1、1 / 12 2021 北京八十中高二（下）期中 英语 2021. 4 本试卷共 6 页，共 150 分。考试时长 120 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30 分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话 后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 例：例：What is the man going to read? AA newspaper. BA magazine. CA book.
2、 答案是 A。 1. What does the man want to drink? A.Tea.B. Coffee.C. Hot water. 2. Which cake does the man order? A.B.C. 3. Where are the speakers? A. In the hotel.B. In the cinema.C. At the airport. 4. Whats the man probably doing? A. Driving a car.B. Reading a map.C. Looking for a gas station. 5. How do
3、es the man feel after retirement? A. Lonely.B. Depressed.C. Relaxed. 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 2 / 12 听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或 独白你将听两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6. Why does the woman call the man? A. To invite him to
4、visit her house. B. To ask him to help her with the report. C. To tell him about her delay for the party. 7. What will the woman first do after she finishes her work? A. Go home.B. Visit Lisa.C. Go to the party. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. What are on the third level? A. Map collections.B. Magazines.C
5、. Science books. 9. How many books can a student borrow at most each time? A. 3.B. 5.C. 6. 10. When is the library closed? A. On Monday.B. On Saturday.C. On Sunday. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 12 题。 11. What are the speakers talking about? A. Ajob opportunity.B.Acomputer center.C.Asummer holiday. 12. Whats th
6、e possible relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Manager and assistant. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。 13. What makes the woman excited? A. Anew computer.B.Atrip to England.C. Good exam results. 14. What will the man probably do in summer? A.Work.B. Study.C.
7、Travel. 15. How does the woman think of the mans plan? A. Pretty good.B. Not practical.C. A waste of time. 第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5分） 3 / 12 听下面一段独白，完成第 16 至 20 五道小题，每小题仅填写一个一个 词词。听独白前，你将有 20 秒钟的时间阅读试 题，听完后你将有 60 秒钟的作答时间。这段独白你将听两遍。 Day-care Center Locationon the 16 floor next to the dining room Op
8、ening Daynext 17 Working hoursfrom 7 a.m. to 18 p.m. Facilities（设施） modern play equipment and learning materials; a main play area and three separate 19 Parent visiting hoursduring 20 hour and work breaks 第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分） 第一节语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给
9、出提示词的空白处 用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 A In the last seven days I have seen the pressure that the NHS is under. I have seen the personal courage not just of the doctors and nurses but of everyone, the cleaners, the 21 (cook), the health care workers of every descriptionphysios, radiographers 22have kept coming to
10、 work, kept putting themselves in harms way, kept23(risk) this deadly virus. It is thanks to that courage, that devotion, that duty and that love that our NHS has been unbeatable. B A video about a Chinese police officers broken English went viral on the Internet in China recently. In the video, a G
11、erman student returned to Shanghai but got24 (stop) by the security guards at the apartment gate. But the student doesnt speak Chinese and the security doesnt speak English. They couldnt make25 (they) understood. So the security ended up calling the police for help. Two police officers showed up on
12、the spot, where they communicated with the student26very broken English and with body language.27settlingthe problem, the police officer told the student that she should learn some Chinese. C Today, dogs are found 28 (help) to all who fly in airplanes. They are trained to smell, track, and find bomb
13、s on planes and in luggage. Dogs are easy to train because they already have deep connection to humans. Many of these dogs are donated to the safety program, where they 29 (give) a good home. The partnership between dogs and humans allows each to profit from the special talents of the other as they
14、work together30(save)lives. 第二节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。 4 / 12 Learning about Life from an Ant Farm When I was seven years old, my family tried to 31 an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought som
15、e ants from the backyard and placed them into the 32 home. Shortly after the new 33 were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew 34 what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my moms help, I
16、kept a journal of what happened each day and 35 the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have. On the fifth day a disaster 36 the ant farm. While I was 37 the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped i
17、t over, 38 in all the tunnels. Although the ants 39 their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was 40 as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”feeling annoyed and impatient as they
18、couldnt control the situation. They simply could not 41 the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back. Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natura
19、l world, 42 it taught me much more. 43 the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of 44 . Working together, they were able to create a(n) 45 world for themselves. I also learned that they should be 46 for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The an
20、t farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key 47 to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not 48 until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be 49 . Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face 50 . Unlike the ants, we have to reali
21、ze that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another. 31. A. getB. buyC. runD. find 32. A. emptyB. newC. strangeD. distant 33. A. guestsB. settlersC. friendsD. members 34. A. probablyB. roughlyC. exactlyD. normally 35. A. namedB. trainedC. comparedD. measured 36. A. affectedB. struckC. kicked
22、D. beat 37. A. removingB. teachingC. observingD. collecting 38. A. turningB. rushingC. fillingD. caving 39. A. experiencedB. predictedC. facedD. survived 40. A. annoyedB. horrifiedC. movedD. thrilled 41. A. reflectB. ignoreC. confirmD. stand 42. A. andB. butC. soD. or 43. A. InB. ForC. FromD. Over 4
23、4. A. teamworkB. devotionC. responsibilityD. organization 45. A. relaxingB. amusingC. movingD. amazing 46. A. supportedB. inspiredC. admiredD. admitted 5 / 12 47. A. certificatesB. approachesC. ingredientsD. circumstances 48. A. giveB. realizeC. takeD. adopt 49. A. acceptedB. sufferedC. achievedD. m
24、anaged 50. A. challengesB. barriersC. pressureD. disappointment 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Welcome to AMDA Your future in the performing arts doesnt have to be a dream. For over 50 years, AMDA has launched some of the most success
25、ful careers in theatre, film and television. AMDA creates industry professionals who dont just wait for life to happenthey stage their own career path. Now its your turn. Program description At AMDA, we believe a performer must perform. From the first day, youll find many performance opportunities i
26、n the three core areas of acting, musical theatre and dance, both in and out of the classroom, plus individual voice lessons. Over the course of your four semesters (学期), youll also improve your performance technique through an intensive curriculum that focuses on both foundational and advanced conc
27、epts in acting, musical theatre and dance. Finally, through courses in career preparation, youll learn how to apply all of this training to a successful career on stage and screen. Philosophy and mission AMDA is committed to providing a splendid performing arts education to a diverse community of cr
28、eative artists. AMDA serves as both school and stage, where students are given the support and opportunity to identify their own personal objectives and to develop and improve their own distinctive artistic voices. AMDA tries to create an environment for students to develop the skills, confidence, i
29、magination, and power to contribute to their community as artists, business people, lifelong learners, and hard-working citizens of the world Above all, AMDA wants to teach students that commitment and passion are the marks of a successful and joyous career. Registration 6305 Yucca Street Los Angele
30、s 800-367-7908 https: /www.amda.edu 51. What is the curriculum of AMDA about? A. Drawing.B. Philosophy. C. PerformingD. Photography. 52. How long does the course last? A. One semester.B. Two years. 6 / 12 C. Three semesters.D. Four years. 53. What can students learn in AMDA? A. How to sing beautiful
31、ly.B. How to train a performer. C. The way to build a stage.D. The way to be a director. B I was fifteen months old, a happy carefree kid until the day fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeb
32、all together where it was cut, leaving a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye. The attempt failed, but my mama, in all of her wisdom, found a doctor who knew that if the eye were removed entirely, my face would grow up badly twisted, so my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me. A
33、nd as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me. I walked with my face looking at the floor so people would not see the ugly me. Sometimes people, even strangers, asked me embarrassing questions or made hurtful remarks. When the kids played games, I was always the “monster”. I grew up
34、 imagining that people looked at me in an unusual way, as if my appearance were my fault. I always felt like I was a freak. Yet mama would say to me, at every turn, “Hold your head up high and face the world.”It became a litany that I relied on. She had started when I was young. She would hold me in
35、 her arms and stroke my hair and say, “If you hold your head up high, it will be okay, and people will see your beautiful soul.”She continued this message whenever I wanted to hide. Those words have meant different things to me over the years. As a little child, I thought mama meant, “Be careful or
36、you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking. ”As an adolescent, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they liked me. My mamas words helped me begin to realize that by letting people loo
37、k at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes even if they couldnt see it on the surface. In high school I was successful both academically and socially. I was even elected class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak. All I really wanted was to look
38、 like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside.” When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye,
39、 and he told me I was beautiful inside and out. He meant it. My mamas love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt. I had faced adversity, encountered my problems head on, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion for others.
40、“Hold your head up high”, has been heard many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its invitation. The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation. 54. As a result of the terrible accident, the writer _. A. became deaf and blindB. had her eye hurt C. had some hearing lossD. had her
41、 eye moved away 55. By saying “Hold your head up high and face the world”, her mother meant to _. 7 / 12 A.blame her for lack of confidence B. warn her of the inconvenience C. encourage her in her daily lifeD. praise her for her great courage 56. The underlined sentence “Each of my children has felt
42、 its invitation.” in the last paragraph means _. A. all of the writers children grew up with an inviting prospect B. Mamas inspirational words had deep effects on the writers children C. each of the writers children received their grandmas invitation D. the writers children had no choice but to acce
43、pt the invitation 57. Which of the following is conveyed in this passage? A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Ones mind works faster in danger. C. Never give up whenever in trouble.D. Two hands make the work light. C Boys schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions
44、and are more likely to get involved in activities such as art, dance and music, according to research released today. Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity in which students either sink or swim, the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to
45、 conform to a stereotype, the US study says. Boys at single sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the boy code of hiding their emotions to be a “real m
46、an”. The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls. Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize t
47、hat boys are actually more emotional than girls. The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills. But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys learning style,
48、letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the studys author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia. Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with specifically “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters t
49、hat appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine and prefer the modern genre in which vi
50、olence and war are major themes,” James wrote. Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “In mixed schools, boys feel compelled to act like men before they understand themselve
