2021上饶横峰中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

   横峰中学2020～2021学年度高一下学期期中考试

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）

1. What does the woman mean?

 A. She doesn’t know Mike.  B. Mike is no longer her good friend.

 C. Mike is now her good friend.

2. Why is the woman worried?

  A. She can’t find her child.   B. She lost her cellphone.  C. She missed her bus.

3. What will the woman do?

   A. She will help put out the fire.   B. She will look for a doctor. 

 C. She will call the police.

4. When was the piano bought?

   A. Last month.   B. Last year.  C. Last week.

5. Why won’t the two speakers go to the film?

   A. It is going to rain.     B. The film is not interesting.   C. The woman is too tired.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where are the two speakers?

   A. At the railway station.  B. At a hotel.    C. In an office.

7. What does the man want to do?

  A. He wants to have a talk with the woman.     B. He wants to sit for a rest.

   C. He wants to buy some fruit.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where is the woman going?

   A. Her office.   B. Her school.        C. The airport.

9. What is the woman worried about?

   A. That she will be late for school.    B. That she will miss her plane.

   C. That she won’t be able to catch her train.

10. When does the driver think they will get there?

     A. At about 9:50.  B. At about 10:15.       C. At about 9:45.

请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What did the two speakers do yesterday afternoon?

     A. They went to see a film.          B. They had a football match. 

     C. They watched a football match.

12. What happened to the woman yesterday afternoon?

     A. She fell off her bike.  B. She lost her bike.    C. She hurt her arms.

13.When did the match begin?  

A. At 3:00 pm.      B. At 2:30 pm.        C. At 3:20pm.

请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?

     A. Husband and wife.   B. Doctor and patient.  C. Friends.

15. Who is going to have a birthday party?

     A. Mr Green.          B. Mr Smith.         C. Mrs Smith.

16. Whom will the woman go to the party with?

     A. Her sister.      B. Her brother.    C. Her husband.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does Santa Claus do on Christmas Eve?

     A. He gives money to poor people.      B. He brings gifts to children.

     C. He helps people with their housework.

18. How is Santa Claus usually dressed?

     A. In red.       B. In black.     C. In white.

19. What do we know about Saint Nicholas?

A. He lived in Britain.  B. He was from a poor family.    C. He wanted to help poor people.

20. Why did Nicholas climb onto the roof to give money to poor people?

 A. He didn’t want people to know about it.   B. His father didn’t want him to help others.

     C. He wanted to show his ability to fly.

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，选出最佳选项。

A

Because of COVID-19, tourism industries have to think about new ways of promoting tourist attractions online. One way of getting tourists to travel abroad from their own home is through virtual reality (VR) technology. Here are some of the best virtual travel tours that can be enjoyed online right now.

For wild animal lovers, the company andBeyond has been live streaming (直播) wildlife to viewers at home from South Africa. In order to raise money for the wildlife, andBeyond is also now offering unique virtual experiences such as a private meeting. During the meeting, viewers can chat to guides who will answer all the questions and share their experiences from a recent drive.

Those wishing to explore the US will be excited to know that national parks including Yellowstone the Grand Canyon and the Everglades, now offer 360-degree videos through Google Earth.

On the Google Arts & Culture platform (平台)，you can also enjoy a detailed virtual journey through some other national parks, such as Alaska's Kenai Fjords, the volcanoes of Hawaii or Utah's Bryce Canyon.

In the UK, the National Trust has organized many virtual tours from their most breathtaking views and gardens, including the Giant's Causeway and the flower beds of Hidcote House.

Even if it can’t compare to a real-life experience, VR technology still allows us to get a little closer to the world's greatest wonders. At the very least, these platforms might help travelers plan their next holiday once the pandemic (流行病)is over.

21. What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A. VR technology will be used in tourism to attract visitors.

B. VR technology was born because of COVID-19.

C. Travelling abroad from home can be less fun.

D. Virtual travel tours are free to all the Internet users.

22. On which platform can we explore the US national parks?

A. And Beyond.   B. Google Earth.   C. National Trust.   D. Google VR.

23. How does the author think of these platforms?

A. They are useless. B. They are more attractive.

C. They are helpful. D. They are badly organized.

 B

My 12-year-old daughter, Lauren, came home from school yesterday, proudly waving her grade book to me. She had been awarded A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics, language arts and science—a great achievement! Then she sadly pointed out that her perfect score was damaged by a B-1 in French and a C-1 in Physical Education.
         I asked her what the scores meant. She said that the letter showed the achievement（成绩） and the number showed the effort. That moment I realized that the grades were misleading. I reached out my hands and gave her a big hug and told her in my mind she had a perfect score. It didn’t matter that her grade in French was a “B”—the “l” showed that she had tried her best. That is something to make any parent proud.
       Everybody is different. Everybody has different potential（潜能）. Not all of us will become linguists（语言学家） or sports stars. But without 100％effort no potential can be achieved. If I see a salesperson fail at sales, the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in. If there is a problem with effort, the salesperson has no future. But if I see a salesperson isn’t successful with l00％effort, he or she is worth my effort in helping. Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help. I know that 100％effort, focus in the right direction, will always bring a result whether that is an “A” or a “C”. As long as you make 100％effort, you are great.

24.The author’s daughter was weak in _______.

A. maths            B. science    C. chemistry       D. physical education

25. What does the author think of grades?

A. High grades make parents proud.      B. Grades are important to children.

C. People hold a wrong idea of grades.    D. High grades show great achievements.

26. Seeing a salesman with 100% effort fail, the author ______.

A. will give him training        B. is willing to offer help

C. will find an easy way for him  D. may think he has no future

27. In the passage the author praises a person highly for _______.

A. trying his or her best       B. achieving good grades

C. having different potential   D. giving other people useful advice
 

C

How many phone numbers can you remember by heart? It’s probably fewer than you would like. Actually, you are not alone. Out of more than 1,000 Americans who were surveyed, more than half said that they couldn’t recall the phone numbers of their friends and neighbors. In their eyes, there is no point in filling their heads with phone numbers if they are all stored in smart phones that are with them almost all the time.

In fact, most people are suffering from a sort of digital amnesia(健忘). more than 90% of those surveyed agreed that they used the Internet as an online of their brains. Rote memorization(死记硬背) was once an important part of modern education, but we just need a click or slide now. That’s making us worse at remembering things.

Researchers found that when people expected to use the information online, they were less likely to remember actual facts, but more likely to remember how to find them. As a result, we are already becoming ones with our computer tools, growing into interconnected systems that remember less by knowing information than by knowing where the information can be found.

However, some believe it isn’t necessarily a bad thing--maybe it gives them more chances to think through things. We certainly acquire more knowledge now than ever, even if it isn’t all stored in our brains.

Even so, I still believe that there are more risks to this new world of memory beyond losing our ability to recall some information such as who the 15th President was. That kind of information may always be a click away, but the important things are personal ones, like the way your parents smiled at your wedding. It’s harder to recall or find online. If you’re relying on yourself to keep track of those memories, they will be much more meaningful.

32. Paragraph 1 is mainly used to _______.

A. serve as the background B. introduce the topic

C. explain new research D. show some data to readers

33. What’s the main cause of people’s suffering from digital amnesia?

A. Dealing with too many things   B. Seldom thinking about questions

C. Relying on the internet too much D. The changes of their memories.

34. It can be learned from the passage that _______.

A. over 90% people are suffering from digital amnesia

B. people can gain knowledge more easily than before

C rote memorization no longer exists in modern life

D. People find it hard to remember how to find information

35. What’s the author’s attitude towards people’s memories now?

A. Worried          B. Optimistic        C. Disappointed   D. Confident

D

When scientists go to a forest to study monkeys and their habits and behaviors, how do they know who's who?

In the past, scientists had to make marks on each of the animals to tell them apart. But in the future, they may have a much easier way to tell them apart thanks to facial recognition technology.

A research team from China's Northwest University is using facial recognition technology to identify thousands of snub-nosed monkeys that live on Qinling Mountain in Shanxi province.

Similar to human facial recognition, the technology that is used to identify monkeys uses their facial features to create a database that includes every monkey, Xinhua reported.

“When the system is fully developed, we can connect it with cameras set up in the mountains. The system will automatically recognize the monkeys, name them and analyze their behavior," said Zhang He, a member of the research team.

“For each snub-nosed monkey, we have 700 to 800 image samples, and the recognition success rate is 94 percent," Zhang added.

“We used mobile phones and portable cameras with the monkeys in tests at distances ranging from about 3 to 10 meters,"  said He Gang, also a member of the research team. "With its help, we don't need to disturb the monkeys while studying them. ”

Compared to humans, facial recognition technology for monkeys is more difficult because of their hairier faces. The color of their hair causes them to blend （融入）into their environment. These factors make it harder for computers to identify them.

Currently, there are about 4,000 snub-nosed monkeys living on Qinling Mountain. The team's goal is to successfully identify every monkey that lives there.

32. What problem did scientists face in the past while studying monkeys?

A. How to mark them.               B. How to tell them apart.

C. How to understand their behavior.    D. How to observe them clearly.

33. What does the article tell us about facial recognition technology for monkeys?

A. It is now widely used in China.   B. It works better than human facial recognition.

C. It will use monkeys' behavior to create a database.

D. It can help scientists study monkeys without disturbing them.

34. What do the underlined words “these factors" in paragraph 8 refer to?

a. Image samples,     b. Hairy faces,       c. Hair color.        d. The environment.

A. Ab     B. ac        C. bc       D. bd

35. What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?

A. To introduce a new way to identify monkeys.

B. To show the importance of studying monkeys.

C. To compare different ways to identify monkeys.

D. To explain difficulties in developing a new system.

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。

How to get ready for school quickly

Waking up early every day for school is hard. If you can’t get up early, you may find yourself having to rush to make it to class. 36._______ In fact, you can get ready quickly and arrive at school in time. Here are some ideas that can help.

Prepare the night before. When you finish your homework, put everything back in your bag so it’s ready for the next day. Make sure you put anything else you’ll need, like special projects, pens and pencils, into the bag. 37. ________ In this way, you can catch it as you walk out.

Create a bedtime routine（惯例）. 38. _________ Your body likes routines, and the quality of your sleep will also be better. What’s more, try putting your alarm on the other side of the room. That way, you have to get up and walk across the room every time it goes off.

39. _________ In other words, brush your teeth, wash your face and use the toilet in the same order every day --- the more you practice, the easier and faster it’ll go. Form the habit of getting dressed as soon as possible. Never forget breakfast even when you’re running late. 40. _________ If everything is in it, head to school!

A. Take full advantage of waiting time.

B. Go through your morning routine.

C. Don’t put your phone near your bed.

D. Go to bed at the same time every day and stick to it.

E. Then put it by the door before you go to sleep.

F. As a result, you might leave books behind and end up looking like you just got up!

G. Last, give your bag a quick final check right before you leave.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（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。

 Mr. Thompson was my biology teacher in Grade 5. On the first day of school, he introduced us to an animal called the Rabbitervore, which 41 during the Ice Age. While he described it, he

42   around a set of skeleton（骨架）. We listened carefully, took notes and later had a 43  .

When I had my paper back, I was greatly 44  . None of my answers was right! There must have been some 45  . I did nothing wrong! I wrote down 46  what Mr. Thompson said. Then I realized that 47   in my class failed the test. What happened? The answer was simple. Mr. Thompson said he48   the whole story about the Rabbitervore. There had never been such an animal! So, our notes were tally 49  . How could we expect grades for wrong answers? We were very   50  . What kind of test was it? And what kind of teacher was he?

Later, Mr. Thompson said we had tons of chances to find out the truth: the skeleton was,  51  , a rabbit’s. But he was passing it around, he kept telling us that all this kind of animals died in the Ice Age, nothing of which  52  .But he told us about its amazing speed, its soft fur and other 53  which were impossible to know. He even gave us a(n)   54   of the animal beginning  with “Rabbit”, but we still didn't question. The   55  we got would be recorded in the grade book, he said. And they were.

Mr. Thompson said he hoped this experience could teach us an unforgettable lesson-teachers are not   56  right. Actually, no one is. He warned us not to let our   57   fall asleep and encouraged us to speak up bravely   58   we thought he was wrong.

Although I haven’t   59   any great scientific achievements, I find something so important through Mr. Thompson’s class: the courage to look people directly   60 the eye and point out their wrongs. He also showed us that it is fun to do so.

41. A. formed      B. died        C. began        D. hid

42. A. passed      B. looked      C. waved        D. turned

43. A. discussion   B. test         C. task         D. summary

44. A. satisfied     B. embarrassed    C. excited     D. surprised

45. A. praises     B. suggestions    C. mistakes    D. disadvantages

46. A. seriously    B. exactly      C. carelessly    D. quickly

47. A.no one     B. someone     C. anyone     D. everyone

48. A. made up    B. took up      C. found out    D. acted out

49. A. incorrect    B. unimportant    C. imperfect   D. unclear

50. A. anxious     B. shy      C. painful     D. angry

51. A. in other words  B. in total     C. in the end   D. in fact

52. A. remained    B. moved      C. grew     D. changed

53. A. materials    B. facts     C. events    D. behaviors

54. A. impression   B. picture     C. story    D. name

55. A. notes     B. records     C. zeroes     D. papers

56. A. often    B. enough     C. sometimes   D. always

57. A. eyes     B. mouths     C. minds     D. bodies

58. A. though    B. unless     C. if      D. because

59. A. found     B. got      C. invented    D. seen

60. A. in     B. for      C. on     D. from

第二节 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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nobody wants to be aged, but 61____ it comes to visiting cities,  most of us want to visit the world’s oldest cities. Luoyang is one of the oldest and most 62____ (attract) cities in the world that I’d like to recommend to you.

Luoyang stands out  63____ the oldest continually inhabited（有人居住的） city in Asia. The city is considered to be 64____ birthplace of Chinese culture and history as well as being one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China. There  65____ (be) no other city in China that has seen so many   66____ (dynasty) like Luoyang.

With such a long and  67____ (excite) history, Luoyang has really a lot to offer. The Longmen Grottoes, which  68____ (include) on the World Heritage List in 2000, and many historic Buddhist temples constant attract tourists from all over the world. Luoyang is also famous for the White Horse Temple, the 69____(early) Buddhist temple  70____ (build) in China. Are you anxious to visit the city?

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）

51. 假定英语课上老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单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Saturday, our family paid visit to Shuihu Town. There were so many people in the Shuihu Town, among who were some foreign tourist. I went up to them, said hello but introduced Shuihu culture to them. They were very interested and thanked us. At noon, we had a quick meal. In the afternoon, just before we left, I found a boy cry alone. So I asked him what happened and take him to the manager’s office. Under the help of the manager, the boy had found his parents at last. Though I was tired, I felt very happily.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，今天（星期日，4月29日，晴）在学校英语角遇到一个外教，你和他进行了交流。请围绕这个事情写一篇日记。要点如下：

1.想跟他谈话却由于口语水平有限不知所措；

2.你向他介绍你的城市；

3.他给你一些学习英语的建议。

注意：1.词数100字左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使内容连贯；

3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

April 29, Thursday        Sunny

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横峰中学2020～2021学年度高一下学期期中考试

英语答案

第一部分 听力

一、1-5  BBCCA  6-10 ABCBC   11-15 CAACA  16-20 CBACA

第二部分、阅读理解

21-23. A   B . C  24-27 DCBA  28-31 BCBA  32---35 BDCA  36-40 FEDBG

第三部分 语言知识运用．

完形填空

41-45 BABDC  46-50 BDAAD 51-55 DABDC  56-60 DCCBA

语法填空

61．when　    62．attractive　 63．as　 64．the　65．is　

66．dynasties　 67．exciting   68．were included　 69．earliest　70．built

第四部分 写作

短文改错

71.在paid后加 a     72 who---whom  73 tourist—tourists 74. But—and  75. us—me

76.cry—crying  77. Take—took  78. Under—with  79.去掉Had  80. Happily—happy

                                参考范文

April 29, Thursday           Sunny

This morning when I was in the English Corner, I came across a foreign teacher. This was the first time that I had seen a foreigner. I wanted to talk with him, but I was so excited and nervous that I didn’t know what to do and how to start a conversation. Eager to practice my oral English, I encouraged myself to say hello to him. He was very friendly and we talked about 15 minutes. As a native, I introduced attractions and tasty food of this city to him. Finally, he gave me some advice on how to further improve my English. It was more than an experience!