江苏省镇江市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

江苏省镇江市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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江苏省镇江市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案

2020-2021学年度第一学期高二期末试题

英语试卷

（考试时间：

120分钟试卷满分：

150分）

第Ⅰ卷（客观题：

共95分）

第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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.£919.15.B.£9.18C.£9.15.答案是C.

1.Whatisthemanplanningtodo?

A.Makesomecheese.B.Goonatrip.C.FindajobinParis.

2.Whatisthetimenow?

A.8o’clock.B.10o’clock.C.12o’clock.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Alockartist.B.Theman’ssalary.C.Anapartmenttolet.

4.HowdoesDr.Heathspendmostofhistime?

A.GivinglecturesB.Conductingresearch.C.Doingofficework.

5.WhydoesElainecallPeter?

A.Toborrowhisnotes.B.Toexplainherabsence.C.Todiscussthepresentation.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分；满分22.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。

听每段绥化或独白前，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6.WhatisJuliadoing?

A.Askingaboutherorder.

B.Reportingacomputerproblem.

C.Confirmingavisittoacompany.

7.Whenwillthechairsarrivetoday?

A.Atabout10am.B.Around12noon.C.By4pm.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

8.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Coursedesign.B.Courseregistration.C.Courseevaluation.

9.Whatcoursedidthewomanchoose?

A.InternationalTrade.B.ModernHistory.C.Chemistry.

10.WhatwillJackdototakemathematics?

A.Waitforanopening.B.Applytothedepartment.C.SpeaktoProfessorAnderson

听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。

11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inashop.B.Inacanteen.C.Inandoffice.

12Whatbothersthewoman?

A.Hercomputerisdown.B.Herpaperismissing.C.Herhandisaching.

13.Whenisthewoman’sreportdue?

A.Wednesday.B.Friday.C.NextMonday.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。

14.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Writingabook.B.Preparingalecture.C.Searchingforreferences.

15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Makinghistopicmorespecific.

B.Getacompletereadinglist.

CReadatleastsixbooks.

16.Whatisthemangoingtofocuson?

A.Hollywoodinthe1920s.

B.20thcenturyHollywoodmovies

C.GoldenAgeHollywoodcomedies.

17.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers？

A.Studentandteacher.

B.Readerandlibrarian.

C.Customerandshopassistant.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeinhighplacesthisevening?

A.There’llbeshowers.

B.There’llbeheavymist.

C.There’llbestrongwinds.

19.Howwillthedaystartincoastalareastomorrow?

A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.

20.Whencanholidaymakersexpectgoodweather?

A.Thisweekend.B.Endofthismonth.C.Nextmonth.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共15题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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WehavehouserulestomakeLearnEnglishafunandsafeplacetoimproveyourEnglish,sopleasemakesureyoufollowtheserules.

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IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Joneses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

4.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey________.

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbors

B.wanttobehappy

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

D.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo_________

A.liveinNewYorkCityB.liveoutsideNewYorkCity

C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbors

6.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones”inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause“Jones”is_____.

A.animportantname

B.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbor’sname

D.notagoodname

7.Accordingtothewriter,itis________tokeepupwiththeJoneses.

A.impossibleB.interesting

C.correctD.good

C

Notlongago,“blindboxeconomy”suddenlybecamepopular,winningtheheartoflargenumbersoffaithfulfans.Peoplesimplygetinterestedinit.Acouplespent200thousandyuanonthem.Anothersixty-year-oldguyspentover700thousandyuaninbuyingblindboxes.Statisticsshowedthatlastyear300thousandhobbyistsmadedealsthroughasecond-handshoppingplatform.

Theblindboxesusuallycontainperipheral（周边的）dollsofcomicsandanimation,orfilmandtelevision,orspeciallydesignedones.Asingleblindboxusuallycostsaboutthirtytofiftyyuan.Butthereisnomarkonthebox,andonlyafteropeningitcanthebuyerseewhathehasbought.Thisisratherlikebuyinglotterytickets,forthebuyerhastobetonhisluck.

However,addictiontoblindboxismuchlikethattogambling（赌博）.Itishighlynontransparentcomparedwithlotteryticket.Nobodyknowswhethersellersofblindboxesexaggerated（夸大）thewinningratesoastoattractpeopletobuythem,thusdiggingaconsumptiontrap.Besides,itisalsounknownwhethertheobjectsintheblindboxesaregenuineornot.Theblindboxeconomypromoteditssecond-handtrade.Thepriceofsomeclassicdollsordollsoflimitededitionhaveskyrocketedinsecond-handtradeplatforms,andsomemayreachthirtytofortytimes.Butitisdifficultforbuyerstojudgewhetheritistheresultofrealsupplyanddemand,ortheconsequenceofbusinessmen’stricks.

Thebasisofthe“blindboxeconomy”istheculturaltrendofcollection.Manyofthetargetconsumersareyoungpeoplewhohavescantyexperienceoflife.Theyarethusattractedbydeliberatelyexaggeratedprobabilityof“winningaprize”andconstantlythrowmoneytobuyblindboxesinordertogaindollsthattheydesire.Ortheymaybuyatsecond-handtradeplatformhigh-pricedblindboxdolls,thinkingtheycankeepvaluepreservationandappreciation,thusfallingintothefixedpatternoftrapcarefullydesignedbybusinessmen.

Therefore,itisnecessarytoremindyoungpeopletocontroltheirconsumptionincasetheybecomeaddicted.

8.Acoupleandasixty-year-oldguyarementionedinPara.1to________.

A.stresstheimportanceof“blindboxeconomy”topeople

B.tellhowmuchmoneypeoplespendon“blindboxeconomy”

C.showthepopularityof“blindboxeconomy”amongpeople

D.proveolderpeoplecanaffordmoretobuy“blindboxeconomy”

9.WhichmayNOTbethecontributingfactorto