2020-2021学年四川省西昌市高二下学期期中检测英语试题.docx

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1、四川省西昌市2020-2021学年 高二下学期期中检测英语试题 第一局部阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分）第一节（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AOur city campus has lots of retail outlets to look after your needs.Campus PharmacyDescription: The Campus Pharmacy sells cosmetics, general medicines, toiletries, sports products and p

2、hone cards.Location: Kate Edger Information Commons, Level 1Opening hours: Semester: Monday to Thursday 8 am-6 pm, Friday 8 am - 5:30 pmSemester break: Monday to Thursday 8 am - 5:30 pm, Friday 8 am - 5 pmCampus StoreDescription: The Campus Store offers different official University branded clothes

3、and graduation gifts. The popular Graduation Bear is very popular among students. Personalize your bear with a faculty hood （学院连颈帽），a great gift for a proud graduate.Location: Student Quad, 34 Princes StOpening hours: Semester: Monday to Friday 9:30 am -4 pmSemester break: Monday to Friday 10 am - 3

4、 pmPB TechDescription: PB Tech is the supplier of computing and technology hardware and accessories （酉己件）on the City Campus. It sells PC and Apple computers and tablets, chargers, headphones, microphones, storage devices and offers expert advice on all things technical. You can shop at the PB Tech e

5、ither online or at our physical store on campus.Location: Kate Edger Information Commons, Level 2Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm Closed Saturdays and SundaysMunchy MartDescription: A grocery and convenience store - your one-stop shop for snacks on campus.Offering a wide range of items, f

6、rom hot noodles to soft drinks and everything in-between.Munchy Mart is also the only provider on campus for AT HOP card purchases and top-ups （充K答案 341. released 42. respectful 43. believing 44. anger 45. What 46. a 47. to keep 48. popularity 49. from 50. has been using#been using第三局部写作（共两节，总分值35分）

7、第一节短文改错（共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分）51.下面短文中有1。处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词；删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：L每句不超过两个错误；2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10出，多者（从第11处起）不计分The relationship between teachers and students has been hotly discussing in recent years, for more and more att

8、ention is paid education. Here are some tips on how to get along well with teachers from students* perspective.First and foremost, make a good first impression on your teachers. With the saying goes, well begun is half done. A good first impression is important for teacher to remember your name amon

9、g your fellow students. Secondly, study hardly and be active in class. A student who loves studying and cooperate with teachers in class can definite impress teachers deeply. Finally, communicate with your teachers often after class can help you make good friends with them.To conclude, teacher-stude

10、nt relationship is never complex if we could have excellent academic performance, be cooperative in a class or make friends with your teachers.K 答 案 U 1 discussing一discussed2 .在paid后加to3 .With-As4 . teacherteachers5 .hardlyhard6 .cooprate 一 cooperates7 .definitedefinitely8 municate 一 communicating9

11、.we 一 you10删除a第二节书面表达（25分）52.假定你校一年一度的球类比赛决赛即将来临，准备一个100词左右的发言稿，向班上同学介绍班级足球队训练及比赛情况，并提供球赛带来的好处。K 答 案 R One possible version:Im glad to tell you a big event. In our school, the final ball games are to be held soon, including basketball, volleyball and football. It is scheduled on Friday afternoon.The

12、 ball games are usually held once a year, attracting each class in our school, and our class is of course no exception. As you know, our players have been practicing hard whenever possible since our football team was organized. To our great excitement, our team has defeated Class 5our biggest compet

13、itor in the previous round.It is obvious that the ball games benefit us a lot. Not only do they enrich our after-class life, but also our health is built up. Whafs more, the whole class is brought much closer than ever before.How I wish we could be brilliant in the final!值）.You can also buy things f

14、rom our website.Location: Kate Edger Information Commons, Level 0Opening hours:Monday - Thursday 7:30 am - 8 pm Friday 7:30 am - 7 pm Weekends 10 am - 3 pm1. Where should you go if youd like to choose some graduation gifts?A. Campus PharmacyB. Campus StoreC. PB TechD. Munchy Mart2. What are students

15、 more likely to buy at 6 pm on Friday?A. General medicinesB. University branded clothesC. Apple computersD. A cup of Coca-Cola3. What makes Munchy Mart different from the other three retail outlets?A. Providing phone cardsB. Selling products onlineC. Lying in another buildingD. Being open on weekend

16、sK答案R l.B 2.D3.DBKnock, knock. Starting from Nov.l, 2020, people will be knocking on doors across the country to collect personal information. But dont panic. This is for the seventh national population census （人 口普查）.The Chinese population census takes place every 10 years. It gathers data includin

17、g name, age, ID number, gender, education, job, marital status and housing situation.Tracking down more than 1 billion Chinese citizens is by no means easy. This year, about 7 million staff will be needed to visit homes for registration work, according to Xinhua. New methods will also be used during

18、 this census, including online information registration, application of electronic devices and big data. Compared with previous surveys, new methods will be convenient for people who are not living where they are officially registered, as well as those who do not want to be bothered by census takers

19、 door-to-door surveys. The new methods also reduce census takers workload.The data is expected to give a full picture of the population, including its size, structure and distribution and recent changes. It provides support for making national development policies.The census has a large impact on ou

20、r lives. For instance, areas with a high number of children may receive more funding for public schools. Researchers can use the results to investigate population trends in different cities. The census will help to find out the number of foreigners living in China. It can also tell how many Chinese

21、people have moved to other countries.However, citizens9 privacy concerns could be one of the biggest challenges. Some may not be willing to give their personal information to census takers because they are worried about what the data would be used for. There are also worries about privacy leakage am

22、ong the public.In response to such concerns, Jiangsus pilot work zone allowed residents to upload personal data on their own through WeChat, which avoids information leakage. The data will be delivered directly to the National Bureau of Statistics through a WeChat program.4. Which can be inferred ab

23、out the census according to the text?A. This census will be conducted only by knocking on doors.B. The previous census was likely to begin around 2010.C. It gathers data including your name, age, and education.D. This census will be easy by taking some new methods.5. What is the authors attitude tow

24、ards new methods adopted during this census?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. NeutralD. Doubtful6. Which of the following may be the influence the census has on citizens, lives?A. Areas with a high number of children will receive the most funding.B. Researchers can use population trends to investigate the re

25、sults.C. The census will help to drive out the foreigners living in China.D. The census will help to learn about the immigration situation.7. Why are some people not willing to give their personal information to census takers?A. Because they are worried that the data would be used.B. Because their p

26、rivacy will be known by the government.C. Because their information can be stolen by a man of ill will.D. Because the data will be uploaded through a WeChat program.K答案U4.B5. A 6.D7.CCIn 2011, Bloomberg selected the Worlds 10 Best Transit Poems. Heres one of them:To YouWalt WhitmanSTRANGER! If you,P

27、assing, meet me, and desire to speak to me.Why should you not speak to me?And why should I not speak to you?Poetry has always been a special way to communicate emotions. And usually, reading poetry is an activity done at home or in the library. But now, a new project has made poetry part of the dail

28、y lives of those who commute. Recently Shanghai Metro started the projectPoetry on theUnderground, in which commuters can read poems while travelling on the underground. This is similar to the project of the same name that has been running since 1986 in London.Judith Chemaik, founder of Londons Poem

29、s on the Underground, said that the poems could be from great poets or unknown lovers of English poetry. In Chemaiks view, these poemsknown as a wonder of the cityaim to bring poetry to passengers, and show a wide range ofstyles. The styles may range from classical to contemporary, domestic to inter

30、national.Whether you love or hate poetry, this project “has proven to be an excellent way of introducing poetry, with passengers often wanting to read more”, according to the local government organization Transport for London.The project also covers current events. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lond

31、oner Michael Rosen wrote a poem to share his experience of 48-day intensive care earlier this year. The poem was shown on the London underground. We had a very strong feeling that the times have been so difficult fbr everybody in all kinds of ways J Chemaik told The Telegraph. Although normal life i

32、s starting to resume, we all know its still very dangerous. We felt a strong sense of responsibility. We felt our poems needed to acknowledge the problem but also offer some hope. Indeed, its often poems with love and reassurance that strike a chord （共鸣）with people.Many have been posting lines from

33、poems on the social networking platform Instagram. One post includes the lines “And you will find your feet / Again on fresh pastures of promise“ from Time to be Slow by John O5 Donohue. Another has the lines Everything changes / We plant trees fbr those born later“ from Cicely Herberts Everything C

34、hanges.The project reminds us that even through troubled times, poetry reminds us we are human. The more reminders of that, the better.8. Which of the following is true according to this text?A. To You by Walt Whitman was selected the best Transit Poem.B. A cultured man must read a poem at home or i

35、n the library.C. The new project in Shanghai resembles the one running in London.D. Passengers can enjoy poems while traveling by bus in Shanghai.9. What does Chemaik think of poems on the underground?A. Should be from famous poets.B. Can take on a variety of styles.C. are good at introducing poetry

36、.D. Cant focus on problems but hope.10. What does the word “resume“ underlined in paragraph 5 refer to?A. be stuck in difficultyB. be limitedC. go onD. end up11. What would be the best title of the text?A. Sharing poetry with commutersB. A special way to communicate emotionsC. A new subject in Shang

37、hai MetroD. Londons Poems on the UndergroundK 答案 X 8.C9. B 10. C 11. ADIts never too late to get into science fiction.While science fiction, or sci-fi, often asks that most powerful question What if?”it alsodeals with This, now”: reflecting it, questioning it and satirizing （挖苦）it. Science fiction c

38、an act at once as a glimpse into our imaginary future while holding a mirror up to our current state of society.Indeed, it can act as a warning for the present to avoid a terrifying future or as a blueprint for future technology. Science fiction can inspire us to live better today so that we can liv

39、e better lives tomorrow. As Scientific Americans noted, Science fiction can remind us of . wonder and hope. But it also sends us a warningto think about the potential influences of our findings, beyondour idealistic dreams.”Thanks to its brilliant creators, sci-fi becomes the perfect genre to ask th

40、e greatest questions that humans dare to ask and broaden the concepts of what is possible in the universe. Who are we and what can we become? Can technology make the world a better place? What will tomorrow bring and what can we do today to make that a reality?The genre of sci-fi can push the bounda

41、ries of what we think is possible, like the legendary submarine mentioned in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea far before any such vehicle existed. Or it can warn us of a near-future impacted by biotechnology, as in the MaddAddam trilogy. Sci-fi can even imagine how Earth responds to first contact with a

42、liens, a focus of The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. Sci-fi and its creators know no limits to what can be imagined. Anything is possible.As science fiction grows in popularity, more books are being written, and more movies and TV shows are adapting these works for the screen. An adaptation of Dun

43、e is slated for a 2021 release, and The Three-Body Problem as well as MaddAddam are also in development. The medium of film and television has brought science fiction to life and continues to inspire or scare viewers with visions of the future.12. What can science fiction act as?A. A mirror of refle

44、cting “What ifB.A wonder of science technologyC. A vision of the futureD.A tool of broadening allconcepts13. How does the author describe the topic of the 5lh paragraph?A. By giving examplesB.By listing statisticsC. By making comparisonsD.By classifying facts14. How many sci-fi novels are mentioned

45、in the text?A. 3B.4C.5D. 615. What is the authors main purpose in writing the text?A. To honor those brilliant science fiction creatorsB. To think about the potential influences of sci-fiC. To inspire or scare viewers with visions of the futureD. To encourage readers to get started with science fict

46、ionK 答案 I 12. C 13.A14. B 15. D第二节（共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分）根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? 16.The very purest form of waiting is t

47、he Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most annoying of all. 17 There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyesfixed on the sink until its full. During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the c

48、ounter and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.18. This one requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing packaged noodle souprequires a Forced Wait. Directions are very specific. Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, simmer （炖/煮）three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes.I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. 19 Unlike theForced Wait, which is