湖北省黄冈市部分重点中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试 英语

高二英语考试 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名考生号、考场号、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，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。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. 考试结束后，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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. Where is the woman now? A. In a library. B. At a post office. C. In a bookstore. 2. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and secretary. C. Student and teacher. 3. Why is Anne late? A. She lives far away. B. She doesn’t have a car. C. She doesn’t have a phone. 4. What are the tickets for? A. A concert. B. A movie. C. A footballgame. 5. What do we know about the speakers? A. They know each other. B. They meet for the first time. C. They are best friends. 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. What can we learn about the traffic then? A. There will be no taxi. B. It will be heavy. C. It will not be busy. 7. Which is the best way of herreturning home according to the woman? A. Taking the man’s car. B. Taking a taxi. C. Taking the train. 听第7 段材料，回答第8 至10 题。 8. What do the speakers think of the weather? A. Terrible. B. Not too bad. C. Fine. 9. What is the weather like these days? A. Sunny and bright. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy and windy. 10. When will the weather probably be fine? A. Tomorrow morning. B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. The day after tomorrow. 听第8 段材料，回答第11 至13 题。 11. What did the man hear about the Browns? A. They have been ill. B. They have moved to another house. C. They have gone to see the doctor. 12. Why was Mr. Brown unable to sleep well? A. Because of a heart disease. B. Because of the weather. C. Because of the noise. 13. Where do the Browns live now? A. In the town. B. Near the city. C. In the countryside. 听第9 段材料，回答第14 至17 题。 14. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a shop. B. In a classroom. C. Inapub. 15. What color is the second wallet? A. Black. B. Brown, C. Blue. 16. What does the woman buy at last? A. A tie. B. A leather bag. C. A wallet. 17. How much does the woman spend? A. $13.28. B. $5.00. C. $31.98. 听第10 段材料，回答第18 至20 题。 18. What is the speaker talking about? A. How to read fast. B. The ways to reduce noise. C. Creating a good reading environment. 19. What is the most important when you are reading? A. The light andquietness. B. The table. C. The chair. 20. What should you do before you start reading at home? A. Put a“Do not disturb” sign on your door. B. Listen to the radio or watch TV. C. Turn down the television. 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50 分） 第一节（共15 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A If you want to help people learn English, join our Teaching English Volunteer Projectnow! You will find the students extremely eager to learn from an international volunteer. Your Activities as a Volunteer The schools are open from Mondays to Fridays and volunteers will teach about 2-3 hoursa day. You can teach either in kindergarten, primary or secondary school. Your responsibilities will vary accordingly. In the kindergarten classes, volunteers will do the following. ▲Organize games and play with the children. ▲Teach them coloring and other motor skills. ▲Introduce animals, shapes, colors and numbers. ▲Play with educational toys and other learning aids. In the primary level, volunteers will teach in a classroom of about 40 students. You can start teaching on your own or help the local teacher. ▲Teach conversational English, math or science to primary school students aged 5-12. ▲Communicate with students during lessons or free time. ▲Read literature to students to improve their comprehension as well as pronunciation skills. Project Skills Required For Teaching English in South Africa, the school requires a copy of your resume, whichshould carefully state your education. Volunteers should also beeasy-going and motivated.They should not mind looking after children who can be rude or noisy. Project Location This project is located in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa. Cape Townisa city alive with creativity, color, sounds and tastes.While walking through the city’sstreets andmeeting its people, you will fall in love with its naturalbeauty, creative freedom and incredible spirit. 21. What will both the kindergarten and primary class volunteers do? A. Read literature. B. Interact with students. C. Organize number games. D. Play with educational toys. 22 What should the volunteers be like? A. Silent and gentle. B. Beautiful and wealthy. C. Tough and demanding. D. Considerate and patient. 23. What is the text about? A. A school profile. B. A literary review. C. A volunteer report. D. A want advertisement. B 12 year old Skyla wanted to do something nice for the health care workers who cared forher beloved great grandmother hospitalized with the flu. It was the nurses who got the sickgreat- grandmother up from the hospital bed to see Skyla and her mother outside when theywent to hold up homemade signs outside the hospital windows. Wanting to do something special for the health care workers, Skyla created the McAllenNurse Care Kit Project, filling gallon-sized bags with treats ranging from chips to pens andnotepads. Each bag, with a handwritten card thanking them for their hard work and devotion,wasdelivered to Edinburg Regional Hospital, where her great-grandmother was treated. “Sothey have something to snack on during their lunch break if they don’t have anything withthem, and they also contain a handwritten card to show that we thank them,” Skyla said. Skyla invited some of her fellow troop members from the McAllen Girl Scouts ServiceUnit to help. After creating 213 kits with friends and family, the girls packed an additional 200—bringing the total to 413 kits for the hospital. “I’m just proud that she took the time because it was hours, from the packing of the kitsto organizing and writing those handmade cards,” said Skyla’s mother. “I’m really glad sheus able to have this experience because this summer wasn’t the same as it is usually, but itsounded good that we made ita little bit more influential to the community.” ThoughSkyla’s great-grandmother has been released from the hospital and is back homerecovering,she isn’t stopping just quite yet. She’s preparing to head back to school, but before that she hopes to let the McAllen Nurse Care Kit Project branch out into serving another hospital. 24. WhydidSkyla include a card in the kit? A. To label the bags. B. To thank her great-grandmother. C. To showher gratitude to the medical staff. D. To keep track of the hospital lunch’s recipe. 25. Why does the author list the numbers in paragraph 3? A. To record the membership of the girls. B. To indicate the hospital’s service needs. C. To acknowledge the girls’ achievements. D. To show the importance of handwritten cards. 26. What’s the first thing Skyla will do next? A. Expand her project. B. Head back to school. C. Serve her community.D. Pick up her great grandmother. 27. Which of the following can best describe Skyla? A. Athletic. B. Thoughtful. C. Honest. D. Modest. C Residents of several villages in Russia’s Magadan region have recently reportedblacksnow caused by the black powder produced by an outdated, coal-powered water-heating plant.In Omsukchan and neighboring Seimchan, two villages in the Siberian far east, snow doesn’talways look the way you’d expect. In fact, sometimes it’s quite the opposite. Instead of whitesnow covering everything as far as the eyes can see, locals are treated to a bad view of blacksnow that the kids sometimes play in. Photos and videos of this disturbing scenery have beendoing the rounds online every winter for years, but locals say that despite the temporary angerthey express onl