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四川省乐山十校学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题
四川省乐山十校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题
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。
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。
例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.
答案:
B
1.Whatistheproblemfortheman?
A.Hehastomeetmanypeople.B.Hehastoleavehisfriends.
C.Hehastotravelalot.
2.Howdoesthemanthinkofthebook?
A.Humorous.B.Scientific.C.Popular.
3.What’sthematterwiththewoman?
A.Shehascaughtabadcold.B.Shestayedonlinetoolong.
C.Sheisallergictopaintsmell.
4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Consultarepairshop.B.Purchaseanothercar.C.Fixthecarherself.
5.Inwhichyearisthemanincollegenow?
A.Thefirstyear.B.Thesecondyear.C.Thethirdyear.
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.Whathasthewomanorderedforherself?
A.Milk.B.Juice.C.Coffee.
7.Whydoesthemanrecommendstrawberryjuice?
A.It’ssweeter.B.It’sfresher.C.It’scolder.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.WhyisJaneupset?
A.Davidfellinlovewithher.B.Kevinmadeupstoriesabouther.
C.Shemadeamistakeincalculation.
9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Employerandemployee.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.HowfarawayisHillFarm?
A.Nearlyamile.B.Justonemile.C.Morethanamile.
11.WhichistheroutetoHillFarm?
A.Lefttrack→bridge→road.B.Road→lefttrack→bridge.
C.Bridge→road→lefttrack.
12.Whatwouldthemanlikethewomantodotowardstheendoftheconversation?
A.Givehimaride.B.Repeatwhatshesaid.C.WalkhimtoHillFarm.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.HostingaTVshow.B.Givingalectureonpoetry.
C.Conductingaradiodebate.
14.Howdidtheman’smothercontributetohissuccessinpoetry?
A.Shesenthimtopoetryclasses.B.Shetaughthimtowritebusinessplans.
C.Sheaskedhimtoreadfromearlychildhood.
15.Whatdoesthemanfindmostdifficultinwriting?
A.Choosingtherightwords.B.Describingrealexperiences.
C.Gettinganappropriateopportunity.
16.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisownwriting?
A.Creative.B.Successful.C.Encouraging.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Howdostudentsenterthelibrary?
A.Withalibraryaccount.B.Withastudentcard.C.Withapassword.
18.Whatisthemaximumnumberofbookscurrentstudentscanborrow?
A.12.B.11.C.9.
19.Whatkindofbookshavetobereturnedwithinoneweek?
A.Booksborrowedbylocalresidents.B.Bookslikedbyalotofpeople.
C.Bookspublishedrecently.
20.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?
A.Tellthestudentswheretogetbottledwater.
B.Takethestudentsonacampustour.
C.Showthestudentsaroundthelibrary.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节)
第一节(满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
ForsomeinChina,theaimoftravelistocreate15-secondvideosonasocial-mediaapp,douyin.Asamatteroffact,tourismisforrecreationandleisure.TheworldTourismOrganizationdefinestouristsaspeoplewhotraveltoandstayinplacesoutsidetheirusualenvironmentformorethantwenty-fourhours.Nowadays,apartfromthetraditionalforms,avarietyofnewtypesoftravelingareemerging.
Experientialtravel
Lastyear'straveltrendwas"experientialtravel".Thisiswheretouristslookforwaystogettoknowlocalcultureandinteractwithlocalpeoplesotheyfeellesslikeanoutsiderbutmorelikearesident.
Transformativetravel
Itusuallygoesthroughthreestages–yougotoaplacethathasaverydifferentbackgroundthanwhereyoucomefrom,youlearnwisdomfromthenewcultureandthepeopleyoumeet,andfinallyyoureturnhomeandapplytheknowledgetoyourownlifeandthelivesofthosearoundyou.
Thislaststageishowthe“transformation”iscompletedandwhatseparatestransformativetravelfromexperientialtravel.
Eco-friendlytravel
Onewaytoplanalow-impacttripistotravelashorterdistance,whichcanreduceyourcarbonfootprint."Onetrans-Atlanticflightequalsayear'sworthofdriving,soconsiderplanninganadventureclosertohome,"accordingtoUSNews.
Darktravel
Chernobylisoneofthemostpopularexamplesofthephenomenonknownasdarktourism—atermforvisitingsitesassociatedwithdeathandsuffering,suchasNaziconcentrationcampsinEuropeorthe9/11MemorialandMuseuminNewYork.
21.Inwhichcolumncanwereadthispassageinthenewspaper?
A.AdvertisingB.NewsC.Sports.D.Entertainment
22.ChoosingtheTransfomativetravel,youcan__________
A.feellesslikealocalresidentB.reducecarbonemission
C.putwhatyouhavelearnedintopracticeD.payavisittothesitesrelatedtosufferings.
23.Whichofthefollowingissuitablefortheenvironmentalists?
A.ExperientialtravelB.Transformativetravel
C.Eco-friendlytravelD.Darktravel
B
Feeltiredandwanttohaveabreak?
Peoplehavemanydifferentwaystorelaxduringbreaktimeatworkorschool.Smartphonesareprobablythenumberonechoiceforaquickmentalvacation.
Althoughitmightseemlikeagoodtime,lookingatyourcellphonemaydamageyourmentalpower,accordingtoarecentpsychologicalstudyfromRutgersUniversityintheUnitedStates.
Forthestudy,morethan400studentswereaskedtofinishasetof20wordpuzzles.Halfwaythroughthetask,thestudentsweredividedintothreegroups.Onegroupwasallowedtotakeabreakandusecellphonestobuythingsonline.Thesecondgroupwasaskedtohavearestandbuythingsusingacomputer.Thelastgroupdidn’ttakeanybreakatall.
Interestingly,thegroupthatusedtheircellphonesduringthebreakwentbacktoworkfeelingthemosttiredandleastmotivatedtocontinue.Theyalsohadthehardesttimesolvingtheremainingwordpuzzles.
Thecellphonegrouptook19percentlongertofinishtherestofthetask,andsolved22percentfewerproblemsthanthoseintheotherbreakconditionscombined.
TerriKurtzberg,co-authorofthestudy,explainedthattheyassumedlookingatcellphonesduringabreakwouldbenodifferentfromanyotherbreak–butinstead,thephonemaycauseincreasinglevelsofdistractionthatmakeitdifficulttoreturnfocusedattentiontoworktasks.
“Cellphonesmayhavethiseffectbecauseevenjustseeingyourphoneactivatesthoughtsofcheckingmessages,connectingwithpeople,accesstoever-refillinginformationandmore,inwaysthataredifferentthanhowweuseotherscreenslikecomputers,andlaptops,”KurtzbergtoldScienceDaily.
Thisisechoed(呼应)bya2017studyfromtheUSUniversityofChicago.Itfoundthatevenifcellphonesareturnedofforturnedfacedown,theirmerepresencereducesaperson’scognitivecapacity(认知能力).
So,duringyournextbreak,tryputtingyoursmartphoneaway.Gooutforawalk,gettoknowyourclassmatesoreventakeanap(小憩).Youmaybesurprisedbytheresult.
24.Whatdidthestudyfindaboutusingcellphonesduringbreaks?
A.Itcouldmakepeoplemoremotivatedatwork.
B.Itcouldreduceone’sabilitytosolveproblems.
C.Itcouldbebeneficialbothphysicallyandmentally.
D.Itcouldaffectone’srelationshipswithothers.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“activate”probablymeaninparagraph7?
A.motivateB.associate.C.appreciateD.imitate.
26.WhatcanwelearnaboutcellphonesfromKurtzberg’swords?
A.Theymayinfluencepeopleinthesamewayascomputersdo.
B.Theymaymakeithardforpeopletoconcentrateonwork.
C.Theirnegativeinfluenceisalmostimpossibletoavoid.
D.Theyhavebecomeanecessarypartofpeople’slives.
27.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledoduringbreaktime?
A.Turnofftheircellphones.B.Keeptheircellphonesfacedown.
C.Replacecellphoneswithlaptops.D.Keeptheircellphonesoutofsight.
C
Naturehasprovideduswithmanykindsofresources.Itislikeagreatmagician,creatingwondersonEarth.OneofthemistheAmazonrainforest,theworld’slargestandhometomillionsofplantsandanimals.Nicknamed“thelungsofourplanet”,itgeneratesaboutone-fifthofEarth’soxygen.However,thiswonderfulnaturalwonderiscurrentlyindanger.
ThousandsoffireshavebrokenoutinBrazil,endangeringmuchoftherainforest.Theseflameshavelastedseveralweeksandarebelievedtobethe“mostintense”inalmostadecade,accordingtoBBCNews.
TheAmazonhasseenalargenumberoffiresin2019.BetweenJanuaryandAugust,therewereover74,000fires–thehighestnumbersince2013,theBBCreported.
Forestfiresarecommonduringthedryseason,whichrunsfromJulytoOctober.Theyareusuallycausedbynaturalevents,suchaslightningstrikes.However,mostofthefiresthisyeararebelievedtobecausedbyfarmers,whousefireasatraditionalpartoftropicalagriculturetocleanland,reportedCNN.
“It’sthebesttimetoburnbecausethevegetation(植物)isdry.Farmerswaitforthedryseasonandtheystartburningandclearingtheareassothattheircattlecangraze(吃草),”wroteCNNmeteorologistHaleyBrink.
Thedisasterhasraisedconcernaroundtheworld.TheAmazonrainforestisimportantforpreventingclimatechange,saidtheBBC,absorbingmillionsoftonsofcarbonannually.Whentreesarecutdownorburned,therainforest’sabilitytoabsorbcarbonisreduced.
BrazilianclimateexpertCarlosNobretoldReutershe’sworried.Ifmorethan20percentoftheecosystemisdestroyed,theAmazonrainforestcouldreacha“tippingpoint(临界点)”,wherethethickjunglewillturnintoatropicalsavannah(大草原).
Nobrewarnedthatitisnotfaroff,withbetween15and17per