2022-2023学年湖北省恩施州教育联盟高二下学期期末考试英语试题（扫描版版含答案有听力音频无文字材料）

第第页2022-2023学年湖北省恩施州教育联盟高二下学期期末考试英语试题（扫描版版含答案，有听力音频，无文字材料）23.Whicheventisconcernedwithahistoricalfigure

A.InternationalTranslationDay

B.AlexandertheGreat:TheMakingofWonders.

C.SpringandSummer2022Programme

D.AudioDescriptionTourofGold.

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Fromcottagessurroundedbyimpressivegardenstodaysspentexploringsandybeaches

anddeepwoodsfilledwithwildlife,inMyFamilyandOtherAnimals,EnglishwriterGerald

Durrellprovidedavividaccountofhisfamily'stimeontheGreekislandofCorfuinthe1930s.

ComeforthearrestingdescriptionsofCorfulandscapesandstayforDurrell'slaugh-out-

loudtalesofhisunusualfamily.Thisbook,Durrellwrotehumorouslyintheintroduction,

“wasintendedtobeanostalgic(怀l旧的)accountofnaturalhistory,butinthefirstfew

pages,Imadethemistakeofintroducingmyfamily."

Durrell,laterknownforhiszookeepingandthepreservationofwildlife,wasjustachild

duringhisfamily'sfive-yearstayinCorfu.Heis10-year-oldGerryinthebook-curious,

passionateaboutanimalsandadetailedstorytellerofhisstrangefamily:hisimaginativeelder

brotherLarrywithhisliteraryambitions,lovestrucksisterMargo,sportybrotherLeslieand

hisever-calm,lovingmother.

Durrell'sattentiontodetailiswhatmakesthebooksowinning,witheverysight,sound

andsmelloftheislandbroughttolife.Oneminuteyou'llbelaughingasLarry'scleverliterary

friendswalkdowntothedaffodil-yellowcottage,thenextyou'llbecatchingyourbreathas

DurrelldescribesswimmingatnightintheIonianSea:Lyingonmybackinthesilkywater,

staringatthesky,onlymovingmyhandsandfeetslightly,IwaslookingattheMilkyWay

stretchinglikeasilkscarfacrosstheskyandwonderinghowmanystarsitcontained.

MyFamilyandOtherAnimalsisquitedifficulttoclassify,beingoneparttravel,one

partautobiography,onepartnaturalhistory,andonepartcomedy,withathreadof

descriptivelanguagerunningthroughoutthatsometimesraisesitnearlytopoetry.

Asarealdelighttoread,it'stheperfectliteraryescapismforanyadultorolderteenager

whoiscurrentlywalkingdownatoughroadinlife.

24.WhichwordbestdescribesDurrell'slifeinCorfu

A.Risky.

B.Busy.

C.Diverse.

D.Tough.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph2

A.Icouldn'thelpintroducingmyfamily.

B.Ishouldn'thaveintroducedmyfamily.

C.Iintroducedmyfamilybymistake.

D.Igavewronginformationaboutmyfamily.

26.Whatareparagraph4and5mainlyabout

A.Someinterestingplotsofthebook.

B.Durrell'srichimagination.

C.Thebook'swritingfeature.

D.Somevividdescriptionsoftheisland.恩施州高中教育联盟2023年春季学期高二年级期末考试

英语参考答案

听力录音材料

Text1

W:YouknowwhatHumansnormallyblinkabout15timesperminute.WhenIlookatthe

computer,Iblinkonly5to7timesaminute.

M:Trytoremindyourselftoblinkmoreoftenortrysomeeyedrops.

Text2

W:Sorrytobotheryou.Couldyoudomeafavor,pleaseJustpresstheredbuttononthetop

ofthecamera.

M:Sure.GetreadyOne...Two...Three.Saycheese.

W:Doesitcomeoutalright

M:Yeah.Itlooksgreat.

Text3

M:Itfitsmewell.What'stheprice

W:It'sonly40dollars.You'reverylucky.There'sa50%discountonalljeanstoday.

M:Wow,it'sarealbargain.

Text4

W:Excuseme.Doyouknowwherethenearestdrugstoreis

M:Gostraight.Turnleftatthefirsttrafficlight,walktwoblocks,andthenturnright.Itis

nexttothesupermarketandacrossfromthepostoffice.

W:Thanksalot.Igotit.

Text5

M:I'mlookingforwardtotheartshowthisweekend.VincentvanGogh'sTheStarryNightis

trulyabeautifulartpiece.

W:Oh,Ineverthoughtyouhavesuchgoodtasteinart.

Text6

W:Hello,Jack.ThisisMaryspeaking.IwanttoreturnthebikeIborrowedfromyou

yesterday.Willyoubeathomeatabout5:00p.m.

M:Yes.Iwillbecookingdinneratthattime.

W:Oh,well.ThenIwon'tcomeover.Idon'twanttodisturbyou.

M:Don'tworry.Whydon'tweenjoythemealtogetherat