四川省双流县棠湖中学2020┄2021学年度下期高2021级英语半期考试试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
第I卷第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
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。
1.Why is the man late？A. His car was out of gas.B. He had a car accident.C. He went back for clean clothes.2. How does the man probably go shopping？A. On foot.B. By car.C. By bike.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？A. Workmates.B. Brother and sister.C. Husband and wife.4. What would the speakers probably do today？A. Go to a clothes show.B. Go to a book market.C. Stay at home.5. What do some scientists think of the advertisements on TV？A. They are too boring.B. They are good for eyes.C. They are a waste of time.听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6. What does the woman want to do now`？A. Visit someone.B. Call someone up.C. Answer the phone.7. What will the speakers do first after the conversation？A. Repair the phone.B. Go next door.C. Cross the street.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the conversation take place？A. At a school.B. At an airport.C. At a restaurant.9. What is the woman worried about now？A. How to live and study.B. What plans to make.C. Where to study.10. What does the man plan to do in Los Angeles？A. Run an American music school.B. Study music and become a singer.C. Learn how to direct music performance.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
1l.What are the speakers mainly talking about？A. Moving their factory.B. Buying a new building.C. Offering a bus service.12.What is the advantage of the plan according to the man？A. Their image can be improved.B. More workers can be attracted.C. The production can be increased.13 .What is the woman afraid of？A. Workers will have difficulty going to work.B. There will not be enough money.C. Head office will stop work.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
l4. When will the woman leave for Quebec City？A. In a few daysB.Next summer.C. This summer. I5.Why is the woman worried？A. She can’t speak French well.B. She doesn’t have friends in Canada.C .She can’t find her way to Quebec City.16. What do we know about Montreal？A. It is the capital of Quebec Province.B. It is the biggest city in Quebec Province.C. It is far away from the 5t. Lawrence Riper.17. What can we learn from the conversation？A.Only French is spoken in Montreal.B. All the buildings in Quebec City are old.C. Most people in Montreal speak French.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.What are the listeners going to do on Saturday afternoon？A. Ride their bicycles.B. Climb the mountains.C. Listen to a talk19. What are the listeners going to do after dinner an Saturday evening？A. Play baseball.B. Do water sports.C. Watch a programme20. What time wi11 the half marathon begin on Sunday？A. At 7:30 am.B. At 9:00 am.C.At 1:30 pm.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。
AThere is an English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently,few people took the saying seriously.Now,however,doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart,blood pressure,breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter has similar effects on physical exercise. It increases blood pressure,the heart beating and breathing;it also works several groups of muscles in the face,the stomach, and even the feet.If laughter exercises the body,it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs.The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries,some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics,in which they help to improve their patients’condition by encouraging them to laugh.They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing,making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.21. Doctors have proved that .ughter can be toleratedughter can work the muscles in the feetguther is the only way to reduce painughter has the same effects on physical exercise22. Which students could tolerate the pain for the longest time？A.Those who listened to different radio programs.B.Those who could produce a kind of chemical.C.Those who don’t have stress of pain.D.Those who listened to a funny program.23. The underlined word “diminish” is similar to .A.testB.stopC.reduceD.increase24.The main idea of the passage is .ughter and physical exercises have similar effects on the human bodyB.smile can produce the same effects as laughterC.pain can be reduced by laughterugher is the best medicineBRecently I visited a history class at a local,lowperforming high school where students read in turn from the autobiography of a famous American.The teacher interrupted often with comments and questions.The 18 students seemed to be into it,but it was such an oldfashioned—I guess to some educators—approach that I decided to see what othereducators thought of it.Was the read aloud technique bad or good？Was it timewasting or useful？ Read these comments.“I have observed this most often in high scho ol English classes.During aloud reading,I have observed students becoming absentminded from the teaching.While this may be a proper way for some teaching points,such as pronunciation,stress,fluency,when done for expediency （权宜）,I find reading aloud to be ineffective.”—Steve Johnson“We don’t encourage using a lot of teaching time to read aloud in high school English classes.Reading aloud selected passages that are especially difficult or rich in meaning is a frequent practice,but the focus is on the discussion over the text rather than the reading.Another typical use of reading aloud is when the class is reading a drama,especially a Shakespeare play,but our advice is for students to read after preparation rather than doing a cold reading.”—Jim Fliakas“We encourage a method that students practice reading independently,to increase their own fluency and understanding.This is done before sharing ideas with a partner,a group,or with the entire class.This method improves their understanding of the texts which are guided by the teacher.”—Dave LevinIt all depends on the conditions,the students,the goal of the lesson and the style of the teacher.25. In the opinion of Steve Johnson,reading aloud________.A. may cause students to lose concentrationB. is always useful for a particular purposeC. is a good way to involve every studentD. is ineffective in developing students’ fluency26. By saying “doing a cold reading”,Fliakas meant________.A. reading something uninterestingB. reading without preparationC. reading in a cold environmentD. reading while having a cold27. What is the author’s attitude towards read ing aloud technique？A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.C. Worried.D. Objective.CA worldfamous Canadian author, Margaret A twood, has created the world's first longdistance signing device （装置）, the LongPen.After many tiring booksigning tours from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them. She hired some technical experts and started her own company in Together they designed the LongPen. Here's how it works：The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet （手写板）using a special pen. On the receiving end, in another city, a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book. The author and fan can talk with each other via webcams （网络摄像机） and computer screens.Work on the LongPen began in Atwood's basement （地下室） . At first, they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to be. The device went through several versions, including one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The inventing finally completed, test runs were made in Ottawa, and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006 London Book Fair. From here, Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York City.The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real time. It has several other potential applications. It could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another province. The video exchange。