湖北省襄阳市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

湖北省2019-2020学年高二上学期期末英语试题本试卷第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至9页，第II卷10至12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Howdoesthewomanfeeltowardstheconcert?A.Disappointed.B.Interested.C.Excited.2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkismostimportant?A.Thecourses.B.Theequipment.C.Theteachers.3.Whatdoyouknowabouttheman?A.Helikestohelpothers.B.Heisadoctor.C.Heissickinhospital.4.Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inthelibrary.B.Inthebookstore.C.Inthepost-office.5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheman’scat?A.Itisclever.B.Itisfoolish.C.Itisthesameasothercats.听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6.Howfarisitfromthegirl’shousetotheschool?A.6kilometers.B.About5to6kilometers.C.5milometers.7.WhendoesthegirlprobablygethomefromschoolonFriday?A.Between1:00and2:00.B.Between2:00and3:00.C.Between3:00and4:00.8.Wheredotheyeatlunch?A.Inthediningroom.B.Intherestaurant.C.Intheclassroom.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Goodfriends.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.10.Whatdidtheboyoftendoatschool?A.Hewasoftenlateforschool.B.Heoftenfellasleepinclass.C.Heoftenstayedafterclass.11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theboypreferstogooutandwork.B.Theboyhasneithermuchinterestinschoolnorinwork.C.Theboyisdiscouragedbecausehehasn’tpassedtheexam.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Howmanydayswillthemanandwomanbefreefromwork?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.13.WhataretheygoingtodoinNewYork?A.Toplaygames.B.Toseeafamousfilm.C.Tovisitmuseums,parksandanywheretheylike.14.Whoisgoingtodrive?A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Bothofthem.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Whatdoesthemanintendtodo?A.Organizeagroup.B.Changehisjob.C.Beavolunteer.16.Whatistheman?A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.17.Whatcanthemangetfromthejob?A.Highpay.B.Collegecredits.C.Practicalexperience.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Organizingacompetition.B.ReportingfromCincinnati.C.Leavingavoicemessage.19.Whowonthecompetition?A.AllanKninte.B.AliceClarke.C.AlexBaker.20.WhatcanweinferfromAlex’swords?A.Hehadabigstomach.B.Hedidn’tbelievehiswife.C.Hewouldn’thaveanythingforsupper.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARecentyears,somenewwordshaveestablishedthemselvesintheEnglishlanguage,andarepartofthecurrent,activevocabularyofAmerica,andthatiswhyMerriam-Websterrecentlyaddedmorethan250newwordstoitsonlinedictionary,coveringchangesinfieldsfromlifestyletopoliticsandfrombusinesstotechnology.Let’stakealookatthreeofthedictionary’snewentries.FroyoWhileicecreamhasbeenaroundformorethan100years,froyo–orfrozenyogurt–isfairlynew.Eventhoughitwasfirstinventedbackinthe1970s,itonlystartedtogainpopularityrecently,whichiswhytheshorterversion“froyo”isenteringpeople’sdailyvocabulary.Comparedtoicecream,themainsellingpointoffroyoisthatit’shealthier.Ittakesawaypeople’sguiltwhilestillallowingthemtohavethesatisfactionofeatingsomethingsweetattheendofameal.WordsaladItwasfirstusedtorefertoaseriesofwordssaidbypeoplewithmentalillness.Justlikethevegetablesinasaladbowl,eachwordmakesperfectsensebyitself,butwhenputtogether,theybecomehardtounderstand.“Dogsmoonpurplemonkeydishwasher”,forexample.Nowthephraseismoreoftenusedtorefertothewordsofapolitician,althoughthisreferstothespeaker’slogicratherthantheirmentalstate.USPresidentDonaldTrump’sinterviewsareoftenreferredtoaswordsalad.TrollTheoriginalmeaningof“troll”isafictionalcreaturethatishuge,uglyandangryandlivesinplaceslikecaves.Nowit’salsousedtorefertothekindofInternetuserwhodeliberatelypostsoffensivecommentstohurtotherpeople.Otherphrasesandusagehavealsobeeninventedfrom“troll”,including“Internettrolling”–theactofpostingunfriendlyremarksonline,and“beingtrolled”–whichmeanstofallvictimtoatroll.21.Whyisfroyopopularwithpeoplerecently?A.Itisanewformoficecream.B.Itservesasahealthierdessert.C.Itismuchtastierthanicecream.D.Itprovidesasenseofsatisfaction.22.Whatdoeswordsaladmainlyrefertonow?A.Arecipeforvegetablesalad.B.Wordswithoutmakinganysense.C.Illogicalwordsbyapolitician.D.Wordsbymentallydisturbedpeople.23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowthenecessityoflearningnewwords.B.TopresentrecentchangesinEnglishlanguage.C.Toexplainwhynewwordsareaddedtodictionary.D.TointroducesomenewentriesofMerriam-Webster.BIfyou’veevervisitedLondon,it’slikelythatyou’veheardtheloudchimes（鸣响）ofBigBen,the157-year-oldclockbelloftheUK’sHousesofParliament（议会）.ButonAug21,theworld’smostfamousbellfellsilent.ThisisbecausethePalaceofWestminster’sElizabethTower,whichhousesBigBen,needstoberepaired.Theworkerswho’llcarryouttherepairsdon’twanttheirearstobedamagedbythesoundsofthehugebell,reportedBBCNews.BigBenwon’tringagainregularlyuntil2021.There’sbeenquiteanemotionalresponsetothemove.SeveralmembersofparliamentgatheredinfrontoftheHousesofParliamenttohearthebell’slastregularchimeforfouryears.Afewevenshedtears,asiftheywereattendingafriend’sfuneral.ButanumberofpoliticiansareangryaboutthelengthysilencingofBigBen,callingitasymbolofBritain,accordingtoAB