湖北省部分省级示范高中2021-2022学年高二上学期期中测试英语试卷

湖北省部分省级示范高中2021-2022 学年上学期期中测试 高二英语试卷 选择题部分 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 答题纸上。 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。 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 will the woman do this weekend? A. Go hiking B. Go swimming. C. Camp in the mountains. 2. How will the woman go downtown? A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By bus. 3. What is the weather like today? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. 4. When should the woman return the book according to the man? A. No later than next Tuesday. B. No later than Saturday. C. No later than next Friday. 5. What is the woman's attitude? A. She is good at spoken English. B. She thinks spoken English is useful. C. She isn't interested in spoken English. 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。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. How much sunlight does the plant need? A. A lot. B. A little. C. None at all. 7. What does the woman think of the plant? A. It's beautiful and perfect. B. It's very expensive. C. It's too difficult to keep alive. 听第7 段材料，回答第8 至9 题。 8. Whom did people usually marry in Russia in the past? A. Those with the same interests. B. Those with the same background. C. Those with the same profession. 9. What did the woman do when she met her husband? A. She was a scientist. B. She was a teacher. C. She was a musician. 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。 1 0. Which is NOT the reason why the man dislikes the city? A. The air is not fresh. B. It's too noisy. C. Housing is expensive in the city. 11. How does the woman feel about moving? A. She is eager to move to the countryside. B. She prefers to move to another city. C. She doesn't really want to move. 1 2. What does the man plan to do? A. Move out of the city. B. Find a new job. C. Buy a house in the city. 听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。 1 3. What music makes the man want to dance? A. The 80s music. B. The song “Holiday" C. Madonna's new music. 14. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Think about past experiences. B. Drive more carefully. C. Try something new. 1 5. What does the woman think about school? A. Getting good grades is important. B. One shouldn't study history at school. C. Studying is complicated. 1 6. What does the man mean in the encl? A. He will forget the past. B. The woman is right. C. He will study harder. 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。 17. What is Task Rabbit? A. A service company. B. A moving company. C. A smartphone company. 1 8. What could a Task Rabbit worker do? A. Help you move your furniture. B. Find you a job to do. C. Lend you money for rent. 1 9. Who founded Task Rabbit? A. Leah Basque. B. Sally. C. Sally's Neighbors. 20. How many Task Rabbit employees have a bachelor's degree? A. 5% of all Task Rabbit employees. B. 20 % of all Task Rabbit employees. C. 70% of all Task Rabbit employees. 第二部分阅读理解(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 The Lake District Attractions Guide Lowther Castle & Gardens Unique historic restoration project; 130 acres of wild gardens dating from the 17th century to explore, and a beautiful architectural castle ruin, period summerhouses, panoramic-lakeland views, and wild play areas. Restored stable courtyard cafe, gift shop and gallery. Open ：Daily from 1 0 ：00 to 1 7 ：00(1 6 ：00 in winter). Lakeland Climbing Centre We are one of the UK's largest indoor aerial adventureCentres offering climbing and aerial activities for all the family(5 years +). Our award-winning Centre contains Kendal Walk(tallest wall in the country) , awesome bouldering rooms, CrazyClimb and Skyline Indoor Aerial Adventure. Free car parking. Pre-booking recommended. Open ：Mon to Fri 10 ：00-22 ：00. Sat , Sun&，BHs ：1 0 ：00-1 9 ：00(10 ：00-17 ： 00 May to Aug). Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry This atmospheric museum takes you back through time to explore the story of the lake District and its inhabitants. Discover the unique traditions of the region through recreated period rooms and workshops lost trades to see how rural people lived , worked and played. Open ：Monday to Saturday and Summer Sundays. 1 0 ：30-1 7 ：00 Summer. 10：30-16：00 Winter. 21. What can visitors do at Lakeland Climbing Centre? A. Buy some gifts in a gift shop. B. Climb the tallest wall in the world. C. Go on an indoor aerial adventure. D. Explore the story of the inhabitants. 22. When is the Lowther Castle Gardens open in Winter? A. 10：30-16：00. B. 10：00-16：00. C. 10：30-17：00. D. 10：00-17： 00. 23. Where should visitors go if they want to discover the unique traditions of Lake District? A. Lowther Castle Gardens. B. Lakeland Climbing Centre. C. Skyline Indoor Aerial Adventure. D. Museum of Lakeland Life Industry. B The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her family's arrival. The nursing home has been Melinda; s new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made ：to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic （不现实的）but agreed to the promise for Thomas’s sake. “Thomas, you are completely a dreamer" Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. That's what she loved about him most ——he had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year, followed by Thomas Benjamin Ⅱ, Lilly- Ann, and Joseph “Little Joey” George. The family lived an exultant life filled with laughter and love. “Mom!” Lilly shouted? but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had lost herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her late husband. Lilly pushed her down the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room. When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely speechless. The room was crowded with the people nearest and clearest to her and the warmth and love was felt instantly. The night went on ；stories and cocktails were shared and everything was perfect. However, when Melinda caught a moment to herself she looked around at her family. With a smile on her face, she raised her Manhattan and called out for a toast. "This one is for you, Thomas, though you are not here. 24. Which of the following best explains “exultant" underlined in Paragraph 2? A. Peaceful. B. Simple. C. Stressful. D. Happy. 25. Why did Thomas break his promise? A. He was busy with his work. B. He died of lung cancer. C. He had to serve in the army. D. He stopped loving Melinda. 26. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Melinda's children forgot theirfather. B. Melinda was tired of noise. C. Melinda missed her husband badly. D. Melinda liked to drink alcohol. 27. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A Particular Birthday B. A Woman at a Nursing Home C. Memories of Old Day D. A Big Surprise for Melinda C 3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we need very quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food? Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dining experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will be as common as the microwave oven or blender. Scientists say that it'll be quite easy ：you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw food “inks” into the printer. You can also modify the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and nutritious meals. Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, transporting and packaging processes as food production would be a lot more ef