湖南省长郡中学学年高二上学期入学考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、湖南省长郡中学学年高二上学期入学考试英语试题及答案长郡中学20202021学年度高二第一学期入学考试英语时量：120分钟 满分：100分第一部分听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分）听下而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。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?答案是C,I. Where does this conversation take place most probably?第二节（共15小题：每小题0.5分，满

2、分Z5分）听下而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.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秒钟的听第7段材料，回答第8、9题,8.What is the boat probably used for according to the man?A. Fishing.B. Government business.C. Travelling around the world.9.What kind of work does the Russian man do?听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wh

3、y does the man call the woman?A.To plan a meeting with her.B.To ask about her job program.C.To tell her about her new job.11.Who needs a new flat?12.Where is the woman now?听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Who could the man speaker most probably be?A.A person who saw the accident.B.Apolice officer.C.The driver of

4、 the lorry.14.What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A.Standing outside a bank.B.Getting ready to cross the road.C.Walking along the Churchill Avenue.15.When did the accident happen?A. At about 10:00 a. m.B. At about 9:00 a. in.C. At about 8:15 a. in.16.How did the accident happen?A

5、. A car ran into a lorry.B.A lorry hit a car.C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Why did the man go to Spain?C. To visit a friend.C. His lunch.C. At 3:30.A. To go sightseeing. B. To do business.18.What was the man concerned most at the meeting?A. His Spanish. B. His deal.19.W

6、hen did Spanish usually have lunch?A. At 1:30. B. At 2:30.20.What did the man leam from the experience?A. Its necessary to eat something around 11 in Spain.B Its important to drink black coffee in Spain.C Its useful to take some water with you in Spain.第二部分阅读（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

7、每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,Worlds Best Summer Music FestivalsThe Governors Ball Music FestivalA relative newcomer to the summer music festival scene, the Governors Ball offers a variety of performers and a taste of New York culture. Visitors can catch sets from rock, electronica, and performers, all wh

8、ile tasting food from popular New York City restaurants. To take a break from the music, festival-goers can participate in activitiessuch as Silent Disco or lawn（草坪）games.WHERE: New York CityWHEN: June 3-5Roskilde FestivalCreated by two Danish college students, Roskilde has developed from a hippie（嬉

9、皮士）gathering ground to a mainstream music festival. The festival attracts an international following and features performances from more than 3 ,000 artists. Bands include a mix of contemporary and lesser-known performers. and visitors can watch their favorite artists perforin inside large tents.WHE

10、RE: Roskilde, DenmarkWHEN: June 25-July 2Montreux Jazz FestivalSet on Lake Genevas beautiful shoreline, the Montreux Jazz Festival attracts a global audience. Founded in 1967 as a jazz-only festival, Montreux has since evolved into a two-week-long showcase that attracts more than 200. 000 music enth

11、usiasts. Performances dont end on the shore; visitors can catch themed shows from boats and train cars.WHERE: Montreux, SwitzerlandWHEN: July 1-16Rock al ParqueRock al Parque is proud of an attendance of 88. 600 visitors a day. Most music festivals require tickets, but the participation in the three

12、-day festival is free of charge. Festival-goers line up to watch performances from some of Latin Americas most popular artists, but the festival also offers sets from international bands.WHERE: Bogota, ColombiaWHEN: July 2-421.What can you do at the Governors Ball Music Festival?A.Dance in local res

13、taurants.B.Take part in relaxing activities.C.Watch performances from boats.D.Enjoy food from the whole country.22.What do we know about Roskilde Festival?A.It lasts the longest time.B.Its modern Jazz is popular.C.It provides themed shows to visitors.D.Its foundation originates with two college stud

14、ents.23.Which festival does not charge an admission fee?A.Roskilde Festival.B.Rock al Parque.C.Montreux Jazz Festival.D. The Governors Ball Music Festival.Just over 12 months ago I gave myself a challenge: give up spending on all but the essentials for a whole year.It hasnt always been easy, but a y

15、ear on I am wealthier and wiser. Embarrassingly, I have also realised just how much money Tve squandered down the pubs. in restaurants and through mindless shopping.Free of any financial worries. I was spending without thinking. Stuck in a cycle of consumerism肖费主义）,I was struggling in vain to spend

16、my way to happiness. Giving up spending for a year was an extreme approach, but I wanted to taste extreme frugality（ W俭）,shake up my spending patterns and overpay my mortgage（按揭）instead of shopping. I could continue to pay my bills, including mortgages, broadband（ 宽带）.phone bill, charity donations,

17、life insurances, money to help my family and basic groceries.It was not easy, especially in the first few months. There were lows, such as when I missed my favourite jazz concerts and hit films. There have also been some awkward moments when Ive turned up to a friends house for dinner empty-handed.

18、I did a lot of washing up at my friends houses in return this year.I did find new ways to live, however. Using sites such as Eventbrite I have been to film screenings, wine tasting evenings and theatre productions for free. Living in London I have a wealth of free cultural activities on my doorstep

19、and Ive been to more art exhibitions this year than ever before. I even managed a free holiday, cycling theSuffolk and Norfolk coast and camping on beaches. Ifs something Id never done before and probably wouldnt have, were it not for the challenge.The last 12 months have taught me what things I rea

20、lly need. I can honestly say V m happier now. Ive gained confidence and skills, done things and met lovely people I wouldnt have otherwise done or met.24.In the past the author wasted much money on the following EXCEPT.A. purposeless shopping B. basic groceriesC. restaurants D. pubs25.We can infer t

21、hat the purpose of the authors no-spending challenge is to.A.try to form a virtue of frugalityB.change her former spending habitsC.pay off her mortgage as soon as possibleD.reserve money for her everyday bills26.What do we know about the author during her no-spending year?A.She did a lot of washing

22、and cooking in pubs.B.She tried cycling and camping for the first time.C.She explored more cultural activities in London.D.She attended concerts and wine evenings for free.27.How does the author eventually feel about her no spending year?A. Ifs discouraging. B. Ifs challenging.C. Its beneficial. D.

23、Ifs embarrassing.CLike you and your pet dog, plants are living things: they eat, drink, and grow. Unlike you and your dog, they cant run away, use fists or teeth, or hide under the covers when theyre threatened. But they can fight back.Why would a plant need to fight back? To avoid being eaten, of c

24、ourse! Plants have several ways of protecting themselves. A plant can grow in a hidden or hard-to-get-to place. Tliink of plants youve seen growing on steep, rocky cliffs（悬崖）,On a plant could make only some parts of itself attractive to hungryr insects and animals. Forinstance, if a plant produced r

25、eally tasty leaves, herbivores（creatures that eat only plants） might eat the leaves instead of the seeds, which the plant needs for making more plants. Some plants have shaip or slippery（滑的）parts that discourage insects and other animals from getting too close, like the thoms（刺）on a rosebush.But the

26、 most interesting way that plants fight back is by using chemicals. Plants take minerals from the soil and combine them into chemicals that do a lot of work. For example, plants produce chlorophyll（叶绿素）,which helps convert sunshine and water into the sugars that plants eat.They also produce chemical

27、s to help protect themselves. One kind of tobacco plants releases a chemical into the air whenever small bugs begin to eat it. The chemical signals large bugs, saying Dinners ready!” The big bugs come to cat the little ones and save the plant.Most plants use chemicals in a more direct way against th

28、eir enemies. In other words, plants make poison.28.What does the underlined word convert mean?A. Change. B. Separate. C. Form. D. Produce.29.What do we know from the passage?A.Some plants hide under the covers when faced with threat.B.A plant grows in a hard-to-get-to place to draw people s attentio

29、n.C.Some plants produce tasty leaves to protect their seeds.D.Plants produce chemicals to meet the needs of big bugs.30.What may be talked about following the last paragraph?A.Different effects that different plant poisons cause on plant eaters.B.Different kinds of plants in the world.C.Why plants m

30、ake poison.D.How to protect plants.31.What would be the best title for the passage?B. Plant enemiesA. Plant informationC. Plant poisonsD. Plant self-protectionDClean drinking water is something we might take for granted at home, but not so for travelers. The epiphany moment for Samuel Ian Rosen came

31、 when he found himself at an airport selling out $ 5 for a bottle of Evian water.Nobody up till now has built a digital map for drinking water, Rosen, a serial entrepreneur（企业家）,said in an intenriew. Finding water is inconvenient. When I opened a digital map and typed 4 water fountain there was noth

32、ing. We solved it by building a digital map for water. We are a search engine. We tell you where the water is.”Beginning October 23, consumers in cities from New York and Los Angeles to Amsterdam and New Delhi will be able to download an app called “Tap on their mobile phones that will help them find the closest free public drinking fountains and water bottle ref