湖北省黄冈市2020_2021学年高二英语下学期期末调研考试试题.doc

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1、湖北省黄冈市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末调研考试试题2021年7月4日下午14：30-16:30本试题卷共12页，67题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：1.答卷前,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,选出每小题卷案后,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） 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

2、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. How did the man feel about the opera?A. Greatly pleased.B. Terribly disappointed. C. A little dissatisfied.2. When will Linda celebrate her birthday?A. On December 20th.B. On December 25th. C. On December 30th.3

3、. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A bank.B. A colleague.C. A robbery.4. Where does the man want to go?A. China.B. Russia.C. America.5. Who is the woman probably talking to?A. A repairman.B. A customer.C. A car salesman.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

4、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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office downtown.B. In an apartment downtown.C. In an apartment in the East End.7. What docs the man want to do now?A Get to work.B. Go to a restaurant. C. Visit t

5、he womans company.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Who is the man probably talking to?A. A hotel clerk.B. A waitress.C. A saleswoman.9. Why does the man probably need to wait around 15 minutes?A. He forgot to make a booking in advance.B. The grocery store is crowed with people.C. There isnt an empty table in the

6、non -smoking area.10. What is the man going to do next?A. Have something to drink B. Pick up his wife.C. Shop for snacks.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What is the mans nationality?A. Chinese.B. American.C. French.12. How old was the man when his parents brought him to Paris?A. 19 years old.B. 9 years old.C.

7、9 months old.13. Where does the woman decide to go this winter?A. China.B. Thailand.C. America.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What is the woman doing?A. Putting some books in order.B. Showing a student around the library.C. Providing assistance to someone in need.15. Where can the man find the books that inte

8、rest him?A. On the 2nd floor.B. On the 3rd floor.C. On the 6th floor.16. How long can the man keep magazines?A. Nearly two months.B. About one month.C. Only two weeks.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speaker?A. A student.B. A reporter.C. A guide.18. What is the main purpose of the talk?A. To tell ab

9、out the rules of the museum.B. To discuss the weekend plans.C. To announce some changes of a visit.19. When was it scheduled to go to the museum?A. On Sunday.B. On Saturday.C. On Monday.20. What arc the listeners advised to do?A. Wear comfortable clothes.B. Take a camera.C. Avoid touching things.第二部

10、分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题25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。AVail Marriott Mountain ResortVail Winter Weather GuideCovered in grand mountains， flashing lights and snowy pines, Vail is perfect for explorers and people who love adventures alike. Whether skiing down the slopes for the first

11、 time or the hundredth, this guide will ensure that youre ready for everything this city has to offer.Best Time to VacationDecember through to March tends to be the best time for those interested in skiing down the slopes in style.Know Before You GoMake the necessary preparations and reservations in

12、 advance： Ski and Snowboard Rentals（租赁）：Dont have your own equipment! Vail Sports rents out a variety of skis and snowboards for all ages and abilities, as well as snow shoes and helmets. Clothing Rentals： For those not interested in purchasing hundreds of dollars of ski clothing for one vacation. M

13、ountain Threads has a rental program just for you, where you can get mountain necessities like coats, pants and goggles （护目镜）. Suncream： You might not think about getting sunburn, but it happens to skiers and snowboarders every day. Difficulty levels： Its important to know what level youre at before

14、 jumping on a ski lift and heading up the mountain. Use a free trail map and plan the slopes youre going to ski down ahead of time based on the following levels youll find up the mountain： Green Circle： These are the easiest slopes. Blue Square： These indicate average to medium levels. Black Diamond

15、： The most advanced slopes. Some mountains will feature double black diamonds, indicating even higher difficulty.While Vail is famous for snow sports, youll find plenty of other fun things to do once the sun goes down or you are tired. Explore the rest of our website for more information! 21. When i

16、s the best time to visit Vail if you like skiing?A. In March, April June and DecemberB. In December, February, April and MarchC. In January, February, March and DecemberD. In September, October, November and December22. Before you go to the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, you will have to take withyo

17、u.A. helmetsB. gogglesC. suncreamD. a trail map23. What will a skiing beginner who wants to enjoy himself prefer to choose?A. Blue SquareB. Black DiamondC. Double Black DiamondsD Green CircleBWhen a fire broke out in my home in the middle of the night, I knew Id do anything I could to save my family

18、. The medicine that I take for my rheumatoid arthritis causes me to wake up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth. January 15, 2016, was no different. I， Indiana, US, awoke at 2：30am needing water.I was walking back upstairs from the kitchen when I heard my bulldog , Rock. Whatever Rock was do

19、ing down there, it made enough noise for me to go to him. By the time I made it to the bottom of the stairs, he was running up, and he never came up the stairs， no matter what. I think that was his way of telling me, Weve got to go back up. When I got to the top of the stairs, I turned around and sa

20、w a light on, but I didnt remember leaving one on. I walked downstairs again, and thats when I saw fire. I immediately shouted to my wife to wake up and get our three kids. I grabbed a knife and cut out the plastic that covered the window to the porch roof. I then pried open the window and kicked ou

21、t the screen. I started screaming for help. But help never came. I got everybody out on the roof and threw a blanket out there so we wouldnt slip off. It was cold, January cold. Then I started screaming for help. But help never came.Now, Im scared of heights and have physical issues, what with my rh

22、eumatoid arthritis, but I couldnt let my family burn up. So I jumped off the roof. I didnt scoot to the edge； I just jumped and got the wind knocked out of me when I landed. I found our ladder, placed it against the house, and climbed back up to the roof. I wrapped my arms around my daughter and car

23、ried my nine - month - old with my teeth, by his little sleeper. Then I climbed down the ladder. Once on the ground, I had my little girl hold her brother, and I went back up to the roof to get my other daughter. Then I went back up again and got my wife. I tried to get my dog, but he just disappear

24、ed in the black smoke. I never saw him alive again,Im no hero. Im just an ordinary person whod help anybody. This happened to be the time when I helped my own family. I live to protect my family. Just likeRockhe lived to protect us.24. What made the author wake up at 2 ： 30am?A. My dogs barkingB. Th

25、e medicines effectC. A burning fireD. A noise downstairs25. How did Rock tell the author the danger downstairs?A. He turned on a light downstairs.B. He ran to the authors room upstairs.C. He kept barking and running up to stairs.D. He made some noise at the bottom of the stairs.526. What did the aut

26、hor do after his family all stood on the roof?A. He placed a blanket to keep warm.B. He started screaming for help.C. He jumped off the roof.D. He broke open the window and kicked out the screen27. Which of the following best describe the author?A. Courageous and responsibleB. Caring and selfishC. L

27、oyal and braveD. Strong and considerateCThere is no such thing as a “safe level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study.In an observational study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers from the University of Oxford

28、studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some 25,000 people in the UK, and their brain scans. The researchers noted that drinking had an effect on the brains gray matter-regions in the brain that make up important bits where information is processed, according to lead aut

29、hor Anya Topiwala, a senior clinical researcher at Oxford.“The more people drank, the less the volume of their gray matter,“ Topiwala said via email. Brain volume reduces with age and more severely with dementia（痴呆症）.Smaller brain volume also predicts worse performance on memory testing,“ she explai

30、ned. While alcohol only made a small contribution to this （0. 8%）, it was a greater contribution than other 4modifiable risk factors, she said, explaining that modifiable risk factors are “ ones you can do something about, in contrast to aging.”The team also investigated whether certain drinking pat

31、terns, beverage types and other health conditions made a difference to the impact of alcohol on brain health. They found that there was no safe level of drinking-meaning that consuming any amount of alcohol was worse than not drinking it. They also found no evidence that the type of drink-such as wi

32、ne, spirits or beeraffected the harm done to the brain. However, certain characteristics, such as high blood pressure, obesity or binge-drinking, could put people at higher risk, researchers added.The risks of alcohol have long been known： Previous studies have found that theres no amount of liquor,

33、 wine or beer that is safe for your overall health. Alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths, according to a study published in The Lancet in 2018.“It has been known fo

34、r decades that heavy drinking is bad for brain health, Sadie Boniface, head of research at the UKs Institute of Alcohol Studies, said via email. We also shouldnt forget alcohol affects all parts of the body and there are multiple health risks. ”28. What is the function of gray matter?A. Control the

35、mount of alcoholB. Process informationC. Scan the brainD. Predict the performance on memory29. Which is NOT true in the following statements according to the study?A. Drinking alcohol is worse than not drinking.B. With people getting older, brain volume reduces.C. Alcohol was the major risk factor f

36、or disease and premature death.D. The less people drink alcohol, the more the volume of their gray matter.30. Which is one of the modifiable risk factors?A. SmokingB. AgingC. DeathD. Disease31. What is the main idea of the text?A. The mount of alcohol is not related to peoples health.B. People drink

37、ing alcohol do harm to their brain health.C. People drinking alcohol lead to dementia.D. Theresa great deal of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for health.DNostalgia （怀旧）has become increasingly common in our current climate of accelerated, unexpected change. More and more Americans are turning back

38、 with longing to what feels like simpler, sweeter times. They collect cassette tapes, manual typewriters even decades-old video games.Is it a mistake to get too obsessed with the past? Some psychologists warn that too much devotion to the so-called good old days is an escape from reality; it can ind

39、icate loneliness or that a person is having a difficult time coping in the present. Psychologist Stephanie Coontz argues that nostalgia distracts us from addressing the problems of modern life and contribute to anxiety, depression , insomnia etc.But new studies suggest that a modest dose of nostalgi

40、a is not only harmless, but actually beneficial. They suggest it helps strengthen our sense of identity and makes us feel more optimistic and inspired. It is also a tool for self discovery and memories are a psychological immune response that is triggered when you want to take a break from negativit

41、y. Interestingly, those happy memories can be particularly beneficial both to kids in their teens and to societys elders. Recalling our childhood reminds us of “the times when we were accepted and loved unconditionally, says Krystine Batcho, a psychologist. That is such a powerfully comforting pheno

42、menon, knowing that there was a time in life when we didnt have to earn our love. Nostalgia can transform even the most ordinary past into legends which warms the heart and the body. Lets not forget that nostalgia has been a source of inspiration to innumerable American writers. Mark Twain recalled

43、his boyhood, writing, after all these years, I can picture that old time to myself now, just as it was then： The white town drowsing in the sunshine of a summers morning.So go ahead, daydream a little about your best childhood friend, your first car, a long - gone family pct. As Dr. Sedikides says，

44、Nostalgia is absolutely central to human experience. But at the same time, keep these words of wisdom from the great inventor Charles Kettering in mind as well： You cant have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time. 32. What did some psychologists in paragraph 2 probably a

45、gree?A. Nostalgia will cause some mental problems.B Nostalgia makes us devoted to the good old days.C. Nostalgia shows you are trying to get rid of loneliness.D. Nostalgia helps us cope with the difficult time we are going through.33. There are many benefits of nostalgia except . A. It can enable us

46、 to know ourselves better.B. It can bring us some comfort when we recall.C. We are likely to gain attention if we recall the happy childhood.D. We can sometimes break away from negativity with happy memories.34. What will be talked about in the following paragraph?A. The bad influence of too much de

47、votion to nostalgia.B. The reasons why we should avoid nostalgia.C. The bad memories that always stick around you.D. The great changes nostalgia will bring to you.35. Whats the best title of the passage?A. We all have a soft spot for nostalgia.B. Nostalgia is actually good for you.C. Dont be carried

48、 away by nostalgia.D. There are many times when we like to recall.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。Many people want to be famous and live the life of a celebrity. The singing competition is just one out of hundreds that people hope to make a success of themselves. 36 .Tip 1 ： Realize your dreams by visualizing them fir