1、浙江省宁波市慈溪市2021-2022学年高一下期末测试英语试卷第一部分：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。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. What will the woman do this weekend?A. Look after a cat. B. Travel around town. C. Go hiking.2. What does the woman want to know?
2、A. What sports to play. B. How to meet people. C. Where to do exercise.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Cooking skills.B. Childrens education.C. A book.4. Why does Cathy go to the dance class every night?A. To become a dancer. B. To lose some weight. C. To kill time.5. What does the woman p
3、lan to do with her bad tooth?A. Have it pulled out. B. Have it filled. C. Have it cleaned.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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How did the woman get into art?A. By studying it at school.B. By seeing
4、 an art exhibition.C. By taking advice from a friend.7. Which material does the woman use for her art?A. Paint. B. Stone. C. Metal.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. For what will the man be away from home for some time?A. Receiving training. B. Looking for a job. C. Setting up a new company.9. What does Susan need
5、 to do?A. Hire a babysitter.B. Extend working hours.C. Spend more time with children.10. When will the man set off?A. In two days. B. In three days. C. In five days.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11 What was the mans childhood dream?A. Visiting different places.B. Making his hometown popular.C. Becoming a world-k
6、nown artist.12. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Look at his pictures. B. Solve some puzzles. C. Read his new book.13. Why does the man write the book for kids?A. To develop their imagination.B. To make them live a healthy life.C. To let them appreciate new things.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where
7、 does the conversation probably take place?A. At Jacks home. B. At a studio. C. At a restaurant.15. What does Jack think of his life?A. Simple. B. Stressful. C. Colorful.16. What would Jack do in case of an emergency?A. Call his family.B. Inform the police by a light.C. Use the Internet for help.听第1
8、0段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is probably the speaker?A. A driver. B. A tour guide. C. A history teacher.18. When was the Washington Monument open to the public?A. In 1848. B. In 1884. C. In 1888.19. How long will the listeners stay at the Washington Monument?A. Two hours. B. Four hours. C. Six hours.20.
9、How will the listeners go to the Lincoln Memorial?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By subway.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhen my son joined the high-school wrestling team last fall during COVID-19, my 83-year-old dad also asked me to ask if they needed an a
10、ssistant coach. I wondered how the coach would feel about my sons grandfather asking to help, given that it was over 60 years ago that he wrestled? “He wrestled in university,” I said.A few days before the first practice, I e-mailed the coach to tell him that my sons grandfather was 83. I was nervou
11、s. What if he wasnt what they were looking for? In the e-mail, I assured the coach he was in good health. I pointed out that his hearing aids had sat unused for over five years. He just didnt like wearing them.As I dropped my dad and 16-year-old son off for their first wrestling practice, my dad tur
12、ned to my son, “I am not going to embarrass you, am I?” “Not too much,” my son replied.At the first practice, Dad met the coach and told him he would do anything he needed. When he and my son returned, they were both overjoyed. Dad made the team, but “God, I wish I could hear the coach!” he said. On
13、e day, he realized he forgot his hearing aids as I dropped him off. We turned back. “I need these to hear what the coach is talking about,” he reminded me.In his free time, Dad went to the library and he borrowed the book Wrestling for Dummies. He read up on different moves and the scoring system. “
14、It is a lot different from my university days,” he told me.The coach gave him a team sweatshirt with the logo of the school on the front and “Wrestling” on the back. He wears the sweatshirt to every practice.COVID-19 has not allowed me to watch any of the practices or meets. I rely on my father to g
15、ive me the play-by-play of what is happening in the wrestling room. He is energetic. Im proud to be a wrestling daughter.1. What do we know about the authors dad?A. He still has good hearing in his 80s.B. He was a wrestler at university.C. He taught his grandson wrestling at home.D. He lied about hi
16、s age when applying for the role.2. What happened after the authors dad joined the wrestling team?A. The authors son felt extremely embarrassed.B. He refused to wear his hearing aids during practice.C. He tried to improve his wrestling knowledge.D. He offered to design the team sweatshirt.3 What is
17、the authors attitude toward her dad joining the wrestling team?A. Supportive.B. Anxious.C. Opposed.D. Reserved.BChinese astronauts sent back a science lesson from the countrys under construction space station. The lesson focused on physics, aiming to illustrate how the weightless environment affects
18、 buoyancy (浮力), the movement of objects and optics (光学).Students from five cities asked the astronauts about living conditions in space and were treated to a virtual tour of the station. Wang Yaping, the only woman aboard the station, served as the main instructor, while Ye Guangfu assisted and comm
19、ander-in-chief Zhai Zhigang worked the camera.The three arrived at the station in October, 2021 for about a six-month stay, mainly aimed to prepare the main Tianhe module (舱) for the arrival of two additional modules named Mengtian and Wentian ahead of completion by the end of 2022. The crew is asse
20、ssing living conditions in the Tianhe module and conducting experiments in space medicine and other areas.Wang became the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk when she and Zhai spent six hours outside the module fixing equipment and carrying out tests alongside the stations robotic service arm
21、.The mission of Shenzhou-13 is Chinas longest one since it first put a human in space in 2003, becoming only the third county to do so after Russia and the US. China has also pushed ahead with unmanned missions, and is lunar exploration program generated media buzz when its Yutu 2 rover sent back pi
22、ctures of what was described by some as a “mystery hut”, but most likely only was a rock of some sort. The rover is the first to be placed on the little-explored far side of the moon, while Chinas Change 5 probe returned lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s. A Chinese rover, meanw
23、hile, is searching for evidence of life on Mars.4. What is the main task of the three crew in Chinas space station?A. To give lessons about physical principles.B. To prepare for the stations expansion.C. To test the stations robotic service arm.D. To do a spacewalk outside the module.5. Which of the
24、 following can best replace the underlined word “assessing” in Paragraph 3?A. judgingB. updatingC. adjustingD. repairing6. What can be implied in the last paragraph?A. China has found some strange huts on the moon.B. China has found evidence of life on Mars.C. China is preparing to find a living pla
25、ce on Mars.D. China has made great achievements in space exploration.7 What might be the best title for the text?A. Chinese astronauts test new technology to explore spaceB. Chinese female astronauts prepares for walking outside in spaceC. Chinese astronauts give a science lesson from the space stat
26、ionD. Chinese astronauts expand the module into a big stationCListening to music while studying or doing homework is a very common habit among students.The research in 1972 showed that there was an increase in the performance of workers when listening to music. However, this research was limited, an
27、d was only used to study a very specific and representative working environment at the time-factories. Workforce tasks were repetitive, predictable and boring.But what about the complex (复杂的) and creative jobs? What about studying complex academic programs?It seems that when the work at hand forces
28、us to really focus on what we are doing, the presence of the music is a burden that we must avoid. For example, the research published in Psychological Reports found that when some volunteers had to choose a piece of music and listen to it while studying or doing homework, they performed worse than
29、those who did not choose and simply accomplished the task without listening to music.In other words, even though music is used for studying, it may just be because you like the music, not because it improves memorization and learning outcomes.Why is it not good to listen to music while studying? The
30、 answer lies in two concepts: multitasking (多任务化) and attentional concentration. Multitasking is the ability to perform more than one task at the same time and is closely related to working memory. This type of memory is responsible for keeping in mind the elements with which we work in real time.At
31、tentional concentration is how the brain directs mental processes toward solving some problems and not others. When we focus on something, we are using a large part of our nervous system to fix it. For this, you have to pay the price for neglecting other functions.8. What was the disadvantage of the
32、 research in 1972?A. A short length of time.B. A shortage of researchers.C. A single working environment.D. A small number of participants.9. What did the research published in Psychological Reports prove about listening to music?A. It didnt make any difference.B. It improved participants efficiency
33、.C. It helped participants to concentrate.D. It affected participants performance.10. Whats the purpose of the last two paragraphs?A. To make comments.B. To explain reasons.C. To draw conclusions.D. To make suggestions.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。Do you know the big
34、 rock experiment? You get a bucket (水桶) and fill it half full of small stones. You then try to put several big rocks in the bucket, on top of the small stones. _11_ So you empty the bucket and start over. This time you put the big rocks in the bucket first, followed by the small stones. The small st
35、ones perfectly fill in the spaces around the big rocks. This time it all fits!_12_ If you put the small stones in first, the big rocks dont all fit. But if you put the big rocks in first, everything fits, big rocks and small stones. Big rocks refer to your most important things. Small stones represe
36、nt all the little everyday things that take up your time, such as housework, texting, and interruptions, etc. The moral (寓意) of the story? _13_ During your weekly planning, arrange (安排) time for your big rocks by putting them in your calendar. For example, you might decide that the best time to get
37、started on your history report is Tuesday night and the best time to call your grandma is Sunday afternoon. _14_ Its like making a reservation.If your big rock such as “give out three compliments each day this week ” doesnt have a specific time, write it somewhere in your planner where it can be see
38、n. If you arrange time for your big rocks first, the other everyday activities will fit in as well. And if they dont, who cares? _15_ Take care of them next week.A. But they dont all fit.B. Now make a plan of those times.C. Then try your best to follow your plan.D. Planning ahead each week will help
39、 you do more.E. Youd rather push aside small stones than big rocks.F. If you dont schedule your big rocks first, they wont get done.G. The difference is the order in which the big rocks and small stones were placed in the bucket.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和
40、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Days after Argentina (阿根廷) canceled all international flights to protect the country from COVID-19, Manuel Ballestero _16_ his journey home the only way possible. He stepped aboard his small _17_ for an 85-day journey back.The 47-year-old sailor could have stayed on the tiny Po
41、rtuguese island of Porto Santo to _18_ the time of lockdowns in a scenic place largely free of the _19_ . But the _20_ of living away from his family, especially his father who was soon to turn 90, was _21_ . So he loaded his 29-foot boat with canned food and _22_ in mid-March.A very _23_ part of th
42、is terrible period was the inability of a great number of people to rush home to see loved ones. Friends tried to _24_ Mr. Ballestero from starting the risky journey and the _25_ in Portugal warned him he might not be allowed to re-enter the country if he ran into trouble and had to _26_ . But he wa
43、s determined.Sailing across the Atlantic is challenging. The increasing _27_ of doing it during a pandemic (流行病) became _28_ three weeks into the trip. On April 12, the authorities (当局) in Cape Verde _29_ him to dock (靠岸) at the island nation to get a new supply of food and fuel. He was experienced
44、in spending long time at sea, but being _30_ on the open ocean is frightening to even the most experienced sailor.Learning about his _31_ , people bored at home were impressed. He _32_ created an Instagram account (账号) to _33_ the final leg of the trip. “I see it as my _34_ to accomplish,” Manuel sa
45、id._35_ Mr. Ballestero didnt get to celebrate his fathers 90th birthday in May, he did make it home in time for Fathers Day.16. A. stoppedB. expectedC. startedD. changed17. A. trainB. truckC. helicopterD. sailboat18. A. shiftB. shareC. surviveD. reflect19. A. poisonB. virusC. geneD. cell20. A. thoug
46、htB. sightC. memoryD. image21. A. invisibleB. unbearableC. incomparableD. unbelievable22 A. went onB. took offC. settled downD. set out23. A. painfulB. dangerousC. delightedD. important24. A. saveB. protectC. discourageD. stop25. A. reportersB. relativesC. citizensD. government26. A. turn awayB. tur
47、n backC. go aheadD. give in27. A. difficultiesB. benefitsC. costsD. effects28. A. commonB. differentC. obviousD. minor29. A. urgedB. forcedC. threatenedD. banned30. A. awakeB. aloneC. forgottenD. deserted31. A. arrivalB. searchC. voyageD. project32. A. evenB. justC. yetD. still33. A. instructB. affordC. serveD. record34. A. skillB. missionC. experimentD. exploration35. A. ThoughB. AsC. UnlessD. Since第卷第二节（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。Lin Qiaozhi is a great Chinese doctor whose life is full of difficult choices. _36_ (deep) affected by her mo