北京101中学2020-2021学年上学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷

（考试时间：100分钟，试卷满分：120分）

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，共20分）

第一节（共5 小题；每小题1分，共5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。

1. What has the woman got for her mother?

A. B. C.

2. When does the concert start?

A. At 6:30 PM. B. At 6:50 PM. C. At 7:30 PM.

3. What does the woman think of the scarf?

A. It’s expensive. B. It’s a bargain. C. It’s poorly made.

4. Why does the woman make the call?

A. To make an appointment.

B. To make an invitation.

C. To make a suggestion.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Places in the brochure. B. Hunting in Alaska. C. Plans for vacation.

第二节（共10 小题；每小题1分，共10分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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. How does the woman feel about starting a band?

A. Excited. B. Surprised. C. Unconcerned.

7. What kind of music does the man like?

A. Music with great lyrics.

B. Music he can dance to.

C. Music that is loud and noisy.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What stopped the man from going to the game?

A. He forgot about the game.

B. He didn’t really want to go.

C. He had to finish his biology project.

9. Why did the woman think the game great?

A. It was a really close game.

B. Her school won the game.

C. She got a very good seat.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. On a plane. B. In a restaurant. C. In a car.

11. What has the man probably got for a meal?

A. A Baked Chicken and coffee.

B. A Bean Salad and water.

C. A Bean Salad and beer.

12. Why can’t the man have a diet soda?

A. It is not healthy. B. It has run out. C. It is not free.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is not offered in other clubs?

A. Yoga Studios. B. Boxing Studios. C. Flexibility Center.

14. What special rights can club members enjoy?

A. They can have a free private training course.

B. They can enjoy the whole August for free.

C. They don’t have to pay membership fee.

15. What’s the purpose of the talk?

A. To give some fitness instructions.

B. To persuade people to join the club.

C. To introduce some training programs.

第三节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

请听第10段材料，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16-20的空格中。录音读两遍。注意：每空仅填一词。

请听第10段材料，回答第16至20题。

第二部分：知识运用 （共两节，共30分）

第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 共10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，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A test ___21___ (conduct) before the research team finally gave a positive answer.

During the experiment, people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with ___22___ (good) effects than those___23___ breakfast. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more attentively in class.

B

One day, a little boy entered a shop ___24___ people could buy ice cream.

“How much is an ice cream?” “Fifty-cents,” replied the waitress. The boy counted his limited coins. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. The waitress lost patience. “Thirty-five cents.” she said ___25___ (rude). The boy counted the coins again. “I will have a plain ice cream,” he said.

The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long before the waitress came back and was surprised to find there were two nickels and five pennies ___26___ (place) neatly beside the empty dish — her tip!

C

Keeping a diary in English is an effective way to improve our English writing ability. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, we’ll learn how to express ___27___ (we) in English. Of course，we may come across some problems. For example, ___28___ often happens is that we have trouble___29___ (find) proper words to get our meaning across.

In short, I believe that it is of great use __30__ (keep) a diary in English.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people __31____ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a __32____ person.

I think my __33____ started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my __34____ and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever __35____ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really __36__. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) __37__. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I __38____ to help. That was really a big __39____ for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of __

__40____ are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new __41__, however, came when I took a part-time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my __42__. Every time I came into her room, she was so __43____ because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never __44____ her, so I took her place. She let me __45____ that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was __46__, but I was also very grateful to her.

I think I am a much __47____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not __48____ these experiences. They have __49____ me to care about other people more than about myself. I __50____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

31. A. since B. before C. when D. unless

32. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled

33. A. education B. career C. tour D. change

34. A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest

35. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported

36. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty

37. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence

38. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened

39. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step

40. A. us B. which C. them D. whom

41. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck

42. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest

43. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident

44. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted

45. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see

46. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless

47. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer

48. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze

49. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught

50. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect

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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Sweat rolled off my forehead as my younger brother and I sat under the tree.

“Hi, Jason,” said my brother, Chad. “Do you hear the train?” I listened, but I heard only thunder in the distance. It was still miles away, but I heard it. It grew stronger and louder as it gained speed and got closer. How could that be? I wondered.

We were about to grab our bikes to see what it actually was when we stopped. What looked like a flock of birds darkened the sky overhead. When I looked at it closer, I realized it wasn’t birds. It was a tornado(龙卷风). The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as the air turned green and heavy. The sun disappeared. The wind strengthened and roared. I grabbed Chad’s arm and pulled him toward the house.

I tried to open the door, but it was as if an invisible force pushed against me. The door refused to open. When we finally managed to get inside, we found it was as dark as night. Our family had practiced a tornado safety plan many times. But I had never imagined that it would be just Chad and me at home the first time we needed to use it.

“Inside the closet!” I yelled. It was small and crowded, but we got in it anyway. Chad began to cry. “It’s going to be all right.” I told him. But I was worried about Mom. I hope she’d found a safe place to wait out the storm.

The storm continued to rage. I heard a thud on the roof. The whole house creaked and groaned. Then it was quiet. I opened the door and we inched our way out of the closet. Rain had got in through the open window and wet the carpets. A kitchen window had shattered, its screen blown away. I looked at the backyard. The tree was uprooted, and broken branches lay on the ground.

“Jason, I can’t get service,” Chad said as he held the phone in his hand. We had no electricity, either. I glanced at the wall clock. Had it been only 20 minutes since we’d first heard the thunder?

Then I heard footsteps toward the house. Mom had made it home safely. “Boys!” she yelled. “Are you all right?”

We ran out and hugged her. The sun came out, and this time it shone bright and clear.

51. When the tornado struck, ________.

A. the boys felt terrified and asked for help

B. a flock of birds darkened the sky overhead

C. the boys protected themselves in a safe place

D. the sound of the train grew stronger and louder

52. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Mom had trouble in finding the boys.

B. Jason knew how to deal with a tornado.

C. The tornado lasted for over half an hour.

D. Their house was flooded by the heavy rain.

53. Which of the following words can best describe Jason?

A. Calm and thoughtful. B. Careful and curious.

C. Dependent and sensitive. D. Creative and active.

B

How to Use a Modern Public Library

Has it been a while since your last visit to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have changed for the better. It’s been years since they were dusty little rooms with books. They have transformed themselves into places where you can develop your love of knowledge, meet interesting people, or find out how to start a business.

Check out a book. While libraries still loan out（出借）books, you’ll find it easier to get a copy of whatever you’re looking for, thanks to a cooperative network of area libraries. Via such networks, libraries share their books with each other through the use of delivery vehicles. Once the book you’ve requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up.

Check out other items. The library is now a multimedia zone, loaded with information in many formats（载体形式）. You can borrow movies on DVDs, music on CDs, and popular magazines. Some libraries even loan out toys and games. If a popular magazine you want isn’t offered and the library keeps a list of such requests, they may bring it in when enough interest is shown.

Join targeted reading groups. Libraries will often hold reading-group sessions aimed at various age groups. Perhaps you’d like to learn a language or improve your English. The library may sponsor a language group you could join. If you have difficulties reading, ask about special reading opportunities. Your library might be able to accommodate you. And you might find it relaxing to bring your small kid to a half-hour Story Time while you sit quietly in a corner with a good book.

Start a business using the help of your local library. If you want to have a business of your own, your local library can become a launch space for it. In library books and computers, you can find information on starting a business. Many libraries will help you with locally supplied information about business management shared through chambers of commerce（商会）and government agencies, and they will offer printing, faxing and database services you need.

54. Public libraries connected by a cooperative network benefit readers by______.

A. sharing their books on the Internet

B. giving access to online reading at a library branch

C. sending a needed book to a library branch nearby

D. making the checkout procedures diverse

55. According to Paragraph 3, what items may be checked out from a public library?

A. A magazine and an e-book. B. A game and an oil painting.

C. A music CD and a kid’s toy. D. A DVD and a video player.

56. As is described in Paragraph 4, taking a small kid to a half-hour Story Time allows ______.

A. the kid to learn a new language B. the parent to enjoy quiet reading

C. the kid to overcome reading difficulties D. the parent to meet their program sponsor

57. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To point out the importance of public libraries.

B. To encourage people to work in public libraries.

C. To call for the modernization of public library systems.

D. To introduce the improved services of public libraries.

C

How to Make Friends, According to Science

Friendship is one of life’s most important features, and one too often taken for granted.

The human desire for companionship may feel boundless, but research suggests that our social capital is finite （有限的）—we can only handle a certain number of relationships at one time. Social scientists have used some creative methods to measure the size of people’s social networks; these have returned estimates ranging from about 250 to about 5,500 people. Looking more specifically at friendship, a study using the exchange of Christmas cards to test closeness put the average person’s friend group at about 121 people. However vast our networks may be, our inner circle tends to be much smaller. The average American trusts only 10 to 20 people. Moreover, that number may be decreasing: From 1998 to 2017, the average number of trusted friends decreased from three to two. This is both sad and of important consequence, because people who have strong social relationships tend to live longer than those who don’t.

So what should you do if you don’t have active social life? Here the research is instructive. To begin with, don’t refuse to consider the humble acquaintance（交情）. Even interacting with people with whom one has weak social ties has a meaningful influence on well-being. Beyond that, building deeper friendships may be largely a matter of putting in time. A recent study out of the University of Kansas found that it takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, an additional 40 hours to become a “real” friend, and a total of 200 hours to become a close friend.

If that sounds like too much effort, renewing inactive social ties can be especially rewarding. Reconnected friends can quickly rebuild the trust they previously built, while offering each other a dash of novelty （新奇）dawn from whatever they’ve been up to in the meantime. And if all else fails, you could start randomly to tell secrets to people you don’t know that well. Self-disclosure makes us more likable, and as a reward, we are more likely to favor those to whom we have revealed our soul.

Longing for closeness and connection is common and everywhere, which suggests that most of us are stumbling（跌跌撞撞）through the world, expecting companionship that could be easily provided by the lonesome stumblers all around us. So set aside this article, turn to someone nearby, and try to make a friend.

58. From Paragraph 2, we can know that ______.

A. a strong social relationship can ensure a long life

B. real friendships are based on the exchange of presents

C. people’s inner circle is decreasing despite large social networks

D. people’s social networks depend on their desire for companionship

59. What does the author suggest to improve one’s social life?

A. Sharing secrets with close friends. B. Choosing likable people as friends.

C. Avoiding the humble acquaintance. D. Spending time for deeper friendships.

60. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The tips on how to develop friendship.

B. The reasons for seeking companionship.

C. The benefits brought by a good social life.

D. The relationship between friendship and happiness.

61. The author helps readers better understand his idea mainly by ______.

A. using research results B. making comparisons

C. giving some examples D. telling personal stories

D

We Are Cyborgs

RoboCop, the Bionic Woman, Darth Vader—what do these characters have in common? They are all cyborgs—humans who are made more powerful by advanced technology. You might think that cyborgs exist only in fiction, or are a possibility only in the distant future. But cyborg technology already exists.

The word “cyborg” was first used in 1960 and defined as an organism “to which external components have been added for the purpose of adapting to new environments”. According to this definition, an astronaut in a spacesuit is an example of cyborg, as the spacesuit helps the astronaut adapt to a new environment—space. More recently, the word has evolved to refer to human beings who have mechanical body parts that make them more than human.

Although super-humans like RoboCop are not yet a reality, advances in real-life cyborg technology allow some people to compensate for abilities they have lost, and give other people new and unusual abilities. An example is filmmaker Rob Spence and his bionic eye. Spence injured one of his eyes in an accident. A camera was implanted in his prosthetic eye（假眼）. The eye is not connected to his brain or optic nerve（视神经）, but it can record what he sees. Spence has used his camera eye to record interviews for a documentary about people with bionic body parts.

Some types of cyborg technology replace a lost ability by connecting directly to a person’s nerves. Michael Chorost completely and suddenly lost his ability to hear in July of 2001. Two months later, doctors placed a cochlear implant, a kind of computer, inside his skull. This type of implant connects to auditory nerves and allows a deaf person to hear again. Around the world, over 300,000 people have now been fitted with cochlear implants.

These examples of cyborg technology have enabled people to strengthen or change their abilities and improve their lives. But does everyone want to use cyborg technology? It might be too late to decide. Cyborg scientist Amber Case argues that most of us are already cyborgs. Anyone who uses a computer or a smartphone, Case claims, is a cyborg. Consider the data that you have in your smartphone. It keeps information for you so you don’t have to remember it: notes, phone numbers, email addresses, messages. It also allows you to communicate with friends and family via telephone, text messages, email, and social networks.

The potential benefits of cyborg technology are clear, but can this new technology be harmful, too? Could we become too dependent on cyborg technology—and become less than human? These still remain questions.

62. According to the passage, the cyborg _______.

A. is similar to human beings B. took root in fiction characters

C. first appeared in space industry D. has some device attached to the body

63. With the help of cyborg technology, _______.

A. eyesight can be restored

B. the nerve injury can be repaired

C. lost abilities can be replaced by a new skill

D. hearing loss can be prevented by cochlear implants

64. Amber Case probably thinks that ______.

A. technology makes cyborgs become common

B. cyborg technology is crucial to modern society

C. the use of mobiles improves cyborg technology

D. cyborg technology helps improve human memory

65. What is the author’s attitude toward cyborg technology?

A. Critical. B. Doubtful.

C. Optimistic. D. Objective.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Parents and the Young

It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents.

__66____ They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and that they seldom give their children a free hand.

It is time that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they always forget how they themselves felt when young.

__67____ It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Adults worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead.

Young people make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble: It just shows that they feel cut off from the adult’s world, and they have not yet been accepted into their world. __68____ And if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people very happy.

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say “yes” to what you do. __69____ It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control.

__70____ If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will give you the right to do what you want to do.

A. Parents should understand young people.

B. Young people like to live with their parents.

C. Young people like to act without much thinking.

D. They say that their parents don’t understand them.

E. All you want is to be left alone and do what you like.

F. If you plan to control your life, you’d better win your parents.

G. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own.

第四部分：单词拼写（共7小题；每小题1分，共7分）

根据句意和所给的首字母或中文提示，用单词的适当形式填空，一空一词。

71. The l______ of masks and protective clothing made the medical workers exposed to the virus.

72. After the accident, the i______ were rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.

73. Duo Guan is a movie telling the story of the Chinese women’s volleyball team’s winning five c______in the 1980s.

74. I doubt about what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able to c____ me.

75. Why don’t you try to do something to change the situation instead of_________（抱怨）all day?

76. Bill works hard and his grades are well above ____________ (平均).

77. We can offer you some __________(实际的)suggestions on how to expand your vocabulary.

第五部分：课文填空 （共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）

根据课文原文填写正确单词，一空一词。

I knew I had chosen a job with a lot of stress but I love what I do. The thing about being a teacher is that you have __78__ to children’s minds when they are open and eager to learn. If what I do as a teacher can help __79____a child like Graham into such a successful adult, then I know what I’m doing is __80__. As John Dewey, the famous educationalist, said, “Education is not __81____ for life; education is life itself.”

Most people believe when they are living __82______ and earning enough money, they will have no worries. However, most people never feel they have earned enough. Jason Harley decided to __83______ out of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that having only a little money made him free. Are there any things he misses from his past? “No, I’m much happier now, because I am living according to my __84__. Success is not __85______ by how much money you have but by how you understand the true meaning of life.

第六部分：写作表达 （共15分）

假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。你从报纸上得知英国人Christopher J. A. Smith先生骑自行车从英国抵达北京，创下了新的世界纪录。请你用英文给他写一封邮件，邀请他近期到你校做一次演讲。内容包括：

1. 说明邀请他的原因；

2. 告知演讲的相关信息（如：时间、地点、听众等）；

3. 询问对方能否前来。

注意：1. 词数不少于90；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Smith,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely Yours,

Li Hua

参考答案

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C

第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B

第三节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

16. Wexford 17. 4168483932 18. brown 19. orange 20. mobile

第二部分：知识运用 （共两节，共30分）

第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 共10分）

21. had been conducted 22.better 23. without 24. where 25. rudely

26. placed 27. ourselves 28.what 29.finding 30. to keep

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）

31 – 35 BCDCA 36 – 40 BCBDC 41– 45 AABCD 46– 50 BCADB

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）

A篇：51-53 CBA B篇：54-57 CCBD C篇：58-61 CDAA D篇：62-65 DCAD

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

66－70 DCGEF

第四部分：单词拼写（共7小题；每小题1分，共7分）

71. lack 72. injured 73. championships 74. convince

75. complaining 76. average 77. practical

第五部分：课文填空 （共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）

78. access 79. turn 80. worthwhile 81. preparation

82. comfortably 83. drop 84. values 85. measured

第六部分：写作表达（共15分）

Possible version:

Dear Mr. Smith,

I am the president of the Student Union at Hongxing Middle School. Congratulations on your new record! I am writing to invite you to give a speech in our school about your amazing adventure of cycling from the UK to Beijing.

Impressed by your courage and persistence, a lot of students are eager to meet you in person. So we really hope you can come in the nearest possible time. Your speech may last two hours from 15:30 on Nov. 17 in our school auditorium. All the teachers and students will come to your speech. I wonder if the schedule fits you well. If not, please feel free to contact me and we can make some changes.

I do hope to meet you in our school. Please write to me at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely Yours,

Li Hua