2021第二学期学高一期中英语考试

202学年第二学期学高一期中考试

英语试卷

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）

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.Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?

A.Seethewoman.B.Attendaclass.C.Gotothelibrary.

2.Whendoesthesecondscreeningstart?

A.At7:30.B.At4:30.C.At3:00.

3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shewantstoremovethebooksfromthedesk.

B.Sheexpectsthemantomovethedesk.

C.Shedoesn'tneedtheman'shelp.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Apicturetakenatnight.B.Adigitalcamera.C.Anewtypeofbattery.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Attheirhouse.B.Ataweddingparty.C.Ataclothesstore.

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，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.Whoisthemanmostlikelytobe?

A.Awaiter.B.Apostofficeclerk.C.Ahotelreceptionist.

7.Whatdoesthewomanaskabout?

A.Apackage.B.Theroomservice.C.Herroomnumber.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherweekend?

A.Productive.B.BoringC.Fantastic

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hewillgosnowboardingwiththewomanthisweekend.

B.Hefeltquitetiredafterthebusyweekend.

C.HevisitedhisgrandparentslastSunday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atthebeginningofaterm.

B.Aftertheexaminationweek.

C.Oneweekbeforetheexaminations.

11.Whydidthemancomebackafteralongtime?

A.Hehadlunchoutinthecanteen.

B.Hewaitedalongtimeforthepizzatobedone.

C.Thereweremanypeoplequeuingatthecanteen.

12.Wherewillthespeakersgofirstafterlunch?

A.Tothelibrary.B.TotheMainBuilding.C.TotheAdministrationBuilding.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemainreasonwhythewomancomestotheagency?

A.Shehopestomeetotherunemployedpeople.

B.Shehastroublefindingajobbyherself.

C.Sheheardthestaffareveryhelpful.

14.Whatkindofjobisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Teaching.B.Marketing.C.Sales.

15.Whatisthewoman'sconcernaboutthejob?

A.Theworkinghours.B.ThemoneyC.Theworkingconditions.

16.Whatexperiencedoesthewomanhave?

A.Writingreports.B.Givingpresentations.C.Communicatingwithforeigners.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howdoesthespeakerusuallypreparefortheexam?

A.Bystudyingwiththeclassmates.Bystickingtoatimetable.C.Bymakingaplan

18.Whywasthespeakeroncelatefortheexam?

A.Sheoversleptathome.B.Shemissedherbusstop.C.Shetookthewrongbus.

19.Whydoesthespeakerusuallydoduringtheexam?

A.Shefinishesthetestquickly.

B.Shearrangestimereasonably.

C.Shespendsmuchtimeonthefirstquestion.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerreallydislikedoingaftertheexam?

A.Discussingtheanswers.B.Takingaboutthescores.C.Havingtalkswithherparents.

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

Everymorning,littleSebastianaBalistrerimakesthedayofbusdriverJohnReed.The

MilwaukeekidisknowntowaveandjumpupanddownasReed'sbuspullsuptoherstop.So

whenReed'sroutechanged,heknewhehadtodeliverapropergoodbyetothe4-year-old,his

favoritepassenger,forallthesweetmemoriesfromthelittleangel.

"Goodmorning,sweetie!"hegreetedthechildandhermom,Tracy."OhmyGod.Howareyou?

Igotyouacard,acoloringbookandthere'ssomethingelseinthereforyou/'hetoldSebastianaas

hehandedheragoodiebag.

Thesweetmomentwasrecordedbysecuritycamerasinsidethebus.

”Mydaughterisveryhappy,"TracytoldInsideEdition.comFriday."That'sjustthewaysheis.

Inthemorning,whensheseeshimcoming,shegetsveryexcited.Theyhavejustdevelopeda

friendship.0

InsideSebastiana'scard,Reedwrote:"Icanhonestlysaythatoverthepastmonthsyouhave

beenmyfavoritebuspassenger.YourhappysmileandwarmeverydayGoodMorningshave

brightenedmyeveryday.IwanttothankyouforbeingaGREATEXAMPLEforotherstofollow."

ReedwasverykindtolittleSebastianaandtheotherpassengers.That*swhatmadeTracyso

impressed.SoshetooktoherFacebookaccounttoexplainherdaughtersspecialconnectiontothe

busdriver.

"EverymorningSebastianaandItakethecitybustoschoolandwork,"shewrote."Wetryto

alwaystakethesamebusbecausewehavemadefriendswiththedriverJohn."

"Sheisalwayssuperexcitedtoseehim.Shealwayswisheshimagoodmorning.Andshetells

himthelatestnewsinher4-year-oldlife.ShewrotehimaValentine,andhegaveherone,too.

Theyarebestfriends."

21.WhydidReeddecidetosaygoodbyetolittleSebastianaBalistreri?

A.Thegirlnolongertookhisbus.B.Hewouldbeonadifferentroute.

C.Hechangedhispresentjob.D.Hewastransferredtoanothercompany.

22.WhatleftthedeepestimpressiononTracy?

A.Reed'skindness.B.Reed'sdrivingskills.

C.Reed'senthusiasm.D.Reed'shappysmiles.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthemainideaofthetext?

A.Truefriendshipisaplantofslowgrowth.

B.Learntoloveyourselfandtoforgiveyourself.

C.Friendshipisasinglesoullivingintwocaringbodies.

D.Understandingisnotaresponsibility,butanopportunity.

B

WhenhefirstrosetostardomintheNBA,YaoMingcouldnotpossiblyhaveknownthe

influencehewouldhaveontheAmericanunderstandingofChina.

IntheeyesofmanyAmericans,Chineseareshort,bookish,andnotespeciallyathletic.Yao,

26,hasturnedthatimageonitshead.Agiantat2.26metres,hehasbeenthemosttalked-about

playerintheleaguesincehetoppedtheNBAdraft（选秀）in2002.

WhenYaofirstjoinedtheRocketsandstruggledwithanAmericanstyleofbasketball,many

werequicktolabel（标i己）Yao“afailure”.ButYaoplayedon.Hedidnotletthecriticismaffecthis

performance.EvenwhenformerNBAstarCharlesBarkleybetthatYaocouldnotscoremorethan

19pointsinasinglegame,Yaokepthisself-respect.ThesamecannotbesaidforBarkley,whowas

forcedtokissarealdonkey'sass（屁股）whenYaopassedthe19-pointmarkearlyinhisfirstseason.

ForAmericans,Yao'spoliteandfriendlypersonalityisawelcomecontrasttotherude

behaviouroftheNBA'sbadboys.ComparedwithmostotherNBAplayers,YaoMingisatrue

gentleman.Herespectsallofhisopponents（对手）,eventhosewhoarenotfriendlytohim.

“Heissowiseandhumourousthatheseemslikeadiplomat（外交家）ratherthanabasketball

playersometimes,saidRonBurke,anNBATVreporter.

Inaddition,Yao'swittyanswershavechangedtheopinionthatChinesepeopleareboring.

WhenaskedwhatwerehisfavouriteEnglishwords,Yaotoldthepressthatthefivewordswere

“Thisisthelastquestion.Yaoiswinningsupporterswithintheleagueaswell.Aftera

Rockets-LakersgamethatShaquilleO'Nealhadtositoutwithaninjury,O'Nealsaid,“Youplayed

prettygood,YaoMing.^^Yaoreplied,"That'sbecauseyouweren'tthere.”

24.WhatattitudedomanypeopletakewithYaoMingwhenhefirstjoinedtheRockets?

A.Friendly.B.Doubtful.C.Sincere.D.Angry.

25.YaoMingwaslikedbyAmericansmainlybecausehe.

A.provedthathewasathletic.B.passedthe19-pointmarkearly.

C.showedhispolitenessandfriendliness.D.beatformerNBAstarCharlesBarkley.

26.BysharingthestorybetweenYaoMingandO'Nealinthelastparagraph,thewritershowsus

A.YaoMingwasrespectfulandsmart.B.YaoMingwasboringandproud.

C.YaoMingtoppedtheNBAdraft.D.YaoMingwasn'tafailureanymore.

C

JimHalsey,83,hastraveledtoJapanandSouthKorea,throughEuropeandCentralAmerica.

Onerecentday,heloweredhisbodybybendingkneesinanarrow,woodenboatandwatchedasan

elephantwalkedheavilythroughawetlandinBotswana.

Halsey,whowasalawyerbeforeheretired,didn'thavetoleavehiswheelchairatPowhatan

NursingHometomakethetrip.Heandseveralotherresidentsattheretirementhomewore

virtual-realitygoggles（护目镜）andjourneyedtothecountryinsouthernAfrica,aswellasto

Antarctica.

CarleighBerryman,22,movedfromsidetosidebetweenwheelchairstofitvirtual-reality

goggleheadsets（耳机）ontheresidentsoftheretirementhome.Hercompany,VivaVita,was

designedtobringvirtual-realityexperiencestomenandwomenwhoareatanadvancedageand

withlimitedmobility.

BerrymancreatedVivaVitawhilestillastudentatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.She

obtained$5,000fromtheschools5NewVentureCompetitionfbrbuddingentrepreneus（初露头角

的企业家）.

Berrymanenteredthecompetitionasasenior—advancingthroughseveralroundswhile

studyingforexamsandpreparingforgraduation-andwontherunner-up（亚军）cashprizeinApril.

Themoneyhashelpedpayforequipmentandcovercostsassociatedwithregisteringthecompany.

Since2009,theuniversityhasgivenmorethan$2.3millionincashprizestoabout2,000student

entrepreneurs,saidLexMcCusker,directorofstudententrepreneurshipprogramsatGWU.

Berryman'sideaofsettingupVivaVitadidn'tcomeoutofnowhere.Ifyouhaveachancetobe

exposedtothehighratesofanxietyanddepressionamongolderAmericans,youwillbesurely

surprisedbythefigures.Theirsymptomsofanxietyordepressiongounnoticedandareanaccepted

partofaging.In2017,adultsaged85andolderhadoneofthenation'shighestsuiciderates:201

deathsper1,000,000people.Thenationalaverageamongallagegroupsis140deathsper

1,000,000Americans.

27.WhydoestheauthormentionJimHalseyinthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Topresentthegoodservicesofhisnursinghome.

B.Totellabouthisuniquewayofmakinghistrip.

C.Toshowhispassionfortravelling.

D.Tomarkhisoutstandingachievement.

28.VivaVita*stoursholdmostappealforpeoplewho.

A.areenthusiasticabouttakingphotosofnaturalscenery

B.arefondofself-drivingtours

C.areenergeticandenjoytravelling

D.areoldandhavetroubleintouringaround

29.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeCarleighBerryman?

A.Humorousandknowledgeable.B.Cooperativeandgenerous.

C.Competitiveandcaring.D.Strictandresponsible.

30.Whereisthetextmostprobablytaken?

A.Amagazine.B.Abiologytextbook.

C.Aneconomicnewspaper.D.Aguidebook.

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Societytellsusthatyoucan'tteachanolddognewtricks.Butitdoesn'thavetobethatway.A

newstudypublishedinHumanDevelopmentpointsoutthatusingaproperapproachtolearning

canhelppeopleofanyagetakeonandrisetonewchallenges._31一

Ventureoutsideyourcomfortzone.Asadults,wetendtousesimilarskillsdayinanddayout：

Wetakejobsinthefieldswe'realreadygoodat,drivethesameroutestothesameplaces,andfall

intoroutineswe'recomfortablewith.-32_Switchingtosomethingmorechallengingmayhave

morecognitivebenefits.

_33_Afearofmakingmistakesisanotherreasonwhyadultsaresoslowtolearnnew

things；ifwetryandfail,wecanfacecriticism,losemoney,orgetfired.Thafswhyit*simportant

tobuildupasupportnetworkofpeople—atworkandathome—whoallowyoutomakemistakes

andlearnfromthem.

Makeaseriouscommitmentanddon'tgiveup._34_Ifyoucanaffordit,spendingmoneyon

anewpursuit—forexample,bookingatriptoRometopracticeyourItalian—mightalsomakeit

hardertothrowinthetowel.

Learnmorethanonethingatonce.Wetendtozeroinononehobbyoroneskill.Butdividing

thattimeandenergyintothreeorfourareaswillstretchyourbraininalldifferentdirections.

—35—Forexample,maybeyoustartedlearninganewlanguagein2018,andthisyearyouadd

singinglessons,andnextyearyoutrysomethingelse.Youcanaddthingsgraduallybasedonwhat

youcanhandle.

A.Turntoyourfriendsandfamily.

B.Thefollowingstrategieswilldothetrick.

C.Surroundyourselfwithencouragingpeople.

D.Tellingfriendsaboutyournewgoalcanhelpkeepyoumotivated.

E.Butallthisfamiliaritylimitsthepartsofthebrainwe'reusingregularly.

F.Thatdoesn'tmeanyoushouldstartallthenewchallengesallatonce,though.

G.Sofeelingcomfortablecanreducestressandmakeyouhappierandmoreproductive.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Howfarwouldyouwalktolearnaboutsomethingthatinterestedyou?Whenhewasyoung,

JacobLawrenceoftenwalkedmorethansixty36fromhishomeintheHarlemsectionof

NewYorkCitytotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Jacobwantedtobea(n)37,andhe

believedthatstudyingthefamouspaintings38inthatmuseumwouldhelphim.

Itwas1930,whenmanypeoplewereoutofwork,moneywas39andpeoplesuffereda

lot.Stillthestreetswere40withenergyandcolour.AshewalkedthroughHarlem,Jacob

lookedhardatthepeople,thechurches,andbarbershopsandsoon.He41thoseimagesin

hismind,alongwiththeimagesofpaintingshesawinthe42.

Jacobcamefromapoorfamily.Hismotherbelievedtherewaslittlechance43herson

couldgrowuptobeasuccessfulpainter.Shewantedhimtoaimforsomethingmore44But

Jacob'steacher,Alston,inanartprogrammesawthathewastalented.Alston45himhowto

usepaintstomakestagesets.

Astimepassed,AlstonletJacobrentworkspaceinhisownstudio.Thatwasanexcitingplace

forayoungblackman46tobecomeanartist.Manycreativepeople47theretotalk

aboutart,literatureandhistory.Fromtheir48,Jacoblearnedthathistorybooks

often49theaccomplishmentsofAfricanAmericans.Hedecidedtopaintapicture

describingthestoryofablackhero.He50Toussaint,whohadhelpedfreehis

people51Frenchruling.

ManypeopleadmiredJacob'spictures,butheneeded52admiration.Tohelphisfamily,

heoftenhadtoworkatjobsthat53himawayfrompainting.Thensomethingencouraging

happened.AnartistnamedAugustagotJacobajob.Foreighteenmonths,Jacobwas54to

paintpictures.Forthefirsttime,hefeltlikea55artist.

36.A.stepsB.blocksCbuildingsD.avenues

37.A.artistB.tutorC.scholar□.official

38.A.swingingB.existingC.hangingD.twisting

39.A.blankB.looseC.toughD.tight

4O.A.linedB.decoratedC.associatedD.filled

41.A.storedB.receivedC.created0.remembered

42.A.museumB.studioC.churchD.street

43.A.whetherB.whichC.thatD.when

44.A.preciousB.practicalC.standardD.flexible

45.A.recommendedB.remindedC.providedD.showed

46.A.hesitatingB.strugglingC.marching□.participating

47.A.settledB.wanderedC.gatheredD.rushed

48.A.experiencesB.performancesC.accents□.conversations

49.A.acknowledgedB.accusedC.ignoredD.witnessed

50.A.choseB.acceptedC.counted0.employed

51.A.againstB.fromC.forD.with

52.A.morethanB.ratherthanC.otherthanD.lessthan

53.A.brokeB.gaveC.permittedD.took

54.A.awardedB.titledC.paid0.honoured

55.A.permanentB.popularC.positiveD.professional

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。节(共10

小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)

ChineseLanguageDay

LanguageDaysattheUntiedNationsseektocelebratemultilingualism(多语言)andcultural

diversityaswellas____56(promote)equaluseofallsixofficiallanguagesthroughoutthe

organization.

ThedatefortheChinesedaywasselectedfromGuyu,whichisthe57(six)of24

solartermsinthetraditionalEastAsiancalendars(日历),___58(usual)beginningaround

April20.

ChinesewasestablishedasanofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNationsin1946.However,in

early___59(year),ChinesewasnotcommonlyusedintheworkoftheUnitedNations.

___60___situationwasimprovedafterthePeople'sRepublicofChinaregained(重获)thelawful

rightsintheUnitedNationsin1971.In1973,they___61(include)Chineseasaworking

language,___62wasusedbymoreandmoreUNofficesandstaffmembers.

In___63(celebrate)ofUnitedNationsChineseLanguageDay2021,UNSRCChinese

BookClubisorganizingthreeeventsunderthetheme“HighlightingPictographs(象形文字)The

threeeventsfocus64___threetypesofcharacters65(connect)withthreecultures

andthreeUNESCOWorldHeritagesites.Allthethreeeventswillbeshownlive.

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）

假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter生日降将至，他喜欢中国文化，生肖马，为此你绘制

一幅国画“马”寄给他。请你写一封邮件给Peter,内容如下：

1.表达生日祝福；

2.介绍礼物的含义；

3.告知快递信息。

注意：

1.词数80词左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：thelunaryear农历；zodiacanimals生肖

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Afewyearsago,thecompanyIworkforsentmywifeandmetoliveinNewYorkforayear.

I'vealwayslovedjogging,soIwasreallyhappywhenIfoundouttheapartmenttheyhadrentedfor

uswasnexttoCentralPark.ThismeantthateverymorningIcouldgoforarunbeforeIwentto

work.

Becausealotofpeoplehadtoldmetobecarefulofmuggersinthepark,Ididn'tusuallylake

anythingwithme.HowcouldtheyrobmeifIdidn'thaveanything?Butthisonemorningmywife

askedmetobuysomebreadonthewayhome,soIputa$10bjllinmybackpocket.

Itwasabeautifulmorningandtheparkwasquietwithveryfewpeoplewalkingorjogging

around.WhileIwasrunning,anotherjoggerbumpedintome.Heapologizedandcontinued

running.Forawhile,Ididn'tthinktoomuchofit.However,whenInoticedthewidepathwhereI

wasrunning,Ithoughtitwaskindofstrange.Thewarningofmuggersintheparkoccurredtome.”

Itcouldhavebeenamugger!^^Isuddenlybecamealarmed,soIcheckedmypocket.Themoney

wasmissing!Iimmediatelystartedtorunaftertheotherjogger.Ifinallycaughtupandgrabbed

himfirmlybythearm.Istartedshoutinganddemandingthathegavemethe$10bill.Fmnot

usuallyahot-headedperson,butIreallylostmytemper.Icouldn'tbelievetherobberywasactually

happeningtome.Filledwithrage,Ishookmyfistathim.Thisseemedtofrightenhim.Hequickly

puthishandinhispocketandgavemethemoney.Thenheranawayasfastashecould.

Iboughtthebreadandwenthome.AssoonasIgothome,Icouldn'twaittotellmywifethe

story."Youwon'tbelievewhathappenedtome,"Istartedwithpride.Sheimmediatelyinterrupted."

Iknow,youleftthemoneyforthebreadonthekitchentable.n

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为100字左右；

2.至少使用3个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分为一段，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。

Lookingatthemoneyonthetable,Istoodthere,shocked.

高一下期中考答案

一.听力：（每题1.5分，共30分）

1-5BACBA6-10CABCA11-15CBABA16-20CCBCA

二.阅读：（21-30每题2.5分，31-35每题2分；共35分）

21-23BAC24-26BCA27-30BDCA31-35BECDF

三.完型：（每题1.5分，共30分）

36-40BACDD41-45AACBD46-50BCDCA51-55BADCD

语法填空：（每题1.5分，