2021届高二文科英语下期半期考试试卷

1、2020 学年度下期高 2021 届半期考试英语试卷考试时间：120 分钟满分：150 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. What is the weather like?A. Its raining.B. Its cloudy.C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to China next mont

2、h?A. Lucy.B. Alice.C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The mans sister.B. A film.C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340.B. In Room 314.C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. At home第二节 （共 15 小题

3、；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出 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. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new job.7. How old was

4、 the baby when the woman left New York?A. Two months.B. Five months.C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?A. Holding him.B. Playing with him.C. Feeding him.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A problem with tra

5、ffic rules.C. A suggestion for city planning.共 10 页 第 1 页第二部分 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 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACamp All-StarWelcome to Camp All-Star, your No. 1 summer sports camp for kids! Located on the famous Kents Hill School campus by the beautiful

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11、ids can join us at Camp All-Star!21. Camp All-Star stands out among the others because .A. it is surrounded by a beautiful lakeB. it provides various activities and sportsC. it offers timely information on its websiteD. it allows children to play outside all day long22. Which is one of Camp All-Star

12、s goals?A. To fire kids imagination.B. To build up kids confidence.C. To develop kids leadership skills.D. To promote kids self-control.23. Where is this text most likely taken from?A. A newspaper.B. A guidebook.C. Anews report.D. Atextbook.共 10 页 第 10 页BI took a trip to visit New York with my dad a

13、fter graduating from high school. One of the places on his list for us to visit was a “rare violin shop”. We made our way down the crowded streets and stopped in front of a tall building.This building was not what I had pictured. Id been imagining a street-level shop, open to the public, with some i

14、nteresting and older violins on display. As we walked inside, we were greeted by a receptionist who asked if we had an appointment, since they were by appointment only. I wanted the ground to swallow me whole and was about to waive the visit. But my dad eagerly told them that no, and he sincerely ex

15、plained that I played the violin with my high school orchestra and we would love to just pop inside and browse!The receptionist gave us an odd look but excused herself to talk to a well-dressed man. Luckily, the man told us that since he had no other appointments right now, he would love to give us

16、a tour!The starting price for a violin here, we found out, was 10k. He showed us around a very private-feeling and swanky-looking condo (奢华的工作间), pointing at a room where he casually mentioned he would chat with Joshua Bell when he came by. My jaw was on the floor the entire time.At the end, the man

17、 picked up a Stradivarius and asked me to pizz a string while he held it.And he said, “Now youve played a Stradivarius.”I dont remember the mans name, but Im so glad that he decided to show a no-appointment, non-customer around. He inspired me to continue pursuing my instrument after high school!24.

18、 Why did the authors father take her to the violin shop?A. To buy a new violin for the school orchestra.B. To show support for the authors hobby.C. To ask the receptionist for an appointment.D. To meet famous violinists.25. What does the underlined word “waive” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Give u

19、p.B. Put off.C. Pay for.D. Prepare for. 26.What can we infer about the man showing them around?A. He is highly educated.B. He is respectful but strict.C. He is friendly and considerate.D. He is good at making musical instruments.27. Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To share her exper

20、ience of learning about some wonderful violins.B. To show her appreciation for a man in a rare violin shop.C. To encourage readers to stick to their dreams.D. To tell the importance of communication.CImagine youre standing in line to buy an after-school snack at a store. You step up to thecounter an

21、d the cashier scans your food. Next, you have to pay. But instead of scanning a QR code (二维码) with your smart phone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your fingerprint. Or a camera scans your face, your eyes or even your ears.Now, this type of technology might not be far away. As t

22、echnology companies move away from the traditional password biometric(生物特征识别的) security, which includes fingerprint, face and voice ID, is becoming increasingly popular.In 2013, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s, one of the first smartphones with a fingerprint scanner. Since then, using ones fingerprin

23、t to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has become commonplace, bringing convenience to our lives. And since last year, Samsung has featured eye scanning technology in its top smartphones, while Apples new iPhone X can even scan a user s face. But despite its popularity, experts warn that biome

24、trics might not be as secure as wed imagined. “Biometrics are ideally good, but in practice, not so much”, said John Michener, a biometrics expert.When introducing the new iPhones Face ID feature, Phil Schiller, Apples senior vice president, said, “The chance that a random person in the population c

25、ould look at your iPhone X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million.” “But its already been done. In a video posted on community website Reddi, two brothers showed how they were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face. And they arent even twins.”“We may expect too m

26、uch from biometrics,” Anil K. Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State University, told CBS News. “No security systems are perfect.”Earlier this year, Jain found a way to trick biometric security. Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, he was able to unlock a dead persons smartphone for t

27、he police, “Its good to see biometrics being used more,” Jain told CBS News, “because it adds another factor for security. But using multiple security measure is the best defense.”28. What is the latest technology to unlock a smartphone according to the article?A. QR code scanning.B. Face scanning.C

28、. Fingerprint scanning.D. Eye scanning.29. Whats a major problem of the iPhone Xs Face ID system?A. It takes too long to unlock the phone.B. It often fails to recognize its owners face.C. Face data could be used for other purposes.D. Different faces could be used to unlock the same phone. 30.What do

29、es Anil K. Jain think of biometric security?A. Its as secure as traditional measures.B. It has caused much trouble for the police.C. It should be used with other security measures.D. It is perfect without any room for improvement. 31.What is the authors purpose of writing this article?A. To describe

30、 the popularity of biometrics.B. To show how biometrics has changed our lives.C. To point out various problems with biometrics.D. To discuss the security problems of biometrics.DTaking charge of yourself involves putting to rest some very common myths. At the top of the list is that intelligence is

31、measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly. This vision of intelligence regards formal education and bookish excellence as the true measures of self-fulfillment. It encourages a kind of intellectual prej

32、udice that has brought with it some discouraging results. We have come to believe that someone who has more educational merit badges( 勋 章 ), who is very good at some form of school discipline is “intelligent.” Yet mental hospitals are filled with patients who have all of the properly lettered certif

33、icates. A truer indicator of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of every day.If you are happy, if you live each moment for everything its worth, then you are an intelligent person. Problem solving is a useful help to your happiness, but if you know that g

34、ives your inability to resolve a particular concern you can still choose happiness for yourself, or at a minimum refuse to choose unhappiness, then you are intelligent. You are intelligent because you have the ultimate weapon against the big N.B.D. Nervous Break Down.“Intelligent” people do not have

35、 N.B.D.s because they are in charge of themselves. They know how to choose happiness over depression, because they know how to deal with the problems of their lives.You can begin to think of yourself as truly intelligent on the basis of how you choose to feel in the face of trying circumstances. The

36、 life struggles are pretty much the same for each of us. Everyone who is involved with other human beings in any social context has similar difficulties. Disagreements, conflicts and compromises are a part of what it means to be human. Similarly, money, growing old, sickness, deaths, natural disaste

37、rs and accidents are all events which present problems to virtually all human beings. But some people are able to make it, to avoid immobilizing depression and unhappiness despite such occurrences, while others collapse or have an N.B.D.Those who recognize problems as a human condition and dont meas

38、ure happiness by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the most rare.32. According to the author, the conventional idea of intelligence measured in terms of ones ability to read, write and compute .A. is a widely held but wrong conceptB. will help eliminate in

39、tellectual prejudiceC. is the root of all mental distressD. will contribute to ones self-fulfillment33. It is implied in the passage that holding a university degree .A. may result in ones inability to solve complex real-life problemsB. does not indicate ones ability to write properly worded documen

40、tsC. may make one mentally sick and physically weakD. does not mean that one is highly intelligent34. The author thinks that an intelligent person knows .A. how to put up with some very common mythsB. how to find the best way to achieve success in lifeC. how to avoid depression and make his life wor

41、thwhileD. how to persuade others to compromise35. According to the passage, what kind of people are rare?A. Those who dont emphasize bookish excellence in their pursuit of happiness.B. Those who are aware of difficulties in life but know how to avoid unhappiness.C. Those who measure happiness by an

42、absence of problems but seldom suffer from N.B.D.s.D. Those who are able to secure happiness but have to struggle against trying circumstances.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。Choosing a major is a very important thing in our life. However, it can be extremely chal

43、lenging. So its necessary to learn some simple tips that will make your decision much easier. 36. And how does that choice affect your future career? We can help guide you inchoosing a major.Your major is your primary field of study in your undergraduate (大学的) program. It is the subject in which you

44、 earn your bachelor s degree. After completing a lis t of general education courses, you spend the rest of the time studying one subject of your choice. 37.For many students, its best to try out different classes to figure out a major youll like, but you need to have a couple of solid choices. 38, y

45、ou should begin taking courses you are required to complete before graduation, so it will decrease your chances of needing to switch majors later because you already know what to expect. 39, you should begin thinking about how your field will lead to a job as soon as possible. Consider clubs, resear

46、ch programs and part-time jobs related to potential career choices for your major.For more career-specific majors like nursing and engineering, the majority of your studieswill include skills that can be used in a future job. 40. The sooner you begin working in a lab, on research projects or helping

47、 as a teaching assistant for a professor, the better youll be able to figure out your career.A. You have to think of ways to choose a majorB. Be sure that you choose a major that suits your interestsC. Once you have a better idea of which major you like bestD. While your major may or may not lead di

48、rectly to a careerE. Do some research to find out which majors can help you get that jobF. Roughly one-third to one-half of your courses will be related to your majorG. However, you should still consider doing activities outside of the classroom to better prepare you第三部分 英语知识运用（共二节，满分 45 分） 第一节完形填空（

49、共20小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）阅读下面短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑。The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for 41 the familys only roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became angry when the child tried to decorate a 42 to put under the Christm

50、as tree. Nevertheless, the little girl, filled with 43 brought the gift to her 44 the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”The man was 45 by his earlier overreaction, but his 46 flared( 爆 发 ) again when he found out the box was 47 . He 48 at her, stating, “Dont you know, when you give som

51、eone a present, there is supposed to be something 49 ?” The little girl looked 50 at him with tearsin her eyes and said, “Oh, Daddy, its not empty 51 . I blew kisses into the box. Theyre all for you, Daddy.”The father was deeply 52 . He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 53 .

52、Only a short time later, an accident 54 the life of the child. It is also told that her fatherkept that gold box by his bed for all the years of his life and, 55 he was discouraged, he would take out a(n) 56 kiss and 57 the love of the child who had put it there.In a very real sense, we, as humans b

53、eings, have been given a gold container 58unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply 59 possession(拥有物), anyone could hold, more 60 than this.41. A. wastingB. stealingC. sellingD. consuming42. A. roomB. treeC. boxD. hall43. A. fearB. excitement

54、C. doubtD. anger44. A. motherB. sisterC. fatherD. teacher45. A. surprisedB. embarrassedC. puzzledD. scared46. A. angerB. pleasureC. embarrassmentD. emotion47. A. fullB. heavyC. wetD. empty48. A. saidB. yelledC. toldD. rushed49. A. inB. intoC. insideD. outside50. A. downB. backC. upD. forward51. A. a

55、fter allB. at allC. above allD. in all52. A. frightenedB. excitedC. confusedD. moved53. A. kindnessB. forgivenessC. carelessnessD. sadness54. A. causedB. survivedC. tookD. saved55. A. whateverB. wheneverC. whereverD. however56. A. kindB. gentleC. warmD. imaginary57. A. imagineB. rememberC. remindD.

56、think58. A. pleased withB. crowded withC. equipped withD. filled with59. A. onlyB. someC. noD. any60. A. expensiveB. comfortableC. interestingD. precious第二节 （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。Our life styles are set to change with 5G mobile data networks, as the technology is getting alot 61 (cheap) and more widespread than before.According to a new report by China Mobile, 5G phones 62 (cost