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江苏省高邮市学年高二英语上学期期中调研试题2
江苏省高邮市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中调研试题
本试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟
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)
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。
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.Whatmightthemanwantforsupper?
A.Seafood.B.Steak.C.Noodles.
2.Whatisthewomanconcernedabout?
A.Catchingacold.B.Losinghersweater.C.Standinginalongline.
3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inagym.B.Inanoffice.C.Inaclassroom.
4.Whatisthepriceofthedayflight?
A.$360.B.$400.C.$410.
5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestory?
A.Itistoohardtounderstand.
B.Thebeginningisconfusing.
C.Thewritertellsthestorywell.
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。
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,各小题将给出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.What’swrongwiththeboys?
A.Theylostacamera.B.Theygotsick.C.Theywastedmoney.
7.Whatisthefamilyprobablygoingtodotomorrow?
A.Goshopping.B.Gotoabank.C.Haveabirthdayparty.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatjobisthewomanapplyingfor?
A.Agardener.B.Anurse.C.Ateacher.
9.Howmanyhourswillthewomanworkperday?
A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdaymightitbeyesterday?
A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Saturday.
11.Whatdidthewomandoafterhearingthenoiselastnight?
A.Shewenttosleep.B.Sheturnedthelighton.C.Shewentupforalook.
12.Whoisthewomanprobablytalkingto?
A.Aneighbor.B.Herhusband.C.Apoliceman.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Wheredidthemangoonholiday?
A.Paris.B.Bali.C.London.
14.Whatdidthemandoonthefirstdayofhisholiday?
A.Goswimming.B.Goboating.C.Playvolleyball.
15.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Colleagues.C.Fellowtravelers.
16.Howdidthemanprobablyfeelwhenhevisitedthesmallisland?
A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhydidthepostofficeinGuyanaprinttheirownspecialstamps?
A.Theywantedtomakemoremoney.
B.Theyhadonlyafewusualstampsleft.
C.Therewereno1-centor4-centstampsthen.
18.Howmuchwasthel-centstampsoldforin1980?
A.Afewdollars.B.Seventhousanddollars.C.Sevenmilliondollars.
19.Whyarestampswithmistakessovaluable?
A.Theyareverylimited.B.Theyareverybeautiful.C.Theyweremadelongago.
20.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryofthestamps.
B.Thingslearnedfromstamps.
C.Reasonsforcollectingstamps.
第二部分阅读理解(共三节,满分50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
Believeitornot,therearemanystrangethingsbannedaroundtheworld.
Blackcars----Turkmenistan
TryingtobuyanewcarinthecentralAsiancountryofTurkmenistancanbeatrickybusinessduetonumerousrestrictionsissuedbyPresidentGurbangulyBerdimuhamedov.BatirTurken,whoisfromTurkmenistanbutlivesinDubal,explained,“Forthecountrywith60℃insummer,itisreallystrangeandstupid--carswithblackcolorsarebanned,anddirtycarsarenotallowedtodriveinthecity.”
Headded,“Carswhichareolderthanfiveyearsarebanned,carswitharight-handdrivearebanned,sportscarsandtwo-doorcarsarebanned,andcarswithtinted(有色的)windowsarebanned.”
Vacuumcleaners(真空吸尘器)Victoria----Australia
Noonelikesanoisyneighbor,butthestateofVictoriainAustraliahasintroducedasetofrulesaboutatwhatpointduringthedayyoucanmakenoiseincludingwhenyoucanvacuum.
SumitGupta,Mumbai,India,said,“InMelbourne,Australia,vacuumingyourhousebetween10pmand7amduringweekdaysand10pmand9amduringtheweekendsisagainstthelaw.”
Chewinggum----Singapore
Singaporeprohibitsthesaleandimportofchewinggum,whichmakesitimpossibleforlocalstogettheirhandsongum.However,exceptionsaremadeforpeoplewhohavemedicalconditionsandneedtochewgum.Thebanbeganin1992andisstillineffect.
Runningoutoffuel----Germany
Peoplearenotallowedtolettheircarsrunoutoffueliftheyaredrivingontheautobahn(高速公路)inGermany.Whatcomplicatesmattersisthatapersoncan’twalkalongthehighwaytogetsomegasifnecessary,aswalkingontheautobahnisalsoprohibitedbylaw.
Changingbulb----Victoria,Australia
InVictoria,oneofthemostpopulousstatesinAustralia,changingalightbulbisillegalunlessyouarealicensedelectrician.PeoplewhodisobeythislawcouldreceiveafineofuptoAU$10(£5.5).
21.WhichkindsofcarsareNotbannedinTurkmenistan?
A.carsusedforsixyearsB.carswithaleft-handdrive
C.carswithcoloredwindowsD.sportscars
22.WhatmakesthingscomplicatedinGermany?
A.Runningoutoffuelisforbiddeninthiscountry.
B.Whoeverwalksontheautobahnisagainstthelaw.
C.Dirtycarsarenotallowedtodriveinthecity.
D.Thebanofrunningoutoffuelisoutofeffectnow.
23.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.BatirTurkenconsidersitanabsurdideatobanblackcarsinTurkmenistan.
B.Apersonwhoisillandneedstochewgumwillbefinedforchewinggum.
C.Youcanchangealightbulbaslongasyouhandlewithcare.
D.PeoplevacuuminghousesatmidnightinMelbournewillbefinedAU$10.
B
Haveyoueverfoundyourselfwaitingatthestopforyourbustoarriveandhaveastrangeraskacommonplace(普通的)question?
Orhaveyoustoodinlinewaitingforacoffeeandfeeltheneedtojustlookovertothepersonnexttoyouandaskabouttheweather?
Thisissmalltalk,anddespitethename,it’sactuallyabigpartofdailylife.
“Smalltalkmayseemtrivial(微不足道的),butit’sanaturalwayforpeopletoconnect.Itmayseemlikeawasteoftime.Butitservesavitalroleinoursocialinteractions(交往).Bigrelationshipsarebuiltonsmalltalk,”LindyPegler,whohasamaster’sdegreeinpsychology,wroteonMedium.
Infact,wespendalotofourtimemakingsmalltalk.Often,wefindourselvesmakingsmalltalkwiththesamepeopleonaregularbasis.Comingupwithsmallconversationsisthefoundation(基础)oftheserelationships.
Thebenefitsofsuchconversationscanactuallycontributetoourhappinessandbenefitourlivesasawhole.InastudycitedbyTheNewYorkTimes,researchersfoundthathavingahealthynumberofacquaintances(相识的人)andmaintainingtheserelationshipscontributetoone’ssenseofbelongingtoacommunity.
Sohowdoesonestartmakingsmalltalk?
Itcanbeassimpleascomplimenting(称赞)one’sshirt,askingabouttheirdayorcommentingonthetraffic.“Firstandforemost,smalltalkisanactofpoliteness,”Peglernoted.“Oursmalltalkatourfirstmeetingisourchancetoshowwhoweare,”sheadded.
Whoknowswherethiscanlead?
Nowadays,thesmallconnectionswemakecanleadtobigresults.Youmightfindsomeonewhohasacommoninterest,ormaybeevensomeonewhoturnsouttobeaclosefriend.Thereisonethingforsure:
makingsmalltalkcanbrightenourday–evenifit’sjustanicecommentorathoughtfulquestion.
Sothenexttimeyoufindyourselfwaitingforthebusorcheckingyourwatchwhileyouwaitinaline,taketheopportunitytolookupandtalktosomeonearoundyou.Afterall,ittakesasmallconnectiontoleadtoalargerone.
24.Whatdoesthewriterintendtodobyaskingquestionsinparagraphone?
A.ToshowhisconfusiononthethemeB.Toargueovertheseriousnessoftalking
C.ToattachimportancetotalkingD.Toleadtothetopicofthepassage
25.WhatdoesLindyPeglerthinkofsmalltalk?
A.Itisapointlessconversation.B.Itwastestoomuchtime.
C.Itisconnectedwithyoursocialstatus.D.Itcontributestogoodrelationships.
26.Howdoregularsocialinteractionswithacquaintancesinfluencepeopleaccordingtoresearchers?
A.Theyhelppeopledevelopcommunicationskills.
B.Theybringpeoplehappinessandasenseofbelonging.
C.Theyallowpeopletoimprovetheirmanners.
D.Theyhelppeoplefindoutwhotheyare.
27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodowhenmakingsmalltalk?
A.StartwithcasualtopicsB.Startwithserioustopics
C.Makeitimportantanddeep.D.Choosepleasantsurroundings.
C
MyfamilyandIbelongedtoacountryclublocatedacrossthestreetfromtheLongIslandSound.Eachsummer,thebigattractionforuswasthepool.Ilearnedhowtoswimandjoinedtheswimmingteambutwasneverreallyagoodswimmer.However,swimminginmyyoungerdayswasawaytokeepcool,andswimmingonateamgavemeidentityandasenseofbelonging.Italsobecameinvaluablemanyyearslater.
In1973,Iwasmarried,pregnantandhadahome.WhatmadeourlittlehomeevenmorewonderfulwaswhenIdiscoveredthatfourblocksawaywasRathParkPool!
Forthenext30years,mostofoursummerdayswerespentaroundthatpool.
Eachofmyfivekidstookswimminglessonsandlearnedallthedifferentswimmingstrokes(姿势).Theylaterjoinedtheswimmingteamandcompetedinsportsmeets.Mydaughterevenbecamealifeguardatthetownpool.Isatbackandhappilytookitallin!
AsmuchasIwouldhavelikedtohavelifestandstill,itdoesn’t.Mychildrenoutgrewtheirpooldaysandmovedon.Butthepoolwasstillfourblocksfrommyhome,soIbegantotakeupswimmingagain.AnditwasfarbetterthanIevercouldhaveimagined.IgotsomuchoutofitthatIjoinedthelocalpoolsoIcouldswimyear-round.WheneverIswam,Iwouldalwayscomeoutfeelingphysicallyandmentallyrefreshed.IoftenfeltthatifIlookedhardenough,IwouldbeabletoseealloftheworriesandproblemsI’vehadinlife,sittingatthebottomofthepool!
Whathasswimmingtaughtme?
I’