英语 选择性必修四-【期中高二下】江苏省扬州市邗江区2021-2022学年高二下学期期中检测英语试卷.docx

江苏省扬州市邗江区2021-2022学年高二下学期期中检测英语试卷第一部分听力理解（共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。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。第一节1.What time is it now?A. 10:00. B.9:50. C.9:10.2.What does the woman think of the weather?A. It's cold. B. It's fine. C. It's warm.3.What will the man do?A Give a lecture. B. Attend a meeting. C. Leave his office.4.What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and secretary. C. Classmates.5.What does the woman want the man to do?A. Turn off the radio. B. Speak louder. C. Apologize to her.听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Why did the crowd get crazy according to the man?A. The visiting team played terribly. B. Europeans are just very aggressive fans.C. They felt the game wasn't worth the money.7.What is the woman's attitude towards the game?A. The athletes are to blame. B. She agrees with the crowd totally.C. Fans needn't take a game so seriously.听第7段材料，回答第8.9题。8.Who might be Harry Webb?A. Maria Jones 's doctor. B. Maurice Caine's colleague. C. Maria Jones 's friend.9.What will Maurice Caine do after the meeting?A. Call Maria Jones. B. Go to meet Maria Jones. C Remember the phone number.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What field is the man probably in?A. Finance. B. Engineering. C. Medicine.11.How does the woman travel to New York?A. By car. B. By train. C. By plane.12.What does the woman think about New York?A. She dislikes it a little bit. B. She can't stand it. C. She feels relaxed there.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Why does the woman go to New York today?A. To visit a friend. B. To go shopping. C. To do business.14.What kind of tickets will the woman buy?A. Weekly return ones. B. Single ones. C. First-class ones.15.When will the return flight leave?A At 6:00 am. B. At 8:00 am. C. At 12:00 pm.16.How much will the woman pay in total?A.75. B. 150. C. 300.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What is the speaker?A. A host. B. A driver. C. A teacher.18.What's Leaf Linking Environment and Farming?A.A company. B.A programme C. An organization.19.What is Annabel Shackleton' s reaction to people's not going out into the country?A. Sad. B. Surprised. C. Frightened.20.What is the biggest reason people gave for their not going out into the country?A. The weather is not good. B. They haven't got the right clothing.C. It wouldn't look good on their social media.笔试部分第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分37.5分)第一节 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHow to Use a Modern Public LibraryHas it been a while since your last visit to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have changed for the better. Its been years since they were dusty little rooms with books. They have transformed themselves into places where you can develop your love of knowledge, meet interesting people, or find out how to start a business.Check out a book. While libraries still loan out (出借) books, youll find it easier to get a copy of whatever youre looking for, thanks to a cooperative network of area libraries. Via such networks, libraries share their books with each other through the use of delivery vehicles. Once the book youve requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up.Check out other items. The library is now a multimedia zone, loaded with information in many formats (载体形式). You can borrow movies on DVDs, music on CDs, and popular magazines. Some libraries even loan out toys and games. If a popular magazine you want isnt offered and the library keeps a list of such requests, they may bring it in when enough interest is shown.Join targeted reading groups. Libraries will often hold reading-group sessions aimed at various age groups. Perhaps youd like to learn a language or improve your English. The library may sponsor a language group you could join. If you have difficulties reading, ask about special reading opportunities. Your library might be able to accommodate you. And you might find it relaxing to bring your small kid to a half-hour Story Time while you sit quietly in a corner with a good book.Start a business using the help of your local library. If you want to have a business of your own, your local library can become a launch space for it. In library books and computers, you can find information on starting a business. Many libraries will help you with locally supplied information about business management shared through chambers of commerce (商会) and government agencies, and they will offer printing, faxing and database services you need.1. Public libraries connected by a cooperative network benefit readers by_.A. sharing their books on the InternetB. giving access to online reading at a library branchC. sending a needed book to a library branch nearbyD. making the checkout procedures diverse2. As is described in Paragraph 4, taking a small kid to a half-hour Story Time allows _.A. the kid to learn a new languageB. the parent to enjoy quiet readingC. the kid to overcome reading difficultiesD. the parent to meet their program sponsor3. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To point out the importance of public libraries.B. To encourage people to work in public libraries.C. To introduce the improved services of public libraries.D. To call for the modernization of public library systems.【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了如何使用现代公共图书馆的方法以及现代公共图书馆的提升与改善。【1题详解】细节理解题。由文章第二段“While libraries still loan out (出借) books, youll find it easier to get a copy of whatever youre looking for, thanks to a cooperative network of area libraries. Via such networks, libraries share their books with each other through the use of delivery vehicles. Once the book youve requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up.”（当图书馆还在出借图书时，你会发现，借助于区域图书馆的合作网络，你可以更容易地得到你想要的任何东西。通过这样的网络，图书馆通过运输工具彼此分享他们的书籍。一旦你要的书送到最近的分馆，他们会通过电子邮件通知你，你就可以去取了。）可知，通过合作网络连接的公共图书馆可以将读者想要的书籍送到附近的分馆，方便读者，读者因此受益。故选C项。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第四段“And you might find it relaxing to bring your small kid to a half-hour Story Time while you sit quietly in a corner with a good book.”（当你安静地坐在一个角落里看一本好书的时候，你可能会发现带着你的小孩去听半个小时的故事是一件很轻松的事情。）可知，带小孩去听半个小时的故事，家长可以自己坐在一个角落安静地看书，享受自己安静看书的美好时光。故选B项。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据文章总领段第一段“Has it been a while since your last visit to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have changed for the better.”（你上次去公共图书馆是什么时候？如果是这样，你可能会惊讶地发现，图书馆已经变得更好了。）以及“They have transformed themselves into places where you can develop your love of knowledge, meet interesting people, or find out how to start a business.”（它们已经把自己变成了一个可以在那里培养自己对知识的热爱，结识有趣的人，或者找到如何创业方法的地方。），再结合下文所罗列的现代公共图书馆的提升与改善可知，文章的意图主要是介绍已改善的公共图书馆服务。故选C项。BThis is the greatest mystery of our adult life: How can we spend all day typing at a computer and go home feeling exhausted? How could merely activating the small muscles of our fingers leave us worn out at the end of the day? What causes mental fatigue (疲劳)?“It is kind of a mystery, to be honest.” said Michael Inzlicht, a University of Toronto psychologist who studies self-control, motivation and fatigue. But scientists do have some clues. There is a hypothesis for why we get so tired from work when were not physically active. We get so tired because our motivation runs out. As we work on a task, we struggle to focus on it or eventually lose interest in it. We become less motivated to do the task. We become drawn to the things we want to do (scrolling social media or reading music blogs, for instance), rather than the things we have to do. And this tension possibly causes fatigue.Researchers in the UK published new evidence that finds some indirect evidence for the motivational model. This study tracked 100 nurses in the UK over two 1-hour shifts.Throughout the shifts, the nurses reported how fatigued they felt at regular intervals. They also wore devices that monitored and tracked the amount of physical activity they were engaged in. When the researchers investigated what could possibly explain the fatigue, they found some interesting patterns. Here's the result: there was no connection between the amount of physical work the nurses did and their feelings of fatigue. Instead, they found this small connection: the nurses who were least likely to feel fatigued from their work also felt the most in control of their work, and the most rewarded of it. These feelings may have boosted their motivation, which may have boosted their perception of having energy.Inzlicht has also found evidence for the motivational model in his work. A few years ago. he and Carleton University psychologist Marina Milyavskaya monitored 159 students at McGill University in Canada for a week. “What was surprising to us was the biggest predictor of fatigue, not whether they had exerted self-control.” Inzlicht said. “Instead, the predictor was the number of temptations they felt.” “lf youre typing at work, and if youre anything like me, you got a few browsers open. These lead to temptations ,” he said. “Temptations make us less motivated to do our work, which, in turn, may make us tired.”And there may be an evolutionary reason for why our brains would do this. “As an organism, we need to meet multiple goals to survive.” Inzlicht explains. Were not solely focused on finding food or pursuing our passions in life. We need to do all these things to be a healthy, thriving species. “Because these multiple goals compete with one another (for our time), we need a mechanism in place that signals.” “Hey, stop doing that thing and do something else.” That mechanism, he suggests, could be fatigue.In this light, boosting our motivation to stay on a task could lead us to feel less fatigued. One study found that just paying people some money when theyre exhausted can keep them on task. A similar thing is found in studies on physical endurance: People can be easily pushed to work beyond what they think is their physical limit.4. Why does the author ask so many questions in the first paragraph?A. To introduce a common phenomenon.B. To raise some questions that are appealing.C. To lead to the theme and attract attention.D. To show the authors concern of the problem.5 Which one is the hypothesis for why we often feel exhausted after one-day work?A. We are drawn to others things we have to do.B. Lacking drive to finish a task leads to tiredness.C. Smaller amount of physical activity makes us more tired.D. Better self-control can boost ones motivation to work.6. Which one can be used to improve an employees motivation?A. Improving his salary.B. Finding his passion.C. Boosting his motivation.D. Pushing his physical limits.【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了有一种假说可以解释为什么我们在不运动的情况下会因为工作而感到疲惫，英国的研究人员发表了新的证据，发现了动机模型的一些间接证据。这项研究对英国的100名护士进行了两次12小时轮班的跟踪调查。文章介绍了研究开展的过程以及对这种情况的应对建议。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段“This is the greatest mystery of our adult life: How can we spend all day typing at a computer and go home feeling exhausted? How could merely activating the small muscles of our fingers leave us worn out at the end of the day? What causes mental fatigue?(这是我们成年生活中最大的谜题：为什么我们整天都在电脑前打字，回家后却感觉筋疲力尽？一天下来，仅仅活动一下手指上的小肌肉，怎么会让我们筋疲力尽呢？什么导致精神疲劳？)”以及第二段中“It is kind of a mystery, to be honest. said Michael Inzlicht, a University of Toronto psychologist who studies self-control, motivation, and fatigue. But scientists do have some clues. There is a hypothesis for why we get so tired from work when we're not physically active. (说实话，这有点神秘。多伦多大学研究自我控制、动机和疲劳的心理学家Michael Inzlicht说。但科学家们确实有一些线索。有一种假说可以解释为什么我们在不运动的情况下会因为工作而感到疲惫)”可推知，作者在第一段问了这么多问题是为了引入第二段的主题，引起读者注意。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中“We become less motivated to do the task. We become drawn to the things we want to do (browsing social media or reading music blogs, for instance) rather than the things we have to do. And this tension possibly causes fatigue. (我们变得不那么有动力去完成任务。我们被我们想做的事情所吸引(比如浏览社交媒体或阅读音乐博客)，而不是我们必须做的事情。这种紧张可能会导致疲劳)”可知，“缺乏完成任务的动力会导致疲劳”解释了为什么我们在一天的工作后经常感到疲惫。故选B。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“In this light, boosting our motivation to stay on a task could lead us to feel less fatigued. One study found that just paying people some money when theyre exhausted can keep them on task.(在这种情况下，增强我们坚持任务的动力可以让我们感觉不那么疲劳。一项研究发现，在人们筋疲力尽的时候，给他们一些钱可以让他们继续工作)”可知，提高工资可以用来提高员工的积极性。故选A。CI stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. Wanting to find the owner, I opened it, but it only contained 3 dollars and an old crumpled envelope. I opened the letter and saw a return address and dateline.1924.It had been written 60 years ago. It was a "Dear John" letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she wrote that she would always love him. It was signed Hannah.I called information, maybe there was a phone listing for the address. The operator hesitantly told me there was a number, but the best she could do was call it and see if they wanted to be connected. I learned that Hannah was now living in a Nursing Home and was given the number.It seemed silly ,wanting to contact someone over a letter written 60 years ago, but I felt impelled.I was told that Hannah was there and though it was fairly late, I followed my instinct and went to see her.She was a sweet silver-haired lady with a warm smile and a twinkle in her eye.I told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. She took a deep breath and said. "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever had with Michael."She said softly, "I loved him very much. But I was only 16 at the time and my mother felt I was too young. If you should find him, tell him I still love him." With tears in her eyes she told me she had never married because no one had matched up to him in her heart.I thanked her and left. As I was waiting by the elevator , the nurse there asked. "Was Hannah able to help you?" I'd taken out the wallet as she was speaking and she said "Hey, wait a minute That's Michael Goldstein's wallet. I'd recognize it anywhere; he's always losing it."My hands began to shake. "Who's Michael Goldstein?" I asked." One of the residents on the 8th floor. That's his wallet for sure." I dashed up to the 8th floor and the nurse on duty told me he was still in the day room.We went into the day room and as soon as Michael saw the wallet, a smile of relief crossed his face. I confessed