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湖北省武汉市学年高二英语上学期期中试题
湖北省武汉市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，请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.What'stheweatherlikenow?
A.Sunny.
B.Rainy.
C.Cloudy.
2.HowisTinalikehergrandmother?
A.Shehasblueeyes.B.Shelovesanimals
C.Shehasbrownhair.
3.Whendoesthemanwakeup?
A.At8:
00a.m.B.At10:
00a.m.C.Atnoon.
4.Whatwasthemanprobablydoingjustnow?
A.Gettingoffataxi.B.Buyingatrainticket.
C.Checkingoutfromahotel.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
C.Abank.B.Theman'sboss.A.Apublicholiday.
22.5分）15小题；每小题1.5分，满分第二节（共三个选项C、B、每段对话或独白后有几个小题，听下面5段对话或独白。
从题中所给的A听完后，秒钟；每小题5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，5各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
题。
7段材料，回答第6、6听第6.Whatwasthemanplanningtodoearlier?
B.Watchasportsgame.
A.Readathome.
C.Gooutforanicedinner.
7.Wherewillthespeakersgo?
A.Toapark.B.Toanartgallery.
C.Toamovietheater.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
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8.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Giveupherdreamofseeingapolarbear.
B.Findsomepolarbearsinthewild.
C.Seesomepolarbearsatthezoo.
9.Wherewouldthemanliketostay?
A.Inverycoldplaces.B.Inwarmplaces.
C.Inveryhotplaces.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whywon'tthemanreadWarandPeace?
A.Heneverheardofit.
B.Hedoesn'thavetoomuchtime.
C.Hethinksthestoryisn'tsointeresting.
11.Whichlanguageisthemangoodat?
A.Italian.B.Russian.
C.French.
12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Writerandreader.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whichcountrywouldthewomanliketovisitthemost?
A.Germany.B.France.C.England.
14.Howlongisthewoman'sholiday?
A.Twomonths.B.Onemonth.C.Halfamonth.
15.Whatwillthemanprobablydofortheholiday?
A.Gotothemountains.B.Gotothebeach.
C.GotoDisneyland.
16.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Goodfriends.
C.Assistantandcustomer.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whoisthisspeechmainlyfor?
A.Highschooljuniors.B.Highschoolseniors.
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C.Collegestudents.
18.Whenweretherefewerdiseasesaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Twentyyearsago.B.Tenyearsago.C.Fiveyearsago.
19.Whyshouldpeoplestartlanguagelearningcompaniesaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Tobringhappinesstopeople.
B.Tohelppeopleearnmoremoney.
C.Tointroducepeopletoothercultures.
20.Whatisthespeaker'sdreamforthelisteners?
A.Theywillbecomefamous.
B.Theywillbecomemoreintelligent.
C.Theywillhelppeoplehavebetterlives.
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
AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashopping
cart.Theywillinalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.But
fewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.
SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasin
thesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaround
inbasketstheyhadtocarry.
OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeled
basketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattract
morebusiness.
OnJune4,1937,Goldman'sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewas
terriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn't
waittoseethemusinghisinvention.
ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,but
hardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.
Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren'tusinghiscarts.
“Don'tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket？
”oneshopper
replied.
ButGoldmanwasn'tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessif
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onlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.SoGoldmanhiredagroupofpeople
topushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!
Seeingthis,the
realcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony（假的）customers.
AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbers
ofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocamebought
more.Withlargereasier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughta
greaternumberofitemsthanbefore.
Today'sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman'soriginalmodel.
Perhapsthat'sonereasonwhyAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuch
moneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—thecomingoftheshoppingcart.
21．WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman'sinvention?
A.Itwastoprovehimtobeagoodinventor.
B．Itwastoreducetheburdenofhisemployees'work.
C．Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness.
D．Itwastohelpthedisabledmakeshoppingeasilyinhismarket.
22．Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketinorderto
________.
A．attractpeopletobuythingsinhismarket
B．encouragepeopletousehisshoppingcarts
C．makehismarketdifferentfromtheothers
D．keepthegroceriesfrombeingstolen
23．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A．Goldmanwillbecomeveryfamousbecauseofhisinvention.
B．Goldman'sinventionwillberegardedasthegreatestoneintheworld.
C．SupermarketbusinesshasbenefitedalotfromGoldman'sinvention.
D．TherewillbenothingthatcanreplaceGoldman'sinvention.
B
Asachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthanatreat.Ididn'tfind
thechimps'teapartiesfunny,northebirdshowsentertaining.Feedingtimefor
sealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmore
inacircus.
AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts—menteasinglions,girls
balancingonelephantsandmonkeysplayingfootball.Iknewthateverytrickacircus
animaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossibly
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cruelty.
Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhavechanged.Circuses
usingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitelyevolved.
Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocalzoo.The
elephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananas
andstaringatteasingvisitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal'sname
andwhereitcamefrom.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabout
theenvironmentalchallengestheyfaced.
Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenopposezoos.“Animals
belonginthewild!
”isacommonandunderstandablecomplaint.Butwhatdothe
animalsthemselvesprefer?
Generallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealongerlife.But—youmayprotest—
theyarenotfree.What?
Freetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirst?
Maybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn'tsobad.
Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,
theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosandAquariums.Thesedayseveryzoo
requiresBIAZA'sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,
observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimal-researchprogrammes,bothinthe
UKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganizestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosalloverthe
world.
Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,
comfortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywell-trained,knowledgeableandcaring
zooemployees.Ofcourseit'snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunately
thisisn'talwayspossible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecidefor
yourself?
24.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A．howzooshaveimproved
B．whetherazooshouldbecloseddown
C．anewenvironmentalorganization
D．thedifferencebetweenzoosandcircuses
25．FromParagraph2,wecanguessthatthewriterbelievescircusanimals________.
A．hadmuchshorterlivesthanthoseinthewild
B．werenottreatedwellbytheirtrainers
C．shouldhavebeenplacedinzoos
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D．werenotasintelligentasthoseinzoos
26．WhichofthefollowingrolesareperformedbyBIAZA?
A．Organizinganimalstudyprojectsandtrainingzooworkers.
B．Checkingzooconditionsandarranginganimalexchanges.
C．Designingzoosandapprovingzoooperations.
D．Caringforillanimalsandsettingzoostandards.
27．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzooswouldthewriteragreewith?
A．Zooanimalsshouldbefreedintothewild.
B．Zoosaremorepopularnowthaninthepast.
C．Zooanimalsaremorerestrictedthaninthepast.
D．Zoosnowprovidecaringlivingconditionsforanimals.
C
Socialnetworkingsiteshavechangedthewaythatpeopleinteractandconnect
onadailybasis.Oneofthemajorconcernsthathavecaughttheattentionofmany,
istheinfluencethatsocialmediamaybehavingonsocialanxietydisorders.
Ifremovedfromtheirphoneforafewhoursorafewdays,theaverageperson
wouldlikelyfeelanxiousaboutnotbeing“connected.”Mostpeoplehaveprobably
experiencedanoccasioninwhichtheypostedacreativephoto,andwaitedtosee
howmany“likes”or“retweets”theyreceived.Ifthisnumberislowerthan
expected,theego（自我）isgoingtotakeahit.There'salsoconstantchecking
ofthenumberof“followers”and“friends”thatyouhave,andthesenumberscan
haveadirectinfluenceonfeelingsofacceptanceandpopularity.
Anxietycanarisefromfeelingatal
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