河北省尚义一中2020-2021学年高一第二学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

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1、尚义一中20202021学年度第二学期高一年级期中考试英 语注意事项：1. 本试卷由四部分组成。2. 考试时间120分钟，满分150分。3. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。4. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第1部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. Wh

2、ich instrument has the man already owned?A. Drums. B. A piano. C. A violin.2. What does the candy taste like?A. Sour and salty. B. Sweet and sour. C. Sweet and salty.3. What does the woman dislike?A. Staying outside for a long time. B. Keeping the windows closed.C. Turning the air conditioner on.4.

3、Why is the woman growing sunflowers?A. To eat the seeds. B. To enjoy the flowers. C. To get the seeds for the man.5. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Shop assistant and customer. C. Interviewer and interviewee.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，

4、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. What does the man keep doing?A. Lifting weights. B. Telling the woman to take a break. C. Adding more exercises to the woman.7. What does the woman probably think about the exercise?A. Its useless. B.

5、 Its too exciting. C. Its very difficult.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What will the weather be like according to the man?A. Itll rain. B. Itll snow. C. Itll have ice.9. When did the man move to this area?A. In the spring. B. In the autumn. C. In the winter.10. How big do ice balls get in this area?A. Half an

6、inch wide. B. An inch wide. C. Two inches wide.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How long will the mans show be?A. 5 minutes. B. 10 minutes. C. 20 minutes.12. What advice did the woman give the man before?A. Remembering the lines from a movie. B. Pretending the people are cabbage.C. Closing his eyes to be calm.1

7、3. What seems to be the womans hope for the man?A. To enjoy himself. B. To impress the judges. C. To make the crowd laugh.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. How will the woman keep Chinese traditions alive while in America?A. By eating Chinese food. B. By watching Chinese movies.C. By talking to others about Chin

8、a.15. How will the woman deal with cultural differences?A. Follow her own custom. B. Respect other cultures.C. Follow other countries fashions.16. Whom will the woman make friends with?A. Only Chinese. B. Only Americans. C. People from everywhere.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How does the speaker sound?A. W

9、orried. B. Confident. C. Excited.18. What was the main subject of the study?A. Sitting too much time. B. Fighting against heart disease.C. Having different entertainment.19. When was the end of the study?A. In 2001. B. In 2016. C. In 2017.20. Which age group had the highest number of people watching

10、 TV?A. Children. B. Teenagers. C.The elderly. 第2部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFestivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. This article will fuel your wanderlust (漫游癖) and guide you to the best festivals.St. Patricks DayWhere:

11、 Dublin, Ireland, New York, USAWhen: 17 MarchSt. Patricks Day has taken place in New York City on March 17th since 1762. On this day, the whole city turns green. Many Irish make traditional bread on this day. It is one of the most fun days of the year in New York City every year, when the whole city

12、 turns into a big green party.SXSWWhere: Austin, USAWhen: 10-19 MarchLike free things? Yeah me too! Free food, drink and music sound good? Welcome to Austin, Texas. SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries. There are free shows. You do have to pay but not by handing ove

13、r cash; you have to give up some time to queue but it is worth it to see some popular stars.Kings DayWhere: Amsterdam, NetherlandsWhen: 27 AprilEvery year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange for Kings Day, which is the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. Its a crazy fun celebrat

14、ion when the center of the city is car, bus, and bike-free. It is a market day when anyone can sell pretty much anything. Tips: Take a jacket with you, wear orange, and bring cash.Just for LaughsWhere: Montreal, CanadaWhen: 14-30 JulyFor comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better t

15、han Montreals Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the Latin Quarter. During the day street performers delight the crowds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.21. What do St. Patricks Day and Kings Day have in common?A. They are market days. B. T

16、hey feature a specific color.C. They begin in the same month. D. They are in honor of a Kings birthday.22. Which festival is about music and film?A. St. Patricks Day.B. SXSW.C. Kings Day.D. Just for Laughs.23. What do we know about Just for Laughs?A. It offers free food. B. It lasts for one week.C.

17、It is the best comedy festival in the world. D. It is celebrated in many places worldwide.BElizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the mid

18、dle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medic

19、al school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also

20、a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.24. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a

21、surgeon?A. She couldnt get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States25. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeths chances for becoming for a doctor?A. S

22、he was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldnt graduate from medical school. D. She couldnt set up her hospital.26. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 27. Acc

23、ording to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell except that she _.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for womenCMessa

24、ges in honor of Stan Lee are pouring in on social media and other online sites.Lee is the creator of famous comic book (连环漫画) characters, including Spider-Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and others. He died in Los Angeles, California, Monday. He was 95 years old. Marvel Entertainment and its parent com

25、pany, Walt Disney, posted a video about the late writer, editor and publisher on their websites. Disney chairman and chief Bob Iger said Lee is a super hero in his own right to Marvel fans around the world. He compared Lee to his comic book characters with the power to inspire, to entertain, and to

26、connect.Lee was born Stanley Martin Leiber in New York City. He began writing for comic books at 19. He wrote under the name Stan Lee. He explained that he used a false name because he wanted to write a serious and great piece of literature someday. He did not want his link with comic books to be kn

27、own when that happened. But it never did happen. As the pride in his work grew, he decided to legally change his name to Stan Lee.Lees comic book heroes stand apart from its competitor DC, the company that produced the seemingly perfect heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman. Lees character often had

28、 super power, but they also had weaknesses and moral (道德的) failings. In a piece for Marvel in 1969, Lee discussed the importance of creating these balanced characters. Nobody is all good, or all bad, he wrote, like Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man. He is a deeply gifted inventor with serious menta

29、l health issues; or, Peter Parker, a sensitive, brainy high-school student who has no idea how to deal with the frightening abilities he gets from the bite of a radioactive spider. Even Steve Rogers, whose Captain America was the most Superman-like of the Marvel group, had problems. Rejected as a ca

30、ndidate for the armed forces, he volunteers to take a super soldier substance to make him a super-fighting machine.Actor Chris Evans has played that character in several Hollywood films. He posted a tribute (悼念) to Captain Americas creator on Twitter Monday.There will never be another Stan Lee, he w

31、rote. Actor, writer and funny man Seth Rogen never played one of Lees characters but he remembered him with thanks in a Tweet. Thank you Stan Lee for making people who feel different realize they are special, he wrote.28. Stan Lee created many famous comic character, except _.A. Iron ManB. SupermanC

32、. Captain AmericaD. Spider Man29. Stan lee wrote comic books under a false name because _.A. he wanted to be famous for the false nameB. he didnt want to be known as a comic book writerC. he wanted his name to be linked with his comic booksD. he didnt want to be known as a serious literature writer3

33、0. Which of the following best describes the heroes in Lees comics?A. They are good at making people feel specialB. They are moral figures without weak pointsC. They are more balanced characters than DC heroesD. They are seemingly perfect heroes with super powers31. What is the authors purpose in wr

34、iting the text?A. To remember a great cartoonistB. To introduce marvel comic heroesC. To encourage studies on comicsD. To promote products of marvelDThe success of Pickwick Papers made Dickens very popular. He suddenly found himself at twenty-four the most famous novelist of his day. Busy as his soc

35、ial life was, he worked on two novels at the same timeOliver Twist and Pickwick Papers. He was particularly proud of Pickwick, which was a huge success and was regarded as a comedy (喜剧)masterpiece(杰作). “If I were to live a hundred years and write novels in each, I should never be so proud of any of

36、them as I am proud of Pickwick Papers,” he said. It has been said of Dickens that he grasped(抓住)the imagination of his readers because his imagination grasped himself. The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry. When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest

37、 until Fagin, the wrongdoer(做坏事的人), had been hanged. Dickens marriage to Catherine Hagarth, with whom he had nine children, ended unhappily in 1858. He started to travel about giving readings of his works. His interest in theater gave his novels the qualities that made them suitable for reading alou

38、d on the stage. A tiring travel to the United States affected his health. On June 9, 1870, when he was working on a new novel, he died, as he had wished. He said he wanted to die working.32. Dickens became a famous novelist .A. because his social work B. with the success of Pickwick PapersC. because

39、 he was writing two novels at the same time D. when he began to give readings of his works33. According to this passage, we know that Dickens .A. was only interested in writing novelsB. didnt like Oliver TwistC. wished to live one hundred years and write three novels in eachD. didnt think he could w

40、rite a better novel than Pickwick Papers in his life34. Fagin must be .A. a person in real life B. a character in Oliver TwistC. a character in Pickwick Papers D. one of Dickens works35. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Dickens had a happy marriage to Catherine Hagarth B. Dickens was a successful a

41、ctorC. Dickens death had little to do with his hard work D. Dickens had wished to die in the course of his work第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Read More and Learn MoreThese days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone.

42、 It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books; the more, the better. It can broaden my mind and improve my language skills. 36 Here are some tips for you.Clear your purpose of reading. 37 Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or

43、 knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the books is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the books faster. 38 No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy. Your fri

44、ends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.Give up the books that you dont enjoy.You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you do

45、nt enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you arent enjoying the books you are reading, give them up. 39 Set a reading goal.It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is that the books I bought dont have a due date! I dont need to return

46、those books. 40 Before you read each book, ask yourself how much time you need to complete this book.A. Read only what you are interested in.B. Read the books borrowed from others.C. Remember reading shouldnt be a chore (令人厌烦的事).D. Of course, it can also help me to get good grades.E. We need to get the latest news and communicate wit