2019-2020年高二下学期第四次阶段测试英语试题含答案.doc

2019-2020年高二下学期第四次阶段测试英语试题含答案第一部分 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 the conversation take place probably?A. In a shop. B. At home.C. In a swimming pool.2. On which days doesnt the mans son work?A. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.B. Monday, Friday and Saturday.C. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.3. Who is going after Jack?A. Mrs. Green.B. Mr. Green. C. His brother.4. What does the man mean?A. Mark should clean the car this time.B. The car doesnt need cleaning.C. He cleaned the car last time.5. When should the delivery be made to the man?A. On Sunday.B. On Saturday.C. On Thursday.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5秒钟来阅读各个小题；听完后，每个小题将给出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6至7题。6. What did the IOC President announce?A. The winner to host the 34th Winter Olympic Games.B. The winner to host the 44th Winter Olympic Games.C. The winner to host the 24th Winter Olympic Games.7. How many more nods did Beijing get than its rival-Almaty?A. Four. B. Forty. C. Forty-four. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. How long does the woman need the car?A. For three days. B. For thirteen days.C. For three weeks.9. Which car does the woman choose at last?A. The black one. B. The silver one.C. The red one.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman want?A. A skirt.B. A jacket.C. An overcoat.11. Who promised to solve the problem for the woman?A. The manager. B. The tailor.C. The tailors assistant.12. When will the speakers go to the tailors?A. Next Sunday morning. B. Next Saturday morning.C. Next Saturday afternoon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers doing?A. Waiting for a flight. B. Saying good-bye to each other.C. Exchanging their pictures.14. What do we know about Jane?A. She will graduate next July.B. She is twenty-one years old.C. She is studying at Cambridge University.15. Who is the womans daughter?A. Jane.B. Tina. C. Beth.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman likes playing the piano.B. The mans son is a college teacher.C. The man has been traveling for a month.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What do restaurants in America seldom accept?A. Checks. B. Cash.C. Credit cards.18. What do we know about popular restaurants?A. They have many reservations every day.B. They serve alcohol to guests under 20.C. They accept reservations for large parties.19. How much should you tip for superior service in a restaurant?A. 15% of the total bill.B. 20% of the total bill. C. 25% of the total bill.20. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Asians smoke less than Europeans.B. Americans smoke less than Europeans.C. The legal smoking age in America is 21.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）21. The pany has got _ from many users both at home and abroad for top-quality products and services.A. benefitB. apologyC. creditD. envy22. Parents should guide their children, not direct them. Observe _ your childs talent and interests lie, and then encourage them in those directions.A. whatB. whereC. whenD. that23. Despite the fact that all three teams _ different approaches to the problem, they were all immediate successes.A. acquired B. adapted C. achieved D. adopted24. Across the Yangtze River _ more than one bridge, the Nanjing Changjiang Bridge being the first one.A. lay B. lie C. lies D. laid25. “He _ lived well on his good looks, but instead he chose to thrive (成功) on his talent.” People praised Ning Zetao like this.A. should haveB. must haveC. may haveD. could have26. To strengthen Japans diplomatic influence and increase military presence across the world, Abe (安倍) _ a greater role for his country in international affairs since he took office.A. soughtB. had soughtC. is seekingD. has been seeking27. _ the poem a second time, the meaning will bee clearer to you. A. Having readB. While readingC. If readingD. When you read28. The female driver was criticized online after being beaten up for _ lane changes.A. abruptB. abnormalC. accidentalD. appropriate29. I could have got good grades in the maths exam, but _ I made some mistakes and failed.A. somewhatB. somehowC. anyhowD. anyway30. The Chinese government has made it clear _ it tries to achieve in space science in the next 5 years.A. whatB. thatC. howD. which31. In ancient Egypt, green represented hope and spring, _ is the time of year _ things in nature start to grow after a long winter.A. when; whichB. what; whenC. which; whenD. which; that32.We are not supposed to escape from difficulties in that they can _ our best qualities.A. make out B. work out C. carry out D. bring out33. Many university graduates wish to be offered a job _ they can find an opportunity to experience the excitement of it. A. which B. why C. where D. what34. We thought that, _ we were in the area, wed stop by and see the places of interest.A. until B. since C. unless D. though35. To save trouble, you _ as well preview the product online before you place an order. A. can B. should C. may D. need第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Third Culture Kids As more cities and panies bee increasing international, there is a growing number of children that are creating their own sub-culture. Often 36 to as TCKs (Third Culture Kids) or Global Nomads, these students have a(n) 37 impact on the global munity. So who are these Third Culture Kids? They are not a new phenomenon. As one looks 38 history, there is a realization that certain groups of people have led highly 39 lives, a key 40 in describing TCKs. They often 41 their parents into another country and spend a significant part of his or her development years outside the parents culture. They are 42 to new cultures and to other people in the munity who 43 move constantly. Their numbers 44 into the hundreds of thousands and are increasing. Ease of 45 and constant relocation of people through multinational panies and global business links contribute to this 46 . The question “Who am I?” is frequently asked by TCKs. They have 47 a host of cultural identities, and have built relationships to all the cultures, 48 not having full ownership of any. Although elements from each culture are absorbed into TCKs life experience, the sense of 49 is in relationship to others of a similar background. As you enter into the world of TCKs, one might suspect they are no 50 . But it is 51 , after spending only a short time with them, that they bring a deep knowledge from inside and a special ability to pare 52 and local issues. They represent many countries and cultures. They are the future cross-culturalists and 53 future politicians, diplomats, government employees and educators. They certainly experience a different lifestyle pared to their mono-cultural peers but we can benefit from their global and 54 lives. So, whatever one chooses to label the international students as -TCKs, Global Nomads, or Global Souls -we will gain unbelievable 55 .36. A. referredB. appealedC. subscribedD. submitted37. A. temporaryB. greatC. immediateD. initial38. A. down onB. back on C. forward toD. up to39. A. adventurousB. civilizedC. mobileD. primitive40. A. figureB. reasonC. causeD. factor41. A. driveB. divideC. acpanyD. invite42. A. exposed B. connected C. addictedD. mitted43. A. frequentlyB. approximatelyC. barelyD. also44. A. burstB. extendC. breakD. change45. A. munication B. exportC. interactionD. travel46. A. trend B. traditionC. optionD. shift47. A. revealedB. accumulated C. discoveredD. accelerated48. A. asB. whenC. whileD. so49. A. achievementB. responsibilityC. possessingD. belonging50. A. exceptionB. denyingC. different D. doubtful51. A. apparentB. universalC. vitalD. essential 52. A. updated B. internationalC. plicatedD. specific53. A. hopefullyB. luckilyC. necessarilyD. generally54. A. material B. spiritualC. professionalD. colorful55. A. awardsB. successC. popularityD. rewards第三部分 阅读理解（共 10小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）AIn her new book, “The Smartest Kids in the World,” Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of Tom, a high-school student from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in Warsaw, Poland. Poland is a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students test scores from significantly below average to well above it. Polish kids have now outscored(超过分数) American kids in math and science, even though Poland spends, on average, less than half as much per student as the United States does. One of the most striking differences between the high school Tom attended in Gettysburg and the one he ends up at in Warsaw is that the latter has no football team, or, for that matter, teams of any kind.That American high schools waste more time and money on sports than on math is an old plaint. This is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities. This December, when the latest Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) results are announced, its safe to predict that American high-school students will once again display their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not just by students in Poland but also by students in places like South Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, and Japan. Meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers. Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids like it. And for another, according to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington D.C., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. The tour leadera mother with three children in the schoolwas asked about the schools flaws(暇疵). When she said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. When she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “Really?” one of them asked worriedly, “What do you mean?”One of the ironies(讽刺) of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. American kids performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. Its too bad that their test scores show the same thing. 56. The purpose of this article is to _. A. pare Polish schools with those in America B. call on American schools to learn from the Polish model C. draw public attention to a weakness in American school tradition D. explain what is wrong with American schools and provide solutions 57. According to Paragraph 2, we know that _. A. PISA plays a very important role in AmericaB. little time is spent on sports in Japanese schools C. American high schools plain about sports time D. too much importance is placed on sports in America 58. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _. A. American students academic performance worries their parents a lot B. low expectations result in American students poor PISA performance C. high expectations push up American students academic performance D. lacking practice contributes to American students average performanceBCall it the learning paradox: the more you struggle and even fail while youre trying to learn new information, the better youre likely to recall and apply that information later.The learning paradox is at the heart of “productive failure,” a phenomenon identified by researcher Manu Kapur points out that while the model adopted by many teachers when introducing students to new knowledge providing lots of structure and guidance early on, until the students show that they can do it on their own makes intuitive sense, it may not be the best way to promote learning. Rather, its better to let the learners wrestle with the material on their own for a while, refraining from giving them any assistance at the start. In a paper published recently, Kapur applied the principle of productive failure to mathematical problem solving in three schools.With one group of students, the teacher provided strong “scaffolding”-instructional support and feedback. With the teachers help, these pupils were able to find the answers to their set of problems. Meanwhile, a second group was directed to solve the same problems by cooperating with one another, without any hints from their instructor. These students werent able to plete the problems correctly. But in the course of trying to do so, they generated a lot of ideas about the nature of the problems and about what potential solutions would look like. And when the two groups were tested on what theyd learned the second group “significantly outperformed” the first.The apparent struggles of the second group have what Kapur calls a “hidden efficacy”: they lead people to understand the deep structure of problems, not simply their correct solutions. When these students meet with a new problem of the same type on a test, theyre able to transfer the knowledge theyve gathered more effectively than those who were the passive recipients of someone elses expertise. In the real world, problems rarely e neatly packaged, so being able to discern their deep structure is key. But, Kapur notes, none of us like to fail, no matter how often Silicon Valley entrepreneurs praise the beneficial effects of an idea that fails or a start-up pany that crashes and burns. So we need to “design for productive failure” by building it into the learning process, Kapur has identified three conditions that promote this kind of beneficial struggle. First, choose problems to work on that “challenge but do not frustrate.” Second, provide learners with opportunities to explain and elaborate on what theyre doing. Third, give learners the chance to pare and contrast good and bad solutions to the problems. And to those students who protest this tough-love teaching style: youll thank me later.59. Why does the author call the learning process a paradox?A. Pains do not necessarily lead to gains. B. What is learned is rarely applicable in life.C. Failure more often than not breeds success. D. The more is taught, the less is learned.60. What does Kapur disapprove of in teaching?A. Asking students to find and solve problems on their own.B. Developing students ability to apply what they learn.C. Giving students detailed guidance and instruction.D. Allowing students a free hand in problem solving.61. What kind of problem should be given to students to solve according to Kapur?A. It should be able to encourage collaborative learning.B. It should be easy enough so as not to frustrate students.C. It should be solvable by average students with ease.D. It should be difficult enough but still within their reach.62. What can be expected of this tough-love teaching style?A. Students will be grateful in the long run.B. Teachers will meet with a lot of resistance.C. Parents will think it too harsh on their kids.D. It may not be able to yield the desired results.CIn this passage adapted from a novel, a Canadian woman recalls for her childhood during the 1960s. Originally from China, the family travelled to Irvine, Ontario, Canada, where the parents opened a restaurant, the Dragon Caf.As a young girl I never really thought about my parents lives in Irvine, how small their world must have seemed, never extending beyond the Dragon Caf. Every day my parents did the same jobs in the restaurant. I watched the same customers e for meals, for morning coffee, for afternoon soft drinks and French fries. For my parents one day was like the next. They settled into an uneasy and distant relationship with each other. Their love, their tenderness, they gave to me.But my life was changing. I became taller and bigger, my second teeth grew in white and straight. At school I began to learn about my adopted country. I spoke English like a native, without a trace of an accent. I played, though, and dreamed in the language of our Irvine neighbors. A few years later and I would no longer remember a time when I didnt speak their words and read their books. But my father and Uncle Yat still spoke the same halting English. My mother spoke only a few words. I began to translate conversations they had with the customers, switching between English and Chinese. Whenever I stepped outside the restaurant it seemed I was entering a world unknown to my family: school, church, friends houses, the town beyond Main Street, I found it hard to imagine a year without winter any more, a home other than Irvine.For my mother, though, home would always be China. In Irvine she lived among strangers, unable to speak their language. Whenever she talked about happy times, they were during her childhood in that distant land. A wistful smile would soften her face as she told me about sleeping and playing with her sister in the attic above her parents bedroom. She once showed me a piece of jade-green silk cloth that was frayed and worn around the edge. In the center was a white lotus floating in varying shades of blue water, the embroidery(刺绣) so fine that when I held it at arms length the petals looked real. I had been helping her store away my summer clothes in the brown leather suitcase from Hong Kong when I noticed a piece of shiny material spread it on her lap. “My mother embroidered this herself. I was going to have it made into a cushion, but then my life changed and over here there seems to be no place for lovely things. Its all I have that reminds me of her,” she said. “Maybe, Sun-Jen, one day you will do something with it.” I admired the clothsome more, then she carefully folded it and stored it back in her suitcase.There was little left from her old life. She said it was so long ago that sometimes it felt as if it had never happened. But she described her life with such clarity and vividness that I knew all those memories lived on inside her. There was so little in this new country that gave her pleasure. The good things she found were related in some way to China: an aria from a Chinese opera, a letter from a relative back home or from Aunt Hai-Lan in Toronto, written in Chinese, a familiar-looking script that I couldnt read and that had nothing to do with my life in Canada.There were times when I felt guilty about my own happiness in Irvine. We had e to Canada because of me, but I was the only one who had found a home.63.The primary purpose of the THIRD paragraph is to _.A. provide insight into the motivations of the writers parents and uncleB. emphasize the great transformation the writer undergoesC. describe the plex interrelationships in the writers familyD. reveal the writers preference for a cold climate over a warm one64. According to the writer, her mother experienced feelings of _ in Canada.A. lonliness B. confusion C. stability D.