2021-2022學(xué)年北京八中高二（上）期中英語試卷
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完形填空（共1小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）
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1．As one of the most common students.I pulled myself through every day hoping to stay invisible（隱形的），yet somehow I wondered why it was impossible for anyone else to （1）
me.
Then one day，a simple（2）from a teacher changed my life.
That day，Mr.Curtis，our band director，played a B-flat pitch and asked us to tune（調(diào)音） our instrument one by one.As he listened，his serious face and impatient steps showed his（3）with each jye.aite.No one（4）
My turn was coming soon，and I was fearful.I had to play all by myself while others sat and listened!I felt （5）in my chair.
"Maya!It's your turn.Play!"
"It was only a note." I closed my eyes，and took my turn.I played my single note quietly，and with all the feelings I had felt that year.I poured my heart into that one moment of music，and the sound echoed softly through the room.I was right on pitch，but I didn't （6）Mr.Curtis's reaction.
He looked at me as if for the first time；his serious face relaxed into a relieved smile. "That is what I have been （7）!That was a perfect note!" And then he said something I have never forgotten. "Maya，that one note has earned you an 'A' this year.Keep it up."
Nobody could imagine my （8）at that moment.I had remained unnoticed for so long，yet Mr.Curtis helped me see my （9）.
One ray of light came into the shadow of my school life，and a seed started to sprout（發(fā)芽）.Thanks to Mr.Curtis，I found a place to （10）.（1） A．see B．know C．save D．a(chǎn)sk （2） A．request B．explanation C．comment D．guidance （3） A．dissatisfaction B．sympathy C．embarrassment D．confusion （4） A．tried B．replied C．escaped D．left （5） A．frozen B．puzzled C．disappointed D．a(chǎn)shamed （6） A．receive B．change C．disturb D．expect （7） A．paying for B．waiting for C．preparing for D．a(chǎn)pplying for （8） A．curiosity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．excitement D．calmness （9） A．purpose B．potential C．responsibility D．challenge （10） A．share B．hide C．rest D．grow 組卷：25引用：2難度：0.5
語法填空（共3小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）
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2．Beethoven is a world- famous musician with a vast body of works（1）
（write）throughout his remarkable life.As a gifted child，Beethoven was pushed by his father to study music day and night.Not long after，he began to be appreciated for his piano performances.By the time he was a teenager，he （2）（enjoy）a reputation as a wonderful young musician.When some important musicians like Mozart noticed（3）he could achieve，his life，however，took a sharp turn.He started to lose his hearing（4）his late twenties.組卷：5引用：1難度：0.5 -
3．To me，the most beautiful thing is the ocean.It is beautiful because it has a calming effect.When（1）
（listen） to the sound of the waves，I feel peaceful.（2）the age of 10，I went to the beach for the first time.With my feet in the water，I felt totally relaxed，and the sound of the ocean really（3）（comfort） me.From then on，I often dream of floating in the ocean，feeling carefree.組卷：5引用：1難度：0.5 -
4．World Environment Day is aUN Environment- led global event，（1）
takes place on June 5 every year and is celebrated by thousands of communities worldwide.Since it began in 1972，it has grown to become the（2）（large） of all the celebrations of environment each year.China owns half the world's electric vehicles and99% of the world 's electric buses.By（3）（host） World Environment Day 2019，the Chinese government will be able to showcase its innovation and progress toward a cleaner environment.組卷：4引用：1難度：0.7
閱讀理解（共4小題；每小題6分，共28分）
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The STAR Eco Station is an environmental science museum，a wildlife rescue center，and a shelter for endangered and illegally-traded foreign animals confiscated（沒收） by the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service.It carries out the mission "Preservation through Education" by education visitors about the preservation of the environment and the inter-dependence of all living things.
Field trips
STAR Eco Station hosts field trips for schools and camps throughout Southern California.Each field trip lasts two hours，consisting of a one-hour gathering and a one-hour tour of the facility，with lessons associated with California State Science Standards.
Throughout the field trip，students learn about the latest developments in environmental protection and the ways in which wildlife interacts with various ecosystems.The students also receive an up-close and hands-on experience with our rescued foreign wildlife.The tour includes different environmental exhibits that
showcase the ways students can help protect animals in the wild.
Field trips are offered on weekdays only，from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.jye.ai 12 p.m.-2 p.m.The rate is ﹩6 per visitor，both child and adult，with a ﹩120 minimum.We offer one free adult per 10 children for groups of 40 or more.Maximum capacity is 120 people per field trip.
Public tours
Guided tours of the STAR Eco Station introduce visitors to over two hundred rescued foreign wildlife.Each tour is led by an Eco Station staff member，and features fun animal facts，hands-on animal encounters，surprising rescue stories，environmental exhibits，and original approaches to going green.Visitors may only see the animals on a guided tour，for both your safety and the safety of our animals.
The guided tour lasts approximately 45-60 minutes.Visitors are served on a first-come，first-served basis.No reservations are required.However，tours may sell out.We suggest larger groups schedule a private tour.jye.ai both your safety and the safety of our animals.
The guided tour lasts approximately 45-60 minutes.Visitors are served on a first-come，first-served basis.No reservations are required.However，tours may sell out.We suggest larger groups schedule a private tour.
Note：
Our regular public tours times are subject to change without notice.Please call in advance for the most up-to-date information.
（1）The STAR Eco Station aims toHOURS Saturday and Sunday：10 a.m. –4 p.m. （last tour begins at 3 p.m.）
Our guided public tours start every hour on the hour.
Eco Station is not open to the public on weekdays.You can book a private tour or field trip by calling （310）842 8066..
A．help research wildlife abroad
B．collect money for animal shelters
C．raise awareness of wildlife protection
D．provide a knowledge of unusual animals
（2）What can students do during a field trip？
A．Make a speech on the environment.
B．Take part in foreign wildlife rescue.
C．Get to know why species get endangered.
D．Learn how living things affect each other.
（3）For a guided tour，visitors should know that.
A．large groups are served first
B．it is available on weekdays
C．its time could change
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6．About 20 years ago，Daniel Hoffman，a classically trained violinist met a young musician playing in the town square in Marrakech，an ancient city in Morocco.They communicated in the little French they both knew，but their main common language was music.On the back of a motorbike of the fellow violinist，Hoffman weaved through the back streets of the city and then learned his first lessons in Andalusian music，the classical music of North Africa.
That experience gave birth to an idea：What would it be like to try to learn how to play different violin styles around the world in just one week？Oh，yes，and at the end of that week，play a concert.He even got a name for the concept "musical extreme sports".
It took him almost two decades to launch that dream with a friend，who introduced him to the wonders of Kickstarter，a funding platform for creative projects.Up to now，the dream has taken the form of a new documentary currently airing on American public television stations called "Otherwise，It's Just Firewood."
In the documentary，Hoffman travels to County Clare，Ireland，where he takes lessons with James Kelly，a master Irish violin player，for less than a week and then performs together with him in front of an audience，many of whom are star Irish musicians.
The film is what Hoffman hopes will be the first of an eventual series of short documentaries，showing him learning to play the violin in a variety of styles，including the folk music of south India，Sweden，Greece，Romania，and West Virginia.
That would add to his extensive repertoire（全部曲目），which already includes Balkan，Middle Eastern，and Turkish styles."The big joke is what's the difference between the fiddle and the violin？It's the person who plays it，" says Niall Keegan，a traditional flute player."It's the music you make on it that makes it Irish or English or French or classical or jazz or whatever else.It's how we imagine it and how we create through it that make it and give it character."
"Otherwise，it's just firewood，" he says，words that became the film's title.
（1）Where does Hoffman's idea of musical extreme sports come from？
A．His exploration of the local music.
B．His cooperation with the young violinist.
C．His sightseeing tour on a motorbike seat.
D．His constantly changing taste in violin styles.
（2）According to the passage，the series of documentaries.
A．help Hoffman to become a master violin player
B．a(chǎn)re funded by American public television stations
C．introduce different styles of musicians around the world
D．record Hoffman's experience in learning various violin styles
（3）The title of the documentary "Otherwise，It's Just Firewood" is used to emphasize.
A．the power of diversified artistic expression
B．the pleasure in learning traditional music
C．the technique of instrument playing
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7．It's common knowledge that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting seems to look back at observers，following them with her eyes no matter where they stand in the room．But this common knowledge turns out wrong．
A new study finds that the woman in the painting is actually looking out at an angle that's 15.4 degrees off to the observer's right-well outside of the range that people normally believe when they think someone is looking right at them．In other words，said the study author，Horstmann， "She's not looking at you． " This is somewhat ironic，because the entire phenomenon of a person's gaze （凝視） in a photograph or painting seeming to follow the viewer is called the "Mona Lisa effect"．That effect is absolutely real，Horstmann said．If a person is illustrated or photographed looking straight ahead，even people viewing the portrait from an angle will feel they are being looked at．As long as the angle of the person's gaze is no more than about 5 degrees off to either side，the Mona Lisa effect occurs．
This is important for human interaction with on-screen characters．If you want someone off to the right side of a room to feel that a person on-screen is looking at him or her，you don't cut the gaze of the character to that side-surprisingly，doing so would make an observer feel like the character isn't looking at anyone in the room at all．Instead，you keep the gaze straight ahead．
Horstmann and his co-author were studying this effect for its application in the creation of artificial-intelligence avatars（虛擬頭像） when Horstmann took a long look at the "Mona Lisa" and realized she wasn't looking at him．
To make sure it wasn't just him，the researchers asked 24 people to view images of the "Mona Lisa" on a computer screen．They set a ruler between the viewer and the screen and asked the participants to note which number on the ruler intersected（和……相交） Mona Lisa's gaze．To calculate the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze as she looked at the viewer，they moved the ruler farther from or closer to the screen during the study．Consistently，the researchers found，participants judged that the woman in the "Mona Lisa" portrait was not looking straight at them，but slightly off to their right．
So why do people repeat the belief that her eyes seem to follow the viewer？Horstmann isn't sure．It's possible，he said，that people have the desire to be looked at，so they think the woman is looking straight at them．Or maybe the people who first coined the term "Mona Lisa effect" just thought it was a cool name．
（1）It is generally believed that the woman in the painting "Mona Lisa"．
A．a(chǎn)ttracts the viewers to look back
B．seems mysterious because of her eyes
C．fixes her eyes on the back of the viewers
D．looks at the viewers wherever they stand
（2）What gaze range in a painting will cause the Mona Lisa effect？
（3）The experiment involving 24 people was conducted toA． 
B． 
C． 
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A．confirm Horstmann's belief
B．create artificial-intelligence avatars
C．calculate the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze
D．explain how the Mona Lisa effect can be applied
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A．Horstmann thinks it's cool to coin the term "Mona Lisa effect"．
B．The Mona Lisa effect contributes to the creation of artificial intelligence．
C．Feeling being gazed at by Mona Lisa may be caused by the desire for attention．
D．The position of the ruler in the experiment will influence the viewers' judgement．組卷：14引用：3難度：0.5
根據(jù)首字母和英文釋義，填寫適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~（共10小題；每小題0.5分，共5 分）請將完整的單詞拼寫填在答題紙上。
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20．It was decided that the only s
was for him to leave the company. （n.jye.ai of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation）組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5
書面表達(dá)（15分）
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21．假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華。你校英國留學(xué)生Jim暫時留在英國不能回校，但是他郵寄來的繪畫作品"桃花（peach blossom）"在你校"春天（Spring）"繪 畫展獲得一等獎，請你給他寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.祝賀獲獎；
2.介紹展出情況。
Dear Jim，
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Yours，
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