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学年江西省南昌市六校高二上学期期中联考英语试题
南昌市六校2020-2021学年高二上学期期中联考
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秒种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.Whendidthealarmclockring?
A.At6o'clock.B.At7o'clock.C.At8o'clock.
2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Openthedoor.B.Letthemanin.C.Openthewindow.
3.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Taxidriverandpassenger.B.Driverandconductor.C.Bossandsecretary.
4.WhereisJimmynow?
A.Inahotel.B.Athome.C.Inthelab.
5.Whatwillthewomandofortheman?
A.Washhisclothes.B.Gethimawallet.C.Takehimtothestore.
第二节听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whycan'tthewomanconcentrateonthebook?
A.She'sworriedabouttheseminar.
B.Themaninterruptsher.
C.Shelacksinterestinit.
7.Whatisthewoman'spresentmajor?
A.Psychology.B.Philosophy.C.English.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Helpthewomanwithherwork.
B.Haveatalkwiththewoman.
C.Gooutwiththewoman.
9.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodo?
A.AddsomepagestoherEnglishpaper.
B.HandinherEnglishpapernextFriday.
C.WriteanewEnglishpaper.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hewascaughtbythepolicemen.B.Helosthiswatch.C.Hewasattacked.
11.Whoisprobablythewoman?
A.Theman'swife.B.Apolicewoman.C.Theman'sworkmate.
12.Howdidthemangotoworkyesterday?
A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Bybike.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Whatisthemangoingtodothisevening?
A.Dosomereading.B.Hosthisfriends.C.Dosomewashing.
14.Whatdoesthewomanplantodointheevening?
A.Stayathome.B.Holdadinnerparty.C.Haveadrinkwiththeman.
15.Whatshouldthewomandoontheweekendintheman'sopinion?
A.Havefun.B.Haveagoodsleep.C.Takesomeexercise.
16.WhendoesthewomanusuallygetuponSaturdays?
A.At11:
00.B.At10:
00.C.At9:
00.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Whosepetdogwastheonein1918?
A.Adoctor's.B.Asoldier's.C.Dorothy's.
18.WheredidDorothygotolearnabouttheguidedogs?
A.America.B.Germany.C.England.
19.Howlongdoesittaketotrainalittledogtobeaguidedog?
A.Over2years.B.14months.C.4months.
20.Whatwillthelistenersdonext?
A.Teachdogstobeguides.B.Introducetheirpetdogs.C.Visitthecenter.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(每小题2分,满分30分)
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21.WhatdoesKingsCampsaimtodo?
A.Combinesportsandholidayclubs.B.Getkidstoplayoutdoors.
C.Provideadventurousandchallengingcamps.D.Encouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential.
22.Whatisnecessaryforinternationalstudents?
A.Awarenessofsafety.B.Lovefordiversity
C.BasicEnglishability.D.Goodcommunicatingskills
23.Whoprobablymadethecomments?
A.Parents.B.Teachers.C.Campers.D.Staff
B
LaShendaWilliamswasawomanwhohadbeensleepinginaparkinglotforayear.Itwas
apitythatshehadbeenbattlingalcoholaddictionandhadbeenspendingthenightsinhercar
ataNashvilleKrogerafterdrivingarounddifferentlocationsduringtheday.Williamswasre-
allypoor,andshewouldleanherseatinthecarallthewaybacksothatnoonewouldseeher
becauseshewasn'tsupposedtobethere.
Attheendoflastyear,JackieVandal,ahiringmanagerataKrogergrocerystore,noticedWilliamsandencouragedhertoattendanupcomingjobfair.WithsomehelpfromVandal,Williamsspentafewhoursfillingouttheapplication.OnceVandalsawthemessageindicatingshehadsuccessfullyapplied,Vandalhiredheronthespot.
Itbecameagreatday!
Williamswasbrimmingwithhappinessandsmiledfromeartoear.Fromthenon,shelovedherworkandgotexcitedeverydaytocomein.Shecouldn'twaittoseetheworkerswhosheworkedwith.Shecouldn'twaittoseethecustomers.Herpositiveattitudehadbeenablessingtothestaff,too.
EvenJackieVandalthoughtthattheyweresoluckytohaveWilliamsaspartoftheirteam
members.Herupliftingspiritwasinspiring.Shehadmadesuchapositiveimpactonherfel-
lowteammembers,andsomanycustomersaswell.
Williamssaiditwaseasytobeenthusiasticaftereverythingthathadhappened.Shewas
sleepinginaparkinglotandlookingforsomethingtoeatlastyear.However,now,all
Williams'scolleaguesthereloveher.Noonelaughsather,andnoonecallsherdumbandstu-
pid.Forthefirsttimeinherlife,shegetspeaceandhappiness.
24.HowwasLaShendaWilliams'slifelastyear?
A.Enthusiasticandhappy.B.Poorandhard.
C.Peacefulbutboring.D.Excitingbuttough.
25.WhathappenedtoWilliamsattheendoflastyear?
A.ShegotajobwiththehelpofVandal.
B.ShegainedfinancialassistancefromVandal.
C.ShehelpedVandalworkforKrogergrocerystore.
D.SheattendedajobfairorganizedbyaKrogergrocerystore.
26.Whichcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword“brimming"inparagraph3?
A.uncoveredB.filledC.increasingD.relieving
27.WhatcanweknowaboutWilliams?
A.Shemadeherfamilymembersenthusiastic.
B.Shewonbackthecustomerswithherinspiringstory.
C.Shelovedherworkandfeltsatisfiedwithhernewlife.
D.Shewassoluckythatshemadeagoodimpressiononcustomers.
C
UKphysicistIsaacNewtononcesaid,“Natureispleasedwithsimplicityandnatureisnofool.”Indeed,MotherNaturecanprovidealmosteverythinghumanbeingsneedifwefollowherrules.Butifwebreaktherules,sheislikelytobecruel.
Theoutbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(新冠肺炎NCP)inChinaandsomeothercountriesatthebeginningofthisyearisanexample.AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency,thenewcoronavirusissimilartoavirusfoundinabatin2017andprobablyhasanintermediatehost(中间宿主).It’sbelievedthatthevirusoriginatedfromtheHuananSeafoodMarketinWuhan,Hubeiprovince,wherelivewildanimalsweresold.
TheWallStreetJournalreportedthatDrPeterDaszak,presidentoftheUS-basedhealthorganizationEcoHealthAlliance,said,“Thisoutbreakisalessonforus.Onaglobalscale,humanpopulationdensity(密度),wildlifediversity,andlandusechangearewhatdrivenewpandemics(流行病).”
Inancienttimes,peopleneededtorelyonnaturetosurvivesotheyhelditinawe(敬畏).Forexample,theAmericanIndiansbelievedthathumansareapartofnatureandnatureisapailofhumans.Chineseancientsalwayspursued(追求)theharmonybetweennatureandhumanbeings.
However,ashumanbeingsmastermoreknowledgeandmakemoreadvancedtools,peopletrytochangeandevenconquernature.Theyusemorelandtomakebuildings,geneticallymodifyplants,andcatchsomewildandrareanimalstosuittheirownneeds.Inthisprocess,humansgraduallylosecontactwithnatureandeventhrowitoutofbalance.Forexample,cuttingalargenumberofforestsmeanscarbondioxidemustbuildupintheatmosphereanditcontributestoglobalwarming.
Althoughwedon'tknowforsurewhatfirstcausedtheNCPoutbreak,BrianLamacraftatMediumsaidit'stimeforpeopleto''reflectonourrelationshipwithourplant"reconnectwiththisworldandeverythingthatwe'vebeengiven".Afterall,accordingtoUSpoetGarySnyder,"Natureisnottheplacetovisit.It'sourhome."
28.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleoftheNCPinParagraph2?
A.Becauseitresultsfromhumansgoingagainstnature.
B.Becauseithascausedwidespreadsuffering.
C.Becauseitbrokeoutatthebeginningofthisyear.
D.Becauseitissimilartoanotherpandemic.
29.WhatlessondidDaszakthinkhumanbeingsshouldlearnfromtheNCPoutbreak?
A.Batsareoneofthemostdangerouswildanimals.
B.It'simpossibletopreventnewpandemicsglobally.
C.Weshouldstopthewildlifetradearoundtheworld.
D.Humansshouldlivepeacefullywithnature.
30.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5?
A.Howhumanbeingsbecometheirownmasters.
B.Howhumanactivitiescauseglobalwarming.
C.Howhumanbeingsbreakthebalanceofnature.
D.Howhumansusetechnologytoimprovetheirlives.
31.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthisarticle?
A.ToreflectontheNCPoutbreak.
B.ToexplainwhatledtotheNCPoutbreak.
C.
Todescribeexperts’predictionsonnewpande