1、湖北省宜昌市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分 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 s
2、chool. 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
3、。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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 t
4、he technician.B. Go to the 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 q
5、ualified. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。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
6、 family?A. It was destroyed. B. It wasnt developed 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 liv
7、es through sports. C. Offer educational resources to kids. 15. 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
8、答第17至第20四个小题。17. Why did researchers put a tracking collar on the fox?A. To 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?
9、A. Human assistance. B. The floating sea ice. C. Her fast running speed. 20. What happened to 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. Li
10、sted below are several influential young people.Muzoon Almellehan, 19Millions of children live in refuge camps (难民营)，where few pave access to school. Almellehan experienced these conditions firsthand after fleeing Syria. Fighting to change that, she travels the world to tell people about the signifi
11、cance of education Almellehan, UNICEFs(United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund) youngest-ever goodwill ambassador now, plans to return to her homeland Syria finally.Aulii Cravalho,17The Hawaii native voiced the heroine in Disneys hit movie Moana. Now Aulii is taking on a new role. Shel
12、l star on NBCs Rise, a drama about a high school theater department that lifts the spirits of a struggling steel town in Pennsylvania. Based on a true story, the show has strengthened her belief that young people can bring about real change.Moziah Bridges, 16At 9, Moziah launched, his own handmade b
13、ow-tie business from his grandmothers kitchen table. Now Mos Bows is worth about $1.5 million. More recently, Moziah signed a licensing deal with the NBA that lets him sell bow ties featuring team logos. But Moziah has even grander ambitions. He plans to expand globally. He credits his success to hi
14、s natural sense of style.Mikaila Ulmer, 13Mikaila used to hate bees. She was stung (蜇) twice. But after learning honeybees are critical to the ecosystem and dying out, she developed a fascination with them. She was determined to help. Using her great-grandmothers recipe, Mikaila made a mixture, swee
15、tened with local honey. She sold it at community business fairs, donating 10% of her profits to honeybee-advocate groups. Mikaila also runs a nonprofit group called the Healthy Hive Foundation, whose goal is to raise awareness about the hardship of the honeybee.21What did Aulii Cravalho learn from t
16、he drama Rise?AYoung people indeed have the ability to make a difference.BShe has the ability to take up acting as her lifelong profession.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 _.A
17、making money to help people in needBrescuing the endangered but beneficial honeybeesCputting her great-grandmothers recipe to good useDdeveloping a traditional technique for producing honey23What do the four young people have in common?AThey are commercially successful.BTheyve gained wide recognitio
18、n now.CTheyre leading a wealthy and full life.DThey have no interest in academic subjects.BSince 2013, Torobo, a robotic arm designed to test the limits of artificial intelligence. has had one ambitionto be admitted to the University of Tokyo. However, it has repeatedly failed. This year was no exce
19、ption.In early November Torobo took an exam to prepare for an all-important standardized test. While Torobos total score of 525 out of 950 was 14 points higher than in 2015，its standard score of 57.1% was slightly lower, because human students did better in the 2016 test.Though the score，which is hi
20、gher than the national average, is enough to get the robot admitted to many other famous Japanese universities, it falls short of the minimum required for the University of Tokyo.A closer analysis of the results showed that Torobos newly programmed ability to solve complex physics problems helped in
21、crease 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 to obtain an impressive 66.3% in world history. The average 60% scores acquired in the two math sections, were not too shabby either.But，while Torobo is ab
22、le to handle knowledge-based questions and ones involving complex mathematical calculations, it has a hard time thinking independently. As a result, the robot is unable to fully understand multiple sentences and phrases to arrive at the logical conclusions required in the English language tests. Thi
23、s weakness was reflected in the weak oral and writing scores, which came in at 36.2% and 50.5% , respectively.Fortunately, after four grueling years, the robots creators have decided to free Torobo from its annual test-taking suffering, the research team will instead focus on improving the robots ab
24、ility to pick out specific answers from massive sets of dataa skill that led to its excellent history scores. They believe the expertise(专业技术）will help Torobo succeed as an industrial robot.24.What is the disadvantage of Torobo?A. It has much difficulty searching for facts.B. It doesnt own language
25、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.happy B.tiring C.successful D.independent26.What did the exam results show?A. Torobos score didnt reach the national average.B. Tor
26、obos 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 robots performances in exams.C. Majors that are suitable for a robot.D. A robots ways to deal with exams
27、.CJust a few years out of law school, I decided that I wanted to write fictions. The only thing I had ever published before was a law-review article. I had made great efforts to write when I came home at night after work, but I was too tired. I decided to quit my job.I began my new life on a Februar
28、y morning. I sat down at my kitchen table at 7:30 am and made a resolution. Every day I would write until lunchtime. Then I would lie down on the floor for 20 minutes to rest my mind. After that, I would return to work for a few more hours.In my first year, I sold two stories. Then I wrote a novel,
29、but I thought it wasnt good enough, so I ended up putting it in a drawer. My second novel, Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk, was published to glowing reviews and received the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.My success sounds like a familiar story, but actually it was far from sudden. I
30、quit my job, and for every story I published in those years, I had at least 30 rejections. The novel that I put away in the drawer took my four years. My breakthrough came in 2006, 18 years after I first sat down to write at my kitchen table.Sometimes genius is just the thing that comes out after 20
31、 years of working at your kitchen. Also, doing something truly creative requires the energy of youth. Orson Welles made his masterpiece, Citizen Kan, at 25. T. S. Eliot wrote The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock at 23.28.When did the author decide to devote himself to writing fictions?A. When he was t
32、ired 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 his life reasonablyC. was too diligent to relax
33、 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 did the author give the example of Orson
34、 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 special gift of encouragement at just
35、the right time! It might be in a dream, a lost letter, a memory, or something found that wed forgotten about. My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. And summer after summer I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. She was always using her hands for something exciting. She would
36、make sandwiches and wed have tea parties, plant flowers and carefully tend them. She loved knitting sweaters as well as making beautiful quiltsfor her grandchildren. I remember the small thimble ( 顶 针 ) she would place on her finger while doing her needlework. A few years ago, when Grandma left this
37、 earth for her new residence in Heaven, I bid farewell to my loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday. I missed her very much, but I noticed it mostly on my birthdays, because there was no card from Grandma. S
38、hed never forgotten my birthday! On one particular birthday when I was feeling a little low, something happened and made me feel as if she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow; it was small and
39、hard. I moved the object 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 off her finger, I pictured her sewing it into that little pillow that I just happened to fluf
40、f (抖松), to place on my bedspread (床罩) that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others Id collected 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 some tea, usin
41、g my best china, as Grandma always 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
42、 would make beautiful quilts for money.D . She 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
43、author got from her grandmother.34. How did the author 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 Thimble B . Grandmas Life StoryC . The Joy of Finding Something Lost D.The Imp
44、ortance 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 better leaders possess a few qualities that can mean the difference between the success and failure of the group. 36
45、 . Theyre also the qualities team members want in a group leader, and appreciate when they find them.Take Responsibility 37 , but eventually a group leader needs to be able to accept that responsibility lies on her shoulders. That means that if things go wrong in a group project, shes the one who mu
46、st accept the consequences and work out what mistakes were made. The group leader wont always have the power to control everything group members do, but she should be ready to admit any mistakes the group has made as a result of her leadership. 38 The group leader has a commitment to the task or pro
47、ject at hand, but perhaps more importantly, he has a real concern for each and every person who is part of his group. 39 , as well as making time to build the group through collective activities. The group leader should make sure that everyone is included, even if an individual is new to a group.Goo
48、d Listener 40 . Not only will this allow complaints to be addressed and potentially suitable ideas to be put into practice, but a leader who listens will also encourage group members to share their concerns and thoughts, creating an atmosphere of free speech and productivity.A. Concern for MembersB.
49、 Understand other membersC. This means getting to know the strengths, weaknesses and goals of team membersD. A good listener stands tall or sits up straight, leans in to the speaker and makes eye contact.E. Group leaders might share tasks around a group as necessaryF. These are the qualities the lea
50、der of higher rank will look for when choosing a leader for a group.G.The group leader needs to be able to listen to the suggestions, complaints (抱怨) and ideas of group 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
51、 do not owe their children a college education. If they can 41 it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they cant. If the children really want to go, theyll find a 42 out. There are plenty of loans（货款）and scholarships for the bright and 43 ones who
52、cant afford to pay.When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 44 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it,it must be considered a(n) 45 not a responsibility.Do parents owe their children anything? Yes,the
53、y owe them a great deal.One of their obligations (责任) is to give their children personal 46 . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 47 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so 48 , so afraid of failing that he（or she）wont try at all .Of course they sh
54、ould be 49 corrected when they do wrong, but its often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time.All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate them and give them chances to try and fail.They must learn to stand 50 .When criticisms are really needed,they s
55、hould be 51 with 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.This means teaching them to 52 the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,to teachers,and to the law.The best
56、way to teach such values is by 53 .A child who is lied to will lie.A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have 54 laughing and loving.No child asks to be 55 .If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.41.A. find B.get C.afford D. receive 42.A. supporter B. hel
57、p C.path D. way43.A. handsome B.honest C.eager D.wealthy 44.A.time B. right C.duty D. energy45.A.favour B. pleasure C.honour D. service46.A.worth B.affair C. belief D. confidence47.A.brought B. compared C.forced D. taken48.A.dependent B.desperate C. embarrassed D. unsure49.A.properly B.gently C.sinc
58、erely D.severely50.A. examination B.failure C. fault D.test51.A.mixed B.satisfied C.shared D.balanced52.A.consider B.recognize C. respect D.know53.A.guidance B.punishment C. word D.deed54.A.worry B.difficulty C.fun D.problem55.A.praised B. born C.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
59、当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet. 56 seems that she cant control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell you what happened last night. It was the fourth time she 57 (shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her 58 (think) twice before
60、buying anything, but my wife ignored 59 I said and replied confidently, “With the New Year 60 (approach)”, preparation is necessary. Besides, I havent bought things on the Internet for a whole week”. 61 (hear) her words, I was really speechless. In most cases, the things she bought arent good value
61、for money. Maybe she just enjoys the process of buying online. Nowadays,withthe development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more 62 (convenience). Those 63 stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of problems. One of them 64 (be) more spending
62、 than before, because people are 65 (easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation（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.加入文学社后的打算。注意：1. 词数100
63、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 consideredto be brave, but what kind of things can be considered to be brav
64、e? It is not a question that can be answered by words, but by the actual deed. A boy with the name Henry gave us a good example.Ronny and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day as Ronny and Henry were going homeafter school, they saw som
65、e people fighting in the street corner. Ronny said excitedly, “Some people are fighting! Lets go and have a look!” ButHenry refused, “Its none of our business. Wed better go home and dont get close to them. Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I dont want them t
66、o worry about me.”“You area coward(懦夫), and afraid to go,” said Ronny, and off he ran to the spot with some other 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 great deal. From then on, they lo
67、oked down upon Henry and didnt want to play with him.Henry was sad but he wasnt angry with Ronnyfor his rude behavior,because he had learned that true courage was shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved, and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just
68、 ignored the other boys laughter and continued to stick to his thought and go to school and study as well. However, Ronny didnt invite Henry to go home with him anymore. Instead, he had his new friends who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didnt go home directly but went
69、to the river or somewhere to play games and had lots of fun. A few days later, something terrible happened to Ronny. That afternoon after school, Ronny was bathing with some of his new friends in the river happily.Paragraph 1:Suddenly, he was stuck in the mud and couldnt get out. _Paragraph 2At that
70、 moment, Henry happened to pass by. _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 答 案听力1-5 ABCBA 6-10 CBACA 11-15 CABBC 16-20ACABB 阅读21-23 ABB 24-27 CBDB 28-31 DBAB 32-35 DCAA 36-40 FEACG完形填空41-45 CDCCA 46-50 DBDAB 51-55 DCDDB语法填空36. It 57. had shopped 58. of thinking/to think 59. what 60. approaching 61.Hearing
71、62. convenient 63. who 64. is65. easily应用文Dear Sir,Im writing to you about joining the English literature club. Iam Li Hua, a student from Grade Two. Addicted to English, I have been interested in English literature. Although Iam only a high school student, I have read many English books and mastere
72、d lots of words. Meanwhile, I know many famous English authors, such as William Shakespeare, 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 to helping the members of it. I think Ill have many common topics to talk wi
73、th the guys. So it is a wise decision for you to let me become a member of the club.Yours, Li Hua读后续写Paragraph 1Suddenly，he was stuck in the mud and couldnt get out. He struggled hard but he was still trapped. He screamed for help, but all in vain. The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of t
74、he water as fast as they could. They were so scared and did not even try to help him.Paragraph 2At that moment, Henry happened to pass by. He heard the screams and ran to the river as soon as possible. Seeing Ronny was almost drowned, Henry took off his clothes immediately and jumped into the water without any hesitation. He reached Ronny just as he was sinking the last time. 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.
