湖北剩州中学宜昌一中两校2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题含解析

1、湖北省荆州中学、宜昌一中两校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（含解析）第i卷第一部分: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)请听下面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。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.where will the woman go last?a. to the bank.b. to the market.c. to the school.【答案】b【解析】【原文】w: my sister wants me to get some

2、thing from her school but i think i should go to the bank first.m: then are you going to go shopping before going back home?w: yes, i need some things from the market.2.what are the speakers talking about?a. a prize.b. a competitor.c. a gallery.【答案】a【解析】【原文】m: congratulations! you won in that art co

3、mpetition! what did you get?w: a weekend in new york with free entrance to all the art galleries there.3.what wont the man watch tonight?a. the cooking program.b. the football match.c. the dancing program.【答案】c【解析】【原文】w: if you stay up late tonight, you can catch the repeat of last saturdays come da

4、ncing program.m: its too late. ill just watch the football match. before that, ill watch lucas wilson preparing some traditional chinese dishes.4.what did the woman do yesterday?a. she watched a film.b. she saw the big fish.c. she visited the art museum.【答案】a【解析】【原文】m: did you have a good day out ye

5、sterday with the children?w: yes! wed planned to go and see the big fish at the sea life center. but it was so crowded at the center so we went to the cinema. it was much more fun than the art museum we went to last week.5.how much should a non-member pay for the tennis court?a. 5.00 per hour.b. 6.0

6、0 per hour.c. 6.50 per hour.【答案】c【解析】【原文】w: how much does it cost to book a tennis court?m: the sports center has just announced new prices for the court. it will cost 6.50 per hour, which is an increase of 50 pence. however, as club members, itll be a reduced price of 5.00.第二节:(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5

7、分)请听下面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，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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6. what day is it today?a. tuesday.b. wednesday.c. thursday7. what does the man plan to do on friday?a. visit his grandma.b. get a haircut.c. eat chinese food.【答案】6. b 7. a【解

8、析】【原文】w: when are you going to get your hair cut?m: well, ill have to go tomorrow or the next day. i couldnt go yesterday; it was closed.w: i thought it was always shut on wednesday afternoons.m: no, its shut all day on tuesday.w: well, youll have to go tomorrow because fridays a public holiday and

9、everything will be closed then.m: not everything, mum. chinese restaurants will be open. my friend invited me to try out their new menu on friday, but i promised grandma ill visit her!听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8. what does the woman say about buying the ticket online?a. its quick.b. its difficult.c. its chea

10、p.9. what does the man think is interesting?a. fans messages.b. stories of band members.c. replies from the guitarists.【答案】8. b 9. c【解析】【原文】m: ive got tickets for the blue angels concert on saturday. would you like to go?w: yes, great! how did you get them?m: from their website.w: i tried to do that

11、 once but i had to give up. it wouldnt let me pay for some reason.m: yes, its difficult. i had to phone the helpline. they told me how to do it.w: they should just make it simpler. but i like the website because it posts new stories about the band members every day.m: yeah, and some of the replies t

12、o fans from the two guitar players are really funny.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10. where will sam go?a. athens.b. amsterdam.c. los angeles.11. when will the woman meet sam?a. before 12:30.b. around 2:00.c. after 4:00.12. what does sam expect to do in london?a. see the big ben.b. visit trafalgar square.c. go a

13、round hyde park.【答案】10. a 11. c 12. b【解析】【原文】w: hi, mark. i got a text from my cousin sam in los angeles. hes going to be here on thursday for about eight hours.m: why is he staying in london for only eight hours?w: hes changing flights on his way to greece. hell have enough time to come into town b

14、efore his flight to athens.m: thats really fun. i did it once in amsterdam. so, what time will he be here?w: hell probably get into town by about 12:30. but ive got a maths exam at 2:00, so sams going to be on his own until 4 oclock.m: im sure hell be fine. if the weathers good, maybe hell want to e

15、xplore hyde park before meeting you.w: in the text message, he said he wanted to see trafalgar square. well probably go to big ben and buckingham palace, too.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13. what color hair did clara have?a. black.b. blond.c. brown.14. what language did peter speak?a. spanish.b. german.c. itali

16、an.15. who were humorous?a. peter and antonio.b. hiro and peter.c. hiro and antonio.16. what do we know about amy?a. she was french.b. she liked black clothes.c. she was good at cooking.【答案】13. a 14. b 15. c 16. c【解析】【原文】m: what was your english class like? tell me about them.w: lets think. well, th

17、ere was a boy from osaka in japan. his name was hiro. he always made us all laugh.m: what about clara? you told me about her in an email once.w: oh, yes. clara came from panama in central america. so she spoke spanish. she had long black straight hair.m: who else? any nice boys?w: well, there was pe

18、ter from switzerland - the german-speaking part. he had blond hair. peter was rather quiet and shy. his best friend was antonio from italy. but they were completely different.m: what was antonio like?w: he was short with brown curly hair. he was really funny, too. he was always laughing and joking a

19、nd waving his arms about.m: do you think youll see any of them again one day?w: well, sophie invited me to visit her in paris next summer. shes 16 but she looks older. she always wore black clothes and a lot of eye make-up. amy will be there, too. she always cooked us delicious meals!听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

20、17. who is the boot camp targeted at?a. men.b. women.c. young children.18. why does the speaker go to local primary school?a. to do training.b. to look for customers.c. to do some exercise.19. what can we find on the speakers website now?a. videos.b. diet tips.c. training advice.20. what does the sp

21、eaker probably want to do next?a. find some assistants.b. advertise his sports camp.c. show some training methods.【答案】17. b 18. b 19. c 20. a【解析】【原文】im richard hunter. you may recognize my face from an article in a local paper recently. this was mainly about my so-called boot camp. as the name sugge

22、sts, this consists of some quite difficult exercises, designed to make a man of you! thats a joke - most of my customers are women. i do mostly morning training in villages, and i advertise in local primary schools. i find thats the best way of reaching the younger mothers. the training is always ou

23、tdoors, in all weathers. im very much into showing that you dont need gym equipment or heavy weights. so i like to use real things which you can find around your house or garden.my business is still at the developing stage, and the same goes for my website. at the moment, its just advertising what i

24、 do. its also got some pages of advice about training. long-term, diet is next on my list for the website, although i havent started that yet. within six months, i hope to have some videos of people showing some training methods. im also planning to organize some sports camps for young children in t

25、he summer holidays and im looking for some helpers. so if anybody is interested 第二部分:阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节:(共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25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。abeing fat is a non-stop fight between not being noticed and attracting much notice. sometimes you want to be accepted; instead, youre singl

26、ed out and judged. in 2015, when i became the first plus-size designer to win project runway, i hoped it would be a moment not only for inclusive fashion, but also for all other fat human beings out there. it wasnt just me who had won; wed won. many women told me they were afraid to wear bright colo

27、rs or show off their arms until they saw me doing it. but some of the words on the internet were terrible: “why did they pick that fat designer?” “how can she encourage such an unhealthy lifestyle?” i got sad and put on more weight. i reached a point where i couldnt climb stairs without losing my br

28、eath.i finally realized that if i didnt take care of myself, i couldnt keep doing what i loved, so i went to see a doctor and started doing exercise every day. after that i got more judgment, this time from people in the fat group who once supported me. they turned their backs on me and said, “you c

29、ant be body positive and still losing weight.” i thought, “well, why not? i wasnt trying to be prettier; i wanted to have control of my life.”size should not divide us, whether we are fat, thin, or anywhere in the between. im designing clothes for plus woman, but one day i might be open to designing

30、 straight sizes. people judge me for that, too. but i just want to create clothes that make people feel good. i want every woman to love herself and go after her dreams like i did.21. what was the authors hope after she won project runaway?a. people would look up to her.b. other fat people would sha

31、re her pride.c. the clothes she designed would sell well.d. fat people would lead the fashion industry.22. after the author saw the words on the internet, she _.a. lost interest in fashionb lost control of her bodyc. stopped wearing bright colorsd. decided to have a healthy lifestyle23. what was fat

32、 peoples attitude to the author when she started losing weight?a. dissatisfied.b. uninterested.c. they laughed at her.d. they couldnt believe it.【答案】21. b 22. b 23. a【解析】本文是记叙文。“我”在project runway(时装设计师展示才华的真人秀节目)节目中获奖时身体很胖，互联网上的评论让“我”感到难过，于是“我”每天开始做运动来控制自己的生活。不管胖与瘦，“我”希望每个女人都像“我”一样爱自己并追逐自己的梦想。【21题详解

33、】细节理解题。根据第一段中的in 2015, when i became the first plus-size designer to win project runway, i hoped it would be a moment not only for inclusive fashion, but also for all other fat human beings out there.(2015年，当我成为第一个赢得project runway大奖的胖人设计师时，我希望这不仅是一个包容时尚的时刻，也是属于所有其他胖人的时刻)可知，作者在获得runaway项目后的希望是其他胖人也会分

34、享她的骄傲，为胖人感到自豪。故选b。【22题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的but some of the words on the internet were terrible: “why did they pick that fat designer? ” “how can she encourage such an unhealthy lifestyle?” i got sad and put on more weight.(但网上有些词却让人很不舒服：“他们为什么选那个胖设计师？“她怎么能鼓励这种不健康的生活方式呢？”我很伤心，体重增加了)可知，作者在互联网上看到这些文字后，她很悲伤，

35、体重又增加了，即她无法控制自己的身体。故选b。【23题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中after that i got more judgment, this time from people in the fat group who once supported me. they turned their backs on me and said, “you cant be body positive and still losing weight.”(在那之后，我得到了更多的评价，这次是来自曾经支持我的胖人。他们背弃了我，认为我不可能在保持健康的同时还在减肥)可知，胖人们在为自己不想减肥找理

36、由，对于她们的“优秀代表”在减肥自然会表示出“不支持，不高兴”。a. dissatisfied.不满意的；b. uninterested.不感兴趣的；c. they laughed at her.她们嘲笑她；d. they couldnt believe it.她们不相信作者在减肥。a选项可以表达胖人们的感受。故选a。bso far, this years global music market has definitely been controlled by women: beyonce knowles, taylor swift, and iggy azalea are all maki

37、ng waves. and one hot name that adds more weight to the list is us singer ariana grande.almost exactly a year ago, grande released her first album, yours truly. and over the past 12 months, the 21-year-old former nickelodeon (an american tv channel for kids and adolescents) star has transformed from

38、 a pop artist you might recognize to a superstar. she now boasts three top 10 singles in the current billboard hot 100 chart, an impressive opening performance at this years mtv video music awards, and millions of followers on social networking sites.her second album, my everything, which was releas

39、ed on aug, 25th, is the latest sign of her coming dominance (优势). it ranked first on the billboard 200 album chart this week, making her the only other female singer after scotlands susan boyle to have two no. 1 albums in a row in a single year.ok, with all the glitter and glory aside, lets talk abo

40、ut grandes trump card her powerful voice and wide vocal range (音域). unlike selena gomez and demi lovato, grandes star power is rooted in the fact that she can really sing. more importantly, grande knows how to control her voice, which is at once strong and sensitive, and use it to expand her musical

41、 territory.my everything is the best example. in this album, grande nearly tries her hand at everything: dance music (break free), r&b jams (be my baby), hip-hop tunes (problem), power ballads (why try) and even 60s-inflected pop (bang bang).while you can clearly sense her ambition as a singer, you

42、will be impressed by how effortlessly she handles these different styles of music, especially if you have listened to yours truly, a more cohesive, 90s r&b-influenced project.of course, one suggestion for grandes future music would be for her to display more personality instead of simply showing off

43、 her voice. but not to worry; based on what weve heard thus far, its safe to say grande is well on her way to growing into her own.24. the underlined word “boasts” in paragraph 2 is similar in meaning to _.a. releasesb. adoptsc. advocatesd. possesses25. the author takes her album, my everything, as

44、an example to _.a. show her wide vocal rangeb. show she is a superstarc. show she is very popular with followersd. show she sings better than other singers26. in the authors opinion, grande _.a. should try her hand in more styles of musicb. is satisfied with just showing off her voice talentc. is su

45、re to display more personality in her future performanced. is going to lose her advantage for lack of change in her performance【答案】24. d 25. a 26. c【解析】【分析】本文是记叙文。美国歌手阿里安娜格兰德（ariana grande）以其强大的嗓音和宽广的音域赢得了社交网站上的数百万粉丝，她正朝着展现更多的个性的方向发展。【24题详解】词义猜测题。根据第二段中的and over the past 12 months, the 21-year-old s

46、tar has transformed from a pop artist you might recognize to a superstar.(在过去的12个月里，这位21岁的明星已经从你可能认识的流行歌手变成了超级明星)可知，ariana grande演唱的歌曲获得了巨大的成功，下一句中讲的是成功的具体表现。谓语动词boast有三个宾语，它们是three top 10 singles in the current billboard hot 100 chart, an impressive opening performance at this years mtv video music

47、 awards, and millions of followers on social networking sites.因此从最后一个宾语猜测boast的意思最容易，应为“拥有”社交网站上的数百万粉丝。a. release发行；b. adopt采用；c. advocate倡导；d. possess拥有。故选d。【25题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段中的lets talk about grandes trump card her powerful voice and wide vocal range (音域).及more importantly, grande knows how to con

48、trol her voice, which is at once strong and sensitive, and use it to expand her musical territory.(让我们来谈谈ariana grande的王牌她强大的嗓音和宽广的音域。更重要的是，更重要的是，格兰德知道如何控制自己的声音，用它来拓展自己的音乐领域)及第五段中的my everything is the best example. in this album, grande nearly tries her hand at everything: dance music (break free),

49、r&b jams (be my baby), hip-hop tunes (problem), power ballads (why try) and even 60s-inflected pop (bang bang).(my everything就是最好的例子。在这张专辑中，格兰德几乎尝试了所有的东西，包括舞曲、嘻哈曲调和民谣等)可知，作者以ariana grande的专辑我的一切为例是为了展现ariana grande宽广的音域。故选a。【26题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的of course, one suggestion for grandes future music woul

50、d be for her to display more personality instead of simply showing off her voice. but not to worry; based on what weve heard thus far, its safe to say grande is well on her way to growing into her own.(在她未来的音乐道路上给予ariana grande的一个建议是让她展现更多的个性，而不只是表现自己的声音。但不必担心，根据我们目前所听到的，可以肯定的是ariana grande正朝着自己的方向发

51、展)可知，在作者看来，ariana grande一定会在以后的演出中表现出更多的个性。故选c。【点睛】依据逻辑推理猜测词义：运用逻辑推理猜测词义是使用最广考查最多也最易失分的猜词方式。要求考生具备整合分散、复杂信息的能力，充分利用上下文中相关的词汇并结合具体的语境，从形式和内容上把握语言之间的内在联系，理顺语言之间的逻辑关系，进而达到猜词的目的。在第1小题中，可以根据该划线词所在的上下文语境来推测其意义。根据第二段中的and over the past 12 months, the 21-year-old star has transformed from a pop artist you m

52、ight recognize to a superstar.(在过去的12个月里，这位21岁的明星已经从你可能认识的流行歌手变成了超级明星)可知，ariana grande演唱的歌曲获得了巨大的成功，下一句中讲的是成功的具体表现。谓语动词boast有三个宾语，它们是three top 10 singles in the current billboard hot 100 chart, an impressive opening performance at this years mtv video music awards, and millions of followers on socia

53、l networking sites.因此从最后一个宾语猜测boast的意思最容易，应为“拥有”社交网站上的数百万粉丝。a. release发行；b. adopt采用；c. advocate倡导；d. possess拥有。故选d。cthe 1993 movie jurassic park wasnt the first film to show dinosaurs in the modern world. but it did a good job of bringing the idea of cloning dinosaurs into popular culture. it repres

54、ented dinosaur cloning in a way that made sense to a lot of people, and it was a successful film, making more than $900 million worldwide.jurassic park built on the idea of getting dna from mosquitoes kept in amber. while this might seem possible at first sight, its highly unlikely that scientists c

55、ould find usable dinosaur dna in mosquito fossils. scientists would need a very specific sample-a female mosquito that had taken lots of dinosaur blood immediately before being trapped in amber. since fossilization in amber is a relatively rare event, the chances of this happening are pretty small.t

56、he lack of possible samples isnt the only problem. most insect fossils found in amber are also too young to contain dinosaur blood-dinosaurs were gone by the time the insects became trapped. many insects went bad from the inside out after they were trapped, leaving nothing inside for scientists to t

57、ry to find. finally, the sample would have to be very dry, since dna can break down quickly in the presence of water.but if researchers did find a perfectly kept mosquito with a body full of dinosaur blood, bringing back its dna would still be difficult. the blood with the dinosaur dna would be surrounded by the body of an insect, which has its own dna. there could also be dna from the other cells trapped in the amber. then, of course, theres the dna in the laboratory itself-and in the body of the scientist.27. why is the film jurassic park mentioned at the beginn