江西省南昌市新建县第一中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

1、江西省南昌市新建县第一中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题江西省南昌市新建县第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题总分值：150分 时间：120分钟卷面分：5分（5分：字体端正、卷面整洁、无涂改；43分：字迹清楚，卷面整洁； 2分：字迹较清楚、有少量涂改、卷面较整洁；1分：字迹潦草、卷面脏乱。0分：大多主观题没写或全部没写。）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，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

2、话仅读一遍。1. What does the man think of advertising on TV?A. Expensive. B. Necessary. C. Useless.2. Where is the woman going tonight?A. The airport. B. A restaurant. C. Her sisters house.3. What is the woman speaker related to Jim?A. His grandmother. B. His sister. C. His mother.4. What was the man look

3、ing for?A. A suitcase. B. A key. C. A chair.5. What do we know about Cathy?A. She didnt feel well.B. She went out dancing.C. She canceled a meeting.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，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。听下面一段对

4、话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. How long did the woman teach English?A. About 3 years.B. About 5 years.C. About 13 years.7. What is the woman writing now?A. A novel.B. A magazine article.C. A travel journal.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What kind of electric heater does the man want to buy?A. A large one.B. A branded on

5、e.C. A fairly priced one.9. How much will the man pay for the electric heater?A. $180. B. $200. C. $250.10. How will the man pay?A. In cash. B. By check. C. By credit card.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What does the mans mother ask him to do?A. Wash clothes. B. Clean his room. C. Do some cooking.12. Wha

6、t is fun at the weekend for the womans family?A. Taking a trip.B. Preparing big dinners.C. Watching TV together.13. Who is good at fixing things?A. The man.B. The womans father.C. The mans father.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. Why is the woman going to Boston?A. To study.B. To take a holiday.C. To be on

7、business.15. Which hotel has the best location?A. The Midtown. B. The Boston Bay. C. The Fairfield.16. What can we learn about the Boston Bay in Boston?A. It is the cheapest hotel.B. It doesnt have a restaurant.C. It is the newest and biggest hotel.17. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Call

8、the hotels for details.B. Read the guidebook herself.C. Search for information online.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. Which aspect of the jet plane is talked about?A. Its cost and length.B. Its length and speed.C. Its speed and cost.19. What does the giant jet look like?A. A kitchen.B. A great theater.C.

9、A square.20. How many passengers can the jet hold at most?A. 200. B. 300. C. 400.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。AArtificial intelligence (AI) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use AI. Some are bein

10、g developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so its very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.ViIt is an AI personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of bio-sensing earphones and other f

11、itness tracking equipment! It can play your favorite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise youre doing.Deep TextDo you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just when you are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses real-time consumer i

12、nformation to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets from Bangalore to Delhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels in Delhi will soon follow.Hello EggIf you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfas

13、t or dont know what to eat for dinner, then Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2-minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modern AI-powered home cooking tool for the young.Wor

14、dsmithYou can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.21. What can we learn about Vi from the text?A. It is an AI music pla

15、yer.B. It is a bio-sensing earphone.C. It doesnt work without bio-sensing earphones.D. It can make you more energetic while you work out.22. Which can help you improve cooking skill?A. Hello Egg.B. Deep Text.C. Vi.D. Wordsmith.23. What can Wordsmith do for us?A. Produce a detailed report.B. Book a t

16、icket ahead of time.C. Provide us with a detailed meal plan.D. Offer us information on hotels for traveling.BNew law lets students sleep inWhen your alarm clock rings and you drag yourself out of bed, you probably wonder: Why on earth does school have to start so early?Fortunately, there is a new la

17、w to back you upor better still, science.A law in California, passed on Oct 13, requires that public middle schools begin classes no earlier than 8:00 am and that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 am. The law will go into effect by July 1, 2022.Starting school at 8:00 or 8:30 in the morning ma

18、y not sound like too big of a change, but it could mean one more hour of sleep for students who used to start school at 7:30 or even earlier.“The effect of that one hour is something they will be feeling as 40-year-old adults,” Sumit Bhargava, a sleep expert at Stanford University told The New York

19、Times. He said that not having enough sleep can affect students mental health and increase the risk of getting fat and diabetes (糖尿病).In the short run, students school performances should improve almost immediately. Kyla Wahlstrom, a researcher at the University of Minnesotas College of Education, f

20、ound that students who have enough sleep are more alert (机敏的) in class and get better grades.Some might say that urging students to go to bed earlier could have been a much easier solution than changing the school timetable across an entire state. But according to the American Academy of Sleep Medic

21、ine, teenagers go through biological changes when they enter puberty (青春期), which makes it difficult for them to fall asleep before 11: 00 pm. So when school starts at 8: 00 or earlier, they can hardly get the ideal 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep that experts suggest they need to do their best in the daytim

22、e.This is why when the new law came out, its author, Anthony Portantino, said, “Generations of children will come to appreciate (感激) this historic day and our governor for taking bold action.24. When should public high schools start classes according to the Californias new law?A. No earlier than 7:3

23、0 am.B. No earlier than 8:00 am.C. No earlier than 8:30 am.D. No earlier than 9:00 am.25. What can we learn from Bhargavas words?A. The amount of sleep people need changes with age.B. Lack of sleep affects adults more than children.C. Sleep problems are the leading cause of diabetes.D. Lack of sleep

24、 could lead to health problems.26. What do we know about teenagers sleep patterns?A. Less sleep is needed when they enter puberty.B. Ideally, they need eight hours of sleep a night.C. They may have difficulty falling asleep before 11:00 pm.D. They often wake up at midnight due to biological changes.

25、27.Where does this passage probably come from?A. A textbook.B. An advertisement.C. A newspaper.D. A biography.CA couple in their 60s has travelled 12,000 miles across 16 countries from Britain to China riding their bikes the entire way. Grandparents Peter and Chris stepped on the long journey after

26、deciding to “do something a bit different”. They traversed cities, deserts, mountains and everything in between across Europe, the Middle East and the East Asia. The married couple of 37 years enjoyed themselves with delicious local food and spent most nights inside a tiny tent put up wherever they

27、could find shelter.Peter, 66, said the moment they finally had a look at the famous Great Wall after a year and a half of cycling 30 miles a day was “really exciting”. At the end of their journey, the special pair didnt fly home but instead choose to book a cabin inside a 400m-long container ship. T

28、he final part was a three-week voyage from Singapore across the Indian Ocean and into the Mediterranean Sea before arriving at Southampton.“You never know what the day is going to bring. All you know is that you are going to get on your bike and cycle. Every day is an adventure and every day is new.

29、 Overall, the experience is absolutely unbelievable, ” Peter said.Peter and Chris initially set out to cycle from Britain in January 2020 but were forced home. They had cycled all the way to Hungary when Peter slipped on tiles and broke his leg. After seven months of recovery, the couple set out aga

30、in in Britain. They finally arrived in China in November 2020.Both Peter and Chris agreed that the best part of the entire trip was coming across the kindness of strangers along the way, many of whom invited the couple for food and drink. Chris, 64, said, “It was a wonderful experience, particularly

31、 wonderful because of the amazing people we met along the way.”28. Whats the couples purpose of taking the long journey?A. To try something new.B. To break the world record.C. To go across 16 countries by bike.D. To celebrate their 37-year marriage.29. How did the couple go back to their home after the trip to China?A. By cycling.B. By train.C. By plane.D. By sea.30. Why did the couple put off their trip in 2020?A. Peter had an accident.B. They ran out of their money.C. They met with a heavy snow.D. Peter fell ill suddenly in Hungary.31. Whats the best part of the trip for the c