1、2021-2022学年湖南省长沙市天心区长郡中学高一（上）期末英语试卷第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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。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（.5分）What will the man do at 7：00？A.Have dinner with Mike.B.Work in the office.C.Go out with the woman.2（.5分）What does the woman dislike about the shirt？A.The
2、 color.B.The price.C.The design.3（.5分）What are the speakers mainly talking about？A.Garys works.B.Garys application.C.Garys list of samples.4（.5分）What did the man plan to do on March 1st？A.Go to the mountains.B.Call the travel agent.C.Apply for some classes.5（.5分）Why does Amy plan to go to Rome？A.To
3、work.B.To travel.C.To study.第二节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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。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。6（1分）（1）What course wont the girl attend？A.African music.B.Business.C.Basic Spanish.（2）On which days does the girl have advanced piano classe
4、s？A.Mondays.B.Tuesdays.C.Thursdays.7（1.5分）（1）Which family holiday does the man recommend？A.The one on the 18th.B.The one on the 19th.C.The one on the 20th.（2）Where will the woman probably go？A.France.B.Spain.C.Greece.（3）What do we know about The Hotel Playa？A.It is a fivestar hotel.B.It has its own
5、beach.C.It has a swimming pool.8（1.5分）（1）Where does the conversation take place？A.In a shop.B.At home.C.At a TV station.（2）What does Bob like doing？A.Playing tennis.B.Taking photos.C.Riding bikes.（3）What did the woman dream of being？A.A shop owner.B.A bank clerk.C.A tennis player.9（2分）（1）How long ha
6、s Louise been working at the center？A.About six months.B.About two years.C.About one year.（2）How did Louise feel when she started working at the center？A.Excited.B.Confident.C.Nervous.（3）What is the most rewarding part of the job？A.Helping the less able children achieve more.B.Thinking of new things
7、 for children to do.C.Seeing children have a lot of fun.（4）What does Louise say about working at night？A.Its unfair for her to do it.B.Its a necessary part of the job.C.Its something that she enjoys.10（1.5分）（1）What organizations used to have a lot of power？A.Libraries and printing companies.B.Univer
8、sities and bookstores.C.Newspapers and publishers.（2）Why do many city people like ebooks？A.They are easier to carry.B.They are cheaper.C.They are more interesting.（3）What can we learn about Borders Group？A.They were bought by a tech company.B.They made billions of dollars this year.C.They used to ha
9、ve more than 600 stores.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分22.5分）第一节（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。11（4.5分）Childrens books that Teach Empathy and Kindness Little blue truck By Alice Schertle Little ones are introduced to Blue，a little pickup truck that gets stuck pushing a dump truck out of the mud
10、 in this board book.Thankfully，Blue made a group of animal friends along the way that are happy to do whatever they can to help him get back on the road.The main themes are kindness and the benefits of helping others. Most People By Michael Leannah The book is an amazing lesson for kids that want to
11、 do good in the world and that there are plenty of good people out there.Told in the third person，the book tells the story of two pairs of siblings（兄弟姐妹） and the people they meet. If You plant a Seed By Kadir Nelson A mouse and a rabbit teach children how to plant and grow food，while also passing al
12、ong some valuable lessons.After learning that a carrot seed will grow a carrot，and a cabbage seed will result in a cabbage，children also learn the value of thoughtfulness and how a seed of kindness can bear sweet fruit. Save me a seat By Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan Joe lived in the same town al
13、l his life and felt perfectly pleased until his best friend moved away.Ravis family recently moved from India to the US and hes struggling to find where he belongs.Even though Joe and Ravi at first believe that they dont have much in common，they both realize they have a common enemy the biggest bull
14、y （仗势欺人者） in their class.Save Me a seat is a story about the true meaning of friendship and understanding.（1）What can children get from reading Little blue Truck？ A.Happiness of helping others.B.Importance of protecting animals.C.Ways of dealing with trouble in mud.D.Being friendly to strangers arou
15、nd you.（2）Which book is mainly about food？ A.Little blue truck.B.Most People.C.If You Plant a Seed.D.Save me a seat.（3）What can we infer from Save Me a Seat？ A.Joe was regarded as a bully by Ravi.B.Ravi was used to living in India soon.C.Ravi and Joe had nothing in common.D.Ravi and Joe became frien
16、ds at last.12（6分）When Kyle Jauregui recently went to pick up his younger sisters birthday cake，he met with a bittersweet surprise. On arriving at the bakers，he learnt that Madisons cake had already been paid forby a complete stranger.It was a touching act of kindness，but，as it turned out，not a rando
17、m one.The cake had been paid for by a lady known simply as McKennas mumas part of a gesture she had been making for a while，and for a heartbreaking reason. While Madison was set to celebrate turning 11，McKenna Jodell Fox would have turned ten on the same day.McKenna was only nine months old in 2008，
18、when she was crushed by a falling TV set as her family prepared to move house. Its a painful occasion for her mum，but one she has transformed into something positive.The cake she bought was accompanied by a card which read as follows： Dear Birthday Girl Family， In honour of my daughters 10th birthda
19、y，I have chosen your birthday cake to pay for.Each year I do this random act of kindness because I am unable to buy my daughter a cake of her own.Today is her big doubledigit birthday.Please enjoy your day. By Kyles own admission，the whole family was left speechless. We just want to say thank you to
20、 McKennas mom， he wrote，and wish McKenna a happy birthday.Theres still good in this world.（1）What do we know about the birthday cake？ A.It tasted bittersweet.B.It was paid by McKennas mum.C.It made the family heartbroken.D.It was free of charge.（2）Who died according to the passage？ A.Kyle Jauregui.B
21、.Madison.C.McKenna Jodell Fox.D.McKennas mum.（3）Which of the following can best describe McKennas mum？ A.Warmhearted and cheerful.B.Strongwilled but depressed.C.Brokenhearted but generous.D.Kindhearted and positive.（4）Which of the following would be the best title for the text？ A.A Painful accidentB
22、.A Speechless BirthdayC.One birthday Cake for Two girlsD.World Full of Surprises13（6分）Today its not hard to spot Asian faces in all walks of life in the Us.Actress Maggie Q can often be seen on the covers of magazines because of her highly successful role in the TV series Nikita.Salman Khan has made
23、 education easier and closer to thousands of people through his free online learning website，Khan Academy （可汗学院）. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent （血统），including descendants from China，Japan，South Korea，Vietnam，and India.According to data from the USbased Pew Research Center，Asian Amer
24、icans are the highest paid group.They also have the best educational and professional backgrounds，and they enjoy great upward mobility（流动性） in US society. Why are Asian Americans so successful？It is certainly not because they were born with higher IQs，but because of their hard work，strong families，a
25、nd passion for education.While Americans believe that A grades go to smart kids，Asians are more likely to think that they go to hard workers.Asian American kids are allowed no excuse for even getting an A minus.In the US，the joke is that an A minus is an Asian F.A positive stereotype may also have p
26、layed a role.The stereotype of Asian Americans as smart and hardworking might give them more confidence in school. However，being seen as a model minority can have negative effects.It is a burden on Asian Americans.It can be stressful for kids to achieve top grades in school at the cost of enjoying t
27、heir childhood.When they go to the workplace，the idea of a hard working model minority has created an idea that Asian Americans are great thinkers and doers but dont have the confidence and interpersonal skills to be successful leaders.Take Yahoo as an example.57 percent of its tech employees are As
28、ian Americans，but only 17 percent of its leadership roles belong to Asian Americans.（1）Which of the following is TRUE about Asian Americans？ A.They easily accept being secondbest in school.B.They are the second highestpaid group in the US.C.They are likely to improve their social positions.D.They ar
29、e the most highlyeducated and stable group.（2）Why are Asian Americans generally more successful？ A.Because they can only accept A and B in exams.B.Because they value hard work and education.C.Because they are more intelligent than other groups.D.Because they are more confident than the majority.（3）W
30、hat does the underlined word stereotype in Paragraph 3 probably mean？ A.Generalized impression.B.Public images.C.Long tradition.D.Common sense.（4）What can we infer about Asian Americans from the last two paragraphs？ A.Its not necessary for them to achieve top grades.B.They lack communication and int
31、erpersonal skills.C.They should try to change peoples positive stereotype.D.They still suffer pressure though seen as a model minority.14（6分）Organic food，grown without artificial chemicals，is increasingly popular nowadays.Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice as much for goods with organic
32、labels（商标）.However，if you think paying a little more for organic food gets you a more nutritious and safer product，you might want to save your money.A study led by researchers at Stanford University says that organic products arent necessarily more nutritious，and theyre no less likely to suffer from
33、 diseasecausing bacteria，either. The latest results，published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine，suggest that buyers may be wasting their money.We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier， says Dr.Crystal SmithSpangler from Stanford.So，consumers shouldnt assume
34、 that one type of food has a lower risk or is safer. For their new study，SmithSpangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research，including 17 studies that compared health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products，and 223 studies that analyzed t
35、he nutritional content of the foods，including key vitamins，minerals and fats. While the researchers found little difference in nutritional content，they did find that organic fruit and vegetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces.Neither organic nor traditional foods sh
36、owed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards.And both organic and traditional meats such as chicken and pork，were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria at very low rates.The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega3 fatty acids，
37、a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease.However，these nutritional differences were too small，and the researchers were unwilling to make much of them until further studies confirm the trends . Organic food is produced with fewer chemicals and more naturalgrowing pra
38、ctices，but that doesnt always translate into a more nutritious or healthier product The U.S.Department of Agriculture （USDA） states that whether you buy organic food or not，finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste.Fresh food is at least as good as anything marketed a
39、s organic.（1）What does the new research question？ A.Whether organic food should replace traditional food.B.Whether organic food has been overpriced by farmers.C.Whether organic food is grown with less harmful chemicals.D.Whether organic food is really more nutritious and healthier.（2）What did SmithS
40、pangler and her colleagues find？ A.Organic food could reduce the risk of heart disease.B.Traditional food was grown with more natural methods.C.Both organic and traditional food they examined were safe.D.There was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food.（3）Which of the following is r
41、elatively healthier according to the passage？ A.Organic chicken and pork.B.Organic milk and chicken.C.Traditional chicken and pork.D.Traditional fruit and vegetables.（4）What is the authors attitude toward organic food？ A.Doubtful.B.Neutral.C.Unconcerned.D.Approving.第二节（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文
42、后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项15（7.5分）When youre giving a speech，there isnt a onestopshop approach that will address every individual.（1） These requirements need to be considered when planning your speech. （2） Larger audiences often have little or no audience participation，so your tone and body lan
43、guage are more important than ever.Maintaining eye contact with as many individuals is necessary to keep them engaged.For smaller audiences，they often have more opportunities to be conversational and relaxed.This means youll need to prepare enough material to fill the time slot and allow for questio
44、ns or comments throughout.Meanwhile，you still need to deliver your message in the time you have. Keep it in mind that you naturally have different types of people in the audience. （3） Generally，there are 4 different ways people learn：visual，auditory，reading and writing.Including these elements of ea
45、ch learning style in your speech will help engage more of your audience. Consider whether you are addressing other experts in the same field or beginners with limited knowledge around the topic. （4） The most effective way to do this is to create two versions of your speech that have different conten
46、ts entirely. （5） No matter how much you prepare and adapt your content for who youll be talking to，you may find you are losing audience engagement.Its important that you read and act on these signals which can be anything from lack of eye contact，yawning or your listener being on their phone.A.Adapt
47、 your speech based on your audience size.B.Adjust your approach to get back their attention.C.It can assist in connecting with different audiences.D.They learn and take in information in different ways.E.Adjust your speech to target these two types of audience.F.Take time to observe and look out for the reactions in the crowd.G.Audiences have different requirements when receiving information.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分15分第一节（共1小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项16（15分）One day a famous painte
