1、2021學年高考英語上學期期中測試卷（新課標卷）01第一部分：聽力第一節（共5小題；每小題1分,滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. Where does the man want to go?A. A railway station. B. A post office. C. The seaside.2. What happened to the woman?A. She woke up late. B. She got to work late.

2、 C. She went to sleep late.3. What is the woman doing now?A. Baking cookies. B. Making a list. C. Shopping for groceries.4. How does the woman feel about the zoo?A. Sad. B. Impressed. C. Disappointed.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Young people lose their jobs easily. B. Young peop

3、le are too quick in making decisions. C. Young people seldom stay long in the same job.第二節（共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分） 聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6. When will the man start his new job?A. Tomorrow. B. Next week. C.

4、 Next month.7. Why is the man paying for the womans lunch?A. She helped him a lot. B. It is his turn to pay. C. He wants to congratulate her.聽第7段材料,回答第8至10題。8. What is Annas chemistry grade now?A. B. B. B+. C. D.9. When does Annas study group meet?A. After school. B. On the weekends. C. During lunch

5、 hour.10. Who is Anna speaking to?A. A study group member. B. Her teacher. C. Her father.聽第8段材料,回答第11至13題。11. How old was Jonathans mother when she started doing laundry?A. 8 years old. B. 10 years old. C. 16 years old.12. Which temperature will Jonathan use for now?A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Warm.13. What

6、 is the “light” spin cycle used for? A. Jeans and towels.B. Most of Jonathans clothes. C. Sheets and pillow cases.聽第9段材料,回答第14至16題。14. Which decorations are on the sofa? A. The Christmas ones. B. The Halloween ones. C. The Thanksgiving ones.15. What did the man use to get the box out? A. A pole. B.

7、A chair. C. A ladder.16. Where might the conversation take place? A. In the basement.B. In the bedroom.C. In the living room.聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do? A. Develop personal rules. B. Respect their families and ancestors. C. Treat others as they wish to be treate

8、d.18. Which is a teaching of Confucius? A. Governments should be moral. B. Husbands should respect wives. C. People should memorize rules of behavior.19. How did Confucius teach lessons? A. Through arguments. B. Through reasoning. C. Through personal examples.20. What does the speaker say about Conf

9、ucius influence? A. He used to be even more important. B. He has influenced many cultures. C. He has little effect on people today.第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節,滿分40分)第一節（共15個小題；每小題2分,滿分30分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項,并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。AHEARST CASTL, CAHearst Castle is open for tours daily, except Thanksgiving, Chri

10、stmas and New Years Day.Tour A - The Grand RoomsView the ground floor rooms of La Casa Grande where Mr. Hearsts guests met their host and were entertained during their stay. See the Assembly Room, where guests met for cocktails, the Refectory, where meals were served, the Morning Room, Billiard Thea

11、ter. Your knowledgeable guide will bring this big house to life sharing stories about Mr. Hearst, his many guests, and the art collection it contains.Prices: Adults: $25.00; Children: $12.00.Tour B The Upstairs Suites (套房)This tour features rooms on the upper floors of Casa Grande. Travel through gu

12、est suites on your way to the Library where Mr. Hearst housed a collection of 2,000-year-old Greek pots.Visit Mr. Hearsts private third floor suite including his bedroom and private study where he held business meetings. Learn about the genius of architect Julia Morgan and the way she put Mr. Hearst

13、s art collection into the design.Prices: Adults: $20.00; Children: $10.00.Tour C Evening TourThis tour allows visitors to experience the Castle at night as a visitor to the Castle in the 1930s might have. It features highlights from the experience, Upper Floors of Casa Grande, and Garden tours.Eveni

14、ng tours are offered on most Fridays and Saturdays during March May & October December.Prices: Adults: $36.00; Children: $18.00.Tour D Accessible Holiday TwilightThis tour is wheelchair accessible. Visitors who have difficulty climbing stairs, or who cannot stand or walk for extended period, may als

15、o benefit from this tour. Accessible transportation is provided from the Visitor Center to all areas of the Holiday at Hearst Castle tour. Call 866-712-2286 for additional information.Prices: Adults: $30.00; Children: $18.00.21.Which place can you take your child to visit if you have not much availa

16、ble money?A.The Morning Room.B.The Upstairs Suites.C.The Grand Rooms.D.The Billiard Room.22.Which of the following is proper for you to take part in Tour C?A.A Saturday in July.B.A Saturday in April.C.A Friday in January.D.A Friday in September.23.Which is the best choice for disabled people?A.Tour

17、A.B.Tour B.C.Tour C.D.Tour D.BFrom a distance, they look like nothing more than thin red lines on the horizon, easily lost in the rough blue of the Atlantic Ocean. But get closer and the significance of the 140m-long tubes becomes apparent: they are the beginning of an entirely new industry in the h

18、unt for clean power.Yesterday, the red snake-like objects were laid as part of the worlds, first wave-power station, off the coast of the northern Portuguese town of Agucadoura. The project marks the latest step in Portugals moves to become a leader in developing renewable energy sources.At the hear

19、t of the power station are three round wave energy converters(轉換器), designed and built by a British company Pelamis Wave Power. Moving up and down on the endless supply of waves in the open sea, they change the motion into electricity, without sending out any of the carbon dioxide responsible for wa

20、rming the planet.The Pelamis wave machines will produce 2.25 Megawatt(MW兆瓦), enough for the annual needs of about 1,500 homes. Eventually, the station will be expanded with a further 25 Pelamis machines so that it can produce up to 21MW of power. That will save 60,000 tons of CO2 per year compared w

21、ith a conventional fossil fuel plant.“The future of wave energy starts today,” said ManuelPinho, Portugals economics minister. “Portugal wants to be good in renewable energy. We are among the top five in the world, and we are just in the beginning of the process. We think this can create an industri

22、al revolution and a lot of opportunities for jobs and research and we want to lead the trend.”In addition to this flagship wave power, the Portuguese are spending large amounts of money on other renewable technologies. In the past three years, the country has enlarged 3 times its hydroelectric capac

23、ity and 4 times its wind power sources-northern Portugal has the worlds biggest wind farm. They are already spending &250m on more than 2,500 solar panels to build the worlds largest solar farm near the small town of Moura in eastern Portugal. It will have twice the area of Londons Hyde Park and sup

24、ply 45MW of electricity each year, enough to power 30,000 homes.24.What are the tubes in the water used to do?A.To decorate the coast.B.To hunt for ocean animals.C.To take advantage of the waves.D.To prevent huge waves in the ocean.25.How will the wave power station benefit the country?A.There will

25、be less unemployment.B.Industry have been fast developed.C.Fewer waves will damage the coast.D.Carbon dioxide will be reduced.26.What can we infer from the text?A.Portugal is rich in new energy resources.B.Portugal is short of renewable energy.C.Portugals solar plant will be as large as Londons Hyde

26、 Park.D.Portugal will bring in technologies to develop wave and solar energy.27.What is the best title for the text?A.The Future of Renewable Energy Starts TodayB.Portugals Moves to Employ Oceans PowerC.The Fossil Energy Is to Be out of DateD.Clean Energy Is on Its Way in PortugalCDespite the negati

27、ve international headlines that have hit Huawei over the past few months, its consumer business continues to thrive. The Chinese technology giant replaced Apple as the secondlargest smartphone player by global market share last year. Its firmly the biggest vendor(銷售商) in China.Chinese consumers say

28、theyve been attracted to Huaweis newest features, the price points and the fact that its a domestic brand.“Using Huaweis mobile phones is supporting domestic brands. We hope our brands can go international,” Vikey, a Guangzhoubased Huawei user, told CNBC.She added that Huawei phones are “costeffecti

29、ve” and have good features while iPhones are “more of a trend”. One of the key features that Huawei introduced was a triplelens camera on its P20 Pro, which was launched last year.For the next 12 months, the iPhone lacks one of the most appealing features of current winners in the Chinese smartphone

30、 market, the triplelens camera. The Huawei P20 Pro led the march.Retailers (零銷售) are slashing (大幅消減) iPhone prices across China as consumers say the phones arent worth the cost. Apples latest iPhone models are facing huge discounts in China as retailers try to sell the struggling devices. That comes

31、 as the topoftheline Apple smartphones have posted poor China sales on what experts say are toohigh prices for the worlds largest smartphone market and a lack of innovative features compared to local competitors like Huawei. The technology giant itself acknowledged earlier this month that unexpected

32、ly low sales in the Chinese market would likely lead to worse than anticipated first quarter profits.One of the most recent iPhone cost cuts in the country came from Suning, a large Chinese retailer, which changed the price of the 128GB version of the iPhone XR from 6,999 yuan to 5,799 yuan a 1,200

33、yuan discount.Other retailers in China are also putting their iPhones on sale. Sunion, an Apple reseller, was advertising 700 yuan off for both the 128GB and 256GB versions of the iPhone XR. Ecommerce site Pinduoduo, which allows thirdparties to sell products, also had hefty(很大的) discounts across al

34、l of the latest iPhone models.28.What does the underlined word “thrive” probably mean in the first paragraph?A.Reduce.B.Remain.C.Threaten.D.Increase.29.Which of the following is one of the Huaweis characters?A.More of a trend.B.Costeffective.C.Toohigh prices.D.A lack of innovative features.30.Which

35、of the following is a medium?A.Suning.B.Sunion.C.CNBC.D.Pinduoduo.31.What can we infer from the text?A.Updating of technology counts.B.Advertising of the products matters.C.The sale strategy is invisible.D.The iPhone still leads the trend in China.DThe connection between people and plants has long b

36、een the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown,Ohio,for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another,employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with

37、houseplants.The engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)have taken it a step further changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse,even unusual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when theyre short

38、 of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater. Were thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day,explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow

39、(發光)in experiments using some common vegetables. Stranos team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light,about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by,is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn t

40、rees into self-powered street lamps.In the future,the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plants lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and offswitchwhere the glow would fade when exposed

41、 to daylight.Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source(電源)-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lot of energy is lost during transmission(傳輸).Glowing plants could redu

42、ce this distance and therefore help save energy.32.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.A new study of different plants.B.A big fall in crime rates.C.Employees from various workplaces.D.Benefits from green plants.33.What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?A.

43、To detect plants lack of waterB.To change compositions of plantsC.To make the life of plants longer.D.To test chemicals in plants.34.What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?A.They will speed up energy production.B.They may transmit electricity to the home.C.They might help reduce ener

44、gy consumption.D.They could take the place of power plants.35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Can we grow more glowing plants?B.How do we live with glowing plants?C.Could glowing plants replace lamps?D.How are glowing plants made pollution-free?第二節（共5小題；每小題2分,滿分10分）根據短文內容

45、,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Public Speaking TrainingGet a coach36.,so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training thats right for you.Focus on positivesAn

46、y training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arent doing well.37., so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you

47、 shouldnt do.38.If you find a public speaking course that looks as though its going to give you lots of dos and donts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what youre going to be talking about.39. . As far as were concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audie

48、nce can be your friends.You are a special person not a cloneMost importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 40. Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone youre not. A.You arent l

49、ike anybody elseB.You already do lots of things wellC.Turn your back on too many rulesD.Practise speaking whenever possibleE.Whatever the presentation, public speaking is toughF.The one thing you dont want is for them to fall asleepG.So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make thi

50、ngs worse第三部分：語言運用（共兩節,滿分45分）第一節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分,共30分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must 41 sixty hours of service learning, 42 they will not receive a diploma. Servi

51、ce learning is academic learning that also helps the community. 43 of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. 44 a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a 45 about what they have learned.Supporters claim that

52、there are many 46 of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think 47 their own interests and become 48 of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn reallife skills that 49 responsibility, problemsolving, and working as part of a team. 50 students can explore po

53、ssible careers 51 service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month. 52 there are many benefits, opponents 53 problems with the new requirement. First, they 54 that the main reason stu

54、dents go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is timeconsuming, students spend 55 time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without 56 goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individuals freedo

55、m to choose.In my view, service learning is a great way to 57 to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. 58 , I dont believe you should force people to help others the 59 to help must come from the heart. I think the best 60 is one that gives students choices: a student shoul

56、d be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.41.A.spendB.gainC.completeD.save42.A.andB.orC.butD.for43.A.SubjectsB.IdeasC.ProceduresD.Examples44.A.WithB.Before

57、C.DuringD.After45.A.diaryB.reportC.noteD.notice46.A.coursesB.benefitsC.challengesD.features47.A.beyondB.aboutC.overD.in48.A.carefulB.proudC.tiredD.aware49.A.possessB.applyC.includeD.develop50.A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.LuckilyD.Hopefully51.A.throughB.acrossC.ofD.on52.A.SoB.ThusC.SinceD.While53.A.deal withB.look intoC.point outD.take down54.A.argueB.doubtC.overlookD.admit55.A