2020-2021学年度第二学期期末联考高一英语试卷

1、2020-2021学年度第二学期期末联考高一英语试卷本卷：共15（）分 考试时间：12（）分钟第一局部听力（共两节，总分值20分）第一节（共5小题；每题1分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选 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。How will the woman pay?A. By credit card.B. By cash.C. By check.Where was (he man born?A. In America.B. In England.C.

2、In Canada.Which season is it now?A. Spring.B. Winter.C. Summer.When will the man get on a plane?At 8:00.At 8:15.At 8:30.Where does the woman want to go?A. Spain.B. Switzerland.第二节（共15小题；每题1分,C. Singapore.总分值15分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有儿个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每题5秒钟;听下面一段对话，回答第6

3、和第7两个小题。What cant Janie understand?A. Her English paper.B. Her history test.C. Her homework.Who will the man help?A. His father.B. His sister.C. The woman.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。Who read to the girls?A. The woman.B. Only the man.C. The man and his wife.When did the girls start reading well?A. At five.

4、B. At six.C. At seven.1(). What does the man think the womans son should do now?54. A. more thanother thanless thanrather than55. A. sympathetic B. gratefulC. joyfulD. moving第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每题1.5分，总分值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。Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an 56.

5、(addict). When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar enters our blood and affects parts of our brain 57. make us feci good. Then the good feeling goes away, 58. (leave) us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has a 59. (particular) strong effect. In this way, 60. is in fact an addictiv

6、e drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut down on.“It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar,“ says scientist Richard Johnson. One-third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and up 61. 347 million have diabetes(糖尿病).Why?

7、 ”Sugar, we believe, is one of the 62. (reason), if not the major one,“ says Johnson.Our bodies 63(design) to survive on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food. In this way, we had energy stored for when there was no food. 64-today, most people have more than enough. So the very

8、thing that once 65. (save) us may now be killing us.第三节课文填空(共1()小题;每题1分，总分值1()分)In this article, we will talk about a particular type of com tort food whose power mainly lies in the a it calls to mind.No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect c is always enough to lift my spirits.Over time, it has

9、c to include multiple options of soups, vegetables, meats and sauces,appealing to people of different tastes.Traditionally, duck is considered to have cooling p, so it is appropriate for the hot summer months.The simple lunes and beautiful natural images are often suggestive of countryside s.The mus

10、ic takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note, telling us how the couple t intobutterflies and fly away to be together forever.By the time he was a teenager, he had already enjoyed a r as a wonderful young musician.Even in his darkest moments, however, Beethoven never a hope.Monet and Renoir

11、, along with other like-minded artists, sought I from the rules of the oldstyle.Some critics suggest that on closer inspection, the painting actually e serious political and social problems.第四局部写作（共两节，总分值40分）第一节应用文写作（总分值15分）假定你是高一学生李华，你校学生将在暑假进行“读一本好书的活动，以鼓励每个学生都参与到 阅读当中。你的英国朋友Leslie给你发邮件询问相关情况，请你根据

12、以下要点写一封邮件回复她： 1.目前存在的一些不良现象；.阅读的好处；.你的建议。注意：1.词数100左右，开头已写好，不计入词数：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；Dear Leslie,We are assigned to get involved in the activity to read a good book in our summer holiday, which I think is greatly meaningful.Yours,Li Hua 第二节读后续写（总分值25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。After 21 yea

13、rs of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. I started to go out with another woman. It was really my wifes idea.“I know that you love her. she said one day, taking me by surprise. But I love YOU, I protested. “I know, but you also love her.,The other woman that my wife

14、 wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.“Whats wrong? Arc you well?” she asked. My mother is the type

15、 of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.“I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you,“ I responded. uJust the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, then said, UI would like that very much.”That Friday after work, as I d

16、rove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, 1 noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as

17、 beautiRil as an angels.“I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed J she said, as she got into the car. They cant wait to hear about our meeting.Wc went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were th

18、e First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me with a smile on her lips.注意：续写词数应为150左右。Paragraph 1:During the dinner we had an agreeable conversation.Paragraph 2:“Ho

19、w was your dinner date? asked my wife when I got home.A. Read a lot.B. Do whatever he likes.C. Learn from the mans daughters.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。Whats wrong with the man?He has got a cold again.He gets tired easily in winter.He has been seriously ill for a week.What may the man begin to try?C. Goi

20、ng to the gym.A. Riding a bike.B. Climbing the stairs.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient. B. Husband and wife. C. Co-workers. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。What docs the man want the woman to do?Go on a business trip with him.Help him with his research paper.Write a

21、 report for him.When would the man like the woman to be finished?A. Thursday.B. Next Monday.C. Friday.16. Where will the woman go on Thursday afternoon?A. To the library.B. To a meeting room. C. To a cafe.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Where is Las Vegas?A. In the desert.B. Near a forest.C. Close to New

22、York.What is Las Vegas famous for?A. Swimming pools.B. Fashion.Which is popular with kids?A. Restaurants.B. Museums.C. Card games.C. Music clubs.What is the purpose of this introduction to Las Vegas?1b suggest different activities for visitors.To get families to bring their children.To teach visitor

23、s about playing cards.第二局部阅读（共两节，总分值50分）第一节（共15小题;每题2.5分，总分值37.5分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最正确选项。AWhile some extreme diets may suggest otherwise, we all need a balance of protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals in our diets to keep a healthy body. You dont need to remove certain

24、 kinds of foods from your diet, but rather select the healthiest ones.ProteinProtein gives us the energy to get up and go-and keep going while also supporting mood and cognitive function (认知功能 . Too much protein can be harmful to people with kidney disease, but the latest research suggests that many

25、 of us need more high-quality protein, especially as we age. That doesnt mean you have to eat more animal productsa variety of plant-based sources of protein each day can ensure your body gets all the necessary protein it needs.FatNot all fat is the same. While bad fat can destroy your diet and incr

26、ease the possibility of certain diseases, good fat protects your brain and heart. In fact, healthy fatsuch as omega-3sis necessary to your physical and emotional health. Understanding how to include more healthy fat in your diet can help improve your mood and your well-beings.FiberEating foods high

27、in dietary fiber (grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and beans) can help you stay regular and lower the possibility of heart disease, strokes, and diabetes. It can also improve your skin and even help you to lose weight; Depending on your age and gender, experts suggest you eat at least 21 to 38 grams

28、of fiber each day.Calcium (第Your body uses calcium to build healthy bones and teeth, keep them strong, send messages through the nervous system, and control the hearts rhythm. Not getting enough calcium in your diet can also lead to anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties. Whatever your age or g

29、ender, its necessary lo include calcium-rich foods in your diet.What can we know about protein from the second paragraph?A. The animal products provide more protein. B. We should have less protein when we get older. C. We should have as much protein as possible. D. Protein can improve a persons mood

30、.Which is one benefit of foods in high fiber?A. They provide more energy.B. They help build healthy teeth.D. They are good for eyesight.C. They help improve the skin.Whats the effect of shortage of calcium?A. People may become older easily.B. People may have trouble with sleep.C. People may have the

31、 risk of kidney disease. D. People may gain weight quickly in a short time.BYou return from work on a muggy（闷热的）August evening. Your unwashed teenage son is on the sofa playing the game Fortnite, as he has been doing for the past eight hours. Not for the first time, you ask yourself: why arc school

32、summer holidays so long?This is a more serious question than it sounds. Many children will return from the long break having forgotten much of what they were taught the previous year. One study from the American South found that this summer learning loss II could be as high as a quarter of the years

33、 education. Poor children tend to be the worst affected, since rich ones typically live in homes full of books and are packed off to summer camp.A study from Baltimore found that variations（差另lj） in summer loss might possibly account for two-thirds of the achievement gap between rich and poor childr

34、en by the age of 14-15. Long holidays definitely tighten the budgets of poor families, since free school meals stop and extra child care kicks in.Youngsters will hate the idea of a longer school year. Many grown-ups will object to it, too. It would cost taxpayers more, since teachers would have to b

35、e paid for the extra days. Schools in hotter areas would spend a fortune on air-conditioning. Skeptics沃疑者）also note that, although those rarely rested South Korean pupils do well in exams, they are often unhappy. Is that really what you want for your darlings?More time in school doesnt necessarily m

36、ean repeating the same old lessons. But for those falling behind, the summer could be a time for different kinds of learning: critical thinking, practical skills, financial literacy, work placements with local firmsschools should be free to experiment. Space should not be a problem. Many school buil

37、dings sit idle（闲置的）in the summer.Well-off children often already use the summer to broaden their minds or doing summer jobs found through connections. Schools should help the rest catch up. Other public services do not simply disappear for a quarter of the year. Il would be unthinkable for hospitals

38、 or the police to do so. So why do schools get away with it? Their responsibility to educate does not end when the temperature rises. 24. With the example in Paragraph 1, the author intends to.A. lead in the topic of the passageB. show the authors bad moodC. criticize the sons bad behaviorD. prove t

39、he harm of long holidaysTo help the children falling behind during summer holidays, schools should.A. have them learning the previous lessonsB. offer them various chances of learningC. pack them off to various summer campsD. provide summer jobs in public servicesWhat is the passage mainly about?The

40、achievement gap between students is widened.Students are suffering summer learning loss.Schools should arrange more practical learning. D. The school summer holidays should be shorter.CWhat is the best part of a typical relaxing summer day? Nothing is better than sitting in an armchair with a beer a

41、nd some chips in your hand, enjoying the great comfort.The much-loved combination of beer and chips is being exploited for the first lime to deal with climate change. Chips firm Walkers has adopted a technique it says will cut CO? emissions （排放）from its production process by 70%.The technology will

42、use CO2 captured from beer processing in a brewery （啤酒厂），which is then mixed with potato waste and turned into fertilizer. It will then be spread on UK fields to feed the following years potato crop. Creating fertilizer normally produces high CO2 emissions, but the technology adopted by Walkers make

43、s fertilizer without generating CO2. So, the beer-and-chips combination performs a double function. It stops the emission of brewery CO2 into the atmosphere 一 and it saves on the CO2 normally generated by fertilizer production.This Creative win-win solution was developed with an approval from the UK

44、 government by a 14-employee start-up called CCm. The fertilizer was experimented on potato seed beds this year, and next year Walkers will install CCm equipment at its Leicester factory to prepare for its 2022 crop.A decision has not yet been made on which brewery Walkers will work with on this. Th

45、e new technology adds to carbon-saving techniques already under way. The firm has installed an anaerobic digester （厌氧消化池）,which feeds potato waste to bacteria to produce a useful gas. The gas is burned to make electricity fbr the chip-frying process so this saves on burning gas or coal.The new syste

46、m will go a step further by taking away potato cake left after digestion and mixing the brewery CO2 into it to make an enriched fertilizer which will help put carbon back into the soil as well as encouraging plant growth.Its an example of scientists finding ways to use CO2 emissions which otherwise

47、would increase the over-heating of the planet.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?B. To entertain readers.A. To draw readers attention.C. To show how useful beer and chips are to our life. D. To introduce a way of life. 28. Which of the following is an advantage of the system?A. It will be to

48、tally cost-free.B. It doesn consume any energy.C. It is environmentally-friendly.D. It will be a perfect solution to climate change.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?How CO? is turned into fertilizer.How an energy-saving green technology works.How the technology stops CO2 emissions.The advantages of

49、a new technology.What can be inferred from the text?The technology will fix (he problem of global warming.Walkers has a wide range of partner choices.?Scientists are seeking solutions to climate change.This technology will be adopted by many chips firms soon.DSocial media can be a convenient way to

50、extend your network, staying in touch with your grandma, or sharing photos of your new puppy. Nevertheless, social media can be terrible fbr your health. our use of it thats out of control.British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar developed the idea that 150 people is the max

51、imum number of meaningful connections anyone can have. You may have 8(X) friends on Wc-chat, but wcrc not connecting with them in person. Your QQ connections may be vast, but how many of them do you have meaningful interactions with?If youre using social media to feel more connected, a recent study

52、published in the American Journal of Health Promotion suggests that its not working, and it an also contribute to unfavorable connections and even depression. Positive interactions on social media dont help people feel happier. Negative interactions, on the other hand, bring more feelings of sadness

53、. The same goes for comparison, which social media encourages. Another study, published by the American Psychological Association, shows comparing yourself to others via social media also has negative effects, leading to symptoms of depression.Reaching for your cell phone as a mental break is also a

54、 bad idea. Research by Rutgers University compared participants in the midst of completing a task who took a break with their cell phones, with paper and pencils, and who took no break at all. Those who used their cell phones during their break solved 22% fewer problems and took 19% longer to comple

55、te their tasks than those under the other two conditions.So how should you manage your social media usage?First, know your time and purposes of use. Use the tracking function on your device to find out how much youre using it and what youre using it for. After this, get away from your device unless

56、you have to use it. As tough as it might be, turn off and tunc into the world around you.Then, be in charge of your device, rather than let it be in charge of you. Your phone s rings or vibrations dont mean you must respond to them. Remind yourself that youre in charge, not your device or the people

57、 on the other end of it who5ve just contacted you.Finally, consider using your device as a relationship builder. Use your apps to find your friends and make your dinner reservation so you can catch up face-to-face your favorite restaurant, where youll keep your phone out of sight.When youre in contr

58、ol of your digital consumption, social media becomes a tool to enrich your life and not a distraction （分心、）that makes you feel miserable.The author might agree that.A.social media is immediate and interactiveB.it is hard to live without digital devicesC.improper social media use is harmfulD.friends

59、on QQ are not friends indeedAmerican Journal of Health Promotion suggests that using social media.A.cant promote your expected connectionsB.breaks up the meaningful communicationC.causes the unnecessary comparisonD.cant bring more positive interactionsFrom the research by Rutgers University, wc migh

60、t conclude that.participants without cell phones had quicker and deeper thinkingmental breaks reduce efficiency of solving problemscell phone users couldift complete their task successfullyusing cell phones couldnt give participants mental breaksTo use social media as a relationship builder, you can