高二考试英语试卷

2021年湖北省新高考联考协作体高二上学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

考试时间：2021年11月9日上午8:00-10:00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.Whereisthewoman?

A.Inaticketoffice.B.Ontheplane.C.Attheairport.

2.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.SpeakEnglishmoreinclass.

B.Asktheteacherforadvice.

C.ListentoEnglishafterclassregularly.

3.Whatisthepresentpriceofthesuitcase?

A.$25.B.$35.C.$50.

4.Whatwillthewomandothisevening?

A.Havedinnerwithafriend.

B.WatchaballgameonTV.

C.Waitforaphonecall.

5.Howistheweather?

A.Sunny.B.Snowy.C.Cloudy.

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至7题。

6.What'sthemascot（吉祥物）ofthe2022WinterOlympics?

A.Asnowman.B.Apanda.C.Abird.

7.Whatwillthespeakersdotogether?

A.Gotoseethepandas.

B.GotovisitBeijingandZhangjiakou.

C.Gotowatchthe2022WinterOlympicGames.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Playsoccer.B.Watchagame.C.Playsomemusic.

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9.Whatdoesthemanusuallydofirstwhenhegetshome?

A.Hehassomethingtoeat.B.Hepracticestheguitar.C.Hedoeshishomework.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomangoingtodotomorrow?

A.Goonahike.B.Goclimbing.C.Haveapicnic.

11.Whowillbeonthefarmtomorrow?

A.ThemanandNicholas.B.Themanandhisuncle.C.Themanandhisfather.

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthefarmwork?

A.Enjoyable.B.Tiring.C.Demanding.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdoesGeorgethinkoftheexhibition?

A.Special.B.Boring.C.Wonderful.

14.WhatdoesGeorgelikebest?

A.Portraits.B.Oilpaintings.C.Watercolors.

15.WhatdoesGeorgesayabouthimself?

A.Heisagoodpainter.B.Hehasartisticability.C.Helovesartverymuch.

16.WhatdoesMarywanttodonow?

A.Getaticket.B.Buyapicture.C.Gototheexhibition.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhocangoonafreetourinWindsorCastle?

A.Theblind.B.Thepoor.C.Thedeaf.

18.Whatisespeciallyofferedtovisitorswithchildren?

A.Anexpertguide.B.Aspecialfamilytour.C.Anadventurousactivity.

19.Wheredothetoursend?

A.AttheCourtyard.

B.AtSt.George\Chapel.

C.AttheentrancetotheStateApartments.

20.Whencanvisitorsgeticecreamintheshops?

A.InMarch.B.InJune.C.InOctober.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

TheMostBeautifulIslandsintheWorld

Mo'orea,FrenchPolynesia

Mo'oreaisaplacetorelaxandappreciatethequietnessandbeautyofnature.Experiencetheisland's

realTahitiancultureandexplorebeautifulnatureonfoot.Passbywhitechurchesandsleepyfishing

villages,andstopalongthewaytobuysomefruit,freshfishoranice-coldcoconut.

Kaua'i,Hawaii

Kaua'iisalsonamed"thegardenisland”.Onthesouthshore,you'llfindsiteswithcultural,historical,

andgeologicalsignificancealongsidebeautifulbeaches.TheislandofKaua'ihasbeenfeaturedinmore

thanseventyHollywoodmoviesandtelevisionshows,notablyIndianaJones,JurassicParkandJurassic

World.

SriLanka

SriLankahaslongappealedtotheadventurous,withmountainstoclimb,thickforeststoexploreand

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ancientsunkshipstodiscoverinitswarmIndianOceanwaters.Therearebeautifulbeaches,butwithso

muchtoseeanddo,findingthetimetoliebackandrelaxmightprovetobeachallenge.Whetheronland

oroutatsea,explorationalwayscallsandthecuriositycannotberesisted.

KoPhiPhi,Thailand

TheKoPhiPhiislocatedintheAndamanSea,amarginalseaoftheIndianOcean.Locatedoffthe

westcoastofsouthernThailand,itoffersaninterestingrangeofplantsandanimalspecies.Theisland

guidescantakeyoutotheamazingforestwhereyou'llseemanyanimals,likemonkeys,snakesandwild

birds.

21.WhichislandissuitableifyouareinterestedintheTahitianculture?

A.SriLanka.B.Mo'orea,FrenchPolynesia.

C.Kaua'iHawaii.D.KoPhiPhi,Thailand.

22.WhatisspecialaboutKaua'i?

A.Beautifulbeaches.B.Thebeautyofnature.

C.Plantsandanimals.D.AppearanceinmoviesandTVshows

23.WhichofthefollowingattractsthevisitorsmostinSriLanka?

A.Takingpartinadventurousactivities.

B.Seeingwildplantsandanimals.

C.Relaxingonthebeautifulbeaches.

D.TakingashiptripintheIndianOcean.

WhenKirkAlexanderwentmissingfbr11days,anunlikelysaviorcametohisrescue:his

neighborhoodpizzastore.

Almosteverynightformorethantenyears,AlexanderorderedalatedinnerfromhislocalDomino's

pizzastore.Untilsuddenly,fornearlytwoweeks,hedidn't.

ItwasaSaturdaynightwhenDomino'sgeneralmanagerFullerfeltshecouldnolongerignore

Alexander'srecentabsence.

FullerhadknownAlexandersince2009,whenshestartedattheDomino'sstoreasadeliverydriver

andregularlymadetheshorttriptoAlexander'shomeaboutsixminutesaway.SheknewAlexander

workedfromhome,andneighborssaidherarelyleft.Shealsoknewthathehadsufferedsomehealthissues

inthepast.Something,Fullerworried,waswrong.

OnSunday,FullersenthercoworkerHamblentostopbyAlexander'shome.Hamblenapproached

Alexander'sdoorandknocked.HecouldplainlyseethatAlexander'sTVsetwason,aswerehislights;but

afterseveralminutes,Alexanderstilldidn'tanswerthedoor.Seriouslyworriednow,Hamblencalled

Alexanderdirectly.Hisphonewentstraighttovoicemail.

HamblencalledtorelaytheupsettingdevelopmentstoFuller.Shedialed911.Soon,officerswereon

theirway.

Whendeputies（警官）anivedatAlexander'shouse,theybrokethedoordownandfoundAlexanderon

thefloor“inneedofimmediatemedicalattention.Alexanderwasrushedtothehospital,wherehewas

listedinstableconditionshortlyafterthedramaticrescue.Inthefollowingweeks,Fullerandtheother

employeeswenttovisithimwithflowersandcards,notingthatAlexandergreetedthemwithknowing

smiles.TheirroleinhisrescuedidnotseemlostonAlexander,thoughtoFuller,itwasalljustpartofthe

job.

Fullerandhercoworkers5heroismdidnotgounnoticed.Aftertheirstorywentviral,theyreceived

invitations—andfreeflightstoaDomino'scoiporaterallyinLasVegasasanodtotheirstatusasreal-life

superheroes.

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24.HowdidFullergettoknowAlexander?

A.Bygoingonatrip.

B.Bydeliveringdinnertohim.

C.ByHamblen'sintroduction.

D.ByworkingasDomino'sgeneralmanager.

25.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartinparagraph7?

A.Alexanderknewhewassafe.

B.Alexanderwasinstablecondition.

C.Alexanderwashappytoseehisfriends.

D.Alexanderwasawareofwhathadhappenedtohim.

26.WhydidFullerandherworkmatesgotoacorporaterally?

A.Thatwaspartoftheirjob.

B.Theywereofferedfreeflights.

C.Theywererewardedfortheirkindact.

D.Theywantedtobesuperheroes.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeFuller?

A.Attentiveandhelpful.B.Hardworkingandhonest.

C.Carefulandbrave.D.Reliableandpowerful.

C

Japanisanationthatappreciatesthevirtuesofsilenceandgoodmanners.Yet,whenitcomestoeating

noodles,Japanesepeoplecanbetheloudestintheworld.

AccordingtolifestylewebsiteGrapee.jp,slurping（发出啧啧声）wheneatingnoodlesisencouragedin

Japaneseculture.It'sbelievedthattakingairintoyourmouthcanenhance（提高）theflavorofthenoodles

andhelpcooldownthefood.It'salsoconsideredtobeawaytoshowappreciationforthedish.Sometimes,

justmakingthenoisealoneseemstomakethenoodlesmoreenjoyable.

Itwasnotuntilanewexpression—“noodleharassment"—cameoutonsocialmediathatJapanese

peoplestartedtorealizetheproblem.Theyfoundthattheslurpingnoisewasmakingsomeforeignvisitors

uncomfortable.

Asaresponse,JapaneseinstantnoodlemakerNissinintroducedaso-callednoise-canceling（降噪的）

forklastmonth.Theforklookslikeanelectrictoothbrush.Itisconnectedwirelesslytoasmartphone.

Whenthepersonusingtheforkstartstoslurp,theforkwillsendasignaltotheperson5sphone.Thenthe

phonewillplayasoundtomasktheslurpingnoise.

Butisitreallynecessary?Diningtraditionsandtablemannersdovary.InIndia,peopleeatwiththeir

hands.Theythinktheybuildaconnectionwiththefoodinthisway.However,peoplewhoareusedto

eatingwithforksmightfinditunacceptabletogettheirhandscoveredinoilorsauce.Butthiseating

methodispartofIndia'sculture,justlikeJapan'sslurpingispartofitsown.

"So,ifyouareeatingnoodles,pleaseslurpasyoulike,^^wroteaJapanesefoodblogger.

“Ifanyonegetsannoyedwhileyouaredoingthat,ignorethem.They'remissingthepointentirely.^^

28.Thefollowingarethereasonsforslurpingwheneatingnoodlesexcept.

A.Showingloveforthenoodles.

B.Improvingtheflavorofthenoodles.

C.Showinggoodmanners.

D.Addingtothepleasureofeatingnoodles.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninparagraph3mean?

A.Anxiety.B.Annoyance.C.Politeness.D.Appreciation.

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30.Howdoesthenoise-cancelingforkwork?

A.Theforkremovestheslurpingnoise.

B.Theforkcanbeusedasanelectrictoothbrush.

C.Asmartphoneremindstheusertostopslurping.

D.Asmartphonereceivesasignalfromtheforkandplaysasoundtohidethenoise.

31.WhydoestheauthormentionpeopleinIndiainthispassage?

A.Toshowthatforksareunnecessary.

B.Togiveanexampleofculturaldifferences.

C.ToshowtheIndianwayofsolvingtheproblem.

D.TotellusthecultureofIndia.

D

Whenitcomestowhoishappier,peoplewithkidsorthosewithout,mostresearchpointstothelatter.

Butanewstudysuggeststhatparentsarehappierthannon-parentslaterinlife,whentheirchildrenmove

outandbecomesourcesofsocialenjoymentratherthanstress.

Mostsurveysofparentalhappinesshavefocusedonthosewhosechildrenstillliveathome.

Thesetendtoshowthatpeoplewithkidsarelesshappythantheirchild-freepeersbecausetheyhaveless

freetime,sleepandmoney.

ChristophBeckeratHeidelbergUniversityinGermanyandhiscolleagueswonderedifthestorymight

bedifferentforparentswhosekidshavelefthome.Tofindout,theyanalyseddatafromaEuropeansurvey

thatasked55,000peopleaged50andolderabouttheiremotionalwell-being.

Theyfoundthat,inthisolderagegroup,peoplewithchildrenhadgreaterlifesatisfactionand

fewersymptomsofdepressionthanpeoplewithoutchildren,butonlyiftheirkidshadlefthome.

Thismaybebecausewhenchildrengrowupandmoveout,theyprovidesocialenrichmenttotheir

parentsminustheday-to-daystressoflookingafterthem,saysBecker.Theymayalsogivesomethingback

byprovidingcareandfinancialsupporttotheirparents,hesays."Hence,children'sroleascaregivers,

financialsupportorsimplyassocialcontactmightoutweighnegativeaspectsofparenthood,hesays.

Ifparentsdisobeytheideaofwaitingfortheirkidstomoveouttomaximizetheirpotentialhappiness,

theycouldmovetoacountrywithbetterchildcaresupport,saysBecker.A2016studyof22countries

foundthatparentswithchildrenathomewereactuallyslightlyhappierthantheirchild-freepeersifthey

livedinplaceslikeNorway,PortugalandSwedenthathavepaidparentalleave（假期）andgenerous

childcaresubsidies（补助）.

32.WhydidChristophBeckerandhiscolleaguesanalysedatafromaEuropeansurvey?

A.Toshowtheiropinionsaredifferent.

B.Toprovethepreviousfindingsarewrong.

C.Tofindoutifpeoplewithchildrencanbehappierundercertainconditions.

D.Tofigureoutoldpeople'semotionalwell-being.

33.Accordingtothenewstudy,whatisthekeypointofparentalhappiness?

A.Whetherthekidshavemovedout.

B.Whichcountrytheylivein.

C.Whetherthekidsareunderobligationtobecaregivers.

D.Whethertheparentsobeytheideaofwaitingfortheirkidstogrowup.

34.HowcanpeoplewithkidsathomeachievemorehappinessaccordingtoBecker?

A.Movingtoanothercountry.

B.Askingtheirkidstomoveout.

C.Livinginacountrythathasbetterpolicies（政策）onchildcare.

D.Payingfbrparentalleave,generouschildcaresubsidies.

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35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Howpeoplecanachievehappinessintheirlife.

B.Peoplewithoutchildrenarehappierthanthosewithkids.

C.Whypeoplehavegreaterlifesatisfactionintheirolderage.

D.Anewstudyshowsparentswhosechildrenhavelefthomefeelhappierthannon-parents.

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。Technologyhaschangedthewaywe

communicate.Wesendemails,notletters,textmessages,not

phonecalls.36Butithasn'tmadeiteasiertoconnectwithotherhumanbeings,especiallyinthe

workplace.RobertReffkinshareshistipsforbuildingrealconnectionsonthejob.

37Itjustputsthatextraefforttoshowsomeonethatyoureallycareandthatyou'rewillingtogo

aboveandbeyond.Makeitclearinyourletterhowmuchyoutreasuretheconnectionswiththem.Ifyou

canshowthemthatthey'vereallyhadanimpactonthelifeyouarelivingorpursuing,itcouldhaveahuge

impact.

Pickupthephoneanddial.Roberthascalledeveryemployeetowelcomethemtothecompany.

Sometimeshecallspeopleontheirlastdayofwork.Whenpeopleleave,sometimesthey5refrankerthan

theyeverwerewhentheywerestillatthecompany.38

Answerquestionswithhonesty.Youknowhowitfeelswhenyougointoanelevatorandsomeone

says,“Howwasyourweekend?”Ilmighthavebeenthebestweekendeverandyouwouldsay,“Good,how

wasyours?"39Maybeyouarenotalwaysgoodatitbutihal'swhybeingopenmatterssomuch,

becausemostpeoplearen't.

Nobodysucceedsalone.Themoreyoucantaketimetodevelopgenuinerelationships,themore

you'regoingtobeabletorealizeyourdreams.40

A.Writealetter.

B.Trytomakeadifference.

C.Technologyhasmadeiteasiertocommunicate.

D.Ifyouwanttoconnectwithpeople,thenyouhavetoopenup.

E.Authenticrelationshipslieindailycommunicationandarenoteasytomaintain.

F.Thus,it'sagreatopportunitytogetvaluableinformationthatisveryhardtogetotherwise.

G.Andyou'regoingtoknowthere,sanetworkofpeopletocheeryouonandtosupportyourefforts.

第三部分英语知识运用（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）

Thatwinternight,Iwasstandingatthecashregister,readytopayformybananaswhenIfoundmy

walletwaslost.AndIcouldonlyhave41itatoneplace:theG9bus,fromwhichIhad42minutes

earlier.

TwohoursafterIrealizedmywalletwas43backatmyhouseinBrookland,Iheardaknockon

thedoor.Myhusband44whileIsatinthediningroomonthephonewithacreditcardcompany.4<Does

Jenniferlivehere?'1Iheardsomeonesay.Inherhandwasmy45,intactwithnotapennymissing.She

left46Icouldevenmakeittothedoor,muchlessoffermygratitudeforher47goodact.

AfterItweetedthestory,Iheardfromher48,whoidentifiedthegoodcitizenasErinBall,a

30-year-oldworkingforatradeorganization.Unbelievably,here'showtheymet:Helefthisbagbehindat

abaronenight.Ballfounditand49him-andthey'vebeenmarriedforfiveyears.

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OnceI50whoshewas,Icalledher.Shesaidherkidwenttomyson'sdaycaresoshe

recognizedmyfaceina51,whichwasinmywallet.

Ballhadgonebeyondwhatalmostanyonewouldhavedone,findingmyhouseonabitterly

52night,andforthatIwasextremely53.

Thenextday,asIwaspushingmysoninhisstrollerdowntheblock,Ilookedathimand

54realizedthat—IhopeIamraisinghimtohelpothersandthatsomeday,whenhefindsa

walletonthe55.,heknowswhattodo.

41.A.forgotB.leftC.paidD.brought

42.A.gotoffB.gotonC.gotaheadD.gotaway

43.A.abnormalB.distantC.goneD.vital

44.A.heardB.sawC.returnedD.answered

45.A.pictureB.walletC.moneyD.bananas

46.A.whenB.beforeC.becauseD.after

47.A.entirelyB.apparentlyC.incrediblyD.totally

48.A.husbandB.friendC.workmateD.neighbor

49.A.metB.impliedC.convincedD.tracked

50.A.thoughtofB.figuredoutC.thoughtagainD.madeout

51.A.paperB.noteC.pictureD.card

52.A.coldB.hotC.rainyD.starry

53.A.happyB.amazedC.doubtfulD.grateful

54.A.graduallyB.ultimatelyC.suddenlyD.slightly

55.A.busB.earthC.campusD.site

第二节（共10个小题；每小题L5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

LuXun,who56.(acknowledge)asoneofthegreatestmodernwritersinChina,wasbornin

ZhejiangProvincein1881.In1904,hewenttoJapanandbecameamedicalstudent,57.(long)to

improvepeople'shealthandsavelives.Nevertheless,hesawaChinesemanabouttobekilledbya

Japanesesoldierinaphoto,58.changedhisintention.59.struckhimwasthattheother

Chinesemeninthephotoapparentlydidnotcareaboutwhatwashappeningtotheirfellowcountrymen.

Fromthis,heconcludedthatthespiritualillnessofpeopleatthattimewasa60.(crucial)

probleminChinathanphysicalillness.Luhadanappetite61.thepowertochangethepresent

situationofChina.62.(consequence),hequitmedicalschool.HereturnedtoChinain1908and

obtainedateachingjob,hopingtopromotethe63.(innovate)ofsociety.In1917,afriendinsisted

thathehelpwriteforamagazine64.(name)NewYouth.Thatwashow65.(he)first

famousshortstoryAMadman9sDiarygotpublished.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节应用文写作（共1小题，每小题15分）假定你是红星外国语学校学生会主席李华。神舟十二

号飞行任务取得了圆满成功后，航天英雄

聂海胜受邀将来你校作报告。请你根据提示内容写一则通知，请全校同学参加报告会。

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