安徽省安庆市示范高中2021_2022学年高二英语上学期8月测试试题含答案.doc

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1、安徽省安庆市示范高中2021-2022学年高二英语上学期8月测试试题一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AFour Great Destination Cities to Visit on a Vacation to Australia Adelaide Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is known for its beauty and outdoor natural areas, many of which are protected and preserved for the use of the people t

2、hat live there and those that visit there too. Adelaide has a number of popular attractions including attractive swimming beaches, an exciting nightlife, interesting shopping opportunities, great restaurants, and much more. Canberra The city of Canberra dates back to 1913 when it was purposefully bu

3、ilt to be the capital of the nation of Australia. It has grown over time to not only be the location of the government of the nation, but also a city in its own right with a particular culture and atmosphere of its own. Canberra offers the chance to see the more official side of Australia and learn

4、a little bit about how the country was founded, formed, and how it developed Darwin Unlike other major cities in Australia, Darwin is of the rather small size. Darwin sits in the north-central region of Australia, right on the Timor Sea. The lifestyle in Darwin has been described as laid back by man

5、y who have visited there before. A visit to Darwin is a visit to one of Australias truly unforgettable cities. Sydney The most famous, most traveled to, and most popular city in all of Australia is the city of Sydney. Sydney sits on the shores of Sydney Harbour and is an exciting city that offers an

6、 unbelievable experience to those travelers. Sydney has been the main point of tourism in Australia for decades and it will continue to be that so long as it keeps offering the amazing experiences that it does right now. Travel to Australia with Travelocity, get discounts on www. .1. What can visito

7、rs learn about in Canberra？ _ A. The development of Australia.B. The outdoor natural areas.C. An exciting art show.D. The attractive swimming beaches.2. What is Darwin special for compared with the other three places？ _ A. Its position.B. Its history.C. Its size.D. Its attractions.3. Which city attr

8、acts the most tourists？ _ A. Adelaide.B. Canberra.C. Darwin.D. Sydney.BOne day, Lisa Holman told her family she would be out that night visiting her friend, only about half an hour drive from her house. So it was not alarming as the night grew on and she did not arrive home. As 11 pm passed, her fam

9、ily began to worry. They called her but did not get any answer. They then reached out to Lisas friend, who said Lisa had left to drive home at 9 that night. The family thought about calling the police that evening but the police typically dont define a person missing unless there is no contact for 2

10、4 hours. The next morning there was still no sign of Lisa. All the family could do was sit home and wait. Lisas son decided to drive along Lisas route and carefully look for her. He found Lisas car had crashed into a tree. Whats worse, there was no sign of Lisa at all. The family called the police.

11、The police began their search. But due to the heavy rain the search team was called back. The family was very disappointed but still hopeful and continued the search. 700 feet from Lisas car, they finally found Lisa under a rock. After a few days in hospital, Lisa recovered. She explained that she p

12、assed out after her car slid off the road in the rain. After she came to herself, Lisa managed to climb out of the car. While walking to find help, Lisa was exhausted and unable to figure out the direction. So she couldnt walk on and climbed under a rock as it started raining again. Scared as she wa

13、s, she turned to her faith in hopes of living to see her son again.4. When should Lisa arrive home after visiting her friend？ _ A. About 9 pm.B. The next morning.C. About 11 pm.D. About 9：30 pm.5. Why did the family give up calling the police that night？ _ A. The police usually refused to come at ni

14、ght.B. They had been out of touch with Lisa for less than a day.C. They thought Lisa would come back herself.D. The heavy rain had blocked all the roads up.6. Who found Lisa under the rock？ _ A. The friend she had visitedB. A hiking team passing by.C. The police search team.D. Lisas family.7. Why wa

15、s Lisa unable to go home by herself？ _ A. She was lost.B. Her legs were badly injured.C. She was locked in her car.D. She was caught by heavy rain.CA new app uses Artificial Intelligence（AI）to tell you what your pet is thinking. Its called Happy Pets and it analyses an animals facial features, tells

16、 you what breed（血统）it is and indicates which of the five most common animal emotions happy, angry, neutral, sad and scared. The Happy Pets app uses AI， or machine learning. Its a technology thats used for vision in robotics and self-driving cars and it works by taking in images and assigning importa

17、nce to them. One common use for Al is in facial recognition technology. Many of us can unlock our mobile phones with an image of our face and its an important part of security processes in, for instance, airports. But this is the first time this kind of technology has been used for animals. It then

18、had to learn to recognise facial features. This is sophisticated because photos can be taken in so many different ways： from the side, above, below, in bright light. And different animals can have such different facial features. Think about how different the noses of a border collie（边境牧羊犬）and a bull

19、dog are, for instance. Once the AI behind Happy Pets had learned all this, it then had to be able to detect emotions based on specific facial features that are associated with each emotion, which it has learnt from thousands of examples. For instance,if a dog tightens its eyes and mouth while changi

20、ng the position of its ears in a particular way,its a sign of being scared. In an online article for Melbourne Universitys Pursuit, the researchers write theyre happy with how the app performs. The researchers would love feedback about how they could develop the app further.8. Which of the following

21、 may go beyond Happy Pets function？ _ A. Learning the kinds of pets.B. Teaching pets facial recognition.C. Showing pets main feelings.D. Analyzing the pets facial features.9. What is the facial recognition technology commonly used as now？ _ A. The robots eyes.B. The vision of self driving.C. A secur

22、ity system.D. A machine learning system.10. What does the underlined word sophisticated in paragraph 3 mean？ _ A. Typical.B. Complex.C. Scientific.D. Traditional.11. Why does Happy Pets have to learn to recognize faces？ _ A. Because faces can show animals feelings.B. Because it wants to have emotion

23、s of humans.C. Because it is learning to use facial expressions.D. Because the types of animals are based on the looks.DThe word orange describes both a color and a fruit. Which one came first might be surprising. Orange when used as the name of the fruit came before orange as a word to describe col

24、or. While the shade itself existed before the fruit, there was not a name in the English language for the color. Before the introduction of the fruit to English-speaking countries, the color was usually described as a shade of red or yellow. In the early 16th century, Portuguese traders brought oran

25、ges from India to Europe. The Europeans had not seen the bright colored fruit before and didnt have a name for it. The fruits were named narancia by Italians and narange by the French and were sometimes referred to as golden apples by English speakers. Orange was first used in a phrase to describe s

26、hades of colors, including in a third-century Greek text translated into English, in 1576. It describes Alexander the Greats servants as dressed in orange colour velvet（天鹅绒） . In 1578， a Latin-American dictionary defined melites as a precious stone of orange color. While orange represents the color

27、of the objects, it needed the word color to follow it in order for the meaning to be clear. In the mid-1590s. Shakespeare described a beard as orange tawny， one of the first instances of orange without the word color as part of the expression. Tawny is a brown color often used on its own. Orange was

28、 not yet a color, just a shade of brown. In 1616，in an account describing varieties of tulips（郁金香）that can be grown,orange was used as a stand-alone color. When Isaac Newton performed his experiments on the color spectrum（色谱）， he listed it as one of the seven basic colors. After almost half a centur

29、y, orange was recognized as a color on its own.12. Which is the right time order of the appearance of orange？ _ A. As a fruit-as a color-the shade itself.B. The shade itself-as a color-as a fruit.C. As a color-the shade itself-as a fruit.D. The shade itself -as a fruit -as a color.13. What were oran

30、ges called by the British in the early 1500s？ _ A. Melites.B. Narange.C. Golden apples.D. Narancia.14. Which of the following would be the right usage of orange in the 16th century？ _ A. My ball is a melite.B. The ball is orange colour.C. The orange ball is beautiful.D. I have an orange ball.15. Wha

31、t is the best title for the text？ _ A. How to plant orangesB. The spread of orangesC. Orange used as a colorD. Shakespeare and oranges二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）How to Stay Focused While Working from Home Right now, many people have been forced into the work-at-home life suddenly. （1） _ However, you can

32、 learn to boom at home as productive as in a traditional office. Here are some tips for focusing while working from home. （ 2） _ When you work from home, chances are that youre going to have more control over your day than when youre office-based. So, get organized and structure your day accordingly

33、. Know when youre at your peak, and actively schedule the tasks that require more creativity and brain input for that time. Take breaks. So many people seem to be copying their office life but at their kitchen table-tied to their laptop all day without having a rest. The good news is that most of us

34、 are much more productive at home.（3） _ Its not avoiding your responsibilities its really important, as research shows that if we dont rest for certain time, we become touchy and less productive. Dont get distracted. Youve swapped the interruptions of coworkers for many other things： pets, the fridg

35、e, the laundry, movies. Set your work hours, and focus on the work that matters in that time. You can grab a snack, pet the dog or put the washing machine on when you take a break. （4） _ Stay focused. Move around your house or apartment. When Im working with teams in workplaces, I always advocate wa

36、lking around the office building or campus to stay energized, and not staying at a desk all day long. The same goes for working from home. （5） _ A. Think like a designer. B. Prepare for the unexpected. C. But you must pause from time to time. D. Their working circumstances are under less than ideal.

37、 F. Set rules about when youll check social media, or use an app. F. Even walking a short distance inside your home can re-energize you. G. Also check in with others and ask how they are and how you can help.16. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G17. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G18. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. F

38、G. G19. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G20. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）Lucky, a black and white Boston Bull Terrier, had been owned by a man. Fred, who had a mental disorder that required him to take medicine. This（1） _ made him sleep quite deeply, so Fred only took it at bedtime

39、. Lucky（2） _ by his side. One night, Fred（3） _ his medicine, went to bed and fell asleep. The house wiring shorted and caught the house on（4） _ . Being under the medicines power. Fred just（5） _ to sleep. Lucky barked and barked, but Fred didnt（6） _ him. Lucky wasnt a trained aid dog but just a speci

40、al animal that（7） _ what to do. When Lucky realized Fred wasnt（8） _ up, he jumped into the middle of his chest and started licking his face. Fred finally woke up and（9） _ the house was on fire. He crawled out of the bedroom window. Once outside. Fred realized he had（10） _ his dog. He reached through

41、 the（11） _ and grabbed Lucky, pulling him to safety. After the fire. Fred had to move into an apartment where he couldnt have（12） _ . So he placed Lucky with a friend of his with the intention that a good home should be（13） _ for him. My son and I saw an ad in the paper for a good home offering Luck

42、y for（14） _ and called. We brought him home. Weve（15） _ him for two years now, and he is four years old. Lucky inhaled（吸入）so much smoke the night of the fire that his（16） _ will never be normal again. He sounds terrible, but he has the spirit of a lion. Lucky sleeps with me now. If the least little

43、thing happens that is not（17） _ . Lucky jumps on me to make sure I wake up to（18） _ it out. I admire Lucky. Im（19） _ to have him around,and looking forward to being many more years with this brave and worthy（20） _ .21. A. illnessB. requestC. conditionD. medicine22. A. passedB. sleptC. workedD. shout

44、ed23. A. tookB. lostC. testedD. ignored24. A. timeB. saleC. fireD. show25. A. continuedB. stoppedC. beganD. refused26. A. feedB. likeC. hearD. bear27. A. admittedB. knewC. askedD. taught28. A. givingB. wakingC. lookingD. opening29. A. realizedB. believedC. provedD. informed30. A. aimed atB. thought

45、ofC. left behindD. brought up31. A. wallB. doorC. sheetD. window32. A. kidsB. noisesC. friendsD. pets33. A. keptB. foundC. decoratedD. built34. A. adoptionB. protectionC. permissionD. cure35. A. appreciatedB. missedC. trainedD. raised36. A. dietB. figureC. barkD. thinking37. A. bigB. normalC. quietD

46、. funny38. A. helpB. pointC. checkD. put39. A. proudB. sorryC. likelyD. determined40. A. spiritB. personC. promiseD. companion四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41. The effects of coffee consumption on health have long been a subject of conflict and uncertainty. Since the 1980s,some（1） _ （speak）out against coffe

47、e as it is harmful to health,（2） _ others have thought coffee is beneficial to health. According to a scientific report,mild coffee consumption,three to five cups per day,can（3） _ （take）as a healthy dietary pattern, （4） _ helps reduce the risk of heart disease and protects against Parkinsons disease. However, Some studies say that（5） _ （drink）two or more cups of coffee daily can（6） _ （actual）increase the risk of heart disease in these people with a certain