湖南省邵阳县学年高一上学期期中考试 英语 bychun.docx

1、湖南省邵阳县学年高一上学期期中考试 英语 bychun高一英语试卷注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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

2、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。例:How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B.9. 18. C.9. 15.答案是C。1. What time is it now?A. 5:00. B. 6:30. C. 7:30.2. What will the woman do tomorrow?A. Take an English exam. B. Finish her homework. C. Meet her friend.3. What did the man do on New Year

3、s Day?A. He worked in the company. B. He stayed at home all day. C. He was away on holiday.4. Which author does Mary love best?A. Dickens. B. Hemingway. C. Shakespeare.5. How long will the trip take?A. A week. B. Six days. C. Ten days.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。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

4、项中选出最佳选项。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. Which class is Michael in?A. Class Two. B. Class Three. C. Class Four.7. What will there be on next Saturday afternoon?A. A football match. B. A swimming lesson. C. A basketball game.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where does th

5、e conversation probably take place?A. In a zoo. B. In a bookstore. C. On a farm.9. How much does Zoo Animals cost?A. $ 10. B. $ 12. C. $ 20.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and customer. C. Teacher and student.11. What does th

6、e man advise the woman to do?A. Take much exercise. B. Take some medicine. C. Drink more cold water.12. What does the woman drink every night?A. Tea. B. Milk. C. Coffee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What have Marys family and friends been worried about?A. Her job. B. Her study. C. Her health.14. What did Mar

7、ys father want her to work as?A. A waiter. B. A secretary. C. An assistant.15. Whose company is in need of designers?A. Marys friends. B. Marys fathers. C. Marys aunts.16. What will Mary probably do next?A. Leave home. B. Think it over before deciding. C. Call her family and friends back.听第10段材料，回答第

8、17至20题。17. What did Lincolns father do?A. A teacher. B. A farmer. C. A worker.18. Why was Lincoln sad most of the time?A. His life was too boring.B. His family was too poor.C. There was no school to attend there.19. Why did Mrs Lincoln go to the town?A. To meet someone. B. To attend a birthday party

9、. C. To buy Lincoln a gift.20. What do we know about Lincoln?A. He loved reading books.B. He liked to go shopping with his mother.C. He found it interesting to work on the farm.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AJoin our Youth Winter Camp in China and ex

10、perience Chinese culture. You can make new friends from all over the world. Besides, you can improve your Chinese, take part in cultural activities, and visit Beijing or Shanghai in a safe environment.Chinese ClassesOur Winter Camp students will join small group Chinese classes from 09:00-12:00 Mond

11、ay to Friday during the camp. Students will improve speaking skills in day-to-day situations, giving them the chance to learn useful phrases for their trips around the city.Trips And Cultural ActivitiesAfter Chinese class in the morning, students will take part in cultural activities through which t

12、heyll learn more about the local culture. Students will join in a total of 18 different activities, including: trips to historical and tourist sights of Beijing, such as the Great Wall and Summer Palace; lectures about living, studying and working in China; cultural activities organized by the schoo

13、l. such as Chinese opera and calligraphy(书法).Prices And DatesIf you want to join our Winter Camp, you must be aged between 14-17. You will need to arrive in the city at least 1 day before the start of the camp. All students will move into Winter Camp accommodation(住处)on the first day of the program.

14、 The dates and prices are as below:Jan. 5th-Jan. 25th, 2021, Beijing.Price:1, 980/personYou can apply for our Winter Camp either on your own or in a group:For groups of 5 people or more, the price is1, 900/person.For groups of 10 people or more, the price is1, 700/person.Visit for more information(E

15、nglish only).21. What will students do on weekday mornings during the Winter Camp?A. Have Chinese lessons. B. Learn Chinese opera.C. Visit historical sites. D. Study English.22. How long will the Winter Camp last?A. A week. B. Ten days. C. Two weeks. D. Twenty-one days.23. Where can students get mor

16、e information about the Winter Camp?A. In a travel magazine. B. On the website.C. From the local newspaper. D. From their teachers.BOver the years, youve probably known a good number of people-some for only a short period and others for a much longer time. If you spend a moment thinking back on the

17、people who have meant the very most to you, selflessness(无私)will be the same thing they share. There might have been a person who really believed in you. Someone taught you something important. Someone cared for you in his or her own way. Someone has simply always remained your friend.Many years ago

18、, I traveled through the beautiful, history-rich country of Greece. With only a small backpack, I stayed at youth hotels, visit city after city. One day, a shoulder strap (背带)on my backpack broke. I didnt speak any Greek and the owner didnt speak any English. I went to the front desk of my hotel and

19、 tried to ask him if there might be a shop nearby where I could have it repaired.He was clearly very busy. But he asked someone to watch over the front desk and then signed(示意)to me to follow him. We walked together for a few blocks, arriving at a little shoe repair shop. Within ten minutes, my back

20、pack was repaired, and then the hotel owner insisted on paying for it!I was shocked by this powerful, unexpected kindness. More than any other thing, its what I recall most often when I think about my trip to Greece. Sometimes, you may not have even realized how much your selflessness toward someone

21、 has mattered. As the saying goes, To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.24. Whats wrong with the authors backpack?A. One of its shoulder straps was broken. B. It was got dirty by a cleaner.C. One of its pockets was broken. D. There was a hole in it.25. Which wor

22、d can best describe the hotel owner?A. Mean. B. Warm-hearted. C. Clever. D. Humorous.26. What can we learn about the author from the last paragraph?A. He became a lifelong friend of the hotel owner.B. He spent all his money in travelling in Greece.C. He picked up Greek while travelling in Greece.D.

23、Hell never forget the hotel owners kindness.27. Whats the authors main purpose of writing the text?A. To show his love of travelling. B. To explore the value of selflessness.C. To give a short introduction to Greece. D. To introduce a shoe repair shop in Greece.CScientists have long thought about wh

24、ether each animal species(物种)has a different language, much like different human languages that we cannot understand. Language experts agree on the fact that the way animals communicate through various calls which are not like human languages.Animal calls are not considered as a language because the

25、 calls are limited to information related to food activities, warning about the presence of enemies and so on. They havent the characteristics(特征)that all human languages have. That is because humans create new expressions every day by connecting different words. However, animal calls have unchanged

26、 meanings.Anyway, animals do communicate. People who study humans believe that people speak with their whole bodies. To express a message, one does not always need words. Have you ever shared a private joke with your friends across the table? All you did was to give them a self-satisfied smile. Anim

27、als can communicate in much the same way as humans do. Although animals do not have the ability to speak words, they can use other methods, such as movements, calls and their sense of smell. In short, most of their communication is not related with speech.If animals can make noises, why cant they ta

28、lk? Humans and animals both have the necessary organs(器官)that produce sounds, such as lungs, throat, voice box, lips and tongue. However, human organs are fully developed, which makes it possible for us humans to speak.28. What do we know about animal calls and human languages?A. Animal calls can ex

29、press richer meanings.B. Animal calls are made only in dangerous situations.C. Human languages are more creative and changeable.D. Both of them can express the same meanings.29. Animals can communicate by .A. movement B. language C. speech D. writing30. Why do animals fail to speak according to the

30、last paragraph?A. They dont need to communicate by speaking.B. They havent the necessary organs to produce sounds.C. Their language-related organs arent fully developed.D. Their throats and lips are too wide to speak.31. What can be the best title for the text?A. Why Can Humans Speak?B. Are Lungs Ne

31、cessary to Speak?C. Why Humans Cant Understand Animal Calls?D. Are Animal Calls a Language Humans Dont Understand?DThe fourth Thursday in November is celebrated as Thanksgiving Day. People can thank friends, and anyone for the experience, happiness and sunshine they bring into their life. Pilgrims(朝圣者)celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in America during the second winter in the new world. When they arrived in the first winter, about half of the people died because of the lack of(缺乏)food and bad weather. But the following year, with the help of Indians who s