1、2019 學年江西南昌市高二下期中考試英語試卷【含答案及解析】姓名_班級_分數_題號-二二三總分得分、閱讀理解1. Guided Walki ng Week April 2016Dates: April 30th-May 7th 2016Locati on: Abdet, Costa BlancaA week of guided walk ing in the mountains around Abdet.Highlights include the climbing of Valencias highest summit(Sierra de Aita na), traveli ng comp

2、letely aro und the impressivePuig Campa na, and several explorati ons in the Sierra deAita na. Ancient trails lead through spectacular canyons(峽谷)to aba ndoned settleme nts situated high in the mountains. You will discover the snow trader routes whichlead from the in credible snow holes high in the

3、mountains dow n to the villages and tow ns on the coast.These years, golde n eagles have made a retur n to this area, and you may also see other ani malswild goats, foxes, wild pigs and red squirrels.As part of the week you are in vited to help clear some local walk ing paths. This in volves cleari

4、ng collapsedwalls and rocks, cutt ing back falle n trees. This is of course optional and is just for half a day, its actuallygreatfun!Price:$499In cludes:Accommodati on in the beautiful mou nta in village of AbdetAllfood-good home cook ingBeer, wine, soft drinksSn acks and post walk treatsPacked lun

5、ches & drinks(except cafe/bar visits)Expert guidingPhotos/Videos of your days in the mountainsAirport pick-up/return $25 each way(fly to Alicante)Single room supplement $75To book or get further information, please contact .1.What will you find during the guided walking?A. Climbing Sierra de

6、 Aitana is the most excitingB. Ancient trails have changed into highways.C. The environment in Abdet is getting better.D. Traders live in incredible snow holes.2.What may you enjoy if you pay $499?A. Packed lunches including bar visits.B. Good home cooking breakfast only.C. Bus stop pick-up/return e

7、ach way.D. Pictures and professional guiding3.What do the details presented in the ad suggest?A. Clearing walking paths is a mustB. People can book the walking online.C. Accommodation conditions are tough.D. The walking ends on April 30th 20162. It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had

8、 decided that the only way to survive it would be togo swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickezspasture(牧場) and through some woods.The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull. Mr. Blickezhad told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the

9、township, maybe even the county, and we believed him. Butthe hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim. For one thing, weremembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull.Finally, I talked Mom into asking permiss

10、ion for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problemsurfaced. Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joaniewas almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, itwould be all over for me. I

11、n fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her thatmorning.“Im notgoing swimming with that dumbgirl cousin.”I told my mom.“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,”Mom said in her serioustone. I gave in and we set out. On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly. Elsie had ap

12、proachedhim quietly and was licking（舔） his back .Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasnt abig mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brothers back as long as he stood still.We had many good days growing up and visiting

13、 our secret swimming hole guarded by the so- called“bigmean bull”. And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasnt been too bad. Shes been one of my bestfriends over the years.1.Whats the meaning of the underlined word“fishy”in paragraph 2?A. FunnyB. InterestingC. DoubtfulD. Believable2. Whats

14、 the second problem the author has to faceA. His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.B. His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.C. He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.D. His mother failed to ask permission for him.3. What does the author think of Elsie in the endA. Aggr

15、essive. B. Unkind.C. Bad-tempered. D. Friendly.4. Whats the passage mainly aboutA. The bull guarding Mr. Blickezs farm.B. The story of visiting the swimming hole.C. How friendly the so-called mean bull was.D. How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.3. Allow me to introduce you to Terry, a wind

16、ow salesman from England. If I could take you back about 20years, youd know Terry as a complete green hand,who was wet behind the ears in just about everything he attempted. A person couldnt sell false teeth to hisown Granny, let alone he could compete with the other salespeople in the industry. You

17、 know, the kind whocould sell snow to Eskimos.Terrys boss decided to send him out on a practical field trip on his first day. So off he went, but he wasextremely nervous. With his hands and his knees shaking, he approached the front door and knocked at it.And an old woman appeared. After dozens of c

18、ups of tea and pieces of biscuits, the woman signed a contractand purchased over $7,000 worth of windows.The woman had already talked with 6 excellent salesmen that week, all of whom offered her cheaper ones!Thats rightTerrys price was the most expensive and he was also themost inexperienced salesma

19、n there ever was.So, what happened then? Here comes the secret. The woman said she liked the young lad more than theothers. Thats all there was to it. She didnt careabout the extra expense. Even the other salesmen couldnt persuade her to payless than this young lad was asking for.The truth is that t

20、he young lad left on the woman the first impression that shone brighter than any of the salesmans talk. First impressions count,not the sales techniques, not the low prices. The actual“personality”thekid honestly gave was all that was required. If you market your own products and services, consider

21、whatimpression you are giving to others. If you appeal to them, then youve already done half of the work. If thismeans redesigning your presentation, then so be it. If this means going out of your way to be polite, helpfuland giving the best possible shopping experience to your customers, the so be

22、it.1._ When Terry was offered the job ofsalesman, he _ .A. was good at sales techniquesB. knew little about sales skillsC. was believed in by his bossD. was too young to do it2. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggests that _ .A. Terry couldnt trade with EskimosB. Terry loved his Granny moreC

23、. Terry was afraid to competeD. Terry was too honest to do the job3. What made the young lad succeed in selling the window to the old woman?A. First impression of good personality.B. Being honest and childish.C. High quality and expensive window.D. Strange ways of sales.4. The passage is most likely

24、 written to _ .A. general readers B. new salesmenC. window makers _ D. new graduates二、完形填空4.First Lady Michelle Obama is on a five-day trip to Asia. She is visiting Japan and Cambodia to helppublicize a program called Let Girls Learn. Administration officials set up the campaign to support theeducat

25、ion ofmillions of girls worldwide.Before her trip, Mrs. Obama and her husband noted the inability of an estimated 62-million girls to attendschool. They said educating the girls should be a foreign policy goal .This week, Mrs. Obama criticized the fact that tens of millions of girls are not receivin

26、g a satisfactoryeducation. In her opinion piece, she wrote this failure to educate girls it was more than a tragic waste ofpotential. It is both a serious public health issue and a problem for the economic health of nations and theworld. She also said it was a threat to the security of countries aro

27、und the world.The First Lady noted by 2012, every part of the developing world was educating both girls and boys in primaryschools. But this is not the case in secondary education. She wrote in some areas girls face the culturalvalues and practices that limit the prospects of women in their societie

28、s .The Obama administration launched the Let Girls Learn campaign earlier this month. At the time, Mrs.Obama noted plans to involve the U.S. Peace Corps, and the Volunteer Development Agency.This effort will draw on the talent and energy of the nearly 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers serving in morethan

29、 60 countries. Through this effort, Peace Corps will be supporting hundreds of new community projects tohelp girls go to school and stay in school. And, I want to emphasize that these programs will becommunity-generated and community-led. They will be based on solutions devised by local leaders, fam

30、iliesand yes, even the girls themselves.President Obama also spoke at the same White House event, saying that campaign is important to hisadministration.1.Why did Michelle Obama make the trip to Asia?A. To get help from Peace Corps.B. To set up the Let Girls Learn program.C. To promote an educationa

31、l program.D. To develop Japan-US relationship .2. These statements may be Michelle Obamas opinion EXCEPT_A.girls in developing countries have greater potential than boysB.girls have the same right to receive higher educationC. having girls educated should be a foreign policy goalD. failing to educat

32、e girls affects the worlds economy3. What is the main idea of the sixth paragraph?A. How the Peace Corps are organized.B.What the plan for the campaign is.C. Who are in charge of the program.D. Where the campaign will be carried out.4. What may be talked about in the next paragraph?A. The achievemen

33、ts they have achieved.B.The measures they have taken.C. The possible problems they will meet .D. The importance of the educational program.三、七選五5.根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多 余選項。Americas holiday shopping season started on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.1.Shoppers make the most mo

34、ney this time of year, about 20 percent to 30 percent of all revenue all year.About 136 million people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.2.In an era of instant information, shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals. Nearly 80 percentof this years holiday shoppers, or about 183

35、.8 million people, shopped on Cyber Monday. 3. Onlinespending on Black Friday rose 15 percent to hit $2.7 billion this year. Cyber Monday spending increased 12percent to $3 billion. NBC News reported that for many, shopping online was a more comfortable alternativethan crowded malls.The shift to onl

36、ine shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls. Since 2010, more than 24shopping malls have closed and an additional 60 are struggling. Fortune says the weakest of the malls haveclosed. However, the business in malls is thriving again, it adds. According to a survey,94.2perce nt of malls

37、were full with shops by the end of 2014.4.The average American consumer will spend about $805 on gifts. Thats about$630.5 billi on betwee n November and December-an in crease of 3.7 perce ntfrom last year.5.That goes to Chinas SinglesDay, celebrated onNovember 11, which posted record sales of $14.3

38、billi on in 2015.A.More and more people shop online nowadays.B. That is the highest level in 27 years.C.It is the busiest shopping day of the year.D. On e-i n- five America ns used a tablet or smart-ph one.E.The traditional mall industry can hardly survive.F.Cyber Mon day falls on the Mon day after

39、Than ksgiv ing and Black Friday.G.Non etheless, Cyber Mon day is not the biggest on li ne shopp ing day in the world.參考答案及解析第1題【答案】1.C2.E【解析】試題分析；本文是一篇廣告類文登介紹了 Guided Walkinj Week April 2016這頃活動l.C推理判斷題 o 根據第段中 Tlesecolden eagles have made a. Teturn t this area； andyou may also see other animals 可知在

40、路上捺會發現環攢得到了改善#故 Q 選項正確丄 E 推理判斷題。根擔最后一段中鳥 book or get furtliei inf or mat z on； please coni act infoaLdet： com.可知婁預莖就要提前聯系，故答畢 B 正礁。第2題【答案】1.C2.A3.P4.E【解析】【解析】試題分折：本文主要是介紹了作者一行去游泳池的按事。1JC詞黑猜孤蠅根據第二段中前句*1 “ believed hi収輕折連詞 But 可知我們懷疑他所說的。故 選項 eft確o2.A細節理祥題 a 根據第二段then amodzlier pxotilein sizrf aced. M

41、om said she would talk to Mr. Blickezif ue vrould take ourcousin Joanie alon withHM可知作者要面對的第二個冋題是母親 讓堂姐跟著他一起去J故答秦選 A3. D細節理解題。根據倒數第二段中 I, looked up and sav that Elsie t a Mg mean bullal 1 . She was going to keep licking my brothex- 3 bacltamlong as he sioad still. 可 知 Eh 讓非常友好，故答案 D 正確。4.第3題【答案】IE2.1)3.A【解析試題分析：本文適過介紹一個完全浚育銷售技能