湖南省娄底市2017-2018学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2018年上学期高一期中大联考英语试题时间：120分钟总分：150分第一部分：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。1.Whichsportdoesthewomanlikebest?A.Baseball. B.Volleyball. C.Badminton.2.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?A.Seeafilm. B.Goshopping. C.Havehaircut.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atapostoffice. B.Atashop. C.Atahospital.4.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Colleagues. B.Couple. C.Friends.5.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A.Astudent. B.Areporter. C.Atourguide.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）请听第6段材料,回答第6—7题。6.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hefailedhisfinaltest. B.Helosthisjob.C.Hewaslateforschool.7.Howistheman’sfeelingtothewoman?A.Frightened. B.Grateful. C.Disappointed.请听第7段材料，回答第8—9题。8.Wherewillthewomantaketheboysto?A.Hospital. B.Park. C.School.9.Whatisthemanplanningtodo?A.Openasavingsaccount.B.Bakeabirthdaycake.C.Buyabirthdaypresent.请听第8段材料,回答第10—12题。10.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanprefer?A.Countrymusic.B.Popmusic. C.Classicalmusic.11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutclassicalmusic？A.Helistenstoitwhencooking.B.Itisgoodforhisbrain.C.Itcanhelpreducestress.12.Whatdoesthewomantellthemanintheend?A.HecanbuysomenewCDsonline.B.HecanfindsomerecordingsontheInternet.C.HecanlistentoMozart’smusic.请听第9段材料,回答第13—16题。13.Wherearethetwospeakersprobably?A.Inanoffice.B.Atthehospital. C.Atthewoman’shouse14.Whydoesthemanmeetthewoman?

A.Todiscussfutureplans.B.Toaskaboutthewoman’smother.C.Tofindoutwhythewoman’srecentworkwaspoor.15.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman’smother?A.Sheisseriouslysick. B.Shehadanaccident.C.Shediedofstomachcancer.16.Whatistheman’sattitudetothewomanintheend?A.Heisangry. B.Heiskind. C.Heissad.请听第10段材料,回答第17—20题。17.Whatwillpeopledotomorrowmorning?A.Watchaperformance.B.Haveameeting.C.Gosightseeing.18.Whydoesthespeakerhavetochangetoday’splan?A.DianaDeckerwantstospeakfirst.B.Hewillattendanimportantmeeting.C.Thefirstspeakergotfoodpoisoning.19.Whenwillthecoffeebreakstart?A.At9:30. B.At10:00. C.At10:30.20.Wherewillthediscussionbeheld?A.IntheYouthActionTheater.B.InRoom201. C.Inthemeetinghall.第二部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMychallengeforyouisthis:toreadabookfor15minuteseverysingledayforamonth.Mydadisbynomeanstheonlypersonwhoavoidsbooks.IknowlotsofpeoplewouldratherrelaxontheirputersorinfrontoftheTV.Everyoneisdifferentandhastheirowninterests,butIthinkthere’relotsofbenefitstoreading,whichscreenbasedactivitiesdon’thave.Sogiveitago!Take15minuteswhenyou’rewakingup,goingtobed,eatingtoomuch,orhavingacoffee.Ifyoureadalot,whynottry15minutesofanEnglishbook,orpassthechallengeontosomeoneelse?Goodluck,andhappyreading!Theauthorgivestheexampleofhisfatherinthetexttoshow___________.A.hisfatherisverybusy B.manypeoplehavenohabitofreadingC.hisfatherlikesreading D.readingisveryimportanttousTheauthorwritesthetextmainlybasingon___________.A.hisfather’spersonaladvice B.somescientificexperiments[来C.hispersonalexperience D.knowledgefrombooksWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TipsforReadingEnglishBooks B.WaystoImproveReadingC.HavingaCoffeeWhileYouRead D.15MinuteReadingChallengeBHereisatruestoryaboutafamousmanwhoworkedintheWhiteHouseandacriminal.Theyoncefacedthesamething:theirmothergavethemappleswhentheywereyoung.Thecriminalsaid:oneday,mymotherbroughtsomeapplesandaskedmybrotherandme:“Whichdoyouwant?”“Thereddestandbiggestone,”mylittlebrothersaid.Mymotherstaredathimandsaidtohimangrily:“Youshouldlearntogivethegoodthingstoothers;youshouldn’talwaysthinkofyourself.”Seeingthis,Isuddenlychangedmyideaandthensaidtomymother,“Mum,pleasegivemethesmalleroneandgivethebiggeronetomylittlebrother.”Hearingmywords,mymotherwasveryhappy.Shekissedmeonmyfaceandgavethereddestandbiggestappletomeasaprize.Fromthemon,Ilearnedtotelllies,fight,stealandrob.InordertogetwhatIwanted,Iplayedhard.Asaresult,Iwassentintoprison.Thefamousmanfromthewhitehousesaid,Oneday,mymotherbroughtsomeapples.Shesaidtomybrotherandme:“Youallwantthereddestandbiggestone,right?Well,let’shaveapetition.NowIdividedthegrasslandinfrontofthegateintotwoandIwillgiveonetoeachofyouandyoumustshear(修剪)itwell.AndIwillgivethereddestandbiggestappletohimwhodoesitthemostquicklyandbest.”Afterthepetition,IwonandIgotthebiggestapple.Inourfamily,aslongasyouwanttogetthebestthings,youmusttakepartinpetition.Ithinkitisfair.Nomatterwhatyouwant,youmustpaylotsofefforts.24.Thecriminalgotthereddestandbiggestapplebecause______.A.heknewhowtomakehismotherhappyfromheranswerB.hetoldthetruththathewantedasmalleroneC.elderbrothershouldofcoursehavethebiggeroneD.hismotherlovedhimmorethanshelovedtheyoungerbrother25.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.it’swrongtoaskchildrentochooseappleswhentheyarenotoldenough.B.it’swrongtoaskchildrennottoalwaysthinkofthemselves.C.it’salwaysnecessarytohaveapetitionwhenwegivechildrenapple.D.it’simportanttomakechildrenawarethatnomatterwhattheywant,theymustpaywork26.Thewritertellsthestoryby_______.A.organizingitintheorderoftime.B.describingitintheorderofspaceC.makingaparisonbetweentwomenD.providingsomescientificinformation27.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_______.A.amother’seducationalmethodhasagreatinfluenceonachild’sgrowing.B.inordertogetwhatwewant,weshouldplayhard.C.weshouldalwaystrytowinpetitionswhichcanbringusalot.D.givingchildrenappleswillleadthemtobeecriminals.C Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhaveashortlifespan(寿命)aswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe’scolonialrulingcausedasharpdecreaseinlanguagekinds,reducingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnationstateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingnationallanguages.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themedia,nationalgovernmentshavetriedtoreduceminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflanguagestandardization(标准化)hasbeenimprovedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhavecreatednewmethodsofmunicationthatarefast,straightforwardandpractical.Languagekindscametobeseenasandifficultytotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualism(单种语言)becameanperfectchoice.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveledtothedangerto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists”inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareclear.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalfunctionsforlanguageinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof“thefirstlanguage”.Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualism(多语种)isthemostrightsolution.Thedestructionofthefirstwillleadtothelossofthesecond.Creatingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople’scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheirlanguagegift.Alanguageisnotonlyusedasthemaininstrumentofhumanmunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.28.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A.ColonialconquestsofEuropeB.TheriseofnationstatesC.AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD.Theincreaseofhumanpopulation29.Theunderlinedword“stifles”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.A.cheerB.killsC.createsD.improve30.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat_______.A.PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesstartedB.MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismC.LanguagekindswouldbeeandifficultytoglobalizationD.Humanbrainswouldbeelesscreativeinlanguages31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheimportanceoflanguagepreservation.B.Towarnpeopleofthenegativeresultofglobalization.C.Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.D.Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.DNowthatnewsrooms(新闻编辑室)arebeinglesspopularintheUS，youngpeoplehavebeguntotelltheirownstories．GlobalGirlMedia，anorganizationthatteachesteenagegirlsdigital(数码的)storytellingskillsforfree，wasstartedbyawardwinningfilmmakersAmieWilliamsandMeenaNanjiinLosAngelesin2010．“Bygivinggirlsavoice，youintroduceadifferentstory，andchangetheexistingone,”saidDannyGlover，amemberoftheGlobalGirlMediaorganization．“Whenthecamera’sinmyhands，IfeellikeIcan’tlose，”SaidCheyenneGrisez，14．“ItmakesmehappyandIfeellikeIcandoanything．”OnthefinaldayofthesummeracademyinCalifornia,WilliamsworkedwithGrisezandCamilaPrado,15,onashortfilmaboutPrado’sfightagainstaneatingdisorder(紊乱).Inthefilm，Pradobravelyinterviewedherparentsandsisterabouthowshewasabletobeatherbadfeelingsandeatingdisorder.Thisfilmandothersthegirlshadmadewereshowntoparentsandfriendsonthelastdayoftheacademy,celebratingtheirhardwork．“It’stheirstory，andnobodyknowshowtotellitbetterthantheydo.”Williamssaid．“Thesegirlsarefromreallydifficultbackgrounds.Theyfeeltrappedsometimes.Theyfeelalone．”Williamssaid．“Thecameragivesthemawaytolookattheirworldinadifferentwayandgetoutofthatfeeling.’’Girlsintheprogrampracticetheirskillsandbuildconfidencebygoingoutinthemunityandinterviewingpeoplefortheshortfilms．Manyofthemhadnoexperience,butfoundtheyhadgoodstorytellingskills．“Iworkwiththesegirls.EverydayIleavegratefully，becauseIknowthat．duetotheworkwe'redoingwiththem，thingswillbebetter，”saidGlobalGirlMediasummeracademyprojectdirectorHeatherFaison．32．WhydomanyAmericangirlsliketotellstoriesusingthecamera?A．．B．C．D．33．WhatdowelearnaboutGlobalGirlMediafromthetext?A．Itwasfoundedbythegovernment．B．Itgetsmuchmoneyfromgirlstudents．C．IthasnewsroomsinCalifornia．D．Itgivesgirlsdigitalstorytellingskills．34．WhatdifficultydidPradooverebymakingherfilm?A．Aneatingdisorder.B．Poorschoolscores．C．Selfharm．D．Teenagedifficulty．35．WhodirectedGlobalGirlMediasummeracademyprojectinCalifornia?A．DannyGloverB．AmieWilliamsC．HeatherFaisonD.MeenaNanji七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Whatisthesecretofwritingagoodletter?Herearetwomainones.Don’ttrytobefancy.Don’ttrytoimpressyourreader.YouwillbesuccessfulifyoufollowthesesevenCs.Clear.Useshort,directsentences.36Talkasifthereaderwererighttherewithyou.Aboveall,don’tuseanintroduction.Correct,37Don’tguess,evenforspelling.Refertoyourdictionary.Ifyouneedto,checkareferencebooktoo.Usethemasmuchasyouneedto.plete.Don’tscatteryourpoints.38Thisisgoodorganizationtoo.Courteous.Befriendlyratherthanoverlycasual.Presentyourinformationnicelyevenifyouareplainingaboutsomething.Inallletters,treatothersasyouwantthemtotreatyou.Concise.Makeeachpointasclearlyandbrieflyasyoucan.Conversational.Thisisreallythesecretofgoodwriting,39Suchaletterhasanatural,friendlytone.Letyourpersonalityethroughnaturally.Considerate.40Writeaboutwhatyoubelievethereaderneedsorwantstoknow.Trytobehelpful.Thiswillbuildgoodfeelingtowardyou.ThesevenCsareaboutwritingletters.Buthowaboutschoolpapers?UsethesevenCs.Writeasifyouaretalkingtoyourteacherorprofessor.You’llbesurprised.You’llalmostinstantlybeeagoodwriter.Andyoumightevenenjoywritingfromnowon.A.Justtalktotheperson.B.Finishonepointpletelybeforegoingontothenext.C.Includelongsentencesinyourletter.D.Makethemeasytounderstand.E.Writingshouldnotbetakentooseriously.F.Makesurewhatyousayiscorrect.G.Thinkofthereaders’pointofviewasyouwrite.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.41,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aEachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong45overthehills.Theyhadbeen46thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays47.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome48.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland.Robert49thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof50.“What’sthat?”heasked.“That’sthe51treasure,”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly52somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy’s53.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe54RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe55ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto56suchamaninastory.57LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was58.So,thankstoa59SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelveyearoldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest60storiesintheEnglishlanguage.41.A.Besides B.ThereforeC.However D.Finally42.A.alone B.abroadC.athome D.nextdoor43.A.meeting B.storyC.job D.holiday44.A.Lloyd B.RobertC.Henley D.John45.A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game46.A.attempting B.missingC.enjoying D.planning47.A.dull B.quiet C.busy D.cold48.A.cleaning B.writingC.exercising D.drawing49.A.doubted B.noticedC.decided D.recognized50.A.theisland B.thehouseC.Scotland D.thesea51.A.forgotten B.discoveredC.buried D.unexpected52.A.drew B.saw C.made D.learned53.A.book B.reply [来源:学科C.mind D.picture54.A.star B.hero C.writer D.child55.A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom56.A.produce B.praiseC.include D.accept57.A.Yet B.Also C.Thus D.But58.A.read B.born C.hired D.written59.A.windy B.sunny C.cool D.rainy60.A.news B.loveC.adventureD.humorous第二节短文填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。TaviGevinsonhasbeencalledoneofthemostinfluential19­year­oldsinAmerica.Itsounds__61__(amaze),butitistrue.__62__theageofeleven,Tavishockedthefashionworldwhenherblog,StyleRookie,becameoneof