江西省九江市20xx-20xx学年高二英语下学期期中试题

江西省九江市20xx-20xx学年高二英语下学期期中试题内容摘要：

s over 1,500,000 listings. It seems to have cornered the market! A British pany is doing something with parking spaces. JustPark’s founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says, “When I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than a mercial car park.” And he has a big clientele( 顾客 ): around 20,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site, and he says around half a million drivers use it. There are other sites doing very similar things, like Uber and Lyft – these let drivers share their cars with other passengers. Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is. A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over 163。 200,000 by renting out space in its yard to travelers! Because this is a new business world, those rules aren’ t there yet and many people are happy to share – as long as it pays! But the sharing pany has its critics: the petitors of these new panies. People who run things like traditional Bamp。 B, mercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up out of pocket. And there is another issue: regulations on these new businesses are unclear. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor? 32. What does the underlined phrase “ feeling the pinch” probably mean? A. Lacking in money B. Full of curiosity C. Willing to help others D. Unsatisfied with their lives 33. Who may be against the sharing economy? A. A taxi driver who can’ t find a parking place. B. A priest in the church near Kings Cross C. A traveler who needs acmodation. D. A wellknown highend holiday hotel. 34. Why are many people pleased to share according to the passage? A. Because they can gain huge profits. B. Because there’ re few rules to limit them. C. Because they needn’ t pay any fee. D. Because the new business has no risks. 35. Which of the following words can best describe the booming sharing economy? A. Creative and developed B. Competitive but unpractical C. Effective but worrying D. Traditional and acceptable 第 二 节 : （共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 Cruel truths that help you grow You can’ t always be in control of everything. 36 But if you want to continue to grow, you should give up your control on everything. You can still work hard for greatness, but put the work in and then let go. You can’ t acplish great things without taking great risks. 37 People who truly change the world are the biggest risk takers. They put everything in risk and fail in something they believe in. And they treat each failure as an opportunity to grow and get better. 38 In life, there’ s no shortage of doubters, haters and pessimists. Overing this cruel truth is simple: don’ t listen. Choose to stand by yourself, trust your instincts(本能 ), and fet about people who don’ t support your goals and passions. Death is a part of life. 39 However, there’ s something you can do to make losing someone you love a lot less painful: make them a part of your life right now. Don’ t put off making that phone call or paying a visit to a friend or a family member you haven’ t seen for a while. Treat every moment with your loved ones as if it’ s your last, and you won’ t have any regrets. You are the only thing holding yourself back from greatness. We always hope for the next great thing but don’ t realize what happen in front of us. 40 Instead, focus on the positive things you have going in your life. Choose to be happy right now. A. Letting go is hard. B. The first step is always the hardest. C. Don’ t hold yourself back with negative thoughts. D. Not everyone will support you along the way. E. Good things usually don’ t e quickly. F. It’s hard for you to get what you want if you don’t take risks. G. Nothing can prepare us for the pain of losing a loved one. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节：完形填空（共 20 小题； 每小题 ， 满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文 , 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中 ,选出最佳选项填入空白处。 My father sold everything we owned, took all the money and disappeared from our lives. My mother suddenly found herself 41 to care for five boys. I worried about the situation, but my mother stayed 42 , and assured us that she would keep us together as a family safe from harm. Although small in size, she could 43 heavy horsedrawn ploughs. Besides, she 44 found time to help us with homework. As Christmas 45 , my mother didn’t seem to smile as much. I 46 she had no money to buy us presents. Considering myself practically grown, I hid my 47 . One day, my mother took a saw(锯 ) into the forest and 48 with some tree branches. She left them in the barn(畜棚 ) and did not tell her 49 children what they were for. She worked on her project 50 I was in school, but I looked 51 into the barn whenever I had a chance. Several days later, I still couldn’t 52 her purpose. When later I saw she used nails and paint, I 53 that she must be making presents. By Christmas week, my mother was her 54 happy self again. Her project was apparently 55 , and she obviously kept it secret because I’d looked everywhere without 56 . On Christmas Eve, I lay awake for a long time, 57 Christmas morning. The next morning, my mother handed out the handmade presents happily in front of her delighted kids. Many difficult years would follow t。