江西省上饶市横峰中学弋阳一中铅山一中2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（直升班）

（横峰中学、弋阳一中、铅山一中）20202021学年度上学期高二年级期中考试英语试题（直升班）考试时间：120分钟分值：150分命题人：审题人：第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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.Whenwillthefirstclassprobablystart?A.7:30. B.7:00. C.6:30.2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Thenoisynight. B.Thelifeintown. C.Thelivingenvironment.3.Whatwillthewomanprobablydotonight?A.Readinthelibrary. B.Giveaperformance. C.Practisethepiano.4.OnwhichdaydoesthewomanwanttoleaveforNewYork?A.25th B.26th. C.28th.5.Whatdothewoman’swordsimply?A.Shedoesn’tlikethefeelingofquiet.B.SheisnotinterestedintheancientcityC.Theydon’thaveenoughmoneyforthetrip.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。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。6.Whatdayisittoday?A.Wednesday. B.Thursday. C.Friday.7.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?A.Anexpert. B.Asinger. C.Awriter听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatdidAdambuy?A.Ahandbag. B.Awatch. C.ACD.9.Whydidn’tRyanbuythebookhewanted?A.Thebookwastooexpensive.B.Hisfatherhadboughtoneforhim.C.Hepreferredtobuysomepostcards.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhendidthewomanstartworkinginLondon?A.Aboutoneyearago. B.Justtwomonthsago. C.Bythetimeofhergraduation.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutherjob?A.Tiring. B.Cool. C.Unique.12.What’sthewoman’sjob?A.Atourguide. B.Amagazineeditor. C.Awildlifephotographer.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.InwhichcountrydidWilliamgotouniversity?A.Denmark. B.China. C.Germany.14.WhichpartofChinaishighlyremendedbytheman?A.WesternChina. B.NorthernChina. C.EasternChina.15.WhatimpressedthemanmostduringhisstayinChina?A.Thescenery. B.Thesafety. C.Thefood.16.Whichmeansoftransportissuggestedtotry?A.Airplanes. B.Highspeedtrains. C.Ships.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatwasthefirstthingthespeakerdidafterarrivingatthefieldcenter?A.Havinglunch. B.Goingforawalk. C.Restinginthecenter.18.WhatdidthespeakerseeduringthewalkwithRichard?A.Somedeer. B.Modernstonewalls. C.Littlewoodenbridges.19.Whydidthespeakersgooutnextmorning?A.Togetclosetonature. B.Tofindoutpollutants. C.Tocollectwaterforanalysis20.Whichpresentationdidthespeakerlikemost?A.Thespeechabouthillfarming.B.Thespeechaboutlandfarming. C.Thespeechaboutfishfarming.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳项项。AWhenpeoplemaketraveldecisionsregardingdestinations,recreationusuallysitsatthetopofthemostconsideredfactors.Butinrecentyears,witharisingawarenessofhealth,travelersarebeginningtoupgradetheirexpectations.Theywantaplacewheretheycanrelaxanddosomesportswithlocalfeatures,whichcanexplaintheemergenceofasportstourismmarket.WehaveselectedseveralplacesaroundChinathathaveaperfectbinationofrecreationandhealth,incasethatiswhatyouhaveinmindforyournextholiday.BeijingOlympicParkLocatedatthenorthendoftheBeijingcentralaxisline,BeijingOlympicParkwitnessedthegloryofthe2008BeijingOlympics.ApartfromvisitingtherenownedBird’sNestandWaterCube,Youcantrysomeleisureandsportsactivities.WanlongSkiResort,NorthChina’sHebeiProvinceWanlongSkiResortinNorthChina’sHebeiProvinceisnicknamed“heavenforskilovers”.The2022WinterOlympicswillbeheldhere,whichwillboostskidevelopmentandtourismactivitiesinHebeiProvince.Ifyouhappentobeaskiingfan,trytheprofessionaltrailshere!QingdaoOlympicSailingCenter,EastChina’sShandongProvinceTheOlympicSailingCenterhasbeeanewlandmarkinQingdao,acoastalcityinEastChina’sShandongProvince.Itwasahostvenueofthesailinggamesforthe29thOlympicsin2008andthe13thParalymicGames.YoucouldvisitthematchvenueandenjoyacruisearoundQingdao.ZhangyeinNorthwestChina’sGansuProvinceHotairballoonsglideacrosstheDanxialandformduringthefirsthotairballoonfestivalinZhangye,NorthwestChina’sGansuProvince,July20,2019.TheuniqueDanxialandforminZhangyefeaturesmulticoloredridgesofweatheredstrata.Visitorscannotonlybeimpressedbythenaturalwondershere,butalsocantryhotairballoons,helicoptersandpoweredparachutes.21.Whatcontributesmosttoasportstourismmarket?A.Thedesireforpleasure.B.Theinterestinhealth.C.Theexpectationofrelaxation.D.Theawarenessofenvironmentprotection.22.Ifyoulikeflying,whatisthebestchoiceforyou?A.BeijingOlympicPark.B.ZhangyeinNorthwestChina’sGansuProvince.C.WanlongSkiResort,NorthChina’sHebeiProvinceD.QingdaoOlympicSailingCenter,EastChina’sShandongProvince.23.Whatcolumnisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Entertainment.B.Health.C.Sports.D.Travel.BIliveinMinnesota,whichisunfairlyfamousforterriblewinters.Buffaloisfarmorewintry,whereasSeattle’swintersaremorebitter.Ourwinterstendtobebrilliantlysunnyandcheerful.But,ofcourse,it’sdifferentforavisitor.Lightweightthermal(保暖的)wearisgood.Backintheday,weworelayersandlayersofheavywoolens.Aboyof13carrying35poundsofwetwoolonhisbackdoesnotfeelverycold.Todayyoucanbuyoutfitsfilledwithgoosefeathersaswellasthermalbootsandcapstokeepyouwarm.WhenIwasayouth,therewasnosuchphraseasglobalwarming.Wenevergotwarm,notevenatnight,whenwesleptunderpilesofblanketsbecauseDadbelievedthatifyoucouldn’tseeyourbreathwhenyoutalked,thenthethermostat(恒温器)wasturneduptoohighandyouwerewastingfuel.So45degreeswasroomtemperature,andweworelongwoolenstobed.Wearoseinthecold,darkdawn,andwalkedforthintothesnowstormtocatchtheschoolbus.Wehuddled(蜷缩)bythehighway,prayingforthebustoe,whilewolvesmovedaroundeyeballingusforsignsofsleepiness.Whenyouhavesurvivedwolves,thenthewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark.Enduringwinterisonlyastart—embracing(拥抱)winteriswhatyoushouldstrugglefor.Wintergivesasenseofpurposeandsavesonefromalifeofselfgratification,lyingdownandpostingphotosonFacebook.Youhavepromisestokeep.Asidewalktoclear.Twoinchesofsnowoveralayerofice—youmayaswellsetalegtrapfortheelderlyasleavethewalkunswept.Youhavechildrentoraise.Removetheirfingersfromtheirsmartphones,andleadthemoutdoorssotheycanabsorbthewisdomofwinter.Weareanimals.Lifeisnotmainlyaboutselfexpression.Itisaboutfindingfoodandclothingandshelter,aboutstickingwiththepackandnotwanderingoff.Everyoneisjustascoldasyou.Noplaining.24.WhatareMinnesot’swinterslikeintheauthor’seyes?A.Theyarewonderful.B.Theyareunbearable.C.TheyarecolderthanBuffalo’sD.Theyarefortableforvisitors.25.Whentheauthorwasyoung,.A.hekepttalkingtokeepwarmB.hesufferedfromwinters’nightsC.hisdadtriedhisbesttowarmhimD.hisroomwasalwaysatahightemperature26.Theunderlinedpart“thewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark”inParagraph4impliesthattoday’swintersare“”.A.warm B.quiet C.short D.pleasant27.Theauthorsuggeststhatpeople.A.storeenoughfoodforcoldwintersB.lendtheneighborsahelpinghandC.stepoutsideandappreciatewintersC.saygoodbyetomoderntechnologyCRobotsaidincoronavirusfightRobotshavecertainadvantagesparedtohumans:Theyareefficient,tireless,canberepairedwhendamagedandtheynevergetsick.ThislasttraithasmadethemthestarduringourfightagainsttheCOVID19pandemic.Whilehundredsofthousandsofmedicalworkershavefallenilldealingwiththishighlyinfectiousvirusandalotmoreareforcedtostayathomeforfearofgettingthedisease,thisisn’taproblemforrobots.ThisiswhytheCOVID19outbreakisseenasthe“tippingpoint”—notedTheIndependentsciencereporterAnthonyCuthbertson–forrobotstostarttoreplacehumansincertainjobs.Inareaslikehospitalsandhealthcarefacilities,robotsareusedtoperformhighrisktasks.InChina,forexample,ahotelinHangzhouemployedarobotnamed“LittlePeanut”todeliverfoodtopeopleunderquarantine.InSpain,robotsareabouttobeusedtotestpeopleforthecoronavirus.Ultravioletlightdisinfection(紫外线消毒)robotsarealsobeingwidelyusedtocleanhospitalcorridorsandwards(病房).“Hospitalsaroundtheworldarewakinguptoautonomousdisinfection.”PerJuulNielsen,CEOofDenmark’sUVDRobots,aleadingpanymanufacturing(制造)disinfectionrobots,toldForbes.“Wecan’tbuildtheserobotsfastenough.”Innonmedicalpanies,robotsarealsoreplacinghumanemployeessincetheydon’thavetheproblemofsocialdistancingandwillnevertakesickleave.WalmartandAmazon,forexample,whererobotsarealreadyusedinsorting,packingandshipping,areplanningtoincreasethenumberofrobotsintheirfacilities.FastfoodchainslikeMcDonald’sarenotonlydeliveringfoodwithrobotsinsomeareas,butalsolookingtousethemascooksandservers.AccordingtofuturistMartinFord,usingmorerobotsthanhumanemployeescanprovetoberewardingforpanies–evenwhenthepandemicisover.“Peoplewillprefertogotoaplacethathasfewerworkersandmoremachinesbecausetheyfeeltheycanloweroverallrisk,”FordtoldtheBBC.Butthissuddensurge(激增)inrobotdemanddoesn’tmeanthattheytriumphoverhumansineveryaspect.AccordingtoBillSmart,aroboticistatOregonStateUniversity,thehumancontactbetweendoctorsandpatientsisstillimportant.Doctorsfortthepatientsandguidethemthroughharddecisionswhilerobotsareonlydoingroutinetasks,likecleaningandgivingtests,justtofreeupdoctorsandnurses.Itmightbetruethatrobotshavecertainadvantagesoverhumans.Buttheyarestillsecondarytohumaninteraction.28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theadvantagesofrobotsparedtohumans.B.DifferentviewstowardapplyingrobotstofightCOVID19C.WhytheCOVID19outbreakhasfueledrobotdemand.D.Whetherrobotswillreplacehumansincertainareasoneday.29.Whathasmaderobotsdesirableduringthepandemicaccordingtothetext?A.Theycanberepairedwhendamaged.B.Theytestpeopleforcoronavirusmoreprecisely.C.Theynevergettiredandcanreplacedoctorsandnurses.D.theyarenotvulnerabletothecoronavirus.30.WhatdoesMartionFordthinkoftheapplicationofrobots?A.Itsbenefitsareappealingandlasting.B.Machinesarelessdisturbingthanhumans.C.Itposesathreattohumanemployment.D.Therearesomeriskswiththeuseofrobots.31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Thedemandforrobotsistoogreattomeet.B.Doctorscanmakemoreaccuratejudgmentsthanrobots.C.Humansinteractionsareessentialinsomeareas.D.Robotsneedupdatingtoimprovecontactwithhumans.DG7LEADERSREADYTOHELPBATTLEAMAZONWILDFIRESWITH“TECHNICALANDFINANCIALMEANS”FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronannouncedthisafternoonthattheG7leadershadreachedanagreementonhowtohelpfighttherecordnumberofforestfirescurrentlyragingintheAmazon.“Thereisrealconvergence(趋同性)tosayweallagreetohelpthecountriesharmedbythesefiresasquicklyaspossible,”thehostoftheG7summittoldreportersinFrenchfromtheconferencevenueinBiarritz.Hewenton,listingallofthecontactsbeingmade,“WithallthecountriesoftheAmazon…sothatwecanfinalizeveryconcretetechnicalandfinancialmitments.”OnFriday,MacronthreatenedtoblockanimportantEUtradedealwithBrazilandotherSouthAmericancountries,claimingthatBrazil’spresidentJairBolsonarohadliedabouthispositiononclimatechange.HoursbeforethebeginningoftheannualmeetingofwordleadersonFriday,MacronreleasedavideooutlininghisplantomobilizeallofthepowersgatheredinBiarritztopartnerwithAmazoncountries“toinvestfirstinfightingthefiresandhelpingBrazilandtheotherimpactedcountriesandthentoinvestinreforestationeverywhere.”MacronemphasizedFrance’sstakeinthefires,referencingFrenchGuiana,aformerprisoncolonyandcurrentoverseasdepartmentofFrancelocatedonthenortheasternedgeoftheAmazonrainforest.Bolsonaroshotback,accusingMacronofhavingan“unacceptable”and“colonialist”mindset.Over75,000fireshavebeenrecordedintheAmazonrainforestsofarthisyear,morethandoublethe40,000blazesrecordedthereinallof2018,accordingtoBrazil’sNationalInstituteforSpaceResearch.Thefirescanbecausedbynaturalphenomena,likelightningstrikes,butareoftenintentionallysetbyloggersandranchersclearinglandforcattlegrazingoffarming.Bolsonaro,aclimatechangeskeptic,hasencouragedfarmerstoexploitthelandandweakenedgovernmentagenciestaskedwithenforcingenvironmentalregulations,NPRreported.SmokefromtheblazeshasreachedasfareastastheAtlanticcoastandblockedoutthesunasfarawayasSaōPaulo,morethan2,000milestothesouth.MeanwhileNASAistrackingacarbonmonoxideplumestretchingacrossBrazilintothePacificandAtlanticOceans.32.WhatdidEmmanuelMacronannounce?A.Theyhadcontactedalltheothercountries.B.TheywerereadytohelpbattleAmazonwildfires.C.Theyhaddecidedthewayofhelpingfightthefires.D.TheywereconfidenttoputoutAmozonfires.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hispositiononclimatechange”inparagraph3referto?A.Hisattitudetowardsclimatechange. B.Thelocationoftheterriblefires.C.Theseveresituationofthiscountry. D.Thedirectionofhisfutureleadership.34.WecaninferthatthepurposeofMacron’svideoisto.A.urgemorepowerstohelpaffectedcountriesinneed.B.assessthedamagingscaleoftheAmazonwildfiresC.prepareBrazilpeoplefortheirbetterfuturelifeD.attractmoreorganizationstomakedonations.35.Whichofthefollowingcannotbethereasonforthewildfires?A.Lightningstrikes.B.Beingsetformorefarmingland.C.Demandingclimatechange.D.Makinglandwithgrassforcattle.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。Therearesomepeoplewhoseemtoalwaysbesurroundedbyfriends,andthereareotherswhoalwaysseemtobestandingontheoutside,lookinginatthecrowdsoffriends.Ifyouareoneoftheoutsiders，itistimetobreakoutofyourshellandstartmakingnewfriends.36●Beyourself.Nobodylikesaphony(虚伪的人).Infact,ifyouaren’tyourself,otherswon’tbeefriendswithyou.Whenthetimeesthatyoufeelfortableenoughtoactlikeyourselfagain,youmaynotbewellreceived,becauseyouareatotallydifferentperson.37●Usetechnology.38Forinstance,Weiboisagreatplacetomeetnewpeople.Itcreatesexperiencesandyougettomeetlikemindedpeoplewhoshareyourinterests.●Startwithpeopleyouknow.Reachoutandcontactnewfriends,andreconnectwitholdfriendsyouhaven’tseeninalongtime.Don’tforgetaboutfriendsoffriends.Youmayconnectwithsomereallycoolpeoplejustbyhangingoutwithyourfriendsandtheirfriends.39Ifyoustayhome,youaren’tgoingtomeetpeople.●Keepintouch.40WiththeInternetandsocialmedia,thereisabsolutelynoneedtoworryaboutthatthesedays.Lookupoldfriendsandcontactthem.A.ThereareallkindsofonlinegroupsthatyoucanjoinB.Knowingotherswellisveryimportant.C.Therefore,letpeoplegettoknowtherealyou.D.Ifyouareinvitedtogoout,go.E.Alltoooften,peoplelosetouchwithoneanother.F.Herearesometipsthatwillhelp.G.Youneedtotrustyourself,whateverhappens.第三部分语言知识运用(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。Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysan41reader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswerelike42tomeandwhileotherkidsplayedballorwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksI43fromthelibrary.MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenIwas16yearsold.ItwasadreamjobandIdideverythingfrom44bookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.AsIgrewolderandbecameamother.Thelibrary45anewplaceandan46meaninginmylife.Ihadseveralchildrenandbookswereourmain47ofentertainment.Itwasabigdealforusto48andgotothelocallibrary,wheremykidscouldpickoutbookstoreadorbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,49Iwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandtheylovedit!Itwasaspecialtimeto50withmychildrenanditfilledthemwiththe51ofbooks.Now,Iseemychildrentakingtheir52tothelibraryandIlove53thattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrary54fromgenerationtogeneration.Asa55,I’vefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocallibrarywhentheycan’taffordto56abook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven(避风港)forreadersandwriters,a57thathelpsputtogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,help58bookpiracy(盗版行为)andIthinkallwritersshouldsupportlibrariesina59waywhentheycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibraryannouncementsonyoursocialmedia.60themandtalkaboutthemwhenyoucan.41.A.emotional B.impatient C.enthusiastic D.optimistic42.A.air B.fire C.glue D.alcohol43.A.wipedout B.figuredout C.laidout D.checkedout44.A.distributing B.shelving C.issuing D.sharing45.A.transformedinto B.adaptedfrom C.tookon D.handedover46.A.additional B.unchanged C.irreplaceable D.average47.A.restriction B.source C.consequence D.expectation48.A.leaveout B.setaside C.helpout D.loadup49.A.asthough B.nowthat C.eventhough D.ifonly50.A.argue B.pete C.bond D.struggle51.A.gratitude B.wonderment C.possession D.appreciation52.A.children B.parents C.partners D.friends53.A.myself B.them C.itself D.it54.A.fadesout B.esintobeing C.liveson D.runsshort55.A.physicist B.novelist C.journalist D.hobbyist56.A.donate B.evaluate C.publish D.purchase57.A.witness B.bridge C.fence D.barrier58.A.bat B.fuel C.boost D.erase59.A.conventional B.controversial C.significant D.plex60.A.Construct B.Recall C.Occupy D.Frequent第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读小面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。PursuingheavenlytruthFiftyyearsago,Chinasuccessfullylauncheditsfirstsatellite,Dongfanghong1,andstartedanewchapterinspaceexploration.Tomarkits50thanniversary,theChinaNationalSpaceAdministration61（announce）thenameforthecountry’sMarsplanetaryexplorationprogramonApril24.Themission,Tianwen,orQuestforHeavenlyTruth,gotitsnamefromalongpoemTianwen62(write)byQuYuan,afamouspoetoftheWarringStatesPeriod(475221BC),Inthepoem,Quraisedaseriesofquestions63(concern)thesky,stars,naturalphenomena,mythsandtherealword,reflectinghisdoubtsontraditionalideasandhispursuitoftruth.Chinahasbeenmakingremarkableprogressinspaceexploration.Asearlyas1970,Chinalauncheditsfirstman–madeEarthsatellite,beingthefifthcountryintheworldtolaunchman–madesatellites64(independence).Overthepastfewyears,China’smissions,includingtheShenzhouandChang’sseriesweredesigned65(explore)outerspace,expandedmankind’sunderstandingofEarthandtheuniverse.Thistime,theTianwenserieswillcarryoutthefirstMarsexplorationmissionin2020,66expertsconsiderthestartofChina’sexplorationofMars,representingamilestoneforChina’smovetowarddeepspace.“TianwenrepresentsChinesepeople’srelentless(不懈的)pursuitoftruth,thecountry’s67(culture)inheritancetoexplorenatureandtheuniverse,aswellasthe68(end)explorationsinscienceandtechnology,”GeXiaochun,chiefengineeroftheNationalSpaceAdministration,toldChinaDaily.Indeed,withthename’sdeeprootsinChinesetraditionalculture,it69(accept)widelyamongthepublic.Tianwendemonstratesthe70(determine)andperseveranceofChinesepeopletomovefurtherintodeepspace.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）假定英语课上教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