2020-2021学年高二英语上学期中试题

重庆市第七中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

满分150分，考试时间120分钟

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5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,

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhosecardoesJennyhavenow?

A.HermotherJscar.B.Herfather'scar.C.Herowncar.

2.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodonext?

A.Pickuphisdrycleaning.B.Dohissciencehomework.C.Makedinner.

3.Whenwillthemangotoseethedoctor?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnWednesday.

4.Howwillthemanpay?

A.Incash.B.WithanATMcard.C.Withacreditcard.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewantstogoboating.

B.lieshouldworkharderatmath.

C.Healsofailedthemathexam.

第一下

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题

5秒钟；听后，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.Whattimeofdaywillthespeakersmeet?

A.Intheevening.B.Inthemorning.C.Aroundmidday.

7.Wherearethespeakersgoingtoeat?

A.On14thStreet.B.OnMapleAvenue.C.OnMainStreet.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatwasthewomandoing?

A.Drivingtowork.B.Havinghercarrepaired.C.Pickinguphercar.

9.Whichcaristheoldest?

A.Theman'soldtruck.B.Thewomanstruck.C.Theman'snewcar.

10.Whydidthemangethiscurrentcar?

A.Ituseslessgas.B.It'sprettier.C.It'sfaster.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whomightthewomanbe?

A.Theman'swife.B.Theman,sco-worker.C.Theman,ssister.

12.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodonext?

A.Findataxi.B.Makeaphonecall.C.Pickuphispackage.

13.WherewillthemanmeetElaine?

A.Ontheboat.B.Inthetheater.C.Athome.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whydidthemanpickupabook?

A.Heneededagift.B.Hefounditforwork.C.Hewantedtokilltime.

15.Whattimeisitnow?

A.9:00a.m.B.9:30a.m.C.10:00a.m.

16.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.Waitforherhusband.

B.Callthephonecompany.

C.Helpthemanfixthelights.

17.Wheredidtheman,sbrothergetthecat?

A.Online.B.Fromapetstore.C.Outsideahouse.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdidthelittleoldmandoafterhegotbackwiththefood?

A.liecutthehamburgerinhalves.

B.Hewaitedforhiswife.

C.liebegantohavesomethingtodrink.

19.Whydidtheyoungmancomeovertothecouple?

A.Tobuythemsomefood.

B.Togivethemsomemoney.

C.Toaskthewomanaquestion.

20.Whatdidthewomanmeanattheend?

A.Thefoodwasnotdelicious.

B.Shelikedtowatchherhusbandeat.

C.Thecouplesharedtheirfalseteeth.

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A、B、C和1）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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OxfordVaccine（疫苗）Group

TheOxfordVaccineGroupisanindependentmedicalexperimentgroup.OVGworkstowards

thegoalofdevelopingnewandimprovedvaccinesforthepreventionofinfectioninadults

andchildren.Togetmoreinformation,pleaseseetheOVGwebsite.

OxfordExperimentallabfortheSocialSciences

TheOxfordInternetInstitute,togetherwiththeBusinessSchool,isneedingsomepeople

toparticipateincomputer-basedexperimentsinvolvingonlinesurfingbehavioraswellas

somethingabouteconomyandpolitics.Weplayoursubjectswell,therearenospecialskills

requiredandyoudon，thavetocometothelabinperson.Contactusatsocialscience,

study@ox.ac,nkformoreinformation.

21.Whocangetinvolvedinthesleeplessnessresearch?

A.Poorsleepers.B.Participantsincomputer-basedexperiments.

C.Volunteerswithahistoryoflazyeye.

D.Grow-upsbelow65withsleeptrouble.

22.TheOVGismeantto.

A.carryoutmedicalexperiment.B.studythecausesofdiseases.

C.learnmoreaboutinfection.D.producebettervaccines.

23.YoucanfinishtheexperimentonyourhomePCifyoujoin_______.

A.OxfordVaccineGroup.B.Sleeplessnessresearchgroup.

C.OxfordExperimentallab.D.BrainScanningstudygroup.

B

Tofindanentrancetothedesertedplantwithoutbeingnoticed,GeorgeWilsonsneaked

aroundthefence,abagonhisbackandhishandsinhispockets.

However,Georgethoughttwicewhenaguarddogappeared.'Tmnotafraidofthe

gatekeeper—atleastIcantrytopersuadehim.Butadog?Forgetit.〃Whileplanninghis

specialvisittotheplant,the25-year-oldmandidsomeresearch,butstillfailedtolocate

theentrance.

Georgeisamongthethousandswhoarecrazyabout“takingadventures”,whichthey

callurbanexploration,or“urbex”.Theaimistoexplorestructures-usuallyabandoned

ruinsor“hiddenpartsoftheman-madeenvironments”.

Oneofthemostcommonexamplesofurbanexplorationisventuring（冒险）intoabandoned

structures,whichusuallyincludeamusementparks,factories,powerplants,missilesilos,

falloutshelters,hospitals,asylums,schoolsandhouses.

Urbanexplorersareinterestedinvisitingsuchsites,astheycandiscover“other

partsofacity“andgettounderstanditshistoryfromadifferentangle.

George,whoworkedforaGermancompanyinNewYorkforsixmonths,saidheenjoyed

thecontrastbetweenthecity'stwosides一modernandcrowded,comparedwithold-fashioned

andsilent—andwantedtolearnmoreaboutthecityduringhisshortstay.

Georgesaidthathewasabletofinallysneakinthroughanotherentrance,yethewas

stillaskedtoleavebyagatekeepershortlyafter.Buthethenmanagedtogetintoa

newly-builtblock,climbedtothetopandtookapictureofthefactoryruinsatsunset.

“Iwillcomebackanotherday,“hesaid.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimplyinthesecondparagraph?

A.Georgewantedtolearnmoreaboutthecity.

B.ThegatekeeperpreventedGeorgefromtheentrance.

C.Georgewouldfindanotherwaytotheentrancetothedesertedplant.

D.Georgewasfrightenedenoughbythedogtoabandonvisitingthedesertedplant.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutGeorgeWilsoninthepassage?

A.Hetakesaninterestinancientbuildings.

B.Helovesexploringnaturalenvironments.

C.Hegetstounderstanditshistoryfromasingleangle.

D.Hemanagedtoenterthedesertedplantfromanotherentrance.

26.What'sthewriter'attitudetowardtheurbanexplorers?

A.Critical.B.Indifferent.C.Doubtful.D.Supportive

27.What*sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Awaytoexploreanabandonedplant.

B.Akindofadventurers-urbanexplorers.

C.GeorgeJsloveforabandonedstructures.

D.Adesirertoexplorecity'sstructures.

C

WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdating

backtograndma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,

andthedresscodewillbeSundaybest.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-si1verelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware

andstainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhosts

andguests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.Formakersoffinechinain

Britain,itcauseseconomichardtimes.

LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatit

isreducing1,000jobs----one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000

thenumberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepotteryregion.Wedgwoodandotherpottery

factoriesmadecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffs

inStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDouIton

admittedthatthecompany“hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend“toward

casualdining.Familieseattogetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,

eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision.

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongwork

hoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'sbettertoshare

atakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentor

a“real"dinnerparty.Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patterned

tablecloth?Forgetit.Polishthesilver?Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(礼节)that

childrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparents

andgrandparents("Chewwithyourmouthclosed.”“Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.")

mustbepickedupelsewhere.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswho

maybeableprofessionallybutinexperiencedsocially.

28.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?

A.Peopleprefertoliveacomfortablelife.

B.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

C.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

D.Youngpeoplewon,tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.

29.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatRoyalDouItonis.

A.asellerofstainlesssteeltableware.B.adealerinstoneware.

C.apotterychainstore.D.aproduceroffinechina.

30.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.

A.theincreasedvalueofpound.

B.theworseningeconomyinAsia.

C.thechangeinpeople,swayoflife.

D.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad.

31.Formaltablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentsociallife,

A.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlater.

B.arestillamustoncertainoccasions.

C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome.

D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationship.

D

Recently,researchersattheUniversityofTorontofiguredoutawaywithaquickvideo

selfietoaccuratelymeasurebloodpressurewithyoursmartphoneyscamerabydeveloping

atechnologyknownasIransdennaloptical（光学）imaging（TOI）.

Camerasonsmartphonescancatchredlightreflectedfromhemoglobin（血红素）under

ourskin,whichpermitsTOItovisualizeandmeasurebloodflowchanges.Researchers

measuredthebloodpressureof1,328CanadianandChineseadultsbygettingtwo-minute

videosoftheirfacesonaniPhone."Fromthevideogotbythetechnology,youcansee

howthebloodflowsindifferentpartsofthefaceandthroughthisflow,youcangeta

lotofinformation,“saidKangLee,leadauthorofthestudy.

LeealsohelpedcreateanappcalledAnura,whichallowspeopletotryouttheTOI

softwareforthemselves,givingthemtheabilitytorecorda30-secondvideooftheirface

andreceivemeasurementsforstresslevelsandrestingheartrate.Leesaidmoreresearch

wasneededtomakesurethatthemeasurementswereasaccurateaspossible,explainingthat

thestudydidn,ttestpeoplewithverydarkorveryfairskin.

“Inordertoimproveourapptomakeitusable,particularlyforpeoplewith

hypertension（高血压），weneedtocollectalotofdatafromthem,whichisveryhardbecause

alotofthemarealreadytakingmedicine,“Leeexplained."Wecannottellthemnotto

takemedicine,butfromtimetotime,wegetparticipantswhodon'ttakemedicinesowe

cangethypertensivepeoplethisway.”

Thescientistssaidthereweremanypotentialapplicationsofthetechnology,including

providinghealthservicesforthosewholivedinremoteareas.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plausible“inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.fromhemoglobin.B.fromstresslevels.

C.throughtheskin.D.withaquickvideoselfie.

33.Whatmightpeoplebenefitfromthenewtechnologymentionedabove?

A.Livingalifefreefromstress.

B.Improvingtheheartfunctiongradually.

C.Accessinghealthservicesforfree.

D.Knowingabnormalbloodpressureearlier.

34.Howdoesthispassagedevelop?

A.Byprovidingexamples.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.

D.Byfollowingtheorderofideaandpractice.

35.Whydoestheauthorwritethistext?

A.TointroduceTOIandanapprelated.

B.TopredictfutureapplicationsofTOI.

C.Todescribefunctionsofcamerasonphones.

D.ToevaluatethequalityofanappcalledAnura.

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。

Evenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimes,lovingyourparents

isanormalandfulfillingpartoflife.Youlovethemforthefactthattheycreated

you,raisedyou,andareinpartasourceofwhoyouare.Herearesomewaystolove

yourparents.

____36_Agentle“goodmorning"and“Iloveyou“willwarmacoldestheart.

Rememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworld.Withoutyourparents,youmightstill

wanderatanunknowncornerinanunknownworld.

Respectthemmoreandcherishthesemoments.Youcanusethesemomentstolearn

fromthemwhenyou'reoffonyourown.It'sOKtogetangrybutangryactionsdon't

helpyouoryourparents.Actcalmly,cooloff,writeaboutyourfeelings,ortalkto

afriend.___37

Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourattitudebetterandearnyoumorerespect

fromthem.Itmayseemlikeyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon,tgetwhatyou

wantoryouhavetoclean.However,youhadbetterremembertheykeeparoofoveryour

headwhenit'scold,rainy,snowy,ortoohot.Understandthatparentsarehumanbeings

andmakemistakes.____38___.Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriends,whynotforgiveyour

parents?

Keepcompanywiththem.DothingswithyourparentslikewatchingTVorgosomewhere

withthem._39_Listentotheiroldstoriesandlearnfromthem.Youwillfindthey

areyourteachersinthiswayoranother.

Somepeoplesimplymaynotbeabletolovetheirparents._40___Seekhelpifyouare

beingabusedinanyway.Parentsdonothavearighttoharmyou.

A.Forgivenessisthekey

B.Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.

C.Parentswi11inturnexpresstheirlovetoyou

D.Anyway,spendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.

E.Afterthis,shareyourfeelingswithyourparents.

F.Pleaserememberparentsareasimportantasfriends.

G.Therecanberealisticreasonsforthis,familyviolenceforexample.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream,whichmeantajob,amortgage（按揭），credit

cards,success.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelse,allofus41

chasingthesamething.

Oneyear,throughaseriesofunhappyevents,ital1___42___downIfoundmyself

homelessandalone.Ionlyownedmytruckand$56.I43thecountrysideforsome

placeIcouldrentforthe44possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmiles

upawindingmountainroad45thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas46,

fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheowner,rentedit,and47acorner

tocampin.

Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme,48slowly,theystartedteachingmethe49

ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets,candles,andtools,andbegan50to

chat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina51AmericanDream-nottheoneof

individualachievementbutof52.

WhatIhadbelievedin,allthosethingsIthoughtwere53foracivilizedlife,

werenonexistentinthisplace.54onthemountain,mymostvaluablepossessions

weremy55withmyneighbors.

Fouryearslater,Imovedbackinto56,Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareally

hardtime,57theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto58

ahandfulofpeople.Therearefourofusnowinthehouse,butovertimeI'vehad

ninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We'dallbein59ifwehadn't

bandedtogether.

TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisa60one.It'snotsomuchaboutwhat

Icangetformyself;it'saboutwhatwecanallgetbytogether.

41.A.violentlyB.equallyC.separatelyD.naturally

42.A.brokeB.goC.failD.cut

43.A.crossedB.leftC.touredD.searched

44.A.fullestB.cheapestC.fairestD.largest

45.A.alongB.throughC.overD.round

46.A.occupiedB.robbedC.emptiedD.abandoned

47.A.turnedB.clearedC.approachedD.took

48.A.butB.althoughC.otherwiseD.for

49.A.benefitB.lessonC.natureD.art

50.A.pausingB.workingC.learningD.moving

51.A.differentB.realCwild.D.remote

52.A.friendlinessB.happinessC.neighborlinessD.kindness

53.A.uniqueB.expensiveC.rareD.necessary

54.A.UpB.DownC.DeepD.Along

55.A.cooperationB.relationshipsC.satisfactionD.appointments

56.A.realityB.societyC.townD.life

57.A.creatingB.losingC.quittingD.offering

58.A.putinB.turninC.takeinD.getin

59.A.yardsB.sheltersC.campsD.cottages

60.A.individualB.successfulC.unhappyD.shared

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

DealmaysolveTikTok'strouble

TikTokonSaturdayvoicedtohopethat61___usefulagreement,whichthebytes

Chineseparentcompany,ByteDance,withOracle(甲骨文)andWalmartreached,will

solvevarioussafety62_(consider)oftheUSgovernmentandsettlequestionsaround

TikTok'sfutureintheUS.

Thecompanybased___63_theLosAngelesannouncedastatementonSaturday

afternoon,hoursafterUSPresidentDonaldTrumpsaidhe_64__(accept)adealbetween

thethreeparties.

TikTokgaveawaysomedetailsaboutthethree-partyagreement___65____(hand)over

tothegovernmentonMondayandbalancedbytheWhiteHousesofar,___66_(say)Oracle

willbecome67—(it)believabletechnologyprovider,andWalmartwillplayarole

inbusinesspartnership.

ItisalsosaidbothAmericancompanieswilltakepartinTikTok,s_68(globe)

pre-IPOmoney-raisingcampaign_69theycantakeuptoa20percentshareinthe

company.

AbusinessmanwhowasfamiliarwiththedealsaidTikTok_70—(actual)intended

tofinishtheIPOontheUsmarketinoneyearifpossible.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：单词填空(共10小题，每小题1分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或词首字母，写出空格处单词的正确形式。

71.Surprisingly,beganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrowninto

asocialmovement.

72.Tothisday,thereissomedoubtheshothimselforwasmurdered.

73.Itwasnotimmediatelyobviousthatwaterwastobeftothedevelopment

oflife.

74.However,accordingtoawidelyaccepted,theuniversebeganwitha”Big

Bang”thatthrewmatterinalldirections.

75.Itishisaagainstsettingupanewschoolthatisbasedonthetruefact

inthevillage.

76.Latelastyearalargenumberofdoctors,nursesandsfromanyotherpart

ofChinarushedtoWuhantofightagainstCOVID-19.

77.（后悔）thepastorwo