湖北省荊門龍泉中學2020┄2021學年高二下學期期中試題英語

1、第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）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 will the woman do first ?A. Do some tests on the man B Send the man to the hospital.C. Tell the man what his sickness is.2. Where will the speakers probab

2、ly go next ?A. Back homeB. To the park. C To the pet store3. What does the man think of himself ?A. He isn' t very funny. B. He doesnr t know any good jokes. C He can' t be funny all the time.4. Why was the cake green ?A. It went bad B. It was made from vegetables. C. It was decorated with g

3、reen color.5. What does the man tell the woman ?A. She isnf t allowed to buy wine. B. He will buy the woman another drink.C. She doesrf t have to pay for the wine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，并標在試卷的相應位置。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

4、話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. What does the woman want the man to do ?A. Look after Gary.B. Attend a meeting. C Read a book.7. How does the man sound ?A. UncertainB. Very sad.C. Very confident.聽第7段材料，回答第& 9題。8. How many hamburgers will be prepared ?A. Two.B. Three.C. Twelve9. How does the man sound

5、?A. Confide nt B. Confused C Nervous 聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。10. Who went to a magic show ?A. The man and the woman B The woman and her uncle C The man and his uncle.11. How does the man explain magic tricks ?A. They are always performed in the dark B. Magicians move quickly in unexpected ways C. They are

6、all done with computers.12. What definitely happened at the show ?A. The magician used mirrors for his tricks B. The magician disappeared and nevercame backC The magician was in the middle of the audience聽第9段材料r回答第13至16題。13. What is the woman listening to ?A. A poemB. A popular band.C The man' s

7、 favorite song.14. What does the man dislike about the song ?A. The musicB. The topicC The words to the song15. What does the woman probably think in the end ?A. She1 s not having a good time. B. She' s confused about the man' s ideasC. She agrees with what the man says16. According to the m

8、an, what should music express ?A. Intelligent opinionsB. New ideasC Great feelings聽第io段材料，回答第17至20題。17. How high is the highest mountain in New Zealand ?A. About 3700 meters.B. About 1600 meters.C About1000 meters.18. Why did half of the native animals die ?A. People hunted them for food B. They cou

9、ldn1 t find enough foodC. They were killed by the new animals19. What is the nickname for New Zealanders ?A. Maori.B. Kiwis.C. Mount Cook.20. Where do most New Zealanders live today ?A. On the North Island. B. On farms.C. On the South Island.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分） 第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各

10、題的四個選項（A、B、C和D ）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AA British education official has urged primary schools in his country to return to the traditional "whole class teachi ng*1 method in order to reproduce its success in China, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday.Having a teacher speak to the class as a whole fr

11、om the front is much more effective than trendy student-centred learning Minister of State for Schools in the British Department for Education Nick Gibb said.Gibb added that he would like to see schools across Britain adopt "whole class teachi ng11 methods, particularly in math and science"

12、;Whole class teachi ng” methods, also know n as "chalk and talk" teachi ng was primarily used in Britain until the 1950s when it was branded authoritarian （專帝！J的）and replaced with the 'child-centered' approach Under the new system, pupils are encouraged to 'discover1 knowledge

13、by themselves at their own pace, often in small groups, with the teacher offering them support.The "whole class" teachi ng has proven popular and effective in China. In Chin ese primary schools pupils sit in rows of desks facing the teacher and blackboard Videos showed that teachers in ter

14、acted with the whole class 72 per cent of the time in Chinese classrooms, compared with only 25 per cent in England.Research shows that children in China score up to 30 percent higher in math than British pupils of the same ageAs Shanghai's pupils have been the top performers in the Program for

15、International Student Assessment organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development sixty of China's top math teachers from Shanghai were invited to selected British schools to share their skills in a bid to lift standards in Britain this September, while some British teacher

16、s flew to Shanghai to study teaching methods in China21. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Chinese "whole class teaching" method over British 'child-centered' approach ?A. More effectiveB. Students enjoying more freedom in classC Better performance in math D. More inter

17、action between teacher and students22. The meaning of the underlined word "branded" is probably closest to ""A. strongly supported B. widely praisedC. unfairly calledD. gradually abandoned23. What is the best title for this passage ?A. Chinese Teaching Method Widely AcceptedB. Ad

18、vantages of "whole class teaching" MethodC Exchange Programs Between Britain and ChinaD. British Schools Urged to Learn From China in TeachingBFred Michel is one of 7.2 million America ns who moonlight. Once a weekr after his dayjob as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-yea

19、r-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.Last yearr 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobsr according to the USLabor Department, and that looks set to in crease this y

20、ear.Many workers like the safety that moonlight!ng provides, says Carl Hausman, the writer of "Moonlighting : 148 Great Ways to Make Money on the Side."The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay

21、off debts Others save money or buy some special things.People also take second jobs with an eye to the future wanting to try out a new field or gain experienceMichel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable He wanted to make sure he wasn't tied to one system that ended up failingJ

22、ust as the purposes for moon lighting vary, the moon lighters cross all ages and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries no Ion ger just service, office and sale jobs "Technology just affects your ability to make money/ Hausman saysz "that makes a frequent change in moonlig

23、hting.11As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is timeFull-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees' 9-to-5 performance"Th

24、e primary employer is saying, 'Wait. I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you/' says Tom Gimbelr preside nt and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago "If you're burning yourself at both ends, it's going to show."Still the good done to the moon lighters can be

25、 great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.Besides, ”it's fun/ Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network/ stretch his professional skills a

26、nd make more money, but they also give him the variety he would n't find just in a full-time job.¥t's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet" he says# Pnd offering a little variety throughout the day."24. The reas on why Fred Michel bega n to moon light is thatA. he found it

27、exciting to do a part-time jobB. he needed to make ends meet with more moneyC. he felt more and more pressure from his employer.D. he feared he would lose his present job one day25.Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraidA. their workers can not do extra-hour

28、 work for themB. their workers will be too tired to try their best at workC their workers will one day turn to some other different jobsD. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time26. seems to be the main reason for people1 s moonlighting.A. Money B. Interest C. Variety D. Freedom27

29、. The underlined sentence "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet.'1 in the last paragraphmeans.A. moonlighting strengthens your professional skillsB .moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra moneyC. moonlighting brings you chances to do something differentD. moonlighting get

30、s you away from the job you don't enjoyAt one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.It

31、is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime"I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut d

32、own, says Ted Smith of the Earth Village OrganizationPerhaps the best sign of how computer and Inter net use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets Several Internet companies have been set up to help small busi

33、nesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document a medical record or just a one-line e-mail even if they are nowhere near a

34、computer. As the company sees itr the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten ? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dan gers to the environme nt have gone away. "I guess people believ

35、e that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling/ said Kelly Quirk巳 director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found a

36、cceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.28. The growi ng dema nd for paper in recent years is largely due toA. the increased use of the InternetB. the opening up of new marketsC. the printing of high quality copiesD. the rapid development of smallbusinesses29.

37、 Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation isA. to encourage printing more quality documentsB. to find new materials formaking paperC. to develop new printers using recycled paperD. to plant more fast-growing trees3O.Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new

38、 technologies becauseB. printers in many offices areD. they see a growing market forB. E-mail and the BusinessD. Modern Technology andA. people are concerned about the environment working overtimeC. small companies need more hard copies printers31. What would be the best title for the text ?A. Compu

39、ters and PrintersWorldC Internet Revolution and EnvironmentNew MarketsAnyone with a passion for hanging labels on people or things should have little difficulty in recognizing that an appropriate tag for our time is the Unkempt Generation. I am not referring only to college kids. The sloppiness （謹il

40、） virus has spread to all sectors of society/ People go to all sorts of trouble and expense to look uncombed, unshavedr unpressed.The symbol of the times is blue jeans not just blue jeans in good condition but jeans that are torn and discolored They don't get that way naturally. No one wants blu

41、e jeans that are clean or brand new. Manufacturers recognize a big market when they see itr and they compete with one another to offer jeans that are made to look as though they've just been thrown away by clumsy house painters after ten years of wear. The more faded and seemingly ancient the ga

42、rment the higher the cost. Untidiness is in fashion; neatness is out of dateNothing is wrong with comfortable clothing. Its just that current usage is more reflective of a blind conformity than a desire for ease No generation has tried harder than ours to fake a casual, relaxed, cool look; none has

43、succeeded more impressively in looking as though it had been stamped out by cookie cutters （模具） We desperately keep ourselves from being conventional but we put on a uniform to do it. An appearance of radical difference is the goal, to be pursued in oversize sweaters and muddy sports shoesCareless s

44、peech stems from the same root. Vocabulary, like blue jeans, is being drained of colour and distinction. A complete sentence in everyday speech is becoming increasingly rare. People communicate in chopped-up phrases, relying on something like "you know" or "I mean" to cover up an

45、noyingly unclear expressions. Neatness should be no less important in language than it is in dress. The English Ianguage is one of the greatest sources of wealth in the world. In the midst of accessible riches, we are still sadly poor in language32. What is the feature of the "Unkempt Generatio

46、n" ?A. They prefer to wear blue jeansB. They never wear comfortableclothes C. They tend to dress sloppily but speak neatly.D They try to appear casual in dress andspeech33. Which of the following is true ?A. Fancy dress can always attract people1 s attention.B. People dress for comfort, not for

47、 youthful appearanceC. Our slopping in dress resulted form our desire to be differentD. Young people desperately try to look different from other people34. What can be inferred from the last paragraph ?A. The in creased wealth has enriched people' s vocabularyB. The way one speaks has little to

48、do with what one wears.C. The trend in casual wear has a big effect on how people speakD. The speech of the younger generation has become more colorful.35. What is the best title of this passage ?A. The Drop of NeatnessB. The Necessity of Clean ClothesC. The Symbol of a New Generati on D. The Import

49、s nee of Formal English第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分XO分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項是多余的選項。If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them always. If you don1 t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. 36 Dorf t try to find your friends一let them find you by staying in

50、 one placeThere is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal by shouting or whistling three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.37. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just mak

51、ing noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gun- shots. 38.If you dorf t think that you will get help before night comes try to make a little house cover up the holes with branches with lots of leaves 39What should you do

52、 if you get hungry or need drinking water ? You will have to leave your little branch house to look for a river. Don1 t just walk away. 40The most important thing to do when you are lost is stay in one placeA. Try every possible means to call for help and dorf t panicB When someone gives a signal it

53、 is an answer to a call for helpC .Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grassD. Sit down and stay where you areE Keep up the shouting or whistling always three times together.F .Make a fire and stay up in case there are dangerous animals around.G Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk

54、 so that you know the way back第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D ）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。In the past, American families tended to be quite large Parents 41 five or more childrenwere comm on. Over the years, the size of the family has 42. One reas o

55、n for this is an increasein the 43of living On the 44 f children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them 45 dependent on their families Ion ger. 46r children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the 47 for all the ex

56、penses Meanwhile, families are less 48 than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from homeThe 49 of the family occurs when the parents divorce A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually 50 problems for children and

57、 parents alike Children blame themselves when their parents 51 They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved 52 between parents. _53_one parent is responsible for raising the children These single parents must care for the children's emotional and 54 needs while also supporting them financial

58、ly. This is very 55 and leaves very little time for the parent's own personal 56 Single parents often marry other single parents In this type of family, unrelated children are 57 to develop brother or sister relationshipThe situations of many American families today are not good However, recent signs 58that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is 59 Perhaps Americans have learned how important 60 are.41. A. supplyingB. raisingC bringingD. accompanying42. A. increase