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启东中学2020-2021学年度第一学期高二期初考试英语试卷命题人：I.听力：(共20题，每题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.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeaccordingtotheradio?A.S

unny.B.Rainy.C.Windy.2.Whowillpaythebill?A.Theboss.B.Tom.C.Thewoman.3.Howdidthewomanfeel?A.Nervous.B.Ex

cited.C.Upset.4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.Hedidwellinspelling.B.Hecouldn’tspellthewords.C.Hewassatisfiedwit

htheresult.5.Howmuchshouldthemanpayforhisroom?A.150pounds.B.110pounds.C.100pounds.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，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whattimewastheplaneoriginallyscheduledto

leave?A.At3:00.B.At4:00.C.At5:00.7.Whyisthewomanworried?A.Theweatherisbad.B.Thereportisnotfinished.C.An

appointmentwillbedelayed.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hebrokeamachine.B.Themachineowedhim25cents.C.Themachineownerrefusedtohe

lphim.9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Callthepolice.B.Rockthemachine.C.Callthenumberonthemachine.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10.HowisTed’shomeworkthist

ime?A.Verypoor.B.Welldone.C.So-so.11.WhereisTedgoingnow?A.Thegym.B.Thelibrary.C.Thebookstore.12.WhatdoesTedthinkofhisteacher?A.Pol

ite.B.Generous.C.Helpful.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Whatabilitiestopossess

.B.Whichprofessortofollow.C.Whatjobtodointhefuture.14.Whatsubjectdoesthemanprobablyprefer?A.History..

Politics.C.Art.15.Whatdothewoman’sparentsexpecthertobe?A.Arestaurantmanager.B.Apolitician.C.Ateacher.16.Whatis

thewomangoodatdoing?A.Dealingwithpeople.B.Workingwithkids.C.Paintingpictures.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17.WhatistobehostedonWedne

sdayevening?A.Abakesale.B.Aparentbookclub.C.Aneventtohonoranartist.18.Whendoesthebookfairend?A.OnThursday.B.On

Wednesday.C.OnMonday.19.Wherewillthemoneyfromthebakesalego?A.Acomputerlab.B.Thesportsteams.C.Theartdepartme

nt.20.Whathappenstothecomputerlab?A.Itwillberepaired.B.Itwillbeclosedforever.C.Itwillbeputupforsale.II.阅读理解：(共15小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5分)ATheNationalGaller

yDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomo

remodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWinga

remosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentranceLayout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesterns

ideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouse

s16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronest.TheNorthWinghouses

17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWing

houses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGoghOpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10a

mto6pm（Fridays10amto9pm）andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:Charing

Cross(2-minutewalk).LeicesterSquare(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).21.Inwhichcentury’sco

llectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A.The13thB.The17thC.The18thD.The20th22.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A.IntheEastWing.B.InthemainWestWing.

C.IntheSainsburyWing.D.IntheNorthWing.23.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A.PiccadillyCircus.B.L

eicesterSquare.C.Embankment.D.CharingCross.BTheybabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotyetlefthospital.Sheisquietbutalert(警觉).Twentycenti

metersfromherfaceresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonit.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanother

,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze(凝视)startstoloseitsfocus

-untilathird,withthreeblackspots,ispresented.Hergazereturns；shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetel

lthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperiment,butwiththreespot

sshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenslightlyold

erbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjects(acomb,akey,anorangeandsoon),changingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthems

elves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhe

ntheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemo

reexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeatsthanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise(同样地)whentheresearchersstartedw

ithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.24.TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1isrelatedtothebaby’s________.A.senseofhearing.B.senseofsight.C.senseo

ftouch.D.senseofsmell.25.Babiesaresensitivetothechangein________.A.thesizeofcards.B.thecolourofpictures.C.theshapeofpatterns

.D.thenumberofobjects.26.Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?A.Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.B.Toseehowbabiesreco

gnizesounds.C.Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.D.Tokeepthebabies’interest.27.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Sciencefiction.B.Children’sliterat

ure.C.Anadvertisement.D.Asciencereport.CRacewalkingsharesmanyfitnessbenefitswithrunning,researchshows,whilemostlikelycontributingtofewerin

juries.Itdoes,however,haveitsownproblem.Racewalkersareconditionedathletes.ThelongesttrackandfieldeventattheSummerOly

mpicsisthe50-kilometerracewalk,whichisaboutfivemileslongerthanthemarathon.Butthesport’srulesrequirethataracewalker’s

kneesstaystraightthroughmostofthelegswingandonefootremainincontact(接触)withthegroundatalltimes.It’sthisstrangeformthatmakesracewalkingsuchanat

tractiveactivity,however,saysJaclynNorberg,anassistantprofessorofexercisescienceatSalemStateUniversityinSalem,Mass.

Likerunning,racewalkingisphysicallydemanding,shesays,Accordingtomostcalculations,racewalkersmovingatapaceofsixmilesp

erhourwouldburnabout800calories(卡路里)perhour,whichisapproximatelytwiceasmanyastheywouldburnwalking,althoughfew

erthanrunning,whichwouldprobablyburnabout1,000ormorecaloriesperhour.However,racewalkingdoesnotpoundthe

bodyasmuchasrunningdoes,Dr.Norbergsays.Accordingtoherresearch,runnershitthegroundwithasmuchasfourtimestheirbodyweightperstep,

whileracewalkers,whodonotleavetheground,createonlyabout1.4timestheirbodyweightwitheachstep.Asaresult,shesays,someoftheinjuriesassociat

edwithrunning,suchasrunner’sknee,areuncommonamongracewalkers.Butthesport’sstrangeformdoesplaceconsiderablestressonth

eanklesandhips,sopeoplewithahistoryofsuchinjuriesmightwanttobecautiousinadoptingthesport.Infact,anyonewishingtotryracewalki

ngshouldprobablyfirstconsultacoachorexperiencedracertolearnpropertechnique,shesays.Ittakessomepractice.28.Whyareracewalkersconditionedathletes?A

.Theymustrunlongdistances.B.Theyarequalifiedforthemarathon.C.Theyhavetofollowspecialrules.D.Theyaregoodatswingingtheirleg

s.29.Whatadvantagedoesracewalkinghaveoverrunning?A.It’smorepopularattheOlympics.B.It’slesschallengingphysicall

y.C.It’smoreeffectiveinbodybuilding.D.It’slesslikelytocausekneeinjuries.30.WhatisDr.Norberg’ssuggestionforsomeonetryingracewalking?A.Ge

ttingexperts’opinions.B.Havingamedicalcheckup.C.Hiringanexperiencedcoach.D.Doingregularexercises.31.Whichwordbestdescribestheautho

r’sattitudetoracewalking?A.Skeptical.B.Objective.C.Tolerant.D.Conservative.DTheconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesu

bjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperi

encedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.Theengineersatthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastepfurther—changingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemt

operformdiverse,evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey’reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetecth

armfulchemicalsingroundwater.“We’rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,”explainedMicha

elStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsgrow(发光)inexperimentsusingsomecommonv

egetables.Strano’steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtore

adby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.Inthefuture

,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant’slifetime.Theengineersarealsot

ryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch”wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelect

ricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource(电源)—suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway—alotofene

rgyislostduringtransmission(传输).Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabo

ut?A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.B.Abigfallincrimerates.C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.33.Whatisthefunctionofthese

nsorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineer?A.Todetectplants’lackofwater.B.Tochangecompositionsofplants.C.Tomaket

helifeofplantslonger.D.Totestchemicalsinplants.34.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?A.Theywillspeedupenergy

production.B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CanwegrowmoreglowingplantsB.HowdowelivewithglowingplantsC.CouldglowingplantsreplacelampsD.Ho

wareglowingplantsmadepollution-freeIII.七选五:(共5小题，每题2.5分，满分12.5分)TheInternethasopenedupawholenewonlineworldforustomeet,chatandgowherewe

’veneverbeenbefore.Butjustasinfacetofacecommunication,therearesomerulesofbehaviorthatshouldbefollowedwhenonline.36________

.Imaginehowyou’dfeelifyouwereintheotherperson’sshoes.Foranythingyou’reabouttosend:askyourself,“WouldIsaythistotheperson’sface?”Ifth

eanswerisno,rewriteandreread.37_________.Ifsomeoneinthechatroomisrudetoyou,yourinstinct(本能)istofirebacki

nthesamemanner.Buttrynottodoso.38__________.Ifitwascausedbyadisagreementwithanothermember,trytofixthesi

tuationbypolitelydiscussingit.Remembertorespectthebeliefsandopinionsofothersinthechatroom.39___________Offeradvicewhenaskedb

ynewcomers,astheymaynotbesurewhattodoorhowtocommunicate.Whensomeonemakesamistake,whetherit’sastupidquestionora

nunnecessarilylonganswer,bekindaboutit.Ifit’sasmallmistake,youmaynotneedtosayanything.Evenifyoufeelstronglyaboutit,thinktwicebeforesayinganythin

g.Havinggoodmannersyourselfdoesn’tgiveyoulicensetocorrecteveryoneelse.40__________Atthesametime,ifyoufind

youarewrong,besuretocorrectyourselfandapologizetothosethatyouhaveoffended.Itisnotpolitetoaskotherspersonalquestionssuchastheirage,sexandmaritalsta

tus.Unlessyouknowthepersonverywell,andyouarebothcomfortablewithsharingpersonalinformation,don’tasksuchquestions.A.It’s

naturalthattheresomepeoplewhospeakrudelyormakemistakesonline.B.Repeattheprocesstillyoufeelsurethatyou’dfeelcomfortablesayingthewo

rdstotheperson’sface.C.Everyonewasnewtothenetworkonce.D.Thebasicruleissimple:treatothersinthesamewayyouwouldwanttobetreated.E.Whenyou

sendshortmessagestoapersononline,youmustsaysomethingbeautifultohear.F.Youshouldeitherignoretheperson,oruseyourchatsoftwaretoblo

cktheirmessages.G.Ifyoudodecidetotellsomeoneaboutamistake,pointitoutpolitely.IV.完形填空(共15空，每空1分，满分15分)MolaigrewupinatinyvillageinIndia.Th

evillagelaynearsomewetlandswhichbecamehissecond__41.Helearnedthevalueandbeautyof42refromaveryyoungage.Whenhewas1

6,Molaibegantonoticesomething43happeningaroundhishome.Afloodhadhittheareaearlierthatyearandthe44itcausedhaddrivenawayanumberofbirds.

45,thenumberofsnakeshaddeclinedaswell.He46thatitwasbecausethereweren’tenoughtreestoprotectthemfromthe__47.Thesolution,ofcourse,wastop

lanttreessotheanimalscouldseek48duringthedaytime.Heturnedtothe49__departmentforhelpbutwastoldthatnothin

gwouldgrowthere.However,Molaiwentlookingonhisownand50anearbyislandwherehebegantoplanttrees.__51youngplantsinthe

dryseasonwas352foraloneboy.Molaibuiltatthe__53__ofeachsapling(幼树）abambooplatform,whereheplacedearthenpotswithsmallholesto__54rainwater.

Thewaterwouldthendrip(滴落）ontheplantsbelow.Molai55toplanttreesforthenext37years.Hiseffortshaveresultedin1,360acresofnatura

lly-grownlandthathasbecomehometomanyplantsandanimals.41.A.dreamB.jobC.homeD.choice42.A.natureB.youthC.cultureD.knowledge43.A.precious

B.interestingC.disturbingD.awkward44.A.wasteB.tensionC.painD.damage45.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Otherwise46.A.ag

reedB.realizedC.rememberedD.predicted47.A.noiseB.heatC.diseaseD.dust48.A.directionsB.partnersC.helpD.shelter49.A.laborB.p

oliceC.forestD.finance50.A.rebuiltB.discoveredC.leftD.managed51.A.DecoratingB.ObservingC.WateringD.Guarding52.A.toughB

.illegalC.fantasticD.beneficial53.A.backB.topC.footD.side54.A.cooldownB.keepoffC.purifyD.collect55.A.returnedB

.learnedC.failedD.continuedV.语法填空(共10空，每空1.5分，满分15分)Icanstillremembertheafternoonwhenweclimbedthemountainasifitwereyesterd

ay.Itwasasunnyday.Eagertospendsometimeoutside,Iwentupthemountainwithmyuncle.Themountainwashard(56)_____________(climb)andhadtoughrocksandstreamsonit.

Intheend,(57)____________(exhaust)andhot,Icouldn’tgoanyfurther.Sowewentbackdownthemountainintheend.Onthewaybackdown,myuncleaskedmeaquest

ion,(58)___________leftmespeechlessforasecond:“What’syourdream,younglady?”“Ihavenoidea,”Ianswered(59)_____________thinkingaboutitforawh

ile.Thenhesmiledandtoldmeabouthisstory.Hedidn’tperformwellatschoolwhenhewasastudent.Althoughnobodythoughthecouldsucc

eed,heknewclearly(60)_______________hisdreamwas-----tobeabusinessman.“IknewIwasn’tgiftedwhenitcametostudying,soItriedtobuysnacksfromamarketandsellt

hemafterclass,”hetoldme.Afterheleftschool,hestartedsellingdifferentitemstofindoutwhichonewasmostattractivetocustomers.

Ofcourse,heoftenhadnomoneyinhispocket,but(61)______________toughlifewas,henevergaveup.“Thereisnodoubtthatapersonwhoputsinagreatdealofe

fforttoreachhisorhergoalwillhavegoodluckatsomepoint.Themeaningoflifeistochaseyourdream,”hesaidgently.Tha

tnightI(62)______________hardlyfallasleep.Ilayinbedtossingandturning,askingmyself,“What’smymotivation?”Ioncewantedtobeatopstudent,buttheha

rdworkneededmeant(63)____________(put)everythingintofollowingmypassion.IfIfindmyselflackingwillpower,whatsh

ouldIdo?Leavinghomeearlythenextmorning,Iclimbedthemountainagainby(64)______________.Itmademethink:Ifwedon’texperiencetheclimb,howcanwe

gettoseethesceneryonthetopofthemountain?Intheend,Ireachedthetopand(65)______________(fascinate)bythewarmbreezeandsunshi

ne.Nothingcouldbemorepleasantthanthat.VI.单词拼写：根据句意及提示，拼写单词(共10题，每题1.5分，满分15分)66.Thestudentslookedatmeblanklywithoutan

yc_______________ofwhatIhadsaid.67.Wehavetriedourbesttomakeourdesignmore_____________(有吸引力)toyoungpeople.68.Morethan20c__________

___tookpartinthegame,amongwhomonlyonewillbethewinner.69.Don’twastep______________timejustsittingaroundheredoingnoth

ingatall.70.AccordingtoDarwin’stheoryofe______________,humanbeingsdevelopedfromapes(猿).71.TheHotelGard

esanaoffers______________(绝佳的)viewsofthelake.72.EmailandWechathavet_____________thewaypeoplecommunicatewitheachother.73.Forthesakeof_____________(安全

),driversarerequiredtowearsafetybeltswhiledriving.74.Thiskindofthingsshouldbedealtwith_______________(小心、谨慎)75.It’samatt

erofpersonal______________(喜好)whetheramanlikesmeatorvegetables.VII.英语写作(共1题，满分25分)假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom在来信中提到对中国

唐诗感兴趣，并请求你介绍一位你最喜欢的唐代诗人。请你给Tom回信，内容包括诗人简介及你喜欢他的原因。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,_______________

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