1、桐城八中2020-2021学年度第一学期高二期初检测英 语 试 卷第一部分 听力第一节听下面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。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.When does the competition end?A. On June 13.B. On June 17.C. On June 18.2.Who is the man probably?A. A salesman.B. A waiter.C. An actor.3.What will the woman do this Satur
2、day?A. Go to a concert.B. Visit a bridge.C. See a play.4.What does the woman warn the man to do?A. Change his car. B. Come to work on time.C. Stop asking for a salary increase.5.What does the man mean?A. He needs a good program. B. He should restart the computer.C. His computers problem is unrelated
3、 to the virus.第二节听下面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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Where does the man often stay at weekends?A. In his grandparents house. B. In his parents house. C. In his own flat.7.Why did the woman move ou
4、t?A. To be independent. B. To live closer to her office.C. To paint in a quiet surrounding.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Fellow workers. B. Waitress and customer.C. Interviewer and interviewee.9.Why does the woman want to work in the restaurant?A. I
5、t is near her home. B. It provides different kinds of food.C. It offers an opportunity to deal with people.10.What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is fond of cooking. B. The man is uninterested in the woman.C. The woman has been working at McDonalds for five years.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个
6、小题。11.When will the order be delivered?A. Between 4:00 and 4:30.B. Between 4:30 and 5:00.C. Between 5:00 and 5:30.12.How many oranges does the man order?A. 10 kilos.B. 3 kilos. C. 2 kilos.13.What information does the man give in the end?A. His name.B. His address.C. His phone number.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第1
7、7四个小题。 14.What impressed the man most in Sydney?A. The food.B. The weather. C. The transport. 15.Which was the mans favorite site of interest?A. The Opera House.B. The Harbor Bridge. C. The Australian Museum.16.What did the man enjoy most about the food?A. The taste.B. The variety.C. The design. 17.
8、How did the man get to Sydney?A. By air.B. By train.C. By car.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.What is the talk mainly about?A. British culture. B. The speakers experience in London.C. Differences between American English and British English.19.What do people think of Americans?A. Self-centered.B. Humorous.
9、 C. Nice.20.What did the speaker like to do in the afternoon in England?A. Have afternoon tea.B. Visit old buildings. C. Watch comedy shows.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)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf you are planning to visit lots of museums and attractions in Paris，the following f
10、ive are not to be missed.The Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院)Description：The Notre Dame is a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the oldest part of Paris.Location：place du Parvis Notre DameOpening hours：07：45 to 18：45 Monday to SaturdayAdmission (入场费): donation only Website：The Eiffel Tower (埃菲尔铁塔)Description：The Eif
11、fel Tower is the most famous symbol of Paris.Take the lift or stairs up to the top for fabulous views of the city.Location: Champ de MarsOpening hours：open daily throughout the year January to June and September to December 09：30 to 23：45, July and August 09：00 to 00：45Admission：11 to the topWebsite
12、：www.tour?eiffel.frLArc de Triomphe (凯旋门)Description：This grand arch was built by Napoleon to honor the French Army.Location: place de letoile Opening hours：open daily throughout the year April to September 10：00 to 23：00, October to March 10：00 to 22：30Website：www.monum.fr/prehome/prehome.dmlThe Lo
13、uvre Museum (卢浮宫)Description：The Louvre Museum is a spectacular Renaissance building.Collections: Egyptian，Roman and Oriental antiquities, and European paintings from the 12th to the 19th centuries, including Leonardos Mona LisaLocation: rue de rivoliOpening hours: 09：00 to 18：00 every day except Tu
14、esdayAdmission：8.50 .Admission is free on the first Sunday of every month.Website：www.louvre.frThe Orsay Museum (奥赛美术馆)Description：This art gallery has an impressive collection of art from 1850 to 1950.Collections：impressionism (Renoir, Monet, Degas), post?impressionism(Van Gogh, Gaugin, Toulouse?La
15、utrec, Cezanne)Location: I rue de bellechasseOpening hours：Tuesday to Sunday 09：30 to 18：00，Thursday 09：30 to 21：45, closed on MondaysAdmission：7.50 .Admission is free on the first Sunday of every month.Website：www.musee?orsay.fr21Which of the following symbolizes Paris most?AThe Notre Dame. BThe Ei
16、ffel Tower.CLArc de Triomphe. DThe Orsay Museum.22You can pay any amount of money if youd like to visit _Athe Notre Dame Bthe Eiffel TowerCthe Louvre Museum Dthe Orsay Museum23Where can you see Mona Lisa?AAt the Eiffel Tower. BAt the Orsay Museum.CAt the Louvre Museum. DAt LArc de Triomphe.BIn Ameri
17、ca, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort：brilliant beaches, a lively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many people believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off-season, when the town is less crowded but the weat
18、her is still mild.Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, enjoying the happiness and excitement the beach offers.The number 1 safety tip concerns ocean safety：pay attention to Flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguards post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous
19、. Take them seriously！Tourists from land-locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach
20、 with lifeguards.Never swim alone. Many drowning involve single swimmers. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to get help, including signaling for assistance from others.Dont fight the current. The facts show that 80%of rescues by lifeguards at ocean b
21、eaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity，because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving offshore. If you are caught in a rip current, dont fight it by trying to swim directly to sh
22、ore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip currents are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.24When coming to Virginia Beach, children cannot enjoy the happiness of _Awalking on the road made of wood Bjoining
23、 the nightspotsCriding a horse or a pumper car Dsurfing in the sea25Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be _Aafter autumn school term beginning Bin the summer vacationCduring the Christmas holiday Din the cold winter26Swimming in the sea youd better not swim _Awith a friend
24、 Bwithin the sight of the lifeguardCwith the current Das far as you like27The passage mainly tells us _AVirginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort Bthe happiness and excitement the beach offersCsome safety tips when swimming in the seaDthe dangers for tourists from land-locked r
25、egions to swim in the seaCConflict is on the menu tonight at the cafe La Chope.This evening,as on every Thursday night,psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of Frances favorite pastimes,coffee drinking and the“talking cure”.Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings.It isnt a
26、lways easy.The customerssome thirty Parisians who pay just under $2(plus drinks)per sessionare quick to intellectualize(高谈阔论),slow to open up and connect.“You are forbidden to sayone feels,orpeople think,”Lehanne told them.“Say I think,Think me.”A cafe society where no intellectualizing is allowed?I
27、t couldnt seem more un-French.But Lehannes psychology cafe is about more than knowing oneself:Its trying to help the citys troubled neighborhood cafes.Over the years,Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestylelonger working hours,a fast-food boom and a younger generations de
28、sire to spend more time at home.Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation.Cafes focused around psychology,history,and engineering are catching on,filling tables well into the evening.The citys“psychology cafes”,which offer great comfort,are among the most popular places.Middle-aged ho
29、memakers,retirees,and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about love,anger,and dreams with a psychologist.And they come to Lehannes group just to learn to say what they feel.“Theres a strong need in Paris for communication,”says Maurice Frisch,a cafe La Chope regular who works as a religious i
30、nstructor in a nearby church.“People have few real friends.And they need to open up.”Lehanne says shed like to see psychology cafes all over France.“If people had normal lives,these cafes wouldnt exist,”she says.“If life werent a battle,people wouldnt need a special place just to speak.”But then,it
31、wouldnt be France.28.What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?A.Learn a new subject. B.Keep in touch with friends.C.Show off their knowledge. D.Express their true feelings.29.How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?A.They are less frequently visited. B.They stay open for long
32、er hours.C.They have bigger night crowds. D.They start to serve fast food.30.What are theme cafes expected to do?A.Create more jobs. B.Supply better drinks.C.Save the cafe business. D.Serve the neighborhood.31.Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?A.They bring people true friendship. B.
33、They give people spiritual support.C.They help people realize their dreams. D.They offer a platform for business links.DMany children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly.T
34、he amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for
35、 with the money.At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance.The object is to show young peo
36、ple that a budget demands choices between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These j
37、obs are a normal part of family life.Paying children to do extra work around the house，however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts
38、or giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.32What is special about children learning financial management by experience?AThey learn more quickly. BThey are not as likely to make mistakes.CTheir mistakes wont matter so much.DThey have plans made by
39、 their parents.33When the writer says some young children “will learn the hard way that .” in Para. 4, he means_.Athey will know how hard it is to learn budgetBthey will have an easy time learning the lessonCwhat they will learn is absolutely trueDtheir parents will teach them a hard lesson34Judging
40、 from the article, it is all right if a couple give their son an allowance_.Aregularly twice every month Bwhenever he has run out of moneyCtelling him to ask for permission before spendingDwithout telling him what to spend on35The writer would agree to encourage the kids to _to deal with a tight bud
41、get.Aborrow money from others Bask their parents for more moneyCget paid for their household routines Dearn money by extra work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。ESchools out for the day. But what should you do with the kids？ 36 Public school teacher and blogger Chelly Woo
42、d believes that “its important for kids to get at least one hour of playtime after school, regardless of age. Thats real playtime, but not for video games or TV programs.”Here are some creative afterschool activities for kids.Design a comic strip (连环漫画)This is a great indoor activity for kids of all
43、 ages and is sure to get the creative juices flowing as children invent characters and story lines. 37_ Measuring the strip boxes can also add an educational element to the activity.Become a scientist.Grab a notebook and a pencil and head outside. Whether in your backyard, a park or a playground, sp
44、ot a bird or other animals and pretend your kids are scientists._38_Recycle objects._39_ Transform a cereal (麦片) box into something that flies or into a mask. Use the cereal box as a prompt to think through where the box came from and how it was made. This activity is great for understanding the wor
45、ld in which we live, how things are made, etc._40_Are your neighbors celebrating a victory or have they been sick or out of town？No reason is really necessary to have your kids give a hand to someone else. Bake cookies, make a card or plant some flowers in a pot. The possibilities are endless.ADo so
46、mething nice.BKeep positive people around.CIt is really important for children to learn disappointment.DTrack an animal and note what it does from minute to minute.EArtistic drawing skills can be improved by coloring these characters.FTime to come up with some creative ways to keep the kids entertai
47、ned.GTake something from the recycling bin and make it into something else.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佳选项。Jim and his brother lived on the 80th level. When coming home one day, to their _41_， the lifts were not working and they had to _42_ th
48、e stairs.After reaching the 20th level, breathless and tired, they decided to _43_their bags and come back for them the next day. They climbed _44_. When they got to the 40th level, Jims brother started to _45_. However, they _46_ to climb the flights of steps, arguing all the way to the 60th floor.
49、They then _47_ that they only had 20 levels more to climb and decided to stop arguing and continue climbing _48_. They reached their home at long last. Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to _49_ the door. And they realized that the _50_ were in their bags which were left on t
50、he 20th floor.This story is a reflection (反映) of our life. When _51_， many of us are asked to do as our parents and teachers expect. We _52_ get to do the things that we really like and love and are under too much pressure (压力) _53_ by the age of 20, we get tired and decide to _54_ this load (负担)Onc
51、e _55_ the pressure, we work harder to realize our dreams. But by the time we reach 40 years old, we find it _56_ to realize them and begin to feel unsatisfied and complain, and _57_ them. Reaching 60, we realize that we have _58_ cause for complaint any more, and we begin to walk the final stage wi
52、th _59_So follow your dreams and _60_ for them carefully, never complain and lose your key, and your dreams will come true one day.41AshameBsurprise Chappiness Ddisappointment42Aclean Breplace Cfix Dclimb43Apack Bleave Ccarry Dfind44Aover Bdown Con Dout45Arest Bcomplain Cwork Dexplain46Acontinued Br
53、efused Cforgot Ddemanded47Arealized Badvised Choped Dagreed48Ain order Bin peace Cin turn Din time49Alock Banswer Cclose Dopen50Atickets B. books Ckeys Dphones51Alonely Bsick Csuccessful Dyoung52Aalways Brarely Cagain Dfinally53Aonly if Bso that Ceven if Das if54Atake up Bset up Cgive up Dput up55Af
54、ree of Btired of Cworried about Dconcerned about56Ahard Binteresting Cstrange Deasy57Aaccept Bavoid Cshare Dlose58Amuch Ball Clittle Dsome59Aregret Bpleasure Cfear Ddanger60Alook Bask Cwait Dprepare第二节(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。Life is filled with regrets. As we get older,
55、we often look back and wish that we _61_ (make) better choices in our life before. So what can we do _62_(avoid) future regrets? The following are a few tips that you might find _63_(use)Make plans in advance. If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The _64_ (early), t
56、he better. You should know what comes first and what comes last. Even if something unexpected_65_ (happen), you can have more time to deal with it.Live _66_ more active life. More outdoor _67_ (active) can keep you healthy, both physically and mentally.Make good friends. Everyone needs friends. Frie
57、nds are people with _68_we share joys and sorrows. Make friends with optimistic people, and youll also think _69_ (positive) if you are surrounded with them.Never fear failure. Everybody fails, even the greatest people in the world. We should not fear failure. Instead, we should take failure as a ch
58、ance to learn and improve _70_ (we)Life is so good. Why should we always live in our past and regret what we have done?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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该
59、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。Generally spoken, the relationship between students, our parents and teachers is good. We are getting on well with each other. Therefore, there exist some problems. Some students in our school are easy to lose their temper because anxiety and stu
60、dy burden. Whats worse, they sometime quarrel with others, and even turn a deaf ear to their parents and teachers, which is very disappointed. In my opinion, we middle school students should make our efforts to improve the situation. First, we should respect the others. Second, when we are not feeli
61、ng well, we can chat with us friends or teachers or even parents. It was likely that they can understand us better and give us some reasonable advices.第二节书面表达(满分25分)很多学生为了潜心学习，备战高考，搬出学校的集体寝室, 在学校附近租了房子。就这一现象请你写一篇英语短文来发表自己的看法。内容包括: 1. 在校外租房子的利与弊; 2. 你同意还是反对这种做法? 并陈述你的理由。注意: 1. 词数为100左右; 2. 可适当增加细节, 以
62、使行文连贯; 3. 开头语已为你写好(不计入总词数) 。参考词汇: 宿舍dormitoryThe college entrance examination is approaching day by day. _参考答案1-5. BACBC 6-10. CACAA 11-15. BBCBC 16-20.BABAA21-23 BAC 24-27 CADC 28-31 DACB 32-35 CAAD 36-40 FEDGA41-45 DDBCB 46-50 AABDC 51-55 DBBCA 56-60ADCAD61.had made 62.to avoid 63.useful 64earlier
63、 65.happens66.a 67.activities 68whom 69.positively 70.ourselves短文改错第一句：spokenspeaking第三句：ThereforeHowever第四句：because后加of第五句：sometimesometimes；disappointeddisappointing第七句：去掉the第八句：wellgood；usour第九句：wasis；advicesadvice参考范文The college entrance examination is approaching day by day. Quite a few student
64、s have moved out from their dormitories to live in a rented room near the school. It cannot be denied that they have their own time schedules after classes and can easily concentrate on their lessons alone in their small rooms. Also, they can spare more time for study. However, there exist some disa
65、dvantages. For example, sometimes their minds go wandering easily without competitors around. In spite of the fact that the school life is full of fun and friendship, I prefer to live in the rented room. I want to make full use of the time after evening classes, and I need to study attentively without disturbance. 13 / 13
