江西省吉安市吉水县第二中学2019-2020高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

英语试卷第一部分听力（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）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。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。C.Bysubway.C.Alice.C.Aparty.C.Bysubway.C.Alice.C.Aparty.C.Gooutfordinner.C.Theyareofpoorquality.A.Bybus. B.Bytaxi.WhoisgoingtogetmarriedinOctober?A.Jane. B.Fiona.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Apresent. B.Afruit.Whatisthewomangoingtodotonight?A.StudywithTom.B.GoabroadwithRachel.What'swrongwiththewoman'srecords?A.Theyaredamaged. B.Theyarelost.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、B5个选项中选出最佳选项。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。Whathappenedtotheman?A.Herantheredlight. B.Hisdrivinglicensewastakenaway.C.Heparkedthecarillegally.Howdidthepolicemanfeelthen?A.Annoyed. B.Shocked. C.Worried.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。WhyisJanehappy?A.Aholidayiscoming.B.She'gotgoodgrades.C.She'lgoshoppingwithfriends.C.Studyfornextterm.WhatmightStevemostprobablydoduringthebreak?C.Studyfornextterm.A.Flyhome. B.Doapart-timejob.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakersA.Reporterandfootballstar.B.Teammates.C.Coachandplayer.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthefootballtraining?A.It'shardandboring. B.It'sexcitingandfunny.C.It'sstrictandtiring.Whatdoesthemansayabouttomorrow'smatch?A.Itwillbeveryexciting. B.Histeamcanwin.C.It'shardforhisteamtowin.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Gotoseehisbrother.B.TakeatriptoCanada.C.Invitethewomantohishouse.第第9段材料，回答第14至16题。C.SheispreparingWhatdoesthemansayabouthissister?C.SheispreparingA.Sheisyoungerthanthewoman. B.Sheisaphotographer.foratrip.Wheredoesthewomancomefromprobably?A.Seattle. B.Portland. C.Ottawa.Whenwillthewomanbeback?A.OnFriday. B.OnSaturday. C.OnSunday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。HowlonghasPurintonbeenseparatedfromMoultroup?A.18years. B.69years. C.88years.HowdidPurintonandMoultroupreconnecteachother?A.ThroughaTVprogram.B.Throughanorganization.C.ThroughaDNAtool.WheredidthedaughterMoultroupgrowup?A.InFlorida. B.InCalifornia. C.InVermont.Whatcanweknowaboutthereunion?IthappenedduringtheChristmasholiday.Itwasabigfamilyget-together.PurintonandMoultrouphuggedwithtears.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，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers?CanyouunderstandhowolderPeopleare?Areyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavenlisteningskills?Canyouworkatweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:Startingrateof£8.56perhourFreeuniformExcellenttrainingContactusatcareers@golden-carecomWRITERSWANTEDWoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare:chatty,interesting,passionateandskilled.Contactusatinfo@.CALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel?Ifso,wedliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunityGirlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandhysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringaparent.Emailusatinfo@top-model-agency.uk.WORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritainnumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans.whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstodayChoosethehoursyouworkGetmanagementexperienceShareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerofCafeManager.dependingonyourskillsandexperienceEmailusatjobs@coffeebeansco.Uk.Whichaddressshouldyouemailatifyouwanttobeasupportworker?A.info@W. B.jobs@coffeebeanco.ukC.careers@golden-carecomD.info@top-model-agency.uk.AwriterworkingforWoweeMagazinecan.A.getafreeuniform B.receivefreeticketstoeventsC.bringaparent D.chooseworkinghoursWhatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings?ThemodelopportunityisonlymeantforadultsThereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.EmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.ApplicantstoWoweeMagazineareexpectedtobesociableandenthusiastic.BEstherMentzerwasborninNewYork.Herupbringingwasamodestone;herfatherownedahardwarestore.Muchofhertimewasspentintryingtomakeendsmeetinthehardwarestore。ItwaswhileworkinginthisstorethatEsthergotherfirsttasteofbusiness.UntilWorldWarI,Estherhadalwayswantedtobeanactress,dreamingofher"nameinlightslowers,handsome men.AftertheWar.Esthersuncle.JohnSchotzcametolivewiththefamily.ThiswouldprovetobeaturningpointintheyoungEsther 'slife.Schotzwasachemistwhohaddevotedmostofhislifetocreating“secret-darskproducts.Estherjoinedhim.In1930,shemarriedJosephLauderandhernamebecameEsteeLauder,whenshewas22yearsold.Lauder'sDreamshadneverquitesubsided（）andherhusbandsupportedher.In1947,thetwofinallydecidedtogoofficial,andEsteeLauderCosmetics（化妆品）wasfounded.Shebelievedthatbeautyisanattitude,andwhenyoulookafteryourselfproperly,itwouldbeawinningattitude.Ifyoulookedbeautifulontheoutside,Lauderbelievedyouwouldfeelbeautifulontheinside,andfromthere,thepossibilitiesareendlessEsteeLauderdiedonApril26,2004,buthercontributionisremembered.TodayEsteeLauderisarecognizedbrandInameinover110countries.Whyareallbridesbeautiful?sheasked"Becauseontheirweddingdaytheycareabouthowtheylook.Therearenouglywomen-onlywomenwhodontcareorwhodon'tbelievethey'reattractive"BeautyisastateofmindandLauderbelievedthatherproductscouldhelpanyoneachievethatstateofmind.WhenEstherwasyoung,shedreamedofbecoming.A.anactressB.abusinesswoman C.asalesgirlD.achemistFromthepassageweknowthatEstherfirstlearnedaboutcosmeticsfrom.A.heruncleB.herfatherC.herhusbandD.herself26.HowoldwasEstherwhenshepassedaway?A.Shewas86 B.Shewas96C.Shewas106D.Shewas110Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ModestyistheStartofSuccess B.HardExperienceisaMustforaGoodLifeC.BeautyisaWinningAttitude DGreatBrandComesfromBeautyCTechnologymayhavemadeworkingathomeeasierthanever,butaccordingtoanewstudy,employeeswhoworkaloneathomemaynotperformaswellasthoseintheoffice.ResearchersatJohnsHopkinsUniversityintheUSwantedtofindoutwhetherbeingwatchedwhiletakingonataskmadeadifferencetopeople'sperformanceManypeoplebelievethatbeingunderconstantscrutiny（监视）damagestheircreativitywhileothersliveinfearofgrowingnervesinfrontofanaudienceduringapublicevent.Butthefindingssuggestthatthepressureofothersactuallymakespecopleachievemore.“Youmightthinkhavingpeoplewatchyouisn'tgoingtohelpbutitmightactuallymakeyouperformbetter,"saidleadauthorVikramChib"Anaudiencecanserveasanincentive.Whenpeopleknowtheyarebeingobserved, partsofthebrainlinkedwithsocialanxietyandrewardexciteapartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotorskill（运动技能）,improvingtheirperformanceatskilledtasks.Inthenewexperiment,Dr.Chibandhiscolleaguesasked20participants（参与者）toplayavideogame.Theparticipantsperformedthetaskbothinfrontofanaudienceoftwoandwithnoonewatching,andtheirbrainactivitywasrecorded.Whilepeoplewerewatching,participantswereanaverageof5Percentbetteratthevideogame--andasmuchas20percentbetter.Onlytwoparticipantsdidn'tperformbetterinfrontofotheutiftheaudiencewasalotbiggerandtherewardswerehigher.theresultscouldhavegonetheotherway."It 'sgoodforpeopletobewithsocialanxiety.Butatsomepoint,thesizeoftheaudiencecouldincreasethesizeofone"Dr.Chibexplained."Westillneedtodomoretofindtheanswer. ”Whyaresomepeopleunwillingtobesrroundedbyotherswhileworking?A.Ir'shardforthemtobeatcase B.TechnologyattractsthemmoreC.Theydon'twanttorelyonothers. D.Theyachievemorewhenworkingalone.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword aincentive"inParagraph3?A.Somethingthathelpsyoufeelcalmer.B.Somethingthatcanchangeyourattitude.C.Somethingthatleadstoyourbadperformance.D.Somethingthatencouragesyoutoworkharder.Whatdoweknowabouttheparticipantsintheexperiment?Theywatchedeachotherplayingavideogame.Eachofthemplayedavideogameatleasttwice.Theyweredividedintotwogroupstoplayagame.Mostofthemplayedavideogameinordertoearnrewards.31.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexperiment?Peopleperformbetterwhenworkingtogether.Thebiggertheaudience,thebetteroneperforms.Thesizeofaudiencecaninfluencetheperformance.D.Higherrewardsmakepeopleperformwellasawhole.DWiththeever-increasingpopularityofonlineshopping,users'reviewsarebecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Giventhatyoucan'tactuallytouch,see,smellorheartheproductyou'rebuyingonline,thesereviewsprovidebuyersvaluableinformationontheproductitself.Buthowfarcanyoutrustthem?BarnabyBickenhadanunpleasantexperience.tooksomefriendstoarestaurantinManchesterthathadexcellentreviewsonafoodwebsite.However,theservicewasawfulandwewereignoredmostofthetime.Later,Iwroteareviewtothesamesiteonlytobetoldthatthereviewsiteownerwouldnotacceptanybadreviews-onlythegoodones”So,howcanyougetausefulreview?WebexpertHilarySaundershasafewtoptips."Ifthereareonlyafewreviewsofaplace,thereisagoodchancetheyhavebeenplantedbyfriendsorenemies."Iftherearemanyreviews,startbydroppingthemostextremecomments.Also,watchoutforsimilaritiesinstylebetween:reviewsfrompeoplewithdifferentusernames,particularlyifthosereviewswereplacedaboutthesametime.Thebestthingistolookforreviewerswhoshowsomerelevantknowledgeoftheproducttheyarereviewing.”Somecompaniesseemtobecontributingtotheproblem.Apublishinghouseofferedgiftvouchers（礼券）toanyonewhowouldgivetheirtextbookafive-starreview.Butnotallonlinecompaniesoperatelikethis."Amazonorkshardtokeepthecompletenessofitscustomerreviews,saidaspokespersonforthecompany."Whaveveryclearguidelines（指导方针）andwhenacustomerreportsareviewthattheyfeelisinappropriate,wecheck,andmaytakedown.So,nexttimeyouseethat5-starreviewforsomethingyouwanttobuy,beaware-itcouldbetheworkofafalsereviewer!Whatdoes"them"inPara.1referto?A.Products. B.Users. C.Reviews.D.Buyers.WhatdoesBarnabyBicken'sstoryimply?A.Thefoodservedwasawful. B.Notallreviewsarebelievable.C.Manypeopleareeasilycheated. D.Helikestowritebadreviews.Whatreviewsofproductsareuseful?A.Thosebycompetitors. B.Thosebydifferentusers.C.Thosewithgoodcomments. D.Thosewithrelatedinformation.HowdoesAmazondealwiththecustomerreviews?Helpstofinishthereviews. B.Paysattentiontothebadreviews.C.Offersgiftsforthegoodreviews.D.Triestomakethereviewsobjective.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。Everystudentpreferstogethighscoresintheirexams.Buthowcanyoueffectivelyimproveyourmemoryandperformwellinyourexam?Trythefollowingmethods.•TrytheMemoryPalace.Forexample,ifyouwanttomemorizesomeEnglishwords,youmightstore“furniture,television."inyourlivingroomand “fridge,cooker...36iTnheulgiltethenway,youcanmemorizethesewordseasily.•Createyourownsongs.Thismethodhasbeenproveninseveralstudiesasawayofsendinginformationtomemory.Youcanuseyourfavoritesongstorecreatenewsongswithinformationyouneedtoremember.37•Takesomedeepbreaths.38Ifyouarestressedyouwillhaveamoredifficulttimerecallinginformationduringanexam.Youshouldputsomeenergyintode-spressingbut“turningof"stressiseasiersaidthandone.That'whyscientistsrecommendpracticeteststoyou.Practicetestsarenotonlyascientificallysupportedmeansofimprovingmemoryrecallbuttheystanduptostressfulsituations.・39Ifyouarefeelingdistracted,dosomeexercise.Studiesshowthatthosewhohaveexercisedfor15minutesandthencompleteamemorytask,completetasksfasterthanthosewhohaven'exercised.Evenasimplewalkcanmakeadifference.Therearesomanysuggestedmethodsforyou.40Ifyouknowthatstudyingaloneworksbestforyou,gotoself-studyroomoftenwhenyoufinishyourclassesatschool.A.Rereadyournotes.Tryaminiworkout.Weknowexamsarestressful.Skipoutallthepracticetestsonpurpose.E.Youneedtothinkaboutthewaythatsuitsyoubest.F.Themoreinterestingyoumakethem,thebettertheresultwillbe.GThenyoucanmentallytravelthroughyourhousetorecalleachword.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。ThesmalltownofRjukaninNorwayissituatedbetweenseveralmountainsanddoesnotgetdirectsunlightfromlateSeptembertomid-March-41sixmonthsoutoftheyear.Ofcourse,we42itwhenthesunisshining,"saysKarinRo,whoworksforthetown'stourismoffice. "Weseethes43is,butdowninthevalleyit 'sdarkerslikeona44day."Butthat45whenasystemofhigh-tech46wasintroducedtoreflectsunlightfromneighboringpeaks（山峰）intothevalleybelow.Wednesday,residents（居民）ofRjukan47theirveryfirstrayofwintersunshine:Arowofreflectiveboardsonanearbymountainsidewereputto48.Themirrorsarecontrolledbyacomputerthat49themtoturnalongwiththesunthroughoutthe50andtocloseduringwindyweather.Theyreflectaconcentratedbeam（束）oflightontothetown'scentral51,creatinganareaofsunlightroughly600squaremeters.Whenthelight52 ,Rjukanresidentsgatheredtogether.“Peoplehavebeen53thereandstandingthereandtaking54ofeachother,"Rosays."Thetownsquarewastotally55.Ithinkalmostallthepeopleinthetownwerethere."The3,500residentscannotall _56—thesunshineatthesametime. 57thenewlightfeelslikemorethanenoughforthetown58residents."It'snotvery59 ,“shesays,"butitisenoughwhenweare_60 .”41.A.onlyB.obviouslyC.nearlyD.precisely42.A.fearB.believeC.hearD.notice43.A.emptyB.blueC.highD.wide44.A.cloudyB.normalC.differentD.warm45.A.helpedB.changedC.happenedD.mattered46.A.computersB.telescopesC.mirrorsD.cameras47.A.rememberedB.forecastC.receivedD.imagined48.A.repairB.riskC.restD.use49.A.forbidsB.directsC.predictsD.follows50.A.dayB.nightC.monthD.year51.A.libraryB.hallC.squareD.street52.A.appearedB.returnedC.fadedD.stopped53.A.drivingB.hidingC.campingD.siting54.A.picturesB.notesC.careD.hold55.A.newB.fullC.flatD.silent56.A.blockB.avoidC.enjoyD.store57.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.GraduallyD.Similarly58.A.nature-lovingB.energy-savingC.weather-beatenD.sun-starved59.A.bigB.clearC.coldD.easy—60.A.tryingB.waitingC.watchingD.sharing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。Thecureforsleepingproblemscanoftenbefoundinyourdailyroutine.Yourday-to-daylifestyle61（choose）greatlyinfluencesthequalityofyournightlyrest.Thefollowingtipswillhelpyoutogetabettersleep.Setaregularbedtime.Gotobed62thesametimeeverynight.Trynottobreakthisroutineattheweekendwhenyoumaywanttostay63late.Ifyouwanttochangeyourbedtime,helpyourbodyadjustbymakingthechange64（gradual）.Trytokeepthenoisedown.Ifyoucan 'tavoidth5enobsarkfdogs,loudneighbors,citytraffic,orotherpeopleinyourhousehold,trymaskingit.Youcanbuyspecialsoundmachineorproduce66（you）ownwhitenoisebysettingyourradiobetweenstations.Earplugsmayalsohelp.Keepyourroomcool.Thetemperatureofyourbedroomalso67（affect）yoursleep.Mostpeoplesleepbestinaslightlycoolroom（a