1、湖南省邵东县创新实验学校学年高一上学期创高杯考试英语试题2017年下学期高一创高杯考试英 语本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分,考试结束后,将机读卡和答题卷一并交回。 第I卷第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)第1节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话.选出最佳选项.1.How far does the man run each day ? A.5km . B.10km. C.15km .2.How much should a student pay for the rent each month? A.About 160 dollars. B.About 1
2、00 dollars. C.About 80 dollars .3. What will the weather probably be like this afternoon? A.Rainy. B.Snowy. C.Sunny . 4. What taste does the woman want to try? A.Sweet. B.Sour. C.Spicy .5.What is the woman going to do ? A.Attend a meeting. B.Pick up her son . C.Go to her office .第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满
3、分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳答案。听下面一段对话,回答第6、7题。6. What did the man do at home yesterday? A.Watch TV. B.Worked as a babysitter. C.Play computer games . 7. What did the woman plan to do ? A.To invite the man to a concert . B.To have a trip. C.To do some shopping.听下面一段对话,回答第8至9三个小题。8.What was the weather lik
4、e last Saturday ? A.Cloudy and warm . B.Rainy and cold . C.Sunny and hot.9.What is the mans plan for Sunday? A.Visiting a museum. B.Seeing a movie. C.Going hiking. 听下面一段对话,回答第10至12三个小题.10.What day it is today ? A.Monday. B.Wednesday. C.Friday .11. How much will the man pay for the seats he chooses?A
5、.40 . B.50. C.60.12.How will the man pay ?A.In cash. B.By check . C.By credit card .听下面一段对话,回答第13至16四个小题。13. What made the man uneasy? A.A student lost his masters degree . B.A student couldnt get masters degree . C.A student wanted to give him a gift.14.What day is it today? A.Friday. B.Saturday. C
6、.Sunday .15.How did the student feel after the man explained to him ? A.Disappointed . B.Ashamed. C.Pleasant . 16. What does the man think he should do ? A.Write to his student. B.Send his student an e-mail . C.Have a talk with his student . 听下面一段独白,回答第17至20三个小题.17.When is the “Take Our Sons and Dau
7、ghters to Work Day” in America? A.On February the twenty-eighth . B.On March the twenty-eighth. C.On April the twenty-eighth. 18.What did the speaker feel about the holiday later ? A.Happy. B.Bored . C.Tired . 19. What was the speakers father? A.An officer. B.A taxi driver . C.A teacher .20.What can
8、 be known from the passage? A.The speaker learned to appreciate school . B.The father liked to be with his child on the holiday . C. Kids like to be away from school .第二部分 阅读理解 (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。 ALily went to London with her parents fo
9、r a two-week vacation. She sent postcards to her friends.21. The postcards you read were all sent by.A. Tan Xiao B. Lei Fang C. Wang Lin D. Lily22. Which of the following places has Lily NOT visited yet? A. The River Thames. B. The Tower of Bridge. C. Buckingham Palace. D. Oxford University.23. What
10、 does Lily think of the people in London? A. Beautiful and interesting. B. Friendly and helpful. C. Amazing and famous.D. Busy and tiring.24. What Lily doesnt like about London is its. A. subwayB. foodC.weatherD. PhotosB If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pro
11、nunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matt
12、er. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who o
13、nly spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the l
14、onger a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language， said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaugh
15、an Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(灵活的)，he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The
16、 findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34.Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an ent
17、rance to another world， explained the scientists.25. The main subject talked about in this passage is _.A. science on learning a second languageB. mans ability of learning a second languageC. that language can help improve brain powerD. language learning and maths study26. The underlined word “bilin
18、gual” probably means_.A. a researcher on language learningB. a second language learnerC. a person who can speak two languagesD. an active language learner27. We may know from the scientific findings that _.A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density isB. t
19、here is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesnt know a second languageC. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on peoples brainD. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time28. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants
20、to tell us that_.A. learning a second language is the same as studying mathsB. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjectsC. Italian is the best choice for you as a second languageD. youd better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second languageC What
21、is language for? Some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of wordsthe longer the lists，the better. Thats wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information. Its meaningless knowing all about a language if you cant use it freely. Many students I have
22、met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they cant speak correctly or fluently（流利地）. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldnt be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, Foreigners often speak Engl
23、ish too correctly. But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. Theyre English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, t
24、hey make languages , too. But a people can only make its own language. It cant make another peoples language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldnt overdo（做过头）it. They should put communication at the first place.29. Generally,when an American or an English
25、man speaks English,he_. A.never makes mistakes. B.often makes mistakes . C.always makes mistakes. D.cannot avoid making mistakes. 30. The underlined sentence means that_.A.foreigners speak correct English. B.foreigners speak incorrect English.C.foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules
26、.D. Foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English. 31. When we speak a foreign language,we should_.A.not be afraid of making mistakes. B.speak in the Chinese way.C.break the rules. D.speak according to the rules. 32.What is the most important when speaking a foreign language?A.Grammar rules
27、. B.CommunicationC.Lists of words. D.Making no mistakes. D Everyone has got two personalities-the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control yourbehavior, but when youre asleep, your sleeping po
28、sition shows the real you. In a normal night, of course,people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You
29、dont like to upset people, so you never express your realfeelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident. If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very stubborn(顽固的),but you arent very ambitious. You usually liv
30、e for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up(卷曲),you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion ofyourself and so youre often defensive. Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting people. You preferto be on your own. Youre easil
31、y hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengthsand weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you dont often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.33 According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _.A. only in a normal nightB. only when your
