湖南省邵东县创新实验学校高一英语上学期创高杯考试试题Word文件下载.docx
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A.Sweet.B.Sour.C.Spicy.
5.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.Attendameeting.B.Pickupherson.C.Gotoheroffice.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳答案。
听下面一段对话,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdidthemandoathomeyesterday?
A.WatchTV.B.Workedasababysitter.C.Playcomputergames.
7.Whatdidthewomanplantodo?
A.Toinvitethemantoaconcert.B.Tohaveatrip.C.Todosomeshopping.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至9三个小题。
8.WhatwastheweatherlikelastSaturday?
A.Cloudyandwarm.B.Rainyandcold.C.Sunnyandhot.
9.Whatistheman’splanforSunday?
A.Visitingamuseum.B.Seeingamovie.C.Goinghiking.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至12三个小题.
10.Whatdayitistoday?
A.Monday.B.Wednesday.C.Friday.
11.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheseatshechooses?
A.£40.B.£50.C.£60.
12.Howwillthemanpay?
A.Incash.B.Bycheck.C.Bycreditcard.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至16四个小题。
13.Whatmadethemanuneasy?
A.Astudentlosthismaster’sdegree.
B.Astudentcouldn’tgetmaster’sdegree.
C.Astudentwantedtogivehimagift.
14.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.
15.Howdidthestudentfeelafterthemanexplainedtohim?
A.Disappointed.B.Ashamed.C.Pleasant.
16.Whatdoesthemanthinkheshoulddo?
A.Writetohisstudent.
B.Sendhisstudentane-mail.
C.Haveatalkwithhisstudent.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至20三个小题.
17.Whenisthe“TakeOurSonsandDaughterstoWorkDay”inAmerica?
A.OnFebruarythetwenty-eighth.
B.OnMarchthetwenty-eighth.
C.OnAprilthetwenty-eighth.
18.Whatdidthespeakerfeelabouttheholidaylater?
A.Happy.B.Bored.C.Tired.
19.Whatwasthespeaker’sfather?
A.Anofficer.B.Ataxidriver.C.Ateacher.
20.Whatcanbeknownfromthepassage?
A.Thespeakerlearnedtoappreciateschool.
B.Thefatherlikedtobewithhischildontheholiday.
C.Kidsliketobeawayfromschool.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30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
LilywenttoLondonwithherparentsforatwo-weekvacation.Shesentpostcardstoherfriends.
21.Thepostcardsyoureadwereallsentby
.
A.TanXiao
B.LeiFang
C.WangLin
D.Lily
22.WhichofthefollowingplaceshasLilyNOTvisitedyet?
A.TheRiverThames.
B.TheTowerofBridge.
C.BuckinghamPalace.
D.OxfordUniversity.
23.WhatdoesLilythinkofthepeopleinLondon?
A.Beautifulandinteresting.
.
B.Friendlyandhelpful.
C.Amazingandfamous.
D.Busyandtiring.
24.WhatLilydoesn’tlikeaboutLondonisits
A.subway
B.food
C.
weather
D.Photos
B
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'
tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?
AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.
Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.
Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.
“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,¡
±
saidthescientists.
Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.
ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),¡
hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”
ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,¡
explainedthescientists.
25.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis________.
A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguage
B.man'
sabilityoflearningasecondlanguage
C.thatlanguagecanhelpimprovebrainpower
D.languagelearningandmathsstudy
26.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans________.
A.aresearcheronlanguagelearning
B.asecondlanguagelearner
C.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages
D.anactivelanguagelearner
27.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat________.
A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityis
B.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn'
tknowasecondlanguage
C.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople'
sbrain
D.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime
28.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat________.
A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmaths
B.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyothersubjects
C.Italianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguage
D.you'
dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage
C
Whatislanguagefor?
Somepeopleseemtothinkit'
sforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords—thelongerthelists,thebetter.That'
swrong.Languageisfortheexchange(交流)ofideasandinformation.It'
smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan'
tuseitfreely.
ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan'
tspeakcorrectlyorfluently(流利地).Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn'
tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardShawoncewrote,"
ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly."
ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They'
reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,itisnolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,theymakelanguages,too.Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage.Itcan'
tmakeanotherpeople'
slanguage.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar,buttheyshouldn'
toverdo(做过头)it.Theyshouldputcommunicationatthefirstplace.
29.Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he________.
A.nevermakesmistakes.B.oftenmakesmistakes.
C.alwaysmakesmistakes.D.cannotavoidmakingmistakes.
30.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat__________.
A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglish.B.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglish.
C.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrules.
D.ForeignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish.
31.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage,weshould________.
A.notbeafraidofmakingmistakes.B.speakintheChineseway.
C.breaktherules.D.speakaccordingtotherules.
32.Whatisthemostimportantwhenspeakingaforeignlanguage?
A.Grammarrules.B.Communication
C.Listsofwords.D.Makingnomistakes.
D
Everyonehasgottwopersonalities-theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'
tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'
reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyour
behavior,butwhenyou'
reasleep,yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnight,ofcourse,
peoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.
Ifyougotosleeponyourback,you'
reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'
tliketoupsetpeople,soyouneverexpressyourreal
feelings.You'
requiteshyandyouaren'
tveryconfident.
Ifyousleeponyourstomach,youarearathersecretive(不坦率的)person.Youworryalotandyou'
realwayseasilyupset.You'
reverystubborn(顽固的),butyouaren'
tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.Thismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtime.
Ifyousleepcurledup(卷曲),youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionof
yourselfandsoyou'
reoftendefensive.You'
reshyandyoudon'
tnormallylikemeetingpeople.Youprefer
tobeonyourown.You'
reeasilyhurt.
Ifyousleeponyourside,youhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengths
andweaknesses.You'
reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxious,butyoudon'
toftengetdepressed.Youalwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeople.
33Accordingtothewriter,younaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality__________.
A.onlyinanormalnight
B.onlywhenyou'
resleeping
C.onl