吉林省汪清四中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题.doc

吉林省汪清四中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

吉林省汪清四中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

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吉林省汪清四中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题
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）
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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the speakers have pizza together probably?
A. Tonight. B. On Sunday. C. Next Monday.
2. Why does the man spend less time playing the guitar these days?
A. He doesn't like it anymore. B. He's busy with his studies. C. He has a new hobby.
3. What time is it now?
A. 9:00. B. 8:30. C. 8:00.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. How to find a cheap hotel.
B. Where to spend their vacation.
C. When to go to Disney World.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Boss and employee. C. Teacher and student.
第二节 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。听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. Why is Susie raising money?
A. To fix a parking lot.
B. To help the Children's Home.
C. To build a new kitchen for the club.
7. How will Susie collect more money according to Tommy?
A. By washing cars. B. By selling cookies. C. By having a yard sale.
听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。
8. Where might the speakers be?
A. In a repair shop. B. In an elevator. C. In a meeting room.
9. How will the man probably go to work tomorrow?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
10. What did the man think of the woman's idea at first?
A. He doubted it. B. He agreed with it. C. He strongly opposed it.
11. Why does the woman want to plant things?
A. To work outside more.
B. To be like the neighbors.
C. To make the house more beautiful.
12. What flowers does the woman want?
A. Pink ones. B. Purple ones. C. Yellow ones.
听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。
13. How many nights is the man going to stay at the hotel?
A. One night. B. Two nights. C. Four nights.
14. What time is it now?
A. 6:30 p.m. B. 10:00 p.m. C. 10:45 p.m.
15. What is on the 14th floor?
A. A gym. B. A restaurant. C. A swimming pool.
16. What does the woman tell the man about breakfast in the end?
A. How good it is. B. How much to pay for it. C. Where and how long it is.
听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17. Which flights have been canceled?
A. All flights to Western Europe.
B. All flights to Northern Europe.
C. All flights to Eastern Europe.
18. When might the canceled flights start again?
A. After the big rainstorm stops.
B. After the winds clear the skies.
C. After the volcano stops putting out smoke.
19. What will the affected passengers do tonight?
A. Call their airlines. B. Find a hotel nearby. C. Stay at the airport.
20. What does the speaker ask some passengers to pay attention to?
A. Their phone calls. B. Their text messages. C. The radio announcements.

第二部分 阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
The M3 Challenge is a contest that gives high schoolers the chance to experience working as a team to deal with a practical problem within limited time. The challenge is meant to give high schoolers a sense of the kinds of problems faced by professional mathematicians working in the real world. Students who are gifted at coding (编程) might consider this competition since extra credit awards are available for teams who include outstanding code as part of their solution.
High school juniors and seniors from anywhere in the U. S. are welcome to participate in the M3 Challenge. Teams of students must consist of three to five people and at least one teacher-coach. Another cool thing? The M3 Challenge is entirely online until the final round, and there are no participation fees !
At the end of the M3 Challenge, six teams are identified and invited to present their work in New York City. The finalist teams are also eligible（有资格的） to receive cash awards, which are as follows:
◆ M3 Challenge Champions (Summa Cum Laude Team Prize) $ 20,000
◆ M3 Challenge Runner Up (Magna Cum Laude Team Prize) $ 15,000
◆ M3 Challenge Third Place (Cum Laude Team Prize) $ 10,000
◆ M3 Challenge Finalist (Meritorious Team Prize) $ 5,000 (3 teams)
In addition to these top prizes, there are also awards in the amount of $ 1,500 and $ 1,000 for semi-finalist and honorable mention teams respectively. Finally, Challenge finalists, semi-finalists, and honorable mention teams may be invited to submit applications for summer internships in STEM.
21．What's the purpose of the M3 Challenge?
A．To promote coding. B．To select math professionals.
C．To solve difficult math problems. D．To enrich high schoolers' knowledge.
22．Which of the following will lead to disqualification?
A．Having only one coach in a team. B．Coming from a remote U. S. state.
C．Including eight students in a team. D．Failing to pay the participation fees.
23．How much is the cash prize for honorable mention teams?
A. $ 1,000. B. $ 1,500. C. $ 5,000. D. $ 10,000.
B
No history of Wushu in the West African state of Liberia would be complete without mentioning one man. He has devoted his life to Chinese martial arts. As a martial arts lover, Pewee Russian was determined to change his country's perception（认识） of Chinese martial arts, seen by many as a violent foreign culture.
Against all difficulties, Russian devoted his life to learning Wushu and by the late 1990s he was becoming an expert. At that time, fewer than five people in the entire country were taking an interest in Wushu, he says. As a boy, Russian lived with his foster parents, who attempted to distract him from martial arts. He found it "tiring and challenging,, to keep his mind on Wushu. They told him that learning martial arts was a dead end, but nevertheless he persisted.
When civil war began destroying the country at the end of 1990, it proved a setback for his Wushu studies. When the war was over, after more than 15 years, Wushu was almost extinct. However, Russian still carried the passion in his heart.
“One of the things that really drew me closer to Chinese martial arts is the discipline, the culture - it makes your mind disciplined. I think Wushu is my calling," he says.
In 2010, the Chinese embassy in Monrovia awarded him a short-term study course at the Shaolin Temple. When he returned to his country in 2011, Russian led efforts to establish the Liberia National Wushu Association. He won an international medal on behalf of his country in 2016 at the Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival. Since then, as a master, he has been inspiring others to share his enthusiasm. Russian is now the face of martial arts in Liberia.
However, Russian still regrets failing to attend the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He was the third best martial artist on the African continent that year but lack of finance kept him away from the games.
To make up for this lost opportunity, he is working diligently to train the next generation of champions, ensuring that he keeps the spirit of Wushu alive in the country.
24．What do we know about Pewee Russian?
A．He got a medal in the Beijing Olympics.
B．He thought Wushu can help protect his country.
C．He is now his country's representative of Wushu.
D．He was the third best martial artist in his country.
25．What difficulties did Pewee Russian face when learning Wushu?
A．His foster parents didn't support him.
B．Wushu almost disappeared in Africa.
C．He lacked money for his Wushu studies.
D．His country started a war against another country.
26．Which of the following best describes Pewee Russian?
A．Crazy and reliable. B．Generous and hardworking.
C．Persistent and considerate. D．Passionate and determined.
27．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To spread Chinese culture. B．To introduce a Wushu lover.
C．To encourage Sino-African relations. D．To promote values of martial arts.
C
It's a pity that deaf people, or those who have hearing problems can't enjoy music. But now a vibrating（振动的）suit brings them hope — it can allow them to feel music through their skin, rather than hear it.
Designed by the US technology company, Not Impossible Labs, the suit consists of a body harness（全身式安全带） and wrist straps（腕带）.
Music is sent to the suit wirelessly. Then the suit is able to translate it into a range of vibrating pulses（ 脉搏）, which can be felt at a total of 24 contact points all over the body. The users can adjust the intensity of the vibrations.
Chase Burton, 33, a deaf filmmaker from Texas, US, has been testing out the suit for four years. He understands that a deaf person's experience with music is very different. "When I was a kid, I'd lie on the floor above our garage so I could feel the vibrations from my brother's band rocking out below my body," Burton told CNN.
Now when he wears the vibrating suit, he says the sound hits different parts of his body. “Maybe it will strike me down in my ankles first. And then I will start to feel the vibrations in my back and then I will feel some pulsations in my wrist,” Burton said.
The designers have been working on extending the tactile(触觉的) musical experience to a large deaf community. In 2016, a dozen prototype suits were tested at a Lady Gaga concert in the US.
The suit was also tested at a different concert in Las Vegas in 2018. It was given to 150 audience members at the concert where half the audience members were deaf and a half could hear.
At the same time, the company has been improving the technology, saying it’s ready to go to market soon. The suit may be used in live sports broadcasts video games or theme parks. The ultimate goal is to make the technology available to all.
“We truly think that anything that has no audio element can also have a vibrational experience associated with it as well,” the company’s talent and business development director, Jordan Richardson, told CNN.
28．How does the vibrating suit help people with hearing problems?
A．It sends sounds to their ears through a wire.
B．It improves their contact points all over the body.
C．It turns music into vibrating pulses that can be felt.
D．It changes the intensity of sounds based on the users.
29．Why is Burton’s experience mentioned?
A．To show how difficult it is for a deaf person to enjoy music.
B．To tell readers different ways that people enjoy music.
C．To express regret for not having a technology earlier.
D．To ask designers to make user-friendly products for deaf people.
30．What do we know about the suit?
A．It is widely used at concerts.
B．It is well received by the market.
C．It is being improved to further its use.
D．It works better with people who can hear.
31．What does the underlined word “prototype” mean?
A．promotion B．sample C．type D．level

D
There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses. Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.
    Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Website to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.
    Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called What Color is Your Parachute ? by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.
    Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles.She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.
32. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Finding a job. B. College students' part-time jobs.
C. Craigslist Website. D. The relation between study and work.
33. By logging on the Craigslist Website, you can________.
A. sell your old things
B. do some shopping online
C. create your own announcement board
D. get useful information about 450 cities
34.What Color is Your Parachute, is a book which gives tips to those who want to_____.
A. work on the airplane B. buy a parachute
C. publish a book D. find a suitable job
35. Susan W. Miller thinks it is the first step to_______ when you want to get a job.
A. get training B. have enough money
C. have a good background D. know about yourself
第二节（共5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。
Travel and illness go hand in hand. How many times have you been on the road or traveling by plane and within a three - daytime the flu comes knocking? 36 Ways to prevent ? Like all good things , there is a set list of ingredients to fight against getting sick while traveling is necessary .
Take your herbs(药草)with you.
By all means , you should pack some herbs. 37 This bitter fluid has been studied to show an improved immunity of a person who suffers from respiratory (呼吸道的)infections. A great herb to have on a hand( especially if you intend on trying a new restaurant ) will help settle that upset digestive track .
Do not ignore symptoms .
38 This alone can save several days spent in misery . However, sometimes we have to travel for business , so postponing is looked down upon . If，this is the case，check your insurance coverage when it comes to domestic and international traveling . This is a cautious move when it comes to needing medical assistance while traveling .
39
Walking around the city, running, or exercise of some sort will help fight off travel illnesses .We would all like to walk around for an entire week , but, be sure to clock in some exercises or low cardio action(有氧运动). Cardio helps our immunities to stay in shape and traveling can be a bit dangerous on that front .There 's a lot of waiting around，so take that little extra time to jog in place or run.
Pack vitamins .
This is an easy one to forget .As a last minute check，pack some vitamins you nearly take ate. Just because you 're traveling doesn't mean you get a backseat to when it comes to the flu.40___
A.Is there anything to be done?