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1、广东实验中学2021-2022学 年（下）高二年级期中考试英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共9页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卷上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2 B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷收
2、回。一、单项选择（共2 0题，每小题1分，满分2（）分）1.With hundreds of books,Mary had no idea which one was her favorite.A.to choose B.choosing from C.chosen inD.to choose from2.A.He was seen_ there without doing anything.to be sitting B.sat C.sittingD.to sitting3.A.More than one robot_ been tested out in the trial recentl
3、y.had B.have C.havingD.has4.A.We are talking about the case_ he was accused_ theft.that;in B.where,of C.which;toD.what;on5.A.In order not to be disturbed,he spent three hours_ in the study.locking B.locked C.to lockD.being locked6._to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A.Exposed B.
4、Having exposedC.Being exposed D.After being exposed7.Gone the days_ we sang and danced happily.A.have;when B.were;which C.are;whenD.are;that8.A.No sooner had she spoken_she regretted it bitterly.then B.than C.thatD.when9.A.Your composition is superior_his_handwriting.to;in B.with;in C.to;withD.of;on
5、10.Honestly speaking,this is_I disagreed_you.A.has B.have C.was D.wereA.what;on B.where;on C.what;with D.where;with11.Paris is the capital and largest city of France,_ on the River Seine.A.located B.locating C.being located D.locates12.Do you know what the main theme_in Aboriginal music is?A.reflect
6、ed B.reflecting C.reflection D.reflective13._ by the superior every day made him really frustrated.A.Having criticized B.Criticized C.Criticizing D.Being criticized14.There is a note_ to the door,_the shop will open again.A.pinning;saying B.pinned;said C.pinned;saying D.pinning;said15.With his eyes_
7、on the games on the smartphone,the boy didnt notice his mother_ behind him.A.fixing;stood B.fixed;standing C.fixing;standing D.fixed;stood16.The food_ at the moment is for the dinner party.A.cooked B.to be cooked C.is being cooked D.being cooked17._himself_the project,the manager worked day and nigh
8、t.A.Devoting;in B.Devoting;to C.Devoted;in D.Devoted;to18.Inside_ an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century.19.of various Indian dishes and seafood,the buffet attracts a lot of natives.A.Consisted B.Consisting C.Consistent D.Being consisted20.You can hardly imagine the diff
9、iculty the woman had her children.A.brought up B.to bring up C.bringing up D.to have brought up二、阅读 理 解（共两节，满分425 分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共 1 2 小题；每小题25 分,满分30分）ATodays grandparents are joining grandchildren on social media,but the different generations online habits couldntbe more dif
10、ferent.The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers,meaning that they will soon be thesites second biggest user group,with 3.5 million users aged 55-64 and 2.9 million over-65s.Sheila,aged 59,says,4I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing,as my daughter posts videos and photos ofth
11、em.Its a much better way to see what theyre doing than waiting fbr letters and photos in the post.I think Imlucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.,However,Sheilas grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves.Children under 17 are leaving the site一only 2.
12、2 million users are under 17-but theyre not going far from their smartphones.Chloe,age 15,even sleepswith her phone.Its my alann clock so I have to,“she says.I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wakeup.Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media ad
13、diction as their parentswere the early users of the smartphone.Peter,38 and father of two teenagers,reports that he used to be on his phoneor laptop constantly.He says,“How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screenmyself?So,in the evenings and at weekends,he t
14、akes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages.Tm not completelyseparated from the world,but the important thing is that Im setting a better example to my kids and spendingmore quality time with them.Is it only a mat
15、ter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend(趋 势)for a lessdigital life?21.Why does Peter take his SIM card out of his smartphone?A.To stop his work.B.To make calls to his boss.C.To catch up with the new trend.D.To set a good example to his kids.22.What does t
16、he underlined word“separated“mean in Paragraph 4?A.different B.protected C.cut off D.figured out23.What can we learn from the passage?A.Children under 17 dont use smartphone at all.B.Chloe is one of the early users of the smartphone.C.People may enjoy a less digital life in the near future.D.Todays
17、grandparents enjoy a life without social media.BBritish researchers say they have created an artificial intelligence(AI)model that is highly effective at predictingrainfall within the next 90 minutes.The model was built by scientists at Google-owned research company DeepMind in London.The company pa
18、rtneredwith researchers at the University of Exeter in Britain and the Met Office,the British governments national weatherservice.The team says tests of the system showed it produced more accurate predictions,or forecasts,for short-termrainfall than other existing systems.Accurate nowcasting can be
19、a very important tool for preparing for possible weather emergencies.It can be used byofficials in the areas of water management,agriculture,air and ground traffic control and outdoor event planning.“We were especially interested in the ability of these models to make predictions on medium to heavy-
20、rainevents,which are the events that most impact people and the economy,“the team said.The scientists said their modelaims to create predictive“movies”of immediate weather patterns.They said that,unlike other systems,theirs canaccurately capture large-scale events,as well as several different rain p
21、ossibilities.This combination permits rainfalluncertainties to be deeply explored.During the testing process,the team said the model showed statistically significant”improvements in theseareas compared to competing methods.In addition,the researchers reported that a group of more than 50 weatherexpe
22、rts from the Met Office rated the AI model to be more accurate and useful in 89 percent of cases than existingforecasting systems.Despite the study results,researchers admitted that the model still has limitations.They said“more work is neededto improve the accuracy of long-term predictions and the
23、accuracy on rare and intense events.The team said it willnow center on developing new methods to test and measure the models performance.It will also work to createmore specialized systems to work in real-world conditions.24.What do we know about the new AI model?A.The model is created by researcher
24、s of Met Office.B.The model has been used in real-world conditions.C.The model needs improving in long-term forecasting.D.The model can predict any rainfall within 90 minutes.25.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A.The principles of the new model.B.The difficulty of accurate nowcasting.C.The necessity
25、 of building the new AI model.D.The relationship between weather forecasting and economy.26.Why does the writer mention the weather experts from the Met Office in paragraph 4?A.To show how the existing system works.B.To prove the advantage of the new model.C.To explain the rule of weather forecastin
26、g.D.To compare the new model with the old systems.27.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.New Explorations in Weather PredictionsB.Existing Forecasting system Needs ImprovingC.New Methods on Testing the AI Modefs PerformanceD.AI Predicts Immediate Rainfall Better than Exist
27、ing SystemsCA long time ago something happened between the two leading families of Verona that led their members to kill eachother whenever they met.That went on for many years,and eventually no one could remember what had causedthe feud.The killing stopped in time but fights continued to break out
28、for no reason at all.Every child born intothe Montague and Capulet families grew up with the feud:they were taught to hate the members of the other family.Marriage between the young men and women of the two families was out of the question;they did no business witheach other,and they never mixed.Eve
29、n the servants joined in the hatred.The atmosphere in Verona was always tenseand Veronas ruler had come to the end ofhis life.He had made it clear that he would not tolerate any acts of violencebetween the two families.The story of Romeo and Juliet,teenagers on opposite sides in the feud,begins on a
30、n ordinary summers day.It washot.Sizzling.Even at six oclock in the morning.Verona was coming to life:people poured out of the houses and filled the streets,while market traders set uptheir stalls in the grand piazza.It was a good patch,an excellent place to catch the business of those who livedand
31、worked in the rich houses that lined Veronas main square.The Capulet mansion was one of the biggest-filled with servants and buzzing with preparations for the dayahead.It was an hour till breakfast and while the cooks sweated over the fires in the kitchen,producing mouthwateringsmells of baked bread
32、 and frying bacon,the serving-men killed time as best they could.Two of them,Gregory and Sampson-hot,bored and restless-stepped out into the bustle of the piazza and swaggeredabout among the bright colors,the animal smells and the din of traders5 voices,hoping to find some action.It was athrill for
33、them because of the Princes warning,and the new game was to see how far you couldgo without attracting his attention.“I can tell you,Gregory,v said Sampson,Tm ready for them.Just watch me.Let a Montague so much as put afoot in the piazza and youll see how quick I am.“Sure.Gregory knew that his frien
34、ds boasts just added to the hot air around them.He loved winding the fierySampson up,so he said:Hnw quick you are to nm away,you mean.”“Not from the Montagues.retorted Sampson.His face was twisted with scorn.Til take on any of their men-or women,he said.“I know thats your level,said Gregory,44but ou
35、r quarrel isnt with the women.This is between the men.Anyway,heres your chance to show me.”Two young servants dressed in the red and silver uniform of the Montague house were coming round a cornerand on to the piazza.Sampson put his hand on the hilt of his sword.Right,“he said.Were on.Pick a fight w
36、ith them.Ill be rightbehind you.”“Thats what Im afraid of,“said Gregory.“No wait.The Montague men were almost there.Be careful.We mustnt put ourselves in the wrong.Let them bethe ones to start.95“Alright.They might as well have a bit of fun.It wouldnt come to anything serious.Just a bit of firn.Illf
37、rown as we pass them.Lets see what they do.”“Good thinking,said Sampson.And Ill bite my thumb at them.If they take that it will really show them up.,.28.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A.Showing the setting of the story.B.Explaining the reason for the story.C.Introducing the characters of
38、 the story.D.Arousing the readers interest in the story.29.What can we learn about Gregory and Sampson?A.They were restless bullies in the street.B.They were servants from the Montague family.C.They were excited about the attention of the Prince.D.They were trying to test the warning against violenc
39、e.30.We can infer from the underlined remark made by Gregory that.A.Sampson was boastful and uselessB.Gregory intended to provoke SampsonC.Sampson would never run away from a fightD.Gregory tried to stop Sampson from picking a fight31.What was Gregory afraid of?A.Risking their lives in the fight.B.P
40、icking the wrong side of the fight.C.Taking the blame for starting a fight.D.Getting in a fight with the Montague men.32.Sampson was going to bite his thumb at the Montague men probably because.A.it was an act in a fightB.it was an sign of courageC.it was an offensive gestureD.it was an funny way to
41、 greet第二节七选五(共5 小题：每小题2.5分，满分125 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。All you need to know about the lunar sample taken back by Chang9e-5Chinas Chang-5 probe is on its way back to Earth,bringing with it about 2 kilograms of soil and rocks from themoon,which will be the first fresh lunar sampl
42、e obtained by humanity since 1976.33Where was the sample taken from?The landing site of Change-5 was Mons Riimker,a 70-kilometer-wide volcanic mound in the region knownas Oceanus Procellarum(Latin for Ocean of Storms)on the moons near side-the vast,dark lava plains visiblefrom Earth with the naked e
43、ye.34 The lander shoveled up some surface material and also drilled a 2-meter-deep hole and scooped up soil and rock from inside it.35In the late 1960s and 1970s,the United States brought back to Earth 382 kilograms of lunar material from six moonlanding missions,while the former Soviet Union retrie
44、ved 300 grams over three missions.36 Analysis of thesamples suggests that volcanic activity on the moon peaked 3.5 billion years ago,then faded away,and stopped.ButMons Riimker,where Change-5 collected its sample,may have erupted as recently as about 1.3 billion years agoand contain“the youngest mar
45、e basalt on the moon,according to scientists.How will the sample be handled?In order to properly handle and study this precious material,China has built a lunar sample laboratory at theNational Astronomical Observatory(NAO)under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing,dedicated to itsstorage,proc
46、essing and analysis.37 The lab has a special facility that will prevent the sample frombeing contaminated(污 染)by the atmosphere and water on Earth.A.What can the sample tell us?B.Ifs a place untouched by humanity.C.Why collect samples from Mons Rlimker?D.Here is what we know so far about the sample.
47、E.The result will be a big leap forward for planetary science.F.All those samples are very old-3 to 4 billion years in age.G.Once it has landed on Earth,the sample will be transferred to the lab.三、英语知识运用（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分225 分）When I asked my mom for piano lessons in 2010,we were
48、 in the fallout of the recession（经济衰退）.Shesaid a polite No”.That didnt stop me.I googled the 38 for a keyboard,drew the keys on a piece of paper and 39 it on mydesk.I would click notes on an online 40 and play them back on my paper one-keeping the41 they made on the computer in my head.Once my mom s
49、aw that I was 42,she borrowed money andbought me 10 lessons.I still remember the first one.I was 43 by how real the sound of the piano was.I 44 my grade one testafter eight lessons.But when I started secondary school,we couldnt 45 lessons again.I passed grade five,practicing only on my piece of pape
50、r.When I was about 13,my mom said she had a 46 for me;it was an electronic keyboard,bought with47 borrowed money.It was the first time Id played for her.Later I found the Purcell School for youngmusicians.The tryouts were 48.Some of the questions 49 an assessment of the composer or whenthe music was