1、湖北省黄州中学2021-2022学年高二上学期新起点考试英语试卷（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）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）1. What drink will the man order?A. An apple juice.B. A tomato juice.C. A cold beer.2. What do we know about Jack?A. He will work on the project.B. He is not tough enough.C. He has little patience.3. Where
2、does the conversation take place?A. At a subway station.B. At an airport.C. In a taxi.4. What does the woman want to do?A. Have a rest.B. Go to the movies.C. Visit Jeff with the man.5. What happened to the woman?A. She couldnt find Mr. Beringer. B. She was late for an interview. C. She failed to get
3、 a job.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）6. What does the man want to reserve?A. A business suite.B. Two double rooms.C. Three single rooms.7. When will the man check in?A. On December 16th.B. On December 19th.C. On December 23rd.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Where do the speakers prefer to go?A. Hawaii.B. Europe.
4、C. The Bahamas.9. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Check the travel fees.B. Call their friends.C. Book their flight.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What does the woman dislike about the play?A. The clothes.B. The acting.C. The set.11. Who is the mans old classmate?A. The actress.B. The director.
5、C. The screenwriter.12. When does the conversation take place?A. At the beginning of a play.B. In the middle of a play.C. At the end of a play.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What did Landon succeed in doing?A. Managing his own business. B. Finishing computer studies. C. Getting into a college.14. How muc
6、h does Jasons school charge per year now?A. $20,000.B. $40,000.C. $60,000.15. What does the man think of college education?A. It costs less now.B. It isnt necessary.C. It is meaningful.16. What are the speakers talking about?A. What major to choose.B. Whether to go to college.C. How to pay for unive
7、rsity.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What should people do to rent a Nice Ride bike?A. Get the membership card.B. Download an app.C. Show the ID card.18. Which country has the largest bike-share program?A. China.B. The US.C. Australia.19. How does the US Department of Transportation support cycling?A. Bu
8、ild on-street bike lanes. B. Provide thousands of bikes. C. Start bike-share programs.20. Why does the speaker give this talk?A. To seek advice for Nice Ride. B. To raise money for bike-share programs.C. To introduce the bike system in public places.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
9、文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A4 Art/Design Competitions for High SchoolersReady to sign up for a competition? Here are 4 that can help you stand out.Congressional Art CompetitionAre you skilled in the visual arts? If so, consider applying to the Congressional Art Competition. Designed to acknowledge a
10、nd celebrate talented young artists, this contest is open to high school students around the country. As a bonus, winners get to see their pieces displayed in the U.S. Capitolf or a full year.National Geographic Student Photo CompetitionHigh school students who are always snapping photos for their I
11、nstagram may be interested in the National Geographic Student Photo Competition. To participate, submit a digital photo that showcases your love of exploration and adventure, along with a 100-word description. The grand prize winner will receive a free National Geographic Student Expeditions photogr
12、aphy trip.NSHSS Visual Arts CompetitionThis visual arts competition supports artists with various mediums, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and mixed media. To apply, submit a JPEG of your work, with a minimum300 dpi. Finalists will be required to submit physical copies of thei
13、r work. The first-place winner receives $1,000,while second- and third-place winners earn $500 and $250,respectively.River of Words ContestIs the written word your preferred method of expression? Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Literacy ,the River of Words Contest invites students to submi
14、t one or more original poems. The competition aims to promote literacy and environmental awareness.21.Why is the Congressional Art Competition held?A. To help students know about the visual arts. B. To popularize winners entries.C. To help winners earn a bonus. D. To recognize gifted young artists.2
15、2. What does the sponsor of NSHSS Visual Arts Competition provide for the winners?A. No less than $1,750.B. No more than $1,000.C. Nothing but a free trip.D. At most a camera.23. What should be submitted to participate in the River of Words Contest?A. A piece of mixed-media visual art. B. A 100-word
16、 English story.C. A JPEG of physical photo. D. At least an original poem.BOne of the greatest challenges in caring for such intelligent animals as chimpanzees (黑猩猩) is providing them with enriching experiences. Every day, the chimpanzees at Project Chimps receive morning and evening food-based enric
17、hment devices, but caregivers are always looking for more ways to keep the chimps mentally engaged. With 79 chimpanzees, each with their distinctive personality, care staff often find that different chimps react differently to new enrichment.Last year, we began inviting musicians to perform for chim
18、ps to see what they may respond. A violin performance received quite the response. Additional musicians were lined up to visit but the coronavirus has stopped the activities, which we hope to resume in the near future.This past week, we brought an electric piano for the chimps to investigate. Some c
19、himps, like twins Buttercup and Clarisse, were immediately interested and could not wait to tap out a few notes. Others, like Emma, were more interested in trying to take it apart.29-year-old Precious has very little tolerance for the piano. She sat off to the side for a few minutes, but eventually
20、she decided that was enough. She called an end to the enrichment session by throwing a handful of waste at the piano. Receiving her message loud and clear, we removed the piano.We could never have guessed how 33-year-old Luke would react to it. As with many retired lab chimpanzees, Luke has some anx
21、iety issues. He seems particularly distrustful of anything new, including people, food, and enrichment. But when we presented the chimps with the piano, Luke was the first to investigate. We could not believe our eyesthis usually anxious chimpanzee bravely chose to explore something new!To us at Pro
22、ject Chimps, this is what it is all about: giving chimpanzees the freedom to choose. We are honored to be part of their journey.24. Why do chimpanzees respond differently to new enrichment?A. They are of different genders. B. They have natural curiosities.C. They are as intelligent as humans. D. The
23、y have their unique characters.25. Who showed the least interest in the piano?A. Buttercup and Clarisse. B. Emma. C. Precious. D. Luke.26. What does the underlined word “resume” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Continue. B. Suspend. C. Monitor.D. Regulate.27. What is the text mainly about?A. How caregivers ca
24、re for the retired chimpanzees.B. What care staff do to enrich chimpanzees daily life.C. How chimpanzees are trained through various enrichment.D. What Project Chimps does to observe and study wild chimps.CBritish sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosys
25、tems by creating underwater museums. Over the years, the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide. On February 1, 2021, Taylor launched his latest work The Underwater Museum of Cannes.“The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help,” Tay
26、lor told Dezeen. “Ocean ecology has been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades, and it is not obvious what is taking place when observing the sea from afar.”The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages. They rang
27、e from Maurice, an 80-year-old fisherman, to Anouk, a 9-year-old student. Towering over 6-feet-tall and weighing 10 tons, the faces are sectioned into two parts, with the outer part like a mask. The mask indicates that the worlds oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ec
28、osystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities.Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear a pristine blue, the seabed was filled with old boat engines, pipes, and other human-made trash when the project began about four years ago. Besides removing the trash, Taylor also
29、restored the areas seagrass. Just one square meter of the seagrass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily. The seagrass also helps prevent coastal erosion and provides habitats for many ocean creatures.“The idea of creating an underwater museum was to draw more people underwater and develop a
30、sense of care and protection,” Taylor told Dezeen. “If we threw unwanted waste near a forest, there would be a public outcry. But this is happening every day in our surrounding waters and it largely goes unnoticed.”28. What are the underwater museums intended to do?A. To make huge profits.B. To rais
31、e awareness of protecting the ocean.C. To show Jason Taylors talent.D. To draw attention to endangered sea animals.29. Why does the outer part of the sculptures look like a mask?A. To popularize the features of the locals. B. To remind people to protect themselves.C. To reflect peoples protection of
32、 the ocean. D. To stress the sensitiveness of the ecosystem.30. Whats paragraph 4 mainly about?A. How the project was started.B. How the seagrass was restored.C. What recovery effort the project made.D. Why the surroundings were improved.31. What can we infer from what Jason Taylor said in the last
33、paragraph?A. The situation of the ocean is easily ignored.B. The destruction caused to the ocean is noticeable.C. Forests play a more important role in ecosystems.D. People have zero tolerance to damage done to nature.DResearchers at Oregon State University have made a key advance in seeking for the
34、 green chemistry of changing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in toreusable forms of carbon by electrochemical reduction.Published in Nature Energy, the study led by Zhenxing Feng of the OSU College of Engineering and colleagues at Southern University of Science and Technology in China and Stanford
35、 University describes anew type of electrocatalyst(电催化剂).“The reduction of carbon dioxide is beneficial for a clean environment and sustainable development,” said Feng, assistant professor of chemical engineering.“In contrast to traditional CO2reduction that uses chemical methods at high temperature
36、s with a high demand of extra energy, electrochemical CO2reductionreactions can be performed at room temperature using liquid solution. And the electricity required for electrochemical CO2 reduction can be obtained from renewable energy sources such as solar power, thus enabling completely green pro
37、cesses.”“To understand the reaction mechanism of our catalyst, my group at OSU used X-ray absorption spectroscopy(光谱学) to monitor the catalysts change during the reaction processes, confirming the role of the catalyst in the reaction,” Feng said.“This collaborative work demonstrates a high-perform a
38、n cecatalyst for green processes of electrochemical CO2reduction reactions. It also shows the reaction mechanism of our catalyst, which can guide the future development of energy change devices as we work toward a negative-carbon economy.”The National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, th
39、e Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Oregon State University, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materialsand Devices supported this research.Maoyu Wang and Marcos Lucero of OSU wer
40、e among the collaborators, who also included scientists from Yale University, North western University and the Argonne National Laboratory.32.What achievement have the researchers made?A.They have found a way to retain CO2.B.They have learned the benefits of CO2.C.They have discovered how to reuse C
41、O2.D.They have invented a new form of CO2.33.What does Zhenxing Feng express about thereduction of CO2in paragraph 3?A. Their method has many advantages.B. Their method only needs solar energy.C. Their method is bad for the environment.D. The traditional method is out of date.34.Why many research ce
42、nters are introduced?A.To show their popularity. B. To tell us their locations.C. To invite more people to join in the research. D.To prove the correctness of the finding.35.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A. Education. B.Science. C.Life. D.Health.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）从短文后的
43、选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Are you consciously designing your life? Do you really understand what that means and how to do it? This matters because when online marketers are selling their services or products, theyll give you the time and financial freedom.36 It is important for you to understand
44、 what designing your life actually looks like and how to do it effectively.Get clear on what you want. At the core of designing your life is the question of what you actually want and what will help you wake up excited to live every day.37 Create a plan. Think about your life like a beautiful work o
45、f architecture. A bunch of builders didnt just walk out there one day and start throwing things together in the hope that something nice would turn out.38 And they did it long before they ever even broke ground on building it.Be flexible and open-minded. Even when there is a plan in place, those who
46、 live the most fulfilled and joyful lives are those who are flexible and open-minded to change and new opportunities.39 It is that fluid(流动的)nature of life that brings uncertainty and adventure into the picture. Therefore, the plans you make today may no longer be relevant tomorrow.40 We live in a s
47、ociety where “busy” is celebrated. The problem is that when busy becomes your way of living, the things you care most about have a way of getting buried under others. Thats why the art of learning to say “no” more often is necessary if you want to start designing your life. One truth about life is t
48、hat you cant do two things at onceat least not effectively.A. Say“no”more often.B.Then you need to create your “life by design”.C.There exists a culture where “no” has a negative suggestion.D.To achieve this, you have to make it clear what you exactly want.E.Many aspects of your life are constantly
49、developing and changing.F.Be like the architect and take the time to create the plan before you start.G.Instead, they did the dull work of mapping out every single detail of that structure.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）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。“If I were to live life twice,I
50、still hope to be a teacher,” said Pan,one of the founders of Chinas higher education.At 15,Pan 41a part-time job as a teacher at a primary school in Jieyang. “The students were aged5 to 15. Understandably, they were very 42 .When I read from the textbook, they did not listen but talked to 43 disorde
51、r,” Pan recalled. The experience of being a teacher inspired him to become a “real” teacher.In the following years, Pan 44 a secondary teachersschool and afterwards Xiamen University for further study in order to 45 as a teacher.After graduation, he went back to teaching .However, he had a taste of
52、46 in the 1950s. He was invited to 47 his teaching experience with the heads of several universities. “My teaching experience had to do mainly with 48 students. They said they dealt with university students and what I said was 49 , which really upset me,” he recalled. 50 ,Pan was determined to help
53、students learn through practical ways. For Pan, a qualified teacher who loves his or her students is a(n) 51teacher.His students all remembered him and often 52 him after their graduation.Pan, the oldest working teacher in Xiamen University, 53 his 100th birthday on August 4, when students from all
54、walks of life went to congratulate him.“The most 54thing in my life is that I am a teacher,” Pan said.“As a teacher, you gain by 55 .”41. A. took upB. applied forC. approved ofD. looked for42. A. cuteB. impoliteC. cleverD. naughty43. A. settleB. showC. createD. ignore44. A. designedB. enteredC. foun
55、dedD. sponsored45. A. thinkB. qualifyC. instructD. serve46. A. growthB. progressC. pleasureD. failure47. A. completeB. shareC. collectD. start48. A. primaryB. mediumC. averageD. senior49. A. unexpectedB. significantC. impracticalB. influential50. A. BesidesB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Otherwise51. A. ca
56、ringB. famousC. impatientD. ordinary52. A. chargedB. disturbedC. contactedD. followed53. A. honoredB. recalledC. imaginedD. celebrated54. A. satisfyingB. surprisingC. regrettableD. terrifying55. A. workingB. givingC. gettingD. burning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。Many lege
57、nds have been left in China about the 56 (construct) of the Great Wall. Among them, the story of Lady Meng Jiang, called“Meng Jiangns Bitter Weeping”, 57 (be)the most moving and known to every family in China.Lady Meng Jiang lived during the Qin Dynasty. In order to build the Great Wall, Emperor Qin
58、 Shi Huang ordered 300 thousand people to work.Lady Meng Jiangs husband 58 (force) to build the Great Wall just three days after they got married. Hearing nothing from her husband for 59 long time, Lady Meng Jiang missed him very much. She decided to set off 60 (look)for him. She traveled many miles
59、, going through a lot of hardships. When she 61 (final) reached the foot of the Great Wall, a fellow countryman told her that her husband had died 62 was buried under the Wall. Lady Meng Jiang was so sad that she cried for three days and nights until a 400-kilometer-long section of the Great Wall fe
60、ll down and the dead 63 (body) of her husband and many others were seen. The heartbroken Lady Meng Jiang killed herself 64 jumping into the sea.Today,you can visit a structure 65 (build)at Shanhaiguan Pass near the sea in memory of this loyal lady.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （满分15分）假设你是育才中学的李华。为外国友人提供生活信息的
61、某英文网站新增了 最美中华栏目，刚好你利用暑假去了中国的某个地方。请你给该栏目投稿，介绍这个地方。内容包括：1该地方的基本情况(如名称、地理位置等)；2该地方的特色(如文化、景点等)；3你对该地方的印象和感受。注意：(1)词数不少于80左右；(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。A Beautiful Place in China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。Peter must be dancing, shaking the whole room. Is at up suddenly and shouted out to
62、 my little brother above me, “Stop shaking the bed,would you?”In the meantime, he was saying, “Its not me. Its you.”Seconds later, Mum rushed into our room with an extra worried face and a crying baby in her arms, screaming to us to run out of the house. By then I found things were flying everywhere
63、. The room was shaking like a “jelly (果冻)”. The bookshelf fell on the ground.“Whats happening?”I was thinking. Peter was too scared to move. All of a sudden, I completely woke up and realized what was going on was the first earthquake I had ever experienced in my life. I grabbed a blanket from the b
64、ed, dragged Peter down, and left on foot in a flash.In a second, I was shirtless and shoeless in the street with my neighbors, being thrown back and forth by the ground that seemed to turn to liquid. The tremble I felt from beneath the earth was like a truck passing or the subway moving underneath.
65、The house swung and twisted as if it were made of paper. As we all stood in the street, some tried to call their family and friends but the networks broke down, and they couldnt get through to anyone. People were hugging each other, anxiously trying to reach their loved ones or weeping in panic.The
66、chaos and noise kept growing when we sensed the smell of gas floating in the air. A woman in the crowd pointed to the front gate of a small house with a courtyard and a gated entrance. Obviously, it was close to collapsing, as glass and pieces of concrete rained down on the sidewalk. “Shut the gas a
67、nd turn off the electricity. Theres a leak!”shouted the woman. It was our house. Mom must have been cooking just then and forgot the gas when the earthquake struck.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。No time to hesitate,I hurried back in, leaving Mom and Peter frozen where they were._When I came out and joined my family, everythingseemed to stop shaking._