《四川省凉山彝族自治州西昌市2020-2021学年高二下学期期中检测英语试卷.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《四川省凉山彝族自治州西昌市2020-2021学年高二下学期期中检测英语试卷.docx（15页珍藏版）》请在taowenge.com淘文阁网|工程机械CAD图纸|机械工程制图|CAD装配图下载|SolidWorks_CaTia_CAD_UG_PROE_设计图分享下载上搜索。
1、西昌市20202021学年度下期期中检测高二英语本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，试题卷8页，答题卡2页。全卷满分为150分，考试时间120分钟。答题前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔填写在答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置；选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，其他试题用0.5毫米签字笔书写在答题卡对应题框内，不得超越题框区域。考试结束后将答题卡收回。第卷（选择题共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，
2、满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where did the speakers stay last year?A. In a hotel. B. By the mountains. C. In a cabin.2. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Watch the news B. Put the weather channel on C. Feel the tem
3、perature outdoors.ww#w.zzs%t&3. Whose birthday is it?A. The sons B. The mothers C. The daughters4. What does the man say about the woman?来#%源:中*国教育出版网A. She keeps the yard neat. B. She works a lot. C. She has a beautiful garden.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What they studied with
4、a telescope. B. What classes they chose.C What the moon travels around the earth第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7小题来源:*中&%教网6. How is the man feeling?A Angry B. Sleepy C. Sca
5、red7. How long is the speakers trip?A. Four hours B. Ten hours C. Thirteen hours听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10小题ww%w*.zz#s&8. Where did the man find out about the ad?A. From the newspaper. B. From the Internet. C. From a radio station.9. What does the man want to buy first?A. A sofa. B. A computer. C. A washing m
6、achine.10. Why does the woman want to sell the TV?A. It is too old B. It doesnt work C. She won a new one.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13小题11. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife B. Friends C. Receptionist and customer.12. Where is the hotel?A. Near the beach. B. In the mountain C. In
7、the city center.13. What will the man probably do next?A. Call the hotel B. Surf the Internet C. Find his credit cards听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16小题来源:zzs#*14. Where does the conversation take place?来源:%中*#国教育出版网A. At the womans house B. At school C. At the office15. Who will the woman ask to find out what she
8、 missed at the meeting?来源:中教网%&#A. Anna B. Jack C. Smith16. What will be a punishment for Anna if shes late again?中&国#教育*出版网A. She wont work with Jack. B. She wont have as much work.C. She wont work at the company anymore.听下面一段对话，回答第17至20小题17. Why are there international restaurants in large cities
9、in America?A. Many settlers from other countries open them.来源:中#国教*%育出版网B. They are the best places to have celebrations.C. Americans enjoy fresh food from other countries.18. What is special about French restaurants?A. They are fashionable. B. They serve cheap food. C. They sell large meals.来源:*中国教
10、育出版网%19. Which type of cooking uses very little fat?A. Italian. B. Mexican. C. Japanese.来源:zzstep.%com&20. For how many reasons is international food popular?中*%国教育出版网#A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.中国教&育#出*版网第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Awww.z&zste%*Ou
11、r city campus has lots of retail outlets to look after your needs.Campus PharmacyDescription: The Campus Pharmacy sells cosmetics, general medicines, toiletries, sports products and phone cards.Location: Kate Edger Information Commons, Level 1Opening hours: Semester: Monday to Thursday 8 am 6 pm, Fr
12、iday 8 am 5:30 pmSemester break: Monday to Thursday 8 am 5:30 pm, Friday 8 am 5 pmCampus StoreDescription: The Campus Store offers different official University branded clothes and graduation gifts. The popular Graduation Bear is very popular among students. Personalize your bear with a faculty hood
13、 (学院连颈帽), a great gift for a proud graduate.Location: Student Quad, 34 Princes StOpening hours: Semester: Monday to Friday 9:30 am 4 pmSemester break: Monday to Friday 10 am 3 pmwww.zzstep.&%com*#PB TechDescription: PB Tech is the supplier of computing and technology hardware and accessories (配件) on
14、 the City Campus. It sells PC and Apple computers and tablets, chargers, headphones, microphones, storage devices and offers expert advice on all things technical. You can shop at the PB Tech either online or at our physical store on campus.Location: Kate Edger Information Commons, Level 2来源:中#国教育出版
15、*网%Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 am 5 pm Closed Saturdays and Sundays中国#教*%育&出版网Munchy MartDescription: A grocery and convenience store your one-stop shop for snacks on campus. Offering a wide range of items, from hot noodles to soft drinks and everything in-between.Munchy Mart is also the only
16、provider on campus for AT HOP card purchases and top-ups (充值). You can also buy things from our website.Location: Kate Edger Information Commons, Level 0Opening hours:Monday Thursday 7:30 am 8 pm Friday 7:30 am 7 pm Weekends 10 am 3 pm1. Where should you go if youd like to choose some graduation gif
17、ts?A. Campus PharmacyB. Campus Store来源*:中国教育出版&网C. PB TechD. Munchy Mart2. What are students more likely to buy at 6 pm on Friday?www%.zzst&#A. General medicinesB. University branded clothesC. Apple computersD. A cup of Coca-Cola3. What makes Munchy Mart different from the other three retail outlets
18、?A. Providing phone cardsB. Selling products onlineC. Lying in another buildingD. Being open on weekends【13题答案】来&源:zzstep.c#o%m【答案】1. B2. D3. DBKnock, knock. Starting from Nov.1, 2020, people will be knocking on doors across the country to collect personal information. But dont panic. This is for th
19、e seventh national population census (人口普查). The Chinese population census takes place every 10 years. It gathers data including name, age, ID number, gender, education, job, marital status and housing situation.Tracking down more than 1 billion Chinese citizens is by no means easy. This year, about
20、 7 million staff will be needed to visit homes for registration work, according to Xinhua. New methods will also be used during this census, including online information registration, application of electronic devices and big data. Compared with previous surveys, new methods will be convenient for p
21、eople who are not living where they are officially registered, as well as those who do not want to be bothered by census takers door-to-door surveys. The new methods also reduce census takers workload.The data is expected to give a full picture of the population, including its size, structure and di
22、stribution and recent changes. It provides support for making national development policies.来源:中教%网#The census has a large impact on our lives. For instance, areas with a high number of children may receive more funding for public schools. Researchers can use the results to investigate population tr
23、ends in different cities. The census will help to find out the number of foreigners living in China. It can also tell how many Chinese people have moved to other countries.However, citizens privacy concerns could be one of the biggest challenges. Some may not be willing to give their personal inform
24、ation to census takers because they are worried about what the data would be used for. There are also worries about privacy leakage among the public.In response to such concerns, Jiangsus pilot work zone allowed residents to upload personal data on their own through WeChat, which avoids information
25、leakage. The data will be delivered directly to the National Bureau of Statistics through a WeChat program.4. Which can be inferred about the census according to the text?中国教&#育出*版网A. This census will be conducted only by knocking on doors.B. The previous census was likely to begin around 2010.C. It
26、 gathers data including your name, age, and education.D. This census will be easy by taking some new methods.5. What is the authors attitude towards new methods adopted during this census?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. NeutralD. Doubtful6. Which of the following may be the influence the census has on citi
27、zens lives?来源%:*中#国教育出版网A. Areas with a high number of children will receive the most funding.中国教育出版网*#%B. Researchers can use population trends to investigate the results.来源:&%中教网C. The census will help to drive out the foreigners living in China.D. The census will help to learn about the immigrati
28、on situation.7. Why are some people not willing to give their personal information to census takers?来源:&中国教育出%*版网A. Because they are worried that the data would be used.B. Because their privacy will be known by the government.来&#源:中国教育出版网C. Because their information can be stolen by a man of ill wil
29、l.DBecause the data will be uploaded through a WeChat program.【47题答案】【答案】4. B5. A6. D7. CCIn 2011, Bloomberg selected the Worlds 10 Best Transit Poems. Heres one of them:To YouWalt WhitmanSTRANGER! If you,Passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me.Why should you not speak to me?And why should I not
30、 speak to you?Poetry has always been a special way to communicate emotions. And usually, reading poetry is an activity done at home or in the library. But now, a new project has made poetry part of the daily lives of those who commute. Recently Shanghai Metro started the project Poetry on the Underg
31、round, in which commuters can read poems while travelling on the underground. This is similar to the project of the same name that has been running since 1986 in London.Judith Chernaik, founder of Londons Poems on the Underground, said that the poems could be from great poets or unknown lovers of En
32、glish poetry. In Chernaiks view, these poems known as a wonder of the city aim to bring poetry to passengers, and show a wide range of styles. The styles may range from classical to contemporary, domestic to international.Whether you love or hate poetry, this project “has proven to be an excellent w
33、ay of introducing poetry, with passengers often wanting to read more”, according to the local government organization Transport for London.来源:zz#ste&%The project also covers current events. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Londoner Michael Rosen wrote a poem to share his experience of 48-day intensive
34、care earlier this year. The poem was shown on the London underground. “We had a very strong feeling that the times have been so difficult for everybody in all kinds of ways,” Chernaik told The Telegraph. “Although normal life is starting to resume, we all know its still very dangerous. We felt a str
35、ong sense of responsibility. We felt our poems needed to acknowledge the problem but also offer some hope.” Indeed, its often poems with love and reassurance that strike a chord (共鸣) with people.w#w*w.zzste&Many have been posting lines from poems on the social networking platform Instagram. One post
36、 includes the lines “And you will find your feet / Again on fresh pastures of promise” from Time to be Slow by John ODonohue. Another has the lines “Everything changes / We plant trees for those born later” from Cicely Herberts Everything Changes.The project reminds us that even through troubled tim
37、es, poetry reminds us we are human. The more reminders of that, the better.8. Which of the following is true according to this text?A. To You by Walt Whitman was selected the best Transit Poem.B. A cultured man must read a poem at home or in the library.C. The new project in Shanghai resembles the o
38、ne running in London.中国教#*育%&出版网D. Passengers can enjoy poems while traveling by bus in Shanghai.9. What does Chernaik think of poems on the underground?A. Should be from famous poets.B. Can take on a variety of styles.C. are good at introducing poetry.D. Cant focus on problems but hope.10. What doe
39、s the word “resume” underlined in paragraph 5 refer to?A. be stuck in difficultyB. be limitedC. go onD. end up11. What would be the best title of the text?ASharing poetry with commutersB. A special way to communicate emotionsw#ww.zzstep%.co*&mC. A new subject in Shanghai Metro来源:中教&%*网D. Londons Poe
40、ms on the Underground【811题答案】【答案】8. C9. B10. C11. A来#&源:中教网DIts never too late to get into science fiction.中国&教育%出版网*#While science fiction, or sci-fi, often asks that most powerful question “What if?” it also deals with “This, now”: reflecting it, questioning it and satirizing (讽刺) it. Science fict
41、ion can act at once as a glimpse into our imaginary future while holding a mirror up to our current state of society.Indeed, it can act as a warning for the present to avoid a terrifying future or as a blueprint for future technology. Science fiction can inspire us to live better today so that we ca
42、n live better lives tomorrow. As Scientific Americans noted, “Science fiction can remind us of wonder and hope. But it also sends us a warning to think about the potential influences of our findings, beyond our idealistic dreams.”Thanks to its brilliant creators, sci-fi becomes the perfect genre to
43、ask the greatest questions that humans dare to ask and broaden the concepts of what is possible in the universe. Who are we and what can we become? Can technology make the world a better place? What will tomorrow bring and what can we do today to make that a reality?The genre of sci-fi can push the
44、boundaries of what we think is possible, like the legendary submarine mentioned in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea far before any such vehicle existed. Or it can warn us of a near-future impacted by biotechnology, as in the MaddAddam trilogy. Sci-fi can even imagine how Earth responds to first contact
45、with aliens, a focus of The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. Sci-fi and its creators know no limits to what can be imagined. Anything is possible.As science fiction grows in popularity, more books are being written, and more movies and TV shows are adapting these works for the screen. An adaptation
46、of Dune is slated for a 2021 release, and The Three-Body Problem as well as MaddAddam are also in development. The medium of film and television has brought science fiction to life and continues to inspire or scare viewers with visions of the future.来源:中%国教育出版网&12. What can science fiction act as?A. A mirror of reflecting “What if”B. A wonder of science technologyC. A vision of the futureD. A tool of broadening all concepts13. How does the author describe the