2021-2022学年湖北省武汉市部分重点中学联考高二(上)期中英语试卷(附详解)

2021-2022学年湖北省武汉市部分重点中学联考高二（上）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）AMother Nature is a cruel mistress.Why？Read on to find the answer.VeniceThis iconic city is sinking rapidly.The canals that make up the streets of Venice rise 2mm every year,making relics of history go under the surface of water and destroyingarchitecture.Experts warn that without intervention （干预），this city will disappear back into the water at an even faster rate,consumed by rising sea level from melting polar ice caps.Machu PicchuThese iconic ruins have drawn adventurous tourists into the mountains of SouthAmerica.The forces of natural erosion （侵蚀）have been accelerated by tourism and this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic.The Peruviar government recently suggested a cable car that would cut out the intense hike up to the ruins,making the site instantly accessible to millions,but the future of Machu Picchu remains uncertain.Glacier National ParkPerhaps you've heard that the ice caps are melting.But nowhere is more apparent in the United States than in Glacier National Park.Estimates indicate that the glaciers that are part-of the beauty of this national landmark will disappear entirely in the next two decades.The Great Barrier ReefHidden from view beneath the waves,the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dyingoff.Nearly fifty percent of coral which once occupied a large area is gone,destroyed by pollution and disease.1.What can we learn about Machu Picchu？______A. It's famous for cable cars.B. It has no convenient traffic.C. It's well preserved by the locals.D. It bears a heavy burden of tourism.2.Which place probably needs visitors to dive into the water to enjoy its beauty？______A. Venice.B. Machu Picchu.C. Glacier National Park.D. The Great Barrier Reef.3.What do the above attractions have in common？______A. They all have a long history.B. They're all threatened by climate.C. They're all in danger of disappearing.D. They're all well-known for natural scenery.BI was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill.It was 1994，but I can remember mymother's words as if it were yesterday. "Kerrel,I don't want you to take food from your father,because he has AIDS.Be very careful when you are around him."AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up.From then on,I knew that this would be a family secret.My parents were not together any more,and my dad lived alone.For a while,he could take care of himself.But when I was 12，his condition worsened.My father's other children lived far away,so it fell to me to look after him.We couldn't afford all the necessary medicine for him,and because Dad was unable to work,I had no money for school supplies and often couldn't even buy food for dinner.I would sit in class feeling completely lost.The teacher's words muffled （减弱）as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.I did not share my burden （负担）with anyone.I had seen people reacted to AIDS.Kidslaughed at classmates who had parents with the disease.And even adults could becruel.When my father was moved to the hospital,the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.I had known that he was going to die,but after so many years of keeping his condition asecret.I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days.Sad and hopeless,I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support.That day,she kept me on the phone for hours.I was so lucky to find someone who cared.She saved my life.I was 15 when my father died.He took his secret away with him,having never spokenabout AIDS to anyone,even me.He didn't want to call attention to AIDS.I do.4.What does Kerrel tell us about her father？______A. He told no one about his disease.B. He worked hard to pay for his medicine.C. He depended on the nurses in his final days.D. He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.5.What can be inferred from paragraph 3？______A. Kerrel couldn't understand her teacher.B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.C. Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher's words.D. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lessons.6.Why did Kerrel keep her father's disease a secret？______A. She was afraid of being looked down upon.B. She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.C. She found no one willing to listen to her.D. She wanted to obey her mother.7.Why did Kerrel write the passage？______A. To remember her father.B. To draw people's attention to AIDS.C. To show how little people knew about AIDS.D. To tell people about the sufferings of her father.COnce a circle missed a wedge （楔子）.The circle wanted to be whole,so it went around looking for its missing piece.But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly,it admired the flowers along the way.It chatted with worms.It enjoyed the sunshine.Finally it found a piece that fit perfectly.It was so happy.Now that it was aperfect circle,it could roll very fast,too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms.When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly,it stopped,left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.In some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something.The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man.He will never know what it feels like to hope and to nourish （滋润）his soulwith the dream of something better.He will never know the experience of having someone who loves him,give him something he has always wanted or never had.There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations,who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so.There is wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy and survive--he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person.Life is more like a baseball season,when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance.Our goal is to win more games than we lose.When we accept that imperfection is part of being human,and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it,we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for.8.Which may be an example of being whole？______A. A person has everything.B. A person accepts his or her limitations.C. A person loves someone and is also loved.D. A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals.9.How is a baseball season similar to life？______A. Easy come,easy go.B. Failure is the mother of success.C. Energy and persistence conquer all things.D. Some battles you win and some battles you lose.10.How does the author clarify his idea？______A. Mainly by arguing.B. Mainly by informing.C. Mainly by comparing.D. Mainly by reasoning.11.What can be the best title for the passage？______A. No pains,no gainsB. Be whole in our lifeC. Seek perfection in lifeD. Life without mistakes is wholeDMetal-organic frameworks （MOFs）are compounds that are set to solve some tough challenges：producing water in the desert,removing greenhouse gases from the air and storing dangerous gases more safely.The Arizona desert is really dry.Anyone stuck in it without water would die fromdehydration （脱水）within three days,unless he had one of Omar Yaghi'snext-generation water harvesters,who is a chemist at the University ofCalifornia,Berkeley.Although daytime wetness is only about 10 percent,this rises to 40 percent at night,which means there's enough water in the atmosphere to support life-if it can be transformed into liquid form.That's exactly what Yaghi's invention does.It's about the size of a small microwaveoven,designed to suck the water from the air at night and turn it into drinking water the next day using only the heat of the sun as its power source.What makes it work is a special material called a MOF，which at normal temperatures attracts water molecules （分子）onto the surface of its internal small holes.Warm it up and get the water,each harvester producing one-third of a cup of pure drinking water. "A device the size of a washingmachine could produce enough water for the basic needs of a household," says Yaghi.These crystalline （结晶的）groups of metals linked by organic molecules can be made into materials with an extremely high absorption ability,attracting specific molecules to their surfaces.In this way,MOFs cling to a variety of liquids and gases.MOFs work thanks to their distinctive structure.In fact,one MOF the size of a sugar cube has so many small holes that they would cover an area as large as six football fields.MOFs are also extremely stable,light and have many different uses：their molecular structure can be varied to attract specific molecules.Adding a small amount of heat or pressure causes the MOF to give what it's holding.More than 70，000 different MOFs have been produced to date for various applications.12.Why1s the Arizona desert mentioned in the second paragraph？______A. To introduce water harvesters.B. To stress the importance of water.C. To show the severity of its condition.D. To express the urgent need for water there.13.What plays a vital role in water harvesters？______A. Solar energy.B. Water molecules.C. Metal-organic frameworks.D. MOFs' internal small holes.14.Which can explain the phrase "cling to" underlined in paragraph 4？______A. Give off.B. Turn into.C. Hold onto.D. Break down.15.What will probably be covered in the following paragraphs？______A. The future of the MOF technology.B. Other uses of the MOF technology.C. The improvement to the MOF technology.D. Possible limitations of the MOF technology.二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共12.5分）Much of the work in today's world is accomplished in teams.Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. (1)Companies spend millions hiring top business people.Is their money well spent？(2) They focused on football,basketball and baseball.The results are mixed.For footballand basketball,adding talented players to a team proves a good method,but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent；above that level,the team's performance begins to decline.Interestingly,this trend isn't evident in baseball,where additionalindividual talent keeps improving the team's performance.To explain this phenomenon,the researchers explored the degree to which a goodperformance by a team requires its members to coordinate （协调）their actions. (3) In baseball,the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates.Theyconclude that when task interdependence is high,team performance will suffer when there is too much talent,while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower.If a basketball star is,for example,trying to gain a high personal point total,he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate,affecting the team's performance.Young children learning to play team sports are often told, "There is no I in TEAM." (4)Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team,some players may make less effort.Just as in a game of tug-of war （拔河比赛），whenever a person isadded,everyone else pulls the rope with less force.(5) An A-team may require a balance-not just A players,but a few generous B players aswell.A.It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.B.Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent.C.The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention.D.Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.E.Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.F.Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.G.This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）Dad was used to going to basketball games to watch his sons PLAY.I'm not sure how he felt about going to games to watch his son (21).Still,Dad was always there,standing in a corner of the gym,After the game he'd come up to me and(22) and tell me "Good game!"，(23) I never actually did anything to make the game good until the last game of the season.It was a great day for us,as we took off to a big(24).We were up by about 20 with two minutes to play when coach finally felt(25) enough to look toward my end of the bench."Walker!" he barked. "You're in!"The next two minutes are still kind of (26) to me.I remember getting the (27) from Mark's pass as the audience starting counting down the last (28) of the game.I remember hearing "Shoot!" as I faced the basket-and shot as the whistle(29).I remember hearing everyone scream though it just meant that we won by 22，not 20.I knew what to do when we won a game while sitting on the bench.But I wascompletely(30) for what to do when we won a game and I had (31) a last-second shot.Instinctively （本能地），I looked for Dad.And he was there,smiling at me as he always did.And somehow that (32) just knowing he was there-and I came back to my(33) in time to give a sweatier-than-usual hug to him.And now I'm the one who is in my 50s still struggling to play in basketball team.I keep trying because I know how much it can(34) for Dad to be there when you hit that big shot.Or (35) when you don't.21. A. sit B. play C. run D. shoot22. A. jump B. touch C. smile D. calm23. A. if only B. as if C. long before D. even though24. A. prospect B. lead C. part D. challenge25. A. comfortable B. ashamed C. convenient D. grateful26. A. painful B. upset C. relevant D. unreal27. A. ball B. bench C. score D. game28. A. numbers B. seconds C. players D. attacks29. A. added up B. turned on C. went off D. worked out30. A. unprepared B. confident C. ready D. active31. A. threw B. failed C. lost D. hit32. A. succeeded B. helped C. burst D. changed33. A. home B. health C. team D. sense34. A. request B. mean C. view D. remove35. A. finally B. totally C. especially D. entirely四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）36.In Sarek National Park above the Arctic Circle,I wake up with the wind (1) （buffet）thecloth of my tent.It is 7：30 in the morning,and I walk over to (2) edge of themountain,watching Rapa River flowing through the valley below.Sarek's mountains,which used to be covered by vast (3) （sheet）of ice,are home to reindeer and the Sami.The Sami lived off reindeer for hundreds of years,so they would follow their reindeer (4) the move into valleys,living in their old tents and enjoying their traditions.Today,most Sami live a modern life in villages near Sarek, (5) （mere）leavingtheir traditions in the mountain valleys instead.In order to keep the land in its (6) （nature）state,Sarek was made a national park in 1909，(7) no one else can live except the Sami.Within park boundaries,all new development (8)（ban） .It is hoped that the Sarek National Park will always remain as it is.After breakfast,I set out again (9) （explore）this unique territory.Being in such abeautiful and wild place which is almost unknown to the outside makes me feel so (10) （bless）to be alive.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共40.0分）37.假定你是李华，你的外国笔友John给你来信，想了解在你身边你最敬佩的一个人.请你写一封回信，内容包括：1.人物简介；2.敬佩他（她）的原因 .注意：1.词数80词左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.Dear John,Yours,Li Hua38.When I worked as a nurse,I was on day duty and while my friends were on night duty.Onone shift,I remember I sensed something just before going off duty at 11 am.I had broughtthe ward （病房）sister her morning tea,so I put down the tea tray.The tray rattled （发出哒哒声）and fell through the window.At first I thought I had accidentally knocked it over,but then I felt the whole building shook and patients screamed.I realized that we were in a terrible earthquake.I caught hold of a nearby patient,who was terribly frightened by it.I pushed her under the bed and held the bed in place while I got under it myself.I then pulled a blanket down between us.As soon as it settled.I decided to try and get the patient safely outside,I carried her out and helped her down to the lawn,where several other people now had gathered.I knew the ward sister was with another patient,so I went back inside the building.When I reached the ward sister.I found her patient couldn't walk.We made a seat for her by linking our hands and arms,and carried her outside together.We went back through the building to check no one was left behind.Almost all of the patients had been able to get themselves out of our ward as far as I knew.Once our ward was cleared,a doctor called for volunteers to go down to the isolation ward with him to help more people.Another nurse and I went down there.The first thing we saw was a bath in the hallway.We came to the ruined ward.The doctor went in ahead of us through the remains of what had been a doorway.He found one of the nurses partially covered with rubble （碎石） .She was still alive so we began to clear the rubble away.Suddenly the aftershock struck.The doctor ordered us to leave.This brave man intended to stay with the trapped nurse and risk his own life.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.We were determined to save the nurse with him together.Later in the afternoon I had time to look around,and saw the ruined building.答案和解析1.【答案】【解析】（1）D.细节理解题。