1、湖南省A佳教育大联盟学年高二英语上学期期中试题湖南省A佳教育大联盟2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题第 卷 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。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C
2、。1. What will the man probably do during his holiday?A. Do his work. B. Travel to Qingdao. C. Climb some mountains.2. What does the woman offer the man?A. Iced tea. B. Cookies. C. Chips.3. How much did the woman buy her watch for?A. $1,000. B. $800. C. $200.4. What is the relationship between the sp
3、eakers?A. Boss and employee. B. Waiter and customer. C. Co-workers.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their biology teacher. B. The womans parents. C. The pet of the class.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，每小题 5 秒钟
4、；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 Anna going to Greece?A. To go on vacation. B. To attend a wedding. C. To be on a business trip.7. What does Tim like about Greece?A. The boats. B. The people. C. The food.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What volunteer work does Lucy sometimes do?A.
5、 She helps old people. B. She takes care of animals. C. She teaches homeless children.9. How much time per week does Lucy usually do volunteer work?A. Two days. B. One day. C. Five hours.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What did Glen add to his baklava?A. Chocolate. B. Honey. C. Nuts.11. When did Glen get
6、 interested in baking?A. When he was five. B. When he was twenty. C. When he was thirty-five.12. Where did Glen get the idea for his baklava?A. In Turkey. B. In America. C. In France.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why is the woman surprised?A. The park is not crowded during school holidays.B. The park i
7、s crowded all year round.C. The park isnt for children.14. What time of year is it?A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Fall.15. How does the man feel about his job?A. He loves it. B. He is tired of it. C. He feels stressed.16. Where will the man probably work in future?A. At a bank. B. At a college. C. At Disn
8、eyland.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who are the announcements for?A. The manager. B. The employees. C. The customers.18. What time does the store usually close?A. At five oclock. B. At eight oclock. C. At ten oclock.19. What item is free for another one if you buy one?A. Womens dresses. B. Mens suits
9、. C. Shoes.20. What does the speaker suggest people do in the end?A. Go to a caf. B. Leave the shop early. C. Buy some music CDs.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题：每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASales of Apples new iPhone 11 in China began on Friday, but were met
10、with a cooler reception from consumers than in previous years. Unlike in previous years, no long lines were seen outside Chinese shops on Friday for the new iPhone, and the product release only made the headlines in a few media outlets.Huawei unveiled (公布) its Mate 30 smartphone series on Thursday n
11、ight. Its new devices have won consumers hearts at home and abroad. Many compared it with Apples new iPhone 11, saying that beats the new iPhone in terms of innovation and quality. One customer surnamed Zhao, an IT specialist who pre-ordered a Mate 30 Pro on Friday, said that he chose Mate 30 withou
12、t hesitation. Zhao said, “Its obvious that Huaweis new phone with its advanced 5G mode would lead the future global telecommunications market, and its new innovative features in gesture and side control attracted my attention, too.”In contrast with iPhone 11s lukewarm (冷淡的) sales, Chinese netizens h
13、ave engaged in discussions on Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. An online poll on the Mate 30 and iPhone 11 on Weibo on Friday showed that more than 60 percent of netizens chose the Mate 30, while less than 20 percent chose the iPhone 11.Many chose Huawei not out of patriotism but for its technology.Overseas
14、 consumers also engaged in vigorous (有力的) discussions on Huaweis new flagshipdevices on technology sites and social media platforms. On Twitter, many netizens said “nice”, “best phone ever” and “my favorite one” on Huaweis Twitter account. Some netizens in countries like the UK,the Netherlands and A
15、rgentina asked when Huaweis new devices would be released in their countries.21. How did customers react to Apples new product?A. They thought it was cool to use it.B. They stood in long lines to purchase it.C. They can see its headlines advertised everywhere.D. They were less interested in it than
16、in former years.22. In what aspect is Mate 30 better than iPhone 11 according to paragraph 2?A. Its gesture and side control. B. Its quality and innovation.C. Its appearance and 5G mode. D. Its service life and function.23. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Huawei is better than Apple.B. Huaweis Ma
17、te 30 defeats iPhone 11.C. Smart phones welcome a New Era5G.D. Huaweis new devices receive heated discussions.BLooking at their fine-quality crochet (编织物) carefully, the prisoners of Brazils Arisvaldo deCampos Pires maximum security penitentiary (监狱) are a model of concentration. And its no wonder,w
18、hen you know whats going on. Thanks to a cooperation with Brazilian fashion designer Raquel Guimaraes, the inmates (犯人) have one day taken off their sentence for every three days of knitting they perform.The designer turned to the prison for help in 2009 when she had trouble finding knitters for her
19、Doiselles label, which specialises in beautiful knitting and crochet work. She trained 18 prisoners sentenced for crimes ranging from robbery to murder, and their work is now exported globally, including to America, France, and Japan. The hand-made pieces, which are strictly quality-checked, are als
20、o sold in 70 stores in Brazil.Named the Flor de Lotus (Lotus Flower) Project, the initial (最初的) purpose is a chance forprisoners to earn money while serving their time.Participating inmates are paid a starting salary of 75 per cent of Brazils minimum wage. A quarter of what they earn is put aside, a
21、nd paid on their release. Former prison inmate Celio Tavares, who was jailed (投入监狱) for armed robbery, said the project increases prisoners chances of finding a job when their sentences are up. “The program gives inmates skills and confidence they can use when they return to life on the outside. Thi
22、s raises the self-esteem of the prisoners, and opens the door to work and employment for everyone else,” he said.Ms Guimaraes, who works nearby, says around 100 inmates have taken up the knitting challenge since she started training them four years ago. She sees the project as a way for prisoners to
23、 be viewed as something more than criminals, explaining, “The reduction of the sentence gives them the value of regaining freedom, integrity and confidence. They are able to do any work and produce very well.”24. The prisoners in a Brazils penitentiary can get a days reduction of their sentence beca
24、useof .A. their beautiful and fine-quality crochetB. their cooperation with this penitentiaryC. every three days of knitting they performD. their concentration on these hand-made pieces25. What of the following is TRUE about the Flor de Lotus Project?A. The starting salary of participating prisoners
25、 is very low.B. Participating prisoners can get high salary only on their release.C. It has helped every prisoner find a job when their sentences are up.D. It initially aims to give prisoners self-esteem after they return to life.26. What can we learn from Ms Guimaraes words?A. She doesnt think the
26、prisoners are criminals.B. She has trained over 100 prisoners for four years.C. The inmates can do any work with a satisfying salary on their release.D. The reduction of the sentence makes the prisoners more value their freedom.C“Mirror mirror on the wall, whos the fairest of them all?” An old tale
27、tells a seemingly unbelievable story of a magic mirror, but now the magic is no longer unachievable.In August 2018, news went viral (广为传播的) that the police had caught criminal suspects who attended Chinese singer Jacky Cheungs concerts. How did the police pick out the suspects among thousands of scr
28、eaming fans? The helping hand is AI facial recognition technology. The low-key yet powerful tool is no longer far-fetched, but entering the world of Chinas top investors and companies.Facial recognition is a technology able to identify a person from a digital image or a frame from a video source. Ta
29、ng Wenbin, CTO of Face + +, an AI computer vision (视觉) technology company in China, vividly explained the workflow (工作流程). According to him, facial recognition is the identification of our appearance, including knowing the sex, age and identity of a person. You may think itis like a brain or a neura
30、l (神经的) network. You use data to train it, and then, it learns the pattern. Facial recognition technology has been traditionally allied with the security work but today there is active expansion into other industries including mobile phones, marketing and finance. Chinese start-ups have seen the pot
31、ential of AI facial recognition for simplifying and speeding up tasks in multiple industries. And the market is now crowded and competitive.China is starting the AI revolution and has made breakthroughs in facial recognition. “If applying AI to different industries is a marathon, the companies there
32、 probably have just set got off the blocks,” said Tian Feng, director of Alibaba Cloud Research Center. He also thinks that in the future, everybody will be able to use AI as it will soon become a basic tool for work and life.27. Why is the news mentioned in paragraph 2?A. To introduce a new tool for companies.B. To show the magic has become a reality.C. To prove old tales are based on true stories.D. To describe the back
