高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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高二上学期期末考试英语试题

上学期期末调研考试

高二英语试题卷

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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，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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A．£19．15．B．£9．18．C．£9．15．

答案是C。

1．HowmanytimeshasthewomanbeentoChina?

A．Once.B．Twice.C．Threetimes.

2．Howmuchwillthemanhavetopayinall?

A．$60B．$70C．$76

3．Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo?

A．Performaconcert.B．Giveaspeech.C．Practicesinging.

4．Whatisprobablythewoman’sjob?

.

A．Secretary.B．Coach.C．Manager.

5．Wheredoesthewomanadvisethemantoapplyforajob?

A．Atashop.B．Ataschool.C．Atafactory.

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．What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Motherandson.B．Auntandniece.C．Teacherandstudent.

7．Howdoesthewomansound?

A．StrictB．Polite.C．Honest

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Wherearethespeakers?

A．Atschool.B．Atthepolicestation.C．Atthehospital.

9．Whendidthewomanseethedoctor?

A．At5:

15．B．At6:

30．C．At7:

00．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What’stherelationshipbetweenthewomanandMrBrown?

A．Coworkers.B．Neighbors.C．Husbandandwife.

11．WhendidthemanborrowMrBrown’slaptop?

A．Friday.B．Saturday.C．Sunday.

12．WheredidMrBrownprobablygo?

A．Toabookstore.B．Tohisoffice.C．Toagrocerystore.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Whatkindofhouseisit?

A．Ahousewithabackyard.B．Ahousewithasmallkitchen.

C．Ahousewithonebedroom.

14．Whataretheygoingtodoforthekitchen?

A．Paintthewalls.B．Buysomeappliances.

C．Changethecurtains.

15．Whataspectofthehouseisthewomanworriedabout?

A．Itsprice.B．Itssize.C．Itsneighborhood.

16．Howmanychildrendoesthecouplehave?

A．One.B．Two.C．Three.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?

A．Amanager.B．Acustomer.C．Acleaner.

18．Whathappenedtothedressafterthewash?

A．Itbecometight.B．ItbecomelooseC．Itbecamefaded.

19．Whatdoesthespeakermainlycomplainabout?

A．Theprice.B．Thequality.C．Theservice.

20．Howmanytimeshasshecalledbefore?

A．Once.B．Twice.C．Threetimes.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。

A

WhenMaleficentfirstappearedincinemasfiveyearsago,withhersculptedcheekbonesandtwisteddevilhorns,shebecameaninstanthitwithaudiencesaroundtheworld.Now,she’sbackwithanewmovie.

ThesequeltoDisney’s2014film,Maleficent:

MistressofEvil,hitChinesemainlandcinemasonOct18．Itwasexpectedtobeoneofthehottestfilmreleasesofthemonth.

Whatmakesthisfilmpopularwithaudiences?

“Maleficent（2019）isafiercefairytaleaboutthejoyofbeinguniquelyindividual,”CarlaRenata,aUSfilmcritic,wroteonTwitter.

Thesequelfeaturesnewanddistinctivecharacters,Maleficent,playedbyUSactressAngelinaJolie,isanevilfairywitchwhohateshumanbeingsforthebetrayalofherhumanlover.ThenwehavePrincessAurora,playedbyUSactressElleFanning,whoiskindandstrong.EventhoughMaleficentcursedherandtookhercaptive,Aurorarefusestohatefairies.Anewcharacter,QueenIngrith,isAurora’smother-in-law.She’satypicalvillainwhowillsparenoefforttodivideMaleficentandAurora.Shehopeslodividehumansandfairiesforever.

“Thesecharactersaresouniquethatyouwouldrememberevenmanyyearsafteryoufinishedwatchingthemovie,”saidRenata.

Apartfromthestrongcastofcharacters,themovie’sthemeofinclusivenessandcooperationbetweentwodistinctgroupsismeanttoenlightenaudiences.Bothfairiesandhumansmustfindawaytounderstandeachotheriftheywanttoprotectthepeacefullandwheremagicalcreatureslivetogether.

“Thefilmisaboutkindnessandacceptanceandtolerance,”FanningtoldMetro,“Wewantpeopletobekindtooneanother...tounderstandthatitiswrongtooutpeoplethatarcdifferent.”

Withsuchapowerfultheme,there’snowonderthatUSATodaysaysit’samongDisney’sbestlive-actionsequels.

21．WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterMaleficent?

A．Shefightsforhumanbeings.B．Shebetraysherhumanlover.

C．Sheseeshumansasherenemies.D．ShemakesfriendswithAurora.

22．WhatdidRenatathinkmakesthe2019Maleficentfilmspecial?

A．Afairytale.B．Uniquecharacters.

C．Apowerfultheme.D．Manyfilmstarsplayingroles.

23．Whatdoesthe2019Maleficentfilmwanttotellviewers?

A．Peaceisthekeytohappiness.

B．Ittakesefforttomaketheworldabetterplace.

C．Humansshouldcareaboutothercreatures.

D．Weshouldbekindtoandtolerantofothers.

B

Readingbooksandlookingatpicturesisgreat,butnothingassistslearningliketravel,especiallyforteenagers.Notonlydotheygettoseeaworldbeyondtheirneighborhood,theyalsogeltoexperienceit-feelit,tasteit,hearitandbetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.Afternearlyfourdecadesintheclassroomandtravelingtheworld,PhyllisDuvallBaileyknewthisperhapsbetterthananyoneelse.

BecominginvolvedwiththeworkinAKASororityIncinUS,sheworkedtoeducatechildrenabouttheUnitedNations.TherewasnodoubtinBaileysmindthatthelessonswouldmeansomuchmoreifthestudentscouldseethingsforthemselvesStartingin2015,Bailey,82,setouttotakeherstudentstotheUNHeadquartersmNewYorkCitytogivethema“WindowSeattotheWorld”，andthustransformthemintoglobalcitizens.Indeed,itisagreatopportunitytogivestudentsnationalandinternationalexposure.SinceBaileysawthestudentsasfutureleaders,shewasdesperatetoexposethemtotheUN,itsmission,itsagendas（议程）anditssupportingorganizations.Shedecidedtogive＄10，000（70，720yuan）ofherownmoneytopayforthelateJunetrip,enoughtotake10studentages14-17onafour-nightstayinNewYork.There,theyhadguidedtoursoftheUNHeadquartersandtheNewYorkCityharbor.

ItwasQuenyaunPayne’sfirsttriptothecityandTaylorSappington’ssecond.Payne,17，isasenioratMcEachernHighSchoolinthestateofGeorgia,US.Sappington,15，isajunioratTherrellHighSchoolinAtlanta,Georgia,US.BothsaidtheirvisittotheUNwasinspiring,“Ilikedhowcountriesarenotonlyworkingtogether,they’refocusedoncommongoalslikeglobalwarmingandkeepingthepeace,”Sappingtonsaid.Paynecommented,“Thetripwasamazing.I’msothankfulMrs.Baileymadeitpossible.”

Actually,therearealotofpeoplegratefulfortheretiredteacher’seffort.TheUnitedNationsAssociationofAtlantarecentlygaveBaileyitsHumanitarianAward,andtheUnitedNotionsAssociationoftheUSawardedherwiththeNationalEducationAward.ButBaileywasn’tlookingforrecognitionorevengratitude.OverthosefourdaysinNewYork,she’dalreadyfeltit,seenitintheeyesofthose10teenagers,PayneandSappingtonincluded,whomadethetrip.“Ithasbeenarealjoytogettoseeandwatchtheirreactiontonewexperiences,”shesaid.

24．HowdidBaileyhelpstudents?

A．SheofferedstudentsvolunteeropportunitiesattheUN.

B．Shepaidforthemtogotoschool.

C．Shepaidfortripsthathelpedstudentsseetheworld

D．Shetaughtstudentslife-longlearningskills.

25．WhatcanweknowfromSappington’swords?

A．HeisdeterminedtoworkfortheUNinthefuture.

B．Hewouldliketocontributetoglobalaffaire.

C．HefoundthetriptotheUNmeaningful.

D．HewantstovisitNewYorkCityagain

26．WhatwouldBaileyprobablyagreewith?

A．Studentstodayaremorewillingtoseeknewexperiences.

B．Winninganawardmotivatedhertoworkhard.

C．Classroomteachinglimitsstudents’development.

D．Students’gainsarcmoreimportantthantherecognitionofherefforts.

C

Artificialintelligenceproductsarcnotnew.However,researchershavebeenworkingtoimprovethetechnology.Nowvirtualassistants,likeSinandAlexa,canhaveshortconversationswithus.AlphaGotaughtitselftoplayGoandbecamebetterthanthetophumanplayers.

NowanAIsystemhasbeentaskedwithpassingamultiple-choiceexam.Thegoalistoimprovemachines’languageunderstandingandlogicwithso-calledcomputervision.

AsystemnamedAnslowasdevelopedbytheAllenInstituteforArtificialIntelligence,alabintheUnitedStatescityofSeattle.Itrecentlypassedaneighth-gradescienceexamtakenbymanyUSstudents,TheNewYorkTimesreported.Itcorrectlyansweredmorethan90percentofthequestions.Thenitwasgivenatwelfth-gradeexam.Itscoredmorethan80percent.

It’sanexampleoftheprogressinAIdevelopment.Fouryearsago,700computerscientiststriedtodevelopAIsystemsthatcouldpassthesekindsofexams.Nonescoredhigherthan60percent.

Aristowasabletopasstheexamsbecauseitcannotonlyunderstandlanguagebutalsouselogicalthinkingtosolvedifficultproblems.Forexample,itcanunderstandwhataforestfireisandhowitcouldendangeranimalslikesquirrelsordecreasethefoodsupplytheyneed.

ThesystemusedBERT,akindofneural（神经的）networktechnologydevelopedbyGoogle,toanswerthequestions.BERThas“read”thousandsofEnglisharticlesIfitlooksatasentencewithamissingword,itcancorrectlyguesswhatthewordisWithBERT’shelp,Aristo“read”manymultiple-choicequestionsandanswers.Overtime,itwasabletofindlogicalpatternsonitsown.

Itmaystillbeintheearlieststages,saidJingjingLiu,aMicrosoftresearcherwhohasbeenworkingon