重庆市育才中学校2021-2022学年高二下学期学业质量调研抽测英语试卷.docx

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1、2021- 2022学年度（下期）高中学业质量调研抽测高二英语试卷（试卷共12页，考试时间为120分钟，满分为150分。） 注意事项：1 .作答前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2 .作答时，务必将答案涂/写在答题卡上。写在试卷及草稿纸上无效。3 .考试结束后，将答题卡、试卷、草稿纸一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案 转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题;每小题L5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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟

2、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 woman want to do tonight?A. Go to bed early.B. Prepare for a trip. C. Have dinner with the man.2. What will the weather probably be like next day?A. Fine.B. Windy.C. Rainy.3. Where are the speakers probably?A. In a cinema.B. In a library.C. In a hotel.4.

3、How much will the man pay?A. $5.B. $10,C. $20.5. Why did the woman come back late?A. She had a meeting. B. She went to see the dentist. C. She stopped to buy cookies. 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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍

4、。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Who is Lisa probably?A. A shop assistant.B. Dominics mother.C. The mans friend.7. What did the man buy for his nephew last year?A. A toy soldier. B. A computer game. C. A Mickey Mouse.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What has the man lost?A. A book.B. A watch.C. A paper.9. Where is the woman go

5、ing?A. To the cafeteria. B. To the library.C. To the art building.10. Whats the man going to confirm with the others?A. The participants of the history test.B. The time of science class.C. The place to meet.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。1. Where is the Royal Hotel?A. At the first traffic light. B. Near the first

6、 crossing.C. Opposite the post office.12. What does the man think of uphill walk?A. Its demanding.B. It*s interesting.C. Its boring.13. How will the woman probably go to the Royal Hotel?A. On foot.B. By taxi.C. By bus.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the man doing?A. Applying for a course. B. Having an

7、interview. C. Organizing a summer trip. 15. How long will the course run this year?A.6 weeks.B.7 weeks.C.8 weeks.16. What surprised the woman last year?A.The extremely hot weather.B. The inexperienced assistants.C. The number of children attending the course.17. What new activities will be added thi

8、s year?A. Adventure sports.B. Fun programs.C. Creative classes.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Which year of high school are the students in now?A. The first year. B. The second year.C.The third year.19. Why is joining some clubs important for college students?A. To learn new skills. B. To have great fun.C To

9、 make friends.20. What are the speakers tips mainly about?A. How to spend time in college.B. How to enjoy the college life.C. How to study in high schools.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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AOld and unrestored theatres are all around us and yet so unnoticed. R

10、ecently, a new photobook has unveiled their often overlooked beauty.Proctors Theatre, Troy, New YorkOriginally opened as Proctors Fourth Street Theatre in 1914, it hosted famous comedians such as Jack Benny and Bob Hope. From 1929, it was successively taken over, renamed as Proctors Troy Theatre and

11、 switched to screening films. In the 1960s, it began playing second-run films before closing in 1977. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places （NRHP） in 1979. In 2010, the theatre was repaired but is currently not being used today.Proctor*s Theatre, Newark, New JerseyAlthough availa

12、ble outdoors from street sellers. food was banned in theatres to display respectability. In the late 1920s, however, the operators in Proctors Theatre in Newark began to set up stands to improve the economic situation during the Great Depression. Popcorn and Coke would become a significant part of t

13、he theatre *s income.Metropolitan Opera House, PhiladelphiaThe theatre was originally opened as the Philadelphia Opera House in 1908. In the 1920s, it was renamed as the Metropolitan Opera House, showing silent films in addition to hosting various opera companies. In the 1940s, it became a sports ar

14、ena. In 1954, it was turned into a church. In the late 1990s, the building was purchased by Mark Hatcher. The church and the developer came to an agreement on a repair for a music venue that was completed and reopened in 2018.RKO Keiths Flushing Theatre, New YorkOriginally opened in 1928, RKO Keiths

15、 Flushing Theatre was designed by Thomas Lamb. In 1982, it was listed on the NRHP. In 1986, the theatre was bought and closed by its new owner who planned to build a shopping centre on the site, intentionally damaging the hall. In 2019, despite the preservation efforts, the hall was knocked down to

16、make way for a residential tower block.21. Which one is the oldest among the four theatres?A. Proctors Theatre, Troy, New YorkB. Proctors Theatre, Newark, New JerseyC. Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia D. RKO Keiths Flushing Theatre, New York 22. What do the four theatres have in common?A. All

17、of them are out of use now.B. All of them are admired in 21s century.C. All of them are ignored by most of people today.D. All of them havent been repaired since they were set up.23. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To rank the old and unrestored theatres.B. To encourage people to protect the

18、old theatres.C. To show the development of American theatres.D. To provide information on overlooked old theatres.BHANGZHOU Wearing a backpack and earphones, Peter Zhang set off from his office during rush hour, accompanied by his favourite podcast. Podcasts（播客）have become a life companion for the 2

19、7-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing. u When Im commuting（通勤）or waiting, the podcast fill the boring blanks. he said.According to a report by market research company eMarketer, there were 86 million podcast listeners in China last year, second only to the United States. In eastern Chinas Zhejia

20、ng province, Zhao Fanyu prepared dinner for herself while listening to a podcast. Listening to podcasts gives me some companionship when Im doing chores or cooking, she said. After getting her masters degree, Zhao found a job in Jiaxing as a grassroots civil servant. She listens to podcasts for more

21、 than an hour a day and usually listens to discussions about current events and hot topics. She says podcasts are becoming a spiritual home for young people living alone in big cities. Young urbanites.like Zhao living in Chinas first-and-second-tier cities are the main audience for podcasts. They ca

22、re about current affairs and personal feelings, and they listen to serious discussions as well as those about games and entertainment.Based on the statistics from podcast search engine Listen-Notes, there were more than 40,000 Chinese podcasts at the end of last year, up from more than 10,000 in Apr

23、il 2020. Dong Chenyu, a lecture at Renmin University of Chinas School of Journalism and Communication, said sound sometimes has advantages over video. He said the COVID-19 pandemic has made people spend more time at home, but prolonged screen time has affected their eyes, making podcasts a welcome r

24、elief.Podcasts are also gradually becoming more valuable commercially. Shu Yulong, CEO of podcast app Xiaoyuzhoufm, said podcasts are now gradually being taken seriously by players in the media market/In 2021, traditional paper media started to enter the podcast market, opening podcast accounts on X

25、iaoyuzhoufm, and recording audio content for podcast platform distribution/Shu said.Market researcher eMarketer predicts the number of podcast listeners in China will reach 102 million this year, and that more than 10 percent of the Chinese population will be podcast listeners by 2024.24. Why does t

26、he passage mention Peter Zhang and Zhao Fanyu?A. To introduce the topic of the passage.B. To show the popularity of podcasts.C. To emphasize the importance of podcasts.D. To support the authors opinion.25. Which kind of program are podcast listeners probably interested in?A. The World TodayB. Weathe

27、r ForecastC. The Traffic ReportD. Chinese Eight Cuisine26. Whats the social medias attitude to podcasts?A. Indifferent. B. Mixed. C. Negative.D. Positive.27. Where can you possibly read this passage?A. In a contract.B. In a journal. C. In a newspaper. D. In a brochure.CMoscow-based photographer Anas

28、tasiya Dobrovolskaya is not a typical “pet photographer Her trademark photos look like something out of a fairy tale, but everything is real-from beautiful and unique people to breathtaking landscapes, and various animals you wouldnt expect to pose alongside people. Tigers, owls, horses. anything yo

29、u can think of is featured in Dobrovolskayas incredible portfolio, including the most wanted bear model, Stepan, who was rescued as a cub and raised by loving humans.In July of 2018, Anastasiya started taking photos by accident. After three failed attempts at photography, giving up trying, and findi

30、ng her way to photography again, she received a message from a woman who wanted a photo shoot with a rooster. Although she had never photographed people with animals and didnt have much experience altogether, she took on a challenge and fell in love. In a week, she photographed an owl, then a horse,

31、 and it kicked off from there with some of her photos going viral online. It was enough to quit her job and pursue a career in commercial photography.The 30-year-old photographer takes dreamlike photos that capture the magical bond between animals and humans and show how beautifully diverse, yet sim

32、ilar they are/In my work, I want to show common features between people and animals so thait animals become more respected by people and people will do their best to minimize the harm they do to nature. She says.However, some people accuse her of using animals-animals suffer during photoshoots, and

33、so on. But they dont even know how far they are from the truth. In most cases, the animals were rescued from poor conditions, from fur factories, or were abandoned by the owners. Almost all large animals live in the countryside, in spacious areas, in specially equipped enclosures（场 所）with regular wa

34、lking. Each animal feeds on the basis of its species.u Only those animals with a certain character are selected for the photoshoots, and the process is almost always very comfortable. explained the photographer.The photographer now has an astonishing 179, 000 followers on Instagram an audience that

35、has become a source of endless support, energy, and inspiration.28 What is the meaning of the underlined word portfolio in Paragraph I?A. Exhibitions. B. Photography works. C. News reports. D. Self-introduction. 29 What does Anastasiya want to show in her photos?A. The life of animals.B. The love fo

36、r animals.C. The harm humans bring to animals.D. The similar characteristics between humans and animals.30 What would the photographer probably take a photo of?A. A tiger running after a deer.B. A stream winding through a valley.C. A boy playing with his kitten.D. A bird resting on a cows shoulder.3

37、1. What can we infer from the passage?A. The animals are badly treated.B. Few people appreciate the photos.C. The photographer has worked on photography.D. The photos may arouse peoples awareness of nature protection.DHarbour seals may sound different than expected from their body size. Is this abil

38、ity related to their vocal（声音的）talents or is it the result of an anatomica（ 身体结构上的）adaptation? An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholingustics Nijmegen investigated the vocal tracts of harbour seals, which matched their body size. This means

39、that harbour seals are capable of learning new sounds thanks to their brains rather than their anatomy.Most animals produce calls that reflect their body size. A larger animal will sound lower-pitched because its vocal tract, the air-filled tube that produces and filters sounds, is longer.But harbou

40、r seals do not always sound like they look. They may sound larger-perhaps to impress a rival（对手）-or smaller-perhaps to get attention from their mothers. Are these animals very good at learning sounds （vocal learners）, or have their vocal tracts adapted to allow this vocal flexibility?To answer this

41、question, PhD student Koen De Reus and senior investigator Andrea Ravignani from the MPI worked together with researchers from Sealcentre Pieterburen. The team measured young harbour seals vocal tracts and body size. The measurements were taken from 68 young seals （up to twelve months old） who had d

42、ied. The team also re-analysed previously gathered harbour seal vocalisations to confirm their impressive vocal flexibility.De Reus and Ravignani found that the length of harbour seals vocal tracts matched their body size. There were no anatomical explanations for their vocal skills. Rather; the res

43、earchers argue that only vocal learning can explain why harbour seals do not always sound like they look. u Vocal learners will sound different from their body size, but the size of their vocal tracts will match their body size. The combined findings from acoutic（听觉的）and anatomical data may help us

44、to identify more vocal learners, says de Reus. u Studying dfferent vocal learners may help us to find the biological bases of vocal learning and shed light on the evolution of complex communication systems, such as speech. The more we look, ths more we see that seals have something to say about huma

45、n speech capacities.” adds Ravignani.32. What can we learn from the passage?A. Harbour seals voice matches their body size.B. If harbour seals were in danger, they would sound larger.C. The young harbour seals produce higher-pitched sound than the old.D. Harbour seals have their vocal tracts adapted

46、 to allow their vocal flexibility.33. Why did De Reus and Ravignani conduct their research?A. To explain why harbour seals voice is flexible.B. To confirm the flexibility of harbour seals voice.C. To find out the relation between harbour seals vocal tracts and their body size.D. To prove harbour sea

47、ls are capable of learning new sound because of their anatomy.34. Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?A. Seals have something to do with humans.B.Studying seals contributes to improving humans speech capacities.C. The more we know about seals vocal learning, the better

48、 our speech will be.D. The deeper insight into seals vocal learning contributes to human speech capacities.35. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?A. Harbour Seals VoiceB. Harbour Seals Vocal SkillsC. Harbour Seals Vocal Learning D. Harbour Seals Vocal Adaptation 第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多 余选项）。Three Things to Know When Choosing ElectivesMost graduate programs at U.S. universities require students to select a few elective courses from any department that relates to their