安徽省芜湖市2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末教学质量监控试题.doc

1、安徽省芜湖市2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末教学质量监控试题注意事项：1.本试卷满分为100分，考试时间为120分钟。2.本试卷包括“试题卷”和“答题卷”两部分。“试题卷”共8页，“答题卷”共2页。3.请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题是无效的。4.考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卷”一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15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

2、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. Where is Dr. Smith now?A. In Mexico. B. In California. C. In New York. 2. What does the woman think of Tom?A. Outgoing. B. Shy. C. Impolite. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A restaurant. B. Fast food. C. A job. 4. What does the man mean?A. He

3、doesnt have a computer. B. He doesnt know how much a new computer costs. C. He thinks the price of the new computer is reasonable. 5. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. A couple. B. Colleagues. C. Teacher and student. 第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面4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

4、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、7两个小题。6. What does the Squirrels Town have?A. A free theater. B. A museum. C. A big Ferris wheel. 7. What will the speakers do this evening?A. Go to enjoy alive performance. B. Tell kids about the weekend plan，C. Lea

5、rn more about the Water Park. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9两个小题。8. What is special about the new book?A. It is targeted at teenagers. B. It is a science-fiction novel. C. It is about the life in a mountain. 9. When does the woman usually work?A. In the morning. B. In then afternoon. C. In the evening. 听第8段材料，回答第10、

6、11两个小题。10. How long did it take for Tammys package to arrive?A. A week. B. A monthC. Two weeks. 11. What does the woman mean in the end?A. The man will have to wait to find out.B. The man will be happy with the gift. C. She will tell the man what she sent him. 听第9段材料，回答第12至第15四个小题。12. Who lives on t

7、he west side of the street?A. An old woman. B. A brother and a sister. C. A family of five. 13. Why do the people in the white house go to sleep early?A. They have children. B. They have health problems.C. They have early jobs. 14. When should the people at the party stop making noise?A. By 9:00 p.

8、m. B. By 10:00p . m. C. By 11:00 p. m. 15. Whats the plan for the party at 8:30 p. m.?A. There will be games. B. There will be food served. C. There will be a movie. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AShould swimming lessons be compulsory (强制的

9、) in schools?Guangdong province is set to make swimming lessons compulsory in primary schools staring from 2020, proposing the courses should be given from the fourth grade. Do we need to make swimming compulsory in schools? Forum (论坛) readers share their opinions. White Bear (Poland)In Poland swimm

10、ing lessons are not compulsory, but most of the schools have them. I think that when it is only possible-there should be the swimming lessons for kids. It is a lifesaving skill.Mister Panda (France)I come from France where swimming lessons in school are compulsory (dating back to Charlemagne!). I ev

11、en got my lifesaving certificate in school. Boilermaker (Expert in China)There are swimming lessons in my city, but I was very disappointed in how they were taught. The kids spent 45 minutes of the one hour lesson practicing strokes on dryland. They only spent 15 minutes in the water. All of the chi

12、ldren panicked and sank immediately to the bottom. Then all of the parents scolded the children, telling them they werent paying attention to the teacher and that they were failures. Yunzhang (China)It is a pity that many Chinese: athletes have won world championships in swimming while most schools

13、dont have the swimming facilities. Swimming is an essential lifesaving skill that everyone should have access to. The earlier, the better. The government needs to put money into the popularity of the sport. 16. Who is doubtful about the effect of swimming lessons?A. White BearB. Minter PandaC. Boile

14、rmakerD. Yunzhang17. What can we learn from the passage?A. Swimming lessons are made compulsory in high schools in Guangdong. B. Swimming lessons are not compulsory in Poland, but most schools have them. C. In France only a few schools have swimming lessons.D. Most of the readers think swimming is a

15、n unnecessary skill. 18. What is the attitude of Yunzhang to the proposal of swimming lessons?A. PitifulB. PositiveC. ConcernedD. OpposedBThe owner of a dog has received a message saying her dog would be killed unless she paid 1,000 pounds. Cathryn Hussain said her Christmas had been “a washout” of

16、“sick” prank (恶作剧) calls about her dog. Five days before Christmas, Waffle, a six-month-old labradoodle, was stolen in St Austell while the owner Cathryn took him for a walk in Belmont. Cathryn said she was approached by a male holding what she believed to be a knife. The suspect was dressed in blac

17、k and spoke with a foreign accent. Sergeant Steve White from Devon and Cornwall Police said: “The family of Waffle are very upset at the theft of their pet dog. All of the officers at the police station dealing with this crime also feel very sad for the family over what is a cruel and mean-spirited

18、crime, especially during the Christmas period.” Officers have been checking local CCTV and making enquiries into the theft of Waffle. Waffle still hasnt been found. Police are trawling through lots of CCTV. “Were all just a bit fed up of the prank calls that all seem to go through to my daughters ph

19、one. We received a text from someone saying they wanted 1, 000 pounds or Waffle would be beheaded.” Police have traced the person who was a male and not from Cornwall. “How dare someone use Waffles disappearance to make money. ”“Christmas was difficult as Ive got a five-year-old grandson so I had to

20、 force a smile for him. We havent told him exactly what happened to Waffle yet. Christmas really was a washout and was extremely upsetting for us. We just want Waffle to go home and things to go back to normal.”19. What does the underlined word “washout” mean?A. failureB. surpriseC. shockD. fortune2

21、0. How did the owner lose the pet dog?A. A man stole the dog from the owners house.B. The owner walked the dog and it ran away by itself.C. The dog lost its way when wandering around. D. Someone threatened the owner and the dog was stolen. 21. What do we know about the incident?A. The family have be

22、en troubled by prank calls during Christmas. B. The police have traced the person who was a female from Cornwall.C. The grandson was upset when he knew the dogs disappearance. D. The family wanted to pay 1000 pounds to let the dog back. 22. What is the best title for the passage?A. A sad owner of a

23、pet dog B. A valuable pet dog stolen at ChristmasC. Prank calls about a pet dog during Christmas D. A lost pet dog found during ChristmasCPeople around the world are finding different ways to reduce stress during the coronavirus (冠状病毒) pandemic. Some have tried running, gardening, doing puzzles, coo

24、kingbut what about screaming (尖叫)?Promote Iceland, which encourages tourism to the country, is encouraging people to scream to reduce depression. And even if you cant travel to Iceland to do it, you can scream into your device and your voice will be broadcast throughout the empty Icelandic countrysi

25、de.An advertisement of the campaign shows yellow loudspeakers playing the screams of people from around the globe in front of peaceful scenery like glaciers, caves and waterfalls. A button at the top of the site invites users to join in with the phrase, “Tap to scream.”“Youve been through a lot this

26、 year and it looks like you need the perfect place to let your frustrations out,” Promote Iceland says. “Record your scream and well release it in Icelands beautiful, wide-open spaces. Youll feel better, we promise.”According to a news release, the speakers are located at seven locations across Icel

27、and. People who participate receive a video of their scream as its broadcast from one of the stunning locations.“Prolonged indoor living, loneliness, endless teleconferencing (视频会议), as well as restrictions (限制) on travel between countries, have increased peoples stress,” Promote Iceland says.Zoe As

28、ton, a mental health consultant, even offered screaming tips to people looking to participate. Some of her advice includes choosing what type of scream to usevolume, words or breath.The campaign is light-hearted, but Promote Iceland still wants users to take mental health struggles during the pandem

29、ic seriously.“This is a starting point,” Aston said. “If you need mental health support, it is necessary for you to seek for professional help.”Some professional suggestions are put forward, and there are netizens views on the activity in the forum below.23. What is the purpose of the campaign of Pr

30、omote Iceland?A. To encourage tourism to the countryB. To encourage people to scream to reduce depressionC. To call on people to donate to IcelandD. To advise people to protect the environment in Iceland24. Which is NOT true about the campaign of Promote Iceland?A. Participants use the but on at the

31、 top of the site to “tap to scream”.B. Participants scream into the device and their voice will be broad east. C. Loudspeakers play the screams of people in peaceful scenery. D. Participants send a video of their scream and its broadcast. 25. Why is Zoe Aston mentioned in the passage?A. She is the o

32、rganizer of the campaign. B. She is not in favor of the campaign. C. She gives some screaming tips and attaches importance to mental health help.D. She thinks the coronavirus pandemic has increased peoples stress.26. Where is the passage likely from?A. A medical journalB. A websiteC. A research repo

33、rtD. A travel guideDFacial expressions are the primary way people exhibit emotion and read the feelings of others. Happiness, sadness, fear and surprise can be communicated through facial expressions alone. But when part of the face is masked (戴口罩), it becomes more difficult to recognize these cues.

34、If you cannot read others emotional state, your ability to empathize (共情) with them may be weakened. Moreover, if your mask is hiding your emotional state, others may not be able to empathize with you. Wearing a mask can also make you feel more distracted, further weakening your connection to others

35、.Fortunately, you can regain some control over communication by working with what you have leftthe eyes. If you want to increase understanding with a masked individual, you should look them in the eyes, which may be easier said than done. Eye contact may cause discomfortable after only three seconds

36、. But keep in mind, eye contact can also make you appear more intelligent and trustworthy.You might be surprised how much information is conveyed by the body itself. For instance, when someone is happy, they stand up straighter and lift their head; when they are sad, they slouch and drop their head;

37、 and when they are angry, their whole body tenses up. Learning how people use their bodies to convey emotion may help reduce the uncertainty you feel when communicating with someone in a mask.Dont forget the impact of your voice. Its not just what you say, its how you say it. Along with the actual w

38、ords, you also use volume, tone and pauses to convey your message. Before your next interaction with a friend, think of ways to improve your connection. Pull your hair back so they can see your eyes clearly. Use your body and voice to convey the emotions you fear your mask might hide. By all means,

39、remember that social distance doesnt have to mean socially distant.27. What is the function of eye contact according to the author?A. You seem to be more friendly with eye contact for a long time. B. Proper eye contact makes you appear more trustworthy.C. Only eye contact can avoid misunderstanding.

40、 D. Eye contact for five seconds makes you feel comfortable. 28. What can be learned from the fourth paragraph?A. Learning body languages well can increase smooth communication. B. There is little information conveyed by the body itself.C. When people are sad, their whole body tenses up. D. Standing

41、 up straighter and lifting ones head means a person is angry. 29. How many ways are mentioned to increase communication when a person is wearing a mask?A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 430. What can we infer from the last sentence?A. We have to keep social distance strictly. B. We can regain some control over communi

42、cation by social distance. C. Social distance can increase understanding with a masked individual. D. Social distance should not keep people distant and cold. 第二节（共5题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5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。When youre not at home, many worries may start to crowd your mind. Did I tu

43、rn the coffee maker off? Did I lock the door? Are the kids doing their homework or watching television? 31 A smart home is a home with a communication network. This network connects devices, such as lights and TV sets, and allows them to be controlled from far away through electrical wiring, mobile

44、phone communication or WiFi over the Internet. 32 It can help keep your room at a certain temperature. It can record what happens inside the home and send the video to your phone. When you arc on vacation abroad, you can use a smart home controller to switch on or off the electricity when necessary.

45、 Some smart homes can receive a visitor, allowing him to come in and offering him a drink. 33 Besides, smart homes are easy to fix. Most smart home technology and devices are wireless and can be setup with a minimum of tools, using only the guiding information. When a problem appears you can deal wi

46、th it yourself without paying a professional. 34 It can be rather expensive to own the technology and the devices. Also, because the smart home system allows its owner to get home information from anywhere, it leaves the home easy to be attacked by hackers, who may secretly use or change the informa

47、tion in the system. Now, many scientists are excited at the future of smart home technology. Imagine being able to get fashion advice from your mirror, or receive food shopping suggestions from your refrigerator. 35 Whatever it is, one thing is for suresmart home technology will change the way we li

48、ve and work. A. Is there anyone else breaking into my house?B. They can even feed the cat and water the plants. C. With a smart home, you can quiet all of these worries. D. However, for home-users, the smart home technology is far from perfect. E. Therefore, many people think the smart home technolo

49、gy has some disadvantages. F. Meanwhile, others worry those smart devices will make people lazier and lonelier. G. Many people may consider owning a smart home, making life much more convenient. 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分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I

50、ts been a month since Ding Zhen first became a(n) 36 on the Internet, but discussions over him and every 37 of his life have hardly stopped since. 38 , it seemed he was going to be one of Chinas many gone-before-you-know-it Internet starsclearly, he is not. Ding Zhen, a 20-year-old horse-racing love

51、r, comes from Litang county. Largely because of his good looks and eyesand the beautiful 40 in that areahe took the Internet 41 . With only 12 posts himself, Dings Weibo account has 42 nearly 2 million followers in three weeks. It all 43 from a seven-second video posted on Douyin. Ding was seen on h

52、is way to buying instant noodles and then appeared in a live-stream (直播) 44 by the photographer where he seemed very shy and didnt speak Mandarin 45 . Enthusiastic comments such as, “So cute! His clear and innocent eyes are like a stream of 46 water,” and “His smile melted my heart,” 47 social media

53、. 48 speaking, the next step for an overnight Internet celebrity (名人) is to sign a contract with a management company and start selling goods. But Ding found a different 49 . He accepted a job 50 from the local government and became the tourism ambassador of Litang county. A three-minute short film

54、The World of DingZhen was 51 as a promotion for Ding as well as his hometown. The move even 52 a debate about where is his hometown is on the Internet because some netizens thought Ding was Tibetan. On November 27, Ding posted a picture on Weibo, 53 that hes from Sichuan. Not surprisingly, discussio

55、ns around Dings hometown and roots went 54 again. Sichuan and Tibet quickly took the 55 to promote their tourism on Weibo while provinces such as Shandong, Hubei, and Zhejiang all invited Ding to pay a visit.36. A. hitB. actorC. authorD. teenager37. A. positionB. aspectC. occasionD. report38. A. Ori

56、ginallyB. ActuallyC. FinallyD. Gradually39. A. familiarB. creativeC. innocentD. similar40. A. viewB. sightC. discoveryD. scenery41. A. on dutyB. by stormC. by himselfD. on purpose42. A. appreciatedB. attackedC. attachedD. attracted43. A. playedB. updatedC. discoveredD. started44. A. hostedB. ordered

57、C. allowedD. expected45. A. casuallyB. slowlyC. partlyD. fluently 46. A. springB. seaC. garden D. summer47. A. saidB. floodedC. arguedD. addicted 48. A. PersonallyB. BrieflyC. GenerallyD. Fortunately49. A. solutionB. opinionC. wayD. result 50. A. supplyB. image C. honor D. offer51. A. launchedB. rem

58、emberedC. decidedD. planned52. A. let go ofB. lay inC. led toD. fell on53. A. pretendingB. confirmingC. guessingD. thinking54. A. enjoyableB. heatedC. dangerousD. natural55. A. reasonB. choiceC. opportunityD. response第二节 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。In waters off Weizho

59、u Island, Beihai, 56 group of experts have become familiar with the whales. The Brydes whale is regarded 57 a very mysterious species of whales, with a body 58 (long) of 10 to 12 meters and a weight of up to 15 tons. The captain of the research group Yang Chengteng. 59 returned to his hometown to st

60、art his own business, was the first 60 (discover) the Brydes whale in 2016. Yang said that the whales were hunting in open water not far from the ship, drawing seabirds to join. From then on, Yang kept the scientific research team 61 (inform) of the movement of the Brydes whale.Efforts 62 (make) by

61、the government and the guardians to protect the Brydes whale since then. The local government declared that fishing within 6 kilometers o the island was forbidden. Researchers were tight on money, 63 they still worked tirelessly und insisted on long-term offshore operations every day. At the same ti

62、me, people from all 64 ( walk) of life also called on the public not to take part in whale watching until the condition of the Brydes whale wales 65 (thorough) and scientifically examined.第四部分 写作（共三节，满分25分）第一节 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据句中所给首字母或汉语提示写出相应的正确形式。66. It has been proved that taking exercise r

63、_ does good to ones health. 67. After she g_ from college, Sophia made up her mind to travel around.68. It makes a very bad _ (印象) if youre late for an interview. 69. He doubled-checked the lights in the house to e_ they were off before leaving on vacation.70. He did not _ (犹豫) for a minute to save

64、the drowning child. 第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5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：在错的词下划一横线，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。About 3,000 years before, there was a small city on the s

65、ite of present-day Beijing, which Beijing became a capital city for the first time. At that time, there were no hutongs, just streets and roads. Now Beijing had more than 4,550 huongs. Most of them were building in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The buildings in Beijing hutongs are mainly houses

66、 with courtyards, known as quadrangles (四合院). These narrow passage between quadrangles link one with other. In order to take out sunshine and stop cold wind from the north, hutongs usual run east-west or north-south. Walk through the hutongs, you can often see groups of elderly citizens playing mahj

67、ong or Chinese chess. Hutongs are of great important to understand the culture and way of life of Beijingers. 第三节 书面表达（满分15分）假定你是高中生李华，你的外教老师David上学期去了上海的一所学校任教，请你给他写一份电子邮件。内容包括：1.询问外教老师近况；2.回忆外教老师曾经对自己的帮助；3.介绍自己近期的英语学习情况；注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头结尾给出，不计入总词数。Dear David,_Yours,Li Hua20202

68、021学年度第一学期芜湖市中小学校教育教学质量监控高一年级英语参考答案第一部分 听力1-5 BACBA6-10 CBBAC 11-15 ACBAC第二部分 阅读理解16-20 CBBAD 21-25 ACBDC26-30 BBACD31-35 CGBDF第三部分 语言知识运用完形填空36-40 ABACD41-45 BDDAD 46-50 ABCCD51-55 ACBBC语法填空56. a 57. as 58. length 59. who 60. to discover61. informed 62. have been made 63. but/ yet 64. walks 65. tho

69、roughly第四部分 写作单词拼写66. regularly 67. graduated 68. impression 69. ensure 70. hesitate短文改错：71. beforeago 72. whichwhere 73. hadhas74. buildingbuilt 75. passagepassages 76. with other 加the77. outin 78. usual usually 79. WalkWalking80. importantimportance书面表达【参考范文】Dear David,Its been several months sinc

70、e you left my school. How is everything with you lately? I have just heard from my class teacher that you are teaching in a key high school in Shanghai now. Are you enjoying your life in your new school?I am busy with my study as usual. Even if you are not here, I cant help thinking about you from t

71、ime to time, for youve taught me a lot in your classes. What you led me to do is not only learning English, but also building up my confidence in speaking English. Thanks to your constant encouragement, I have made great progress in English. Best of all, I participated in an English speech contest the other day and won the first prize, which again reminds me of all your kind help. I am thankful for you and the year when you taught me. I do hope that you can continue having fun in your teaching career. I am looking forward to your reply!Best wishes. Yours,Li Hua14