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宜城一中枣阳一中襄州一中曾都一中南漳一中2020—2021学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题时间：120（分钟）主命题学校：宜城一中分值：150命题老师注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题

目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考生结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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.WhatdoesJadenprobablydislike?A.Onions.B.Potatoes.C.Fishsoup.2.Whatwillthespeakersdothisweekend?A.Buyagift.B.Takeatrip

toBoston.C.Visittheman’smother.3.Howmuchisitpernightforasingleroomnow?A.$220.B.$250.C.$270.4.Whydidthemanleavehisjob?A.Hefoundi

tboring.B.Hethoughtthepaylow.C.Hepreferredeasywork.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Howtofindataxi.B.Howtogotoc

lass.C.Howtogettoastation.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。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.WhatmakesLindalate?A.Leavinghomeabitlate.B.Gettin

glostontheway.C.Havingtroublestoppingataxi.7.Whereisthemannow?A.Inataxi.B.Athome.C.Atarestaurant.听第7估材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatdidthemanwatchonTVlastnight?A.

match.B.ATVseries.C.Amovie.9.Whendidthewomanleavelastnight?A.Ataround10:30pm.B.Ataround11:00pm.C.Ataround11:30pm.听第8段材料，

回答第10至12题。10.Whereisthebooknow?A.Attheman’sschool.B.Inthewoman’sroom.C.Attheman’ssister’sschool.11.WhydoesJasonfailtofinishthebook?A.Hedislikesth

estory.B.It’saverylongbook.C.Hehaslittletimetoread.12.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherand

son.C.Classmates.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What’sLisa’sfavoriteactivityinhersparetime?A.Takingcareofflowers.B.Playingtheguitar.C.Watchingmovies.14.Wh

atdoesLisainvitethemantodonextweek?A.Plantflowers.B.Listentomusic.C.Visithergarden.15.HowdidLisalearntoplayt

heguitar?A.Shetooklessons.B.Shetaughtherself.C.Shelearnedfromheruncle.16.WhatdoesLisawanttobecome?A.Amoviedirector.B.Aguitarist.C.

Anactress.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.HowdidJimmygethismoney?A.Hereceiveditfromhisgrandpa.B.Hekepthismother’schange.C.Heearnedit

throughwork.18.WhatdidJimmydoinordertobuyagift?A.Hewentdowntown.B.Hevisitedashopnearby.C.HesearchedontheInternet.19.WhatdidJimmychooseforhism

other?A.Anecklace.B.Abracelet.C.Acoffeecup.20.HowdidJimmy’smotherfeelintheend?A.Moved.B.Sorry.C.Nervous.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIfyou’renotoneofthe1.9millionBritishholidaymakerswhowentonacruiselastyear,don’tmissitthisy

ear!We’veroundedupallofthebestpackagesforyou,aswellassomeofourtopfavouritedeals.USTransatlantic,£629per—person:Sail13nightswithst

opsincludingBoston,NewYork.Priceisonafull-boardbasisandincludesaccommodationaswellason-boardentertainmentandactivi

ties.Cuba,£400per-person:SailfivenightsonboardMajestyoftheSeaswithstopsinHavana,CubaandMexico.Priceisonafull-boardbasi

sandincludesaccommodationaswellason-boardentertainmentandactivities.Payingextra£177per-person,youcanenjoyupgradingtoOceanViewbasedonanint

eriorcabin（船舱）.Portugal,SpainandItaly,£479per-person:SailsevennightswithstopsincludingMadeiraandMalagaonafull-boardbasis.Priceincludesmeals,late-

nightsnacks,luxuryen-suite(带浴室的)accommodation,allon-boardactivitiesandentertainment.Europeancities,£579per-person:SailonboardMSCMeravigliafromB

arcelonatovisitMarseille,Genoa,Civitavecchia,PalermoandValetta,andmakemostofMSC’sall-inclusivedrinkspackageincludingcoffee,cocktails,win

e,beer,spiritsandsoftdrinks.Priceisonafull-boardbasiswithtwopeoplesharingacabin.Whiletherearemanygreatdealsavailabletocustome

rs,thecruiseindustryoftenhassomeofitsbestdealsmonthsinadvance.Cruiselinesarelookingtochangethewaythebookingsystemwo

rkssothepricesgoupclosertothedeparture.21.HowmuchshouldacouplepayforCubawiththeOceanViewcabin?A.£577.B.£800.C.£977

.D.£1154.22.Whichcruiseoffersvariousdrinks?A.USTransatlantic.B.Cuba.C.Portugal,SpainandItaly.D.Europeancities.23.Whatcanbelear

nedfromthetext?A.Thebookingsystemhasimprovedgreatly.B.It’sbetterforcustomerstobookacruiseaheadoftime.C.Thecruiseindustrywillreduceprice

sduringholidays.D.Customerscangetthebestbargainsjustbeforethedeparture.BIleftuniversitywithagooddegreein

EnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournal

ism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspubli

sher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyad

eep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanew-startth

ere’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedt

osay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublishe

d,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagen（t代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.Ifeltalittlehopet

hatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.T

henextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisheroffer

edmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodos

omethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher—t

obeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）.24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph？A.Iwasseekingtofindanadmirablejob.B.Iwaswaiting

forgoodfortune.C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutanappropriatejob.D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformoreatatime.25.Whydidtheauthorbegintowriteanove

l?A.Becausetheauthorwantedtofinishthewritingcourse.B.Becausetheauthoraimedtofulfillhisdream.C.Becausetheauthorw

ouldliketomeetreaders’needs.D.Becausetheauthorintendedtoearnmoremoney.26.Howdidtheauthorfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.UnsureB.AshamedC.Con

fidentD.Embarrassed27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Goodluckmakesadifference.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Theearlybirdcatchest

heworm.D.Itpaystosticktoone'sdream.CThetransatlanticcarcarrier,Oceanbird,isbeingdesignedbyWalleniusMarine,aSwedishs

hipbuilder,withsupportfromtheSwedishgovernment.Withacapacity(容量)of7,000vehicles,the650foot-longvesselwillhaveasimilarsizetoordi

narycarcarriers,butitwilllooktotallydifferent.Theshipwillhavefive“wingsails”,witheachbeing260feettall.Thesesailsarecapableofturning360degrees,an

ditcanbeshortenedto195feetinordertopassunderbridgesorwithstandroughweather.Althoughthegeneraltheoryofwingsailsisnotnew,designingtheOce

anbird’ssailshasbeenachallenge,saysMikaelRazola,theresearchprojectmanagerforOceanbird.“That’sbecausethesearethetallestsailsthathaveeverbeenc

onstructed.Thetopofthesailswillbemorethan100metersabovethewatersurface.Atsuchaheight,thewinddirectionandspeedchang

ealot,”saysRazola.Tobetterunderstandtheatmosphericconditions(大气条件)atthisheight,Walleniusputsensorsontopofitse

xistingvesselstogatherdataofwind.“Allofthisinformationhashelpedusmakethemostofthepoweravailableinthewindanddesignanefficientw

ingvessel,”saysRazola.Withitsspecialsails,Oceanbirdwilloutperformconventionalcarcarriersintheaspectofexhaustemission.Nowadays,theshippingind

ustryisunderpressuretoreduceemissionsofCO2andothergreenhousegases.AccordingtotheInternationalMaritimeOrganization,theUNbodythat

regulatesglobalshipping,shippingaccountedfor2.89%ofglobalmanmadegreenhousegasemissionsin2018.Andinthesamey

ear,thisorganizationintroducedamandatory(强制的)50%reductionoftotalannualgreenhousegasemissionsby2050.Oceanbirdisdesignedto

exceed(超过)thetarget---Wallenioussaidtheshipwouldemit90%lessCO2thanothercarcarriers.Withastopspeedofabout10knots,Oceanbirdwillbeslowert

hanstandardcarcarriers,whichcantravelat17knots.Itwilltakearound12days,insteadofthestandardseventocrosstheAtlantic.“Thislongjourneywillreq

uiresomeschedulingchangesaswellasacceptancefromcarmakers,”saidRazola.“Buttheresponsesofarhasbeenverypositive.”Re

searchersinWallenioushavebuilta7-metermodelofOceanbirdwhichwillsailinStockholm’sarchipelagotogatherdatathatwillhelpfinalizetheship’sdesign.“Itwilltak

earoundthreeyearstolaunchthefull-sizeversion.OurambitionistoseeOceanbirdsailingin2024,”Razolasaid.28.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout

?A.ThedesignofOceanbird.B.ThecapacityofOceanbird.C.Theoperatingmethodofwingsails.D.Thesailingconditionsforcarcarriers.29.Whatbringschallengestothede

signofOceanbird’ssails?A.Thelackoffinancialsupport.B.Thelackofprevioustheories.C.Thewindconditionsatdifferentheights.D

.ThetoughweatherontheAtlanticOcean.30.WhatwillWalleniousdointhefutureaccordingtoParagraph6?A.Increasethesailingspeed.B.Arrangeascientificsailing

schedule.C.Handletheconflictsbetweencarmakers.D.UsestandardshipsinsteadofOceanbird31.Whichofthefollowi

ngbestdescribesOceanbird?A.Giantandinconvenient.B.Low-costbutinefficient.C.High-capacityandhigh-speed.D.Well-designedande

nvironment-friendly.DPlasticgarbageisoneoftheworld’sbiggestenvironmentalheadaches.Someplasticitemslikewaterbottlesandshoppingbagsca

nlastforhundredsofyearsafterbeingthrownaway,withallthisplasticrubbishdisruptingecosystemsanddisturbingthehabitatsofwildlife.Therehavebe

enseveralprojectstohelpcontrolplasticproduction,butresearchersmayhavefoundanaturalwaytogetridoftheproducts.Waxworms,whichareconfusinglyclassedascater

pillars(毛毛虫),arethehoneybee’sworstnightmares,astheylaytheireggsinsidetheirhives(蜂巢).AmateurbeekeeperFedericaBertocchinidecidedtousepl

asticbagstoprotectthehives,howevershewasdumbfoundedwhenshediscovertheinsectswereabletoeatholesintothesidesofthebags.Thebe

ekeeper’ssurprisingfindingssparkedastudy.Bertocchini,fromtheSpanishNationalResearchCouncil,teamedupwithscientistsfromC

ambridgeUniversitytoperformsometests.WhentheteamputaboutonehundredwaxwormsintoastandardUKplasticshoppingbag,theybeganfeasting.Afterabout12hoursthey’d

eatenroughly92milligramsofthebag.Inall,thisisn’thugeamount,butit’salotfasterthanothernaturalways.Lastyear,researchersfoundaspecifictypeofbac

teria(细菌)couldeatplastic,butatarateof0.13milligramsaday,makingthisisamassivejumpinthesearchforanaturalwaytodi

spose(处理)plastic.Theteamisstillnot100percentsurehowthewormsdowhattheydo,butthey’reheraldingthisasanimportantfirststeptogetridofp

ollution.Luckily,whilethatteamworksouttheanswer,plasticmanufacturershavefoundawaytomaketheirproductsmuchmoreenvironm

entallyfriendly.Therearethreetypesofenvironmentallyfriendlyplastics:bioplastics(whicharemadefromcornstarch),biodegradableplastics(which

breakdownquicker)andrecycledplastic.Hopefullywiththesenewproducts,wewillgetclosertoasocietythatislessharmfultotheenvironme

nt.32.Whyisplasticgarbageahugeenvironmentalheadache?A.Becausesomeplasticbottlescanstayonthestreetformanyyears.B.B

ecausethiskindofrubbishwilldogreatdamagetotheenvironmentforyears.C.Becausemoreandmoreplasticbagswillmaketheenvironmentlook

dullandugly.D.Becausetheplasticrubbishwillmakethewildlifegetworsethanbefore.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dumbf

ounded”meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Shocked.B.Frightened.C.Embarrassed.D.Uncomfortable.34.Howdothewaxwormsdealwiththeplastic?A.Theymaketheplastic

intohoney.B.Theyhelpscientistdevelopnewplastic.C.Theyeattheplasticinanenvironmentallyfriendlyway.D.Theyworkwithsomeplasticfact

oriestodealwithplasticfaster.35.Whatistheauthor’sfeelingaboutthefuture?A.Theauthorisoptimisticabouttheenvir

onment.B.Therewillbemoreplasticproducts.C.Thewaxwormswillplayamajorroleinthefuture.D.Nooneis100percentsurewhatth

efuturewillbelike.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Preparingforanexamcanbestress

fulandtime-consuming,butitdoesn’thavetobe.Bydoingacoupleofsimplethingsaheadoftime,youcanensurethatyouarereadyforanythingthatcomesupintheexam

.·Figureoutthetestmaterials.Knowingwhatmaterialsthetestwillcovercanhelpyoufocusonthemaincontentyouneedtostudy.3

6Theymostlikelywon’ttellyouexactlywhatisonthetestpaper,buttheymightgiveyousomepointersbyhandingyouastudyguide.·Reviewyoursyllabus(教学大纲).It’

sagoodplacetostarttounderstandthemajorideasandtopicsofasubject.Reviewitandhighlightthetitlesandsubtitles.In

thisway,youcanalsomastertheoverallstructureandtherelationsbetweeneachpartofyourknowledge.·Studywithflashcards.Makeflashcardwit

hthemajorideasandkeypoints.37Forinstance,ifthestatementis“LinusPaulingisoneofthediscoverersofDNA”,Writethequestionontheflashc

ard—whoisoneofthemaindiscoverersofDNA?Writethequestionononesideandtheanswerontheother.38Putallofthemtogethertorememberthemasaunit.·3

9Gettogetherwithafriendoragroupofpeoplefromyourclassandstudytogether.Youcanaskyourfriendstoenrichyourflashcardswithnewquestion

syoudidn’tthinkabout.Andthenquizeachotherwiththeflashcards.Evenifyouusethesamequestionsasyouwrotebefore,youwillfindthattheexperienceisdifferent

whenyourfriendsarequizzingyou.40A.Joinhandswithpartners.B.Findcomfortfromyourfriends.C.Inyourflashcards,turnst

atementsintoquestions.D.Choosequestionswithdefiniteanswerstomakethecards.E.Youcangetthisinformationdirectlyfromyourt

eachers.F.Sometimesaquestionwillsparkoffasetofrelatedquestions.G.That’sbecausepartnerswillmakeyouresponsibleforthequalityofyouranswers.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。BythetimeIfinishedmyappointment,Iwasstarving.I41

atMcDonald’stoorderahamburgertotakehomeandeatwhileworking.Sinceitwasalittlebeforenoon,therewasa42.Awoman,whoIsoonlearnedwasMarcella,was43att

heregister.Sheaskedthewomanbehindherinlineifshewouldlikeadrinkandthenaskedme.Webothsaidno,andmusthavelooked44,becauseshesaid,“Igotyou.

”Shecontinuedtopayforbothofourmeals,eventhoughwewere45.IaskedMarcellawhyshedidthis,andshesharedthatsomeoneoncedidsometh

ingsimilarforher.Theperson46thatshepayitforwardsomedayandshewasmakinggoodonher47.BeforeIleft,shegavemeawarnhugandrequestedm

etodoanactofkindnessforastrangerwhenIcould.Iarrivedhome,butinsteadofworkingthroughlunch,Isatand48onherkindness.Marcelladidn’tneedtopayfor

mylunch.Butwhatshedid49myday.NotbecauseIgottokeepmy$15,butbecauseshewaskind-withno50ofreceivinganythin

ginreturn.51,MarcellaallowedmetotakeherpicturesoIcouldsharethis52story.AsIpromisedher,Iplannedonpayingherkind

nessforward.MaybeI’llmakeasmall53insomeoneelse’slife,andthepositiveeffectwillbe54.Becausethat’swhatbeinghumanisal

labout-----beingkind-----eventoastranger.Rememberthatkindnessandlovecan55inthemostunexpectedplaces,evenaMcDonald’s.41.A.knockedB.a

imedC.stoppedD.glanced42.A.sightB.lineC.turnD.seat43.A.payingB.confirmingC.hesitatingD.informing44.A.annoyedB.confusedC.frightenedD.bore

d45.A.citizensB.nativesC.strangersD.neighbors46.A.requiredB.suspectedC.guaranteedD.acknowledged47.A.intentionB.approachC.schedul

eD.promise48.A.reactedB.reflectedC.workedD.relied49.A.relievedB.witnessedC.influencedD.brightened50.A.proposalsB.expectationsC.commentsD

.assumptions51.A.FortunatelyB.FranklyC.HonestlyD.Hopefully52.A.satisfyingB.appealingC.heartwarmingD.demanding53.A.contributionB.effortC.me

asurementD.difference54.A.absoluteB.permanentC.renewableD.comprehensive55.A.wearoffB.wipeoutC.showupD.comearound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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Lastspring,theArtstudentsLeagueofNewYork,anartschool,founditsmemberseffectively56(separate).Want

ingtoprovide57opportunityforthestudentstodigdeepwithinthemselves,theleaguemadeanopencallforcontributionstothe

COVID-19comicsAnthology(选集).Sincethen,people58(participate)intheircontributionsactively.Theanthologybringstogethertheworksof76artistsfromar

oundtheworldandisa59(person)glimpseintohoweachoneinterpretstheirexperiencesaboutthisongoingdisruptionintheir60(life).Althoughthenewscycleof2020hasbee

noverwhelming(令人难以应对的),theeventscan61(understand)inadifferentwaywhenselectedthroughthehandsofartists.Theedit

orofthecomicsKitchenthrew62(she)intoherworkandshesaid,“Thepandemicis63(extreme)frightening,butitisaf

ightworldwide.Everyonehasaccess_64expressingtheirinnerthoughtswithpensandink,showinghowthedisasterscanbedefeated.”Art

isoneofthemostimportantlenses(滤镜),through65societyviewsitselfandpeoplegrow.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）你校上周日安排学生到烈士陵园进行一次扫

墓活动，请按下面要求写有关这次活动的英文短文。1、本次活动的目的及安排；2、你的感受或认识。提示词：烈士martyr烈士塔theMartyrTower注意：1、写数词数应为80词左右；TheTombSweepingActivity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。续写的词数应为150左右。“Doyouforgettobringyourhomeworktoschool?”mysixth-grademathte

acherasked.Inoddedmyheadandsaidinalowvoice,“Yes,sir.”WhatamistakeIhadmade!Ihadcompletedmymathhomework.Butwhe

nIheadedforschool,Iforgottoputitintomyschoolbag.Nowmyhomeworkisstilllyingonthedeskathome.“Youwillhaveagetazerothen,”mathteachersaid.Iwa

sshocked.Ihadneverreceivedazeroinamathclassbefore.Buttheschoolhadrules,andtheteacherhadtoleteveryonefollowthem.Iwasimmediatelyworrie

daboutmyfinalmathaverage,whichwasbasedonmyhomeworkandthetests.WouldIgetaCorevenaDattheendoftheterm?Ifso,whatshouldIdo?Mynextclass

wasagymclass.AsIwalkeddownthehallwithmyclassmates,allthosefeelingsrushedoutinhottears.IwipedthemawayasquicklyasIcould.Butwhenweenteredth

egymandsatdowninourspotsonthefloor,itwascleartoeveryonearoundmethatIhadbeencrying.Mygymteacher,Ms.Brown,wasanathleticteacher,oftenwithasmileonherfac

e.Herclasswasagoodmixofcalisthenics(健美体操)andgamesthatgiveusallagoodworkout.AndMs.Brownwasniceandcompassionate(有

同情心的).Shelovedherstudentsandoftencametohelpifthestudentswereintrouble.Duringthatgymclass,mymindwasaffectedbythemathh

omeworkandIwasworriedaboutmyfinalmathaverage.SoIfailedtodevotemyattentiontoMs.Brown’sdirection.Andclearly,Iwassad.IguessedthatMs.B

rownfoundtherewassomethingwrongwithme.Whenitwasneartheendofthegymclass,shewalkedtome.Paragraph1:Shesatdowntocomfortme.Para

graph2:Ifeltrelaxedanddecidedtoworkharderatmath.获得更多资源请扫码加入享学资源网微信公众号www.xiangxue100.com