1、河北省尚义县第一中学2021届高三英语上学期期中试题 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色签字笔在答题卡相应栏内填写自己的班级、姓名、考场、准考证号，并用2B铅笔将考试科目、准考证号涂写在答题卡上。2.卷内容须用0.5mm黑色签字笔写在答题卡上相应空格或区域内。3.考试结束，将答题卡交回。第卷（选择题，共95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) 1.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
2、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. How much does the woman weigh now? A. 147pounds. B.153 pounds. C.160 pounds. 2. What will the woman do next? A. Do shopping. B. Go to a bank. C. Visit a park. 3.Which transportation did the man take? A. The bus. B The taxi. C The underground. 4.
3、 Where does the conversation take place? A. At a store. B At a tailors. C. At home. 5. What does the woman think of the advertisements? A.Funny. B. Meaningless. C . Useless. 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。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
4、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 6、7 题。 6. How did the man know about Bossa Nova? A. From a newspaper. B. Form the woman. C. From his mother. 7. What did the woman like most about Bossa Nova？A. The food. B. The atmosphere. C. The service. 听第 7 段材料，回答 8、9 题。 8. What is the mans favorite hobby? A.
5、 Painting. B. Cycling. C. Going to the net. 9. Why does the woman make the phone call to the man? A. To show him a book. B. To ask his brother to call Lyn. C. To invite his brother to see a collection. 听第 8 段材料，回答 10 至 12 题。 10. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To seek his opinion on her paper
6、. B. To get his guidance for her classes. C. To ask for information of a degree. 11. What does the man think is special about the masters classes? A. The students have to hand in a paper. B. The students should have a high level of analysis. C. There are few discussions in them. 12. What does the ma
7、n say about the womans paper? A. Therere a few mistakes in it. B. It is badly-organized. C. It is perfect. 听第 9 段材料，回答 13 至 16 题。 13. What are the speakers talking about? A. A building. B. A flood. C. A river. 14. Where are the speakers now? A. In the womans house. B. In a garden. C. In a school. 15
8、. What did the woman do at first when the whole thing happened? A. She left her house. B. She tried to stop it. C.She moved the furniture out. 16. How does the woman feel now? A. Optimistic. B. Hopeless. C. Angry. 听第 10 段材料，回答 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the main purpose of the speakers words? A. To repo
9、rt on work. B. To get more support. C. To get rights for the state. 18. According to the speaker, on what should the government spend more money? A. Army. B. Personnel. C. Education. 19. What does the speaker think should be banned from doing？ A. Selling guns in stores. B. Raising the cost of police
10、 cars. C. Increasing the numbers of police officers. 20. On what does the man intend to increase the taxes? A. Gas. B. Wine. C. Cigarettes. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分) 第一节(共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A Whats on your travel list for 2020? Ive consulted seve
11、ral travel experts to find out the top places in the USA worth visiting in 2020. Where: New Orleans, Louisiana Why: New Orleans is known for its music and food scenenot to mention the festivals. It has about 130 festivals each year so theres really no bad time to visit. Bourbon Street is the obvious
12、 choice for food, drink and jazz and its definitely a must-visit location, especially for first-timers to the city. Where: Vail, Colorado Why: Vail is the perfect destination for travelers looking to find almost everything in one central spot. Stay at the amazing Four Seasons Resort and Residences V
13、ail to be steps away from Vail Village, a popular town with cobblestone（鹅卵石）streets for wandering leisurely. The countrys largest free transportation system runs frequently, making it easy to access almost anywhere from Vail Village to Lionshead Village. Where: Hudson Valley, New York Why: The Hudso
14、n Valley is where New Yorkers go to escape the city when they need a healthy dose of nature and relaxation. Just an hour and half north of New York City, the Hudson Valley is made up of small, impossibly charming towns, where the air is fresher and. things do move slower in the mountains.21.You can
15、enjoy different things in New Orleans except _.A. sceneryB. musicC. festivals D. food22.Which place would you prefer if you like wandering leisurely?A. Bourbon Street.B. Vail Village.C. Lionshead Village.D. New Orleans.23.What can New Yorkers enjoy in the Hudson Valley?A. Ancient towns.B. Healthy di
16、ets.C. Slow movement.D. Inner peace.BNobody likes to fail.It makes people feel embarrassed and discouraged.Whats worse, it may cause major professional or personal trouble and lead to negativity. Basically, failure is no fun for most people. However, a vast body of research tells us that failure pro
17、vides us with a chance to grow and develop, increases adaptability, and helps protect against anxiety.Its hard to change the mindset(心态)of a lifetime. But even if we still cant get over the broken marriage or the failed College Entrance Examination or the work presentation that went fearfully wrong,
18、 it might not be too late for our kids.Christy Pennison, a professional consultant, says she works with an increasing number of kids and teens who show significant anxiety around a fear of failure. She said, We want to protect our children, and we want them to live happy and meaningful lives, so we
19、frequently tell them the harm of failure and ask them to avoid failure. The children experiencing internal and sometimes extenal pressure think they shouldnt fail. Meanwhile, we always have high expectations of them. So when they dont live up to a certain standard, or things dont go according to the
20、 plans, they will feel upset and anxious.Pennison argues that failures, are often the hidden learning chances that can help people develop positive qualities, like persistence, focus, flexibility, patience, and positive self-image.So what can parents do to help their children embrace(拥抱)failure inst
21、ead of avoiding it at all costs ? Pennison suggests directing praise towards the effort, not the result. This allows children to build confidence in themselves, she explains. Acknowledging the effort can give children permission to try new things without a fear of failure. And the bigger picture is
22、that the development of the mindset -Id rather try and fail than not try at all.-helps them keep a belief in themselves, and expands their world of possibilities. As Pennison points out, we all fail, but how we get up after we fail is what matters.24.What aspect do most people focus on when thinking
23、 of failure?A.The great courage to face it.B.The efforts made to handle it.C.Unexpected benefits it brings.D.Unpleasant side effects it brings.25.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?A.Bring up the main topic.B.List the challenges in our life.C.Add some background information.D.Stress th
24、e importance of the mindset26.What is mainly talked about in the third paragraph?A.The causes of childrens anxiety.B.Christy Pennisons comments on adolescents.C.The consequences of overprotecting children.D.Christy Pennisons experience in educating children.27. Which of the following advice can help
25、 parents encourage kids to face failure? Praise kids every achievement. Make kids embrace a bright mindset. Focus on the process of kids effort Expand kids knowledge about the world. Encourage kids to make new attempts.A. B. C. D.CThirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I m
26、oved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local market. I named him Cowboy.Cowboy was undoubtedly the ugliest horse in the world. But I didnt
27、care. I loved him beyond all reason.I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboys looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.When Cowboy and I entered the events where the hor
28、se is judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribb
29、ons. Needless to say, she didnt feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didnt need to. I came in next to last.The stinging memory of Beckys smirks(得意的笑) made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the aren
30、a. We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.All of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish
31、in first place.My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboys neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the
32、finish line.As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, Id always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough
33、 to work for it.28.Why was the writer unconfident of victory?A.He was an inexperienced rider.B.He was unpopular with the crowd.C.He had not practised much yet.D.He thought his horse wasnt good.29.What did the writer learn from his experience?A.Life can sometimes be unfair for us.B.Anything is possib
34、le if one tries hard enough.C.A positive attitude will bring us success.D.One should not judge others by appearance.30.What is the best title for the text?A. A Run to Remember B. A Horses TaleC. Neck and Neck Race D. A Difficult Age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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
35、。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock. 31 Here is how to make one. 32 In order to make a change, you need to decide why its important. Do you want to get up
36、in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make. Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your m
37、orning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 33 Thats a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer. Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If youre tired out
38、 by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 34 Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After youve tried a new met
39、hod for a week, take a look at your record. 35 If not, take another look at other methods you could try.A. Get a sleep specialist.B. Find the right motivation.C. A better plan for sleep can help.D. And consider setting a second alarm.E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.F. Stick to your
40、set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafeto get coffee.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节: 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I had reached the age of twenty-eight. Still, I 36 whether the letter from my past
41、would make it to me, all these years later. It was a creative writing task from when I was eighteen. The teacher collected our letters to our 37 selves in self-addressed envelope with stamps and promised to 38 them ten years later. But since so much time had passed, would he even 39 ? Thinking back
42、on the 40 , I recalled giving my future self some advice. When youre eighteen years old, twenty-eight seems like a 41 age, but I wasnt feeling as mature as I believed my younger self had 42 me to be. When the letter finally reached me, I opened it 43 . It began, How much do you bet this letter will
43、never get to you? It continued to greet me casually as if we were having an IM (instant messaging) chat. As a senior in high school, facing the 44 important exams and college application, my eighteen-year-old self was so 45 ! She was apparently not quite happy and hoped I wouldnt worry so much in th
44、e future, and that I wouldnt forget to be present and 46 my life! 47 to my belief, my eighteen-year-old self did not have any demands of me, or expectations I might have failed to meet. Instead, she wrote, Ill 48 whatever you do. Even if you are not the one Im imagining now, Ill support you, because
45、 maybe 49 Im imagining is someone else, but youre not someone else, youre me. I was 50 , and tears came to my eyes at this self-acceptance through time. I had put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best version of myself that I could be. However, I came to realize what I would have accomplished i
46、n ten years would pale in comparison(相形见绌) to how Id feel and who Id be.10 36. A. believed B. bet C. doubted D .considered 37. A. inner B. happy C. future D. young 38. A. correct B. mail C. answer D. write 39. A. remember B. understand C. mind D. remain 40. A. application B. comment C. study D. lett
47、er 41. A. grown-up B. happy C. made-up D. promising 42. A. promised B. convinced C. encouraged D. expected 43. A. calmly B. cautiously C. eagerly D. naturally 44. A. appearing B. arriving C. approaching D. approving 45. A. depressed B. ambitious C. carefree D. stressed 46. A. enjoy B. value C. start
48、 D. earn 47. A. Contrary B. Honest C. Surprised D. Strange 48. A. stand for B. stand with C. stand by D. stand out 49. A. what B. who C. which D. that 50. A. guilty B. touched C. embarrassed D. nervous第卷（非选择题，共55分）第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Silk Road was
49、 a passage for the transportation of silk in ancient times. Lots of relics on the road can still _51_(see) now. From the relics, tourists can see the outline of the ancient metropolitan(大都市) areas along _52_ fantastic road. In the tour packages, tourists can imagine _53_(they) to be ancient merchant
50、s by riding camels in deserts. The Silk Road is a long route, _54_ Xian in the east to Gansu province and Xinjiang region in the west. If it is your first trip to China, we _55_(sincere) suggest you should spend at least ten days visiting Beijing, Xian, Dunhuang, Urumqi and Kashgar. You could get to
51、 know about the history of China and experience _56_(color) scenery along the Silk Road. If you are an experienced traveler _57_(want) to explore China fully, it is recommended _58_ you travel to Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Turpan, Kashgar and Urumqi to follow the footprint of Marco Polo. This rou
52、te may take about 15 days. If you have only a one-week holiday, the _59_(choose) of three most famous cities will be fit for you. Along the Silk Road route, Xian and Gansu province are suitable to visit all-year round. The best time _60_ (visit) Xinjiang region is from May to October because the wea
53、ther is mild.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) 假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津一批来自英国的高中生与你校学生开展了为期两周的交流活动现在，他们即将回国，你将在欢送会上致辞请根据以下提示写一篇发言稿（1）回顾双方的交流活动（如学习、生活、体育、文艺等方面）；（2）谈谈收获或感情；（3）表达祝愿语期望注意：（1）词数不少于100；（2）可适当加入细节，是内容充实、行文连贯；（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数Dearfriends， Howtimeflies! Thankyou第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分） 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节
54、进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body isThrough the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answerWhen I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，so I said，My ears，MommyShe said，No Many people are deafBut they a
55、re doing well in their lifeYou keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soonSeveral years passed before she asked me againSince making my first attempt，I had contemplated (深思) the correct answerSo this time I told her，Mommy，sight is very important to everybody，so it must be our eyesShe looked
56、 at me and told me，You are learning fast，but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blindOver the years my mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was：No，but you are getting smarter every year，my childThen last year，my grandpa diedEverybody was hurtEverybod
57、y was cryingMy Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to grandpaShe asked me，Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear？I was surprised when she asked me this on this occasionI always thought this was a game between her and meShe saw the confusion on my face and tol
58、d me，This question is very importantHow you answer it shows whether you have learned about lifeFor every body part you gave me in the past，I have told you were wrong and I have given you a reason whyBut today is the day you will know the answerI look puzzledAll your previous answers-ears，eyes，hands，
59、heartThey are all very important to yourselfBut this time I need you to think of something that is important to others注意： 1所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语 Paragraph 1: Mydear，themostimportantbodypart，shesaid,_ _ _ _ Paragraph2： Mom，IunderstandAn
60、dyoucancryonmyshouldertoo_ 英语答案I选择题第一部分 听力（满分30分，每题1.5分）1-5 BACAC 6-10 ABACC 11-15 BABCB 16-20 ABCAC第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）21-23 .A .B .D 24-27 D A A .C 28-30. DB A (每题2.5分) 3135 C B G F E (每题2分)第三部分 语言运用（共两小节，满分45分）第一节 (共30分,每题2分）36-40 CCBAD 41-45 ADCCD 46-50 AACBB 第二节（15分，每题1.5分） 51 be seen 52 the 53
61、 themselves 54 from 55 sincerely56.colorful/colourful57. wanting58. that59. choice 60. to visit.第四部分 (共40 分)第一节(15分)Dearfriends， Howtimeflies! It is getting close to the end of the communication activities which proved to be great and enjoyableIt has been two weeks since you came to our school for t
62、he exchange program，which has benefited all of us【高分句型一】 During the past two weeks，we have studied in the same classroom and lived in the same dormitory，which has enabled us to know each other better【高分句型二】Doing the same sports on the playground gives us the opportunity to promote our friendshipWhat
63、 impresses us most is your art skills，in which you showed outstanding talent【高分句型三】We believe that the students in our school have learned a lot from the exchange program（回顾和感受） At last，on behalf of all the students in our school，I wish you will have a safe and happy journey home and that there will
64、 be more programs like this in the future（表达祝愿） Thankyou第二节续写(25分)【答案】Paragraph 1： My dear，the most importantbody part ， she said，is your shoulderIs it because it holds up your head？I askedNo，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry，she replied，Everybody needs a shou
65、lder to cry on sometime in life，my dearI only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it（高分句型一）I saw her eyes well up with tears（简单介绍肩膀重要的原因） Paragraph 2： Mom，I learnedAnd you can cry on my shoulder tooAnd silently， my motherput her hea
66、d on my shoulder and started to cry It was not heavy at all，and the wetness didnt make me uncomfortable eitherIn fact when her warm tears damped my shoulder，I felt the pain in her heart，and I knew how hurtand lonely and vulnerable she was at that moment（高分句型二）I felt importantI felt like a manI was there when someone I loved dearly needed me most（女儿理解关爱他人的含义）