辽宁省铁岭市六校2020-2021学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题

20202021学年度铁岭市六校高二期末联考英语试卷本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟第I卷听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AThe“happiestplaceonearth”isatopdestinationonmanyfamilies'bucketlists(人生目标清单).ButtakingavacationtoDisneyWorldcanbedifficulttodoonabudget.TherearesomeconsiderationsthatyoucanmaketoreducethecostofyourDisneyWorldvacation.1ePreparedPlanaheadsothatyoudon'thavetopurchaseanecessityatDisneylandthatyoucouldhavebroughtfromhome.Forexample,checktheweathersothatyoudon'tneedtobuyaraincoatoranumbrella.2.BuySouvenirsinAdvanceDisneyhasinfluencedpracticallyeveryindustry,whichmakesiteasytofindDisneyitemsanywhere,fromWalmart,Target,andyourlocalgrocerystorestodepartmentstoresandAmazon.YoucansavealotofmoneybypurchasingitemsbeforeyourtripattheselessexpensiveplacesthanatDisneyland.3.MakeanAutographBookAnautographbookisseenasamusthavebymanyDisneylandenthusiastsandisamemoryyoucantakehomewithyou.Thesebookscancostanywherefrom$7.95to$19.95attheDisneyStoreandupto$30forthelatestandgreatestautographbookatDisneyland,suchasthepark's60thanniversaryedition.Otherchoicescangetthejobdoneforunder$5.Forexample,youcanbuyasmallphotoalbum,cutepadsornotebooks.4.TakeAdvantageofDiscountsOfferedtoSpecialGroupsDisneyoffersawidevarietyofdiscounts,includingformilitaryservicemembers,collegestudents,teachers,andyouthgroups.Ifyouthinkyoumightqualifyforaspecialdiscountorgrouprate,calltheDisneylandResorttobooktickets.21.Wherecanittakeyoumoremoneytobuysouvenirs?

A.AtAmazon. B.AtDisneyland.

C.AtWalmart. D.Atdepartmentstores.22.Howmuchdoyoupayforthepark's60thanniversaryautographbook?

A.$30. B.$19.95. C.$7.95. D.$5.23.Whocanenjoythelowpricedtickets?

A.Alltheyoungpeople. B.Allthedoctors.

C.Allthestudents. D.Alltheteachers.BYuChenrui,29,isamakerofautomata(机关人偶)inChengdu,Sichuanprovince.Automataarebuilttolooklikehumansoranimalsandgivetheillusion(错觉)ofbeingabletomoveontheirown,"Theartformamazesme,becauseitbinesvariousskills,fromstorytellingtomechanics,andthepiecesarebuiltwithasenseofhumor,”

Yusays.Hiscreationshavecaughttheattentionofwellknownartistsandhisfancypiecesofarthaveattractedcollectorsworldwide.Interestedinhandcraftsasaboy,YufirstencounteredautomatadesignedbyJapaneseartistKazuakiatanexhibitionin2015whenhestudiedatthemunicationUniversityofChinainBeijing."Itwaslikemeetingalikemindedfriend,Yusays,recallingthemoment.Asanartanddesignmajor,hebegantolearnthecraftbyhimselfand,withthesupportofhistutor,hekeptstudyingandexaminingautomatainschool.Whenhegraduatedin2016,YulandedajobatanadvertisingagencyinBeijing.Hestayedonatthepanyforthreeyearsbecause,atthattime,hewasnotsurethathecouldmakealivingoutofhishobby.WhileworkingasadesignerYukeptexploringandadvancinghisskillsinwoodcarvingandmechanics.Eventually,despitethejob'sgoodsalary,itwasnotenoughtomakeupfornotfollowinghistruepassion.Finally,in2018,YuquithisjobandreturnedtoChengdutoopenhisautomataworkshop.Tokeephimselfoccupiedwhilerunninghisworkshop,heplantedblueberries,raspberriesandcherries.Hewatered,weededandaddedfertilizer(肥料)everyday.Dailyroutineshelpedmecalmdownandinspiremycreativity,whichresultedinanautomatoncalledToObservetheAutumn,”Yusays.Overtime,Yu'sreputationgrewandhisbusinessflourished(兴旺).ManyofYu'screationsarebuiltwithadashofwisdom,asprinkleofhumorandareinspiredbyobservationsofreallife.Yuknowsthattherearemanymorecreativeideaswaitingtobeexpressed."ItfeelsquitegoodtobefullydevotedtoautomatacreationandIamstillsearchingformyself.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Yuisequippedwithvariousskills.B.Yuisapersonfullofsenseofhumor.

C.Yuisnowgainingrecognitionworldwide.D.Yuisfollowingthelatesttrendinhandcraft.25.WhydidYuquithisjobinBeijing?

A.Hecouldn'tmakealivingoutofit.

B.Hewantedtopursuehisowndream.

C.HemissedhisfamilyinChengdu.

D.Hethoughthehadalotexperience.26.AccordingtoYu,whatcontributestohiscreativityasanautomataartist?

A.Thefruitshegrows. B.Successofhisbusiness.

C.Hisdevotiontothejob. D.Observationfromdailylife.27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeYu'sstory?

A.Thereisnoendtolearning.

B.Greathopesmakegreatman.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D.Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.C14days.That’sthetimeChinesescientiststooktoidentifythefullgeneticsequenceofthenovelcoronavirus(新冠病毒)sinceitsoutbreak.ItwassharedwiththeWHOimmediately,andhasnowbeeanimportantfoundationforglobalresearchersinthefightagainsttheCOVID19.Butfirst,letusturntheclockback17years,whenittookmonthstoidentifytheSARSvirus.Frommonthsto14days,whatchanged?ItturnsoutAIplayedanimportantpart.Thescientistsfirstobtainedbronchoalveolarlavage(BAL)fluid(支气管扩张灌洗液)samplesfrompatients,isolated(分离)theDNAandRNA,thensequencedthegeneticmaterialbyparingthem.AI’sadvantageisitsabilitytorecognizepatternsamongafloodofdata.Letmeputitinasimpleway.Sequencingthecoronavirusgenome(基因组)issimilartolookingforaneedleinahaystack(干草堆)lookingforgenotypes(基因型)withspecificcharacteristicsfromahugegenepool.That’swheresearchalgorithm(算法),abranchofmodernAI,esin.Thinkofitasanefficientsearchengine,whichcanfindtheneedleinthehaystack.Thissearchalgorithmcanshortenmonthslonggeneticsequencingtoweeksorevenjustafewdays.binedwithmacrogenomicsequencingandaviruslibrary,thisAItechnologycanalsobeusedintrackingvirusmutation(突变).AIdoesn’tjustsupportscientists.Itcanalsohelppatientsbyimprovingtheefficiencyofdiagnosis(诊断).ChinalaunchedaGenomicsService,whichcanrunmultiplevirusgeneparisonsandproduceadetailedreportwithin60seconds.ThisalgorithmhasbeenputintouseinChinaandsharedtotheworldforfree.28.AI’sadvantageisthatitcan________.

A.slowdownthespreadofcoronavirus

B.separateDNAfromRNA

C.identifyspecificgenotypesrapidly

D.obtainsamplesfrompatientsquickly29.Thesearchalgorithmhelpsshortenthetimeofgeneticsequencingby__________.

A.findinganeedleinahaystack

B.servingasasearchengine

Cbiningwithaviruslibrary

D.tracingvirusmutation30.WhatdoweknowabouttheGenomicsServiceinthelastparagraph?

A.Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheworld.

B.Itismainlybasedonbloodtest.

C.ItisusedforfastdiagnosisofCOVID19.

D.ItisusedtotrackCOVID19patients.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.14DaysChinaMadeit! B.AIAssistsinCOVID19Fight

C.SearchAlgorithm,BestChoice D.China’sGenomicsServiceDThehistoryoftheflyingcarisalmostasoldasthatofpoweredflightitself.ItstartedwiththeCurtissAutoplaneof1917,anawkwardlookingmachinewithremovablewings.Itneverlefttheground.Latermachinesmadeitintotheskiesbutfailedtotakeoffmercially.Moneyisnowpouringintoflyingtaxis.OnMarch30thLilium,aGermanpanythatdevelopsthem,announcedamergerwithSPAC,anacquisitionpanythatvaluesitat$3.3bnasignthatinvestorsthinkthebusinesswillfly.

Thankstobetterbatteriesandlightweightmaterials,someofthemarereadytocarrypassengers.Upto300firmsareworkingonshortrangebatterypoweredcraftthattakeoffandlandvertically.Carmakers,techpaniesandothersareinvestingmoneyintothefield.Thegovernmentisofferingaglidepathtocertification.America'sFederalAviationAdministrationisengagedintheprocesswitharound30firms,saysNatashaSanthaofLEK,aconsultingpany.

Midwaybetweenacabandahelicopter,flyingtaxishavedistinctadvantagesoverboth.Quietelectricmotorsallowthemtooperatefrequentservices.Theyrequireonlyapatchofconcretetoland,unlikenoisyhelicopters,whichfacesevereoperatingrestrictionsinmostcities.Theycanflyfourorfivetimesfasterthanacabcandriveanddonotgetstuckintraffic.Pricescanbekeptlowbyridesharing.Joby,basedinCalifornia,saysitsfiveseatermachinewillentermercialservicein2024.Thefirmcalculatestheinitialcostofaround$4perpersonpermilemaysoonfallby25%.AtripfromManhattantoJFKairportwouldthencost$3040perpassenger.

Therealrevolutionwillewhenfullautonomytakesoutthecostofapilot.Archerhopestorunsuchaircraftby2028.Theyfacefewerobstaclesintheairthanearthboundcarsdoontheroad；airlinersmostlyflyonautopilotasitis.Still,asoneindustryinsiderputsit,itisprobablybesttoaccustompassengersandregulatorstoairbornetaxisbeforegettingridofthedriver.32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.Theflyingcarcandatebacktothe1920：B.InvestorsseethepotentialofthebusinessoftheflyingcarC.TheflyingcarneverleftthegroundsuccessfullyinhistoryD.AGermanpanyhaslaunchedanewflyingcarintothemarket33.Whatdoes"offeringaglidepath"inParagraph2probablyreferto？A.Givingthegreenlight B.ProvidingtimelyassistanceC.Presentinglegalguidance D.Conductingstrictmanagement34.Whichofthefollowingisthestrengthofflyingtaxis?A.Costingaslittleascabs B.SavingpassengersfromthetrafficjamC.Reducingairpollution D.Havingnooperatingrestrictions35.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheflyingtaxisfromthelastparagraph？A.TheywilldevelopfasterthancarsB.PassengerswillquicklygetusedtotakingthemC.TheregulatorswilltakemeasurestopromotethemD.Autopilotflyingtaxiswillprobablyreplacethosewithpilots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。Think“art”.Whatestoyourmind?IsitsculpturesintheLouvre,orChinesepaintinginthePalaceTheartworksbyAmericanartistJanetEchelmanlooklikecolorfulfloatingcloudswhenlitupatnight.Visitorscannotonlyenjoylookingatthem,theycanalsointeractwiththemliterally.

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Exhibitssuchasthesearecertainlynewandexciting,butaretheyreallyart?Whateveryouropinion,peoplehavebeenexpressingtheirthoughtsthroughartwithvarioustoolsandtechnologiesforthousandsofyears.YetMichelangeloandothershavebeenlabelledas“artists”ratherthan“technicians”.

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Today,however,technologicaladvanceshaveledtoabinationofartandtechnology.Asaresult,theartworldischanginggreatly.

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TakeforexampleoneofChina’smostfamouspaintings,AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Asthisartworkisrarelyondisplay,peoplehavesometimesqueuedalongtimeforachancetoseeit.Thankstotechnologyhowever,millionsmorepeoplehavebeenabletoexperienceadigitalversionofitwith3Danimation.

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Notonlycanweinteractwithart,butalsotakepartinitscreation.Withnewtechnologicaltoolsatourfingertips,moreandmorepeoplehavecreatedexcitingnewartforms,suchasdigitalpaintingsandvideos.However,suchdevelopmentsaremakingthelinebetweenartandtechnologylessdistinct.Istheartistthecreatoroftheartitself,orthemakerofthetechnologybehindit?​

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Butonethingisforsurewithsomanyartistsexploringnewpossibilities,wecandefinitelyexpecttheunexpected.A.Nowartismoreaccessibletousthaneverbefore.B.Wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyone’sguess.C.It’snotimportantwhethertheyareartistsortechnicians.D.Theydothisbyusingtheirphonestochangetheircolorsandpatterns.E.Theywatchasthedifferentsceneschangefromdaylightintonighttime.F.Thearttechbinationisalsochangingourconceptsof“art”andthe“artist”.G.Thismeansthatartandtechnologyhavealwaysbeenseenastwoveryseparatethings.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Everyyear,manydolphinsworldwidearecaptured(捕获)andkeptinsmallpools,performingforpeople,especiallychildren.Thesedolphinsarefedfishinsteadofhavingto

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them.Asaresult,theystartspendingmostoftheirtimenearthepoolratherthanunderwater.Theygetoutofshapeandcannolonger

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longdistances.Itaffectstheir

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greatly,andhasprovedtohave

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consequences(后果).Thusesthequestion,"Shouldcaptive(被俘的)dolphinsbe

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?"JeffFoster,a55yearoldexpert,decidedtohelptwocaptivedolphins,TomandMisha,toreachtheirtopphysical

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.Everyday,heusedtotrainthetwodolphinstogetusedtotheirwildhomesagain.Twentymonthslater,TomandMishabegantoactlike

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dolphinsandtheyweresetfreebackintothesea.

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TomandMishalivedincaptivityfor4to5years,theywereabletoadapttothewild.Itwas

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whatFosterhadhopedfor.Hisdreamsforthedolphinshadfinallyetrueandheknewthatthedolphinswould

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inthewild.Thisprogramwasabigsuccess,buttherehavebeenothersthatfailed.Forexample,anotherdolphin,Keiko,returnedintotheoceanin2002,but

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ayearlaterbecauseofallthemisery(不幸)he

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.Thesuddenenvironmentchangedidnot

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himwell.Ifpeoplewanttoavoidtheseaccidents,wemustgotogreatlengthsandputinthe

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toensureitdoesn'thappeneveragain.Infact,withvirtualrealitytechnologypickingup,therecanstillbegreatwaysto

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kidswithseaanimalswithouthavingtocapturedolphins.41.A.pickup

B.huntfor

C.lookafter

D.throwaway

42.A.see

B.dive

C.jump

D.hear

43.A.appetite

B.shelter

C.lifestyle

D.popularity

44.A.terrible

B.potential

C.unexpected

D.indirect

45.A.disturbed

B.released

C.protected

D.prohibited

46.A.exercise

B.pain

C.appearance

D.condition

47.A.wild

B.clever

C.helpless

D.harmless

48.A.If

B.Unless

C.Although

D.Because

49.A.hardly

B.exactly

C.possibly

D.awfully

50.A.train

B.search

C.survive

D.produce

51.A.died

B.escaped

C.returned

D.recovered

52.A.ledto

B.broughtup

C.gotover

D.wentthrough

53.A.suit

B.serve

C.defend

D.prepare

54.A.tank

B.time

C.water

D.effort

5第II卷（满分55分）英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料,在题后空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Whatisthemostpopularmunicationtooltoday?

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youranswerisQQorMSN,Imustsayyouareabitoldfashioned.Today,anewformofmunication“WeChat”,which

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(own)aChinesenameWeixin,isbeingthemostinfluentialtextandusefultoolallovertheworld.WhatadvantagesdoWeChathave?First,WeChatis

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relativelycheapwayofmunication;thatis

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(say),itusesnetworktrafficinsteadoftelephonefare.Next,wecanknowwhatisgoingonatanytime.Andwecanhave

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(easy)access(通道)toinformationavailablethanothermessagingtools.Whatrolesdoesitplay

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ourdailylife?Accordingtothelatestreport,theregistered(登记的)usersonWeChatplatformhastopped200millionandexpandeditsbusinesstooverseasmarket.Canyouimaginethatamobilephone“app”isso

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(attract)thatitreaches200millionuserswithin8months?WeChatitselfhasbeethemostpopularmobilechatapplicationintheworld.Alargenumberofpeoplehavebee‘WeChatalcoholic’,whichmeanstheykeepstaringatthemobilephoneallthetimeandcan’tlivewithout

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.However,whileenjoyingitsgreat

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(convenient),peopleshouldnotignorethedangerof

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(cheat),forinformationonWeChatispubliclyknown.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Jack来信告诉你,他学习效率很低。请你给Jack回信,提供一些你提高学习效率的方法。主要内容包括:1.安静的学习地点;2.上课集中注意力(记笔记,回答老师问题……);3.适当的运动和休息。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearJack,Ihavereceivedyourletter_______________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Asafather,Iwasalwaysseekingforopportunitiestoteachmysonhowtobalanceriskwithfreedom.Lastmonth,Iboughtfourlittlechicks.Idecidedtomakeabeautifulcoop(鸡笼)forthem.Inthenextfewweeks,I,togetherwithmysonGordon,spentalloursparetimeinthegarage.Finally,thecoopwasfinished.Whileadmiringhiswellmadehandwork,Gordonsuddenlyraisedhisheadandasked,“Dad,sh