江西省赣州市十五县（市）十六校2020-2021学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题

20202021学年度第一学期赣州市十五县（市）十六校期中联考高二年级英语试卷命题人：赣县中学南校区审题人：赣县中学北校区第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（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。1.Whowokethebabyup?A.Thedog. B.Thewoman. C.Theman.2.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Pickupagift. B.Havedinner. C.Lookatapieceofjewelry.3.Whichanimalisinthefield?A.Asheep. B.Ahorse. C.Acow.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Abook. B.TheInternet. C.Theirwinterholidays.5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atahospital. B.Inaclassroom. C.Onaballfield.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。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，各个小题将给出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.Whattimeisitnow?A.11:15. B.11:45. C.12:00.7.Howwillthemanpay?A.Incash. B.Bycheck. C.Withacreditcard.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whydoesthemanlikemiddayshows?A.Hewantstobringinhisownfood.B.Theticketscostless.C.Parkingiseasier.9.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.At7:00p.m. B.At1:30p.m. C.At1:00p.m.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemanneedtodo?A.Workoutaprogram. B.Writesomepapers.C.Answerphones.11.Whydothespeakerswanttogooutlater?A.Tovisitanewrestaurant.B.Torelaxafteralongday.C.Tohaveaspecialdrink.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Businesspartners. B.Coworkers. C.Bossandemployee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whichcostthemanthemost?A.Thenewlocksandcameras.B.Theanimaldoctor.C.Thereward.14.Whereisthecatusuallyaccordingtotheman?A.Attheneighbor’shouse.B.Atthegrocerystore.C.Inthebackyard.15.Howdoesthemandescribethecat?A.Smart. B.Funny. C.Expensive.16.Whendidmanfirstseethecat?A.Lastmonth. B.Lastweek. C.Yesterday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wheredidtheideaofmakercultureefrom?A.Oldpeople. B.Youngpeople. C.TheDIYlovers.18.Whatisanimportantreasonforpeopletomakethings?A.Theycangetnewskills.B.Theyproducesomethinguseful.C.Theycancreatenewtechnology.19.Howdopeoplelearntomakethings?A.Inschool. B.Fromtherobots. C.OntheInternet.20.Whydidpeoplehavetroublejoiningthemovementinthepast?A.Itwasn’tmon.B.Itwasexpensive. C.Itwasdifficult.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分）AFouremployeesofHaierGroup,China’slargesthomeappliancesmanufacturer,werefiredfortakinganapduringworkinghours,whichcausedheateddiscussionsonline.Shouldemployeesbefiredfortakinganapatwork?Readerssharetheiropinions.Vivianwang(China).Whyisashortnapseenassuchaterribleoffense?Ialwaysfeelextremelysleepyafterlunch.AfterItakeanapduringlunchbreakIfeelmoreenergetic.Insteadoffiringtheworkersdozingoff,employersshouldaddresstheproblemandadoptaroutinethatworksbestforthem.Sakura(Japan)ThisistheoppositeofhowitisinJapan,wheresleepingatyourworkplaceisoftenseenasasignthatyou'vebeenworkinghard.SopeopleinJapannodoffwheneverandwherevertheycan.Thunderbird(Canada)Nappingatworktimeshallbepunished.Insomeseverecases,repeatedmisconductmayleadtotheendofemploymentinsomeCanadiangovernmentestablishments.Crystal(UK)IexperiencedthepowerofnapsmyselfwhenIwaswritingmynewbook,TheWayWereWorkingIsn'tWorking.Iwroteathome,inthemornings,Inthreeseparate,highlyfocused90minutesessions.BythetimeIfinishedthelastone,Iwasusuallyexhausted—physically,mentallyandemotionally.Iatelunchandthentooka20to30minutenap.WhenIawoke,Ifeltincrediblyrefreshed.WhereImightotherwisehavedraggedmyselfthroughtheafternoon,Iwasabletofocuseffectivelyonworkuntil7pmorso.Eric(USA)Yearsago,CraigYarde,founderofYardeMetalsinBristol,CT,noticedhisemployeesnappingonthejob.Sowhenhebuiltanewofficespacein1995,hebuiltanaproom,withcouches.Fifteenyearslater,YardeMetalshasgrowntonearly700employees,with$500millioninannualrevenue(收入)andlocationsupanddowntheeastcoast—eachwithitsowndedicatednappingroom.21.WhoisinfavorofHaierGroup’sdecision?A.Vivianwang. B.Sakura.C.Thunderbird.D.Crystal.22.InJapan,nappingatworktimeisconsidered_____.A.acceptable B.lazyC.embarrassingD.improper.23.HowdoesCrystalsupporthisviewinthefifthparagraph?A.Bymakingparisons. B.Byaskingquestions.C.Bylistingstatistics. D.Bytellinghisownexperience.BOneChicagokindergartnerwantedtofeedthehomelessinsteadofholdingabirthdayparty.ArmaniCrews,whoturned6earlierthismonth,hadbeenbeggingherparentsfor“afewmonths”tofeedhomelesspeopleinhermunity,butherparentsthought“shewasjoking”.Hermother,ArteshaCrews,toldABCNews.“Isaid,‘OK,we’llmakesomesandwiches,’towhichArmanisaid,‘No.Iwantthesamethingwe’dhaveatmybirthdayparty,’”hermotherrecalled. Evenwhenherfather,Antoine,informedherthatifshewantedtogothroughwiththis,shewouldn’tgetabirthdaygift,thegirl,whosebirthdaywasonMarch5,persisted.SotheChicagofamilyspentabout$300buyingfoodtodelivertohomelesspeopleinthecity’sEastGarfieldParkneighborhood.Theypurchasedchicken,fish,spaghetti,corn,greenDeans,mashedpotatoes,rolls,cake,cookies,fruitandwater.AfterArmanimentionedherplanatthefamily’slocalchurch,congregationmembersdonatedotheritemstocreatecarepackagesforthehomeless.Eachcarepackageincludedatoothbrush,toothpaste,andasnack,suchasagranolabarandsoon.Armani’sbirthdaypartywasasuccess,withthefamilyfeedingmorethan125peoplewhogathered.Inastatement,thekindergartenstudenttoldABCNews,“Itwasnicetobenice.”Hermotheradded,“Shewasexcited.Shewashappy.Everybodywasbeingfed.....Oneofthegentlemensaidhehadn’thadahotmealinalongtime.”Nowthe6yearoldwantstohostanothermunitymealforthehomeless.Hermothersaidthefamilyplanstoreturntothepark“withinthenextcoupleofweeks”.TheyhopemoreandmorepeoplewillgiveahandtothemassivehomelesspeopleinChicago.24.WhatdoweknowaboutArmaniCrews?Shewasasixyearoldgirldislikingbirthdaygifts.Shebeggedherparentstofeedthehomelessregularly.Shegaveupherbirthdaypartytofeedthehomeless.Shewaswillingtoprotecttheprideofthehomeless.25.Whodonatedasnacktothehomeless?A.Armaniandherfamily. B.EastGarfieldPark.C.Congregationmembers. D.ABCNewsreporters.26.Whatcanweinferaboutthehomelessfromthepassage?A.ArmaniCrewsheldabirthdaypartyforthem.B.TheChicagofamilyspentmoretofeedthem.C.Thegirlfeltdisappointedwiththepartyforthem.D.HomelesspeopleareagreatconcerninChicago.27.Whatcolumnofanewspapercanweprobablyfindthistext?A.Lifestyle. B.Sports&Games.C.Health&Fitness. D.Entertainment.CTheyear2020willmarkthebeginningofthedecadeoftheyold,orthe“youngold”,astheJapanesecallpeopleagedbetween65and75.Thetraditionalretirementageis65.Onemightthereforeexpectpeakretirement.Bycontinuingtowork,andstayingsociallyengaged,theyoldwillchangetheworld,astheyhavedoneseveraltimesbeforeatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.Theyoldaremorenumerous,healthierandwealthierthanpreviousgenerationsofseniors.Theyoldarebusier,too.Inshort,theyoldarenotjustanygroupofoldpeople.Theyarechallengingthetraditionalexpectationsoftheretiredaspeoplewhowearslippersandlookafterthegrandchildren.Thatwillinfluenceconsumer,serviceandfinancialmarkets.Theover60sareoneofthefastestgrowinggroupsofcustomersoftheairlinebusiness.Theyoldarevitaltothetourismindustrybecausetheyspendmuchmore,whentakingaforeignholiday,thanyoungeradults.Butforallthistohappen,threebigthingswillhavetochange,underpressurefromtheyoldthemselves.Themostimportantispublicattitudestowardsolderpeople,andinparticulartheexpectationthattheoldoughttobeputtingtheirfeetupandquietlyretiringintothebackground.Then,governmentpolicieswillhavetochange,too.Theretirementageinmanyrichcountriesisstillbelowtheagetowhichmanypeoplewanttowork.Theeffectiveretirementage(theageatwhichpeopleactuallyleavetheworkforce)isusuallyevenlower.Third,highernumbersofhealthyyoldpeoplewillrequiredrasticchangesinhealthspending.Mostdiseasesofageingarebestmetwithpreventionandlifestylechanges.Butonlyabout2%~3%ofmostcountries’healthcarespendinggoesonprevention.Thatwillhavetorise,becausealthoughtheyoldwillconstituteabulgeofparativehealthandactivityoverthenextdecade,by2030theywillhit75andenteralongperiodofdeclineforwhichfewrichcountriesareready.28.Whatkindofpeoplearetheyoldexactly?A.Theyareworkaholics. B.Theyarefullofenergy.C.Theyenjoybeingfocusedon. D.Theylikestayingsociallyengaged.29.Whydotheyoldcontributetotouristindustry?A.Theyliketravelingmore. B.Theyhavemoremoney.C.Theyconsumemoreontravel. D.Theyhavemuchfreetime.30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardhealthcarespendingonprevention?A.Unsatisfied. B.Subjective. C.Neutral. D.Active.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“met”inthefourthparagraphmean?A.dealtwith Beacross C.satisfied D.experienced.DYouhaveeverythingyouthinkyouneedforyourdreamjob,butcouldsomethingelsebeholdingyouback?Youpossesshardskillsforthejob,butyoumaylacksoftskills.Hardskillsarethingsthataremeasurableandtechnical.Amaster’sdegreeinbusinessisahardskill.TheabilitytospeakSpanishisahardskill.Manyspecificqualificationsforajobarehardskills,suchasyearsofworkexperienceorproficiency(精通)withparticularputerprograms.Ontheotherhand,softskillsarehardertodefine.Andtheycan’tbedefined.Andtheycan’tbemeasured.Softskillscoversawiderangeofcharacteristicsthatyoucanworkonforalifetimebutsomeofthemostmon—andmostnecessaryforsuccess—includebeingagoodlistenerandspeaker,awiseleader,aproblemsolver,astrongmunicatororateamplayer.It'salsohelpfulifyoucanacceptfeedback,settleconflictswithothers,dealwithdifficultpeopleorbeflexible.Thesesoftskillsarewhatmanyemployersdesire.Softskillsbenefityouinmanyways.Beingagoodlistener,forexample,isveryhelpfulifyou'readoctor.Beingflexible,ateamplayerandaproblemsolverhelpyousucceedwhendealingwithdeadlines.Softskillsaresomethingextrathathelpaparticularpersontosuccess.Beingabletoshowyoupossessthemcouldmakeadifferenceinlandingajobyou’lllove,orbeingmoresuccessfulinthejobyoualreadyhave.TheymakethedifferencebetweensomeonewhoisjustOKattheirJobandsomeonewhoisoutstanding,thepersonyoualwayswantonyourteam.Ingeneral,softskillsmakeyoumorelikableandmorepetent.Softskillsarewhatcansetpeopleapartfromeachotheronresumesorinjobinterviews,butsoftskillsdon’tenaturally.32.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HardSkillsDifferfromSoftSkills.B.SoftskillsCanBeLearntatSchool.C.SoftSkillsNeededinWorkplace.D.SoftSkillsMattertoYourSuccessatWork.33.Whichofthefollowingbelongstohardskills?A.HavingagoodmandofEnglish. B.municatingwithothersefficiently.C.Beinggoodatexpressingoneself. D.Beingabletosolveproblems.34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsoftskills?A.Theyaremeasurableandtechnical. B.Theyaretaughtinmanyuniversities.C.Theyaredesiredbymanyemployers. D.Theyarespecificjobqualifications.35.Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Whysoftskillsareimportant. B.Howsoftskillsaredeveloped.C.Wheresoftskillsareapplied. D.Whatthekeysoftskillsare.第二节（共5小题；每小题2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。Wemaythinkthatmunicationisassimpleasourwords.Thisisnotthecase.Thefactisthatwereceivefarmoreinformationthanwhatwesay.

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Partofwhatpletesthemessageisourbodylanguage.Howcanyouuseyourbodylanguagetomunicatemoreeffectively?

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Ouremotionsandthoughtsareexpressedthroughourbodylanguage.Ifyouwanttomunicatebetterwithothers,considerimitatingtheirbodylanguage.Thisisnotababyimitatingsomeoneelsebutexpressingempathythroughyourbodylanguage.Thiscanhelpyourmessagesbereceivedmoreeasilybyothers.Letpeopleseeyourhands.

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Whenpeoplecan’tseeourhands,theywonderifwearehidingsomething.Yourhandsarepartofyourmunicationrepertoire(全部本领）,sousethemandavoidanynegativesthatmightefromhidingthemfromothers.Slowdown.

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Slowdownyourspeech,andslowdownyourgesturesandmovement.Althoughspeedcantransferenergy,ourbodylanguagecanshowanxiety,tensionandevendishonesty.Takeadeepbreathandslowdownjustabit.Weallcanworkonthesethingsabove.Butthereceiverofourmessageisthejudge.Theirperception(感知）ofourbodylanguagerulestheday.Whenweapplytheideasabove,wewillincreasethechancesthattheirperceptionispositive.

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A.Beamirror.B.Wordsalonearen’tenough.C.Useencouragingbodylanguage.D.Weallusethemtomunicate.E.Someofusrushourmunication.F.Wordsarethemosteffectiveformofmunication.G.Ifso,bettermunicationandrelationshipswillfollow.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分）Sometimesfatestepsinwhenyouneedagooddogencounter(邂逅).That’swhat

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ofdogs.41.A.addedB.contributedC.ledD.happened42.A.when B.whileC.untilD.unless43.A.agreedB.refusedC.decidedD.failed44.A.wildB.violentC.cuteD.aggressive45.A.andB.soC.butD.or46.A.appealedB.seemedC.turnedD.occurred47.A.howB.whetherC.whatD.why48.A.noddedB.sighedC.wavedD.bowed49.A.newsB.replyC.noticeD.story50.AplainingB.mentingC.warningD.screaming51.A.afraidofB.interestedinC.worriedaboutD.delightedwith52.A.askedB.orderedC.invitedD.forced53.A.putawayB.takenonC.broughtbackD.ruledout54.A.achievementB.resultC.signD.condition55.A.wellbehavedB.welldressedC.coldbloodedD.absentminded56.A.nameB.signatureC.drawingD.photo57.A.impressingB.expressingC.revisingD.denying58.A.availableB.healthyC.strongD.lovely59.A.organizedB.plannedC.attendedD.ignored60.A.loverB.porterC.partnerD.hunter（共10小题；每小题1.5分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。ThesouthernareaofJiangxiprovince

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(produce)teaforhundredsofyears.Villagersthereoftenliketosingsongswhile62(pick)tealeaves.Thebeautifultunesechoovertheteagardensinthehills.Afterover400yearsofdevelopment,thispracticehastransformedintoaperformanceart.Thetealeavepickingopera,orCaichaXiinChinese,is63culturemonumentofJiangxiprovince,havingahistoryofmorethan400years.TheoperacanbeseenonspecialoccasionssuchasChineseNewYear,64thelocalsarelookingtop