学年湖南省天壹名校联盟高二下学期联考英语试题.docx

1、学年湖南省天壹名校联盟高二下学期联考英语试题湖南省天壹名校联盟2020-2021学年高二下学期3月联考英语试题第一部分听力(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，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.What does the man remind the woman to do?A. Have a dinner.B. Put out the candles.C. Wait for him.2. What is

2、 the bird like?A. Quiet.B. Big.C. Noisy.3. Why is the woman in Texas this time?A. For fun.B. For business.C. For study.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. A birthday party. B. The mans daughter.C. A tie.5. What will the man probably do next?A. See a doctor.B. Take some medicine.C. Have a good

3、rest.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. What do we know about the womans new apartment?A. It has three bedrooms. B. Its located by the sea.C. Its near her office.7. How much does the w

4、oman want to weigh?A. 90 pounds.B. 100 pounds.C. 120 pounds.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What is the occasion for the man today?A. Hell sign a contract.B. Hell attend a wedding.C. Hell dine out with his wife.9. What color is the tie that the man decides to wear?A. Red.B. Blue.C. Grey.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How i

5、s the weather today?A. Snowy.B. Sunny.C. Cloudy.11.What did the woman do on snowy days when she was small?A. She went skiing.B. She went skating.C. She made snowballs.12. What will the woman most possibly do in the afternoon?A. Make snowballs.B. Drive somewhere.C. Go skating.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Wha

6、t is wrong with the womans watch?A. It doesnt work.B. It cant keep good time.C. It is 5 minutes fast.14. How much time is left before the train leaves?A. One hour.B. One and half an hour.C. Two hours.15. What will the speakers do first?A. Go shopping. B. Have the watch repaired.C. Call a taxi.16. Wh

7、at does the man think of the food and drinks there?A. More expensive.B. More attractive.C. More delicious.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where will Liz and her mother go first?A. Beijing.B. Hong Kong.C. Shanghai.18. How will Liz and her mother go to Pusan?A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By ship.19. Who is Jane?A.

8、 Lizs neighbor.B. Lizs friend.C. Lizs classmate.20. What does Jane mean?A. She dislikes travelling abroad.B. She hates travelling by ship.C. She thinks her trip is boring.第二部分阅读(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。AMy Favourite BooksJo Usmar is a write

9、r for Cosmopolitan and co-author of the This Book Will series(系列)of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads.MatildaRoald DahlI once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahls writing and it gave me anew appreciation for his strange and delightful worlds. Matildas battles with

10、 her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, are equally funny and frightening, but theyre also aspirational.After DarkHaruki MurakamiIts about two sisters-Eri, a model who either wont or cant stop sleeping, and Marl, a young student. In trying to connect to her sister, Marl start

11、s changing her life and discovers a world of diverse night people who are hiding secrets.Gone GirlGillian FlynnThere was a bit of me that didnt want to love this when everyone else on the planet did, but the horror story is brilliant. Theres tension and anxiety from the beginning as Nick and Amybatt

12、le for your trust. Its a real whodunit and the frustration when you realize whats going on ishorribly enjoyable.The StandStephen KingThis is an excellent fantasy novel from one of the best storytellers around. After a serious flu outbreak wipes out 99.4%of the worlds population, a battle unfolds bet

13、ween the good and evil among those left. Randall Flagg is one of the scariest characters ever.21.What does make the Matildas fights aspirational?A. The fights against evil people.B. The successful life experience.C. The tension and anxiety with her parents.D. The delightful communication with her he

14、admistress.22. What does Marl find out in After Dark?A. The horrible story.B. A world of night owls.C. The serious flu outbreak.D. The strange and delightful worlds.23. What is the main idea of The Stand?A. A battle between humans.B. A battle between countries.C. A battle between human and aliens.D.

15、 A battle betweenthe good and bad.BThe next time you make yourself a hot cup of tea or coffee, you might want to let it cooldown a bit before drinking. Researchers say letting your hotdrinks cool off could help you avoidsome kinds of cancer.In fact, the United Nations cancer research agency decides

16、to list hot drinks with lead, gasoline and exhaust fumes as possibly carcinogenic(致癌的). In other words, each one could cause cancer.Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer(IARC) found evidence that drinks at temperatures above 65 degrees Celsius, when swallowed, can cause canc

17、er of the esophagus(食道).The researchers examined findings from other studies where tea and coffee were often servedat 70 degrees Celsius or above. Those studies were completed in China and South America. In developed countries, health experts have linked esophageal cancer to smoking and alcoholic dr

18、inks.However, this form of cancer is more common in areas where people have drinks at very hightemperatures.In Europe and the United States, many people drink coffee and tea at temperatures around 60 degrees Celsius. And they often add milk which lowers the temperature considerably. However, tea-dri

19、nkers in South America often enjoy their beverages at closer to 70 degrees Celsius.In 1991, the World Health Organization(WHO)listed coffee as possibly carcinogenic. WHO officials have since changed their position on that listing. They now suggest that thetemperature of your hot drink is a greater r

20、isk factor than the actual drink itself.Christopher Wild is the director of the IARC. He said that the results suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of esophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible.24. In

21、developed countries, what connected to the esophageal cancer for health experts?A. Hot drinks.B. Cold drinks.C. Coffee.D. Smoking and alcoholic drinks.25. Why did the WHO remove coffee from possibly carcinogenic list?A. People dont like coffee any longer.B. Coffee has nothing to do with cancer.C. Pe

22、ople drink coffee at 60 degrees Celsius.D. Temperature is more dangerous than coffee itself.26. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Drunk.B. Offered.C. Presented.D. Allowed.27. What is the best title for the passage?A. Healthy Drinks B. Reduce Having Hot DrinksC. Hot Drinks Linked t

23、o Cancer D. Danger of Drinking Hot DrinksCA facial recognition app, recently developed by scientists, will make it easier to identify pandas.Wan Yongqing, a Beijing photographer, visits Sichuan Province to take photos of pandas every other year. He has watched them for more than a decade. My friends

24、 say Im a big panda fan. It is a shame that I find all pandas look the same, with black eyes and white fur. It does not matter as all the pandas are cute to me, he said.Yet, identifying one panda from another does matter to researchers, according to Zhang Zhihe, chief of the Chengdu panda research b

25、ase.Identifying individual pandas is important for conservation management and research. For captive(被圈养的) pandas, it is important for their daily feeding schedules, family background and data management. For wild pandas, it helps researchers study their population structure and provides scientific

26、support for their protection and management. he said.China has carried out four scientific surveys on wild pandas, and now has a big databank about them. The number of wild pandas in China is mostly known. However, it is still difficult to determine the age, sex, health and other specific informatio

27、n about the population.Its difficult to track and watch the structure because wild pandas tend to live alone, deep in the mountains, and their living environment is vast, Zhang added.In 2017, the Chengdu base began researching individual panda identification technology by analyzing images. Over the

28、past two years, they have built a databank of more than 120, 000 images, over 1, 000 video clips, and completed organizing nearly 10, 000 images.Using the databank, researchers have started a facial recognition app that can accurately recognize captive pandas by analyzing and comparing the unique fe

29、atures of panda faces.Panda researchers hope the data and AI technology will help them analyze data for bothcaptive and wild pandas.28. Why is it important to identify individual captive pandas?A. It is useful for studying their population structure.B. It helps researchers build up their living envi

30、ronment.C. It provides proof that they need protection in the wild.D. It is helpful for further research and data management.29. Which of the following is not a reason why its difficult to track and watch wild pandas?A. They live alone.B. They dont leave enough tracks.C. They live in deep mountains.

31、D. Their living environment is vast.30. What is still hard to find out for wild pandas?A. Their living environment.B. Their age, sex, health and population information.C. Their feeding schedules, family background and management.D. The reason and research upon their black eyes and white fur.31.What

32、is necessary for the facial recognition app to work well?A. The databank of pandas.B. The structure of pandas.C. The invention of Al technology.D. The unique features of panda faces.DMarch 21 is World Sleep Day. On March 18, the China Sleep Research Society published a White Paper on Exercise and Sleep 2021, which explores the relationship between exercise and sleep. The white paper, th