1、湖北省部分重点中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题湖北省部分重点中学2020学年度高二下学期期中考试英 语 试 卷第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)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 is the mans hometown?A. Los Angeles. B. Boston. C. New York.2. Whats worrying the woman?A. It is hard
2、 to rent a stereo.B. They havent enough money to buy a stereo.C.There is no red stereo for rent.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A concert B. singer. C. A film4. How much did the mans wife pay for her coat?A.$120 B. $240 C. $4805. What does the woman suggest the man to do?A. Give up the exa
3、ms.B. Prepare the papers in advance.C. Drop one course this semester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. Which is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Waitress and cus
4、tomer. B. Tourist and tour guide C. Shopkeeper and customer7. What does the man have for his meal in the end?A. Fish pie. B. Steak pie. C. Mushroom pie.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. What picture did the man put up on the wall?A. A picture he drew on his vacation.B. A picture he took last year.C. A picture of hi
5、m.9. How many cameras does the man use quite often?A. Six. B. Ten. C. Two听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. When did the man buy the TV?A. One week ago. B. One month ago. C. Three months ago.11. What is the matter with the TV ?A. It doesnt have a picture.B. Theres an annoying sound in the back-ground.C. .Theres d
6、ark line down the right-hand side of the screen.12. What do we know about the result?A. The man will get a refund.B. The man will get a new TV.C. The man will complain to the manager.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What will the woman do?A. Work on her uncles farm. B. Quit the job. C. Try to run her own farm.1
7、4. What does the man think working on a farm?A. It is tiring. B. It is interesting C. It is boring.15. What was the woman?A, An editor. B. A reporter. C. A teacher.16. What does the man suggest to the woman on becoming a farmer?A . Work with her uncle.B. Get some training from experts.C. Have a work
8、ing holiday on a farm first.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What kind of clouds indicate good weather?A. Red and low B. Dark and low C. White and high18. When should the sailors take warning ?A. Seeing red sky at morning.B. Seeing red sky at night.C. Seeing red sky at noon.19. What does a rainbow in the west
9、mean ?A. Storm is on the way B. Rain is on the way. C. Sunny days.20. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How to prepare before the weather changes.B. How to predict the weather without a forecast.C. How to avoid being caught in a heavy rain.第二部分 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
10、每题所给的A. B. C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AOur “Whats New” collection features a massive range of the latest new DVD releases in movies,TV series,and documentariesAndre RieuThe Magic of MaastrichtAndre commemorates(纪念)a remarkable 30 years since the founding of his beloved band,Johann Strauss OrchestraThis collect
11、ion of finely crafted interpretations of uplifting evergreens is a must-have!Tracks include:Sole Mio,Hava Nagila(Let Us Be Happy),Halleluia,Tuti Frutti,Cant Help Falling in Love,and more!$25951 DVD,200 minsRailroad AustraliaMeet the kings of the train world and discover what it takes to keep these m
12、etal monsters on the tracksIn a wild frontier of extreme heat and vast distances,an army of workers toil day and night to keep the nations lifeblood flowingwith a lot of help from the biggest and most powerful trains in existence$24952 DVDs,325 minsGentle BenBased on the beloved childrens novel Gent
13、le Ben follows the thrilling adventures in the Florida Everglades of a game warden,Tom Wedloe(Dennis Weaver),his wife Ellen(Beth Bricknel),their son Mark(Clint Howard)and Marks tame bear Ben$39954 DVDs7 11 minsLand GirisLand Girls follows the lives and loves of four girls away from home,doing their
14、bit for Britain in the Womens Land Army(WLA),a British civilian organization in WWIIThe four girls have all joined the WLA with one common goal,to serve their country and help win the warFollow the girls as they try to live out their lives in very challenging circumstances,with lots of laughter and
15、tears along the way$29951 DVD222 mins21. Which of the following probably appeals to kids most?A. Andre Rieu-the Magic of Maastricht B. Railroad AustraliaC. Land Giris D. Gentle Ben22. What is Andre Rieu most probably?A. A detective B. A musician C. An engineer D. A novelist23. What do you know about
16、 Land Girls?A. It is a TV drama series about British army life.B. It describes the lives of four American girlsC. It is set in Britain in the Second World WarD. It is a story about four British women victimsBMy motivation for starting our family tradition of reading in the car was purely selfish: I
17、could not bear listening to A Sesame Street Christmas for another 10 hours. However, my three children had been addicted to this cassette on our previous summer road trips.As I began to prepare for our next 500-mile car trip, I came across a book- Jim Treleases The read-aloud Handbook. This could be
18、 the answer to my problem, I thought. When I began to read aloud the tale of the boy who escapes the bad guys by hiding inside a giant peach, my three kids argued and wrestled in their seats. But after several lines, they were attracted into the rhythm of the words and began to listen.We soon learne
19、d that the simple pleasure of listening to a well-written book makes the long miles pass more quickly. Sometimes the books we read became highlights of the trip. I read Wilson Rawlss Summer of the Monkeys as we spent two days driving to the beach. We arrived just behind the power crews restoring ele
20、ctricity after a tropical storm. The rain continued most of the week, and the beach was covered with oil washed up by the storm When we returned home, I asked my son what he liked about the trip . He answered without hesitation, “The book you read in the car.”Road trips still offer challenges, even
21、though my children now are teenagers. But we continue to read as we roll across the country. And Im beginning to see that reading aloud has done more than helping pass the time. For at least a little while, we are not shut in our own electronic worlds. And maybe weve started something that will pass
22、 on to the next generation.24. Why did the author start reading in the car ?A. She wanted to keep a family tradition.B. She wanted to have a more pleasant journey.C. Her children were addicted to reading.D. Her children were hardly tired of the cassette.25. How did the children react after the autho
23、r read a few lines?A. They read together aloud. B. They kept fighting.C. They soon settled down. D. They hid themselves.26. What can we learn about the author and her familys trip to the beach?A. They had a good time on the beach. B. They thought it had passed too quickly.C. They were caught in a st
24、orm. D. They enjoyed reading on the road.27. Which can be the best title for text?A. Reading Makes Great Read Trip B. Better Reading than TravellingC. Read Trips Full of Challenges D. Books that Changed My Children.CState of Michigan employees are increasingly positive about the workplace, according
25、 to the 2020 Employee Survey, which shows state workers are more likely to be engaged(参与)at work than other employees, with almost 70% reporting they would recommend state work to friends and family.“If youve got highly engaged employees, youre going to have people that want to provide a higher leve
26、l of service for the citizens of Michigan; a happy workforce is good for the state.” Jim Willems, State Administrative manager, said. “People are happy in their position, generally, when they feel they have a stronger voice at work and there are certain protections in place.” He said. “They really h
27、ave a voice in how their day-to-day work goes.”“The survey is meant to measure more than job satisfaction. We have stressed employee “engagement” in the survey to measure the connection between workers and their jobs,” spokesman Kurt Weiss said.Overall, 53% of state workers were considered highly en
28、gaged and likely to stay employed by the state in 2020 survey. Engagement varied by department. The Michigan State Police and Michigan Lottery(彩票抽奖)made up the highest percentage of highly-engaged workers,In 2020, 69% employees said they would recommend their friends and family work for the state go
29、vernment. In 2020, only 53% of employees would make such a recommendation. Also in 2020, 50% of workers reported feeling their departments leadership teams are communicative, up from 37% in 2020. 49% reported feeling their departments leadership teams are interested in their well-being, up from36 in
30、 2020.All wasnt good news. Only 86% of respondents said they intend to stay working in the state government for the next year. In 2020, 88% expected to be employed by the state for next year. Also in 2020, 77% reported they are able to balance their jobs and personal lives, down from 79% in 2020.28.
31、 What do highly engaged employees mean for Michigan?A. An urgent demand for a happy environment. B. More low-cost additional serviceC. More high quality service for its citizens. D. Extra pay for its state workers.29. Why does the survey stress employee “engagement”?A. To measure employees satisfact
32、ion only, B. To give employees more voice.C. To discover employees happiness. D. To assess the worker-job relationship.30. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. In Michigan, people feel delighted in their work at any time.B. The survey is designed to weigh not only job satisfaction.C. The Michigan State Police accou
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