湖北省荆州市四县市学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题及答案解析.docx

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湖北省荆州市四县市学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题及答案解析

湖北省荆州市四县市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末联考

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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。

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一、短对话

1．Whatseasonisitnow?

A．Autumn.B．Winter.C．Spring.

2．WheredoesCindyprefertogo?

A．Thestadium.B．Thebookstore.C．Thecinema.

3．WhatdoesGeorgeneedtodo?

A．Repairhiswindow.B．Painthishouse.C．Getaladder.

4．Whatarethespeakersdoingnow?

A．Havingdinner.B．Climbingamountain.C．Seeingamovie.

5．Whencanthemanmeetthepresident?

A．At9:

30.B．At11:

45.C．At12:

30.

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二、长对话

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Brotherandsister.B．Motherandson.C．Doctorandpatient.

7．Whatwillthespeakersdonextmonth?

A．Holdaparty.B．Attendawedding.C．Haveafamilydinner.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．WhatwillthewomandoinWashington?

A．Visithersister.B．Takeclasses.C．Haveatour.

9．Whatwillthewomanbuyfortheman?

A．Somepostcards.B．Somebooks.C．Somesouvenirs.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10．Whatistheman’sproblem?

A．HefailedhisEnglishtest.

B．He’safraidoftomorrow’stest.

C．He’sworriedabouttheresultofhistest.

11．Whatdoesthewomaninvitethemantodo?

A．Meetanotherperson.B．Havesomecoffee.C．Prepareforthetest.

12．Whatdoesthemandowhenhe’sinabadmood?

A．Hestaysathomealone.B．Hegoesouttoparties.C．Hechatswithhisfriends.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13．Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A．Atatelevisionstation.B．Atanewspaperoffice.C．Atauniversity.

14．Whyisthemanapplyingforthisposition?

A．Tomakemoney.

B．Togetworkingexperience.

C．Tomeetfamouspeople.

15．Whatistheman’smajoratuniversity?

A．MediaandCommunication.B．Advertising.C．English.

16．Whatdoesthemanneedtodonexttogettheposition?

A．TalktoMissSmith.B．Completeaform.C．Takesomecourses.

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三、阅读理解

BetterknownbyhisstagenameKun,CaiXukunis,withoutadoubt,oneofthemostpopularstarsinChina.

OnJuly26,the21-year-olddroppedhisnewsingleYoung.Withinjust20seconds,itreached1millionviewsandinonly3daystoppedthemusicchartsofTencent’sQQmusic.

Caiwrotethesongbyhimselftosharehisunderstandingofmodern-dayyouth.ThesingerhasmixedR&Bwithelectronicmusictomakehisnewbeatcheerful.OnereviewerwroteonQQMusic:

“Whenyoulistentothesong,youjustseemtogobacktoyouthagain.”

August2isCai’sbirthday,andthesongwasagifttohimself.Thesingerhopesthathecanalwayshavethecouragetofollowhisloveofmusic,ignoringwhatanyonesays.“MyworksarelikemychildrenandIhaveputmybesteffortintothem.Iwanteverypieceofmyworktohavemyownspiritinit.IfeelmoreenjoymentwhenIamperformingmyownwork.”HetoldtheGlobalTimes.

Tofindnewinspiration,Kunattendsdifferentkindsofmusicalperformances－fromfestivalstooperahouses.“Ijustliketodoeverything,allformymusic,allformyart,”hetoldi-D．

Withtalentanddedication（专注）tomusic,CaiisexpectedbymanytomakehismarkinthecompetitiveChinesemusicindustry.

17．WhatdoweknowaboutKUN’snewestsingle?

A．Ithasearnedtwomillionsales.

B．Itmakespeoplefeelenergetic.

C．Itisabirthdaygifttoafriendofhis.

D．Itcombinesjazzandelectronicmusic.

18．WhatcanwelearnfromKUN’swords?

A．Hegainsgreatsatisfactionfromcreatingmusic.

B．Hepreferssingingsongstowritingthem.

C．Hewantshiseverypieceofworklikedbyeveryone.

D．Heispreparinganothernewsingle.

19．WhichofthefollowingwouldbestdescribeKUN?

A．CourageousandpatientB．Talentedandhumorous

C．HardworkingandcreativeD．Optimisticandgenerous

PeopleinJapantendtolivelongerandstayhealthierintheirlateryears,withanincreasingnumberofoldpeoplelivingalone.Japanisonafasttrackto“ultra-age”withpeopleaged65oraboveaccountingfor28percentofitstotalpopulationin2017;itwas26.7percentin2015.Ontheotherhand,thenumberofbirthsin2017felltoitslowest（about941,000）sincerecordsbeganin1899.

Demandforcareservicesforelderlypeoplehasboomed.Ashrinkingworkingpopulationmeansfewerable-bodiedadultsareavailabletolookaftertheelderly.Thereisashortageofstate-providedelderlycarefacilities（养老院）,whileprivateonesareexpensive.Anyelderlypeopledonothavethehearttoburdenotherfamilymemberswhomaynotlivenearby.Sotheychoosetolivealone,andoftendiealone.

Thecountrywillbeshortof380,000ofhealthnursesby2025.Thegovernmenthastoturntoadvancedrobotstomeettheshortage.Nowabout5,000nursinghomesaretestingrobotswhichassisttheelderlywithalotofphysicalissues,evenemotionalandpsychologicalissues.Astudyfoundthatusingrobotsencouragedonethirdofthepeopletobecomemoreactiveandindependent.Yetthereisnorobotthatcanprovidetheemotionalsupporttotheelderlybylisteningtotheirneed,takingcareofthemandingeneralmakingtheirtwilightyear（暮年）happy.

JapanprovidesacasestudyforChina,whichistoofacedwithafastagingpopulation.17.23millionbabieswereborninChinain2017,about630,000fewerthanin2016.peopleaged60accountedfor17.3%ofChina’spopulationin2017.Withinsufficientelderlycarefacilitiesandunbalancedsupply,Chinamayfindittoughtocopewiththerapidlyincreasingnumberofseniorcitizens.

Tomeetthechallenge,theChinesegovernmentshouldmakepolicychanges,whichJapanisunwillingorunabletodoorevenconsider.Chinashouldpayattentiontothesignalsitsagingpopulationissendingandtakeproperandtimelyaction.

20．WhatdoyoulearnabouttheoldJapanese?

A．MoreandmoreJapanesechoosetoliveontheirown.

B．AlotofoldJapanesehavetocontinueworkingatoldage.

C．MostofoldJapaneseremainactivewiththehelpofrobots.

D．Japaneseaged65orabovemakeuponethirdofitspopulation.

21．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Thestate-providedcarefacilitiesinJapanareaffordable.

B．Thefamilymembersdonothavethehearttosupporttheelderlypeople.

C．By2025,theJapanesegovernmentwillhavebroughtinadvancedrobotstocompletelyreplacenurses.

D．Robotscanmaketheelderlypeoplemoreactiveandindependentbyprovidingemotionalsupporttomaketheirtwilightyearhappy.

22．Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．JapanhassetagoodexampleforChinatocopewithagingpopulation.

B．Chinaisnevertoolatetodealwithitsagingpopulation.

C．Chinaisnowfacedwithafastagingpopulation.

D．Japan’sagingpopulationisatimelylessonforChina.

Foryears,ChrisScharounDeForgehadaValentine'sDayroutine.ShecelebratedlikeclockworkwithherhusbandPaulScharounDeForge.OnValentine'sDaytheywouldgoouttoeat,maybeatRedLobsterorOliveGarden.Theywerecelebratingeachother.

Butthisyear'sValentine'sDaymaybethemostunusualoneyet.That'sbecauseitistheir25thashusbandandwife,alandmarkthatwouldbesignificantformostcouplesbutit'sextraordinaryfortheScharounDeForges.TheywerebothbornwithDownsyndromeandarebelievedtobethelongestmarriedcouplewiththeconditioninthecountry.

Atthetimeoftheirwedding,somefolksbelievedthatpeoplelikethemdidn'thavetheemotionalmaturitytobemarried.Chris,whoasagirlusedtocutweddingphotosfrommagazinesandhangthemonherwallknewbetter.“Ilookedintohiseyesandsawmyfuture,”ChrissaidaboutfallinginlovewithPaulwhentheyfirstmetatadance30yearsago.

Still,theyhavehadtheirstruggles.Andthemostrecentonemaybethemostmonumental（极大的）.Thisyear'sValentine'sDayisthefirstonwhichtheywon'tbelivingtogether.Paul,54,iscopingwithearlystagedementia,anillnessthataffectsmanywithhisconditionatarelativelyyoungage.Severalmonthsago,thestatemovedhimintoacommunityresidence（住处）withintensivenursingcarewhileChrisstilllivesintheircozyapartmentinLiverpool.

OfcourseChrisdoesn'twanttobewithouthim.Theirfamilyworkedhardtokeepthemtogether.Theyevenfoundanewapartmentthatmetthestate'sstandards.Atfirst,thestateagreed-ahugevictory-butPaul'sconditioncontinuedtodeteriorate.Bythattimehewasusingawheelchairandrequiredround-the-clockcare.Thestatedecidedheneededtomovetothefacilityafterall.

Thecoupleisdisappointedbutnotscared.ChrisvisitsPaulregularlyandtheyspendweekendstogether.Chris’ssistersaidtheyhadanunconditionalandsweetlove.

23．Whyisthisyear’sValentine’sDayspecialtotheScharounDeForges?

A．TheywillgoouttoeatatRedLobster.

B．Theirmarriagewasbelievednottolastsolong.

C．Theywon’tbelivingtogetherforthefirsttime.

D．Itistheir25thasacoupledespitetheirDownsyndrome.

24．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“deteriorate”?

A．changeB．betterC．worsenD．switch

25．Whatcanwelearnfromthecoupleaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theyfellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight.

B．Theystillcanmeeteachotheronaregularbasis.

C．TheyhaddifficultycelebratingValentine'sDaytogether.

D．Theymovedintoacommunityresidencetogether.

26．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．StrugglesagainstDownsyndromeB．Alovewithoutlimits

C．AValentine’sDay’scelebrationD．Acoupleforcedtogetseparated

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四、完形填空

Elevenyearsago,itseemedasiftheworldcametoanend.Myhusbandof19years,thefatherofmytwosons,wasdiagnosedwithterminalcancer（癌症晚期）.Overthe27ofsevenmonths,Billwentfrom28meeasilyattennistoneedingmyhelptogotothebathroom.

Itwasthebestseven