沙市高级中学2021—2022学年度上学期2021级期中考试英语试卷考试时间：2021年10月26日第一部分听力（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。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthewomanlikebest?A.ApplesB.OrangesC.Bananas2.HowmayKatefeelnow?A.ExcitedB.SadC.Happy3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?A.AnengineerB.AteacherC.Adoctor4.WhereisLucy?A.InherofficeB.InthemeetingroomC.Ontheplayground5.What’sthewoman’splanfortonight?A.TovisitherparentsB.ToseeamoviewiththemanC.Thehaveclasseswiththeman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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.WhenisthemanleavingforLondon?A.OnJuly5thB.OnJuly10thC.OnJuly15th7.Howwillthemangototheairport?A.BybusB.BytaxiC.InJim’scar听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.ToaskthemantoseeamovieB.ToinvitethemanforawalkC.Toaskthemantogotoamuseum9.Whenisthemovieover？A.At5:00pmB.At5:30pmC.At6:00pm听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhatdoweknowaboutLucyandLily?A.TheyarestudyinginthesameclassB.LucyisolderthanLilyC.Theylooklikeeachotheralot11.What’stherelationshipbetweenLilyandtheman?A.OldfriendsB.ClassmatesC.Brotherandsister12.WhyisthemanProbablyhere?A.TopickafriendupB.TowaitforafriendC.Toseeafriendoff听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。,13.Wheredidthemanprobablygetthenews?A.OnanewspaperB.OntheradioC.OnTV14.Whathappenedaccordingtothereport?A.SomepeoplediedB.AbigfirebrokeoutC.Thirtypeoplewerelost15.Whatdidthewomanwantthemantodo?A.MakesupperB.TalkaboutthenewsC.HelpMommakesupper16.WhenwillMomcomeback?A.At7:00B.At6:30C.At6:00听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whendidtheboy’smotherfindthathehadagoodmemory?A.Attheageof2B.Attheageof3C.Attheageof418.Whatgradedidtheboydirectlygotoinprimaryschool?A.grade6B.Grade5C.Grade419.Whendidtheboygotomiddleschool?A.In2007B.In2008C.In201320.Whatdoestheboy’smotherthinkofhim?A.HeisdifferentfromothersB.HeisveryintelligentC.Heishard-working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,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEveryone’satit,evenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwhohadn’tdoneaneBaydeal.So,Idecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction(网上拍卖).Buyingforbeginners：Signuponwww.ebay.co.uk.Mostitems(e.g.tables,computers,andbooks)readyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription；othersmaybemarkedwith“BuyItNow”andhaveafixedprice.Youcanbuytheserightaway.Iftheitemisbeingauctioned,youofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids(出价)foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbid,thenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.Howtopay:Sellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostachequeorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPal,anonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcard.Sellingmadesimple:IfyouplantoselloneBay,ithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends’adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauction,startingonaThursday.Thiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobid.Thebigthingsinlife:It’seasytopostasmallitem,butfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectedorsentbydeliverymen.Checkthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubid.21.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtomakepaymentonline.B.Waysofmakingdeliveryonline.C.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.D.Advantagesofanonline-auctionsystem.22.Afterbiddingforanitem,abuyer________.A.haschancestomakehigherbidsB.willgetwhathewantsintendays,C.shouldmakepaymentimmediatelyD.maycheckitspictureanddescription23.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis________.A.throughalocalbankingsystemB.throughanonlinepaymentsystemC.bysendingthemoneytothesellerD.bypayingthedeliverymandirectlyBLastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandhisfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas“successful”ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wetalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical(挑剔的)airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?Thenextdaydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.24.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?A.Hedidnotlovehischildren.B.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.C.Hewastooproudofhimself.D.Hewassilentmostofthetime.25.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekend,shewouldfeel.A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe26.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?A.Morecritical.B.Moretalkative.C.Gentleandfriendly.D.Strictandhard-working.27.Theunderlinedwords“mynewfriend”inthelastparagraphreferto.A.thecaféownerB.theauthor’ssonC.theauthor’sfatherD.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherCEmailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolife,butsomeexpertsthinktheresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangood.Emailisaformofcommunicationthatischanging,fortheworse,thewaywewriteanduselanguage,saysomecommunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewayweinteract(交流)andbuildrelationship.Theseareafewoftherecentlyrecognizedfeaturesofemail,sayexperts,whichshouldcauseindividualsandorganizationstorethinkthewaytheyuseemail.“Emailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabits,”saysNaomiBaron,aprofessoroflinguistics(语言学)atanAmericanuniversity.Shesaysthepoorspelling,grammar,punctuationandsentencestructureofemailsreflect(反映)agrowingunconcernaboutthewaywewrite.Baronarguesthatweshouldn’tforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshowninemail.“The,moreweuseemailanditstastelesswriting,themoreitbecomesthenormalwayofwriting,”theprofessorsays.Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorwriting,emailhasfinishedwhatseveralgenerationsofEnglishteacherscouldn’t:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.“Emailisacriticalnewcommunicationtechnology.”saysIanLancashire,aprofessorofEnglishatTorontoUniversity.“Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguageandtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestformofwrittenspeech.”Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoareusuallyscaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesaysthisisbecauseofemail’sclosesimilaritytospeech.“It’slikeacircleoffourorfivepeoplearoundacampfire,”hesays.Still,heacceptsthatthisnew-foundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengetspeopleintotrouble.Emailssentinadayalmostexceed(超过)thenumberoflettersmailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognizingthecontentofatypicalemailmessageisnotoftenexact.29.FromwhatBaronsaysinthethirdparagraphwecanseethat________.A.carelesspeopleuseemailmorethancarefulpeopleB.emailrequirespeopletochangetheirnativelanguageC.professorsinuniversitiesdon’tneedtouseemailD.peoplecommunicatebyemailfullofmistakes30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(inParagraph4)referto?A.Thepoorwriting.B.Email.C.Thegoodwriting.D.Anewcommunicationtechnology.31.InLancashire’sopinion,emailisawonderfultechnologybecause_______.A.itcanbeusefulallovertheworldB.itisthefastestwaytocommunicateC.wecanexpressourselvesinafreewayD.wecansavealotofpaper32.Thispassagemainlyshowsusthat______.A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtocommunicateB.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailwritingC.AmericansonlyuseemailtocommunicateD.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglishDPartofthereasonthatEnglishhasgrownasaworldlanguageisthatiteasilyadjuststo(适应)change.However,thismeansthatwhatonewastaughtasachildinschoolmaybeoutofdatemanyyearslater.Whenwordsorphraseschange,itcanmakespeakersfeel“wrong”becausetheyweretaughtthatsomethingelsewas“right.”Oneexampleofthisisatermconnectedtoschoolitself.Today,itiscommonforpeopletosaythatthey“graduatedhighschool”orcollege.Theword“graduate”hastwocommonmeanings.Oneistomarkoffaseries.Theothermeaningiscloselyrelated.Asyoumovethroughschool,youcrossoffaseriesofachievements:gradeschool,middleschool,highschool,andcollege.So,inaway,schoolitselfis“graduated.”So,whenpeopleusedtospeakofgettingadegree,theysaidthey“graduatedfromcollege.”“Tograduatecollege”wouldhavemeanttomarkitoffbyyear—thefirstyear,thesecondyearetc.,Similarly,“tograduatetocollege”wouldhavemeanttocompletehighschoolandmoveuptothenextlevel.ButashappensofteninEnglish,whenpeopleunderstandyourmeaning,smallerwordscandisappear.“Igraduatedcollege”isnoweasytosay.Thismaydistresspeoplewhoweretaughtthatyouhadtouse“from”tobecorrect.Butthisisnotthefirsttimethisphrasehasbeensimplified.Itusedtobethatyousaid,“Iwasgraduatedfromcollege，”insteadof,“Igraduatedfromcollege.”Youcan'tknowwhatEnglishwillkeepandwhatitwilllose.Whocouldimaginethatwewouldstillsaywe“dial”aphonenumberwhenwenowpushbuttonsonourcellphone?Yetweknowwhatitmeans.32．Whatdoweknowabouttheword“graduate”？A．Ithastwosimilarmeanings.B．Therewasachangeinitsmeanings.C．Ithadnothingtodowithschoolatfirst.D．Itgotanextrameaningduringitsdevelopment.33．Whichofthefollowingisthenewestusageof“graduate”？A．Iwasgraduatedfromcollege.B．Iwastograduatetocollege.C．Igraduatedfromcollege.D．Igraduatedcollege.34．Theunderlinedword“distress”probablymeans“________”．A．changeB．correctC．worryD．hurt35．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Rightorwrong?B．WordscomeandgoinEnglishC．EnglishisaverychangeablelanguageD．HowshouldEnglishbetaughtinschool?第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10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。36Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show:Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.37Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.38Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthatmaterial.39Ifyoudothese,thingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyou’llrememberitlonger.Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatest,sodon’tbeoverworried.40Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.A.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.B.ThereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudyingC.Don’tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.D.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.E.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.G.Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Someofthegreatestproblemswefacetodayareconcernedwiththegradualdestruction（破坏）ofourenvironmentthroughoveruseofour41.Somyfamilydowhatwecan.Wetakeclothbagstostoresinsteadofusingplasticbags.Wewalkwherewedon’thaveto42.ButwhenI'mtheonlyonewithaclothbaginlineatthegrocerystore,Iaskmyself:Doesitdoanygood?Irecentlyfoundtheanswerfromflamingos(火烈鸟).Thesebeautifulbirdsgatherin43groupsofathousandormore.Everyyear,whenthetimecomesformigration(迁徙),afewflamingosstarttheprocessby44fromthelake.But45oftheothersseemtonotice,sothetinygroupreturns.However,thenextdaythey46again.Thistimeafewmorestrugglealongwiththem,butthevastmajority47noattention,sothesepioneerscomeback.Thetrendcontinuesforseveralmoredays.Everytimeafewmorebirdsjoininbut,48thethousandsofothersstilltakenonotice,thegreatmigrationplanisonceagain49.Thenoneday,things50.Thesamesmallgroupofbirdstakeswingandatinynumbermorejoinin,justasbefore.Thistimetheirtotalnumberisenoughtotipthebalance(担转局势).Asone,thewholegrouptakesflightandthemigration51.Afewcanmakea52.It’struethatallofthegreatproblemsoftheworldhavebeensolvedbecauseofthe53effortsofafew.Ifyoubelieveinacause,don’t54.Otherswillsomedaynoticeand55wewillsolveevenourgreatestproblems.41．A.moneyB.resourcesC.timeD.strength42．A.driveB.runC.cycleD.stand43．A.tinyB.differentC.hugeD.similar44．A.cuttingoffB.gettingupC.carryingoutD.takingoff45．A.allB.anyC.noneD.most46．A.gatherB.tryC.singD.appear,47．A.attractB.requireC.escapeD.pay48．A.sinceB.ifC.whileD.unless49．A.preparedB.handledC.cancelledD.delayed50．A.approachB.workC.changeD.disappear51．A.continuesB.failsC.finishesD.begins52．A.pointB.decisionC.differenceD.mistake53．A.uselessB.tirelessC.totalD.special54．A.giveupB.giveawayC.getoverD.getoff55．A.jointlyB.independentlyC.peacefullyD.wildly第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Thereisagrowinginterestinrockclimbing.Recentlythere56(be)animprovementintechnologyandtechniquestoperformit.Thesportisgettingmore57(attract)tomanypeople.Althoughrockclimbinghasrisksandphysicalchallenges,peoplestillhaveseveralreasonstotakeitup.Somesportsmenfeelthatrockclimbingcanneverbecomeboring.Thisisbecauseyouhavedifferentplacestogoclimbing.Additionally,thereareseveralchallengingroutestoclimb.Ifyouaretired58wallsatyourlocation,youmayvisitelsewhere59(experience)otherchallengingwalls.60(obvious),itoffersgreatfunandadventurestopeoplewhentheygohighuponwalls.Whentheypushthemselvesbeyondtheexpectedlimits,theyget61senseofachievement.Manypeoplefeelthatrockclimbingalsogivesthemafeelingof62(free),astheycangowherevertheywant.Therearemanysportsmen63alsotakerockclimbingasaphysicalchallengewheretheyalwaysmoveupthelevels.After64(cross)asetlevel,theymovetothenextandthentothenext.Andtheycanalwaysgiveafightwiththeirpreviouslyachieved65(goal).Italldependsontheirphysicalfitnessandskilllevels.第四部分写作(共三节，满分40分)第一节：单词填写，每空填写一个单词，满分10分66．Thevillagewillprovide（住处）foruptothreethousandtourist.67．Wecouldn’thelp（欣赏）thebeautifulviewoftheSummerPalace,whichhasbecomeoneofthemostwell-knownsitesinBeijing.68．Studentslearnedthepractical（应用）ofthetheorytheyhadlearnedintheclassroom.69．Weneedtomeetvariouschallengestomakeourdreamscometruebecausenoroadofflowersleadsto.（光荣）70．Mostofteenagerspreferto（远足）ratherthanstayinside.71．Startinganon-profit（组织）canbeaninspiringwaytohelpthoseinneed.72．AppleInc.Hasdonated25millionyuantoanewchildren`sdevelopmentfundinChina,whichisworkingto（缩小）theeducationgapbetweenurbanandruralareas.73．Nowadays,facial（识别，认出）hasbeenontheriseatsomepublicplacesinbigcities.74．Manyforeignerhavegreat（钦佩）fortraditionalChineseculture.75．Irecommendthatyoutalktoyourfriendabouthis.（行为）,第二节：完成句子，每空填写一个单词，满分15分76.Wecantryacoursefortwoweeksafterit.Then,wecan’tchangeit.(报名)77.Chinahasmadegreataachievementsinpovertyrelief,whichhaslefttheworld.(留下深刻印象)78．SomestudentseventheInternet.（沉迷）79．thatLangPingledhervolleyballteamtoOlympicgoldinBrazil.（正是在2016年）80．Youcanspendthreedaysenjoytheplantsandanimalstherainforest.（独有的）81．Thestatuesfillonlyonepartoftheemperor`shugetomb,whichstillhas.（没有完全出土）82．I’llhavetogetusedtoalotmore.（负责）83．Thisaidprojectwillmake children`seducationinpoorareas.（有作用）84．Onarrivingatthecity,theycouldn’twait （登记入住）atahotelnearthemuseum.85．（值得称赞地）,thesinger,HanHong,hasmadegreatcontributionstocharityinchina.第三节（满分15分）假定你是我校花卉社团的社长李华，社团将于下周日在操场上举行花卉展览活动，请你给我校的外教John写封信，邀请他参加。内容包括：1．活动的时间和地点2．活动的主要内容3．期待他参加注意：1．写作词数应为90字左右2．可适当增加细节。以使行文连贯DearJohn，YoursLiHua高一年级期中考试英语答案1-5ABBCA6-10BCBAC11-15BCABA16-20BACAC21—23CAB24—27BACC28-31DACB32-35ADCB36-40GCAFB41-45BACDC46-50BDADC51-55DCBAA56．hasbeen57．attractive58．of59．toexperience60．Obviously61．a62．freedom63．who/what64．crossing65．goals66．accommodation67．admiring68．application69．glory70．hike71．organization72．narrow73．recognition74．admiration75．behaviour76．singingupfor77．adeepimpressionon78．becomeaddictedto,79．Itwasin201680．unigueto81．notbeencompletelyunhealthful82．beingresponsiblefor83．adifferenceto84．tocheckin85．TohercreditDear，John,I’mLiHua,chairmanoftheFlowerAssociation.Knowingthatyouareinterestedinflowers,Iamhappilywritingtoinviteyoutojoinintheflowerexhibition,whichwillbeheldonourschoolplaygroundnextSunday.Hereairsomedetails.TheFlowerAssociationwillbethehosttopreparemostoftheflowersattheexhibitionandotherwork,includingrentingshelves.Andaspecialareawillbepurposelyleftforotherstudentstoshowtheirownflowers.Furthermore,twolecturesaboutChineseendangeredorrareflowerswillbegiveninthelecturehall.I’msureyouanenjoythebeautyofflowersandlearnalot,sowillyoucome?Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua
