三湘名校教育聯(lián)盟五市十校教研教改共同體2021年下學(xué)期高二期中考試英語試題全卷滿分150分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在本試卷和答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如有改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案；回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。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(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15B.￡9.18C.￡9.15答案是C。1.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.At6p.m.B.At8:30p.m.C.At2p.m.2.Whatisthewomanwearing?A.Askirt.B.Jeans.C.Adress.3.Whatdidthewomando?A.Sheboughtanewcup.B.Sheborrowedatoy.C.Shebrokethecup.4Howdoesthemanfeelnow?A.Happy.B.Disappointed.C.Confident.5.Howmanyapplesdothewomanhave?A.10.B.15.C.12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(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthesofa?A.Itscolor.B.Itssize.C.Itsdesign.7.Whydon’ttheybuythesofaimmediately?A.It’stooexpensive.B.It’snotavailable.C.It’snotcomfortable.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whatwasthemandoingjusnow?A.Studyingthesolarsystem.B.Watchingamovie.C.Listeningtoasong.9.Whatdothespeakersagreeabout?A.Theclevernessofaliens.B.Theappearanceofaliens,CTheexistenceofaliens.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Interviewerandinterviewee.11.Whatistheboyinterestedin?A.Designing.B.Farming.C.Engineering.12.Wherewillthespeakersprobablygothisweekend?A.Toauniversity.B.Toazoo.C.Tothecountryside.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.HowdoesNancylooktoDaniel?A.Confused.B.Anxious.C.Excited.14.WhydoesDanielmentionhisperformanceinaplay?A.TocomfortNancy.B.Toexpresshisregret.C.Toshowhispride.15.WhatisNancygoingtodonextweek?ATakeaschooltest.B.Goinforacompetition.C.Haveacheck-up.16.WhatdoesDanieloffertodoforNancy?A.Rewriteherlines.B.Drivehertothetheatre.C.Helpherwiththepractice.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whowouldliketomakesmalltalkaccordingtothespeaker?A.Strangers.B.Relatives.C.Visitors.18.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?A.Toexpressopinions.B.Toavoidarguments.C.Toshowfriendliness.19.Whichofthefollowingisafrequenttopicinsmalltalk?A.Politics.B.Movies.C.Salaries.20.Whatdoesthespeakerrecommendattheendofhislecture?A.Askingopenendedquestions.B.Feelingfreetochangetopics.C.Makingsmalltalkinteresting.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。APeoplearealwayslullofimaginationaboutthedeepandmysterioussea,however,thewatersknownastheseaarenotalltheendlessseasaswethink,ormaybebeautifulormagnificentlakes.AralSeaTheAralSeaisaninlandlakethatliestothenorthofUzbekistanandtothesouthofKazkhstan.Itsnameliterally(按字面)means“theseaofisland.”intheTurkiclanguage.Thus,itsnamereferstothemanyislandsthatdotteditinthepast.AlthoughtheAralSeaoccupiedavastareaofabout68,000squarekmforalongperiodoftime,butit’sbelievedtobelessthan10%ofitsoriginalsite.CaspianSeaTheCaspianSeanisalsoaninlandlake.Oftenregardedasthelargestlakeintheworld,theCaspianSeaislocatedbetweenthecontinentsofAsiaandEurope.TheCaspianSeaisanenclosedwaterbody,itiscalled“sea”probablybecauseofitsmassivesizeof371,000squarekmanditssaltiness.SaltonSeaLocatedinCalifornia,US,theSaltonSeaisariftlakethatissalineinnature.Severalrivers,creeks,agriculturalrunoffs,anddrainagesystemsfeedthislake.TheSaltonSeaencompasses(包括)anareaof890squarekmmakingitthelargestlakeinCalifornia.SeaofGalileeTheSeaofGalileeisafreshwaterlakewith“sea”initsname.Itoccupiesanareaof166.7squarekminIsrael.Itisthesecond-lowestlakeintheworldaftertheDeadSeawiththesurfaceelevationrangingfrom705ftto686ftbelowsealevel.TheJordanRiveristheprimarysourceofwaterfortheSeaofGalilee.Undergroundspringsalsofeedwatertothelake.1.Whichofthefouristhesecondbiggestintheworld?A.AralSea. B.CaspianSea.C.SaltonSea. D.SeaofGalilee.2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheAralSeabelongstoTurkey.B.TheCaspianSeaisthebiggestinlandlakeintheworld.C.TheSaltonSeaisthebiggestfreshwaterlakeinCalifornia.D.TheSeaofGalileeisthesecondlargestlakeintheworld.3.Wherecanthetextbefound?A.Inahistorybook. B.Inanovel.C.Inabiography. D.Inageographymagazine.BTheSwedishAcademyannouncedonThursday,7OctoberthattheNobelPrizeinLiterature2021isawardedtoAbdulrazakGurnah.The73-year-oldauthorof10novelsincludingwell-renownedworkssuchasParadiseandDesertion,received10millionSwedishcrowns.Aftergettingtheaward,Gurnahnotonlysaidhewasgratefultotheacademybutadded,“It’sjustgreat—it’sjustabigprize,andsuchahugelistofwonderfulwriters—Iamstilltakingitin...IreallyhadtowaituntilIhearditannouncedbeforeIcouldbelieveit.”Bornin1948,GurnahmainlygrewupontheislandofZanzibarintheIndianOcean.GurnahwasforcedtoleavehisfarmilyandhiscountryinDecember1963justbecausehebelongedtothevictimized(受害的)ethnicgroup,ThenhearrivedinEnglandasarefugee(難民)attheendofthe1960s,Untilhisrecentretirement,hehasbeentheProfessorofEnglishLiteratureattheUniversityofKentinCanterburyandhemainlyfocusedonwritersincludingWoleSoyinkaandSalmanRushdie.Intotalhehaspublished10novelsalongwithshortstories.TheRoyalAcademyhasnotedthatthethemeoftherefugee’ssufferingrunsthroughoutGurnah’swork.WhileSwahiliwashisfirstlanguage,Englishbecamehistoolforliterature.HisfirstnovelwasMemoryofDeparturein1987anditisaboutthefaileduprisingintheAfricancontinent.Hissecondwork.PilgrimsWaywaspublishedin1988inwhichthenewestNobelwinnerexploredthevariousrealityoflifeinexile.HisthirdnovelwasDottiein1990whichisaportraitofaBlackwomanwithimmigrantbackground.HisotherworksincludeParadisein1994.AdmiringSilencein1996,GravelHeartin2017.HislatestnovelisAfterliveswhichwaspublishedin2020andittakesupwhereParadiseends.“IjustwanttowriteastrustfullyasIcan,withouttryingtosaysomethingnoble,”hesaid.4.HowdidGurnahfeelwhenhereceivedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature2021?A.Surprised. B.Confident.C.Worried. D.Doubtful.5.WhatisGurah’sworkmainlyabout?A.Therefugee’smiserablelife. B.TheuprisinglifeinEngland.C.Theroughroadtowriting. D.TheFriendshipwithotherwriters.6.WhichnovelisconnectedwithParadisemost?A.AdmiringSilence. B.Dottie.C.Afterlives. D.GravelHeart.7.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Gurah’swritingcareerandhisfamousnovels.B.Gurah’stoughlifeexperienceasarefugee.C.Gurah’scontributiontotheliteratureworld.D.Gurah’swinningtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.CIfyoulookaroundyourcity,youmightspotgirlswearinghanfuinsubwaysorpeoplewearingT-shirtswithChinesecharactersonthestreets.AnewtrendistakingholdinChina—guochao,or“China-chic”.ItmeanstheriseofChina’snativefashiontrends.Ithasexpandedtheconceptof“MadeinChina”,whichhasbeenrecognizedastherepresentationofChinesecultureofferedbyhomegrownChinesebrands.Chinachiccameintothespotlightin2018.Duringthe2018NewYorkFashionWeek,Li-NingintroduceditsTaoism-inspiredWuDaocollection.Thecollectionnotonlyhadafashionablelook,butalsoincludedelementsoftraditionalChineseculture.Itimmediatelyobtainedattentionathomeandabroad.Asaresult,thecompanyrecorded20percentincomegrowthin2018,markingthefirsttimethebrandhadhitthe10-billion-yuanmarksinceitsfounding.Sincethen,thetrendtohughomebrandshasspreadrapidlytovarioussectors(領(lǐng)域)andproducts,fromfoodanddrinkstoclothing,mobilephonesandelectricvehicles.Forexample,WhiteRabbit,whosesweetcandybringsbackchildhoodmemoriesformany,launcheditsmilk,cosmetics(化妝品)andsoon.“WewantWhiteRabbittobeabrandthatyoungpeoplewanttoshare,”saidShenQinfeng,thecompany’smarketingmanager.ThisMarch,severalWesternbrandsrefusedtouseXinjiangcotton.Toshownationalprideandculturalconfidence,the“IsupportXinjiangcotton”campaignspreadacrossthecountry,ManyChineseturnedtoChinesehomebrandsthatsupportXinjiangcotton,likeLi-NingandAnta.Nomatterhowtheguochaotrendchanges,there’sonethingthatwon’tchange;Behindthestoryispeople’spositiveattitudetowardthecountry’sdevelopmentandtheirrecognitionofandgrowingconfidenceinnationalculture.8.WhatisChina-chicaccordingtothetext?A.IncreaseinChinesecultureinfashion.B.YoungChinesepeople’spreferenceforancientculture.C.TheinternationalpopularityofproductsmadeinChina.D.ThegrowingroleofChinesehomebrandsindevelopingeconomy.9.WhydidLi-Ninggetsomuchattentionduringthe2018NewYorkFashionWeek?A.Ittooktheleadintheworldmarket.B.ItadoptedWesterndesigninitssportswear.C.ItsproductshadatrendylookwithChineseelements.D.Itsincomehitthe10-billionyuanmarkthatyear.10.WhatdidWhiteRabbitdotowinoveryoungbuyers?A.Itupgradeditspackaging.B.Itexpandedintootherfields.C.Itincreasedthevarietyofitscandies.D.Iusedchildhoodmemoriesinadvertisements.11.Whatdoes“IsupportXinijiangcotton”campaigntrytoshow?A.ChineseproductsarebetterthanWesternones.B.Cheapandqualitynativematerialsaremorepopular.C.Chinesehomebrandsarefacingabigproblem.D.Chinesepeople’sculturalconfidencedrivestheguochaotrend.DLaughterissoimportanttohumansthatpeoplecanrecognizeit,eveniftheybelongtoadifferentcultureorspeakadifferentlanguage.Humansalsothinkoflaughterasawaytoconnectandbond.Whataboutotheranimals?Scientistsarestudyingifanimalslaughtofindoutifthereisaconnectionbetweenlaughingandplaying.Theworkwon’tjusthelpusunderstandanimalsbetter,butitcouldalsohelpusunderstandhowhumanschangedovertimetolaughthewaywedonow.SashaWinkler,agraduatestudentatUCLA,workswithsmallmonkeys.Thesemonkeyswouldplaytogetherbychasingeachother.Oneday,Winklernoticedasoundtheanimalsmadeduringtheplay.Themonkeyssoundedliketheywereoutofbreath.Then,Winklerreadandreviewedresearchwrittenbyotherscientistsstudyinganimals.Andhefoundoutthatmanyanimalslaughsothattheirplaypartnerknowstheyarehavingfun.Thisisimportantbecauseanimalplaycansometimeslooklikefighting.Duringtheplay,someanimalsalsomakea“playface”,givinganexpressionlikeasmiletoshowthattheyarehappy.Butanimallaughsarenotquitethesameashumanlaughs.Whencomparedtohumanlaughs,animallaughtercansoundverydifferent.Whensomebirdsplay,theymakeapurring(低鳴)sound.Humansmayhavestartedoffpantinglikesomemonkeysdo,butovertimelaughterbecamethesoundsweusetoday.Onebigdifferencebetweenhumanlaughsandanimallaughsisthathumanslaughmuchmoreloudly.Mostsoundsanimalsmakeduringplayareveryquietsotheycanonlybeheardbytheanimaltheyareplayingwith.Butforhumans,loudlaughterisasignthatwe’repartofagroup.It’sreallyfascinatingthatsomanyanimalsusesoundsduringplay.Andthosesoundsareforreasonssimilartowhyhumansmakesounds.12.What’sthemainfunctionofparagraph1?A.Toarousethereaders’interest. B.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.C.Tosummarizethewholetext. D.Tostatewhypeoplelaugh.13.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestudyonanimals’laughing?A.Dull. B.Meaningful.C.Difficult. D.Expensive.14.Whatcanbeinferredinparagraph2?A.Theanimalscanlaughwhentheyarefighting.B.Theanimalsmayhavefightwhenplayingtogether.CTheanimalsmakedifferentkindsof“playface”duringtheplay.D.Theanimalswillbeoutofbreathinchasingeachother.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“panting”meaninparagraph3?A.Playinghappily. B.Smilingslightly.C.Breathingquickly. D.Laughingloudly.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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。CinemasmaycompletelydisappearintheWest.Everyyear,fewerpeoplearegoingtothecinema.____16____It’sthesamestoryintheUS.CanadaandAustralia.____17____Highpricesareonereason.Aticketcancostaround￡16inLondon.Butit’snotonlythetickets:pricesofsnacksincinemasareoftendoublethoseinanormalshop,Manypeoplecan’taffordtogotothecinema.___18___WiththeriseofTVandfilmstreamingservicesathome,therearealotmorechoicesthanatthecinema.TheUK’stopstreamingserviceoffersover5,000filmsandTVshowstoitscustomers,allforthecheappriceof￡8amonth.Itusedtobethatonlycinemascouldofferahighqualityfilmexperienceonabigscreen,butthat’schanged.___19___Manyevenhave“surroundsound”intheirlivingrooms,wheresoundsareplayedallaroundhome.Andathomefanscansitinacomfortableseatandeatyourowncheapsnacks.Inaddition,fanscanreallyconcentrateonafilmbywatchingitathome.Atcinema,somepeopletalkloudlyaboutthecastandgiveawaytheplot.Evenworse,littlekidsraceupanddown,cryingandlaughing.____20____Inaword,socialtrendshavechangedmoviegoinghabits,ashavenewformsofcompetitionfromothermedia.A.MostpeoplenowhavealargeHDIV.B.Athome,theseproblemsdon’texist.C.Nowadays,only165millionticketsaresoldintheUK.D.It’scertainthattherewillbenocinemasintheWestinthefuture.E.Insteadofanightout,fansarechoosingtowatchfilmsathome.F.Peoplecan’tenjoysurroundsoundwhenwatchingfilmsathome.G.Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplehavestoppedgoingtothecinema.第三部分語言運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Itwasthelastdayofthemonth-longsummercamp.Allthecampleadersandvolunteerswerepreparingforthegreatwrap-up(總結(jié))eventthatevening.Thedirectorcametome,____21____measmallbroom(掃帚)andaskedmetosweepthegym.Alone,Iputonascheerfula____22____asIcouldandbegantosweep.Thewholesituationfeltso____23____.Iwasn’treallyhappythen.Icouldhearthesoundsofpeopletalking,____24____,andgenerallyhavingagreattimeoutside.Duringabreakbetween____25____,Inoticedthesamedirectorworkedaloneaswell.Hewas____26____movingthespeakersandcleaningthestageatthefrontofthegym.Hedidn’tseem____27____aboutwhathewasdoing,butInotedthecalmnessandjoyinhiseyesashewentabouthiswork.I____28____himsecretlyforthenexttenminutes.MybroomandIweremakingslowbutsureprogressacrossthegym.Slowly,my____29____andbitternessleftmyheart,andinitsplace______30______anappreciationforwhatIsawinthedirector,andwhyhehadaskedmetocompletethisjob.Beingagoodleaderdoesn’t______31______gettingtodoallthefunthingsallthetime,butdoingthingsonedoesn’treallyenjoywithacheerfulsmile.I______32______thatwasn’tthewayIhadledmyteamsthroughoutthesummer.Ipassedthedirectoronmywaytothegarbagebin.He______33______andsmiledatme“Thanks,Odelia.”Henoddedasifacknowledgingthesmall______34______Ihadmade.IforgotwhatIsaidinreturn.ButwhatIwanttosaytohimis,“Thankyouforteachingand______35______mewhatbeingagoodleaderlookslike.”21.A.sent B.handed C.delivered D.presented22.A.face B.mind C.gesture D.condition23.A.strange B.interesting C.unfair D.funny24.A.crying B.reading C.discussing D.laughing25.A.talks B.sweeps C.performances D.plays26.A.quietly B.angrily C.finally D.particularly27.A.disappointed B.puzzled C.bored D.excited28.A.smiled B.watched C.admired D.praised29.A.warmth B.surprise C.unhappiness D.regret30.A.grew B.made C.took D.remained31.A.enjoy B.include C.mean D.appreciate32.A.remembered B.realized C.added D.warned33.A.stoodup B.jumpedup C.wentup D.lookedup34.A.memory B.fortune C.mistake D.sacrifice35.A.showing B.explaining C.offering D.telling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1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Whoinventedtheteabag?OnepopularlegendsaysNewYorkteatraderThomasSullivaninvented____36____in1908.Theteabagwasabag____37____(contain)asmallquantityoftealeaveswithwhichtobrewasinglecup(沏茶).Sullivanbeganmarketingteabagsaround1908.Heshipped____38____(variety)teabagsallovertheworld.Onedayhedecidedtosendsamplestohis____39____(customer)insmall,hand-sewnsilkbagsinsteadofsealingtheteainexpensivetins.Hethoughttheywouldremovethetealeavesfromthebagstobrewtea,____40____theydidn’t.Someofthem____41____(simple)pouredboilingwateroverthebags.Whenthey____42____(write)toSullivanthatthesilkwastoowaterprooftobrewgoodtea,heswitchedtomoreporousgauze(多孔紗布)bags.Morepeoplewereinterested____43____buyingSullivan’snewteabags.Individualteabagsbecamemorepopularduringthe1920s,whenmachines____44____(invent)tomakeandpackthemcommercially._____45_____Sullivanmaynothaveinventedteabags,hissuccessfulmarketingofanideahasputindividualteabagsinnearlyeverykitcheninAmerica.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)46.假如你是李華，你校乒乓球俱樂部將舉行活動，想邀請英國交換生Amy參加?，F(xiàn)請你給她寫一封郵件，包括以下內(nèi)容：1.活動的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；2.活動的內(nèi)容；3.邀請參加。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。第二節(jié)(滿分25分)47.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。Atelevenyearsold,mymainconcernwasmoney.WherecouldIgetit?HowmuchdidIneedtobuythenewmust-havethingmyclassmateseitherhadorwaned?Iwenttomymom.“Mom,Ineedmoremoney,”Isaid,leaningagainstthekitchencounterwhileshecookeddinner.“Youthinkyouneedajob?”Momaskedwithasmile.Thenextday,shehadananswer.“Yourgrandmotherwillpayyoutohelpherdeliverluncheachdaytotheelderly.”Yes!Ipumped(揮舞)myfistintotheair.When