1、安徽省肥东县高级中学2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30分)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
2、小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man think of Lindas husband?A. Clever.B. Unfriendly.C. Quiet.2. What will the weather be like on Friday?A. Rainy.B. Windy.C. Sunny.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A hotel.B. An airport.C. A hospital.4. What does the man suggest doing?A. Going fishing.B. Staying
3、 at home.C. Buying some books.5. What is in the mans bag?A. Some CDs.B. Some bottles.C. Some books.第二节（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 does the woman usually do on Saturd
4、ays?A. She goes swimming. B. She plays basketball. C. She goes shopping.7. When does the woman usually go to the cinema with friends?A. On Friday nights.B. On Saturday nights. C. On Sunday nights.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What was the relationship between the woman and Jim in the past?A. Relatives. B. C
5、lassmates. C. Colleagues.9. What is the woman?A. A film actress. B. An art director. C. A magazine editor.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where does the woman live now?A. In Canada.B. In America.C. In Japan.11. What language is the woman good at?A. Italian.B. French.C. Spanish.12. What does the woman tea
6、ch in a school?A. Medicine.B. English.C. Maths.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a park. B. At a hotel C. In the street.14. What is the weather like today?A. Sunny.B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.15. How will the man probably go to Wrigley Field?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By
7、 subway. 16. What time is it probably now?A. 3:00 p.m. B. 4:00 p.m. C. 5:00 p.m. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where does the speaker have breakfast if the weather is fine?A. In the garden B. In the kitchen. C. In the living room.18. When does the speaker usually go to work?A. At 2:00 p.m. B. At 6:00
8、p.m. C. At 6:30 p.m.19. How does the speaker usually go home from the restaurant?A. By bus.B. By taxi. C. By train.20. What do we know about the speaker?A. She is a violinist. B. She often eats alone after work.C. She often reads the newspaper at night.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
9、文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Losing weight comes with a lot of health benefits including making your brain sharper.Yes, it turns out that overweight may damage cognitive (认知的) functions such as memory and attention. There have been few studies of overweight and cognitive functioning,
10、possibly because it is generally believed that it is not a primary risk cause for poor cognitive performance. Losing weight, therefore, may help improve these mental functions, according to a new research led by John Gunstad, assistant professor of psychology (心理学) at Kent State University.Growing e
11、vidence suggests that being fat is linked to cognitive deficits (缺陷). So Gunstad and his team guessed that losing weight might improve mental function. For their study, they measured memory and attention in a group of 150 overweight participants, some of whom had some kind of operation for weight lo
12、ss and some did not. All of the volunteers completed mental skills tests to assess their abilities of memory and attention at the beginning of the study, and again 12 weeks later. To begin with, about 24% of the patients showed damaged learning and 23showed signs of poor memory when tested. At the e
13、nd of the study, those who had lost weight after operation improved their scores into the average or above average range for cognitive functions. Scores for the volunteers who didnt lose weight dropped even further.The study helped Gunstad to find out whether losing weight had any effect on mental f
14、unction. Now that hes seen the positive effect that weight loss can have on memory and attention, he says he will next study those who choose to lose weight by the traditional way eating healthier and getting more active. He expects that losing weight in this way will have a similarly positive effec
15、t on the brain. “If we can improve the condition with operations, then we can probably produce the same change with behavioral weight loss as well, he says.21.The result of Gunstads study shows that _.A.losing weight has little effect on peoples memoryB.losing weight can improve peoples mental funct
16、ionsC.overweight people are likely to have psychology problemsD.overweight peoples abilities of concentration differ greatly22.What is Gunstad planning to prove next in his research?A.Slim people are smarter than overweight people.B.Healthy diet is better than exercise in losing weight.C.Traditional
17、 ways of losing weight are better than operation.D.Overweight people will get smarter by the traditional way.23.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.Body Weight and HealthB.Losing Weight by OperationC.Ways to Improve Mental FunctionsD.Losing Weight to Sharpen Your MindBEach Indian
18、（印第安人）was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn one for himselfBut his playmates（游戏伙伴）would always give him a name of their ownNo matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosenOften it was not pleasing, such as Bow Legs or Bad B
19、oyBut sometimes a name fit so well that the youngster found it difficult to shake it offIf he could not earn a better one from a war later, he could be stuck with a name like Bow Legs for the rest of his life.The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enem
20、yHis life name depended on how he acted during this first battleWhen he returned from the war, the whole tribe would gather and observe the ceremony in which he would be given his name by the chiefIf he had done well, he would get a good nameOtherwise he might be called Crazy Wolf or Man-Afraid-Of-a
21、-HorseSo an Indians name told his record or described the kind of man he was.A man was given many chances to improve his name, howeverIf in a later battle he was brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a better nameSome of our great fighters had as many as twelve namesall good and each bet
22、ter than the last.An Indians names belonged to him for the rest of his lifeNo one else could use themEven he himself could not give them away because names were assigned by the tribe, not the familySo no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so.Sometimes an Indian
23、 would be asked to give his name to a son who had performed a noticeable deedI know of only three of four times when this happenedIt is the rarest honor for a personthe honor of assuming（承担） his fathers name.24.An Indian could be given the second name by_.A.his fatherB.the enemyC.the chief of the tr
24、ibeD.his childhood friends25.The greatest honor an Indian could earn was_.A.a victory in his first battle against the enemyB.a name given by the chiefC.a ceremony to get his real nameD.the right to use his fathers name26.If an Indian had more than ten names, it meant that_.A.many people in the tribe
25、 liked himB.he was a great fighterC.he had a lot of friendsD.he had fought in fewer than ten battles27.Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A.The names given by the playmates of an Indian were usually not pleasantB.The life name of an Indian was earned in battleC.An
26、 Indian could throw away his birth name when he was old enough to earn one for himself.D.The Indians themselves were not allowed to give their names away.C An American cancer survivor ha become he first person to swim across the English Channel four times on end.Sarah Thomas, 37, completed the great
27、 achievement on Tuesday after over 54 hours of swimming. Her record-breaking achievement came just a year after she completed treatment for breast cancer (乳腺癌).In a video on Facebook, a small group of people could be seen cheering on the swimmer from Colorado as she made her final arrival to beach a
28、t Dover. Supporters congratulated Mrs. Thomas on her non-stop swim, handing her chocolate and other gifts. In the video, Mrs. Thomas admitted to feeling “a little sick” but said she had been encouraged to keep going by her husband and her team.Before the start of her challenge, Mrs. Thomas wrote tha
29、t she was “fearful” and admitted she was “going to need some luck”.In a Facebook post made on Saturday, she dedicated (奉献) the swim “to all the survivors out there”, adding, “This is for those of us who have wondered hopelessly about what comes next, and have overcome the pain bravely.”After her swi
30、m, Mrs. Thomas said, “Im really tired and Im losing my voice from all the salt water.” Asked what the worst part of her challenge was, she said, “Probably dealing with the salt water over two days. It really hurts your throat, your mouth and your tongue.” She praised her support team for helping her
31、 stay strong, adding that she was very prepared for the weather, currents(k it)and cold water. “I feel just mostly stunned right now. I just cant believe that we did it.”28.Whats the attitude of Mrs. Thomass husband to her swimming challenge?A.He refuses to support her.B.He never cares about it at a
32、ll.C.He is angry about her decision.D.He encourages her to keep trying.29.What was the biggest challenge for Mrs. Thomas?A.The weather.B.The currents.C.The salt water.D.The cold water.30.What does the underlined word “stunned” in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Frightened.B.Surprised.C.Upset.D.Po
33、werful.31.Whats the best title for the text?A.A Successful SwimmerB.A Woman Beat Breast CancerC.A Record-breaking AchievementD.A Cancer Survivor Made a New RecordD A primary school art teacher has received a good deal of praise since her daughter posted photos of her special school project online.Re
34、becca Bonner teaches at Mcauliffe Elementary School in Highland Village, Texas. In total, she hosts art classes for about 580 students who are aged from 3 to 11 years old. Bonner always tries to encourage her students to be creative by telling them to turn their mess-up into a dress-up. So as a way
35、of giving an example of her words, she invited all of her students to draw freely on a white dress that she brought to school. For two weeks, the young students used their pens to add their own little designs (设计) to the dress. The art teacher then showed their work by proudly wearing the dress for
36、a school art show.Her students were not the only ones happy to see their art come to life-Bonners 20-year-old daughter Charlece Lake was so moved by her mothers project. Charlece took some photos of Bonner wearing the dress and posted them to Twitter, saying that her mom was the cutest art teacher e
37、ver. Since posting the pictures, they have been shared thousands of times.Though Bonner was surprised that her project had been widely known, she said that she was happy for the chance to serve as a good role model for art. Im not worried about being famous of anything like that but I do think its g
38、reat to promote(推广) the arts, because art is not common among primary schools, Bonner said. I think its really important for kids to have that place to create, and that freedom(自由) to create, she added.32.What did Rebecca Bonner ask her students to do?A.Wear beautiful clothes for an art show.B.Draw
39、whatever they like on a dress.C.Bring white dresses to school.D.Design their own clothes.33.Why did Charlece Lake post photos of her mother online?A.She wanted to promote the arts.B.She wanted her mother to be famous.C.She was proud of what her mother had done.D.She wanted to win her mother more sup
40、port.34.What may be Rebecca Bonners best wish?A.Allowing students to create their own art works.B.Helping more students go to primary school.C.Becoming a good role model for art.D.Promoting the arts in primary schools.35.Whats the main idea of the text?A.A teachers photo became famous online.B.A tea
41、cher attended her schools art show.C.Mcauliffe Elementary Schools school project.D.Students like designing dresses for their teachers.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Life can be so difficult these days. It is the time that you all should admit you need hel
42、p in organizing your lives. Here are some tips that will help you.Write everything down and do not rely on your memory. 36. If you want to remember things, put them in writing, or in a digital notebook. Keeping your to-do lists and other information written somewhere allows you to look back at them
43、anytime, even when you have hit your head and forgotten your own name.37. Try this experiment before buying one thing, throw out something old or something you do not use. Or, if you are a really pack rat, just throw out one old thing a day until you can not find any more items to throw.Recycle and
44、donate. Is your closet full of unopened bags and clothes that still have their tags on? Is your bookshelf full of unread books? Chances are that if you have not read, worn, or used whatever they are, then you are probably not going to use them at all. 38.Create daily, weekly and monthly timetables f
45、or cleaning. Organize your cleaning timetable. 39. Distribute tasks evenly, so for example, dish washing could be done daily; while vacuuming could be done weekly and cleaning the windows done monthly.Whichever of these tasks you decide to do, remember that you can not completely organize your life
46、in one go. 40. Just decide to get organized now, and then take baby steps. Soon enough, you will be making a habit out of it all.A.Practice putting things away immediately.B.Throw one thing before buying something.C.It is a long and never-ending process, so be patient.D.Give them to a charity or sel
47、l on the Internet.E.It is extremely exhausting to clean everything all at once.F.To keep up with tasks, you need to work with your family.G.We all agree most of us have a tough time remembering things.第三部分 英语知识运用（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） I got aboard and sat down in my seat. It was go
48、ing to be a long flight. Around me were some _41_ Where are you headed? I asked.Lakes Air Base. Well be there for special training, and then to the front.After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were _42_for five dollars. The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy
49、 one.As I _43_ for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch. No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch. I looked around at the other soldiers. _44_ were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and _45_ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill. Take box lunche
50、s to all those soldiers, I said. She seized my arms tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she _46_ me, My son is a soldier in the front. its almost like you are doing it for him.Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers.After eating, on my way to the restroom I was _47_by a man. I saw what you di
51、d and I want to be _48_ of it. With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars.Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers _49_he walked. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his _50_, and said, I want to_51_your hand. I stood and took his
52、 hand. With a loud voice he said, I was a soldier. _52_, someone bought me a lunch. It was such an act of _53_ that I never forgot. I was a little bit _54_ when applause rang out from all of the passengers. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meal
53、s.Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man _55_another twenty-five dollars in my hand.When we _56_ I gathered my belongings and started to leave. A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away 57_ a word. Another twenty-five dollars!Seeing the soldiers
54、_58_at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. As I walked _59_ to my car, I prayed for their safe _60_ .41.A.strangersB.soldiersC.attendantsD.passengers42.A.availableB.reasonableC.convenientD.special43.A.preparedB.sentC.reachedD.paid44.A.NoneB.SomeC.ManyD.All45.A.l
55、entB.showedC.handedD.charged46.A.advisedB.greetedC.inspiredD.thanked47.A.praisedB.stoppedC.attractedD.discovered48.A.oneB.kindC.partD.much49.A.asB.thoughC.tillD.unless50.A.tongueB.armC.headD.hand51.A.feelB.seizeC.shakeD.check52.A.OnceB.LaterC.RecentlyD.Frequently53.A.performanceB.kindnessC.braveryD.
56、wisdom54.A.embarrassedB.relievedC.overjoyedD.satisfied55.A.threwB.foundC.tookD.left56.A.separatedB.landedC.pausedD.chatted57.A.inB.forC.throughD.without58.A.trainingB.shoutingC.gatheringD.marching59.A.casuallyB.anxiouslyC.disappointedlyD.lightheartedly60.A.arrivalB.returnC.flightD.escape第II卷（共5 0分）第
57、二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。6-year-old Jermaine Bell of Jacksonville, Fla. was saving up money to take a vacation to Disney World for his birthday on Sept. 8. However, when the day finally came, instead of going to Disney World, Jermaine Bell 61. (ask) his parents to go t
58、o South Carolina. It turned out that Bell had decided to use the vacation money to help feed people evacuating (撤离) from Dorian.“These days people 62. (travel) to go to other 63. (place). I want them to have some food 64. (eat), so they can enjoy the ride to the place that theyre going to stay at,”
59、Bell said.Bell turned 7 on Sunday and when Disney found out about his 65. (kind), it planned a big surprise. A group of people, 66. made a surprise visit to his home in Jacksonville, Fla., told him that he and his family were provided with n 67. free VIP vacation for later this month.Video of Bell 6
60、8. (receive) the good news was posted on You Tube by Disney, 69. the caption (字幕), “Six-year-old Jermaine Bell of Jacksonville, Fla. spent more than a year saving money for an upcoming birthday trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. However, hurricane (飓风) Dorian changed Jermaines plans 70. (g
61、reat). Millions of people have been moved by the story of this little boys selfless act ever since.”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.
62、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。When I was in the seventh grade, I was too naughty that I had difficulty behave myself. My heart was in the right place, and I couldnt always follow the rules. I played many trick on my schoolmates. As the result, I repeatedly sent to the office of the headmast
63、er. Although I hated going to there, I didnt hate the headmaster, who was kind and patience. When I got called to the headmasters office for the sixth time, I have no idea what I had done. There he told me, “Ive heard youve been behaving really well lately. I want you to know how proudly I am of you
64、.”第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike最近来信说对中国非常感兴趣，请你给他回一封电子邮件，邀请他来中国旅游并介绍来中国旅游的优势。内容包括：1.悠久的历史和博大精深的文化；2.众多的名城和名胜古迹；3.可口的美食和便利的交通，如高铁和共享单车。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：博大精深的 broad and profoundDear Mike,_Yours,Li Hua参考答案1-5. BCCBC 6-10. CACBA 11-15. BABAC 16-20. AACBA21-25.BDDD
65、D 26-30.BCDCB 31-35.DBCDA 36-40.GBDEC 41-45.BACAC 46-50.DBCAD 51-55.CABAD 56-60.BDCDB61.asked 62.are travelling/ have been travelling 63.places 64.to eat 65.kindness66.who 67.a 68.receiving 69.with 70.greatlytoo改为so behave改为behaving and改为but trick改为tricks the改为aI后加was 去掉to patience改为patient have改为ha
66、d proudly改为 proud.Dear Mike,Im glad to have received your letter saying that you are interested in China. Now I am writing to invite you to visit China, which undoubtedly wont let you down. As you know, China, with a long history, broad and profound culture, has a sea of famous cities and different
67、types of places of interest for you to explore, among which you cant miss the Great wall! Besides, you can also enjoy its various delicious food and convenient transport like high-speed trains and shared bikes, which are sure to give you a brand new experience!Looking forward to seeing you soon!Yours,Li Hua