湖北省宜城一中等五校聯(lián)考2020-2021學年高二英語下學期期中試題

1、湖北省宜城一中等五校聯(lián)考2020-2021學年高二英語下學期期中試題湖北省宜城一中等五校聯(lián)考2020-2021學年高二英語下學期期中試題年級：姓名：10 湖北省宜城一中等五校聯(lián)考2020-2021學年高二英語下學期期中試題注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。3.考生結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的

2、時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共 5小題；每小題 1.5分，滿分 7.5分）聽下面 5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. what does jaden probably dislike?a. onions.b. potatoes.c. fish soup.2. what will the speakers do this weekend?a. buy a gift.b. take a trip to boston.c. vis

3、it the mans mother.3. how much is it per night for a single room now?a. $220. b. $250. c. $270.4. why did the man leave his job?a. he found it boring.b. he thought the pay low.c. he preferred easy work.5. what are the speakers talking about?a. how to find a taxi.b. how to go to class.c. how to get t

4、o a station.第二節(jié)（共 15小題；每小題 1.5分，滿分 22.5分）聽下面 5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第 6段材料，回答第 6、7題。1 6. what makes linda late?a. leaving home a bit late.b. getting lost on the way.c. having trouble stopping a taxi.7. where is the

5、man now?a. in a taxi.b. at home.c. at a restaurant.c. a movie.聽第 7估材料，回答第 8、9題。8. what did the man watch on tv last night?a. match.b. atv series.9. when did the woman leave last night?a. at around 10:30 pm.b. at around 11:00 pm.c. at around 11:30 pm.聽第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12題。10. where is the book now?a. a

6、t the mans school.b. in the womans room .c. at the mans sisters school.11. why does jason fail to finish the book?a. he dislikes the story.b. its a very long book.c. he has little time to read.12. whats the probable relationship between the speakers?a. teacher and student.b. mother and son.c. classm

7、ates.聽第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16題。13. whats lisas favorite activity in her spare time?a. taking care of flowers.b. playing the guitar.c. watching movies.14. what does lisa invite the man to do next week?a. plant flowers.b. listen to music.c. visit her garden.15. how did lisa learn to play the guitar?a. she t

8、ook lessons.b. she taught herself.c. she learned from her uncle.16. what does lisa want to become?2 a. a movie director.b. a guitarist.c. an actress.聽第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20題。17. how did jimmy get his money?a. he received it from his grandpa.b. he kept his mothers change.c. he earned it through work.18.

9、what did jimmy do in order to buy a gift?a. he went downtown.b. he visited a shop nearby.c. he searched on the internet.19. what did jimmy choose for his mother?a. a necklace. c. a coffee cup.20. how did jimmys mother feel in the end?a. moved. b. sorry. c. nervous.b. a bracelet.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分 50分）第一節(jié)

10、（共 15小題；每小題 2.5分，滿分 37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 a、b、c、d四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。aif youre not one of the 1.9 million british holidaymakers who went on a cruise last year,dont miss it this year! weve rounded up all of the best packages for you, as well as some ofour top favourite deals.us transatlantic, 629 p

11、erperson: sail 13 nights with stops including boston, newyork. price is on a full-board basis and includes accommodation as well as on-boardentertainment and activities.cuba, 400 per-person: sail five nights on board majesty of the seas with stops inhavana, cuba and mexico. price is on a full-board

12、basis and includes accommodation as wellas on-board entertainment and activities.paying extra 177 per-person, you can enjoyupgrading to ocean view based on an interior cabin（船艙）.portugal, spain and italy, 479 per-person: sail seven nights with stops includingmadeira and malaga on a full-board basis.

13、 price includes meals, late-night snacks, luxuryen-suite(帶浴室的)accommodation, all on-board activities and entertainment.european cities, 579 per-person: sail on board msc meraviglia from barcelona to visitmarseille, genoa, civitavecchia, palermo and valetta, and make most of mscs all-inclusivedrinks

14、package including coffee, cocktails, wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks. price is on afull-board basis with two people sharing a cabin.while there are many great deals available to customers, the cruise industry often has3 some of its best deals months in advance. cruise lines are looking to change

15、 the way thebooking system works so the prices go up closer to the departure.21. how much should a couple pay for cuba with the ocean view cabin?a. 577.22. which cruise offers various drinks?a. us transatlantic. b. cuba.b. 800.c. 977.d. 1154.c. portugal, spain and italy. d. european cities.23. what

16、can be learned from the text?a. the booking system has improved greatly.b. its better for customers to book a cruise ahead of time .c. the cruise industry will reduce prices during holidays.d. customers can get the best bargains just before the departure.bi left university with a good degree in engl

17、ish literature, but no sense of what iwanted to do. over the next six years, i was treading water, just trying to earn anincome. i tried journalism, but i didnt think i was any good, then finance, which ihated. finally, i got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. i loved workingwith boo

18、ks, although the job that i did was dull.i had enough savings to take a year off work, and i decided to try to satisfy adeep-down wish to write a novel. attending a novel writing ma course gave me thestructure i needed to write my first 55,000 words.it takes confidence to make a new-start theres a d

19、ark period in-between whereyoure neither one thing nor the other. youre out for dinner and people ask what youdo, and youre too ashamed to say, “well, im writing a novel, but im not quite sureif im going to get there.” my confidence dived. believing my novel could not bepublished, i put it aside.the

20、n i met an agent（代理商）who said i should send my novel out to agents. so,i did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. i felt a little hope that i mightactually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, i finished thesecond half of the novel.the next problem was finding a p

21、ublisher. after two-and-a-half years of noincome, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal thatpublisher turned out to be the one i once worked for.it feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck of fate, really. when you set out todo something different, theres no end in sight, s

22、o to find myself in a position where inow have my own name on a contract（合同） of the publisher to be a publishedwriter is unbelievably rewarding（有回報的）.24. what can be inferred from the first paragraph？a. i was seeking to find an admirable job.b. i was waiting for good fortune .c. i was being aimless

23、about an appropriate job.d. i was doing several jobs for more at a time.4 25. why did the author begin to write a novel?a. because the author wanted to finish the writing course.b. because the author aimed to fulfill his dream.c. because the author would like to meet readers needs.d. because the aut

24、hor intended to earn more money.26. how did the author feel halfway with the novel?a. unsureb. ashamedc. confidentd. embarrassed27. what is the best title for the passage?a. good luck makes a difference.b. hard work can lead to success.c. the early bird catches the worm.d. it pays to stick to ones d

25、ream.cthe transatlantic car carrier, oceanbird, is being designed by wallenius marine, aswedish shipbuilder,with support from the swedish government.with a capacity(容量) of 7,000 vehicles, the 650 foot-long vessel will have a similar sizeto ordinary car carriers, but it will look totally different. t

26、he ship will have five “wing sails”,with each being 260 feet tall. these sails are capable of turning 360 degrees, and it can beshortened to 195 feet in order to pass under bridges or withstand rough weather.although the general theory of wing sails is not new, designing the oceanbirds sails hasbeen

27、 a challenge, says mikael razola, the research project manager for oceanbird. “thatsbecause these are the tallest sails that have ever been constructed. the top of the sails will bemore than 100 meters above the water surface. at such a height, the wind direction and speedchange a lot,” says razola.

28、to better understand the atmospheric conditions(大氣條件) at this height, wallenius putsensors on top of its existing vessels to gather data of wind. “all of this information hashelped us make the most of the power available in the wind and design an efficient wingvessel,” says razola.with its special s

29、ails, oceanbird will outperform conventional car carriers in the aspectof exhaust emission. nowadays, the shipping industry is under pressure to reduce emissionsof co2 and other greenhouse gases. according to the international maritime organization, theun body that regulates global shipping, shippin

30、g accounted for 2.89% of global manmadegreenhouse gas emissions in 2018. and in the same year, this organization introduced amandatory(強制的 ) 50% reduction of total annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.oceanbird is designed to exceed(超過) the target-wallenious said the ship would emit 90%less co2 t

31、han other car carriers.with a stop speed of about 10 knots, oceanbird will be slower than standard car carriers,which can travel at 17 knots. it will take around 12 days, instead of the standard seven tocross the atlantic. “this long journey will require some scheduling changes as well asacceptance

32、from carmakers,” said razola. “but the response so far has been very positive.”5 researchers in wallenious have built a 7-meter model of oceanbird which will sail instockholms archipelago to gather data that will help finalize the ships design. “it will takearound three years to launch the full-size

33、 version. our ambition is to see oceanbird sailing in2024,” razola said.28. what is paragraph 2 mainly about?a. the design of oceanbird.b. the capacity of oceanbird.c. the operating method of wing sails.d. the sailing conditions for car carriers.29. what brings challenges to the design of oceanbirds

34、 sails?a. the lack of financial support.b. the lack of previous theories.c. the wind conditions at different heights.d. the tough weather on the atlantic ocean.30. what will wallenious do in the future according to paragraph 6?a. increase the sailing speed.b. arrange a scientific sailing schedule.c.

35、 handle the conflicts between carmakers.d. use standard ships instead of oceanbird31. which of the following best describes oceanbird?a. giant and inconvenient.b. low-cost but inefficient.c. high-capacity and high-speed.d. well-designed and environment-friendly.dplastic garbage is one of the worlds

36、biggest environmental headaches. some plasticitems like water bottles and shopping bags can last for hundreds of years after being thrownaway, with all this plastic rubbish disrupting ecosystems and disturbing the habitats ofwildlife.there have been several projects to help control plastic productio

37、n, but researchers mayhave found a natural way to get rid of the products.waxworms, which are confusingly classed as caterpillars(毛毛蟲 ), are the honey beesworst nightmares, as they lay their eggs inside their hives(蜂巢). amateur beekeeper federicabertocchini decided to use plastic bags to protect the

38、 hives, however she was dumbfoundedwhen she discover the insects were able to eat holes into the sides of the bags.the beekeepers surprising findings sparked a study. bertocchini, from the spanishnational research council, teamed up with scientists from cambridge university to performsome tests.when

39、 the team put about one hundred waxworms into a standard uk plastic shoppingbag, they began feasting. after about 12 hours theyd eaten roughly 92 milligrams of the bag.in all, this isnt huge amount, but its a lot faster than other natural ways. last year,researchers found a specific type of bacteria

40、(細菌)could eat plastic, but at a rate of 0.13milligrams a day, making this is a massive jump in the search for a natural way to dispose(處6 理) plastic.the team is still not 100 percent sure how the worms do what they do, but theyreheralding this as an important first step to get rid of pollution.lucki

41、ly, while that team works out the answer, plastic manufacturers have found a wayto make their products much more environmentally friendly. there are three types ofenvironmentally friendly plastics: bioplastics(which are made from corn starch),biodegradable plastics(which break down quicker) and recy

42、cled plastic.hopefully with these new products, we will get closer to a society that is less harmful tothe environment.32. why is plastic garbage a huge environmental headache?a. because some plastic bottles can stay on the street for many years.b. because this kind of rubbish will do great damage t

43、o the environment for years.c. because more and more plastic bags will make the environment look dull and ugly.d. because the plastic rubbish will make the wild life get worse than before.33. what does the underlined word “dumbfounded” mean in the third paragraph?a. shocked.b. frightened.c. embarras

44、sed.d. uncomfortable.34. how do the waxworms deal with the plastic?a. they make the plastic into honey.b. they help scientist develop new plastic.c. they eat the plastic in an environmentally friendly way.d. they work with some plastic factories to deal with plastic faster.35. what is the authors fe

45、eling about the future?a. the author is optimistic about the environment.b. there will be more plastic products.c. the waxworms will play a major role in the future.d. no one is 100 percent sure what the future will be like.第二節(jié)（共 5小題；每小題 2.5分，滿分 12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。prepar

46、ing for an exam can be stressful and time-consuming, but it doesnt have to be. bydoing a couple of simple things ahead of time, you can ensure that you are ready for anythingthat comes up in the exam.figure out the test materials.knowing what materials the test will cover can help you focus on the m

47、ain content youneed to study.36they most likely wont tell you exactly what is on the test paper, butthey might give you some pointers by handing you a study guide.review your syllabus(教學大綱).its a good place to start to understand the major ideas and topics of a subject. review itand highlight the ti

48、tles and subtitles. in this way, you can also master the overall structure andthe relations between each part of your knowledge.study with flashcards.7 make flashcard with the major ideas and key points.37for instance, if thestatement is “l(fā)inus pauling is one of the discoverers of dna”, write the qu

49、estion on theflashcardwho is one of the main discoverers of dna? write the question on one side andthe answer on the other.38put all of them together to remember them as a unit. 39get together with a friend or a group of people from your class and study together. youcan ask your friends to enrich yo

50、ur flashcards with new questions you didnt think about. andthen quiz each other with the flashcards. even if you use the same questions as you wrotebefore, you will find that the experience is different when your friends are quizzing you.40a. join hands with partners.b. find comfort from your friend

51、s.c. in your flashcards, turn statements into questions.d. choose questions with definite answers to make the cards.e. you can get this information directly from your teachers.f. sometimes a question will spark off a set of related questions.g. thats because partners will make you responsible for th

52、e quality of your answers.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分）第一節(jié)（共 15小題；每小題 1分，滿分 15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的 a、b、c、d四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。by the time i finished my appointment, i was starving. ihamburger to take home and eat while working.41at mcdonalds to order asince it was a little before noon, there was amarc

53、ella, was at the register. she asked the woman behind her in line if she wouldlike a drink and then asked me. we both said no, and must have looked , because she42. a woman, who i soon learned was4344said, “i got you.” she continued to pay for both of our meals, even though we were 45 .i asked marce

54、lla why she did this, and she shared that someone once did somethingsimilar for her. the persongood on her . before i left, she gave me a warn hug and requested me to do an act ofkindness for a stranger when i could. i arrived home, but instead of working through lunch, isat and on her kindness.46th

55、at she pay it forward someday and she was making4748marcella didnt need to pay for my lunch. but what she didbecause i got to keep my $15, but because she was kind-with noanything in return.49my day. notof receiving5051, marcella allowed me to take her picture so i could share this 52 story. asi promised her, i