2021高二期中考试试题定稿11-09.docx

1、20212022学年江苏省扬州中学高二上学期期中检测 英语试题 2021.11（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。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

2、读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man have in his garden?A. Bushes.B. Flowers.C. Trees.2. When will the boys family go on holiday?A. On July 30th.B. On August 5th. C. On August 12th.3. Which part of the mans body hurts?A. His knee. B. His hand.C. His ankle. 4. Why is the woman calling?A. To make an ap

3、pointment B. To cancel an appointment.C. To put off an appointment5. What does the man mean?A. He will complete the report today.B. He has no time to attend the meeting.C. He needs to find some information for the report.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

4、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至7题。6. What are the speakers discussing?A. What computer to choose. B. What game to play. C. What present to buy.7. What advice does the man give to the woman?A. Ask her parents for help. B. Share the cost.C. Buy a computer.听第7段材料，回答第8

5、至9题。8. Why didnt the man watch Football Academy last night?A. He had no time. B. He was too tired. C. He disliked the judges.9. What do the speakers agree about Football Academy?A. Viewers can learn a lot from the program.B. There are too many similar programs on TV.C. The program should be shown at

6、 an earlier time.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does a storm chaser follow storms?A. To study them. B. To experience them. C. To do experiments11. What does Dr Robert usually do to study tornadoes?A. Read magazines about tornadoes. B. Measure tornadoes closely in his car.C. Invent instruments to forecast

7、tornadoes.12. What does Dr Robert plan to do in the future?A. Publish an article on tornado in a magazine. B. Get more people interested in tornado.C. Record the inside of a tornado.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Boss and employee.

8、14. Why is the man flying to Rome?A To meet a designer. B. To sell books and CDs. C. To start a new company.15. What will the man do on Sunday?A. Go to the seaside. B. Have a good rest. C. Study for exams.16.How does the woman feel about the mans weekend plans?A. Interested. B. Worried. C. Angry.听第1

9、0段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does Walter do as a volunteer?A. He talks to people living alone. B. He helps old people cook. C. He delivers hot food.18. How long does it take Walter to finish his volunteer job?A. About two hours. B. About half a day. C. About a day.19. How often does Kate volunteer at Chi

10、ldrens Hospital?A. Every day.B. Once a week.C. Twice a week.20. What does Kate think of volunteering at Childrens Hospital?A. It needs patience. B. It turns out difficult. C. Its rewarding.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AExplore Nice in France - how car tr

11、avel makes for a memorable holiday.A classic option to explore the famous city of France, such as Nice is through hard travel. Travelling through the South of France, there are museums and restaurants to experience. Visiting these attractions is most convenient with a car. As hiring a car in Nice fr

12、om the airport is simple. One can sit back and drive through the wonderful country lands without a care in the world. The west side has small hills while the east extends to the Mediterranean Sea. Peaceful vineyards(葡萄园), quiet villages at a rich life awaits you if you drive through the countryside.

13、RestaurantsThe kitchen says that Nice offers are the cities chief attraction. The Cours Saleya market, offers special foods while sipping the Provencal wine is another relaxing experience. Overall, Coted Azur can be put as the food capital of France. BeachesBeing along the coastline, Nice offers som

14、e really warm and relaxing beaches to its tourists lined with cosy seaside apartments and hotels.Tips for Hiring a CarChoose a car which can easily provide enough space for you and your family without being too big-Traffic can be a major issue in some cities. A GPS navigation system aids in travelin

15、g without getting lost and also helps in saving time.Check with various number of car hire companies for the different prices so that you do not end up with an expensive package. Traveling to France has perhaps been on the wish lists of every travel-hungry person. And you can make your trip even mor

16、e memorable by traveling through the country in the car.21. What can be learned about Nice from the passage?A. It has quiet villages and vineyards. B. It is located far from the sea.C. It is no easy way to hire a car in Nice.D. It offers the warmest beach to tourists.22. When hiring a car in France,

17、 you are advised to _A. Choose one as big as possible.B. Ignore the GPS navigation system.C. Pay for your accommodation in advance.D. Check with companies for reasonable prices.23. This passage is intended for_A. driversB. passengersC. travelersD. tour guidesBAnyone who commutes(通勤)by car knows that

18、 traffic jams are an unavoidable part of life. But humans are not alone in facing traffic jams.Ants also commutebetween their nest and sources of food. The survival of their habitats depends on doing this efficiently.When humans commute, theres a point at which cars become dense(稠密) enough to slow d

19、own the flow of traffic, causing jam. Researchers wanted to know if ants on the move could also get stuck. So they regulated traffic density by constructing bridges of various widths between a colony of Argentine ants and a source of food. Then they waited and watched, trying to find out at what poi

20、nt they are going to have a traffic jam.But it appears that that never happened. They always managed to avoid traffic jam. The flow of ants did increase at the beginning as ants started to fill the bridge and then levelled off at high densities. But it never slowed down or stopped, even when the bri

21、dge was nearly filled with ants.The researchers then took a closer look at how the behavior of individual ants impacted traffic as a whole. And they found that when ants sense overcrowding, they adjust their speeds and avoid entering high-density areas, which prevents jams. These behaviors may be pr

22、omoted by pheromones, chemicals that tell other ants where a trail is. The ants also manage to avoid colliding(碰撞) with each other at high densities, which could really slow them down.Can ants help us solve our own traffic problems? Not likely. Thats because when it comes to getting from point A to

23、point B as fast as possible, human drivers put their own goals first. Individual ants have to be more cooperative in order to feed the colony. But the research could be useful in improving traffic flow for self-driving cars, which can be designed to be less like selfish humansand more like ants.24.

24、What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Surviving.B. Avoiding jams.C. Finding food.D. Commuting.25. How did the researchers control the traffic density of the commuting ants?A. By controlling the widths of their path.B. By regulating their numbers.C. By finding out the dense

25、points.D. Through closer observation.26. How can ants avoid traffic jam according to the research?A. They follow a special route.B. The flow of ants will level off at high densities.C. They depend on their natural chemicals to adjust their speeds.D. They never stop or slow down on the way.27. Which

26、of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Traffic jamsB. Survival of an ant colonyC. Unavoidable? Not for ants!D. Differences between human and antsCA growing body of research is revealing associations between birth defects (缺陷) and a fathers age, alcohol use and environmental factors,

27、say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. They say these defects result from changes that can potentially affect multiple generations.The study, published in the American Journal of Stem Cells, suggest both parents contribute to the health status of their offspring a common sense conc

28、lusion which science is only now beginning to demonstrate, says the studys senior investigator, Joanna Kitlinska, PhD, an associate professor in biochemistry, and molecular and cellular biology.“We know the nutritional, hormonal and psychological environment provided by the mother permanently influe

29、nces organ structure, cellular response and gene expression in her offspring,” she says.“But our study shows the same thing to be true with fathers his lifestyle, and how old he is, can be reflected in molecules（分子） that control gene function,” she says. “In this way, a father can affect not only hi

30、s immediate offspring, but future generations as well.”For example, a newborn can be diagnosed with fetal (胎儿的) alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), even though the mother has never consumed alcohol, Kitlinska says. “Up to 75 percent of children with FASD have biological fathers who are alcoholics, sug

31、gesting that paternal alcohol consumption negatively impacts their offspring.”Advanced age of a father is related to elevated rates of certain diseases, and birth defects in his children. A limited diet during a fathers preadolescence has been linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular death in his ch

32、ildren and grandchildren. Paternal obesity is linked to enlarged fat cells, changes in metabolic(新陈代谢的)regulation, diabetes, obesity and development of brain cancer. Psychosocial stress on the father is linked to defective behavioral traits in his offspring. And paternal alcohol use leads to decreas

33、ed newborn birth weight, marked reduction in overall brain size and damaged cognitive function.“This new field of inherited paternal epigenetics needs to be organized into clinically applicable recommendations and lifestyle alternations,” Kitlinska says. “And to really understand the epigenetic infl

34、uences of a child, we need to study the interplay between maternal and paternal effects, as opposed to considering each in isolation.”28. Whats the message the writer conveys in the first paragraph?A. Both parents contribute to the health status of their offspring.B. Birth defects can potentially af

35、fect multiple generations.C. Father plays a more critical role in birth defects.D. Fathers age and lifestyle are tied to birth defects.29. What can we infer from the example in Paragraph 5?A. FASD can only be diagnosed in a newborn whose father is addicted to alcohol.B. A fathers lifestyle can negat

36、ively impact his offspring.C. A newborn will not contract FASD if his mother has never consumed alcohol.D. Most children have biological fathers who are alcoholics.30. Which of the following situations is less likely to lead to childrens birth defects?A. Having an overweight father.B. Having a fathe

37、r who is an alcoholic.C. Having a father with a limited diet.D. Having a father with psychosocial stress.31. What will the research probably continue to focus on in the part that follows?A. The maternal epigenetic influences of a child.B. The ways to avoid negative paternal influence on children.C.

38、The clinical application of the research findings.D. The interaction between maternal and paternal effects.DSince1972 Americans have watched more than 9,000 episodes of “The Price is Right, a game show with an economic twist. After being selected from the audience by the famous phrase“come on down”c

39、ontestants must guess the exact price of prizes, ranging from guitars to garden furniture. If they guess too high, they are disqualified. In a recent paper, Jonathan Hartley of Harvard Kennedy School points out an interesting trend. Contestants have got a lot worse at guessing prices.Technology may

40、play a role. Reaching for a smartphone is easier than recalling a fact from memory. Who remembers phone numbers anymore? People may just fall out of the habit of recalling prices. Still, the rise of the smartphone is a recent phenomenon - it cannot explain why contestants became worse guessers durin

41、g the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.Economic changes may be a better explanation. A paper published in 2001 suggested that higher GDP growth raised “price-recall error. Like the famous politician who thinks a gallon of milk costs 15, as people get richer they worry less about budgeting.A related trend is t

42、hat Americans devote a decreasing share of their household spending to goods - which tend to appear on The Price Is Right，and a rising share to services, such as dining and childcare. Contestants might be pretty good at guessing the price of a gym class or a babysitter.Perhaps the most interesting e

43、xplanation, however, relates to globalization. In the early 1970s, consumers had a relatively limited selection of products to choose from. Around the time that “The Price Is Right” first aired, sales catalogues were hundreds of pages long. But a search on Amazon brings up nearly1,000 results just f

44、or the word “toaster. Firms offer a huge range of differentiated products at wildly different prices, allowing consumers to satisfy their special wants. The result is that guessing prices is trickier.The rise of online shopping adds further confusion. Online retailers(零售商)respond instantly to fluctu

45、ations in supply and demand. Alberto Cavallo of Harvard Business School finds that some large retailers now change their prices, both upwards and downwards, twice as frequently as they did a decade ago. All of this suggests that contestants guesses may yet get worse.32. What does Jonathan Hartley fi

46、nd out from “The Price Is Right?A. Guessing prices has become a growing trend.B. Technology makes it easier to guess prices.C. People are becoming less price-sensitive.D. Its necessary to have the habit of guessing prices.33. Why does the author mention the price of a gallon of milk in Paragraph 3?A

47、. To show a good economy makes people less concerned about prices.B. To complain “Price-recall error is common among politicians.C. To reveal Americans are spending more on services than goods.D. To present The Price Is Right tends to focus on daily goods.34. In which way does globalization make gue

48、ssing prices difficult?A. It has caused frequent price wars.B. It directs peoples attention to online shopping.C. It has brought a wealth of products.D. It leads to huge price differences among retailers.35. The underlined word “fluctuations” in the last paragraph means .A. Goals.B. Examples.C. Char

49、ges.D. Changes.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Understand the Mind of an InterviewerGetting inside an interviewers head can be tricky, as their perspective will change according to personality type, professional role, and personal experience._36_Research the

50、 company to determine what the interviewer is looking for. Company culture (work-life balance, atmosphere, etc.) is a great indicator of what your interviewer will want to see in candidates. _37_You can look for company mission statements for a better understanding of company culture, or quotes from

51、 top-level executives, like CEOs, which often set the tone for company culture.Look up the interviewer when possible._38_ This is the perfect chance to look up background information on the interviewer on the companys website. Professional and social media platforms can also help you better know wha

52、t to expect from an interviewer._39_ Many interviewers determine the truthfulness of your resume this way. If you respond with answers that are inconsistent with what you wrote in your resume, many interviewers will interpret it as a red flag. Thus, remember to review the start and end dates of posi

53、tions listed on your resume and try not to take offense to this kind of fact checking.Identify how the interviewers position will influence expectations. The role of your interviewer usually has an impact on what that person expects from a candidate. An HR representative, for example, will want to k

54、now youre a good fit with the company culture and values. A direct manager, however, would be most interested in your practical ability to do the job.Regardless of their roles, most interviewers will want to know youll make their lives easier. _40_A. Expect the interviewer to quiz you on your resume

55、.B. Be consistent with what you wrote in your resume.C. However, you can research on the interviewer and tailor your answers to stand out.D. So try to stress this during the interview.E. Usually, youll be informed of your interviewers name before you meet them.F. Therefore, its not an easy job to un

56、derstand their mind.G. In most situations, interviewers will expect you to share similar values with the company.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A poet is in his words The writings of William Shakespeare are today _41_ read by young people in Britain.

57、 His young readership is _42_ to those who choose to study literature at university. _43_, in British schools, it is required to study the poet, andwhen something is made compulsory, usually the result is _44_, resentment or both. Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen-for many of the young, read

58、ing them can seem like being forced to eat _45_, especially when people are at an age when they are beginning to discover themselves and wanting to _46_ their independence. This was my experience of the classics at school. But when I reached my late teenage years, I had a change of heart. Like every

59、 other young person since the dawn of time, the world _47_ me. I wanted answers, so I _48_ books to find them. I went on to take a PhD in _49_ and have taught the subject in universities in Britain and China. I have never regretted it. There is something in literature that people want, _50_ they don

60、t read books. You see this in the _51_ of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice being a case in point. These popular adaptations may help increase peoples interest in the classic.Reading a _52_ RomeoandJulietmay perhaps lead to a reading

61、 of Shakespeares actual play. If that is the case, then I welcome the trend. _53_ , do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing. Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness is in his _54_. Reading someone elses rewritingof hisworkislikepeeling abanana, throwingawaythefruit, andeatingth

62、eskin.Take on the _55_. It really is worth the effort.41. A. often B. little C. simply D. just 42. A. limited B. opposed C. attached D. used43. A. Thus B. So C. Still D. Even 44. A. love B. boredom C. affection D. regret45. A. meat B. oatmeal C. crow D. medicine46. A. recover B. claim C. fight D. st

63、ruggle47. A. confused B. shocked C. hurt D. acknowledged48. A. appealed to B. objected to C. turned to D. submitted to49. A. science B. history C. art D. literature50. A. even if B. as if C. only if D. if only51. A. similarity B. resistance C. popularity D. restriction52. A. borrowed B. worn C. simp

64、lified D. torn53. A. However B. Besides C. Hence D. Rather 54. A. vocabulary B. language C. character D. production55. A. initial B. memorial C. trial D. original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。The way to a mans heart is through his stomach. This is 56. _China offered me the

65、moment my feet touched its ground. As someone who loves food, I couldnt help but 57. _ (worry) about eating food foreign to my tongue. I love my countrys foods and I have a bias when it comes to dishes. I have always been fond of my moms homemade dishes and consider them 58. _ (good) in the world. B

66、eing far away from home for the first time, finding good food was my priority.One day, my Chinese lab mates took me to a Chinese restaurant near our university. It was a treat from our senior, and it was indeed a celebration of food, somewhat of a dinner gathering. It was the first time that I 59. _

67、 (witness) such a meal, with more than 10 dishes on the table. As I am a slow eater, I was quite 60. _ (hesitate) to try all the dishes. Also, knowing from my past experience of Chinese food, I thought that I should only pick what I could eat. Eventually, one of my lab mates sitting next to me convi

68、nced me to give each of the dishes a try. There was no single dish that I did not like. Each dish appealed to my palate, and I forgot to slow down.There is a Chinese proverb which goes likeDu ch sh ci, sho ch ruwhich means Eat more vegetables, and less meat. This is the very first thing 61. _ I lear

69、ned from my entire search for good food. Chinese dishes are cooked 62. _ (delicacy) with leafy vegetables and spices. This is the secret to their 63. _ (vary). Chinese people greatly enjoy eating in groups as it is the best way of relieving the stress from their everyday work routine. That experienc

70、e with my lab mates opened my heart to more Chinese cuisine adventures. One cannot deny that food is 64. _ main source of our happiness and it is indeed our thirst 65. _ survival. China won my heart when it got through my stomach.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）假如你是校学生会主席。新年即将到来，为了帮助你校的外国留学生更好地了解中国

71、文化，学生会将为他们举办一个新年晚会。请你根据以下提示，用英语向他们发出口头通知。时间：下周五 6:00-8:00地点：教学楼101室内容：1. 学唱一首中国歌曲； 2. 比赛用筷子； 3. 学习包饺子。注意：1. 写作词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Good afternoon, everyone! May I have your attention please?_Thank you for your attention!第二节 概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据内容写一篇概要，60 词左右。There are some imp

72、ortant regulations parents can take to make sure their kids use cell phones in a safe and responsible way. When kids know what the consequences are when rules arent followed, that makes life more predictable for them.Most kids are not paying for their cell phones or their cell phone plans, so if you

73、 paid for it, you own it, which means you have the right to take it away anytime if they disobey the rules you set up earlier.After a kid has a cell phone, suddenly parents discover data runs out half way through the month. This can get expensive and your kids need to know how to monitor their use.

74、Also, teen cell phone addiction should be limited. Generally, its a good idea to have no cell phone policy while they are doing homework and at bedtime. Come to agreement in advance about what they are and arent allowed to download on their cell phone. There are some really bad apps for kids that yo

75、u dont want on their phones. Make sure your kids understand how to set up their privacy. Talk with them about why guarding their privacy is so important. Many teens truly have no concept about everything that a cell phone can share about them including personal information and their location.You wan

76、t to cover what is and isnt appropriate to share via a cell phone. This definitely means photos and language used in emails and on social media. But dont forget simpler things like providing their address, their age or what school they go to online.Lastly, there are times and places when using ones cell phone is not appropriate. In movie theaters or during class time at school the phone should be on silent and put away. Additionally, when someone is having a face to face conversation with them, they need to be looking at the person, not their phone._命题人：唐红珠 左新红 审核人：王慧