湖南省衡阳八中2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试-英语-Word版含答案.docx

衡阳市八中2021年下学期高一期末考试
英语试卷
总分：100分 时量：120分钟
命题人：肖文芳 审题人：胡晓红
考生留意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言学问运用、阅读理解和写作。请将答案填涂或抄写在答题卷上，写在试题卷上的答案无效。
PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A（15%）
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. What is the man going to do?
A. Play golf. B. Meet a lawyer. C. See a doctor.
2. How old is the man’s older son?
A. 3 years old. B. 6 years old. C. 7 years old.
Conversation 2
3. What color is the coat that the woman chooses?
A. Red. B. Grey. C. Black.
4. How much will the woman pay?
A. 100 dollars. B. 90 dollars. C. 80 dollars.
Conversation 3
5. Why is the man unhappy?
A. Medicine is too difficult for him. B. His parents won’t support his dream.
C. He doesn’t know what he really loves.
6. What does the woman really want to be?
A. A writer. B. An engineer. C. A singer.
Conversation 4
7. How long is the breakfast time?
A. 2.5 hours. B. 3 hours. C. 3.5 hours.
8. What does the man want to do before going to sleep tonight?
A. Go running. B. Drink something cold. C. Surf the internet.
9. Which of the following should be used for free according to the man?
A. The exercise room. B. The refrigerator. C. Wifi.
Conversation 5
10. What are the two speakers going to do?
A. Visit Mark together. B. Eat in a restaurant. C. Do the shopping.
11. What time is it probably now?
A. 5:50. B. 6:00. C. 6:30.
12. What feature will probably help the man recognize the woman?
A. She wears glasses. B. She is wearing a grey dress. C. She has long black hair.
Conversation 6
13. When will the party be held?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
14. How will the woman probably go there?
A. By car. B. By subway. C. By bus.
15. What gift will the woman probably get Jenny?
A. An ice cream cake. B. Some flowers. C. A teddy bear.

SECTION B（5 %）
Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini- talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.

What to prepare for an earthquake
Prepare enough 16
Prepare enough food to eat for 17 days
Prepare 18 and first aid supplies
Prepare a 19
Prepare hard shoes, a fire lighter, candles, extra clothes, 20 , cash and a radio.

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
SECTION A（15%）
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B ,C and D. Choose
the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. —Did you enjoy the party?
—Yes. We _____well by our hosts.
A. were treated B. would be treated C. treated D. had treated
22. It was so noisy that we _____ hear ourselves speak.
A. couldn't B. shouldn't C. mustn’t D needn’t
23._____we understand things has a lot to do with what we feel.
A. Where B. How C. Why D. When
24. The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere ______ his employees enjoy their work.
A. where B. which C. when D. who
25. Don't doubt the possibility we declared yesterday ____ we will surely win the game in spite of all the difficulties．
A. that B. which C. when D. whether
26. The cloth _______smooth and soft _______.
A. feels; sells well B. feeling; is sell sold C. is felt; sells well D. feeling; sells well
27. As John Lennon once said, life is_____ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.
A. which B. that C. what D. where
28. It was when we were returning home _____ I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble.
A. which B. that C. where D. how
29. —Why haven’t you asked her to come here?
— She _____ an important experiment when I found her and she _____ it.
A. had done; didn’t finish B. was doing; hasn’t finished
C. did; wouldn’t finish D. has done; hadn’t finished
30. When _____ what is most important in life, some choose money, ____ others choose friendship.
A. to decide; and B. to decide; because C. deciding; / D. deciding; while
31. Wow! That’s Uncle Sam. Now he’s in Paris, _____ he?
A. isn’t B. hasn’t C. doesn’t D. wasn’t
32. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special clothing for protection _____ they breathe in harmful gas.
A. even though B. in case C. until D. unless
33. As they were walking around, they noticed a man _______ against a tree.
A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. sat
34. When _______ comes to advertisements, we must all use our intelligence.
A. that B. it C. there D. this
35. Either the guides or the team leader ________ looking after the students then.
A. are B. were C. is D. was

SECTION B（12%）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his 36 one night when I was ready to quit(退出) a political movement I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the many months of struggle, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer when I 37 up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was so proud of. Then I thought about how he 38 with difficult situation. A lot of pictures appeared into my idea, but one scene came sharply into view.
We had just moved to Hollywood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even 39 . One, in particular, was a great blue spruce(云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible 40 . We came home from the store that night to find the spruce 41 almost totally from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our heart 42 . But not Dad’s.
The rain was 43 . Then he announced, “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “What are you talking about, Dad? The roots are out of the ground !” “Shut up; we’re going to push him up; he’s going to 44 .” We couldn’t say no to him. So we followed him into the house and we got what rope there was and we tied the rope around the top of the tree that lay on the street and he stood up by the house, with me 45 on the rope and Frankie in the street in the rain, helping to 46 up the great blue spruce. In no time at all, we had it standing up straight again! Dad 47 stakes(木桩) in the ground, tied rope from the trunk(树干) to the stakes, and said, “Don’t worry, he is going to grow again...”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I couldn’t wait to get back into the movement.
36.
A. talks
B. lessons
C. lectures
D. classes
37.
A. came
B. took
C. picked
D. turned
38.
A. dealt
B. kept
C. helped
D. worked
39.
A. field
B. yard
C. trees
D. flowers
40.
A. rain
B. snow
C. weather
D. storm
41.
A. pulled
B. put
C. stuck
D. pushed
42.
A. rose
B. sank
C. fell
D. dropped
43.
A. going
B. coming
C. falling
D. stopping
44.
A. plant
B. grow
C. die
D. stay
45.
A. fixing
B. holding
C. pushing
D. pulling
46.
A. push
B. take
C. pull
D. put
47.
A. shook
B. cut
C. drove
D. made

SECTION C（8%）
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
It's reported that over 300 million people in China are suffering from near-sightedness（近视）. As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure 48 disease by medicine or equipment or by correcting the way children read and sit. 49 in fact the care given to one's eyes should start with the exercise on one's feet. Three methods on how to protect are 50 follows:
Firstly, don't fasten your shoes too tightly. Try wearing loose shoes 51 walking bare-footed at home. When traveling, try wearing cloth shoes to make blood circulation (循环) easier.
52 , walking on tiptoes(脚尖) will help improve one's eyesight and prevent near-sightedness. Figures show that few ballet performers are near-sighted.
Thirdly, rope skipping also does good 53 one's eyesight. When skipping the rope, one has to react quickly, 54 excites the brain and the eyes. 55 foot exercises, it's good to pull one's ears. Pulling the ears 20 times is found to be an effective way to reduce the pressure on one's eyes.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION（15%）
Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.
I couldn’t help staring at him, I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world, I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable（可怜的）. “Charge it to me” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either, then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
56. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ________.
A. promised to obey the store rules B. forgot to take any money with him
C. hoped to have the food first and pay later D. could not afford anything more expensive
57. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?
A. Kind and lucky. B. Poor and lonely.
C. Friendly and helpful. D. Hurt and disappointed.
58. The writer acted upon the store rules because ________.
A. he wanted to keep his present job B. he felt no pity for the old gentleman
C. he considered the old man dishonest D. he expected someone else to pay for the old man
59. What does the writer learn from his experience?
A. wealth is more important than anything else.
B. Helping others is easier said than done.
C. experience is better gained through practice.
D. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.
60. How would the old men feel at the end of the story?
A. Sad and disappointed. B. Happy and lucky.
C. Depressed and unlucky. D. Surprised and grateful.

B
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter(（中枢神经系统的）灰白质). This is the area of the brain which processes(加工,处理) information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language.
A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University of London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals（双语者）” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
Scans showed that grey matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.
“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible,” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
61. The main subject talked about in this passage is ________.
A. science on learning a second language
B. language learning and the increase in one’s brain power.
C. man’s ability of learning a second language
D. language learning and the study of maths
62. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions exercise in order to _____.
A. say language is also a kind of physical labour
B. prove that one needs more practice when he or she is learning a language
C. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well
D. to show the importance of using the language when you learn it.
63. What change can we get during the experience of learning a second language?
A. The increase of the ability to learn. B. The development of muscles.
C. The improvement of strange pronunciation. D. A worse understanding of different ideas.
64. We may know from the scientific findings that _______.
A. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language
B. the experience of learning a second language h