湖北省武汉市部分重点中学学年高二上学期期末联考 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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湖北省武汉市部分重点中学学年高二上学期期末联考英语Word版含答案

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高二英语试卷

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.Wherearethetwospeakersmostprobably?

A.Inabookstore.B.Athome.C.Inacinema.

2.Howmuchisthispairofjeansnow?

A.125dollars.B.100dollars.C.75dollars.

3.Whenwillthemanpickupthewoman?

A.Atfiveo'clock.B.Atsixo'clock.C.Atseveno'clock.

4.Whatwillthemando?

A.Holdhisweddingoutside.B.Cancelhiswedding.C.Holdhisweddinginside.

5.Howwillthewomanfeelprobably?

A.Excited.B.Embarrassed.C.Disappointed.

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.Whatdoesthemando?

A.Ataxidriver.B.Aweatherman.C.Afirefighter.

7.Whenwillthemanretire?

A.Attheageof57.B.Attheageof60.C.Attheageof65.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofCharlie?

A.Handsome.B.Strange.C.Humorous.

9.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Abasketballmatch.B.Asingingcompetition.C.AnEnglishspeech.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhenisLisa'sparty?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

11.Whycan'tthemangototheparty?

A.Heisn'tfeelingwell.B.Heisn'tapartyperson.C.Hecan'taffordthetime.

12.WhatwillthewomancallAnnafor?

A.Toinvitehertoamovie.B.Toaskherforalift.C.Toborrowhercar.

听第9段材料.回答第13至16题。

13.Howdidthemanmanagetoloseweight?

A.Bygoingonadiet.B.Byexercisingregularly.C.Byworkinghard.

14.WhyisthemangoingtotheSunnySquare?

A.Towork.B.TopickupJenny.C.Togoshopping.

15.Whatisthewomandoingthere?

A.Waitingforhercousin.B.Lookingforsomeone.C.Exercising.

16.Wherearethespeakersmostprobably?

A.Onabus.B.Atabusstop.C.Atatrainstation.

听第10段材料.回答第17至20题。

17.Howmuchhastheredwolf'spopulationdroppedinthepastfiveyears?

A.Byonethird.B.Byhalf.C.Bytwothirds.

18.Wheredotheonlyredwolveslivenow?

A.InNorthCarolina.B.InwesternLouisiana.C.IneasternTexas.

19.Whenwastheredwolfconsideredanendangeredspecies?

A.In1987.B.In1980.C.In1967.

20.Whatdoexpertssayredwolvesarelike?

A.Dangerous.B.Lovely.C.Shy.

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

Aquarteroftheworld'shumansareathomerightnow.Ifyou'rereadingthis,chancesarethatyou'reoneofthem.Yes,it'simportanttostaysafeindoorstoprotectourselvesandothers,butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'thaveagoodtime.Wewillcreateanendlesslistofthingstodoindoors.Stickwithusandwepromiseyouwon'tbeboredforasecond.

Catchuponliteraryclassics

Youknowthatpileofbooksthatyouhaven'teverquitemanagedtogetinto?

There'llneverbeabettertimetoconquerit.Andifyou'vealreadyexhaustedyourlibrary,youcannowaccessmorethanamillionbooksforfreeonlineaspartofthe'NationalEmergencyLibrary'.Usually,you'dhavetojoinaqueuebeforebeingabletoborrowanything.Butnowyoucanjustdipintowhateveryouwant,whenever.

Joinavirtualchoir

Ifthevideosofcitiesinlockdowncomingtogethertosingontheirbalconiesleftyouwithalumpinyourthroat,here'syourchancetoaddyoursoundtooneofseveralonlinechoirspoppinguparoundtheworld.TheSofaSingersisafreeonlinesingingeventthataimsto‘bringpeopletogetherfromaroundtheworldtopromotejoyandhumanconnection'.ItinvolveshundredsofsingersjoiningaZoomcallandlearninganewsongtogether.

Formnewbondswithyourneighbours

Innormaltimes,youmightnotbethetypetoactuallytalktoyourneighbours.Butlet'sbehonest:

yoursociallife'sawreckrightnow,andyou'regoingtomakefriendswiththepeoplenextdoor,nomatterwhat.SowhynottakeinspirationfromBalconyPartiesInMiami,ortheLondonerHostingAthleticClassesOnHisDoorstep?

Goon,getsocial-inadistantkindofway,ofcourse.

21.What'sthepurposeofthewriter?

A.Toenrichpeople'slife.B.Toeducatetheuncivilized.

C.Totrainprofessionalsingers.D.Tobuildaharmonioussociety.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"withalumpinyourthroat"mean?

A.thestateofbeingchoked.B.thestateofsingingaloud.

C.thestateofwantingtosing.D.thestateofhavingabadvoice.

23.Theauthorimpliesthatneighbours.

A.seldomcommunicatewithoneanother.B.usuallyformacommunitysinginggroup.

C.oftenshareliterarybookswitheachother.D.holdpartiesonthebalconyeveryweekend.

B

Afewyearsago,myfatherarrangedtosendmeamail-orderfruitcakeatChristmastime.AlthoughIhadagoodjobandownedanapartmentinManhattan,hefearedmycupboardsandrefrigeratormightbebare.IhadrecentlymovedfromCalifornia,wheremyparentsstilllivedintheirsuburbanbungalowof50years,thehouseIgrewupin.

Hewantedmetohaveaparticularbrandoffruitcake."Itremindsmeofmymother's,"hetoldmeinaphonecall.Orderingthefruitcakewashiswayoftryingtotakecareofmefromafar."ItshouldarrivethefirstweekofDecember,"hesaid."Assoonasyougetit,letmeknowwhatyouthink."ThefirstweekofDecemberpassedwithnosignofhisfruitcake.Delayedbyholidaymail,Iassumed,orabacklogoforders.

ThedaybeforemyflighttoCalifornia,thefruitcakestillhadnotarrived.WhenIarrivedatmyparents'house,hesaid,"Didyougetthefruitcake?

""No.butI'msureit'llbetherewhenIgohome."

Assoonasthewordleftmylips,Irealizedthathome.forthem.wasakindoftriggering（触发）word.Becausewasn'tthishome?

Wasn'tIhomenow,withmyparentsgreetingme,askingwhetherIwashungryafterthelongflight?

January,February,andMarchcameandwentwithnofruitcake.Thoughmyfathercontinuedtoaskaboutit,Ineveronceconsideredlyingandtellinghimyes,thefruitcakehadfinallyarrivedandwasdelicious.InsteadIsaid,"Thatcakeistravelingearth,andsoonerorlateritwillland."

"That'sagoodone!

"hesaid.

Hissenseofhumorneverwavered,andastimewentonhewouldbringupthejourneyofhisfruitcakenowandthen.

"Iwonderwhereitisnow,"he'dsay.

"It'stakenadetour（绕道）toPluto（冥王星）."

Helikedthatonetoo.

"Doyouwantmetoorderanother,incaseitnevercomes?

"

"That'sOK,Dad."Isaid."I'llwaitforthisone.It'lltasteevenbetteraftertouringtheuniverse."

EarlylastDecember,nearlyayearaftermyfatherdiedfromafailingheart,Igotacallfromastafferatthefrontdeskofmyapartmentbuilding.

"Youhaveapackage,"hesaid.

24.Whydidtheauthor'sfatherpurchaseafruitcakeforherafewyearsago?

A.Becauseherfathermissedhisownmothersomuch.

B.Becauseherfatherwasconcernedaboutherverymuch.

C.Becauseherfatherknewshewastoobusytobuyoneherself.

D.Becauseherfatherwantedtoshareaparticularbrandoffruitcakewithher.

25.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor'sfeelinginparagraph4?

A.Regretful.B.Shocked.C.Unbelievable.D.Heartbroken.

26.Whatcanweknowaboutthefruitcakeaccordingtothetext?

A.Itwastouringtheuniverse.B.Itfailedtoreachtheauthor.

C.Itarrivedaftertheauthor'sfatherdied.D.ItwassenttoherbeforesheleftforCalifornia.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ALateCall.B.Dad'sPackage.C.AdventureofaGift.D.Grandma'sFruitcake.

C

Listeningtonewmusicishard.Nothardcomparedtogoingtospaceorwar,buthardcomparedtolisteningtomusicwealreadyknow.

Thereisaphysiologicalexplanationinourdesiretoseekcomfortinthefamiliar.Itcanhelpusunderstandwhylisteningtonewmusicissohard,andwhyitcanmakeusfeeluneasy,angry,orevenriotous（暴乱的）.Ithastodowiththeplasticityofourbrains.

Whenitcomestohearingmusic,anetworkofnervesintheauditorycortexcalledthecorticofugal（离皮质的）networkhelpsclassifythedifferentpatternsofmusic.Whenaspecificsoundmapsontoapattern.ourbrainsreleaseanamountofdopamine（多巴胺）,themainchemicalsourceofsomeofourmostintenseemotions.Thisistheessentialreasonwhymusictriggerssuchpowerfulemotionalreactions.

TakethechorusofasongbyAdeleorBruceSpringsteen,manyofwhichhaveveryrecognizablemelody.Themajorityofourbrainshavememorizedthesemelodiesandknowexactlywhattoexpectwheneachcomesaround.WhenthecorticofugalnetworkregistersthatSpringsteenchorus,ourbrainsreleasejusttherightamountofdopamine.

Butwhenwehearsomethingthathasn'talreadybeenmappedontothebrain,thecorticofugalnetworkgoesabitoutofcontrol,andourbrainsreleasetoomuchdopamineasaresponse.Whenthereisnomaporpatterntoattachto,musiccanregisterasunpleasantorbad.

That'swhathappenedonenightinParisin1913.ThepiecethatwasshownattheTheatredesChamps-élyséesforthefirsttimethatnightwasIgorStravinsky'sTheRiteofSpring.AsdescribedinthedailynewspaperLeFigaro,manymembersoftheaudiencecouldnotunderstandthisnewmusic.Afterthefailureofthatevening,however,theballetcontinuedrunningatthetheaterformanymonths.Atthesecond,therewasnoiseonlyduringthelatterpartoftheballet;atthethird,'thunderousapplause'andlittleprotest.AtaconcertperformanceofRiteoneyearlater,'excitementandadoration'sweptoverthecrowd,andadmirerssurroundedStravinskyinthestreetafterward,inariotofdelight."

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