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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上江苏省无锡市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分： 听力（共两节，每题1.5分，满分 30 分） 第一节(共 5 小题）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。1. What will the weather be like according to the radio?A. Sunny. B. Rainy.C. Windy.2. Who will pay the bill?A. The boss.B. To

2、m.C. The woman.3. How did the woman feel?A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Upset. 4. What can we learn about the man?A. He did well in spelling.B. He couldnt spell the words.C. He was satisfied with the result.5. How much should the man pay for his room?A. 150 pounds.B. 110 pounds.C. 100 pounds.第二节 (共15小题)

3、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. What time was the plane originally scheduled to leave?A. At 3:00.B. At 4:00.C. At 5:00.7. Why is the woman worried?A. The weather is bad. B. The report is not

4、finished. C. An appointment will be delayed.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What happened to the man? A. He broke a machine. B. The machine owed him 25 cents.C. The machine owner refused to help him.9. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Call the police. B. Rock the machine. C. Call the number on the m

5、achine. 听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. How is Teds homework this time?A. Very poor.B. Well done. C. So-so.11. Where is Ted going now?A. The gym.B. The library. C. The bookstore.12. What does Ted think of his teacher?A. Polite. B. Generous. C. Helpful.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking

6、 about?A. What abilities to possess.B. Which professor to follow.C. What job to do in the future. 14. What subject does the man probably prefer?A. History. B. Politics. C. Art.15. What do the womans parents expect her to be?A. A restaurant manager. B. A politician. C. A teacher.16. What is the woman

7、 good at doing?A. Dealing with people. B. Working with kids. C. Painting pictures. 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. What is to be hosted on Wednesday evening?A. A bake sale. B. A parent book club. C. An event to honor an artist.18. When does the book fair end?A. On Thursday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Monday.19.

8、Where will the money from the bake sale go?A. A computer lab. B. The sports teams. C. The art department.20. What happens to the computer lab?A. It will be repaired.B. It will be closed forever. C. It will be put up for sale.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节（共 10 个小题：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

9、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASeventy-three-year-old Gary selected his food in Value Mart more carefully than NASA chose its candidates for the space shuttle. Skim milk was $2.99, on sale from $3.49; white bread, 89 cents with a discount; table salt, 99 cents, 20 cents off the regular price. Leaving

10、the cashier (收银员), he estimated that he had saved 80 cents today. He was pleased that he had got good value for his money again.At the exit, the cold wind reminded him of his gloves. “Now where are they?” Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. The worried man made a thorough search

11、of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store.湖北八校联考英语试卷 第3页 共10页Old Gary had bought the black gloves at a 25% discount ten years ago. His quick decision to buy the expensive gloves turned out to be a good one, which even

12、promoted his social status on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him enviously. Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him.Gary re-entered the store with long steps. He followed the same route he had walked before. There were all open passages and it did not take long

13、 to be convinced that the gloves were not in sight. “Society has changed, people have changed”, he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not anymore!”On his way out, he went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves. She

14、asked him what color they were, and when he said “black”, there came a disappointing answer. He took his time now, finally walking out of the store.Back home, Gary was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. He was very upset that people no longer returned things they fo

15、und on the road.After a month, Gary decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What color are they?” the woman in the office asked again. “Black,” he gave the sa

16、me answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of mens leather gloves. “Are they?”“Yes! Those are mine!” Gary exclaimed, his eyes glowing with joy.21. According to the passage, Gary thought his buying the gloves to be _.A. unnecessary B. hot-headed C. wise D. adventurous22. What can we in

17、fer about Gary?A. He is particular about food. B. He is not well off.C. He holds a pessimistic attitude towards life.D. He doesnt get along well with his neighborhood.23. In Garys opinion, why couldnt he recover his gloves at first?A. He was not careful enough. B. The cashier forgot to return his gl

18、oves.C. A customer took his gloves by mistake. D. Someone picked up his gloves and kept them on purpose.BRole-Playing in Child DevelopmentPlaying is a key component in the learning process for virtually all of the children. There are various ways in which children play, but one of the most important

19、 is role-playing. This involves a child engaging in an activity during which he or she pretends to be another person.Experts on child development believe that role-playing can increase the connections in childrens brains that help them learn. Language skills are some of the most important aspects of

20、 learning. When children role-play, they must work out steps that need to be taken to complete a task, and create plans to act out a story. These activities enable children to develop their oral language skills. They become able to organize others and to give directions.Childrens social skills can a

21、lso be developed. When engaged in group activities, children have different roles. Some are leaders while others are followers. At times, the children will disagree, so they must learn to negotiate and compromise with one another, and they must learn to apologize when they have strong arguments or d

22、isagreements as well. Children further learn about cooperation and sharing and, hopefully, begin to understand things from another persons point of view.Besides helping children learn some kinds of skills, role-playing fosters childrens imaginations and can therefore assume a number of forms. For ex

23、ample, boys may pretend to shave like their fathers or perform various tasks around their homes. Girls, meanwhile, often pretend to be mothers to do some daily tasks, particularly if it involves caring for young babies. Sometimes children may imagine belonging to a group of superheroes or imitate(模仿

24、)real-life situations. They might dress up and assume different roles. Another example is the performing of stories they read in books, which is also very common when they role-play.Another beneficial aspect of role-playing is that it can help children deal with certain actions that may cause them e

25、motional(情感的) pain, such as the fear they face when going to school for the first time or making a visit to the doctor. If children role-play situations like these beforehand, the first that they experience when doing these actions in reality frequently lessons. For this reason, experts encourage pa

26、rents to allow their children to role-play and even to take part in these activities to help their children master their fears.Role-playing can benefit children in many ways. There is no activity for which young children are better prepared than fantasy play. Nothing is more dependable and risk-free

27、, and the dangers are only pretend.24. From the authors description in Paragraph 4, we learn that children often _. .A. act out the activities that their parents doB. perform daily tasks instead of their parentsC. involve daily-life activities in groups D. change real-life situation when role-playin

28、g25. The author believes that role-playing may help children _. .A. develop a better awareness of grammarB. understand how to be both leaders and followersC. improve creativity by using their imaginationsD. receive benefits from their emotional pain26. The underlined word “master” in Paragraph 5 pro

29、bably means _. .A. ignore B. confirm C. overcome D. predictCAttitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes

30、 toward driverless cars, there doesnt seem to be a clear generational divide. The public overall is split on whether theyd like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.The fact that attitudes toward s

31、elf-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how varying the shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car nowand no one can get one yetbut among those who are open to them, every age group is similarly involved.Actually, this isnt surprising. Whereas

32、older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular. Older adults, especially those with limited moving or difficulty driving on their own, are one of the classic use-cases for driverless cars.This is especially in

33、teresting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related technologies than older ones.When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are easily noticeable based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly intereste

34、d in driverless cars compared with those who have less education, 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.Where a person lives matters, too. More people who live in cities and suburbs said they

35、wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.While theres reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a persons age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become mainstream. Once driverless cars are actually available for sal

36、e, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.27. What happens when a new technology appears?A. It often leads to great inventions in other related fields.B. It contributes greatly to the advance of society as a whole.C. It further widens the gap between the old and the young.

37、D. It usually draws different reactions from different age groups.28. What does the author say about the driverless car? A. It does not seem to create a generational divide. B. It will not necessarily reduce road accidents. C. It has given rise to unrealistic expectations. D. It may start a revoluti

38、on in the car industry.29. Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people?A. It helps with their moving. B. It saves their money and energy.C. It adds to the safety of their travel. D. It makes their life more interesting.30. What is likely to affect ones attitude toward the driverless car?A.

39、 The field of their special interest.B. The location of their living place.C. The amount of training they received.D. The length of their driving experience.第二节 七选五（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 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。You may have grown up living with lots of siblings(兄弟姐妹), or this may

40、be your first time sharing your living space with someone else. _31_ Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year （or even years）!Be clear about your expectations from the beginning. Do you know in advance that you hate it when someone

41、hits the snooze button（贪睡闹铃）fifteen times every morning? That youre a neat （怪人）？ That you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up?_32_ Its not fair to expect him or her to pick up on them right away, and communicating what you need is one of the best ways to avoid pro

42、blems before they become problems.Address problems when theyre little. Is your roommate always forgetting her things for the shower, and taking yours? 33 Addressing things that annoy you while theyre still little can help your roommate be aware of something she may not otherwise know. And addressing

43、 little things is much easier than addressing them after theyve become big. 34 This may seem simple, but its probably one of the biggest reasons why roommates experience conflict. Dont think hell mind if you borrow his shoes for a quick soccer game? For all you know, you just stepped over an uncross

44、able line. Dont borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.Be mindful of who you bring into your room-and how often. 35 But your roommate may not. Be mindful of how often you bring people over. If your roommate studies best in the quiet, and you study best in a group, can you alt

45、ernate who hits the library and who gets the room?A. Be open to new ideas and experiences.B. Respect all the things that belong to your roommate.C. You may love having your study group into your room.D. Expect to learn, grow and change during the time in the college.E. Are your clothes being borrowe

46、d faster than you can wash them?F. Let your roommate know as soon as you can about your little preferences.G. Having a roommate can be both a challenge and a great part of your college experience. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共四节，满分85分）第一节、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）When the dirty orange cat turned up in the prison yard, I was one of the first to go out there and pet it. I hadnt 36 a cat or a dog in over 20