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

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年级：姓名：15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

2、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 abo

3、ut?a. a restaurant. b. fast food. c. a job. 4. what does the man mean?a. he 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 s

4、tudent. 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?

5、a. go to enjoy alive performance. b. tell kids about the weekend plan，c. learn 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 wo

6、rk?a. in the morning. b. in then afternoon. c. in the evening. 听第8段材料，回答第10、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

7、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 the 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 jo

8、bs. 14. when should the people at the party stop making noise?a. by 9:00 p. 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

9、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) 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?

10、 forum (论坛) readers share their opinions. white bear (poland)in poland swimming 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 s

11、wimming lessons in school are compulsory (dating back to charlemagne!). i even 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

12、 strokes on dryland. they only spent 15 minutes in the water. all of the children 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 ch

13、inese: athletes have won world championships in swimming while most schools 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 doubtf

14、ul about the effect of swimming lessons?a. white bearb. minter pandac. boilermakerd. 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

15、few schools have swimming lessons.d. most of the readers think swimming is an 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 pa

16、id 1,000 pounds. cathryn hussain said her christmas had been “a washout” of “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 m

17、ale holding what she believed to be a knife. the suspect was dressed in black 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 cri

18、me also feel very sad for the family over what is a cruel and mean-spirited 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

19、bit fed up of the prank calls that all seem to go through to my daughters phone. 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 mone

20、y. ”“christmas was difficult as ive got a five-year-old grandson so i had to 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

21、 the underlined word “washout” mean?a. failureb. surprisec. shockd. fortune20. 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

22、dog was stolen. 21. what do we know about the incident?a. the family have been 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 t

23、he dog back. 22. what is the best title for the passage?a. a sad owner of a 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 coronav

24、irus (冠状病毒) pandemic. some have tried running, gardening, doing puzzles, cookingbut 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 devi

25、ce and your voice will be broadcast throughout the empty icelandic countryside.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 user

26、s to join in with the phrase, “tap to scream.”“youve been through a lot this 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.”accordin

27、g to a news release, the speakers are located at seven locations across iceland. 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 be

28、tween countries, have increased peoples stress,” promote iceland says.zoe aston, 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

29、 iceland still wants users to take mental health struggles during the pandemic 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 t

30、he activity in the forum below.23. what is the purpose of the campaign of promote 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

31、 about the campaign of promote iceland?a. participants use the but on at the 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

32、its broadcast. 25. why is zoe aston mentioned in the passage?a. she is the organizer 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 i

33、s the passage likely from?a. a medical journalb. a websitec. a research reportd. 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

34、the face is masked (戴口罩), it becomes more difficult to recognize these cues.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 als

35、o make you feel more distracted, further weakening your connection to others.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 s

36、aid than done. eye contact may cause discomfortable after only three seconds. 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 straigh

37、ter and lift their head; when they are sad, they slouch and drop their head; 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 v

38、oice. its not just what you say, its how you say it. along with the actual words, 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 an

39、d voice to convey the emotions you fear your mask might hide. by all means, 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

40、 you appear more trustworthy.c. only eye contact can avoid misunderstanding. 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

41、 body itself.c. when people are sad, their whole body tenses up. d. standing 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

42、to keep social distance strictly. b. we can regain some control over communication 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

43、。when youre not at home, many worries may start to crowd your mind. did i turn 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 a

44、llows them to be controlled from far away through electrical wiring, mobile 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

45、 a smart home controller to switch on or off the electricity when necessary. 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

46、, using only the guiding information. when a problem appears you can deal with 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 hom

47、e easy to be attacked by hackers, who may secretly use or change the information 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

48、 it is, one thing is for suresmart home technology will change the way we live 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

49、is far from perfect. e. therefore, many people think the smart home technology 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

50、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。its 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

51、internet starsclearly, he is not. ding zhen, a 20-year-old horse-racing lover, 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 wee

52、ks. it all 43 from a seven-second video posted on douyin. ding was seen on his 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

53、like a stream of 46 water,” and “his smile melted my heart,” 47 social media. 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 an

54、d became the tourism ambassador of litang county. a three-minute short film 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 post

55、ed a picture on weibo, 53 that hes from sichuan. not surprisingly, discussions 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. act

56、orc. authord. teenager37. a. positionb. aspectc. occasiond. report38. a. originallyb. 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. at

57、tracted43. a. playedb. updatedc. discoveredd. started44. a. hostedb. orderedc. 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. rememberedc. decidedd. planned52. a. let go ofb. lay inc. led tod. fell on53. a. pretendingb. confirmingc. gu