第二学期阶段检测一
高二英语
一、听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 1. What will James do tomorrow? A. Watch a TV program.
B. Give a talk.
2. What can we say about the woman? A. She’s generous.
B. She’s curious.
3. When does the train leave? A. At 6: 30.
B. At 8: 30.
4. How does the woman go to work? A. By car.
B. On foot.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates.
B. Teacher and student.
第二节(共15小题，每题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。 6. What does the woman regret? A. Giving up her research.
B. Dropping out of college. 7. What is the woman interested in studying now? A. Ecology.
B. Education.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the man? A. A hotel manager.
B. A tour guide.
9. What is the man doing for the woman? A. Looking for some local foods. B. Showing her around the seaside. C. Offering information about a hotel. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office.
B. At home.
C. Write a report.
C. She’s helpful.
C. At 10: 30.
C. By bike.
C. Doctor and patient.
C. Changing her major.
C. Chemistry.
C. A taxi driver.
C. At a restaurant.
11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening? A. Go to a concert.
B. Visit a friend.
C. Work extra hours.
12. Who is Alice going to call? A. Mike.
B. Joan.
C. Catherine.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。 13. Why does the woman meet the man? A. To look at an apartment.
B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together.
14. What does the woman like about the carpet? A. Its color.
B. Its design.
C. Its quality.
15. What does the man say about the kitchen? A. It’s a good size.
B. It’s newly painted.
C. It’s adequately equipped.
16. What will the woman most probably do next? A. Go downtown.
B. Talk with her friend.
C. Make payment.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。 17. Who is the speaker probably talking to? A. Movie fans.
B. News reporters.
C. College students.
18. When did the speaker take English classes? A. Before he left his hometown. old.
19. How does the speaker feel about his teacher? A. He’s proud.
B. He’s sympathetic.
C. He’s grateful.
B. After he came to America. C. When he was 15 years
20. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. How education shaped his life. B. How his language skills improved. C. How he managed his business well.
二、阅读理解 (共两节，共50分，第一节 共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
Considering that Sundarbans National Park is situated in the tropics，September to March is the ideal time to come here．April，May and June are too hot while July and August often bring heavy
season winds that limit travel and don’t make for a very pleasant sightseeing experience．You can really enjoy doing lots of charming things in the Sundarbans during September to March．
Take a river tour
Most tourists who explore the Sundarbans arrive in Khulna City first．From there，you can join a boat tour that travels south along the Ganges River through miles of preserved forest all the way to Kotka，where there is a beautiful beach along the Bay of Bengal．
Visit a bird habitat
This bird habitat is a nesting place for dozens of tropical birds found in the Sundarbans．The best way to observe these birds is climbing up the Sajnekhali Watchtower．If you’re lucky，you’11 also catch the famed Bengal Tiger making its rounds through the swampy jungle．
Visit the Mangrove(红树林)Interpretation Centre
If you wish to spend some time indoors out of the sweaty heat，go to the Mangrove Interpretation Centre．This place is very educational with many posters，maps and exhibits showing the wildlife and varieties of mangrove plants found within the park．You’ll also get to see crocodiles in a small pool．
Take a tour of local villages
Experience village life that has largely remained unchanged for centuries．In this vast tropical region，there are villages made up of various ethnic groups who rely on fishing，farming and working in the local through growing tourist industry for their livelihoods．The Sundarbans is a UNESCO world heritage site where you can visit villages and talk to locals，who will gladly share their culture with you．
21. Which month is suitable for a visit to Sundarbans National Park? A. December． B. August． C. June． D. May． 22. What can visitors do in the Mangrove Interpretation Centre? A. See some plants and animals． B. Put up posters about wildlife． C. Feed crocodiles in a small river． D. Observe birds by climbing up the trees．
23. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text? A. To advertise some natural animal habitats．
B. To advocate the protection of forests in Khulna City．
C. To introduce several charming villages in the vast tropical region． D. To show visitors something attractive to do in the Sundarbans．
B
One picture in the Wonder Book of knowledge I had as a little boy showed a man reading a book while floating in the Dead Sea. What a miracle! How would it feel to lie back in water so thick with salt that it was impossible to sink?
Fed by the Jordan River and smaller streams, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface, and its water is ten times saltier than the Mediterranean. With evaporation its only outlet, salt and other minerals become super-concentrated.
Earlier this year, I drove down the long, steep hill to realize my dream. The shoreline was a broad area of bare salt-mud, but the water edge was far out of sight. Had somebody pulled the Dead Sea’s plug? I wondered. Eli Dior, an Israeli official, explained the problem: “The Dead Sea is drying up. Every year, the surface drops about one meter, and as the water level falls, shadow areas are left high and dry.”
Over the last half-century, the five neighboring countries have collectively diverted nearly all the water flowing into the Dead Sea to meet human and agriculture needs. Result: the Dead Sea is being emptied.
With population in the region set to double at least in the next 50 years, there is little hope of restoring the water being diverted for human consumption. No country has a drop to spare for the Dead Sea, where they know it will just evaporate. To dream of opening the dams and restoring natural balance is plainly unrealistic.
Yet one ambitious high-tech dream may turn out to be not only the salvation of the Dead Sea but also a ticket to peace around its shores. The “Red-Dead” is a proposed $5 billion project to bring sea water some 240 kilometers by pipeline and canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The Red-Dead may be the only solution, but even if the project is carried out successfully, the Dead Sea will be 10 to 20 meters lower than now and two thirds of its current size.
Whatever the future holds, the Dead Sea’s magical mix of sun, mud, sea and salt will surely survive. Many might complain that the Dead Sea is half empty—but for me the Dead sea will
always be half full.
24. What’s the passage mainly about? A. Dead Sea – miracle of the world. B. Save the environment of the Dead Sea. C. Slow shrinking of the Dead Sea. D. Why is the Dead Sea so salty.
25. The shrinking of the Dead Sea is mainly caused by ________ according to the passage. A. a severe reduction of the water flowing into the sea B. rapid evaporation of the water in the Dead Sea area C. the increasing quantity of water drawn from the sea D. very low annual rainfall in the Dead Sea Area
26. Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. With no outlet to any ocean, the Dead Sea has become by evaporation most dense waters on earth.
B. Though burdened with the growing population, the neighboring countries haven’t cut off the sources of the Dead Sea.
C. All the countries in the area will consider diverting less water from the Jordan River.
D. The Red-Dead Project has not only brought water to the Dead Sea, but peace to the area as well. 27. Which of the following statements will the author approve of?
A. If the Dead Sea dried up, great natural disasters would happen in the region. B. The Dead Sea will not survive no matter what people do to save it.
C. The five neighboring countries should stop diverting water from the Jordan River. D. Though the Dead Sea is shrinking gradually, it will not die.
C
You know the feeling — you have left your phone at home and feel anxious, as if you have lost your connection to the world. “Nomophobia” (无手机恐惧症) affects teenagers and adults alike. You can even do an online test to see if you have it. Last week, researchers from Hong Kong warned that nomophobia is infecting everyone. Their study found that people who use their phones to store, share and access personal memories suffer most. When users were asked to describe how they felt
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