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1、精品资料成都石室中学成都石室中学 2021 202120212021 度下期高度下期高 2021 2021 届半期考试届半期考试英语试卷英语试卷考试说明：英语考试时间共 120 分钟，满分 150 分。英语试题卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）。第 I 卷 1 至 10 页，第 II卷 10至 11 页。考试做答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷、草稿纸上答题无效。第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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

2、。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.When will the next underground arrive?A.At 1:55B.At 2:00C.At 2:052.What does the man like about the play?A.The story.B.The endingC.The actor3.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.On a plane.B.On a trainC.On a ship4.Whats the probable relat

3、ionship between the speakers?A.Coach and player.B.Boss and employeeC.Customer and seller.5.What are the speakers talking about?A.Surfing on the Internet.B.Sending a document via email.C.Writing an article.第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分,满分 15 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 项中选出虽佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段

4、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 food does the woman order?精品资料A.Pork noodles.B.Roasted beef steakC.Fish salad.7.How does the woman order her food?A.By making a phone call.B.By using the Internet.C.By showing up in therestaurant.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题

5、。8.How did the womans son get injured?A.He had a car accident.B.He got hurt in a match.C.He got involved in arobbery.9.What will the man do in the next few hours?A.Do some tests.B.Get some rest.C.Take some medicine听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Whats the destination for the speakers?A.Greenwood Park.B.Sw

6、eetwater Mountains.C.Nightstar Valley11.Whats the purpose of the activity?A.For environmental protection.B.For a business reason.C.For physical exercise12.What probably will the man wear for the hiking?A.White T-shirt and grey pants.B.White T-shirt and brown pants.C.Grey T-shirtand grey pants.听第 9 段

7、材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Where does the woman want to go?A.Oxford.B.NewcastleC.London14.When will the woman begin her tour?A.On July 30th.B.On August 6th.C.On August 12th.精品资料15.How much money should the woman pay for the trip in total?A.700B.2,800 C.3,30016.What does the man remind the woman to do at la

8、st?A.Pay the money in advance.B.Get more information on the website.C.Call to confirm before departure.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.Which road will stay closed for over an hour?A.M16B.M30C.M4318.Why is North Street closed to all cars?A.The snow hasnt been cleared.B.Theres an accident.C.It is under rep

9、air.19.How can passengers get the latest information about trains?A.By visiting a website.B.By sticking to the radio.C.By making a call20.What is the weather going to be like in the evening?A.Snowy.B.Windy.C.Cloudy.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 30 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

10、项，并在题卡上将该 项涂黑。AIn 2013,Eric and Winnie founded their company Dyelicious,the first kitchen trashworkshop in the city.Their office is actually a small laboratory.Sometimes,they spend a whole day boilingor“cooking”,adding sugar,vinegar,and salt among other ingredients.In doingso,an orange peel can be t

11、urned into orange dye and a rotten pineapple might be turnedinto a beautiful yellow color.At the beginning,Eric and Winnie were always laughed at by local vegetable sellerswhen they asked for their waste.But when the sellers saw the results of their精品资料up-cycling,they became more supportive.Over the

12、 past five years,Dyelicious hasturned more than six tons of food waste into dyes for dresses,scarves and handicrafts,turning the old saying of“one mans trash is another manstreasure”into a reality.Turning the food into dye is a small step in alleviating(缓解)food waste woes,but its at least a beginnin

13、g.Dyelicious sells the dyed products and teaches people how to DIY their own nice clothesand handicrafts.While running the business is definitely not easy,the group saysits worthwhile.The waste problem is a pressing issue in the city,as its landfills are expected tobe full in two to three years.Eric

14、 and Winnie are trying to make a small step tochange society and are hoping to gainbig improvements for environmental protection in the city.21.What does the underlined word“trash”in the first paragraph mean?A.Cooking equipment.B.Food waste,rubbish of food.C.A trap,a device to catch.D.A boiling and

15、cooking container.22.When was this passage written?A.In 2008.B.In 2009.C.In 2013.D.In 2021.23.From the passage,we can see the writer may think that.A.Dyelicious is a bit too small as a kitchen trash workshopB.Dyelicious will make the clothes and handicrafts niceC.Dyelicious will make great contribut

16、ion to the environmentD.Dyelicious can make a lot of money by selling its dyed productsBAs a child,visiting the zoo was more a punishment than a treat.I didnt find thechimps tea精品资料parties funny,nor the bird shows entertaining.Feeding time for seals was less painful,but their performances still seem

17、ed like they belonged more in a circus.And I hated circuses,especially the animal acts men teasing lions,girls balancingon elephants and monkeys playing football.I knew that every trick a circus animaldid was unnatural,achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty.Happily,during my lif

18、etime public attitudes and the law have changed.Circuses usingwild animals are now almost extinct,and zoos have definitely evolved.When my children were young,I occasionally took them to our local zoo.The elephantswere in tiny cages and the gorillas looked bored as they sat peeling bananas and stari

19、ngat teasing visitors.Each cage had a sign which listed the animals name and whereit came from.But,back then,there was little information included about theenvironmental challenges they faced.As a result,environmentalists and animal lovers often oppose zoos.“Animals belongin the wild,”is a common an

20、d understandable complaint.But what do the animals themselves prefer?Generally speaking,zoo animals have a longer life.But you may protest theyare not free.What?Free to be hunted and killed,free to die of hunger or thirst?Maybe sitting in a cage eating bananas isnt so bad.Nowadays,things are differe

21、nt due tothe work of BIAZAthe British and IrishAssociation of Zoos and Aquariums.These days every zoo requires BIAZAs approvalto operate,and the association sets the standards,observes conditions in zoos anddevelops animal-research programmes,both in the UK and abroad.BIAZA also organisesthe animal

22、exchanges between zoos all over the world.Consequently,today,most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos,live in large,comfortable enclosures and are cared for by well-trained,knowledgeable and caringzoo employees.Of course its no substitute for living in the wild but unfortunatelythis isnt always

23、possible.Meanwhile,why not visit your local zoo and decide foryourself?24.The passage is mainly about.A.how zoos have improvedB.whether a zoo should be closed downC.a new environmental organisationD.the difference between zoos and circuses25.From Paragraph 2,we can guess that the writer believes cir

24、cus animals_.精品资料A.had much shorter lives than those in the wildB.were not treated well by their trainersC.should have been placed in zoosD.were not as intelligent as those in zoos26.Which of the following roles are performed by BIAZA?A.Organising animal study projects and training zoo workers.B.Che

25、cking zooconditions and arranging animal exchanges.C.Designing zoos and approving zoooperations.D.Caring for ill animals and setting zoo standards.27.Which of the following statements about zoos would the writer agree with?A.Zoo animals should be freed into the wild.B.Zoos are more popular now than

26、inthe past.C.Zoo animals are more restricted than in the past.D.Zoos now provide caring living conditions for animals.CTaste is such a subjective matter that we dont usually conduct preference testsfor food.The most you can say about anyones preference is that its one personsopinion.But because the

27、two big colacompaniesCoca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively,weve wonderedhow big arole taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty.We set up a taste test thatchallenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola or Pepsi fans:Findyour brand in a blind tasting.We invited

28、 staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic orPepsi,Diet Coke,or Diet Pepsi.These were people who thought theyd have no troubletelling their brand from the other brand.We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers.Then wefed them with four uniden

29、tified samples of cola one at a time,regular colas as theone group,diet versions as the other.We asked them to tell us whether each samplewas Coke or Pepsi;then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the精品资料participants choices with what mere guesswork could have accomplished.Getting all f

30、our samples right was a tough test,but not too tough,we thought,forpeople who believed they could recognize their brand.In the end,only 7 out of 19regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials.The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 out of27 identified

31、all four samples correctly.Both groups did better than chance would predict,but nearly half the participantsin each group made the wrong choice two or more times.Two people got all four sampleswrong.Overall,half the participants did about as well on the last round of tastingas on the first,so tiredn

32、ess,or taste burnout,was not a factor.Our preferencetest results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really beable to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.28.According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to.A.show that a persons opinion about ta

33、ste is mere guessworkB.compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks C.find out therole taste preference plays in a persons drinking D.reveal which cola is more tothe liking of the drinkers29.The statistics recorded in the preference tests show that.A.there is not much difference

34、in taste between Coca-Cola and PepsiB.few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from PepsiC.peoples tastes differ from one anotherD.Coca-Cola and Pepsi are peoples two most favorite drinks30.It is implied in the first paragraph that.A.the competition between the two colas is very strongB.blind tastin

35、g is necessary for identifying fansC.the purpose of taste test is to promote the sale of colasD.the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies31.The authors purpose in writing this passage is to.A.emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other精品资料B.recomm

36、end that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colasC.show that taste preference is highly subjectiveD.argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategyDThe death of languages is not a new phenomenon.Languages usually have a relativelyshort life span as well as a very high

37、death rate.Only a few,including Egyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,have lasted more than 2,000 years.What is new,however,is the speed at which they are dying out.Europes colonialconquests caused a sharp decline in linguistic diversity,eliminating at least 15percent of all languages spoken at the time.Over

38、 the last 300 years,Europe has losta dozen,and Australia has only 20 left of the 250 spoken at the end of the 18th century.The rise of nation-states has also been decisive in selecting and consolidatingnational languages and sidelining others.By making great efforts to establish anofficial language

39、in education,the media and the civil service,national governmentshave deliberately tried to knock out minority languages.This process of linguistic standardization has been pushed by industrialization andscientific progress,which have imposed new methods of communication that are swift,straightforwa

40、rd and practical.Language diversity came to be seen as an obstacle totrade and the spread of knowledge.Monolingualism became an ideal.Morerecently,theinternationalizationofeconomicmarkets,thespreadofinformation by electronic media and other aspects of globalization have intensifiedthe threat to“smal

41、l”languages.A language not on the Internet is a language that“no longer exists”in the modern world.It is out of the game.The serious effects of the death of languages are evident.First of all,it is possiblethat if we all ended up speaking the same language,our brains would lose some oftheir natural

42、capacity for linguistic inventiveness.We would never be able to figureout the origins of human language or resolve the mystery of“the first language”.As each language dies,a chapter of human history closes.Multilingualism is the most accurate reflection of multiculturalism.The destructionof the form

43、er will unavoidably lead to the loss of the latter.Imposing a languagewithout any links to a peoples culture and way of life stifles the expression oftheir shared genius.A language is not only used for the main instrument of humancommunication.It also expresses the world vision of those who speak it

44、,their waysof using knowledge.To safeguard languages is an urgent matter.32.Which of the following does not contribute to the death of languages?A.Colonial conquests of EuropeB.The boom of human population精品资料C.Advances in science and industrializationD.The rise of nation-states33.The serious effect

45、s of the death of languages include all EXCEPT that_.A.People would fail to understand how languages originatedB.Language diversity would become an obstacle to globalizationC.Monolingualism would lead to the loss of multiculturalismD.Human brains would become less creative linguistically34.The under

46、lined word“stifles”in the last paragraph probably means“”.A.indicatesB.fuelsC.imposesD.kills35.What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?A.To explain the reasons why languages are dying out.B.To warn people of the negative aspects of globalization.C.To call peoples attention to the urgency

47、 of language preservation.D.To argue how important it is for people to speak more languages.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。By 2025,water shortage will be a big problem for about 1.8 billion people.In a worldwhere water resource is increasingly short,nations canno

48、t afford to waste it.36 After we use water in our homes and businesses,it is washed away,and takesmany valuable resources with it.Waste water is rich in carbon and nutrients.37 A number of nationsand major cities have already built waste water treatment plants.They can effectivelyrecover nutrients a

49、nd bioenergy,and produce“new water”that can be reused.Butmore than 80%of all waste water still currently flows into natural ecosystems,polluting the environment and taking valuable nutrients and other recoverablematerials with it.38 This is still better than the situation in smaller cities.In LatinA

50、merican countries,those living in small and medium sized cities at most treat itin the form of septic tanks(化粪池)that精品资料lack regular and proper maintenance.Imagine that outside one of these small cities lies a lovely piece of land on thesurface which is pleasingly built and provides habitats for loc