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1、湖北省武汉市钢城第四中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案）本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。本试卷共12页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。祝 考 试 顺 利 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中选择一个最佳选项。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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When do the speakers plan to get to the sports meet?A. At 7:45. B. At 8:

2、00. C. At 8:15.2. What does the woman want from the store?A. Cookies. B. Milk. C. Peanut butter.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A CD by Johnny. B. A present for Molly. C. A famous musician.4. Why does the man suggest the Fairmont Hotel?A. For its price. B. For its location. C. For its size

3、.5. What is the man doing?A. Waiting for a call. B. Calling his neighbor.C. Opening a window.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。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. What is the woman telling the man about?A. The big s

4、torm. B. The sick kids. C. The electricity company. 7. What is the first thing the man is going to do?A.To go back home. B.To buy some candles. C.To make a phone call.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Whats the weather like now?A. Sunny. B. Snowy. C. Rainy.9. What is the mans job probably?A. A lawyer B. A waite

5、r. C. A travel agent.听第 8 段材料，回答第 1012 题。10. Why doesnt the man like to go to France?A. Hes been there. B. It is too noisy. C. The time does not fit.11. How much does the tour to Spain cost?A. 345 pounds. B. 385 pounds. C. 470 pounds.12. Where will the man go for his holiday?A. Sweden. B. Spain. C.

6、Italy.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 1316 题。13. What does the woman have to do on Mondays?A. Work at the swimming pool.B.Have Spanish grammar classes.C.Have discussions with Mr. Brown.14. When did the tennis club meet last year?A. On Mondays. B. On Tuesdays. C. On Wednesdays.15. Which sport does the man probably pre

7、fer?A. Badminton. B. Football. C. Tennis.16. What club will both the speakers join?A. The film club. B. The singing club. C. The guitar club.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1720 题。17. How long will Comedy in the Club Level last?A. An hour. B. One and a half hours. C. Two hours.18. Who will probably watch the show on

8、October 15?A.Those who want a good laugh.B.Those who love Irish culture.C.Those who love the Beatles.19. What can be heard on October 20?A.Popular songs of a famous band.B.Songs from Broadway shows.C.New songs of some bands.20.When will Brenda Braxton give her performance?A. On October 5. B. On Octo

9、ber 10. C. On October 27.第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AChelesa Fearce had a secret that her classmates didnt know. A secret that could not defeat her. A secret that she was ready to reveal on graduation day: she was homeless.Today, six years later,

10、her story of perseverance continues, from a teenager studying by the stove light at motels to Spelman College graduate and medical researcher now starting Yale Medical School.“Homelessness taught me how to work hard, always persevere and never let anything get in my way,” Fearce saidrecently.The 23-

11、year-old girl made national news in 2013 with her story of success over a difficult situation. Her academic success landed her a full scholarship to Spelman, where she graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry. She has worked full-time for the past two years at the National Instit

12、utes for Health in Bethesda, Maryland, doing research on drugs. And this month, Fearce starts Yale Medical School with a full scholarship to cover living expenses. She expects to be at the Ivy League school for eight years and to graduate with her doctorate and a medical degree. Her longtime goal is

13、 a career in psychiatry(精神病学).Fearces story is kept alive on the home front by the Clayton County school system. In her name, the system annually awards scholarships to local homeless students with good academic records. The scholarships of $250 to $1,000 come from donations collected in the whole c

14、ountry, which ranked first in the state in 20162017 in student homelessness with about 2,700 students.Hearing about her helps the students know what is possible, said Jacqueline Evans, which deals with the problem of student homelessness. “Sometimes, you have to see somebody else to know it can happ

15、en to you.”21. Which word can describe Fearces attitude to her homelessness?A. Painful.B. Curious.C. Concerned. D. Thankful.22. How were the scholarships in Fearces name gotten?A.ThroughtheeffortsofFearce. B.Bywayoflocaldonations.C.Bywayofcontributions. D.Throughthegovernmentsfunds. 23. Whats the be

16、st title for the passage?A. Fearces Story Inspires Many MoreB. Strong Will Makes a Girl Well-knownC. The Homeless Is at Yale Medical SchoolD. Chelesa Fearce Lets Out Her SecretBEducation officials and industry experts are debating the future of online learning.The discussion is importantbecause hund

17、reds of universities in the United States have recently moved classes online because of the spread of the novel coronavirus（冠状病毒）.For Asha Choksi, the rise of Internet-based or online study programs has led to major improvements in higher education. “Its actually given a lot more power to students i

18、n terms of how, when and where they learn,”the head of research for Pearson Education said. Classes meet online through video conferencing. In this way, students are able to communicate with eachother and their professors even when they are far away from school. However, recent research suggests the

19、 majority of college students and professors prefer in-person instruction, because they are concerned that companies supervising（监管）online learning programs are not clear about the policies they have with the schools they serve.“Students see in-class lectures as opportunities to engage with instruct

20、ors, peers, and content.” the researchers wrote. In-person learning is especially important in fields like health care and teaching. Online education can never really take its place, said Stephanie Hall, a fellow with the independent policy research group The Century Foundation. “Students need to ex

21、perience.what theyre learning about, reading about or hearing about in the classroom. And I dont know yet the degree to which technology can facilitate that.” “When schools make agreements with online program managers to run their online programs, they often do not make important information availab

22、le to students,” Hall said. This includes how much control the company has over the design of the program or whether the faculty leading the classes was involved in their design. In addition, many colleges and universities advertise online programs as a low cost opportunity for students. But in some

23、 cases, students attending in-person classes get financial aid and online students do not. 24. What does Choksi think of the online study programs?A.They reform the countrys education system.B.They provide advanced scientific knowledge.C.They promote the development of technology.D.They offer studen

24、ts more choices in study.25. According to most college students and professors, whats the advantage of in-person learning? A. It costs less to study.B. It can better meet school policies.C. It can improve students communication skills.D. It is convenient.26. What does the underlined word “facilitate

25、” probably mean in paragraph 4?A. Apply. B. Achieve. C. Control. D.Change. 27. What is Halls attitude towards online education?A. Critical. B. Uncaring. C. Neutral. D.Hopeful. CTired of your ordinary earthly vacations? Some day soon you might be able to board a rocket and get a room with a view of t

26、he whole planetfrom a hotel in space.At least, that is the sales pitch(高调) of several companies racing to become the first to host guests in orbit on purpose-built space stations.It sounds kind of crazy to us today because it is not a reality yet, said Frank Bunger, founder of U.S. aerospace firm Or

27、ion Span, one of the companies vying to take travellers out of this world. “But thats the nature of these things, it sounds crazy until it is normal.”U.S. multimillionaire Dennis Tito became the worlds first paying space tourist in 2001, travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a R

28、ussian Soyuz rocket for a reported $20 million. A few others have followed. Since then, companies like Boeing, Space X and Blue Origin have been working on ways to bring the stars into reach for more peopleopening up a new business frontier for would-be space hoteliers.U.S. space agency NASA announc

29、ed in June that it plans to allow two private citizens a year to stay at the ISS at a cost of about $35,000 per night for up to a month. The first mission could be as early as 2020. But the growing movement has raised questions about the adequacy of current space laws, which mainly deal with explora

30、tion and keeping space free of weapons, not hotels and holidaymakers.“It is difficult now to want to do things in space and get a clear answer from space law,”said Christopher Johnson, a space law adviser at the Secure World Foundation, a space advocacy group. “For something as advanced as hotels in

31、 space there is no clear guidance.”28. What does the underlined word “vying”in Para. 3 mean?A. Competing. B. Hesitating. C. Risking. D. Promising.29. Why was Tito mentioned in Para. 4?A. To praise his contribution. B. To tell us he was very brave. C. To emphasize he took the lead. D. To show he was

32、wealthy enough. 30. How does the fifth paragraph develop?A. By comparison. B. By listing figures.C. By giving examples. D. By summary.31.What can we learn from Christopher Johnson?A. He is in charge of a space law. B. Its urgent to make a space law.C. Space hotels are badly needed. D. He opposes spa

33、ce travel.DThe idea that animals can remember past experiences seemed so absurd that few researchers bothered to study it. Surely only humans could be capable of episodic memories recalling a trip to the grocery store last Saturday, for example. We now know that we were mistakenand a study from the

34、animal world might even help us improve how we treat Alzheimers disease(阿兹海默症).Crystal and her students conducted astudyof whether animals are capable of episodic memory. First, they trained 13 rats to memorize 12 odours(气味). They built a special rat “area” with 12 stops, numbered 1 to 12, each scen

35、ted with a different odour. When the rat identified the odour in a particular stop on the route, such as second-to-last or fourth-to-last, it received a reward. Then the researchers changed the number of odours and watched to see if the training had taken hold: would the rats identify the second-to-

36、last and fourth-to-last odour in the sequence(次序), even if the number of odours was different? This ensured that the rats were identifying the odours according to their position in the sequence, not just by smell. We wanted to know if the animals can remember a lot of items and the order in which th

37、ose items occur, Crystal said.After a year of these tests, the team found that the rats succeeded in the task about 87 percent of the time. Further tests confirmed that their memories stuck with them, and wasnt influenced by other memories. The new genetic tools such as gene-editing allow scientists

38、 to create rats with an Alzheimers-like condition, making them the perfect subjects to test new Alzheimers drugs. In the United States alone, the number of people suffering from Alzheimers will increase from 5.8 million today to 14 million by 2050 as the population ages. If rats with episodic memory

39、 can help to break the Alzheimers code, this thief of the past might finally be defeated.32. Which of the following can be an episodic memory? A. To imagine a future scene. B. To recall an early experience. C. To speak out a persons name D. To work out math problems. 33. How did the rats get their r

40、eward in the experiment?A. By making out the smell in a specific stop. B. By drawing a circle in their position. C. By identifying the name of different odours. D. By finishing the twelve stops. 34. What did Crystals team find about the rats? A. They could hold their attention for long. B. They coul

41、d memorize the order of items. C. They are not influenced by disturbance. D. They could understand simple words. 35. In which section of a magazine may this text appear? A. Art. B. Education. C. Science. D. Entertainment. 第二节(共5小題;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoKeepMe

42、ntallyHealthyDuringa QuarantineSeveralgovernmentsaroundtheworldhave requestedororderedtheircitizenstoquarantine themselves:tostayathometoavoidcontactwith others. QuarantineshelpslowthespreadofdiseaseslikeCOVID-19. ItfirstappearedinChinainlate December andquicklybecameaworldwidehealthemergency. 36 Pe

43、opleareatgreaterriskof anxiety anddepression asaresultoftheisolationcausedbyquarantines. So,healthexpertsaroundtheworldareoffering adviceto helpdealwiththeundesirableeffects ofquarantinesonmentalhealth.KeepyourusualroutineAllensayscontinuingwithnormalroutinesasmuchaspossiblewillhelpyoustayhealthydur

44、ing quarantines.Forexample, 37 Shesayswithsomepeoplestayinginpajamasalldaycouldleadtofeelingsof beingunproductiveorwithoutpurpose.MakeaplanShealsoadvisespeopletomakeplans.Writealistofactivitiesandtimestocarry them out.Theseactivitiesmightincludecleaningyourhome,payingbills,makingcallsandpreparing me

45、als.Dontforgetself-careactivitiesAllensayseveryoneshouldincludeself-care”activitiesduringquarantine,suchasexercise,readingorplayingmusicalinstruments. 38 .Evenifyoumuststay indoors,makesuretomoveyourbody.Maybeseeksome online exerciseclasses.Keepingalistwillhelpyoubalancethethingsyouhavetodoandthethi

46、ngsyouwantodo.Allen alsosuggestsusingaquarantinetodevelopanewskillortolearnaboutsomething. 39 Socialmediadoesconnectus.Buttoomuchofitmightcauseharm.PsychologistClaudiaAllensayssome studiesshowthatsocialmediacanmakesomepeople feelleftoutorlessthan. Shesuggestsusingitwisely.Onewayistomeetwithfriends,family,neighborsandothersovervideo