云南省曲靖市第一 2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、曲靖一中2023届高二年级上学期期中考试英语 试 卷考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分 命题人：徐本当 审题人：吕平注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第I卷（选择题）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.

2、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。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 woman most probably?A. A teacher.B. A reporter.C. A librarian. 2. Whats wrong with the woman?A. She has no appetite. B. A fork hurt her right hand. C. Her left hand is always shaking. 3. What does t

3、he woman mean?A. She likes teenagers.B. Teenagers are honest.C. TV shows are boring. 4. Why have Tinas parents moved to London?A. To work there.B. To stay with Tina.C. To run a new school. 5. How much should the man pay in total?A. $5.B. $7.C. $9. 第二节 （共15小题；每小题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，

4、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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What does the man mainly work as?A. A singer.B. A dancer.C. A writer. 7. What is the woman doing?A. Preparing a concert.B. Hosting a program.C. Looking for a book. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

5、8. When does the woman usually use WeChat?A. In the mornings.B. In the afternoons.C. In the evenings. 9. What does the woman use WeChat mainly for?A. Finding project information. B. Sharing things with her dad. C. Communicating with her friends. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What will Charlie most proba

6、bly do this Saturday?A. Enjoy a birthday party. B. Buy the woman a present. C. Make a shopping list. 11. How will the speakers make the cake brown?A. With some cocoa.B. With some butter.C. With some food coloring. 12. What is Mike fond of?A. Eggs.B. Cakes.C. Chocolate. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Who

7、sent the womans photos to Justin?A. Peter.B. Cathy.C. Her mother. 14. What does the man try to do?A. Apologize to the woman. B. Comfort the woman. C. Complain to the woman. 15. What is the woman worried about?A. Justin puts her photos on Facebook. B. Justin gives her photos to her mum. C. Justin for

8、gets to send her photos back. 16. What will the woman do?A. Have a talk with Cathy. B. Ask for more advice.C. Delete the photos. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Where should the listeners go if they get lost?A. The ticket office.B. The tourist bus.C. The main gate. 18. What may surprise the listeners?A. T

9、he palace has become a museum. B. There are people living in the palace. C. People are dressed in traditional clothes. 19. What should the listeners do before taking photos with local people?A. Buy their products.B. Talk with their families.C. Ask for their permission. 20. How does the speaker find

10、the asking price of the local products?A. High.B. Acceptable.C. Low.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。AFive of Missouris Top Outdoor AttractionsIf you are in Missouri, where would you like to visit outdoors? Here are some recommendations.Dogwood Canyon Nat

11、ure ParkIs 10, 000 square miles of nature enough for you? Well, thats what you will get a visit to this nature park. Dogwood Canyon is one of the oldest landforms in the United States, with some log cabins of long history. You can explore the habitat with activities like horseback riding, fishing, h

12、iking, wildlife tours and more.Loess Bluffs National Wildlife RefugeIf you are looking for the feathered creatures, this wildlife preserve is your best bet. It was established for migratory birds in 1935. It is one of the top areas for bird-watching in the United States of America. Fishing, hiking a

13、nd photography are all on the agenda.Ha Ha Tonka State ParkThis park features everything from hiking trails to an abandoned stone castle. Ha Ha Tonka State Park, a 20th-century stone mansion, has caves, sinkholes, geological formations and so on. There are boardwalks that make trails accessible to a

14、ll visitors, along with convenient picnic areas for lunch.Chaumette Vineyards & WineryWho needs Europe when you can just pop over to Missouri to enjoy a best-in-class luxury wine-tasting vacation? This resort destination offers local wines grown in the region. The tasting rooms are open year-round.E

15、lephant Rocks State ParkRocks that represent elephants? Yes, please. These natural geological formations look like they stepped right out of the circus, when in fact they were formed from 1.5 million-year-old stones. These rocky wonders are a cant-miss item on your Missouri list.21What makes Dogwood

16、 Canyon Nature Park unique?AGoing fishing and hiking.BEnjoying some tasty wine.CSpotting some old wood cabins.DSeeing some animal-shaped stones.22If you are interested in bird-watching, which park may be your best choice?ADogwood Canyon Nature Park.BLoess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge.CHa Ha Tonka

17、 State Park.DChaumette Vineyards & Winery.23What do Ha Ha Tonka State Park and Elephant Rocks State Park have in common?AThey are of the biggest size.BThey are of the longest history.CThey are full of tracks and trails.DThey are rich in stones and rocks.B In the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, a 48-yea

18、r-old Egyptian athlete, Hamadtou, makes a great impression on a lot of people.Holding the bat in his mouth, the para-table tennis champion attracts the audience by throwing the ball up high with his right foot. Sinking through the air, the little white ball meets his bat and comes out like a bullet

19、with a powerful spin.Hamadtous performance moves millions of people. Comments and praise on him flood from all over the world, with about 300 million messages on different social media.Hamadtou was a carpenter. He lost his two arms by falling down the railway platform on his way home. But it didnt c

20、hange his love for table tennis.Starting at 13, Hamadtou spent years working hard to perfect his game. Initially, he tried different ways to hold the bat, including holding it under his armpit, before deciding to handle it with his mouth.In 2011, he got the second place in the African Table Tennis G

21、ames for the disabled. Deeply touched by Hamadtou, Chairman of International Table Tennis Federation invited him to participate in the World Table Tennis Championship as a guest of honor in 2014. In the competition, Hamadtou played games with some world-famous athletes like Ma Long. Later Hamadtou t

22、ook part in the 2016 Rio Paralympics.“It was quite difficult playing table tennis after the accident ,”Hamadtou recalled. “I had to practice hard for three years on a daily basis. At the beginning，people was amazed and surprised seeing me playing. Then they encouraged and supported me a lot.”“I beli

23、eve that nothing is impossible, as long as you work hard ,”added Hamadtou.“This is the message I would like to send to people.”One of the comments of a netizen goes “We are very proud of his willing, perseverance and determination.”24What is special when Hamadtou plays table tennis?AThrowing the bal

24、l with his hand.BSpinning the ball with his head.CHolding the bat with his armpit.DServing the ball with his foot.25What do we know about Hamadtou?AHe was born with no arms.BHe was interested in art works.CHe perfects his skills with hard work.DHe has a great talent for table tennis.26What is the at

25、titude of netizens towards Hamadtou?APositive. BNegative. CIndifferent. DNeutral.27What spirit can we learn from Hamadtou?AFacing the unknown with hope.BLiving with dignity and gratitude.CTrying ones best and never giving up.DAlways being confident and competitive.C Self-driving cars are just around

26、 the corner. Such vehicles will make getting from one place to another safer and less stressful. They also could cut down on traffic, reduce pollution and limit accidents. But how should driverless cars handle emergencies? People disagree on the answer. And that might put the brakes on this technolo

27、gy, a new study concludes.To understand the challenge, imagine a car that suddenly meets some pedestrians in the road. Even with braking, its too late to avoid a crash. So the cars artificial intelligence must decide whether to swerve (急转弯). To save the pedestrians, should the car swerve off the roa

28、d or swerve into oncoming traffic? What if such options would likely kill the cars passengers?Researchers used online surveys to study peoples attitudes about such situations with driverless cars. Survey participants mostly agreed that driverless cars should be designed to protect the most people. T

29、hat included swerving into walls (or otherwise sacrificing their passengers) to save a larger number of pedestrians. But there is a hitch (困境). Those same surveyed people want to ride in cars that protect passengers at all costseven if the pedestrians would now end up dying. Jean Bonnefon is a psych

30、ologist at the Toulouse School of Economics in France. He and his colleagues reported their findings in Science.“Autonomous cars can completely change transportation”, says study coauthor Iyad Rahwan. But, he adds, this new technology creates a moral dilemma that could slow its acceptance.Makers of

31、driverless cars are in a tough spot, Bonnefons group warns. Most buyers would want their car to be programmed to protect them in preference to other people. However, regulations might one day instruct that cars must act for the greater good. That would mean saving the most people. But the scientists

32、 think rules like this could drive away buyers. If so, all the potential benefits of driverless cars would be lost.Compromises might be possible, Kurt Gray says. He is a psychologist at the University of North Carolina. He thinks that even if all driverless cars are programmed to protect their passe

33、ngers in emergencies, traffic accidents will decrease. Those vehicles might be dangerous to pedestrians on rare occasions. But they “wont speed, wont drive drunk and wont text while driving, which would be a win for society.”28The underlined word “challenge” in paragraph 2 refers to_.Apeoples negati

34、ve attitudes towards self-driving carsBhow self-driving cars reduce traffic accidentsCthe technical problems that self-driving cars haveDhow self-driving cars handle emergencies29According to the text, online surveys show that_.Aself-driving cars artificial intelligence needs improvementBthe busy tr

35、affic may be a problem for self-driving carsCpeople are in a moral dilemma about driverless carsDself-driving cars should be designed to protect drivers30What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?ARegulations are in favour of drivers.BMost people dislike self-driving cars now.CSelf-driving car make

36、rs are in a difficult situation.DThe potential benefits of driverless cars are ignored.31What is Kurt Grays attitude toward self-driving cars?AFavorable. BDoubtful. CCritical. DDisapproving.D Researchers say they have translated the meaning of gestures that wild chimpanzees (黑猩猩) use to communicate.

37、 They say wild chimps communicate 19 specific messages to one another with a vocabulary of 66 gestures. The scientists discovered this by following and filming groups of chimps in Uganda, and examining more than 5,000 incidents of these meaningful exchanges. Dr Catherine Hobaiter, who led the resear

38、ch, said that this was the only form of intentional communication to be recorded in the animal kingdom. Only humans and chimps, she said, had a system of communication where they deliberately sent a message to another group member. Thats whats so amazing about chimp gestures, she said. Theyre the on

39、ly thing that looks like human language in that respect. ”Although previous research has shown that apes and monkeys can understand complex information from another animals call, the animals do not appear to use their voices intentionally to communicate messages. This was a significant difference be

40、tween calls and gestures, Dr Hobaiter said. Chimps will check to see if they have the attention of the animal with which they wish to communicate. In one case, a mother presents her foot to her crying baby, signaling: “Climb on me.” The youngster immediately jumps on to its mothers back and they tra

41、vel off together. The big message from this study is that there is another species (物种) out there. That is meaningful in its communication, so thats not unique to humans, said Dr Hobaiter. Dr Susanne Shultz, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Manchester, said the study was praiseworthy

42、 in seeking to enrich our knowledge of the evolution of human language. But, she added, the results were a little disappointing. The vagueness of the gesture meanings suggests either that the chimps have little to communicate, or we are still missing a lot of the information contained in their gestu

43、res and actions, she said. Moreover, the meanings seem to not go beyond what other animal convey with non-verbal communication. So, it seems the gulf remains. 32What do chimps and humans have in common according to Dr Hobaiter?AMemorizing specific words.BUnderstanding complex information.CUsing voic

44、es to communicate.DCommunicating messages on purpose.33What did Dr Shultz think of the study?AIt was well designed but poorly conducted.BIt was a good try but the findings were limited.CIt was inspiring but the evidence was unreliable.DIt was a failure but the methods deserved praise.34What does the

45、 underlined word gulf in the last paragraph mean?ADifference.BConflict.CBalance.DConnection.35Which of the following is the best title for the text?AChimpanzee behaviour study achieved a breakthroughBChimpanzees developed specific communication skillsCChimpanzees: the smartest species in the animal

46、kingdomDChimpanzee language: communication gestures translated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。 Lets take a minute to think about the water we use. The human body is 60% water and we need to drink lots of water to be healthy. When we are thirsty we just go to the kitch

47、en and fill a glass with clean water.36 For example, farmers, who produce the food we eat, use water to make the plants grow. When we turn on a light or switch on a TV or a computer we use energy and we need water to produce this energy.The truth is that we are lucky enough to have clean water whene

48、ver we want, but this is not the case for many people around the world. 37 Thats around one in 10 people in the world. If we drink dirty water, we can catch diseases from the bacteria and become ill. Every year over 500,000 children die from diarrhea(腹泻)from dirty water. Thats around 1,400 children every day！Also, in some countr