2021成都蓉城名校联盟高二下学期期中联考英语含答案

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考试时间120分钟，满分150分

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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，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。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. Why does the woman interrupt the man?

A. She wants to see the movie herself.

B. She doesn't like the movie.

C. She has already seen the movie.

2. What time does the museum close on weekends?

A. At 5:00 p.m.      B. At 5:30 p.m.      C. At 6:00 p.m.

3. What are the speakers probably doing?

A. Riding a bus.      B. Shopping in a store.      C. Running down the street.

4. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Co-workers.      B. Husband and wife.      C. Brother and sister.

5. What is the woman's main concern?

A. Arriving late.      B. Being short of gas.      C. Meeting traffic on the road.

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。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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why is there much water in the kitchen?

A. A water pipe burst.   B. There is a hole on the roof.  C. Someone forgot to turn off the water.

7. What will the speakers do about the situation?

A. Call someone right now.    B. Leave it until the morning.    C. Deal with it immediately.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. What has made a major influence on UK food?

A. Better quality.      B. International influences.      C. Famous chefs on TV.

9. What is the UK's most famous food according to the woman?

A. Pizza.      B. Fish and chips.      C. Pies.

10. What is the woman's favorite place for a meal?

A. A pub.      B. A cafe.      C. A restaurant.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. How long will the woman probably spend on the translation?

A. Two days.      B. Three days.      C. Five days.

12. How much will the woman earn for the work?

A. 4,000 yuan.      B. 5,000 yuan.      C. 6,000 yuan.

13. What does the article mainly consist of?

A. Math.      B. Science.      C. Geography.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Work.       B. Education.      C. Happiness.

15. What kind of exam results does the woman have?

A. Average.       B. Good.       C. Bad.

16. What is the man's concern about overseas study?

A. The quality.      B. The safety.       C. The cost.

17. Where would the woman prefer to study?

A. In Japan.       B. In the UK.      C. In the U.S.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18. What did Mark study well in middle school?

A. Psychology.      B. Computer science.      C. Astronomy.

19. When did Mark create the famous Facebook?

A. In high school.      B. In university.      C. After college.

20. What other project is Mark working on now?

A. Electric cars.      B. Spaceships.      C. Environmental problems.

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(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Here is never enough time to take in everything that Paris has to offer. Visiting the sights and museums is amazing and inspiring and could easily keep you occupied for months. Like most truly great cities, Paris is best experienced after dark and without a fixed route in mind and one thing is for sure, you will never run out of things to see, do and experience in Paris.

La Tour Eiffel

This iron tower is the very symbol of Paris itself, and it attracts nearly seven million visitors each year. The tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Exposition to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution. It towers over the city at 324 metres and weighs over 10, 000 tons, making it both a magnificent monument and an engineering wonder.

Address: Parc du Champ de Mars, Paris

Opening hours: Daily 9 a.m-12:45 a.m.

Tour Montparnasse

Built in the second half of the 20th century, the 689-foot tall Montparnasse Tower, also called the "Tour Maine-Montparnasse", is Paris' only skyscraper, standing at 59 storeys tall (plus 6 underground levels). The fastest lift connects the ground floor to the 56th floor, at an altitude of 643 feet in just 38 seconds (or 19 feet per second). The top floors are only accessible by stairs and provide breathtaking views of the city.

Address: 33 Avenue du Maine, Paris

Opening hours: Daily 9:30 a.m-11:30 p.m.

Cheese and Wine Workshops

Immerse yourself in the art of making cheese in Paris. Every workshop here is newly-built and followed by an amazing cheese and wine tasting, and teaches you, after making the cheese yourself, how to pair the right kind of cheese with the respective and most suitable wine. Absolutely a great experience for food lovers.

Address: Rue du Faubourg du Temple 40, Paris on weekdays and Rue de la Croix Nivert 223 on weekends.

Le Marais

Le Marais is a historic district situated on the Right Bank of the Seine, spread across the 3rd and 4th Arrondissements. This is a trendy district with beautiful architecture dating back to the 17th century. It is famous for its many museums, art galleries and historic sites, such as Paris' oldest square, Place des Vosges, the site of Victor Hugo's former residence.

21. Which tourist attraction has the longest history according to the passage?

A. Eiffel Tower.            B. Le Marais.

C. Montparnasse Tower.      D. Cheese and Wine Workshops.

22. What can visitors do in Cheese and Wine Workshops?

A. They can taste the cheese made by themselves.

B. They can only see some historic architecture.

C. They can learn to make wine with some guidance.

D. They can admire the breathtaking views of the city.

23. Where is this article probably from?

A. A textbook.      B. A novel.      C. A magazine.      D. A travel brochure.

B

Music can have a profound effect on both emotions and bodies. Faster music can make you feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat music can make you feel more optimistic and positive about life. A slower tempo can quiet your mind and relax your muscles, making you feel comforted while releasing the stress of the day. Music is effective for relaxation and stress management.

Research confirms these personal experiences with music. Current findings indicate that music around 60 beats per minute can cause the brain to agree with the beat causing alpha brainwave. This alpha brainwave is what is present when we are relaxed and conscious. To cause sleep, a person may need to devote at least 45 minutes, in a relaxed position, listening to calming music. Researchers at Stanford University have said that "Listening to music seems to be able to change brain functioning to the same extent as medication." They noted that music is something that almost anybody can access and makes it an easy stress reduction tool.

So what type of music reduces stress the best? A bit surprising is that Native American, Celtic, Indian stringed-instruments, drums, and flutes are very effective at relaxing the mind even when played loud. Sounds of rain, thunder, and nature sounds may also be relaxing particularly when mixed with other music, such as light jazz and classical.

Since with music we are rarely told the beats per minute, how do you choose the relaxation music that is best for you? The answer partly rests with you: You must first like the music being played, and then it must relax you. Forcing yourself to listen to relaxation music can create tension, instead of reducing stress. It is important to remember that quieting your mind does not mean you will automatically feel sleepy. It means your brain and body are relaxed, and with your new calm self, you can then function at your best in many activities.

24. What's the purpose of the text?

A. To report.       B. To explain.      C. To discuss.      D. To compare.

25. What can you infer from the research?

A. Calming music helps people sleep.

B. Listening to music cures people like medicine.

C. Music about 60 beats contributes to a good sleep.

D. Anybody can listen to music and reduce their stress.

26. What type of music or sounds is best for reducing anxiety?

A. Light jazz.      B. Loud music.      C. Classical music.      D. Nature sounds.

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Choosing the Music You Like       B. Having A Good Sleep with Music

C. Releasing Stress through Music      D. Exercising Your Brain by Listening to Music

C

When you hear about artificial intelligence, stop imagining that computers can do everything we can do but better. Based upon a new research made by Cade Metz, A.I. technology is promising but has its downsides: It's currently less capable than people, and it is being coded with human bias(偏见).

Artificial intelligence is a term for a collection of concepts that allow computer systems to work like the brain. It's a neural network and a mathematical system that can analyze data and patterns. If you take thousands of cat photos and feed them into a neural network, for instance, it can learn to recognize the patterns that define what a cat looks like.

The first neural networks were built in the 1950s, but for decades they never really achieved their promise. For decades, neural networks had two significant limitations: not enough data and not enough computer processing power. Decades later, the Internet gave us large amounts of data, and eventually scientists had enough computing power to process it all.

Sometimes people talk about artificial intelligence as if it's a magic. When we hear the term, we imagine a computer that can do anything. That wasn't the case in the 1950s, and it's not true now. People don't realize how hard it is to imitate human reasoning and our ability to deal with uncertainty. A self-driving car can recognize what's around it-in some ways better than people can. But it doesn't work well enough to drive anywhere at any time or do what you and I do, like reaction to something surprising on the road. Besides, the machines will be capable of generating misinformation at a massive scale. There won't be any way to tell what's real online and what's fake. And the scariest thing is that some neural networks learn from massive amounts of information on the Internet-and that information was created by people. That means we are building computer systems that exhibit human bias-against women and people of color, for instance.

28. What does the underlined word "downsides" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. opportunities       B. coincidence      C. circumstances       D. shortcomings

29. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. The advantages of A.I.        B. The definition of A.I.

C. The disadvantages of A.I.      D. The definition of neural network.

30. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Driverless cars drive better than people.

B. Computers are capable of doing anything.

C. All the information on the Internet is not real.

D. Computers have the power of reasoning and solving problems.

31. What does the author think of artificial intelligence?

A. It's hard and uncertain.               B. It's all talk and useless.

C. It's of some help with many limitations.  D. It's the most scariest thing and usually causes bias.

D

Twenty years ago, the sheep Dolly was born, becoming the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Dolly lived for 6.5 years and developed osteoarthritis(关节炎)late in life.

Researchers analyzed her cells and found that her genetic age was actually older than her 6.5 years.

In a recent study in Nature Communications, scientists report that four of Dolly's "sister clones"-sheep born from the same cell line as Dolly-have normal blood pressure and insulin(胰岛素)levels for sheep of their age. Kevin Sinclair, a biologist, says the sister clones, who are now the age equal to 70 human years, actually seem to be in relatively good shape. "They're what we would call gene copies-they share the same DNA, the same cells that gave rise to Dolly," Sinclair says, "And their physical health is very good."

Sinclair says scientists who study cloning have changed their focus from where it was 20 years ago, when Dolly was born, and are now concentrating more on IPS cells(诱导多能干细胞). "The field has moved a little bit away from cloning towards these IPS cells," Sinclair says, "I think that's where most of the activity is likely to be in the future. There are two or three labs that are cloning human embryos for medical purposes."

There have been other changes for cloning since Dolly, and Sinclair says that is a good sign for the success of future experiments. "Cloning is still undertaken, particularly in the United States, and the today it is much more efficient," Sinclair adds, "So we can be hopeful, with the research that's taking place, that in the future we could maybe see more healthy cloned animals like this."

32. What happened to the sheep Dolly according to the text?

A. It died of illness.                  B. It suffered from a disease late in life.

C. It lived longer than other sheep.      D. It's the first cloned animal in the world.

33. What can we know about Dolly's sister clones?

A. They have high blood pressure.        B. They come from the same farm.

C. They have lived for seventy years.      D. They are all of a cell line with Dolly.

34. What's the current concentration of scientists according to Sinclair?

A. IPS cells.    B. DNA research.   C. The cloning technology.    D. Human embryos study.

35. What's Sinclair's attitude towards cloning according to the passage?

A. Confident.      B. Uncertain.      C. Uncaring.      D. Disappointed.

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。

Making new friends can be challenging for some people, but it's definitely rewarding.   36   They are the ones who walk through life together, share our ups and downs, and pains and joys. If you take a look at the people who seem to make friends easily, you may find that their social skills were likely all picked up over time. For this same reason, you can learn to become more sociable through time and practice. Here are my personal tips to get new friends:

Realize your fear is in your head

The first step is to develop a healthy mental image of meeting new people. Some of us see meeting new people as a scary event. We are concerned about making a good impression. The more we think about it, the scarier it seems.   37   Therefore, there is no need to worry about them.

   38  

Don't change yourself to make new friends. That's the worst thing you can do. Just be yourself. That way, potential new friends will know you as you, and they'll use that to decide if they want to take the friendship a step further. It's all about being you. The truest friendships are built with both parties accepting each other for who they are.

Be there for them

A friendship is a supportive union between two people. Be there for your friends where you can. When you help your friends, don't do so with the expectation of being helped next time.   39   I find that the satisfaction I get from helping others and knowing they are better off is a reward greater than anything I can get in return.

Make the effort to stay in touch

Continual effort is required to maintain the friendship. Ask your friends out every once in a while.   40   For some of my best friends, we meet only once every few months. Yet, there's never any doubt that we're closely connected and we will be there for each other when needed.

A. Be yourself

B. Change yourself

C. Instead, help unconditionally.

D. You can learn a lot from a good friend.

E. Actually, all these fears are just in our head.

F. After all, friends form a big part of our life for most of us.

G. The strength of your relationship is not measured by how frequently you meet.

第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Victoria Johnson bought a book at a used book store. She came across a decades-old photo in the book. The photo showed a Black   41   from the 1960s-a husband, his wife and their two   42   . As a historian and professor at Hunter College at CUNY-City University of New York, Johnson said she was interested in it. She just wanted to   43   who this family was."

She often   44   about their experience as Americans and was   45   if they were still around, she said. "Maybe Twitter can   46   who they are," wrote Johnson in a post on Sunday. Then she began   47   others to join in. Word spread and with help from social media, more volunteers got   48   . And within 72 hours, the niece of the man reached out to Johnson on Twitter. "I think this is my uncle's photo," she answered   49   , along with a photo to   50   it. Johnson gave her a(an)   51   right after seeing another picture and was very happy to hear her voice on the other end.

"It was amazing," Johnson said, "So many people seemed so   52to participate in something that might connect people." The husband and wife now   53   , but fortunately the girls currently live in Texas. Now 65, Valerie Sudduth, the younger daughter in the photo, couldn't   54   her family's picture was back. Sudduth was   55   when she saw the old   56   . "I just sat there crying on the ground." She told CNN,   57   that she had been looking for this photo for 15 years. "This picture is such a meaningful   58   . It really is," said Valerie Sudduth. This photo   59   so many memories and culture." She and Johnson have developed great   60   since then.

41. A. family       B. world       C. life      D. college

42. A. sons       B. daughters       C. nieces       D. sisters

43. A. describe       B. repay       C. help       D. know

44. A. designed      B. defined       C. wondered       D. checked

45. A. confident       B. curious       C. anxious       D. concerned

46. A. find out       B. take up       C. bring out       D. pick up

47. A. forcing       B. ordering       C. warning      D. asking

48. A. challenged       B. encouraged       C. involved       D. required

49. A. happily       B. accidentally       C. cautiously       D. calmly

50. A. explain       B. confirm       C. introduce       D. match

51. A. letter       B. message       C. address       D. call

52. A. awkward       B. active       C. patient       D. allergic

53. A. leave away       B. get away       C. take away       D. pass away

54. A. believe       B. expect       C. afford       D. stand

55. A. depressed       B. scared       C. thrilled      D. relaxed

56. A. photo       B. friend       C. parents      D. classmate

57. A. realizing       B. explaining      C. adding       D. recalling

58. A. wonder       B. gift       C. achievement      D. story

59. A. provides       B. obtains       C. carries       D. guarantees

60. A. hobbies       B. education       C. careers       D. friendship

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Roland and Miles have been best friends since the   61   (nine) grade. They bonded over their common interest in video games. They would go to each other's house and play video games after they finished their homework. They did everything together, from eating breakfast to sleeping over at each other's place. Right now,   62   , they were not speaking to each other. Miles did not pick Roland to be on his basketball team, and Roland was upset.

It has been two weeks already. Miles   63   (try) to make it up to him all the time. He made   64   (he) breakfast in the morning, offered to drive him to school, and to carry his textbooks. Roland just kept   65   (push) him away. Miles didn't know what he could do. Miles   66   (direct) asked him one day and Roland said, "Nothing   67   you do can make up for what you did." Miles was sad, and he gave up.

Now, Roland and Miles are about to graduate from high school. It has been a year since they talked.   68   the last day of school, Roland goes up to Miles. "Hey, I really miss you, to be honest. Want to play video games after the   69   (graduate) ceremony?" Roland asks. Miles smiles and says yes. Sometimes, you can't fix your mistakes right away. Friendship takes time   70   (fix).

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

As a famous saying goes, there must be the use for my talent. It means that everyone can to do something well either in this aspect or that.

I have had such experience many times. For example, my classmate Wang Wei doesn't do well in the study because he has tried his best. At one time I think that he was stupid. However, the basketball match hold in our school last term completely changed my attitude towards her. I hardly believed that he was so actively on the playground. My class won the first prize in the match because his leading position.

I like the saying. It encourages me but gives me self-confidence whenever I come across difficulties.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是李华，你班最近热烈讨论了同学间应该如何相处。请根据提示给校报Lighthouse写一篇有关讨论情况的英语短文，并谈谈你的看法。内容包括：

1.共识；

2.学习上；

3.生活中；

4.闲暇时。

注意：

1.词数100字左右；

2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。