江苏省苏州市2020_2021学年高二英语下学期期末学业质量阳光指标调研卷含答案.pdf

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1、1江苏省苏州市江苏省苏州市 2020-20212020-2021 学年高二英语下学期期末学业质量阳光指标学年高二英语下学期期末学业质量阳光指标调研卷调研卷注意事项：1.本调研卷分为第 1 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题），满分 150 分。答题时间 120 分钟。2.请将第 1 卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第 11 卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，务必将自己的学校、姓名、调研序列号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。第 I 卷 选择题（共 95 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在调研卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将调研卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

2、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，并标在调研卷的相应位置。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 is the mans name?A.Peter.B.Pratt.C.Right.2.What will the woman do?A.Wait for that car.B.Stay in the house.C.Driveby herself.3.What does the man mean?A.He makes a

3、n excuse.B.He makes an apology.C.He makes a promise.4.What made the woman miss practice?A.Conducting a wedding.B.Visiting her relatives.C.Taking a triphome.5.What does the woman think of her new teacher?A.Poorly-organized.B.Uninspiring.C.Inexperienced.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对

4、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，并标在调研卷的相应位置。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 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。2听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Where is the managers office?A.On the second floor.B.Next to the cash desk.C.Opposite the changing rooms.7.What is on the lower ground floor?A.The household goods depa

5、rtment.B.The staff kitchen.C.The restaurant.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Who are the two speakers?A.A salesman and his boss.B.A customer and her friend.C.A customer and asalesman.9.What will the woman buy?A.A top.B.A pair of jeans.C.Nothing.10.What can we know about the jeans?A.They are on sale.B.They ar

6、e small for her.C.They areold-fashioned.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.How long does the man want to stay at the hotel?A.3rd-8thApril.B.8th-11thApril.C.3rd-11th April.12.What is the problem?A.There are only double rooms in the hotel.B.Large groups of people are not welcome.C.The hotel is busy at that tim

7、e.13.What is the man going to find out?A.If the rooms are too expensive for them.B.If some of his friends will share a room.C.If some friends will stay at a different hotel.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14.Why do they take the bus?A.It is cheap to travel by bus.3B.They want to travel together.C.The bus is

8、comparatively safe.15.Where does the woman want to go?A.Texas.B.LasVegas.C.Chicago.16.What kind of person is the man?A.Generous.B.Cautious.C.Talkative.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is Good Living?A.A program.B.A magazine.C.Acooking article.18.What can you get for free if you buy the first edition?

9、A.Summer salads.B.Some recipes.C.A DVD.19.What does the speaker say about the second edition?A.It fits different age groups.B.It shows how to cook fish.C.It tells people when to drink tea.20.How much is the first edition?A.$1.50.B.$2.49.C.$3.99.第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5

10、 分，满分 37.5 分）请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHENHEN PARTYPARTY HOUSESHOUSESWhen deciding what to do for your or your friends hen party,there are so manyoptions(选择）out there that it can be hard to choose.Do you opt for an expensiveweekend abroad or something a little closer to hom

11、e and more affordable?One optionthat is becoming ever more popular is to rent luxury(奢侈）group accommodation inthe UK.4Hen parties dont have to end with a group of girls wandering around the UK orforeign city.They can be spent in luxury and comfort at one of our hen party houses,where you can say far

12、ewell to your free single days with the company of those closestto you.Our hen party houses are available in city centre locations,as well as ruralspots whereoutdoor lovers can spend the days absorbing the countryside before relaxing in luxurywith food,drinks and games in the evenings.We offer hen p

13、arty houses with hot bathtubsas well as with swimming pools.Book your hen weekend with confidence.You can cancel your reservation between60 to 2 days before your arrival and get a full refund,whatever the reason.Whichever house you choose,hen weekends in the UK can give you lasting memoriesand the p

14、erfect preparation for your wedding day.21.What are hen party houses?A.Places built to raise hens.B.Locations forbidden to visitors.C.Rooms available for rent.D.Houses bought by the newlyweds.22.What are the common features of the most selected houses?A.They are all in England.B.They are located in

15、the countryside.C.They equip all rooms with bathtubs.5D.They accommodate over ten people.23.What may you do after you reserve a hen party house?A.Invite as many friends as you can.B.Enjoy your stay with your friends.C.Cancel the reservation at any time.D.Hold a grand wedding in the house.BFor much o

16、f history,reading was a fairly noisy activity.In ancient Iraq andSyria some4,000 years ago,the commonly used words for“to read”literally meant“to cry out”or“to listen.But today,silent reading is the norm.The majority of us bottle thewords in our heads as if sitting in a quiet library.Reading out lou

17、d is largely keptfor bedtime stories and performances.However,a growing body of research suggests that we may be missing out by readingonly with the voices inside our minds.The ancient art of reading aloud has a numberof benefits for adults,from helping improve our memories and understand complex te

18、xts,to strengthening emotional bonds between people.Colin MacLeod,a psychologist at theUniversity of Waterloo in Canada,has researched the impact of reading aloud on memory.He and his colleagues have shown that people consistently remember words and textsbetter if they read them aloud than if they r

19、ead them silently.The effect of readingaloud is particularly strong in children,but it works for older people,too.MacLeodhas named this phenomenon the“production effect”.It means that producing writtenwords-thats to say,reading them out loud-improves our memory of them.The production effect has been

20、 replicatedreplicated in numerous studies for more than adecade.Inone study in Australia,a group of seven-to-ten-year-olds were presented with alist of words and asked to read some silently,and others aloud.Afterwards,theycorrectly recognised 87%of the words theyd read aloud,but only 70%of the silen

21、tones.In another study,adults aged 67 to 88 were given the same task-reading words eithersilently or aloud-before then writing down all those they could remember.They wereable to recall 27%of the words they had read aloud,but only 10%of those theyd readsilently.When asked which ones they recognised,

22、they were able to correctly identify80%of the words they had read aloud,but only 60%of the silent ones.MacLeod and histeam have found the effect can last up to a week after the reading task.24.What can we know from the first two paragraphs?6A.Reading aloud started in ancient Iraq and Syria.B.People

23、remember words better in a quiet library.C.Reading aloud is beneficial to people of all ages.D.Silent reading results in missing out some words.25.What does the underlined word“replicated in paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Challenged.B.Repeated.C.Ignored.D.Improved.26.What are the two studies in the las

24、t two paragraphs intended to prove?A.There is no production effect at all.B.Reading aloud improves memory.C.Silent reading has an instant effect.D.Children remember more words.27.What can be a suitable title for the passage?.A.Reading aloud-an art from the past.B.Reading silently-a new trendC.Readin

25、g aloud-a blessing for memory.D.Reading silently-a complex skillCYou may not have noticed it as you shop online,but the experience is changing.Clicking through a navigation(航行）bar of a website to find an item has become outdated.A search bar that allows you to look up a specific product is faster.In

26、 some cases,chatting with a bot(robot)may be even more efficient.We have experimented with chatbots for years.Facebook has offered tools forbusinessmen to make bots that deal with customers.Retailers(零售商）like Amazon haveused chatbots to answer customers questions,and when the bots cant help,a person

27、can take over.“Now that visiting a physical retail store has largely becomeimpractical in the pandemic,we can expect such conversational technologies to gainpopularity.”said Julie Ask,a technology analyst for Forrester Research.“There arealready plenty of examples.Recently,I shopped for a pair of sh

28、oes at Beckett Simonon,7an online fashion brand,and asked an employee via a chat box about the correct shoesize for my feet.”she added.More companies are also using augmented reality to help people with online shopping,Ms.Ask said.Jins Eyewear,which sells glasses,lets you take a photo of your faceto

29、 virtually try on glasses before deciding whether to buy them.Snap,the parent companyfor Snapchat,has teamed up with luxury brands like Gucci and Dior to offer virtualtry-ons.Augmented reality is ready to become especially popular this year because thetechnology keeps improving.New high-end Apple an

30、d Android smartphones includesensors(传感器）for detecting depth,which makes it easier for augmented reality appsto place objects like virtual furniture in physical spaces.It is expected to see a wave of new ads that take advantage of the format.Thisyear,advertisers are expected to spend about S2.4 bill

31、ion on augmented realityadvertising,up 71 percent from$1.4 billion last year,according to the research firmeMarketer.28.Which of the following best describes chatbots?A.Brand new.B.Convenient.C.Impractical.D.Primitive.29.Why does Julie Ask mention her recent experience of buying shoes?A.To prove a t

32、rend in online shopping.B.To promote an online fashion brand.C.To show the unrealistic way of shopping.D.To introduce a chat box that she used.30.What is augmented reality?A.A website widely used in advertisements.B.An app newly developed to sell glasses.C.A software deciding the future of online sh

33、opping.D.A technology bettering online shopping experience.31.What is the passage mainly about?A.New technology is changing our shopping habits.B.Conversational technologies are well received.8C.A navigation bar has become a thing of past.D.Augmented reality will be used in advertising.DOver a year

34、into the Covid-19 pandemic,more people are increasingly familiarwith“Zoom fatigue,”the tiredness caused by overuse of videoconferencing tools suchas Zoom.Zoom fatigue,however,can hit people differently depending on theirpersonality.The videoconferences seem smart and fun,but to many extroverts(性格外向者

35、），the experience has proved to be less satisfying.Zoom does not provide the same heartfeltfeedback as a live conversation,so it is not rewarding as expected.In a videoconference,the body language and other visual actions that are so often part of in-personconversation arent fully there.And that can

36、weigh especially on extroverts.Extroverts can also become impatient at some of the structure and controls thatvideoconferencing platforms place on conversations.Functions such as muting(禁言），for example,control the conversation in a way that does not happen with in-personconversations.For introverts,

37、video calls cause their own special challenges.For one thing,inmost virtual meetings,with multiple participants observing one another,introvertsfeel like being constantly watched.That is quite tiring.They prefer to control whois in their personal space and for how long,or rather,to connect with peop

38、le one-on-oneor in small groups.Whats more,in-person conversation offers pauses that can give a speaker,especially anintrovert,time to consider a new thought.Pauses while on-screen,however,can beconfusing.Has a person finished speaking?Or has the Internet connection caused thescreen to freeze?Pauses

39、 or silence between thoughts or topics feels more unbearableand difficult to interpret due to the video.Each individual has to find the right balance to create more satisfying Zoomexperiences.Itissuggestedthatextrovertsimprovetheirvideoconferencingexperiences by making their calls with larger screen

40、s,louder audio and sharedactivities.For introverts,a good first step is to avoid optional video calls.Settingboundaries beforehand can also help.This could take the form of telling others at thebeginning of a call when you need to leave.32.Who may experience“Zoom fatigue”？A.Extroverts.B.Introverts.9

41、C.Neither extroverts nor introverts.D.Both extroverts and introverts.33.Why are extroverts unsatisfied with videoconferencing?A.They get less reward than introverts.B.They fail to control their body language.C.They are not free to express their opinions.D.They are asked to express their true feeling

42、s.34.What do introverts prefer?A.Videoconferencing platforms.B.Pauses in video conversation.C.Silent observation from others.D.One-on-one communication.35.Which of the following might be the solution to“Zoom fatigue”？A.Balance extroverts and introverts.B.Ask for a leave whenever necessary.C.Use vide

43、oconferencing tools properly.D.Invite more people to videoconferences.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。You have to write a movie review for school and now what?Where to start?Howto make it look more“academic”？36Watch the movie twice and take notes o

44、f both major and minor events and characters.37There is always something we overlook or forget.Carry out a complete research._38 Research is equally important.Look for details,such as the name of filmmaker and his/her motivation to make that film,locations,plot,historic events that served as an insp

45、iration for the movie.Basically,your researchshould serve to collect information that provides more depth to the review.39 Dont start working on the review if you arent sure that you understand thefilm.Evaluate the movie from beginning to an end.Re-watch it if you find some partsconfusing.Only when

46、you understand events that happened on the screen will you findit easier to create the review.10Draft an outline that you will follow to write the review in a brief fashion.Includeexamples for claims you make about the movie.40 If a character is poorly developed,name examples too.Also,provide exampl

47、es when commenting dialogues,locations,plotand everything.A.Watching the movie isnt enough.B.Analyze the movie after you watching it.C.Here are some useful tips to kick-start the movie review writing process.D.A movie review is a detailed analysis of a film or a documentary.E.Here we offer a step-by

48、-step process of how to write a good film review.F.Its a mistake to rely on the power of your memory only.G.If the plot has holes,then mention an example of a scene when that was evident.第三部分：完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I hated travelling by plane.

49、Whenever I was on board,I could see the otherpassengers41:“God,Please.Dont let that fat guy sit next to me!”After I42squeezed(挤）into my seat,the seat belt wasnt 43 enough to fit around my waist.Ionce wished my life would just44.I knew I needed to 45.A doctor recommended I adopt a dog to 46 for exerc

50、ise.Sothere he was:a black-and-white dog with a big round body.He looked up at me and thendropped his head with a clear look of47,as if saying“Really?This loser?”I lookedat him,48 him in silence.Poor thing like me.I named him Peety.We walked together every day and it49 _.I could roll out of bed_50_.