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辽宁省辽阳市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

辽宁省辽阳市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

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第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ThebestfestivalsinAugust

EdinburghFestivalFringe

TheEdinburghFestivalFringeisthelargestartsfestivalintheworld.Lastyear,thefestivallasted25days,including55,000performancesof3,548showsin317places.Thefestivalstartedin1947.Anyonecanjoininwiththeperformanceoftheirchoice.

WildernessFestival

WildernessFestivaltakesplaceinoneoftheoldestwoodsinEngland.Takingplaceoverfourdaysinnature,peoplewillexperiencemusic,comedy,theatre,anddancefromSadler'sWells.Allthecampsitesaremade-to-orderfordifferentneeds,includingfamilycamping.

NottingHillCarnival

NottingHillCarnivaltakesplaceonthestreetsofNottingHillinLondon,EnglandineachAugustlastingthreedays.Attractingaroundonemillionpeopleeachyear,it'soneofthebiggeststreetfestivalsintheworld.Happeningsince1966,NottingHillCarnivalisanessentialculturalexperienceinLondon.

LaTomatina

Eachyear,theValenciantownofBunolgetschangedintoaredmessaslocalsandtouriststaketothestreetsandthrowtomatoesateachother,creatingthebiggestfoodfightintheworld,allforfun.Thistomatofestivalhasbeenhappeningsince1945andisheldonthelastWednesdayofAugusteachyear.

1.Whichfestivallaststhelongest?

A.WildernessFestival.B.EdinburghFestivalFringe.

C.NottingHillCarnival.D.LaTomatina.

2.What'sspecialabouttheWildernessFestival?

A.Thecampsitesarespeciallyoffered.B.Peoplecandancewithfamousstars.

C.Peoplewillexperiencewildernessadventure.D.Itisthebiggeststreetfestivalintheworld.

3.WhatcanpeopledoduringtheLaTomatina?

A.Getdressedinred.B.Experienceclassicmusic.

C.Eatasmanytomatoesaspossible.D.Throwtomatoesateachotherforfun.

B

Oneday,LisaHolmantoldherfamilyshewouldbeoutthatnightvisitingherfriend,onlyabouthalfanhourdrivefromherhouse.Soitwasnotalarmingasthenightgrewonandshedidnotarrivehome.As11pmpassed,herfamilybegantoworry.Theycalledherbutdidnotgetanyanswer.TheythenreachedouttoLisa'sfriend,whosaidLisahadlefttodrivehomeat9thatnight.

Thefamilythoughtaboutcallingthepolicethateveningbutthepolicetypicallydon'tdefineapersonmissingunlessthereisnocontactfor24hours.ThenextmorningtherewasstillnosignofLisa.Allthefamilycoulddowassithomeandwait.Lisa'ssondecidedtodrivealongLisa'srouteandcarefullylookforher.HefoundLisa'scarhadcrashedintoatree.What'sworse,therewasnosignofLisaatall.

Thefamilycalledthepolice.Thepolicebegantheirsearch.Butduetotheheavyrainthesearchteamwascalledback.Thefamilywasverydisappointedbutstillhopefulandcontinuedthesearch.700feetfromLisa'scar,theyfinallyfoundLisaunderarock.

Afterafewdaysinhospital,Lisarecovered.Sheexplainedthatshepassedoutafterhercarslidofftheroadintherain.Aftershecametoherself,Lisamanagedtoclimboutofthecar.Whilewalkingtofindhelp,Lisawasexhaustedandunabletofigureoutthedirection.Soshecouldn'twalkonandclimbedunderarockasitstartedrainingagain.Scaredasshewas,sheturnedtoherfaithinhopesoflivingtoseehersonagain.

4.WhenshouldLisaarrivehomeaftervisitingherfriend?

A.About9pm.B.About9:

30pm.C.About11pm.D.Thenextmorning.

5.Whydidthefamilygiveupcallingthepolicethatnight?

A.Thepoliceusuallyrefusedtocomeatnight.

B.Theheavyrainhadblockedalltheroadsup.

C.Theythought.Lisawouldcomebackherself.

D.TheyhadbeenoutoftouchwithLisaforlessthanaday.

6.WhofoundLisaundertherock?

A.Lisa'sfamily.B.Ahikingteampassingby.

C.Thepolicesearchteam.D.Thefriendshehadvisited

7.WhywasLisaunabletogohomebyherself?

A.Shewascaughtbyheavyrain.B.Herlegswerebadlyinjured.

C.Shewaslockedinhercar.D.Shewaslost.

C

AnewappusesArtificialIntelligence（AI）totellyouwhatyourpetisthinking.It'scalledHappyPetsanditanalysesananimal'sfacialfeatures.tellsyouwhatbreed（血统）itisandindicateswhichofthefivemostcommonanimalemotions-happy,angry,neutral,sadandscared.

TheHappyPetsappusesAI,ormachinelearning.It'satechnologythat'susedforvisioninroboticsandself-drivingcarsanditworksbytakinginimagesandassigningimportancetothem.OnecommonuseforAlisinfacialrecognitiontechnology.Manyofuscanunlockourmobilephoneswithanimageofourfaceandit'sanimportantpartofsecurityprocessesin,forinstance,airports.

Butthisisthefirsttimethiskindoftechnologyhasbeenusedforanimals.Itthenhadtolearntorecognisefacialfeatures.Thisissophisticatedbecausephotoscanbetakeninsomanydifferentways:

fromtheside,above,below,inbrightlight.Anddifferentanimalscanhavesuchdifferentfacialfeatures.Thinkabouthowdifferentthenosesofabordercollie（边境牧羊犬）andabulldogare,forinstance.OncetheAlbehindHappyPetshadlearnedallthis,itthenhadtobeabletodetectemotionsbasedonspecificfacialfeaturesthatareassociatedwitheachemotion,whichithaslearntfromthousandsofexamples.Forinstance,ifadogtightensitseyesandmouthwhilechangingthepositionofitscarsinaparticularway,it'sasignofbeingscared.

InanonlinearticleforMelbourneUniversity'sPursuit,theresearcherswritethey'rehappywithhowtheappperforms.Theresearcherswouldlovefeedbackabouthowtheycoulddeveloptheappfurther.

8.WhichofthefollowingmaygobeyondHappyPets'function?

A.Learningthekindsofpets.B.Teachingpets'facialrecognition.

C.Showingpets'mainfeelings.D.Analyzingthepets'facialfeatures.

9.Whatisthefacialrecognitiontechnologycommonlyusedasnow?

A.Therobots'eyes.B.Thevisionofselfdriving.

C.Asecuritysystem.D.Amachinelearningsystem.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sophisticated"inparagraph3mean?

A.Typical.B.Complex.C.Scientific.D.Traditional.

11.WhydoesHappyPetshavetolearntorecognizefaces?

A.Becausefacescanshowanimals'feelings.

B.Becauseitwantstohaveemotionsofhumans.

C.Becauseitislearningtousefacialexpressions.

D.Becausethetypesofanimalsarebasedonthelooks.

D

Theword"orange"describesbothacolorandafruit.Whichonecamefirstmightbesurprising."Orange"whenusedasthenameofthefruitcamebefore"orange"asawordtodescribecolor.Whiletheshadeitselfexistedbeforethefruit,therewasnotanameintheEnglishlanguageforthecolor.BeforetheintroductionofthefruittoEnglish-speakingcountries,thecolorwasusuallydescribedasashadeofredoryellow.

Intheearly16thcentury,PortuguesetradersbroughtorangesfromIndiatoEurope.TheEuropeanshadnotseenthebrightcoloredfruitbeforeanddidn'thaveanameforit.Thefruitswerenamed"narancia"byItaliansand"narange"bytheFrenchandweresometimesreferredtoas"goldenapples"byEnglishspeakers.

"Orange"wasfirstusedinaphrasetodescribeshadesofcolors,includinginathird-cen-turyGreektexttranslatedintoEnglish,in1576.ItdescribesAlexandertheGreat'sservantsasdressedin"orangecolourvelvet（天鹅绒）".In1578,aLatin-Americandictionarydefined"melites"as"apreciousstoneoforangecolor".Whileorangerepresentsthecoloroftheobjects,itneededtheword"color"tofollowitinorderforthemeaningtobeclear.Inthemid-1590s,Shakespearedescribedabeardas"orangetawny",oneofthefirstinstancesof"orange"withouttheword"color"aspartoftheexpression.Tawnyisabrowncoloroftenusedonitsown.Orangewasnotyetacolor,justashadeofbrown.

In1616,inanaccountdescribingvarietiesoftulips（郁金香）thatcanbegrown,orangewasusedasastand-alonecolor.WhenIsaacNewtonperformedhisexperimentsonthecolorspectrum（色谱）,helisteditasoneofthesevenbasiccolors.Afteralmosthalfacentury,orangewasrecognizedasacoloronitsown.

12.Whichistherighttimeorderoftheappearanceof"orange"?

A.Asafruit→asacolor→theshadeitself.

B.Theshadeitself→asacolor→asafruit.

C.Asacolor→theshadeitself→wasafruit.

D.Theshadeitself→asafruit→wasacolor.

13.WhatwereorangescalledbytheBritishintheearly1500s?

A.Melites.B.Narange.C.Goldenapples.D.Narancia.

14.Whichofthefollowingwouldbetherightusageof"orange"inthe16thcentury?

A.Myballisamelite.B.Theballisorangecolour.

C.Theorangeballisbeautiful.D.Ihaveanorangeball.

15.Whatisthebesttileforthetext?

A.HowtoplantorangesB.Thespreadoforanges

C.OrangeusedasacolorD.Shakespeareandoranges

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Readingmoreisoneofthetopgoalsthatmanypeoplesetforthemselves.16Ifreadingisahabityou'dliketogetinto,thereareanumberofwaystocultivate（培养）it.

Makealist.Keepalistofallthegreatbooksyouwanttoread.Youcankeepthisinyourjournal,inapocketnotebook,wherever,17Keeparunninglist,anticrossouttheonesyouhaveread.

Findaquietplace.Findaplaceatyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechairandreadagoodbookwithoutinterruptions.Thereshouldbenotelevisionorcomputernearthechairtominimizedistractions（干扰）.18

19Ifyoureallywanttoreadmore,trycuttingbackonTVorInternetconsumption.Thismaybedifficultformanyp