2020—2021学年上期期中高二英语试卷.pdf

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1、河南省实验中学20212021学年上期期中试卷高 二 英 语 时间：120分钟，总分值：150分第一局部：听 力（共两节，总分值3 0分）第一节：（共 5 小题；每 题 1.5分，总分值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 三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1 .What prevented the man from accepting the job offer?A.The low pay.B.The working hours.C.The location

2、of the company.2.What will the woman do this Sunday?A.Go to the beach.B.Help a friend move.C.Visit her grandmother.3.When will the meeting be held?A.This morning.B.Tomorrow morning.C.Tomorrow afternoon.4.What was the weather like this afternoon?A.Rainy.B.Fine.C.Cloudy.5.What will the speakers eat fo

3、r lunch?A.Noodles.B.Sandwiches.C.Pizza.第 二 节（共 15小题；每题1.5分，总分值225分）请听下面5 短对话或独白，选出最正确选项。听第6 段材料，答复第6 至 7 题。6.How many people visited the Pyramids with the man?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.7.What did the man think of entering the Great Pyramid?A.Difficult.B.Funny.C.Scary.请听第7 段材料r 答复第8 至 9 题。8.Which section o

4、f the newspaper does the man find interesting?A.News.B.Sports.C.World events.9.What kind of newspaper does the woman usually buy?A.A local one.B.A national one.C.An international one.请听第8 段材料，答复第10至 12题。10.What is the woman?A.A reporter.B.A singer.C.A tour guide.11.Where does the woman live now?A.In

5、 Los Angeles.B.In Istanbul.C.In Edinburgh.12.What is the womans plan for later this year?A.To start her tour.B.To make another CD.C.To meet more people.听第9 段材料，答复第13至 16题。13.When did the man buy the coat?A.One day ago.B.Two days ago.14.What does the man say about the coat?A.Its out of fashion.B.Its

6、too expensive.15.What color coat doesnt the man like?A.Black.B.Brown.16.How much is the brown coat?A.$128,B.$158.听 第 10段材料，答复第17至 20题。17.With whom did the speaker visit the temple?A.His friends.B.His parents.C.His classmates.18.When did the speaker visit the temple?A.In May.B.In June.19.When was the

7、 temple first constructed?A.Under the Yongle Emperor.B.Under the Jiajing Emperor.C.Under the Qianlong Emperor.20.How long is the temple open in February?A.Seven hours.C.Four days ago.C.Ifs a bit small.C.Grey.C.$188.C.In July.B.Eight hours.C.Nine hours.第二局部：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

8、短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最正确选项。The Summer VolunTeen ProgramThis program at Brevard Zoo is a 10-week seasonal position that runs from May 31 throughearly August.Once selected into the program,VblunTeens receive 2 days of training on the firstweekend of May,2021.Upon the completion of training,VblunTeen

9、s will be given theirofficial assignment(10 days minimum,either 2 weeks of full-day camp or a single day fromMonday to Friday each week,Saturday/Sunday available upon request).Schedules vary,butmost assignments run from 9:00 am to 3:00pm.VblunTeens may sign up for additional days asthey choose.Impor

10、tant requirementsThe program is for teens between the ages of 13 to 17 who are interested in working withthe public.Applicants must be 13 years old by April 1,2021.And they are supposed to knowwell about various animals and their living habits.Once accepted,VblunTeens must paymembership fee of$25.00

11、.This covers the costs of a teen manual(手册)，a T-shirt and varioussupplies.VblunTeens are also required to participate in a conservation event.VblunTeen positions are temporary;however,interested teens are encouraged to apply forthe full Zoo Teen Program in the fall.VolunTeen participants are allowed

12、 to miss two of theirassigned volunteer days on account of summer vacations.On the third miss,VblunTeens maybe dismissed from the program.Besides,the program does not provide make-up days and itdoes not allow switching volunteer days with another VolunTeen.BenefitsMany students are able to use their

13、 volunteer experience to meet the community servicerequirement for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.Depending on their school,students may receive credits for their volunteer hours.Volunteers also have the opportunity towork with Education Department staff members and the public,gainin

14、g valuable skills for avariety of careers.Making new friends,earning potential employment references,gaining lotsof experience and a sense of accomplishment are just a few more reasons to apply!21.On which of the following days will Vol unTeens be trained?A.May 1&2.B.May 15&16.C.August 7&8.D.August

15、14&15.22.What is required of applicants for the program?A.They need to pay an annual membership fee of$25.00.B.They have to work at the zoo for at least ten weeks.C.They should have a good knowledge of animals.D.They must reach the age of 13 by May31,2021.23.What is the purpose of the last paragraph

16、?A.To encourage teenagers to be a volunteer.B.To explain how to apply for a scholarship.C.To stress the benefits of visiting a local zoo.D.To offer some useful advice to communities.BIn the 1880s,long before she became her eras greatest female explorer,eight-year-old HarrietChalmers traveled through

17、 the Sierra Nevada on horseback with her father.When she was 24,Chalmers married Franklin Pierce Adams,and they set off for Latin America,where theycovered 40,000 miles on a horse,by boat and on foot.When they returned nearly three yearslater,she gave a lecture at National Geographic and started a 3

18、0-year career as a contributor.Adams made it her mission to visit every country that was or had been a Spanish colony,and revisited the places where Christopher Columbus had stayed from Europe to theAmericans.She traveled around Asia and attendedHaile SelassiesCon?/山cm（力H冕礼）as theemperor of Ethiopia

19、.During World War I,she was the first female journalist allowed tophotograph the French trenches（战壕）,where she stayed for months.She wrote 21 articles detailing her experiences for National Geographic,more than anyother woman published in the magazines first half century.In those pieces,she criticiz

20、ed theinjustices that she had observed,Where were the blessings the Europeans claimed theybrought to millions of Latin Americans?I could hardly find them,“she wrote after a visit toPeru.44What have they not suffered under the control of the Europeans?Adams had no professional training as a geographe

21、r and had never been to college,but hercolor photo slides and adventurous travel style won her invitations to speak around the world,often from the organizations that had never invited a woman in before.She was the thirdAmerican woman asked to join the Royal GeographicalSociety in England.However,th

22、e NewYork-based Explorers Club gave her and other outstanding female adventurers the coldshoulder.“Men have always been so afraid that some mere woman might get into their discussionthat they dont even permit women in their clubhouses,“Adams once said,“let alone allowthem to attend any meetings for

23、discussions that might be significantly helpful.”Several female explorers decided to form their own club.In 1925,the Society of WomanGeographers started with Adams as president,she served until moving to France in 1933,where she died four years later at 61.24.What did Adams do during the first three

24、 years of her marriage?A.She traveled through the Sieira Nevada.B.She explored Latin America with her husband.C.She contributed regularly to National Geographic.D.She learned horse riding under her husbands guidance.25.What was Adams involved in during world war I?A.Taking photographs on the front l

25、ine.B.Traveling around European countries.C.Fighting together with French soldiers.D.Doing research on Christopher Columbus.26.What was expressed in Adams words in Para3?A.Relief.B.Curiosity.C.Tolerance.D.Disapproval.27.How did Explorers Club treat Adams?A.It paid no attention to her.B.It rejected h

26、er help coldly.C.It invited her to join intheir discussion.D.It asked her to join the Royal Geographical Society.CBack in Brisbane,Australia,for the Christmas break,I found myself in a public transport deadzone.Bikeless,7 kilometers from where I was meeting friends and unwilling to get a taxi,Idecid

27、ed to borrow an electric scooter.The trip took far longer than it would have by bike,mainly because of a major spill halfway there.A rock,hit at speed,is a terrible thing:weekslater,I still had the red knees of a primary schooler.E-scooters have appeared in Brisbane like a rash.In the UK,they are le

28、gal only on privateland,but the Department for Transport is discussing how to regulate them on public roads andpathways,with the potential fbrlegalisation later this year.Other cities that have e-scooter rental programs have had teething problems.In Paris,mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation l

29、ast year as messy.She has announced that the cityis reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws banning them frompavements（人行道）.France has put into force laws limiting e-scooter speeds to 25 kilometresper hour.Similar to dockless（无桩的）hirebicycles,e-scooters are parked on pav

30、ements and peopleleave them up trees or throw them into rivers.Rough handling shortens their lifetime,which isbad for both profitability and the environment.Analysis suggests that the average e-scooter9slifetime is just three months.I think e-scooters are an essential part of the effort to make city

31、 transport greener.They areseen as a solution to the“last mile problem-a potential way to reduce transport jam byrapidly getting someone to their final destination.Cars can take up 28 times the space of aperson riding a bicycle.As far as the environmental effect goes,recent research suggests that e-

32、scooters are not asgreen as walking or cycling,but they are still better than cars.And despite numerous reports ofserious accidents,scooting is about as safe as cycling.Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free“micromobility streets,where cyclists,pedestrians（行人）a

33、nd e-scooters could share theroad.He thinks this will reduce accident risks and invite more vulnerable（易受伤害的）trafficparticipants,such as children,to become active transport users.If more e-scooters mean fewer cars on roads,an improvement in local air quality is also alikely outcome.When 20 kilometer

34、s of roads in central London closed fbr World Car-Free Daylast September,a temporary air quality monitor in RegentStreet reportedly registered a 60%drop in nitrogen dioxide.28.What does the underlined part“a major spill in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.A serious fall.B.A sudden illness.C.A legaldefens

35、e.D.A terrible breakdown.29.What do we know about e-scooters in Paris?A.They are illegal on pavements.B.They are already out of fashion.C.They are facing more restrictions.D.They are more common on private land.30.What is the authors opinion of e-scooters?A.They are not as safe as cycling.B.They sta

36、nd up to rough handling.C.They are as green as cycling or walking.D.They play a big role in the“last mile problem.31.What is Stephen Gosslings suggestion?A.To set up more care-free days.B.To invite more cyclists to use e-scooters.C.To get vulnerable pedestrians off the road.D.To separate cars from e

37、-scooters on the road.DAs educators across the globe look to improve students outcomes,a new trend isbeginning to take root.Equipped with the knowledge that indoor plants improve general healthand well-being,living green walls,like those created by GSkyPlant Systems,Inc.,are bringinglife to educatio

38、nal spaces.This fall,to help enrich student learning,GSky completed the installation（安装）of aVersaWall for the new Biomedical Sciences andEngineering（BSE）facility at Universities atShady Grove in Rockville,Maryland.The living wall is meant to almost appear as anextension of the east courtyardexterior

39、（外面的）environment flowing into the building,“saidChristopher Case,Project Engineer for GilbaneBuilding Company.As the educational model continues its shift toward a science,technology,engineering,artandmath（STEAM）curriculum,Educators are looking for more hands-on learningopportunities.Green walls pro

40、vide teachers with a new way to putSTEAM principles into thecurriculum.Known as project-based learning,this method allows instructors to develop educationalopportunities fbr students to interact with a green wall.Michael McCullough,Michael Martinand MollikaSajady,in their article,“Implementing（实施）Gr

41、een Walls in school,explain thebenefits of project-based learning：”The project-based learning allows students to constructmeaning and knowledge based on direct experience,interacting with their environment.Inturn,students are encouraged to use critical thinking to develop waysto maintain a green wal

42、l,once again,bring them back to the natural world,in spite of being indoors.The benefits of green walls dont end at better test scores and increased learningopportunities.Because stress levels often run high in schools,green walls naturally help reducethat stress and anxiety.Plus,the addition of gre

43、enery in schools decreasescarbon dioxide in theatmosphere,leading to a reduction in headaches,dizziness,and tiredness,all of whichcontribute to students9 ability to focus.To increase productivity while beautifying a space,Georgetown University also chose aGSky Versa Wall for a student center in one

44、of their residence halls,New South.The 828-square-foot vertical garden is filled with 5000 plants,allowing students to breathe easy.So,no matter the location or learning style,GSkys green walls are proving to be a criticalelement in creating a positive educational experience for students,big and sma

45、ll.32.What did Christopher say about the living wall?A.It extends as far as the east countryyard.B.It appears as if its constantly moving.C.It beautifies the country yard exterior environment.D.It brings the outdoor environment into the building.33.What does Implementing Green Walls in School show a

46、bout green walls?A.They are beneficial to the students5 studies.B.They still need further improving.C.They might replace some STEAM courses.D.They work well in improving general health.34.Why is Georgetown University mentioned in Paragraph 6?A.To complain about the wrong location of GSky*s green wal

47、ls.B.To display possible learning opportunities at universities.C.To show GSkys green walls functions.D.To explain a new trend among universities.35.What is the test mainly about?A.New environmentally friendly measures.B.The unexpected fast development of GSky.C.Living green walls in educational ins

48、titutions.D.The connection between knowledge and plants.第二节：(共 5 小题，每题2 分，总分值10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。Remote computer-aided design(CAD)working involves designers usingcloud-basedCAD software to perform the same work they would do at your company*s office.36.Andthere are plenty o

49、f benefits to this approach.Greater productivityMultiple studies have shown that remote workers are in fact more productive than officestaff.There are fewer distractions（分心）at home,no aimless gossip,lengthy meetings orannoying background noise.37.Sense of responsibilityOne 2021 study found that an i

50、ncredible 97%of employees would like a flexible job.38.No one likes commuting（往返上班）,and remote work allows people to improve their work-lifebalance.lt lets them spend time with family,perhaps fit in a visit to the gym when its less busyduring the day,and it gives them a greater sense of responsibili