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)

The waves were discovered by accident in May,2010. Scientist Aleksey Marchenko and his students set out on a trip. They wanted to study the icy waters.

On May 2, the ship traveled east and stopped next to a large chunk of ice around 50 miles from the small island of Hopen.Marchenko prepared to lead his students out onto the ice.

\were ready to go but when I went out, I discovered many cracks(裂缝)around,\

He decided to move the ship deeper into the ice to keep safe. The farther in they went,he thought,the harder the ice would become. As they pushed forward, however, the ship experienced small waves,and then bigger ones. Soon, the waves broke up the ice around the ship into thousands of smaller pieces.

Within an hour, Marchenko and his team saw a wave that was about 13 feet high. The ship's navigation (所行) system finally recorded the largest waves. They were more than 20 feet in height. The waves were so strong that they forced huge pieces of ice to jump up and down, breaking the ice into smaller pieces within just one hour: Scientists had never imagined that the process could happen so fast.The waves in these areas used to be small.

The speed and force of the huge waves there makes it impossible to know in advance when they are coming.That could be dangerous for navigators and local communities who are unprepared for huge waves or depend on sea ice to protect them.Wildlife like polar bears and walruses that depend on sea ice to live is also in danger.

Some scientists think people will soon see even bigger waves in these icy waters,As waves break up ice,the seas will become more open,and the waves will get even stronger.There are stormy times ahead.

53．When did Marchenko and his students discover huge waves in the arctic waters? 54．Why did Marchenko and his students set out on the trip?

55．Would you like to be a member of Marchenko's team?If you want to take part,what will you do next?

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八、书面表达（共l题；满分20分）

自新冠疫情的爆发，所有人的生活都受到了影响。假定你是苏华，你最近认识的湖北黄石中学的李明给你发了一封电子邮件，想了解疫情爆发以来你生活和学习的变化以及你对现状的感受。

请认真阅读下面的邮件，根据信中的内容及你的实际用英语回复。 To: suhuasuzhou@ 163. com From: liminghuangshi@ 163 com Subject: life changes Dear Su Hua, Since the outbreak of COVID-19, my life has changed a lot. I'm interested in your life changes too. Would you please tell me the following things? ●How did you continue your study when the new term began? ●How did you like the new way of study? And why? ●What were the other changes in your daily life? ●Are you happy with these changes? Why or why not? I look forward to hearing from you soon. All the best, Li Ming 注意：1．词数90左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数； 2．回复须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺； 3．文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

4．生词：疫情epidemic n． 爆发outbreak n． 病毒virus n． 口罩mask n． Dear Li Ming，

I'm happy to hear from you. My life has also changed in many ways since the outbreak of COVID-19．

Best wishes,

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Su Hua

英语答案

一、单项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 1-5 CADCB

二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 11-15 CBCDB 16-20 CABAB

三、阅读理解（共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 24 分）

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6-10 DCCAB

21-22 AC

23-25 BCB 26-28 ABA 29-32 CBAD

四、信息还原（共 5 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 33-37 AEGBD

五、词汇检测（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 38.realized

39. healthier

40. without 41. abroad 42. twenty-fifth; 45. fines

46. whether 47. introduction

43. advised 44. diving

六、句子翻译（共 5 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 15 分）

48. Do/Would you mind keeping in touch with me by email?

49. I’m not sure if/whether he can get used to the local environment.

50. Action must be taken to guard against the spread of some diseases.

51. The Grade 9 students have been back to school for three and a half months.

52. These activities are too boring to be worth taking part in.

七、阅读表达（共 3 小题；53 题 1 分，54 题 2 分，55 题 3 分，满分 6 分） 53. In May, 2010.

54. Because they wanted to study icy waters.

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