2021宜春丰城九中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

这是一份2021宜春丰城九中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
英语试卷

（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
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试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。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 will the woman do at about 8:00 tonight?
A. Have dinner. B. Phone the man. C. Have an appointment.
2. What are the speakers doing?
A. Swimming. B. Running. C. Hiking
3. When does Manuel prefer to make the meeting?
A. This Friday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Wednesday
4. Why must the man go to the bank?
A. He wants to open an account.
B. He needs some money for a trip.
C. He has to cash his traveler’s cheques.
5. What is the man concerned about?
A. The way to get home.
B. The problem of the car.
C. The time to fix the problem.
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 do we know about the woman?
A. She can’t read music.
B. She will leave the college.
C. She keeps playing the piano.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Schoolmates. C. Father and daughter.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where will the event probably take place?
A. In a lecture hall. B. At the speakers’ store. C. In the square of the town.
9. How does the man plan to promote the event?
A. By advertising in the newspaper.
B. By advertising on television.
C. By putting up posters.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10. What is the man doing?
A. Searching for a parking lot.
B. Giving directions to a stranger.
C. Driving to the woman's house.
11. Where is the man now?
A. Outside a bar. B. Outside a hotel. C. Outside a restaurant.
12. What is the man going to do next?
A. Get to a hospital. B. Go back along Queen Street. C. Find a road sign.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The man's pay raise. B. The man's education. C. The man's job promotion.
14. How many years did it take the man to move up to Grade 5?
A. About four. B. About five. C. About six.
15. Who can get the chance to go to school for more training?
A. Those who learn quickly.
B. Those who are above Grade 5.
C. Those who pass the training test.
16. How does the man feel about the chance of training?
A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Uninterested.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which place does the speaker especially recommend to tourists?
A. The lighthouse. B. The Military Museum. C. The National Library.
18. What can tourists do on the Seafarer?
A. Dance at night. B. Enjoy three nice meals. C. Look around some shops.
19. What do we know about the climbing wall?
A. It lies near the sea.
B. It is especially popular with kids.
C. It is designed for different levels of people.
20. Why is the City Sights Tour highly recommended?
A. It is suitable for everyone.
B. It is a tour by the sea.
C. It is on the San Fernando River.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Thank you for choosing to buy a Dyson machine.
Power Modes
Your machine has three power modes for different tasks. Change cleaning modes quickly using a single button.
●Eco
Maximum run time for longer cleans.
●Auto/Med
The best balance to clean all floors. Attach your high torque cleaner head to activate Auto/Med mode, which automatically adapts power between carpets and hard floors.
●Boost
Intensive cleaning for ground-in dirt.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Before using an electrical appliance, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following:
①Suitable for dry locations only. Do not use outdoors or on wet surfaces.
②If the machine is not working as it should, if it has received a sharp blow, if it has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors or dropped into water, do not use and contact the Dyson on Helpline.
③Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers, and all parts of the body away from openings and moving parts. Do not point the hose, wand or tools at your eyes or ears or put them in your mouth.
④Do not use a battery pack or machine that is damaged or modified. Damaged or modified battery may exhibit unpredictable behavior resulting in fire or explosion.
⑤Contact the Dyson Helpline when a service or repair is required. Do not disassemble (拆卸) the machine as doing it by mistake may result in an electric shock or fire.
21. Which mode should you choose to make the machine work longer?
A. Eco. B. Auto. C. Boost. D. Med.
22. The machine can be used for __________.
A. outdoor pool B. dry hard floors
C. wet carpets D. bathroom with water
23. You may get an electric shock if __________.
A. the machine isn’t functioning well B. a damaged battery pack is charged
C. you keep fingers away from openings D. the machine is taken apart incorrectly
B
Deciding to get her money’s worth out of the wedding dress on which she spent over $ 1,000, an American woman has been wearing her wedding dress, a year after her wedding.
43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle – anti-consumerism (反消费主义) lifestyle in 2018, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed. She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Miles City, in Southern America, and she managed to make it.
But last year, as her wedding day approached, she faced a dilemma. She wanted to look good on the most important day of her life, but how could she spend a small fortune on the wedding dress she would only wear on that day?
“In the end it occurred to me that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I’d make sure I could get my money’s worth,” Hall tells PA Real Life.
“The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote in the election in late 2019,” the 43-year-old adds. “Since then, it’s been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially funny, but I’ve worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym.”
Hall says that she has gotten some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything. Anyway, she doesn’t really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of her wedding dress.
Hall now plans to wear her wedding dress on a trip to Denmark that she and her partner will take next summer.
24. Why did Tammy Hall adopt a new lifestyle?
A. To adapt herself to Indian life. B. To get prepared for her wedding.
C. To cut down her consumption. D. To save money for her next trip.
25. What did Tammy Hall do to get her money’s worth out of her wedding dress?
A. She brought fun to people with it. B. She wore it repeatedly in daily life.
C. She tried to wear it to earn money. D. She got it exchanged again and again.
26. Which of the following best explains the word “irritating” underlined in paragraph?
A. Thrilling. B. Amusing. C. Annoying. D. Confusing.
27. What can we infer about Tammy Hall?
A. She is determined to turn her ideas into practice.
B. She values her wedding dress less than her trips.
C. She has been struggling to make the ends meet.
D. She has influenced people’s lifestyle widely.
C
Biscayne is not very far from the lights, noise and excitement of downtown Miami. But it has a very different atmosphere from the big city. Biscayne National Park was established as a national monument in 1968. It became a national park in 1980. That year, its size also increased. The park now covers more than 70,000 hectares.
If you enjoy water, Biscayne is the park for you. Ninety-five percent of the park is water. Many kinds of animals live in these waters. Some of them are threatened or endangered. You will find the huge, gentle West Indian manatee, the less gentle American crocodile, several kinds of sea turtles, and more than 500 species of fish.
Scientists say Human history at Biscayne begins more than 10,000 years ago. However, evidence of the area’s earliest people is mostly underwater now, as water levels have risen over time. Within the last 3,000 years, people began to settle in the area. Scientists continue to learn about these people by examining the big hills of shells they left behind. The shells contain other waste, too, including early tools and house wares.
European explorers began arriving in the area in the early 1500s. They brought with them diseases like smallpox and measles. Over time, these diseases killed huge numbers of natives. Early explorers arrived in the area on ships. The reefs and rough waters made it difficult for ship captains. Biscayne’s waters contain more than 50 shipwrecks. Scuba divers today can explore six of them.
Four ecosystems come together here, which is what makes the park so diverse. The blending ecosystems create “edge communities.” These edge communities support a huge amount of wildlife. The underwater diversity is what attracts most people to Biscayne National Park. Many visitors come here to scuba dive in Biscayne’s clear and warm waters.
28. What happened to Biscayne National Park in 1980?
A. It began to be set up as a national park. B. It was built as a national monument.
C. It became much larger in area. D. It covered more than 70,000 hectares.
29. By examining the shells they left behind, scientists can __________.
A. learn about the sea animals B. know how old the place is
C. learn when the earliest people arrived D. learn about the life of the earliest people
30. Huge number of natives were killed __________.
A. on their voyage to Biscayne B. by diseases brought by Europeans
C. in their fight against the Europeans D. because of lack of proper food
31. What attracts tourists most to Biscayne National Park?
A. Its ecosystems. B. Its long history.
C. Its underwater activities. D. Its endangered animals.
D
Those who are used to looking through thousands of books in big bookstores may find Japan’s Morioka Shoten a little strange. That’s because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza, Tokyo sells only a single book at a time.
Opened in May 2015, Morioka Shoten is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka. The experienced bookseller began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo’s Kanda district before branching out to open his own store. It was here while organizing book readings that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind. Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling many copies of just one single book. In November 2014, he partnered with his two friends, to establish a unique bookstore with the idea of “A Single Room, A Single Book”.
Like its offering, the bookstore is simple. The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests. Recent choices include The True Deceiver, an award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson, Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, and a collection of artist Karl Blossfeldt’s photography of plants. Morioka has also chosen books written by famous Japanese authors Mimei Ogawa and Akito Akagi.
To highlight his only offering, Morioka often uses clever methods. For example, when selling a book about flowers, he decorated his shop with the ones that had been mentioned in the book. He also encourages authors to hold talks and discussions so they can connect with customers. Morioka says his goal is for the customers to experience being inside a book, not just a bookstore!
Risky as the idea might seem, things appear to be going well. Morioka says he has sold over 2,100 books since he opened it. Things can get better considering that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors from other countries.
32. What inspired Morioka to open such a bookstore?
A. A Swedish novel. B. His present partner.
C. A bookstore clerk. D. His working experience.
33. Why is Morioka Shoten unique?
A. It is popular with foreigners. B. It sells books of different topics.
C. It is decorated with colorful flowers. D. It sells various copies of a book in a week.
34. Why does Morioka encourage authors to hold talks?
A. To introduce his bookstore. B. To advocate his philosophy.
C. To make books better understood. D. To help readers connect with each other.
35. What’s the author’s opinion about the bookstore’s future?
A. Risky. B. Optimistic. C. Unpredictable. D. Hopeless.
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。
When I was growing up, I was encouraged to pursue a life of financial success as a business person. As a young adult, I followed this path, joining New York Insurance Company. There, I acquired clients and conducted seminars. In a way, facilitating (使…方便) those seminars allowed me to express myself and perform.
One time, I was set to deliver a speech to potential clients. I walked into the seminar room kind of overconfident because I had rehearsed (排练) my speech several times. 36.__________. I got up in front of the audience and started speaking.
37.__________. I couldn’t even remember my own name, let alone what I was going to say next. I didn't know what to do. I started breaking out in beads (滴) of sweat. It was worse than freezing up during high school speeches. 38.__________. I remember I had a light blue shirt on, and it was soaking wet within two minutes.
I tried to speak, but I just couldn’t. 39.__________. We were all sitting down and no one was up on stage. It’s as if I went into America’s Got Talent without any prior rehearsal. It was very awkward. You could hear a pin drop in the room.
We were all at a loss for words – me, our clients, and even my boss who was also there. 40.__________.
A. I knew my lines perfectly
B. I asked my boss if I could take a rest
C. Then my brain went completely blank
D. Then I sat in the front row with our clients
E. However, nobody seemed interested in my speech
F. It was one of the most embarrassing moments ever
G. They rolled down my forehead and pretty soon, it was like Niagara Falls
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）
第一节 （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A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our 41 . We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be 42 . We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us 43 .
The bottom line is that life is not 44 .
That is a bitter 45 to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people 46 after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. But if we let life’s unfairness 47 us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has 48 for us.
My first 49 marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried to be a good wife, I could not make the relationship 50 . I could have been 51 by that experience. But I believed that I could be 52 married one day 53 I always wanted to experience traditional family life. And then, I met this kind, thoughtful, generous man.
What I’ve learned over the years is that we can do all the things that 54 a good outcome, but get bad things in return instead.
When we are 55 with life’s seeming unfairness, our 56 needs to jump in. When life doesn’t go 57 plan, we have to let go of the outcome that we have been 58 and keep trying, and doing the right thing. 59 that life is neither fair nor straightforward. And by knowing that if we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our 60 .
41. A. reach B. order C. date D. control
42. A. admitted B. paid C. promoted D. proved
43. A. more B. back C. enough D. free
44. A. abundant B. smooth C. fair D. ideal
45. A. feeling B. word C. pill D. fact
46. A. died down B. looked down C. shut down D. settled down
47. A. confuse B. adapt C. betray D. defeat
48. A. in effect B. in return C. in store D. in demand
49. A. arranged B. failed C. elected D. engaged
50. A. start B. work C. end D. worsen
51. A. occupied B. hurt C. discouraged D. shocked
52. A. proudly B. casually C. happily D. shortly
53. A. for that B. in that C. so that D. now that
54. A. bring B. require C. deserve D. serve
55. A. pleased B. faced C. burdened D. filled
56. A. courage B. faith C. judgement D. effort
57. A. ahead of B. according to C. regardless of D. related to
58. A. achieving B. affecting C. expecting D. declining
59. A. Access B. Assume C. Accept D. Analyze
60. A. substitute B. target C. fate D. benefit
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。
Last weekend I travelled from noisy Nanchang to Wuyuan, a beautiful scenic spot in Jiangxi Province. Unfolded before me was 61_____________ unique image of this water country-----the stone bridge and the water flowing, all like fairy tales to me.
Nevertheless, 62 _____________ struck me most was not the natural scenery but the scene of a grandma bathing a little baby in a wooden basin with the door open. My friends couldn’t help 63_____________ (take) pictures of them. To my surprise, the grandma smiled and waved at us. All of a sudden, my heart was filled with 64_____________ (warm).
I shared the photo and my 65_____________ (forget) experience with my friends. They were 66_____________ (simple ) moved as I had been, but at the same time they reminded me of the unpleasant experiences in big cities. We feel embarrassed to see people quarreling in public because they 67 _____________(step) accidentally by strangers.
According to a recent survey 68_____________(make) in the November 2016 Jiangxi News: 45 percent of the residents don’t know the names of their neighbors; 63 percent have never devoted 69_____________ (they) to talking to their neighbors; 67 percent think that the relationship between them and their neighbors is just so-so, or even bad.
Wouldn’t it be beautiful to say hello to our neighbors who just came back 70_____________ work and give them a smile?
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Many people wonder that it would be like to live in Australia. It’s the six biggest country in the world. Surrounding by the ocean, Australia has population of about twenty-two million. It’s a country which population consists of natives and people from many other countries.
Before being here for a while, my biggest impression is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up of the nation. Although the main cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture, minority cultures had also played a part in shaping the unique Australia culture. Australia people have a straightforward and free-and-easy attitude towards life, and their friendly and warmth made me feel at home wherever I went.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
请你用英语描述一次旅行中难忘的经历，说明时间、地点、难忘的原因和个人感受。
注意：
1. 词数100左右。
2. 文中请勿透露个人信息。


答案
听力1-5 AACBC 6-10 ABBCC 11-15 ABCBA 16-20 CBACB
阅读21-25 ABCDB 26-30 CACDB 31-35 DDDCB 36-40ACGDF
完形41-45 DCBCC 46-50 CDCBB 51-55 CCBCB 56-60 BBCCD
语法填空
61. a 62. what 63. taking 64. warmth 65. unforgettable
66. simply 67. are stepped 68. made 69. themselves 70. from
短文改错
第一句：that → what 第二句：six → sixth
第三句：Surrounding → Surrounded population前加a
第四句：which → whose 第五句：Before → After
第五句：去掉make up后的of 第六句：had → have
第六句：Australia → Australian 第七句：friendly → friendliness
书面表达
I’m glad to share one of my most unforgettable travel experiences. It was during the national holiday last year that I visited Gulangyu Island in Xiamen. I arrived there in the morning together with my parents. It’s a beautiful island, whose scenery is breathtaking. We stood on the second floor of the boat, enjoying the sights of the sea. To my surprise, I saw the Jinmen Island in Taiwan. Then we took lots of photos and tasted special snacks off board. At dusk, we enjoyed ourselves as much as to forget to leave.
Through the trip, I’ve broadened my horizon and enriched my life experience. I feel so lucky to live in this beautiful country.
录音详稿
(Text 1)
M:I'll phone you tonight to discuss the project, say about eight o'clock.
W:Could you make it a bit later? We'll be having dinner at that time.
(Text 2)
M: Let's see if we can make it to the island.
W:Idon't know. That's pretty far away and I'm a little tired now.
M:Just float for a while if you get tired. Come on, you can do it.
(Text 3)
W:Nick,has Manuel said if he can make the meeting next Monday?
M: Not really. He said he prefers next Wednesday, but he wants to check with his secretary first.
W: Wednesday is fine, but please tell him he'll need to get back to us by this Friday.
(Text 4)
W: Hey! What’s the rush?
M: The bank closes in half an hour and I'm badly in need of money.
W:Oh,I can lend you some.
M:Actually,I want to buy some traveler's cheques.I'm going on a trip this weekend.
(Text 5)
M:Hi.My car's been making a strange noise and I seem to be losing power.
W:OK,I will have a look at it and should be able to tell you what's wrong in about an hour.
M:An hour! I'm in a bit of a hurry. Do you think you can finish any sooner?
W:I'm sorry but these things take time. We'll be happy to call a taxi for you if you don't have time to wait.
(Text 6)
M:Tell me Tessa, do you ever think about the choices you've made in life? You know,things people wish they had or hadn't done.
W:Yeah.I wish I hadn't stopped playing the piano when I was a kid.
M:How come?
W:If I hadn't quit then, I'd be able to read music now.
M: Anything you don't regret?
W: Well, “I don't regret coming to this college. I love it.
M:That's how I feel, too.
(Text 7)
M:I'm so excited that Mariana Lambeck has agreed to come to our store for a book signing and lecture next week.
W:How do you suggest we advertise the event?
M:Let's create posters and put them up around the square of the town tomorrow. If we advertise on television or in the newspaper we may get too large a crowd for the space we have available.
W:We might get a lot of people anyway; if she won't be here until next week, that's a lot of time for word to get around.
M:That's right.
(Text 8)
W:Hi,Austin.I'm just calling to see if you are OK.
M:I'm fine, but I seem to be a bit lost. I don't see any road signs.
W:Do you see anything around you like a hotel or a restaurant?
M:There's a bar in front of me.
W:I know where that is. You must be on Queen Street.
M:So,have I passed the street you live on yet?
W:Unfortunately,you must have passed it a while ago.
M:I've really got no sense of direction, have I?
W:Don't worry. I will tell you how to get here. You need to go back the way you came. Follow Queen Street for about five miles. You'll get to a hospital. Take the first right. Then you'll be on St. James Street. Follow that for three and a half miles and take a right at the second set of traffic lights, then park your car. My house is the third house on the right.
M:I think I've got it.
(Text 9)
W:So you were hired as a mail clerk about five years ago. You've learned a lot since then, haven't you?
M:Sure.I learned more about the company because I went around to different offices. Then I was promoted to mail distribution clerk. That's two grades higher than the mail clerk. I went from Grade I to Grade 3.
W:Did you like that job?
M:Yeah, my pay went up, and every year I moved up a step. And I got a pay raise too. I'm a Grade 5 now.
W:Well,Jim,here is another chance to move up the ladder. The mail department is getting some new computers. We will give le everybody two days of training. The people who learn quickly can go to school for more training.
M:You mean going to school on company time?
W:Yes,because it will help you in your work later. You can be promoted to Grade 7.
M:Well, I'd like to think about it for a few days. Maybe I should stay where I am now.
(Text 10)
M:Welcome to San Fernando City Tours. I'm Mark, your tour guide. We have a lot to see in three hours, so make sure you're comfortable! Now, as we have only three hours, we won't be able to take you round the shopping district, but we think you'd prefer to look around the shops there in your own time, anyway. San Fernando has some well-known tourist attractions-the lighthouse for example, and the National Library. However, the little-known Military Museum is not to be missed. Be sure to visit before you leave! Now, there's a lot to do in San Fernando. For those who love the water, I can recommend a trip on the Seafarer, one of the most famous boats on the San Fernando River. It does an evening trip with a three-course meal included. It's great fun for everyone, but especially for young people in their teens or twenties-after nine there's a disco on the boat and it gets really lively! Then there's a climbing wall near the town center. It's very popular, with a large wall for expert climbers, and a smaller wall for beginners. There's also a junior wall and a nursery, so it's a great day out for those of you with kids. And if you Iike walking, there are some great walking tours. The City Sights Tour is highly recommended. as it is the walking tour by the coast. But that one's only for the strong.