湖南省第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题

湖南省邵阳市第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题时间 120分钟分值150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（共20小题；每小题1.5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. What size jacket is the man wearing now?A. Small.B. Medium.C. Large.2. What did the man buy for his new flat?A. A chair.B. A bed.C. A table.3. Who is the woman probably?A. A receptionist.B. A director.C. A sales manager.4. What will the woman do?A. Reserve the book.B. Buy a book.C. Borrow the book.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A project.B. A program.C. Food.请听下面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至7题。

6. Where will the man go on Tuesday?A. To Edinburgh.B. To Paris.C. To London.7. When will the man interview the main speaker?A. On Tuesday morning.B. On Tuesday afternoon.C. On Wednesday afternoon听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where will the man go at last?A. The canteen.B. The entrance hall.C. The sports center.9. Who is the man probably?A. A construction worker.B. A former student.C. A new professor.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How long has the man stayed in France?A. Nine months.B. A year and a half.C. Two years.11. What does the man want to be?A. A translator.B. A teacher.C. Asecretary.12. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Trainer and trainee.B. Employer and employee.C. Interviewer and interviewee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What class does the man have on Thursdays?A. The drama class.B. The computer class.C. The dance class.14. Who inspired the man to learn dancing?A. His parents.B. His friends.C. His aunt.15. When did the man restart the dance class?A. At age 7.B. At age 11.C. At age 14.16. What does the man think of dancing with other boys?A. Embarrassing.B. Distracting.C. Relaxing. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What animals did farmers in the South Island keep in the past?A. Sheep.B. Cows.C. Deer.18. What pictures does the speaker suggest taking?A. Pictures of birds.B. Pictures of the sunset.C. Pictures of fishing boats.19. What do students like to do in Queenstown?A. Sky diving.B. River surfing.C. Walking.20. How long is the trip?A. Two weeks.B. Three weeks.C. A month.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分）第一节（共1 5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。

AUpcoming Events of New YorkChinese Cultural CenterAncient Chinese Arts Today: Fan DanceSunday, October 17, 2:00 pm—3:00 pm, $15 per childNew-York Historical Society Museum & LibraryLearn Chinese fan dancing with an instructor from NYCCC! This program is a part of Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion, an exhibition which examines the history of trade and immigration between China and the United States.Dragon Boat FestivalMonday, October 18, 2:00 pm —2:30 pmFresh Meadows ParkCome and celebrate with us in the thousand- year-old tradition of Dragon Boat racing! Be part of the audience and the excitement of this celebration. FREE ADMISSION! Click here for more information. Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Fresh Meadows Park.Dance to ChinaSunday, October 24, 2 pmSpruce Street School Auditorium, 12 Spruce St, New York, NY 10038Join us in celebrating 43 years of preserving and continuing Chinese traditional dance. Students from NYCCC School of the Arts will be performing Chinese traditional dance, martial arts, Beijing opera and acrobatics.The cost is $15 for adults, $12 for teenagers and senior citizens, $10 for children under 12.NYCCC School of the Arts Open HouseSaturday, October 30, from 1:00 pm —3:00 pm, $12 per childPS 124, Yung Wing School, 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002Join us and see Chinese dance, Kung Fu, and acrobatic performances performed by our current students. Come and see our students' beautiful artwork on display and make some artwork yourselves during our hour of arts and crafts and face painting from 1 pm to 2 pm. The show will be from 2 pm to 3 pm.1.Where can you learn about China-US trade and immigration history?A.In Fresh Meadows Park.B.In PS 124, Yung Wing School.C.In Spruce Street School Auditorium.D.In New-York Historical Society Museum & Library.2.How much should a family of 4 (aged 75, 38, 36, 5) pay to participate in Dance to China?A.$48.B.$ 57.C.$55.D.$ 52.3.What does NYCCC aim at?A.Promoting Chinese folk arts.B.Producing beautiful artwork.C.Training dancing instructors.D.Examining trade and immigration.BRed Adair became “the man to call” if you wanted a fire in an oil well put out, a task that was extremely dangerous and difficult. Red Adair was born in Houston, Texas in 1915. He got such a name because of his bright red hair. This color became a trademark for him. He wore red clothes and red boots. He drove a red car, and he and his men used red trucks and red equipment.One of Red Adair’s most dangerous jobs was in 1962. He and his men put out a natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. The fire had been burning for six months. The fire was so fierce that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth and the sand around the fire had melted into glass from the extreme heat. This famous fire was called the “Devil’s Cigarette Lighter”.Adair’s success with the big fire and earlier well fires captured the imagination of the American film industry. In 1968, Hollywood made an action film called“Hellfighters” which was roughly based on events in Red Adair’s life. Adair said one of the best honors in the world was to have John Wayne play him in a movie.In 1998, Adair troubleshot what was possibly the world’s worst ocean accident at the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. One hundred and sixty-seven men were killed when the oil rig (油井钻探设备) exploded after a gas leak. Not only did Red Adair and his team have to put out the fires but they also had to deal with winds blowing at more than one hundred and twenty kilometers an hour, as well as the sea which was at least twenty meters high.In March of 1991, Red Adair went to Kuwait to put out about seven hundred Kuwait fires following the Persian Gulf War. His efforts saved millions of liters of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy.Red Adair died at 89 on 7 August 2004. Many Americans remember him as a very brave man. He lived his life troubleshooting danger. He was known for risking his own life to save others.24. Why was John Glenn mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. To explain how the sand melted.B. To confirm it was a natural gas fire.C. To prove the fire was really big.D. To show Adair’s job was important.25. What can be learned about Hellfighters?A. It was a big hit in Hollywood.B. It was directed by John Wayne.C. It is a documentary on firefighters.D. It is loosely based on Adair’s life.26. What happened in 1998?A. Adair was asked to put out a big ocean fire.B. 176 people died in a big ocean fire accident.C. An oil rig exploded because of careless smoking.D. Strong winds caused Adair to be badly injured in the fire.27. What’s probably the author’s main purpose in writing the text?A. To remember the great firefighter Red Adair.B. To draw public attention to the danger of fires.C. To call on more people to be a brave firefighter.D. To document some unforgettable fires in the world.CDigging in the Jerimalai cave on the Southeast Asian island of East Timor, Professor Sue O’ Connor and a team of scientists uncovered over 38,000 fish bones from 2,843 fish —dating back 42,000 years. More significant, though, was the unearthing of fish hooks made from seashells which are between 16,000 and 23,000 years old. The oldest previously known fish hooks are associated with the beginnings of agriculture, says O’ Connor.The find means early modern humans were sophisticated (老练的) hunters, using tools to catch their dinner rather than using their hands or spears. The bones were of both inland and deep-sea species. “That these types of fish were being routinely caught 40,000 years ago is extraordinary,” says O’ Connor. “It requires complex technology and shows that early modern humans in Southeast Asia had amazingly advanced skills.” It seems certain that the ancient inhabitants (居民) of Jerimalai used sophisticated fishing technology and watercraft to fish in offshore waters.Far older fish bones have been found at sites in southern Africa, but those bones belonged to freshwater inland species; catching such fish would have required less complex technology. The oldest known fishing equipment from that area dates from around 12,000 years ago, but it includes only bone gorges, which are straight hooks less sophisticated than curved (弧形的) ones, and was probably used only in rivers, lakes and streams.The discovery of these ancient fish hooks has thrown new light on one of the great puzzles of human migration. “We have known for a long time that Australians’ancient ancestors must have been able to travel hundreds of kilometers by sea because they reached Australia at least 50,000 years ago,” according to O’ Connor. “When we look at the watercraft that indigenous (土著的) Australians were using at the time of European contact, however, they are all very simple. So how people got here at such an early date has always been puzzling. Fishing skills would have helped early modern humans to cross the ocean to Australia by allowing them to efficiently develop coastlines and survive on the open sea,” says O’ Connor. “These new finds from the Jerimalai cave go a long way towards solving that puzzle.”28. According to the scientists, what was more important?A. The amount of ancient fish bones.B. The digging of the Jerimalai cave.C. The discovery of the oldest fish hooks.D. The unearthing of the biggest seahells.29. What does the find indicate?A. About 40,000 years ago spears were used to catch fish.B. The ancient inhabitants of Jerimalai were skilled fishers.C. The discovered fish bones were all from deep-sea species.D. Early modern humans routinely used their hands to catch food.30. What do we know about bone gorges?A. They were dug out in Southeast Asia.B. They appeared around 23,000 years ago.C. They could be used to catch fish in lakes.D. They were more sophisticated than curved hooks.31. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on?A. Australians’ ancient watercraft.B. The puzzles of human migration.C. Australians’ancient ancestors’lifestyle.D. The significance of the seashell fish hooks.DA study, led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego, tracked the same 875 mother-child pairs in Chile for 16 years, conducting assessments at ages 1, 5, 10 and 16. At each visit, researchers screened the mother for signs of depression and used cognitive (认知的) development tests on the child. They also asked questions to assess the home life, characterizing the level of engagement (密切联系) between the mother and child.Researchers found that signs of depression in moms when the child is one are associated with lower scores on cognitive function tests for the child at age 16. “We found that mothers who were highly depressed didn’t invest (投入) emotionally or in providing learning materials to support their child, such as toys and books, as much as mothers who were not depressed. This, in turn, impacted the child’s IQ at ages 1, 5, 10 and 16,”Patricia East, HhD, research scientist with the Department of Pediatric at UC San Diego School of Medicine and one of the lead authors on the study, said in a statement.The authors found the relationship in reverse to be true, as well — lower development scores early in the child’s life promoted less engagement from mom and that only increased signs of maternal (母亲的) depression as the child entered into adolescence.Children who had severely depressed mothers were found to have an average verbal IQ score of 7.30 compared to a score of 7.78 to 7.30 in children without depressed mothers. “Although seemingly small, differences in IQ from 7.78 to 7.30 are highly meaningful in terms of children’s verbal skills and vocabulary,” said East. “Our study results show the long-term consequences that a child can experience due to long-term maternal depression.”However, the authors recognize these families in Chile can be very different from mothers and children of other cultural backgrounds or nationalities. Besides, all the families studied were from a similar cultural background, socioeconomic status and had a similar level of education.32. What did the researchers do in the study?A. They screened the child for signs of depression.B. They tested the cognitive abilities of the mother.C. They evaluated the mother-child pairs’relationship.D. They ignored the mother’s educational background.33. What conclusion did the researchers draw?A. A kid’s IQ scores were decided by the mother’s.B. A kid’s IQ scores were different at different ages.C. Depressed mothers gave birth to kids with low IQ scores.D. Mothers’ depression might negatively impact their kid’s IQ.34. The underlined part “the relationship in reverse to be true” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.A. a mother’s depression might lead to her kid’s depressionB. a kid’s lower IQ prevented him from succeeding at schoolC. a mother’s depression prevented her engagement with her kidD. an adolescent with lower IQ worsened the mother’s depression35. What might be the author’s attitude towards the study results?A. They don’t sound controversial.B. They may encourage public debate.C. They may not be very representative.D. They have been confirmedin a large scale.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。