吉林省白城一中2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷
白城一中2021-2022学年上学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共90分)
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to buy?
A. Some books. B. Some toys. C. Some clothes.
2. What will the man do next?
A. Have a break. B. Go on working. C. Try the new restaurant.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a cinema. B. At home. C. In a restaurant.
4. What do we know about the woman?
A. She made a mistake.
B. She got a pay raise.
C. She might feel disappointed.
5. What are the speakers discussing?
A. A tourist attraction. B. A kind of tea. C. A picture.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. How is the man feeling now?
A. Much better. B. Even worse. C. Very well.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Have some milk. B. Go to the hospital. C. Ask Mr. Kim for leave.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What is the woman probably?
A. A student. B. A coach. C. A basketball player.
9. When did the game begin?
A. 5 minutes ago. B. 7 minutes ago. C. 10 minutes ago.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Bookseller and customer.
B. Reporter and guest.
C. Interviewer and applicant.
11. What does the woman think of her job?
A. Challenging. B. Enjoyable. C. Boring.
12. What will the woman talk about next?
A. Her books. B. Her hobbies. C. Her job duties.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What mainly made the man hesitate to visit the White House?
A. Lack of interest. B. The tight security. C. The historical atmosphere.
14. How did the woman get the tour information?
A. From the website.
B. From the local paper.
C. From the travel guide.
15. Where are the speakers probably now?
A. In the White House. B. In a dining hall. C. At an airport.
16. What is the man like?
A. Serious. B. Humorous. C. Careful.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What did Spanish merchants take to the Americans?
A. Corn. B. Wheat. C. Potatoes.
18. Why did Balboa feel surprised?
A. He saw the Pacific Ocean.
B. There were many jungles.
C. Panama was so narrow.
19. When did Francisco Pizarro leave for the Inca Empire?
A. In 1513. B. In 1524. C. In 1533.
20. What was the Inca Empire rich in?
A. Wildlife. B. Rocks. C. Gold and silver.
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Salary: The average wage in the UK is £36 per hour.
21. How much will an Amazon fresh delivery man working three hours a day in Britain get weekly?
A.£105. B. £315. C.£357. D.£1350
22. What are the basic requirements for an online tutor?
A. Specific academic qualifications
B. Working experience and writing skills
C. A college diploma and a teacher’s certificate.
D. Computer skills and subject knowledge
23. Who can get the highest average hourly wage in the UK?
A. A supermarket fresh delivery man
B. An online tutor
C. A freelance writer.
D. A web developer.
B
Multiple measures have been taken to fight food waste, but a young man is making a big difference with technology.
Liu Jichen, a student from Tsinghua University, has developed a Wechat mini-program
called Clear Your Plate. After a meal. users can open the mini-program and take a picture of their empty plates. Once the image is recognized by the AI, students can collect points and use them to buy gifts or charity meals which will be donated to children in poor rural areas. Liu and his team launched the Clear Your Plate campaign in November, 2020 for the third year. It has swept over 1, 017 universities across the country. The one-month campaign attracted almost 1.6 million participants and collectively reduced food waste by 862 tons and carbon emissions by 3,337 tons.
The idea, to develop such a mini-program came from Liu's experience in a canteen. In 2017, he found that a restaurant would give diners who finished off their food a card and offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected. “Technological innovation is a good way to reduce food waste, ”Liu thought. He organized a team of 20 members to work on the proiect at the end of 2017. To solve the AI’s problem of identifying photos of empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting over 100,000 samples in canteens and restaurants. In 2018. the