2021北京北師大實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高二（上）期中英語(yǔ)第一部分聽力（共三節(jié)，共30分）第一節(jié)（共5個(gè)小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，聽完每段對(duì)話后，你將有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話你將聽一遍。1.WhatisJasondoing?A.WatchingTV.B.Playingasong..Whendidthemangetadriver'slicense?A.Atage18.B.Atage20..Whatistheman'sfirstlanguage?A.WatchingTV.B.Playingasong..Whendidthemangetadriver'slicense?A.Atage18.B.Atage20..Whatistheman'sfirstlanguage?A.French.B.German..Whatdoesthewomanasktheboytodo?A.Cleanhisroom.B.Washthedishes..Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Athome.B.Inanoffice.第二節(jié)（共10小題：每小題1.5分，共15分）C.ReadinganewspaperC.Atage22.C.English.C.Takeoutthetrash.C.Inarestaurant.聽下面4段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話前,你將有5秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀每小題。聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話你將聽兩遍.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第6至7兩道小題。Howmanydailythingsdidthewomandoyesterday?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.Wheredoesthemanneedtogotoday?A.Tothepostoffice.B.Tothebank.C.Tothesupermarket.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第8至9兩道小題。Whatdoweknowabouttheman'swife?suggestapossibleapproachtoincreasinginsectbiomassshowhowsoontheinsectsworldwidewillgoextinctargueforthenecessitytoprotectinsectpopulations.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Humansaresimilartonematodeinthatbothofthemlackforesight.Modemfarmingistoblamefbrthethreatenedextinctionofinsects.Germanysetsagoodexamplebyminimizingtheuseofpesticides.Wchaven'tdoneenoughaboutmaintainingbiodiversity..Whatwilltheauthorprobablydiscussafterthelastparagraph?Whatwecandotodealwiththesituation.Howindustrialagriculturebringsaboutapocalypse.Whatinfluencepesticidesmayhaveonpeople'slives.WhyinsectpopulationsinGermanyareonthedecline.第二節(jié)七選五（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。PoorSleepandLoneliness:AViciousCycle?Thefeelingofbeinglonelyisthesensethatyouhavelesssocialcontactwithothersthanyouwant.Itisnotquitethesameastheamountofsocialcontactyouhave.Somepeopledon'tengagethatoftenwithothers,buttheyareperfectlyfinewiththat,andsotheydon'tfeelalone.46Beinglonelyisassociatedwithpoorerpsychologicalhealth.Oneareaofresearchhasfocusedspecificallyon（herelationshipbetweenlonelinessandsleep.Thereareseveralinterrelatedquestions:Isfeelinglonelyrelatedtothequalityofpeople'ssleep?Whataspectsofsleeparerelatedtoloneliness?Anddoeslonelinesscausesleepproblems,ordodifficultieswithsleepingleadtofeelingsofloneliness?47TherelationshipbetweenlonelinessandsleepwasexploredinapaperbyMelanieHomandCaolChuintheSeptember2020issueofClinicalPsychologicalScience.Theyanalyzedthedataofpreviousstudiesrelatingsleepqualitytofeelingsofloneliness.48Thisrelationshipisstrongerfbrinsomnia（失眠癥）thanforsleepcomplaintslikenightmares.Inaddition,themorelonelinesspeopleexpress,thelesseffectivetheythinktheirsleepis.Althoughpoorsleepandlonelinessarecloselyrelated,itishardtodeterminewhetherlonelinesscausessleepdifficultiesorthereverse（相反）.49itisbecauseyoucanlooktoseewhethersleepdifficultiesatonetimepredictlaterfeelingsoflonelinessorwhetherlonelinessearlyonpredictslatersleepdifficulties.Interestingly,sleepproblemspredictedlaterlonelinessandlonelinesspredictedlatersleepdifficulties.However,（heconnectionbetweenearliersleepdifficultiesandlaterlonelinesswasgenerallystrongerthanthatbetweenearlierlonelinessandlatersleepdifficulties.Thispatternsuggeststhattheremaybeaviciouscycle,though,inwhichpoorsleepcanincreasefeelingsofloneliness,whichcaninturnincreasesleepdifficulties.Ifyouarcsomeonewhohastroublesleeping,beawarethatpoorsleeplowersyourresilience（復(fù)原力）overall.Amongotherthings,itmaymakeitharderforyoutoappreciatethesocialcontactsyouhave.50Thataddedsocialengagementjustmighthaveapositiveimpactonyourfuturesleep.Long-termstudiesthatfollowthesamepeopleovertimehelp.Ifyouhavedifficultyinsocialengagement,youmayfeellonely.Otherpeoplemayspendalotoftimewithothers,butstilllongformore.Theseissuesareimportantbecausepoorsleepcanaffectpsychologicalhealth.Tosolvetheproblem,youshouldmonitoryoursleepingqualityandphysicalhealth.Ifyouhavetroublesleeping,tryspendingmoretimereachingouttofriendsandlovedones.Theresultsindicate（hatthemoresleepdifficultiespeopleexpresstheyhave,（heloneliertheyfeel.第三節(jié)閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）閱讀下面的短文并問(wèn)答問(wèn)題，然后將答案寫到答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上（請(qǐng)注意問(wèn)題后的字?jǐn)?shù)要求）。WhenVeronikaScottwasastudentattheCollegeforCreativeStudiesinDetroit,Michigan,shereceivedataskto“designtofillaneed."Shedreamedupanideafbrovercoatsthatwoulddoubleassleepingbags,made25ofthem,andhandedthemouttopeoplelivinginsheltersonanabandonedcityplayground.WhilehereffortsweregreetedmostlywithenthusiasmfromthosebravingDetroifscoldwinters,onewomanvoiceddissatisfaction.44Wedon'tneedcoats;weneedjobs,“shetoldVeronika.Thenshehadhersecondinspiration.Aftergraduatingfromcollegein2012,VeronikafoundedtheEmpowermentPlan,anonprofitorganization.Shehiredtwohomelesswomentosewthecoatsandpaidthemwithdonationsshereceivedthroughherblog.Now,theEmpowermentPlanemploysabout20peopleandhasproducedmorethan10.000coatsanddistributed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ohelpthepoor.第二部分第一節(jié)單詞填空（總分10分，每題1分）60.academic60.academic65.regular60.academic65.regularintention57.access58.ou（slanding59.traits/characters/qualities/personalilies60.academic65.regular第二節(jié)課文填空（總分10分，每題1分）lackedconfidence67.ownstrengths68.setdeadlines69.scrollingthrough70.1ivingcomfortablynoworries72.strivingforgreatness73.significantlychange74.saveendangeredspecies75.heavytraffic第三節(jié)短語(yǔ)填空（總分1（）分，每題1分）usedto77.forthefirsttime78.setout79.takeup80.droppedout81.waswipedout82.is/wastoblame83.sumup84.Incontrastto85.domypart第四節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空（總分10分，每題1分）86.hadbroken87.whose88.which89.which90.where91.what92.beingcriticized93.Tomake94.the95.an第五部分書面表達(dá)（總分15分）DearMr.Forbes,Asyoumayknow,anevent,wherestudentsinourgradewillgivepresentationsonthethemeof"EnvironmentalConservalion"，isscheduledfor4pmnextMondayintheauditorium.IamwritingonbehalfoftheStudentUniontoinviteyoutoattendandtobethejudge.Hereissomedetailedinfbnnation.Theeventaimstoraisestudents'awarenessofenvironmentalprotectionandkindletheirpassionfordoingresearchinEnglish.Therewillbe12groupsofspeakers,eachrepresentingaclassinourgrade.Asthejudge,youareexpectedtodevelopevaluationstandards,scoretheirpresentations,andgivecommentsontheirperformance.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,Iwillbegladtodiscuss（hemwithyouinperson.Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.Wearelookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaA.Sheiseasytoshopfor..Sheonlylikescertainthings..Shedoesn'tlikesomethingblue.Whatdidthemanbuy?C.Ascarf.A.Apairofgloves.B.Asweater.C.Ascarf.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第10至12三道小題。.WhatcanweknowaboutMark'sfather?Heoftenforgetsaboutthings.Helikestokeepsecrets.Hedoesn'tliketotalk..WherewillAlicebegoingfirstafterworktomorrow?A.Toherparents'.B.Toherownhouse.C.Toherdaughter'skindergarten..WhomightSambe?A.Mark'sco-worker.B.Alice'shusband.C.Daisy'sfriend.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第13至15三道小題。.Whyisthemanreadingabookaboutcomputerprogramming?It'soutofhisowninterest.It,srequiredbyhisteacher.It'srecommendedbyhisfriend..Whichmajoris(hemanstudyingatschool?A.Psychology.B.Computer.C.Math..Whatkindofnoveldocsthemanwanttoread?A.Sciencefiction.B.Romancenovels.C.Detectivenovels.A.Sciencefiction.B.Romancenovels.C.Detectivenovels.第三節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）聽下面一段獨(dú)白，完成第16至第20五道小題，每小題僅填寫一個(gè)詞。聽獨(dú)白前.，你將有20秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀

試題，聽完后你將有90秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。這段獨(dú)白你將聽兩遍。CulturalTraditionsintheUnitedKingdomIntroductionTheUnitedKingdomhasalotofculturaltraditions.Someareold,probablydatingback(16)ofyears,whileothersarenew--maybejustafewdecadesold.Almostevery(17)hasitsowntraditions.OneoftheoldesttraditionsLittlegirlsdancearoundatallpieceofwood,holdinglongpiecesofclothwhicharetiedtoit.Thishappensinthemonthof(18)andsomepeoplethinkitisdonetoencouragebetterharvest.AnewtraditionPerhapsonlyaboutfiftyyearsold,itisacompetitionwherepeoplethrowabootbackwardsovertheirshoulder.Thishappensin(19),usuallyatpubs,andisdonejustforfun.Thepersonwhothrowsthebootthefarthestisthewinner.ConclusionFromnorthtosouth,theUK'straditionsareevidenceof(20)stagesinthecountry'slonghistory.第二部分完形填空。(共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Mistydidn'talwaysfecisoconfidentinherself.Thechallengesshehasfacedoveralmost20yearsofdancinghavemadeherstrong.Attheyoungage,Mistywasashychildand21thespotlight(聚光燈).Butshelovedmusicandmovement.Whenshewas13,hercoachsuggestedthatsheattendafreeballetclassattheBoys&Girlsclub.Atfirst,Mistywasafraidtojoininandfelloutofplaceiniheclass.22shediscoveredthatherbody-especiallyherlonglegsandflexiblemuscles--wasjustrightforballet,which23herup.However,attheageof19,shesuddenlygain24"Mybodychangedcompletelyoverthecourseofseveral^lonths,^^shesays.Mistyhadalwaysbeenlongandslim,whichwasconsidered^perfect''foraballetdancer'sbody.Butnow,shesays,Twasbeingtoldthatmyproportions(比例)justweren'trightanymore.”Additionally,Mistywasthe25AfricanAmericaninacompanyof8()dancers.Soshesometimesfeltasifshedidn'tfitin.Mistysaysthistimewas"oneofthe26momentsofmyEventhoughMistyfeltdiscouraged,shedidn'tbreak27Shetalkedwithotherswhohadstruggledwithsimilarproblems.Withthesupportofthesefriends,(hingsslowly28Today,Mistysays,'Tvelearnedtoembracemyappearance,skincolor,andfigure."Shewantstohelpotherdancers29themselves,too.inherownbook.Firebird,Mistytellsreaderstogoaftertheirdreams:"Nomatterwhatthatdreamis,“shewrites,44youhavethepowertomakeitcometruewithhardworkand30第三部分閱讀理解。（共三節(jié)，共50分）21.A.likedB.ignoredC.neededD.avoided22.A.BythismeansB.WithcourageC.OvertimeD.Atherage23.A.cheeredB.madeC.broughtD.picked24.A.strengthB.confidenceC.weightD.knowledge25.A.firstB.onlyC.specialD.poorest26.A.happiestB.bestC.toughestD.scariest27.A.downB.upC.awayD.out28.A.happenedB.turnedC.worsenedD.improved29.A.changeB.likeC.acceptD.believe30.A.devotionB.fortuneC.experienceD.patience第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AFORRENTLarge,sunnyofficeinconvenientdowntownlocation,neartwobusroutes,ampleparkingattheback.900sq.feetdividedintotwoprivateofficesandcomfortablereceptionarea,smallkitchen,onebathroom.Modern10-storybuildingwithtwoelevators.$I,750/month.Firstmonth'srentandsecuritydepositequaltoonemonth'srentrequiredtomovein.Tosee,callCityOfficeRentalsat382-0838between8:30and4:30,Tues.-Sat.To:MarilynSawyerFrom:PaulLebowskiSent:Tuesday,October3Subject:OfficerentalMarilyn,Here'salinktoanofficerentaladIfoundonline:.Ithinkit'sworthlookingateventhoughtherentisabithigh.Iknowitisagooddealmorethanwearcpayingnow,butlookatthesize.It'stwiceasbigasourcurrentoffice,andI'msurewecanusethespace.Andithasakitchen,abathroomandareceptionareajustlikewehavenow.Unfortunately,itisnowherenearasubwaystation.ThatisaconvenienceIwouldmisshaving,butitdoeshaveparking,unlikeourcurrentoffice.Tmsureourclientswouldappreciatethat.Itwouldalsobegoodtobeinabuildingwithanelevator.Fmreallytiredofusingthestairs.Tdliketoseethespaceassoonaspossible.Couldyoucallandmakeanappointment?Tryandgetonefortomorrowifyoucan,becauseafterthatI'llbeawayuntilnextMonday,asyouknow.Thanks.Paul.HowbigisMarilynandPaul'scurrentoffice?A.450squarefeet.B.750squarefeet.C.900squarefeet.D.1,750squarefeet..WhatistrueofMarilynandPaul'scurrentoffice?Itisnearthesubway.Itisina10-storybuilding.Itisinabuildingwithanelevator.Itcostmorethantheadvertisedoffice..WhendoesPaulwanttoseetheoffice?A.MondayB.TuesdayC.WednesdayD.ThursdayBEveryfouryearswegettoseethebestcompetingtowintheOlympicmedals.Butsometimesthebestinspirationcomesfromthosewhodon'twin--orevensomeonewhocameindeadlast.Inl988,MichaeluTheEagle“Edwardsbecamethefirstcompetitorsince1928torepresentGreatBritaininOlympicskijumping.HowdidEddiedo?liecameinNo.58outof58.Butitdidn'tmatter.IIisfanslovedhimfbrotherreasons.Hehadnotrainer,nomoney,nopracticefacilities---andsomecalledhimthegreatBritishloser.Eddiesays,“Igotmylettersaying,'Congratulations,youcanrepresentGreatBritainintheOlympicGames'whenIwasinamentalhospitalinFinland.Iwasn'tapatient.Iwastherebecauseitwasthecheapestplaceformetostay?'Ongettingreadytodohisjump,Eddiesays,“Therewereabout85or90thousandpeopleintheskijumparea,andIthought'thisisgoingtobereallygood,Tmreallygoingtogofbrthis/TheGermansandtheSwissand(heItaliansweregoingdownjumping,butthecrowdwereignoringthemandchanting,"Eddie!Eddie!'"“AndIgotoutandsatonthebarandtheystartedcheeringandcheeringanditwasgreat“Whenyousitatthetopoftheskijump,youlookdown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dtobitterfratricidal（內(nèi)戰(zhàn)）struggleoveradefensiblepotatopatch.Likemostoftheso-called^comfortabledisaster''novels,thiscouldbecriticizedfbroptimism.Depr