山东省诸城市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试 英语 WORD版含答案BYCHUN.doc

1、试卷类型：A高一英语2021.7本试卷共4页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号和座号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，

2、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 tallest in the class?A. Don. B. Edward. C. Jimmy.2. Where will the speakers go next?A. A gym. B. A park. C. A souvenir store.3. When will the man arrive in Sydney on Tuesday?A. At 5:00 a. m. B. At 9:00 a. m. C. At 9:30 a. m.4. Where

3、does the conversation probably take place?A. At the dry cleaners. B. In a fitting room. C. At the tailors.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A romantic movie. B. The mans new book. C. Some research results.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三选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独

4、白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒4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 grade did the man get in the history quiz?A. A C. B. AD. C. An F.7. What will the woman do next?A. Relax at home. B. Buy some books. C. Prepare for another test.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What are the speakers planning to do today?A.

5、Have a picnic. B. Go shopping. C. Watch a volleyball game.9. What is the season now probably?A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Strange weather. B. Outdoor activities. C. Serious pollution.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the man?A. A host. B. A news report

6、er. C. A fitness coach.12. When will the fitness center open?A. On June 16. B. On July 10. C. On August 21.13. Which sport can people do on the third floor?A. Swimming. B. Volleyball. C. Basketball.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where did the speakers usually have the New Years Eve dinner?A. At a restaurant.

7、B. At their house. C. At the mans parents.15. What does the woman want the man to do for the New Year?A. Shop for food. B. Do some cleaning. C. Reserve a table.16. What does the man say about the restaurant food?A. Its delicious. B. Its too expensive. C. Its suitable for children.17. How does the ma

8、n feel in the end?A. Worried. B. Satisfied. C. Excited.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. When will Dr. Gupta give a lecture?A. On the 12th. B. On the 23rd. C. On the 26th.19. Where will Mr. Collins give his lecture?A. In Room 173. B. In the Lecture Hall. C. In the Science Center.20. What is the topic of Profess

9、or Prices talk?A. The Study Skills. B. The Future of Computer. C. Life and Culture in the U. K.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分375分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThe thrill of space exploration is an exciting context for teaching the primary curriculum. On this course, youll learn how to us

10、e examples from space exploration to teach science and technology in school, and discover hands-on activities for your pupils aged 5-11 to enjoy.Who developed the course?The National STEM Learning Centre provides world-class professional development activities and resources to support the teaching o

11、f STEM(science, technology, engineering and mathematics)subjects. What will you achieve?By the end of the course, youll be able toInvestigate opportunities to link space exploration with your lessons.Develop lesson plans that involve working scientifically, using space as a context.Explain using mod

12、els and scientific concepts involved in space exploration.Who will you learn with? Tom LyonsESERO-UK Teacher Fellow, working for STEM loaming, York. Using the context of space to inspire STEM teaching and learning. Teacher of physics, satellite engineer, father of two. Rachel JacksonI spent 10 years

13、 working as a primary classroom teacher, 7 as a science subject leader. Ive also supported schools as a leading science teacher before joining STEM learning as a primary specialist.21. Who are the target readers of the text?A. Would-be space scientists. B. Students in primary schools.C. Primary scie

14、nce teachers. D. Parents with kids in schools.22. How long will the course take?A. One week. B. Three weeks. C. One month. D. Half a year.23. What can we know about the teaching staff?A. They are satellite engineers. B. They are primary school teachers.C. They are leaders of the learning centre. D.

15、They are experienced in STEM teaching.BMy first job out of college laid me off after just a few years. It was part of a cruel recombination and lots of my co-workers also lost their jobs. Part of our severance package(解雇补偿金)was a career consulting service but I didnt want anything to do with it. I w

16、as depressed, and blamed myself for not being good enough. I was convinced I was a terrible worker and no company would ever want to hire me again.About a month after the layoff, I was suffering greatly when a career coach from the consulting company called and told me to just come in and talk to hi

17、m. When I said I thought it was a waste of time, he told me to trust him and just try it. Plus it was already paid for, so what did I have to lose?I went in and met with him. Not only did he totally revise my resume but he gave me a ton of good advice. He helped me see how unhappy Id been in my prev

18、ious position and that I really wanted to focus on a different area in my field. I ended up going to graduate school on his advice to get an advanced degree in a more specialised area. My new resume also got me a lot of interviews and within a couple of months I was in a graduate program for profess

19、ionals and working at an amazing job. Its been nearly 10 years and now I dare say that trusting that career coach was the best choice that Ive ever made.24. How did the author feel about his job prospects after being laid off?A. Optimistic. B. Hopeless. C. Unconcerned. D. Doubtful.25. Why did the au

20、thor decide to meet with the coach?A. Jobs were hard to find. B. He had nothing to lose.C. He suffered depression. D. It was a must for a new job.26. How did the career coach help the author?A. By offering him a new job. B. By giving him an advanced degree.C. By providing him with a job interview. D

21、. By helping with his resume and career planning.27. What did the author learn from the experience?A. Trust has power. B. Hard work counts.C. Practice makes perfect. D. Success comes with patience.CSearches on Google, finding friends through Facebook and being able to buy simply anything on Amazon h

22、ave all been made possible thanks to major leaps forward in technology over the past 15 years.However, that conies at a price. As our lives are gradually automated, many people are losing their jobs. And advancing technology has not delivered jobs as it should. At the end of 2015 a total of 74,505 e

23、mployees were working for Googles Alphabet and Facebook, accounting for less than a third of Microsofts total staff. However, the combined stock-market value of these companies was twice as big as Microsofts. Newcomer tech giants in the market are in need of even fewer workers. In 2016, semiconducto

24、r manufacturers slashed their number of workers by half to just 359,000.Despite major concerns about the future of jobs and the economy in general, 140 years of data has shown technology as a whole has actually brought to life more jobs than it has ended. Technology has been described as a great job

25、-creating machine. For instance, while roles in the agriculture, washers, and examples of repetitive services, have decreased, there has been a rise in caring posts, such as teaching, educational support assistants; welfare, housing, youth and community workers; and care workers and home caring.The

26、aging battle between man and machine will continue as it has for centuries. The question is Are machines taking over our jobs, or is our workload being eased by their presence? This will be an ongoing debate especially with the current rise in machine learning technology and artificial intelligence.

27、28. What does the underlined word slashed in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Cut. B. Increased. C. Counted. D. Predicted.29. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?A. Introduce a view. B. Prove a theory.C. State the opposite. D. Draw a conclusion.30. What posts are on the rise thanks to the developmen

28、t of technology?A. Farmers. B. Washers. C. Miners. D. Teachers31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. Is technology leading us nowhere? B. Is technological progress real progress?C. Does technology destroy or create jobs? D. Does technology bring convenience to humans?DIn a sm

29、all tent in the middle of Panamas rainforest, Aaron Pomerantz, a biologist at the University of California, set up a field lab filled with microscopes and other lab equipment. He was looking for something nearly invisible-transparent(透明的)butterflies known as glasswings.The glasswing butterfly, a bas

30、eball-size flier that lives throughout Central and South America, is one of hundreds of butterfly species with transparent wings. This rare adaptation helps it escape potential dangers. Compared with other see-through species, such as dragonflies, glasswings are even more skilled at flying through t

31、he rainforest unnoticed because their wings dont shine in sunlight.Patel, Pomerantzs Ph. D adviser, has a lifelong interest in glasswings. To understand what makes the glasswings so mysterious, he asked a group of graduate students to take microscopic images of the wings of a dozen or so species of

32、transparent butterflies.A butterflys wings are made up of a thin layer of a natural polymer(聚合物), which is typically covered with tiny scales(鳞屑). Species with transparent wings have found ways to move light around these scales by producing fewer of them, turning them straight up, or simply getting

33、rid of them. The group found that glasswings not only produce fewer scales, but they also change many of those scales into hair, allowing light to pass through the wings more easily. In addition, the waxy coating slows down light that passes through the wings. That reduction in speed softens the imp

34、act of light hitting the scales, further reducing reflection.Understanding these properties could one day help researchers efficiently focus light onto solar panels and create cheaper antireflective lenses(镜头)for cameras or glasses. Its just fascinating to know how nature solves really interesting p

35、roblems like this. You can pay extra for glasses that have an antireflective coating on them.32. Why does the author mention dragonflies in Paragraph 2?A. To make a comparison. B. To explain a rule.C. To make a prediction. D. To present a fact.33. Why were pictures of wings taken with microscopes?A.

36、 To appreciate their beauty. B. To study their composition.C. To keep them as souvenirs. D. To test the graduate students.34. What does the underlined word them in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Ways. B. Wings. C. Species. D. Scales.35. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. Properties of glassw

37、ings. B. Cameras in the future.C. Applications of the study. D. Difficulties for future studies.第二节(共5小题海小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Rolling hills and endless green farmlands-those images are easy to appear when thinking of the country lifestyle. When lockdowns lasted so

38、 long across the world during the pandemic, social media seemed to be full of pictures of cottages and village life-people getting away from it all. So, why is living in the countryside becoming a modem fantasy? 36 It makes sense that some people would want to give up the crowded and noisy city stre

39、ets for the peaceful country life-especially during an event like a pandemic. 37 But its not just about having a greener place to look at out your window. 38 Villages dont normally adapt to the stop-go traffic we see in city centres. Theres less air pollution in the countryside, which increases the

40、chances of developing respiratory(呼吸 的)conditions or heart disease. 39 That is to say, you can get more exercise. All above can also lead to less stress and an increased life expectancy.However, there are some things that need to be considered. 40 And as people get older, life far from doctors or pu

41、blic transport could become a bit of a challenge. So, if youre considering a change of pace and moving to a peaceful village, there is a range of pros and cons to consider before taking actions.A. Many young are moving to the city to make a fortune.B. Why do people prefer the city life to the countr

42、y life?C. Are there benefits to considering a slower pace of life?D. There is more evidence that relates to the benefits of rural living.E. You also get more opportunities to take long walks and see the sights.F. Living far from the city means some people may feel separated or even lonely.G. The loc

43、kdowns have given people time to think about what they want from life.第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。After years of homeless, I was ready to give up. I had lost hope that life could get 41 But what happened next was that instead of me finding hope,

44、 it 42 me-and its name was Jay.Jay was part of a homeless outreach program at Catholic Charities Fort Worth(CCFW). I truly dont know where Id be if CCFW hadnt 43 me. For the first time in years, I knew that someone had my back. CCFW 44 with me every step of the way. Because of the help, I was able t

45、o get on my feet and move into my own 45 .For me, volunteering and giving back to the community that helped me is 46 because I know the 47 these programs can make in the lives of others. One of the most rewarding ways I have been able to 48 is right in my backyard-a soccer field I helped to 49 for m

46、y poor neighbors.In less than two years, Ive gone from having 50 to lay my head down at night to being able to 51 and help others. And 52 as I am to have a home, its not the 53 I give back or even the most valuable thing Ive been given. The most life-changing gift I received was hope, and the true 5

47、4 of hope is hard to fully grasp until you know what its like to 55 it.41. A. harder B. simpler C. better D. worse42. A. defeated B. found C. impressed D. detected43. A. replied to B. occurred to C. called out to D. reached out to44. A. stayed B. agreed C. argued D. communicated45. A. lab B. apartme

48、nt C. garage D. company46. A. available B. natural C. efficient D. real47. A. profit B. decision C. mistake D. difference48. A. give back B. turn back give away D. put away49. A. build B. donate C. accept D. select50. A. anywhere B. everywhere C. somewhere D. nowhere51. A. know B. believe C. serve D

49、. guide52. A. honored B. excited C. special D. grateful53. A. reason B. secret C. signal D. principle54. A. purpose B. feature C. value D. origin55. A. get B. notice C. lose D. miss第二节(共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分)阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Xu Yuanchong, a translator 56 (know)at home and abroad and a prof

50、essor at the School of Journalism and Communication of Peking University, passed away in Beijing on June 17,2021 at 57 age of 100.Bom in 1921 in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, after studying foreign languages at both The National Southwest Associated University and Tsinghua University, Xu had been work

51、ing 58 a professor at Peking University since 1983.Xu devoted 59 (he)to literary translation for more than 60 years, who was 60 (wide)acknowledged in China as the first person able to translate Chinese, English and French classics. He translated Chinese 61 (work)into English and French and major wes

52、tern publications into Chinese.Xu held the belief that the translated version should reproduce the whole sensory experience 62 the original brings to the reader. Through this pursuit of respect for the authors, Xu 63 (award)the Aurora Borealis Prize for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature

53、in 20149one of the 64 (high)honors that celebrate excellence in international translators. He was the first Chinese translator 65 (win)such an award.第三节 单词拼写(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。66. The English have a p (酷爱)for gardens.67. On October 4,1957,the Sputnik 1 satellite was l (发射)by

54、 the USSR.68. A red sky at night often i (表明)fine weather the next day.69. Its hard to make a (精确的)predictions about the effects on the environment.70. I have to admit that it d (确实)feels good to be back in San Francisco again.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则英文通知，请大家观看一部英文短片Amazing

55、China，内容包括：1.放映时间、地点；2.短片内容：中国在过去五年所取得的辉煌成就；3.欢迎在校报上发表观后感。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。NoticeThe Student Union第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。I bought some mealworms(粉虫)to feed my pet lizard(蜥蜴)and put them in the fridge. Mom didnt like the idea at all. She asked me to move them

56、 to the higher shelf and in the back to be away from Travis, my little brother.In a minute, Mom. I said. When I say In a minute, Mom. that means Ill do it-sometime. Of course that sometime might be in the next century.Theres only one thing Travis likes better: cooking. His version of cooking, anyway

57、. His favorite is stone soup. He got the idea from the book Mom reads to him. Only, instead of stones, he uses his blocks for making stone soup.After Travis and I fed my lizard, Mom called us to the supper table. She asked whether I had moved that container. No, Mom. But dont worry. Travis wont get

58、it.Mom turned her attention to Travis. Travis, that bread doesnt belong in your milk cup.Me cook, Travis said with a big smile. Dorsi eat.I pretended to eat what Travis had cooked and told him, Yum-yum good.Yum-yum good, he said, stirring(搅拌)them in his glass.Later that night I watched TV while Mom

59、put Travis to bed. Then Mom came into the family room and dropped into a chair. We chatted for a while before she reminded me to move the mealworms as soon as possible. I promised to do it after the show. However, by the time the show was over, wed both forgotten about the mealworms.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。The next morning I opened the fridge to get some mealworms for my lizard.That afternoon I bought more mealworms at a pet store.