湖北省部分省级示范高中高二下学期期末测试
英语试卷
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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。
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。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 will the woman probably do next
A. Heat the food. B. Order a takeout. C. Visit her mother.
2. When did the speakers meet each other last time
A. One year ago. B. Five years ago. C. Fifteen years ago.
3. What does the man want to know
A. How the woman got the news.
B. What movie is the best in the theatre.
C. Whether the woman will lose her job.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Where the 32nd Olympics will be held.
B. When the 32nd Olympics will be held.
C. Why the 32nd Olympics were put off.
5. Which of the following words can best describe the man
A. Calm and lucky. B. Clever and determined. C. Confident and reliable.
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。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. Why did the woman become unhappy at first
A. She hated being in the woods.
B. The man played a trick on her.
C. She got no help when meeting a snake.
7. What does the man think is hard in the dark
A. Building a fire. B. Avoiding snakes. C. Setting up a tent.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a supermarket. B. At a coffee house. C. At a restaurant.
9. What does the boy want to eat
A. Cheese. B. Yogurt. C. Biscuits.
10. How does the boy feel in the end
A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Unfair.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Relatives. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
12. What does the woman spend most on
A. Clothes. B. Trains. C. Food.
13. What will the woman probably do on weekends
A. Go to clubs. B. Watch movies at home. C. Have a drink with friends.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How old is Dale now
A. 5 years old. B. 10 years old. C. 15 years old.
15. How was Dale feeling when he saw what Bob’s father did
A. Uncomfortable. B. Excited. C. Hopeless.
16. Who was affected the most by Dale’s decision
A. His father. B. His mother. C. His friend.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long does the laundromat usually open
A. For 7 hours. B. For 10 hours. C. For 15 hours.
18. What is the number of the washers in a larger laundromat
A. 6. B. 12. C. 24.
19. What can people do when they are waiting for their clothes
A. Have a drink. B. Make washing soap. C.Talk with the workers.
20. Who put Sara’s clothes in the basket by accident
A. Her sister. B. Her husband. C. Her mother.
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。
A
To-do things during your trip to Amsterdam
Canal Boat Trip
The UNESCO protected canal belt is the perfect image of Amsterdam. The sight is pleasing to the eyes after sundown when the bridges get lit up using fairy lights. You can consider hop on and off boats that dock in different areas, which is a large business. There are even free passenger ferries in the northern area of the city.
Coffee shops
If you are a coffee lover, you will be pleased to visit many quiet coffee shops that combine elegance and romance. The environment is great and relaxing and you may sip on a warm coffee in the beautifully-designed coffee shop which is also perfect for taking pictures. Great memories can be created here.
Museums
Located at the Museumplein（博物馆广场）are three major museums一the Ryksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelyk Museum. Regarded as the heart of Amsterdam, the famous district can be said to be a paradise for those who love art. It has been recently restored so that it is of a world-class standard.
Square
The grand open square is full of activities throughout the day. You can encounter fantastic open-air exhibitions, markets as well as a huge paddling pool that lets one dip their toes into it when the day is warm. When it is winter the square becomes a huge outdoor ice area.
21. What do we know about Canal Boat Trip
A. It is protected by UNESCO.
B. It offers a fancy bridge light show.
C. It is an ideal choice for art lovers.
D. It provides free ferries on every dock.
22. Which place is suitable for relaxation and taking photos
A. A Coffee Shop . B. The Canal Belt. C. Van Gogh Museum. D. The Square.
23. What can travelers possibly do on the square
A. Swimming in a pool. B. Appreciating great arts.
C. Skating outdoors in winter. D. Enjoying indoor exhibits.
B
Laungi Bhuiyan, a pensioner from the Indian state of Bihar, has become known as “Canal Man” after it was discovered that he spent 30 years of his life digging a 3-kilometer-long water canal, all by himself, using hand tools.
The remote village of Kothilawa had always suffered water shortages, with most of the rainwater falling in the nearby hills flowing into the river, instead of towards the village. This was one of the reasons why some villagers moved away, but Laungi Bhuiyan made up his mind to take matters into his own hands, so he stayed behind. No one offered to help, so for three long decades he dug the 4-feet wide and 3-feet deep canal himself, using only whatever hand tools he had.
Kothilawa is surrounded by forests and mountains. During the rainy season, the water falling from the mountains used to flow straight into a river flowing through the area, but ever since Laungi Bhuiyan completed his 3-km-long canal, it’ s been collected in a pond near the village, allowing locals to raise animals and even irrigate crops, without worrying about water shortages.
Ever since word of his impressive achievements started spreading on social media, Bhuiyan has been nicknamed “Canal Man”. A Twitter user shared his unbelievable story and called Indian billionaire Anand Mahindra, asking him if he would support the Kothilawa hero by making a tractor available to him. “I think his canal is as impressive a monument as the Taj or the Pyramids. I’ d consider it an honor to have him use my tractor,” the billionaire replied.
While many have taken to social media to praise Laungi Bhuiyan for his perseverance（毅力）, some said that had the Government done the job it was supposed to, the Kothilawa man needn’t have worked hard for decades, and locals would have benefited from the water canal much sooner. Others went as far as to suggest his work be recognized, and that he be provided with compensation.
24. Why didn’t Laungi Bhuiyan move away from Kothilawa with other villagers
A. He didn’t want to have his way of life changed.
B. He decided to fix the problem of water shortages himself.
C. He had great difficulty making a living elsewhere.
D. He wouldn’t separate from the village he’ d lived in for decades.
25. What’ s the main function of the canal dug by Laungi Bhuiyan
A. Irrigating crops and raising animals.
B. Storing rainwater during the rainy season.
C. Transporting water from a nearby river.
D. Channeling rainwater into the pond.
26. What do Anand Mahindra’ s words in paragraph 4 reflect
A. His tractor would greatly ease Laungi Bhuiyan’ s labour.
B. Laungi Bhuiyan’ s canal is a place of interest.
C. He would complete the canal with Laungi Bhuiyan.
D. He thought highly of Laungi Bhuiyan.
27. What does the last paragraph imply
A. All people were not satisfied with Indian authorities’ performance.
B. There were different voices on Laungi Bhuiyan’ s decades-long work.
C. Laungi Bhuiyan’ s work was highly recognized by Indian authorities.
D. Laungi Bhuiyan would be compensated with the help of social media.
C
Honeybees can’t swim, and when their wings are wet, they can’t fly, either. But Chris Roh and other researchers at the California Institute of Technology found that when bees drop into bodies of water, they can use their wings to produce little waves and slide toward land-like surfers who create and then ride their own waves.
As with many scientific advances－Isaac Newton’s apple or Benjamin Franklin’s lightning bolt, Dr. Roh’s experiment began with a walk. Passing Caltech’s Millikan Pond in 2016, he observed a bee on the water’s surface producing waves. He wondered how an insect known for flight could push itself through water.
Dr. Roh and his co-worker, Morteza Gharib, used butterfly nets to collect local Pasadena honeybees and observed their surf-like movements. The researchers used a wire to restrict each bee’s bodily movement, allowing close examination of their wings. They found that the bee bends its wings at a 30-degree angle, pulling up water and producing a forward force. Bees get trapped on the surface because water is roughly three times heavier than air. But that weight helps to push the bee forward when its wings move quickly up and down. It’s a tough exercise for the bees, which the researchers guess could handle about 10 minutes of the activity.
The researchers said the surf-like movement hasn’t been documented in other insects and most semiaquatic（半水生的）insects use their legs for propulsion, which is known as water-walking. It may have evolved in bees, they predicted.
Dr. Roh and Dr. Gharib have imagined many practical applications for bees’ surfing. One plan is to use their observations to design robots able to travel across sky and sea. “This could be useful for search and rescues, or for getting samples of the surface of the ocean, if you can’t send a boat or helicopter,” Dr. Gharib said.
28. What does the author intend to show by mentioning Newton and Franklin
A. Roh’s admiration for them.
B. Their outstanding talent for science.
C. Roh’s chance discovery about bees.
D. Their similar achievements in discovery.
29. What plays the most vital role in a bee’s moving forward on water
A. Its continuous wingbeat. B. Its leg extension.
C. The water movement. D. The air weight.
30. What does the underlined word “propulsion” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Fast flight. B. Explosive power.
C. Pulling speed. D. Driving force.
31. What does the text mainly tell us
A. Bees help scientists make inventions.
B. Honeybees can surf to safety.
C. Insects can adapt to the environment.
D. Nature is a helpful guide for discovery.
D
The French Danone company is the latest to replace some plastic water bottles with aluminum铝）
cans． Competitors like Coca-Cola， PepsiCo and Nestle have also started selling water in aluminum cans．
Replacing plastic water bottles that pollute the seas with recyclable aluminum cans should be an easy way to help the environment，right
Maybe not．
Aluminum cans might result in less ocean waste，and the metal containers also are lighter than glass or plastic bottles, but they also come with their own cost to the environment. The production of an aluminum can is estimated to release two times as much carbon dioxide into the air as a plastic bottle．
“That’s the dilemma you’re going to have to choose between，”said Ruben Griffioen，an official at beermaker Heineken．He said his company was trying to reduce the use of plastic bottles.
Bruce Karas of Coca-Cola North America agreed．He said，“There’s a mix．There are some things that are not that desirable ，but if you have five good things and one that isn’t ，we’ll all have to make decisions．”He added，“It’ll never be that clean．”
Bottled water is a 19 billion industry．Although its use of cans is increasing，experts say cans are unlikely to completely replace plastic bottles．
Aluminum is costlier than plastic so canned drinks mean higher prices for buyers. Another major consideration is user convenience—cans stay open while bottles can be reclosed. More importantly，there is one barrier to ending the use of plastic water bottles ： There may not be enough cans to go around．Beer and wine makers are now also increasingly using aluminum.
32．What's the advantage of aluminum cans
A. They are pollution-free．
B. They are cost-effective.
C. They are lighter.
D. They are low-carbon．
33．What is Karas’s attitude to replacing plastic bottles with aluminum cans
A. Disapproving． B. Supportive． C. Neutral． D. Indifferent．
34．What is the main idea of the last paragraph
A. The unavoidable limitations of aluminum cans．
B. The promising future of aluminum cans．
C. The major advantages of aluminum cans．
D. The wide application of aluminum cans．
35．What is the best title for the text
A. Why Do We Choose Aluminum Cans
B. A Blessing or a Misfortune
C. How to Deal with Plastic Bottles
D. Aluminum Cans or Plastic Bottles
第二节 (共5小题；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。
Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
36 In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
37 If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way. Eyes do speak, right
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. 38 If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention and let her know that he is admiring her.
However, when two persons are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener is attentive. 39 If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if he is trying to control you, you will feel uncomfortable. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. 40
Evidently, eye contact should be made based on specific relationship and situation.
A. The same is true in our daily life.
B. That’s what normal eye contact is all about.
C. On the contrary, it will give him away.
D. Actually, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.
E. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.
F. After all, everybody likes to be stared at for quite a long time.
G. Do you have such kind of experience
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。
Parking at the Alzheimer’s center where my mother-in-law lived, we were ready to visit her. I glanced at my 11-year-old son, Joel, who was totally ___41___ in the photo album he had insisted on bringing along.
Joel has autism (自闭症), and although I had ___42___ him that his grandma couldn’t remember things the way she used to and might not be as interested in the ___43___ as he was, I couldn’t be sure if he completely understood my words.
“See Grandma!” he shouted at the top of his voice. 44 the album, he jumped out of the car and up to the building entrance. We finally got to grandma’s room. She was 45 with the door open. “Grandma Barb,” he said ___46___. “Pictures.” She awoke, and I saw ___47___ in her eyes. “Who is this little boy ” They seemed to ask. However, not 48 , Joel climbed into her lap and opened up his photo album. A sign of a 49 appeared on her face. He pointed to pictures of his father and me, identifying us. He ____50____ to his brother. “Poco!” he exclaimed. Now the smile became laughter. Mom’s laughter didn’t bother Joel. He knew his grandmother was happy, and that was 51 for him.
I’d been worried about Joel understanding what was 52 his grandmother when really I was the one who needed to understand. I felt 53 for the mother-in-law I had known. He loved the grandma who was here now.
I thanked God for the 54 of this moment. Then I pulled up a chair next to them and 55 in the joy of it with them — Let’s seize the present and live it to the fullest.
41. A. mixed B. adopted C. absorbed D. worried
42. A. reminded B. taught C. ordered D. recommended
43. A. dolls B. photographs C. hospital D. family
44. A. Dropping B. Bringing C. Fetching D. Holding
45. A. napping B. chatting C. reading D. staring
46. A. sadly B. desperately C. surprisedly D. softly
47. A. delight B. anger C. hope D. confusion
48. A. encouraged B. discouraged C. shocked D. pleased
49. A. depression B. tears C. smile D. embarrassment
50. A. went on B. fixed on C. called on D. insisted on
51. A. enough B. easy C. rare D. funny
52. A. responding to B. sticking to C. adjusting to D. happening to
53. A. sorrowful B. shameful C. cheerful D. awful
54. A. belief B. gift C. failure D. success
55. A. blocked B. stuck C. bathed D. motivated
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
“There is a long, long story 56 Tai Chi and me,” says Jose Gago, 61, a Spanish man who has taught Tai Chi in his hometown for almost 36 years.
Although the first martial arts school 57 (found) in 1982 in Ourense, Spain, Jose did not make the trip to Yongnian, China until 1994 58 (further) his study of Tai Chi. Since then, he 59 (travel)to China over 20 times. For Jose, Tai Chi is not 60 (simple)a sport. What attracts him most is the Taoist philosophy rooted in Tai Chi, of which the main elements consist in the principles of “softness, slowness, balance and rootedness”.
His martial arts school, which provides introductory programs for 61 (begin), has approximately 150 students, 62 (range) from children under the age of 5 to senior citizens over 70. He has trained thousands of students in Spain, many of 63 have won awards in many tournaments.
Jose's hometown has hosted 64 number of free Tai Chi community classes and Tai Chi is acting as an important bridge for 65 (culture) exchange.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你校将举行以“节约粮食，人人有责（Saving food is everyone's responsibility）”为主题的演讲比赛。请给在你校留学的美国朋友Mike发一封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1．活动的目的；
2．比赛的时间、地点。
注意：1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike ,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
I looked out at the smiling faces packed into the school hall. Flashes from cameras lit up in all directions. The applause filled my ears. I had done it. I had really done it.
Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people."Not for a million dollars," I would have said. But when the time came, I got up on stage and faced one of my greatest fears and discovered I could do more than I ever gave myself credit for. I found a new person inside me, a much more daring, outgoing person who had been hidden all along, just waiting for the opportunity to appear.
If not for my teacher, Mrs Sather, I might never have found that opportunity.
In the first and second grade, I was extremely shy. I had friends, but it just wasn't in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone well. I was afraid I would do or say something wrong, so usually I just smiled and listened to other people's conversations. I did well in school and I loved to write. However, I would escape into my writing, where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me. In my stories, I was never shy.
My teacher, Mrs Sather, always encouraged me to write more. She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with both hands. I think she was one of the first people to see my inner strength. One day, she announced that our class was going to perform a play she had written." I'll begin to cast everyone tomorrow," she said." I need someone who is not afraid to be on stage in front of a lot of people to play the lead part of Dorothy. Anybody want to try " A few excited hands shot up－mine, of course, was not one of them and Mrs Sather smiled." We'll talk more about it tomorrow," she said. Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom.
Paragraph 1:
When I was loading up my backpack, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her.
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Paragraph 2:
Hearing Mrs Sather's words,I realized it was time to make a change.
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例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18 C. 9.15
答案是C。
