2021-2022学年浙江省杭州市七县市高二（上）期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）
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Walt Disney World Holiday Celebrations in the 4 ParksMagic Kingdom
Walt Disney World's first parade since March 2020 is hitting Main Street just in time for the holidays.The parade kicks off with Mickey and Minnie in their holiday styles and ends with a visit from Santa Claus.The only way to see this parade is with a ticket.Other celebrations include a special fireworks display,holiday-themed stage performances and dance parties.Guests may even get to experience a little snowfall in Florida.
EPCOT
Have a look at how countries around the world celebrate this time year at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.Guests will experience unique performances such as a Chinese Lion Dance celebrating the New Year.They also will enjoy taking part in the Cookie Stroll.Participants get stamps in a special passport when they buy five different holi
Walt Disney World's first parade since March 2020 is hitting Main Street just in time for the holidays.The parade kicks off with Mickey and Minnie in their holiday styles and ends with a visit from Santa Claus.The only way to see this parade is with a ticket.Other celebrations include a special fireworks display,holiday-themed stage performances and dance parties.Guests may even get to experience a little snowfall in Florida.
EPCOT
Have a look at how countries around the world celebrate this time year at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.Guests will experience unique performances such as a Chinese Lion Dance celebrating the New Year.They also will enjoy taking part in the Cookie Stroll.Participants get stamps in a special passport when they buy five different holi
day-themed cookies.Once they collect all five stamps,they'll earn a special treat.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Tree of Life Awakenings will take place on select nights when the park is open late.The Tree of Life will display a series of winter tales accompanied by familiar holiday music.Guests also will get to see a Merry Animal Show of winter animals.Reindeer,foxes and polar bears interact with guests,accompanied by musicians as they create a playful atmosphere.
Disney Springs
Each evening,Town Center at Disney Springs will experience snowfall,Florida style.Also enjoy the Christmas Tree Stroll.Don't forget to bring your Christmas list to Disney Springs.With a huge range of shopping options,you're sure to find something for everyone on your list.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Tree of Life Awakenings will take place on select nights when the park is open late.The Tree of Life will display a series of winter tales accompanied by familiar holiday music.Guests also will get to see a Merry Animal Show of winter animals.Reindeer,foxes and polar bears interact with guests,accompanied by musicians as they create a playful atmosphere.
Disney Springs
Each evening,Town Center at Disney Springs will experience snowfall,Florida style.Also enjoy the Christmas Tree Stroll.Don't forget to bring your Christmas list to Disney Springs.With a huge range of shopping options,you're sure to find something for everyone on your list.
1.What do Magic Kingdom and Disney Springs have in common？ ______
A. You may experience snowfall.
B. You need to collect special tickets.
C. You will get a visit from Santa Claus.
D. You can find something on your Christmas list.
C. You will get a visit from Santa Claus.
D. You can find something on your Christmas list.
2.Where should you go if you want to interact with polar animals？ ______
A. Magic Kingdom. B. EPCOT.
C. Disney's Animal Kingdom. D. Disney Springs.
C. Disney's Animal Kingdom. D. Disney Springs.
3.How can you get a special treat in EPCOT？ ______
A. By experiencing a Chinese Lion Dance.
B. By enjoying taking part in the Cookie Stroll.
C. By buying five different holiday-themed cookies.
D. By gathering all five stamps in a special passport.
B. By enjoying taking part in the Cookie Stroll.
C. By buying five different holiday-themed cookies.
D. By gathering all five stamps in a special passport.
B
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic（流行病），the social distancing commands separated family members from each other in 2020.However,it also resulted in some lifelong friendships between people who would have otherwise never met.
The unlikely friendship between 99-year-old Mary and her two-year-old neighbor,Benjamm began in May 2020.The lockdown was particularly hard for Mary,who has been living alone since her husband passed away 37 years ago.Her other family members are in other states.The 99-year-old spent her days watching television game shows.Benjamm,a then one-year-old who lived next door,was also stuck at home and unable to play with kids of his age.
The unusual friendship developed gradually.At first,Mary would wave at Benjamin from her window whenever she saw the young boy in the yard.Then,she began adventuring outside to greet him in person.The routine eventually expanded to daily gatherings by the fence that separated the two homes.The unlikely pair even invented a socially distanced game that Mary calls cane（手杖）ball. "I came out of the house one morning,and he threw his ball toward the fence," she said. "I got my cane,and I reached over the fence an
The unlikely friendship between 99-year-old Mary and her two-year-old neighbor,Benjamm began in May 2020.The lockdown was particularly hard for Mary,who has been living alone since her husband passed away 37 years ago.Her other family members are in other states.The 99-year-old spent her days watching television game shows.Benjamm,a then one-year-old who lived next door,was also stuck at home and unable to play with kids of his age.
The unusual friendship developed gradually.At first,Mary would wave at Benjamin from her window whenever she saw the young boy in the yard.Then,she began adventuring outside to greet him in person.The routine eventually expanded to daily gatherings by the fence that separated the two homes.The unlikely pair even invented a socially distanced game that Mary calls cane（手杖）ball. "I came out of the house one morning,and he threw his ball toward the fence," she said. "I got my cane,and I reached over the fence an
d hit the ball toward him,and he'd throw it back.That's how it started."
When the weather turned cold,the two were unable to meet in the yard as regularly.But Benjamin's mother,Sarah,kept the friendship alive by often stopping by Mary's house with the kid.The friendship between the two has developed even further since Mary got vaccinated（接种疫苗）earlier this year.The two give each other hi-fives across the fence and often sit outside Mary's house.This spring,Mary and Benjamin gifted each other with their favorite.
Benjamin now goes to daycare three times a week.But he still regularly makes time to visit his best friend who he refers to as "Mimi". "Friendship really knows no boundaries," Sarah said. "Certainly,you wouldn't guess that a 99-year-old and a 2-year-old would be friends,but they can be.And they both get a lot out of it."
When the weather turned cold,the two were unable to meet in the yard as regularly.But Benjamin's mother,Sarah,kept the friendship alive by often stopping by Mary's house with the kid.The friendship between the two has developed even further since Mary got vaccinated（接种疫苗）earlier this year.The two give each other hi-fives across the fence and often sit outside Mary's house.This spring,Mary and Benjamin gifted each other with their favorite.
Benjamin now goes to daycare three times a week.But he still regularly makes time to visit his best friend who he refers to as "Mimi". "Friendship really knows no boundaries," Sarah said. "Certainly,you wouldn't guess that a 99-year-old and a 2-year-old would be friends,but they can be.And they both get a lot out of it."
4.What can we learn about Mary and Benjamm from paragraph 2？ ______
A. They became neighbors. B. They were stuck at home.
C. They had to live alone. D. They wandered around freely.
C. They had to live alone. D. They wandered around freely.
5.What promoted the friendship between Mary and Benjamin？ ______
A. Waving each other. B. Chatting in the yard.
C. Watching game shows. D. Playing cane ball.
C. Watching game shows. D. Playing cane ball.
6.Why did Benjamin and his mother often stop by Mary's house？ ______
A. To bring her warm clothes. B. To sit outside Mary's house.
C. To maintain the friendship. D. To exchange their gifts.
C. To maintain the friendship. D. To exchange their gifts.
7.What message is delivered in the text？ ______
A. The pandemic brings people heartwarming friendship.
B. The lockdown establishes some lifelong friendship.
C. A big age gap isn't a barrier to developing a friendship.
D. The shutdown has resulted in great inconvenience.
B. The lockdown establishes some lifelong friendship.
C. A big age gap isn't a barrier to developing a friendship.
D. The shutdown has resulted in great inconvenience.
C
Beethoven is undoubtedly one of the greatest musicians.He completed 722 musical works.Unfortunately,the master died while still working on his 10th Symphonygenerated（交响曲）.Now,a team of musicians and scientists have used artificial intelligence （AI） to complete the artist's final composition.
Dr.Matthias first came up with the idea to complete the composition in 2019.He thought it was an appropriate way to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday in December 2020.He began by enlisting an international team of music experts to help him with the giant task.They included music composer Walter and Dr.Ahmed,the creator of an innovative AI technology for the art market.
Ahmed and his colleagues started the process by familiarizing the AI software initially with a broad range of classical music,and then,narrowed it to just Beethoven's work.Meanwhile,Walter and his group tried to interpret the rough drafts and the handful of notes that detailed Beethoven's plans for the 10th Symphony.
The team then began the slow and careful task of feeding the AI software musical notes from the unfinished composition.To stay true to Beethoven's original composition,Ahmed's
Dr.Matthias first came up with the idea to complete the composition in 2019.He thought it was an appropriate way to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday in December 2020.He began by enlisting an international team of music experts to help him with the giant task.They included music composer Walter and Dr.Ahmed,the creator of an innovative AI technology for the art market.
Ahmed and his colleagues started the process by familiarizing the AI software initially with a broad range of classical music,and then,narrowed it to just Beethoven's work.Meanwhile,Walter and his group tried to interpret the rough drafts and the handful of notes that detailed Beethoven's plans for the 10th Symphony.
The team then began the slow and careful task of feeding the AI software musical notes from the unfinished composition.To stay true to Beethoven's original composition,Ahmed's
team sent Walter hundreds of Ai-generated musical note variations every evening.Walter would listen to them and then select the one that he thought was closest to what the artist would have written.The AI team would add the music and rerun the software to generate the next suggestions.And piece by piece,the team was able to complete Beethoven's 10th Symphony!
The composition was firstly released on October 9，2021.Not surprisingly,it caused some controversy（争议）.Critics believe technology should not be used to replicate the human creative process.Ahmed and his team agree with their opinions and say their AI software is not out to replace humans - it is just a tool to help artists to express themselves in new ways.
The composition was firstly released on October 9，2021.Not surprisingly,it caused some controversy（争议）.Critics believe technology should not be used to replicate the human creative process.Ahmed and his team agree with their opinions and say their AI software is not out to replace humans - it is just a tool to help artists to express themselves in new ways.
8.What is the purpose of the writer in writing paragraph 1？ ______
A. To voice his greatest respect for Beethoven.
B. To compare traditional music and AI music.
C. To present the team of music experts' hard work.
D. To introduce an innovative method to create music.
B. To compare traditional music and AI music.
C. To present the team of music experts' hard work.
D. To introduce an innovative method to create music.
9.Which can be used to best describe the team's work？ ______
A. Inspiring. B. Steady. C. Challenging. D. Boring.
10.What does the underlined word "replicate" in the last paragraph mean？ ______
A. Question. B. Copy. C. Direct. D. Speed.
11.Which of the following can be the best title for the text？ ______
A. Beethoven's 10 Symphonies Is Eventually Staged
B. AI Helps Complete Beethoven's Unfinished Symphony
C. A Team of Experts Conduct a Mission Impossible
D. A Controversial Way Successfully Interprets Beethoven's Music
B. AI Helps Complete Beethoven's Unfinished Symphony
C. A Team of Experts Conduct a Mission Impossible
D. A Controversial Way Successfully Interprets Beethoven's Music
D
On August 8，2021，the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change （IPCC） released its first assessment of climate science since 2013.The news was not
good.The report stated that this past decade was the hottest in 125，000 years and that the atmospheric carbon levels are the highest in at least 2 million years.Glaciers are melting faster than any time in over 2，000 years,and ocean levels are rising at twice the rate since 2006.
At the current pace,the researchers expect global temperatures to rise by at least 1.5°，compared to pre-industrial levels,within the next 20 years.The temperature increases will result in significant changes to the planet's water cycle.Areas that currently receive a lot of rain will get significantly more,while dry regions will become increasingly likely to droughts.
The IPCC's findings come as no surprise to the millions of people worldwide currently feeling the impacts of climate-related disasters.America and many European countries are battling wildfires.Meanwhile,an unprecedented（史无前例的）week-long storm in July 2021 caused flash floods and mudslides in Western Europe.Climate change is even impacting the Earth's coldest and most remote regions which experienced the first rainfall event in recorded history.
At the current pace,the researchers expect global temperatures to rise by at least 1.5°，compared to pre-industrial levels,within the next 20 years.The temperature increases will result in significant changes to the planet's water cycle.Areas that currently receive a lot of rain will get significantly more,while dry regions will become increasingly likely to droughts.
The IPCC's findings come as no surprise to the millions of people worldwide currently feeling the impacts of climate-related disasters.America and many European countries are battling wildfires.Meanwhile,an unprecedented（史无前例的）week-long storm in July 2021 caused flash floods and mudslides in Western Europe.Climate change is even impacting the Earth's coldest and most remote regions which experienced the first rainfall event in recorded history.
The situation may sound hopeless.However,many experts believe it is still not too late to turn things around,if we all act now.While governments need to do their share by introducing and obey stricter carbon emission laws,individuals can also help.Driving less,conserving water,and reducing electricity usage are some great ways to start.Reduce,Reuse and Recycle will help conserve natural resources and energy.It will also save you and your community.Be sure to start doing your part to save our beautiful home today!
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