宁夏银川市第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
宁夏
高二
期中
2022-11-25
106次
整体难度:
适中
考查范围:
语篇范围、主题、单词辨析、语法
听力二维码
一、阅读理解 添加题型下试题
There are numerous amusement parks all over the world. A famous magazine, Amusement Today, does a survey among park lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which, “Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World” has come out as follows:
Disneyland, California
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have travelled to this American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world-famous sections, such as Main Street, Adventure Land, New Orleans Square, and so on.
Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida
Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The park’s design and attractions don’t make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim.
EPCOT, Disney World, Florida
EPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Centre from 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened.
Disney-MGM Studios, Florida
MGM’s streets are the home for some great movie-themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World’s most thrilling rides.
Universal Studios, Florida
Go behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favourite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world.
1. Which park has the longest history?A.Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida. | B.Disneyland, California. |
C.EPCOT, Disney World, Florida. | D.Disney-MGM Studios, Florida. |
A.EPCOT & Disney-MGM Studios. |
B.Magic Kingdom & Universal Studios. |
C.Disneyland, California & Universal Studios. |
D.Disneyland, California & Magic Kingdom. |
A.To attract tourists to these theme parks. |
B.To compare attractions in different theme parks. |
C.To introduce world’s best amusement parks. |
D.To increase the sales of Amusement Today. |
Saisri Akondi was visiting a friend in Manipal just before the lockdown. Trapped by the travel ban, the researcher found herself frustrated at not being able to help during a national emergency. Back home, her colleagues at the National Chemical Laboratory worked on innovative methods to deal with the pandemic (流行病). She wanted to contribute in her own way. Soon, she spotted the opportunity.
On the evening of 11 May, she came across 50 migrants being questioned by the police. Akondi learned that they were railway construction workers, abandoned by their employer after the lockdown and were making their way to Mahabubabad, 680 kilometres away. “I instantly thought of helping them, noticing there were 10 children and a pregnant lady among them,” recalled Akondi.
Her first task was to register the group on a government portal (入口) to help them get movement passes within the state. Then, she arranged for food and convinced the railway authorities to let the migrants stay at the Udupi station until their transport was arranged. Akondi next turned her attention to the women, arranging for vitamins for her. She continued to make frequent posts to the social media handles of the Telangana chief minister’s office, seeking attention and help. There was no response for days, but she did not give up.
Her relentless efforts paid off, The Telangana government paid for the migrants’ travel back. On 19 May, the happy migrants were saying a tearful goodbye to Akondi and on 20 May, they reached their homes.
Akondi continued to help other stranded migrants reach their homes. Even as the world came to a standstill, this large-hearted woman became the ant that moved mountains.
4. What were the 50 migrants doing when Akondi first met them?A.Buying tickets. | B.Doing construction work. |
C.Staying at a train station. | D.Being questioned by the police. |
A.Kind and creative. | B.Helpful and considerate. |
C.Generous and wise. | D.Brave and knowledgeable. |
A.Lost. | B.Trapped. | C.Arrested. | D.Fined. |
A.Akondi was not allowed to work for the travel ban. |
B.Construction workers suffered a lot during the lockdown. |
C.Akondi contributed in a different way during the lockdown. |
D.Some construction workers were abandoned by their employer. |
Endless queues and long waits at the ticket inspection desks at China’s major train stations were signature of the Spring Festival travel rush before this year. Every year, as the country’s biggest national holiday unfolded a huge flow of travelers would leave staff at the check-in desks facing a dilemma.
But with the installment (安装) of artificial intelligence (AI) in dozens of train stations this year, including a facial recognition system which is able to process passenger identification within five seconds and therefore speed up the waiting process, busy scenes started to become something of the past.
When a passenger approaches the camera inside the facial recognition system at the station, it scans his face and then quickly compares it with the photograph shown on his identification card in real time. If the information matches, the barrier gates will open and allow the passenger to go through.
Such use of facial recognition technology is in line with discussions heard at the recent two sessions meeting, a key annual political event, which focused on the widespread application of a security network named Tianwang (“Sky Net” in English) currently being used by China’s public security department.
The network, according to reports by the People Daily, has the potential to recognize the facial features of anyone in the world and match them on the spot with photographs on a database of criminal suspects. In fact, it can analyze photographic identity so quickly that it can scan every single Chinese face on the planet in just one second, and it would only take two seconds to scan every face in the world, with an accuracy rate of up to 99.8 percent.
Those are just two examples that highlight the development of Chinese visual AI technology, which industry insiders predict could contribute to powerful growth in the global technology sector this year.
8. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph?A.To introduce the following topic of the passage. |
B.To describe the Spring Festival. |
C.To inform readers of the development of China. |
D.To explain the dilemma of the staff. |
A.Using artificial intelligence. |
B.Opening more barrier gates. |
C.Limiting the number of passengers. |
D.Increasing more staff at the check-in desks. |
A.Its application leads to a heated discussion. |
B.Its application is useless to policemen. |
C.Its operating speed is not yet high enough. |
D.Its accuracy rate is very high. |
A.Depressed. | B.Positive. |
C.Doubtful. | D.Indifferent. |
Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures.
Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.
“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan. “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran.
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”
12. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?A.To remember the birth of jazz. |
B.To protect cultural diversity. |
C.To encourage people to study music. |
D.To recognize the value of jazz. |
A.Jazz becoming more accessible. |
B.The production of jazz growing faster. |
C.Jazz being less popular with the young. |
D.The jazz audience becoming larger. |
A.It will disappear gradually. |
B.It remains black and white. |
C.It should keep up with the times. |
D.It changes every 50 years. |
A.Exploring the Future of Jazz. |
B.The Rise and Fall of Jazz. |
C.The Story of a Jazz Musician. |
D.Celebrating the Jazz Day. |
Ways to get your laughter back Through all my school years, laughter was part of my life. My best friend and I came up with a name for the "really good" laughs. We called them Belly Rolls. That may sound silly, but it is the truth. However, after I realized I had "lost" my laughter, the first thing I thought of was how silly I was going to look and sound.
Watch only funny programs on TV and at the movies. Be very selective about what you watch.
Invite your friends and family to make it funny! Don't wait too long before you start laughing socially. Ask someone close to you to point out the fun in life. Maybe they can promise to tell a joke to you every day or sit with you during a half-hour situation comedy.
While driving, go over your day and remember everything funny.
A.Look in a mirror and laugh. |
B.Use this time in a positive way. |
C.Laughter is so much more fun when you're with someone else. |
D.In our busy world, laughter seems to have been lost along the way. |
E.One easy way to find laughter is to watch funny movies on TV. |
F.If you're a heavy watcher of news programs and political stations, it's hard to feel happy. |
G.If you haven't truly laughed for a long time, you have to fake(假装)it till you make it. |
【知识点】 方法/策略
二、完形填空 添加题型下试题
Do you think you have what it takes to be a successful scientist? A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full
The rise of modern science may perhaps be considered to
Galileo (1564-1642),
What
A.use | B.sense | C.speed | D.trust |
A.relied | B.based | C.insisted | D.centered |
A.refuses | B.desires | C.intends | D.regrets |
A.casually | B.carefully | C.quickly | D.privately |
A.date | B.keep | C.look | D.come |
A.command | B.suspect | C.suggest | D.conclude |
A.in | B.with | C.on | D.by |
A.brought | B.discovered | C.handled | D.announced |
A.however | B.therefore | C.seldom | D.never |
A.truths | B.problems | C.investigations | D.subjects |
A.threw | B.fell | C.ran | D.rolled |
A.although | B.because | C.when | D.if |
A.place | B.foot | C.top | D.ceiling |
A.big | B.small | C.similar | D.unequal |
A.spirit | B.skill | C.theory | D.wish |
A.plans | B.opinions | C.world | D.ability |
A.led to | B.turned to | C.set up | D.put forward |
A.makes | B.prevents | C.considers | D.promises |
A.reasonable | B.successful | C.expert | D.sensitive |
A.foreseen | B.rejected | C.produced | D.challenged |
三、单词拼写 添加题型下试题
【知识点】 convenience 名词作宾语