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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.WhatdoesJadenprob

ablydislike?A.Onions.B.Potatoes.C.Fishsoup.2.Whatwillthespeakersdothisweekend?A.Buyagift.B.TakeatriptoBoston.C.Visittheman’smother.3.Howmuch

isitpernightforasingleroomnow?A.$220.B.$250.C.$270.4.Whydidthemanleavehisjob?A.Hefounditboring.B.Hethoughtthepaylow.

C.Hepreferredeasywork.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Howtofindataxi.B.Howtogotoclass.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.Whatma

kesLindalate?A.Leavinghomeabitlate.B.Gettinglostontheway.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.Atarou

nd10:30pm.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.Inthewoma

n’sroom.C.Attheman’ssister’sschool.11.WhydoesJasonfailtofinishthebook?A.Hedislikesthestory.B.It’saverylongbook.C.Hehaslittletimetoread.12.W

hat’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Classmates.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wha

t’sLisa’sfavoriteactivityinhersparetime?A.Takingcareofflowers.B.Playingtheguitar.C.Watchingmovies.14.WhatdoesLisainv

itethemantodonextweek?A.Plantflowers.B.Listentomusic.C.Visithergarden.15.HowdidLisalearntoplaytheguitar?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.HowdidJimmygethism

oney?A.Hereceiveditfromhisgrandpa.B.Hekepthismother’schange.C.Heearneditthroughwork.18.WhatdidJimmydoinordertobuyagift?A.Hewentdowntown.B.Hevisi

tedashopnearby.C.HesearchedontheInternet.19.WhatdidJimmychooseforhismother?A.Anecklace.B.Abracelet.C.Acoffeecup.20.HowdidJimmy’smotherf

eelintheend?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’renoto

neofthe1.9millionBritishholidaymakerswhowentonacruiselastyear,don’tmissitthisyear!We’veroundedupallofthebestpackagesforyou,as

wellassomeofourtopfavouritedeals.USTransatlantic,£629per—person:Sail13nightswithstopsincludingBoston,NewYork.Priceisonafull-boardbasi

sandincludesaccommodationaswellason-boardentertainmentandactivities.Cuba,£400per-person:SailfivenightsonboardMajestyoftheSeaswithstopsinHa

vana,CubaandMexico.Priceisonafull-boardbasisandincludesaccommodationaswellason-boardentertainmentandactivities.Payingextra£177per-person,youcanen

joyupgradingtoOceanViewbasedonaninteriorcabin（船舱）.Portugal,SpainandItaly,£479per-person:SailsevennightswithstopsincludingMadeiraand

Malagaonafull-boardbasis.Priceincludesmeals,late-nightsnacks,luxuryen-suite(带浴室的)accommodation,allon-boardactivitiesandentertainment.Europeanc

ities,£579per-person:SailonboardMSCMeravigliafromBarcelonatovisitMarseille,Genoa,Civitavecchia,PalermoandValetta,andmakemostofMSC’sall

-inclusivedrinkspackageincludingcoffee,cocktails,wine,beer,spiritsandsoftdrinks.Priceisonafull-boardbasiswithtwopeoplesharingacabin.Wh

iletherearemanygreatdealsavailabletocustomers,thecruiseindustryoftenhassomeofitsbestdealsmonthsinadvance.Cru

iselinesarelookingtochangethewaythebookingsystemworkssothepricesgoupclosertothedeparture.21.HowmuchshouldacouplepayforCubawiththeOceanV

iewcabin?A.£577.B.£800.C.£977.D.£1154.22.Whichcruiseoffersvariousdrinks?A.USTransatlantic.B.Cuba.C.Portugal,SpainandItaly.D.Europeancities.23.Whatcan

belearnedfromthetext?A.Thebookingsystemhasimprovedgreatly.B.It’sbetterforcustomerstobookacruiseaheadoftime.C.Thecruis

eindustrywillreducepricesduringholidays.D.Customerscangetthebestbargainsjustbeforethedeparture.BIleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature

,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasan

ygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwas

dull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNo

velWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanew-startthere’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhere

you’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI

’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagen（t代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelou

ttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifini

shedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitin

gandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbeli

evablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinaposition

whereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）.24.Whatcanbeinferredfrom

thefirstparagraph？A.Iwasseekingtofindanadmirablejob.B.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutanappropriate

job.D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformoreatatime.25.Whydidtheauthorbegintowriteanovel?A.Becausetheauthorwantedtofinisht

hewritingcourse.B.Becausetheauthoraimedtofulfillhisdream.C.Becausetheauthorwouldliketomeetreaders’needs.D.B

ecausetheauthorintendedtoearnmoremoney.26.Howdidtheauthorfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.UnsureB.AshamedC.ConfidentD.Embarrassed27.Whatisthebesttit

leforthepassage?A.Goodluckmakesadifference.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.D.Itpaystosticktoone'sd

ream.CThetransatlanticcarcarrier,Oceanbird,isbeingdesignedbyWalleniusMarine,aSwedishshipbuilder,withsupportfromtheSwedishgovernment.Withacap

acity(容量)of7,000vehicles,the650foot-longvesselwillhaveasimilarsizetoordinarycarcarriers,butitwilllooktotallydiff

erent.Theshipwillhavefive“wingsails”,witheachbeing260feettall.Thesesailsarecapableofturning360degrees,anditcanbeshor

tenedto195feetinordertopassunderbridgesorwithstandroughweather.Althoughthegeneraltheoryofwingsailsisnotne

w,designingtheOceanbird’ssailshasbeenachallenge,saysMikaelRazola,theresearchprojectmanagerforOceanbird.“That’sbecause

thesearethetallestsailsthathaveeverbeenconstructed.Thetopofthesailswillbemorethan100metersabovethewatersurface.Atsuchaheight,thewinddirect

ionandspeedchangealot,”saysRazola.Tobetterunderstandtheatmosphericconditions(大气条件)atthisheight,Walleniusputsensor

sontopofitsexistingvesselstogatherdataofwind.“Allofthisinformationhashelpedusmakethemostofthepoweravailableinthewindanddesignan

efficientwingvessel,”saysRazola.Withitsspecialsails,Oceanbirdwilloutperformconventionalcarcarriersintheaspectofexhaustemission.Nowadays,theshipp

ingindustryisunderpressuretoreduceemissionsofCO2andothergreenhousegases.AccordingtotheInternationalMaritimeOrganization,theUNbodythatre

gulatesglobalshipping,shippingaccountedfor2.89%ofglobalmanmadegreenhousegasemissionsin2018.Andinthesameyear,thisorganizationintroduce

damandatory(强制的)50%reductionoftotalannualgreenhousegasemissionsby2050.Oceanbirdisdesignedtoexceed(超过)thetarget---Wallenioussaidtheshipwouldemit

90%lessCO2thanothercarcarriers.Withastopspeedofabout10knots,Oceanbirdwillbeslowerthanstandardcarcarriers,whichcantravelat17knots.Itwilltak

earound12days,insteadofthestandardseventocrosstheAtlantic.“Thislongjourneywillrequiresomeschedulingc

hangesaswellasacceptancefromcarmakers,”saidRazola.“Buttheresponsesofarhasbeenverypositive.”Researchersi

nWallenioushavebuilta7-metermodelofOceanbirdwhichwillsailinStockholm’sarchipelagotogatherdatathatwillhelpfinalizetheship’sdesign.“Itwilltakearoun

dthreeyearstolaunchthefull-sizeversion.OurambitionistoseeOceanbirdsailingin2024,”Razolasaid.28.WhatisParagr

aph2mainlyabout?A.ThedesignofOceanbird.B.ThecapacityofOceanbird.C.Theoperatingmethodofwingsails.D.Thesailingconditionsforcarcarri

ers.29.WhatbringschallengestothedesignofOceanbird’ssails?A.Thelackoffinancialsupport.B.Thelackofprevioustheories.C

.Thewindconditionsatdifferentheights.D.ThetoughweatherontheAtlanticOcean.30.WhatwillWalleniousdointhefuturea

ccordingtoParagraph6?A.Increasethesailingspeed.B.Arrangeascientificsailingschedule.C.Handletheconflictsbe

tweencarmakers.D.UsestandardshipsinsteadofOceanbird31.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesOceanbird?A.Gianta

ndinconvenient.B.Low-costbutinefficient.C.High-capacityandhigh-speed.D.Well-designedandenvironment-friendly.DPlastic

garbageisoneoftheworld’sbiggestenvironmentalheadaches.Someplasticitemslikewaterbottlesandshoppingbagscanlastforhundredsofyearsafterbeingthrownaway,

withallthisplasticrubbishdisruptingecosystemsanddisturbingthehabitatsofwildlife.Therehavebeenseveralprojectstohelpcontrolplasticproduction,butresearc

hersmayhavefoundanaturalwaytogetridoftheproducts.Waxworms,whichareconfusinglyclassedascaterpillars(毛毛虫),arethehoneybee’sworst

nightmares,astheylaytheireggsinsidetheirhives(蜂巢).AmateurbeekeeperFedericaBertocchinidecidedtouseplasticbagstoprotectthehives,howevershewasdu

mbfoundedwhenshediscovertheinsectswereabletoeatholesintothesidesofthebags.Thebeekeeper’ssurprisingfindingssparkedastudy.Bertocchini,from

theSpanishNationalResearchCouncil,teamedupwithscientistsfromCambridgeUniversitytoperformsometests.Whenthetea

mputaboutonehundredwaxwormsintoastandardUKplasticshoppingbag,theybeganfeasting.Afterabout12hoursthey’

deatenroughly92milligramsofthebag.Inall,thisisn’thugeamount,butit’salotfasterthanothernaturalways.Lastyear,researchersfoundasp

ecifictypeofbacteria(细菌)couldeatplastic,butatarateof0.13milligramsaday,makingthisisamassivejumpinthesearchforanaturalw

aytodispose(处理)plastic.Theteamisstillnot100percentsurehowthewormsdowhattheydo,butthey’reheraldingthisasanimportantfirstst

eptogetridofpollution.Luckily,whilethatteamworksouttheanswer,plasticmanufacturershavefoundawaytomaketheirprod

uctsmuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Therearethreetypesofenvironmentallyfriendlyplastics:bioplastics(whicharemadefromcornstarch),bi

odegradableplastics(whichbreakdownquicker)andrecycledplastic.Hopefullywiththesenewproducts,wewillgetclosertoasoc

ietythatislessharmfultotheenvironment.32.Whyisplasticgarbageahugeenvironmentalheadache?A.Becausesomeplasticbottlescan

stayonthestreetformanyyears.B.Becausethiskindofrubbishwilldogreatdamagetotheenvironmentforyears.C.Be

causemoreandmoreplasticbagswillmaketheenvironmentlookdullandugly.D.Becausetheplasticrubbishwillmakethewildlifegetworsethanbefore.33.Whatdoesthe

underlinedword“dumbfounded”meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Shocked.B.Frightened.C.Embarrassed.D.Uncomfortable.34.Howdothewaxwormsde

alwiththeplastic?A.Theymaketheplasticintohoney.B.Theyhelpscientistdevelopnewplastic.C.Theyeattheplasticin

anenvironmentallyfriendlyway.D.Theyworkwithsomeplasticfactoriestodealwithplasticfaster.35.Whatistheauthor’sfeelingabou

tthefuture?A.Theauthorisoptimisticabouttheenvironment.B.Therewillbemoreplasticproducts.C.Thewaxwormswillplayamajorroleinthefuture.D.Nooneis1

00percentsurewhatthefuturewillbelike.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。Preparingforanexamcanbestressfulandtime-consu

ming,butitdoesn’thavetobe.Bydoingacoupleofsimplethingsaheadoftime,youcanensurethatyouarereadyforanythingthatcomesupintheexam.·Figureo

utthetestmaterials.Knowingwhatmaterialsthetestwillcovercanhelpyoufocusonthemaincontentyouneedtostudy.36Theymostl

ikelywon’ttellyouexactlywhatisonthetestpaper,buttheymightgiveyousomepointersbyhandingyouastudyguide.·Reviewyoursyllabus(教学大纲).It’sagoodplac

etostarttounderstandthemajorideasandtopicsofasubject.Reviewitandhighlightthetitlesandsubtitles.Inthisway,youcanalsomastert

heoverallstructureandtherelationsbetweeneachpartofyourknowledge.·Studywithflashcards.Makeflashcardwiththemaj

orideasandkeypoints.37Forinstance,ifthestatementis“LinusPaulingisoneofthediscoverersofDNA”,Writethequestionontheflashcard—whoisoneofthemaindisc

overersofDNA?Writethequestionononesideandtheanswerontheother.38Putallofthemtogethertorememberthemasaunit.·

39Gettogetherwithafriendoragroupofpeoplefromyourclassandstudytogether.Youcanaskyourfriendstoenrichyourflashc

ardswithnewquestionsyoudidn’tthinkabout.Andthenquizeachotherwiththeflashcards.Evenifyouusethesamequestionsasyouwr

otebefore,youwillfindthattheexperienceisdifferentwhenyourfriendsarequizzingyou.40A.Joinhandswithpartners.B.Findcomfortfromyourfriends.C.Inyo

urflashcards,turnstatementsintoquestions.D.Choosequestionswithdefiniteanswerstomakethecards.E.Youcang

etthisinformationdirectlyfromyourteachers.F.Sometimesaquestionwillsparkoffasetofrelatedquestions.G.That’sbecausepartnerswillmakeyouresponsib

leforthequalityofyouranswers.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.I41atMcDonald’stoorderahamburgertotakehomeandeatwhileworking.Sinceitwasalittlebeforenoon,therewas

a42.Awoman,whoIsoonlearnedwasMarcella,was43attheregister.Sheaskedthewomanbehindherinlineifshewouldlikeadrinkandthenaskedme.Webothsaidno,andmu

sthavelooked44,becauseshesaid,“Igotyou.”Shecontinuedtopayforbothofourmeals,eventhoughwewere45.IaskedMarcellawhys

hedidthis,andshesharedthatsomeoneoncedidsomethingsimilarforher.Theperson46thatshepayitforwardsomedayandshewasmakinggoodonher47.BeforeIleft,shegaveme

awarnhugandrequestedmetodoanactofkindnessforastrangerwhenIcould.Iarrivedhome,butinsteadofworkingthroughlu

nch,Isatand48onherkindness.Marcelladidn’tneedtopayformylunch.Butwhatshedid49myday.NotbecauseIgottokeepmy$15,butbecauseshewaskind-withno50ofreceivi

nganythinginreturn.51,MarcellaallowedmetotakeherpicturesoIcouldsharethis52story.AsIpromisedher,Iplannedonpayingherkin

dnessforward.MaybeI’llmakeasmall53insomeoneelse’slife,andthepositiveeffectwillbe54.Becausethat’swhatbeinghuman

isallabout-----beingkind-----eventoastranger.Rememberthatkindnessandlovecan55inthemostunexpectedplaces,evenaMcDonald’s.41.A.knockedB.aimedC.stop

pedD.glanced42.A.sightB.lineC.turnD.seat43.A.payingB.confirmingC.hesitatingD.informing44.A.annoyedB.confusedC.frighten

edD.bored45.A.citizensB.nativesC.strangersD.neighbors46.A.requiredB.suspectedC.guaranteedD.acknowledged47.A.intentionB.approachC.scheduleD.pro

mise48.A.reactedB.reflectedC.workedD.relied49.A.relievedB.witnessedC.influencedD.brightened50.A.propo

salsB.expectationsC.commentsD.assumptions51.A.FortunatelyB.FranklyC.HonestlyD.Hopefully52.A.satisfyingB.appealingC.heartwarmingD.demanding53.A.

contributionB.effortC.measurementD.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)

.Wantingtoprovide57opportunityforthestudentstodigdeepwithinthemselves,theleaguemadeanopencallforcontributionsto

theCOVID-19comicsAnthology(选集).Sincethen,people58(participate)intheircontributionsactively.Theantholo

gybringstogethertheworksof76artistsfromaroundtheworldandisa59(person)glimpseintohoweachoneinterpretstheirexperiencesab

outthisongoingdisruptionintheir60(life).Althoughthenewscycleof2020hasbeenoverwhelming(令人难以应对的),theevents

can61(understand)inadifferentwaywhenselectedthroughthehandsofartists.TheeditorofthecomicsKitchenthrew62(she)intoherworkand

shesaid,“Thepandemicis63(extreme)frightening,butitisafightworldwide.Everyonehasaccess_64expressingtheirinnert

houghtswithpensandink,showinghowthedisasterscanbedefeated.”Artisoneofthemostimportantlenses(滤镜),through65societyviewsitselfandpeoplegr

ow.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8

0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。“Doyouforgettobringyourhomewo

rktoschool?”mysixth-grademathteacherasked.Inoddedmyheadandsaidinalowvoice,“Yes,sir.”WhatamistakeIhadmade!Ihadcompletedmymathhomework.Butw

henIheadedforschool,Iforgottoputitintomyschoolbag.Nowmyhomeworkisstilllyingonthedeskathome.“Youwillhaveagetazerothen,”mathteachers

aid.Iwasshocked.Ihadneverreceivedazeroinamathclassbefore.Buttheschoolhadrules,andtheteacherhadtoleteveryonefollowthem.Iwasimmediatelyworrie

daboutmyfinalmathaverage,whichwasbasedonmyhomeworkandthetests.WouldIgetaCorevenaDattheendoftheterm?Ifso,whatshouldIdo?My

nextclasswasagymclass.AsIwalkeddownthehallwithmyclassmates,allthosefeelingsrushedoutinhottears.IwipedthemawayasquicklyasIcould.Butwhenweenteredth

egymandsatdowninourspotsonthefloor,itwascleartoeveryonearoundmethatIhadbeencrying.Mygymteacher,Ms.Brow

n,wasanathleticteacher,oftenwithasmileonherface.Herclasswasagoodmixofcalisthenics(健美体操)andgamesthatgiveusallagoodworkout.AndMs.Brownwasniceandcompa

ssionate(有同情心的).Shelovedherstudentsandoftencametohelpifthestudentswereintrouble.Duringthatgymclass,mymindwasaffec

tedbythemathhomeworkandIwasworriedaboutmyfinalmathaverage.SoIfailedtodevotemyattentiontoMs.Brown’sdirection.Andclearly,Iwassad.Iguessedthat

Ms.Brownfoundtherewassomethingwrongwithme.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