江苏省盐城市大丰区新丰中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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江苏省盐城市大丰区新丰中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

大丰区新丰中学2019-2020学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试题

（考试时间：

120分钟，满分：

150分）

说明：

请将各题答案按要求涂、填在答题卡上。

第Ⅰ卷（满分110分）

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.WhatwillLisadonext?

A.Giveaperformance.B.Gotothepark.C.WatchTV.

2.Whatwillthemanbringthewoman?

A.Dietpills.B.Alettucesalad.C.Someapples.

3.WherewasPeggyAnnetteWhitsonborn?

A.Inatown.B.Inabigcity.C.Inasmallvillage.

4.Howmuchdidthemanpayintotal?

A.$12.B.$20.C.$30.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.WhatAmericanshaveforbreakfast.

B.Somedifferentkindsofcakes.

C.Tipstomakecake.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanplantodothisweekend?

A.Rideinanationalpark.B.Hikeinthemountains.C.Climbredrocks.

7.Wherewillthewomanstay?

A.Atahotel.B.Atafriend'shouse.C.Atarelative'shome.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whogotinjuredinacaraccident?

A.Susan.B.Amy.C.Melissa.

9.Whydoesthemansaysorrytothewoman?

A.Hedidn'tbuyheracitymap.

B.Hecan'tshowheraroundmore.

C.Hedoesn'tknowabouttheattractions.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.WhatisJimdoingnow?

A.UsingtheiPad.B.WatchingTV.C.Readingabook.

11.Whenwilltheactivitiesinthezooendeachday?

A.At3:

00pm.B.At4:

00pm.C.At5:

00pm.

12.What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Guideandtourist.B.Motherandson.C.Husbandandwife.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.HowdoesKarenfeelaboutgivingaspeech?

A.Confident.B.Nervous.C.Embarrassed.

14.WhatisKaren?

A.Ateacher.B.Ababysitter.C.Asaleswoman.

15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hespeaksinpubliceveryday.

B.Heisfamiliarwitheducation.

C.Heisgoodatgivingspeeches.

16.Whatistheman'ssuggestion?

A.Practicinginfrontofamirror.

B.Makingfullpreparation.

C.Beingwelldressed.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Whoisthebookfor?

A.Youngchildren.B.Parents.C.Teachers.

18.WhathappenstoVanessaonherfirstdayinschool?

A.Sheisbadlytreatedbyanotherchild.

B.Sheplayspoorlyinthegames.

C.Shespendshertimealone.

19.HowdoesVanessa'sclassmatehelpher?

A.Bywalkingtogetherwithher.

B.Byinvitingherfordinner.

C.Bytellingherwhattodo.

20.Whatmightthespeakerbedoing?

A.Readinghernewpicturebook.

B.Hostingaradioprogram.

C.Givingaclass.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

“Hearinglossisisolatingandmakesyoufeelinvisible.Tounderstandagainisamiracle.Thank

youHearingHelp.Express!

"Joanne-ParkCity,UT

Doyouneedlotsofpowerpackedintoacompacthearingaidwithabudgetfriendlyprice?

OurRanger-7600hearingaidispackedwithadvancedAmerican-MadeelectronicsPLUStheextrapowerneededforthosewithmoderatetoseverehearingloss.OurRanger-7600significantlyoutshinesothermodelsintermsoftechnologyandvalue.Yougetimpressivesoundquality,betterhearing,andimprovedunderstanding.

YoubuydirectfromHearingHelpExpress,ownedbyIntriCon,aClassIIImedicaldevicecompanythatdevelops,designs,andmanufactureshearingaidsforENT'sandaudiologists.Thisallowsustoprovideyouwithsuperiorproductsatmanufacturer-directprices,savingyouover80%comparedtolocalhearingaidstores.

AcreditcardisrequiredtostartyourRisk-Freetrial.YourcardWILLNOTbechargedduringtrial.

21.Whatisthefunctionofthedevicementionedinthepassage?

A.Tomakeusersvisibleagain.

B.Tohelpuserscommunicatebetter.

C.Tomakeusersheardagain.

D.Tohelpusersunderstandamiracle.

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefeaturestheproducthas?

A.Directpurchasefromthemanufacturecanbemade.

B.Itcanreplaceasmartphonefordailycommunication.

C.Technologymakessoundcontroleasyandconvenient.

D.Freesupportfromlicensedprofessionalsisavailable.

23.Ifyouwanttostartahometrial,youaresupposedto

A.offeryourcreditcardtoguaranteearisk-freetrial

B.applytothemanufacturerforatelephonesetting

C.purchasetheproductinlocalhearingaidstores

D.consultthecompanyonlineaboutthediscount

B

Mostmalebirdstrytoattractmateswithbeautifulgestures.However,thewhitebellbird,localtotheAmazonrainforestinBrazilmakestheloudiestcalleverrecordedforthatpurpose.Thatis40Dbhigherthanthesafehearingrangeforhumans,whichis85Db.Beforethis,thehonorbelongedtoanotherAmazon-liver—thewell-knownscreamingpiha,whichsetarecordof116Db.

MarioCohn-Haft,oneofthestudy'sauthors,firstbecamefamiliarwiththeloudbirdsthroughhistripstothemountainsoftheBrazilianAmazon.”Wecouldhearthemallovertheplace;they'rekindofthesoundtrackoftheseforests,”saystheresearcheratBrazil'sNationalInstituteofAmazonianResearch.“Theygiveouttheseloudringingsoundsthatsoundlikesomeonehittingmetal,likeablacksmith.”

Tofindouthowloudthewhitebellbird'ssoundactuallywas,MarioCohn-HaftandJeffPodosfromtheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherst,walkedtothemountainsoftheAmazonrainforestsinnorthernBrazilinDecember2018andthenagaininFebruary2019.Whattheydiscoveredwasinteresting

Thepigeon-sizedwhitebellbirdsbegantheircourtship（求偶）withaslightlygentlerscreamthataveragesabout116Db.Uponattractingtheirpossiblemate'sattention,theyincreasetheireffortwiththedeafening“song”.Whatwasstrangewasthatthemalebeganbysingingitsfirstnotewithitsbacktothefemaleandthenturnedsuddenly."Youseethisbirdspinningaround,andhe'sgothisbeak（鸟喙）wideopen,"Podossaid."Andhemakesthesecondnoterightintheplacethefemalewouldhavebeenifshehadnotbeensmartenoughtobackoff.”

Thescientistsarenotsurewhythefemalebirdscontinuetostaysocloseevenwhenthemalesaresingingatfullpitch（音高）."Maybetheyaretryingtojudgethemalebirdsupclose,thoughattheriskofsufferingdamagetotheirhearingsystems,"Podosthinks.Sincetheunpleasantsound,whichincreasesthemalebirds'riskofbeingdiscovered,wasnotoneofthesurvivalskills,theresearchersconcludedthatthefemalebirdsmighthaveapreferenceforloudermalebirds.

Thewhitebellbirds'abilitytoscreamloudlymaybetheresultoftheirdiet,whichonlyconsistsoffruits.Thoughthesizesofsomefruitsarelikegolfballs,thebirdsswallowthemwholly.Cohn-HaftandPodosbelievethebird’sabilitytoopentheirbeakswidehelpsincreasetheirsound.

However,thescientistsarepuzzledabouthowthebirds,bothmaleandfemale,canenduretheloudsongswithoutgoingdeaf.

24.Howdothemalewhitebellbirdstrytofindamate?

A.Bymakingsomebeautifulgestures

B.Bymakingasoundasloudas125Db

C.Bysingingbeautifulsongstoapossiblemate

D.Byhittingmetalwiththeirbeakstomakeasound

25.WhatdidJeffPodosfindstrangeaboutthemalewhitebellbirds?

A.Theysangmorethanonenoteduringthecourtship

B.Theybegantheircourtshipwithaslightlygentlerscream

C.Theygottheirbeakswideopenwhengivingoutasound

D.Theymadethefirstcourtshipsoundnotfacingthefemales

26.Whatisthelastbutoneparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howanimalscanmakeloudersounds

B.Whatthewhitebellbirdmainlyfeedson

C.Whythewhitebellbirdcanmakesuchasound

D.Whythewhitebellbirdusuallyswallowsfruits

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"endure"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.StandB.RecordC.ProduceD.Replace

C

Rainbow-colouredrubbishisthecolourfulwastecreatedbyaSwedishcitywithauniquerecyclingsystem.LikemanycitiesinSweden,Eskilstunahasanimpressiverecyclingrecord.ItmettheEU's2020targetofrecycling50%ofwastemanyyearsago.Butalmosteveryonewholivesherefollowsastrictrecyclingpolicyathome.Peopleareexpectedtosorttheirhouseholdwasteintosevenseparatecategories,includingfood,textiles,cartonsandmetal.Butwhatreallymakesthesystemstandoutisthebrightcolourcode.

Thereasonforthisbecomesclearatthecity'srecyclingplant.Thebagsarrivealljumbledup（混乱）becausethey'recollectedaltogether,onceafortnightfromoutsidepeople'shouses.Butthankstothosebrightcolours,scannerscanselectthebagsandseparatethemefficiently.Thefoodwasteingreenbagsisprocessedonsiteintoslurry（浆）tomakebiogas,whichpowerscity'sbuses.Oneofthebenefitsofthismethodofrecyclingisthatthereislesscross-pollution,somoreoftherecycledwastecanactuallybeusedtomakenewthings.

LiketherestofSweden,Eskilstunaiscommittedtosendingzerowastefromitscitizenstolandfill（垃圾堆）.Wastethatcannotberecycledisincineratedatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity.Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels,butdoescreategreenhousegases.Ascountriesaroundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrecyclingrates,somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollow—aslongastheythinktheycanpersuadetheircitizenstogetbusysortingathome.

28.HowdopeopleinEskilstunafollowastrictrecyclingpolicy?

A.Theyrecyclewasteattheirhomes.

B.Theysendwastetorecyclingplants.

C.Theyspraywastewithcolorfulpaints.

D.Theypacksortedwastewithcolorbags.

29.Whatistheadvantageofthebrightcolourcode?

A.Itavoidscross-pollutionentirely.

B.Thewastecanbestoredinafixedsite.

C.Thebagstakeonacolorfullook.

D.Thebagscanbeeasilyclassified.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'incinerated'inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Burnt.B.Broken