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1、2020-2021学年江苏省苏州市相城区陆慕高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷第 一 分 部 分 听 力（共两节，满分5 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第 一 节（共 5 小题；每 小 题 1 分，满分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.（1 分）Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At a zoo.B.In a libra
2、ry.C.In a drugstore.2.（1 分）What will the man do next?A.Change some money.B.Take the food home.C.Sit and eat his meal.3.（1 分）What does the woman suggest?A.Buying a computerB.Hiring an assistant.C.Starting a business.4.（1 分）What are the speakers talking about?A.The weather.B.The scenery.C.The traffic.
3、5.（1 分）When did the man see the film?A.On Wednesday.B.On Thursday.C.On Saturday.第 二 节（共 5 小题；每小题2 分，满 分 15分）听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后2 至 4 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5 秒钟的阅读各个小题；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。6.(2 分)(1)Who is the newcomer?A.David Cook.B.Joey Sanders.C.Liam Neeson
4、.(2)What is the newcomers position in the company?A.He is a film director.B.He is a program manager.C.He is a department head.7.(3 分)(1)What does the woman do?A.Shes a secretary.B Shes a hotel maid.C.Shes a salesperson.(2)What is the man going to do?A.Change the sheets.B.Have breakfast.C.Meet his fr
5、iends.(3)What does the man ask the woman to do at the end of the conversation?A.Take the plate away.B.Bring some towelsC.Turn on the light.8.(3 分)(1)Why does Jessica make the call?A.To look for her passport.B.To apply for a credit card.C.To ask for the manager.(2)Where will Jessica go right after th
6、e phone call?A.The bank.B.Her home.C.The supermarket.(3)How does the man sound?A.Helpful.B.Nervous.C.Surprised.9.(4 分)(1)What is the man doing?A.Placing an order.B.Selling insurance.C.Conducting an interview.(2)What did Leaney study for a degree?A.Finance.B.Education.C.Public Relations.(3)What is an
7、 advantage of a smaller business according to Leaney?A.Greater contributions to the neighborhood.B.Closer employer-employee relationship.C.More flexibility in providing services.(4)What is leaney*s plan for the next two weeks?A To visit her parents.B.To call her relatives.C.To finish her work.10.(3
8、分)(1)What is the purpose of the talk?A.To present a prize.B.To introduce a lecturer.C.To recommend a book.(2)Where is Russel working now?A.In OxfordB.In Chicago.C.In Virginia.(3)What does Russel think of sleep?A.Its seldom studied.B.Its just a waste of time.C Its of great importance.第二部分阅读理解（共 3 小题；
9、每小题9 分，满分30分）第 一 节（共 3 小题；每小题9分，满分3（）分）请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。11.（9 分）Weve all had cases where weve waited just a bit too long to pay an electric bill orspeeding ticket.But one man,from California by reasonable assumption,who goes by Dave,recently took procrastination（拖延）o
10、ne step further,by paying a parking ticket almost a half-century after it was given.In December 2018,the Minersville Police Department in Pennsylvania received a letter inthe mail.Whoever wrote the letter decided it was best to keep his name somewhat unknown,sohe put the return address as nWayward R
11、oad,Anytown California under the name Feelingguilty”.When the officers opened the envelope,they found a brief letter,along with a$5 bill,and a parking ticket dating all the way back to 1974.The note read,Dear PD,Fve beencarrying this ticket around for 40 plus years always intending to pay.Forgive me
12、 if I don*t giveyou my info.With respect,Dave.”Even though the initial parking ticket was only for$2,“Dave must have felt awfullyguilty because he left 150 percent,or$3,in interest.Michael Combs,the Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department,stated in aninterview that the same ticket would co
13、st about$20 if it was given today.Combs went on toshare that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate.Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to out-of-state cars back then,“Dave could have gotten away with never paying the$2 fine.But apparen
14、tly,guilt got thebest of him,and he decided to finally cough up the money more than 40 years past its due date.（1）How much do we know about HDave?A.His car probably came from Ohio at that time.B.Dave is of course the mans real name indeed.C.He lives in Wayward Road,Anytown California.D.The police ar
15、e trying to find out more about him.(2)Why didnt Dave*pay for the parking ticket until recently?A.He didnt find it until almost half a century laterB.He completely forgot about it in the past 44 years.C.He didnt pay fbr it just because of procrastination.D.He failed to find out who he should pay the
16、 money to.(3)What drove Dave to pay for the parking ticket at last?A.A strong sense of guilty.B.Worry about being fined more.C.Fear of being tracked by the police.D.Sudden change of his financial situation.12.(9 分)For decades,Americans have been sorting their trash believing that most plastic couldb
17、e recycled.But the truth is that the vast majority of all plastic produced cant be or wont berecycled.In 40 years,less than 10%of plastic has been recycled.A news programme Frontline,by NPR and the PBS,found that oil and gas companies-the makers of plastic-have known that all along,even as they spen
18、t millions of dollarstelling the American public the opposite.The plastics industry officials said the industry isproviding money for new technology that they believe will get recycling plastic up to scale.Thegoal,they said,is to recycle 100%of the plastic they make in 5 years.But the more plastic i
19、s recycled,the less money the industry will make by selling newplastic.And those profits have become increasingly important.Companies have toldshareholders(股 东)that profits from using oil and gas for transport are expected to declinein coming years with the increasing use of electric cars.The indust
20、ry leaders expect oil and gasdemands from the chemical industry will be much greater than the demand from the transportside in the coming decade.Plastic production overall is now expected to rise three times by2050,and once again,the industry is spending money on advertisements and public relations
21、topromote plastic recycling.Plastic is now more common than its ever been and harder to recycle.Gas prices remain athistoric lows,making new plastic cheaper than recycled plastic.And the industry now producesmany more different-and more complex-kinds of plastics that are more costly to sort and inma
22、ny cases cant be recycled at all.Efforts to reduce plastic use are mounting nationwide,butany plan to slow the growth of plastic will face an industry with billions of dollars of futureprofits to lose.(1)What do we know about the goal of 100%plastic recycling?A.Ifs modest.B.Its achievable.C.Its urge
23、nt.D.Ifs unreal.(2)How will the oil and gas companies make more profits in the following years?A.By selling electric cars.B.By adding emphasis on recycling.C.By increasing plastic production.D.By meeting the needs of transport.(3)What does the underlined word mounting in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.
24、Increasing.B.Working.C.Failing.D.Decreasing.13.(12 分)Why is poverty so difficult to overcome?Why are poorer people less likely to spendmoney on their own learning and ability development,but more likely to be addicted totelevision and video games?In the past,a poor person was normally considered to
25、have bad virtue or have noambition.The Nobel Prize winner Baneijee corrects such views and explains the truth behindthe poor.Poor people tend to live with more worries in their lives,he said,so they need toolssuch as televisions,cell phones,junk food and video games to get rid of worries more thanot
26、hers.But learning something often takes a lot of time and money to get rewards,while thepoor are often impatient due to economic(经 济 的)reasons,and their life in the meantime isgetting more boring.Banerjees research has found that the poor often need to borrow short-term loans(贷款).Thus,the poor tend
27、to take higher financial risks-they often have unstable incomes andare unable to get money to start a business from banks,so they rely more on these high-interest loans.And these small loans put a brake on their savings against risks.How could the poor step into the middle class?Maybe starting a bus
28、iness is a wayout.But for the extremely poor,its impossible to get help from banks to start a business.Inmost cases,a more practical option is getting a job in government agencies becausecomparatively speaking,government jobs are very stable,which give the poor theopportunities to be hired for the l
29、ong term,to increase the“bandwidth(带 宽)“of theirthinking,and thus making it possible for families to move from poverty to the middle class.Whats the role of government then?When the market cant solve a problem,thegovernment will solve it.And the problem behind the poor is actually the failure of the
30、market.The poor often lack the necessary information to make the right choices and they oftencarry too much responsibility for their survival to make the best choices.In this sense,Baneijee research provides a new perspective for governments to understand poverty,so thatpolicies can be tailored to r
31、educe poverty and eventually remove it.(1)What do the poor need to improve their ability according to Baneijee?A.Ambition.B.Money.C.Guidance.D.Patience.(2)What do we know about the young generation in South Korea?A.The high-interest Ioans.B.Their small incomes.C.The financial policies.D.Their educat
32、ional backgrounds.(3)What may be a right choice for the poor to get out of poverty?A.Setting a high goal.B.Working as civil servants.C.Opening their mind.0.Seeking support from banks.(4)What can the government do to get rid of poverty?A.Adjust the policy.B.Control the market.C.Do more research.D.Off
33、er enough information.第 二 节(共 1 小题；每小题15分，满 分 15分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。14.(15 分)New Lives for Old PhonesWhen a new mobile phone starts to be sold in stores,many people rush out to buy one.Weall want the newest,latest thing.(1)Mike Townsend works at Total Recall,a mobile phone rec
34、ycling company.Dont throwyour old phone away.(2)If you throw it away,it goes with other rubbish to becomelandfill.In other words,it is put in a big hole in the ground-and it becomes a big problem,n hesays.Mobile phones contain some poisonous materials.If your phone goes to a landfill,thesepoisonous
35、materials can get out and get into the water under the ground.Thats the water weneed to drink or water goes into rivers or the ocean.(3)Thats a lot of landfill and alot of poisonous materials.“At Total Recall,we separate the old phones into pieces.Most of the materials in themobile phones can be rec
36、ycled and used again.(4)For example,phone batteriescontain nickel and cadmium.The nickel is used to make steel,and the cadmium can be used tomake new batteries,“explains Mike.(5)You can usually just take it into a mobile phone shop and they will send it tous,says Mike.So before you throw that old mo
37、bile phone away,use it one last time：search for a recyclernear you and give them a call.A.Send it to us and weH recycle it.B.Recycling your old phone is easy.C.How much is your old mobile phone worth?D.But what should we do with our old mobile phones?E.Millions of mobile phones are thrown away every
38、 year.F.We take apart the old phones and they are used to make new products.GRecycling materials helps keep the environment greener and cleaner.第三部分语言知识运用第一节(共1 小题；每小题15分，满 分 15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.15.(15 分)Im standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw pa
39、per and howl withlaughter.They wont listen to me.I never wanted to(1).1 wanted to be a writer.Butwhen I arrived in London,they were(2)of teachers.My efforts at teaching were(3).When the bell finally rang,1(4)to thestaff room,red with anger.The other teachers werent(5).Thats 4 B,the worst classin sch
40、ool.But I couldnt give up.I(6)formal lessons.Instead,I brought topics for classdiscussion.One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their(7).They paid attention and were(8)to share about their family lives.ThenI had them write about themselves.As time went on,their essays beca
41、me a(9)between us.I admired their humor,toughness and insight,and I think they(10)myinterest in their lives.The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End and I asked if theyd like to seethe musical.They thought I was joking and did not take it(11),since no teacher hadever suggested taking the
42、m out.A few weeks later,4 B and I were(12)in atheater.They loved the music and the characters.Near the end of the term,two most rebellious(叛逆的)girls with flowers were knockingon my door.I was(13)to know I had touched their lives,but they had also touchedmine.I enjoyed teaching and getting along with
43、(14).When I returned to Australia several years later,I still(15)to be awriter.Teaching wasnt the end of my writing career；it was the beginning.(1)A.guideB.per formC.selectD.teach(2)A.ashamedB.afraidC.shortD.fond(3)A.hopelessB.successfulC.validD.special(4)A.marchedB.wanderedC.slidD.rushed(5)A.terrif
44、iedB.convincedC.surprisedD.delighted(6)A.adaptedB.abandonedC.preparedD.commanded(7)A.classmatesB.teachersC.friendsD.parents(8)A.eagerB.unwillingC.carefulD.worried(9)A.memoryB.bridgeC.secretD.barrier(10)A.appreciatedB.caughtC.promotedD.inspired(11)A.slightlyB.beneficiallyC.seriouslyD.casually(12)A.ac
45、tingB.sittingC.workingD.playing(13)A.anxiousB.proudC.confusedD.shocked(14)A.actorsB.teachersC.teenagersD.writers(15)A.intendedB.advocatedC.doubtedD.hesitated第 二 节 语 法 填 空(共 1 小题；每小题10分，满 分 10分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。16.(10 分)I have just received a letter from my old school,informing me that
46、 my formerheadmaster,Mr.Stuart Page,(1)(retire)next week.We shall all remember Mr.Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when wewent so(2)(willingly)to school.It is a curious coincidence that the day before his(3)(retire),Mr.Page will have been teaching f
47、or a total of forty years.After he hasretired,he will devote himself to(4)(garden).For him,this will be(5)entirely new hobby.But this does not matter,for,as he has often remarked,one is never tooold to learn.第三节 词汇检测（共 10小题；每小题1 分，满 分 10分）17.（1 分）They questioned the（准确性）of the information in the rep
48、ort.18.（1 分）The Internet has made our l i ves （令人难以相信）convenient.19.（1 分）P o l i t i c a l （稳定）is of great importance to economic prosperity.20.（1 分）Our research attempts to（评彳 介）the effectiveness of the different drugs.21.（1 分）（负载）with too much expectation from his parents,the boy looked upset.22.（
49、1 分）Many drivers are a and push into other lanes of traffic or pass other cars with nosignals.23.（1 分）Under no c can we let the fake products become uncontrolled in the market.24.（1 分）Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to develop to theirgreatest p.25.（1 分）I must make o
50、ne important c to what you said in your introduction-ImChinese,not Japanese.26.（1 分）One of the ways to d the aging process is to make sure that our brains getenough exercise.第四节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满 分10分）27.（1 分）Babies ski n（feel）soft and smooth.28.（1 分）He used not to（smoke）when he was young.29.（1 分）I