1、湖北省重点高中联考协作体学年高二英语上学期期中试题含答案湖北省重点高中联考协作体20182019学年上学期高二期中考试英语试卷时间:2018 年 11 月 16 日下午 试卷满分 150 分注意事项:1. 答第 I 卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后,用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上所对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框。不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。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
2、 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。例:How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15 B. 9. 15 C. 9. 18答案是 B。1. What does the woman mean?A. Martha will be late. B. Martha wont come. C. Martha will come on time.2. Where does the conversation pro
3、bably take place?A. In a library. B. In a store. C. In a hotel.3. Why does the man like his new job?A. He can make use of what he has learned.B. He can learn a lot from the new job.C. He has more free time and higher pay.4. Why will Mr. and Mrs. White go to New York?A. To make money. B. To celebrate
4、 their wedding. C. To have a holiday.5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Shopping B. Choosing courses C. History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
5、 6、7 题。6. Why does the man call the woman?A. To find a family doctor. B. To ask someone to repair his roof. C. To find a babysitter. I7. What does the woman probably mean at last?A. The man should ring later.B The man should come to the company. C The man should wait for a call.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8
6、How did the woman feel the first time she spoke English to a foreigner?A. Quite excited. B. Quite frightened. C. Quite nervous.9. What did the woman want to do?A. Chat with a foreigner. B. Practice her spoken English. C. Get to the nearest subway station.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why was the man un
7、satisfied with the game?A. The scores were too close. B. Some players played poor. C. It lasted too long.11. Who cheered for the Tigers?A. Eric B. Steve C. Bill12. What was the one thing the man said he enjoyed?A. His friends performance. B. Supporting his team. C. Eating some food.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至
8、 16 题。13 What does the man usually do in the holidays?A. Stay with his parents. B. Have a further education. C. Take part-time jobs. 14 What do we know about the woman?A. She is a top student. B. Her parents are rich. C. Her flat is free.15. How many jobs did the man take last Christmas?A. Two. B. T
9、hree. C. Four.16. Why does the man share a flat with two other boys?A. It is cheap. B. It is safe. C. It is large.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When do most Americans feel they are poor?A. When they dont have their own house. B When they cant fly frequently.C. When they dont have a car.18. What public
10、 transportation is good in the USA?A. Buses. B. Trains. C. Planes.19. What is the most important reason that cars are popular in the USA?A. The USA is a large country.B. Public transportation is not excellent.C. Americans like to be independent.20. What will be the real solution to the shortage of g
11、as for Americans?A. Americans should explore for oil instead of gas for cars.B. Inventing a new kind of car which does not need much gas.C. Americans should try to take the public transportation to travel around.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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项,
12、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMany people are traveling abroad for vacation. If youre among them, are you satisfied with the places youve chosen to stay? Get inspired to make your next booking with these amazing hotels from around the world.The Bolivian hotel, BoliviaIt is the first in the world with walls made enti
13、rely from salt. The hotel was built from 1 million 14-inch salt blocks and has a total of 42 rooms.Skylodge Adventure Suites in Cusco, PeruThe room hangs above a 13,000-foot drop and has a view of a beautiful valley. Each suite, measuring 24 feet in length and 8 feet in height, features four beds, a
14、 dining area, solar-powered lighting and a private bathroom.The Crane hotel in the NetherlandsThe Crane Hotel Faralda, which took four years to build, has been transformed from an old industrial crane into a state-of-the-art place to stay in Amsterdam.It means guests get a different view each night
15、as a wind vane allows the crane to very gently turn in the breeze. The crane also has a panoramic lounge and a spa pool located on the top deck that can be hired out for events.Phoenix HouseThis tiny one-bedroom house is rested at the base of the worlds largest and most active volcano in Hawaii.The
16、spectacular location of the 450-square foot, solar-powered tiny house allows views of the ocean, while the 100-foot waterfall of lava flowing into the ocean at one ton a minute is just four miles away.21. What makes The Bolivian hotel special?A. It has only one room. B. The building material of its
17、walls.C. It is on the most active volcano. D. You can take a bath there.22. If you want to experience changing views at night, which hotel will you choose?A. The Bolivian hotel B. Phoenix HouseC. The Crane hotel in the Netherlands D. Skylodge Adventure Suites in Cusco, Peru23. In Phoenix House, you
18、can A. take a bath in it. B. have a good view of the valley and the waterfall.C. get some knowledge about industry. D. experience staying near the active volcano.24. What feature do the hotels have in common?A. They can hold many people at the same time.B. They are on the same continent.C. They are
19、all amazing hotels in the world.D. They are all in travelling resorts.B“Learning Chinese is growing popular in the United States.” Doty said. She was pleasantly surprised to find in the Chinese Bridge competition that many people of her age were learning Chinese, with many of them speaking more flue
20、ntly than she does.Although it is difficult with some of the grammar structures because it is very different from English, it is really worth it and you can use it a lot in the world, said Doty, whose Chinese name is Huang Qiuyue.Hoffs also shared her opinion. Many people have recognized that they s
21、hould have got on this train earlier. It is still a rather unique skill.I believe that in a time when skills are scarce . the people who do possess that unique perspective and unique connection with China will be more highly valued, she said, adding that studying Chinese also gave her an edge in her
22、 university admission.She said her main essay submitted to Stanford was about how she chose her Chinese name and what that name meant to her.Choosing that name helps me better understand myself. I chose Jiang because when I traveled to Lijiang, I just fell in love with it. I chose Mingxi to express
23、my desire for greater clarity and to live a clearer and more thoughtful life, she said.According to the nonprofit US-China Strong Foundation, about 500,000 students in the United Statesare currently learning Chinese, twice the number of 2017.People in the San Francisco Bay Area see the value in lear
24、ning a second language. As Chinese is the most-spoken language in the world, they can foresee that by learning this language, there will be doors for them in their future careers, said Wong, the San Francisco educator.25. What does Hoffs mean in the third paragraph?A. People have regretted missing t
25、he train.B. people realize that they should have arrived at the station earlier.C. Many people think they should start to learn Chinese earlier.D. Learning Chinese is difficult, and it is just a common skill.26. According to Wong, what can we predict?A. More and more people will start to learn Chine
26、se.B. people who learn Chinese well will have a brighter future.C. Many people just learn Chinese as a second language.D. Chinese will be the most widely spoken language in the world.27. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Learning Chinese is increasingly popular in US.B. Learning Chinese needs
27、unique skills.C. Chinese is valuable to peoples careers.D. People are learning Chinese through the Chinese Bridge competition.CGreat civilizations dating back to the Egyptian empire, the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire have all used trade routes as part of their economy. Perhaps the most famous anc
28、ient trade route known today was “The Silk Road”. The recent BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) mirrors this in many ways. Its a way to connect the vast continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia in a similar manner as the ancient Silk Road did for the purpose of trade.Trade between all the countries propos
29、ed in the BRI is possible today. But the BRI will make trade more efficient through newly built roads, railways, and shipping ports. The proposed infrastructure(基础设施) is through mutual(双方的) agreement, not through threats of military intervention. If a countrydoes not want to participate, they can si
30、mply refuse. It is their decision.Could the BRI eventually become sort of an Interstate Highway System for the continents and countries of Europe, Africa, and Asia? Nobody can predict the future but it seems like a possibility. In the near term the BRI seems to consist primarily of railways and ship
31、ping lanes but there appears to be highways being built alongside in many cases. Besides, railways can be more efficient ways for people to travel than by motor car. Either way, the BRI would open up more travel and tourism as a result of its primary purpose of trade in the near term.One of the most
32、 impressive parts of the BRI, in my eyes, is that it aspires(追求) to be a peacefulexpansion between nations of open trade. China is spearheading the project with the assistance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) ( 亚投行) . The AIIB is also an economic endeavor of financial cooperation among most, if not all, the countries involved with the planning of the BRI.Opening cooperative trade routes can
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