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邵阳市二中2023年下学期期中考试高二年一期英语试卷命题:陈雅婷审核:尹铃时量:120分钟满分: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.WhenwillMr.Morganprobablybehere?A.At4:00.B.Before4:00.C.About6
:00.2.Whatdidthewomanstudyincollege?A.Business.B.Art.C.English.3.Whatdoesthespeakers'schoolpaymoreattentionto?A.Thestudents'personal
ity.B.Thestudents'gradesinexams.C.Thestudents'abilitytothinkindependently.4.WhydoesJacklooktired?A.Heisbusywithhisjob.B.Heispreparingforadr
ivingtest.C.Hestudiesintheevening.5.Wheredoesthewomanprobablywork?A.InaTVstation.B.Inacompany.C.Inaschool.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,你将有时间阅读每个小题,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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aspecialfestival.B.Singleparties.C.Onlineshopping.7.Whatisthe
purposeofDouble11accordingtothewoman?A.Tohelppeopleshowlove.B.Tohelppeoplegettogether.C.Toencouragepeopl
etoshoponline.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.WhatisthefirstreasonGeorgementionsaboutgoingtoOxfordUniversity?A.Britishculture.B.Thecollege'sreputation.
C.Thecollege'sachievement.9.Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardsGeorge'splan?A.Surprised.B.Supportive.C.Worried.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whydoesthemancomehere?A.Toconfirmahotel.B.Toattendameeting.C.Topickupthewoman.11.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.At2:00p.m.B.At6:00p.m.C.A
t7:00p.m.12.Whatwillthewomanprobablydotomorrow?A.Workinasmalltown.B.Dosomesightseeing.C.Visitsomefriends
.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthemandoforaliving?A.HehostsaTVprogramme.B.Hewritesprograms.C.Hesellssmartphones.14.Wha
tdoesthemanintroducetothewoman?A.Somesmartphones.B.Someeducationalarticles.C.Someappsaboutscience.15.W
hatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Interviewerandapplicant.C.Closefriends.16.Howmany
peoplearethereintheman'sfamily?A.Three.B.Five.C.Seven.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.HowlongdoesTim?striplast?A.Halfayear.B.Oneyear.C
.Twoyears.18.Whatisoneofthemostinterestingexperiencesofthetrip?A.Ridingtheelephantsandcamels.B.Managingavideoblog.C.
Meetingnewpeople.19.WhatdoesKaralike?A.Africanlifestyles.B.Therainforests.C.Thaifood.20.WhatpreparationsdoTim'
sfamilymakebeforetakingthetrip?A.Thecouplegiveuptheirjobs.B.Theyselltheirclothes.C.Theybuymanybooks.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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AChooseYourOne-DayTours!TourA—Bath&Stonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancien
tRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuse
um.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniv
ersityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’shouse—£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldes
tuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:Includesaguidedtourexplorin
gmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.In
cludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVIII’sfavouritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entran
cefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisform
erroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichinc
ludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Mar
chand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.21.Whichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttose
eEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A.TourAB.TourBC.TourCD.TourD22.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowe
stfeeon17March?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.23.WhyisHamptonCou
rtamajortouristattraction?A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze.C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.D.Itisaworld-
famouscastle.BOnherfirstdaytutoringstudentsfromlow-incomefamiliesatanafter-schoolprograminNewYorkCity,AlyssaKapasino
ticedhowmanykidswereliningupforfreesandwichesandfruitinthecafeteria.Manyofthesestudentsdon’tgetenoughtoeatathom
e.soaschoollunchoranafter-schoolmealmightbethemostfoodtheywouldgetallday.Kapasi,whoattendsprivateschool,wasshocked.Shewasdeterm
inedtohelp.“Iwantotherkidstounderstandthatifyouseeaproblem,youdon’thavetowaittobeanadulttofixit.”saysKapasi.Sheandagroupoffriendsarenowputtingt
heirprogrammingskillstoworktocreateamobileappcalledFoodForThought.Throughtheapplication,parentswillbeabletopayf
ortheirownchildren’smealandwillbepresentedwithanoptiontodonate2-3dollarstopayforamealofanotherstudent.Otherdonorswillalsobeabletodonatemoney
tohelpchildrengetlunchintheircommunity.Onecreativecharacteristicoftheappisthatthereceiversofthecontributionswillbeanonymous.Torecei
vefinancialhelp,afamilywillneedonlyarecommendationfromaschooladministrator,andnooneelsehastoknow.“Iwanttomakemyplatformanapplicationth
atallusersfeelnoshameinusing.”saysKapasi.“Itastonishedusthatinoneofthewealthiestandmostadvancedcountriesinthe
worldtherearestillcommunitiesthataregoinghungry.Bygivingparentsaneasyoption,weencouragetheirgivingand
raisetheirawarenessthattherearestudentsintheirchildren’sschoolwhoareinneed.”Kapasisays.Shehopestohavetheappreadytobeusedi
nNewYorkCity-basedschoolsduringthenewschoolyear.24.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?A.ExplainhowshockedKapasiwas.B.EvaluateKapasi’se
xperienceasavolunteer.C.TellhowtheideafortheappcametoKapasi.D.Describehowtheafter-schoolprogramwenton.25.Whatcanthe
appbeusedtodo?A.Teachstudentstobeindependent.B.Improvestudents’programmingskills.C.Buyschoollunchesforchildre
ninneed.D.Allowparentstokeepintouchwiththeirchildren.26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“anonymous”underlinedinParagraph3?A
.InspiredB.SelectiveC.CertainD.Unnamed27.WhatisKapasi’sfutureplan?A.Tousetheappinsomeschools.B.Toencouragestudentstodonate.C.Togetmoreparent
stovisitschools.D.Tomakeparentsawareofworldhunger.CSharingaroomwithafamilymemberorafriendcanbetough(困难),butitbecomesespecia
llydifficultwhenyouaresharingitwithsomeoneyouhardlyknow.Ifyoufindyourselfinasimilarsituation,donotdespair.Therearethin
gsyoucandotohelpyoucopewithhavingaroommate,nomatterwhoitmaybe.Firstofall,youhavetorememberthatyougetwhatyougive.Ifyouarenicetooth
ers,thenotherswillbenicetoyouaswell.Youalsoneedtosetboundariesforyourselfandfortheotherperson.Sobeforeyou
rnewroommatemovesin,talktohim.Settherulesearlyonanddiscussyourhopes.Rememberthattherearetwothingsthatmakeupany
goodrelationship:beliefandrespect.Thesamethingappliesto(适用于)havingaroommate.Youhavetorespecteachother.So
hehasthatnewPS3gamethatyouhavealwayswantedtotryout?Askpermissionfirst.Ifhesaysno,don’taskhimforitagain.Ifheletsyouborrowhisstuff,takecareoftheitemand
treatitasifitwereyourown.Makesurethatyoureturnitinthesameconditionaswhenyouborrowedit.Tokeepawayfromdisagreementsoverwhodoesthehousework,cleanasy
ougo.Forchores(杂务)thatcanbeshared,youmaywanttodivideitequallysothatyoudon’tdoallthehousework.Taketurnsinwashingthedishes.Youmaydoitevery
otherdayoryoumaydividethetasksothatyouonlyhavetodoitinthemorningandyourroommatewillonlyhavetodoitatnight.Whenitcome
stofoodandgroceryitems,determinewhatcanbeshared.Don’tbetoomeanwhenitcomestosharingfood.Ontheotherhand,determinewhatyoucanshare
andwhatyoucan’tandbeclearaboutit.Theadvantageofsharingfoodisthatyoucansaveontimeandfoodpreparation.28.Whatisthepassag
emainlyabout?A.Whyyouneedaroommate.B.Howyoudrivearoommateyoudon’tlike.C.Whatyoudotofindaroommate.D.Howyoucangetalongwithyourroommate
.29.Whatmaytheunderlinedword“boundaries”inParagraph2referto?A.Bordersoftwocountries.B.Personalspace.C.Publ
icrelations.D.Somethingsharedbyallroommates.30.Goodrelationshipamongroommatesliesin_____.A.moneyandgiftsB.attractionandgoodwordsC.tru
standrespectD.threatsandorders31.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Therearealwaysquarrelsbetweenroommates.B.
Trytodoallthechoresbyyourself.C.Shareeverythingwithyourroommates.D.Trytodothechoresbyturns.DChimpanzee
s(黑猩猩)dohavestrongermusclesthanus-buttheyarenotnearlyaspowerfulasmanypeoplethink.“There’sthisideaouttherethatchimpanzeesaresuperh
umanstrong.”saysMatthewO’NeillattheUniversityofArizonainPhoenix.Yethisteam’sexperimentsandcomputermodelsshowthatachimpanzeemuscleisonlyaboutathir
dstrongerthanahumanoneofthesamesize.Thisresultmatcheswellwiththefewteststhathavebeendone,whichsuggestthatwhenitcomestopullingandjumping,chimpsare
about1.5timesasstrongashumansrelativetotheirbodymass.Butbecausetheyarelighterthantheaverageperson,humanscanactuallyoutperfo
rmtheminabsoluteterms,saysO’Neill.Hisfindingssuggestthatotherapes(类人猿)havesimilarmusclestrengthtochimpanzees“Humansaretheoddones.”hesay
s.O’Neill’steamhasbeenstudyingtheevolutionofuprightwalking.Tocreateanaccuratecomputermodelofhowchimpswalk,therese
archersneededtofindoutwhethertheirmusclesreallyaremuchstronger.Sotheyremovedsmallsamplesoflegmusclefromthreechimpsandme
asuredthestrengthofindividualfibers(纤维).Thesameprocedureisusedtostudyhumanmuscles.Comparingtheresultswiththemanystudiesonthosesh
owedthat,contrarytotheclaimsofseveralotherstudies,thereisnothingspecialaboutchimpmuscle.“Chimpanzeemuscleisreallynodifferen
tthanhumanmuscleintermsoftheforcethatindividualfibersuse.”saysO’Neill.Sowhy,onapound-for-poundbasis,arechimpsslightlystrongerthanhu
mans?Theteamwentontolookatthemuscleofchimpsthathaddiedofnaturalcauses,whichshowedthattwo-thirdsoftheirmuscleismadeoffast-twitchfibers,whereasmoret
hanhalfofhumanfibersareslow-twitch.Fast-twitchfibersaremorepowerful,butusemoreenergyandbecometiredfaste
r.Anotherfactor,O’Neillfound,isthatchimpshavelongerfibersonaveragewhichalsoimprovestheirstrength.Thisaddstotheevidencethatwalkingusesfarmoreenergy
forchimpsthanforpeople.Theresultsfitwellwiththeideathatearlyhumansevolvedtowalkorrunlongdistances.Itseemsthatwegaveup
somestrengthforgreaterendurance(耐力).32.WhatdoesO’Neillmeanwhenhesays“Humansaretheoddones”?A.Humansarebetteratjumpingandpullingthingsthanchim
ps.B.Humans’musclestrengthisdifferentfromthatofapes.C.Humansareheavierandstrongerthanchimpanzees.D.T
hereisnothingspecialabouthumanmuscles.33.Whatcontributesalottothestrengthofchimpmuscles?A.Theevolutionofuprightwalking.B.Theslow-twitchfibers
intheirmuscles.C.Mostoftheirmusclesbeingmadeofshortfibers.D.Thefast-twitchfibersintheirmuscles.34.Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A.shortfiber
sprovidemoreenergyforthemuscleB.earlyhumansneededmuchmoreenergythanchimpsC.humanmusclesaremoresuitedtolongdis
tancerunningD.slow-twitchmusclefibershelpchimpssurviveinthewild35.Whatcanweconcludeaccordingtothepassage?A.Chimpanzeeshavemuch
strongermusclesthanus.B.Chimpanzeescanjumphigherthanus.C.Chimpmuscleisalmostthesameashumans’.D.HumanscanwalklongerthanChimpanzees.第二节:(共5个小题;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。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoReviseRevising(复习)isanimportantpartofstudy.Ithelpsyou
learn,remember,andapplywhatyouknow.Itisalsoagoodideatorevisebeforequizzesandexams.36Herearesometipsonhowtorev
isewell.FindYourPlaceToreviseforanexam,youmustfirstfindaquietandrelaxingenvironment.37Itshouldbeinaplacewhereyouwillnotbedisturbed.TakeYour
TimeIt'sagoodideatomakerevisingpartofyourweeklyroutine.38Youshouldtakecaretomakesurethatyoustudyfornomorethantwoho
ursatatime,andthatyoutakeregularbreakseveryhalfhourorso.Thiswillkeepyoufreshandabletotakeininformati
on.StayOrganizedItcanbeveryhelpfultosetupasystemsoyouareorganized.39Thatwaywhenyouhaveaquizorexam,youcaneasily
findtherightnotestostudytohelpyouprepare.40Attheendofeveryrevision,reviewyournotescarefullysothatyoucanbesure
thatyouhaveunderstoodwhatyouhavelearned.Youmayalsoconsiderwritingoutrevisioncards.Youcanthenusetheseasasummary(概要)ofthesubjectsthatyouhav
estudied.A.GetReady.B.CheckYourProgress.C.Don'trevisefortoolong.D.Thiswillhelpkeepmaterialfreshinyour
mind.E.Somewhereyoufeelmostcomfortableworksbest.F.Thebestwaytodothisistoreviseeveryschoolday.G.Ifyouaretakingnotes,organizethemb
ysubject,topic,anddate.第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。MywifeandImovedintoourhometwoyearsago.Wehadayardwithalotof41Veryoftenwhenwehaveflowers.DeniseorIwouldplantsomebetween
therocks,justtoaddsome42tothearea.Lastsummer,IfoundatinylittleplantintheyardthatIcouldnotimmediatelyi
dentify.IknewIdidn'tplantitandDenisesaidshedidn'teither.Wedecidedtoletit43_growinguntilwecouldfindoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybackt
othe44plant,itappearedtobeasunflower.Idecidedto45theweeds(杂草)aroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettot
heweeds,Inoticedsomething46.Thesunflowerhadnot47whereIsawitbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroun
dittoreachthe48.That'swhenI49thatifatinylittlesunflowerdidn'tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingth
esamething.Ifwe50ourselveslikethatlittlesunflower,wecanreachwherewe51togoandgetwhatweneedforgrowth.Weneedtobelieveinourselvesknowingwehavethe5
2toachieveourgoals.Likethesunflower,itknewithadtheabilitytogetovertherocksbecauseithad53initselfthatitwouldsucceed.Standtalllikethesunflow
erandbe54ofwhoandwhatweare,andthentheenvironmentwillbeginto55us.Wewillfindawaytogounderoraroundany“rocks
"inordertoreachourgoals.41.A.flowersB.insectsC.vegetablesD.rocks42.A.waterB.viewC.colourD.shape43.A.stopB.continueC.improve
D.escape44.A.weakB.strangeC.lonelyD.pretty45.A.collectB.admireC.removeD.watch46.A.unusualB.wonderfulC.terribleD.valuable47.A.passedB.starte
dC.leftD.died48.A.airB.topC.sunD.house49.A.hopedB.realizedC.doubtedD.tracked50.A.fillinB.putinC.worrya
boutD.believein51.A.forgetB.hateC.aimD.wait52.A.wishB.planC.abilityD.idea53.A.faithB.energyC.virtueD.courage54.A.a
wareB.afraidC.proudD.tired55.A.forgiveB.supportC.upsetD.cheat第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入
1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Astheworldmovestowardswhatisessentiallyaglobalvillage,theneedforeffectivecommunicationis56.______
__(strong)thaneverbefore.Asaresult,thenumberofpeoplestudyingforeignlanguages57.________(be)increasing,andtheeffectivenessofvariouslanguag
ecoursesisbecomingavitalissue.Oneofthequestionsmostfrequently58.________(discuss)iswhetherornotlanguagecoursesshouldinclud
ethestudyofthecultureofthecountry59.________thelanguageisspoken.Itis60.________(common)believedeachlanguageisdeeplyrootedi
n61.________culturewhereitoperates.Therefore,fullunderstandingisoftenimpossiblewithoutsomeknowledgeofcertainelementsof62.________(it)hist
ory,literatureandtraditions.However,somepeoplearguethatinbusinesscontexts,thelanguageisjustatooland,aslongasbothsidesclearlyunderstandthetech
nicalvocabularytheyuse,noculturebackgroundisnecessary.Whatismore,itwouldbeimpossible63.________(define)whatparticularcultureshould64.________(te
ach),asmanyinternationallyusedlanguagesarespokenindifferentcountrieswhoseculturesdiffersignificantly65.________oneanother.Allinal
l,itseemsthattheroleoftheculturalcomponentinalanguagecourseshoulddependonthelearner'sgoals.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,你校英语俱乐部(EnglishCl
ub)正在举办以“节约粮食,反对餐饮浪费”为主题的征文活动。就此,请你写一篇英语短文参赛,内容包括:1.描述严重的餐饮浪费现象;2.给出减少餐饮浪费的建议;3.呼吁节约粮食。注意:词数应为80左右。SaveFoodandOpposeFoodWaste第二节阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续
写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。(满分25分)Itwasanunusuallyhotday.Exhaustedafterfootballpractice,IheadedforthebusstoptowaitforBus112whichwouldtakemehome.Iwasbeginn
ingtodriftofftosleepwhenIsawthebusarriving.Thesunwasinmyeyesandthatwasprobablythereasonwhy1gotontoBus113.Iwasgladtogetaseat.Withinminu
tes,Iwasagainstthewindow,fastasleep.WhenIopenedmyeyes,itwasdarkoutside.Iwastheonlypassengerleftonthebus.Icouldnotrecognizeth
epartoftownwewerepassingthrough.Ipressedthebellandthebusstopped.Iplannedtohopacrosstheroadandcatchabusgoingtheoppositedirection.Howev
er,Ifoundmyselfonaquietstreetwitharowofshopsthatwereallclosed.Ikickedmyselffornotaskingthedriverfordirections.AsIwaswonde
ringwhattodo,amotorcyclecamedowntheroad.Theriderlookedatmeashepassedandthenstoppedashortdistanceaway.Iwenttohimandaskedhimh
owtogetbacktotheCitySquare.Hesmiledandnodded.Hepattedthebackseatandsaidthathewouldsendmehome.Withoutasecondthought,Icl
imbedupbehindtherider.HeturnedthemotorcyclearoundandheadedinthedirectionIwanted.Wetravelledforabout15minutesandthesurroundingsstilllookedunfamiliar
tome.TheridermadeafewturnsandIknewIwashopelesslylost.Iaskedhimwhereweweregoing.Hedidnotanswerbutincreasedhisspeed.Alarmbellsstartedtori
nginmyhead.Itappedtheman'sshoulderandtoldhimtostop.Heleanedforwardandwentathighspeednow.Thenhesloweddowntoturnintoadarkandnarrowroadt
hatledintoanoilpalmplantation.Ihadhadenough.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Ijumpedoffthevehicleandfellonto
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