2021茂名五校联盟高一下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

茂名市2020-2021学年度第二学期五校联盟高一期末考试

英语试卷

满分：130分 时间：120分钟

注意事项：

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3、考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分,满分27.5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。

A

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1. Which event can be arranged with more flexible time according to your needs?

A. Unique Acts B. Event Themes

C. Stage Shows D. Kids' Activities

2. What can kids do in Kid's Activities?

A. Make their fantasy come true.

B. Book in advance with a lower cost.

C. Get involved interactively with their family.

D. Enjoy various performances from the circus.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To promote the events.

B. To report the events.

C. To share the experiences of the events.

D. To show the importance of the events.

B

When I first launched my business about 10 years ago and started working in Mexico, I noticed co-workers and friends greeting each other with a brief hug and a kiss on the cheek. So I started doing that too, as I believed it was the custom, until one day my business partner pulled me aside and said, "Can you stop hugging and kissing the receptionist every time you come into the office? I think it sends the wrong message."

I didn't understand the culture well enough to appreciate the unwritten rules. Yet, as CEO of a fast-growing multi-national company, that's exactly what I needed to learn——and fast. I not only wanted to stop sending the wrong message, but I wanted to start sending the right messages. I wanted to understand how to tap into the diverse aspects of Latino culture while staying true to the culture of my own country and business. Expanding to other geographies only increases the importance of sending the right messages that support a more open and diverse workforce.

"As a CEO, it's important to learn some of the basic phrases in the native languages of your employees——it shows your respect for their culture."

Every culture has its own set of primary cultural drivers. In the U.S., we tend to be driven by popularity, success and financial reward. Other regions' drivers can include family pride or community contribution. By learning these drivers and how they impact your relationships, you can build trust truly within your company. For example, in Northern Ireland and Mexico, I learned that family units stay close together and often meet every week for a meal, and co-workers are occasionally invited to these family functions. While this is not a regular practice in the U.S., I found that joining these family meals was crucial for building trust with my colleagues.

Over the years, I've learned to talk openly about these awkward aspects of culture and diversity. They need to be dealt with head-on to come to a solution. By doing so, you can build trust and bridge large differences that lead to better productivity, higher levels of innovation, and a more enjoyable company culture that represents every culture that makes up your business. As leaders, it's our job to put these issues on the table and hammer through them sincerely — no matter the cultural divide.

4. The author mentions hugging and kissing on the cheek to.

A. demonstrate he/she is integrated in Mexico.

B. provide an example of his misunderstanding.

C. support he/she is fully aware of the custom.

D. compare body language in different cultures.

5. What can we learn from the 4th paragraph?

A. People in U.S bank on family functions.

B. People in Mexico focus more on success.

C. Cultural motivations vary with the country.

D. Building trust mainly relies on socializing.

6. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase "hammer through" in the last paragraph?

A. tackle B. demand D. illustrate D. repeat

7. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. What is cultural diversity?

B. What is proper body language?

C. How to send the right messages?

D. How to build trust in a diverse culture?

C

Researchers say the world has lost more than one fourth of its land-based insects over the past 30 years. The finding comes from a major study of insect populations worldwide. The researchers noted the loss of such insects suggests a more complex problem than earlier research has shown.

Ants, bees, butterflies and other land-based insects have been suffering population drops of about nine percent every 10 years or so. The number of insects on average has declined in the air, in the grass and soil, but not in trees or underground, the researchers found. Some estimates show that land-based insects will face a population drop of 24 percent in the next 30 years. The researchers did not find a link to climate change in the loss of insects. But they did note that widespread effects of growing cities and loss of underdeveloped areas to agriculture.

However, freshwater insects, such as dragonflies and mosquitoes, have been a different story. These insects were found to have experienced a population increase of about 1 percent every 10 years. Freshwater covers only 2.5 percent of the Earth's surface, so the majority of insects live mainly on land. The researchers said clean-water policies established in recent years were responsible for the increase in freshwater insects.

“The decline across insect orders on land is very surprising," said Nick Haddad, an expert on butterflies at Michigan State University. He was not involved in the study. Ongoing decline on land at this rate will be extremely damaging for ecological systems and for humans, Haddad told the Associated Press. He noted that insects are pollinators（ 传粉昆虫）.They move pollen from part of the flower of a plant to another part. This causes the plant to produce fruit or seeds. Insects also help to break down dead plants and animals. Nick Haddad added that insects also serve as food to many animals, making them very important to the earth's ecosystems.

Other scientists said the findings made sense. They would go on with the study with more accurate data.

8. What is the finding of the study mainly about?

A. The disturbance of the earth's ecosystems.

B. The diversity of creatures in the world.

C. The complexity of studying land-based insects.

D. The change in the number of insects worldwide.

9. What was the main cause of the insects' situation according to the author?

A. Human activity B. Climate change

C. A lack of freshwater D. Frequent natural disasters

10. Why does the author say freshwater insects have been a different story?

A. They reproduce very quickly.

B. Their habitat has been protected.

C. Their population is in the minority.

D. They can live both on land and in water.

11 .What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. The relationship between insects and plants.

B. The importance of insects to the ecosystems.

C. The significance of further studying insects.

D. Human’s influence on the decline of wildlife.

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。

Personal Development is not just a simple personality improvement plan, but also a process to improve your life. The outcome of this helps you fight all those challenges to deal with any of the uncontrollable aspects of your personality. This is a process that helps build the base to handle any of the off-track situations 12   .  

Develop positive attitude:13    . This helps you behave and maintain your

personality traits （特性）to a normal level, even in the extreme conditions. This makes a very useful ingredient towards building the positive attitude in life.

Communicate effectively: Our personality is basically identified on the basis of the type of communication we are able to perform. A person is shy if he/she lacks an easy open communication. 14    .Thus, a personal development plan helps improve on the communication grounds as well.

 15    : When one is confident about oneself, the confidence is well reflected in whatever we do. A finely created Personal Development Program is a booster dose to this

self-confidence, thereby adding a greater value to inner strength.

Bring out your hidden talents: Personal Growth and Development programs are designed in such forms to bring out the hidden yet beneficial personality characteristics within every person. This helps in moving ahead in life and attaining the expected goals easily.

Thus, Personal Development can help extract the vital traits out of a personality and add value to other needed traits . 16              .

A. Raise your self-respect

B. Develop inner strength and confidence

C. But a confident person is able to fight for his \ her dream

D. A positive personality helps and motivates your inner self

E. Here are the reasons why personal development is important

F. However, an outgoing person has the ability to communicate openly G. This will also add to your personality and help to move ahead in life

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题海小题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。

Last month, Peters arrived at his high school graduation ceremony with black leather sneakers （运动鞋）with a white sole. However, he was told he needed to wear dark 17     shoes, but with the event starting in just 18 , Peters didn't have enough time to rush out for 19     shoes. When he saw John Butler, a paraprofessional educator and his mentor, he ran over and 20         what was happening.

Butler tried to get Peters into the ceremony with his shoes, but when that didn't 21     , he took off his loafers and 22    them to Peters. "It was easy to understand/ Butler told The Washington Post when asked why he had done so. "This was the most important moment in his life up to that point, and I wasn't going to let him 23    it for anything."

They don't wear the same 24    , and thus got a good laugh over the way Peters shuffled in the larger shoes. But Peters said he wasn't 25     that Butler offered his shoes, because he's " that type of person. At school, if you're having a 26     day, he'll be the one to take you out of class, walk around the school with you, and talk to you _ 27     ."

The 28 caused some confusion at first --- Peters' 29      didn't know where his new, large shoes came from, and no one could understand why Butler was only wearing 30      . Once the situation was explained, Peters' mom, Jima Smith, expressed her 31     for Butler. "I pray he will continue to work in the public school system because we need more teachers like him," she told the Post. "Our young Black men need good role models and mentors like Mr. Butler."

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。

I am a specially trained clown （小丑）who works as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning". As I approach the hospital 32      （wear） my white coat, I look just like any other doctor. That is until I put on my curly rainbow wig, big red nose, and add my name badge "Doctor Larry Laugh-Out-Loud". I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there's 33     familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times 34    （previous）. Anxious parents do what they can 35    （comfort） nervous and crying children.              36     the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl 37     ankle is twice its normal size. I speak with the on-duty nurse, who tells me that Lara's parents rushed38     （she） to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle. Since getting here, Lara    39  （spend） her time crying in pain. Although it's the doctors and 40      （nurse） who will treat her injury, I know it's my job to make her feel better. After all, there are               41               （science） studies which show that "laughter is the best medicine”.

第三部分 课本知识考查（共三节，满分20分）

第一节单词拼写（根据单词的汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。共7小题，每小题 1分，每空只填一个单词，满分7分）

42. Next week, Mr Li, a__________（教授）in Peking University, will come and give us a lecture on painting.

43. Anyways, I wanted you guys all to know that I've been taking a really hard look at things and come to the （结论）.

44. He could not account for his             （缺席）from school, which made his parents furious.

45. The only thing             （可见的）in the black was the light of the torch.

46. She             （弯 曲，弯腰）forward to pick up the newspaper and handed it to me.

47. They             （克服战胜）difficulties one after another and finally realized their goals.

48. She held the bird              （温柔）in hands, ready to set it free.

第二节 完成句子（根据句子的汉语意思,使用所学的短语、句型完成句子。共6 小题，每小题1分，每空只填一个单词，满分6分）

49、请把这篇文章的大意归纳一下。

Will you please                           the main ideas of this article?

50、目前，网络文学吸引了越来越多的中国人。

Internet literature                          more and more people in China at present.

51、既然他们坚持要去，我们只能顺水推舟了。

Since they                          going with us, we had to push the boat with the current.

52、更糟糕的是，她的车半路抛锚了,同时，她也找不到求助的人。

To make things worse, her car                          halfway and there was no one to whom she could turn for help.

53、我上次途经北京出差时，顺便拜访了一下我以前的老师。

I                          my former teachers while I was on my last business trip to Beijing.

54、昨天下午我放学回来的时候妈妈还在工作。

Mum was still                          when I got back from school yesterday afternoon.

第三节 单句语法填空（共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分）

55.                         （write） in simple English, the stories are popular with children under 10.

56. The village has a population of 5000, most of                          are fishermen.

57. The government banned                         （sell） alcohol to teenagers.

58. This time next week I                         （lie） on the beach with my family.

59.                          surprised me most was that the little girl could play the violin so well.

60.Some scientists were determined to help humans realize their dream                         （explore） space.

61. The poor man                         （wander） on the road was out of work, helpless and hopeless.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

为了让同学们树立关爱他人的意识，养成乐于助人、乐于奉献的良好品质，你 所在的学校组织了一次义卖（a charity sale）活动。请你以(∧) Charity Sale为标题，对 本次活动写个报道，内容包括：

1、活动的时间和地点；

2、义卖活动的经过

3、该活动的意义

注意：

1、写作词数应为80左右：

2、请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

第二节（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。

One summer afternoon, after doing some shopping at a grocery store close to a forest reserve in Hawaii, Amanda Eller, a hiking lover, parked her car and went hiking by herself. With two bottles of water and a loaf of bread, she started a 3-mile hike.

However, it was not long after she stepped into the forest that she found she had left her phone in the car. Thinking that a 3-mile hike was a piece of cake for a trained hiker like her, Amanda did not hesitate to continue the trip and carefully left marks on the trees every 100 steps.

As she went deeper, rain fell heavily beyond expectation and the road became muddy soon. Without an umbrella, she had to hide under a big rock and waited for the downpour to stop. Half an hour later, the rain eased off but the sky darkened. Her heart began racing since she could not see the marks on the trees clearly. In the forest, Amanda wanted to go back along the way she had come but her feeling was leading her another way. She knew that she had very strong intuition （直觉）and heard the inner voice saying, If you want to live, keep going." She chose to believe her intuition and took the only way to go.

Amanda's mother, Julia, did not see her that night and her phone was also not answered, so she called Amanda's close friends and asked if they had seen her. After making sure that Amanda did not return from the forest, Julia called 911 and reported her missing. Two days passed, and rescuers found nothing. Julia was sad, saying that this was the most desperate and the worst thing for a mother but she wanted to stay positive as she felt that she would be of no help to her daughter if she only thought about the worst possibilities. And local TV stations and newspapers called on people to work together to find Amanda.

Along with rescue workers,     hundreds of volunteers set out.

A day after she was saved,     Amanda was interviewed by the local reporters at the hospital.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。