2022湖北省部分省级示范高中高二上学期期中测试英语试卷含答案听力音频

湖北省部分省级示范高中2021-2022学年上学期期中测试

高二英语试卷

选择题部分

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 答题纸上。

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。 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. What will the woman do this weekend?

A. Go hiking B. Go swimming. C. Camp in the mountains.

2. How will the woman go downtown?

A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By bus.

3. What is the weather like today?

A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.

4. When should the woman return the book according to the man?

A. No later than next Tuesday. B. No later than Saturday. C. No later than next Friday.

5. What is the woman's attitude?

A. She is good at spoken English.

B. She thinks spoken English is useful.

C. She isn't interested in spoken English.

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. How much sunlight does the plant need?

A. A lot. B. A little. C. None at all.

7. What does the woman think of the plant?

A. It's beautiful and perfect.

B. It's very expensive.

C. It's too difficult to keep alive.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Whom did people usually marry in Russia in the past?

A. Those with the same interests.

B. Those with the same background.

C. Those with the same profession.

9. What did the woman do when she met her husband?

A. She was a scientist. B. She was a teacher. C. She was a musician.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

1 0. Which is NOT the reason why the man dislikes the city?

A. The air is not fresh.

B. It's too noisy.

C. Housing is expensive in the city.

11. How does the woman feel about moving?

A. She is eager to move to the countryside.

B. She prefers to move to another city.

C. She doesn't really want to move.

1 2. What does the man plan to do?

A. Move out of the city. B. Find a new job. C. Buy a house in the city.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

1 3. What music makes the man want to dance?

A. The 80s music. B. The song “Holiday" C. Madonna's new music.

14. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Think about past experiences.

B. Drive more carefully.

C. Try something new.

1 5. What does the woman think about school?

A. Getting good grades is important.

B. One shouldn't study history at school.

C. Studying is complicated.

1 6. What does the man mean in the encl?

A. He will forget the past. B. The woman is right. C. He will study harder.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is Task Rabbit?

A. A service company. B. A moving company. C. A smartphone company.

1 8. What could a Task Rabbit worker do?

A. Help you move your furniture.

B. Find you a job to do.

C. Lend you money for rent.

1 9. Who founded Task Rabbit?

A. Leah Basque. B. Sally. C. Sally's Neighbors.

20. How many Task Rabbit employees have a bachelor's degree?

A. 5% of all Task Rabbit employees.

B. 20 % of all Task Rabbit employees.

C. 70% of all Task Rabbit employees.

第二部分 阅读理解(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。

A

The Lake District Attractions Guide

Lowther Castle & Gardens

Unique historic restoration project; 130 acres of wild gardens dating from the 17th century to explore, and a beautiful architectural castle ruin, period summerhouses, panoramic-lakeland views, and wild play areas. Restored stable courtyard cafe, gift shop and gallery.

Open： Daily from 1 0 ： 00 to 1 7 ： 00(1 6 ： 00 in winter).

Lakeland Climbing Centre

We are one of the UK's largest indoor aerial adventureCentres offering climbing and aerial activities for all the family(5 years +). Our award-winning Centre contains Kendal Walk(tallest wall in the country) , awesome bouldering rooms, CrazyClimb and Skyline Indoor Aerial Adventure. Free car parking. Pre-booking recommended.

Open： Mon to Fri 10： 00-22 ： 00. Sat , Sun&，BHs ： 1 0 ： 00-1 9 ： 00(10： 00-17 ： 00 May to Aug).

Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry

This atmospheric museum takes you back through time to explore the story of the lake District and its inhabitants. Discover the unique traditions of the region through recreated period rooms and workshops lost trades to see how rural people lived , worked and played.

Open： Monday to Saturday and Summer Sundays.

1 0 ： 30-1 7 ： 00 Summer. 10：30-16：00 Winter.

21. What can visitors do at Lakeland Climbing Centre?

A. Buy some gifts in a gift shop. B. Climb the tallest wall in the world.

C. Go on an indoor aerial adventure. D. Explore the story of the inhabitants.

22. When is the Lowther Castle Gardens open in Winter?

A. 10：30-16：00.    B. 10：00-16：00.  C. 10：30-17：00.    D. 10：00-17：00.

23. Where should visitors go if they want to discover the unique traditions of Lake District?

A. Lowther Castle Gardens. B. Lakeland Climbing Centre.

C. Skyline Indoor Aerial Adventure. D. Museum of Lakeland Life Industry.

B

The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her family's arrival. The nursing home has been Melinda; s new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made： to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic （不现实的）but agreed to the promise for Thomas’s sake.

“Thomas, you are completely a dreamer" Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. That's what she loved about him most ——he had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year, followed by Thomas Benjamin Ⅱ, Lilly- Ann, and Joseph “Little Joey” George. The family lived an exultant life filled with laughter and love.

“Mom!” Lilly shouted? but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had lost herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her late husband. Lilly pushed her down the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room.

When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely speechless. The room was crowded with the people nearest and clearest to her and the warmth and love was felt instantly. The night went on； stories and cocktails were shared and everything was perfect.

However, when Melinda caught a moment to herself she looked around at her family. With a smile on her face, she raised her Manhattan and called out for a toast. "This one is for you, Thomas,  though you are not here.

24. Which of the following best explains “exultant" underlined in Paragraph 2?

A. Peaceful. B. Simple. C. Stressful. D. Happy.

25. Why did Thomas break his promise?

A. He was busy with his work. B. He died of lung cancer.

C. He had to serve in the army. D. He stopped loving Melinda.

26. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Melinda's children forgot their father. B. Melinda was tired of noise.

C. Melinda missed her husband badly. D. Melinda liked to drink alcohol.

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. A Particular Birthday B. A Woman at a Nursing Home

C. Memories of Old Day D. A Big Surprise for Melinda

C

3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we need very quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food?

Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dining experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will be as common as the microwave oven or blender.

Scientists say that it'll be quite easy ： you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw food “inks” into the printer. You can also modify the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and nutritious meals. Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, transporting and packaging processes as food production would be a lot more efficient. For example, alternative ingredients（原料）such as proteins from algae, beetroot leaves and insects could be converted into tasty products.

Printing food could also help people who suffer from dysphasia （a swallowing disorder）. They could program the printer to print softer versions of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble in swallowing them.

However, some people think that a future of 3D food printing would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs? including those from growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes could be printed from a raw “food ink”. Likewise, traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business. Also, there are concerns about the nutritional value of printed food： is it really possible to be get the nutrients we need from food-based inks and gels（凝胶）？

What's more, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pleasure of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.

28. Which of the following best describes 3D food printing?

A. Easy and efficient. B. Quick and popular.

C. Nutritious and tasty. D. Soft and convenient.

29. Why do some think that 3D food printing would be a disaster?

A. Traditional food would disappear. B. Many people could lose their jobs.

C. It would affect the people's health. D. We could all eat the same food.

30. What can we infer from the passage?

A. 3D food printing will replace traditional cooking.

B. It would hurt our tradition of food culture.

C. 3D printing food can treat dysphasia.

D. 3D food printing would be a failure.

31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. 3D food “printing"： coming to the kitchen. B. Can 3D printing create everything?

C. 3D printing food will be in fashion! D. The disadvantage of 3D food printing.

D

Cigarettes aren't just harmful when they're being smoked. Even when cigarette ends go out and are cold, new research has found they continue to give off harmful chemicals in the air. In the first 24hours alone, scientists say a used cigarette encl will produce 14 percent of the nicotine（尼 古丁）that an actively burning cigarette would produce.

While most of these chemicals are released within a day of being put out , an analysis for the United States Food and Drug Administration （FDA） found the level of nicotine fell by just 50% five days later.

“I was absolutely surprised, since environmental engineer Dustin Poppendieck from the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology （NIST）. “The numbers are significant and could have important impacts when cigarette ends are dealt with indoors or in cars. While much attention has been paid to the health influence of first-hand, second-hand and now third-hand smoking, it is not the case when it comes to the actual cigarette encl of the matter.”

To measure emissions（排放）from this forgotten thing, Poppendieck and his team placed 2 , 1 00 cigarettes that were recently put out inside a special room. Once the ends were sealed away, the team measured eight chemicals commonly produced by cigarettes, four of which the FDA have their eye on for being harmful or potentially so.

After setting the room's temperature, the researchers tested how emissions changed under certain conditions. When the air temperature of the room was higher, for instance, they noticed the ends produced these chemicals at higher rates. This finding might discourage those who want to leave ashtrays （烟灰缸）out for days at a time, especially in the heat.

32. What do the researchers say about cigarette ends?

A. They contain little nicotine.

B. They give off nicotine for days.

C. They produce no nicotine five days later.

D. They create as much nicotine as burning cigarettes.

33. What doPoppendieck's words suggest?

A. First-hand smoking does most harm.

B. The findings are within his expectation.

C. Cigarettes should be dealt with indoors.

D. Health influence of cigarette ends is ignored.

34. Which word best describes the author's attitude to not cleaning ashtrays for days?

A. Disapproving.                  B. Unconcerned.               C. Puzzled. D. Unclear.

35. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Cigarettes Are More Harmful While Being Smoked

B. Research Found Reasons For Cigarette Ends' Harm

C. Cigarette Ends Produce More Chemicals in the Heat

D. Used Cigarette Ends Release Harmful Chemicals

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Happiness begins from appreciation

If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive. When stressed, depressed, upset or otherwise in a negative state of mind because you are aware that misfortune keeps occurring, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive. 36

It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but be sure that someone, somewhere is worse off than you. 37 If you start with one small, positive thing and appreciate it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life. With appreciation, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, regardless of the events around you. 38

• Begin and encl each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful, glorious day!”

• When you see the rise of gas prices, say “I am so glad to have a vehicle in which to get around.

• When your boss is too hard on you, say “I am grateful for my job as I know that many don't have one.”

• If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work： "I really do appreciate it that my eyes see, my ears hear, my mouth tastes, my legs walk, my arms lift and my mind thinks and everything else works.

• Write clown what you're grateful for each clay. In moments when you're feeling really down, read loud what you wrote previously. 39 If you practice this regularly, you will find your list getting longer and longer.

The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. 40    

A. This will certainly help uplift your spirits.

B. If not, you will only attract more misfortune.

C. It is of great importance to learn to be grateful.

D. The more you appreciate, the happier you'll be.

E. If you have made some achievements in your career.

F. Here are a few common examples for you to practice.

G. You can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she 41 a bumper sticker on her car reading： You Matter.

Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would 42 it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of 43 every time she hit the road. More often than not, people 44 slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their 45              ， waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her

windshield saying things like “You 46 too! ” Once while she was driving clown the highway? she became 47 when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter! ” Though it took her some time to recover from the 48 ， she still felt happy. Last year, someone 49 her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a (an.) 50 sticker. I've seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has clone. "The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who 51 to catch sight of the sticker.

Stories like Amie's really 52 the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our 53 and it doesn’t cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children 54 well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at animal shelters or shelters for the homeless. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a 55 impact on the world, and help form general goodness.

非选择题部分

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has started plans for a “cycling and walking revolution”. It, if fully 56 (realize.) , could change the way people move around towns and cities.

The move comes as authorities; attempt 57 (improve.) public health by arousing people' s interest in traveling by bike and on foot. The plans, which are 58    (special.) designed for England, are to be funded by £2 billion.

Wide-ranging in their scope? they include 59         (aspect.) such us ： providing cycling

training to children and adults 60    they want it, developing a network of protected bike routes, and creating ^low-traffic neighborhoods.^

Xavier Brice, the CEO of Sustrans, a charity which focused on cycling and walking,   61 (say.) the new plans marked “a big step forward“ by the government. "By 62    (help.) more people to leave the car at home for shorter journeys, this package of measures will cut pollution and improve the safety of our streets,,, he added.

The coronavirus pandemic has already had a significant effect 63 the way people move about. Public transport use in the UK has fallen greatly while some parts of the country 64    (change.) their roads lately to make 65    easier for people to get around by walking or by bike.

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，你的英国好友Harris 12月份打算来中国旅游，想先学习一些中文，却不知道 如何入门。你决定帮助他，写一份邮件告诉他你的想法。

要点如下:

1)你给他的学习建议 2)介绍你的帮助计划 3)对结果的展望

注 意:1)词数80词左右； 2)可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3)邮件开头结尾已为你写好。

Dear Harris,

More than delighted to hear that you are going to take a trip to China this December.

Looking forward to your early reply.

                                                                                                                                                       Yours,

Li Hua

第二节 读后续写(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端，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词

数应为150左右。

Being sent to New York to help develop a new project, my parents would be too busy to look after me. So they decided to drive me to the village where my grandpa lived. He had been a teacher in a high school before he retired 3 years ago. I haven't seen my grandfather for a long time. I could only remember he was a serious, well-dressed and handsome man.

When Mum pulled in the driveway, Grandpa Michael was weeding his garden. He stood up and greeted us with wide-open arms. In his muddy gloves and jeans, he looked nothing like the grandfather I remembered. I wasn't expecting him to look so different.

After the hugs and kisses, Grandpa couldn't wait to show off his garden, pointing out his almost-ripe tomatoes and complaining about the rabbits eating his lettuce. The man who had been devoted himself for ages to helping his students improve their grades, form good habits or change their bad behaviour now cared so much about gardening. He used to be a perfect teacher but now he was only a perfect gardener.

Mum returned, leaving only Grandpa and me. I was a little nervous as if we were strangers. My grandpa was a little, too. "Are you hungry? Let's prepare for our dinner together, ()K?” My grandpa turned to me and said proudly, “Now, Adam, you know I am very good at making pasta (意大利面)with delicious sauce. Would you like to try?” I eagerly nodded. "That's good!” Grandpa said. "We'll make some.”

We pulled up some vegetables from the garden, and then drove 15 miles to the nearest grocery, where Grandpa bought cheese and nuts. On the drive home Grandpa told me his students all liked the pasta he cooked especially the sauce.

Then Grandpa showed me how to mix eggs with flour to make pasta and then how to prepare the sauce. When everything was ready , he proudly served me a large plate of pasta. I put a forkful into my mouth and it was just terrible.

Paragraph 1：

“So Grandpa said , his eyes shining , "what do you think ?"                                                                               .

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Paragraph 2：

My grandpa hugged me warmly.                                                                                                                        .

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