湖北省孝感市部分重点学校学年高二联考英语试题及答案解析.docx

1、湖北省孝感市部分重点学校学年高二联考英语试题及答案解析湖北省孝感市部分重点学校2019-2020学年高二10月联考英语试题题号一二三四五六七八九总分得分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息；2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。第I卷（选择题)评卷人得分一、短对话1How much did the man pay for the larger painting?ATwo thousand dollars.BFour thousand dollars.CSix thousand dollars.2What does the man want to buy?AA pet dog. BA s

2、helf. CPet food.3What are the speakers probably doing?ATaking pictures. BWatching TV. CDoing exercise.4What day is it today?ASunday. BSaturday. CFriday.5Why does the woman push back the scheduled time?AHer mothers flight was delayed.BShe has to see her friend at the airport.CHer flight was delayed.评

3、卷人得分二、长对话听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6What do we know about the woman?AShe doesift like the food there.BShe works as a waitress there.CIts her first time there.7What will the man probably have?AFish. BChicken. CNoodles.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8What does the woman think of this years party?ACrazy. BRelaxing. CTiring.9

4、Which Maggie is wearing a blue dress?AThe manager. BThe accountant. CThe secretary.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10Where does the conversation probably take place?AAt a restaurant. BAt a hotel. CAt a supermarket.11What is bothering the man and his wife?AThe noise. BThe service. CThe price.12What will the man do?

5、ACheck out today.BWait to change the room.CCall the police.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13Why was the man so late?AHe was caught in the traffic.BThe bank opened late.CHe forgot about time in the bank.14Who did the man meet at the bank?AHis old friend. BA tourist. CHis co-worker.15What did Nicolas give the man?A

6、His phone number. BSome money. CA map.16What will the speakers do after eating and drinking?AGo back home.BGo on touring.CLook for Nicolas.评卷人得分三、阅读理解Scientific BooksAmazon offers a wide range of books for readers to choose from. Here are some splendid books for lovely kids.How to be a ScientistStev

7、e MouldPrice: $8.81This book is for the child who is forever asking questions. It encourages young readers to hug those questions, seek out answers, and try out some fun experiments that will entertain the whole family. We cant wait to get our hands on this one!LEGO Women of NASA: Space HeroesDKPric

8、e: $11.72Not only is this splendid book filled with many LEGO characters, but its also filled with educational facts! Your little one will love learning about ladies like Mae Jemison, Sally Ride, Margaret Hamilton, and Nancy Grace Roman through this fun-to-read book.Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterl

9、yPrice: $12.75Youve likely seen the Academy Award-winning film Hidden Figures, but now you can introduce these amazing women to your kids as role models. This picture book explores the story of these amazing mathematicians and the barriers they overcame to have extraordinary careers with NASAIf I Bu

10、ilt a CarChris Van DusenPrice: $ 6. 39It s a factkids love things that move. They are cars, planes, trains, and all you name it! This fun story describes little Jacks dream about designing a perfect car, including a pool, a fireplace, and much more. The young engineer in your family will be begging

11、you to read If I Built a Car each night before bedtime.17For whom is the book How to be a Scientist most suitable?AParents admiring famous scientists.BParents loving entertainment.CKids with curiosity about science.DKids with a preference for Chinese characters.18Which of the following books was mad

12、e into a film?AHow to be a ScientistBIf I Built a Car.CLEGO Women of NASA : Space Heroes.DHidden Figures.19Who wrote the book about a young designer?AChris Van Dusen. BDK.CSteve Mould. DMargot Lee Shetterly.Recently, Whitewater Middle School students in the US looked at 200 pounds (90.7 kg) of food.

13、 Their classmates threw it away after a meal in the cafeteria. They found the remains of pizzas. They saw untouched green salads and pieces of bread bitten only once. It was，they said, both disgusting and educational.You dont realize how much food waste youre making till you see it, said student Cod

14、y Gist.To deal with this problem, Whitewater added environmental science as a school-wide program this year. Teachers are guiding their students through research on the ways food is linked to environment, poverty, and peoples health.The school changed to compostable (可用作堆肥的)paper trays (托盘)as well.

15、Working with Every Tray Counts, a US nonprofit group, the school hopes for a change from disposable trays to compostable paper trays.This isnt just an exercise at school. Whitewater is joining a network of schools, businesses and neighborhoods. They try to make composting as mainstream as recycling.

16、The larger issue is protection of landfill (垃圾填埋场)space, said Laurette Hall, an environmental management official. The area has enough space to last for maybe 25 more years, she said. That isnt as much as it sounds in such a rapidly growing area.Principal Beth Thompson said students advise each othe

17、r on new ways to deal with trash.Students understand why it matters so not one student refused to do extra work when throwing away their waste, Thompson said.Whitewater teachers make sure students know how their own eating habits are part of bigger problems. In environmental literature class, studen

18、ts read books such as Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.Mollie Lyman works with several language arts classrooms. Their classes discuss such issues as how poor neighborhoods often have less access (使用权)to healthy food.Lyman says she wants students to ask some basic questions:

19、What do we eat? What do we waste?”20Why did Whitewater Middle School students look at the food?ATo prepare students for the environmental science course.BTo find out the calories of different kinds of food.CTo see how food was connected with other problems.DTo check what foods were most popular amon

20、g students.21What measures did Whitewater Middle School take? Introducing a new course about the environment. Using compostable paper trays in the cafeteria. Setting up a group called Every Tray Counts. Joining others to make composting common.A B C D22What did Laurette Hall worry about?APeople dont

21、 want to protect landfill space.BStudents dont know how to recycle trash.CThere wont be enough landfill space in the future.DStudents dont understand the waste problem.23What is the purpose of the article?ATo tell readers how important it is to save food.BTo share how a US school is making an effort

22、 for the environment.CTo encourage schools to have environmental protection classes.DTo call on students to care about poor people.If youve ever visited London, its likely that youve heard the loud chimes（鸣响）of Big Ben, the 157-year-old clock bell of the UKs Houses of Parliament（议会）.But on Aug 21, t

23、he worlds most famous bell fell silent. This is because the Palace of Westminsters Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, needs to be repaired. The workers wholl carry out the repairs dont want their ears to be damaged by the sounds of the huge bell, reported BBC News. Big Ben wont ring again regula

24、rly until 2021.Theres been quite an emotional response to the move. Several members of parliament gathered in front of the Houses of Parliament to hear the bells last regular chime for four years. A few even shed tears, as if they were attending a friends funeral.But a number of politicians are angr

25、y about the lengthy silencing of Big Ben, calling it a symbol of Britain, according to ABC News. And some members of public agree with it. “Its our heritage,” David Dummigan, from Cumbria in the north of England, told The New York Times. “People come from all over the world to look at it and listen

26、to it. Its part of British history.” This kind of emotional reaction could be linked to “fears about Britain losing its voice and place in the world, which is part of the threat that comes from Brexit”, according to CNN. “The reality of losing a place at the top table is being made obvious,” it wrot

27、e.Worries aside, fans of Big Ben will still be able to hear its unique chimes during special occasions such as New Years Eve. But if we do miss hearing Big Ben on a regular basis, we could always set its sound as our message tone.24Why did Big Ben fall silent?ATo get Big Ben repaired.BTo create a qu

28、iet environment for residents.CTo protect the workers ears.DTo remove some politicians anger about it.25What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?ABig Ben needs to be repaired.BBig Ben is a symbol of Britain.CThe UK is losing its voice in the world.DBig Ben should ring on special oc

29、casions.26Why did Britons react emotionally?AFears about Big Ben falling silent forever.BThreat coming from the rise of other countries.CWorries about not being able to visit Big Ben anymore.DWorries about the UK losing its influence on the world.27Which of the following can be the best title for th

30、e text?ABritons React Emotionally to Big Bens Silence.BBritons are Worried about the Fall of the UK.CBritain is Losing its Place at the Top Table.DBig Ben Falls Silent for Four Years.Record fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have been grabbing global headlines as scientists and environmenta

31、l groups are worried that they will aggravate climate change crisis and threaten biodiversity (生物多样性).As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called the lungs of the world. It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million local people. The vast rainforest plays an important role in the worlds ecosystem because they absorb heat instead of it being re