江苏省如皋中学2020学年高一英语上学期第二次阶段测试试卷

江苏省如皋中学2020学年度第一学期第二次月考高一英语(满分150分 考试时间120分钟)第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分20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 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 did the woman do after school yesterday?A. She made cakes.B. She played at home.C. She looked after her mom.2. How does the man feel now?A. Moved.B. Frightened.C. Excited.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Doing exercise.B. Enjoying life.C. Dealing with pressure.4. How long does the museum open a day?A. 5 hours.B. 8 hours.C. 9 hours.5. What is the woman worried about?A. The dog gets into trouble.B. The dog messes the house.C. The dog dislikes other places.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. What does the woman want to do?A. Do some cooking.B. Move a suitcase.C. Set up a bookshelf.7. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Brother and sister.B. Friends.C. Teacher and student.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. When will the womans flight leave tomorrow?A. 5:00 p.m.B. 5:30 p.m.C. 6:00 p.m.9. Where does the womans sister live?A. In Shanghai.B. In Shenzhen.C. In New York.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What can we know about the couples trip?A. Theyll stay at the friends.B. They are on a vacation.C. Theyll stay for two weeks.11. How much money do they take in total?A. 3,000.B. 2,000.C. 1,000.12. Where does the conversation take place?A. At the police station.B. At the hotel.C. At the customs(海关).听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man enjoy doing?A. Playing in a band.B. Reading books.C. Listening to music.14. How often does the man go to the library?A. Every day.B. Twice a week.C. Once a week.15. Why does the man go to the library?A. His house is noisy.B. He meets his friends there.C. He prepares his paper there.16. How does the woman prefer to go to the gym?A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why does the speaker make the talk?A. To talk about his job.B. To inform the tourists of a change.C. To introduce a hiking trip.18. Why will the new bus driver be late for tomorrows trip?A. He took a wrong turn.B. He was stuck in the snow.C. He just got the task.19. What is part of the Winter Wonderland trip?A. A horse ride in the mountains.B. A drive past some farms.C. A chance to see a special bird.20. What will the listeners do next?A. Watch a play. B. See a film. C. Eat dinner.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,从所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、D) 中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AHave you ever wondered?1.Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?It can take five hours to go west-east from New York (NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to New York (NY). The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet(喷射) stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.2. What would happen if the gravity (地心引力) on Earth was suddenly turned off?Supposing that we could magically turn off gravity, would buildings and other structures float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth. The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand mile per hour. If you turn something around your head on a string (细绳), it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Then it flies off in a straight line. “Switch off” gravity would be like letting go of the string. Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. Most things outside would fly off into space.21. What information can we get from the first passage?A. Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind.B. It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly.C. It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY.D. The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic.22. It can be inferred that without gravity _.A. buildings and other structures would float away.B. something around your head would not fly away.C. trees and buildings would not easily fly off.D. everything outside buildings would fly off into space.23. Where can we most probably read the text?A. In a students book. B. In a short story.C. In a travel magazine. D. In a science fiction.BHave you ever been afraid? Do thunder and lightning make your heart beat faster? Maybe your mouth goes dry when your teacher says you will be given a test, or your palms（手掌） sweat when its your turn to give your report in front of the class. Perhaps you get butterflies in your stomach when you see the bully (欺负人的人) who chooses you.We all have fears sometimes. Thats true no matter how big we are or how brave we can be. Fear of getting too close to a campfire may save you from a bad burn. And fear of getting a bad grade on a test may make you study hard. Being nervous can also sharpen your senses and help you perform better during a track meet. Some people even enjoy being a little scared. Thats why they like to watch scary movies.Usually, our bodies go into fight only when there is something to fear. However, sometimes this happens when there doesnt seem to be anything to be frightened about. When you feel scared but there doesnt seem to be a clear reason, thats called anxiety. For some kids, the feeling of anxiety or worry can happen at any time. For others, it might appear only at certain times, like when they are leaving their home or family to go somewhere. For some people, this feeling of anxiety happens almost all the time and gets in the way of what they want to do.Tell your parents if your anxiety becomes strong and is getting in the way of what you want to do. Your parents can take you to a doctor, who can help to find out if a medical problem is making you feel anxious. But you can also try these ways to kill the feeling yourself.24. What does the underlined phrase “get butterflies in your stomach” (Paragraph 1) probably mean?A. Get angry. B. Get nervous. C. Get hurt. D. Get excited.25. What does the writer want to show in the second paragraph?A. Brave people wont feel fear whatever happens.B. Children are easier to show fear than adults.C. Fear is a sign of being sick and unhealthy.D. Fear can be good to people sometimes.26. According to the passage, we can learn that anxiety _.A. often appears before an important examB. appears when people face some frightening thingsC. cant be treated once it beginsD. sometimes doesnt seem to have a clear reason27. What would be talked about in the next paragraph?A. The great harm fear does to peoples health.B. Who to turn to for help when people feel anxious.C. Some good ways to help people deal with fear.D. What kind of people can easily feel anxious.CMusic for Humans and Humpback Whales (座头鲸)As researchers concluded in Science, the love of music is not only a universal feature of the human species but also deeply fixed in complex structures of the human brain and is far more ancient than previously suspected.In the articles, researchers present various evidence to show that music-making is at once an original human “business”, and an art form with skillful performers throughout the animal kingdom.Th new reports stress that humans hold no copyright on sound wisdom, and that a number of non-human animals produce what can rightly be called music, rather than random sound. Recent in-depth analyses of the songs sung by humpback whales show that, even when their organ would allow them to do otherwise, the animals converge on the same choices related to the sounds and beauty, and accept the same laws of song composition as those preferred by human musicians, and human ears, everywhere.For example, male humpback whales, who spend six months of each year doing little else but singing, use rhythms (节奏) similar to those found in human music and musical phrases of similar length a few seconds. Whales are able to make sounds over a range of at least seven octaves (八度音阶), yet they tend to move on through a song in beautiful musical intervals (间隔), rather than moving forward madly. They mix the sounds like drums and pure tones in a ratio (比例) which agrees with that heard in much western music. They also use a favorite technique of human singers, the so-called A-B-A form, in which a theme is started, then developed, and then returned to a slightly revised form.Perhaps most impressive, humpback songs contain tunes that rhyme. “This suggests that whales use rhyme in the same way we do: as a technique in a poem to help them remember complex material,” the researchers write.28. The underlined words “converge on” in Paragraph 3 probably mean _.A. tend towards B. refer to C. turn into D. put forward29. Which of the following shows the advanced musical ability in humpback whales?A. They can remember complex materials.B. They can create pleasing patterns of music.C. They can make sounds like drums continuously.D. They can sing along with rhythms of western music.30. What is the main idea of the article?A. Animals are able to compose and enjoy music like humans.B. Human beings borrow ideas in music from humpback whales.C. Humpback whales are skillful performers in the animal kingdom.D. Music-making is an ancient activity of both humans and animals.31. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. argue and discuss B. inform and explainC. compare and advertise D. examine and assessD“Hi there. Hows it going?”“Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh?”“Well, I guess we can always use the rain.”Whats that? This story? Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have dozens of times a day. Maybe youre waiting for the elevator.Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial(不重要的，琐碎的). Idle chatter about traffic doesnt do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, “Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. Its so powerful. It does something to you.” “Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary,” Oliver says, “If I dont make small connection with another person, I cant work.”What causes it? As a rule, youre either trying to force something into your life, or youre using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversation.The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time.Take the elevator, for instance. Now theres prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and theres no reason not to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. “Making conversation in such peaceful social settings”, according to Oliver, “can confirm your territory. Its a way of feeling liked and accepted.”The topics of small talk dont matter. In fact, you dont want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. Its non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change quickly when youre with lots of people doing lots of talking.Lets say youre at a party. Now its time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so you dont look silly standing by the food table alone all night.32. “Small talk”, as interpreted by the author, _.A. has no real function in communication at allB. is usually meaningless and therefore uselessC. is not as idle as it may seem to beD. is restricted to certain topics only33. According to the author, small talk is often used _.A. to invade others private affairsB. to share a secret between close friendsC. to open and maintain channels of communicationD. to protect ones own privacy34. Why is small talk described as “non-threatening talk in a threatening situation”?A. It is used by people to encourage those who are confronted(遇到，面对) with danger.B. It is used to show that one is enthusiastic and hospitable.C. It is used to create a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassment.D. It is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation.35. According to the author, at a big party, small talk is used with the purpose of _.A. making both others and yourself feel at easeB. excluding those you dont like from joining you.C. keeping your voice low so only your friends can hear you.D. comforting those who feel lonely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。Dear Seth,Youre only three years old, and at this point in your life you cant read, much less understand what Im going to try to tell you in this letter. But someday, when youre ready, I hope you will find some wisdom and value in what I share with you._36_There will be people in your life who wont be very nice. Theyll tease you or try to hurt you because youre different. Theres not much you can do except learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you and who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, treasure them, spend tie with them and love them.Be open to life anyway.Yes, youll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life, but dont let that close you to new things. _37_ Be open to new things, new experiences, new people.Life isnt a competition.You will meet many people who will try to do better than you, in school, in college, at work. To them, life is a competition.But here is a secret: life isnt a competition. _38_ Learn to enjoy the journey and make it a journey of happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love.Love should be your rule.If there is a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: love. _39_Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors, your co-workers, strangers, your brothers and sisters in humanity._40_ You are starting out on an unknown, tiring, scary, but eventually great journey, and always remember I will be there for you when I can.Love,Your DadA. Its a journey.B. Life is full of love.C. Life can be cruel.D. It might sound corny(老掉牙的), but there is no better rule in life.E. Finally, know that I love you and always will.F. Last, think that you are a wonderful human being.G. Dont step backwards from life; dont hide yourself.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I am still in the middle of it. This habit _41_ first my Mom, then my friends, and finally even my own _42_.Often my _43_ wouldnt be confined(限制，限定) just to the books I read but also to what they were reading _44_. Finally one day my daughter told me in exasperation(恼怒), Dad please just read a book one page _45_ like everyone else!At times I havent _46_ this bad habit to just books either. I have also tried to skip ahead in my own life and _47_ what to do months and even years from now instead of embracing each day as God _48_.I knew that the book of my life wasnt done yet and that I had many pages _49_ to go. _50_, that didnt stop me from trying to write the ending half-way through.Time and again, I would foolishly jump ahead and try to solve every possible problem _51_ it happened so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending.Life, however, doesnt _52_ like that. God loves to _53_ us, and you never know what new problem, change, or _54_ each new day will bring.Recently when I found myself _55_ that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the future again, I found His truth coming from the lips of a special soul who _56_ told me I needed to live one day at a time.When I heard those words I smiled, turned the book of my life back to the _57_ page, and thanked God for today.There is no _58_ ahead in the book of life. Each of us has to live it one page and one day at a time. Each of us has to have _59_ in God to help us to write it line by line and moment by moment. Each of us has to trust that our Heavenly Father will bring our story to its perfect _60_.41. A. embarrassed42. A. daughter43. A. impatience44. A. on earth45. A. at all time46. A. arranged47. A. work out48. A. intended49. A. remained50. A. Therefore51. A. after52. A. work53. A. surprise54. A. wisdom55. A. buried in56. A. shortly57. A. right58. A. learning59. A. luck60. A. endB. annoyedB. uncleB. enthusiasmB. as wellB. at one timeB. limitedB. look intoB. exploredB. leftB. MoreoverB. untilB. existB. trackB. achievementB. returning toB. rudelyB. magicB. skippingB. funB. ruin C. comfortedC. readersC. adventureC. as a resultC. in no timeC. connectedC. come acrossC. reservedC. deservedC. StillC. beforeC. surviveC. tolerateC. troubleC. belonging toC. gentlyC. clearC. runningC. scheduleC. life D. injuredD. classmatesD. humorD. at allD. at a timeD. devotedD. figure outD. insistedD. assumedD.