1、湖北省宜昌市葛洲坝中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 考试时间：2019年11月第卷 （选择题 共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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
2、 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. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and clerk.B. Husband and wife.C. Mother and son.5. How much more did the woman pay for her wedding dr
3、ess than her sister? A. $400.B. $300.C. $100.第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、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
4、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
5、 his city in the beginning?A. Its big.B. Its horrible.C. Its romantic.11. Whats the city center like according to the man?A. Its crowded with boats.B. Theres a famous church there.C. There arent many shops.12. Why doesnt the man like living there?A. Its too quiet.B. There are too many tourists.C. Th
6、e 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 mans 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 eye
7、s.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
8、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. Its next to a movie theater.C. It includes a big restaurant for employees.20. Whats the goal of the company?A. To rank among the top five providers of Internet
9、service.B. To become the biggest Internet service provider by 2015.C. To have a total area of 50000 square feet.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAmerican WatersportsTuesday-SaturdayLocated on the beach of the Sea Gardens Beach Resort, there are fun things
10、 to rent for the whole family. They offer rentals for kayaks, jet skis, and even parasail! Enjoy the water up-close or from a birds eye view! No matter what activity youre enjoying, be sure to protect yourself and your family from the suns powerful rays and apply plenty of sun block!15th Street Boat
11、 Company Monday-Saturday15th Street Boat Company offers rental boats of all kinds. Theyre sure to have what you are looking for, whether its a small boat for a quick and simple outing or an extravagant boat with comfortable seats with a stereo and high tech navigation. You can rent a boat for half a
12、 day or a couple of days, or even weeks at a time. If you want it, theyve got it. Its fun for everyone!Coconuts Watersports 9am-5pm Monday through SundayCoconuts Watersports is open 7 days a week for your convenience and offers tons of water fun for the whole family. Jet Ski activities last 30 minut
13、es or 1 hour and can make stops along the way. You must be at least 14 years of age to ride alone and can be as young as 3 to ride along with an adult. Everybody is required to wear a life jacket and a license is required to operate the Jet Ski. Bathing suits and shorts are recommended.Jet Ski Tours
14、 of Miami Thursday-Sunday 10am-7pmJet Ski Tours of Miami includes onsite parking, indoor restrooms, lockers, and life jackets for participants. You may choose a one or two tour and each Jet Ski can hold up to 3 people. You must be at least 18 years old in order to ride. As long as you are accompanie
15、d by an adult, there is no age limitation for any passenger. There is a restaurant nearby to eat at. The tour visits 6 different islands and passes by Bayside and Hard Rock. You may even catch a glimpse of dolphins or a manatee resting in these fabulous Florida waters.21. Which of the following can
16、help you enjoy sailing a boat?A. Choose Jet Ski Tours of Miami.B. Go to the Sea Gardens Beach Resort.C. Visit 15th Street Boat Company. D. Visit Coconuts Watersports.22. Whats a necessary requirement to ride alone in the Jet Ski activities?A. One must stay with parents. B. One must be at least 14 ye
17、ars old.C. One apply plenty of sun block. D. One must wear bathing suits and shorts.23. What will you do to satisfy your sons curiosity about marine animals?A. You prefer the tour to Bayside and Hard Rock.B. You prefer a luxury boat with comfortable seats with a stereo.C. Youd like to choose America
18、n Watersports.D. You would like to rent a boat to ride with him.B This holiday weekend will be about more than Thanksgiving treats and extra days off from school for eighth-grader Shreya Nair. Shreya will also spent some of her time conducting an interview that will end up in the Library of Congress
19、.Shreya, 13, is participating in a StoryCorps initiative called The Great Thanksgiving Listen. The project encourages students to interview family members and friends about their lives in an effort to preserve the stories and voices of an older generation.“It would be interesting to see her view on
20、life and how its different from mine based on the circumstances she grew up in,”Shreya said about her interview.StoryCorps aim is to use audio to preserve the stories of people of all ages and backgrounds. Students will be able to record their interviews using a new app and upload them to the StoryC
21、orps Archive at the Library of Congress.Shreyas English teacher decided to get involved in spreading the word about the project, by assigning the interview as homework.Alison Matthews teaches Shreya at McCall Middle School in Winchester, Massachusetts. She incorporated(纳入) the StoryCorps interview a
22、ssignment into a unit on the book, The Giver. Matthews describes the novel as a“story about this community where theres one man the giver who holds all the memories of the community.”“The StoryCorps project fit in so perfectly. The Library of Congress is the keeper of our memories. So I asked kids t
23、o think about the importance of memory in our society,” Matthews said. Shreya said that her classmates like the assignment.”Its an interview that will help us not only understand the book were reading right now, but help us later in life,” Shreya said. “One of the things I like about the project is
24、that you get to hear so many other peoples voices,”she added. “Sometimes in this world it feels like our opinion is the only one, but when you sit down and listen, its amazing what it can bring.”24.Whom might Shreya meet this holiday weekend?A. Her grandmother.B. one of her cousins.B. Her English te
25、acher. D. one of her classmates.25.What is the purpose of the project?A. To start a new tradition.B. To narrow the distance between people.C. To record history through oral communicationD. To teach students to communicate more effectively.26.Why does Matthews support the project?A. It fits in a less
26、on perfectly.B. It is a new teaching method.C. Her students want to learn about interviewing.D. Her students want to visit the Library of Congress.27.What might be the best title of the passage?A. A Holiday Weekend.B. A Girl Participating in a New Project.C. An Interview to the Older Generation.D. A
27、 Meaningful Thanksgiving Day.CRecently, many e-commerce platforms, including Didi Taxi, Ctrip, Fliggy, JD and Taobao, have been uncovered that they are cheating their frequent customers. Their ways are pretty clever. When there are new users or conservative old users, they will give a quite appealin
28、g price to attract them into registering and buying goods. However, their big data is not that friendly to the stable users and frequent visitors. The system always offers them higher price for the same products or service. How does this happen? According to the data analysis, the system knows clear
29、ly that although they feel the price is high, they will finally pay the bill. By collecting and analyzing users profiles, buying habits and other information, big data recommends the same products to different users with different prices. Companies also try other ways to make money, making online co
30、nsumption far more worrying. For example, video websites always offer 120 seconds advertisements, which drives people crazy. And even if you pay for the membership to get rid of the ads, you have to “enjoy” 15-second “private” ads. By broadcasting them, companies make huge profits -second to the mem
31、bership fees. Also, owning 100Mbps network, you still put up with the slow speed when you are downloading a song. You have no choice but to become a VIP when you seek high quality services. Users seem to be lambs(羊羔) among wolves. Even though they say “Since you have money, Ill charge you more”, we
32、cant do anything about it. It pains us that we havent figured out a way to deal with the problem. The only thing we can do is replacing our iPhones with Android phones if we want to buy a membership card, and applying for new accounts if we want cheaper hotels. Not finding a way to fight back, we ca
33、nt do anything but accept them passively. 28. How does big data serve companies according to the text? A. By being kind to all users. B. By giving a discount to stable users. C. By attracting new users by analyzing their shopping habits. D. By recommending the same products with higher prices to reg
34、ular users.29. What do we know from the second paragraph? A. Membership can rid you of all the ads. B. Only by being a VIP can you get a better service.C. The slow download speed is due to your poor network.D. Advertising income is the biggest income for video websites. 30. What is the author attitu
35、de towards the chances of finding a way to fight back? A. Uncertain.B. Casual.C. Negative.D. Positive. 31. What is the main idea of the text? A. The big data provides helpful information to users. B. We have to accept online consumption as it is. C. There exist many online consumption traps. D. Regu
36、lar customers are richer. DAt one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse. Today, however, America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War I. Recently about 2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages, large enough to threaten
37、the quality of care provided. The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing field.What has become of these women in white? The answer lies in not one but several causes. One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options. In the past, women who chose to work outside the
38、 home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. Today, more women than ever are in the workforce, but their options have greatly increased. There are women doctors, lawyers, firefighters and police officers. In fact, women today are found in nearly every field of work. Nursing has been left behind
39、, as women move on to jobs with higher pay and greater status. A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as“merely a nurse”. Teachers many be also at fault. Many high school students are actually away from nursing, told by teachers that they are“too bright to be a nurse”.American
40、s are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention. In fact, the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years. Obviously a larger population requires more nurses. AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care. Usually deadly d
41、iseases mean long hospital stay, that is to say, more nurses are needed to care for these patients. It is estimated that the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years.32. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?A. How teachers have influenced their students.B. Wha
42、t has caused nurse shortage.C. How nurses have been looked down upon.D. Why women have chosen many different jobs.33. The passage tells that high school teachers are at fault for .A. not mentioning the worst nurse shortage in the USB. introducing jobs with higher pay and greater status to their stud
43、entsC. persuading the students not to be nursesD. not asking the government to raise the nurses payment34. The author writes the passage in order to .A. warn people to pay more attention to the nursing problemC. tell us womens free choices of jobs todayB. call on women to choose different kinds of j
44、obsD. describe the unequal treatment of women in the US35. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. of all the hospitals in the world 60 percent more nurses are badly neededB. women in the US have greater career choices than those in other countriesC. high school students think themselves too br
45、ight to be nursesD. nursing used to be a popular job among women第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。This Way to Dreamland Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers are usually unkno
46、wn of whats happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy (笨拙的). _36_ They trouble us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things. But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. _37_ Can you imagine what kin
47、d of world we would have without such ideas and inventions? So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or looking like a fool? First, understand that some opportunities for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slide into
48、 daydreams. _38_ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while youre daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task preferably (最好) something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings. _39_ “Mindfulness”, being focused, i
49、s a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep. It requires slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive. Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away. _40_ Always remember that your best ideas might come w
50、hen your head is actually in the clouds. A. They start off into space and wander by themselves.B. Having interesting things to think about also helps.C. Without wandering minds, we wouldnt have Coke relatively.D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses. E. Daydrea
51、ms, often simple and direct, are unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand. F. Its also important to know how to avoid daydreams when you really need to concentrate.G. Therefore, its a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when youre in the daydream zone.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分
52、45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I had worried myself sick over Simons mother coming to see me. I was a new _41_， and I gave an honest account of the students work. In Simons case，the grades were awfully low. He couldnt read his own handwriting._42_ he
53、was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his _43_.So when Simons mother entered the room, my palms were sweating. I was completely _44_ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you，” she said, surprising me beyond speec
54、h._45_ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he _46_ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had _47_ spent an afternoon at a friends house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the _48_ I had nurtured (培养) in her son. She kissed
55、 me again and left.I sat, stunned(惊呆), for about half an hour，_49_ what had just happened. How did I make such a lifechanging difference to that boy without _50_ knowing it？What I finally came to _51_ was one day, several months before，when some students were _52_ reports in the front of the class.
56、Jeanne spoke _53_， and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simons the expert on this. He is the _54_ one you have to convince, and he cant hear you in the _55_ of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, _56_ more，and became
57、happy. And it was all because he _57_ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed _58_ was the one who took the last seat that day.It taught me the most _59_ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and Im thankful that it came _60_ and positively. A small kindness can indeed mak
58、e a difference.41A. cleaner Breporter Cmonitor Dteacher42A. OrBAnd CBut DSo43A. courageBabilities Cfeelings Ddream44A. desperateBresponsible Cunprepared Dunsuitable45A. Because ofBIn spite of CApart from DAs for46A. lovedBenvied Cpleased Dcriticized47A. graduallyBconstantly Crecently Dobviously48A.
59、selfrespectBselfdoubt Cselfpity Dselfdefense49A. imaginingBobserving Cwondering Dregretting50A. also Beven Calways Dstill51A. expect Bremember Cbelieve Daccept52A. writing Breviewing Cediting Dgiving53A. quietly Brepeatedly Cquickly Dfirmly54A. lucky Blonely Conly Dlikely55A. entrance Bmiddle Cfront
60、 Dback56A. slept Bsmiled Cshouted Dquarreled57A. intended Bpretended Crefused Dhappened58A. change Bpraise Cthanks Dvisits59A. difficult Bpainful Cvaluable Denjoyable60A. early Bslowly Cfrequently Doccasionally 第II卷 （非选择题 共50分）第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答
61、题卡上。Diets have changed in China and so too has its top crop. Since 2011, the country _61_（grow）more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over _62_ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.A taste for meat is _63_ (actual) behind the change: An important part of
62、 its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corns rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice _64_ (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water _65_ rice and creates less fertilizer runoff. This switch has decreased _66_ (pollute) in the country
63、s major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total _67_ (globe)fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005when the government _68_ (start) a soil-testing program _69_
64、gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers - and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. Chinas approach to protecting its environment while _70_ (feed) its citizens offers useful lessons for agriculture and
65、food policymakers worldwide. says the banks Juergen Voegele.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
66、Nowadays there was a kind of language called Web language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed in English words. This is a phenomenon which is worth think about. Some people think it will ruin a Chinese language. However, the others, especially the youngsters, are fond this new language. They think
67、 it of special help in expressing them. Whats more, it may make the language having more uses. In my opinion, its no good using this kind of language. It may be popular, but you may also get others puzzling. It is hard to say whether it is good or not, but there is going to have a discussion about i
68、t tomorrow.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你叫李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry即将大学毕业，他打算应聘来中国教高中生英语口语。现在他给你发来邮件，询问有关事宜。请你回复邮件，给予相关建议。内容包括：1. 行前准备；2. 教学内容；3. 教学活动。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。_宜昌市葛洲坝中学2019-2020学年期中考试高二英语参考答案听力： 1 - 5：ACCBA 6-10：CBCAC 11-15：BBABC 16-20：BCCAB阅读和完形2122232425262728293031323334353637383940CBAACAD
69、DBCCBCADACBFG4142434445464748495051525354555657585960DCBCAACACBBDACDBDBCA填词61. has grown 62. the 63. actually 64. to improve 65. than 66. pollution 67. global 68. started 69. that/which 70. feeding短文改错：71. was is 72. inwith 73. thinkthinking74. a the 75. the others中去掉the 76. 在are fond后加of77. themthe
70、mselves 78. havinghave 79. puzzlingpuzzled80. havebe One possible version:Dear Terry,Im very glad to learn that youre going to come to China to teach Senior students Spoken English after graduation. As for suggestions about your teaching, opinions may vary from person to person, but generally, as a
71、foreign teacher, youd better attach more importance to foreign culture and customs rather than language teaching so as to differ from what Chinese English teachers are doing. Meanwhile, you should adopt a proper teaching method to arouse the interest of the students. For example, you can carry out some interesting activities, such as designing some teaching games, choosing some special topics for students to participate and communicate, through which students speaking will surely be improved rapidly.I hope youll enjoy your teaching in China and expect your coming.YoursLi Hua
