1、宿州市十三所重点中学2020-2021学年度第二学期期中质量检测高一英语试卷第一部分 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 阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man order?A. Salad.B. Eggs.C. A cup of tea.2. Why did the woman give the man a bad grade?A. He turned in hi
2、s paper late.B. She cant read his handwriting.C. She thought his paper didnt have a name.3. What will the boy do?A. Go home.B. Call his mother.C. Watch the girl from the window.4. Where did the man get the book?A. From the woman.B. From the library.C. From a bookstore.5. What will the woman probably
3、 do?A. Mail a letter.B. Park her car.C. Go shopping.第二节（共15小题；每小题L5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 does the woman suggest the man do?A. Buy a sleeping bag.B. Check the weather onli
4、ne.C. Look for temperature display.7. Who is the woman?A. The mans wife.B. A salesgirl.C. The mans friend.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where are the speakers?A. At a cafe.B. In a hospital.C. At the airport.9. What will the woman do?A. Make coffee.B. Call the nurse.C. Take some medicine.10. Who will the woman
5、see today?A. Her brother.B. Her mother.C. Her sister.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did the man do on his trip?A. He went fishing.B. He went hiking.C. He went swimming.12. How many weeks does the woman have for vocation every year?A. Three weeks.B. Two weeks.C. One week.13. Who will the woman take a vaca
6、tion with?A. Her mother.B. Her aunt.C. Her sister.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What is the speed limit?A. 40 miles per hour. B. 45 miles per hour. C. 60 miles per hour.15. Why was the woman driving incorrectly?A. She had been drinking.B. She wasnt paying attention.C. She was looking at her cell phone.16. Wh
7、at did the woman get a ticket for?A. Driving too fast.B. Not using her turn signal.C. Not having a drivers license. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. In which year did Bethany Hamilton lose her arm?A. 1990.B. 1994.C. 2003.18. Which award did Bethany Hamilton win?A. An EPSY Award.B. A Comeback Teen Award.C. A Co
8、urage Athlete Award.19. How big was the shark that attacked Bethany Hamilton?A. Thirteen feet long.B. Fourteen feet long.C. Fifteen feet long.20. Where is Bethany Hamiltons broken surfboard?A. In Fiji.B. In Hawaii.C. In California.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分4。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
9、出最佳选项。AL. Bean Quad backpackIf you need a backpack that can carry large and small objects and is comfortable to wear, this is the backpack for you. The reasonable price and customers? 100% satisfaction makes this a great buy any way you look at it. While its not the most beautiful backpack on the pl
10、anet, it does look nice at first sight.Kanken 15 backpackThis Kanken bag is a great choice for school kids of grade one to six or adults with narrow shoulders. Weighing under 450g, its easy and comfortable to carry this bag around. The simple design with a lot of eye-catching colors may have you fal
11、l in love with it at once.Timbuk2 Command backpackIf you want to safely carry your laptop and look stylish, the Timbuk2 Command backpack is the one for you. The soft back is made for a comfortable wearing experience. The clean coloring and lines of the bag may make you more “grown-up”.Amazon Basics
12、backpackWith a lowest price among all these backpacks, the Amazon Basics backpack is a great choice for college students on a tight budget. There are tons of storage choices in this backpack, so its easy to forget exactly where you placed a certain object. It is a basic black backpack with a few des
13、igns and is never going to appear on a fashion T stage.21. What makes L. Bean Quad backpack attractive?A. The color and the design.B. The style and the quality.C. The cost and the public praise.D. The lightweight and the simplicity.22. Which backpack might be the most suitable one for a Grade-3 stud
14、ent?A. L. Bean Quad backpack.B. Amazon Basics backpack.C. Timbuk2 Command backpack.D. Kanken 15 backpack.23. In which magazine can you probably find the passage?A. NEWSWEEK.B. SMARTSHOPPER.C. NATURE.D. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.BMark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviou
15、sly. Jason was determined not to go against their fathers wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.“Dad will be really mad if he finds out youve been playing with his new computer. Jason said, “He told us not
16、to touch it.”“He wont find out, Mark said, Ill just have a quick look and shut it down.Mark had been scolded before for touching his fathers equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.It was a strange-looking machine - one his dad had brought home
17、from the laboratory where he worked. Its an experimental model, his father had explained, so dont touch it under any circumstances. But his fathers warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds la
18、ter, the screen turned into colours, shifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: SPACE TRANSPORTER.”Yes! Mark cried excitedly, Its a computer game. I knew it! Dads only been pretending to work. Hes really been playing games instead! A new message appeare
19、d on the screen:“ENTER NAMESVOYAGERI:.VOYAGER 2.”Marks fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.“INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED（自动回收程序已启动）The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.“I think wed better shut it off,
20、Mark, Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow（光芒）,until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly
21、as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed：TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION: MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.”24. Why did Mark touch the computer against his fathers warning?A. He wanted to take a voyage.B. He wanted to practice his skill.C. He was so
22、 much attracted by it.D. He was eager to do an experiment.25. Where did the boys father most likely work?A. In an information processing center.B. In a scientific research center.C. In an electronic factory.D. In a computer company.26. Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?A. He was afraid of
23、being scolded.B. He didnt like the loud noise and light.C. He didnt want to play games any more.D. He was afraid something dangerous might happen.27. What happened to the boys at the end of the story?A. They were sent to another planet.B. They were blown into the air.C. They were hidden in the stron
24、g light.D. They were carried away to another country.CDo you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred d
25、ollars on the lottery（彩票）.It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”This guys a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. In fact, he bought $200 worth of tickets. Hes really a big loser!He didnt say anything that was false, but he left out important
26、information on purpose. Thats called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just dishonest.Some politicians often use this trick. During Governor Smiths last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponen
27、ts says, “During Governor Smiths term, the state lost one million jobs! Thats true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smiths term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.Advertisers will sometimes use halt-truths. Its against the law to make false statements so the
28、y try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache/ It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.This kind of deception happens too often. Its a sad
29、 fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.28. What do the underlined words “net gain in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Final increase.B. Large share.C. Big advantage.D. Total saving.29. We may infer that the author believes people should.A. buy lottery tickets.B. make use of half-tr
30、uths.C. not take anything at face value.D. not trust the Yucky Company.30. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pills advertisement?A. Advertisements are based on facts.B. Doctors like to act in advertisements.C. False statements are easy to see through.D. Half-truths arc often used to mis
31、lead people.31. How is the passage mainly developed?A. By listing examples.B. By comparing.C. By inferring.D. By listing numbers.DA study of 500,000 songs released （发行）in the UK between 1985 and 2015 showed that pop music had decreased in happiness and increased in sadness.In a report published in t
32、he journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers at the University of California examined hundreds of thousands of songs and classified them by their mood. “Happiness is going down, sadness is going up, and at the same time, the songs are becoming more danceable and more party-like, co-author Nata
33、lia L. Komarova told The Associated Press.The study found songs in 2014 like Stay With Me by Sam Smith, Whispers by Passenger and Unmissable by Gorgon City have a low happiness trend. However, tracks from 1984 like Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen, Would I Lie To You? by Eurythmics and Freedom by Wha
34、m! had a “high happiness trend. The public seems to prefer happier songs, even though more and more unhappy songs are being released each year, the researchers wrote.Apart from the emotional trends, researchers discovered that dances and pop were the most successful styles of music and that there wa
35、s a clear downward trend, with the popularity of rock beginning in the early 2000s.So it looks like, while the overall mood is becoming less happy, people seem to want to forget it all and dance, Komarova wrote in an email.It was also found that the “maleness“ of songsthe frequency of male singers i
36、n popular music had decreased during the last 30 years. Successful songs are characterised by a larger percentage of female artists compared to all songs, they wrote.This discovery appears at a time when the conversation around sex equality in the music industry is at its height, with more male arti
37、sts and songwriters.32. The researchers examined lots of songs to.A. find songs for dances and partiesB.choose songs for a journalC. know better about songsD.release more songs33. Which song tends to bring you more happiness?A. Whispers.BFreedom.C. Stay With Me.D.Unmissable.34. From this passage, we
38、 can know that.A. rock became popular in the early 2000sB. fewer unhappy songs came to light every yearC. female artists were less skilled in writing songsD male singers were better at performing pop music35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Music Calls for Sex Equality.B. Music Industry
39、 Is Going Down.C. Pop Music Has a Long History.D. Pop Music Is Getting Sadder.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。Important Self-Care TipsNowadays life is so busy that you often dont have a free minute to relax with a cup of tea, but such pace of life is extremely dangerous
40、 to your mental and physical well-being. If you dont take time off, you may feel extremely tired. 36 Here are some important tips to follow.Listen to your bodyYour body always gives you signals to meet its needs. 37 . If you feel that your body needs some kinds of foods, you should try to eat them w
41、ith enjoyment.Take vitamins dailyToday its hard to be sure that you get all the nutrients （养分）and vitamins that your body needs. 38 If you want to take a certain group of vitamins, then consult your doctor.Dont forget to sleepSleep is going to be the best way of your body recovery. 39 . It can benef
42、it your mind,weight and improve your well-being. If you arent sleeping enough, you should be ready to face many other problems.40 . Office isnt the best place for your body and mind. Try to find time to breathe fresh air in and enjoy the sun. Long outside walks will make you happier. Moreover, youll
43、 have a chance to replace time in front of television or computer.A. Take exercise every dayB. Spend time in the open airC. When we are busy, we focus on immediate activitiesD. Enough sleep is a necessary part of a healthy lifestyleE. Its better to take vitamins daily than to spend money treating di
44、seasesF. If you prefer to work too much, you should find time to look after yourselfG. It examines the information about the work of different systems and sends a message to your brain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）阅读下列短文，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。The famous composer, Rob
45、 Stewart, didnt have a good start in this career. However, he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a 41 Stewarts parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his 42 . As a little boy, he fell in love with music and_43 himself about it by reading through the family collection th
46、at his mother kept, 44 which there were a lot of related books.Three years later, Stewarts grandfather died, and his mothers sister decided to 45 him. Her husband was a kind man and 46 for young Stewarts music lessons. One summer vacation at a Belgian seaside added a second 47 to his life the sea. T
47、hen he studied to be a naval cadet（海军学员）,but still took time to study 48In the French Navy, he and two friends found time to 49 a band, playing the works of Beethoven and other 50 . Stewart also began composing. On Christmas Day 1892, he had his first chance to 51 as a composer, which turned out to
48、be a success.That success 52 Stewart to write a wedding march（婚礼进行曲）,and one of his navy friends 53 to show it to the famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Stewarts friend 54 with the manuscript（手稿）,he reported that Colonne had advised Stewart to 55 his naval career and devote his life to music.No
49、t long 56 he was 25, Stewart decided to 57 Edouard Colonnes advice. He gave his heart and soul to his composing and 58 a major force in the twentieth centurys French music. Because of Edouard Colonnes inspiring 59 Stewart devoted his life to music, but Stewards 60 friend later admitted that he had m
50、ade it up. He said he had never ever shown Stewarts manuscript to the famous conductor.41. A. hopeB. jokeC. guessD. game42. A. neighborB. auntC. teacherD. grandfather43. A. taughtB. choseC. improvedD. asked44. A. withinB. betweenC. amongD. before45. A. missB. adoptC. catchD. leave46. A. waitedB. app
51、liedC. lookedD. paid47. A. pageB. loveC. wishD. job48. A. paintingB. EnglishC. musicD. dance49. A. set upB. make forC. deal withD. take away50. A. teachersB. composersC. professorsD. singers51. A. publishB. produceC. studyD. perform52. A. encouragedB. foundC. tookD. wanted53. A. cameB. offeredC. ref
52、usedD. brought54. A. wentB. leftC. returnedD. ran55. A. give upB. keep toC. begin withD. focus on56. A. agoB. sinceC. beforeD. after57. A. repeatB. changeC. followD. correct58. A. improvedB. replacedC. becameD. grasped59. A. willB. adviceC. orderD. request60. A. navyB. schoolC. musicD. work第二节(共10小题
53、；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。1 was very frightened when 61 (wake) up in hospital last Thursday. I fainted in my PE class because of low blood sugar levels. Fortunately, 1 was rushed to hospital 62 (immediate). The doctor helped me and I made a full recovery within two days. My expe
54、rience proves what a bad idea 63 is to try to lose weight by skipping meals. Now I know this extreme weight-loss method has serious side 64 (effect). Now I also understand that being healthy and 65 (energy) is more important than being slim.From now 66 , I will pay more attention to my health rather
55、 than my weight. I will eat a 67 (balance) diet to make sure I have enough nutrition. Exercising regularly is also 68 important part of a healthy lifestyle. My doctor tells me that it will help me concentrate better in class. So, I 69 (play) sport with my friends every other day after school, 70 I h
56、ope can help me get into shape.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。Dear Ralph,Im a newcomer here w
57、ho comes of a small town. I describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates, it seems always difficult for me to do things well as them. Im sure they will laugh to me and see me as a fool. So I felt unhappy every day. Besides, I have few friends. I dont know that they treat me like thisthey
58、 talk to each other very well in class, but after class we become stranger right away. I am trying to improve the situation and it doesnt seem to work. Can you tell me what I should do it?Yours,Li Hua 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)假定你是学生会主席李华，下月你校要举行首届英语日(English Day)活动，请你写一 封E-mail邀请英语教授Mr. Luke来参加活动,并请他做一次关于中美文化
59、差异的讲座。E-mail 的内容如下：1.邀请他参加英语日活动并做一个英语讲座。2.活动内容：上午英语演讲比赛，下午英语讲座。3.活动的具体时间地点。4.举办活动的意义。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。宿州市十三所重点中学2020-2021学年度第二学期期中质量检测高一英语试卷答案听力1-5 BCABC 6-10CBBCA 11-15 CACAB 16-20ACABC阅读理解21-23 CDB 24-27 CBDA 28-31ACDA 31-35 CBAD 36-40 FGEDB 完形填空41-45 BDACB 46-50 DBCAB 51-55 DABCA 56
60、-60 DCCBA 语法填空61. waking62. immediately63. it64, effects65, energetic66. on67. balanced68. an69, will play70. which短文改错：Dear Ralph,作文范文：Dear Professor Luke,I am Li Hua, Chairman of the Students Union. I am writing to invite you to attend the first English Day activity in our school and give us a lec
61、ture about the cultural differences between China and America.The English Day activity will be held on November 11, during which there will be many activities.Here is a brief schedule: The English Speech Contest will be held from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the lecture hall and the lecture will be given
62、at 2:00 PM on the playground, which will last 2 hours. Not only will the activities surely arouse our interest in learning English but also they can improve our understanding of American culture.I would feel honored if you could come to attend it and give us the lecture.Looking forward to your early reply. Yours sincerely Li Hua
