湖北省2021年高二英语上学期第二次双周测试题（无答案）

1、可修改高二英语上学期第二次双周测试题（无答案）考试时间：120分钟 试题满分：150分本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。 第I卷第一部分听力（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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。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。

2、每段对话仅读一遍。1What did the woman buy for her husband for Christmas?AA book.BA recorder.CA watch.2Where will the woman probably go first?ATo a school.BTo a friends house.CTo a library.3Why does the woman suggest the shirt with long sleeves?AIt is lovely.BIt is warm.CIt is comfortable.4Where are the speak

3、ers?AIn a garden.BIn a restaurant.CIn a supermarket.5How does the woman feel when hearing the tickets were sold out?AAngry.BExcited.CDisappointed.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满 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

4、，回答第 6、7 题。6Why wont the woman wear her own hat?AIt is uncomfortable.B It doesnt fit her.C It is old.7What will the woman do?ATry on her sisters gloves.B Buy a pair of boots.C Change her jeans.听第7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Why does the man need to get his suit cleaned in a hurry?AHe has no clothes to wear to wo

5、rk.BHe will attend a party this evening.CHe wants to wear it to a job interview.9What will the woman do in 40 minutes?ADeal with the mans suit.BWork on a jacket.CClean a party dress.听第8段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What should the man do when coming to the crossroads?AWalk straight.BTurn left.CTurn right.11Wh

6、ich place is the post office next to?AA shoe store.BA library.CA bank.12When does the post office close according to the woman?AAt 4:00.BAt 4:20.CAt 4:30.听第9段材料，回答第13至 16 题。13What are the speakers mainly talking about?AWhat present Jim will give Granny.BHow Jim will celebrate Grannys birthday.CWheth

7、er Jim will go to Grannys birthday.14At what time does the football match start?A10:00.B12:00.C12:30.15How will Jims mum go to Grannys tomorrow?ABy bike.BBy car.CBy bus.16What can we learn about Jim?AHe will ride back home after the match.BHe will prepare lunch for his mother tomorrow.CHe will stay

8、with some friends tomorrow evening.听第10段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What is the talk mainly about?AUniversity life in America.BDifferent clubs in the universities.COut-of-class activities in universities.18If you want to form a club yourself, what should be done first?AAsk the permission of your school.BHave

9、 an idea for an organization.CFind support from an advisor.19Who plans all the events?ASchool leaders.BStudent members.CClub advisors.20What do all kinds of clubs and organizations aim for?ADeveloping students different interests.BEnriching students university life.CMaking students better know about

10、 society. 第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节（共 10 个小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AWe all put off things in one way or another: finishing a final paper hours before the deadline, or putting off that trip to the supermarket until the refrigerator shelves are completely empt

11、y. Psychologists call that procrastination, which is to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you dont want to do it.In recent years, psychologists around the world have been asking: what else is there behind procrastination? “Procrastination is based on our genetics”, says Shara

12、d Paul, MD, author of The Genetics of Health. If you like to put things off or surf the internet instead of getting work done, you might be able to blame your ancestors.While procrastination seems like a character weakness, it developed for a reason. “The genes progressed down generations because th

13、ese people were still hidden in caves fearful of animals that fed on meat. They were always saying, “My tools are not sharp enough. Id better spend more time perfecting this spear.” says Sharad Paul. “These people survived more because they avoided conflicts, and these genes were handed down to futu

14、re generations.”While its highly attractive to simply blame your parents, the buck stops with you. Paul says, “People think that genes determine their fate. This is only true if their actions lead in that direction.”“Anything can be changed or improved, including our gene expressions”, says Paul, wh

15、o likes to refer to the 10,000-hours theory Malcom Gladwell shares in his book The Outliers, suggesting that talent is made with practice and commitment, not a born character. The best thing to overcome procrastination is to get moving. “Start slow and keep building up perseverance levels. There are

16、 many different forms of perseverance exercise and many involve leg movements. Pick one that you like. An average of just 30 minutes a day has been shown to be beneficial.Paul says, “If you have the right genes, this could be perhaps a bit faster, but not by much.”Therefore, there is hope for us all

17、.21Why does the author use examples in the first paragraph?ATo make readers familiar with themselves.BTo introduce the topic of procrastination.CTo show our bad behaviours of procrastination.DTo explain why we have the habit of procrastination.22The underlined sentence in paragraph 4 probably means

18、“ ”.AGenes from your parents are to blame.BYour actions make you highly attractive.CYou should take the responsibility for yourself.DYou should stop throwing bucks at your parents.23Whats best title of the passage?AGenes: Weakness or Hope?BGenes: Prevention or Cure?CProcrastination: Reason and Solut

19、ion.DProcrastination: Example and History.BParents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades. Other forms of parental involvement, including volunteering at school and observing a childs class, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the

20、 topic.The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting where schools expect them to act as partners in their childrens education. Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time, fed, dressed and ready to learn.Kaith Robinson, the author of the study, said, “I real

21、ly dont know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids education that leads to decrease in their academic (学校的) performance. One of the things that was consistently negative (负面的) was parents help with homework.” Robinson suggested that maybe becau

22、se parents themselves struggle to understand the task.” They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now, or in some cases never learnt it themselves, but theyre still offering advice.”Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a

23、 parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks. In general, about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative.Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because “children with good academic success do have involved parents ”, admitted Robinso

24、n. But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root cause of that success. “ A big surprise was that Asian-American parents whose kids are doing so well in school hardly involved. They took a more reasonable approach, conveying to their children how success at school could imp

25、rove their lives.”24The underlined expression “parental involvement” in Paragraph 1 probably means.Aparents expectation on childrens healthBparents taking part in childrens educationCparents control over childrens lifeDparents plan for childrens future25Which of the followings is the major finding o

26、f Kaith Robinsons study?AModern parents raise children in a more scientific way.BPunishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging.CParental involvement is not so beneficial as expected.DParents are not able to help with childrens homework.26The example of Asian-American parents shows that parents s

27、hould.Ahelp children realize the importance of schoolingBset a specific life goal for their childrenCspend more time improving their own livesDtake a more active part in school managementCThe problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they dont k

28、now. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams(欺诈). We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through. Unfortunately, its too little, too late. By the time these

29、“solutions”(解决方案) become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means. In the near future, its not just going to be the number you see on your screen that will be in doubt. Soon you will also question whether the voice youre hearing is actually real.Thats because there are a number

30、 of powerful voice manipulation(处理) and automation technologies that are about to become widely available for anyone to use. At this years I/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and bo

31、ok a reservation without detection.These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse. The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision. A decade of data breaches(数据侵入) of personal information has led to a situation where scammers c

32、an easily learn your mothers name, and far more. Armed with this knowledge, theyre able to carry out individually targeted campaigns to cheat people. This means, for example, that a scammer could call you from what looks to be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like

33、your bank tellers, tricking you into “confirming” your address, mothers name, and card number. Scammers follow money, so companies will be the worst hit. A lot of business is still done over the phone, and much of it is based on trust and existing relationships. Voice manipulation technologies may w

34、eaken that gradually.We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks. Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real. That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images, showing when and who they w

35、ere made by, or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communicationsusing apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp, which can be tied to your identity.Credibility (信用) is hard to earn but easy to lose, and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out.27How does the author

36、 feel about the solutions to problem of robocalls?APanicked.B. Confused.C. Embarrassed.D. Disappointed.28Taking advantage of the new technologies, scammer can _.Aaim at victims accuratelyBdamage databases easilyCstart campaigns rapidlyDspread information widely29What does the passage imply?AHonesty

37、is the best policy.BTechnologies can be double-edged.CThere are more solutions than problems.DCredibility holds the key to development.30Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AWhere the Problem of Robocalls Is RootedBWho Is to Blame for the Problem of RobocallsCWhy Robocalls

38、 Are About to Get More DangerousDHow Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Technology第二节（共 5 个小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 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。 A great life doesnt happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating (分配) your time,energy and hard work towards what you want your l

39、ife to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure. 31 Make the following secrets fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today!A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misunderstand what simplify means. 32 Instead, its a way to free up y

40、our energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here. In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it first.A great life is the result of removing distractions(分心之事). Up to 75% of your mental energy can beused in things that are not important but

41、distracting you. Look around at someones life you admire. What do they do that you would like to adopt in your own life? Ask them how they did it. 33 A great life is the result of your adjustments. 34 It may mean thinking about again how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your money in a diff

42、erent way. It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy that agree with your particular definition of a great life. 35 Theres the old saying everyones familiar with “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. In order to even move from the couch to the refrigerator, you have

43、to start. Theres no better time to start than today. Its what you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow.AA great life is the result of starting.BStart setting up your life to support success and ease.CA great life is the result of having intention.DSo it requires that you should

44、 make some changes.EIts not a way to remove work from your life.FIts easy to spend your days on whatever gets your attention.GThen you will find ways to free up your mental energy for more important things.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题

45、卡上将该项涂黑。Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been 36 free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started 37 his car

46、 to the young people, Wilson has 38 an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous 39 with the students he transports to and from school. The students who hes 40 have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what theyve also got out of their time in

47、school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students 41 call him “Grandpa”.Tina Stern 42 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free 43 . “Its not just a ride; youre not just sitting there in 44 silence or with your headpho

48、nes on.” Stern said. “He asks you questions and actually 45 the answers, so the next time you ride with him, hell 46 those things.”Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organization: On Point for College. Although the 47 asks the members only to drive

49、students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 48 to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to 49 them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase whats needed. If a student

50、 gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never 50. to buy them a meal.For many students, Wilsons help is not only appreciated, its also entirely 51 for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students dont have a reliable car, while others have to 52 vehicles with

51、 parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has 53 them to complete their education but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the 54 . “I just love driving and I love these kids, ” Wilson said. “Its such a(n) 55 to be a part of these kids lives, even just for a few h

52、ours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”36AlinkingBsendingCoffering Ddistributing37AdonatingBlendingCdeliveringDvolunteering38ApavedBcoveredCmeasuredDwandered39AargumentsBinterviewsCnegotiationsDconversations40AmetBdrivenCaddressedDgreeted41AevenBeverConceDalready42AearnedBreceivedCass

53、essedDdemanded43AtransportationBstyleCtimeDcommunication44AforcedBawkwardCridiculousDsuspicious45AselectsBrecitesCguessesDremembers46Aact onBsettle onCcheck onDagree on47AclubBleagueCcollegeDprogramme48AfarBaroundCbeyondDforwards49AassistBwatchCurgeDwarn50AexpectsBattemptsCmanagesDhesitates51AextraB

54、unusualCnecessaryDadequate52AshareBfuelCrepairDexchange53ArequiredBallowedCremindedDconvinced54AexperienceBarrangementCappreciationDemployment55AeffortBambitionChonorDconvenience第 II 卷（非选择题共 55 分） 第二节: 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。When you 56 ( hurt ) deeply by

55、 someone, you may feel it very difficult 57 (remove)your anger. But forgiving is possible and it can be 58 great benefit to your health. Up to now, a research 59 (show) that people who forgive have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show 60 (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, 61 wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness and allow people to feel more 62 (energy).”So when someone hurts you, cool down first. Take a couple of brea