,fortheworldwasintendedtodragmedown.Atthistime,aboyapproachedme.Hestoodrightbeforeme,andsaidwithgreatexcitement,“LookwhatIfound!”Inhishandwasaflower,andwhatapitifulsight,withitspetals(花瓣)allworn.Wantinghimtotakehisflowerandgoofftoplay,Ifakedasmallsmileandthenturnedtotheotherside.Butinsteadofleaving,hesatnexttomysideandplacedtheflowertohisnoseanddeclared,“Itreallysmellsprettyandit’sbeautiful,too.That’swhyIpickedit.Here,it’sforyou.”Theflowerbeforemewasdyingordead.ButIknewImusttakeit,orhemight neverleave.SoIreachedfortheflower,andreplied,“JustwhatIneed.”Butinsteadofplacingtheflowerinmyhand,hehelditinmid-air.ItwasthenthatInoticedthattheboywasblind.Iheardmyvoicequiver(轻微颤抖),andatthesametimemytearsshonelikethesun.AsIthankedhimforpickingtheverybestone,hesmiledandsaid,“You’rewelcome.”Andthenheranofftoplay,unawareoftheimpacthe’dhadonme.Isatthereandwonderedhowhemanagedtoseeaself-pityingwomanbeneathanoldtree.Perhapsfromhisheart,he’dbeenblessedwithtruesight.Throughtheeyesoftheblindboy,Icouldseetheproblemwasnotwiththeworld;theproblemwasme.AndforallofthosetimesIhadbeenblind.FromnowonIvowedtoseebeautyandappreciateeverysecondthat’smine.ThenIheldthefloweruptomynoseandbreatheditsfragranceandsmiledasthatyoungboy.21.Whenshesatdowntoreadonthebench,theauthor_______.A.feltrelaxedandpeacefulB.wantedtohaveafriendkeepinghercompanyC.feltupsetandunhappywithherlifeD.feltproudtohaveovercomethedifficultiesinlife22.Theauthordecidetotakethefloweratfirstbecause___A.shewasreallymovedbytheboy.B.shedidn’twanttohurttheyoungboy.C.shedidn’tlikebeingbotheredbytheboyanymore.D.shethoughttheflowerwasreallybeautiful.23.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheboy?A.Independentandactive.B.Kindandoptimistic.C.Handsomeandintelligent.D.Warmheartedand sensitive.BDoesyourbrainworklikeadictionary?AmathematicalanalysisoftheconnectionsamongdefinitionsofEnglishwordshasuncoveredhiddenstructuresthatmayresemblethewaywordsandtheirmeaningsarerepresentedinourminds.“Wewanttoknowhowthementalvocabularyisrepresentedinthebrain,”saysStevanHarnadoftheUniversityofQuebecinMontreal,Canada.Aseverywordinadictionaryisdefined(下定义)intermsofothers,theknowledgeneededtounderstandtheentirevocabularyisthere.Harnad’steamreasonedthatfindingthissmallestsetofwordsandpinningdownitsstructuremighthelpresearchonhowhumanbrainsputlanguagetogether.TheteamchangedeachoffourdifferentEnglishdictionariesintoamathematicalstructureoflinkednodes(节点)knownasagraph.Eachnodeinthisgraphrepresentsaword,whichislinkedtotheotherwordsusedtodefineit—so“banana”mightbeconnectedto“long”,“bendy”,“yellow”,and“fruit”.Buteventhistinysetisnotthesmallestnumberofwordsyouneedtoproducethewholedictionary,asmanyofthesewordscaninturnbefullydefinedbyothersinthekernel(核心).What’smore,thekernelhasadeeperstructure.Sowhat,ifanything,canthistellusabouthowourbrainsrepresentwordsandconcepts?Tofindouttheanswer,Harnad’steamlookedatdataonhowchildrenacquirewordsandfoundapattern:asyoumoveinfromthefulldictionarytowardsthekernel,wordswhichhavebeenacquiredatayoungeragetendtobeusedmoreoften,andrefertomoreconcreteconcepts.Buttheconnectiondoessuggestthatourbrainsmaystructurelanguage somewhatsimilarlytoadictionary.PhilBlunsom,atUniversityofOxfordisn’tconvincedthatwordmeaningscanbereducedtoachainofdefinitions.“It’streatingwordsinsuchasymbolicfashionthattheyaregoingtolosealotofthemeaning.”ButMarkPageloftheUniversityofReading,UK,expectstheapproachtonewinsights.“Thiswillbemostusefulingivingusasenseofhowourmindsstructuremeaning.”hesays.24.Thefirstparagraphservesasa(n)______inthepassage.A.comparisonbetweenhumanbrainsandadictionaryB.conclusionthatyourbrainisjustlikeadictionaryC.contradictionbetweendefinitionsofEnglishwordsD.introductiontothequestionwhetheryourbrainworkslikeadictionary25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pinningdown”inParagraph3meanhere?A.fixingfirmlyB.explainingsimplyC.makingclearlyD.puttingformally26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Childrenacquirewordsandformpatternsmoreeasilythanadults.B.Harnad’sfindingsmayexplainhowhumanbrainsputlanguagetogether.C.Ourbrainsmaystructurelanguageexactlysimilarlytoadictionary.DManyofthewordscaninturnbefullydefinedbyusingitssimilarwords.CImaginebeingabusinessthatregularlytakeshugequantitiesofyourownproductsworthmillionsofpoundsandburnsthemup.Yourstockliterallygoesupinsmoke.Itsoundscrazy,butthepracticeiscommonforsomeoftheworld’sbiggestclothingmanufacturers.Theyarguethatitisthemostcost-effectivewayofmaintainingtheirbrand’sexclusivity(独特性).Theclothesthatareburnedarethosethatdonotsellatahighenough price.Ratherthanwatchthemgoonsale,thecompanieswouldsetfiretothemandregainasmallamountofenergy.Nobodyknowsexactlyhowmuchunsoldstockisburntannuallybythosefashionhouses,butburningclotheshasvariousnegativeimpactsontheenvironment.Forexampleburningclothesmadefromartificialfibersmayreleaseplasticmicrofibersintotheatmosphere,whichworsensglobalwarming.AU.Kparliamentarycommitteereportonsustainabilityandthefashionindustryadvisesthegovernmenttobantheburningofunsoldstockifitcanbereusedorrecycled.Actually,thereareotherapproaches.Whatifthosecompanieshadasectiontaskedwithtakingbackunsoldclothes,redesigningthemintonewproducts,andshippingoutthenewproductstothemarketonceagain?Thereisalsonowanopportunitytofocusonbiodegradable(可生物降解的)fabrics.Clothesthatbreakdownfastermightnothavetobeburned.Theywouldalsoappealtothosewhocareabouttheenvironmentalimpactoftheirownwardrobes.Additionally,wehaveanover-productionproblem.AccordingtotheWorldBank,whileclothingsaleshaverisensteadilysince2000,clothingutilizationhasfallenatroughlythesamerate.ForeveryextraT-shirtthatissold,itwillbewornroughlyhalfasmuchasitwouldhavebeen20yearsago.Thatmeansbetterforecastingmarkettrendswouldintheoryresultinlesswaste.Burningclotheswon’thappensimplythroughfashionfirms.Thescaleoffashionproductionhastochange.Andit’simportanttorecognizethattheseconsumer-focusedbrandswillonlygowherethemarkettakesthem.Ifprotectingtheenvironmentreallymatterstothepublic,theyhavetomakeclearthattheywantmoresustainableclothinginthefirstplace.Without consumersdemandingthat,itwon’tchange.27.ParagraphThreemainlytalksabout_________A.howimportanttheU.K.parliamentarycommitteereportisB.whyfashionfirmsshouldendburningunsoldstockC.whyfashionfirmsbumunsoldclothesinlargenumberseveryyearD.howartificialfabricswillcontributetoglobalwarming28.Theunderlinedexpression“clothingutilization”inthesixthparagraphmeans______A.howlongclothinglastsB.howwellclothingsellsC.howoftenclothingisusedD.howclothingisdesigned29.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisNOTabetterwayofdealingwithunsoldclothesthanburningthem?A.RedesigningandmakingthemintonewclothesB.MakingconsumersfeelbetterabouttheirpurchasesC.ConductingresearchonmarketdemandbeforeproductionD.Makingclothesoutofenvironmentally-friendlymaterials30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ConsumersplayakeyroleinstoppingburningclothesB.Burningclothesisabetteroptionforeveryfashionfirm.C.Thesecretthatsomefashionfirmsburnclothesiswellkept.D.Today’sclothesarebetterthanthosetwodecadesago.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。Theworldisacolorfullandscapeofdifferentlanguages,skincolors,anddifferentcultures.It’simportanttohaveagoodunderstandingofdifferentculturesinordertobecomeawell-roundedperson.31 Onewayistoreadhookswrittenbyauthorsfromaparticularculture.Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticularcultureallowspeopletogainanauthenticglimpseintothefood,music,language,religion,andwayofalifeofaparticulargroupofpeople.32Anotherwaytolearnaboutdifferentculturesistotrytolearnaforeignlanguage.33Apersoncanchoosealanguageshehasalwayswantedtolearnandlocatelearningprogramstohelphermasterthelanguage.Besides,onecanenrollinaforeignlanguageclassinordertolearninamoreformalsetting.Onecanalsotrytovisitareasofthecitytoestablishsocialconnectionwithnativespeakersofthelanguage.34Seekoutrestaurantsthatfeatureauthenticfoodfromavarietyofcountries.Foodisanimportantpartofdifferentculturesandallowspeopletogaindeepunderstandingintoaparticularculturalgroup’swayoflife.Communicatingwithpeoplefromothercountriesthroughemailorsnailmailisanotherusefulwaytobecomefamiliarwithdifferentcultures.35Variouswebsitesofferpenpalservices,offeringtoconnectindividualswithpenfriendsaroundtheworld.A.Storiesbasedonalocalcultureexposeonetoadifferentculture.B.Tryingauthenticfoodfromaspecificculturalgroupisalsoagreatidea.C.Thereareseveralwaystobecomeknowledgeableaboutdifferentcultures.D.Avarietyoflanguage-learningbooks,software,andaudioprogramsisavailable,E.TheInternethasmadeitpossibletocommunicatewithothersfromdifferentcountries.F.Makingcontactwithnativespeakersofthelanguageallowsonetogainfirsthandknowledge. G.Onewaytodevelopthisappreciationistotrytoteamaboutotherculturesaroundtheworld.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。BodeBeirdneau,nowten,whostartedridingsnowmobilesatagefour,savedhisfatherafteraserious36,showinggreatcourageinthe37.OnabrightdaylastApril,BodeBeirdneau,thennineandhisfather,JohnTaylor,54,werehaving38snowmobilingaroundtheLakeTahoewhenthethrottle(节流阀)ofJohn’svehiclegot39byasmallbranch.Unabletoslowdown,John40tojumpoffthevehicle41itcrashedintoabigtree,buthisleggotcaughtunderneathit.Ashe42sixinchesintothesnow,hecouldtellbothhislegandshoulderwere43.Boderushedto44outhisfather,butJohnstoppedhim.Theyhadneithersupplies45cellphoneservice.46yoursnowmobile,"JohntoldBode.“Followtheroad,andtrytofindhelp”.Aftera20-minute47,Bodespottedatourgroupand48theguidetoradioforhelp.TheCountySearch,theRescueUnitandfirefightersquicklyappearedonthescene,andBodeledthem49thewhitewildernesstohisdad,whowaspaleandinpain.Whilewaitingfora50toairliftJohntothenearbyhospital,the51stabilizedhisleg.Withinanhour,hewasreceivingsurgery.Today,John’sleghas52.Sincethen53haveFatherandsonforgottocarryawalkie-talkie(步话机)withanemergencybuttonontheirtrip,TishaShaw,Bode’smother,saysherson’s54andquickthinkinghaveledhertotreathimasmoreofanadult.Sheletshim55latera tnightbecause“Itrusthisjudgment,”shesays.36.A.eventB.experienceC.mistakeD.accident37.A.darkB.wetC.coldD.sun38.A.funB.troubleC.lessonsD.plans39.A.stuckB.attackedC.destroyedD.broken40.A.succeedB.attemptedC.failedD.stopped41.A.untilB.asC.beforeD.since42.A.divedB.sankC.fellD.jumped43.A.hitB.damagedC.injuredD.harmed44.A.digB.findC.pickD.work45.A.orB.norC.andD.no46.A.getoverB.putonC.takeoffD.geton47.A.runB.rideC.tripD.wander48.A.askedB.demandedC.orderedD.suggested49.A.underB.overC.aroundD.through50.A.carB.snowmobileC.helicopterD.train51.A.policeB.touristsC.firefightersD.rescuers52.A.recoveredB.curedC.restoredD.returned53.A.innotimeB.alwaysC.attimesD.never54.A.confidenceB.courageC.confusionD.kindness55.A.pickupB.hangupC.stayupD.putup第Ⅱ卷（共55分）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. ItisZhouYang’sfirstdayattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper.Heisexcitedandeager56(go)outonastoryonhisown.ButHisnewboss,HuXinfirstputhimasan57(assist)toanexperiencedjournalist.Laterhecouldcoverastoryandsubmitthearticle58(him).AndaphoptographerwouldgowithZhouashemightbeabletoconcentrate59photographylater.Tobeagoodreporter,oneneedstobecurious,60enablesonetoaskmanydifferentquestionsandacquireallthe61(information)heneedstoknow.Besides,it’simportantforareportertohaveanoseforastory,knowingifsomeoneistellingthetruth.Andwhile62(interview)people,areporterhastolistentotheanswerscarefullybecausehehastolistenforthe63(detail)factsandpreparethenextquestion64(depend)onwhatpeoplesay.Ifpossible,areportercanrecordtheinterviewincasehemight65(accuse)ofprintinglies.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（共1小题，满分15分）随着中国国际地位的提高，世界各地掀起了学汉语的热潮，美国也不例外。假定你叫李华，你的美国网友Mikm通过email告诉你他学汉语方面的困难:口语不怎么好，听力差，写作能力最差。请你回一封email，给他提出一些行之有效的建议。1．你的建议：口语：每天说，每天背一定量的常用语。写作：多读简易读物并做笔记，每天写一点，比如写日记等。2．要求：①词数：100词左右；②不要逐字译成英文，为使行文流畅可适当增加细节。3．Email的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入总数)。DearMike，Hownicetohearfromyou!InyourletteryoutalkedaboutyourdifficultieswithyourChineseLearning. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua第二节：概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。(提示：照抄原句会根据评分标准进行相应扣分直到零分)Highschoolexittestsareteststhatstudentsmustpasstograduatefromhighschool.Inthelastfewyears,however,anumberofstatesinAmericahavedroppedthem.Althoughsomestatesstillusethemfordiplomas,thenumberisdownfromahighof27statesduringthetestingcrazepromotedbyNoChildLeftBehind(NCLB).Theappearanceofthisphenomenonissmallwonder.Researchesclearly showthatexittestshavelittlepositiveeffectsonstudents.A2020reportfoundexittestingwasassociatedwithlowergraduationrates,negativelyaffectedlabormarketoutcomes,and,mostalarmingly,produceda12.5percentincreaseinincarceration(监禁)rates.Exitexams,thestudyconcluded,hadtendedtoaddlittlevalueformoststudents.Exittestingreliesonthefollowingassumptions.Oneisthatstandardizedtestingcanserveasakindof“qualitycontrol”forhighschoolgraduates,guaranteeingthatgraduatesarecollegeready.Theotheristhattheyhavepredictingvalueforfuturesuccessinacademicsituations.Butthereislittleevidence.Thetestsdon’texactlymeasurewhattheypretendtomeasure.Forexample,qualitiessuchasintelligence,academicability,collegereadinessarenotdetermined.Thosethatshouldbedevelopedinallyoungpeople,likeresponsibility,criticalthinking,andempathy(移情),arenotmeasured,either.Evensupportersofexittestshaveacknowledgedthattheydon’tofferreliabledata.Thus,moreandmorepeoplearesuggestingthatexittestscoresoughttobejustonecomponentofthehighschooldiploma.Schoolsshouldconsidermanyotherrecordsincludingcreditsearned,coursestaken,activities,service,projectsandotherelementsofacademicaccomplishmentsothatstudentscanbeevaluatedflexibly.Inotherwords,exittestscoresshouldneverbetheonlycriterionforhighschooldiplomas. 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高二英语试题参考答案听力1-5ACBAC6-10BBBAC11-15ABCAC16-20ACBAB阅读21-23CCB24-26DCB27-30BCBA31-35CADBE完型36-40DCAAB41-45CBCAB46-50DBADC51-55DADBC语法填空56.togo57.assistant58.himself59.on60.which61.information62.interviewing63.detailed64.depending65.beaccused第一节：应用写作（满分15分）DearMike,Hownicetohearfromyou!Inyou’reyourletteryoutalkedaboutyourdifficultiesyou’reyourChineseLearning.Well,myadviceisthatfirstyoupracticespeakingChineseeverydayforatleast15minutes,andlearnsomeeverydayChinesebyheart.Then,itisamusttolearntosomeeasytapes,say,for20minuteseveryday,tillonedayyouthinkit’stimeformoredifficultones.Asforwriting,doingsimplereadingsasmuchasyoucanandtakingsomepossiblenoteswillbeofmuchhelp.Besides,writingsomethinginChineseeveryday,suchaskeepingdiaries,willgreatlyimproveyourwritingskillsaswellasthewayyouthinkinChinese.HopingtheywilldosomegoodtoyourChineselearning.Bestwishes!Yours, LiHua第二节：概要写作（满分25分）One possible version:HighschoolexittestshavebeencancelledinsomestatesinAmericainrecentyears.(要点1)Thisisnotsurprisingbecausestudiesshowtheydolittlegoodtostudents.(要点2)Insteadofensuringcollegereadinessandacademicsuccess,theyactuallydon’tmeasurewhatshouldbemeasured.(要点3)Therefore,exittestscoresshouldonlybeonepartofthestandardsofhighschooldiplomas.(要点4)[60words]
