湖北省鄂东南教改联盟学校2019-2020学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题 Word版含答案

鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考高二英语试卷（共鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考高二英语试卷（共9页）第页emotionalweeksthatfollowedheroperation,Cathygainedmuchweight.Shedidn'thaveloveforherbody.“It'stoohardandithurtstoomuch.”InCathy'sbellybaringInstagram,sheexplainsthatherhormonesaremakingitdifficulttolosetheextraweight.Jessicaisn'tspeakingoutforsympathy,buttoclarifyhersituationandshowotherswhohadanabortionthattheyarenotalone.Toooften,shesays,abortionismisunderstood.“Endingawantedpregnancyissuchadifferentthingthanamiscarriage（流产），”shewroteinInstagram.“Peoplearen'taskindandaccepting."Whentalkingaboutsharingherstory,shesays,“KnowingIamhelpingothermomsinmysituationisveryhealingforme.IfeellikethemoreIshare,themorepeopleknowEvieexisted,thebetterIfeel.Herlifemeantsomething.”WhywasCathyfeelingextremelysadtenweeksaftertheabortion?Shegainedtoomuchweightandwasoutofshape.Shewasdiagnosedwithsomesevereabnormalities.SheendedthepregnancyandoftenthoughtofEvie.Shecouldn'tbepregnantanymoreinthefuture.WhatwasthemainpurposeofCathy'sspeakingoutinInstagram?Toexplainwhyit'sdifficulttoloseweight.Tohelpothermomswiththesameexperience.Todistinguishabortionfrommiscarriage.Toearnsympathyandunderstanding.B.FewerpeoplewillknowEvie'sB.FewerpeoplewillknowEvie'sexistence.D.CathyisrecoveringfromthelossofEvie.Inthewinterof1664,anextremecoldfelluponLondoninthedaysbeforeChristmas.Abovethecity,anunusuallybrightcometshotacrossthesky,excitingmuchpredictionofasnowstorm.Outsidethecitywall,awomanwasannounceddeadofadiseasethatwasspreadinginthatarea.Herhousewaslockedupandthephrase“LordHaveMercyOnUs”waspaintedonthedoorinred.BythefollowingChristmas,thevirusthathadkilledthewomanwouldgoontokillnearly100,000peoplelivinginandaroundLondon—almostathirdofthosewhodidnotflee.InTheGreatPlagu（瘟疫），historianA.LloydMooteandmicrobiologistDorothyC.Mooteprovideadeeplyinformedaccountofthisplagueyear.Readingthebook,readersaretakenfromthepalacesofthecity'swealthiestcitizenstothepoorareaswherethevastmajorityofLondonerswereliving，andtothesurroundingcountrysidewiththosewhofled.TheMootespointoutthat，evenattheheightoftheplague，thecitydidnotfallintochaos.Doctors，nursesandthechurchstaffremainedinthecitytocareforthesick;cityofficialstriedtheirbesttofightthecrisiswithallthelegaltools;andcommercecontinuedevenasbusinessesshutdown.TodescribelifeanddeathinandaroundLondon，theauthorsfocusontheexperiencesofnineindividuals.Throughtheirlettersanddiaries，theMootesofferfreshdescriptionsofkeyissuesinthehistoryoftheGreatPlague:howdifferentcommunitiesunderstoodandexperiencedthedisease;howmedical,religious,andgovernmentbodiesreacted;howwellthesocialorderheldtogether;theeconomicandmoraldilemmaspeoplefacedwhendebatingwhethertofleethecity;andthenatureofthematerial,social,andspiritualresourcessupportingthosewhoremained.Basedonhumanity（人性）,theauthorsofferamasterfulportraitofacityanditsinhabitantsattackedby—anddaringlyresisting—unimaginablehorror.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.Acometalwaysfollowsastorm.B.Londonwasunderanapproachingthreat.C.Londonwaspreparedforthedisease.D.Thewomanwasthefirstcaseofthedisease.WhatdotheMootessayaboutLondonduringtheGreatPlague?A.Thecityremainedorganized.B.Theplaguesparedtherichareas.C.Thepeopletriedalotinvain.D.Themajorityfledandthussurvived.What'sthepurposeofthistext?A.Toreportadeadlyplagueinhistory.Toinformpeopleofamisunderstanding.TointroduceanewbookabouttheplagueinLondon.Todescribehowseriousthediseasewas.CRiversaretheveinsoftheEarth,transportingthewaterandnutrients（营养物）neededtosupporttheplanet'secosystems,includinghumanlife.Whilemanynutrientsareessentialtothesurvivaloflife,thereisoneelementtransportedbywaterinriversthatholdsthekeytolifeandtothefutureofourplanet—carbon.CarboniseverywhereandunderstandingthewayitmovesandiseitherreleasedorstoredbytheEarthsystemisacomplexscienceinitself.Carbonstartsitsjourneydownstreamwhennaturalacidrain,whichcontainscarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere,meltsmineralsinrocks.Thishelpstransformcarbondioxidetobicarbonate（碳酸氢盐）inthewaterthatthenflowsinourrivers.Thisisaverylongprocess,whichisoneofthemainwayscarbondioxideisremovedfromtheatmosphere.Carbonistransportedbyriverstooceansandoncethatcarbonreachestheocean,itisstorednaturallyindeepseasediments（沉淀物）formillionsofyears.Ascarbontravelsdownariver,differentprocessesmayimpactwhetheritcontinuestoflowdownstreamorwhetheritisreleasedintotheatmosphere.Forexample,humanengineering,likeextensivedamconstruction,willresultindramaticchangestohowwaterandsedimentstraveldowntheriver.Somecarbonthatfailstoreachtheseamayreturntotheatmosphereinsomeway,whichcausesmorewarming.Earth'sclimateiscloselyrelatedtothecarboncycle.Weallknowabouttheessentialroleofplantsinconsumingcarbondioxide,butdoweknowenoughaboutrivers?Changingthechemistryandthecourseofriversmayhavesignificantimpactsonhowtheytransportcarbon.Remember:whereverwelive,wealllivedownstream.

27.Whereisthecarboninriversoriginallyfrom?A.Theatmosphere.C.Theacidrain.28.B.Therocks.D.Theupstreamareas.27.Whereisthecarboninriversoriginallyfrom?A.Theatmosphere.C.Theacidrain.28.B.Therocks.D.Theupstreamareas.WhyishumanengineeringmentionedinParagraph3?A.Toshowhowimportanttolifecarbonis.B.Toexplainhownecessaryitistobuilddams.C.Toshowhowanaturalprocessisinterrupted.D.Toexplainhowhumansfightglobalwarming.29.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthelastparagraph?A.We'dbettermoveupstreamtolive.C.We'dbetterseekmorehelpfromplants.30.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatHumansDowithRiversC.WhattheCarbonCycleMeanstoUsWeshouldprotectplantsalongrivers.D.Weshouldbecautiousaboutrivermanagement.B.HowRivers'TransportingCarbonCountsD.HowLivingDownstreamAffectstheEarth第二节（共5小题；每题2分，满分10分）（雅礼中学2019届高三月考试卷）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。Anyoneintheworld,bigorsmall,fatorthin,blackorwhite,canfeelsomewhatinferior（自卑的）tosomeoneelseattimesduringtheirlives.31Butthesecommentsareinnowaybasedonfacts.Luckily,therearelotsofsimplestepsyoucantaketoovercomethefeelingofinferiority.Stopwantingtobelikeothers.Inferiorityisrootedinthedesiretobejustlikesomeoneelse.Ifyoutrytobesomeoneelse,youaren'tbeingtruetoyourself.32Thatmeansyoutakesomeoftheirtraits（特色）andputthemintoyourself.Buttheimportantdifferenceisthatyouarestillyou.Trynottoworryaboutwhatothersthink.Inferiorityarisesfromyourconstantconcernaboutwhatothersthinkaboutyou.Youoftenfindproblemswithyourselvesbasedonifothersfindyougoodenough.Thisisn'thealthythinking.33Itisonlyyourownopinionsthatmatter.34Peoplewithinferiorityspendtoomuchtimeonthat.Ifyoudothat,youwillcomeupwithaneverendinglistofwayspeoplearebetterthanyou.However,it'snotfairbecauseeverythingaboutyourlifeandcircumstancesisdifferentfromthefamilyyouwerebornin,toyourgenetics,toyouropportunities.Buildself-confidence.Asyouworkthroughyourinferiority,youneedtostartbuildingself-confidence.Startbyfixingyourmentalimageofyourself.Inferiorityisbasedonfalseideasaboutoneself.Trytoremindyourselfthatthisimageisfalseanddoesn'treflectthereality.Removelabelsyouhaveattachedtoyourself.Don'tthinkofyourselfasastupid,ugly,unsuccessfulman,afailure,oranythingelse.35Justdon'ttrytobesomeoneelse.Butyoucangetinspiredbypeople.Surroundyourselfwithpositivepeople.Stopcomparingyourselftoeveryoneelse.Ignorewhatothersmightthinkaboutyou.Avoidusingthemwhenyouthinkaboutyourself.Theytellthemselvesthattheyaren'tgood,prettyorsmartenough.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；每小题1.5分，满分30分）（深圳一模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mydaughterloveddance,untilshedidn't.Afteran36firstyear,Inoticedherinterestfadingweekbyweek.Then,oneday,sheslowlywalkedtomebeforeclassandaskedifshecouldjust37it.Myfirstreactionwasto38herto“finishwhatyoustart".39,stickingwithsomethingdifficultcanteachperseverance（毅力）,disciplineandconfidence.Butwatchingmyfirst-grader40herselfintoeachballetposition,Istartedtoquestionhowmuch41that“blanketadvice"made.Isitreallyinmykid'sbest42,orevenpractical,tomakehersticktoeverycommitmentthroughuntilshereachesabitter43?Whatiftherearedifferentbut44valuablequalities,whichcanbegainedby45thethingsthatarenotrightforher?Withthewintershowapproaching,Irealizedsheneededtoeither46herclassorcommitherselftoit.Afterafewdays'consideration,she47dancewasn'tforher一achoiceI48.Quittingisneverablack-and-whiteissue.Sometimes,itmeans49abarrierinyourwaytolovesomethingelse.Inmydaughter'scase,endingdancemadespaceforhernewhobbies,suchashorsebackridingandGirlScouts.She'sintothemfornow,butitisokayifthat50changes.Asadults,weareaccustomedto51thepowerofsayingyes,butwhataboutsayingno?Theabilitytorecognizewhensomethingisn'tan52investmentofourtimeorenergyisalsoimportant.Asmydaughtergetsolder,Iwanthertofeelconfidentto53somethingthat'snolongermeetingherneeds.Sheshouldn'tbeheldbackbythethoughtthatshemust54somethingatanycost55becauseshehasstarted.36.A.annoyedB.independentC.enthusiasticD.unbearable37.A.makeB.joinC.skipD.try38.A.recommendB.directC.pushD.insist39.A.InadditionB.AfterallC.AtmostD.Bycontrast40.A.cheerB.throwC.enjoyD.drag41.A.timeB.senseC.laborD.pity42.A.honorB.ideaC.behaviorD.interest43.A.endB.spaceC.sideD.direction44.A.partlyB.hardlyC.equallyD.seemingly45.A.lettinggoofB.givingwaytoC.makingupforD.puttingupwith46.A.teachB.takeC.enterD.drop47.A.decidedB.wonderedC.hesitatedD.argued48.A.doubtedB.requiredC.supportedD.regretted49.A.keepingB.clearingC.studyingD.crossing50.A.evenB.stillC.onceD.yet51.A.warningB.doubtingC.stressingD.ignoring52.A.appropriateB.unfairC.extraD.informal53.A.holdB.exitC.treasureD.fix54.A.spareB.changeC.admitD.finish55.A.slightlyB.roughlyC.nearlyD.simply第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：语言运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节：(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。GeorgeBernardShawwasanIrishplaywrightwhowontheNobelPrizeinLiteratureand56Oscarforplaywriting.Shawneverusedhisfirstname"George"57(person):hewas"BernardShaw"throughouthislongcareer.Sincehisdeathit58(become)acustomtouseallthreeofhisnames,eveninreferenceworks.Shawisdescribedasthemostfrequently-stagedplaywrightafterWilliamShakespeare.59thismaybeaslightexaggeration(夸张),ShawisunquestionablythemostimportantplaywrightintheEnglishlanguagesincetheBard(吟游诗人莎翁).InfluencedbyIbsenandotherplaywrights,Shaw60(introduce)anew,realisticstyleofdramatotheEnglishtheater.61Ibsen,Chekhov,orevenEugeneO'Neill,however,Shawisuniqueamongmodernplaywrightsbecauseofhissenseofhumorand_62(believe)inahighermorality.Althoughhisplays,like63ofhiscontemporaries,dwelluponshockingandoftengloomysubject-matter,Shawisperhapstheonlymajorplaywrightofhisgeneration_64(explore)thehorrorsofthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcenturywithoutfallingintopessimismanddespair.Hisplays,attimesironic,andattimessincere,areamongthemosteducational,65(last)andmovingworksofhighdramaeverproducedintheEnglishlanguage.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)假定你是李华，你收到外国朋友Peter的邮件，他想了解你校在新冠疫情(COVID-19epidemic)期间线上教学的情况。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：课程与时间；你的学习状态；你的期待。词数80左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,I'msogladtohearfromyouandknowwhatyouaredaingtheseBestwishes,Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Jessie,a24-year-oldnurse,hadjustfinishedan8-hournightshiftatahospital.Shewastired,butgladtobesailingalongthehighwaytowhereshelived.Althoughthelocalgovernmenthadpostedasnowwarning,thecalmgreyskyconvincedJessiethedrivewouldbesafe.“IfiguredI'dbeinbedinanhour,”shethoughttoherself.Snowbeganwhenshewashalfwayhome.Listeningtotheradio,Jessielearnedthehighwaywasclosedbecauseatruckhadslidofftheroad.Shetextedsomefriendsandhermom,andtriednottosleepasshewaited.Afteracoupleofhours,however,conditionsworsened.StrongwindsbeganrockingJessie'scar.Shecouldn'tseeanythingoutside,andsnowwasdriftingupherdoors.Itwas,shesays,“atotalwhiteoutandrowsofcarsandtrucks.”Lateintheafternoonapoliceofficercameandaskedifshewasinanydifficulty.Shesaidshewasfine.Sheaskedthepoliceofficeriftherewasanywaytogetpastthetrucks.“No,ma'am,”heanswered.“You'renotgoinganywhere.”Onceasitgotdark,Jessiebegantoworry.ShetextedhisbrotherRoy,tellinghimtodrivesnowmobilingbuddy（雪地汽车）togettothehighwayandfindher.AsRoyrodeslowlyalongsidetherowsofcarsandtrucks,peoplewouldrolldowntheirwindowsandaskforhelp.“Iwasthefirstpersonthey'dseeninsixhours."Heexplainedhewaspickinguphissister.Hetoldthem,“Nobody'scomingandIcan'ttakeyou.”Near10p.m.RoyreachedJessie.HedirectedJessietopullhercarontotheshoulder（紧急停车带）andaskedhertogetintohissnowmobilingbuddy.Astheyheadedforhome,thefunstarted.Aboutfivekilometresintothejourney,Roymadeamistake.Whathethoughtwasashallowditch（浅沟）turnedouttobeadeeptrough（水槽）.Insteadofcomingouttheotherside,theyjustkeptgoingdown.Theyweretrapped.Andfeatherysnowwasovertheirheads.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好；续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考高二英语参考答案（共鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考高二英语参考答案（共6页）第1页M:D

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bW:LParagraph1:Atthatmoment,theyhadtotakeactionandgetoutW:IaParagraph2:WhenJessiearrivedhome,hermotherwaswaitingforher.W:WIM:HW:It2020年春季鄂东南省高级二示范英高语中参教育考教答学改案革联盟学校期中联考高二英语参考答案第一部分听力（每小题1.5分共30分）1-5ABBAC6-10BCCBA11-15BCAAC16-20BACBA听力录音稿（答案出处见粗体下划线部分）Text1W:Wehavenorealcoffee.WillinstantcoffeebeOK?M:It'snotmyfavoritedrink.Doyouhavetea?W:Wehavehotchocolate.Oh,waitaminute.I'vefoundthepropercoffee.Text2M:I'mgoingtovisitthebank.Doyouneedcash?W:No,butcanyoudropoffthisboxatthepostofficeandpickupsomethingtoeat?M:I'llgetridofthemailandpickuplunchonmywayback.Text3M:Whatareyoudoing?Youcan'tparkthere.Thatisfordisabledpeople.W:Oh,Ididn'tevenseethat.Allright,allright,I'llgofindsomewhereelsetopark.Text4W:Myfavoriteanimalisthedolphin.Theymakesuchfunnysounds,andtheyareverysmart.

M:YourmomandIhavealwaystaughtyoutomanageyourmoneywisely.Hasnoneofthatsunkin?W:Livefortoday.That'swhatIsay.Whoknowswhatwillhappentomorrow?ahuM:Weknow—simplybecausewehavelivedlonger.Youshouldsaveupandusemoneywiselyinsteadofwastingtoomuchonclothesandthingsyoudon'tneed.ahuW:Maybeyou'reright...buttheshopkeeperscanbesopersuasive.M:Ofcourse,it'stheirjob.Itisyourresponsibilitytolookafteryourowninterests.Text8W:Ireallymissmymother'sroastedchicken.M:Whydon'twegovisither?W:Iwishwecould.It'sbeenfveyearssincewewenttoMexicoCityforChristmas.M:Well,Ihaveasurprise.IboughtplaneticketsforOctober28th.We'llbethereforaweek.W:Really?M:Yes,dear.W:Ican'tbelieveit!We'llbetherefortheDayoftheDeadonNovember2nd,too!That'saveryimportantholidayformyfamily,youknow.Wevisitthetombsofmygrandparentsandthenhaveafamilydinnerinhonorofourancestors.M:Iremember.You'vetoldmeaboutitmanytimes.W:Butyouhaven'texperiencedityet.I'msohappythatyou'llbethere,too.Oh,Paul,thankyou!M:Well,packyourbags.We'reflyingtoMexicoCityfromMadridonthe28th,butweleaveNewYorkonthe22nd・W:Wonderful!Wecanvisitourcollegefriendsthere.M:Exactly.Text9W:Whereisthebestplacetolearnhowtoswim?Iamafraidoftheocean,andtherearenolakesaroundformetopracticein.M:Whydon'tyoujustcomeovertomyhouse?Iswiminmybackyardallthetime.W:Thatsoundsgreat!Whichdaydoyouwantmetocomeover?Iambusywithafamilypartythisweekend,butIamfreeonSundayafternoon.IalsohaveWednesdayandThursdayfree.M:IhavefootballteampracticeonWednesdayandagamethenextday.Idon'tknowaboutSundaythough.Isn'titsupposedtobeathunderstormthen?W:IthinkIheardaboutthatbadweathercomingthisway.Maybeweshouldplantogoswimmingsometimenextweekinstead.IfitisgoingtorainonSunday,wouldyouwanttocometomyhouseandwatchamovieinstead?Myparentshavealargecollectionoffilms.M:Thatsoundsfun.Dotheyhaveanythingfunnyoraction-filledtowatch?W:Theyhavealotofhistorymovies.butthereareonestomakeyoulaughtoo.I'msurewewillfindsomethingthatwebothcanenjoy.

hisskillstohisson.Whittlebecameadventurous,developinganearlyinterestinplanes.HejoinedtheAirForceandwastaughtaboutaircraftengines,gainingexperienceintheengineeringworkshops.Hewasexcellentinhisstudiesandbecameapilot.Duringstudytime,hehadtheideasthatledtothecreationofthejetengine,andhewasgiventhelegalrightofownershipofhisdesignin1930.HisstudiesearnedhimaplaceonafurthercourseatCambridgeUniversity,wherehegraduatedwithafirst-classdegree.Hisfirstenginewastestedin1937.Officialinterestgrewbutitwasmanyyearsbeforeitcameintouse.Whittle'sinventionwasofgreatimportance.Itincreasedthespeedofplanesdramaticallyandjetenginesarenowusedbynearlyeveryairlineintheworld.Whittleheldmanyimportantjobsandbecameaheroinhiscountry.HelatermarriedanAmericanwomanandmovedtotheUn