1、浙江省A9协作体2021-2022学年第二学期期中联考高一英语试题考生须知：1本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；2答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应的数字；3所有答案必须写在答题卷，写在试卷上无效；4考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。第卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What is the man going to watch first tonight?AA movie.
2、 B.Sports news. C.A volleyball game.2.What was the weather like last Saturday afternoon?A.Sunny. B.Rainy. C.Cloudy.3.What will the woman do this afternoon?A.Wait for a repairman. B.Go to a concert. C.Go out with her parents.4. How many cups do the speakers have now?A.10. B.20. C.30.5.What are the sp
3、eakers talking about?A. A holiday travel experience. B. A nice book on wildlife. C.Wildlife in Africa.第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What will the woman do first?A.Move the chair. B.Get the key. C.Open t
4、he door.7.Where will the man move the coffee table?A. To the kitchen. B.To the bedroom. C.To the living room.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What will the woman do abroad?A.Find a job. B.Get a masters degree. C.Visit Washington.9. Which major does the man advise the woman to choose?A.Engineering. B.Math. C.Educati
5、on.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Why has the man got the spare room?A. He made a reservation in advance.B. There are many spare rooms at the hotel.C. One reservation has just been canceled.11. How much is the spare room now according to the woman?A.$30. B.$50. C.$60.12.What will the man do first? A. Pick up t
6、he kids. B. Pay the money. C.Park his car.听第9材料，回答第13至16题。13.What will the man do on Saturday?A. Have a meeting. B.Go traveling with Susan. C.Visit Mr.Brown.14.When will the party be held? A.This Monday. B.This Friday. C.This Sunday.15.Who is Mr.Black? A. The womans neighbor. B.The womans co-worker.
7、 C.The womans cousin.16.What time will the party probably end? A. At about 5:30 p.m. B. At about 8:00 p.m. C.At about 8:30 p.m.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Where does the speaker give the talk?A.On a bus. B. In a university. C.In a bakery. 18.Who is Louise?A.George Boldts wife. B.The designer of Boldts Cast
8、le. C.The owner of Waldorf Astoria Hotel.19.How long has Boldt Castle been built?A.For three years. B.For four years. C.For five years.20. What do we know about George Boldt?A. He loved his wife very much. B.He built the castle in England. C.He died after the castle was finished.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
9、第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AIf there were newspapers in ancient China, the Help Wanted ads might have looked something like this.PLENTY OF EXERCISE AND FRESH AIRFarmers needed to plant and harvest rice, wheat, millet, fruit, and vegetable crops. Youll a
10、lso care for pigs, sheep, chickens, or ducks. Families may apply.HELP ME, DOCTOR!Doctors needed to care for the sick and injured. Youll improve peoples health using acupuncture, herbs, minerals, diet, and exercise. Must keep good records and write prescriptions. Women needed to treat ladies of the r
11、oyal family.LOOKING FOR MUSICIANSMusicians wanted to play bamboo flutes, mouth organs, stringed instruments, drums, or bells for the emperor and other wealthy families. Will perform in orchestras at feasts.NOW HIRING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSEmperor seeks civil servants to run the country. Upon passing c
12、ivil service tests, you can become a tax collector, policeman, judge, or construction official. Must keep careful records of births, deaths, marriages, and land ownership.LETS MAKE A DEAL!Shopkeepers needed to buy items from craftsmen and farmers, and resell them at the market. Youll sell fruits, ve
13、getables, pigs, sheep, chickens, hemp and silk cloth, and iron and bronze household items.JOIN THE ARMYMen, sign up for your required two-year term. Youll serve as a foot soldier with only a sword, bow and arrow, or crossbow for protection. Must be willing to build defensive walls, canals, dikes and
14、 roads.SILK WORKERS, APPLY NOW!Girls and women needed for immediate openings at silkworm farm. Skills required are harvesting mulberry leaves, feeding worms many times a day, and transporting cocoons to market. Quiet workers with gentle hands are preferred.EONUS JOBS: Silk dyers and weavers needed.
15、Must be expert in plant dyes and be able to provide your own loom.1. Which of the following is NOT true about silk workers?A. Workers need to know how to transport cocoons to market.B. Talkative workers are more likely to get the job.C. Silk dyers should have a good command of plant dyes.D. Men are
16、not allowed to apply for this job.2. Which job does NOT work for the emperor?A. PLENTY OF EXERCISE AND FRESH AIRB. LOOKING FOR MUSICIANSC. NOW HIRING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSD. HELP ME, DOCTOR!3. Where is the passage most probably taken from?A. A report.B. A travel brochure.C. A biography.D. A magazine.
17、【13题答案】【答案】1. B 2. A 3. DBCows produce much methane (甲烷), the worlds second worst greenhouse gas, as they break down the grass. They are a large source of the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. Now scientists have shown the pollution from cows can be reduced by adding a little seaweed
18、 (海藻) to their food.Recently, the researchers from the University of California studied 21 cows on a farm for about five months. They taught the cows to get their food from inside a special hood, which allowed the scientists to know the amount of the methane the cows were giving off. They used a sma
19、ll amount of seaweed, which they mixed with the cows food.The consequences were surprisingly good. In some cases, the cows produced 82% less methane. The improvement depended on the kind of food the cows were given. Even the worst-polluting cows produced 33% less methane. Over the five months, the s
20、cientists didnt see any signs that the cows stomachs were getting used to the seaweed and starting to produce more methane again. Whats more, the cows that were led seaweed gained just as much weight as the other cows.But there are still some big problems with the idea of feeding cows seaweed. For o
21、ne thing, theres not enough seaweed to feed all of the cows in the world. So farmers would have to figure out a way to grow lots of seaweed. A bigger problem is that for most of their lives, cows live in the fields,where they eat grass. That means theres no chance to feed them seaweed every day.Stil
22、l, as the study shows, something as simple as feeding cows seaweed can help reduce some of the pollution causing the climate crisis.4. Why did the researchers carry out the study?A. To improve the cows living conditions.B. To test the effects of the seaweed.C. To measure the amount of methane produc
23、ed by cows.D. To discover healthier grass to reduce the pollution from cows.5. Whats the third paragraph mainly about?A. The background of the subjects.B. The process of the research.C. The content of the experiment.D. The results of the study.6. What is the biggest challenge in the researchers opin
24、ion?A. Seaweed is pretty rare in the world.B. Its hard to mix seaweed with grass.C. Cows can hardly have daily access to seaweed.D. Cows fed with seaweed gained weight easily.7. What is the authors attitude towards the findings?A. Doubtful.B. Positive.C. Unclear.D. Negative.【47题答案】【答案】4. B 5. D 6. C
25、 7. BCWith much of the world locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, many of us are looking for heartening news we can get. Global air pollution has been reduced. Even the number of wildlife seems to increase. But these developments seem so slow. We may, however, be able to take lasting comfo
26、rt from one fact during this period: The number of people growing their own food at home has increased.More people are thinking about where their food comes from and how easily it can be affected. Urban farming can improve food security and lower stress. But to be clear, the pandemic isnt likely to
27、have an impact on grocery shelves. Lockdowns in the U.S. dont include food transportation. And while there may be concerns about some harvests falling short due to a lack of labor, theres still plenty to go around. If store shelves appear empty, dont blame the supply chain. Blame those who loaded up
28、 three carts of produce because they figured the world was about to end. Nervous customers are the real threat to food security.Urban farming is pretty much what it sounds like: a farm in an urban setting. That setting could be as simple as a window-sill or even a rooftop. And backyards are perfect
29、choices. Why waste all that sunlight when you can have green peppers and golden potatoes?In fact, urban farming is always a good thing even when were not in pandemic times. But we should remember urban farms wont feed entire cities. Large-size rural operations still do a pretty good job of that. The
30、 real value of urban farming may be that youll have a much deeper appreciation for the natural systems on which we depend. The farm produces a harvest of teachable moments about what it takes to grow different crops and how difficult it actually is.8. What does the underlined word “heartening” in Pa
31、ragraph 1 probably mean?A. surprising.B. alarming.C. interesting.D. encouraging.9. What caused the food shortage at grocery stores?A. Panic buying.B. Poor harvests.C. Lack of labour.D. Broken supply chains.10 What is the authors purpose in raising the question in the third paragraph?A. To stress the
32、 importance of sunlight.B. To introduce some vegetables into urban areas.C. To show backyards role as a farming place.D. To encourage people to take up urban farming.11. According to the text, we can infer that urban farming_.A. is more environmentally friendlyB. makes us understand natural systems
33、betterC. should be operated in large sizesD. can support the whole city【811题答案】【答案】8. D 9. A 10. D 11. BDWhen Seymour Kankel, 10, was getting in the car to go to the summer camp in 2019, he wasnt exactly keeping an eyc out for bears. But there it was, about 30 meters away, going calmly out of a dust
34、bin. Different from Seymour, the bear wasnt at all shocked to see him. Seymour immediately ran away.Encounters like the one Seymour had arent that shocking. People and black bears are running into each other more and more. Thats partly because people are spending more time in wild areas-hiking and c
35、amping. Theyre also living in areas near forests and mountains, areas where bears like to hang out. And the number of black bears has been growing since they were protected.Black bears dont usually bother anyone. But if a bear feels threatened, it might do something like a bluff charge. Thats when a
36、 bear runs towards a person but doesnt attack. Even if no one is hurt, it can be frightening. And authorities may kill the animal in response.People might be afraid of bears, but that fear goes both ways. Black bears living near people live in fear too, especially when they want to eat human leftove
37、rs. Theyre weighing the high-calorie food against the risk often encountering people.One way to reduce contact with bears is to remove the fast-food option. The hardest part is convincing people to do that. They need to keep bird feeders out of reach. They mustnt leave pet food behind. Most importan
38、tly, they need to lock up the trash. Bears are changing their own behavior to coexist with people and their activities. And people will need to do the same even if it means just locking up their trash.12. How did Seymour Kankel react when seeing the bear?A. He was too scared to move.B. He left the s
39、pot instantly.C. He remained calm as usual.D. He became curious about the sight.13. What does the author mainly want to show in Paragraph 2?A. Encounters between humans and black bears occur frequently.B. Black bears and humans now live in harmony.C. The number of black bears has been increasing.D.
40、Humans are taking up black bears habitat.14. Why does a black bear perform such an act as a bluff charge?A. To get the leftovers.B. To attack the man.C. To drive away the man.D. To expand its own habitat.15. How can people avoid encountering black bears according to the author?A. By avoiding going t
41、o the wild.B. By reducing their trash.C. By making the food inaccessible to black bears.D. By moving away from where bears live.【1215题答案】【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C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。Theres no such thing as being born “good at languages”. However there
42、 are people who learn languages well, but that has nothing to do with them being naturally good at it. _16_Good language learners arent afraid to take risks.Good language learners face the fear of making mistakes. They experiment and take risks._17_They are not afraid of making mistakes because they
43、 know that with every mistake, they gain a small victory toward improving their language._18_Good language learners take responsibility for their own learning. Besides regular language classes, they create opportunities to use the language. They know practice is very important and are willing to tak
44、e risks and appear foolish if necessary.Good language learners are independent. They do not expect to learn English only by sitting in the classroom, and they do not rely on the teacher for all of the learning. They are organized and active.They look for creative ways both inside and outside the cla
45、ssroom to try out what they have learned.Good language learners try to figure out how the language works._19_They pay attention to form and look for patterns. They develop good techniques for improving their pronunciation, and for learning grammar and vocabulary. They welcome mistakes as a way of le
46、arning more about the language.Good language learners try to think in the language.It may not be easy at first, but thinking in English is worth cultivating as a vital skill that will improve all areas of your language learning. To help you think in English, carry on a dialogue with yourself in Engl
47、ish when walking along, sitting on a bus, or taking a break from other studies._20_A. Use English whenever and wherever you can.B. Good language learners are also good culture learners.C. Good language learners are actively involved in their learning process.D. For example, trying out different ways of learning vocabulary until finding a way that suits them best.E. Good language learners pay attention to meaning.F. It has to do with their attitude and the way they approach learning.G. Good language learners try to understand the language as a system.【1
