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2020-2021学年度第一学期高一第二次考试英语试题★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出

每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，写在本试卷上无效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(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，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.WhendoesPlanetFitnesso

penonholidays?A.At6a.m.B.At9a.m.C.At8a.m.2.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Arguewiththewoman.B.Payforthedamage.C.Buyanewbook.3.Whatarethespeakersmainly

talkingabout?A.Courseselection.B.Careerchoice.C.Lectureprofessors.4.Howdidthewomangotraveling?A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.5

.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahospital.B.Athome.C.Atanairport.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至7题。6.Whyisthewomansohappy?A.Herworkwillbeshared.B.Thenewdressfitsherwell.C.Everythinghasbeenchecked.7.Whatisth

eprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Employerandemployee.C.Hostandguest.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.

Whatisthemainproblemwiththeman?A.Hegetspoorgrades.B.Helackssleep.CHefeelsstressedout.9.Howisthemandealingwithhis

problemnow?A.Bylisteningtomusic.B.Byrunning.C.Byswimming.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whichsportisforasuperpass

memberonly?A.Basketball.B.Golf.C.Rock-climbing.11.Howmuchdoestheswim-onlypasscost?A.$10.B.$35.C.$40.12.Howdoesthemanfeelabout

choosingthepass?A.Excited.B.SatisfiedC.Confused.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthewoman’splanforSunday?A.Goingshopping.B.Goingcampin

g.C.Goingsnowboarding.14.WherewillthewomanstayinBigBear?A.Inacamp.B.Inahotel.C.Inahouse.15.Whatwillthemandoontheweekend?A.

Visithisfriends.B.Readbooks.C.Jointhewoman.16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’sweekend?A.It’sboring.B.It’scomforting.C.It’srelaxing.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhydidReyesGuanastayinthecarwhenhisparentswereworking?A.Hewasveryyoung.B.Hedidn'tlikeworking.C.Helookedafterbrothers.18

.WhatdidReyesGuanalearnfromcleaningtheschool?A.Howtomakemoney.B.Howtorespectothers.C.Howtomoveuptheranks.19.How

manyjobshasReyesGuanahad?A.3.B.4.C.5.20.WhatistheguideinReyesGuana’scurrentjob?A.HisMexicanorigin.B.Hislifeexperien

ce.C.Hiscollegeeducation.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。AAUberdriv

erstoppedherworkdaysoshecouldhelpanewmotherwithasickchild.NicoleIhus’ssonJohnHenrywasbornlastmonthwitharar

ediseasecalledcongenitaldiaphragmatichernia.Nicoleandherhusband,wholiveinKansasCity,gotmtouchwithdoctorsfromMinnesotaandMissouriinhopesof

findingadoctorwhocouldtreatJohnHenryforthecondition—buttonoavail.Luckily,Nicolemanagedtogetincontactwiththe“bestdoctor

intheworldforthiscondition”atJohnsHopkinsAllChildreninSt.Petersburg,Florida—soshetraveledallthewaytotheSunshineStatetogiveh

ernewbornsonafightingchance.AfterJohnHenrywasbonintothehandsoftheNICU,Nicolefeltsadandaloneinthenewsta

te,althoughsheknewthatshehadtoleaveherson’ssideinordertobuyhimsomenewclothes.AfterorderinganUberridetothenearbyRheaLanachildr

en’sclothingstore,shewaspickedupbyawomannamedBelinda.ShortlyafterNicolegotintoBelinda’scar,thenewmothercouldn’the

lpbuttoldherheartbreakingstory.“Shetoldmeherstory,”Belindasaidintheinterviewbelow.“Shewasintearsacoupleoftimes

andIwasreallyconcernedabouther.”RatherthansimplydroppingNicoleoffatthestore,however,Belindaparkedthec

arandwasfirmlydeterminedtoaccompanyherpassengerintothestore.“Shewaslike,‘I’mgoingtohelpyoubuysomeclothesforyourson.’I

askedher,‘Areyouserious?’Ican’tevenimagine,”saidNicole.“Forthisstrangertogocompletelyoutofherway—stopwhatshewasdoingands

topmakingmoney—tocometobewithmeforacoupleofhourswhileweshoppedtogether,thatwasjustunbelievable.”21.Whatdoesthewriterme

anbysaying“tonoavail”inPara.2?A.Henry’sconditionbecameworse.B.Thecouplelosthopeoffindingadoctor.C.Thedoctordidn’twanttotreatJohnHenry.D.Theco

upledidn’tfindthedoctortheywanted.22.HowdidBelindahelpNicoleafterhearingherstory?A.Byofferingherafreeride.B.Bygoingshoppingwithher

.C.Bybuyingnewclothesforher.D.Bychattingwithherforhours.23.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toadvisereaderstohelpthebaby.B.Totellastor

yofahelplessmother.C.Tospeakhighlyofthedriver’skindness.D.Tocallonpeopletolearnfromthedriver.BIneversawmyfatherhomefromworklateorill

,nordidIeverseemyfathertakea“nightoutwiththeboys”.Hehadnohobbiesbutjusttookcareofhisfamily.For22years,sinceIlefthomeforcollege,myfather

calledmeeverySundayat9:00am.Hewasalwaysinterestedinmylife----howmyfamilywasdoing.Thecallsevencamewhenhe

andmymotherwereinAustralia,EnglandorFlorida.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmefirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighth

oursadayforthreedays,paintingmyhouse.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedwasaglassofice

dtea,andthatIholdapaintbrushforhimandtalktohim.ButIwastoobusy,forIhadalawpracticetorun,andIcouldnottakethetimetoholdthepaintbrush,ortalktomyfath

er.Fiveyearsago,my71-year-oldfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingset(秋千)formydaughter.Again,allheaskedwasthatIgethimaglasso

ficedtea,andtalktohim.Butagain,Ihadlaundrytodo,andthehousetoclean.ThemorningonSunday,January16,1995,myfathertelephonedmeasusual,thi

stimehehadseemedtohaveforgottensomethingswehaddiscussedtheweekbefore.Ihadtogettochurch,andIcuttheconversationshort.Thecallcameat4:40am.Thatdaymyfat

herwassenttohospitalinFlorida.Igotonaplaneimmediately,andIvowed(发誓)thatwhenIarrived,Iwouldmakeupforthelosttime,andhaveanicelongtal

kwithhimandreallygettoknowhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1:00am,butmyfatherhadpassedawayat9:12pm.Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalk,ortimetowai

tforme.IntheyearssincehisdeathIhavelearntmuchaboutmyfather,andevenmoreabouteverysingleday.24.Weknowfromthereadingthatthefather___

__.A.likedtopainthousesB.hadnofriendsaroundhimC.wasnothealthyinhisyouthD.thoughtofhisfamilyashisall25.Whenher

fatherpaintedherfirsthouse,thedaughter_____.A.couldonlyaffordaglassoficedteaB.wastoobusytotalktoherfatherC.coulddonothingbutholdapaintbrushD.s

penteighthoursadayworkingwithherfather26.OnJanuary16,1995,thedaughterfeltthatherfather_____.A.seemedtobealittledifferentB.hadnotimetophon

eherasusualC.becameinterestedinchurchD.hadforgottentodiscusssomethingswithher27.Whichisthebesttitleofthereading?A.PaintingHousesB.

Daughter’sFamilyC.FatherandID.Father’sphonecallsCDoesyourlocalhighschoolhaveastudentnewspaper?Only1in8ofNewYork’spublichighschoo

lshasstudentnewspapers–andmanyofthosearepublishedjustafewtimesayear.Afewmoreareonline,whichcanleaveoutpoorerschools.RebeccaDwarka,an18-year-oldsen

iorwhoworksforherstudentpapersaid,“Facebookisthenewwayoffindingoutwhathappened.Nobodywantstoactuallysitdownandreadawholearticlea

boutit.Thismakesa‘wholearticle’soundalittlelikealongsentenceinlonelyplaces.”Iamnotnostalgic(怀旧的)abouthighschoolstudentnewspapers

andneverworkedformine.Iputoutwhatwasthencalledapersonalmagazinewithagroupoffriendsbecausewewantedtowriteaboutpeace,warand

rockandrollwithoutschoolofficialswarningusnottomakejokesaboutthelocalofficials.Schoolnewspapersareindeclinebecausestudentsnowfind

outwhathappenedonsocialnetworkingwebsites.ThisisalittlediscouragingbecauseitprovesthatformillionsofAme

ricans,journalismisbecomingado-it-yourselfthing.Everycitizencanbeareporter.Whensomethinghappens,welookforsocialmediamessages.Facebookpostsa

ndTweetshavebecomethemeansbywhichcitizensandreporterscanprove,deny(否认),passonstoriesandexpressopinionswi

thoutthepress’challenging,researchingorslowingthemessage.Buttrulygoodjournalismisacraft,notjustablogpost.It

requiresseeingsomethingcarefullyanditusesaneyefordetailstohelpprovealargerview.Andevenjournalismthatgivesanopiniontriestobefair.Ifschoolne

wspapersbegintodisappear,Ihopethereareotherwaysforstudentstolearnthat.28.WhatcanweinferfromRebecca’swords?A.Studentslikereadingdetailedarticl

es.B.Facebookisthequickestwayofspreadingnews.C.Schoolnewspapersarebecomingunpopular.D.Longsentencesarebecomingpopularinlonelyplaces.29.Whatdoestheun

derlinedword“decline”inparagraph4mean?A.Fall.B.PopularityC.IncreaseD.Failure30.Whatshouldgoodjournalismdoaccordingtotheauthor?A.Ignoresomedetails.B

.Spreadamessagequickly.C.Actasblogpostsinmoderntimes.D.Giveanopinioninafairway.31.Whichopiniondoesthewriterintendtoexpressinthispassage?A.

Socialmediaisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.B.Everyonecanbecomeareporteratpresent.C.Socialnetworkingbringsaboutnewjournal

ism.D.Highschoolnewspapersshouldn’tbereplacedbysocialmedia.CNurseshavesavedalmost800livesinjustoneyearby

usingiPads,iPodsandmobilephonestorecordpatients'vital(至关重要的)signsinsteadofpapercharts.Deathratesattw

omajorhospitalsdroppedbymorethan15%afterthenursingstallstartedusinghand-helddevicesinsteadofpapernotestomonitor(监督)theconditionofp

atients,accordingtotheresearchpublishedrecently.Nursesrecordedpatients'bloodpressure,pulse,oxygenlevelsandotherindicatorsonta

bletsandmobiles.Specialistsoftware,calledVitalPAC,automaticallytoldthemifthepatientwasdeteriorating.Ifthisishappenedthenursewaswarne

dtoincreasethefrequencyoftheirmonitoringofthepatientand,insomecases,towarnadoctororaresponseteam.Thei

ntroductionofthenewsystemledtoafallofalmost400patientdeathsinjust12monthsatQueenAlexandraHospital,Portsmouth,andadropofm

orethan370inthesameperiodatUniversityHospital,Coventry,accordingtothestudyinBMJQuality&Safety.Aneditorialinthejournaldescribedtheresearcha

s"animportantmilestone"inimprovingpatientsafetyandsaidtheloweringofmortality(死亡率)atthesetwohospitals"representsatrulydramaticimprovement

".Datarecordedonthehand-helddevicesisautomaticallyuploadedtoahospital-widesystemallowingnurses,doctorsandmana

gerstomonitorthehealthofpatientsacrossallwards.Staffonwardroundshaveinstantaccesstoinformationfromanydev

iceconnectedtothehospitalnetwork.Thesystemisnowinstalledin40hospitalsacrossEnglandandcouldeventuallyberoll

edoutacrossthewholeoftheNHS.ThesystemwasdevelopedbydoctorsandnursesatPortsmouthworkingtogetherwithhealthimprovementcompanyTheLearning

Clinic.Dr.PaulSchmidt,ofPortsmouthHospitalsNHSTrust,oneoftheleadersoftheproject,said:"Observingpatientsandmaki

ngaccuraterecordsprovidesasafetynettoguardagainsttheirdeterioration.Webelievedtraditionalpaperchartswerenotdoin

gthejobwellenoughsowedesignedanelectronicsystemtosupportstaff.Thisstudyshowsitsintroductionwasfollowedbyasi

gnificantdropindeaths."32.WhatcanbelearnedaboutVitalPAC?A.ItwasdesignedbyTheLearningClinicindependently.B.Itworkswiththehand-helddevic

es.C.Itcanreplacethenursestotakecareofpatients.D.ItwasappliedbyallthemembersoftheNHS.33.Theunderlinedword"this"inParagraph3

referstothesituationwhere.A.thespecialistsoftwareisoutoforder.B.thepatient'sconditionisgettingworse.C.thepat

ient'svitalsignsareuploaded.D.thepatient'sindicatorsaredifficulttorecord.34.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thesignificanc

eofVitalPAC.B.TheimprovementofVita1PAC.C.TherulesofoperatingVitalPAC.D.ThebriefintroductionofVitalPAC.35.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Afa

shionmagazine.B.Astorybook.C.Anewsreport.D.Asciencefiction.第二节七选五（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项。Sowhat's

highschoolreallylike?Istheremoreworkormorepressure?Willitbedifficulttogofromoneoftheoldestmiddleschoolstudentstooneofthey

oungesthighschoolstudents?36.Herearesometipsforhighschoolfreshmen（新生）.37.Therearehundredsofteensexperiencin

gwhatyouareexperiencingatthisverymoment!Althoughyoumayfeelaseriesofdifferentthings,justrememberthatthereareplentyofhighschoolstudentsf

eelingthesameway.Putthosefeelingsasideandgiveyourselfabigsmile!Youcanmakenewfriends.Atthestartofhighschool,alotofhighschoolst

udentswillprobablypreferstayingaroundthefriendstheyalreadyknow,38.Asaresult,itisalmostimpossibletomakenewfriends.Theymaybetooshy.Sodon'tbeafr

aidtogooutandintroduceyourselftoanewperson.Don'tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Ifyoudon'tunderstandwhy,askyourteacherrightay!It'spossible

thatyourclassmatesalsodon'tgetitandwanttoaskthesamequestion.39.Joinaclubyoulike.Highschoolisthetimetotrynewthings.

40.Therearesomanyclubstochoosefrom,liketheenvironmentalclub,Spanishclubngclub,andsoorManyschoolsalsooffermanysportsactivities,Joiningaclub

orsportteamisalsoagreatwaytomeetpeople.A.Youarenotalone.B.Gotobeavolunteer.C.Lotsoffreshmenhavethesameworries.D.Itseemsl

ikeeveryonealreadyhasafriendgroup.E.Youcanturntoyourteacherforhelpafterclass.F.They'llbegladsomeonehas

askedthesamequestion.G.Luckily,highschoolshavemanydifferentkindsofclubstooffer.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，掌握其大意，然后从41─60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Highschoolstudentshaveal

otmorepowerthantheymayrealize.Belscher___41__adollaronthefloorwhenhavinghisEnglishclass.Whentheschoolday___42__,Belsc

herwalkedbacktotheclassroom.Hecouldeasilyhave___43__it,forthewrinkled(皱巴巴的)billwasstillthere.___44___,hebroughttheoldbilltohisEnglishteacher,—Mat

tison.Mattisonwasalittle___45___he’dturned;inthedollar,knowingalotofpeoplewouldhavejustkeptit.She___46___thatBe

lschertape(d)ittothewhiteboard,whereshealwaysputs___47____things.Adayortwolater,theschoolshutdownforEaster___48___.Neithertheteachernorherstu

dentthoughttwiceaboutthedollar.Afterschool,aboynamedTomspottedthedollaronthewhiteboard.“Therewasa____49___toit.”Tomsays.HeaskedMatti

sonwhyitwasthere.Shereplied,“Idon’tknow.”ThenTom____50__aseconddollar.The___51__ofthetwodollarbillssidebysidetriggered(触发)somethinginMattison’s

students.Theystartedaskingaboutthe__52___ofthemoney,towhichMattisonalwaysgavethe___53___answer:Shedidn’tknow

.However,thestudents,amongthemselves,decidedandunderstoodMattisonhadsomegood____54__finalplanandgoal.So,theywantedtobep

artofwhateverthiswas.They____55___theirsavingsandtheamountcontinuetogrow.Asforthe___56___dollar,thepersonwholostitneve

rcamelooking.ThatleftMattisontomakethebestdecision.Shethoughtofherbrother-in-law,JackHains,whohaddiedofALS,a____57___anddeadlydisease.Hissis

terdiedofthesame___58___.Mattisonaskedtheteenswhetherthey____59___iftheydonated(捐赠)themoney.Theiranswerwasthattheyde

finitelydidn’t.Then,they___60___peeled(剥开)thecashofftheboardandmadethedonationtotheALSInstituteestablishedtofindacurefort

hedisease.41.A.hidB.lostC.noticedD.dropped42.A.startedB.endedC.arrivedD.passed43.A.discoveredB.ignoredC.pocketedD.accepte

d44.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.InsteadD.Meanwhile45.A.excitedB.surprisedC.frightenedD.interested46.A.realized

B.commandedC.recognizedD.suggested47.A.lostB.requiredC.selectedD.damaged48.A.breakB.dinnerC.meetingD.activity49.A.signalB.responseC.keyD.mystery50.

A.earnedB.tapedC.missedD.recovered51.A.sightB.discussionC.ideaD.story52.A.ownerB.totalC.powerD.purpose53.A.sameB.briefC.secureD.diffe

rent54.A.unknownB.unchangedC.unspokenD.unexplored55.A.addedtoB.brokeupC.watchedoverD.duginto56.A.formerB.importantC.valuableD

.old57.A.bornB.rareC.commonD.mild58.A.operationB.treatmentC.accidentD.condition59.A.wonderedB.mindedC.agreedD.regretted60.A.sadlyB.calmlyC

.carefullyD.skillfully第Ⅱ卷第二节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Newresearchsaysnutscouldb

eavaluable,61.(taste)andnutritiousslimminghelp.ResearchersfromHarvardUniversitysuggestedthatpeoplereplaceadailyunhealthysnackwithasmallhandfulofnu

ts62.(slow)downweightgain.Thisis63.(especial)helpfulforpeopleastheygetolder.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhoatejust14go

fnutseverydaygainedlessweight64.thosewhoateanothersnack.Thepeoplewhoatethenutswerelesslikelytobecomeobe

se(肥胖的).Theresearchersconductedalong-termstudyinwhichtheylookedat65.lifestyleofnearly190,000peopleforovertwenty66.(year).Thepeopleintheresearchweredi

videdintothreegroups.Theyincludedmorethan51,000malehealthprofessionalsaged40to75,and121,700nursesaged35to55.They67.(ask)questionseve

ryfouryearsabout68.(they)weight,howoftentheyatenuts,andhowoftentheyexercised.Aresearchersaidreplacingles

shealthyfoodswithnutsmighthelpreducetheweightgain69.iscommonasweage,andmightlowerthechancesof70.(become)obese.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）假如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，每句中最多有两处错误。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。Mr.Johnsonisahardworkingteacher,whichspendstoomuchtimewithhisworkeveryday.

Withlittlesleepandhardlyanybreak,soheworksfrommorningtillnight.Hardworkhavemadehimveryill.“Hehasruinedhishealthy.Weareworri

edhim.”Thatiswhatotherteacherssay.Yesterdayafternoon,IpaidavisittoMr.Johnson.Iwaseagertoseehim,butoutsideherroomIstopped.Ihadtocalmmyselfdow

n.QuietIsteppedintotheroom.Isawhimlyinginbed,lookingatsomeofthepicturewehadtakentogether.Iunderstoodthathemissedusjustasmanyaswemissed

him.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你校上个月举办了“读书节”系列活动。活动内容包括：著名作家讲座、中国诗词诵读大赛、优秀读书笔记展览等。请你向校英文报投稿，介绍活动情况，并谈谈自己的收获和感受。注意：1.

词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：诵读recitation_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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month.Thecontentsoftheactivityinclude:lectureoffamouswriters,Chinesepoetryreadingcontest,excellentreadingnotesexhibi

tion,etc.Afterlisteningtothelectureoffamouswriters,Ilearnedalotofwritingskillsandbecamemoreinterestedinwriting.TheChinesepoetryr

ecitationcompetitionmademedeeplyfeeltheextensiveandprofoundChinesecultureandappreciatethecharmofChinesepoetry.Theexcellentreadingnoteson

displaywereaneye-opener.Inaword,the"readingfestival"seriesactivitieshavebenefitedmealot,mademerealizemyshortcomingsin

manyaspects,andarousedmydesireforknowledge.