2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
第Ⅰ卷( 选择题共105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,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 has the woman done?
A. She has seen her doctor.
B. She has called her doctor in.
C. She has taken some medicine.
2. How much did the man earn each week last year?
A. $400.
B. $800.
C.
$1600.
3. Where is Mary probably now?
A. At school.
B. At home.
C. In the street.
4. What does Helen have to do?
A. Read three books in a month.
B. Read a book in
a month. C. Read three books in a week.
5. What did the man intend to do at first?
A. To visit an exhibition.
B. To buy some books.
C. To buy some artworks.
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至7题。
6. Who broke Frank’s camera?
A. Alice.
B. Frank himself.
C. Jack.
7. Where can Frank get Alice’s camera?
A. At the Baker’s.
B. At Alice’s home.
C. At Alice’s uncle’s home.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Who does the woman see?
A. Bill Franks.
B. Albert Einstein.
C. Tom Hansks.
9. Where are the speakers probably now？
A. In London.
B. In New York.
C. In Paris.
10. What will the speakers do next?
A. Attend a party.
B. Visit a friend.
C. Say hello to an actor.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. Who is Mike?
A. Susan’s son.
B. Bob’s son.
C. John’s son.
12. Where is the driver of the small red car now?
A. In his house.
B. In the police station.
C. In the hospital.
13. What does Susan give Bob?
A. A caculator.
B. The key to her car.
C. The key to her desk.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. What do we know about Miss Yang?
A. She wrote a letter to the company.
B. She has worked for ten years.
C. She built a nursery.
15. How long shall Miss Yang work every day?
A. 2 hours.
B. 5 hours.
C. 10 hours.
16. Why does Miss Yang want to work part-time?
A. Because the job is badly paid.
B. Because she has to work for another company.
C. Because she has to look after her mother.
17. When shall Miss Yang start her work?
A. Tomorrow.
B. The day after tomorrow.
C.
Next monday.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What is the first important thing to do on the first
day in college?
A. Find out where the classrooms are.
B. Know about the professors.
C. Arrive at the classroom on time.
19. What is an advantage of“Welcome Week”to new students?
A. They can receive a teaching plan.
B. They can meet new friends.
C. They can learn about a professor’s lecture style.
20. How s hould a new student take notes during a class?
A. With a laptop.
B. With a desktop.
C.
With a pen and a notebook.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分)
21. Take your time—it’s just _______ short distance
from here to _______ restaurant.
A.不填；the
B. a; the
C. the; a
D.不填；a
22. Tom _______ in the library every night over the last three months.
A. works
B. worked
C. has been working
D. had been working
23. William found it increasingly difficult to read,
for his eyesight was beginning to_______.
A. disappear
B. fall
C. fail
D. damage
24. The coach is an able man, but _______ he wants too
much of people.
A. on one hand
B. on the other hand
C. otherwise
D. in fact
25. _______ that human cloning is totally illegal.
A. It points out
B. As is pointed
out
C. That is pointed out
D. It is pointed
out
26. People will _______ this environment project in
several years.
A. benefit
B. benefit from
C. be of great benefit from
D. be benefited
from
27. You can’t predict everything. Often things don’
t _______ as you expect.
A. run out
B. break out
C. work out
D. put out
28. At a rough estimate, he must have made _______ in
the past 20 years.
A. ten times what his parents earned
B. ten times what his parents have earned
C. ten times as much as money his parents earned
D. as ten times much money as his parents have earned
29. A person’s _______ body temperature is about 37℃.
A. ordinary
B. normal
C.
common D. usual
30. It’s a pity that many people treat _______ the
pupils do in spare time as something unimportant.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. how
31. English is a language shared by several diverse
cultures, each of _______ uses it somewhat differently.
A. which
B. what
C. them
D. those
32. We live day by day, but in the great things, the
time of days and weeks _______ so small that a day
is unimportant.
A. is
B. are
C. has been
D. have been
33. Each citizen _______ carry his identification card when traveling.
A.have to
B. shall
C.
will D. would
34. There’s much point in donating _______coat doesn’
t suit you, which is a pleasant surprise to _______
receives it.
A. any; whoever
B. whatever; whoever
C. whichever; whoever
D. that; who
35. ---So you gave her your phone?
--- _______ she said she'd return it to me when she
could afford her own.
A. My pleasure
B. Not exactly
C. No doubt
D. All right
第二节完形填空（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,从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Professor Barry Wellman from the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the
way many North Americans interact (交流) these days. The 36 is “networked individualism（网络个体主义）”. This idea is not easy to understand because
the two words seem to have 37 meanings. How can
we be individuals and be 38 at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here is what Professor Wellman 39 . Before the
invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks are 40 interactions with relatives,
neighbors, and workmates at 41 . Some of the
interaction was by phone, but it was 42 voice to voice, person to person, in 43 world.
A recent research study by the Pew Internet and
American Life Project 44 that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has 45
this person-to-person interaction.
46 , a lot of people interviewed for the Pew s tudy say that’s a 47 thing. Why?
In the past, many people were worried that the Internet 48 us and caused us to spend too much
time in the 49 world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is 50 . The
Internet connects us with more real people than expected— 51 people who can give advice on
careers, medical 52 , raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the 53 plays an important role in helping them make major life 54 .
Thanks to the computer, “networked individuals” are able to be 55 and together with other people at
the same time!
36. A. word B. invention C. expression D. term
37. A. opposite B. different C. similar D.
unhealthy
38. A. collected B. operated C. networked D. united
39. A. introduces B. means C. creates D. likes
40. A. connected B. near C. separated D. live
41. A. work B. rest C. table D. home
42. A. yet B. even C. still D. quite
43. A. ideal B. real C. modern D. ancient
44. A. got B. conducted C. suggested
D. showed
45. A. rejected B. replaced C. caused D. strengthened
46. A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore
D. Thus
47. A. terrible B. special C. global D. good
48. A. separated B. split C. connected D. deserted
49. A. dangerous B. funny C. imaginary D.
strange
50. A. wrong B. mistaken C. meaningful D.
true
51. A. careful B. helpful C. thoughtful D. skillful
52. A. colleges B. equipment C. problems D. course
53. A. Internet B. phone C. letter D.
advice
54. A. discoveries B. studies C. style D. decisions
55. A. alike B. enjoyable C. alone D. dependant
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of
the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf
was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as
near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf
pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the
rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a
sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean
over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned
quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head
and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until
she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.
Just at this moment, she felt back into the river.
If she were carried down, it would be certain death.
I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the
other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of
a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫)all the time, but to her calf it
was music.
56. The moment the author got down to the river bank
he saw______.
A. the calf was about to fall into the river.
B. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock.
C. the calf was washed away by the rising water.
D. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing
water.
57. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the
fast-flowing water?
A. By putting it on a safe spot.
B. By pressing it against her body.
C. By taking it away with her.
D. By carrying it on her back.
58. How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?
A. It was a great comfort.
B. It was a sign of danger.
C. It was a call for help.
D. It was a musical note
59. What can be the best title for the text?
A. A Mother’s Love.
B. A Brave Act.
C. A Deadly River.
D. A
Matter of Life and Death.
B
British men are encouraged to cry.
There are certain things British men like to believe about themselves. The first is that one day they will again win the World Cup. They also believe they
do not cry. Over the centuries, Britons are believed
to have a "stiff upper lip". But is this true?
Yes, it is. A recent study arranged by Kleenex on
how the British express their emotions reveals that 95 percent of them still contain their emotions.
Moreover, while 72 percent think this is unhealthy, 19 percent can't remember the last time they "let it
out". As a result, Kleenex is launching the "Let It Out" campaign that encourages Brits to grab a tissue and have a good cry.
These days, however, the male Briton's attitude
toward crying is changing. Though the majority still
struggles to open up emotionally, a 2004 study by Oxford's Social Issues Research Center found that 77
percent of British men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable. Half of London males admitted
crying in front of their mothers. Scotsmen are the least emotional, although they are the most likely to cry at weddings.
Peter Marsh, director of the center, said, “Crying can now indicate sensitivity rather than weakness. Like with David Beckham, crying because you're dropping off your boy at nursery isn't seen as weak.”
Winston Churchill was said to be a frequent crier, shedding tears at seeing a survivor in an air raid
shelter（防空洞）, and when he saw his wife after a long absence.
Psychologists say that while society has accepted
that men can cry, there are limits. Ronald Bracey, a
consulting psychologist, said, “If a man began to cry when he was having stitches（缝针）in hospital, he would be considered as a wimp（软弱的人）. Men still need to be seen as strong when it comes to physical pain. ”
60. What does the passage mainly deal with?
A. Different attitudes British men have towards crying.
B. British men's dream of the World Cup.
C. Advice on how to control emotions.
D. Impression of British men.
61. Which of the following concerning the British men
is NOT true according to the passage?
A. They are supposed to easily control emotions over
the centuries.
B. They are confident that they will again get successful in the World Cup.
C. Nowadays, the male Briton's attitude toward crying is changing.
D. About 50% o f Britons admitted crying before their mothers.
62. The underlined word “contain” in paragraph 3 means
______.
A. store
B. include
C. hold back
D. possess
C
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a
year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find
a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）Instead he has been told to wait another two years until
he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in
Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his
age is finding a job David's firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each
month.
But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I
got the job because the people who run the firm knew
I had already written some programs" he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and
gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working.
"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school " he said "But I had been studying
it in books and magazines for four years in my spare
time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered
staying on at school Most people in this business are
fairly young, anyway" David added :"I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility You never know when the market might
disappear."
63. In what way is David different from people of his
age?
A. He often goes out with friends.
B. He lives with his mother.
C. He has a handsome income.
D. He graduated with six O-levels.
64. What is one of the problems that David is facing
now?
A. He is too young to get a credit card.
B. He has no time to learn driving.
C. He has very little spare time.
D. He will soon lose his job.
65. Why was David able to get the job in the company?
A. He had done well in all his exams.
B. He had written some computer programs.
C. He was good at playing computer games.
D. He had learnt to use computers at school.
66. Why did David decide to leave school and start
working?
A. He received lots of job offers.
B. He was eager to help his mother.
C. He lost interest in school studies.
D. He wanted to earn his own living.
D
When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting
flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong.
Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast
were called off because of a storm. The earliest they
could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday.
A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help! We cannot help you!”
I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal
in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six
strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train
the rest of the way to Providence.
The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and
more often. It really gets to me, though, because for
eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA).
I know the days are gone when attendants could be
written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac （机场停机坪）in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.
I have experienced the decline of service along
with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar (翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure
to come back one day in the near future.
67. Many people crowded the terminal because ________.
A. they were ready to board on the planes.
B. the flights to the Northeast were canceled.
C. something was wrong with the terminal.
D. the gate agent wouldn’t help the passengers.
68. How did the writer get to Providence at last?