高二下学期学情检测.doc

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江苏省扬中高级中学高二英语第二学期学情调研

命题人：杨敏 审核人：潘志萍 2015/5/25

第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1分，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. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At a hotel. B. at home. C. At a store.
2. How much did the man pay for the camera?
A. $175. B. $150. C. $200.
3. How does the woman feel after the dance class?
A. Tired. B. Disappointed. C. Happy.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A film-maker. B. A magician. C. A movie.
5. Why can’t the woman sleep?
A. She hears very bad noises.
B. She often receives strange calls.
C. She has to work late in a restaurant.
第二节（共15小题；每题1分，满分15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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the woman mean about the watch?
A. It’s not worth repairing.
B. It’s impossible to repair it.
C. It has an uncommon problem.
7. What does the man decide to do in the end?
A. He will use the watch for another couple of months.
B. He will ask someone else to repair the watch.
C. He will replace the watch.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the man like listening to the news on the radio?
A. He will get the news as it happens.
B. He can know the news more clearly.
C. He doesn’t like to stay in one place.
9. How does the woman like to get the news?
A. From the newspaper. B. On TV. C. Over the radio.
10. What does the man think of the newspaper?
A. Boring. B. Slow. C. Reliable.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where will the party be held?
A. In Newcastle. B. In Hill Peak. C. At Central Park.
12. How will the woman probably go there?
A. By car. B. By subway. C. By bus.
13. What gift will the woman bring in the end?
A. An ice cream cake. B. Some flowers. C. A teddy bear.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What kind of books did the woman use to like?
A. Adventure stories. B. Funny stories. C. Moving stories.
15. When do the book clubs’ meetings usually end?
A. At 8:00 pm. B. At 9:00 pm. C. At 9:30 pm.
16. What will the woman do on Saturday evenings over the next six weeks?
A. Doing physical exercise.
B. Meeting people at the club.
C. Reading at home.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What kind of outing does the travel agency offer?
A. An outing to the lake.
B. An outing to the beach.
C. An outing to the forest.
18. What do we know about the outing?
A. It is only aimed at kids.
B. It will last about a week.
C. It offers snack foods.
19. What is included in the special family price?
A. Three meals a day are free.
B. Two children can come free.
C. Two comfortable rooms are free.
20. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To advertise a tour. B. To advocate sports. C. To introduce a hotel.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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
21.In Pride and Prejudice, pride prevents the characters from seeing ___________ truth of a situation and from achieving happiness in __________ life.
A.不填；the B.the ;the C.a ; the D.the；不填
22.---The car is small.Is it safe?
---Definitely.Tests suggest it is _________________ safe than any other type of good car.
A. no less B. not less C. no more D. not more
23.______________ to too much sunlight, as is generally considered, will add to the potential of catching skin cancer.
A.Being exposed to B.Exposed C.To expose D.Exposing
24. I’ll share a story with you this class, one ________________ music can touch one’s soul and change one’s life.
A．that B．which C．when D．where
25. If you have let out your friend’s secret, the problem lies ________ you. You have no right to blame the quarrel ________ your friend.
A. in; for B. with; with C. with; on D. on; on
26. — It’s hard to believe that Jack ________ have fought with the policeman.
— Yes. If one ________ ask for trouble, it can’t be helped.
A. would; will B. must; may C. should; must D. need; dare
27. _________________ I saw Linda, she was playing the piano attentively.
A. At the first time B. For the first time
C. By the first time D. The first time
28. When asked what original intention led them to volunteer, about half of _______ said they were willing to devote themselves.
A. whom B. whose C. them D. who
29. “Freeze, you guy! _________, and I’ll shoot you.” an old man with a gun in his hand shouted at me.
A. If you go for one more step B. Going for one more step
C. One more step D. You going for one more step
30. —He's never been to Paris．
— . But I really want to pay a visit to that beautiful city.
A. So do I. B. So I have. C. Neither am I. D. Me neither.
31．---Have you ever been to the Great Wall?
---I can’t quite remember.________,it might have been during my childhood.
A. If any B.If ever C.If possible D.If so
32.---I wonder what makes you a successful manager.
---I______________ as a waiter for five years, which contributes a lot to my today’s work.
A.serve B.have served C. had served D.served
33.Beyonce’s voice and breath-taking dances combined with stage effects to ______________ the fans’ passion.
A. take up B. make up C.bring up D. light up
34. There, ________ Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious eggs laid by her hen.
A. standing on a wooden box was B. was standing on a wooden box
C. on a wooden box was standing D. was on a wooden box standing
35.—Seriously, I will give up smoking this time.
—I remember that was your doctor's advice years ago. , anyway.
A. It’s a piece of cake B. Better late than never
C. Well begun is half done D. It’s your cup of tea

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，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We 36 can’t remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old 37 name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain 38 ,we refer to these occurrences as “senior moments.” While seemingly 39 , this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(n) 40 impact on our professional, social ,and personal health .
Neuroscientists, experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It 41 out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental 42 can significantly improve our basic cognitive（认知的） 43 .Thinking is essentially a 44 of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to feature in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited. 45 , because these connections are made 46 effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can 47 and change according to mental effort.
Now, a new Web-based company has taken it a step 48 and developed the first "brain training Program" 49 to actually help people improve and regain their mental 50.
The Web-based program allows you to 51 improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps 52 of your progress and provides detailed feedback for your performance and 53. Most importantly, it 54 modifies and enhances(升级) the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing —much like a(n) 55 exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
36. A. suddenly B. deliberately C. merely D. desperately
37. A. accountant’s B. acquaintance’s C. ancestor’s D. consultant’s
38. A. improves B. fades C. recovers D. collapses
39. A. consistent B. innocent C. subjective D.explicit
40. A. damaging B. limited C. beneficial D. positive
41. A. figures B. finds C. points D. turns
42. A. responses B. sufferings C. workouts D. breakthroughs
43. A. gravity B. criterion C. fraternity D. functions
44. A. channel B. dilemma C. process D. condition
45. A. However B. Moreover C. Otherwise D. Therefore
46. A. in B. through C. beyond D. without
47. A. expand B. extend C.deposit D. squeeze
48. A. further B. away C. apart D. aside
49. A. committed B. designed C. added D. scheduled
50. A.conscience B. stability C. flexibility D. sharpness
51. A. temporarily B. originally C. systmatically D. occasionally
52. A. record B. track C. order D. pace
53. A. compromise B. commitment C. improvement D. inspiration
54. A. constantly B.consitently C. irregularly D. initially
55. A. effecient B. familiar C. abnormal D. effective

第三部分：阅读理解(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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ryo Desmidt is in his first year at a kindergarten in Hong Kong and seems like an especially gifted child. That’s because his parents say he can communicate in three languages. He is three years old．Since he was ten months old，his mother, Momoe，has been taking him to Learn parole five times a week in a center where he is taught to listen, speak and interact in English, Mandarin and Japanese. He attends a language school in the city that offers courses for children as young as a few months old.
Some parents will even pay a tutor to speak in a particular language for an hour in the belief that their baby will absorb this. This is just one of the many examples of how parents in Hong Kong are trying to get ahead of the game by giving their children a competitive edge in the race for limited school places.
With a large expatriate（移居外国者）community and an increase in mainland Chinese parents wishing to send their kids across the border to school, Hong Kong’s world-class educational system is under siege （被包围）with applications．And this pressure is being felt by parents, many of whom are starting early and trying their best to outshine thousands of other applicants for limited pre-school opportunities, believing it will give them an advantage when it comes to getting a primary school place.
At this time of year，parents go into a frenzy（疯狂）queuing for application forms at schools across Hong Kong. In the city’s northern district, Hong Kong and mainland parents have even camped out overnight to get their hands on the right admission forms. According to Fung Kai Kindergarten in the city’s Sheung Shui district, around 2,000 people queued up to apply for only 240 available spaces on October 7—the police were even called in to deal with complaints about people cutting the queue.
In Hong Kong，where formal pre—school education begins at the age of three，many prospective parents begin mapping out education plans before their children are born. Desmidt, an expatriate mother living in Hong Kong, revealed she started looking for potential kindergartens and playgroups during her pregnancy. “In Hong Kong, if you don’t get into a good pre-nursery or kindergarten, it’s really difficult to get into a good primary school, and that’s why you already have to have a plan when you are pregnant.”
56．It can be inferred that parents in Hong Kong .
A．think education in kindergarten is very necessary
B．spend much on their children’s language learning
C．try their best to help children with study
D．try to set examples for others in children’s education
57．Why is it more difficult to apply for Hong Kong’s schools?
A．Because more kids in the mainland are studying there.
B．Because education in Hong Kong is the best of the world.
C．Because children in Hong Kong are outstanding.
D．Because the education starting point in Hong Kong is high.

B
　　The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate with each other instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere. But the Internet’s tremendous impact has only just begun.
　　“Mass adoption of the Internet is driving one of the most exciting social, cultural, and political transformations in history, and unlike earlier periods of change, this time the effects are fully global,” Schmidt and Cohen write in their new book The New Digital Age.
　　Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currently lack Internet access get online. The authors do an excellent job of examining the implications of the Internet revolution for individuals, governments, and institutions like the news media. But if the book has one major shortcoming, it’s that authors don’t spend enough time applying a critical eye to the role of Internet businesses in these sweeping changes.
　　In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to date that describes — and more importantly predicts — how the Internet will shape our lives in the coming decades. They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, one physical, and one virtual.
　　At the core of the book is the idea that “technology is neutral, but people aren’t.” By using this concept as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist dichotomy(对立观点)that has characterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the Internet will ultimately be good or bad for society. In an interview with TIME earlier this week, Cohen said although he and his co-author are optimistic about many aspects of the Internet, they’re also realistic about the risks and dangers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online, particularly with respect to personal privacy and state surv