重庆市万州二中2018_2019学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题.doc

1、1万州二中高 2021 级 20182019 学年高一下期开学考试英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第卷注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题

2、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 day is it today?A. Sunday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.2. What color does Tom probably like?A. Blue. B. Red. C. White.3. Who understands Chinese?A. The man. B. The woman. C. Mary.4.What are the speakers talking about

3、?A. The difficulty of the driving exam.B. Where to take the driving exam.C. How long they will wait for the exam.5.How many eggs does the man need for the small cake?A. Five. B. Ten. C. Fifteen.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，

4、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。每段对话或独白读两2遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the man asking for?A. A shirt. B. A skirt. C. A dryer.7. What will the man do later?A. Have a meeting.B. Have a job interview.C. Check the room in the hotel.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where is the man going?A. Miami. B. D

5、allas. C. Thailand.9. What suggestion does the woman provide?A. Going to Dallas alone.B. Canceling the flight.C. Packing up a smaller luggage.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where are the speakers probably?A. At the office. B. At the restaurant. C. At home.11. How long will the woman keep on a diet?A. 1

6、week. B. 6 months. C. 1 year.12. What is the most important thing for the woman?A. Eating salad only.B. Drinking tea.C. Eating things without too much sugar.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where is the man going?A. New York. B. London. C. Seattle.14. What time is it now?A. 3:35pm. B. 3:30pm. C. 3:25pm.15

7、. How much can a cup of coffee cost on the train?A. 30. B. 20. C. 15.16. Why doesnt the man take the train at 3:30pm?A. He thinks the food on the train is so expensive.B. He is late for the train.C. He doesnt want to go to New York finally.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What can be the topic while eati

8、ng in America?A. School life. B. Religious belief. C. Political news.318. What is impolite if you visit an American family?A. Bring food as required.B. Arrive 3 minutes later.C. Arrive early.19. What is polite if you visit an American family?A. Wear formal clothes.B. Keep silent when you are eating.

9、C. Bring gifts when you are invited.20. What can probably happen if you are invited to a meal?A. Inform the hostess that you will be late.B. Help the hostess get the meal ready.C. Take off your shoes.第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题：每小题 2 分，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。A

10、Dear Dani,My friend makes up stories about things she has done all the time and other people at school believe her. What should I do?AnnaDani says: Often people make things up because theyre worried that they are not interesting. So let your friend know that she doesnt need stories to make friends o

11、r impress others. Point out that when others discover the truth, they wont be impressed at all.Dear Dani,I have two best friends and theyre always leaving me out! They never invite me to anything. What can I do?TomDani says: Groups of three can be very difficult because one person often gets left ou

12、t. Your friends may not realize how you feel. Talk to them about this and agree to plan the next outing together. With a bit of effort, a group of three can be a wonderful friendship!Dear Dani,I told my friend a secret, but then I found out she told it to somebody else. What can I do?DaisyDani says:

13、 We all make mistakes so give your friend another chance. But tell her that your secret is important to you and that she must not do this again. 4If your friend finds it hard to keep a secret, be careful of what you tell her in future.Dear Dani,Im friends with a boy, but some girls keep laughing at

14、me about it. Cant girls be friends with boys as well?MaryDani says: Of course girls can be friends with boys. Some girls laugh at this because they dont really know any boys. Carry on enjoying your friendship. If the girls got to know this boy, they might stop teasing you. Why not invite one or two

15、of them along next time you meet him?21. Whose friend has a “big mouth”?A. Marys. B. Daisys. C. Annas. D. Toms.22. We can guess from the text that Dani is probably a(n) _.A. group leader B. storyteller C. writer D. adviser23. The underlined word “teasing” in the last paragraph probably means “_”.A.

16、avoiding B. hating C. making fun of D. taking pity onBIt was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Iraq. Because Tara looked Iraqi, one of the women asked Tara, in English and face to face, if she

17、was from Iraq. Tara replied, “No, Im not.“ Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Iran, or Syria, or Jordan. To each question, Tara responded with a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, “Shes not from anywhere!“ The two went to their desks, beginning to gossip in Arabic.T

18、he next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory questions of each other. A student in Taras group asked her, “Where are you from?“ Tara answered that she was from Iraq. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting

19、only a few feet away. Both of them heard Taras response.“Aha!“ they both screamed. “You ARE from Iraq!“ Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized to both of them for lying the day before. She explained that she had not wanted to get into an Arabic conversation with them. It had been her experien

20、ce that many ESL students continued to speak their native language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Arabic. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak English only.“I agree,“ said Rose.5“Youre 100 percent right,“ agreed Jennifer. “Rose and I must stop speaking A

21、rabic to each other. Right, Rose?“ Rose nodded, and then said something in Arabic. All three women laughed.Over the next four months, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Arabic to them during class or break.24. Where is Tara actually from?A. Jordan B. Iran C. Ira

22、q D. Syria25. What can we learn from the passage?A. Tara, Rose and Jennifer were in the same group.B. Tara had lied to Rose and Jennifer the day before.C. All ESL students spoke their native language in class.D. Rose didnt get into an Arabic conversation at first.26. The teacher required the student

23、s to ask introductory questions. Which of the following questions can meet the teachers requirement?A. What did you set down in your diary?B. Have you finished your homework?C. When will you pack up to go outdoors?D. Are you fond of making a voyage?27. What can be the best title of this passage?A. E

24、nglish only in class B. An ESL studentC. An Arabic conversation D. Taras apologyCI live in rural Virginia, and my high school was in between two farms. Although I was never much into sports, I had a few friends who were on the cross-country running team.The course for the cross-country track took a

25、meandering path around the school. One part of the course took the runners past an old farmhouse, deserted on the top of a hill overlooking the school. There were rumors that it was haunted, but to my knowledge no one ever saw or heard anything there. It was just a big, old, deserted house.That bein

26、g said, I shall relate the story of my friend on the CC run, and the discovery made by myself and some companions one day.Her name was Candy, and she was on the CC team. She was hardly the star member, and would, unfortunately, often find herself running alone. One day, when as usual the pack had le

27、ft her far behind, she found herself alone in front of the old house. Glancing up, she saw someone walk past an upstairs window. She was scared.6She told this to us, and wedecided to check the place out the following day. What we found there was the typical old falling-apart farmhouse. Empty rooms,

28、creaky floorboards, beer bottles, and cigarette buttshttp:/ - _w_10. Then we rounded the corner from the old living room to go upstairs, and each of us stopped dead in our tracksThere were no stairs. Obviously, the stairwell had collapsedlong ago. We explored the house more carefullybut there was no

29、 way to reach the second floor. As in the middle of our exploration we heard a big noise outside, and we all beat a hasty retreat out the back.I dont know if it was a ghost she saw, or if it were someone who could climb like an orangutan(猩猩), but its all a moot point now. That house was pulled down

30、only one year later, and a nice shiny new modern house was built in its place. I wonder if the owner of that house have any late night visitors.28. Which of the following words can be used to describe Candys companions?A. faithful B. stubborn C. brave D. responsible29. What can we know from the pass

31、age?A. The writer is good at cross-country running.B. Candy is a star member on the CC team.C. We left the old house with a look of fright.D. The house was pulled down by the runners.30. What can be the best title of the passage?A. An old farmhouse. B. A CC running team.C. My friend Candy D. Late ni

32、ght visitors31. What does the underlined sentence “its all a moot point” in the last paragraph mean?A. Its a fact that we all accept.B. Its a mystery that remains unsolved.C. Its a discovery that weve made.D. Its a belief that people hold.DTowards the end of Middle English, a sudden change in pronun

33、ciation started, with vowels (元音) being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British communicated with people frequently from around the world. This means that lots of new words and expressions entered the language. The invention of printing also meant that there was a common la

34、nguage in print. Books became cheaper and more people learned to read. Spelling and grammar became fixed and the dialect of London became the standard. In 1604, the first 7English dictionary came out.Early Modern English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words. Late Moder

35、n English has a lot more words, mainly because of two reasons: firstly, the Industrial Revolution led to the need for new words; secondly, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earths surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.From around 1600, the English co

36、lonization (殖民地化) of North America led to the creation of American English. Some English pronunciations and words froze when they reached America. In some ways, American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English. Some expressions that the British call “American Engl

37、ish” are in fact from British expressions. They were kept in the colonies but were lost for a time in Britain. Spanish also had an influence on American English. For example, words like “canyon” “ranch” “stampede” and “vigilante” are from Spanish. They entered English by the people of Spain who sett

38、led in the American West. French words and West African words also influenced American English. Today, American English has a greater influence because of the USAs movies, television, popular music, trade and technology. 32. The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies in _.A. voca

39、bulary B. pronunciation C. spelling D. grammar33. From the passage, we can learn the word “canyon” is from _.A. American dialect B. African dialect C. Spanish D. French34. The third paragraph mainly talks about _.A. English colonies in North AmericaB. the development of American EnglishC. Other lang

40、uages influence on American EnglishD. the difference between American English and British English35. The underlined word “froze” can best be replaced by _.A. unchanged B. disappeared C. improved D. ignored第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Maybe you are an average st

41、udent. You probably think you will never be a top student. _36_ Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Heres how: _37_. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that youhave to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time fo

42、r eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, 8regular time for studying. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, whichmay be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios,or television! Whe

43、n you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject. Make good use of your time in class._38_. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important pointsth

44、at your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, readthat material. _39_If you do these things regularly, you will remember it longer. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned abouta subject. They h

45、elp you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be overly worried. _40_ You will probably discover many othersafter you have tried these.A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.B. Plan your time carefully.C. Take advantage of class t

46、ime to listen to everything the teacher says.D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.E. This is notnecessary so, however.F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.G. This will help you understand the next class.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完

47、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。I _41_ a couple of years ago in second grade as a student teacher. I was lucky enough to be with the _42_ class for an entire school year. In May, when I _43_ the teaching, I made up my mind to buy star-shaped

48、pieces of paper for each kid. I wrote on each piece, “Miss H. thinks youre a _44_ because.” and then set down a little fact about each child. I was _45_ about doing this, since the kids were so young, but one of my friends _46_ that if the star meant _47_ to one kid then it was worth my _48_.One of

49、the little girls, Megan, _49_ from ADHD (多动症) and was still going through more _50_ to see if she had another _51_ disability. The thing about her was, though, that she was so _52_. She was smart in her own way. On her star I wrote, “Miss H. thinks youre a star because you have an _53_ memory for names. I also think youre smart, and I really _54_ you can do anything if you try hard enough.”9After I _55_ the stars, I w