江苏省镇江市学年高二上学期期末英语试题及答案解析.docx
《江苏省镇江市学年高二上学期期末英语试题及答案解析.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《江苏省镇江市学年高二上学期期末英语试题及答案解析.docx(27页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
江苏省镇江市学年高二上学期期末英语试题及答案解析
江苏省镇江市2018~2019学年高二上学期期末考试
英语试题
题号
一
二
三
四
五
六
总分
得分
注意事项:
1.答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息;
2.请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。
第I卷(选择题)
评卷人
得分
一、单项选择
1.Onehundredpercent_______toyourstudies,thoughitcanbelonelyandnofunatall,willleavepreciousmarksonyouryouth.
A.responseB.offence
C.commitmentD.reaction
2.InThailandandotherpartsofSouth-eastAsia,thenormalgreetingisaslightbowwithpalms_____together.
A.beingpressedB.havingpressed
C.tobepressedD.pressed
3.Normally,aforestfireandthedamage_______causescanbeveryextensive,especiallywhenyouconsiderthefinancialandphysicallosses.
A.whichB.that
C.whatD.it
4.-Whowillbeofferedthepositionofmanagerwhenitbecomes________?
-Adedicatedpersonwithrichworkexperience.
A.freeB.vacant
C.realisticD.accessible
5.Ineedacopyoftoday'sChinaDailybadly,onlywonderingwhereIcan_______one.
A.catchsightofB.getholdof
C.takechargeofD.takecontrolof
6.Toensurethatchildrenfrompoorareascanreceiveabettereducation,thegovernmenthasplannedto_______moremoneytoimprovetheconditionsoflocalschools.
A.announceB.allocate
C.advocateD.approve
7.-WhereisJerry?
-HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisJapanesetest.Infact,he__________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.
A.hasreviewedB.wasreviewing
C.hasbeenreviewingD.hadbeenreviewing
8.SimonputupapictureofMichaelJordanbesidethebedtokeephimself_______ofhisowndreams.
A.remindingB.toremind
C.remindedD.remind
9.IwillthinkabouthowStephenHawkingmanagedtoliveanormallifeandmadegreatachievements_______mylifefeelsunbearable.
A.wheneverB.however
C.whicheverD.wherever
10.IhearthatJeanisplanningtobuyacar.
Iknow.Bynextmonth,she_______enoughforausedone.
A.willhavesavedB.willbesaving
C.hassavedD.saves
11.Whereismysuitcase?
Somebody_______itawaybymistake.
A.musthavetakenB.couldtake
C.shouldtakeD.musttake
12.Difficultasrumoursonsocialmediaare_______,thegovernmentwillstepupsupervision(监管)sothatpeoplewillnotbeeasilymisled.
A.preventingB.tobeprevented
C.topreventD.beingprevented
13.Ican'tbelieveit.Tomfailedthetestagain!
Hewouldnotbesoupsetnowyouradvice.
A.wouldhefollowB.shouldhefollow
C.didhefollowD.hadhefollowed
14.Janemovedaimlesslydownthetree-linedstreet,notknowing________shewasheading.
A.whyB.where
C.howD.when
15.Whenhisbelovedgirlfriendlefthim,hewas_______foracoupleofweeks.
A.overthemoonB.asslyasafox
C.downinthedumpsD.oncloudnine
评卷人
得分
二、阅读理解
Monkeys!
Aprimatestory
Until28January2019Gobananasfortheworldofprimates(灵长类动物)atQueenslandMuseum'slatestexhibition,Monkeys!
APrimateStory.
SPECIALOFFER:
From3-21DecemberbuyatickettoSparkLabandvisitMonkeysforonly﹩5.PresentyourSparkLabtickettotheticketdesktobuydiscountedentrytoMonkeys!
APrimateStory.
DiscountedticketsareavailablefromMondaytoFridayonly.Ticketmustbeusedondayofpurchaseanditcannotbeusedwithanyotheroffer,AnnualPassupgradenotincluded.
Monkeys!
isauniquechancetodiscoveracollectionthat'sbeenovertwocenturiesinthemaking.Manyprimateanimalsarebecomingendangeredduetohumanactivity,soit'sthemostimportantthatweunderstandhowamodern,changingworldimpactsontheirenvironments.Howcanwemakesurethesurvivalofthesecreatures?
Andinturn,howhavetheysucceededinlivinginurbanenvironmentsandfacingnewchallenges?
TicketPrices
Adult:
﹩12
Child(5-15years):
﹩12Family(2A+2C):
﹩40AnnualPassholder:
﹩10.80
Opentime
Thisexhibitionisatimedticketedexperience,andisopendailyfrom9:
40amto5:
00pm.Entrytimesbeginat9:
40amdaily,thenat20-minuteintervals(间隔)throughtothelastentryat4:
00pm.
SeasonPassforAnnualPassholders
DoyouhaveanAnnualPass?
WhenyoubuyaMonkeys!
ticket,youcangetaSeasonPasstoMonkeys!
APrimateStory.Thismeansunlimitedre-entrytoMonkeys!
duringtheexhibitionperiod(29September2018to28January2019).
Itisimportanttopointoutthatnomonkeyswereharmedforthisexhibition.Theprimatescamefromzoos.Protectingendangeredprimatesisastrongthemethroughoutandakeyvisitortakeaway.
16.Ifacouplewithtwo8-year-oldchildrengotoMonkeys!
on26January2019,howmuchshouldtheypayaltogetheratleast?
______
A.﹩43.2B.﹩48
C.﹩40D.﹩20
17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
______
A.Theentrytimeisfrom9:
40amto5:
00pmeveryday.
B.ASeasonPasstoMonkeys!
meansunlimitedre-entrytoitduringtheexhibitionperiod.
C.Theexhibitionfocusesontheprotectionofendangeredprimateanimals.
D.Monkeys!
providespeoplewithauniquechancetodiscoveracollection.
Whenweseeapersonindeepsorrow,ourimmediatereactionistolendahand.Nottodosowouldbeamoralfailure.Butwhatifweseeananimalindeepsorrow,doesthesamelogicapply?
Thisquestionwasraisedfollowingthe"rescue"ofagroupofpenguinsfromanicygullyinAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.
Thefilmcrewwasalarmedwhentheysawthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeentrappedwiththeiryoung.Thecrewdugashallowrampsothatafewofthepenguinscouldsavethemselves.
Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisepisodeletoutasighofreliefonsocialmedia."I'msoglad.Iunderstandnotgettingdirectlyinvolved,butahelpinghandisn'tinterveningright?
"viewerKathrynShawtweeted.
However,othersthinkthathumaninterventionisunnatural.It'sanunwrittenruleamongdocumentaryfilmmakersthattheyaretheretoobserve,nottointervene,accordingtoCBSNews.Forexample,inanotherepisodeofDynasties,Davidthechimpanzee,waslefttodieafterhewasfilmedbeingbeatenupbyotherchimps.
"Tragedyisapartoflife.Youcan'thavesunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakemattersworseanddistort(扭曲)thetruth,"saidtheshow'screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.
Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,saidthatthiswasaone-offsituation."Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferbyintervening.Itwasn'tdangerous.Youweren'ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis…theyhadtheopportunitytonothavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,"hetoldtheBBC.
SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wildlifephotographerforNationalGeographic.
"Ihaveapracticalviewwhenitcomestothenaturalrhythm(节律)oflife,"hetoldMetro."Ifit'severadangeroussituation,nomatterhowgut-wrenching,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyouarewatchingamalepolarbeareattheyoung."
Buthesaidthathewouldhelpanimalsifhesawnorealgainordisruption(扰乱)totheecosystem.
Indeed,therewillalwaysbetwosidestothecoin,andhumanbeingswillforeverbeconflictedinsuchcircumstances."There'snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefactsthatarerightthereinfrontofyou,"WillLawson,theshow'sdirector,toldDailyMail.
18.Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystormbecause______.
A.peopleallovertheworldpreferdocumentariesofAntarctica
B.peoplewereverycuriousabouthowthepenguinsdied
C.whatthefilmcrewdidupsetpeopleallovertheworld
D.ithascausedaheateddiscussiononhumaninterventioninwildlife
19.Theunderlinedword"gut-wrenching"inParagraph9probablymeans______.
A.highlyembarrassingB.slightlyworrying
C.verycomfortingD.extremelyupsetting
20.Fromthisessay,wecanlearnthathumanintervention______.
A.isatopicrarelymentionedbyinternationalmedia
B.onceresultedinchimpanzee'sdeathdirectly
C.isusuallynotexpectedinmakingdocumentaryfilms
D.surelybreaksthenaturalrhythmoflife
Peopleaskedtoimaginehowfloodingordroughtswouldaffectparticularpeopleorplacesweremorelikelytoengageinenvironmentallyfriendlyactions.
Manypeopleviewclimatechangeasadistantthreat.Buthavingthemimaginethetangible(有形的)consequencesofresultingdroughtsorfloodsmayhelpchangethisideaandencourageproenvironmentalbehavior,anewstudysuggests.
Researchersasked93collegestudentstoreadareportontemperatureanomalies(异常),floodsandotherclimatechange-relatedeventsthathaveaffectedtheisland.Thescientiststhenasked62oftheparticipantstowritedownthreewaysinwhichsuchphenomenamightimpacttheirfuturelives.Halfthepeopleinthatgroupwereinstructedtoimaginesuchsituationsindetail.Theremaining31studentsdidnotcompleteeitherthewritingorimaginingsteps,actingasacontrolgroup.
Alltheparticipantsthenratedtheirideasofclimatechangerisksbyrespondingtoquestionssuchas"Howlikelydoyouthinkitisthatclimatechangeishavingseriousimpactsontheworld?
"Theyusedascalefrom1("veryunlikely")to7("verylikely").Theaveragescorewashigheramongsubjectswhohadbeenaskedtoenvisiondetailedsituationsthanamongthosewhohadnot.Theresultswerelaterconfirmedinasecondexperimentinvolving102participants.
Participantsinthefirstexperimentwhohadimaginedtheeffectsofclimatechangeweremorelikelytosaytheywoulduseairconditioninginanenergy-savingmanner.Inthesecondexperiment,nearlytwothirdsofpeopleinthevisualizing(想象)groupsigneduptohelpcleanabeach,comparedwith43percentinthenonvisualizingone.Andwhenofferedachoiceofavegetarian(素食主义的)ornonvegetarianlunchbox,nearlyhalfthevisualizersselectedtheenvironmentallyfrie