【英语】江西省九江市彭泽县第二高级中学2014—2015学年高二下学期期中考试
彭泽二中2014～2015学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试卷第一部分听力（共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，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 does Jim do?A. A teacher.B. An officer.C.A student.2. What time did Suzy leave home?A. 4:30.B. 5:00.C. 5:15.3. What is the man’s suggestion?A. G oing to the concert.B. Going to see a show.C. Just walking around.4. How long has the rain lasted?A. 5 days.B. 6 days.C. 7 days.5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course?A. I t’s well organized.B. It is satisfactory.C. It is unsatisfactory.第二节（共15小题）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秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a library.B. In a school.C. In a bookstore.7. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned in the conversation?A. He gave gifts to millions of people.B. He was a very wealthy man in his times.C. His signature is worth a lot of money.听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。
8. What are the man and woman looking for?A. A comfortable hotel.B. A modern hotel.C. An inexpensive hotel.9. Whom did the man and woman ask for help?A. A policewoman.B. A waitress.C. A passer-by.10. Where could the man and woman find a hotel they needed?A. I n the next street.B. Next to a bank.C. Two-minute drive to the west.11. Where did the conversation most likely take place?A. I n a street.B. In a restaurant.C. In a hotel听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What would the woman like to do this weekend?A. G o climbing.B. Go shopping.C. Go fishing.13. What does the man plan to do on Saturday?A. C heck his schedule.B. Stay at home.C. Help his sister move.14. How will the man get in touch with the woman?A. B y making a phone call to the woman’s house.B. By making a phone call to the woman’s mother’s house.C. By making a call to her cell phone.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What is the woman doing?A. L istening to music.B. Seeing a film.C. Writing a letter.16. How long will the woman stay in Japan?A. F or a year.B. For a month.C. For two years.17. What will the woman do before she leaves for Japan?A. R ead more Japanese novels.B. Attend a language class.C. Apply for a new program. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．How many news headlines are broadcast?A. 4．B. 5．C. 619．What happened early on Saturday morning?A. A Russian rocket was sent up．B. A tour bus slid off a highway．C. Three aid workers were killed．20．How many people were killed in the gas explosion?A.At least 4．B. About 30．C. Over 40．第二部分阅读理解（共40分）第一节（共15分，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AWill it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class.Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.21. During the test, those who were tested were given .A. no breakfast at allB. very rich breakfastC. different foods or noneD. little food for breakfast22. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will .A. gain a lot of weightB. not lose weightC. be healthierD. lose weight23. According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, ___________.?A. he will fall ill.B. his mind will work more slowly.C. he will not make progress in his studyD. he will fail to listen to his teacher.BA farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill, "he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“How's your cow?” the vet asked.“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”“And?” the v et asked.“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.24.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. was illD. couldn't make any noise25.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. Two pills.C. A long tube.D. A small box.26.The vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to make the cow take the pillsB. to blow the tubeC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth27.Which of the following is TRUE?A. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer ate the pills himself.CMost people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sevigne in Paris.Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military Medal by the French government.In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.28. Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?A. Because she contributed to saving the wounded.B. Because she received a degree in mathematics.C. Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.29. Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?A. At a military hospital.B. At the University of Paris.C. At the Curie Institute.D. At the College of Sevigne.30. In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother?A. Irene worked with radioactivity.B. Irene won the Nobel Prize onceC. Irene combined family and career.D. Irene died from leukemia.31. What is the text mainly about?A. Irene CurieB. Marie CurieC. Marie Curie’s husbandD. Irene Curie’s husbandDWe spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.It stood outside a furniture shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?”Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was——er, something else.”My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.32. From the story we know that ________ .A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wifeB．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at allC．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wifeD．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife33.What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.B．He could save a lot of money and time.C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.D．Other drivers would let him go first.34.Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?A．Because the police had helped them a lot.B．Because at last the police had driven to the church.C．Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.D．Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.35.When did the officers begin to realize they had made a mistake?A．Before they overtook the writer’s car. B．After they arrived at the church.C．Before they arrived at the church. D．After the writer’s family left the church.第二节（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。
九江市彭泽县第二高级中学2014—2015学年高二下学期期中考语文试题及答案
彭泽二中2014～2015学年度下学期期中考试高二语文试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（阅读题）和第Ⅱ卷（表达题）两部分。
满分150分，考试时间150分钟第Ⅰ卷阅读题一、现代文阅读（9分，每小题3分）阅读下面的文字，完成1-3题孤独感是生活中并不陌生的感觉，也是文学作品里经常表达的意象。
一系列的研究已经发现，它对人造成的死亡风险并不亚于吸烟。
在2006年，美国芝加哥大学的露易丝·霍利及其合作者就发现，美国孤独的老人的血压比不孤独者高出30点。
“孤独的人与不孤独的人不同，他们倾向于把有压力的情势理解为威胁而非挑战，被动地以请求器械或感情支持的方式来应对，而不是主动适应并力图解决问题。
”霍利的合作者、芝加哥大学认知和社会神经系统科学中心主任约翰·卡乔波说。
对压力的不同的应对方式造成了血流阻力的不同。
这可能造成随着年龄的增长，其血压也逐渐升高。
高血压增加了心脏病、中风的发病风险，并且会对肾功能造成损伤。
而另一项2007年的研究则发现，对于更大年龄的人，孤独感还能增加患老年痴呆症的风险。
一组研究人员对八百多名平均年龄在80．7岁的老人的监测表明，孤独者患老年痴呆症的风险可以达到不孤独者的两倍。
对于年轻人来说，尽管孤独感不会立刻让他们疾病缠身，但也会对他们的健康造成影响。
同样是在霍利和卡乔波的研究中，他们发现，孤独者虽然睡眠的时间看起来与不孤独者一样长，但是他们会经历更多的“微觉醒”，这使得他们的睡眠质量变得糟糕。
随着年龄的增长，人们的睡眠状况本就会越来越差，这可能让孤独者的睡眠雪上加霜。
卡乔波从上世纪90年代便开始在大学里散发问卷，调查人们的孤独感状况，然后进行生理学和心理学的分析。
他发现，一个人是否孤独，并不能根据他(她)的联系人的多少做出判断。
UCLA孤独感量表的发明者罗素说，卡乔波提出的这个特点是之前大部分研究所忽视掉的。
卡乔波在他的研究过程中还发现，在人们的社交网络中，孤独是可以传染的，就像感冒一样。
江西省九江市彭泽县第二高级中学2014—2015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案
彭泽二中2014～2015学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试卷命题人：李阳审题人：刘大江第一部分听力（共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，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 does Jim do?A. A teacher.B. An officer.C.A student.2. What time did Suzy leave home?A. 4:30.B. 5:00.C. 5:15.3. What is the man’s suggestion?A. G oing to the concert.B. Going to see a show.C. Just walking around.4. How long has the rain lasted?A. 5 days.B. 6 days.C. 7 days.5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course?A. I t’s well organized.B. It is satisfactory.C. It is unsatisfactory.第二节（共15小题）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秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a library.B. In a school.C. In a bookstore.7. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned in the conversation?A. He gave gifts to millions of people.B. He was a very wealthy man in his times.C. His signature is worth a lot of money.听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。
高中英语真题-2014——2015学年下学期期中考试_1
高中英语真题:2014——2015学年下学期期中考试本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，第I卷1—7页，第Ⅱ卷7-8页。
满分100分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息;2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。
第I卷(选择题,共70分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分20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 is the man doing?A. Waiting to see a doctor.B. Examining a patient.C. Mak ing a date.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a car.B. In a lift.C. In a class room.3. What does the woman want the man to do on Sunday?A. Celebrate her mum’s birthday.B. Eat out for the day with her.C. Help David move house.4. What does the woman think of Mr. Smith’s lessons?A. Interesting.B. Funny.C. H elpless.5. What are the speakers probably talking about?A. A novel.B. A film.C. A writer.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）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。
人教版高中英语选修八1.高二年级下学期第二次月考英语试卷
彭泽二中2014～2015学年度下学期高二年级第二次月考英语试卷第I卷（选择题共90分）第一部分听力（共两节，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，并标注在试卷的相应位置。
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 is the weather like now?A. Sunny.B. Cloudy.C. Rainy.2. When will the speakers get to New York?A. At 8:30.B. At 8:50.C. At 9:00.3. What does the woman suggest?A. Leaving on Wednesday.B. Cutting their visit short.C. Calling off their trip.4. Who wants to borrow the camera?A. Mary.B. Jane.C. Alice.5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. New dictionaries.B. Language forms.C. Language development.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。
每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What season is it now?A. Late autumn.B. Early summer.C. Mid-spring.7. What can we know about the women?A. She loves summer.B. She likes spring most.C. She prefers winter to summer.听第7材料，回答第8至10题。
2014-2015学年江西省九江一中高二下学期期中考试：英语试题(解析版)
2014-2015学年九江一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题满分：150分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节. 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，你将有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 women‘s job?A. A cookB. A waitressC. A saleswoman2. What does the woman mean?A. She can help the man.B. The machine was just repaired.C. The clerk doesn‘t like to be troubled.3. How does the man feel about his exam?A. He is happy.B. He does not care.C. He is disappointed.4. What competition did Janet win first prize?A. The dancing competition.B. The diving competition.C. The driving competition5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a classB. In a bookstoreC. In a library第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)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秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
江西省九江市彭泽中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析
江西省九江市彭泽中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1. —I don’t feel sympathy _________ the beggars who actually have the ability to work.— I am in sympathy _______ your point of view.A. for; on B for; with. C. with; for D. on; for参考答案：B略2. ____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ to death.A. Seeing; frighteiningB.Seeing; frightenedC. Seen; frighteenedD. To see; frightening参考答案：B3. The man was of any crime, so he was released．A．innocent B．sure C．aware D．ashamed参考答案：A4. —Do you have the time?—。
A. No,I don't have a watchB. I have no time. I am busy nowC. half past one.D. sorry, i am new here参考答案：C5. _______ for the doctor’s careful treatment, he _________ till last year.A. If it were not, can’t liveB. Were it not, couldn’t liveC. Had it not been, couldn’t have livedD. If they were not, couldn’t live 参考答案：C试题分析：考查虚拟语气。
2014-2015学年江西省九江市高二下学期期末考试英语试题 扫描版
参考答案听力部分: 1-5 CBACB 6-10 ABACB11-15 BCCAC 16-20 AACBA阅读理解: 21- 23 DAB 24-27 CABC28-31 DCCD 32-35 DBAC七选五: 36-40: DGACF完形填空: 41-45 BCABD 46-50 BCADA 51-55 CDCBB56-60 BADDA语法填空:61. on 62. To attempt 63. another64. determined 65. called66. important 67. smoothly 68. but69. wheelchairs 70. It书面表达：Dear Mum/Dad:Today I’m going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day. I always want to help you, but I have so much homework to do. After I finish my homework, I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I’m so tired too.I also want to tell you one thing, I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don’t study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don’t feel frustrated about my grades, OK? I made up my mind that I will study harder and help you to clean the house. All these things are for one reason: I want to make you happy, Mum.I love you!With lots of love your child.。
2014-2015年彭泽二中高二英语第二次月考试卷
英语试卷第一局部听力〔共两节，总分为30分〕第一节(共5小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在相应的位置。
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’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Teacher and student.C. Husband and wife2. Why does David go shopping?A. The weather is great.B. He wants to buy a gift.C. It's his father's birthday3. When did Alice probably go to London?A. Yesterday.B. Two days ago.C. Four days ago.4. What's the man going to do?A. Organize a show.B. Help his teacher.C. Give some suggestions.5. What was the woman doing yesterday afternoon?A. Answering a phone.B. Writing a report.C. Cleaning her room.第二节(共15小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为22.5分)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三个选项中选出最优选项，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，每一小题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。
2019-2020学年彭泽第二中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年彭泽第二中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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选项ACitisport inNewportWe at Citisport aim to improve sports training and facilities inNewport, giving you more opportunities to try both new and traditional sports.GolfWe are pleased to be able to offer lessons at Kingsway Golf Centre just outsideNewport. These are run by experienced golf professionals, and are held on an all-weather practice area. The adult lessons are open to anyone aged 13 and over, and are suitable for all levels from beginners upwards. These take place on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 pm over a period of six weeks. Children’s lessons for 7-12 year old are held from 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturdays during term time.TennisThe Citisport tennis courses provide an opportunity for local people to develop their skills on the brand-new indoor tennis court at Newport Leisure Centre. All equipment can be provided, but please feel free to use your own racket (球拍) if you prefer. Our Starter course is held on Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, and is for beginners of 12 years and over. Our Improver course, which takes place on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, is for players with some experience.Football for girlsBy popular request, Citisport is holding another one-day girls-only football course. This aims to give local girls the chance to learn essential skills and develop more advanced ones. The course will take place on Saturday, 9th November from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and is open to all girls aged 10-14 years living in theNewportarea.GymnasticsThis course is for beginners aged 8-14 and will provide an introduction to basic skills. There is a maximum of six pupils per coach in each class. At the end of the course there is a demonstration for friends and family of all the skills learnt there. The course will take place on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.1. What can we know about the Citisport golf lessons?A. You can take lessons at Kingsway Golf Centre insideNewport.B. The golf lessons can take place only in good weather.C. Teenagers can attend golf lessons on Wednesday afternoons.D. Children’s lessons usually last 2 or 3 hours on Saturday afternoons.2. Which of the following statements is true about the Citisport tennis courses?A. You can get the skills in an open-air court.B. You must take your own racket during the course.C. You can take the Monday course if you are a green hand.D. You can become an experienced player after the courses.3. Which course lasts only one day according to the text?A. Golf.B. Tennis.C. Football for girls.D. Gymnastics.BDragon boating is a team sport that has its root in ancient China. The boats are decorated with a dragon head and tail. In recent years cancer survivor groups have got involved in the sport to help make friends and help rebuild their lives.On a recent Saturday morning, a group of 20 women were on a boat in the Anacostia River in Washington DC. They moved their paddles(船桨)in rhythm to the call of a coach. The women belong to the dragon boat team GoPink! DC, which trains weekly. It also races against other breast cancer survivor teams in dragon boat festivals. As a result, GoPink! DC won medals in this Washington dragon boat festival.Lydia Collins joined five years ago after finding out she had breast cancer. “I was diagnosed with breast cancer.I was demoralized because of my illness - I lost all interest in life and wouldn't even get out of bed to eat. But now I love the team spirit. I just love everything about it. It is like a floating support group on the water.”The paddles are breast cancer survivors and their supporters. Annette Rothemel helped establish(建立)the group in 2006. She is a researcher with the National Institutes of Health as well as a breast cancer survivor. “It is sort of an easy entry sport because on the same boat people at different levels can be doing the same sport.” But Ms Rothemel saysdragon boating can be physically demanding, especially for someone who is sick and getting treatment for cancer.“It’s hard but I think you have to challenge yourself in life. This is something I look forward to. I get to be out here with my sisters and supporters that understand what I’m going through and help motivate me. So it makes me stronger and it makes me feel better,” another cancer survivor Rhonda Hartzel said.Annette Rothemel says the cancer survivors feel a sense of sisterhood and share good times when theypaddle together. She says both feelings are treasured by the team.4. What do the underline wordsdemoralizedIn para.3 probably mean?A. depressedB. anxiousC. astonishedD. awkward5. What can we know about Lydia Collims from the text?A. she helps establish Go Pink !DCB. she tries to find a cure for the cancerC. she benefits from the dragon boat raceD. she gives up hope because of her illness6. How can the dragon boat race help the cancer survivorsA. forget their tough experiencesB. recover physically and mentallyC. get rid of the pains of their cancerD. enjoy their rest life without sufferings7. What does the text tell us about Annette Rothemel?A. she is an expert in studying the cause of the cancerB. she helps the cancer survivors in financial difficultiesC. she believes there is a healthful result from the dragon boat raceD. she thinks it unwise for the patient to join in the dragon boat raceCIf you’re looking for a reason to care about tree loss, this summer’s record-breaking heat waves might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to arecent study. But tree cover in US cities is shrinking (缩减). A study published last year by the US Forest Service found that we lost 36 million trees annually from urban and rural communities over a five-year period. “If we continue on this path, cities will become warmer, more polluted and generally unhealthier for inhabitants,” said David Nowak, a senior US Forest Service scientist and co-author of the study. Nowak says there are many reasons why our tree cover is declining, including hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, insects and disease. But the one reason for tree loss that humans can control is sensible development.Nowak says there is a downside to trees too, such as pollen allergy (花粉过敏) or large tailing branches in storms, and people don’t like sweeping leaves. But, he says, there are ways cities and counties can manage trees to help communities thrive (繁荣). Urban forests especially need our help to replace fallen trees. Unlike ruralareas, it is very difficult for trees to repopulate themselves in a city environment with so much pavement and asphalt (沥青). “A lot of our native trees can’t actually find a place to drop a seed so they can regenerate,” explains Greg Levine, co-executivedirector of Trees Atlanta. “That’s why the community has to go in and actually plant a tree because the areas just aren’t natural anymore.”Nowak says the first step is caring for the trees on your own property (财产). “We think we pay for our house, and sowe must maintain it. But because we don’t pay for nature, we don’t need to. And that’s not necessarily true.”8. Why does the author mention “trees can lower summer daytime temperatures”?A. To tell the temperatures in summer are high.B. To explain the reason of tree loss.C. To tell trees are helpful.D. To introduce the topic.9. How can humans control tree loss according to Nowak?A. Develop cities in reasonable ways.B. Prevent fires form damaging trees.C. Improve climate to let trees grow.D. Decrease insects in cities.10. Why do forests in cities need our help?A. Because trees don’t grow in a city environment.B. Because native trees don’t drop seeds any more.C. Because trees in urban areas can’t regenerate naturally.D. Because humans want to plant more trees.11. What is the purpose of this passage?A. Describe the importance of trees in cities.B. Appeal people to protect trees in their surroundings.C. Ask people to plant trees with the author.D. Show the number of trees in theUSis declining.DIt was once a shoreline buried by enough garbage to make it invisible (看不见的), thus, given the unfortunate nickname "toilet bowl" . Now the Philippines' Manila Bay beach is totally different, compared with a few monthsago. It happened so suddenly and extremely that it brought tears to the eyes of the local people.The cleanup started on 27 January, when 5, 000 volunteers descended on Manila Bay to remove over 45 tons (公吨) of garbage, marking the beginning of a nation-wide environmental campaign. But some two months before this great movement began, a quiet revolution was already underway.During the first week of December 2018, Brooklyn- based Bounties Network collectedthree tons of garbage from Manila Bay aver two days through a project that paid a small group of people, mostly fishermen, with a digital currency (数字货币) based on the Ethereum system.For the mostly non-bank -using Filipino fishermen, this was a first-ever experience with a digital currency. It's one that proves decisive in enabling poor communities around the world to take up arms in the fight against humanity's waste.There are signs that this recycling-for-digital payment industry may be just about to take off. Earlier in September 2018, Plastic Bank, a Vancouver -based company powered by IBM technology, also started a similar project. They set up a project in Naga, a town in southern Luzon, the country's largest island, building a collection point to let people exchange plastic and recyclable materials for digital payouts through a system.That both these pioneers have chosen the Philippines as their first location is not surprising considering the country's contribution to ocean waste. A Wall Street Journal study in 2015 revealed that the Philippines make the third-largest amount of plastic waste into global oceans.12. Why did people call Manila Bay beach“toilet bowl” ?A. It looked like a huge bowl.B. There were plenty of toilets.C. It was covered by rubbish.D. People loved the toilets here.13. What does the underlined phrase“descended on”in paragraph 2 mean?A. Completely depended on.B. Suddenly arrived at.C. Occasionally decreased to.D. Gradually disappeared from.14. What made poor communities willing to fight against waste?A. The benefits to their homeland.B. The desire to make a difference.C. The chance to escape ocean pollution.D. The experience with a digital currency.15. What is the best title for the text?A. Online system helps endocean pollution.B. Manila Bay beach is suddenly removed.C. Plastic Bank is powerful in recycling waste.D. Philippines make a great amount of waste.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2020年彭泽第二中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及参考答案
2020年彭泽第二中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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选项ARome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 anight, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.Yellow HostelIf I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station.Hostel Alessandro PalaceIf you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.Youth Station HostelIf you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.Hotel and Hostel Des ArtistesHotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.1.What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?fort.B.Security.C.Price.D.Location.2.Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?A.Yellow Hostel.B.Hostel Alessandro Palace.C.Youth Station Hostel.D.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.3.What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?A.It gets noisy at night.B.Its staff is too talkative.C.It charges for Wi-Fi.D.It’s inconveniently located.BAn afternoon nap(午睡)is one of the joys of life, although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures, people will have a daily nap — thisis fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime, when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepiness — as in the Alzheimer's study — can be a marker of an underlying condition.For most people, napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night, says Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep expert. "If you feel sleepy during the day, you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needs — it doesn't need to be kept awake with caffeine, it needs sleep. "The feeling to notice is "sleepiness", he says, not "tiredness", which could be more psychological and linked to stress.So how do you nap well? The key thing, says Stanley, is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap. "When you fall asleep, you'll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep. You don't want to wake up in deep sleep because that's when you wake and feel worse than you did before. "Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep; napping for 90 minutes means you'll complete a sleep cycle.Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep — some people are better at napping than others but, says Stanley, "a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes" — you can set an alarm, allowing a 30- to 40-minute period for a short nap, and up to two hours for a longer one.A good time to nap is during the body's natural dip in the afternoon, between 2 pm and 4 pm. "You don't really want to be napping much pastthatbecause then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep," Stanley says. The point, he stresses, is to get good night-time sleep, which would ensure you probably don't need to nap at all.4. What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people?A. Caffeine addiction.B. Psychological stress.C. Insufficient night sleep.D. Potential physical illness.5. What is the key to a good nap?A. Duration.B. Surroundings.C. Health.D. Stages.6. What does the underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refer to?A. A 30- to 40- minute period.B. Between 2 pm and 4 pm.C. Between 5 and 12 minutes.D. A 20- to 90-minute period.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Why to phase a napB. When to take a good napC. What to learn from a napD. How to have a successful napCA growing body of research is revealing associations between birth defects (缺陷) and a father's age, alcohol use and environmental factors, say researchers atGeorgetown University Medical Center. They say these defects result from epigenetic changes that can potentially affect multiple generations.The study, published in theAmerican Journal of Stem Cells, suggest both parents contribute to the health status of their offspring — a common sense conclusion which science is only now beginning to demonstrate, says the study's senior investigator, Joanna Kitlinska, PhD, an associate professor in biochemistry, and molecular and cellular biology.“We know the nutritional, hormonal and psychological environment provided by the mother permanently influences organ structure, cellular response and gene expression in her offspring,” she says.“But our study shows the same thing to be true with fathers — his lifestyle, and how old he is, can be reflected in molecules that control gene function,” she says. “In this way, a father can affect not only his immediate offspring, but future generations as well.”For example, a newborn can be diagnosed with fetal (胎儿的) alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), even though the mother has never consumed alcohol, Kitlinska says. “Up to 75 percent of children with FASD have biological fathers who are alcoholics, suggesting that preconceptual paternal alcohol consumption negatively impacts their offspring.”Advanced age of a father is correlated with elevated rates of certain diseases, and birth defects in his children.A limited diet during a father’s preadolescence has been linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular death in his children and grandchildren. Paternal obesity is linked to enlarged fat cells, changes in metabolic regulation, diabetes, obesity and development of brain cancer. Psychosocial stress on the father is linked to defective behavioral traits in his offspring. And paternal alcohol use leads to decreased newborn birth weight, marked reduction in overall brain size and impaired cognitive function.“This new field of inherited paternal epigenetics needs to be organized into clinically applicable recommendations and lifestyle alternations,” Kitlinska says. “And to really understand the epigenetic influences ofa child, we need to study the interplay between maternal and paternal effects, as opposed to considering each in isolation.”8. What’s the message the writer conveys in the passage?A. Both parents contribute to the health status of their offspring.B. Father’s age and lifestyle are tied to birth defects.C. Father plays a more critical role in birth defects.D. Birth defects can potentially affect multiple generations.9. What can we infer from the example in Paragraph 5?A. FASD can only be diagnosed in a newborn whose father is addicted to alcohol.B. A newborn will not contract FASD if his mother has never consumed alcohol.C. A father’s lifestyle can negatively impact his offspring.D. Most children have biological fathers who are alcoholics.10. Which of the following situations is less likely to lead to children’s birth defects?A. Having a father with a limited diet.B. Having a father who is an alcoholic.C. Having an overweight father.D. Having a father with psychosocial stress.11. What will the research probably continue to focus on in the part that follows?A. The maternal epigenetic influences of a child.B. The ways to avoid negative paternal influence on children.C. The clinical application of the research findings.D. The interaction between maternal and paternal effects.DGlobal food demand will double by 2050, according to a new projection, and the farming techniques used to meet that unprecedented(空前的) demand will significantly determine how severe the impact is on the environment, researchers said.The study researchers warned that meeting the demand for food would clear more land, increase nitrogen(氮) use and significantly add to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.“Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions could double by2050 if current trends in global food production continue,” study researcher David Tilman, of theUniversityofMinnesota, said in a statement. “This would be a major problem, since global agriculture already accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions.”The researchers studied various ways in which the increasing food demand could be mentioned. They foundthat the most environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach would be for more food producers to adopt the nitrogen-efficient “intensive” farming method, which involves the heavy use of labor and the production of more crops per acre.This approach was shown to be more effective than the “extensive” farming currently practiced by many poor nations, a method that includes clearing more new land to produce more food.Different farming methods produce significantly different yields, the researchers found — in 2005, the crop yields for the wealthiest nations were more than 300 percent higher than what the poorest nations produced.According to their analysis of the effects of extensive farming, if poorer nations continue using this method, by 2050theywill have cleared an area larger than theUnited States, about 2.5 billion acres. However, if wealthy nations help poorer nations to improve food yields by incorporating(吸收) intensive farming practices, that number could be reduced to half a billion acres.The researchers stress that the environmental effects of meeting future food demand depend on how global agriculture expands and develops.“Our analyses show that we cansave most of the Earth’s remaining ecosystems by helping the poorer nations of the world feed themselves,” Tilman said.12. What is the best title of this passage?A. The World Will Need Double Food by 2050B. Man Will Face the Risk of Lacking Food in the FutureC. Future Farmers Hold Environment’s Fate in Their HandsD. Different Farming Methods Produce Significantly Different Yields13. The character of the extensive farming is ________.A. very cost-effectiveB. to produce more crops per acreC. at cost of more new land to produce more foodD. very environmentally friendly14. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A. poorer nations mainly use the intensive farmingB. wealthy nations mainly use the extensive farmingC. the intensive farming needs less food producersD. the extensive farming has a worse effect on ecosystems15. According to the passage, the underlined word “they” in the 7th paragraph refers to “________”.A. poorer nationsB. the effects of extensive farmingC. wealthy nationsD.future food demand第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。