1、2020-2021学年度高一3月半月考英语试题第二部分 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。AApps to Help in a Disaster Disasters almost always arrive unexpectedly. But there are computer apps to help people prepare for disasters. Some apps alert users when a disaster has taken place.1. Sire
2、n GPS Mobile The free Siren GPS Mobile app connects users to emergency services at the tap of the screen. The app will let emergency workers know where the person in need is. The app works over cellphone networks. But it also works on Wi-Fi if cellphone networks are down after an emergency. Users ca
3、n create a personal health report on the app to share with emergency services. This will provide information about medicines that users take, allergies they might have and other medical information important to treatment decisions.2. Life360 The Life360 app provides a service to keep the loved ones
4、connected. Users can set up a network of people to share their location, chat and get alerts when they are near someone in their network. People in the same network can use the app on iPhone and Android devices. The app helps users communicate when they are in danger. The location sharing function c
5、an be suspended（暂停）when desired. The Life360 app is free, with some services available for a fee.3. Red Panic Button When a person is in danger, the Red Panic Button app might help. This app can send a text message to chosen contacts providing the users location. You can also add a voice or video me
6、ssage or photo to your text and email. This app can also be used to contact emergency services. Red Panic Button is free, but extra features are available for a fee.4. First Aid by American Red Cross The free First Aid app by the American Red Cross helps guide users in giving first aid to the injure
7、d people. The app can also help with information to help plan for droughts, floods, storms and more. Watch videos and take quizzes within the app. Users can switch the app from English to Spanish.21. All of the following are features of the Siren GPS Mobile app EXCEPT _.A. rescuers can get your heal
8、th information through it B. it connects users to emergency services C. it is useless if your cellphone network is down D. rescue workers can know where the injured person is22. If you have the Life360 app, you can _. A. share your health information with doctors directlyB. keep connected with those
9、 in your network C. get hospital information immediately when in danger D. watch over your loved ones movements23. What may be the best choice if you want to get information about disasters in advance? A. Siren GPS Mobile. B. First Aid by American Red Cross. C. Red Panic Button. D. Life360.B Oriola
10、Oluwaseyi, 32, makes her way through the busy streets of Ajegunle, a low-income community in Nigerias commercial center, Lagos. The Nigerian mother of four is pushing through people and things in the streets to collect plastic waste bottles from retail stores. In the evening, Oluwaseyi will drop the
11、 bottles at Moritz International School where her 8-year-old daughter attends primary school. The bottles will act as a down payment for her daughters tuition. As a small trader earning a little from trading car engine oil at busy Ajegunle Market in Nigerias economic center, Lagos, Oluwaseyi does no
12、t earn enough to cover the annual 18,000-naira（around $ 50）school fees. “Whenever a new session is about to start, sometimes we get worried when there is no money,” Oluwaseyi said. However, thanks to a recent partnership with Africa Cleanup Initiative （ACI）, a non-governmental organization with focu
13、s on sustainability（可持续性）, Oluwaseyis daughters school now accepts the plastic bottles, also known as PET bottles, in exchange for school fees. Through a program called Recycles Pay, ACI collaborates（合作）with schools in low-income communities to allow parents who are unable to afford fees for their c
14、hildren to pay using plastic bottles they collect. Twice a month Oluwaseyi visits her daughters school with bags full of sorted plastic bottle recyclables. The cost of tuition is determined by how many PET bottles she has collected. “My daughters headmaster introduced me to this program last year, a
15、nd I subscribed to the project because I knew it was something to relieve myself of the burden of spending money on the fees,” she said. “The program has given me a method to channel the funds I would have spent on school fees,” she added. There are more than 450,000 megatons（百万吨） of plastic waste d
16、iscarded（丢弃） in Lagos waters every year, according to reports in local media. Nigeria generates huge amounts of plastic waste, and according to a 2017 Ocean Atlas report, Nigeria is ranked number 11 in the world for plastic pollution, posing health risks to citizens and causing environmental damage.
17、24. What does Oriola Oluwaseyi do while going through streets in her community? A. Sell car engine oil. B. Trade with retail stores. C. Collect plastic waste bottles. D. Raise money for her daughters tuition.25. What is the program Recycles Pay aimed at? A. Protecting community environment. B. Helpi
18、ng children who drop out of school. C. Enabling poor students to pay tuition. D. Raising peoples sustainable awareness.26. What can we learn about Oluwaseyi from the fifth paragraph? A. Her daughters headmaster is the leader of the program. B. She hesitated for a little while about subscription at f
19、irst. C. The program helps her get through the financial problem.D. She collected bottles to get money to support the poor.27. Whats the authors main purpose in writing the last paragraph? A. To show the program is of benefit to the country.B. To highlight the water pollution in Nigeria. C. To prepa
20、re for writing about the next topic. D. To criticize the huge amounts of plastic waste in Nigeria.C Barbara and I were having dinner with four friends of ours. As the evening progressed, one friend talked about his struggle with a sister, who, at the age of 30, often quarreled with him. That prompte
21、d another friend to share how his brother was overdependent on his 70-year-old mother. He explained that he didnt know how his brother would survive after his mother died. Another friend shared a situation with his 40-year-old sister who didnt have a job and was regularly financially rescued by them
22、. A fourth friend complained about a sibling（兄弟姐妹）who at 35 couldnt make a basic decision and spent most of his time going to watch motor racing. By the time we finished dessert, I commented, “I wonder if this is just what occurs in most families?” And then, as Barbara and I drove home, the thought
23、struck me: the problem with families is that all of us come from one! Adult sibling relationships in families are like the weatherstormy at times, unpredictable and disruptive（破坏的）. You may have a distant relationship with a sister. Perhaps you and your brother are no longer in contact with each oth
24、er. Whatever your situation, Id like to offer a couple of thoughts that might help you weather the storm. Everyone comes from a less than perfect family. So you are not alone in dealing with your family relationships. The question is this: how will we respond to a sibling who is not making wise choi
25、ces?First, stop trying to change your sibling. At some point, you may have to let him or her be who he or she is. Second, give up your “911” job in your siblings life. If you have a tendency to take responsibility for his or her life by rescuing him or her, resign from that role. Third, ask for help
26、 from some friends. Gather a couple of wise friends and ask them to give you some guidance. Finally, if your sibling continues making unwise choices, a formal intervention by family members may be necessary.28. The author mentions his friends experiences in the first paragraph to _. A. encourage peo
27、ple to make different friendsB.show that his friends all have a miserable life C. introduce the topic of sibling relationships D. advise people to be close to friends and family29. What can we learn about the authors friends from the first paragraph? A. They liked complaining to the author very much
28、. B. They all had close relationships with their siblings. C. They were all facing difficult situations with their siblings. D. They were always dissatisfied with their personal life.30. What do the underlined words “weather the storm” in the third paragraph probably mean? A. Predict storms and bad
29、weather. B. Find a safe place to hide from a storm. C. Gather a group of friends to get some guidance. D. Improve your relationships with your adult siblings.31. What should you do if your brother continues making unwise decisions? A. Take action to stop him. B. Leave him alone. C. Try to change him
30、. D. Call “911” for help.D We all should let the sunshine in as much as possible not just because it makes us feel good. Exposure to sunlight produces vitamin D in our skin. This is why we call vitamin D the “sunshine vitamin”. Vitamin D is good for everybody. In fact, research shows this “sunshine
31、vitamin” could help women with breast cancer live longer. Breast cancer patients who have high blood levels of vitamin D have a better prognosis（预后） than women who dont. A prognosis is how quickly a doctor expects a patient to recover or how long a doctor expects a patient to live. Researchers found
32、 that these women had less aggressive cancers. They were also 30 percent less likely to die from the cancer or to get it again. Researcher Song Yao led the study for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He said the study showed that high vitamin D levels improved the patients prognosis no matter what
33、type or how advanced their cancer was. Besides fighting breast cancer, vitamin D helps the body in other ways. Most importantly, vitamin D controls how the body absorbs calcium（钙）. It also makes sure the bodys immune（免疫的）system works normally.Several studies show that vitamin D also strengthens the
34、immune system and helps the body fight disease. Vitamin D may help reduce your risk of developing heart disease, according to a 2008 study published in the journal Circulation. And it may also help protect you against getting the flu. Other studies have shown that vitamin D might help people sufferi
35、ng from depression. Factors in the environment may limit our exposure to sunlight and, therefore, vitamin D. These factors include pollution, using too much sunscreen, spending too much time inside and living in areas with little sunlight. So if you cant get enough sunshine, eat foods that are rich
36、in vitamin D: egg yolks, cheese and fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, tuna or mackerel. How much vitamin D you need is a much-debated topic. The best way to know if you need more vitamin D is to get tested by a doctor.32. Which of the following is TRUE for the women with high blood levels of vita
37、min D according to the research? A. They can recover from cancer earlier. B. They may never get cancer again. C. They may have less aggressive breast cancers. D. They may live longer with it than women without.33. The benefits of vitamin D are not _. A. strengthening the immune system B. promoting t
38、he absorption of calcium C.killing cancer cells D. protecting against getting the flu34. What can people do to get more vitamin D? A. Eat more food and do more exercise. B. Get exposure to more sunlight and eat foods rich in it. C. Drink more water and eat more foods rich in it. D. Eat more food and
39、 keep positive.35. How does the author support the theme of the passage? A. By providing research results. B. By stating arguments. C. By explaining statistical data. D. By giving examples.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。 Health is the most important thing in the worl
40、d. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars or even our clothes, we can still survive. 36 That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like
41、 French fries or cookies, which are junk foods. 37 Besides, I only eat little meat. 38 Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy. Whats more, I think friends are an important part of ones health, 39 I always feel better when I
42、 am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends. By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I
43、 can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them. 40 A. On the other hand, exercising is very important.B. Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.C. But if our health were taken away, we would surely die.D. I think a stron
44、g will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.E. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.F. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.G. Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第
45、一节 （共20小题；每小题15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佳选项。 It was my first day at school. I felt nervous and 41 . I went to all my classes with no 42 . It felt like no one cared. I listened 43 to all the lessons and waited for the lunch break at once. Then finally the bell 44 . It was time
46、 to talk and have fun. In the lunch line I met a new friend who 45 a hijab（穆斯林女性戴的面纱） on her head, and 46 I am Jewish, we got along well, and I was so 47 when she said, “Sit with us, at our table.” She 48 to the table next to the door. So I 49 , and took my tray（托盘）and was about to 50 with her acros
47、s the floor when suddenly I felt a push. “Hey, I saw you on the bus,” said a tall girl in a long skirt, “I saw your Jewish star necklace. You should 51 with us.” At that moment I 52 , and thats when I noticed, to my 53 , the nations of the world _54 themselves. Thats what I saw through my own eyes.
48、The Spanish only sat with the Spanish, the Hindus only with Hindus, the Russians always with Russians, and never the Arabs with the Jews. I saw the reason why 55 gets started. Everyone 56 to their own kind. The 57_ room was a map of the world. Why was everyone so 58 ? And so I turned down this girl,
49、 and went with the first, and there was no 59 . I built a bridge between two worlds when I sat with those who were 60 from me.41. A. happyB. tiredC. scaredD. relaxed42. A. teachersB. passions C. friendsD.goals43. A. anxiouslyB. carefullyC. casuallyD. sadly44. A. failedB. brokeC. rangD. fell45. A. wo
50、reB.designedC. madeD. put46. A. unlessB. whenC. thoughD. if47. A. worriedB. relieved C. angryD. grateful48. A. led B. facedC. viewedD. pointed49. A. ignoredB. refusedC.agreedD. promised50. A. walkB. runC. communicate D. meet51. A. jokeB. learnC. talkD. sit52. A. looked out B. looked downC. looked ar
51、ound D. looked on53. A. disappointment B. horrorC. surpriseD. delight54. A. enjoyingB. isolating C. connectingD. helping55. A. loveB. helpC. quarrelD. war56. A. objectsB. refersC. sticksD. adds57. A. sittingB. livingC. cafeD. lunch58. A. coldB. blindC. boredD. mean59. A. confidence B. hurtC. trouble
52、D. demand60. A. differentB. separate C. far D. free第二节 （共10小题；每小题15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。 When people think of American music, they 61 （probable） think of rap or rock-and-roll or jazz. What many may not realize is that these “American” sounds are all tied to a common placeblues mu
53、sic. The blues 62 （be）born in the Mississippi Delta area sometime in 63 late 1800s. The music is rooted in African American slave spiritual and work songs. Life was hard for black people in the U.S. Slavery technically had ended, but poverty and unjust laws kept people from full 64 （free）. Some form
54、er slaves stayed in the South and continued to work on farms, often 65 their former owners. Much of the work was outside in the fields, in the unforgiving heat of the Mississippi sun. A culture of 66 （sing） helped people deal with hardships. People sang spirituals at church and work songs in the fie
55、lds 67 （make） the days go by. Over time, this music developed into 68 people now call “the blues”. Many blues musicians never gained fame. Leo Bud Welch is one of these musicians. He 69_ （play） the blues since he was 13. He only performed music for 70 （family） and friends. It was not until 2013, whe
56、n Welch was 81, that he recorded his first album.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。 I still r
57、emember how I became a good table tennis player. The first day I go to high school, I saw some of my classmates playing a table tennis. Amazing at how skillful they were, I was determined to be just as good. Later in, I often watched them careful to learn their techniques. Then I kept practicing unt
58、il I became confident enough challenge the good players. At the end of the term, I became one of the best player in my class. I am really proud of this experience, though it helps me realize that we all can fulfil our potential and achieve your goals through hard work. It also helps me well understa
59、nd the proverb “Practice makes perfect.” than ever.第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Mark在和中国人相处的过程中遇到了“文化冲击（culture shock）”，向你请教中国的社交礼仪（social etiquette）。请你用英语给他写一封回信。内容包括： 1见面时的问候方式； 2对赞美的回应方式。注意： 1词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_2020-2021学年度高一3月半月考英语答案阅读理解：A篇：CBBB篇：CCCAC篇：CCDAD篇：CCBA七选五：CEAGD完型填空：41-45CCACA 46-50:CBDCA 51-55:DCCBD 56-60:CDBCA
