湖北省汉川实验高中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、湖北省汉川实验高中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题 卷面满分：150分 答卷时间：120分钟祝考试顺利第一部分 听力（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）1What will the man do next?ABuy something. BCheck the luggage. CFind his grandpa.2Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?ANeighbors. BColleagues. CClassmates. 3How does the woman fe

2、el now?AAngry. BTired. CBored. 4Why wont the man go skiing tonight?AHis foot was injured. BHe doesnt like skiing. CHe has no time tonight.5What time is it now?A 2:10. B 2:20. C. 2:30. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6Why did the man talk to the old man?ATo ask some directions. BTo show his

3、gratitude to him. CTo help him cross the street.7What does the man think of the old man? AKind-hearted. BPatient. CHard-working.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8How much weight has the woman put on in the past year?AAbout 10 pounds. BAbout 15 pounds. CAbout 20 pounds.9Where will the two speakers eat tonight?AAt home

4、. BIn a restaurant. CAt the mans aunts.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What is special about Church Street Hotel?AIt has a Cuban(古巴的) flavor. BIt offers very cheap rooms. CIt is next to a famous church.11How much will the man pay for his hotel fees?A90 . B270. C360.12When will the man call back Mr. Smith?AAround

5、 3:30 BAround 4:00. CAround 4:30听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What is the man doing? AReading a newspaper. BWatching a documentary. CReading a news report online.14What does the man learn about the bird?AShe has flown farther than any other bird. BShe gave birth to a young bird at 62. CShe is the second oldest

6、 living bird in the world.15What does the man want to be?AA guide. BA biologist. CA photographer.16What will the two speakers probably do next? ALook at some photographs. BVisit the womans parents. CTake photos of animals.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17How was the speaker when he was a boy?AVery black. BVery f

7、at. CVery weak.18When did the speaker probably take up boxing, rowing and football?AWhen he was about nineteen. BWhen he was about sixteen. CWhen he was about thirteen.19What did the speaker often do every day after he turned forty?AHe sat for a long time. BHe ran with his wife. CHe quarreled with h

8、is wife. 20What do we know about the speaker now?AHe usually feels a sharp pain in his legs. BHe is suffering low blood pressure.CHe has lost some weight. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Advertising Department of The Bangkok Post is looking for hig

9、hly motivated advertising sales executives （销售主管） to sell advertising to prime targets in its wide range of promotional publications （宣传性出版物）. As part of our sales team, your primary responsibility will be to meet established and agreed sales targets. You will also need to know how to find potential

10、 new customers. In addition, you will be required to follow up your sales by sending copy and artwork and getting customer approval.Qualifications:Male/Female, aged 23-35 yrs.Bachelors degree in any related fieldsExperience of selling print and online advertising or similar fields is preferredProduc

11、tive and good interpersonal and communication skillsAbility to work well under pressureGood command of written and spoken EnglishComputer skillsIf this sounds like a challenge youd like to consider seriously, then send an application letter together with your resume, details of your expected salary,

12、 and a recent photograph to:Advertising DepartmentBangkok Post Public Company Limited136 Bangkok Post Building, Sunthorn Kosa Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110Email: displaybangkokpost.co.th21The work duty of an advertising sales executive does not involve _ .Ameeting sales targetsBsending application

13、 lettersCselling advertisingDlooking for new customers22Who is the most suitable for the job?AA Japanese, 27, with a high school certificate.BAn Indian, 38, with a good command of English.CA Chinese, 30, with rich experience of advertising.DA Thai, 23, a college student majoring in advertising.23Whe

14、re will you probably find this article?AIn a travel brochure.BIn an advertising textbook.CIn a market report.DIn a local newspaper.BMillions of people all over the world use the word okayIn fact，some people say the word is used more often than any other word in the worldIt may be common，but no one c

15、an seem to agree on how the OK came to beOkay means all right or acceptableIt expresses agreement or approvalYou might ask your brother, “Is it okay if I borrow your car？”Or if someone asks you to do something，you might say，Okay，I willStill，language experts do not agree about where the word came fro

16、mSome people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw. The Choctaw word okeh means the same as the American word okay. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century. The language spread across the countryBut many p

17、eople dispute（争论）thisLanguage expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word okay in reports published in the 1960sHe said the word began being used in the 1830sIt was a short way of writing a different spelling of the words all correctSome foreignborn people wrote all correct as o11korrectand used t

18、he letters OKOther people say a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word long agoThey said he put the first letters of his namesO and Kon each object people gave him to send on the trainStill others say a political organization invented the word. The organization supported Martin Van Bu

19、ren for president in 1840They called their group，the OKClubThe letters were taken from the name of the town where Martin Van Buren was bornOld Kinderhook，New YorkNot everyone agrees with this explanation，either. But experts do agree that the word is purely AmericanAnd it has spread to almost every c

20、ountry on Earth24.What is the text mainly about？AHow the word Okay came into beingBThe different meanings of the word OkayCThe dispute of the origin of the word OkayDHow widely the word Okay is used25.What does the underlined word Okay express in the 2nd example in Paragraph 2？ APromise BAdmission C

21、Permission DCorrectness26. Choctaw is an _ word.A. indian B. India C.Euroopean D.American expiorers27. What do language experts agree on？ AOkay is the most widelyused word BIt came from some Indian dialectCIt was invented by a politician DIt is first used by AmericansCAnne woke up at 6：00 am this mo

22、rning because it was the first day of school.She went into the bathroom，looked in the mirror and she started to scream.Her little sister woke up and went to see what was wrong.Anne started to cry，“Its the first day of school and my hair is a mess！”Her little sister Emily shook her head，“Oh！Anne you

23、woke me up for that.Im going back to bed.”“THANKS FOR THE HELP.NOT！” Anne screamed to her sister.Anne was really sad about her hair.She started to search through everything trying to find something to fix her hair.Finally she found some hairspray.It helped a little but not much so she went to pick o

24、ut her clothes.She had no idea what to wear.It was either her new dress with little pink bows all over it or her favorite white but now brown Tshirt and ripped jeans since they were in style.She put on her Tshirt and jeans.After she was finally done with that she went to the kitchen to find somethin

25、g to eat.After she ate she went back into the bathroom. Afraid to look in the mirror she started to brush her teeth.She turned on her radio and started to dance.Forgetting about the slippery(滑的) floor she slipped and hurt her head but trying to be brave she got back up and continued to brush her tee

26、th.She rinsed out her mouth and went back in the living room.She glanced at the clock.It was 7：00.She hurried to get on the bus.She waited and waited，but the bus never came.So she went inside to see what time it was.It was 8：00.She got scared.She was running through the house screaming，“Mom！Mom！The

27、bus forgot me！”Her mom woke up and sat up.She started to laugh.“School doesnt start till tomorrow，silly，” her mom chuckled.Anne stood there a minute.“What！I got up for nothing.I have to do this all again tomorrow，” she thought.28.Why did Anne choose her Tshirt and jeans?ABecause she expected to wear

28、 casual clothes. BBecause she likes to wear new clothes for school.CBecause she found them comfortable to wear DBecause they are fashionable then.29.What did Anne do while brushing her teeth?AShe looked in the mirror carefully. BShe danced to the music.CShe listened to the news on the radio. DShe pl

29、anned to change her hairstyle.30.Why did the school bus not turn up?ABecause the school bus forgot her. BBecause the school bus was broken.CBecause school didnt start that day. DBecause there were no students to take.31.Which could be the main idea for the text?AA busy day BA big morningCAn active g

30、irl DThe first day of schoolDTeenagers who check social media for several hours a day are at the risk of developing ADHD (多动症), a study has concluded.The research team, from the University of Southern California, tracked 2,600teenagers aged 15 and 16. They asked them how many times they checked thei

31、r phones and other digital devices for various reasons, and then monitored them for symptoms of ADHD. After two years, those who had checked their phones the mostoften were twice as likely as those who checked the least often to show signs of ADHD.Writing in the JAMA medical journal, the scientists

32、said, “Modern mediadevices immediately inform users when new text messages, social media postings, or videogame play invitations arrive. Exposure to such information may drawattention away from important tasks. Frequent distraction could interrupt thedevelopment of constant attention and organizatio

33、n skills.”They believe constant access to instant entertainment also has an impact. Researcher Professor Adam Leventhal said all previous research had focused on the link between ADHD and televisions. “Whats new is that previous studies on thistopic were done many years ago, when social media, mobil

34、e phones, tablets andmobile apps didnt exist. We can say with confidence that teens who are exposedto higher levels of digital media are significantly more likely to develop ADHDsymptoms in the future,” he said.Leventhal believes the findings help fill a gap in understanding how newmobile media devi

35、ces and seemingly limitless content pose a mental health risk forchildren. And the findings serve as a warning.British scientists welcomed the findings. But Professor Andy Przybylski of theOxford Internet Institute said, “The study relies on survey responses provided bythe students in question. It i

36、s not clear if teachers or parents would rate the childrensimilarly or if the self-reported measure of digital screen use is related with eitheractual behavior or higher quality survey items.”32. How did the researchers conduct the study?A. By tracking the participants for two years.B. By monitoring

37、 2,600 teenagers wit ADHD.C. By analyzing data from previous researches online.D. By controlling different teens time spent on social media.33. What does Leventhal think of the exposure to higher levels of digital media?A. It will cause diverse ADHD symptoms.B. It will have a major influence on orga

38、nization skills.C. It will weaken teenagers confidence.D. It will create higher ADHD risks.34. What does Professor Andy Przybylski think of the study?A. It provides a better understanding of the media.B. It should have focused on parents responses.C. Its findings are not reliable enough.D. Its a bre

39、akthrough in this field.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The use of digital media is on the riseB. Heavy use of social media may increase ADHD risks C. Teens are increasingly exposed to ADHDD. Teens exposure to modern media calls more attention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

40、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。Making the Most of Life ExperiencesIf you ask anyone what the purpose of life is, youll likely receive wildly different responses. The answer to this question is deeply personal because different things are important to us throughout the course of our lives. 36 Finding way

41、s to make the most of our experiences is a challenge we face every day. Here are some ways to make your experiences meaningful.Follow your dreams.The number one way to live a life free of regret is to follow your dreams. Passion will die without actions supporting them. 37 Every day take an action,

42、no matter how small, to achieve your goals. Each day is a step forward and none of it is wasted.Make lots of mistakes._38_ Many of my strongest memories come from the times Ive failed，and those lessons have stayed with me. Failure is beneficial to us. And time allows me to see the value of even the

43、most painful situation. 39 Difficult and painful experiences shape our character but can also weigh us down. These prevent us from moving forward. So much of our progress in life relies on willpower and a healthy emotional state. If youre under stress, your body and mind both require time to recover

44、. 40 For me, life is about experiences. We all have to dream, work hard, and fail before we can achieve success. Maybe well discover along the way that the journey is more important than the destination .A. Take care of yourself.B. Improve your responsibility(责任心).C. Making mistakes is the surest pa

45、th to grow as a person.D. Its best to rest, recover, and slowly build back up your strength.E. Yet one thing stays with us no matter where we go: our experiences.F. Though we try our best to make fewer mistakes, it is impossible to avoid them.G. Though we cant choose the outcome of our actions, we c

46、an choose to keep pursuing(追求）第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (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A、B、C 和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, 41 on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life

47、.One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.“I am 42 .” she answered.He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep thought. Finally he asked, “What can I do to 43 our mind?”Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can 44 my heart, I will change my mind.

48、 Lets say, I want a flower growing on the face of a mountain cliff, we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your 45 , will you do it for me?”He said, “I will give you my 46 tomorrow.”She woke up the next morning found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which goes “My dear, I

49、would not pick that flower for you, the 47 are ”“When you use the computer you always mess up the software and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my 48 to rush home to open

50、the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) 49 city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always 50 at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes 51 when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those 5

51、2 white hairs.”“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you 53 I do I could not pick that flower yet, and die ”Thats life, and 54 . Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the 55 of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.41. A. butB

52、. andC. orD. so42. A. lonelyB. shamedC. tiredD. worried43. A. speakB. changeC. blowD. keep44. A. representB. expandC. admitD. convince45. A. attentionB. satisfactionC. interestD. death46. A. agreementB. answerC. announcementD. judgment47. A. meaningsB. messagesC. reasonsD. purposes48. A. legsB. pati

53、enceC. energyD. dollars49. A. ancientB. newC. modernD. underground50. A. shoutB. jumpC. knockD. stare51. A. as ifB. now thatC. so thatD. in case52. A. annoyingB. enjoyableC. dustyD. amusing53. A. less thanB. rather thanC. more thanD. other than54. A. determinationB. loveC. progressD. power55. A. sur

54、faceB. wayC. principleD. nature第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Old Tom threw 56 (it) out of the water and crashed down again to tell that there was a whale out there.He swam by the boat, 57 (show) us the way.As we got 58 (close), I could see a whale being attacked 59 a p

55、ack of about six other killers.They were working as teamwork.The 60 (killer) over there were stopping it brearhing.And those others were stopping it diving or fleeing out to sea.The man in the bow of the boat used the parpoon to hit it.The killer whales dragged the body of the dead whale into the 61

56、 (deep) of the sea and had 62 good feed on its lips and tongue.One day, James 63 (wash) off the boat.The sea was rough. The waves were carrying him further and further away from us. James was very 64 (terrify) of being abandoned. It took over half an hour 65 get) the boat to James.And when we approa

57、ched him,I saw him being firmly held up in the water by Old Tom.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)在高中生活中，同学们普遍感觉学习任务重，压力大。很多同学争分夺秒甚至连课间十分钟的休息时间也花在了学习上。针对这一现象，请以A Ten-minute Break为题，写一篇词数为80左右的短文，短文的内容必须包括以下几点：1十分钟的课间休息是必要的；2要注意休息的方式；3我通常是怎样利用这十分钟的。注意：1.词数：80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；A Ten-minute Break第二节

58、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语段续写两段，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写的词数为150左右。（满分25分）When Bryan Anderson noticed an old lady, caught on the side of the road, he knew she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out with his motor still running.Even with a big smile on his face, she was worried. He didnt lo

59、ok safe; he looked poor and hungry. After reading her mind, he introduced himself as Bryan Anderson and began to help her.Learning that she had a flat tire, without a second thought, Bryan set out to work and took hours to get it right, dirty and tired. She couldnt thank him enough for coming to her

60、 aid.With everything done, the lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened. Bryan never thought about being paid. This was helping someone in need. He had lived his whole life that way, and it nev

61、er occurred to him to act any other way.Byan told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person help the way he gave her, and he added, “And think of me to let the chain of love pass on.”Hearing that she owed him nothing, wit

62、h tears rolling down her cheeks, the old lady drove off with a deep “Thank you”.A few miles down the road, the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. In the dirty- looking restaurant, the whole scene was unfamil

63、iar to her; a waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldnt erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. Then sh

64、e remembered Bryan.Paragraph 1:After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a $100 bill._Paragraph 2:That night when she got home from work, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written.参考答案听力 1-5 ACBAC 6-10 BACAA 11-15 BBCBC 16-20 ACCAC21.-23 BCD 24-27 CAAD 28-31 DBCB 32-35 ADC

65、B 36-40 EGCAD41-45. A CBDD 46-50. BCABD 51-55. CACBA语法填空 56.itself 57.showing 58.closer 59.by 60.killers 61.depths 62.a 63.was washed 64.terrified 65.to get参考范文A Ten-minute BreakAs students of senior high school, we have to study from early morning till late evening. With great pressure, many of us

66、grasp every minute to study, even a tenminute break.In my opinion, to take a ten-minute break between classes is definitely important and necessary. Otherwise, we may feel tired both physically and mentally.During the tenminute break we should do something to get rid of tiredness. What we need is to

67、 have a real rest instead of getting more tired.My ten-minute break is always pleasing. I usually do some simple exercises, such as a free chat or a walk with my classmates. When the new class begins, I feel fresh again.Paragraph 1:After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a $ 100 bill. The wa

68、itress quickly went to get change for her $ 100 bill, but the old lady had driven off. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on a napkin. There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: You d

69、ont owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out the way Im helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: do not let this chain of love end with you. Under the napkin were four more $ 100 bills.Paragraph 2:That night when she got home from work, she was

70、thinking about the money and what the lady had written. She was wondering how the lady knew how much she and her husband were in need. With the baby to be born next month, it was going to be hard. She knew how worried her husband Bryan Anderson was, but now everything is going to be all right.【作文分析】

71、本篇书面表达是读后续写。【详解】通过阅读所给文章可知，一位老太太因为车胎没气了，车坏在路边；当老太太无助时，Bryan Anderson帮助了她，但并没有要老太太的报酬，而是希望她能将爱心传递下去；之后老太太去餐馆吃饭遇到了一个怀孕仍认真为她服务的服务员。续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：那位女士（老太太）吃完饭后，付了100美元。所以这里应该写老太太留下钱离开了，没有要找回的零钱，希望零钱能帮到服务员，并留下纸条，希望服务员也能将爱心传递下去。第二段开头是：那天晚上，当她（服务员）下班回家时，她在想钱和那位女士（老太太）写的东西。本段应该写服务员现在的生活困境，她和丈夫Bryan Anderson需要帮助，在此侧面表明她的丈夫就是帮助老太太的人，所以当你帮助别人时，爱心传递下去，自己也会得到回报。续写时要求词数应为150左右，续写内容要紧密联系已知内容。【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：get change for, by the time，help sb. out等高级词汇；宾语从句The waitress wondered where the lady could be，定语从句Somebody once helped me out the way lm helping you，If引导的条件状语从句等。