1、20202021学年山西大同高一下学期期中考试（灵丘一中、广灵一中）英语考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间100分钟。2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。3.本卷命题范围：外研版必修第二册U2必修第三册U1。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。ABeij
2、ing World HotelBAUHAUSHere we opened an excellent German bar. Guests will feel the atmosphere（气氛）of a bar in Berlin, enjoy real German beers and meals. Nightly live band performance from 21:00 hours onwards.Location: Ground Level, West Wing Building, Beijing World Trade CenterOperating hours: 12:00
3、to 03:00 hours SunThu12:00 to 05:00 hours FriSatLOST HORIZONYou are the star at the Lost Horizon room. Over 7,000 selections of Mandarin Japanese Cantonese. Korean, Taiwanese and English songs are all for your singing pleasure.GOURMETIt is so simple to prepare a great meal at home now that you can b
4、uy the best meats, milk products, wines, breads, cakes and more.,. all under one roof.Location: Basement 1, Beijing World Trade CenterOperating hours: 19:00 to 21:00 hoursGAMEROOMImmerse yourself in a stress-free world of arcade games, simulators and attractions at GameRoom. Youll find exciting game
5、s both classic and cutting edge where you can challenge your friends and test your own skill. And we provide you with 25 high-definition TVs. Our sports bar is also there, which is the perfect place to watch the big game.When you need a break, our restaurant on the same level features a wide selecti
6、on of delicious food.When youre looking for a break from the ordinary, visit GameRoom and let the fun begin!Location: Top level, East Wing Building, Beijing World Trade CenterOperating hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week1. If your family is to have a big get-together, which of the following will yo
7、u go?A. BAUHAUS. B. LOST HORIZON.C. GOURMET. D. GAMEROOM.2. When can you probably appreciate a live performance in BAUHAUS?A. At 4 pm, Sunday. B. At 4 am Saturday.C. At 3 pm Friday. D. At 4 am Thursday.3. What can you enjoy when you are in GAMEROOM?A. Having a test.B. Doing some shopping.C. Having a
8、 dinner with his friends.D. Playing the latest games with your friends.BSweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parent
9、s but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago. when a Cleveland man noticed that some people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten and neglected, he developed in his min
10、d the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to
11、 be called Sweetest Day. Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, tbc sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over t
12、he USA.Sweetest Day is not based on any single groups religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show o
13、thers that we care, in a positive way.4. What group of people is the Sweetest Day intended for?A. The sick. B. The aged. C. The orphans. D. All the people.5. Which of the following sentence can express the underlined word “neglected”?A. Ignored. B. Forgotten. C. Remembered. D. Loved.6. Why did the m
14、an think about the idea of Sweetest Day?A. He felt lonely and wanted to be noticed.B. He wanted to be helpful to those who need love.C. He needed someone to give out some small gifts.D. He was helped by his friends and neighbors.7. What can we know from the passage?A. A gift is always needed on Swee
15、test Day.B. Only those sick and children need to be remembered.C. Sweetest Day is limited to families and friends.D. Its a chance for everyone to express your care.CWhat is an accent（口音）? An accent is a flavoring to you that influences the sounds of words and sentences. In Birmingham you might hear
16、“lake” sounding close to “like”, and in Ireland you might hear “this” sounding close to “diss”.Accents are related to social group. Everyone has an accent, and for every accent there are groups of people who react（反应）badly to it. These reactions arc the result of prejudice（偏见）an unreasoned jumping t
17、o conclusions.Everybody has prejudices about accents. I certainly do. I have held prejudices about other peoples accents. But over the years，my experience of working with people from all kinds of backgrounds has led me to give up these prejudices. However, I still have prejudices that I find difficu
18、lt to control.Studies tell us that no accent is better than any other. But the reality is that many people judge others according to accents.Jacob, Member of Parliament（议会）,remembers when he first stood unsuccessfully for election in Fife, Scotland, “I gradually realized that whatever I happened to
19、be speaking about, the number of voters in my favor dropped as soon as I opened my mouth.”And sonic people change their accents to sound more refined（文雅的）when talking to people outside their circle of family and friends.Sky News ran a report recently in which an 18-year-old woman was trying to sound
20、 less posh（上等人的），that is speaking non-standard English, because she didnt like the strangers telling her that she must be rich and from a famous family.Lastly, its worth being reminded that people can have an accent and still be recognized.8. Whats the main idea of the first three paragraphs?A. What
21、s accent and accents can lead to prejudice.B. Accents are something that everyone can have.C. Accents are something that you can meet everywhere.D. Accents have a long root in people that causes serious social issues.9. Jacob is referred to in the passage to prove .A. everyone has prejudice about ac
22、centsB. many people judge others according to accentsC. he was quite unpopular among English peopleD. he was unable to make himself understood because he had an accent10. Why does the girl try to change her accent according to Sky News?A. Because she tried to be rich.B. Because she pretended to be w
23、ell-educated.C. Because she just wanted to make herself look ordinary.D. Because she wanted io learn the upper-class British accent.11. What does the underlined word “recognized” mean?A. Reasonable. B. Understandable.C. Difficult. D. Successful.DA few years ago, my sister-in-law started to feel conc
24、erned about her teenage daughter. What was she doing after school? Where was she spending her time? My niece was an excellent student, and took part in all kinds of after-class activities. Even so, her mom decided to put a tracking app（跟踪应用程序）on the kids phone.At first, this made my sister-in-law “f
25、eel better”. Then the good situation suddenly ended. She recalled. “I found out that she was someplace that she said she wasnt. I went out in the middle of the night and found her walking without shoes in the middle of the street with some friends.” Things went quickly downhill for the mother and th
26、e daughter after that.With 73% of teens having their own smart phones now, according to a 2015 Pew study, more and more of their parents are facing the question: To watch or not?Ana Homayoun. founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, has advised many parents and their kids about this. “Ive found
27、teens are more acceptable to tracking apps when it is included as part of a family agreement to improve safely than when it is placed as a secret tool to watch them,” she said.Mark Bell. a father of a teenage girl, said, “We don t have tracking apps, but we have set some ground rules that my daughte
28、r must follow in exchange for us providing a smart phone,” he said. For example, his daughter must “Friend” him on social media so that he can read posts, and must share all passwords.When youre trying to build trust, you need to create an environment that encourages it. So, to win their trust, you
29、always need to be straight with your children. “Parents must let children know how and when theyll be watching them,” said Doctor Pauleh Weigle. If theyre not open about it, he warns, it can “greatly damage the parent and child relationship”.12. Why is the authors sister-in-law and her daughter refe
30、rred to in the first two paragraphs?A. The author wants to give an example of the failure use of the tracking app.B. The author wants to introduce lie had more communication with her daughter.C. The author wants to say that she wasnt worried about her daughter more.D. The author wants to express he
31、felt good with knowing more about her daughters activities.13. What is probably the majority children s attitude towards tracking app in their phones?A. They doubt family agreements.B. I hey dislike being watched secretly.C. They are worried about online safety.D. They welcome the use of tracking ap
32、ps.14. Why is Ana Homayoun mentioned in Paragraph 4?A. To show how to use smart phone safely.B. To teach how to put tracking app on phones.C. To give some suggestions on how to make children accept it.D. To tell the importance of being childrens friends instead of tracking.15. What should be done be
33、fore using a tracking app according to Weigle?A. Check the kids phone.B. Teach the kid how to use it.C. Advise the kid to use his phone less.D. Discuss with the kids and have an agreement with them第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Sometimes, you do not finish drinking yo
34、ur glass of water before you go to bed. 16 But have you ever wondered if it is still safe to drink?“If you have clean water in a clean glass, youre fine to drink it for a day or two,” Kellogg Schwab from the Johns Hopkins University Water Institute in the US told Time. 17 Thats because after about 1
35、2 hours, the carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）in the air reacts（反应）with the water in your glass, slightly lowering its PI I level.Also, there might be more microorganisms（微生物）in your water if you leave it out overnight. These microorganisms can stay on your glass. 18 They can make you get sick more easily. But a
36、s long as you clean your glasses very often, this will not be a problem.In countries like the US and UK. people often drink water directly from the tap（水龙头）. 19 Most experts say that tap water has a shelf life of six months, according to Zane Satterfield from West Virginia University. US. After six
37、months, there is less chlorine（氯）in the water and bacteria（细菌）start to grow. Youd better not drink the water otherwise you may get sick.What about plastic water bottles? 20 If you leave a bottle of water under the sun or in a car for a long period of time, the plastic produces a chemical called BPA.
38、 This chemical can cause heart disease arid cancer.A. Schwab said people should be careful with them.B. But you may find that it tastes strange.C. It is safe for you to drink the water later.D. Some people prefer to drink water from riversE. You might want to drink it the next morning.F. Microorgani
39、sms grow more quickly at room temperatureG. This is Okhowever, tap water cannot be stored for a long time.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。High school students have a lot more power than they may realize.Belscher 21 a dollar on the floor when ha
40、ving his English class. When the school day 22 , Belscher walked back to the classroom. He could easily have 23 it, for the wrinkled (皱巴巴的) bill was still there. 24 , he brought the old bill to his English teacher, Mattison.Mattison was a little 25 hed turned; in the dollar, knowing a lot of people
41、would have just kept it. She 26 that Belscher tape it to the whiteboard, where she always puts 27 things.A day or two later, the school shut down for Easter 28 . Neither the teacher nor her student thought twice about the dollar. After school, a boy named Tom spotted the dollar on the whiteboard. “T
42、here was a 29 to it.” Tom says. He asked Mattison why it was there. She replied, “I dont know.” Then Tom 30 a second dollar.The 31 of the two dollar bills side by side triggered (触发) something in Mattisons students. They started asking about the 32 of the money, to which Mattison always gave the 33
43、answer: She didnt know.However, the students, among themselves, decided and understood Mattison had some good 34 final plan and goal. So, they wanted to be part of whatever this was. They 35 their savings and the amount continue to grow. As for the 36 dollar, the person who lost it never came lookin
44、g.That left Mattison to make the best decision. She thought of her brother-in-law, Jack Hains, who had died of ALS, a 37 and deadly disease. His sister died of the same 38 . Mattison asked the teens whether they 39 if they donated (捐赠) the money. Their answer was that they definitely didnt. Then, th
45、ey 40 peeled (剥开) the cash off the board and made the donation to the ALS Institute established to find a cure for the disease.21. A. hid B. lost C. dropped D. noticed22. A. started B. arrived C. ended D. passed23. A. discovered B. pocketed C. ignored D. accepted24. A. Instead B. Besides C. Therefor
46、e D. Meanwhile25. A. excited B. frightened C. surprised D. interested26. A. realized B. suggested C. recognized D. commanded27. A. lost B. required C. selected D. damaged28. A. dinner B. break C. meeting D. activity29. A. signal B. key C. mystery D. response30. A. taped B. earned C. missed D. recove
47、red31. A. story B. discussion C. idea D. sight32. A. owner B. total C. power D. purpose33. A. brief B. same C. secure D. different34. A. unknown B. unchanged C. unspoken D. unexplored35. A. dug into B. broke up C. added to D. watched over36. A. old B. important C. valuable D. former37. A. rare B. bo
48、rn C. common D. mild38. A. operation B. treatment C. accident D. condition39. A. wondered B. agreed C. minded D. regretted40. A. sadly B. carefully C. calmly D. skillfully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。Shanghai Disneyland said on Wednesday it would build the worlds first Zoo
49、topia-themed（疯狂动物城为主题）land earlier this year. On Dec. 10, it started building its Zootopia-themed land, 41 will bring characters (人物) from the popular animated film (动画片) 42 the park, its operator said. Zootopia once broke Chinas box office records and 43 (become) the countrys No.1 animated film.It
50、is expected 44 (be) the first-ever Zootopia-themed land at any Disney park worldwide, and the 45 (eight) themed land at Shanghai Disneyland. The 46 (develop) of the land follows the success of the animated film on the Chinese mainland, which made 1.53 billion yuan in 2016, until it 47 (top) by Chine
51、se animation Ne Zha in August this year.The new land aims to provide a life-like animal center with characters in this movie 48 some other Disney movies, according to the Shanghai Disneyland. The opening of the center will bring 49 (much) tourism to Shanghai than before and offer more destinations t
52、o 50 (tourist) all over the world.第三部分 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外语言错误，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。One day I happen to find a c
53、hatting room on my QQ, that people were chatting in English. I tried to chat with some of them. To my surprised, I found the oral English of some junior students were better than mine. I asked them for advice and they told me practice more on QQ. But every day after that I would spend one hour pract
54、ice my oral English on QQ. Day by day I learned from many useful words and expressions. With time going by, I found that I could even communication with some college students free.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是新华中学的学生李华，本周六你班同学打算举行一次登山活动。请用英文给外教David写一封信，邀请他参加此次活动。具体内容如下：1.集合时间与地点：8:00，校门口；2.携带物品：食物、水、相机等；3.返回
55、时间：下午两点；4.登山的益处：。注意：词数100左右。Dear David, Yours,Li Hua20202021学年山西大同高一下学期期中考试英语参考答案、提示及评分细则13 CBD 47 DABD 811 ABCD 1215 ABCD 1620 EBFGA2125 DCBAC 2630 BABCA 3135 DDBCA 3640 DADCB41. which 42. to 43. became 44. to be 45. eighth 46. development 47. was topped48. and 49. more 50. tourists短文改错One day I ha
56、ppen to find a chatting room on my QQ, that people were chatting in English. I tried to chat with happened wheresome of them. To my surprised, I found the oral English of some junior students were better than mine. I asked themsurprise wasfor advice and they told mepractice more on QQ. But every day
57、 after that I would spend one hour practice my oral to So practicingEnglish on QQ. Day by day I learned from many useful words and expressions. With time going by, I found that I could even communication with some college students municate freely书面表达Dear David,The students in our class are going to
58、have a climbing this Saturday. We sincerely invite you to join us. We will gather together at the school gate at 8 p.m. Please bring along what you need, for example, food, water and camera It is expected that we will come back at 2 p.m.Of course there are lots of benefits from climbing. First of all, everyone can keep in shape as long as he often practices. Whats more, you can certainly relax yourself when you are sweating during the climbing. The pain in body can relieve your tense nerves.Look forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua