湖北省汉川实验高中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖北省汉川实验高中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题

湖北省汉川实验高中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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湖北省汉川实验高中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题
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第一部分 听力（共两节；满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5 分，满分7.5 分）
1．What will the man do next?
A．Buy something. B．Check the luggage. C．Find his grandpa.
2．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A．Neighbors. B．Colleagues. C．Classmates.
3．How does the woman feel now?
A．Angry. B．Tired. C．Bored.
4．Why won’t the man go skiing tonight?
A．His foot was injured. B．He doesn’t like skiing. C．He has no time tonight.
5．What time is it now?
A． 2:10. B． 2:20. C. 2:30.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．Why did the man talk to the old man?
A．To ask some directions. B．To show his gratitude to him.
C．To help him cross the street.
7．What does the man think of the old man?
A．Kind-hearted. B．Patient. C．Hard-working.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．How much weight has the woman put on in the past year?
A．About 10 pounds. B．About 15 pounds. C．About 20 pounds.
9．Where will the two speakers eat tonight?
A．At home. B．In a restaurant. C．At the man’s aunt’s.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What is special about Church Street Hotel?
A．It has a Cuban(古巴的) flavor. B．It offers very cheap rooms.
C．It is next to a famous church.
11．How much will the man pay for his hotel fees?
A．￡90 . B．￡270. C．￡360.
12．When will the man call back Mr. Smith?
A．Around 3:30 B．Around 4:00. C．Around 4:30
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What is the man doing?
A．Reading a newspaper. B．Watching a documentary. C．Reading a news report online.
14．What does the man learn about the bird?
A．She has flown farther than any other bird.
B．She gave birth to a young bird at 62.
C．She is the second oldest living bird in the world.
15．What does the man want to be?
A．A guide. B．A biologist. C．A photographer.
16．What will the two speakers probably do next?
A．Look at some photographs. B．Visit the woman’s parents.
C．Take photos of animals.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．How was the speaker when he was a boy?
A．Very black. B．Very fat. C．Very weak.
18．When did the speaker probably take up boxing, rowing and football?
A．When he was about nineteen.
B．When he was about sixteen.
C．When he was about thirteen..
19．What did the speaker often do every day after he turned forty?
A．He sat for a long time. B．He ran with his wife.
C．He quarreled with his wife.
20．What do we know about the speaker now?
A．He usually feels a sharp pain in his legs. B．He is suffering low blood pressure.
C．He has lost some weight.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Advertising Department of The Bangkok Post is looking for highly motivated advertising sales executives （销售主管） to sell advertising to prime targets in its wide range of promotional publications （宣传性出版物）. As part of our sales team, your primary responsibility will be to meet established and agreed sales targets. You will also need to know how to find potential new customers. In addition, you will be required to follow up your sales by sending copy and artwork and getting customer approval.
Qualifications:
Male/Female, aged 23-35 yrs.
Bachelor's degree in any related fields
Experience of selling print and online advertising or similar fields is preferred
Productive and good interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Good command of written and spoken English
Computer skills
If this sounds like a challenge you'd like to consider seriously, then send an application letter together with your resume, details of your expected salary, and a recent photograph to:
Advertising Department
Bangkok Post Public Company Limited
136 Bangkok Post Building, Sunthorn Kosa Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110
Email: [e-mail]
21．The work duty of an advertising sales executive does not involve _______ .
A．meeting sales targets B．sending application letters
C．selling advertising D．looking for new customers
22．Who is the most suitable for the job?
A．A Japanese, 27, with a high school certificate.
B．An Indian, 38, with a good command of English.
C．A Chinese, 30, with rich experience of advertising.
D．A Thai, 23, a college student majoring in advertising.
23．Where will you probably find this article?
A．In a travel brochure. B．In an advertising textbook.
C．In a market report. D．In a local newspaper.
B
Millions of people all over the world use the word okay．In fact，some people say the word is used more often than any other word in the world．It may be common，but no one can seem to agree on how the "OK" came to be．
Okay means "all right" or "acceptable"．It expresses agreement or approval．You might ask your brother, “Is it okay if I borrow your car？”Or if someone asks you to do something，you might say，"Okay，I will．"Still，language experts do not agree about where the word came from．
Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw. The Choctaw word "okeh" means the same as the American word okay. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century. The language spread across the country．
But many people dispute（争论）this．
Language expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word okay in reports published in the 1960s．He said the word began being used in the 1830s．It was a short way of writing a different spelling of the words "all correct．"Some foreign﹣born people wrote "all correct" as "o﹣1﹣1k﹣o﹣r﹣r﹣e﹣c﹣t．"and used the letters O．K．
Other people say a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word long ago．They said he put the first letters of his names﹣O and K﹣on each object people gave him to send on the train．
Still others say a political organization invented the word. The organization supported Martin Van Buren for president in 1840．They called their group，the O．K．Club．The letters were taken from the name of the town where Martin Van Buren was born﹣Old Kinderhook，New York．
Not everyone agrees with this explanation，either. But experts do agree that the word is purely American．And it has spread to almost every country on Earth．
24.What is the text mainly about？
A．How the word Okay came into being． B．The different meanings of the word Okay．
C．The dispute of the origin of the word Okay． D．How widely the word Okay is used．
25.What does the underlined word Okay express in the 2nd example in Paragraph 2？
A．Promise． B．Admission． C．Permission． D．Correctness．
26. Choctaw is an ______ word.
A. indian B. India C.Euroopean D.American expiorer’s
27. What do language experts agree on？
A．Okay is the most widely﹣used word． B．It came from some Indian dialect．
C．It was invented by a politician． D．It is first used by Americans．
C
Anne woke up at 6：00 am this morning because it was the first day of school.She went into the bathroom，looked in the mirror and she started to scream.Her little sister woke up and went to see what was wrong.Anne started to cry，“It's the first day of school and my hair is a mess！”
Her little sister Emily shook her head，“Oh！Anne you woke me up for that.I'm going back to bed.”
“THANKS FOR THE HELP...NOT！” Anne screamed to her sister.Anne was really sad about her hair.She started to search through everything trying to find something to fix her hair.Finally she found some hairspray.It helped a little but not much so she went to pick out her clothes.She had no idea what to wear.It was either her new dress with little pink bows all over it or her favorite white but now brown T­shirt and ripped jeans since they were in style.She put on her T­shirt and jeans.
After she was finally done with that she went to the kitchen to find something to eat.After she ate she went back into the bathroom. Afraid to look in the mirror she started to brush her teeth.She turned on her radio and started to dance.Forgetting about the slippery(滑的) floor she slipped and hurt her head but trying to be brave she got back up and continued to brush her teeth.
She rinsed out her mouth and went back in the living room.She glanced at the clock.It was 7：00.She hurried to get on the bus.She waited and waited，but the bus never came.So she went inside to see what time it was.It was 8：00.
She got scared.She was running through the house screaming，“Mom！Mom！The bus forgot me！”
Her mom woke up and sat up.She started to laugh.“School doesn't start till tomorrow，silly，” her mom chuckled.
Anne stood there a minute.“What！I got up for nothing.I have to do this all again tomorrow，” she thought.
28.Why did Anne choose her T­shirt and jeans?
A．Because she expected to wear casual clothes. B．Because she likes to wear new clothes for school.
C．Because she found them comfortable to wear D．Because they are fashionable then.
29.What did Anne do while brushing her teeth?
A．She looked in the mirror carefully. B．She danced to the music.
C．She listened to the news on the radio. D．She planned to change her hairstyle.
30.Why did the school bus not turn up?
A．Because the school bus forgot her.. B．Because the school bus was broken.
C．Because school didn’t start that day. D．Because there were no students to take.
31.Which could be the main idea for the text?
A．A busy day B．A big morning
C．An active girl D．The first day of school

D
Teenagers who check social media for several hours a day are at the risk of developing ADHD (多动症), a study has concluded.
The research team, from the University of Southern California, tracked 2,600teenagers aged 15 and 16. They asked them how many times they checked their phones and other digital devices for various reasons, and then monitored them for symptoms of ADHD. After two years, those who had checked their phones the mostoften were twice as likely as those who checked the least often to show signs of ADHD.
Writing in the JAMA medical journal, the scientists said, “Modern mediadevices immediately inform users when new text messages, social media postings, or videogame play invitations arrive. Exposure to such information may drawattention away from important tasks. Frequent distraction could interrupt thedevelopment of constant attention and organization skills.”
They believe constant access to instant entertainment also has an impact. Researcher Professor Adam Leventhal said all previous research had focused on the link between ADHD and televisions. “What’s new is that previous studies on thistopic were done many years ago, when social media, mobile phones, tablets andmobile apps didn’t exist. We can say with confidence that teens who are exposedto higher levels of digital media are significantly more likely to develop ADHDsymptoms in the future,” he said.
Leventhal believes the findings help fill a gap in understanding how newmobile media devices and seemingly limitless content pose a mental health risk forchildren. And the findings serve as a warning.
British scientists welcomed the findings. But Professor Andy Przybylski of theOxford Internet Institute said, “The study relies on survey responses provided bythe students in question. It is not clear if teachers or parents would rate the childrensimilarly or if the self-reported measure of digital screen use is related with eitheractual behavior or higher quality survey items.”
32. How did the researchers conduct the study?
A. By tracking the participants for two years.
B. By monitoring 2,600 teenagers wit ADHD.
C. By analyzing data from previous researches online.
D. By controlling different teens’ time spent on social media.
33. What does Leventhal think of the exposure to higher levels of digital media?
A. It will cause diverse ADHD symptoms.
B. It will have a major influence on organization skills.
C. It will weaken teenagers’ confidence.
D. It will create higher ADHD risks.
34. What does Professor Andy Przybylski think of the study?
A. It provides a better understanding of the media.
B. It should have focused on parents’ responses.
C. Its findings are not reliable enough.
D. It’s a breakthrough in this field.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The use of digital media is on the rise
B. Heavy use of social media may increase ADHD risks
C. Teens are increasingly exposed to ADHD
D. Teens’ exposure to modern media calls more attention
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。
Making the Most of Life Experiences
If you ask anyone what the purpose of life is, you’ll likely receive wildly different responses. The answer to this question is deeply personal because different things are important to us throughout the course of our lives. 36
Finding ways to make the most of our experiences is a challenge we face every day. Here are some ways to make your experiences meaningful.
Follow your dreams.
The number one way to live a life free of regret is to follow your dreams. Passion will die without actions supporting them. 37 Every day take an action, no matter how small, to achieve your goals. Each day is a step forward and none of it is wasted.
Make lots of mistakes.
__38___ Many of my strongest memories come from the times I’ve failed，and those lessons have stayed with me. Failure is beneficial to us. And time allows me to see the value of even the most painful situation.
39
Difficult and painful experiences shape our character but can also weigh us down. These prevent us from moving forward. So much of our progress in life relies on willpower and a healthy emotional state. If you’re under stress, your body and mind both require time to recover. 40
For me, life is about experiences. We all have to dream, work hard, and fail before we can achieve success. Maybe we’ll discover along the way that the journey is more important than the destination .
A. Take care of yourself.
B. Improve your responsibility(责任心).
C. Making mistakes is the surest path to grow as a person.
D. It’s best to rest, recover, and slowly build back up your strength.
E. Yet one thing stays with us no matter where we go: our experiences.
F. Though we try our best to make fewer mistakes, it is impossible to avoid them.
G. Though we can’t choose the outcome of our actions, we can choose to keep pursuing(追求）
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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, 41 on the wa