成都市蓉城名校联盟学年高二下学期期中联考 英语试题含答案.docx

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成都市蓉城名校联盟学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题含答案

成都市蓉城名校联盟2020-2021学年高二下学期期中联考

英语试题

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.Whydoesthewomaninterrupttheman?

A.Shewantstoseethemovieherself.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethemovie.

C.Shehasalreadyseenthemovie.

2.Whattimedoesthemuseumcloseonweekends?

A.At5:

00p.m.B.At5:

30p.m.C.At6:

00p.m.

3.Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?

A.Ridingabus.B.Shoppinginastore.C.Runningdownthestreet.

4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Co-workers.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.

5.Whatisthewoman'smainconcern?

A.Arrivinglate.B.Beingshortofgas.C.Meetingtrafficontheroad.

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.Whyistheremuchwaterinthekitchen?

A.Awaterpipeburst.B.Thereisaholeontheroof.C.Someoneforgottoturnoffthewater.

7.Whatwillthespeakersdoaboutthesituation?

A.Callsomeonerightnow.B.Leaveituntilthemorning.C.Dealwithitimmediately.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.WhathasmadeamajorinfluenceonUKfood?

A.Betterquality.B.Internationalinfluences.C.FamouschefsonTV.

9.WhatistheUK'smostfamousfoodaccordingtothewoman?

A.Pizza.B.Fishandchips.C.Pies.

10.Whatisthewoman'sfavoriteplaceforameal?

A.Apub.B.Acafe.C.Arestaurant.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Howlongwillthewomanprobablyspendonthetranslation?

A.Twodays.B.Threedays.C.Fivedays.

12.Howmuchwillthewomanearnforthework?

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

13.Whatdoesthearticlemainlyconsistof?

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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

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

15.Whatkindofexamresultsdoesthewomanhave?

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

16.Whatistheman'sconcernaboutoverseasstudy?

A.Thequality.B.Thesafety.C.Thecost.

17.Wherewouldthewomanprefertostudy?

A.InJapan.B.IntheUK.C.IntheU.S.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.WhatdidMarkstudywellinmiddleschool?

A.Psychology.B.Computerscience.C.Astronomy.

19.WhendidMarkcreatethefamousFacebook?

A.Inhighschool.B.Inuniversity.C.Aftercollege.

20.WhatotherprojectisMarkworkingonnow?

A.Electriccars.B.Spaceships.C.Environmentalproblems.

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

HereisneverenoughtimetotakeineverythingthatParishastooffer.Visitingthesightsandmuseumsisamazingandinspiringandcouldeasilykeepyouoccupiedformonths.Likemosttrulygreatcities,Parisisbestexperiencedafterdarkandwithoutafixedrouteinmindandonethingisforsure,youwillneverrunoutofthingstosee,doandexperienceinParis.

LaTourEiffel

ThisirontoweristheverysymbolofParisitself,anditattractsnearlysevenmillionvisitorseachyear.ThetowerwasbuiltbyGustaveEiffelforthe1889WorldExpositiontocelebratethecentennialoftheFrenchRevolution.Ittowersoverthecityat324metresandweighsover10,000tons,makingitbothamagnificentmonumentandanengineeringwonder.

Address:

ParcduChampdeMars,Paris

Openinghours:

Daily9a.m-12:

45a.m.

TourMontparnasse

Builtinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,the689-foottallMontparnasseTower,alsocalledthe"TourMaine-Montparnasse",isParis'onlyskyscraper,standingat59storeystall（plus6undergroundlevels）.Thefastestliftconnectsthegroundfloortothe56thfloor,atanaltitudeof643feetinjust38seconds（or19feetpersecond）.Thetopfloorsareonlyaccessiblebystairsandprovidebreathtakingviewsofthecity.

Address:

33AvenueduMaine,Paris

Openinghours:

Daily9:

30a.m-11:

30p.m.

CheeseandWineWorkshops

ImmerseyourselfintheartofmakingcheeseinParis.Everyworkshophereisnewly-builtandfollowedbyanamazingcheeseandwinetasting,andteachesyou,aftermakingthecheeseyourself,howtopairtherightkindofcheesewiththerespectiveandmostsuitablewine.Absolutelyagreatexperienceforfoodlovers.

Address:

RueduFaubourgduTemple40,ParisonweekdaysandRuedelaCroixNivert223onweekends.

LeMarais

LeMaraisisahistoricdistrictsituatedontheRightBankoftheSeine,spreadacrossthe3rdand4thArrondissements.Thisisatrendydistrictwithbeautifularchitecturedatingbacktothe17thcentury.Itisfamousforitsmanymuseums,artgalleriesandhistoricsites,suchasParis'oldestsquare,PlacedesVosges,thesiteofVictorHugo'sformerresidence.

21.Whichtouristattractionhasthelongesthistoryaccordingtothepassage?

A.EiffelTower.B.LeMarais.

C.MontparnasseTower.D.CheeseandWineWorkshops.

22.WhatcanvisitorsdoinCheeseandWineWorkshops?

A.Theycantastethecheesemadebythemselves.

B.Theycanonlyseesomehistoricarchitecture.

C.Theycanlearntomakewinewithsomeguidance.

D.Theycanadmirethebreathtakingviewsofthecity.

23.Whereisthisarticleprobablyfrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Anovel.C.Amagazine.D.Atravelbrochure.

B

Musiccanhaveaprofoundeffectonbothemotionsandbodies.Fastermusiccanmakeyoufeelmorealertandconcentratebetter.Upbeatmusiccanmakeyoufeelmoreoptimisticandpositiveaboutlife.Aslowertempocanquietyourmindandrelaxyourmuscles,makingyoufeelcomfortedwhilereleasingthestressoftheday.Musiciseffectiveforrelaxationandstressmanagement.

Researchconfirmsthesepersonalexperienceswithmusic.Currentfindingsindicatethatmusicaround60beatsperminutecancausethebraintoagreewiththebeatcausingalphabrainwave.Thisalphabrainwaveiswhatispresentwhenwearerelaxedandconscious.Tocausesleep,apersonmayneedtodevoteatleast45minutes,inarelaxedposition,listeningtocalmingmusic.ResearchersatStanfordUniversityhavesaidthat"Listeningtomusicseemstobeabletochangebrainfunctioningtothesameextentasmedication."Theynotedthatmusicissomethingthatalmostanybodycanaccessandmakesitaneasystressreductiontool.

Sowhattypeofmusicreducesstressthebest?

AbitsurprisingisthatNativeAmerican,Celtic,Indianstringed-instruments,drums,andflutesareveryeffectiveatrelaxingthemindevenwhenplayedloud.Soundsofrain,thunder,andnaturesoundsmayalsoberelaxingparticularlywhenmixedwithothermusic,suchaslightjazzandclassical.

Sincewithmusicwearerarelytoldthebeatsperminute,howdoyouchoosetherelaxationmusicthatisbestforyou?

Theanswerpartlyrestswithyou:

Youmustfirstlikethemusicbeingplayed,andthenitmustrelaxyou.Forcingyourselftolistentorelaxationmusiccancreatetension,insteadofreducingstress.Itisimportanttorememberthatquietingyourminddoesnotmeanyouwillautomaticallyfeelsleepy.Itmeansyourbrainandbodyarerelaxed,andwithyournewcalmself,youcanthenfunctionatyourbestinmanyactivities.

24.What'sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toreport.B.Toexplain.C.Todiscuss.D.Tocompare.

25.Whatcanyouinferfromtheresearch?

A.Calmingmusichelpspeoplesleep.

B.Listeningtomusiccurespeoplelikemedicine.

C.Musicabout60beatscontributestoagoodsleep.

D.Anybodycanlistentomusicandreducetheirstress.

26.Whattypeofmusicorsoundsisbestforreducinganxiety?

A.Lightjazz.B.Loudmusic.C.Classicalmusic.D.Naturesounds.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ChoosingtheMusicYouLikeB.HavingAGoodSleepwithMusic

C.ReleasingStressthroughMusicD.ExercisingYourBrainbyListeningtoMusic

C

Whenyouhearaboutartificialintelligence,stopimaginingthatcomputerscandoeverythingwecandobutbetter.BaseduponanewresearchmadebyCadeMetz,A.I.technologyispromisingbuthasitsdownsides:

It'scurrentlylesscapablethanpeople,anditisbeingcodedwithhumanbias（偏见）.

Artificialintelligenceisatermforacollectionofconceptsthatallowcomputersystemstoworklikethebrain.It'saneuralnetworkandamathematicalsystemthatcananalyzedataandpatterns.Ifyoutakethousandsofcatphotosandfeedthemintoaneuralnetwork,forinstance,itcanlearntorecognizethepatternsthatdefinewhatacatlookslike.

Thefirstneuralnetworkswerebuiltinthe1950s,butfordecadestheyneverreallyachievedtheirpromise.Fordecades,neuralnetworkshadtwosignificantlimitations:

notenoughdataandnotenoughcomputerprocessingpower.Decadeslater,theInternetgaveuslargeamountsofdata,andeventuallyscientistshadenoughcomputingpowertoprocessitall.

Sometimespeopletalkaboutartificialintelligenceasifit'samagic.Whenweheartheterm,weimagineacomputerthatcandoanything.Thatwasn'tthecaseinthe1950s,andit'snottruenow.Peopledon'trealizehowharditistoimitatehumanreasoningandourabilitytodealwithuncertainty.Aself-drivingcarcanrecognizewhat'saroundit-insomewaysbetterthanpeoplecan.Butitdoesn'tworkwellenoughtodriveanywhereatanytimeordowhatyouandIdo,likereactiontosomethingsurprisingontheroad.Besides,themachineswillbecapableofgeneratingmisinformationatamassivescale.Therewon'tbeanywaytotellwhat'srealonlineandwhat'sfake.AndthescariestthingisthatsomeneuralnetworkslearnfrommassiveamountsofinformationontheInternet-andthatinformationwascreatedbypeople.Thatmeanswear