1、“衢温5+1 ”联盟2021学年第一学期高二年级期中联考英语试题考生须知:1.本卷共8页满分150分,考试时间120分钟;2.答题前,在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准号证号并填涂相应数字。3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上,写在试卷上无效:4.考试结束后.只需上交答题纸”第I卷(选择题)第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题:得小题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. What wil
2、l the man do?A. Cook dinner.B. Eat a cake.C. Look for a knife.2. Which language docs the man speak?A. Spanish.B. Italian.C. French.3. What will the woman most likely do next?A. Go outside.B. Turn the heat down.C. Change her clothes.4. What do we know about the woman?A. She had red hair as a kid.B. S
3、he doesnt like red clothes,C. She is grateful lor her mother.5. Who is the oldest person?A. The mans father. B. The womans father.C. The womans mother.第一节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面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 一个选项 中选出最佳选项。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
4、。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Their flights.B. Their family.C. Their fears.7. What is the man most afraid of?A. Heights.B. Snakes.C. Insects.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8. How docs the woman feel about the man leaving for work?A. Anxious.B. Annoyed.C. Excited.9. What did the man do last weekend?A.
5、He look a day off work.B. He bought the woman flowers.C. He look the woman out for dinner.10. Where is the restaurant?A. On the river.B. In the city center.C. Beside the mountains.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. Where are the speakers?A. Al home.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.12. When did the speakers go to
6、Africa?A. Three years ago.B. Two years ago.C. One year ago.13. What will the woman probably have?A. Some cookies.B. A chocolate cake.C. A strawberry ice cream听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. Why is the man complaining?A. He cant focus on his job.B. He doesnt like his work.He has some problems at work.15. How is
7、 the man treating his students?A. Hes mean (o the poor students.B. Hes responsible for his students.C. Hes strict with the noisy students.16. When did Davids mother speak with the man?A. Yesterday.B. Last week.C. Last month.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. When did the movie-making begin?A. In 1878.B. In 1887.
8、C. In 1990.18. When did France join the movie industry?A. After most countries did.B. Soon after America did.C. At the same time as America did.19. What does the speaker say about Chinese movies?A. Most of them are very slow.B. Some of them have sad endings.C. They value personal independence.2(). W
9、hat plays the most important role in creating a movie?A. The culture of the society.B. The group of film-makers.C. The development of economy.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分) 第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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。AThe 2021 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the 73-year-
10、old novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah. for his firm and passionate descriptions of the effects of colonialism (殖民主义)and the fate of the refugee (难民)in the gap between cultures and continents.Born in Zanzibar in 1948. Gurnah arrived in England as a refugee in the late 1960s. At the age of 21. he began to wr
11、ite in English. He was Professor of English and Postcolonial Literature at (he University of Kent. Canterbury, until his recent retirement this year.Gurnah is the first black African author to have won the award since Wole Soyinka in 1986. He has published 10 novels and a number of short stories. Th
12、e theme of the refugees sufferings runs through his works. His 1994 novel Paradise, which told the story of a hoy growing up in Tanzania in the early 20th century, won the Booker Prize and marked his breakthrough as a novelist. And his most recent work Afterlives picks up the narrative of Paradise a
13、nd takes place during the German colonization of Africa. His novels open our eyes to a culturally diversified East Africa unfamiliar to many in other parts of the world.Gurnah said his award would mean issues such as the refugee crisis and colonialism, which he had experienced, would be discussed. T
14、hese are things that arc with us every day. People are dying; people are being hurt around the world we must deal with these issues in the most kind way. he said, The world is much more violent than il was in the 1960s. so there is now greater pressure on the countries that are safe. They unavoidabl
15、y draw more people.In an interview in 2016. when asked if he would call himself an author of postcolonial and/or world literature, Gurnah replied. I would not use any of those words. I wouldnt call myself a something writer of any kind. In fact. I am not sure that I would call myself anything apart
16、from my name.21. Which is the critical factor for Abdulrazak Gurnah to win the prize?A. His excellent writing skill.B. His remarkable novel Paradise.C. His deep love for his homeland.D. His telling the colonialism truth.22. What do we know about Abdulrazak Gurnah?A. He values his fame as a novelist.
17、B. He is the first black author to win the Nobel Prize.C. He focuses mainly on the spread of Africa culture.D. He arouses the publics attention on the refugee issue.23. According to the passage, which of the Allowing best describes Abdulrazak Gurnah ?A. Enthusiastic and kind.B. Courageous and commit
18、ted.C. Responsible and generous.D. Ambitious and professional.24. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A Particular Lite of Abdulrazak GurnahB. Abdulrazak Gurnah Awarded Nobel PrizeC. 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature AnnouncedD. Abdulrazak Gurnahs Battle Against ColonialismBMarathoning has co
19、nic a long way since 1896. With no hopes of winning a gold medal or getting ones name carved in sport history books, some may wonder why people run marathons at all. Alter all. the training requires a major commitment of time, energy and sweat, and the races can be extremely tiring. So. why arc the
20、races so popular?The most obvious reasons arc the positive health and mental happiness effects. On one hand, while the benefits for weight loss and cardiovascular (心血管的)health arc well known, research is continually revealing new upsides, such as cutting years off your artery (动脉)age” . On the other
21、 hand, tor the psychological motivations, each runner will give you different answers. Eller with communication barriers challenges her life by running marathons to show people that even disabled people can achieve great things. And Kai ley Bennet runs with the belief that one of the best way to exp
22、erience a new city culture is on their marathon day.However, while every runner has different personal reasons, there are sonic general trends that attract people to race over long distances. Carys Egan-Wyger at Swedens Lund University found (hat aspects of daily life are huge and measurably mirrore
23、d in marathon running, such as the tracking of progress, along with the necessity of productivity and efficiency. In her surveys、runners tended to mention three important motivators: freedom, achievement and competition. Bui less obviously, Egan-Wyger also suggests marathoning can also be a way of g
24、aining social status. Showing you have the ability of a long-distance race means qualities of health, productivity and efficiency to others.Although marathoning brings many benefits, tew people are willing to repeal the challenge than 58-year-old runner Andy Glen who has completed 176 marathons in 4
25、2 different countries. I am often asked whether running a marathon after all this time becomes easier. he says. The simple answer is no. The Iasi six miles arc just as challenging as they were when I ran my first. 25. Why docs the author mention Eller and Kailey Bennet, in paragraph 2?A. To explain
26、a rule.B. To present a fact.C. To clarify an opinion.D. To make a prediction.26. Which of the following is Carys Egan-Wygers idea according to paragraph 3?A. Progress is less obvious in Marathoning.B. Marathoning can be measured by a big mirror.C. Marathoning is a reflection of many sides of lite.D.
27、 Qualities of health is not relevant to their social position.27. What can we learn from Andy Glens words?A. Marathoning is always a tough sport.B. Only the last six miles are hard for him.C. h takes a lot of patience to run a marathon.D. Marathoing requires great strength at the start.CNowadays the
28、 food system is facing pressure from climate change, population growth and pandemic. Fortunately, new technologies arc appearing that promise to produce food in new ways and even in a lower environmental footprint. These range from bioreactors (生物反应器)that grow meat to new ways of producing fish.Howe
29、ver making food in new ways does not mean people will be willing to eat it. Given foods cultural importance, and the fact that it is taken into the body, some people have doubts about new food and production processes. In the 17th-ccntur Europe many people were unwilling to eat a new vegetable calle
30、d the potato because it was not mentioned in the Bible (圣经).Today, many European countries ban the sale of genetically modified (转基因)crops, even though they are widely grown and eaten elsewhere.At the same time, though new foods arc shunned, traditional foods and farming arc valued. Many Western con
31、sumers are willing to pay extra for food produced by organic (有机的)farming, because it resists “chemicals”.Yet timeless food traditions arc often shallower than they seem. In the 16th century, food crops from the Americans rapidly spread around the world. Potatoes were eventually widely adopted in Eu
32、rope (the invention of French fries helped). Coffee from Arabia and lea from China were unknown in Europe before the 17th centuryToday the new foods and processes present opportunities to create delicious and sustainable(“(可持续 续的)new traditions. Western consumers should give plant-based hamburgers a
33、nd 3D-printcd steaks a try. Governments. especially in Europe and America, should simplify their processes tor approving cultured meat, be more open to gene-editing crops, and speed up approval of eatable insects for anima! feed and human consumption. A new plan of the food system is needed. But tha
34、t will be possible only if both consumers and governments are prepared to be more daring about what to cat for dinner.28. What docs the underlined word “shunned in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. avoided.B. mined.C. favored.D. progressed.29. What can we know from the potatos widespread adoption in Euro
35、pe?A. People blindly stick to the tradition.B. People tend to think little of tradition.C. People are not totally true to the tradition.D. People arc faithful to the tradition all the time.30. Whats the authors attitude towards the future of food?A. Unclear.B. Critical.C. Doubtful.D. Positive.第二节(共5
36、小题:每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中行两项为多余 选项。Teachers often encourage students to express the spirit of generosity and kindness. 31 In their opinion, its not only a selfless way to help others, but can also help students get along with others and improve their health and happiness. But h
37、ow can educators develop childrens natural unselfish tendencies? Here are some research-based suggestions. Create a connected classroom. The best way to create the emotional association is to set up a safe and caring classroom. There lore, work together with your students to make kindness and unders
38、tand the classroom rule. As they develop a stronger sense of belonging, students will become more unselfish. And building this type of connected classroom can help to strengthen their generous motivation. 32 33 Numerous studies have shown that it doesnt take much to bring out unselfishtendencies in
39、people. One study found that reading the word love was enough to make people kinder toward others. Another study discovered that participants who wrote a few sentences about a loved one were more likely to sit next to a stranger. 34 Encourage students to use positive words, such as friendship. kindn
40、ess, helpfulness, giving, etc. Dont reward unselfish behavior! 35 A study found children as young as 21 months will help another person without being asked to do so. Another study found that children who were offered a reward for helping behavior were less likely to help again than those who didnt r
41、eceive a reward. So instead of offering rewards for good behavior, just behave kindly towards each other!A. It can also improve their grades.B. It is childrens nature to help others.C. And actually they do it for good reasons.D. Keep telling students the language of connection.E. Many students find
42、it very hard for them to express their natural goodness.F. Telling stories about extraordinary acts of kindness can inspire unselfish behavior.G. Therefore, have students write a handful of sentences about those who care about them. 第三部分:语言运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短丈,从短文后各题所给的A、
43、B、C和D四个选项中,选;出可以填入空门处的 最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The e-mail order came to Ekiben restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon in March: tempura broccoli (西兰花)topped with fresh herbs and diced onion. Rina who 36 the e-mail didnt actually want the food itself. She was writing on behalf of her mother, w
44、ho 37 the dish. She explained that her mother was now in the 38 stages of hi ng cancer at her home in Vermont and that she was hoping to 39 the recipe to make it for her mother there.Steve Chu, one of the Asian chain restaurants owners, 40 the e-mail and quickly replied with a considerate 41 . Thank
45、s for reaching out, he wrote. Wed like to meet you in Vermont and make it 42 for you.A day after receiving Brandons e-mail Chu put a plate into his truck and a small 43 to keep ingredients( 配料) fresh and then 44 tor Vermont with his employee. They drove 380 miles to 45 the Condo where Rinas mother l
46、ived.The moment Chu and his employee 46 into the parking lot, they started cooking. 47 broccoli tempura, they made tofu with peanut sauce and steamed rice. After 48 boxing everything up. they knocked on (heir 49 door.“As soon as she opened the door, my mother 50 the amazing smell, Rina said. She was
47、 so delighted and . 51 to have that broccoli, h was incredible.It was an honor to help satisfy the familys 52 J Chu said. This is for her, not for us. There was a lol of good, positive 53 in doing this.Rina was grateful that her mother was able io enjoy her beloved broccoli with a side order of rema
48、rkable 54 one last time. My mom cried later about their generosity, and so did I. Rina says.36. A. receivedB. producedC. sentD. checked37. A. selectedB. adoredC. rejectedD. created38. A. earlyB. primaryC. advancedD. final39. A. getB. reviseC. findD. supply40. A. readB. printedC. wroteD. discovered41
49、. A. suggestionB. evaluationC. commandD. warning42. A. fashionableB. freshC. traditionalD. spicy43. A. basketB. boxC. fridgeD. bucket44. A. appliedB. stretchedC. headedD. hunted45. A. approachB. reachC. seekD. preserve46. A. pulledB. slidC. pushedD. broke47. A. In spite ofB. Except forC. Because ofD
50、. In addition to4X. A. carelesslyB. casuallyC. roughlyD. neatly49. A. hostsB. guestsC. customersD. visitors5(). A. realizedB. recognizedC. reflectedD. appreciated51. A. disappointedB. concernedC. confusedD. touched52. A. ambitionsB. wishesC. curiosityD. imagination53. A. methodsB. luckC. energyD. pr
51、izes54. A. kindnessB. affectionC. friendlinessD. beauty55. A. bringB. giveC. takeD. carry第.节(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。There is always an incredible theme park that will appeal 56 you. A brand-new international theme park-the Universal Beijing Resort is creating much of
52、 a stir among locals this month. Even before it opened, hundreds of thousands of people 57 were interested in the park had experienced trial operations (试运营)for the park. Tickets for its opening day sold out in just one minute after they 58 (release) on September 14.59 (build) in the capitals easter
53、n area at a cost of about 46 billion yuan . the park is the 60 (five) Universal Studios theme park in the world and the third in Asia, following Japan and Singapore. Universal Beijing Resort is a highly expected theme park destination with the best Universal rides, shows and 61 (attract) from around
54、 the world .Beijing resident Han Lifei said she felt like she was brought into a magic world while 62 (visit) the 160-hcctare park nearly four times 63 (large) than the area of Vatican City. And what amazed the Harry Potter fan was to see the fictional wizard world from the film come to life. “The l
55、ong lines were very tiring. 64 I was a bit worn out.” a visitor said. But 65 instant I left the park. I was thinking of returning again.第四部分:写作(共两节,满分40分) 第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华 为激发学生的爱国精神,学校决定组织全体学学在校内观看电影长津湖 请以校学生会的名义写一则英语通知,内容包括:1.观影时间与地点:2.观影过程中的注意事项:3.写一篇观后感。参考词汇:爱国精神:patriotism;长津湖:The Battle a
56、t Lake Changjin注意:1.词数80左右:2.可以适当为加细节,以使行文连贯。. . . . .第二节 读后续写(满分2s分)阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。A rock as big as a house. Thats how the guide book described Giant Rock. I was finally going to see it. on snowshoes, with my three older cousins and my dad. Id been snowshoeing before. and 1 liked the
57、 adventure of hiking through deep snow alongside wild-animal tracks.At the parking area, after putting on our snowshoes, we studied the map. Dad said,“ We start here, on the red trail (路线).Then we turn left onto the purple trail. Thats where Giant Rock is. Remember to stick together, guys.The trail
58、ran uphill alongside a stone wall. It was easy to follow because red markers were nailed to the trees and the snow had been packed down by other hikers. At the top of the hill, we turned onto the purple trail. My cousins and dad were taster than I was, but I managed to keep up.The late afternoon sun
59、 lek warm . although it was already sinking lower. Finally, we readied a hill and saw the big rock sitting alone. My cousins and I high-lived each other and jogged down the slope until we stood at the base, breathless.Noticing the sun had sunk even lower, dad said after a few minutes. Ids head back.
60、 1 was a little behind the group when I noticed a set of animals tracks I didnt recognize. They were hard to see among the snowshoe prints, so 1 followed them off the trail for a closer look. There were no claw (爪) marks, which meant they didnt belong to a dog or a fox. I was thinking about it when
61、I suddenly realized how quiet it had gotten. 1 shouted. Where is everyone? Nothing. 1 was totally alone.They couldnt have gone tar. I thought, stepping back onto the trail. Ill catch up to them if 1 hurry. I came to a crossroad where I could turn left or go straight, but both trails had purple marke
62、rs. Il was difficult to choose. Soon it was too dark to tell what colour the markers were. And I couldnt just follow my own footsteps because there were so many tracks from other hikers.注意:1 .所续写短文的词数应为150词左右:2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词;3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好:续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关 键词语。Paragraph 1:It seemed to grow darker and darker, and I had no phone. . . . .Paragraph 2:I heard voices, someone calling . . . .