湖北省襄阳市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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第一部分

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做题时， 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂

到答题 卡上。

第一节（共

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小题：每小题

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7.5

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听下面

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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. How does the woman feel about the old cartoons?

A. They’re exciting.

B. They’re her favorites.

C. They’re only for very young children.

2. When will the second bus probably leave?

A. At 10:10.

B. At 10:20.

C. At 10:30.

3. Why was the woman worried?

A. The man came back late.

B. The lessons didn’t go well.

C. The woman couldn’t understand the lessons.

4. What will the man do tomorrow afternoon?

A. Go to the dentist.

B. Play a basketball game.

C. Watch a basketball game.

5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Traffic police and driver.

B. Boss and employee.

C. Husband and wife.

第二节（共

15

小题；每小题

1.5

分，满分

22.5

分）

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。

6. Why does the man want to exchange seat?

A. To sit next a window.

B. To sit next to his friend.

C. To take care of the woman.

7. Which seat will the woman take then?

A. 9B.

B. 8A.

C. 7A.

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7

段材料，回答第

8

、

9

题。

8. What kind of party is the woman planning?

A. Her birthday party.

party.

9. What will the woman do next?

A. Help the man.

B. Tell the man what to do.

C. Finish the preparations by herself.

听第

8

段材料，回答第

10

至

12

题。

10. What makes the woman excited?

A. A trip to England.

results.

11. What will the man probably do this summer?

A. Work.

B. study.

C. Travel.

B. A new computer.

C.

Good

exam

B. New Year’s party.

C.

A

company

12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Co-workers.

B. Family members.

C. Classmates.

听第

9

段材 料，回答第

13

至

16

题。

13. Where might the woman come from?

A. China.

B. The UK.

C. America.

14. Where will the speakers go first?

A. Chinatown.

B. Central Park.

C. National History Museum.

15. When is the best time to go to Broadway?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C.

In

the

evening.

16. Where will the speakers have dinner probably?

A. In Harlem.

home.

听第

10

段材料，回答第

17

至

20< /p>

题。

17. What is the website called?

A. .

B. .

C. .

B. In Chinatown.

C.

At

the

woman’s

18. What type of food does the speaker mention?

A. Chinese noodles.

B. Italian rice dishes.

C. American barbecue.

19. How can people find dishes to cook?

A. By pressing the “Shop” button.

B. By typing words in the search bar.

C. By first paying a fee to use the site.

20. What can we learn about the site’s users?

A. They mainly come from America.

B. They sometimes make money from their posts.

C. They always post videos of themselves cooking.

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

、< /p>

B

、

C

和

D

）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项 涂黑。

A

Spending

money

on

a

vacation

may

seem

like

a

luxury

（奢侈品）—

but

occasionally,

you have to

relax yourself. Here’s where to go for a good time at an unbelievable

value.

Captiva Island, Florida

Keep it simple by looking for seashells, or bicycling, jet skiing; you can even

hit

the

tennis

courts.

The

Summer

Getaway

package

offers

a

fourth

night

free

and

rates

from $$209 a night, making the average for a four-night stay $$ 12 and under

eat

breakfast

free.

You

’

ll

get

a

coupon

（优惠券）

book

with

more

than

$$250

in

savings

on resort outlets

（经销店）

, from watersports, island cruises and more.

Reyjavik, Iceland

STA Travel Beats specializes in taking travelers to music festivals around the

globe. It has an eight-day tour, Icelandic Beats, that takes you to the Icelandic

Geothermal spas

（水疗）

, UNESCO world heritage sites, and black sand beaches. End

your vacation at the Secret Solstice Festival on June 18. The tour is $$1,218,not

including airfare.

Malpais, Costa Rica

You

get

daily

surfing

instruction,

sunset

surf

session,

and

yoga

in

the

outdoor,

oceanfront

yoga

studio

in

a

week-long

tour.

As

you

get

mind,

body,

and

spirit

together,

keep

it going with healthy meals

at

the

beachfront restaurant. Prices are $$2,895

for

shared

accommodations,

$$3,095

for

private

accommodations

with

shared

bath,

and

$$3,595

for private accommodations.

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

Waterville

Valley

Resort

is

surrounded

by

100

miles

of

trails

in

the

White

Mountain

National Forest. If you get a Freedom Pass, you can save about $$100 a day during a

six-day tour; the pass enables you daily to have a two-hour mountain bike rental,

unlimited tennis, a round of golf, and a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard rental. Rates

start at $$139 a night.

21. How much is a four-night stay in Captiva Island, Florida?

A. $$366

B. $$471

C. $$627

D. $$836

22. Which of the following offers the longest tour?

A. Reyjavik, Iceland.

B. Malpais, Costa Rica.

C. Captiva Island, Florida.

D. Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.

23. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To advertise four coming events.

B. To encourage people to travel abroad.

C. To introduce famous travelling routes.

D. To recommend places for summer holiday.

B

My

violin

is

like

a

soul

mate

that

whispe

rs

words

of

wisdom

to

me.

Together,

we’ve

gone through both tears and happiness.

About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom.

Many

hours

of

boredom

were

spent

practicing

it.

And

to

make

things

worse,

the

disappointment

in

my

teacher’s

eyes

as

I

played

the

wrong

notes

was

like

an

（隐形的）

hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!

By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa,

wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma. I searched

online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix

Mendelssohn, and listened to it.

A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across

it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the

air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the

air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the

grass

as

all

the

sunshine

disappeared.

I

could

hear

children

crying

and

men

shouting.

It

was

like

an

invisible

claw

had

grabbed

my

heart

tightly,

making

it

unable

to

beat.

That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin - I grabbed mine and

never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without

hesitating,

I

picked

it

up,

rosined

（用松香擦）

the

bow,

and

began

to

play.

Peace

filled

my heart.

My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune

makes it even better; when I

’

m deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away, when

I

’

m walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn

（庄

严的）

tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.

My violin, shall I compare you to a summer’s day?

24. What further contributed to the author's dislike of violin-playing?

A. Orders from mum.

B. Boredom of practice.

C. Loss of passion for violin.

D. Disappointment in the teacher’s eyes.

25. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.

B. The weather actually changed because of the tune.

C. The sudden change made the author's heart unable to beat.

D. The author’s feeling was continuously influenced by the music.

26. Why did the author pick up the violin again?

A. The invisible hammer and claw are gone.

B. The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.

C. A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.

D. He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn’s works.

27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Deep love for music.

B. Musical soul mate

—

violin.

C. An inspiring story of violin.

D. My dislike and like of violin.

C

It’s interesting when you think about how Japan is a nation that appreciates

the virtues of silence and good manners, and yet when it comes to eating noodles,

Japanese people can be the loudest in the world.

According

to

lifestyle

website

,

slurping

when

eating

noodles

is

encouraged in Japanese culture. It’s believed that taking air into your mouth can

enhance the flavor of the noodles,

and that it helps cool down the noodles. It’s

also

considered

to

be

a

way

to

show

appreciation

for

the

dish.

Sometimes,

just

making

the noise alone seems to make the noodles more enjoyable.

It wasn’t until a new expression

-

“noodle

harassment

” ,or “hu

-ha

ra” in

Japanese

-

came

out

last

year

on

social

media

that

Japanese

people

started

to

realize

that the slurping noise is making some foreign visitors uncomfortable.

As

a

response,

Japanese

instant

noodle

maker

Nissin

introduced

a

so- called

noise-canceling

fork

earlier

this

year.

The

fork,

which

looks

like

an

electric

toothbrush, is connected wirelessly to a smartphone. When the person using the fork

starts to slurp, the fork sends a signal to the person’s phone, making it play a

sound to mask the slurping noise.

“The

fork

is

a

solution

to

the

‘noodle

harassment’

issue,

particularly

as

the

number of tourists visiting Japan increases,” said the company, according to

Euro

News

.

But is it really necessary?

Dining traditions do vary. What’s considered to be proper

table manners in one

country is likely to be seen as rude in another. In India, for example, people eat

with

their

hands

because

they

think

in

this

way

they

build

a

connection

with

the

food.

However,

people

who

are

used

to

eating

with

utensils

（餐具）

might

find

it

uncomfortable

to

get

their

hands

covered

with?

oil

and

bits

of

food.

But

this

eating

method

is

part

of India’s culture, just like Japan’s slurping is part of its own.

“

So, if you are eating noodles, whether that's ramen

（拉面）

, udon

（乌冬面）

,

or

soba

（荞麦面）

,

please

slurp,”

wrote

the

reporter

Brian

Ashcraft

on

blog

Kotaku.

“If anyone gets annoyed while you are doing that, pay them no mind because they’re

missing the point entirely.”

28. Which of the following does not contribute to the popularity of slurping?

A. It is helpful to cool down the noodles.

B. It helps to draw other people’s attention.

C. It can strengthen the flavor of the noodles.

D. It is a way to show enjoyment from the noodles.

29. Which of the following best explains “harassment” underlined in P

aragraph 3?

A. Digest.

B. Enjoyment.

C. Annoyance.

D. Embarrassment.

30. Why is the eating method of India mentioned?

A. To inform readers of Indians’ dining habit.

B. To show that Indians are rude about eating.

C. To present similarity between Japan and India.

D. To provide an example of various eating traditions.

31. What is implied according to Brian Ashcraft?

A. It is impolite to ignore other people's anger.

B. Japanese shouldn’t slurp when eating noodles.

C. It is necessary to respect different eating cultures.

D. People cannot understand the pleasure of slurping at all.

D

A

new

study

shows

that

rising

levels

of

planet- warming

gases

may

reduce

important

nutrients in food crops.

Researchers studied the effects of one such gas

—

carbon dioxide

—

on rice. The

researchers grew rice plants in a controlled environment. They set carbon dioxide

levels to what scientists are predicting for our planet by the end of the century.

They found that the resulting rice crops had lower than normal levels of vitamins,

minerals

and

protein.

The

researchers

said

the

effects

of

planet-warming

gases

would

be most severe for the poorest citizens in some of the least developed countries.

These

people

generally

eat

the

most

rice

and

have

the

least

complex

diets,

they

noted.

In

the

experiment,

scientists

grew

18

kinds

of

rice

in

fields

in

China

and

Japan.

They pumped carbon dioxide gas over the plants in an effort to create the atmosphere

of the future. Rice grown under high carbon dioxide conditions had, on average, 13

to 30 percent lower levels of four B vitamins and 10 percent less protein. The crops

also had 8 percent les iron and 5 percent less zinc

（锌）

an rice grown under normal

conditions. However, vitamin E levels increased by about 13 percent on average.

The

results

are

ba

d

news,

“especially

for

the

nutrition

of

the

poorer

population

in less-

developed countries,” said the University of Tokyo’s Kazuhiko Kobayashi,

who helped to write

the

report. That

includes about 600 million

people in Indonesia,

Cambodia,

Myanmar,

Bangladesh,

Laos

and

other

nations,

mainly

in

Southeast

Asia,

the

report said.

One of the scientists is Sam Myers of Harvard University in the American state

of Massachusetts. He said that findings like this are an example of the surprises

climate change create. “

My concern is there are many more surprises to come

,” he

said.

Myers noted that pollution, loss of some species, destruction of forests, and

other human activities are likely to produce unexpected problems. He said that you

cannot completely change all the natural systems that living organisms have grown

to depend on over millions of years without having effects come back to affect our

own health.

The new study suggests a way to lower the nutritional harm of climate change.

One way, Kobayashi said, is grow different forms of rice that have shown to be more

resistant to higher carbon dioxide levels.

32. Which county would be influenced most by planet-warming gases according to the

text?

A. China

Myanmar

33. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?

A. By comparison.

B. By giving examples.

D. By describing a process.

B. Britain

C. America

D.

C. By analyzing causes.

34. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Climate change will be difficult to predict.

B. Climate change will lead to more good effects.

C. Climate change will be harmful to environment.

D. Climate change will cause more unexpected problems.

35. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. Myers said we could change all the natural systems for the sake of our health.

B. The poorest people in all the least developed countries would be influenced

most.

C. The researchers grew 18 kinds of rice in China and Japan in a controlled