重庆市万州二中学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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重庆市万州二中学年高一英语下学期期中试题

万州二中高2021级高一下期中期考试

英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

注意事项：

1．答第Ⅰ卷时，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框。

不能答在试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第1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.Whereisthewomangoing?

A.Totheairport.B.Tothebusstation.C.Totherailwaystation.

2.Whycan’tthewomangettothecinemaontime?

A.Hercarbrokedown.

B.Shewasstuckintraffic.

C.Shewasstoppedbyapoliceman.

3.Atwhattimewillthespeakersgotoseethefilm?

A.4:

30.B.5:

30.C.8:

30.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Agirl.B.Adish.C.Agift.

5.WhatdidthewomandolastSunday?

A.Shedidsomeshopping.

B.Sheattendedabirthdayparty.

C.Shewentoutforaboatride.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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。

第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Ameeting.B.Theirnewboss.C.Aproject.

7.Whatdoesthepresidentthinkofhisemployees?

A.Theyareactive.B.Theyarelazy.C.Theyarecareful.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydidthewomantakeataxitothecookout?

A.Shedidn’twanttobelate.

B.Shewantedtobethefirstonethere.

C.Sheplannedtogotothemallfirst.

9.Howlongdidthewomanwaitforthecookingtostart?

A.Twohours.B.Threehours.C.Fivehours.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanlikemost?

A.Paper-cuts.B.NewYearpictures.C.Watercolorpaintings.

11.Whatkindofanimalisnotmentioned?

A.Tigers.B.Cats.C.Dogs.

12.Whodidthewomanseemakingpaper-cutsyesterday?

A.Anoldwoman.B.Aman.C.Ayoungwoman.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowlongwillthewomanstayinBerlin?

A.Forsevendays.B.Fortendays.C.Fortwoweeks.

14.WhenistheCannesFilmFestivalheld?

A.InFebruary.B.InMay.C.InSeptember.

15.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheBerlinFestival?

A.Thewholecitygetsexcited.

B.Therearen’tmanyspecialevents.

C.Shewillinterviewsomemoviestarsthere.

16.HowdoesthewomanfeelabouttheVeniceFilmFestival?

A.It’sfornormalpeople.

B.It’smoreforrichpeople.

C.It’sforfriendlypeople.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WheredidJohnadvertiseforhismother’spresent?

A.OnTV.B.Ontheradio.C.Inthenewspaper.

18.Whatissospecialaboutthebird?

A.Itcanspeakfivelanguages.

B.Itcansinganypopsong.

C.Itcandancetoadrumbeat.

19.InwhatlanguagedidthebirdspeaktoJohn?

A.English.B.French.C.Japanese.

20.WhatdidJohn’smotherdotothebird?

A.Sheateit.B.Shesetitfree.C.Shegaveittoherneighbor.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分34分）

第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24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。

A

TourA--ClassicChinaandYangtzeRiverCruisePrivateTour

Beijing,Xi'anandShanghai,thethreemostever-lastingcitiesinChina,notonlyrecordthegreatchangesofChinajustlikealivinghistorybook,butatthesametimegiveyouachancetowitnesswhatmodernandtrendycitiestheyhavebecome.Nowcomealongwiththetouristguideandexperienceit.

QuotedPrice:

U.S.$2608/person2-5persons:

U.S.$2051/person

TourB--SouthWestChinaMinorityDiscoveryGroupTour

YouwillbeamazedathowmuchofwonderfulGuizhouyouwillbeabletoseeinsixshortdays.Thistourmixesoutdoortasks,andculturallearningtocreateanamazingjourney.AnddidImentionGuizhou'sfamouscuisine（菜肴）?

QuotedPrice:

U.S.$735/personSingleroomsupplement:

U.S.$135/person

TourC--SanyaFlight+AccommodationGroupPackage

TheislandresortofSanyaisfamedforitslongsandybeachesandcrystalbluewaters.Underswayingpalms,holidaymakerslaybackandforgetaboutthestressesoftheireverydaylives.BeyondthebarsandrestaurantsofSanya,spiritualnourishment（营养品）canbefoundinHainan'smanytemplesandmuchjoyfoundinthewildlifereserves（保护区）dottedaroundtheisland.

QuotedPrice:

U.S.$500/person

TourD--AncientChinaandSplendidEastChinaPrivateTour

IfyouwanttoexploreChina'sremarkablehistoryanddiscoverthedifferencesfromcitytocity,thenthistourisjustrightforyou.FromthegreatestwondersoftheworldtoclassicalChinesegardensandwatertowns,numeroussplendidsceneswilldefinitelygiveyouagoodopportunity.

QuotedPrice:

U.S.$2889/person

21.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoknowthehistoryofChina?

A.TourAorB.B.TourBorC.

C.TourCorD.D.TourAorD.

22.WhathasmadeSanyawell-known?

A.Thebarsandrestaurants.B.Thewildlifereserves.

C.SpiritualnourishmentD.Longbeachesandclearwaters.

23.Ifyouareshortofmoney,whichtourissuitableforyoutogoalone?

A.TourA.B.TourB.C.TourC.D.TourD.

24.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Atraveldiary.B.Atravelguide.

C.Abusinessreport.D.Apresscomment.

B

Manyyearsagoinasmallvillage,anoldmanwashiredtoclearthespring（泉水）uponthemountain.Hepatrolled（巡逻）thespringeveryday,andsweptawayalltheleavesandotherthingsthatwoulddirtythefreshflowofwater.Soon,beautifulswans（天鹅）cametotheclearspring,andthevillagebecameapopularattractionforvisitors.

Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetownleadersheldameeting.Astheylookedatthesalarylist,oneofthemsaid,“Whydowekeepthisoldmanonyearafteryear?

Idon’tthinkweneedhimorhiswork.”Later,theoldmanwasaskedtoleave.

Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged.Byearlyautumn,theleavesbegantofalloffthetrees,andthespringwascoveredwithleaves.Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuchdarker.Onlyafewmonthsaftertheoldmanleft,alltheswansleft,asdidthetourists.Diseasereacheddeeplyintothevillage.

Quickly,theleadersheldaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirmistake,theyrehiredtheoldman.Thenwithinafewweeks,thespringbegantoclearup.Soonnewlifereturnedtothevillage.

So,myfriends,doyousee?

Nomatterhowsmallyourworkoryourlifeseemstobe,neveroverlookit.Anythingwecandowillmakeadifference.

25.Theleadersdecidedtoasktheoldmantoleavebecausetheythought______.

A.hewastoooldtodothejobB.hedidhisworkcarelessly

C.hisworkwasunnecessaryD.hecoulddootherbetterjobs

26.Howdidtheleadersfeelafewmonthsaftertheoldmanleft?

A.RegretfulB.MovedC.ExcitedD.Calm

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overlook”meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Believe.B.Punish.C.Praise.D.Ignore.

28.Withthisstory,thewriterwantstotellusthat______.

A.workcanbringoldpeoplehappiness

B.evenasmalljobcanbeimportant

C.everyoneshouldalwayshelpothers

D.everyonecanbehisownhero

C

Accordingtoagrowingnumberofstudies,acompletelyunexpectedthinghasincreasinglybeenworryingpeople--punctuation（标点符号）.Thismightsoundridiculousatfirstbackoveryouremailandtextinghistory.Weretheretimeswhenyouworryaboutwhetheryoushoulduseanexclamationpoint（感叹号）inamessageornot?

Haveyoueverreceivedamessagewithnoclosingpunctuationatallandwastedhourstryingtopuzzleoutifyoudidanythingtomakethesenderangrywithyou?

Once,nottoolongago,wewerealltaughtinEnglishclassthatexclamationpointsshouldbeusedforonlythemostextremeandemotionalsituations.“Whenbeginningtowritearticlesforthenewspaper,Iwastoldthatyougetoneexclamationpointtouseinyourentirearticle.Youcouldspendyouroneexclamationpointonaheadlinelike'WAROVER!

'"saysJulieBeckintheAtlantic.

Thentextingandemailcamealong.Thesemediaofferfewerchoicestoexpressslightdifferencesoffeelingthanphoneorface-to-facecommunication,sopeoplestartedreachingfortheexclamationpoints.Punctuation,itturnsout,islikedrugs.Andwhereoneexclamationpointonceworkedtoshowwarmthandsincerity,nowyouneedthreetoachievethesamegoal.Andthat'showwegettoaworldwherewe'reallsendingmessagesthatlookliketheywerewrittenbyanoverexcitedyoungman.

Soisthereanywayoutofthepunctuationuncertainty?

Probablynot,saytheexperts.We'renotgivinguptext-basedcommunicationanytimesoon,andchoosingasuitabletoneisbasicpartofthisformofcommunication.Thebestyoucanprobablyhopeforistounderstandyou'renotdifferentfromothers--thissortofanxietyisnotonlyunderstandablebutalsoverycommon.

29.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinthefirstparagraph?

A.Byanalyzingsomefacts.

B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Bygivingsomeexamples

D.Byansweringsomequestions.

30.WhatdoweknowabouttheexclamationpointaccordingtoJulieBeck?

A.Itshouldbeusedwidely.

B.Itshouldbeusedcarefully.

C.Itshouldneverbeusedinnews.

D.Itshouldonlybeusedinthetitle.

31.Whatcanbetheresultoftheuseoftextingandemail?

A.Exclamationpointsaremorepopularamongyoungpeople.

B.Exclamationpointshaveadifferentmeaninginthemedia.

C.Peopleuseexclamationpointsmoreandmore.

D.Peopleareeasiertoexpresstheirfeelings.

32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Punctuationmatters!

B.Newcommunicationrules

C.Howtouseexclamationpoints

D.Theanxietyoverusingpunctuation

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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