江苏省南京市2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are they talking about? A. Tian’anmen Square. B. A newly bought TV.
C. The National Day celebration. 2. How many people will have dinner here? A. One.
B. Three.
C. Six.
3. What does the woman enjoy doing? A. Playing Mah-Jong.
B. Listening to music.
C. Staying up working.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hospital.
B. In a supermarket.
C. In a restaurant.
5. When will the man probably leave? A. On December 25.
B. On December 26.
C. On December 27.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the man want to change the channel? A. He wants to watch the TV drama. B. He wants to watch advertisements. C. He wants to watch a basketball match.
7. What does the man think of TV advertisements? A. Annoying.
B. Useful.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does the woman interview the man? A. To promote new books. B. To work for her project.
C. To encourage reading online. 9. How does the man usually get books? A. Borrow books from friends. B. Get books from bookstores. C. Buy books on the Internet.
10. Why does the man prefer paper books to e-books? A. He can borrow paper books from libraries. B. He can always take paper books with him. C. He enjoys the sound of turning pages. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does the man make the call? A. To ask the way.
B. To buy an apartment.
12. What similarity do the two apartments share? A. Both lie in the same neighborhood. B. Both have French windows. C. Both have big living rooms.
13. What does the man mean at the end of the call? A. The apartment is badly-equipped. B. The apartment is much better. C. The apartment is too far away. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What are they talking about?
A. The school radio club. B. The job application. 15. What advantage does the woman have for the job?
C. Interesting.
C. To make an appointment.C. The Apex Company.
A. Having won three scholarships. B. Having run the radio club. C. Being a computer science expert.
16. Why does the woman think the job is perfect for her? A. She can go on business trips. B. She can improve telephone skills. C. She can meet famous IT figures.
17. How does the man feel when knowing the woman’s decision? A. Cheerful.
B. Doubtful.
C. Respectful.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What does the speaker want to tell the audience? A. Americans spend less on health care. B. Americans lack good health care. C. Americans are getting overweight.
19. How many children are overweight in America now? A. About 40%.
B. About 20%.
C. About 15%.
20. What is making Americans fat?
A. Eating more at restaurants. B. Exercising too much. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
The new wave of plant-based “meat” is going mainstream and straight into one of America’s most iconic chain fast-food burgers, the White Castle Slider. White Castle announced Thursday it is introducing a vegetarian fake-meat version of its famous mini-burgers. The burger is one of several scientifically engineered products made to make plant ingredients (成分) taste just like beef. Called the Impossible Slider, it will be first sold in the New York, New Jersey and greater Chicago areas with the potential for a nationwide promotion.
The White Castle Impossible Slider—made with cheese, pickles, onions and a bun—features
C. Buying more groceries.
a 2-ounce patty and costs $1. 99, while the traditional 0.9-ounce mini-cheeseburger costs 94 cents. “Plant-based proteins are growing. We felt it was a good opportunity to test it with our customers,” CEO Lisa Ingram said. “We think it will appeal to a broad range of customers—those that are meat eaters who want to try something different and non-meat eaters who want this.” She also said the new sliders might bring in new customers, too.
The Impossible Slider represents what few in the traditional beef industry thought possible—that cowless meat would be a hit in a country known for its meat-and-potatoes diet and love of burgers. Plant-based meat alternatives are growing at a rate of about 11% a year, according to research firm Acosta. The market isn’t just vegetarians: some 71% of people who buy plant-based meat also eat the real thing.
“Interest in meat alternatives seems to be driven by consumers at large, not just those looking for vegetarian life-styles, but looking for diversification (多样化) of tastes and health benefits,” said Billy Roberts, senior food and drink analyst at global market research firm Mintel. “Our business is a growth business. There’ll be increased demands for products like the Impossible Burger,” Impossible Foods Chief Operating Officer David Lee said. “People are increasingly asking about what impact food has on the environment and our health.”
21. What is the selling point of the Impossible Slider? A. Its low price.
B. Its good taste.
C. Its high technology. D. Its plant-based ingredients.
22. According to the passage, who may be attracted by the Impossible Slider? ① people living a vegetarian life ③ people valuing health A. ①
② people looking for various tastes ④ people disliking fast-food C. ①②③
D. ①②③④
B. ①②
23. What can be inferred from David Lee’s words?
A. Curiosity drives more people to buy the Impossible Slider.
B. People’s concern over the environment and health may help the new business. C. People’s doubt about food impact may stop the Impossible Slider’s popularity. D. Eco-friendly people play an important part in promoting the Impossible Slider.
B
You may have heard the expression “buying into the dip”. We usually think of this in terms of
investing (投资)—for example, recessions(经济萧条) offer an opportunity to take advantage of buying cheap stocks that were once expensive.
But to me, “buying into the dip” is a term which covers a lot more than that. There are a few reasons that I was able to “buy into the dip” and start a business during the Great Recession: ChopDawg.com had zero upstart costs, with no need for any credit to get started. No loans, just $10 for the domain name. I picked a service that only required my own time and labor and that’s basically it. Not needing credit was a big deal for me, and I didn’t even think about this at the time.
I was also selling a service that was priced at just the right rock-bottom level to fill a need. Local small businesses badly needed more sales, since so many had cut their spending due to the recession. A website could give these businesses a new way to reach their customers, new and old.
From an economic standpoint, the Great Recession was an opportunity to start if you were selling the right thing at the right cost. During recessions, the pool gets way less crowded. Potential competitors become much more unwilling to risk, but for those who have an in-demand service, and the means to provide it, you are in business.
Back in 2009, website design had not yet become a commercial service. Offering web design as a service for small businesses was a novel idea, and many mom-and-pop shops didn’t know they needed it yet, which brings me to this: if you can solve a fresh-out-of-the-recession pain point at the right price, you have a chance of buying into the dip and helping a lot of people at the same time.
24. What is “buying into the dip” to the author? A. Selling things at low costs. B. Buying cheap stocks in time. C. Offering help to small businesses.
D. Starting a business with the least investment.
25. What does the underlined word “novel” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Familiar. B. Simple. C. Clear. 26. What can be a suitable title for the passage? A. Start small—very small. C. Serve right—quite right.
B. Keep an eye on what you may need. D. Adapt to changes in the Internet service.
D. New.
【英语】江苏省南京市2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试试题
