湖北省宜昌市一中2020学年高二英语春季学期期中考试（无答案）

宜昌市一中2020年春季学期期中考试高二年级英语试题时间：120分钟 满分：150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. What did the man do last night?A. He read some history books.B. He went to the concert.C. He wrote the paper.2. What is the speakers problem?A. They cant find a place to drink.B. They have no money to buy a drink.C. They dont know how to use the machine.3. What does the man suggest doing for the wedding anniversary this year?A. Dancing at a club. B. Singing in a KTV.C. Eating in a restaurant.4. Why did the man win the race today?A. He ate much. B. He practiced a lot. C. He rowed hard yesterday.5. Where will the speakers have dinner tonight?A. In a Chinese restaurant.B. In the hotel dinning room.C. In an Italian restaurant.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、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秒钟的做答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where is the work place of the company?A. In Britain. B. In America. C. In Australia.7. How will the woman help the man?A. She will print his resume.B. She will check his resume.C. She will make him a new resume.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where are the speakers probably?A. At a caf. B. At a theatre. C. At a school.9. What is the man interested in?A. Poetry. B. Movies. C. Guitar.10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What hobbies they have.B. Which club they should join.C. What movie they should watch.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How much were the mans sunglasses?A. 50 pounds. B. 100 pounds. C. 150 pounds.12. How did the woman think the sunglasses made the man look?A. Energetic. B. Cool. C. Ugly.13. Why did the woman sell her computer?A. She didnt like it.B. She was short of money.C. Her company gave her a new one.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. College transportation.B. Public transportation.C. Community transportation.15. When did the man call to get the “Saferides” at the latest?A. At 6:30 a.m. B. At 6:15 a.m.C. At 7:00 p.m.16. What does the woman say about the “Saferides”?A. It runs twenty-four hours a day.B. It is provided for everybody free of charge.C. It just picks up the students at some specific places.17. What does the man need to take the bus?A. His ID card. B. His library card. C. His transport card.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to store different fish.B. How to keep fish fresh.C. How to prepare dried fish.19. How to remove the blood from the meat?A. Keep the fish in the saltwater for about thirty minutes.B. Wash the fish in clean water for several times.C. Put salt into the fish after cleaning it.20. How long does it take for the whole process?A. At least six hours. B. At least seven hours. C. More than ten hours.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分40分)第一节：多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)21. Opportunity never greets anyone but the minds _ prepared.A. attentivelyB. readilyC. activelyD. adequately22. After the deadly train crash on July, 23, many a netizen called on relevant senior officials to _ their directorship.A. resign B. retireC. abolishD. abandon23. People from all directions reached out helping hands out of _ for the victims in the earthquake-stricken area.A. passionB. affectionC. sympathyD. obligation24. Several merchant princes declared bankruptcy. Before long, panic on the stock market _ a wave of selling.A. set aboutB. set offC. set asideD. set out25. When we are simple and positive, we _ things to be comfortable and beautiful.A. favorB. acknowledgeC. conductD. view26. Coal, though a much more _ energy source than either oil or gas, is still a limited resource.A. abundantB. significantC. accessibleD. concrete27. It is the increasing number of applicants with university education _ applying for a job that had led to the greater importance of curriculum vitae(个人简历).A. in the process ofB. in preparation forC. in possession ofD. in acknowledgement of28. Family violence against women hasnt caused widespread concern because it is not the Chinese tradition to _ the conflict to outsiders.A. declareB. exposeC. enquireD. distribute29. Drinking water, having a healthy snack and taking exercise are all positive ways to _ you when you are working on a tight schedule.A. relieveB. refreshC. liberateD. comfort30. There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as is _ by the publication of two new biographies.A. witnessedB. relatedC. reflectedD. adopted第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫). As a young boy, I 31 from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars. The true 32 of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that my difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a/an 33 role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health 34 greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal 35 had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.Years later, 36 my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about 37 by overcoming difficulties.I joined the culture club as a special event director. I 38 a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my 39 while preparing for our first presentation. I was 40 with my team members and often 41 their ideas. I 42 most of their tasks myself, allowing them to help only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback 43 me, and I spoke of it to the clubs director. She responded that she 44 my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with 45 , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. 46 they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately 47 my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave 48 to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were happy and eager to 49 time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.My experiences 50 improved my ability to handle challenging situations.31. A. recoveredB. sufferedC. benefitedD. surrendered32. A. signB. painC. meaningD. value33. A. leadingB. differentC. importantD. active34. A. developedB. increasedC. improvedD. removed35. A. willB. lifeC. joyD. goal36. A. likeB. overC. forD. in37. A. abilityB. quality C. friendshipD. leadership38. A. foundB. managedC. taughtD. followed39. A. effort B. method C. mistakeD. right40. A. familiar B. satisfied C. strict D. patient41. A. rejected B. reviewedC. returned D. restored42. A. instructedB. guidedC. demonstratedD. performed43. A. educatedB. disturbedC. enriched D. discouraged44. A. doubted B. admiredC. trusted D. challenged45. A. delight B. surpriseC. prideD. hope46. A. EvenB. IfC. BecauseD. Although47. A. deleted B. changed C. regrettedD. considered48. A. handB. chanceC. birthD. access49. A. spendB. devoteC. add D. attach50. A. unusuallyB. undoubtedlyC. instantlyD. indirectly第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACosmo Books Ltd., 14, Woodman Road,Hertford Estate, Two Bridges,Rickmansworth, West Sussex.Middx.25th FebruaryDear sir,Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a remarkable price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeares plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.Yours faithfully,SIMON WALKER51. Simon Walker wrote the letter to _.A. ask Cosmo Books Ltd to refund him the money he paidB. urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not orderedC. complain about the low quality of the books he orderedD. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd.52. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for _.A. a six book set of the plays of MoliereB. a set of 10 books of the works of ShakespeareC. a set of the plays of SchillerD. the poems of Milton53. Cosmo Books have _.A. sent bills for books that they have not sentB. still not sent Mr. Walker the books that he orderedC. continued to send books that Mr. Walker did not orderD. made a gift to Mr. Walker of several sets of books54. The tone of the letter is that of _.A. annoyance B. respect C. bitterness D. humorBMost episodes(片段) of absent-mindedness forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “Youre supposed to remember something, but you havent encoded(编码) it deeply.”Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and dont pay attention to what you did because youre involved in a conversation, youll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in you wardrobe. “Your memory itself isnt failing you,” says Schacter. “Rather, you didnt give your memory system the information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,” he cautions. If you want to remember to take medicine with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table dont leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why youre there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and youll likely remember.55. Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important?A. It helps us understand our memory system better.B. It enables us to recall something from our memory.C. It expands our memory capacity considerably.D. It slows down the process of losing our memory.56. One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that _.A. they are more interested in whats happening around themB. they have a wider range of interestsC. they are more reliant on the environmentD. they have an unusual power of focusing their attention57. A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because _.A. it will easily get lostB. its not clear enough for you to readC. its out of your sightD. it might get mixed up with other things58. What is the passage mainly about?A. The process of gradual memory loss.B. The impact of the environment on memory.C. The causes of absent-mindedness.D. A way of encoding and recalling.CEngineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But thats not what I did.I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts（文科）university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who werent studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didnt care if you have values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist（人文学者）all in one.Now Im not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile（协调）engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.59. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _.A. intended to be a combination of engineer and humanistB. wanted to be an example of practicality and rationalityC. wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in collegeD. intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals.60. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _.A. balance engineering and the liberal artsB. broaden their horizonsC. become noble idealistsD. receive guidance in their careers61. The word “they” in “together they threaten to confuse.” (Line 3, Para.5) refers to _A. engineering and the liberal artsB. reality and noble idealsC. flexibility and a value systemD. practicality and rationality62. The authors experience shows that he was _.A. creativeB. ambitiousC. unrealisticD. aggressiveDImagine eating everything delicious you wantwith none of the fat. That would be great, wouldnt it?New “fake fat” products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound(化合物) called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So its up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that cant be digested at all.Normally, special chemicals in the intestines（肠） “grab” molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecule of substances called fatty ac