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1、宜昌市人文艺术高中 2020 年秋季学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分 30 分)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.How is the man toward the woman?A.Disappointed.B.Confident.C.Worried.2.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a park.B.In a schoo

2、l.C.In a hospital.3.What will Henry do this weekend?A.Take a trip.B.See a movie.C.Make a travel plan.4.How did Mike go to work today?A.By subway.B.By taxi.C.By car.5.What are the speakers talking about?A.A grand hotel.B.A swimming pool.C.A tourist attraction.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、

3、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。听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6.What seems to be the mans problem?A.The video projector is broken.B.The computer doesnt work.C.The Internet speed is slow.7.What is the woman going to do?A.Call the technician.B.Go to th

4、e conference room.C.Help the man give the presentation.听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8.What is most probably the man?A.A teacher.B.A student.C.A physicist.9.Why doesnt Karen teach physics?A.She has no opportunity.B.She isnt interested in teaching.C.She doesnt think shes qualified.听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题

5、。10.Where is the worlds oldest amusement park?A.In the US.B.In Denmark.C.In the UK.11.What attracted visitors to the park at first?A.The local history.B.Its entertainment.C.Its natural spring.12.What do we know about the park during the region of the royal family?A.It was destroyed.B.It wasnt develo

6、ped at all.C.It wasnt open to the public.听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13.What is the woman doing?A.Hosting a program.B.Chairing a meeting.C.Conducting a job interview.14.What did Mr.Evans want to do?A.Become a full-time athlete.B.Change kids lives through sports.C.Offer educational resources to kids.15

7、.What was the contest organized for?A.Bettering the local community.B.Increasing Walmarts business.C.Advertising a sports club.16.How much money did Mr.Evans receive besides a gift card?A.$26,000.B.$25,000.C.$1,000.听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17.Why did researchers put a tracking collar on the fox?A.T

8、o lead her a right way.B.To force her to do things.C.To know her whereabouts.18.When did the fox get to Ellesmere Island?A.On March 26.B.On June 21.C.On July 1.19.What helped the fox travel fast in researchers view?A.Human assistance.B.The floating sea ice.C.Her fast running speed.20.What happened t

9、o the fox after February,2019?A.It died.B.It got injured.C.Its unknown.第二部分 阅读(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、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AIn many fields youngsters are changing the world.Listed below are several influential youngpeople.Muzoon Almellehan,19Millions of children li

10、ve in refuge camps(难 民 营),where few pave access to school.Almellehan experienced these conditions firsthand after fleeing Syria.Fighting to change that,shetravels the world to tell people about the significance of education Almellehan,UNICEFs(UnitedNations International Childrens Emergency Fund)youn

11、gest-ever goodwill ambassador now,plansto return to her homeland Syria finally.Aulii Cravalho,17The Hawaii native voiced the heroine in Disneys hit movie Moana.Now Aulii is taking on anew role.Shell star on NBCs Rise,a drama about a high school theater department that lifts thespirits of a strugglin

12、g steel town in Pennsylvania.Based on a true story,the show has strengthenedher belief that young people can bring about real change.Moziah Bridges,16At 9,Moziah launched,his own handmade bow-tie business from his grandmothers kitchentable.Now Mos Bows is worth about$1.5 million.More recently,Moziah

13、 signed a licensing dealwith the NBA that lets him sell bow ties featuring team logos.But Moziah has even granderambitions.He plans to expand globally.He credits his success to his natural sense of style.Mikaila Ulmer,13Mikaila used to hate bees.She was stung(蜇)twice.But after learning honeybees are

14、 critical tothe ecosystem and dying out,she developed a fascination with them.She was determined to help.Using her great-grandmothers recipe,Mikaila made a mixture,sweetened with local honey.Shesold it at community business fairs,donating 10%of her profits to honeybee-advocate groups.Mikaila also ru

15、ns a nonprofit group called the Healthy Hive Foundation,whose goal is to raiseawareness about the hardship of the honeybee.21What did Aulii Cravalho learn from the drama Rise?AYoung people indeed have the ability to make a difference.BShe has the ability to take up acting as her lifelong profession.

16、CHigh school theater department can help the steel town.DShe can voice any kind of NBC drama in the future.22Mikaila began to do business with the purpose of _.Amaking money to help people in needBrescuing the endangered but beneficial honeybeesCputting her great-grandmothers recipe to good useDdeve

17、loping a traditional technique for producing honey23What do the four young people have in common?AThey are commercially successful.BTheyve gained wide recognition now.CTheyre leading a wealthy and full life.DThey have no interest in academic subjects.BSince 2013,Torobo,a robotic arm designed to test

18、 the limits of artificial intelligence.has hadone ambitionto be admitted to the University of Tokyo.However,it has repeatedly failed.Thisyear was no exception.In early November Torobo took an exam to prepare for an all-important standardized test.WhileTorobos total score of 525 out of 950 was 14 poi

19、nts higher than in 2015,its standard score of57.1%was slightly lower,because human students did better in the 2016 test.Though the score,which is higher than the national average,is enough to get the robot admittedto many other famous Japanese universities,it falls short of the minimum required for

20、theUniversity of Tokyo.A closer analysis of the results showed that Torobos newly programmed ability to solvecomplex physics problems helped increase its year-over-year physics score from 46.5%to 59%.The robot also dug deep into its database of information from textbooks and websites toobtainan impr

21、essive 66.3%in world history.The average 60%scores acquired in the two mathsections,were not too shabby either.But,while Torobo is able to handle knowledge-based questions and ones involving complexmathematical calculations,it has a hard time thinking independently.As a result,the robot isunable to

22、fully understand multiple sentences and phrases to arrive at the logical conclusionsrequired in the English language tests.This weakness was reflected in the weak oral and writingscores,which came in at 36.2%and 50.5%,respectively.Fortunately,after four grueling years,the robots creators have decide

23、d to free Torobo from itsannual test-taking suffering,the research team will instead focus on improving the robots abilityto pick out specific answers from massive sets of dataa skill that led to its excellent historyscores.They believe the expertise(专业技术)will help Torobo succeed as an industrial ro

24、bot.24.What is the disadvantage of Torobo?A.It has much difficulty searching for facts.B.It doesnt own language skills.C.It has weak independent thinking ability.D.It couldnt get through the exams.25.What does the underlined word“grueling”in the last paragraph probably mean?A.happyB.tiringC.successf

25、ulD.independent26.What did the exam results show?A.Torobos score didnt reach the national average.B.Torobos programmed ability improved its math score.C.Torobo was admitted to a university.D.Torobo did well in the history exam.27.What is the text mainly about?A.Subjects a robot are good at.B.A robot

26、s performances in exams.C.Majors that are suitable for a robot.D.A robots ways to deal with exams.CJust a few years out of law school,I decided that I wanted to write fictions.The only thing I hadever published before was a law-review article.I had made great efforts to write when I camehome at nigh

27、t after work,but I was too tired.I decided to quit my job.I began my new life on a February morning.I sat down at my kitchen table at 7:30 am andmade a resolution.Every day I would write until lunchtime.Then I would lie down on the floorfor 20 minutes to rest my mind.After that,I would return to wor

28、k for a few more hours.In my first year,I sold two stories.Then I wrote a novel,but I thought it wasnt good enough,soI ended up putting it in a drawer.My second novel,Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk,waspublished to glowing reviews and received the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.My suc

29、cess sounds like a familiar story,but actually it was far from sudden.I quit my job,andfor every story I published in those years,I had at least 30 rejections.The novel that I put away inthe drawer took my four years.My breakthrough came in 2006,18 years after I first sat down towrite at my kitchen

30、table.Sometimes genius is just the thing that comes out after 20 years of working at your kitchen.Also,doing something truly creative requires the energy of youth.Orson Welles made hismasterpiece,Citizen Kan,at 25.T.S.Eliot wrote The Love Song ofJ.Afred Prufrock at 23.28.When did the author decide t

31、o devote himself to writing fictions?A.When he was tired from his work.B.Straight after graduation from law school.C.On being informed his law-review article came out.D.When his hobby was disturbed by his work.29.We can infer from the second paragraph that the author.A.led a wealthy lifeB.arranged h

32、is life reasonablyC.was too diligent to relax himselfD.remained single30.What does the author mainly intend to tell us in this passage?A.Failure is the mother of success.B.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.C.It is never too old to learn.D.It is the first step that costs troublesome.31.Why

33、did the author give the example of Orson Welles and T.S.Eliot?A.To make a comparison between them and himself.B.To show creativity needs energy and efforts.C.To persuade the readers of their great talents.D.To recommend their two masterpieces.DI am astonished at the way God knows when to send a spec

34、ial gift of encouragement at just theright time!It might be in a dream,a lost letter,a memory,or something found that wed forgottenabout.My grandmother was from a town in Michigan.And summer after summer I enjoyed stayingwith my grandparents as a young child.She was always using her hands for someth

35、ing exciting.She would make sandwiches and wed have tea parties,plant flowers and carefully tend them.Sheloved knitting sweaters as well as making beautiful quiltsfor her grandchildren.I remember thesmall thimble(顶 针)she would place on her finger while doing her needlework.A few years ago,when Grand

36、ma left this earth for her new residence in Heaven,I bid farewellto my loving grandmother.How quickly our lives can change!We had just had tea together acouple of months earlier,on her 91st birthday.I missed her very much,but I noticed it mostly onmy birthdays,because there was no card from Grandma.

37、Shed never forgotten my birthday!On one particular birthday when I was feeling a little low,something happened and made mefeel as if she was sharing that special day with me.I was arranging some colorful pillows that shehad made,and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow;it was small and hard.I

38、 moved theobject to a seam(缝)that I carefully opened,and,to my delight,out came a tiny silver thimble!How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her!Not realizing it had fallen offher finger,I pictured her sewing it into that little pillow that I just happened to fluff(抖松),toplace on

39、my bedspread(床 罩)that day.I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others Idcollected over the years.What a precious memory of a very special lady who,somehow,I knew,was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble into my pillow.I heated the kettle and made sometea,using my best china,as Grandma alw

40、ays did,and then enjoyed my tea and Grandmas thimble.What a wonderful birthday that was!32.In the authors memory,what would her grandmother do?A.She would make sandwiches and hamburgers for her family.B.She would wear a thimble for needlework every day.C.She would make beautiful quilts for money.D.S

41、he would look after the flowers in the garden.33.What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.The modern worlds fast-changing life.B.The fact that the grandmother had passed away.C.The authors missing her grandmother.D.The love the author got from her grandmother.34.How did the author

42、feel when she found the thimble?A.Surprised.B.Regretful.C.Guilty.D.Lonely.35.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.Grandmas ThimbleB.Grandmas Life StoryC.The Joy of Finding Something LostD.The Importance of Putting Things Away第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选

43、出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Anyone can try to lead a group,but not every individual is cut out for leadership.The betterleaders possess a few qualities that can mean the difference between the success and failure of thegroup.36.Theyre also the qualities team members want in a group leader,and appreciat

44、ewhen they find them.Take Responsibility37,but eventually a group leader needs to be able to accept that responsibility lies on hershoulders.That means that if things go wrong in a group project,shes the one who must acceptthe consequences and work out what mistakes were made.The group leader wont a

45、lways have thepower to control everything group members do,but she should be ready to admit any mistakes thegroup has made as a result of her leadership.38The group leader has a commitment to the task or project at hand,but perhaps more importantly,he has a real concern for each and every person who

46、 is part of his group.39,as well asmaking time to build the group through collective activities.The group leader should make surethat everyone is included,even if an individual is new to a group.Good Listener40.Not only will this allow complaints to be addressed and potentially suitable ideas to bep

47、ut into practice,but a leader who listens will also encourage group members to share theirconcerns and thoughts,creating an atmosphere of free speech and productivity.A.Concern for MembersB.Understand other membersC.This means getting to know the strengths,weaknesses and goals of team membersD.A goo

48、d listener stands tall or sits up straight,leans in to the speaker and makes eyecontact.E.Group leaders might share tasks around a group as necessaryF.These are the qualities the leader of higher rank will look for when choosing aleader for a group.G.The group leader needs to be able to listen to th

49、e suggestions,complaints(抱怨)and ideas ofgroup members.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、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education.If theycan41it,they can certainly send them to the best universiti

50、es.But they must not feel guilty ifthey cant.If the children really want to go,theyll find a42out.There are plenty of loans(货款)and scholarships for the bright and43ones who cant afford to pay.When children grow up and want to getmarried,their parents do not owe them a downpayment on a house.They do

51、not have the44to baby-sit their grandchildren.If they want to doit,it must be considered a(n)45not a responsibility.Do parents owe their children anything?Yes,they owe them a great deal.One of their obligations(责 任)is to give their children personal46.A child who isconstantly made to feel stupid and

52、 unworthy,constantly47to brighter brothers,sisters,orcousins will become so48,so afraid of failing that he(or she)wont try at all.Of course theyshould be49corrected when they do wrong,but its often better to let children learn theirmistakes by themselves in time.All our parents should do is to trust

53、 them,respect them,tolerate themand give them chances to try and fail.They must learn to stand50.When criticisms are reallyneeded,they should be 51with praises,with a smile and a kiss.That is the way children learn.Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.Th

54、is meansteaching them to52the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,toteachers,and to the law.The best way to teach such values is by 53.A child who is lied to will lie.Achild who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have54laughing and loving.No child asks to be

55、55.If you bring a life into the world,you owe the child something.41.A.findB.getC.affordD.receive42.A.supporterB.helpC.pathD.way43.A.handsomeB.honestC.eagerD.wealthy44.A.timeB.rightC.dutyD.energy45.A.favourB.pleasureC.honourD.service46.A.worthB.affairC.beliefD.confidence47.A.broughtB.comparedC.force

56、dD.taken48.A.dependentB.desperateC.embarrassedD.unsure49.A.properlyB.gentlyC.sincerelyD.severely50.A.examinationB.failureC.faultD.test51.A.mixedB.satisfiedC.sharedD.balanced52.A.considerB.recognizeC.respectD.know53.A.guidanceB.punishmentC.wordD.deed54.A.worryB.difficultyC.funD.problem55.A.praisedB.b

57、ornC.valuedD.loved第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet.56seems that she cant control herselfwell,just clicking constantly with the mouse.Let me tell you what happened last night.It was thefourth time she57(shop)online for hou

58、rs.I had already reminded her58(think)twicebefore buying anything,but my wife ignored59I said and replied confidently,“With theNew Year60(approach)”,preparation is necessary.Besides,I havent bought things on theInternet for a whole week”.61(hear)her words,I was really speechless.In most cases,the th

59、ings she bought arent good value for money.Maybe she just enjoys the process of buyingonline.Nowadays,with the development of technology,online shopping is becoming more and more62(convenience).Those63stay at home can buy whatever they want.In the meanwhile,it causes a series of problems.One of them

60、64(be)more spending than before,becausepeople are65(easy)attracted by the discount.So how to keep a good state of mind in front oftemptation(诱惑)is an important lesson many people need to learn.第四部分 写作(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(满分 15 分)假定你是李华,你校英语文学社最近在招纳新人,你打算加入。请你用英语写一封自荐信,主要内容包括:1.自身优势;2.平时英语学习情况介绍;3.加入文学社后

61、的打算。注意:1.词数 100 左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Dear Sir,Im writing to you about joining the English literature club._YourLiHua第二节(满分 25 分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。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。Boys like to be considered to be brave,but what kind of things can be consider

62、ed to be brave?Itis not a question that can be answered by words,but by the actual deed.A boy with the nameHenry gave us a good example.Ronny and Henry were two friends in the same class.They alwaysplayed together and went home together.One day as Ronny and Henry were going home afterschool,they saw

63、 some people fighting in the street corner.Ronny said excitedly,“Some people arefighting!Lets go and have a look!”But Henry refused,“Its none of our business.Wed better gohome and dont get close to them.Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together athome and I dont want them to wor

64、ry about me.”“You are a coward(懦夫),and afraid to go,”said Ronny,and off he ran to the spot with someother boys.Henry had to go home alone and didnt think about it anymore.But Ronny thought Henry was a coward and told all the boys that.They laughed at him a greatdeal.From then on,they looked down upo

65、n Henry and didnt want to play with him.Henry was sad but he wasnt angry with Ronny for his rude behavior,because he had learned thattrue courage was shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved,and that heought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong.Thus,he just ignored the othe

66、r boys laughter andcontinued to stick to his thought and go to school and study as well.However,Ronny didnt inviteHenry to go home with him anymore.Instead,he had his new friends who also thought Henry wasa coward.Every day after school,they didnt go home directly but went to the river or somewheret

67、o play games and had lots of fun.A few days later,something terrible happened to Ronny.Thatafternoon after school,Ronny was bathing with some of his new friends in the river happily.Paragraph 1:Suddenly,hewasstuckinthemudandcouldntgetout._Paragraph 2Atthatmoment,Henryhappenedtopassby._宜昌市人文艺术高中 2020

68、 年秋季学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷答 案听力1-5 ABCBA6-10 CBACA11-15 CABBC16-20ACABB阅读21-23 ABB24-27 CBDB28-31 DBAB32-35 DCAA36-40 FEACG完形填空41-45 CDCCA46-50 DBDAB51-55 DCDDB语法填空36.It57.had shopped58.of thinking/to think59.what60.approaching61.Hearing62.convenient63.who64.is65.easily应用文Dear Sir,Im writing to you about jo

69、ining the English literature club.Iam Li Hua,a student from GradeTwo.Addicted to English,I have been interested in English literature.Although Iam only a high school student,I have read many English books and mastered lots ofwords.Meanwhile,I know many famous English authors,such as William Shakespe

70、are,Hemingway,whose novels are my favorite.If I can be admitted into the club,I will do my best to expand the club and devote myself tohelping the members of it.I think Ill have many common topics to talk with the guys.So it is awise decision for you to let me become a member of the club.Yours,Li Hu

71、a读后续写Paragraph 1Suddenly,he was stuck in the mud and couldnt get out.He struggled hard but he was stilltrapped.He screamed for help,but all in vain.The boys who had called Henry a coward got out ofthe water as fast as they could.They were so scared and did not even try to help him.Paragraph 2At that

72、 moment,Henry happened to pass by.He heard the screams and ran to the river assoon as possible.Seeing Ronny was almost drowned,Henry took off his clothes immediately andjumped into the water without any hesitation.He reached Ronny just as he was sinking the lasttime.With great effort,and with much danger to himself,he brought Ronny to the shore in time.Henry was happy to help his friend,though he was extremely tired.

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