山东省菏泽市2021学年下学期高一期中英语试题(B卷)(附答案)

2020-2021学年度第二学期期中考试

高一英语试题（B）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束后，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。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 does the man like to drink?

A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Water. 2. What does the man usually do on Sunday afternoons? A. He goes shopping B. He works in the garden C. He reads the newspaper.

3. When will the match begin according to the man?

A. At 2：30. B. At 3：00. C. At 4：00. 4. What will the man do next?

A. Go to the movies. B. Keep on studying. C. Check out some books 5. Who is the girl talking to?

A. Her dentist. B. The police C. A vet. 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三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. Where does the woman want to go?

A To a school. B. To a car factory C. To a bank. 7. How can the woman get there?

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A. Go along the road, turn left and go straight. B. Go along the road, turn right and go straight. C. Turn around and go along the road. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8. What did the man do in Mr. Turner's shop last week?

A. He bought a suit B. He ordered a suit C. He returned a suit 9. What will the man do in the afternoon?

A. Go to the shop. B. Call Mr. Turner. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will Millie's mother receive for her birthday?

A. A shirt. B. A skirt. 11. Who will cook the special dinner?

A. Millie's father. B. Millie's friend. 12. Where will the speakers go this afternoon?

A. To a bakery. B. To a grocery store. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What month is it now?

A. January. B. February. 14. Where will Lily spend Spring Festival?

A. In the city center. B. In her hometown. 15. What does Lily think of the festival?

A. Boring. B. Ordinary. 16. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A Friends. B. Brother and sister. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What day is it today?

A. Sunday. B. Monday. 18. What should people be sure to do today?

A. Stay inside. B. Wear sunglasses. 19. How much rain will come tomorrow?

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C. Attend a meeting. C. A small cake. C. Mille. C. To a gift shop. C. June. C. In the man's hometown. C. Interesting. C. Co-workers. C. Tuesday. C. Take an umbrella.

A. Only a little. B. None at all. C. Quite a lot. 20. What might the weather be like on Friday?

A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Stormy. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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.

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Here are four books online, aiming to strengthen spoken and writing skills for English- language learners.

Arnie the Doughnut

Suggested grade level: lst- 2nd

Arnie looks like an average doughnut made by one of the best bakeries in town. Still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? WRONG! Click to see what happens. Themes in the story:lmagination, Humor, Friendship Brave Irene

Suggested grade level: lst- 2nd

Brave Irene is a dressmaker's daughter. One day, Irene volunteers to send the dress made by her mum to the palace on time, in spite of the snowstorm. Click and see how she overcomes difficulties.

Themes in the story: Courage, Overcoming difficulties The Empty Pot

Suggested grade level: lst-2nd

The Chinese Emperor announces a test to choose the country's next king. The child who raises the best flowers from a seed given by the Emperor will be the one. Ping is unable to get his seed to come out-but Ping's empty pot is the best of all. Why? Themes in the story: Honesty, Learning from failure Clark the Shark

Suggested grade level: Kindergarten- 2nd

Clark i,s a shark who loves life, but his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, so his teacher helps him find a way to turn it down. Finally, Clark knows how to get along with his friends.

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Themes in the story:Self-Control, lVLanners, Friendship 1. What can children learn from Brave Irene? A. How to make friends. C. How to face difficulties.

2. Which of the following books is about honesty? A. Arnie the Doughnut. C. Brave Irene.

3. What is special about Clark the Shark ? A. Its themes include friendship. difficulties.

C. It aims to improve children's writing skills. children.

【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D

B

I went to a small and poor elementary school. I remember the first time a computer showed up in class. It was 5th grade and the computer was an Apple. It was the only computer in my school. This was the 80s and it was a $2600 machine.

Before I discovered computers, I took typing class on old typewriters and I was the kid in class that repaired the typewriters. I remember spending hours trying to figure out what each typewriter needed to fix a stuck key. I was also the Audio/Visual geek （狂热的人）. This meant I was the only one in the class who can thread （穿过）film onto the projector.

Anyway, when this Apple showed up, I immediately opened it. I had to see what was inside. This totally freaked out the teacher but it seemed clear I wasn't going to break it. I quickly learned how to get out of educational games and write things in BASIC. This was all in 5th grade. I and my 5th grade teacher stayed in touch until her passing. I honestly don't know what I'd be doing if she hadn't done something extraordinary. She let my father and me took the Apple home. I'd spend the weekend programming, reading the massive notebooks. This was a $ 2000+computer in the middle of the 80s — the pride of the school —and they let me take it home. A year later, I came home from school one day and the family car was gone and there was a Commodore 64 left in its place. My parents had sold the car and bought a Commodore.

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B. How to learn from failure. D. How to control themselves.

B. The Empty Pot. D. Clark the Shark .

B. It teiis us how to overcome

D. It is also suitable for kindergarten

Now, I think about this crazy journey. I am standing on the shoulders not only of computer science giants, but also heroes like my parents and my 5th grade teacher. Thanks Mrs. Hill, for introducing me to computers even though you were breaking rules. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for bringing a computer home even when there wasn't money for one. 4. What can we learn about the author from paragraph 2? A. He was a hard-working student.

B. His family was too poor to buy him a computer. C. He had already had some skills to operate a computer. D. He was one of the clever ones who could handle a computer.

5. What does the underlined phrase \"freaked out” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Frightened. Annoyed.

6. What was the author's feeling when writing this article? A. Thoughtful. Anxious.

7. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Why We Need Computers C. How I Got My First Computer 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D

C

King Tut, Egypt's famous boy king, was buried with many valuable objects. A dagger（匕首）discovered in his tomb has recently attracted extra attention. Researchers have concluded that the dagger was probably made from a special material.

King Tut was only about nine years old when he became ruler of Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. The young king died when he was just 19, His body was buried in a tomb filled with objects that people believed he would need in the afterlife.

In 1922, Howard Carter discovered Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Up to now, it was the best preserved ancient Egyptian tomb ever found. In 1925, Carter found the dagger which has a gold handle and an iron blade（刀片）. The blade had confused experts because iron was hardly used at that time in ancient Egypt. In fact, it was so rare that it was considered more

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B. Interested. C. Amused. D.

B. Grateful. C. Relaxed. D.

B. How I Learned to Use a Computer D. Thanks For Giving Me a Computer

valuable than gold. Where did the iron for the blade come from?

Around the time of King Tut, ancient Egyptians started using a new word for iron that translates as \"iron from the sky\". This led some experts to believe that the iron for the blade came from a meteorite（陨石）But studies of the dagger carried out in the 1970s and 1990s didn't support that idea.

That's where modern technology comes in. Researchers used a new technique to examine the blade. They discovered that it was made up of iron and other materials found in meteorites. After comparing it to several meteorites, they even found its possible match—a meteorite that landed in northern Egypt thousands of years ago.

Scientists hope the new study will lead to more discoveries about other ancient Egyptian relics, \"It would be very interesting to analyze more Pre-iron Age objects and we could gain precious discoveries, Daniela Comelli, who is a professor, said. 8. What do we know about Tut's tomb? A. It was built when he was 9. B. It has a lot of iron objects in it. C. It was the first tomb to be found. D. It was perfectly kept when discovered.

9. Why do scientists pay extra attention to the dagger? A. Because its blade is made of iron. B. Because it leads to more discoveries. C. Because it was more valuable than gold. D. Because it is King Tut's favorite object.

10. What does the underlined word \"it\" in paragraph 5 refer to? A. The blade. material.

11. What did the researchers use modern technology to show? A.

Ancient Egyptian objects are excellent.

B. The iron.

C. A meteorite.

D. The

B. Iron is widely used in ancient Egypt.

C. More valuable objects are hidden in the tombs.

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D. Tut's dagger was likely made from a meteorite. 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. A 11. D

D

Red pandas are native to the high forests of Asia. They are only a little bigger than a house cat and considered to be endangered. Scientists reported last month that not all red pandas belong to the same species. There are two different species of this animal, not just one, a study found. The scientists reported finding major differences in three genetic markers between Chinese red pandas and Himalayan red pandas. Scientists identified the markers after studying DNA from 65 of the creatures. DNA carries genetic information for the development, growth and reproduction of living things.

Recording the existence of two separate species could help guide efforts for protecting red pandas, scientists added. “Chinese red pandas live in northern Myanmar, as well as southeastern Tibet, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces in China. Himalayan red pandas are native to Nepal, India, Bhutan and southern Tibet in China,” the researchers said.

Researchers Yibo Hu and Fuwen Wei led the study. Their findings appeared in the magazine Science Advances.

Scientists had earlier suggested there were two species of red panda. But the new study was the first to provide the genetic information necessary to allow such a judgment. International experts guess a total population of around 10,000 red pandas in the wild. The two species differ in color and skull shape. The Himalayan red panda is the less of the two.

Major threat stored pandas include deforestation and habitat loss. While they have similar names, red pandas and giant pandas are not closely related. Giant pandas are one of the world’s eight bear species. Red pandas are sometimes called living fossils because they have no close living relatives. They are the only remaining member of their mammalian family. 12. What played a key role in telling the two kinds of red pandas apart? A. Life habits. C. Living places.

13. What do we know about the research result? A. It proved a nearly guess. pandas.

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B. Body sizes. D. High technology.

B. It figured out the number of red

C. It found two similar species of red panda. was endangered.

14. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. The red panda’s habitat needs changing. common.

C. Red pandas are one of the world’s bear species. number.

15. What can be the best title for the text? A. Red Pandas Are Mistaken for Giant Pandas B. Red Pandas Are Becoming Endangered

C. Red Pandas Have Actually Two Different Species D. Red Pandas Are More Precious than Giant Pandas 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

D. It proved one species of red pandas

B. Red pandas and pandas have little in

D. Red pandas are less than pandas in

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。Failure is a word that no one wants to hear. It is human being's biggest fear, yet it is faced by every human being. Sometimes, people's fear of it is their biggest barrier to success.____16____ Here are some tips which can help you get on the positive side of life.

Say no to giving up. Before starting anything that you think will give you success, promise yourself that you will never give up. This promise helps make your mind ready for both failure and success. But what if you didn't do that in the start?____17____ Learn from your mistakes. This is the opportunity that you should not let go of. Suppose you are on a football ground.____18____But at the tenth attempt, you succeed after 9 'in a row failures or mistakes'. The tenth attempt proves that you have somehow learnt from your mistakes.

Never think that you've got only one plan. The worst thing you can do after failing in some project is thinking that it was the only plan you could ever think of.____19____If a plan A fails, turn to Plan B or Plan C. If you are into achieving something, no one or nothing in this world can stop you.

____20____This is the most important thing that you need to live a happy life. Always think positive. Never let yourself down. Positivity is all we need to grow and establish ourselves in this

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world.

A. Keep a positive attitude. B. There is always another plan. C. Change the failure into victory. D. In fact, most people strongly deny it. E. Then always remember that it is never too late. F. You strike the ball for 9 times in a row and fail G. Therefore, you need to learn how to deal with failure. 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. F 19. B 20. A 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15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Last year a group of friends and I began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how ___21___ it is to make a positive difference in our community. Over the holidays, we collected hats, ___22___ and other cold-weather equipment for the “store” at an elementary school, where students can “buy” things with ___23___ earned through good behavior. It was a ___24___ way to get these items to children whose families might not be able to ___25___ them. “Do the children need anything else?” I asked the coordinator(协调人) when we sent our ___26___ to him. “Umbrellas!” she said. “Most of our ___27___ have to walk to school, and when it rains they come in very ___28___.”

Of course! I thought. It doesn’t snow much here, ___29___ we do have a lot of cold rainy days. Parents who are poor might not buy ___30___. My friends and I began to ___31___: We sent e-mails, called people and ___32___ the project at social events. Everyone had the same ___33___: “I’ve never thought about that before!” We collected more than 50 umbrellas for the school ___34___ April showers. We were very satisfied. ___35___, the kids will be singing in the rain! 21. A. lucky 22. A. glasses

B. easy B. needles

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C. wealthy C. gloves

D. quick D. bowls

23. A. rewards 24. A. common 25. A. own 26. A. donations 27. A. customers employees 28. A. concerned 29. A. but 30. A. candles 31. A. weep understand 32. A. suffered from into

33. A. response 34. A. in need of for

35. A. Surprisingly

B. pleasure B. scientific B. use B. screens B. kids

C. tips C. simple C. accept C. luggage C. teachers

D. love D. good D. afford D. staffs D.

B. angry B. so B. umbrellas B. recover

C. wet C. and C. tickets C. work

D. nervous D. or D. houses D.

B. made out C. talked up D. looked

B. level B. in favor of

C. pay C. for lack of

D. height D. in time

B. Hopefully C. Interestingly D. Luckily

【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A suitcase automatically follows its owner around, turns a corner, and stops ___36___ (immediate) when the owner stops to talk with a friend. It is very real and can be seen at the robot ___37___ (exhibit) of the 2020 World Robot Conference.

___38___ rapid advancements in AI technology, robotics no longer involves only industrial machines at factories. So far, the improvements of computer vision and voice recognition technologies ___39___ (help) robots enter people’s daily lives at a faster pace and at affordable ___40___ (price). The trend comes as China, the world’s ___41___ (large) market for industrial robots for six continuous years, sees increasing demand for service robots. The market size of the country’s

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robotics sector is expected to hit $ 8.68 billion this year, ___42___ (account) for about 30 percent of the global robotics market, the Chinese Institute of Electronics forecast in a report. That figure would mark ___43___ annual growth rate of 20.9 percent from 2014 to 2019. Qi Ou, founder of ForwardX, a company founded in 2016 ___44___ has developed a smart suitcase custom-built to follow its owner, said more efforts are being made ___45___ (use) technological progress to improve people s lives. 【答案】36. immediately 37. exhibition 38. With

39. have helped 40. prices 41. largest 42. accounting 43. an 44. that/which 45. to use

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

46. 假定你是李华，为了激发学生的英语学习兴趣，上周五你班举行了英语诗歌创作大赛。请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括： 1.赛前准备（了解诗歌形式等）； 2.比赛情况（作品展示，比赛结果等）； 3.活动效果。

注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

An English Poetry Writing Competition

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【答案】An English Poetry Writing Competition

To arouse our interest in English, an English poetry writing competition was organized in our classroom last Friday.

All of us made full preparations in advance. Some surfed the Internet others went to the library to study different forms of poetry and writing techniques. During the competition, the works were

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presented in various ways. The vivid language left a deep impression on us. Then everyone voted on the best poems and the winners were awarded.

We thought highly of the competition, which broadened our horizons and enriched our knowledge about English poems as well. 第二节 读后续写（满分25分）

47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写词数应为150左右

Last Saturday,David was taking a walk in the park near his home when he noticed a woman with a boy of about eight years old. When David passed them,he heard the woman

yell,“How stupid you are! You're good at nothing.” David stopped and looked at the little boy. The boy said nothing. He just stood there,looking upset.

David was reminded of his English teacher Mrs Brown in middle school. After he entered middle school, David lacked self-confidence because he was often made fun of by others. He was often told that he was good at nothing,which David believed. But one day it all changed.

One dayin an English writing class,Mrs Brown asked them to read a novel. They were asked to write a new chapter of the novel after they finished reading the book. A few days later,David handed in his story. He didn't give it much thought. But the next day to his surprise, the comment “well done” from Mrs Brown came into view the moment he turned to the page where the story was written.

When David read that,he almost burst into tears. He never expected to be praised one day. He suddenly gained some self-confidence.

That day after he returned home,he wrote a short story and gave it to Mrs Brown the next morning. And again he was praised.

David became very interested in writing. He often wrote short stories and asked Mrs Brown to read them and correct them for him. Mrs Brown always correct them for him. Mrs Brown always corrected the mistakes he had made and gave him good advice to improve them. One year later,David joined the school newspaper and became an editor of it. He was no longer that boy who lacked self-confidence. He gained his confidence and was hopeful about his future. He succeeded in entering college and kept writing. Several years after graduating from college,he

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had his first book published. With some more books coming out,he became famous as a writer in his country. And he owed his success to Mrs Brown's encouragement. Without her encouragement,his life might be very different now. Paragraph 1:

Inspired by his own life story,David decided to do something for that boy.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:

The mother was ashamed when she heard that.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Paragraph 1:

Inspired by his own life story, David decided to do something for that boy. He went to the woman , who immediately recognized him because she had read his books and seen his pictures. David started to chat with her. He told her that what she said to her boy was not appropriate. Then he told her about the encouragement he once got from Mrs Brown. In the end, he said, “I couldn’t have become a writer if I had believed I was good at nothing.” Paragraph 2:

The mother was ashamed when she heard that. She realized that she shouldn’t have called her son stupid, which would make his lose confidence in himself. So she said, “Thank you for your advice. I’ll never say such things to him again. Instead , I’ll find out what he’s good at and encourage him.” The woman then left with the boy. Looking at the back of the boy, David felt relieved, hoping his action could make some difference to the boy.

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