江苏省金陵高级中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案（无听力音频，无文字材料）

江苏省金陵中学2020至2021学年第二学期高二期中考试
高二英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节20小题，每小题1.5分，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 woman deal with the machine?
A. She will repair it herself.
B. She will ask the man to repair it.
C. She will find a repairman to repair it.
2. Where is the man going next?
A. To his dormitory. B. To the library. C. To the lecture room.
3. How long is the girl’s father’s business trip?
A. Five weeks. B. Three weeks. C. Two weeks.
4. What did the boy do yesterday evening?
A. He watched a tennis match. B. He did his homework. C. He talked on the phone.
5. Where are the speakers?
A. On the road. B. At a police station. C. In a garage.
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. Who will go to see the movie with the woman?
A. Her son. B. Her husband. C. Her friend.
7. What kind of movie is the woman going to see?
A. A thriller. B. A comedy. C. A disaster movie.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why doesn’t the man like his new neighbors?
A. Their dogs bark loudly.
B. They’ve destroyed his yard.
C. They like to watch him through the window.
9. What does the man think of dogs?
A. They are lovely. B. They are frightening. C. They are in danger.
10. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Talk with his neighbors.
B. Say hello to his neighbors.
C. Call the police as soon as possible.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the evidence of a mental problem?
A. One thinks life is difficult.
B. One’s daily life is disordered.
C. One gets the blues now and again.
12. What caused the man’s problem?
A. The pressure of work. B. The overuse of drugs. C. His family history of mental illness.
13. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Think positively. B. Have regular meals. C. Do some exercises and activities.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man say about Trade Me?
A. It offers some rare records.
B. He often buys books and CDs on it.
C. He can buy things from other users on it.
15. What did the man buy for his mother as a Christmas present?
A. A golf bag. B. A coat. C. A sofa.
16. What is the man’s opinion about online shopping?
A. The delivery is a bit too slow.
B. Returning goods is difficult.
C. It is quite convenient.
17. What is the man concerned in the end?
A. When the sofa will arrive.
B. How the sofa will be delivered.
C. How much the delivery will cost.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. Living conditions in Massachusetts in the 1800s.
B. The difference between sheep and cattle feeding.
C. Animal raising on early American farms.
19. What activity did the settlers consider the least important in the early 1800s?
A. Planting crops. B. Caring for animals. C. Building houses.
20. What did the 19th?century farmers do with most of their farm products?
A. They consumed them themselves.
B. They sold them to people in cities.
C. They traded them with neighboring farms.
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两小节，满分50分)
第一节：（共15题，每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
（A）
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·Our average work schedule being Monday through Friday
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·Private Furnished Independent Apartment provided
·Two free meals offered by the school per work day
·Airport pick-up
·Medical insurance and accident insurance
Required Documentation:
- A current resume or one-sheet, indicating your nationality
- A copy of your passport / ID
- A copy of your highest degree and / or other certification
- Current Photo
- References with contact information
Please contact us for more details: http://www.ideaeducn.com
21. What’s the job description of the teaching positions?
A. Teachers only work on Monday and Friday.
B. Teachers should work more than 10 hours every day.
C. Teachers are required to work 11 months per year.
D. Teachers can choose to work during school holidays.
22. How will you be treated if you get the teaching position?
A. You will be paid at least 18,000 RMB monthly.
B. You will get extra 5,000 yuan after a year’s teaching.
C. You need to live in a shared dormitory with others.
D. You are free to choose your insurance types.
23. Which is unnecessary when you apply for the positions?
A. A proof of previous working experience. B. A copy of your ID
C.A copy of your certification. D. Your recent photo.
（B）
We all love animals, but animals don't feel the same way about us. When we enter their wild world, we are "unnatural" invaders into their homes.
There was a video many of you may have seen on the internet recently of a bear and its cub(幼崽) climbing up a steep, snow-covered hill in Russia. The mama bear makes it to the top without too much trouble, but the baby bear keeps sliding back down. It takes three attempts to reach the top and, no doubt, many cheered at the cub's never-give-up spirit. But nature scientists who saw the video didn't cheer.
Instead, the scientists were upset that the two bears had been frightened into making a dangerous, unnecessary climb by the drone(无人机) that was filming them. Sophie Gilbert of the University of Idaho said, "It showed a complete lack of understanding from the drone operator of the effects his actions were having on the bears." Other scientists have found that when a drone is hovering near, a bear's heart rate can increase from 41 beats per minute to 162 beats per minute—a high enough rate to cause a heart attack.
Human disturbance has actually been having a far-reaching influence on wildlife. Researchers at the University of Berkeley recently found that many mammals are turning into "night owls" again to avoid contact with humans. Such a shift might not only affect those species themselves, but also have numerous chain effects.
We human beings find ourselves in a strange position in nature. We are part of it but also separate from it, now more than ever, since most of us live in cities. So, when we go off hiking into wild areas to "re-connect" with nature, we should go softly and considerately. It's OK to get close to our animal friends, just not too close—we wouldn't want to scare them, would we?
24. What does the video feature?
A. The mama bear's care. B. The baby bear's climbing.
C. The dangerous environment. D. The experiment by scientists.
25. Why didn't nature scientists cheer?
A. They knew the bear's family well.
B. They were against other scientists.
C. They lacked understanding of the drone operator.
D. They knew the cause of the bears' climbing.
26. Which of the following is not the effect of human disturbance on wildlife?
A. Food shortage. B. Ecological imbalance.
C. Changing habits. D. Less contact with humans.
27. What does the author seem to agree with?
A. Respect the human-animal distance. B. Tighten the bond with wild animals.
C. Lose connection with nature. D. Shoot more videos on animals for study.
（C）
When I was a young girl back in Canada, I was sitting and watching a baseball game on TV with my father and we started to debate the importance of sports. Different from my father, I argued with all the overconfidence of a teenager that sports is more than just a hobby to keep us physically healthy and went as far as claiming that "There would be more wars if we didn't have sports!"
As an adult, my teenage tendencies of exaggeration(夸张) may have faded but I still firmly believe that sports is more than just a hobby for both participants and audience. The challenging times we are all living through right now with coronavirus is proof to this. The effect of cancelling all sports from professional leagues right down to amateur budding athletic programs, can be felt by millions of people worldwide. To many the social emotional impact is stronger than the physical. The loss of the sense of community, of belonging, and of an extended family is real for many girls, boys, men and women everywhere. Others are feeling physical challenges as well as they are struggling to stay active during these times.
But the human race is unbelievable and adaptable in tough situations and sports once again is playing a role. Sports teams are staying in touch online and are a source of much needed support, love and laughter in these times. So many professional athletes are playing vital roles through this crisis by sharing their messages of support and at times, making valuable monetary donations to the cause. Even in areas of isolation(隔离), people are coming out on their balconies and leading their neighbours through a workout programme to help them stay active. Others are turning to online workout programmes to follow. Once again, sports is finding its way.
So, in challenging times such as now, people are still empowered to continue their sports journey and stay strong and healthy.
What may the author's father agree about sports?
A. It helps avoid wars. B. It boosts confidence.
C. It affects social relations. D. It is a personal hobby.
29. How does life without sports affect people?
A. They lack family connection. B. They have lost their hobbies.
C. They suffer both in body and mind. D. They feel bored more than lonely.
How do isolated people respond to the tough situations?
A. Struggle to be athletes. B. Make donations to good causes.
C. Try to stay physically active. D. Design new sports programmes.
What is the best title?
A. Sports continues to offer strength B. Sports reduces risks in our lives
C. Sports makes the impossible possible D. Sports has new functions in the pandemic
（D）
While human achievements in mathematics continue to reach new levels of complexity, many of us who aren't mathematicians at heart (or engineers) may struggle to remember the last time we used calculus (微积分).
It's a fact not lost on American educators, who amid rising math failure rates are debating how math can better meet the real-life needs of students. Should we change the way math is taught in schools, or eliminate some courses entirely?
Andrew Hacker, Queens College political science professor, thinks that advanced algebra and other higher-level math should be cut from curricula in favor of courses with more routine usefulness, like statistics.
"We hear on all sides that we're not teaching enough mathematics, and the Chinese are way ahead of us," Hacker says. "I'm suggesting we're teaching too much mathematics to too many people. Not everybody has to know calculus. If you're going to become an aeronautical (航空的）engineer, fine. But most of us aren't."
Instead, Hacker is pushing for more courses like the one he teaches at Queens College: Numeracy 101. There, his students of "citizen statistics" learn to analyze public information like the federal budget and corporate reports. Such courses, Hacker argues, are a remedy for the numerical illiteracy of adults who have completed high-level math like algebra but are unable to calculate the price of, say, a carpet by area.
Hacker's argument has met with opposition from other math educators who say what's needed is to help students develop a better relationship with math earlier, rather than teaching them less math altogether.
Maria Droujkova is a founder of Natural Math, and has taught basic calculus concepts to 5-year-olds. For Droujkova, high-level math is important, and what it could use in American classrooms is an injection of childlike wonder.
"Make mathematics more available," Droujkova says. "Redesign it so it's more accessible to more kinds of people: young children, adults who worry about it, adults who may have had bad experiences."
Pamela Harris, a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, has a similar perspective. Harris says that American education is suffering from an epidemic of "fake math"---an emphasis on rote memorization (死记硬背）of formulas and steps, rather than an understanding of how math can influence the ways we see the world.
Andrew Hacker, for the record, remains skeptical.
"I'm going to leave it to those who are in mathematics to work out the ways to make their subject interesting and exciting so students want to take it," Hacker says. "All that I ask is that alternatives be offered instead of putting all of us on the road to calculus."
32. What is the general complaint about America's math education according to Hacker?
A. America is not doing as well as China.
B. Math professors are not doing a good job.
C. It doesn't help students develop their literacy.
D. There has hardly been any innovation for years.
33. What does Andrew Hacker's Numeracy 101 aim to do?
A. Allow students to learn high-level math step by step.
B. Enable students to make practical use of basic math.
C. Lay a solid foundation for advanced math studies.
D. Help students to develop their analytical abilities.
34. What does Maria Droujkova suggest math teachers do in class?
A. Make complex concepts easy to understand.
B. Start teaching children math at an early age.
C. Help children work wonders with calculus.
D. Try to arouse students' curiosity in math.
35. What does Pamela Harris think should be the goal of math education?
A. To enable learners to understand the world better.
B. To help learners to tell fake math from real math.
C. To broaden Americans' perspectives on math.
D. To exert influence on world development.
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。
In summer, teenagers are out of school and often looking for money to spend to go out with their friends. 36 Summer jobs for teenagers take advantage of the nice weather, long days, simple services and hard work teenagers are capable of.
　　Always popular among the list of summer jobs for teenagers is the do-it-yourself lawn cutting service. Involving little more than lawn cutting equipment, some fliers and an active participation, the lawn cutting service can make up to $15－$20 an hour. Depending on rates, a teenager can cut for neighbors and relatives. 37 Another new and effective approach is looking through Internet advertisements.
　　Many supermarkets and grocery stores offer teenagers jobs — pushing shopping carts, working cash registers, providing customer services, bagging groceries and unloading products. These jobs offer evening shifts, with early clock-out times around 9 pm. 38 Also, the sleep-loving high schoolers can remain in bed until the late afternoon.
　　With business increased as the weather improves, fast food chains look for help behind the counter or taking out garbage; restaurants look for hosts, hostesses and servers. These jobs might pay as low as $8－$9 an hour. 39 .
40 Take for example newspaper routes, car washes, assistants in offices and caddies (球童) at golf courses. The work is not too demanding and the hours are usually flexible, allowing teenagers to take on some responsibility while still enjoying their high school years.
A. They can find business through noticeboards and fliers around the neighborhood.
　　B. The best way to do this is to find a summer job to occupy themselves.
　　C. Work places offer sufficient employment opportunities.
　　D. It is not always easy for teenagers to find summer jobs.
　　E. Summer jobs for teenagers also come in other forms.
　　F. That allows the teenagers to maintain a social life.
　　G. Some do include good tips and friendly customers, though.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder（焊）copper pipes together or light a pilot light. These are 41 I’ve learned as an assistant to my dad in his plumbing （管道）business.
My summer job deals with 42 that constantly arouse physical and mental discomfort, and the work 43 an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt.
Each morning, I wrestle myself into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would 44 to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my classmates begin their 45 babysitting, or selling groceries, my dad and I carry heavy toolboxes and work in the dark basements. I often get 46 in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is beautiful or tidy.
Sometimes I 47 why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing summer homework. Yet as much as I hate the mess of plumbing, I look down upon myself for being so easily annoyed by disorder. 48 , the world was built by people willing to get their hands 49 .
Five such summers have taught me that the messy parts of people’s houses 50 the messy parts of their lives. As I learn to 51 the mess, I also learn to handle the 52 and contradictions (矛盾) in my adolescence. Life is a process of accepting 53 and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express 54 , I understand that, in a small way, we bring 55 to their lives.
41. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules
42. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises
43. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks
44. A. need B. expect C. refuse D. choose
45. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels
46. A. excited B. absorbed C. lost D. interested
47. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember
48. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition
49. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free
50. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect
51. A. sort out B. worry about C. hunt for D. give up
52. A. arrangements B. uncertainties C. competitions D. expectations
53. A. failure B. help C. change D. chaos
54. A. sympathy B. suspicion C. disapproval D. appreciation
55. A. peace B. success C. wonder D. order
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Global temperature changes are in fact a natural process. However, human demands for energy, manufactured goods, transport and animal products have increased carbon emissions. We 56 (cause) over 1°C of warming since the 19th century. For comparison, it 57 (take) 5,000 years for the Earth to warm up by 4-7°C after ice ages.
The small numbers may seem insignificant, 58 this temperature increase has had a huge impact globally. Sea levels have risen 15cm in the past century. Animals and ecosystems can’t keep up with the new rate of change,
59 forces many species into extinction. In turn, this comes back to bother humans, who rely on a balance of all ecosystems 60 (keep) our way of life.
Unless we completely change our habits, our future could be 61 (hope). In face of climate change,
62 governments should be focusing on now is promoting the use of renewable energy, supporting green farming, and reducing population 63 (grow). Individuals can pay attention to 64__ (cut) out car and plane travel, limiting their intake of animal products, and consuming far less manufactured goods. It will take much more than a village, but it’s possible — and everyone is responsible 65 what happens next.
江苏省金陵中学2020至2021学年第二学期高二期中考试
高二英语期中答案
第一部分? 听力
1-5 CBACA　6-10 ABABA　11-15 BACCB　16-20 CBCBA
第二部分 阅读理解
21-23 DBA 24-27 BDAA 28-31 DCCA 32-35 ABAC
36-40 BAFGE
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完型填空
41—45 BACCA 46—50 CBCBD 51—55ABDDD
第二节 语法填空
have caused 57. took 58. but 59. which 60. to keep
hopeless 62. what 63. growth 64. cutting 65. for