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1、单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 高台县第一中学 2021-2021 学年高二英语上学期期末模拟考试试题 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 考试时间是是：90 分钟 试卷满分是：120 分 第一局部 阅读理解一共两节，满分是 40 分 第一节 一共 15 小题；每一小题 2 分，满分是 30 分 阅读以下短文，从每一小题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项里面，选出最正确选项。A The annual World Ec

2、onomic Forum 经济论坛 took place in Davos,Switzerland,in Jan.23-26,2021.What did Chinese entrepreneurs 企业家 speak in the forum?Are there some quotable quotes for you?Jack Ma,founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group“I think globalization cannot be stopped no one can stop globalization,no one can st

3、op trade.If trade stops,the world stops.Trade is the way to dissolve 溶解，完毕 the war not cause the war,said Ma in Davos,“Google,Facebook,Amazon and Alibaba we are the luckiest companies of this century.But we have the responsibility to have a good heart,and do something good.Richard Liu,founder and ch

4、ief executive officer of JD“Business is not only a way to make money but also a way to contribute yourself,to help people,Liu said in a speech in Davos.“How can we face the fractured 分化的world?Thats the topics of the Davos this year.I think a very important 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位

5、：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 thing in business is cooperation.If we can unite,work together,if we work very closely,I think we can bring more hope to the people and we can build more trust between the people,countries and companies and partners,he said.Jane Sun,CEO of Ctrip“Tourism is a su

6、nrise industry.Since I entered Ctrip,every year there are new comers,which,first of all,shows that tourism is booming.Sun told S in Davos.“We invested heavily in ABC.A refers to AI,B is big data,and C is cloud computing.As we continue to expand overseas,these three will be very good weapons for us.S

7、o we think those mean opportunity,she said.Hu Xiaoming,president of Aliyun“In 2021,people will see the development in various countries more closely connected with cloud computing.More manufacturing enterprises and financial institutions will start to use cloud,and cloud computing will increase the

8、efficiency of technology and finance,Hu told Xinhua in Davos.1.What do Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Richard Liu focus more on?A.More huge jumps in profits.B.The joined efforts of mankind.C.Reducing production costs.D.The role of science in business.2.What is the main business of Ctrip?A.To

9、urism.B.The creation of AI.C.Computer.D.Financial service online.3.What does Hu think will promote global economic development?A.Economy recovery.B.The World Economic Forum.单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 C.Cloud computing.D.Financial efficiency.B Ov

10、er the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British.However,theyve always felt superior in the kitchen.France has for centuries had a reputation for cooking excellence,and Britain for some of the worst cooking in the world.But according to a recent survey,that reputatio

11、n may no longer reflect reality.In the survey,71%of the Britons said they cook at home every day,while only 59%of the French said they cook daily.British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks.The reaction in London was predic

12、tably enthusiastic.British food has greatly improved since the 1990s.Once upon a time,the menu for many family meals would have been roast beef,potatoes and over-cooked vegetables,but not now.Home cooks are experimenting with the huge range of ingredients now available in British supermarkets and ar

13、e preparing all kinds of new dishes,using the cookbooks that sell millions of copies every year.As a result,theres much more diversity in British food now,compared to French food,which tends to be very traditional.Some French people say that the survey did not show the whole picture.They agree that

14、during the week French women dont cook as much as they used to because most of them work and dont have much time.They tend to buy ready-made or frozen dishes,but many of them make up for it on the weekend.Theres also a difference between Paris and the countryside.Its true that people in Paris dont c

15、ook much,but 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 elsewhere,cooking is still at the heart of daily life.For many French people,opinions about British food have not changed.When Bernard Blier,the food editor at a magazine,was asked about British food,he re

16、plied:“I dont go out of my way to try it.It is not very refined.You can say that Im not a fan at all.4.According to the passage,nowadays British people _.A.cook less at home than the French every day.B.no longer eat roast beef and over-cooked vegetables.C.are more willing to try cooking all kinds of

17、 new foods.D.buy more cookbooks than French people do.5.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A.French women cook less often now.B.The French prefer ready-made dishes.C.French women seldom cook on the weekend.D.Cooking is at the heart of peoples life in Paris.6.What is Bernards attitude toward

18、s British food?A.He would love to try it.B.He shows no interest in it.C.He considers it worse than before.D.He considers it better than before.7.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The history of British food.B.The history of French food.C.The change in British food.D.The change in French food

19、.C 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 How Much Can We Afford to Forget?In 2021,Science magazine asked some young scientists what schools should teach students.Most said students should spend less time memorizing facts and have more space for creative ac

20、tivities.As the Internet grows more powerful,students can access获得knowledge easily.Why should they be required to carry so much of it around in their heads?Civilizations文明develop through forgetting life skills that were once necessary.In the Agricultural农业的Age,a farmer could afford to forget hunting

21、 skills.When societies industrialized,the knowledge of farming could be safe to forget.Nowadays,smart machines give us access to most human knowledge.It seems that we no longer need to remember most things.Does it matter?Researchers have recognized several problems that may happen.For one,human bein

22、gs have biases 偏见,and smart machines are likely to increase our biases.Many people believe smart machines are necessarily correct and objective,but machines are trained through a repeated testing and scoring process.In the process,human beings still decide on the correct answers.Another problem rela

23、tes to the case of accessing information.When there were no computers,efforts were required to get knowledge from other people,or go to the library.We know what knowledge lies in other brains or books,and what lies in our heads.But today,the Internet gives us the information we need quickly.This can

24、 lead to the mistaken belief the knowledge we found was part of what we knew all along.单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 In a new civilization rich in machine intelligence,we have easy access to smart memory networks where information is stored.But dep

25、endency on a network suggests possibilities of being harmed easily.The collapse of any of the networks of relations our well-being安康depends upon,such as food and energy,would produce terrible results.Without food we get hungry;without energy we feel cold.And it is through widespread loss of memory t

26、hat civilizations are at risk of falling into a dark age.We forget old ways to free up time and space for new skills.As long as the older forms of knowledge are stored somewhere in our networks,and can be found when we need them,perhaps theyre not really forgotten.Still,as time goes on,we gradually

27、but unquestionably become strangers to future people.8.Why are smart machines likely to increase our biases?A.Because they go off course in testing and scoring.B.Because we control the training process on them.C.Because we offer them too much information.D.Because they overuse the provided answers.9

28、.The case of accessing information from the Internet .A.frees us from making efforts to learn new skills B.prevents civilizations from being lost at a high speed C.misleads us into thinking we already knew the knowledge D.separates the facts we have from those in the smart machines 10.The word“colla

29、psein Paragraph 5 probably means“.单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 A.a sudden failure B.the basic rule C.a disappointing start D.the gradual development 11.What is the writers main purpose in writing this passage?A.To question about the standards of i

30、nformation storage.B.To discuss our problems of communication with machines.C.To stress the importance of improving our memorizing ability.D.To remind us of the risk of depending on machines to remember.D Do you have imagination?Do you like to solve problems?If so,you could be the next great invento

31、r(创造家).“But Im just a kid,you might say!Dont worry about a little thing like age.For example,one famous inventor Benjamin Franklin got his start when he was only 12.At that young age,he created paddles for his hands to help him swim faster.Eventually,his creation led to what we now call flippers!So

32、you dont have to be an adult to be an inventor.One thing you do need,though,is something that kids have plenty of.curiosity and imagination.Kids are known for looking at things in new and unique ways.Jeanie Low invented the Kiddie Stool when she was just 11.Its a folding stool that fits under the ki

33、tchen sink.Kids can unfold it and use it to reach the sink all by themselves.At the age of 15,Louis Braille invented the system named after him that allows the blind to read.单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 Chelsea Lannon received a patent(专利)when she

34、 was just 8 for the“pocket diaper,a new type of diaper that includes a pocket for holding baby wipes and powder.12.By saying“But Im just a kid,you probably mean you_.A.are too young to achieve anything.B.can do anything though you are young.C.are old enough to become an inventor.D.have to learn know

35、ledge from other people.13.Kids are most likely to be inventors probably because they_.A.would like to make friends with others.B.think about things in quite different ways.C.like playing all kinds of toys at home.D.usually work hard at their lessons at school.14.Who invented something that helps th

36、e blind to read?A.Jeanie Low B.Benjamin Franklin C.Chelsea Lannon D.Louis Braille 15.Which of the following can be the main idea for this passage?A.Kids have curiosity and imagination.B.There are some world famous inventors.C.It is possible for kids to be inventors.D.Kids are exactly like adults in

37、a way.第二节 一共 5 小题；每一小题 2 分，满分是 10 分 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项里面选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项里面有两项为多余选项。Time is something that we all are taking for granted these days.We spend hours watching TV or playing mobile games,thinking that this is j

38、ust normal.I find this a waste of time.16.Every second is valuable and we should rethink of ways of spending our time.Firstly,spend time in doing things that really matter.Spend time with your family and friends.Enjoy a nice hot meal and eat it slowly.Give yourself time to play and spend enough time

39、 in sleeping.17.But the truth is the little things matter most in life.Secondly,you have to know what is done cannot be undone.Do not allow your mind to stay in the past.Every day is a new adventure.18.It may not be an opportunity like an immediate get-rich chance,but it may be an opportunity for ne

40、w experiences.19.If you have only one chance to do something for someone,why not do it to the best of your ability?It should not matter whether you are being rewarded or not.You will take pride in your work because youve done your best.Trust me,quality efforts will be rewarded in time.Lastly,every m

41、oment you spend in doing things is the time taken from your life.Dont waste your time away working day and night just for money.20.The value of your time is measured by how you spend it and whom you choose to spend it with.A.You will get whatever you want from working.B.Spend more time on the import

42、ant tasks instead of time-wasters.单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 C.Do your best in every task as if the world will end tomorrow D.That is not your lifes worth.E.It is hours of our lives that we can never get back.F.Little things like this may seem m

43、eaningless.G.You have to keep your eyes and ears open to the new opportunity.第二局部 语言知识运用一共两节，满分是 45 分 第一节 完形填空一共 20 小题；每一小题分，满分是 30 分 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项里面，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。On September 11,2021,I was in my fifth grade at Hutchinson Elementary School in New York.During the day,I 21 that so

44、mething had happened at the Twin Towers.But nobody seemed to really 22 what was going on.It wasnt until school let out that I realized something might be 23 .My dad usually 24 me up,but he wasnt there.My dad was a firefighter.His 25 was less than a mile from the Twin Towers.When I got home,my mom to

45、ld me that the Twin Towers had been attacked,and my dad had gone there to 26 .Most of the rest of that day is unclear.I 27 only bits and pieces,like my mom calling hospitals all over New York City,28 to find my dad.Two days later,she told me that he was probably 29 .We didnt learn exactly what had h

46、appened to my father until much later.We 30 that he had sent a radio message at 9:56 am,when he and hundreds of other 31 firefighters were in the burning South Tower,trying to 32 as many people as 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 possible.Just three m

47、inutes later,the tower 33 .The other tower came crashing down about a half hour later.17 years later,I still 34 my dad every day.He instilled(灌输)in me a 35 for my community,and his 36 encouraged me to volunteer with the 9/11 Legacy Advocates,a group made up of people who 37 family members on 9/11 li

48、ke me.When I look back.I dont think only of the sad 38 .I also remember the great acts of so many people,39 my dad.Im really 40 to call him my hero.21.A.saw B.heard C.reported D.imagined 22.A.wonder B.care C.know D.doubt 23.A.wrong B.true C.different D.strange 24.A.took B.picked C.got D.put 25.A.hos

49、pital B.home C.school D.station 26.A.help B.talk C.stay D.beat 27.A.want B.give C.get D.remember 28.A.hoping B.promising C.requiring D.refusing 29.A.tired B.gone C.chosen D.mistaken 30.A.made sense B.made sure C.picked out D.found out 31.A.serious B.courageous C.excited D.surprised 32.A.save B.contr

50、ol C.meet D.tell 33.A.showed up B.shut up C.fell down D.broke down 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 单位：乙州丁厂七市润芝学校 时间：2022 年 4 月 12 日 创编者：阳芡明 34.A.read B.miss C.worry D.learn 35.A.pity B.fear C.love D.need 36.A.carefulness B.patience C.wisdom D.bravery 37.A.discovered B.forgot C.lost D.left 3