安徽省安庆市白泽湖中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

安徽省安庆市白泽湖中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

安徽省安庆市白泽湖中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

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安徽省安庆市白泽湖中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，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 girl doing?
A. Tidying up the room. B. Talking on the phone.C. Hanging out with her friends.
2. What will the weather be like on Sunday?
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
3. How will the speakers go?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.
4. What are the speakers going to do this afternoon?
A. Play tennis. B. Watch a play. C. Have lessons.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A playground. B. A gym. C. A tennis match.
第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面3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，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出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 does the man think of the movie tonight?
A. Inspiring. B. Interesting. C. Boring.
7. Which film does the man like best?
A. Bruce Almighty. B. Funny Face. C. Alternative Career.
听第7段材料，回答第8-9小题。
8. Why is the woman bringing a suit?
A. To give it to her sister.
B. To wear it for a meeting.
C. To use it against the cold.
9. Where did the woman’s father buy the mask?
A. In New York. B. In Mexico City. C. In Tokyo.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Hotel clerk and guest. C. House agent and customer.
11. How many bedrooms are there in the apartment?
A. 2 B. 3. C. 4.
12. What does the man say about the apartment?
A. It is very quiet. B. It has a big balcony. C. It is in an old building.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why do the speakers come to the restaurant?
A. They like the food there.
B. They celebrate a birthday.
C. They have never been there before.
14. Why does the woman want to see the menu immediately?
A. To save time. B. To check the price. C. To order something special.
15. What do the speakers dislike?
A. Seafood. B. Snails. C. Potatoes.
16. How does the woman sound in the end?
A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Enjoyable.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who was David Jackson?
A. A musician. B. An explorer. C. An actor.
18. When is the Grand Teton Music Festival celebrated?
A. Every summer B. Every autumn. C. Every winter.
19. What is the old theater made of?
A. Wood. B. Glass. C. Stone.
20. What can we know about the museum?
A. It sits at the foot of a hill.
B. It has over 2,000 artworks about humans.
C. Visitors can see some animals’ photos there.
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
Four people are talking about their problems when studying English.
I am Denver. I work 50 hours a week as a taxi driver, so I talk to people all day. They understand me, but I often make a lot of mistakes. No one corrects me. My vocabulary is strong. Grammar is my problem. I’m trying to change little by little. For example. I don’t use the past tense. I always say. "I drive him to the office this morning “instead of” I drove him to the office this morning.”
My name is Maria Luisa. I’m teaching myself English. but I’m not good at grammar. Besides, I find it’s really difficult to find ways to practice English. I live in an area where everyone speaks my language. My neighbors and friends speak Spanish. I can speak Spanish in the supermarket and at the post office.
I am Wang Ling. I understand the grammar and the readings in my class and I think my writing is good, but I’m very nervous when I speak English. I don’t want to make any mistakes because I’m afraid people will think that I’m stupid. Also, my pronunciation isn’t good. When I speak, people often say, “What? Say that again”.
I am Yoshi. I have been in the United States for one year. I’m studying hard and I know grammar well, but the vocabulary is very difficult. When I listen, I don’t understand many of the words. When I try to read, there are three or four new words in every sentence. I feel discouraged.
21．Who has difficulty with grammar?
A．Denver and Wang Ling. B．Maria Luisa and Yoshi.
C．Denver and Maria Luisa. D．Wang Ling and Yoshi.
22．What would be the best advice for Maria Luisa?
A．Try to have a wide vocabulary.
B．Develop a good knowledge of Spanish grammar.
C．Read as many English books as possible.
D．Make friends with native English-speakers.
23．Why do people find it hard to understand Wang Ling’s English?
A．He speaks at a very fast speed.
B．He can’t pronounce words in English correctly.
C．His grammar is terrible.
D．His voice is very low.
B
In order to achieve in math, science, English, history, geography, and other subjects, reading skills must be developed when the students are young. Students cannot struggle with word recognition when they should be reading quickly for understanding of a text.
Since reading is very important to success in school, parents can and should play a role in helping their children become interested in reading and in encouraging their growth in reading skills.
Research shows that children learn about reading before they enter school. In fact, they learn in the best way — through observation. Young children, for example, see people around them reading newspapers, books, maps, and signs.
Parents can do a lot to cultivate an understanding of print by talking with their preschoolers about signs in their environment and by letting their children know they enjoy reading themselves. When reading to your preschooler, you should run your index finger under the line of print. This process is simple and helps children begin to notice words and that words have meaning. They also develop habits of reading.
In the early elementary years, from first through third grades, children continue learning how to read. It is a complex process, difficult for some and easy for others. Care must be taken during these early years not to put too much stress on the learning­to­read process.
Reading for pleasure and information develops reading interests and offers children the chance to practise their reading skills in meaningful ways. Parents of preschoolers should provide reading materials in the home that arouse curiosity or extend their children's natural interest in the world around them.
By encouraging reading in free time, parents take the most important step in improving their children's reading development.
24．What can we conclude from the passage?
A．It is important to develop children's reading ability.
B．Parents should care for their children's studies.
C．It is common for students to ignore their reading habit.
D．Schools should pay more attention to children's reading.
25．What should parents do to help their children build up their reading ability?
A．They should encourage their children to read every day.
B．They should teach their children to read as quickly as possible.
C．They should take great interest in reading by themselves.
D．They should provide financial support for their children.
26．What does the underlined word “cultivate” mean in Paragraph 4?
A．Prevent. B．Develop. C．Discuss. D．Practise.
27．What should a parent NOT do when teaching his child?
A．Find proper reading materials.
B．Encourage his child to read more at home.
C．Help develop his child's interests.
D．Stress the learning ­to ­read process more.
C
New York City is known as America’s economic and cultural capital. It’s a city where young people want to go, whether to take up a high-paying job on Wall Street, study, or struggle to pay rent while working in the arts.
It’s also the setting of some of America's most popular TV shows and movies. The best known may be TV series “Sex and the City”. It features four women enjoying the comfortable life of chatting, shopping, clubbing and looking for their Mr. Right.
However, Dunham, 26, said TV shows only touch the surface. “TV shows never get how expensive things are in New York, Manhattan,” she said, adding that she knows a married couple who are in their 30s, have good jobs, and still share a couch because their apartment is so small.
To Dunham, reality in New York means getting a quick lunch at food stands, smelling the piles of rubbish every week on trash day and paying to cross bridges and tunnels — things that TV series rarely show.
Elise Glick, 23, an artist living in Brooklyn, said that while New Yorkers can sometimes be unfriendly, it’s often because of their nature as driven, ambitious individuals. “People here are mostly young and single,” she said, “a lot of people are confident and know what they want.”
25-year-old legal (法律的) assistant Jin Jing agrees. During her three-month experience as a United Nations intern (实习生), Jin found New Yorkers to be friendly and helpful people. But she also learned that the TV show “Friends” were fantasy and unreal. “When I went to America, I realized that ‘Friends’ was not real life,” Jin said. “In New York, people have no time for friends. People have no time to hear you talk.” But she said she didn’t feel like a stranger, thanks to the diversity all around her. “Most of the time, I forgot that I didn’t belong there, since there are people of different skin colors.” she said.
While Dunham admits that life in New York can be both good and bad, special moments help her fall in love with the city. She once paused to watch dancers and street musicians performing in a subway tunnel and found herself among many other busy New Yorkers attracted by their show. “People who were clearly in a rush to get home just stopped to watch because these guys were really good,” she said. “From businessmen to mothers — everyone was represented. In that moment we were all together before we went our separate ways.”
28．According to the passage, which of the following views will the writer agree
with?
A．Life in New York is, just like that shown on TV.
B．New Yorkers are always unfriendly because of their nature.
C．People are often too busy to make friends in New York.
D．No one really likes the life in New York.
29．Which of the following words can hardly be used to describe the life in New
York?
A．Expensive. B．Easy. C．Diverse. D．Busy.
30．We can infer from the passage that________.
A．people with different nationalities can be found in New York
B．New York is a place where people can have a comfortable life
C．the living cost in New York is lower than that in other big cities
D．the street dancers and musicians perform to beg for money
31．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Unfriendly New Yorkers B．Busy New Yorkers
C．New Yorkers’ Stories D．New Yorkers’ True Life
D
When we buy something new, we get rid of what’s old. That cycle of consumption（消费）has made electronics waste the world’s fastest-growing solid-waste stream, which is expected to grow as the world upgrades to 5G. However, less than a quarter of U. S. electronic waste is recycled, the rest ending up as rubbish, posing environmental risks.
Part of the problem concerns rule. In states without laws banning (禁止) electronics from the regular trash, electronics often end up in garbage. Even when e-waste rules exist, it’s left to consumers to handle their old devices properly. But recycling them can be a pain. People have to take their electronics to a store, which may pay them for it or charge them to get rid of it. Many consumers simply throw their devices into the trash or throw them in a drawer.
One solution is to make electronics last as long as they once did. Yet, technology companies are speeding the pace of being deserted. “It’s a strategy by producers to force us into shorter upgrade cycles,” said Kyle Wiens, the founder of iFixit, which publishes do-it-yourself repair guides.
Some environmental groups say big companies like Apple and Samsung should pick up the cost of recycling the devices they sell. Lawmakers have passed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, which require producers to establish and fund systems to recycle or collect deserted products.
Some companies are increasing their recycling efforts on their own. For example, Apple in 2018 introduced Daisy, a smartphone-recycling robot that can take apart 200 iPhones every hour. But that's a drop in the bucket compared with the 50 million tons of e-waste produced globally last year.
32．Which of the following statements is true?
A．A large number of electronics end up as waste.
B．E-waste problems will be solved if laws are made.
C．Most people prefer to sell their old electronics to stores.
D．E-waste is the biggest threat to environment.
33．According to Kyle Wiens, technology companies________.
A．are trying to collect their deserted products
B．have a short life cycle because of the market
C．intend to shorten the life cycle of products
D．struggle to provide goods with good quality
34．What might be the writer’s attitude towards the future of the e-waste
recycling?
A．Positive. B．Unconcerned. C．Confident. D．Doubtful.
35．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Choice for Recycled Electronics
B．Solutions to the Mountain of E-waste
C．Bad Effects of E-waste on the Environment
D．Companies on Duty for Nature Protection
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。
Ways to avoid quarrels with your mother
Don't give her the silent treatment
The best technique to get what you want and exert mental pressure on somebody is to give them the silent treatment.If you think the silent treatment will help you achieve a desirable result, then you're mistaken. 36．
Refuse to go into hysterics(歇斯底里)
There's no doubt that hysterics is an extremely effective type of processing mode, but you're not a little child.37． Pull yourself together and try to reach a compromise against all problems.
Avoid deeply offensive words
Word is a unique and powerful thing that exerts a big influence on human mind.If you're in a quarrel with your mother，you should be careful what you say to her.38． Sooner or later, you'll apologize for your bad behavior, but the words you've said and the feeling of hate will live in her heart forever.
39．
I had a terrible habit of drawing my brother and dad into conflicts between me and my mom. I wanted them to support me and help us find a beneficial solution. Unfortunately, their active participation only worsened the problem. As a result, small and insignificant mother­child fights grew into long­lasting family conflicts. I learned a big lesson and realized that my bad temper made my family suffer.
Enhance your communication
Regular communication with your parents is a normal thing that makes them happier.40． When you finally find the reason, you'll be able to overcome misunderstanding in communication with your mom and bridge the generation gap in a quite short period of time.
A．Buy a small gift for your mother.
B．Don't dr