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1、奉新一中2019届高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，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）1. Why does the man come to England? A. To attend university. B. To have a meeting. C. To go on a tour.2. What does the woman imply? A. Mrs. Brown was unhappy this morning. B. Susan might have been scolded by Mrs. Brown. C.

2、 Mrs. Brown is a patient teacher.3. What did the man do in his vacation? A. He took some courses. B. He stayed at home. C. He did a part-time job.4. On which day will the speakers go for the field trip? A. Tuesday. B. Friday. C. Wednesday.5. Where did Mr. Smith get his schooling? A. In Wales. B. In

3、Scotland. C. In Ireland.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Whats the woman doing? A. Asking for information. B. Making comments. C. Giving suggestions.7. Whats the woman probably going to do? A.Give a performance. B. Study traditional music. C. Go to the Chinese Opera.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Wha

4、t needs mending? A. A TV. B. A bike. C. A computer.9. When will a technician come to help? A. 2:00 p.m. on November 23rd. B. 3:00 p.m. on November 20th. C. 10:00 a.m. on December 8th.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday? A. Stay at home. B. Go to a play. C.

5、Visit Beijing.11. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto? A. Attend a party. B. Meet her aunt. C. See a car show.12. What is the possible relationship between Ariel and Daniel? A. Fellow workers. B. Mother and son. C. Guide and tourist.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What did the man lose? A. A phone. B. A pad.

6、C. A camera.14. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form? A. Phone number. B. Address. C. Nationality.15. Where does Mark Adams live in now? A. France. B. Britain. C. The U.S.16. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow? A. Write to the office. B. Wait for the phone call

7、. C. Come to the office again.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Above what percentage of class choosing 6 points will lead to no extra points? A.5%. B.10%. C.20%.18. How many classes have successfully mastered the challenge since 2008? A. Less than 10. B. Two. C. Only one 19. What did one student say to make su

8、re everyone would get the points? A. If only everyone chose 2 points. B. If only less than 10% students werent selfish. C. If only most students neednt any extra points.20. How does the speaker advise people to use the public resource? A. Limit personal use. B. Discuss in group first. C. Try not to

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17、ou Up.D. Airport Car Rentals With Drivers. BDear Daughters,Most parents tell their children, this often. But I also want you to understand that the dream itself comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing.Girls, here are some words of wisdom as you make your way in the world, from an entrep

18、reneur（企业家）and from your mama.1. Be open-minded to changing your path (even several times) along the wayIn high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington, DC. There I discovered that I loved to support women. It taught me that Im creative, a strong

19、 leader, and great at marketing. As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit. Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag（储奶袋）business. Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own.Figure out what you are good a

20、t and what you are passionate about. Keep an open mind, the initial path you choose may lead you into other areas.Dont waste your money or time, but constantly change what you are doing professionally based on what you are learning about yourself.2. Failure is critical to your successI wont tell you

21、 to feel good about failure. Failure can be heartbreaking. But I will tell you that every failure Ive had along the way has absolutely made me better.Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing. I eventually passed, and Ive never failed an exam again. I learn

22、ed from that experience to ask for help. Now, I ask for help in business all the time.Being passed over for a significant job opportunity that I was more than qualified for because of unfair assumptions (being too young for the role) hurt me. I had a three-month pity party. And then I went out and g

23、ot a big job at a national organization at age 27. Its okay to get angry! Take that and turn it into positive action.Im proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur. I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want and you can have everything on your list. It will be

24、 my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes.Love, Your Mom25. The author believes that the following factors contribute to a dream EXCEPT .A. hard work B. good luck C. good timing D. necessary education26. What can we know about the author?A. She is a successful politician and entrepreneu

25、r. B. She used to work as a model. C. She values a lot about her experience of failing in the exam.D. She doesnt think it good to change ones profession.27. What can we learn from the passage?A. Its important to learn about yourself. B. Kindness is rewarding.C. One should not often ask for help but

26、depend on himself. D. Stick to your way until you succeed.CLying in the sun on a rock, the cougar（美洲豹）saw Jeb and his son Tom before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to

27、attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too. Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougars enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb. Tom, no! shouted his fat

28、her.But Tom broke and ran and thats the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock.They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, leaving Tom alone, which was what Jeb wanted. Cougars a

29、re not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougars claws got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of

30、his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father.Knife, Tom, shouted Jeb.The boy ran to his fathers bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougars attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, tryi

31、ng to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougars back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains. The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.28. Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar? A. To get ready to fight.

32、B. To calm himself down. C. To frighten it away. D. To protect his son.29. What can we learn from the passage about cougars? A. They always forget things. B. They like to attack running people. C. They dislike loud noises D. They hesitate before attack.30. Jeb tried to hold the cougars attention by

33、. A. keeping shouting and hitting B. swinging his fists at the cougars eyes C. throwing himself on the cougar D. making a wall with his arms31. Which of the following words can be used to describe Jeb? A. Smart but bad-tempered. B. Determined but hesitant C. Tough and warm- hearted. D. Loving and de

34、termined.DImagine youre standing in line to buy an after-school snack at a store. You step up to the counter and the cashier scans your food. Next, you have to pay. But instead of scanning a QR code (二维码) with your smartphone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your fingerprint. Or,

35、 a camera scans your face, your eyes or even your ear.Now, this type of technology might not be far away. As technology companies move away from the traditional password, biometric security (生物识别技术), which includes fingerprint, face and voice ID, is becoming increasingly popular. In 2013, Apple intr

36、oduced the iPhone5s, one of the first smartphones with a fingerprint scanner. Since then, using ones fingerprint to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has become commonplace, bringing convenience to our lives. And since last year, Samsung has featured eye-scanning technology in its top smartpho

37、nes, while Apples new iPhone X can even scan a users face.But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as wed imagined. “Biometrics, ideally, are good,” John Michener, a biometrics expert, told tech website Inverse. “In practice, not so much.”When introducing the n

38、ew iPhones Face ID feature at Apples Keynote Event in September, Phil Schiller, Apples senior vice president, said, “The chance that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million.”But its already been done. In a video posted on

39、community website Reddit on Nov 3, two brothers showed how they were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face, Quartz reported. And they arent even twins.“We may expect too much from biometrics,” Anil Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State University, told CBS News. “

40、No security systems are perfect.”Earlier this year, Jain found a way to trick biometric security. Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, she was able to unlock a dead persons smartphone for police, according to tech website Splinter.“Its good to see biometrics being used more,” Jain told CBS News, “b

41、ecause it adds another factor for security. But using multiple security measures is the best defense.”32. What is the latest technology to unlock a smartphone according to the article? A. QR code scanning. B. Eye scanning. C. Face scanning. D. Fingerprint scanning.33. Whats a major problem of the iP

42、hone Xs Face ID system? A. It often fails to recognize its owners face. B. It takes too long to unlock the phone. C. Face data could be used for other purposes. D. Different faces could be used to unlock the same phone.34. What does Anil Jain think of biometric security? A. It still needs much impro

43、vement. B. It should be used with other security measures. C. Its more secure than traditional measures. D. It has caused much trouble for police.35. The author wrote this article mainly to _. A. discuss the security problems of biometrics B. show how biometrics has changed our livesC. describe the

44、popularity of biometricsD. point out various problems with biometrics第二节 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。A god had a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities. 36 it especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.One day the horse said to the god

45、, “you have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities. 37 But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”The god said, “I am more than ready to make you more beautiful. 38 ” Then the horse said, “My neck is

46、 too short. If you can make my neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry, “Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel. 39 As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a camel.” The god said, “ this is exactly what you as