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1、雅安中学20202021学年高一下期入学测试英 语第一部分 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 短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中给的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.How will the woman go to the hospital?A.By bus.B.By taxiC.By car.2.When will the speakers get to the theatre?A.At 7:45.B.At 8:00.C.At 8:15.3.

2、What is Laura?A.A student.B.A cook.C.A waitress.4.Where is the woman probably?A.In a parkB.At an underground station.C.On the street.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.How the man learned a foreign language.B.Why the man teaches English.C.What language the man uses in class.第 二 节（共 15小题；

3、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.What is opposite the flat?A.A subway station.B.A supermarketC.A park.7.What will the woman do at 4:00 pm today?A.Go shopping.B.Take the subwayC.Show the m

4、an around the flat.听第7 段材科，回苍第8、9 题。8.How did the man lose weight this time?A.He kept on a diet.B.He did exercise.C.He took slimming medicine.19.What does the man think of the woman?A.Energetic.B.Strong.C.Slim.听第8 段材料，回荟第10至 12题。10.Where are the speakers?A.In a studio.B.At a travel company.C.At a un

5、iversity.11.Why has the woman lived in many countries?A.Her dads work needs a lot of travel.B.She likes travelling abroad very much.C.She has relatives living in other countries.12.Where does the woman want to stay fbr her next winter vacation?A.In England.B.In Japan.C.In Egypt.听第9 段材料，回答第13至 16题。13

6、.Why will the girl work in her dads restaurant?A.To save money fbr travelling.B.To make money for college.C.To help her father14.Where will the girl go most weekends?A.To a library.B.To a cinema.C.To a friends house,15.How long will the girl stay in Italy?A.For one week.B.For two weeks.C.For three w

7、eeks.16.What will the girl do in the last week of the summer vacation?A.Visit her uncle.B.Move to her cousins place.C.Prepare for the start of school.听 第 10段材料，回答第17至 20题17.Where did the speaker first see the Empire State Building?A.On a bus.B.On a plane.18.What did the building remind the speaker o

8、f?A.A film.B.His flight.19.Why does the speaker like the Empire State Building?A.Its made of bricks.C.In a lift.C.Another buildingB.The view from the top is wonderful.C.Its the tallest building in New York20.How many times did the speaker go up the Empire State Building that day?A.Once.B.Twice.C.Thr

9、ee times.2第二部分 阅读理解（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。The UK has a whole host of things to do for free or at a low price and there are a number of websites devoted tobringing you the best.Take a look at our guide to some of our favorite UK cities.LondonIf you live in or near Lond

10、on and have access to the Internet,youll discover many choicesof free entertainment.The Londonist is an amusing website that offers daily and weeklybreakdowns of the free and cheap events in the city.Categories include art,comedy,music,food and drink,theatre,festivals and talks.Head over to for the

11、latest scheduleof affordable entertainment.Time Outs website(time- has lots of information about freefun in the lively capital.Find out why the 60s really cemented(巩固)London as counterculture capital of the UK in our shop.ManchesterManchester is probably one of the top creative centers of England(if

12、 not the UK).If you need any further convincing evidence,then head over to Creative Tourist,where you can find bags of daytime and nighttime entertainment thats easy on thek liiipocket.While youre there you can also check out Liverpool and Sheffield.报，S趟Manchester is a historical city,which has shap

13、ed life in Britain.Take a look in our shop.GlasgowIf Manchester is the creative center of England then Glasgow has to be the creative Al通center of Scotland.You can visit Scotlands Center for Design and Architecture atLighthouse,or go over to the Gallery of Modem Art,“一.and then theres the wonderful

14、and strange Hunterian Museum.For a lowdown on the best free of Glasgow,take alook at VisitScotland.For a look at Glasgows picturesque qualities click here.21.Which website can you visit to learn about everyday events in the capital of the UK?A.Time Out.B.Londonist.C.VisitScotland.D.Creative Tourist.

15、22.What does the underlined phrase“easy on the pocket mean?A.Available.B.Reasonable.C.Comfortable.D.Affordable.323.Where can you probably find the passage?A.In a tourist brochure（手册）.B.In a fashion magazine.C.On the Internet.D.In a geography book.BAnne LaBastille was bom in New Jersey.Her first expe

16、rience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks inthe northeast of New York,where she worked at a summer resort（度假胜地）to earn money for college tuition（学 费）by caring for the horses,giving riding lessons,and working as a waitress.And she had many chances to begin heradventure in the Adirondack wilde

17、rness.Anne returned to school in the fall,but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks.Shegrew to love her time alone in the mountains.Anne graduated from college with a Bachelors degree in Conservationof Natural Resources（资源）and began working for the National Audubon Soci

18、ety in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in the Florida Keys and theEverglades National Park,she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York.Finally she decided tobuild a cabin near Black Bear Lake.Over the years,h

19、owever,more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin.Asa result,Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.Anne lived in the woods for most of her life.She enjoyed living alone in the woods,and her life wasfar too busy for her to be lonely.When she was not writing

20、books,she wrote articles for National Geographic,Readers Digest,and other magazines.In her later years,Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangeredbird called the grebe.She also lectured nationwide about ecology.Besides,Anne worked with a number oforganizations dedicated to（致力于）conservation

21、.As a respected guide,author,and conservationist,Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way tobecome part of it.24.Annes work at the summer resort.A.gave her a chance to learn horse riding_ B.earned her high admiration in collegeC.helped her to explore the wilderness D.showed her love for

22、 long tours25.Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to.A.get away from increasing numbers of tourists B.enlarge her living spaceC.live in the mountains D.settle in a more beautiful place26.We can conclude from the passage that Anne.4A.felt very lonely living in the woodsC.tried to make more

23、 people aware of the grebe27.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Annes achievements.C.Annes adventures in the wilderness.B.longed to be an editor of National GeographicD.made the wilderness a part of her lifeB.A brief introduction to Annes life.D.Annes pioneering work in wildlife ecology.CNot only

24、does the use of plastic water bottles hurt your wallet,it alsoIncreases pollution and wastes energy and water.Only 23%of all plastic inAmerica ends up in a recycling bin,meaning over$1 billion worth of plastic istreated as rubbish a year.Recently,Skipping Rocks Lab has invented a kind ofwater bottle

25、 called Ooho.It is a convenient,clear water bottle that can either be drunk or eaten.To drink it,you can either peel off（录落）the membrane（薄膜）or tear a hole in the membrane with your teeth to pour the water into your mouth.To eat it,you simply put the whole bottle in your mouth.One problem the scienti

26、sts have run into is how to ship large amountsof Ooho bubbles（水 包）without arriving with a very wet truck.However,they have attempted to package groups ofindividual bubbles together inside a larger and thicker membrane.It is targeting large outdoor events,such asmarathons,music festivals,and sporting

27、 events,where tons of plastic bottles are used,and frequently leftbehind as litter.And too much plastic is sure to do harm to the environment,which could account for their purpose ofsuch a new invention.The team has been working for the past two years to develop the technology and materials needed t

28、o produceOoho;they have recently applied for a patent for their new advancements.The price for an individual bubble or agroup of bubbles has not been set yet,but it costs about two cents to create a group,which is cheaper than plasticbottles.It has appeared at events in London,San Francisco,Boston,a

29、t conferences,festivals,and so on.Ooho is catching many peoples attention and has raised over$1 million and gained 1,000 investors in onlythree days.It is mostly being sold at events at the moment to keep the consumers interest while the productionmachine is getting up and running.It is quickly maki

30、ng a rise,so keep an eye out this year for these bottles of thefuture.28.How is most plastic dealt with in America?A.Ils sold.B.Its recycled.C.Its wasted.D.Ils buried.29.Why did the team invent Ooho?5A.To protect the environment.C.To reduce the cost of plastic bottle.B.To make a profit for a company

31、.D.To make people eat as they drink.30.What can we infer about Ooho from the passage?A.It costs the team a lot of money to develop the technology.B.It is easy and safe to ship it in large amounts.C.It has become popular since it began to be sold.D.It might be sold at a lower price than plastic bottl

32、es.31.What does the author really want to say in the last paragraph?A.Ooho is taking the place of plastic bottles now.B.Ooho is to be a success in the future.C.Ooho is being supported by smart people.D.Ooho is being produced to attract more investors.DAs sea levels climb,even Washington,D.C.could se

33、e more frequent and widespread flooding at high tide.Strong storms and high winds sometimes bring floods to coastal areas.But cities and towns along the US EastCoast are flooding even in calm and sunny weather.Among them is Maryland9s capital,Annapolis.Touriststhere must sometimes walk through water

34、 flooding downtown streets surrounding the harbor.Sometimes water coversroads in Atlantic City.N.J.Even the yards and basements of coastal homes near New York City sometimesflood.All are suffering from this trend-normal high tides surpass(超过)a rising sea level.Sea levels have climbed,on average,abou

35、t 20 centimeters(8 inches)over the past 135 years.And a sharp increase in tidal flooding is one ofthe more visible impacts affecting many coastal areas,notes William Sweet,an oceanographer.Sweet and his co-workers recently analyzed data from 45 tide gauges(计量表)along the US coasts.Thesetools record t

36、he changing heights of tides as they rise and fall.From these data,Sweets team calculated the number oftroublesome floods“in various coastal cities.These floods,Sweet explains,typically occur when water level is about30 centimeters(1 foot)above the historic level of the highest tides.In June 2014,th

37、e team reported finding a growingrise in these flooding events.In Charleston,S.C.,from 1957 to 1963,the city experienced troublesome floods an average of 4.6 days peryear.But from 2007 to 2013,the occurring rate of troublesome floods jumped five times.Annapolis city was even more serious.From 1957 t

38、o 1963,troublesome floods hit that city roughly3.8 days per year.From 2007 to 2013,the average was 10 times higher_ 39.3 days a year.6“Over the next few decades,climate change probably drives sea levels even higher,9,Sweet says.So todaysflooding problems promise to become only more widespread and fr

39、equent.32.What is Paragraph 2 mainly developed by?A.Making comparisons.B.Analyzing Causes.C.Using examples.D.Following time order.33.Why are more flooding problems caused?A.Because the weather conditions are not stable.B.Because people are living too close to harbors.C.Because the river levels have

40、been climbing.D.Because climate has changed over the years.34.What can be inferred according to the data in Paragraph 5?A.There has been a growing rise in these analyzed flooding events.B.The changes of heights of tides are usually in a small range.C.The floods in coastal cities often occur when wat

41、er level is above I foot.D.The number of troublesome floods gradually gets less.35.What is the passage mainly about?A.Sweets team.B.American oceanographers.C.A flood research.D.The US East Coast.第 三 部 分 语 言 知 识 运 用（共 两 节，满 分 4 5 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A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空

42、白处的最佳选项。Ted Schredd doesnt like cars.He wants people to stop 36 because cars make the air dirty.Ted hada（n）37_.He said,Im going to cycle（骑自彳 亍车）around North America.I want to show everyone that cyclingis a 38 way to get around.If more people ride bikes,the air will be 39He left his 40 with$160 in hi

43、s pocket.When he 4 San Diego,he met another cyclist.Thecyclist 42 Ted to speak at a big meeting about the 43_.He said,Well buy you a ticket to Texas.Twohours later,Ted was on a plane to the environmental conference and to a big 44 IWhile he was at the conference,he met Deanna.It was 45 at first sigh

44、t!They talked for six hours.Thenext day,Ted asked Deanna to 46 the trip with him.Deanna said yes,and was on the road with Ted 20 dayslater!7“It was 47 at first,said Deanna.Ted got up 48 every morning,around 6.00am,but I wanted tosleep until noon.After a few days,they started having fun.49 they cycle

45、d from Florida to Montreal and thenback to Vancouver,every day was 50.They had free meals in many restaurants,and 51 in peoplesbackyards during the night.52,they made many new friends on the way.On their way back to Vancouver,they 53 in Edmonton to visit Teds parents.During the stopover,theygot 54.P

46、eople wished them to grow old and happy together.They now want to 55 a book about the trip.We want people to know that you can be an environmentalist and still have fun,“Schredd said.36.A.cryingB.smokingC.drivingD.worrying37.A.ideaB.jobC.secretD.excuse38.A.funB.newC.strangeD.dangerous39.A.drierB.thi

47、nnerC.cleanerD.thicker40.A.hometownB.carC.motherD.country41.A.foundB.reachedC.missedD.saw42.A.orderedB.allowedC.invitedD.promised43.A.artB.cultureC.medicineD.environment44.A.problemB.surpriseC.holidayD.difference45.A.doubtB.prideC.hateD.love46.A.planB.startC.changeD.finish47.A.interestingB.toughC.im

48、portantD.comfortable48.A.finallyB.seriouslyC.earlyD.suddenly49.A.AsB.IfC.UnlessD.Although50.A.wonderfulB.boringC.safeD.quiet51.A.cookedB.sleptC.workedD.waiter52.A.Above allB.At firstC.In additionD.After all53.A.metB.stoppedC.practicedD.celebrated54.A.marriedB.injuredC.punishedD.paid55.A.writeB.readC

49、.borrowD.buy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。A new university course is about the study of selfies（自拍照）56（take）by cellphones.The goal is toanalyze（分析）57（it）cultural meaning and self-expression in the modern world.8The course 58(begin)at the University of Southern Califor

50、nia.And it attracted people 59(huge).It is Professor Mark Mario 60 teaches the course.He supported the 61(important)tounderstand the phenomenon that more and more people are using smartphones.4My students are leaning thatselfies 62(become)part of the communication process by this Mark said.The cours