学年福建省厦门市湖滨高中高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年福建省厦门市湖滨高中高二上学期期中考试英语试题

厦门市湖滨高中2020---2021学年第一学期期中考

高二英语试卷

考试时间：

2020年11月12日

本试卷分四部分，满分150分，时间120分钟，试卷附有答题卡

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inahotel.

2.Howmuchshouldonepayforadressifitsnormalpriceis$100?

A.$75.B.$100.C.$50.

3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheprice?

A.Toolow.B.Reasonable.C.Toohigh.

4.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardthewoman?

A.Worried.B.Angry.C.Appreciative.

5.WhydoesthewomanlearnSpanish?

A.ShewillstudyinMadrid.

B.ShewilltraveltoMadrid.

C.ShewillmovetoMadrid.

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.Whyisthewomanupset?

A.Shebrokeherlaptop.B.Herdesktopcomputerbroke.C.Herlaptopbroke.

7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Repairherlaptop.B.Buyadesktopcomputer.C.Buyanewlaptop.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whogotmarried?

A.Thewoman’ssister.B.Theman’ssister.C.Betty’ssister.

9.WhatisBetty’sdream?

A.Tofindhertruelove.B.Tobeontopoftheworld.C.Tofindamantomarry.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanneed?

A.Ahand.B.Aproject.C.Sometape.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthetwospeakers?

A.Theydothesameproject.

B.Theyarebothbusy.

C.Theyneedhelpeachother.

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkisimportant?

A.Gettingoutofhand.

B.Stayingincontrol.

C.Makinggoodpreparations.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhereisTomnow?

A.Intheoffice.B.Atameeting.C.Ontheroad.

14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Bossandcustomer.B.Neighbors.C.Colleagues.

15.Whatisthemanlatefor?

A.Ameeting.B.Anappointment.C.Aninterview.

16.Whowillthemancallnext?

A.Eric.B.Jacks.C.Sue.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Waystolearnalanguage.

B.TheimportanceofEnglish.

C.Theefficiencyofregularstudy.

18.Howlongdoexpertssuggeststudyingeveryday?

A.20minutes.B.30minutes.C.Afewhours.

19.Whatistherecommendedwaytolearnalanguage?

A.Onetaskatatime.B.Learngrammarfirst.C.Severaltasksatatime.

20.WhatwillitleadtoifonewatchesTVrepeatedly?

A.Agoodcommandofthelanguage.

B.Toomuchtimewasted.

C.Progressonlyinpronunciation.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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

ItwasanolddaywhenIsetoutforaruninMoab,Utah,withmydog,Taz.AsanathleteIoftenwentforarunbymyself.Whilerunningalongacanyon（峡谷）road,Ihitapieceofice.Islippeddowntherockfaceandfell60feetintothecanyon,landingonaledge（岩脊）.Tazfoundhiswaytome,soIknewtheremustbeawayoutofthecanyon,butIcouldn’tstand,asIhadbrokenanimportantbone.

Ishoutedforhelpbutthendecidedtomovetothebottomofthecanyonfirst.Theledgewastoodangeroustostay.Ittookmefivehourstogoaquarterofamile.Eventuallyitgotdark,andIdecidedtostaywhereIwasforthenight,nexttoapuddleofwater.AllIhadonmewasawaterbottleandsomechocolates.Atnight,Iavoidedsleepingforfearofdyingofhypothermia（低体温症）.Tazstayedwithme,providingsomewarmth.Thenextmorning,Icouldn’tmoveatall.ButIwassuresomebodywouldhearmescreamingforhelp.Thesecondnightinthecanyonseemedevencolder.Myfeetwerefrostbitten（冻伤）.Onthethirdday,IacceptedthefactthatImightdie.IcalledTazoverandtoldhimtogoandgethelp.

Tazreturned,alone.ThenIheardanengineinthedistance.Istartedshoutingforhelp,andthenIsawamanwalkingtowardsme.ItturnedoutthatmyneighbornoticedIhadn’tcomehome,andTazhadfoundtherescueteam.Iwasairliftedtohospital,wheredoctorsfoundIwasseriouslywounded,havinglosthalfofmyblood.

Fiveyearson,Istillthinkabouttheexperience.Icouldn’trunlikeIusedtoduetotheafter-effectsoftheaccident,andcoldweatherbringsbackbadmemories,butI’mmarriedwithtwokids,andTazisstillalive.Realizingyouhaveasecondchancetoliveputsthingsintoperspective.

21.Whydidtheauthortrytomovetothebottomofthecanyon?

A.Toavoidbeingattackedbywildanimals.

B.Tocomeacrosssomehelper.

C.Toclimbbacktotheroad.

D.Toreachasafeplace.

22.Whatwasthebiggestchallengetheauthorfacedduringthenightsinthecanyon?

A.Lowtemperature.B.Physicalpain.C.Lackoffood.D.Fearofdeath.

23.Whatcanweinferfromtherescue?

A.Therescueteamwasrequiredbytheauthor'sneighbor.

B.Theauthordidn’tholdoutmuchhopeofhisdog.

C.Theauthorstayedinthecanyonfor3nights.

D.Tazturnedtotheauthor’sneighborforhelp.

B

Anewresearch,presentedonMonday,suggeststhatparentswhogodownslideswiththeirkidsareactuallymakingslidesevenriskierfortheirlittleones.

LedbyDr.CharlesJennissen,aprofessorattheUniversityofIowa,theresearchfoundthatplacingchildren（especiallyinfantsandtoddlers蹒跚学步的小孩）onadultlapsincreasestheriskofinjurytotheirlowerlegs,includingbrokenbones.

"I'veseenalotoftheseinjuriesallthroughmycareer,andIhadn'tseenanybodytalkaboutthisproblem,"saysJennissen.

SoJennissenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatabout350,000childrenundertheageofsixwereinjuredonslidesintheU.S.from2002to2015.Injuriesweremostcommonamongkidsfrom12-23monthsofage,andthemostcommoninjurywaslowerlegfractures（骨折）.

Theresearchersfoundthat94percentof600casesincludelowerleginjuries.Thisisimportant,becausethat'snothowakidfallingoffaslidealonewouldusuallygethurt.Thefactthatsomanykidsaregettinglowerleginjuries—andthatthoseinjuriesseemtogetlesscommonaskidsgetolder—suggestssomethingelseisatplay.

Jennissenthinksthatwhenchildrenareslidingalone,theyaren’tgoingfastenoughorcarryingenoughbodyweighttohurtthemselves.Whenthey’resittingonanadult’slapandtheirfootgetscaught,theyhavetheaddedmomentumofanadultbody.

"Wethinkalotoftheselowerextremityinjuriesarebecausethey'reonthelap,"saysJennissen."Wedon'tknowthatforsure,becausenoparentssaythat.Butfrommyexperience,andthedatathatsuggestsit,wethinkalmostallofthesearekidsareonthelap."

Jennissenisn’targuingthatyoushouldnevergodowntheslidewithyourkid—heagreesthatit’sfunandthathe’sdoneitwithhisownkids—buthethinksadultsshouldrealizetherisks.

24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearchfromthepassage?

A.Manyparentsarehurtwhengoingdownslideswiththeirkids.

B.Moreandmoreadultlapsarefoundhurtintheaccidents.

C.Theresearchissuehasnotyetconcernedmanypeople.

D.Manypeoplehavediscussedthepossiblereasonsfortheinjuries.

25.TheunderlinedphraseatplayinPara.5probablymeans_____.

A.payingattentionB.takingeffectC.solvingproblemsD.makingefforts

26.WhatisJennissen’sattitudetowardsparents’goingdownslideswithkids?

A.Hesupportsit.B.Heisagainstit.

C.Hedoesn’tcareaboutit.D.Heiscarefulaboutit.

C

Walmartwillsoonuse360robotcleanersacrossafewhundredofitsstores.Usingmapsinputbyhumanemployees,theAI-poweredcleanerswilltravelinthestorewithnodifficulty,sweepingthefloor--justashumanemployeesusedtodo.

Perhapsthemoststrikingthingabouttheserobotworkersishownot-strikingtheyare.Sci-fimoviessuggestafuturefullofhuman-likerobotswhoappearwiththeirhorriblequalities.Nowthefutureiscomingintoview,anditlookslikeagiantlie.It'seasytoimaginewalkingpastanAuto-Conashoppingtripwithoutevennoticingitspresence.

AIhasalreadystartedtobecomeapartofoureverydaylife.InNewJerseythisweek,dozensofworkerswerehospitalizedafterarobotatanAmazonfulfillmentcentreaccidentallybrokeacanandenvelopedworkersineye-and-lung-damaginggas.DaysearlierinCalifornia,anauto-pilotedTesladroveadrunk,sleepingdriverdownahighway,whichnodoubtdidsomepotentialrisktotheotherdriversontheroad.HighwaypatrolofficersfiguredoutonthespothowtostoptheAIcar.

Ofcourse,industrialaccidentsanddrunkdriversexistedwellbeforeAI.Toolswiththepowertoreleasetheburdenofphysicallabor—horses,steammachines,self-drivingcars—alsocomewiththepowertoinjure.AndthepresenceofAI-poweredmachinesjuststepsawayfromusis,fornow,stillararethingformostpeople.

Butthenatureofrobots’comingintoourdailylifeliveswillmakeithardertorecognize—orobjectto—thebiggerchangestheybringlater.Walmartinsiststhattherobotcleanersgiveemployeesmoretimeforcustomerserviceandothertasks.Criticspointoutthattheycouldjustaseasilybecomeanexcusetoreducestaffandwages.

27.Whatisthedifferencebetweensci-fimoviesandthereality?

A.Nowitiseasytoignoretherobots.

B.Nowthehuman-likerobotscantelllies.

C.Nowpeopledon’tgotoseethesci-fimovies.

D.Nowthehuman-likerobotsarehardtorecognize.

28.WhyweresomeworkersinhospitalinNewJersey?

A.Theydamagedtherobotfirst.

B.Therobotmadeamistakebychance.

C.Therobotcausedanaccidentonpurpose.

D.Therobotdrivingthemonthehighwayhadanaccident.

29.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor