1617学年上学期高二第二次段考英语试题附答案.docx

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1617学年上学期高二第二次段考英语试题附答案

江西省吉安市第一中学16—17学年上学期

高二第二次段考英语试题

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.Whenwillthetwospeakersmeet?

A.At2:

00p.m.B.At1:

00p.m.C.At3:

30p.m.

2.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardstheplan?

A.Hedoesn’tcareaboutit.B.Hesupportsit.C.Heisagainstit

3.Whatticketsdoesthemanwanttobuy?

A.TrainticketsB.PlaneticketsC.Bustickets

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.HowTomhaschanged

B.TheirrelationshipwithTom

C.Tom’slifeinAmerica

5.Whopreferstrainjourneys?

A.ThewomanB.ThemanC.Theman’swife

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whathasthemanbeendoingrecently?

A.Onvacation

B.Onbusiness

C.Travelingaroundtheworld

7.Howmanycountrieshasthemanbeento?

A.About60B.About26.C.About16

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.AthomeB.AtschoolC.Atarestaurant

9.Whatdoesthemanhateeating?

A.FruitB.ChocolatecakeC.Greenvegetable

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whendoesthemanprefertodiscusstheproject?

A.OnMondayB.OnTuesdayC.OnThursday

11.Whatshouldthemandobeforediscussingtheproject?

A.Dohispresentation

B.Inviteallthegroupmembers

C.Checkwithothersaboutthediscussion

12.Howwillthewomantellthemaninformationabouttheproject?

A.ByphoneB.Bye-mailC.Facetoface

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewoman’spurposeinlookingfortheman?

A.Toprepareaclasspresentation

B.Tohelphimcurehisheadache

C.Tostudyforahardtestwithhim.

14.Howlonghasthewomanbeenworkingonthetest?

A.TwohoursB.ThreehoursC.Thewholeafternoon

15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hedidpoorlyonarecenttest

B.Heisrelaxedatthemoment

C.Hehasgonetoseeadoctor

16.Whyisn’tthemanverywillingtocallElizabeth?

A.Heoncequarreledwithher

B.Hethinksshewouldbeoflittlehelp

C.Hedoesn’twanttobotherhersolate.

听第10段材料，回答第11至20题。

17.Whatcanwelearnaboutayuppiedinnerparty?

A.Itmightofferadishofinsects

B.Itonlyservesfreshlycookedinsects

C.Itservesmanykindsofinsetsasfood

18.Wherecanpeopleordertheunusualfoodmentionedbythespeaker?

A.OntheInternetB.InasupermarketC.Inaseafoodmarket

19.Whyaresomeyuppiesattractedbythisunusualfood?

A.Itiseasytoprepare.B.ItistastyandhealthyC.Itisunusualinappearance

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthefutureofthistypeofunusualfood?

A.Itisunlikelytobeenjoyedbymostpeople

B.Itwillhavetobechangedtosuitlocaltastes

C.Itwillbecomethefirstcourseatdinnerparties

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）

阅读下面短文，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

Learningaforeignlanguagecanbeadifficulttaskformostpeople.Thedegreeofdifficulty,however,differsfromonepersontoanother.Likestudyinganyothersubjects,wehavetomakeaneffortandputinthetime.Besides,anindividual’slearningabilitycanbedeterminedbythefollowingfactors:

MyhusbandsaysIamaquicklearner,butIeasilyforgetnewinformation,especiallydatesandfigures.Myhusbandspendsmoretimelearninganewsubjectbutseldomforgetswhathehaslearned.We’reexactlytheopposite,andwerepresentthetwobasickindsoflearners.Somepeoplecanlearnnewinformationfast,whileothershavetoworkalittlebitharderatit.Othersremembernewknowledgelonger,likemyhusband,whileotherseasilyforgetwhattheyhavejustlearned.Howfastandwellyoulearnnewthingsaredeterminedbyyourgenes（基因）andyourenvironment.Mymotherisafastlearner,whilemyhusbandhasslowlearningparents.Thewaywelearnalsodiffers.IliketowritedownwhatI’vejustlearned.Ialsofindthatdrawingdiagrams（图表）worksbetterforme.Comparedwithmyhusband,Ihatememorizingdataanddefinition（定义）,forexample,thedefinitionofafamily.I’dratherwritedownsomethinglikethis:

family=husbandwifechildren.IrememberthingsbetterwhenIcanvisuallypictureitinmymind,amentalpictureordiagram.Determineyourownlearningabilitybyobservingthewayyoulearnnewinformation,howfastyoucanlearnit,andhowlongyoucankeepthisnewdata.Bydoingso,youcanchoosethemethodbestsuitedtoyourlearningstyle.

Inmyopinion,thisisthemostimportantfactorinlearningaforeignlanguage:

yourdrivetolearn.Asthesayinggoes,“Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.”Differentpeoplearedrivenbydifferentmotivations（动机）.IwanttolearnanewlanguagebecauseIfinditchallenging.Othersmayneedtolearnaforeignlanguagebecauseofhavinganewjoborworkinginforeigncountries.Thepointistodeterminewhetheryoutrulyneedorjustwanttolearnaforeignlanguage.There’sadifferencebetweenthetwo.Thefirstisarequirementwhichneedstobedoneimmediately,whilethelattercanbedelayedandwillnotinfluenceyourperformanceinyourjobdirectly.

21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Aperson’sabilitydetermineshowhelearnsaforeignlanguage.

B.Effortandtimeplayakeyroleinlearningaforeignlanguage.

C.It’snotdifficultformostpeopletolearnaforeignlanguage.

D.Learningaforeignlanguageisn’tthesameforeveryone.

22.Comparedwiththeauthor,herhusband_____.

A.easilyforgetsnewinformation

B.likesmemorizingdataandfigures

C.hasquicklearningparents

D.likestodrawdiagrams

23.Whichofthefollowingaffectspeople’sforeignlanguagelearningmost?

A.Thedegreeofdifficultyoftheforeignlanguage.

B.Thedeterminationtoovercomethedifficulty.

C.Themotivationtolearnaforeignlanguage.

D.Theforeignlanguagelearningability.

24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toshareherexperienceinlearningaforeignlanguage.

B.Toanalyzewhypeoplecannotlearnaforeignlanguagewell.

C.Totellushowtofindthemethodoflearningaforeignlanguage.

D.Tointroducesomefactorswhichaffectourlanguagelearningability.

B

TheinternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem（IELTS）istheworld’smostpopularEnglishlanguageproficiency（水平）testforhighereducationandglobalmigration（移民）,withmorethan2millionteststakeninthelastyear.

　YouhaveachoiceoftwpversionsofIELTS.AcademicorGeneralTraining.EverybodytakesthesameListeningandSpeakingcomponents（部分）.ItistheReadingandWritingcomponentsthatdiffer.

Reading

60minutes

TheReadingcomponentconsistsof40questions.Avarietyofquestiontypesareusedinordertotestawiderangeofreadingskills.Theseincludereadingformainideas,readingfordetail,skimming,understandinglogicalargument,recognizingwriters’opinions,attitudesandpurpose.

IELTSAcademic

TheAcademicversionincludesthreelongtexts.Thetextsareauthentic（原汁原味）andaretakenfrombooks,journals,magazinesandnewspapers.Thesehavebeenselectedforanon-specialistaudiencebutareappropriateforcandidatesenteringuniversitycoursesorseekingprofessionalregistration（注册）。

IELTSGeneralTraining

TheGeneralTrainingversionrequirescandidatestoreadpassagesselectedfrombooks,magazines,newspapers,notices,advertisements,companyhandbooksandguidelines.ThesearematerialsyouarelikelytomeeteverydayinanEnglishspeakingenvironment.

Reading

60minutes

IELTSAcademic

TheWritingcomponentofIELTSAcademicincludestwotasks.Topicsareofgeneralinterestto,andsuitableforcandidatesenteringundergraduateandpostgraduatestudiesorseekingprofessionalregistration.

Task1

Youwillbepresentedwithagraph,tableorchartandaskedtodescribe,summariseorexplaintheinformationinyourownwords.Youmaybeaskedtodescribeandexplaindate,describethestagesofaprovesandhowsomethingworksordescribeanobjectorevent.

Task2

Youwillbeaskedtowriteanessayinresponsetoapointofview,argumentorproblem.Responsestobothtasksmustbeinaformalstyle.

IELTSGeneralTraining

TheWritingcomponentofIELTSGeneralTrainingincludestwotaskswhicharebasedontopicofgeneralinterest.

Task1

Youwillbepresentedwithasituationandaskedtowritealetterrequestinginformation,orexplainingthesituation.Thelettermaybepersonal,semi-formalorformalinstyle.

Task2

Youwillbeaskedtowriteanessayinresponsetoapointofview,argumentorproblem.TheessaycanbeslightlymorepersonalinstylethantheAcademicWritingTask2essay.

25.IntheReadingcomponent,differentquestiontypesareusedto_____.

A.testvariousreadingskillsB.increasethetest’sdifficulty

C.improvethepaper’squalityD.makethetestmorescientific

26.ComparedtoAcademicReading,GeneralTrainingReading______.

A.hasmorequestiontypesB.ismoreprofessional

C.ismoreauthenticD.isclosertolife

27.InwhichsectionofWritingisthedescriptiveabilitymostimportant?

A.AcademicWritingTask1.B.AcademicWritingTask2.

C.GeneralTrainingWritingTask1.D.GeneralTrainingWritingTask2

C

HealthofficialsinCanadaareverybusythesedays.TheyareplacingchickensatfixedpointsallalongtheirborderwiththeUnitedStatesofAmerica.TheyareusingthesechickenstoseeifthedeadlyWestNilevirusexistsintheircountry.Thevirusspreadstobirds,sotheythinkthatthechickenshaveagoodchanceofcatchingthevirus.

TheCanadiansareworriedbecausetheWestNilevirusispassedtohumansbymosquitoes.ItkilledsevenpeopleinNewYorklastyear.Countriesaroundtheworldarerealizingsomethingimportant—itmayjustbepossibletostopcertainkindsofpeoplefromenteringtheirland;butitisverydifficulttotryand