高二阶段性考试英语试题 含答案.docx

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高二阶段性考试英语试题含答案

2019-2020年高二12月阶段性考试英语试题含答案

（满分：

120分考试时间：

100分钟）xx.12

I.Listeningprehension30%

SectionA

1.A.Becausesheissick.B.Becauseshehastowork.

C.BecausesheworkintheStudents’Union.D.Becauseshedoesnotwanttogo.

2.A.TheyhavebeentoAfrica.B.TheyarebothfromAfrica.

C.TheyhavesistersinAfrica.D.TheyareinterestedinAfricanart.

3.A.Shedoesnotknowhowtoplaytennis.B.Shehastostudy.

C.Shedoesnotliketheman.D.Sheisnotinterestedintennis.

4.A.He’sdying.B.Hewasataparty.

C.Hedoesn’theartoowell.D.Hewasreadingsomethingimportant.

5.A.Theywillbuyanewhouseaftertheirvacation.

B.Theywillnotbuyanewhouse.

C.Theywillfindasmallerhouse.

D.Theywillnotbuyanewhouseduringtheirvacation.

6.A.Plantingsomething.B.Lookingforwater.

C.Lookingforsomething.D.Gettingdirty.

7.A.Amovie.B.Adocumentary.C.Asoccergame.D.Volcanoes.

8.A.Scientist.B.Artist.C.Surgeon.D.Accountant.

9.A.Europe.B.Canada.C.Here.D.Australia.

10.A.Pleasesitdown.B.She’llmindifhesitsdown.

C.Shedoesn’tcareifhesitsdown.D.Shedoesn’twantthemantositbyher.

SectionB：

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.ShewasaBritishgirl.

B.ThehospitalsinQatarwerefullatthattime.

C.ShewasthedaughterofadoctorinLondon.

D.TheQatardoctorswerenotsuretheycouldcureher.

12.A.AdoctorinQatar.B.AnurseinLondon.

C.Dr.Brown.D.AgathaChristie.

13.A.Substanceusedinmakingglass.B.Drugfoundinadetectivestory.

C.Medicineoftenusedinhospital.D.Araredeadlypoison.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent（水流）.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessagesacrosstheocean.

15.A.USshipswerelongerthanBritishones.

B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanUSones.

C.USshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanBritishones.

D.UScaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

16.A.Heparedhisownmapwithothermaps.

B.HetalkedwithmanyBritishseacaptains.

C.Heuseddriftingshipstocheckhismap.

D.Hedrewmapsofcurrentsandcheckedthem.

SectionC

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

SuccessfulJobandCareerSearches

3monsources:

Onlinejobsites;

____17____throughfriendsandrelatives

TheYellowpage

Waytosearchonline:

Basedonyour____18___,industryandsalaryrequirement

Waytonarrow:

Dependingonyour_____19____andwhatyou’relookingfor.

Featureofnationaljobboards:

Itattractsmoreattentionand____20____

pletetheform.WriteOneWordforeachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Whatholidayaretheytalkingabout?

Theyaretalkingabout_____21_____.

WhenisthatholidaycelebratedinAustralia?

On____22______.

HowlongistheGoldenWeekofthisyear?

_____23_____

Whatwilltheyprobablydonexttofindagreatplace?

Theywill_____24______.

pletetheform.WriteNoMoreThanThreeWordsforeachanswer．

II.Grammar（16）

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

Formostofus,thepurposeoftheholidaysis（25）_____（bring）peace,love,andgoodwilltowardsall.Yet,formany,theholidayseasonoftenmeansstress,fatigue极度疲劳，疲乏，劳累,pressure,disappointmentandloneliness.

Thesefeelings,oftenknown（26）_____the“holidayblues”,maybeevenmoreprevalent,duetotheemotionalturmoil（波折）ofthepastfewmonths,nottomentiontheunsteadyeconomy.Expertssayeventhemoreritualtasksofshopping,decorating,late-nightparties,cooking,planningandfamilyreunions（27）______beholidaystressors.Inaddition,thepsychologicalphenomenonknownasseasonalaffectivedisorder,orSAD,maybringaspecifictypeofdepression（28）______（relate）towinter’sshorterdaysand（29）______（long）nights.

“Certainlyjustbecauseit’stheholidaysdoesn’tmeanpeoplearegoingtobehappy,”saysDr.DougJacobsofHarvardUniversity.“Andthiswillbeaparticularlyhardholidayforsomewhoaredealingwithalostjob,debt,orevenalostlovedone.”

And（30）______familyreunionsbeinglessfrequenteventsovertheyears,thereisnowtheaddedpressureofgettingjustonechancetogetitallright.“Familiesaremuchmoredifferentnow.Thedisappointmentandsenseofalienation离间,疏远thatoftenresultsfromfamilygatherings,isactuallyarealization（31）______thefantasyisnotmet.”saysJohnStutesman,（32）______clinical临床的psychologistatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalinChicago.

（B）

Ghostwritersarewidelyusedbycelebritiesorpublicfigures（33）______wishtopublishtheirautobiographies（自传）.Thedegreeofinvolvementoftheghostwriterinnonfictionwritingprojectsrangesfromminor（34）______significant.Varioussourcesexplaintheroleoftheghostwriterandhowpetent（能胜任的）writerscangetthiskindofwork.Insomecases,aghostwritermaybecalledinjusttocleanup,edit,andpolisharoughdraftofanautobiographyora“how-to”book.In（35）______cases,theghostwriterwillwriteanentirebookorarticlebasedoninformation,stories,notes,andanoutline,interviewswiththecelebrityorpublicfigure.Thecreditedauthorsalsoindicatetotheghostwriter（36）______typeofstyle,tone,or“voice”theywantinthebook.

UsuallyCelebritybooksareghostwritteninthefirstperson（Ididthisandthat）orthethirdperson（DavidPardonaskedthegrouptoremendsomeoneetc.）.

Insomecases,suchaswithsome“how-to”books,dietguides,orcookbooks,abookwillbeentirelywrittenbyaghostwriter,andthecelebrity（e.g.,awell-knownmusicianorsportsstar）（37）______（credit）asauthor.Publishingpaniesusethismethodtoincreasethemarketabilityofabook（38）______associatingitwithacelebrityorwell-knownfigure.Inseveralcountriesbeforeelections,candidatesemployghostwriterstoproduceautobiographiesforthemsoastogainvisibilityandexposure.TwoofJohnF.Kennedy’sbookswerealmostentirelyghostwritten.FormerPresidentRonaldReaganalsoreleasedaghostwrittenautobiography.

Aconsultantorcareer-switchermaypaytohaveabookghostwrittenonatopicintheirprofessionalarea,toestablishorenhancetheircredibilityasan“expert”intheirfield.Forexample,asuccessfulsalesperson（39）______（hope）tobeeaninspiringspeakeronsellingmaypayaghostwritertowriteabookonsalestechniques.Oftenthistypeofbookispublishedinthevanitypress,whichmeansthattheauthorispayingtohavethebook（40）______（publish）.Thistypeofbookistypicallygivenawaytopotentialclients（客户）asapromotionaltool,ratherthanbeingsoldinbookstores.

III.Vocabulary（10’）

Directions:

  pletethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsintheboxes.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatineachboxthereisonewordmorethanyouneed. 

A.astonishingB.processingC.ensureD.blameE.virtuallyF.routinelyG.occursH.consequencesI.admittedJ.decentK.estimated

Asmanysitdowntoenjoyplentifulholidaymealsthisseason,it’salsoagoodtimetonotethegrowingproblemoffoodwaste.

AccordingtotheFoodandAgricultureOrganization（FAO）oftheUnitedNations,itis（41）______thatone-thirdoffoodproducedforhumanconsumptionworldwideannuallyislostorwasted.

Theeconomicandenvironmentalimplicationsoffoodlossandwasteare（42）______.Morethanaquarteroftheworld’sagriculturallandisbeingworkedtogrowfoodthatnobodyeats.

What’sthedifferencebetweenfoodlossandfoodwaste?

Wastehappenstowardthebackendofthefoodchain,attheretailandconsumerlevel.Loss,ontheotherhand,mostly（43）______atthefrontofthefoodchain—duringproduction,post-harvest,and（44）______—andit’smoremoninthedevelopingworld,whichtendstolackthebasetodeliverallofitsfood,in（45）______shape,toconsumers.

Indevelopednations,extreme-efficientfarmingpractices,plentyofrefrigeration,andfirst-ratetransportationandstorage（46）______thatmostofthefoodtheygrowmakesittotheretaillevel.Butthingsgorapidlysouthfromthere.

Storemanagers（47）______over-order,forfearofrunningoutofaparticularproduct.TheBritishsupermarketchainTesco,forexample,（48）______throwingoutnearly50,000tonsoffoodwithintheirUKstoresduringthelatestfinancialyear.

Consumersarealsoto（49）______.Weoftenordertoomuchfoodinrestaurantswithouttakingleftovershome.Weoverbuywhenthereisadiscountforinvitinglypackagedfood.Whenwestorefood,manyofustake“useby”datesliterally,andwesufferno（50）______fordumpingeatablefoodintoabin.

IV.Readingprehension

SectionA:

Cloze（15’）

Lifeisfullofdecisions．Youmaynotrealizethevastnumberofchoicesyoufaceeachday．Somechoicesaresimple,likewhattowear．Butothersaremore__51__:

decidingwhichfriendtogooutwithorwhethertogooutatall．Life’smostdifficultdecisions__52__choosingauniversity,acareerandahusbandorwife．

Forsomepeople,decision-makingesprettyeasily．__53__others,indecisionisaseriousproblemthatcanstopthemdead.

Thinkaboutthelasttimeyouwenttoacoffeeshop．Orderingyourcoffeeshouldhavebeenasimpletask,butitprobably__54__atleastfourdecisions．Your__55__todayhasmoreopportu