2021宁波高一下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

宁波市2020学年第二学期髙一英语期末试题

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. Who is the man?

A. A doctor. B. A patient.   C. A nurse.

2. What is the date for the play?

A. The 15th. B. The 16th.  C. The 17th.

3. What will the woman do at the weekend?

A. Visit a friend. 

B. See a movie.

C. Move house.

4. What is the woman doing?

A. Having an interview.

B. Learning a language.

C. Giving an English class.

5. What is the man's favourite story about?

A. A train. 

B. A carpet.

C. A boy.

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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和7题。

6. Why does the woman need help?

A. She has difficulty finishing a report.

B. She has to move the boxes downstairs.

C. There is lots of water in the storehouse.

7. What will the man probably do first?

A. Move the desk.

B. Write sales reports.

C. Help clean up the storehouse.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和9题。

8. What did the man do last Saturday?

A. He went on a trip.

B. He played baseball.

C. He watched a game on TV.

9. What was the weather like in Chicago last Saturday?

A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。

10. Who made the woman angry?

A. Her mother. B. Her father. C. Her roommate.

11. How often does the woman tidy her room?

A. Once a week. B. Twice a week.  C. Three times a week.

12. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Talk with her parents.

B. Move out of her home.

C. Tidy her room right away.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。

13. Which is the highest mountain in this area?

A. Mount Karen. B. Mount Brown.   C. Mount Heather.

14. What is the most popular activity in this mountain?

A. Skiing.

B. Seeing wildlife.

C. Having snowmobile tours.

15. How is the weather in the mountain in summer?

A. A bit cold. B. Quite cool.   C. Very hot.

16. In which season may the tour be?

A. Autumn. B. Winter.  C. Summer.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the difference in the competition this year?

A. An extra theme is added to this year's competition.

B. It is open to anyone aged between twelve and eighteen.

C. The length of the story should be more than 300 words.

18. Who is Jenny Paige?

A. A children’s author. 

B. A short story writer.

C. A writer of travel books.

19. What will happen to the prize winners?

A. They will have a chance to travel.

B. A £2,000 prize will be given to them.

C. Their stories will be published in a magazine.

20. When is the deadline of the competition?

A. On September 4. 

B. On September  

C. On October 1.

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

At times you become friends in extraordinary situations with the most unexpected people. For many，the pandemic (流行病）has led to new bonds of friendship being created.

Prema Malhotra, a resident of Ashok Vihar, has all plans set to celebrate Friendship Day. She says, <4I started communicating with my neighbors over a game of Tambola and then we were playing it every day. Now, some of us even do video calls to entertain ourselves. Since we couldn't go out anywhere on Friendship Day, we played Antakshari, Tambola, while enjoying food and drinks from our own balconies.”

The pandemic has led to people becoming more social with their neighbors. <4I am a final year student and due to my busy schedule, I never got the time to connect with people around me. Because of the pandemic, I have got to know a lot of my neighbors and I can so easily bond with them. I have made a new friend who lives next to my house and we're having close conversations. Initially, the conversations used to be about the pandemic and the increasing number of cases but gradually we started sharing thoughts about career goals and study,” says Harshiti Bharti, a resident of Shastri Nagar.

Echoing similar feelings, Ankita Singh, a resident of Malviya Nagar, says, t4Due to my work schedule, I never had a chance to know many people in my building. After the lockdown was carried out, a WhatsApp group was created for communication. Through that group, we checked on the elderly people and their needs. I happened to connect personally with a few elderly people in my society and I felt really good. Singing songs and participating in various games led to the creation of new friendships during this time.”

The above examples indicate that from chatting and playing games from their balconies to providing necessities for the sick and needy while practicing self-isolation, neighbors have become new friends.

21. What did Harshiti Bharti talk about with his neighbor at first?

A. Their study.

B. Their career goals.

C. The pandemic situation.

D. The other neighbors around them.

22. What role did the WhatsApp group probably play during the pandemic?

A. Helping people in need.

B. Purchasing daily necessities.

C. Inviting elderly people to sing.

D. Instructing people in self-isolation.

23. The passage mainly wants to tell us that__________________.

A. people create a new way to celebrate Friendship Day

B. strict lockdown is effective in dealing with the pandemic

C. neighbors communicate to kill time during the pandemic

D. the pandemic makes people create new bonds with neighbors

                                      B

Later this month, the city center of London will be car-free for the day. More than 12 miles of roads in the capital will be closed off from vehicles. Though the car-free day is largely symbolic, the government expects people can walk or ride bikes more often instead of driving cars after the activity.

Besides London, there are other cities around the world doing the same thing. Oslo, Paris and Montreal have experimented with a variety of ways to ban cars. Barcelona has created some superblocks as part of a plan to limit vehicles in 70 percent of the city’s streets. Leaders in some US cities are also exploring plans to extremely cut down on cars and promote walking, bikes and other forms of travel.

Some people point out cars block city streets while producing harmful chemicals into the air, creating noise pollution and endangering people around them. Cars take up a huge amount of room that could be used to create more enjoyable living space for people. So, limiting the number of drivers on the road is also seen as a major step in fighting climate change.

However, others say the plans of car-free areas are unrealistic, considering the large amount of money spent on the basic systems and services and public transportation that would be required to make them successful. Some argue they would unfairly benefit rich people who have enough money to live in city centers while making travel more difficult for less affluent people in the suburbs.

Most of the early success stories of car-free areas have taken place in dense (密集的）European cities that were designed before cars existed，which leads to a question -- whether the idea would work in modem cities that were built to provide space for cars. Therefore, large-scale changes that would make car-free city living possible would likely take years to take place. And at each step, public sentiment (情绪）and political will must be behind the movement.

24. Several cities are mentioned in Paragraph 2 to show__________________.

A. people around the world are in favor of car-free cities

B. car-free cities have already appeared in large numbers

C. governments have a major effect on car-free city plans

D. many cities are making efforts to reduce cars in the streets

25. What does the underlined word “affluent” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Healthy. B. Wealthy. C. Famous. D. Educated.

26. What is the author's attitude towards the development of car-free cities?

A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Doubtful.

C

Sleep plays an important part in repairing the body and keeping us healthy, but with all of the demands of modem living, getting a good night's sleep can be a challenge. Using electronic products such as computers and smartphones has been considered to disturb sleep because of the blue light given off by their LED displays. Yet, new research has shown that screen time alone may not be as harmful as we thought before.

Scientists at the University of Manchester measured the impact of colored light on the sleep patterns of mice to learn more about how different colors act on the body. They said that twilight (暮色）could provide a physical signal to tell you when to sleep. So, using brighter，warmer lights in the day and cooler lights in the evening could be better for people's health.

“Melanopsin (黑视蛋白）makes people easily feel the difference of brightness. Researchers try to change the impacts of light on sleep by adjusting the brightness signals identified by melanopsin,” said Dr Tim Brown，a senior lecturer at the School of Medical Sciences and one of the study's authors. t4So not being exposed to blue light and staring at your electronic products for a long time could really help adjust your sleep.”

However, reducing brightness may be more helpful than simply controlling the amount of blue light. And blue light remover that warms up the screens of computers or smartphones by increasing yellow light could actually be harmful to sleep. Harvard Medical School links exposure (接触）to blue light at night to cancer and heart disease. The health warnings about blue light run deeper than disturbed sleep. Though sunlight is the main source of blue light, the way we stare at computers and smartphones for long periods gives cause for concern.

27. Why did scientists conduct the research according to Paragraph 2?

A. To know people's screen using habits.

B. To test the effects of electronic products on sleep patterns.

C. To find out the influence of colored light on physical health.

D. To change people’s negative feelings toward colored light.

28. What is the main feature of melanopsin?

A. It avoids lots of harm to our eyes.

B. It provides the most suitable light.

C. It makes people see things clearly.

D. It presents information of brightness changes.

29. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. More blue light at night harms people’s skin.

B. Sunlight provides people with helpful blue light.

C. Using yellow light on the screen could protect people’s eyes.

D. Turning down screen brightness before sleep can reduce health risks.

30. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A. Health. B. Business. C. Technology. D. Entertainment.

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。

Phone addiction has a number of negative effects. Here are some ways to remove it.

In order not to look at your phone as soon as you wake up in the morning, place your phone in another room or your coat pocket. Then spend at least the first 30 minutes of your day building good habits. __31__

Studies show that on average we use the phone 50 to 150 times a day. So you should do something meaningful to avoid looking at it. You could do some reading, do a crossword puzzle or even something as simple as a walk in the yard. __32__

One of the main problems with smart phones is that you worry if you don't check your phone regularly, you may miss out on something important, such as invitations to events or work emails. __33__ When              someone              has              something              important              to tell              you,              they              may              give you              a call. Therefore, it is necessary to stay away from your phone sometimes.

What's going on in the real world, right in front of you, is almost always more important than what is happening online. Put away your phone when you are with someone important. __34__ For example, having dinner with friends will become awkward when you always check your phone.

__35__ That is because being addicted to the phone before going to bed greatly influences your sleep. This can harm your physical and mental health in the long run. Therefore, make it a rule to stop using your phone an hour before you go to sleep.

A. Ask your friends or family for help.

B. However, it is almost never the case.

C. Anything helping you get rid of your phone is OK.

D. Your smart phone has almost every tool that you need.

E. A good rest should be more important than your phone at night.

F. This could be exercise like a morning run or cooking a good breakfast.

G. Many relationships have suffered because of our addiction to the phone.

第三部分语言运用（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，掌握其大意，然后从36〜55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选 出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I read an article in the morning paper on Christmas Eve. It describes a __36__ store that would be open all day and a local homeless shelter was in __37__ of it. Parents who couldn't __38__ a gift could come by and take whatever they wanted for their kids.

I __39__ to buy some toys and donate them to the store in my mother's name! I had __40__ bought her small gifts but I thought this would be an extra special present. __41__ she had been a primary school teacher for years and loved children, this would be a perfect Christmas __42__ for her.

It had been a pretty __43__ winter for her so far. She had an operation in early November, and she was still weak. And her __44__ at home was very slow. We really __45__ an infusion (输入) of the Christmas spirit. And this could do it! So I made up my mind to buy toys __46__。

Then I called the shelter and told my __47__. The workers there were quite happy and praised my __48__. After the call, I drove outside at once. Minutes later, I __49__ a shop full of teddy bears.

I got off my car and went to the shop, quickly __50__ various kinds of teddy bears. When returning home, I __51__ them in my car. I would __52__ the toys early Christmas morning to surprise my mother.

Just as I had __53__, after seeing these teddy bears placed on the sofa and knowing they were going to poor children in her name, her face was suddenly filled with a mixture of amazement and __54__ .

Later, we took the bears over to the shelter，which gave them to the kids who had the __55__ gifts under their Christmas trees. That night, the children would also have something special to comfort them.                                         

36. A. mobile B. free C. discount D. self-service

37. A. honor B. search C. charge D. memory

38. A. deliver B. recommend C. afford D. receive

39. A. decided B. remembered C. continued D. happened

40. A. hardly B. ever C. never D. already

41. A. When B. Since C. If D. Although

42. A. plan B. task C. surprise D. tradition

43. A. hard B. short C. strange D. familiar

44. A. adventure B. recovery C. growth D.change

45. A. minded B. ignored C. refused D. needed

46. A. joyfully B. actually C. secretly D. gratefully

47. A. intention B. design C. belief D. explanation

48. A. kindness B. carefulness C. intelligence D. devotion

49. A. passed B. entered C. left D.reached

50. A. pointing at B. picking up C. putting on D. giving away

51. A. hid B. decorated C. collected D. opened

52. A. figure out B. set out C. take out D. put out

53. A. worried B. expected C. doubted D. shared

54. A. sadness B. shame C. regret D. pride

55. A. dearest B. most C. biggest D. least

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题15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。

People have always had a dream of exploring outer space and with the help of scientists, their dream, __56__ was once considered to be impossible, is turning into reality.

Scientists earned out many experiments and __57__ (success) made rockets that could escape the earths gravity. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin from the USSR became the first person __58__ (send) into space and in 1969, Neil Armstrong from the US set foot on the moon with the famous saying, “That’s one small step for a man，one giant leap for mankind.”

Despite the great achievements, sometimes accidents did happen, resulting __59__ huge losses. __60__ scientists are determined to further explore the universe. One ongoing project is the International Space Station orbiting the earth.

__61__ (compare) with the USSR and the US, China started later in its space program, but it has made huge progress. So far, several astronauts, including Yang Liwei, have been to space. China has also launched the Tiangong 2 space lab, __62__ (signal) a huge step in its effort to establish __63__ space station.

It __64__ (believe) that the future of space __65__ (explore) is bright thanks to the efforts of the scientists all over the world.

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）

假定你是李华，你的外教Chris听说本周末宁波图书馆有书法课程，发邮件给你询问相关 事宜。请你给他回一封电子邮件，要点如下：

1.时间和地点：2.课程内容。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：书法课程calligraphy class

第二节：概要写作（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

A recent survey in the United States has shown that the average family spends more money on its pets than on its children. Although rather shocking, it should not surprise anyone who has seen the doggy sitting room where loved pets rest comfortably. It is possible that Americans are unique in treating their little friends in this way, but the information we have suggests that the English, too, are kind to their pets.

This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human food. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone, not to mention veterinary (兽医的）bills.

There is a variety of reasons why people find the popularity of British pets concerned. In New York, people have great difficulty disposing of (处理）the mess that dogs leave on the streets. Many people find this funny, but in a number of large cities it is a major problem. Animals can cause disease, too. It is the threat of rabies (狂犬病）~ a disease with no known cure -- that has made the English government strictly limit animals coming into the United Kingdom.

Another problem is the thoughtlessness of pet owners. Most little children want a dog or a cat, and they continually push their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the "sweet little thing" has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on "Rover" or "Bonzo". Then they just give it up. This brings me to my last point. Pets, which run free, are often not sweet at all. English farmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed by someone's pet and you must have read of children being hurt by someone's pet.

宁波市2020学年第二学期髙一英语期末试题

参考答案

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分；每题1.5分）

1-5 ABCAB 6-10CCABB 11-15 ABCAC 16-20 BAACB

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小題：每小题2.5分，满分25分)

21-23 CAD 24-26 DBC 27-30 CDDA

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

31-35 FCBGE

第三部分 语言运用（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）

36-40 BCCAD 41-45 BCABD 46-50 CAADB 51-55 ACBDD

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56. which 57. successfully 58. to be sent 59. in 60. However

61. Compared 62. signalling/signaling 63. a 64. is believed 65. exploration

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）

Dear Chris,

Knowing that you^e interested in the calligraphy class, Tm delighted to share with you some relevant information.

The class is scheduled to start in Ningbo Library at 9 a.m. this Saturday and last two hours. During the class, the teacher will make a brief introduction to Chinese calligraphy, after which you can appreciate calligraphy works. Then, you can practise writing several simple Chinese characters under the teacher's guidance. It’s bound to be a fantastic experience!

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me!

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节 概要写作（满分25分）

Like Americans, the British are nice and friendly to their pets. (要点一) They spend much money on expensive pet foods and visits to vets.(要点二）People are worried about pets being popular with the British for various reasons. Firstly, it is difficult to get rid of the waste of pets on the streets and pets can lead to diseases. （要点三) Besides, to save trouble, some inconsiderate parents throw away their kids1 pets, which then kill sheep or hurt kids.(要点四）