1、陕西省黄陵中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题（无答案） （时间：120分钟；总分：150分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (每小题1.5分，共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.Where will the man go first? A. To a library. B. To a bookstore. C. To a supermarket.2.How much will it cost the
2、 woman to send the package? A. 4.5 dollars. B. 4 dollars. C. 3 dollars.3. Where does the man prefer to live? A. In the city center. B. In the countryside. C. In the suburbs.4. Where are the two speakers talking? A. In a shop. B. In a bookstore. C. In a library.5. What will the woman probably do? A.
3、Go shopping. B. See the man off. C. Catch a train.第二节(每小题1.5分，共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.What are the two speakers? A. Teachers. B. Students. C. Workers.7. What is the woman probably g
4、oing to do? A. Move into another dormitory. B. Rent an apartment. C. Buy an air conditioner.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When did Lincoln die? A. On the morning of April 15, 1865. B. On the night of April 15, 1865.C. On the evening of April 14, 1865.9. Where was Lincoln shot? A. At his office. B. On the way to
5、 the theatre. C. At the theatre.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How often does the No. 1 bus run? A. Every 5 minutes. B. Every 10 minutes. C. Every 15 minutes.11. How does Johns sister come? A. By train. B. By air. C. By car.12. When does Johns sister arrive? A. At 4:10. B. At 4:20. C. At 4:30. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16
6、题。13. What job is the man interviewing for? A. A job at a school. B. A job at a radio station. C. A job at a TV station.14. What does the man think of answering the phones? A. He can deal with it well.B. He has no confidence in it.C. He has done that his whole life. 15. What does the job involve acc
7、ording to the woman? A. A lot of traffic.B. Meeting the fans.C. Getting up early in the morning.16. Who is one of the mans references? A. Someone he used to teach. B. Someone he used to work with.C. Someone he went to graduate school with.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why have many people done everything po
8、ssible to make sure the test goes smoothly? A. Because the test is an important, life-changing event.B. Because the text has become more important than in the past.C. Because the students have fewer choices now.18. What is TRUE about traffic control during the college entrance exam? A. It lasts for
9、a long time.B. It aims to create a peaceful environment for students.C. It does not only happen around the examination sites.19. According to those who are against the traffic control, what is the most important lesson for students before graduation? A. Depend on themselves in life.B. Dont be too se
10、nsitive to the college entrance exam.C. Respect other peoples interests.20. What is the speakers attitude toward traffic control in the end? A. Neutral. B. Negative. C. Positive.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。AField trip guideWhere:Deer Flat National Wildl
11、ife RefugeContact:Susan Kain 208-467-9278Suitability:Adults (成年人), TeensLooking for volunteers (18 or older) to help at a station for our Discover Wildlife Journeys field trip for 4th - 6th graders! No teaching experience necessary. All training provided.The field trips are Tuesdays through Thursday
12、s 9:30 am - 2:30 pm September and October.Sales clerkWhere:Hiram M. Chittenden LocksContact:Volunteer Clearinghouse 800-865-8337Suitability:AdultsA volunteer job with Discover Your Northwest is open for part-time work year round. Volunteers will help customers and provide cashier (出纳员) duties in a s
13、mall bookstore in the Class A visitor center at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.RV volunteerWhere:NatchezNational Historical ParkContact:Melissa Tynes 601-446-5790Suitability:Adults, Groups, FamilyThere are many chances atNatchezNationalHistoricalPark, including Visitor Center Assistant, Gardener, Tou
14、r Guide, etc. Two RV sites have just been added! We require at least 32 hours of service a week, per site, and at least 3 months of volunteer service. Volunteers should have the ability to communicate with visitors of different age groups and cultures.VisitorCenterhostWhere:Kingsley PlantationContac
15、t:Emily Palmer 904-251-3537Suitability:AdultsVolunteers provide services to park visitors on a daily basis. Primary duties include greeting visitors in theVisitorCenter, answering questions about the park, making sales, answering phone calls, etc.Skills needed: Good communication skills and an inter
16、est in natural and cultural history.21. What is a requirement for volunteering as field trip guides?A. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. B. Teaching experience is a must.C. Volunteers must work daily. D. 3 months of volunteer service is required.22. Which number should you call if you want t
17、o volunteer in a bookstore?A. 208-467-9278. B. 904-251-3537. C. 601-446-5790. D. 800-865-8337. 23. Which of the following is suitable for family volunteers?A. RV volunteer. B. Sales clerk.C. Field trip guide. D.VisitorCenterhost.BI am a paraglider pilot and my name is Deirdre Veneracion. Ive been pa
18、ragliding since I was 11.My dad and I arrive at our local fly site on a June morning. We meet our instructor and spend the first 20 minutes watching the wind cycles. I go through my pre-flight steps and turn on my radio. At last, I take a step and feel the ground under me fall away. I feel the press
19、ure of my weight on the canopy (伞衣).After 15 minutes of playing with the wind, my father radios me from the place where he is about to take off. “How is the wind?” “Perfect!” I say. Dad takes off behind me.I have done almost 100 flights and yet every flight amazes me just as much or even more than m
20、y first. I love the unpredictability of each flight. Every flight is different. After 15 minutes, I decide to land.Now, Im over a rice field. It is a much smaller landing than most landing zones but its possible. Out of nowhere, I feel my canopy become unstable (不稳定的). It loses pressure and falls di
21、rectly in front of me. I am falling.I have butterflies in my stomach.I pull my brake (制动器) line, in the hope that my wing will get pressure again but it doesnt. I look towards my dad and see that he is also in trouble. Its as if we were inside a washing machine being thrown up and down. I wont make
22、it to the landing zone in front of me. To my right is a narrow (狭窄的) stream with hardly any water in it. I make my decision: the narrow stream is my best chance of landing safely.As I touch down, I check on my dad and am glad to hear that he is fine. Local villagers come to check on me but, surprisi
23、ngly, I am uninjured.This is one of those times when we are reminded that no preparation can prevent Mother Nature from surprising us.24. What does the author do before taking off?A. She has a talk with her father. B. She gives instructions.C. She turns off the radio. D. She watches the weather.25.
24、What does the attraction of paragliding lie in the authors eyes?A. The pleasant wind. B. The uncertainty of each flight.C. The excitement of landing. D. The success of each flight.26. What kind of feeling does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 probably show?A. Anger. B. Happiness. C. Nervousnes
25、s. D. Luck.27. What happens in the process of the authors landing?A. She hurts herself. B. She changes her mind about the landing site.C. She sees a washing machine below. D. She asks her dad for help.CJapan is beginning to experiment with self-driving buses in rural (乡村的) communities, such as the t
26、own of Nishikata, where the elderly are living a hard life because of fewer bus and taxi services as the population ages and becomes smaller.The advance of the self-driving technology is making cities such as Paris and Singapore experiment with such services, which could prove important inJapan, whe
27、re populations are not only graying, but becoming smaller, in rural areas.Japancould start the self-driving services for communities that are far from cities by 2020, if the experiments begun this month prove successful.The government plans to turn highway rest stops into centers from which to drive
28、 the elderly to medical and banking services.“Smaller towns in Japan are graying even faster than cities, and there are just not enough workers to drive buses and taxis,” said Hiroshi Nakajima of mobile gaming software maker DeNA Co.In the initial (最初的) experiments, the elderly of Nishikata were sen
29、t from a service area to some organizations providing healthcare services.“I worry about not being able to go out when Im no longer able to drive,” said one test rider, Shizu Yuzawa, adding that she would be open to using such services.The test also checked the vehicles safety in road conditions, an
30、d if those crossing its path would react to the warning it gives.The ride, at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, felt comfortable and safe, said test taker Mieko Shimazaki, 71, but her 72-year-old husband, Susumu, said, “Self-driving cars could be useful in the future, but Id like to see them
31、go faster, at least at 40 kilometers per hour.”28. Why are driverless buses appearing in Nishikata?A. Nobody there can drive a bus. B. People there can hardly afford cars.C. People there welcome new things. D. Its population is aging and falling.29. What does the government plan to do?A. Provide hea
32、lthcare services. B. Set up centers for picking up passengers.C. Produce more and more driverless cars. D. Train more bus and taxi drivers.30. What was Shizu Yuzawas attitude toward the self-driving services?A. She was uncertain about them. B. She was doubtful about them.C. She was in favor of them.
33、 D. She was strongly against them.31. Which of the following about self-driving buses did Susumu think could improve?A. Their speed. B. Their safety. C. Their space. D. Their price.DThese days, it seems like everyone wants to go out into space and live on new planets. Rather than depend on another p
34、re-existing (已存在的) planet, could we make a new, proper planet ourselves?To start with, if wed want to be living on it, we should find a good place in space to put the new planet. Wed wantitto be in a habitable zone, meaning the planet should be at the right distance from its star to make sure there
35、would be perfect temperatures and most importantly, liquid water.Wed also need the right materials to make the planet. Our Earth is made up of many different elements (元素). If we made our own new planet, wed probably want it to have similar elements and a similar structure (结构). Wed also want enough
36、 water to form some oceans.But even if we get all of the materials, creating a new planet like Earth could have many troubles. It might be something more like a huge space station. It would be pretty expensive if we wanted it to be super big.We would probably also need a lot of food, since theres go
37、ing to be many scientists and astronauts out in space working on this project!According to NASA, each astronaut uses about 0.83 kilograms of food per meal, including 0.12 kilograms of packaging (包装) material. Without the weight of the packaging material, wed need about 780 kilograms of food just to
38、feed one astronaut for a year.Putting all these together could make it possible to make our own planet one day! In reality, creating a new planet would probably require a very modern technology and there would be tons of other things to think about. And if this is even possible, it likely wont happe
39、n for a very long time.32. Whats the first thing we should do if we want to create a new planet?A. To prepare enough food. B. To design its inner structure.C. To find a proper place to set the planet. D. To collect materials similar to our Earth.33. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3
40、refer to?A. Our Earth. B. Outer space.C. The new planet. D. The ocean water.34. How much food does an astronaut actually eat each meal?A. About 0.12 kilograms. B. About 0.71 kilograms.C. About 0.83 kilograms. D. About 0.95 kilograms.35. What does the author think of creating a planet?A. It is a wast
41、e of money and time. B. It should be one of NASAs next plans.C. It is not a good idea for humans. D. It wont come true in the near future.第二节（共5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。选项中有两项为多余选项。A long and healthy lifeEveryone wants to be healthy and live a long time. 36 Some years ago, a 90-ye
42、ar-old American writer gave some advice for a long and healthy life: Believe in yourself. Keep your mind active. Be positive (乐观的). Love people and enjoy helping others.The women of Okinawa, in Japan, are another great example. 37 Their secret? They exercise every day, they dont have much stress in
43、their lives, and, in general, they are positive and active.But of course, diet is important, too. 38 They eat some meat, but they dont eat any fat from the meat. And they eat seaweed (海藻). This is good for your heart.The Mediterranean diet is very healthy, too. It includes vegetables, tomatoes, fish
44、, beans, cheese and rice. 39 It comes from olive oil and from fish.So, what do these two diets tell us? Dont eat any bad fats like fats in sweets, fried food and meat. Eat healthy vegetables, fruit, potatoes and rice. 40 If you use oil, use a good one like olive oil. And avoid deep-fried food! If yo
45、ure a little hungry, eat an apple or a carrot not a bag of potato chips!Eat well, live an active and stress-free life, and youll live a long time.A. The fat in this diet is “good fat”. B. But how can we do it?C. Dont use too much oil when cooking.D. Be active and do exercise every day.E. The Okinawa
46、 women eat fish, green vegetables, carrots, fruit and sweet potatoes.F. Why do the Japanese women live the longest?G. They live a long time, they are very healthy and they dont have many diseases or heart problems.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最
47、佳选项。A little girl created the perfect Mothers Day gift. It was a drawing of a41on white paper with the words“For mom: love, love, love”decorated in hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter,42then she lost it.For most people, that would be the43of this story, but this story has a different result: James Ca
48、rrell44the letter. He had just45his mother, wishing her a happy Mothers Day. After he got off the phone, Carrell saw the46on the ground outside of a hardware (五金器具) store in Manvel in Texas, United States.“I47it was a note,”said Carrell.“I48it up and saw the flower and hearts. It49moved me.”Carrell
49、thought the letter would50someones day and maybe he could find the51, so he posted it in the Talk of Alvin Facebook group. The message52alot of people, especially one man.“I was sitting at my friends house and saw a man53,” said Carrell.His Facebook comments (评论) included a message from Roberto Alva
50、rado. He wrote,“I cant54you found my babys letter.”Carrell reached out to Alvarado to55the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally56on Thursday night, one day after Alvarados daughter Natalie celebrated her seventh birthday.“57the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are58for what James
51、Carrell did.”We often forget the power of59things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrells small act left a(n)60impression (影响).41. A. babyB. flower C. cardD. girl42. A. but B. onceC.soD. until43. A. sceneB. partC. end D. cause44. A. wroteB. answeredC. rememberedD. found45. A. promisedB. calledC. s
52、een D. invited46. A. pen B. wordsC. paper D. tools47. A. knewB. explainedC. provedD. heard48. A.gaveB. putC. opened D. made49. A. hardlyB. repeatedlyC. lightlyD. really 50. A. start B. brightenC. ruinD. continue 51. A. houseB. manC. ownerD. thing52. A. touched B. helpedC.protectedD. changed53. A. le
53、aveB. replyC. try D. arrive54. A. say B. acceptC. understandD. believe 55. A. returnB. signC. read D. get56. A. failedB. agreedC. stoppedD. met57. A. NaturallyB. FinallyC. SecretlyD. Suddenly 58. A. readyB. fitC. famousD. thankful59. A.specialB. oldC. littleD. boring60. A. lastingB. unclearC. opposi
54、teD. general第二节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。My dad is an enthusiastic (狂热的) runner who 61. _ (great) influenced me when I was young. So I was very sporty before the age of 14. However, when my family moved, my new school didnt pay much attention 62. _ sports and had no after-
55、school activities like football or running. Over the next few years, I stopped exercising apart from during Physical Education lessons at school. I looked like I was 63. _ (health); however, I was not.One day, I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath! This
56、made me realize how unfit I was. 64. _ (help) myself get in shape again, I made a(n) 65. _ (decide) that I would take up a kind of sport.A friend of 66. _ (I) suggested a swimming pool close to my house 67. _ she goes to a few times a week. Now, Im a swimming lover! I find swimming in the pool very
57、68. _ (relax). I swim for an hour three times a week. I hope 69. _ I will soon start to feel the benefits of regular exercise, and will become 70. _ (fit) than before.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏
58、字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。My neighbor Miss Chen is most successful person I know. Her mother sudden died at the time she finished middle school. To support her family, she gave up enter high school and set up a shop selli
59、ng vegetables with her father. Since she began to sell vegetables, Miss Chen had saved nearly 300 thousandyuan. He has given away all that money for children from poor families. Though she couldnt afford to get a better education in her early life, but she wanted to help more child to receive a better education. Miss Chen thinks that money are only useful if you give it to people they need it.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）某英文报的Travel栏目正面向中学生征文，你有意参加。请你用英语写一篇观光报告，内容包括：1.时间及地点；2.游览经过；3.你的感受。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_ _ _ _ _