2020-2021學(xué)年廣東省東莞市南開實驗學(xué)校高二（下）期中英語試卷
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第一節(jié)
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1．Four Great Destination Cities to Visit on a Vacation to Australia Adelaide
Adelaide，the capital city of South Australia，is known for its beauty and outdoor natural areas，many of which are protected and preserved for the use of the people that live there and those that visit there too.Adelaide has a number of popular attractions including attractive swimming beaches，an exciting nightlife，interesting shopping opportunities，great restaurants，and much more.
Canberra
The city of Canberra dates back to 1913 when it was purposefully built to be the capital of the nation of Australia.It has grown over time to not only be the location of the government of the nation，but also a city in its own right with a particular culture and atmosphere of its own.Canberra offers the chance to see the more official side of Australia and learn a little bit about how the country was founded，formed，and how it developed
Darwin
Unlike other major cities in Australia，Darwin is of the rather small size.Darwin sits in the north-central region of Australia，right on the Timor Sea.The lifestyle in Darwin has been described as laid back by many who have visited there before.A visit to Darwin is a visit to one of Australia's truly unforgettable cities.
Sydney
The most famous，most traveled to，and most popular city in all of Australia is the city of Sydney.Sydney sits on the shores of Sydney Harbour and is an exciting city that offers an unbelievable experience to those travelers.Sydney has been the main point of tourism in Australia for decades and it will continue to be that so long as it keeps offering the amazing experiences that it does right now.
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（1）What can visitors learn about in Canberra？
A．An exciting art show.
B．The outdoor natural areas.
C．The development of Australia.
D．The attractive swimming beaches.
（2）What is Darwin special for compared with the other three places？
A．Its size.
B．Its history.
C．Its position.
D．Its attractions.
（3）Which city attracts the most tourists？
A．Adelaide.
B．Canberra.
C．Darwin.
D．Sydney.組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5 -
2．I was typing papers for new school students when Mama called.We talked about some senseless things for a while before she finally told me about it. "Well，Donner，there's this class up at the high school this summer."she said. "They say they can teach me to read and write.I'm trying to decide whether."
"Of course，you should do it!That would be so wonderful.I'd be so proud of you."I answered.She was 63 and had survived two alcoholic husbands and was an expert at buying and selling garage sale junk to keep food on her own table and buy Christmas presents for me and my brother's kids.She used food stamps to buy food and other goods.Mama laughed，seemingly with relief. "Well，you know，I'd about gotten used to being the silliest old lady in town，" she said.
It turned out that her neighbor had found the class for her.The young woman had been doing Mama's "business" for a while in my absence，helping to allay my guilt over leaving Mississippi.The friend was a little crazy，but Mama liked her.She was real and，by then，I hated pretension as much as Mama did.When I was little she would tell me： "Remember，Donner Kay，nobody's better than anybody else."
Three months into the class.Mama left a message on my answering machine： "Donner，I taught a class tonight!" She was almost singing the words. "The teacher let me teach the class!" She soon wrote me a letter in a careful，boxy print I had never seen，instead of the strange way she had long written family names she had memorized.
The next time I flew home to visit，we both laughed like 12-year-olds as she read words from billboards on the way from the airport.Her grammar was getting better.She kept talking about her classes and the other students.
（1）Why did Donner's mother phone her according to Paragraph 1？
A．To advise Donner to take a course.
B．To show her support for Donner.
C．To tell Donner her decision.
D．To ask Donner for advice.
（2）Which can replace the underlined word "allay" in Paragraph 3？
A．a(chǎn)dmit
B．forget
C．punish
D．reduce
（3）How did Donner's mother feel when she left a message for Donner？
A．Astonished.
B．Delighted.
C．Puzzled.
D．Worried.
（4）What does the author want to tell us in the last two paragraphs？
A．What progress Donner's mother made.
B．The difficulty Donner's mother had in learning.
C．How Donner's mother learned to read and write.
D．The effects other students had on Donner's mother.組卷：1引用：2難度：0.7 -
3．A new APP uses Artificial Intelligence （AI） to tell you what your pet is thinking.It's called Happy Pets and it analyses an animal's facial features，tells you what breed（血統(tǒng)） it is and indicates which of the five most common animal emotions-- happy，angry，neutral，sad and scared.
The Happy Pets app uses AI，or machine learning.It's a technology that's used for vision in robotics and self-driving cars and it works by taking in images and assigning importance to them.One common use for AI is in facial recognition technology.Many of us can unlock our mobile phone phones with an image of our face and it's important part of security processes in，for instance，airports.
But this is the first time this kind of technology has been used for animals，it then had to learn to recognize facial features，this is sophisticated because photos can be taken in so many different ways from the side above below in bright light and different animals can have such different facial features think about how different the noses of a border collie and bulldog are for instance once the AI behind happy pets have learned all this，he then had to be able to detect emotions based on specific facial features that are associated with each emotion which it has learned from thousands of examples，for instance if a dog tightens its eyes and mouth while changing the position of its ears in a particular way，it's a sign of being scared.
But this is the first time this kind of technology has been used for animals.It then had to learn to recognize facial features.This is sophisticated because photos can be taken in so many different ways：from the side，above，below，in bright light.And different animals can have such different facial features.Think about how different the noses of a border collie（邊境牧羊犬） and bulldog are，for instance.Once the AI behind Happy Pets have learned all this，he then had to be able to detect emotions based on specific facial features that are associated with each emotion，which it has learned from thousands of examples.For instance，if a dog tightens its eyes and mouth while changing the position of its ears in a particular way，it's a sign of being scared.
In an online article for Melbourne University's Pursuit，the researchers write they're happy with how the app performs.The researchers would love feedback about how they could develop the app further.
（1）Which of the following may go beyond Happy Pets' function？
A．Learning the kinds of pets.
B．Showing pets' main feelings.
C．Teaching pets' facial recognition.
D．Analyzing the pets' facial features.
（2）What is the facial recognition technology commonly used as now？
A．The robot's eyes.
B．A security system.
C．The vision of self driving.
D．A machine learning system.
（3）What does the underlying word "sophisticated" in paragraph 3 meaning？
A．Typical.
B．Complex.
C．Scientific.
D．Traditional.
（4）Why does Happy Pets have to learn to recognize faces？
A．Because faces can definitely show animals feelings.
B．Because it wants to have emotions of humans.
C．Because it enables Happy Pets to detect emotions based on specific facial features.
D．Because the types of animals are based on the looks.組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5
第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分15分）
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8．假如你是李華，你的同學(xué) Lily 因為媽媽管束太嚴(yán)而向你訴苦，希望你能給她提供一些建議。請你根據(jù)下面的提示給她寫一封電子郵件。
1.找機會和媽媽談一談；
2.認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)，好好鍛煉身體，讓媽媽放心；
3.和媽媽說明：自己長大了，希望能有足夠的自由。
注意：
1.詞數(shù)80左右；
2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
Dear Lily ，
______
Yours，
Li Hua組卷：3引用：4難度：0.5
第二節(jié)：讀后續(xù)寫（25分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。
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9．"Wanted：Violin.Can't pay much.Contact..."
I rarely read the classified advertisements，so why did l notice that one？I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes，remembering What had happened many years before，during the Great Depression when my family struggled to make a living on our farm.I，too，had wanted a violin.
When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music，Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma's piano，While Suzanne turned to Daddy's violin.Simple tunes became lovely melodies （旋律）.My baby brother danced；Daddy hummed （哼曲） and Mother whistled.I just listened.
When my arms grew long enough，I tried to play Suzanne's violin.Oh，how I wanted one!But I knew it was out of the question.
One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra.I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my mind.Someday，I'll sit up there，I vowed （發(fā)誓） silently.
It was not a good year.At harvest the crops didn't bring as much as we had hoped.Yet even though times were hard，I couldn't wait any longer to ask， "Daddy，may I have a violin of my own？"
"Can't you use Suzanne's？"
"I'd like to be in the orchestra too，and we can't both use the same violin at the same time."
Daddy's face looked sad.That night，and many following nights，I heard him remind God in our family prayers （祈禱）， "…and Lord ，Mary Lou wants her own violin."
One evening we all sat round the table.The twins and I studied.Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend，George Finkle，in Columbus，Ohio.Mr.Finkle，Daddy said，was a fine violinist.
When Daddy received a letter from Columbus a few weeks later，he asked me， "Mary Lou，do you want to go with me to visit Mr.Finkle？"
He drove us to Columbus and we came to a fine，old house.A tall man opened the door.He and Daddy heartily shook hands，both talking at once.
"Mary Lou ，I've been hearing things about you.Your Daddy has arranged a surprise for you!" He picked up a case，opened it，lifted out a violin and started to play.The melody surged （洶涌澎湃） and spoke like waterfalls.Oh，to play like him，I thought.
Finishing the piece，he turned to Daddy. "I found it in a pawnshop （當(dāng)鋪） for seven dollars.It's a good violin.Mary Lou should be able to make a beautiful music with it." Then he handed the violin to me.
注意：
1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。
Paragraph 1：
I noticed the tears in Daddy's eyes as I finally comprehended （理解）.It was mine!______
Paragraph 2：
I forced my thoughts to the present and read again the advertisement.______組卷：1引用：1難度：0.6