湖南省湘潭市一中2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

湖南省湘潭市一中20202021学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。HowdidthewomanhearfromJamesyesterday?A.Byletter. B.Byemail. C.Byphone.2.Whatkindofstorieshasthewomanwritten?A.Detectivestories. B.Historicalstories. C.Children’sstories.3.Wherewillthemanshowpeopleroundlasttomorrow?A.Thereceptionarea. B.Thestorehouse. C.Themuseum.4.Howwastheweatherinthepasttwodays?A.Cloudy. B.Sunny C.Rainy.5.Whatwasthewomanunsatisfiedwithaboutthefair?A.Theweather. B.Thefood. C.Thequeues.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。Whichcourseisthemanmostinterestedin?A.puterscience. B.Photography. C.French.7.Wheredoesthemanplantotravelthissummer?A.ToNewZealand. B.ToSingapore. C.ToItaly.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WithwhomdidthemanwatchthemovieAvengers:Endgame?A.Hisparents. B.Hisfriends. C.Hisclassmates.9.Whathasbeenthenumberoneearningfilminthespeakers’countrysofar?A.Avengers:Endgame. B.StarWars:TheForceAwakens.C.Avatar.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。Whatwillthewomanservetothevisitors?A.Orangejuice. B.Coffee C.Water.11.Whenwillthepartyend?A.At9:30pm. B.At10:00pm. C.At10:30pm.12.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors. B.Couple. C.Colleagues.请听地9段材料，回答第13至16题。Whathastheman’spianoteacherbeendoingthisweek?A.Takingacourse. B.Doingsomeexams. C.Restingathome.Whenistheman’snextpianolesson?A.Onthe8thAugust. B.Onthe15thAugust. C.Onthe22ndAugust.15.Wherewillthemangetthemusicbook?A.Fromthelibrary. B.Fromthebookshop. C.Fromthemusicshop.16.Whatwillthespeakersprobablyhaveaftershopping?A.Theburger. B.Thefish. C.Thepizza.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。HowmanypeoplevisitthewestEdmontonMalldaily?A.Around15,000people. B.Around20,000people.C.Around55,000people.18.WhereisGalaxylandAmusementPark？A.Inthemall. B.Behindthemall. C.Nexttothemall.19.WhatdoestheWestEdmontonMallWaterParkoffer?A.FreeentryonSunday. B.Cheaperticketsafter5pm.C.LongeropeninghoursonThursday.20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Introducingamall. B.Advertisingapark. C.Lookingforemployees.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。AFourwreckagesitesinBermudaWithmorethan300shipwrecks（海滩）initswaters,Bermudaisoftenconsideredtheshipwreckcapitaloftheworld.HerePhilippeMaxRouja,aBermudanative,picksfourofhisfavoritewreckagesites.KingWhilemostofthewreckagesitesweretheresultsofaccidents,thisboatwasplacedunderwatertocreateadivingsiteintentionally.GaryLamb,theowneroftheKing,giftedtheboattotheBermudaDiveAssociation,whichplaceditatadepthof65feetofftheisland’ssouthshore.“It’softenconsideredadivers’favorite,sinceyoucanswimthroughtheboat,”Roujasays.B50BomberWhilethevastmajorityofdivesitesaroundBermudaarethewreckageofships,thereisonethatisdifferentfromtheothers:theremainsofanairplane.TheU.S.B50Bomber’sjetengineexplodedandtheplanedroppedintotheAtlanticOcean.“Thebomber’sremainsnowrestabout25feetunderwater,”Roujasays.MontanaandConstellationThesetwowrecksarestacked（堆放）onetopofeachother.TheMontana,asteamer,sunkafterhittingacoralreef（珊瑚礁),whiletheConstellation,awoodenship,metasimilarfateyearslater.“Diverscanexperiencethesitetoo,sincetheyarelocatedjusteightfeetbelowthesurface,”Roujasays.CristobalColonKnownasthelargestofBermuda’sshipwrecks,theCristobalColonmetitsfarewhenitcrashedintoacoralreef.Thereweremanyattemptstosavetheship,butwhenthosefailed,paintingsandfurnishingsonitweresaved.Today,manyoftheitemsontheshipcanbefoundinthehomesofBermudians.“MydadhasapaintingofabooksellerfromParishanginginhishome,”Roujasays.“Thestoryoftheshippersists（存留）inlocals’dailylives.Diverscanstillaccesstheship,whichsits80feetbelowthesurface.”Whichofthefollowingisamanmadewreckagesite？A.King B.B50Bomber.C.CristobalColon D.MontanaandConstellation.22.WhatisspecialabouttheB50Bombersite?A.ItisownedbyGaryLamb.B.Itistheremainsofanairplane.C.ItisthebiggestshipwreckinBermuda.D.Itisformedbytwosunkenboatspiledtogether.23.WhatdoesRoujasayaboutCristobalColon?A.Itwassavedpletely.B.Itcrashedintoanothership.C.Itsstoryiswellknownbylocalpeople.D.ItsbodyispreservedinaBermudian’shome.BSomePeopletendtoviewmathasquitedifferentfromlanguageandliteracy,butintruth,thereisalotofoverlapbetweenthem.Infact,theyworkhandinhand:Mathhelpschildrenbuildlanguageskills,andlanguagesupportsmathlearning.Bothbuildthinkingskills.Researchshowsthattheextent（程度）towhichachildisexposedtomathconceptsinhisearlyyearspredictshowwellhewilldoinmathinprimaryschool.Evenmoresurprising,italsopredictshowwellhe’lldoinreading.Goingfurther,childrenwhocanretellorcreatestorieswhentheyareyoungtendtodobetterinmath.Thegoodnewsisthatthismathliteracyrelationshipcanbedevelopedatthesametime.Everythingarounduscanbebetterunderstoodwithmath.Itcanhelpchildrenmakesenseoftheirworld.Byhelpingourchildrenseetheconnectionsbetweentheirworldandmath,weenrichtheiroveralllearninganddevelopment.Mathrequirespeopletothinkaboutwhatwordsmean.Whenyou“talkmath”,youhavetobeprecise（精确的）inyourthinkingandlanguage.Youhavetoexplainyourreasoning.Learninghowtouselanguagetoexpressmathematicalthinkingbenefitschildreninmanywaysthatmightnotbeimmediatelynoticed.Whentwokidsaretryingtofigureouthowtoshareatoy,mathcanhelp:Offertosetatimerforacertainamountofminutesforeachchild’sturn.Mathconnectstoeverything.Jumpingandclimbingstairs,forexample,arewaystopractisecounting.Whenchildrenrecognize,draw,playwithandbineshapes,theyarenotonlylearningaboutgeometry（几何学）,butarealsoexperimentingwithvisualart,architectureandscience.Countwithfingersoften.Askyourchildtoshownumberswithhisfingers.Ask：Howoldareyou?Howmanypetsdoyouhave?Howmanycookiesdidyoueat?Askhimtoshownumbersindifferentways—fourcanbethreefingersononehandandonefingerontheother.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overlap”(inParagraph1)mean？A.Thesharedareaofmathandlanguage.B.Therelationshipbetweenmathandthinking.C.Thegreateffectthatmathhasonlanguage.D.Thedifferencebetweenmathandlanguage.25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Mathisgoodforchildrentobuildlanguageskills.B.Languagesupportsmathlearning.C.Bothmathandlanguagebuildthinkingskills.D.Everyonetendstoviewmathasquitedifferentfromlanguage.26.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.Themoreachildtalks,thebetterhewilldoinmath.B.Themorestoriesachildreads,thebetterhewilldoinmath.C.Theearlierachildlearnsmath,thebetterhewilldoinwriting.D.Themoreachildlearnsmath,thebetterhewilldoinreading.27.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A.mathandsciencearetwoimportantcourses.B.mathmakesourchildrenstrongandhealthy.C.mathdoesgoodtochildreninmanyaspects.D.learningmathisthebestwaytolearntheworld.CIhaddifficultyinfindingworkwhenIwasinmytwenties.Finally,SeagullsReuseinLeedstookmeonasavolunteer.It’sanenvironmentalsocialenterprisethatrescues400tonnesofpaintfromlandfill（垃圾填埋池)annuallyandrepurposesittoofferabespoke（定制的)paintmixingservice.Icarvedoutmyownrole,mixingpaint,workingwithothervolunteersandassistingcustomers,beforebeinghiredasadecoratorandfulltimememberofstaff.Itwasn’tuntilthen,inmylate20s,thatIrealizedI’mcolourblind.Mixingpaintisnothinglikethecolourwheelyoulearnatschool；blueandgreendoesn’tjustmakegreen.Youdon’tevenmixdifferentgreenstomakegreenpaint.It’smoretechnicalandplexthanthat,andtherearesomanysubtle(微妙的）variations.Duluxandotherbigpaniesletmachinesdoallthework,butourprocessisnothinglikethat.Wecanalsousethecolourswehaveinthewarehousethatday,sowesometimeshavetogetcreative.Theyhavescientists,butwehaveourintuition（直觉），yearsofexperienceandanessentialhumantouchandeye.I’m38now,andhavebeenatSeagullsfor11years.I’velearnedthatIstrugglemostwithcolours.IseegreenindarkbrownsandsomeredsIseeaspink.So,alongwiththeknowledgeI’venowmemorized,Iusedifferentskillswithcustomers.IgettheminvolvedbyexplaininghowI’mcreatingtheirpaintandencouragefeedback（反馈).Thatway,we’rebothhelpingeachothergettheperfectresult.IwritedownthingsIdowrong,soIdon’trepeatthem.IfItellcustomersI’mcolourblind,they’realwaysshockedandsaythey’dneverhaveguessed.Idohaveavisualproblem,butI’mnotangryaboutitandwouldn’tchangeitevenifIcould.It’smademepushmyselfharder.WhatdoesParagraph2tellusaboutmixingpaint？A.It’sratherchallenging. B.It’spulsoryatschool.C.It’sattractivetoteenager. D.It’sunbearabletotheauthor.29.Howdoestheauthorimprovehiswork?A.Bylearningfromhismistakes. B.Bydependingmoreonmachines.C.Byturningtoexpertsifnecessary. D.Bymanagingtoseecolourscorrectly.30.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sstory？A.Weshouldn’tregretwhatwe’vedone.B.Weshoulddowhatwe’rereallygoodat.C.Weshouldn’tletourproblemsholdusback.D.Weshouldkeeplearningnewthingsallourlife.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Iwouldlovetobehappier,asIamsuremostpeoplewould,soIthinkitwillbenecessarytofindsomewaystobeeahappierperson.ExercisemoreExercisehassuchadeepeffectonourhappinessandwellbeingthatit’sactuallybeenproventobeaneffectivestrategy(策略)foroveringdepression.31Itcanalsoimproveyourbodyimage,evenifyoudon’tloseanyweight.SleepmoreWeknowthatsleephelpsourbodiestorecoverfromthedayandrepairthemselves,andthatithelpsusfocusandbemoreproductive.32Spendtimewithfriendsandfamily33Severalstudieshavefoundthattimespentwithfriendsandfamilymakesabigdifferencetohowhappywefeel.Almostalltheotherthingsthatwethinkmakeushappyareactuallyjustwaysofgettingalongwellwithmorefamiliesandfriends.GooutsideSpendtimeinthefreshairtoimproveyourhappiness.34Onestudyfoundthatspending20minutesoutsideingoodweathernotonlyimprovesourpositivemoods,butbroadensthinkingandimprovesworkingmemory.HelpothersTomakeyourselffeelhappier,youshouldhelpothers.Spendingmoneyonotherpeoplemakesushappierthanbuyingstuffforourselves.35Astudyofvolunteeringshowedthatvolunteerswereaffectedandfeltunhappywhentheiropportunitiestohelpothersweretakenaway.Sleepaffectsoursensitivitytonegativeemotions.Whataboutspendingourtimewithotherpeople?Itcanhelpyoutorelaxandincreaseyourbrainpower.Peoplewhoexercisefeelbetterabouttheirbodies.Goingoutsideonanicedaydeliversahugeadvantage.Itturnsoutthatsleepisalsoimportanttoourhappiness.Socialtimeishighlyvaluablewhenitestoimprovingourhappiness.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inprimaryschool,I36feltdifferentoralonejustbecauseIwasinawheelchair.Mylifeflowedlikeariver.Itookpartinlotsof37,likedanceandmusic.Ievenwentonstageinmywheelchairandperformeddancesandwonprizes.AndIlovedusingmyimagination.Thencamethe38forasurgery(外科手术)thatmighthelpmewalk.39Iwentintotheoperatingroom,Iwashopeful.Ishutmyeyes,andtheworld40aroundme.Aftermysurgery,IwasinsomuchpainthatIsteppedintoastateof41,shuttingouteverybody.Ieven42havingthesurgeryandnearlygaveuponmylifelong43—walking.MylifebegantoturnbackaroundwhenIwenttoaninpatientrehabilitationcenter（住院康复中心）,alongwithmymom.Atfirst,Ididn’t44stayingthere,withallkindsoftherapies（疗法）anddoctorvisits.TherewassomuchIcouldn’tdo,likeplayingatthenearbyplaygroundwhenmydadandbrother45.Whatwasworse,itwas46tomakefriends.AsIfeltbetter,thingsbegantoget47.Imadeagoodfriend,andtheplaygroundbecameaharborformy48.Icouldpaintpictureswithmymindandbringcharacterstolife.Iwas49puzzlepiecesofmyselfandputtingthembacktogether.Lately,I’vebeenabletostandwithhelpforfiveminutesstraight.Ifeel50againandamdreamingbig.Iwantto51paniestocreaterolemodelsfordisabledkidstolookupto—likemaybeadisabledheroinamovie.I’vealso52theJustSayHicampaign,whichencourageseveryonenottobeafraidtoacceptandgreetpeoplewhohavea53.Thisjourneyhaschangedmylife.It’smademebraveand54.Mymessageis:staystrong,staydetermined,anddon’teverthinkyour55areoutofreach.A.still B.never C.just D.sometimesA.sports B.camps C.activities D.discussionsA.chance B.room C.reason D.priceA.Because B.If C.Though D.WhenA.changed B.worked C.continued D.stoodA.confusion B.safeness C.sadness D.relaxationA.regretted B.imagined C.enjoyed D.avoidedA.journey B.search C.idea D.goalA.mind B.like C.suggest D.admitA.talked B.visited C.passed D.agreedA.easy B.important C.hard D.dangerousA.clearer B.worse C.better D.strangerA.memory B.performance C.tour D.creativityA.payingfor B.pickingup C.throwingout D.turningoverA.hopeful B.lucky C.awful D.unsatisfiedA.teach B.invite C.order D.persuadeA.believed B.joined C.remembered D.leftA.try B.story C.right D.disabilityA.polite B.honest C.strong D.friendlyA.dreams B.methods C.costs D.needs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。Itiswellknown56._________classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.Theyareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom,andeventhose57._________(write)centuriesagocanstillbefoundinbookshopsandlibrariestoday.Evensomefilms58._________(base)onthem.CharlesDickensisoneofEngland’sgreatestwriters.GreatExpectationsisoneofhisfamous59._________(novel).ThestorybeginswhenPipisseven.ThereisatwistintheplotwhenastrangergivesPipalargefortune60._________(generous).Pipmoves61._________London.Moneyand62._________(educate)havechangedhim.Hebeesvainandashamedofhisbackgroundandevendislikes63._________whenJoees64.___________(visit)himbecauseheisnotagentleman.HewinsEstella’slove.ButlaterPipchangesalot.Helearnsthathappinessandfriendsare65.___________(important)thanwealth.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）根据表格中提供的信息，写出一篇关于“Thehomemadeball”的文学评论。词数：80左右。【写作内容】作者JerryJohnson背景现代美国人物描述·主角Kevin和好友Mike每天踢自制足球·Kevin得到新的运动鞋和足球后，友情突变主题讨论·重要主题：友谊·新旧象征：旧的东西象征友谊，如：旧自制足球，旧长椅；新的东西象征挑战，如：新运动鞋，新足球个人观点（两点或以上）第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。ThestorybetweenMissJordanandmewasthemostamazingstoryIwantedtoshare.MissJordanwasoneoftheteacherswhoIcouldhardlyforget.WhenIwasyoungatschool,Ilovedtotalk,acharacteristicnotalwaysappreciatedbyMissJordan,mytenthgradeEnglishteacher.Shewasateachernoonelikedbecauseshewassostrict.Shestoodaboutfivefootfive,wasverythinandworeherhairpulledbackinawaythatgaveherahorsylook.Sheworethosehalfcircularreadingglasses.Whenevershegotupset,shewouldlowerherheadandlookatyouoverthetopofherglasses.OnedayinherclassIwasbusytalking.Ididn’trealizeshehadstoppedteachingandwasstaringstraightatme.“Younglady,Mary,Iwouldliketoseeyouafterschool.”LaterMissJordanexplainedinalow,butveryfirmvoicethatshowedsheexpectedmetolistenwhenshewastalking.Forpunishmentshetoldmetowriteathousandwordessayoneducationanditseffectontheeconomy.ShewanteditinbythefollowingWednesday.Well,Imetmydeadline.Iwasconfident.Itwasagoodpaper.AndIexpectedasignofapprovalfromher.Thenextdayinclass,However,shewaslookingatmeoverherglasses.Shecalledmeforwardandreturnedmypaper.“Gobackandrewrite,”shesaid.“Remember,eachparagraphissupposedtobeginwithatopicsentence.”Whenshegavemypaperbackasecondtime,shecorrectedthegrammar.Thethirdtime,Thespelling.Thefourthtime,itwaspunctuation.Thefifth,itwasn’tneatenough.Iwassick!Thesixthtime,Irewrotethewholepaperslowlyinink,leavinggenerousspace.Whenshesawit,sheremovedherglassesandsmiled.Shefinallyacceptedthepaper.Afterthat,Iputthewholethingoutofmymind.注意：1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2、续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragraph1：Onedayaftertwomonths,MissJordancameintotheclassandsaid,Paragraph2：Iwasamazed,thrilledandgrateful.答案：听力：120CACCBBABBCBAABBCCABA阅读理解2123ABC2427ADDC2830AAC七选五3135CFGEB完形填空3655BCADACADBBCCDBADBDCA语法填空that 57.written 58.arebased59.novels60.generouslyto 62.educa