2021-2022學(xué)年新疆阿克蘇地區(qū)新和實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高二（下）期中英語試卷

一、閱讀理解

• 1．Zoos give people a chance to get close to animals from every continent in the world.But zoos that offer more than just a chance to see animals are worth visiting.
     Singapore Zoo
     At Singapore Zoo，enjoy breakfast while a family of orangutans（猩猩）sits nearby enjoying theirs.A zookeeper tells the breakfast crowd about each member of the family.Or join the Wild Discoverer tour for a detailed look at some of the animals.
     Taronga Zoo
     The Taronga Zoo in Sydney，Australia offers special animal contact.Visitors can see a koala up close，feed a giraffe or hold a reptile.For those who want to learn what it's like to work at a zoo，Taronga offers a"Keeper for A Day"program for anyone over 18 years old.
     San Diego Zoo
     At Southem California's San Diego Zoo，animals live in natural-looking areas.Wildlife photography（攝影）lovers can take a class to leam the secrets of photographing animals.The zoo offers people opportunities to meet a lion.The zookeepers also teach people how to talk to the animals so they will talk back.
  
  （1）Where can you breakfast with orangutans？

  
  A．At Bronx Zoo.
  B．At Taronga Zoo.
  C．At Singapore Zoo.
  D．At San Diego Zoo.
  （2）The " Keeper for A Day " program is intended for

  .
  A．a(chǎn)nimal protectors
  B．wildlife researchers
  C．a(chǎn)dults working with keepers
  D．a(chǎn)dults interested in keepers'life
  （3）At San Diego Zoo，you can

  .
  A．sleep with lions
  B．join the Wild Discoverer tour
  C．camp out overnight on the zoo grounds
  D．have a better communication with animals
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• 2．Located in Pisa，the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy has become the sign of Italy.It is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square.There are eight floors in the Leaning Tower of Pisa including the observation deck at the top.The weight of the tower is about 14，500 metric tons.There are amazing facts of the Leaning Tower of Pisa that we will mention here.
     The Leaning Tower of Pisa was not originally intended to lean，but because it was built on soft soils the tower gradually leaned to one side.Prior to its restoration （修復(fù)） from 1990 to 2001，the tower had a tilt （傾斜） of 5.5 degrees.Many people think that it will fall one day.Millions of tourists come to the lawns around the tower to take the classic photo pretending to hold up or knock down the tower.
     It is said that you must visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa during the day.At night the shops are closed and it appears unimpressive.But，if you plan to visit on a full moon night，the tower will look charming.Mornings are the best time to beat the crowds.Summer in Pisa is very hot and wet，but you can expect rain in fall and winter.
     Even though some people regard the tower as an engineering failure owing to the tilt，the tower has acquired a special place in history.The tower has also been used for experiments by the famous Italian scientist named Galileo Galilei.He is believed to have thrown two balls of different mass from the tower to prove that their falling time is not related to their mass.
     On your tour you should not miss various places of interest near the Leaning Tower of Pisa including Lucca，F(xiàn)lorence，and Santa Maria della Spina.
  （1）Why does the tower tend to lean to one side？

  
  A．The base of the tower was not strong.
  B．It was originally designed like that.
  C．Many people came to knock it down.
  D．The builders used a lot of soft soils.
  （2）When will you visit the tower if you dislike being disturbed？

  
  A．At night.
  B．In the morning.
  C．In summer.
  D．In winter.
  （3）What has made the tower much more famous？

  
  A．That it is an obvious engineering failure.
  B．That it will fall to the ground in the near future.
  C．That the restoration lasted more than ten years.
  D．That Galileo once did experiments on the tower.
  （4）What is the text mainly about？

  
  A．Excellent scenes in Pisa.
  B．A wonderful visit to Pisa.
  C．The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.
  D．Galileo Galilei and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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• 3．Life in the future will be different from life today.Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be？
     The population is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
     Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every room.And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports，watching TV and travel.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier.And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
     There will be changes in our food，too.More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people.Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive.Maybe no one will eat it every day.Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables.Maybe people will be healthier.
     Work in the future will be different，too.Robots will do dangerous and hard work.Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do.This will be a problem.
  
  （1）In the future there will be

  
  A．much more fruit
  B．more people
  C．less vegetables
  D．less people
  （2）In the future people don't have to

  .
  A．work long hours
  B．work fast
  C．walk on foot
  D．eat meat
  （3）People may not eat

  as much as they do today.
  A．fruit
  B．fish
  C．meat
  D．rice
  （4）One big problem in the future is that

  .
  A．many people don't have to work
  B．many people will not be able to find work
  C．people have to work fast
  D．a(chǎn)ll the work will be done by robots
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四、選詞填空

• 8．

  When；farmed；writers；famous；including；him；became；written；well；enjoy

  Su Shi isn't a strange name to us，as we learn his ci in textbook.This year marks the 920th anniversary（周年紀(jì)念） of his death.Su is one of the most popular ancient （1）

  .He was good at almost all kinds of writings and art， （2）

  poems，ci，and prose as well as calligraphy and painting. （3）

  he was young，he passed the imperial examinations（科舉考試） and （4）

  an official.Sadly，he was demoted（被貶謫）several times.But he was not too discouraged.First，he went to Huangzhou，in today's Hubei.There he tried to （5）

  life in the countryside.He （6）

  a piece of land which he called " dongpo ".This is why people call （7）

  " Dongpo ".It is also said he invented Dongpo Pork，a （8）

  Chinese dish.Many of his famous poems were （9）

  there，too.Then，he was also demoted to Danzhou，in today's Hainan.Instead of getting sad，he set up schools and get along very （10）

  with the local people.Su was " an incorrigible optimist，a friend of people，a prose master"，writer Lin Yutang said about Su.
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五、書面表達(dá)（共25分）

• 9．假如你是李華，你將會在5月21號舉行一個生日聚會，給你的朋友Jack寫一封100詞左右的邀請信，請他來參加生日聚會。要求如下：
  （1）說明時間、地點(diǎn)；
  （2）介紹聚會的活動內(nèi)容；
  （3）闡述被邀請人參加的必要性。
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