铁人中学2021级高一学年下学期期末考试英语试题

1、铁人中学2021级高一学年下学期期末考试英语试题试题说明：1、木试题总分值150分,答题时间120分钟。2、请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。第一局部 听力（共两节，总分值30分）第一节（共5小题，每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并 标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有【0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。Where does the conversation probably take place?C. In a factory.C. A professor.C. F

2、ridays.A. In a hotel.B. In a hospital.Whai does the man want to become?A. A swimmer.B. A photographer.What docs the woman suggest the man do?Avoid working at night.Get all the parts from Japan.Buy a new washing machine.On what day will the speakers study together?A. Mondays.B. Thursdays.How docs the

3、 girl learn the violin?By taking lessons.By herself.By learning from her father.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值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 最正确选项，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。Why will the woman go to Boston?A. For a business trip.B.

4、For a holiday.C. For a wedding.What will the man do first?A. Finish his work.B. Go shopping.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。How much is the service charge?A. $25.B. $50.How does the man pay the bill?A. In cash.B. By cheque.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。What degree does the woman have in drama?A. A bachelors degree.B. A masters d

5、egree.Why does the woman like drama?it enables her to understand people better.It helps her to attract more public attention.It strengthens her relationship with students.How do the womans students like her way of teaching?A. They doubt it.B. They enjoy it.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Where are the speakers?A.

6、In a library.B. In a bookstore.What do we know about the man?He doesnt work today.He is a famous artist.He lives around the corner.Why does the Spider-Man story impress the man?Il deals with the kid theme.It is very simple to understand.It writes about society at that time.When was Watchmen written?

7、A. In 1981.B. In 1986.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。What docs the speaker think of Leos excuses?A. Convincing.B. Poor.Wha( did Leo do after asking for leave two weeks ago?He stayed in his new apartment.C. Cal) his friend.C. $75.C. By credit card.C. A PhD.C. They show no interest.C. In a publishing house.C. In 1

8、987.C. Kind.He had a date with his girlfriend.He watched TV with the speaker.What did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend?A. Move furniture.B. Get a new balicry.C. Change tires.What,s the speakers decision?Making some new friends.Talking with Leo.Forgiving Leo.第二局部 阅读理解（共两节，总分值50分）第一节（共15小题；每题2.5

9、分，总分值37.5分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。ABeijing has made history as the first city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Lets look back on some of the important factors that made the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games so impressive.the Olympic torch （火炬）In recognition

10、 of Beijings status （J也位）as the worlds first city to host both the Summer and Winter games, the 2022 Olympic torch featured a similar design to the 2008 Olympic torch by the same color combination and artistic forms. What truly took viewers breath away was the moment when torch bearers （火炬手）passed t

11、he flame to another during the Olympic Torch Relay. The two Olympic torches locked into each other at the top, which represented fire and ice, symbolizing how it would bring light and warmth to the winter sports scene.the Olympic mascots （吉祥物）The Winter Olympic mascot “Bing Dwcn DwerT, a cartoon ima

12、ge of a panda wearing a spacesuit, like a winter sports athlete from the future, has enjoyed wide popularity at home and abroad since its firsl appearance in 2019. “Bing Dwen Dwen is a great combination of Chinese culture and the Olympic spirit. Hopefully Bing Dwcn Dwcn can become a classic and leav

13、e lasting memories in Olympic history,said Cao Xue, head of the Beijing 2022 mascot design team.Soon after the announcement of “Bing Dwcn Dwcn，Beijing organizers also introduced “Shuey Rhon Rhon” as the mascot of the 2022 Beijing Paralympic （残奥会）Winter Games.the smart high-speed railwayAs the countd

14、own to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continued, the new high-speed railway line connecting the capital with Olympic host city Zhangjiakou began（o enter service. By cutting the （ravel time between the two from three hours to 47 minutes, the bullet train can run up to 350 kilometers per hour withou

15、t a driver, becoming the worlds first smart high-speed railway. So, what makes them “smart？ Well, equipped with 5G signals, intelligent lighting and sensors to collect real-time data and detect any operational problems, the trains can automatically start, stop and adjust to the different speed limit

16、s between stations.Why is Bing Dwen DwerT so popular?Because it is a real panda, (he national treasure of China.Because it looks like an athlete wearing a spacesuit.Because it has already become a classic in Olympic history.Because it shows both Chinese culture and the Olympic spirit.How long did it

17、 take to get to Zhangjiakou from Beijing by train before the new high-speed railway was put into use?A. About 47 minutesB. About 3 hours and 47 minutesC. About 3 hoursD. About 2 hoursWhat can we know about the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games from the passage?It caught the worlds eye once again as

18、the 2008 Olympics did.The torch was the same as that in 2008 Olympics.It had two mascots“Bing Dwen Dwen” and “Shuey Rhon Rhon”Drivers on the new high-speed trains used 5G signals to operate the bullet train.BA shop owner placed a sign above his door that said： ”Puppies fbr Salc/Signs like this alway

19、s have a way of attracting young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and approached the owner.“How much arc you going to sell the puppies fbr? ”hc asked.The shop owner replied, Anywhere from $30 to S50.”The little boy pulled out some change from his pocket/*1 have $2.37, “he said/Can I

20、please look at them ?”The shop owner smiled and whistled. A lady ran down the aisle of his shop followed by five tiny balls of fur.One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging puppy and said, Whats wrong with that little dog?”The shop owner explained

21、that (he puppy was born disabled and it would always be lame. The little boy became excited/iII buy it.The shop owner said, “No, you dont want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, Ill just give him to you/Thc little boy looked straight into the shop owners eyes and said, I dont want you t

22、o give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and Ill pay full price. In fact. Ill give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I pay it off.”The shop owner countered, “You really dont want to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to run and play wi

23、th you like the other puppies.”To his surprise, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the shop owner and softly replied. “Well, I dont nin so well myself and the little puppy will need someo

24、ne who understands! ” 24. From the passage we can infer.the owner persuaded the boy out of buying the lame dogthe dog was badly treated because it was different from other dogsthe boy decided to pay the owner at least $30 for the lame dogthe boy decided io pay off the rest of the money in a monthWhy

25、 did the owner feel surprised?Because the boy was disabled as well.Because the puppy recovered one day.Because the lady sold the disabled puppy.Because the boy refused his offer.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word in the last but one paragraph?A. Said. B. Argued. C. Yelled.D.

26、 Blamed.What docs the passage mainly convey to us?Love. B. Kindness.C. Generosity.D. Understanding.CIf youre a fan of fast fashion,your choices may be narrowing in the near future.At the end of 2020 , fast-fashion giant H&M said it would close 350 stores worldwide.RecentIy,Spanish fashion giant Indi

27、tex announced that it would close all its Bershka,PulI & Bear and Stradivarius stores in China.lt all indicates that fast fashion is slowing down,noted the website Fast Company.A major reason is the shift in the mindset （心态）of consumers.Millennials,those who were born in the 1980s or 1990s,are now t

28、he largest consumer group.Unlike their predecessors （前人），millennials are more financially stable,and thus low-priced fast fashion is not their priority.According to The South China Morning Postjnore people are starting to care about quality and the stories behind a product.Another factor is the grow

29、ing concern over the fashion industrys effect on the enviromncni.As The New York Times noted,the fashion industry is one of the largest polluters of clean water and three-fifths of clothes produced in a year end up in landfills （垃圾场）.As there is more awareness of the climate crisis,younger people ar

30、e pursuing more eco-friendly choices.Molly,22, is one of them.Before she went to college,she used （o go frequently to fast-fash ion shops like Forever 21 and H&M,But after taking a class that focused on the environmental impact of clothing production.hcr preference changed.Now,she tries to shop in a

31、 way that is both sustainable （可持续的）and affordable： She shops second-hand.My friend showed inc how easy it was to be thrifty (节约的)，and I developed a new personal style that focused less on trends but on basics that dont go out of style, she told MTV News.In order to survive in the competitive market

32、,many fast-fashion brands are making changes as well.For examplejnditex said that the company plans for all of its clothes (o be sustainable by 2025.Sustainability is a never-ending task in which everyone here is involved, said Pablo Isia,CEO of Inditex. 28. Why is fast fashion unpopular among mille

33、nnials?A. Millennials follow former generations style.Millennials prefer cheaper clothes.Millennials attach more importance to quality.Millennials like brands with a long history.What is the main idea of paragraph 4?Unsold clothes are a threat to the environment.Low-quality fashion products dont las

34、t long.Climate change should be blamed on the fashion industry.More people prefer eco-friendly fashion products.The author used (he example of inditex at the end (o show.how competition is becoming more fierce in the fashion indusiryhow sustainability has become the top priority for most fashion bra

35、ndshow the fast-fashion industry is suffering a big losshow a major company can change their products to fit the marketWhat is the authors opinion on the future development of fast fashion?Promising.B. Hopeless.C. Unclear.D. Unpredictable.DLike anyone else,I have social media personalities that I li

36、ke to fol low. I watch their Insta stories,YouTube videos and generally keep track of what they are up to by means of social media.Thesecelebrities A)encourage me to pursue my dreams,and unlike my physical friends, are often more accessible-just a YouTube click away.So when i found myself telling a

37、story the other day to one of my friends at a cafe and then casually referring to one of these online personalities as my friend, I suddenly became aware of the blurred (模糊 的)line between my physical and virtual social lives.I was retelling a YouTubefs stoiy about how to practice appreciation as if

38、it were my story to tcll.Thc scary part is that it came so naturally that I had to pause and think twice about what had just come out of my mouth.How did I get to the point of referring to someone I had never actually spoken with as a friend? Between trying (o make a living and maintaining social re

39、lationships,it has become especially easy for millennials (those born between the early 1980s and 1990s) to turn to artificial social closeness to meet their basic human needs for social interactions.So how do we really know who our friends arc in a world where the term friend seems so blurred? Is i

40、t right to call someone a friend who youve never spoken with in real life? Sometimes I worry that my online friendships are taking away the time I could be spending forming meaningful relationships in real life.In an article in Psychology Today,Alex Pattakos claims that our quest to create more and

41、more friends through popular social media platforms has led to us feeling more disconnected in rcality.His research states that we can only maintain around 150 real friendships and the desire to have more connections leads to emotional attachments(o online celcbricies,referred to as para-social inte

42、ractions,and consequently detachment (别离) from our real life connections.Do you make a distinction between your online and offline friends? If so,how? 32. What does the author think of his real-life friends?A. They are more difficult to reach.They often cause him much trouble.C. They are fond of fol

43、lowing celebrities.D. They mostly lack interest in social media.Which of the following puzzled the author?The definition of physical friends.Some phrases used in online language.The proper way to practice appreciation online.The distinction between physical and online friends.What can we infer about

44、 millennials from paragraph 3?They are skillful in AI technology.They have great difficulty making a living.They are eager to seek online friendships.They rarely build firm social relationships.Whats the authors attitude to online friendships?A. Casual.B. Opposcd.C. Supportive.D. Ambiguous.第二节(共5小题；

45、每题2.5分，总分值12.5分)任务型阅读。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项，请把答案写在答题卡上。High-Tech Santa： 4 Devices to Give the Old Man a BoostEvery year, Santa guides his sleigh from the North Pole and gets presents delivered to all the good girls and boys of the world. Can technology give (he kind old man a ha

46、nd in finishing his rounds? After all. Santa isnt getting any younger, and Christinas Eve isnt getting any longer. Here arc a few suggestions.Note： we are not being paid to promote these products. (36)A 3D printerManufacturing is a tough business, so Santa must be very busy in making millions of gif

47、ts. Perhaps Santa could feel easier if he caught up with the 3D-printing craze. Desktop 3D printers for home use arc just coming on the market. (37)A high-tech listNotebook and paper are so 20th cenlury. Santa needs something new-perhaps a tablet? We suggest Samsungs Galaxy Note 10.1. 1( comes with

48、a pen and note-taking apps, so Santa wont have to (akc off his gloves to swipe at the screen. (38)GPSSanta needs to take advantage of the global positioning system (GPS) . GPS has been around since I995and is now taken for granted in phones and cars. (39 ) GPS trackers can even help Mrs. Claus keep

49、an eye on her husband.Protective casesOne disadvantage to entering the digital age is that most tech gadgets arent built for the cold. Most digital devices only do between 0and 35CC. (40) A company has a possible answer. It uses new materials that protect spacecraft from the cold of space and the he

50、at of a launch. The company must be willing to offer Christmas red protective cases.A. Such devices can show where someone is and where theyve been. B. Who wants to take off their gloves to use a touch screen in snow and ice? C. Many people want to track Santa with high-tech devices. D. What should

51、Santa do if he wants to use his ipad in the North Pole? E. Santas white gloves provide a nice contrast to his bright-red suit. F. Theyre capable of turning digital instructions into real things. G. Were simply concerned for Santas well-being.第三局部 语言知识运用(共三节，总分值45分)第一节(共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题

52、所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确 选项。Many athletes desire to compete in the Olympics. And they ) hard to be faster, higher and stronger in achieving (heir goals. Only a few of them (42) (o the worlds biggest events, and even fewer (43) to receive their medals. However, the (44) of them end up in silence

53、 or are forced to deal with life-long injuries. Il makes you (45) if its all worth it.In my years of covering spoils. Ive noticed that a key factor is often (46) sports provide a lesson in dealing with failure. Its (47) to see sonic straight-A students, (48) and spoiled by praise at homeand school,

54、turn out to be (49) when they enter the real competitive world of life. If they hadnt been (50) from failures earlier, they would probably have learned to accept the worlds imperfections, their own (51) and build a steel wall around themselves.Back in school, I was always afraid of losing. However,

55、after years of (52) with athletes, I was able to gradually build my (53) . Strong athletes share two characteristics: passion for their profession and (54) of their own abilities and limitations. This self-awareness, which is regained by their enthusiasm for their sport, usually conies with a lot of

56、 (55) . A well-trained athlete can face all kinds of barriers in life.41.A. volunteerB. struggleC. continueD.rush42.A. make itB. have itC. get itD. finish it43.A. happenB. supposeC. failD. manage44.A. maximuniB. performance C. majorityD.representative45.A. imagineB. wonderC. observeD. regret46.A. ig

57、noredB. amazedC. disturbedD. welcomed47.A. strangeB. practicalC. originalD. common48.A. attractedB. prohibitedC. shelteredD. destroyed49.A. fragileB. flexibleC. activeD. dynamic50.A. replacedB. protectedC. treatedD.examined51.A. possibilitiesB. tendencyC. practiceD. limitations52.A. interactingB. co

58、nnectingC. combiningD. reacting53.A. competenceB. experienceC. confidenceD. progress54.A. knowledgeB. awarenessC. instructionD. intervention55.A. changesB.consequencesC. thrillsD. failures第二节(共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15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。Lego is one of the worlds most popular and successfu

59、l toys. The colourful blocks (积木)can be used (56) (create) almost anything. With just six Lego blocks, there are more than 915 million possible combinations. It?s a company that has grown from a small family business to an international company. As well as blocks, Lego (57) (build) theme parks, superstores since it w