江蘇省揚(yáng)州市公道中學(xué)2020-2021學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期第二次學(xué)情測試試題

江蘇省揚(yáng)州市公道中學(xué)20202021學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期第二次學(xué)情測試試題第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題分，滿分分）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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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。1.Whyisthewomansad?A.Shefeelshomesick. B.Shemissedacall. C.Shegothurtwhenhiking.2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Lucywaslateforschool.B.Lucygottoschoolearly.C.Lucywasabsentfromschool.3.WhendoesTomhavetoleave?A.At7:00. B.At7:15. C.At7:30.4.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Blamingtheman. B.Dealingwithanaccident.C.plainingaboutherwork.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakepace?A.Atashoeshop. B.Atahotel. C.Inahospital.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題分，滿分分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)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秒鐘的做答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題6.Howoftendoesthemangototheeveningclasses?A.Twiceaweek. B.Threetimesaweek.C.Fourtimesaweek.7.Whydoesthemantaketheeveningclasses?A.Togoabroad. B.Tomakefriends.C.Tochangehisjob.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8.WhenwillJuliepickupherfather?A.Atsix. B.Atfour.C.Attwo.9Whatwillthetwospeakersdonext?A.Gototheairport. B.Playthevideogames.C.Choosetheirdifferentdresses.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.WhenisthemangoingtoNewZealand?A.Intwodays. B.Inacoupleofmonths.C.Inafortnight.11.Whydidthemancallthewoman?A.Toaskhertojoinhim.B.Toaskforsomeinformation.C.Tohelphersetupabranchpany.12.Wherearetheygoingtomeet?A.AtSusan’s. B.AtTom's.C.Atarestaurant.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whereistheartexhibitiontakingplace?A.Atanartgallery. B.Atashoppingmall.C.Atanexhibitioncenter.14.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheplaceoftheexhibitionnow?A.Itisstrange. B.Itisordinary. C.Itiscool.15.Whatisbeingshowninthepaintingsectionoftheexhibition?A.Mainlyclassicalpaintings.B.Largelycontemporarypaintings.C.Anequalnumberofclassicalpaintingsandcontemporarypaintings.16.Whichsectionisthemostpopular?A.Thevideosection. B.Thesculpturesection.C.Thephotographysection.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.HowoldwasDavewhenhisfatherpassedaway?A.15. B.10. C.5.18.WhatdidDavedointheevenings?A.Heearnedsomemoney.B.Hedidhouseworkforthefamily.C.Hedrovehisbrothertosomeplaces.19.WhointroducedAndrewatthegraduationceremony?A.Hissoccercoach. B.Theschoolheadmaster.C.Theheadoftheschooldistrict.20.WhathappenedduringAndrew’sspeech?A.Hismotherstartedcrying.B.Andrewthankedhisfather.C.Daverealizedhishardworkhadpaidoff.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）（共15小題，每小題分，共分）ACallforentries:youngwomenwriterspetitionGuardianWeekendmagazineislaunchingawritingpetitionforUKwomenaged1621onthethemeofconversations．HowtoenterAllyouhavetodoissubmita700wordpersonalessaythatshowsoffyourtalents——onthethemeofconversations．Didyouhaveanunforgettableconversationwithyourgrandmotheraboutheryouththatchangedhowyouviewedher?Doyoufindhavingcertainconversationsreallyhard,andifso,why?Isthereaconversationyouregret,oroneyouregretyouneverhad?We'rekeentohearaboutyourpersonalexperiences．Allentriesmustbesenttoweekend@theguardian．bymidnighton9March．ThePrizesTherewillbeonewinnerandtworunnersup．Thethreewinnerswilleachreceive￡250．Thewinnerswillbenotified（通知）byemailortelephoneonorbefore30March2021andgivendetailsofhowtoclaimtheirprizes．Aspartoftheeditingprocess,thethreewinnerswillparticipateinavideocallwithaGuardianWeekendeditortodiscussandedittheiressayforpublication．Theoneoverallwinnerwillalsoreceivea11workshopwithaGuardianeditor．RulesFollowallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification．■Onlyoneentryispermittedperperson．Entriesonbehalfofanotherpersonwillnotbeacceptedandjointsubmissionsarenotallowed．■Thepetitionopensat09:00on22February2021andclosesat23:59on9March2021．Entriesreceivedoutsidethistimeperiodwillnotbeconsidered．■Yourentrymustnotbecopied,andmustnotcontainanythirdpartymaterialsorcontentthatyoudonothavepermissiontouse．■Youmustincludeyourname,ageandcontactdetails,includingyouremailaddressandphonenumber．21．What'sthethemeofthewritingpetition?A．Regrets．B．Conversations．C．Grandmother'syouth．D．Personalexperiences．22．Whatextraprizewilltheoverallwinnerreceive?A．Anadditional￡250． B．Avideoofthepetition．C．Apriornotificationofthewin． D．A11workshopwithaneditor．23．Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?A．Coauthoringanentry． B．Includingcontactdetails．C．Mailingyourentryon1March． D．Usingothers'contentwithpermission．BBeijingresidentHouLixinstartedeatingmealreplacementproductsinFebruarywhenshewantedtoloseweight.Sheboughtvariousmealreplacementproductsonlineandatethemformorethanamonth.“Mostofthemdon’ttastegood,butatleasttheyhavelowcaloriesandareconvenienttobuy,storeandcook,”shesaid,addingtheproductsheconsumedgaveastrongsenseoffullness.Houisbynomeansalone.Mealreplacementproducts,orsubstitutesforregularmealsthatcanfillyouupwithlowcalorieintakes,appearasapotentialbigmarketinChina,drivenbyChineseconsumer’demandforproductsthatcanhelpinweightcontrolandofferconvenience,expertssaid.Themostmonmealreplacementproductsincludepowders,liquids,shakes,porridgesandenergybarscontainingfiber,protein,vitamin,mineralsandothernutritiouscontent.Themealreplacementmarketisattheearlystageofpetitionandthereisbigroomforfuturedevelopment,likeintheUnitedStatesandJapan.EuromonitorInternational,amarketresearchpany,saidsalesrevenueofmealreplacementproductsinChinahit57.17billionyuanin2017andisexpectedtoreach120billionyuanby2022.Morefastmovingconsumergoodsgiantsarepartakinginthemarketaction.PepsiCo’soatbrandQuakerreleasedanewshakeproductinJune.AmajorChinesesnackbrandBestorereleased27mealreplacementproductsinAugust.JiaJianbin,secretarygeneralatChineseCerealsandOilsAssociation,toldCCTVreporterthatdespiteitspossibleeffectivenessthatmanypeoplebelieve,thiswayofweightlossmaybringgreaterharmasitbreaksthebalanceofnutritionandfood.Asaresult,itcanonlybeatemporarymove,notalongtermuse.“Cerealmealreplacementpowder,forexample,ismainlyposedofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物),whichhaveenoughcalories，butthevitaminsandmineralsarenotenough.Instead,itisbettertosoakoatmeal(燕麥片)inmilk,whichmaybemorenutritiousandmoreeconomical,”saidGuZhongyi,adietitianoftheBeijingDieteticAssociation.“Mealreplacementscanbeanalternativeforbusyworkers,buttheyarenosubstituteforabalanceddiet,andtrynottoeatmorethanonemealaday.”24．TheauthorquotestheexampleofHouLixinto_________.A．showanefficientwaytoloseweightB．promotethemealreplacementproductsC．introducethetopicofmealreplacementproductsD．a(chǎn)rousereaders’interestinthemealreplacementproducts25．WhyaremealreplacementproductspopularamongmanyChineseconsumers?A．Becausetheyarehighlyremendedbyhealthexperts.B．Becausetheyarehelpfultocontrolweightandbringconvenience.C．Becausetheyhavealargemarketshareinthefoodmarket.D．Becausetheyprovidevariousformsandflavorsfortheconsumers.26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“partaking”inParagraph5mean?A．Participating.B．Advertising.C．Experimenting.D．Cooperating.27．WhatattitudedoJiaJianbinandGuZhongyihavetowardsthemealreplacementproducts?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Disapproving.D．Confused.CSometimeswhenshefeltbored,shewouldpickuponeofthenumerousbiographies（傳記）aboutherselfandbegintonotein."Ineverdidthat"or"simplynottrue"shewouldwriteroughlyinthemarginsatthesidesofpages.Sincejournalists,biographersandmorerecentlyeven"bloggers"hadbeenwritingabouthersincethedayshewasborn,therewasplentyofmaterialtoedit.Notthathernotesorcorrectionswereeversharedwiththeauthors.Lately,however,sheevenseemedtohavelostherappetiteforcorrectness.Diditmatteranymoreifthingswerenotright?Sheknewthatsittingalonechewingawayondownbeatthoughtswouldnotgetheranywhereandwouldleavethosearoundherconfusedandupset,shouldtheyevercatchherout.Afterallshewasthedecisiveone,alwaysontopofhergame.Aprintedtimetableforthefollowingdaylayonthetable.Afulldayofopeningsandpresentations,ofsmilingandnoddingandflowers.Shakingherselfoutofhergraymood,shesteppedovertowardstheputerwhereasuddenburstofenergygaveheranidea.ThescreenflashedupinfrontofherbutinsteadofclickingonthefamiliariconswhichwouldleadhertotheemailsRandolphconsideredsheneededtoread,shesimplywenttovisitMr.Googleandbeganhersearchfortraintimetable.Adishheapedwithmulticolouredjelliesandplentyoficecream,servedbyawhiteglovedtrainwaiterwithaperfectmoustache.Somanyyearshadpassedbutshestillrememberedthejellydissolvingonhertongueinsmallbutdeliciousmouthfuls.Eachspoonfulhadtobelifteddelicatelytohermouthunderthewatchedeyeofhergrandmother,whowasasticklerforgoodmanners.Itwasunlikelythattheyservedjellyonthetrainsthesedays,whatwithalltheconcernaboutchildhoodfatness,butevenaSpartanmenucouldnotkilltheromanceofatrainjourney.AsthetimetableforLineburstlineflashedinfrontofher,sherememberedthattheMayorofAlwoywouldbeexpectinghertomakeashort,predictablespeechattheopeningofthenowbridge.28．Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Themaincharacterisprobablyajournalistwritingblogsaboutroyalmembers.B．Themaincharacterisalwaysbusyeditingplentyofmaterialaboutherself.C．Theauthorsprobablyhadchancestogetthenotesorcorrectnessfromthemaincharacter.D．Randolphisprobablyanassistantorasecretarytothemaincharacter.29．Whydoesthemaincharacterrecallthetimesheatejelliesandicecream?A．Shewishesthatshewerestillachildsothatshecouldeatjelliesandicecream.B．Sheisremindedofthesefoodsbecausethethoughtofatrainjourneyremindsherofthem.C．ShewishesshestillknewwherethehandsometrainwaiterwasD．Today'schildrenaren'tallowedtoeatthesamethingsthatsheateasachild.30．A"Spartenmenu"(paragraph4)wouldmostlikely____________.A．havemainlylowfat,healthyfoods B．besuitableforaromanticdinnerC．includearangeofsweets,butnojelly D．includefoodswhichareeasytotransport31．Whatismostlikelytohappennextinthispassage?A．ThemaincharacterwillpractiseherspeechforgreetingtheMayorofAlwoy.B．Themaincharacterwilldecidetotakearailjourney.C．Randolphwillsendsomeemailstothemaincharacter.D．Themaincharacterwillupdateherblogontheinternet.DIwanttoaskyouafavor.Ihaveapairofpants.Tellme:HowmanydifferentwayscanIputapairofpantstouse?Nowimagineyou'reanarchitect.Samequestion.Nowimagineyou'reBillGates.Ascubadiver.Amedievalknight.Youstillhavethepants.Whatalternativeusesetomind?Whatyoujustpracticedtheconsciousactof"wearing"anotherselfisanexercisethat,accordingtopsychiatristSriniPillay,MD,isessentialtobeingcreative.Onegreatirony(諷刺)aboutourcollectiveaddictiontocreativityisthatwetendtoframeitinuncreativeways.Thatistosay,mostofusmarrycreativitytoourconceptofself:Eitherwe’re“creative”orwearen't,withoutmuchofamiddleground."I'mjustnotacreativeperson!”adiscouragedstudentmightsayinartclass,whileanothermightblamehertalentatpaintingforherdifficultiesinmath,makingament"I'mveryrightbrained."Dr.Pillay,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity,hasspentyearsoverturningtheseideas.Hebelievesthatthekeytounlockingyourcreativepotentialistochallengethestereotyped(陳詞濫調(diào)的)advicethaturgesyouto“believeinyourself.”Infact,youshoulddotheopposite:Believeyouaresomeoneelse.Hepointstoastudyshowingtheimpactofstereotypeonone'sbehavior.Theauthors,psychologistsDenisDumasandKevinDunbar,dividedtheircollegestudentsubjectsintotwogroups,instructingonegrouptothinkofthemselvesas"eccentricpoets"andtheothertoimaginetheywere"rigidlibrarians".Theresearchersthenpresentedthemallwithordinaryobjects,includingafork,acarrot,andapairofpants,andaskedthemtoeupwithasmanydifferentusesaspossibleforeachone.Theformergroupcameupwiththewidestrangeofideas,whereasthelatterhadthefewest.Theseresultssuggestthatcreativityisnotanindividualcharacteristicbuta“productofcontextandperspective”.Everyonecanbecreative,aslongasheorshefeelslikeacreativeperson.Dr.Pillay'sworktakesthisastepfurther:Hearguesthatsimplyidentifyingyourselfascreativeislesspowerfulthantakingthebrave,creativestepofimaginingyouaresomebodyelse.Thisexercise,whichhecallspsychologicalHalloweenism,referstotheconsciousactionof“wearing”anotherself.Anactormayemploythistechniquetogetintocharacter,butanyonecanuseit.AccordingtoDr.Pillay,itworksbecauseitisanactofconsciousunfocus,acollectionofbrainregionsthatspringintoactionwhenyou'renotfocusedonaspecifictaskorthought.Mostpeoplespendnearlyhalfoftheirdaysinastateof"unfocus."Thisdoesn'tmakeuslazy;itmakesushuman.Imaginingyourselfinanewsituation,oranentirelynewidentity,neverfeltsoproductive.You’remakingyourselfmorecreative,andyou'regivingyourselfpermissiontodosomethingyou'dotherwisefeelguiltyabout.32．What’sthefunctionofthequestionsinparagraph1?A．Toleadinthetopic. B．Tomakeaparison.C．Tostateanopinion. D．Toaskafavor.33．ThestudyledbyDenisDumasandKevinDunbarproves_____A．creativityisanindividualcharacteristicB．librariansaremorecreativethanpoetsC．ordinaryobjectscanimprovecreativityD．yourcreativityisdeterminedbyyourself34．AccordingtoDr.Pillay,Halloweenismworksbecause______.A．itisanactofunconsciousfocusB．certainbrainareasbegintoacttogetherC．peopleareinastateoflazinessD．a(chǎn)llactorsemploythistechnique35．Ifyouwanttobemorecreative,youaresupposedto_______.A．focusonaspecifictask B．believeinyourowntalentC．pretendtobesomeoneelse D．turntoberightbrained（共5小題，每小題分，共分）閱讀下面短文，從選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。有兩項為多余選項。UnlikeIQ,emotionalintelligenceissomethingwecandevelopwithpracticeandtime.36.Herearesomewaystoimproveemotionalintelligence.PayattentiontoyourownfeelingsOneofthefirststepsinimprovingyourEQispayingattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Pauseandpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagewhenyouexperiencedifferentemotions.37?Alotofpeoplewillclenchtheirfists,tightentheirbreathing,andtenseuptheirshoulders.Releasethetensionconsciouslyandtakecontrolofyourbreath.Also,considerwritingdownyourfeelingsinajournal.38,butcanhelpyouunderstandmoredetailsabouthowyoucametofeelacertainway.EmpathizePausebeforereactingandputyourselfintotheotherperson’splace.Howwouldyoufeelinhisorherposition?39?Understandingothersisaquickwaytoreleasetension.Ithelpsdiffuse(化解)manysituationswhilealsomakingusbetternegotiators.Activelistening40.Activelisteningisadeliberateattempttonotonlyhearwhatsomeoneissaying,buttounderstandit.Thissoundssimpleenough,butmanypeoplewillnodtogivetheimpressionoflistening,butwillactuallyjustbewaitingtoreply—orignoretheotherpersonaltogether.ThosewithlowEQwillimpulsivelystarttalkingaboutthemselveseverychancetheyget,nomatterwhatthetopicis.Foractivelistening,trytobuildaconversation,whichcanpromotemutualunderstanding.A．It’snotonlyagoodreleaseB．ItwillmakeabigdifferenceC．HowshouldyoudealwithsuchsituationsD．Here’soneskillthatmanypeoplecouldimproveE．WhatcouldbeapossiblereasonfortheirbehaviorF．It’saskillthatwillpayoffmanytimesinourlivesG．Whatdoyouinstinctivelydowhenyougetbadnews第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共三節(jié)，滿分30分）（共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。I'mageologist.IhavebeenresearchingchangesintheAntarcticicesheetstohelpgovernmentsplanforfloodsandother41ofachangingclimate.IfirstmetTomonthetipofAntarctica.Heisaprofessionalmountaineerwho42geologistswiththeirresearch.Wewere43heretogether,hundredsofmilesfromanyoneelse,foratwomonth44.Mytaskwassimple:to45rocksamplesfromasmanypeaksaspossible.Itisphysicallyexhaustingwork,andnotwithout46,assomeofthecrevasse(裂縫)fieldswecrossedleftmeshaking.IreliedonTomformy47;mylifewasinhishands.Trustquicklygrewbetweenus,andour48did,too.Withinaweekwe'd49deeptopics:themeaningoflife,andwhatfollowsdeath.WhenIgotthedateformyreturnjourney,Istartedtofeel50,Ididn'twantourtimethereto51.Wefeltwehadtomakethemostofthefinalfewdaystoplant52.Sayinggoodbyetoeachotherwasa(n)53.Iwasheadingofftostartanothermission，soIwas54themanwho'dbeenthroughitwithme.Ilookeddownathimasmyplanetookoff,knowingwhatwehadjustbeenthroughtogetherwas55intime.41.A.advantagesB.consequencesC.tendenciesD.causes42.A.instructsB.familiarizesC.assistsD.presents43.A.stuckB.desertedC.lockedD.arrested44.A.holidayB.treatmentC.missionD.sentence45.A.distributeB.carveC.displayD.collect46.A.dangerB.pleasureC.shameD.reward47.A.healthB.safetyC.boardD.future48.A.friendshipB.confidenceC.experienceD.hardship49.A.sortedB.shiftedC.avoidedD.discussed50.A.peacefulB.considerateC.emotionalD.embarrassed51.A.lastB.workC.matterD.end52.A.doubtsB.memoriesC.talentsD.plaints53.A.optionB.struggleC.honourD.routine54.A.leavingbehindB.pickingupC.takinginD.appealingto55.A.filmedB.frozenC.mentionedD.forgotten第二節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）閱讀下列材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。IwasexcitedtotakemyrescueBeagle（比格犬）totherivertheotherday,asit'swithinwalkingdistanceofournewhome.56(spend)herfirstthreeyearsinacage,Georgiehadneverseenabodyofwater,andIwantedtogettherebeforesunsettowatchherexperienceit.Iwasgrowing57(increasing)impatientaboutallthestopsherlittleBeaglenoserequired.Sheinspectedthegrass,dirt,andtrees,andlickedwhatever58(stick)totheroad.Thesewereallnew59(discover)forher,andshetookhertimestudyingthem.WhenIaccepteditwasfruitlesstohurryheralong,Iwhippedoutmycellphoneandbegantexting.IthoughtthatIneededsomethingtodowhileGeorgiewasslowingusdown.Then,60somereason,Iheardthecicadas（蟬），andIrememberedthesoundofcicadasismyfavoritesound.Thatawakenedsomething61(bury)withinmethatlongedforthesimplepleasures62hadbeenreplacedbytechnology.Imadea63(consciousness)decisiontobepresent,andtoenjoythejourneytotheriverJustlikeGeorgie.Now,Iadmiredtheflowersandthewindingivy（常青藤）onourpath.Ismelledthegrassandtheflowers,andthedirtandtheair.Itreasuredeachoneequally,asifdiscoveringthemforthefirsttime.Aswenearedourdestination,1realizedsomethingeven64（much）important:Itdidn’tmatterifweevenreachedtheriver,Whymusttherealwaysbeadestination?Georgiehadnoideathatwehadadestination.Shewaspresentforthejourney,andshepletelyenjoyedeverybitofthatsweetexperience.Therewasnorace65nofinishline.NowI’mnotsurewhorescuedwhom.第三節(jié)（共10小題，每小題分，共5分）66.

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