2021南昌二中高一上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

南昌二中2020—2021学年度上学期期末考试

高一英语试卷

命题人：

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，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. What is the man going to do on Sunday?

A. Do some gardening.   B. Visit his mother.   C. Move into a new house.

2. What does the man think the building might be?

A. A hotel.      B. A department store.  C. An apartment building.

3. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a bank.     B. In a store.    C. In a classroom.

4. When will the next bus come?

A. At 6:35.      B. At 6:45.    C. At 7:00.

5. Where probably is the man now?

A. At a bus stop.     B. At an airport.   C. At a train station.

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，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. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.      B. Neighbors.    C. Customer and waitress.

7. How will Bill and Mary go home?

A. By bus.      B. By taxi.    C. By subway.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman want to buy?

A. Desks.      B. Chairs.    C. Computers.

9. What discount（折扣）will the woman get?

A. 15%off.      B. 12%off.    C. 10% off.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How did the man learn about the house?

A. He heard about it from his wife.

B. He saw it on South Florida Street.

C. He read about it in the newspaper.

11. How many bathrooms are there in the house?

A. Three.      B. Four.     C. Five.

12. What is the man’s main concern about the house?

A. The size.     B. The price.    C. The design.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do the speakers both agree?

A. Cars are bad for the environment.

B. People need cars to buy groceries.

C. Having a car can make people lazy.

14. Why does the woman drive her car every day?

A. She thinks it’s cheap.

B. Her city has no subway.

C. Driving is convenient（方便的）.

15. What can be said about the man?

A. He spends a lot on gas.

B. He gets to work by bike.

C. He needs to get back in shape.

16. Where will the woman probably go next?

A. To a gym.

B. To the supermarket.

C. To a used car market.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How did Jim feel about going to England?

A. Surprised.     B. Nervous.    C. Interested.

18. Where was Shakespeare born?

A. In London.     B. In Cambridge.   C. In Stratford-upon-Avon.

19. What was the main job of Shakespeare’s father?

A. He was a writer.    B. He was a tour guide.  C. He was a glove maker.

20. Why did Shakespeare write unusual plays?

A. Because he got a free education.

B. Because he never went to university.

C. Because he travelled around the world.

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

Don’t ignore the difference teenagers can make.

John Michael Thomas, 14,Florida

When John Michael Thomas decided to honor his friend and classmate Elizabeth Buckley, who died from cancer, he remembered how much she loved peacocks (孔雀).

He wanted to build a life-sized peacock fountain in Elizabeth’s favorite park in the city. He thought it could be a place for people to relax and be inspired.

John Michael raised $52,000 to build the fountain.

Barrett England, 13, Utah

The wheels began to turn for Barrett England when he heard about Karma Bike shop, a place where young people can earn free bike by reading and performing community service.

Barrett visited Karma’s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate them to the shop.

He expected to get about 10 donated bikes. In the end, Barrett received 39.

Zachary Blohm,15, Wisconsin

The 25-year-old playground at an elementary school near Milwaukee, Wis., was so small that only 70 of its 575 students could play on it at a time.

That’s when Zachary Blohm saved the day. He and some volunteers wanted to build a huge playground. To raise money, Zac planned T-shirt and bake sales, sold tickets and more. He held monthly money-raising events for more than a year. Overall, he collected $130,000—enough to finish his project.

Jack Zimmerman, 16, New Jersey

For some people, finding a meal is as simple as opening the refrigerator. For more than 366,000 hungry kids in New Jersey, it’s not that easy.

That fact didn’t sit well with Jack Zimmerman, who organized a drive to lessen childhood hunger in his state. His goal: create 40,000 packaged meals that could be donated to those in need.

On game day, Jack and his volunteers started their work. After the final count, the team had packaged 47,124 meals—well above Jack’s goal.

21. The peacock fountain was built in a park ________.

A. to encourage people  B. to cure a cancer sufferer

C. in memory of a teenager  D. for the love of animals

22. What did Barrett do for Karma Bike Shop?

A. He donated bikes to it.  B. He repaired bikes there.

C. He helped it win customers.  D. He offered a reading service there.

23. What do the four people have in common?

A. They’re top students.  B. They care about others.

C. They like different public activities.  D. They’re money raisers for the poor.

B

Of course, she wasn’t really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only referred to her as “My Aunt Fannie” because the name always made my father laugh quietly and gave my mother cause to look strictly at both of us---at me for being disrespectful of my elder and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior. I enjoyed both reactions. so I looked for every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.

As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse. During those years my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield. She was well-known for her jam and for never sharing the recipe with others. Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive, she never made the jam without Aunt Fannie in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret.

Each August, my mother would prepare me for Aunt Fannie’s visit. One year, after I had helped with the jam process, Aunt Fannie gave me a coin and then made me promise that I would never spend it. “Hold onto this coin,” she said, “and someday you will be rich.” I still have my very first coin, given to me by my grandmother. So I kept the coin in a small box and waited to become rich.

I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the coin from Aunt Fannie. In people’s eyes Aunt Fannie’s success resulted from that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither have greatly made me become a rich person, but I keep them as reminders to hold onto the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a fortune that anyone can build.

24. Why did the author always use the name “My Aunt Fannie” in conversations?

A. She was frightened of Aunt Fannie.

B. She liked Aunt Fannie’s recipe.

C. She greatly respected “Aunt Fannie”.

D. She enjoyed her parents’ responses.

25. The underlined word “she” in Paragraph 2 refers to_______.

A. Aunt Fannie                  B. the author’s grandmother

C. the author’s mother             D. Aunt Fannie’s grandmother

26. In the last paragraph, the author encourages readers to________.

A. hold onto the first coin in life 

B. make as many friends as possible

C. make money with their own hands     

D. spend more time with family and friends

27. What could be the best title for this passage?

A. The Key to Success                 B. A Relationship of Trust

C. Blueberry Jam Recipe               D. A Fortune Built from a Coin

C

High in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia sits one of only two freshwater lakes in the state. This amazing body of water is Mountain Lake. Nearly 4,000 feet above sea level, it is the highest lake in elevation (海拔) east of the Mississippi River. Mountain Lake has existed for a long time, and the mystery that surrounds the lake seems to have been around for a million years. The water levels of this inland lake rise and fall greatly.

Mountain Lake offers more than interesting changes in water surface levels; it is an excellent place for learning. Mountain Lake Conservancy serves mostly to manage and protect the land, water, woods and wild species in the area. It also offers children’s educational programs, which teach about the creatures that live in these areas.

Additionally, the Mountain Lake Biological Station is a field research and teaching location. It has been operated by the Biology Department of the University of Virginia since 1929. The station is a perfect place for biology study because it is located near Mountain Lake, streams, waterfalls, and ponds.

A peaceful place for relaxing, Mountain Lake attracts visitors who have appreciated the natural beauty of the area. In the late 1850s the Mountain Lake Company built the first wooden hotel here to provide travelers with a place to stay. Hotel ownership changed throughout the years. In the 1930s a new owner replaced the wooden hotel with the present structure(结构) of native sandstone. The historical Mountain Lake Hotel has provided comfortable beds and fine food to its guests ever since. Today the site includes the main hotel and smaller wooden houses. Guests enjoy many outdoor activities. Some of these include hiking, fishing, swimming, mountain bike riding and boat riding which have attracted guests to visit the hotel for several times.

Whether for study or for rest, countless people frequent this attractive place. It offers mystery with its ever-changing water levels and immeasurable scientific opportunities for researchers and students. The beauty of this natural setting will delight many more visitors for years to come. Without doubt, Mountain Lake is matchless in its mystery and marvel(奇迹).

28. What is the main goal of Mountain Lake Conservancy?

A. To protect the lake’s natural resources.

B. To test students’ science knowledge.

C. To encourage people to spend time in nature.

D. To invent new ways to monitor water levels of the lake.

29. Which heading would be best for paragraph 3?

A. Protecting the Water                 B. An Outdoor Classroom

C. Visiting Creatures in Nature           D. The Best Way to Study the Land

30. How does the author organize paragraph 4?

A. By comparing the hotel’s appearance to nearby hotels.

B. By explaining why the hotel needed to be changed.

C. By giving the reasons why people visit the hotel.

D. By telling about the hotel’s development.

31. What is the most possible reason why visitors return to the Mountain Lake Hotel?

A. To experience a different elevation.  B. To appreciate the natural beauty.

C. To escape the noise of city life.   D. To enjoy outdoor activities.

D

The oceans have a plastic problem, and it’s growing by 8 million tons a year. Three years ago, a Dutch teenager named Boyan Slat designed a solution: an ocean rubbish collection device (设备) that would collect ocean plastic without harming ocean life.

These days, Slat is anxious to put his ocean-cleaning idea to the test. A passing grade might lead to the removal of nearly half of the plastic rubbish floating(漂浮) in the Pacific Ocean. But the process needs to be tested in real-world conditions before it can be fully started--- or beat the criticism(批评) of scientists who are doubtful that it can work.

Slat’s idea is opposite to present oceanic cleanup methods: Instead of sending ships out to run after floating  rubbish, place a fixed, floating, V-shaped buffer(缓冲器) in the ocean so that water moves through it, funneling(使流经漏斗状空间) plastic rubbish into a container while allowing animals to swim past the net-free device.

To test the idea, Slat and his company, Ocean Cleanup, plan to place a 6, 561-foot-long float in the Korea Strait. If realized, it would be the largest floating structure ever used. If the technology works, Ocean Cleanup hopes to build a 62-mile-long system that would float somewhere between Hawaii and California. This one would be big enough to deal with an area containing millions of tons of plastic rubbish.

When it first appeared on the Internet in 2013, Slat’s plan caught hearts around the world. But the scientific community doubts whether it would work, how effective it would be, and its possible environmental influence. Slat and the 100 workers of his company, Ocean Cleanup, answered last year with a 530-page report, expressing that a 62-mile-long model would remove 42 percent of the plastics in the Pacific Ocean in less than 10 years.

32. Boyan Slat invented the device to ____________.

A. remove ocean plastic          B. catch scientists’ attention

C. gain fame                   D. beat the criticism of other teenagers

33. What do we know about Slats invention?

A. Its position changes with the wind.

B. It collects rubbish with some nets.

C. It works mainly with the V-shaped buffer.

D. It uses funnels to control the floating plastic.

34. What can we learn from the text?

A. Slat tested the device in the Korea Strait.

B. Slat’s device works well in the Pacific Ocean.

C. Ocean Cleanup built a 62-mile-long floating structure.

D. Ocean Cleanup needs to prove the value of its new device.

35. What is the scientific community’s attitude towards Slats invention?

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

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。

Making decisions in life can be a difficult task.   36    In fact, the decisions you make today will not only influence your future, but also other people and the world in which you live.

Decision making involves（涉及）thinking, talking, and searching for information related to a problem.   37    You do this by talking with others who know about the subject, going to the library, and thinking about two or more solutions.

   38    An example is your ten-year-old car breaks down and needs much money to repair. You need transportation to get to work, to do shopping, and to deal with other tasks. You must decide the best way to spend the family's money.

In deciding ---or making a decision---there is a six-step process:

● Define(明确)the problem. Understand the problem clearly.

● Collect and list all the information you can get on the problem.

●    39    It is important to have many possible solutions to the situation. It will take time to research the different kinds of solutions.

●    40    Look at the good and bad sides to each solution. What are the results of each? Answer the questions: Will this solution be good for me ... the family...co-workers? Stay with your values and those of your family.

● Choose the best solution to solve your problem.

● Evaluate(评估) the decision you made. Decide if you need to change your action plan.

A. Set clearly defined goals or action plans.

B. Examine two or more solutions to the situation.

C. Analyze the possible results of each solution.

D. You probably won't be happy with every decision you make.

E. You collect data that can help you with the decisions you need to make.

F. Throughout your life you will make some decisions that will affect your future.

G. Decision making usually happens when events, habits, and patterns of living change.

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I went to help my elderly neighbor move some furniture as she is getting some kitchen decorations done. We   41   her things and sorted out the pantry(食品储存室). She then asked me if I   42   her wood table and a two-door free standing cupboard. I said my house was too small so I didn’t have any   43   for them, but they are  44  .

I suggested that I advertise them   45   for her if she didn’t want them. So I did. She didn’t want any  46   for the items as long as the people could   47   them themselves, and organize their own transport. She was   48   about being alone with strangers,   49   I said I’d give the people my   50  , get them to text first, and I’d go over to her house and   51   her when they took the furniture away.

One man   52   the cupboard and had a beautiful story about   53   homes for refugees(难民), I’m not entirely sure I   54   him, but anyway that’s his to deal with. The table ended up being   55   as a person said he would pick it up, so I went to my neighbor’s house and waited and   56   him and he said he changed his mind.

My neighbor then phoned Salvation Army and they are  57    the table and chairs the next day… so it all has worked out   58  .

My husband asked why I spent so long   59  -- taking photos, doing the advertisements online, answering phone calls, and going around to the house and I said it was helping someone to do something I found easy,  60   she found extremely great.

41. A. threw away B. set aside C. gave out D. packed up

42. A. saw B. found C. wanted D. loved

43. A. room B. effort C. time D. money

44. A. old B. lovely C. big D. useless

45. A. nearby B. nationally C. online D. locally

46. A. payment B. treatment C. advertisement D. settlement

47. A. repair B. move C. check D. clean

48. A. excited B. doubtful C. worried D. curious

49. A. for B. so C. as D. or

50. A. address B. name  C. mail box D. phone number

51.A. call at B. stay with C. ring up D. look after

52. A. fixed B. delivered C. collected D. bought

53. A. removing B. coming in C. visiting D. setting up

54. A. believe B. admit C. recognize D. respect

55. A. interesting  B. satisfying C. amazing D. unpleasant

56. A. invited B. phoned C. ordered D. begged

57. A. picking up B. bringing along C. booking D. buying

58. A. terribly B. easily C. unexpectedly D. perfectly

59. A. helping B. working C. preparing D. managing

60. A. and B. nor C. but D. if

第二节 单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

61. We are confident that the environment ________ by our further effort to reduce pollution.

A. has improved    B. will be improved    C. is improved      D. has been improved

62. I’d like to arrive 20 minutes early _____ I can have time for a cup of tea.

A. as soon as  B. as a result   C. in case    D. so that 

63. My mother has always been an inspiration for me, so what she said had ______ me.

   A. a big effect in B. a deep effect for   C. a deep effect on     D. a deep affect on

64. Since 1949, the people’s living standard ______, causing a big ____ in population.

  A. has been raised; rise       B. has been rose; raise 

C. has raised; rise        D. has raised; rose

65. There is a mountain _____the top is always covered with snow.

   A. of that    B. of which     C. of it    D. that

66. By nine o’clock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma,

_______ appeared a rare rainbow soon.

   A. of which   B. on which     C. from which      D. above which

67. Mr. Zhang bought his wife a lot of gifts, a gold ring ______.

   A. include      B. including     C. included      D. was included

68. Our singing club Melody had to ________, because some members’ health _______ under high

study pressure, which was a pity. 

A. break up; was broken down     B. be broken up; broke down   

C. break down; broke up      D. break up; broke down

69. A Midsummer Night’s Dream _______ at the Theatre Royal on 19th June, and then tours throughout Scotland.

   A. is opened       B. opens        C. will open        D. will be opened

70. Undoubtedly, we are experiencing more and more mental(精神) pressure in our life, ______, in

my opinion, everyone will meet in their life. 

A. where         B. that           C. which       D. as

第三节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was the only painter who took part in all eight of the Impressionist exhibitions which 71._________ (hold) in Paris. Pissarro moved there in 1855 and Paris was the place where he started to develop 72._________a painter. He met other painters like Monet, 73._________work influenced him and he began 74._________(he) move towards Impressionism. Pissarro later influenced other painters that were 75._________(young) than him such as Cezanne. Another painter he 76._________ (encourage) was the young Van Gogh.

ln1893, he began experimenting with urban(城市的) 77._________(view) of Paris which were painted from the windows of hotels or apartments. In a letter he wrote to his son, Lucien, In 1897 he said, “I am happy 78.________(be) able to paint these Paris streets that people find ugly but which are so silvery, lively and bright.”

Effect of Rain is a painting 79._________explores the effect of rain in the early afternoon. The small figures and carriages capture(捕捉) the movement and activity that is going in the street. The colors Pissarro uses are not bright but he 80. _________(brilliant) produces the visual(视觉的) effect that comes from the wet streets.

第四部分　写作（共两节；满分35分）

第一节  课文填空 (不超过3个词)（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1. I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine. After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes, I could “think”    81   and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a    82    and the start of my “artificial intelligence”.

2. The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest. A monkey watched them as it    83   .  “What are you doing?” asked Daisy. “I   84   myself from mosquitoes,” it replied. When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body. It contains a powerful drug which    85   mosquitoes. You should pay more attention to the rainforest and    86   how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.”

3. Many musicians may start as a group of high-school students,   87    practicing their music in someone’s hours is the first step to   88  . Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money to pay for their instruments. Later they may give   89    in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid    90   .

第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

假定你叫李华，一直喜欢音乐，最近组建了自己的音乐俱乐部。你的笔友David很想了解一下有关情况，请给他回一封邮件。内容包括：

1、俱乐部情况（名称、成员、活动频率等）；

2、俱乐部带来的好处；

3、询问建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾均已给出，不计入总词数）；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear David,

I am pleased to share with you some information about my music club.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

高一期末考试英语参考答案

听    力：1-5: ABCBC 6-10: ABCAC  11-15: ABACB 16-20: BACCB

阅读理解：21-23 CAB    24-27 DADC     28-31 ABDD     32-35 ACDB  36-40 FEGBC   

完型填空：41-45 DCABC  46-50 ABCBD   51-55 BCDAD    56-60 BADAC

单    选：61-65 BDCAB 66-70 DCDBC

语法填空：

71. were held     72. as     73. whose   74. his     75. younger 

76. encouraged    77. views    78. to be    79. which/that    80. brilliantly

课文填空：

81. logically    82. technological revolution  83. rubbed itself  84. am protecting   85. affects

86. appreciate   87. for whom      88. fame       89. performances   90. in cash

书面表达

Dear David,

I am pleased to share with you some information about my music club.

My club, Dream Music Club, whose motto is “to sing for dreams”, was formed one month ago. To realize the goal, we’ve been practicing every Friday night ever since and we stick to the plan. Also, every four weeks we’ll hold singing competitions and we do have fun.

Actually, as a music lover, I get a lot from running the club, which not only helps me make friends but get relaxed from heavy study burden. Besides, by organizing the activities I have strengthened my ability to communicate and cooperate with others.

To run the club better and efficiently, I need your advice. I wonder what other activities can be organized to make the club attractive and colorful. Additionally, Would you please recommend some good English songs to us?

Looking forward to your reply.

                                                            Yours,

Li Hua