湖北省随州市第二高级中学郧阳中学学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题.docx
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湖北省随州市第二高级中学郧阳中学学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题
随州二中、郧阳中学2020级高二上学期期中考试
英语试卷
考生注意：
1.本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.请将各题答案填涂在答题卡上。
第I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.Whatistheweatherlikenow?
A.Sunny.B.CloudyC.Rainy.
2.Whatdoesthemanwanttoorder?
A.Frenchfries.B.Alargesoftdrink.C.Abaconsandwich.
3.WhereisJacobnow?
A.Athome.B.Atschool.C.Atasupermarket.
4.Whatdothespeakersmainlytalkabout?
A.Havingaclassreunion.B.Planningabirthdaygift.C.Visitingafamilymember.
5.Whatistheman’sjob?
A.Heisamodel.B.Heisadesigner.C.Heisasalesman.
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.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthejeans?
A.Theyaretoolong.B.Theyaretooshort.C.Theyarethewrongstyle.
7.Whenwillthemanpickupthejeans?
A.Tomorrow.B.Thisevening.C.Thisafternoon.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdidthewomantakejustnow?
A.Ataxi.B.Aplane.C.Atrain.
9.Howlongwillthewomanrentthecarfor?
A.Fourdays.B.Fivedays.C.Sevendays.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Wherewillthewomangotomorrowmorning?
A.Totheairport.B.Toatenniscourt.C.Tothepolicestation.
11.Whatisthepurposeofthewoman’svisittoLondon?
A.Takingaholiday.B.Goingonabusinesstrip.C.Checkingoutsomeschools.
12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Bossandemployee.C.Fatheranddaughter.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whydidn’tthemanwanttotakepartinthecontestatfirst?
A.Hefeelsnervoussingingalone.
B.Hedoesn’tlikesinging.
C.Hedislikeshisvoice.
14.Howmanypeoplehasthewomanbeenpracticingwith?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
15.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.
16.Wherewillthespeakerspracticetogethertomorrow?
A.AtJohn’shouse.B.Attheschoolcanteen.C.Atthelocalcommunitycenter.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhendidJordangotocollege?
A.In1981.B.In1984.C.In1990.
18.WheredidJordanwinhisfirstOlympicgoldmedal?
A.InChicago.B.InBarcelona.C.InLosAngeles.
19.WhatdidJordandoin1993?
A.HejoinedtheNBA.B.Heretiredfrombasketball.C.HereturnedtotheBulls.
20.HowlongdidJordanplayprofessionalbaseball?
A.AbouttwoyearsB.Aboutfiveyears.C.Abouttenyears.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
FiveofScotland’sMostInfluentialYouTubers
YouTubestarsinvitemembersofthepublicintotheirlivestoseehowtheyliveandhearwhattheythinkallforfree.Let’stakealookatafewofScotland’sbiggestYouTubers.
YOGSCASTNILESY（640,097）
YogscastNilesyhasgotanimpressive640,000moreuserspostingvideosof“coolandfun”gamesincludingMinecraft,FTL,RogueLegacyandPapers.ActuallyknownasLiamJ.MacKay,fromEdinburgh,NilesyisoneofScotlands’mostpopularYouTubestars.
LIAMDRYDEN（134,118）
Offeringaseriesofvideosincluding“emergencygiftguides”“aguidetobadexcuses”and“hireme,I’macrocodile”hasprovedahitforLiamDryden.Hisvideoshaveattractedover134,000usersduringhissevenyearsonthisvideosharingchannel.
KATELAVIE（80,449）
FormallyknownasGhostparties,KateLaViegivesusersanunderstandingofherlifethroughherdailyYouTubevideos.TalkingwithfansthroughherbeautyandfashionchoiceshashelpedKategainheronlinefollowing.
JAMIEGRANT（62,320）
JamieGrantisamake-upartistinGlasgow.Hermake-uproutinesand“getreadywithme”havegainedheranimpressivefollowing.Herlookshavebecomesopopularthatpeoplefromaroundthecountryaretryingtofollowhersignaturestyle.
BRENDANMACFARLANE（48,361）
BrendanMacFarlanefoundYouTubefameattheageof11aftervideosofhimsingingcountrysongshittheInternet.SincethenBrendanhaskepthismanyusersup-to-datewithoriginaltracksanduniquecoverversions.
21.FromYogscastNilesy’sYouTubewecanlearnhowto________.
A.avoidbadexcuses
B.playthegameMinecraft
C.improvepersonalbeauty
D.produceimpressivevideos
22.HowmanyusersdoesGhostpartieshave?
A.48,361.B.62,320.C.80,449.D.134,118.
23.WhoseYouTubeshouldyouvisitifyou’reinterestedincountrymusic?
A.KateLaVie’s.B.LiamDryden’s.C.YogscastNilesy’s.D.BrendanMacFarlane’s.
B
WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She’dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI’dbikeduptoherdoorstep,therewouldbeacolddrinkwaiting.I’dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.
Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning.”Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,sodawentupmynose.
ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe’dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat’swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoacceptthefactthatherhusbandwasdead.
Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn’tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurch.Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she’shadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.
Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI’mdoing.WhenIdon’tsay“fine”,shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She’slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn’tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou’redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey’regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit’sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.
24.Whydidsodagouptheauthor’snose?
A.Hewastalkingfast.
B.Hewasshocked.
C.Hewasinahurry.
D.Hewasabsent-minded.
25.WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.Stanleyaccordingtoparagraphtwo?
A.Heenjoyedthedrink.
B.Hewantedtobehelpful.
C.Hetookthechancetorest.
D.Hetriedtopleasehisdad.
26.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutofhersystem”mean?
A.recoverfromhersadness
B.moveoutoftheneighborhood
C.turntoheroldfriends
D.speakoutaboutherpast
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?
A.Openuptoeachother.
B.Dependoneachother.
C.Payforothers’help.
D.Careabouteachother.
C
Halloweenisoneofthefewtimesofyearwhenwe’reencouragedtoplaywithourfood.Butwhydowecarve（雕刻）pumpkinsforHalloween?
Well,itallstartswiththelegendofStingyJack,whichdatesbacktothe17thcentury.
Accordingtothelegend,adrunkenmanknownasStingyJackaskedthedevil（魔鬼）tohaveadrink,anofferthatwasaccepted.Afterthetwoknockedbackafew,thebillcame,butneitherwantedtopickupthetab.Jacksuggestedthedevilturnintoacoin,towhichthedevilagreed.Jackpocketedthecoininsteadbesideacross,trappingthedevilinhispocket.HeonlyagreedtofreethedevilundertheconditionthatJackwouldn’tbebotheredforayear.
OneyearLater,Jackagaintrickedthedevilintoclimbinganappletreeforapieceoffruit,trappingthedevilinitsbranchesbycarvingacrossinthetreetrunk.Jackonlyletthedevilcomedownifthedevilgaveitswordthatitwouldn’ttakeJacktohell.
WhenJackfinallydied,hewasunwelcomeinheaven,buthewasalsorefusedaplaceinhell.Instead,thedevilgavehimaturnip（萝卜）—thepumpkinisnativetoNorthAmerica—withapieceofburningcoalinsidetolightthewayasJackwanderedindarkness.
InordertodiscouragethewanderingspiritofStingyJackfromvisitingtheirhomes,theIrishcarvedlanternstoscarehimoff.WhenscoresofIrishcametotheUnitedStatesatthebeginningofthe19thcentury,theybroughtwiththemthetraditionofcarvingpumpkins.
Pumpkincarvinghaschangedfromasimpleholidaytraditiontoacompetitiveartform,aseveryyearincreasinglymorecomplexdesignscameoutaroundHalloween.
28..Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickupthetab”inthesecondparagraphmean?
A.Paythebill.B.Haveatalk.C.Eatsomething.D.Takeanotherdrink.
29.Whatdidthedevildoinordertogetdownfromtheappletree?
A.Itchangeditselfintoacoin.
B.ItjumpedintoJack’spocket.
C.ItpromisednottotakeJacktohell.
D.Itpromiseditwouldn’tbotherJackforayear.
30.TheIrishcarvedlanternswiththepurposeof__________.
A.encouragingStingyJack
B.guidingStingyJack’sway
C.drivingStingyJack’sspiritaway
D.welcomingStingyJacktotheirhomes
31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.TheoriginofHalloween.
B.ThelegendofStingyJack.
C.Thetraditionofplayingwithfood.
D.TheoriginofHalloweenpumpkincarving.
D
Asthedaysgetshorterandthecoldweatherrollsin,weallwanttolieinbeduntilspringrollsaround.Butmakingtimetogetinthesun,evenwhenit’scoldout,couldhavebiggermoodbenefitsthanyourealize.
Whiletherelationbetweensunshineandmentalhealthisnothingnew,thestudysofarhasshownthattheassociationmaybeevenstrongerthanwerealized.
NewresearchfromBrighamYoungUniversity,publishedthismonthintheJournalofAffectiveDisorders,findsthatsunlightexposureisbyfarthegreatestweather-relatedfactordeterminingmentalhealthoutcomes.Inotherwords,moresunshine,morehappiness.
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