1、 湖北省宜城一中等五校联考2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考生结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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答题卡上。第一节（共 5小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 7.5分）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
2、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. 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. Visit the mans mother.3. How much is it per night for a single room now?A. $220
3、. 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 to a station.第二节（共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分）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、
4、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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、7题。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 man now?A. In a taxi.B. At home.C. At a restaurant.C. A movie.听第 7估材料，回答第 8、
5、9题。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.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Where is the book now?A. At the mans school.B. In the womans room .C. At the mans sisters school.11. W
6、hy 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. Classmates.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Whats Lisas favorite activity in her spare time
7、?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 took lessons.B. She taught herself.C. She learned from her uncle.16. What doe
8、s Lisa want to become?2 A. A movie director.B. A guitarist.C. An actress.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。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. What did Jimmy do in order to buy a gift?A. He went downtown.B. He visited a
9、 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIf y
10、oure 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 perperson: Sail 13 nights with stops including Boston, NewYork. Price is on a
11、 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 basis and includes accommodation as wellas on-board entertainment and activi
12、ties.Paying extra 177 per-person, you can enjoyupgrading to Ocean View based on an interior cabin（船舱）.Portugal, Spain and Italy, 479 per-person: Sail seven nights with stops includingMadeira and Malaga on a full-board basis. Price includes meals, late-night snacks, luxuryen-suite(带浴室的)accommodation,
13、 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 package including coffee, cocktails, wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks. Pr
14、ice 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 the way thebooking system works so the prices go up closer to the departure
15、.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 can be learned from the text?A. The booking system has improved greatly.B. I
16、ts 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 English Literature, but no sense of what Iwanted to do. Over the next six years,
17、 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 books, although the job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year
18、 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 dark period in-between whereyoure neither one thing nor the other. Youre out
19、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.Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So,I did
20、 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 publisher. After two-and-a-half years of noincome, just waiting and wondering
21、, 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, so to find myself in a position where Inow have my own name on a contract（合同）
22、 of the publisher to be a publishedwriter is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）.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 about an appropriate job.D. I was doing several jobs for more at a time.4 25
23、. 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 author intended to earn more money.26. How did the author feel halfway with the
24、 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 dream.CThe transatlantic car carrier, Oceanbird, is being designed by Walleni
25、us 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. The ship will have five “wing sails”,with each being 260 feet tall. These sai
26、ls 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 a challenge, says Mikael Razola, the research project manager for Oceanbird
27、. “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.To better understand the atmospheric conditions(大气条件) at this height, Wallen
28、ius 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 sails, Oceanbird will outperform conventional car carriers in the aspectof ex
29、haust 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, shipping accounted for 2.89% of global manmadegreenhouse gas emissions in 2018. And
30、 in the same year, this organization introduced amandatory(强制的 ) 50% reduction of total annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Oceanbird is designed to exceed(超过) the target-Wallenious said the ship would emit 90%less CO2 than other car carriers.With a stop speed of about 10 knots, Oceanbird will b
31、e 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 from carmakers,” said Razola. “But the response so far has been very positiv
32、e.”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 version. Our ambition is to see Oceanbird sailing in2024,” Razola said.28.
33、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 sails?A. The lack of financial support.B. The lack of previous theories.C.
34、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. Handle the conflicts between carmakers.D. Use standard ships instead of Oce
35、anbird31. 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 biggest environmental headaches. Some plasticitems like water bottles and sh
36、opping 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 production, but researchers mayhave found a natural way to get rid of the products.Wa
37、xworms, which are confusingly classed as caterpillars(毛毛虫 ), 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 hives, however she was dumbfoundedwhen she discover the insects were able t
38、o 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 the team put about one hundred waxworms into a standard UK plastic shopping
39、bag, 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(细菌)could eat plastic, but at a rate of 0.13milligrams a day, making this is
40、 a massive jump in the search for a natural way to dispose(处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.Luckily, while that team works out the answer, plastic manufacturers have found a
41、 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 recycled plastic.Hopefully with these new products, we will get closer to a soci
42、ety 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 to the environment for years.C. Because more and more plastic bags will make
43、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. Embarrassed.D. Uncomfortable.34. How do the waxworms deal with the plastic?A. They m
44、ake 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 feeling about the future?A. The author is optimistic about the environment.B.
45、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.第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Preparing for an exam can be stressful and time-consuming, but it doesnt have to b
46、e. 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 main content youneed to study.36They most likely wont tell you exactly what i
47、s on the test paper, butthey might give you some pointers by handing you a study guide.Review your syllabus(教学大纲).Its a good place to start to understand the major ideas and topics of a subject. Review itand highlight the titles and subtitles. In this way, you can also master the overall structure a
48、ndthe 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 “Linus Pauling is one of the discoverers of DNA”, Write the question on theflashcardwho is one of the main discoverers of DNA? Write the q
49、uestion 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 your flashcards with new questions you didnt think about. Andthen quiz each ot
50、her 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 friends.C. In your flashcards, turn statements into questions.D. Choose questions
51、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 the quality of your answers.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
52、文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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 aMarcella, was at the register. She asked the woman behind her in line if she wou
53、ldlike 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 Marcella why she did this, and she shared that someone once did somethingsimilar
54、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.46that she pay it forward someday and she was making4748Marcella didnt need to p
55、ay 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 planned on paying her kindness forward. Maybe Ill make a small5
56、3in someone elses life, and the positive effect will be54. Because thats what beinghuman is all about-being kind-even to a stranger.Remember that kindness and love can55in the most unexpected places, even aMcDonalds.8 41. A. knocked42. A. sightB. aimedC. stoppedC. turnD. glancedB. lineD. seat43. A.
57、payingB. confirmingB. confusedB. nativesC. hesitatingC. frightenedC. strangersC. guaranteedC. scheduleC. workedD. informingD. bored44. A. annoyed45. A. citizens46. A. required47. A. intention48. A. reacted49. A. relieved50. A. proposals51. A. Fortunately52. A. satisfying53. A. contribution54. A. abs
58、olute55. A. wear offD. neighborsD. acknowledgedD. promiseB. suspectedB. approachB. reflectedB. witnessedD. reliedC. influencedD. brightenedD. assumptionsD. HopefullyD. demandingD. differenceD. comprehensiveD. come aroundB. expectations C. commentsB. FranklyB. appealingB. effortC. HonestlyC. heartwar
59、mingC. measurementC. renewableC. show upB. permanentB. wipe out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。Last spring, the Art students League of New York, an art school, found its memberseffectively56(separate). Wanting to provide57opportunity for the students to digdeep within the
60、mselves, the league made an open call for contributions to the COVID-19comics Anthology(选集).Since then, people 58 (participate) in their contributions actively. The anthologybrings together the works of 76 artists from around the world and is a59(person)glimpse into how each one interprets their exp
61、eriences about this ongoing disruption in their60 (life).Although the news cycle of 2020 has been overwhelming(令人难以应对的 ), the eventscan61(understand) in a different way when selected through the hands of artists. Theeditor of the comics Kitchen threw (she) into her work and she said, “ The pandemic(
62、extreme) frightening, but it is a fight worldwide. Everyone has access_64_expressing their inner thoughts with pens and ink,showing how the disasters can be defeated.”62is63Art is one of the most important lenses (滤镜), throughpeople grow.65society views itself and第四部分写作（共两节，满分 40分）第一节应用文写作（满分 15分）你校
63、上周日安排学生到烈士陵园进行一次扫墓活动，请按下面要求写有关这次活动的英文短文。1、本次活动的目的及安排；2、你的感受或认识。提示词：烈士 martyr烈士塔 the Martyr Tower9 注意：1、写数词数应为 80词左右；The Tomb Sweeping Activity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。续写的词数应为 150左右。“Do you forget to bring your homework to school?” my sixth-grade math teacher asked.I nodded my
64、head and said in a low voice, “Yes, sir.” What a mistake I had made! I hadcompleted my math homework. But when I headed for school, I forgot to put it into myschoolbag. Now my homework is still lying on the desk at home.“You will have a get a zero then,” math teacher said. I was shocked. I had never
65、 receiveda zero in a math class before. But the school had rules, and the teacher had to let everyonefollow them. I was immediately worried about my final math average, which was based onmy homework and the tests. Would I get a C or even a D at the end of the term? If so, whatshould I do?My next cla
66、ss was a gym class. As I walked down the hall with my classmates, all thosefeelings rushed out in hot tears. I wiped them away as quickly as I could. But when weentered the gym and sat down in our spots on the floor, it was clear to everyone around methat I had been crying.My gym teacher, Ms. Brown,
67、 was an athletic teacher, often with a smile on her face. Herclass was a good mix of calisthenics(健美体操 ) and games that give us all a good workout.And Ms. Brown was nice and compassionate(有同情心的). She loved her students and oftencame to help if the students were in trouble.During that gym class, my m
68、ind was affected by the math homework and I was worriedabout my final math average. So I failed to devote my attention to Ms. Browns direction. Andclearly, I was sad. I guessed that Ms. Brown found there was something wrong with me.When it was near the end of the gym class, she walked to me.Paragraph 1:She sat down to comfort me.Paragraph 2:I felt relaxed and decided to work harder at math.10