2021徐州运河高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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徐州市运河高级中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
第I卷（共100分）
第一部分 听力（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. How does the woman probably feel now?
A. Upset B. Lonely C. Helpless
2. What time is it now?
A.7:00 B.7:30. C.8:00
3. What is the woman probably doing?
A. Doing a news report. B. Watching news on TV. C. Making a program
4. What will the man do for the woman?
A. Drive a little faster. B. Break traffic rules. C. Turn on the radio.
5. Why didn't Margaret choose music?
A. It cost too much time. B. She wasn't interested in it. C. Her family couldn't afford it.
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. What surprised the woman?
A. That the man ran into a star. B. That the man toured around New York.
C. That the man acted in a film.
7. What did the man do in the end?
A. Took a photo. B. Shook hands. C. Left in a hurry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who is probably the man?
A. A teacher. B. A reporter. C. A doctor.
9. What is the most important thing for the children?
A. Everyday life B. Their study C. good habit
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is Linda busy doing these days?
A. Preparing for a vacation.
B. Applying to a university.
C. Designing a graduation ceremony.
11. What will probably happen to Linda?
A. Being accepted B. Being refused C. Being questioned
12. Why will Ian go to South Africa?
A. To find a job. B. To do voluntary service. C. To continue his studies.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why did the man go to Japan recently?
A. To get education. B. To go sightseeing. C. To do business.
14.What's the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Friends.
15. What kind of person can Duncan be?
A. He is quiet. B. He is noisy. C. He is academic.
16. What will the speakers do first?
A. Hold a party B. Go shopping C. Watch a DVD
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How much should you pay for two hours' care for your pet dog?
A. $4 B.$8 C.$16
18. Where can visitors enjoy tasty food?
A. On the first floor. B. On the third floor. C. At the entrance.
19. When does the Explore Store close except Saturday?
A. At 9: 00 a. m. B. At II: 00 a.m. C. At 5: 30 p. m.
20. Who is the speaker probably?
A. A teacher. B. A guide. C. A safety guard.
第二部分 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There is an old saying that America and Britain are “two nations divided by a common language.” No one knows exactly who said this, but it reflects the way many Brits feel about American English. But are American and British English really so different?
Vocabulary
The most obvious difference between American and British English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different. For example, Americans go on vacation while Brits go on holidays; New Yorkers live in apartments while Londoners live in flats. There are far more examples than we can talk about here. Fortunately, most Americans and Brits can usually guess the meaning through the context of a sentence.
Past Tense Verbs
You’ll also find some differences with past forms of irregular verbs. The past tense of “learn”
in American English is “learned”. British English has the option(选择) of “learned” or “learnt”. The same rule applies to “dreamed” and “dreamt”, “burned” and “burnt”, and “leaned” and “leant”. Americans tend to use the -ed ending; Brits tend to use the-t ending.
Spelling
There are hundreds of slight spelling differences between British and American English. Noah Webster, an author, politician and teacher, made an effort to reform English spelling in the late 1700s.
Webster wanted to spell words the way they sounded. You can see Webster’s legacy(遗产) in
the American spelling of words like color (from colour), honor (from honour), and labor(from labour).
Not So Different After All
British and American English have far more similarities than differences. With the exception
of some regional dialects, most Brits and Americans can understand each other without too much difficulty. They watch each other’s TV shows, sing each other’s songs and read each other’s books. They even make fun of each others’ accents.
21．Which of the following is a group of American words?
A. Vacation; apartment. B. Vacation; holiday.
C. Apartment; flat. D. Holiday; flat.
22．What do we know about British and American English from the last paragraph?
A. Their differences have little effect on communication.
B. They connect people of the two countries.
C. They are affecting people using them.
D. They both have some strange words.
23．What can be the best title for the text?
A. Difficulty for Brits and Americans to understand each other.
B. Ways to tell British English from American English.
C. Differences between British and American English.
D. Development of British and American English.
B
Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught
hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo in Washington D.C..
And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses said she seemed to sense the big earthquake that
shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And she’s not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan (猩猩) let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.
“It’s very different from their normal call,” said Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. “The lemurs
(monkey like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly unusual.”
But you can’t see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe you
can if you’re an animal.
“Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing,” said Brandie Smith. “That’s part
of their special abilities. They’re more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive.”
Primates weren’t the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound and a huge lizard (蜥蜴) ran quickly for cover. The flamingoes (a kind of birds) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking
stopped.
So what kind of vibrations (震动) were the animals picking up in the moments before the
quake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types of waves——a weak “P” wave and then a much stronger “S” wave. The “P” stands for “primary”. And the “S” stands for “secondary”. She thinks the “P” wave might be what sets the animals off.
Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith said the zoo’s
giant pandas didn’t jump up until the shaking actually began. But many of the other animals
seemed to know something was coming before it happened. “I’m not surprised at all,” Smith said.
24. Why did Mandara act strangely one day?
A. Because an earthquake had happened.
B. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.
C. Because it heard an orangutan let out a loud call.
D. Because it sensed something unusual would happen.
25. According to Brandie Smith,_____________.
A. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake.
B. primates usually gather together before a quake.
C. earthquakes produce two types of waves.
D. many animals hearing is sharp.
26. Which animal seems unable to sense quake?
A. A lemur. B. A flamingo. C. A giant panda. D. A lizard.
27. What is the best title for the passage?
A. How animals protect their young in a quake
B. How animals behave before a quake
C. How animals differ from humans
D. How animals survive a quake
C
Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more
health conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more healthily and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.
Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned with
how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the so-called“plastic" fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients in a quiet restaurant with a more comfortable atmosphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxed dinner without phone or TV interruptions.
While dieting may be viewed as beneficial, it has also become a serious problem for
Americans, particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological
(心理的) addiction. They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty percent of their total body
weight, and although they look like skeletons, they still insist that they are fat.
The current wave of exercising, dieting and the problems produced have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools, hospitals, health organizations, newspapers and magazines, for example, are offering classes, printing articles and so on to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet of the dangers of dieting too rapidly, and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to“diet addiction”(饮食上瘾).
28. These days people are dieting more because______.
A. They eat more healthily. B. They are getting fatter and fatter.
C. They realize the danger of junk food. D. They have become more health-conscious.
29. Which way of eating is strongly advised in the passage?
A. Enjoying food with phones on. B. Eating in a relaxed atmosphere.
C. Avoiding a salad or a sandwich. D. Finishing dinner in a short time.
30. In the third paragraph “they look like skeletons” most probably means ___________.
A. They are too thin. B. They are very ugly.
C. They are very pretty. D. They are starving.
31. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. What kind of media can be used to educate the public.
B. Where people with dieting addiction can go for help.
C. How the organizations try to help people with dieting addiction.
D. What causes the organizations to educate the public
D
Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, in 1892. Her mother was African American. Her
father was part African American and part American Indian. Her family was poor. Bessie had to walk more than six kilometers to go to school.
Bessie had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money for her family. She was able
to save a little money and went to college in the state of Oklahoma. She was in college only one year because she did not have enough money to complete her studies. But during that year, she learned about flying. She read about the first flight of the Wright brothers and the first American female pilot Harriet Quimby.
When she was 23, Bessie Coleman moved to Chicago, Illinois to live with two of her older
brothers. There, she heard stories from pilots who were returning from World War I. She decided she was going to learn how to fly airplanes. But she soon found this to be almost impossible. What flight school would admit a black woman? Bessie learned that she would have a better chance in Europe. She began to study French at a language school in Chicago.
Soon after the end of World War I, Bessie Coleman left for France. She attended the famous
flight school, Ecole d'Aviation des Freres Caudron. She completed seven months of flight training. Coleman earned her international permit to fly in 1921 and she became the first black woman pilot.
Coleman returned to Chicago. She was the only black female pilot in the United States. So
her story became popular in African American newspapers. She was asked by the Dallas Express newspaper in Texas why she wanted to fly. She said that women and blacks must have pilots if they were to keep up with the times.
32. Bessie Coleman walked to school every day probably because .
A. she wanted to do physical exercise.
B. she couldn't afford to take the bus.
C. she was stronger than others.
D. she lived close to her school.
33. What does the underlined word"this"in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Learning French in Chicago.
B. Living with her brothers.
C. Attending flight school.
D. Going to Europe.
34. What happened to Bessie Coleman during her stay in France?
A. She earned a large amount of money.
B. She made many good foreign friends.
C. She became a soldier in World War Ⅰ.
D. She received a pilot's permit.
35. What can we learn from Bessie Coleman's story?
A. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. Failure is the mother of success.
D. All roads lead to Rome.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress（压力）
Everybody gets stressed from time to time. 36 . Some ways of dealing with stress
- like screaming or hitting someone - don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:
Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to trusted
adult such as “parent or other relatives.” 37 . They might have had similar problems,
such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you.
Don't take it out on yourself. 38 .
Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's
time to get down to business. 39 . Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve a piece
of it.
Be positive. Most stress is temporary. Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps aren't magic, but they do work.
And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel
better even faster. 40 .
A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
B. Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
C. Different people feel stress in different ways.
D. You need to figure out what the problem is.
E. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.
F. And don't forget about your friends.
G. Then, find a way to calm down.
第三部分 语言知识运用
完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
I was a young newspaper reporter, and I wanted to succeed. My first 41 was in Latin
America. It was almost my last job.
I had not planned to stay in the village of Zacate, 42 it had been raining hard for a
whole day. So I had to stay there.
I found people there full of 43 . This village was at the foot of a volcano (火山). It was
becoming more active. Men, women and children came to the square. A few helped each other and
went out of town to get as far away from the volcano as possible, with large and full 44 in
their hands. Suddenly, I felt a strong 45 . The villagers in the square ran away as soon as they
felt the earthquake.
Suddenly, I saw black smoke rolling down the side of the mountain towards the village. Trees
and grass 46 up in a second. The volcano was coming so 47 that in less than a
minute the roads to the villages were 48 . All I could do was watch and 49 . Suddenly,
my landlord (房东) cried out, “Look!” He 50 to a small hill. The lava (岩浆) was not
coming over it but flowing on each side of the 51 , leaving the village center 52 .
For a time, at least, we were 53 , unless the lava grew much and bigger.
My landlord gave me a wet blanket to cover myself to avoid the 54 and we poured
water over our heads to cool ourselves. We could hardly breathe (呼吸) because of the heat and the
55 of the burning houses. Thanks to my landlord, I survived the volcano.
41．A．friend B．job C．voyage D．shopping
42．A．so B．if C．or D．but
43．A．happiness B．fear C．determination D．power
44．A．flowers B．umbrellas C．books D．packs
45．A．flood B．earthquake C．cold D．fire
46．A．grew B．gave C．burned D．came
47．A．gradually B．frequently C．fast D．late
48．A．put off B．cut off C．built up D．fixed up
49．A．wait B．read C．sleep D．relax
50．A．returned B．added C．got D．pointed
51．A．elevator B．farm C．village D．street
52．A．unimportant B．unusual C．uncrowded D．undamaged
53．A．dangerous B．warm C．safe D．kind
54．A．lightning B．heat C．partner D．enemy
55．A．smoke B．color C．size D．noise
第II卷（共50分）
第四部分
第一节 语法填空 (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。
Paper cutting is an art of paper design, 56 is popular in nations around the world such as China, Japan, Sweden, Mexico and so on. Actually, paper cutting originated in China during the Northern Dynasties. People used scissors or knives to produce 57 (wonder) decorative patters by cutting the paper. Due to the economic development and cultural exchange of China in ancient times, paper cutting 58 (spread) to the western countries in the 1600s.
Because 59 the huge regional disparity (地区差异) in China, paper cutting from place to place. They usually fall into the North school 60 the South school,
The style of the North school is concise (简洁的) and straightforward, 61 (focus) on the subjects. The North school consists of Shaanxi paper cutting, Shanxi paper cutting, Shandong paper cutting and Yixian paper cutting in Hebei. Among the North school, Yixian paper cutting is the _62__ (famous) one.
The South school, 63 (compare) with the North school, concentrates on showing the details of the subjects. There are Fujian paper cutting, Foshan paper cutting in Guangzhou, and Minyan paper cutting in Hubei. In most 64 (case), craftsmen in Foshan choose to make flower-shaped paper cutting 65 (express) their best wishes while people in Minyan and Fujian prefer to make animal-shaped paper cuttings.
第二节 单词拼写 根据首字母和中文提示写出正确的单词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
66. You need to call the restaurant and make a (预订）.
67. There are more and more family problems (出现，产生）from lack of communication.
68.He has (承担，从事）the difficult task.
69.You should be （准时的）for appointments.
70. It was  (令人难以置信的）that they had finished all the tasks.
71. She spoke with  (特有的，独特的） enthusiasm.
72.There is no doubt that graduates are (渴望）to get good jobs after graduation.
73.It was you that came to my r in time, which made me get self-confidence again.
74.The doctor is killed at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good r .
75.This was i to be a picture of a cat.
第五部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
76.假定你是李华，是某国际高中的学生会主席。学生会计划下周五举办主题为“My life with the internet"的英语演讲比赛,请你准备一则英文通知,刊登在校英文报上。
要点包括: 1.活动目的; 2.比赛信息:时间、地点等; 3.鼓励学生积极参加。
注意: 1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯:
2.词数80左右。
Notice

_________________________________________________________________________________
Wish you succeed!
The Student Union
April 22，2021
第二节 读后续写(满分15分)
77.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。续写的词数应为150左右。
When there was news that a storm was coming, Sarah didn’t think much about it. She simply shrugged it off （耸了耸肩）like any other normal day. When she went to the grocery store and saw that it was full, she still didn’t worry.
People ran like mad between aisles (过道), grabbing what they could. Bare shelves（空无一物的架子） and long lines made Sarah chuckle (窃笑). They must be overreacting, she thought.
On her way home, she looked overhead. Dark clouds were indeed forming. And they seemed to be moving quickly across the sky. Still, Sarah was not bothered. The rain would be nice since it had been warm lately.
When she got home, Sarah made popcorn（爆米花） and sat on the sofa with her dog, Cooper, and got ready to watch a movie. Just as she hit play on the remote, she heard the thunder. Rain started to come down hard, making it almost impossible to see the trees in her front yard through the window. Cooper immediately jumped from the sofa, barking in fear in the corner.
“It’s OK.” Sarah said. She moved to one side and saw Cooper looked a bit nervous. Sarah turned off the movie and instead skipped to the local news station. The storm（风暴，暴风雨，沙尘暴） was much more serious than she had thought. People in a nearby city even said they spotted a tornado（发现了一个龙卷风）. The reporter advised people to stay inside and secure all of the doors and windows.
Sarah got up and began making her way around the house. Cooper followed close behind as she checked all of the windows to make sure they were all fully closed. By the time she got back to her sofa, the rain had stopped. “That wasn’t so bad,” Sarah said aloud. “Just a nice shower.”
She turned to cooper, who had gone back to the corner and still looked a bit frightened. She looked outside. It was actually very calm, but she could see that the wind was picking up. The branches of the trees were swinging and the garbage bin had tipped over.
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。
Obviously, a storm was on its way.
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Trapped at home, Sarah wondered how she could survive.
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徐州市运河高级中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试卷 答案版
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
第I卷（共100分）
第一部分 听力（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. How does the woman probably feel now?
A. Upset B. Lonely C. Helpless
2. What time is it now?
A.7:00 B.7:30. C.8:00
3. What is the woman probably doing?
A. Doing a news report. B. Watching news on TV. C. Making a program
4. What will the man do for the woman?
A. Drive a little faster. B. Break traffic rules. C. Turn on the radio.
5. Why didn't Margaret choose music?
A. It cost too much time. B. She wasn't interested in it. C. Her family couldn't afford it.
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. What surprised the woman?
A. That the man ran into a star. B. That the man toured around New York.
C. That the man acted in a film.
7. What did the man do in the end?
A. Took a photo. B. Shook hands. C. Left in a hurry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who is probably the man?
A. A teacher. B. A reporter. C. A doctor.
9. What is the most important thing for the children?
A. Everyday life B. Their study C. good habit
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is Linda busy doing these days?
A. Preparing for a vacation.
B. Applying to a university.
C. Designing a graduation ceremony.
11. What will probably happen to Linda?
A. Being accepted B. Being refused C. Being questioned
12. Why will Ian go to South Africa?
A. To find a job. B. To do voluntary service. C. To continue his studies.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why did the man go to Japan recently?
A. To get education. B. To go sightseeing. C. To do business.
14.What's the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Friends.
15. What kind of person can Duncan be?
A. He is quiet. B. He is noisy. C. He is academic.
16. What will the speakers do first?
A. Hold a party B. Go shopping C. Watch a DVD
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
18. How much should you pay for two hours' care for your pet dog?
A. $4 B.$8 C.$16
18. Where can visitors enjoy tasty food?
A. On the first floor. B. On the third floor. C. At the entrance.
19. When does the Explore Store close except Saturday?
A. At 9: 00 a. m. B. At II: 00 a.m. C. At 5: 30 p. m.
20. Who is the speaker probably?
A. A teacher. B. A guide. C. A safety guard.
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第二部分 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There is an old saying that America and Britain are “two nations divided by a common language.” No one knows exactly who said this, but it reflects the way many Brits feel about American English. But are American and British English really so different?
Vocabulary
The most obvious difference between American and British English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different. For example, Americans go on vacation while Brits go on holidays; New Yorkers live in apartments while Londoners live in flats. There are far more examples than we can talk about here. Fortunately, most Americans and Brits can usually guess the meaning through the context of a sentence.
Past Tense Verbs
You’ll also find some differences with past forms of irregular verbs. The past tense of “learn”
in American English is “learned”. British English has the option(选择) of “learned” or “learnt”. The same rule applies to “dreamed” and “dreamt”, “burned” and “burnt”, and “leaned” and “leant”. Americans tend to use the -ed ending; Brits tend to use the-t ending.
Spelling
There are hundreds of slight spelling differences between British and American English. Noah Webster, an author, politician and teacher, made an effort to reform English spelling in the late 1700s.
Webster wanted to spell words the way they sounded. You can see Webster’s legacy(遗产) in
the American spelling of words like color (from colour), honor (from honour), and labor(from labour).
Not So Different After All
British and American English have far more similarities than differences. With the exception
of some regional dialects, most Brits and Americans can understand each other without too much difficulty. They watch each other’s TV shows, sing each other’s songs and read each other’s books. They even make fun of each others’ accents.
21．Which of the following is a group of American words?
A. Vacation; apartment. B. Vacation; holiday.
C. Apartment; flat. D. Holiday; flat.
22．What do we know about British and American English from the last paragraph?
E. Their differences have little effect on communication.
F. They connect people of the two countries.
G. They are affecting people using them.
H. They both have some strange words.
23．What can be the best title for the text?
E. Difficulty for Brits and Americans to understand each other.
F. Ways to tell British English from American English.
G. Differences between British and American English.
H. Development of British and American English.
B
Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught
hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo in Washington D.C..
And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses said she seemed to sense the big earthquake that
shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And she’s not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan (猩猩) let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.
“It’s very different from their normal call,” said Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. “The lemurs
(monkey like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly unusual.”
But you can’t see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe you
can if you’re an animal.
“Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing,” said Brandie Smith. “That’s part
of their special abilities. They’re more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive.”
Primates weren’t the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound and a huge lizard (蜥蜴) ran quickly for cover. The flamingoes (a kind of birds) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking
stopped.
So what kind of vibrations (震动) were the animals picking up in the moments before the
quake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types of waves——a weak “P” wave and then a much stronger “S” wave. The “P” stands for “primary”. And the “S” stands for “secondary”. She thinks the “P” wave might be what sets the animals off.
Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith said the zoo’s
giant pandas didn’t jump up until the shaking actually began. But many of the other animals
seemed to know something was coming before it happened. “I’m not surprised at all,” Smith said.
36. Why did Mandara act strangely one day?
E. Because an earthquake had happened.
F. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.
G. Because it heard an orangutan let out a loud call.
H. Because it sensed something unusual would happen.
37. According to Brandie Smith,_____________.
E. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake.
F. primates usually gather together before a quake.
G. earthquakes produce two types of waves.
H. many animals hearing is sharp.
38. Which animal seems unable to sense quake?
A. A lemur. B. A flamingo. C. A giant panda. D. A lizard.
39. What is the best title for the passage?
E. How animals protect their young in a quake
F. How animals behave before a quake
G. How animals differ from humans
H. How animals survive a quake
C
Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more
health conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more healthily and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.
Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned with
how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the so-called“plastic" fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients in a quiet restaurant with a more comfortable atmosphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxed dinner without phone or TV interruptions.
While dieting may be viewed as beneficial, it has also become a serious problem for
Americans, particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological
(心理的) addiction. They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty percent of their total body
weight, and although they look like skeletons, they still insist that they are fat.
The current wave of exercising, dieting and the problems produced have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools, hospitals, health organizations, newspapers and magazines, for example, are offering classes, printing articles and so on to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet of the dangers of dieting too rapidly, and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to“diet addiction”.
40. These days people are dieting more because______.
A. They eat more healthily. B. They are getting fatter and fatter.
C. They realize the danger of junk food. D. They have become more health-conscious.
41. Which way of eating is strongly advised in the passage?
A. Enjoying food with phones on. B. Eating in a relaxed atmosphere.
C. Avoiding a salad or a sandwich. D. Finishing dinner in a short time.
42. In the third paragraph “they look like skeletons” most probably means ___________.
A. They are too thin. B. They are very ugly.
C. They are very pretty. D. They are starving.
43. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
E. What kind of media can be used to educate the public.
F. Where people with dieting addiction can go for help.
G. How the organizations try to help people with dieting addiction.
H. What causes the organizations to educate the public
D
Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, in 1892. Her mother was African American. Her
father was part African American and part American Indian. Her family was poor. Bessie had to walk more than six kilometers to go to school.
Bessie had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money for her family. She was able
to save a little money and went to college in the state of Oklahoma. She was in college only one year because she did not have enough money to complete her studies. But during that year, she learned about flying. She read about the first flight of the Wright brothers and the first American female pilot Harriet Quimby.
When she was 23, Bessie Coleman moved to Chicago, Illinois to live with two of her older
brothers. There, she heard stories from pilots who were returning from World War I. She decided she was going to learn how to fly airplanes. But she soon found this to be almost impossible. What flight school would admit a black woman? Bessie learned that she would have a better chance in Europe. She began to study French at a language school in Chicago.
Soon after the end of World War I, Bessie Coleman left for France. She attended the famous
flight school, Ecole d'Aviation des Freres Caudron. She completed seven months of flight training. Coleman earned her international permit to fly in 1921 and she became the first black woman pilot.
Coleman returned to Chicago. She was the only black female pilot in the United States. So
her story became popular in African American newspapers. She was asked by the Dallas Express newspaper in Texas why she wanted to fly. She said that women and blacks must have pilots if they were to keep up with the times.
44. Bessie Coleman walked to school every day probably because .
E. she wanted to do physical exercise.
F. she couldn't afford to take the bus.
G. she was stronger than others.
H. she lived close to her school.
45. What does the underlined word"this"in Paragraph 3 refer to?
E. Learning French in Chicago.
F. Living with her brothers.
G. Attending flight school.
H. Going to Europe.
46. What happened to Bessie Coleman during her stay in France?
E. She earned a large amount of money.
F. She made many good foreign friends.
G. She became a soldier in World War Ⅰ.
H. She received a pilot's permit.
47. What can we learn from Bessie Coleman's story?
E. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
F. Actions speak louder than words.
G. Failure is the mother of success.
H. All roads lead to Rome.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress（压力）
Everybody gets stressed from time to time. 36 . Some ways of dealing with stress
- like screaming or hitting someone - don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:
Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to trusted
adult such as “parent or other relatives.” 37 . They might have had similar problems,
such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you.
Don't take it out on yourself. 38 .
Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's
time to get down to business. 39 . Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve a piece
of it.
Be positive. Most stress is temporary. Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps aren't magic, but they do work.
And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel
better even faster. 40 .
H. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
I. Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
J. Different people feel stress in different ways.
K. You need to figure out what the problem is.
L. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.
M. And don't forget about your friends.
N. Then, find a way to calm down.
21-23 AAC 24-27 DDCB 28-31 DBAC 32-35 BCDA 36-40 CFADE
第三部分 语言知识运用
完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
I was a young newspaper reporter, and I wanted to succeed. My first 41 was in Latin
America. It was almost my last job.
I had not planned to stay in the village of Zacate, 42 it had been raining hard for a
whole day. So I had to stay there.
I found people there full of 43 . This village was at the foot of a volcano (火山). It was
becoming more active. Men, women and children came to the square. A few helped each other and
went out of town to get as far away from the volcano as possible, with large and full 44 in
their hands. Suddenly, I felt a strong 45 . The villagers in the square ran away as soon as they
felt the earthquake.
Suddenly, I saw black smoke rolling down the side of the mountain towards the village. Trees
and grass 46 up in a second. The volcano was coming so 47 that in less than a
minute the roads to the villages were 48 . All I could do was watch and 49 . Suddenly,
my landlord (房东) cried out, “Look!” He 50 to a small hill. The lava (岩浆) was not
coming over it but flowing on each side of the 51 , leaving the village center 52 .
For a time, at least, we were 53 , unless the lava grew much and bigger.
My landlord gave me a wet blanket to cover myself to avoid the 54 and we poured
water over our heads to cool ourselves. We could hardly breathe (呼吸) because of the heat and the
55 of the burning houses. Thanks to my landlord, I survived the volcano.
41．A．friend B．job C．voyage D．shopping
42．A．so B．if C．or D．but
43．A．happiness B．fear C．determination D．power
44．A．flowers B．umbrellas C．books D．packs
45．A．flood B．earthquake C．cold D．fire
46．A．grew B．gave C．burned D．came
47．A．gradually B．frequently C．fast D．late
48．A．put off B．cut off C．built up D．fixed up
49．A．wait B．read C．sleep D．relax
50．A．returned B．added C．got D．pointed
51．A．elevator B．farm C．village D．street
52．A．unimportant B．unusual C．uncrowded D．undamaged
53．A．dangerous B．warm C．safe D．kind
54．A．lightning B．heat C．partner D．enemy
55．A．smoke B．color C．size D．noise
41-45 BDBDB 46-50 CCBAD 51-55 CDCBA

第II卷（共50分）
第四部分
第一节 语法填空 (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。
Paper cutting is an art of paper design, 56 is popular in nations around the world such as China, Japan, Sweden, Mexico and so on. Actually, paper cutting originated in China during the Northern Dynasties. People used scissors or knives to produce 57 (wonder) decorative patters by cutting the paper. Due to the economic development and cultural exchange of China in ancient times, paper cutting 58 (spread) to the western countries in the 1600s.
Because 59 the huge regional disparity (地区差异) in China, paper cutting from place to place. They usually fall into the North school 60 the South school,
The style of the North school is concise (简洁的) and straightforward, 61 (focus) on the subjects. The North school consists of Shaanxi paper cutting, Shanxi paper cutting, Shandong paper cutting and Yixian paper cutting in Hebei. Among the North school, Yixian paper cutting is the _62__ (famous) one.
The South school, 63 (compare) with the North school, concentrates on showing the details of the subjects. There are Fujian paper cutting, Foshan paper cutting in Guangzhou, and Minyan paper cutting in Hubei. In most 64 (case), craftsmen in Foshan choose to make flower-shaped paper cutting 65 (express) their best wishes while people in Minyan and Fujian prefer to make animal-shaped paper cuttings.
56、which 57、wonderfully 58、had been spread 59、of 60、and
61、focusing 62、most famous 63、compared 64、cases
65、to express

第二节 单词拼写 根据首字母和中文提示写出正确的单词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
66. You need to call the restaurant and make a reservation (预订）.
67. There are more and more family problems arising (出现，产生）from lack of communication.
68.He has undertaken(承担，从事）the difficult task.
69.You should be punctual （准时的）for appointments.
70. It was unbelievable (令人难以置信的）that they had finished all the tasks.
71. She spoke with characteristic(特有的，独特的） enthusiasm.
72.There is no doubt that graduates are desperate (渴望）to get good jobs after graduation.
73.It was you that came to my rescue in time, which made me get self-confidence again.
74.The doctor is killed at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good reputation.
75.This was intended to be a picture of a cat.
第五部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
76.假定你是李华，是某国际高中的学生会主席。学生会计划下周五举办主题为“My life with the internet"的英语演讲比赛,请你准备一则英文通知,刊登在校英文报上,要点包括:1.活动目的; 2.比赛信息:时间、地点等; 3.鼓励学生积极参加。
注意:
1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯:
2.词数80左右。
Notice

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Wish you succeed!
The Student Union
April 22，2021
第二节 读后续写(满分15分)
77.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。续写的词数应为150左右。
When there was news that a storm was coming, Sarah didn’t think much about it. She simply shrugged it off （耸了耸肩）like any other normal day. When she went to the grocery store and saw that it was full, she still didn’t worry.
People ran like mad between aisles (过道), grabbing what they could. Bare shelves（空无一物的架子） and long lines made Sarah chuckle (窃笑). They must be overreacting, she thought.
On her way home, she looked overhead. Dark clouds were indeed forming. And they seemed to be moving quickly across the sky. Still, Sarah was not bothered. The rain would be nice since it had been warm lately.
When she got home, Sarah made popcorn and sat on the sofa with her dog, Cooper, and got ready to watch a movie. Just as she hit play on the remote, she heard the thunder. Rain started to come down hard, making it almost impossible to see the trees in her front yard through the window. Cooper immediately jumped from the sofa, barking in fear in the corner.
“It’s OK.” Sarah said. She moved to one side and saw Cooper looked a bit nervous. Sarah turned off the movie and instead skipped to the local news station. The storm was much more serious than she had thought. People in a nearby city even said they spotted a tornado. The reporter advised people to stay inside and secure all of the doors and windows.
Sarah got up and began making her way around the house. Cooper followed close behind as she checked all of the windows to make sure they were all fully closed. By the time she got back to her sofa, the rain had stopped. “That wasn’t so bad,” Sarah said aloud. “Just a nice shower.”
She turned to cooper, who had gone back to the corner and still looked a bit frightened. She looked outside. It was actually very calm, but she could see that the wind was picking up. The branches of the trees were swinging and the garbage bin had tipped over.
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。
Obviously, a storm was on its way.
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Trapped at home, Sarah wondered how she could survive.
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Notice
In order to arouse students' interest in learning English, an English salon is to be held in the school hall from 8: 00 a.m. to 10: 00 a.m. next Sunday.
During the English salon，students can join in many kinds of interesting activities such as singing English songs and reading English poems. What's more, we will invite foreign teachers to share with us their professional advice on how to improve our English.
Come on! We are looking forward to your participation. (欢迎同学们参加)
Students' Union
November 19，2020
读后续写（满分25分）
Obviously, a storm was on its way. Sarah saw something like a gray funnel moving in the distance. Tornado! In a flash, with a burst of thunder, rain poured down once again, beating heavily against the windows. The wind was roaring and many trees were uprooted. The storm lasted days, which made Sarah increasingly nervous. Cold and hungry, she regretted she had made no preparations for the terrible weather!
Trapped at home, Sarah wondered how she could survive. Just then, she thought of the community helpline. She telephoned to state her difficulties. An hour later, Sarah heard a knock at the door and in came the community workers with food and necessities. She was really grateful for their timely help. It is the true kindness and love in the community that helped her survive the terrible weather.