湖北省黄冈市2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

湖北省黄冈市2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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卡上。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，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。例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C。1. Where is the woman now?A. In a library.B. At a post office.C. In a bookstore.2. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and secretary. C. Student and teacher.3. Why is Anne late?A. She lives far away. B. She doesnt have a car. C. She doesnt have a phone.4. What are the tickets for?A. A concert.B. A movie. C. A footballgame.5. What do we know about the speakers?A. They know each other. B. They meet for the first time. C. They are best friends.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. What can we learn about the traffic then?A. There will be no taxi.B. It will be heavy. C. It will not be busy.7. Which is the best way of herreturning home according to the woman?A. Taking the mans car.B. Taking a taxi.C. Taking the train.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What do the speakers think of the weather?A. Terrible.B. Not too bad.C. Fine.9. What is the weather like these days?A. Sunny and bright.B. Rainy.C. Cloudy and windy.10. When will the weather probably be fine?A. Tomorrow morning.B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. The day after tomorrow.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did the man hear about the Browns?A. They have been ill.B. They have moved to another house.C. They have gone to see the doctor.12. Why was Mr. Brown unable to sleep well?A. Because of a heart disease.B. Because of the weather.C. Because of the noise.13. Where do the Browns live now?A. In the town.B. Near the city.C. In the countryside.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a shop.B. In a classroom.C. Inapub.15. What color is the second wallet? A. Black.B. Brown,C. Blue.16. What does the woman buy at last? A. A tie.B. A leather bag.C. A wallet.17. How much does the woman spend?A. $13.28.B. $5.00.C. $31.98.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the speaker talking about?A. How to read fast.B. The ways to reduce noise.C. Creating a good reading environment.19. What is the most important when you are reading?A. The light andquietness.B. The table.C. The chair.20. What should you do before you start reading at home? A. Put a“Do not disturb” sign on your door.B. Listen to the radio or watch TV.C. Turn down the television.第二部分阅读（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。AIf you want to help people learn English, join our Teaching English Volunteer Projectnow! You will find the students extremely eager to learn from an international volunteer.Your Activities as a VolunteerThe schools are open from Mondays to Fridays and volunteers will teach about 2-3 hoursa day. You can teach either in kindergarten, primary or secondary school. Your responsibilities will vary accordingly.In the kindergarten classes, volunteers will do the following.Organize games and play with the children.Teach them coloring and other motor skills.Introduce animals, shapes, colors and numbers.Play with educational toys and other learning aids.In the primary level, volunteers will teach in a classroom of about 40 students. You can start teaching on your own or help the local teacher.Teach conversational English, math or science to primary school students aged 5-12.Communicate with students during lessons or free time.Read literature to students to improve their comprehension as well as pronunciation skills.Project Skills RequiredFor Teaching English in South Africa, the school requires a copy of your resume, whichshould carefully state your education. Volunteers should also beeasy-going and motivated.They should not mind looking after children who can be rude or noisy.Project LocationThis project is located in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa. Cape Townisa city alive with creativity, color, sounds and tastes.While walking through the citysstreets andmeeting its people, you will fall in love with its naturalbeauty, creative freedom and incredible spirit.21. What will both the kindergarten and primary class volunteers do?A. Read literature.B. Interact with students.C. Organize number games.D. Play with educational toys.22 What should the volunteers be like?A. Silent and gentle.B. Beautiful and wealthy.B. C. Tough and demanding.D. Considerate and patient.23. What is the text about?A. A school profile.B. A literary review.C. A volunteer report.D. A want advertisement.B12 year old Skyla wanted to do something nice for the health care workers who cared forher beloved great grandmother hospitalized with the flu. It was the nurses who got the sickgreat-grandmother up from the hospital bed to see Skyla and her mother outside when theywent to hold up homemade signs outside the hospital windows.Wanting to do something special for the health care workers, Skyla created the McAllenNurse Care Kit Project, filling gallon-sized bags with treats ranging from chips to pens andnotepads. Each bag, with a handwritten card thanking them for their hard work and devotion,wasdelivered to Edinburg Regional Hospital, where her great-grandmother was treated. “Sothey have something to snack on during their lunch break if they dont have anything withthem, and they also contain a handwritten card to show that we thank them,” Skyla said.Skyla invited some of her fellow troop members from the McAllen Girl Scouts ServiceUnit to help. After creating 213 kits with friends and family, the girls packed an additional 200bringing the total to 413 kits for the hospital.“Im just proud that she took the time because it was hours, from the packing of the kitsto organizing and writing those handmade cards,” said Skylas mother. “Im really glad sheus able to have this experience because this summer wasnt the same as it is usually, but itsounded good that we made ita little bit more influential to the community.”ThoughSkylas great-grandmother has been released from the hospital and is back homerecovering,she isnt stopping just quite yet. Shes preparing to head back to school, but before that she hopes to let the McAllen Nurse Care Kit Project branch out into serving another hospital.24. WhydidSkyla include a card in the kit?A. To label the bags.B. To thank her great-grandmother.C. To showher gratitude to the medical staff.D. To keep track of the hospital lunchs recipe.25. Why does the author list the numbers in paragraph 3?A. To record the membership of the girls.B. To indicate the hospitals service needs.C. To acknowledge the girls achievements.D. To show the importance of handwritten cards.26. Whats the first thing Skyla will do next?A. Expand her project.B. Head back to school.C. Serve her community.D. Pick up her great grandmother.27. Which of the following can best describe Skyla?A. Athletic.B. Thoughtful.C. Honest.D. Modest.CResidents of several villages in Russias Magadan region have recently reportedblacksnow caused by the black powder produced by an outdated, coal-powered water-heating plant.In Omsukchan and neighboring Seimchan, two villages in the Siberian far east, snow doesntalways look the way youd expect. In fact, sometimes its quite the opposite. Instead of whitesnow covering everything as far as the eyes can see, locals are treated to a bad view of blacksnow that the kids sometimes play in. Photos and videos of this disturbing scenery have beendoing the rounds online every winter for years, but locals say that despite the temporary angerthey express online, nothing ever changes.Black often represents tough luck but the black snow isnt the result of some sinister, unexplained phenomenon. Omsukchan is home to a coal-burning hot water plant that providesheating to several settlements in the area, and as temperatures drop in the winter months,more coal has to be burned in order to keep water temperatures up. This results in increasingblack smoke in the atmosphere. The smoke coming out of the plants chimneys eventually fallsto the ground, covering everything, including white snow.So the black snow that people seeis simply the effect of coal pollution.Oksana Gerasimova, the head of the Srednekansky district, tells Magadan Pravdanewspaper that the plant is indeed to blame, but adds that the situation is better than it was a few years ago. Its true that the ash and smoke collectors at the plant dont do a perfect job, butthe situation is only temporary and the black snow is apparently “not a reason to worry”.Authorities plans to change the filters in the coal-burning plant to stop the pollution areunderway, and they want to replace the old plant with an electricity-powered one, but it requires new sources of funding.Most of the people living in Omsukchan and Seimchan haveheard that before and they are raising their hopes.28. What causes the black snow in Russian Magadan Region?A. Coal smoke.B. Water pollution. C. Shooting angle.D. Video technology.29. Whatdoes theunderlined word“sinister” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Evil.B. Damp.C. Sensitive.D. Recreational.30. What does OKksanaGerasimova say about the problem of the black snow?A. It is unrelated to any plants.B. It will worry people forever.C. It will be solved in the future.D. Itreceives less attention than before.31. What is the most locals attitude towards authorities plans?A. Cautious.B. Expectant.C. Unconcerned.D. Reserved.DGene therapy (治疗) has come a long way since its first human proof-of-concept trials in the 1990s. The approach, which involves fixing or replacing a disease-causing gene, has recorded some remarkable successes and some disastrous missteps, In the past decade those extreme ups and downs have leveled off, and now gene therapy, in a variety of forms, has begunadvancing at a rapid pace.Over the past few years not only has the discipline changed but the very definition of genetherapy has developed. Today the field includes not just direct, permanent changes to a cellsDNA but also temporary changes to how genes are translated into proteins. Researchers havenow reported a number of success stories: they have relieved some cases of blindness, curedcancers, addressed the underlying cause of cell disease, and begun to treat some disorders thatmight be fatal.The history of gene therapy has had a lot to overcome, both in reputation and at the lab.Early tragedies led to scientific thinking. While many researchers turned away from the fieldentirely, others began to pursue ways to prevent some of the most serious side effects. As aresult, a range of new viral vectors are now engineered to incorporate their genes more safelyand efficiently into the genome, as well as the rapid adoption and development of other tools,such as the Nobel Prize-winning technique known as CRISPR.Gene therapy has more than made up for its shaky start, and the field manages to recovernot only its science but its reputation.Manynow associate the approach with the potential forseemingly wonderfulcures, an association that can be asharmfulas it can be helpful. Forboth patients and the public, the potential for such treatments causes not fear so much as a lotof hope. And with that hope still comes other problems: affordability and accessibility. Currentgene therapy approaches are pricey and not easily available, and both issues limit theirpossible reach. Solvingthese problems may be the fields next big challenge.32. What is consideredgene therapy?A. Recordinggenes.B. Making genes inactive.C. Handling abnormalgenes.D. Changing fat into proteins.33. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A. Reasons for the success of genetics.B. The previous blindness of gene therapy.C. The genetic cause of some fatal diseases.D. Current accomplishments in gene therapy.34. What can be inferred about earlier gene therapy?A. It got a better reputation.B. It got off on a rocky start.C. It was securer and more efficient.D. It was cheaper and more accessible.35. What can be the best title for the text?A. Gene Therapy Is at Its PeakB. Gene Therapy Causes Some HarmC. Gene Therapy Faces Big ChallengesD. Gene Therapy Is on Its Way to Maturity第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Critical thinking plays an important part in students study.36, you should givethem opportunities to think and analyze things. A key part of critical thinking is recognizinggood and bad sources of information. The following are some tips for you to follow.Show your students unclear pictures to get them thinking about their own ideas. Showthem a picture of something that is a bit unclear. Then have them guess whats happening inthe picture.37 . They can lead them to their ideas. Finally,let the think about howsome of their own beliefs or experiences shape what they think about thepicture.38 . Narrow thinking is often the rest of rushing to give an answer. For classroomdiscussions or in-class assignments, give them a few minutes to think clearly before they putforward any idea. For the best results, have your students sitquietly and put downtheirbooks and pens while they reflect.Teach your students the difference between opinions and truestatements. In classdiscussions and projects, teach them that any claim they make is consideredopinion until they canprovide evidence of it. This evidence might be an experiment that they conducted.39 .Have your students evaluate a website. 40 , its important to know whatwebsites areoffering reliable facts and what websites are not. Discuss theproblem inclass or givestudentsan assignment to look at a website on their own andevaluate it.A. Advocate narrow thinkingB. When electronic information is popularC. Next, ask them to break down the clues in itD. Give your students time to think things throughE. If you want to teach your students that way of thinkingF. Because the information source on the website is absolutely falseG. Remind your students to back up every claim with some supporting data第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It is a common case that most people think a holiday requires a huge amount of preparation. However, a short day41 can be just as refreshing as a long one. A short days driveor walk can be the channel that transports you into a42and casual world, where you canrecall your childhoo