辽宁省辽河油田第一高级中学2020-2021学年高一（A部）下学期期末考试英语试卷
时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第1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. When will the football match take place
A. On Tuesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
2.Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. In a classroom. C. In a hospital.
3.What did the man buy
A. A magazine. B. A dictionary. C. A storybook.
4. What is John
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A worker.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. The man's weekend plans. B. The man's school life. C. The man's friends.
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，各个小题将给出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 woman doing
A. Booking a table. B. Calling her friend. C. Applying for a restaurant job.
7. When will the woman come for dinner
A. At 6:00. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:00.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9、10题。
8. Which city did the man come from
A. Chicago. B. Boston. C. New York.
9. What is the man looking for
A. A coat. B. A letter. C. A passport.
10. How does the man probably feel now
A. Sad. B. Dissatisfied. C. Excited.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the woman good at
A. Skiing. B. Singing. C. Swimming.
12. What does the woman like doing in summer holidays
A. Playing the guitar. B. Going to the mountains. C. Swimming in the sea.
13. What is the woman's favorite subject
A. Maths. B. Geography. C. History.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How many pandas are living in the wild today
A. About 600. B. About 1,600. C. About 6,000.
15. What do pandas spend 12 to 14 hours doing every day
A. Eating. B. Playing. C. Sleeping.
16. Why are pandas in a dangerous situation
A. They aren't used to living in the rainy forests.
B. They seldom live together in the wild. .
C. The bamboo forests are being destroyed by human beings.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker think of living in London
A. It is stressful. B. It is tiring. C. It is convenient.
18. How does the speaker usually go out
A. By underground. B. By car. C. By bus.
19. What are the speaker's parents unable to put up with
A. The large population. B. The transportation. C The noise and pollution.
20. What is the speaker's purpose of using the poet's words
A. To explain why the speaker is tired of life.
B. To show that London is an interesting city.
C. To prove that London is attractive to many poets.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (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. D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Unsolved Mysteries About the Planet Earth
Mystery 1: Where did water come from
Water covers more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and that makes the Earth earn the nickname“the blue planet”. Then where did water come from The most popular scientific theory states that the H2O came from several violent asteroids(小行星) covered with ice. Another suggests that the water actually has been around since the Earth’s formation. However it happened, though, it’s certainly worked out well for the Earth’s life forms.
Mystery 2: What about all the oxygen
Another thing is the planet’s oxygen. Tiny creatures released oxygen as a waste product, filling the atmosphere with it.After that, the level of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere went wildly up and down until it finally calmed down around 540 million years ago. Since then, it’s remained at about the breathable level we know today.But what caused it to be suddenly steady
Mystery 3: What caused the Cambrian （寒武纪）Explosion
The Cambrian Explosion refers to the explosion of complex life forms that occurred on Earth about 540 million years ago. Before then, life had consisted mostly of microbes. But at the beginning of the Cambrian period, complex creatures began developing at a rate never seen before. Suddenly, life forms had brains, eyes, and bones. Most living creatures today can trace their blood back to the Cambrian period.
Mystery 4: Will we be able to predict earthquakes
We still haven’t been able to come up with a way to accurately predict earthquakes. We can certainly try, but our current technology can’t predict them exactly. We know that earthquakes start when the rock cracks underground and the enormous energy released in the process causes vibration, which generates earthquake waves, but we haven’t figured out why that happens, or how to predict it.
21.What was created by creatures on Earth
A. Water B. Bacterium C. Oxygen D. Ice
22.Which of the following talks about the Earth's advanced species
A. Mystery 1 B. Mystery 2 C. Mystery 3 D. Mystery 4
23.What do we know about Mystery 4
A. It will be solved in the near future.
B. It is the most difficult mystery to solve of the four.
C. It is the oldest mystery of the four.
D. It is a matter that has extremely practical significance.
B
Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way ”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice---flipping(掷) a coin. Heads--the commander, the tails-- the peanuts guy.Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington
Obviously, my grade was awful. Disheartened but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No new grades. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I devoted myself to my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the six grade. Justice is sweet!
24.What did the author’s classmates think about his report
A. Controversial (有争议的) B. Ridiculous C. Challenging D. Boring
25.Why was the author confused about the task
A. He followed the advice and flipped a coin
B. He was unfamiliar with American history
C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction
D. He was new at the school.
25.The underlined word“burning” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. eager B. ready C. ashamed D. annoyed
27.In the end, the author turned things around _______
A. under the guidance of his headmaster B. by redoing his task
C. through his own efforts D. with the hep of his grandfather
C
Almost all calligraphy(书法) lovers agree that writing characters with a brush and ink on straw paper offers a way to communicate with not only history and culture，but also oneself. But now Chinese character handwriting is under threat from computers and mobile phones.
A college graduate looking for a job was reportedly turned down by a company because he wrote 24 characters incorrectly in a 400-character handwritten resume. A survey by HorizonKey, covering people from 12 major cities in China, found that nearly one third of those interviewed often experience "character amnesia(记忆缺失)", with 94 percent saying this was a problem for them.
The main reason is that most Chinese rely too much on the pinyin-based Chinese language input method, which is replacing the tradition of writing characters stroke(笔画) by stroke. The software will conveniently choose the right characters according to the context or word frequency, as there are dozens of characters with the same pronunciation in Chinese.
Education is another problem. In college, most homework and papers are printed out, instead of handwritten. And few teachers use chalk and blackboards, with Microsoft's PowerPoint, the most-often used software to teach knowledge to students.
The number of electronic devices in the classroom is thought to be another reason why students are easily satisfied with just a poor knowledge of the Chinese language and characters. It is quicker to look up a character in an electronic dictionary, but traditional printed dictionaries offer more detailed information on the usage and meaning of the characters. Students pay more attention to remembering a character's pronunciation, but not the other knowledge related to it, which e-dictionaries rarely provide.
Another worry is the "pollution" of Chinese characters by Internet language. Young people regard using Internet language as cool and fashionable. They think these expressions are accessible. After they learn to use these expressions,they automatically include them in their writing.
28. With the example of a college graduate, the author shows______
A. why certain people are poor writers.
B. that practising can improve writing.
C. why Chinese character handwriting is in great danger.
D. that there are differences in students’ writing.
29. By saying “...those interviewed often experienced ‘character amnesia(记忆缺失)’”， the writer means those interviewed _________
A. show no interest in handwriting B. are not good at handwriting
C. can’t write characters accurately D. find jobs much more difficulty.
30. What phenomenon is described in Paragraph 5
A. Dependence on electronic devices
B. Advantages of electronic dictionaries
C. Mastery of knowledge of the characters
D. Disadvantages of published dictionaries
31. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the Internet language
A. Favourable B. Uncaring C. Friendly D. Disapproving
D
Astronauts traveling in space meet forms of radiation(辐射)that are uncommon on Earth. Some of this radiation has been shown to be harmful to human health. It is linked to cancers and heart problems. Yet a new American study suggests the radiation does not shorten astronauts' lives.
Researchers studied nearly 60 years of health records and other data about male astronauts from the United States. They then compared this data with information about a group of men who are in good health, richer than most Americans and receive good health care-professional athletes. The study found that neither group has higher rates of dying at a young age. In fact, both groups generally live longer than other Americans.
Astronauts are usually well-educated, earn more money and are in better physical conditions than the average Americans Some earlier research has linked being an astronaut to a lower risk of early death, the researchers noted. The findings were reported in the medical journal Occupational&Environmental Medicine.
Much of the existing research on mortality rates(死亡率) in astronauts has not yet explored the mental and physical demands of this job. There also has not been a lot of research on whether astronauts show what is known as the "healthy worker effect". This effect leads people with employment of any kind to have fewer medical problems than people who are unable to work, said Robert Reynolds.
Reynolds said, "The challenge has always been to understand if astronauts are as healthy as they would be had they been otherwise comparably employed but had never gone to space at all. To do this, we need to find a group that is comparable on several important factors."
32. How did researchers carry out their study
A. By doing interviews. B. By analyzing some factors.
C. By comparing different data. D. By doing experiments in the lab.
33. What can we team from the text
A. All radiation is harmful to human health.
B. Athletes tend to be poorer than most Americans.
C. Healthy worker effect makes working people healthier.
D. Research has explored the mental and physical demands of being astronauts.
34. What can be inferred from Reynolds' words
A. They are determined to face the challenge.
B. The research is almost impossible to conduct.
C. Several important factors hold back the research.
D. Astronauts are healthier than they haven’t been astronauts.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Astronauts--Healthy or Otherwise
B. Astronauts Are as Healthy as Athletes
C. Radiation Affects Astronauts' Health
D. Astronauts--- Well-Educated and Well-Paid
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。
The earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.
If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to leave a building. __36____Drop to the ground. Get under an object that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your head. If you’re in bed when the earthquake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.
___37____Don’t take shelter under a tree, streetlights or tall buildings. If you are driving, stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse.____38_____.
If you are trapped in ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of cloth. Use your cellphone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout. ____39___ .Tap on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.
Be prepared for aftershocks.__40___ . However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.
A. Don’t move along or kick up dust.
B. If you are outdoors, go to open space.
C. Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.
D. Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall objects.
E. Keep hold of your cellphone in the building.
F. They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.
G. Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to go out.
第三部分 英语运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题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。
We humans love to make comparisons. On the market, we 41 to find the best ones. In the classroom teachers compare their students to the model. And parents compare their child to his or her peers to 42 an idea of what is normal.
43 , comparisons of any kind come with a sting (剧痛) for everyone. When parents make it clear to anyone that their child is 44 to all other children in all ways, they put their child under pressure. Some children will obey when they are pressured to 45 their parents' need for perfection; others may 46 , trying to be just like any other kid, or, better still, to be just who they are. In other cases, parents who compare their child to other children might end up 47 their child is somehow "deficient (有缺点的)". And, again, they pressure their child to be 48 enough.
A most disturbing 49 of all this comparing is that it pushes children into the destructive world of competition. "In a competitive culture, a child is told that it isn't enough to be good—he or she must 50 others," writes Alfie Kohn, a parenting expert.
According to Kohn, research doesn't support the theory that competition brings success. One after another, researchers have concluded that children don't learn better 51 education is changed into a competitive petition prevents a child's ability 52 not only educationally but socially, too.
So, 53 competition, cooperation! Instead of 54 other people's children, parents need to pay close attention to their own, learn who they are, discover their interests and talents, and teach them how to cooperate with others. They will need role models to 55 them.
41. see B. touch C. sell D. compare
42. get B. use C. share D. explain
43. Therefore Otherwise However Besides
44. harmful superior responsible thankful
45. express prove create satisfy
46. disappear wait resist rest
47. denying deciding predicting concluding
48. honest good patient polite
49. process result purpose method
50. defeat accept recognize choose
51. since until when unless
52. losing progressing showing reducing
53. apart from because of instead of as for
54. shouting at laughing at looking at striking at
55. guide force invite D. expect
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。
Most of us think that the world’s oldest color is black or dark gray. However, scientists have discovered that bright pink is the oldest __56__(know) color. They looked at the 1.1 billion-year-old rock deep beneath the Sahara Desert. ___57___(make) powder from the rock, then they found the bright pink color. Dr. Nur Gueneli _____58___ comes from the Australian National University led the research. She said it ___59____(produce) by ancient organisms that lived in old oceans. At that time, tiny organisms were __60____ most common life forms on Earth.
Dr. Gueneli said her first ___61____(react) was complete amazement. She said her team thought the rock powder might turn black in their experiments. However, it turned pink. Another researcher said, “Dr. Gueneli came into my office and __62___(show) me this bright pink material, saying,'Look at this. It turned out to be a real color, 1.1 billion years old.'” The rock could contain other colors, from blood red to deep purple. Gueneli accounted __63___ the importance of her findings. She said, “Imagine you could find a piece of fossilized (石化的) dinosaur skin that still remains _64____(it) original color---green or blue. That is __65____(actual) the type of discovery that we’ve made.”
第4部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，学校最近要组织一次英语演讲比赛，主体是“垃圾分类益处多”。请你根据此话题写一篇演讲稿。要点如下：
1. 你的观点；
2. 你的建议。
参考词汇：垃圾分类garbage classification
注意：1.写作词数为80字左右 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
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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。
In the beautiful city of San Francisco, it was spring. The flowers were blooming, the sun was shining, and the birds were singing their beautiful song. In a nearby basketball stadium, there was a basketball championship going on. Jesse like his elder brother Timmy, was one of the best in the competition; he scored most of his team's points, but his team did not like that. Jesse never passed the ball. His coach always told him that it was a team game and not a one-man show.
“Jesse, pass the ball more, ” insisted Coach Tyler.
“Coach, I am good; I can win this whole tournament by myself if I want to, ” responded Jesse.
“Jesse, you need to learn to respect the game! ” said Coach Tyler.
“I don't need to respect anything,” said Jesse.
“Okay then, and I don't need you in my team, Jesse. Get out of here! ” said Coach Tyler.
“Fine! ” replied Jesse angrily.
At school Jesse's friends Zack, Christopher, and De'Aaron were trying to calm down Jesse, who was still angry about what happened the previous day. Jesse was usually good in school, but after he was kicked out of the team, his attitude changed. He started doing poorly; he got in trouble and failed classes. Jesse tried to join other basketball teams, but he could not because their list was filled or he was too young or too old. Finally, Jesse was recommended a team by Zack.
“Thanks, bro, ” said Jesse happily.
“No problem, Jesse, ” responded Zack. Five months later...
Jesse started passing the ball more, but he still averaged 26.4 points per game. Jesse enjoyed how he played, but he did not like that he was coming off the bench. Jesse proved that he was a star on the court, but still the coach said that he was better coming off the bench. “Coach, I think I have shown that I can start next game, ”said Jesse calmly. “No, Jesse, you are not good. ” responded the coach. “But...” said Jesse before the coach interrupted him. “No, Jesse! ”Jesse started getting mad. “Coach, you need to start me. I’m the best in this team,” said Jesse arrogantly(傲慢地). “Jesse, how about you just leave ”bellowed(吼叫) the coach.
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。
Paragraph 1: Jesse left.________________ ________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph2 Jesse went back to the stadium._________________ _________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
高一英语期末试题答案
听力
1-5 BCBBA
6-10 ABCAC
11-15 ACBBA
16-20 CCACB
A阅读21-23 C C D
B 阅读 24-27 B B A C
C阅读 28-31 C C A D
D阅读 32-35 C C B A
七选五36-40 G B D C F
完形填空
41-45 D A C B D
46-50 C D B B A
51-55 C B C C A
语法填空
56. known 57. Having made 58.that/who 59. was produced 60. the
61. reaction 62. showed 63. for 64. its 65. actually
小范文参考
Hello, everyone! I’m glad to have this chance to share some ideas about garbage classification with you.
In my understanding, the earth is home to every individual,and it is our duty to protect the environment voluntarily. By sorting the waste, we can not only reduce pollution but also conserve energy, which will pave the way for the recycling of valuable resources.
For the sake of our environment and life, we are expected to learn to sort the rubbish and make it a habit. Every individual can make a difference and let’s bring a brighter future for the planet.
续写参考范文
Jesse left. He went home as mad as a hungry baby. When he got home, his elder brother Timmy asked him what was wrong.”The coach won’t let me start the next game,” responded Jesse. “Why don’t you go back to your old team ” asked Timmy.”I got kicked out because I got too angry,” said Jesse disappointedly. “Then change! You need to learn how to respect the game. Start passing the ball,” answered Timmy.
Jesse went back to the stadium. He saw Coach Tyler and told him everything that had happened. “Coach, I have learned to respect the game of basketball. Could you please let me back in the team ” requested Jesse. “You learn from your mistake.” Jesse returned to the game of basketball, and he led his team to the national championship. “You see, Jesse, you have led us to the championship and earned my respect,” said Coach Tyler. “Thanks, Coach,” responded Jesse.
