2021江苏省外国语学校高二下学期期中英语试题含答案

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2020~2021学年第二学期期中调研测试
高二英语
2021. 04
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，学生务必将自己的姓名、调研序列号填写在答题卡上。
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，写在本卷上无效。
3. 调研结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在调研卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将调研卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 would the man drink at last?
A. Orange juice. B. Grape juice. C. Apple juice.
2. When will the man get his envelope?
A. Tomorrow morning.
B. Tomorrow afternoon.
C. Tomorrow night.
3. What is wrong with the hat?
A. It’s too small.
B. It’s the wrong color.
C. It’s the wrong way round.
4. What’s the problem with the woman’s TV?
A. It’s broken.
B. It doesn’t fit in her room.
C. It has bad picture quality.
5. What color of light is showing?
A. Orange. B. Green. C. Red.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 is the man doing now?
A. Reading a book. B. Locking the door. C. Turning off the heater.
7. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Co-workers. C. Family members.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the man suggest the woman stay?
A. In a hotel.
B. In a flat with others.
C. In a house with a family.
9. Why does the man dislike sharing a flat?
A. It is too noisy to study.
B. It wastes much time to cook and clean.
C. It is difficult to get along with the roommates.
10. Who can help to find a family to stay with?
A. The travel agency.
B. The Student Union.
C. The local government.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At home. B. In a bookstore. C. At school.
12. Why is Sarah sad?
A. Her pet got lost.
B. Her work is difficult.
C. Her parents have problems.
13. What does Mr. Thompson suggest Sara do?
A. Get a cat. B. Read a book. C. Focus on her lessons.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What do the speakers have in common?
A. They are both Chinese.
B. They always think differently.
C. They took a trip abroad together.
15. What happened to the man’s American friend?
A. He got sick.
B. He missed a trip.
C. He made mistakes in speaking Chinese.
16. How did the man’s American friend feel about his suggestion?
A. Excited. B. Unhappy. C. Grateful.
17. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Social skills. B. Emergency reactions. C. Cultural differences.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What’s getting less and less these days according to the talk?
A. Empty land. B. Garbage. C. Water.
19. What do people suggest to deal with garbage?
A. Burying it.
B. Sending it out of our planet.
C. Using it as an energy source.
20. What is the problem with burning garbage?
A. It is hardly ever done.
B. It causes air pollution.
C. It is useless for hard materials.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
The Kimono, a Japanese garment, became popular during the Edo period, which lasted from 1603 to 1868. High-class samurai, who had traditionally made a name for themselves through combat, turned instead to bright, beautiful clothing to demonstrate their status.
The growing merchant class, who were of lower status, began to develop new kimono styles during the Edo period. These merchants showed off their growing wealth by wearing kimonos of distinctive patterns and materials. The upper classes responded with laws forbidding merchants from wearing certain colors and using materials such as silk. In response, the merchants used subtle details to add beauty to their kimonos.
Kimonos decreased in popularity during the Meiji period (1868-1912) as the Japanese adopted Western clothing. Men were encouraged to wear Western styles during daily life and at official functions. During this time, the image of graceful women in kimonos came to represent a connection to traditional Japanese culture and values.
Today, the kimono is experiencing a revival. Japanese women of all ages are wearing these garments again. Here are some traditional rules for wearing a kimono:
● Kimonos are always worm with the left side of the garment covering the right side in front. It is considered bad luck to cover the left side of the garment with the right.
● Kimonos with wide sleeves that hang down below the knees are only worm by young, single women. These kimonos have bright, colorful patterns.
● A kimono is held in place by a wide, cloth belt, called an obi. Part of the obi is tied to make a bow. The obi must be worm so that the bow is centered on the woman’s back.
● On formal occasions, only white socks should be worm with a kimono. Colorful socks are best for casual get-togethers.
21. What is one purpose of this article?
A. To describe jewelry used to decorate kimonos.
B. To analyze the impact of kimonos on global fashion.
C. To explain the skills needed to tailor kimonos.
D. To trace the origin and development of kimonos.
22. What does the article imply about the upper classes during the Edo period?
A. They shared many details about kimonos with merchants.
B. They disapproved of merchants wearing unique kimonos.
C. They expressed their appreciation to kimono merchants.
D. They were still unaware that merchants liked kimonos.
23. What does the writer indicate about kimonos during the Meiji period?
A. They dominated the Japanese clothing market.
B. They were produced using new Japanese methods.
C. They fell out of favor among Japanese males.
D. They combined much bolder Japanese designs.
24. According to the article, what will happen if a woman wears the right side of her kimono over the left?
A. She’ll feel honest.
B. She’ll receive praise.
C. She’ll bring misfortune.
D. She’ll be more comfortable.
25. According to this article, who would most likely wear white socks with her kimono?
A. A bride attending her wedding.
B. A lady arriving at a family picnic.
C. A young woman shopping with relatives.
D. A teenager enjoying her birthday party.
B
Governments, financial institutions, employers, border security and police services are increasingly using facial recognition technology. This allows them to quickly confirm a individual’s identity. Systems are becoming so competent that a wanted criminal can be picked out of a crowd of thousands of people. All that’s required is an image in a database to compare with the image of any number of people in a crowd.
Ordinary people, too, are using facial recognition to unlock their phones, computers and other devices. Such systems are generally quite secure. They also are instantaneous (瞬间的) and relieve people of the need to memorize passwords or PINs (Personal Identification Numbers).
Despite these advantages, human rights groups in the U.S. have protested against the growing use of facial recognition technology for two main reasons. The first is that current facial recognition systems frequently make mistakes with certain groups of people. A study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examined three systems and found that they wrongly identified up to 34 percent of women who had dark skin. Another government study on facial recognition systems found that their error rates were higher for black women and Asians as well as for African men and women. The systems were much more reliable when they were used to identify white men, suggesting that their facial recognition technology had mainly been trained using white faces.
The second reason is that these systems could be used in ways that would harm human rights. If the systems improved enough to become one hundred percent reliable, police departments might use them to identify people taking part in legal protests and demonstrations. Gathering and storing such information about citizens could violate their privacy rights.
In response to such concerns, the U.S. city of Portland has forbidden the use of facial recognition by government agencies as well as by stores, restaurants and hotels in the city.
26. What does this article explain about facial recognition technology?
A. What damage it can cause to machines.
B. Why it was surprisingly cheap to develop.
C. How it has been employed by consumers.
D. Which schools have profited from it most.
27. According to this article, what is a concern about facial recognition systems?
A. They haven’t been widely available.
B. They don’t save companies money.
C. They can’t be tested by scientist.
D. They aren’t sufficiently accurate.
28. What has Portland concluded about the use of facial recognition?
A. It doesn’t cause a serious danger to people.
B. It shouldn’t be allowed in some businesses.
C. It’s helping to keep minority groups safe.
D. I’ll boost employment throughout the city.
C
From: lisa.huang@internationalcoffee.com
To: Benjamin.kao@internationalcoffee.com
Subject: A danger to our business
Dear Benjamin,
I just read an article about the effects of climate change on coffee production. The article raises a number of concerns that will affect our own company in the future. I’m attaching a portion of the article. Please click on it below and read it.
The article mentions Ethiopia in particular and explains an important climate-related disadvantage that it has. This disadvantage may prevent that county from being a reliable source of coffee in the future. Currently, most of the coffee that our company distributes in Asia is imported from Ethiopia. Thus, I believe that our company should reduce its dependence on Ethiopian coffee and begin distributing coffee imported from other countries instead. One country that we should consider is Columbia. It does not suffer to the same degree from the disadvantage that Ethiopia faces.
I think that we should also ask our old friend Katherine Chen for advice about this. She has been a leader in our industry for more than 30 years and knows more about it than anyone else.
Please read the attached portion of the article and let me know what you think.
Best regards,
Lisa
(Coffeearticle.txt)
Climate change is creating environmental stress, which spreads parasites, pests and plant disease. All of these have increased the fragility of the coffee crop and created the possibility of a species-destroying rot.
Almost all the coffee cultivated in the world today is one of two species, Arabica or robusta, either of which might be wiped out in this way. There are other species of coffee, and scientists are hoping that, if worse comes to worst, a different species can be bred into coffee.
Unfortunately, almost all of these species exist only in Ethiopia, a country that climate change is already hammering. As the environmental nonprofit USAID points out:
“Ethiopia is one of the world’s most drought-prone countries. The country faces numerous development challenges that exacerbate its vulnerability to climate change…”
In other words, even as climate threatens coffee as it exists today, climate change is also eating away at the root source to which we might turn to for replacement species.
29. According to the article, what is true about the coffee crop?
A. It isn’t as durable as it used to be.
B. It doesn’t grow in tropical regions.
C. It’s harvested using large machines.
D. It suffers no damage from insects.
30. According to Lisa, what advantages does Columbia have over Ethiopia?
A. Its employment rate is much higher these days.
B. It has received financial assistance from the United States.
C. Its relations with its neighbors have been calm.
D. It is less likely to have long periods without rain.
31. What does Lisa Huang imply about Katherine Chen?
A. She has little interest in Asia.
B. She’s an expert in her field.
C. She was encouraged to retire.
D. She’s abroad at the moment.
D
The Forbidden City is well known for being full of Chinese cultural and historical relics. But Masters in the Forbidden City (《我在故宫修文物》) does not just focus on the stories of the past.
Instead, the documentary movie, which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary people—the restores (修复者) of relics and antiquities (古董).
The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace, reflecting the restorers’ work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time-consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers’ patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.
“If you choose this job, you have to stand hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,” says Wang Jin, an ancient clock repair expert.
A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship (工艺) in the restorers. “Years of humdrum work requires not only skill, but also faith and spirit,” China Daily commented. “Looking for preciseness and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, endurance (忍耐), loneliness… All these qualities come from the craftsman spirit.”
But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.
One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says, “The last person to do this was Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”
Masters in the Forbidden City has proved wrong many people’s ideas about antique restorers, allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.
32. According to the text, what’s the main purpose of the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City?
A. To show people how antiques are restored.
B. To display relics seldom seen by ordinary people.
C. To draw attention to Chinese antique restorers’ lives.
D. To praise the craftsmanship of Chinese antique restorers.
33. What can we learn from what Wang Lin says in paragraph 4?
A. He often gets tired with his work.
B. There is no need to do restoration work fast.
C. Antique restorers need to be patient and peaceful.
D. It takes years of hard work to adapt to antique restoration.
34. What does the underlined word “humdrum” in paragraph 5 mean?
A. Boring. B. Different. C. Relaxing. D. Unusual.
35. What is the purpose of the bicycle-riding scene in the documentary?
A. To remind the audience of the last Qing emperor.
B. To show the strange hobbies of young antique restorers.
C. To encourage the young to consider a career in antique restoration in the future.
D. To show that the documentary breaks from the old, dull image of antique restorers.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
For humans, ignorance (无知) is inevitable (不可避免的): It’s our natural state. There’s too much complexity in the world for any individual to master. Ignorance can be frustrating, but the problem is not ignorance itself. 36
According to David Dunning, ignorant people don’t know how ignorant they are. If you give a group of people a task to do and then ask them how well they think they’ve done on the task. Poor performers overestimate how well they’ve done; strong performers often underestimate their performance. This is because those who lack skills also lack the knowledge of what skills they’re missing. 37 Those who have skills know what skills they could improve on.
Our ignorance, in general, shapes our lives in ways we do not know about. Put simply, people tend to do what they know and fail to do what they don’t know. 38 People fail to reach their potential simply because they are not aware of the possible.
This is a fact of life. 39 We won’t miss Disneyland if we don’t know it’s there. For many expensive things, the less you know about them, the less you’ll miss them and the happier you’ll be.
40 If we don’t know about birth control, then we won’t use it. If we remain ignorant about the horrors that are going on next door, we won’t do what’s necessary to stop them. And if we are ignorant about the dangerous things our children are getting into, disaster can follow.
A. Ignorance means you have neither.
B. So they think they’re pretty good.
C. It’s the trouble we get into by not recognizing it.
D. But ignorance has costs.
E. It’s knowledge of possibilities that makes us miss them.
F. We can’t choose what we don’t know about.
G In that way, ignorance channels the course we take in life.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are many talented people around the world. Some are 41 in business, others are good artists. Whatever the 42 is, there must be good ideas in order to succeed. Because a single person by himself can 43 assess his ideas critically, he needs to communicate with another person.
Today you can 43 find people to talk to online. Extensive geography can increase your 45 to find the person who shares your interests. In the begging, it is 46 to meet as many people as possible. The more people you know, the higher the chance you find the 47 person.
Before you implement (实施) your idea, it is necessary to 48 it with this person you find. In this way you get a new view of your idea and realize how you can develop it further or 49 it to improve. Often this person can show you what strengths and 50 your idea has. It is good to implement any thought on your own, but doing it with a/an 51 is easier.
When you choose someone to express your ideas, 52 the person has strong motivation to listen to you. She or he also needs to have the 53 to tell you what is good and bad about your ideas. Choose all the 54 methods to find this person. Communicate your thoughts to him and your life will become more successful. So it is important to 55 your ideas with someone else.
41. A. wealthy B. busy C. strong D. interested
42. A. part B. field C. case D. advice
43. A. hardly B. regularly C. instantly D. nearly
44. A. proudly B. roughly C. easily D. actually
45. A. courage B. chance C. interest D. hope
46. A. necessary B. normal C. possible D. helpful
47. A. rich B. friendly C. proper D. clever
48. A. argue B. discuss C. cover D. travel
49. A. control B. check C. protect D. change
50. A. aspects B. advantages C. weaknesses D. exception
51. A. partner B. guide C. adult D. expert
52. A. try out B. make sense C. work out D. make sure
53. A. belief B. ability C. confidence D. time
54. A. scientific B. traditional C. available D. various
55. A. associate B. exchange C. provide D. combine
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
To win a national award for handwriting, especially in this digital age, is an achievement in itself. But 56 makes Anaya Ellick extra special is that the seven-year-old made the achievement despite 57 (have) no hands.
The young girl 58 competed in the category for students with special needs had to beat 50 59 (compete) to win the award. Contest director Kathleen Wright said the judges, many of whom are occupational doctors, 60 (be) “just amazed” by the quality of Anaya’s printing. Wright says, “Her writing sample was comparable to someone who had hands.”
Anaya’s proud parents, Bianca Middleton and Gary Ellick say the young girl’s determination and desire to be 61 (depend) became obvious when she was just a baby. 62 a young child, she learned to eat with a fork and build with blocks. At 5, she managed 63 (hold) a crayon or marker between her hands and draw. Though Anaya was fitted with prosthetic (假体的) arms for a short time, the young girl decided she was better off 64 her natural ones and threw 65 (it) away.
第三节 词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
66. E______ your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.
67. She brought three children up single-handedly, often at a great personal s______.
68. Exposure (暴露) to the sun can ______ (加快) the ageing process.
69. They will first send in trained nurses to ______ (评估) the needs of the individual situation.
70. Plans are underway for a fifth ______ (航站楼) at Heathrow airport.
71. He is widely a______ as the best player in the world.
72. The competition has already been ______ (延期) three times.
73. Suzhou Museum is designed by I. M. Pei, one of the greatest a______ in the world.
74. Some children are much more ______ (好斗的) than others.
75. There will an i______ of 20 minutes after the second act of the play.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你父母决定于五一小长假带你去旅游，他们让你制定一个旅行计划并以电子邮件的方式告知他们你的计划。内容包括：
1. 目的地及预算；2. 交通方式及理由；3. 出发时间地点等。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mom and Dad,
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Much Love,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
At first glance she looked like any old woman. Plodding along in the snow, alone, neglected, head bowed. A young couple, smiling, talking, laughing, arms loaded with Christmas presents, took no notice of the old woman. A mother with two small children hurried by, on their way to grandmother’s house. Like many others, they took no notice, either. If these people had noticed, they would have seen that the old woman wore no shoes. She walked barefoot in the ice and snow.
With both hands the old woman gathered her worm buttonless overcoat at the collar to keep out the wind. She stopped and stood bent and bowed at the bus stop. A red and blue scarf covering her head, she waited for the downtown bus.
A gentleman carrying an important-looking briefcase waited near her, not too closely. After all, she could have something contagious (传染的). A teenage girl also waited for the bus. She glanced repeatedly at the old woman’s feet, but said nothing.
The bus arrived and the old woman slowly, painfully boarded. She sat on the sideways seat just behind the driver. The gentleman and the teenage girl hurried to the rear (后面). A little boy pointed at the old woman. “Look, Mother, that old lady is barefoot,” The embarrassed mother sapped his hand down. “Don’t point at people, Andrew. It’s not polite to point.” She looked out of the window.
“She must have sons or daughters,” a lady in a fur coat suggested, “Her children should be ashamed of themselves.” She felt morally superior, because she took good care of her mother.
A teacher seated near the middle of the bus steadied the bag of gifs on her lap. “Don’t we pay enough taxes to handle situations like this?” she said to a friend seated beside her.
“People have to learn to save their money,” a well-dressed young college man added. “If that old woman had saved when she was young, she wouldn’t be suffering now. It’s her own fault.”
And all these vain (虛荣的) people beamed with satisfaction that they had all given such deep analysis, totally ignoring the old woman who badly needed a pair of shoes immediately.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A vain businessman felt offended by those talking without acting and reached into his wallet.
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At the next stop, a young man wearing expensive, new, brand-name shoes boarded the bus.
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2020~2021学年第二学期期中调研测试
高二英语参考答案
2021. 04
第一部分 听力（共20小题，满分20分）
1-5 BACBA 6-10 ACCBB 11-15 CABAA 16-20 BCACB
第二部分 阅读（共两节，20小题，满分50分）
21-25 DBCCA 26-28 CDB 29-31 ADB 32- 35 CCAD
36- 40 CBGFD
第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CBACB 46-50 ACBDC 51-55 ADBCB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
56. what 57. having 58. who 59. competitors 60. were
61. independent 62. As 63. to hold 64. with 65. them
第三节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
66. Eventually 67. sacrifice 68. accelerate 69. evaluate 70. terminal
71. acknowledged 72. postponed 73. architects 74. aggressive 75. Interval
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）略。
第二节（满分25分）
A vain businessman felt offended by those talking without acting and reached into his wallet. Having taken out a crispy twenty-dollar bill, he strode proudly down the aisle and pressed the bill into the old woman’s unsteady, wrinkled hand. “Here, Madam, get yourself some shoes.” The old woman nodded her head in thanks, full of surprise and gratitude, with tears rolling down her cheeks. The businessman strode back to his seat, feeling pleased with himself that he was a man of action. Everyone in the bus felt into absolute silence.
At the next stop, a young man wearing expensive, new, brand-name shoes boarded the bus. As the young man’s glance caught the old woman’s bare feet, he bent down and began to untie and remove his shoes. He knelt down before the old woman. “Madam, I see you have no shoes. Well, I have shoes.” Carefully, gently, he lifted the old woman’s crusty feet in his hands. He put his fine shoes on the old woman’s feet. A wave of warmth overtook the woman. Just then the bus arrived at the next stop. The young man left the bus and walked away, bare foot in the snow.