江苏省扬州市2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

扬州2018-2019学年度第一学期期末检测试题高二英语本卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共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15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.Whatwillthemandotoday?A.Playfootball.B.Buysomeflowers.C.Workinthegarden.2.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Astudent.B.Awaitress.C.Atourguide.3.Howdidthemanfeelbeforehisspeech?A.Relaxed.B.Nervous.C.Confident.4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atschool.B.Atashop.C.Attheman’shouse.5.Whatwillthemandolater?A.Eatout.B.Cookdinner.C.Buyvegetables.第二节(共15小题；每小题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和第7题。6.WhatisJohndoing?A.Takinganap.B.Havinglunch.C.Takingamessage.7.Whattimeisitprobablynow?A.12:00noon.B.12:30pm.C.1:00pm.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。8.Howmuchcanthemansaveifhepaysbytheyear?A.15pounds.B.25pounds.C.35pounds.9.Howmanybookscanthemanborrowatatime?A.Twoatmost.B.Sixatmost.C.Tenatmost.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Attendingaconcert.B.Waitingtobuytickets.C.Tryingtophonesomeone.11.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?A.Itwillbeonehourbeforetheconcertstarts.B.Theticketsoftheconcerthavebeensoldout.C.Theticketofficedoesn’tacceptordersbyphone.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Strangers.C.Colleagues.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13.Whatistheman’slifelikerightnow?A.Quiet.B.Hard.C.Busy.14.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?A.Awriter.B.Aneditor.C.Adoctor.15.Whatarethewoman’sfavoritesportsatthegym?A.Runninganddancing.B.Swimmingandrunning.C.Swimmingandliftingweights.16.Howlongwillthetwospeakersstayatthegym?A.Atleastthreehours.B.Lessthantwohours.C.Abouttwoandahalfhours.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Studyingoverseas.B.Universityscholarship.C.Studyinginuniversities.18.Whichcountryranksthefirstonthelist?A.Australia.B.TheUnitedStates.C.TheUnitedKingdom.19.WhatistheaverageeducationexpenseinHongKongperyear?A.AboutUS$22,000.B.AboutUS$24,000.C.AboutUS$30,000.20.Whatistheaveragetuitioncostbasedon?A.Thetop10bestcolleges.B.Thetop10largestcolleges.C.Thetop10mostfamouscolleges.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请阅读下面各题，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.Somepeopleexperienceshynessasa_______tocommunication,butthiscanbebrokendowngradually.A.conflictB.tabooC.barrierD.delay22.Withhisteacherbehindhisback,hestillkepthiseyes_______onthescreen.A.fixedB.fixingC.tofixD.beingfixed23.It’squiteunlikelythatanyonelackingadequatepatienceandlovewill_______ateacher.A.turnB.makeC.getD.grow24.—Youcamesecondintherunningrace.Congratulations!—Thanks.Butpractisingmore,I_______adifferentresult.A.mightgetB.maygetC.mayhavegotD.mighthavegot25.Tofindthemissingboyassoonaspossible,theywereremindedtoturntotheInternet______dialing110.A.inplaceofB.inadditiontoC.inresponsetoD.inregardto26.Suchaperson_______youreferredtojustnowisreallyhard_______inourlife.A.as;todealwithB.who;todealwithC.whom;tobedealtwithD.who;tobedealtwith27. Thenewlybuiltearthquake-resistanthousesinXinjianghaveresistedmorethan30earthquakes_______5.0magnitudeoraboveinthepastsevenyears.A.measuringB.measuredC.tomeasureD.to be measured28.Forsakeofsafety,neverbelieveanymessagefromanunknownnumberuntilithasbeen_______.A.reformedB.confirmedC.transformedD.informed29.—CanIspeaktoMr.Johnsonat4o’clockthisafternoon?—I’mafraidnot.He_______totheconferencebythen.A.hasgoneB.isgoingC.willhavegoneD.wouldhavegone30.TheBeltandRoadInitiativecanpromoteculturalexchange_______goodsexchange,whichbenefitsbothChinaandthecountriesconcerned.A.morethanB.ratherthanC.insteadofD.apartfrom31.IamstrugglingtopolishupmyEnglishnow.IfonlyI_______hardinseniorone!A.studyB.studiedC.hadstudiedD.shouldstudy32.Hefeltconfidentthathehadpassedthetest,only_______thathefailedit.A.tellingB.toldC.tobetoldD.totell33.Thewell-knownmasterofcrosstalkiswillingto_______newforeignstudentsiftheycanspeakPutonghuafluentlyandhaveaninterestinChineseculture.A.takeupB.takeafterC.takedownD.takeon34.Somepeopletendtolosetempersoeasilythatevenalittletroublecanmakethem_______.A.oncloudnineB.overthemoonC.downinthedumpsD.flyoffthehandle35.—IfinditveryhardtoremembersomanyEnglishwords.—_______.Justpracticemore.A.You’renotaloneB.NevermindC.YouaskforitD.Noproblem第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。Morethanoneyearago,Isufferedfromamedicalissuelastingforalmosttwomonths.Ididn’tshareitwitheveryonebecauseIthoughtitdidn’tsoundsoimportant,butastimehasprogressed,I’vecometorealizeitwassomuchmorethanthat.OnFebruary13,2017,Iwasinmykitchen36dinnerwithmyyoungestson.37Ifeltasharppaininmyhead,andIwasverydizzy,seeing38.Icouldseetheconcerninmyson’seyesasheaskedmetorestonthesofawhilehefinishedcookingdinner.AsIlaythere,IactedasifIwasOKbut39itgotworse.Thisheadachealongwithothersymptomscontinuednon-stopforthenextsevenweeks.40countlessdoctorandspecialistappointments,andtonsofmedicines,thepainremained.Bothdoctorsandseveralradiologistswere41.I’mabelieverofGodandIalwayshavebeen,42sadlyIwaslosinghopeandIfeltasifmyfaithwas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acketsarelinkedtopoorhealth.Anotherstudy,thisonebytheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,assessedthelong-termconsequencesoframenconsumptioninSouthKorea,whereit’samajorcourse.Theyfoundthatsubjects,womeninparticular,whoateinstantnoodlesatleasttwiceaweekhada68percenthigherriskofdiabetesandheartdisease—thansubjectswhoateamoreconsistentlynaturaldiet.Inshort,eatingramenonceinawhilewon’tdamageyourhealth—asistruewithmostprocessedfoods.Butit’snotsomethingyoushouldmakeahabitof—foryourstomachandheart’ssake.58.What,accordingtoparagraph1,specificallycontributetothebodyharminramen?A.saltB.carbohydratesC.sodiumD.water59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheharmoframentopeople?A.resultinginshort-termwaterweightgainB.muchlongerdigestingprocessinintestinesC.higherriskofdiabetesandheartdiseaseD.muchadditiontosaltandcarbohydrates60.Whatdoesthewriterintendtodowhenwritingthispassage?A.Toremindpeopleoftheharmdonetoourhealth.B.Toanalyzewheretheharmoframenliesindetail.C.Towarnpeoplenevertoformaramen-eatinghabit.D.Tourgepeopletothinktwicebeforeeatingramen.CWolvestravelshorterdistancesandmoveslowerduringsnowfallevents,accordingtonewresearchbyUniversityofAlbertabiologists.Theeffectsweremostpronouncedatnight,whenwolveshunt,andbehaviourreturnedtonormalwithinaday.WolftracksacrosssnowinnortheasternAlberta."Ourfindingssuggestthatthereissomethingaboutactivelyfallingsnowthatcauseswolvestoslowdown,"saidAmandaDroghini,aformerMScstudentintheDepartmentofBiologicalScienceandleadauthoronthestudy."Wedon'tknowtheexactmechanismbehindthat.It'sunlikelythattheywerestayingstillbecausetheywerefeastingonarecentkill.Instead,activeprecipitation（降雪量）mightaffectwolves'huntingabilities.Likerain,snowclearstheaircolumnofscentmolecules.So,maybefallingsnowmakesitharderforwolvestodetectthesmellofprey."Overthecourseoftwowinters,theresearchersusedremotecamerastodisclosesnowfalleventsandestimatesnowdepth.Tostudywolfmovement,theycollectedtelemetry（测距仪）datafrom17wolvestocalculatetravelspeedandduration,aswellasrestingperiods.Itisthefirststudytoexaminehowlargeflesh-eatinganimalsrespondtosnowfallevents.Withtheeffectsofclimatechangeonprecipitationinthenorthforestregionuncertain,itisdifficulttopredicttheimplicationsforwolfpopulations.Studiessuchastheseincreaseourunderstandingofhowlargemammalsreacttonormalsnowfallevents,butthetypeandamountofwinterprecipitationwilllikelyhaveanimpactonanimalbehaviorandtheenergeticcostofmovement.."Winterisalreadychallengingformanywildlifespeciesbecausemovingthroughsnowrequiresmoreenergy.Snowcanalsomakeitharderforanimalstoaccessfoodresources,"saidDroghini,whoconductedtheresearchunderthesupervisionofProfessorStanBoutin,AlbertaBiodiversityConservationChair."Anythingthatincreasesthosecosts,suchasincreasedrain-on-snowevents,couldleadtolackinginnutrition,poorbodycondition,andevenstarvationasanimalsareunabletomakeupforthoseadditionalcosts.Thatisoneoftheworst-casescenarios（设想）but,intruth,weknowverylittleaboutpotentialchangestoprecipitationpatternsandhowwildlifewillrespondtothosechanges."61.Whichoneistheclosesttotheunderlinedword“disclose”inparagraph3?A.identifyB.overlookC.overcomeD.disturb62.Increasedprecipitationmighthavethefollowingeffectsonanimalsexcept_______.A.poorhealthB.nutritionalshortageC.huntingabilityD.losingappetite63.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.researchersfinditdifficulttopredicttheimplicationsforwolvesB.researchershavefoundthemechanismbehindthephenomenonC.researchershavecollecteddatabyusingmoderntechnologiesD.researcherswillmostprobablygoonstudyingthephenomenon64.Wherecanweprobablyfindthisarticle?A.touristleaflets.B.sportsnewspapers.C.sciencemagazines.D.advertisingposters.DForover70years,UNICEFhasbeenputtingchildrenfirst,workingtoprotecttheirrightsandprovidetheassistanceandservicestheyneedtosurviveanddevelopallovertheworld.It'stheend-of-yeargivingseason,andUNICEFhaslotsofgoodnewstoshareabouttheinfluenceitssupportershavehadonthelivesofchildren.Thankstoitsgenerousdonors,UNICEFhashelpedsavemorelivesthananyotherhumanitarianorganization.MonthlydonorsareamajorreasonwhyUNICEFcanmakethatclaim,accordingtoKarlaCoello,UNICEFUSASeniorDirectorforMonthlyGiving.“Lastyear,UNICEFrespondedto377humanitarianemergencies,fromconflictstonaturaldisasters,”saysCoello.“Emergencyappealsbringinimportantrevenue—butaftertheemergency,therearestillalotofthingschildrenneedtomakelifebearable.That’swhatourmonthlydonorsprovide.”Whendroughtdestroyscrops,conflictforcesfamiliesfromtheirhomes,anepidemicbreaksoutoradisasterstrikes,childrensuffermost.Andinsomecountries,eventhebestoftimesaredangerousforitsyoungestcitizens.Everydaymorethan15,000childrenunder5diefrompreventablecauses.Protectingchildrenbefore,duringandafteracrisisrequiresareliablesourceoffunding.TheconstantstreamofrevenueprovidedbymonthlydonationsenablesUNICEFtoreachchildrenwithwhattheyneedmostwhentheyneedit,prepositioningemergencysuppliesbeforeadisasterstrikesandcontinuingtobuildsustainablesolutionsafteranimmediatecrisishassubsided.Monthlygivingisalsoimportanttofundinglarge-scaleinterventions（介入）.ThankstoUNICEF’sglobalimmunecampaigns,theworldisnownearlyfreeofpolio（小儿麻痹症）andthereareonly14countrieswheremothersandchildrenstillfacematernalandneonataltetanus（破伤风）deadlythreat.AndUNICEFprogramsin120countriesarehelpingtopreventandtreatmalnutrition,whichislinkedtonearlyhalfofalldeathsofchildrenunder5.“UNICEFUSAmonthlydonorsareourmostengaged,mostdedicatedsupporters,”saysRebeccaVolpe,UNICEFUSAManager,MonthlyGiving.“Sowedoourbesttomakethemfeelappreciatedbykeepingthemthoroughlyupdatedaboutthepowerfulimpacttheyarehavingandshowingthemhowmuchtheymattertous.”Inturn,monthlydonorstendtobededicatedsupporters.“Protectingchildren—givingthemopportunitiestoplay,learn,feelsafer,heal—iscriticaltous,”explainedasurveyrespondent,expressingacommitmenttochildrenthatUNICEFUSA’sMonthlyGivingteamseeseveryday.SupporterswhosignupwithUNICEFUSAtogivemonthlyautomaticallybecomemembersoftheGuardianCircle,whichaffordsthembenefits,including:•Annualstatementstomaketaxtimeeasier•Aneasy-to-usedonoraccessthatsimplifiesmodifyinggiftamounts,updatingpaymentmethodsandmakingotherchanges,includingthetimingofdonationswiththeoptiontocancelatanypoint•Targetedcommunicationsintheformofmonthlystatementsandaquarterly8-pagenewsletterwithstoriesfromthefield•Ateamavailabletoanswerquestionsviaemailorphone“Wehavesomedonorswhoareonfixedincome,otherswhocanaffordtomakeconsiderablemonthlydonations,"saysCoello.“Whetheryougive$5or$700amonth,youaresuperimportanttous.What’simportantisthattheyallreallywanttogiveandhelpchildren.Andthat’samazing.”Itcanbetime-consuminganddifficulttotrackcharitabledonations.Atendofyear,GuardianCirclemonthlysupportersreceiveonestatementthatmakesfilingtaxreturnseasier—andit'salwaysdelightfultoseehowmuchgoodhasbeendonefortheworld’smostvulnerable（受伤害的）children.65.WhatisUNICEFmeanttodoaccordingtothepassage?A.Toprotecthumanrightsofchildrenwholiveinpoverty.B.Toprovidetimelyassistanceduringtimeofemergency.C.Toensurechildrentheirrights,survivalanddevelopment.D.Toofferaffordableserviceschildreninpoornationsneed.66.WhatdoesCoellowanttostressbysayingthesewordsinparagraph3?A.Helpistobeprovidedbefore,duringandafteracrisisaswell.B.Emergenciescanalwaysattractdonorstomakecontributions.C.Attentionshouldbepaidtopreventingemergenciesafterwards.D.Monthlydonationssometimesfailtoreachthechildreninneed.67.WhydoesthewritermentionUNICEF’sglobalimmunecampaigns?A.Towarnpeopleofdangerscausedbypolioandtetanus.B.Tourgepeopletopreventandtreatmalnutritionaswell.C.Toinformpeopleofthedeadlythreatofcertaindiseases.D.Tostatethebenefitsoffundinglarge-scaleinterventions.68.IfyousignupwithUNICEFUSAasamonthlydonor,youcan_______.A.easeyourburdenatyearlytaxtimeB.cancelwhateveryouhavedonatedC.getfreenewsletterseverythreemonthsD.answerquestionsviaemailorphone69.AccordingtoCoello,whocanbeamonthlydonor?A.Onlytheonewhoisabletopayaconsiderableamount.B.Whoevercanaffordtodonateacertainamountmonthly.C.Onewhohasafixedincometomakemonthlydonations.D.Anyonewillingtoprovideassistanceforchildreninneed.70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.WhyDonatingMonthlyWorksBest.B.HowTheDonorsProvideAssistance.C.WhatTheDonorsDoForChildren.D.WhenDonatingCanBeDoneProperly.第II卷(两部分共35分）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 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写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。TapingandbracinganklesAnklesprains（踝关节扭伤）arethemostcommonsports-relatedinjuriesintheUnitedStates.Iftherewasaneasywayofdecreasingthenumberandseverityoftheseinjuries,thatwouldbegreat.Forthisveryreason,thepracticeoftapingandbracingankleswasintroduceddecadesago.How,then,dotapedorbracedanklesdecreasetheincidenceandseverityofsprainsinathletes?Oneexplanationforhowitworkscomesfromastudywhichfoundthattapedathleteshadimprovedproprioception（本体感受）,whichisthebody’sabilitytoknowhowfasttheankleandfootaremovingandiftheyarestartingtorolloverornot.Whentheywerecompared,theathleteswithtapedankleshadbetterproprioceptionbothbeforeandafterexercisecomparedwithathletesusingnotape.Thetape’straction（拉力）orpressureontheskinofthefootandanklehelpedimprovesensitivityandproprioception,resultinginfeweranklesprains.Anothercommonconcernoftenexpressedbythepublicisthatlengthenedpracticeoftapingorbracinganklesresultsinweakanklesthatthentendtogetinjuredmoreeasily;thiswouldbeastrongcaseagainsttapingorbracingankles.However,ascientificstudylookedattheeffectsofconsistentanklebraceuseontheperoneuslongusmuscle.I