甘肃省天水市2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

甘肃省天水市20202021学年高一下学期期中考试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1.5分，满分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。1.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?A.Gotothebeach.B.Visithisparents.C.Workonaproject.2.Howmuchdidthewomanpayforthedress?A.$20.B.$40.C.$60.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inabookstore.4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?A.Boring.B.Exciting.C.Disappointing.5.Whattimeisitnow?A.8:15.B.8:30.C.8:45.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分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三个选项中选出最佳选项。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题。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Aparty.B.Aconcert.C.Asportsevent.7.Whowillgowiththewoman?A.Hersister.B.Herfriend.C.Herclassmate.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthemanwanttochangehisroom?A.It'stoonoisy.B.It'stoosmall.C.It'stoohot.9.Whichroomwillthemantake?A.Room201.B.Room203.C.Room205.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10.Whatistheman'sproblem?A.Hecan'tfindhisIDcard.B.Helosthiswallet.C.Hemissedhisflight.11.Wheredidthemanlasthavehiswallet?A.Inthetaxi.B.Attherestaurant.C.Attheairport.12.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Callthepolice.B.Gobacktotherestaurant.C.Waitforthetaxidriver.听第9段材料，回答第1316题。13.Whatisthewoman'smajor?A.English.B.History.C.Math.14.Howmanyhoursdoesthewomanworkatthelibraryeveryweek?A.8hours.B.12hours.C.16hours.15.Whatdoesthewomanliketodoinherfreetime?A.Readbooks.B.Watchmovies.C.Playsports.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Joinaclub.B.Takemorecourses.C.Findaparttimejob.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17.Whatisthemainpurposeofthespeech?A.Tointroduceanewteacher.B.Towelcomenewstudents.C.Toannounceaschoolevent.18.WhatcanthestudentsdointheStudentUnion?A.Joindifferentclubs.B.Gethelpwiththeirstudies.C.Participateinsportscompetitions.19.Whenwillthestudentshaveanopportunitytomeettheirteachers?A.Onthefirstday.B.Onthesecondday.C.Onthethirdday.20.Whatshouldthestudentsdoiftheyhavequestions?A.Calltheschooloffice.B.Askthespeakerdirectly.C.Talktotheirclassrepresentatives.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ADoyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutthehistoryofweather?Don'tlookatthesky.Don'tlookforoldweatherreports.Lookingattreeringsismoreimportant.Correctweatherreportsdatebackonlyonecentury,butsometreescanprovideanexactrecordoftheweatherevenfurtherback.Itisnaturalthatatreewouldgrowbestinaclimatewithplentyofsunlightandrainfall.Itisalsoexpectedthatlittlesunlightorrainfallwouldlimitthegrowthofatree.Thechangefromafavorabletoanunfavorableclimatecanbedeterminedbyreadingthepatternofringsinatreetrunk.Tofindouttheweatheroftenyearsago,counttheringsofatreetrunkfromtheoutsidetotheinside.Ifthetenthringisfarfromtheotherrings,thenitiscertainthatplentyofsunnyandrainyweatheroccurred.Iftheringsareclosetogether,thentheclimatewasbadforthetree.Studyingtreeringsisimportantnotonlyforthehistoryofweather,butalsoforthehistoryofman.InaregionofNewMexicoyoucanfindonlysandnotreesandnopeople.However,manycenturiesagoalargepopulationlivedthere.Theyleftsuddenly.Why?Ascientiststudiedpatternsofdeadtreeringswhichhadgrownthere.Hedecidedthatthepeoplehadtoleavebecausetheyhadcutdownallthetrees.Treeswerenecessarytomakefiresandbuildings.So,afterthepeopledestroyedthetrees,theyhadtomove.Inthisinstance,studyingtreeringsuncoveredanexcitingfactaboutthehistoryofman.21.Itisunderstoodthatinafavorableclimate______.A.treeringsgrowclosetogetherB.treeringsgrowfarapartC.treesinNewMexicowillgrowbigandtallD.peoplecancutdownmostofthetrees22.Whydidancientpeopleusuallylivewheretherewereplentyoftrees?A.Treesprovidedthemwithshades.B.Treesindicatedplentyofsunlightandrainfall.C.Treeswerematerialsforcookingandbuildinghouses.D.Treesprovidedthemwithfruitandfood.23.Thescientistsareinterestedinstudyingtreeringsbecausetheycantell______.A.whetherinthatareatheclimatewasfavorableornotB.whetheraparticulartreewashealthyornotC.howoldthetreeswereD.bothAandB24.BystudyingthedeadtreeringsinMexicothescientistfoundout______.A.wherethepeoplehadtogoB.whatthepeoplehadtoeatC.howthepeopleleftD.whythepeoplehadtoleaveBTherearemanyplacestogoonsafari（观赏野生动物）inAfrica,butridingahorsethroughthefloodedwatersofBotswana'sOkavangoDeltamustrankasoneoftheworld'smostexcitingwildlifejourneys.Severalsafaricampsoperateasthebaseforthisadventure,providinguniqueridestwiceadaytoexplorethedelta.Thecampshaveexcellenthorses,professionalguidesandlotsofsupportworkers.Theyhaveareputationforprovidingagreatridingexperience.Themorningride,whentheguidestakeyoutobeautiful,shallowlakesfullofwaterlilies,tendstobemoreactive.Itisunlikeanyotherridingexperience.Withrainbowsforminginthesplashingwateraroundyouandthesoundofhugedropsofwaterbouncingoffyourbody,itistrulyexciting.Youareverylikelytocomeacrosslargewildanimals,too.Onhorsebackitispossibletogetquiteclosetoelephants,giraffesandmanyotheranimals.Thesenseofexcitementandtensionlevelsrisesuddenlythough,asdoesyourheartrate,asyoumoveclosertothem.Intheevening,ridesareusuallyatamorerelaxedandunhurriedpace.Withgoldenlightstreamingacrossthegrassydeltaandtheanimalscomingouttoeatanddrink,thereissomethingverypeacefulaboutthescene.Ithasacalmingeffect.Butdon'tbesurprisedifyoucomeacrossanelephantfamilyhavingadrinkatthewaterhole.Safetyisalwaystheguide'smajorconcernandsomespecialmeasuresaretakentoensureit.Theywillkeeparoundyouandhelpyoutokeepawayfromanimalsthatcoulddoyouharm.Theguidesalsoencourageriderstowearridinghatsandbootsandtheyarerequiredtorideonlyduringdaylighthours.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph2referto?A.Floodedwaters.B.Safaricamps.C.Uniquerides.D.Professionalguides.26.Whatdoestheauthorfindmostexcitingaboutamorningride?A.Seeingrainbowsinthewater.B.Enjoyinggoodweather.C.Ridingbeautifulhorses.D.Gettingclosetoanimals.27.Whatdoesarideintheeveningoffer?A.Acomfortablebreakfromsafari.B.Achancetoseewildanimalsupclose.C.Anexperienceofhuntinglargeanimals.D.Achangetomeetelephantsfacetoface.28.Howdoestheguideensurethesafetyoftheriders?A.Byprovidingspecialrides.B.Byusingrainbowsasguides.C.Byfollowingspecialrules.D.Bykeepingriderstogether.CTheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincreditcardfraud.Yourcardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsite.Websitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcare.Online,shopperswhoentertheircreditcardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheythoughttheybought.ThethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumberorselltheinformationovertheInternet.Computershackers（黑客）havebrokendownsecuritysystems,raisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinformation.Severalmonthsago,25,000customersofCDUniverse,anonlinemusicretailer（零售商）,werenotlucky.Theirnames,addressesandcreditcardnumberswerepostedonawebsiteaftertheretailerrefusedtopayUS$157,828togetbacktheinformation.Creditcardfirmsarenowfightingagainstonlinefraud.MasterCardisworkingonplansforWebonlycreditcard,withalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshoppingonline.However,thereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketokeepfrombeingcheated.Askaboutyourcreditcardfirm'sonlinerules:UnderBritishlaw,cardholdersareresponsibleforthefirstUS$78ofanyfraudulentspending.Andshoponlyatsecuresites;sendyourcreditcardinformationonlyifthewebsiteoffersadvancedsecuresystem.Ifthesecurityisinplace,aletterwillappearinthebottomrighthandcornerofyourscreen.Thewebsiteaddressmayalsostartwith“https:”theextra“s”standsforsecure.Ifindoubt,giveyourcreditcardinformationoverthetelephone.Keepyourpasswordsafe:Mostonlinesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbeforeplacinganorder.Treatyourpasswordswithcare.29.WhatdomostpeopleworryabouttheInternetaccordingtothispassage?A.AlotofstolencreditcardsweresoldontheInternet.B.FraudontheInternet.C.Manywebsitesaredestroyed.D.ManyillegalwebsitesareontheInternet.30.Howcanthethievesgettheinformationofthecreditcard?A.Thecustomersgivethemtheinformation.B.Thethievesstealtheinformationfromwebsites.C.Thecustomersselltheinformationtothem.D.Thethievesbuytheinformationfromcreditcardfirms.31.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthepassagegivetoyou?A.Four.B.Three.C.Five.D.Six.32.Youareshoppingonthesite:http://www.Shopping.com,andyouwanttobuyaTVset,whatdoesthisarticlesuggesttodo?A.Youcangoaheadwithoutworry.B.YoushouldnotbuytheTVthroughthissite.C.YoushouldcallthesitetoaskabouttheTVset.D.YoushouldpayfortheTVbycreditcard.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。Takinggoodnotesisatimesavingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.33Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,notetakingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.34Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnotetakingisaselectiveprocess.35Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.●Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.●Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.●Writeyournotesinyourownwords.●36●Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.Asyoutakenotes,youmaywanttouseyourownshorthand（速记）.Whenyoudo,besurethatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetime.37A.Usewords,notcompletesentences.B.Therearethreepracticalnotetakingmethods.C.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.D.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.E.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.F.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.G.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit.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。Igrewuppoorlivingwithmywonderfulmother.Wehadlittlemoney,butplentyofloveandattention.Iwas38andenergetic.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,theycouldstill39adream.Mydreamwastobea40.BythetimeIwassixteen,Istartedplayingbaseball.Icouldthrowaninetymileperhourfastballand41anythingthatmovedonthefootballfield.Iwasalso42:myhighschoolcoachwasJohn,whonotonlybelievedinme,butalsotaughtme43tobelieveinmyself.He44methedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandremainingtruetothatdream.Oneparticular45withCoachJohnchangedmylifeforever.Afriendrecommendedmeforasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocketmoneyforanewbike,newclothesandthe46ofsavingsforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhaveto47upsummerbaseballtohandletheworkschedule,andthatmeantIwouldhavetotellJohnIwouldn'tbeplaying.WhenItoldJohn,hewasas48asIexpectedhimtobe.“Youhaveyourwholelifetowork,”hesaid.“Your49daysarelimited.Youcan'taffordtowastethem.”Istoodbeforehimwithmyhead50,tryingtothinkofthewordsthatwould51tohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouseandhavingmoneyinmypocketwasworth52hisdisappointmentinme.“Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?”heasked.“$3.5anhour,”Ireplied.“Well,”hesaid,“is$3.5anhourthepriceofadream?”Thatsimplequestionmade53tomethedifferencebetween54somethingrightnowandhavinga55.IdecidedmyselftoplaysportsthatsummerandwithintheyearIwas56bythePittsburghPiratestoplaybaseball,andwas57a$20,000contract.In1999,Iboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream.38.A.happyB.politeC.shyD.honest39.A.liveB.affordC.makeD.need40.A.teacherB.coachC.doctorD.sportsman41.A.kickB.playC.hitD.pass42.A.rightB.popularC.luckyD.confident43.A.howB.whyC.whenD.whether44.A.gaveB.taughtC.broughtD.asked45.A.accidentB.matterC.problemD.conversation46.A.aimB.ideaC.startD.purpose47.A.keepB.endC.giveD.pick48.A.madB.happyC.frightenedD.excited49.A.livingB.playingC.workingD.learning50.A.shakingB.noddingC.hangingD.hurting51.A.expressB.explainC.apologizeD.regret52.A.feelingB.sufferingC.facingD.showing53.A.directB.clearC.straightD.attractive54.A.wantingB.changingC.dreamingD.choosing55.A.wishB.goalC.scoreD.desire56.A.foundB.hiredC.firedD.chosen57.A.paidB.gotC.offeredD.presented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。Ihaveagoodfriend58nameisPeter.WestudiedinBeijingSunshineSecondarySchooltogether.Ourschoolisverybigandbeautiful.Thereweremany59(interest)thingstodoatschool.Weusedtoplayfootballafterschool.Wealsowenttothelibrarytoreadinterestingbooks.Peterwasvery60(help).Healwaysoffered61(give)ahandtothoseintrouble.Helovedreadingandhewasgoodatallthe62(subject).Hewassohardworking63hegotgoodgradeseveryterm.Weoftenhelpedeachotherwithourstudies.Lastyear,Peter'sfamily64(move)totheUSAbecausehisfatherfoundajobthere.Wehadtosaygoodbyetoeachother.ImisshimverymuchandIhope65(see)himagainsoon.Weoftensendemailstoeachother.Inhislastemail,hetoldmethathe66(join)afootballclubandhewasenjoying67(he)there.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearMr.Smith,I'mLiHua,theleaderofthestudentunionofourschool.I'mwritingtoinviteyouattendourEnglishSpeechContest.ThecontestwillbeholdingintheschoolhallontheafternoonofJune15th.Itwillstartat2:00pmandlastforaboutthreehours.Therewillbetenstudentstakepartinthecontest.Theywillgivespeechesonthetheme“EnglishandMe”.Wehopethatyoucancometobeajudge.Thenwe'llbeverygratefulifyoucangivethemabriefcommentafterthecontest.We'llofferyouafreetransportationandawonderfullunch.YoucantakebusNo.10togettoourschool.We'relookingforwardtohearfromyousoon.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom对中国的传统节日——春节很感兴趣，来信向你询问有关春节的情况。请你根据以下提示，给他写一封回信。1.春节是中国最重要的传统节日；2.春节前人们的准备工作（大扫除、买年货等）；3.春节期间的活动（吃团圆饭、看春晚、放鞭炮等）；4.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。答案与解析听力15CBABA610BAABB1115BBACA1620ABABC听力材料原文较长，此处省略。阅读理解A21.B。根据第二段“Ifthetenthringisfarfromtheotherrings,thenitiscertainthatplentyofsunnyandrainyweatheroccurred.Iftheringsareclosetogether,thentheclimatewasbadforthetree.”可知，在有利的气候条件下，树木的年轮间隔较大，故选B。22.C。根据第三段“Treeswerenecessarytomakefiresandbuildings.”可知，古代人通常住在有很多树的地方是因为树可以作为做饭和建造房屋的材料，故选C。23.D。根据第二段可知，研究树木年轮既可以判断该地区气候是否适宜，也能判断树木是否健康，故选D。24.D。根据第三段“Hedecidedthatthepeoplehadtoleavebecausetheyhadcutdownallthetrees.”可知，科学家通过研究墨西哥的死树年轮发现了人们离开的原因，故选D。B25.B。根据第二段“Severalsafaricampsoperateasthebaseforthisadventure...Theyhaveareputationforprovidingagreatridingexperience.”可知，They指代的是Safaricamps，故选B。26.D。根据第三段“Onhorsebackitispossibletogetquiteclosetoelephants,giraffesandmanyotheranimals.Thesenseofexcitementandtensionlevelsrisesuddenlythough,asdoesyourheartrate,asyoumoveclosertothem.”可知，作者认为早上骑行最令人兴奋的是能接近动物，故选D。27.A。根据第四段“Withgoldenlightstreamingacrossthegrassydeltaandtheanimalscomingouttoeatanddrink,thereissomethingverypeacefulaboutthescene.Ithasacalmingeffect.”可知，晚上的骑行是一次舒适的休息，故选A。28.C。根据最后一段“Safetyisalwaystheguide'smajorconcernandsomespecialmeasuresaretakentoensureit.Theywillkeeparoundyouandhelpyoutokeepawayfromanimalsthatcoulddoyouharm.Theguidesalsoencourageriderstowearridinghatsandbootsandtheyarerequiredtorideonlyduringdaylighthours.”可知，导游通过遵循特殊规则来确保骑手的安全，故选C。C29.B。根据第一段“TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincreditcardfraud.”可知，大多数人担心互联网上的欺诈行为，故选B。30.B。根据第二段“Computershackers（黑客）havebrokendownsecuritysystems,raisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinformation.”可知，小偷可以从网站上窃取信用卡信息，故选B。31.B。文章给出了三条建议：询问信用卡公司的在线规则、只在安全的网站购物、保管好密码，故选B。32.B。根据文章内容，网址以“http:”开头，没有安全保障，不应该通过这个网站购买电视，故选B。七选五33.G。根据后面的“Second”“Third”可知，这里应该是列举第一条好处，G选项符合语境，故选G。34.E。根据后面的“Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes”可知，这里是说要开发自己记笔记的方法，E选项符合语境，故选E。35.F。根据前面的“notetakingisaselectiveprocess”可知，记笔记是一个选择性的过程，意味着要先决定哪些内容足够重要可以记在笔记里，F选项符合语境，故选F。36.A。根据前面的建议，这里也是关于记笔记的方法，A选项“使用单词，而不是完整的句子”符合语境，故选A。37.D。根据前面的“besurethatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetime”可知，如果不这样做，以后可能就看不懂自己的笔记了，D选项符合语境，故选D。完形填空38.A。根据前面“Wehadlittlemoney,butplentyofloveandattention.”可知，作者虽然贫穷但很快乐且精力充沛，故选A。39.B。根据语境可知，无论一个人多么贫穷，他们仍然能够拥有一个梦想，afford有“承担得起，拥有”的意思，故选B。40.D。根据后面“BythetimeIwassixteen,Istartedplayingbaseball.”可知，作者的梦想是成为一名运动员，故选D。41.C。根据前面“Icouldthrowaninetymileperhourfastball”可知，作者能投出快速球，也能击中足球场上移动的任何东西，hit符合语境，故选C。42.C。根据后面“myhighschoolcoachwasJohn,whonotonlybelievedinme,butalsotaughtme...tobelieveinmyself.”可知，作者很幸运有这样的教练，故选C。43.A。教练教作者如何相信自己，how符合语境，故选A。44.B。根据语境可知，教练教会了作者拥有梦想和坚持梦想之间的区别，teach符合语境，故选B。45.D。根据后面的对话可知，一次与教练的谈话永远改变了作者的生活，conversation符合语境，故选D。46.C。根据语境可知，这份工作意味着可以为母亲攒钱买房子，start有“开始，开端”的意思，thestartofsavings表示储蓄的