2019-2020学年湖北省黄冈市蕲春县高二（下）期中英语试卷

2019-2020学年湖北省黄冈市蕲春县高二（下）期中英语试卷

‎2019-2020学年湖北省黄冈市蕲春县高二（下）期中英语试卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎1.     2 Killed in Knife Attack in French Town Under Lockdown     In what was described as a potential terrorist attack,  a knife﹣wielding man killed two people and wounded five others on Saturday morning in a town in southern France with only a few shops open under a national lockdown to prevent the coronavirus pandemic（新冠肺炎）．     The attacks took place about 11 a．m． local time outside a bakery and other shops． Witnesses said that the suspect yelled,  "Allahu akbar!'' as he lunged at his victims,  according to France Bleu． The assailant（行凶者） randomly attacked bystanders on the street,  first cutting the throat of a man in his 40s in front of his companion and his son,  in the center of Romans﹣sur﹣Isère,  just south of Lyon,  according to the French authorities and news media．     He then attacked two workers and a customer inside a tobacco store before heading to a butcher's shop． The suspect,  a 33﹣year﹣old man of Sudanese origin,  was arrested by the police as he was "found on his knees on the sidewalk while praying in Arabic, " said the country's antiterrorism（反恐怖主义） prosecutor's office,  which is handling the investigation into the attack． At the man's home,  investigators found religious writings in which the author complained of living in a "country of infidels（没有信仰的）, " the prosecutors said in a statement．     The suspect ﹣ who the French news media said was an asylum﹣seeker（避难者） from Sudan ﹣ was not immediately identified by name． President Emmanuel Macron vowed that "light would be shed on this odious（可憎的） act which casts a shadow on our country,  which has already been severely tested in recent weeks．" ‎ ‎（1）Where does the attacker come from？________‎ A. Saudi Arabia B. Iraq C. France D. Sudan．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（2）The first victim was accompanied with________ when he was attacked．‎ A. his companion B. his son C. his wife and his son D. none． ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（3）Which of the following statements is Not True according the passage？________‎ A. The suspect was an infidel man．‎ B. The attack was in the street．‎ C. The suspect's name wasn't known to the French new media at first．‎ D. President Emmanuel Macron cared much about the case and promised to make it clear．．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎2.     I watched my Dad close the door． It was a really cold night in dead silence and I was all alone at home． My parents left because they had been running fever for several days and they were showing other symptoms of COVID﹣19． It was the 9th day of Wuhan lockdown starting on January 23．     The virus we now know as COVID﹣19 is somehow fearsome partly because it does not discriminate（区别对待） in choosing who it infects． But that is only partly true． All the evidence suggest that it can be merciless to older people,  so I was wondering whether my parents would ________ and whether we would ever take family photos,  which my parents and I had talked about during the Spring Festival holiday．     On their second day away my parents called and asked me how I was． We talked using FaceTime,  and the moment I saw mom lying there with an oxygen mask and my dad could not talk without breathing heavily,  I realized that I had to live on my own．     But two weeks later,  I came across a fever and had to go into quarantine（隔离） and be put under medical observations for 14 days． Fortunately,  my illness turned out to be due to a bacterial infections but not COVID﹣19．     Everything there was hectic,  there seemed to be a shortage of medical staff and materials were in short supply． Even though the doctors and nurses were covered from head to toe,  I could see how tired they were when I looked into their bloodshot eyes．     They would work a whole day preparing for new patients and seemed incredibly apologetic for not having everything that was needed． Most of the patients were really understanding,  but of course there were those who were not,  and complained loudly,  but all the doctors and nurses tried their best to deal with it in a calming way． And they are all from other cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou,  and some of them are just three or four years older than me．     When the quarantine was over,  every patient effusively thanked the workers for what they had done,  but the answer they received was exactly the same:  "That's what we're here for．" ‎ ‎（1）When did the author's parents leave her for the hospital？________‎ A. January 30 B. January 23 C. January 31 D. February 1．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（2）What does the underlined phrase "make it" in Paragraph 2 mean？________‎ A. join in B. succeed C. arrive D. survive．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（3）What can we learn according to the passage？________‎ A. The majority of the patients understood the doctors and nurses．‎ B. Both the author and her parents got infected with COVID﹣19．‎ 第9页 共10页 ◎ 第10页 共10页 C. The patients apologized to the doctors and nurses because they were too tired．‎ D. The author didn't get infected with COVID﹣19 because the virus can only infect the older．．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（4）What may the author think of the medical workers according to the passage？________‎ A. outgoing B. admirable C. impatient D. thankful．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎3.     Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has become one of the youngest writers to be shortlisted（列入候选） for a Booker prize,  after their debut novel（处女作） made the final line﹣up for the International Booker．     Rijneveld,  a rising star in Dutch literature,  is 28 ﹣ slightly older than British author Daisy Johnson was when she was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 2018,  age 27． The author,  who identifies as male and uses the pronouns they/them,  was shortlisted after a six﹣hour virtual（虚拟的） judging meeting for the £50, 000 prize,  which is shared equally between writer and translator,  for The Discomfort of Evening,  translated by Michele Hutchison． The novel,  tells of a girl whose brother dies in a skating accident and draws from Rijneveld's own experiences:  when they were three,  their 12﹣year﹣old brother was knocked over and killed by a bus．     "Rijneveld's language renders（重现） the world again,  revealing the shocks and violence of early youth through the angle of a Dutch dairy farm． The strangeness of a child looking at the strangeness of the world is in it, " said judges of the work．     "The Discomfort of Evening is one of six novels in the running for the International Booker,  each of which, " said chair of judges Ted Hodgkinson,  "restlessly reinvents（重塑） received narratives,  from foundational myths to family folklore,  plunging us into discomfiting and delightful encounters with selves in a state of transition（过渡）"．     Hodgkinson chaired a panel（陪审团） of five judges who selected the shortlist from 124 submissions． The coronavirus pandemic meant their meeting had to be virtual,  but Hodgkinson said he and his panel still managed to discuss the line﹣up for more than six hours．     The winner will be announced on 19 May． ‎ ‎（1）We can learn from the 2nd paragraph that________．‎ A. Rijneveld and the translator Michele Hutchison will share the ＄50，000 prize．‎ B. Rijneveld is a young male writer．‎ C. Daisy Johnson was the youngest writer shortlisted for a Booker prize this year．‎ D. The Discomfort of Evening is partly adapted from Rijneveld's own experiences．．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（2）Which can we infer from the passage？________‎ A. The judges of the work speak highly of Rijneveld's language．‎ B. Rijneveld's brother died from a skating accident．‎ C. Six novels reveal the shocks and violence of early youth on a Dutch dairy farm．‎ D. Hodgkinson and his panel were unhappy to discuss the line﹣up online for over six hours．．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（3）Why did the panel have a virtual judging meeting？________‎ A. Because there were too many submissions B. Because of the coronavirus pandemic C. Because it was more effective online D. Because the judges lives too far away from each other．．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（4）What is the most suitable title of the passage？________‎ A. Rijneveld， one of the most youngest Booker winner B. Booker prize winner will be announced．‎ C. International Booker prize shortlist led by 28﹣year﹣old's debut D. The Discomfort of Evening：a novel running for the International Booker．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎4.     The 3D﹣printing industry is accelerating its efforts to help fight the new coronavirus and the disease it causes,  COVID﹣19．     On Tuesday,  HP announced it's working with those who bought its 3D printers to make medical face shields,  hands﹣free door openers and an adjuster for face masks for medical staff who often must wear them for hours． It's also testing "hospital﹣grade" face masks meeting the higher﹣end FFP3 （过滤式面罩） standard and parts for simple emergency ventilators．（呼吸机） And it's looking into nasal swabs to test for COVID﹣19 infection． HP also is offering free downloads of its 3D﹣printed medical equipment designs．     Carbon,  whose 3D printers are used to make everything from bicycle seats to teeth straighteners,  said it plans to send face shield designs to its network of customers who've bought its 3D printers． Carbon co﹣founder and Executive Chairman Joseph DeSimone said on Monday the company expects to send the designs by early Tuesday．     3D﹣printer makers typically sell their products to others that actually do the 3D printing． One such customer,  Ford,  said Tuesday that it's made 1, 000 face shields and shipped them to Michigan hospitals,  with plans to make 100, 000 face shields a week． It is also working with 3M and General Electric on respirator masks and ventilator designs．     The effort is one of several to apply 3D﹣printing technology to the fight against coronavirus． 3D printing isn't as fast at churning out products as conventional mass production methods． But 3D printers are flexible and able to make many different parts anywhere there's a printer and raw materials like the plastic resins Carbon printers use．     Some 3D﹣printing efforts have focused on ventilators,  which expected to be in short supply with a surge of COVID﹣19 patients suffering from respiratory（呼吸器官） problems． Also in short supply are N95 masks that can be useful in reducing the likelihood a wearer will spread COVID﹣19 to others．     Carbon's DeSimone is cautious about the enthusiasm,  though,  saying that regulatory（监管的） approval is important and that 3D﹣printer enthusiasts shouldn't be making components not intended for close human contact that might release unhealthy gases． ‎ ‎（1）What is the passage mainly about？________‎ A. the 3D﹣printing industry's efforts to help fight COVID﹣19．‎ B. an introduction about 3D﹣printing C. the products that 3D﹣printing makers sell D. how 3D﹣printing makers produce medical equipment．‎ ‎ ‎ 第9页 共10页 ◎ 第10页 共10页 ‎（2）HP annouced to help its customers to make the following products except for________．‎ A. hands﹣free door openers B. medical face shields C. an adjuster for face masks D. emergency ventilators． ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（3）Which of the following is true according to the passage？________‎ A. Ford has made 1，000 face shields and plans to make 10，000 more in a week．‎ B. Carbon's company will finish its design after Tuesday．‎ C. 3D printers are more flexible than traditional mass production methods．‎ D. Most 3D﹣printings focus on making ventilators and N95 because of their short supply．．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（4）What can be inferred from the last paragraph？________‎ A. DeSimone is cautious about 3D﹣printing．‎ B. 3D﹣printing may release unhealthy gases．‎ C. Carbon's company didn't gain regulatory approval of making medical equipment．‎ D. 3D printers aren't enthusiastic about making components designed for close human contact．‎ 第二节（共1小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ We Are All Fighters We are facing a dark time right now． Some of us are stuck at home． Some are stuck far away from home． Some of us have lost their jobs． Some have to shut down their businesses． Some of us are cutting down the expenses． Some can't even pay their rent and bills． （1）_______． Some can't get back to their jobs． And some of us are still working day and night， no matter how exhausted they are， or how dangerous it is． Some of us have become infected． They are isolated from their families， their loved ones， and have to be alone in the wards． Or even worse， it is their children， their parents， or loved ones that are infected and they don't even have a chance to say goodbye． The virus is rampaging． The numbers are increasing． The rumors are spreading．（2）_______． It seems that all of a sudden the whole country lost its vitality and prosperity． You are not the only one who is worrying． You are not the only one who is fearing． You are not the only one who is struggling． We are all facing a dark time right now． Our whole country is facing a dark time right now． This is a war! （3）_______ But it's a war with virus， doubts， fears， rumors， and discrimination． But we shall all be fighters， my dear fellows! （4）_______ All of us should be the fighters in this war． We shall fight against fear． We shall fight against uncertainty． We shall fight against doubts． We shall fight against selfishness． We shall fight against rumors． We shall fight against discrimination． This is going to be a fierce and cruel war． But don't be afraid， because we're going to win this war together in the end! Our people may get sick， our city may get sick， but we as a brave nation， will never get sick． Because we have the spirit， history and determination to win． In each dark time， we've always fought together， no matter how strong our enemy was， or how impossible it seemed to win． We just kept fighting， because we are all fighters! When all of this is over， we'll have another great and heroic story to tell our children， our grandchildren and they will tell the next generations． （5）_______ A．The fear is growing． B．Some can't go back to school． C．It's a war concerned with all of us． D．It's a war without guns， bombs， or smoke． E．And that's what makes us the greatest nation ever． F．That's how we'll pass this great spirit on， and keep it alive forever! G．Not just the doctors， the nurses， the policemen and the scientists should fight． ‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎     Monroe took the full﹣time job as an English teacher in Wuhan to get her teaching certificate． She never （1）_______that an outbreak of coronavirus would turn all her plans （2）_______．     "When the epidemic（传染病） first （3）_______,  my supervisor and I got lots of food and other necessities in （4）_______ and weren't too focused on work, " she told the Global Times on Sunday．     Although the US（5）_______to have its citizens evacuated（撤离） from the city,  Monroe decided to stay in Wuhan（6）_______ she felt living alone in her apartment in the city was more （7）_______ than on a plane with a lot of people．     Since the lockdown of Wuhan,  Monroe has been （8）_______ videos about her（9）_______ in the city on TikTok（抖音） as well as producing （10）_______including audio recordings,  video clips,  and other anecdotes for her students every day．     Additionally,  She also shared her experience （11）_______on TikTok． In the video,  Monroe can be seen wearing gloves and a hazmat suit as she delivers big bags of vegetables,  eggs,  fish to residents（居民） who （12）_______ them online since most residents are not（13）_______ to go out of their homes （14）_______ some sort of permission． She explained that the service is a type of "no contact" （15）_______,  and that she was very（16）_______ to help the community．     "I felt（17）_______ to be out of the apartment and interacting（互动） with people． Even though I can't speak Chinese yet! I could still empathize with these people, " she said．     Monroe said a lot of people have also followed her TikTok account to stay （18）_______ on her life． The videos have （19）_______ many Chinese netizens（网民）,  with many expressing their thanks in the comment section．     （20）_______"________does not have a border． Thank you,  our foreign friend． We care about you and hope you can protect yourself, " one Chinese netizen wrote． ‎ ‎（1）‎ A.expected B.accepted C.learned D.pretended ‎ ‎ ‎（2）‎ A.away B.up C.upside down D.out ‎ ‎ ‎（3）‎ A.set off B.broke out C.occurred D.took place 第9页 共10页 ◎ 第10页 共10页 ‎ ‎ ‎（4）‎ A.charge B.debt C.surprise D.panic ‎ ‎ ‎（5）‎ A.forbade B.forced C.arranged D.disagreed ‎ ‎ ‎（6）‎ A.though B.as C.while D.if ‎ ‎ ‎（7）‎ A.interesting B.lonely C.annoying D.secure ‎ ‎ ‎（8）‎ A.sharing B.watching C.recording D.selling ‎ ‎ ‎（9）‎ A.work B.life C.hobbies D.family ‎ ‎ ‎（10）‎ A.lessons B.entertainment C.speeches D.classes ‎ ‎ ‎（11）‎ A.travelling B.modelling C.volunteering D.performing ‎ ‎ ‎（12）‎ A.hired B.appointed C.requested D.ordered ‎ ‎ ‎（13）‎ A.occupied B.prepared C.limited D.allowed ‎ ‎ ‎（14）‎ A.for B.in C.without D.from ‎ ‎ ‎（15）‎ A.distribution B.donation C.reputation D.contribution ‎ ‎ ‎（16）‎ A.amazed B.delighted C.shocked D.terrified ‎ ‎ ‎（17）‎ A.nice B.terrible C.ashamed D.sympathetic ‎ ‎ ‎（18）‎ A.escaped B.updated C.inspired D.repeated ‎ ‎ ‎（19）‎ A.witnessed B.reflected C.frightened D.touched ‎ ‎ ‎（20）‎ A.warmth B.challenge C.love D.communication 第二节（共1小题：每小题20分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填上合适的词或提示词的正确形式．‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Cancel The Olympics． Despite the coronavirus pandemic， the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers insist that the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games（1）________ （go） on． Even with widespread cancellations（取消） in European soccer， Formula One auto racing， （2）________professional basketball in the United States， Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan vowed， "We will overcome the spread of the（3）________（infect） and host the Olympics without problem， as（4）________ （plan）．" While sports can create an escape hatch from the grit and grind of daily life， there is no escaping the fact（5）________ the coronavirus pandemic presents （6）________ extraordinary challenge that cannot be overcome with mere platitudes and prayers． Pressing ahead with the Tokyo Games means（7）________ （create） a massive，（8）________（potential） dangerous petri dish（培养皿）． （9）________ the sake of global public health， the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games should（10）________ （cancel）． ‎ 第9页 共10页 ◎ 第10页 共10页 参考答案与试题解析 ‎2019-2020学年湖北省黄冈市蕲春县高二（下）期中英语试卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）‎ ‎1.‎ ‎【答案】‎ 此题暂无答案 ‎【考点】‎ 新闻三弧类阅读 ‎【解析】‎ 此题暂无解析 ‎【解答】‎ 此题暂无解答 ‎2.‎ ‎【答案】‎ 此题暂无答案 ‎【考点】‎ 人生明悟息阅读 议都还阅读 ‎【解析】‎ 此题暂无解析 ‎【解答】‎ 此题暂无解答 ‎3.‎ ‎【答案】‎ 此题暂无答案 ‎【考点】‎ 社会明化政阅读 议都还阅读 ‎【解析】‎ 此题暂无解析 ‎【解答】‎ 此题暂无解答 ‎4.‎ ‎【答案】‎ 此题暂无答案 ‎【考点】‎ 说使文以读 科正知阅读 ‎【解析】‎ 此题暂无解析 ‎【解答】‎ 此题暂无解答 第二节（共1小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）‎ ‎【答案】‎ 此题暂无答案 ‎【考点】‎ 说明根废选五 ‎【解析】‎ 此题暂无解析 ‎【解答】‎ 此题暂无解答 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎【答案】‎ 此题暂无答案 ‎【考点】‎ 人生明悟息阅读 ‎【解析】‎ 此题暂无解析 ‎【解答】‎ 此题暂无解答 第二节（共1小题：每小题20分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填上合适的词或提示词的正确形式．‎ ‎【答案】‎ 此题暂无答案 ‎【考点】‎ 说明都资法填空 ‎【解析】‎ 此题暂无解析 ‎【解答】‎ 此题暂无解答 第9页 共10页 ◎ 第10页 共10页