2021乐山沫若中学高二下学期入学考试英语试题含答案

           四川省乐山沫若中学2021年高二下期英语入学考试试题  

第Ⅰ卷

 第I卷（选择题 共90分）

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What is the man?

A. A taxi driver.       B. A bus driver.       C. The woman’s husband.

2. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.   B. Boss and secretary.      C. Doctor and patient.

3. What will probably happen to the woman?

A. She’ll miss her train.   B. She’ll catch her train.  C. She’ll drive to the station.

4. When is the man going to leave for New York?

A. October.        B. September.    C. December.

5. How much does the woman want to borrow?

A. 20 dollars.     B. 12 dollars.     C. 8 dollars.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Whom does the man have to see at 10 o’clock?

A. Mr. Smith.     B. Mr. Harrison.    C. Mrs. Thompson.

7. Why doesn’t the man want to see Mrs. Thompson?

A. He thinks she is unimportant. B. He is tired of meeting people.  C. He thinks she is boring.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why does Alison ask John to read the story?

A. To advise John to talk more with his father.     B. To help John forget his trouble.

C. To share her feelings with John.

9. What is the main idea of the conversation?

A. Parents nowadays are too busy.   B. Family problems are hard to solve.

C. Communication is necessary at home.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are they talking about?

A. Visiting the museum.   B. Sightseeing.    C. Collecting coins.

11. Why did NOT the man want to go to the museum?

A. He wasn’t interested in museum.  B. He wasn’t interested in birds.  C. He wasn’t interested in coins.

12. What would the man go to the island mainly to see?

A. Some plants.    B. Some birds.     C. Some flowers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where is the man going?

A. Bank of China.    B. Agricultural Bank of China. C. Joindoor Supermarket.

14. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Bank of China is near Joindoor Supermarket.

B. It is about ten minutes’ walk from the place where they are standing.

C. The man isn’t familiar with the area.

15. What will the woman do at the end of the conversation?

A. She will help the man to get money from the bank.

B. She will draw a map for the man.

C. She will show him the way to the bank.

16. Which word can be used to describe the woman?

A. Open-minded.    B. Warm-hearted.     C. Honest.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker been in Finland?

A. The whole winter.   B. For two weeks.     C. For three weeks.

18. What did she come to Finland for?

A. To buy clothes.    B. To experience the weather.   C. To attend a meeting.

19. What was the speaker’s biggest problem while preparing for the trip?

A. Getting the right kind of clothes. B. Getting used to the place.   C. Selling warm clothes.

20. Which of the following is true?

A. Julia’s been to Northern Europe.  B. Julia’s from Finland.   C. Julia makes clothes.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Best Cookbooks for Kids for 2019

Best Overall: Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make (and Eat!)

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With the help of this best-selling cookbook, your kids will become masters in the kitchen! Cooking Class:57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make (and Eat !) is ideal for children aged 6 to 12, as it includes detailed explanations of basic cooking techniques, plus more than 50 kid-friendly recipes. This award-winning cookbook is a comprehensive guide for cooking novices, explaining skills and recipes in kid-friendly language.

Best for Learning Basics: Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook

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If you want to teach your kids cooking terms, tools and techniques, you need the Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook. This 128-page cookbook has more than 65 kid-friendly recipes, and it's perfect for introducing kids aged 5 to 12 to the wonderful world of cooking. It includes a detailed section on cooking terms, kitchen safety, tools(including pictures), and healthy cooking. It also addresses how to measure ingredients and how to read recipes.

Best Classic: Betty Crocker's Cook book for Boys and Girls

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The first edition of this classic kids' cookbook was published more than 60 years ago, and the Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls is still a favorite for kids and adults alike. The recipes are ideal for children aged 8 to 12. This cookbook is an authentic reproduction of the original 1957 edition, which many baby boomers learned from themselves! Many older buyers write that they had the same cookbook growing up and love sharing the classic recipes with the next generation.

Best Vegetarian: The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids

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This vegan cookbook is best for children aged 6 to 12, and its aim is to teach kids about healthy eating by involving them in the cooking process. The book features 60 plant-based recipes for you to make with your family, including meals, snacks, drinks and desserts.

21. Which cookbook can be purchased on Target?

A. Best Overall.        B. Best for Learning Basics.

C. Best Classic.        D. Best Vegetarian.

22. What can we know about Best for Learning Basics?

A. It is an award-winning cookbook.     B. It teaches the kids about kitchen safety.

C. It includes 60 plant-based recipes.   D. It was published more than 60 years ago.

23. What is the similarity between Best Overall and Best Vegetarian?

A. They are both designed for kids.   B. They have recipes based on plants.

C. They have recipes for whatever you want. D. They explain how to measure ingredients.

B

I was nine when I arrived at the Children's Home in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1965. I failed third grade that year, just made it through a second time, and had managed to finish fourth grade by the time I reached Pauline Jambard's fifth-grade class at Charlotte Avenue Elementary School.

I was convinced (使信服) I wasn't “smart” like the other kids, and I hoped I could make it through fifth grade. Ms. Jambard took a great liking to me. Of all the subjects in school, reading was my favorite. She would tell me, “Terry, you keep reading. If you can understand what you're reading, you'll be smarter than most kids.” After I read all the books in our program, I started reading the classroom's set of Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》). I couldn't find enough to read, and I started to really like school.

After I graduated from Ms. Jambard's class in 1969, my brother and I moved, and I lost all touch with my teacher. In 1983, I was on a business trip and had to drive through Nashua. I took a chance and dropped by Charlotte Avenue Elementary. I was walking toward her classroom when she came out in the hallway and said, “Terry!” It was as if I had never left. I was in seventh heaven on my way home.

We have stayed in touch, and I call Ms. Jambard at least once a year. Because of the confidence she gave me, I went on to have a successful career (事业) in engineering. I don't know if Ms. Jambard realizes how much she helped me, but I'll never forget her kindness and faith in me.

24. How did the author probably feel about the subjects in third grade?

A. They were very easy.              B. They were quite difficult.             

C. They were very interesting.       D. They were completely useless.

25. When the author was in fifth grade, he _____.

A. became the smartest kid in his class   B. read a lot and wrote his first book

C. followed Ms. Jambard's advice         D. did well in all the subjects

26. By saying “I was in seventh heaven”, the author means that _____.

A. he was really worried            B. he was very happy

C. he had an accident               D. he lost the way

27. What would be the best title for the text?

A. The teacher who raised me up          B. Ms. Jambard: a lifelong friend

C. Charlotte Avenue Elementary School    D. My early life in the Children's Home

C

As more and more people speak the global language of English, Chinese, Spanish, and

Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages

spoken around the world today will be likely to die out by the next century, according the United

Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations — UNESCO

and National Geographic among them — have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.

Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the

languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently

published book, A Grammar of Thangmi and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living,

working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.

Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks

to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India, Nepal,

Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear

without record.

At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials —including photographs, films, tape recordings, and field notes — which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection. Now, through the two organizations that he has founded — the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project — Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to schools but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.

28. Many scholars are making efforts to _______.

A. promote global languages                  B. rescue disappearing languages

C. search for languages communities           D. set up language research organizations

29. What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to _______.

A. having detailed records of the languages      B. writing books on language users

C. telling stories about language speakers        D. living with the native speakers

30. What is Turin’s book based on?

A. The cultural studies in India.               B. The documents available at Yale.

C. His language research in Bhutan.            D. His personal experience in Nepal.

31. Which of the following best describes Turin’s work?

A. Write, sell and donate.                    B. Record, repair and reward.

C. Collect, protect and reconnect.              D. Design, experiment and report.

                                D

When it comes to sitting properly, we all know the correct way even if we don' t do it to the letter. No crossed legs, bottoms touching the back of the chair and feet on the ground. But even if you' re doing it right, sitting for long periods is shockingly bad for you. It has been described as the new smoking, linked to heart disease and even cancer. There is no doubt we should all try to do less of it. But perhaps we could also do it better.

A classic survey, published in 1953, described 100 different sitting postures  adopted by 480 cultures around the world. Among the most common were sitting cross-legged, kneeling and the deep squat (深蹲), with feet flat on the ground and bottoms resting on or just above it. Even in Western cultures, these are preferred sitting positions among young children. But Westerners tend to prefer chair use from an early age, insisting children sit on seats in school.

One big problem with this desire for chairs is that they make sitting so, well, sedentary (久坐不动的). Consider the Hadza, a group of hunter-gatherer people in Tanzania. They spend around 9 hours a day sitting. However, they squat and sit on the ground in various positions, and this involves high levels of muscle activity. The supportive nature of chairs, with their high backs and armrests, removes this effort perhaps the reason that people love them.

So what' s the best way to sit? Josette Bettany-SaItikov at Teesside University, UK has found that kneeling can help keep the spine in a better position as does squatting. We might also take inspiration from traditional cultures like the Hadza. "Use a variety of postures and preferably not just still postures but some which allow movement," says Bettany-Saltikov.

Bettany-Saltikov believes that we should be rethinking what it means to do a

desk job. "We still need to design workplaces that enable people to be productive while being lightly active, like with under-table cycling or walking desks," she says. For now, if your job is sedentary, don' t forget to stand up regularly and move around.

32. What does the author think of sitting properly for long?

1. It still does some harm.

B. It improves body shape.

C. It can prevent heart disease. 

D. It may cause smoking-related illnesses.

33. What is the Western sitting culture?

A. Children should sit in their preferred manner.

B. Children should take their seats while sitting.

C. Children should practice sitting cross-legged.

D. Children should learn different sitting postures.

34. How do the Hadza sit? 

A. They sit for short periods of time.

B. They sit for the purpose of exercise.

C. They use some muscles while sitting.

D. They remain generally still while sitting.

35. What does Bettany-Saltikov advise employees to do?

A. Combine exercise and their work.

B. Improve their productivity at work.

C. Kneel or go cycling as often as possible.

D. Start exercising as soon as they leave work.

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 Science of Risk-Seeking

Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh

the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking.  36  Some of us enjoy activities

that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our

brains work.

The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans.

Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring.  37  As the quality of

risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of

adventure and a tolerance for risk.

So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too

much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few

stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exit

today. So maybe you love car racing or maybe you hate it.   38  

No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientist say that your willingness to

take risks increases during your teenage years.   39   To help you do that, your brain

increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so

your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

40     For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active,

while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains,

the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

A. It all depends on your character.

B. Those are the risks you should jump to take.

C. Being better at those things means a greater chance of survival.

D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.

E. This is when you start to move out of your family and into the bigger world.

F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weight risks and rewards.

G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.

第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分30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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

   In June of last year, a bike-sharing company withdrew from the Singapore market. Businessman Mike Win was 41 when he saw the mountains of bicycles that were then left behind.

  “The production of these bicycles can 42  anywhere from ＄300 to $500 per unit and a lot of resources are now left to waste. Some of them will be sent to be recycled and  43 but some will simply be 44 ,”Win wrote in a log post.

   Win immediately thought of the 45 kids he had seen walking miles to school during his many past trips to Myanmar, and that’s when he got a 46  idea.

   “It is a(n) 47  sight to see lines and lines of students walking 48  distances from home to school in rural villages,”Win said. “Some students can walk up to one hour from home to school and the families can hardly 49  a simple form of transport like a bicycle or motorcycle. A school is almost unheard of to those students.

   Win then founded Lesswalk, a nonprofit organization. He 50  the unused bicycles and 51  them to school children. The project has been hit with many  52   and cost him lots of money. First, he had to   53   the bike-sharing electrical system with regular key locks, and then he encouraged much red tape(繁琐的手续）when it came time to   54   the bikes from Singapore to Myanmar.

     55  , Win has no   56  , and he is proud to say that he has bought 5,300 more which are already on the way. “I   57   to get 100％ new bicycles at a very good price.” he explained. “All bicycles are free for students that   58   below the poverty line in Myanmar and need to walk two kilometers or more to school.”

   Now, Win is in talks with government groups and charities so that they can   59   Lesswalk to share out the bikes in the next few weeks.

   “I’m   60   that I can start walking on my project so soon,” writes Win.

41．A．ashamed B．exhausted C．relieved D．heartbroken

42．A．cost B．owe C．save D．raise

43．A．examined B．reused C．destroyed D．removed

44．A．taken up B．sent back C．cut down D．thrown away

45．A．poor B．creative C．disabled D．curious

46．A．basic B．terrible C．similar D．brilliant

47．A．strange B．interesting C．common D．inspiring

48．A．different B．fixed C．long D．proper

49．A.  afford B．imagine C．miss D．find

50．A．packed B．rode C．borrowed D．bought

51．A．introduced B．gifted C．sold D．returned

52．A．challenges B．changes C．competitions D．improvements

53．A．compare B．combine C．test D．replace

54．A．link B．adapt C．ship D．repair

55．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead

56.  A．choice B．regrets C．experience D．problems

57．A．failed B．managed C．prepared D．determined

58．A．drop B．hide C．survive D．live

59．A．invite B．help C．remind D．encourage

60．A．concerned B．delighted C．doubtful D．frightened

第Ⅱ卷

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

China is now fighting a war of a different kind. It’s against 61       unseen enemy, which has been named COVID-19 by the WHO. Since its appearance at the end of December in Wuhan, the virus causing this disease 62___________ (spread) to other cities, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and 63_________(lead) to over one thousand deaths. As yet, there is no vaccine (疫苗) to protect people against the virus and the only  64_____ (effect) way to fight it is to try to contain it.

The Chinese people should be praised because, for the most part, they’ve emulated (效仿) the Britons’ “stiff upper lip” and refused to panic. They’ve stayed home as much 65__________possible, worn protective masks and washed their hands frequently and  66___________ (thorough). The government’s response has also been calm. They’ve kept everyone 67___________ (inform) about what has been happening and they’ve sent thousands of doctors and nurses to Hubei to treat those 68________ have been infected.

This terrible virus hasn’t been defeated and the fight against it may continue for several more months. However, it will eventually die out. It’s hoped 69__________ when the crisis fades, China and the world will learn that cooperation and hope, not panic or criticism, is the best way 70_______ (face) a common threat.

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）

Today I went to the local store do some shopping. When I went to a store, two foreign visitors were happened to be there. The salesgirl didn’t know that they wanted to buy because they couldn’t speak Chinese. Saw this I offered to help them. In my help, the two men got the things they wanted. They were very glad and thankful to her.

How happy I am that day. Though I knew little English, I could help others, it makes me further realize how important spoken English is. I’ll work even hard at it than before.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是李华，你远在英国的朋友Smith从网上得知移动支付改变了中国人的生活方式。他想了解一些更详细的移动支付情况，请你根据下面要点提示，给Smith发一封电子邮件。

要点:  1.生活中的具体体现;

2.好处。

要求: 词数100左右。-

参考词汇: 移动支付mobile payment

Dear Smith,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                          Yours sincerely,

乐山沫若中学高二下开学考试英语答案

参考答案：

I卷（共90分）

听力答案（1* 20=20）

1~5 ACBAC     6~10 ACACB  11-15 CBBCB   16-20 BBCAA

阅读和七选五：共40分，每小题2分；

21-23CBA  24-27  BCBA      28-31 BADC

32-35 ABCA    36-40 FCAEG

完形填空：41-45 DABDA  46-50 DCCAD  51-55 BADCC  56-60 BBDBB

语法填空：共15分，每小题1.5分；

61.an    62. has spread     63. leading       64.effective       65.as 

66.thoroughly    67.informed     68.that/who   69. that           70.to face

短文改错：共10分，每小题1分；

1         do前加to,  2  a 改为 the,  3 去掉 happened 前的were,  4  that 该 what,  

5  Saw 改为 Seeing / Having seen,  6  In 改为 With,  7  her 改为 me

8  that 改为 this,  9  it 改为 which,   10  hard  改为 harder .

作文：One possible version:

Dear Smith,

I’m Li Hua ,a student in China. Knowing you are eager to learn something more about Mobile Payment in China, I deeply welcome the opportunity to give you a brief introduction about it .

As you know, Mobile Payment has been a tendency in China.ON the one hand, its convenience as well as efficiency makes it possible for us to take with us only a mobile phone rather than much cash, which saves us much time and trouble. On the other hand, Mobile Payment is widely used in our daily life, like paying bills, booking tickets and so on. In a word, Mobile Payment is used in nearly everything and has really changed our life.

I will be very happy if my introduction can make you have a clear idea of Mobile Payment.

Kind regards             

Yours sincerely

Li Hua