湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2024年高二上学期期末联考英语试题（含解析）.docx

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1、武汉市部分重点中学2024年度上学期期末联考高二英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分第一部分 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。1. What drink did the woman order? A. A Pepsi. B. A Coke. C. A

2、beer. 2. How does the man probably feel toward the woman? A. Angry. B. Disappointed. C. Grateful. 3. Why does the man have to pack carefully? A. So nothing breaks. B. So they dont forget anything. C. So the woman can clean easily. 4. What did the speakers see last night? A. A little but noisy bird.

3、B. A dark-colored bird. C. A bird that flew very quietly. 5. Why does the woman need directions? A She might be lost. B. She has lost track of her map. C. The museum is not on the map. 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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Whats sp

4、ecial about the people riding bikes? A. They are funny. B. They are all men. C. They have no clothes on. 7. Why does the woman want to go somewhere else? A. Shes too cold. B. She hates what she saw. C. She wants to get something to eat. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman want to do? A. Rent a ho

5、use. B. Get a loan. C. Get her credit report. 9. How many years of tax returns does the woman need? A. 5. B. 3. C. 1. 10. What does the woman probably mean in the end? A. She has a lot of information in her emails. B. She cant give the man more information. C. The man is asking for too much informat

6、ion. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where did the woman go last week? A. To a concert. B. To a friend s house. C. To a clothing store with Laura. 12. Why did the woman fall the second time? A. She tripped on some steps. B. Her foot got caught by her skirt. C. She looked into the sky while walking. 13. How is

7、the woman now? A. Her nose doesnt hurt. B. Her nose is broken. C. She has a headache. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where are the speakers probably? A. In the middle of a city. B. In a boat. C. On a hill. 15. What are the speakers looking at? A. The ocean. B. The city lights. C. The stars. 16. Why was the ma

8、n probably surprised? A. A “bear” talked to him. B. A lot of birds flew around him. C. A wild animal was coming toward him. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where does Mr. Smithson live? A. In a country house. B. In a luxury apartment. C. On the second floor of an apartment building. 18. What was the photograp

9、hers project about? A. Neighbors at home. B. Angry neighbors. C. Residents in luxury buildings. 19. Why are the residents probably angry? A. The photos are too private. B. Their faces cant be seen clearly. C. They dont receive any payment. 20. What will probably happen to Mr. Smithson? A. Hell be th

10、rown in jail. B. He wont get in trouble. C. He will have to pay a fine. 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。A1. Which of the following is disapproved by the Friends organization?A. To help fix up the Park for all to enjoy.B. To block potential damages

11、to the National Park.C. To sponsor publications and projects in local schools.D. To build large-sized complexes for public amusement.2. What benefits can the members of Friends receive?A. Having Friends goods free of charge.B. Engaging in work parties if they want to.C. Gaining access to visiting an

12、y scenic spot.D Delivering talks in their fields on current issues.3. What is the purpose of this poster?A. To raise more money for the Friends organizationB. To recruit managers for Pembroke shire National Park.C. To appeal to more enthusiasts to join the Friends organization.D. To attract people t

13、o enjoy the landscape of Pembroke shire National Park.BOn Feb. 19, the same day Harper Lee passed away, the world lost another literary giant. He was 84-year-old Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, whose masterpiece The Name of the Rose won him international fame when it was published in 1980. The novel

14、 sold more than 10 million copies in about 30 languages and was made into a movie in 1986 starring British actor Sean Connery. A USA Today obituary (讣告) thus describes: “Eco was an author of books ranging from novels to scholarly books to essay collections; Eco was enthusiastic about the obscure as

15、well as ordinary daily life; As a scholar, critic and novelist, he also did research on the mysterious theory of semiotics-the study of signs and symbols in language and the technical languages of the Internet. The Name of the Rose can be seen as a much more complicated version of US writer Dan Brow

16、ns popular novel The Da Vinci Code. The book is set in a 14th century Italian Monastery (修道院) where monks are being murdered one by one in terrible manners. Two monks who travel to the monastery try to solve the murders. The books mystery develops around a complex-designed library and a lost Aristot

17、les book on comedy. Although the novel is full of Latin phrases and devotes many pages to analysis of Christian beliefs and ancient philosophy, its a fascinating detective thriller. Eco also wrote some harsh literary criticism. He once wrote that “books always speak of other books, and every story t

18、ells a story that has already been told”.4. What can we learn about The Name of the Rose?A. It earned Harper Lee worldwide reputation.B. It featured the main character Sean Connery.C. It was translated into no more than 30 versions.D. It had its film adaptation following the books publication.5. Fro

19、m the USA Today obituary, which of the following can be inferred?A. Eco not only wrote novels but also some dramas.B. Eco was merely interested in ordinary daily life.C. Eco was an expert in the Internet.D. Eco was more than a novelist.6. What does the book The Name of the Rose describe?A. A story c

20、opied from the novel The Da Vinci Code.B. Chain murdering in an Italian Monastery.C. A long-lost ownerless book.D. A complex-designed library.7. What does the underlined quote said by Eco imply?A. Stories are far from reality.B. Creativity is hard to come by.C. Some books are well worth reading.D. W

21、riters need to polish their language.CClutter is the disease of American writing. Our national tendency is to inflate and thereby sound important. But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a

22、 short word, every adverb that carries the same meaning thats already in the verb, every passive construction that leaves the reader unsure of who is doing whatthese weaken the strength of a sentence.Simplify, simplify. How can we achieve such freedom from clutter? The answer is to clear our heads o

23、f clutter. Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one cant exist without the other. Its impossible for a muddy thinker to write good English. He may get away with it for a paragraph or two, but soon the reader will be lost.Writers must therefore constantly ask: what am I trying to say? Surprisingly o

24、ften they dont know. Then they must look at what they have written and ask: have I said it? Is it clear to someone coming across the subject for the first time? If its not, some fuzz has worked its way into the writing. The clear writer is someone clear-headed enough to see this stuff for what it is

25、: fuzz.I dont mean that some people are born clear-headed and are therefore natural writers, while others are naturally fuzzy and will never write well. Thinking clearly is a conscious act that writers must force on themselves, as if they were working on any other project that requires logic.Writing

26、 is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, its because it is hard.8. Which of the following contributes to good writing?A. Avoiding using passive stru

27、ctures.B. Leaving out words without a meaning.C. Using short words instead of long ones whenever possible.D. Choosing adverbs carrying the same meaning of the verbs.9. Whats the relationship between clear thinking and clear writing?A. Clear thinking equals clear writing.B. Clear thinking reflects cl

28、ear writing.C. Clear writing may not rely on clear thinking.D Only clear thinking brings about clear writing.10 What does the underlined word “fuzz” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Something cloudy.B. Something difficult.C. Something uninteresting.D. Something complicated.11. What may be the best ti

29、tle for the text?A. Bad writing and clutterB. Out of clutter find freedomC. Simplify to achieve good writingD. Nobody is born to be a good writerDIn the United States alone, over 100 million cell-phones are thrown away each year. Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like co

30、mputers and personal digital assistants. The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole. Electronic devices contain valuable metals such as gold and silver. A Swiss study reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious meta

31、ls was relatively small in comparison to total waste, the concentration (含量) of gold and other precious metals was higher in so-called e-waste than in naturally occurring minerals. Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals remove

32、d, the recycling process is often carried out in poor countries which allow many poisonous substances to escape into the environment, or in practically uncontrolled ways which make more wastes generated. Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material, up to 100 times more, t

33、han the material contained in the finished products. Consider again the cell-phone, and imagine the mines that produced those metals, the factories needed to make the box and packaging it came in. Many wastes produced in the producing process are harmful as well. The U. S. Environmental Protection A

34、gency notes that most waste is dangerous in that “the production, distribution, and use of products -as well as management of the resulting waste-all result in greenhouse gas release.” Individuals can reduce their contribution by creating less waste at the start -for instance, buying reusable produc

35、ts and recycling. In many countries the concept of extended producer responsibility is being considered or has been put in place as an incentive(动机)for reducing waste. If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the first place

36、? Governments incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging they produce is usually based on money. Why, they ask, should cities or towns be responsible for paying to deal with the bubble wrap(气泡垫)that encased your television? From the governments point of view, a primary g

37、oal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the costs and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.12. What do we know from the Swiss study?A. Natural minerals contain more gold.B. The weight of electronic

38、 goods was by no means small.C. Precious metals account for a great proportion in e-waste.D. The percentage of precious metals is small in electronic goods.13. Which way is incorrect to reduce waste?A. Recycling machines without control.B. Making as few purchases as possible.C. Creating products out

39、 of finished products.D. Simplifying the process of manufacturing products.14. The responsibility of e-waste treatment should be extended _.A. from individuals to distributorsB. from producers to governmentsC. from governments to producersD. from distributors to governments15. What does the passage

40、mainly talk about?A. The creation of e-waste.B. The increase in e-waste.C. The seriousness of e-waste.D. The management of e-waste.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。Viruses are biological zombies (僵尸). They have one mission: to find a host and use it to produce m

41、asses of copies. They reproduce by taking control of the hosts cells, eventually causing them to burst and die. Thats why viruses that infect humans nearly always cause illness. _16_ _17_ Theres a popular myth that once youve had a virus, youre immune to it, but thats not always the case. When you g

42、et a virus, your body builds up antibodies to fight it. _18_ However, not everyone makes enough antibodies, and they can wear off over time, which is why you need several shots of some vaccines (疫苗). You can be infectious without ever showing symptoms. Some viruses, including those that cause herpes

43、 and AIDS, can be spread via a symptomatic people who never had signs of the illness or dont have symptoms yet. Some people may even be “super spreaders,” infecting dozens to hundreds of other people without even realizing it. _19_ If youre very overweight, you need to be extra cautious. Overweight

44、people are infectious with the flu virus 42 percent larger than those who arent overweight. _20_ Extra weight may make the flu shot less effective too.A. You can get some viruses more than once.B. You can be immune to a virus once vaccinated.C. Thus, the following facts are a good place to start.D.

45、The trick lies in the fact that it may affect your immune system.E. Those stay in your system, helping you fight off future infections.F. And thats why viruses-infected people suffer from bodily disorder.G. Take measures in advance to prevent spreading viruses even when you dont feel sick.第三部分语言运用 (

46、共两节，满分30分) 第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was a night in July 2020. As I applied lotion to my hands I noticed that my diamond wedding ring was _21_. I looked in every drawer. No such _22_ I sat, bitterly disappointed. My mind travelled back to the time whe

47、n I had caught my first _23_ of the man I married. I was five years old then. On that particular day as I with my dad drove down on our truck, we _24_ a large herd of cattle being driven near the roadside. “We are going to New Underwood for water.” The man in _25_ told my dad. I was looking at the youngest rider. I waved to him, but he just _26_ to the cattle. Next my memory _27_ to my senior year in the university. It was on such a day that a group of students went by, among whom was the young cowboy who hadnt responded to my _28_ 15 years before! The daydream passed. My dau