湖北省武汉市第六中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题
湖北省武汉市第六中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第 I 卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5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．Which place does the woman want to visit?A．A bank. B．A shopping mall. C．Wall street.2．What is the man going to do?A．Go shopping. B．Prepare a meal. C．Bake some cookies.3．Why did the man want someone to come up to his apartment?A．He needed an electrician.B．The water was running.C．The air conditioner doesn’t work.4．What is the woman doing?A．Listening to the radio. B．Turning off the radio. C．Doing her homework.5．What are the speakers mainly talking about?A．Marriage. B．Shopping. C．Chairs.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5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 do the man’s parents want him to be in the future?A．A soldier. B．A doctor. C．A journalist.7．What does the woman like the most?A．Writing. B．Working. C．Traveling.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．What are the speakers doing?A．Looking for a rental house.B．Planning to buy a house.C．Watching the ads on TV.9．What do we know about the house in the ad?A．It is well-furnished.B．It is far from the man’s company.C．It has a yard and a garage.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．According to the woman, what happened to her jacket?A．She lost it. B．It became smaller. C．She bought a new one. 11．What did the woman do two weeks ago?A．She went to a used clothing store. B．She saw a movie.C．She bought a jacket.12．How does the woman probably feel in the end?A．Apologetic. B．Angry. C．Happy.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What is the relationship between the speakers?A．Classmates. B．Teacher and student. C．Coach and player. 14．How did the man react when he saw the woman dancing?A．Annoyed. B．Inspired. C．Surprised. 15．What does the man prefer doing for exercise?A．Riding a bicycle. B．Playing soccer. C．Running. 16．What will the speakers do next?A．Study for a test.B．Go to the gym together.C．Show each other their movies.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What does Brad have to do before he has breakfast?A．Clean his sleeping place.B．Go down to the stream to get some water.C．Feed some animals.18．What happened to Brad when he went fishing?A．A tree branch fell on him.B．He lost his fishing pole.C．He slipped and lost one of his shoes.19．What was Brad doing when he got lost in the forest?A．Running away from a bear.B．Searching for wood.C．Wandering around looking for the cabin.20．How did Brad like summer camp?A．He had a great time. B．It was okay. C．He didn’t have fun.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
AWHERE TO GO IN AUGUST?In EuropeAugust is the height of the peak season! Millions of holidaymakers from around the world invade the beaches and countryside of Southern Europe. The climate is great for travel for just about the whole of the continent with just a few areas affected by extreme heat. In AsiaThis season is considered the least favourable.The monsoon(季风)season is at its height over the majority of this area with the exception of only a few countries (Kerala or Tamil Nadu in India,Bali andThe north of Europe is lovely during this month and summer is the ideal time to visit those countries that are generally considered a little cold and damp such as Ireland, Scotland or Holland. the southern islands of Indonesia,etc.) Everywhere else is hot, and very damp climate prevails(盛行).In AfricaThe Maghreb countries are crowded with tourists.The climate is hot and dry.The Atlantic coast of Morocco is pleasant thanks to the ocean influence.Further to the south it is the rainy season and it is only along the latitude(纬度)of Kenya and Tanzania that the climate becomes favourable to visitors. In AmericaThe north is generally hot and dry(sometimes extremely hot in the deserts towards the west of the USA).Central America experiences a short rainy season at this time but towards the south the conditions are more favourable.To be avoided:Although July and August are favourable to travel“climatically”speaking,it is often not so pleasant when it comes to quietness and prices.The vast majorities of European countries have their main holidays during this period so the hotels are generally crowded and the prices high for the majority of destinations.21．Which part may be the last choice for travelling in August?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．Southern Europe. D．Southern America.22．Besides climate,__________ can contribute to your disappointment when travelling.A．hotel prices B．peaceful environmentC．transportation expenses D．troublesome holidaymakers23．What does the underlined word“invade”in the part “in Europe” mean?A．Immigration to. B．Visit separately.C．Enter in large numbers. D．Attack and occupy.BLet me tell you about my relationship with the school desk.From my first day at Penny Camp Elementary School in 1982,it was terrible.This is how it went down: five seconds into class, the foot start bouncing;10 seconds in, both feet; 15 seconds,I burst out the drums ! After a few minutes,it’s all over. I’m trying to put my leg behind my neck.No,that desk and I didn’t get along.Sitting still was hard enough,but I also struggled with reading.Reading out loud in class was a special kind of hell(地狱).By the third grade I had progressed from being one of “those kids” to being the “special kid”. I was found to have multiple language-based learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder (A.D.D) (注意力缺陷障碍症). I was turned into a “patient” who needed treatment rather than a human being with differences.I struggled with severe anxiety and depression at age 10.I survived this time in my life because of my mom. She knew in her heart that her child wasn’t broken and didn’t need to be fixed.My mom was right. When I think back on my school experience, I realize it wasn’t the A.D.D. that disabled me. What disabled me were limitations not in myself but in the environment. I’ve come to believe that I did not have a disability, as it is common to say, but experienced disability in environments that could not accommodate and accept my differences.In the fall of 1977,after two years at Loyola Marymount University,where my learning differences were fully accommodated, I transferred to(转学)Brown University, where I graduated with an honors degree in English literature. I still can’t spell or sit still,but I now use support and technology to relieve my weakness and build a life on my strengths. I don’t feel stupid anymore and I know that I—and others like me—can live good lives despite these challenges.24．What does the author want to tell us in the first paragraph?A．He didn’t like to study. B．He used to be active at school.C．He suffered from a broken desk. D．He had trouble sitting still in class.25．How did the author probably feel in class in his early school years?A．Exited. B．Uneasy. C．Interested. D．Bored.26．Which of the following is correct according to the last paragraph?A．He is living a good life with his weakness.B．His disability has been cured by technology.C． He got his honors degree in English literature in the fall of 1997.D．He was transferred to Brown University because of his disability. 27．From the passage we learn that__________.A．a disability is nothing but a differenceB．family’s support is the most importantC．disabled people can’t live well however hard they workD．sometimes limitations of the environment disable a personCIt’s the oldest trick in the book: threaten the kids with a piece of coal, and they’ll behave in the name of Santa Claus.Some people say that parents are purposely taking in their kids by lying to them about Santa. Is it purposely cheating or playing along with the fantasy? There are always those stories about the kindergarten teacher or parent who would tell the kids there’s no Santa Claus, and they’d all start crying on the lost dreams.But if another teacher goes into a third-grade class and says there is a Santa Claus, they’ll all laugh at her.What I say is that if they’re at the age when they’re still believing,why bother to end it?Then how long should parents pretend? Studies indicate that after eight,75 percent of kids don’t believe.That’s the first “S” word that parents have to deal with—it’s not sex. It’s Santa.So the parent has to sit down and say it in a gentle way. “Listen,Santa did exist. He was a person who gave to others and now that you’re older, you can give to others and be Santa,too.”Do you think if a kid who believes in Santa walks into a third-or-fourth-grade class, his friends are going to tell him in a gentle way?No.They’re going to make fun of him, and the kid is going to run home crying ,saying you lied to him. We all remember how the news is broken to us, so if we all remember, then there’s some significance or we would have forgotten it. And it’s better to have a memory if someone doing it nicely than some kids laughing at you.Santa is also used as an instrument of guilt, because Santa knows everything. So even if the kids did bad things and got away with them, Santa knew. Still, Santa alone is not a good behavioral tool. You can’t, say, in January, play the Santa card to your child—because Christmas is too far away.28．According to the first paragraph, parents should__________.A．telling the kids that Santa does not existB．lie to their children on the problem of Santa ClausC．not tell the truth if their children believe Santa Claus existsD．tell children in advance in case of being laughed at by classmates 29．Why could your kid possibly be made fun of in the fourth grade?A．He tells a lie that he believes in Santa. B．He says Santa does exist in this world.C．He expects gentle talks from his friends. D．He gives to others and acts as Santa does.30．The underlined part in the last paragraph most probably means to__________.A．play cards with children happilyB．talk the kids out of doing something badC．clarify the truth of Santa to the kids in a gentle wayD．let the children figure the problem out by themselves31．The author’s intention in writing this text is to__________.A．introduce the detailed story of Santa Claus in all aspectsB．prevent children from being laughed at by fellow classmatesC．help children to understand whether Santa Claus is real or notD．instruct parents how to explain the existence of Santa Claus to kidsDOumuamua,an object through space that was discovered on October 19th, has already made history.The speed at which it is moving relative to the sun means that it cannot be native to the solar system. Its official name is thus II/2017 UI, with the “I” standing for “interstellar(星际)”—the first time this name has ever been used.That is exciting.Some scientists, though, entertain an even more excitingpossibility: what if Oumuamua is not an asteroid(小行星),as most think, but an alien(外星的)spacecraft? Asteroids come in ll sorts of shapes and sizes, but Oumuamua seems particularly different.As best as astronomers can tell, it is cigarlike,being roughly 180 meters long but only about 30 meters wide.That makes it longer than anything known of in the solar system.Such a shape would be a sensible choice for a spaceship,since it would minimize the scouring(冲刷)effect of interstellar dust.With that in mind the Breakthrough Listen project, an organization aimed at hunting for alien life, plans to turn the world’s biggest radio telescope,the Green Bank instrument in Virginia,towards Oumuamua to see if it can hear anything interesting.Oumuamua is currently about twice as far from Earth as Earth is from the sun. At that range,the telescope should be sensitive enough to pick up a transmitter about as powerful as a mobile phone after just a few seconds—worthy of observations.Will it find anything? Almost certainly not.Oumuamua has the same reddish color as many as asteroids,so probably has a similar composition.And, if it really is a spaceship, it is strange that signs of its artificial origin have not been seen already.It could, in theory, be a derelict(遗弃星球). But in that case the telescope is unlikely to hear anything. By far the most likely option is that it is exactly what it seems to be: a huge space rock, one that has come to the solar system from the vast space between the stars.32．What makes some scientists think Oumuamua is possibly an alien spacecraft?A．Its size. B．Its color. C．Its shape. D．Its speed.33．What does the underlined word“that”in the third paragraph probably mean?A．The research into the solar system.B．The purpose of hunting for alien life.C．The effect of interstellar dust on Oumuamua.D．The possibility of Oumuamua being a spaceship.34．What is Oumuamua most likely to be according to the author?A．An asteroid. B．A space rock. C．Interstellar dust. D．An alien spacecraft.35．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that__________.A．Oumuamua will return to where it’s from soonB．Oumuamua’s real identity remains to be found outC．astronomers have not seen signs of Oumuamua’s artificial originD．the Green Bank telescope has already heard something from Oumuamua第二节（共5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人空白处的最佳选项。
精品2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题(6)Word版
宜昌市葛洲坝中学2018-2019学年第一学期高二年级期中考试试卷英语试题考试时间：2018年 11月第一部分听力 (共两节, 满分30分)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. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotelB. At a restau rant.C. At the woman’s house.2. What did the speakers plan to do today?A. Stay at home.B. Walk the dogs.C. Do some yoga.3. How did the girl get to school this morning?A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By car.4. When will the woman have a job interview?A. At 9:00 am.B. At 10:00 am.C. At 3:00 pm5. What do we know about the man?A. He is out of work.B. He is short of money.C. He lives with his brother.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. Where are the speakers going?A. The drugstore.B. The hospital.C. The theater.7. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. A couple.B. Friends.C. Workmates.听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。
2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题(39)
湖北省部分重点中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题湖北省部分重点中学2018-2019学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1—5 BCAAA 6—10AAAAB 11—15 ACABB 16—20 AACCA第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）A：21-23DCBB: 24-27 DBCC C: 28-31 BADA D: 32-35 ADAD七选五：36-40 FGDCB第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）完型填空41-45 CACDB 46-50 BDCAD 51-55CADBA 56-60 BCADB语法填词61.the 62. was created 63. being disturbed/disturbance 64. competitive65. under66. which/that 67. to keep 68. because 69. basically 70. but第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）：1.offer改为offering;2. and和crazy之间增加be;3. interests改为interest4. as改为with;5.删除the other countries中的the;6. whether改为that7. Therefore改为However; 8. its改为their; 9. or改为and; 10. occupied改为occupy第二节书面表达（满分25分）：Dear Mr. Brown,I’m more than delighted to hear that an English newspaper is to be startedin our school. Now, I’d like to share some of my ideas with you.Personally, I hold that the content of the newspaper should be colorful, including introduction of learning methods as well as materials connected to our lessons. For example, the newspaper can regularly provide different articles about Western culture and custom, which will surely help us know more about the outside world, thus broadening our horizon. In addition, it would be better to set a special column where we can express our feelings and emotions. We really need such a placeto release our pressure freely and meanwhile practice expressing ourselves in English.I truly hope that you can take my suggestions into full consideration.Yours sincerelyLi Hua。
湖北省部分重点中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题
湖北省部分重点中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题湖北省部分重点中学2018-2019学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1—5 BCAAA 6—10AAAAB 11—15 ACABB 16—20 AACCA第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）A：21-23 DCB B: 24-27 DBCC C: 28-31 BADA D: 32-35 ADAD七选五：36-40 FGDCB第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）完型填空41-45 CACDB 46-50 BDCAD 51-55CADBA 56-60 BCADB语法填词61.the 62. was created 63. being disturbed/disturbance 64. competitive65. under66. which/that 67. to keep 68. because 69. basically 70. but第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）：1.offer改为offering;2. and 和crazy之间增加be;3. interests改为interest4. as改为with;5. 删除the other countries中的the;6. whether改为that7. Therefore改为However; 8. its改为their; 9. or改为and; 10. occupied改为occupy第二节书面表达（满分25分）：Dear Mr. Brown,I’m more than delighted to hear that an English newspaper is to be startedin our school. Now, I’d like to share some of my ideas with you.Personally, I hold that the content of the newspaper should be colorful, including introduction of learning methods as well as materials connected to our lessons. For example, the newspaper can regularly provide different articles about Western culture and custom, which will surely help us know more about the outside world, thus broadening our horizon. In addition, it would be better to set a special column where we can express our feelings and emotions. We really need such a placeto release our pressure freely and meanwhile practice expressing ourselves in English.I truly hope that you can take my suggestions into full consideration.Yours sincerely Li Hua。
2019-2020学年武汉六中高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析
2019-2020学年武汉六中高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AThe Fall 2020 Cookbooks Worth Your Time (and Money)Be My GuestFrom Priya Basil, this book is a self-reflection on how food and the act of serving it are used to express love and support. Basil reflects on some of her earliest memories of food and how it affected her upbringing and relationship with her parents. Now a parent herself, she centers food in her book's exploration of that change of identity.EastFrom Guardian columnist Meera Sodha comes a cookbook centered on vegetables. The book features recipes that cover a variety of Asian cuisines. Sodha showcases the diversity of vegetarian cooking with dishes like eggplant larb mushroom bao, Singapore noodles and so much more.I Cook in ColorA follow-up from her first cookbook My Two Souths, Asha Gomez focuses on the rainbow of vegetables to create desserts and cross-cultural dishes that associate cooking traditions of her mother's Keralite kitchen and Gomez's travel experiences.Time to EatIf you're a fan of The Great British Baking Show and Nadiya Hussain's Netflix series, you'll be just as excited for the American release of this book of time-saving tips for home cooks on a budget. It's a book to go to for inspiration that doesn't involve countless hours of sweating over a hot stove.1.What can we learn about the author ofBe My Guest?A.She had a bad relationship with her parents.B.She began to cook food in her early childhood.C.She considers food a means of expressing affection.D.She explores in the book how to be a grandparent.2.What do theEastandI Cook in Colorhave in common?A.They offer recipes about Asian cuisines.B.They center on cooking vegetables.C.They are the author's first cookbooks.D.They are based on the author's travel experiences.3.Which book can you refer toif you just have limited time for cooking?A.Be My Guest.B.East.C.I Cook in Color.D.Time to Eat.BPreparations for the Tokyo Olympics have suffered another challenge after a survey found that 60% of people in Japan want them to be cancelled,less than three months before the Games are scheduled to open.Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other regions until the end of May as it struggles to control a fast increase in COVID-19 cases caused by new, more catching variants（变异体）with medical staff warning that health services in some areas are on the edge of breaking down.The Olympics, which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic, are set to open on 23 July, with the International Olympic Committee（IOC）and organizers insisting that measures will be put in place to ensure the safety of athletes and other visitors, as well as a nervous Japanese public.The survey, conducted between 7 and 9 May by the conservative Yomiuri Shimbun, showed 60% wanted the Games cancelled as opposed to 39% who said they should be held. “Postponement” — an option abandoned by the IOC — was not offered as a choice.Of those who said the Olympics should go ahead, 23% said they should take place without audience. Foreign audience have been banned but a final decision on native attendance will be made in June.Another poll conducted at the weekend by TBS News found 65% wanted the Games cancelled or postponed again, with 37% voting to give up the event altogether and 28% calling for another delay. A similar poll in April conducted by Kyodo news agency found 70% wanted the Olympics cancelled or postponed.The IOC's vice president, John Coates, said that while Japanese sentiment about the Games “was a concern”, he could foresee no situation under which the sporting events would not go ahead.4. How many Japanese wish the Olympics would not be held in Tokyo according to the survey?A. 60%.B. 28%.C. 37%.D. 70%.5. What should be put into consideration if the Olympics open?A. The economic crisis.B. The urban transport.C. The safety of athletes.D. The health condition of citizens.6. What is some people's attitude towards foreign spectators in Paragraph 5?A. Welcome.B. Unfriendly.C. Cold.D. Unsupported.7. What can we conclude from John Coates'words?A. The Olympics will be stopped this year.B. The Olympics will be put off.C. The Olympics will be held normally.D. The Olympics will take place in other place.CIn the natural habitat, a binge-watcher is a strange sub-species of modern human beings. They are alone and are often found lying on their bed or sofa, still as a rock, looking searchingly into their laptop or at the TV. They rarely get up, only taking occasional breaks for those urgent calls of nature. Unlike so many others of their species, they don’t sleep at the end of every day. They stay up late and are often found to have red eyes.This, of course, is a little bit exaggerated, but for many of us, binge-watching a show is how we consume our entertainment. With streaming services bringing seemingly endless content to the tips of our finger, creatorstailortheir shows to our needs and tastes, while their marketing team sells it to us as the next most bingeable show. I can’t help but wonder if this way of consuming television does us any good.We’re advised to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per day, but staying up all night to finish shows like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Fall’, which Netflix says are binged the fastest, won’t result in 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Netflix’s CEO Richard Hastings told analysts at a conference, “Think about it… when you watch a show from Netflix and you get addicted to it, you stay up late at night. We’re competing with sleep.” And it isn’t only the amount of sleep we get; the quality matters too! A study published in the Journal for Clinical Sleep Medicine reported that those who binged television more often were found to have poorer sleep quality. The mental arousal we get from watching TV doesn’t lend itself to peaceful sleep.Besides, binging TV can cause weight gain. For every extra hour of TV watched, there was a 2% increase in the prevalence of obesity, according to a study conducted by Harvard that linked TV watching to obesity in children and adolescents.While it is true that there’s growing evidence that binging isn’t good for us, the results aren’t all hopeless. Binging, occasionally, might have some benefits. For many people, binging is a good way to socialize. It givespeople something to talk about at parties and with their friends. Fans of popular shows often hold viewing parties where people can binge-watch shows together and then discuss what they just experienced! This interaction can create a sense of community for many.For others, binging might just be relaxing. After a long day, a few hours of Friends—still one of the most popular shows on any streaming platform—can ease the stress of a long day. A study followed 240 people through their binging and recorded their stress hormones. They noted for some people that their stress hormone levels decreased during their binging experience.With binging, there is not a “good” or “bad” answer. Like many things, the key is moderation. Watching TV can be relaxing, but only if it doesn’t stop you from exercising, taking care of your health, and fulfilling your social responsibilities.8. What does the underlined word “tailor” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Study.B. Sell.C. Adjust.D. Promote.9. What can we learn from the passage?A. The amount of sleep matters more than the quality.B. There’s no real harm in binge-watching a TV series.C. Binging may help keep stress hormone levels stable.D. Binge-watching may help increase social connections.10. What is the author’s attitude towards binge-watching?A. Supportive.B. Unconcerned.C. ObjectiveD. Doubtful.11. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Who Is to Blame for Binge-Watching?B. Is Binge-Watching Good or Bad for You?C. Is Binge-Watching Getting out of Control?D. HowDoes Binge-Watching Affect Your Life?DWhen John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood，he wasbetter off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he washappier. Far happier.These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys fromBoston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence（能力）and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society, ” said George Vaillant, the psychologist（心理学家）who made the discovery. “And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.Working—at any age—is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence—the underpinnings（基础）of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn't everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.”12. What do we know about John？A. He received little love from his family.B. He had few childhood playmates.C. He enjoyed his career and marriage.D. He was envied by others in his childhood.13. Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as _______.A. a description of personal values and social valuesB. an analysis of how work was related to competenceC. an example for parents' expectations of their childrenD. an explanation why some boys grew into happy men14. Vaillant's team got their findings by _______.A. recording the boys' effort in schoolB. comparing different sets of scoresC. evaluating the men's mental healthD. measuring the men's problem solving ability15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Competent adults know more about love than work.B. Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.C. Love brings more joy to people than work does.D.Independenceis the key to one's success.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
湖北省武汉市武昌区2018-2019学年高二上学期期中英语试题
湖北省武汉市武昌区2018-2019学年高二上学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________If you have the opportunity to visit some places in New Zealand, then the list below is our recommendation.Fiordland National ParkThis park is part of the South Westland World Heritage Area and isNew Zealand’s largest national park and one of the largest in the world. The scenery in Fiordland is nothing short of extremely beautiful, with steep mountains, wild waterfalls, and abundant rain forests. Being able to come back and forth in its deep bay attracts most of the visitors.The area has some of the world’s greatest walks including the world famous Milford Track, which was described as the finest walk in the world in the early twentieth century.Abel Tasman National ParkAbel Tasman may be New Zealand’s smallest national park, but the attractions are huge. Located in one of New Zealand’s sunniest spots, the area also has the best beaches in the country.The popular Abel Tasman Walk is a great way to see this park. It takes 3-5 days to complete. Sea taxis are also available and can drop you off at any number of beaches within the park.RotoruaAccessible from New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, Rotorua is famous for its volcanic activities. Rotorua is also famous for its plentiful lakes which are great for swimming and fishing. The surrounding area contains plenty of native bushes and some famous walks.Rotorua is also the best area in the country to experience and learn about Maori culture.Mt Cook National ParkMt Cook as well as the surrounding area is an alpine( 高山的) park within the World Heritage listed in South Westland. The biggest peaks in all of Australasia are here. The park doesn’t contain many trees or plants due to the altitude. Walks range from a two-hour walk to difficult tracks suitable for experienced mountaineers only.A helicopter or plane ride gives visitors excellent views of the mountains with the option of landing at the top of Tasman Glacier, a true permanent snow-covered alpine environment. 1．The most impressive experience in Fiordland National Park may be ．A．rock climbs B．forest campsC．water jumps D．boat trips2．If you are interested in folk customs, you can go to visit ．A．Fiordland National Park B．RotoruaC．Mt Cook National Park D．Abel Tasman National Park3．If you go to visit Mt Cook National Park, you can ．A．view some amazing waterfalls B．enjoy some tropical fruitsC．step on the top of Tasman Glacier D．take walks in various bushesWhen international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure (确保)that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. The way to achieve this may not be simple. It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. The United Nations Organization (UNO) could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. Here however rises the problem of costs. Also tied with this is time. Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster; it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times. A common proverb says, “Give me a fish and I eat for day, teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.” If we follow this wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. For example, a country could share its technology with another. This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. Even small country is able to help less developed nations. Sometimes what is take for granted, like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems. It does not cost much to share such simple things. Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back form time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of itbeing temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned, there is also the build-up of friendships to consider. Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. However, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.4．According to the author, how could international aid reach the victims in time?A．By solving the cost problemsB．By solving the transportation problemsC．By setting up a body of devoted people in every country.D．By relying on the direct distribution of the UNO.5．What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence?A．Providing food is vitalB．Learning to fish is helpfulC．Teaching skills is essentialD．Looking after others is important.6．Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands?A．A medical team. B．An exchange program.C．A water plant. D．Financial support.7．What can we infer about international aid from the passage?A．It is facing difficultiesB．It is unnecessary during normal timesC．It should be given in the form of materialsD．It has gained support developed countriesChina will build a comprehensive (综合性的) network to detect (检测) pollution of the land, sea and air by 2020, employing satellites, drones(无人机)and remote sensors to monitor the environment.The national leadership agreed to the network plan in July, saying the government will lead the monitoring, share information among departments and regions, and be held accountable (追究责任) if violations (违规行为) are found, the Ministry of EnvironmentalProtection said on Tuesday.Satellites, a major tool for monitoring air pollution, will receive a boost (大力发展) this year. The ministry said it will accelerate research on two atmospheric environmental monitoring satellites.The ministry will improve a remote sensor network, guided by the goals of the 13th Five-Year Plan(2016-2020), which is scheduled to be released at the end of this year, according to the ministry’s Environmental Supervision Department.Remote monitoring has played a bigger role in locating pollution sources. Drones helped authorities locate polluted areas in the Tengger Desert in northern China and identify scattered summer straw burnings.Hebei province, which has a serious air pollution problem, has cooperated with the ministry’s Satellite Environment Center to con duct monitoring from satellites and monitoring stations since January last year.“We used the data from the center’s satellites to forecast the movement of smog during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in November, ”Zhang Feng, an engineer in the Environmental Supervision Department of the provincial environmental watchdog, said on Tuesday.Data collected from monitoring stations helped authorities provide accurate forecasts on hazy days during that period, he said.8．Which of the following is true?A．The government will act as the leader in the monitoring.B．The 13th Five-Year Plan is to be released by the Satellite Environment Centre. C．Satellites haven’t been put into use so far in environmental protection.D．Remote monitoring hasn’t shown it s advantages.9．What does the underlined word “accelerate” in Para. 3 mean?A．avoid B．improveC．achieve D．awake10．What’s the main idea of the passage?A．China pays more attention to pollution.B．Pollution is becoming more and more serious in China.C．High-tech is used to monitor pollution in China.D．Satellites have been widely used in China.How to Solve Worry ProblemsThe Great Nobel Prize winner in medicine, Dr. Alexis Carrel, once said, “Businessmen who do not know how to fight worry die young.” 11．Then how can we find a quick, surefire (万全的) recipe for handling worry situations? Here are a few basic steps to deal with different kinds of worries.Get the factsWhy is it so important to get the facts? Because unless we have the facts, we can’t possib ly even attempt to solve our problems intelligently. Without the facts, we will be left in confusion. 12．Half the worry in the world is caused by people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which to base a decision. If a man will devote his time to securing facts in an objective way, his worries usually disappear in the light of knowledge.13．However, getting all the facts in the world won’t do any good until we figure out what these facts mean and interpret them. It is much easier to achieve this after writing them down. In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us to reach a sensible decision. Therefore, when we are worried, sit down and write down two questions –and the answers to these questions, “What am I worrying about?” and “What can I do about it?”Arrive at a decisionWorry is killing. So we will probably save our life by sitting down and writing out all the various steps we could take and then writing down the probable consequences of each step and calmly coming to a decision. Experience has proved the enormous value of arriving at a fixed decision. 14．Act on that decision15．Don’t stop to reconsider. Don’t begin to hesitate and retrace (折返) our steps. Don’t lose ourselves in self-doubting which causes other doubts. Don’t look back our shoulders. A．Analyze the facts.B．Write down our worries.C．This is the chief cause of worry.D．There comes a time when we must decide.E.Once we have made a decision, go into action.F.And so do housewives, horse doctors and bricklayers.G.It is the failure to reach a definite decision that drives men mad.A Race Against DeathIt was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch 16 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 17 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 18 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s 19 was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the 20 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.21 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were22 . Nome’s town officials came up with a(n)23 . They would have the medicine sent by 24 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers — known as ＂mushers＂— would 25 it to Nome in a relay(接力).The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 26 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to 27 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most 28 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would 29 , and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his 30 . He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹) to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 31 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, 32 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 33 . He had found the trail.At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dogs 34 in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered. Nome had been 35 .16．A．examined B．warned C．interviewed D．cured 17．A．harmless B．helpless C．fearless D．careless 18．A．Moreover B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．However 19．A．airport B．station C．harbor D．border 20．A．narrow B．snowy C．busy D．dirty 21．A．From B．On C．By D．After 22．A．tired B．upset C．pale D．sick 23．A．plan B．excuse C．message D．topic 24．A．air B．rail C．sea D．road 25．A．carry B．return C．mail D．give 26．A．Though B．Since C．When D．If 27．A．enter B．move C．visit D．cross 28．A．shameful B．boring C．dangerous D．foolish 29．A．escape B．bleed C．swim D．die 30．A．memory B．exit C．way D．destination 31．A．find B．fix C．pass D．change 32．A．pretending B．trying C．asking D．learning 33．A．run B．leave C．bite D．play 34．A．gathered B．stayed C．camped D．arrived 35．A．controlled B．saved C．founded D．developed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。
2019-2020学年武汉市第六中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案
2019-2020学年武汉市第六中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ANo one knows when the first printing press was invented or who invented it. but the oldest known printed text originated in China during the first millennium (千年) AD.The Diamond Sutra (《金刚经》), a Buddhist book from Dunhuang, China during the Tang Dynasty, is said to be the oldest known printed book.The Diamond Sutrawas created with a method known as block printing (雕版印刷), which used boards of hand-carved wood blocks in reverse.It was said that the moveable type was developed by Bi Sheng. He was fromYingshan,Hubei,China, living from 970 to 1051 AD. His method replaced panels of printing blocks with moveable individual Chinese characters that could be reused. The first moveable Chinese Characters were carved into clay and baked into hard blocks that were then arranged onto an iron frame that was pressed against an iron plate.The earliest mention of Bi Sheng’s printing press is in the bookDream Pool Essays, written in 1086 by Shen Kuo, who noted that his nephews came into possession of Bi Sheng’s typefaces (字体) after his death. Shen Kuo explained that Bi Sheng did not use wood because the texture is inconsistent (不一致的) and absorbs wetness too easily.By the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, which ruled from 1127 to 1279 AD, books had become popular in society and helped create a scholarly class of citizens who had the capabilities to become civil servants. Large printed book collections also became a status symbol for the wealthy class.1. When was Bi Sheng’s printing press first introduced in history?A. After Bi Sheng died and his nephews owned his typefaces.B. When books became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty.C. After the block printing was replaced by the moveable type printing.D. WhenThe Diamond Sutrawas printed into a book.2. What can we infer from the passage?A. Shen Kuo made great contributions to printing.B. The moveable type printing was invented earlier than block printing.C. Printed books were hard to get in the Song Dynasty.D. By the Southern Song Dynasty, books had helped people get to higher social positions.3. Why does the author write this passage?A. To show that Buddhism was popular in the Tang Dynasty.B. To introduce the early history of printing.C. To memorize Bi Sheng, developing the moveable type printing.D. To indicate the advantages of moveable type printing.BWhen you walk with a backpack, do you know how the things inside move from side to side? Now scientists havefigured out how to tap into that movement to produce electricity.Picture a pendulum (摆锤) fixed to a backpack frame and stabilized with springs on either side. The pack’s weight is attached to the pendulum, so the pendulum swings side to side as you walk.Then a machine is driven by that swinging movement, and spits out electrical current to charge a battery.Volunteers carried the pack while walking on a running machine and wore masks to measure the flow of O2and CO2. Walking with the slightly swinging 20-pound load, the device (设备) did not significantly affect the volunteers’ metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate compared to when they carried the same weight fixed in place. In fact, the energy-harvesting pack reduced the forces of acceleration they’d feel in a regular pack, which might mean greater comfort for a long hike. And the device did produce a steady trickle (涓流) of electricity. If you up the load to 45 pounds, the swing of the pack could fully charge a smart phone only after 12 hours. The details are in the journal Royal Society Open Science.The device produces electricity from human movement and has been identified as a workable solution to providing a renewable energy source for portable electronic devices. It is particularly useful for those who work in remote areas, as these people often carry a lot of weight in a backpack for their exploration.But here’s a realconundrum: the energy-harvesting device currently weighs five pounds. The researchers say that’s about four pounds too many to be a smart alternative to batteries. So they hope that more research lets them lighten the load, to ensure the pack charges you up without weighing you down.4. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. How the device works.B. What the device looks like.C. Who the device is designed for.D. Why scientists designed the device.5. Which of the following describes the device?A. It greatly affected the volunteers metabolic rate.B. It harvested energy as the volunteers walk.C. It failed to produce steady electricity.D. It was useless for a long walk.6. What does the underlined word “conundrum” in the last paragraph mean?A. Problem.B. Method.C. Bond.D. Decision.7. What will the researchers try to do next?A. Increase the charging speed of their device.B. Find smarter alternatives to batteries.C. Reduce the weight of their device.D. Put their device on the market.CI was in the second year of my Ph. D. program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had an extra hour every day. Without much consideration, I said I would use it to help others. The question kept coming to my mind. Like many graduate students, I was overwhelmed (难以承受的) with research, teaching, coursework, and some attempt at a personal life. Still, I asked myself, "Do I really need a 25th hour to help other people-or do I need to make better use of the 24 hours I have?"I needed something to help me return to my old self. After that conversation with my colleague, I googled (谷歌搜索) “volunteer opportunities near me”. A local organization that drives people to stores or appointments was looking for volunteers. Having grown up in a rural village where everyone knew oneanother and my grandparents were always close by, I thought serving senior citizens in my new hometown might be just what I needed.A short time later, I started to volunteer for an organization that provides transportation for senior citizens and people with disabilities. To my surprise, adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to calm the confusion I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend, the time I otherwise would have wasted oversleeping or scrolling (滚屏) through social media. Sharing stories with my riders was much more rewarding. What they told me about their lives helped me realize that in every corner of the world, humans are connected with the languageof emotions. And seeing how eager my riders were to spend time out and about inspired me to think about how to spend my time, which used to slip away. My previously overwhelming schedule began to feelmanageable.I'm proud of who I have become, and I continue to reflect on how I'm using the most valuable thing in life: my time.8. Why did the author ask himself the question in Paragraph 1?A. He wanted to return to normal life.B. He was busy but wanted to help others.C. He couldn't bear too much school work.D. He couldn't answer his colleague's question.9. How did the author find the volunteer job?A. A colleague recommended it.B. A local organization offered it.C. He got it from his grandparents.D. He got it by surfing on the Internet.10. What made the author feel his volunteer job was worth doing?A. Communicating with his riders.B. Improving his language learning.C. Meeting his grandparents often.D. Realizing his previous dream.11. How did volunteering influence the author?A. It helped himbecome confident and efficient.B. He found a good way to live a free and quiet life.C. He realized he had wasted too much time pursuing his Ph.D.D. It inspired him to spare more time to accompany his grandparents.DHidden beneath the surface in the roots of Earths astonishing and diverse plant life, there exists a biological superhighway linking together the members of the plant kingdom in what researchers call the "wood wide web".The network is comprised of thin threads of fungus (真菌) that grow outwards underground up to a few meters from its partnering plant, meaning that all of the plant life within a region likely connected to one another. The partnership is beneficial for both parties involved, plants provide carbohydrates (碳水化合物) to the funguses and in exchange, the funguses aid in gathering water and providing nutrients to its partnering plant.A study conducted by Rensen Zeng of theSouthChinaAgriculturalUniversityfound that this also allowed for plants to warn one another of potential harm. The study showed Broad Beans used the fungal network to spy on one another for upcoming danger.Like our Internet, this fungal connectivity is also full of crime. Some plants, such as Golden Marigolds havebeen found to release poisons into the network to slow down the growth of surrounding plants in the fight for water and light. Other plants, such as the Phantom Orchid, do not have the chlorophyll (叶绿素) and must get the necessary nutrients from surrounding plants.Research suggests that animals such as insects and worms may be able to detect slight exchanges of nutrients through the network, allowing them to more easily find delicious roots to feed on; however, this has not been conclusively made clear in experimentation. The more we learn about this phenomenon, the more our understanding of the plant life of our planet will continue to change. Perhaps one day, we may be able to map out these complex networks entirely.12. What is the function of the first paragraph?A.To explain the aim of the web.B. To introduce the main topic.C. To give definition of diverse life.D. To show the importance of plants.13. The criminal behavior of plants can be seen as a way to________.A. compete for survivalB. gather more waterC. take in sunlightD. break natural rules14. What does the last paragraph suggest?A. Animals can also feed on the fungus.B. Nutrient exchanges are too slight to detect.C. No experiment can prove the phenomenon.D. More needs to be done to work out the network.15. Which can be the best title for the text?A. The Partnership between PlantsB. The Unknown Roots of the EarthC. The Superhighway Linking the PlantsD. The Mysterious Map Changing the World第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(最新)2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题
湖北省部分重点中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题经典资料经典资料一湖北省部分重点中学2018-2019学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1—5 BCAAA 6—10AAAAB 11—15 ACABB 16—20 AACCA第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）A：21-23 DCB B: 24-27 DBCC C: 28-31 BADA D: 32-35 ADAD七选五：36-40 FGDCB第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）完型填空41-45 CACDB 46-50 BDCAD 51-55CADBA 56-60 BCADB语法填词61.the 62. was created 63. being disturbed/disturbance 64. competitive 65. under 66. which/that 67. to keep 68. because 69. basically 70. but第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）：1.offer改为offering;2. and 和crazy之间增加be;3. interests改为interest4. as改为with;5. 删除the other countries中的the;6. whether改为that7. Therefore改为However; 8. its改为their; 9. or改为and; 10. occupied改为occupy第二节书面表达（满分25分）：Dear Mr. Brown,I’m more than delighted to hear that an English newspaper is to be started in our school. Now, I’d like to share some of my ideas with you.Personally, I hold that the content of the newspaper should be colorful, including introduction of learning methods as well as materials connected to our lessons. For example, the newspaper can regularly provide different articles about Western culture and custom, which will surely help us know more about the outside world, thus broadening our horizon. In addition, it would be better to set a special column where we can express our feelings and emotions. We really need such a place to release our pressure freely and meanwhile practice expressing ourselves in English.I truly hope that you can take my suggestions into full consideration.Yours sincerelyLi Hua。
2018-2019湖北省武汉市高二上学期期中检测英语试题
华中师大一附中2018—2019学年度上学期期中检测高二年级英语试题时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
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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。
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1. What does the man want to do?A. Interview the manager.B. Apply for a job.C. Ask for directions.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a classroom.B. In a restaurant.C. In a playground.3. Who will probably attend the party?A. The man.B. The woman.C. Neither.4. Why do people come to the restaurant?A. The price are low.B. The food is delicious.C. Many famous people come here.5. How much does each ticket cost?A. $4.B. $3.C. $5.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、7题。
湖北省四校2018-2019学年高二上学期期中联考英语解答
2018—2019学年上学期高二期中考试英语参考答案听力：1~5 CBAAB 6 ~10 ACBAA 11~15 CBBAC 16~20 BBCCA阅读理解：21~23 CAB 24~27 DCBB 28~31 CBDA 32~35 CABD 36~40 CFEDB完型填空：41~45 CBAAD 46~50 BDCBA 51~55 CCBDA 56~60 DCDBA语法填空：61.entirely 62. of 63. creative 64. an 65. which66. have used 67. materials 68. are 69. Inspired 70. to work短文改错：Dear Sir/Madam,On seeing your notice on the bulletin board, I feel exciting to write this letter for the position.excitedAs∧graduate majoring in the English language, I can speak English fluent. To be honest, I hada fluently have just won first prize in the Spoken English Competition. Consequently, there is no doubt that there isnot any problem with me to communicate with foreigner. What’s more, I have ever been served as a for foreignersrec eptionist in our school’s 70th anniversary celebration, made myself more confident.makingIn order to practise my speaking skills or get more experience, I’m eager to be taken on for thisandjob. Looking forward to you early reply.yourYours sincerely,Li Hua 书面表达：NoticeA lecture on how to give first aid will be delivered by Doctor Yang, an expert from the People’s Hospital of our city, on our school playground on Saturday afternoon, 10th November. Everyone is supposed to attend it.The lecture will last about 2 hours, from 3 pm to 5 pm. Not only will Dr. Yang offer us a good knowledge of first aid, but he will also create some situations for us students to perform proper first aid, from which we will definitely benefit a lot.Please remember to be punctual and take some notes when necessary. You are also expected to interact with Dr. Yang actively.Student Union听力原稿：Text 1W: Excuse me, I’m looking for Mr. Tang.M: Oh, he is not on this floor. He is on the fourth floor. Go down the stairs and turn left. Text 2W: What did you think of the football match on TV last night?M: It was great. TV stations should air more sports games.Text 3M: I suppose your second-hand TV set cost about $60.W: Sixty? Actually it was double that price.Text 4W: Look, it says they want a sales manager and it seems like a big company.M: That’s good. So you might have to travel a lot.W: Do they say something about the experience?Text 5W: Are you going to see City of Angel s?M: No, actually I already saw it. I’m going to see Saving Private Ryan.W: Oh, that’s a great movie. What did you think about City of Angels?M: I love it.It’s very romantic.Text 6M: 6OK, Mom, I’m off to school now.W: All right, dear. What time will you be home?M: Oh, I don’t know. I may go to Pauline’s.W: All right. Now be careful when you cross the main road. Cars come down that hill very fast.M: Don’t worry. I’ll be careful. W here is my baseball cap?W: Here it is. 7Wait, it’s raining outside. Put on your raincoat.Text 7M: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?W: Yes, nice and sunny.M: It’s much better than last week. It was too warm then.W: 8I’m glad summer is over. I like aut umn best.M: So do I. It’s neither too hot nor too cold. The sky is clear and blue.W: It’s a good time to have a picnic. 9Do you want to have one this weekend?M: I’d love to, but I think it’s going to rain. The weatherman says it will.W: I don’t think he’s right. It hasn’t rained for a week.M: But he is usually right in his weather news.W: 9I’m sure we’ll have fine weather for our picnic.Text 8M: Hey! Nice phone!W: Yeah! It’s pretty cool.M: Is that the newest Samsung?W: Yes. Wanna check it out?M: Sure!10I have been thinking about switching from my iPhone.I don’t know if I want an HTC or one like yours.W: I think this one is the best. Look what I can do on it-I can type by just sliding my finger around the keyboard to the right letters.M: That’s called Swype, and it has been around for a while.W: Well, it’s new to me! This is going to make texting so much easier. 11I text more than I e-mail or call.M: Well! Can I borrow your phone and keep it until tomorrow morning? I want to play around with it.W: You can use it for an hour.M: That’s not enough time!W: Well, 12I have to go home in three hours, so take it or leave it.Text 9M: Here’s the store I was telling you about. I think you can solve your problem here.W: I hope so.13Buying a gift for my mother’s birthday gets harder and harder every year. 14Getting something for people who have almost everything isn’t easy.M: Well, we can begin by looking around the store. They have all kinds of great things.W: Look at this frying pan. I wonder w hat it’s for.M: It’s for making eggs, I guess. Come over here. These biscuits look delicious. I wonder how they taste. There’s a sign that says, “Help yourself to a free biscuit.”W: These are delicious, but they don’t solve my problem.M:15What about these wine glasses? Would your mother like them?W: I doubt it. She has dozens of wine glasses.M: 16Here’s an usual gift-a beautiful Chinese teapot.And it’s not expensive at all. It’s only $10.45. Do you think your mother would like it?W: 16It’s hard to ma ke up my mind. But I think this is a good choice. Thanks for helping me. Text 1020In modern society, living without money sounds almost impossible. However, that’s exactly what an Australian couple from a big city has been doing for nearly a whole year.17To experience something different, Rachel and Liam came up with creative ways of making it through the year without spending any money. They built themselves a new house. 18The house was mainly made of used wood. They grew their own food, and at times the y didn’t hesitate to look for food in the dustbins.But this year has been quite difficult. The soil in their garden was too poor to grow vegetables. The climate there was terrible as well. They kept moving their home. They had to look for food in the dustbins and collected cold rainwater to take a shower.Even though they had no jobs, they didn’t have a lot of free time.19They spent most of the day working for local farmers planting vegetables and picking fruit so that they could earn their next meal. They also had five ducks that could provide them with fresh eggs.。
2019-2020学年武汉六中高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年武汉六中高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AUNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS ON THE WATERBangkokFloating MarketsThere are many floating markets where goods are sold from boats. While modem markets are more popular, floating markets still are huge attractions for local tourism. In Bangkok Floating Markets,Thailand, one of the most popular ones, any visitors can buy local foods and traditional hand-made souvenirs.Bregenzer Festspiele（Opera festival）The Bregenz Festival is held every year from July to August inVorarlberg,Austria. It has the world's largest stage on the water. The performances are different every year but they are usually united by one theme. The decorations（装饰）are very impressive and are worth seeing.Viva, ArtificialIslandArtificial islands are not something new. What makes this island special is that . it is floating. Viva is the largest out of three man-made islands along with Vista and Tera, all situated inSeoul,South Korea. The island weighs 2,000-tons and is technically a buoy（浮标）.The island unfortunately is not carbon-neutral（碳中和）but it has solar panels which can generate electricity to power the hall, restaurants and shopping malls. MarinaBayFloating Platform StadiumThis stadium was built as a temporary solution while Singapore National Stadium was rebuilt. Now it is usedfor different sporting events, concerts, and festivals. In particular, it was once used for the opening and closing ceremonies during the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.1. What can visitors do at Bangkok Floating Markets?A. Performing.B.Boating.C. Shopping.D. Swimming.2. What do you know about Viva?A. It is the biggest island inSouth Korea.B. It has the equipment to harness solar energy.C. It is the largest floating stage on the water.D. It is a man-made island only for low-carbon life.3. Which attraction should you choose to watch a basketball match?A. Bangkok Floating Markets.B. Bregenzer Festspiele.C. Viva, ArtificialIsland.D.MarinaBayFloating Platform Stadium.BUK physicist Isaac Newton once said, ''Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy (傻子). '' Indeed, Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel andlash out at us.The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎, NCP) in China and some other countries at the beginning of this year is an example. According to Xinhua News Agency, the new coronavirus is similar to a virus found in a bat in 2017 and probably has an intermediate host (中间宿主). It's believed that the virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr Peter Daszak, president of the US-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance, said, ''This outbreak is a lesson for us. On a global scale, human population density, wildlife diversity, and land use change are what drive new pandemics (流行病). ''In ancient times, people needed to rely on nature to survive so they held it in awe (敬畏). For example, the American Indians believed that humans are a part of nature and nature is a part of humans. Chinese ancients always pursued the harmony between nature and human beings.However, as human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools, people try to change and even conquer nature. They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify (改变) plants, capture some wild and rare animals to suit their own needs. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance. For example, cutting a large number of forests means carbon dioxide must build up in the atmosphere and it contributes to global warming.Although we don't know for sure what first caused the NCP outbreak, Brian Lamacraft at Medium said it's time for people to ''reflect on our relationship with our planet'' and ''reconnect with this world and everything that we've been given''. After all, according to US poet Gary Snyder, ''Nature is not the place to visit. It's our home. ''4. What does the phrase ''lash out at'' in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. punishB. controlC. testD. challenge5. What lesson did Daszak think human beings should learn from the NCP outbreak?A. Bats are one of the most dangerous wild animals.B. It's impossible to prevent new pandemics globally.C. We should stop the wildlife trade around the world.D. Humans should live peacefully with nature.6. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?A. How human beings become their own masters.B. How human activities cause global warming.C. How human beings break the balance of nature.D. How humans use technology to improve their lives.7. What is the author's purpose in writing this article?A. To reflect on the NCP outbreak.B. To explain what led to the NCP outbreak.C. To describe experts' predictions on new pandemics.D. To compare ancient and modern attitudes toward nature.CThe Gata used to look annoyed when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the couple moved into a 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, an area of 95 “zero-energy homes” (ZEH) just outside town. Now they're actually eager to see their electricity bills. The grand total over the 10 months they've lived in the three-bedroom house: $75. For the past two months, they haven’t paid a cent.ZEH communities are the leading edge of technologies that might someday create houses that produce as much energy as they consume. Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions (住宅开发项目) in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low power appliances and solar panels.Aside from the panels on the roof, Premier Gardens looks like a community of traditional homes. But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and keeping indoor warmth winter.The rest of the energy savings comes from the solar units. They don't just feed the home they serve. If they generate more power than the home is using, the excess flows into the utility's power grid(电网). The residents are billed by “net metering”: they pay for the amount of power that they get from the grid, minus the kilowatts(千瓦) they feed into it. If a home generates more power than it uses, the bill is zero.That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but it's not. Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner. "It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee. “That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.”What’s not to like? Mostly the costs. The special features can add $25,000 or more to the purchase price of a house. Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be extremely expensive. For the consumer, it's a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the power bill.8. Why is the Gata eager to see their electricity bills now?A. They want to cut down their utility' expenses.B. They want to know if they are able to pay.C. They want to see how much they have saved.D. They want to avoid being overcharged.9. What is special about the ZEH communities?A. They are built in harmony with the environment.B. They have created cutting edge technologies.C. They are subdivided into half a dozen sections.D. They aim to be independent in power supply.10. What does the "net metering" practice mean to the power company?A. More pressure at peak timeB. Reduced operational costs.C. Increased electricity output.D. Less profits in the short term.11. The author believes that buying a house in a ZEH community __________.A. is a worthy investment in the long runB. is but a dream for average consumersC. gives the owner great tax benefitsD. contributes toenvironmental protectionDNot long after the first fitness magazine was published, a list probably followed soon after, ranking the best fitness equipment. This tradition has continued, with the implied message: usethisand exercise willbe yours.And that's part of the problem, says Dr. Lieberman, a professor of Harvard University. There isn't one “best” anything to achieve fitness. Besides, people understand exercise is good for them. Knowledge about exercise still doesn't motivate.Before you can answer why, it helps to look at history. Before the Industrial Revolution, people fetched water and walked up stairs because they had to. But then technology made life and work easier. Exercise has become something that people have to carve out time for. “It's a fundamental instinct to avoid physical activity when it's neither necessary nor rewarding,” he says.It would seem like being healthy would qualify as necessary, but a doctor's prescription to exercise “can make it like taking cod liver oil,” Lieberman says. “Sometimes it works, but more often than not, it doesn't. And it's still coming across as an order, and “not having a heart attack in five years is not an immediate reward,” says Dr. Beth Frates, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.People might not want to exercise because it's never been enjoyable. Most of us probably have memories of gym class, not being picked for a team, or being in a fitness center that's filled with in-shape people. The majority don't feel excited. They feel that exercise isn't for them, but it can be. Coaching people in an empowering and motivating way can work much better than ordering someone to exercise. It starts with an expanded definition of what counts as exercise, and an injection of what's rarely used to describe exercise, but is certainly allowed: namely, fun.12. What does the underlined “this” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. The magazine.B. The tradition.C. The equipment.D. The message.13. What can we infer about technology?A. It improves life quality.B. It saves people's time.C. It drives social progress.D. It makes exercise less likely.14. Why does the author mention “cod liver oil” in paragraph 4?A. To attach importance to health.B. To present a doctor's prescription.C. To explain exercise is considered inessential.D. To introduce the latest medical application.15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Exercise should be made more joyful.B. It's more fun to work out with others.C. We may encounter bad workout experiences.D. Orders work well to motivate people to exercise.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。