2020-2021学年广东省汕头市高二（下）期末英语试卷
发布：2025/1/7 17:30:3
第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分37.5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。
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1．The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is an annual showcase of the best nature photography.This year，it attracted 49，000 entries.Here are some of the winners and the stories behind the striking images.
"The embrace"by Sergey Gorshkov （Russia）.
It shows a Siberian tiger hugging a tree.It took the photographer 11 months to capture，using hidden cameras.Hunted almost to extinction，the population is still threatened by poaching （偷猎）.Through the picture，we are reminded of the beauty of the natural world and our shared responsibility to protect it.
"When mother says run"by Shanyuan Li （China）.
This is a rare picture of a family of manuls （兔狲），the result of six years' work at high altitude.
After long-term observation，Li tracked the family.Hours of patience were rewarded when the three kittens came out to play while their mother kept her eyes on a Tibetan fox hiding nearby.
"Show business'"by Kirsten Luce（USA）.
Luce has been reporting on animal abuse，but says it's the most shocking scene she has photographed.It shows a muzzled（戴口罩的） polar bear performing in the Circusn on Ice，reportedly the only known circus to use the animals.The polar bear was captured when she was two years old and she's still performing 18 years later．
（1）What can we know about the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition？
A．It is held every two years.
B．It focuses on the natural disasters
C．A lot of people participated in it this year.
D．It aims to teach people how to take photographs.
（2）What were the mother manuls doing when the three kittens played outside？
A．Attacking a Tibetan fox nearby.
B．Tracking her family from a hiding place.
C．Protecting the kittens from potential danger.
D．Rewarding the kittens' patience with food.
（3）What do the"The embrace"and"Show business"have in common？
A．They're about animal abuse.
B．It took a long time to shoot them.
C．The photographers are from the same country.
D．They aim to arouse people's awareness to protect animals.组卷：0引用：1难度：0.6 -
2．Charlotte （the spider） and Wilbur （the pig） were alone.Wilbur lay resting after the excitement of the ceremony.His medal still hung from his neck.
"Charlotte，"said Wilbur，"why are you so quiet？"
"I like to sit still，"she said."I've always been rather quiet.."
"Yes，but you seem different today.Do you feel all right？"
"A little tired，perhaps.But I feel peaceful.Your success in the ring competition this morning was，to a small extent，my success.Your future is assured.You'll live，secure and safe，Wilbur.Nothing can harm you now.These autumn days will shorten and grow cold.The leaves will shake loose from the trees and fall.Christmas will come，and then the snow of winter.You'll live to enjoy the beauty of the frozen world，for you mean a lot to Zuckerman （the owner） and he'll not harm or kill you，ever.Winter will pass，the days will lengthen and the ice will melt.The sparrows will return and sing and the frogs will awake.All these sights and sounds will be yours to enjoy，Wilbur - this lovely world，these precious days..."
Charlotte stopped and a tear came to Wilbur's eye.He then said."Charlotte，when I first met you
I thought you were cruel!"
When he recovered from his emotion，he spoke again.
"Why did you do all this for me？"he asked. "I don't deserve it.I've never done anything for you."
"You are my friend.That in itself is a big thing." replied Charlotte. "I made my webs for you because I liked you.After all，what's a life，anyway？We're born，we live a little while and we die.A spider's life can't simply trap and eat flies.By helping you，I was trying to lift up my life a little."Well，"said Wilbur."I'm not good at making speeches.I haven't got your gift for words.But you've saved me，Charlotte，and I'd gladly give my life for you-I really would."
（1）How did Charlotte feel towards Wilbur's performance in the competition？
A．Proud.
B．Unsatisfied.
C．Indifferent.
D．Excited.
（2）Charlotte describe the scenes of winter and spring because.
A．Charlotte was anxious about Wilbur's future
B．the sparrows and frogs could protect Wilbur from harm
C．Charlotte was eager to go out and play with other animals
D．Wilbur would make it to the next year to enjoy the beautiful world
（3）How did Charlotte think of its help to Wilbur？
A．It helped Charlotte to trap more flies.
B．It deepened Charlotte's love for Wilbur.
C．It enabled Charlotte to make more webs.
D．It made Charlotte's life more meaningful.
（4）What's Wilbur's feeling towards Charlotte's behavior？
A．Embarrassed.
B．Grateful.
B．Thrilled.
D．Confused.组卷：0引用：1难度：0.6 -
3．Researchers at Charles University，Svanda Theater and the Academy of Performing Arts are currently working on an interesting research project that combines artificial intelligence and robotics with theater.Their project's main objective is to use artificial intelligence to create an theatrical performance，which is expected to premiere（首次公演） this year.
The idea came from Tomas Studenik，who noticed the 100th anniversary of the theater play R.U.R.jye.ai approaching.This was a key moment for robotics，as the idea of a robot，including the word "robot" itself，was invented by the Czech playwright Karel Capek.Tomas thought this should be properly celebrated and came up with the idea of turning the story around：100 years ago，a man wrote a theater play about robots；what if today，robots wrote a theater play about men？
Before working on their project，the researchers reviewed previous literature exploring the potential of artificial intelligence techniques for the creation of poetry，paintings，or other forms of art.While there are now many papers focusing on machine-produced art，including some where computational techniques were used to produce dialogues or story ideas for theater plays，the automatic generation of an entire theatrical performance is a highly complex task that has rarely been tried before.
The researchers decided to split the production of their play into several sub-parts.Their plan is to use an approach called"hierarchical generation"，which involves splitting the generation of a large body of text into smaller manageable parts.While other research teams used this approach to generate dialogues or other texts in the past，very few have tried to use it to produce an entire play.
At this stage of their research，robots taking part in their play need much human supervision （监督）.In the future，however，they would like to produce a play that can be entirely acted out by robots，without any human performers or guidance.
（1）What did Tomas Studenik suggest to celebrate the 100th anniversary of R.U.R.？
A．Inventing more robots for human beings.
B．Writing another theater play about robots.
C．Performing the theater play R.U.R.jye.ai using robots.
D．Making robots create a theater play about human beings.
（2）What does the underlined word "generation" in Paragraph 3 probably mean？
A．Production.
B．Correction.
C．Switch.
D．Control.
（3）How may the plays created by robot develop in the future according to the passage？
A．It will need more human supervision.
B．The future of robot-created play is uncertain.
C．There will be no need for human beings to get involved.
D．There will be more plays for human beings to act out.
（4）Which can be the best title for the passage？
A．The Definition of Robotics.
B．Robots Applied to Write a Play.
C．How to Produce a Robotic Play？
D．Theater Play Written Totally by Machines.组卷：0引用：1难度：0.6
第三部分 写作 （共两节，满分15分）第一节（满分15分）
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8．假定你是校英语社社长李华，社团将在下个月举办主题为"我的母校"的英语五行诗（cinquain） 创作大赛，请你写一则通知，内容包括：
1.活动主题与形式：
2.作品内容与要求。
注意：
1.字数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Notice _____________________
The English Club组卷：0引用：3难度：0.5
第二节 （满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
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9．Lightning flashed through the darkness over Jack's bedroom skylight （天窗）.Jack was shaken by a clap of thunder before he knew what was happening.The storm had moved directly over his two-story wooden house.Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed.Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Jack rushed down the stairs barefoot to check；he opened the door to the basement，and flames exploded out.Jack ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom."I felt safe because the room had a separate outdoor stairway，"he explained.
But the phone didn't work，and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway，he was stopped by a wall of flames.Jack realized he was trapped.What's worse，his house was three kilometers off the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be fruitless.
Up a hill nearby lived Jack's neighbor，John.He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm struck his ears.He jumped out of bed，took his phone and flashlight，and headed down the hillside toward the noise.Thunder continued to shake the sky and lightening illustrated the house for seconds at a time，casting frightening shadows.Then he saw the heavy smoke rolling from his best friend' s house."Anyone there？"Jack called out.Then he heard"Help!I'm trapped!"coming from the second floor balcony.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Knowing the situation，John dialed 911 immediately.________________
At this critical moment，John noticed a ladder at the corner._______________________组卷：0引用：2难度：0.3
