湖北省随州一中学年高二英语上学期期中试题1.docx

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湖北省随州一中学年高二英语上学期期中试题1

湖北省随州一中2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

本试卷共8页。

全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应的答案标号涂黑。

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.WhenwillJuliahaveherteethcheckedagain?

A.Inthreemonths.B.Inoneweek.C.Inonemonth.

2.Whathappenstotheman’sphone?

A.It’soutoforder.B.It’soutofpower.C.It’soutofservice.

3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofsmoking?

A.Relaxing.B.Harmful.C.Annoying.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themovieisn’ttohertaste.

B.Theplotisinteresting.

C.Theactingisconvincing.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue?

A.Hesleptallday.

B.Heforgottocallthewoman.

C.Hedidn’tknowHowardwassick.

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，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.Whatkindofbikewillthewomanrent?

A.Anordinarybike.B.Aracingbike.C.Amountainbike.

7.Whatisthedeadlineforthereturnofthebike?

A.5:

30p.m.B.6:

00p.m.C.6:

30p.m.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What’swrongwiththesweater?

A.Itssizeiswrong.

B.Itspriceistoohigh.

C.It’sshrunkafterwash.

9.Whatwillhappennext?

A.Thewomanwillgetthemoneyback.

B.Thewomanwillhaveanothersweater.

C.Thewomanwillchooseotherproducts.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whyisthewomantired?

A.Sheattendedameeting.

B.Shestayeduplastnight.

C.Shehadmanyactivities.

11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Watchmovies.B.Goshopping.C.Doexercise.

12.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Run10minuteseveryday.

B.Walk10minuteseveryday.

C.Run30minuteseverysecondday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whoisprobablytheman?

A.Aconsultant（咨询师）.B.Afriend.C.Alawyer.

14.Whatisreallyimportantinajobaccordingtotheman?

A.Salary.B.Welfare.C.Accomplishment.

15.Whatisthewoman’sbiggestproblem?

A.Tendingtopushherselftoohard.

B.Describingherstrengthsandweaknesses.

C.Complainingaboutherformeremployers.

16.Whyshouldthewomanpreparequestionsaboutthecompany?

A.Toshowinterestinthecompany.

B.Toshareherworkingexperience.

C.Toexpressdislikesaboutpreviousjobs.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whereisthespeakernow?

A.IntheUK.B.InAustralia.C.InSouthAfrica.

18.Howdoesthespeakerfeelintheuniversity?

A.Challenged.B.Respected.C.Lucky.

19.Whatisthegreatestfortuneforthestudentsthere?

A.Advancedfacilities.

B.Atopteachingstaff.

C.Variousfinancialaids.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisthemostimportant?

A.Workinghard.B.Repayingsociety.C.Respectingteachers.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25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

WelcometoAdventureland!

EveryonelovesAdventureland!

TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore,enjoy,andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoawayenriched,longingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?

TheTravelPavilion

Exploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperiencedifferentwaysoflife.VisittheAmazonjunglevillage,theTurkishmarket,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerbermountainhouseandothers.Talktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthingstheymake.Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingfishingnets...

TheFutureTower

Thisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe'llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator（模拟装置）fortheJourneytoMars!

TheNaturePark

Thisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:

seelions,giraffes,elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytosee...

ThePyramid

ThisisthecenterofAdventureland.Runoutoffilm,needsomepostcardsandstamps?

Forallthesethingsandmanymore,visitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideas,too.

21.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.

A.realizetheimportanceoftravelling

B.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountries

C.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworld

D.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnets

22.WhenyouvisitTheFutureTower,whichofthefollowingisNOTavailableforyoutodo?

A.Gettoknowaboutwhatpeople'slifewillbe.

B.HaveajourneytoMars.

C.Enjoyyourtimeinitsspacestation.

D.Learnabouttheimpactofprogressonourlives.

23.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehome,wherewillyoumostlikelygo?

A.TheTravelPavilion.B.TheNaturePark.

C.TheFutureTower.D.ThePyramid.

B

Thenexttimeyourfriendsrolltheireyeswhenyou'resnappingaselfie（自拍照）ortakingaphotoofyourdessert,tellthemthatphotographingeverydaythingscanactuallymakepeoplehappier.

Inastudyofmorethan2,000people,researchersfoundthatpeoplewhotookphotosoftheirexperiences,whethertheywerewalkingthroughamuseumorgoingonacitybustour,hadabettertimeoverallcomparedwiththosewhodidn't.

Duringeachofthestudy'snineexperiments,peoplewereaskedtoeithertakephotosorgiveupphotographyduringaneverydayactivity,suchaseatingameal.Innearlyeveryexperiment,thegroupthattookphotosshowedhigherlevelsofenjoyment.

Thefindingmightnotsoundterriblysurprising.Afterall,Facebookmembersuploadabout2billionphotosdaily,andInstagramusersuploadabout80millionphotoseveryday.Butsomepeoplearguethattakingphotographscandistractthemselvesfromenjoyinganexperiencewhileit'shappening.

Thenewresearchshowsthatitisn'tthecaseandthatphotographydoesincreaseaperson'senjoyment,becauseitincreaseshisorherengagementintheactivity.Forexample,inoneexperiment,peopletouredamuseumwhilewearingglassesthattrackedtheireyemovements.Thegroupthattookphotosspentmoretimelookingattheartifactsthanthosewhodidn't.However,photosaresometimesadrag.Forinstance,ifthecameraisdifficulttocarry,itmightnotbringenjoymenttoaperson.Andinsomecases,photographycanmakesituationsunpleasant.Forexample,whenpeopleinthestudytookavirtualsafari（游猎）andwatchedsomelionsattackingawaterbuffalo,thepeoplewhotookphotosofthebloodyeventwerereportedtohavealowerenjoymentoftheactivitythanthosewhodidn’t,theresearcherssaid.

24.Whydoestakingphotosincreaseenjoyment?

A.PeoplecansharetheirphotosonFacebook.

B.Peoplehavemoretimetolookattheobjectstobephotographed.

C.Somephotosmayendupasvaluableartifacts.

D.Photographygetspeoplemoreinvolvedintheactivity.

25.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Photographysometimescanbedangerous.

B.Photographyrequiresmorecouragetodo.

C.Photographyisanunpleasantprocess.

D.Photographyisn'tfunallthetime.

26.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemainideaofthetext?

A.Photographyhelpsyouappreciatepeoplearoundyou.

B.Snappingaselfieisasymbolofself-confidence.

C.Takingphotosdoesn'truinyourexperience.

D.Thephoto-takingprocessisamentalchoice.

C

ManuteaOwenisaheroonhishomeislandofHuahine.HisancestorstookovernearlyeveryislandintheSouthPacificOceaninwhatwasperhapsthegreatestachievementbeforehumanswenttothmoon.Onlyrecentlyhavescientistsbeguntounderstandwheretheseamazingsailorscamefrom,andhow,withsimpleboatsandnonavigationequipment,theycouldmanagetofindhundredsofdistantislandsthatcovernearlyathirdoftheglobe.ThisexpansionintothePacificwasachievedbytwowonderfulpeoples:

theLapitaandthePolynesians.

HowdidtheLapitaandearlyPolynesianpioneersdothis?

Verylittleevidenceremainstohelpscientistsunderstandtheirgreatsailingskills.However,withlittleevidence,scientistshavebeenabletodevelopsometheoriesaboutthesecretsoftheseexplorers'success.

Sailorshavealwaysreliedupontheso-calledtradewinds,windsthatblowsteadily（匀速地）andinpredictabledirectionsovertheocean'ssurface.GeoffIrwin,aprofessorofarcheology（考古学）notesthattheLapita'sexpansionintothePacificwaseastward,againststeadytradewinds.Sailingagainstthewind,heargues,mayhavebeenthekeytotheirsuccess.

AtholAndersonoftheAustralianNationalUniversitybelievesthattheymayalsohavebeenlucky—helpedbyaweatherphenomenon（现象）knownasEINino.E1Ninooccurs（发生）inthePacificOceanwhenthesurfacewatertemperatureisunusuallyhigh.Itaffectsworldweatherinavarietyofways,butoneofitseffectsistocausetradewindsintheSouthPacifictoweakenortochangedirectionandblowtotheeast.ScientistsbelievethatE1NinophenomenawereunusuallyfrequentaroundthetimeoftheLapitaexpansion,andagainwhenearlyPolynesiansbegantheirevenmoredistantjourneys.

ThesuccessoftheLapitaandthePolynesianmayhavebeenbecauseoftheirownsailingskills,ofreverse（反向的）tradewinds,ofamixtureofboth,orevenoffactsstillunknown.ButitiscertainthatbythetimeEuropeanscametothePacific,nearlyeverypieceofland,hundredsofislandsinall,hadalreadybeendiscoveredbytheLapitaandthePolynesians.

27.Whatdoestheunderl