学年江苏省南通市启东市吕四中学高二期初考试英语试题.docx

1、学年江苏省南通市启东市吕四中学高二期初考试英语试题江苏省南通市启东市吕四中学2019-2020学年高二期初考试英语试卷第一部分 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)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。1. What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Get him some coffee. B. Treat him to lunch. C. Look for h

2、is lunch box. 2. How much did Henry probably weigh a month ago?A. 50 kg. B. 60 kg. C. 70 kg. 3. Where is the man going?A. 5th Avenue. B. 6th Avenue. C. 8th Avenue. 4. What is the mans opinion about soap operas?A. Relaxing. B. Boring. C. Interesting. 5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A photog

3、rapher. B. A vacation. C. A photo. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What are NOT on the list of the clothes?A. Sweaters. B. Scarves. C. T-shirts. 7. What is the woman doing?A. Shopping with the man. B. Packing for a trip. C. Giving advice. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What does the man mai

4、nly do in his spare time?A. He learns a language. B. He plays the piano. C. He does some sports. 9. Why did the man give up skating?A. He lost interest in it. B. He didnt have enough time. C. He got injured in his leg. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What is the problem with the woman?A. She is worried ab

5、out the exams. B. She has gained much weight. C. She doesnt feel very well. 11. What advice does the man give the woman?A. Drink less coffee. B. Eat more meat and fruits. C. Go to bed before 10:00 pm. 12. What exercise does the man recommend the woman to take?A. Running B. Dancing. C. Walking. 听下面一段

6、对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What does the woman have to do to get scholarships?A. Speak English well. B. Apply by Monday. C. Get the highest grades. 14. What is the woman trying to do?A. Make a survey. B. Ask for advice. C. Make a complaint. 15. Which subject does the woman like best?A. English. B. Math. C

7、. Art. 16. What does the man think of the womans dream job?A. Impractical. B. Perfect. C. Dull. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What was the survey on?A. Hotel services. B. Hotel rooms. C. Hotel complaints. 18. How many hotel staff were surveyed?A. 400. B. 75. C. 39. 19. What were most of the unusual comp

8、laints about?A. Food. B. Rooms. C. Location. 20. Why did the man at a luxury hotel in London complain?A. He didnt get a discount. B. The guest in the next room snored. C. The room didnt have a sea view. 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。AAttracti

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13、xhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.Open daily, 8:15 am 4:00 pm.(920) 623-1992 21.Which of the following is on Capitol Square?A. Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. Swiss Historical Village.C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Caf. D. Christopher Columbus Museum.22.Where can you go for a visit on Monday?A

14、. Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. Swiss Historical Village.C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery caf. D. Christopher Columbus Museum.23.Where can visitors have lunch?A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. At Swiss Historical Village.C. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Caf. D. At Christopher Columbus Museum.BWhe

15、n youre out with a friend and take a photo of yourselves，do you know that you are also creating a work of art？Or that you are competing with Vincent van Gogh himself？Probably not.Your idea might be to show off your selfie(自拍照) on WeChat or QQ，but you probably dont think of the Internet as a gallery

16、or of yourself as an artist.But the chief executive of Londons Saatchi Gallery，Nigel Hurst，thinks that the casual pictures we take of ourselves have something in common with selfportraits by the great masters.In support of the idea，the Saatchi Gallery has a new exhibition called From Selfie to Selfe

17、xpression.It features wellknown selfportraits from artists including Dutch painters Van Gogh(18531890) and Rembrandt(16061669)It also has selfies on show that have “quickly become icons of the digital era”. These include one taken by US celebrity(名人) Kim Kardashian and another of former US President

18、 Barack Obama with former UK Prime Minister David Cameron，according to the BBC.The gallery is even encouraging visitors to add their own selfies to the show.Hurst is perhaps not being 100 percent serious.He isnt claiming that a snap you take of yourself in your favorite restaurant can be compared wi

19、th a selfimage painted by Van Gogh.But he does make a serious point.Once upon a time，it was only artists who could make images of themselves.They were the only ones，as Hurst told The Guardian，who “had the skills，materials and tools to create selfportraits.” Today，however，we “all have that ability th

20、rough our smartphones.”The popularity of the selfie rocketed after smartphones started to become widely used.In 2013，Oxford Dictionaries named “selfie” as its word of the year.As Pamela Rutledge，a professor at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology，told Vogue magazine：“the cult(热潮) of t

21、he selfie celebrates regular people”24Nigel Hursts attitude to the smartphone selfie is .Acasual Bmixed Cnegative Dfavorable 25What does the underlined word “features” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?AShows. BInforms. CSells. DMisses.26Who shares opinions with Nigel Hurst?AKim Kardashian. BPamela

22、Rutledge. CDavid Cameron. DBarack Obama.27Which of the following would be the best title for the text?ASelfies as Selfportraits BAge of SmartphonesCSelfies of Celebrities DAge of Selfie Artists CPeople typically wash their hands several times a day in the United States，but they do it at a far higher

23、 temperature than is necessary to kill germs，a new study says.The energy waste is equivalent to the fuel use of a small country.Amanda RCarrico，a research assistant professor at the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment in Tennessee，told National Geographic that hand washing is often “a ca

24、se where people act in ways that they think are in their best interest，but they in fact have inaccurate beliefs or outdated perceptions.”Carrico said，“Its certainly true that heat kills bacteria，but if you were going to use hot water to kill them it would have to be away too hot for you to tolerate.

25、”Carrico said that after a review of the scientific literature，her team found “no evidence that using hot water that a person could stand would have any benefit in killing bacteria.” Even water as cold as 40F(4.4C) appeared to reduce bacteria as well as hotter water，if hands were scrubbed，rinsed(冲洗)

26、 and dried properly.Using hot water to wash hands is therefore unnecessary，as well as wasteful，Carrico said，particularly when it comes to the environment.According to her research，people use warm or hot water 64 percent of the time when they wash their hands.Using that number，Carricos team calculate

27、d a significant impact on the planet.“Although the choice of water temperature during a single hand wash may appear unimportant，when multiplied by the nearly 800 billion hand washes performed by Americans each year，this practice results in more than 6 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions

28、annually，” she said.The researchers published their results in the July 2013 issue of International Journal of Consumer Studies.They recommended washing with water that is at a “comfortable” temperature，which they noted may be warmer in cold months and cooler in hot ones.28Whats the meaning of what

29、Carrico told National Geographic in the second paragraph?AGenerally，peoples hand washing behaviors and perceptions are not correct.BIts important for people to wash their hands to keep healthy.CPeople are more concerned about their health and begin to wash their hands.DPeople like washing their hand

30、s very much.29The figures in the sixth paragraph are used to show that .Ausing hot water to wash hands is a waste of energyBair pollution has become more and more seriousCusing hot water to wash hands has a bad influence on our planetDpeople should pay more attention to the environment around us30Th

31、is passage is organized in the pattern of .Acause and effect Bfact and opinion Cdefinition and classification Dtime and events31What can we learn from the passage?AIts necessary and useful for people to wash their hands frequently every day.BHot water cant kill germs.CUsing cold water to wash hands is necessary and much healthier.DWe can wash our hands with water that is at a “comfortable” temperature.DA food additive (添加剂) is any su