浙江省知临中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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浙江省知临中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

高二年级期中考试英语学科试题

2020.11

第1卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（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。

听完每役对话后，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.£19.15B.£9.15.C.£9.18.

1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthecarjourney?

A.It'stoolong.B.It'sveryexciting.C.It'sratherdangerous.

2.WhyisJohnlateforschool?

A.Hewasstuckintraffic.B.Hehurthishead.C.Hedidagooddeed.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Afarm.B.Somehouses.C.Acomfield.

4.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthemovie?

A.It'horrible.B.It'samusing.C.It'snotgood.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Acquaintances.B.Classmates.C.Acouple.

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.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanwillbefreetomorrow.

B.Themanwillhelpthewomantomorrow.

C.Thewomanwillhaveworkerstodothejob.

7.Whatdoesthewomanprobablythinkoftheman?

A.Considerate.B.Annoying.C.Stubborn.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题．

8.Whoplanstogetmorepeoplefortheteam?

A.Sue.B.Ben.C.Karen.

9.Whataregoingtotakeplaceinthenearfuture?

A.Tennismatches.B.Footballmatches.C.Softballmatches.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题．

10.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Sellnewgameproducts.B.Makeapresentation.C.Giveawayluggagecarts.

11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.B.Strangers.C.Colleagues.

12.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inthecompany.B.Inthehotel.C.Inthelecturehall.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．

13.WhatisTinadoing?

A.Doingsomereading.B.Havingaholiday.C.SurfingtheInternet.

14.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Tobuyacakeandicecream.B.TohelpSandy.C.Toattendthebirthdayparty.

15.Whocan'teatchocolate?

A.Tina.B.Sandy.C.Theman.

16.Whichplacewillthewomangotonext?

A.ThestoreonAbbeyRoad.

B.ThestoreonOliveAvenue.

C.ThesupermarketonDowningStreet.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoweknowaboutthetraveldestination,CostaRica?

A.It'ssuitablefornewly-marriedcouples.

B.It'ssuitableforoldpeople.

C.It'sfamily-friendly.

18.WhatlanguagedoCostaRicanpeopleprobablyspeak?

A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.

19.WhatcantravelersseeinCostaRica?

A.Sandbeaches.B.Deadvolcanoes.C.Fishfarms.

20.HowmuchwillitcostafamilytotravelinCostaRica?

A.80dollars.B.185dollars.C.HalfthecostofatriptoDisneyland.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

V

AtJus40yearsoldhiphopstarKassemDean,morepopularlyknownasSwizzBeatz,hasbuiltupatrackrerecord,lifestyleandnearly$70millionnetworththatwouldinspiremostofustoretireearly.SowhydoesDeancontinuetobothworkextremelyhardandtryprojectsthatcomewiththeriskofrejection?

DuringourinterviewforUncommonDrive,avideoseriesforUSA&Mainthatseekstofindoutthemotivationsandmagicofworld-classbusinesspeople,Deanprovidedumemorableanswer:

"Youonlyhavesomuchtime-onceit'sgoneyoudon'tgetitback.Don'tfocusonmoney:

focusonbuildingsomethinggreaterthanyourself.Ifyou'renotmakinghistory,you'rewastingyourtimeonEarth."

Whenyoulookathisanswer,youwilllearntwoimportantlessons.Thefirstisin"makinghistory".Doingsorequiresawareness.Youmustfullyunderstandwhathasandhasnotbeenachievedinthemarketyou'veentered.Deanmakeseveryeffortwiththegoalofcreatingsomethingimportantthathasnotbeendonebeforeandwillberememberedforitsimpactbeyondhisyears.

Thesecondpartofhisstatementisjustaspowerful.Inthisinterview,heneveroncesaidheis“trying"tomakehistory.Instead,hehastoldhimselfthatnomatterwhatdifficultythereis,it'sjustgoingtohappen.“I'mgoingtomakehistory,"Deansaid.

AftertalkingtoDeanfornearly45minutes,itwascleartomethathehasremovedallego（自我）fromastatementthatmightotherwisebemisreadasfalsepride.Ibelieveit'sabrilliantwisdom-ratherthanfocusonallthereasonswhyaprojectcan'tberealized,hehasconvincedhimselfofthepossibility.

21.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tolistanexample.

B.Toofferanexplanation.

C.Tomakeasummary.

D.Toleadtothemaintopic.

22.Accordingtothetext,whatpushesDeantocontinuetoworkhard?

A.Hisdesiretobefamous.

B.Hiswishtobewealthy.

C.Hislifegoaltoleavehismarkonhistory.D.Hisadventurousspiritandimagination.

23.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsDeanaftertheinterview?

A.Objective.

B.Favorable.

C.Doubtful.

D.Reserved.

B

EnterNickSpigler'sroomandyou'llfindthedelicatenestofatreeswallowandrowsofbooksaboutbirds.Clearly,this16-year-oldboyhashisheadinthecloudsandhisfeetofftheground.Severaltimesaweek,EllieAndreen,15,visitsaparknearherhometocheckonherlittlefamily.Theboxessheplacedtherelastwinterhaveproducedseveralbabiesofbluebirds,whichElliefussesoverlikeamotherhen.

Theseyoungbird-watchersarenottheonlyyoungsterswhoenjoybirdingintheUnitedState'scountyofHarford,Maryland.Localschoolsthereofferprogramsinornithology（鸟类学），evenifsomekidscan'tyetspelltheword.

BothNickandEllietookupbirdingearlyon.TheycallthemselvestheEarlyBirds,FeatheredFriendsorBirdBuddies.Onceamonth,theyjoingroupsof20to30studentstowalkthroughnearbyfieldsbeforeclassat7:

30am,hopingtospotawoodpeckerororiole（黄鹏）withbinoculars.

＂Beingpartofthebirdclubsincesecondgrademadeitseemmorecommonthanjustsomestrangehobby,"Nicksaid."Ihadtogetupat6:

30amforthewalks.Thatwasforthebirds,soIdidn'tmind."

Sincethen,hehasattendedbirdcamps,studiedbirdhabitsandmigratorypatterns,andpersonallyseen190ofthemorethan400speciesinMaryland.

Raisingyouthawarenessisamust,longtimebirderssay.MaryMurray,65,aleadingmemberoftheHarfordBirdClub,said,"ThesechildrenaregoingtoinheritEarth,andweneedtoteachthemearlyhowtotakecareofit.Birdsareanindicator（指示物）species,likecanaries（金丝雀）inacoalmine,andifkidspayattention

towhatbirdsaredoing,theywillunderstandthehealthoftheirenvironment."

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"fussesover"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Competeswith.

B.Fightswith.

C.Playswith.

D.Givesattentionto.

25.Whatdoweknowaboutbird-watchinginHarfordCounty?

A.Itisconsideredastrangebutcoolhobby.

B.Itinterestsmorelocalyoungpeoplethanadults.

C.Ornithologyclasseshavehelpedmakeitpopular.

D.Studentsmustpassabird-watchingclassatschool.

26.WhatdoesMaryMurraythinkbirdingmeansforchildren?

A.Itwillraisetheirawarenessofteamwork.

B.Itwillhelpthemidentifymorebirdspecies.

C.Itwillkeepthemincontactwithnature.

D.Itwillimprovetheirunderstandingoftheirenvironment.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Birdprotectionisinaction

B.BirdstudyinMaryland

C.HobbiesofEarlyBirds

D.EllieAndreen'sbluebirdboxes

C

Scientistssaytheyhavedevelopedasystemthatusesmachinelearningtopredictwhenandwherelightningwillstrike.Researchersreportthesystemisabletopredictlightningstrikesupto30minutesbeforetheyhappenwithina30-kilomcterarea.

Lightningisastrongburstofelectricityintheatmosphere.Sinceitcarriesanextremelypowerfulelectricalcharge,itcancauseverydeadlyresults.Europeanresearchershaveestimatedthatbetween6,000and24,000peoplearekilledbylightningworldwideeachyear.Forthisreason,climatescientistshavelongsoughttodevelopmethodstopredictlightning.

Thesystemtestedintheexperimentsusesacombinationofdatafromweatherstationsandmachinelearningmethods.Theresearchersdevelopedapredictionmodelthatwastrainedtorecognizeweatherconditionsthatwerelikelytocauselightning.

Themodelwascreatedwithdatacollectedovera12-yearperiodfrom12Swissweatherstationsincitiesandmountainareas.Thedata,relatedtofourmainsurfaceconditions:

airpressure,airtemperature,relativehumidity（湿度）andwindspeed,wasplacedintoauniquemachinelearningalgorithm（算法），whichcomparedittorecordsoflightningstrikes.Researcherssaythealgorithmwasthenabletolearntheconditionsunderwhichlightninghappens.

Theresearcherstest-ranthesystemseveraltimes.Theyfoundthatthesystemmadepredictionsthatprovedcorrectalmost80percentofthetime."Itcannowbeusedanywhere,"theSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologysaidinastatement.

TheresearchersplantokeepdevelopingthetechnologyinpartnershipwithaEuropeaneffortthataimstocreatealightningprotectionprogram.TheeffortiscalledtheEuropeanLaserLightningRodproject.Scientistsworkingontheprojectareexperimentingwithalasertechnologythatcouldsomedaycontrollightningactivity,transferringlightningchargesfromcloudstotheground,Theyhopethatsuchtechnologycanonedaybeusedasprotectionagainstlightningstrikes.Possibleusescouldbeatstations,airportsorplaceswherelargecrowdsgather.

28.Whywasthesystemdeveloped?

A.Tokeeptrackoflightningdeaths.

B.Tomeetpeople'scuriosity

aboutlightning.

C.Toprotectpeoplefromlightningstrikes.

D.Totakeadvantageoftheenergyoflightning.

29.Whatisspecialaboutthesystem?

A.Itcollectsdatasamplesfromaroundtheworld.

B.Itinvolvestheuseofamachinelearningalgorithm.

C.Itwastest-runseveraltimesbeforebeingputintouse.

D.ItssuccessowesgreatlytoaEuropeaneffort.

30.Whatwilltheresearchersdointhenextstag