江苏省南通市通州区2018-2019学年高二下学期期末调研测试英语试题含答案

1、第 I 卷（三部分，共85 分）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 s the weatherprobably like now?A. Cloudy.B. Rainy.C. Sunny.2. How will the speakers tour the city?A. On foot.B. By car.C. By bus.

2、3. When did the plane leave?A. At 11:35.B. At 11:50.C. At 12:05.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. At home.B. At a movie theater.C. At school.5. Why does the woman decide to go to the skate park?A. She s good at skateboarding.B. She would like to support the man.C. She wants to improve her

3、 skateboarding skills.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、7 题。6. What did the locals think about the woman? A. They thought she was really cool.B. They were impressed by

4、her car.C. They were surprised she was American.7. What does the woman say about people in Amsterdam? A. Everyone has a bike.B. Few people have cars.C. No one locks their doors.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8. When will the man go back home?A. Mid-September.B. Late September.9. What prevents the woman from goin

5、g to visit Australia?A. Her work.B. The time.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. Where does the man come from?A. India.B. Thailand.11. What does the man often do? A. He goes swimming.B. He visits friends.C. He does the gardening.12. How does the man usually spend his holiday?A. By travelling around.B. By visi

6、ting relatives.home.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13. What will the woman buy for her sister?A. A handbag.B. A jacket.14. Why does the woman want to buy a selfie stick?A. It s her daughter s birthday.B. She is going to a wedding.C. Her old one broke.15. What will the woman go to the fourth floor for? A. To

7、get a CD for herself.B. To check the price of a fridge. C. To look at the video equipment.C. Early October.C. The cost.C. Britain.C.BystayingatC. A hat.16. Where can the woman find a chair?A. On the second floor.B. On the third floor.C. On the fifth floor.听第 10 段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why were the people

8、not happy?A. Because of the houses.B. Because of the rats.C. Because ofthedogs.18. What decision did the people make at the meeting?A. To go away.B. To fight against the rats.C. No decision cameout.19. What did the stranger say he could do?A. Take away all the rats.B. Kill all the rats.C. Play with

9、alltherats.20. What did the governor mean when he said he could give the stranger 50,000 dollars? A. He didn t believe the stranger.B. He wanted to get rid of the rats very much.C. The stranger was too poor.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35 分）第一节单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分 15 分）从每小题所给的四个选项（A 、 B、 C 和 D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

10、项。21. Theflag,ninered and whitestripes,a nationalthflag dating back to the 13century.A. consisting of; based onB. consisted of; is based onC. consisting of; is based onD. consisted of; based on22. Successful businesses evolve by stayingthe changing market and choosing the righttime to move from thei

11、r existing business model to a new model.A. in contradiction withB. in common withC. in contact withD. in tune with23. It is a pitynonsense the papers print, some people always believe it.A. whateverB. whicheverC. howeverD.whenever24. The great leader often inspires younger generations that only thr

12、ough hard work.A. has happiness been achievedB. will happiness be achievedC. happiness has been achievedD. happiness will be achieved25. Good parents turn every mealinto a special occasionthey can use to discipline theirkids.A. which26. Scientists have been of time.A. predicting chartingB. whereC. w

13、hoD. whenthe temperature of the oceans to see how it changes over a periodB. controllingC. increasingD.27. At last we came to a town and found a quiet hotel, A. next to it was a thick woodC. next to it a thick wood was.B. next to which was a thick woodD. next to which a thick wood was28. It won t be

14、 longbefore we put our plan into final form.you want to make any change,please keep me informed before tomorrow.A. WouldB. CouldC. MightD. Should29. It disappoints the specialists that Canada is faced with the similar problem as the Internet meantto bring people closerto set them apart.A. beginningB

15、. begunC. beginsD.hadbegun30. Jeff s business was originallyin size, but in the last few years he has expanded it byopening scores of chain stores across America.A. desperateB. concreteC. modestD.absolute31. When the engineersthe car parks, they based their plan on one car per four families.A. touch

16、ed onB. laid outC. cut outD.brokeup32. The famous film star was blamed for avoiding taxes that she was supposed to pay, and she hassaid nothingherself ever since.A. in charge ofB. in case ofC. in defence ofD.inmemory of33. Besides the focus on the development of the economy, people should alsoprotec

17、t the environment.A. give rise toB. give thought toC. give praise toway tohow toD.give34. Have you searched the kitchen for your car key? No. It was in the studyI remember I left it.A. whichB. whereC. thatD. as35. There is a generalamong teachers about the need for greater security in schools.A. con

18、sensusB. criterionC. restrictionD.deadline第二节完形填空（共.20 小题；每小题1 分，满分20 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36? 55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。Everything - is made; so is every part ofyou when you are in your mother(子swomb宫).Butyour virtueand wisdomare forming36yourgrowing up. You have potentialwhich37your life value.

19、 That is, if the potential is great, the value of life would be high. So you should38yourself instead of looking in the39saying,“ I m ugly. I m unlovable. I m worthless. ”In 1987 a British couple brought a painted40to Antiques Roadshow to find out its value.The painting was41at the attic of their ol

20、d house. Maybe the husband s grandpa put it there.They didn t 42like it because it looked old. They43 moved it to their outbuilding thatwas used for housing cars when they redecorated their house. Imagine their44when thepainting turned out to be The Halt in the Desert, one ofRichard Dadd s greatest

21、masterpieces. It hadbeen missing for a45 . It appeared after 100 years, and its value is46, about1,000,000today. It didn47 twhat the couple thought about the piece; its value came from the one whocreated it.You and I are works of a master artist as well. Like the piece of artwork, we may48whowe are

22、truly and display to the world something that we think is more appealing. We49seekto destroy ourselves completely out ofshame. 50the truth stillremains-we are fearfullyandwonderfully made. Author Max Lucado says in Cure for the Common life,51 “ DaoneVinciMona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fate Sympho

23、ny. And God made one version of you. We existto52God, to display His glory.God longs for His children to accept the worth and value. He53them andthens use it toprotect others. 54we know who we are and what we are living for, we re free to love, live withjoy, and make a difference in the world.We com

24、e to the world not to do55and we need to believe everyone is born useful.36.A. aboutB. withC. byD. from37.A. decidesB. abandonsC. improvesD.maintains38.A. show offB. care aboutC. tom toD. believein39.A. roomB. officeC. mirrorD. scene40.A. houseB. projectC. pictureD. book41.A. lostB. boughtC. soldD.d

25、iscovered42.A. necessarilyB. particularlyC. hardlyD.voluntarily43.A. finallyB. carefullyC. actuallyD.unwillingly44.A. surpriseB. puzzleC. anxietyD. regret45.A. weekB. monthC. yearD. century46.A. uncertainB. highC. pricelessD. low47.A. matterB. helpC. occurD. seem48.A. doubtB. predictC. imagineD. hid

26、e49.A. rarelyB. stillC. evenD. never50.A. ButB. SinceC. ThoughD. If51.A. copiedB. paintedC. designedD.described52.A. thankB. exhibitC. rewardD. respect53.A. influencedB. supportedC. givenD.promised54. A. When55. A. anythingB. ThoughB. everythingC. UntilC. somethingD. UnlessD. nothing第三部分阅读理解（共15 小题；

27、每小题2 分，满分30 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。AIbuprofenIbuprofen is used to reduce fever and treat pain in adults and children who are at least 6 monthsold.Important informationIbuprofen can increase your risk of heart attack or stroke, especially if you use it in the longterm or take high dose

28、s( 剂量 ), or if you have heart disease. Do not use this medicine just before or after heart surgery. Ibuprofen may also cause stomach bleeding, which can give birth to death. These conditions can occur without warning while you are using it, especially in older adults.Do not take more than your recom

29、mended dose. An ibuprofen overdose can damage yourstomach. Use only the smallest amount medication needed to get relief from your pain or fever.A child s dose of ibuprofen is based on the age and weight of the child. Carefully follow thedosing instructions. Ask a doctor if you have questions.Take ib

30、uprofen with food or milk to reduce the likelihood of a stomach upset.Shake the liquid before you measure a dose.Measure liquid medicine with a special medicine cup.Store at room temperature away from heat. Do not allow the liquid medicine to freeze.56. What s the author s advice on taking ibuprofen

31、?A. Avoiding taking it on an empty stomach.B. Measuring the dose according to your age and weight.C. Preventing older adults with a fever and an upset stomach using it.D. Using a small amount of it to speed up recovery after heart surgery.57. How does the author introduce ibuprofen to readers? A. By

32、 presenting findings of case studies.B. By explaining its effects together with the risks involved.C. By giving a list of pros and cons of using it.D. By comparing it with other medicines of the same kind.BIt is not easy getting the attention of tourists away from the well-known white sandy beaches

33、ofByron Bay. But in this relying Australian surf town, a solar ( a good job.太阳能的 )-powered train might just doOpening to the public in December 2018 along a 1.9-mile-long stretch ( 一段 ) of track that sat abandoned for more than a decade, the Byron Bay Rail Company has breathed new life into a pair o

34、fdisused railcars dating back to the 1940s. They re now used to transport passengers between ByronBay centrals business district and the North Beach area. After remaining in service as part of aregional passenger rail network until the early 1990s, the aging railcars were out of service and satuncar

35、ed for almost destroyed by time and unpleasant Aussie climate in a railyard formorethan 20 years. You d never know it by looking at these nearly-year70-old workhorses today, though:they ve been decorated, equipped, topped with custom-ade photovoltaic panels ( 定制的光电池板)and rearranged to accommodate up

36、 to 100 seated beach goers.It s those train-top PV panels that truly set the Byron Bay Rail Company from other heritage rail restoration projects. s flagship train apartDrawing additional power from a 30-kilowatt solar array ( 阵列 ) located atop the train s storage building, the tain is said to be th

37、e first in the world to be completely powered by the sun. Solar energy caught by the 6.5-kilowatt train-top solar panels is stored directly in an onboard battery system that powers motors, lighting and the like. When stopped at its home platform, the trainpushes into chargers for quick battery top-

38、offs with electricity produced by the storage building rooftop solar array. The 77 kilowatt-hour battery can hold enough juice for 12 to 15 runs on a single scharge. During long periods of c loudiness when the solar arrays don t get enough sun, the train uses the main electric network. supply using

39、renewable energy sold by community-based service Enova Energy.The Byron Bay Rail Company -sinfirst-the-world folly solar-powered train is a good exampleof historic rail preservation with a 21 st century development. Operating as a not-for-profit company, the Byron Bay Rail Company also expected the

40、AU$4 million line to be a way to relieve traffic jambetween downtown Byron Bay and the rapidly growing North Beach area. Really, there s no biggerunpleasant thing than sitting in bad traffic for 40 minutes trying to get to the beach.58. What makes the train really extraordinary?A. That it looks the

41、same as trains from the past.B. That it is powered by train-top PV panels.C. That it runs along specially designed tracks.D. That it is a heritage rail restoration project.59. Which of the following statement is TRUE?A. A 30-kimowatt solar array is fixed on the top of the train.B. The train runs at

42、the speed of 77 kilometers per hour.C. The storage building is more than a shelter for the train.D. It takes a long time to charge the train each time.60. From the last paragraph, we can infer that.A. the Byron Bay Rail Company has made a big profit with the trainB. the Byron Bay Rail Company offers

43、 free rides with the trainC. the train plays a key role in the rapid growth of the North Beach areaD. it used to be very inconvenient for someone to drive to the beachCAdvances in artificialintelligence and the use of big data are changing the way many largecompanies recruit ( 招募 ) entry level and j

44、unior management positions. These days, graduatesCVmay well have to impress an algorithm ( 算法 ) rather than an (human resources) manager.While algorithms supposedly treat each application equally, experts are divided about whetherso-called robo-recruitment promises an end to human prejudice in the s

45、election process or whether it may in fact add to it.“ AI systems are not all equal,” saysen,Lorenchief Larstechnology officer for HireVue, whichhas developed an automated video interview analysis system.“ I think you have to look at the scienceteam behind the work,” says Mr Larsen.The problem, expe

46、rts say, is that to find the best candidates an algorithm has firstto be toldwhat “ good ”looks likein any given organization.Even ifit is not given criteria that seemdiscriminatory, a powerful machine-learning system will quickly be able to copy the characteristicsof existingworkers. Ifan organizat

47、ionhas favoured whitemale graduates fromwell-knownuniversities, the algorithm will learn to select more of the same.The growing dependence on automation to judge suitability for everything from a loan to a jobworries Yuriy Brun, an associate profess or specializing in software engineering.“ It takes

48、 a lot of thetime for a company to put out software but it doesn t know if it is discriminatory un” he sayexplains that, considering the use of big data, algorithms will unavoidably learn to discriminate.Many of those working with robo-recruiters are more optimistic. Kate Glazebrook, the leaderand c

49、o-founder of Applied, a hiring platform, says her task is to encourage hiring manager to moveaway from such indicators of quality as schools or universities and move to moreevidence-basedmethods. When candidates complete tests online, Applied hides their names and shows the tests thecandidates have

50、completed, question by question, to human assessors. Every stage of the process hasbeen designed to remove prejudice.With the same aim, Unilever decided in2016 to switch toa more automated process foritsgraduate-level entry programme. Unilever worked with HireVue, Amberjack, which providesandadvises on automated recruitmentprocesses, and Pymetrics,anotherhighvolume recruitmentcompany, which developed a game-based test in which candidates are scored on their ability to takerisks and le