江苏省苏州市高二英语期中试题含答案.docx

1、江苏省苏州市高二英语期中试题含答案江苏省苏州市2021年高二英语期中试题本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：I.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题P 上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的

2、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.What does the woman do?A. She is a student. B. She is a lawyer,of a bakery.2.Who is the man probably talking to?A. His boss. B. His assistant.3.What will the man do on Saturday?A. Visit his friends. B. Get some work done,the woman.4.What is the main topic of the conversa

3、tion?A.The teachers notes.B.The content of the final exam.C.The materials needed fbr the test.5.What is the mans probable feeling about the fire alann?A. Excited. B. Scared.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）C. She is the ownerC. His customer.C. Have lunch withC. Upset.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

4、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.How many computers are working now?A. 33. B. 34.7.What will the woman do next?A. Get a key. B. Teach a class.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What are the speakers mainly discussing?A.How to use Google Maps.B.How to

5、get to San Francisco quickly.C.How to take public transportation.9.How long is the drive into the city?A. 45 minutes. B. 60 minutes.10.What is the man most concerned about?A.Calling Joan.B.Being on time.C.Having something to eat.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Why isnt the woman planning lo go to Spain?A.She is

6、 short of money.B.She doesnt have a passport.C.She has a fear of flying.12.When will the man leave fbr Spain?A. In about three weeks. B. In about four weeks,weeks.13.What will the man buy for the woman?A. Some food. B. Some clothing,instrument听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.How does the man describe the vegetab

7、les?A. Theyre natural. B. Theyre delicious.15.Why does the girl agree to the mans request?A.She wants dessert.B.She wants to be strong.C.She realizes the man is right.C. 35.C. Use a computer.C. 90 minutes.C. In about sixC. A musicalC. They,re healthy.16.What happened last week?A.Ellen had her birthd

8、ay.B.Ellen went to a friends party.C.Ellens mom made a carrot cake.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What does the speaker ask the runners to do?A. Sign up.volunteer.B. Stand in line.C. Follow a18.What will be available at the stations every two miles?A. Drinks. B. Reporters,assistance.19.What is forbidden in th

9、is race?A. Food. B. Photos.20.When will the running course be taken down?A. In the mid-morning. B. At midday.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）C. MedicalC. Headphones.C. In the afternoon.第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A*#ChefsChaenge #ChefsChallenge!Love cooking? Join famous chefs with

10、this online challengecook, have fun and share your best healthy recipes!When it comes to food, its difficult to match East Asia &Pacific in terms of variety and tastiness. From wontons todumplings, from spicy fish to noodle soups. East Asia & Pacifics amazing food culture is a central part of life f

11、br millions of people and indeed tourists from across the world.However, changes in diet and lifestyle in recent years have sadly destroyed traditional fbodcultures, and the health of millions of people. Cheap fast ibodM and unhealthy snacks that arc high in sugar, salt and fat are now all too commo

12、n but offer little nutrition. A new challengeToday, there arc more than 25 million of malnourished children living in the region, but the picture is changing. While the number of stunted（发育不良）children is slowly falling in manycountries, overweight and obesity are growing, and at a much faster rate.I

13、n many countries, three fbnns of malnutrition undemutrition, hidden hunger and overweightco-exist. A family may have an overweight mother and a stunted child. Or a child may be both stunted or too short and overweight. Unhealthy diets are a major cause of all forms of malnutrition.Join us!One way lo

14、 slow this tide is to reconnect families and young people with food. Thats why chefs from across the region are taking part in the #Che代Challenge, asking you to show off your cooking skills. Get involved today by sharing your recipes with videos, photos or any other creative ways on social media usi

15、ng /ChefsChallenge and tagging UNICEF East Asia Pacific on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.21.What has badly affected the traditional food culture in East Asia & Pacific?A. Western cooks arriving.13. Peoples turning to unhealthy food.C.Tourists bringing new recipes.D.Overweight childrens growing in n

16、umber.22.What can we infer about “a malnourished child”?A.He is in a poor state of health.B.He is shorter than other kids.C.He has an overweight parent.D.He prefers eating at home.23.What is the purpose or#ChcAChaHenge，?A.To introduce excellent Asian cooks online.B.To help ordinary people challenge

17、professional cooks.C.To reconnect people with tasty and nutritious food.D.To encourage family and friends to get together online.BDriven by her passion fbr providing quality healthcare, a Latvian woman has won over the hearts of the elderly residing in a nursing home she oversees.It is incredibly ra

18、re to find a Caucasian woman working as the director of a nursing home in Shanghai. But the fact that Anastasija Puzankova can even talk in Liantang, a Chinese dialect spoken only by residents in a small town in southwestern Shanghai, makes her one of a kind.“I had always wondered how the elderly we

19、re getting along with others, or if they were well cared fbr. I realized that I could better serve them and understand their concerns if 1 spoke their dialect, says the 35-year-old, who also speaks Russian, English, Latvian, French and Spanish.Puzankova chose to study Sinology （汉学）out of her curiosi

20、ty about China at the University of Latvia in 2003. The next year, she traveled to Shanghai as part of an exchange program and then she spent the next 10 years studying law at Fudan University, graduating with a masters degree in 2014.Despite her qualifications, in 2018, Puzankova joined Haiyang Gro

21、up, a Shanghai-based company that operates the nursing home, as an executive assistant. During that period, she performed so well in her nursing and management training that she was appointed the director of the home after just one year.A caregiver, sumamed Cai, says the atmosphere at the home has c

22、hanged since Puzankova took charge. She makes life in the nursing home uplifting and purposeftil/ says Cai.“She throws monthly birthday parties fbr the elderly, creates a festive mood in the home fbr every traditional festival and frequently organizes handicrafts classes and activities to stimulate

23、the minds of the residents/When family visits and group activities were delayed during the novel coronavirus outbreak, Puzankova came up with a similar idea at the home, purchasing vegetable seeds and growing them in the field near the nursing home so that the residents can observe the plants growin

24、g from their windows.“Just watching the plants grow can lift their spirits. We can also serve these organic vegetables to them. she explains.Puzankova says, “【simply like communicating with people, understanding their personalities and offering help when they arc in need. Making an elderly person ha

25、ppy isnt hard. It just takes a little time, love and thought.”24.Why did Anastasija Puzankova learn the Chinese dialect Liantang?A.To satisfy her superior.B.To research its history and popularity.C.To communicate with the elderly better.D.To prove her language learning capacity.25.During the novel c

26、oronavirus outbreak, Puzankova.A.forbade family visits forever.B.created a festive mood in the home.C.organized some outdoor activities fbr the elderly.D.planted some vegetables fbr the elderly to watch indoors.26.What can wc learn from Puzankova story?A. Time tests. B. Hard work pays off.C. Love br

27、eaks down barriers. D. Education is the key tosuccess.27.The best title of the passage could be A. A foreign face with a local soul B. A language expert with aloving heartC. A nursing home with a woman director D. An executive assistant with a masters degreecLizard （蜥蜴）species may already have decli

28、ned past the point of no return in the world. What is the reason? Rising temperatures. Researchers estimate that as much as 40 percent of lizard species worldwide will die out by 2080. The problem is that temperatures in many regions where lizards live have changed too fast fbr the animals to keep p

29、ace.Barry Sinervo from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California in Santa Cruz, along with colleagues from across the globe, reached that conclusion by taking current data on Mexican lizards. They also estimated that 4 percent of local species have already di

30、sappeared worldwide. That number could jump to 20 percent by 2080 if carbon dioxide levels arent lowered to reduce warming.The team looked 48 species of Sceloporus lizard at 200 sites around Mexico. The sites were first sampled from 1975 to 1995. By 2010, research could not find lizards at 12 percen

31、t of those sites.Lizards that bear live young arc especially at risk of dying out, the researchers point out, compared to that lay eggs. Live-bearers have lower body temperatures that heighten the risk of dying,“ Sinervo said in a statement. We are watching these species disappear before our eyes.”A

32、lthough current evidence shows that climate change is affecting the habitat ranges of many species, there is still a lot of uncertainty about how much climate change will affect species, researchers say.Many Mexican lizard species live in high altitude “islands”, where climate change happens the fastest. The lizards cannot adjust fast enou