湖北省黄冈中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题-Word版含答案.docx

湖北省黄冈中学2021年春季高二期中考试
英 语 试 题
命题人：程全富 张 红
留意事项：
1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），共四部分, 满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
2. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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. What does the woman ask her son to do?
A. Do not hang out alone.
B. Do not drive alone.
C. Do not go to the train station.
2. When did the man leave the gate?
A. At about 12: 00. B. At about 12: 30. C. At about l: 00.
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At a railway station. B. At a booking office. C. On a bridge.
4. What does the man do?
A. A taxi driver. B. A policeman. C. A cinema manager.
5. How did the woman go to school today?
A. By bike. B. By bus. C. On foot.

笫二节（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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Which sport does the man like best?
A. Skating. B. Swimming. C. Table tennis.
7. What does the woman advise the man to do if he has no skates?
A. Borrow a pair. B. Rent a pair. C. Buy a pair.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What do we know about the man’s hometown?
A. It is old. B. It is very big. C. It is near the sea.
9. What is the main industry there?
A. Agriculture. B. Tourism. C. Manufacture.
10. What can we see there?
A. Museums. B. Beaches. C. Mountains.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What happened to David?
A. He lost his way. B. He couldn’t rent a car. C. The car broke down.
12. What’s David trying to do?
A. Call the service station. B. Change the appointment. C. Say hello to Mr. Bush.
13. When will David meet Mr. Bush at his office?
A. At l: 30 p.m. today. B. At 11: 30 a.m. today. C．At l : 30 p.m. tomorrow.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the woman’s home. B. In the woman’s office. C. In a classroom.
15. How much does a single room cost a day?
A. 32 dollars. B. 27 dollars． C. 21 dollars.
16. What suggestion does the woman give the man?
A. Applying for the room as soon as possible.
B. Choosing a cheaper or a nearer room.
C. Looking for a roommate as soon as possible.
17. Where is the Room Management Office?
A. In Building 208. B. In Building 210. C. In Building 901.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。
18. Who could the text be written for?
A. Schoolchildren. B. Parents. C. Teachers.
19. What’s the second advice?
A. Get up early. B. Go to bed early. C. Do things the night before.
20. What kind of breakfast is suggested?
A. A sweet breakfast. B. A simple breakfast. C. A fast breakfast.

其次部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, I was asking my mom about my brother’s doctor’s appointment. They were testing him for autism（自闭症）. My brother, Captain, four years old at the time, had always been my best friend. We would wrestle, play games and have the best of times together, even though I was much older than him. My mom told me about the appointment, but, when she got to the point about the test, she stopped. I turned around and she had tears in her eyes. I stared at her, wishing she would say something, when I realized what that silence meant. My eyes got blurry（模糊的）and my breathing got very difficult. “The test was positive, sweetheart,” she said. I broke down, crying.
My mom was trying to cool me down, saying that Captain couldn’t see me like this and I had to be a big girl, when the front door opened, and Captain, our three-year-old sister Cali, and my father came in. I walked out of the kitchen. I couldn’t look at him. Everything had just changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy.
We had to move a while later because Captain needed treatment. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when the “short bus” came and picked some kids up. The children in the other line started making jokes about the “retards （智力迟钝者）” on that bus and I felt a strange feeling in my stomach, which I had never felt before.
During a band class, my teacher, Mrs. Young, stopped our playing to give us some feed-back. “Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on!” I felt that same feeling I had in the bus line. The entire room was laughing when I raised my hand. “Yes, Alexis?” Mrs. Young asked. “I don’t think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also, I know some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people, so I would appreciate it if you didn’t make fun of them.”
Everyone stared at me. Mrs. Young apologized for the comment and then started the song again.

21. What did Alexis think her mother’s silence mean in Paragraph One?
A. There was no chance for Alexis to play games with Captain.
B. Captain was likely to miss the appointment.
C. Captain really suffered from autism.
D. Alexis had to prepare dinner quickly.
22. Why did Alexis go out of the kitchen?
A. Because she didn’t want to help with dinner.
B. Because she would be much sadder looking at Captain.
C. Because she wanted to play with Captain outside.
D. Because she wasn’t willing to meet a sick brother.
23. What Alexis said to her teacher can be seen as a kind of .
A. threat B. agreement C. apology D. disapproval

B
Men and women are different, particularly when they are shopping for clothes.
A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his aim is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock (有现货的), the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone’s satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else. No good salesman brings out a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, Sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”
Now how does a woman buy clothes? In almost every aspect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she is influenced by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. What she wants is to find something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend hours going from one shop to another, to and fro. It is a tiring process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

24. The underlined sentence “the price is a secondary consideration” in the second paragraph means when a man is shopping .
A. he buys things of good quality even if they are very dear
B. he cares about whether the thing is what he needs first and then the price
C. he buys whatever he likes without considering its value
D. he buys things without considering its price
25. What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?
A. He usually does not buy anything.
B. He buys a similar thing because of the color he wants.
C. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.
D. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
26. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?  
A. They welcome suggestions from almost anyone.
B. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.
C. Women buy things without giving the matter proper thought.
D. They try to buy clothes for more than its real value.
27. What is the main difference between men and women shoppers?
A. Men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do.
B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.
C. Men go shopping based on need, but women often not.
D. Women buy more clothes than men.

C
Every day is a gift, and if you look forward to spending each day with happiness, wake up every morning with a positive attitude and enjoy a beautiful day!
Set up a daily plan for yourself and ensure that you reserve enough time for your homework. Also, don’t forget to spare some time for play! Stop being lazy and start participating in your life instead of just watching it pass by. Try to do something fun and constructive every day. Read a book, write something interesting in your diary, try a new hobby, spend time with your friends, or just watch your favorite show on television, and you will see how every moment of your day unfolds. You’ll achieve better results, and eventually greater success.
However, every day will not be the way you want it to be. Some days will be good, while some will be bad. You won’t be always happy and smiling. You may come across many challenges. Don’t forget to remind yourself to slow down and take care of yourself. In today’s busy lifestyle, it is necessary to relax to bring balance and joy back into your life. So, take charge of your life. Enjoy and appreciate the small things around you. Do a good deed and make others happy. Sometimes, doing something as simple as having a cup of tea with an old friend or a family member, listening to a cheerful song, or just writing down all the things that make you happy could indeed turn your day around!
Review and analyze your day before you retire at night. Reward yourself for completing the set goals and prepare the stage for the next day. This will influence your sleep and overall happiness levels. Plan for the next day, take a good rest, and wake up fresh the next morning!
If you feel you are doing the same things every day, step out of your comfort zone and set aside some time to do things you have never done before. Stretch your limits. Not only will it make a boring day exciting but it will also build your confidence.

28. Who are the target readers of the passage?
A. Teachers. B. Students. C. Workers. D. People in general.
29. Why is “Read a book” mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. To show readers what to do to enjoy every day positively.
B. To tell readers to learn hard for their future.
C. To provide readers with ways of killing time.
D. To offer readers suggestions on hobbies.
30. What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A. Every day is beautiful and worth remembering.
B. Your future is up to yourself and your friends.
C. A good start is definitely good for the future.
D. You should make a difference in your day.
31. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Live Every Day to the Fullest
B. Be Grateful for Every day
C. Act Now to Make a Change
D. Set Aside Time for Daily Responsibilities
D
In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. “There’re too many cars, and you can’t move around a lot.”
Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.
      He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house.
      “What’s unique is that we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what’s going to happen in front of you when you leave home.”
      Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.
     “I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this.”
     Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.

32. Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to .
A. show care for them                    B. introduce the topic
C. solve traffic problems                D. introduce their life
33. What is unique about ClearPath?
A. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.
B. It can ensure that you will never be late for work.
C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.
D. It can use a lot of information all over the world.
34. The underlined word “hits” in the fifth paragraph probably means .
A. have an accident B. turn left or right C. get to D. collect traffic data
35. What’s Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?
A. Disappointed.      B. Optimistic.           C.  Annoyed      D. Worried.

其次节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs. 36 Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.
37 Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics (购物狂). They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked (着迷) on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though the