江苏省扬州市邗江区2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（2020.11）

20202021学年度第一学期高二期中测试卷本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分：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，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What’stheman?A.Ashopassistant.B.Atailor. C.Abutcher.2.Whatdidthemando?A.Hespentaholiday.B.Hehadworkedfortendays.C.Hewasbusypreparingforhisholidaytravel.3.HowoftendoJohnson’sparentswritetohim?A.Onceamonth.B.Onceayear. C.Morethanonceamonth.4.Whatdidthemanbuy?A.Abriefcase.B.Someleather.C.Leathershoes.5.WhendidthemanlastmeetSusan?A.Lastmonth.B.Lastyear. C.Twoyearsago.第二节（共15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatmightthetwospeakersbe?A.Journalists. B.Workers. C.Tourists.7.Whatwillthetwospeakersdo?A.Helpcleantheships.B.Takepicturesoftheships.C.Finishtheirhomework.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.WhatdidthemandolastChristmas?A.Heworkedasapostman.B.Hewentfruitpicking.C.Hedidsomebabysitting.9.Whydoesthemanchoosetheflat?A.Helikeslivingwithothers.B.Helacksmoney.C.Itistidyandlarge.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Interviewerandinterviewee.B.Coworkers.C.Friends.11.Whatistheman’smajor?A.Marketing.B.merce.C.Management.12.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Jobs. B.Majors.C.Habits.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Attheregistrationoffice.B.Inadrugstore.C.Intheconsultingroom.14.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hemovedtothecitylastnight.B.Heisvisitingafriendinhospital.C.Hemighthaveacold.15.Whoisthewomanprobably?A.Anurse.B.Adoctor.C.Theman’sfriend.16.Whichdepartmentshouldthemango?A.Theinternaldepartment.B.Thesurgicaldepartment.C.Themedicaldepartment.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Howshouldpeopleusethetargetlanguageaccordingtothespeaker?A.Readmorebooks.B.Talkwithnativespeakers.C.Listentotheradio.18.Whatisthespeaker’ssecondsuggestion?A.Watchingmoviesasoftenaspossible.B.Keepingasituationalnotebook.C.Listeningtothetargetlanguageregularly.19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutlearningabroad?A.Ithelpslearnersbeeinterestedinthelanguage.B.Ithelpslearnersformgoodhabits.C.Ithelpslearnerslearneasier,fasterandmoreenjoyable.20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Keepingasituationalnotebookishelpfultorememberparticularphrases.B.Ifyouwanttolearnsomething,you’dbettergoabroad.C.WatchingTVisofnousetolearnalanguage.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分3分）第一节（共10小题：每小题分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOneStoryOneStoryisanonprofitorganizationsupportedbyreaderslikeyouandorganizationsincludingtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,Amazon,andtheNewYorkStateCouncilontheArts.WhatkindsofstoriesisOneStorylookingfor?OneStorywantsliteraryfictionbetween3,000and8,000words.Theycanbeanystyleandonanysubjectsaslongastheyaregood.Moreimportantly,wearelookingforstoriesthatmakereadersfeelsatisfied.DoesOneStorypay?Yes.OneStorypays$500.DoesOneStoryacceptpreviouslypublishedmaterial?No.However,ifastoryhasbeenpublishedinprintoutsideofNorthAmerica,itwillbeconsidered.Storiespreviouslypublishedonline—onblogs,personalwebsites,oronlineliterarymagazines—willnotbeaccepted.Willyousendmementsonmystory?No.OneStoryreceivescloseto100submissionseachweek.Pleaseunderstandthatwedonothavetimetomentonindividualstories.Doyouconsidertranslations?Yes.Pleaseincludethenameoftheoriginalauthorandlanguage,aswellasthenameofthetranslatoronthefirstpageofyoursubmission.HowdoIsubmitmyworktoOneStory?Ifyouwanttoparticipate,youcanuseourautomatedsystemtosendusyourwork.Itwillsecurelysendyoureditorsyourstoryandemailyouaconfirmationthatithasbeenreceived.Tousetheautomatedsystem,youneedtohaveaOneStoryaccount.21.OneStoryjudgesworksmainlyaccordingto__________.A.readers’viewsonthem B.thenumberoftheirwordsC.whethertheyaretranslatedworks D.whereandhowtheyarepublished22.Whatshouldparticipantspayattentionto?A.Theyshouldexpectnoprofitsorments.B.Theyshouldapplyforanaccountinadvance.C.Theyshouldprovidedetailedpersonalinformation.D.Theyshouldhaveexperienceofpublishingworks.23.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageabove?A.OneStorypreferspublicationsonlinetothoseinprint.B.OneStoryprovidestimelyfeedbackonindividualstories.C.OneStoryaimsatmakingmoneyforreadersandorganizations.D.Onceyousubmityourworkautomatically,you’llreceiveaconfirmationemail.BWhilethedangersofclimatechangeattractmoreattentionthanotherenvironmentalissues,theproblemsofwasteandtoxics(有毒物质)alsocontinue–andareworthyofattentionandaction.Oneofthefastestgrowingenvironmentalproblemsofthepastdecadehasbeentherapidincreaseinelectronicwaste.AssocietyhasmovedfromtheiPhone2totheiPhone6,allofthoseoldiPhoneshavehadtogosomewhere.Tablets,PCs,oldTVs,DVDplayersandcountlessotherdevicesarenearlyalwaysabandonedbeforetheirusefullifeisover.Manyofthesedevicescontainsmallamountsoftoxicmaterials.Whentheyarethrownaway,thesetoxicscanenterourgarbagesystem.Thatsystemisnotdesignedtohandledangerouswaste.HereinNewYorkCity,effortstomanageelectronicwastebeganduringMayorBloomberg’sPlaNYCprogramandcontinueunderMayordeBlasio’sOneNYC.ThispastJanuary,NewYorkCityandNewYorkStatestartedabanondisposing(处理)ofelectronicwastewithregulargarbage.NewYorkerswhothrowtheiriPhoneintothegarbagecouldbesubjecttoa$100fine.Whilethecitywillnotpickupelectronicsforyou,90locationsthroughoutthecity,includingBestBuyandStaplesstoresandtheSalvationArmy,willacceptelectronicsthatarenotneededanymore.InpartnershipwithElectronicRecyclersInternational,thecitybeganacollectionprograminNovember2013atapartmentbuildings.Buildingsprovideroomsorlargecontainersforlocalpeoplewhoneedtothrowtheirolddevicesaway.Buildingscanalsodecideonspecificdaysforcollection.However,consumersalonecannotaddresstheissueofelectronicwaste.Thepaniesthatbuildandsellthesedevicesmustplayakeyrole.Nowitisn’tthetimetogetintotheshortlivesofiPhonesorwhetherornotthisisplanned,butiftheseproductsaregoingtobereplacedsooftenthenAppleanditspetitorsmustdesignthephonestobeeasilytakenapartforrawmaterialsorpartstobeusedinotherdevices.Thisefforttorecycleshouldbeepartofthedesignforengineersworkingonthenextgenerationofelectronictoys.Inaddition,paniesshouldbeofferingrewardsforconsumerswhotradeintheiroldmodeltoreceiveanewone.Theproductionchainfromproducertomarketshouldbeeaclosedloop,withtheproductgoingbacktoanorganizationthatcanmakesomeuseofit.24.Whatisthefastestgrowingenvironmentalproblemofthepastdecadeaccordingtothearticle?A.Globalwarming. B.Electronicwaste.C.Airpollution. D.Populationgrowth25.WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninNewYorkCitytomanageelectronicwaste?A.NewYorkerswhothrowawayusediPhonesnowreceivea$100fine.B.Thecitypicksupelectronicwasteoncertaindayseachmonth.C.Allapartmentbuildingsinthecitynowprovideroomstocollectelectronicwaste.D.NewYorkerscannowthrowawayunneededelectronicsinspecificlocationsthroughoutthecity.26.Whoshouldplayakeyroleindealingwithelectronicwasteaccordingtothearticle?A.Consumers.B.Localgovernments.C.Productionpanies.D.InternationalorganizationsCManyAndroidandiPhoneownersuseGoogleservicesontheirmobilephonesortablets.OneofthemostwidelyusedlocationservicesisGoogleMaps.WhensomeoneusesGoogleMaps,informationabouttimesandlocationsisrecordedandstored.Googlealsousestrackingtoolswithotherservices.Weatherapps,forexample,aredesignedtoidentifyauser’slocationtoprovidelocalweatherinformation.EvensomeGoogleInternetsearchescanresultinthecollectionofinformationaboutexactlywhereapersonwaswhenthesearchwasmade.Googlesaysitcollectsthedatatoimproveusers’localizedexperiences.Butsuchpracticeshavealsoraisedprivacyconcerns.PrivacyactivistshavecalledonGoogleandothermajortechnologypaniestomakeiteasierforuserstoturnofflocationservicesiftheydonotwanttobetracked.Insomeways,Googleisclearaboutaskingpermissiontouselocationinformation.Forinstance,GoogleMapswillseekapprovalfromausertogivetheappaccesstolocations.IfauseragreestoletGooglecollectlocationinformationovertime,GoogleMapswillshowthishistoryina“timeline”thatshowstheperson’sdailymovements.Googlealsohasa“LocationHistory”setting.ThepanysaysanyusercanturnoffLocationHistoryatanytime.AndwhenLocationHistoryisturnedoffforauser’saccount,itisturnedoffforallequipmentlinkedtothatGoogleaccount.ButtheAP(AssociatedPress)foundthisdoesnotappeartobetrue,findingthatGooglecontinuedtosavelocationhistoryevenifauserhadturnedoffLocationHistory.Googlestatesuserscanstopthesavingofalllocationmarkersbyturningoffanothersetting,however,whichisnotclearlyidentifiedasbeingconnectedtolocationtracking.Thesettingiscalled“WebandAppActivity”.ItstoresdifferentkindsofinformationfromGoogleappsandwebsitestoauser’sGoogleaccount.27.WhydoestheauthormentionWeatherapps?A.Toadvisepeopletostopusingthem.B.TostressGoogleservicesarewidelyused.C.ToproveGooglecollectsusers’dataillegally.D.Toshowmanyappscantrackauser’slocation.28.Whatisthevoicefromtheprivacyactivists?A.UsersshouldusetheInternetless.B.Googleshouldstoptrackingusers.C.Googleshouldrespectusers’privacy.D.Googleshouldturnofflocationservices.29.Whatdoestheauthorindicateinparagraph4?A.TheLocationHistorysettingisdifficulttofind.B.TheAPasksGoogletoremoveLocationHistory.C.TurningoffLocationHistorycanavoidbeingtrackedD.WhatGoogleannouncesishardlyconsistentwiththefact.30.Whichcanbestsummarizethepassage?A.UsingGoogleputsyouintoadangerousstate.B.Googleservicesurgentlyneedtogetimproved.C.GooglestilltracksyouwithLocationHistoryoff.D.WebandAppActivityhasendangeredpeople’slife.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分1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。Stressoccurswhenyoufeelthatdemandsplacedonyou—suchaswork,schoolorrelationships—arebeyondyourability.31.__________However,untreatedlongtermstresscanresultinserioushealthconditionsincludinganxiety,insomnia,musclepain,highbloodpressureandaweakenedimmunesystem.32.__________Everyoneisdifferent,andsoarethewaystheychoosetomanagetheirstress.Somepeoplepreferpursuinghobbiessuchasgardening,playingmusicandcreatingart,whileothersfindreliefinmoresolitary(独自的)activities:meditation,yogaandwalking.33._______________Dosomeexercise.Theresearchkeepsgrowing—exercisebenefitsyourmindjustaswellasyourbody.Wekeephearingaboutthelongtermbenefitsofaregularexerciseroutine.Butevena20minutewalk,run,swimordancesessioninthemidstofastressfultimecangiveanimmediateeffectthatcanlastforseveralhours.34.__________Itmayseemdifficulttogetawayfromabigworkproject,acryingbabyoragrowingcreditcardbill.Butwhenyougiveyourselfpermissiontostepawayfromit,youletyourselfhavetimetodosomethingelse,whichcanhelpyouhaveanewperspectiveorpracticetechniquestofeellessoverwhelmed.It’simportantnottoavoidyourstress(thosebillshavetobepaidsometime),butevenjust20minutestotakecareofyourselfishelpful.Smileandlaugh.Ourbrainsareinterconnectedwithouremotionsandfacialexpressions.Whenpeoplearestressed,theyoftenholdalotofthestressintheirface.Solaughsorsmilescanhelprelievesomeofthattensionandimprovethesituation.Trymeditation.Meditationandmindfulprayerhelpthemindandbodytorelaxandfocus.Mindfulnesscanhelppeopleseenewperspectives,developselfpassionandforgiveness.35.________Muchlikeexercise,researchhasshownthatevenmeditatingbrieflycanbringimmediatebenefits.A.Takeabreakfromthestressor.B.Getsomesocialsupportfromwhateversourcesyoucanaccess.C.Toomuchstresscanaffectbodysystemsandcausementalproblems.D.Herearefourhealthytechniquesthatmayhelpreducestressintheshortandlongterm.E.Butbyfindingpositive,healthyways,manyofthesenegativehealthconsequencescanbereduced.F.Whenpracticingmindfulness,peoplecanreleaseemotionscontributingtothebodyphysicalstress.G.Somestresscanbebeneficialattimes,producingaboostthathelpspeoplegetthroughtoughsituations.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节

完形填空

（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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D.effectively第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Chengduhasdozensofnewmillionaires,Asia’sbiggestbuilding,andfancynewhotels.Butfortouristslikeme,pandasareitstop__51__(attract).SoitwasagreathonourtobeinvitedbackstageatthenotforprofitPandaBase,whereticketmoneyhelpspayforresearch,I__52__（allow）togetupclosetothesecuteanimalsatthe600acrecentre.Fromtomorrow,IwillbetheirUKambassador.Thetitlewillbe__53___(official)giventomeataceremonyinLondon.Butmyconnectionwithpandasgoesback__54__mydaysonaTVshowinthemid1980s,__55__IwasthefirstWesternTVreporter__56___(permit)tofilmaspecialunitcaringforpandasrescuedfromstarvationinthewild.Myambassadorialdutieswillinclude__57__(introduce)Britishvisitorstothe120pluspandasatChengduandothersataresearchinthemistymountainsofBifengxia.[来源:学。科。Onmyrecentvisit,I__58___（help）alivelythreemontholdtwinthathadbeenrejectedbyitsmother.Thenurseryteamswitcheshimeveryfewdayswithhissisterso__59_whileoneisbeingbottlefed,the__60__iswithmumsheneversuspects.第四部分：课本知识（共两节，满分分）第一节单词填空（根据要求写出完整单词;共5小题；每小题分，满分分）Friendshipbetweengirlsareusuallyainsharedfeelingsandsupport.He(假装)tohisfamilythateverythingwasfine.Moderncivilizationrecoveredand(吸收)whatevervaluableintheancientcivilization.64.Accordingtothesurvey___________(实施)bythisuniversity,only18%arefortheidea.65.Justaswhatputersonceachieved,smartphonesaret________ourlife.第二节完成句子（共20空；每分，满分10分）66.友谊意味着忠诚于他人。Friendshipmeanstoothers.之后，我们将展开自由讨论。Thenwewillfordiscussion.然而，有些人认为，怀着摧毁他们的意图来克隆人类胚胎，这是对人类生命的不尊重。However,somepeoplebelievethatcloninghumanembryosofdestroyingthemshowsnorespectforhumanlife.询问周边，我发现人们愿意花多点钱买环保的产品。_____________,Ifindmanypeoplewillingtopayalittlehigherpriceforthingsthatarefriendlytotheenvironment.70.这项工程会导致农民们退耕还林(用树木取代耕地)。Thisprojectresultedinfarmerstheircropstreesorgrass.71.你会有一种满足感，因为你知道你在解决这个问题上尽了自己的力。Youwillhave_________________knowingthatyoudidyourparttohelpsolvetheproblem.72.世界人口增长了1800年的六倍。Theworld’spopulationhasgrownbyitwasin1800.73.最终我回到了火车站，在候车室里度过了这剩下的一天。Itothetrainstationandspendingtherestofthedayinthewaitingroom.第五部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作(15分)假设你是李华，两周前你从网上订购一套书虫系列读物(BookwormSeries)昨天才到货，且包装破损，数量不足。请就此向网店客服写邮件投诉。要点如下：①介绍购物情况;②反映存在问题;③提出解决方案注意：①词数80词左右;②可适当增加细节，使行文连贯;③开头结尾已给出，不计入总词;Towhomitmayconcern,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Thesedaysoursocietydevelopsrapidlyandforcespeopletorush.Itappearsthatpeoplehavegotusedtobeinginahurry.However,it’sbetterforpeopletotaketheirtimeandlivetheirlifeataslowerpacethantohurrytogetthingsdone.Themainreasonthatconvincesustoopposedoing