湖北省武汉市五校联合体学年高二英语下学期期中试题doc.docx

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湖北省武汉市五校联合体学年高二英语下学期期中试题doc

湖北省武汉市五校联合体2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题

试卷满分：

150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.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.

B.Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.

C.Themanlostthosetools.

2.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hedoesn’tlikehisjob.

B.Hewillnotgiveuphisjob.

C.Hehasalargefamilytosupport.

3.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Headmasterandteacher.

4.Whoisworriedaboutgainingweight?

A.Theson.B.AuntLouise.C.Themother.

5.Whydoesn’tthewomanbuythecoat?

A.Itisexpensive.B.Thereisn’thersize.C.Shedoesn’tlikethecolor.

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.Whatisthewomanprobably?

A.Ahotelclerk.B.Ahouseagent.C.Ashopassistant.

7.Whatisthepillowfilledwith?

A.Cotton.B.Driedflowers.C.Aspecialmaterial.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatkindofskillsdoesthewomannothave?

A.Operatingcomputers.B.Doingbusiness.C.Typing.

9.Whichcompanydidthewomanworkin?

A.Atradingcompanyandatrustcompany.

B.Atrustcompany.

C.Atradingcompany.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What’swrongwiththewoman’smother?

A.Shehasbeensick.

B.Shemissesherfamilyandfriends.

C.Shecan’tearnenoughtosupportherfamily.

11.Wheredoesthewomanlive?

A.InAmerica.B.InIndia.C.InBritain.

12.Whatdoesthewomanplantodonextyear?

A.Studyanewlanguage.

B.TraveltoIndia.

C.Visitherfather’snativecountry.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowmanyEconomicslectureswillthemanattendeveryweek?

A.Fivetimes,fromMondaytoFriday.

B.Twotimes,onThursdayandFriday.

C.Twotimes,onTuesdayandThursday.

14.Whydidthemanmissthemeetingforthenewstudentsyesterday?

A.Becausehehadn’treceivedanynoticeaboutthatmeeting.

B.Becausehehadtoattendthegroupdiscussion.

C.Becausehehadtodosomeparttimejobsyesterday.

15.Ifastudentwantstoearnthescholarship,whatistherequiredattendancerate?

A.80%.B.90%.C.100%.

16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheconversation?

A.ThemanisastudentinGradeOneintheuniversity.

B.Themanhastoworkafterschool.

C.Themanthinksthetimeofthelectureistooearly.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlonghasthespeakerlivedinabigcity?

A.Oneyear.B.Tenyears.C.Eighteenyears.

18.Whatisthespeaker’sopiniononpublictransport?

A.It’scomfortable.B.It’stime-saving.C.It’scheap.

19.Whatisgoodaboutlivinginasmalltown?

A.It’ssafer.B.It’shealthier.C.It’smoreconvenient.

20.Whatkindoflifedothespeakersseemtolikemost?

A.Busy.B.Colorful.C.Quiet.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Diseasesspreadinmanyways.Aninfectedpersoncancoughorsneezeonsomeonenearby,ortheycanspreadgermsthroughahandshake.Butsometimeswepickupgermsindirectly.Asickpersonmightleavebehindbacteriaorviruseswhentheytouchadoorhandle,forexample.Butwhatifthosesurfacescouldcleanthemselves?

TwoteenagersfromHongKongaskedthemselvesthesamequestion.Nowthey’vedevelopedadoorhandlethatcankillgermsoncontact.

Theideaissimple.Everytimethedoorisopened,themovementcreatespowerthatstartsagerm-killingreactiononthehandle.Inlabtests,theirsystemkilledabout99.8percentofthegermsthattheyspreadontolabdishescoveredwiththeirmaterial.

Researchbyothershasshownthatdoorhandlesinpublicareasareoftenhometolotsofbacteriaandviruses,notes17-year-oldSumMing（“Simon”）Wong.HeandhisschoolmateKinPong（Michael）Li,18,wantedtodesignacoveringfordoorhandlesthatwouldkillgerms.

Afterdoingsomeresearch,theylearnedthatamineralcalledtitaniumdioxide（二氧化钛）isknowntokillbacteria.It’salreadyusedinmanyproducts,frompaintstodesserts.Tomaketheircovering,theteenagersmadethemineralintoaveryfinepowder.

Titaniumdioxidekillsbacteriabestwhenlitbyultraviolet（紫外线的）light,saysSimon.UVlightisfoundinsunlight.ButUVlightdoesnotnaturallyshineonindoorhandlesoranyusedatnight,sotheteenagerslighttheirdoorhandlefromwithin.

Tomakesurethelightreachesthecoatedsurface,theteenagersmadetheirdoorhandleoutofclearglass.Eachendfitsintoabracket（托架）.Insideoneofthebracketsisastronglight-emittingdiode（LED）.FromitcomesUVlight.

Andhere’stheinterestingpart:

ThepowerthatmakestheUVlightshinecomesfromopeningandclosingthedoor.ThepowerfromthedooristhencarriedbywiretotheLEDinsidethedoorhandle.

Thedoorhandlesystem,MichaelandSimonsay,mightcostnomorethanabout$13（about81yuan）tobuild.

21.Thewaysdiseasesspreadarementionedatthebeginningofthetextto.

A.demonstratehowmostdiseasesarespreadindirectly

B.remindreadersoftheimportanceofcleaningtheirhands

C.explainhowtokillbacteriaorviruseseffectively

D.helptodescribeanewinventionthatpreventsdiseasesfromspreading

22.TheLEDisplacedinsidethebracketsto.

A.supplyenoughpowertothehandlesystem

B.producetitaniumdioxidetokillbacteria

C.provideUVlighttohelptitaniumdioxideworkbetter

D.directtheUVlightinsunlighttothecoatedsurface

23.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardMichaelandSimon’sdoorhandlesystem?

A.CautiousB.CriticalC.DisappointedD.Enthusiastic

B

Thismaysoundlikeajokeaboutalazyperson’sdreamjob.EarnbigmoneybystayinginbedandwatchingTV.Butthisisreallyhappening,andit’saprojectofNASAandtwoEuropeanspaceagenciestheInstituteofAerospaceMedicineattheCologne-basedGermanAerospaceCenterandtheEuropeanSpaceAgency.It’scalledArtificialGravityBedRestStudy,aimedatstudyinghowthebodyadaptstoweightlessnessinspace.

Scientistsareseeking12womentospendtwofullmonthsinbedinthefallataGermanlab,plusanadditionalmonththereforpreparationandrecovery.Thefirst12testsubjects,allmen,alreadyhavestartedthestudy.

Participantsspendtwoentiremonthsinbedandremainlyingdowneventodoeverydaythingslikeeating,drinkingandexercising.Theyalsoanswernature’scallandshower,butit’sunclearfromtheNASAwebsitehowthosetasksareaccomplishedinbed.

“Dailyroutineshowering,gettingdressed,eating,exercisingtakesmuchtimewhenyoucannotstanduptodothem,”saysthewebsite,addingthatthereis“continuousdatacollection”,includingbloodpressure,heartrate,nutrientabsorptionandalsotheparticipants’feelings.Studysubjectswillspendthe60dayswiththeirheadstilted（倾斜）downsixdegrees,whichimitates（模仿）conditionsinspace.

ParticipantsareencouragedtopassthetimebywatchingTV,takingonlinecourses,readingandanyotheractivitiestheycanperformwhilelyingdownaloneinbedtorelievewhatcouldbeboredom.Familyandfriendsareallowedtovisit.

Thehigh$18,500paymentfortwomonthsoflazingaboutisprobablyamajormotivationforpeoplewillingtogothroughsomethingthisextreme.However,ifyou’reanAmericanwhoreallyneedsthemoney,youprobablycan’taffordit.CandidatesneedtotraveltoColognefourtimesattheirownexpensefortheemploymentprocessbetweenAprilandJuly.Plus,theyneedstrongGerman-speakingskills.Alsoparticipantsneedtobenonsmokersbetweenages24and55,ingoodhealth,withnormalbodyweight.

24.Whatareparticipantsexpectedtododuringthestudy?

A.Reporttheirfeelingsregularly.

B.Completetheirdailyroutinesinbed.

C.Keeptheirbodiestilteddownsixdegrees.

D.Recordtheirphysicalresponseseveryday.

25.Whatdataabouttheparticipantswilltheresearcherscollect?

A.TheirphysicalandmentalreactionsB.Theirbehaviorstoweightlessness.

C.Thewaystheydotheirdailythings.DThechangesintheirweight...

26.Whatwillbeachallengefortheparticipants?

A.Thelanguageskillstheyneed.B.Thedifficultymeetingfamily.

C.Thepossibilitythattheyfeeldull.D.Theslowrecoveryoftheirhealth.

27.Therequirementsforpotentialparticipantsare.

A.challengingforAmericansB.tailoredtothinpersons

C.easyfortheyouthtosatisfyD.suitableformostpeople

C

Fouryearsago,mysweetmomwenttobewithherLord.Shediditherway.

Igotthecallatwork,andIheadedhomequickly.MomandDadlivedonasmallfarmthattheyhadownedsinceIwasseven.Ihatedgoingthereeveryweekend.TherewasnothingforayounggirltodobutwatchtheonestationontheoldTVset,iftheweatherallowedreception.

Mymom,ontheotherhand,lovedthepeaceandquietoftheland.Theplacewasrustic（乡村的）,withnoindoorplumbingorheat.Wehadabigwoodstoveinthekitchenthatdiditsbesttoheatthelittlefarmhouse,butitalwaysseemedcoldandtooquiettome.

Intheevenings,mymomandIwouldsitforhourssinginginthelittlekitchen.IsangthemelodyandMomharmonized.Herfavoritesongwas“MoonRiver”andwesangitoverandover.MomtoldmestoriesabouthowwhenIwasalittlegirl,IcouldsingbeforeIcouldtalk.

Astimepassed,Ihadmyownchildrenandwenttovisitthemeveryweekortwo.Thekidslovedthefarmandthetractorrideswithmydad.Me,well,Istillhatedthesilenceofthefarm.Whilemymomlovedtositather