福建省三明第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中阶段考试试题.doc

福建省三明第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中阶段考试试题

福建省三明第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中阶段考试试题

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福建省三明第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中阶段考试试题
（考试时长：120分钟；满分：150分）
本试卷由四个部分组成，其中第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题，第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
考生注意：答题时，请将答案写在专用答题卡上。选择题答案请用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑；非选择题答案请用直径0.5毫米黑色 墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内规范作答，凡是答题不规范 一律无效。
第一部分 听力理解 （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。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. What will the woman do with the man’s hair?
A. Wash it. B. Color it. C. Cut it short.
2. What present does the woman suggest?
A. A football. B. A basketball. C. A T-shirt.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a zoo. C. In a museum.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A jazz concert. B. A new theater. C. A plane ticket.
5. Why was Jim at the hospital?
A. To visit his friend.
B. To take a medical test.
C. To look after his mother.
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7两个小题。
6. What does Tom think of the new member of his basketball team?
A. Talkative. B. Unfriendly. C. Funny.
7. What does the woman suggest Tom do first?
A. Ask his coach for help.
B. Practice basketball more.
C. Talk to the new member.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. What does the woman want to do this weekend?
A. Climb hills. B. Pick some apples. C. Go to Jim’s house.
9. Why will the man call Aunt Brown?
A. To tell her about their plans.
B. To give her an invitation.
C. To ask her for help.
10. Where are most probably the speakers?
A. At school. B. At home. C. In a car.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What day is it today?
A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
12. What is Billy related to the girl?
A. Her brother. B. Her friend. C. Her classmate.
13. What will the girl do the day after tomorrow?
A. Attend a party. B. Stay with her family. C. Go to Jeanie’s house.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. What is the woman doing?
A. Traveling around the USA.
B. Applying for a job.
C. Doing a survey.
15. How much can the man get from his parents every month?
A. $50. B. $125. C. $150.
16. What kind of job does the man do every Friday evening?
A. Babysitting. B. Computer repairing. C. Housework for his uncle.
17. On what does the man spend most of his pocket money?
A. Food. B. Phone bills. C. Books.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What was stolen last night?
A. A black shirt. B. A school computer. C. A set of Beats earphones.
19. Who saw the tall man at 11:00 last night?
A. A student. B. A policeman. C. A taxi driver.
20. When will the swimming match begin tomorrow?
A. At 9:30 am. B. At 3:00 pm. C. At 3:30 pm.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Which of the following books should you read? It is based on your next travel destination.
As you're traveling around Amsterdam , read “The Fault in Our Stars”.
Previously adapted into a film in 2014, John Green's story of star-crossed teenagers famously includes a trip to Amsterdam. The Anne Frank House and The Rijksmuseum are two of many major destinations mentioned in the book. Plus, the bench from the film adaptation of this novel has even become its own tourist spot.
“The Elegance of the Hedgehog” is excellent reading for a trip to Paris.
Before wandering down the Champs-lysees, open Muriel Barbery's novel for a delightful look into the lives of wealthy Parisians. Set in a French apartment building, the story follows two totally different people who discover they are kindred souls.
Bring “One Hundred Years of Solitude" to read in South America.
A significant work of literature, Gabriel Garcia Mdrquez’s classic follows generations of the Buendia family as they live in their South-American town. Garcia Marquez's descriptions make the book a perfect read for visiting some of the breathtaking sights of South America.
“Call Me by Your Name” should perhaps be read in the summertime , in Italy .
This novel is said to take place in the Northern-Italian seaside region of Liguria. And if you've seen the 2017 coming-of-age film adaptation of the book, you'll already know the story describes beautiful summers in Northern Italy, complete with seaside encounters and lush greenery.
If you're visiting New York City, enter the mind of Holden Caulfield.
“The Catcher in the Rye” is a classic tale of a lost teenager's unplanned trip to New York City. In the JD-Salinger novel, Holden visits a nightclub in the East Village, goes ice skating in Rockefeller Center, and takes his sister to the Central Park Zoo.
21. What will you learn if you read “The Elegance of the Hedgehog"?
A. Amsterdam Bench. B. Parisians' life.
C. Italian Summer Sights. D. Night clubs in New York.
22. Which books have been adapted into films?
A. The Fault in Our Stars & Call Me by Your Name.
B. The Elegance of the Hedgehog & One hundred Years of Solitude.
C. One hundred Years of Solitude & The Catcher in the Rye.
D. The Catcher in the Rye & Call Me by Your Name.
23. Which will attract you most if you're visiting New York City?
A. The Elegance of the Hedgehog. B. One Hundred Years of Solitude.
C. The Catcher in the Rye. D. Call Me by Your Name.
B
When I was 6, my elder brother brought me to the local BMX（自行车越野）track to ride in a kids’ race for the first time. The hill out of the starting gate looked so scary and steep that I backed off. My parents took me back for another try the next week. I fell almost immediately but still managed to win the second place. I’ve loved racing ever since.
I turned pro at 15, which isn’t possible now: You have to be 17 to compete professionally. Around the time I went pro, BMX became an Olympic sport and I decided to pursue it after high school. I’m the youngest woman with a professional title in the United States.
BMX isn’t judged on tricks or how you handle barriers, but it’s an extreme sport. It’s like horse racing mixed with riding a roller coaster. It starts with a huge burst of speed—I go 40 mph by the time I’m two and a half seconds out of the gate. Then I try to come out in front of seven competitors at the end of the track, which includes 40-foot jumps. I keep chasing the high that comes from prestart nervousness, big jumps, and that feeling of crossing the finish line first.
Strength and balance are key in competition, so I work out at least five days a week to prepare. I do tons of resistance and agility ( 敏捷) training, both on and off the bike. I also do mental drills with a sports psychologist to make sure I’m focused and confident going into competition. If I make a mistake on the course, I have to move on. Everyone is out to beat me; I need to concentrate on winning so my competitors can’t capitalize on an error and pass me!
I was so proud to win a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio, but I felt I was capable of gold, so that will push me to do better. I’m continually working to reach my potential in the sport. Until I feel completely satisfied, I’ll keep coming back.
24. What do we know about the author?
A. She withdrew from her first BMX race.
B. She became the youngest BMX rider in America.
C. Her parents forced her to turn BMX professional.
D. Her efforts resulted in BMX entering the Olympics.
25. To win the BMX race, the author has to .
A. jump highest B. focus on other competitors
C. play tricks D. keep balanced all the way
26. What does the underlined phrase “capitalize on” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. make up for. B. take advantage of. C. keep an eye on. D. take notice of.
27. What qualities have led to the author’s success?
A. Proud and serious. B. Ambitious and hard-working.
C. Optimistic and generous. D. Independent and cooperative.
C
On a break from his studies in the MIT Media Lab, Anirudh Sharma traveled home to Mumbai, India. While there, he noticed that throughout the day his T-shirts were gradually gathering something that looked like dirt. “I realized this was air pollution, or sooty ( 像 煤 一 样 ) particulate matter (PM), made of black particles（颗粒）released from exhaust (尾气) of vehicles, ” Sharma says. “This is a major health issue.” Soot consists of tiny black particles, about 2.5 micrometers or smaller, made of carbon produced by incomplete burning of fossil fuels.
Back at MIT, Sharma set out to help solve this air-pollution issue. After years of research and development, Sharma’s startup Graviky Labs has developed technology that attaches to exhaust systems of diesel generators (柴油发电机) to collect particulate matter. Scientists at Graviky then turn it into ink, called Air-Ink, for artists around the world. So far, the startup has collected 1.6 billion micrograms of particulate matter. More than 200 gallons of Air-Ink have been harvested for a growing community of more than 1,000 artists, from Bangalore to Boston, Shanghai, and London.
Posted all over Graviky Lab’s Facebook page today are photos of art made from the Air-Ink and paint, including street wall paintings, body art and clothing prints. At first, there was still no specific application for the ink. Then the startup decided to find new ways to further spread its mission. It chose to do so through art. “Art helps us raise awareness about where the ink and paint comes from. Air pollution knows no borders. Our ink sends a message that pollution is one of the resources in our world that’s the hardest to collect and use. But it can be done,” Sharma says.
28. What struck Sharma most during his break in India?
A. Dirt on his T-shirts. B. Health issue of the locals.
C. Coal industry in Mumbai. D. Incomplete burning of fossil fuels.
29. According to the text, Air-Ink is .
A. a cleaner of outdoor air B. a product made from PM
C. a newly-founded company D. a printing technology
30. What can we infer about Air-Ink from the text?
A. It improves artistic effect. B. It makes pollution acceptable.
C. It helps Sharma make a profit. D. It raises environmental awareness.
31. What might be the best title for the text?
A. Arts know no borders. B. Waste has no price.
C. Less pollution, more art. D. Creative thinking, effective painting.
D
These days, young people in some English-speaking countries are speaking a strange language, especially when communicating on social media.
Look at these words chosen by The Washington Post: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal it made me totes emosh.” Or this sentence: “BAE, let me know if you stay in tonight.”
What on earth do they mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of “total”. Similarly, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”. It seems that, for millennials（千禧一代）, typing in this form is not only time-saving but fashionable.
As you can see, many millennial slangs are formed by so-called “totesing”— the systematic abbreviation of words. The trend might have started with “totally” becoming “totes”. but it now has spread to many other English words.
The origins of other millennial slangs are more complex than “totesing”. “Bae”, for example, has been widely used by African-Americans for years. It can be an expression of closeness with one's romantic partner or, like “sweetheart”, for someone without romantic connection. After pop singer Pharrell used the word in his work, “bae” became mainstream.
Some people might think millennial slangs lower the value of the English language, but Melboume University linguist（语言学家）Rosey Billington doesn't agree. She says when people are able to use a language in a creative way, they show that they know the language rules well enough to use words differently. Two other linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, share the same view. The two analyzed hundreds of examples of totes-speak and discovered totesing has complex roots. It isn't simply an adult version of baby talk, nor a clever way to minimize your word count. Rather, it is a highly organized system that relies on a speaker's mastery of English pronunciation. It is about sounds, follows system of English and has strict rules.
32. Why do young people like using e-slangs?
A. They are time-consuming. B. They are in fashion.
C. They are complex. D. They are in order.
33. What's the author's purpose of mentioning “Bae” in Paragraph 5?
A. To support that totesing is no baby talk.
B. To analyze the usage of millennial slangs.
C. To inform people how it became mainstream.
D. To explain the complex origins of millennial slangs.
34. Which statement may Rosey Billington agree with?
A. Totesing is a loosely organized system.
B. Millennial slangs lower the value of English.
C. It's simply a clever way to reduce the word count.
D. Totes-speak requires a good command of English.
35. What's the best title of the passage?
A. E-slangs Catch on Among Youth. B. Linguists Disapprove of Totesing.
C. Millennial Slangs Take the Lead. D. English Has Greatly Changed.
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。
At some point in the near future, self-driving cars may become common on the roads. Self-driving cars have already been test-driven, but they are not yet available for the public.
Self-driving cars have already been test-driven thousands of miles. ____36____ Passengers could do things such as eat or read on the way. Best of all, the self-driving cars that were tested experienced fewer accidents than average human drivers.
____37____There are issues that must be solved before self-driving cars can be made available to the public. One problem is that a car cannot predict problems far down the road like a driver can. ____38____ For example, a driver can see that a child is riding her skateboard directly into the road 0.3 km away and start to slow down. The self-driving car can react only once the child is in its immediate path.
____39____ They may become confused by fog, heavy rain, or road spray from another vehicle's wheels. They don't predict or “feel" that the roads have become icy like an experienced driver would. For instance, when a road is icy, a human driver would step on the brakes（刹车）more gently than when the roads are clean and dry.
Another issue is t