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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
Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.
Our Courses
Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.
Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas梥peaking, listening, reading and writing.
Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning.
Evaluation
Students are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an online language test before starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.
Arrivals and Transfer
Our programme offers the full package梥tudents are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student抯 full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.
1. What is special about Intensive Course compared with Standard Course?
A. It focuses on speaking. B. It includes extra lessons.
C. It has more participants. D. It contains more practical lessons.
2. What are students expected to do before starting their programme?
A. Take a language test. B. Have an online interview.
C. Prepare learning materials. D. Report their language levels.
3. What should the programme organizer do with the full package?
A. Offer students some free sightseeing trips. B. Inform students of their flight information.
C. Collect students luggage details in advance. D. Look after students throughout the programme.
B
揥hat! You, too? I thought I was the only one. Have you ever said this to someone? If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.
It seems that similarity often helps form friendships. The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, 揝ome define friendship as a matter of similarity, they say that we love those who are like ourselves.
Now, there is some science behind this idea. Scientists from University of California said friends have similar brains, Scientific American reported. The scientists invited 42 university students to be involved in an experiment. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a debate and a soccer match. Meanwhile, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.
According to their scans, friends who watched the same video clips reached in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation, learning and memory.
However, people who weren抰 friends had different reactions to the same clips. Having close friends whose brains react like ours 搈ay be rewarding because it backs up one抯 own values, opinions, and interests, lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider.
4. What do the underlined words 搕his idea in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. We like those who like us first.
B. Many friendships start with small chats.
C. People with similarities may become friends.
D. Friends try to develop similarities between themselves.
5. What do we know about the 42 university students in the experiment?
A. They all watched the same set of videos. B. They reacted differently from each other.
C. They are all from the University of California. D. They were close friends before the experiment.
6. What did the scans of the students brains showed?
A. They are tired of watching the same videos. B. Watching videos make one抯 memory better.
C. Friends had similar reactions to the same clips. D. It抯 essential to have friends who react similarly.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Getting on well with Friends. B. Making Friends with Strangers.
C. Doing Scientific Research on Friendship. D. Building Friendship by Sharing Similarities.
C
On November 10, China抯 deep-sea manned submersible (潜水艇) Fendouzhe set a new record of 10,909 meters in the Challenger Deep located at the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
For deep-sea exploration, the biggest challenge is the water pressure. The Mariana Trench, completely dark and extremely low in temperature, is one of the harshest areas on Earth. At the Challenger Deep, the water pressure is around 11,250 tons per square meter, which is equivalent to 2,000 African elephants stepping on person抯 back.
Another threat is the seawater itself, which could corrode electronics and batteries. Underwater communication, navigation (航行) and tracking can also be extremely difficult.
To deal with these issues, Chinese scientists spent years creating a new titanium alloy (钛合金) that is lightweight, but strong enough for the job. The green, fish-shaped vehicle is the first manned submersible that can carry three people to dive and conduct full ocean survey in the world.
But why send humans instead of robots? Yang Ning, deputy director of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the 揾uman touch is important for underwater exploration.
揟he ocean floor is dark and can be very cloudy due to sediment (沉淀物) and debris (废弃物), and cameras sometimes cannot detect things in these situations as effectively as human eyes,” Yang told China Daily.
In addition, humans may bring surprising discoveries, Yang pointed out. For example, on March 18, the submersible Shenhai Yongshi picked up a signal that was thought to be insignificant at the beginning. But Xie Wei, the marine microbiology expert on-board, suggested looking further into it. It turned out they had actually recorded a whale fall, an extremely rare occurrence, and the first one in the region.
8. What is the biggest challenge submersibles face when exploring the Mariana Trench?
A. Working in complete darkness.
B. Navigating the path underwater.
C. Communicating in extremely low temperatures.
D. Dealing with the extremely high water pressure.
9. What does the underlined word 揷orrode most probably mean?
A. Improve. B. Destroy.
C. Press. D. Remove.
10. What allowed Fendouzhe to operate at the Challenger Deep?
A. The use of a new navigation system.
B. The use of an advanced tracking device.
C. The cabin made of a new titanium alloy.
D. The cabin designed in the shape of a giant fish.
11. Why are humans sent for underwater exploration instead of robots onboard Fendouzhe?
A. Robots can pick up insignificant signals.
B. Robots can抰 work well on the ocean floor.
C. Humans can conduct more complex ocean surveys.
D. Humans can detect things more effectively and flexibly.
D
Avantium, a renewable chemical company based in the Netherlands, plans to start making plastics from plant sugars rather than fossil fuels, according to The Guardian. Plant sugars from wheat, beets and corn will be used to produce the plant plastic.
揟his plastic has very attractive sustainability potential because it uses no fossil fuels, and can be recycled—but would also degrade(降解)in nature much faster than normal plastics do,” said Tom Van Aken, Avantium’s chief executive.
Bottle manufacturer Alpla and packaging developer Billerud Korsnas are also working with Avantium on the drive to produce the world抯 first 100 percent recyclable and bio-degradable plant-based bottles for drinks know as the Paper Bottle Project, according to Green Matters. The project is currently backed by Coca-Cola and Danone, food and beverage company. Despite the coronavirus lockdowns, the project is still on track. More partnerships with food and drink companies will be revealed later as businesses continue to seek environmentally friendly alternatives to ensure the future of their bottled products.
Fossil fuels are currently used to make around 300 million tons of plastic globally every year. Much of this is not recycled. Micro plastic pollution remains a problem for the world抯 oceans and other water sources梐nd takes hundreds of years to break down completely.
Plant plastic may appear in supermarkets by 2023. The project will produce 5,000 tons of plastic every year and increase its production as the demand for renewable plastic rises.
12. Why does Avantium plan to make plant-based plastic?
A. It is of good quality.
B. It reduces production costs.
C. It is environmentally friendly.
D. It meets consumers different needs.
13. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Opposite views toward plant-based plastic.
B. Joint efforts in developing plant-based plastic.
C. The procedures of producing plant-based plastic.
D. The importance of producing plant-based plastic.
14. What can we say about the Paper Bottle Project?
A. It can help reduce micro-plastic pollution.
B. It is funded by the bottle manufacturer Alpla.
C. It has been stopped because of the coronavirus.
D. It aims to produce 300 million tons of plant plastic annually.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Health. B. Science.
C. Culture. D. Economy.
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。
Useful Memory Strategies
Form associations between new and remembered information. If you can link new ideas with previously established ones, then you can increase the chance that new memories will be formed. Try coming up with a familiar picture, song, joke, or rhyme that you can associate with the new material. ____16____
Repeat new facts as soon as you come across them. It may be boring, but simply repeating new information over and over in different ways will help it stick in your brain better, especially if you space out the repetition over time.____17____ Then speak the definition out loud a couple times, and try writing it down once or twice.
Teach someone else the information you抮e trying to learn. ____18____ Find a classmate or co-worker who needs to learn the same information, form a study group, and take turns teaching each other different concepts. Alternately, ask your friends if they抮e willing to learn something new from you.
____19____ Simply re-reading the same information isn抰 good enough. You have to actually practice finding the information form your memory in order to strengthen the connections within your brain. ____20____ If you answer something wrong, you will be more likely to remember it incorrectly in the future as well, so instantly correct yourself and repeat the right answer a few more times.
A. It doesn抰 matter if you make mistakes.
B. Test yourself after learning something new.
C. Form a picture in your mind that includes the new fact.
D. Keep trying effective methods and cooperation with others.
E. Teaching others can help you remember and understand things better.
F. Be sure to immediately check your answers to make sure you抳e got them right.
G. For example, if you抮e trying to remember the definition of a new word, read it several times to yourself.
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。
Wendo Musaly, is a Congolese-American. He is one of those ____21____ persons who experienced hardship at a young age and ____22____ being disheartened, used them as life lessons.
Wendo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To escape from war, his family ____23____ to Tanzania. Living in a refugee（难民） camp, they were often treated as ____24____ and had a hard time being accepted. Nevertheless, Wendo ____25____ to the camp-life and never complained.
At 11, Wendo and his friends ____26____ a music group. Living in a refugee camp, the group made the most out of even the ____27____ opportunities. Guitar and drums were the only ____28____ they had to practice their music. After some time, they gained ____29____ in themselves and began performing in the street and even at parties. This was when Wendo realized that he had a _____30_____ for music.
After Wendo was _____31_____ with the realization that he was great with music, he began taking it more _____32_____. In 2016, when his family finally moved to US, Wendo found the _____33_____ to try his hand at songwriting. _____34_____, he was well-received as a newcomer. Then, he started working on various projects and _____35_____ tons of music. Now, he is _____36_____ as one of the most talented youngsters in the field of songwriting.
Life has mysterious ways of _____37_____ people and this was how Wendo was rewarded for his good spirit and _____38_____ attitude. His journey conveys the _____39_____ of always being strong and never _____40_____ passions and dreams.
21. A. crazy B. strong C. ordinary D. strict
22. A. rather than B. more than C. because of D. in case of
23. A. stepped B. traveled C. fled D. settled
24. A. outsiders B. specialists C. friends D. guests
25. A. responded B. stuck C. objected D. adapted
26. A. understood B. formed C. liked D. left
27. A. easiest B. smallest C. richest D. poorest
28. A. carriers B. channels C. instruments D. challenges
29. A. devotion B. change C. urge D. confidence
30. A. talent B. favor C. start D. part
31. A. reminded B. instructed C. hit D. asked
32. A. personally B. randomly C. seriously D. naturally
33. A. sacrifice B. value C. belief D. chance
34. A. Hopefully B. Surprisingly C. Undoubtedly D. Obviously
35. A. created B. heard C. touched D. enjoyed
36. A. recommended B. recognized C. instructed D. denied
37. A. rewarding B. surprising C. promoting D. satisfying
38. A. cautious B. skeptical C. positive D. different
39. A. effort B. path C. reality D. lesson
40. A. coming up to B. relying on C. showing off D. giving up on
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 满分50分）
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个适当的单词或据号内单词的正确形式。
A Chinese space mining company has designed a robot ____41____ can collect waste material left behind by spacecraft in outer space. The state-run Xinhua news agency ____42____(recent) reported that the robot launched on the government抯 Long March 6 rocket along ____43____ several satellites (卫星). It will also enter deep space to observe the small ____44____(universe) objects.
The 30-kilogram robot, ____45____(call) NEO-01, was developed by a high-tech company, Origin Space. ____46____ company says the robot will use a big net to collect waste and then burn it, leading the way for future technologies capable of mining on asteroids (小行星). The world’s first asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources, was established in 2009. Since then, more than 12 businesses around the world ____47____ (enter) the industry. Su Meng, the ____48____ (found) of Origin Space, said the company plans to launch many space ____49____ (telescope) and more spacecraft to begin the first for-profit mining of asteroids by 2045.
The Xinhua news agency reported that China was increasing efforts _____50_____ (land) a spacecraft on a near-Earth asteroid to collect materials. China is also speeding up a plan to build a defense system against near-Earth asteroids.
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）
51. 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（Λ），并在其下面写出该加词。
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。
To make our spare life colorfully, my classmates and I took part a farm-picking activity last weekend. While we got to the farm, the farmer showed us around. The farm was much big than we were expected. There were various vegetables. We came to a cabbage field, grab the cabbage with our hands and pulled it out easily. Then we picked some others vegetables, and soon we filled a few big bags. Though we were very tiring, we got the joy because we received a lot. We not only harvested vegetables, and also learned the value of labor. Hope I can come here next time. What a interesting experience it was!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.人物简介；
2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。
题目：The person I respect most
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2020-2021学年高一年级下学期期末考试
英语试题卷 答案版
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间为120分钟。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。答卷时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。考试结束后，本试卷由学生自己保留，只将答题卡交回。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 满分100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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 Who does the man want to call?
A. Tom. B. The woman. C. His secretary.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Jobseeker and interviewer.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Different colors. B. A picture. C. Some flowers.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hospital. B. In an office. C. In a restaurant.
5. How much does the woman want to borrow?
A. 20 dollars. B. 12 dollars. C. 8 dollars.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where does the man want to go this afternoon?
A. The school. B. The tennis club. C. Jerry’s house.
7. How many times did Jerry hit the dog?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Four times.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Work. B. Go shopping. C. Rest at home.
9. What will the man buy?
A. A hat. B. A necklace. C. A coat.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When does the conversation take place?
A. At about the noon. B. In the evening. C. At night.
11. How will the man go to New Zealand?
A. By ship. B. By train. C. By plane.
12. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Go to visit other places.
B. Book his ticket as soon as possible.
C. Buy the ticket right before he leaves.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the man have only a few minutes to talk with the woman?
A. He’ll sleep for a while.
B. He’s waiting for a phone call.
C. He抣l attend an important meeting.
14. What does a student usually have to do before taking the evening course?
A. Take a test.
B. Meet the headmaster.
C. Take a physical examination.
15. Who is the woman?
A. A college student. B. A foreign teacher. C. A secretary.
16. When will the man give the woman a reply?
A Tomorrow. B. This evening. C. The day after tomorrow.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the announcement about?
A. A visit to the zoo.
B. The school’s sports meet.
C. A trip to the countryside.
18. Where are the students going to camp?
A. By the river. B. In the forest. C. Near the park.
19. Why shouldn’t the students go into the thick part of the forest?
A. They may get lost in it.
B. There are wild animals there.
C. There is a river in the forest.
20. What can we learn from the announcement?
A They may need to pay for some of the activities.
B. They are going to go to the forest together by bus.
C. They will be able to make a fire at the camping site.
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
Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.
Our Courses
Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.
Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas梥peaking, listening, reading and writing.
Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning.
Evaluation
Students are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an online language test before starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.
Arrivals and Transfer
Our programme offers the full package梥tudents are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student抯 full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.
1. What is special about Intensive Course compared with Standard Course?
A. It focuses on speaking. B. It includes extra lessons.
C. It has more participants. D. It contains more practical lessons.
2. What are students expected to do before starting their programme?
A. Take a language test. B. Have an online interview.
C. Prepare learning materials. D. Report their language levels.
3. What should the programme organizer do with the full package?
A. Offer students some free sightseeing trips. B. Inform students of their flight information.
C. Collect students luggage details in advance. D. Look after students throughout the programme.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. D
B
“What! You, too? I thought I was the only one.” Have you ever said this to someone? If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.
It seems that similarity often helps form friendships. The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, 揝ome define friendship as a matter of similarity, they say that we love those who are like ourselves.
Now, there is some science behind this idea. Scientists from University of California said friends have similar brains, Scientific American reported. The scientists invited 42 university students to be involved in an experiment. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a debate and a soccer match. Meanwhile, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.
According to their scans, friends who watched the same video clips reached in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation, learning and memory.
However, people who weren抰 friends had different reactions to the same clips. Having close friends whose brains react like ours 搈ay be rewarding because it backs up one抯 own values, opinions, and interests, lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider.
4. What do the underlined words 搕his idea in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. We like those who like us first.
B. Many friendships start with small chats.
C. People with similarities may become friends.
D. Friends try to develop similarities between themselves.
5. What do we know about the 42 university students in the experiment?
A. They all watched the same set of videos. B. They reacted differently from each other.
C. They are all from the University of California. D. They were close friends before the experiment.
6. What did the scans of the students brains showed?
A. They are tired of watching the same videos. B. Watching videos make one抯 memory better.
C. Friends had similar reactions to the same clips. D. It抯 essential to have friends who react similarly.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Getting on well with Friends. B. Making Friends with Strangers.
C. Doing Scientific Research on Friendship. D. Building Friendship by Sharing Similarities.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D
C
On November 10, China’s deep-sea manned submersible (潜水艇) Fendouzhe set a new record of 10,909 meters in the Challenger Deep located at the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
For deep-sea exploration, the biggest challenge is the water pressure. The Mariana Trench, completely dark and extremely low in temperature, is one of the harshest areas on Earth. At the Challenger Deep, the water pressure is around 11,250 tons per square meter, which is equivalent to 2,000 African elephants stepping on person抯 back.
Another threat is the seawater itself, which could corrode electronics and batteries. Underwater communication, navigation (航行) and tracking can also be extremely difficult.
To deal with these issues, Chinese scientists spent years creating a new titanium alloy (钛合金) that is lightweight, but strong enough for the job. The green, fish-shaped vehicle is the first manned submersible that can carry three people to dive and conduct full ocean survey in the world.
But why send humans instead of robots? Yang Ning, deputy director of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the 揾uman touch is important for underwater exploration.
揟he ocean floor is dark and can be very cloudy due to sediment (沉淀物) and debris (废弃物), and cameras sometimes cannot detect things in these situations as effectively as human eyes,” Yang told China Daily.
In addition, humans may bring surprising discoveries, Yang pointed out. For example, on March 18, the submersible Shenhai Yongshi picked up a signal that was thought to be insignificant at the beginning. But Xie Wei, the marine microbiology expert on-board, suggested looking further into it. It turned out they had actually recorded a whale fall, an extremely rare occurrence, and the first one in the region.
8. What is the biggest challenge submersibles face when exploring the Mariana Trench?
A. Working in complete darkness.
B. Navigating the path underwater.
C. Communicating in extremely low temperatures.
D. Dealing with the extremely high water pressure.
9. What does the underlined word 揷orrode most probably mean?
A. Improve. B. Destroy.
C. Press. D. Remove.
10. What allowed Fendouzhe to operate at the Challenger Deep?
A. The use of a new navigation system.
B. The use of an advanced tracking device.
C. The cabin made of a new titanium alloy.
D. The cabin designed in the shape of a giant fish.
11. Why are humans sent for underwater exploration instead of robots onboard Fendouzhe?
A. Robots can pick up insignificant signals.
B. Robots can’t work well on the ocean floor.
C. Humans can conduct more complex ocean surveys.
D. Humans can detect things more effectively and flexibly.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. D
D
Avantium, a renewable chemical company based in the Netherlands, plans to start making plastics from plant sugars rather than fossil fuels, according to The Guardian. Plant sugars from wheat, beets and corn will be used to produce the plant plastic.
揟his plastic has very attractive sustainability potential because it uses no fossil fuels, and can be recycled梑ut would also degrade(降解)in nature much faster than normal plastics do,” said Tom Van Aken, Avantium’s chief executive.
Bottle manufacturer Alpla and packaging developer Billerud Korsnas are also working with Avantium on the drive to produce the world’s first 100 percent recyclable and bio-degradable plant-based bottles for drinks know as the Paper Bottle Project, according to Green Matters. The project is currently backed by Coca-Cola and Danone, food and beverage company. Despite the coronavirus lockdowns, the project is still on track. More partnerships with food and drink companies will be revealed later as businesses continue to seek environmentally friendly alternatives to ensure the future of their bottled products.
Fossil fuels are currently used to make around 300 million tons of plastic globally every year. Much of this is not recycled. Micro plastic pollution remains a problem for the world抯 oceans and other water sources梐nd takes hundreds of years to break down completely.
Plant plastic may appear in supermarkets by 2023. The project will produce 5,000 tons of plastic every year and increase its production as the demand for renewable plastic rises.
12. Why does Avantium plan to make plant-based plastic?
A. It is of good quality.
B. It reduces production costs.
C. It is environmentally friendly.
D. It meets consumers different needs.
13. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Opposite views toward plant-based plastic.
B. Joint efforts in developing plant-based plastic.
C. The procedures of producing plant-based plastic.
D. The importance of producing plant-based plastic.
14. What can we say about the Paper Bottle Project?
A. It can help reduce micro-plastic pollution.
B. It is funded by the bottle manufacturer Alpla.
C. It has been stopped because of the coronavirus.
D. It aims to produce 300 million tons of plant plastic annually.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Health. B. Science.
C. Culture. D. Economy.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B
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。
Useful Memory Strategies
Form associations between new and remembered information. If you can link new ideas with previously established ones, then you can increase the chance that new memories will be formed. Try coming up with a familiar picture, song, joke, or rhyme that you can associate with the new material. ____16____
Repeat new facts as soon as you come across them. It may be boring, but simply repeating new information over and over in different ways will help it stick in your brain better, especially if you space out the repetition over time.____17____ Then speak the definition out loud a couple times, and try writing it down once or twice.
Teach someone else the information you抮e trying to learn. ____18____ Find a classmate or co-worker who needs to learn the same information, form a study group, and take turns teaching each other different concepts. Alternately, ask your friends if they抮e willing to learn something new from you.
____19____ Simply re-reading the same information isn抰 good enough. You have to actually practice finding the information form your memory in order to strengthen the connections within your brain. ____20____ If you answer something wrong, you will be more likely to remember it incorrectly in the future as well, so instantly correct yourself and repeat the right answer a few more times.
A. It doesn抰 matter if you make mistakes.
B. Test yourself after learning something new.
C. Form a picture in your mind that includes the new fact.
D. Keep trying effective methods and cooperation with others.
E. Teaching others can help you remember and understand things better.
F. Be sure to immediately check your answers to make sure you抳e got them right.
G. For example, if you抮e trying to remember the definition of a new word, read it several times to yourself.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. E 19. B 20. F
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。
Wendo Musaly, is a Congolese-American. He is one of those ____21____ persons who experienced hardship at a young age and ____22____ being disheartened, used them as life lessons.
Wendo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To escape from war, his family ____23____ to Tanzania. Living in a refugee（难民） camp, they were often treated as ____24____ and had a hard time being accepted. Nevertheless, Wendo ____25____ to the camp-life and never complained.
At 11, Wendo and his friends ____26____ a music group. Living in a refugee camp, the group made the most out of even the ____27____ opportunities. Guitar and drums were the only ____28____ they had to practice their music. After some time, they gained ____29____ in themselves and began performing in the street and even at parties. This was when Wendo realized that he had a _____30_____ for music.
After Wendo was _____31_____ with the realization that he was great with music, he began taking it more _____32_____. In 2016, when his family finally moved to US, Wendo found the _____33_____ to try his hand at songwriting. _____34_____, he was well-received as a newcomer. Then, he started working on various projects and _____35_____ tons of music. Now, he is _____36_____ as one of the most talented youngsters in the field of songwriting.
Life has mysterious ways of _____37_____ people and this was how Wendo was rewarded for his good spirit and _____38_____ attitude. His journey conveys the _____39_____ of always being strong and never _____40_____ passions and dreams.
21. A. crazy B. strong C. ordinary D. strict
22. A. rather than B. more than C. because of D. in case of
23. A. stepped B. traveled C. fled D. settled
24. A. outsiders B. specialists C. friends D. guests
25. A. responded B. stuck C. objected D. adapted
26. A. understood B. formed C. liked D. left
27. A. easiest B. smallest C. richest D. poorest
28. A. carriers B. channels C. instruments D. challenges
29. A. devotion B. change C. urge D. confidence
30. A. talent B. favor C. start D. part
31. A. reminded B. instructed C. hit D. asked
32. A. personally B. randomly C. seriously D. naturally
33. A. sacrifice B. value C. belief D. chance
34. A. Hopefully B. Surprisingly C. Undoubtedly D. Obviously
35. A. created B. heard C. touched D. enjoyed
36. A. recommended B. recognized C. instructed D. denied
37. A. rewarding B. surprising C. promoting D. satisfying
38. A. cautious B. skeptical C. positive D. different
39. A. effort B. path C. reality D. lesson
40. A. coming up to B. relying on C. showing off D. giving up on
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 满分50分）
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个适当的单词或据号内单词的正确形式。
A Chinese space mining company has designed a robot ____41____ can collect waste material left behind by spacecraft in outer space. The state-run Xinhua news agency ____42____(recent) reported that the robot launched on the government’s Long March 6 rocket along ____43____ several satellites (卫星). It will also enter deep space to observe the small ____44____(universe) objects.
The 30-kilogram robot, ____45____(call) NEO-01, was developed by a high-tech company, Origin Space. ____46____ company says the robot will use a big net to collect waste and then burn it, leading the way for future technologies capable of mining on asteroids (小行星). The world’s first asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources, was established in 2009. Since then, more than 12 businesses around the world ____47____ (enter) the industry. Su Meng, the ____48____ (found) of Origin Space, said the company plans to launch many space ____49____ (telescope) and more spacecraft to begin the first for-profit mining of asteroids by 2045.
The Xinhua news agency reported that China was increasing efforts _____50_____ (land) a spacecraft on a near-Earth asteroid to collect materials. China is also speeding up a plan to build a defense system against near-Earth asteroids.
【答案】41. that/which
42. recently
43. with 44. universal
45. called 46. The
47. have entered
48. founder
49. telescopes
50. to land
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）
51. 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（Λ），并在其下面写出该加词。
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。
To make our spare life colorfully, my classmates and I took part a farm-picking activity last weekend. While we got to the farm, the farmer showed us around. The farm was much big than we were expected. There were various vegetables. We came to a cabbage field, grab the cabbage with our hands and pulled it out easily. Then we picked some others vegetables, and soon we filled a few big bags. Though we were very tiring, we got the joy because we received a lot. We not only harvested vegetables, and also learned the value of labor. Hope I can come here next time. What a interesting experience it was!
【答案】1. colorfully→colorful
2.part后添加in
3.While→When
4.big→bigger
5.grab→grabbed
6.others→other
7.tiring→tired
8.and→but
9.I→we
10.a→an
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.人物简介；
2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。
题目：The person I respect most
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 The person I respect most
My mother is the person I respect most. She plays an important role in my life, not only as a mother but also as a friend.
As a mother, she takes good care of the family and she is never upset about my mistakes. She works hard in the company. She's always warm-hearted and ready to help others. She sets a good example to me so that I have learned to work hard and respect people around. As a friend, she knows a lot about me and gives me help whenever it's necessary.
My mother has a great influence on me and I respect her most.
A
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Our programme offers the full package梥tudents are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student抯 full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.
1. What is special about Intensive Course compared with Standard Course?
A. It focuses on speaking. B. It includes extra lessons.
C. It has more participants. D. It contains more practical lessons.
2. What are students expected to do before starting their programme?
A. Take a language test. B. Have an online interview.
C. Prepare learning materials. D. Report their language levels.
3. What should the programme organizer do with the full package?
A. Offer students some free sightseeing trips. B. Inform students of their flight information.
C. Collect students luggage details in advance. D. Look after students throughout the programme.
B
揥hat! You, too? I thought I was the only one. Have you ever said this to someone? If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.
It seems that similarity often helps form friendships. The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, 揝ome define friendship as a matter of similarity, they say that we love those who are like ourselves.
Now, there is some science behind this idea. Scientists from University of California said friends have similar brains, Scientific American reported. The scientists invited 42 university students to be involved in an experiment. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a debate and a soccer match. Meanwhile, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.
According to their scans, friends who watched the same video clips reached in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation, learning and memory.
However, people who weren抰 friends had different reactions to the same clips. Having close friends whose brains react like ours 搈ay be rewarding because it backs up one抯 own values, opinions, and interests, lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider.
4. What do the underlined words 搕his idea in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. We like those who like us first.
B. Many friendships start with small chats.
C. People with similarities may become friends.
D. Friends try to develop similarities between themselves.
5. What do we know about the 42 university students in the experiment?
A. They all watched the same set of videos. B. They reacted differently from each other.
C. They are all from the University of California. D. They were close friends before the experiment.
6. What did the scans of the students brains showed?
A. They are tired of watching the same videos. B. Watching videos make one抯 memory better.
C. Friends had similar reactions to the same clips. D. It抯 essential to have friends who react similarly.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Getting on well with Friends. B. Making Friends with Strangers.
C. Doing Scientific Research on Friendship. D. Building Friendship by Sharing Similarities.
C
On November 10, China抯 deep-sea manned submersible (潜水艇) Fendouzhe set a new record of 10,909 meters in the Challenger Deep located at the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
For deep-sea exploration, the biggest challenge is the water pressure. The Mariana Trench, completely dark and extremely low in temperature, is one of the harshest areas on Earth. At the Challenger Deep, the water pressure is around 11,250 tons per square meter, which is equivalent to 2,000 African elephants stepping on person抯 back.
Another threat is the seawater itself, which could corrode electronics and batteries. Underwater communication, navigation (航行) and tracking can also be extremely difficult.
To deal with these issues, Chinese scientists spent years creating a new titanium alloy (钛合金) that is lightweight, but strong enough for the job. The green, fish-shaped vehicle is the first manned submersible that can carry three people to dive and conduct full ocean survey in the world.
But why send humans instead of robots? Yang Ning, deputy director of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the 揾uman touch is important for underwater exploration.
揟he ocean floor is dark and can be very cloudy due to sediment (沉淀物) and debris (废弃物), and cameras sometimes cannot detect things in these situations as effectively as human eyes,” Yang told China Daily.
In addition, humans may bring surprising discoveries, Yang pointed out. For example, on March 18, the submersible Shenhai Yongshi picked up a signal that was thought to be insignificant at the beginning. But Xie Wei, the marine microbiology expert on-board, suggested looking further into it. It turned out they had actually recorded a whale fall, an extremely rare occurrence, and the first one in the region.
8. What is the biggest challenge submersibles face when exploring the Mariana Trench?
A. Working in complete darkness.
B. Navigating the path underwater.
C. Communicating in extremely low temperatures.
D. Dealing with the extremely high water pressure.
9. What does the underlined word 揷orrode most probably mean?
A. Improve. B. Destroy.
C. Press. D. Remove.
10. What allowed Fendouzhe to operate at the Challenger Deep?
A. The use of a new navigation system.
B. The use of an advanced tracking device.
C. The cabin made of a new titanium alloy.
D. The cabin designed in the shape of a giant fish.
11. Why are humans sent for underwater exploration instead of robots onboard Fendouzhe?
A. Robots can pick up insignificant signals.
B. Robots can抰 work well on the ocean floor.
C. Humans can conduct more complex ocean surveys.
D. Humans can detect things more effectively and flexibly.
D
Avantium, a renewable chemical company based in the Netherlands, plans to start making plastics from plant sugars rather than fossil fuels, according to The Guardian. Plant sugars from wheat, beets and corn will be used to produce the plant plastic.
揟his plastic has very attractive sustainability potential because it uses no fossil fuels, and can be recycled—but would also degrade(降解)in nature much faster than normal plastics do,” said Tom Van Aken, Avantium’s chief executive.
Bottle manufacturer Alpla and packaging developer Billerud Korsnas are also working with Avantium on the drive to produce the world抯 first 100 percent recyclable and bio-degradable plant-based bottles for drinks know as the Paper Bottle Project, according to Green Matters. The project is currently backed by Coca-Cola and Danone, food and beverage company. Despite the coronavirus lockdowns, the project is still on track. More partnerships with food and drink companies will be revealed later as businesses continue to seek environmentally friendly alternatives to ensure the future of their bottled products.
Fossil fuels are currently used to make around 300 million tons of plastic globally every year. Much of this is not recycled. Micro plastic pollution remains a problem for the world抯 oceans and other water sources梐nd takes hundreds of years to break down completely.
Plant plastic may appear in supermarkets by 2023. The project will produce 5,000 tons of plastic every year and increase its production as the demand for renewable plastic rises.
12. Why does Avantium plan to make plant-based plastic?
A. It is of good quality.
B. It reduces production costs.
C. It is environmentally friendly.
D. It meets consumers different needs.
13. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Opposite views toward plant-based plastic.
B. Joint efforts in developing plant-based plastic.
C. The procedures of producing plant-based plastic.
D. The importance of producing plant-based plastic.
14. What can we say about the Paper Bottle Project?
A. It can help reduce micro-plastic pollution.
B. It is funded by the bottle manufacturer Alpla.
C. It has been stopped because of the coronavirus.
D. It aims to produce 300 million tons of plant plastic annually.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Health. B. Science.
C. Culture. D. Economy.
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。
Useful Memory Strategies
Form associations between new and remembered information. If you can link new ideas with previously established ones, then you can increase the chance that new memories will be formed. Try coming up with a familiar picture, song, joke, or rhyme that you can associate with the new material. ____16____
Repeat new facts as soon as you come across them. It may be boring, but simply repeating new information over and over in different ways will help it stick in your brain better, especially if you space out the repetition over time.____17____ Then speak the definition out loud a couple times, and try writing it down once or twice.
Teach someone else the information you抮e trying to learn. ____18____ Find a classmate or co-worker who needs to learn the same information, form a study group, and take turns teaching each other different concepts. Alternately, ask your friends if they抮e willing to learn something new from you.
____19____ Simply re-reading the same information isn抰 good enough. You have to actually practice finding the information form your memory in order to strengthen the connections within your brain. ____20____ If you answer something wrong, you will be more likely to remember it incorrectly in the future as well, so instantly correct yourself and repeat the right answer a few more times.
A. It doesn抰 matter if you make mistakes.
B. Test yourself after learning something new.
C. Form a picture in your mind that includes the new fact.
D. Keep trying effective methods and cooperation with others.
E. Teaching others can help you remember and understand things better.
F. Be sure to immediately check your answers to make sure you抳e got them right.
G. For example, if you抮e trying to remember the definition of a new word, read it several times to yourself.
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。
Wendo Musaly, is a Congolese-American. He is one of those ____21____ persons who experienced hardship at a young age and ____22____ being disheartened, used them as life lessons.
Wendo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To escape from war, his family ____23____ to Tanzania. Living in a refugee（难民） camp, they were often treated as ____24____ and had a hard time being accepted. Nevertheless, Wendo ____25____ to the camp-life and never complained.
At 11, Wendo and his friends ____26____ a music group. Living in a refugee camp, the group made the most out of even the ____27____ opportunities. Guitar and drums were the only ____28____ they had to practice their music. After some time, they gained ____29____ in themselves and began performing in the street and even at parties. This was when Wendo realized that he had a _____30_____ for music.
After Wendo was _____31_____ with the realization that he was great with music, he began taking it more _____32_____. In 2016, when his family finally moved to US, Wendo found the _____33_____ to try his hand at songwriting. _____34_____, he was well-received as a newcomer. Then, he started working on various projects and _____35_____ tons of music. Now, he is _____36_____ as one of the most talented youngsters in the field of songwriting.
Life has mysterious ways of _____37_____ people and this was how Wendo was rewarded for his good spirit and _____38_____ attitude. His journey conveys the _____39_____ of always being strong and never _____40_____ passions and dreams.
21. A. crazy B. strong C. ordinary D. strict
22. A. rather than B. more than C. because of D. in case of
23. A. stepped B. traveled C. fled D. settled
24. A. outsiders B. specialists C. friends D. guests
25. A. responded B. stuck C. objected D. adapted
26. A. understood B. formed C. liked D. left
27. A. easiest B. smallest C. richest D. poorest
28. A. carriers B. channels C. instruments D. challenges
29. A. devotion B. change C. urge D. confidence
30. A. talent B. favor C. start D. part
31. A. reminded B. instructed C. hit D. asked
32. A. personally B. randomly C. seriously D. naturally
33. A. sacrifice B. value C. belief D. chance
34. A. Hopefully B. Surprisingly C. Undoubtedly D. Obviously
35. A. created B. heard C. touched D. enjoyed
36. A. recommended B. recognized C. instructed D. denied
37. A. rewarding B. surprising C. promoting D. satisfying
38. A. cautious B. skeptical C. positive D. different
39. A. effort B. path C. reality D. lesson
40. A. coming up to B. relying on C. showing off D. giving up on
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 满分50分）
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个适当的单词或据号内单词的正确形式。
A Chinese space mining company has designed a robot ____41____ can collect waste material left behind by spacecraft in outer space. The state-run Xinhua news agency ____42____(recent) reported that the robot launched on the government抯 Long March 6 rocket along ____43____ several satellites (卫星). It will also enter deep space to observe the small ____44____(universe) objects.
The 30-kilogram robot, ____45____(call) NEO-01, was developed by a high-tech company, Origin Space. ____46____ company says the robot will use a big net to collect waste and then burn it, leading the way for future technologies capable of mining on asteroids (小行星). The world’s first asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources, was established in 2009. Since then, more than 12 businesses around the world ____47____ (enter) the industry. Su Meng, the ____48____ (found) of Origin Space, said the company plans to launch many space ____49____ (telescope) and more spacecraft to begin the first for-profit mining of asteroids by 2045.
The Xinhua news agency reported that China was increasing efforts _____50_____ (land) a spacecraft on a near-Earth asteroid to collect materials. China is also speeding up a plan to build a defense system against near-Earth asteroids.
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）
51. 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（Λ），并在其下面写出该加词。
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。
To make our spare life colorfully, my classmates and I took part a farm-picking activity last weekend. While we got to the farm, the farmer showed us around. The farm was much big than we were expected. There were various vegetables. We came to a cabbage field, grab the cabbage with our hands and pulled it out easily. Then we picked some others vegetables, and soon we filled a few big bags. Though we were very tiring, we got the joy because we received a lot. We not only harvested vegetables, and also learned the value of labor. Hope I can come here next time. What a interesting experience it was!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.人物简介；
2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。
题目：The person I respect most
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2020-2021学年高一年级下学期期末考试
英语试题卷 答案版
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间为120分钟。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。答卷时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。考试结束后，本试卷由学生自己保留，只将答题卡交回。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 满分100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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 Who does the man want to call?
A. Tom. B. The woman. C. His secretary.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Jobseeker and interviewer.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Different colors. B. A picture. C. Some flowers.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hospital. B. In an office. C. In a restaurant.
5. How much does the woman want to borrow?
A. 20 dollars. B. 12 dollars. C. 8 dollars.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where does the man want to go this afternoon?
A. The school. B. The tennis club. C. Jerry’s house.
7. How many times did Jerry hit the dog?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Four times.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Work. B. Go shopping. C. Rest at home.
9. What will the man buy?
A. A hat. B. A necklace. C. A coat.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When does the conversation take place?
A. At about the noon. B. In the evening. C. At night.
11. How will the man go to New Zealand?
A. By ship. B. By train. C. By plane.
12. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Go to visit other places.
B. Book his ticket as soon as possible.
C. Buy the ticket right before he leaves.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the man have only a few minutes to talk with the woman?
A. He’ll sleep for a while.
B. He’s waiting for a phone call.
C. He抣l attend an important meeting.
14. What does a student usually have to do before taking the evening course?
A. Take a test.
B. Meet the headmaster.
C. Take a physical examination.
15. Who is the woman?
A. A college student. B. A foreign teacher. C. A secretary.
16. When will the man give the woman a reply?
A Tomorrow. B. This evening. C. The day after tomorrow.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the announcement about?
A. A visit to the zoo.
B. The school’s sports meet.
C. A trip to the countryside.
18. Where are the students going to camp?
A. By the river. B. In the forest. C. Near the park.
19. Why shouldn’t the students go into the thick part of the forest?
A. They may get lost in it.
B. There are wild animals there.
C. There is a river in the forest.
20. What can we learn from the announcement?
A They may need to pay for some of the activities.
B. They are going to go to the forest together by bus.
C. They will be able to make a fire at the camping site.
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
Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.
Our Courses
Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.
Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas梥peaking, listening, reading and writing.
Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning.
Evaluation
Students are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an online language test before starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.
Arrivals and Transfer
Our programme offers the full package梥tudents are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student抯 full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.
1. What is special about Intensive Course compared with Standard Course?
A. It focuses on speaking. B. It includes extra lessons.
C. It has more participants. D. It contains more practical lessons.
2. What are students expected to do before starting their programme?
A. Take a language test. B. Have an online interview.
C. Prepare learning materials. D. Report their language levels.
3. What should the programme organizer do with the full package?
A. Offer students some free sightseeing trips. B. Inform students of their flight information.
C. Collect students luggage details in advance. D. Look after students throughout the programme.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. D
B
“What! You, too? I thought I was the only one.” Have you ever said this to someone? If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.
It seems that similarity often helps form friendships. The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, 揝ome define friendship as a matter of similarity, they say that we love those who are like ourselves.
Now, there is some science behind this idea. Scientists from University of California said friends have similar brains, Scientific American reported. The scientists invited 42 university students to be involved in an experiment. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a debate and a soccer match. Meanwhile, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.
According to their scans, friends who watched the same video clips reached in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation, learning and memory.
However, people who weren抰 friends had different reactions to the same clips. Having close friends whose brains react like ours 搈ay be rewarding because it backs up one抯 own values, opinions, and interests, lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider.
4. What do the underlined words 搕his idea in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. We like those who like us first.
B. Many friendships start with small chats.
C. People with similarities may become friends.
D. Friends try to develop similarities between themselves.
5. What do we know about the 42 university students in the experiment?
A. They all watched the same set of videos. B. They reacted differently from each other.
C. They are all from the University of California. D. They were close friends before the experiment.
6. What did the scans of the students brains showed?
A. They are tired of watching the same videos. B. Watching videos make one抯 memory better.
C. Friends had similar reactions to the same clips. D. It抯 essential to have friends who react similarly.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Getting on well with Friends. B. Making Friends with Strangers.
C. Doing Scientific Research on Friendship. D. Building Friendship by Sharing Similarities.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D
C
On November 10, China’s deep-sea manned submersible (潜水艇) Fendouzhe set a new record of 10,909 meters in the Challenger Deep located at the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
For deep-sea exploration, the biggest challenge is the water pressure. The Mariana Trench, completely dark and extremely low in temperature, is one of the harshest areas on Earth. At the Challenger Deep, the water pressure is around 11,250 tons per square meter, which is equivalent to 2,000 African elephants stepping on person抯 back.
Another threat is the seawater itself, which could corrode electronics and batteries. Underwater communication, navigation (航行) and tracking can also be extremely difficult.
To deal with these issues, Chinese scientists spent years creating a new titanium alloy (钛合金) that is lightweight, but strong enough for the job. The green, fish-shaped vehicle is the first manned submersible that can carry three people to dive and conduct full ocean survey in the world.
But why send humans instead of robots? Yang Ning, deputy director of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the 揾uman touch is important for underwater exploration.
揟he ocean floor is dark and can be very cloudy due to sediment (沉淀物) and debris (废弃物), and cameras sometimes cannot detect things in these situations as effectively as human eyes,” Yang told China Daily.
In addition, humans may bring surprising discoveries, Yang pointed out. For example, on March 18, the submersible Shenhai Yongshi picked up a signal that was thought to be insignificant at the beginning. But Xie Wei, the marine microbiology expert on-board, suggested looking further into it. It turned out they had actually recorded a whale fall, an extremely rare occurrence, and the first one in the region.
8. What is the biggest challenge submersibles face when exploring the Mariana Trench?
A. Working in complete darkness.
B. Navigating the path underwater.
C. Communicating in extremely low temperatures.
D. Dealing with the extremely high water pressure.
9. What does the underlined word 揷orrode most probably mean?
A. Improve. B. Destroy.
C. Press. D. Remove.
10. What allowed Fendouzhe to operate at the Challenger Deep?
A. The use of a new navigation system.
B. The use of an advanced tracking device.
C. The cabin made of a new titanium alloy.
D. The cabin designed in the shape of a giant fish.
11. Why are humans sent for underwater exploration instead of robots onboard Fendouzhe?
A. Robots can pick up insignificant signals.
B. Robots can’t work well on the ocean floor.
C. Humans can conduct more complex ocean surveys.
D. Humans can detect things more effectively and flexibly.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. D
D
Avantium, a renewable chemical company based in the Netherlands, plans to start making plastics from plant sugars rather than fossil fuels, according to The Guardian. Plant sugars from wheat, beets and corn will be used to produce the plant plastic.
揟his plastic has very attractive sustainability potential because it uses no fossil fuels, and can be recycled梑ut would also degrade(降解)in nature much faster than normal plastics do,” said Tom Van Aken, Avantium’s chief executive.
Bottle manufacturer Alpla and packaging developer Billerud Korsnas are also working with Avantium on the drive to produce the world’s first 100 percent recyclable and bio-degradable plant-based bottles for drinks know as the Paper Bottle Project, according to Green Matters. The project is currently backed by Coca-Cola and Danone, food and beverage company. Despite the coronavirus lockdowns, the project is still on track. More partnerships with food and drink companies will be revealed later as businesses continue to seek environmentally friendly alternatives to ensure the future of their bottled products.
Fossil fuels are currently used to make around 300 million tons of plastic globally every year. Much of this is not recycled. Micro plastic pollution remains a problem for the world抯 oceans and other water sources梐nd takes hundreds of years to break down completely.
Plant plastic may appear in supermarkets by 2023. The project will produce 5,000 tons of plastic every year and increase its production as the demand for renewable plastic rises.
12. Why does Avantium plan to make plant-based plastic?
A. It is of good quality.
B. It reduces production costs.
C. It is environmentally friendly.
D. It meets consumers different needs.
13. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Opposite views toward plant-based plastic.
B. Joint efforts in developing plant-based plastic.
C. The procedures of producing plant-based plastic.
D. The importance of producing plant-based plastic.
14. What can we say about the Paper Bottle Project?
A. It can help reduce micro-plastic pollution.
B. It is funded by the bottle manufacturer Alpla.
C. It has been stopped because of the coronavirus.
D. It aims to produce 300 million tons of plant plastic annually.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Health. B. Science.
C. Culture. D. Economy.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B
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。
Useful Memory Strategies
Form associations between new and remembered information. If you can link new ideas with previously established ones, then you can increase the chance that new memories will be formed. Try coming up with a familiar picture, song, joke, or rhyme that you can associate with the new material. ____16____
Repeat new facts as soon as you come across them. It may be boring, but simply repeating new information over and over in different ways will help it stick in your brain better, especially if you space out the repetition over time.____17____ Then speak the definition out loud a couple times, and try writing it down once or twice.
Teach someone else the information you抮e trying to learn. ____18____ Find a classmate or co-worker who needs to learn the same information, form a study group, and take turns teaching each other different concepts. Alternately, ask your friends if they抮e willing to learn something new from you.
____19____ Simply re-reading the same information isn抰 good enough. You have to actually practice finding the information form your memory in order to strengthen the connections within your brain. ____20____ If you answer something wrong, you will be more likely to remember it incorrectly in the future as well, so instantly correct yourself and repeat the right answer a few more times.
A. It doesn抰 matter if you make mistakes.
B. Test yourself after learning something new.
C. Form a picture in your mind that includes the new fact.
D. Keep trying effective methods and cooperation with others.
E. Teaching others can help you remember and understand things better.
F. Be sure to immediately check your answers to make sure you抳e got them right.
G. For example, if you抮e trying to remember the definition of a new word, read it several times to yourself.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. E 19. B 20. F
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。
Wendo Musaly, is a Congolese-American. He is one of those ____21____ persons who experienced hardship at a young age and ____22____ being disheartened, used them as life lessons.
Wendo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To escape from war, his family ____23____ to Tanzania. Living in a refugee（难民） camp, they were often treated as ____24____ and had a hard time being accepted. Nevertheless, Wendo ____25____ to the camp-life and never complained.
At 11, Wendo and his friends ____26____ a music group. Living in a refugee camp, the group made the most out of even the ____27____ opportunities. Guitar and drums were the only ____28____ they had to practice their music. After some time, they gained ____29____ in themselves and began performing in the street and even at parties. This was when Wendo realized that he had a _____30_____ for music.
After Wendo was _____31_____ with the realization that he was great with music, he began taking it more _____32_____. In 2016, when his family finally moved to US, Wendo found the _____33_____ to try his hand at songwriting. _____34_____, he was well-received as a newcomer. Then, he started working on various projects and _____35_____ tons of music. Now, he is _____36_____ as one of the most talented youngsters in the field of songwriting.
Life has mysterious ways of _____37_____ people and this was how Wendo was rewarded for his good spirit and _____38_____ attitude. His journey conveys the _____39_____ of always being strong and never _____40_____ passions and dreams.
21. A. crazy B. strong C. ordinary D. strict
22. A. rather than B. more than C. because of D. in case of
23. A. stepped B. traveled C. fled D. settled
24. A. outsiders B. specialists C. friends D. guests
25. A. responded B. stuck C. objected D. adapted
26. A. understood B. formed C. liked D. left
27. A. easiest B. smallest C. richest D. poorest
28. A. carriers B. channels C. instruments D. challenges
29. A. devotion B. change C. urge D. confidence
30. A. talent B. favor C. start D. part
31. A. reminded B. instructed C. hit D. asked
32. A. personally B. randomly C. seriously D. naturally
33. A. sacrifice B. value C. belief D. chance
34. A. Hopefully B. Surprisingly C. Undoubtedly D. Obviously
35. A. created B. heard C. touched D. enjoyed
36. A. recommended B. recognized C. instructed D. denied
37. A. rewarding B. surprising C. promoting D. satisfying
38. A. cautious B. skeptical C. positive D. different
39. A. effort B. path C. reality D. lesson
40. A. coming up to B. relying on C. showing off D. giving up on
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 满分50分）
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个适当的单词或据号内单词的正确形式。
A Chinese space mining company has designed a robot ____41____ can collect waste material left behind by spacecraft in outer space. The state-run Xinhua news agency ____42____(recent) reported that the robot launched on the government’s Long March 6 rocket along ____43____ several satellites (卫星). It will also enter deep space to observe the small ____44____(universe) objects.
The 30-kilogram robot, ____45____(call) NEO-01, was developed by a high-tech company, Origin Space. ____46____ company says the robot will use a big net to collect waste and then burn it, leading the way for future technologies capable of mining on asteroids (小行星). The world’s first asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources, was established in 2009. Since then, more than 12 businesses around the world ____47____ (enter) the industry. Su Meng, the ____48____ (found) of Origin Space, said the company plans to launch many space ____49____ (telescope) and more spacecraft to begin the first for-profit mining of asteroids by 2045.
The Xinhua news agency reported that China was increasing efforts _____50_____ (land) a spacecraft on a near-Earth asteroid to collect materials. China is also speeding up a plan to build a defense system against near-Earth asteroids.
【答案】41. that/which
42. recently
43. with 44. universal
45. called 46. The
47. have entered
48. founder
49. telescopes
50. to land
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）
51. 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（Λ），并在其下面写出该加词。
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。
To make our spare life colorfully, my classmates and I took part a farm-picking activity last weekend. While we got to the farm, the farmer showed us around. The farm was much big than we were expected. There were various vegetables. We came to a cabbage field, grab the cabbage with our hands and pulled it out easily. Then we picked some others vegetables, and soon we filled a few big bags. Though we were very tiring, we got the joy because we received a lot. We not only harvested vegetables, and also learned the value of labor. Hope I can come here next time. What a interesting experience it was!
【答案】1. colorfully→colorful
2.part后添加in
3.While→When
4.big→bigger
5.grab→grabbed
6.others→other
7.tiring→tired
8.and→but
9.I→we
10.a→an
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.人物简介；
2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。
题目：The person I respect most
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 The person I respect most
My mother is the person I respect most. She plays an important role in my life, not only as a mother but also as a friend.
As a mother, she takes good care of the family and she is never upset about my mistakes. She works hard in the company. She's always warm-hearted and ready to help others. She sets a good example to me so that I have learned to work hard and respect people around. As a friend, she knows a lot about me and gives me help whenever it's necessary.
My mother has a great influence on me and I respect her most.
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