吕梁市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

1、 2020-2021 学年高一下学期期末考试 英语试题第I卷(客观卷，满分100分)第一部分 听力理解(共两节， 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)第一节听下面 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 will the speakers do first?They will try another way first.They will go back to the intersection first.T

2、hey will find a new way first.() 2. What does the man think is the best of practicing yoga?It can give people peace of mind.It can help people keep fit.It can make people lose weight.) 3.What didn t the man do in the net bar?A. Updating his blog.B. Watching movies.C. Visiting his friends.) 4. What i

3、s the relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Salesman and customer.C. Husband and wife.) 5. What causes the traffic jam?A. A car accident.B. Too many vehicles.C. The bad weather.第二节听下面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；

4、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 至 7 题。() 6. Why does the woman find the translation assignment so hard?Because she can t find a dictionary.Because there re many special words.Because she doesn t listen carefully inclass.) 7. How can the man help the woman?To lend her his notes.To help

5、him translate the passage.To teach her the meanings of the words.听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 9 题。) 8. What s the man s job?A. A repairman.B. A salesman.C. A businessman.() 9. What does the man ask the woman to do?To wait there.To come the next day.To call before she comes.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。() 10. What are t

6、he speakers talking about?A. Food.B. Skincare.C. Ads.() 11. Why does the woman say she s not jealous about the other woman?Because she thinks she has natural beauty.Because she is better at making up.Because she s more beautiful than the other woman.() 12. Which of the following is not a function of

7、 cucumbers according to the dialog?Removing winkles.B. Softening the skin.C. Healing wounds.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。() 13. If the woman wants to rent the apartment for a year, what s the rent to pay?C. $8100C. Parking space.C. The next month.C. 5.C. 4 times.C. To write a short essay.A 、 B 。 C 和 D ）中，选

8、出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A. $7800.B. $3600.() 14. Which of the following is not included in the rent?A. Gas.B. Electricity.() 15. What do we know about the apartment?A. It s a double-bedroom apartment.Gas is used for heat and stove,There s a parking lot in the open space.() 16. When will the woman see the apar

9、tment?The next day.B. The next week.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。() 17. What s the purpose of this text?A. To advertise for a writing class.To introduce a writing class.To give instructions on writing.() 18. How many points do you lose for wrong selling?A. 2.B. 3.() 19. How many times does the class meet

10、?A. Twice.B. 3 times.() 20. What are the students expected to do on Friday?A. To read a short story.B. To have a test.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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(Jacksonville, Florida, is located in the northern part of the state and west of the Atlantic Ocean. Given is

11、 location and size, you will find a wide choice of things to do and see in this city, no matter what your age and interests are.The Museum of Science and HistoryThe Museum of Sine and History al 1025 Museum Circle makes sure that visitors young and old can learn about history, natural science, astro

12、nomy and physical science. Exhibits include Florida NasturalistC enster.Atlantic Tail, The Body Within and Water Words. Enjoy yourself in a science or live animal show.The Jacksonville LandingLying next to the St. Johns River at 2 Independent Drive, the Landing is a great place for families to walk

13、alongside its waters, catch a boat ride, have dinner, and even do some sopping. The Landing features around 300 special events each year, which contributes to its status as a premier attraction.Fort Caroline National MemorialLocated on the Timucuan Preserve at 12713 Fort Caroline Road, Fort Caroline

14、 National Memorial features a full-size model of Fort Caroline. As you arrive, stop of at the Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center to obtain information. After luring the fort area you can walk along he nature walk on site. Other nearby spots to visit and related to Fort Caroline include Ribault Monumen

15、t and Spanish Pond.Talbot Islands State ParkFor a relaxing outing in nature s beaubtyo,t gIsolatnodTsaSl tate Park at 12157 Heckscher Drive. This spot,which includes Little Talbot Island State Park and Big Talbot Island State Park, offers many beaches because of its location on the brier islands. Ne

16、ver miss the beautiful beaches, nature walks and wildlife here. My suggestion is that you should bring your camera to bring home your memories of the excellent scenery.() 21. What is special about the Museum of Science and History?It is a great place for all ages.It offers educational experiences.It

17、 provides free exhibits for visitors.It mainly delivers historical knowledge.() 22. W hat should you do first at Fort Caroline National Memorial?Watch the full size model of Fort Caroline.Enjoy yourself along the nature walk.Visit nearby spots related to Fort Caroline.Get information at the Visitor

18、Center.() 23. Which attraction might a photography fan choose?A. Talbot Islands State Park.Fort Caroline National Memorial.The Jacksonville Landing.The Museum of Science and History.BPeople often say: Be the person of your dreams if you want to be approached by the right person : Buthat wouldn happe

19、n magically. There are many ways that we know we can improve ourselves and our lives. But most of the time we just let time pass by and live comfortably with the old habits, instead of managing time more wisely.Take the other day for example: At 8:40 a.m, my ride to work pulled up in front of my apa

20、rtment. I was ready. almost. I quickly grabbed my skirt and put it on. Shoes! What shoe. what shoe. I asked myself as I scanned my collection of shoes. The light ones with transparent ties go perfectly! Wallet! Keys! Cellphone! Cheek. check. I whispered as I locked the door! It was 8:46 when I sat d

21、own in the car. Great, I would be late. again. That was one of many busy mornings. Of course, I ended up not having the best day.Then the light suddenly dawned on me when my mom told me: Beig smart is a gift. However, without discipline (自制力)，you won t go anywhere. f I remained what I was. I couldn

22、t accomplish anything. I decided to work on my hest version.Spend some time discovering myself. Find my own strengths and weaknesses and then improve. Strengthen my mind and body by working out each morning. I am organized, focused and punctual. Everything else has flowed. That the law of attraction

23、 right there. You see, we all have qualities that can make us successful, but without self-discipline we couldn t reach our full potential.()24. What does the underlined word that in paragraph 1 refer to?Improving your life.B. Being your best version.C. Managing time wisely.D. Meeting the right pers

24、on.()25. Why does the author share her daily life?A. To show her daily life is out of control.To explain the necessity of getting up early.To state we need to keep life in good order.To prove the importance of time management.()26. What inspired the author to make change?Her mom s words.B. Her work

25、pressure.C. The desire for success.D. The law of attraction.()27. What does the text want to tell us?A. No pain, no gain.B. Failure teaches success.C. He who laughs last laughs longest.D. He who disciplines himself stands out.CAnne Smith teaches science at a high school. This past spring, she gave s

26、tudents in her 9th-grade physic class tools and a light bulb and said, “ Have a go. See if you can make the bulb light up.”Smith sees value in letting her students experiment. She selects activities that may have more than one answer. Then she encourages students to try different approaches to solvi

27、ng a problem. Theooint, Smith says, “ isto explore ideas and evaluate the methods tried. In dsoncstudents learn to value mistakes.Thomas Edison once wanted to make a better battery. But after working for over five months, he still didn succeed. He told a friend, Walter S. Mallory, that he had alread

28、y done more than 9, 000 experiments. Malloy replied, “Isn it a shame that with the huge amount of work you have done you haven been able to get any results? Edison replied with a smile, “Results! have gotten a lot of results! I know several thousand things that won t work. Eventually, the inventor g

29、ot the new battery to work. He patented it, too.The means of Smith and Edison is different from the way science is carried out in most classrooms. Schools tend to focus on covering lots of topics and memorizing countless facts. Many classes rely on textbooks to give students as much information as p

30、ossible. The problem with those books, explains Stuart Firestein, who studies biological sciences at Columbia University, is “ theyhave no context ” . Theyate the results of experiments but don t tell us why people did them. Nor do they describe experiments that didn t work. By focusing on successfu

31、outcomes, Firestein says, “ we leaveut 90 percent of science.”When we fail, we question thoughts, opinions and ideas. Through such questions, we connect ideas and challenge reasoning Both skills are highly valued by a scientist, says Firestein. Learning about failures also makes science more approac

32、hable. Science is not just talented people making one discovery after another. Rather, the history of science is full of mistakes and wrong turns.()28. What is the role of mentioning Smith s science class?A. To tell the background knowledge.To lead in the topic of the text.To express the main idea o

33、f the text.To recommend a new teaching method.()29. Why does Smith select activities with open answers?She wants students to learn through experiments.She expects students to find out mistakes.She wishes students to do many experiments.She likes to lead students to their own conclusion.()30. W hat d

34、oes Firestein mean by saying “ we leave out 90 percent of science” ?Textbooks should get updated regularly.Schools should pay attention to science education.Students should value the experiment process.Science learning should include the study of failures.()31. What is the main purpose of the text?T

35、o introduce several experts in science.To encourage students to accept failures.To stress the importance of failures in science.To compare different experimental approaches.DConcerns about health, animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet. Plant-based meat al

36、ternatives (替代品)increasingly appear in supermarkets and restaurants. But what some people call clean meat-meat grown from cells in a laboratory is sill an idea that is just beginning.More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish, bee and chicken. These businesses hope to enter the alternative me

37、at market, which could be worth $140 billion by 2029. One of the companies, Shiok Meats, grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a fixed temperature. They are then given nutrients in a solution (溶液).The cells become meat in four to six weeks.This lab- grown meat s price is high.

38、 One kilogram of it now costs $5,000, said Shiok MeatsSandhya Sriram. At that cost, a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as $300. Sriram, a vegetarian, hopes to cut the cost to $50 for one kilogram by the end of this year. We are looking at next year, so we might be the fist ever compa

39、ny to launch a cell-based meat product in the world, Sriram said. ShiokMeats still needs approval from the city s food regulator, and that matters the most at present.”Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives, cell-based meat companies still face resistance (抵制) to their products. In Si

40、ngapore, some people said they would give lab grown meat a second thought.exactly dare to eat it, but I do find the idea appealing because the animals in the oceans are declining,said60-year-old Pet Loh, while she shopped for shrimps in a Singapore market.Any alternative way of making animal protein

41、 without harming the environment is positive, said Paul Teng, a specialist in agriculture technology at Nanyang Technological University. But, he added, more studies are needed to understand any negative result of making cellular protein.()32. Why are more people eating less meat?Because lab-grown m

42、eat has more nutrition.Because plant-based food is getting popular.Because meat in the market is increasingly expensive.Because health and the environment are their concerns.()33. What is the most important for Shiok Meats at present according to Sriram?Gaining consumers acceptance.D. Getting ahead

43、of other companies.s attitud-growardTeat?Negative.D. Positive.A. Bringing down the price.C. Obtaining official permission.()34. Which word best describes Pet LohA. Doubtful.B. Uncaring.()35. What is the text mainly about?A. A new way to make a fortune.C. New research findings on healthy diet.第二节（共5小

44、题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）B. Negative results of lab-grown meat.D. A meat alternative grown in labs.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。Bringing a pet into a family with small children around is not a decision to take lightly. Many parents are concerned about the health and safety of the kids with pets

45、 around. 36Kids with pets like dogs go outside more often for daily walks, exercise and have more playtime with them.37 Other studies found similar results with disabled children and that pets can help them to deal with thecondition.Kids growing up with pets can be taught responsibility. Experts exp

46、lained in an article how adopting a pet into a family with kids can teach young humans responsibility. 38 Feeding and caring for a pet encourage children to learn the value of responsibility.39 A study showed reduction of stress and anxiety in kids of some families with pets. A follow-up study with

47、a bigger sample (样本)size of kids in regular households confirmed the previous conclusion.Kids who get pets often read to their pets. 40 They also found that reading to pets helps children make positive associations around reading out loud. Improving reading motivation improves reading performance. T

48、his may be especially important for students who struggle to read because poor reading abilities are also associated with low reading motivation.Parents should practice safety tips for raising kids and pets together. This partnership can result in children growing up much healthier both mentally and

49、 physically.Pets require food, water and love.Children just like reading loud to pets.Researchers found their reading improves clearly.Studies showed that kids with pets are more relaxed.However, there are many benefits for kids growing up with them.Parents should learn the flowing ways to raise kid

50、s and pets together.A study showed that children with pets around are more likely to move more. 第三部分完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项( A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。Years ago, I had a fling-out with a friend due to a misunderstanding that was completely my fault. I was afraid to 41 that I w

51、as wrong, so we didn speak for years. Then we came across each other, which was so 42. I felt forced to apologize for my 43 years earlier.t alwaysMy experience isn t unique. Many people 44 apologizing because the idea of admitting to wrongdoing makes them 45 uncomfortable. Apologies force us to admi

52、t to ourselves that we don 46 our own standards. We might also fear that the victim (受害者)won t 47 our apology. We all like to48 ourselves as good peoplekind, and considerate people. For these 49, an apology can be verydifficult to give.Given my experience, there is no 50 that an apology is an import

53、ant tool for 51 a relationship to make it functional again. Usually, a(n) 52 apology is needed, but if the victim is angry at the wrong behavior, it may be more 53 to wait, because their 54 may stop them from accepting our apologies. Also a delay 55 an apology effectiveness because it conveys that t

54、he offender has time to reflect on his / her 56. But a heartfelt apology has more powerful effects, which can improve our mental health and repairour 57 personal relationships. 58, expressing regret is important. Without regret, you wonreflect on your mistake.My friend and I get on well after my del

55、ayed apology. Admitting that everything had been my fault helped us59_ our relationship. Were both to haveour friendship today.()41. A. reportB. believeC. admitD. record()42. A. pleasantB. awkwardC. romanticD. wise()43. A. commentB. promiseC. troubleD. behavior()44. A. allowB. avoidC. appreciateD. a

56、dvise()45. A. regretfullyB. easily:C. eagerlyD. terribly()46. A. go back toB. look up toC. give way toD. live up to()47. A. acceptB. analyzeC.exchangeD. check()48. A. serveB. regardC. presentD. help()49. A. reasonsB. contentsC. detailsD. examples()50. A.needB. senseC. doubtD. use()51. A. explainingB

57、. rebuildingC. announcingD. practicing()52. A. frequentB. regularC. immediateD. formal()53. A. convenientB. electiveC. adventurousD. inspiring()54. A. anxietyB. curiosityC. angerD. worry()55. A. discoversB. recordsC. suppliesD. increases()56. A. faultsB. reputationsC. questionsD. decisions()57. A. d

58、amagedB. disturbedC. requiredD. disabled()58. A. InsteadB. OtherwiseC. MeanwhileD. However()59. A. heal()60. A. tolerantB. treatB. cautiousC receiveC. regretfulD. influenceD. grateful第n卷(主观卷，满分50分)第四部分语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。The lion dance is one of the most outstan

59、ding 61 (tradition) folk dancers in China. It can date back to the Three Kingdoms Period (220 280).62 (regard) as a symbol of bravery and strength by ancient people, the lion was thought to drive away evil and protect people and 63 (they) cattle, sheep and so on. Therefore, lion dances are performed

60、 at important events, 64 (especial) the Lantern Festival.The lion dance requires two highly-trained 65 (performer) in a lion suit. One acts as the head and forelegs, and 66 other the hind legs. Under the guidance of a choreographer (编舞者)，the lion“ dances to the beat of a drum. Sometimes they jump, r