江苏省沭阳县2020-2021学年高二上学期期中调研测试英语试题 Word版含答案
2020～2021学年度第一学期期中调研测试高二英语试题（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。
2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸或答题卡上，答案写在试卷上的无效。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题)第一部分听力（共20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，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.Where does the conversation take place?A. In a department store.B. In a university.C. In a hospital.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A skating class.B. Joan’s new skates.C. Different ice-sports.3. What is the man going to do first?A. Wait for his friend.B. Book a table.C. Order the meal.4. How many students are there in the speakers’ class?A. 21.B. 20.C. 18.5. What makes the man upset?A. His health problem.B. His work plan.C. His new boss.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。
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. When does Mr. Jones’ train leave for London?A. At 9:30 am.B. At 11:30 am.C. At 3:00 pm.7. What will Mr. Jones do on Thursday?A. Meet Mr. Wang.B. Attend a meeting.C. Start a new project. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man want to have?A. Vegetables.B. Seafood.C. Pizzas.9. Which restaurant will the man go to?A. Antonio’s.B. Pizza House.C. Sally’s Home Cooking.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does Mike decide to do first?A. Get something to eat.B. Order some coffee.C. Finish his work.11.How is Mike feeling now?A. Thirsty.B. Hungry.C. Tired.12. What is the disadvantage of the robot?A. It serves coffee slowly.B. It makes just one coffee a time.C. It can’t control the coffee’s strength well.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does Dave think of his school life?A. It is busy.B. It is relaxing.C. It is boring.14.What hasn’t Dave made a decision on?A. His major.B. His future career.C. His travel destination.15. What is the wo man’s major?A. French.B. Hotel management.C. Computer science.16. How does the woman support herself through school?A. She writes some books.B. She does a part-time job.C. She got an academic scholarship.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What made T-shirts popular?A. A newspaper.B. Hollywood films.C. American soldiers.18. When did big companies use T-shirts as “walking advertisements”?A. In the 1950s.B. In the mid-1960s.C. In the 1970s.19. For whom did people wear T-shirts in 1970?A. Angela Davis.B. Yves Saint Laurent.C. Jean Seberg.20. What color T-shirt did Yves Saint Laurent design?A. White.B. Black.C. Blue.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AWhat makes a successful speech? Of course, a well-written speech is a must. But some skills are necessary as well. Here are some tips you might find useful for delivering a successful speech.Use emotion and logic to motivate.Many speakers mistakenly believe they’re being persuasive by presenting data in various forms. However, Sally McGraw, a ghostwriter and editor warned us against this. “In my experience,” she says, “persuasion is more about the heart than the mind. If you want to sway someone to your side, you need to convince them emotionally as well as logically.”Make your first words count.Unsurprisingly, first impressions matter. Dia Bondi, a leadership communications catalyst (诱导者), reminds us, “Starting strong tells us what the rest of your time will be like, who you are and what you’ll be expecting of us as you move through your content.”Bondi’s advice on those first words is: “You’ll know how best to start if you write your first words last.”Succeed at being you.When all else fails, be yourself. “Rather than focusing on the abilities of others, concentrate on your own unique strengths. Identify what you do well, which may be as simple as a warm smile. And let your natural skills and talent shine,”says Stephanie Scotti, a speaker and presentation coach.21. According to McGraw, how can a speaker be persuasive?A. By using different ways to present data.B. By showing the audience a new way of thinking.C. By convincing the audience through hard evidence.D. By arousing the audience’s emotions with stories.22. What does Bondi suggest?A. Start your speech with a story.B. Write the start of your speech last.C. Move through your content slowly.D. Use strong words to begin your speech.23. Scotti is suggesting that a speaker should be _____.A. confidentB. humorousC. differentD. talentedBIn the past century, a series of missions have been carried out to explore the moon. Among them, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission was groundbreaking (开创性的) as it succeeded in landing the first humans on the moon on July 20, 1969.Several decades later, NASA announced its Artemis program. Named after the Greek goddess of the moon and twin sister of Apollo, the Artemis program will send humans to the moon by the year 2024. And this time, the moon will welcome its first female astronaut.Up till now, only 12 people, all male (男性) , have ever walked on the moon. No woman has ever walked on the lunar surface. But the Artemis program will change this.Women, of course, have been involved in space projects and made valuable contributions. In 1963, astronaut Valentina Tereshkova from the Soviet Union (苏联) became the first woman to blast off (发射升空) into space.However, the progress toward women’s access to space flight programs has been slow. Women have been held back by various requirements and security concerns. For example, astronauts had to be best pilots with a certain amount of experience. This was a problem as the field was dominated (支配) by males at the time. Indeed, the gender bias (性别歧视) seemed to exist in the early space programs, The New York Times reported.In 1962, NASA wrote to a little girl who wanted to be an astronaut. The letter said, “We have no present plans to employ women on spaceflights because of the degree of scientific and flight training, and the physical characteristics, which are required.”Women have indeed made progress in this particular area, and arguably have advantages over their male colleagues. Women tend to be smaller, which means they use less oxygen and take up less space in small spacecrafts. Also, women usually have greater emotional awareness and communication skills that make them better-suited to long spaceflights.Despite challenges, women have shown that they are more than capable of joining that elite (精英) group of men who have gone to the moon. And this will truly be a remarkable moment in history.24.What do we know about the Artemis program?A. It’s named after the Greek goddess of victory.B. It has sent 12 people to the moon.C. It will send the first female astronaut to the moon.D. It consists of series of missions to explore space.25.Why does the author mention the letter in paragraph 6?A.To explain there are various requirements for astronauts.B.To show the existence of the gender bias at the time.C.To emphasize astronauts are mainly males.D.To reveal women began to make progress in this particular area.26.What is the author’s attitude towards female astronauts?A. Optimistic.B. NegativeC. Cautious.D. Skeptical27. What can be the best title for the text?A. First female astronaut.B. Giant leap for woman.C. First woman to blast off into space.D. Gender bias in space programs.CWe know the face naughty children make when they’re in trouble. We call it “puppy dog eyes”. Are children copying dogs, or are dogs copying them?New research found that dogs developed a facial muscle which allows them to wield (拥有) emotional power over humans. Compared with wolves, which have similar face muscles, dogs are distinct for having a small muscle above their eyes. This muscle allows them to raise their inner eyebrows (眉毛). It makes the eyes look larger and the face more babyish.Humans naturally analyze faces. “ We pay a lot of attention to faces. They are meaningful to us, and this expression makes dogs look juvenile and sad ... It’s a cute factor,” said Bridget Waller, a professor from the University of Portsmouth in the US. That “cute factor” makes people want to be kind. Indeed, their previous research found that dogs who made puppy dog eyes were more quickly adopted from shelters.How did the look develop in dogs? By analyzing six breeds (品种) of dogs and also wolves, Kaminski’s group found that all dogs have these muscles, while wolves do not.“ We also studied dogs’ and wolves’ behaviors, and when exposed to a human for two minutes, dogs raised their inner eyebrows more and at higher intensities (强度) than wolves. ” said Kaminski.Kaminski said that it’s unclear whether dogs originally made the expression to win humans over, but the purpose may not matter as much as the end result. “The expression is significant in the human-dog bond (关系) because it might… create the illusion (假象) of human-like communication. ”It may also explain why they are humans’ best friends.28. According to the research, what allows dogs to have emotional power over humans?A. large eyes.B. inner eyebrowsC. a small muscle above their eyesD. human-like communication29. The underlined word “juvenile” in the last paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________ .A. funnyB. babyishC. worriedD. carefree30. What did the new study find about dogs?A. Dogs will develop more exaggerated eyebrow movements as they get older.B. Dogs are distinct for having a powerful muscle under their eyes.C. Dogs can make puppy dog eyes, which wins humans over.D. Dogs raise their inner eye-brows to show weakness.31. What do we know about “puppy dog eyes” from Kaminski?A. Dogs are trained to make puppy dog eyes.B. Dogs only make puppy dog eyes when they are sad.C. Dogs make this expression toward humans more often than wolves do.D. They were originally produced to help dogs survive in the wild.D“Yes, of course, if it's fine tomorrow, ” said Mrs. Ramsay.“But you'll have to get up very ea rly, ” she added.These words made her six-year-old son very happy. It was settled. The journey was going to take place. He had looked forward to this adventure for years and years. And after a night's darkness and a day's sail, it was finally going to happen. James Ramsay, sitting on the floor, cutting out pictures from a catalogue, was very happy. His mother watched him cut neatly round the refrigerator. “He look s very serious,” she thought. “I can imagine him as a judge, dressed in a red robe with white fur, or helping the country through a crisis.”“But, it won’t be fine,” said James’s father, as he stopped in front of the drawing-room window.At that moment, James wanted to kill his father. Mr. Ramsay always provoked (激怒）strong emotions in his children. He stood there, thin as a knife. And he was smiling with the pleasure of disappointing his son and ridiculing (嘲笑）his wife, who was ten thousand times better than him(James thought). Mr. Ramsay was always right, and he knew it. What he said was true. It wasalways true. He never changed a disagreeable word to make somebody happy, least of all his own children.“They should be aware from childhood that life is difficult,” he thought.“But it may be fine,” said Mrs. Ramsay, as she was knitting the brown soc k. If she managed to finish the sock and if they did go to the Lighthouse, she wanted to give it to the Lighthouse keeper for his little boy. She also wanted to give him some old magazines and some tobacco. She would take all the things lying about the house that were not really wanted. She wanted to give those poor fellows something to amuse them. They must be bored to death sitting all day with nothing to do but polish the lamp.“How would you like to be shut up for a month in stormy weather, on a rock t he size of a tennis court? How would you like to see nobody? How would you like that?” she asked her daughters. “We must take them whatever comforts we can.”32.Mrs. Ramsay informs James of the journey most probably__________.A. in the morningB. in the afternoonC. in the mid-dayD. in the evening33.Which of the following statements about Mr. Ramsay is TRUE?A. His son was to kill him.B. He never intended to take his family to the lighthouse.C. That he disappointed his son and ridiculing his wife was due to lack of love.D. He always said the truth without even considering what other people thought.34. Which of the following can best describe Mrs. Ramsay?A. Selfless and luckyB. Responsible and humorous.C. Considerate and generousD. Sensitive and enthusiastic.35. All of the following can describe a lighthouse keeper’s work EXCEPT________.A. polishing the lampB. staying on a small rockC. seeing the same wavesD. sitting all day silently第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
江苏丰县中学2020-2021学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷扫描版含答案
2021～2021学年度第一学期期中考试高二年级英语答案第一局部听力〔共两节，总分值30分〕1-5 ABABA 6-10 ACCBA 11-15 CCBCA 16-20 CBBCA第二局部阅读〔共两节, 总分值50分〕第一节〔共15小题；每题2.5分, 总分值37.5分〕21-25DBCBA 26-30 DCCDA 31-35CCADD第二节〔共5小题：每题2. 5分, 总分值12. 5分〕36-40 BEADF第三局部语言运用〔共两节，总分值30分〕第一节〔共15小题：每题1分，总分值15分〕41-45 BCDBA 46-50 ACBCD 51-55 DCBAC第二节〔共10小题：每题1. 5分, 总分值15分〕56. had been created 57. used 58. But 59. leading 60. are61.testing 62. especially 63.which 64. it65. accurate第四局部写作〔共两节, 总分值40分〕第一节〔总分值15分〕One possible version:Dear Jim,How are you doing?I’m writing to share my idea of “Waste No Food Campaign〞.Recently, such a campaign has been promoted in our country.I’m strongly supportive of it for the following reasons. To begin with, food shortage is a problem concerning the whole world, so we should take every small action to save food. Besides, saving food is obviously wonderful to protect the environment.I’m delighted to tell you that all the students in our school clear plates after finishing their meals. Also, people here tend to pack leftoverswhile eating outside.What do you think of the campaign? Looking forward to your brilliant idea.Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节〔总分值25分〕读后续写：Just at that time, I realized that my mother had guessed my pain.I started to sob, unable to say a word. My mother hugged me tightly. I stopped crying and told her the truth, saying I felt ashamed for playing the part of a narrator as it was not as important as the princess. “But you will be a beautiful narrator,〞she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role.The big day finally came. All the teachers, students and their family members gathered at the school hall, waiting for the performance. I felt more and more nervous and luckily, a few minutes before the play, a dandelion was sent to me, which calmed me down. The play turned out to be a huge success and we received thunderous applause and cheers from the audience. I carried the dandelion all through the play, as it reminded me of my mother’s lesson—Everybody has his or her own value in the world.第一节应用文评分原那么:1.此题总分为15 分，按 4 个档次给分。
2020-2021学年江苏省沛县中学高二上学期期中考试(沛中-宿豫-矿附联考) 英语试题(解析版)
江苏省沛县中学2020 至2021学年度高二年级第一学期教学质量调研（二）英语试题第一部分听力（共两节）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 Lisa want to drink?A. Coffee.B. Juice.C. Milk.2. Who is interested in fashion designing?A. James.B. Michael.C. Lily.3. Why does Susan go to the art school?A. To do part-time work.B. To take painting class.C. To pick up her grandma.4. What is the man doing?A. Renting a car.B. Buying a car.C. Booking tickets.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Some photos.B. The forest in winter.C. Their favorite animals.第二节听下面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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Why doesn’t the woman buy the jackets?A. She doesn’t need one.B. She finds them expensive.C. She doesn’t think they’re beautiful.7. What is the woman’s attitude toward the skirts?A. Satisfied.B. Disappointed.C. Uninterested.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
2020-2021学年江苏省部分市县期中英语高二下学期试题精选汇编 读后续写
2020-2021年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年年-年年年年江苏扬州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Bales left the pavement of Base Road and stepped onto snow-covered Jewell Trail. She planned a six-hour hike through New Hampshire's Mount Washington State Park. She had packed for almost every emergency and intended to walk alone.She'd checked the weather forecast posted by the Mount Washington Observatory before she left. Based on her experience, Bales knew that her hike was realistic. Besides, she had two emergency plans and extra layers of clothing to better adjust her body temperature as conditions changed.The hike up the lower part of Jewell Trail was pleasant. Bales felt excited as she walked up into snowy paths. The sun shone through the trees and cast a shadow over her smiling face. Less than an hour later, loads of dark clouds had replaced the sunshine, and snow covered the surrounding trees.She still smiled. However, the weather was showing its teeth. Bales added even more layers to shelter herself from the cold winds and thick fog. She made her way across the snow-covered ridge (山脊) toward Mount Washington and began to think about calling it a day. Suddenly, she noticed something: a single set of footprints in the snow ahead of her, which had been made by a pair of sneakers一typically not the type for hiking.Meanwhile, Bales was getting colder, even though she was moving fast and generating some body heat. With strong gusts of wind screaming and attacking her back and left side, she decided to abandon her plan. The only thing that, however, kept her on the trail was the sneaker tracks in the snow.Paragraph 1:Bales faced a dilemma(进退两难的窘境) about whether to follow the tracks or not.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:Her searching now turned into rescuing the man.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _【答案】Paragraph 1：Bales faced a dilemma (窘境) about whether to follow the tracks or not. If she chose to follow the tracks, it would add time and risk to her hiking, compromising her safety. But the tracks ahead suggested someone might be in danger, and s he couldn’t let this go. Spinning around, she called out into the frozen fog, “Hello! Is anybody out there?”Cautiously, she then walked in the direction of the tracks. Hardly had she rounded a corner than she spotted a man sitting motionlessly.Paragraph 2：Her searching now turned into rescuing the man. She approached him instantly and found he was suffering from frostbite on his feet. Without any hesitation, she wrapped his body with warm clothes, and then poured him some sugary drink. The wind roared over and they would die soon if they didn’t get out of there. She supported the man and inched along the trail. With great efforts, Bales managed to save the man’s life. Exhausted, she felt that it was all worth it.江苏省常熟市2020-2021学年高二下学期期中英语试题第二节读后续写（满分20分）57. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中测试卷(人教版新课标) 01学生版
绝密★启用前2020-2021学年度高二英语期中考试卷试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：100分钟；命题人：xxx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）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．How does the woman feel?A．Excited.B．Annoyed.C．Disappointed. 2．What’s the earliest time of sunset in mid-December?A．4:45.B．5:15.C．5:30.3．Where does the conversation take place?A．In a hotel.B．In a restaurant.C．In the speakers’house. 4．What did the woman do last Saturday?A．She had a picnic.B．She drove to a village.C．She did some gardening.5．How did the woman’s hair look before?A．It was short.B．It was long.C．It was curly.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。
江苏省沭阳县2013-2014学年高二下学期期中调研测试英语卷(带解析)
江苏省沭阳县2013-2014学年高二下学期期中调研测试英语卷（带解析）1．Bruce, ______ headmaster of our school, was elected by voting and other leaders were chosen in ______ same way.A. /; theB. the; theC. /; aD. a; the【答案】A【解析】试题分析：句意：我们学校的校长是通过投票选举出来的，其他的领导人也是用同样的方法选举出来的。
第一空不填，因为headmaster是表示职位的名词，前面不加冠词，第二空填the，in the same way以同样的方式，所以选A。
考点：考查冠词2．What do you think of the suggestion _______ he offered us _______ we go to New York for our holiday?A. what; thatB. which; thatC. which; whatD. what; what 【答案】B【解析】试题分析：句意：你认为他提供给我们的去纽约度假的建议怎么样？第一空填which或that，引导定语从句，先行词是suggestion，定语从句中缺少宾语，第二空填that，连接同位语从句，说明suggestion的内容。
选B。
考点：定语从句和同位语从句3．If you _______ this newspaper, you’ll get an extra magazine.A. correspond toB. subscribe toC. take toD. apply to【答案】B【解析】试题分析：考查词组：A. correspond to 和….一致 B. subscribe to 同意，订阅，C. take to 喜欢，D. apply to 应用，句意：如果你订这份报纸，你可以额外得到一份杂志。
2020-2021 学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷(新高考)(山东版)听力部分
2020—2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（新高考）（山东版）听力注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
1. Why is it hard to see Tom?A. He is busy this semester.B. He quit the tennis team.C. He moved somewhere else.2. Who is the most famous film star in the man’s ey es?A. Joan.B. Miss Green.C. Austen.3. At what time does the second film start?A. 6:45.B. 8:15.C. 8:20.4. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Keep on trying.B. Leave the cake there.C. Learn cooking from him.5. What does the woman imply?A. The party should have ended sooner.B. They don’t need to cook food today.C. The man has to spend much time cleaning.第二节（共15题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2020-2021 学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷(新高考)(山东版)笔试部分
按秘密级事项管理★启用前2020—2021 学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（新高考）（山东版）笔试注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
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回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
AFor Stevens Point locals in the US, the city is flooded with delicious fried fish. Here are four top choices for the community to have a try.Hilltop Pub&GrillHilltop Pub&Grill first opened in the 1980s and took the Stevens Point community by storm with its delicious food and unique decoration style. Its fried fish are beloved due to the use of “hi gh-quality North Atlantic cod, with a light beer batter (面糊)”.The Final Score Bar&GrillThe Final Score Bar&Grill aimed to become a local hot spot in 2001 when Jim Billings, the owner, took charge of the business. Billings feels that their five batter flavors set them apart from their neighboring bars. Besides, various wines are available.Point After Pub&GrillPoint After Pub&Grill started serving delicious food and cold beers in a welcoming environment in 2009. But its history runs much longer. “Before it was Point After Pub&Grill, it had been Northside Bar for 30 plus years,”explained Molski, the owner. Molski feels that the pub’s four special batter choices and other fish specials are what help make it an area landmark.Two Harps PubThis Irish pub opened its doors to the public in 2017 and has been drawing fans and locals ever since. “I had done my career for a long time and was kind of bored with it,” said Nick Moore, the owner. “And this opportunity fell into my lap, so I went with it. It really made sense to open up an Irish bar.” The grow ing pub advises guests to try a cold beer with their Friday fried fish.1. What makes Hilltop Pub&Grill popular with customers?A. The convenient location.B. The special food.C. The high-quality service.D. The unique wine.2. What do The Final Score Bar&Grill and Point After Pub&Grill have in common?A. They are both run by the same company.B. They are both famous for great wines.C. They both feature some particular batter.D. They were both founded ten years ago.3. What is special about Two Harps Pub?A. It is the newest among the four pubs.B. It offers free cold beers to customers.C. It only provides fried fish on Fridays.D. It has a unique decoration style.BEver since I graduated from high school I’ve worked in the factories surrounding my hometown every summer. However, making the transformation between school and full-time blue-collar work during the break never gets any easier. For a student like me who considers anyclass before noon to be unacceptable, getting to a factory by 6 o’clock each morning is suffering. My friends never seem to understand why I’m so relieved to be back at school or that my summer vacation has been anything but a vacation.There are few people as self-confident as a college student who has never been out in the real world. People of my age always seem to overestimate the value of their time and knowledge. In fact, all the classes did not prepare me for my battles with the machine I ran in the plant, which would jam whenever I absent-mindedly put in a part backward or upside down.The most stressful thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job could disappear over night. Issues like being laid off and overseas relocation had always seemed distant to me until my co-workers told me that the unit I was working in would shut down within six months and move to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour.After working 12-hour shifts (轮班) in a factory, the other options have become only too clear. “This job pays well, but it’s hell on the body,” said one co-worker. “Study hard and keep reading.”she added. When I’m back at the university, skipping classes and turning in lazy re-writes seems too irresponsible after seeing what I would be doing without school. All the advice and public-service announcements about the value of an education that used to sound stale (陈腐的) now ring true.My experiences in the factories have inspired me to make the most of my college years beforeI enter the real world for good.4. What does the author think of his summer holidayA. It was no holiday for him at all.B. It brought him nothing but suffering.C. It was a relief from his hard work at school.D. It offered him a chance to make more friends.5. What can we infer about most college studentsA. They do better in the real world.B. They are confident when they work.C. They think too highly of themselves.D. They are expert at handling machines.6. What is the biggest pressure for blue-collar workers?A. A low incomeB. The lack of securityC. An unstable locationD. Less break7. How did the working experiences change the authorA. He became responsible for his work.B. He learned to be more practical at work.C. He began to respect blue-collar workers.D. He came to appreciate his college education.CUS author Henry Rollins once wrote: “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” Indeed, in the eyes of artists, loneliness never seems to go out of style. There are paintings that portray loneliness, songs that are inspired by loneliness, and many works of literature that center around this theme.In the eyes of UK economist Rachel Reeves, however, loneliness is far from romantic. Instead, it’s a “giant evil” that’s become a serious problem in the country.So just how serious is it? On Jan 17, UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed politician Tracey Crouch as the countr y’s very first “Minister for Loneliness”. Her job is to tackle (处理) the loneliness that the country’s been feeling—a problem which, according to UK government research, is affecting more than 9 million people in the country, and is more harmful to one’s ph ysical and mental health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day.And the problem hasn’t just appeared recently. Back in 2014, the UK was given the title of the “loneliness capital of Europe” by The Telegraph. A survey carried out by the newspaper found that British people were less likely to get to know their neighbors or build strong relationships with people than those from other European countries.“There is something about British wanting to deal with problems themselves,” Christian Guy, director of the Centre for Social Justice think-tank (智囊团), told The Telegraph.But this doesn’t mean that the problem only affects Britons. In fact, we’re all suffering from loneliness now more than ever, in spite of most of the world now having access to the Internet, which has enabled us to be more connected than ever.What we need, according to Kim Leadbetter, sister of the late UK politician Jo Cox, is to have “proper human connections”. “Our lives nowadays are so busy. We spend the vast majority of our time on our phones, on our laptops. We need to press pause on that and actually sit down and speak to human beings,” Leadbetter said at an event last year.But the first steps toward fighting this problem are to accept its existence and not be ashamed or intimidated (吓倒) by it. After all, without loneliness, many beautiful paintings, songs, and literary works wouldn’t even exist. And “evil” or not, being lonely is simply part of the experience of being human.8. What can we learn about the UK’s loneliness problem?A. The UK became the loneliest country in the world in 2014.B. More than half of British people suffer from loneliness.C. The government is working to solve the problem.D. British people communicate less with their neighbors than ever.9. According to the text, social loneliness _______.A. has become a problem worldwideB. didn’t attract the public’s attention until recentlyC. is mainly caused by the wide use of the InternetD. does more harm mentally than physically10. What does Leadbetter suggest doing to cope with loneliness?A. Making more phone calls to our friends.B. Stopping the use of electronic products.C. Interacting with the people around us face to face more often.D. Accepting its existence calmly.11. Which of the following would the author probably agree with?A. Loneliness is a giant evil of society.B. Only artists can appreciate the beauty of loneliness.C. It is hard to find a solution to social loneliness.D. Loneliness is just a normal part of our life.DWhen we look at a lovely baby, a puppy or a really cute kitten many of us want to squeeze it. Why is that?According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, it’s a typical experience of “cute aggression”. The experience results from the fight between the brain’s “emotion system”, which impels (驱使) people to squeeze cute things, and its “reward system” which deals with feelings of “wanting”.In the study, 54 participants between the ages of 18 and 40 were presented with four groups of photos. Two of the groups of photos were of cute human babies and animals and the other two were of less adorable adult humans and animals. As the participants looked at the photos, there searchers watched their brain activities.According to the researchers, the participants reward systems were found to be active as they looked at the cute babies, and they seemed to be overwhelmed (征服的). By contrast, the reward systems of the people looking at the less cute adults were found to be inactive, and they seemed to be less impelled by their reward systems.This suggests that cute things activate their emotion systems in such a way that people are overwhelmed by the experience of cuteness. But reward systems work against these emotions by creating the desire to protect cute things.As Katherine Stavropoulos, the lead researcher of this study at the University of California in the US told Science Alert, “The cute aggression is the brain’s way of ‘bringing us back down’ by balancing our feelings of being overwhelmed.”Stavropoulos compared this process of balancing to an evolutionary adaptation. Such an adaptation may have taken place to ensure that people are able to continue taking care of creaturesthey consider particularly cute.So, although cute babies and adorable animals may look completely helpless, their vulnerable (易受伤害的) appearance may in fact help them to survive.12. According to the text, “cute aggression” refers to .A. the emotion of wanting to protect cute thingsB. the task of emotion system and reward systemC. the adaptation of consistently taking care of cute creaturesD. the behavior of squeezing a cute baby or animal when seeing it13. In nature, “cute aggression” is caused by .A. the need of the brain to balance all feelingsB. the photos of cute human babies and animalsC. the vulnerable appearance of babies or animalsD. the conflict between emotion system and reward system14. Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE?A. Facial expressions of the participants were observed.B. Katherine Stavropoulos conducted this study on her own.C. Cute babies and animals affected brain activities of all the participants.D. The participants were divided into two groups in order to make comparison.15. What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?A. To persuade readers to protect cute animals.B. To stress the significance of cute aggression.C. To present research findings on cute aggression.D. To share an interesting phenomenon with readers.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
2020-2021学年高二上学期英语期中考试卷含答案
2020-2021学年⾼⼆上学期英语期中考试卷含答案I 语⾔知识及应⽤(共两节，总分值45分)第⼀节完形填空(共15⼩题；每题2分，总分值30分)阅读下⾯短⽂，掌握其⼤意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂⿊。
There was once a great war between two countries. The war had been going on for some time and the soldiers were starting to feel 16 the long battle.On a hot afternoon, a man was 17 past a small group of soldiers digging a huge pit (坑). The group leader was shouting orders and threatening 18 if the work was not completed within the hour. The man riding the horse 19 and asked，〝Sir, why are you only shouting orders? Why cannot you help them yourself?〞The group leader looked at him and replied, 〝What do you ? I’m the leader. The men do as I 20 them to.〞He then added,〝If you feel so strongly about helping them, you are 21 to do so yourself!〞The man got down and started walking up to the soldiers at work. He took up the 22 and worked with them till the job was 23! Before leaving, the man congratulated the soldiers on their work, and 24 thegroup leader. He said, 〝Next time your 25 prevents you from supporting your people, you should inform your 26 authorities, and I will provide a more permanent solution.〞The group leader was now completely surprised. Only now he looked 27 at the man and realized the man was the army general!The army general exhibited some of the key 28 that are important for a true leader. There are 29 people who are ready to really help get the work done. They 30 the status of the leader but not the state of the leader.16. A. astonished at B. tired of C. frightened of D. embarrassed at17. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running18. A. illness B. battle C. punishment D. death19. A. stopped B. waited C. stayed D. doubted20. A. remind B. tell C. beg D. invite21. A. sure B. lucky C. ready D. welcome22. A. tools B. guns C. clothes D. bricks23. A. improved B. lost C. finished D. allowed24. A. interviewed B. answered C. testedD. approached25. A. people B. order C. leader D. status26. A. richer B. higher C. cleverer D. smaller27. A. frequently B. closely C. seriously D. firmly28. A. problems B. courses C. qualities D. speeds29. A. few B. some C. most D. many30. A. achieve B. call C. prepare D. collect第⼆节语法填空(共10⼩题；每题1.5分，总分值15分)阅读下⾯短⽂，按照句⼦结构的语法性和上下⽂连贯的要求，在空格处填⼊⼀个适当的词或使⽤括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
江苏省沭阳县2020┄2021学年高二下学期期中调研测试试题英语
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。
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. Where will the woman probably go first？A. T o a cinema.B. To a supermarket.C. Toa bank.2. Why does the man refuse the woman’s reque st？A. The heating is broken.B. He can’t afford the heating bill.C. He doesn’t like to use the heating.3. What does the woman most probably want to do？A. Apply to Island Air for the job.B. Get some work experience first.C. T ake a training course.4. What does the man think of his history teacher？A. Respectable.B. Annoying.C. T alkative.5. What are the speakers talking about？A. A website.B. A piece of music.C. A T-shirt.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。
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、7题。
6. What age group is the game good for？A. From 10 to 19.B. From 8 to 13.C. From 6 to 12.7. Where is Black’s PC shop？A. On Marsden Street.B. On Hunter Road.C. Next to Walker’s store.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
江苏省苏州市2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题
22. A. staringB. readingC. watchingD. scanning
23. A. fillB. catchC. openD. block
24. A. wandering aroundB. thinking aboutC. talking aboutD. looking for
Our visits were never___21___enough for me.I loved wandering around the shelves,___22___the spines(书脊）of the books until something happened to___23___my eye.
Admittedly,perfectionists tend to achieve academically or in their career.But it comes at a price.Even among top athletes and professional dancers, perfectionism is a double-edged sword, according to research by Sanna Nordin- Bates at the Swedish School of sport and Health Science in Stockholm.Through a series of questionnaires and in-depth interviews, she found that perfectionism improves performances in the short run, but then weakens it. "These dancers and athletes speak about the positive aspects of it, but there's always a 'but'.The elements of perfectionism that drive them to reach high standards always come at a cost," she says."We certainly shouldn't be promoting perfectionism as a positive trait in an uncritical manner.It isn't even true that you needitto be a top athlete."