英语 选择性必修四-【期中高二下】江苏省常州市八校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中调研英语试卷.docx

苏省常州市八校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中调研英语试卷第一部分 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 time is it now?A. 5:15. B. 5:30. C. 5:45. 2. How does the man feel?A. Frightened. B. Proud. C. Excited. 3. What is the man's phone number?A. 560-1278. B. 560-1287. C. 650-1287. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How long they haven't met. B. How the woman went to college. C. How the woman's life is going.5. What does the woman think of French food?A. It is delicious. B. It is easy to make. C. It is time-consuming. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。6. What will the woman do during the holiday?A. Work on a report. B. Travel to somewhere. C. Have a rest. 7. Why does the woman refuse to lend her car to the man?A. She lent it to other people. B. He broke it before. C. She sold it out. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Friends. 9. What do the speakers think of their future?A. Promising. B. Blank. C. Unclear. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers looking forward to?A. Relaxing themselves. B. Reuniting with parents. C. Finishing the remaining work.11. What will the woman do during the Spring Festival?A. Travel around Beijing. B. Travel across the country. C. Get together with her parents. 12. Where does the woman come from?A. The countryside. B. Beijing. C. A city near Beijing. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did Lina's family go to town at Halloween?A. They had no neighbors.B. They didn't have many neighbors.C. The people in town were friendly. 14. What did Lina's parents do while the kids went to trick-or-treat?A. They went with the kids. B. They waited for the kids. C. They wandered around the town. 15. What did Lina's dad once dress up as?A. A policeman. B. A passer-by. C. Santa Claus. 16. How do you like Lina's parents?A. They love life. B. They are strange. C. They are stubborn. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did the speaker eat on the train to Paris?A. A hamburger. B. A steak. C. A hot dog. 18. How did the speaker go to Rome?A. By train. B. By coach. C. By plane. 19. Why does the speaker want to sit next to Maria?A. To help her relax when flying. B. To listen to music with her. C. To learn from her. 20. What is the relationship between the speaker and Maggie?A. Classmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf you come to Vancouver, you can appreciate the magnificent mountain scenery or the beautiful coast. It has more than 100 parks, mainly in the style of Britain and North America, but also in the oriental style, typical of China. Vancouver has some of the mildest weather, making it an ideal destination to explore.Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical GardenThe garden is to maintain and enhance the bridge of understanding between Chinese and western cultures, as well as promote Chinese culture generally. Remember to bring some souvenirs back home at one of the Asian specialty stores!VanDusen Botanical GardenThe garden is well kept with an amazing variety of trees and flowering plants. If you are visiting during the winter season, the light festival in December is a must see! The garden is transformed into a Christmas wonderland that will attract everyone, from child to adult.Stanley ParkIt is a massive green space on the northwest side of the city. It is also the perfect place to take a stroll or bike ride and take a horse and carriage ride. The 400-hectare park is a local's favorite and includes multiple dining outlets, swimming pools, ice rinks, golf courses, and more. Capilano Suspension ParkTravelers who love the thrill of heights and gorgeous rainforest views are handsomely rewarded at the Capilano Suspension Park. The 450-foot-long bridge is definitely the main attraction, but it isnt the only one. Theres also the Treetops Adventure, giving visitors a “squirrels eye view” of the forest.1. What makes Vancouver an ideal place to visit?A. The weather.B. The coast.C. The mountains.D. The parks.2. Which feature is unique to VanDusen Botanical Garden?A. It presents light show.B. It promotes Asian cultures.C. It provides forest views.D. It offers leisure facilities.3. Which spot suits adventurous people?A. Stanley ParkB. VanDusen Botanical GardenC. Capilano Suspension ParkD. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden【13题答案】【答案】1. A 2. A 3. C【解析】【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了温哥华的几个旅游景点。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Vancouver has some of the mildest weather, making it an ideal destination to explore.(温哥华有最温和的天气，使它成为一个理想的探索目的地)”可知，温哥华的天气使它成为一个理想的旅游胜地。故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据VanDusen Botanical Garden部分的“If you are visiting during the winter season, the light festival in December is a must see!(如果你是在冬季来的，那么12月的灯节是一定要去的！)”可知，VanDusen Botanical Garden的独特之处在于它展示了灯光秀。故选A。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据Capilano Suspension Park部分的“Travelers who love the thrill of heights and gorgeous rainforest views are handsomely rewarded at the Capilano Suspension Park.(在Capilano Suspension Park，喜欢惊险的高度和美丽的雨林景观的游客会得到丰厚的奖励)”可知，Capilano Suspension Park这个景点适合那些喜欢冒险的人。故选C。BA librarian in Indonesia's Java island is lending books to children in exchange for trash to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.Each weekday Raden Roro Hendarti rides her three wheeler with books stacked up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back.She told Reuters the is helping promote reading in the kids as well make them aware of the environment. As soon as she shows up, little children, many accompanied by their mothers, surround her “Trash Library” and shout for the books. They are all carrying trash bags and Raden's three-wheeler quickly fills up with them as the books fly out. She's happy the kids are going to spend less time on online games as a result.“Let us build a culture of literacy from young age to lessen the harm of the online world,” Raden said. “We should also take care of our waste in order to fight climate change and to save the earth from trash,” Raden said. She collects about 100 kg of waste each week, which is then sorted out by her colleagues and sent for recycling or sold. She has a stock of 6,000 books to lend and wants to take the mobile service to neighboring areas as well.Kevin Alamsyah, an 11-year-old book lover, search for waste lying in the village. “When there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it's not healthy. That's why I look for trash to borrow a book,” he says.Jiah Palupi, the head of the main public library in the area, said Raden's work strengthened their efforts in a novel way to battle online gaming addiction among the youth and promote reading.The literacy rate for above-15-year-olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but a September report by the World Bank warned that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency (阅读水平) level identified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.4. What can we know about the “trash library”?A. It is much welcomed by kids and their parents.B. It mainly lend books about environment to kids.C. Kids can buy books from it by donating collected trash.D. It is a special library built with plastics and other waste.5. What does the underlined word “novel” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Dramatic.B. Interesting.C. Creative.D. Strange.6. What can we infer from the passage?A. Indonesias environmental situation is worrying.B People in Indonesia has a very low literacy rate.C. The trash library has been introduced to many other cities.D. The pandemic has a negative effect on teenagers reading.7. What is the best title of this passage?A. Trash for Books.B. A Great Librarian.C. Reading for Literacy.D. More Reading, Less Online Games.【47题答案】【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. A【解析】【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要是介绍一种让孩子用垃圾来借书用以清洁环境和提高孩子阅读水平的特殊的“垃圾图书馆”。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“As soon as she shows up, little children, many accompanied by their mothers, surround her “Trash Library” and shout for the books”(她一出现，孩子们就围在她的“垃圾图书馆”周围，大声喊着要书，很多孩子都有母亲陪同)可知，“垃圾图书馆”深受孩子们和他们父母的欢迎。故选A。【5题详解】词句猜测题。根据第六段中的“battle online gaming addiction among the youth and promote reading”(打击青少年网络游戏成瘾，促进阅读)可知，此处是指“垃圾图书馆”这种创新的方法，所以novel意为“创新的”。故选C。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency (阅读水平) level identified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development”(疫情将使80%以上的15岁儿童的阅读水平低于经济合作与发展组织确定的最低水平)可知，疫情对青少年的阅读有负面影响。故选D。【7题详解】主旨大意题。根据第一段“A librarian in Indonesia's Java island is lending books to children in exchange for trash to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.”(印度尼西亚爪哇岛的一名图书管理员正在向孩子们借书，以换取垃圾来清洁环境，让孩子们多读书。)可知，文章主要是介绍一种让孩子用垃圾来借书用以清洁环境和提高孩子阅读水平的特殊的“垃圾图书馆”。故选A。CMicrosoft won't renew the contracts for dozens of news production contractors working at its MSN website and plans to use AI to replace them.The roughly 50 employees were informed that their services would no longer be needed beyond June 30, but a team of full-time journalists will remain.The Microsoft spokesman said in a statement, “Like all companies, we analyze and make judgments on our activities and services on a regular basis. This can result in increased investment in some places and, from time to time,rearrangement in others.These decisions are not the result of the current pandemic.”MSN will use AI to replace the production work its journalists had been doing. That work includes using an automated system to identify trending news stories from dozens of publishing partners and to help improve the content by rewriting headlines or adding better accompanying photographs or slide shows.“I spend all my time reading about how automation and AI are going to take all our jobs-now it's taken mine, one of the terminated contractors said. “But with fewer human beings to monitor the technology, AI may not be fully familiar with strict editorial guidelines and could end up letting through inappropriate stories."MSN has undergone a number of changes since its Launch as Microsoft Network in 1995. Once ii offered original content and links to news, weather and sports. In 2013, it seduced original news content and began cutting employees. By 2014. it launched a redesigned version that partnered with other news sites - paying them to redistribute their content. Today, the news service relies entirely on those partnerships with no original news content of its own. Selecting and editing stories rather than actually generating them made it easier for MSN to increasingly rely on an automated editing system.8. What is happening at Microsoft?A. More people are being employed to develop .B. Some workers are being fired and replaced by Al.C. Robots are being used to write news reports for MSN.D. It is signing new contracts with some workers at MSN.9. What does the Microsoft spokesman mean?A. The will invest more in AI.B. They frequently examine their business.C. They provide the best services for Internet users.D. They have been badly influenced by the pandemic.10. The underlined word “terminated" in Paragraph 5 probably means ”？A. scheduledB. informed.C. involved.D. dismissed.11. Which best describes how MSN works now?A. All its news is produced by other news sites.B. Other news websites pay it to use its content.C. Original content is encouraged on its website.D. Its partners help it select aid edit news stories.【811题答案】【答案】8. B 9. B 10. D 11. A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人工智能对微软公司结构和工作性质的影响。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Microsoft won't renew the contracts for dozens of news production contractors working at its MSN website and plans to use AI to replace them. (微软将不再与MSN网站的数十家新闻制作承包商续签合同，并计划使用人工智能来取代它们。)”以及第二段“The roughly 50 employees were informed that their services would no longer be needed beyond June 30, but a team of full-time journalists will remain.”（大约50名员工被告知，他们的服务在6月30日之后将不再需要，但仍将保留一个全职记者团队。）可知，微软公司要用人工智能替代一些传统员工，故选B。【9题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The Microsoft spokesman said in a statement, “Like all companies, we analyze and make judgments on our activities and services on a regular basis. This can result in increased investment in some places and, from time to time, rearrangement in others. These decisions are not the result of the current pandemic.”(微软发言人在一份声明中表示：“和所有公司一样，我们会定期对我们的活动和服务进行分析和判断。这可能导致在一些地方增加投资，在另一些地方不时地重新安排投资。这些决定不是当前大流行的结果。”)”可推断，微软发言人表示微软会经常评估自己企业的状态。故选B。【10题详解】词义猜测题。根据文章第五段划线词前半句“I spend all my time reading about how automation and AI are going to take all our jobs-now it's taken mine,( 我把所有的时间都花在阅读自动化和人工智能将如何夺走我们所有的工作上现在它也夺走了我的工作。)”可知，这位承包商被解雇了。所以terminated为“被解雇的”之意。故选D。【11题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第六段 “Today, the news service relics entirely on those partnerships with no original news content of its own. Selecting and editing stories rather than actually generating them made it easier for MSN to increasingly rely on an automated editing system.( 如今，新闻服务完全依赖于那些没有原创新闻内容的合作伙伴。选择和编辑新闻，而不是实际生成新闻，使得MSN越来越容易依赖自动化编辑系统。)” 可知，MSN的所有新闻都来自于别的新闻网站。故选A。DWhen you walk on a sandy beach, it takes more energy than walking down a sidewalkbecause the weight of your body pushes into the sand. It turns out that the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads.“The weight of the vehicles creates a very shallow indentation in the pavementand it makes it such that it's continuously driving up a very shallow hill,” said Jeremy Gregory, a scientist at M. I. T.He modeled with his teammates how much energy could be saved-and greenhouse gases avoidedby simply hardening the nation's roads and highways.And they found that hardening 10 percent of the nation's roads every year could prevent emissions equal to 440 megatons of carbon dioxide over the next 5 decadesthat amount is equal to how much CO, you'd spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground or by growing 7 billion trees for a decade. It reduces 0.5% of projected transportation emissions over that time period.As for how to harden roads, Gregory says you could combine small amounts of certain fiber with high technology into paving materials. Or you could pave with specially-made concrete, which is harder than ordinary construction materials.This system could also be a way to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual barriers. “Usually, when it comes to reducing emissions in the transportation department, you're talking about changing policies related to vehicles and als