安徽省安慶市示范高中2021-2022學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期8月測試試題含答案

1、PAGE PAGE 24安徽省安慶市示范高中2021-2022學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期8月測試試題一、閱讀理解（本大題共15小題，共30.0分）AFour Great Destination Cities to Visit on a Vacation to Australia Adelaide Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is known for its beauty and outdoor natural areas, many of which are protected and preserved for the use of

2、the people that live there and those that visit there too. Adelaide has a number of popular attractions including attractive swimming beaches, an exciting nightlife, interesting shopping opportunities, great restaurants, and much more. Canberra The city of Canberra dates back to 1913 when it was pur

3、posefully built to be the capital of the nation of Australia. It has grown over time to not only be the location of the government of the nation, but also a city in its own right with a particular culture and atmosphere of its own. Canberra offers the chance to see the more official side of Australi

4、a and learn a little bit about how the country was founded, formed, and how it developed Darwin Unlike other major cities in Australia, Darwin is of the rather small size. Darwin sits in the north-central region of Australia, right on the Timor Sea. The lifestyle in Darwin has been described as laid

5、 back by many who have visited there before. A visit to Darwin is a visit to one of Australias truly unforgettable cities. Sydney The most famous, most traveled to, and most popular city in all of Australia is the city of Sydney. Sydney sits on the shores of Sydney Harbour and is an exciting city th

6、at offers an unbelievable experience to those travelers. Sydney has been the main point of tourism in Australia for decades and it will continue to be that so long as it keeps offering the amazing experiences that it does right now. Travel to Australia with Travelocity, get discounts on www. .What c

7、an visitors learn about in Canberra？ _ A. The development of Australia.B. The outdoor natural areas.C. An exciting art show.D. The attractive swimming beaches.What is Darwin special for compared with the other three places？ _ A. Its position.B. Its history.C. Its size.D. Its attractions.Which city a

8、ttracts the most tourists？ _ A. Adelaide.B. Canberra.C. Darwin.D. Sydney.BOne day, Lisa Holman told her family she would be out that night visiting her friend, only about half an hour drive from her house. So it was not alarming as the night grew on and she did not arrive home. As 11 pm passed, her

9、family began to worry. They called her but did not get any answer. They then reached out to Lisas friend, who said Lisa had left to drive home at 9 that night. The family thought about calling the police that evening but the police typically dont define a person missing unless there is no contact fo

10、r 24 hours. The next morning there was still no sign of Lisa. All the family could do was sit home and wait. Lisas son decided to drive along Lisas route and carefully look for her. He found Lisas car had crashed into a tree. Whats worse, there was no sign of Lisa at all. The family called the polic

11、e. The police began their search. But due to the heavy rain the search team was called back. The family was very disappointed but still hopeful and continued the search. 700 feet from Lisas car, they finally found Lisa under a rock. After a few days in hospital, Lisa recovered. She explained that sh

12、e passed out after her car slid off the road in the rain. After she came to herself, Lisa managed to climb out of the car. While walking to find help, Lisa was exhausted and unable to figure out the direction. So she couldnt walk on and climbed under a rock as it started raining again. Scared as she

13、 was, she turned to her faith in hopes of living to see her son again.When should Lisa arrive home after visiting her friend？ _ A. About 9 pm.B. The next morning.C. About 11 pm.D. About 9：30 pm.Why did the family give up calling the police that night？ _ A. The police usually refused to come at night

14、.B. They had been out of touch with Lisa for less than a day.C. They thought Lisa would come back herself.D. The heavy rain had blocked all the roads up.Who found Lisa under the rock？ _ A. The friend she had visitedB. A hiking team passing by.C. The police search team.D. Lisas family.Why was Lisa un

15、able to go home by herself？ _ A. She was lost.B. Her legs were badly injured.C. She was locked in her car.D. She was caught by heavy rain.CA new app uses Artificial Intelligence（AI）to tell you what your pet is thinking. Its called Happy Pets and it analyses an animals facial features, tells you what

16、 breed（血統(tǒng)）it is and indicates which of the five most common animal emotions happy, angry, neutral, sad and scared. The Happy Pets app uses AI， or machine learning. Its a technology thats used for vision in robotics and self-driving cars and it works by taking in images and assigning importance to th

17、em. One common use for Al is in facial recognition technology. Many of us can unlock our mobile phones with an image of our face and its an important part of security processes in, for instance, airports. But this is the first time this kind of technology has been used for animals. It then had to le

18、arn to recognise facial features. This is sophisticated because photos can be taken in so many different ways： from the side, above, below, in bright light. And different animals can have such different facial features. Think about how different the noses of a border collie（邊境牧羊犬）and a bulldog are,

19、for instance. Once the AI behind Happy Pets had learned all this, it then had to be able to detect emotions based on specific facial features that are associated with each emotion, which it has learnt from thousands of examples. For instance,if a dog tightens its eyes and mouth while changing the po

20、sition of its ears in a particular way,its a sign of being scared. In an online article for Melbourne Universitys Pursuit, the researchers write theyre happy with how the app performs. The researchers would love feedback about how they could develop the app further.Which of the following may go beyo

21、nd Happy Pets function？ _ A. Learning the kinds of pets.B. Teaching pets facial recognition.C. Showing pets main feelings.D. Analyzing the pets facial features.What is the facial recognition technology commonly used as now？ _ A. The robots eyes.B. The vision of self driving.C. A security system.D. A

22、 machine learning system.What does the underlined word sophisticated in paragraph 3 mean？ _ A. Typical.B. Complex.C. Scientific.D. Traditional.Why does Happy Pets have to learn to recognize faces？ _ A. Because faces can show animals feelings.B. Because it wants to have emotions of humans.C. Because

23、it is learning to use facial expressions.D. Because the types of animals are based on the looks.DThe word orange describes both a color and a fruit. Which one came first might be surprising. Orange when used as the name of the fruit came before orange as a word to describe color. While the shade its

24、elf existed before the fruit, there was not a name in the English language for the color. Before the introduction of the fruit to English-speaking countries, the color was usually described as a shade of red or yellow. In the early 16th century, Portuguese traders brought oranges from India to Europ

25、e. The Europeans had not seen the bright colored fruit before and didnt have a name for it. The fruits were named narancia by Italians and narange by the French and were sometimes referred to as golden apples by English speakers. Orange was first used in a phrase to describe shades of colors, includ

26、ing in a third-century Greek text translated into English, in 1576. It describes Alexander the Greats servants as dressed in orange colour velvet（天鵝絨） . In 1578， a Latin-American dictionary defined melites as a precious stone of orange color. While orange represents the color of the objects, it need

27、ed the word color to follow it in order for the meaning to be clear. In the mid-1590s. Shakespeare described a beard as orange tawny， one of the first instances of orange without the word color as part of the expression. Tawny is a brown color often used on its own. Orange was not yet a color, just

28、a shade of brown. In 1616，in an account describing varieties of tulips（郁金香）that can be grown,orange was used as a stand-alone color. When Isaac Newton performed his experiments on the color spectrum（色譜）， he listed it as one of the seven basic colors. After almost half a century, orange was recognize

29、d as a color on its own.Which is the right time order of the appearance of orange？ _ A. As a fruit-as a color-the shade itself.B. The shade itself-as a color-as a fruit.C. As a color-the shade itself-as a fruit.D. The shade itself -as a fruit -as a color.What were oranges called by the British in th

30、e early 1500s？ _ A. Melites.B. Narange.C. Golden apples.D. Narancia.Which of the following would be the right usage of orange in the 16th century？ _ A. My ball is a melite.B. The ball is orange colour.C. The orange ball is beautiful.D. I have an orange ball.What is the best title for the text？ _ A.

31、How to plant orangesB. The spread of orangesC. Orange used as a colorD. Shakespeare and oranges二、閱讀七選五（本大題共5小題，共10.0分）How to Stay Focused While Working from Home Right now, many people have been forced into the work-at-home life suddenly. （1） _ However, you can learn to boom at home as productive as

32、 in a traditional office. Here are some tips for focusing while working from home. （ 2） _ When you work from home, chances are that youre going to have more control over your day than when youre office-based. So, get organized and structure your day accordingly. Know when youre at your peak, and act

33、ively schedule the tasks that require more creativity and brain input for that time. Take breaks. So many people seem to be copying their office life but at their kitchen table-tied to their laptop all day without having a rest. The good news is that most of us are much more productive at home.（3） _

34、 Its not avoiding your responsibilities its really important, as research shows that if we dont rest for certain time, we become touchy and less productive. Dont get distracted. Youve swapped the interruptions of coworkers for many other things： pets, the fridge, the laundry, movies. Set your work h

35、ours, and focus on the work that matters in that time. You can grab a snack, pet the dog or put the washing machine on when you take a break. （4） _ Stay focused. Move around your house or apartment. When Im working with teams in workplaces, I always advocate walking around the office building or cam

36、pus to stay energized, and not staying at a desk all day long. The same goes for working from home. （5） _ A. Think like a designer. B. Prepare for the unexpected. C. But you must pause from time to time. D. Their working circumstances are under less than ideal. F. Set rules about when youll check so

37、cial media, or use an app. F. Even walking a short distance inside your home can re-energize you. G. Also check in with others and ask how they are and how you can help.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. GA. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. GA. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. GA. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. GA. AB. BC. CD. DE.

38、EF. FG. G三、完形填空（本大題共20小題，共30.0分）Lucky, a black and white Boston Bull Terrier, had been owned by a man. Fred, who had a mental disorder that required him to take medicine. This（1） _ made him sleep quite deeply, so Fred only took it at bedtime. Lucky（2） _ by his side. One night, Fred（3） _ his medicine

39、, went to bed and fell asleep. The house wiring shorted and caught the house on（4） _ . Being under the medicines power. Fred just（5） _ to sleep. Lucky barked and barked, but Fred didnt（6） _ him. Lucky wasnt a trained aid dog but just a special animal that（7） _ what to do. When Lucky realized Fred wa

40、snt（8） _ up, he jumped into the middle of his chest and started licking his face. Fred finally woke up and（9） _ the house was on fire. He crawled out of the bedroom window. Once outside. Fred realized he had（10） _ his dog. He reached through the（11） _ and grabbed Lucky, pulling him to safety. After

41、the fire. Fred had to move into an apartment where he couldnt have（12） _ . So he placed Lucky with a friend of his with the intention that a good home should be（13） _ for him. My son and I saw an ad in the paper for a good home offering Lucky for（14） _ and called. We brought him home. Weve（15） _ him

42、 for two years now, and he is four years old. Lucky inhaled（吸入）so much smoke the night of the fire that his（16） _ will never be normal again. He sounds terrible, but he has the spirit of a lion. Lucky sleeps with me now. If the least little thing happens that is not（17） _ . Lucky jumps on me to make

43、 sure I wake up to（18） _ it out. I admire Lucky. Im（19） _ to have him around,and looking forward to being many more years with this brave and worthy（20） _ .A. illnessB. requestC. conditionD. medicineA. passedB. sleptC. workedD. shoutedA. tookB. lostC. testedD. ignoredA. timeB. saleC. fireD. showA. c

44、ontinuedB. stoppedC. beganD. refusedA. feedB. likeC. hearD. bearA. admittedB. knewC. askedD. taughtA. givingB. wakingC. lookingD. openingA. realizedB. believedC. provedD. informedA. aimed atB. thought ofC. left behindD. brought upA. wallB. doorC. sheetD. windowA. kidsB. noisesC. friendsD. petsA. kep

45、tB. foundC. decoratedD. builtA. adoptionB. protectionC. permissionD. cureA. appreciatedB. missedC. trainedD. raisedA. dietB. figureC. barkD. thinkingA. bigB. normalC. quietD. funnyA. helpB. pointC. checkD. putA. proudB. sorryC. likelyD. determinedA. spiritB. personC. promiseD. companion四、語法填空（本大題共1小

46、題，共15.0分）The effects of coffee consumption on health have long been a subject of conflict and uncertainty. Since the 1980s,some（1） _ （speak）out against coffee as it is harmful to health,（2） _ others have thought coffee is beneficial to health. According to a scientific report,mild coffee consumption

47、,three to five cups per day,can（3） _ （take）as a healthy dietary pattern, （4） _ helps reduce the risk of heart disease and protects against Parkinsons disease. However, Some studies say that（5） _ （drink）two or more cups of coffee daily can（6） _ （actual）increase the risk of heart disease in these peop

48、le with a certain illness that slows the breakdown of caffeine in the body. According to conclusions from a recent study（7） _ （lead）by Dr Gregory Marcus, a doctor from the University of California, daily consumption of coffee, less than 4 cups, is not associated（8） _ these issues. Until the scientif

49、ic community reaches a general（9） _ （agree）on the effects of coffee consumption, it will be up to the individual to decide whether the benefits of coffee（10） _ （be）greater than the risks.五、短文改錯（本大題共1小題，共10.0分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符

50、號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。 修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞， 注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。 Today, I bought a cup of coffee for the old lady which was selling fruits and vegetables in the market near our school. At first, she was surprising and had a question mark on her face. She as

51、ked myself, What is this for？ I replied, This is appreciation for all your hard works in this cold weather. Then, she had bright smile on her face and was very happy. The look on her face made me proudly. Now, I realize in that every part of the world had a connection. The biggest thing I need to le

52、arn is what to connect and I believe that kind is the master key.六、書面表達(dá)（本大題共1小題，共25.0分）假定你是李華，上周末你參加了市里舉辦的慢跑拾垃圾（plogging）的公益活動。請你為校英文報寫一篇報道，內(nèi)容包括： 1.活動的過程； 2.個人的感受； 3.發(fā)出倡議。 注意： 1.詞數(shù)100左右； 2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 A Plogging Activity_答案和解析1.【答案】【小題1】A【小題2】C【小題3】D【解析】（1）A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段The city of Canberra date

53、s back to 1913 when it was purposefully built to be the capital of the nation of Australia. It has grown over time to not only be the location of the government of the nation, but also a city in its own right with a particular culture and atmosphere of its own. Canberra offers the chance to see the

54、more official side of Australia and learn a little bit about how the country was founded, formed, and how it developed.（堪培拉市可以追溯到1913年，當(dāng)時它被特意建造為澳大利亞的首都。隨著時間的推移，它不僅是國家政府的所在地，而且是一個擁有自己獨(dú)特的文化和氛圍的城市?？芭嗬峁┝艘粋€機(jī)會來了解澳大利亞官方的一面，了解這個國家是如何建立、形成和發(fā)展的） 可知，游客在堪培拉可以了解到澳大利亞的發(fā)展。故選C項(xiàng)。 （2）C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Unlike other major

55、cities in Australia, Darwin is of the rather small size.（與澳大利亞其他主要城市不同，達(dá)爾文的面積很小）可知，達(dá)爾文與其他三個城市不同的是面積比較小。A.Itsposition它的位置；B.Itshistory它的歷史；C.Itssize它的大??；D.Itsattractions它的吸引力。故選A項(xiàng)。 （3）D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段The most famous, most traveled to, and most popular city in all of Australia is the city of Sydney. （悉尼是

56、澳大利亞最著名、旅游最多、最受歡迎的城市）可知，悉尼是吸引游客最多的城市。故選D項(xiàng)。本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了澳大利亞四個適合度假的著名旅游城市各自的優(yōu)勢。1直接信息題： 直接信息題是指能夠直接從原文中找到信息，選項(xiàng)在語言表達(dá)上與原文基本一致的題目。 2間接信息題： 間接信息題是能夠從原文中找到信息，但在語言表達(dá)上與原文有差異，做題時需要對原文信息進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換。 3綜合信息題： 綜合信息題是指這類題目所涉及的信息不是原文的某一句話，可能是原文的幾句話，或者是散落在文章不同的地方，要求學(xué)生把原文所提供的信息綜合起來分析，而不能斷章取義。4.【答案】【小題1】D【小題2】B【小題3】D【小題4】A【

57、解析】（1）D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段One day, Lisa Holman told her family she would be out that night visiting her friend, only about half an hour drive from her house. （有一天，Lisa Holman告訴家人，她當(dāng)晚要出去拜訪朋友，她家離朋友家只有大約半小時的車程。）可知Lisa家與朋友家車程約半小時；結(jié)合第一段最后一句They then reached out to Lisas friend, who said Lisa had left to drive h

58、ome at 9 that night.（然后他們聯(lián)系了Lisa的朋友，她說Lisa那天晚上9點(diǎn)開車回家了。）可知Lisa晚上9：00離開朋友家，所以她本應(yīng)該在9：30到家，故選B項(xiàng)。 （2）B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段The family thought about calling the police that evening but the police typically dont define a person missing unless there is no contact for 24 hours. （當(dāng)晚他們想報警，但警方通常不會認(rèn)定一個人失蹤，除非24小時內(nèi)沒有聯(lián)系。）由此

59、可知24小時內(nèi)沒有聯(lián)系，警方不會認(rèn)定失蹤處理，所以他們放棄了報警是因?yàn)長isa失蹤還不足一天，故選D項(xiàng)。 （3）D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段The family was very disappointed but still hopeful and continued the search. 700 feet from Lisas car, they finally found Lisa under a rock.（這家人很失望，但仍然滿懷希望地繼續(xù)尋找。在離Lisa的車700英尺的地方，他們終于在一塊巖石下找到了Lisa。）可知是Lisa的家人在一塊巖石下找到了她。故選D項(xiàng)。 （4）A.細(xì)節(jié)理

60、解題。根據(jù)最后一段She explained that she passed out after her car slid off the road in the rain. After she came to herself, Lisa managed to climb out of the car. While walking to find help, Lisa was exhausted and unable to figure out the direction. （她解釋說，她的車在雨中滑出路面后，她暈了過去。Lisa蘇醒過來后，設(shè)法從車?yán)锱懒顺鰜?。走著去找人的時候，Lisa已經(jīng)筋