江苏省苏州高新区第一中学学年高二上学期期初考试英语试题及答案.docx

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江苏省苏州高新区第一中学学年高二上学期期初考试英语试题及答案

苏州市高新区第一中学2020-2021学年度高二上学期期初考试

英语

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

  A.Atastore. B.Atagym. C.Athome.

2.HowwillDavidgettotheclub?

  A.Bycar.B.Bytrain. C.Bybike.

3.WhatisJanestudying?

  A.Biology.  B.Chemistry. C.Calligraphy.

4.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Buyinganairconditioner

 B.Returninganairconditioner.

  C.Fixinganairconditioner.

5.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?

  A.Excited.B.Annoyed.C.Puzzled.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

   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.Howmanypeoplewillbetravelling?

  A.Four.   B.Three.   C.Two.

7.WhenwillthemanleaveforSeattle?

  A.ThisWednesday. B.NextMonday.C.NextWednesday.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

  A.Buyingapresent.

  B.Attendingaconcert.

  C.Planingabirthdayparty.

9.Whatwillthespeakersdolater?

  A.Seeamovie. B.Readanovel.C.MeetupwithJane.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhereisLisa?

  A.Liverpool. B.London. C.Paris.

11.WhatkindofpeopledoesLondonWeekneed?

  A.Reporters. B.Salesrepresentatives.C.Advertisers.

12.HowmuchdidLisaearnmonthlyinherlastjob?

  A.3,500pounds.B.3,000pounds.C.2,500pounds.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

  A.Goodfriends.B.Fellowstudents.C.Roommates.

14.WhendidSarahstartcollege?

  A.Ayearago.B.Threemonthsago.C.Aweekago.

15.WhydoesRickywanttomove?

  A.Hewantsyoungercompany.

  B.Hewantstobenearercollege.

  C.Hedoesn’tgetalongwiththehostfamily.

16.WhatwillRickyprobablydonext?

  A.Visitateacher.

  B.Hangoutwithfriends.

  C.GiveJohnaphonecall.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeaker?

  A.Aguide.B.Ateacher.C.Acoach.

18.Whenwillthestudentsleaveforthemuseum?

  A.6.30.  B.7:

45.  C.8:

00.

19.Whatwillthestudentsdoat1:

15?

  A.Seeafilm.B.Meetatacafe.C.Visitagallery.

20.Wherecanthestudentsfindmoreinformation?

  A.Fromteachers. B.Fromawebsite.C.Fromabook.

第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

POETRYCHALLENGE

Writeapoemabouthowcourage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechallengesinyourlife.

Prizes

3GrandPrizes:

TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner’schoice.Tripincludesround-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.

6FirstPrizes:

ThebookSkyPioneer:

APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch.

50HonorableMentions:

Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhart’sfinalflight.

Rules

Followallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification.

■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberoflines.

■Writebyhandortypeonasinglesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.

■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,address,telephonenumber,andbirthdate.

■MailyourentrytousbyOctober31thisyear.

21.Howmanypeoplecaneachgrandprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?

A.TwoB.Three.C.Four.D.Six.

22.Whatwilleachofthehonorablementionwinnersget?

A.Aplaneticket.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.

C.AspecialT-shirt.D.AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.

23.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.Typingyourpoemout.B.Writingapoemof120words.

C.Usingbothsidesofthepaper.D.MailingyourentryonOctober30.

B

I.M.Pei,theChinese-American,whowasregardedasoneofthelastgreatmodernistarchitects,hasdiedattheageof102.

AlthoughheworkedmostlyintheUnitedStates,PeiwillalwaysberememberedforaEuropeanproject:

HisredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseuminParisinthe1980s.Hegaveustheglassandmetalpyramidinthemaincourtyard,alongwiththreesmallerpyramidsandavastsubterranean（地下的）additiontothemuseumentrance.

PeiwasthefirstforeignarchitecttoworkontheLouvreinitslonghistory,andinitiallyhisdesignswerefiercelyopposed.Butintheend,theFrench—andeveryoneelse—werewonover.WinningthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrizein1983,hewasthoughtasgivingthe20thcentury“someofitsmostbeautifulinsidespacesandoutsideforms…Histalentandskillintheuseofmaterialsapproachthelevelofpoetry.”

AfterstudyingarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard,PeisetuphisownarchitecturalpracticeinNewYorkin1955.

DesigningtheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museumin1964establishedhimasaname.HisEastBuildingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonin1978changedpeople’sideasofamuseum.Thesitewasanoddtrapezoid（梯形）shape.Pei’ssolutionwastocutitintwo.Theresultingbuildingwasdramatic,lightandelegant—oneofthefirstcrowd-pleasingcathedralsofmodernart.

Thoughknownasamodernist,andnotableforhisformsbasedonarrangementsofsimplegeometric（几何的）shapes,heonceurgedChinesearchitectstolookmoretotheirarchitecturaltraditionratherthandesigninginawesternstyle.

Inperson,I.M.Peiwasgood-humored,charmingandunusuallymodest.Hisworkingprocesswasevolutionary,butinnovation（创新）wasneveranintendedgoal.

“Stylisticoriginalityisnotmypurpose,”hesaid.“Iwanttofindtheoriginalityinthetime,theplaceandtheproblem.”

24.WhatcanwelearnabouttheresultofredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseum?

A.ItwascriticizedbytheFrench.

B.Itwasasuccess.

C.ItmadetheLouvreMuseumlooksstrange.

D.ItchangedthefunctionoftheLouvreMuseum.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3?

A.Heisamasterinapplyingmaterials.

B.Heisskilledinwritingpoems.

C.Heoftencombinespoetryandconstruction.

D.Hegetsinspirationfrompoetryindesigning.

26.What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.DesigntheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museum.

b.StudyarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard.

c.DesigntheNationalGalleryofArt.

D.WinthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrize.

A.abcdB.bacdC.bcadD.dacd

27.WhatcanwelearnaboutI.M.Pei?

A.Innovationwashisfirstgoalindesign.

B.Hewastalentedandserious.

C.Hepreferredwesternstyletotheeast.

D.Helikedsimplegeometricshapes.

C

ScientistsinWesternAustraliaclaimtohavemadeanewdiscovery—theyhavefoundgoldintheleavesandtwigsoftrees.Theresearchersbelievethatthetreessuckupthegoldfromdeepunderground,over30metresdown.Thediscoveryhasbeendescribedasthefirstofitskindintheworld.Australiangoldexplorationcompaniesarepleasedbecauseitwillmakefindinggoldcheaper.Ratherthandrillingdeepholestofindgold,theyhavemorewaystoexaminetreeleavesandbranches.Thereisonlyatinyamountofgoldintheleaves.Itwouldtake500treestomakeonegoldring.ThegoldisfoundusingaspecialX-raymachineownedbyanAustraliangovernmentagency.ApureX-rayandapowerfulmicroscopescantheleavesandbranches.

Theclaimthatthisisthefirsttimethatgoldparticles（微粒）havebeenfoundinlivingmaterialmightnotbetrue,though.AncientChinesewisdomunderstoodtheconnectionbetweenplantsandthepreciousstonesandmineralsunderneaththem.Theyusedplantlifetofindmineralsandthatwasthousandsofyearsago.IntheZhouDynasty,itwaswritteninabookthatacertainplantgrewonlyneardepositsofgold.Overthenext2,000years,Chinesepeoplewroteaboutdifferentplantsandhowtheygrew,showedwheremineralsandpreciousstonessuchasjade,copper,lead,silverandgoldwere.

Evenmoreimportantly,inthe1,000s,SuSongdescribedhowcopper,gold,silver,leadandtinwereobservedandtakenfromcertainplants.Thesewereamazingscientificdiscoveries.Meanwhile,thisknowledgewasunknownintherestoftheworlduntilabout1,600.ThiswaswhenaBritishmanrealisedthatoaktreesgrewlargerandgreenerwheretherewasalum（明矾）intheground.MaybeancientChinesehasmoreknowledgetoteachmodernscientists.

28.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?

A.500deadtreescanmakeonegoldring.

B.Thetreescanabsorbthegoldfromdeepunderground.

C.Scientisthavefoundgold30metersbelowunderground.

D.Thecompaniesfindithardtofindgold.

29.Howdoscientistsfindgoldintheleaves?

A.Byobservingtheleavescarefully.B.Bydrillingdeepholes.

C.ByusingaspecialX-ray.D.Byreferringtoancientbooks.

30.Whofirstdiscoveredthattherewasconnectionbetweenplantsandminerals?

A.AncientChinesepeople.B.SuSong.

C.AustralianscientistsD.ABritishman.

31.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Tointroducetwogreatscientistsinancienttimes.

B.Toprovidemoreevidencetosupportthewriter’sopinion.

C.Toshowhowancientpeoplegotgoldfromcertainplants.

D.ToprovethatancientChinesehasmoreknowledgethanmodernscientists.

D

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