1、成都市蓉城名校联盟学年高二下学期期中联考 英语试题含答案成都市蓉城名校联盟2020-2021学年高二下学期期中联考 英语试题第一部分 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7.5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. Why does the woman interrupt the man?A. She wants to
2、 see the movie herself.B. She doesnt like the movie.C. She has already seen the movie.2. What time does the museum close on weekends?A. At 5:00 p.m. B. At 5:30 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m.3. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Riding a bus. B. Shopping in a store. C. Running down the street.4. What is t
3、he relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister.5. What is the womans main concern?A. Arriving late. B. Being short of gas. C. Meeting traffic on the road.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，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
4、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. Why is there much water in the kitchen?A. A water pipe burst. B. There is a hole on the roof. C. Someone forgot to turn off the water.7. What will the speakers do about the situation?A. Call someone right now. B. Leave it until the morning. C. Dea
5、l with it immediately.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What has made a major influence on UK food?A. Better quality. B. International influences. C. Famous chefs on TV.9. What is the UKs most famous food according to the woman?A. Pizza. B. Fish and chips. C. Pies.10. What is the womans favorite place for a m
6、eal?A. A pub. B. A cafe. C. A restaurant.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. How long will the woman probably spend on the translation?A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Five days.12. How much will the woman earn for the work?A. 4,000 yuan. B. 5,000 yuan. C. 6,000 yuan.13. What does the article mainly consist of?
7、A. Math. B. Science. C. Geography.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Work. B. Education. C. Happiness.15. What kind of exam results does the woman have?A. Average. B. Good. C. Bad.16. What is the mans concern about overseas study?A. The quality. B. The safety. C.
8、 The cost.17. Where would the woman prefer to study?A. In Japan. B. In the UK. C. In the U.S.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. What did Mark study well in middle school?A. Psychology. B. Computer science. C. Astronomy.19. When did Mark create the famous Facebook?A. In high school. B. In university. C. After
9、 college.20. What other project is Mark working on now?A. Electric cars. B. Spaceships. C. Environmental problems.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。AHere is never enough time to take in everything that Paris has to offer. Visiting the sights an
10、d museums is amazing and inspiring and could easily keep you occupied for months. Like most truly great cities, Paris is best experienced after dark and without a fixed route in mind and one thing is for sure, you will never run out of things to see, do and experience in Paris.La Tour EiffelThis iro
11、n tower is the very symbol of Paris itself, and it attracts nearly seven million visitors each year. The tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Exposition to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution. It towers over the city at 324 metres and weighs over 10, 000 tons, making it
12、 both a magnificent monument and an engineering wonder.Address: Parc du Champ de Mars, ParisOpening hours: Daily 9 a.m-12:45 a.m.Tour MontparnasseBuilt in the second half of the 20th century, the 689-foot tall Montparnasse Tower, also called the Tour Maine-Montparnasse, is Paris only skyscraper, sta
13、nding at 59 storeys tall (plus 6 underground levels). The fastest lift connects the ground floor to the 56th floor, at an altitude of 643 feet in just 38 seconds (or 19 feet per second). The top floors are only accessible by stairs and provide breathtaking views of the city.Address: 33 Avenue du Mai
14、ne, ParisOpening hours: Daily 9:30 a.m-11:30 p.m.Cheese and Wine WorkshopsImmerse yourself in the art of making cheese in Paris. Every workshop here is newly-built and followed by an amazing cheese and wine tasting, and teaches you, after making the cheese yourself, how to pair the right kind of che
15、ese with the respective and most suitable wine. Absolutely a great experience for food lovers.Address: Rue du Faubourg du Temple 40, Paris on weekdays and Rue de la Croix Nivert 223 on weekends.Le MaraisLe Marais is a historic district situated on the Right Bank of the Seine, spread across the 3rd a
16、nd 4th Arrondissements. This is a trendy district with beautiful architecture dating back to the 17th century. It is famous for its many museums, art galleries and historic sites, such as Paris oldest square, Place des Vosges, the site of Victor Hugos former residence.21. Which tourist attraction ha
17、s the longest history according to the passage?A. Eiffel Tower. B. Le Marais.C. Montparnasse Tower. D. Cheese and Wine Workshops.22. What can visitors do in Cheese and Wine Workshops?A. They can taste the cheese made by themselves.B. They can only see some historic architecture.C. They can learn to
18、make wine with some guidance.D. They can admire the breathtaking views of the city.23. Where is this article probably from?A. A textbook. B. A novel. C. A magazine. D. A travel brochure.BMusic can have a profound effect on both emotions and bodies. Faster music can make you feel more alert and conce
19、ntrate better. Upbeat music can make you feel more optimistic and positive about life. A slower tempo can quiet your mind and relax your muscles, making you feel comforted while releasing the stress of the day. Music is effective for relaxation and stress management.Research confirms these personal
20、experiences with music. Current findings indicate that music around 60 beats per minute can cause the brain to agree with the beat causing alpha brainwave. This alpha brainwave is what is present when we are relaxed and conscious. To cause sleep, a person may need to devote at least 45 minutes, in a
21、 relaxed position, listening to calming music. Researchers at Stanford University have said that Listening to music seems to be able to change brain functioning to the same extent as medication. They noted that music is something that almost anybody can access and makes it an easy stress reduction t
22、ool.So what type of music reduces stress the best? A bit surprising is that Native American, Celtic, Indian stringed-instruments, drums, and flutes are very effective at relaxing the mind even when played loud. Sounds of rain, thunder, and nature sounds may also be relaxing particularly when mixed w
23、ith other music, such as light jazz and classical.Since with music we are rarely told the beats per minute, how do you choose the relaxation music that is best for you? The answer partly rests with you: You must first like the music being played, and then it must relax you. Forcing yourself to liste
24、n to relaxation music can create tension, instead of reducing stress. It is important to remember that quieting your mind does not mean you will automatically feel sleepy. It means your brain and body are relaxed, and with your new calm self, you can then function at your best in many activities.24.
25、 Whats the purpose of the text?A. To report. B. To explain. C. To discuss. D. To compare.25. What can you infer from the research?A. Calming music helps people sleep.B. Listening to music cures people like medicine.C. Music about 60 beats contributes to a good sleep.D. Anybody can listen to music an
26、d reduce their stress.26. What type of music or sounds is best for reducing anxiety?A. Light jazz. B. Loud music. C. Classical music. D. Nature sounds.27. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Choosing the Music You Like B. Having A Good Sleep with MusicC. Releasing Stress through Music D. Ex
27、ercising Your Brain by Listening to MusicCWhen you hear about artificial intelligence, stop imagining that computers can do everything we can do but better. Based upon a new research made by Cade Metz, A.I. technology is promising but has its downsides: Its currently less capable than people, and it
28、 is being coded with human bias(偏见).Artificial intelligence is a term for a collection of concepts that allow computer systems to work like the brain. Its a neural network and a mathematical system that can analyze data and patterns. If you take thousands of cat photos and feed them into a neural ne
29、twork, for instance, it can learn to recognize the patterns that define what a cat looks like.The first neural networks were built in the 1950s, but for decades they never really achieved their promise. For decades, neural networks had two significant limitations: not enough data and not enough comp
30、uter processing power. Decades later, the Internet gave us large amounts of data, and eventually scientists had enough computing power to process it all.Sometimes people talk about artificial intelligence as if its a magic. When we hear the term, we imagine a computer that can do anything. That wasn
31、t the case in the 1950s, and its not true now. People dont realize how hard it is to imitate human reasoning and our ability to deal with uncertainty. A self-driving car can recognize whats around it-in some ways better than people can. But it doesnt work well enough to drive anywhere at any time or
32、 do what you and I do, like reaction to something surprising on the road. Besides, the machines will be capable of generating misinformation at a massive scale. There wont be any way to tell whats real online and whats fake. And the scariest thing is that some neural networks learn from massive amounts of information on the Internet-and that information was created by people. That means we ar
