湖北省长阳土家族自治县2020学年高二英语上学期期中考试(无答案)

湖北省长阳土家族自治县2020学年高二英语上学期期中考试（无
答案）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
注意：做题时, 先将答案划在试卷上. 录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到机读卡卡上。

第一节听下面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. Who is the host of the dinner?
A. Frank.
B. Paul.
C. The woman.
2. Which month is the worst according to the woman?
A. May.
B. June.
C. July.
3. What will the woman probably do?
A. See a doctor.
B. Take some time off work.
C. Continue going to work.
4. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and clerk.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Mother and son.
5. How much money did the woman pay for her wedding dress than her sister?
A. $400.
B. $300.
C. $100.
第二节听下面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至7题。

6. What are the speakers doing today?
A. Playing tennis.
B. Playing football.
C. Playing golf.
7. How often does the man play on average?
A. Once a month.
B. Twice a month.
C. Once a week.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What happened to the guy in the front of the stage?
A. He fell off the stage.
B. He got in a fight with some crazy people.
C. He jumped into the crowd.
9. What did the man like the most?
A. The opening band.
B. The audience.
C. The design of the stage.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How does the man describe his city in the beginning?
A. It’s big.
B. It’s horrible.
C. It’s romantic.
11. What’s the city center like according to the man?
A. It’s crowded with boats.
B. There’s a famous church there.
C. There aren’t many shops.
12. Why doesn’t the man like living there?
A. It’s too quiet.
B. There are too many tourists.
C. The drinking water is polluted.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What will happen next week?
A. The man’s friend will visit him.
B. Mark will leave.
C. Karen will come into town.
14. Which word can be used to describe Mark?
A. Selfish.
B. Talented.
C. Lazy.
15. What do we know about Karen?
A. She is shy.
B. She has blue eyes.
C. She is single.
16. What did the speakers decide to do?
A. Go cycling together.
B. Introduce two friends to each other.
C. Have dinner together.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. In which direction will the company move?
A. North.
B. West.
C. South.
18. Where will the employees get money for moving expenses?
A. From the bank.
B. From the community fund.
C. From the Human Resources Department.
19. What is the new office building like?
A. It has 25 stories.
B. It’s next to a movie theater.
C. It includes a big restaurant for employees.
20. What’s the goal of the company?
A. To rank among the top five providers of Internet service.
B. To become the biggest Internet service provider by 2020.
C. To have a total area of 50000 square feet.
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21. The invention of steam engine greatly sped up the industrial revolution,
which ________ a lot to the take-off of the world.
A. devoted
B. contributed
C. linked
D. owed
22. The first time the little girl was ____________ to classic music, she fell in love with it.
A. suspected
B. instructed
C. exposed
D. absorbed
23. We are planning to repair and decorate the old house but we’ll let the
________ stone floor remain.
A. splendid
B. original
C. royal
D. historical
24. Our son doesn’t know what to ________ at the university. He can’t make
up his mind about his future.
A. take after
B. take in
C. take over
D. take up
25. Your task will be to examine the _________ of constructing a new factory
in the United Kingdom.
A. chance
B. possibility
C. convenience
D. occasion
26. Nowadays, tobacco advertisements are becoming more and more
_____________, but they will appear on the TV or magazines.
A. controversial
B. conversational
C. convenient
D.
contradictory
27. What do you think of the so called expert’s __________ that the American
debt will continue to be expanded?
A. prediction
B. combination
C. possession
D.
invitation
28. ________ speaking, I would say that about 100 people attended the exhibition.
A. Generally
B. Frankly
C. Roughly
D. Personally
29. _______ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the elderly, we also
read newspapers for them and had chats with them.
A. Except for
B. Rather than
C. Instead of
D. Apart from
30. When you are _______ about something, you are likely to do whatever you can to get it.
A. enthusiastic
B. cautious
C. co-operative
D. unique
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分, 满30分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

One day when my little boy was less than two years old, I had to see the doctor, so I left him to the babysitter. On my way to the hospital, I 31 that the babysitter was driving around the town. 32 who was taking care of my son, I went to her house to find a stranger there. 33 with the situation, I grabbed my child and left without a word.
When I went to put my son in his car seat, I was 34 to find him taped(用
胶带粘住) around his whole body at the elbows and around his ankles. I couldn’t 35 the nightmare. Was it really true?
Later I also found my baby wearing three or four diapers(尿布), so there would be no 36 to change him through the day. We soon 37 the police and with the help of several people, the
__38 showed she had done this every day over the course of five months. The babysitter was found guilty in the 39 and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Over the first several months, my husband and I had a hard time 40 our danger. We eventually started taking it out on one another. 41 , at last we managed to let go of our danger.
About a year later, we 42 a parole(假释) hearing, but not for the reasons everyone there ___43 . Of course, others thought we wanted her to stay 44 . Imagine everyone’s surprise when we rose to say that we forgave her to be 45 . She had a 12-year-old daughter at home in need of her mother.
When we 46 our forgiveness, you could see the weight of the world lift from her. She broke down in tears and looked us in the eye with 47 .
Many people today are still shocked by our 48 . But I have to say it was the most 49 experience of my life. I quickly realized the forgiveness is not so much for the receiver, 50 the giver is so richly enriched in the process.
31. A. felt B. noticed C. wished
D. suggested
32. A. Wondering B. Assuring C. Asking
D. Forgetting
33. A. Pleased B. Impressed C. Careful
D. uncomfortable
34. A. amused B. shocked C. puzzled
D. ashamed
35. A. imagine B. realize C. mind
D. believe
36. A. need B. condition C. time
D. possibility
37. A. urged B. reminded C. contacted
D. ordered
38. A. book B. investigation C. meeting
D. explanation
39. A. court B. school C. market
D. office
40. A. figuring out B. dealing with C. putting off
D. hearing from
41. A. Thankfully B. Surprisingly C. Unfortunately
D. Sadly
42. A. canceled B. missed C. attended
D. delayed
43. A. admitted B. expected C. explained
D. heard
44. A. clearer B. calmer C. farther
D. longer
45. A. fined B. released C. guarded
D. punished
46. A. ended B. recognized C. expressed
D. observed
47. A. appreciation B. relief C. suspicion
D. concern
48. A. concept B. ideas C. measures
D. actions
49. A. demanding B. amusing C. rewarding D. popular
50. A. though B. but C. and
D. instead
第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分, 满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Harry Potter author J．K. Rowling has won her battle to prevent the further publication (出版) of a photograph of her son.
Anthony Clarke, one of the judges hearing the case(案件), said the child of a famous parent should have the same rights as that of “ordinary”parents. “Parents who are not in the public eye can surely expect not to have photographs of their child published in the media(媒体), and so should a famous parent,” he said in the judgment.
The photographs were taken on November 8,2020 in Edinburgh while David, then aged under two, was being pushed in a buggy(婴儿车) by his parents.
They were published in a Sunday Express magazine, causing Rowling, 42, and her husband to sue(控告) Sunday Express and the photo agency Big Pictures and try to block further publication.
Keith Schilling of Schilling’s Law Firm says, “This case makes a law
of privacy(隐私)for children in those cases where the parents wish to protect their children from unwanted photography. I am sure that most of the media will welcome it.”
Big Pictures will have to pay the costs of the case, expected to be hundreds of thousands of pounds.
51.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. J.K. Rowling wins privacy case
B. J.K. Rowling and her son
C. J.K. Rowling’s latest news
D. The importance of privacy
52.What J．K. Rowling did shows that________.
A. she is famous all over the world
B. she wants to give her son a normal family life
C. she is tired of being famous
D. she is not a friendly woman
53.What does the underlined word “block” in the fifth paragraph mean?
A. Improve.
B. Refuse.
C. Prevent.
D. Close.
54. The costs of the case will be paid by________.
A. Sunday Express
B. Big Pictures
C. both A and B
D. J.K. Rowling
B
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow yourself to make your life happen.
Successful and happy people have a vision(洞察力) of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them reach their vision. By
setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which is laid out for her in a map. She can drive there without any waste time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals, ideas and vision really are. You are the one who must decide what to pursue(追寻) and in what direction to aim your life.
55. The example of the two drivers was given to show ___________.
A. the importance of having a map and right direction
B. the foolishness of the second driver
C. the importance of setting goals
D. the foolishness of the first driver
56. According to this passage, the most important thing in realizing one’s ideal(理想) is to
_________.
A. have a clear understanding of what he or she wants in life
B. let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true
C. try to be realistic about one’s ability
D. let others understand him or her first, and then work together with them
57. If people want to reach their goals, they should _________.
A. write down their goals
B. discuss with others and ask for their help
C. face the difficulties in front of them
D. sign a contract with other people
58. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Failure always accompanies the people who give up easily.
B. Whenever you set goals, you will succeed.
C. Winners never stop their efforts for success.
D. Success is possible only when a person has clearly set his or her goal.
C
A few years ago, I worked with a man whose wife was known as a very good cook. I asked her once what recipes(食谱) she used most for meal-planning. She said that she hardly cooks from a recipe because she finds she usually spends more money that way. Her answer surprised me at the time, but I understand now what she meant. When I start with a recipe, I often end up buying expensive, out-of-season or processed foods like canned soup. When I start by shopping in the fridge, and the pantry(食品室), I do a better job of using things on hand and spend less at the store. Besides the money savings, there are other advantages to cooking without formal recipes, such as: •Dishes are often healthier. A vegetable prepared in a simple way like steaming usually has fewer calories and salt than the same vegetable in a pot or fancy sauce.
•I am more likely to eat produce in season when it's the cheapest and best-tasting. If I choose a recipe in December that calls for fresh beans,
I end up paying several dollars a pound more than the August price (and I’m disappointed in the quality).
•I have opportunities to get creative, and have even “invented” some dishes that become favorites.
I do have a huge collection of cookbooks and recipe files, and a list of recipe websites. But more often than not, I go to these sources for ideas and then adapt recipes according to what I have on hand, or what is on sale that week. My “go to” resource is a small binder (活页夹) with notes on ways to use specific components(成分). It includes some basic and favorite recipes, but the majority of them are simply notes. One page has ideas for using cooked chicken that is left and another lists ways to use the last 1/2 cup of apple sauce.
59. The man’s wife seldom cooks from a recipe b ecause she ___________.
A. is a very good cook
B. wants to save money
C. enjoys her own ideas
D. likes processed foods
60. According to the passage, if one cooks without formal recipes, he will ___________.
A. eat seasonal vegetables with more money
B. have healthier food
C. be disappointed with produce in season
D. always invent new dishes
61. What are more likely to be found in the writer’s binder?
A. Ideas on how to use the remaining cream.
B. Ways to cook food known to few people.
C. Components seldom used by the writer.
D. Recipe websites frequently visited.
62. Which of the following serves as the best title for this passage?
A. Why I Don't Use Recipes
B. What Recipes Bring to Us
C. How I Cook Good Dishes
D. How I Cook from Recipes
D
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there...to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out whom you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound(深远的) way.
And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles(障碍) you would never realize your potential(潜力), strength, will power or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity(愚蠢) all occur to test limits of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable but dull and utterly(完全地) pointless.
If someone hurts you, betrays (背叛) you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but also because they
are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things.
Make every day count. Appreciate everything that you possibly can, for you may never experience it again. You can create your own life and then go out and live it without absolutely no regrets
63. According to the passage, after you overcome one obstacle you meet, you will_________.
A. Find it easy to overcome the next one.
B. Realize that you have strength and willpower somewhere in your body.
C. Appreciate the process of conquering the obstacles relatively.
D. Be a real man and you have the willpower to overcome any other obstacles.
64.What is the main idea of the second paragraph？
A. One’s life is certain to have illness, injury, sheer stupidity or something like that.
B. Life will be safe and comfortable without the small tests.
C. Life can be much meaningful with the small tests.
D. People don’t like to have the small tests in life.
65. What does the underlined sentence “Make every day count.” mean?
A. Count how many days left every day.
B. Count every day in our life because it is important.
C. Make our life meaningful as long as we can.
D. Make our life colorful every day because lost days will never come back again.
66. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Don’t be too affected by downfalls because we can still learn
something from the bad experience.
B. We should know every person clearly in our life in case they betray
us.
C. We should love all the people whatever they do with us.
D. We can’t change our life because things will occur according to its own way.
E
There are a lot of things that happen to me in China but would certainly never happen in the US. One of those things is being called “strong”.
The first time was last December. I was walking across the high school campus in Guangzhou where I taught when a student in a gray scarf waved hello.
I smiled and waved back, but then she stopped and called my name. “You’re so strong!” She smiled and pointed at what appeared to be my right arm.
I looked down at my arms. Let’s get one thing clear: I’m a very skinny guy. Once, while rehearsing(排练) for a high school talent show, I was told by the teacher in charge that I couldn’t participate in the men’s shirtless dance routine because my visible rib cage(胸腔)would frighten the audience.
“I’m so what?”“You’re so strong!” she repeated. “Um, thanks!”
I didn’t know what else to say, so we both waved goodbye.
The next morning I stepped into my oral English classroom only to be greeted instantly by a unanimous(异口同声的) “Waaa!”of shock and admiration. “What?”I asked. “You’re so strong!”shouted a boy from the back of the class.
“Okay, will someone tell me that means?” I was curious as to the real reason for such praise. So I turned to the monitor, gesturing for him to speak.
“We just mean, you look very strong today,” he offered earnestly.
“What?! You mean like this?”I curled(卷起) my arm like a body-builder.
“NO! But it’s so cold, and you’re only wearing a short-sleeved shirt.”
Oh, I got it. My “strength” had less to do with my muscle and more to do with my apparent ignorance of the cold weather.
67. From the passage we can learn that the author is _________.
A. an American teacher
B. an American student
C. a Chinese teacher
D. a Chinese student.
68. The author used the example of being refused to join in the dance routine to show that ______.
A. many people worry about his bad health
B. actually he isn’t physically strong at all
C. he is as strong as a body builder
D. being called “strong” often happens to him
69. The underlined word “she”in the 4th paragraph refers to ____________.
A. a stranger he met on the way to work
B. the teacher in charge of the dance routine
C. the girl who joined in the rehearsing
D. the girl he met on the campus
70. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Am I Strong or Do I Need a Sweater
B. The Chinese Culture or the Western Culture
C. How I Can Get Stronger in Winter
D. How We Can Tell Two Different Cultures Apart
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

例______ was that the young player performed extremely well in the
table tennis tournament. (delight)
令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻的球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色。

答案What delighted the fans/made the fans delighted
71. __________________ available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites
she wanted to see in London. (worry)
由于担心时间不够，张萍玉早就想把她想要在伦敦参观的地点列了一张清单。

72. Little ______________ his own safety and he quickly jumped into the river
to save the boy. (care)
他迅速跳入河里去救那个男孩，一点也不关心自己的安全。

73. If the rules of perspective __________________，no one would have been
able to paint such
realistic pictures. (discover)
如果没有发现透视法，就没有人能画出如此逼真的画。

74. Modern Australia _________________ six states and two territories is a
nation on an ancient
continent. (consist)
由六个州和两个领地组成的现代澳大利亚是一个位于古老大陆道德年轻国家。

75. Can you imagine a kind of situation _______________________ with each
other freely and frankly? (communicate)
你能想象人们自由而坦诚地交流的情景吗？
76. I feel it is you rather than the boy who _________________ being late
for the speech. (blame)
我认为应该是你而不是那个男孩为演讲迟到负责任。

77. ____________________________where you were born and who your parents are.
(difference)
关于你出生的地方以及你父母是谁，这些都没什么关系。

78. The professor gave orders that the experiment __________________before
6. (accomplish)
教授命令这项实验务必要在六点前完成。

79. I’ll pay you a visit tomorrow afternoon if ________________________.
（convenient）
如果你方便的话，我明天下午去看你。

80. He placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system with the planets
______________it. (go)
他把太阳固定在太阳系的中心位置上，而行星则围绕着太阳转．
第二节：书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
假如你叫李华，为了培养同学们的英语学习兴趣，提高英语水平，你和你校的几位英语爱好者在互联网上建了一个叫做easyenglish 的网站。

请用英语在校报上写一篇文章向你校全体同学介绍这个网站。

要点如下：
1. 目的：培养同学们英语学习的兴趣，使学英语变得更轻松。

2. 内容：（1）丰富的英语材料：英语习题、外国文化、英语小故事等；
（2）网络英语聊天；
（3）展示英语习作、交流学习心得。

注意：
1. 短文必须包括以上要点，可适当添加细节；
2. 词数：120左右。

开头已经为你写好，但不计入总词数。

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