湖南省常德市一中2020年下学期高二第一次单元水平检测考试英语

湖南省常德市一中2013---2014学年高二第二次学业水平测试英语试题一.听力(每小题1.5分，共20小题，计30分)Section ADirections: 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 letter ( A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation one1.Who is the man?A. He is the girl’s boyfriend.B. He is the girl’s husband.C. He is the girl’s father.2.What do we know about the girl?A. She has to buy the tickets.B. She has to finish a report.C. She has to get to the office by nine o’clock tomorrow.Conversation two3.Where are the speakers talking?A. In a bookstore.B. In a library.C. At the teacher’s office4. How many books did the man finally take away?A. 5.B. 4.C. 1.Conversation three5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How to lose weight.B. How to do gardening.C. How to eat less.6. How was the woman able to keep healthy?A. By doing on a diet.B. By taking medicine.C. By doing fitness exercise. Conversation four7. Where was the job advertised?A. On TV.B. In the magazine.C. In the newspaper.8. Which job does the woman apply for?A. Translator.B. Secretary.C. Teacher .9. When will the woman come for the interview?A. Next Monday morning.B. Next Monday afternoon.C. Next Tuesday morning. Conversation five10. What’s the matter with the woman?A. She lost her job.B. She wants to find a job .C. She doesn’t know if she should change her present job .11.Why does the woman want to change her job?A. She can get more money.B. She doesn’t like her present job.C. Her present job is not interesting.12. What does the man want to do?A. Get that job.B. Give the woman a job.C. Give the woman a hand. Conversation six13. What happened when the man was climbing mountains?A. He got trapped in a cave.B. He got lost in bad weather.C. He lost his equipment and food.14. What caused the loss of the man’s legs?A. Low temperature.B. A bad fall in the mountains.C. An unsuccessful operation.15. What did the man decide to do after losing his legs?A. Design new climbing shoes.B. Set up a club for the disabled.C. Use technology to fight against his disability.Section BDirections: In this sec tion, you’ll 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 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Joe Jones二. 单项选择(每小题1分，共15小题，计15分)21. What has made him upset recently?_____ alone to face a troublesome milk case.A. LeftB. Being leftC. Having leftD. To leave22. If this dictionary is not yours, _____ can it be?A. what elseB. who elseC. which else’sD. who else’s23. The official _____ of the cause of the accident appeared in the newspaper.A. noticeB. noteC. sayingD. announcement24. _____ some officials, the general inspected his army.A. FollowingB. Followed byC. Being followedD. Having been followed25. It was the training _____ he had as a young man _____ made him such a famous writer.A. when; thatB. that; whenC. that; whoD. that; that26. I came into the classroom, _____ my seat and sat down to read.A. findingB. to findC. foundD. founded27.A murderer has escaped from the prison, so a nationwide search for him is _____ .A. on the wayB. in a wayC. in the wayD. under way28. _____ enough money to buy a car, he finally bought a bike.A. Have notB. Not haveC. Having notD. Not having29.The girl caught _____ in the shop was taken to the police station.A. stealB. to stealC. stealingD. stolen30. I’m planning to hold a party in the open air, but I can make no guarantees because it _____ the weather.A. links withB. depends onC. connects toD. decides on31. The number of students in our school is _____ 10 years ago .A. twice what it was B．two times as large than C．two times larger as D．twice largeras32. The special school accepts all disabled students, _____ educational level and background. A．according to B．regardless of C．in addition to D．in terms of33. As far as I am concerned, English can be _____ a useful tool rather than just a language.A. thoughtB. thought asC. thought ofD. thought of as34. I would _______ it if you could offer me some help when I’m in trouble.A. thankB. appreciateC. keepD. learn35. That’s all for our talk. Ladies and gentlemen, now we’ll open the ______ for the next discussion.A. floorB. doorC. placeD. space三.完形填空(每小题1.5分，共20小题，计30分）第一节在所给选项中选出正确的填入文章空白处。

2020年常德市一中高三英语第一次联考试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThere have been many great painters in the rich history of Chinese art. Here are four of the greatest painters from China.Li Cheng (919—967, Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty)Li Cheng contributed greatly to one of the golden ages of landscape paintings in world history. During his time, he was considered the best landscape painter ever. He is remembered especially for the winter landscapes he created and for simple compositions of tall, old evergreens set against a dry landscape. Several of his paintings are in thin ink which gives them a foggy appearance.Fan Kuan (990—1020 , Song Dynasty)Fan Kuan began his career by modeling Li Cheng's work but later created his own style, claiming that the only true teacher was nature. His finest workTravelers among Mountains and Streamsis a masterpiece of landscape painting and many future artists turned to it for inspiration.Qi Baishi (1864-1957)One of the greatest contemporary Chinese painters, Qi Baishi is known for not being influenced by Western styles like most painters of his time. He can be considered as the last great traditional painter of China. He painted almost everything from insects to landscapes. He is regarded highly in Chinese art for the freshness that he brought to the familiar types of birds and flowers, insects and grass.Wu Guanzhong (1919—2010)Widely considered as the founder of modern Chinese painting , Wu Guanzhong has painted various aspects of China, like its architecture, plants, animals, people and landscapes. Wu went on to combine Western and Chinese styles to create a unique form of modem art. In 1992, he became the first living Chinese artist whose work was exhibited at the British Museum.1.What do we know about Li Cheng?A.He loved landscape paintings.B.He copied many artists' work.C.His work gained worldwide recognition.D.He was considered as Fan Kuan's teacher.2.What is the main feature of Qi Baishi's paintings?A.They have foggy appearances.B.They lack diversity in the theme.C.They come under Western influence.D.They show advanced traditional painting skills.3.What did the four Chinese painters have in common?A.They were all modern painters.B.They all created landscape paintings.C.They were all impacted by Western art.D.They were all pioneers intraditional art history.BAs an old saying inChinagoes, “The days of the Sanjiu periodare the coldest days.” “Sanjiu period” , which is in Minor Cold, refers to the third nine-day period (the l9th to the 27th day) after the day of the Winter Solstice(冬至). There are many different customs related to Minor Cold inChina.Eating hotpotDuringMinor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather. Winter is the best time to have hotpot and braised mutton with soy sauce. But it is important to notice that too much spicy food may cause health problems.Eating huangyacaiInTianjin, there is a custom to have huangyacai, a kind of Chinese cabbage, during Minor Cold. There are large amounts of vitamins A and B in huangyacai. As huangyacai is fresh and tender, it is fit for frying, roasting and braising.Eating glutinous rice (糯米饭)According to tradition, the Cantonese eat glutinous rice in the morning during Minor Cold. Cantonese people add some fried preserved pork, sausages and peanuts and mix them into the rice.Eating vegetable riceIn ancient times, people inNanjingtook Minor Cold quite seriously, but as time went by, the celebration of Minor Cold gradually disappeared. However, the custom of eating vegetable rice is still followed today. The rice is steamed and is unspeakably delicious. Among the ingredients (原料), aijiaohuang (a kind of green vegetable),sausages and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing.4. What do we know about Minor Cold?A. It refers to the Winter Solstice.B. The Sanjiu period is in this period.C. It lasts twenty-seven days.D. It marks the first day of winter.5. What is a special custom in Tianjin in Minor Cold？A. Eating hotpot.B. Having vitamin A and B pills.C. Having huangyacai.D. Buying cabbage.6. How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice?A. They fry and toast it.B. They eatit for dinner.C. They mix it with many other things.D. They steam it with soy sauce.7. This text may be taken from the ________ column (栏目) of a newspaper.A. travelB. cultureC. fashionD. scienceCBecoming famous is the dream of many, and Tian is getting closer to that dream.Tian, 30, is a white-collar worker inBeijing. On short video application Douyin, Tian has more than 2,000 fans. So far, she has received more than 50,000 likes on the Dubsmash-like app. On her page on Douyin, Tian shares everything, from her son’s daily activities, to her pet dogs, to little skits (段子) made up by her and her husband. “Making funny videos, and combining them with music is really interesting,” Tian said. “Of course, I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”China’s short video market has seen great growth, according to areport. The report said thatChina’s short video market was valued at 5.73 billion yuan ($900 million) in 2017, an increase of 184 percent. The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020. Companies like Tencent, Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content.“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet,” said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.Fans say that the short videos help them “chill out” from a stressed-out lifestyle. “My favorite videos are allabout pets,” said Zhou Na, a nurse inHefei, capital of East China’sAnhuiprovince. “After a whole day’s work, watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure.”8. Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?A. To get fun.B. To become a well-known person.C. To attract fans.D. To record her family’s routine.9. What’s Sun Jiashan’s opinion about short videos?A. They have huge value.B. They greatly reduce people’s pressure.C. They make people’s star dreams come true.D. They enrich internet audio and video content.10. What does the underlined words “chill out” probably mean?A. Catch a cold.B. Feel cold.C. Calm down.D. Become concerned.11. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Every Chinese is using Douyin.B. China’s short video market is open.C. Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness.D.China’s short video market has developed rapidly.DFew people are aware that Waterloo Bridge, crossed by thousands of daily commuters (每天长途上下班的人) and celebrated as a London landmark, was mainly built by a female workforce.There are no written or photographic records ofthe women who built the bridge since the construction company that built it closed in the 1980s and with it went all the records. What’s left is anecdotal evidence, kept alive by the tourist boat skippers who have called it theLadiesBridge.During the Second World War, with the majority of the active male labor-force away at the front, women increasingly took on traditionally male roles. By 1944, 25,000 women were working in the construction industry, carrying out back-breaking tasks. These women were permitted to carry out this exhausting and dangerous work on the basis that it would only be temporary and that their pay would be lower than that of men. So the surge (激增) in women working in construction and engineering did not continue after the war.September sees a series of events celebrating the unknown work of the large female workforce. MusicianClaudia Molitor has created a 45-minute musical entitled “theSingingBridge”, which runs at Somerset House from Sept9th. to Sept25th. In late September, the “Light up the Ladies Bridge” event saw the National Theatre’s fly tower lit up by large scale photographic projections (投影片) of female construction workers working in construction during World War II.Let’s all celebrate the women who have helped to build the cities in which we live.12. Why do few people know about the builders ofWaterlooBridge?A. The records of their work have been lost.B. Female workers received little attention.C. The construction took place long ago.D. Few people know about the bridge.13. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?A. There are less female workers inLondon.B.WaterlooBridgeis popular among artists.C. The story ofWaterlooBridgeis better known.D. Many works of art were created during World War II.14. Why didLondonwomen do the construction work?A. It was a tradition inLondon.B. They wanted to get a steady job.C. Mostmen had gone to the battlefield.D. The company offered them better pay.15. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Female Workers on the RiseB. A Hidden Treasure inLondonC. ANew LondonLandmarkD. The Story behind theLadiesBridge第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2020年高二12月联考考试试卷英语时量：120分钟分值：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. Where are the speakers?A. At home.B. In Anna’s houseC. In a furniture store.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.The man’s hairstyle.B. The man’s co-workersC. The man’s driving skills.3. What is the man probably?A. A repairman.B. A landlord.C. A salesman.4. What does John think of the film?A. Amusing.B. Terrible.C. Touching.5. When will Mr. Phillips be at the office?A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Friday.第二节听下面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，你都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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What are the speakers doing?A. Looking at photos.B. Shopping in a mall.C. Making a holiday plan.7. Why did the woman buy the dress?A.It looked good .B. It was cheap.C. It was of good quality.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

常德市第一中学2015-2016学年高二下学期第一次月考试题第I卷第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）听下面对话。

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。

每段对话读一遍。

1. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a department storeB. In the officeC. In a restaurant2. Who did the woman want to call?A. DrakeB. DanielC. James3. What do we know about Mike?A. He likes travellingB. He likes collecting postcardsC. He is on vacation4. What is the relationship between Jim and Bob?A. Close friendsB. BrothersC. Classmates5. What day is it today?A. TuesdayB. WednesdayC. Sunday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、7题。

6. If possible, what will they do this weekend?A. Go for a picnicB. Go skatingC. Go climbing7. How long will the weather last like this?A. 3 monthsB. 4 monthsC. 2 months听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

2020年常德市一中高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AIn theUnited States, the word "holiday" is synonymous with celebration. The following tenholidaysper year are proclaimed by the federal government.Independence DayIndependence Day is annually celebrated on July 4 and is often known as "the Fourthof July”. It is the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence fromGreat Britainin 1776. Now it is celebrated in all the states. The army marks the occasion by firing a 13-gun salute every year. Ceremonies may include parades, official speeches, visits to historic monuments and fireworks displays.Memorial DayThis holiday, on the fourth Monday of every May, is a day on which Americans honor the dead. Originally a day on which flags and flowers were placed on graves of soldiers who died in the American Civil War, now it has become a day on which the dead of all wars and all other dead are remembered the same way.Veterans DayVeterans Day was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I. It falls on November 11, the day when that war ended in 1918, but it now honors veterans of all wars in which the United States has fought Veterans' organizations hold parades or other special ceremonies, and the US president customarily places a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National.ThanksgivingThanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It has been an annual tradition in theUnited Statessince 1863. Today, people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner. Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the foods served at the first feast: roast turkey, cranberry sauce potatoes pumpkin pies. Before the meal begins, families often pause to give thanks.1. When isIndependence Day?A. May 14，B. July 13.C. July 14.D. July 4.2. Which holiday honors dead soliders?A. Independence Day.B. Memorial Day.C. Veterans Day.D. Thanksgiving.3. What will Americans do on Thanksgiving Day?A. They say thanks.B. They havefriend gatherings.C. They go on holiday.D. They buy many cards.BWhen a United Kingdomsupermarket chain promised to move its farms to Net Zero by 2030, it made it clear that the effort would require working on many different fronts. From energy consumption and land - use change to methane emissions (甲烷排放), cattle farming comes with environmental challenges. So even if recent studies suggesting it's possible to cut methane emissions 80% do turn out to be accurate, there's still a very long way to go for most cattle farming to get anywhere close to truly net zero.Organic Valley, when producing milk, might be closer to that goal. It made headlines in 2019 by going 100% renewable (可再生的). Now the company is expanding on that tradition by starting a major loan initiative (贷款计划) to help its farm suppliers adopt renewable energy too.Created with Clean Energy Credit Union, the $ 1 million loan fund will deliver loans at below - marketrates. Specifically, the money will be made available to Organic Valley's 1, 700 farmer members, and can be used for a variety of projects.“We are focused on a whole systems approach to renewable energy, and I'm excited to launch this energy loan fund. From the farm to the shelf, I see renewable energy playing a bigger role in organic food,” said Bob Kirchoff, Organic Valley CEO.“Organic Valley is already helping to protect the environment through organic farming practices, and now they re going one step further by supporting the introduction of renewable energy projects for their farmer members,” said Blake Jones, volunteer board chair of Clean Energy Credit Union. “In addition to the environmental benefits, we re eager to help family farmers throughout the world to lower their energy costs.”The world is not short of examples of farmers innovating in the field of renewable energy. What's encouraging about Organic Valley's announcement is the idea of a national brand putting its marketing and financing weight behind such efforts and, hopefully, creating consumer demand that pushes the rest of the industry in this direction too.4. What does paragraph 1 indicate about going net zero for cattle farming?A It is not easy to achieve B. It is common in the UKC. It is an impractical goalD. It meets no challenges5. What is Organic Valley's tradition according to the text?A. Helping farm suppliersB. Using renewable energyC. Having a loan initiativeD. Making headlines annually6. What is Organic Valley's initiative mainly intended to do?A. Reform organic farming practicesB. Make use of environmental benefitsC. Help farmers decrease energy costsD. Shrink the group of farmer members7. What is the author's attitude towards Organic Valley's initiative?A. WorriedB. DoubtfulC. AmbiguousD. PositiveCAt the age of 50, Nina Schoen expects to have a long lifeahead of her, but has thought a lot about death—and why people are so reluctant to talk about it: “It’s going to happen to all of us,” she says, “but it should be a more positive experience than the fear we put into it.”When she first heard about a new end-of-life process that turns the body into compost (堆肥), “I was really moved by the idea,” says Schoen, who became one of the first to reserve a spot with a Seattle-based company called Recompose, the county’s first funeral home to offer human composting.Last year Recompose began transforming bodies to soil, more formally known as natural organic reduction. Before that, end-of-life options in the U.S. were limited to burial or cremation (火化), both of which come with environmental costs—U.S. cremations alone dump 1.7 billion pounds of carbon dioxide into theatmosphere every year.Katrina Spade pioneering the composting movement has spent a decade developing the process in hopes of offering people a greener option for death care. “I wondered, ‘What if we had a choice that helps the planet rather than harms it?’” Spade tells PEOPLE. “To know that the last gesture you’ll make will be gentle and beneficial and it just feels like the right thing to do.”After she had her own two sons, she began to wonder what she might do with her body after death. A friend who knew her interest in the topic reminded her that farmers sometimes compost the body of cows, and thatsparkedan idea for her theory: “If you can compost a cow, you can probably compost a human,” she thought, and she set about designing a facility to do just that.“This is about giving people another choice,” Spade says. “At first, people react with shock—‘You really can do that?’ But so many people today are looking at their impact on the Earth. This is a popular thing because whenyou die, you can give back to the planet.”8. How do people react when it comes to death according to paragraph 1?A. They are unwilling to comment.B. They can face it without fear.C. They feel it a positive experience.D. They would like to compost their bodies.9. What can we know about the company Recompose?A. Its CEO is Katrina Spade.B. It is located in Seattle.C. It was founded to resist cremation.D. It has spent 10 years composting bodies.10. What does the underlined word “sparked” probably mean?A. Changed.B. Compromised.C. Quitted.D. Inspired.11. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A. A little things in our life can bring in big outcomes.B. We human beings should do all we can to help the earth.C. Composting is so popular that we should reserve a spot soon.D. We should reject burial because of its harm to environment.DMost kids can walk into a library or bookstore and find hundreds of books to read. But it’s not that simple for kids who are blind. They read in a different way. Jenny Lee and other braille (盲文) transcribers take the printed words of a book and change them into a code of raised dots. Blind people can read these dots with their fingers. To know what braille feels like, take a ballpoint pen and press hard onto a piece of paper. Now turn the paper over and touch the raised dot made by the pen point.When Lee first saw the dots of the braille alphabet, she wondered if she’d ever be able to read and write them easily. She took a class and practised hard for about six months before she passed the final exam: she had to convert 35 pages of a book into braille. Today, Lee works for a publisher. One of her jobs is to change children’s books into braille.To do this, Lee first types the story into a computer and then uses a computer program to translate it into thebraille code. Next, she looks over the translation several times to make sure it’s mistake-free. After that, a copy of the braille story is printed with a special printer. Then Lee and a proofreader work together to find and correct any mistakes. When a book is ready, many copies of it are printed. Afterwards, some are sold through websites and others are sent to libraries.Sometimes, going over a story again and again gets tiring. That’s when Lee takes a break. Several of Jenny Lee’s co-workers, who are blind, use guide dogs. When the animals aren’t working, Lee likes spending a few minutes with them. To her, playing with dogs “is always apick-me-upin the middle of the day”.“I love this mission,” Lee says. “Through my brain power and my fingers, I am putting the dots into some kid’s hands.”12. How does the writer explain what braille feels like?A. By explaining what braille words look like.B. By describing how blind people read books.C. By asking readers to experience it themselves.D. By giving examples of different braille words.13. What was Lee’s first reaction to braille?A. She was excited to get a new skill.B. She was amazed at the clever idea.C. She realized she could teach it herself.D. She believed it would be difficult to learn.14. What does the underlined word “pick-me-up” in paragraph 4 most probably mean?A A discussion to release work stress.B. Something to improve one’s appetite.C. Something to help restore one’s spirit.D. A free ride accompanied with a guide dog.15. What does Lee think of her job?A. Profitable and hopeful.B. Tiring but meaningful.C. Relaxing and helpful.D. Boring but challenging.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年常德市一中高三英语第一次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ADuring ancient times, children didn’t have smartphones, iPad or computers to entertain themselves. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play.★Stone ballsDuring the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to protect kids from the cold. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet. In 1999, the sport was included in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing.★Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the four most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite , Weifang kite and Nantong kite, of which each has distinctive features. The kite which resembles a swallow is a well-known Beijing style.★Hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him or, more commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.★Playing diabolosA diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and has empty space in the center. By juggling(边抛边接) the diabolo on the rope, the high-speed spinning diabolos will make a sound like a whistle. Playing diabolos is an interesting folk game, especially popular in North China. Playing diabolos was also included in the first group of national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产).1.Why did ancient children often play stone balls in the winter?A.To practice their feet.B.To warm themselves.C.To train their skills.D.To relax themselves.2.Which kites are swallow-shaped?A.Weifang kites.B.Tianjin kites.C.Beijing kites.D.Nantong kites.3.Why does playing diabolos make a sound?A.Because the diabolo’s center is empty.B.Because the high-speed spinning diabolo is light.C.Because the diabolo is equipped with a whistle.D.Because ropes’ surface moves against the diabolo’s.BI started out in life with few advantages. I didn't graduate from high school. I worked at menial (不体面的) jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.And then I began asking, "Why are some people more successful than others?" This question changed my life.Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement(成就). It seems that the reasons have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every possible way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self-discipline (自律). As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, "Success is tons of discipline."Some years ago, I attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself, even though it was a table for four.A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit. With plenty of room at my table, I immediately invited the older gentleman to join me. He was hesitant (犹豫), but I insisted. Finally, thanking me as he sat down, we began to chat over lunch.It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, I immediately knew who he was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study. I had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.After we had chatted for a while, I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, "Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?”He smiled at me, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, "The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ago. He said, 'Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.'"He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience,but without self-discipline, none of them work."4. Why did the writer ask the question in Paragraph 2 ?A. Because he wasn't satisfied with himself.B. Because he was a person of self-discipline.C. Because he dislike those successful people.D. Because he wanted to share his idea on success.5. What made the writer invite the older gentleman to join him ?A. His great kindness.B. The gentleman's fame.C. His eagerness for success.D. The gentleman's habit.6. What are the four large books about ?A. Personal changesB. The secret of successC. Sayings of wisdomD. The gentleman's manners.7. What's the best title for the text ?A. The Magic of ReadingB. An Unexpected ConversationC. A Question that Changed MyLifeD. The Power of Self-disciplineCSomeday soon an emoji (表情符号)might really save lives.Hiroyuki Komatsu is a Google engineer who suggested adding a series of new emojis to the standard emoji library. It could help those with food allergies (过敏)understand what they are eating anywhere inthe world. Emojis should cover characters representing major food causing allergies. They make people understand what are used in foods even in foreign countries and safely select meals.Emojis are universal because they are chosen and developed by the Unicode Consortium, a non-profit company that oversees, develops and maintains how text is represented. This is in regards to all software products and standards. It's thanks to the Unicode Standard that when you text a friend six pizza emojis, they’ll see those six pizza pieces on their phone. This is true regardless of whether they use an iPhone or an Android.Because emojis are everywhere and visual(视觉的),they could be helpful for restaurants and food packaging designers. They can communicate whether a product is made with common causing-allergy food. But as Komatsu’s advice argues, many of the most common causing-allergy foods are missing or poorly represented by the present emoji library. For example, there is an emoji for octopus, but nothing for squid. There is a loaf of bread that could symbolize grain, but a picture of wheat could be clearer. The emojis can be more direct when symbolizing foods.It’s not uncommon for the Unicode Consortium to add new emojis to the library: several food-related emojis were put into use last June, including some long-waited food emojis. Apple included support for multiracial emojis in a recent iOS update. An artist even recreated Moby-Dick in emoji characters. Some might be sorry for the continuing death of the written word if Komatsu’s suggestion is accepted, but look on the bright side: if you ever see that happy poop on a box, you’ll know to stay away.8. How will emojis save lives according to the text?A. By showing what the food contains visually.B. By telling the safest places in the world.C. By teaching people how to treat allergies.D. By adding standard emojis about safety.9. What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us?A. Emojis have the same meanings around the world.B. The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit company.C. What emojis represent is different in different places.D. Different mobile operating systems have different emojis.10. What can be the reason for Komatsu’s advice?A. Emojis are easy to mix up.B. Present emojis are not enough.C. Emojis can't interest most users.D. Emojis can't represent foods directly.11. What is the author’s attitude to Komatsu's suggestion?A. Doubtful.B. Worried.C. Supportive.D. Uninterested.DMark Bertram, 46, lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. “It's life-changing but it's not life-ending,” he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different.”After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking Eric Catalano, a tattoo (纹身) artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh—until they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio. “Everything turned from funny to wow.”When Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so real that no one could believe their eyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical (辅助医疗的) tattooing. Now people with life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online. Using flesh-toned (肉色的) inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients' view of themselves.Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. She underwent countless surgeries to correct a scar on her lip.“Plastic surgery gave me no hope,” she says. “So I looked for other options.” She ultimately traveled six hours to meet with Catalano. He hid Pollan's lip scar, giving her back a piece of her confidence.“ You don't understand until you've been through it,” Pollan says. “It made me have a different look on life.”Catalano performs up to eight reconstructive tattoos. While he charges $100 per regular tattoo, he doesn't charge for paramedical tattoos. “Financially, it doesn't make sense,” Catalano says. “But every time I see that emotion from my customers, I'm 100 percent sure this is something that I can't stop doing.”12. What best describes people's attitude when first hearing of fingernail tattoos?A. Indifferent.B. Ridiculous.C. Confident.D. Surprised.13. What did Catalano do to help Leslie Pollan?A. He drew an artistic puppy.B. He inked scars on her face.C. He created a lip tattoo.D. He performed plastic surgeries on her.14. What can we infer from the passage?A. Cosmetic surgery is of no use.B. Tattoos earn Mark Bertram a good fame.C. Catalano is a kind and generous person.D. Fingernail tattoos are popular around the world.15. What could be the best title for the text?A. A Life-changing EventB. Miracle TattoosC. An Amazing ArtistD. A Promising Business第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。

所有答案都写在答卷上。

第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案写在试卷上。

录音结束后，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 does the woman want to do?A. Go homeB. Stay thereC. Go to another concert2. What does the woman want?A. PancakesB. CookiesC. French toast3. What do we know about the factories?A. They are outside the townB. They were built recentlyC. They haven’t been open for weeks4. What does the woman mean?A. She loves warm weatherB. She doesn’t like hatsC. She is used to the cold weather5. What would be woman rather be doing?A. Eating outside in the parkB. Having a meal at homeC. Sitting in a car第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（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.What will the man do this morning？A. Go to a picnic.B. Catch a flight.C. Pick up his aunt.2. What will the weather probably be like this afternoon？A. Sunny.B. Cloudy.C. Rainy.3. Why is the man going downtown？A. T o do shopping.B. To eat with friends.C. T o visit Linda’s family.4. How long did the man sleep last night？A. For four hours.B. For five hours.C. For six hours.5. Where are the two speakers most probably？A. At home.B. In the kitchen.C. At the supermarket.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. What is the man doing？A. Receiving some guests.B. Cleaning the house.C. Doing homework.7. What’s the purpose of the woman’s visit？A. T o help the man out.B. T o play football with Jim.C. T o ask for some help.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

常德市⼀中2020年下学期⼀⼀年级第⼀次单元⼀平检测考试英语第⼀部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第⼀节(共15⼀题;每⼀题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短⼀,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上该项涂⼀。

AThe Wright Brothers, by David McCulloughAnother must-read for history fans, in which McCullough tells the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who taught the world how to flfly. Drawing on all types of historical data--- from personal diaries and scrapbooks, to thousands of private etters of family letters---we get a close look at the actual personalities behind one of the most inflfluential moments in history.★ The Wonder Garden, by Lauren AcamporaThis novel is really collection of several interwoven(交织) stories of people living in the rich Connecticut suburbs. From tales of an elderly artist to a young other to a woman whose husband just behaves carelessly, The Wonder Garden gives us an unforgettable reminder that there's often so much we don't know about what happens with our neighbors behind closed doors.★ Between You&Me: Confessions of Comma Queen, by Mary Norris Does someone mistaking who for whom make your blood boil？Do you want to throw a dictionary at someone for mistaking sit for cite？Enter Between You&me. Mary Norris brings her experience working in The New Yorker's copy department to eager grammar fans in this laugh out-loud book that looks at some of the most common spelling, punctuation, and usage problems in the English language.★ My Struggle: Book Four, by Karl Ove KnausgaardMy Struggle is a six-volume autobiographical novel that follows the life of Karl Ove Knansgaard, a Norwegian father of three. In Book Four, he writes of his decision at the age of 18 to move to a fifisherman's village in the far north of the Arctic circle to work as a school teacher. It's there that struggles with love, alcoholism, and ecoming loved by one of his students.21. What does the book The Wright brothers focus on?A. Invention of airplanes.B. Nature of the charactersC. History of airplanes.D. Ordinary life of the characters.22. Who describes his or her real life experiences in the novel?A. David McCullough.B. Lauren Acampora.C. Karl Ove KnausgaardD. Mary Norris.23. Which of the following books might make you burst into laughter?A. My Struggle.B. The Wonder GardenC. The Wright brothersD. Between You&Me.BSalvador Dali(1904-1989)was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou C in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the worksand masterworks on exhibition the visitor will fifind the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’ Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflflecting the artist's showman qualities he visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infifinities(⼀限).“Fro m the infifinity small to the infifinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras, explains the Pompidou Centre.The fifine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration(合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofifia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.24. Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?A. OptimisticB. ProductiveC.GenerousD. Traditional25. What is Dali's The Persistence of Memory considered to be?A. One of his masterworks.B . A. successful screen adaptation.C. An artistic creation for the stage.D. One of the best TV26. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?A By popularity. B. By importance.C. By size and shape.D. By time and subject.27. What does the word contributions" in the last paragraph refer to?A. ArtworksB. Projects.C.Donations.D. Doduments.CAs the international demand for narrative(叙事的) film/TV content continues to increase with popular streaming services like Netflix and others, the two questionsthen come: will the coming generations receive most of their entertainment through visual means rather than through the written word and will such an increase of narrative film/TV reduce the importance of reading?Growing examples of this trend include the diminishment(减少) of fiction in the common core(核的) curriculum, the ever-rising culture of computer games, the wave of streaming services of wide international reach, and movies filled with special efects made for children and teenagers. Nor must we ignore the economic dangers that lie ahead for the written word. The narrative film industry is a moneymaker thatdwarfs(使相形⼀绌) the publishing industry.The other underlying question, of course. is"does it really matter if the written word bows to the field of film/TV?" From my point of view any diminishment of fiction delivered by words is a loss for mankind.There is no greater human feature than the imagination. It lies at the very soul of the human species. It is the brain's most powerful engine. It is the essential muscle of life and like all muscles it must be exercised and strengthened.Writing and reading are the principal tools that inspire, create and empower our imagination Anything that diminishes that power is the enemy of mankind.It should be known that I am not opposed to new media and technological advances. Instead, have always felt it necessary to adapt to advancing technology. In fact, a number of my novels are various stages of development for film TV, and live stage productions. My hope is that the written wo will only stand to be complemented )by its visual counterparts(对应物), not pushed to the edge extinction.Of course, there are those who will present arguments for the superiority of the moving image o the written word. Each has its place. My argument is for finding the right balance between it and maving image.28. In what way does narrative film/TV embarrass the written word?A. Economic benefitsB. International reachC.Cultural influenceD. Educational importance29. Why does the author value the role of the written word?A. It strengthens our muscles.B. It helps sharpen imagination.C. It distinguishes man from each otherD. It paves the way for narrative film/TV.30. What is the author's' attitude towards technology?A. CautiousB. SkepticalC. PositiveD.Critical31. What's the author concerned about?A. The fate of reading.B. The extinction of fiction.C.The impact of the written word.D.The future of the moving image.DScientists can figure out a movie's emotional tone from the gasps (喘⼀)of itsaudience.These gases could point the way to subtle(细微的) form of human communication, new study suggests. "When you see a movie, you, can hear the music and see the pictures. However, you don't realize there are chemical signals in the air. And they, too, could be affecting you, says Williams, who led the study. As an atmospheric chemist, he studies the chemical makeup of the air around us.Williams started out measuring the air in a soccer stadium. He noticed that levels of carbon dioxide and other gases changed wildly whenever the crowd cheered. That got him wondering Could the gases be influenced by emotions?To find out, he went to the movies.Williams and his coworkers measured air samples collected ever six weeks in two movie theaters. Overall, 9, 500 movie goers watched 16 films. They included a mix of comedy, romance, action and horror films. Among them were The Hunter Games, Catching Fire, Carrie, and Walking with Dinosaurs.The researchers gave scenes from the movies such labels as "suspense"" laughter", and "crying". Then they looked for hundreds of chemicals in the air that showed up as people were watching particular movie scenes.And certain scenes had obvious chemical "fingerprints", Scenes that had people laughing or on the edge of their seats were especially unique. During screenings ofThe Hunger Games, levels of carbon dioxide and isoprene(异戊⼀烯) got to thehighest at two suspenseful moments. Because isoprene is related to muscle movement, the researchers think tense movie moments likely led to its peak. Williams and his colleagues think the increase in carbon dioxide was due to the viewers' increased pulse and breathing rates.Scientists need more data to make stronger links between human emotions and what's in their breath. But Williams can see potential practical uses. Companies, for instance, could quickly measure the air during tests to see how people feel about new products. He pictures future studies recording other body variables as well. These might include heart rate and body temperature, for instance. "It's something to fi nd out.”32. What chemicals in the air are important to Williams's recent research?A. Those in the natural air.B. Those from the theaters.C. Those from audience's breath.D. Those from people's gasps.33. What was Willams's purpose of the research?A.To know more about the makeup of the air.B. To see whether people's emotion affects the air they breathe out.C. To study how greatly the movies influence people's emotion.D. To find out how the air changes in a crowded stadium.34. What do we know about the experiment?A. Each participant watched about 16 filmsB. The movies were a mixture of comedy and romance.C. The films were labeled with three main features.D. The samples were taken in two theaters over six weeks.35. What can we infer From the last paragraph?A. Willams thinks more measures should be taken for practical uses.B. Human emotions are strongly related to the chemicals humans breathe out.C. People’s temperature will be measured when they're watching movies.D. Companies will spend much money testing their new product.第⼀节(共5⼀题;每⼀题2.5分,满分12.5分)根据短⼀内容,从短⼀后的选项中选出能填⼀空⼀处的最佳选项。

湖南省常德市临澧第一中学2020年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. We _ have bought so much food now that Suzi e won’t be w ith us for dinner.A. didn’t needB. needn’tC. can’tD. mustn’t参考答案：B2. These two words are different _______ each other in spelling while they are similar ______ each other in pronunciation.A. from; toB. from; asC. with; likeD. with; to参考答案：A3. While I that my disability has made me weak and clumsy, it doesn’t mean my life is not satisfying.A. recommendB. acknowledgeC. commentD. reject参考答案：B略4. ---I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.---You ______ your temper but that’s OK.A. have lostB. had lostC. did loseD. were losing参考答案：C5. It is the ability to do the job______ matters not where you come from or whatyou are. A. one B. that C. what D. it参考答案：B6. Although the doctor is claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer, I am of his chances of curing the patients.A. specificB. scepticalC. stableD. sincere参考答案：B考查固定搭配。