江苏省常熟市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

江苏省常熟市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题江苏省常熟市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题年级：姓名：17江苏省常熟市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1.本试卷分为选择题和非选择题，满分150分。考试时间120分钟.2.请将选择题的答案填涂在答题卷上，非选题请直接在答题卷上规定的地方作答。答题前， 务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号等相关信息写在答题卷上规定的地方。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在调研卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将调研卷上的 答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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. How will the man go home?A. By car.B. By bus.C. By subway.2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Doctor and patient.C. Teacher and student.3. What does the woman want to do for vacation?A. Go to the beach.B. Travel to Colorado.C. Learn to snowboard.4. How many people are coming to dinner tonight?A. Nine.B. Eight.C. Six.5. Where will the speakers be at 7:00?A. In a taxi.B. At the airport.C. On a plane.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. What is the mans boss like?A. Hes creative.B. Hes easygoing.C. Hes perfect.7. Why does the woman choose to stay at the Magic Pan?A. She can learn much there.B. She enjoys the food they serve.C. She likes the atmosphere in the kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Who is the woman?A. An architect.B.A saleswoman.C. A gallery worker.9. How did the man know about the gallery?A. From his friend.B.From a website.C. From a magazine.10. What does the man think of the exhibition?A. He didnt like it at all.B. He liked the videoa lot.C. He found the paintings great.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What does the woman plan to do?A. Rent a house.B. Buy some furniture. C. Move her house.12. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Landlord and renter.B. Agent and customer.C. Neighbours.13. How much should the woman pay altogether?A. $260.B. $390.C. $650.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. When will the woman check in?A. On June 17th.B. On June 18th.C. On June 19th.15. What kind of room does the woman like?A. One with a view of a river. B. One with a view of a park. C. One with a view of a hill.16. How can the woman get breakfast served in her room?A. By sending an e-mail.B. By taking a registration card.C. By hanging a form on the door.17. Why is it inconvenient to send e-mails in bedrooms?A. Net service is not provided.B. The wireless signal is weak.C. Computers are not available.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Where did the speaker come from?A. China.B. Thailand.C. Australia.19. What does the speaker ask her family to do?A. Learn about sea animals.B. Recycle as much as possible.C. Take part in the cleaning project.20. What will One Day Clean-up focus on on January 11th next year?A. The woodlands.B. The seaside.C. The rivers.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。ADear Parents,Singapore is currently experiencing a historically high number of dengue （登革热）cases.The National Environment Agency （NEA） is strongly encouraging all residents staying in dengue cluster areas to: Spray insecticides in dark comers at home （e.g. behind curtains and under beds）; Apply insect repellent （驱虫剂）regularly; Wear long-sleeve tops and long pants.Our school is located in or near a dengue cluster area with 208 cases by 28 July 2020. To protect your child from dengue, NEA will be providing a bottle of repellent to him/her, for your familys use. In addition, RVPS will also be providing each RVian two complimentary pieces of mosquito patches.You are strongly advised to consider applying insect repellent on your children before they leave home for school. Students are also encouraged to bring the insect repellent to school for re-application, before they leave school for home. Our teachers will also be conducting a lesson on dengue prevention for all RVians this Friday.Do remind your family members to apply insect repellent too. The guideline on the use of insect repellent spray is attached for your reference.Thank you. Warm regards,Mdm Wong Li Peng Principal21. What is the present situation of the school?A. It has been shut down.B. It has over 208 dengue cases.C. It is likely to have dengue cases.D. It has conducted dengue prevention lessons.22. What should residents do according to the National Environment Agency?A. Stay in dengue cluster areas.B. Apply insect repellent regularly.C. Wear short-sleeve tops and long pants.D. Spray insect repellent everywhere at home.23. Whats the purpose of the letter?A. To call on all the parents to stay at home.B. To teach parents how to use insect repellent.C. To remind children to bring insect repellent to school.D. To advise parents to protect the children from dengue.BLike most couples, my husband and I dreamed of becoming homeowners. Sure, apartment living comes with its own set of advantagesless housework, shared comfort, less to clean up and care for, and usually cheaper rent. As a result, we decided to downgrade from our neat five-bedroom, 2,700-square-fbot house on the water to a three-bedroom, 1,369-square-fdot apartment, with two kids.Once we arrived in our new apartment, we were surprised to find that things flowed relatively smoothly. There was so much less to keep up with-fewer floors to mop, fewer windows to clean, fewer walls to wipe, etc. Now I think of our home as our little playhouse, since its much smaller and everything is closer together. That also makes it so much easier for me to keep up with as a mom. I collect laundry all on one floor comparing with having to climb stairs to the houses second floor!In our new home, we use lots of shoe organizers inside of every closet door for more than just shoesbaby items, office items, and medicines. We also have a functional room that serves as an office and gym. Since both my husband and I work from home, we require at least one room to share as an office with fitness equipment fitted into a comer.While many people choose to downsize for financial reasons, that actually wasnt a factor in our decision. We wanted to be in a lively area with like-minded young families. That was our first priority. Though we may still buy another house in this area at some point down the line, for now, were thrilled with the concept of renting an apartment. Let me put it this way: Were not really the “handy types, so being able to call maintenance （维修）for any repairs is worth every rent coin! 24. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Our new apartment was downsized. B. Living in a house has advantages.C. Our old house was upgraded.D. Smaller size means more housework.25. How do the couple feel about the new apartment?A. Confused. B. Tired.C. Amazed.D. Challenged.26. Why do the couple make changes to their new home?A. To build up their body.B. To make full use of space.C. To enlarge all the rooms.D. To create a home office.27. What is the couples first concern when moving?A. Transportation.B. Neighborhood.C. Repair work.D. Money.CDid you know roughly one third of food for human consumption goes to waste? Most of it is fresh fruit and vegetables that go bad. The produce dries out or goes bad, which has led scientists to develop ways of coating or sealing the food to keep it fresher for longer. Now research at Rice University reveals there might be a better way.Scientists discovered that dipping produce like strawberries and bananas into an egg-based wash is remarkably good for preserving it. The coating is extremely thick, and made from a mixture of powdered egg whites and yolks （70%）, and some wood-sourced cellulose （纤维素）to act as a barrier preventing water loss.What the scientists found was that the egg wash made a significant difference in helping produce stay fresh over a two-week observation period. The appearance of the coated fruits and vegetables didnt change much, while the uncoated produce ripened and even rotted within the same time frame. The egg-based coating, as it turned out, reduced each fruits chance to get exposed to oxygen.The non-poisonous coating was found to be flexible and tests showed that it was just as tough as other products, including synthetic films （合成膜），used in produce packaging. For anyone with an egg allergy, the coating can be removed by thorough washing in water and is tasteless.The scientists hope this could be a breakthrough in the fight against food waste. Reducing food shortages in ways that are not related to genetic modification, uneatable coatings or chemical additives is important for better sustainable living, said materials scientist and study author Pulickel Ajayan.Whats great about this discovery is that it fights food waste in more than one way: even the coating was made from eggs that would otherwise have been discarded because they werent fit for consumption. The researchers said roughly 200 million of US produced eggs go to waste annually. So if this were scaled up, it could be a win-win situation all around.28. How does the egg-based wash help keep food fresh?A. By limiting its oxygen exposure.B. By making its coating less thick.C. By removing its cellulose slowly.D. By improving its absorbent ability.29. Why is Pulickel Ajayan mentioned in the text?A. To stress the seriousness of food shortage.B. To offer the method of cutting food waste.C. To show the significance of the discovery.D. To give brief description of the research.30. What does the underlined word “discarded in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Eaten up. B. Taken in. C. Picked out. D. Thrown away. 31. What is the text mainly about?A. How to use eggs creatively.B. A new way to preserve food.C. How to recycle food waste.D. A breakthrough in technology.DProfessional courses, such as Masters in International Business or MIB, have been taken by many students in the last two decades. They are choosing new-age non conventional courses that guarantee a better future. MIB is a specialised course that teaches the international business. There are valid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.The course content and teaching methods of MIB are quite different from a normal MBA or Master of Business Administration. It has been designed with the sole objective of developing professionals with an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the international trade. The course offers various advantages over the conventional MBA degree course.The massive increase in the international business and foreign trade gives excellent job prospects to the new generation. Acquiring a degree of MIB offers outstanding growth of job opportunities. Those who want to pursue in the field of marketing also have a good future after completing the degree from a reputed MIB college. Big multinational organizations look for talented people who can handle the job profile of International Marketing Management, and people with MIB degrees are preferred. The profile needs an in-depth understanding of the overseas markets, because it is the strategic post from the perspective of companys international business growth.Since business finance and economics are covered at length in the curriculum of MIB, students have great job offers in the field of finance as well. Typically, organizations offer the profile of international finance controllers to those who complete MIB with the specialization of finance. The specialization covers aspects of international taxes, accounts, budgeting and so on. People in this field are well-paid, and growth prospects are unlimited. After completing degree course from a reputed MIB college, there is a good scope in the banking and finance sector as well. International banks appoint people who have an excellent grasp over the international banking policies, currency exchange, and international policies. Thus, MIB is the golden key to success with brilliant job opportunities in national and multinational sectors.32. The second paragraph is mainly developed by.A. analysing causesB. making comparisonsC. listing figuresD. proving definition33. More and more people intend to acquire a degree of MIB because.A. it is a compulsory course in the collegesB. it offers them conventional economic knowledgeC. it helps them get good jobs in some organizationsD. it offers them opportunities to do small business34. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The international finance controller is a high-quality job.B. People get higher salary in business field than in finance field.C. MIB holders are more promising in all careers than others.D. International banks only accept employees from MIB colleges.35. Whats the authors purpose of writing this passage?A. To make an advertisement for the MIB course.B. To analyse the disadvantages of the MIB course.C. To explain why the MIB course is getting popular.D. To predict the development trend of the MIB course.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Most people know how to manage, express, and cope with emotion in a healthy way. 36 . In fact, knowing how to regulate emotions is important for everyone. But what is emotion regulation, and how can you improve your emotion regulation skills?37 Many researchers view emotion regulation as the ability to enhance or reduce your emotions as needed. Others define it as a set of skills that help keep your emotional system healthy and functioning. We can learn to adjust what emotion we have, how intense it is, when we have it, and how we react to it. The defining aspect of emotion regulation is that it occurs when a goal is activated.Goals are highly individual. Theyve what we picture in our heads. Your goals can be activated by your environment. You may regulate your emotions to influence a change in someone else. 38 For instance, when your boss treats you poorly at work, you act as if it doesnt bother you because youre hoping for a job promotion.Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the moment. Mindful people learn to be aware of the breaths they take, the tension in their muscles, and even their pulse rates. They can objectively observe themselves in difficult moments, confident that even these times will pass. 39 In and of themselves, emotions are not good or bad, though they may be scary, especially when theyre intense. 40 But the more you do it, the more natural it becomes. Mindfulness skills can help with this too.A. Learning how to accept your emotions takes practice.B. Being mindful can help you to deal with your emot