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2019-2020学年度第二学期开学初调研考试
高二英语
时间120分钟 分值150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秒钟的时间來回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.15. C. ￡9.18.
答案是B。
1. When does the man want to meet Mr. Clark?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
2. What will the woman do tomorrow?
A. Go to the bank. B. Take a trip to California. C. Lend some money to the man.
3. What does the boy think of his parents?
A. Considerate. B. Generous. C. Strict.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. How to choose a dress. B. What to wear to the party. C. Which dress to buy.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. At a supermarket. C. At the woman’s friend’s home.
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。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. What is the woman going to do?
A. See a film. B. Visit a park. C. Go shopping.
7. Which bus will the woman take?
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A. Bus number 112. B. Bus number 113. C. Bus number 153.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Why didn’t the woman attend the meeting?
A. She was busy in her office.
B. She had been to Anaheim.
C. She was on a visit to New York.
9. What is the disagreement about?
A. How to increase sales.
B. When to take a trip to the East Coast.
C. Whether to fire or increase some employees.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. For whom does the man want to rent a flat?
A. Himself and his friends. B. His family. C. Himself.
11. What is the man’s occupation?
A. He works in a bank. B. He is a college student. C. He works in a car factory.
12. How many bedrooms does the man prefer to have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is the man’s main purpose of making the phone call?
A. To cancel a meeting. B. To rearrange a meeting. C. To invite Mrs. Mellor to a meeting.
14. When will the trade exhibition be held?
A. On 13th November. B. On 25th November. C. On 6th December.
15. What does the man want to know from Mrs. Mellor?
A. The time of the trip to Europe. B. The number of the tickets. C. Her phone number.
16. Where can Mrs. Mellor find the man in the afternoon?
A. At his office. B. In the meeting room. C. At the assistant office.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Where did the speaker stay during his visit to Northumberland?
A. In a hotel. B. In a castle. C. In a cottage.
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18. When does the speaker suggest going to Northumberland?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In winter.
19. How much will a two weeks’ bike hire cost?
A. £35. B. £50. C. £55.
20. What was held in June?
A. A cycling race. B. A festival of local food. C. An international festival of music.
第二部分:阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节．阅读理解(共10小题:每小题2.5分,满分25分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
A
It can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile devices these days. While they're playing games, wouldn't it be great if they could be learning at the same time? Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are 4 that combine fun and learning.
Understanding Math---Addition and Subtraction ($3.99; iOS)
Understanding Math---Addition and Subtraction goes beyond basic comprehension to instill a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math. The app tracks your child's progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize your child's learning experience to suit the needs.
Word Creativity Kit ($52.99; iOS)
Word Creativity Kit aims to make creative writing fun while also build up grammar rules. The app presents a series of words from seven categories, such as space or fantasy. Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.
Barefoot World Atlas ($4.99; iOS)
Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen. Each region features a set of subtopics, from wildlife and natural features to native people, landmarks, and architecture. These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs,
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sounds, and hundreds of mini videos.
My Grades & Homework ($0.99; iOS)
A combination of grades and homework tracker, My Grades & Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school. A convenient calendar and course list format offer a glance at your child's assignment schedule that he/she might not normally get from standard homework planners.
21. The common part of the four apps is that___________.
A. they can encourage children to study harder.
B. they can be installed into iOS operation systems
C they can make study fun by mini videos.
D. they can help parents know their children's progress.
22. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage parents to allow their students to play apps.
B. To wish readers to bring in more similar apps for children.
C. To design the educational apps to combine fun and learning.
D. To introduce 4 educational apps for readers to buy and use.
B
Elderly people may struggle to sleep as well as they did during their youth because they start to lose part of the brain that helps them fall asleep, scientists believe. There seem to be two main difficulties: falling asleep at the start of the night and then waking up too early in the morning—yet finding it almost impossible to get back to sleep.
Researchers have found out a group of cells in the human brain which block off conscious(有意识的) thoughts, allowing us to sleep. They think these neurons(神经元) gradually break up as we age, leading to greater sleep problems in later life.
Clifford Saper, a professor from Harvard Medical School in the US who led the research, said, “On average, a person in his 70s has about one hour less sleep per night than a person in his 20s. The loss of these neurons with aging may be an important reason why older people often face sleep interruptions.”
Professor Saper's team discovered a group of neurons—the ventrolateral preoptic
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nucleus(腹外侧视前核)—were functioning as a sleep switch in rats. They then found the same process was happening in humans. The cells turned off the brain's arousal(唤醒) systems to enable the animals to fall asleep.
Professor Saper said, “Our experiments in animals showed that the loss of these neurons produced severe sleeplessness, with animals sleeping only about 50 percent as much as normal and their remaining sleep being interrupted.” A group of ventrolateral preoptic nuclei in the human brain are found in a similar location and have the same chemical make up as that found in rats.
The researchers analyzed data from 45 elderly people and found people with fewer neurons in the “sleep switch” area were more likely to have sleepless nights.
“The fewer the neurons, the more broken the sleep became. These findings provide the first evidence that the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus in humans probably plays a key role in causing sleep. These results may, therefore, lead to new methods to deal with sleep problems in the elderly，” Professor Saper said.
23. One sleeping problem the elderly people have is that ________.
A. they can't fall asleep at night
B. they often wake up too early in the morning
C. they can't fall asleep till late into the night
D. they often have terrible dreams while asleep
24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The elderly usually have fewer ventrolateral preoptic nuclei than the young.
B. On average, a person in his 70s has only about one hour's sleep per night.
C. One's sleep quality is closely connected with the living environment.
D. The rats in the experiment suffered from serious sleeping difficulty.
25. The author writes the passage in order to ________.
A. introduce ways to deal with sleeping trouble
B. help the elderly improve their sleep quality
C. explain the main difficulties that the elderly have
D. inform readers of the findings of an experiment
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C
When I opened my closet door this morning, I saw a sign that says, “Good morning, beautiful business.” It’s a reminder to me of just how beautiful business can be when we put all our creativity, energy, and care into producing one product or service in exchange for another. Economic exchange can be one of the most meaningful and beautiful interactions among human beings.
Over the past years since I started the White Dog Café, my business has not only provided me with a way of making a living and a way of serving others but also been my teacher. In reading Small Is Beautiful I realized that so much of what my business has taught me can be found in the great lessons of E.F. Schumacher: it is of great benefit to keep your business focusing on the needs of workers rather than only on what they produce; you’d better use a management style that balances freedom and order; you should build sustainable local economies and respect the land and nature. The effects of industrialization that worried Schumacher decades ago have gotten even worse: namely, wealth inequality and the growing degradation (退化) of our environment.
Today much of what I care about ---nature, animals, communities, family farms, family businesses, native cultures, the character of our towns and cities, even our children’s future---is being threatened by corporate globalization. To protect all that I care deeply about, I need to step out of my own company, out of the White Dog Café. I started my journey with the simple idea that a sustainable global economy must be compromised of sustainable local economies. Rather than a global economy controlled by large international corporations, our movement advocates a global economy with a network of local economies made up of small independent businesses that create community wealth while working in harmony with natural system.
I opened the White Dog Café in 1983 on the first floor of my house in a neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is the house I have lived in since I was a child. Today much of the food I serve at the White Dog Café comes from the same land where my ancestors once farmed. When I opened the café years ago, it was a simple coffee and cake take-away shop serving students who lived
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nearby. Over the years we have expanded our menu and grown to occupy five buildings. We now employ more 100 people, can seat more than two hundred customers, and earn over $5 million a year! I owe our success to making decisions not for the purpose of maximizing profits but instead maximizing the relationships with our customers and staff, with our community, with our suppliers and with our natural environment.
Now I still live above the shop. I still have the old-fashioned way of doing business---the way it was in the old days with the family farm, the family inn, and the corner store. Living and working in the same community has given me a stronger sense of place and a different business outlook. When I make a business decision, it comes naturally for my decision to be made in the common interest of all involved because every day I see the people affected by my decision---my neighbours, my customers, and my employees as well as the natural world. There is a short distance between the business decision-maker and those affected by the decision. I believe that when we are surrounded by those affected by our decisions, we are more likely to make a decision from the heart as opposed to the head.
Business schools teach “grow or die”. But I make a conscious decision to continue to be a small business because I know that when we grow in physical size, we give up something very important ---authentic relationships with the people around us and those we do business with. I have come to realize that we can measure our success by measuring how much we improve our knowledge, deepen our relationships, achieve happiness, and have more fun.
26. What do we know about the sign on the author’s closet door?
A. It has been her family motto for years. B. It comes from one of her favourite book
C. It serves as an inspiration to her.. D. It helps her forget difficulties in business.
27. What did the author do when facing the threat of corporate globalization?
A. She fought against the global economy in her community.
B. She worked together with other independent businesses.
C. She expanded her own business at home and abroad.
D. She learned from large international corporations.
28. What is the secret behind the success of the White Dog Café?
A. It gets along well with the people involved. B. It has been run as a family business.
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C. It makes big profits by developing fast. D. It always has regular customers.
29. Why does the author choose to live and work in the same community?
A. She wants to stay close to her family.
B. Neighbors can be her customers or employees.
C. Food in her café can be served immediately.
D. She can learn about others’ opinions easily.
30. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?
A. Business schools teach when to expand or leave the business.
B. We tend to measure success in business by constant growth.
C. We usually learn how to do business in business school.
D. Business schools focus on the basic principles of business.
第二节．七选五(共五小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 有两项为多余选项.
Changing how we say hello
Greeting is one of the most important aspects of socializing. ____31____ However, during the time of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) outbreak, proper greetings in many countries have experienced changes. Let’s take a look.
France
France is famous for its romantic greeting method. They touch others’ cheeks and make a kissing sound. For them, this greeting tells others, “I am your friend, and we trust and care about each other.” The intensity of that kiss depends on how close you are, whether in terms of family or friendship. ____32____. Newspapers are filled with advice on how to replace the famous French kiss on the cheek. French etiquette (礼仪) expert Philippe Lichtfus, who has been widely cited in the media, said simply looking into a person’s eyes can suffice (足够) as a greeting.
The US
People in the US generally shake hands with people they have just met. The origins of the handshake are uncertain, but most would agree that it is quite rational (合理的) as a form of greeting. The shaking of the right hand used to indicate that the person was not carrying any
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weapons, offering a friendly welcome to the other person.
____33____. According to China Daily, many American people now greet each other with their elbows. With only slight contact, the elbow bump can not only show your respect to others, but also eliminate the need for the use of hands. ____34____.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
When people in the UAE meet each other, they typically rub noses as a form of salutation (问候). As writer Ali Al Saloom explained in The National, this gesture “is linked with pride and dignity” since Arabs touch their noses and foreheads to the ground as a sign of respect when they pray. Recently, however, this greeting has come to a halt (终止). The UAE governments now encourage their citizens to simply wave a hand to show a warm welcome to others.
India
Most people in India perform a namaskar (合十礼) as a greeting, which involves placing one’s palms together with a slight bow. ____35____.But some young people’s greeting habits have been affected by their study abroad experiences. They tend to offer a handshake and a kiss today. In March, the Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi called on his people to use only the namaskar at this time to avoid infection.
A. That’s good news, considering the fact that hand is the main hub(核心) for transmitting the virus.
B. Instead, you can close one of your eyes and give a wink.(眨眼)
C. Each culture has its unique way of greeting people.
D. But today, things in America are different.
E. If they hold their hands higher or take a lower bow, they show more respect to others.
F. However, as the NCP has spread all over the world, this greeting is now banned in the country.
G. If you want to say hello to others, do not hug or kiss.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分65分)
第一节．完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Being brave enough, girls are free to explore in their learning and life. That exploration leads to the 36 of their talents, passions and drawbacks. On Saturday night we saw one of our students act so bravely that it took my 37 away.
One of the lead characters of our show, Blue Stockings, was played by a science teacher, Ben Walker. 38 , Ben broke his nose very badly playing football on Saturday and consequently couldn’t 39 . Ella Jones, a Year I student and part of the cast, who 40 to rest on Saturday, was 41 to play Ben’s role.
Think about that. She had three hours' 42 , playing a role of a man she had never played before, in front of a/an 43 audience, and if she couldn’t 44 , she would reduce the impact of the whole play. Not the end of the world, but it would be disappointing for all __45__.
She would have run, but Ella 46 to the challenge. She said, "I was astonished; ___47 , I figured the show must go on and I wanted to 48 . I wasn’t scared 49 I arrived at the theatre and realized how much there was to 50 .It wasn’t just about lines, but it was the stagecraft(舞台表演技巧). I was 51 about the other actors because I know how __52 it is to perform a role with someone who isn’t as invested, especially if it is an emotional scene.”
Asked how the show 53 , Ella said, "It was amazing, and the audience seemed to love the male character I played for the first time." She added, "Being scared doesn’t mean you can't be 54 . Anyway, I___55___."
36. A. growth B. change C. discovery D. control
37. A. pain B. faith C. breath D. feel
38. A. Secretly B. Hopefully C. Unsurprisingly D. Unfortunately
39.A. coach B. perform C. survive D. retire
40. A. refused. B. decided C. happened D. promised
41. A. asked B. forced C. trained D. reminded
42 A. wait B. interval C. training D. judgment
43. A. paid B. paying C. astonished D. astonishing
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44. A. take it away B. look it up C. make it out D. carry it off
45. A. concerning B. regarding C. concerned D. referred
46. A. faced B. encountered C. arose D. rose
47. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. instead
48. A. win B. help C. resist D. quit
49. A. until B. unless C. so that D. the moment
50. A. put away B. hand in C. work out D. take over
51. A. doubtful B. confident C. curious D. worried
52. A. easy B. tough C. embarrassing D. interesting
53. A. sounded B. improved C. started D. went
54. A. brave B. proud C. calm D. shy
55.A. got it B. saw it C. made it D. did it
第二节．单选题（共10题，每题1分，共10分）
56. Reported novel coronavirus cases have ranged from mild ____ to severe illnesses or even deaths.
A. sympathies B. symptoms C. similarities D. samples
57. Daxing International Airport, also known as Beijing New Airport, is built close to the Beijing city center, and it is ________ only in 20 minutes.
A. available B. alternative C. acceptable D. accessible
58. We use the iTunes Music Store to _______ the shows that we want to watch.
A. subscribe to B. submit to C. cater to D. correspond to
59. It is a truth well known to all ______China has become one of the strongest countries in the world.
A. where B. which C. that D. who
60. Japanese groups sent assistance supplies to China, _____ with ancient Chinese poetic lines: "Fear not the want of armor, for mine is also yours to wear", _____ a touching message of empathy(共鸣) from a close neighbor.
A. attached; conveying B. being attached; conveying
C. attaching; conveyed D. to attach; conveyed
61. Many people _________ from sickness or even small wounds had penicillin not been available.
A. would die B. would have died C. may die D. may have died
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62. At present, acupuncture has become popular round the world, ________ other traditional Chinese medicines.
A. so are B. as are C. so have D. as have
63. A Chinese company has created a new facial recognition system that can identify
people ______ they are wearing masks.
A. provided that B. in case C. as though D. even if
64. The sales and marketing staff are now discussing ______their sales will be like for the coming months.
A. which B. what C. how D. when
65. At one time, dozens of candidates were running for president in 2020, mostly on the Democratic(民主的) side with a few Trump challengers, but more and more of them______
A. came out B. left out C. dropped out D. dropped off
第三节．语法填空：(共10题，每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式：
How many tigers have tried to attack you to death today? 66 (hope) the stressors in your life don’t involve a wild animal chasing you through the bush, as was often 67 case for our cavemen ancestors. Still, we are wired for stress physiologically much the same way we were thousands of years ago.
68 not all stress is bad, we need a break from bad stressors. Otherwise, our health may begin to 69 (bad). The link between stress and heart disease isn't 70 (total) clear but being under long-time stress can affect blood pressure and heart rate, 71 can lead to heart issues. It can also cause many people to "manage" their stress with 72 (health) behaviors like drinking and smoking, which can affect heart health.
Young adults and middle-aged people who experience stress 73 a regular basis may experience memory loss before they turn 50. A study published in the journal Neurology shows people who are under stress have their brain ____74___ (shrink) for years before symptoms start to show.
So it's important for people to find ways ___75____(reduce) stress, such as getting enough sleep, engaging in moderate exercise, or asking your doctor for advice.
第四节: 单词拼写(根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子)：
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（共10题，每题1分，共10分）
76. People need the Internet for some purpose, from finding information and advice on all sorts of topics to c____________________ with others who have similar interest.
77. A 90-year-old man, Britain’s oldest full-time employee has been awarded “Woman of the Year”, whose hard work has been a_______________.
78. After World War II in 1945, with the underground system e___________, more and more people travelled on the underground.
79. Awrence Gostin, an expert in public health law and professor at Georgetown University in Washington has commented recently that quarantines(检疫，隔离） in China are b : “While expensive, it’s more than worth it. It prevents spread of disease and serious illnesses. And it’s far less costly than having to hospitalize many patients who could contract the coronavirus infection.”
80. It is clear, then, that a driver is to blame if his or her car runs into a pedestrian, even though the pedestrian may have v____________ the traffic rules.
81. Speaking in an inspection in Yunnan Province, Xi Jinping said authorities mustn’t postpone ______________(加速） poverty removal efforts to support the building of a rich and successful country.
82. Making ____________(索赔) on the insurance policies is unlikely to be straightforward. The terms and conditions differ from policy to policy, as do the triggers that lead to payouts.
83. Warm waters in this part of the world, however remote they may seem, should serve as a warning to all of us about the (潜在的，可能的) horrible changes to the planet brought about by climate change.
84. ____________(反对）to strangers entering their village, the local people blocked its streets and roads because they didn’t want to get infected with Covid-19.
85. Customers have asked for the ability to quickly make _______________(预定） without searching for a room or picking sites.
第五节: 完成句子：(共10题，每题1分，共10分）
86. 最近新开了两条机动车道，还有几条在建设之中。
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Two new motor roads have recently been opened, and several others are _______ _______.
76. 守时是一个人应该具备的重要素质。
_________ ___________ is an important quality that a person should possess.
77. 对这些事件的描述与当时的其它记录非常吻合。
The description of these events __________ ________ other accounts written at the time.
78. 由缺乏交流而引起的家庭问题越来越多。
There are more and more problems ______ ______ the lack of communication,
79. 天气很冷，因此他摇上所有的车窗一路行驶。
It was cold, so he drove along with all the car windows ______ _____
91. 你需要每隔一段时间全面回顾一下你的学习情况。
You need to able to review the whole picture of your study _________ regular _________.
92. 全世界的人民感谢为了我们的健康做出牺牲的医务工作者。
People all over the world thank the medical workers for _______ ______ for our health.
93. 一种解释这一现象的理论认为，针灸疗法无法到达大脑。
One theory explaining this phenomenon suggests that acupuncture ______ pains signals ____ reaching the brain.
94. 男孩做完作业后就出去踢球了。
________ ________ his homework, the boy went out to play football.
95. 王先生一直致力于的新方法被证明是有效的。
The new approach Mr. Wang has been devoted _______ ________ effective.
第四部分:书面表达（满分20分）
假如你是李华，你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一封倡议书，让大家了解新冠状病毒( novel coronavirus）的知识，并号召大家为战胜新冠状病毒贡献自己的一份力量。内容如下：
1. 病毒的可能传播途径；
2. 具有的症状；
3. 对于这种病毒你的防护措施（至少写两条）。
注意：次数120词左右（开头结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数）。
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（传播transmit，飞沫droplet）
Dear school friends,
A novel coronavirus has infected thousands of people since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December.
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With best wishes,
Li Hua
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