湖南省邵阳县2020-2021学年（牛津版）高一上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）.doc

1、1 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 三个选项中选出最

2、 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

3、on New Years 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. 2 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。

4、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 ba

5、sketball game. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Where does the 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

6、. B. Boss and customer. C. Teacher and student. 11. What does the 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

7、been worried about? A. Her job. B. Her study. C. Her health. 14. What did Marys father want her to work as? A. A waiter. B. A secretary. C. An assistant. 15. Whose company is in need of designers? 3 A. Marys friends. B. Marys fathers. C. Marys aunts. 16. What will Mary probably do next? A. Leave hom

8、e. B. Think it over before deciding. C. Call her family and friends back. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 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 atte

9、nd there. 19. Why did Mrs Lincoln go to the town? A. To meet someone. B. To attend a birthday party. 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

10、) 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。 A Join our Youth Winter Camp in China and experience 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

11、 safe environment. Chinese Classes Our Winter Camp students will join small group Chinese classes from 09:00-12:00 Monday 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. 4 Trips

12、 And Cultural Activities After Chinese class in the morning, students will take part in cultural activities through which theyll 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 Gre

13、at Wall and Summer Palace; lectures about living, studying and working in China; cultural activities organized by the school. such as Chinese opera and calligraphy(书法). Prices And Dates If you want to join our Winter Camp, you must be aged between 14-17. You will need to arrive in the city at least

14、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. The dates and prices are as below: Jan. 5th-Jan. 25th, 2021, Beijing. Price:1, 980/person You can apply for our Winter Camp either on your own or in a group: For groups of 5

15、people or more, the price is1, 900/person. For groups of 10 people or more, the price is1, 700/person. Visit https:/ for more information(English 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

16、. 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 more information about the Winter Camp? A. In a travel magazine. B. On the website. C. From the local newspaper. D. From their teachers. B Over the years, you

17、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 5 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

18、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, visit city after city. One

19、 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 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 f

20、ront 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 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 thi

21、ng, 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 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 ba

22、ckpack? 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 pa

23、ragraph? 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. Hell never forget the hotel owners kindness. 27. Whats the authors main purpose of writing the text? 6 A. To show his love of travelling

24、. 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(物种)has a different language, much like different human languages that we cannot understand. Language ex

25、perts 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 havent the c

26、haracteristics(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 meanings. Anyway, animals do communicate. People who study humans believe that people speak with their whole bodies. To express

27、 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 ot

28、her 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 talk? Humans and animals both have the necessary organs(器官)that produce sounds, such as lungs, throat, voice box, lips and tongu

29、e. 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 chang

30、eable. D. Both of them can express the same meanings. 29. Animals can communicate by . A. movement B. language C. speech D. writing 7 30. Why do animals fail to speak according to the last paragraph? A. They dont need to communicate by speaking. B. They havent the necessary organs to produce sounds.

31、 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 Necessary to Speak? C. Why Humans Cant Understand Animal Calls? D. Are Animal Calls a Language Humans Dont Unde

32、rstand? D The 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

33、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 showed them how to plant Indian corn, the pilgrims got enough food. They decided December 13, 1621 to be a festival, which is known as the f

34、irst Thanksgiving Day. The Indians were invited to share the festival. Since then, Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in America. In 1941, the government named the fourth Thursday in November as the official Thanksgiving Day. Dating back, it is known that the government wanted the 29th day of June

35、 as a day of Thanksgiving. And after discussing it, they all agreed. It is also known that the pilgrims set around at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating. Many of them died because there wasnt enough food. But the harvest(收成)of 1621 was very good. They celebrated i

36、t. It is believed that it is the first Thanksgiving Day. It lasted for three days. Thanksgiving, as we know today, has come a long way from the pilgrims harvest festival in 1621 and is still popular with Americans. It seems just an event. But as time goes by, its not the 8 same as the first one. Peo

37、ple have brought in more things they want to thank for. Maybe this is the real reason why the festival is still popular in the USA. And as we continue to change, there are more new things for which we can thank. 32. What led to the death of the pilgrims in the first winter? A. The shortage of food a

38、nd terrible weather. B. The wars against the native Indians. C. Some terrible accidents on the sea. D. A kind of deadly disease. 33. When was the first Thanksgiving Day? A. In November, 1620. B. In December, 1620. C. In November,1621. D. In December, 1621. 34. What does the underlined word devastati

39、ng in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Strange. B. Pleasant. C. Terrible. D. Different. 35. Why is Thanksgiving Day still popular in the USA? A. People can celebrate it in a usual way. B. More new things have been brought in it. C. It makes people remember the pilgrims. D. There is delicious food durin

40、g the festival. 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 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。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 When youre too sleepy to work, its almost impossible to get things done. 36 But if theres 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 f

41、ighting it, go ahead and get some sleep. Nothing beats a power nap when youre too tired to work. Being sleepy could he your bodys way of telling you to slow down and take some rest. 37 , youll find that you will be more energetic after that. 38 It could be that youre bored with your tasks and thats

42、why youre sleepy. So change your tasks. This way, youre breaking the ice and it introduces your brain to other stimuli(刺激)which 9 will help you to stay alert and awake. Get moving 39 . Stay away from your computer for a while. If you work from home, its nice to get out of your home office. Walk arou

43、nd and breathe some fresh air. Then come back again when you feel refreshed. You can also do some stretches(伸展). This way, youre 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 o

44、f 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.

45、 Staying awake can make you work better F. Just be careful how much you drink, though G. Its easy to close your eyes and go to your dream 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 完形填空(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 responsibil

46、ity. 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. Ba

47、d 10 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 m

48、e in the 48 time. Though the poverty(贫困)made me 49 a hard life, it also made me become a reliable (可 信赖的) man. While so many people around me feel ashamed to 50 rickshaw pullers(人力车 夫), I could find much 51 when talking with them, which always made us laugh happily. I thought they were hard-working.

49、 Anyone who works hard is respectable. I also 52 buying small things and drinking a lot with friends is a 53 of money. For me, only a few things are worth my hard-earned 54 . I am living a simple life in an quiet apartment. I like it, because its so 55 . 41. A. grandsons B. daughters C. brothers D.

50、sons 42. A. humor B. pride C. direction D. smell 43. A. new B. happy C. small D. formal 44. A. extremely B. gradually C. suddenly D. hardly 45. A. study B. family C. career D. life 46. A. harmful B. helpless C. impossible D. meaningless 47. A. taught B. changed C. mattered D. suffered 48. A. difficu