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鹤壁市综合高中2020-2021学年高二下学期第二次段考英语试题第一部分阅读理解(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。ATo:DavidRussel<drusell@mmail.org>From:AlyssaMeller<ameller@>Date:January12Subject:MeetingsDearMr.Russel,Welcometoworkhereforafewdays.IamwritingtoletyouknowthatRogerWilliams,oneofourstaffmembers,willpickyouupattheairportonSundayevening.Wehaveahotelarrangementforyoujustnexttoourofficebuilding.Asapopularwriterofchildren’sliterature,youwillbegivingapresentationinourboardroom.Allofusareexpectingthenewcontentsinyourbooks,whichwillsurelyincludeyourunderstandingofchildren’sliterature.Wehopetolearnmorefromyouabouthowtoefficientlyorganizecontentsanddevelopwrittencommunicationskills.Atyourrequest,Iwasabouttoarrangeseveralmeetingswithyourcoauthorstodiscussrevisionstoyourseriesofchildren’sstories,whichwillbeanimportantpartduringyourstayhere.Becauseofthetightschedule,youwillprobablyhavesomebusydayshere.Butwewilltryourbesttoensurethatyoucanhaveahighefficiency.Alldetailsareprovidedbelow.Mon.9:00a.m.Presentationonnewcontents11:00a.m.LunchmeetingwithThomasWood(illustrator)Tue.9:30a.m.BreakfastwithGaryWillson(bookdesigner)11:20a.m.ConferencecallwithScottWest(theCEOofWalterPublishing)2:00p.m.MeetingwithHankWillisaboutsomeofthechaptersWed.9:00a.m.MeetingwithGeorgHoffmanntotranslatesomedocumentsintoEnglish11:00a.m.EditingsessionwithJoseWrightAfterthefinalmeetingonWednesday,wewilldriveyoutoWestTownStationby4:00p.m.Yourtrainfromthestationtotheairportwilldepartat4:30p.m.andyourflightisscheduledtoleaveat6:10p.m.Ifthereisanythingunsuitableforthearrangement,pleaseletmeknowandwewilladjustthescheduleassoonaspossible.Lookingforwardtomeetingyounextweek.Alyssa1.Whatisthepurposeoftheemail?A.Toprovideaworkschedule.B.Tomakeatravelarrangement.C.Toproposeanadaptationofthestorybooks.D.ToinformMr.Russelofaschedulechange.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Russel?A.Heisattendingabookfair.B.Heisdraftingaresearchproposal.C.Heisadvertisingchildren’sstorybooks.D.Heisworkingwithothersonaproject.3.WhenisMr.Russelexpectedtodiscussthecontentsofhisstorybooks?A.At11:00a.m.onMonday.B.At11:20a.m.onTuesday.C.At2:00p.m.onTuesday.D.At9:00a.m.onWednesday.BEnsleymademeapoet.WhenIwasone,myparentsandImovedintoatinyapartmentoff20thStreet.Iwrotemyfirstpoemsittinginthecornerofmybedroom,surroundedbytoys.Iwas7or8andthepoemwasformybestfriendwhohadmovedaway.Iwasangrywithhimforbeingwillingtoleaveme,andwhenIgetangry,Igetmean.Ifiguredhisleavingwouldbeeasiertoface,ifIpushedhimawayfirst.Butassoonasthemovingtruckpulledaway,IrealizedhowfoolishI'dbeen.SoIwrotehimapoemtoapologize.Thepoemwasterrible,ofcourse,butwithit,alifelongloveaffairbegan---notwiththeboywhomovedaway,butwiththewrittenword.Asanadult,I'dwritepoemsaboutplayingkickballintheparkinglotofthoseEnsleyapartmentblocks,andpoemsabouttripstoseethecandyladyandtothecornerstore.WhenpeopleaskmewhereinBirminghamIgrewup,Isometimessay"Everywhere".WemovedaroundalotandtheneighborhoodsofBirminghamfindtheirwayintosomuchofwhatIwrite.IhadtoleaveBirminghamtolearnhowtotelltruestoriesinprose(散文).AftercollegeinAlabamaandgraduateschoolinBerkeley,California,ImovedtoKentuckytobeanewspaperreporter.Myskillatwritingpersonalessayslandedmemyowncolumn(专栏)andthechancetobeincludedinacollectionofessayspublishedbySealPress.ThenIcamehome.InherbookWritingDowntheBones,NatalieGoldbergwrites,"Itisveryimportanttogohomeifyouwantyourworktobewhole…youmustclaimwhereyoucomefromandlookdeepintoit.Cometohonorandembraceit,orattheleast,acceptit."NowinBirmingham,Igettosharemystoryinlocalmagazinesandonmyblog.AndIbuildmystorythrougheveryfriendshipformedinthiscityofsteel,sweat,andsweettea.4.Ensleyisthenameofa______.A.toyB.boyC.placeD.store5.WhatdoesPara.5tellusabouttheauthor?A.Sheenjoystravelingverymuch.B.Shepreferspoetrytonewsreports.C.Shegaveupwritingpoemsaftercollege.D.Shemadesomeachievementsinwriting.6.WhydoestheauthormentionNatalieGoldberg'swords?A.Toprovetheyhadsimilarinterests.B.ToshowherloveforNatalieGoldberg.C.ToexplainwhyshereturnedtoBirmingham.D.TointroduceNatalieGoldberg'sbooktoreaders.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Writingchangesmylife.B.Homeiswhereyourstoryis.C.Movingaroundmakesmeapoet.D.ChildhoodfriendshipisasourceofwritingCErikKobayashi-SolomonspentadaywithDr.PaulGauthier,aplantphysiologistspecializinginverticalfarmingresearchandcameawaywithseveralimportantideasaboutverticalfarming.Humanshave12,000yearsofexperiencegrowingfood,butonlyagenerationorsoworthofexperiencegrowingcropsindoors.Wearestillprogressingupthetechnologylearningcurve(学习曲线).What'smore,traditionalfarmingtechniquesarebasedonconditionsthatarenotapplicabletoverticalfarming.Therefore,withouttakingtimetounderstandthescience,verticalfarmingisnotlikelytobeabletoliveuptoitsimpliedpromises.ThecostofpoweringLEDgrowlightsisoneofthebiggestproblemsaverticalfarmmustovercome.Dr.LouisAlbrightatCornellhascharacterizedverticalfarmsas"pie-in-the-sky"businesses.Hefamouslycalculates,forinstance,thatthecostofaloafofbreadwouldbe$24ifcropsarefarmedindoors—thecostistoohigh.Gauthieracknowledgesthatenergypricesarehighbutpointsoutthatscientificworkhasshownthatonlyabout6%ofavailablesunlightisusedincropphotosynthesis(光合作用),sotheremaybewaysofgrowingthesameplantswithlesslight.Gauthieralsopointsoutthatwhileenergycostsareabithigh,verticalfarmingdoescreatehighefficienciesinotherareas.Waterusagemaybesignificantlyreducedbecausethesamewatercanberecycledtimeandagain.Fertilizerusecanbegreatlyreducedandpesticidesforpestcontrolareunnecessary.It'sclearthatverticalfarmingoffersrealvaluetosociety.Thefutureisprobablymixed.Insomeenvironments--theMiddleEast,forinstance--amovetoverticalfarmingisano-brainer.AnindoorfarminSaudiArabia,forinstance,canusesolarenergytopowerLEDsatlowcostwithoutshadingoutotherfarmland.Inothergeographies,though,theexpenseofestablishingafacilityplacesahighbarongrowthandprofitability.Alargeverticalfarmingandequipmentoperationonlystartedgeneratingasmallprofiteightyearsintoitsnine-yearlife.8.WhatcanweinferaboutverticalfarminginParagraph2?A.Itwillreplacetraditionalfarmingoneday.B.Itreliesonresearchofmorebasicscience.C.Itcanbeapplicableondifferentconditions.D.Itactuallycameintobeing12,000yearsago.9.WhatdoesDr.Albrightthinkofverticalfarms?A.Theyuselesslightthantraditionalones.B.Theymayseemveryunlikelytosucceed.C.Theycanovercomemanyproblemsinfarming.D.Theydonotneedanynaturalsunlightanylonger.10.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thewaysofreducingcostsofverticalfanning.B.Thesecretsofdevelopingverticalfarming.C.Therecenttrendofverticalfarming.D.Thebenefitsofverticalfarming.11.Whyistheexampleof"anindoorfarminSaudiArabia"mentioned?A.Toshowverticalfanningcanworkwellinsomeplaces.B.ToprovesolarenergyisvitalforfarminginSaudiArabia.C.Toconfirmtheexpenseofsettingupaverticalfarmishigh.D.Toarguevegetablesdonotneedtobeimportedanylonger.DFacialrecognitiontechnologyhasbeenalreadywidelyusedbygovernmentsandsomeadvertisingcompanies.Thetechnologyusesmachinelearningtoolstosearchforfacesinanattempttoidentifypeople.????Inarecentstudy,scientistsannouncedtheyhaddevelopedmachinelearningtoolstotrackthefacesofindividualwildchimpanzees(黑猩猩).DanSchofieldsaidthatthesystemwasdevelopedtoimprovethequalityofinformationcollectedaboutchimpanzeesinthewildoveralongperiodoftime.????"Forspecieslikechimpanzees,whichhavecomplexsociallivesandliveformanyyears,gettingasnapshotoftheirbehaviorfromshort-termfieldresearchcantellusonlysomuch,"Schofieldsaid.????Theresearcherswantedtogetamorecompleteunderstandingofthelivesofthechimpanzeesbystudyingthemoverseveralgenerations.Butdoingthiswouldhaverequiredsearchingthroughhundredsofhoursofvideorecordingsofchimpanzeesinthewild.????TheresearchersrecordedtheactivitiesofagroupofchimpanzeesthatlivedintheWestAfricannationofGuinea.Afacialrecognitioncomputermodelwastrainedwithmorethan10millionimagesoftheanimals.Themodelwasthenusedtosearchfor,recognizeandtrackindividualchimpanzees.Thesystemwasabletoidentifyindividualchimpanzeescorrectlyabout92percentofthetime.Itsuccessfullyidentifiedtheanimals'sex96percentofthetime.????Thestudyincludedanexperimentwithhumanstoseehowtheycouldperformagainstthemachinelearningsysteminmakingidentification.Humanswereabletocorrectlyidentifyindividualchimpanzeesabout42percentofthetime.Themachinelearningtoolwasmuchfasterincompletingtheexperiment.Humanexpertstookabout55minutes,whilethecomputertookonlyseveralseconds.????Theresearcherssaytheyarepermittingotherscientiststousethesystemforsimilarprojects.Theyhopethemethodwillbeusedforotherspeciestorecordanimalbehaviorandmonitordifferentanimalpopulationsintheenvironment.12.WhatcanweinferfromSchofield'swords?A.Researchingchimpanzeesneedsmoreinformation.B.Chimpanzeescanliveaslongashumans.C.Chimpanzeesliketogetasnapshottoo.D.Short-termfieldresearchprovidesmoreinformation.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"referto?A.Recordingchimpanzeesinthewild.B.Studyingchimpanzeesoverseveralyears.C.Understandingthelivesofchimpanzeescompletely.D.Gettingasnapshotofchimpanzees'behavior.14.Whatdidtheexperimentwithhumansproveinthestudy?A.Humansmakemoreaccurateidentification.B.Themachinelearningsystemismoreeffective.C.Humanscan'tidentifytheanimals'sexcorrectly.D.Machinelearningtoolstakealittlemoretimetoidentifytheanimals.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FacialRecognitionforAnimalsIsBecomingPopular.B.FacialRecognitionIsHelpingAnimalsLiveintheWild.C.FacialRecognitionPlaysaRoleinRaisingAnimals.D.FacialRecognitionIsUsedtoIdentifyandTrackAnimals.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,?满分10分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。Firefightersputtheirlivesindangereverydaytosavelivesandtobattlefiresbeforetheycanspreadanyfurther.16.Here’swhatfirefighterswantyoutoknow.Itcouldhappentoyou.Peoplehavethemindsetinmanycasesthatfireswillneverhappentothem.?17.Inthefireservice,oneofthefirstthingsnewfirefightersaretaughtisto“expecttheunexpected”andit’snotjusttrueforfirefighters.Andevenifyou’renotinafire,forestfirescanaffectthewholeplanet.Neverhidefromorattempttofightafire.Intheeventofafire,theonlythingthatshouldbeonyourmindisescaping.Nevertrytofightafireorhidefromone.Instead,trytoescapeassoonaspossible.Thenwastenotimeincallingthefiredepartment.18.Youonlyhaveonetotwominutestoescape.Ifyouweretaughtfiresafetyinschool40yearsago,youmayhaveheardyouhavearound17minutestoescapeafire.19.Constructionmaterials,furniture,andfloorplanshavechanged,reducingthetimetooneortwominutes.Butremaincalm.That’sactuallyplentyoftimetoescapesafely.20Beinginaburningbuildinggetspeopleinjuredandevenkilled.Onceyou’reout,stayout,andletthefiredepartmentdoitsjob.Ifsomeoneorapetistrapped,pleaseknowthatfirefightersaretrainedinescapeandlifesavingmeasures.A.Thatcanbeadeadlyassumption.B.Neverenterorgobackintoafire.C.Lifeandsafetyisofthefirstimportance.D.Whileitwastruethen,it’snottrueanymore.E.Thefasterfirefightersareinformed,theearliertheywillarrive.F.Payattentiontopotentialfiredangersthatmaybeinyourhome.G.They’reavastsourceofknowledgewhenitcomestopreventingandsurvivinghousefires.第二部分:英语知识运用完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)JeremyLocke,25?,hashisownroofingcompanyinBridgeport,NovaScotia.Foracoupleofyearsbeforehebeganhis(21),hewoulddrivepastthehomeofJeanetteMacDonald,noticingthe(22)stateofherroof.Hewas(23)-notjustfortheelderlywomanbutalsoforthechildrenlivingwithher.SoLocke(24)tolendahelpinghand.TheyoungmanknockedonMacDonald'sdoorand(25)tofixherrooffornothing,"Ididn'tknowwhothewomanwas,butIwantedto(26)thisforherandhergrandchildren,"heexplainedtoTheChronicleHerald.However,despitehiskind(27),thewomanpolitelyturnedhimdown.MacDonaldandher(28)leftanimpressiononLocke.Hesaw(29)betweenthewomanandhisowngrandmother,andcouldn'tbeartoseeherinthis(30).Hehadalsogrownupwithoutmuchandfeltthatheshouldusehisskillsto(31).AyearafterLockesetuphisownroofingcompany,seeingthattheroofwas(32)inastateofdisrepair,LockereturnedtoMacDonald'shomeandaskedMacDonaldifshewantedtoenteraraffle(抽奖)hiscompanywasdoingfora(33)roof.The70-year-oldwoman(34)thechance,butlittledidsheknowthattherewasno(35).MacDonald'srelief(36)Locke'skindnessisimmeasurable,"Icouldwin$1millionbutitwouldn'tmakemeas(37)asknowingI'mgettinganewroofon.Jeremyis(38)something.He'saguardianangel(守护天使)sentfromGod."The(39)shouldcostabout$9,000intermsofmaterialsandmanpower.However,theonlythingLockewantsinreturnisahome-cookedmealforhisstafffromthewomanwho(40)himofhisgrandmother.21.?A.journeyB.businessC.researchD.life22.?A.averageB.unexpectedC.specialD.terrible23.?A.frightenedB.embarrassedC.concernedD.disappointed24.?A.decidedB.appearedC.agreedD.happened25.?A.declinedB.offeredC.managedD.pretended26.?A.catchupwithB.takecareofC.getridofD.putupwith27.?A.applicationB.reactionC.theoryD.intention28.?A.hesitationB.shameC.regretD.difficulty29.?A.symbolsB.conditionsC.similaritiesD.beliefs30.A.situationB.occupationC.incidentD.direction31.A.respondB.giveC.helpD.develop32.?A.stillB.evenC.alreadyD.just33.?A.temporaryB.delicateC.randomD.free34.?A.wentoverB.jumpedatC.laughedoffD.lookedinto35.?A.competitionB.cheatingC.dilemmaD.chance36.?A.comparingB.withdrawingC.followingD.contradicting37.?A.strongB.luckyC.happyD.rich38.?A.partlyB.possiblyC.generallyD.really39.?A.roomB.jobC.mealD.decoration40.?A.remindsB.warnsC.convincesD.informs第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Inthepastagentlemanwouldofferhisseattoaladyona?41?(crowd)bus.Butnow,hewillprobablylookoutofthewindoworhidebehindhisnewspaper,?42(leave)theladystanding?43?someoneelsegetsoff.Someladiesstillfeeltheyhavenochoicebut??44?(blame)therudeman.Buttimeischanging.Youcan’tentirelyblamemenforthischangeinmanners.Thedaysaregonewhenwomencould??45?(refer)toastheweak.Awholegenerationhasgrownupdemanding??46(equal)withmeninjobs,ineducationandinsociallife.Holdadoorforsomewomen,??47?youarelikelytoget??48angrylectureontreatingwomenasweaklings(弱者).Takeagirloutforamealandshe’llprobablyinsistonpaying??49?shareofthebill.Allthese,accordingtosomesociologists,willchangemen’sattitudetowardswomenandthetraditionalpolitenessisperhapsslowlybeing??50?(replace)bytrueconsiderationfortheneedsandfeelingsofwomen,sothatmencanseewomenasequalhumanbeings.第三部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下信件内容。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(?),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划--横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Itisnodoubtthatbirdsareourfriends.Therefore,alargenumberofbirdsarekilledforfoodeveryyear,thatreallycausesmoreandmorepeopletobeworried.TheotherdayIwaswalkinginthewoodswhileashotwasheard.Heardtheshot,thebirdsinthetreesflyinalldirections.Abirdwasbadinjuredandlookedsad.Findingabirdinjured,Idecidedtotakeithome.AthomeItookgoodcareofit.Whenitrecovered,Ireturneditbacktothewoods.Ihopesomethingcanbedonetoprotectbirdsfromkilled.书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华,近日一批英国交换生到你校学习,为此,学校专门开设了中国传统文化知识系列讲座,请你代表学生会写一篇演讲稿向他们介绍"立春"这一节气。内容包括:1.立春基本情况(2月初;24节气中首个节气);2.立春习俗(贴迎春字画、吃春卷、春游等);3.立春在人们心中的寓意。注意:1.词数:100词左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.文章开头已给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇:立春StartofSpring;节气solarterm;春卷springrolls.Goodmorning,everyone!.英语答案一、阅读理解(每题2分,共40分)1-3ADC4-7CDCB8-11BBDA12-15ACBD16-20GAEDB二、完形填空(每题1.5分,共30分)21-25BDCAB26-30BDDCA31-35CADBA36-40CCDBA第二节语篇填空41.crowded???42.leaving???43.until/till???44.toblame??45.bereferred???46.equality???47.and???48.an??49.her???50.replaced短文改错1.It改为There;2.Therefore改为However;3.that改为which;4.while改为when5.Heard改为Hearing;6.fly改为flew;7.bad改为badly;8.a改为the;9.去掉back;10.在from后加being。Goodmorning,everyone!OnbehalfofStudents'Union,IfeelgreatlyhonoredtointroducetoyousomethingaboutStartofSpring,animportantChineseseasonaldivisionpoint.(点明演讲主题)Asthefirstoneofthetwenty-foursolarterms,whichmeanalottoChinesefamersforguidingtheirfarming,StartofSpringusuallyfallsinearlyFebruary.(立春基本情况)Toobservethefestival,variousactivitieswillbeheld,suchaspastingnewyear'scoupletsorpaintings,eatingspringrolls,havingaspringoutingandsoon.(立春习俗)Generally,ChinesepeopleattachgreatimportancetoStartofSpringsinceitmarksthecomingofspring,afterwhichnaturebeginstocometolifeandeverythingtakesonanewlook.Allinall,notonlydoesStartofSpringbreedpeople'shopeforanewyear,butitconveystheirexpectationforthebrightfuture.(立春在人们心中的寓意)Thankyou. 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