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大连市普兰店区第二中学2020-2021学年下学期期中考试高一英语试卷总分：150分时间：120分钟命题人：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.Whoisgoingabroad?A.Lucy.B.Jane.C.Mary.2.Whattimedoesthetrainleave?A.At11∶00ton

ight.B.At6∶10tomorrowmorning.C.At11∶00tomorrowmorning.3.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmat

es.B.Acouple.C.Colleagues.4.Wherehasthewomanbeen?A.Thesupermarket.B.Thepostoffice.C.Therestaurant.5.Whatwillth

emandofirst?A.Drivethewomantotheairport.B.Pickuphisdaughter.C.Buyabirthdaygift.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.Pocketmoney.B.Part－timejobs.C.Theman'sparents.7.Howlongdoestheman

lookafterthebabyeveryFriday?A.Fortwohours.B.Forthreehours.C.Forfourhours.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whydidthemanhaveano

peration?A.Hetookdrugsmistakenly.B.Hehadastomachproblem.C.Hefeltpainfulallthetime.9．Howdidthemanfeelshortlyaftertheoperation?A.Re

lieved.B.Puzzled.C.Uncomfortable.10.Wheredoesthewomansuggestthemangowithher?A.Toahospital.B.Toarestau

rant.C.Toagrocerystore.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Howdidthemanknowthegooddeals?A.HesawanadvertisementonTV.B.Heheardanadvertisementontheradio.C.Hereadanadve

rtisementinthenewspaper.12.Whatsizesuitwillthemanmostprobablytake?A.Size42.B.Size41.C.Size40.13.Whichcolordoesthemand

islike?A.Darkgray.B.Lightgreen.C.Navyblue.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What'sthewoman?A.Areceptionist.B.Asalesw

oman.C.Amanager.15.Whatisthenameoftheman?A.CharlesC.Nelson.B.CharlesT.Nelson.C.CharlesNelson.16.Whatisthedatetoday?A.

May19th.B.May18th.C.May17th.17.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.$250.B.$225.C.$200.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatisthes

peakervolunteeringasintheorganization?A.Adoctor.B.Anengineer.C.Afoodexpert.19.WhatisrequiredtobecomeavolunteerforMSF?

A.Theskillindesigningwebsites.B.Theabilitytoworkindependently.C.Thegreatinterestinleadingateam.20.Whatisthes

peaker'spurpose?A.Tointroducesomedemandingpositions.B.Tosharehervolunteeringexperience.C.Tolookforvolunteersforanor

ganization.第二部分阅读理解(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)A⚫FriendsandBuddiesThisprogramisplannedforchildrenwhohavespecialneedswi

ththegoalofmeetingwithinacommunitywithotherpeers(同龄人).Thepurposeoftheprogramisthatitwillleadtoabetterunderstandingoff

riendship.Gym,Swim,SurpriseGuest,andPizzaareincluded.Ages12-18,numbersofmembersarelimited.Contact:GloriaBass.Thisprogramisheld2Fridayspermo

nth.Forfree.⚫ClubSaturdaySwimThisprogramisavailabletoanyoneaged5-14whoischallengedbymental,physical,oremotionaltrouble.Theprogramwillbeheldfreeofch

argeeachSaturdayafternoon,12:00-12:30pmor12:30-1:00pm.⚫SibshopsSibshopsisaprogramforsiblings(兄弟姊妹)ofchildrenwithchallenges.Itincludesgroupa

ctivitiesandtalktreatmentwayswiththefocusonimprovingsiblingrelationshipsandwholefamilyhappiness.Ages10-13.Location:HopeChurch,WiltonCT.Wednesd

ay:4:00-5:00pm.Fees:$50/$65⚫BananaSplitsBananaSplitsisaneducationalsupportgroupforchildreninfamilytrouble.Childrenaged9-1

3willhavetheopportunitytomeetotherchildrenwhoseparentshaveseparatedordivorced,learntorecognizefeelings,thinkofhealthyco

pingskillsandhaveaplacetosharetheirstrugglesthroughverbal(语言的),physical,andartisticexperiences.Location

:HopeChurch,WiltonCT.Tuesday:4:30-5:30pm.Fees:$50/$6521.Activitiesonhowtoleadtoabetterunderstandingoffriendshipareheld______.A.2Fridaysper

monthB.eachSaturdayafternoonC.4:30-5:30pm,TuesdayD.4:00-5:00pm,Wednesday22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothef

ourpassages?A.Theyareallheldatthesameplace.B.Theyareallfreeofcharge.C.Theyareallintendedforchildren.D.Theyallholdactiviti

eseachweek.23.Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.A.helpchildrendealwiththeirtroubleB.encouragechildrentobehappyandbraveC.listsomeproblemschil

drenmeetwithD.advertisesomeprogramsforchildrenBToomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon’tgivefrie

ndshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearnto

treatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous(

慷慨);beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudon’ttellthetruth,peopleusua

llyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumayloseyourfriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwaysexpectoneano

thertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdon’thavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.Instead,youha

vetolearnhowtoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletofriends.Theytellyourfriendswhatisimportanttoyou.B

ysharingthem,youhelpyourfriendsknowyoubetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithproblems.S

omethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve(解决).Turningtoafriendforhelpcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.S

otobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembe

tter.Notwofriendshipsarecompletelyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmustpractice

honesty,generosityandunderstanding.24.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastlongbecause_________.A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomak

efriendsB.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutnevergiveitbackC.theydonotknowthatfriendshipissomethingseriousD.thosewhogiveot

hersfriendshipalsoreceivefriendship25.Accordingtothepassage,honestyis__________.A.somethingunderstandingB.thebaseoffriendshipC.agoodwaytosolvepr

oblemsD.moreimportantthanmoney26.Inthethirdparagraph,theunderlinedword“they”refersto________.A.generosityandfriendshipB.

generosityandsharingC.yourideasandfeelingsD.yourmoneyandclothes27.Whatcanbeapropertitleforthetext?A.HonestyIsMostValuableB.AFriend

InNeedIsaFriendIndeedC.HowToBeaGoodFriendD.ThreeImportantPointsInLifeCFromthemoontoMars,scientistshavebeenhuntingforalienlifeinthesolarsystemforde

cades.However,Venuswasnotregardedasanidealplacebecauseofitshottemperatureanddryatmosphere.ButarecentdiscoveryoftrucesofagasinthecloudsofVenushasex

citedastronomers,asitmayserveasapotentialsignoflife.OnSept14,theRoyalAstronomicalSocietyofCanadaannouncedthatscientistshavedetectedph

osphine(磷化氢)inthecloudsofVenus.Phosphineisacolor-less,toxicgasthathasasmellofgarlic.Thoughitcontainspoison,itisviewedasapossiblesignoflifebecause

onEarththegasismadebymicroorganisms(微生物)thatliveinoxygen-freeenvironments.“Iwasverysurprised-stunned,infact,”astronomerJaneGre

avesofCardiffUniversityinWalesandleadauthoroftheresearchtoldMSN,“Thereisachancethatwehavedetectedsomekindoflivingor

ganisminthecloudsofVenus.”Thislayerofcloudsisabout48kilometersabovetheVenussurfacewithitstemperaturerangingfrom30to200degreesFahrenheit(about-1to93°C

).ScientistshaveassumedthatiflifeexistsonVenus,thisclouddeck(云盖)islikelytheonlyplacewhereitwouldsurvive.Scientistsw

entthrougheverypossibilitythatcouldhaveledtotheformationofphosphinegasinVenusclouds,includingvolcanoes,lightningstr

ikes,smallmeteorites(陨石)fallingintotheatmosphere.Buttheyruledallofthemout.Itwasconcludedthatthereisnoexplanationfortheexistenceo

fthisgasinVenusclouds,otherthan(除了)thepresenceoflife,USATodayreported.Althoughthedetectionofphosphineisnotstrongevidenceforlife,thisfi

ndingisgreatenoughtochangescientists’viewonVenus,whichisthoughtobeacompletelyinhospitable(不适合居住的)planet.28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“toxic”inPar

agraph2mean?A．waste.B．poisonous.C．useful.D．clean.29．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Theclouddeckisrichinphosphine.B．Thehigherthecloud

isaboveVenus,thewarmeritis.C．VariouslivingorganismshavebeendetectedoilVenus.D．IflifeexistsonVenus,itislikelyintheclouddeck.30．Whatdidscient

istsconcludeaboutthephosphinegasdetectedonVenus?A．Itcouldbeformedasaresultofthefallingofmeteorites.B．ItcouldbeasignthatthereislifeinVenus9

clouds.C．Itcouldhecausedbyvolcanoesandlightningstrikes.D．ItprovesthatVenusisanotherhospitableplanet.31．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewlydete

ctedgasmayindicatepossibleexistenceoflifeonVenus.B．ScientistsfoundthemosthospitableplaceonVenus.C．Phosphinethat

hasbeenformedonVenusmeansalienlifeispresent.D．TheenvironmentonVenuschangedinfavoroflife.DSometermite(白蚁)spe

cieshavefiguredouthowtoenjoytheshelterofthehugecomplexneststhattheinsectsbuildwithoutcontributingtotheirconstruction.Th

eyavoidthefullangeroftheirbuilderhostsbybeingextremelyeasy-going.Animalsthatliveinthenestsofanotherspecieswitho

utaffectingthemareknownasinquilines.Inquilinetermitesareuniqueamongtermitesinbeingunabletomaketheirownnests.Instead,theyliveinth

ehallwaysbuiltbyanothertermite,Constrictotermescyphergaster.Untilnow,ithasbeenunclearhowthetwopartieskeptpeacefulinsuchtightquartersbecausetermi

tesaretypicallyveryaggressive（好斗的）towardsoutsiders.HelderHugoattheUniversityofKonstanzinGermanyandhiscolleaguescollectedConstrictotermescy

phergaster’snestsintheBrazilianCerradoandbroughtthemintothelaboratory.Theythenplacedhostandtenant(房客)termitesineither

openornarrowareasandusedvideototrackandrecordthewaysinwhichthetwospeciesreactedtoeachother.Rightfromthestart,theinquiline’termitesmovedaroundlesst

hantheirhostsandinteractedlittlewiththem,eveninthemuchnarrowerarea.“Manytimes,”saysHugo,“whentwounrelatedgroupsareputtogetherin

alimitedspace—suchasanexperimentalarea—theoutcomeisconflictwithlossesfrombothsides.”Butthatdidn’thappenhere.Despiteattacksfromhostter

mites,theInquilinetermiteswereobedient（顺从的）.Hostswouldbiteorattacktheinquilineswithstrongchemicals,buttheirt

argetsneverrespondedinthesameway,choosingtoflee.Someignoredthehostscompletely.“Wedidnotexpectthattheywouldne

verfightback,”saysHugo,notingthattheinquilinesarecapableofprotectingtheirownplacewithmouths.“Bypreventingconflictgoingworse,inq

uilinetermitesmayconsiderablyimprovetheirchancesoflivingtogetherwiththeirhosttermitespeacefully.”“Passivenessdo

esnotnecessarilyleadtodefeat,butcanbeaveryusefulstrategy,savingenergyandresources,”sheadds.“Naturemaynotalwaysberedintoothandclaw,andaggressionisnota

nymoresuccessfulastrategythan‘cowardice’(儒弱).”32．Whatisthefeatureoftheinquilinetermites?A．Theyliveinanothertermitespecie

s’nests.B．Theyareaggressivetowardsoutsiders.C．Theyliketobuildtheirownnests.D．Theyarecommunicativetenants.33．Whatdoyoulearnabouttheexperimentinp

aragraph3?A．Thedifferencesbetweenthetwospecies.B．Thefindingsoftheobservation.C．Thelivinghabitsoftermites.D．Theprocessoftheres

earch.34．WhatdoesHugothinkoftheinquilinetermites’livingstrategy?A．Aggressive.B．Unacceptable.C．Effective.D．Dan

gerous.35．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheCharacteristicsofTermitesB．PassivenessDoesn’tNecessarilyLeadtoDefeatC．TheRelationshipBetweenHos

tandTenantTermitesD．TermitesUseCowardicetoAvoidTheirHosts’Anger第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，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。Horsescantalktooneanother.___36___Theycommunicatewithoneanotherandwithusthroughgesturesandexpressions.ExpressiveEarsWhenahorseturnsit

searstothesideorhalfwayback,thehorseislistening.Itcanlistenwithbothears.____37___Ifthesoundisontheleft,thehorsemovesitsleftear.Whenahorsemovesboth

earsbackandforth,it’spayingattentiontotheactivityaroundit.MeaningfulLooksAhorsethatisrelaxedandhappywillhave“soft”eyes,

whichlookkindandroundinshape.Ahorsethatisunhappywillhave“hard”eyes,whichlookangry.___38____Whenwhiteshowsaroundahorse’seyes,

itisfrightenedoranxious.KickingDohorseskickonlywhentheyareangry?Notalways.Ahorsesometimeskickstogetfliesoffhisstomachorlegs.___39_____Horsesin

afieldmayalsokickwhiletheyareplaying.TailsTellTalesAhorsealsotalkswithitstail.___40____Iftherearefliesaround,itwillswish(刷刷地移动）itstailina

relaxedmannertochase(驱逐）thefliesaway.Ahorsethatisplayinginafieldmayholditstailhigh,almostoveritsback.Thisshowstha

tthehorseisfeelinggood.Ifahorseswishesitstailwhentherearenoflies,thehorseisboredorimpatient.Ahorsewillswishhistailhardwhiletheyareplaying.A.The

happyandrelaxedhorseusuallyholdsitstailstill.B.Horsesareoneofthemostexcitingpetstoown,too.C.Ahorsehasha

rdeyeswhensomethingisbotheringit.D.Ifthenoiseisontheright,thehorsemovesitsrightear.E.However,yourhorsemustbecaredforproperlytokeepfit.F.

Sometimesitkickstotellsomeonetohurryup.G.Horsescantalktooneanotherwithoutmakingasoundaswell.第三部分语言知识运用第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)WhileIwaswaitingtoe

nteruniversity,Isawinanewspaperateachingjob41ataschoolabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortofmoneyandwantingtodosomething42Iappli

ed(申请).Andthen,Ibegantofearthatwithoutadegreeandwithno43ofteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwere44.However,threedayslater,aletterarrived,callingmeto

Croydonforameetingwiththeheadmaster.Itprovedtobea45journey:atraintoCroydonstation,aten-minutebusrideandthenawalkofat

46aquarterofamile.AsaresultIarrivedthere,feelingtoohottobenervous.Itwasclearlythe47himselfthatopenedthedoor.He

wasshortandround."Theschool,"hesaid,"ismadeupofone48oftwenty-fourboysbetweensevenandthirteen."Ishouldhavetoteachallthesubjectsexceptart,49heta

ughthimself.Ishouldhavetodividetheclassintothreegroupsandteachtheminturnatthreedifferentplaces,andIwas50atthethoughtofteachingmaths—asubjectatwhic

hIwasn’tvery51atschool.Worseperhapswastheideaof52toteachthemonSaturdayafternoonbecausemostofmyfriendswoul

dbe53themselvesatthattime.BeforeIhadtimetoaskaboutmysalary,hegotuptohis54."Now"hesaid,you’dbettermeetmywife.Sheisth

eonewhoreally55thisschool.41.A.keptB.lostC.wantedD.found42.A.harmfulB.usefulC.funnyD.secret43.A.materialB.experie

nceC.meansD.books44.A.niceB.greatC.slightD.helpful45.A.difficultB.pleasantC.comfortableD.short46.A.mostB.leastC.las

tD.first47.A.teacherB.door-keeperC.studentD.headmaster48.A.groupB.classC.dozenD.score49.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.this50.A.excitedB.an

gryC.gladD.disappointed51.A.poorB.interestedC.weakD.good52.A.forcingB.havingC.forgettingD.managing53.A.watchingB.studyingC.enjoyingD.helping54.A.le

tterB.feetC.handsD.wife55.A.runsB.startsC.observesD.likes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或括号内单词的正确形式。AccordingtoX

inhuaNewsAgency,thePalaceMuseumandHuaweisignedacooperationagreementonMarch15.Thetwosideswillsetanexample__56__5Gapplication.T

hePalaceMuseumreceivedmorethan17millionvisitorsin2019,___57___（make）itthemostvisitedmuseumintheworld.Int

hepast20years,anofficeinformationnetworkcoveringthewholemuseum__58___（build）gradually.ThemuseumhasdevelopedanAppthat__59___（provide

）anin-depthexplanationofculturalrelicinformationandculturalservices.Also,themuseumhasresearchedonthe___60___（apply）ofVR,AR,AIinmuseums.___61___signi

ngoftheagreementmarksanewchapterinthestrategiccooperationbetweenthePalaceMuseumandHuaweiTechnologiesCo.So,Huaweiwillmakeefforts__62___（speed）uptheint

elligentconstructionofthePalaceMuseum."The600-year-oldPalaceMuseumhasneverbeensoclosetoscienceandtechnology."ShanJixiangsaid__63___（proud）,form

erdirectorofthePalaceMuseum.Shansharedmanyideasaboutthe5GPalaceMuseum.Withthehelpofadvancedtechnology,__64___isexpectedthatinthefuture,audience

saroundtheworldwillbeabletoexperienceandvisitthePalaceMuseum,whetheritisafieldtriporavirtualtour.Also,theuseofAItechnologyprovidesa

__65___（broad）platformandstrongerknowledgesupportforculturalrelicsamongyoungpeople.第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作(满分15分)你校英文报SportsandHealth

专栏正在征稿，邀请你推荐一项适合中学生的健身项目，要点包括：1.项目名称；2.推荐理由。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续

写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。In1945,a12-year-oldboysawabeautifulbrooch(胸针）inashopwindowthatsethisheartracing.Buttheprice--fivedollars--wa

stoohighforReubenEarle.Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweek’sfoodforhisfamily.Reubencouldn’taskhisfatherfor

themoney.Everythinghisfathermadethroughfishingwenttohismother,Dora.Slim（苗条的）andbeautiful,shewasthecenterofthe

home,theglue(胶水）thatheldittogether.Thehouseworkwasnever-ending,andshewasstrugglingtosupporttheirfivechildrenbutshewashappyasherfamilyandtheirwell-b

eingwereallshecaredabout.Nevertheless,heopenedtheshop’sdoorandwentinside.Standingproudandstraightinhisflour-sack(面粉袋改做的）shirtandwashed-outtro

users,hetoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted,adding,“ButIdon’thavethemoneyrightnow.Canyoupleaseholditforsometime?”“I’lltry,”theshopkeep

ersmiled.“Peoplearoundheredon’tusuallyhavethatkindofmoneytospendonthings.Itshouldkeepforawhile.”Reubenrespectful

lytouchedhisworncapandwalkedout.Hewouldraisethemoneyandnottellanybody,forhethoughtMumwouldgetsurprisedwhenshesawthatbroo

ch.Onhearingthesoundofhammering（锤子的敲打）fromasidestreet,Reubensuddenlyhadanideathathecouldraisemoneybysellingtheusednailbags.Peoplebuilttheirownbui

ldingsinBayRoberts,usingnailsboughtinbagsfromalocalfactory.Sometimestheusednailbagswerethrownawayattheconstructionsite,andReubenknewhecoul

dsellthembacktothefactoryforfivecentsapiece.Thatdayhesoldtwonailbagsandhidthemoneyinanoldsodatin(罐).注意：所续写短文的词数应为150左右。Para

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_____________________________________________________________________________高一下期中答案听力:每题1.5分，满分30分1-5CBCAA6-10ACBCB11-15AABAC16-20BBABC

阅读：每题2.5分满分50分21-23ACD24-27BBCC28-31BDBA32-35ADCD36-40GDCFA完形填空:每题1分，满分15分41-45CBBCA46-50BDBAD51-55DBCBA语法填空：每题1.5分，满分15分56．to/for57．m

aking58．hasbeenbuilt59．provides60．application61．The62．tospeed63．proudly64．It65．broader应用文写作：满分15分【参考范文】Walkingis

theeasiestandsimplestformofexercisetostayhealthyandloseweight.Besides,walkingisofgreatconvenience.Youcantakeawa

lkduringtheclassbreaksorafterdinner.Youcanwalkatafastspeedorjustwalkslowlyaroundthecampus,anditisuptoyoutodecidewhereyouwillwalkandwhomyouwillwal

kwith.Importantly,youcanavoidsomeunnecessaryinjurieswhichoftenoccurinothersportsandallyouneedmaybeonl

yapairofsneakers.Choosewalkingandbeginyourjourneytogoodhealthandhealthylifewitheachstep.读后续写：满分25分参考范文Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhispla

n.Coldandhungry,Reubenwanderedthestreets,searchingforthenailbagscarefully.Tosavemoremoney,heevendecidedtodeliverpape

rsintheearlymorning.Exhaustedandtiredashefelt,hestillinsistedon.Itwasthebroochintheshopwindowthatremindedhimthatwhathedidwasworthw

hile.Afteralongtimeofhardwork,hemadeiteventually.Finallythetimecame!Hetookoutthesodatin,pouredthecoinsoutandbegantocount.Fivedollars!Hishardwork

paidoff.Holdingthesodatinfirmly,Reubenrushedfortheshoptobuythebrooch.Themomenthegotthebeautifulbrooch,heburstthroughthefrontdoorandplaceditinD

ora’shand.NeverhadDorareceivedsuchagift.Speechlessandhappy,sheheldhersontightlyintoherarms,withtearswellingupinhereyes.