江西省吉安市吉水縣20192020學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期中試題

江西省吉安市吉水縣第二中學(xué)2019-2020學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期中試第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題L5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Howcanthewomangototheairportthequickest?Bysubway.Alice.Aparty.C.Gooutfordinner.Theyareofpoorquality.Bysubway.Alice.Aparty.C.Gooutfordinner.Theyareofpoorquality.WhoisgoingtogetmarriedinOctober?A.Jane. B.Fiona. C.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Apresent. B.Afruit. C.Whatisthewomangoingtodotonight?A.StudywithTom.B.GoabroadwithRachel.What'swrongwiththewoman,srecords?A.Theyaredamaged.B.Theyarelost. C.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有兒個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。Whathappenedtotheman?A.Herantheredlight.B.Hisdrivinglicensewastakenaway.C.Heparkedthecarillegally.Howdidthepolicemanfeelthen?A.Annoyed. B.Shocked. C.Worried.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。WhyisJanehappy?A.Aholidayiscoming.B.She'sgotgoodgrades.C.She'11goshoppingwithfriends.WhatmightStevemostprobablydoduringthebreak?A.Flyhome. B.Doapart-timejob.C.Studyfornextterm.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Reporterandfootballstar.B.Teammates.C.Coachandplayer.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthefootballtraining?A.It'shardandboring. B.It'sexcitingandfunny. C.It'sstrictandtiring.Whatdoesthemansayabouttomorrowsmatch?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題。Whatdoesthemansayabouthissister?A.Sheisyoungerthanthewoman.B.Sheisaphotographer.C.Sheispreparingforatrip.Wheredoesthewomancomefromprobably?A.Seattle. B.Portland. C.Ottawa.Whenwillthewomanbeback?A.OnFriday. B.OnSaturday. C.OnSunday.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。HowlonghasPurintonbeenseparatedfromMoultroup?A.18years. B.69years. C.88years.HowdidPurintonandMoultroupreconnecteachother?A.ThroughaTVprogram.B.Throughanorganization.C.ThroughaDNAtool.WheredidthedaughterMoultroupgrowup?A.InFlorida. B.InCalifornia. C.InVermont.Whatcanweknowaboutthereunion?.IthappenedduringtheChristinasholiday..Itwasabigfamilyget-together..PurintonandMoultrouphuggedwithtears.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。ASUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers?CanyouunderstandhowolderPeopleare?Areyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavenlisteningskills?Canyouworkatweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:Startingrateof￡8.56perhourFreeuniformExcellenttrainingContactusatcareers@golden-carecomWRITERSWANTEDWoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare:chatty,interesting,passionateandskilled.Contactusatinf也.CALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel?Ifso,wedliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn，teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunityGirlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandhysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringaparent.Emailusatinfo@top-model-agency,uk.WORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,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.getafreeuniformB.receivefreeticketstoeventsC.bringaparent D.chooseworkinghoursWhatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings?ThemodelopportunityisonlymeantforadultsThereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.EmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.ApplicantstoWoweeMagazineareexpectedtobesociableandenthusiastic.BEstherMentzerwasborninNewYork.Herupbringingwasamodestone;herfatherownedahardwarestore.Muchofhertimewasspentintryingtomakeendsmeetinthehardwarestore。ItwaswhileworkinginthisstorethatEsthergotherfirsttasteofbusiness.UntilWorldWarI,Estherhadalwayswantedtobeanactress,dreamingofhernnameinlightslowers,handsomemen”.AftertheWar.Esthersuncle.JohnSchotzcametolivewiththefamily.ThiswouldprovetobeaturningpointintheyoungEsther,slife.Schotzwasachemistwhohaddevotedmostofhislifetocreating“secret”skin-careproducts.Estherjoinedhim.In1930,shemarriedJosephLauderandhernamebecameEsteeLauder,whenshewas22yearsold.Lauder,sDreamshadneverquitesubsided（消退）andherhusbandsupportedher.In1947,thetwofinallydecidedtogoofficial,andEsteeLauderCosmetics（化妝品）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.Shewas96WhichofthefollowingisthebestA.Shewas86 B.Shewas96WhichofthefollowingisthebestModestyistheStartofSuccessLifeC.BeautyisaWinningAttitudeC.Shewas106D.Shewas110titleforthispassage?HardExperienceisaMustforaGoodDGreatBrandComesfromBeautyCTechnologymayhavemadeworkingathomeeasierthanever,butaccordingtoanewstudy,employeeswhoworkaloneathomemaynotperformaswellasthoseintheoffice.ResearchersatJohnsHopkinsUniversityintheUSwantedtofindoutwhetherbeingwatchedwhiletakingonataskmadeadifferencetopeople'sperformanceManypeoplebelievethatbeingunderconstantscrutiny（監(jiān)視）damagestheircreativitywhileothersliveinfearofgrowingnervesinfrontofanaudienceduringapublicevent.Butthefindingssuggestthatthepressureofothersactuallymakespecopleachievemore.“Youmightthinkhavingpeoplewatchyouisn，tgoingtohelpbutitmightactuallymakeyouperformbetter,，zsaidleadauthorVikramChib”Anaudiencecanserveasanincentive.Whenpeopleknowtheyarebeingobserved,partsofthebrainlinkedwithsocialanxietyandrewardexciteapartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotorskill（is動技能），improvingtheirperformanceatskilledtasks.Inthenewexperiment,Dr.Chibandhiscolleaguesasked20participants（參與者）toplayavideogame.Theparticipantsperformedthetaskbothinfrontofanaudienceoftwoandwithnoonewatching,andtheirbrainactivitywasrecorded.Whilepeoplewerewatching,participantswereanaverageof5Percentbetteratthevideogame一一andasmuchas20percentbetter.Onlytwoparticipantsdidn'tperformbetterinfrontofothers.Butiftheaudiencewasalotbiggerandtherewardswerehigher,theresultscouldhavegonetheotherway.〃It'sgoodforpeopletobewithsocialanxiety.Butatsomepoint,thesizeoftheaudiencecouldincreasethesizeofone'sanxiety,z，Dr.Chibexplained.〃Westillneedtodomoretofindtheanswer.”28.Whyaresomepeopleunwillingtobesrroundedbyotherswhileworking?A.Ir'shardforthemtobeatcase B.TechnologyattractsthemmoreC.Theydon，twanttorelyonothers. D.Theyachievemorewhenworkingalone.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraphs?A.Somethingthathelpsyoufeelcalmer.A.SomethingthatSomethingthatSomethingthatSomethingthatSomethingthatWhatdoweknowabouttheparticipantsintheexperiment?Theywatchedeachotherplayingavideogame.Eachofthemplayedavideogameatleasttwice.Theyweredividedintotwogroupstoplayagame.Mostofthemplayedavideogameinordertoearnrewards.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexperiment?Peopleperformbetterwhenworkingtogether.Thebiggertheaudience,thebetteroneperforms.Thesizeofaudiencecaninfluencetheperformance.Higherrewardsmakepeopleperformwellasawhole.Withtheever-increasingpopularityofonlineshopping,users'reviewsarebecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Giventhatyoucan'tactuallytouch,see,smellorheartheproductyou，rebuyingonline,thesereviewsprovidebuyersvaluableinformationontheproductitself.Buthowfarcanyoutrustthem?BarnabyBickenhadanunpleasantexperience."ItooksomefriendstoarestaurantinManchesterthathadexcellentreviewsonafoodwebsite.However,theservicewasawfulandwewereignoredmostofthetime.Later,Iwroteareviewtothesamesiteonlytobetoldthatthereviewsiteownerwouldnotacceptanybadreviews-onlythegoodones”So,howcanyougetausefulreview?WebexpertHilarySaundershasafewtoptips.，zIfthereareonlyafewreviewsofaplace,thereisagoodchancetheyhavebeenplantedbyfriendsorenemies."Iftherearemanyreviews,startbydroppingthemostextremecomments.Also,watchoutforsimilaritiesinstylebetween:reviewsfrompeoplewithdifferentusernames,particularlyifthosereviewswereplacedaboutthesametime.Thebestthingistolookforreviewerswhoshowsomerelevantknowledgeoftheproducttheyarereviewing.”Somecompaniesseemtobecontributingtotheproblem.Apublishinghouseofferedgiftvouchers（禮券）toanyonewhowouldgivetheirtextbookafive-starreview.Butnotallonlinecompaniesoperatelikethis."Amazonworkshardtokeepthecompletenessofitscustomerreviews,“saidaspokespersonforthecompany."Wehaveveryclearguidelines（指導(dǎo)方針）andwhenacustomerreportsareviewthattheyfeelisinappropriate,wecheck,andmaytakedown.”So,nexttimeyouseethat5-starreviewforsomethingyouwanttobuy,beaware-itcouldbetheworkofafalsereviewer!Whatdoes“them"inPara.Ireferto?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?A.Helpstofinishthereviews. B.Paysattentiontothebadreviews.C.Offersgiftsforthegoodreviews.D.Triestomakethereviewsobjective.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Everystudentpreferstogethighscoresintheirexams.Buthowcanyoueffectivelyimproveyourmemoryandperformwellinyourexam?Trythefollowingmethods.TrytheMemoryPalace.Forexample,ifyouwanttomemorizesomeEnglishwords,youmightstoreufurniture,television."inyourlivingroomandufridge,cooker...vinthekitchen.36Throughthisway,youcanmemorizethesewordseasily.Createyourownsongs.Thismethodhasbeenproveninseveralstudiesasawayofsendinginformationtomemory.Youcanuseyourfavoritesongstorecreatenewsongswithinformationyouneedtoremember.37Takesomedeepbreaths.38Ifyouarestressedyouwillhaveamoredifficulttimerecallinginformationduringanexam.Youshouldputsomeenergyintode-spressingbututurningof“stressiseasiersaidthandone.That'swhyscientistsrecommendpracticeteststoyou.Practicetestsarenotonlyascientificallysupportedmeansofimprovingmemoryrecallbuttheystanduptostressfulsituations.?39Ifyouarefeelingdistracted,dosomeexercise.Studiesshowthatthosewhohaveexercisedfor15minutesandthencompleteamemorytask,completetasksfasterthanthosewhohaven'texercised.Evenasimplewalkcanmakeadifference.Therearesomanysuggestedmethodsforyou.40Ifyouknowthatstudyingaloneworksbestforyou,gotoself-studyroomoftenwhenyoufinishyourclassesatschool.A.Rereadyournotes.Tryaminiworkout.Weknowexamsarestressful.Skipoutallthepracticetestsonpurpose.Youneedtothinkaboutthewaythatsuitsyoubest.F.Themoreinterestingyoumakethem,thebettertheresultwillbe.G.Thenyoucanmentallytravelthroughyourhousetorecalleachword.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題L5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。ThesmalltownofRjukaninNorwayissituatedbetweenseveralmountainsanddoesnotgetdirectsunlightfromlateSeptembertomid-March41sixmonthsoutoftheyear.Ofcourse,we42itwhenthesunisshining,〃saysKarinRo,whoworksforthetown'stourismoffice."Weseetheskyis43,butdowninthevalleyit'sdarker一it'slikeona44day.”Butthat45whenasystemofhigh-tech46wasintroducedtoreflectsunlightfromneighboringpeaks（山峰）intothevalleybelow.Wednesday,residents（居民）ofRjukan47theirveryfirstrayofwintersunshine:Arowofreflectiveboardsonanearbymountainsidewereputto48.Themirrorsarecontrolledbyacomputerthat49themtoturnalongwiththesunthroughoutthe50andtocloseduringwindyweather.Theyreflectaconcentratedbeam（束）oflightontothetown'scentral51 ,creatinganareaofsunlightroughly600squaremeters.Whenthelight52Rjukanresidentsgatheredtogether.uPeoplehavebeen53thereandstandingthereandtaking54ofeachother,〃Rosays."Thetownsquarewastotally55Ithinkalmostallthepeopleinthetownwerethere."The3,500residentscannotal1 56thesunshineatthesametime.57 ,thenewlightfeelslikemorethanenoughforthetown's58residents.〃It'snotvery59,"shesays,“butitisenoughwhenweare60 ”41.A.only B.obviouslyC.nearly D.precisely42.A.fearB.believehearA.emptyC.highA.cloudyC.differentA.helpedhappenedA.computersmirrorsA.rememberedreceivedA.repairriskD.noticeB.blueD.wideB.normalD.warmB.changedD.matteredB.telescopes C.D.camerasB.forecast C.D.imaginedC.C.restA.forbidsC.predictsA.daynightmonth51.A.libraryC.squareA.appearedfadedA.drivingC.camping54.A.picturesC.care55.A.newfullflat56.A.blockavoidenjoy57.A.InsteadGraduallyA.nature-lovingC.weather-beatenA.bigclearcold60.A.tryingB.waitingC.watchingD.useB.directsD.followsyearB.hallD.streetB.returnedD.stoppedB.hidingD.sitingnotesD.holdsilentstoreB.HoweverD.Similarlyenergy-savingD.sun-starvedeasyD.sharing第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Thecureforsleepingproblemscanoftenbefoundinyourdailyroutine.C.Yourday-to-daylifestyle61（choose）greatlyinfluencesthequalityofyournightlyrest.Thefollowingtipswillhelpyoutogetabettersleep.Setaregularbedtime.Gotobed62thesametimeeverynight.Trynottobreakthisroutineattheweekendwhenyoumaywanttostay63late.Ifyouwanttochangeyourbedtime,helpyourbodyadjustbymakingthechange64（gradual）.Trytokeepthenoisedown.Ifyoucan'tavoidthenoiseof65（bark）dogs,loudneighbors,citytraffic,orotherpeopleinyourhousehold,trymaskingit.Youcanbuyspecialsoundmachineorproduce66（you）ownwhitenoisebysettingyourradiobetweenstations.Earplugsmayalsohelp.Keepyourroomcool.Thetemperatureofyourbedroomalso67（affect）yoursleep.Mostpeoplesleepbestinaslightlycoolroom（arou