1、20202021学年第一学期高二期中考试英语试题命题人：赵晋亮 审题人：郭治平【本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟】第卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节,满分20分）第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 did the woman buy for her father? A. A watch. B. A tie. C. A coat. 2. Where will the
2、man go for his holiday? A. Suzhou. B. Shanghai. C. Beijing. 3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. The mans last job. B. Their favorite jobs. C. The womans new job. 4. When will the man set off for the airport? A. At 1: 30 p.m. B. At 2: 00 p.m. C. At 2: 30 p. m. 5. What does the woman
3、 mean? A. Linda is very nice.B. She needs more friends. C. They should accept the invitation.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 should the man do after getting to the bri
4、dge?A. Turn right before crossing it.B. Cross it and turn right. C. Cross it and turn left. 7. Whats the most probable relationship between the speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Classmates. C. Srangers. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. How did the woman learn French? A. By learning it at college. B. By learning it by h
5、erself. C. By learning it from Mr. Brown. 9. What language did the woman learn for two months? A. French. B. German. C. Spanish. 10. What does the man think of German? A. Hard.B. Popular. C. Simple.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Whats wrong with the womans bike A. Its completely out of control.B. It doesnt r
6、un very well. C. It has caused an accident. 12. How does the man help the woman? A. By fixing her bike.B. By calling his uncle. C. By lending her his bike. 13. Where does the conversation take place most probably? A. At a factory.B. At aschool. C. At a repair shop. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Which countr
7、y is the man from? A. England.B. Canada.C. America. 15. What does the man find it hard to get used to? A. The weather. B. The citys sights.C. The food. 16. Whats the mans condition in class now? A. Listening quietly.B. Asking questions actively. C. Joining in group discussions. 17. Why does the man
8、chat with his neighbors in his free time? A. To kill the time.B. To practice his Chinese. C. To get to know more about them.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What did Lisa do in order to lose weight? A. She worked out at the gym.B. She ran in the morning. C. She ate small meals. 19. How much weight did Ashley
9、lose? A. 60 pounds. B. 149 pound. C. 151 pounds. 20. Why did Ashley keep a blog?A. To share her stories. B. To record her weight loss. C. To write down weight-loss ways.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Cambridge Science Festival Cur
10、iosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity ChallengeThe Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create an artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curios
11、ity and how it inspires them to explore their world. Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artworks or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Muse
12、um, 265 Mass Avenue, Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th. Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published
13、in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served. Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration
14、. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: http: /cambridgesciencefestival.org. 21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School students. B. Cambridge locals.C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists. 22. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? A. On February 8th.B
15、. On March 10th.C. On March 15th. D. On April 21st 23. What type of writing is this text? A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review. C. An announcement. D. An official report.BMy name is Deirdre Veneracion and I am a paraglider (滑翔伞) pilot. Ive been paragliding since I was 11.My dad and I arrive
16、at our local fly site on a June morning. We meet our instructor and spend the first 20 minutes watching the wind cycles. I go through my pre-flight steps and turn on my radio. At last, I take a step and feel the ground under me fall away. I feel the pressure of my weight on the canopy (伞衣).After 15
17、minutes of playing with the wind, my father radios me from the place where he is about to take off. “How is the wind?” “Perfect!” I say. Dad takes off behind me.I have done almost 100 flights and yet every flight amazes me just as much or even more than my first flight. I love the unpredictability o
18、f each flight. Every flight is different. After 15 minutes, I decide to land.Now, Im over a rice field. It is a much smaller landing than most landing zones but its possible. Out of nowhere, I feel my canopy becomes unstable. It loses pressure and falls directly in front of me. I am falling. I have
19、butterflies in my stomach. I pull my brake line, in the hope that my wing will get pressure again but it doesnt. I look towards my dad and see that he is also in trouble. Its as if we were inside a washing machine being thrown up and down. I wont make it to the landing zone in front of me. On my rig
20、ht is a narrow stream with hardly any water in it. I make my decision: The narrow stream is my best chance of landing safely.As I touch down, I check on my dad and am glad to hear that he is fine. Local villagers come to check on me but, surprisingly, I am uninjured.This is one of those times when w
21、e are reminded that no preparation can prevent Mother Nature from surprising us.24. What does the author do before taking off? A. She has a talk with her father.B. She watches the weather. C. She turns off the radio.D. She gives instructions.25. What is the attraction of paragliding in the authors e
22、yes? A. The pleasant wind. B. The success of each flight.C. The excitement of landing. D. The uncertainty of each flight. 26. What kind of feeling does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 probably show? A. Nervousness B. Happiness C. Anger D. Luck 27. What happens in the process of the authors la
23、nding? A. She hurts herself. B. She asks her dad for help. C. She sees a washing machine below. D. She changes her mind about the landing site.CA large-scale study has found a link between eating a diet based on organic food and having a reduced risk of cancer. If the new results are confirmed, prom
24、oting organic food consumption could be a promising preventative strategy against the disease, a team of French researchers said. Meanwhile, pushed by environmental and health concerns, the organic food market continues to grow rapidly. Organic food is produced without the use of man-made chemicals
25、like fertilizers and pesticides (杀虫剂).“There are good reasons for the organic trend,” said Julia Baudry, lead author of the study in France. “There are growing concerns about exposure to different types of pesticides from farming. Organic food is less likely to contain pesticide remains than convent
26、ional (常规的) food, and studies have shown that an organic diet reduces exposure to certain pesticide.”For the study, a team of researchers examined data on the organic food consumption frequency and dietary intake of 68, 946 French adults collected by an ongoing survey which began in 2009. Participan
27、ts reported how often (never, occasionally or most of the time) they consumed 16 types of organic foods including fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meat and fish, eggs, grains and so on.“Over the course of the study, the researchers observed a significant reduction in the risk of cancer among thos
28、e participants who were high consumers of organic food,” Baudry said. “In total, the participants developed a total of 1, 340 cancers. However, those individuals who ate the most organic food had a 25% reduced risk of developing cancer compared to consumers with a low organic food consumption freque
29、ncy.”Despite these results, the authors note that the study contains several limitations, which means, at present, no conclusions can be drawn which definitively link eating organic food to having a reduced risk of developing cancer.28. What is the finding of the French researchers study?A. Consumin
30、g organic food can help cure cancer.B. Eating organic food is linked to lower cancer risk.C. Organic food consumption may help people stay in shape.D. Organic food is an extremely important source of various nutrients.29. Whats one reason for organic food becoming popular?A. People care about the en
31、vironment and their health.B. Organic food is produced in a clean environment.C. More and more people can now afford organic food.D. Organic food is easier to grow.30. What does the underlined part “the organic trend” probably refer to?A. Better quality of organic food.B. Losing interest in organic
32、food.C. Higher prices of organic food.D. The rapidly growing market of organic food.31. What can we know about the French researchers survey from the passage?A. It was only carried out in 2009.B. Nearly 69,000 people took part in it.C. 25% of the participants were cancer patients.D. The participants
33、 only consumed organic foods.DThe discussion on renewable energy has been going on for at least a decade and people have relied on Fossil Fuels almost entirely for more than a century. However, the situation where fossil fuels were the most efficient and the cheapest source of energy has been left f
34、ar in the past. Many countries such as Germany and Sweden have already made significant efforts to fix this situation, employing many power plants working on the renewable resources of energy. The most effective among these resources is geothermal (地热的) energy.Geothermal energy does not depend on th
35、e worlds economic and political situation as strongly as fossil fuels do. Besides, extracting (提炼) fossil fuels adds to the price of energy produced from them. Therefore, geothermal energy is much cheaper than traditional ones, saving up to 80% of the costs over fossil fuels.Being a renewable resour
36、ce, geothermal energy produces less waste and pollution than traditional energy sources. In geothermal systems, carbon dioxide makes up about 10% of air produced. Overall, in order to produce the electricity that can be used for one hour, the geothermal systems produce 0.1 pound of carbon dioxide an
37、d other harmful gases. For a comparison, a power plant producing from gas produces up to 2 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and those power plants that work on coal produce an astonishing 3.6 pounds of greenhouse gases.Low costs is another reason why using geothermal power plants should
38、 be the first choice for many countries. Geothermal heat systems require 25% to 50% less energy for work compared with the traditional systems for heating or cooling. Besides, geothermal equipment is smaller: due to the very nature of geothermal energy, geothermal power plants have only a few moving
39、 parts, all of which can be easily sheltered inside a relatively small building. Whats more, the life span of geothermal equipment is rather long. All these make geothermal power stations easy to build and keep.32. Fossil fuels are more expensive than geothermal energy partly because _.A. the produc
40、tion of fossil fuels costs a lotB. fossil fuels are nearly used upC. it is free to use geothermal energyD. geothermal energy doesnt depend on political situation33. According to Paragraph 3, what can be concluded from the comparison?A. Coal is much more efficient than gas.B. Gas and coal are often u
41、sed to produce electricity.C. Geothermal energy is environmentally friendly.D. The geothermal systems dont produce harmful gases.34. Geothermal equipment is usually not as big as that of traditional energy because of _.A. the life span of geothermal equipment B. the nature of geothermal energyC. the
42、 small buildingsD. geothermal power plants35. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Geothermal energy has many advantages.B. Geothermal energy is well accepted.C. Fossil fuels are being run out of.D. Many countries have benefited from geothermal energy.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
43、入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A new app helps blind people know the world around themOne of the best uses of technology is to make life easier. 36 . The product, an app called Seeing AI, is currently available for free for Apples iPhone and iPad. “AI” is short for artificial intelligence, a term for compute
44、rs with an ability to think and learn like human beings. 37 . The app then announces what the camera sees so users will know what is in front of them.People can also use Seeing AI to learn words in English. With the app, you can point your iPhone or iPad at any object and Seeing AI will say what the
45、 object is. With Seeing AI, users can hear a description of not just objects, but other people. 38 .People can use the app when going shopping. It can read product bar codes (条形码) so users will know whether a can is filled with fruit or dog food, Microsoft says Seeing AI will soon be able to identif
46、y banknotes so people know whether they are holding a bill that is worth $100 or $1. 39 . The app can identify what is in the image, as if it were right in front of you. People can even use the app to read signs and get directions, although Microsoft warns against using it for navigation (导航) purpos
47、es. 40 . For example, that someone is smiling does not necessarily mean he or she is happy. The app recognizes text, but not handwriting yet. That feature may be available in the future.The app is currently available in Canada, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States.A. Seeing
48、 AI can also identify images.B. It can even tell you about their emotions.C. The app can identify more than one person in a photograph.D. Seeing AI is a new app and will not be 100% correct all the time.E. Seeing AI uses both a camera and artificial intelligence to identify places, objects and peopl
49、e.F. With this intelligent app, just hold up your phone and hear information about the world around you. G. A new product from Microsoft Corporation can just do that for people who have trouble seeing.第三部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在
50、答题卡上将该项涂黑。Survival in the Andes On October 13, 1972, a small plane flying to Chile accidentally crashed into a mountain in the Andes. How some of the passengers 41 to live is one of the greatest survival stories ever told. The survivors 42 inside the remains of the plane, using seat covers for blank
51、ets, and waited for a 43 that never came. Days turned into weeks. It was urgent to find a way to 44 . Three of the passengersCanessa, Parrado, and Vizintinvolunteered to 45 through the mountains to search for help. When they left, each man wore similar clothes: boots, trousers, sweaters and a plasti
52、c bag around each foot to 46 the water out. The three men 47 that they would survive and bring back help. For part of the first day, they were glad to make some 48 . But as the land and weather changed, climbing became 49 . After several days, they reached what they thought was the top. They had 50
53、this moment for days. On the other side of the top, they hoped, would be a 51 leading out of the mountains. However, they saw the same snow-covered tops. All hope wasnt 52 . Although they were still inside the mountains, Parrado 53 two low tops far away that didnt have snow. If they could get there,
54、 they would be out of the Andes. Within the following days, they walked towards the two low tops. Snow 54 completely, and flowers were everywhere. “This is the valley,” Canessa said. “This is the way 55 .” Then things of humanity started to appeara few cans on the ground, and some farm animals in a
55、field. By December 21, the extremely 56 men made it to the town of Los Maitenes, and a rescue team was sent immediately to 57 for the survivors who were still high in the Andes. Finally all of the remaining survivors were 58 . Their terrible 59 was over. They had made it out 60 .41. A. learnedB. man
56、agedC. decidedD. expected42. A. stayed B. looked C. turned D. reached43. A. present B. danger C. message D. rescue44. A. prepare B. continue C. escape D. develop45. A. journey B. compare C. measure D. expand46. A. give B. bring C. take D. keep47. A. admitted B. promised C. informed D. reminded48. A.
57、 policy B. help C. progress D. advice49. A. narrower B. heavier C. sharper D. tougher50. A. imagined B. arranged C. witnessed D. appreciated51. A. court B. valley C. border D. channel52. A. sent B. left C. lost D. woken 53. A. spotted B. counted C. rejected D. mentioned54. A. declined B. froze C. sp
58、read D. disappeared 55. A. behind B. out C. apart D. off56. A. tired B. disappointed C. frightened D. puzzled57. A. fight B. call C. search D. ask58. A. listed B. treated C. picked D. saved59. A. performance B. experience C. challenge D. exploration60. A. free B. cool C. alive D. crazy第卷第二节 语法填空 (共1
59、0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。A new study looked at conversations between parents and their kids when they explored a city park as well as an indoor education center. They found that talking outdoors was much more enthusiastic 61 talking inside.Researchers from the University
60、 of Manchester recorded conversations between parents and 62 (they) 3-and 4-year-old children. They focused on children of that age because they 63 (usual) have a lot to say, but often it can be challenging 64 (hold) a conversation with them, researchers said. But being outside seemed to help. “Our
61、research shows that 65 (nature) environments can better improve social communication, 66 raises the quality of parent-child conversations,” the study author Thea Cameron Faulkner said in a statement. The study 67 (publish) in the journal of Knviron-mental Psychology. Researchers said that there was
62、obvious improvement in conversations held outside, but they didnt know why the communication flowed better. One explanation, they said, is that being outside in nature 68 (ease) pressure for both children and adults 69 creates a better atmosphere for easier conversations. Another explanation is that
63、 talking outside may get greater levels of attention between 70 (person).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限一词。2. 只允许修改10处，多者
64、（从第11处起）不计分。My parents and I visited my uncle in Seattle on last July. My favorite experience was our trip to Mount Rainer, an volcano near Seattle. Before we left, my uncle gave us hats protect ourselves from getting sunburned, so I supposed that it will be very hot. Imagine my surprise when we dro
65、ve up the mountain but found the top covering with snow! My uncle led me to a small path to increase our chances of seeing wildlife. Suddenly we stared in astonishment at the sight before us. Little animal stood still; tiny birds rose highly into the air. It was the most beautiful sight that Id neve
66、r seen.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是学生李华，你的美国网友David想在假期来中国游玩，他尤其喜欢爬山，希望你给他提供一些旅游的建议。现根据下列的内容给他回信。1. 对他来中国表示欢迎；2. 给出他在中国旅游的建议(参观地及原因);3. 欢迎他到你家来并一起爬山。要求：1. 文中应包含所有要点；2. 词数100左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear David,_ Yours, Li Hua20202021学年第一学期高二期中考试英语试题答案听力 (每题1分)1-5 BACBC 6-10 BCABA 11-15 BABBC 16-20 ABBCB阅读 (每题2.5分)21
67、-25 ADCBD 26-30 ADBAD 31-35 BACBA 36-40 GEBAD完形填空（每题1.5分）41-45 BADCA 46-50 DBCDA 51-55 BCADB 56-60 ACDBC语篇填空（每题1.5分）61. than62. their 63. usually 64. to hold 65 natural66. which67. was published 68. eases 69. and 70. persons改错 (每题1分)1.取掉on 2. an改做a 3. protect前加to 4. will改做would 5. and改做but 6. coveri
68、ng 改做covered 7. me改做us 8.animal改做animals 9. highly改做high 10. never改做ever书面表达 (25分)Dear David, More than glad to know you are coming to travel to China. Im writing to express my warm welcome and give you some tips on your travel.As we all know, China is a beautiful country with many places of interes
69、t. As a Chinese, I recommend you to pay a visit to Beijing, where you can visit the Summer Palace and climb the Great Wall. Besides, as the capital of China, Beijing can better show Chinese culture and tradition. Whats more, Beijing is close to my hometown. Its a good idea that you can come to my home and we can climb the mountain nearby together, which will be an exciting experience. I am looking forward to your arrival. Yours, Li Hua
