江苏省如皋中学2019-2020学年度第一学期阶段练习
高二英语
第一部分 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）
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 is most probably the woman?
A. A customer. B. A designer. C. A shop assistant. 2. What time is it now?
A. 3:30. B. 4:00. C. 5:00. 3. Where is most probably the woman?
A. At school. B. In hospital. C. At home. 4. How does the man sound?
A. Upset. B. Surprised. C. Excited. 5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Whether to visit Linda’s family. B. Where to stay during the holiday. C. Which hotel to book for the family.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a cafe. B. In the woman’s office. C. At the man’s house. 7. What will the woman do for the man?
A. Get him some coffee. B. Pick up his niece. C. Make hot chocolate. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. When did John move away?
A. At the age of 12. B. At the age of 14. C. At the age of 16. 9. Why did the man call the property management office?
A. To collect John’s information. B. To leave his new phone number. C. To have his garage door repaired.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. How is the weather?
A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 11. What does the Granville Island have?
A. A free outdoor theater. B. Two outdoor playgrounds.
C. An indoor adventure playground. 12. What will the speakers do this evening?
A. Go to enjoy a live performance.
B. Tell kids about the weekend plan. C. Learn more about the Water Park.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What does the man like doing the most on the Internet now?
A. Watching movies. B. Watching YouTube videos. C. Reading news. 14. When did Ryan start making videos?
A. When he was 4 years old. B. When he was in first grade. C. When he started ToysReview.
15. What are Ryan's videos mainly about?
A. His time spent with toys. B. His process of making toys. C. His comments on toy animals. 16. Who give money to Ryan?
A. Advertisers. B. Toy makers. C. Video watchers. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. Why does Barry go to The Parent Agency?
A. To get his dream parents. B. To meet with his lost parents. C. To draw his parents’ attention.
18. What does Barry get during the 5 days?
A. Extra homework. B. Five birthday parties. C. A special bedroom. 19. What does the speaker think of the book?
A. Very imaginative. B. Quite difficult. C. Too serious. 20. Who does the speaker recommend the book to?
A. New parents. B. School teachers. C. Children aged 7-11. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
A
It’s time for our annual 100+word-story Contest again. How do we pick out the winners? Read our final choices last year below. After reading these, head over to Facebook and submit your own story to Reader’s Digest.
1. WINNER: $1000 Lynne Momple South Africa
Mavis took one end and I the other and together we carefully moved the old bed through the bedroom door and the open balcony doors. We lifted it over the balustrade(扶手)into the hands of family members waiting below. Carrying it under the low Albizia branches, then past the loses, they gently put it down in the middle of the freshly mown lawn.
Chantelle carried out the cotton sheets, the embroidered pillows, and finally the multi-coloured blanket her great-grandmother had knitted for me.
Tonight on her 90th birthday my mother wants to sleep out under the stars. WHAT THE JUDGES SAID:
“We thought this story had a strong visual impact thanks to the rich selection of words. It is a deserving winner. ”
2.RUNNER-UP: $250 Ritu Hemnani Hong Kong
Cope and Meera played together every day. “Race you to the garden !” Meera won.“I’m one
step ahead!”
Cope chased Meera around the trees. Then she wept “We’re moving away.” Cope’s heart broke. “I will write to you.”
For years they remembered. Then life pulled them apart. Yet neither one forgot. “It’s time for you to marry. ”Cope’s father said one day.“I have chosen a girl.” “I hope she’s sweet.”Cope prayed.
Later, he lifted her veil(面纱).“Meera, it’s you!” “I guess I’m still one step ahead!”Meera smiled.
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID:
“This entry tells a complete story. It conveys a rich tenderness and intimacy that has a lasting impact on the reader.”
21. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To display some funny stories. B. To encourage readers to contribute. C. To advertise two awarded stories. D. To promote a story-telling contest.
22. In the opinion of the judges, the first story has a strong visual impact because of ______.
A. variety in word B. creativity in style C. humour in language D. flexibility in expression 23. What is the second story about?
A. It is a funny joke. B. It is a fairy tale. C. It is a classic comedy. D. It is a romantic story.
B
What exactly is intelligence? There aren’t any easy answers. Despite the progress that has been made in genetics and psychology, human intelligence has remained one of the most controversial areas of modern science，until now, that is, for the discovery of a gene linked to intelligence has made the experts think again.
Robert Plomin of the Institute of Psychiatry in London and his colleagues in the US have been looking into genetic make-up. From their research,they have discovered that a slightly different
gene is more common in those with a high IQ. Plomin analyzed DNA from two groups of 51
children aged between 6 and 15. What he found was that the first group had an IQ of 136, putting them in the top 5% of the population, while the other group had an average IQ of 103. An analysis of their genes showed that 32% of children in the higher group had the gene in question, while only 16% in the second group did. However, there is a lot more research to be done, and Plomin himself is cautious at this early stage. He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence, rather than just one.
Several studies have shown a strong link between IQ and career success, although some psychologists remain unconvinced about this. Professor Michael Rowe, who has written a book called Genius Explained, is one of these. “The people with the highest IQs are not usually the ones who do best in their careers.”
Many psychologists now believe that when it comes to intelligence, IQ isn’t everything. Many alternative views have been put forward recently. One example is the idea of multiple intelligences, which was developed in the 1980s by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner. This offers a much broader view than the IQ theory, including creativity and communication skills as relevant factors in intelligence.
Tony Buzan, brain expert and author of Master your Memory, is enthusiastic about this belief, arguing that true geniuses do indeed appear to combine high levels of each type of intelligence. He lists Alexander the Great, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein as examples. At the same time, Buzan