江西省上饶市“山江湖”协作体2021学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题

1、江西省上饶市“山江湖”协作体2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题PAGE PAGE - 31 -江西省上饶市“山江湖”协作体2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. What will the woman have?A. Duck.B. Chicken.C. Beef2. Why does the woman ask for another jacket?A. Because of the color.B. Because of the size.C. Because of the

2、material.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. How many languages Victor can speak.B. Which language Victor is good at.C. How Victor uses his languages.4. How will the man go home?A. By carB. On foot.C. By bus.5. What is the woman going to do?A. Go to the museum.B. Visit her friends.C. Attend a

3、concert.第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the man say about the woman?A. She played volleyball on the school team.B. She seldom asked questions in class.C. She sat at the front in the classroom.7. Where did the mans father use to work?A. In Miami.B. In London.C. In Paris.听第7段材料，回答8

4、、9题。8. How did the man feel first when be became the chairman of the Student Union?A. Worried.B. Calm.C. Proud.9. What may the woman do within this month?A. Buy five more books.B. Finish writing a novel.C. Plan well for her studies.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where did the speakers have a bad experience?A.

5、 In a karaoke bar.B. In a cinema.C. In a shop.11. Who will get a white dress?A. The womans mom.B. The mans mom.C. The womans grandma.12. What will the speakers do at last?A. Go swimming.B. Go shopping.C. Sing at home.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man ask for?A. Some chips.B. A cold beer.C. An i

6、ce cream.14. How old is the man most probably?A. In his late thirties.B. In his late forties.C. In his late fifties.15. When did the man play football the last time?A. Over five months ago.B. Over one year ago.C. Over five years ago.16. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband

7、 and wife.B. Brother and sister.C. Father and daughter.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which of the following often decides what the eyes communicate?A. The education level.B. The age range.C. The culture.18. Why do Japanese students avoid eye contact with their teachers?A. To hide their fear.B. To avoid answ

8、ering questions.C. To show their respect.19. How many students in the test got responses?A. 490B. 450C. 40020. What was the result of the test?A. Americans feel uncomfortable with long eye contact.B. Indonesians usually look up in communicating.C. Chinese students often have good manners.第二部分 阅读理解（共

9、两节，满分40分）第一节（每小题2分，满分30分）AThroughout history scientists have risked their health and their lives in their search for the truth.Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth century scientist, was very smart, but that didnt stop him from doing some pretty stupid things. In his laboratory in Cambridge he often di

10、d the strangest experiments. Once, while testing how light passes through lenses (晶状体), he put a long needle into his eye, pushed it to the back, and then moved it around just to see what would happen. Luckily, nothing long-lasting did. On another occasion he stared at the sun for as long as he coul

11、d bear, to discover what effect this would have on his sight. Again he escaped suffering permanent damage, though he had to spend some days in a darkened room before his eyes recovered.In the 1750s the Swedish chemist Karl Scheele was the first person to find a way to produce phosphorus (磷). He in f

12、act discovered eight more chemical elements including chlorine (氯), though he didnt get any praise for them. He was a very clever scientist, but his one failing was a curious habit of tasting a little of every substance he worked with. This risky practice finally caught up with him, and in 1786 he w

13、as found dead in his laboratory surrounded by a large number of dangerous chemicals, any of which might have been responsible for his death.Eugene Shoemaker was a respected geologist. He spent a large part of his life studying craters (火山口) on the moon, and how they were formed, and later did resear

14、ch into the comets of the planet Jupiter. In 1997 he and his wife were in the Australian desert where they went every year to search for places where comets might have hit the earth. While driving in the Tanami desert, normally one of the emptiest places in the world, another vehicle crashed into th

15、em and Shoemaker was killed on the spot. Some of his ashes (骨灰) were sent to the moon aboard the Lunar Prospector spacecraft and left there he is the only person who has had this honor.21. What did Karl Scheele like doing when performing experiments?A. Tasting chemicals.B. Staying in the empty lab.C

16、. Experimenting in darkness.D. Working together with others.22.What special honor was Shoemaker given after his death?A. He was buried in the Tanami desert.B. Some of his ashes were placed on the moon.C. One comet of Jupiter was named after him.D.A spacecraft carrying him traveled around Jupiter.23.

17、The text is mainly about three great scientists _.A. special honorsB. great achievementsC. famous experimentsD. sufferings in the jobBMore primary care doctors in a community (社区)appear to lead to improved life expectancy for people living there,though a lack of such physicians across U.S. could be

18、a cause of concern for overall population health in years to come.For the study, researchers looked at physician counts per 100,000 people in a range covering 2005 to 2015 in the U. S.,along with life expectancy and specific causes of death. They found that an increase of 10 primary care physicians

19、per 100,000 population was associated with a 51. 5-day increase in life expectancy, while an increase of 10 specialty physicians per 100, 000 population increased life expectancy by 19. 2 days. An increase in primary care physicians also was associated with reductions of many deaths including heart

20、diseases and cancers.Along with those findings, though, the study said many communities did not have primary care physicians in 2015,with the decline in supply more prominent in rural areas than their urban areas. Many believe that a well-functioning health care system requires a solid foundation of

21、 primary care, however, payment difference between primary care and technical specialties continue to dispirit the U. S. primary care physician workforce.“Higher pay and lifestyle preferences lead most students to choose non-primary care fields, even when their hearts say primary care,” the study sa

22、id. “We must turn this trend around with practical changes in physician payment policy; no amount of superb primary care training or creative practice reform will prevent further declines in primary care physician, which will lead to worsening health for the United States. ”The studys researchers co

23、nclude that future research should focus on the “quality and cover of primary care,types of primary care physician training and service offerings, and effective access rather than just supply”.24.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?A. Provide some data for the readers,B. Offer some tips

24、 on life expectancy.C. Add some background information,D. Stress the importance of primary care,25.Which of the following best explains “prominent ” underlined in Paragraph 3?A.Adequate.B.Considerate.C.Obvious.D.Reasonable.26.What discourages young people from taking up the primary care?A.Primary ca

25、re is badly paid.B.They have to work in rural areas,C.They need to face fierce competition.D.Primary care lacks superb training27.What is the main idea of the text?A.Primary care can lengthen life.B.Primary care needs improving.C.Primary care physicians are decreasing.D.Higher pay attracts more prim

26、ary care physiciansCTechnology offers conveniences such as opening the garage door from your car or changing the television station without touching the TV.Now one American company is offering its employees a new convenience: a microchip implanted (植入) in their hands. Employees who have these chips

27、can do all kinds of things just by waving their hands. Three Square Market is offering to implant microchips in all of their employees for free. Each chip costs $300 and Three Square Market will pay for the chip. Employees can volunteer to have the chips implanted in their hands. About 50 out of 80

28、employees have chosen to do so. The president of the company, his wife and their children are also getting chips implanted in their hands.The chip is about the size of a grain of rice. Implanting the chip only takes about a second and is said to hurt only very briefly. The chips go under the skin be

29、tween the thumb and forefinger. With a chip in the hand, a person can enter the office building, buy food, sign into computers and more, simply by waving that hand near a scanner. The chips will be also used to identify employees. Employees who want convenience, but do not want to have a microchip i

30、mplanted under their skin, can wear a wristband (腕带) or a ring with a chip instead. They can perform the same tasks with a wave of their hands as if they had an implanted chip.Three Square Market is the first company in the United States to offer to implant chips in its employees. Epicenter, a compa

31、ny in Sweden, has been implanting chips in its employees for a while.Three Square Market says the chip cannot track the employees. The company says scanners can read the chips only when they are within a few inches of them. “The chips protect against identity theft, similar to credit cards.” The U.S

32、. Food and Drug Administration approved the chips back in 2004,so they should be safe for humans, according to the company.In the future, people with the chips may be able to do more with them, even outside the office. Todd Westby is Chief Executive Officer of Three Square Market. He says, “Eventual

33、ly, this technology will become standardized allowing you to use this as your passport, public transit, all purchasing opportunities, etc.”28.What is the third paragraph mainly about?A.The substitutes of the chips.B.The advantages of the chips.C.The places to implant the chips.D.The potential risks

34、of implanting the chips.29.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A.the handsB.the employeesC.the credit cardsD.the scanners30.We can infer that _.A.the chips are very popular among the employeesB.the chips have magic powersC.the price of the chips is reasonableD.most people su

35、spect the application of the chips31.Which of the following best describes Todd Westby s attitude towards the chips?A.Defensive.B.Disappointing.C.Optimistic.D.Casual.DEver walked to the shops only to find, once there, youve completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of

36、 an old friend? For years weve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrinkles and gray hair. But now a new book suggests that weve got it all wrong.According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, ou

37、r brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s much later than previously thought.Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we keep them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. Fo

38、r years its been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise.This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participa

39、nts performed better on cognitive (认知的) tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving. Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual spee

40、d how fast you can push a button when ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age.Neuroscientists are also finding that we are

41、happier with aging. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when were younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older weve learne

42、d our lessons and are aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy.32.Barbara Strauch probably agrees that _.A.the young are better at handling important thingsB.peoples brains work best between their 40s and 60sC.aging leads to the decline of th

43、e function of the brainD.wrinkles and gray hair are the only symbols of aging33.The continuing research has found older people perform better on _.A.perceptual speedB.number abilityC.vocabulary testsD.body balance34.People are happier with aging because _.A.they learn to value the time leftB.they kn

44、ow how to share feelingsC.they cannot focus on negative aspectsD.they do not realize the possible dangers35.What is the main idea of the passage?A.People get happier with age.B.People get wiser with age.C.People get more forgetful with age.D.People get more self-aware with age.第二节 (每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内

45、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。How to Remember What You ReadReading is important. But the next step is making sure that you remember what youve read! 36 you may have just read the text. But the ideas, concepts and images（形象）may fly right out of your head. Here are a few tricks for remembering w

46、hat you read. 37 If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, you likely wont be able to remember what you read. Its a bit like reading a foreign language. If you dont understand what youre reading, how would you remember it? But there are a few things you can do. Use a dictionary; l

47、ook up the difficult words. Are you connected?Does a character remind you of a friend? Does the setting make you want to visit the place? Does the book inspire you and make you want to read more? With some books, you may feel a connection right away. 38 How willing are you to make the connections ha

48、ppen? Read it; hear it; be it!Read the lines. Then, speak them out loud. And, put some character into the words. When he was writing his novels, Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters. Hed make faces in the mirror and change his voice for each character. 39 How often do you read?I

49、f you read frequently, you ll likely have an easier time with remembering what youre reading and what youve read. 40 As you make reading a regular part of your life, youll make more connections, stay more focused and understand the text better. Youll learn to enjoy literature- as you remember what y

50、ou read!A. Are you confused?B. Practice makes perfect.C. Whats your motivation?D. Memory is sometimes a tricky thing.E. Marking helps you remember what you read.F. But other books require a bit more work on your part.G. You can do the same thing when you are reading the text!第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一

51、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。We talk about the persistence (坚持不懈) needed to make our dream come true today. Just think of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Their 41 certainly didnt happen overnight!Wilbur was 12 years old and Orville 8 when their father brought home a 4

52、2 . It was a rubber 43 made in France. They 44 it so much that they played with it until it broke. Immediately, they began 45 copies. They were hooked on aviation (飞行器制造)! In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider (滑翔机), they decided to 46 it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills. It 47

53、 consistent strong winds, and the somewhat cushioning effects of sand. That first flight was unsuccessful, 48 it didnt stop them. After several more tries, on December 17, 1903, with a much 49 plane, they risked their lives to drive it in the wind. They 50 flying the worlds first powered airplane. B

54、eginning at 10:35 a.m. that day, Orville 51 it 120 feet in about 12 seconds! At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds! Johnny Moore, one of the five men who 52 them that morning (in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning), ran to the village of Kitty Hawk 53 , “Theyve ma

55、de it!” This was the 54 of aviation! At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had passed 55 their father gave them that toy! If you have a 56 , work at it. If it doesnt turn out as 57 , dont give up! Try again! Who wants to live and say somewhere, “If only” or “What if?” 58 what

56、you want and accomplish it. Dont ever give up! 59 in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more 60 than unsuccessful men with talent. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts (流浪汉). Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent (无所不能的).41. A

57、. failureB. accidentC. achievementD. change42. A. toyB. toolC. bookD. pet43. A. carB. bicycleC. helicopterD. ship44. A. desiredB. missedC. neededD. liked45. A. buildingB. sellingC. buyingD. drawing46. A. putB. tryC. pickD. carry47. A. avoidedB. preventedC. providedD. caught48. A. butB. andC. soD. or

58、49. A. ordinaryB. similarC. organizedD. improved50. A. took toB. kept toC. gave upD. ended up51. A. flew B. placedC. draggedD. pulled52. A. noticedB. metC. visitedD. helped53. A. laughingB. addingC. cryingD. explaining54. A. resultB. birthC. targetD. chance55. A. sinceB. untilC. thoughD. when56. A.

59、reasonB. dreamC. presentD. task57. A. allowedB. decidedC. expectedD. required58. A. Worry aboutB. Return toC. Forget aboutD. Stick to59. A. Something B. NothingC. Anything D. Everything 60. A. commonB. activeC. painfulD. exciting第卷第二节（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。Your next car

60、 could have two seats, three wheels two in front and one in the back and a top speed of more than 100 miles per hour. Elio Motors plans to make such a tiny car 61 (name) the Elio. Its two seats sit front and back instead of side 62 side. The driver is positioned in the center with the passenger dire