重慶市第七中學2020-2021學年高二英語上學期期中試題

滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘

注意事項：

1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名和準考證號填寫在答題卡上。

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第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,

并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。

每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.WhosecardoesJennyhavenow?

A.HermotherJscar.B.Herfather'scar.C.Herowncar.

2.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodonext?

A.Pickuphisdrycleaning.B.Dohissciencehomework.C.Makedinner.

3.Whenwillthemangotoseethedoctor?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnWednesday.

4.Howwillthemanpay?

A.Incash.B.WithanATMcard.C.Withacreditcard.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewantstogoboating.

B.lieshouldworkharderatmath.

C.Healsofailedthemathexam.

第一下

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題

5秒鐘；聽后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、

7題。

6.Whattimeofdaywillthespeakersmeet?

A.Intheevening.B.Inthemorning.C.Aroundmidday.

7.Wherearethespeakersgoingtoeat?

A.On14thStreet.B.OnMapleAvenue.C.OnMainStreet.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatwasthewomandoing?

A.Drivingtowork.B.Havinghercarrepaired.C.Pickinguphercar.

9.Whichcaristheoldest?

A.Theman'soldtruck.B.Thewomanstruck.C.Theman'snewcar.

10.Whydidthemangethiscurrentcar?

A.Ituseslessgas.B.It'sprettier.C.It'sfaster.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whomightthewomanbe?

A.Theman'swife.B.Theman,sco-worker.C.Theman,ssister.

12.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodonext?

A.Findataxi.B.Makeaphonecall.C.Pickuphispackage.

13.WherewillthemanmeetElaine?

A.Ontheboat.B.Inthetheater.C.Athome.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.Whydidthemanpickupabook?

A.Heneededagift.B.Hefounditforwork.C.Hewantedtokilltime.

15.Whattimeisitnow?

A.9:00a.m.B.9:30a.m.C.10:00a.m.

16.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.Waitforherhusband.

B.Callthephonecompany.

C.Helpthemanfixthelights.

17.Wheredidtheman,sbrothergetthecat?

A.Online.B.Fromapetstore.C.Outsideahouse.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatdidthelittleoldmandoafterhegotbackwiththefood?

A.liecutthehamburgerinhalves.

B.Hewaitedforhiswife.

C.liebegantohavesomethingtodrink.

19.Whydidtheyoungmancomeovertothecouple?

A.Tobuythemsomefood.

B.Togivethemsomemoney.

C.Toaskthewomanaquestion.

20.Whatdidthewomanmeanattheend?

A.Thefoodwasnotdelicious.

B.Shelikedtowatchherhusbandeat.

C.Thecouplesharedtheirfalseteeth.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和1）四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

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Tofindanentrancetothedesertedplantwithoutbeingnoticed,GeorgeWilsonsneaked

aroundthefence,abagonhisbackandhishandsinhispockets.

However,Georgethoughttwicewhenaguarddogappeared.'Tmnotafraidofthe

gatekeeper—atleastIcantrytopersuadehim.Butadog?Forgetit.〃Whileplanninghis

specialvisittotheplant,the25-year-oldmandidsomeresearch,butstillfailedtolocate

theentrance.

Georgeisamongthethousandswhoarecrazyabout“takingadventures”,whichthey

callurbanexploration,or“urbex”.Theaimistoexplorestructures-usuallyabandoned

ruinsor“hiddenpartsoftheman-madeenvironments”.

Oneofthemostcommonexamplesofurbanexplorationisventuring（冒險）intoabandoned

structures,whichusuallyincludeamusementparks,factories,powerplants,missilesilos,

falloutshelters,hospitals,asylums,schoolsandhouses.

Urbanexplorersareinterestedinvisitingsuchsites,astheycandiscover“other

partsofacity“andgettounderstanditshistoryfromadifferentangle.

George,whoworkedforaGermancompanyinNewYorkforsixmonths,saidheenjoyed

thecontrastbetweenthecity'stwosides一modernandcrowded,comparedwithold-fashioned

andsilent—andwantedtolearnmoreaboutthecityduringhisshortstay.

Georgesaidthathewasabletofinallysneakinthroughanotherentrance,yethewas

stillaskedtoleavebyagatekeepershortlyafter.Buthethenmanagedtogetintoa

newly-builtblock,climbedtothetopandtookapictureofthefactoryruinsatsunset.

“Iwillcomebackanotherday,“hesaid.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimplyinthesecondparagraph?

A.Georgewantedtolearnmoreaboutthecity.

B.ThegatekeeperpreventedGeorgefromtheentrance.

C.Georgewouldfindanotherwaytotheentrancetothedesertedplant.

D.Georgewasfrightenedenoughbythedogtoabandonvisitingthedesertedplant.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutGeorgeWilsoninthepassage?

A.Hetakesaninterestinancientbuildings.

B.Helovesexploringnaturalenvironments.

C.Hegetstounderstanditshistoryfromasingleangle.

D.Hemanagedtoenterthedesertedplantfromanotherentrance.

26.What'sthewriter'attitudetowardtheurbanexplorers?

A.Critical.B.Indifferent.C.Doubtful.D.Supportive

27.What*sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Awaytoexploreanabandonedplant.

B.Akindofadventurers-urbanexplorers.

C.GeorgeJsloveforabandonedstructures.

D.Adesirertoexplorecity'sstructures.

C

WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdating

backtograndma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,

andthedresscodewillbeSundaybest.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-si1verelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware

andstainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhosts

andguests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.Formakersoffinechinain

Britain,itcauseseconomichardtimes.

LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatit

isreducing1,000jobs----one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000

thenumberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepotteryregion.Wedgwoodandotherpottery

factoriesmadecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffs

inStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDouIton

admittedthatthecompany“hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend“toward

casualdining.Familieseattogetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,

eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision.

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongwork

hoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'sbettertoshare

atakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentor

a“real"dinnerparty.Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patterned

tablecloth?Forgetit.Polishthesilver?Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(禮節)that

childrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparents

andgrandparents("Chewwithyourmouthclosed.”“Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.")

mustbepickedupelsewhere.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswho

maybeableprofessionallybutinexperiencedsocially.

28.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?

A.Peopleprefertoliveacomfortablelife.

B.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

C.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

D.Youngpeoplewon,tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.

29.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatRoyalDouItonis.

A.asellerofstainlesssteeltableware.B.adealerinstoneware.

C.apotterychainstore.D.aproduceroffinechina.

30.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.

A.theincreasedvalueofpound.

B.theworseningeconomyinAsia.

C.thechangeinpeople,swayoflife.

D.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad.

31.Formaltablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentsociallife,

A.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlater.

B.arestillamustoncertainoccasions.

C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome.

D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationship.

D

Recently,researchersattheUniversityofTorontofiguredoutawaywithaquickvideo

selfietoaccuratelymeasurebloodpressurewithyoursmartphoneyscamerabydeveloping

atechnologyknownasIransdennaloptical（光學）imaging（TOI）.

Camerasonsmartphonescancatchredlightreflectedfromhemoglobin（血紅素）under

ourskin,whichpermitsTOItovisualizeandmeasurebloodflowchanges.Researchers

measuredthebloodpressureof1,328CanadianandChineseadultsbygettingtwo-minute

videosoftheirfacesonaniPhone."Fromthevideogotbythetechnology,youcansee

howthebloodflowsindifferentpartsofthefaceandthroughthisflow,youcangeta

lotofinformation,“saidKangLee,leadauthorofthestudy.

LeealsohelpedcreateanappcalledAnura,whichallowspeopletotryouttheTOI

softwareforthemselves,givingthemtheabilitytorecorda30-secondvideooftheirface

andreceivemeasurementsforstresslevelsandrestingheartrate.Leesaidmoreresearch

wasneededtomakesurethatthemeasurementswereasaccurateaspossible,explainingthat

thestudydidn,ttestpeoplewithverydarkorveryfairskin.

“Inordertoimproveourapptomakeitusable,particularlyforpeoplewith

hypertension（高血壓），weneedtocollectalotofdatafromthem,whichisveryhardbecause

alotofthemarealreadytakingmedicine,“Leeexplained."Wecannottellthemnotto

takemedicine,butfromtimetotime,wegetparticipantswhodon'ttakemedicinesowe

cangethypertensivepeoplethisway.”

Thescientistssaidthereweremanypotentialapplicationsofthetechnology,including

providinghealthservicesforthosewholivedinremoteareas.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plausible“inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.fromhemoglobin.B.fromstresslevels.

C.throughtheskin.D.withaquickvideoselfie.

33.Whatmightpeoplebenefitfromthenewtechnologymentionedabove?

A.Livingalifefreefromstress.

B.Improvingtheheartfunctiongradually.

C.Accessinghealthservicesforfree.

D.Knowingabnormalbloodpressureearlier.

34.Howdoesthispassagedevelop?

A.Byprovidingexamples.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.

D.Byfollowingtheorderofideaandpractice.

35.Whydoestheauthorwritethistext?

A.TointroduceTOIandanapprelated.

B.TopredictfutureapplicationsofTOI.

C.Todescribefunctionsofcamerasonphones.

D.ToevaluatethequalityofanappcalledAnura.

第二節（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Evenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimes,lovingyourparents

isanormalandfulfillingpartoflife.Youlovethemforthefactthattheycreated

you,raisedyou,andareinpartasourceofwhoyouare.Herearesomewaystolove

yourparents.

____36_Agentle“goodmorning"and“Iloveyou“willwarmacoldestheart.

Rememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworld.Withoutyourparents,youmightstill

wanderatanunknowncornerinanunknownworld.

Respectthemmoreandcherishthesemoments.Youcanusethesemomentstolearn

fromthemwhenyou'reoffonyourown.It'sOKtogetangrybutangryactionsdon't

helpyouoryourparents.Actcalmly,cooloff,writeaboutyourfeelings,ortalkto

afriend.___37

Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourattitudebetterandearnyoumorerespect

fromthem.Itmayseemlikeyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon,tgetwhatyou

wantoryouhavetoclean.However,youhadbetterremembertheykeeparoofoveryour

headwhenit'scold,rainy,snowy,ortoohot.Understandthatparentsarehumanbeings

andmakemistakes.____38___.Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriends,whynotforgiveyour

parents?

Keepcompanywiththem.DothingswithyourparentslikewatchingTVorgosomewhere

withthem._39_Listentotheiroldstoriesandlearnfromthem.Youwillfindthey

areyourteachersinthiswayoranother.

Somepeoplesimplymaynotbeabletolovetheirparents._40___Seekhelpifyouare

beingabusedinanyway.Parentsdonothavearighttoharmyou.

A.Forgivenessisthekey

B.Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.

C.Parentswi11inturnexpresstheirlovetoyou

D.Anyway,spendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.

E.Afterthis,shareyourfeelingswithyourparents.

F.Pleaserememberparentsareasimportantasfriends.

G.Therecanberealisticreasonsforthis,familyviolenceforexample.

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分55分）

第一節完形填空（共20小題；每小題L5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳

選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream,whichmeantajob,amortgage（按揭），credit

cards,success.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelse,allofus41

chasingthesamething.

Oneyear,throughaseriesofunhappyevents,ital1___42___downIfoundmyself

homelessandalone.Ionlyownedmytruckand$56.I43thecountrysideforsome

placeIcouldrentforthe44possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmiles

upawindingmountainroad45thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas46,

fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheowner,rentedit,and47acorner

tocampin.

Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme,48slowly,theystartedteachingmethe49

ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets,candles,andtools,andbegan50to

chat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina51AmericanDream-nottheoneof

individualachievementbutof52.

WhatIhadbelievedin,allthosethingsIthoughtwere53foracivilizedlife,

werenonexistentinthisplace.54onthemountain,mymostvaluablepossessions

weremy55withmyneighbors.

Fouryearslater,Imovedbackinto56,Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareally

hardtime,57theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto58

ahandfulofpeople.Therearefourofusnowinthehouse,butovertimeI'vehad

ninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We'dallbein59ifwehadn't

bandedtogether.

TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisa60one.It'snotsomuchaboutwhat

Icangetformyself;it'saboutwhatwecanallgetbytogether.

41.A.violentlyB.equallyC.separatelyD.naturally

42.A.brokeB.goC.failD.cut

43.A.crossedB.leftC.touredD.searched

44.A.fullestB.cheapestC.fairestD.largest

45.A.alongB.throughC.overD.round

46.A.occupiedB.robbedC.emptiedD.abandoned

47.A.turnedB.clearedC.approachedD.took

48.A.butB.althoughC.otherwiseD.for

49.A.benefitB.lessonC.natureD.art

50.A.pausingB.workingC.learningD.moving

51.A.differentB.realCwild.D.remote

52.A.friendlinessB.happinessC.neighborlinessD.kindness

53.A.uniqueB.expensiveC.rareD.necessary

54.A.UpB.DownC.DeepD.Along

55.A.cooperationB.relationshipsC.satisfactionD.appointments

56.A.realityB.societyC.townD.life

57.A.creatingB.losingC.quittingD.offering

58.A.putinB.turninC.takeinD.getin

59.A.yardsB.sheltersC.campsD.cottages

60.A.individualB.successfulC.unhappyD.shared

第二節語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。

DealmaysolveTikTok'strouble

TikTokonSaturdayvoicedtohopethat61___usefulagreement,whichthebytes

Chineseparentcompany,ByteDance,withOracle(甲骨文)andWalmartreached,will

solvevarioussafety62_(consider)oftheUSgovernmentandsettlequestionsaround

TikTok'sfutureintheUS.

Thecompanybased___63_theLosAngelesannouncedastatementonSaturday

afternoon,hoursafterUSPresidentDonaldTrumpsaidhe_64__(accept)adealbetween

thethreeparties.

TikTokgaveawaysomedetailsaboutthethree-partyagreement___65____(hand)over

tothegovernmentonMondayandbalancedbytheWhiteHousesofar,___66_(say)Oracle

willbecome67—(it)believabletechnologyprovider,andWalmartwillplayarole

inbusinesspartnership.

ItisalsosaidbothAmericancompanieswilltakepartinTikTok,s_68(globe)

pre-IPOmoney-raisingcampaign_69theycantakeuptoa20percentshareinthe

company.

AbusinessmanwhowasfamiliarwiththedealsaidTikTok_70—(actual)intended

tofinishtheIPOontheUsmarketinoneyearifpossible.

第四部分：寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節：單詞填空(共10小題，每小題1分)

根據下列句子及所給漢語注釋或詞首字母，寫出空格處單詞的正確形式。

71.Surprisingly,beganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrowninto

asocialmovement.

72.Tothisday,thereissomedoubtheshothimselforwasmurdered.

73.Itwasnotimmediatelyobviousthatwaterwastobeftothedevelopment

oflife.

74.However,accordingtoawidelyaccepted,theuniversebeganwitha”Big

Bang”thatthrewmatterinalldirections.

75.Itishisaagainstsettingupanewschoolthatisbasedonthetruefact

inthevillage.

76.Latelastyearalargenumberofdoctors,nursesandsfromanyotherpart

ofChinarushedtoWuhantofightagainstCOVID-19.

77.（后悔）thepastorwo