学年江苏省南通市如皋中学高二下学期第一次阶段考试英语试题Word版 听力.docx

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江苏省如皋中学2020-2021学年度第二学期第一次阶段考试

高二英语

本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，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卡上。

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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Banks.B.Money.C.Cards.

2.WhereisJohn'sfather?

A.AtworkB.Athome.C.Atschoo1.

3.Howmanypeoplewillgotothemuseumtogether?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Six.

4.Whatdoestheboywanttohave?

A.Greenpeaches.B.Redpeaches.C.Redapples.

5.Whatisthewomanmostprobablydoingnow?

A.Readingdownstairs.

B.Sleepingdownstairs.

C.Sittingupstairs.

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.WhowilltakethearticletoProfessorYang?

A.Mike.B.Helen.C.Someoneelse.

7.WhatwillMikedo?

A.Printthearticletomorrow.

B.GoandseeProfessorYanghimself.

C.TakethearticletoHelen'soffice.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Howlongwillthespeakersstayonthetrain?

A.Fourhours.B.Sixhours.C.Tenhours.

9.Whyhasn'tthemanbookedtheplanetickets?

A.Hewantsthewoman'sadvice.

B.Theticketsaretooexpensive.

C.Theplaneleavestoolate.

10.Howmuchwilltheypayfortheplanetickets?

A.410pounds.B.820pounds.C.520pounds.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdecisiondoestheboyhavetomake?

A.Whichuniversitytoapplyfor.

B.Whichuniversitytochoose.

C.Howmuchmoneytospend.

12.WhyaretheremoreforeignstudentsinWashington?

A.Becauseit'sthecapitaloftheUS.

B.Becausestudentspaylessthere.

C.Becausetherearefewercourses.

13.Whatwilltheboydonext?

A.GotoWashington.

B.Asksomeoneelseforadvice.

C.Visittwouniversities.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Howlonghavethemanandthewomanbeenlookingforanapartment?

A.1month.B.3months.C.6months.

15.Howmuchistherentoftheapartmentforayear?

A.2,000dollars.B.12,000dollarsC.24,000dollars.

16.Whatkindofapartmentdoesthewomanprefer?

A.Adown

stairsapartment.

B.Anapartmentwithfewneighbors.

C.Anapartmentthatallowskeepingpets.

17.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheapartmentonMainStreet?

A.Themostappropriate.

B.Tooexpensiveandnoisy.

C.Toofarawayfromheroffice.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.HowlongdidthespeakerstayintheSouthCorinthSchool?

A.1year.B.2years.C.3years.

19.WhoisthecoolestteacherintheCorinthHighSchool?

A.MrNolan.B.MrsJackson.C.MrBest.

20.Whatisthespeaker'sattitudetowardsherteachers?

A.ThankfulB.Disappointed.C.Interested

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

EvenasGoogleplanstotestitsfleet（车队）ofself-drivingcarsonpublicroadsthissummer,itsbusinessmodelremainsabitofamystery.By2025,asmanyas250,000self-drivingvehiclescouldbesoldeachyearglobally,accordingtoastudybyanindustryresearchfirm.

“VehiclesthatcantakeanyonefromAtoBatthepushofabuttoncouldtransformmobilityformillionsofpeople,”saidChrisUrmson,directorofGoogle'sself-drivingcarproject.Fornow,Googlehasnoplanstosellanyofitsself-drivingcars.Theyarestrictlyforresearch.ButtheywillhitpublicroadsthissummernearGoogle'sheadquartersinMountainView,California.Previoustestinghastakenplaceonlyonclosedcourses.

Thecarsarebuilttooperatewithoutasteeringwheel,acceleratororbrakepedal.“Oursoftwareandsensorsdoallthework,”Urmsonsaid.“thevehicleswillbeverybasic--wewanttolearnfromthemandadaptthemasquicklyaspossible--buttheywilltakeyouwhereyouwanttogoatthepushofabutton.”Theprototype（雏形）arethefirstofa100-carfleetthetechgiantisbuilding.

Inthelongrun,Urmsonseesafutureofsaferroads--themajorityofautoaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror--andfewertrafficjams.Roboticcarscouldalsoshuttlepeoplewhocan'tdrivebecauseofageorillness.

Googlehassaidthatself-drivingcarscouldlaunchnewbusinessmodelsinwhichpeoplebuytheuseofvehiclestheydon'town.Thecompanyhasalreadytestedothertypesofself-drivingcarsonpublicstreets,includingmodifiedLexussport-utilityvehicles,underaspecialpermitprogrambytheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesthatrequiresahumandriveratthecontrols.

Thestatehasissuedsixothercompaniespermitstooperatesuchcars,includingDelphi,Mercedes-Benz,Volkswagen,Tesla,BoschandNissan.Thevehiclesthatwillbetestedonopenroadsthissummerwillhaveremovablesteeringwheels,acceleratorsandbrakepedalstoallow“safetydrivers”totakecontrolifneeded.Googlesaysthecarsaresafe.Thevehicleshavesensorsthat“candetectobjectsouttoadistanceofmorethantwofootballfieldsinalldirections,whichisespeciallyhelpfulonbusystreetswithlotsofintersections,”Urmsonsaid.“We'relookingforwardtolearninghowthecommunityunderstandsandinteractswiththevehicles,andtouncoveringchallengesthatareuniquetoafullyself-drivingvehicle,”Urmsonsaid.

21.Thepassageinformsusthatself-drivingcars_____.

A.willprobablydecreasetrafficjams

B.havealreadypassednecessarytests

C.willkeepthedriversingoodspirits

D.havebeenpurchasedbysomecompanies

22.AccordingtoChrisUrmson_____.

A.softwareandsensorsarevitalforself-drivingcars

B.self-drivingcarscangivedrivingorderstohumans

C.self-drivingcarsarespeciallydesignedfortheelderly

D.ordinaryvehicleswillbereplacedbyself-drivingcars

23.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Self-drivingCarAvoidsHumanErrors

B.Self-drivingCarMeetsNewChallenges

C.Google'sSelf-drivingCarGraduatestoCityStreets

D.Google'sSelf-drivingCarEnjoysGlobalPopularity

B

Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap,durable,easilyavailable,andmostimportantly,environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot,istransparent!

NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologythematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.

LeadresearcherDr,LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood’slignin（木质素）.Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer（聚合物）andbakedatatemperatureof158°Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso,almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.

Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips,thetransparentwoodisthefirstonetobeconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers,whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11,pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight,ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.

Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemitransparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor,thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally,substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatfeature”inParagraph1referto?

A.Cheap.B.Durable.C.Transparent.D.Sustainable.

25.Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowstheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?

①Dipthewoodintoapolymer.②Adjusttheamountofthepolymer.

③Makethewoodlignin-free.④Bakethewoodforsometime.

A.③→①→④→②B.③→①→②→④

C.①→②→③→④D.④→③→②→①

26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.

B.Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood’shardness.

C.Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.

D.Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.

27.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thewood’sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.

B.Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.

C.Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.

D.Solarenergymanufacturers’carbonfootprint.

C

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