平邑一中西校区12月月考暨元旦竞赛英语试题

平邑一中西校区12月月考暨元旦竞赛英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatwillthespeakersdotonight?A.VisitMary. B.Gooutoftown. C.Hostadinner.2.Howdoesthewomangotoworkthisweek?A.Bycar. B.Bybike. C.Onfoot.3.WhattimedoesDave’smeetingstart?A.At8:30. B.At9:00. C.At10:00.4.WhatisHelengoingtodo?A.Buysomebooks. B.Studyinthelibrary. C.Attendahistoryclass.5.Whatisthewoman’sfeelingnow?A.Relief. B.Regret. C.Embarrassment.第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.WhatisTombusydoing?A.Raisingmoney. B.Writingalabreport. C.Givingclassestochildren.7WhomightbeabletohelpTomthisweek?A.Mike. B.Cathy. C.Jane.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhyisJackleavingearly?A.Toavoidgettingstuckintraffic.B.Toenjoythesceneryontheway.C.Tobuysomegiftsforhisfamily.9.WhatdoesJudyoftendoattherailwaystation?A.Readbooks. B.Callsomefriends. C.Lookaroundtheshops.10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Whattodonextyear.B.Wheretogoforvacations.C.Howtopassthewaitingtime.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhydoesBilllooktroubled?A.Heisshortofmoney.B.Hehasmadeabigmistake.C.Heisfacingatoughchoice.12.WhatisBillnow?A.Acollegestudent. B.Anarmyofficer. C.Acomputerengineer.13.WhatdoesthewomanseemtosuggestBilldo?A.Learntorepaircars. B.Declinethejoboffer. C.Askhisuncleforadvice.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatisthewomanrecommendingtotheman?A.Awriter. B.Aclub. C.Acourse.15.Whatisthewomanreadingnow?A.TheBeautifulMind. B.TheGreatGatsby. C.TheKiteRunner.16.Howmuchtimedoesthemanhavetoreadthebook?A.Twoweeks. B.Threeweeks. C.Fourweeks.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Reportingastudy. B.Chairingameeting. C.Teachingaclass.18.Whatshouldyoupaymostattentiontowhentakingnotes?A.Listening. B.Reading. C.Writing.19.Whatisanadvantageofusingsymbolsinnote-taking?A.Itkeepsinformationsecret.B.Itleavesspaceforfutureuse.C.Itmakeskeywordsnoticeable.20.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?A.Askafewquestions. B.Showsomenotes. C.Makeasummary.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACapeHatterasNationalSeashoreLyingonNorthCarolina'sOuterBanks,theCapeHatterasSeashoreisanamazingdestinationforrecreating,relaxingandmore.Therearemanybeautifulbeachesintheseashoreforthewholefamilytoexploreandenjoy.Visitorscanspendvacationtimeforshells,birding,hikingandsoon.TheouterbanksarealsoanexcellentspottogowindsurfingespeciallyonHatterasIsland.Inaddition,CapeHatterasNationalSeashorealsohasthreehistoriclighthousesandCapeHatterasLighthouseisopenforvisitors.PribilofIsland,AlaskaForthoselookingtoseesomenorthernspeciesofbirds,theseAlaskaislandsareagreatchoice.LyingintheBeringSea,theseislandsarehometomanyfascinatingspeciesofbirds.Visitorswillenjoyhikingontheislandstrailswhilealsoenjoyingtherelativeremotenessoftheplace.BirdersshouldbesuretokeepaneyeoutforHornedPuffinsandmanymorespecies.DryTortugasNationalpark,FLLying70mileswestofKeyWest,thiscluster(群)ofsevenislandsisagreatdestinationtoenjoysomeofFlorida'snature.Theislandsconsistofcoralreefsandsand,andtheyarefamousfortheirbirdandmarinelife.VisitorscanalsoenjoyFortJefferson,whichisthelargest19hcenturyAmericancoastalfort(要塞).WineCountryVacationEscapesThroughouttheUnitedStatestherearemanydestinationstoenjoythefantasticwinesproducedinthecountry.SomeregionslikeNapaValleyhavealreadygainedareputationfortheirfantasticwines,however,therearemanyregionsthatofferfantasticwinesandabeautifulvacationdestination.21.WhatisspecialaboutCapeHatterasNationalSeashore?A.Visitorscanstaythereforfree. B.Shootingbirdsisforbidden.C.Visitorscanvisitalighthouse. D.Visitorscanenjoyitsremoteness.22.WhatisHornedPuffin?A.Thenameofafort, B.Thenameofanisland.C.Thenameofmarinelife. D.Thenameofabird.23.Whichcampissuitableforwinelover?A.CapeHattersNationalSeashore. B.PribilofIsland,Alaska.C.DryTortugasNationalpark,FL. D.WineCountryVacationEscapes.BABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds（嗑瓜子）asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth,Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseed.Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit’s。delicacy（美味佳肴）,andit’sconnectedtotheircertainculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.24.WhycantheBritishfriendnotunderstandwhenhefoundChineseloveeatingsunflowerseeds?A.Becausetheseedsaretoohardtocrack.B.Becausehethinkstheyartharmfultoteeth.C.Becausehedoesn’tthinktheseedsaregood.D.Becausehedoesn’tthinkstheseedsarewortheating.25.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A.Thefamiliesgettogetherforit. B.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.C.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear. D.Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.26.What’sthewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbread?A.indifferent B.critical C.understandable D.doubtful27.Whatideadoesthewriterwanttoexpressinthispassage?A.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.B.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.C.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.D.Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.CWorkingfromashadybalconyoverlookingavastsea,withfive-starrestaurantsandgolfcourseswithineasyreach:whatbetterplacecouldtherebetowhileawaythepandemic(疫情)thanBarbados?LikemostofitsCaribbeanneighbours,BarbadoshasbeengoodatkeepingCOVID-19out.Normallytourismbringsinmorethanhalfofitsforeignearnings.Now,manytouristsarebannedandtheeconomyisdeclining.Thetourismminister,KerrieSymmonds,putsunemploymentatcloseto40%.Theprimeminister,MiaMottleyintendstointroducea“WelcomeStamp”forvisitorsto“workremotelyinparadise”foruptoayear.Theideaisthatifholidaysarenotpossible,thenmaybetheislandcanattractwealthyofficeworkerswhonolongerhavetogototheoffice.OtherCaribbeanislandsareconsideringcompetingplans;Bermudahasannouncedone.Itdidnottakeapandemicforsomedigitalworkerstoconsidermovingtoabeach.Butbeforenow,itwaslegallydifficult.Gettingaworkpermitorimmigrantstatusmeantweeksormonthsofform-filling.WorkershadtopayBarbadianincometaxes.Thenewprocedurelooksquickandeasybycomparison.Forafeeof$2,000foroneperson,or$3,000forafamily,youcantakeyourZoomcallsfromarealwhitesandybeach,insteadofmerelyselectingitasavirtualbackground.Youcontinuepayingtaxaccordingtotherulesofwhichevercountryyoucamefrom.Therewillbesomechecksonnewarrivals.Wedonotwant“thescumoftheearth,buthonestandrespectabletypes”,saysMrSymmonds.Applicantsmusthavehealthinsurance,andthemainbreadwinnermustearnatleast$50,000.Butotherwisethegatesareopen.“Allmustbreathe,inthisworldandinthiscountry.”saysMsMottley.28.Theproject“WelcomeStamp”isintendedto________.A.helptheeconomyrecover B.createjobsforvisitorsC.keepCOVID-19out D.competeagainstotherislands29.WhatisneededtoapplyforWelcomeStamp?A.Spendingweekstogetworkpermitorimmigrantstatus.B.PayingacertainamountofBarbadianincometaxes.C.Paying$2,000perperson,or$3,000perfamily.D.Earningatleast$50,000perfamilymember30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Barbadosisthefirsttoputforwardtheplan.B.Allhealthyandwealthypeoplearewelcome.C.Increasingunemploymentleadstoaneconomicdecline.D.ItusedtobedifficultfordigitalworkerstomovetoBarbados.31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Barbadosprovidesaparadisetoworkremotely.B.TheCaribbeanislandsarefightingagainstthepandemic.C.Officeworkerschoosetoworkfromthebeach.D.Workingabroadbecomeseasierthanbefore.DAschildren,weweretaughtthatonlybystudyinghardandgettinggoodresultsatschoolcouldwebecomesuccessful.Butactually,thegoodboysandgoodgirlsmayjustendupdoingajobtheyarenotfondof.Whyisitlikethat?Theansweristhatwhatyouneedforagoodandsuccessfullifeisnotreallylearnedatschool.Basically,whetheryou’regoodornotatschoolverymuchdependsontheteachers’expectations.Butinreality,therearemanyaspectstotakecareofasidefromtheschoolsubjects,forexample,whattodotobeahappyperson,howtomaintainahealthyrelationship,howtoworksmartlyandwhattodotoleadameaningfullife,etc.Doingwellatschooldiffersfromdoingwellinlife.YoumayhavealreadyknownthatSteveJobs,RichardBranson,OprahWinfreyandJimCareydidn’tperformverywellatschool.Infact,therearealotmorethanjustthe"bigshots"whoaresuccessfulinlifewithoutcompletingschool.Lifeisreallyalonglesson,solongthatyoucan’tdefineaperson’ssuccessbyjustonesectionofit.Ifyouhavealreadyfinishedschool,keeplearningbecausewhatyoulearnedatschoolwillneverbeenoughtoleadagreatlife.Ifyouarestillstudying,whetheryouaregoodorbadatschool,don’ttakeyourschoolresultstooseriously.Ifyouareaparentorateacher,don’tjustfocusonthegradesthechildrenget.Trytodiscovertheirpotentialsandmakethemostoftheirtalents.That’showtheybuildconfidenceandeventuallyleadasuccessfullife.32.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A.Whethertobegoodstudentsornotdependsonstudentsthemselves.B.Goodperformanceatschoolpromisessuccessfullife.C.Schoolsubjectsarelessimportantthanotheraspects.D.Everythingneededinlifecannotbelearnedatschool.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"bigshots"inparagraph3mean?A.excellentstudents B.importantpersonsC.famousstars D.successfulbusinessmen34.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthorsupport?A.Studentsmuststrictlyobeyschoolrules.B.Excellentstudentswillhavemoreopportunities.C.Teachersshouldsetagoodexampletostudents.D.Parentsshouldn’talwaysfocusontheirkidsgrades.35.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheImportanceofLifelongLearningB.TheSecrettoBeingSuccessfulinLifeC.SuccessatSchooldoesn’tEqualSuccessinLifeD.WhatWeNeedforaSuccessfulLife第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分分）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。WhyGratitudeIsSignificantAsfarasI'mconcerned,nomatterwhatyou’regoingthrough,thereisalwaysareasontobethankful.Butnotonlythat—beingthankfulmightjustbeexactlywhatyouneedtodoifyou’regoingthroughatoughtime.___1___Researchersfoundthathavingagratefulattitudehelpsstrengthenone’simmunesystem,lowerbloodpressure,improvesleepandmotivatepeopletoexerciseregularly.___2__Practicinggratitudealsohasbeenassociatedwithbetterqualityoflifeforindividualswhostrugglewithstress,anxietyanddepression.Havinggonethroughaperiodofdepressionmyselfaftercancersurgery10yearsago,Icantellyouthisillnesscanbesevere.__3___IknewIwasintroublewhenIcouldn’teatorsleep.Ittookmewelloverayeartocomeoutofthatdarkvalley.DuringthattimeIsoughtformsoftreatmentfordepression,includingprofessionalcounselingandexercise.Onethingrecommendedtomebyacounselorwaskeepingagratitudejournal.___4__Thissimpleexerciseliftsmysightoutofthedarknessandhelpsmeseethetrutharound:therearepeoplewholoveandcareforyou,there’spurposeinlife.___5___Inreality,thereisnosinglecureforit.Ifsuffering,youmayprefertoseekprofessionalcounselingandcare.Still,Iwouldencourageyoutopracticegratitude.Thinkofafewthingsyoucanthanklifefor.Youmightbesurprisedbyhowsignificantaneffectitcanhave.A.Everyday,IwouldsetdownthreethingsIwasthankfulforinlife.B.NowIrealizedepressiondoesnotgoawaybypracticingasingleexercise.C.Ititselfcarriesahostofhealthbenefits.D.Beinggratefulaccountsforyourrecovery.E.Gratitudeisgoodforyourmind,bodyandsoul.F.Depressionmakesyoufeelasifyouaredeadinside.G.Forexample,Iwouldsincerelyconveymygratitudeloudly.第三部分语言知识运用（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）Itookmysontoapopularrestaurantforlunchtimetreat.Anditseemseveryoneelsehadthesame___41___Theplacewasfullof___42___!Idrovearoundthesmallparkinglot(停车场)for10minutes___43___aspot(位置).FinallyI___44___one.AladywasreturningtohercarsoI___45___herandwaitedpatiently.AsIdidthisIlookedinmyrearvisionmirror(后视镜)and___46___ayoungmanquicklypullupbehindme.Assoonashesawmyindicator(转向灯)onforthespot,heseemedvery___47___andbeganhittinghissteeringwheel(方向盘).Iknewthiswasn'tdirectedatmebutatthedisappointmentthathehad___48___aspot.Ifelthis___49___.Itoohadbeen___50___theplaceforages.AstheladyleftI___51___somethingthatsurprisedevenme.Iturnedoffmyindicatoranddrovestraightpast.Ilettheman___52___thespot.Themanbehindmewas___53___，unsurewhattodo.___54___Iloweredmywindowandgavehima(n)___55___totakeit,callingoutatthesametime"It'syours”.Iendedupdrivingfurtherdowntheroadtoanothercarpark,wherealthoughIhadtowalkquiteabitfurther,IwasthankfulIcould.Perhapsthemancouldn'twalkeasilyashishealthwasn'tasgoodasmine?Iwillneverknow.ButIknewthespotmeantmoretohimthanitdidtome,whenIsawhimreactthewayhedid.41.A.experience B.dream C.idea D.chance42.A.people B.noise C.pleasure D.peace43.A.callingfor B.lookingforC.askingforD.payingfor44.A.borrowed B.spotted C.founded D.accepted45.A.followed B.helped C.guided D.met46.A.suggested B.noticed C.watched D.required47.A.serious B.interestedC.cross D.awkward48.A.refused B.chosen C.reached D.missed49.A.fear B.pain C.courage D.wish50.A.circling B.protectingC.keeping D.changing51.A.saw B.heard C.did D.said52.A.search B.pass C.leave D.have53.A.worried B.surprised C.tired D.pleased54.A.But B.So C.Again D.Still55.A.sign B.order C.reason D.promise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。ChinasuccessfullylauncheditsChang＇e--5lunarmission（探月任务）Tuesday__1__（collect）rocksfromthemoon--thefirstattemptbyanycountrysincethe1970s,makingChinaonlythethirdcountrytohavetakenbacklunarsamples，2（follow）theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUniondecadesago.Inthedecadessince，datafromorbitalremotesensingmissions3（show）thereisamuchgreaterdiversityofrocktypesandagesonthemoon4existingsamplessuggest.Thesesamplescouldhelp5（scientist）understandmoreaboutthemoon＇soriginsandfoundations-andsetthefoundationformorecomplexmissionsinthefuture，6_（potential）onotherplanets.Lastyear，Chinabecamethefirstcountrytosendanunmannedroverto7farsideofthemoon.AndinJulythisyear，China8.(launch)itsfirstunmannedmissiontoMars--theTianwen-1probe，9willorbittheplanetbeforelandingaroveronthesurface.It10（expect）toreachtheRedPlanetnextFebruary.Plansarealsounderwaytolaunchapermanentspacestationby2022andsendastronautstothemoonbythe2030s.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）假如你是一中西校区李华，你校近期开展了一项“珍惜粮食”的活动，号召全体师生节约粮食，假定你是学校英语报记者,请写一篇短文,报道此次活动。内容包括:1.具体做法；师生反响。活动的意义注意：1．词数80左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯，内容包括:第二节读后续写阅读下面材料，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。Awarmandsunnyafternoononaholiday,birdsweresingingandflowerswerewavinginthebreeze.Thesunshinecastbeautifulshadowsamongtheleaves.Susanwassittingintheroomanddoingtheweaving(编织)taskhergrandmotherhadset,absent-minded.AgroupoflittlegirlscameuptoSusanfromoutside,jumpingandtalkinghappily.Rose,herbestfriend，askedSusanifshewouldliketoplayinthewoodswiththem.Susansighedandrefused.Afterall，shehadtofinishthejobfirst.Thegirlsargueditmustberathertiresometostayathomeonsuchagoodday.Theycommen