2020-2021学年度铁岭市六校高二期末联考英语试卷本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟第I卷第一部分听力（略）第二部分第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AThe“happiestplaceonearth”isatopdestinationonmanyfamilies'bucketlists(人生目标清单).ButtakingavacationtoDisneyWorldcanbedifficulttodoonabudget.TherearesomeconsiderationsthatyoucanmaketoreducethecostofyourDisneyWorldvacation.1.ComePreparedPlanaheadsothatyoudon'thavetopurchaseanecessityatDisneylandthatyoucouldhavebroughtfromhome.Forexample,checktheweathersothatyoudon'tneedtobuyaraincoatoranumbrella.2.BuySouvenirsinAdvanceDisneyhasinfluencedpracticallyeveryindustry,whichmakesiteasytofindDisneyitemsanywhere,fromWalmart,Target,andyourlocalgrocerystorestodepartmentstoresandAmazon.YoucansavealotofmoneybypurchasingitemsbeforeyourtripattheselessexpensiveplacesthanatDisneyland.3.MakeanAutographBookAnautographbookisseenasamust-havebymanyDisneylandenthusiastsandisamemory\nyoucantakehomewithyou.Thesebookscancostanywherefrom$7.95to$19.95attheDisneyStoreandupto$30forthelatest-and-greatestautographbookatDisneyland,suchasthepark's60thanniversaryedition.Otherchoicescangetthejobdoneforunder$5.Forexample,youcanbuyasmallphotoalbum,cutepadsornotebooks.4.TakeAdvantageofDiscountsOfferedtoSpecialGroupsDisneyoffersawidevarietyofdiscounts,includingformilitaryservicemembers,collegestudents,teachers,andyouthgroups.Ifyouthinkyoumightqualifyforaspecialdiscountorgrouprate,calltheDisneylandResorttobooktickets.21.Wherecanittakeyoumoremoneytobuysouvenirs?A.AtAmazon.B.AtDisneyland.C.AtWalmart.D.Atdepartmentstores.22.Howmuchdoyoupayforthepark's60thanniversaryautographbook?A.$30.B.$19.95.C.$7.95.D.$5.23.Whocanenjoythelow-pricedtickets?A.Alltheyoungpeople.B.Allthedoctors.C.Allthestudents.D.Alltheteachers.BYuChenrui,29,isamakerofautomata(机关人偶)inChengdu,Sichuanprovince.Automataarebuilttolooklikehumansoranimalsandgivetheillusion(错觉)ofbeingabletomoveontheirown,"Theartformamazesme,becauseitcombinesvariousskills,fromstorytellingtomechanics,andthepiecesarebuiltwithasenseofhumor,” Yusays.Hiscreationshavecaughttheattentionofwell-knownartistsandhisfancypiecesofarthaveattractedcollectorsworldwide.Interestedinhandcraftsasaboy,YufirstencounteredautomatadesignedbyJapaneseartistKazuakiatanexhibitionin2015whenhestudiedattheCommunicationUniversityofChinainBeijing."Itwaslikemeetingalike-mindedfriend,Yusays,recallingthemoment.Asanartanddesignmajor,hebegantolearnthecraftbyhimselfand,withthesupportofhistutor,hekeptstudyingandexaminingautomatainschool.Whenhegraduatedin2016,YulandedajobatanadvertisingagencyinBeijing.Hestayedonatthecompanyforthreeyearsbecause,atthattime,hewasnotsurethathecouldmakealivingout\nofhishobby.WhileworkingasadesignerYukeptexploringandadvancinghisskillsinwoodcarvingandmechanics.Eventually,despitethejob'sgoodsalary,itwasnotenoughtomakeupfornotfollowinghistruepassion.Finally,in2018,YuquithisjobandreturnedtoChengdutoopenhisautomataworkshop.Tokeephimselfoccupiedwhilerunninghisworkshop,heplantedblueberries,raspberriesandcherries.Hewatered,weededandaddedfertilizer(肥料)everyday.Dailyroutineshelpedmecalmdownandinspiremycreativity,whichresultedinanautomatoncalledToObservetheAutumn,”Yusays.Overtime,Yu'sreputationgrewandhisbusinessflourished(兴旺).ManyofYu'screationsarebuiltwithadashofwisdom,asprinkleofhumorandareinspiredbyobservationsofreallife.Yuknowsthattherearemanymorecreativeideaswaitingtobeexpressed."ItfeelsquitegoodtobefullydevotedtoautomatacreationandIamstillsearchingformyself.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Yuisequippedwithvariousskills.B.Yuisapersonfullofsenseofhumor.C.Yuisnowgainingrecognitionworldwide.D.Yuisfollowingthelatesttrendinhandcraft.25.WhydidYuquithisjobinBeijing?A.Hecouldn'tmakealivingoutofit.B.Hewantedtopursuehisowndream.C.HemissedhisfamilyinChengdu.D.Hethoughthehadalotexperience.26.AccordingtoYu,whatcontributestohiscreativityasanautomataartist?A.Thefruitshegrows.B.Successofhisbusiness.C.Hisdevotiontothejob.D.Observationfromdailylife.27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeYu'sstory?A.Thereisnoendtolearning.B.Greathopesmakegreatman.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.C\n14days.That’sthetimeChinesescientiststooktoidentifythefullgeneticsequenceofthenovelcoronavirus(新冠病毒)sinceitsoutbreak.ItwassharedwiththeWHOimmediately,andhasnowbecomeanimportantfoundationforglobalresearchersinthefightagainsttheCOVID-19.Butfirst,letusturntheclockback17years,whenittookmonthstoidentifytheSARSvirus.Frommonthsto14days,whatchanged?ItturnsoutAIplayedanimportantpart.Thescientistsfirstobtainedbronchoalveolarlavage(BAL)fluid(支气管扩张灌洗液)samplesfrompatients,isolated(分离)theDNAandRNA,thensequencedthegeneticmaterialbycomparingthem.AI’sadvantageisitsabilitytorecognizepatternsamongafloodofdata.Letmeputitinasimpleway.Sequencingthecoronavirusgenome(基因组)issimilartolookingforaneedleinahaystack(干草堆)---lookingforgenotypes(基因型)withspecificcharacteristicsfromahugegenepool.That’swheresearchalgorithm(算法),abranchofmodernAI,comesin.Thinkofitasanefficientsearchengine,whichcanfindtheneedleinthehaystack.Thissearchalgorithmcanshortenmonths-longgeneticsequencingtoweeksorevenjustafewdays.Combinedwithmacro-genomicsequencingandaviruslibrary,thisAItechnologycanalsobeusedintrackingvirusmutation(突变).AIdoesn’tjustsupportscientists.Itcanalsohelppatientsbyimprovingtheefficiencyofdiagnosis(诊断).ChinalaunchedaGenomicsService,whichcanrunmultiplevirusgenecomparisonsandproduceadetailedreportwithin60seconds.ThisalgorithmhasbeenputintouseinChinaandsharedtotheworldforfree.28.AI’sadvantageisthatitcan________.A.slowdownthespreadofcoronavirusB.separateDNAfromRNAC.identifyspecificgenotypesrapidlyD.obtainsamplesfrompatientsquickly29.Thesearchalgorithmhelpsshortenthetimeofgeneticsequencingby__________.A.findinganeedleinahaystackB.servingasasearchengineC.combiningwithaviruslibraryD.tracingvirusmutation30.WhatdoweknowabouttheGenomicsServiceinthelastparagraph?\nA.Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheworld.B.Itismainlybasedonbloodtest.C.ItisusedforfastdiagnosisofCOVID-19.D.ItisusedtotrackCOVID-19patients.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.14Days---ChinaMadeit!B.AIAssistsinCOVID-19FightC.SearchAlgorithm,BestChoiceD.China’sGenomicsServiceDThehistoryoftheflyingcarisalmostasoldasthatofpoweredflightitself.ItstartedwiththeCurtissAutoplaneof1917,anawkward-lookingmachinewithremovablewings.Itneverlefttheground.Latermachinesmadeitintotheskiesbutfailedtotakeoffcommercially.Moneyisnowpouringintoflyingtaxis.OnMarch30thLilium,aGermancompanythatdevelopsthem,announcedamergerwithSPAC,anacquisitioncompanythatvaluesitat$3.3bn-asignthatinvestorsthinkthebusinesswillfly. Thankstobetterbatteriesandlightweightmaterials,someofthemarereadytocarrypassengers.Upto300firmsareworkingonshort-rangebattery-poweredcraftthattakeoffandlandvertically.Carmakers,techcompaniesandothersareinvestingmoneyintothefield.Thegovernmentisofferingaglidepathtocertification.America'sFederalAviationAdministrationisengagedintheprocesswitharound30firms,saysNatashaSanthaofLEK,aconsultingcompany. Midwaybetweenacabandahelicopter,flyingtaxishavedistinctadvantagesoverboth.Quietelectricmotorsallowthemtooperatefrequentservices.Theyrequireonlyapatchofconcretetoland,unlikenoisyhelicopters,whichfacesevereoperatingrestrictionsinmostcities.Theycanflyfourorfivetimesfasterthanacabcandriveanddonotgetstuckintraffic.Pricescanbekeptlowbyride-sharing.Joby,basedinCalifornia,saysitsfive-seatermachinewillentercommercialservicein2024.Thefirmcalculatestheinitialcostofaround$4perpersonpermilemaysoonfallby25%.AtripfromManhattantoJFKairportwouldthencost$30-40perpassenger. Therealrevolutionwillcomewhenfullautonomytakesoutthecostofapilot.Archerhopestorunsuchaircraftby2028.Theyfacefewerobstaclesintheairthanearth-boundcarsdoontheroad；airlinersmostlyflyonautopilotasitis.Still,asoneindustryinsiderputsit,itisprobablybestto\naccustompassengersandregulatorstoairbornetaxisbeforegettingridofthedriver.32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.Theflyingcarcandatebacktothe1920：B.InvestorsseethepotentialofthebusinessoftheflyingcarC.TheflyingcarneverleftthegroundsuccessfullyinhistoryD.AGermancompanyhaslaunchedanewflyingcarintothemarket33.Whatdoes"offeringaglidepath"inParagraph2probablyreferto？A.GivingthegreenlightB.ProvidingtimelyassistanceC.PresentinglegalguidanceD.Conductingstrictmanagement34.Whichofthefollowingisthestrengthofflyingtaxis?A.CostingaslittleascabsB.SavingpassengersfromthetrafficjamC.ReducingairpollutionD.Havingnooperatingrestrictions35.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheflyingtaxisfromthelastparagraph？A.TheywilldevelopfasterthancarsB.PassengerswillquicklygetusedtotakingthemC.TheregulatorswilltakemeasurestopromotethemD.Autopilotflyingtaxiswillprobablyreplacethosewithpilots第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Think“art”.Whatcomestoyourmind?IsitsculpturesintheLouvre,orChinesepaintinginthePalaceMuseum?Ormaybe,justmaybe,it’sadancingpatternoflights?TheartworksbyAmericanartistJanetEchelmanlooklikecolorfulfloatingcloudswhenlitupatnight.Visitorscannotonlyenjoylookingatthem,theycanalsointeractwiththem-literally. 36 Exhibitssuchasthesearecertainlynewandexciting,butaretheyreallyart?Whateveryouropinion,peoplehavebeenexpressingtheirthoughtsthroughartwithvarioustoolsandtechnologiesforthousandsofyears.YetMichelangeloandothershavebeenlabelledas“artists”ratherthan“technicians”. 37 Today,however,technologicaladvanceshaveledtoacombinationofartandtechnology.Asa\nresult,theartworldischanginggreatly. 38 TakeforexampleoneofChina’smostfamouspaintings,AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Asthisartworkisrarelyondisplay,peoplehavesometimesqueuedalongtimeforachancetoseeit.Thankstotechnologyhowever,millionsmorepeoplehavebeenabletoexperienceadigitalversionofitwith3Danimation. 39 Notonlycanweinteractwithart,butalsotakepartinitscreation.Withnewtechnologicaltoolsatourfingertips,moreandmorepeoplehavecreatedexcitingnewartforms,suchasdigitalpaintingsandvideos.However,suchdevelopmentsaremakingthelinebetweenartandtechnologylessdistinct.Istheartistthecreatoroftheartitself,orthemakerofthetechnologybehindit? 40 Butonethingisforsure-withsomanyartistsexploringnewpossibilities,wecandefinitelyexpecttheunexpected.A.Nowartismoreaccessibletousthaneverbefore.B.Wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyone’sguess.C.It’snotimportantwhethertheyareartistsortechnicians.D.Theydothisbyusingtheirphonestochangetheircolorsandpatterns.E.Theywatchasthedifferentsceneschangefromdaylightintonighttime.F.Theart-techcombinationisalsochangingourconceptsof“art”andthe“artist”.G.Thismeansthatartandtechnologyhavealwaysbeenseenastwoveryseparatethings.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Everyyear,manydolphinsworldwidearecaptured(捕获)andkeptinsmallpools,performingforpeople,especiallychildren.Thesedolphinsarefedfishinsteadofhavingto 41 them.Asaresult,theystartspendingmostoftheirtimenearthepoolratherthanunderwater.Theygetoutofshapeandcannolonger 42 longdistances.Itaffectstheir 43 greatly,andhasprovedtohave 44 consequences(后果).Thuscomesthequestion,"Shouldcaptive(被俘的)dolphinsbe 45 ?"JeffFoster,a55-yearoldexpert,decidedtohelptwocaptivedolphins,TomandMisha,to\nreachtheirtopphysical 46 .Everyday,heusedtotrainthetwodolphinstogetusedtotheirwildhomesagain.Twentymonthslater,TomandMishabegantoactlike 47 dolphinsandtheyweresetfreebackintothesea. 48 TomandMishalivedincaptivityfor4to5years,theywereabletoadapttothewild.Itwas 49 whatFosterhadhopedfor.Hisdreamsforthedolphinshadfinallycometrueandheknewthatthedolphinswould 50 inthewild.Thisprogramwasabigsuccess,buttherehavebeenothersthatfailed.Forexample,anotherdolphin,Keiko,returnedintotheoceanin2002,but 51 ayearlaterbecauseofallthemisery(不幸)he 52 .Thesuddenenvironmentchangedidnot 53 himwell.Ifpeoplewanttoavoidtheseaccidents,wemustgotogreatlengthsandputinthe 54 toensureitdoesn'thappeneveragain.Infact,withvirtualrealitytechnologypickingup,therecanstillbegreatwaysto 55 kidswithseaanimalswithouthavingtocapturedolphins.41.A.pickup B.huntfor C.lookafter D.throwaway42.A.see B.dive C.jump D.hear43.A.appetite B.shelter C.lifestyle D.popularity44.A.terrible B.potential C.unexpected D.indirect45.A.disturbed B.released C.protected D.prohibited46.A.exercise B.pain C.appearance D.condition47.A.wild B.clever C.helpless D.harmless48.A.If B.Unless C.Although D.Because49.A.hardly B.exactly C.possibly D.awfully50.A.train B.search C.survive D.produce51.A.died B.escaped C.returned D.recovered52.A.ledto B.broughtup C.gotover D.wentthrough53.A.suit B.serve C.defend D.prepare54.A.tank B.time C.water D.effort55.A.inspire B.treat C.entertain D.change第II卷（满分55分）第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）\n第三部分阅读下面材料,在题后空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Whatisthemostpopularcommunicationtooltoday? 56 youranswerisQQorMSN,Imustsayyouareabitold-fashioned.Today,anewformofcommunication“WeChat”,which 57 (own)aChinesenameWeixin,isbecomingthemostinfluentialtextandusefultoolallovertheworld.WhatadvantagesdoWeChathave?First,WeChatis 58 relativelycheapwayofcommunication;thatis 59 (say),itusesnetworktrafficinsteadoftelephonefare.Next,wecanknowwhatisgoingonatanytime.Andwecanhave 60 (easy)access(通道)toinformationavailablethanothermessagingtools.Whatrolesdoesitplay 61 ourdailylife?Accordingtothelatestreport,theregistered(登记的)usersonWeChatplatformhastopped200millionandexpandeditsbusinesstooverseasmarket.Canyouimaginethatamobilephone“app”isso 62 (attract)thatitreaches200millionuserswithin8months?WeChatitselfhasbecomethemostpopularmobilechatapplicationintheworld.Alargenumberofpeoplehavebecome‘WeChatalcoholic’,whichmeanstheykeepstaringatthemobilephoneallthetimeandcan’tlivewithout 63 .However,whileenjoyingitsgreat 64 (convenient),peopleshouldnotignorethedangerof 65 (cheat),forinformationonWeChatispubliclyknown.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Jack来信告诉你,他学习效率很低。请你给Jack回信,提供一些你提高学习效率的方法。主要内容包括:1.安静的学习地点;2.上课集中注意力(记笔记,回答老师问题……);3.适当的运动和休息。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearJack,Ihavereceivedyourletter\n_______________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（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。续写的词数应为150左右。Asafather,Iwasalwaysseekingforopportunitiestoteachmysonhowtobalanceriskwithfreedom.Lastmonth,Iboughtfourlittlechicks.Idecidedtomakeabeautifulcoop(鸡笼)forthem.Inthenextfewweeks,I,togetherwithmysonGordon,spentalloursparetimeinthegarage.Finally,thecoopwasfinished.Whileadmiringhiswell-madehandwork,Gordonsuddenlyraisedhisheadandasked,“Dad,shallwelockthechicksinthecoopallthetime?Iamafraidtheywillbeattackedbysomefierceanimalsorbecomesomeone’schickensoup?”Seeinghisanxiouslook,Icrackedasmileandasked,“Doyouwanttobetrappedinalimitedroomorhavethefreedomtogetaround?”Hesitantforawhile,hemurmured,“Freedom,ofcourse.”“Chickswillalsothinkso.”Therefore,ourchickswereoftenseenchasingaroundinthelawns(草坪),diggingforbugsinthebushesandlayingeggsintheyard.Yesterday,weneededtogodowntowntoshopforfoodsupplyafterlunch.Knowingthatthechickswouldn’tgoveryfar,welefthomewiththemrunningaroundthelawn.Whenwegotback,thefirstthingGordondidwastocheckonhischicks.Therewereonlythreechicksintheyard.Theirfeatherswerenolongerfairandsmoothbutdirtyandtangled(乱糟糟的).Hearingoursteps,theyjumpedtotheirfeetandscatteredinalldirections,seemingtohavejustexperiencedaterrifyingdisaster.Worsestill,Pecky,Gordon’sfavouritechickwasnowheretobefound.Wesearchedtheyardinchbyinchandfoundsomefeatherslitteringtheyard.Seeingthis,Gordon’seyesgotwatery.IpickedGordonupandcomfortedhim.Aswebegantoacceptthefact\nthatwewerenowathree-chickfamily,weheardit---asoftclucking(咯咯声)soundunderabush.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Para1: IputGordondownandwelookedunderthebush.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Para2: ThenextdayGordonofferedtohaveatalkwithme.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n
