江蘇省揚州市公道中學2020-2021學年高二下學期第二次學情測試英語試卷

1、公道中學髙二下學期第二次學情檢測（英語）第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選 項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱 讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。I Why is the woman sad?A. She feels homesick.B. She missed a callC. She got hurt when hiking2. What does the woman mean?A. Lucy was late for

2、school. B. Lucy got to school early.C. Lucy was absent from school.3. When does Tom have to leave?A. At 7:00.B. At 7:15.C. At 7:30.4. What is the woman doing?A. Blaming the manB. Dealing with an accident.C. Complaining about her work.5. Where does the conversation probably take pace?A. At a shoe sho

3、p.B. At a hotel.C. In a hospital.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項 中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小 題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的做答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。 聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題6. How often does the man go to the evening classes?A. Twice a weekB. Tliree times a weekC. Four times a w

4、eek7. Why does the man take the evening classes?A. To go abroad.B. To make friends.C. To change his job.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。& When will Julie pick up her father?A. At six.B. At four.C. At two.9 What will the two speakers do next?A. Go to the airportB. Play the video games.C. Choose their different dr

5、esses聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. When is the man going to New Zealand?A. In two days.B In a couple of months.C. In a fortnight.II Why did the man call the woman?A. To ask her to join him.B. To ask for some information.C. To help her set up a branch company.12. Where are they going to meet?A. At Susan's

6、.B. At Tom's.C. At a restaurant聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. Where is the art exhibition taking place?A. At an art gallery.B. At a shopping mallC. At an exhibition center.14. What does the man think of the place of the exhibition now?A. It is strangeB. Il is ordinary.C Il is cool.15. What is being shown

7、in the painting section of the exhibition?A. Mainly classical paintings.B. Largely contemporary paintingsC. An equal number of classical paintings and contemporary paintings16. Which section is the most popular?A. The video section. B. The sculpture section. C. The photography section. 聽第io段材料，回答第17

8、至20題。17. How old was Dave when his father passed away?A. 15.B. 10.C. 5.18. What did Dave do in the evenings?A. He earned some money.B. He did housework for the family.C. He drove his brother to some places19. Who introduced Andrew at the graduation ceremony?A. His soccer coachB. The school headmaste

9、r.C. The head of the schooldistrict.20. What happened during Andrew's speech?A. His mother started cryingB. Andrew thanked his father.C. Dave realized his hard work had paid off. 第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2.5分，共37.5分）ACall for entries: young women writers competitionGuardian Weekend magazine

10、 is launching a writing competition for UK women aged 16-21 on the theme of conversations How to enterAll you have to do is submit a 700-word personal essay that shows off your talentson thetheme of conversations. Did you have an unforgettable conversation with your grandmother about her youth that

11、changed how you viewed her? Do you find having certain conversations really hard, and if so, why? Is there a conversation you regret, or one you regret you never had? We're keen to hear about your personal experiences.All entries must be sent to weekendthe guardian, com by midnight on 9 MarchThe

12、 PrizesThere will be one winner and two runners-up The three winners will each receive £250. The winners will be notified （通知）by email or telephone on or before 30 March 2021 and given details of how to claim their prizes. As part of the editing process, the three winners will participate in a

13、video call with a Guardian Weekend editor to discuss and edit their essay for publication. The one overall winner will also receive a 11 work shop with a Guardian editor. RulesFollow all niles carefully to prevent disqualification.Only one entry is penmtted per person Entries on behalf of another pe

14、rson will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.The Competition opens at 09:00 on 22 February 2021 and closes at 23:59 on 9 March 2021 Entries received outside this time period will not be consideredYour entry must not be copied, and must not contain any third-party materials or cont

15、ent that you do not have permission to use.You must mclude your name, age and contact details, mcludmg your email address and phone number.21 Whafs the theme of the writing competition?A. Regrets.B. Conversations.C. Grandmother's youth. D. Personalexperiences 22. What extra prize will the overal

16、l winner receive?A.An additional £250.B.A video of the competition.CA prior notification of the win.DA 1-1 workshop with an editor.23. Which of the following will result in disqualification?A.Co-authoring an entryBIncluding contact detailsC.Mailing your entry on 1March.D.Using others'conlcn

17、t with permission.BBeijing resident Hou Lixin started eating meal replacement products in February when she wanted to lose weight. She bought various meal replacement products online and ate them for more than a month."Most of them don't taste good, but at least they have low calories and a

18、re convenient to buy, store and cook： she said, adding the product she consumed gave a strong sense of fullness.Hou is by no means alone Meal replacement products, or substitutes for regular meals that can fill you up with low-calorie intakes, appear as a potential big market in China, driven by Chi

19、nese consumer、demand for products that can help in weight control and offer convenience, experts saidThe most common meal replacement products include powders, liquids, shakes, porridges and energy bars containing fiber, protein, vitamin, minerals and other nutritious content.The meal replacement ma

20、rket is at the early stage of competition and there is big room for future development, like in the United States and Japan Euromonitor International, a market research company, said sales revenue of meal replacement products in China hit 57.17 billion yuan in 2017 and is expected to reach 120 billi

21、on yuan by 2022 More fast-moving consumer goods giants arc partaking in the market action. PepsiCo s oat brand Quaker released a new shake product in June A major Chinese snack brand Bestore released 27 meal replacement products in August.Jia Jianbin. secretary general at Chinese Cereals and Oils As

22、sociation, told CCTV reporter that despite its possible effectiveness that many people believe, this way of weight loss may bring greater harm as it breaks the balance of nutrition and food As a result, it can only be a temporary move, not a long-term use.tkCereal meal replaceinent powder, for examp

23、le, is mainly composed of carbohydrates （碳水 化合物）,which have enough calories, but the vitamins and minerals are not enough. Instead it is better to soak oatmeal （燕麥丿 Y） in milk, which may be more nutritions and more economical/' said Gu Zhongyi, a dietitian of the Beijing Dietetic Association. &q

24、uot;Meal replacements can be an alternative for busy workers, but they are no substitute for a balanced diet, and try not to eat more than one meal a day."24. The author quotes the example of Hou Lixin to.A. show an efficient way to lose weightB. promote the meal replacement productsC. introduc

25、e the topic of meal replacement productsD. arouse readers' interest in the meal replacement products25. Why are meal replacement products popular among many Chinese consumers?A. Because they are highly recommended by health expertsB. Because they are helpful to control weight and bring convenien

26、ceC. Because they have a large market share in the food market.D. Because they provide various forms and flavors for the consumers26. What does the nnderlmed word 'partaking ' in Paragraph 5 mean?A. ParticipatingB AdvertisingC Experimenting D Cooperating.27. What attitude do Jia Jianbin and

27、Gu Zhongyi have towards the meal replacement products?A. Cautious.B Favorable.C DisapprovingD ConfusedCSometimes when she felt bored she would pick up one of the numerous biographies （傳記） about herself and begin to note in. ”1 never did that" or "simply not true'1 she would write rough

28、ly in the margins at the sides of pages Since journalists, biographers and more recently even ”bloggers” had been writing about her since the day she was born, there was plenty of material to edit. Not that her notes or corrections were ever shared with the authors Lately, however, she even seemed t

29、o have lost her appetite for correctness Did it matter anymore if things were not right?She knew that sitting alone chewing away on downbeat thoughts would not get her anywhere and would leave those around her confused and upset, should they ever catch her out. After all she was the decisive one, al

30、ways on top of her game A printed timetable for the following day lay on the table A full day of openings and presentations, of smiling and nodding and flowcrs.Shaking herself out of her gray mood, she stepped over towards the computer where a sudden burst of energy gave her an idea. The screen flas

31、hed up in front of her but instead of clicking on the familiar icons which would lead her to the emails Randolph considered she needed to read, she simply went to visit Mr. Google and began her search for train timetable.A dish heaped with multi-coloured jellies and plenty of ice cream, served by a

32、white-gloved train waiter with a perfect moustache So many years had passed but she still remembered the jelly dissolving on her tongue in small but delicious mouthfuls Each spoonful had to be lifted delicately to her mouth under the watched eye of her grandmother, who was a stickler for good manner

33、s It was unlikely that they served jelly on the trains these days, what with all the concern about childhood fatness, but even a Spartan menu could not kill the romance of a train journey. As the timetable for Line-burst line flashed in front of her, she remembered that the Mayor of Alwoy would be e

34、xpecting her to make a short, predictable speech at the opening of the now bridge28. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. The main character is probably a journalist writing blogs about royal membersB. The main character is always busy editing plenty of material about herself.C

35、. The authors probably had chances to get the notes or correctness from the main characte匚D. Randolph is probably an assistant or a secretary to the main character.29 Why does the main character recall the time she ate jellies and ice cream?A. She wishes that she were still a child so that she could

36、 eat jellies and ice cream.B. She is reminded of these foods because the thought of a train journey reminds her of them.C. She wishes she still knew where the handsome train waiter wasD. Today*s children aren't allowed to eat the same things that she ate as a child30. A MSparten menu* （paragraph

37、 4） would most likelyA. have mainly low fat, healthy foodsB. be suitable for a romantic dinnerC. include a range of sweets, but no jellyD include foods which are easy to transport31. What is most likely to happen next in this passage?A. The main character will practise her speech for greeting the Ma

38、yor of Alwoy.B. Tlie main character will decide to take a rail journey.C. Randolph will send some emails to the main character.D. The main character will update her blog on the internet.DI want to ask you a favor. I have a pair of pants Tell me: How many different ways can I put a pair of pants to u

39、se? Now imagine you're an architect. Same question. Now imagine you're Bill Gates. A scuba diver. A medieval knight. You still have the pants What alternative uses come to mind?What you just practiced-the conscious act of ”wearing” another self-is an exercise that, according to psychiatrist

40、SriniPillay, WID. is essential to being creativeOne great irony （諷刺）about our collective addiction to creativity is that we tend to frame it in uncreative ways. Tliat is to say, most of us marry creativity to our concept of self: Either we're creative'' or we aient, without much of a mid

41、dle ground. HPm jiist not a creative person! a discouraged student might say in art class, while another might blame her talent at painting for her difficulties in math, making a comment ”I'm very right-brained.HDi*.Pillay, an assistant professor at Harvard University, has spent years overturnin

42、g these ideas He believes that the key to unlocking your creative potential is to challenge the stereotyped （陳詞濫調白勺）a&uice tliat urges you to "believe in yourself/' Iii fact, you should do die opposite: Believe you are someone else.He points to a study showing the impact of stereotype o

43、n one's behavior. The authors, psychologists Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunba匚 divided their college student subjects into two groups, instructing one group to think of themselves as eccentric poets1* and the other to imagine they were "rigid librarians". The researchers then presented them

44、 all with ordinary objects, including a fork, a carrot, and a pair of pants, and asked them to come up with as many different uses as possible for each one The former group came up with the widest range of ideas, whereas the latter had the fewest.These results suggest that creativity is not an indiv

45、idual characteristic but a 'product of context and perspective. Everyone can be creative, as long as he or she feels like a creative person.Di*. Pillay's work takes this a step further: He argues that simply identifying yourself as creative is less powerful than taking the brave, creative st

46、ep of imagining you are somebody else This exercise, which he calls psychological Halloweenism refers to the conscious action of "wearing" another self. Aii actor may employ this technique to get into characte匚 but anyone can use it. According to D匚 Pillay, it works because it is an act of

47、 conscious unfocus, a collection of brain regions that spring into action when you're not focused on a specific task or thought. Most people spend nearly half of their days in a state of Hunfocus.H This doesn't make us lazy; it makes us human.Imagining yourself in a new situation, or an enti

48、rely new identity, never felt so productive You're making yourself more creative, and youre giving yourself permission to do something you'd otherwise feel guilty about.32. What's die fiiiiction of the questions in paragraph 1?A. To lead in the topicB To make a comparison.C. To state an

49、opinionD. To ask a favor.33 The study led by Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar provesA.creativity is an individual characteristicB.librarians are more creative than poetsC.ordinary objects can improve creativityD.your creativity is determined by yourself34 According to Dr. Pillay, Halloweenism works beca

50、useA.it is an act of unconscious focusB.certain brain areas begin to act togetherCpeople are in a state of lazinessDall actors employ this technique35. If you want to be more creative, you are supposed toA. focus on a specific taskB. believe in your own talentC pretend to be someone elseD turn to be

51、 right-brained第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2.5分，共12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。有兩項為多余選項。Unlike IQ, emotional intelligence is something we can develop with practice and time. 36.Here are some ways to improve emotional intelligencePav attention to vour own feelingsOne of the first steps in improving your EQ is payin

52、g attention to your body language. Pause and pay attention to your body language when you experience different emotions. 37? Alot of people will clench their fists, tighten their breathing, and tense up their shoulders. Release the tension consciously and take control of your breath.Also, consider w

53、riting down your feelings in a journal 38but can help youunderstand more details about how you came to feel a certain way.EmpathizePause before reactmg and put yourself mto the other person's place. How would you feel in his or her position? 39? Understanding others is a quick way to release ten

54、sion .It helpsdiffusc（t解）many situations while also making us better negotiators.Active listening40 Active listening is a deliberate attempt to not only hear what someone is saying, butto understand it. This sounds simple enough, but many people will nod to give the impression of listening, but will

55、 actually just be waiting to reply_ r ignore the other person altogether.Those with low EQ will impulsively start talking about themselves every chance they get, no matter what the topic is. For active listening, try to build a conversation, which can promote mutual understandingA It's not only

56、a good releaseB. It will make a big differenceC How should you deal with such situationsD. Here's one skill that many people could improveE. What could be a possible reason for their behavior F It's a skill that will pay off many times in our lives G. What do you instinctively do when you ge

57、t bad news 第三部分語言運用（共三節(jié)，滿分30分） 第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。I'm a geologist. I have been researching changes in the Antarctic ice sheets to help governments plan for floods and other 41 of a changing climateI first met Tom on the tip of Antarctica. He is a profess

58、ional mountaineer who_42 geologists with their research We were 43 here together, hundreds of miles from anyone else, for a two-month 44 My task was simple: to 45 rock samples from as manypeaks as possible It is physically exhausting work. and not without 46, as some of thecrevasse（裂縫）fields we crossed left me shaking. I relied on Tom for my 47; my life was inhis handsTmst quickly grew between us, and our 48 did, too. Within a week we'd4