江苏省苏州市高新区苏州实验中学高二下半年期中考试英语试卷在线练习
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Facts about novel corona virus: Prevention and control ●Keep distance with people when talking The novel corona virus can be transmitted via droplets and fly to 2 meters in the air before falling to the ground. Droplets can be transmitted far longer when sneezing and coughing than speaking, so apart from keeping 1 to 2 meters of distance, also remember to wear a mask when you are close to someone else.  ●Washing hands can reduce risk of getting infected Please wash your hands promptly and properly after touching elevator buttons or using cash. Do not touch your nose or mouth or rub your eyes before washing your hands. Do not use smart phones while eating.  ●Receiving delivered packages at home not dangerous Though the virus might be attached to the packaging of delivered items, the possibility of transmission through express delivery is extremely low. Before going out to take your delivery, remember to wear a mask. After removing the packaging, please wash your hands.  ●Sun exposure cannot kill the virus The temperature of sun light cannot reach 56℃, and the ultraviolet rays in sunlight cannot reach the intensity of ultraviolet lamps, so the virus can’t be killed by the sunlight. If you want to go out to get some sun, please wear a mask and take other protective measures.  ●Taking a hot bath or using air conditioning cannot kill the virus Although the virus is vulnerable to heat. It can only be inactivated after exposure to a 56℃ temperature for over 30 minutes.  ●Woolen fabric doesn’t retain virus longer It is believed that the virus prefers smooth, non-porous surfaces and stays on wooler fabrics for shorter time. At home or before going out, it is not necessary to consider which kind of material has less chance to absorb the virus- choosing comfortable clothes is enough. After returning home, please wash your hands, sterilize the clothes and dry the clothes.  【1】What are you advised to do when taking delivered packages? A.Wear a mask. B.Take a hot bath. C.Open packages. D.Dry the clothes. 【2】According to the passage, the following sentences are right EXCEPT that_______. A.the virus is vulnerable to heat. B.the virus can be transmitted via droplets. C.the virus prefers smooth, non-porous surfaces. D.the virus cannot be killed by the ultraviolet rays. |
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The Chinese-American cartoonist Weng Chen has transformed her dreamlike life during the epidemic into comics, which have drawn attention from people in both the US and China. The creative mind records her true life in humorous satire, revealing her dilemmas and frustrations when confronting different COVID-19 responses from two cultural backgrounds. The artist now lives in Seattle, the first city ravaged by the coronavirus in the US. And the first-known US case, from the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, is only a 10-minute drive from her daughter’s school. Moreover, months earlier, she was already anxiously checking the news from her hometown of Wuhan, the hardest-hit city in China. Washington state announced a stay-at-home order on March 23. However, her two children, ages 7 and 5, had spent three weeks at home already due to the suspension of classes in her school district. And if Weng’s experience is any measure, the multitasking between work and child care at home can prove challenging. The students do have online courses from school, but it’s the parents’ duty to ensure their children carry out the study on the app. “The teacher will give assignments online, and the student can choose to complete or ignore them,” she said. “Even if you submitted your assignment, the teacher won’t review it. It’s pretty casual.” As an Asian American, Weng is prudent about protection and naturally considers wearing a mask a necessity. In one of her strips, she listed several common circumstances for Asians to put on masks in daily life. In contrast, Americans instinctively say “nah” masks even when told they can safeguard against Ebola and HIV.① After the face mask story was published on social media platforms abroad, comments trickled in, such as this one: “Some Americans use them for robbing 7/11 stores.”② However, as the pandemic worsens in the US, Weng’s comics also chronicle Americans’ changing attitude when they finally come to realize the importance of social distancing, which, to some degree, is good news for her. While acknowledging the deep-rooted stereotypes of Chinese in US society, Weng says “many incidents occurred because we don’t know each other”.③ The cartoonist said she frankly has no intention to justify or explain anything. “I like to draw my life. When people read my comics, they may think ‘we’re alike’,” she said. “Then they’d realize I am from China.” ④ 【1】Which city was Weng Chen the Chinese American cartoonist born? A.Shanghai. B.Wuhan C.Jinan D.Beijing. 【2】The underline word “prudent” in paragraph 5 means “______.” A.careful B.skeptical C.casual D.satisfied 【3】From the passage, we know that _____. A.Americans think only patients wear masks. B.African Americans use masks for robbing. C.Americans think it is necessary to wear masks for protection. D.Asian Americans think it is necessary to wear masks for protection. 【4】The missing sentence “And she offers insightful stories from a personal perspective to overcome this ignorance”. should be put in ______. A.① B.② C.③ D.④ |
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Every year migratory(迁徙的) bats travel from Mexico to Bracken Cave, where they spend the summer consuming insects that would otherwise hungrily eat common food crops. But the bats have been showing up far earlier than they did two decades ago. In a study, scientists at Rothamsted Research, an agricultural laboratory in England, used radar data from 160 U.S. weather stations to analyze activity in the Texas bat colony from 1995 through 2017. They discovered the creatures were leaving their winter quarters in Mexico earlier and reproducing sooner. They were also astonished to find increasing numbers of bats overwintering(过冬) at Bracken Cave instead of heading back to their cold weather quarters in Mexico. Overwintering is a sign that warmer temperatures change the bats’ annual rhythms, Rothamsted biologist Phillip Stepanian says. A separate study of migratory bats in Indiana, published last year, found that temperature variations affected arrival and departure times—likewise hinting at the potential influence of climate change. Joy O’Keefe, a biology professor at Indiana State University and co-author of that study, says early arrival at their summer habitats(栖息地) could expose these bats to cold snaps(寒流), and they could freeze to death. Joy O’Keefe and her colleagues also found that changing bat migration times can also clash with rainfall patterns. Many insects that bats eat breed in seasonal lakes and puddles. If the bats arrive too early to benefit from summer rainfall and the resulting abundance of insects, they may struggle to feed their pups(幼崽) or skip reproduction altogether, O’Keefe says. She fears this shift could cause Midwestern bats to decrease toward extinction, which would be bad news for humans. “Declines in bat populations could have severe effects for crop success,” she says, adding that bats also “control significant disease vectors, such as mosquitoes.” However, scientists are not certain that climate change alone is causing the Bracken Cave bat colony to migrate earlier. They have found a direct link between seasonal temperatures and bird migration, but bats are also influenced by factors such as changes in wind speed and direction. And there are other complications. “Bats are mysterious little animals that move mostly at night and are difficult to observe and track,” Stepanian says. “We have this conceptual picture of what might be happening, but really tying it to the cause is the next step.” 【1】Scientists at Rothamsted Research found that _________. A.bats prefer colder weather B.bats delay their reproduction C.warming affects bat migration D.radar can be used to observe bats 【2】Joy O’Keefe discovered that _________. A.bats are used to living in rainfall seasons B.bats’ earlier migration might harm farming C.insects’ reproduction helps to spread disease D.insects shortage makes bats reproduce earlier 【3】What does the last paragraph want to tell us? A.Wind speed and direction affect bats. B.It is difficult to observe and track bats. C.Climate change makes bats migrate earlier. D.Further research on the cause is necessary. 【4】What is the best title for the passage? A.Bats’ habitats B.Endangered bats C.Bats’ schedule D.Bats, our good friends |
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In 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews, and winning one offer, I took what I could get — a teaching job at what I considered a distant wild area: western New Jersey. My characteristic optimism was alive only when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteen — teaching English. School started, but I felt more and more as if I were in a foreign country. Was this rural area really New Jersey? My students took a week off when hunting season began. I was told they were also frequently absent in late October to help their fathers make hay on the farms. I was a young woman from New York City, who thought that “Make hay while the sun shines” just meant to have a good time. But, still, I was teaching English. I worked hard, taking time off only to eat and sleep. And then there was my sixth-grade class — seventeen boys and five girls who were only six years younger than me. I had a problem long before I knew it. I was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher. I wanted to make literature come alive and to promote a love of the written word. The students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room. In college I had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad behavior. So I did, confident that, as the textbook had said, the bad behavior would disappear as I gave my students positive attention. It sounds reasonable, but the text evidently ignored the fact that humans, particularly teenagers, rarely seems reasonable. By the time my boss, who was also my taskmaster, known to be the strictest, most demanding, most quick to fire inexperienced teachers, came into the classroom to observe me, the students exhibited very little good behavior to praise. My boss sat in the back of the room. The boys in the class were making animal noises, hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines. I just pretended it all wasn’t happening, and went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions. My boss, sitting in the back of the classroom, seemed to be growing bigger and bigger. After twenty minutes he left, silently. Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes. I felt mildly victorious that I got through the rest of class without crying, but at my next free period I had to face him. I wondered if he would let me finish out the day. I walked to his office, took a deep breath, and opened the door. He was sitting in his chair, and he looked at me long and hard. I said nothing. All I could think of was that I was not an English teacher; I had been lying to myself, pretending that everything was fine. When he spoke, he said simply, without accusation, “You had nothing to say to them.” “You had nothing to say to them”. he repeated. “No wonder they are bored. Why not get to the meat of literature and stop talking about symbolism. Talk with them, not at them. And more important, why do you ignore their bad behavior?” We talked. He named my problems and offered solutions. We role-played. He was the bad student, and I was the forceful, yet, warm, teacher. As the year progressed, we spent many hours discussing literature and ideas about human beings and their motivations. He helped me identify my weaknesses and strengths. In short, he made a teacher of me by teaching me the reality of Emerson’s words: “The secret to education lies in respecting the pupil.” Fifteen years later I still drive that same winding road to the same school. Thanks to the help I received that difficult first year, the school is my home now. 【1】It can be inferred from the story that in 1974 __________. A.the writer became an optimistic person B.the writer was very happy about her new job C.it was easy to get a teaching job in New Jersey D.it was rather difficult to get a job in the USA 【2】According to the passage, which of the following is most probably the writer’s problem as a new teacher? A.She took too much time off to eat and sleep. B.She didn’t ask experienced teachers for advice. C.She had blind trust in what she learnt at college. D.she didn’t like teaching English literature. 【3】What’s the writer’s biggest worry after her taskmaster’s observation of her class? A.She might lose her students’ respect. B.She might lose her teaching job. C.She couldn’t teach the same class any more. D.She couldn’t ignore her students’ bad behavior any more. 【4】Which of the following gives the writer a sense of mild victory? A.Her talk about symbolism sounded convincing. B.Her students behaved little better than usual. C.She managed to finish the class without crying. D.She was invited for a talk by her boss after class. 【5】The students behaved badly in the writer’s classes because __________. A.she didn’t really understand them B.they were eager to embarrass her C.she didn’t have a good command of English D.they didn’t regard her as a good teacher |
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Is there a link between social media and depression? Do social media have a negative impact on your mental health? It’s complicated. In a recent study, the investigators compared social media use and depression between teens. 【1】Specifically, for every hour per day that one teen spent on social media more than her peers, she likely had a 0.64 point higher depression score. A different study published in 2018 identified five distinct types of social media users. The finding was that "problematic social media use" was one of the main themes for people whose mental health was affected by social media. You can have alcohol in your life without it being a problem, or your alcohol use may become problematic. 【2】 There's one important thing to remember about survey research just because two things happen together, it's not necessarily true that one causes the other. 【3】For all we know, it could be that people who are already more depressed choose to spend more time on social media. 【4】If you think that we shouldn't paint social media with one broad brush, you're on the right track. On the one hand, participants often described social media as a valuable way to cope with stress. On the other hand, cyberbullying via social media was also a common experience for participants. Some also said that constantly checking their own social media profile was stressful. It’s certainly possible that experiences like cyberbullying, comparing yourself to idealized images, and constantly monitoring your profile, are bad for your mood. It's also true for many that social media offer community support and positive messages. Given the inconclusive research, it's safe to say that at least we shouldn't write off social media altogether. 【5】Anyway, you cannot use it as a crutch for coping with other stressors and mental health problems. A.It's the same with social media. B.Social media can be a double-edged sword. C.People get more opinionated about the potential problems of social media. D.They found that those who used social media more had higher depression scores. E.They reviewed all existing research and found that there were both benefits and drawbacks. F.The key to benefiting from social media may lie in using it in moderation and staying socially connected. G.For example, just because higher social media use co-occurs with higher levels of depression doesn't mean social media use causes depression. |
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I was 11 when I asked my mum for piano lessons. We were in an economic crisis and she'd recently been _______ off. She said a polite “no”. That didn't _______ me. I drew a keyboard onto a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk. I would _______ notes on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper one — keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months playing without _______ a real piano. As my mum found I was _______ about it, she bought me 10 lessons with borrowed money. I still remember the first one. I was _______ by how organic the sound of the piano was, as I had become familiar with the _______ electronic sound. The teacher was trying to explain where middle C was, but I could _______ play all the major and minor scales. I _______ my grade one after eight lessons and got distinction. By the time I started secondary school, we couldn't ________ lessons again, so I returned to my paper keyboard. I passed grade three, then grade five, practising only on my piece of paper. For the grades above that, there was an ________ that you add a certain sensitivity into your playing. The music teacher at my school said I could practise on the school's grand piano. I would wake up at 5:30 am to get there in time and play until lessons started. I'd ________ lunch and then practise after school until the caretaker kicked me out. At home, I'd have dinner, do three hours of revision, and then ________ practice until 1:00 am. My school didn't offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians. The audition （试镜）was extremely ________ , and I felt overwhelmed. To my amazement, I was offered a ________. I had been told I had started playing too ________ to reach conservatoire （音乐学院）level, but when I left Purcell, I was awarded the senior piano prize. That was the point when I realized I wasn't behind everyone else. I am now at the Guildhall School in London, where I was offered a scholarship. I feel ________: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper piano and I'm at one of the world's ________ conservatoires. The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano: what we call mental practice. It ________ key areas of the mind that are less readily accessed by piano playing alone. The paper piano helped stimulate my ________ about how music works. 【1】A.laid B.pushed C.dropped D.knocked 【2】A.annoy B.bother C.embarrass D.discourage 【3】A.take B.sign C.click D.compose 【4】A.seeing B.touching C.enjoying D.choosing 【5】A.serious B.careful C.hesitant D.nervous 【6】A.struck B.puzzled C.comforted D.inspired 【7】A.natural B.artificial C.practical D.magical 【8】A.only B.still C.hardly D.already 【9】A.sat B.joined C.failed D.repeated 【10】A.offer B.teach C.afford D.observe 【11】A.attitude B.expectation C.opinion D.opportunity 【12】A.avoid B.miss C.save D.skip 【13】A.social B.mental C.mechanical D.physical 【14】A.fascinating B.motivating C.frightening D.challenging 【15】A.course B.reward C.place D.certificate 【16】A.soon B.late C.hurriedly D.suddenly 【17】A.proud B.lucky C.ambitious D.grateful 【18】A.grand B.strict C.leading D.expensive 【19】A.builds B.covers C.defines D.unlocks 【20】A.prediction B.memory C.curiosity D.imagination |
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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 China 【1】(launch) a national cloud learning platform since Feb.3 and started broadcasting primary school classes 【2】(make) sure the country’s 180 million students can still keep learning even though schools are closed, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. A new school semester,【3】(schedule) to start today, has been postponed indefinitely as part of【4】(measure) to combat the coronavirus. China authorities have encouraged people to stay at home to help reduce【5】(it) spread. The approach differs by age. Primary school classes are being broadcast on one of China’s state TV channels. Junior and senior high school students in China can use an online learning platform 【6】has 169 lessons covering 12 subjects for the first week, based on the national curriculum. Teachers will keep 【7】(update) the platform with new materials as needed. The government has enlisted the China's three【8】(big) telecoms operators—China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom—plus tech companies like Huawei, Baidu and Alibaba to back up the platform with 90 terabytes of bandwidth and 7,000 servers, 【9】(ensure) up to 50 million students can use it simultaneously, according to state broadcaster CCTV News. About 600,000 teachers have also been using a live streaming service called Dingtalk, built by Alibaba, to conduct online classes, the company said, although it has【10】(apparent) not gone down so well with many students. |
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| Here, people could sing as loudly as they wanted to without fear of b____ anyone outside.（根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| Would Mr. Li Ming, passenger to Wuhan, please come to the E_____ Desk? （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| Due to the epidemic, some college students’ d_____ for their schools will be long delayed. （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| We d_____ of him from the very beginning and tried to persuade him to quit the idea. （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| Is the school a paradise in which our pupils can learn happily to realize their p_____ and fulfill their personality? （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| We are now engaged in a great and most glorious cause, never u_____ by our forefathers. （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| To some foreigners, Chinese students are serious, shy or even w_____ which is not good for the improvement of their language. （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| Thank heavens the bus was late leaving! Had it left p_____ we should have missed it. （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| The r_____ spread of the disease at the moment calls on all the countries to put aside disputes and cooperate together. （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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| While the nation continues to fight against the NCP, it’s also trying to fight the s_____ of misinformation. （根据首字母单词拼写） | |
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 I was busy with my work when I noticed a very untidy man standing in the hall. He looked lost and possibly homeless, or maybe even drunken because he was unsteady on his feet. He made his way over to me and asked if I could help him. He looked at me for a few minutes and thanked me for not judging him like everyone else. He finally said yes as he gave me some old papers. He asked if could make him a copy of his military（军人的）paperwork. As I made the copies he told me that he became injured in the war. I took a deep breath and simply replied, “Thank you for your service.” Then I noticed he was holding a small brown paper bag tightly. The bag was dirty so I asked him if he would like a plastic bag for his paperwork. He nodded and then asked me to hold out my hand. As I opened my hand he carefully placed two items in my hand. My eyes were filled with tears. This wonderful man had just placed his Purple Heart and a Silver Star into my hand. I gave him a salute（敬礼） just like real soldier. I thanked him, one of the nation’s heroes, for his service again. He smiled and carefully placed his items back in his bag and started to walk away. I saw him take a few dollars from his pocket. He turned back and asked if we had vending machine（自动售货机） so he could get some cookies. I told him the right direction, but after looking at his money he put it back in his pocket and started to walk off the wrong way. I walked to him and asked if I could buy him some cookies. He refused, saying he didn’t want a handout（施舍） and that he would eat something for lunch when he got home. 注意 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1 I couldn’t let this hero go hungry. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Then I rejoined him in the park. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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