2022年广西南宁第三中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题

PAGE南宁三中2021~2022学年度下学期高二期中考试英语试题第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHomes&Gardens12mths:£27.04Establishedforover80years,Homes&Gardenshasalwaysbeenengagingandaccessible.Deliveringinspirationaldecoratingthroughreal-lifestoriesandbeautifulphotography,itistheultimatesourcebookofbeautifulideasanddetailedinformation,andinspiresitsreaderstobecometheirowninteriordesigners.Delicious12mths:£29.99Whetheryouarepassionateaboutcookingandentertaining,orsimplylovefood,Deliciousisthemagazineforyou.Everymonthit’spackedwithmouth-wateringrecipes,includingmenusfromJamieOliver,tastymid-weeksuppersandchildren'smealideas.Mother&Baby12mths:£19.50Mother&BabyistheUK’sbestsellingparentingmagazine,andisfullofinformationonpregnancy,birthandcaringforyourbaby.Mother&Babyhasover40yearsofexperienceonadvisingmothershowtocarefortheirbabiesandisawelllovedandtrustedbrand.TIME12mths:£34.99TIMEbringsyouthepickofthemostinterestingandrelevantnewstories,deliveringaccurateknowledgeatalltimesonalltopics,whichallowsyoutoanticipatetrends.Withmorethan30millioneagerreaderseveryweek,canyouaffordnottotakeTIME?ONTHEWHEEL12mths:£55.00Theperfectreadforanyoneinterestedinclassiccars,asithasthebestbuyingadvice,roadtestsandfeatures.Featuresonrestorations,roadtests,readermodels,keepthecarfanentertainedeverymonth.Theclassifiedsectionandbuyersguideprovidearichsourceofvaluableinformationonpriceandmakesandmodels.1.Thosewhowanttolearnaboutthelatestchangesindifferentfieldswillprobablychoose________.A.Homes&Gardens B.DeliciousC.TIME D.ONTHEWHEEL2.MrsSmithhasababyofonlythreeandshelikestomakeherhomeunique,soshemaybeinterestedin________.A.TIMEandDelicious B.DeliciousandMother&BabyC.TIMEandONTHEWHEEL D.Homes&GardensandMother&Baby3.Thereadersofthesemagazinesarepossibly________.A.men B.women C.children D.grown-upsBTheoldcameraBrowniepickedupinacharityshopwasasplendidfind.Buttheundevelopedfilmstillinsideturnedouttobeevenmoreofatreasure.NewownerDonRoccofortehaditdevelopedandsawinitanattractivedarkhairedwomaninherthirtieswithtwoyoungboys.Heimmediatelydeterminedtotrytofindoutwhotheywere.AfewweekslatertheCalifornia-basedcameracollectorreceivedthenewsthatlefthimstunned.ThewomanwashiswifeJaqueline’sauntinapicturetakenaround50yearsago,andoneoftheboys,hercousin.Thecouplehavenowunraveled(揭开)theastonishingcoincidence,whichleadsbacktoMrs.Roccoforte’snativeLancashire,wheremanyofherfamilystilllive.ThecamerawasboughtfromashopinPreston,EnglandbyBrownie,afriendofMr.Roccoforte,whoknewofhisinterestinphotographyandthoughtitwouldbeanunusualgift.BackinCalifornia,thecontentsofhisnewpossessioninspiredMr.Roccoforte’scuriosity.RecognizingthewaterinthebackgroundofthephotoasalakeinLancashire,hesentacopytothelocalpaperinPrestontoseeifanyreaderscouldhelp.AnotherrelativerecognizedthegroupasWinnieBamber,stilllivingintheareaattheageof81,hersonTony,Mrs.Roccoforte’scousin,andTony’schildhoodfriend,MickMurphy.YesterdayMrs.Bamberwasstillgasping(惊讶地吸气)attheturnofeventswhichhasreunitedtwostrands(分支)ofherfamily.Shesaidsherememberedtakingtheboystothelakeandlosingthecamera.Thetwoboys,bothnow58,stilllivenearPreston.Mrs.Roccoforte’sfatherisWinnieBamber’sbrother,BillyCharnley.HeandhiswifemovedtoAmericainthe1960s.TheirdaughtermetMr.RoccofortethereandtheymarriedandmovedtoPrestonfortwoyearsbeforereturningtoAmerica.4.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofwhathappened?a.DonRoccofortereceivedaspecialpresentfromhisfriend.b.AnotherrelativerecognizedWinnieBamberandthetwoboys.c.WinnieBamber,togetherwithtwoboys,wenttotakepicturesatalake.d.DonRoccofortesentacopyofthepicturetoapaperinPreston.e.Thefilmwasdeveloped.f.Thecamerawaslost.g.Brownieboughtanoldcamerainashop.A.c→f→b→a→d→g→e B.b→c→a→f→d→e→gC.c→f→g→a→e→d→b D.a→c→b→f→e→g→d5.Theunderlinedword“stunned”isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.disappointed B.shocked C.worried D.satisfied6.Lancashireismostlikelytobelocatedin________.A.America B.Russia C.California D.England7.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A.TheFilmthatWaited50YearstoBeDevelopedB.AnUnusualReunionafteraboutHalfaCenturyC.ASpecialPresenttoaSpecialFriendD.AnOldCameraandtheBeautifulPicturessideCMakingeyecontactwitharobotcanbeaverystrangeexperience.Scientistsevenhaveanamefortheteeing:the“uncannyvalley”.Now,researchersattheIstitutoItalianodiTecnologia(IIT)inItalyhavefoundthatitismorethanjustafeeling.Theyrananexperimentthatshowedhowarobot’sgazecantrickpeopleintothinkingtheyaresociallyinteractingwithahumanbeing.Thatexperiencecanslowaperson’sabilitytomakedecisions.“Gazeisanextremelyimportantsocialsignal,”saidtheleadwriter,ProfessorAgnieszkaWykowska,“Thequestioniswhethertherobot’sgazewillevokeverysimilarmechanismsinthehumanbrainasahuman’sgazewould.”Theteamasked40participantstoplayavideogameof“chicken”.Eachplayerhadtodecidewhethertopermitacartorunstraighttowardanothercarortoturntoavoidacrash.Thepeopleplayedagainstahuman-likerobotsittingacrossfromthem.Duringbreaksinthegame,playershadtolookattherobot.Sometimestherobotwouldlookbackandatothertimesitwouldlookaway.Astheinteractionshappened,thescientistscollecteddataonparticipants’behaviorandbrainactivity.“Ourresultsshowthegazeoftherobothadanimpactonthewayhumansmadedecisionsandhumans’responsessohumansweremuchslowerinmakingdecisionsinthegame,”Wykowskasaid.Giventhattherobot,isdesignedlooselytocopytheshapeandappearanceofpeople,it’snotaltogetherstartlingperhapsthatitsgazecaninfluencepeople’sattention.Thefindingscouldbeusefulfordecidingwhereandhowhuman-likerobotsmightbeplaced.Whenweunderstandwhenandhowrobotschangepeople’ssocialbehavior,“thenwecandecideinwhichsortofcontextthisisdesirableandbeneficialforhumansandinwhichcontextthisshouldnotoccur,”Wykowskasaid.8.Whatdoes“it”meaninparagraph1?A.Makingeyecontactwitharobot. B.Astrangevalley.C.Theresearchonrobots. D.Arobot’sexperience.9.Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingsentenceiscorrect?A.Robotsweredesignedtomakedecisionstoavoidacrash.B.40peoplewereaskedtoplayagainsteachother.C.PlayerswerenotallowedtolookattherobotD.Robotgazecouldaffectpeople’sdecisionmakingabilities.10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheresultsaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Unsurprising. B.Amazing.C.Disappointing. D.Threatening.11.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toadvertisetherobot. B.Tointroduceastudy.C.Tostresstheimportanceofeyecontact. D.Toshowrobots’abilitytomakedecisions.DIfsomeonecreatedaflyingmachinecapableoftrackingyoudownbylisteningforyourvoice,youmightbeterrified.Butwhatifyouweretrappedinruinsafteranaturaldisasterandfirstresponderscouldn’tlocateyou?Maybethenahuman-seekingdronewouldn’tbesuchaterribleidea.ThatconceptisthefocusforengineersatGermany’sFraunhoferFKIEInstitute,who’vebuiltadronetofindpeoplebydetectinghumanscreams.“Thehuman-seekingdronewouldbeidealforpost-disastersituations,suchasearthquakes,hurricanesandwildfires,”saidMacarenaVarela,oneoftheleadengineers.“Theycouldhoveroveranareathatrescuecrewshavedifficultygettingtoandlocateexactlywherepeoplemaybetrapped.”Locatingpeoplebysoundpresentsitsshareofchallenges.Anauditorysystemwouldneedtodistinguishhumancriesfromsoundsthatoftenhappeninnature,suchasanimalcallsandwind.Itmightalsoneedtorecognizepatternsassociatedwithkicking,clappingorotherwayspeopletrytogettheattentionofrescueteams.Engineerstookthosesituationsintoaccountwhenbuildingouttheirconceptdrone.Theyrecordedthemselvesscreaming,tappingandcreatingothernoisesthatmightbeasignofpeopleintrouble.Then,theyanalyzedeachsoundfrequencytofindcommonsignaturesandusedthosetotrainartificialintelligencesoftware.Theyalsoworkedtoremovethenoisecreatedbythedroneandotherenvironmentalsounds.Oncethesoftwarepartwascomplete,theteamplacedtinydigitalmicrophonesunderthedroneandusedsignalprocessingtechniquesthatenabledthemtotrackwherehumannoisesarecomingfrom.Themicrophonesalsoenhancedthevolumeandclarityofthespeech.Sofar,theyhaveconductedsuccessfulopenfieldexperiments,findingthatthedronecanestimateavictim’slocationwithinafewsecondsofpickingupsound.Next,theywouldliketoaddahigherfrequencymicrophonetoadronetoacquiremoreaudiosoundsignals.Theideaistopickupnoisesfromhundredsofmetersaway,Varelasaid.Intherealworld,victim’slocationdatamightonedaybesentwirelesslytoemergencycrewscarryingatablet.12.Whatistheadvantageofthehuman-seekingdrone?A.Itshighspeedofflying. B.Itslongworkinghours.C.Itsquickresponsetoscreams. D.Itseasyaccesstodisasterscene.13Whatcantheauditorysystemdo?A.Recognizehumancries. B.Pickupsoundsfromfaraway.C.Sendvictim’slocationdatatoatablet. D.Improvethequalityofhumanscreams.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“signatures”inparagraph4referto?A.Effects. B.Symbols. C.Features. D.Situations.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AIEnablesDronestoGiveBetterPerformanceB.Human-seekingDronesReplaceRescueCrewsC.EngineersTeachDronestoHuntHumanScreamsD.RescuersUseDronestoLocateDisasterSurvivors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。Winterisconnectedwithfunandgames:snowballfights,skiing,and,everyfouryears,theWinterOlympics.Butwhatwillawintersportsenthusiastdoifthesnowdoesn’tmakeanappearance?___16___Artificialsnowismorelikeatightlypackedfrozensnowthatispartlymelt.___17___Theyarebrokenupbyahigh-pressurepumpatfirstandthenturnintosmallfrozenpieces.Mostartificialsnowismadeusingsnowcannons.Astheair’scoolingcapacityfalls,sodoestheamountofwaterthatcanbepumpedthroughthemachine.___18___At-4°Casnowcannoncanoperateataround80%humidity.Butiftheoutsidetemperatureis-1°C,thismustbereducedtoaround30%humidity.In1980,theOlympicsheldinAmericabecamethefirstWinterGamestousemachine-madesnow.___19___ArtificialsnowalsoappearedatthetworecentWinterOlympics,inSochi,Russia(2014),andVancouver,BritishColumbia(2010).Andthe2022WinterOlympicsinBeijingisthefirsttorelyentirelyonartificialsnow.___20___TheInternationalOlympicCommitteestatesthatitcreatesamoreconsistentsurface.Inaddition,thesnowthatcomesfromacannonisicierthannaturalsnow.Itmeltsmoreslowly,andprovidesahardersurfaceforathleteslookingforspeed.ThefirstOlympicsusingentirelyartificialsnowwillprobablynotbethelast.A.Buttheyweren’tthelast.B.Itismadefromwaterdrops.C.That’swhenartificialsnowcomesin.D.Whatisartificialsnow?E.Temperaturealsoplaysasignificantroleinsnowmaking.F.Artificialsnowcanbeappliedintoawiderangeoffields.G.ArtificialsnowiswellworthusingintheWinterOlympics.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1.5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、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。IsatandwaitedforKathleentospeak.“Annie,”shesaid,“Afoodbankthatservestheelderlyisaskingfor____21____.I’dlikeyoutoorganizetheevent”.“Well,errrsure.”AsIstutteredthroughmy____22____,allIcouldthinkwas,“What?Whyme?”Iwalkedbacktomyofficewonderingwhereto____23____.Thiswasatimewhentheeconomywas____24____.Theriseinunemploymentforcedmanyofmycoworkersto____25____tosurvive.HowcouldIaskthemformore?ThateveningIdrovehomewithnegativity.ThenIrememberedatimewhenmyfatherwasoutofwork.MomwroteanotetoJim,themilkman,askinghimnotto____26____anymoremilk.TwodayslaterJimpickedupthe____27____andleftfourlitersofmilk.Hewrotehismessage,whichread,“Kidsneedmilk.”Themilkdelivery____28____asusualandJimnevercollectedacent____29____us.ThememoryofJim’skindness____30____myenthusiasm.PerhapsI’dbeinforapleasantsurprise.ThenextmorningI____31____signsaboutourfooddrivealloverthecafeteriaandoneverynoticeboardIcouldfind.Eachsignsaid,“Fooddrivetosupportthepoorelderly!____32____ofnon-perishable(不易腐的)foodsaregreatlyneeded.”WithinafewdaysIhadtolocateemptyofficespaceto____33____themassivenumberofcontributionswehad____34____.Oneofmycoworkers,Maggie,madetheroundswithmeeverydayfromonedepartmenttoanothertopickupthecannedgoodsandother____35____.Thoughoversixty,shepushedourfoodtrolleyaroundwiththe____36____ofawomanhalfherage.Iaskedherwhereshegotalltheenthusiasm.Shesaid,“Withtheunemploymentratetouching10percent,Ican’tthinkofabetterwaytobe____37____forkeepingourjobswhensomanyhave____38____theirs.Suremoneyis____39____.Butwhenisn’tit?Peopleneedfood.”AsIlistenedtoMaggie,themilkman’swords____40____inmyears,“Kidsneedmilk.”21.A.advice B.help C.pity D.medicine22.A.response B.comment C.explanation D.complaint23.A.sit B.stay C.begin D.work24.A.growing B.fading C.recovering D.booming25.A.drive B.attempt C.refuse D.struggle26.A.spare B.drink C.deliver D.sell27.A.keys B.kids C.cents D.empties28.A.returned B.continued C.stopped D.delayed29.A.for B.to C.with D.from30.A.guided B.fired C.moved D.used31.A.designed B.noticed C.marked D.posted32.A.Bargains B.Demands C.Donations D.Purchases33.A.check B.store C.separate D.clear34.A.collected B.bought C.found D.selected35.A.clothes B.books C.foods D.gifts36.A.satisfaction B.quality C.energy D.motivation37.A.lucky B.proud C.delighted D.grateful38.A.lost B.deserved C.abandoned D.wanted39.A.available, B.tight C.enough D.powerful40.A.rang B.disappeared C.hid D.fell第二节:单词、词组填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请用Book7Unit2-5以及Book8Unit1的单词或短语（此范围单词表出现的单词）的正确形式填空，并将完整答案（给出首字母提示的，答案是包括首字母在内的完整单词）填入答题卡。单词:41.Ihaveno________(同情)forJane,becauseit’sallherownfault.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）42.Thegovernment________(宣称，宣布)thatitwouldnotallowthepandemictospread.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）43.________(遗弃)bythehostisatragedytoapet.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）44.SometimesIwonderhow________(有关的)chemistryistothesestudents,mostofwhomwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）45.Watchoutforsharpbendsand________(调节)yourspeedaccordingly.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）46.Thechildrenhavebeenagreat________(安慰)tothewomanthroughallofthis.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）47.Hewaso________withvariousactivities,sohedidn’thavetimetofinishhishomework.（根据首字母单词拼写）48.Thecountryhasan________(充足的)supplyoffossilfuels.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）49.Thunders________(陪伴，伴随)byheavyraininthisseasonareverycommon.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）50.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,the________(大多数)werereligiousmen.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）短语:51.Youmustlearnto________(与……合作)yourteammatesifyouwanttosucceedinthisproject.（根据汉语提示完成句子）52.We________(渴望)toknowwhytheplanewasoutoftouch,butitisstillunderinvestigation.（根据汉语提示完成句子）53.Thenewstudentdoesn’t________(相应，相融合)withtheothersintheclass.（根据汉语提示完成句子）54.Atthatmoment,they________(意识到)whattheyhadlost.（根据汉语提示完成句子）55.We________(保留，节省)somemoneyforrepairingtheroom.（根据汉语提示完成句子）第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏字的符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。56Thisisatwo-yearcoursetaughtbymeanoflecturesandseminars.57.Mymotherdragmefrommybedangrilytocleanthehousetheotherday.58.Weencouragedstudentstoparticipatethesingingcontest.59.Trumpnarrowwonthestateinthe2016election.60.Asfarasmathsisconcerning,heisnotgoodatit.61.Weshoulddowhateverwecandotohelpthosepeopleintheneed.62.NooneknowswhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwherewenowknowasC