1、2021年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 含答案(I) 范鸣芳 汪晓艳考生诚信誓词：“我是一名光荣的高中生，我珍惜我的荣誉。我将以诚实守信的态度完成此次考试。我以我的人格和名誉保证：决不作弊。”第I卷(共84分)I. Listening prehensionSection ADirections： In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.
2、 The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short pass
3、ages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questi
4、ons 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered b
5、lanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.plete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A15Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choi
6、ces marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best pletes the sentence.25. Your shoes are different from mine _size and shape. A. on B. about C. from D. in26. I had great difficulty _the suitable food on the menu in our school canteen. A. find B. found C. finding D. to find27. It is Western h
7、ealth-care systems that _spending huge sums of money on the surgical treatment of the heart disease. A. is B. are C. was D. were28. _to climb a high mountain and enjoy the scenery at the top. A. What fun it is B. What fun is it C. What a fun it is D. What a fun is it29. Shanghai has gone through suc
8、h great changes in recent few years and it is no loner _it was when the Chinese-American came five years ago. A. that B. what C. when D. until30. It is a fact that no one can deny that one is gaining experience _he is aging. A. as B. when C. with D. as if31. _at the school gate on schedule, or we wi
9、ll leave without you. A. To arrive B. Did arrive C. Does arrive D. Do arrive32. We are trying to find out the secret of _repaired the broken chairs and desks last weekend. A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. whom33. Great changes _in the mountain village in the last few years. For example, electric lam
10、ps have taken the place of oil ones. A. took place B. were taken place C. have taken place D. have been taken place34. _the aircraft will arrive on time is still unknown. A. If B. That C. Whenever D. Whether35. The reason _he was punished by the teacher was that he copied his deskmates homework. A.
11、how B. why C. what D. which36. Today we have chat rooms, text messaging, e-mailingbut we seem _the art of municating face to face.A. losing B. to be losing C. to be lost D. having lost37. We are terribly sorry to hear the news _a school bus with 35 children on it was washed away by the flood. A. tha
12、t B. which C. what D. /38. _electricity plays an important part in our daily life?A. Why was it that B. Why is it that C. Why is it D. Why it is39. Most parents believe that the hard work for their school kids _ later in their lives.A. has repaid B. has been repaid C. will repayD. will be repaid40.
13、Microblog is a platform _ people can express their thoughts, show their daily life and municate with each other by sending post.A. whatB. whichC. whereD. whenSection BDirections: plete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word m
14、ore than you need.A. matchesB. accurate（精确）C. emotionsD. informsE. difficultiesF. interestedG. promisesH. applicationsI. negativeJ. monitors（监视）Going on a date (约会) can be a fearful experience for most of us. But now a pair of “social X-Ray” glasses 41 to tell you exactly what the other person is th
15、inkingand when you should stop talking.The glasses have a camera the size of a grain of rice which is put into the glasses frame and connected with a wire to a small puter which can be attached to the users body. The camera _42 the other persons facial expressions and 43 them up with 24 known featur
16、es which convey 44 . How long and how often 24 “feature points” appear on the subjects face are then analyzed by software developed by a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This data is then pared with a bank of expressions and the puter tells the wearer through an earpiece(耳机) and
17、lights on the glasses what their date（约会对象） is thinking. In a traffic light-style system, a red light means 45 , yellow means they are a little 46 and green means your date is happy.The glasses are currently under development by researchers at MITs Media Lab. They say that wearing them during a conv
18、ersation with another person is like having an “extra sense”.The glasses were developed for people suffering from autism(自闭症) who have 47_ interacting with others, but now the team behind it has seen wider 48 .So far the glasses are still a work in progress and have been 49 just 64 percent of the ti
19、me, a figure which is expected to improve with further tests.III. Reading prehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Over weight has been a great co
20、ncern for some people. In an attempt to keep normal weight, people have 50 tried various methods. Nevertheless, not all the ways are 51 when it es to health. For weight loss, many people 52 the high-protein, low-carbohydrate (碳水化合物) diets. However, such diets might have 53 harmful long-term effects
21、on the colon (结肠), a small study indicates.In the study, UK researchers found that a protein-heavy, low-carbohydrate diet created certain 54 in the colon that could lead to colon cancer risk. The study itself does not show whether high-protein diets really raise the 55 of any colon diseases, but the
22、 findings raise that possibility.Diets 56 high in protein and lower in carbohydrates have been shown to help heavy people lose weight. “People should not be 57 from losing weight,” Dr Flint said. 58 , he added, they should make sure that any weight loss plan includes adequate amounts of fiber (纤维) a
23、nd a high protein over months to years might have ill effects on the colon.The findings are based on seventeen overweight men who 59 three short-term diets: a one-week menu plan to keep their weight; a four-week high-protein diet with 60 amounts of carbohydrates; and a four-week high-protein diet lo
24、w in carbohydrates.On average, the study found when the men were on the high-protein diets, they had higher levels of substances known as N-nitrous pounds (亚硝基化合物) that have been 61 cancer. And when they were on the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, they had lowered amounts of fiber-originated po
25、unds (源自纤维的混合物) thought to be protective against 62 .Exactly what those changes might mean for a persons health is 63 ; But Flint said that the findings suggest that people should be aware of consuming too much protein and too little fiber over a long period. 64 , experts remend that adults get abou
26、t 28 grams of fiber per daythough its not known whether thats enough for someone on a high-protein weight-loss diet.50.A. successfullyB. painfullyC. occasionallyD. immediately 51.A. helplessB. cheapC. uselessD. beneficial52.A. make upB. e acrossC. turn toD. get on 53.A. potentiallyB. additionallyC.
27、frequentlyD. definitely54.A. anxieties B. actionsC. changesD. diets55.A. treatmentB. functionC. processD. risk 56.A. directlyB. relativelyC. basicallyD. precisely 57.A. discouragedB. remindedC. protectedD. persuaded58. A. MoreoverB. ThereforeC. MeanwhileD. However59.A. remendedB. offered C. followed
28、D. discovered 60.A. reasonableB. unknownC. realisticD. similar61.A. taken fromB. linked toC. held upD. based on 62.A. healthB. dietC. cancerD. protein63.A. criticalB. believableC. sensibleD. unclear64.A. For sureB. In generalC. All in all D. In shortSection BDirections: Read the following three pass
29、ages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. AThe custom of playing tricks on friends on April 1st is bel
30、ieved to have originated in France in the middle of the 16th century.Before that time, one calendar was used throughout Europe. Under this calendar, each new year began on April 1st. On that day, people celebrated by exchanging gifts and visiting each other. Then in 1564, King Charles IX of France a
31、dopted a new calendar and ordered that each new year was to begin on January 1st. However, while most people followed their kings order, there were some who did not like the idea of the change and refused to accept the New Years Day.These people soon became the butt of jokes and tricks by their frie
32、nds and neighbours because they continued to observe April 1st as New Years Day. These friends and neighbours sent mock gifts, invited these people to fake parties, and played tricks on them because they were “April Fools”, people who insisted on their New Years Day.65. _, each new year began on Apr
33、il 1st. A. After 1564B. Before 1564 C. After the 16th centuryD. Before the 16th century66. Some people were called “April Fools” because _. A. they still wanted to keep the custom B. they liked “April Fools” C. they played tricks on others D. they wanted to be “April Fools”67. From the story we know
34、 _. A. “April Fools” insisted on their New Years Day on January 1st B. people were very happy on April Fools Day C. “April Fools” hated their French king D. April Fools Day is a custom of making fun of friends(B)Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time. He was born in
35、Omaha Nebraska in 1924. He was named after his father, a salesman. His mother, Dorothy, was an actress in the local theater. Marlon Brando moved to New York City when he was 19 years old in 1943. He took acting classes at the New School for Social Research. One of his teachers was Stella Adler, who
36、taught the Method style of realistic acting. The Method teaches actors how to use their own memories and emotions to identify with the characters they are playing.Marlon Brando learned the Method style quickly and easily. Critics said he was probably the greatest Method actor ever. One famous actres
37、s mented on his natural ability for it. She said teaching Marlon Brando the Method was like sending a tiger to jungle school.Marlon Brando appeared in several plays. He got his first major part in a Broadway play in 1947, at the age of 23. He received great praise for his powerful performance at Sta
38、nley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire. His fame grew when he acted the same part in the movie version, released in 1951. Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar for The God Father, but he rejected it. He sent a woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to speak for him at the Aca
39、demy Awards ceremony. She said that Brando could not accept the award because of the way the American film industry treated Native Americans. The people at the Academy Awards ceremony did not like the speech. But some experts think the action helped change the way American Indians were shown in movi
40、es.Marlon Brando acted in about forty movies. He was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards. But he earned a bad boy reputation for his public outbursts and unusual behaviours. According to Los Angeles magazine, Brando was rock and roll before anybody knew what rock and roll was. His later li
41、fe was marked with family tragedies. His son Christian went to prison for killing his daughter Cheyenes boyfriend. Cheyene later mitted suicide. Brando became lonely. He worked occasionally for the money. But, in his prime, Marlon Brando was an actor other actors could only hope to bee. 68.According
42、 to the passage, the Method _.A. requires actors to use their imagination in actingB. made Marlon Brando a great and famous actorC. wasnt very difficult for Marlon BrandoD. can be most effectively learned in a jungle69.The speech at the Academy Awards ceremony _ at the time.A. made Sasheen Littlefea
43、ther well-known B. was well-received by Native AmericansC. changed peoples attitude to American IndiansD. received both positive and negative responses70.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Marlon Brandos later life was troubled and unhappy.B. A Streetcar Named Desire was
44、later adapted into a movie. C. Marlon Brando was the first rock star in USA.D. As an actor, Brandos talent was unparalleled.71. The purpose of this passage is to _.A. inform us of Marlon Brandos attitude to civil rights movementB. introduce Marlon Brando as one of the greatest actorsC. help us under
45、stand Marlon Brandos secret to successD. instruct us how to bee a great actor like Marlon BrandoExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe Freedom Writers Diary Teachers Guide takes students through a three-stage process that will maximize their understanding of The Freedom Writers Diary while supporting the central message of tolerance. For best results, I suggest that you begin teaching the Engage Your Students activities first, following the order presentedwhich mirrors the timeline in The Freedom Writers Diary. The activities in Enlighten Your Students and Empower Your Stud
