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河北省保定市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦

干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inastore.B

.Inanelevator.C.Onabus.2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?A.It'schangeableB.It'sunpleasantC.It'scomfort

able.3.Whatdoesthemando?A.Arailwayworker.B.Astationcleaner.C.Agasstationheloer4.Whenwilltheflightarrive?

A.At1：00pmB.At1：30pm.C.At2：30pm.5.Whatwilltheboyhavefordinner?A.Pizza.B.Fish.C.Chicken.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面五段对话或独白。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6和第7小题。6.Howhasthewomanbeenrecently?A.Hаpру.B.BusyC.Disappointe

d.7.Whatwillthespeakersdo?AServeinthebar.B.Cookcoffee.C.Drinkbeer.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9小题。8.Whenistheguitarcoursescheduled?A.OnFrid

ayafternoon.B.OnSaturdaymorning.C.OnSundayafternoon.9.WhatwillthemandoonMarch3rd?A.Havealesson.B.Payt

hefee.C.Completethebookingform.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12小题。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Mothe

randson.C.Salesmanandcustomer.11.Whyisthewomangoingtobehomelate?A.Shewillhavesupperwithherfriend.BSheisgoingtodosomeshopping.C.Shedecidest

oseehermother.12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Takesomecash.B.Buysometools.C.Gowithher.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16小题。13.Whatd

idthemandoin2019?A.HevolunteeredasatourguideinGuangzhou.B.HetaughtEnglishtosomechildrenfrombigcities.C.

Hehelpedsomeparentslookaftertheirchildren.14.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.Paymoreattentiontohisschoolwork.B.Studymedicineandbecomeadoctor.C.He

lptheAIDSpatientsinAfrica.15.Whatdoesthemanmajorin?A.English.B.Medicine.C.Culturalexchange.16.Whatdoesthewomanfeelabouthelpin

gtheAIDSpatients?A.Fun.B.Risky.C.Meaningful听第10段材料，回答第17至第20小题。17.Whatwillhappenin2022?A.Thefirstspacehotelwillopen.B

Anewspacelabwillbebuilt.C.Astronautswillliveinthespacehotel.18.Howmanyguestscanthespacehotelholdatatime?A.Two.B.FourC.six19

.Whatcanguestsdointhespacehotel?A.CookfoodB.WatchmoviesC.Haveavideochat.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthespacetrip?A.ExpensiveB.Dan

gerous.C.Relaxing。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）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。AMaketheBestofaBadSituationSinceCovid-19spreadsa

llovertheworld,manypeoplehavetostayindoorsandworkfromhome.Formostofus,itgreatlychallengesourlivesandbringsbor

edom.Butforafewpeople,workingathomebringsmorecreativity.Herearethreefamoushistoricalfigureswholettheircreativityflowduringpastpa

ndemics.GiovanniBoccaccio(1313-1375)Whenaplague(瘟疫)hitFlorencein1348,ItalianwriterGiovanniBoccacciolosthisfatherandst

epmother.Inordertosurvive,heleftthecityandhidinthecountryside.Inspiredbytheexperience,BoccacciowroteTheDecameron(《十日谈》),acollectionofshortn

ovelsframedasstoriestoldbyagroupoffriends,whilehewasquarantined(隔离)insideahouseduringtheplague.William

Shakespeare(1564-1616)Intheearly17thcentury,aplaguehitLondon,UK.Whenthenumberofdeathsgrew,thegovernmentpostponedmanycelebrati

onsandclosedallthetheaters.Thismeantthattheentertainmentindustryatthetimewasparalyzed(瘫痪)formuchof1606.Asan

actoranddramatist,Shakespearehadtostopworkingintheplayhouse.Buthedidn'twasteasecondofhistimeoff.Instead,h

eusedthetimeproductivelyandwrotesomeofhismostfamousplays.Beforetheyearwasover,Shakespearecompletedthreeplays—KingLear,MacbethandAntonya

ndCleopatra.IsaacNewton(1642-1727)In1665,whenEnglishmathematicianIsaacNewtonwasinhisearly20s,oneofthelastmajoroutbreaksof

theplaguehittheUK,andmanyclasseswerecanceled.Newton,asastudent,wentbackhometocontinuehisstudies.Hedevotedhimselftohisstudies.Theyoungmath

ematicianproducedsomeofhisbestworksduringhisyearinquarantine,writingthepapersthatwouldlaterbecomeearlycalculus(微积分学),andd

evelopinghistheoriesonphysicsinhisbedroom.Whileworking,anappledroppedfromtheappletreeoutsidehiswindowandhith

imorthehead,whichmayinspiredhistheoryofgravity.1.WhatdidBoccacciododuringtheplague?A.HeleftItalyandhidawayB.H

estayedindoorsandreadbooks.C.Hefinishedthegreatwork:TheDecameron.D.Hetoldhisfriendsmanyinterestingstories.2.HowdidtheplagueaffectShakespeare?A.Hego

tmoreentertainment.B.Hegotmorefreetimetowriteplays.C.Hebegantoshowinterestinacting.D.Hewasinspiredtoevaluatehis

tory.3.WhatcanwelearnaboutIssacNewtoninquarantine?A.Hehadtostophisstudyonmath.B.Heputthefocusonphysicsstudy.C.Hegotanideafort

hetheoryofgravity.D.Heworkedhardandcompletedhislastwork.BGerardoIxcoyisa27-year-oldteacherinGuatemala.Heteachesintheareawherehav

ingelectricityissomethingofaluxury（奢侈品）andstudentshavenoaccesstomobileappsorcomputers,whichbecameaproblemwhenGuatemalangovernmenthadtoch

oosedistanceeducationforstudentsathomebecauseofCOVID-19.GerardoIxcoyfeltthathehadtoteachthosechildrenlivingfarfr

omthedigitalworld.Afterall,educationisauniversalrightandGerardoIxcoythoughtthosechildrenshouldn'tbeexcludedfromhavingtheeduca

tiontheyneeded.Therehadtobeanalternativetodistanceeducation.Butwhatwasthesolution?Gerardoboughthimselfasecondhandtricycle（三轮车）wit

hhissavings.Oncehehadthetricycle,thenextstepwastochangeitintoaclassroomonwheels.Heputaroofwithasolarpanel（太阳能电池板）onit,alongwithascr

eentoavoidthespreadofCOVID-19.Hefixedawhiteboardonitsohecouldexplaintothestudentsthebasicsofprimaryeducation：math,thelocallangu

ageandtheuniversalnationallanguage—Spanish.Thepurposeofthesolarpanelistoprovideconstantpowerforasmallloudspeakersohecantea

chfromadistance.It'samatterofrespectingthehealthydistancerequiredtobesafefromthevirus.He,theteacher,staysoutside,andthestudentparticipat

esfromhisorherhouse.Withthatenthusiasmforeducation,hetriestovisithisstudentsatleasttwiceaweek,ridinghisclassroom-

cycle.Thechildrenheservessaythat,althoughhevisitsthemforonlyafewhoursaweek,theylookforwardtoit.Theyappreciatehisvisitandwilltakeadvantageofi

ttolearn.4.WhatistheproblemfortheGuatemalanstudentsbecauseofCOVID-19?A.Theycannotcontinuetheirstudyanymore.B.Theyarecu

tofffromthedigitalworldandtheInternet.C.Theyhavenorighttogetthegovernment'sdistanceeducation.D.Theyhavetogetdistance

educationbuttheyhavenoaccesstoit.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"excluded"inParagraph2mean?A.ChosenB.Prevented.C.Protected.D.Separated6.Whatdid

Gerardodotohelpthestudentswiththeirstudy?A.HeprovidedthemwithawhiteboardtowriteonB.Hefixedasolarpanelontheirhouseroofstogiveelectricity.C.Her

odehistricycletotheirhousesandtaughtthemfacetoface.D.Hetransformedhistricycleintoaclassroomonwheeltogivethemlessons.7.Whatcanwele

arnfromGerardoIxcoy'sstory?A.LoveforeducationbreaksdownbarriersB.Educationcontributestosuccess.C.Greathopemakesgreatma

n.D.Hardworkpaysoff.CBirthdaycardhistoryissaidtobeoverahundredyearsold.Thereisnorecordtotelluswhosentorreceivedthefirstbirthdaycardbutitissaid

thatthetraditionofsendingbirthdaycardsbeganinEnglandacenturyago.Inthosetimespeopleusedtopersonallygreetapersononabirthday,b

utwhenawell-wisherwasunabletodosohesentabirthdaycard.Thusbirthdaycardsweremorelikeanapologyatthattime.Historyofgreetingcardscanbetracedbacktothean

cientChinesewhoaresaidtohavestartedthetraditionofsendinggoodwillmessagesonNewYearDay.EarlyEgyptianstooareb

elievedtohavemadeusedpapyrusscrolls（纸莎草纸画卷）tosendgreetingstodearones.Duringearly1400thetraditionofexchanginghandmadepapergreetingcardsde

velopedinEuropewhileGermansatthattimewereknowntohaveprintedNewYear'sgreetingsfromwoodcuts.Theadvancementinprintingtechnologyin1850sh

elpedtomakegreetingcardsmoreaffordable.Nowonder,theysoonbecamepopularmeansofpersonalcommunication.Duringt

he1980snon-eventcardsorthecardsnotmadeforanyparticularoccasionbecamepopularandhelpedcardindustryreachanewhigh.Greetingcardshave

takenanewforminthispresentageofInternettechnology.Today,theyarebeingincreasinglyexchangedaselectronicore-greetingcards.Advancementintechnologythatb

eganinthe1990shasledtoafurthergrowthincardindustry.Peoplefinditeasiertosende-cardsasameansofexchanginggreetings.Greetingcardsareanimpo

rtantmeansofcommunicatinggoodwishesandlovetoaperson.Theycarryapersonaltouchthatmakesthemlovableandveryspecial.8.Whatisthefunctionofthe

birthdaycardinEnglandacenturyago?A.TosendgoodwishesB.Topresentapersonalgreeting.C.Tomakeanapology.D.Toworkasabirthdaypresen

t.9.TheprintedNewYear'sgreetingcardwasfirstlymadeby____________.A.theBritishB.theChineseC.theEgyptiansD.theGermans10.Whatmakesgreetingcards

becomeapopularmeansofpersonalcommunication?A.Thetraditionofsendinggoodwillmessages.B.Theinventionofhandmadepaper.C.Theadvan

cementinprintingtechnology.D.ThedevelopmentinInternettechnology.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheHistoryofGreetingCards

B.TheImportanceofBirthdayCardsC.TheFunctionofBirthdayCardsD.TheTraditionofSendingGreetingCardsDSevera

lcompanieshavebeguncreatingpaperbottlestoreplaceglassandplasticones.Paperbottlesareeasytorecycle,andalsoweighless

thanglassorplastic,meaningthey'llrequirelessenergytoproduceandmovearound.AcompanycalledPabocohasbeenworkingwithothercomp

aniestodeveloppaperbottles.Thecompaniesarecreatingtheirownbottledesigns,butthey'resharingwhattheylearntopromotethedevelo

pmentofpaperbottletechnologyOneofthebiggestchallengesispreventingapaperbottleleaking（泄漏）.Theinsideofthebottleneedsaspecialcoati

ngtomakesuretheliquiddoesn'tleakthrough.Manycompaniesarelining（做衬垫）theirbottleswithathinsheetofplastic.Thoughbottlemakersmaysa

ythislinercanberecycled,manyrecyclingprogramsdon'thavetherightmachinestohandletheseliners.ADanishbeercompanycalledCarlsbergisworking

withPabocoonapaperbottlecalledthe"GreenFiberBottle".Currentlythebottleusesaplasticliner.Inthefuturethecompa

nyhopestousea"bio-plastic"thatwillbreakdownnaturallyovertime,AndacompanynamedDiageojustannouncedthefirstpaperbottlewhoseinsideusesanon-plasti

ccoating.Butevenwithouttheplastic,paperbottlesaren'tperfect.Mostpaperbottlesusewoodpulp（纸浆）,meaningtreesneedtobecutdown.Tosolvethisproblem,Fruga

lpac,acompanyfromtheUnitedKingdom,hascreatedwinebottlesmadeofrecycledpaper.Frugalpacstillusesaplasticliner,though.Companieswillneedtoseehowlongliqu

idscanbestoredinthepaperbottlesandmakesurethebottlesdon'taffectthetaste.Butwithsomanycompaniesworkingtowardthesame

goal,it'slikelythatwecanexpecttoseepaperbottlesonstoreshelvesinthenearfuture.12.Whatistheadvantageofpaperbottle

soverotherones?A.Theycostless.B.Theyaremoreappealing.C.Theyareeasiertoproduce.D.Theyaremoreeco-friendly.13.

Whatisthemostdifficulttasktocreatpaperbottles?A.Findingrecyclingliners.B.Gettingtherightmachine.C.Preventingtheliquidescape.D.Makingsureofthe

storagetime.14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkmaysolvetheproblemofunperfectpaperbottles?A.Cuttingdownfewertrees.B.Usingrecycledpaper.C.Producing"bio-pla

stic"liners.D.Stillusingplasticliners.15.Whatdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofpaperbottles?A.Hopeful.B.Doubtf

ul.C.Satisfied.D.Worried.第二节（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。Readingisavaluable

skillforchildren.Itcanhelpthemlearnandgrowinmanyways.Buttheloveofreadingcan’tbeforced.Pushingachildtolearnbeforeheisreadycanmakelearni

ngtoreadfrustrating.Asaparenthelpingyourchildtoenjoyreadingatyoungageisoneofthemostimportantthings.___16___Byfarthemosteffectivewaytoencourageyour

childtolovebooksandreadingistoreadaloudtohimandtheearlieryoustart.thebetter.Eyenababyofafewmonthscanseepictureslis

tentoyourvoice,andturncardboardpages.___17___Themoreexcitementyoushowwhenyoureadabook,themoreyourchildwillenjoyit.___18___Atthisstage,enc

ouragehimtoreadtoyousomeofthetime.Taketurnsreadingwithyourchildtomodelmoreadvancedreadingskills.Thiscanhelpbuildyourchild'sconfidenceinhisabil

itytoreadandhelphimenjoylearningnewskills.Childrenwhoreallyenjoylearningaremorelikelytodowellinschoo

l.Asyourchildbeginselementaryschool,hewillbeginhisformalreadingeducation.___19___Besidesreadingbooksinclass,keepinmindt

hattheschoollibraryisanexcellentsourceforawidevarietyofmaterials.Encourageyourchildtobringhomebooksfromthe

schoollibraryforpleasureaswellasforhisstudies.___20___Youareyourchild'sfirst,andmostimportantteacher.Theencourage

mentandsupportyougiveyourchildashelearnstoreadwillhelphimenjoyreadingandlearningevenmore.A.Readingachildbookvividlycanbefunforyou,too.B.It'swell

worththeinvestmentofyourtimeandenergy.C.Mostchildrenlearntoreadwithoutanymajorproblems.D.Mostofall,makesureyougiveyourchildlotsofpraise!E.Teache

rsusemanymethodstoteachchildrenhowtoread.F.Anddon'tstopreadingaloudonceyourchildlearnstoread.G.Theschoollibrarianisknowledgeableaboutchildren'sli

terature第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。COVID-19hasclosedschoolsandpubliclibrariesacrossthe

UnitedStates.However,alibrarianinVirginiahasthoughtofa/an____21____waytokeepkidsreading,freeofcharge.Drones（无人机）willdeliverbooksofthei

r____22____straighttotheirdoor.KellyPassek,amiddleschoollibrarianinVirginia'sMontgomeryCountySchoolDistrict,isanearly__

__23____ofadronedeliveryservice.SetupbyacompanycalledWing,thepilotprojecthasbeendeliveringhouseholdproductsbydronetoherforsometime.Itdi

dn'ttakelongforKellyto____24____thetwothingsandseehowthisnewtechnologywould____25____thechildreninherdis

trict."Ithinkkidsaregoingtobe____26____tolearnthattheyaregoingtobethefirstintheworldto____27____alibrarybookbydrone,"KellytoldTh

eWashingtonPost.What'sthemostexitingaboutthenewVirginiaprojectisthatdroneswill____28____thesocialpubli

cwelfare（福利）programs:spreading____29____andincreasingaccessto_____30_____resources.Theserviceswillbemadeimmediately_____31_

____toabout600students.They'llhaveplentyoftimeto_____32_____theirbooks,asthebookswon'thavetobe_____33__

___untiltheschoolstartsinthefall.Kellysaid_____34_____,"Dronedeliverywillhelpafewmorekidsinterestedin_____35_____.21.A.aver

ageB.easyC.creativeD.traditional22.A.designsB.namesC.translationD.choice23.A.adopterB.buyerC.managerD.inventor24.A.findB.linkC

.compareD.take25.A.inspireB.informC.benefitD.guide26.A.anxiousB.stressfulC.relaxedD.thrilled27.A.receiveB.possessC.lendD.transform28.

A.preventB.supportC.tryD.replace29.A.knowledgeB.informationC.happinessD.friendship30.A.socialB.naturalC.educationalD.medic

al31.A.availableB.equalC.reliableD.special32.A.reviewB.translateC.handleD.enjoy33.A.returnedB.delivere

dC.soldD.thrown34.A.honestlyB.hopefullyC.carefullyD.strictly35.A.scienceB.technologyC.readingD.writing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。HenriMatissegrewupinthenorthernpartofFrance.In1889Matissebecameill.Hismothergothimsomeart

suppliesforsomethingtodo.He____36____（instant）fellinlovewithpaintinganddecidedtobecomeanartist.Matissebegantoexplorepainting.Hismo

therencouragedhimnottofollowthenormalrulesofart,____37____totryoutnewthingsandtopainthisemotions.In1897,Matisseme

t____38____（paint）JohnPeterRussell.RussellintroducedhimtotheworkofVanGoghanditopenedup____39____newworldtoMatisse.Inthisyear,this____4

0____（gift）manpaintedhisfirstmasterpiececalledTheDinnerTable.Intheearly1990s,Matissedevelopedanewstyle.Hebegantopaint____41____brigh

tmassesofcolors.In1905Matisse,togetherwithfellowartistsMauricedeVlaminckandAndreDerain,exhibited____42____（they）newstyletotheworld.T

heywerecalled"fauves",____43____meant"wildbeasts".Thepaintingsexpressedemotionwithwild,oftendissonant（不和谐）colors,withou

tregardforthesubject's____44____（nature）colors.Matisse_____45_____（consider）oneoftheleadingfiguresofmodernartashispaintingsanda

rtinfluencedmanyartiststhroughoutthe20thcentury.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，为了提高学生汉字书写水平，你校上周举办了“汉字听写大赛”和“书法大赛”。请你给你的美国笔友Peter写一封信，介

绍该活动。要点如下：1.举办该活动的原因；2活动主要内容；3.你的感想。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：汉字听写大赛Chinesecharactersdictationcompetition;书法大赛handwri

tingcompetitionDearPeter,Howareyoudoingthesedays?I’mwritingtotellyou________________________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）47.阅读下面的材料，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。ItwasafewdaysbeforeChristmasmanyyearsagoanditlookedlikeitwouldnotbeahappyoneformyfamily.ThefactorythatIwas

workingatgaveusalongholidaywhiletheirmachinerywasbeingrepaired,thatistosay,thereisnoneedforustogotowork.Inreturnforthis,wedidn'tha

vemuchmoney.MywifeandIhadmanagedtosavesomemoneytobuyouryoungchildrensometoys,butanunexpectedcarrepairhadtakenmostofourcash.Weknewforsureth

atwecouldonlyaffordtogetonesmallgiftforeachofourchildren.Wearrivedatthestoreandwalkeddowntheparkinglotpastpeo

pleloadinggiftsintotheircars.Isawthehappinessontheirfacesand1heardthemlaughingandspeakinghappily.Ienviedt

hemabit,becauseitsuredidn'tfeellikeChristmastome.WehurriedintothestorepastoldTom,abeggarwhohadbeggedhereformanyyears.Tosomeextent,wehad

been"friends".Ihadalwaysenjoyedputtingsomethinginhiskettlebeforeandhealwayshelduphisthumbtome.Buttodaywepassedhimq

uicklywithourheadsdown,pretendingwedidn'tseehimeventhoughIheardclearlyhewassayinghellotome.Iwasn'tsureifIcouldaf

fordgiftsformyownfamilyandIcouldnothelpothers.Wesearchedallthroughthestorehopingtofindonethingeachofour

smallchildrenwouldlike.Thankfully,wewereabletogetthemeachsomethingsweet.Weheadedforthecheckoutandpaidthebillsforallthetoysch

ildrenselected.Wefoundthatweevenhadafewdollarsleftover.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右。2.续写部分分为两段,每段开头语已给出。Paragraph1:Withthosedollarsleft,wewalkedoutofthestore.__

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________河北省保定市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题答

案注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交

回。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.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inastore.B.Inanelevator.C.Onabus.2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather

?A.It'schangeableB.It'sunpleasantC.It'scomfortable.3.Whatdoesthemando?A.Arailwayworker.B.Astationcleaner.C.Agasstationheloer4.Whenwillt

heflightarrive?A.At1：00pmB.At1：30pm.C.At2：30pm.5.Whatwilltheboyhavefordinner?A.Pizza.B.Fish.C.Chicken.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面五段对话或独白

。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6和第7小题。6.Howhasthewomanbeenrecently?A.Hаpру.B.BusyC.Disappointe

d.7.Whatwillthespeakersdo?AServeinthebar.B.Cookcoffee.C.Drinkbeer.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9小题。8.Whenistheguitarcourse

scheduled?A.OnFridayafternoon.B.OnSaturdaymorning.C.OnSundayafternoon.9.WhatwillthemandoonMarch3rd?A.Havealesso

n.B.Paythefee.C.Completethebookingform.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12小题。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.M

otherandson.C.Salesmanandcustomer.11.Whyisthewomangoingtobehomelate?A.Shewillhavesupperwithherfriend

.BSheisgoingtodosomeshopping.C.Shedecidestoseehermother.12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Takesomecash.B.Buy

sometools.C.Gowithher.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16小题。13.Whatdidthemandoin2019?A.HevolunteeredasatourguideinGuangzhou

.B.HetaughtEnglishtosomechildrenfrombigcities.C.Hehelpedsomeparentslookaftertheirchildren.14.Whatdoes

themanplantodo?A.Paymoreattentiontohisschoolwork.B.Studymedicineandbecomeadoctor.C.HelptheAIDSpatientsinAfrica.15.Whatdoestheman

majorin?A.English.B.Medicine.C.Culturalexchange.16.WhatdoesthewomanfeelabouthelpingtheAIDSpatients?A.Fun.B.Risky.C.Meaningful听第10段材料，

回答第17至第20小题。17.Whatwillhappenin2022?A.Thefirstspacehotelwillopen.BAnewspacelabwillbebuilt.C.Astronautswillliveinthespacehotel.1

8.Howmanyguestscanthespacehotelholdatatime?A.Two.B.FourC.six19.Whatcanguestsdointhespacehotel?A.CookfoodB.WatchmoviesC.Haveavideochat.20.Whatdoesthes

peakerthinkofthespacetrip?A.ExpensiveB.Dangerous.C.Relaxing。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）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。AMaketheBestofaBadSituationSinceCovid-19spreadsallovertheworld,manypeo

plehavetostayindoorsandworkfromhome.Formostofus,itgreatlychallengesourlivesandbringsboredom.Butforafewpeople,workingathomebringsmorecreativi

ty.Herearethreefamoushistoricalfigureswholettheircreativityflowduringpastpandemics.GiovanniBoccaccio(1313-1375)Whenaplague(瘟疫)hi

tFlorencein1348,ItalianwriterGiovanniBoccacciolosthisfatherandstepmother.Inordertosurvive,heleftthecityandhidinthecountryside.Inspiredbythe

experience,BoccacciowroteTheDecameron(《十日谈》),acollectionofshortnovelsframedasstoriestoldbyagroupoffriends

,whilehewasquarantined(隔离)insideahouseduringtheplague.WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)Intheearly17thcentury,aplaguehit

London,UK.Whenthenumberofdeathsgrew,thegovernmentpostponedmanycelebrationsandclosedallthetheaters.Thismeantthatth

eentertainmentindustryatthetimewasparalyzed(瘫痪)formuchof1606.Asanactoranddramatist,Shakespearehadtostopworkinginthepl

ayhouse.Buthedidn'twasteasecondofhistimeoff.Instead,heusedthetimeproductivelyandwrotesomeofhismostfamousplays.Beforetheyearwasover,Shakespearecomple

tedthreeplays—KingLear,MacbethandAntonyandCleopatra.IsaacNewton(1642-1727)In1665,whenEnglishmathematicianIsaacNewtonwasinhisea

rly20s,oneofthelastmajoroutbreaksoftheplaguehittheUK,andmanyclasseswerecanceled.Newton,asastudent,wentbackhometo

continuehisstudies.Hedevotedhimselftohisstudies.Theyoungmathematicianproducedsomeofhisbestworksduringhisyearinquarantine,writingthepaperst

hatwouldlaterbecomeearlycalculus(微积分学),anddevelopinghistheoriesonphysicsinhisbedroom.Whileworking,anappledroppedfromtheappletreeout

sidehiswindowandhithimorthehead,whichmayinspiredhistheoryofgravity.1.WhatdidBoccacciododuringtheplague?A.HeleftItaly

andhidawayB.Hestayedindoorsandreadbooks.C.Hefinishedthegreatwork:TheDecameron.D.Hetoldhisfriendsmanyinterestingstories.2.HowdidtheplagueaffectSha

kespeare?A.Hegotmoreentertainment.B.Hegotmorefreetimetowriteplays.C.Hebegantoshowinterestinacting.D.Hewasinspi

redtoevaluatehistory.3.WhatcanwelearnaboutIssacNewtoninquarantine?A.Hehadtostophisstudyonmath.B.Heputthefocusonphysicsstu

dy.C.Hegotanideaforthetheoryofgravity.D.Heworkedhardandcompletedhislastwork.【答案】1.C2.B3.CBGerardoIxcoyisa27-year-oldteacherinGuatemala.Heteachesin

theareawherehavingelectricityissomethingofaluxury（奢侈品）andstudentshavenoaccesstomobileappsorcomputers,whichbecameaproblemwhenGuatema

langovernmenthadtochoosedistanceeducationforstudentsathomebecauseofCOVID-19.GerardoIxcoyfeltthathehadtoteachthosech

ildrenlivingfarfromthedigitalworld.Afterall,educationisauniversalrightandGerardoIxcoythoughtthosechildr

enshouldn'tbeexcludedfromhavingtheeducationtheyneeded.Therehadtobeanalternativetodistanceeducation.Butwhatw

asthesolution?Gerardoboughthimselfasecondhandtricycle（三轮车）withhissavings.Oncehehadthetricycle,thenextstepwastochangeitintoaclassroomonwheel

s.Heputaroofwithasolarpanel（太阳能电池板）onit,alongwithascreentoavoidthespreadofCOVID-19.Hefixedawhiteboardonitsohecouldexplai

ntothestudentsthebasicsofprimaryeducation：math,thelocallanguageandtheuniversalnationallanguage—Spanish.Thepurposeofthesolarpanelistoprovid

econstantpowerforasmallloudspeakersohecanteachfromadistance.It'samatterofrespectingthehealthydistancerequiredtobesafefro

mthevirus.He,theteacher,staysoutside,andthestudentparticipatesfromhisorherhouse.Withthatenthusiasmforeducation,hetriestovis

ithisstudentsatleasttwiceaweek,ridinghisclassroom-cycle.Thechildrenheservessaythat,althoughhevisitsthemforonlyafewhoursaweek,theylookforwardto

it.Theyappreciatehisvisitandwilltakeadvantageofittolearn.4.WhatistheproblemfortheGuatemalanstudentsbecauseofCOVID-19?A.They

cannotcontinuetheirstudyanymore.B.TheyarecutofffromthedigitalworldandtheInternet.C.Theyhavenorighttogetthegovernment'sdistanceeducation.D.Theyhavet

ogetdistanceeducationbuttheyhavenoaccesstoit.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"excluded"inParagraph2mean?A.ChosenB.Prevented.C.Protected.D.Separated

6.WhatdidGerardodotohelpthestudentswiththeirstudy?A.HeprovidedthemwithawhiteboardtowriteonB.Hefixedasolarpanelontheirhouseroofstogiv

eelectricity.C.Herodehistricycletotheirhousesandtaughtthemfacetoface.D.Hetransformedhistricycleintoaclassroomonwheeltogiv

ethemlessons.7.WhatcanwelearnfromGerardoIxcoy'sstory?A.LoveforeducationbreaksdownbarriersB.Educationcontributestosuccess.C.Greath

opemakesgreatman.D.Hardworkpaysoff.【答案】4.D5.D6.D7.ACBirthdaycardhistoryissaidtobeoverahundredyearsold.Thereisnorecordto

telluswhosentorreceivedthefirstbirthdaycardbutitissaidthatthetraditionofsendingbirthdaycardsbeganinEnglandacenturyago.Inthosetimespeopleus

edtopersonallygreetapersononabirthday,butwhenawell-wisherwasunabletodosohesentabirthdaycard.Thusbirthdaycardsweremor

elikeanapologyatthattime.HistoryofgreetingcardscanbetracedbacktotheancientChinesewhoaresaidtohavestarted

thetraditionofsendinggoodwillmessagesonNewYearDay.EarlyEgyptianstooarebelievedtohavemadeusedpapyrusscrolls（纸莎草纸画卷）tosendgr

eetingstodearones.Duringearly1400thetraditionofexchanginghandmadepapergreetingcardsdevelopedinEuropewhileGermansatt

hattimewereknowntohaveprintedNewYear'sgreetingsfromwoodcuts.Theadvancementinprintingtechnologyin1850shelpedtomakegreeting

cardsmoreaffordable.Nowonder,theysoonbecamepopularmeansofpersonalcommunication.Duringthe1980snon-eventcardsorthecardsnot

madeforanyparticularoccasionbecamepopularandhelpedcardindustryreachanewhigh.Greetingcardshavetakenanewforminthispre

sentageofInternettechnology.Today,theyarebeingincreasinglyexchangedaselectronicore-greetingcards.Advancementintechnologythatbeganinthe1990sh

asledtoafurthergrowthincardindustry.Peoplefinditeasiertosende-cardsasameansofexchanginggreetings.Greeting

cardsareanimportantmeansofcommunicatinggoodwishesandlovetoaperson.Theycarryapersonaltouchthatmakesthemlovableandveryspecial.8.Whatisthefunct

ionofthebirthdaycardinEnglandacenturyago?A.TosendgoodwishesB.Topresentapersonalgreeting.C.Tomakeanapology.D.Toworkasabirthdaypresent.9.Theprint

edNewYear'sgreetingcardwasfirstlymadeby____________.A.theBritishB.theChineseC.theEgyptiansD.theGermans10.Whatmakesgreetingcardsbecomeapopularmean

sofpersonalcommunication?A.Thetraditionofsendinggoodwillmessages.B.Theinventionofhandmadepaper.C.Thea

dvancementinprintingtechnology.D.ThedevelopmentinInternettechnology.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheHistoryofGreetingCardsB.Th

eImportanceofBirthdayCardsC.TheFunctionofBirthdayCardsD.TheTraditionofSendingGreetingCards【答案】8.C9.D10.C11.ADSeveralcompanieshavebegu

ncreatingpaperbottlestoreplaceglassandplasticones.Paperbottlesareeasytorecycle,andalsoweighlessthanglassorplastic,meanin

gthey'llrequirelessenergytoproduceandmovearound.AcompanycalledPabocohasbeenworkingwithothercompaniestodeveloppape

rbottles.Thecompaniesarecreatingtheirownbottledesigns,butthey'resharingwhattheylearntopromotethedevelopmentofpap

erbottletechnologyOneofthebiggestchallengesispreventingapaperbottleleaking（泄漏）.Theinsideofthebottleneedsaspecialcoating

tomakesuretheliquiddoesn'tleakthrough.Manycompaniesarelining（做衬垫）theirbottleswithathinsheetofplastic.Thoughbottlemakersmaysaythislinercanberecycl

ed,manyrecyclingprogramsdon'thavetherightmachinestohandletheseliners.ADanishbeercompanycalledCarlsbergisworkingw

ithPabocoonapaperbottlecalledthe"GreenFiberBottle".Currentlythebottleusesaplasticliner.Inthefuturethecompanyhopestousea"bio-plastic

"thatwillbreakdownnaturallyovertime,AndacompanynamedDiageojustannouncedthefirstpaperbottlewhoseinsideusesanon-plasticcoating.Butevenwithoutth

eplastic,paperbottlesaren'tperfect.Mostpaperbottlesusewoodpulp（纸浆）,meaningtreesneedtobecutdown.Tosol

vethisproblem,Frugalpac,acompanyfromtheUnitedKingdom,hascreatedwinebottlesmadeofrecycledpaper.Frugalpacstillusesaplasticliner,thoug

h.Companieswillneedtoseehowlongliquidscanbestoredinthepaperbottlesandmakesurethebottlesdon'taffectthetaste.Butwithsom

anycompaniesworkingtowardthesamegoal,it'slikelythatwecanexpecttoseepaperbottlesonstoreshelvesinthenearfuture.12.Whatistheadvantageofpaperbottlesove

rotherones?A.Theycostless.B.Theyaremoreappealing.C.Theyareeasiertoproduce.D.Theyaremoreeco-friendly.13.Whatisthemostdifficulttasktocreatpap

erbottles?A.Findingrecyclingliners.B.Gettingtherightmachine.C.Preventingtheliquidescape.D.Makingsureofthestoragetime.14.Whatdoest

heauthorthinkmaysolvetheproblemofunperfectpaperbottles?A.Cuttingdownfewertrees.B.Usingrecycledpaper.C.Producing"bio-

plastic"liners.D.Stillusingplasticliners.15.Whatdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofpaperbottles?A.Hopeful.B.Doubtful.C.Satisfied.D.Worried.【答案】1

2.D13.C14.B15.A第二节（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。Readingisavaluableskillforc

hildren.Itcanhelpthemlearnandgrowinmanyways.Buttheloveofreadingcan’tbeforced.Pushingachildtolearnbeforeheisreadycanmakelearningtoreadfrustrati

ng.Asaparenthelpingyourchildtoenjoyreadingatyoungageisoneofthemostimportantthings.___16___Byfarthemosteffecti

vewaytoencourageyourchildtolovebooksandreadingistoreadaloudtohimandtheearlieryoustart.thebetter.Eyenababyofafewmonthsca

nseepictureslistentoyourvoice,andturncardboardpages.___17___Themoreexcitementyoushowwhenyoureadabook,themoreyourchi

ldwillenjoyit.___18___Atthisstage,encouragehimtoreadtoyousomeofthetime.Taketurnsreadingwithyourchildtomodelmoreadvancedreadingskil

ls.Thiscanhelpbuildyourchild'sconfidenceinhisabilitytoreadandhelphimenjoylearningnewskills.Childrenwhoreallyenjoylea

rningaremorelikelytodowellinschool.Asyourchildbeginselementaryschool,hewillbeginhisformalreadingeducation.___19___Besidesreadingbooksinclass,keepinm

indthattheschoollibraryisanexcellentsourceforawidevarietyofmaterials.Encourageyourchildtobringhomebooksfromthescho

ollibraryforpleasureaswellasforhisstudies.___20___Youareyourchild'sfirst,andmostimportantteacher.Theencouragementandsupportyougiveyourchildashele

arnstoreadwillhelphimenjoyreadingandlearningevenmore.A.Readingachildbookvividlycanbefunforyou,too.B.It'swellworththeinvestmentofyourtime

andenergy.C.Mostchildrenlearntoreadwithoutanymajorproblems.D.Mostofall,makesureyougiveyourchildlotsofpraise!E.Teachersusemanymethodstotea

chchildrenhowtoread.F.Anddon'tstopreadingaloudonceyourchildlearnstoread.G.Theschoollibrarianisknowledgeableaboutchildren'sliter

ature【答案】16.B17.A18.F19.E20.D第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。COVID-19hasclosedschools

andpubliclibrariesacrosstheUnitedStates.However,alibrarianinVirginiahasthoughtofa/an____21____waytokeepkidsreading,free

ofcharge.Drones（无人机）willdeliverbooksoftheir____22____straighttotheirdoor.KellyPassek,amiddleschoollibrarianinVirginia'sM

ontgomeryCountySchoolDistrict,isanearly____23____ofadronedeliveryservice.SetupbyacompanycalledWing,thepilotprojecthasbeendeliveringhouseholdpro

ductsbydronetoherforsometime.Itdidn'ttakelongforKellyto____24____thetwothingsandseehowthisnewtechnologywould____25____thechildreninherdistrict."Ithin

kkidsaregoingtobe____26____tolearnthattheyaregoingtobethefirstintheworldto____27____alibrarybookbydrone,"KellytoldTheWashing

tonPost.What'sthemostexitingaboutthenewVirginiaprojectisthatdroneswill____28____thesocialpublicwelfare（福利）program

s:spreading____29____andincreasingaccessto_____30_____resources.Theserviceswillbemadeimmediately_____31_____toabout600students.They'

llhaveplentyoftimeto_____32_____theirbooks,asthebookswon'thavetobe_____33_____untiltheschoolstartsinthefall.Ke

llysaid_____34_____,"Dronedeliverywillhelpafewmorekidsinterestedin_____35_____.21.A.averageB.easyC.creat

iveD.traditional22.A.designsB.namesC.translationD.choice23.A.adopterB.buyerC.managerD.inventor24.A.findB.linkC.compareD.take25.A.inspireB.inf

ormC.benefitD.guide26.A.anxiousB.stressfulC.relaxedD.thrilled27.A.receiveB.possessC.lendD.transform2

8.A.preventB.supportC.tryD.replace29.A.knowledgeB.informationC.happinessD.friendship30.A.socialB.naturalC.educationalD.medical31.A.av

ailableB.equalC.reliableD.special32.A.reviewB.translateC.handleD.enjoy33.A.returnedB.deliveredC.soldD.thrown34.A.honestlyB.hopefullyC.c

arefullyD.strictly35.A.scienceB.technologyC.readingD.writing【答案】21.C22.D23.A24.B25.C26.D27.A28.B29.A30.C31

.A32.D33.A34.B35.C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。HenriMatissegrewupinthenorthernpartofFrance.In1889Matis

sebecameill.Hismothergothimsomeartsuppliesforsomethingtodo.He____36____（instant）fellinlovewithpaintinganddecidedtobecomeanartist.Matissebegant

oexplorepainting.Hismotherencouragedhimnottofollowthenormalrulesofart,____37____totryoutnewthingsandtopainthisemotions.In1897,Matissemet_

___38____（paint）JohnPeterRussell.RussellintroducedhimtotheworkofVanGoghanditopenedup____39____newworldtoMatisse.Inthisyear,this____40____（gift）man

paintedhisfirstmasterpiececalledTheDinnerTable.Intheearly1990s,Matissedevelopedanewstyle.Hebegantopaint____41____brightmassesofcolors.

In1905Matisse,togetherwithfellowartistsMauricedeVlaminckandAndreDerain,exhibited____42____（they）newstyletotheworld.Theywerecalled"fauves

",____43____meant"wildbeasts".Thepaintingsexpressedemotionwithwild,oftendissonant（不和谐）colors,withoutregardf

orthesubject's____44____（nature）colors.Matisse_____45_____（consider）oneoftheleadingfiguresofmodernartashispaintingsandartinfluencedman

yartiststhroughoutthe20thcentury.【答案】36.instantly37.but38.painter39.a40.gifted41.with42.their43.which44.natural45.isconsidered第四部分写作（共两节，

满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，为了提高学生汉字书写水平，你校上周举办了“汉字听写大赛”和“书法大赛”。请你给你的美国笔友Peter写一封信，介绍该活动。要点如下：1.举办该活动的原因；2

活动主要内容；3.你的感想。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：汉字听写大赛Chinesecharactersdictationcompe

tition;书法大赛handwritingcompetitionDearPeter,Howareyoudoingthesedays?I’mwritingtotellyou______________________________________________

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_________________________________Yours,LiHua【答案】DearPeter,Howareyoudoingthesedays?I’mwritingtotellyousomethin

gabouttheactivitiescarriedoutinourschoollastweek.Ascomputers,smartphonesandotherelectronicproductsbecomemoreandmorepopular,ourhandwritingisinfluenc

edbadly.Inordertoimprovestudents’handwriting,ourschoolheldsomeactivities,suchasChinesecharactersdictationco

mpetitionsandhandwritingcompetitions.Quitealotofteachersandstudentsmadeactivepreparationsfortheactivities.During

thecompetitions,everyonetriedhis/herbesttowritecorrectandperfectChinesecharacters.Afterseveralroundsofcompetitions,eachwinnergotagre

atprize.Throughtheactivities,werealizetheimportanceofhandwriting.Althoughittakesupmuchofmysparetimetopractic

e,Ifeelitworthwhile.Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）47.阅读下面的材料，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。ItwasafewdaysbeforeChristmasmanyyearsagoanditlookedli

keitwouldnotbeahappyoneformyfamily.ThefactorythatIwasworkingatgaveusalongholidaywhiletheirmachinerywasbeingrepaired,thatistosay,thereisno

needforustogotowork.Inreturnforthis,wedidn'thavemuchmoney.MywifeandIhadmanagedtosavesomemoneytobuyouryoungchildrensometoys,butanunexpectedcarrepairh

adtakenmostofourcash.Weknewforsurethatwecouldonlyaffordtogetonesmallgiftforeachofourchildren.Wearrivedatthestoreand

walkeddowntheparkinglotpastpeopleloadinggiftsintotheircars.Isawthehappinessontheirfacesand1heardthemlaughingandspeakin

ghappily.Ienviedthemabit,becauseitsuredidn'tfeellikeChristmastome.WehurriedintothestorepastoldTom,abeggarwhohadbegg

edhereformanyyears.Tosomeextent,wehadbeen"friends".Ihadalwaysenjoyedputtingsomethinginhiskettlebeforeandhealwayshelduphisthumbtome.Buttodaywepassedhi

mquicklywithourheadsdown,pretendingwedidn'tseehimeventhoughIheardclearlyhewassayinghellotome.Iwasn'tsureifIcouldaffordgiftsformyownfa

milyandIcouldnothelpothers.Wesearchedallthroughthestorehopingtofindonethingeachofoursmallchildrenwouldlike.Than

kfully,wewereabletogetthemeachsomethingsweet.Weheadedforthecheckoutandpaidthebillsforallthetoyschildrenselected.Wefoundthatweevenhadafewdollarslef

tover.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右。2.续写部分分为两段,每段开头语已给出。Paragraph1:Withthosedollarsleft,wewalkedoutofthestore.___________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________【答案】Paragraph1:Withthosedollarsleft,wewalkedoutofthestore.I

stoppedinfrontofoldTom,sayingMerryChristmastohimanddroppedallthosedollarsintohiskettlewithoutanyhesitation.OldTomsmiledatme.Idid

n'thaveonedollarleft.Ievendidn'tknowhowtodealwithourdinnerbutitdidn'tmatter.Ifeltrelieved,andIdidfeellike

Christmasaroundme.Paragraph2:“Thisisforyourchildren!”oldTomhandedmesomething.Icouldn’tbelievemyeyeswhenIsawwhatitwas——

aninvitationtoafamousrestaurantonChristmasEve.Itinvitedmanychildrentohavedinnerandtoplaygamestogether.Ofcourse,allfree,includingth

eirparents.“OneofthegiftsIreceived,butyouknowIhavenochildren,soit’syours,”oldTomsaidgently.Wehadbeentoldmanyt

imesabouttheChristmasspirit:Christmasisgivingandreceivinginaction,butuntilnow,Iknoweachtimewegive,eachtimewereceiveandit’sChristmas.