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江苏省泰州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语
2019~2020学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语试题
（考试时间：
120分钟；总分：
150分）
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第一部分听力（共两，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
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。
1.Whatdidthewomanborrowwithoutasking?
A.Aradio.B.Abike.C.Somerecords.
2.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Avoidchocolate.B.Trythecarrotsoup.C.Havethechickensandwich.
3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Managerandemployee.B.Salesmanandcustomer.C.Doctorandpatient.
4.Whatgradedidthegirlusuallygetbefore?
A.B.B.C.C.D.
5.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Atatheater.B.Atalibrary.C.Atapark.
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.Whatdoesthewomanprobablywanttodo?
A.Returnasweater.B.Exchangesizes.C.Getsomemoneyback.
7.Howdoesthemandealwiththesituation?
A.Helpfully.B.Rudely.C.Unfairly.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Theconcertthisweekend.B.Theirplanforthefuture.C.ThesingingcompetitioninCalifornia.
9.Whenwillthemanattendtheevent?
A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.
10.Howlonghasthechoir（合唱团）beenpracticing?
A.Foramonth.B.Forsixmonths.C.Forayear.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Howmanydogswillthespeakershave?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
12.Whatwillthewomannamethepuppy?
A.Happy.B.Spot.C.Lucky.
13.Whydoesthewomanwantapuppy?
A.Towalkhimeveryday.
B.Tomaketheolddogslivelonger.
C.Totraintheolddogswithhim.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Wherearetheblackrings?
A.Inthecorner.B.Atthewindow.C.Underthetable.
15.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheclassicstyles?
A.They'retooexpensive.B.They'reveryhigh-quality.C.They'renotveryattractive.
16.Howdidthemanwanttopayatfirst?
A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Bycheck.
17.Whomightthewomanbe?
A.Theman'sgirlfriend.B.Afellowshopper.C.Ashopassistant.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Whyisthetowncelebrating?
A.It'sbecomingabigcity.B.It'sthebestplacetolive.C.It'shavingananniversary.
19.Whatisgreataboutthetown?
A.Italmosthasnocrime.B.Ithasexpensivestores.C.Ithasaswimmingpool.
20.Whichthingdidthetowngetlastyear?
A.Arestaurant.B.Atheater.C.Afarm.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分42.5分）
第一节（共12小题；每小题2.5分，满分30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
Scientistsestimatethatover500millionspecieshavediedoutthroughoutevolution.Hereisalistof4incredibleextinctanimals.
PintaIslandTortoise
ThegianttortoiseofPintalivedontheislandPintaoftheGalapagosIslands,Ecuador.Bytheendofthenineteenthcentury,mostofthePintaIslandtortoiseshadbeenwipedoutduetohunting.ThelastknownindividualwasamalenamedLonesomeGeorgewhodiedon24June2012.Inhislateryears,hewasconsideredtherarestanimalintheworld.
FalklandIslandsWolf
TheFalklandIslandswolfwastheonlynativelandmammaloftheFalklandIslands.Theanimalwashuntedforhisbeautifulfur,andtheshepherds（牧羊人），consideringitathreattothesheep,poisonedhim.Ontheislands,therewerenoforestsinwhichthespeciescouldtakeshelter,anditslackoffeartowardsmanmadeiteasypreytokill.Thelastknownindividualdiedinthelate19thcenturyonthewesternisland.
CaucasianWisent
TheCaucasianwisentwhichwentextinctin1926inhabited（栖
息）theCaucasusmountains.In1910theirnumberswereestimatedinthehundreds.WhenstateauthoritycollapsedaftertheFirstWorldWar,theremainingpopulationfellvictimtohunters.Thedeclinecanalsobecontributedtoanoutbreakoffoot-and-mouthdiseasethatwasintroducedwithcattle.
TheJavantigerisanextinctsubspeciesofthetigerthatwasnativetotheIndonesianislandofJava.Verylittledatawasgatheredabouttheirbehaviorbeforetheyweredriventoextinction.Thereductionofitstwomainpreyspecies,andthemodificationofitshabitatledtotheextinctionofthesubspeciesinthe1980s.
21.Accordingtothepassage,whichshowsthecorrectorderoftheanimals'extinction?
①PintaIslandtortoise②FalklandIslandswolf
③Caucasianwisent④Javantiger
A.②③①④B.②③④①C.③②④①D.③④②①
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforextinctionoftheanimals?
A.Pollution.B.Disease.C.Hunting.D.Habitatloss.
23.Wheredoesthisarticleprobablycomefrom?
A.Atravelbrochure.B.Anewsreport.
C.Anaturemagazine.D.Abiologytextbook.
B
ShortlybeforeChristmaslastyear,BrazilianpianoplayerJoaoCarlosMartinsinvitedhisfriendstoabarnearhishome.Hewantedtoshowthemthebestgifthehadreceivedinmanyyears:
anewpairofgloves.Theyarenotjustanygloves,however.Thespeciallymadebionic（仿生）devicesarelettingthe79-year-oldplaywithbothhandsforthefirsttimeinmorethan20years.
Martins'healthproblemscouldbetracedbackto1965.Hesufferednervedamageinhisarmfromasoccerinjury.Andwhilehewasontour,arobberhithimovertheheadwithametalpipeinBulgaria.Evenhisclosefriendsbelievedthathiscareerasapianistwouldcometoanend.
ByhisretirementlastMarch,hehadundergone24medicalprocedurestotrytoreducepaincausedbyaseriesofaccidents.Asaresult,hehadbeenforcedtoworkmostlyasamusicalconductorsincetheearly2000s.
However,onedesignerbelievedMartins'retirementhadcometooearly.Thatdesigner,UbirataBizarroCosta,createdspecialbionicglovesforMartins'hands.Thegloveshelpmovehisfingersupaftertheypressonthepianokeys.CostasaidhecreatedearlymodelsbasedonimagesofMartins'hands,butthatthosemodelswere“farfromideal”.HethendecidedtotellMartinsabouthiseffortsandtheytogetherspentseveralmonthstestingdifferentmodels.TheperfectmatchcameinDecember,andcostonly$125tobuild.
Thesedays,Martinsnevertakesoffhisnewmagicgloves-evenwhenhegoestosleep.Martinssaidhehadreceivedmorethan100devicesinthelast50yearsaspossiblesolutionstohishandproblems.Noneworkedwellorlongenough."Buttheseglovesdo,"hesaid.
ThenewgloveshavegivenMartinsanewgoal.HehopestoplaythepianoatNewYork'sCarnegieHallinOctober.Hehasalreadybeenpreparingaconcertcelebratingthe60thanniversaryofhisfirstappearancethere.
24.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutJoaoCarlosMartins?
A.Adesignerwhocreatedspecialglovesforhimself.
B.Amusicianwhoprefersconductingtoplayingthepiano.
C.Apianistwhosecareerwasrestrictedbyhealthproblems.
D.Asoccerloverwhowashitovertheheadduringamatch.
25.WhatisspecialaboutMartins'snewgloves?
A.Theyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.
B.Theyareconsideredtobefarfromideal.
C.TheyenableMartinstoplaywithtwohands.
D.Theyaredevelopedmainlyforthedisabled.
26.Intheprocessofcreation,CostadidthefollowingEXCEPTthat
A.heperfectedtheglovestogetherwithMartins.
B.hespentseveralmonthstestingdifferentmodels.
C.hemadeearlymodelsbasedonimagesofMartins'shands.
D.heinsistedonbuildingthenewglovesdespitethehighprice.
27.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TechnologyImprovesPeople'sLife
B.MartinsReceivestheBestChristmasGift
C.CostaCreatestheSpecialGlovesforMartins
D.MagicGlovesLetBrazilianPianistPlayAgain
C
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