2019-2020学年湖北省荆州市高二下学期期末考试英语试题听力

湖北省荆州市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19」5. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.答案是C。第一节下面你将听到5段短对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1. WhenwillLilyprobablygivethespeechagain?A.OnWednesday. B.OnThursday. C.OnFriday.2. HowdidJohntellthemanabouthisjobinterview?A.Bymakingacall. B.Bysendinganemail. C.Bywritingaletter.3. WhydidAlicecry?A. Becauseahugedogranafterher.B. Becauseshehadaterribledream.C. Becauseherdadwokeherup.4. Whatisthemanprobablydoing?A.Walkingtohisoffice. B.Lookingforaflat. C.Takingsomepictures.5. Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Thefood. B.Thesupermarket. C.Theircar.第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题.6. Whywasthemanlateforschool?A.Itwasrainy. B.Therewasanaccident C.Thebusbrokedown.7. Howmanymeansoftransportationarementionedintheconversation?A. One B.Two C.Three.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题.8. Wherearethetwospeakerstalking?A.Inthestreet. B.Athome. C.Onthephone.9. WhatisJimdoing?A.Preparingforajourney.B.Helpinghismotherdosomehousework.C.Talkingwithhisparents.10. WhereisJimgoingnextweek?A.ToAmerica. B.ToEngland. C.ToAustralia.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A.Playtennis. B.Godancing. C.Playbowling.12. Whenwillthemanleave?A.At7:00. B.At7:30. C.At8：:00.13. Whatdoesthemanthinkofdrivingacar?A.Time-saving. B.Comfortable. C.Troublesome.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. WhatcanweknowaboutMaliaObamafromtheconversation?A.Sheobeyedherparents'order.B.Shedidn'tlikeherhighschool.C.Shewillgraduatefromhighschool.15. WhatwillMaliadobeforegoingtouniversity?A.Takeoneyear'sbreak.B.Travelacrossthecountry.C.MakefriendsinHollywood.16. Whichuniversitydoesthemanprefer?A.OxfordUniversity. B.YaleUniversity. C.HarvardUniversity.17. Whatsubjectisthewomanpoorin?A.History. B.Math. C.Science.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. HowoftendoesStephencutthewooloffthesheep?A.Threetimesayear. B.Twiceayear. C.Onceayear.19. Whydidn'tJenny'ssweaterssellwell?A.Theyweretooexpensive.B.Theyweren'teasytowash.C.Theyweren'tsoldatarighttime.20. WhatdoweknowaboutJenny'ssocks?A.Theyarepopular. B.Theyhavesixsizes.C.Theyaremadeathomenow.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWearedelightedtoannouncethatfromMonday17thAugust,HolkerGardenswillonceagainbeopen!Availableonourwebsite,ticketsaretimed（计时）onarrivaltoensureeveryonecanenjoythewondersofourgardenswhilemaintainingproperself-distancingmeasures.Thetimeitemtellsyouwhentoenterthegardens.Pleasebooktheminadvance.Thegardenswillpresentthemselvesinamostunusualanduniqueconditionduetoanumberoffactorsincludingthehotweatheroverrecentmonthsandthefocusbyourteamtopreserveandprotectournationaltreasures.Alongsideourgardenstherewillbeasimpletake-awayserviceavailablefromourcafeofferinghot&colddrinks,ourfamoushome-madescones,aselectionoftraybakesandfreshlymadesandwiches.Everythingwillbeservedinbio-degradable（可降解的）disposablessoyoucanenjoywhatweofferrightacrossthegrounds.Wearetakingeveryprecaution（预防措施）toensureboththesafetyofyouandofourstaff.Beforeweopenthegateswewillhave:? Deepcleanedeachopenarea? Clearlyplaceddistancingmarkersaroundwhereneeded? Fixedhandwashingand/orhandsanitizerstations（洗手液台）aroundthesite? ProvidedourstaffmemberswiththeappropriatePPE（个人防护装备）? Timedticketsonourwebsite? Movedtocontactless/cardpaymentsonlyInreturn,weneedsomesupportfromyou:? Pleasesticktothe2metresocialdistancingguidancethroughoutyourvisit? Washyourhandsforatleast20secondsafterusingthefacilities（设备）? Makeuseofthehandwashandhandsanitizerstationsacrossthesite21. WhatdoweknowabouttheticketstoHolkerGardens?A.Theymustbepurchasedonthespot.B.Theyshowtheexacttimetoenterthegardens.C.Theyarepresentedinauniqueandunusualcondition.D.Theyareheavilydiscountedontheopeningday.22. Whichonecan'tbeputintothesamecategoryaccordingtothepassage?A. Home-madescones. B.Traybakes.C.Freshlymadesandwiches. D.Bio-degradabledisposables.23. WhatarevisitorstoHolkerGardensexpectedtododuringvisits?A.Makeallyourpaymentsbycash.B.WeartheappropriatePPEallthetime.C.Stayonemeterawayfromeachother.D.Cleanhandsforawhileafterusingthefacilities.BWhenJoyWarren'shusbandof50yearspassedaway,herconfidencetookaknock.Meetingnewpeopleandjoininginagainsociallywasafrighteningthought.Fortunately,justdoorsawaywerefriendlyneighboursJanetandMichaelPorter,whoknockedonherdoorandinvitedhertojointhematalocalfriendshipgroupevent.Anditallstartedfromthere,explainedJoy,75,"I'veneverbeenthetypetositstill,sodespitethefactthatIwasstillsadforGraham,IknewIhadtogetoutandsocialiseagain,butitwasdifficulttoknowwheretostart.ThatknockonthedoorwastheencouragementIneeded."Fromthatfirstneighbourlyinvitation,JanetandMichaelhavebeenthereforJoy,invitingheralongtotakepartinregularOddfellowssocialevents.Shecontinued,"TheymadesureIwasneveralonefortoolong,andifIdidn'tfancycomingwiththem,therewasneveranypressure,justagentlereminderthattheywerealwaysthere.Ijoinedthematallsortsofgroupmeetingsandevents,fromvisitingthelocaldogs'hometohavingacatchupatthemonthlycoffeemorning.IsigneduptotheOddfellowsasaresultofthewonderfulnewfriendsImadethere."Joyalsofoundthatafterlosingherhusband,shewasaloneinmakingdecisionsaboutherhomeandfinances,oftenstrugglingwithwhatneededtobedone.Sheadded,"Grahamusedtotakecareofallthat,soit'sbeentoughformetofigureoutwhattherightthingtodoissometimes.TheOddfellowswasahugehelpwiththisastheyhaveaCitizen'sAdviceLineformembers,whichhasgotmethroughsomecomplicatedtimes."24. HowdidJoyWarrenfeelwhenGrahamlefther?A.Shewastoosadtoseeanyone.B.Shecouldn'twaittomeetnewfriends.C.Shehadnoideahowtomixwithothers.D.Shefeltiteasytohandledailyaffairsbyherself.25. WhatdidJoyWarrendoafterthefirstinvitationofJanetandMichaelPorter?A.Payingvisitstothelocalnursinghome.B.Makingdecisionsaboutwhatneededtobedone.C.Havingaget-togetherattheweeklycoffeemorning.D.ParticipatinginOddfellowsactivitiesonaregularbasis.26. HowdidJoyWarrendealwithsomecomplexproblems?A.Sheworkedthemoutonherown.B.Shereliedonherchildrenforadvice.C.Sheignoredthemandescapedfromreality.D.ShesoughthelpfromOddfellows'Citizen'sAdviceLine.27. Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Oddfellows,ColorfulSocialEventsB.HangingOutWithFriendlyNeighborsC.ANeighborlyKnockToCureLonelinessD.AFriendlyInvitationFromLovelyNeighborsCAdolescentgirlsseemtouseeyerollsasameansofdailycommunication.Adultsonthereceivingendoftenthinkitarudemanner.Actually,themeaningsbehindthemannertellusalotaboutwhatit'sliketobeateenager.Adolescentsusuallyhatebeingtoldwhattodo,andwillunconsciouslyresistevensuggestionswithwhichtheyagree.Imagineagirlwhoisplanningtoputonherwarmestcoatwhenherwell-meaningmotherurgeshertobundleup.Notacellinherbodyiswillingtorespondwithasincere"Greatidea,Mom!Iwasjustthinkingthesamething."Butthegirlstillwantstobewarm.Withaneyerollthegirladvertisesherresistancewhiledoingassheintendedallalong.Sinceteenagegirlsdesireindependencestrongly,takingorderscanbeespeciallyannoyingforthem.SohowshouldMaryrespondwhenherparentssayshecan'tgooutuntilsheunloadsthedishwasher?Sheseesnopointinfightingback,butstillwantstobroadcastherobjection.Again,byrollinghereyeswhileputtingawaytheplates,Maryprovesthatshe'sanindependentyoungwoman.Girlsalsorolltheireyestocovertheirsorrow.Anna,whoishurtingoverafightwithafriend,mightshootaskywardlookwhenherdadasksgently,"How'sJulia?Shehasn'tcomeoverforawhile?"Whatseemstobearudebehaviormightactuallybethegirl'sbraveattempttoholdherselftogether.Unwillingtorelyonherparentsforsupport,Annaturnsherdadawaywithaneyerolltoavoidburstingintotearsinhispresence.Ofcourse,girlsoccasionallyuseeye-rollingasanimmatureactofaggression.Butmoreoftenthannot,teenageeye-rollingservesasanefficientsolutiontothetypicalchallengesadolescentsface.Anditpresentsadultswithachoice:youcantakethe.behaviorpersonally,oryoucantrytoseethingsfromtheirperspective.28. Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"bundleup"inParagraph2mean?A.Tieup. B.Hurryup. C.Putonwarmclothes.D.Keepcool.29. WhatisMary'sreactiontoherparents'demandinParagraph3?A.Shedoesn'tobeytheorder.B.Shedisplaysherannoyanceanyway.C.Shefightsbackagainstherparentsstrongly.D.Sheprovesherindependencebyputtingawaythedishes.30. WhenDadinquiresaboutherfriendsoftly,Anna .A.refuseshiskindness .B.burstsintotearsC.reliesonhimforsupport D.looksattheskyallthetime31. Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.What'sBehindEyeRolling? B.WhatDoesItMeantoBeateenager?C.HowtoUnderstandMoreAboutGirls? D.WhyDoTeenageGirlsRollTheirEyes?DInternethasbeenapowerfulforcefuelingeconomicgrowthacrossEurope,NorthAmericaandAsiaoverthepastseveraldecades.Furtherglobalizationwillbringfarmoreprofitsinthefuture.Tohelpthosecountriesinpovertyandexpandtradeworldwidetobenefitallthemankind,Africaisthenextfrontier（地区）fortheinternet.DigitalreformshavetakenoffquicklyinAfrica,partlybecausetheyoungergenerationismorereadyforadoptionofnewtechnologies.Comparedtoagingpopulationsindevelopedcountries,theaverageageinAfricais19.2yearsold.Whilelessthanhalfthepopulationhasaccesstoelectricity,two-fifthsownamobilephone.Withthegrowingdemandforbeingconnected,anumberofmobilecarriersarenowseekingtoexpandnetworkcoverageinAfrica.GovernmentsofAfricancountriesarealsopushingforthenetworkconstructionastheyrecognizethatcommunicationsandrenewableenergyplayanimportantroleinthedevelopmentoftheircountries.Inrecentyears,themajorityoftheinvestment（投资）intoAfricahascomefromChina.DirectinvestmentfromChinahasgrown40%annuallyoverthepastdecade,farmorethaninvestmentfromothereconomicpartners,includingtheUS.Huawei,ZTEandChinaTelecomhaveallenteredthefield.Huaweirecentlyannouncedthatitwaslaunchinga5GtransportnetworkinSouthAfrica,thefirstcompanytoexpand5Gnetworkinthisarea.Meanwhile,WesterngovernmentsareplanningtodomoretoinvestinAfricatomaintaintheireconomicrelationshipswithit.ThathasreceivedsupportfrommanytechgiantslikeFacebook,whichrecentlyannouncedplanstolaya37,000kilometersofsubseacablenetworktobuildadirecthigh-speedinternetconnectionbetween16countriesinAfricawithEuropeandtheMiddleEast.ExpandingnetworkconnectivityacrossAfricawillopenupdigitalservicesthatmanyofustakeforgranted,likemobilebanking,e-educationandonlineshopping.Becausetheglobaleconomyissocloselylinked,theincreaseininternetaccesswillnotonlypowereconomicgrowthandcreatenewmarketsinAfrica,butencouragedevelopmentinotherfieldsandaroundtheworld.32. WhichfactorcontributestotherapidsuccessoftechnologyrevolutioninAfrica?A.Theagingpopulation. B.Coverageoftheinternet.C.Theeasyaccesstoelectricity. D.Theyouth'swillingnesstotrynewtechnology.33. AlltheeffortstoexpandnetworktoAfricaarementionedEXCEPT .A.SupportfromWesternbigfirmsB.China'shugeinvestmentintoAfricaC.ConnectionsbetweenEuropeandtheMiddleEastD.EncouragementofgovernmentsinAfricancountries34. Accordingtothepassage,whichsayingdoestheauthorseemtobelieve?A.Effortswillpayoff.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C.Technologyisadouble-edgedsword（双刃剑）.D.Mankindisacommunitywithasharedfuture.35. Whatwilltheauthorprobablytalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.BackgroundinformationofAfricandigitalreform.B.TheworldwidetechnologicalsupportgiventoAfrica.C.Thedevelopmentofothercountriesinthepastcentury.D.DetailedpotentialbenefitsofAfricannetworkexpansion.第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）根据短文内容，从短文后的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。Evenfornativespeakers,theEnglishlanguageisfulloftraps.That'swhypeoplearesohesitanttousewhominsteadofwho,andwhythinkingaboutthedifferencesbetweenlayandliegivesevenlanguageprofessorsaheadache.36Bothwordsdescribesimilarsituations,withonlyoneletterseparatingthem.Thoughthey'reoftenusedinterchangeably（可交换地），thereisadifferencebetweenthem.Foranyonewhostruggleswithgrammar,itseemsreallyhardtomakeachoice.37 Fartherandfurtherarebothusedinrelationtoprogress,butthetypeofprogresstheydescribediffers.Fartherisusedforphysicaldistance,suchas"hecanrunfartherthanbefore".38 Forexample,"shewasinterruptedbeforeshecouldgofurtherinherspeech."Thiscanremindyoutousefartherwhendescribingthingsliketripsandwalks,andsavefurtherforconceptslikeprojects,education,anddreams.Thisdistinctionisclearenough,butitishardtodecidewhenit'snottotallyobviouswhetheritisdealingwithphysicalorabstractdistance.39 Iftheprogressbeingreferredtoislinesonapage,fartherworksjustfine,butifthespeakeristalkingaboutthepoemasapieceofart,furthermaybemoreappropriate.Insuchinstances,it'susuallysafesttousefurther,usageforfartherisslightlystricter,andsincefurtherdealswithsituationsthatarehardtodefine,youcangetawaywithusingitinmorecontexts（语境）. 40 Afterall,lotsofgreatwritershavebeenusingfartherandfurtherinterchangeablyforcenturies.A.However,isusedforabstractconcepts.B.Withthetipsabove,youwillneverbeconfused.C.Similarly,furtherisusedtodescribespecificthings.D.Luckilythere'saneasytricktorememberthedifference.E.Onemorecommontrapiswhentousefartherandfurther.F.Ifyoustillgetthemmixedup,don'tletitbotheryoutoomuch.G.Takethesentence"thewritergotfartherinherpoem"forexample.第三部分语言知识运用（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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Acoupleofmonthsago,IwastextingafriendinAustraliaduringtheirwidespreadbushfires,begginghertocomebacktoNewYork."It'sjustnot41Isaid."Youcan'tevenbreathe!"Shesimplyreplied,“No.Ineedtobearwitness（见证），"42thewayhergovernmentpoorlyhandledtheproblem,ignoringscientists’43aboutglobalwarming.Herneedto"see"was44inherdeeploveforherpeopleandcountry.NowhereIam,45myowncityon"fire".Afirethatshouldhavetakennoonebysurprise.Thisisn'tjustaboutBreonnaTaylor,AhmaudArbery,GeorgeFloydoranyblackcitizen.Thisisabouta46thatexistswithinthiscountrythatmakesourlivesseeminglylessvaluabletothepeopleinpowerwho47.mosttimes,tobewhite.Inallthisgoodtrouble,wecan'tkeeplookingaway.Wecan'tkeep48.Ifwedon'tbearwitnesstothesemomentsofunfairness,theyhavethechanceto49themselves.Ifwe'reafraidandconfused,that's50 .becauseweareonlyhuman.Butontheothersideoffearis51.Ontheothersideof52isknowledgeandpower.Maybeweareunsurewhattodoorreallywhatwecandointhismoment53therearesomanyconfusingsuggestions.Buttheonlythingwe54havetodoiskeepbeingouruniqueselves.I'mBlack.Myfather,mother,brother,andeveryoneinbetweenareBlack.I55beingBlack.Friendsandfamilyfromalloverhaveaskedmetoleave.AndIsayno.I,too,needtobearwitness.41.A.harmfulB.importantC.safeD.beautiful42.A.referringtoB.cheeringupC.defendingagainstD.carryingon43.A.limitsB.warningsC.mannersD.wishes44.A.absorbedB.filledC.rootedD.buried45.A.settingB.puttingC.makingD.watching46.A.supportB.statementC.scheduleD.system47.A.happenB.promiseC.manageD.intend48.A.aliveB.balancedC.silentD.bored49.A.hurtB.repeatC.beatD.win50.A.unbelievableB.enjoyableC.reliableD.understandable51.A.interestB.braveryC.luckD.sadness52.A.confusionB.foolC.lossD.news53.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.that54.A.nearlyB.gentlyC.hardlyD.truly55.A.regretB.avoidC.loveD.try第二节(共10小题：每小题分，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。SammyFlynnandherfatherRichardhadbeencelebratingherspecialdayattheWildWestTownthemeparkinUnion,IllinoislastmonthwhenRichardgotacallaboutabiker56motorcyclehadbrokendownthreehoursoutsideoftown.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatRichard57(get)anautomotivecallforhelp;heisoneoftheco—foundersofWARPerformance,58motorcyclerepairshopbasedoutofMarengo.“Wehave59(real)triedtoinstill(灌输)thatwealwayshelpothersandthatis60ourbusinessisabout."RichardtoldGoodNewsNetwork.SowhenRichardgotnews61therewasabikerinneedofhelp,heworriedaboutinterruptinghisdaughter'sbirthdayatthethemepark.Instead,theyoungsterinsistedon62(continue)withtherescueoperation.“Theyhadcalledeveryonetheycouldthink63butnoonecouldcomeouttohelpthem.WehadonlybeenattheWildWestTownthemeparkfor10or1564(minute)whenIgotthecall,"RichardtoldGNN.“Shesaidthatweshouldneverleaveanyonebehindandshewaswilling65(miss)herparty."第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校学生会拟于暑假期间组织一次英语夏令营活动，请给你的外教Mr.Tony发一封邮件，邀请他参加。要点如下：1.时间:8月2日一8月10日；2.主要活动：练习英语口语，朗诵英语诗歌，唱英文歌曲等。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：夏令营SummerCampDearMr.Tony,.....