湖北省宜昌市第二中學高三英語上學期期中試題

湖北省宜昌市第二中學2021屆高三英語上學期期中試題（考試時間：120分鐘試卷滿分：150分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theradio. B.Theweather. C.Theweekend.2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Seeheraunt. B.Goshopping. C.Delivermilk.3.Wherearethespeakers?A.Ontheroad. B.Inthehospital. C.Attheman’shome.4.WhydoesLucyrefusetheman’soffer?A.Sheisverybusy. B.Sheispoorlypaid. C.Sheisunconfident.5.WhatwillBobprobablydonexttime?A.Avoidskatingagain.B.Warmupinadvance.C.Takeatrainingcourse.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatdoesthemanagreetodo?A.Tourthecity. B.Visitamuseum. C.Takeaboattrip.7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbours. B.Strangers. C.Friends.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.Whatdoesthewomando?A.She’sasalesperson. B.She’sareceptionist. C.She’sabankclerk.9.Whatisthediscountfortheman?A.10%. B.15%. C.20%.10.Howwillthemanpayfinally?A.Bycard. B.Bycash. C.Bycheck.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11.WhydoesViviancallRoger?A.Toaskforhelp. B.Toexpressthanks. C.Tomakeanapology.12.WhatistheproblemwithVivian’sapartment?A.It’stooexpensive. B.Ithasnofurniture. C.It’snotnearschool.13.WhatisRogergoingtodoafterclasstoday?A.Visitanapartment. B.GotomeetVivian. C.Stayattheschool.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14.Whatisthemanprobablydoing?A.Readinganewspaper. B.Playingavideogame. C.Drivinginthecountry.15.Whydoesthetowndecidetochangeitsnameforamonth?A.Toattractmoretourists. B.TobefamousontheInternet. C.Tocalldrivers’attentiontosafety.16.Whosuggestedtheideaofchangingthenameofthetown?A.Alocalfarmer. B.Atransportcompany. C.Agovernmentdepartment.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whereisthetalkbeinggiven?A.Onthephone. B.Atthecinema. C.Intheclassroom.18.HowdoesthefilminRoom1seemtobe?A.Boring. B.Frightening. C.Relaxing.19.WhenisthefilminRoom2showingforthelasttimetoday?A.9:00. B.10:00. C.11:45.20.WhichofthefollowingfilmsisshowninRoom3?A.ShipsInTheNight. B.Don’tOpenTheDoor. C.Streetmatch—TheReturn.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AStreetPhotography2020ContestbyBlankWallGalleryStreetPhotographyContestfor2020hasopened.Herearesomedetailsforyou.☆Allphotographers,amateursandprofessionalswhoareover18,arequalifiedtoparticipateinthecontest.☆Eachphotographercanparticipatewithupto5files.☆Weonlyacceptdigitalsubmissions.EachimagefileshouldbeRGB,JPGFormat,1,800pixels(thelongestside)on72dpi.EntryFee:FreetoenterContestCategory:StreetPhotographyPrizes:TheartistswhowillbechosentoparticipateintheexhibitionandbepresentedatthewebpageofBlankWallGallery,willhavetopaytheamountof$35,iftheirphotoisprinted,and$15iftheirworkisdisplayedonthedigitalscreen.Thisway,onlythephotographerswhowillexhibittheirworkwillpayasmallfeeforparticipatingintheexhibition.Alltheotherartistswillnotbecharged.ThephotographsexhibitedatthegallerywillbeprintedatthelabsofBlankWallGalleryfreeofcharge.Incaseanartistwishestosendustheprintedphotos,theyarefreetodoit.TheexhibitionsorganizedbyBlankWallGallerylastfor2weeksandeverythingneededfortherealizationoftheexhibition(printingofyourphotographson260gsmpaper,framing,hangingofthephotos,pressreleases,invitations,openingnightandsupervision)areprovidedbyourgallerywithoutanyadditionalcharge.SubmissionDeadline:March19ExhibitionTime:May1—May14,2020CopyrightInformation:Youaretheonlycopyrightownerandcreatorofthephotographs.21.Whatistherequirementofjoininginthecontest?A.Reachingacertainage. B.Payingentryfeesonline.C.Submittingatleast5files. D.Gettingthephotosprinted.22.Whenwilltheexhibitionofphotographsclose?A.March19. B.May1. C.May14. D.May19.23.Howmuchwillyoupaytogetyourworkdisplayedonthedigitalscreen?A.$0. B.$15. C.$35. D.$260.BMyfamilyandInevertalkedaboutschoolasthetickettoafuture.Iwasintheclassrooms,butIwasn’ttheretolearntowrite,readorevenspeak.Whenitwasmyturntoread,Iwantedtohide.Iwas13yearsold,butIalreadyhatedbeingwhoIwas.IhadanEnglishteacher,Mr.Creech,whoknewIcouldn’tread.Inoneofmyfirstlessonstheteachersaidthatanyonewhohadareadingagebelowsixhadtostandup.Ifeltsoembarrassed.Butatthesametime,itmademerealizethatIneededtochangethesituation.Iwasdetermineditwouldn’thappenagain.Laterthatday,Mr.Creechencouragedmeandpromisedhewouldtryhisbesttohelpmelearntoread.Fromthenon,Inevergaveuppracticingreading.NowIwas41yearsold.Oneday,IplannedtoflybacktoTexastovisitmyfriendsandfamily.Onmywayfromtheairport,IsawMr.Creechbuyinghimselfadrink.Irushedoverandreachedintomypockettopayforhim.“DoIknowyou?”heasked.“Yes,sir,youdoknowme,”Iansweredexcitedly.“MynameisAnthonyHamilton.YoutaughtmeEnglish.”Thelookonhisfacetoldmethatherememberedtheboyhe’donceencouraged.“I’msogladIhadachancetoseeyou,”Isaid.“AndMr.Creech,Ihavegreatnewstoshare.”ItoldhimIhadlearnedtoread.Butthatwasn’tall.Ihadbecomeapublishedauthorandanactivespeaker.“ThenexttimeyougetanotherAnthonyHamiltoninyourclassroom,pleaseencouragehimtoreadaswell,”Iadded.Theexpertssaywhatonceworriedmehasaname:dyslexia(誦讀困難癥).ButIcantellyouitwasalackofdesireforeducation.24.Whydidtheauthorwanttohide?A.Becausehefeltsorryforhimself. B.Becausehehatedbeinglaughedat.C.Becausehecouldn’treadatall. D.Becausehedidn’thaveaticket.25.WhichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribeMr.Creech?A.Considerateanddutiful. B.Demandingandenthusiastic.C.Emotionalanddedicated. D.Friendlyandambitious.26.Whycouldn’ttheauthorreadbeforemeetingMr.Creech?A.Becausehisreadingagewasnotlongenough.B.Becausehisparentsdidn’tteachhimhowtoread.C.Becausehewasafraidofreadingbeforetheclass.D.Becausehedidn’thaveinnerdrivingforcetolearntoread.27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Mr.CreechtaughttwostudentscalledAnthonyHamilton.B.Theauthorhadbecomeapublishedauthorandanactivespeaker.C.Dyslexiawastheunderlyingreasonthatmadetheauthorunabletoread.D.TheauthorwasgratefultoMr.Creech.CSlowlybutsurely,we’removingcloserandcloserto5Gworld.Fromsmart-homesecuritytoself-drivingcars,alltheinternet-connecteddevicesinyourlifewillbeabletotalktoeachotheratlightning-fastspeedswithreduceddelay,Objectivelyspeaking,thefastest4GdownloadspeedsintheU.S.topoutatanaverageof19.42Mbps.Butbycomparison5Gpromisesgigabit(千兆)speeds.“5Gisoneofthosesigns,alongwithartificialintelligence,ofthiscomingdataage,”saidSteveKoenig,seniordirectorofmarketresearchfortheConsumerTechnologyAssociation.“Theself-drivingvehicleisagreatemblemofthisdataage,andthatistosay,itisasignoftime,becausewithonesingletask,driving,youhavemassiveamountsofdatacomingfromthevehicleitself,andavarietyofsensorsarecollectingalotofinformationtomodelitsenvironmentasitmoves.It’spullingindatafromothervehiclesaboutroadconditionsdownthelane.Itcouldbeweatherinformation,butalsoconnectedinfrastructure(基礎設施)construction.There’slotsofdatabehindthattask,whichiswhyweneedhighspeed.Augmentedrealityglassesandvirtualheadsethaven’tyetbrokenthemainstream,buttechcompaniesarejoyfullybettingthatthesedeviceswilleventuallyreplaceoursmart-phones.With5G,thatcouldactuallyhappen.ThisisnotablebecausecompaniessuchasApplearereportedlydevelopingARglassestoassist—orperhapsevenreplace—smartphones.EricssonstatedatFebruary’sMobileWorldCongresshowsmartglassescouldbecomefasterandlighterwitha5Gconnection,becauseinsteadofbeingweigheddownwithcomponents,theglassescouldrelyonhardwareforprocessingpower.Butdon’tgettooexcited.There’sstillalotofworktobedoneinthemeantime,includingvarioustrialstomakesuretheradiosplaynicelywithhardwareandinfrastructureconstructionso5Gisn’tconcentratedonlyinbigcities.28.WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinParagraph1?A.Thelighting-fastspeedof5G. B.Theexpectationof5Gworld.C.Thedifferencebetween4Gand5G D.Theinternet-connecteddevicesinourlife.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“emblem”inParagraph2mean?A.Exhibition. B.Success. C.Symbol. D.Explanation.30.whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.5Gworldwon’tcomewithoutARglassesB.5GhelpstocreatetheartificialintelligencevehicleC.ApplecompanyisdevelopingARglassesworldwideD.Techcompanieswillfacethefactthatsmartphonesmaybereplaced31.Whatwilltheauthorprobablytellusnext?A.Howtofullyexpand5Gcoverage. B.Smartglasseswillbecomefasterandlighter.C.Why5Gisn’tconcentratedinbigcities. D.Theimportanceofinfrastructureconstruction.DThereareanumberofapproachestomasteringtheartofdeepwork——beitfocusingonaspecifictask;developingadailyhabit;ortakinga‘journalistic’approachtoseizingmomentsofdeepworkwhenyoucanthroughouttheday.Whicheverapproach,thekeyistodetermineyourlengthoffocustimeandsticktoit.Oneapproachtogettingmoredoneinlesstimeistorethinkhowyouarrangeyourday——inparticularhowwemakeourto-dolists.TimHarford,afamouswriter,pointstoastudyintheearly1980sthatdividedundergraduatesintotwogroups:somewereadvisedtosetoutmonthlygoalsandstudyactivities;othersweretoldtoplanactivitiesandgoalsinmuchmoredetail,daybyday.Whiletheresearchersassumedthatthewell-structureddailyplanswouldbemosteffective,theywerewrong:thedetaileddailyplansdiscouragedstudents.Harfordarguesthatfrequentdistractions(分心)oftenmakethedailyto-dolistineffective,whileleavingroomforflexibilityinsuchalistcanachievethebestresults.Inordertomakethemostofourfocusandenergy,wealsoneedtoacceptdowntime(休息),orassomeonesuggests,“belazy.”SriniPillay,anassistantprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchool,believesthislinkbetweendowntimeandproductivitymaybeduetothewayourbrainsoperate.Whenourbrainsshiftbetweenbeingfocusedandunfocusedonatask,theytendtobemoreefficient.Hence,thekeytobeingproductivemightbefoundbyacceptingtheslumpsinourday——thosemomentswhenyourproductivitybeginstodisappeargradually,usuallyinthemidmorning,directlyafterlunchormidafternoon.32.Whatismostimportantfordeepwork?A.Beingefficient. B.Stayingfocused.C.Arrangingyourday.D.Makingapracticalplan.33.Whatdidthestudyintheearly1980sshow?A.Detailedplansdonotworksowell.B.Dailyplansaremoreefficient.C.Short-termgoalsarehardertoreach.D.Distractionsachievethebestresults.34.WhichofthefollowingcanbeclosesttoSriniPillay’sidea?A.Don’tworkharder,workdeeper.B.Ifthebrainsowsnotcorn,itplantsweeds.C.Ifyoufailtoplan,youplantofail.D.Workwhileyouwork,playwhileyouplay.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ApproachestogettingmoredoneinlesstimeB.WaystorelievethetensionofbusylifeC.ThekeytodecreasingdistractionsD.Thecauseofthelackoffocustime第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項有兩項為多余選項。ExamAnxietyHasthiseverhappenedtoyou?You’vebeenstudyinghardforyourmidterm,butwhenyouwalkintoyourexam,yourmindgoesblank,yourheartracesfast,yougetsweatypalmsandfindithardtobreathe.36________Everyonefeelsstressedduringexams.Usually,itresultsfromafearoffailure,lackofadequatepreparationtimeandbadexperiencestakingtestsinthepast.Thisisnormalandoftenhelpsyouworkharder,thinkfasterandgenerallyimproveyourperformance.37_______Youmayalsofeelthatotherpeoplearemanagingtheexambetterthanyou.Thiscancauseyoutofeelthatyourmindhas“goneblank”oninformationyouknowyouhaverevised.38_______Somechoosetoignoretheproblem,whileothersdon’treviewbecausetheythinktheywilldobadlyanywayandevenmissexamsduetotheanxiety.Itcanalsobereallyeasytothinkthatifyoudon’ttryandthenyoufail,youwon’tfeelasbadasifyoufailaftertryingreallyhard.Sowhatcanyoudotofightagainstthenegativemindsetandstaycalmbeforeandduringyourtest?39________Yes,thisseemsobvious,butit’sworthrepeating.Ifyoufeelconfidentthatyou’vepreparedthoroughly,you’llfeelmoreconfidentwalkingintothetest.Thesecondtipissimple:juststart.Theblankpagecanmaximizeyouranxiety.40________Youcanalwaysgobackandchangethingslaterifneeded,butafewquickanswerscangettheballrolling.Besides,allocating(分配)yourtimeisequallyimportant.Lookthroughthewholetestbeforegettingstarted.Mentallyallocatehowmuchtimeyou’llspendoneachsection.Ifthere’stimetorecheck,evenbetter.A.Thefirstthingyoushoulddoistobeprepared.B.Peopleoftendealwithexamstressinmanyunhelpfulways.C.Iftheseclassicsignsofexamanxietysoundfamiliar,you’renotalone!D.Therefore,peopleneedanappropriateamountofpressuretohelpdealwithexams.E.Realizingtimeisalmostupandthatthere’sstillalotofblankspacewillmakeyoudesperate.F.However,ifyouareoverlyanxiousabouttheresult,youmaybeunabletofocusonyourwork.G.Afteryougetthepaper,diverightinbygettingsomequestionsdonetobuildupyourconfidence.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。I’mAlinaMorse,afifthgraderfromMichigan.Ihavealwayswantedto

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D.giving第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Themajorconstructionworkontheworld’s56(long)cross-seabridgewascompletedTuesday,57connectsZhuhaiwithHongKongandMacao.AceremonywasheldinZhuhai58(celebrate)completionofthe55-kmcross-searoute.Morethan400,000tonsofsteelhadbeenused,enoughtobuild60EiffelTowers.ConstructionbeganinDecember2009atZhuhai.59Y-shapedbridgestartsfromLantauIslandinHongKongwith60(branch)toZhuhaiandMacao.ThebridgecuttraveltimefromHongKongtobothZhuhaiandMacaofromprevious3hoursbyroad6130minutes’drive.ThiswasthefirsttimethatChina62(build)animmersed(浸入的)tubetunnelinopenwaters.Twofloatingcranes(起重機),withaloadcapacity(容量)of3,200tonsand2,300tons63(separate),workedtogethertoliftandrollthetower,64(make)aworldrecord.The“Chinatechnology”and“Chinastandard”65(establish)bytheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgewillinfluencetheworldmarket.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華,你校準備面向在華外籍高中生舉辦主題為“中文的魅力”的演講比賽。請你給在你市國際學校就讀的好友William發(fā)一封電子郵件,告知此事,并鼓勵他參賽,內容包括:1.介紹比賽相關內容(時間、地點、參加者等);2.比賽的要求(用中文演講,時間不超過5分鐘,內容積極向上)。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應為150左右。TheMake-upGuyDavewasamake-up(化妝)artistwhoregularlyheldmakeupartistryclassesatthelocalcommunitycollege.Hewaswellknownasanexcellenttrainerandenjoyedgreatpopularity.Usually,themajorityofhisstudentsweremiddle-agedhousewives,whowantedtofine-tunetheirmake-upskillssoastomakethemselvesmoreattractive.Butthistime,itwasbeyondhimthathisclasswasattendedbyamanaswell.Thenewstudentwasagentlemaninhisbestyearswithaseeminglyboundlessinterestinmake-upartistry.Hewaskeentolearnasmuchashepossiblycouldandaskedquestionswheneverandwhereverpossible.Hewassoabsorbedinlearningthathewouldn’tstopuntilhewassatisfiedwiththeresultofhiswork.

Understandably,themanwasthenumberonesubjectofconversationwhentheotherwomenwerealone.Speculations(猜測)quicklystartedtospread.Whydidhelearnmake-up?Washetoseekforawomantobehislifepartner?Howaboutmyneighbor’syoungestdaughter?Whyonearthwouldheattendsuchawomanclass?Whocoulditbe?Doubtslikethiscamecrowdingin.Thecommunitycollegewasplacedinaremoteruralarea,whichwaswhytheotherparticipantswerequitedoubtfuloftheman’sintentions.Throughoutthelessons,ignoringthecuriouswomenaroundhim,themancarefullylistenedandwroteeverythingdownhelearned,leavingthewomenmoreandmorecuriousandpuzzled.Whenthedayandclasswereslowlycomingtoanend,thegossipingwomensimplycouldnothidetheircuriosityanylonger,fortheyknewitwastimetoremovetheirdoubts,otherwise…Finally,oneofthemcouldn’tresisthercuriosity,soshepickedupthecourageandaskedhimwhyhewassointerestedinmake-upartistry.Whatfollowedwasadeadsilence.Afterwhatseemedacentury,heslowlyopenedhismouthandherecamethemostinspiringbeautifulreply.Paragraph1:Hesaidhisbelovedwifepartiallylosthereyesightbecauseofdiabetes(糖尿病)andshewasnolongerabletoapplyhermake-up.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Sohedecidedtotakethecoursetosurprisehiswife.___________________________________________________________________________________________