2019-2020年高二下学期4月阶段性考试英语试卷 Word版含答案.doc

2019-2020年高二下学期4月阶段性考试英语试卷 Word版含答案第I卷(共75分)第一部分：听力 (共两节，满分15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. What was the weather like yesterday?A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.2. What does the woman mean?A. She is happy to help. B. She cant afford any tips. C. She is going to visit Henry soon.3. What is the woman asking about?A. How to get to the Great Wall. B. If the man knows a group tour. C. What the man will do this weekend.4. What did the woman think about her day?A. Boring and tiring. B. Tiring but fun. C. Relaxing and interesting.5. What are the two speakers probably doing? A. Playing tennis. B. Climbing a mountain. C. Running along the beach.第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)听下面4段对话，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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，每段对话读两遍。听第6段对话，回答第67题。6. Why does the man know David is injured?A. Because he saw David fall down yesterday. B. Because David told him over the phone just now. C. Because he met David in the park earlier today.7. What can we know from the conversation?A. The woman doesnt think skating is fun. B. They will go skating tonight before 7 oclock. C. They will go skating tonight without David.听第7段对话，回答第810题。8. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Strangers. B. Friends. C. Neighbors.9. How many children does the man have? A. At most three. B. At least four. C. At least five.10. What do we know about the man? A. He lacks friends. B. He lives on his own. C. He loves travelling around.听第8段对话，回答第1113题。11. Why did the man choose not to visit Beijing in the end? A. Because he didnt like the hot weather there. B. Because he had no friend to acpany him there. C. Because he was told about a more popular tourist site.12. Which of the following places did the man miss visiting? A. The Huang Guo Shu Waterfalls. B. The historical city Zunyi. C. The Maling Gorge.13. What does the man probably think of his trip? A. Terrible. B. Just so-so. C. Fascinating.听第9段对话，回答第1415题。14. Why did Anne Lindbergh begin to write? A. To reduce her sadness. B. To tell stories to her kids. C. To record her flying times.15. What do we know about the book Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead? A. It was written in the 1960s. B. It told a story of a sad father and his son. C. It was about the authors happy and sad life events.2、 单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)16. Normally, a forest fire and the damage _ causes can be very extensive, especially when you consider the financial and physical losses.A. whichB. thatC. thisD. it17. The rescue team _ through the ruins for survivors since last night. A. was bing B. have been bing C. did b D. has bed18. Celies situation was _ sympathy for, because it seemed as if God, the only person that she could _ for support, had turned his back on her. A. worth showing; turn to B. worthwhile showing; correspond to C. worthy being shown; turn to D. worthy to be shown; subscribe to19. By no means _ her. A. will I regret to acknowledge loving B. I will regret to acknowledge loving C. will I regret acknowledging to love D. will I regret acknowledging loving20. But for their instant rescue, the accident _ more lives. A. would have died B. would claim C. would have claimed D. must have died21. The captain would rather _ than _ the officials mand that he _ ship. A. died; obey ; abandoned B. die; obey; abandon C. die; to obey; should abandon D. died; obey; should abandon22. Environmentalists applauded the determination to fight heavy smog, _ it will be a tough task for local governments to carry out.A. unlessB. until C. whileD. though23. How do you understand life? It is a constant match _ the greatest opponent is yourself.A. in thatB. of whichC. whereD. when 24. Why are you so late? I was half way here when it _ to me that I had left my notebook home, so I had to go back to fetch it. A. seemed B. acquired C. occurred D. happened25.With many major economic problems _, there is no point _ the growth rate of this year now. A. remained to be addressed; judgingB. remaining to be addressed; to judgeC. remained unaddressed; judgingD. remaining unaddressed; judging三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、 B、C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答題纸上将该项涂黑。 Many people face controversial (有争议的）subjects by directly stating their opinions, regardless of the reactions of the audience. But this is ineffective! Why? Because, for an argument to work, there has to be 26 . If a message is too blunt(生硬的），then the audience has a 27 to tune out - they are too angry to 28 paying attention to what you say. As they stop listening, munication has 29 . Well, the best way to 30 a controversial subject is to use a method called proof-to-claim you state the controversial point of your message 31 you have given all the information that supports the claim. This 32 you to municate your reasons before your audience get angry. In fact, by holding off on the controversial claim, your message bees more 33 . Sometimes 34 English teachers scream, Your opinion has to e at the beginning of your argument! Well, if you feel a little unfortable 35 your claim until the end, you can use a technique: Be 36 in the beginning. By vague, you can tell your audience what you are arguing about, 37 what you are arguing for. For example, lets say that you are speaking to a group of gun owners about gun 38 if you say, I think we should ban all handguns, you probably will not be able to get another 39 out. However, if you started by saying, I think 40 needs to be done about gun control you have let your audience know what your 41 is (so they wont be confused). Thus you will find you have more of a chance of 42 your information without any emotional roadblocks. 43 that the thinking behind the advice is to 44 munication! Structure your message, so that your listeners get the information they need to make a (an) 45 decision. 26. A. munication 27. A. desire 28. A. stop 29. A. ended 30. A. present 31. A. before 32. A. allows 33. A. solvable 34. A. admirable 35. A. pushing 36. A. indirect 37. A. as well as 38. A. possession 39. A. subject 40. A. everything 41. A. idea 42. A. passing on 43. A. Realize 44. A. acplish 45. A. informed B. expectation B. urge B. pause B. expressed B. refuse B. after B. advises B. meaningful B. skilled B. leaving B. argumentative B, except for B. campaign B. word B. anything B. topic B. getting on B. Forget B. encourage B. primary C. discussion C. strategy C. continue C. fulfilled C. support C. when C. expects C. reasonable C. stubborn C. shifting C. persuasive C. other than C. control C. proposal C. something C. opinion C. putting on C. Foresee C. guide C. beneficial D. confirmation D. tendency D. quit D. failed D. respond D. though D. forces D. acceptable D. sensitive D. locating D. gentle D. rather than D. prevention D. rule D. nothing D. attitude D. taking on D. Remember D. govern D. instant四、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、D四个选项中选出最佳答案, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A1. Ensure passport is valid Passport are required for travel to the U.S. and must be valid for the entirety of the travelers stay.2. plete the application for a tourist visa, Form DS-160. This is an online form available through the U.S. Department of State.3. Print the DS-160 confirmation page. After successfully pleting the application, the applicant will receive a confirmation with a 10-digit barcode. Take a printout of this page. This page is required to schedule a visa interview.4. Upload a digital photograph. The DS-160 application requires the applicant to upload a digital photograph that meets the following requirements: The digital photograph must be a square Minimum dimensions must be 60 pixels by 600 pixels Image must be in color Image must be in the JPEG format File size of the image must be less than or equal to 240 kilobytes.5. Pay the application fee for the B2 tourist visa. The fee can be paid electronically as a bank transfer or in cash at designated (指定的) bank branches.6. Make an appointment for the visa interview. After paying the application fee, the applicant will have to schedule two appointments as part of the tourist visa process: The first appointment is at the Offsite Facilitation Center (OFC) to provide biometrics information, which includes fingerprinting and photograph. The second appointment is with the consulate or embassy for a personal visa interview.7. plete the visa fingerprinting at an OFC. This appointment should be scheduled at least a day or two before the interview at the consulate. As part of this appointment, the applicants digital photograph and fingerprints will be taken.8. Attend the visa interview at the designated U.S. consulate or embassy on the day and time the appointment. The applicant brings the following to the visa interview: Passport (and old passports if any) Passport-style photograph The DS-160 confirmation page Visa application fee receipts Interview appointment letter Supporting documents9. Receive a B-2 visa and travel to the U.S. If the interview goes well, the consulate officer will approve the visa application and give the applicant a B-2 visa.46. The passage mainly focuses on_. A.how to apply for a U.S. tourist visa B. strict process of passport application C.making preparations for visa documents D.the U.S. tourist advertisement of applying for visa47. What are applicants required to do when applying for B-2 visa? Aplete the visa fingerprinting after the interview. B. Pay the application fee only through bank transfer electronically. C. Print out Form DS-160 D. Attend a personal visa interview.BExpensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes (话匣子) to take the term “handsfree” to a new levelby talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost 1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget (小玩意) recycling. He uses outdated gloves and bines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which missioned (承担) the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.Mr. Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to 260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles (操纵台), MP3 players and digital cameras.Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “Theres a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.” 48. The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of _. A. an artist B. a pany C. a mobile D. an exhibition49. Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves _.A. in the exhibition B. from Mr MilesC. when they are mass-produced D. after they recycle the gadgets50. The purpose of the project is to _.A. promote the technology of IT B. enable people to talk to their handsC. raise peoples awareness of recycling D. attract visitors attention in the exhibition51. What is the passage mainly about?A. New mobiles which are fashionable. B. Outdated handsets which are upgraded.C. Outdated gadgets which can be used for recycling. D. New gloves which can be used for making phone calls.CLast year, CCTV journalists approached pedestrians (行人) with their cameras, held a microphone to their mouth and asked a simple question, “Are you happy?”The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who just won a Nobel Prize, responded by saying, “I dont know”.While the question has bee a buzz phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions, we ask: What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure it?In the 1776 US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson set in writing the peoples unalienable right to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. 235 years on, Wen Jiabao told the nation, “Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At National Peoples Congress, officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target for the 12th five-year plan.US psychologist Ed Diener, author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth, describes happiness as “a bination of life satisfaction and having more positive than negative emotions” according to US broadcasting network PBS. This may sound straightforward enough, but it still doesnt explain what determines peoples happiness.Many argue that happiness is elusive and that there is no single source. It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough cash.Researchers believe happiness can be separated into two types: daily experiences of hedonic (享乐的) well-being; and evaluative well-being, the way people think about their lives as a whole. The former refers to the quality of living, whereas the latter is about overall happiness, including life goals and achievements. Happiness can cross both dimensions (范围).Li Jun, a psychologist and mental therapy practitioner at a Beijing clinic, says, “Happiness can mean both the most basic human satisfaction or the highest level of spiritual pursuit. Its a simple yet profound topic.”Chen Shangyuan, 21, a junior English major at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, said his idea of happiness always evolves. “At present it relates to how productive I am in a day,” he said. “It might be linked to job security or leisure time after I graduate.”Then there is the question of measuring happiness. Does it depend on how many friends we have, or whether we own the latest smart phone? Is it even quantifiable?Economists are trying to measure happiness in peoples lives. Since 1972, Bhutans GDP measurement has been replaced by a Gross National Happiness index. It is calculated according to the peoples sense of being well-governed, their relationship with the environment, their satisfaction with economic development, and their sense of national belonging.In xx, US economist Joseph Stiglitz proposed “to shift emphasis from measuring economic production to measuring peoples well-being”. But is well-being more easily measured?52. From what Thomas Jefferson and Wen Jiabao mentioned in the passage, we know _.A. peoples happiness is determined by great peopleB. peoples happiness is an important target for the development of a countryC. people in all countries have the right to ask the government for a happy lifeD. people both in China and America are living a happy life53. According to the passage, the writer may most likely agree that _.A. CCTV journalists are concerned about peoples happiness out of sympathyB. the question has led to heated discussions about who are the happiest people in ChinaC. Bhutans new index shows that people there are the happiest in the worldD. it is not easy for us to decide what determines peoples happiness54. What does the underlined word “elusive” in the sixth paragraph mean?A. available B. easy to get C. hard to describe D. unimaginable 55. The best title of the passage is _.A. Are you happy?B. The Measurement of HappinessC. GDP and HappinessD. The Secret of HappinessD If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars, we would go in darkness happily, the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal(夜间活动的) species on this planet. Instead, we are diurnal creatures, with eyes adapted to living in the suns light. This is a basic evolutionary fact, even though most of us dont think of ourselves as diurnal beings. Yet its the only way to explain what weve done to the night: Weve engineered it to receive us by filling it with light. The benefits of this kind of engineering e with consequences - called light pollution- whose effects scientists are only now beginning to study. Light pollution is largely the result of bad lighting design, which allows artificial light to shine outward and upward into the sky. -designed lighting washes out the darkness of night and pletely changes the light levels-and light rhythms-to which many forms of life, including, ourselves, have adapted. Wherever human light spills into the natural world, some aspect of life is affected . In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze(霾) that mirrors our fear of the dark. Weve grown so used to this orange haze that the original glory of an unlit night, dark enough for the planet Venus to throw shadow on Earth, is wholly beyond our experience, beyond memory almost. Weve lit up the night as if it were an unoccupied country, when nothing could be further from the truth. Among mammals alone, the number of nocturnal species is astonishing, Light is a powerful biological force, and on many species it acts as a magnet(磁铁). The effect is so powerful that scientists speak of songbirds and seabirds being “captured” by searchlights on land or by the light from gas flares on marine oil platforms. Migrating at night, birds tend to collide with brightly lit tall buildings. Frogs living near brightly lit highways suffer nocturnal light levels that are as much as a million times brighter than normal, throwing nearly every aspect of their behavior out of joint including most other creatures, we do need darkness. Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself. Living in a glare of our own making, we have cut ourselves off from our evolutionary and cultural heritagethe light of the stars and the rhythms of day and night. In a very real sense, light pol