南师附中高二年级英语期中试卷

江苏省南京师范大学附属中学江宁分校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语试卷学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Every year, young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists from all over the world shoot their shot for the Future For Nature (FFN) Award, an honorable international award.The Future For Nature aims to:·Reward and fund individuals for their outstanding efforts in the protection of species of wild animals and plants.·Stimulate award winners to sustain their dedicated work.·Help winners to raise their profile, extend their professional network and strengthen their funding basis.Benefits·The winners each receive 50,000 euros and may make their own decision to spend the money in the service of nature conservation.·FFN offers the winners a platform and brings their stories to the attention of conservationists, financiers and a wide audience, allowing them to increase their impact and gain more access to funds.·FFN is building a growing family of winners, dedicated people who form a community of people with the same interest. FFN offers them the opportunity to meet each other and continue to learn with each other in order to continue their fight for nature as efficiently and effectively as possible.QualificationsThe candidate：·Must be born on or after the 31st May 1988 and before the 31st May 2005.·Is able to explain his/her conservation work in fluent English (written and spoken).·Has achieved substantial and long-term benefits to the conservation status of one or more animal or plant species.·Must be determined to continue his/her conservation work, as the award aims to stimulate the winner’s future work. It is not an “end of career” prize.Additional RemarksFor the 2023 Future For Nature Award, we are again searching for natural leaders, who have proven that they can make a difference in species’ survival.From all applications, 6 to 10 nominees (被提名者) will be selected. These applicants will be asked to provide additional information, which will be used to select the final awardees. Ultimately, three inspiring wildlife heroes are selected as the winners.Application Process: Apply online through the Apply Now link.Application Deadline: May 1st, 2023.1．Which is one of the aims of the Future For Nature?A．To aid more green groups.B．To fund academic education.C．To inspire conservation efforts.D．To raise environmental awareness. 2．The winners will get the chance to ________.A．consult top specialists B．meet like-minded peopleC．benefit the local community D．promote self-created platforms3．To apply for the 2023 Future For Nature Award, candidates must ________.A．meet the age requirement B．apply via mail by the deadlineC．turn in the application in English D．provide additional personal informationLena could clearly remember the night she had to flee her home in Hungary. It was the beginning of the Second World War and her family needed to escape fast. She quickly packed a suitcase with a few pieces of clothing, her diary, and her most prized possession — a beautiful silk scarf. Lena and her best friend, Monika, had persuaded their parents to buy them matching scarves, which they each wore tied around their neck as a symbol of their friendship. Lena had no idea that when she left for America that night, she would never return. Her family settled on the sunny west coast in California.Lena kept that special silk scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Lena was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but her granddaughter reassured her, “Don’t worry, Grandma, nothing’s going to happen to your scarf. You’ll see. It is going to bring both of us luck today.” With that, Eliza kissed her grandmother on the cheek and left.That afternoon, Eliza left the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. She decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. As she sat at her table, she felt someone staringat her. Sitting next to her was an elderly woman who could not take her eyes off her. “I’m sorry. Do I know you?” Eliza asked.“I’m sorry, dear, but you remind me of someone I once knew,” the old woman replied in an accented voice. “My best friend looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like the one you’re wearing around your neck.” Eliza felt goose bumps go up her arms. She had heard stories of her grandmother’s best friend and knew the significance of the scarf. Could this be Monika, her grandmother’s childhood friend?Eliza introduced herself and waited to hear the name of the other woman. “My name is Monika, dear. I’m originally from Hungary, but my family had to leave when I was 14 and I’ve been living here in California ever since.” Eliza could not believe it. She said, “Monika, would you mind going somewhere with me? I want to show you someone very special.” The elderly woman agreed and they left the restaurant together.They walked the short distance to Lena’s home and rang the doorbell. When Lena opened the door, she was amazed to see her childhood friend standing in front of her. The scarf had indeed brought good luck.4．What can be inferred from Paragraphs 2?A．Eliza went to the restaurant to meet Monika.B．Lena cherished the silk scarf very much.C．A silk scarf is a symbol of good luck.D．Eliza celebrated with Lena in a restaurant.5．Eliza felt goose bumps go up her arms because________.A．the stranger’s stare made her scaredB．she got cold when she took the scarf offC．she thought the old woman’s accent was too strangeD．she couldn’t believe she should meet her grandma’s childhood friend6．Which of the following is the correct order of the story?a. Eliza wore the silk scarf to the interview.b. Lena’s parents bought her a silk scarf.c. Eliza went to a restaurant for celebration.d. Lena met her childhood friend.e. Lena fled her home in hurry.f. Eliza unexpectedly met Monika.A．b-e-a-c-f-d B．e-b-a-f-c-d C．e-d-b-a-c-f D．b-e-a-f-c-d 7．What could be the best title for the passage?A．Reunion in California.B．The Lucky Silk Scarf.C．A Life-long Friendship.D．Like Grandmother Like Granddaughter.Animal populations across the world have been reduced by 69% in less than 50 years, according to a new scientific report. The report’s authors are calling for urgent action to restore the natural world.The Living Planet Report (LPR) is produced every two years by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London. The most recent report, released on October 13, 2022, shows that almost 70% of the world’s monitored wildlife was lost between 1970 and 2018. The report is based on research from 195 countries around the world. Data was collected from almost 32,000 populations of 5,230 species.Although the average global loss of wildlife is 69%, the rate is greater in the global south. Latin America and the Caribbean in particular have seen the sharpest fall, having lost 94% of their wildlife since 1970. Across the world, the biggest drop was in freshwater populations of wildlife — including almost 1,400 species of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles — which have decreased by 83%.The report identifies several causes for wildlife loss, including hunting, farming, the loss of forests, pollution and climate change. However, the report also promotes solutions, such as designing less destructive food production systems, urgently protecting the Amazon rainforest, limiting the use of fossil fuels, and creating new laws to protect our natural environment.Commenting on the report, Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF International, called the figures “terrifying”, and said “we need to restore nature and not simply halt its loss.” In December 2022, world leaders are meeting in Montreal for the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference, also known as COP 15. The authors of the LPR say that this is an opportunity for a global plan to deal with wildlife loss and restore nature. “Government leaders must step up at COP 15,” said Lambertini. “The world is watching.”8．What does the author mainly want to show by listing the numbers in the first three paragraphs?A．The causes of the urgent situation.B．The detailed process of the research.C．The severity of wildlife loss worldwide.D．The drop in freshwater populations of wildlife?9．According to the report, what is a possible solution to population decline of wildlife? A．Stop hunting and farming.B．Ban the production of wildlife food.C．Offer legal protection of natural environment.D．Replace the fossil fuels with renewable energy10．What does the underlined word “halt” mean in the last paragraph?A．Accept.B．Stop.C．Fear.D．Suffer. 11．What is Lambertini’s attitude towards wildlife loss?A．Objective.B．Indifferent.C．Ambiguous.D．Concerned.CERTAIN CREATURES-namely, bees-have evolved to be skillful flying builders. To assemble (组装) a nest, worker insects team up to do various work to the specification of a complex design that ends up being many times their size. This process takes months, many times longer than the average lifespan of all but the queen. Meanwhile the insects must adjust as they go.It is these insect building teams that inspired Mirko Kovac, a roboticist at Imperial College London, to develop a way to improve the flexibility of 3D printing. A typical 3D printer is limited by the range of its nozzle (喷嘴), and can only make objects smaller than itself. Dr Kovac’s team has removed these limitation by using flying robots.Dr Kovac describes a system of flying robots that is composed of two types of multi-rotor drones: builders and scanners. The builders carry the 3D-printing nozzle. The scanners are robots equipped with cameras that are responsible for monitoring the progress of the builders.The building process alternates between builders and scanners, layer by layer, printing and adjusting, until a structure is complete. First, a builder remains suspended over its area of operation and begins to release a jet or rush of the building material along its flight path. The choice of material is important——it must be lightweight enough for the drones to carry but strong enough to hold the subsequent layers that will be built on top. Once the builder robot has sprayed a layer of material, the scanner robot flies over, inspects the progress. The systemthen computes the next layer that the builder should make, while also correcting for any errors that might have been discovered in what has already been built.Because the flying robots can, in theory, operate anywhere, they could fix things in dangerous or otherwise inaccessible places. Dr Kovac says that his robots could be used to spot and seal leaks in oil or gas pipelines, repair leaky insulation or fix cracks on tall buildings. Thinking more long term, Dr Kovac even sees a potential future for his construction robots, building on the surfaces of the Moon or Mars.12．Why does the author mention bees in the text?A．To become a theme.B．To introduce a topic.C．To give an explanation.D．To analyze the cause.13．What is the character of typical 3D printers?A．They can expand the range of printing.B．They can make adjustment while printing.C．They are more flexible than traditional ones.D．They can make objects smaller than themselves.14．What can we learn from the building process?A．The Builders can correct the errors while calculating.B．The building material should be strong enough for scanner.C．Builders and scanners can print and monitor at the same time.D．The building process has strict requirement of the building material.15．What can be the suitable title for the text?A．Teams of flying robots can make 3D objects.B．Teams of flying robots have a limited future.C．The flexibility of typical 3D printer has been improved.D．Teams of flying robots have been used in dangerous situation.二、七选五On the day of my birthday, I was really excited since I was going to an amusement park for the first time in my life with some of my friends, together with my parents.16 Everything in sight was “amazing”. I was really attracted. Everywhere people were moving excitedly from one ride to another with the screams of laughter from every direction. People dressed up like clowns were entertaining the kids, and the most exciting was the roller coaster.My parents handed me some money and told us to enjoy the rides. We first queued up for the roller coaster, which was the greatest attraction of all. Soon we were seated on the ride and held on to the bars holding us firmly to our seats. 17 The wind moved through our hair and we tightly closed our eyes. It was really thrilling experience!We headed straight for the bumper cars and soon started bumping into each other with as much force as we could, enjoying ourselves to the fullest. Then we went for those shooting games. 18 We were soon loaded with some soft toys which made us happy, though the age for playing with soft toys was long gone for us.19 We entered the house with heads held high, but came out with our hearts beating fast. And we were shaking from head to foot.During all this, we hadn’t noticed time fly and it was getting dark, so we said goodbye and returned home. 20A．There we can get a prize if we hit the target.B．Is it a wonderful visit to an amusement park?C．Then came the most scary part, The Freaky House.D．That night in my dream all the fun images returned.E．The next few minutes were full of screams and laughter.F．We wandered in the park attracted by the adorable characters.G．On reaching the park, we bought tickets and entered the park.三、完形填空If there is one thing I have missed the most during the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been seeing other people smiling. When every face has a mask on it, you26 to my days. And I am so happy that it 27 today as I pass on the happiness to my children. My grandmother’s smile always had a 28 “Hello!” to go along with it. My dad’s smile was 29 as he was strict and serious, but I loved seeing it when he sometimes 30 .Over the years I have learned a lot about 31 . I read once that “We don’t smile because we are happy. We are happy because we smile”. I also read that “I have 32 seen a smiling face that isn’t beautiful”. And I realized that both of these things were true.In fact，when you smile, it doesn’t matter whether you are 33 a mask,or whether your 34 are white or yellow，many or few, or missing altogether. 35 your smile because it can lift your spirits, share your love and spread your happiness. 21．A．smaller B．weaker C．smarter D．safer 22．A．soul B．body C．head D．eye 23．A．light B．tear C．question D．regret 24．A．burden B．blessing C．loss D．secret 25．A．change B．recipe C．wish D．treasure 26．A．wisdom B．curiosity C．joy D．understanding 27．A．lives on B．slows down C．dies out D．takes off 28．A．dull B．cheerful C．shocking D．hesitant 29．A．normal B．strange C．rare D．unique 30．A．approved B．responded C．laughed D．bargained 31．A．failures B．smiles C．challenges D．stories 32．A．frequently B．still C．never D．easily 33．A．selling B．purchasing C．washing D．wearing 34．A．teeth B．cars C．fingers D．feet 35．A．Forget B．Show C．Seek D．Award四、用单词的适当形式完成短文thick soup in China, from spicy hot pot in Sichuan, seafood-based hot pot in Guangdong to mutton hot pot in Hong Kong. No matter what your 39 (prefer) is, Chinese hot pot has something to interest you.The spicy hot pot featured in Sichuan is probably the most famous among the native Chinese. When 40 (visit) Chongqing, you will have 41 opportunity to taste authentic (真正的) Chinese hot pot. Chongqing hot pot is known as má là (“numb and spicy”) due 42 the inclusion of Sichuan peppers and is unique in the types of meat and the types of sauce 43 (use) for its base.Though the flavor of Chinese hot pot varies from region to region, the dining customs are similar. Hot pot is 44 (typical) served in a metal bowl at the center of the dining table. As the soup in the pot is cooked at almost boiling point, the ingredients (原料) 45 (add) into the boiling thick soup. The ingredients can vary from thinly-sliced meat, vegetables, mushrooms, potatoes, and cabbage, to seafood, fish balls and tofu.五、申请信46．假定你是育才中学高二学生李华。

南京师大附中2010-2011学年度第2学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷命题人：英语备课组第一部份：听力（共三节，总分值15分）第一节（共5小题；每题分，总分值分）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三个选项当选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时刻来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Who is coming for tea?A. John.B. Mark.C. Tracy.2. How is the weather there?A. Rainy.B. Pleasant.C. Cloudy.3. When does the man’s plane take off?A. At 5:00.B. At 5:30.C. At 7:00.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Life in Southeast Asia.B. Weather condition.C. A holiday tour.5. How much will the man pay for the T-shirt if he wants to buy it?A.＄80.B.＄100.C.＄120.第二节（共15小题；每题分，总分值分）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 三个选项当选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时刻阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时刻。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What did the woman plan to do on Saturday?A. Help the man study physics.B. Meet with her cousin at the airport.C. Take her mother to the hospital.7. How does the man feel about the woman?A. He’s upset with her.B. He is sorry for her.C. He forgives her.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

2020学年下学期南师附中高二期中考试第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AEven as Google plans to test its fleet (车队) of self-driving cars on public Array roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery. By 2025, asmany as 250,000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally,according to a study by an industry research firm.“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people,” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work,” Urmson said. “the vehicles will be very basic --- we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible --- but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button.”The prototype (雏形) are the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads --- the majority of auto accidents are caused by human error --- and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor V ehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, Mercedes-Benz, V olkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers ” to take control if needed.Google says the cars are safe. The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections,” Urmson said. “We’re looking forward to learning how the community understands andinteracts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle,”Urmson said.- 1 -- 2 -21. The passage informs us that self-driving cars______.A. have already passed necessary testsB. will probably decrease traffic jamsC. have been purchased by some companiesD. will keep the drivers in good sprits22. According to Chris Urmson ______.A. software and sensors are vital for self-driving carsB. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humansC. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderlyD. ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars23. What is the best title for this passage?A. Self-driving Car Avoids Human ErrorsB. Self-driving Car Meets New ChallengesC. Google’s Self-driving Car Graduates to City StreetsD. Google’s Self-driving Car Enjoys Global PopularityBThe clock always seems to be ticking rather too fast in the doctor’s office and the queue of patients outside the door seems to be pressing rather too hard. Some say it’s high time for the model of short, sharp one-to-one appointments to give way to shared medical appointments (SMAs).SMAs are doctor-patient visits in which a group of patients receive patient education and counseling (咨询), physical examination and medical support in a group setting. Typically, SMAs are designed to have one or more doctors attend to a group of patients who share a common illness or medical condition. In contrast to one-to-one visits, SMAs provide a longer appointment time-frame as well as the opportunity for patients to have improved access to their physicians and meanwhile pick up additional information and support from peers.However, doctors who have pioneered the shared appointment approach report that there are significant challenges involved. Dr. Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, Cleveland Clinic, identifies culture change as the most significant challenge. Physicians and nurses are trained in a model of personal service and privacy; the SMA approach is a fundamental challenge to those fixed ideas. They need shared goals and a way of testing the innovation against agreed standards. Dr. Sumego says, “The physicians may be worried about the possible chaos and efficiencies that are marketed. They also have to make the patients understand what their appointment is, and what the expectation is.”“So, if an organization was looking to start shared medical appointments, I would advise them to start the buy-in from a few champion physicians, develop the work-flow and develop some experience. Providesome support behind what that best practice should look like. Create some standards so that, as the concept spreads, you can employ that experience to start the next shared medical appointments and the next.”24. What is the purpose of the SMA approach?A. To conduct medical research.B. To promote doctor’s reputation.C. To improve medical service.D. To meet patients’ expectation.25. According to Dr. Sumego, what prevents the SMA approach from being widely adopted?A. Personal serviceB. Fixed ideasC. Inadequate equipment.D. Shared goals26. What can be learned about the SMA approach in the last paragraph?A. It is currently being questioned.B. It is impractical in some areas.C. It will enjoy wide popularity soon.D. It should be carried out step by step.CIt’s true that high-school coding (编程) classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, a professor at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses (假说). It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks (块) and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, has become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to adjust lessons based on things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn --- how to think logically through a problem and organize the results --- apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education- 3 -consultant for the state of North Carolina.Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the only purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers --- in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes --- for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want --- the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that --- the better.27. Cortina believes early exposure to computer science makes it easier to ______.A. make good use of appsB. change the way of thinkingC. deal with problems in daily liteD. complete future job training28. Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills leaned at Flatiron will ______.A. help students lean other computer languagesB. allow students to be admitted to better universitiesC. need improving when students look for jobsD. enable students to make a big fortune29. The underlined word “coax” in the last paragraph is closest in the meaning to ______.A. challengeB. persuadeC. frightenD. trick30. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______.A. compete with a future army of programmersB. stay longer in the information technology industryC. become better prepared for the digital worldD. bring forth innovative computer technologies第二节(共5小题；每题2分，满分10分)The college entrance examination is just around the corner. Assignments and tests will keep many of you up late at night, and you may plan to make up for your lost sleep during the weekends. (31)________A study published in the journal Current Biology shows that the habit of sleeping in on weekends doesn't fix the damage done by a lack of sleep during the week. (32)________In the study, which was conducted over 10 days, 36 healthy young men and women with different sleep requirements were divided into three groups. The first and second groups were asked to sleep nine hours and five hours a night respectively. The members of the third group slept for five hours on weekdays but rested as long as they wanted on the weekend.The researchers found that people who lacked sleep ate more snacks and gained weight quickly.(33)________ That could be partially due to the shifting(变化) of the biological clock and changes to certain body hormones, especially hunger hormones. (34) So, their biological clocks shifted, which also changed the release of hunger hormones. "The hormone leptin (瘦素) decreases appetite, while the hormone- 4 -ghrelin（饥饿素）increases appetite," explained US researcher Vsevolod Polotsky. "Sleep deprivation causes leptin to drop and ghrelin to rise, so you’re hungry and eat more.”And even if they tried to sleep for as long as they wanted to during weekends, according to researchers, it was still not enough to meet standard sleep time because they found it difficult to fall asleep. Moreover, they were more likely to show increased sensitivity to insulin(胰岛素) in both their muscles and their livers. “ (35) ” Polotsky told CNN, because “short, insufficient sleep schedules will lead to an inability to change blood sugar and increase the risk of metabolic(新陈代谢的) disease in the long term.”For this reason, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends at least seven hours of sleep each night for adults and much more for children.A. But what negative effects does it bring about?B. However, this wasn't the case for the first group.C. But is it useful to have such recovery sleep?D. Even worse, it may damage your health.E. That effect could very well be why we don’t see benefits from weekend sleep.F. To catch up on sleep during weekends , people in the third group would habitually eat later .G. That helps explain why we have an increased risk for things like diabetes when lacking sleep.第三部分：语言知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

江苏省南京师大附中2020-2021学年高二上学期期初测试英语试题第一部分听力第一节听下面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 do we learn from the conversation?A.The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B.The man ha sn’t fin ished working on the bookshelf.C.The man lost those tools.2.What do we know about the man?A.He doesn’t like his job.B.He will not give up his job.C.He has a large family to support.3.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A.Classmates.B.Teachers and students.C.Headmaster and teachers.4.Who is worried about gaining weight?A.The son.B.Aunt Louise.C.The mother.5.Why doesn’t the woman buy the coat?A.It is expensive.B.There isn’t her size.C.She doesn’t like the color.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。

2020-2021学年第二学期南师附中期中复习卷高二英语第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，共37.5分）AI’ve been reading 100 books per year on average during the past decade. So obviously I get the usual question of what books I recommend. Well, here’re my top 4 favorite books of all times, which influenced me into who l am today.1. Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.One of the biggest bestsellers of all times. Napoleon Hill spent two decades analyzing over 500 successful men like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and John D．Rockefeller to discover how they did it. The result of Hill’s research is in Think & Grow Rich —13 steps to achieve your goal, whatever it is. All other self-help books are just copies of Hill’s book first published in 1937.2. Psychocybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.Another bestseller and the only self-help book you’ll need next to Think Grow Rich. Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon who was amazed that some patients still felt ugly after surgery (外科手术). That’s when he discovered they also needed reconstruction work inside—their “self-image”. Everything about how to use the “mind-body” connection to achieve your goals, and how to feel confident about your body is inside this book.3. Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin.This book drives the point home that success in any field is not determined by genetics or talent but deliberate practice. Colvin uses examples from world class achievers like Tiger Woods, Jack Welch, Warren Buffet, Mozart to prove that they all got theirs through years of practice—the 10,000 hours rule. You’ll reexamine your beliefs about what it takes to succeed and supercharge your motivation after reading Colvin’s book.4. Mastery by George Leonard.This book also stresses that practice is the secret of success in anything. Leonard explains that mastership never ends—you will never have perfect technique and be able to stop. Instead you’ll keep learning, improving, and hitting plateaus (瓶颈期). The big point in Mastery is that plateaus are vital for improving your skills and that you therefore must start enjoying them instead of getting impatient or quitting like most guys do.1．What is the book Think & Grow Rich mainly about?A．Successful men’s stories.B．A research on being rich.C．An analysis of famous people.D．Instructions on how to succeed.2．The book Psychocybernetics is suitable for people who ________.A．prepare to get surgery B．are unconfident of their appearanceC．want to build their body D．need advice of plastic surgeons3．What do Talent is Overrated and Mastery both mention?A．The steps to achieving the goal.B．World class achievers’ achievement.C．Practice’s key role in achieving success.D．Genetics and talent’s influence on being successful.BA roadside system that detects if a mobile phone is in use in a passing vehicle is being tested in the UK first. Despite being unable to tell whether the driver is using the phone, it is hoped that it will act as a warning to people who make calls behind the wheel. The technology picks up the phone signal in the vehicle and activates a roadside warning sign of a mobile phone with a red line through it.The system cannot tell the difference between a driver and a passenger on a bus, but to some degree it can warn drivers that they can be detected using their phones. Using a directional antenna (天线)，the detector picks up radio waves produced by a phone handset, and measures the signal strength and length of them. When a signal is detected of duration (持续时间) long enough and signal strength strong enough to set off the system, the detector activates the warning sign. The detector is able to distinguish Bluetooth connections or hands-free devices which, when picked up, will prevent the activation.While this new system is no replacement for a police officer catching someone in the act, it could be enough to make some drivers think twice- and that has to be a positive step forward. However, just as technology has enabled the problem of drivers using mobile phones illegally, it can also be a big part of the solution in getting people to stop. Statistics from the devices will be shared with Norfolk Police, the county council said. The council said that enabling the system to record specific number plates could be a "future development".Using a mobile phone at the wheel is one of the four road crimes which can have horrible consequences if it causes a deadly or serious car crash. Law enforcement (执行) technology has been falling behind for a decade and not made any easier by motor producers that encourage users to plug in their phones even before driving.4．Why is the roadside system used according to Paragraph 1?A．To send out cellphone signals to drivers.B．To detect drivers' illegal use of cellphone.C．To monitor people's use of phones while driving.D．To warm people against using pones while driving.5．How does the detector of the roadside system work?A．It measures the length of the phone.B．It warns drivers with a phone in hand.C．It picks up radio waves from handsets.D．It activates the vehicle's Bluetooth system.6．What does the text suggest drivers do with the road warning sign?A．Swift to Bluetooth while driving.B．Have a close watch of road signs.C．Avoid being picked up by detectors.D．Stop using a hands-free mobile phone.7．What will the county council probably do in the future?A．Share the devices with the police.B．Make the system more advanced.C．Replace the police with the new system.D．Take steps to settle road safety problems.CIf your in-box is currently reporting unread messages in the hundreds or thousands, you might have a hard time believing the news: e-mail is on the decline.At first thought, that might seem to be the case. The incoming generation, after all, doesn’t do e-mail. Oh, they might have an account. They use it only as we would use a fax machine: as a means to communicate with old-school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign-up requirements of Web sites. They rarely check it, though.Today’s instant electronic memos — such as texting and Facebook and Twitter messages — are more direct, more concentrated, more efficient. They go without the salutation (称呼语) and the signoff (签收); we already know the “to” and “from.” Many corporations are moving to messaging networks for exactly that reason: more signal, less noise and less time. This trend is further evidence that store-and-forward systems such as e-mail and voicemail are outdated. Instead of my leaving you a lengthy message that you pick up later, I can now send you an easily-read message that you can read — and respond to — on the go.The coming of the mobile era is responsible for the decline of e-mail. Instant written messages bring great convince to people. They can deal with them at about any time: before a movie, in a taxi, waiting for lunch. And because these messages are very brief, they’re suitable for smart phone typing.Does this mean e-mail is on its way to the dustbin of digital history? Not necessarily. E-mail still has certain advantages. On the other hand, tweets and texts feel ephemeral — you read them, then they’re gone, into an endless string, e-mail still feels like something you have and that you can file, search and return to later. It’s easy to imagine that it will continue to feel more appropriate for formal communications: agreements, important news, longer explanations.So, e-mail won’t go away completely. Remember, we’ve been through a transition (过度) like this not so long ago: when e-mail was on the rise, people said that postal mail was dead. That’s not how it works. Postal mail found its smaller market, and so will e-mail. New technology rarely replaces old one completely; it just adds new alternatives.8．What would the incoming generation like to do with their e-mail accounts?A．Check bank accounts.B．Send long messages.C．Fill in some forms.D．Communicate with their colleagues.9．Which of the following is mainly discussed in paragraphs 3 and 4?A．The possible reasons behind the decline of e-mailB．The likes and dislikes of the young generationC．The rapid development of e-communication channelsD．Evidence about the uncertain future of easily-consumed messages10．What does the underlined word “ephemeral” in paragraph 5 mean?A．Automatically-sending.B．Randomly-written.C．Hardly- recognized.D．Shortly-appearing.11．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A．It’s too early to determine the decline of e-mail.B．E-mail has reasons to exist with its own advantages.C．E-mail, just like postal mail has come to its end.D．We should feel sorry for the decline of e-mail.DBlood doping (违规输血) to improve performance is forbidden in professional sports. Athletes can use this technique to fuel their muscles with more oxygen-carrying red blood cells—for example, by receiving a transfusion. But many animals dope naturally: sheep, fishes and horses can boost their blood’s capacity to carry oxygen by 16 to 74 percent in physically demanding situations. Now a study shows that an Antarctic fish called the bald notothen can increase its carrying capacity by more than 200 percent to pursue an active life in cold waters.Like most fishes native to Antarctica, the bald notothen’s blood contains anti-freeze proteins that help it withstand extreme cold. But these proteins, along with red blood cells (RBCs), can make blood sticky and hard to circulate. Some Antarctic fishes adapt by removing RBCs altogether, absorbing oxygen directly from the water via skin as they passively await prey (猎物). Bald notothens, however, actively swim below surface ice to chase other active life when avoiding seals and penguins. For this behavior, “you need to supply more oxygen to the muscles,” says Michael Axelsson, a physiologist at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and co-author of the new study.The scientists compared RBC levels in samples collected from bald notothens relaxing in glass tanks with those in samples drawn from fish they “chased” using a plastic tube. RBC levels were at 9 percent in the resting animals but 27 percent in the exercised ones, showing a 207 percent increase in the latter’s blood oxygen carrying capacity. “No other fish we’ve seen can more than double their RBCs or drop their numbers to such a low level when resting,” Axelsson says. The fish’s spleen (脾) stores RBCs, and the researcher found that to release more into the bloodstream, the organ shrinks to weigh 41 percent less.The enormous changes in RBC levels initially surprised Gerald Kooyman, a biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who was not involved in the study. He notes, however, that these animals have fewer blood cells to begin with, so maintaining circulation with a tripled RBC count is less difficult. If a diving Weddell seal pushed its RBC levels from 40 to 90 percent, for instance, its blood would be dangerously hard to pump.Yet bald notothens do face trade-offs for their ability. The scientists found blood pressure was 12 percent higher and the heart worked 30 percent harder in active individuals. Bald notothens can rest during quiet times, but when they need to use their abilities, Axelsson says, “these fish have to live with more RBCs because they need more oxygen.”12．Compared with most fishes native to Antarctica, what is special about the bald notothen?A．Its blood contains anti-freeze proteins.B．It can absorb oxygen directly from water via is skin.C．Its red blood cells can make blood sticky and hard to circulate.D．It actively swims below surface ice when chasing other active life.13．What does “those” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A．RBC levels.B．Scientists.C．Glass tanks.D．Fishes.14．It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that ________.A．the RBC levels in seals can increase from 40 to 90 percentB．bald notothens’ blood pressure are 12 percent higher than other fishesC．when bald notothens chase active life, there are more RBCs in their bodiesD．Gerald Kooyman, a marine biologist provided some suggestions on this study15．What is the main purpose of the passage?A．To explain study methods on fishes.B．To introduce some findings about a fish.C．To present a way to improve athletes’ performance.D．To raise people’s awareness to protect bald notothens.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）阅读下面短文，从选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

- 1 - 南师附中高二英语期中考试答案详细解析第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分) 第一节（共 10 小题；每题 2.5 分；满分 25 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 A 、B 、C 、D 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A 篇21. 【答案】：B【解析】：细节题。

根据文章第四段第一句 In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads —the majority of auto accidents are caused by human error —and fewer traffic jams.可知 Urmson 认为，从长远来看，未来的道路会更安全一大多数车祸都是人为失误造成的一交通堵塞也会减少，即无人驾驶汽车可能会减少交通堵塞。

故认为答案为 B 选项。

22. 【答案】：A【解析】：细节题。

根据文章第三段第二句中 Our software and sensors do all the work 可知，软件和传感器完成所有的工作。

由止此可见软件和传感器对自动驾驶汽车来说是非常关键的。

故 A 项正确。

B 项，“自动驾驶汽车可以给人类下达驾驶指令”。

全文未体现。

C 项，“自动驾驶汽车是专门为老年人设计的”。

根据文章第二段第一句 transform mobility for millions of people 可知，自动驾驶汽车可能会改变数百万人的出行方式，而不是专门为老年人设计的，故 C 项错误。

D 项，“普通汽车将被自动驾驶汽车代替”，Chris Urmson 说的话中并没有体现，故 D 项错误。

因此，认为A 选项符合题意。

23.【答案】：C 【解析】：主旨（标题）题。

文章主要介绍了谷歌研制的自动驾驶汽车，详细说明了自动驾驶汽车研发现状、工作原理、相比于普通汽车的优点和前景展望。

C 项，谷歌的自动驾驶汽车研发成熟后“去了”城市街道，此项表明了自动驾驶汽车正在逐步成熟，符合文意，故 C 项正确。

2019-2020学年度第一学期高二英语期中联考试卷出卷人：八一中学审卷人：第一部分英语听力（共两节，满分30分）1.When did the alarm clock ring?A .At 6 o'clock. B.At 7 o'clock. C.At 8 o'clock.2.What does the woman want to do?A.Open the door.B.Let the man in.C.Open the window.3.What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Taxi driver and passenger.B.Driver and conductor.C.Boss and secretary.4.Where is Jimmy now?A.In a hotel.B.At home.C.In the lab.5. What will the woman do for the man?A.Wash his clothes.B.Get him a wallet.C.Take him to the store.第二节听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Why can't the woman concentrate on the book?A.She's worried about the seminar.B.The man interrupts her.C.She lacks interest in it.7.What is the woman's present major?A.Psychology.B.Philosophy.C.English.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.What does the man want to do?A.Help the woman with her work.B.Have a talk with the woman.C.Go out with the woman.9.What was the woman asked to do?A.Add some pages to her English paper.B.Hand in her English paper next Friday.C.Write a new English paper.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

南京师⼤附中⾼⼆（上）英语期中考试2015-2016学年江苏省南京师⼤附中⾼⼆（上）英语期中考试（2）Multiple Choices:1. --- Why don't we save ourselves the trouble and use the stairs, Steven?--- Come on! Man invented the lift so that we don't have to act like cavemen.--- Ok, Steven, if you insist on being lazy.A. canB. shouldC. shallD. must2. "killer robots" can help reduce battlefield deaths, they may also make countriesmore likely to go into battle, which will lead to more deaths.A. WhetherB. WhereC. WhileD. What3. Students living off campus pay a little less for housing than students living in college dormitories, but their cost of transportation is higher.A. in generalB. in additionC. in demandD. in need4. It is required that food makers remove trans fats from products, since trans fats are not widely as safe.A. adoptedB. harvestedC. recognizedD. operated5. Desertification, the name for happens when land can be used to grow cropsturns into desert, is a growing world problem.A. which; thatB. what; howC. what; thatD. how; which6. The Three-body Problem has quickly become the best-selling Asian work of literature on/doc/0c71ce354793daef5ef7ba0d4a7302768f996ff0.html , that China also has a successful science fiction scene.A. provingB. to proveC. to be provedD. will prove7. As Alan Turing believed, a computer would deserve intelligent if it could fool ahuman into believing that it was human.A. calledB. to be calledC. having been calledD. calls8. During the heated discussion, I that blogs are better than books for theirconvenience, lower price, and larger range of writing.A. picked outB. worked outC. ran outD. pointed out9. The university is saving $300,000 per year by its energy efforts, aimed to build amore energy-efficient university.A. consumptionB. conservationC. considerationD. correction10. These measures include better administration of areas that are likely to turn into desert,and people in how to use water without wasting it.A. trainB. to trainC. trainingD. trained11. --- Good day, Bell Electronics. This is Jane speaking. How may I help you today?--- Oh… uh, I Myers Icecream Company. Sorry about that.A. looked forB. am looking forC. was looking forD. have been looking for12. with what may be his most impossible mission yet, Hunt gets together his team andjoins forces with Ilsa Faust, a female former British secret agent.A. FacingB. Having facedC. FacedD. To face13. He doesn't own an NBA championship ring, in the face with champagne(⾹槟) afterthe NBA finals.A. he has neither been sprayedB. nor has he been sprayedC. either has he been sprayedD. so he has been sprayed14. Considering the fact that the relationship between neighbors in rural area is closerthan in cities, I prefer to live in the countryside.A. thatB. the oneC. thoseD. them15. In Alice Munro's novel, Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, , decides to flee.A. her unhappiness built into desperationB. her unhappiness has built into desperationC. her unhappiness building into desperationD. her unhappiness builds into desperationCloze:With their visas in hand and their bags packed, students may feel prepared for their study abroad experiences. 16 once they set foot in foreign lands, some students realize that they don't have the skills to communicate their thoughts and feelings in their 17 culture.Guo Yichen, a student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, observed a(an) 18 of poor communication during her time abroad.When Guo first got to the US, she stayed in the house of a 63-year-old lady, with another Chinese girl. Guo and her housemate were 19 to take turns tidying up the bathroom. But the housemate never 20 , because she didn't know how. Her mother had always cleaned the bathroom for her back home. And when the landlord asked about it, the housemate 21 replied, "I never needed to do housework back home, and I won't do it here 22 .""I was shocked by how 23 her answer was," said Guo, "She could have explained it in a better way." It was 24 surprise that the girl was asked to move out almost immediately.In fact, "difficulty in 25 " is among the three major psychological problems that ZMN Education, an agency on overseas education, 26 among Chinese students studying abroad, the other two being "fear of class discussion" and "fear of homework based on critical thinking". A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, once told the agency that many of his Chinese students only came to see him when they got 27 scores. They should have talked to him after each class to get a better grade 28 , he said.According to the agency, studying abroad itself may trigger(引发) certain mental problems because it is a " 29 and stressful shift to new environments and 30 ". It has been foundthat students are 23 times more likely to 31 a mental health condition than business travelers headed abroad.And during this period of major life transitions(过渡), 32 better communication skills is particularly vital. It helps you get assistance and solve problems.Students need to understand the value of empathy—the effective awareness of the emotions of others—as well as 33 themselves clearly, especially in cross-cultural communications. It would be better if students participate in a(an) 34 abroad program during vacations before trying year-long overseas study. That way, they could have 35 coping with a strange world independently.16. A. And B. Therefore C. But D. Otherwise17. A. unique B. host C. national D. superb18. A. conflict B. trial C. debate D. case19. A. appreciated B. represented C. fueled D. supposed20. A. bought her story B. did her partC. kept her wordD. followed her heart21. A. actually B. eventually C. pleasantly D. simply22. A. either B. rather C. too D. neither23. A. sensitive B. seriousC. straightforwardD. stubborn24. A. great B. no C. major D. exact25. A. communication B. explanation C. opposition D. indication26. A. impressed B. ignored C. identified D. inspired27. A. unfortunate B. unsatisfactoryC. unwelcomeD. unequal28. A. in the first place B. in other wordsC. in this caseD. in the end29. A. similar B. superb C. sudden D. sensitive30. A. influences B. routines C. manners D. policies31. A. result from B. benefit from C. suffer from D. flee from32. A. tolerating B. simplifying C. requesting D. developing33. A. expressing B. blaming C. committing D. advancing34. A. affordable B. long-distance C. short-term D. trustworthy35. A. difficulty B. experience C. leadership D. survival Reading Comprehension:AWhen it comes to romance, no one does it better than the French. This is believed to be true of their movies, too. Unlike the Hollywood blockbusters(⼤⽚) you may be used to, French films are "usually a more artistic statement about being in the world," noted The Guardian.From Oct. 8 to Oct. 29, in cooperation with the French embassy(⼤使馆) in China, the China Film Archive and China National Film Museum are presenting classic and critically acclaimed(备受赞誉的) French movies, including Le Havre (2011), Mia et le Migou (2008), and Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902).Sha Dan, curator(策展⼈) of the China Film Archive, explained to the media what to expect from the film series, and revealed how first-time viewers can best appreciate French movies.Q: Why should I watch French movies?A: French films have a lot of virtues. For one thing, they use dialogue and plot, instead of visual effects, to drive the story. For another, they stress diversity(多元). While Hollywood movies are often about universal values, French movies have French culture or regional cultures deeply rooted in them. You have to understand them in their cultural context. That's what sometimes makes French movies difficult to understand.Q: How can a Chinese audience appreciate French movies?A: You need to get used to their way of filming. When shooting two people talking to each other, the traditional way is to film each person face-forward as they take turns speaking. However, French movies are filmed in more experimental ways, like switching from a close shot to a long shot.Also, you should search for background information. The movie's title and its director can reflect its ideas and storyline. For example, Les Enfants du Paradis (1945), also known as Children of Paradise, tells the story of beautiful Garance and the four men who love her in their own ways. Garance meets these men in a theater, and the "Paradis" in the movie title is an informal French name for a theater's gallery.36. What is the author's purpose in writing this text?A. To recommend some classic French movies.B. To help readers to better appreciate French movies.C. To compare French movies with Hollywood blockbusters.D. To describe the development and features of French movies in great detail.37. Which of the following is a characteristic of French movies?A. They are often about universal values.B. They usually have really good visual effects.C. They attach a lot of importance to French culture and French regional cultures.D. They are sometimes hard to understand because of their complex plots.38. Which of the following is TRUE about French movies according to the text?A. They are mostly romances and are usually artistic.B. They often involve more close shots than long shots.C. They prefer to use the traditional way of shooting two people talking to each other.D. Their titles and directors can help viewers learn background information.BMany of us remember being in awe(敬畏) when we saw cloned dinosaurs running wild in the film Jurassic Park. And the idea of using technology to revive(恢复) extinct species has long fascinated not only writers and directors, but scientists as well. According to The Telegraph, woolly mammoths(长⽑猛犸象), which featured in the popular Ice Age animated movie series, "may walk the earth once more" now that scientists have taken another step toward realizing a long-held dream—recreatingtheir DNA.Mammoths became extinct around 10,000 years ago. However, since the discovery of near-perfect preserved remains in Arctic permafrost (北极冻⼟带) in May 2013, a variety of research studies have been carried out since.Geneticists from Harvard University analyzed DNA from the remains, looking for genes which separated mammoths from elephants, such as hairiness and ear size. They then used the results to reproduce exact copies of 14 mammoth genes. "It is the first time that mammoth genes have been alive—although so far it has only been done in the lab," George Church, lead researcher of the project, told the Sunday Times.Church then used a new technique which allows scientists to edit DNA carefully, replacing sections of elephant DNA with the mammoth genes. So "we now have functioning elephant cells with mammoth DNA in them," he said.However, Church ruled out the possibility of bringing the mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains. He said he "preferred to focus on rebuilding the full mammoth genome(基因组) by analyzing DNA from preserved remains and putting it into the cells of its closest living relative—the Asian elephant," reported The Telegraph.Church argued that the return of the woolly mammoth—or rather, the return of something very similar—could help bring back fragile(脆弱的) ecosystems. However, some scientists believe that bringing back the mammoth would be unethical. Professor Alex Greenwood, an expert on ancient DNA, said: "We may face the extinction of African and Asian elephants. Why bring back another elephant from extinction when we cannot even keep the ones that are not extinct around?" he told the Sunday Times. "What is the message? We can be as irresponsible with the environment as we want. Then we'll just clone things back?" "Money would be better spent focusing on conserving what we do have than spending it on an animal that has been extinct for thousands of years," he said.39. We can learn from the article that .A. cloned mammoths followed cloned dinosaurs to get revivedB. the technology to revive mammoth genes is already matureC. George Church and his colleagues tried to reproduce mammoth DNAD. Church and his team managed to list all the genes that separate mammoths from elephants40. According to Church, what is the significance of his study?A. It could help prevent the extinction of the Asian elephant.B. It could help people better tell elephant DNA from mammoth genes.C. It could help bring back some extinct species and save fragile ecosystems.D. It could help bring mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains.41. The underlined word "unethical" in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to .A. unacceptableB. misledC. impracticalD. illegal42. According to the article, Professor Alex Greenwood believes that .A. there is no need to worry about the extinction of African and Asian elephants at presentB. it's necessary to bring back species that are beneficial to human beings from extinctionC. the return of the woolly mammoth would help to balance ecosystemsD. it's more important to protect present species than to bring back extinct onesCEach year, 500 million people from 164 countries celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June. It may seem like there is not much that an individual can do to save the world, but there is. One of the first steps is to understand the problems and their solutions.Try to learn about your ecosystem, endangered animals and pollution. If you are well-informed, you can make better decisions about how to save energy and produce less waste. You can also learn how to be a better consumer and not buy products made from endangered animals or which have too much packaging. Also share your concerns with others and find ways to promote environmental education. Help educate people in your community about ways in which they can help protect the environment. The Earth is our only home. We should take good care of it.RecycleMake a list of all the things you can recycle at home and at school and start recycling. In some cases, you can sell the things you recycle. In others, you can turn unwanted items into something useful for another purpose, such as using old plastic bottles for growing plants. Most bottles and jars contain at least 25% recycled glass. And recycling aluminum cans saves 95% of the energy needed to make aluminum from bauxite ore. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, 26,000 liters of water, 1,700 liters of oil, 266 kilograms of air pollution and 2.3 cubic meters of rubbish dump space.Use less energyThe easiest way to save energy is to cycle or walk whenever possible instead of using public transportation. At home and at school, you should only use electric lights and electrical appliances when you need them. There are many other less obvious ways of saving energy. Forexample, try to ask your mum to buy food which has been grown locally. Why? When people buy food from far away, it takes extra energy to package and ship it by boat, train, truck or plane.Save waterYou can save water by helping your Dad repair leaking pipes and toilets. Take short showers instead of baths. Some waste water from baths can be used for other purposes, such as watering plants or washing outdoor spaces. It is important to help preserve the local water quality by not pouring dangerous household chemicals down the drain or into the ground. Dispose of them properly.43. The target readers of this passage could mostly probably be .A. housewivesB. car driversC. businessmenD. students44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned to protect the Earth?A. Don't buy products made from endangered animals.B. Don't buy food produced in faraway places.C. Don't order more than you can eat at a restaurant.D. Don't buy goods with heavy packaging.45. According to the passage, the underlined words "bauxite ore" in the third paragraph refers to .A. a metal which can be used to make cansB. a mineral from which a certain metal can be obtainedC. a container in which a certain material can be storedD. a matter which can be used to produce energy46. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. You Can Do These!B. Recycling to Save the EarthC. Celebrate the World Environment Day!D. Use Less Water and EnergyDCharles Dickens was one of the most beloved storytellers in the English language. His novels made him famous in his own time, and continue as classics in ours.Dickens began his literary career with almost no formal education. He was born in Landport, on Feb. 7, 1812, the second of eight children. When he was 12, his father was sent to debtor's prison. Dickens was forced to quit school and work in a London blacking factory. He would rework that terrible experience into his fiction for the rest of his life."He was a social reformer," says actor Simon Callow, author of a new biography called Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World. "He knew what poverty was. He knew what it was to be rejected, to be cast aside, to live in squalor(悲惨)."And so Dickens wrote with great sympathy for the suffering of innocent and vulnerable(易受攻击的) children—characters like David Copperfield, Little Dorrit and the orphan, Oliver Twist:With his slice of bread in his hand, and his little brown parish cap on his head, Oliver was now led away from the wretched(苦难的) home, where one kind word or look never lighted the gloom of his infant(幼⼉) days.Yet he burst into an agony of childish grief as the cottage gate closed after him. Wretched as were the little companions in misery he was now leaving behind him, they were the only friends he had ever had.His first book Sketches by Boz came out in 1836. With the appearance of Oliver Twist in London periodicals in 1837, the 25-year-old Dickens became the most popular writer in England. But his first love was theater, and he considered becoming an actor."When he was actually writing, he became his characters," says Peter Ackroyd, author of Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion. "He would get up from his desk, go over to the mirror and mouth the words—do the expressions, grimaces(⿁脸), whatever, and then laugh, chuckle to himself, then go back to his desk and write it down."Dickens created 989 named characters, which increased his popularity. Every one of his major works has been adapted for either stage or screen. A Christmas Carol inspired more than a dozen films, from Alistair Sims' Scrooge in 1951 to Jim Carrey's voicing of the same character in Disney's 2009, 3-D animated film.The original 1843 manuscript(⼿稿) of A Christmas Carol is on display at the Morgan Library. Dickens wrote everything by hand, in tiny script, with a quill pen. Remarkably, the manuscript is both the first and the final draft, says Kiely, the curator. You can see where Dickens has changed the name of the first chapter from "Old Marley's Ghost" to "Marley's Ghost". Further down the page, he has canceled an entire section."He realizes he's not writing a novel, and he only has a very short time in which to write this," Kiely explains. "He's got to keep it tight, in order for it to be published in time for Christmas."Dickens wrote all the time. He traveled with a portable inkwell and a supply of quill pens. He was working on his last novel, Our Mutual Friend, en route from France to London when the train he was on crashed.Dickens died five years later in 1870, after a stroke at age 58. As a comic talent and a social reformer, Dickens' achievement was extraordinary, says novelist T. C. Boyle, who earned a doctorate in Victorian literature."He achieved what any great artist achieves—a body of work that has entertained and delighted and instructed people down through the ages. That's what we all hope for," says Boyle. But Dickens' greatest fiction was his own character, says Callow, the biographer, "People think of him as a cheerful man... but he was increasingly suffering from depression and a sense of hopelessness. And that's worth knowing. I think it's always good to know that great creative individuals have their struggle, their drama."47. What can probably be reflected in Dickens' works?A. His love for his family.B. His childhood sufferings.C. His desire for formal education.D. His reason to choose literary career.48. The author quotes Dickens' description of Oliver Twist mainly to show .A. that Dickens was full of pity for poor childrenB. that Dickens knew well about poor childrenC. what real poverty was like in his daysD. what kind of life Oliver Twist lived49. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. Sketches by Boz is nothing but a complete failureB. Oliver Twist made Dickens first known to the publicC. A Christmas Carol proved Dickens an efficient writerD. Our Mutual Friend came into being on a train50. We can learn from the passage that .A. all the characters created by Dickens are popularB. people prefer films based on Dickens' novels to his worksC. once Dickens was more interested in performing than in writingD. the films and plays based on Dickens' novels raise his popularity51. What did Dickens intend to do by telling his stories?A. To amuse his readers and change society.B. To analyze the nature of society he was in.C. To make an attack on the upper class of the time.D. To get rid of his depression and sense of hopelessness.四、阅读与表达(表格式)（共10⼩题；共20分）The most wonderful time of the year (the Christmas season) is also the most stressful for lots of people struggling to fit in increased end-of-the-year workloads, holiday parties, shopping, guest hosting, travel, and seeing friends and relatives who you'd otherwise avoid. Luckily, the same coping mechanisms that can help relieve stress and find better balance during the year also work for this holiday.Here are four tips to finding work-life balance during this season.Know and avoid your stressors(压⼒源).If cooking for a large group, baking cookies, or Christmas shopping are your key stressors, don't do them. Lots of grocery stores will help cater your next holiday meal. Bakeries exist for a reason, and gift cards are much appreciated by all. Stop trying to live up to someone else's expectations of the holidays and stay merry by outsourcing the pain points.Get flexible at work.If you normally travel an hour each way at work, see if your boss will let you work from home in this special season to save time, get more done, and reduce your stress. Or ask if you can start work from home in the mornings and come to the office later in the day to avoid peak hours. Leave early and finish your day from the comfort of home, too.Make your own list and check it twice.Make a to-do list for yourself, for both work and life, then divide it up into categories like "must do", "want to do", and "feel obligated to do". If you can remove any or all of your required list, the rest of your to-dos will start to look a lot easier. Once you have your lists in order, it's time to start crossing things off. In between your must-dos tasks, include a want-to-dotask to break things up and re-energize yourself. Yes, this holiday is a time to give back to others and be selfless, but there's still a bit of "self" in selflessness, isn't there?If you start to feel a cold coming on, come to a full and complete stop.The best way to stop a cold from exploding into a weeks-long sickness is to stop it at the start. Unless a task or activity is an absolute necessity, cancel your plans, put away your to-do lists, and settle in for a long winter's nap. A day of rest and enough sleep is the only thing you NEED right now. Feel bad about declining holiday invitations from your friends and family? You're doing them a favor. Once people hear that you're sick, they'll be glad you stayed away—They don't want to come down with a cold during the holiday any more than you do!It is certain that you can feel less stressed in this hectic season when you stop expecting so much from yourself, because nobody puts so much expectation on you as you do to yourself. Trying to satisfy clients, co-workers, friends and family can be draining and can finally negatively impact you in many ways. When you simplify things up front, you relieve the stress off of yourself and everyone else in the process. Stop focusing on what you feel like you're obligated to do, and start focusing on what you want and need to do, the load will get lighter and you will feel a lot merrier under the Christmas tree.根据短⽂内容，完成表格，每空只填1个单词。

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。

满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（共分） 0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，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Policeman and driverB. Employer and employeeC. Waiter and customer 2. What does the woman drink in the end?A. Chinese teaB. Coca ColaC. Fruit juice 3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. ClassesB. SchoolC. Time 4. How many times has the man failed in the history?A. OneB. TwoC. Three 5. What do we know about the woman? A. She will move into a new apartment. B. She needs to get a plane ticket first. C. She has been in Europe for three weeks. 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至第8三个小题。

What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. A motorcycle raceB. A motorcycle accidentC. A motorcycle show 7. Why does the woman say she could cry? A. She is unable to ride a motorbike. B. The motorbike crashed into a house. C. She was afraid that there would be an accident. 8. What will the two speakers do next? A. Make sure nobody is hurt. B. Go to see the winner. C. Stop the motorbike. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。