2018-2019学年江苏省江阴市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

2018-2019学年江苏省江阴市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

江阴市第一中学2018-2019学年度第二学期期中试卷 高二英语 2019.4‎ 注意事项：‎ 1. 本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）。考试结束后，将答题卡和答题纸一并交回。考试时间120分钟。‎ 2. 请考生务必将自己的姓名和考试证号用黑色笔和2B铅笔涂在答题卡上。‎ 3. 第一卷答案必须用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上，在其他位置作答一律无效。‎ 第一卷（选择题 共85分）‎ 第一部分： 听力（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟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 the woman want to do?‎ A. Watch TV. B. Go for a walk. C. Access the Internet.‎ ‎2. Why would the woman like to have a Chinese name?‎ A. She is taking a Chinese class.‎ B. She will be working in China.‎ C. She has made some Chinese friends.‎ ‎3. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A travel plan. B. An exam result. C. A sports game.‎ ‎4. What has the man been doing?‎ A. Writing something. B. Repairing his pen. C. Shopping.‎ ‎5. What does John suggest the woman do?‎ A. Meet his friend. B. Ask Harry for help. C. Go to the airport with him.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟阅读各个小题；听完后，每个小题将给出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. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.‎ ‎7. How much does the man need to pay?‎ A. $68. B. $136. C. $204.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. Whose birthday is it?‎ A. Sarah’s. B. Michael’s. C. Rebecca’s.‎ ‎9. When will the birthday party begin?‎ A. At 6:15. B. At 6:30. C. At 7:00.‎ ‎10. What does the man want to know?‎ A. What to buy. B. Who to call. C. Where to park.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. Why was Julia absent from the class?‎ A. She was ill. B. She got up late. C. She went to a party.‎ ‎12. What has Robert got for Julia?‎ A. Textbooks. B. Oil paintings. C. Lecture notes.‎ ‎13. Where will the speakers meet on Saturday?‎ A. At Robert’s home. B. At a bar. C. At a shop.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14. What is the woman doing?‎ A. Attending a seminar. ‎ B. Giving some advice. ‎ C. Doing an interview.‎ ‎15. How often does the man travel by bus?‎ A. Twice a day. B. Every other day. C. Once a week.‎ ‎16. How does the man feel about the bus service?‎ A. It’s good. B. It’s fair. C. It’s poor.‎ ‎17. What improvement should the bus company make?‎ A. Buses should be more punctual. ‎ B. Drivers should be more polite. ‎ C. Seats should be more comfortable.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. Who is Pierre?‎ A. A doctor from Senegal.‎ B. A university researcher. ‎ C. A United Nations official.‎ ‎19. What does Pierre mainly talk about?‎ A. Food supplies in the world.‎ B. The role that the UN plays.‎ C. The purpose of his study.‎ ‎20. What is the expected outcome of Pierre’s work?‎ A. A new medicine.‎ B. A new type of rice.‎ C. A new farming method.‎ 第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节：单项选择（共15题，每题1分，满分15分）‎ 21. Some members of the board said that they had some ___________and for the time being could not support the proposal.‎ A. assumptions B. distinctions C. instructions D. reservations 22. It may be necessary to stop ___________ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons regularly.‎ A. at random B. at ease C. at intervals D. at length 23. There are three main classes of drugs, ___________has a different effect on the body.‎ A. all of which B. and all of them C. each of them D. of which each 24. ‎___________, the old man even had no money to buy a bus ticket.‎ A. As his wallet stolen B. His wallet being stolen ‎ C. His wallet stolen D. Stealing his wallet 25. The written record of our conversation doesn’t ___________ what was actually ‎ said. There are a lot of mistakes.‎ A. correspond with B. relate to C. look into D. compare with ‎ 21. ‎ “Dying to Survive”becomes a great hit in China, enabling people to see how society changes by focusing on one small act of humanity and brings with ___________ great sympathy and reflection.‎ A. it B. one C. them D. that 22. Varieties of magazines and research papers are ___________ with the aim of feeding readers’ appetite for specific knowledge.‎ A. put out B. made out C. laid out D. taken out 23. We always create new virtual communication platforms for ourselves, intentionally or unintentionally, ___________ we tend to forget our true identity in the real world.‎ A. which B. what C. where D. as 24. Strangely, Li Ping, also ___________ to the new policy, made no remark in the discussion.‎ A. opposing B. opposes C. opposed D. having opposed 25. ‎—I didn’t expect John missed last night’s match.‎ ‎—As far as I know, he ___________ his grandparents on Saturday nights.‎ A. goes to visit B. went to visit ‎ C has gone to visit D. was visiting 26. ‎___________ to finding ways to make music accessible to all children is Ms Thompson with a touring companying of professional musicians.‎ A. Devoting B. Devoted ‎ C. Being devoted D. Having been devoted 27. Last December China ___________ 100 Chinese and 10 foreigners for their outstanding contributions to the country’ s reform and opening-up.‎ A. distinguished B. sponsored C. acknowledged D. evaluated 28. Difficult as rumors on micro blog or Weibo are ___________, the authorities will step up supervision so that people will not be easily misled.‎ A. to prevent B. to be prevented C. prevented D. preventing 29. If the pilot ___________ appropriate measures in time, there would have been a crash between the two planes.‎ A. hasn’ t taken B. didn’ t take C. hadn’ t taken D. doesn’ t take 30. ‎—Join us, Mike. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.‎ ‎—Thanks for inviting. ___________. To achieve great things, in addition to the dream, I must act now.‎ A. Little by little, the bird builds its nest ‎ B. Big ships sail far C. One false move may lose the game ‎ D. Easier said than done 第二节：完型填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36—55个题中所给出的四个选项中选出最佳答案，并涂在答题卡上。‎ I did my first marathon at 25. I’d 36 running to get fit and thought I’d give it a go. I started too fast, found it very painful but 37 to finish.‎ Then, seven years ago, I went to a talk by someone who had just done the Sahara desert race. I felt so 38 . I’ve always wanted to do something 39 . I registered for the 2007 Sahara marathon. My 40 was shocking and I was two stone(12.7kg) overweight, but 41 I’d paid the ￡3,000 deposit, I knew there was no going back.‎ On my first five-mile run, I kept pretending my shoelaces(鞋带) needed tying just so I could 42 . But I kept 43 until I was doing 30, then 40 miles. People assumed I found it easy by then----I didn’t. I just learned to push through the 44 .‎ But nothing can truly prepare you for running in desert temperatures. As the 45 always looked the same, the distance never seemed to get any shorter. 46 , I was never bored----I was too focused on reaching the checkpoints, and the water waiting there. Blisters(水泡) were unavoidable --- the 47 gets everywhere. At night, the doctors treating us would 48 them off with knives.‎ In the following days, my feet would be hurting. I kept telling myself I couldn’t 49 . If I quit, the pain would stop, but I knew I would 50 it for the rest of my life. Finally, I finished. Any suffering you experience is overridden(压倒) by the sense of 51 at the end.‎ It’s been a long progression, from being a(n) 52 slacker(懒虫) to 53 I am now. I’ve lost 10lb(4.5kg) of body fat, but gained a lot of 54 ----I have a better body now than at any point in my life. Anyone can do this. I’m not superhuman, I’m just 55 .‎ ‎36.‎ A. ended up B. taken up C. given up D. backed up ‎37.‎ A. hated B. refused C. struggled D. offered ‎38.‎ A. inspired B. bored C. panicked D. confused ‎39.‎ A. strange B. ordinary C. secret D. extreme ‎40.‎ A. fitness B. height C. strength D. wisdom ‎41.‎ A. until B. once C. unless D. while ‎42.‎ A. wait B. stop C. complain D. drink ‎43.‎ A. dropping off B. tripping over C. building up D. slowing down ‎44.‎ A. tension B. shame C. fear D. pain ‎45.‎ A. surroundings B. volunteers C. sandstorms D. athletes ‎46.‎ A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise ‎47.‎ A. sand B. water C. grass D. rubbish ‎48.‎ A. tear B. strike C. knock D. slice ‎49.‎ A. fail B. run C. bear D. cry ‎50.‎ A. treasure B. regret C. forget D. appreciate ‎51.‎ A. belonging B. failure C. equality D. achievement ‎52.‎ A. proud B. brave C. unfit D. unfriendly ‎53.‎ A. which B. when C. where D. why ‎54.‎ A. time B. muscle C. reputation D. support ‎55.‎ A. learned B. considerate C. determined D. fortunate ‎ ‎ 第三部分：阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，共30分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Australian magpies(喜鹊) can understand what other birds are saying to each other, a new study has found. ‎ The research, published in the journal Animal Behavior, says the magpie has learned the meanings of different noisy miner calls and essentially eavesdrops(偷听) to find out which predators(食肉动物) are near.‎ Noisy miners----a small, native honeyeater----have different warning calls for ground-based and aerial(飞行的)predators. By playing both kinds of recording to a series of wild magpies, researchers observed the magpies raising their beaks(喙) to the sky, or dropping their heads to the ground.‎ Researchers attracted the magpies with cheese, then played the noisy miner calls, videotaping the results.‎ As a control, they also rolled a large orange ball towards the magpies to see how they ordinarily tilted(倾斜) their beaks to ground threats, and threw the ball to see how they reacted to aerial threats.‎ The researchers recorded an average maximum beak angle of 29 degrees for the thrown ball, and an average maximum of nine degrees when it was rolled.‎ The miners’ aerial warning caused an average maximum beak angle of 31 degrees, and the ground warning caused an average maximum of 24. ‎ One of the study’s authors, Dominique Potvin, said the magpies showed an astonishing level of insight.‎ Magpies and miners broadly face the same types of predators and the two frequently live in the same ecosystem.‎ Potvin said this had encouraged the magpies’ learned behavior.‎ ‎“Magpies are generally found on the ground and noisy miners are generally found up in trees. It pays for the magpie to pay attention to somebody who has a better view of predators than they do.”‎ She said it was unclear whether other birds could do the same, but it was highly likely other magpies around Australia already did.‎ ‎“Magpies are a pretty smart group. We’re not sure if they’re learning this from other magpies or if they’re figuring it out on their own, but the ability is there.‎ As part of the experiment, researchers also played a third call: a common, non-warning call from a crimson rosella. They found the magpies did not respond.‎ Potvin said that we had been actively exploring animal cognition(认知) research. “It’s a good piece of the puzzle,” Potvin said. “Looking at the social relationships between species that live in communities.”‎ ‎56. What have the researchers found about Australian magpies?‎ A. They can understand other bird calls.‎ B. They can communicate with noisy miners.‎ C. They have a special preference for cheeses.‎ D. They have the ability to warn the predators.‎ ‎57. How did the researchers get their findings?‎ A. By calculating the beak angles of aerial and ground predators.‎ B. By comparing the magpie and the miner responses to threats.‎ C. By monitoring the magpie responses to the miner warning calls.‎ D. By recording the magpie louder scream for other birds’ attention.‎ ‎58. The magpies’ cognition can help them _____. ‎ A. have a better view of the predators than the miners B. better protect themselves from the potential threats C. cooperate with other birds to drive away the predators D. live in harmony with other birds in the same ecosystem ‎59. We can learn from the passage that _____. ‎ A. the magpies are smart learners of other birds’ behaviour B. it’s likely that other birds have developed the same ability C. the findings have clarified the relationships between species D. a lot more remains to be explored about animal cognition B Harriet Worobey, a childhood nutrition instructor, knows firsthand that children can be picky eaters, but even she couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw a preschooler last year who ate a mostly chocolate diet.‎ ‎“Chocolate milk, chocolate chip muffins, chocolate chip pancakes -- it was, unbelievable.” said Ms. Worobey, director of the Rutgers University Nutritional Sciences Preschool in New Brunswick, N.J. “His mother just thought, ‘That’s what he wants, so that’s what I’m going to give him.’ ”‎ While most parents haven’t resorted to (采取) the chocolate diet, they can relate to the daily challenge of finding foods that children will eat. Although obesity dominates national discussion on childhood health, many parents are also worried that their child’s preferred diet of nuggets and noodles could lead to a nutritional deficit(不足).‎ Fussiness(挑剔) about food is a normal part of a child’s development. Young children are naturally neophobic -- they have a distrust of the new. Even the most determined parents can be cowed by a child’s resolve to eat nothing rather than try something new. As a result, parents often give in, deciding that a bowl of Cocoa Puffs or a Pop-Tart, while not ideal, must be better than no food at all.‎ ‎“I think parents feel like it’s their job to just make their children eat something,” Ms. Worobey said, “but it’s really their job to serve a variety of healthy foods and get their children exposed to foods.”‎ A series of simple meal-time strategies can help even the pickiest eater learn to like a more varied diet. Let’s learn from several common mistakes parents make when feeding their children.‎ They tend to send children out of the kitchen. With hot stoves, boiling water and sharp knives at hand, it is understandable that parents don’t want children in the ‎ kitchen when they’re making dinner. But studies suggest that involving children in meal preparation is an important first step in getting them to try new foods.‎ Researchers at Teachers College at Columbia University studied how cooking with a child affects the child’s eating habits. In one study, nearly 600 children from kindergarten to sixth grade took part in a nutrition curriculum intended to get them to eat more vegetables and whole grains. Some children, in addition to having lessons about healthful eating, took part in cooking workshops. The researchers found that children who had cooked their own foods were more likely to eat those foods in the cafeteria and even ask for seconds, than children who had not had the cooking class.‎ Also, parents are likely to pressure their children to take a bite. Demanding that a child eat at least one bite of everything seems reasonable, but it’s likely to backfire, Studies show that children react negatively when parents pressure them to eat foods, even if the pressure offers a reward. In one study at Pennsylvania State University, researchers asked children to eat vegetables and drink milk, offering them stickers and television time if they did. Later in the study, the children expressed dislike for the foods they had been rewarded for eating.‎ ‎“Parents say things like ‘eat your vegetables and you can watch TV’, but we know that kind of thing doesn’t work either,” said Leann L. Birch, director of Penn. State’s childhood obesity research center and a co-author of the study. “In the short run, you might be able to coerce(强迫) a child to eat, but in the long run, they will be less likely to eat those foods.” The better approach is to put the food on the table and encourage a child to try it. But don’t complain if she refuses, and don’t offer praise if she tastes it. Just ask her if she wants some more or take seconds yourself, but try to stay neutral.‎ One more thing worth noting is that kids are tuned into their parents’ eating preferences and are far more likely to try foods if they see their mother or father eating them. Given this powerful effect, parents who are trying to lose weight should be careful of how their dieting habits can influence a child’s perceptions about food and healthful eating. In one study of 5-year-old girls about dieting, one child noted that dieting involved drinking chocolate milkshakes, because her mother was using Slim-Fast drinks. Another child said dieting meant “you fix food but you don’t eat it.” By exposing young children to inappropriate dieting habits, parents may be putting them at risk for eating disorders.‎ ‎60. The underlined word “cowed" in Paragraph 4 probably means “_________”.‎ A. convinced B. attracted C. threatened D. disturbed ‎61. Who are more likely to eat more balanced meals?‎ A. Children who help cook food.‎ B. Children whose parents work in a cafeteria.‎ C. Children who are given freedom to choose their food.‎ D. Children whose parents reward them for trying new food.‎ ‎62. What can be learned about Slim-Fast drinks?‎ A. They take a long time to make.‎ B. They are children's favorite food.‎ C. They are intended for slim people.‎ D. They resemble chocolate milkshakes.‎ ‎63. What advice can parents gain from the last paragraph?‎ A. Don’t diet in front of children.‎ B. Fix their food and eat quickly.‎ C. Praise children eating by themselves.‎ D. Don’t offer children too much chocolate.‎ ‎64. Why does the author write the passage?‎ A. To explain the causes of children’s eating disorder.‎ B. To teach children about meal preparation processes.‎ C. To highlight the importance of healthy eating habits.‎ D. To inform parents of ways to help their children like varied foods.‎ C My dearest daughter, ‎ As I looked across at you sitting on the sofa watching The X Factor, I noticed that you are no longer a child, and that having just celebrated your 14th birthday, you are now a young woman starting a journey into becoming an adult woman. As I looked at you, I remembered myself at 14, and the vastly different places we are beginning this journey from.‎ Your identity as a mixed-race young woman, with an English father and a Pakistani mother, has already influenced how you place yourself in this world. As yet, you are unaware of the personal struggles that I took at the age of 25 to marry. How it felt when my mother refused to come to my wedding. The sharp criticisms of the Asian community that such marriages do not work out and always end in divorce. The confidence I had to grow, as we chose to live in a multicultural community, as I refused to be shamed into living in the leafier white suburbs.‎ Then, at the age of 30, I became your mum with all the joys and struggles this brought, as I refused the Asian traditions for a new baby’s arrival. From your birth, your life could not have been more different from mine. I was brought up on a council estate, within a tight-knit extended Muslim family, through which poverty, racism and neglect were woven. I was never given the freedoms or the opportunity to experience new things. Now, as I hear you play your piano. I am grateful that you have these opportunities.‎ So many doors were closed to me as a young person, and as I fought for small steps of freedom, I soon learned that it was better to do what I wanted without the knowledge of my parents, and so deceit and deception (欺骗) became woven into my life too. The pressures to obey, to be a “good Muslim” girl and keep the family honour, were choking. Behind closed doors at home, the neglect and abuse took place. It was hidden, I felt the shame, lived with the fear and suffered alongside my sister and two younger brothers. Oh, the power we thought our parents had over us! I was convinced that one day my father would indeed beat us so hard that leaving us for dead, he would, as his threats said he would, bury us in the large back garden, and tell the school he had taken us back to Pakistan for good. My sister and I longed for a ‎ different blue sky to live under.‎ As a daughter of immigrant parents, I carried their hopes of a better education for their children—my own veins (血管) pulsing with the hard-work ethic (道德) and need to be grateful for the opportunity of a free education. And it was education that provided me with the strength to find my own blue sky. I fought to leave home to go to university at the age of 18, and never returned to live with my parents again.‎ Now as you explore your mixed-race heritage, which I hope we have supported you to do with visits to Pakistan and ensuring you go to multicultural schools, I want you to take the very best of all that is Asian with you as you become a woman.‎ I want you to know that although your journey has been vastly different. I am excited as I watch you standing on the threshold of becoming a woman for all the adventures and possibilities the future holds for you.‎ May you fly your blue sky with grace, confidence and hope as you find your place in this beautiful and crazy world.‎ Loving you now and always.                                          ‎ Mommy ‎65. Mommy’s mother refused to attend her wedding party because _________.‎ A. she married against the wishes of her family B. she was believed to fall victim to her marriage C. she would leave the family to settle in the white suburbs D. she would bring shame to the multicultural community ‎66. By “your life could not have been more different from mine”, Mommy means ___________.‎ ‎ A. her childhood was no different from her daughter’s ‎ B. her parents treated her the way she does her daughter ‎ C. her daughter experienced the same traditions at birth with her ‎ D. her daughter can enjoy the opportunities which she didn’t ‎67. What can be inferred from mommy’s Muslim family life?‎ A. She suffered much abuse in the family. ‎ B. She fought against her Muslim identity.‎ C. She was forced to drop out of school. ‎ D. She behaved like a good Muslim girl.‎ ‎68. Mommy sends her daughter to multicultural schools because _________.‎ A. they provide more opportunities and freedoms B. her daughter can develop a sense of belonging C. her daughter can explore the best of Asian heritage D. they offer children a westernized way of education ‎69. Which of the following can best describe Mommy?‎ A. Outgoing, tolerant and realistic. ‎ B. Determined, liberal and optimistic.‎ C. Conservative, tricky and aggressive. ‎ D. Independent, arbitrary and ambitious.‎ ‎70. Mommy writes the letter to ___________.‎ ‎ A. reveal the sufferings she had as a teenage girl ‎ B. criticize the prejudice in her community ‎ C. emphasize the importance of family support ‎ D. encourage her daughter to pursue her dream 第二卷（非选择题 共35分）‎ 第四部分：基础题（根据句子意思，用适当的词填空，请将正确的答案填在答题卷上）‎ 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上，每空只填一个单词。‎ 第一节：单词拼写（共10题，每小题0.5分，共5分）‎ 71. Life is like a bus l______________ with passengers, each man to his destination. ‎ 72. The milk is reported to have serious side effects and has been w______________ from the market for further tests.‎ 73. Margaret is late again. It is t______________ of her to keep others waiting, so many of us dislike her.‎ 74. They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal s_____________.‎ 75. He is now fighting his a______________ to alcohol.‎ 76. The theory is based on a series of wrong ______________ (假设).‎ 77. ‎–I don’t understand why you refuse to do so.‎ ‎–Anyway, I can’t cheat him -- it’s against all my ______________(原则).‎ 78. We are rather ______________(怀疑) about the sympathy he claims to have for the poor because he is mean with his money.‎ 79. This types of mobile phones are widely ______________(分布) in this area.‎ 80. The People’s Bank of China has issued a set of “reform and opening-up” gold coins, but the coins will not be in ______________(流通).‎ 第二节：语法填空（共10题，每小题0.5分，共5分）‎ Smart phones were once the best thing to happen to the tech industry. In the 11 years since the iPhone made its debut, smart phones ____81____（include）just about every other gadget. And it is surprising that it ____82____ alter(改变) every business.‎ But ____83____ smart phones have achieved dominance(优势), revolution is again in the air.‎ At Google’s and Apple’s recent developer conference, executives took the stage to show how much more irresistible they were making our phones. Then each company rolled out the software ____84____（help）you use your phone a lot less.‎ There’s reason for this seemingly contradictory engineering effort, and it’s ____85____ I call “Peak Screen”.‎ For much of the last decade, a technology industry ____86____（rule）by smart phones has pursued a singular goal of completely ____87____（conquer）our eyes. Tech has now captured pretty much all visual capacity. Americans spend three to four hours a day looking at their phones, and that’s the minimum estimation.‎ So tech giants are to build the beginning of something new: a ____88____（visual）tech world, a digital landscape ____89____ relies on voice assistants, headphones, watches and other wearables to take some pressure off our eyes.‎ We may simply end up adding new devices to our screen-addled lives, ____90____ it could change everything again. As I argued, in many ways screens have become to dominant in our lives. The sooner we find something else, the better.‎ 第五部分：任务型阅读（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）‎ 请仔细阅读下列文章，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上，每空只填一个单词。‎ Going broke in your golden years is commonplace, lasts a long time and is a scarier nightmare than any Halloween horror film. But by changing habits and doing some smart planning, you can avoid that terror.‎ Here are my suggestions:‎ Cheaper housing Cutting big, unnecessary expenses is a better place to start.‎ For many, the best savings trick is leaving a big city. Housing, restaurants, groceries and basic services typically get cheaper the farther you get from a metropolitan center.‎ In Seattle, for example, a three-bedroom home can cost $1 million or more, according to Zillow. In nearby Duvall, Washington, you get that house plus a nice yard for half a million or less. Renting a three-bedroom Seattle pad typically costs $3,500 a month or more. In the suburbs? Try $2,200. That’s over $15,000 in annual savings.‎ Look up housing costs in any major city and its suburbs. You’ll see similar trends. In California, you get more for your buck in San Ramon than in San Francisco. Santa Clarita is hugely more affordable than Los Angeles.‎ Round Rock, Texas, beats Austin. Garden City, New York, beats Manhattan. Move farther out, to true rural America, and you can cut housing costs by half again, easy.‎ Can’t give up urban living? Consider moving to a cheaper metro area.‎ According to SmartAsset’s analysis, a $1 million retirement fund lasts just 10.5 years in Manhattan. San Francisco is nearly as bad, just 12.7 years.‎ But in some big cities, your buck stretches further. In Denver, your $1 million savings could last 21 years. West Coasters might also try Phoenix, where $1 million lasts over 25 years.‎ Cut entertainment spending If you don’t want to leave family, friends or community, there is another big, easy way to save: Take control of entertainment spending. Few folks fully understand what they waste unconsciously. It’s estimated that people aged 65 to 74 spend $5,832 annually on play. For a couple, that’s around $11,000. One reason it gets out of hand? In retirement, you jump from one or two leisure days a week to seven. ‎ But there is a lot of free and cheap fun. Consider your local Shakespeare in the Park instead of spending hundreds for “Hamilton” tickets. Have picnics or experiment your way through a new cookbook instead of eating out regularly. While watching TV, make sure you actually use services you subscribe to. Many subscribe to things ‎ (streaming, gyms, wholesale retailers, etc.) they rarely use.‎ Rethink your old budget Central to all this: Plan to change your habits, which can become our real Halloween goblins. Humans are habitual creatures, and our routines keep us spending the way we did before. ‎ Just as important as avoiding old routines is setting a budget. Then stick to it. Keep records of your spending. Hold yourself accountable. Don’t forget to plan for the unexpected! Many folks forget to factor in wiggle room for car or home maintenance. ‎ Budgeting and penny-pinching may not sound fun. But it beats the terrifying misery of going broke in old age. A little planning goes a long way later.‎ Title: Three tips to avoid terror of 91._________________ out of money in retirement ‎ Tip1: Reduce housing expenses Housing expenses differ greatly because of 92._________________ locations of the houses.‎ ‎◇The farther you are away from a metropolitan center, the smaller your expenses are.‎ ‎◇Housing costs are higher in any major city than housing costs in its suburbs. For example, you’ll spend 93.___________________ if you choose to live in Manhattan rather than in Garden City, New York.‎ ‎◇A $1 million retirement fund can 94.___________________ out twice longer in Denver than in Manhattan.‎ Tip2: Spend less on entertainment Free and cheap fun helps.‎ ‎◇One reason why retired folks can’t 95.__________________ the amount of money on entertainment is that they have 7 days’ free time every week while they had only one or two leisure days when they were 96.__________________. That means they have more opportunities to spend their money.‎ ‎◇Avoid 97.___________________ to the TV services that you seldom use.‎ Tip3: Think 98._________________ about your old budget Avoiding old routines and setting a budget are of the same importance.‎ ‎◇It’s important to make 99._____________________ to your old routines.‎ ‎◇100._____________________ aside some money for unexpected things, such as the expenses to maintain your car and home.‎ 第六部分：书面表达（满分15分）‎ 请阅读下面图表和短文，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。‎ When it comes to family life, everyone struggles to figure out how the relationship between parents and children can become ideal. Positive parenting techniques work well for raising children with discipline and good moral values, and are every parent’s dream. However, it is not an easy task. ‎ A good parent-children relationship should be set up on the basis of mutual understanding and respect. Parents cannot impose(强加) their ideas on their children. They should treat their children as independent individuals. It is advisable for the parents to learn to follow children’s ideas and encourage them to think on their own rather than decide everything for the children. On the other hand, children should listen to their parents’ advice for they’re more experienced. Try to understand when there is disagreement with parents. Always keep one thing in mind—whatever they do comes from their love for kids. It is necessary for children to exchange ideas with parents from time to time so that the gap between parents and children will be narrowed.‎ ‎【写作内容】‎ ‎1．以约30个词概括短文内容；‎ ‎2．根据图中信息，分析这种现象形成的原因；‎ ‎3. 谈谈你对该问题的看法并用2~3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。‎ ‎【写作要求】‎ ‎1．可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；‎ ‎2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。‎ ‎【评分标准】‎ 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ 注意：请将书面表达撰写在答题卡上。‎ 江阴市第一中学2018-2019学年度第二学期期中试卷答案 高二英语 2019.4‎ 第一卷（选择题 共85分）‎ 第一部分： 听力（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎1～5 CBCAB 6～10 BAACC 11～15 ACBCA 16～20 BABCB 第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节：单项选择（共15题，每题1分，满分15分）‎ ‎21-25 DCDCA 26-30 AACCA 31-35 BCACA 第二节：完型填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎36-40 BCADA 41-45 BBCDA 46-50 BADAB 51-55 DCCBC ‎ 第三部分：阅读理解（共10题，每题2分，共20分）‎ ‎56-59 ACBD 60-64 CADAD 65-70 ADACBD 第二卷（非选择题 共35分）‎ 第四部分：基础题 ‎ 第一节：单词拼写（共10题，每小题0.5分，共5分）‎ ‎71. loaded 72. withdrawn 73. typical 74. sacrifice 75. addiction ‎76. assumptions 77. principles 78. skeptical/skeptical ‎ ‎79.distributed 80. circulation 第二节：语法填空（共10题，每小题0.5分，共5分）‎ ‎81. have included 82. should 83. even if 84. to help 85. what ‎ ‎86. ruled 87. conquering 88. less visual 89. which/that 90. or 第五部分：任务型阅读（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎91. running 92. different 93. more 94. hold/last 95. control ‎96. working/employed 97. subscribing 98. again/twice ‎ ‎99. changes/adjustments 100. Set/Put/Lay 第六部分：书面表达（满分15分）‎ One possible version: ‎ It’s universally acknowledged that the relationship between parents and children is most significant in a person’s life. Positive parent-child bond is beneficial to family harmony and the growth of children.(30 words)‎ ‎ Some reasons may account for the present situation. Most parents are wage-earners, who are always engaged in their daily work. Even if they are off work, they are often faced with countless housework, leaving them little time to enjoy themselves. Owing to that, family communication is becoming more and more difficult, which does great harm to parent-child relationship.‎ From my perspective, parents and children should make joint efforts to create a good relationship. First and foremost, it is very important that parents should emphasize the significance of family time spent with their children. Besides, it would be beneficial if parents could focus on the all-round development of their children. Additionally, it’s quite necessary for children to communicate with their parents. (120 words)‎ 附：听力材料内容 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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ Text 1‎ W: The Internet is down again. Oh, what can I do?‎ M: You can read a book, watch TV, take a walk...There are a lot of things to do.‎ W: I don’t mean that. I mean, how can I reconnect to it?‎ Text 2‎ W: Brad, I’ve got this list of Chinese names here. Could you help me pick one?‎ M: So you are serious about having a Chinese name for your job in China?‎ W: Yes, two of my friends in the team have already got theirs.‎ Text3‎ W: What’s the score now?‎ M: It’s 3-2 at the moment in England’s favor. But Spain seems to be taking the upper hand on the field.‎ Text 4‎ M: Oops! My pen is out of ink. I haven’t finished it yet.‎ W: You can borrow mine.‎ M: Thank you. I’ll buy a new one tomorrow.‎ Text 5‎ W: John, could you give me a lift home this evening? My car’s at the garage.‎ M: I’d love to help you. But I promised to meet someone at the airport after work. Harry goes your way, though. Why don’t you ask him?‎ 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2至4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。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ Text 6‎ W: Good afternoon, sir. Can I help you?‎ M: Yes, we need a room for the night. Have you got any rooms available?‎ W: Yes, would you like a single room or a double room?‎ M: A double room.‎ W: How many nights would you like to stay?‎ M: We are only staying overnight. We’ll check out tomorrow morning. How much is it?‎ W: It’s $68 per night.‎ M: OK. Do you accept credit cards?‎ W: Yes, we do. Now your room number is 204. Here is the key.‎ M: Thanks.‎ Text 7‎ W: Michael, what time is it? We are going to be late for the party.‎ M: It’s 6:15. Don’t worry, Rebecca. We will be fine.‎ W: But we have to be at Sarah’s house by 6:30 for her surprise birthday party. The traffic is getting heavier.‎ M: Relax. The party begins at 7:00. We’re not far from her house now. But I do need help with finding a place to park the car. So Sarah doesn't see it. Can you phone her husband and ask him where it is best to park our car.‎ W: OK. I’m calling him now.‎ Text 8‎ M: Hi, Julia. It’s Robert. How are you? I didn’t see you in class today and I wondered if you were alright.‎ W: Oh, yes. I’m better now, but I decided to take the day off as I woke up with a slight cold. It's really so nice you called.‎ M: Julia, I’ve got you a copy of the main points of the lecture. It was just an introduction to French impressionist paintings.‎ W: I see. I can read it then before the next class.‎ M: Err, Julia, I’m calling as I wonder if you are free on Saturday night. My friend Max is having a party and I’d like to know if you want to go.‎ W: That would be really nice. I’ll be free then. What time shall we go?‎ M: How about meeting in the Student Union Bar at 7:00?‎ W: That’ll be fine. But shouldn’t we buy a present for Max?‎ M: Well, we can stop at the gift shop on the way.‎ W: Fine, I’ll see you then.‎ Text 9‎ W: Excuse me. I’m doing research on bus service. Could I get you to answer a few questions? It won’t take long.‎ M: OK. I’d like to help.‎ W: Thanks. How often do you take a bus, every day, less than once a week or somewhere in between?‎ M: I go to school by bus. So it’s usually twice daily, Line Four.‎ W: I see. Could you rate its service? If 1 is poor, 2 is fair, and 3 is good, which number would you choose?‎ M: I would say 2. The drivers are nice. The buses are clean and the seats are comfortable, but it’s sometimes unreliable. There should be a bus every ten minutes. But yesterday morning I waited almost twenty minutes before the bus came and was almost late for school.‎ W: Oh, that's too bad. Do you have some suggestions for the bus company?‎ M: Try to have the buses arrive on time, of course, and um, there can be a map on the bus. You know some passengers cannot use the guidebook very well.‎ W: Thank you very much for your help.‎ M: You are welcome.‎ Text 10‎ ‎ Hello, everyone. It is indeed a great pleasure to have this chance to address such a large audience this evening. I’m Pierre Chabrol from the University of Marseille. At the moment I’m carrying out a research in Senegal for the United Nations as a part of ‎ project to increase the world food production. Before I get on to what exactly we did in our research, I would like to explain briefly the purpose behind it. Quite simply my subject is rice. As you all know, rice is the main food for millions of people in the world. So if the rice crops fail, millions of people starve and die. And they do fail, very often through disease. Now what my colleagues and I have been doing out in the field in Senegal as well as in the university laboratories is to try to produce a disease-resisting variety of rice, a particular kind of rice, which will resist disease, in other words, a stronger type of rice.‎ 完型解析 第36题  本题考察的是动词词组认知和对下文的理解，从后面give it a go (试一下)知道，作者对于马拉松的态度是积极的，因此选择B take up表示开始从事(一项新工作，或者新的兴趣爱好）。‎ 第37题  本题考察的是动词的认知，这里选择C项，struggle to finish，表示努力完成，句意：过程很痛苦但是努力完成了。‎ 第38题  本题考察的形容词的认知和对下文的理解，这里四个单词表示受到启发的；无聊的；恐慌的；疑惑的，通过下文得知，作者去跑了马拉松，可知是受到启发的，因此选择A inspired.‎ 第39题  本题考察的是对名词的认知和对上文的理解，在沙漠当中跑马拉松是一种极限的运动，因此这里不难选择D extreme 第40题  本题考察的是对名词的认知和对上文的理解，这里shocking指的是不好的，所以这里说的是作者的当时的健康状况不好，所以选择A fitness 第41题  本题考察的是对句意的理解，虽然作者当时的身体状况不好，但是一旦他付了3000镑，就没有回头的机会了，因此这里选择B once 第42题   本题考察的是对上文的理解，前五公里，我假装我需要系鞋带所以一直做什么，这里能让句意通顺的是停下，因此选择B stop 第43题   本题考察的是一个动词词组的认知和对下文的理解，这里四个动词词组意思分别是，落下；绊倒；增强；变慢，根据下文，人们以为我觉得很容易，说明前面我表现的很好，因此答案选择C build up。这一题虽然每个选项代进去都很诡异，但是根据褒贬，即我们这里要选褒义词仍然可以做出。 ‎ 第44题    本题考察的是对上文的理解，上文提过，作者在跑步过程中还是很痛苦的，因此这里选择 D pain 第45题    本题考察的是名词的认知和对下文的理解，下文说什么是一样的，距离看起来并没有变短，显然这里应该选择A surroundings 表示周围的环境 第46题    本题考察的是上下文的逻辑关系，上文显示环境都相同并且看起来距离没有减少，下文说作者感到不无聊，所以这里应该填一个转折关系的词，however，因此选择B 第47题：  本题考察的是对上文的理解，根据本文背景，作者是在沙漠里跑步，所以应该是到处都是沙子，因此选择A sand。此题要结合大背景，就是在撒哈拉沙漠中赛跑，比较难。‎ 第48题    本题考察的是一个动词词组，要把水泡弄掉或者是弄破，这里四个off 短语意思分别为撕掉；删去；减少；切掉，因此这里符合句意的只有slice, 选择D。此题属于熟词僻意，较难。‎ 第49题    本题考察的是对下文的理解，这里下文讲的多是作者如果退出了之后对自己产生的不好的影响，所以这里说明他不会退出，因此这里选择A fail 第50题    本题考察的是对上文的理解，句意：我如果退出我的疼痛会停止，但是我会后悔一生，因此这里选择B regret 第51题   本题考察的是名词的认知和对上文的理解，前一句说到所有你经历的疼痛都会被什么压倒，这里应该选择一个积极的词，因此选择achievement，成就感。‎ 第52题    本题考察的是形容词的选择，后面提到懒虫，还有前文说作者健康状况不好，因此这里选择C unfit 第53题   本题考察的是名词性从句，这里后面缺少的是状语，这里用where表示一个抽象的地点，到达了我今天的位置。其实，个人觉得what 也可以。 ‎ 第54题    本题考察的是名词的认知和对上文的理解，这里前一句讲的是作者消耗了很多身体脂肪，但是获得了什么，这里符合句意的我们只能选择B muscle 肌肉 第55题  本题考察的是一个形容词和对上文的理解，从上文可知，作者是一个很有毅力的人，即使身体状况不好，还要坚持跑完全程，因此这里选择determined 坚决的，坚定的。‎ 阅读A篇 第56题  选A，根据题干定位到第二段，“says the magpie has learned the meanings of different noisy miner calls and ……”，可知喜鹊已经理解了其他鸟类的叫声，故选A 第57题  选C，根据题干和题目的顺序原则，很容易的定位到第四、五、六、七段，研究人员通过定量研究，先研究喜鹊平时的喙是怎么倾斜的，再与掘穴鸟有叫声时候的反应进行监控、对比，获得了发现结果，故选C。 ‎ 第58题  选B，根据文章倒数第五段，因为喜鹊的视线更好，所以一般喜鹊会在地上，掘穴鸟躲树上，掘穴鸟在树上可以帮助喜鹊提防他们的捕食者，使得喜鹊可以更好地保护自己。predator 与threat 同义替换，这个对考生的词汇量还是要求非常高的。‎ 第59题  选D，A选项说喜鹊在理解其他鸟类的行为上比其他鸟类更聪明，未提及，排除；B说其他鸟类可能也进化出了同样的能力，文章倒数第四段说还不清楚其他鸟类怎么样，排除；C说研究已经完全搞明白了物种间的关系，可是文章最后说的是我们正在积极探索，可知还没有完全弄明白，排除。‎ 阅读B篇 主题语境:人与自我--生活 文章介绍了父母应该如何指导孩子形成健康的饮食习惯。‎ ‎60. C.词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句及其下一句可知, cowed, resolve以及give in属于意义上有一定联系的词语,这两句可以理解为“家长先是受到孩子的威胁 -- 要是家长让他们尝试新食物，就干脆什么都不吃，最后，家长往往都会屈服。”cowed在此处属于熟词新义, 意为“威胁”。‎ ‎61. A. 推理判断题。根据第七段中的But studies suggest that involving children in meal preparation is an important first step in getting them to try new foods, 第八段中的In one study, nearly 600 children from kindergarten to sixth grade took part in a ‎ nutrition curriculum intended to get them to eat more vegetables and whole grains 以及 The researchers found that children who had cooked their own foods were more likely to eat those foods in the cafeteria, and even ask for seconds, than children who had not had the cooking class可知，那些参与了食物烹饪的孩子更愿意尝试新食物，由此可推知，这样的孩子更可能保持均衡的饮食。‎ ‎62. D. 推理判断题. 根据最后一段中的In one study of 5-year-old girls about dieting, one child noted-that dieting involved drinking chocolate milkshakes, because her mother was using Slim-Fast drinks 可知,参与研究的其中一个五岁的小女孩显然是将妈妈用来减肥的代餐饮料当成了巧克力奶昔，所以才会认为减肥就是要喝巧克力奶昔，由此可推知,Slim-Fast drinks 看起来像巧克力奶昔。‎ ‎63. A.推理判断题.根据最后一段中的kids are tuned into their parents’ eating preferences and are far more likely to try foods if they see their mother or father eating them 可知，作者认为,孩子们很可能与父母的饮食爱好一致，接下来作者举了一个反面例子 parents who are trying to lose weight should be careful of how their dieting habits can influence a child's perceptions about food and healthful eating,家长如果节食的话可能会影响孩子对于食物以及健康饮食的理解。 由此可推知，家长不应在孩子面前节食。‎ ‎64. D.写作目的题. 本文结构清晰,行文有度,开篇用一位营养学家目睹一名幼儿吃大量巧克力制品的事件引出本文话题 -- 父母应培养孩子形成健康的饮食习惯，接下来，第六段指出本文的写作意图，之后作者用一些父母在喂养孩子方面犯的错来指导父母帮助孩子建立起对多样食物的热爱。D项最能概括本文写作目的。‎ 语法填空【解析】‎ 智能手机曾经是科技行业甚至我们所有人的福音。然而现在大家对手机具有难以抵抗的着迷。如何才能摆脱对手机屏幕的狂热迷恋？本文讲述了科技巨头们正在打造手机最新款的一个功能——可以远离手机。‎ ‎【81题详解】‎ 考查动词时态。句意：在iPhone首次亮相11年后，智能手机几乎纳入了其他所有的小设备。根据since the iPhone made its debut得知主句中谓语动词要用现在完成时，故填have included 。‎ ‎【82题详解】‎ 考查情态动词。句意：令人惊讶的是，智能手机改变了所有业务。should翻译成竟然，故填should。‎ ‎【83题详解】‎ 考查状语从句。句意：但是即使如今智能手机已经取得了统治地位，变革的硝烟再起。前后语境得知是让步关系，故填even if 。‎ ‎【84题详解】‎ 考查动词不定式。句意：然后，每家公司都推出了另外一个东西：帮助你大幅减少手机使用时间的软件。表示目的用不定式结构，故填 to help 。‎ ‎【85题详解】‎ 考查表语从句。句意：在制造更好的手机和对手机已经过于成瘾的担心之间，科技公司感受到了这种紧张关系是有原因的。我把这称之为，我们已达到了“屏幕顶峰”。be动词后是表语从句，缺少宾语用what，故填what 。‎ ‎【86题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：在过去十年的大部分时间中，被智能手机统治的技术行业所追求的目标一直是完全占领我们的眼睛。句中有谓语动词has pursued，得知第二个动词rule要用非谓语形式，统治和技术行业是被动关系，用过去分词表示被动，故填ruled。‎ ‎【87题详解】‎ 考查动名词。句意：在过去十年的大部分时间中，被智能手机统治的技术行业所追求的目标一直是完全占领我们的眼睛。介词后用doing形式，故填 conquering 。‎ ‎【88题详解】‎ 考查形容词。句意：因此，科技巨头正在打造某种新的开头：一个不总是视觉的科技世界，形容词修饰名词，根据语境得知是不总是视觉的，用形容词比较级。故填 less visual。‎ ‎【89题详解】‎ 考查定语从句。句意：一个依靠声音辅助、耳机、手表以及其他可穿戴设备减轻眼睛负担的数字图景。先行词是landscape，在定语从句中做主语，故填which/that 。‎ ‎【90题详解】‎ 考查连词。句意：我们可能会不再把这些新的设备加入我们沉迷屏幕的生活当中。否则，它可能会再次改变一切。根据语境得知是表示否则，故填or。‎