河北省保定市博野县实验中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

河北省保定市博野县实验中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题 考试时间120分钟 满分150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题;每小题 1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项,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. What does the man think of working as a salesman?A. Challenging. B. Interesting. C. Easy.2. Where did the man probably leave his magazine?A. At the hotel. B. On the train. C. At home.3. How will the man probably go home next year?A. By motorcycle. B. By train. C. By bicycle.4. Who wants to take the summer camp?A. The woman's daughter. B. The woman's brother. C. The woman' s son.5. What will the woman do tonight?A. Look after her grandma. B. Go to a concert. C. Go shopping.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 does the woman want the man to do?A. Help her choose a dress. B. Lend her his VIP card. C. Take her to a party.7. Why does the man go downtown?A. To buy some books for Ann. B. To go to the City Library. C. To buy a dress for Ann.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. How long did the woman sleep last night?A. About two hours. B. About four hours. C. About six hours.9. When will the boss need the work plan?A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.听第8段材料，回答第10、11、12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter. B. Co-workers. C. Classmates.11. Why does the woman dislike swimming?A. It's cold. B. It's tiring. C. It's dangerous.12. What will the speakers do next?A. Play ping-pong. B. Talk about exercise. C. Try a new restaurant.听第9段材料，回答第13、14、15、16题13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A summer job. B. A birthday party. C. A food company.14. What does the man' s company do?A. Design furniture. B. Organize concerts. C. Offer food services.15. What will the man do before the party?A. Set tables. B. Cook food. C. Play music.16. What does the woman think of the man's work?A. Difficult. B. Tiring. C. Interesting.听第10段材料，回答第17、18、19、20题。

17. Where are the teachers of his club from?A. Another club. B. A college. C. A middle school.18. What will the campers do on the last day?A. Enjoy a concert. B. Have a special meal. C. Meet some new friends.19. Who is this camp open to?A. All music students. B. All high school students. C. All college students.20. Why does the speaker give this talk?A. To tell about a few camps.B. To encourage teenagers to learn music.C. To encourage teenagers to attend a music camp.第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AThe traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon Heads-raising Day, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming.Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase goes，“Er yue er, long tai tou”， meaning，“On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.”The festival celebrates ancient agrarian Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others continue to exist.The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar bring bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.People eat tofu balls in East China’s Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyao cakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province, owing to the saying，“If you eat chengyao on Longtaitou, your waist won’t hurt all year.” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragon’s beard (long xu), dumplings are dragon’s ears (long er), spring rolls are dragon’s scales (long lin)．21．What did ancient people believe after Dragon Heads-raising Festival?A．The dragon lifts his head. B．There’s more rainfall.C．The dragon is still sleeping. D．There’s less rainfall.22．What does the underlined word “agrarian” mean in Paragraph 3?A．Agricultural. B．Industrial. C．Travelling. D．Manufacturing.23．What do people eat in Suzhou during the festival?A．Tofu balls. B．Fried beans. C．Chengyao cakes. D．Dumplings.BThere are a growing number of pet owners who feed their pets on raw foods,which mean “uncooked” meat and bones.WilliamBurk,a pet food specialist from the Food and Drug Administration(FDA),believes that feeding raw meat to pets is against its goal of protecting the public from health dangers,and that raw meat and bones do not have all the required nutrition that a pet needs every day.Recognising how popular these foods are,the FDA has provided guidelines for producers of pet foods which contain uncooked meat for dogs,cats and other pets.The guidelines give rules to protect pet owners and pets from dangers about food safety and lack of nutrition.Pet owners who feed raw meat and bones to their pets should deal with these products very carefully to protect themselves against possible dangers,says Burk.Just as when you are preparing foods for human beings,use hot water and soap to wash your hands,containers,and surfaces that come into contact with the food.Don’t put your hands near your mouth until you have washed them,and don’t allow your pet to touch your face right after it has eaten raw meat.“If pet owners choose to feed bones to their pets,they should watch their pets carefully when they are eating bones,” Burk says.“If a pet eats a big piece of bone that won’t pass through its digestive system(消化系统),it is likely to kill the pet.”24.What does William Burk think of feeding pets on raw meat?A.It’ll make the pet owners sick.B.It’ll keep the pets’ wild nature.C.It’s against the policy of the FDA.D.It’s dangerous and lack of nutrition.25.The FDA has provided guidelines for producers of pet foods with raw meat because _______.　　　. A.pet safety is a serious problemB.most pets lack nutritionC.feeding pets on raw foods is popularD.the quality of pet foods is dropping26.Pet owners should do some necessary cleaning when_______. 　　　. A.preparing raw meat for petsB.touching the food containersC.taking their pets out for a walkD.washing the clothes27.What suggestion is given to pet owners in the last paragraph?A.Pets should be forbidden to eat raw bones.B.Pets should be kept away from the raw meat.C.Pets should be checked on their digestive system.D.Pets should be watched carefully while eating bones.CWhile it's not impossible for birds to fly in the rain, they usually choose not to. You may see birds fly for a few seconds in poor weather, but most of them prefer to stay put on rainy days. Why does rain make it harder for birds to fly? You might imagine that moving through the air while being pelted by raindrops would be pretty unpleasant. However, it's not the rain itself that makes flying difficult. Instead, birds are influenced by the drop in the air pressure that comes with most rainstorms. When pressure drops, the air is less thick, which makes it harder for birds to fly. Moving through the sky in areas of low air pressure takes a lot of energy.Most birds need to eat several times a day—rain or no rain. Luckily, most birds' feathers（羽毛）are highly waterproof（防水的）, protecting the skin beneath. Many birds can also make oil that they can spread over their feathers to further protect themselves from the rain. Most birds don't like rain. In fact, in a 2010 study, a team of researchers studied birds living in a Costa Rican rainforest. They found that the birds had higher levels of stress hormone（应激激素）on rainy days. That may not surprise you. After all, many animals feel stressed out during storms. Pet owners often find that rain and thunder make their animals nervous. Some animals are so strongly influenced by nature that they almost seem to forecast the future. No one really knows how many birds die during a storm or series of storms. But the number is certainly higher than usual. They fly into trees or windows; they get lost over the ocean or a large lake; their food sources are made more difficult to get but, at the same time, they need more food to get warm. However, if rain continues for some time, birds will have to challenge the storm.28. What makes it harder for birds to fly in the rain?A. The wet air. B. Food shortage. C. Raindrops. D. The low air pressure. 29. What does the underlined word "pelted" in paragraph 2 mean?A. Cleaned. B. Hit. C. Frightened. D. Protected. 30. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Why birds can fly in the rainB. How birds are influenced by rain. C. How birds survive long rainy days. D. Why birds' feathers are waterproof. 31. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Birds will develop the ability to fly in the rainB. Birds fly only when necessary on rainy days. C. Birds have nowhere to hide in rainstorms. D. Birds need less food on rainy days. DHow many phone numbers can you remember by heart? It’s probably fewer than you would like. Actually, you are not alone. Out of more than 1,000 Americans who were surveyed, more than half said that they couldn’t recall the phone numbers of their friends and neighbors. In their eyes, there is no point in filling their heads with phone numbers if they are all stored in smart phones that are with them almost all the time.In fact, most people are suffering from a sort of digital amnesia(健忘). more than 90% of those surveyed agreed that they used the Internet as an online of their brains. Rote memorization(死记硬背) was once an important part of modern education, but we just need a click or slide now. That’s making us worse at remembering things.Researchers found that when people expected to use the information online, they were less likely to remember actual facts, but more likely to remember how to find them. As a result, we are already becoming ones with our computer tools, growing into interconnected systems that remember less by knowing information than by knowing where the information can be found.However, some believe it isn’t necessarily a bad thing--maybe it gives them more chances to think through things. We certainly acquire more knowledge now than ever, even if it isn’t all stored in our brains.Even so, I still believe that there are more risks to this new world of memory beyond losing our ability to recall some information such as who the 15th President was. That kind of information may always be a click away, but the important things are personal ones, like the way your parents smiled at your wedding. It’s harder to recall or find online. If you’re relying on yourself to keep track of those memories, they will be much more meaningful.32. Paragraph 1 is mainly used to _______.A. serve as the background B. introduce the topicC. explain new research D. show some data to readers33. What’s the main cause of people’s suffering from digital amnesia?A. Dealing with too many things B. Seldom thinking about questionsC. Relying on the internet too much D. The changes of their memories.34. It can be learned from the passage that _______.A. over 90% people are suffering from digital amnesiaB. people can gain knowledge more easily than beforeC rote memorization no longer exists in modern lifeD. People find it hard to remember how to find information35. What’s the author’s attitude towards people’s memories now?A. Worried B. Optimistic C. Disappointed D. Confident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Color is fundamental in home design——something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day?____36____, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point.____37____, they can get a little complex .But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.____38____. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows ,mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms .Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa ,small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable .Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves ____39____. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors .Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant.____40____.A. While all of them are useful B. Whatever you’re looking for C. If you’re experimenting with a color D. Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with E. It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways 第三部分 语言运用（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。

Ring… ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to __41__ the call. It was his aunt. “Sam, __42___ are you still at home?” she asked surprisingly.Sam 1ooked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m.“Oh, my goodness! There’s an important__43___today,” Sam shouted out.He hurried to wash his face and get__44___. When he was going to leave the house, he__45___that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the__46___and put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as__47___as he could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were___48__writing.“Why are you so__49___?” asked the teacher . “I’m sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking__50___. “It was my clock.. It__51___to wake me up this morning and ....” “Don't say anything about it,” his teacher___52__him. “Don’t try to come late next time!” Sam said yes and walked to his___53__quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not ___54__in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a__55___day it has been for me!”41. A. find B. give C. put D. answer42. A. why B. how C. when D. where43. A. talk B. party C. exam D. meeting44. A. tired B. lost C. dressed D. rested45. A. forgot B. remembered C. understood D. thought46. A. classroom B. desk C. bus D. door47. A. carefully B. quietly C. early D. fast48. A. worried B. free C. busy D. careful49. A. 1ate B. ill C. lonely D. ready50.A. down B. up C. out D. back51.A. happened B. stopped C. failed D. pointed52.A. helped B. knew C. followed D. stopped53. A. room B. table C. seat D. teacher54. A. think B. sit C. turn D. speak55. A. short B. bad C. happy D. usual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。

China's Chang' e 5 mission successfully delivered samples (样本) of moon rock and dust to Earth on December 17, 2020. It 56_______ (mark) the first time in 44 years that moon rocks have been brought back to our planet, since the Soviet Union's Luna 24mission in 1976.The sample capsule landed in Inner Mongolia 57______ a little after 2: 00 a.m. Recovery teams in trucks and helicopters located the landing site shortly after and secured the sample 58________ (contain). while Apollo-era moon rocks are estimated(估计) to be about 3 to 4 billion years old, the material 59________ (collect) by Chang' e 5 is from a site in the northwest region of the moon's near side. This area was formed a bit 60________ (late), and the rocks here are thought to be only about 1.2 billion years old. That means scientists could learn more about the evolution of the moon and test out new techniques for estimating the age of geological samples from other 61______ (planet) and moons (卫星).The Chang' e lunar program, 62________ includes landing two lunar rovers (月球车) on the moon's surface, has been 63__________ (remarkable) successful. Although Chang' e 5was a short mission, it's one of 64________ most complex projects undertaken by the Chinese space program so far. The country is far from done with the moon- Chang' e 6, a second lunar sample return, is scheduled 65________ (launch) in 2023 or 2024.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）66. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰外教John因为对学校所做的贡献而获得了嘉奖，请你用英语给他写一封祝贺信，内容包括：1.祝贺获奖；2.感谢付出；3.表达祝愿。

注意：1.词数80词左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分）67. 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续写词数应为 150词左右When Jackie came to his first piano lesson in his mother’s car, he was already 11 years old. I preferred students begin at an earlier age, but owing to his insistence, I took him as a student. As much as Jackie tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm (节奏). At the end of each lesson, he’d say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed hopeless. I only knew his mother from a distance as she waited in her aged car, but never stepped in.Then one day Jackie stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but assumed (认为), because of his lack of ability, that he had decided to quit. I also was glad that he stopped coming – he was a bad advertisement for my teaching!Several weeks later I mailed to the students’ homes a letter on the upcoming concert. Surprisingly, Jackie received and asked me if he could be in the concert. I told him that the concert was not for dropouts, but for current pupils. He said that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons but he was still practicing. I didn't know what led me to agree eventually.The night for the concert came. The high school gymnastics was packed with parents and friends. I put up Jackie last in the program. I thought that any damage he would do would come at the end of the program and the negative effect would reduce to the minimum (最小值).The concert went off smoothly. Then Jackie came up on stage. His clothes w。