江西省南昌市六校高二英語上學(xué)期第二次聯(lián)考試題

1、江西省南昌市六校2016-2017 學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期第二次聯(lián)考試題第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30 分)第一節(jié) 聽下面 5 段對(duì)話，選擇最佳答案，每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1. Where was Jane at eight yesterday morning?A. In the park. B. In her home. C. In the woman s home.2. How much will the woman lend the man?A. 6 dollars. B. 4 dollars. C. 7 dollars.3. What does the man mean?A. They ca

2、n t expect Paul to help them.B. Paul is ready to help others.C. Paul is in need of help.main reason formaking the fence()?4. What is theman sB. To protect his grassland.A. To decorate his house.C. To protect his house.5. What does Helen have to do?B. Read a book in a month.A. Read three books in a m

3、onth.C. Read three books in less than a week.第二節(jié) 聽下面 5 段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白，選擇最佳答案，每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第 6 和第 7 題。6. What does the woman want to buy for herself?A. A laptop. B. A dress. C. A skirt.7. When is the woman s birthday?A. In two days.B. In four days.C. In six days.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第8 和第 9 題。8. Which level is

4、the man in?A. The third one. B. The fourth one. C. The fifth one.9. What does the man think of the classes?A. Boring. B. Too big. C. A bit small.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第 10 至第 12 題。15 / 1410. What does the man want a shirt for?A. A party. B. A meeting. C. A job interview.11. What does the man dislike about the l

5、ight blue shirt?A. The price. B. The color. C. The size.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man will choose the purple shirt.B. The man wears small size.C. The light blue shirt is£ 80.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第 13至第16題。13. Why didn ' t the woman enjoy herself?A. She couldn ' t enter the

6、 park. B. She couldn' t find her friends.C. She couldn ' t see the view clearly.14. When did the woman get to the park?A. At 7:50 p.m. B. At 8:00 p.m. C. At 8:10 p.m.15. What did the man do to get a good view?A. He got a special ticket.B. He climbed up a tree.C. He got there quite early.16.

7、How did the man go home?A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By car.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第 17至第20題。17. What is Susan Welch?A. A reporter. B. A singer. C. An announcer.18. Which may be included in Pop World of BBC International?A. Basic music knowledge.B. Information about some songwriters.C. Stories about the old days.19

8、. Which program gives the ideas behind the pop songs?A. The History of Pop. B. Pop Words. C. About the Big Hits.20. What is the program The Road to Music intended for?A. To provide the background with music.B. To introduce new singers and songwriters.C. To hear from listeners' opinions on music.

9、第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分）第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。Not many women have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Until 2004, no African woman everhad. That was when Dr. Wangari Maathai won it-for planting trees.You might ask,what do trees have to do with peace?“Many wars are fought over resources, " Dr. Maath

10、ai saidas she acceptedtheprize. "If we conserve res ources better, the fighting will stop.Dr. Maathai was born in Kenya in 1940. Unlike most Africanwomen, she wenttoschool. High school woke up a hunger in her for more knowledge. She went to college inthe University of Pittsburgh. SheKansas and

11、earned a master ' s degree in science frombecame the first Kenyanwoman ever to earn aPh.D. Later,Dr. Maathai taught animalscience at Kenya ' s University of Nairobi.As an educated woman, Dr. Maathai feelsresponsiblefor leading other s.Dr.Maathai started her work in 1977 by plantingnine trees

12、in her backyard in Kenya.Trees are important in Africa for several reasons. First, they keep soil from eroding（流失）into streams, thus cutting down on pollution and improving the soil. Second,trees providefirewood. So many trees have been cut down in Africa that women mustwalk far fromhome to find woo

13、d for cooking. New trees can also keep deserts fromspreading.Dr. Maathai's Green Belt Mov ement pays local women for every tree they plant thatis still alivethree months later. In its first 15 years, the Green Belt Movementemployed at least 50,000 women and planted more than 10 million trees. Fo

14、llowing Dr.Maathai' s example, the Kenyan government increased its own tree-planting efforts. Themovement has spread to 30 countries in Africa.When the land and people s lives have improved, Dr. Maathai says, peace will follow.21. Dr. Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to.A. get a master

15、 ' s degree in scienceB. encourage people to plant treesC. win the Nobel Peace Prize D. realize the power of knowledge22. The underlined wordaconserve " in Paragraph 2 probably means "”.A. useB. protectC.findD. provide23. What' s Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The importance of trees.

16、B. How trees prevent pollution.C. How planting trees works in Africa. D. The history of tree-planting in Africa.24. The Green Belt Movement.A. aims to provide job opportunities for womenB. at tracted the world ' s attention to AfricaC. pays for every newly-planted treeD. covered a large area in

17、AfricaB“Hello “ is a relatively new greeting. It first appeared sometime in the mid- 1800s, but many people would not have dreamed of using it."Hello " was considered avery impolite way to greet someone. Instead, people used formal expressions like"Howdo you do?”Back then, there were

18、several words that sounded like “hello, " but they were used to get someone s attention or to express surprise. For example, if you caught your little brother stealing your snack, you might have said, “Halloa there! Stop eating my cheese! ” If you found a fly in your soup, you might have shoute

19、d,“Hullo!How did that get in there? "Everything started to change in 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The first telephones didn ' t have numbers you could dial, nor did they havebells or ringers. Instead, yo ur telephone sent signals along telephone lines to a centra

20、l office where an operator would answer bysaying something like“Are you there,sir? " or "What is wanted? ” The operator would then connect your phone to the phoneof the person you wanted to reach. There was just one small problem: Since telephonesdidn ' t ring, how would the person you

21、 were calling know that you were“on the line " ?The answer is you would yell into your phone and hope someone on the other end heardyou. But what would you yell? And what would the person you were calling say when theywere going to answer? Bell suggested "Ahoy! Ahoy! ” but it didn ' t

22、catch on. Then thefamous inventor Thomas Edison suggested the wordhello . That caught on right away.“Hello " became so popular that by 1878 telephone operators were required to useit. In fact, operators received the nickname“Hello Girls. " Soon, “hello " becamenot just the standard wa

23、y to answer the phone, but an accepted way to greet people in person.25. Why was “hello " seldom used when it first appeared?A. It was too informal.B. It was hard to pronounce.C. It was considered to be rude.D. There were other words like“hello ".26. “Hullo" was used to show something

24、.A. interestingB. excitingC.boringD. unexpected27. Paragraph 3 is mainly about.A. how “hello " was used to answer the telephoneB. the friendship between Bell and EdisonC. the invention of the telephoneD. how the telephone was invented28. We can infer from the text that.A. ”hello " got popu

25、lar as soon as the telephone was inventedB. the telephone has changed the way people speakC. people liked simple expressions like“hello ”D. Bell advised girls to use“hello ”CReach for the stars at the Euro Space Center. Find out everything you need to know about space - from the origins of the unive

26、rse to the future space exploration plans. Light, sound and special effects help to bring your space journey to life. Throughout your tour, our specially trained guides will answer your questions and provide you with any information you require.Begin your tour with our exhibition about the planets,

27、then move on to the SpaceLaboratory and see some of the experiments carried out in space. Visit our international space station, where you can climb into our full-scale Space Shuttle model and experience life on board as an astronaut.You will know all about space by now and to help you further, our

28、Space Center astronaut will tell you about how young people train as astronauts in our own training school. Finally, you can watch our amazing Space Show in our IMAX cinema, which will help you understand everything you have learned during your visit better.Outside we have an outdoor exhibition incl

29、uding a giant solar system, full-size rocket models and outdoor games. Don' t worry if it rains much of this is under cover.After that, why not visit our restaurant Resto Space for food and drink on a space theme? And don ' t forget our Space Shop, offering you a lot of gifts to take home.Th

30、e Euro Space Center is open every day during school holidays, and also during other times except Mondays. Opening times are 10:00-5:00. For entrance fees, call our booking service on + 32-61-650133. Or you ca n email us for up-to-date entry information at .29. Anyone who goes to the Euro Space Cente

31、r will.A. visit there for freeB. feel as if he was in spaceC. become a true astronautD. do any space experiments he wants30. In the Space Shuttle, visitors can.A. enjoy food and drinkB. watch an amazing space showC. learn about space experimentsD. know how astronauts live in space31. On school day M

32、ondays, the Euro Space CenterA. will be open all day longB. will be open only for 5 hoursC. will be closed for the whole dayD. will have a space show in the IMAX cinemaDIt is generally accepted thatthe experiencesof the childin his first yearslargely determine his character and later personality. Ev

33、ery experience teaches the child something and effects are cumulative（積累的）.aUpbringing " is normally used torefer to the treatment and training of the child within the home. This is closely relatedto the treatmentand training of the child in school, which isusuallydescribed by the term a educat

34、ion ”.Ina society such as ours, both parents and teachers are responsiblefor theopportunities provided for the development of the child, so that upbringing and education are dependent on each other. The ideas and practices of the child raising vary from culture to culture. In general, the more rural

35、 the community is, the more uniform（ 始終如 的）are the customs of child upbringing. In more technologically developed societies, the period of childhood and adolescence tends to last over a long time, resulting in more opportunity for education and greater variety in character development.Early upbringi

36、ng in the home is naturally affected both by the cultural pattern of the community and by the parents' abilities and their aims and depends not only on先天的)abilities of the child. Wideupbringing and education but also on the innate(same eachhis life,differences of innate intelligence and characte

37、r exist even in children of the family. Intelligent parents, however, realize that the particular setting of family is unique, and there can be no strict general rules.All parents have to solvethe problems of freedom and discipline. The younger the child is, the more readily themother gives in to hi

38、s demands to avoid disappointing him. She knows that if energies are not put to good use , her child may begin to develop in an unhealthy way.A child must be allowed to enjoy this "messy" stage of discovery before he is ready togo on to the less physical pleasures of toys and books. Simila

39、rly,throughouteach stage depends on the satisfactory completion of the one before.32. According to Paragraph 1, a child' s early experiences.A. decide his future educationB. influence his later characterC. can reflect his innate intelligenceD. have bad effects on his upbringing33. It can be lear

40、nt from Paragraph 2 that.A. upbringing and education are not relatedB. culture doesn ' t affect a child ' s upbringingC. children in rural communities have better developmentD. technological development contributes to children' s character development34. According to the text, intelligen

41、t parents.A. make general rules quite flexibleB. are aware of the settings of most familiesC. seldom enjoy their children' s "messy" stage of discoveryD. ask their children to choose toys and books by themselves35. What can we infer from the text?A. Parents should avoid disappointing t

42、heir children.B. Children of the same family have few differences.C. Children ' s character development is affected by many factors.D. Parents should give their children more freedom and less discipline.第二節(jié) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選 項(xiàng)。What is happiness? When you can feel inner peac

43、e and satisfaction, you are happy.36 This usually happens when we do something we love or achieve something thatwe value. It is our opinions that make us feel happy or unhappy. All of us constantly go through various situations or conditions, but we do not have to let them influence our reactions an

44、d feelings.37Try hard to make a change of the way you look at things.38 That meanslooking at the good and positive side of every situation. Pay attention to solutions, not problems. Listen to relaxing and uplifting music. Watch funny and interesting programs that make you laugh.Always look at what y

45、ou have done and not at what you haven't done. Look at what you can do, not at what you cannot do. Each day do at least one acttomake othershappy. When you make someone happy, you'll become happy, and then people will try to make you happy. 39 On the contrary, be happy for theirhappiness.Com

46、municate with happy people and try to learn from them to be happy. Remember, do your best to stay detached（ 超脫的 ）when things do not occur as intended and desired.Detachment has much to do with inner peace.40A. I've never regretted it.B. Always look at the bright side.C. Do not envy people who ar

47、e happy.D. Stop asking for everyone's approval.E. It is usually experienced at a special moment.F. Here are a few tips for increasing happiness in daily life.G. Inner peace can lead to happiness, so smile more often.第三部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45分）第一節(jié)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Ashley Wa

48、les hurried breathlessly through the door, holding a bag tightly to his chest. Looking _41_, his wife Tina stared in amazement _42_ he pulled a green animalout of the bag. Ashley proudly announced," It ' s an iguana（ 鼠鱗蜥）." He placed the_43_carefully onto the kitchen table. Their littl

49、e daughter Lucy was _44_ enough to want to touch it, but Tina told her _45_,“ Don' t touch it. ”Ashley had almost fallen off his bike_46_ when he' d first spotted the creature ona wall. Slowly moving nearer to it, he _47_ the iguana. It was a frosty night and the creature was ice-cold. _48_

50、happened. Its tail was gradually _49_grey. Ashley realized that the iguana wouldn' t _50_ much longer in those temperatures.Suddenly, thecreature _51_ one eye and stared at him. He caught the iguana, threw it into a _52_rand set off home with it on his bike. When Ashley _53_ home, the iguana was

51、 hardly moving. After her initial（ 最初的）surprise, Tina _54_ and came back with herhair-dryer. she aimed it at the animal and _55_ it on. A few minutes later, the creature took a deep _56_ and licked（ 舔）its lips. Ashley ran to the phone and _57_ the RSPCA（Royal Society for the Preventionof Crueltyto A

52、nimals）. By the time theyarrived, the _58_had named the creature"lggy ” . That night, the family _59_ Iggy anew home with a local policeman who keeps unusual animals. a Unfortunately, his_60_ owner never came forward, " says Tina.41. A. excitedB. puzzledC. ashamedD. disappointed42. A. unle

53、ssB. thoughC. beforeD. after43. A. boxB. bikeC. doorD. creature44. A. stupidB. curiousC. lonelyD. bored45. A. honestlyB. shylyC. nervouslyD. strangely46. A. in actionB. in dangerC. in troubleDin surprise47. A. touchedB. wokeC. kissedD. bathed48. A. Something B. NothingC. EverythingD. Anything49. A.

54、losingB. turningC. coloredD. formed50. A. surviveB. eatC. waitD. stare51. A. openedB. hurtC. droppedD.shut52. A. bagB. pocketC. basketD. bottle53. A. stayedB. arrivedC. cleanedD. left54. A. stopped55. A. fedB. shoutedB. heldC. criedC. passedD. disappearedD. switched56. A. seatB. breathC. restD. cut5

55、7. A. visitedB. set upC. calledD. went into58. A. barberB. policeC. familyD. children59. A. gaveB. foundC. awardedD. showed60. A. newB. nextC. bestD. original第二節(jié)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。If you visit a supermarket in the UK in March or April, you will notice a strangething: Shelf after she

56、lf is filled with large, brightly-colored eggs.Look a little 61. (close) and you will discover something else. These eggs aren' t real. In fact, they 62. (make) of chocolate. And that can mean only one thing - it ' s Easter time again.Easter is a festival 63.has been celebrated in Britain fo

57、r thousands ofyears. These days we mark the occasion (場(chǎng)合)by 64. (give) each other chocolate eggs, or Easter eggs. But what are the roots of this 65.(tradition) event?For Christian people Easter is a religious festival. According 66. theBible, Jesus Christ was killed by the Romans 67.came back to life three days later. That is 68.Easter is seen as a time of rebirth.However, some people suggest that Easter has its origins in pre-Christian times.They say that the very earliest societies celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring 工 一the time 69.life r