苏州市届高二下学期期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

苏州市届高二下学期期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

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苏州市届高二下学期期中考试英语试题及答案

英语

本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomando?

A.Sheisastudent.B.Sheisalawyer.C.Sheistheownerofabakery.

2.Whoisthemanprobablytalkingto?

A.Hisboss.B.Hisassistant.C.Hiscustomer.

3.WhatwillthemandoonSaturday?

A.Visithisfriends.B.Getsomeworkdone.C.Havelunchwiththewoman.

4.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A.Theteacher’snotes.

B.Thecontentofthefinalexam.

C.Thematerialsneededforthetest.

5.Whatistheman’sprobablefeelingaboutthefirealarm?

A.Excited.B.Scared.C.Upset.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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、7题。

6.Howmanycomputersareworkingnow?

A.33.B.34.C.35.

7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Getakey.B.Teachaclass.C.Useacomputer.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

A.HowtouseGoogleMaps.

B.HowtogettoSanFranciscoquickly.

C.Howtotakepublictransportation.

9.Howlongisthedriveintothecity?

A.45minutes.B.60minutes.C.90minutes.

10.Whatisthemanmostconcernedabout?

A.CallingJoan.

B.Beingontime.

C.Havingsomethingtoeat.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whyisn’tthewomanplanningtogotoSpain?

A.Sheisshortofmoney.

B.Shedoesn’thaveapassport.

C.Shehasafearofflying.

12.WhenwillthemanleaveforSpain?

A.Inaboutthreeweeks.B.Inaboutfourweeks.C.Inaboutsixweeks.

13.Whatwillthemanbuyforthewoman?

A.Somefood.B.Someclothing.C.Amusicalinstrument

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Howdoesthemandescribethevegetables?

A.They’renatural.B.They’redelicious.C.They’rehealthy.

15.Whydoesthegirlagreetotheman’srequest?

A.Shewantsdessert.

B.Shewantstobestrong.

C.Sherealizesthemanisright.

16.Whathappenedlastweek?

A.Ellenhadherbirthday.

B.Ellenwenttoafriend’sparty.

C.Ellen’smommadeacarrotcake.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakerasktherunnerstodo?

A.Signup.B.Standinline.C.Followavolunteer.

18.Whatwillbeavailableatthestationseverytwomiles?

A.Drinks.B.Reporters.C.Medicalassistance.

19.Whatisforbiddeninthisrace?

A.Food.B.Photos.C.Headphones.

20.Whenwilltherunningcoursebetakendown?

A.Inthemid-morning.B.Atmidday.C.Intheafternoon.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

★#ChefsChallenge!

Lovecooking?

Joinfamouschefswiththisonlinechallenge—cook,havefunandshareyourbesthealthyrecipes!

Whenitcomestofood,it’sdifficulttomatchEastAsia&Pacificintermsofvarietyandtastiness.Fromwontonstodumplings,fromspicyfishtonoodlesoups,EastAsia&Pacific’samazingfoodcultureisacentralpartoflifeformillionsofpeopleandindeedtouristsfromacrosstheworld.

However,changesindietandlifestyleinrecentyearshavesadlydestroyedtraditionalfoodcultures,andthehealthofmillionsofpeople.Cheap“fastfood”andunhealthysnacksthatarehighinsugar,saltandfatarenowalltoocommonbutofferlittlenutrition.

★

Anewchallenge

Today,therearemorethan25millionofmalnourishedchildrenlivingintheregion,butthepictureischanging.Whilethenumberofstunted（发育不良）childrenisslowlyfallinginmanycountries,overweightandobesityaregrowing,andatamuchfasterrate.

Inmanycountries,threeformsofmalnutrition—undernutrition,hiddenhungerandoverweight—co-exist.Afamilymayhaveanoverweightmotherandastuntedchild.Orachildmaybebothstuntedortooshortandoverweight.Unhealthydietsareamajorcauseofallformsofmalnutrition.

★Joinus!

Onewaytoslowthistideistoreconnectfamiliesandyoungpeoplewithfood.That’swhychefsfromacrosstheregionaretakingpartinthe#ChefsChallenge,askingyoutoshowoffyourcookingskills.Getinvolvedtodaybysharingyourrecipeswithvideos,photosoranyothercreativewaysonsocialmediausing#ChefsChallengeandtaggingUNICEFEastAsiaPacificonInstagram,TwitterorFacebook.

21.WhathasbadlyaffectedthetraditionalfoodcultureinEastAsia&Pacific?

A.Westerncooks’arriving.

B.People’sturningtounhealthyfood.

C.Tourists’bringingnewrecipes.

D.Overweightchildren’sgrowinginnumber.

22.Whatcanweinferabout“amalnourishedchild”?

A.Heisinapoorstateofhealth.

B.Heis

shorterthanotherkids.

C.Hehasanoverweightparent.

D.Hepreferseatingathome.

23.Whatisthepurposeof“#ChefsChallenge”?

A.TointroduceexcellentAsiancooksonline.

B.Tohelpordinarypeoplechallengeprofessionalcooks.

C.Toreconnectpeoplewithtastyandnutritiousfood.

D.Toencouragefamilyandfriendstogettogetheronline.

B

Drivenbyherpassionforprovidingqualityhealthcare,aLatvianwomanhaswonovertheheartsoftheelderlyresidinginanursinghomesheoversees.

ItisincrediblyraretofindaCaucasianwomanworkingasthedirectorofanursinghomeinShanghai.ButthefactthatAnastasijaPuzankovacaneventalkinLiantang,aChinesedialectspokenonlybyresidentsinasmalltowninsouthwesternShanghai,makesheroneofakind.

“Ihadalwayswonderedhowtheelderlyweregettingalongwithothers,oriftheywerewellcaredfor.IrealizedthatIcouldbetterservethemandunderstandtheirconcernsifIspoketheirdialect.”saysthe35-year-old,whoalsospeaksRussian,English,Latvian,FrenchandSpanish.

PuzankovachosetostudySinology（汉学）outofhercuriosityaboutChinaattheUniversityofLatviain2003.Thenextyear,shetraveledtoShanghaiaspartofanexchangeprogramandthenshespentthenext10yearsstudyinglawatFudanUniversity,graduatingwithamaster’sdegreein2014.

Despiteherqualifications,in2018,PuzankovajoinedHaiyangGroup,aShanghai-basedcompanythatoperatesthenursinghome,asanexecutiveassistant.Duringthatperiod,sheperformedsowellinhernursingandmanagementtrainingthatshewasappointedthedirectorofthehomeafterjustoneyear.

Acaregiver,surnamedCai,saystheatmosphereatthehomehaschangedsincePuzankovatookcharge.“Shemakeslifeinthenursinghomeupliftingandpurposeful.”saysCai.

“Shethrowsmonthlybirthdaypartiesfortheelderly,createsafestivemoodinthehomeforeverytraditionalfestivalandfrequentlyorganizeshandicraftsclassesandactivitiestostimulatethemindsoftheresidents.”

Whenfamilyvisitsandgroupactivitiesweredelayedduringthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak,Puzankovacameupwithasimilarideaatthehome,purchasingvegetableseedsandgrowingtheminthefieldnearthenursinghomesothattheresidentscanobservetheplantsgrowingfromtheirwindows.

“Justwatchingtheplantsgrowcanlifttheirspirits.Wecanalsoservetheseorganicvegetablestothem.”sheexplains.

Puzankovasays,“Isimplylikecommunicatingwithpeople,understandingtheirpersonalitiesandofferinghelpwhentheyareinneed.Makinganelderlypersonhappyisn'thard.Itjusttakesalittletime,loveandthought.”

24.WhydidAnastasijaPuzankovalearntheChinesedialectLiantang?

A.Tosatisfyhersuperior.

B.Toresearchitshistoryandpopularity.

C.Tocommunicatewiththeelderlybetter.

D.Toproveherlanguagelearningcapacity.

25.Duringthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak,Puzankova___________.

A.forbadefamilyvisitsforever.

B.createdafestivemoodinthehome.

C.organizedsomeoutdooractivitiesfortheelderly.

D.plantedsomevegetablesfortheelderlytowatchindoors.

26.WhatcanwelearnfromPuzankova’sstory?

A.Timetests.B.Hardworkpaysoff.

C.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.D.Educationisthekeytosuccess.

27.Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe“____________”.

A.AforeignfacewithalocalsoulB.Alanguageexpertwithalovingheart

C.AnursinghomewithawomandirectorD.Anexecutiveassistantwithamaster’sdegree

C

Lizard（蜥蜴）speciesmayalreadyhavedeclinedpastthepointofnoreturnintheworld.Whatisthereason?

Risingtemperatures.Researchersestimatethatasmuchas40percentoflizardspeciesworldwidewilldieoutby2080.Theproblemisthattemperaturesinmanyregionswherelizardslivehavechangedtoofastfortheanimalstokeeppace.

BarrySinervofromtheDepartmentofEcologyandEvolutionaryBiologyattheUniversityofCaliforniainSantaCruz,alongwithcolleaguesfromacrosstheglobe,reachedthatconclusionbytakingcurrentdataonMexicanlizards.Theyalsoestimatedthat4percentoflocalspecieshavealreadydisappearedworldwide.Thatnumbercouldjumpto20percentby2080ifcarbondioxidelevelsaren’tloweredtoreducewarming.

Theteamlooked48speciesofSceloporuslizardat200sitesaroundMexico.Thesiteswerefirstsampledfrom1975to1995.By2010,researchcouldnotfindlizardsat12percentofthosesites.

Lizardsthatbearliveyoungareespeciallyatriskofdyingout,theresearcherspointout,comparedtothatlayeggs.“Live-bearershavelowerbodytemperaturesthatheightentheriskofdying,”Sinervosaidinastatement.“Wearewatchingthesespeciesdisappearbeforeoureyes.”

Althoughcurrentevidenceshowsthatclimatechangeisaffectingthehabitatrangesofmanys