湖北省部分重点中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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湖北省部分重点中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

湖北省部分重点中学2020学年度高二下学期期中考试

英语试卷

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.Whatistheman’shometown?

A.LosAngeles.B.Boston.C.NewYork.

2.What’sworryingthewoman?

A.Itishardtorentastereo.

B.Theyhaven’tenoughmoneytobuyastereo.

C.Thereisnoredstereoforrent.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.AconcertB.singer.C.Afilm

4.Howmuchdidtheman’swifepayforhercoat?

A.$120B.$240C.$480

5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemantodo?

A.Giveuptheexams.

B.Preparethepapersinadvance.

C.Droponecoursethissemester

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.Whichistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Waitressandcustomer.B.TouristandtourguideC.Shopkeeperandcustomer

7.Whatdoesthemanhaveforhismealintheend?

A.Fishpie.B.Steakpie.C.Mushroompie.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatpicturedidthemanputuponthewall?

A.Apicturehedrewonhisvacation.

B.Apicturehetooklastyear.

C.Apictureofhim.

9.Howmanycamerasdoesthemanusequiteoften?

A.Six.B.Ten.C.Two

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhendidthemanbuytheTV?

A.Oneweekago.B.Onemonthago.C.Threemonthsago.

11.WhatisthematterwiththeTV?

A.Itdoesn’thaveapicture.

B.There’sanannoyingsoundintheback-ground.

C..There’sdarklinedowntheright-handsideofthescreen.

12.Whatdoweknowabouttheresult?

A.Themanwillgetarefund.

B.ThemanwillgetanewTV.

C.Themanwillcomplaintothemanager.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Workonheruncle’sfarm.B.Quitthejob.C.Trytorunherownfarm..

14.Whatdoesthemanthinkworkingonafarm?

A.Itistiring.B.ItisinterestingC.Itisboring.

15.Whatwasthewoman?

A,Aneditor.B.Areporter.C.Ateacher.

16.Whatdoesthemansuggesttothewomanonbecomingafarmer?

A.Workwithheruncle.

B.Getsometrainingfromexperts.

C.Haveaworkingholidayonafarmfirst.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatkindofcloudsindicategoodweather?

A.RedandlowB.DarkandlowC.Whiteandhigh

18.Whenshouldthesailorstakewarning?

A.Seeingredskyatmorning.

B.Seeingredskyatnight.

C.Seeingredskyatnoon.

19.Whatdoesarainbowinthewestmean?

A.StormisonthewayB.Rainisontheway.C.Sunnydays.

20.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howtopreparebeforetheweatherchanges.

B.Howtopredicttheweatherwithoutaforecast.

C.Howtoavoidbeingcaughtinaheavyrain.

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A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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LandGirlsfollowsthelivesandlovesoffourgirlsawayfromhome，doingtheirbitforBritainintheWomen’sLandArmy（WLA），aBritishcivilianorganizationinWWII．ThefourgirlshavealljoinedtheWLAwithonecommongoal，toservetheircountryandhelpwinthewar．Followthegirlsastheytrytoliveouttheirlivesinverychallengingcircumstances，withlotsoflaughterandtearsalongtheway．

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21.Whichofthefollowingprobablyappealstokidsmost?

A.AndreRieu-theMagicofMaastricht．B.RailroadAustralia．

C.LandGirisD.GentleBen

22.WhatisAndreRieumostprobably?

A.Adetective．B.Amusician．C.Anengineer．D.Anovelist．

23.WhatdoyouknowaboutLandGirls?

A.ItisaTVdramaseriesaboutBritisharmylife.

B.ItdescribesthelivesoffourAmericangirls．

C.ItissetinBritainintheSecondWorldWar．

D.ItisastoryaboutfourBritishwomenvictims．

B

Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:

IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.However,mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummerroadtrips.

AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,Icameacrossabook-JimTrelease’sTheread-aloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem,Ithought.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.

Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoringelectricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestormWhenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”

Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI’mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelpingpassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe’vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.

24.Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?

A.Shewantedtokeepafamilytradition.

B.Shewantedtohaveamorepleasantjourney.

C.Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.

D.Herchildrenwerehardlytiredofthecassette.

25.Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?

A.Theyreadtogetheraloud.B.Theykeptfighting.

C.Theysoonsettleddown.D.Theyhidthemselves.

26.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?

A.Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.B.Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.

C.Theywerecaughtinastorm.D.Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.

27.Whichcanbethebesttitlefortext?

A.ReadingMakesGreatReadTripB.BetterReadingthanTravelling

C.ReadTripsFullofChallengesD.BooksthatChangedMyChildren.

C

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“Ifyou’vegothighlyengagedemployees,you’regoingtohavepeoplethatwanttoprovideahigherlevelofserviceforthecitizensofMichigan;ahappyworkforceisgoodforthestate.”JimWillems,StateAdministrativemanager,said.“Peoplearehappyintheirposition,generally,whentheyfeeltheyhaveastrongervoiceatworkandtherearecertainprotectionsinplace.”Hesaid.“Theyreallyhaveavoiceinhowtheirday-to-dayworkgoes.”

“Thesurveyismeanttomeasuremorethanjobsatisfaction.Wehavestressedemployee“engagement”inthesurveytomeasuretheconnectionbetweenworkersandtheirjobs,”spokesmanKurtWeisssaid.

Overall,53%ofstateworkerswereconsideredhighlyengagedandlikelytostayemployedbythestatein2020survey.Engagementvariedbydepartment.TheMichiganStatePoliceandMichiganLottery（彩票抽奖）madeupthehighestpercentageofhighly-engagedworkers,

In2020,69%employeessaidtheywouldrecommendtheirfriendsandfamilyworkforthestategovernment.In2020,only53%ofemployeeswouldmakesucharecommendation.Alsoin2020,50%ofworkersreportedfeelingtheirdepartment’sleadershipteamsarecommunicative,upfrom37%in2020.49%reportedfeelingtheirdepartment’sleadershipteamsareinterestedintheirwell-being,upfrom36in2020.

Allwasn’tgoodnews.Only86%ofrespondentssaidtheyintendtostayworkinginthestategovernmentforthenextyear.In2020,88%expectedtobeemployedbythestatefornextyear.Alsoin2020,77%reportedtheyareabletobalancetheirjobsandpersonallives,downfrom79%in2020.

28.WhatdohighlyengagedemployeesmeanforMichigan?

A.Anurgentdemandforahappyenvironment.B.Morelow-costadditionalservice

C.Morehighqualityserviceforitscitizens.D.Extrapayforitsstateworkers.

29.Whydoesthesurveystressemployee“engagement”?

A.Tomeasureemployees’satisfactiononly,B.Togiveemployeesmorevoice.

C.Todiscoveremployees’happiness.D.Toassesstheworker-jobrelationship.

30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.InMichigan,peoplefeeldelightedintheirworkatanytime.

B.Thesurveyisdesignedtoweighnotonlyjobsatisfaction.

C.TheMichiganStatePoliceaccou