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20XX-2021学年度江苏省扬州中学第一学期高二期末考试

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说明：本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，第I卷第一至第三部分（选择题）答案请涂在机读答题卡相应位置上。

第I卷选择题（三部分，共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

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，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. What's the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are host and guest. B．They are waiter and customer.

C．They are husband and wife.

2. Where did this conversation take place?

A．At the hospital. B．At the airport. C．At the post office.

3. Why will the woman go to London?

A．To have a look at London. B．To go with her friend. C．To spend the weekend.

4. What's the woman's job?

A．She is a saleswoman. B．She is a waitress. C．She is a hotel clerk.

5. How is the weather now?

A．It's snowing. B．It's raining. C．It's clear.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题将给出每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Why was Paul angry with Jane?

A．She told the others about his salary.

B．She told Mrs. Wallace his salary.

C．She always talks to everybody.

7. Why did Jane tell Mrs. Wallace the news according to her own explanation?

A．Because she thought it doesn't matter.

B．Because she knew everybody would know at last.

C．Because she got too excited and wasn't thinking.

8. What does Paul mean by "Everyone in this town got a big nose"?

A．People in this town have big noses.

B．People in this town are always eager to know about others' things.

C．People don't care about each other.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What is the man reading?

A．A magazine. B．A Chinese play. C．A newspaper.

10. Where are they going at the weekend?

A．Beijing Theater. B．BeihaiPark. C．Beihai Cinema.

11. What are they going there for?

A．For a visit. B．To see Beijing Opera. C．To learn Beijing Opera. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Why didn't Mike take an examination yesterday?

A．Because he didn't want to do so.

B．Because he got sick.

C．Because he got the examination date wrong.

13. What did the professor permit Mike to do?

A．Have all examination at home.

B．Have an exam sometime later when he got better.

C．Have an exam next term.

14. Why didn't Mike drive his car?

A．Because the doctor told him not to.B．Because he liked taking a walk.

C．Because he didn't think he was able to.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What does Rogers mean in this conversation?

A．Tom's friend. B．Tom's teacher. C．The name of a person.

16. What does Tom tell his mother in yesterday's letter?

A．He had made a new discovery. B．He had lost his new job.

C．He had just bought a car.

17. Why does Tom tell his mother about his job?

A．Because he doesn't want her to worry about his job.

B．Because he doesn't want her to worry about his life.

C．Because he doesn't want her to worry about his marriage.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Where did the fire probably start?

A．On the first floor. B．On the second floor. C．On the third floor.

19. When was the building built?

A．In 1930. B．In 1782. C．In 1718.

20. What was the building used as at the time of the fire?

A．A history museum. B．A hotel. C．The old people's home.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

21. People show great enthusiasm for fantasy movies, because they can make ____ unreal seem to

be _____ real.

A．/; the B．an; the C．/; / D．the; /

22. Mr. Green requires that the students ______ cheat in any exam.

A．won’t B．can’t C．wouldn’t D．not

23. ______ most of its population of approximately 20 million people living near the coast,

swimming and surfing are popular activities for many families at the weekend.

A．As B．With C．For D．Since

24. Tom ______ full marks, but he was too careless and made a spelling mistake.

A．could gain B．could have gained

C．must have gained D．must gain

25．—What do you think of your step-mother?

—There are some things that are not easy to_____，but on the whole she is a good mother．A．come up with B．get along with

C．break up with D．put up with

26. —— Was yesterday’s party a great success?

—— ______. Tom, who is a good mixer, didn’t show up.

A．Not surprisingly B．Not necessarily

C．Not exactly D．Not really

27. I won’t tell the student the answer to the math problem until he _____ on it for more than an

hour.

A．has been working B．will have worked

C．will have been working D．had worked

28. —Do you know the 3G mobile phone has gone on market?

—Really? It is said to be superior ______ any other model. I can’t wait to have ______.

A．to; one B．than; one C．to; it D．than; that

29. —______ was it that you managed to get yourself excused this time? A flat tire or the heavy

traffic?

— What are you talking about ? My bike really broke down. A．HowB．WhatC．WhyD．Where

30. The fat lady jumped off the floor, screaming, as if ___ by a snake in the garden.

A．to have been bitten B．bitten

C．being bitten D．to be bitten

31.— Why are you so late?

— I was on the way when it ____ to me that I had left my book home, so I had to fetch it.

A．occurred B．hit C．happened D．reminded

32. Due to the widespread _______ of this medical technology, more disease can be discovered

and treated at an early stage.

A．presentation B．application C．qualification D．appreciation

33. Without my glasses, I couldn’t _______ whether that figure on the blackboard was a three or

an eight.

A．make out B．make up C．make for D．make off

34. ________, visitors are no longer permitted to climb the stairs inside the Statue of Liberty.

A．Considering safe measures B．Considered reasons for security

C．Due to security concerns D．Because of considering safety

35. —Have you gone over what the teacher taught in class?

—Not yet.

—Better remember: _______.

A．Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched

B．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

C．Strike while the iron is hot

D．All roads lead to Rome

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with manytreasured moments. One of the most unforgettable 36 when I was teaching thesecond 37 ,10 years ago.

In May I decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother's Day tea.We had put our heads together to 38 ideas of how to 39 our mothers. Wepracticed singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold ourtea the Friday before Mother's Day. I was surprised and 40 to learn that everymother was planning to attend. I 41 invited my own mother.

Finally, the big day arrived. Each child 42 up at our Classroom door,expecting the arrival of his or her mom. 43 it got closer to starting time, Ilooked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and hewas looking 44 .

I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. "Jimmy," I said, "Ihave a bit of problem here and l was 45 if you could keep my mother 46while I'm busy."

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy 47 my mom her treats,presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had 48 the day before.Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep 49.

Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about theenvironment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, Ihad the students complete an

outline of the day's 50 and an evaluation of ourtrip. Then I collected the students' booklets and checked them to see if 51 wascompleted. When I came 52 Jimmy's page, he had written "Remember ourMother's Day tea we had in the second grade, Mrs. Matra? I do! Thanks for all youdid for me, and thank your mother, too."

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassedand 53 his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me abig hug. "Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn't 54 it."

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had 55 stoppedhugging teachers years ago.

36. A．lasted B．happened C．experienced D．described

37. A．school B．class C．grade D．lesson

38. A．pay attention to B．look forward toC．get on with D．come up with

39. A．love B．please C．respect D．admire

40. A．astonished B．worried C．relieved D．interested

41. A．even B．ever C．still D．once

42. A．followed B．held C．kept D．lined

43. A．As B．Although C．While D．Because

44. A．wild B．curious C．strange D．upset

45. A．considering B．wondering C．asking D．doubting

46. A．connection B．care C．company D．concern

47 A．served B．supplied C．assigned D．applied

48. A．taught B．studied C．practiced D．told

49. A．mind B．thought C．agreement D．conversation

50. A．feeling B．behavior C．event D．performance

51. A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing

52. A．by B．to C．on D．over

53. A．announced B．delivered C．stated D．whispered

54. A．make B．get C．do D．take

55. A．probably B．exactly C．rarely D．eagerly

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Our town is in the eastern part of our country. Once a year, we elect a girl to show how beautiful and great our town is. All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular.

It was not an easy choice this year, since there were eight girls to choose from. The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position. Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance. Besides, they had a good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth. Most important, both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast. Eggs were important to people of the east of our town because the economy here depended mainly on the production of eggs.

“Either girl will win,” my father said, “But someone will cry in the end.”

“Either will be fine,” I said, “They are both great girls.”

The final round was held at the east edge of our town. Sara lived nearby so she did not need to get up early to arrive. However, she was the first person there. “You know w hat they say about the early bird. ”she said with a smile.

However, May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition. “It’s the taxi driver’s fault,” she said. “I told him to head east, but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese. You know, Br ead Cheese is the name of our neighboring town.”

I thought May would certainly lose because she was late, but to my surprise, she turned out to be this year’s winner. The judges liked her answer to their last question, “If you could have anything in the wo rld, what would it be?” Sara replied, “World peace.” May, on the other hand, said, “Better market to have our eggs sell well”.

56. What does the underlined sentence “You know what they say about the early bird.” mean?

A．she liked the early bird very much.

B．she was sure that she would succeed.

C．she lived nearby, so she should get there early.

D．she wanted to show off her good language knowledge.

57. Why was May chosen in the end?

A．Because she arrived late and gave enough explanation.

B．Because she gave a different answer from Sara’s.

C．Because she looked more beautiful than Sara.

D．Because her answer was more practical than Sara’s.

58. According to the passage, which of the following maps is correct?

B

The unquestioned role of a student is to learn as much as possible throughwhatever means it takes to acquire knowledge. Teachers and professors are humanbeings and are therefore not perfect. No one knows the correct answer to everyquestion even when you limit the questions to a certain field of study. Having certain skepticism （质疑）about what they are being taught can help students to make the teachers even better by correcting mistakes and misinformation.

Students certainly have a huge role in their own abilities to learn. Teachers shouldact more as guides along the way rather than try to force each student to learn. Thebest teachers in the world cannot teach an unmotivated student. If the teacher, forwhatever reason, cannot motivate the student, then the student must somehow find away to motivate himself or herself.

One method of doing this is by becoming an active rather than a passive student.The more the student involves himself or herself in the act of studying, the better heor she can learn. One of the best ways to become more active is simply to ask theteacher or professor questions. Students who passively sit in a classroom and takeeverything that the teacher says for granted are not fully using their mental capacitiesto learn.

Better education comes from teachers who are able to get their students to thinkabout a subject rather than merely absorb a certain amount of information. Having ahealthy skepticism can improve a student's ability to both think and absorb knowledgein a learning situation.

Teachers are human beings and no one is one hundred percent right all of the time,even in a classroom situation. Perhaps a teacher would simply unconsciously say thewrong word or pass on some misinformation that the teacher truly believed wascorrect. A student's question could prevent

an entire classroom from becomingconfused or misinformed.

There is of course a fine balance between a student having a healthy skepticism,and just being a downright skeptic. But with the proper attitude toward learning and alittle skepticism, both the students and teachers can improve upon the learning processand maximize learning efficiency.

59. Which of the following is the author'smain argument?

A．Passive learning results from passive teaching in class.

B．A student's ability plays a huge role in the learning process.

C．A healthy skepticism fully depends on students' motivation and ability.

D．A healthy skepticism and proper attitude contribute to effective learning.

60. Being passive learners, the students _______________.

A．use little of their mental ability while studying

B．seldom involve themselves completely in learning

C．can hardly tell the right from the wrong in class

D．simply ask their teachers questions without thinking

61. According to the passage, a good teacher should _________.

A．help the unmotivated students patiently

B．instruct students in the learning process

C．make no mistakes in the teaching process

D．answer all the questions raised by students

62. The author will most probably agree that ___________.

A．keeping skepticism to a certain degree is important

B．having a good attitude can ensure the learning process

C．taking everything for granted makes a student learn nothing

D．a teacher's ability can be improved by encouraging doubts

C

The world hasn’t seen a pandemic（流行疾病）in 41 years，when the “Hong Kong”flu crossedthe globe and killed about one million people worldwide．If H1N1 flureachespandemic levels，what would happen next?

The outbreak of SARS in 20XX rang alarm bells as potential pandemics．Although it jumped the“animal-to-human”barrier，neither disease changed enough to enable

human-to-humaninfection．Strictly speaking，SARS did not become pandemics because it was too good at killingtheir hosts．For a pandemic，it needs to be able to maintain human-to-human contact withoutkilling its host off．

H1N1 flu is already a man-to-man disease，which makes it much more difficult to manage．And H1N1 flu appears much more infectious than SARS．

But the WHO warns，it cannot say whether or not it will indeed cause a pandemic．Accordingto experts，here’s what the world might see if there is another pandemic，based on past experience．The disease would skip from city to city over an 18-to-24 month period，infecting more than a third of the population．World Health Organization officials believe as many as 1.5 billion people around the globe would seek medical care and nearly 30 million would seek hospitalization．Based on the last pandemic and current world population，as many as 7 million people could die．Hospitals will become overcrowded；schools will close；businesses will close；airports will be empty．Business will become very bad，as people avoid as much social contact as possible．

Health facilities will become overrun with patients and there would be less-than-adequate staffing，as medical health professionals fall ill themselves and that would result in higher deaths．The very young and very old will likely be the most susceptible（易受感染的）to the illness．Experts warn，much is still unknown about the current H1N1 flu virus and its severity and it is too early to say whether it will lead to a pandemic．Right now，the focus is on finding answers and controlling the spread．

63. How many kinds of disease is mentioned in the passage?

A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five

64. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．SARS d idn’t change enough to enable sustained（持续的）human-to-human infection．B．SARS was very good at killing its carriers．

C．A man with H1N1 flu can not infect another man easily．

D．Comparing SARS and H1N1 flu，SARS is not as infectious．

65. What can we know ab out the“Hong Kong”flufromthepassage?

A．It spread all around the globe and killed lots of people．

B．It killed about millions of people．

C．It killed about one million people in Hong Kong．

D．Not the old but the young were susceptible to it and got killed．

66. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The H1N1 flu will skip from city to city over an 18-to-24 month period．

B．Doctors and nurses will fall ill themselves，which will result in many more deaths．C．Every country is taking measures to stop the H1N1 flu from leading to a pandemic．

D．The WHO and experts have known much about the current H1N1 flu virus．

D

Are there fastest ways to lose weight? Yes, there are! This is no magic trick or miracle. It just needs sensible actions.

●Drink water

No, you don’t have to fill up like a tub, but ensure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day. Don’t substitute for juice. With adequate water intake your body will be able to metabolize （新陈代谢）fat more effectively. And if you have a glass of water 10-15 minutes before your meal, you will feel full once you start eating. Another fun fact, did you know that you can lose 62 calories by drinking ice cold water?

●Eat 5 times a day

Start with breakfast. The more you eat for breakfast, the less food you will want to eat at night. Please don’t skip this meal as you’ll end up swallowing everything in sight for the rest of the day. You don’t need to gobble up 5 large meals. Eat sensibly so your body doesn’t crave for food.

●Use weights

Needless to say, exercise is crucia l to weight loss. You can’t expect to sit on the sofa all day, sip water and lose weight. Join a good gym that lets you work with weights. It will help you build muscle and your metabolism rate will increase. You’ll soon see the fat come off and in its pla ce muscle will develop.

●Smaller bowls

It’s better to substitute the huge bowls you usually use for small ones – when food starts to fall off, you’ll know it’s enough. Try to get these new bowls in dark colors. Dark blue will be your best choice since it is the number one color that fights off the appetite. Avoid red/orange/yellow

colors in your dining area – they are the ones making your appetite go sky high.

●Read between lines

Food and drink products are all out to get you. They scream “Buy me! Buy me!” They could be “fat free” but they could still have a lot of calories. You need to analy ze the nutrition label on the cover. Find out what’s good for you and what isn’t. Knowing in advance can help you stay away from products that are calorie-enriched.

●Don’t punish yourself

Go easy on yourself at least one day in a week. If you begin to dislike your diet then there’s something wrong. Find a diet that suits your body type and your lifestyle.

67. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．If you are on a diet, you should always keep to your diet.

B．Use smaller bowls can help you eat less food.

C．Skipping breakfast is not a wise way to lose weight.

D．Reading the nutrition label on drink and food products is helpful.

68. If you are going to run a restaurant, which colors will you choose to paint the dining area? A．black and yellow B．gray and white

C．red and orange D．blue and purple

69. Which of the following belongs to “weights” mentioned in the text?

A．beam B．shot C．barbell D．badminton

70. In order to lose weight quickly, you can do the following except_____.

A．drinking juice instead of water

B．working with weights to build muscle

C．buying products that are not calorie-enriched

D．eating proper amount of food

第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

Michel became hooked on headphones in his early teens. He walked in the streets of Brooklyn day after day with his favorite music blasting directly into his ears. By his early 20s, Michel had lost much of his upper-range hearing.

The Children’s Hearing Institute reports that hearing loss among children and young adults is rising in the United States, and that one third of the damage is caused by noise.

Surrounded By Noise

We live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are beset by sounds over which we may have little or no control: power mowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, cars and house alarms, sirens, motorcycles, Jet Skis, loudspeakers, even movie previews.

We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners can not hear a doorbell or telephone. Many “modern ” restaurants have chosen noise enhancement instead of abatement（减轻）. Any time you need to shout to be heard by someone near you, your hearing is most likely to be in a decibel（分贝）danger zone.

As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing. Toys that meet the safety standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials can produce sound up to 138 decibels, as loud as a jet plane taking off. Yet workplace rules require hearing protection for those exposed to noise above 85 decibels.

Protecting Young Ears

Before buying noisemaking toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the toy comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, disable the noise-making function. Or limit the use of noisy toys to outside play areas.

Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down. Time spent in video arcades, where the noise level can be over 110 decibels, should be strictly limited. Most iPods have a control that allow parents to set a maximum volume.

Don’t take children to l oud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the manager to turn down the volume or insist on your money back. Children who play in bands and teenagers who use power tools, gardening equipment or guns should be made to wear hearing protection, available at sporting goods stores.

The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities,

like reading, watching family-oriented films, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting librarians and museums. All That noise is damaging Children’s Hearing

第五部分 汉译英，在下列句子中每个空格处填入一个确当的单词补全句子：（共10空，满分5分，每空0.5分）请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

81.他有一个很小的房间，一架钢琴就占去了大部分空间。

He has a very small room and most of the space is ________ ________ by a piano.

82.你们一月二十八日在中国日报上刊登广告招聘秘书，我现在写信应征。

I’m writing ________ ________ to your advertisement in China Daily of January 28 for a secretary.

83. 政府已采取了一系列环保措施，由此在全国各地涌现了许多公园和公共绿地。

The government has ________ a series of environmental protection measures.As a result, Introduction

A boy lost much of his hearing due to being ___71___ to headphones. Problem More and more children have ___72___from hearing loss.

Causes of the

problems

★___73___ noise from:

a ） power mowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, and etc.

b ） the musi

c at rock concerts, weddings, parties an

d sports events which

___74__ us hearing someone nearby;

c ） televisions, stereos an

d computer games ___75___ than doorbells or

telephones

d ） “modern ” restaurants

★Noise from:

toys and listening devices which cause ___76___ damage to hearing.

___77___ to

the problem ★Monitor the volume of toys

★___78___ gifts making loud noise

★Limit children's time spent in video arcades ★___79___ taking children to loud action movies

★Make children wear hearing protection when around loud noise

★Encourage children to ___80___ in quiet activities

many parks and public green areas have ________ up all over the country.

84. 他在办公室做的工作很少，实际上如果他不来也没什么。

He does so little work in the office that it would make ______ _____ if he does not come. 85. 世界各国的文明有历史长短之分,但并无优劣之别。

While civilizations in the world ________ from one another in their length of history, none of them is ________ to any other.

第六部分：书面表达（满分20分）

假如你的名字是李华，最近你听到有关我国部分地区许多希望学校被荒废的新闻报道后，很是伤心。于是，你决定向一家英文报社写一封信，表达你的看法，内容包括：

◆希望学校自创办以来对我国教育的贡献；

◆荒废的原因：缺乏规划和预测、社会的发展、人口的变化等；

◆提出如何处理荒废的学校的建议。（不少于2点）

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Dear Sir／Madam，

Recently I have heard about some news that many Hope Schools in many areas havebeen deserted．__________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Sincerely yours，

Li Hua