内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中学科素养评估二考试试题

1、内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中（学科素养评估二）考试试题考前须知：.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。.将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷（选择题，共70分）第一局部 阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分）第一节：（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项。AThe TED speaker series features “ideas worth spreading” . With over 1,400 to choose from, we ve

2、 selected a few that are perfect for students.Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great careerWe humans may have an unfavorable habit of making excuses for ourselves or of being too confident about ourselves. Accordingly, Larry Smith, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Ca

3、nada, tells us why most of us will fail to have a great career. Luckily, as he puts it, there is a way out一follow your heart, as long as it is good for your career.Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutesBetween dance team, volunteering and oh, right一lectures, your life s crazy factor （ 素

4、）is about to go way up. In this entertaining and informative talk, Mindfulness, expert Andy Puddicombe teaches us how to be umore healthy, more mindful and less distractedv by taking just 10 minutes out of the day to be umore present,.Shane Koyczan: To this dayfor the bullied（欺凌）and beautifulThis ta

5、lk is sure to stay with you. Shane Koyczan, s To This Day is an affecting spoken-word poem about bullying and being different that gained over 10 million views onsome of us are lazy and don，t work hard on our lessons. So when taken exams, we sometimes cheat in order to get good results to make our p

6、arents and teachers pleased.In my opinion, it was wrong to cheat in exams because it breaks the rules of the schools. Our students should be honesty and try to get good results by studying hard instead of cheating in exams. Whats more, we should improve our method of study and make well preparations

7、 for exams. With the saying goes, “Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. ”第二节 书面表达（总分值25分）假如你是高一学生李华。请代表你班同学给新来的外教John发个邮件,主要内容包括：.邀请他周末和同学打篮球；.之后请他一起用晚餐；.请教如何提高英语成绩。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2020-2021学年第一学期学科素养评估二高一年级英语试题答案一、阅读：1-5 DCBAB一、阅读：1-5 DCBAB6-10 BDBBB 11-15CCBCB 16-20 GBEAF二、完形填空

8、：21-25 BACBB二、完形填空：21-25 BACBB26-30 ADBAA31-35 DCADB36-40 BCCDA三、语法填空：41. has made42. On/upon43.Faced 44. actively 45. yourself46. masks 47. contracting48. a 49. togo50. Thatwhich四、短文改错As is known to us, someAs is known to us, somestudents cheatin exams at school. As students, we often takeexams at

9、school, A sometimes we have many exams that j_s too difficult for us. In addition, andaresome of us are lazy and don，t work hard on our lessons. So when taken exams, we sometimes attakingcheat in order to get good results to make our parents and teachers pleased.In my opinion, it was wrong to cheat

10、in exams because it breaks the rules of the Isschools. Our students should be honesty and try to get good results by studying hard instead Wehonestof cheating in exams. What，s more, we should improve our method of study and make well methodsgoodpreparations for exams. With the saying goes, “Nothing

11、is impossible for a willing heart.” As五、书面表达Dear John,Im Li Yue, one of your students from Grade One. I am writing to ask you whetheryou are available this weekend. Some of my classmates, me included, would like to invite you to join us in playing basketball. Besides, we will be grateful if you can

12、have dinner with us. Actually we also want to take advantage of the dinner time to ask you for some advice on how to improve our English grades. As you know, the college entrance exams are approaching, and it is high time that we made every effort to achieve our dream.Looking forward to your joining

13、 us!Yours sincerely,Li YueYouTube. In this talk, Koyczan gives a live reading of the poem, along with some stories about his background.Susan Cain: The power of introverts （性格内向者）Does a cup of tea and a good book sound like a perfect Friday night? In this personal talk, Susan Cain argues that introv

14、erts have talents and abilities. Our culture may valuebeing outgoing, but the world needs all kinds.What does Larry Smith advise studentsA. Never make excuses for yourself. B.C. Don t be too optimistic.D.What is Andy Puddicombe s talk mainlyA. How to be a good volunteer.B.C. How to concentrate.D.Whi

15、ch TED speaker makes people who areA. Andy Puddicombe B. Susan CainC. Shane KoyczanIo do for a good career?Learn from others lessons.Match your interests with your career, about?The need for teamwork.The importance of good health, not social feel confident?.Larry SmithBWinslow Homer was a famous Ame

16、rican painter. Since Art History class in college, I had always admired his works and I was lucky to see a large exhibition of his works when I was in my early 30s. It was at this event that I bought a print of his painting “Snap the Whip” . It always hung in my classroom until I retired from teachi

17、ng.I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood. In the painting, a group of young boys are playing a game arm in arm on the grass ground in front of a farm house. They are jumping and laughing wildly with great joy. One of the boys is falling down to the ground. They are not even we

18、aring shoes!During my last year of teaching, there was a young woman in her first year of teaching right next door to me and we got to be good friends. She had been an art student before taking up education. Her eyes were drawn immediately to this print when she entered my room. So on my last day of

19、 teaching, after the students had left, I took the painting off the wall and walked next door and gave it to her.She was really surprised, but very glad to have it. I was delighted that she liked it and all the students she would have would treasure it as much as I had. We found the perfect place fo

20、r it on one of her walls and hung it together. I was happy that she brought backthis wonderful memory for me.4.Why did the author admire the painting“Snap the Whip”so much?He appreciated the freedom and fun in the painting.It was bought from a famous American painter.He had a deep love for children

21、and students.It had also drawn the attention of the young woman.What is the painting about?B. The nature of children.A. Homeless children.C. Hard-working farmers.D The pleasure of working.What does the underlined word “captured“ in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Recognized.B. Caught.C. Controlled.D. I

22、nfluenced.7. How did the author feel when seeing thepainting hung in the woman? s room?A. Regretful.B. Painful.C. Proud.D. Pleased.CHundreds of children are being treated for sleep problems in Wales every year. In some cases, babies, infants and teenagers have been admitted to hospital while in nort

23、h Wales alone.The Children，s Sleep Charity said many children were suffering from lack of sleep mainly because of technology use. Public Health Wales said sleep was as important to a child, s health as healthy eating and exercise, and children with poor sleep patterns were more likely to be fat.Stat

24、istics obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by BBC Wales found at least 408 children have been admitted to hospitals across Wales suffering from sleep disorders since March 2013.Children aged between 0 and 4 made up the highest number of inpatients （住院病 人）， with some newborns being treated

25、for sleep-related problems from the day of birth.Vicki Dawson, who set up the Children，s Sleep Charity (CSC), said sleepless nights were putting both children and parents in anxiety. Their weight and growth may also be affected as well as their mental health, she said.Teachers said children showing

26、signs of sleep shortage and tiredness in class were a concern as they couldn t concentrate for long periods.Psychologist Amy McClelland, of Sleep Wales, said a common problem was children being “over excited and not having the chance to relax property before bed and families should get back to basic

27、s. Think 1950s family home. Dinner as a family, read, chat, a film maybe, lights off and then bed She added.What? s the main reason why children are short of sleep?A.Less exercise. B. Technology use. C. Sleep patterns D. Eating habitsWho are the majority of the inpatients with sleep-related disorder

28、s?A. Teenagers.B. Infants C. Teachers.D. Parents.What can we infer from what Amy McClelland said?A. Relaxation has a bad effect on children.B. Chatting and films makechildren sleep more.C. Being too excited is good for sleep habits. D. It is difficult for children to read before bed.What is the best

29、 title for the text?A. Ways to Treat Sleep ProblemsB. Sleep Habits of Welsh ChildrenC. Sleep Problems of Welsh ChildrenD. The Problems of Welsh ChildrenDAudio digital (有声数字化)books are becoming more and more popular these years. One of the reasons for this is that audio digital books can be read” in

30、many places comfortably.The first favorite place for many people is in bed, before going to sleep. There are nights when a person would want to do nothing but lie in bed going over what has happened in the day. Many people like to just lie in bed in the dark before they fall asleep at night.This wou

31、ld be the perfect time to listen to an audio digital book. If you read an ordinary book, the lights have to be turned on and you have to turn the pages with your hand. An audio book can just be listened to while a person stays comfortably in bed.The next favorite place to listen to audio digital boo

32、ks would be in the kitchen. For some people kitchen work is boring. Audio digital books provide good entertainment, and people don t need to turn pages.An audio digital book is a favorite while a person is gardening. They can help take a person? s mind off job at hand. Tt can be fun and exciting to

33、do gardening with the help of these books.Another great place would be while exercising. It allows the mind to be free while the legs, body and arms are kept busy. This would be a great place to listen to these books.The next favorite place would be while we are on the road to and from work on buses

34、, trains or even on long flights. Audio digital books have become good companions and help us relaxed.What does the second paragraph mainly tells us?You can listen to an audio digital book comfortably at home.It s perfect time to listen to an audio digital book at noon.A favorite place to listen to

35、audio digital books is in bed.You have to keep the lights on while reading ordinary books.Why do some people like listening to audio digital books in the kitchen?A. The kitchen is the best place to do this. B. It can help them avoid boredom.C . They can sing to the music.D. It can save power.Why doe

36、s a person “read” an audio digital book while exercising?A. To lose weight easily.B. To keep his body busy.C. To relax his mind.D. To reduce pain quickly.Where does the text probably come from?A. An announcement.B. A science magazine.C. A guide book.D. A book review.第二节（共5小题，每题2分，总分值10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的

37、选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ways to Make People Like YouRemember a person s name .It is said that the sweetest sound to a person s ears is their own name. The average person is more interested in their own name than in all the other names in the world put together. ” People love their names so muc

38、h that they will often donate large amounts of money just to have a building named after themselves. 16Be a good listener.Encourage others to talk about themselves. The easiest way to become a good conversationalist is to become a good listener. To be a good listener, we must actually care about wha

39、t people have to say. 17 They just want someone who will listen tothem.Talk in about the other person s interest.18, If we talk to people about what they are interested in, they will feel valued and value us in return.19“You can make more friends in two months by being interested in them than in two

40、 years by making them interested in you. The only way to make quality, lasting friendships is to learn to be genuinely interested in them and their interests.Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.20. We love to feel important and so does everyone else. People will talk to us for

41、 hours if we allow them to talk about themselves. If we can make people feel important in a sincere and appreciative way, then we will win all the friends we could ever dream of.Become genuinely interested in other people.Many times people don t want a conversation partner.Weshould thinkofquestions

42、in the shoes of other people.Weshould offerasmuch time as we can to other people whotalkto us.The best road to a person? s heart is to talk about the things he or she values most.The golden ruleisto treat other people as we would liketo betreated.Wecan make peoplefeel extremely valued and important

43、byrememberingtheir name.第三局部 英语知识运用（共三节，总分值50分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, 3 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to watch a little boy play basketball every day from the window of my study. One day I asked him why he 21 so hard. He said: I would like to go tocollege.

44、 The only way is to get a scholarship. I like basketball and I want to be the best 22 in college. My dad told me: If the dream is big enough, the factsdon t 23. He never changed his 24. I watched himthrough those junior high years and into senior high school. One day before he 25 from high school, I

45、 saw him sitting on thegrass 26. I asked him what was wrong. He told me his coach said he was sucha27 boy that he couldn t be a good basketball player, so he shouldstop 28 about going to college. He was 29 and it also mademe feel sad.Then he smiled and told me his father said that coach was wrong. H

46、e did not understand the 30 of dream. His father said to him: If you 31 wantto play for the scholarship of a good college,32 but you own can stop yourdream. The next year, he and his team went to a big game. He was 33 bya coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the 34 team of

47、 their college. He was about to get the college educationthat he had dreamed about.35 the first pick in the 1996 NBA Draft for the Philadelphia 76ers, hebecome one of the most prolific（多产的） scorers in NBA history,36 hissmall （183cm） stature （身材） His career scoring average of 27. 1 37 per gameis the

48、fifth all time. He also 38 the 20002001 NBA Most Valuable Playerand 39 the 76 players to the NBA Finals that post season. People say thathe is among the greatest guards of his age and one of the best scorers in the 40 of NBA games. Who is he? Allen Iverson. His story tells us: If the dream is big en

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