2020宣城高一下学期期末考试英语试题（含听力）含答案

宣城市2019~2020学年度第二学期高一期末调研测试

英 语   2020.7

考生注意：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区

域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回

4.本卷命题范围：必修3和必修4.

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读

一遍。

1.What's the man's suggestion?

A.Making the reservation.                B.Continuing waiting here.          C.Going to another restaurant.

2.What will Peter do first?

A.Go home.                                   B.Do his homework.                        C.Buy some candy.

3.What does the woman ask Mike to do?

A.Brush his teeth.                          B.Save water.                                  C.Drink some water.

4. Why does the man seem in low spirits?

A. He has been sick this week.  B.He missed his favorite movies.     C.He got little sleep these days.

5.What is the woman worried about?

A.The man's health.                B.The man's cooking skill.                    C.The man's safety in Mexico.

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 is the man's problem?

A.He has a backache.            B.He took too many pills.           C.He lost contact with his doctor.

7.Why does Doctor Green break the rule for the man?

A.He is very polite.               B.He is seriously ill.                    C.He can't afford a full checkup.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Who is the woman?

A.The man's classmate.        B.Annie's sister.                          C.Annie's roommate.

9.What does the man want to tell Annie?

A.His new address.             B.His visit.                                   C.Hotel information.

10.How can Annie get in touch with the man?

A.Go to Room 668,the Terminal Hotel.

B.Dial the phone number 4934975.

C.Send him an urgent message.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What does the woman invite the man to do today?

A.Attend a party.               B.Study together.                      C.See a film.

12.When will the speakers meet?

A.At 4:15.                       B.At 4:30.                                  C. At 4: 45.

13.Where will the speakers meet?

A.At the bookstore.      B.At an ice-cream shop.             C.At the school gate.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.What does the man do?

A. A policeman.           B.A firefighter.                            C.A journalist.

15.How many kids died from the fire?

A. 2.                           B.5.                                               C.28.

16.Where did the boy throw the cigarette end?

A.On the carpet.       B.On the sofa.                            C.On the table.

17.Why was the boy able to touch the cigarette end?

A.His father asked him to throw it.

B.His father was drunk and sleeping.

C.His father left him alone at home.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.How can frozen food be kept cold at ordinary temperatures?

A.By using bags.             B.By using water.                   C.By using paper.

19.What is advised to do when camping?

A.Keep milk in a cooler box.

B.Never cook meat or eggs.

C.Use special dry foods.

20.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to pick up fresh food.

B.How to eat healthily in different weather.

C.How to keep food from going bad in summer.

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

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn wasn't a new book when my mother was young.It's the story of Francie Nolan struggling up in a tenement slum(贫民区）through the cracks in the pavement to reach the sun.It may be the best book I've ever read about poverty,parenthood, the immigrant experience,and just about everything else.My firstborn daughter is named

Francie Nolan.

To buy:$18,amazon.com.

The Maltese Falcon,by Dashiell Hammett

My all-time personal favorite.I love this book,all of it:the plot,the characters,the dialogue,much of which was lifted verbatim(逐字逐句地）by John Huston for his screenplay for the beloved movie of the same name.The single best monologue in fiction appears toward the end,when Sam Spade tells Brigid O'Shaughnessy why he's giving her to the police.

To buy:$14,amazon.com.

Gilead,by Marilynne Robinson

Oh-so hard to choose!But I'll go with Gilead.An uplifting tale of love in its many forms,told in a style in which every word is perfect.A joyous read.

To buy:$15,amazon.com.

Far From the Tree:Parents,Children and the Search for Identity,by Andrew Solomon

If you think 700 pages on the many ways in which unusual kids(autistic,deaf,criminal, genius)can stretch(延伸）their families' conception(理解） of love doesn't sound like summertime reading,Far From the Tree:Parents,Children and the Search for Identity will teach you otherwise.

To buy:$37.50,amazon.com.

21.What is special about The Maltese Falcon?

A.It can't be bought online.                        B.It was made into a film.

C.It's about how to be a parent.                 D.It tells how to treat the loved.

22.How much should you pay for one Far From the Tree and one Gilead?

A. $52.50.                 B.$29.        C.$32.           D.$55.50.

23.Which of the following tells us how to get along well with our family?

A.Gilead.                                         B.The Maltese Falcon.

C.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.       D.Far From the Tree:Parents,Children and the Search for Identity.

B

Every day,unemployed men gather in Jackson Heights,Queens.Many of them are homeless.All of them are hungry.At around 9:30 each night,Munoz's truck arrives,filled with hot food,coffee and hot chocolate.For more than four years,Munoz and his family have been feeding those in need seven nights a week,365 days a year.Munoz was born in Colombia and his father died in an accident when he was young.When his mother found it difficult to support Munoz and his sister,she made her way to New York,finding work in Brooklyn as a nurse.As immigrants(移民），they often suffered starvation.Later Munoz found a job as a bus driver."When I see these guys on the street,it's like seeing me 20 years ago when I came to this country,"Munoz recalls.

Munoz began his meal program-An Angel in Queens-in the summer of 2004.Within a few months,Munoz and his mother were preparing 20 home-cooked meals daily.Numbers gradually increased over the years to 35 per night,then 60.In recent months,that number has jumped to as many as 140 meals a night.Munoz gets up around 5:00 a.m.to drive his bus route,and he calls home on his breaks to see how the cooking is going.When he gets home around 5:30 p.m.-often stopping to pick up food donations-he helps pack up meals before heading out to"his corner”in Jackson Heights."He comes here without fail,"says one of the men."It could be cold,it could be really hot,but he's here."Watch Munoz in action in Queens,New York.

“If I don't go,I'm going to feel bad,”he says."I know they're going to be waiting for me.”

Munoz estimates(估计）that food and gas cost approximately$400 to 450 a week;he and his family are funding the operation through their savings and his weekly$700 paycheck. Asked why he spends so much time to help people he doesn't know,he answers,"I have a stable job,my mom,my family,a house...everything I want,I have.And these guys＂don't".So I just think,'OK,I have the food.'At least for today they're going to have a meal to eat.”

Munoz was named one of the CNN heroes.

24.Why did Munoz's mother leave Colombia for New York?

A.Because Munoz's father worked in New York.

B.Because they were not used to the life in Colombia.

C.Because she couldn't support the family in Colombia.

D.Because she was born in New York.

25.As immigrants,Munoz's family

A.were often helped by the government                B.often went hungry

C.were looked down upon                                   D.went begging in the street

26.Which word can be used to describe Munoz?

A. Lucky.   B.Kind.   C.Adventurous.   D.Devoted.

27.What is the main idea of the text?

A.A bus driver provided free home-cooked meals.

B.God helps those who help themselves.

C.The government helped immigrants.

D.CNN heroes were asked to help immigrants.

C

The Big Ben is located in the tower at the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster,Greater London.It was designed by Edmund Beckett and Baron Grimthorpe.

The Big Ben is very famous throughout the world,but nobody really knows why it is called Big Ben.There are two hearsays about this.Some people say that it was named after Benjamin Caunt,a boxer,who was called Big Ben.More people believe it was called after Welshman,Sir Benjamin Hall.He was the commissioner(特派员）of the work at the time of its installation in 1859.A story was told that during a debate in the Commons on what to call the bell,Sir Benjamin was about to give his ideas when a MP who sat behind the front bench shouted,"Let's call it Big Ben!"Then this name came into being.

The bell hasn't gone through a smooth road since the beginning of its design.Because there was great disagreement about the design of the clock.It took fifteen years to build.In 1857,the bell was completed and tested on the ground,but a four-foot crack appeared and the bell had to be cast again.Finally,the clock started ticking on 31 May,1859,and struck its first chime(报时）on 11,July.Then in September,the bell cracked again.It was silent for four years but was eventually turned a quarter of a revolution(旋转）。In this way,the crack was not under the striking hammer.Craftsmen made a square above the crack to stop it growing longer and it can still be seen today.

The Big Ben is famous not only for its 13-ton weight,but also for its accuracy(准确性）  which is a result of its precise mechanism(机械装置）。Even one extra penny's weight on the balance will cause a gain of two fifths of a second in twenty-four hours.Although there have been several problems,the bell is still striking today.Its chimes can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.

28.What can we know about the Big Ben?

A.It is located in the Houses of Parliament.

B.It is the largest and tallest clock tower in the world.

C.It is well-known all over the world.

D.It is the heaviest clock in the world.

29.What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A.The bell worked well at its first test.

B.The construction of the clock was long but not smooth.

C.The clock started to strike chimes on 31 May,1859.

D.The crack finally disappeared after a quarter of a revolution

30.Which of the following can best explain why Big Ben is world-famous?

A.Accurate and heavy. B.Accurate and colorful. C.Heavy and colorful. D.Attractive and accurate.

31.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Sir Benjamin Hall was a famous architect at that time.

B.Even the tiniest extra weight on the balance will affect the clock's accuracy.

C.The chimes of the clock could be heard all over the world.

D.The clock has been ticking ever since 31 May,1859.

D

For the first time,a causal link has been established between climate(气候）change and the timing of a natural event-the appearance of the common brown butterfly.

Although there have been strong connections between global warming and changes in the timing of events such as animal migration(迁徙）and flowering,it has been hard to show a cause-and-effect link.This is what Michael Kearney and Natalie Briscoe of the University of Melbourne,Australia,have now done.

The researchers compared temperature changes in Melbourne-where the butterfly is common-with recorded observations of the first brown butterfly to be seen in the spring since the 1940s.With each of the past ten years,the butterflies appeared 1.6 days earlier and Melbourne heated by 0.14℃.Overall,the butterfly now appears on average 10.4 days before it did in the 1940s.

The pair are confident in the relationship for two reasons.First,they placed eggs of the butterfly,in special boxes where temperature could be controlled and found that each larval stage(幼虫期）had a different response to warmer-than-normal conditions.The egg,which is laid in late summer,and the first larval stage do well at high temperatures,says Kearney. The second to the fifth stages occur in winter and can't survive high temperatures.The knock- on effect is that the larval pupates(孵化） earlier and the butterfly appears sooner.Second, they made a mathematical model combining these physiological(生理的）effects of temperature on development with climate data.The model precisely matched the observed changes in butterfly emergence date.

The researchers used several climate models to find out what is likely to have caused the rise in Melbourne's temperature,and ruled out the possibility that natural weather events could account for the warming.

32.What is the relationship between the rise in temperature and the butterfly appearance?

A.They are linked in a difficult way.

B.They are related in a cause-and-effect way.

C.They have a direct relationship with each other.

D.They have no connection with each other.

33.Why were the researchers confident about their finding?

A.They had used the most advanced equipment in the world.

B.Their finding got support from the textbooks.

C.The results of their study is based on expert judgement.

D.Their experiment proved their previous guessing.

34.What does the underlined part"The knock-on effect"in paragraph 4 mean?

A.The effect caused by the thing that happened before.

B.The effect of things that happened at the same time.

C.The effect of one thing causing the other long after.

D.The effect of one thing causing the other quickly.

35.What can be inferred from the text?

A.The exact reason for Melbourne's temperature rise is very clear.

B.Climate models cannot exactly show climate change in history.

C.The timing of the butterfly appearance will be earlier with increased warming.

D.The rise in temperature decides the possibility of natural weather events.

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。

They came into the bakery with their father.A little brother and sister both were very respectful and receptive to the man who held the door open for them.36

When I received my change,I gave each of them ￡l and explained that I was so impressed with their good manners.37 He thanked me again and again for my reward.He allowed them to take the money.

I left the bakery and as I was coming out of another shop I ran into them again,each carefully carrying their little treat in a little bakery bag so that it did not get damaged.38 As I smiled back and walked to my car I thought of their eagerness to relay this event to Mum.A simple act of kindness started with the man who held the bakery door open. 39 We are here to love and serve each other.40

Let the kindness spread!

A.Who knows where the waves will lead.

B.Their dad was not buying pastries,only bread.

C.They waved to me and smiled;we were now friends.

D.Their upbeat"thank you"really made an impression on me.

E.Though they were poorly dressed they were kind to all the customers around.

F.They carried all the goods carefully and walked joyfully with all happy smiles.

G.We surely will allow this positive effect to move through us into the lives of others.

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。

The past 6 months have been one great challenge.A close friend of mine,Joanne,41 the end of her life.She knew it,and instead of regretting and crying,she 42 it and as she died last week I thought of how a shooting star 43 so brightly as it trails the universe, right before it 44.

It was a great 45 to have her company these past months.One of the last things she asked me was to find an organization 46 women coming out of prison,to 47 her business clothing to them for job interviews.We found such a 48 here in Raleigh,NC where I live.I didn't know the 49 for it,but this is called a"Reentry"service or program and many countries and 50 have them all over the world.

I 51 her donation before she died,and somehow thought about doing a clothing drive 52 Joanne's life and inviting others to gift clothing to 53 more people at the program. Well,I'm so 54 to share that it went really well.We had a lot of 55 filling the joyful business clothes for men and women.

It didn't 56 anything but gas,time and love.A few phone calls,social media posts, texts,and the beautiful thing is 57 she is gone,I felt like we did it 58.My dear mother helped me too,and it felt so good to 59 something inspired by Joanne's life for 60 blessing a population of people that most often is overlooked.

41.A.escaped  B.approached C.forgot  D. lost

42.A. hated  B.admired C.refused D.accepted

43.A.shines  B.disappears C.fades  D.occurs

44.A.sets out  B.comes out C.goes out D.turns out

45.A.fortune  B.pity  C.opportunity D.success

46.A.attracting  B.forcing C.protecting D.supporting

47.A.destroy  B. throw C.provide D.collect

48.A.method  B.program C.challenge D.behaviour

49.A.period  B.change C.term  D.meaning

50.A.partners  B.members C.committees D.cities

51.A.researched  B.discovered C.inspired D.sent

52.A.on behalf of B.in honor of C.instead of D.in spite of

53.A. help  B.educate C.persuade D.guide

54.A.expressed  B.tired  C.excited D.expected

55.A. pleasures  B.treasures C.donations D.belongings

56. A. save  B.cost  C. breath D.waste

57.A.even though B.as if  C.in case D.now that

58.A. together  B.forever C.perfectly D.immediately

59.A.remember  B.value  C.notice  D.organize

60.A.kindness  B.encouragement C.concern D.ignorance

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。

The International Olympic Committee took the extraordinary step on Tuesday of 61_______（put)off the 2020 Tokyo Games,which 62________ (schedule)to start on July 24,because of the Coronavirus outbreak.

Just how extraordinary was the step?This marks only the 63________(four)time since the first modern Olympics in 1896 that the Games have been affected 64 _______outside forces.The other three occasions were cancellations(取消）during the first and second World Wars.So this is the first time the Olympics have been put off,rather than 65________(cancel).

＂The Tokyo Olympics will still be held,"Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters in Tokyo after a call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on 66 ______matter.

The IOC later said in a 67_______(state)that the Games will be"rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not 68________ (late) than 2021!”

This time around,it's a pandemic(疫情），not a war,69________ is changing the Olympics schedule.The IOC said that"The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon(灯塔）of hope to the world during these times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the tunnel in which the world finds 70________(it)at present.”

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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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（A),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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Throughout my high school year there was an area calling the outdoor classroom.When I graduated,the teacher took care of the area had to have back surgery.Not thinking twice I told him that I would take care of the area for that summer.She insists on paying me,but I needn't take her money.I have been taking well care of that area for 3 years now for her.

Every year she asks me why I do this for her but I tell her it is the least I can do to for a teacher and a school I love.May all the students come to loving the outdoor classroom as I do.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，为了提高你们的英语水平，学校决定每周定期举办英语角（English corner),并于近期开始其首场。请你给你校的英语外教Johnson写一封信，邀请他参加指导，

要点如下：

1.时间：9月16日晚上6:30至8:30;

2.地点：教学楼二楼礼堂；

3.内容：表演英语戏剧、朗诵英文诗歌、演唱英语歌曲等；

注意：1.词数 100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。