1、12021 届高一上学期期末考试英语试卷分值：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节听下面 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. What is the woman going to do?A. Have a coffee. B. Clean her office. C. Attend a meeting.2. What does the woman ask for?A. A dress of
2、 different size. B. A dress of better quality. C. A dress of a bright color.3. What does the man want to do?A. Borrow a ladder. B. Take his leave. C. Clean the roof.4. What will the woman probably do next?A. Go to the mans place. B. Call the Hillsboro Hotel.C. Reserve an exhibition hall.5. Where are
3、 the speakers?A. At home. B. In a museum. C. In the city square.第二节听下面 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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。6. Why has the man hardly seen the woman lately?A. She had a traffic accident.B. She mov
4、ed to another place.2C. She is working unusual hours.7. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office. B. At a bus stop. C. In an apartment.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。8. What does the man have to do now?A. Plan a trip. B. Look for a job. C. Make a decision.9. What does the woman think of the jou
5、rney to South America?A. Dangerous. B. Exciting. C. Expensive.10. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Going abroad. B. Staying at home. C. Opening a bookstore.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 题。11. What is the radio program for?A. Sharing personal feelings. B. Discussing language skills.C. Promoting c
6、ommunity service.12. What is the second point Prof. Sheffield mentioned?A. To give details and facts. B. To introduce main ideas. C. To conclude the article.13. What makes an excellent article according to Prof. Sheffield?A. Formal language. B. Detailed facts. C. Personal style.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 17
7、题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A summer job. B. A birthday party. C. A food company.15. What does the mans company do?A. Design furniture. B. Organize concerts. C. Offer food services.16. What will the man do before the party?A. Set tables. B. Cook food. C. Play music.17. What d
8、oes the woman think of the mans work?A. Difficult. B. Interesting. C. Valuable.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至第 20 题。18. What do the Hoffmans do for a living?3A. They are gardeners. B. They sell vegetables.C. They run a guesthouse.19. How much direct sunshine do tomato plants actually need every day?A. Five hours.
9、 B. Eight hours. C. Twelve hours.20. Why do Irish potatoes grow better in the shade?A. They have deeper roots. B. They have wider leaves.C. They have bigger flowers.第二部分 阅读理解 (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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABird Talk includes everything you need
10、 to know to help keep your bird healthy and active. Get important information on bird healthcare and nutrition, step-by-step training and caging tips. Readers also enjoy colorful photos, entertaining stories, and a centerfold poster in each monthly issue. Issues（期） per year:12 Our price:$ 13.99 Cove
11、r price:$ 47.88 Art on Paper is a bimonthly (两月一次的) art magazine devoted to works on paper. Offering a balanced range of media and historical periods. Art on Paper presents current information about exhibitions and the marketplace. Each issue contains news and announcements, reviews of current and r
12、ecent museum and gallery exhibitions, as well as limited-edition prints.Issues per year:6 Our price:$ 45.00 Cover price:$ 80. 00Disney Adventures is for children aged 7 to 14 who are eager to learn. This wacky and exciting magazine focuses on fun and action-packed adventure covering the world of ent
13、ertainment, comics, Sports, technology, and weird science.Issues per year: 10 Our price: $ 14.95 Cover price: $ 29. 90Mother Earth News is a country lifestyle publication dedicated to 4helping readers with the how-to information of home building and home improvement. Topics include building, gardeni
14、ng, homesteading, do-it-yourself, kitchen and so on. Issues per year:6 Our price:$ 18.00 Cover price:$ 23. 7021. If you order Disney Adventures for five years, how many issues could you get in all? A. 60. B. 50. C. 12. D. 3022. Which of the following is true about Bird Talk?A. It is published once a
15、 month. B. It is for children under 14 C.It can teach a bird how to talk. D. It focuses on outdoor recreation23. The purpose of the passage is mainly _.A. to compare advantages of four magazines B. to provide readers with more entertainmentC. to get readers to buy these magazines D. to introduce fou
16、r magazines to readersBA family is a collection of people who share the same genes（基因）but cannot agree on a place to pull over for lunch. Ed and I, plus his parents and sister Doris and eight-year-old niece Alisha, are on a road trip to Yosemite. Ed wants Subway, I want In-N-Out Burger, and Doris wa
17、nts Sonic. In the end, we compromise(妥协） on McDonalds, where Alisha will get active.Its a three-hour drive to Yosemite, but were taking a little longer, as we are busy visiting Highway 80s public restrooms. As the saying goes, “Not one bladder（膀胱）empties but another fills.” Many of these restrooms b
18、elong to gas stations. I prefer them to the high-tech ones on planes.We get back on the road. Ed is driving now. When all the tabloids（小报）have been read, the travel has grown tedious and anyone under age 12 always 5keeps asking“Are we there yet?” . Just outside Manteca, California, we stop for coffe
19、e. At a Starbucks checkout, Ed buys a CD of Joni Mitchells favorite musical picks. The hope is that it will have a calming effect.As we pull back onto the highway, it starts to pour(下雨）. Then something amazing happens. As we climb the mountain, the rain turns to snow. The pines（松树） are spotted with
20、white. Were struck dumb（说不出话）by the scene outside. For a solid 15 minutes, everyone forgets about their bladder, their blood sugar and the temperature. Alisha has never seen snow, so we pull over to make snowmen and catch snowflakes（雪花） on our tongues. Then Ed realizes we need tire chains, and we ha
21、ve to turn back and drive 30miles to Oakhurst. “Good,” says Doris. “There was a very nice restroom there.”24. Where does the family have lunch?A. At Sonic. B. At Subway. C. At McDonalds. D. At In-N-Out Burger.25. Why does the family spend so much time going to Yosemite?A. They stop a few times for g
22、as.B. They go to the toilet frequently.C. They are affected by the bad weather.D. They need to rest and refresh themselves.26. What does the underlined word “tedious” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Boring B. Difficult. C. Educational. D. Comfortable.27. How does the family feel when it snows?A. Sor
23、ry. B. Excited. C. Worried. D. Relaxed.CMillions of New Yorkers and visitors ride the citys subways and other trains each day. The public transportation system offers more than just a trip, however. It also has one of the most extensive public art collections in the world, with many of them under ci
24、ty streets.Some people call it New Yorks “underground art museum”. It includes more than 250 works of art. They are meant to brighten everyones ride around the city.6There is a huge painting of the night sky on the ceiling（天花板） of Grand Central Terminal. New Yorkers have been looking up at that artw
25、ork for 111 years. In the nearby Grand Central Market, you can find a large crystal light painting, which was completed by sculptor Donald Lipski in 1988. Other artists include new ones and the long-famous ones such as Roy Lichtenstein and Sol Lewitt.Sandra Bloodworth has directed the Metropolitan T
26、ransportation Authoritys arts program since it began in 1985.But actually, it really began much earlier, and some of it even dates back to the time when the subway first opened in 1904.For the past 30 years, artists have been asked to make works that relate to city life or to the neighborhood around
27、 a train station. There are coastal scenes at stations near the Atlantic Ocean. Native plants and flowers can be found in a garden scene in Brooklyn.Alejandra Acosta, a visitor from Colombia, said, “I think its nice to see these kinds of things when youre walking in spaces like the subway stations t
28、hat seem a little bit dull. They dont have a lot of decorations.”Those art works in New Yorks “underground art museum” bring life into the dark passages.28. The art works are decorated in subway stations to .A. display those art works B. introduce famous artistsC. make the subway trips enjoyable D.
29、attract tourists to visit the subway29. When were art works probably first used to decorate the subway stations?A. In 1985 B. In 1904 C. In 1988 D. In 193430. It can be inferred from Alejandra Acostas words that .A. its boring to take the subwayB. people hate taking the subwayC. the subway stations
30、are well designedD. people welcome the art works in subway stations31. What is the text mainly about?A. New Yorkers opinions on museumsB. Sandra Bloodworths achievementsC. “Underground art museum” in New YorkD. An effort to make public transport popular7DIf youre looking for a fairly painless way to
31、 lose weight, researchers at Brigham Young University have a new solution for you: Put yourself on a regular sleep schedule. People who keep a regular sleep routine have a lower body fat than those who keep irregular（无规律的） sleep hours, says a new study.Led by Bruce Bailey, professor of exercise scie
32、nce, researchers followed 300 female（女性） college students aged 19 to 26, who were given activity trackers（跟踪器） to watch their movements and activities, including waking and sleeping times . Researchers also measured their body composition (成分)before and after the one-week study period.What the resea
33、rchers found:Body fat varied with（随、 、 、而变） sleep quantity（数量）. Women who slept between 8 and 8.5 hours a night had the lowest body fat. While those who slept less than 7 hours or over 9 hours had higher body fat.High quality（质量） sleep was associated with（与、 、 、有关） lower body fat while poor sleep wa
34、s connected with higher body fat.Waking and going to sleep at the same time every day was most strongly linked with lower body fat.The difference in body weight was greater with more variation（变化） in sleep pattern. Women whose sleep patterns varied by 90 minutes a night had higher body fat than thos
35、e whose sleep patterns varied by 60 minutes or less on average.The study followed up on a body of research conducted over the last few years that connects quality and quantity of sleep with weight loss and better weight control. While researchers dont know exactly how sleep schedules affect(影响） body
36、 weight and fat, other studies have shown that sleep has an effect(影响）on physical activity, appetite（胃口）, and the hormones（荷尔蒙）that control metabolism（新陈代谢）, and the signals that tell us were full.32. Which of the following about the study led by Bruce Bailey is true?8A. The participants（参与者） includ
37、ed both females and males.B. The participants body composition were measured only after the study.C. The participants activities were monitored through trackers.D. The study was controlled by researchers during a long period time.33. Who may have the lowest body fat according to the study?A. Women w
38、hose sleep patterns varied by 90 times a night.B. Women who get 8 to 8.5 hours of sleep a night.C. Women who sleep no more than 7 hours a night.D. Women whose sleep patterns varied by 60 times a night.34. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A. Sleep can affect people at least in three
39、ways.B. Many people know exactly how sleep affects body fat.C. Its the first research to study better weight control.D. Sleep can give signals to tell people they are full.35. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Several factors that affects the sleep quality.B. A study on the relationship bet
40、ween sleep and body weight.C. The importance of having a regular sleep routine.D. Some ways to help you lose weight efficiently.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。There are some things that you cant give to your Chinese friends during the Spring Festival. 36 Thing
41、s in black or white: Red is the lucky colour in China. 37 Necklaces: If you are just friends, dont give a necklace as a gift to him/her. Chinese people think things like necklaces, ties, and belts are connected with close relations. 38 These things are often given by boyfriends/girlfriends or couple
42、s.9Mirrors: Mirrors are a bad idea for gifts throughout much of Asia, as they are believed to attract ghosts.Tips on giving a gift:39 A gift with it passes on the information to the receiver that the gift is expensive, and that the sender is expecting a gift of the same price.40 (to avoid embarrassm
43、ent, an appearance of favoritism 偏爱, etc.).Take a pair of gifts with you, as Chinese people believe that good things should be in pairs. A. So a green hat should not be given.B. Do remember to cut the price tag (标签).C. If you are coming to China with us, our tour guides will be very happy to help yo
44、u.D. Sending things like these means you want to build a close relationship. E. Dont buy them. Otherwise your friends may be angry with you when receiving them.F. Black and white are often used for sad things, so white or black gifts should be avoided.G. Dont give the gift in public, especially if g
45、iving a gift to only one person in a group.第三部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45 分)第一节：完形填空（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四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The year my dad turned 80, my brother and I decided to throw a surprise party for him. The night before, I stayed over at Dads house. He was expectin
46、g the party, but looked 41 . I knew why. One person couldnt be at the partyMom. She had 42 a few years before, and we all missed her so much. 10God, I prayed, please let Dad feel a little better 43 because of our company（陪伴）. Mom and Dad were 44 for each other. He loved her so much; he 45 to save en
47、ough money for a 46 before they got married. But it wasnt 47 their 40th wedding anniversary(纪念日) that Dad finally could 48 to buy a diamond ring. Mom wore it so 49 for so many years until the day she 50 it.That day she was making jellies(果胶) and didnt want her ring to get 51 . She removed the ring a
48、nd 52 it on the windows. When she had finished, she looked for it everywhere but couldnt find it. At last Mom cried, 53 Dad said the ring wasnt important and the 54 they had for each other was the most important.Before going to the 55 I looked around for something to clean my shoes, and found an old
49、 cloth bag. Dad saw it. “I meant to throw that old thing 56 a week ago,” he said. I held it in my hand and 57 theres something there. I reached in. “Dad, look!” I shouted, 58 my find Moms ring.Dad was very 59 and he took the ring and held it tight (紧紧地). It shone all through the party. “Moms here 60 us,” he said.41. A. sad B. bored C. embarrassed D. nervous42. A. got away B. passed away C. went away D. ran away43. A. at most B. at last C. at first D
