安徽省马鞍山第二中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

马鞍山市第二中学2021—2022学年度

第一学期期中素质测试  

高 一 英 语 试 题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 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你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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，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. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student.  B. Colleagues.     C. Classmates.

2. Where are the speakers going to travel?

A. New York.    B. Paris.      C. Tokyo. 

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. How to deal with stress.  B. Where to apply for jobs.  C. When to go shopping.

4. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Go to another gym.   B. Learn about the rules.   C. Use easier devices first.

5. What time is it now?

A. 1:30 pm.     B. 2:00 pm.      C. 4:00 pm.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Why doesn’t James clean his room today?

A. He doesn’t feel well.    

B. He finds it unnecessary.  

C. He is busy with his homework.

7. What does James think of the woman’s proposal?

A. Disappointing.   B. Great.       C. Strange.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. For what did the boy wear a plastic bag?

A. He couldn’t afford a sport shirt. 

B. He wanted to draw attention. 

C. He had no clothes to wear. 

9. Where did the woman watch the video?

A. In a friend’s cellphone.   B. On television.     C. On a website. 

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. How did the man get the Peking opera tickets?

A. From his friend.   B. From his father.    C. From the Internet.

11. How does Wendy find the play?

A. Interesting.    B. Difficult.     C. Boring. 

12. When will the play begin?

A. At 6:00 pm.    B. At 7:00 pm.      C. At 8:00 pm.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What did Linda do when she was young?

A. She collected lots of artworks. 

B. She always met famous artists. 

C. She often visited a museum. 

14. Why did Linda’s mother take her to work that day?

A. To please her.    

B. To look after her.   

C. To arouse her interest in art.

15. What can be seen in Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s work?

A. An animal kingdom.  B. Little girls with flowers.   C. An urban landscape. 

16. What is Linda?

A. An artist.     B. A worker.      C. A writer. 

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What can the participants do in the program?

A. Watch two movies.    

B. Meet some astronauts.  

C. Try astronaut training exercises. 

18. How much does the third participant in a group need to pay?

A. $19.9.     B. $ 99.       C. $199. 

19. What is a requirement for going to the center?

A. Traveling in a group of three. 

B. Being at least 7 years old.  

C. Leaving before 3:00 pm.

20. Why does the speaker give this talk?

A. To advertise a program.  

B. To share some good news.   

C. To tell the history of a center. 

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

They were a happy family：four daughters were all in the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued(粘) to her mother’s skirts. The three older girls took the bus to school every morning, but Janice was always driven to school by her mother.

One Friday, Janice’s mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice, “My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and he insists that I go with him. I have tried to explain over and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me so I have no choice; I have to go. I have told the babysitter to drive her every morning. Will you please give Janice special attention and help her? I want to be sure everything goes well for her.”

I told her that we would make every effort to support Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janice at her car so she would see a familiar face. As a mother myself, I’d like to help. Janice’s mother thanked me for my understanding.

On Monday morning, expecting a tearful, anxious child, I planned a special program of fun and games. I waited outside to greet Janice, but just then the bus arrived and not three, but four girls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying “goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into the classroom and called Janice over to ask how the bus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I always want to take the bus with the other kids, but Mother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a little longer. While she is away, I’ll just ride the bus every day. I am five, you know.”

21. Why did Janice’s mother want to have a talk with the author?

A. To ask her to help Janice with her homework. B. To ask her to pick up Janice every day.

C. To ask her to meet Janice at her car.    D. To ask her to give Janice more attention.

22. What did the author not do for Janice?

A. Plan a special program of fun and games.  B. Wait for her outside the school.

C. Greet her when she got off the car.    D. Ask about her bus ride.

23. What do we know from the passage?

A. Janice is too young to go to school by bus.  B. Janice likes taking a bus to school.

C. Janice doesn’t like her babysitter.    D. Janice is no longer a child.

B

A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating(浮动的) plastic from the Pacific Ocean. He has developed a floating device(设备) to trap plastic waste moving into rivers before it reaches the oceans.

    Boyan Slat was just 18 years old when he invented a system for catching waste in the ocean. He also founded an environmental group called “The Ocean Cleanup”. Its purpose is to develop the system. Last year, Slat showed the next step: a floating device(装置) called Interceptor. It removes plastic out of rivers. The device is powered by energy from the sun. “The 1,000 rivers are responsible for about 80% of plastic going into the world’s oceans,” said Slat. Three of the machines have already been used. Each machine costs about $ 775,660, but the cost might drop as production increases.

    Since they were used, the machines have been doing very well, collecting the plastic bottles and all the rubbish in the rivers. According to Slat, it is necessary to close “the tap”, which means preventing more plastic from reaching the ocean in the first place. He wanted to clean them all in the next five years. “This is not going to be easy, but if we do get this done, we could truly make our oceans clean again,” said Slat.

    The device is designed to be safe in rivers. Its nose is shaped to change directions to keep it away from larger floating things. It works by guiding plastic waste into an opening in the front of the device. The waste is then carried inside the machine where it is dropped into containers. The device sends a text message to local operators that can come and empty it when it is full.

24. What do we know about Interceptor?

  A. It needs solar power to work.           B. It can help put waste into groups.

  C. It is being under test.            D. It is mainly used in the oceans.

25. What does “the tap” refer to in paragraph 3?

  A. The machines.        B. The rivers.     C. The oceans.    ` D. The waste.

26. What’s the function of the device’s nose?

  A. To empty the waste.               B. To serve as containers.

  C. To send operators text messages.       D. To ensure the device’s safety.

27. Where is the text most likely from?

  A. A diary.           B. A guidebook.    C. A magazine.     D. A novel.

C

It’s important for children to take part in social activities during their summer holidays. “Kids should have a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they should continue communicating with their friends and meeting new people,” said Dr. Jin Han. He’s a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

   Spending time with friends and meeting new people by doing fun and educational activities such as music, arts and sports programs in summer help with their development. “If children spend a lot of time alone on their electronic equipment（电子设备）, then they will fail to communicate with others,” Han said. “In today’s world, it’s very easy for kids to stay indoors all day and keep in touch with others, but that is not a good way to connect with others. Face-to-face communication is necessary and important. Parents should restrict the time that their children spend on electronic equipment. For example, the time they spend on their phones cannot be more than one hour a day.”

   It’s also important for children to spend quality time with their parents and sisters or brothers. “It’s not the length of time, but the quality of time that families spend together that is really valuable,” Han said. “This type of communication is not something that you can get from anywhere else. It doesn’t matter how old the child is, because family bonding (亲密关系) experiences can happen at any time.”

   Having children spend time with friends and families doesn’t have to spend money in the wallet, either. For example, going to the neighborhood swimming pool or having a picnic is a great way to spend quality time together.

28. What does Dr. Jin Han think about the summer holidays according to the first paragraph?

  A. It is necessary for children to have a rest during summer holidays.

  B. Children should relax as much as possible during summer holidays.

  C. Making new friends in summer holidays is difficult for children.

  D. Children should prepare for schoolwork in summer holidays.

29. What does the underlined word “restrict” mean in Paragraph 2?

  A. Increase.         B. Spend.       C. Employ.        D. Control.

30. What can we infer from children spending time with families?

A. How long children spend with families matters.

B. What to do with families depends on the parents.

C. How to enjoy the time with families is of great importance.

D. When to spend time with families makes a difference.

31. What is the main idea of the text?

  A. The importance of friends and families. 

  B. The suitable ways to spend summer holidays.

  C. The introduction of some social activities.

  D. The necessity of face-to-face communication.

D

Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated (居住) by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.

Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling (定居,安定) down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialisation (工业化), the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation (全球化) and better communications in the past few decades (十年), all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.

At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution (分布) of these languages is hugely uneven (不均衡). The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2,400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数) of speakers is an only 6,000, which means that half of the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.

Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.

32. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?

A. They developed very fast.        B. They were large in number.

C. They had similar patterns.        D. They were closely connected

33. Which of the following best explains "dominant" underlined in paragraph 2？

A. Complex.      B. Advanced.   C. Modern.     D. Powerful.

34. How many languages are spoken by less than 6, 000 people at present? 

A. About 6,800.     B. About 3,400.  C. About 2,400.     D. About 1,200.

35. What is the main idea of the text?

A. New languages will be created.

B. Peoples lifestyles are reflected (反映) in languages.

C. Geography decides language development.

D. Human development results in fewer languages.

第二节（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选项。

Going from middle school to freshman year of high school is a big change.  36  

Be open to new friendships.

High school is all about experiencing new things, including new friendships. Getting to know people you haven’t met before is a great way to broaden your horizons (眼界).  37  Simply sitting with a new person at lunch can be enough to get the ball rolling.

Explore the campus (校园).

For most people, going off to high school means heading off to a new campus.  38  They might be able to show you around the campus, which will make you a bit more confident as you go on with your freshman year.

Get organized.

Academically (学业上) speaking, high school and middle school are very different.  39 i You can buy a planner and spend a few minutes each night going over the notes you took in class that day. Staying on top of your studies will make the transition (过渡) from middle to high school much easier.

 40

While there’s no need to plan every day for the next three years, it can’t hurt to make a note of classes you want to take or activities you’d like to try. Believe it or not, the three years go by really fast. Having a plan in place will help you make the most of your high school experience.

1. Be open to new experiences.
2. Create a three-year plan.
3. That way, you’ll have a better idea of some of the things you can expect.
4. If you’re nervous, start small.
5. Try to get as organized as possible so you can stay on top of your work.
6. If you worry about the unknown, reach out to the school and see if someone can help.
7. Here are some ways to help you deal with anxious feelings and prepare for the first year.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Last year I decided to do some volunteer work. I began to  41  on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA. Three months later I  42  myself on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona. I was  43  when I thought of living with lots of new people for three months. However, within fifteen minutes of   44 , my worries had gone. Everyone was so  45   and like-minded that it was very   46  to feel at home.

I was sent to the Coronado National Forest for my first 8-day  47 . We had to  48  everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked. It may not seem like a   49  way but in 35℃ heat and with a heavy pack, my legs were on fire.

My job was to  50   a stairway（阶梯）out of rock. This   51  climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited(栖息) by mountain lions, although I should say they were only heard, never  52  .

Three days later, a beautiful stairway came into being. The  53  of knowing that my   54  will be on that mountainside for years to come is very large.

But on the last night we were  55  in a thunderstorm. I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent. The temperature was close to  56 . I had to spend the rest of the night trembling(哆嗦) in the only  57   part of my tent.

  58 , I suffered a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I  59 . I think I am much   60  for having taken part in the project.

41. A. research    B. exchange    C. advertise    D. design

42. A. imagined    B. introduced    C. enjoyed    D. found

43. A. annoyed    B. amazed    C. alarmed    D. excited

44. A. arriving    B. sleeping    C. thinking    D. walking

45. A. confident    B. friendly    C. tough     D. anxious

46. A. funny     B. good     C. lucky     D. easy

47. A. tour     B. project    C. proposal   D. technique

48. A. view     B. make     C. carry     D. buy

49. A. regular     B. safe     C. long     D. quick

50. A. build     B. test     C. figure    D. guard

51. A. helped     B. ended    C. allowed    D. meant

52. A. hunted     B. trained    C. seen     D. reminded

53. A. satisfaction    B. stress     C. expectation   D. desire

54. A. work     B. memory    C. poster    D. target

55. A. left     B. caught    C. attracted    D. tricked

56. A. boiling    B. average    C. normal    D. freezing

57. A. tidy     B. dry     C. rough    D. soft

58. A. By the way         B. What’s more  

 C. Needless to say        D. On the other hand

59. A. survived    B. responded    C. escaped    D. argued

60. A. smarter    B. stronger    C. calmer    D. securer

第II卷

第二节（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

In Canada, high school grades 61. ________ (use) as the main standards for admission(准许进入) to college or university. However, a research 62. ________ (do) by scientists and sociologists shows that although high school grades alone are a moderate predictor (合理的预测) of post-secondary success, nearly 75% of student success is decided by other factors (因素). These factors are often described 63. ________ 21st‑century skills and they form a long list in the research.

The important things that contribute to 64. ________ (successful) finishing post-secondary education at the individual student level are motivation (动力), good study habits, and stress management. Others include problem-solving, communication, creativity and self-direction.

While a good mix(结合，融合) of all the above factors 65. ________ (seem) to be the best predictor of student success, 66. ________ is likely that strengths in one area can make up for deficits ( 不足) in other areas. For example, a student 67. ________ has lower grades in high school can be good in university if he has clear goals about 68. ________ (he) future.

Although high school grades will be used to decide if a student is admitted into an academic(学业的，学术的) program, the student's ability 69. ________ (deal) with the academic, social, and financial challenge of the post-secondary world will decide their success. Good high school grades do not guarantee (确保) post-secondary success; secondary schools and parents can be key players in 70. ________ (help) to support the development of well‑rounded, independent‑thinking students who will be able to succeed at the post-secondary level.

第三节 单句填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，根据提示（首字母和汉语）在空白处填入单词的正确形式(71-76)或在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词 77-80）。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

71. Most importantly, your time and effort at high school will open the door to your   p_________(潜能).
72. It is commonly believed that parent-child t_________ (紧张) are natural and unavoidable.               Everything will turn out all right in the end.
73. I wish my parents could deal with my study more f_________ (灵活地) so that I can make               my own choices about what to do in my spare time.
74. I tell them I’m s________ (焦虑不安的,感到有压力的) about my schoolwork, but neither               show any concern.
75. When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to a_________ (获得) great               knowledge and enjoy personal growth.
76. There is no point in comparing you with others all the time. Everybody is u_________ (独一               无二的).
77. If I were a boy again, I would try hard to know about and then deal honestly with myself, to               study up my weaknesses _______ strengths.
78. Or, to put _______ another way, as long as we take action now, we are likely to succeed.
79. When you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the               situation ________ their point of view.
80. About 9:00 last night, I was busy preparing for my tomorrow’s test ________ suddenly loud               noises came into my house.

第四部分 写作 （满分25分）

假定你是李华，是某国际高中的高一新生，进入新学校已有两个多月。你想和美国笔友Kate分享自己的心情。请给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 两个多月来高中学习，生活及自己心情；
2. 希望以后能去Kate的学校交流学习；
3. 期待回复。

注意：(1) 写作词数应为100左右；(2) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Kate,

How is everything going with you recently? _______________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

                                                              Yours,

                                                              Li Hua

马鞍山市第二中学2021—2022学年度

第一学期期中素质测试  

高 一 英 语 试 题 参 考 答 案

听力  1-20 CBBCA ABACB ABCBB CCBBA

阅读   21-40  DCB  ABDC  ADCB  BDBD  GDFEB

完形   41-60  ADCAB  DBCCA  DCAAB  DBCAB

语法填空 61. are used  62. done  63. as  64. successfully  65. seems

         66. it  67. who/that  68. his  69. to deal  70. helping

单句填空 71. potential  72. tensions 73. flexibly  74. stressed  75. acquire

         76. unique  77. and  78. it  79. from  80. when

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