湖南省娄底市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖南省娄底市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

湖南省娄底市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

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湖南省娄底市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题
满分：150分 时间：120分钟
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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What will the woman have for lunch tomorrow?
A.Sandwiches. B. Fish and rice. C. Tomato soup.
2. How will the man go to the park?
A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A.The new name for Holland. B.Jane’s trip to the Netherlands. C.Their plans for the holiday.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At home. B. In a KTV. C. In a classroom.
5. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A.Change the carpet. B. Paint the walls. C. See a film.
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. What does the woman like best?
A. Operas. B. Concerts. C.Films.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife.
听第7段材料，回答第8到第10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about?
A.The man’s family B. The man’s weekend C. The man’s mobile phone
9. What is the man’s father doing in the photo?
A. Fishing B. Swimming C. Hiking
10. What does the woman suggest?
A. The man should go camping more. B.Family activities are very important.
C.Life could be fun without social media.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is probably the man?
A. A parent B. A teacher C. A reporter
12. What does the girl often use?
A. Her ipad. B. Her computer. C. Her mobile phone.
13. What action has the girl’s school taken?
A. It has provided special desks. B.It has made strict rules for students.
C.It has given students more time for outdoor activities.
听第9材料，回答第14至17题。
14. How does the woman feel about the video?
A. Funny. B. Surprised. C. Worried.
15. What does the Australian man say about himself?
A. He really misses Australia.
B. He came to China over 10 years ago.
C. He is bored with being an English teacher.
16. What is the biggest problem for the Australian man?
A.Food. B. Weather. C. Transportation.
17. What will the two speakers do?
A. Watch the video together. B. Continue their work. C. Order takeout food for dinner.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How many people joined the Police Open Day in person?
A.Over 2.3 million. B. Over 1.3 million. C. Over 1 million.
19. What were new for this year?
A. Intelligent robots. B. Police dog performances. C. Displays of different guns.
20. Where could visitors see an exhibition of pictures?
A. In Nanshan. B. In Bao’an. C. In Longgang
第二部分 阅读理解（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Popular Article in the Magazine
Relationship between you and food
Do you live to eat or eat to live？ What kind of relationship do you have with food？Read this article to find out more about food.
Black sheep and Uncle Bob
There are sheep and an English teacher in this article.The teacher works in Russia. He explains why he finds family stories interesting. He also tells us what makes his own family special.
Films that aren't really about Canada
You can't see much of Canada in American films like the 1953 movie Niagara.For me, Canada is a place that starts somewhere on the other side of that waterfall.
Ice cream and banking
Most people in Britain believe that it's a good idea to save money.This is an important part of the culture, or at least it was in the past
21.What information can you get from the article Relationship between you and food？ ______
A. About waterfall. B. About culture. C. About food. D. About Russia.
22.What is Black sheep and Uncle Bob about？ ______
A. Family stories B. Banking C. Canada D. American films
23.Which article is about saving money？ ______
A. Films that aren't really about Canada B. Ice cream and banking
C. Relationship between you and food D. Black sheep and Uncle Bob
B
Over the years, you've 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 people who have meant the very most to you, selflessness 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, I traveled through the beautiful, history-rich country of Greece. With only a small backpack, I stayed at youth hotels, visiting city after city. One day, a shoulder strap on my backpack broke. I didn't speak any Greek and the owner didn't speak any English. I went to the front desk of my hotel and 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 to me to follow him. We walked together for a few blocks,arriving at a little shoe repair shop. Within ten minutes, my backpack 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, it's 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 has mattered. As the saying goes,"To the world you may be one person,but to one person you may be the world."
24.What's wrong with the author's 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 word 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. He'll never forget the hotel owner's kindness.
27.What's the author's 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.
C
Scientists have long thought about whether each animal species 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 calls are limited to information related to food activities, warning about the presence of enemies and so on. They haven't the characteristics that all human languages have. That is because humans create new expressions every day by connecting different words. However, animal calls have unchanged 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. Animals 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 can't they talk？Humans and animals both have the necessary organs 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 express 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. writing
30.Why do animals fail to speak according to the last paragraph？ ______
A. They don't need to communicate by speaking.
B. They haven't the necessary organs to produce sounds.
C. Their language-related organs aren't 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 Necessary to Speak？
C. Why Humans Can't Understand Animal Calls？
D. Are Animal Calls a Language Humans Don't Understand？

D
Crazy Horse grew up riding horses and hunting buffalo ( 野牛 ). But it was his being brave in the battle that earned him the name “Crazy Horse”. This was also his father’s name.Crazy Horse was one of the greatest Native American chiefs. When the United States government tried to force Native Americans to live on reservations, Crazy Horse fiercely defended his people’s land and their way of life.
Today, Crazy Horse is remembered mostly for a victory over United States Army troops. The loser in that battle was even more famous. His name was George Armstrong Custer. The battle in which Crazy Horse defeated Custer is often called “Custer’s Last Stand”. A monument to Crazy Horse is being carved out of a mountain in South Dakota. The statue of this hero will be 600 feet (180 metres) high. The head is finished. It alone is as tall as a nine-story building.
Crazy Horse was born in a Sioux Indian camp near present-day Rapid City, South Dakota, in about 1849. Even as a child, he was known as a hunter and fighter. Before he turned 12, he killed his first buffalo. Soon after, he made his first raid ( 袭击 ) on a Crow Indian Camp. In 1874, gold was discovered on Sioux land in South Dakota. People flooded in, despite a treaty that kept white settlers off this sacred Sioux land. Crazy Horse and another Sioux chief, Sitting Bull, decided to fight. On 25 June 1876, Lieutenant Colonel Custer and his troops advanced on Sitting Bull’s camp on the Little Bighorn River in Montana. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led their fighters in a fierce attack. Custer and his men were quickly wiped out in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. After the battle, government officials were determined to force the Sioux onto reservations. Most of the Sioux surrendered. However, Crazy Horse refused to abandon his independent way of life.
During the winter of 1876 and 1877, the Army chased Crazy Horse and his people over the Great Plains. By then, very few buffalo were left, and Crazy Horse could not feed his people. On 6 May 1877, he and his followers gave up their weapons and horses at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Crazy Horse was promised that his people could have their own reservation in Wyoming. This promise was broken. The enemy was afraid that Crazy Horse might try to fight again. Crazy Horse was arrested(逮捕). When he protested, a soldier killed him. Crazy Horse died shortly afterwards, on 5 September 1877.
32. The “loser” from the second paragraph refers to________.
A. Crazy Horse B. George Armstrong Custer C. Last Stand D. Sitting Bull
33. A monument is being carved mainly to praise Crazy Horse’s ________.
A. bravery in the battle against the government B. hardship in the battle against his enemy
C. contributions to the government D. his independent way of life
34. Why was Crazy Horse arrested?
A. He and his men had found no food to eat. B. He was unwilling to keep his promise.
C. His enemy thought he might make trouble. D. He protested against the government.
35. The “reservations” in this passage must be ________.
A. places officially offered in big cities B. places of the whites’ native home
C. new places kept as Indians’ schools D. limited places left for the Native Americans
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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（有两项为多余选项）。
When you're too sleepy to work,it's almost impossible to get things done. (36) But if there's lot of work to do and you have to stay awake, you can do the following to keep sleepiness away.
Take a nap   （打盹）
Instead of fighting it,go ahead and get some sleep. Nothing beats a power nap when you're too tired to work. Being sleepy could be your body's way of telling you to slow down and take some rest. (37) ，you'll find that you will be more energetic after that.
(38)
It could be that you're bored with your tasks and that's why you're sleepy. So change your tasks. This way,you're breaking the ice and it introduces your brain to other stimuli（刺激）which will help you to stay alert and awake.
Get moving
  (39) . Stay away from your computer for a while. If you work from home,it's nice to get out of your home office. Walk around and breathe some fresh air. Then come back again when you feel refreshed. You can also do some stretches. This way, you're waking up your body and it gets you ready for the tasks ahead.
Coffee break
Of course, when all else fails, a cup of coffee can be helpful. Go ahead and enjoy a nice cup of coffee. (40) .
With these four tips to choose from, you can stay those senses away from being sleepy at work. But remember, sleep is one way our body relaxes and rests.
A. Change your tasks
B. So go ahead with a power nap
C. Walk around or do some stretches
D. You can watch TV or chat with others
E. Staying awake can make you work better
F. Just be careful how much you drink, though
G. It's easy to close your eyes and go to your dream
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项。
     My grandfather was rich but had no sense of responsibility. Three of his four   (41)   including my father grew up uneducated. Besides, they had the wrong sense of   (42)   that created this feeling of shame in doing   (43)   jobs. So from the time when I can remember, we were   (44)   poor.
     My resources (time, pens, school uniform etc.) were short, which influenced my study. Bad neighborhood also affected my   (45)   badly. When I came in 10th grade, I failed in my exams. I only got 6% marks in the exams. My friendship was gone, and everything was   (46)   to me. I talked to myself and came to realize that nothing   (47)   a lot except a good education. Luckily, one of my uncles guided me in the   (48)   time.
    Though the poverty made me   (49)   a hard life, it also made me become a reliable man. While so many people around me feel ashamed to   (50)   rickshaw pullers (人力车夫), I could find mu