河北省辛集中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题.doc

河北省辛集中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

河北省辛集中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

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河北省辛集中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题
第I卷
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。
例：How much is the shirt? 
A.£ 19. 15. B. £ 9. 18. C. £ 9. 15. 答案是C.
1. What will the speakers do tonight?
A. Visit Mary. B. Go out of town. C. Host a dinner.
2. How does the woman go to work this week?
A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot.
3. What time does Dave's meeting start?
A. At 8：30. B. At 9：00. C. At 10：00.
4. What is Helen going to do?
A. Buy some books. B. Study in the library. C. Attend a history class.
5. What is the woman's feeling now?
A. Relief. B. Regret. C. Embarrassment.
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；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. What is Tom busy doing?
A. Raising money. B. Writing a lab report. C. Giving classes to children.
7. Who might be able to help Tom this week?
A. Mike. B. Cathy. C. Jane.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is Jack leaving early?
A. To avoid getting stuck in traffic. B. To enjoy the scenery on the way.
C. To buy some gifts for his family.
9. What does Judy often do at the railway station?
A. Read books. B. Call some friends. C. Look around the shops.
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. What to do next year. B. Where to go for vacations.
C. How to pass the waiting time.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does Bill look troubled?
A. He is short of money . B. He has made a big mistake.
C. He is facing a tough choice.
12. What is Bill now?
A. A college student. B. An army officer. C. A computer engineer.
13. What does the woman seem to suggest Bill do?
A. Learn to repair cars. B. Reject the job offer. C. Ask his uncle for advice.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the woman recommending to the man?
A. A writer. B. A club. C. A course.
15. What is the woman reading now?
A. The Beautiful Mind. B. The Great Gatsby. C. The Kite Runner.
16. How much time does the man have to read the book?
A. Two weeks. B. Three weeks. C. Four weeks.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker doing?
A. Reporting a study. B. Chairing a meeting. C. Teaching a class.
18. What should you pay most attention to when taking notes?
A. Listening B. Reading. C. Writing.
19. What is an advantage of using symbols in note-taking?
A. It keeps information secret. B. It leaves space for future use.
C. It makes key words noticeable.
20. What will the speaker do next?
A. Ask a few questions. B. Show some notes. C. Make a summary.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15个小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37.5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。
A
    Pali Overnight Adventures offers children and teens exciting experiences this summer. From broadcasting to street art, these are just 4 of the 17 highly unique camps being offered.
Broadcasting Camp
Become the next star reporter, news writer, director or producer. While running every aspect of our own news station, kids and their fellow campers will create and host a broadcast airing each night at dinner for the entire camp. Every night it goes on the web, keeping parents and the world informed of the happenings at Pali.
Secret Agent Camp
In the movie Mission Impossible, Tom Cruise made being a secret agent seem like the coolest job ever. Campers who sign up for the 2-week secret agent camp can get to know about the life of real secret agents by learning strategies and military skills on the paintball field.
Culinary Camp
If your child enjoys being in the kitchen, then the culinary camp is definitely the right fit. Campers learn technical skills of roasting, frying and cutting, as well as some recipes that they can take home and share with their families.
Street Art Camp
This camp takes creative license to an entirely new level. Campers will share their colorful ideas and imagination with each other and work together to visualize, sketch and paint with non-traditional techniques to create the coolest mural which will be displayed in public for all to see.
21. How many camps does Pali Overnight Adventures offer this summer?
A. 2. B. 4. C. 17. D. 21.
22. What will campers do at the Broadcasting Camp?
A. Create a website. B. Run a news station.
C. Meet a star reporter. D. Hold a dinner party.
23. Which camp will attract children who are interested in cooking?
A. Broadcasting Camp. B. Secret Agent Camp.
C. Culinary Camp. D. Street Art Camp.
B
This little South American Magellanic penguin swims 5,000 miles, to a beach in Brazil, every year in order to be reunited with the man who saved its life. It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but it’s true!
The 71-year-old retired bricklayer Joao, who lives in an island village just outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, found the small Magellanic penguin lying on rocks at his local beach in 2011.The penguin was covered in oil and running out of time fast. Joao rescued the penguin, naming it Din Din, cleaned the oil off its feathers and fed him a daily diet of fish to rebuild its strength. After a week of recovery, Joao attempted to release the penguin back into the wild. However, Din Din had already formed a family bond with his rescuer and wouldn’t leave.
“He stayed with me for 11 months and then, just after he changed his coat with new feathers, he disappeared, ”Joao recalls.“I love the penguin like it’s my own child and I believe the penguin loves me,” Joao told Globo. “No one else is allowed to touch him. He pecks (啄) them if they do. He lies on my lap, lets me give him showers, and allows me to feed him.”
Professor Krajewski, a biologist who interviewed the fisherman for Globo, told The Independent, “I have never seen anything like this before. I think the penguin believes Joao is part of his family and probably a penguin as well.”
However, environmentalists warn that, while hundreds of the Magellanic species are known to naturally migrate thousands of miles north in search of food, there has been a worrying rise in the phenomenon of oceanic creatures washed up on Brazil’s beaches. Professor David Zee, from Rio de Janeiro’s State University, said the increase is due in part to global climatic changes. Professor Zee added that sea animals face increased danger from leaked tanker oil.
Luckily the ending for Joao and Din Din has been a happy one, even though it is illegal in Brazil to keep wild animals as pets.
Professor Krajewski said, “Professionals who work with animals try to avoid relationships like this occurring so they are able to reintroduce the animals into the wild. But in this single case the authorities allowed Din Din to stay with Joao because of his kindness.”
24. Every year Din Din swims a long distance to a beach in Brazil to 　　　. 
A. avoid being killed B. meet his rescuer
C. escape from ocean currents D. find much more fish
25.When Din Din was found in 2011,　　　. 
A. he was dying
B. he was running on the beach
C. he was resting on a rock
D. he was cleaning oil off his feathers
26.What can we learn about Joao from the passage?
A. He is not allowed to keep the penguin as a pet by the authorities.
B. He overprotects the penguin by keeping him away from others.
C. His contact with the penguin is encouraged by professionals.
D. His kindness wins the penguin’s trust.
27.The story in the passage mainly shows 　　　. 
A. the environmental impact on wildlife
B. the love between humans and wildlife
C. the tendency of wildlife to bond with humans
D. the protection of threatened wildlife by mankind
C
Have you ever got stuck with unwanted courses or a class schedule that cannot be changed? If so, that's because you don't know how to select the perfect schedule. But by following a few simple steps, you can begin any term with the right courses at the most convenient times.
First, you must find the right courses. These are the ones that have the least amount of work, the fewest tests and the kindest professors. Ask your friends about courses in which they received A's after attending only 70 percent of the classes. Ask around, too, to see which instructors have given the same tests for the last fifteen years. Photocopies of these tests are usually cheap and can be easily found in school. Then, pick up a copy of the master schedule and study it carefully. Find the course titles that mean an easy pass for a painless subject. Look for titles like “Arts and Crafts for Beginners,” and “Rock Music of the 1950s.”
Next, when you have got lists of easy instructors and subjects, you can begin to select your time periods. If you stay up late in order to watch old movies, you may want a daily schedule that begins no sooner than noon. You should schedule only afternoon courses, too, if you're one of those people who hate to leave a warm bed in the morning. On the other hand, if you are a person who gets out of bed at dawn, you may want to get your classes out of the way as early as possible. That way you have the rest of the day free. Morning classes are also necessary if you are a soap opera（肥皂剧）fan.
Finally, you want your schedule to pass through registration successfully. The main way to do this is to register （注册） early. If a course does happen to be closed because you simply couldn't register at 7 00 a.m., you may still be able to get in. Talk to the professor and tell him or her that a serious and hardworking student like yourself would be a shining example to other students. Be sure to carry a list of backup courses to registration, though, just in case one of your chosen classes changes professors or time periods.
By following these suggestions, any student can pick the perfect class schedule. College can thus be an almost pleasant activity.
28. Which of the following statements is true?
A. You can get copies of tests if you are willing to pay the price.
B. “Rock Music of the 1950s” may be an easy course.
C. It is difficult to pick the perfect class schedule.
D. Attendance is required in all classes.
29. You should ____.
A. register for classes in the morning if you get up early
B. have classes late in the morning if you stay up late
C. sign up for afternoon classes if you want to see soap operas
D. choose classes in the evening if you want to watch old films
30. If a course happens to be closed, you should ____.
A. register at 7:00 a.m.
B. sit in on the class anyway
C. register for a back-up course
D. get help from the professor
31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Course Registration Made Easy
B. How to Find the Right Courses
C. Classes and After-class Activities
D. How to Pick the Perfect Schedule
D
The AlphaGo program’s victory is an example of how smart computers have become. But can artificial intelligence (AI) machines act ethically (合乎道德地), meaning can they be honest and fair?
One example of AI is driverless cars. They are already on California roads, so it is not too soon to ask whether we can program a machine to act ethically. As driverless cars improve, they will save lives. They will make fewer mistakes than human drivers do. Sometimes, however, they will face a choice between lives. Should the cars be programmed to make a sudden turn to avoid hitting a child ? What if the only risk is damage to the car itself, not to the passengers?
Perhaps there will be lessons to learn from driverless cars, but they are not super-intelligent beings.Teaching ethics to a machine even more intelligent than we are will be the bigger challenge.
About the same time as AlphaGo’s victory, Microsoft’s ‘chatbot’ took a bad turn. The software, named Taylor, was designed to answer messages from people aged 18-24. Taylor was supposed to be able to learn from the messages she received. She was designed to slowly improve her ability to handle conversations, but some people were teaching Taylor racist ideas. When she started saying nice things about Hitler, Microsoft turned her off and deleted her ugliest messages.
AlphaGo’s victory and Taylor’s defeat happened at about the same time. This should be a warning to us. It is one thing to use AI within a game with clear rules and clear goals. It is something very different to use AI in the real world.
Eric Schmidt is one of the bosses of Google, which owns AlphoGo. He said people will be the winner, whatever the outcome. Advances in AI will make human beings smarter, more able and “just better human beings.”
32. What’s the second paragraph mainly about ?
A. Whether AI machines are capable to predict possible risks.
B. What AI machines will do to save human lives.
C. Whether AI machines can make ethical decisions.
D. What AI machines will do to avoid damages to themselves.
33.What is said to be the bigger challenge facing humans in the AI age?
A. How to prevent AI machines doing harm to humans.
B. How to avoid being over-dependent on AI machines.
C. How to ensure that super-intelligent AI machines act ethically.
D. How to make super-intelligent AI machines share human feelings.
34. What do we learn about Microsoft’s ‘chatbot’ Taylor?
A. She could not tell good from bad.
B. She could turn herself off when necessary.
C. She was not made to handle new situations.
D. She was good at performing routine tasks.
35. What is Eric Schmidt’s attitude towards artificial intelligence?
A. negative. B.unconcerned. C. positive. D. doubtful.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
World Wildlife Day
Celebrated annually on March 3rd,World Wildlife Day is a holiday that not only celebrates the diversity of the world’s wild animals and plants but also raises awareness about the dangers they face due to human activities. Wildlife today faces many different challenges, which include, but are not limited to, loss of habitat, industrialized farming and commercial development.　36　 __
While extinction is a natural phenomenon, many scientists estimate that we are losing around 10,000 times the number of animals that are naturally caused by extinction.　37　____As many as half of all current species may be extinct by the mid-21st century. 
Proposed by Thailand at a United Nations General Assembly, World Wildlife Day was established as an international holiday on December 20th,2013.　38　___That is the day on which the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora(CITES) was adopted. 
Since World Wildlife Day is a U.N. sanct