湖北省鄂州市2021-2022學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期末試題【含答案】

1、鄂州市20212022學(xué)年度下學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量監(jiān)測高二英語第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. Where does the man want to go?A. The Donghu Park.B. The History Museum.C. The City Library.2. Why is the man moving to New York City?A. To work

2、there.B. To meet new people.C. To live near his friends3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A kind of food.B. Places of interest.C. A trip.4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Patient and doctor.B. Father and daughter.C. Waiter and customer.5. Which color will the woman ch

3、oose?A. Red.B. Purple.C. White.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. What can be known about the woman?A. She has been playing tennis for six years.B. She started playing tennis at an ear

4、ly age.C. She practises in a famous training center.7. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Find an experienced teacher.B. Have a rest from a tight schedule.C. Teach at his training center.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8. What has the woman been doing?A. Singing.B. Sleeping.C. Reading.9. How does the woman fe

5、el about the competition?A. Excited.B. Confident.C. Nervous.10. What would the woman like to do next?A. Chat with her parents.B. Go for a walk.C. Watch TV.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In an office.B. In a lift.C. In a restaurant.12. Why did the man walk up

6、the stairs the other day?A. The lift broke down.B. He wanted to lose weight.C. He wanted to exercise.13. What does the woman think of delivery foods?A. Delicious.B. Unhealthy.C. Expensive.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14. When did the man retire?A. In 2014.B. In 2015.C. In 2020.15. Why did the man choose to volu

7、nteer after retirement?A. To develop a new hobby.B. To find a good way to make money.C. To put his experience and knowledge to use.16. What is the man doing now as a volunteer?A. Being a traffic guide.B. Teaching in local schools.C. Offering food to the homeless.17. Who is the woman?A. A hostess.B.

8、A volunteer.C. A student.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18. When will the headmaster give a speech?A. At 8:45.B. At 9:00.C. At 9:30.19. What can the visitors learn from the exhibition?A. Achievements of the students.B. The equipment of science labs.C. The history of the school.20. What are the teachers and stude

9、nt leaders ready to do?A. Answer guests questions.B. Cook lunch for visitors.C. Perform music together.第二部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AWhat to WatchMy Brilliant FriendThe film, taken from the brilliant fiction of Elena Ferrante, is mainly about two womens

10、 friendship. In the 1970s, Elena marries a professor and publishes a famous novel. Lila is smarter but is forced to skip college and marries a local man. Later, she becomes a single mom working in a terrible factory. Will they ever get along as well as before? Its complicated.Watch it: on HBO and HB

11、O MaxThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 4The film is about how a housewife became a Greenwich Village stand-up comic（喜劇演員）Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) is divorced and trying to find herself in 1960,and her dad (Tony Shalhoub) has become a Village Voice drama critic. We also cant wait for the upcoming gue

12、st stars: Jason Alexander, Kelly Bishop, John Waters, Milo Ventimiglia and Lenny Bruce.Watch it: on Amazon PrimeSuccession, Season 3In the superb show about power struggles in a super-rich family, son Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) has the upper hand over his domineering（專橫的）dad, Logan (Brian Cox, 75),

13、who promises to “go full beast” on his child. New cast members Alexander Skarsgard and Adrien Brody also appeared in the film.Watch it: on NetflixTed Lasso, Season 2If you watch only one show this summer, make it this one, a heartwarming hit comedy. Jason Sudeikis plays a positive American football

14、coach who knows little about soccer but gets hired to coach a soccer team in England. Apple TV + has a first-week-free offer, and if you bought a new iPhone lately, you probably have a years free subscription（訂閱）on it.Watch it: on Apple TV +21. Where can we see My Brilliant Friend?A. On HBO and HBO

15、Max.B. On Amazon Prime.C. On Netflix.D. On Apple TV +.22. What do we know about The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 4?A. It is a comedy.B. It is an inspirational film.C. It is directed by Jason Alexander.D. It is about power struggles.23. Which movie can you enjoy for a first-week-free offer on Apple

16、TV+?A. My Brilliant Friend.B. Succession, Season 3.C. Ted Lasso, Season 2.D. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 4.BThis fall, children in the Eixample area of Barcelona have a new way to get to school on Fridays-they ride their bikes. In September, a group of five children began biking to school with

17、 their parents on Fridays. Soon the group grew to 150 or more. The program is called bike bus.The bike bus begins around 8: 25 every Friday morning. The path it will follow is always posted ahead of time, so everyone knows where to join. The bike bus starts off with just a few students and parents,

18、with more and more joining as it travels along.Most kids ride their bikes, but others ride scooters（滑板車）or use skates. Instead of riding in bike lanes or on sidewalks, the bike bus takes over the entire street. With music playing and bike bells ringing, the bike bus feels like a party.“Being able to

19、 ride with a bunch of kids is a big part of the fun,” says nine-year-old Maria Pitarch. “The best part of the bike bus is that we ride along and pick up my friends and we ride together.”It was possible to bike to school in Eixample before, but it wasnt really safe for kids. There are a few bike lane

20、s, but there are also lots of cars. One of the main roads used by the Eixample bike bus has about 20,000 cars and motorcycles every day. Because these are busy streets, the local police are helping stop traffic by riding in front of the bike bus and behind it.Parents are hoping that the bike bus wil

21、l help change ideas about how people can get around in the city. They want the city to create wider and kid-friendly bike lanes that are separate from car traffic. They point out that the bike bus also helps cut down on pollution.Barcelona isnt the first bike bus ever. The idea has been around for q

22、uite a while. There have been bike buses in Madrid and other parts of in for years.24. What do we know about the bike bus?A. It begins every morning.B. All riders join it by riding a bike.C. It has more than one hundred riders.D. Kids start the ride trip together.25. What does Maria Pitarch think of

23、 the bike bus?A. Interesting.B. Tiring.C. Challenging.D. Boring.26. Who help clear the streets for the bike bus?A. Parents.B. Teachers.C. Students.D. Police.27. What is the main idea of the text?A. Bike bus greatly cuts down the city pollution.B. Eixample kids are taking the “Bike Bus” to school.C.

24、Parents call on the local government to improve the traffic.D. Eixample schools find a safe way to school for the children.CThe world can be a scary place when youre young. It can be even scarier when youre a young little blue penguin（企鵝）,the tiniest of the penguin species. Luckily, there are some h

25、umans willing to help. They stepped in to protect Billy, a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in Christchurch, New Zealand.Spotted on November 29 at the slipway at Moncks Bay, near Sumner, in Christchurch, the little penguin immediately attracted a small crowd. Jeff Mein Smith saw the crowd while

26、 he was bicycling that afternoon, and he biked home to get his camera. When he returned to the scene, he found that the penguin had received a little sign, one that read, “Hi, Im waiting for my mum to come back (Department of Conservation) knows Im here. Please leave me alone. Keep your dogs away. T

27、hanks, Billy the baby blue penguin.”Billy didnt move away from the sign. The DOC arrived later that afternoon to pick up Billy, though they were surprised to see it on the beach. “Its unusual for a blue penguin to be out in the open on the beach during the day,” Anita Spencer, a DOC senior ranger（巡邏

28、隊）, told Stuff.Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Center after being brought back from the beach. Volunteers believe the bird may actually be a female penguin, and is around 2 months old. The chick weighs merely 550 grams, less than a standard basketball. A blue penguin shoul

29、d weigh around 900 grams at this age. Most little penguins grow up to weigh 1 kilogram.The center will help the little penguin gain some weight by feeding it with fish juice, before its set free into the ocean.28. Who is Billy?A. A penguin.B. A fish.C. A dog.D. A ranger.29. What can be inferred from

30、 the text?A. Billy is a male penguin.B. Jeff will take care of Billy.C. Billy weighs more at its age.D. Some dogs probably chased Billy initially.30. How did the DOC feel about Billy appearing on the beach?A. Disappointed.B. Unexpected.C. Regretful.D. Frightened.31. What will happen to Billy at last

31、?A. It will be studied by scientists.B. It will live in DOC.C. It will come back to the ocean.D. It will stay in a zoo.DBeethoven, one of the worlds most-loved composers, is famous for his nine symphonies（交響曲）Before he died, he began a new symphony, but never finished it. Computer scientists and mus

32、icians have now used artificial intelligence to finish his 10th Symphony.Beethoven wrote many famous pieces of music, but hes probably best known for his nine symphonies. When Beethoven died in 1827, he had some ideas for a 10th Symphony. But all he left behind were some notes about the piece and a

33、few “sketches”（草稿） short bits of written music.In 2019, a special team of musicians, computer scientists and historians was formed. Their goal: to try to complete Beethovens 10th Symphony to celebrate his 250th birthday.The team didnt just want to complete the symphony. They wanted to come as close

34、as possible to producing the symphony that Beethoven meant to write. Thats where deep learning came in.To fulfill the task, the team trained an AI to help with the symphony. They turned every piece of music that Beethoven ever wrote into a form the computer could understand.By feeding the program al

35、l of Beethovens music, the AI could look for patterns in the way Beethoven wrote. This included, for example, how he re-used simple melodies（曲調(diào)）all through a piece to create a theme, or how he moved between different parts of the symphony.Finally, the AI had the challenge of trying to connect the li

36、ttle musical bits into a symphony. It took over two years, but the team was able to complete Beethovens 10th Symphony. Not simply a melody,but40 minutes of music for a full orchestra（管弦樂隊）.So Beethoven now has a 10th Symphony. And though Beethoven didnt write it all, we feel sure that the music is v

37、ery much like what he might have written, if hed had the chance.32. What is the aim of the team?A. To create a new type of musical AI.B. To carry forward Beethovens symphonies.C. To complete Beethovens 10th Symphony.D. To study the value of Beethovens 10th Symphony.33. Which of the following can rep

38、lace the underlined word “fulfil” in paragraph 5?A. Assign.B. Complete.C. Explain.D. Analyze.34. What does the author agree with?A. The team has done a good job.B. The AI will be widely acknowledged.C. The 10th Symphony is a simple melody.D. Beethoven is satisfied with the 10th Symphony.35. What can

39、 be a suitable title for the text?A. AI and Music: Servant Rather Than MasterB. Beethoven and Al: the Battle of the SuperhumansC .Musicians Succeeded in the Study of SymphoniesD. A Team Used AI to Help Finish Beethovens 10th Symphony第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

40、The Guide to Winter Activities in the White MountainsThe weather in the White Mountains can be unpredictable, especially during the winter months. Its common for the temperature to drop below zero or for a snowstorm to occur in the White Mountains. 36 !Catch a show or a filmBarnZs Cinema is the loca

41、l movie theater in Lincoln. Home to four screens, this hometown favorite plays all the latest and greatest movies from Hollywood. Pack the kids in the car and head to the cinema for an afternoon of movies and popcorn. 37 Itching to burn some calories, but not looking forward to the cold? Head to Liv

42、e a Little Fitness, a full-service fitness studio with a kids play ce. Youll find daily group fitness classes, like Pilates, kickboxing, Vinyasa Flow Yoga and more. Theres even a special Beer Yoga class held at the Woodstock Inn Brewery. 38 .It is a giant interactive room where kids can run around a

43、nd jump to their delight.Play a game 39 . The family-friendly game room is like a blast（狂歡）from the past. Youll find football, a pool table, air hockey and more. Kids and adults of all ages will have much fun here. Get creativeBreak out the paints and get creative at Fired on the Mountain, which is

44、owned and operated by two local women. 40 .You can choose painting your own pottery that is kid-friendly or tons of special art classes. The paint and material used in the studio are all non-toxic（無毒）and washed off easily with a little water.A. Burn some caloriesB. Warm up from the inside outC. Than

45、kfully, even if the weather turns, you can still have funD. For the kids, there is a Kids Play Zone that they really loveE. Send the kids to the Game Room and enjoy a little peace and quietF. This art and pottery studio is a great place to spend a cold day insideG. No worries, the expert staff will

46、teach everything you need to know第三部分 語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。In the United States, Christmas is a very important day. Many needy families are seeking assistance every year on the occasion of Christmas so they can get 41 toys and gifts for their

47、children. And the charities and organizations come forward to 42 those poor families and bring joy to the poor children. Every year many free gifts and toys are indeed 43 . This is very kind and 44 work for poor families as well as for children. Here is a family who have been 45 their love on this s

48、pecial day.Three decades ago, Norah Wilkinson started a Christmas 46 that her family is keeping alive five years after her 47 . It all came from the 48 grandmothers simple motto（座右銘）, “Its nice to be nice.” Back in 1990, this 49 led her to start spending 10 a year on presents for children whod 50 ha

49、ve nothing to open on Christmas day, according to The Mirror.Although Norah passed away five years ago, at the great age of 92, her grandchildren wanted to 51 up the tradition. So Norahs seven children and their children have managed to 52 an amazing 250,000 worth of gifts that will be handed out to

50、 more than 5,000 families for Christmas.This year, more than ever, many families are 53 to put food on the table. Yet, thanks to the generous strangers and this hard-working and caring family, thousands of children will soon have a smile on their face.The work of the grandchildren and their parents

51、is totally 54 and its wonderful to see how much of an inspiration from a grandmother can be in life and death, and how a simple desire to be kind can snowball into a 55 to help thousands.41. A. cheapB. preciousC. freeD. great42. A. inquireB. helpC. chooseD. dismiss43. A. put awayB. thrown awayC. ren

52、ted outD. given out44. A. wonderfulB. difficultC. absurdD. uniform45. A. checkingB. notingC. calculatingD. devoting46. A. partyB. traditionC. conflictD. consultation47. A. deathB. illnessC. abuseD. participation48. A. giftedB. lovingC. strictD. unsuspecting49. A. courageB. greedC. kindnessD. curiosi

53、ty50. A. graduallyB. thusC. otherwiseD. sincerely51. A. breakB. setC. giveD. keep52. A. gatherB. spreadC. sellD. withdraw53. A. strugglingB. determiningC. hesitatingD. learning54. A. professionalB. admirableC. decentD. normal55. A. tripB. planC. battleD. campaign第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入

54、1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Walking is great for weight loss, but the benefits go far beyond from higher energy and better mood to stress relief, creativity boost, and more. Whether youre just having a down day or a down life, taking 56 walk can lift your mood especially when you go outdoors.Money for a gym

55、membership, home exercise 57 (equip), workout clothes and shoes 58 (add) up a lot. But it doesnt have to. Walking requires 59 (absolute) nothing but still provides great health benefits. And 60 it can save is not only on things, but also on healthcare. Those who exercised regularly saved much money

56、when it came to healthcare costs compared to those not meeting the minimum weekly exercise requirements.Sleeping a solid eight hours a day 61 (be) one of the most important 62 (thing) you can do for your health. But sometimes thats easier 63 (say) than to do. Thankfully, a fast walk may be all you n

57、eed. People who exercise regularly, including walking, fall asleep more quickly, sleep 64 (long), and have better quality sleep. Walking is also good for your brain. When you walk, your foots impact 65 the ground sends pressure waves through the arteries（動脈）that increase blood flow to the brain.第四部分

58、 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié) （滿分15分）假定你是李華，一個月前你在一家電腦專賣店買了一臺電腦，僅用了三天就出現(xiàn)了各種問題。請你就此事給該店經(jīng)理寫封郵件投訴，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹購物的情況：2.反映存在的問題；3.提出解決的方案注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Once upon a time, there was a kingdom where there lived a king who only had one leg and one eye. But h

59、is skill, intelligence and generosity made him a competent ruler. As a result, the people in his kingdom lived a joyful and healthy life under his rule. Then, one day while the King was walking in his palace, he noticed the portraits（肖像）of his ancestors along the hallway. The paintings of his ancest

60、ors rked（觸發(fā)）a thought in the Kings mind. He thought that his children would walk the same hallway one day and remember all the ancestors through these portraits.So the King sent an invitation to all the painters from across the kingdoms to his court. He announced that he wanted a beautiful portrait