江蘇省蘇州市2021年高二英語期中試題本卷滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。注意事項：I.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題P上，寫在本試卷上無效。.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Whatdoesthewomando?A.Sheisastudent. B.Sheisalawyer,ofabakery.Whoisthemanprobablytalkingto?A.Hisboss. B.Hisassistant.WhatwillthemandoonSaturday?A.Visithisfriends. B.Getsomeworkdone,thewoman.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?Theteacher'snotes.Thecontentofthefinalexam.Thematerialsneededfbrthetest.Whatistheman'sprobablefeelingaboutthefirealann?A.Excited. B.Scared.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）C.SheistheownerC.Hiscustomer.C.HavelunchwithC.Upset.聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘：聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。Howmanycomputersareworkingnow?A.33. B.34.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Getakey. B.Teachaclass.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?HowtouseGoogleMaps.HowtogettoSanFranciscoquickly.Howtotakepublictransportation.Howlongisthedriveintothecity?A.45minutes. B.60minutes.Whatisthemanmostconcernedabout?CallingJoan.Beingontime.Havingsomethingtoeat.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。Whyisn'tthewomanplanninglogotoSpain?Sheisshortofmoney.Shedoesn'thaveapassport.Shehasafearofflying.WhenwillthemanleavefbrSpain?A.Inaboutthreeweeks.B.Inaboutfourweeks,

weeks.Whatwillthemanbuyforthewoman?A.Somefood. B.Someclothing,instrument聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。Howdoesthemandescribethevegetables?A.They'renatural. B.They'redelicious.Whydoesthegirlagreetotheman'srequest?Shewantsdessert.Shewantstobestrong.Sherealizesthemanisright.C.35.C.Useacomputer.C.90minutes.C.InaboutsixC.AmusicalC.They,rehealthy.Whathappenedlastweek?Ellenhadherbirthday.Ellenwenttoafriendsparty.Ellen'smommadeacarrotcake.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。Whatdoesthespeakerasktherunnerstodo?A.Signup.

volunteer.B.Standinline.C.FollowaWhatwillbeavailableatthestationseverytwomiles?A.Drinks. B.Reporters,assistance.Whatisforbiddeninthisrace?A.Food. B.Photos.Whenwilltherunningcoursebetakendown?A.Inthemid-morning. B.Atmidday.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）C.MedicalC.Headphones.C.Intheafternoon.第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。A*#ChefsCha?enge★#ChefsChallenge!Lovecooking?Joinfamouschefswiththisonlinechallenge

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Pacificintermsofvarietyandtastiness.Fromwontonstodumplings,fromspicyfishtonoodlesoups.EastAsia&Pacific'samazingfoodcultureisacentralpartoflifefbrmillionsofpeopleandindeedtouristsfromacrosstheworld.However,changesindietandlifestyleinrecentyearshavesadlydestroyedtraditionalfbodcultures,andthehealthofmillionsofpeople.Cheap"fastibodMandunhealthysnacksthatarchighinsugar,saltandfatarenowalltoocommonbutofferlittlenutrition.★AnewchallengeToday,therearcmorethan25millionofmalnourishedchildrenlivingintheregion,butthepictureischanging.Whilethenumberofstunted（發(fā)育不良）childrenisslowlyfallinginmanycountries,overweightandobesityaregrowing,andatamuchfasterrate.Inmanycountries,threefbnnsofmalnutrition—undemutrition,hiddenhungerandoverweightco-exist.Afamilymayhaveanoverweightmotherandastuntedchild.Orachildmaybebothstuntedortooshortandoverweight.Unhealthydietsareamajorcauseofallformsofmalnutrition.★Joinus!Onewayloslowthistideistoreconnectfamiliesandyoungpeoplewithfood.That'swhychefsfromacrosstheregionaretakingpartinthe#Che代Challenge,askingyoutoshowoffyourcookingskills.Getinvolvedtodaybysharingyourrecipeswithvideos,photosoranyothercreativewaysonsocialmediausing//ChefsChallengeandtaggingUNICEFEastAsiaPacificonInstagram,TwitterorFacebook.WhathasbadlyaffectedthetraditionalfoodcultureinEastAsia&Pacific?A.Westerncooks'arriving.13.People'sturningtounhealthyfood.Tourists'bringingnewrecipes.Overweightchildren'sgrowinginnumber.Whatcanweinferabout“amalnourishedchild”?Heisinapoorstateofhealth.Heisshorterthanotherkids.Hehasanoverweightparent.Hepreferseatingathome.Whatisthepurposeor#ChcAChaHenge，'?TointroduceexcellentAsiancooksonline.Tohelpordinarypeoplechallengeprofessionalcooks.Toreconnectpeoplewithtastyandnutritiousfood.Toencouragefamilyandfriendstogettogetheronline.BDrivenbyherpassionfbrprovidingqualityhealthcare,aLatvianwomanhaswonovertheheartsoftheelderlyresidinginanursinghomesheoversees.ItisincrediblyraretofindaCaucasianwomanworkingasthedirectorofanursinghomeinShanghai.ButthefactthatAnastasijaPuzankovacaneventalkinLiantang,aChinesedialectspokenonlybyresidentsinasmalltowninsouthwesternShanghai,makesheroneofakind.“Ihadalwayswonderedhowtheelderlyweregettingalongwithothers,oriftheywerewellcaredfbr.IrealizedthatIcouldbetterservethemandunderstandtheirconcernsif1spoketheirdialect,"saysthe35-year-old,whoalsospeaksRussian,English,Latvian,FrenchandSpanish.PuzankovachosetostudySinology（漢學）outofhercuriosityaboutChinaattheUniversityofLatviain2003.Thenextyear,shetraveledtoShanghaiaspartofanexchangeprogramandthenshespentthenext10yearsstudyinglawatFudanUniversity,graduatingwithamaster'sdegreein2014.Despiteherqualifications,in2018,PuzankovajoinedHaiyangGroup,aShanghai-basedcompanythatoperatesthenursinghome,asanexecutiveassistant.Duringthatperiod,sheperformedsowellinhernursingandmanagementtrainingthatshewasappointedthedirectorofthehomeafterjustoneyear.Acaregiver,sumamedCai,saystheatmosphereatthehomehaschangedsincePuzankovatookcharge."Shemakeslifeinthenursinghomeupliftingandpurposeftil/'saysCai.“Shethrowsmonthlybirthdaypartiesfbrtheelderly,createsafestivemoodinthehomefbreverytraditionalfestivalandfrequentlyorganizeshandicraftsclassesandactivitiestostimulatethemindsoftheresidents/'Whenfamilyvisitsandgroupactivitiesweredelayedduringthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak,Puzankovacameupwithasimilarideaatthehome,purchasingvegetableseedsandgrowingtheminthefieldnearthenursinghomesothattheresidentscanobservetheplantsgrowingfromtheirwindows.“Justwatchingtheplantsgrowcanlifttheirspirits.Wecanalsoservetheseorganicvegetablestothem."sheexplains.Puzankovasays,“【simplylikecommunicatingwithpeople,understandingtheirpersonalitiesandofferinghelpwhentheyarcinneed.Makinganelderlypersonhappyisn'thard.Itjusttakesalittletime,loveandthought.”WhydidAnastasijaPuzankovalearntheChinesedialectLiantang?Tosatisfyhersuperior.Toresearchitshistoryandpopularity.Tocommunicatewiththeelderlybetter.Toproveherlanguagelearningcapacity.Duringthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak,Puzankova.forbadefamilyvisitsforever.createdafestivemoodintheanizedsomeoutdooractivitiesfbrtheelderly.plantedsomevegetablesfbrtheelderlytowatchindoors.WhatcanwclearnfromPuzankova^story?A.Timetests. B.Hardworkpaysoff.C.Lovebreaksdownbarriers. D.Educationisthekeytosuccess.Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe"A.Aforeignfacewithalocalsoul B.AlanguageexpertwithalovingheartC.AnursinghomewithawomandirectorD.Anexecutiveassistantwithamaster'sdegreecLizard（蜥蜴）speciesmayalreadyhavedeclinedpastthepointofnoreturnintheworld.Whatisthereason?Risingtemperatures.Researchersestimatethatasmuchas40percentoflizardspeciesworldwidewilldieoutby2080.Theproblemisthattemperaturesinmanyregionswherelizardslivehavechangedtoofastfbrtheanimalstokeeppace.BarrySinervofromtheDepartmentofEcologyandEvolutionaryBiologyattheUniversityofCaliforniainSantaCruz,alongwithcolleaguesfromacrosstheglobe,reachedthatconclusionbytakingcurrentdataonMexicanlizards.Theyalsoestimatedthat4percentoflocalspecieshavealreadydisappearedworldwide.Thatnumbercouldjumpto20percentby2080ifcarbondioxidelevelsaren'tloweredtoreducewarming.Theteamlooked48speciesofSceloporuslizardat200sitesaroundMexico.Thesiteswerefirstsampledfrom1975to1995.By2010,researchcouldnotfindlizardsat12percentofthosesites.Lizardsthatbearliveyoungarcespeciallyatriskofdyingout,theresearcherspointout,comparedtothatlayeggs.^Live-bearershavelowerbodytemperaturesthatheightentheriskofdying,“Sinervosaidinastatement."Wearewatchingthesespeciesdisappearbeforeoureyes.”Althoughcurrentevidenceshowsthatclimatechangeisaffectingthehabitatrangesofmanyspecies,thereisstillalotofuncertaintyabouthowmuchclimatechangewillaffectspecies,researcherssay.ManyMexicanlizardspeciesliveinhighaltitude“islands”,whereclimatechangehappensthefastest.Thelizardscannotadjustfastenoughtosurvive.Thescientistssaytheydonotthinktheanimalsarclikelytosavethemselvesjustbymovingsomewhereelse,either.“HowquicklycanEarth'slizardsadapttotherisingglobaltemperatures?That'stheimportantquestion,“Sinervosaidinapressrelease."Weareactuallyseeinglowlandspeciesmovingupward,slowlydrivinguplandspeciesoutoftheirhabitats.Iftheuplandspeciescan'tevolvefastenough,theywilldieout.”Whichofthefollowinglizardsfaceahigherriskofdyingout?A.Lizardsatlowaltitudes. B.Lizardsthatbeartheiryoung.C.Lizardsthatlayeggs. D.Lizardsinastableenvironment.AccordingtoBarrySinervoandhiscolleagues,.theirconclusionisbasedoncurrentdataonvariouskindsoflizards20percentoflocalspecieshavealreadydisappearedworldwidetheyarcuncertainabouthowmuchclimatechangewillaffectspeciestheyareseeinghighlandspeciesmovingdownwardTheuplandlizardsareaffectedgreatlybytheclimatechangebecauseof?A.theirlivinghabitats'destruction B.theirlivingskillsC.highlandspeciesmovingdownward D.theiradaptivecapacityThepurposeofthispassageisvethatearthisnotsuitableforlizardswarnthatlizardsmaydieoutquicklyduetotheclimatechangeexplainwhynomorelizardswillbefoundby2080emphasizethatthehabitatoflizardsischanginggreatlyI）GoogleCloudisracingtorolloutnewfeaturesandservicesaimedathelpingitscustomersmaintainbusinessduringthecoronaviruspandemic,includinganewsecurityproductexpectedtolaunchTuesday.Thenewsecurityproductincludestechnologythatcouldattractmorebusinesses,especiallythoseinhighlyregulatedindustries,toadoptcloudservices.Thetechnologyprotectsdatawhileitisbeingprocessed,"Wewantedpeoplecomfortableinknowingtheycanmovetothecloudanddon'thavetoworryaboutthesecurityoftheirdata/'saidMr.Kurian.chiefexecutiveoftheunit.GoogleCloudacceleratedthedevelopmentofseveralfeaturesfbritsvirtualmeetingproduct,GoogleMeet,inApril,includingonethatautomaticallyfiltersoutbackgroundnoisessuchaskeystrokesanddogbarks.Anotherfeatureautomaticallyadjustsauser'svideowithlightingvariations.In2018,thecompanylaunchedanAItoolfbrmanufacturesthatautomaticallyinspectsproductsfbrquality.GoogleCloudalsobenefitedfromtheprotocols（協(xié)議）forBlackFriday,whenshoppingwebsitesseearushofonlineshoppers,todealwithsuddenmoredemandfbrcloudservices.Theprotocolsbenefitedthecustomersinonlinevideogames,governmentservices,educationandshopping,whoneededassistanceinmorecomputingcapacity.Also,theprotocolsbenefitedmanycompanies.Godbole,chiefinformationofficerfbrhomeimprovementcompanyLowe'sCos,,workedwithMr.KurianandhisteaminMarchandApriltomanageincreasedbusiness.Lowe'scustomersweredoublingonprojectssuchasthoserelatedtohomeofficesduringthosemonths,and"Ourcompanysawtremendousdemand/'Ms.Godbolcsaid.ThecoronaviruspandemicpresentedanewopportunityfbrGoogleCloudtoproveitsvaluefbrcustomers,saidPlummer,chiefofresearchfbrcloudcomputing.“GoogleCloudaimstodifferentiateitselfbybeingknownasaproviderthatcanhandleunpredictableevents;'Mr.Plummersaid.Itaimstodothatbyofferingsecureremote-worktoolsandsoftwaredevelopmenttoolsthatrequireminimalcoding."Trustisbuiltinlimesofcrisis/,hesaid.Duringthecoronaviruspandemic,GoogleCloudisworkinghardto?startmorehighlyregulatedbusinesseshelpcustomerstosavemoremoneymakepeoplemovetothecloudmoresafelyremovedatawhileitisbeingprocessedWhatdoestheunderlinedphrase“filtersout“inParagraph2mean?A.Produces. B.Breaks. C.Matchs. D.Removes.WhydocstheauthormentionMs.Godbolc'scompany?A.ToshowthemarketneedsthenewproductsofGoogleCloud.13.TosharetheexperienceofMs.Godbole'scompany.C.Toofferanexampleofrunningacompanyintimesofcrisis.D?ToencouragepeopletofollowthestepofGodbole.WhatdoesMr.PlummerthinkofthenewserviceofGoogleCloud?A-Insufficient.B.Reliable. C.Unpredictable.D.Complex.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoCreateaMoodBoardAfunwaytoputyourselfinagoodmoodisbycreatingamoodboard,sometimescalledavisionboard.What'sthat?"It'samixtureofanythingthatinspiresyou.makesyouhappy,orspeakstoyou,“saysSusieMoore,anauthorandlifecoach.36Tocreateyourownmoodboard,you'llneedawoodboardandpushpins.Posterboardorcardboard,withglueortape,workstoo.You'llalsoneedoldmagazines,greetingcards,andphotographs.37Useyourinstincts（直覺）tochoosewhatworksbest.""Anythingthatmakesyoufeelgood,useit,“Mooresays.Here,IuseMoore'stipstocreateamoodboardandoffertipsonhowyoucanmakeyourown.Oneplacetostartiswithsomeofyourfavoritethings.Noteverythingonyourmoodboardhastoserveapurposeorbeconnectedtoyourlife.38 1usedphotosofmyfavoritefood,watermelons,andmyfavoriteanimalpenguins.Youmightuseyourmoodboardtosetgoalsibrthingsyou'dliketoaccomplish.39Everytime1seemymoodboard,Iamactuallydoingshortvisualizationsaboutmygoals,helpingattractthethings1wantinmylife.40Maybeit'syourclassroom,aplayground,oracomfortablecomerathome.Youcanputphotosofthatplaceonyourmoodboard,orchoosephotosthatremindyouofit.IusedtheimageofWestVirginia,whereIgrewup.Whenyouseeit,you'llknow.Iwanttoreadatleast30booksthisyear.Heoftenguidespeopletomakemoodboard.Choosesomeimagesjustbecauseyoulikethem.Gothroughthem,cuttingoutimagesforyourboard.Thinkaboutaplacethatmakesyoufeelsafeandhappy.Buildacollectionthatputsyouinapositiveframeofmind.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題I分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Ihadwatchedournewrefrigeratorbeingdelivered,andthenIdidwhatanychildwoulddowithahugebox—turningitintosomethingwonderful.Inmycase,itwasa41whereIwasgoingtohelppeople.Overthenextfewdays,Ireadily42everyone1saw.Ourdogsandcats,alongwithGrandma,madeupthemajorityofmy43.Myboxroom44prettyquicklyafterthat,butthedreamstayed.45itwentintosleepibrawhile.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,Icouldn't46togotouniversity.SoIdecidedtoworkandtake47classesinstead.Thoughyearspassed,my48didn't.AsIworkedjobafterjob,Ialwaysmanagedtosetaside49timeandmoneytotakecollegeclassesatnight.Overtime,Ireceivedmyfirstcollege50.Asmyregularjobs51 .sodidtheamountofeffortandfunds1couldspendonmyuniversityclasses.BcfbreIknewit,anothercollegedegreehadbeen52.Andsoitwent,afterworkingforyearsand53everypartofeducation,Iacquiredmyeighthandfinaldegree.I54_becameadoctorasIhadwished.55isajoyfullifelongprocess,andImanagedtoreachmygoalovertheyearsbytakingoneclassatatime.41.A.clinicB.restaurantC.sh