辽宁省阜新市二高2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 Word版含答案（无听力部分）

阜新市第二高级中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15道小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
Choose Your One-Day Tours!
　　Tour A — Bath & Stonehenge: Including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge — ? 37 until 26 March and ? 39 thereafter.
　　Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.
　　Tour B — Oxford & Stratford: Including entrance fees to the University Church of St Mary the Virgin and Anne Hathaway’s house — ? 32 until 12 March and ? 36 thereafter.
　　Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires (尖顶)” from St Mary the Virgin.
Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.
　　Tour C — Windsor Castle & Hampton Court: Including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace — ? 34 until 11 March and ? 37 thereafter.
　　Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry Ⅷ’s favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze (迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!
　　Tour D — Cambridge: Including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great — ? 33 until 18 March and ? 37 thereafter.
　　Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.
21. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?
A. Tour A. 　　　　　　 B. Tour B. 　
C. Tour C. 　 D. Tour D.
22. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?
A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B. Oxford & Stratford.
C. Bath & Stonehenge. D. Cambridge.
23. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?
A. It used to be the home of royal families.
B. It used to be a well-known maze.
C. It is the oldest palace in Britain.
D. It is a world-famous castle.
B
Disaster! This word really meant that morning. I had a toothache. And I抎 been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: 揟he trouble with you is that you won抰 put yourself in my place. Cant you see things from my point of view? I shook my head stubbornly and felt the ache in my tooth. I抎 thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.
揑f you come by right now, the receptionist said, 搕he dentist will fit you in.
I took keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn抰 he as busy as the others?
In the dentist抯 office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, 揇on抰 worry. The dentist is very good.
揌ow long do I have to wait for him? I asked impatiently.
揅ome on! He is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork, the assistant said.
揟he artwork? I was puzzled.
The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
What a relief!
24. Which of the following best describes the author抯 feeling that morning?
A. Cheerful. B. Nervous. C. Upset. D. Satisfied.
25. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?
A. The dentist抯 agreeing to treat her at very short notice.
B. The dentist抯 being as busy as the other dentists.
C. The surroundings of the dentist抯 office.
D. The laughing assistant of the dentist.
26. Why did the author suddenly smile?
A. Because the dentist came at last.
B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.
C. Because she could relax in the chair.
D. Because the assistant kept comforting her.
27. What did the author learn from her experience most probably?
A. Strike while the iron is hot. B. Have a good word for one抯 friend.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed. D. Put oneself in other抯 shoes.
C
Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups. It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater抯 75-year history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little different. As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building抯 end.
　　The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater. Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building. Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate. The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down.
　　Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete. He added that the theater’s location (位置) was also a reason. “This used to be the center of town,” he said. “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses.”
　　Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place. However, these plans were abandoned because of financial problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.
　　The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time. After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movie. The theater will be missed.
28. In what way was yesterday抯 cleanup at the Plaza special?
A. It made room for new equipment.
B. It signaled the close of the theater.
C. It was done with the help of the audience.
D. It marked the 75th anniversary of the theater.
29. Why was The Last Picture Show put on?
A. It was an all-time classic.
B. It was about the history of the town.
C. The audience requested it.
D. The theater owner found it suitable.
30. What will probably happen to the building?
A. It will be repaired.
B. It will be turned into a museum.
C. It will be knocked down.
D. It will be sold to the city government.
31. What can we infer about the audience?
A. They are disappointed with Bradford.
B. They are sad to part with the old theater.
C. They are supportive of the city officials.
D. They are eager to have a shopping center.
D
Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents (洋流). Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment. However, ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way — by studying movements of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years’ experience, he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.
Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes about 60,000 in total fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they didn抰. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.
The Pacific Northwest is one of the world’s best areas for beach combing (海滩搜寻) because winds and currents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beach combers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.
As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an association of beach combers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.
32.The underlined phrase 搒wap meets in Paragraph l is closest in meaning to 揰_______.
A. fitting rooms
B. trading fairs
C. business talks
D. group meetings
33. Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out ________.
A. what caused the shipping accident
B. when and where the shoes went missing
C. whether it was all right to use their shoes
D. how much they lost in the shipping accident
34. How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?
A. By collecting information from beach combers.
B. By studying the shoes found by beach combers.
C. By searching the web for ocean current models.
D. By researching ocean current data in the library.
35. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?
A. To call people抯 attention to ocean pollution.
B. To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.
C. To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.
D. To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.
第二节（共5道小题；每题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Goals for Perfect Life
Healthy and Fit
???? The first goal common to all of us is health and energy. ??36???Today, with the incredible advances in medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan(寿命), is largely determined by design, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits.
???? Excellent Relationships
牋牋牋牋37牋Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships at each stage, and in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you, has more impact on the quality of your life than perhaps any other factor.
牋牋 Do What You Love
牋 燭he third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. 牋38牋You want to earn the very most that is possible for you at each stage of your career, whatever you do.
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牋 The fourth goal we all have in common is to achieve financial independence. 牋40牋燳ou want to be completely free of financial worries. You want to be able to order dinner in a restaurant without using the price listings to determine what you want to eat.
A. We don抰 want to get the job that we aren抰 well paid and we don抰 promote faster.
B. Achieve Financial Independence
C. Money is the most important for we can抰 go without it.
D. You want to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have to worry about money again.
E. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and to get promoted faster.
F. The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships with the people we like燼nd respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn.
G. We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy and to live free of pain and illness.
第三节、完形填空（每小题1分，共15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。
Last Saturday, I decided to visit my cousin in Ithaca. It was a 9-hour journey by bus to my 41 .
The first leg of the journey spanned (跨越) about six hours. Then, I had to 42 to another bus, which spanned about three hours. 43 , my first bus got delayed (延误) by two hours. 44 , I missed my second bus and had to wait for a couple of hours until I could take the next bus. It was 6:00 pm when I waited for the bus. I called my cousin to tell him about the delay and added that it might be midnight when I reached home.
While I was on 45 , I did not realize that there was a lady standing close by, listening to my 46 . I also couldn抰 have imagined that what was about to follow would have a deep 47 on me.
When I 48 , the lady came close to me and we got into a conversation. She asked me about my journey. When she learned that it had already been a long and 49 day for me, she took out some snacks and 50 them to me. This was a kind act and I felt thankful. However, that was not all that I would 51 that evening.
As I _52 ____ my conversation with her, I learned that she was from a____53 background. This made my heart sink not out of sadness 54 out of humbleness (谦卑). I realized how true and kind an act of giving is when one gives away what another needs. As I stood beside this 55 lady, I found myself feeling a lot. The strongest feelings were gratitude (感激) and the need to give up my own selfishness.
41. A. hometown B. station C. apartment D. destination
42 A. refer B. switch C. move D. skip
43. A. UnfortunatelyB. Rapidly C. Obviously D. Unmercifully
44. A. At times B. In other words C. As a result D. In conclusion
45. A. duty B. trip C. holiday D. call
46 A. conversation B. discussion C. performance D. suggestion
47. A. impression B. understanding C. wish D. belief
48. A. hung up B. hung on C. picked up D. picked out
49. A. valuable B. realistic C. tiring D. meaningful
50 A. lent B. ordered C. packed D. offered
51 A. relate B. feel C. transform D. entertain
52. A. rejected B. continued C. arranged D. finished
53. A. foreign B. poor C. rich D. good
54. A. or B. and C. so D. but
55. A. generous B. creative C. popular D. elegant
第三部分 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（每小题1.5分，共15分）
What on earth does happiness mean? I can’t give you its exact definition, but I am sure 56 you love and help others, you’ll get it.
I’ll never forget an old lady, 57 lives in a small house alone. It’s said that her husband and her son 58 (die) in a road accident years ago. Her life is bitter, but she often helps others with a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first 59 (clean) the paths.
She looks after several children 60 (live) nearby. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of 61 (laugh) and love.
But I抦 sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways. They talk 62 (noise) in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy 63 (they) and they laugh at others shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy 64 that time, but they will never get true happiness because they have lost their personality already.
Now I know 65 happiness is. It means kindness, love and unselfishness. Above all, I have come to understand that bringing happiness to others is getting ourselves happiness.
第四部分第一节 写作（15分）
加拿大高中生David在互联网上登出启事（notice），希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化。?
假设你是李华，请在看到这则启事后，用英文给David发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：?
●你怎样得知David的愿望?
●你愿意成为他的朋友
●你打算如何帮助他
●你盼望他的回复
注意：
1.电子邮件的格式已为你写好。
2.词数：100词左右。
3.请在答题卡上作答。
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第二节 读后续写（25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his backyard in the snow. Bobby didn’t wear boots; or rather, he didn’t own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold.
Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour already. Try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother抯 Christmas gift. He shook his head as he thought, 揟his is useless. Even if I do come up with an idea, I don抰 have any money for a gift.
Wiping tears from his eyes, Bobby started walking down to the street where the shops were. It wasn抰 easy being six without a father, particularly when he needed a man to talk to.
Bobby walked from shop to shop, looking into each decorated window. Everything seemed so beautiful but so out of reach. It was starting to get dark and Bobby reluctantly turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes caught the glimmer（微光）of the setting sun’s rays reflecting on something on the roadside. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime (—角硬币).
Never before has anyone felt as wealthy as Bobby did at that moment. As he held his newly-found treasure, warmth spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store. His excitement quickly turned cold when salesperson after salesperson told him that he could not buy anything with only a dime.
He saw a flower shop and went inside to wait in line. When the shop owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother抯 Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his one dime offering. Then he put his hand on Bobby抯 shoulder, saying, 揧ou just wait here and I抣l see what I can do for you. As Bobby waited, he looked at the beautiful flowers and even though he was a boy, he could see why mothers and girls loved flowers.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph l:
A few minutes later, the shop owner came out
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Paragraph 2:
With the bunch of roses in his hands, Bobby walked out of the door and then broke into a run.___________________________________________________________
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英语答案
A篇21-23 BDA B篇24-27 CABD C篇28-31 BDCB D篇32-35 BCAC
五、36-40 GFEBD
六、41-45 DBAC D 46-50 A?AACD 51-55B?BBDA
七、 56 if 57. who 5 8. died 59. to clean 60. living
61 laughter 62. noisily 63. themselves 64. at 65. what
范文：
Dear David,
I’ve learned it from the Internet that you want to make a Chinese friend so as to learn the Chinese language and culture. I’m glad that you show such great interest in China and would like to be your friend.
I will try to write to you as often as possible about the Chinese culture. When you have the chance to come to China, I抣l teach you how to speak Chinese and show you around some famous hist0rical places of interest. Anyway, I am going to help you as much as I can. How do you think? I抦 looking forward to your reply.牋
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写
参考范文：
Paragraph 1:
A few minutes later, the shop owner came out.?There, before Bobby’s eyes, lay twelve red roses, with leaves of green and tiny white?flowers?all tied together with a big silver tape. “That will be a?dime, young man.” the?shop owner爏aid, reaching out his hand for the dime. 揅ould this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime! Bobby thought. Sensing the boy抯 hesitation, the shop owner added, 揑 just happened to have some roses on sale. Would you like them? This time Bobby did not hesitate and took the flowers with gratitude.
Paragraph 2:
With the bunch of roses in his hands, Bobby walked out of the door and then broke into a run. Within minutes, he was at home, still breathless. 揕ook, Mum, what have I燽oughtfor you? Bobby called out in the backyard. His mother could hardly believe her eyes upon seeing the beautiful flowers in front of her. 揗erry Christmas! Bobby said and began to tell her everything he had experienced in the flower shop. Mother took her son in her arms,爐ears爋f happiness streaming down her cheeks. Standing in the bitter燾old燼ir, they somehow didn抰 feel cold at all.