河北省邯郸市永年区第二中学2020_2021学年高一英语上学期期中联考试题

1、河北省邯郸市永年区第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中联考试题总分：150分 时间：120分钟 第i卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 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. where is the woman now?a. in the park. b. in the classroom. c. in the library.2. how did the woman hear from james?a. by le

2、tter. b. by phone. c. by email.3. what is the womans plan for tonight?a. to go out to eat. b. to see a film. c. to work overtime.4. what is the woman probably doing?a. writing a paper. b. doing some research. c. studying for a test.5. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a sofa. b. a survey

3、. c. a magazine.第二节 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。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why did the man go to south america?a. to teach english. b. to improve his spanish. c. to learn about the local life.7. what project did the ma

4、n join?a. tourism. b. farming. c. construction.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. how many minutes are used for q&a?a. 20. b. 15. c. 5.9. what dose the woman advise the man to do?a. give lots of examples. b. talk about the images. c. simplify his speech.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. when did the woman decide to finish her

5、homework?a. by this friday. b. by this saturday. c. by next monday.11. what is the woman going to do this weekend?a. attend a party. b. clean her room. c. visit her cousins.12. where did the woman find useful information?a. from some books. b. from the internet. c. from her brother.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

6、。13. why dose the woman call the man?a. to borrow books. b. to tell him her plans. c. to ask about his sister.14. what was the man doing when the phone rang?a. doing the shopping. b. playing football. c. working in the garden.15. what is not the womans hobby?a. reading. b. learning music. c. watchin

7、g tv.16. when will the speakers meet?a. this afternoon. b. tomorrow morning. c. tomorrow afternoon.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。17. how old was brown when she took part in americas got talent?a. 13 years old. b. 14 years old. c. 15 years old.18. who is the original singer of rise up?a. andra day. b. jayna br

8、own. c. jennifer hudson.19. what did howie mandel do that night?a. he competed with jayna brown.b. he judged the competitors.c. he hosted the contest.20. how did tomlinson feel about browns performance?a. he was moved. b. he was amazed. c. he was disappointed.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

9、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awho is the greatest teacher in chinese history? many people would say: confucius (孔子). september 28 is his birthday. although he was born over 2,000 years ago, people still remember him on this day. confucius lived in the kingdom of lu, part of t

10、odays shandong province. he lived during the spring and autumn period. his childhood was sad. his father died when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother. but young confucius didnt give up on studying. he visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports. later,

11、 he became a teacher and started the first public school in chinese history. at that time only children from noble (贵族的) families could go to school, but confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. he had about 3,000 students in his lifetime. today, people still follow c

12、onfucius lessons. he told us that everyone has something worthy to learn and to teach. “when i am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. i select their good qualities and follow them. i take their bad qualities and change them in myself.” he also taught us that thinking

13、 is very important in study. “all study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). all thinking but no study makes people lazy.” confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. his most important teachings are about kindness and good

14、manners. “a kind person should care for others. be strict with yourself, but be kind to others,” he said.21. confucius started the first public school so that _. a. children could learn at school rather than at home b. children from poor families could go to school as well c. he wanted to be the fir

15、st teacher in chinese history d. he could find himself a job as a teacher22. confucius not only gave lessons but also _. a. taught students how to make friends b. provided students with puzzles c. encouraged people to be strict d. advised people to behave well23. which is the best title for this sto

16、ry?a. a person who changed chinese history b. confucius a great teacher and thinkerc. a great man with hard childhood d. confucius teaching methodsbat times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. for example, when i was 12, i went to puerto rico all by myself to stay with my gra

17、ndmother for the summer. my mom was very nervous (紧张的）about it. she kept telling me how things were different in puerto rico, to always put on sunglasses, not to walk away from my grandmother, and other warnings. she helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off. but d

18、espite(尽管）her worries, she let me go on my own. as i moved into my teens, she continued to give me space to grow and learn, even when it might have been difficult for her. when i reached my senior year, i decided to move away for college. once again i found that i differed from my peers(同伴）： while m

19、any of them wanted to close to home, i couldnt wait to be out in the world on my own. while my mom may not have been happy at the thought of my going away, she was supportive（支持的）and excited for me. one big thing i realized during my senior year, as my mom allowed me more freedom, was that she actua

20、lly believes in me and trusts me. that means a lot. most of my life, and especially when i was little, the main person i tried to impress in my schoolwork or other things was my mother. i knew she expected nothing but the best from me. sometimes it was hard to live up to（不辜负） her standards（标准）; gett

21、ing a single b on my report card would make her feel bad because i knew she wanted me to have all as. i know that her high standards have helped me stay focused（集中注意力的）on what is important , like education, and made me who i am. i am thankful for her support and involvement（参与） in my life. most of a

22、ll i respect her. she is the strongest woman i know and thats why i have turned out so strong and independent. 24. when the author decided to go to puerto rico , his mother _.a. wanted to go with him b. worried about his safety c. didnt allow him to do so d. asked his grandmother for advice .25. the

23、 author decided to move away for college to _.a. be different from his peers b. keep away from his mother c. be independent in the outside world d. make his mother unhappy26.we can learn from the third paragraph that the authors mother_.a. had a high expectation(期望）of him b. was too strict with him

24、c. used to expect nothing from him d. cared little about his learning 27.in the passage, the author mainly wants to tell us _. a. his long way to becoming independent b. his good relationship with his mother c. the importance of a mothers trust and support d. his mothers deep love for him cone of th

25、e most enjoyable experiences you can have is to learn another language. in the united states, more and more people speak spanish. learning spanish may be a great way for you to communicate with new people. perhaps it can even help you with your business! there are many reasons to learn spanish. but

26、how will you do it? many high-schoolers and even middle-schoolers have learned a new language, so its quite necessary for us adults to learn a foreign language. have you taken a class to learn spanish? perhaps you havent, but you still want to learn. what can you do? there are many ways you can lear

27、n spanish. now we are not talking about learning it from someone you dont know in the street! learning spanish can be fun and shouldnt be viewed as a punishment. okay, so where do you begin to look to learn spanish? heres one website that can help you. its the learn spanish resource site. you can le

28、arn spanish online through one of the many spanish teaching websites. not for you? another choice of learning spanish is to check if there is anything available at your local college or even local library. still want more options on how to learn spanish? you can always check out the tapes and videos

29、 that can help you learn slowly.learning spanish can do more for you than just allowing you to communicate with new people. providing spanish language on your website can help you attract new customers. you can also learn quite a bit about the culture, the traditions, and the history of those countr

30、ies that speak that language.28. this passage is most probably written for _.a. teachers b. businessmenc. pupils d. travelers29.the reasons to learn spanish mentioned in the passage are the following ones except_. a. learning spanish may be a great way to communicate with new people. b. learning spa

31、nish because it is the best language in the world. c. learning spanish can help you with your business. d. learning spanish can help you can also learn quite a bit about the culture, the traditions, and the history of those countries that speak that language.30. which of the following ways for learn

32、ing spanish does the author not suggest in the passage?a. learn spanish online on a spanish teaching website.b. go to the local college to find some reference books.c. go to buy some tapes and videos about spanish learning.d. go and find some other spanish learners to learn with.31. in the authors o

33、pinion, learning a foreign language _.a. requires a lot of timeb. is not as easy as people thinkc. can give us much pleasured. is a painful experiencedscientists have long known that a crow （乌鸦）native to new caledonia is able to use tools. the birds use them to remove food from deep holes. now, amer

34、ican researchers have discovered a second species of crow with the same ability. they reported on their experiments with alala crows, which are from the hawaiian islands. in the experiment, the researchers placed pieces of food in holes inside the wood. the holes were too deep for the crows to reach

35、 with their beaks(鸟喙). but, by using small pieces of wood held in their beaks, alala crows quickly got the food. they used small objects as tools, sometimes changing them by shortening too-long sticks. they also made tools from plant materials. “the crows use their beaks as people use thumbs on thei

36、r hands. tool use is rare in the animal kingdom. ” said chritian rutz of university of st. andrews. “current evidence strongly suggests that tool use is part of the species natural behavioral pattern(行为模式). these birds had no special training in the study, yet most of them were skilled at handling s

37、tick tools. ”bird experts claim finding out that the crows use tools is important discovery. “it makes us rethink how to look at the whole tool-use idea now and encourages us to go out and look for things that we may have ignored before. ”all the alala crows left in the world live in hawaii. there w

38、ere less than 20 alalas left in the late 1990s when scientists decided to bring them into a protected area. now, it is reported that there are over 100 birds living there. scientists plan to release a small number of the birds back into the wild later. 32. what are the findings of american researche

39、rs? a. alala crows can also use tools. b. its difficult for birds to look for food. c. new caledonia is home to some crows. d. the hawaiian islands are full of rare birds. 33. what can we learn from the study? a. the holes were very big and wide. b. alala crows could only use short sticks. c. alala

40、crows got the food by working together. d. alala crows would deal with tools if necessary. 34. what do chritian rutzs words mean? a. using tools comes naturally to alala crows. b. using stick tools is not easy for alala crows. c. alala crows beaks look like peoples hands. d. alala crows wont use too

41、ls without being trained. 35. what do scientists plan to do with alala crows? a. move all of them out of hawaii. b. increase the population of them. c. set some of them free in nature. d. build more protected areas for them. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。 everyone

42、 wants to be self-confident , but maybe we just dont know how to be. here are some tips on how you can feel more confident about yourself. 36 everyone has shortcomings . when you have found your shortcomings , work to overcome them. if you are a shy person, take part in social activities, such as pa

43、rties, and speak to at least one or two people there. second, try to spend more time with positive people. successful and confidence people have their own ways of settling problems. 37 third, set goals for yourself. with each goal you achieve, your self-confidence will increase . 38 we are afraid th

44、at we might lose. stop thinking like that and give yourself a chance. fourth, start each day with a sense of opportunity . 39 think positively about yourself. actually everyone has his or her own way of becoming confident. 40 friends might have useful suggestions, too. in short , as long as you try

45、new things, you are sure to become more confident. a. pay attention and learn from them.b. you should talk with your friends.c. first , dont think about your weak points .d. its not always right to ask friends for help. e. sometimes we might be afraid of trying new things.f. start your day by readin

46、g something encouraging . g. first, you should know what your weak points are. 第三部分 语言运用（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） 阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 last year a group of friends and i began a project called the world needs you. its aim is to show how 41 it is t

47、o make a positive difference in our community. over the holidays, we collected hats, 42 and othercold-weather equipment for the “store” at an elementary school, where students can “buy” things with 43 earned through good behavior. it was a 44 way to get these items to children whose families might n

48、ot be able to 45 them.“do the children need anything else?” i asked the coordinator(协调人) when wesent our 46 to him.“umbrellas!” she said. “most of our 47 have to walk to school, and whenit rains they come in very 48 .”of course!i thought. it doesnt snow much here, 49 we do have a lot of cold rainy d

49、ays. parents who are poor might not buy 50 . my friends and i began to 51 : we sent e-mails, called people and 52 the project at social events. everyone had the same 53 : “ive never thought about that before!” we collected more than50 umbrellas for the school 54 april showers. we were very satisfied

50、. 55 , the kids will be singing in the rain!41aluckybeasycwealthydquick42aglassesbneedlescglovesdbowls43arewardsbpleasurectipsdlove44acommonbscientificcsimpledgood45aownbusecacceptdafford46adonations(捐赠物)bscreenscluggagedstaffs（全体员工）47acustomersbkidscteachersdemployees48aconcernedbangrycwetdnervous4

51、9abutbsocanddor50acandlesbumbrellascticketsdhouses51aweep（哭泣）brecovercworkdunderstand52asuffered frombmade outctalked updlooked into53aresponseblevelcpaydheight54ain need ofbin favor ofcfor lack ofdin time for55asurprisinglybhopefullycinterestinglydluckily第ii卷（非选择题，55分）第2节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅

52、读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。do you want to learn a foreign language? choose one of the most 56._(use) languages suggested below to learn.in most countries all over the world, english is the most widely used second language. whether a person is traveling to a foreign country or communicating 57_pe

53、ople from other 58. _(country) for business purposes, english is one language which will come in handy at every step.spanish is the language of business in about twenty countries. there are many jobs in the united states as well as in many other countries, which specially ask for people 59. _know ho

54、w to speak and write spanish.the chinese economy is booming! in the future, china 60_ (become) the economic world leader, which makes 61. _the perfect time to learn mandarin chinese, a language 62._ (speak) by millions of people.french 63. _ (recognize) as one of the top languages to learn, 64. _(si

55、mple) because it is a chief language in northern and western africa. anyone trying to understand european history can benefit a lot from 65_ (learn) this language.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华，你打算利用假期出国旅游。请你就此给你的美国笔友 michael发一封电子邮件，谈论你出国旅游的原因，并邀请michael有时间来中国。要点如下：1.出国旅游很有意义；2.开阔眼界，了解国外的风俗和历史；3.和来自不同文