2020-2021学年辽宁省锦州市渤海大学附中高二（下）期中英语试卷

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节， 满分 50分）第一节（共4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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

• 1．A European Union programme is letting blind people experience famous paintings for the first time.It uses three dimensional （3-D）printing to recreate famous paintings so that they can be touched.
     One painting printed with the new technology is Gustav Klimt's The Kis.It is a popular attraction at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna，Austria.The painting shows a man and a woman standing in a field filed with flowers.They are wearing gold robes and have their arms around each ojye.air.The man leans down to kiss the woman.
     Klimt finished the painting in 1908.Until now.jye.ai who have trouble seeing cannot enjoy the artwork.But thanks to the reproduction（复制品）they can touch the piece and feel the ridges（隆起）and depressions（凹陷）.Andreas Reichinger started making 3-Dversions of artwork in 2010.He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couple's robes are so detailed（精细的）.
     Dominika Raditsch is a blind museum visitor.She touched the reproduction.As she moved her hands around it，she said， "Exactly，can you see these？There are so many details. "Raditsch said she can imagine what the original painting looks like when she touches the reproduction. "It's somehow round.You can feel jye.ai.It comes with it.And in many places it's so smooth.And then I think to myself it probably shines too!" Raditsch said.
     The Belvedere is not the only museum to have 3-D versions of its artworks.Some of the pieces at the Prado，in Madrid，Spain，have reproductions that can be touched.But the piece in Vienna has one special part：it is made with widely available 3-D printing technology.That means one day，blind art fans anywhere in the world could download the source files and print the reproductions themselves.
  
  （1）What is The Kiss？

  
  A．A European Union project.
  B．A popular painting.
  C．A 3-D technology.
  D．A famous museum.
  （2）Why did Reichinger say this reproduction was difficult to finish？

  
  A．The painting was reproduced detailedly.
  B．The original artwork was made in 1908.
  C．Blind art fans can't download the source files.
  D．The 3-D technology is not available.
  （3）What is the best title for the text？

  
  A．A European Union programme for museum visitors
  B．How to reproduce the world-famous paintings
  C．A special museum for art fans in Vienna，Austria
  D．3-D printing lets the blind experience famous paintings
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• 2．Photography（摄影） is a very popular art form.Anyone with a camera or a mobile phone can practise it.A picture communicates in a way that words often can't.As the photographer Destin Sparks put it， "Photography is the story I fail to put into words. "And there's no better chance to practise the art of photography than during our vacation time.
     Holiday photos have been a part of the culture of travellers for a long time.For decades，vacationers have made sure they've packed a camera along with bathing suits，Hawaian shirts and sunglasses.A camera is an important holiday item.But over the last 10 years，photography has become much more popular.It's easy to capture（捕捉）still and moving pictures of places of interest and it's also easy to show off these pictures on social media.Armed with their smart phones，tourist this year more than ever，are capturing the beauty of our planet.
     Of course，travel companies have caught on to this.TrekkSoft has an example of photo-tourism from the United States，a land with a vast choice of beautiful locations.Antelope Slot Canyon Tous in Arizona specializes in tours of the state's famous canyons（峡谷），which gives photographers the chance to capture them on camera.
     Most of the tourists are able to make beautiful images with just their mobile phones.Still，help is on hand from the tour guide for those who aren't great at using their cameras.These tour guides have taken a course in photography in case the skills they've learned would help their customers.
  
  （1）According to the writer，which of the following can be the best time to practise photography？

  
  A．The time when people are travelling around.
  B．The time when people have no words to say.
  C．The time when you have a tour guide to help you.
  D．The time when you have a mobile phone with you.
  （2）Why has photography become much more popular in the past ten years？

  
  A．More and more people have cameras.
  B．The planet is becoming more beautiful.
  C．Visiting places of interest becomes easy.
  D．Posting pictures on social media becomes easy.
  （3）What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph3 refer to？

  
  A．The beauty of our planet.
  B．The tourism in the United States.
  C．The popularity of holiday photography.
  D．The technology of photography.
  （4）What is special about Antelope Slot Canyon Tours？

  
  A．Its wide choices.
  B．Its photo-tourism.
  C．Its best tour guide.
  D．Its great photography course.
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• 3．Photographer Lindsey Villatoro gave one family the most beautiful gif.She organized a fake wedding ceremony so that a terminal（不治的）ill father could walk his Il-year-old daughter down the aisle.
     Jim Zetz，62，was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and knew that he wouldn't be around for all the big moments in his daughter Josie's life.So when Villatoro heard about the family's heartbreaking story，she decided to do something special for them.
     "One day you'll wake up and realize you're given the opportunity to change someone's life for the better， "Villatoro wrote in the description of the wedding video. "If you get an idea，don't think twice and run with jye.ai.It was an honour doing this for them. "
     Villatoro first met Zetz and his family when she was invited to take one of their final family photos together.When Zetz's wife mentioned that Josie was upset that her father wouldn't be around for "memories down the line"，Villatoro decided to help out.
     Amazingly，the photographer managed to organize a mini-wedding in the family's backyard within 72 hours!With the help of financial contributions from the local community，she gathered a wedding cake，a dress，flowers，and make-up for the little girl.Friends，family，and even strangers attended the event to show their support.
     "Your dad may not live to see you get married，but he is here to walk you down the aisle today， "Gary Galbraith，the pastor（牧师），said in the ceremony. "The daddy and daughter relationship is one of the most special relationships in life. "
     At the ceremony Zetz placed a ring on Josie's finger as the pastor called them "daddy and daughter".Josie's mini-wedding coincided（同时发生）with her 11th birthday.Her mother said， "I knew it would be her last birthday with her dad.If I were Josie，this would be the best gift anyone could give. "
     "It was a beautiful ceremony， "the neighbour Jennifer Stout said. "It's sad to think of someone so young losing her dad but at least she will have a memory of this event. "
  
  （1）Why did Villatoro help to organize the wedding ceremony？

  
  A．To celebrate Josie's birthday.
  B．To meet Zetz's demand.
  C．To comfort the dying father.
  D．To satisfy Josie's wish.
  （2）From the passage，we can know that

  
  A．Josie didn't know about his father's illness
  B．Josie was not satisfied with the wedding ceremony
  C．the wedding ceremony gained much support
  D．Zetz was fighting his illness bravely
  （3）Which of the following words can best describe Villatoro？

  
  A．Greedy.
  B．Skilful.
  C．Helpful.
  D．Hard-working.
  （4）What's the main idea of the passage？

  
  A．The dying father walked his daughter down the aisle.
  B．The 11-year-old daughter was sad for losing her father.
  C．Photographer Lindsey Villatoro filmed an important event.
  D．Josie spent her last birthday with her dying father.
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第三部分：写作（共两节， 满分15分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

• 8．假如你是李华，你的美国朋友 Peter 最近因几次考试成绩不佳而感到很苦恼。为此，请你用英语写封信安慰他，主要内容包括：
  1.鼓励他振作起来；2.提出合理建议；3.给予希望。
  注意：
  1.词数80左右；
  2.信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
  Dear Peter，
      After reading your last letter，I am sorry to learn that you are feeling upset because of failing in exams recently.
  
  
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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第二节 读后续写（满分25分）

• 9．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两端，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
      New Year was just around the corner.I was in the second grade then，7 years old.One day，on my way home from school，aleady gave me a piece of paper saying that the neighbourhood was asking people to give New Year presents to those who needed them.When I got home，I showed my mother the paper and said that I wanted to take part in this plan.My mother thought this was a very good idea and encouraged me to spread kindness to others less fortunate than us.She said we would become "Neighbourhood Angels（天使）".
      Several days later，my mother said， "Get ready，and we will go. ""Where are we going？" I asked my mother. "I will drive you to Boots Department Store to buy something that you think would be suitable for a neighbourhood present， "she replied.As we went into the store，my mother gave me f20 to pay for the present.Then she said， "I'll se you outside in the car. "She left me alone to do the shopping.I was not used to buying things on my own，as I had always been with one of my parents before.Everything seemed very strange and confusing to me，but I carried on.I asked myself what I should buy and for whom.An idea quickly occurred to me.There was a poor boy called Ralph who lived in our neighbourhood.I used to see him often without a jacket during the freezing winter months，so I decided，then and there，to buy him a warm jacket.
      I looked at many jackets and eventually chose a heavy blue one.The price was just within my spending limit.The assistant at the checkout asked， "Is this for someone？"，as I paid for the jacket happily.I said it was，and she wished me a Happy New Year.I felt as if I were a real "Neighbourhood Angel"？
  注意：
  1.所续写的短文词数应为150词左右；
  2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好；
  Paragraph 1：
  That evening，my mother helped me pack the jacket in beautiful paper.
  Paragraph2：
  My mother and I waited breathlessly for Ralph's front door to open and finally it opened.
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