江苏省苏州市立达中学校2019-2020学年度第二学期中考二模考试英语试卷(13页)

江苏省苏州市立达中学校

2019-2020学年度 第 二 学 期

二模考试试卷

英 语

一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1．Here is Nancy's plan for one week during her summer holiday.

What kind of plan is this? A．A party plan.

B．A trip plan.

D．An eating plan

C．An exercise plan

2．－We're late! It's already 7:30.

－Don't worry. My clock is 20 minutes . A．fast

B．late

C．slow

D．early

3．－It seems that your daughter shows an interest playing the guitar. －Exactly. Her teacher says she has a gift music A．for;of

B．of;for

C．in;of

D．in;for

4．－I you here, but you didn't come. －I'm sorry. I was so busy that I forgot. A．have expected

D．would expect

5．He thinks himself , but we think him . A．somebody,anybody B．somebody, nobody C．anybody,somebody D．anybody, nobody

6．A notice was in order to remind the students of the changed speech time. A．sent up

B．given up

C．set up

D．put up

B．am expecting

C．was expecting

7．Jack is still working to high standards he has made great achievements. A．until

B．if

C．though

D．because

8．－Is that Mr Zhou?

－It be him. He has gone to Beijing. A．can

B．may

C．can't

D．shouldn't

9．Lily, don't do many things at one time, or you'll be tired out. You can't .

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A．burn the candle at both ends

B．put all your eggs in one basket D．the early bird catches the worm

C．do as Romans do when in Rome

10．－Only those who have a lot in common can get along well. － .Opposites sometimes attract. A．I think so.

B．I don't think so.

C．I don't care. D．I hope so.

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

My father was a self-taught mandolin(曼陀林琴)player. He was one of the best players in our town.He could not 11 music, but if he heard a turn(曲子)a few times, he could play it.When he was young, he was a member of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.

At home Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along.Nobody played the mandolin like my father.He could 12 your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing.You could see his 13 in his ability to play so well for his family.

But Dad had to find another job in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn't enough to 14 the family.Unluckily he had an 15 one day and lost one finger. He couldn't play as 16 as before. From then on. Every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 17 down our request.However, we missed his performance so much. Finally, he agreed and said,\down on the strings(琴弦）the way I 18 to%us back to a cheerful, happy time in our lives.

Dad was that kind of man. 19 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give 20 to others, he would, especially his family.He was always there,sacrificing(牺牲) his time to see that his family had enough in their life. 11．A．express 12．A．shut 13．A．doubt 14．A．start 15．A．action 16．A．deep 17．A．turn

B．raise

C．read C．cover

D．lead

D．hurt

B．touch B．truth B．work

C．pride

D．worry D．support D．exam

C．value

B．accident

C．argument

B．fast B．break

C．well

D．loud

D．lay

C．close

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18．A．regretted 19．A．Giving

B．used

C．kept

D．pointed

D．Taking D．patience

B．Receiving B．pleasure

C．Changing

20．A．production C．purpose

三、阅读理解(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)

A

21．What are the kids mainly talking about?

A．The direction. B．The seasons. C．The map.

D．The leaves.

22．In the pictures, it is now most probably .

A．spring C．autumn

B

Scientists are not alone in the fight against the novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒), as new technologies and innovative(创新的)products are giving them a hand. Here are some examples.

Big data（大数据）

Our smartphones send data to telecom companies around the clock, telling these companies where we have been and where we are going. Chinese telecom companies provide governments with this data.They use the data to track(迫踪) traffic flows among different provinces and cities. By tracking how many people are coming and going out of Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, telecom companies can send warnings to areas that are being visited by large numbers of people from Wuhan.

Drones

Drones(无人机) have played a major role in disinfection(消毒)and preventing cross-infection(交叉感染)in crowded places like hospitals,railway stations and airports.

Police officers use drones to give warnings.For example,if people gather in large groups or do not wear masks,drones with cameras can record and send images of these people in real time to control rooms.The drones will then warn these people.

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B．summer D．winter

Robots

Robots are good helpers on the frontlines.They are used at hospitals to offer medical advice,deliver drugs or meals, act like guides,perform disinfection, measure patients' body temperatures and do other repetitive work.In this way, robots can not only help greatly reduce the burden for medical workers,but also reduce the risk of cross-infection.They have also been used in public places like train stations and airports to check temperatures.

23．According to the second paragraph,what is the right order of the followings? a．Smartphones send data to telecom companies. b．Telecom companies can send warnings.

c．Telecom companies provide data for goverments. d．Governments track traffic flows with data.

A．c-a-d-b.

B．a-c-d-b.

C．d-c-a-b.

D．d-a-c-b.

24．Drones have played major role in crowded places like . A．offices,railway stations and airports and airports

C．hospitals, railway stations and airports D．hospitals, railway stations and dining halls

25．The passage is mainly about . A．a new kind of smartphone innovative products

C．disinfection and preventing cross-infection D．scientists and medical workers

C

Washington is home to lots of trees---it is the Evergreen State, after all--- and it has lots of fireplaces and wood-burning heaters too. But what if you lived there and couldn't cut wood or couldn't afford to pay someone to do it?Luckily, Shane McDaniel and his twin sons, Harrison and Henry McDaniel, are happy to help.The three men cut truckloads of wood-then give it to those in need.

The idea actually started as a father-son relationship project, Shane told msn.com. \that feeling, so he and the twins spent the summer cutting. The result was a great wall of wood piled up(堆积) around their house. To buy that much it would cost about $10.000.

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B．hospitals,waiting rooms

B．the technologies and