1、博野县实验中学2020-2021学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷 考试时间120分钟 满分150分第一部分 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 think of working as a salesman?A. Challenging.B. Interesting.C. Easy.2. Where did the man p
2、robably leave his magazine?A. At the hotel.B. On the train.C. At home.3. How will the man probably go home next year?A. By motorcycle.B. By train.C. By bicycle.4. Who wants to take the summer camp?A. The womans daughter.B. The womans brother.C. The woman s son.5. What will the woman do tonight?A. Lo
3、ok after her grandma.B. Go to a concert.C. Go shopping.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 want the man to do?A. Help her choose a dress.B. Lend her his V
4、IP card.C. Take her to a party.7. Why does the man go downtown?A. To buy some books for Ann.B. To go to the City Library.C. To buy a dress for Ann.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How long did the woman sleep last night?A. About two hours.B. About four hours.C. About six hours.9. When will the boss need the work p
5、lan?A. On Wednesday.B. On Thursday.C. On Friday.听第8段材料，回答第10、11、12题。10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Co-workers.C. Classmates.11. Why does the woman dislike swimming?A. Its cold.B. Its tiring.C. Its dangerous.12. What will the speakers do next?A. P
6、lay ping-pong. B. Talk about exercise. C. Try a new restaurant.听第9段材料，回答第13、14、15、16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A summer job.B. A birthday party.C. A food company.14. What does the man s company do?A. Design furniture.B. Organize concerts.C. Offer food services.15. What will
7、the man do before the party?A. Set tables.B. Cook food.C. Play music.16. What does the woman think of the mans work?A. Difficult.B. Tiring.C. Interesting.听第10段材料，回答第17、18、19、20题。17. Where are the teachers of his club from?A. Another club.B. A college.C. A middle school.18. What will the campers do o
8、n the last day?A. Enjoy a concert.B. Have a special meal.C. Meet some new friends.19. Who is this camp open to?A. All music students.B. All high school students.C. All college students.20. Why does the speaker give this talk?A. To tell about a few camps.B. To encourage teenagers to learn music.C. To
9、 encourage teenagers to attend a music camp.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AThe traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon Heads-raising Day, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and f
10、arming.Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase goes，“Er yue er, long tai tou”， meaning，“On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.”The festival celebrates anci
11、ent agrarian Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others continue to exist.The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the
12、 first month of the lunar calendar bring bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.People eat tofu balls in East Chinas
13、 Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyao cakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou,
14、 East Chinas Jiangsu Province, owing to the saying，“If you eat chengyao on Longtaitou, your waist wont hurt all year.” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragons beard (long xu), dumplings are dragons ears
15、(long er), spring rolls are dragons scales (long lin)21What did ancient people believe after Dragon Heads-raising Festival?AThe dragon lifts his head. BTheres more rainfall.CThe dragon is still sleeping. DTheres less rainfall.22What does the underlined word “agrarian” mean in Paragraph 3?AAgricultur
16、al. BIndustrial. CTravelling. DManufacturing.23What do people eat in Suzhou during the festival?ATofu balls. BFried beans. CChengyao cakes. DDumplings.BThere are a growing number of pet owners who feed their pets on raw foods,which mean “uncooked” meat and bones.WilliamBurk,a pet food specialist fro
17、m the Food and Drug Administration(FDA),believes that feeding raw meat to pets is against its goal of protecting the public from health dangers,and that raw meat and bones do not have all the required nutrition that a pet needs every day.Recognising how popular these foods are,the FDA has provided g
18、uidelines for producers of pet foods which contain uncooked meat for dogs,cats and other pets.The guidelines give rules to protect pet owners and pets from dangers about food safety and lack of nutrition.Pet owners who feed raw meat and bones to their pets should deal with these products very carefu
19、lly to protect themselves against possible dangers,says Burk.Just as when you are preparing foods for human beings,use hot water and soap to wash your hands,containers,and surfaces that come into contact with the food.Dont put your hands near your mouth until you have washed them,and dont allow your
20、 pet to touch your face right after it has eaten raw meat.“If pet owners choose to feed bones to their pets,they should watch their pets carefully when they are eating bones,” Burk says.“If a pet eats a big piece of bone that wont pass through its digestive system(消化系统),it is likely to kill the pet.
21、”24.What does William Burk think of feeding pets on raw meat?A.Itll make the pet owners sick.B.Itll keep the pets wild nature.C.Its against the policy of the FDA.D.Its dangerous and lack of nutrition.25.The FDA has provided guidelines for producers of pet foods with raw meat because _.A.pet safety i
22、s a serious problemB.most pets lack nutritionC.feeding pets on raw foods is popularD.the quality of pet foods is dropping26.Pet owners should do some necessary cleaning when_. .A.preparing raw meat for petsB.touching the food containersC.taking their pets out for a walkD.washing the clothes27.What s
23、uggestion is given to pet owners in the last paragraph?A.Pets should be forbidden to eat raw bones.B.Pets should be kept away from the raw meat.C.Pets should be checked on their digestive system.D.Pets should be watched carefully while eating bones.CWhile its not impossible for birds to fly in the r
24、ain, they usually choose not to. You may see birds fly for a few seconds in poor weather, but most of them prefer to stay put on rainy days. Why does rain make it harder for birds to fly? You might imagine that moving through the air while being pelted by raindrops would be pretty unpleasant. Howeve
25、r, its not the rain itself that makes flying difficult. Instead, birds are influenced by the drop in the air pressure that comes with most rainstorms. When pressure drops, the air is less thick, which makes it harder for birds to fly. Moving through the sky in areas of low air pressure takes a lot o
26、f energy.Most birds need to eat several times a dayrain or no rain. Luckily, most birds feathers（羽毛）are highly waterproof（防水的）, protecting the skin beneath. Many birds can also make oil that they can spread over their feathers to further protect themselves from the rain. Most birds dont like rain. I
27、n fact, in a 2010 study, a team of researchers studied birds living in a Costa Rican rainforest. They found that the birds had higher levels of stress hormone（应激激素）on rainy days. That may not surprise you. After all, many animals feel stressed out during storms. Pet owners often find that rain and t
28、hunder make their animals nervous. Some animals are so strongly influenced by nature that they almost seem to forecast the future. No one really knows how many birds die during a storm or series of storms. But the number is certainly higher than usual. They fly into trees or windows; they get lost o
29、ver the ocean or a large lake; their food sources are made more difficult to get but, at the same time, they need more food to get warm. However, if rain continues for some time, birds will have to challenge the storm.28. What makes it harder for birds to fly in the rain?A. The wet air. B. Food shor
30、tage. C. Raindrops. D. The low air pressure. 29. What does the underlined word pelted in paragraph 2 mean?A. Cleaned. B. Hit. C. Frightened. D. Protected. 30. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Why birds can fly in the rainB. How birds are influenced by rain. C. How birds survive long r
31、ainy days. D. Why birds feathers are waterproof. 31. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Birds will develop the ability to fly in the rainB. Birds fly only when necessary on rainy days. C. Birds have nowhere to hide in rainstorms. D. Birds need less food on rainy days. DHow many phone numbe
32、rs can you remember by heart? Its probably fewer than you would like. Actually, you are not alone. Out of more than 1,000 Americans who were surveyed, more than half said that they couldnt recall the phone numbers of their friends and neighbors. In their eyes, there is no point in filling their head
33、s with phone numbers if they are all stored in smart phones that are with them almost all the time.In fact, most people are suffering from a sort of digital amnesia(健忘). more than 90% of those surveyed agreed that they used the Internet as an online of their brains. Rote memorization(死记硬背) was once
34、an important part of modern education, but we just need a click or slide now. Thats making us worse at remembering things.Researchers found that when people expected to use the information online, they were less likely to remember actual facts, but more likely to remember how to find them. As a resu
35、lt, we are already becoming ones with our computer tools, growing into interconnected systems that remember less by knowing information than by knowing where the information can be found.However, some believe it isnt necessarily a bad thing-maybe it gives them more chances to think through things. W
36、e certainly acquire more knowledge now than ever, even if it isnt all stored in our brains.Even so, I still believe that there are more risks to this new world of memory beyond losing our ability to recall some information such as who the 15th President was. That kind of information may always be a
37、click away, but the important things are personal ones, like the way your parents smiled at your wedding. Its harder to recall or find online. If youre relying on yourself to keep track of those memories, they will be much more meaningful.32. Paragraph 1 is mainly used to _.A. serve as the backgroun
38、dB. introduce the topicC. explain new researchD. show some data to readers33. Whats the main cause of peoples suffering from digital amnesia?A. Dealing with too many thingsB. Seldom thinking about questionsC. Relying on the internet too muchD. The changes of their memories.34. It can be learned from
39、 the passage that _.A. over 90% people are suffering from digital amnesiaB. people can gain knowledge more easily than beforeC rote memorization no longer exists in modern lifeD. People find it hard to remember how to find information35. Whats the authors attitude towards peoples memories now?A. Wor
40、ried B. Optimistic C. Disappointed D. Confident第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Color is fundamental in home designsomething youll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms youll love to live
41、in. Do you want a room thats full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day?_36_, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important p
42、oint._37_, they can get a little complex .But good news is that therere really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones._38_. Theyre the little spots of color like throw pillows ,mirrors and baskets that most of us u
43、se to add visual interest to our rooms .Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa ,small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable .Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or boo
44、kshelves _39_. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors .Whether youre looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put in
45、to it are significant._40_.A. While all of them are useful B. Whatever youre looking for C. If youre experimenting with a color D. Small color choices are the ones were most familiar with E. Its not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to g
46、et it right the first time G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“Ring ring” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to _41_ the call. It was his aunt. “Sam, _42_ are you s
47、till at home?” she asked surprisingly.Sam 1ooked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m.“Oh, my goodness! Theres an important_43_today,” Sam shouted out.He hurried to wash his face and get_44_. When he was going to leave the house, he_45_that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the_46_a
48、nd put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as_47_as he could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were_48_writing.“Why are you so_49_?” asked the teacher . “Im sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking_50_. “It was my clock. It_51_to wake me up this morning
49、and .” “Dont say anything about it,” his teacher_52_him. “Dont try to come late next time!” Sam said yes and walked to his_53_quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not _54_in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a_55_day it has been for me!”41. A. find B. give C. p
50、ut D. answer42. A. why B. how C. when D. where43. A. talk B. party C. exam D. meeting44. A. tired B. lost C. dressed D. rested45. A. forgot B. remembered C. understood D. thought46. A. classroom B. desk C. bus D. door47. A. carefully B. quietly C. early D. fast48. A. worried B. free C. busy D. caref
51、ul49. A. 1ate B. ill C. lonely D. ready50.A. down B. up C. out D. back51.A. happened B. stopped C. failed D. pointed52.A. helped B. knew C. followed D. stopped53. A. room B. table C. seat D. teacher54. A. think B. sit C. turn D. speak55. A. short B. bad C. happy D. usual第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短
52、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。Chinas Chang e 5 mission successfully delivered samples (样本) of moon rock and dust to Earth on December 17, 2020. It 56_ (mark) the first time in 44 years that moon rocks have been brought back to our planet, since the Soviet Unions Luna 24mission in 1976.The sample capsul
53、e landed in Inner Mongolia 57_ a little after 2: 00 a.m. Recovery teams in trucks and helicopters located the landing site shortly after and secured the sample 58_ (contain). while Apollo-era moon rocks are estimated(估计) to be about 3 to 4 billion years old, the material 59_ (collect) by Chang e 5 i
54、s from a site in the northwest region of the moons near side. This area was formed a bit 60_ (late), and the rocks here are thought to be only about 1.2 billion years old. That means scientists could learn more about the evolution of the moon and test out new techniques for estimating the age of geo
55、logical samples from other 61_ (planet) and moons (卫星).The Chang e lunar program, 62_ includes landing two lunar rovers (月球车) on the moons surface, has been 63_ (remarkable) successful. Although Chang e 5was a short mission, its one of 64_ most complex projects undertaken by the Chinese space progra
56、m so far. The country is far from done with the moon- Chang e 6, a second lunar sample return, is scheduled 65_ (launch) in 2023 or 2024.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）66. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰外教John因为对学校所做的贡献而获得了嘉奖，请你用英语给他写一封祝贺信，内容包括：1.祝贺获奖；2.感谢付出；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数80词左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分）6
57、7. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写词数应为 150词左右。When Jackie came to his first piano lesson in his mothers car, he was already 11 years old. I preferred students begin at an earlier age, but owing to his insistence, I took him as a student. As much as Jackie tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basi
58、c rhythm (节奏). At the end of each lesson, hed say, “My moms going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed hopeless. I only knew his mother from a distance as she waited in her aged car, but never stepped in.Then one day Jackie stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but assumed (认
59、为), because of his lack of ability, that he had decided to quit. I also was glad that he stopped coming he was a bad advertisement for my teaching!Several weeks later I mailed to the students homes a letter on the upcoming concert. Surprisingly, Jackie received and asked me if he could be in the con
60、cert. I told him that the concert was not for dropouts, but for current pupils. He said that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons but he was still practicing. I didnt know what led me to agree eventually.The night for the concert came. The high school gymnastics was packed w
61、ith parents and friends. I put up Jackie last in the program. I thought that any damage he would do would come at the end of the program and the negative effect would reduce to the minimum (最小值).The concert went off smoothly. Then Jackie came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled (皱巴巴的) and his hai
62、r looked messy (凌乱的). “Why didnt his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?” I thought.Paragraph 1Unexpectedly, Jackie chose Mozarts Concerto 21 in C Major._Paragraph 2Immediately I ran up on stage and held Jackie firmly in great joy, asking “How did you do it?”_高一英语期中试题 第 12
63、 页 共 12 页期中英语答案1-5 ABCBA 6-10 BABAC 11-15 BCACA 16-20 CBABC21-23 BAC 24.D根据第一段的“.believesthatfeedingrawmeattopetsisagainstitsgoalofprotectingthepublicfromhealthdangers,andthatrawmeatandbonesdonothavealltherequirednutritionthatapetneedseveryday.”可知,D项正确。25.C根据第二段的第一句可知选C项。26.A根据第三段的内容可知,在喂动物之前要做好各种清洁
64、工作,故选A项。27.D根据最后一段的第一句可知选项D正确 。2831DBAB 32-35 BCBA 七选五本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了室内设计中颜色的选择问题。36. 36题以逗号结尾，后面另起一个简单句，可以从句子结构排除D,E,F,G项。根据前文的三个问句可知，此处是从中选择一种。故选B（不管你寻找哪一种）。37. 前文：在过去的许多年里，有许多技术帮助设计者实现这一要点；下文：它们有点复杂。所以A（然而他们都很有用）承上启下。符合题意。38. 本空是一个主题句，总说选择小型颜色是我们很熟悉的方法。后文分说小型颜色选择具体用于哪些。故选D。39. 根据前文“中型颜色选择通常是指一些例如沙
65、发，餐桌或者书架等家具的颜色选择”，接着表明这种范围的颜色选择是比小型颜色选择在两种方式上更高一级，故选G。40. 根据前文the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant（你所付诸的时间、精力和相关的费用是巨大的），后文F项（那肯定是值得的，因为你想第一次把它弄好）是上文的结果。故选F。完形填空这是一篇关于一个学生考试迟到的事。41.电话铃声，Sam应该起来接电话，所以应选D，这四个动词中只有answer能表示“接电话”这个含义。42.要选择一个副词，句中已含有still at home等状语，故不能选择whe
66、n，where, how表示方式，如用在本句中则句意不通，所以选A。43.从后文知，Sam是到学校去，故应选C。对于学生来说，exam是学生最可能要做的事，并且后文说到其他学生在writing。44.get dressed意为“穿衣服”，要注意这个短语的完整性。45.从前一句中的动词leave以及后文中的一系列动作可知，本空中应填remembered才符合逻辑，其他词不能使文章通顺。46.注意分析备选项的意义；从后文he had not put away his books可知选B最合适，因书应该是放在课桌上。47.应填fast，因Sam 要迟到了。48.第8空中要注意在形容词后接writin
67、g，故选busy。49.从上文知，Sam 已经迟到了，故老师应问他迟到的原因，选A。50.表明Sam的态度，他害怕抬头看老师，故选up。51.Sam所陈述的理由是闹钟未响，故填failed。52.从上文Sam的话没说完知道这时老师打断了他的话，故选stopped。53.Sam 在教室里走去的当然是seat。54.，本空说明Sam 思维混乱，不能思考，选A。55.综合上文可知Sam 感到这一天太糟糕，故选B 。语法填空56. marks 57.at 58.container 59.collected 60.later61. planets 62.which 63.remarkably 64.th
68、e 65.to be launched【答案】Dear John,I am writing to offer my sincere congratulations to you on your winning the award. As your student, I just want you to know how glad I am at your achievement.For these years, youve shown great passion in teaching and kept on improving our English ability. It is your
69、humorous and instructive teaching that makes English learning an entertaining and eye-opening experience for us. Without your selfless devotion, we couldnt have made such great progress. Thank you for your company.I really hope that you can enjoy your stay here and make more achievements.Yours,Li Hu
70、a【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给外教John写封祝贺信，表达对他因对学校作出贡献而嘉奖的祝贺以及祝愿。【详解】1.词汇积累表达：expressoffer成就/成功：successachievement英语能力：English skillsEnglish ability有趣的：interestingentertaining2.句式拓展简单句变复合句原句：I am writing to offer my sincere congratulations to you on your winning the award.拓展句：After I have learned that y
71、ou have won the award, I am eagerly writing to offer my congratulations to you.【点睛】高分句型1 It is your humorous and instructive teaching that makes English learning an entertaining and eye-opening experience for us. (是您的幽默和有益的教学让我们的英语学习变得有趣和开阔的经验。) 运用了强调句“It is +强调部分+that+其他”，该句中强调主语“ your humorous and
72、 instructive teaching ”。高分句型2Without your selfless devotion, we couldnt have made such great progress. (没有您的无私奉献，我们不可能取得如此大的进步。)运用了虚拟语气，介词短语“Without your selfless devotion”构成含蓄虚拟条件，主句采用了与过去事实相反的虚拟句式。【答案】Paragraph 1Unexpectedly, Jackie chose Mozarts Concerto #21 in C Major. Jackie pulled out the pian
73、o bench and began his performance. As a matter of fact, I was not fully prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were dancing on keys, which made me extremely shocked. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After six and a half minutes, he ended up very well. Everyone at pr
74、esent was wild with great excitement and was on their feet, breaking into loud applause.Paragraph 2Immediately I ran up on stage and held Jackie firmly in great joy, asking “How did you do it?” “Well remember I told you my mom was sick?” He explained, tears rolling in his eyes, “Actually she had can
75、cer and passed away this morning. And she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time that she ever heard me play in heaven. I just wanted to make it special.” After hearing his word, tears were welling up in my eyes. And at that moment, I realized it was he that taught me the true meaning of perse
76、verance and love.【解析】【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者接收了一个来学钢琴的学生Jackie，虽然Jackie很努力，但是一直缺乏乐感，每次下课后他总是说：“我妈妈总有一天会听到我演奏的”。但是他一直没有进展，有一天，Jackie没有来上课，作者以为他放弃了，但是几周之后，当作者要举办音乐会时，Jackie来了，并恳求作者答应让他上台表演。作者最终答应了。音乐会那晚，作者看到Jackie后很担心他把自己的音乐会搞砸了。【详解】1.段落续写：由第一段首句内容“出乎意料地，Jackie选择了演奏Mozarts Concerto #21 in C Major。”可知，第一段
77、可描写Jackie在舞台上的表现，观众的反应以及作者心情的变化。由第二段首句内容“我立刻跑向舞台，开心地紧紧抓住Jackie，并问他：你是怎么做到的？”可知，第二段可描写Jackie讲述自己能做到的原因以及作者的感悟。2.续写线索：惊讶担心开心问原因解释感悟3.词汇激活行为类演奏：dancing on keys / played so well / marvelled at his excellent piano playing.眼含热泪：tears rolling in his eyes / tears were welling up 情绪类.惊讶：shocked/astonished/am
78、azed.兴奋：wild with great excitement / thrilled/breaking into loud applause.【点睛】高分句型1. His fingers were dancing on keys, which made me extremely shocked.（由连接词which引导的定语从句）高分句型2. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age.（否定词Never放句首，句子部分倒装）高分句型3. And at that moment, I realized it was he that taught me the true meaning of perseverance and love.（强调句型）高一期中英语答案 第 3 页 共4页