2021滁州定远县育才学校高一下学期期末考试英语试题（含听力）含答案

育才学校2020-2021学年度第二学期期末试卷 

 高一英语试卷   命题人：耿菊梅

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. When does Planet Fitness open on holidays?

A. At 6 a.m.     B. At 9 a.m.          C. At 8 a.m.

2. What will the man do next?

  A. Argue with the woman.  B. Pay for the damage.     C. Buy a new book.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

  A. Course selection.   B. Career choice.      C. Lecture professors.

4. How did the woman go traveling?

A. By bus.       B. By car.             C. By train.

5. Where does this conversation probably take place?

   A. In a hospital.      B. At home.           C. At an airport.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why is the woman so happy?

  A. Her work will be shared.

 B. The new dress fits her well.

  C. Everything has been checked.

7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

 A. Husband and wife.  B. Employer and employee.  C. Host and guest.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the main problem with the man?

A. He gets poor grades.  B. He lacks sleep.     C. He feels stressed out.

9. How is the man dealing with his problem now?

  A. By listening to music.    B. By running.   C. By swimming.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which sport is for a super pass member only?

A. Basketball.   B. Golf.    C. Rock-climbing.

11. How much does the swim-only pass cost?

A. $10.       B. $35.    C. $40.

12. How does the man feel about choosing the pass?

  A. Excited.      B. Satisfied   C. Confused.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the woman’s plan for Sunday?

A. Going shopping.  B. Going camping.  C. Going snowboarding.

14. Where will the woman stay in Big Bear?

 A. In a camp.   B. In a hotel.   C. In a house.

15. What will the man do on the weekend?

 A. Visit his friends.  B. Read books.   C. Join the woman.

16. What does the woman think of the man’s weekend?

 A. It’s boring.   B. It’s comforting.  C. It’s relaxing.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why did Reyes Guana stay in the car when his parents were working?

A. He was very young.   B. He didn't like working.  C. He looked after brothers.

18. What did Reyes Guana learn from cleaning the school?

A. How to make money.  B. How to respect others.  C. How to move up the ranks.

19. How many jobs has Reyes Guana had?

A. 3.         B. 4.              C. 5.

20. What is the guide in Reyes Guana’s current job?

A. His Mexican origin.    B. His life experience.  C. His college education.

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

Spring Willow Farm is designed to educate the public about farm operation, farm history, and issues facing farmers today.

Schedule

We are open every day of the year, except holidays. The grounds are open year­round from 8：00 a．m. until 6：00 p．m. Visitors can access the buildings on most days between 10：00 a．m. and 5：00 p．m., with a reduced schedule during the winter months. Please call the farm or visit our website for a current schedule of events, classes, and opening times.

Visiting the farm

Visitors are free to tour the farm on their own. Maps are available at the information desk in the Main Building. Guided tours are included in the cost of admission. Tours leave from the Main Building front entrance at 10：30 a．m. and 2：00 p．m. daily.

The ground floor of the Main Building contains exhibits explaining daily farm life in different periods of history, with displays showing farm tools, kitchen and other household utensils (用具), photographs, and more. Also in the Main Building is the Farm Gift Shop. Available for sale are a variety of books on farming and farm life as well as reproductions of old photographs and historical farm tools.

In the cow barn (棚舍)，visitors can watch milking demonstrations (示范) every afternoon. The horse and goat barns are also open to visitors. Please note: Our animals are used to attention from people and enjoy being petted, but use caution. Please don't tease the animals, and please don't feed them.

Classes

Spring Willow Farm offers classes on various aspects of farming and farm history two evenings a week throughout the year. In addition, classes on special subjects related to farming can be arranged for your club or group. Please contact (联系) the Education Office for further information.

21．What can we learn about Spring Willow Farm?

A．It is open to the public.         B．It offers free guided tours.

C．It works with local farmers.     D．It is accessible during the night.

22．While touring the farm, visitors are allowed to ______.

A．do the milking　　　　　 B．feed the animals

C．adopt the animals  D．buy some souvenirs

23．What is Spring Willow Farm used as?

A．A winter school.         B．A botanical garden.

C．An education center.      D．An amusement park.

B

Just like any other home, the International Space Station (ISS) requires some housekeeping, in the form of routine work and repairs. That is why NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and fellow astronaut Kjell Lindgren performed a spacewalk outside the station on Wednesday. The operation began at 8：03 a．m. and lasted for more than seven hours. It was the first space­walk for both men.

The ISS has been in constant use for 15 years and needs to be upgraded (升级) from time to time. During their spacewalk, Kelly and Lindgren did basic electrical work, such as attaching new cables that will provide power to docking ports on the station. The ports will be used when new crew (工作人员) and cargo ships arrive at the ISS in 2017. The two astronauts also placed a thermal (防寒的) cover on a key scientific instrument on the station to protect it from the cold temperatures of space.

As the more senior astronaut, Kelly led the spacewalk. However, Lindgren handled some of the more challenging parts of the job in some of the tighter areas of the station.

“Lindgren has longer arms，” said NASA's Grant Slusser, who served as ground director for Wednesday's spacewalk.

Kelly and Lindgren spent months training and practicing for the operation. The preparation began in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL), a 6.2­million­gallon swimming pool with a full­size replica (复制品) of most of the ISS located at the bottom. Here astronauts become accustomed to working in an environment similar to the one outside the space station.

During the spacewalk, Kelly and Lindgren received updates from NASA that provided them with both major and minor details, right down to how many turns are needed to tighten a bolt (螺栓). Once the task was successfully completed, the astronauts reentered the ISS. But they will not remain inside the station for too long. Both men will perform a second spacewalk scheduled for November 6.

24．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The goal of Wednesday's spacewalk.

B．The duties of NASA astronauts in space.

C．The role of the International Space Station.

D．The flight schedules of spaceships in 2017.

25．Why did Lindgren take on the more challenging parts of the job?

A．He is several years senior to Kelly.

B．He has a physical advantage over Kelly.

C．He has more work experience than Kelly.

D．He is braver and more confident than Kelly.

26．The spacewalk Kelly and Lindgren performed________.

A．started at night               B．seemed a difficult task

C．was directed by the NBL       D．was their second spacewalk

27．What will Kelly and Lindgren do next?

A．Go back to the earth.            B．Welcome the new crew's arrival.

C．Prepare for their next spacewalk.   D．Get in touch with the ground control center.

C

A US dad quit his job, giving up a massive salary, after his 10­year­old daughter gave him a 22­point list outlining all the events he had missed so far during the year. As the CEO of the global investment firm PIMCO, Mohamed El­Erian shocked the finance industry when he quit in January.

El­Erian said it was about a year ago when he was repeatedly asking his daughter to brush her teeth, but she wasn't listening. When he asked her why, she responded with a list of 22 milestones he had missed: like the first day of school and the first soccer game of the season.

“And the school year wasn't yet over，” El­Erian wrote.“I felt awful and got defensive: I had a good excuse for each missed event, such as travel, important meetings, and urgent phone calls. But it dawned on me that I was missing an infinitely more important point. My work­life balance had gotten out of whack, and the imbalance was hurting my special relationship with my daughter. I was not making enough time for her.” El­Erian explained he was struggling for work­life balance.

Dads are quitting their profit­making jobs to improve work­life balance. This is a subject that is getting more attention as some high­profile executives have recently written about their experiences.

Last month, former MongoDB CEO Max Schireson wrote a blog post about his decision to step down from the CEO position. He wrote that he struggled to make time for his three children because he was flying around half a million kilometres a year for work.

“I was not with my kids when our puppy was hit by a car, or when my son had an emergency surgery，” Schireson wrote.

On an overnight flight to Texas he woke up in Arizona to discover the plane made an emergency landing and some of traumatized crew members had to be replaced. He decided it was time to address his work­life balance.

Quitting is something El­Erian and Schireson were financially able to do, but El­Erian recognizes most_people_don't_have_this_luxury. He hopes companies will pay attention to improving work­life balance for their employees.

El­Erian now manages “a portfolio of part­time jobs” that don't require much travel. He alternates mornings with his wife taking their daughter to school and he often picks her up from school.

“So far, it's been the right decision for me，”   he wrote. “I'm so grateful that this is providing me with great opportunities to experience key moments in my daughter's life before they're all too quickly gone.”

28．El­Erian resigned from PIMCO mainly because ______.

A．his daughter has been missing him badly

B．he was getting bored with the endless flights

C．he hoped to get his daughter to listen to him

D．he wanted to experience his daughter's milestones

29．What does the underlined part “most people don't have this luxury” probably mean?

A．Most people don't like their jobs.

B．Most people have to work for financial security.

C．Not all dads have a 10­year­old daughter.

D．Not all dads face the problem of work­life balance.

30．What do we know about El­Erian's life now?

A．He now takes part­time jobs, which don't involve any business travel.

B．He spends most of his day with his daughter.

C．He manages to take on his responsibilities as a father.

D．He is now living an easy and relaxed life because he needn't go to work.

31．What can be inferred from the passage?

A．It's never too late to see children grow up healthily.

B．Many working parents can balance their career and family life well.

C．CEOs are occupied with work and have no time for their family.

D．Parents' love can not be replaced by money or jobs.

D

Scientists have always been interested in the high level of organization in ant societies. American researchers have watched ants build life­saving rafts to keep afloat during floods. They also have documented how ants choose their next queen — the female whose job is to produce eggs.

New technology is helping to improve researchers' understanding of the insects. But there is still a lot to be learned.

Fire ants living in Brazilian forests are perfectly at home in an environment where flooding is common. To save themselves, the insects connect their legs together and create floating rafts. Some ant rafts can be up to 20 centimeters wide.

David Hu is an engineer with the Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, saying，“If you have 100 ants, which means 600 legs, 99 percent of those legs will be connected to a neighbor. So they're very, very good at maintaining this network.”

David Hu and other Georgia Tech researchers wanted to study ants and the secret of their engineering. They froze ant rafts and then looked at them with the help of computed technology, or CT images. The pictures showed that larger ants serve in central positions to which smaller ants hold. The larger ants form pockets of air that keep the insects afloat.

Scientists say small robots or materials that can change shape could be programmed in a similar way, working towards a shared goal.

Researchers at North Carolina State University are also studying ants. They examined how Indian jumping ants choose the leader of the colony when they lose their top female or queen.

32．The author takes fire ants as an example to tell us ________.

A．how ants seek food         B．how ants survive

C．how ants communicate      D．how ants live together

33．What can we know from what David Hu said?

A．Ants know the way to join together closely.

B．Ants know the way to keep a good figure.

C．Ants know the way to help each other.

D．Ants know the way to form a strong society.

34．Why did the larger ants serve in central positions in their ant rafts?

A．To stress their importance.      B．To protect the smaller ants.

C．To attack their enemies.        D．To defend themselves.

35．What inspiration do the ants give us according to the passage?

A．We can use similar­shaped machines in flood­stricken areas.

B．We can combine small robots or materials into larger ones.

C．Small and shape­changeable objects might work just like ants do.

D．Small robots or materials in the shape of ants can be made.

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。

The health benefits of journaling

Scientific evidence supports that journaling (or keeping diaries) provides unexpected benefits. The act of writing accesses your left brain, which is analytical and rational (推理的). While your left brain is occupied, your right brain is free to create and feel. In sum,

writing removes mental blocks and allows you to use all of your brainpower to better understand yourself, others and the world around you.__36__

Clarify your thoughts and feelings. Do you ever seem all mixed up inside, unsure of what you want or feel? Taking a few minutes to write down your thoughts and emotions will quickly get you in touch with your internal (内心的) world.

__37__ By writing routinely you will get to know what makes you feel happy and confident. You will also become clear about situations and be able to recognize people who will not get on with you — important information for your emotional well­being.

Reduce stress. Writing about anger, sadness and other painful emotions helps to release your feelings. __38__

Solve problems more effectively. Typically we solve problems from a left­brained, analytical perspective. But sometimes the answer can only be found by involving right­brained creativity and intuition (直觉)．__39__

Resolve disagreements with others.Writing about misunderstandings rather than worrying about them will help you understand another's point of view.__40__

In addition to all of these wonderful benefits, keeping a journal allows you to track patterns, trends and improvements and growth over time.

A．Achieve goals.

B．Know yourself better.

C．Begin journaling and begin experiencing the following benefits.

D．By doing so you will feel calmer and be able to stay in the present.

E．And you just may come up with a sensible resolution to the conflict.

F．People have been studying whether the emotional release brings better sleep.

G．Writing affords the opportunity for unexpected solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems.

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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”．

At the__41__of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I__42__a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a__43__， permanent campsite in the park and__44__， the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent­free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an__45__for the following day.

The park was__46__， so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We__47__climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to__48__our camp.

Having survived that night, we were__49__that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained out__50__and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening，__51__， we learned about the canyon__52__. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay __53__in the dark until the winds died away.

__54__the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and__55__the little money my wife__56__by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful__57__. For a time after our business__58__I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny__59__with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself__60__for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

41．A.back　　　  B．edge          C．centre         D．Entrance

42．A.sponsored    B．published       C．noticed     D．answered

43．A.safe         B．free           C．convenient      D．beautiful

44．A.in return      B．in time       C．in short          D．in turn

45．A.attempt       B．agreement    C．appeal          D．appointment

46．A.crowded      B．dangerous     C．ideal          D．quiet

47．A.repeatedly     B．immediately    C．eventually  D．calmly

48．A.attack        B．leave          C．pass           D．search

49．A.satisfied      B．determined      C．confident      D．aware

50．A.responsibilities  B.requirements    C.circumstances      D．conditions

51．A.moreover      B．therefore      C．meanwhile     D．however

52．A.winds        B．snows         C．woods         D．trails

53．A.shaking      B．quarrelling      C．mourning         D．aching

54．A.After        B．Between        C．During         D．Beyond

55．A.give away    B．hand out        C．live on         D．put aside

56．A.borrowed     B．earned         C．posted         D．raised

57．A.business      B．career         C．family             D．image

58．A.started        B．failed         C．expanded          D．declined

59．A.truck         B．park           C．house          D．camp

60．A.desperate      B．ready          C．suitable           D．thankful

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Frank：Morning, Mary. I haven't seen you for a long time. What's up?

Mary：Oh, I __61__(take) up a new hobby several months ago.

Frank：So you don't travel a lot now?

Mary：No, Frank. I'm much __62__(interested) in collecting stamps now.

Frank：It's a popular hobby. I know a lot of people __63__love stamps.

Mary：It certainly is. It's so much fun.

Frank：I believe __64__collecting stamps is in some ways similar __65__traveling, right?

Mary：__66__(absolute)! Through all kinds of stamps I am able to learn about the world.

Frank：Well, every stamp has a story __67__(tell)．

Mary：You're right. And I also meet many new friends while collecting stamps.

Frank：Good.

Mary：Sometimes we even spend hours in __68__(discuss) our collections.

Frank：There's a lot to share when you have a common interest.

Mary：Yes, it's really __69__(amaze). Anyway, I've got to go now. I have a(n) __70__(appoint) with some other collectors.

Frank：OK, good luck. See you.

Mary：See you, Frank.

第四部分　写作(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：在错的词下画一横线，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 summer vacation, I traveled with my parents. We were in Hangzhou on August 2, a day of my birthday. When we were walking back our hotel rooms after dinner, we heard some people on front of us singing “Happy Birthday.” We all think it might have been some of the others from our coach tour so couldn't recognize anyone in the crowd. I noticed that a beautifully, shy­looking girl was the centre of attention and asked her if it was my birthday. “Yes, I'm 16 today，” she said. When I told her we were been born on the same day 16 years ago, she was exciting and invited me to her birthday party. We had lot of fun that day.

第二节　应用文写作(满分25分)

假如你是李华，你的笔友John来信询问如何结交友。请根据下面的汉语提示，结合自身实际，用英语给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括:

1.朋友的重要性;

2.如何交友:至少提三条建议;

3.患难朋友才是真正的朋友。

注意: 1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

高一英语期末考试答案

听力

1-5 CBACA  6-10 CBCAB  11-15 BCACB  16-20 AABCB

阅读理解

21_23:ADC  24_27:ABBC      28_31:DBCD      32_35:BADC

七选五  36_40:CBDGE

完型填空  41_45:DCBAD  46_50:ABBCA   51_55:DAACC   56_60:BCBAD

语法填空

61. took　62．more interested　63．who/that　64．that　65．to　

66．Absolutely　67．to tell　68．discussing　69．amazing　70．appointment　

短文改错 第二句：a→the

第三句：back后加to; on→in

第四句：think→thought; so→but

第五句：beautifully→beautiful; my→her

第七句：去掉been; exciting→excited

第八句：lot→lots或lot前加a

参考范文

Hello John

Glad to hear from you. I,m writing to discuss with you about how to make good friends.

   In my opinion, to make friends, the most important thing is that you must be friendly to others. Smile at others, and you are sure to get a smile in return. Besides, never judge a person only by his/her appearance. What's more, you should think more of others than of yourself which will make you more attractive

On the other hand, if you don' t agree with others sometimes, don 't argue but discuss with them. Always remember, the true friend is coming in the door while

everyone else is going out, as the saying goes, "A friend in need is a friend indeed .

All the best

 Yours.

Wang Hua