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1、湖北省“荆、荆、襄、宜“四地七校联盟2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题考试时间:2020年11月25日上午8:0010:00 试卷页数:8页,全卷满分:150分。考试用时:120分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证条形码贴在在答题卡指定位置。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3.填空题和解答题的作答:用黑色的签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。请将答题卡上交。第一部分:听力(
2、共两节,满分30分)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,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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. Over the phone.B. At home.C. At the mall.2. When did the man start traveling? A. While he was at college.B. After he
3、 finished high school.C. After he graduated from university.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A toy.B. A party.C. A gift.4. What will the woman probably do on Saturday afternoon?A. Go to the library.B. Go skating.C. Go to a lecture.5. Why does the woman apologize?A. She cant speak cle
4、arly.B. Shes afraid of the frog.C. She doesnt like honey and lemon.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 does the woman think of the new chicken sandwich?A. Wonderful.B. N
5、ormal.C. Terrible.7. What did the woman have with her sandwich yesterday?A. Onion rings.B. A salad.C. Fries.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8. What do we know about the man?A. He is a student.B. He is a soldier.C. He is a job hunter.9. How long is the military service for those born after 1993?A. 11 months.B. 6 mon
6、ths.C. 4 months.10. What is the woman likely to do after this summer?A. Looking for a job.B. Taking a vacation.C. Preparing for an exchange program.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. Which room does the girl refuse to clean?A. The bathroom.B. The kitchen.C. The living room.12. What does the man promise to buy for
7、 the girl?A. Some toys.B. A milk shake.C. Some books.13. What will the man do next?A. Wipe the walls.B. Mop the floor.C. Do some gardening.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. Hows the mans job-seeking going?A. Good.B. Terrible.C. Just so-so.15. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Join her college club.B. App
8、ly for a bank loan.C. Start an Internet company.16. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Teacher and student.C. Friends.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What did Johnson decide to do after his studies finished?A. Be a football player.B. Be a wrestling star.C. Be a movie act
9、or.18. What does Johnson think helped him become an actor?A. Get Smart.B. Saturday Night Live.C. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.19. Why did Johnson and his ex-wife donate one million dollars?A. To set up a charity.B. To help the sick children.C. To improve a universitys football facilities.20. When
10、did Johnson top Forbes magazines list as the worlds highest-paid actor?A. In 2000.B. In 2007.C. In 2019.第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2.5分,满分37.5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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATRAVEL PERUAmazon Rainforest TourA short flight takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainfo
11、rest. From there, youll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.Machu Picchu TourThis four-day walking tour will take you
12、 on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. Then, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold wall
13、s together other than the prefect fit of the stones.Cusco TourSpend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy
14、 the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.Lake Titicaca TourEnjoy the beautiful scenery as you spend a day driving to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water pl
15、ants from the lake.So come and experience what Peru has to offer. For more brochures about Peru, contact us at tourinfotravelperu.org. 21. If Jack is a lover of Inca culture, which tours would you like to recommend?A. Amazon Rainforest and Machu PicchuB. Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca C. Cusco and L
16、ake TiticacaD. Machu Picchu and Cusco 22. What do the four tours have in common?A. All the four tours last for four days.B. All the places can be reached by boat.C. All the destinations are remote and poor places.D. Visitors have to stay with the locals all the way.23. What might be the purpose of t
17、he passage?A. To sell more brochures to visitors.B. To try to attract more visitors to Peru.C. To invite more people to visit a website.D. To introduce readers the tourism of Peru.BMy first year living in Los Angeles, I was a birthday-party clown. I struggled a lot with my identity because, I viewed
18、 myself as an artist while others viewed me as ridiculous (荒谬的). To make matters more confusing, being a clown is itself an identity-masking job. One night, I was asked to play as Batman. At the time I had a giant mustache. But I didnt want to change my physical appearance, because that would have b
19、een me admitting I was more of a clown than an artist. So I chose not to shave(刮胡子). The next day, I went to the party. Once I got close enough for the kids to make out the features of my face, the entire party burst into laughter. I was so embarrassed. But then came loud applause. Feeling kind of w
20、arm, I was thinking, “Is this what encouragement feels like? Its so new.” I was still about 20 yards away from the party when I started running. They all started cheering louder, and at that moment, I was Batman. “You see, son. I told you Batman has a mustache.” said father of the birthday boy. I sa
21、w a huge Birthday cake with a frosting Batman drawn on it, and the Batman had a mustache. I stared at it in disbelief. Thats why everyone was laughing so hard when I first arrived, because when they brought the cake out, all the kids laughed, “Batman doesnt have a mustache.” Instead of admitting the
22、 cake was messed up, the parents tried to save face and said, “No, Batman always has a mustache. He just shaves it for his movies.”Naturally, the children were doubtful. But they were at the perfect age where they still believed in miracles (奇迹). My mustache became the detail that confirmed what the
23、 parents had said and convinced the kids that I was actually Batman.That year, I struggled a lot with my identity: was I an artist, or was I a clown? But that day, at least, there was no doubt in my mind what I was. 24. How did the author feel about his work as a clown at the beginning?A. He was ent
24、husiastic about his job. B. He had to depend on it to feed himself. C. It made him confused about his identity.D. Being a clown is the first step to an artist. 25. Why did the author refuse to shave his moustache?A. Because the real Batman had a moustache.B. Because he wanted to give the birthday bo
25、y a surprise. C. Because the birthday boys father asked him not to shave. D. Because he regarded himself as an artist rather than a clown.26. How did the kids react when seeing Batman with a moustache?A. They applauded but lost interest soon. B. They believed Batman had a moustache at once.C. They i
26、gnored his moustache and played as normal.D. They laughed loudly because of his ridiculous moustache.27. What can we learn from the story?A. Every effort you make will pay off in the end. B. Never give up struggling with the unfair world. C. We can find our own identity even in an ordinary job. D. E
27、very child is an angel that believes in all good things. CTune in tonight at 6:00 p.m. to catch a science awards ceremony like no other. The 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes celebrates unusual scientific research “that makes people laugh, then think,” according to the Annals of Improbable Research
28、(AIR), the magazine that organizes the annual event.Now in its 30th year, the Ig Nobels ceremony is always officially described as the “First Annual” because “every year is a new beginning,” master of ceremonies and AIR editor Marc Abrahams told Live Science in 2016.Former winners of Ig Nobel Prizes
29、 explored questions such as: Why do old men have big ears? Can you unboil a hard-boiled egg? And the eternal puzzle: Are cats a solid or a liquid?Since 1991, the ceremony has unfolded in front of a packed house at Harvard Universitys Sanders Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Nobel winners typ
30、ically hand the winners their awards. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic (新冠肺炎), the 2020 award ceremony has been prerecorded, but it will still offer a science-themed opera a long-standing Ig Nobel tradition, performed by opera singers and scientists from the Boston areaas well as plenty of surprises, Ab
31、rahams told Live Science.“Every part of the ceremony has been re-designed, because of the pandemic,” AIR representatives said in a statement. “The organizers even invented a new way for a Nobel winners on one continent to “physically” hand an Ig Nobel Prize to a new Ig Nobel Prize winner on a differ
32、ent continent.”How is that even possible? Youll have to watch the Ig Nobels to find out. The ceremony will be broadcast live here on Live Science as well as on YouTube and AIRs Facebook page as in previous years. Versions of the ceremony with translations in Japanese, Chinese and Spanish, will premi
33、ere at the same time as the U.S. version and will be accessible from the AIR website.28. Why is the 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes called the “First Annual”?A. Because every year is a new start.B. Because the ceremony is brand new this year. C. Because the ceremony is organized by the AIR for the
34、 first time.D. Because the aim of the ceremony is to make people laugh and think.29. What can we conclude according to Marc Abrahams?A. The Ig Nobel ceremony is always recorded in advance. B. The 2020 Ig Nobel ceremony has prepared many surprises.C. Ig Noble competitors are addicted to strange but m
35、eaningful questions.D. Its an Ig Nobel tradition to invite scientists around the world to perform. 30. How is the 2020 Ig Nobel ceremony different from before?A. All details about the ceremony will be broadcast online. B. It has been put off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.C. Nobelists cannot give
36、awards to the Ig Nobel winners in person.D. It will offer a science-themed opera performed by singers and scientists.31. Where can you most probably find the text?A. On a website B. On a noticeboard. C. In a science guidebook. D. In a daily newspaper. DThe full stop, which comes from Greek punctuati
37、on (标点符号), is usually used to express the end of a sentence but now it frightens young people when used in social media communication as a sign of anger. According to experts, youngsters used to communicating electronically break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, rather th
38、an using a full stop, which they use only to signal they are annoyed. Some have said the full stop is redundant when used in texting because the message is ended just by sending it. “If you send a text message without a full stop, its already obvious that youve concluded the message.”Owen McArdle fr
39、om Cambridge University told the newspaper: “Im not sure I agree about emails. I guess it depends how formal they are. But full stops are very much the exception in youngsters instant messages, and have a new role in expressing anger.”In 2015, a study from Binghamton University in New York suggested
40、 that people who finish messages with full stops are considered insincere. The study involved 126 undergraduates and the researchers found that text messages ending in the most final of punctuation markseg “lol.”, “lets go to Nandos.”were considered being less sincere. Unusually, texts ending in an
41、exclamation point“lmao!”, “what body part even is that? I hope its your arm!”are thought heartfelt.Research leader Celia Klin said at the time: “When speaking, people easily convey social and emotional information with eye gaze, facial expressions, tone of voice, pauses and so on. People obviously c
42、ant use these when they are texting. Thus, it makes sense that texters rely on what they have available to themspecial signs, deliberate misspellings that imitate (模仿) speech sounds and, according to our data, punctuation.”32. What is the most likely reason for a young person to use a full stop when
43、 texting?A. To show insincerity. B. To conclude the message. C. To express his anger.D. To suggest its a formal message.33. Which of the following is similar to the underlined word “redundant” in paragraph2?A. Irregular.B. Incorrect. C. Illogical.D. Unnecessary.34. What can be inferred from the last
44、 two paragraphs?A. The full stop is not as important as before.B. The exclamation point is often used to show sincerity.C. Punctuation is always associated with an angry tone of voice.D. Deliberate misspellings are frequently used to convey emotions. 35. What could be the best title of the passage?A
45、. A new punctuation. B. A new role of the full stop.C. A new generation with annoyance.D. A new way of texting in communication. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tricks to Stay Efficient Even When I Feel Like GarbagePeople always try to take full advantage of those
46、times when feeling highly motivated or inspired. 36 And staying efficient means having a plan for working well even when not feeling your best. Here are some principles.Optimize(最优化) for energy 37 As an editor, the most important is to write a high-quality article. Occasionally Im extremely exhauste
47、d but have to “push through”. It only leads to low-quality work. 38 For example, although calling up a friend to chat isnt super “important”, its energizing. I spend an hour not writing, but the energy I get from the call will make up for it and then some. 39 Many people feel like garbage because th
48、eyre too hard on themselves. Im often going to feel unmotivated but I dont beat myself up for little mistakes. I remind myself frequently that feeling bad is not a big deal. The secret to my consistent efficiency is: When times are tough, treat yourself like you treat a friend.Write down the one thi
49、ngSometimes I have lots of things to do, but it can be hard to find what I really need to be working on. 40 But we dont always feel motivatedeven to work on things we enjoy. And when Im not feeling as energetic as Im used to, I have one very simple trick: I write down my one thing. My one thing is t
50、he answer to this question: At the end of the day, if I did., I would be proud of myself.A. Be merciful to yourself. B. Keep away from the garbage. C. But we all feel like garbage sometimes. D. I always arrange assignments in order of importance. E. Normally, I rely on motivation to get me through t
51、his dilemma. F. Therefore, optimizing for energy shows you can create motivation. G. The better choice is to re-rank tasks according to the energy they provide. 第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mickey Wilson was on the mountai
52、n at the Basin Ski Area. He with his friends Simmons and Mueller had got 41 the cable car (索道缆车) when they heard a scream. Their friend Richard was on the cable car ahead of them, but when they reached the top, Richard disappeared. They walked toward the 42 and found skiers stood on the slope (坡), 4
53、3 to the cable car. “Oh, Richard!” 44 Wilson.When Richard tried to jump off the cable car, his backpack was 45 in the chair. The backpack belt twisted around his neck, making him 46 . The cable car operator quickly stopped it. Now Richards body was swinging four feet above the snow. The friends 47 t
54、he skis on their feet and ran toward the scene. Their efforts to make a human pyramid to reach Richard were 48 . With the clock ticking, Wilson ran to the ladder of a nearby lift tower. Scared skiers watched as he 49 up. After reaching the top, Wilsons first 50 was to climb onto the steel cable that
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