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罗湖外语学校20202021学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题卷考试时间：120分钟试卷分值：150分听力（共两节，满分22.5分）第一节

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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Benefitsofwork.

B.Physicalexercise.

C.Learningmethods.2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthehouse?

A.It’stoobig.

B.It’stooexpensive.C.Itslocationisinconvenient.3.Whydoesthemanwanttochangejobs?

A.Heneedscareerdevelopment.

B.Hispresentjobisdifficult.

C.Heexpectsahighersalary.Whencanyourequestyourmoneyback?

A.Inaweek.

B.Intwoweeks.

C.Inayear.5.WhatdopeopledoatFarmJoyTourism?

A.Helpfarmerswiththeirwork.

B.Volunteerwhiletraveling.

C.Enjoylifeonthefarm.第二节

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.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Juliawillelatertoday.

B.Thespeakersarehavinganinterview.

C.ThewomanneedsJulia’shelp.

7.WhoistoblameforJulia’sabsence?

A.Theman.

B.Thewoman.

C.Julia.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatwillhappentotheoldlibrary?

A.Itwillbepulleddown.

B.Itwillberedecorated.

C.Itwillbeusedasamuseum.9.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthenews?

A.Sad.

B.Unconcerned.

C.Excited.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whyisthewomancalling?

A.Toaskforinformation.

B.Todiscussherplan.

C.Tomakeanappointment.11.WhenwillthewomanprobablyseeMrLee?

A.Thisweek.

B.Nextweek.

C.Theweekafternext.12.Wheredoesthemanprobablywork?

A.Inashop.

B.Inaclinic.

C.Inahotel.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13.Whatjobdoesthewomanlikelyhave?

A.Acashier.

B.Ashopassistant.

C.Awaitress.14.Whatdoesthemanorderforhimself?

A.Steakwithvegetables.

B.Saladwithchicken.

C.Pizza.

15.Howwilltheypay?

A.Incash.

B.Throughepayment.

C.Bycreditcard.第二部分单项选择（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题，满分15分）16.Withtheteacher___ustomorrow,we’llmanage___itintime.A.tohelp,finishing B.helping,finished

C.tohelp;tofinish D.helping;finishing17.Thesetwowordsaredifferent_______eachotherinspellingwhiletheyaresimilar______eachotherinpronunciation.A.from;to B.from;withC.with;like D.with;to18.Thetable________toomuchroom.Let’smoveitoutofthesittingroom.A.takesinB.takesupC.takesoverD.takeout19.Asachild,Johnsonwouldsitonthestepsalone,_______thesun______down.A.watched;goingB.watching;wentC.watching;goD.watched;went20.Thehouseneededbadly______.Whatamess!A.clean B.cleaning C.toclean D.becleaned21.Don’ttake________forgranted________everyoneshouldadoreyou.A.that;whatB.that;whichC.it;thatD.it;what22.Wewrotealetter________response________hisinvitationtotheparty.A.in;ofB.to;ofC.to;aboutD.in;to23.Mr.Smith_______tohaveatalkwithyou.Hewillbehereinaminute.A.esB.cameC.haseD.ising24.Theboyhurriedhome______theroomhadbeenstolenandeverythingvaluablewasgone.A.onlytofindB.onlyfoundC.findingD.andfind25.—Where’sSam?—Idon’tknow.He______tothemeeting.A.went B.hasgoneC.musthavegone D.mighthavegoneHe________alorryloadofbananaswhenhecameofftheroadatabend.A.had

driven B.was

driving C.would

drive D.droveThisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A.see B.hadseen C.saw D.haveseen28.Canwesitthere?

I’msorry,sir,thetablebythewindow________.A.booked B.hasbeenbookedC.wasbeingbooked D.hasbooked29.The______lookonherfacesuggestedthatshe______itbefore.A.surprising;wouldn'tknow B.surprised;shouldn'tknow

C.surprising;hadn'tknown D.surprised;hadn'tknown30.Althoughtheyjustmetforthefirsttime,theytalked_____theyhadbeenfriendsformanyyears.A.asif B.evenif C.suchas D.solongas阅读理解（共两节，满分42.5分）（共12小题，满分30分）AMy11yearolddaughterhasbeenawardedanacademicscholarship(奖学金)toaprivateschool.It’sonlyasmalldiscount(折扣),butthescholarshipmeansshe’llskipthewaitinglist–providedmyhusbandandIcancover$20,000ayear.

Shouldwepaytheprivateschoolfees,orchoosefreeeducationinstead?

Ialwaysassumedmychildrenwouldgotoaprivateschool,likeIdid.Notbecausemyfamilyiswealthy,butbecauseIbelievethatthebesteducationisprivate.

Ittookyearsformetomakepeacewiththefactthatmytwochildrenattendedourlocalpublicprimaryschool.

They’llgotoaprivatehighschool,Itoldmyself.Yethereweare.Myeldestisnowinherlastyearofprimaryschool,andmyhusbandandIwillstruggletoaffordprivateschool.

Ifwe’retosendourgirltoprivateschool,Icouldincreasemyworkhours.Mylawdegreewassupposedtobemytickettoagoodjobandasolidine,butthat’snotquitehowitturnedout.Theguiltandexpectationsareminealone.I’mterrifiedthatmydaughter’spotentialwillbewastedatthepublicschool.Andyet,Iknowthatworkingmorehourswillcrush(压垮)me.

Duringmanysleeplessnights,Ifelttroubledbythedecision.AlthoughIwantthebestformydaughter,Ihavemyowndreamstoo.Ican’tsacrificeeverythingformypreciousgirl.IexplainthatIwanttobeapositiverolemodelformydaughter,andanunhappyparentisaterriblestrainonafamily.Ipointoutthatnoteventheprivilegeofprivateschoolwillprotectmychildrenfromdisappointmentorstruggle.

Andfinally,it’sdecided.Mydaughterisgoingtothepublicschoolbehindourhome.Shecouldn’tbemorepleased.

It’stakenmealittlelonger,butnowI’mcontent.Morethanmyfancyprivateschooleducation,it’smyfamilythatshapedme.Withhighschoolnow25yearsinthepast,IcannolongerrememberthemathematicalproblemsandShakespeareanquotesIonceknewsoperfectly.Thelessonsfrommychildhoodhome,however,haveprovedimpossibletoforget.31.Whydidtheauthorwantherdaughtertogotoaprivateschoolatfirst?

A.Herdaughterearnedanacademicscholarship.

B.Shewantedherdaughtertoreceivethebesteducation.

C.Shewantedherdaughtertoskipthewaitinglist.

D.Herdaughter’spotentialwaswastedatthepublicprimaryschool.32.Theauthorfinallyletherdaughtergotoapublicschoolmainlybecausesherealizedthat______.

A.privateschooldoesn’tguaranteeasolidine

B.shedidn’twantherdaughtertostruggleinprivateschool

C.howeverhardsheworked,shecouldn’taffordprivateschool

D.publicschoolisthemostbalancedchoiceforherfamily

33.Whenthedecisionwasmade,______.

A.theauthor’sdaughterwasdisappointed

B.theauthorfeltsorryandguiltyaboutit

C.boththeauthorandherdaughterwerecontentwiththeresult

D.theauthorinspiredherdaughtertobeapositiverolemodelatschool

34.Whatisthemainmessagetheauthorintendstoconveyinthelastparagraph?

A.Familyinfluencesachild’sgrowthmorethanschooleducation.

B.Thelessonslearnedduringourchildhoodwillstaywithusforever.

C.Italwaystakespeoplealongtimetomakearightdecision.

D.Privateschooleducationisnotasgoodaspeopleexpect.BArthasalwaysbeenapolarizing(分化的)subject.Somepeoplelikerealism,otherslikeabstract.Butdoyouknowwhysomepeoplevalueartinthemillions,whileothersseethesamepieceaslittlemorethanachild’sfingerpainting?

Manyconsiderindividualpreferencesforarttobequiterandom.Butaccordingtonewresearch,theremayactuallybeascientificreasonbehindourfondnessforcertainworks.Theanswerliesinhowaperson’sbrainbreaksdownthevisuals(视觉效果)ofapaintingbinedwiththeirjudgment.

Toprovethistheory,neuroscientist(神经科学家)KiyohitoIigayaandhisteamfromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech),US,gatheredmorethan1,300volunteersandaskedthemtorate825differentpaintingsfromfourdifferentartgenres(类型).

Afteranalyzingthedata,scientistsfoundthatthesamegroupsofpeopletendedtoprefersimilaraspectsofthesamepaintings.Thesecharacteristicswerethengroupedinto“lowlevel”featureslikecolorandblending,and“highlevel”featuresliketheemotionbehindthepainting.

Fromthisexperiment,Caltech’ssystemwasthenabletopredictanindividual’sspecifictasteinartandorganizedifferentworksintoonegroup,accordingtothepaintings’featuresandvolunteers’preferences.

Inasecondtest,researchersrepeatedtheexperimentonsixvolunteers,showingeach1,000paintingswhileinsideanMRI–amachinethatscansaperson’sbrainactivity.Thetestrevealed(揭示)thatthedifferentfeaturesofapaintingaresenttothepartofthebrainthatdealswithvaluingitems,allowingsomeonetoformtheiroverallopinion.

Finally,theteamrepeatedthefirsttestonnewvolunteers.Again,thealgorithm(算法)wasabletoaccuratelypredictindividuals’artpreferences.AccordingtoIigaya,thisshowsthatthefactorsthatcontributetowhetherapersonlikesanimageareuniversal,notrandom.

LesleyFellows,aneurologistatMcGillUniversitywhostudiesvaluejudgments,stated,“Weknowalotabout‘how’thebraincarriesoutactions,but‘why’isfarlesswellunderstood.”35.WhatdidtheCaltechteamtrytodiscover?

A.Whatkindsofartworkappealtopeople.

B.Whyonlysomepeoplevalueart.

C.Whetheranindividual’spreferenceforartispredictable.

D.Whetherone’smoodinfluencestheiropinionofartwork.

36.HowdidtheCaltechteam’sfirstexperimenthelptheirsecondtest?

A.Somefeaturesofpaintingswerecategorized.

B.Ithelpeddecidethetypesofpaintingstobeused.

C.Thepartofthebrainthatprocessespaintingswasidentified.

D.Volunteersweregroupedbasedontheirresponse.

37.WhatdidtheCaltechteamfindfromtheirsecondtest?

A.Thebrainreacteddifferentlytodifferentpaintings.

B.MRIsinfluencepeople’sopinionofpaintings.

C.Individualshavedifferentvaluingsystemsintheirbrain.

D.Acertainpartofthebrainhelpspeoplejudgepaintings.

38.WhydoestheauthorquoteLesleyFellowsinthelastparagraph?

A.ToquestiontheCaltechteam’sresearch.

B.Topraisetheresearchonwhywemakevaluejudgements.

C.Toshowthereisstillalotlefttolearnaboutthebrain.

D.Topointoutthefocusofthefutureofbrainresearch.CCharactersinnovelsdon'talwaysdowhatthewriterwantsthemtodo．Sometimestheycausetrouble，takeonlivesoftheirown，orevenworkagainstthewriter．It'snotjustaproblemforinexperiencedauthors：famedchildren'snovelistRoaldDahlsaidhegotthemaincharacterinhisbookMatildaso"wrong"thatwhenhe'dfinishedhisfirstversion，hethrewitawayandstartedagain．

Ofcourseit'snotthecharacters'fault．Theproblemlieswiththeauthor．TakeStephenKing，whoadmittedthatwritingworkingclasscharactersismoredifficultnowadaysbecausehisowncircumstanceshavechanged．"Itisdefinitelyharder，"Kingsaid．"WhenIwroteCarriemanyyearsago，Iwasonestepawayfromphysicallabour．"

Thisisalsotrueforcharacters'ages，addedKing．"Whenyouhavesmallchildren，itiseasytowriteyoungcharactersbecauseyouobservethemandyouhavetheminyourlifeallthetime．Butyourkidsgrowup．It'sbeenharderformetowriteaboutthislittle12yearoldgirlinmynewbookbecausemymodelsaregone．"

Forotherauthors，suchasKarenFowler，there'sonequalitythatcanstopacharacterinitstracks：boredom．"IhadparticularproblemswiththemaincharacterinmyhistoricalnovelSisterNoon，"shesays．"Shehadattitudesaboutraceandreligionthatseemedappropriatetomeforhertimeandclass，buttheywerenotattitudesIliked．EventuallyIgrewquiteboredwithher．Youcanwriteabookaboutacharacteryoudislikeoracharacteryoudisagreewith，butIdon'tthinkyoucanwriteabookaboutacharacterwhoboresyou．"

AccordingtoNeelMukherjee，itwasAdinath，acharacterinTheLivesofOthers，whomadehimworkthehardest．"IthinkIstruggledbecauseit'sdifficulttowriteacharacterwhosemostprominentpersonalfeatureisweakness，asAdinath'sis，withoutmakingthatfeaturedefinehim，"Mukherjeesays．Butatroublesomecharacterisfarfromanunweleguest，hecontinues，arguingthat"whencharactersworkagainsttheauthortheyealiveandbeeunpredictable"．

"Thatisafantasticthingtohappen，"Mukherjeesays，"Icelebrateit．Itisoneofthegreat，luckygiftsgiventoawriter．"39.WhatcanweinferaboutStevenKing'sbookCarrie？Itwashismostdifficultbooktowrite．

B.ItwasthefirstsuccessfulnovelKingwrote．

C.Therewerefewchildrenfeaturedinthestory．

D.Someofitsmaincharacterswereworkingclass．40.WhydidKarenFowlerhavetroublewritingthemaincharacterinhernovelSisterNoon？Shedisagreedwiththecharacter'sattitudes．

B.Theagedifferencebetweenthetwowastoolarge．

C.Shefoundthecharacterveryuninteresting．

D.Thehistoricalsettingmadeaccuracydifficult．41.NeelMukherjeebelievesthathisdifficulttowritecharacters______．areasignthatthestoryisnotrealistic

B.areoftenthemostinteresting

C.shouldbepraisedbyallauthors

D.needtoberesearchedmorethoroughly42.Theauthorswhowereinterviewedforthepassageareprobably______．famousandsuccessful

B.unknowntothereaders

C.allfromthesamecountry

D.juststartingtheirwritingcareers（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。Asmostofusknow,talkingtoandlisteningtoparentsdon’talwaysgosmoothly.Emotionsandpastexperiencescangetintheway.Sincemunicationisatwowaystreet,somedependsonyourparentsandsomeofwhathappensdependsonyou.

Thewayyoutalkcaninfluencehowwellaparentlistenstoandunderstandsyou.43:•Beclearanddirect.Beasclearasyoucanaboutwhatyouthink,feel,andwant.

44.Theycanlistenbetterorbemorehelpfuliftheyunderstandwhatyoumeanspecificallyandwhat’sreallygoingon.•Behonest.Ifyou’realwayshonest,aparentwillbelikelytobelievewhatyousay.

Ifyoulie,they’llfindithardtotrustyou.45,parentswillhaveahardertimebelievingwhatyoutellthem.•Trynottoargue.Usingafriendlyandrespectfultonemakesitmorelikelythatparentswilllistenandtakewhatyousayseriously.

46.Ifyouthinkyouremotionsmightgetthebetterofyou,dosomethingtoletoffsteamandcalmdownbeforetalking.•47.Ifyouhaveadisagreement,canyouseeyourparents’side?Ifyoucan,sayso.Tellingyourparentsthatyouunderstandtheirviewsandfeelingshelpsthembewillingtoseeyours,too.A.Trytoshowrespectforyourparents.B.Trytounderstandtheirpointofview.C.Ifyoucheatintheexamormadesomemistakes,D.Ifyousometimeshidethetruthoraddtoomuchdrama,E.Givedetailsthatcanhelpparentsunderstandyoursituation.F.So,herearesomeguidelinestoconsiderhowtotalktoparents.G.Ofcourse,thisishardforanyofuswhenwe’refeelingheatedaboutsomething.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）Dancingispartofthehumanexperience,likemusicandstorytelling.These48

wereprobablyinventedtogether.Afterall,dancingisawaytotellastorytomusic.

Scientistssaythatanimalsdance,too,buttheirdancingis49

.The"dances"ofanimalshavea(n)

50

.Theysendmessagestootheranimalsaboutimportantphysical51suchashunger,ordesire.Butwhenpeopledance,theyexpressmanydifferent52

love,joy,anger,andsadness.Theyalsotellstoriesaboutpeople,places,life,ordeath.Bydancing,peoplecansharethesefeelingsor53withothers.

Alldancesaregoodforyou.Foronething,they'regoodforyou54.Dancingisgoodexercise.Itmakesyou55yourarmsandlegs,anditmakesyourheartwork.It'sanenjoyablewaytokeep56

ortoloseweight.

Besides,dancingmakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Itgivesyouachancetoexpressyourfeelings.Ifyouareangryorupsetaboutsomething,itmakesthosefeelings57

.

You'llprobablyfeelrelaxedandhappyafterwards,althoughyoumayalsobe58.Andifyouareaquietorfearfulkindofperson,dancingcanhelpyoubemore59.Whenyouaredancing,youcan60

yourselfandyourfears.

Andfinally,there'sanotherimportantpointaboutdancing.It'sa(n)61activity.Somedancesarefortwopeople,andsomearefor62.

Butallkindsofdancesgiveyouachancetomeetnewpeopleortodosomethingenjoyablewithfriends.48.A.dances B.arts C.songs D.stories49.

A.strange B.amazing C.typical D.different50.

A.purpose B.advantage C.characteristic D.attitude51.A.needs B.signs C.exercises D.changes52.A.attitudes B.ideas C.feelings D.opinions53.A.skills B.lives C.values D.stories54.A.naturally B.unexpectedly C.socially D.physically55.A.protect B.use C.cure D.examine56.A.silent B.calm C.healthy D.awake57.A.develop B.accumulate C.disappear D.grow58.

A.tired B.guilty C.confused D.fearful59.

A.energetic B.impressive C.cautious D.open60.A.recognize B.forget C.understand D.measure61.

A.popular B.social C.formal D.attractive62.

A.groups B.classes C.acquaintancesD.strangers第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof“officeboy”atabigfirm.TheHRmanager63(interview)him,thenatest:cleanthefloor.“Youarehired,”hesaid,“givemeyouemailaddress,64I’llsendyoutheapplicationtofill.”Themanreplied,“Idon’thaveaputer,65anemail”.“I’msorry,”saidtheHRmanager,“Ifyoudon’thaveanemailthatmeansyoudonotexist.And66doesn’texistcannothavethejob.”Themanleft67nohopeatall,havingonly10$inhispocket.Heboughta10kgtomatocrateandthensoldthetomatoesinadoortodoorround.Inlessthantwohours,he68(success)indoublinghiscapital.Fiveyearslatter,themanownedoneofthe69(big)supermarketsintheUS.Hedecidedtohavealifeinsurance.Hecalled70insurancebroker,andchoseaprotectionplan.Whentheconversationwasconcluded,thebrokeraskedhimhisemail.Themanreplied,“Idon’thaveanemail”.Thebrokerreplied71(curious),“Youdon’thaveanemail,andyethaveestablishedanempire!Doyouimagine72youcouldhavebeenifyouhadanemail?”Themanthoughforawhile,andreplied,“Anofficeboy!”第五部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡（Singapore）举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。主要内容包括：自我介绍（包括英语能力）参加意图（介绍中国，了解其它国家）希望获准注意：词数100左右可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯邮件开头和结尾已为你写好第二节（满分25分）阅读