2021-2022学年广东省佛山市顺德区郑裕彤中学高二（下）期中英语试卷
发布：2024/10/31 6:0:2
第一部分 听力理解（共两节；每小题4分，满分12分）第一节（共3小题；每小题4分，满分12分）材料及问题播放两遍。每段后有两个小题，各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项。
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1．（1）A.Under the sofa.
B.Behind the piano.
C.Under the clothes.
（2）A.Dishonest.
B.Selfish.
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2．（1）A.In Orchard Road.
B.In Cherry Lane.
C.In Newfield Avenue.
（2）A.Intercard.
B.The airline offices.
C.The shipping company.组卷：0引用：1难度：0.0 -
3．（1）A.Its location.
B.Its swimming pool.
C.Its entertainment program.
（2）A.It is an old building.
B.It is surrounded by forests.
C.Its price goes up in November.组卷：0引用：1难度：0.0
第二节 回答问题（共1小题；每小题8分，满分8分）听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。材料及问题读两遍。
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第二部分 阅读（共40分）第一节 阅读理解（共3小题，每小题6分，满分20分）
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5．I live in a second-floor flat with an ancient tree right on the corner of the jye.ai.House and tree have been here，side by side，for well over a century.No one really knows how old the tree is，but it was already there when builders started on the house at the beginning of the 1900s.
It was still rather young and flexible back then，so it easily welcomed the new ：structure into its path.It bent and adjusted itself to make room，and to find the space to grow big and strong and wise，which means that some hundred years later，the solid，strong branches of the tree reach around two full sides of my home.It's covered in moss （苔藓），which is，in turn，crawling with all sorts of insects.I have never seen the insects，by the way，I just know that they're there because of all the birds trying to pick them out.They are always hopping around，looking for this and that and singing songs.
I feel like I have become part of the ecosystem.When I'm eating breakfast or making dinner in the kitchen，I can look out and see a bird hopping around skillfully，gathering its own meal while I tend to mine.When I'm sitting in the living room，reading or drinking tea，I can suddenly find myself face to face with another bird.We'll be staring at each other and，after some time，decide we can both carry on with our business，living side by side.Even as I write this — the large windows open to a lovely，soft evening — a white feather comes floating down by my side，probably from one of the resident pigeons.
As I don't have the luxury of a garden，this tree makes me feel connected to the outdoors.Such is an ancient tree，a tree that is itself home to many other creatures — that feels different.It is as if it has adopted me and made me a part of its world，without ever asking for something in return.But if needs be，I know that it can count on me and I will protect it with all my strength.
（1）In the author's description，she implies that.
A．birds keep her warm company
B．she has adopted the residents.
C．moss makes her flat nice and cool
D．she has been bothered by the insects
（2）What does the author really treasure？
A．A sociable neighbor.
B．A luxurious garden.
C．A spacious house.
D．A close-to-nature life.
（3）Which of the following can be used to express the author's feeling？
A．Jealous.
B．Contradictory.
C．Content.
D．Passionate.组卷：0引用：1难度：0.5 -
6．Like a tired marriage，the relationship between libraries and publishers has long been dull.E-books，however，are causing heartache.Libraries know they need digital services，but many publishers are too cautious about piracy and lost sales to co-operate.Among the big six publishers，only Random House and Harper Collins license e-books with most libraries.
Publishers are wise to be nervous.Owners of e-readers are exactly the customers they need：book-lovers with money.If these people switch to borrowing e-books instead of buying them，what then？Electronic borrowing is awfully convenient.Unlike printed books，which must be checked out and returned to a physical library miles away，book files can be downloaded at home.The files disappear from the device when they are due.
E-lending is not simple，however.There are various incompatible e-book formats，devices and licenses.Most libraries use a company called OverDrive，which secures rights from publishers and provides e-books and audio files in every format.Yet publishers and libraries are worried by OverDrive's global market dominance，as the company can control fees and conditions.Publishers were annoyed when OverDrive cooperated with Amazon the world's biggest online bookseller，last year.Owners of Amazon's Kindle e-reader who want to borrow e-books from libraries are now redirected to Amazon's website.
According to Pew，an opinion researcher，library users are a perfect market for Amazon.Late last year Amazon introduced is Kindle Owners' Lending Library，which lets its best customers borrow free one of thousands of popular books each month.But a recent Pew survey found that more than half of Americans with library cards say they prefer to buy their e-books It also noted that e-books actually are available at most libraries，and that popular titles often involve long waiting lists，which may inspire people to buy.
So publishers keep adjusting their lending arrangements in search of the right balance.Random House raised its licensing price earlier this year，and Harper Collins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times.The story of the library e-book is a nail-biter.
（1）It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that.
A．several big publishers have sold e-books to libraries
B．both libraries and publishers caution the e-book piracy
C．some publishers are hesitant to cooperate with libraries
D．libraries are eager to keep strong relationship with publishers
（2）What worries publishers about people's switch to e-books？
A．The risk of e-book piracy.
B．The possible decline of book sales.
C．No time limit for the downloaded book files.
D．The availability of the incompatible e-book formats.
（3）We can learn from Paragraph 3 and 4 that.
A．Amazon is adopting measures to win more customers
B．OverDrive distributes e-books and audio files to publishers
C．over half of Americans are borrowing e-books from libraries
D．the fees of lending e-books are under the control of publishers组卷：0引用：1难度：0.5 -
7．We all know cameras.But have you heard of Google's new camera？It is a small，smart device，called Clips.It comes with a case that has a clip （夹子），but it's not designed to be worn on your clothing.Most interestingly，it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.
This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera，with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness，is intended for candid moments，like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smart phone.
Onboard the Clips device，it uses machine learning algorithms （计算程序） to help capture scenes.Those algorithms include face recognition. "Once it learns that there's a face you see frequently，it'll try to get nice photos of those faces，" said Juston Payne，the device's product manager.And they also want it to recognize facial expressions，which involved "training it to know what happiness looks like".The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot-like when a child's hand is over the lens，or if it is tossed in a dark purse.
The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone，as it has no screen for viewing or editing.
Did people think it was strange？Yes，Payne admitted.A green light on the front signals that the device is on.Besides，unlike a camera meant to monitor your home，it is not connected to the Internet.
"This product is only possible because of the way that technology has advanced，" Payne said.It was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size.Going forward，we're likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our Apps and gadgets.（小器具）
（1）What does the underlined word "candid" in Paragraph 2 probably mean？
A．Touching.
B．Brief.
C．Unforgettable.
D．Embarrassing.
（2）What is the most outstanding feature of Clips？
A．It is equipped with tough glass.
B．It enables easy Internet access.
C．It can be worn on your clothing.
D．It allows of hands-free photography.
（3）What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne？
A．The popularity of the Internet.
B．The rise of the smart phone industry.
C．The advance in technology.
D．The reduction in the price of lens.
（4）What is the best title for the text？
A．A New Digital Camera from Google
B．New Gadgets in the Age of Apps
C．Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
D．An Alternative Way to Photograph组卷：2引用：2难度：0.6
第二节 语句排序（共1小题，每小题10分，满分10分）
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8．将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A.It won't be enough to have only a general understanding of our area of work but we should keep learning until we become specialists.
B.There will be new essential 21st century skills that we will have to have.
C.And given that people will not stay in the same career for long，we can expect that we will have to go back to education and training at some stage to be qualified to work in another field.
D.For example，a university degree is still useful，but technology developments mean that many skills we have now are unlikely to remain relevant in the future.
E.Earning a decent salary is one thing，but if we really want to succeed in our careers we have to be innovators，thinking of new and exciting ways to do things.→→→→组卷：3引用：1难度：0.6
第五部分 书面表达（共40分）第一节 句子翻译（每小题5分，满分15分）
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25．昨天早晨，看门人（janitor）发现他无助地躺在床上，极度痛苦。（汉译英）
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第二节 基础写作（满分25分）
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26．假设你是新华中学的高二学生李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办英语演讲比赛。请以Family Education Shapes Me为主题，写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：1、良好家庭教育的重要性；2、举例说明。
注意：1、演讲稿格式；2、词数120左右；3、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。组卷：3引用：1难度：0.5
