乐山十校高2021届第四学期半期联考英语试题
英 语
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上
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。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15 B. ￡9.18 C. ￡9.15 答案是C。 1. What does the man want to do?
A. Buy a camera. B. Take photos. C. Help the woman. 2. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A place of living. B. Their life in town C. A noisy night 3. Where is the man now?
A. At home. B. In a restaurant. C. On his way. 4. What will Celia do?
A. Play basketball. B. Watch a game. C. Find a player. 5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?
A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday. 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is Sara going to do?
A. Buy John a gift B. Give John a surprise C. Invite John to France 7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?
A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. Strange. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
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8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter? A. She needs to put off her test. B. She wants to visit another city. C. She has to give up her travel plan. 9. What does Diana want Peter to do? A. Take a book to her friend. B. Help her with her study. C. Teach a geography lesson.
听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。 10. Why does the man call the woman? A. To ask about her job program B. To tell her about her new job. C. To plan a meeting with her. 11. Who needs a new flat?
A. Alex. B. Miranda. C. Andrea. 12. Where is the woman now?
A. In New York. B. In Baltimore. C. In Avon. 听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant? A. How well the food is prepared. B. Whether the prices are low. C. Where the restaurant is.
14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine? A. After he came back to Sweden. B. Before he went to the United States. C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982. 15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant? A. Ask hotel clerks. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Talk to people in the street. 16. What do we know about Jan? A. He cooks for a restaurant. B. He prefers American food. C. He travels a lot for his work.
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听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。 17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?
A. It’s a new building. B. It’s a public place. C. It’s a small town. 18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?
A. Sunday afternoons. B. Saturday nights. C. Fridays and Saturdays. 19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?
A. Via Del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes Street. 20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best? A. It has a famous university. B. It is named after a writer. C. It has an old stone surface.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
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Official Historical Tour of Harvard Student-Led Public Walking Tour
Please note: Due to ongoing construction, our tour schedule will be limited. Please check our updated tour times on the calendar. In the event of bad weather, please check the calendar or call regarding a scheduled tour time.
The tour is student-led and includes an outdoor walk (please dress appropriately) through Harvard Yard, providing a history of the university, general information, and a unique view on the students' individual experience. The tour is around one hour long, and completely free of charge. There is no pre-registration for general visitors, and we begin registration for each tour one hour before departure time. Currently we are only able to accommodate groups of up-to 14 people on our free, public tour. If you have a group of 15 or more, reservations are required (please see below).
Group Tours and Reservations
Reservations are required for tours of 15 or more people, with an absolute maximum of 125 people. We request 2 weeks' notice to schedule a tour. Please note that we cannot accommodate groups that arrive without a reservation.
A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Harvard Yard
If you are interested in touring the campus on your own, you may want a self-guided walking tour. These tour pamphlets (册), offered in nine different languages, can be purchased from our office for a minimal charge.
You may also download audio files of historical information on each of the buildings in
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Harvard Yard. These files, together including an Audio Tour, can also be obtained here with a simple click.
21. What will you do on a student-led public walking tour? A. Wear whatever you like. B. Pay for admission and reservation.
C. Learn about a student's personal experience. D. Go at any time and don't have to register.
22. What should a group of 20 do to visit the Harvard campus? A. Reserve at least a fortnight beforehand. B. Register before leaving. C. Register on arrival. D. Make a reservation one week in advance. 23. Where is the text probably from?
A. A newspaper. B. A textbook. C. A magazine. D. The Internet.
B
(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.” Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier (码头) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.” 24. Why was Duret in New York?
A. To meet his girlfriend. B. To spend his holiday. C. To work as an engineer. D. To visit the Andersons.
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25. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came? A. He was interviewed by a newspaper. B. He disappeared from the spot quickly. C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance. D. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.
26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Duret thought twice before he jumped into the cold water. B. Duret didn’t think he was brave enough to be a hero. C. The rescue happened on the day Duret left for France. D. Duret dived into the water before the girl’s father. 27. What is probably the headline of this news report? A Careless Father B. Brave Frenchman Found C. Warm-hearted Onlookers D. A Poor Girl
C
The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem (生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and- savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat (栖息地).
It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.
Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.
What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
28. What is the passage mainly about?
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乐山十校高2021届第四学期半期联考英语试题(1)
