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江苏省江阴市二中要塞中学等四校学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
2019-2020学年第二学期高二期中考试英语学科试题
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节
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.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Buyadeskforhim.B.GetakeyforJoe.C.Sharethecupboardwithhim.
( )2.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?
A.Nervous.B.Confident.C.Surprised.
( )3.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.Watchingamovie.B.Buyingaticket.C.WaitingforJames.
( )4.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewclothesshop?
A.It'scrowdedonSaturday. B.Theclothesareexpensive.
C.Therearemanychangingroomsthere.
( )5.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?
A.Havethefaxmachinerepaired. B.CallMr.SteveninWashington.
C.Getthepaperfaxednextdoor.
第二节
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.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?
A.Tomakeanappointment.B.Tochangeanappointment.
C.Tocancelanappointment.
( )7.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Haveherpipeschecked.B.Repairherfrontstairs.C.Replaceherbackdoor.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
( )8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Overthephone.C.Intheoffice.
( )9.Whencanthemanorder?
A.At10:
30p.m.B.At10:
00p.m.C.At8:
00p.m.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
( )10.Whatdoesthewomanplantodo?
A.Rentahouse.B.Buysomefurniture.C.Moveherhouse.
( )11.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Landlordandrenter.B.Agentandcustomer.C.Neighbors.
( )12.Howmuchshouldthewomanpayaltogether?
A.$260.B.$390.C.$650.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
( )13.Whatcanweknowaboutthecouple'sTVset?
A.Ithasbeensold.B.Ithasbeengivenaway.C.Itisbeingrepaired.
( )14.WhatkindoffilmwillbeonattheSilverStarTheater?
A.Awarmovie.B.Awesternfilm.C.Acomedy.
( )15.WhydoesthemanrefusetoseethefilmTheKiller?
A.Hehasnomoneytopayforit. B.Thefilmisnothispreference.
C.Thetheaterisfarfromtheirhome.
( )16.Whattimeisitnow?
A.8:
00p.m.B.7:
30p.m.C.7:
00p.m.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
( )17.Whatistheseasonnowaccordingtothetext?
A.Winter.B.Spring.C.Autumn.
( )18.Whichplacedoesthespeakersuggestvisiting?
A.Abeach.B.Anationalpark.C.Acamp.
( )19.Howmanypeoplediedin2014innationalparks?
A.1,025.B.129.C.145.
( )20.Whatmaygetpeopleintotrouble?
A.Extrabatteries.B.Poorjudgment.C.Overpreparation.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题,每小题2.5分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Islandsthatcoulddisappearinyourlifetime
Islandvacationsaredreamsformanytourists,butclimatechangehasliftedoceantemperatures,raisedsealevelsandworsenedstormseverity.Asaresult,someislandsarethreatenedandcoulddisappearinthecomingdecades.
FederalStatesofMicronesia
2019Population:
112,640
Theaveragerateofsealevelriseworldwidehasbeen3.1mmperyearsince1993.ButtheratearoundFederatedStatesofMicronesiaisthreetimesfaster.Thecountryisatriskofdisappearingbecauseofcoastalflooding,erosion,andfrequentstorms.
Tuvalu
2019Population:
11,508.
TuvaluisasmallchainofislandsinthePacificOcean.Formorethan25years,itsrepresentativeshaveraisedalarmsthatclimatechangecouldraisesealevelsenoughtofloodtheislands.Evenifwatersnevergetthathigh,Tuvalucouldstillbecomeuninhabitableasrisingsealevelshavepollutedthenation'sgroundwaterresourceswithsalt.
MarshallIslands
2019Population:
58,413
ResidentsofMarshallIslands,achainofvolcanicislandsandcoralatollsinthecentralPacificOcean,haveknownforyearsthattheyhavetoeitherbuildnewartificialislandstorelocateorraisetheexistingones.
Shishmaref,Alaska
2019Population:
617
In2016,peoplelivinginShishmaref,Alaska,locatedneartheBeringStrait,votedtorelocatebeforemeltingiceandlanderosionwouldforcedthemto.Alaskahadgrantedthecity$8milliontowardthemove,butofficialssayitwillcost$200million.
( )21.ThesealevelaroundFederalStatesofMicronesiaisrisingasmuchas________orsoayear.
A.1.1mmB.3.1mmC.6.6mmD.9.3mm
( )22.Whichislandhasbeengrantedsomefundstorelocatebythestategovernment?
A.FederalStatesofMicronesiaB.Tuvalu
C.MarshallIslandsD.Shishmaref
B
Theterm“crocodiletears”referstoinsinceresadness.Thistermhasanetymologydatingbackseveralcenturies.Asearlyasthefourthcentury,crocodiletearsarereferencedintheliteraturewiththemeaningofinsinceresorrow.Itissaidthatcrocodilesweepwhileeatingtheirhuntedanimalsbecausetheyaresad;however,thissadnessisnothonest.
ThetermcrocodiletearsbecamewidelypopularafteritwasdocumentedinafifteenthcenturybooktitledTheVoyageandTravelofSirJohnMandeville,Knight.Apassagefromthebookreads:
“Thesecrocodileskillmenandtheyeatthemweeping.”
Asyoumayalreadyknow,crocodilians(鳄目动物)likelyfeelbadaboutlittle—especiallyfeeding.However,theassumptionofthecrocodiletearsmetaphormaybetrue.Ina2007paperpublishedinBioSciencetitled“CrocodileTears:
Andtheietenhemwepynge”(“CrocodileTears:
Andtheyeatthemweeping”),researchersobserved7crocodiliansincagesduringfeedingtimeatareserve(4caimansand3Americanalligators).Theresearchersobservedtheanimalsoutsideofwateratfeedingstationstobetterfindoutwhethertearingdeveloped.
Fiveofthe7crocodiliansdevelopedsomethingliketearsintheireyesbefore,duringorafterfeeding.Theresearcherssuggestthatthesecrocodiletearsoccurbecauseacrocodilianhisses(发出嘶嘶声)whileiteats,andthishissingforcesairthroughthespacesinthebonebehindthenoseandouttheeye,intheprocesspickingupnasolacrimalsecretions(鼻泪管分泌物).
Inhumans,“crocodiletears”isamedicalconditionthatcausesapersontotearupwhileeating.Crocodiletearstypicallyoccurbecauseofatemporarylossoffacialcontrolduetodamageofthefacialnerve.Specifically,whenthefacialnervegrowsagain,itdoessoincorrectlythusresultingintearsduringchewingfood.
( )23.Theunderlinedword“etymology”inParagraph1refersto________.
A.areferencebookcontainingarticlesonvarioustopics
B.theoriginandhistoryofaparticularterm
C.aprintedsheetofpaperthataregivenfreetoadvertise
D.theapplicationandinfluenceofanewtheory
( )24.Theterm“crocodiletears”________.
A.isamedicalconditionthatcausesacrocodiletotearup
B.becamewidelypopularasearlyasthefourthcentury
C.referstopretendedsadness
D.provedtobeonlyanassumption
( )25.Fromthe2007paperpublishedinBioScience,wecanknowthat________.
A.crocodiliansespeciallyfeelbadaboutfeeding
B.notallthe7crocodiliansdevelopedtearing
C.thecrocodilianswerecarefullyobservedinsidewater
D.crocodiletearsoccurbecauseacrocodilianhissesafteriteats
( )26.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.whattherealtruthisaboutcrocodiletears
B.whentheterm“crocodiletears”gotpopularinliterature
C.howresearchersmadetheexperimentoncrocodilians
D.whycrocodiletearstypicallyoccurinhumans
C
Forseveraldecades,therehasbeenanorganizedcampaignintendedtoproducedistrustinscience,fundedbythosewhoseinterestsarethreatenedbythefindingsofmodernscience.Inresponse,scientistshavetendedtostressthesuccessofscience.Afterall,scientistshavebeenrightaboutmostthings,fromthestructureoftheuniversetotherelativityoftimeandspace.
Stressingsuccessesisn'twrong,butformanypeopleit'snotpersuasive.Analternativeanswertothequestion“Whytrustscience?
”isthatscientistsusethesocalledscientificmethod.Butwhatiscalledthescientificmethodisn'twhatscientistsactuallydo.Scienceisdynamic:
newmethodsgetinvented;oldonesgetabandoned;andatanyparticularpoint,scientistscanbefounddoingmanydifferentthings.Falsetheoriessometimesleadtotrueresults,soevenifanexperimentworks,itdoesn'tprovethatthetheoryitwasdesignedtotestistrue.
Ifthereisnospecificscientificmethod,thenwhatisthebasisfortrustinscience?
Theansweristhemethodsbywhichthoseclaimsareevaluated.Ascientificclaimisneveracceptedastrueuntilithasgonethroughalongprocessofexaminationbyfellowscientists.Scientistsdrafttheinitialversionofapaperandthensendittocolleaguesforsuggestions.Untilthispoint,scientificfeedbackistypicallyfairlyfriendly.Butthenextstepisdifferent:
therevisedpaperissubmittedtoascientificjournal,wherethingsgetawholelottougher.Editorsdeliberatelysendscientificpaperstopeoplewhoarenotfriendsorcolleaguesoftheauthors,andthejoboftherevieweristofinderrorsorotherfaults.Wecallthisprocess“peerreview”becausethereviewersarescientificpeers—expertsinthesamefield—buttheyactintheroleofasuperiorwhohasboththerightandtheresponsibilitytofindfault.Itisonlyafterthereviewersandtheeditoraresatisfiedthatanyproblemshavebeenfixedthatthepaperwillbeprintedinthejournalandentersthebodyof“science”.
Somepeoplearguethatweshouldnottrustsciencebecausescientistsare“alwayschangingtheirminds”.Whileexamplesoftrulysettledsciencebeingoverturnedarefarfewerthanissometimesclaimed,theydoexist.Butthebeautyofthisscientificprocessisthatscienceproducesbothcreativityandstability.Newobservations,ideas,explanationsandattemptstocombinecompetingclaimsintroducecreativity;transformative