邵东一中2021年上学期高一期末考试英语试题
时量：120分钟 满分：150分
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L 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。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What does the woman offer to do for the man
A. Look at his X-ray. B. Give him treatment. C. Send him to the hospital.
2. How does the woman feel about the price
A. Expensive. B. Reasonable. C. Cheap.
3. What is the woman going to do
A. Call Julian Assange.
B. Watch the news on TV.
C. Get information on the Internet.
4. Why didn’t the man finish his science homework
A. He didn’t have enough time.
B. He forgot it completely.
C. He found it difficult.
5. What does the job require
A. Business trips to Italian. B. Excellent Spanish. C. Native Germans.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What will the man teach this afternoon
A. American history. B. English Grammar. C. English history.
7. What time does the conversation take place
A. At 6:55. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:05.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Where was the woman born
A. In America. B. In France. C. In England.
9. Who held the art show
A. The man. B. The man’s students. C. The man’s daughter.
10. What do we know about the man’s daughter
A. She is studying in London.
B. She graduated from New York University.
C. She likes painting and playing the piano.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. How can parents prevent children from falling down the stairs
A. By using mats.
B. By fitting safety gates.
C. By accompanying them.
12. Which place is the most dangerous according to the woman
A. The kitchen. B. The bathroom. C. The living room.
13. What probably is the man
A. A writer. B. A TV host. C. A radio host.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。
14. What can we learn about the woman
A. She works in Japan.
B. She lives in the town.
C. She changes her jobs often.
15. What did the man plan to do at first
A. Travel to Japan.
B. Start his own business.
C. Go abroad to study.
16. Where does the man work now
A. In a shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Where was the Mary Celeste going
A. The USA. B. Italy. C. England.
18. What did the ship look like when found in the eastern Atlantic
A. Badly damaged. B. In great danger. C. In good condition.
19. What happened to the ten people on the ship
A. They were dead. B. They were missing. C. They were injured.
20. What does the speaker think of the story about the Mary Celeste
A. Boring. B. Understandable. C. Mysterious.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
Many people like to eat fruit. Here are some kinds of healthy fruit for you to choose.
Star fruit
Star fruits come from Southeast Asia. They have a sweet, yet sour flavor. Star fruits are high in vitamin C and fiber, plus they are low in calories.
Star fruits are available year round. Choose those that are yellow in color, or let green star fruits ripen a bit at home. Sliced star fruits can be added to salads or eaten out of hand.
Lychee
Lychees come from South China and Vietnam. They are high in vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, and potassium. One cup of fresh lychees has about 125calories.
Remove away the dark red skin to expose the white flesh, which can be eaten raw or added to fruit salads. Fresh lychees may be available in spring, but canned lychees are available year round. Keep in mind the canned lychees often contain extra calories and sugar.
Dragon fruit
The dragon fruit is a rather impressive thing to look at with its pink peel and seeded white flesh. Dragon fruits are native to Central America. They have a mild flavor, so they are perfect for picky eaters. Dragon fruits are high in vitamin C and vitamin B, plus they are low in calories.
Dragon fruits are available almost any time of the year. Eat the flesh or add it to fruit salads.
Sugar-apple (释迦)
Sugar-apples are commonly grown on trees in the tropical parts of South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. They are also grown in South Florida. Sugar-apples are a good source of fiber, vitamin C and vitamin B, plus they are low in calories.
1. Which fruits come from Asian countries？
A. Sugar-apples and dragon fruits. B. Sugar-apples and lychees.
C. Star fruits and dragon fruits. D. Star fruits and lychees.
2. What does the dragon fruit satisfy picky people？
A. Its seeded flesh. B. Its mild flavor.
C. Its attractive color. D. Its low calories.
3. According to the text, those who are on a diet should eat fewer _________.
A. sugar-apples B. dragon fruits C. star fruits D. lychees
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四种健康的水果以及这些水果的产地、特性等信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Star fruit部分中“Star fruits come from Southeast Asia.(杨桃产于东南亚)”以及Lychee部分中“Lychees come from South China and Vietnam.(荔枝来自中国南部和越南)”可知，杨桃和荔枝来自亚洲国家。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Dragon fruit部分中“They have a mild flavor, so they are perfect for picky eaters.(它们味道温和，非常适合挑剔的人)”可知，火龙果温和的味道能满足挑剔的人。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据部分中“One cup of fresh lychees has about 125calories.(一杯新鲜荔枝大约含有125卡路里)”以及“Keep in mind the canned lychees often contain extra calories and sugar.(记住，罐装荔枝通常含有额外的卡路里和糖)”可知，正在节食的人应该少吃荔枝。故选D。
B
Born in Ayrshire, in 1759 to William Burness, a poor farmer, Robert Burns was the eldest of seven children. He spent his youth working on his father's farm, but in spite of poverty he also read a lot—at the insistence of his father, who employed a teacher for Robert and his younger brother Gilbert. At 15 Robert was the principal worker on the farm and this encouraged him to start writing. It was at this age that Robert wrote his first poem Handsome Nell.
When his father died in 1784, Robert and his brother became partners on the farm. However, Robert was more interested in the romantic nature of poetry than the hard work of farming.
However, at the point of giving up farming, his first collection Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect was published and received much praise from critics. This, together with pride of being a parent, made him stay in Scotland. He moved around the county, finally arriving in Edinburgh, where he joined the circles of the artists and writers who were called the “Ploughman Poet”.
In a matter of weeks he was changed from a local hero to a national celebrity (名人). The fame did not bring a fortune and he took up a job to make additions to the low income. While collecting taxes he continued to write, contributing songs to the likes of James Johnson's The Scots Musical Museum and George Thomson's A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice. In all, more than 400 of Robert's songs are still in existence.
The last years of Robert's life were devoted to writing great poetic masterpieces such as The Lea Rig, Tam o'Shanter and A Red , Red Rose. At the age of 37, he died of heart disease caused by the hard physical work he did when he was young.
On the day of his burial (葬礼) tens of thousands of people came to watch and pay their respect. However, his popularity then was nothing compared to the heights it has reached since. On the anniversary of his birth, Scots both at home and abroad celebrate Robert Burns with a supper — a celebration which would undoubtedly make him proud.
4. What can we know about Robert Burns
A. He became a popular poet at 15.
B. He was born into a wealthy family.
C. He was lucky to receive education.
D. He was inspired to write by his father.
5. What was people's reaction to Robert Burns' first collection
A Doubtful. B. Critical. C. Favourable. D. Uncaring.
6. What did Robert Burns do after becoming famous
A. He became interested in singing.
B. He went on writing while working.
C. He helped other writers create poems.
D. He moved abroad and lived a hard life.
7. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The history of Scottish poetry.
B. The life story of a Scottish poet.
C. The anniversary of a Scottish poet.
D. The development of Romanticism.
【答案】4. C 5. C 6. B 7. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了苏格兰著名的农民诗人Robert Burns的一生。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“He spent his youth working on his father’s farm, but in spite of poverty he also read a lot—at the insistence of his father, who employed a teacher for Robert and his younger brother Gilbert.（他年轻时在父亲的农场里工作，但尽管贫穷，在父亲的坚持下，他也读了很多书，父亲为罗伯特和他的弟弟吉尔伯特雇了一名教师。）”可知，尽管Robert Burns家很穷但是父亲为他和他弟弟请了一名教师，所以他很幸运接受了教育，故选C。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“However, at the point of giving up farming, his first collection Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect was published and received much praise from critics.（然而，就在他放弃务农的时候，他的第一部诗集《主要是苏格兰方言诗集》出版了，并受到了评论家的高度赞扬。）”可知，Robert Burns的第一部作品受到了评论家的赞扬，即人们喜欢他的第一部作品，故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“The fame did not bring a fortune and he took up a job to make additions to the low income. While collecting taxes he continued to write（名声并没有带来财富，他找了一份工作来增加微薄的收入。他一边收税，一边继续写作。）”可知，出名并没有带给Robert Burns财富，他在工作的同时继续写作，故选B。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了苏格兰著名诗人Robert Burns的生平。故选B。
C
The popularity of Chinese-owned video-sharing service TikTok(抖音)continues to grow among young people in the United States. In 2019, experts say the service more than doubled its American user base to 37 million. TikTok is especially popular with teens and young adults.
The service lets users create and share their short videos that they think interesting and useful. Many of them are under 15 seconds. The TikTok app offers a wide choice of sounds, brief parts of songs and special effects tools to help create a video. Some TikTok-based memes(表情包)are very popular. Videos often include popular songs from well-known artists and TikTok has even helped launch the careers of new music stars.
TikTok is considered a competitor to the video-sharing app Snapchat, as well as Facebook's Instagram service. Snapchat and Instagram also mainly interest young users with a wide mix of photos and videos centered largely on fashion, pop culture and humor.
Last year, TikTok was the second-most downloaded app from Apple and Google stores. Only WhatsApp was downloaded more. Research company Sensor Tower guesses people have downloaded the TikTok app 1.65 billion times.
TikTok has been used by many major companies to reach young people who use little or no traditional media. One of those companies is American-based e. l. f. Cosmetics(化妆品). The makeup company's chief marketer, Kory Marchisotto, said that TikTok is "where the Gen Z party is". Gen Z is a name used to call the generation born between the late 1990s and the early 2000s.“That's where they're all hanging out," Marchisotto said.
Companies appearing on TikTok can make money through advertising. Often, the companies create user "challenges" as part of their advertisement campaigns. TikTok users created 3 million videos that received more than 4 billion view.
8. Which word can best describe the videos created on TikTok
A. Traditional. B. Boring. C. Various. D. Serious.
9. Which was downloaded most from Apple and Google stores last year
A. TikTok. B. Snapchat. C. Instagram. D. WhatsApp.
10. What can companies do on TikTok
A. Challenge their competitors. B. Make advertisements.
C. Hold music concerts. D. Promote users' abilities to make videos.
11. What is the best title for the text
A. TikTok Keeps Growing Among US Youth B. How to Share Short Videos
C. Facebook Achieves Great Success D. Companies Benefit Much from Videos
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中资视频分享服务TikTok（抖音）在美国越来越受欢迎，以及抖音的商业用途。
【详解】1.推理判断题。根据文章第二段关键句“The TikTok app offers a wide choice of sounds, brief parts of songs and special effects tools to help create a video.”（抖音提供了丰富的声音选择，歌曲的简短部分和特效工具去帮助用户创造一个视频。）由此可推断出在抖音上制作的视频应该是各种各样的。选项C与文意相符，故选C项。
2.细节理解题。根据文章第四段关键句“Last year, TikTok was the second-most downloaded app from Apple and Google stores. Only WhatsApp was downloaded more.”（去年，抖音是苹果和谷歌应用商店下载量排名第二的应用程序。只有WhatsApp的下载量比它更多。）可由此可知去年，苹果和谷歌应用商店下载量最多的应用程序是WhatsApp。选项D与文意相符，故选D项。
3.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段关键句“Companies appearing on TikTok can make money through advertising.”（出现在抖音上的公司可以通过广告赚钱。）由此可知，公司可以在抖音上为自己的产品作广告。选项B与文意相符，故选B项。
4.主旨大意题。浏览全文，本文主要介绍的是TikTok（抖音）在美国越来越受欢迎的事实。再根据文章第一段关键句“The popularity of Chinese-owned video-sharing service TikTok (抖音) continues to grow among young people in the United States.”也可推断出抖音在美国年轻人中越来越受欢迎。文章最后两段通过描述抖音的商业价值，也可以侧面放映出正因为年轻用户多，才具有商业价值。综上所述，本文的最佳标题为“中国的抖音在美国年轻人中越来越受欢迎。”选项A符合题意，故选A项。
D
Like clockwork nearly every fourth February includes one extra day. February 29th, also known as Leap Day, isn't exactly a holiday. Instead, it's there to keep your calendar consistent with the earth's rotation around the sun.
According to history, Roman emperor Julius Caesar is the “father" of Leap Year. Until he came along, people had used a 355-day calendar, which was 10. 25 days shorter than the solar year. Roman officials were supposed to add an extra month every now and then to keep the seasons exactly where they should be. But that didn't work out all that well. When special occasions started shifting into different seasons around 45 BCE, Caesar consulted experts and then announced that the Roman empire should use a 12-month, 365-day calendar, which he named after himself. Caesar's Julian calendar included a Leap Day every four years.
Though Leap Day keeps your calendar in line with the earth's rotation around the sun it causes a different kind of problem for leapsters. When should these February 29th babies celebrate their birthdays during the other three-quarters of their lives Some party on February 28th, while others prefer a two-day celebration that spans the last day of February and the first day of March.
Leap Day can be a nuisance in the legal system. In 2006, a court in USA was deciding whether criminal John Melo could be set free two days early since his 10-year sentence included two Leap Days. In the case, the judge decided that since the man was sentenced to prison for years, not days. Leap Day didn't make a bit of difference.
Though a few timekeepers have pushed for calendars that don't include Leap Day, almost all experts and societies agree that Leap Day is the best method to keep the calendar on track.
12. Why was Leap Day created
A. To keep pace with the solar year. B. To keep track of all the seasons.
C. To celebrate special occasions. D. To honor Emperor Julius Caesar.
13. What is the problem with the birthday celebration of February 29th babies
A. It is sometimes delayed. B. It lasts at least two days.
C. It has to be held every other year. D. It may take place on different dates.
14. What does the underlined word “nuisance” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Joke. B. Topic. C. Trouble. D. Mistake.
15. What can we infer from the passage
A. Leap Day was named after Julius Caesar.
B. Leapsters celebrate their birthdays once every four years.
C. John Melo benefited from Leap Day.
D. People hold different attitudes towards Leap Day.
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了闰日的来历以及所带来的一些生活中的趣事。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Instead, it's there to keep your calendar consistent with the earth's rotation around the sun.(相反，它是为了让你的日历与地球围绕太阳的自转保持一致)”可知，闰日的产生是为了与太阳保持一致。故选A。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“When should these February 29th babies celebrate their birthdays during the other three-quarters of their lives Some party on February 28th, while others prefer a two-day celebration that spans the last day of February and the first day of March.(这些2月29日出生的婴儿在余下的四分之三的人生中应该在什么时候庆祝生日呢？一些人在2月28日举行派对，而另一些人则喜欢在2月的最后一天和3月的第一天举行为期两天的庆祝活动)”可知，在这一天出生的人可能会在不同的日期庆祝生日。故选D。
【14题详解】
词义猜测题。根据下文“In 2006, a court in USA was deciding whether criminal John Melo could be set free two days early since his 10-year sentence included two Leap Days. In the case, the judge decided that since the man was sentenced to prison for years, not days. Leap Day didn't make a bit of difference.(2006年，美国法院正在决定罪犯约翰·梅洛是否可以提前两天释放，因为他的10年刑期包括两个闰日。在此案中，法官决定，由于该男子被判入狱数年，而不是几天。 闰日也没有什么不同)”可知下文所举的例子说明，在法律体系中闰日的出现可能会带来一些麻烦。故画线词意思是“麻烦”。A. Joke.玩笑；B. Topic.主题；C. Trouble.麻烦；D. Mistake.错误。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Though a few timekeepers have pushed for calendars that don't include Leap Day, almost all experts and societies agree that Leap Day is the best method to keep the calendar on track.(有小部分计时员曾努力争取把闰日从日历中剔除，而大部分的专家和一众社会团体都认为闰日的设置是维持日历正常运转的最佳方式)”可推知，人们对于闰日的存在看法不一。故选D。
第二节 （共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5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。选项中有两 项为多余选项。
When things get wildly busy in the morning, some students like skipping breakfast to save time. ___16___Whether at home, on the way to school or at school eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades. According to research, the students who ate a healthy breakfast were twice as likely to achieve above average in education as those who didn't.
Are there really many children who do not eat breakfast ___17___The study found that 39 percent of students reported eating break fast fewer than three days in a usual school week.
Health experts suggest that the best breakfast is a mix of complex carbohydrates, protein and fat. This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns. According to research, not all breakfasts are created equal. ___18___ The best breakfast should include complex carbohydrates that slowly release energy to the body.
___19___They say eating between 350 and 500 calories in the morning is a good amount of energy to start the day.
A good breakfast is not just helpful to school-aged children. ___20___A study from researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada found that a breakfast rich in protein and complex carbohydrates increased performance on short-term and long-term memory. Carbohydrates and protein are especially important because they have a major effect on long-term memory.
A. The answer is yes.
B. Students don't know about it.
C. But they think it may be harmful to their health.
D. But that may be a big mistake for students.
E. We all benefit from eating something healthy in the morning.
F. Some breakfasts are not able to give the brain what it needs to work at its highest level.
G. However, eating too much can also make a person feel tired and unable to think clearly.
【答案】16. D 17. A 18. F 19. G 20. E
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了吃健康早餐对人的积极影响以及对于如何吃健康的早餐提出一些建议。
【16题详解】
上文“When things get wildly busy in the morning, some students like skipping breakfast to save time. （当早上的事情变得非常繁忙时，一些学生喜欢不吃早餐来节省时间。）”说明学生认为不吃早餐是好的行为。和下文“Whether at home, on the way to school or at school eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades.（无论是在家里，在上学的路上还是在学校吃一些健康的早餐可以帮助学生获得更好的成绩。）”说明事实上不吃早餐是错误的行为。D选项But that may be a big mistake for students.（但对学生来说，这可能是一个很大的错误。）符合上下文。故选D项。
【17题详解】
上文“Are there really many children who do not eat breakfast （真的有很多孩子不吃早餐吗 ）”说明填空处是对此处的回答。和下文“The study found that 39 percent of students reported eating break fast fewer than three days in a usual school week.（研究发现，39%的学生报告说，在正常上学的一周中，吃早餐少于三天。）”说明有很多孩子不吃早餐。A选项The answer is yes.（答案是肯定的。）符合文意。故选A项。
【18题详解】
上文“Health experts suggest that the best breakfast is a mix of complex carbohydrates, protein and fat. This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns. According to research, not all breakfasts are created equal. （健康专家建议，最好的早餐是混合碳水化合物、蛋白质和脂肪。这给你的身体提供了清晰思考和记住所学内容所需的能量。根据研究，并不是所有的早餐都是一样的。）”说明有些早餐不能提供身体所需的能量。F选项Some breakfasts are not able to give the brain what it needs to work at its highest level.（有些早餐不能给大脑提供它在最高水平工作所需要的东西。）符合文意。故选F项。
【19题详解】
下文“They say eating between 350 and 500 calories in the morning is a good amount of energy to start the day.（他们说，早上吃350到500卡路里的食物是开始一天的良好能量。）”说明早餐不能吃多。G选项However, eating too much can also make a person feel tired and unable to think clearly.（然而，吃得太多也会使人感到疲劳，无法清晰地思考。）符合下文。故选G项。
【20题详解】
下文“A study from researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada found that a breakfast rich in protein and complex carbohydrates increased performance on short-term and long-term memory.（加拿大多伦多大学研究人员的一项研究发现，富含蛋白质和复合碳水化合物的早餐能提高人的短期和长期记忆能力。）”说明早上吃健康的早餐对人有积极影响。E选项We all benefit from eating something healthy in the morning.（早上吃点健康的东西对我们都有好处。）符合文意。故选E项。
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1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。
When I woke up last week, I looked out of the window and saw nothing but white snow. It wasn't a ____21____ ； for days the weathermen had been ____22____ the winter storm. In the past years I had shoveled（铲）snow without too much ____23____ , but this year the task seemed challenging as I had just had back surgery（外科手术）.
But when I looked out of the ____24____ again, I was surprised to see my young neighbor Gray clearing my walkways. I couldn't ____25____ it. I knew my neighbors well, but we didn't often socialize. I fixed a cup of coffee and took it to the back door. When I opened the door, Gray ____26____ his work and accepted the hot cup gratefully. Clearing snow actually wasn't a（n） ____27____ job because on the top of the snow was a solid sheet of ice, making the walkways and streets not ____28____ to walk on. However, that didn't stop Gray； he worked hard until the job was finished. I ____29____ to thank him, but he said it was nothing and drove to his office. His wife Cathy also left for her job.
What could I do to repay his _____30_____ I decided to make a big pot of soup. Cathy would not have to prepare the meal when she came home from _____31_____ on such a cold day.
But the street was still _____32_____ ， and I couldn't deliver the soup to them safely. So when I saw Cathy come home, I _____33_____ and told her I had some soup for them. When she came over to _____34_____ the soup, she seemed as grateful as I felt when I saw her husband shoveling snow off my walkways.
Now I am constantly looking for ways of _____35_____ others. Gray had started a chain reaction in my soul. By helping me out without being asked, he sparked（激发）a similar feeling within me.
21. A. problem B. surprise C. threat D. dream
22. A. preventing B. remembering C. recording D. forecasting
23. A. effort B. interest C. skill D. effect
24. A. kitchen B. window C. yard D. garden
25. A. make B. believe C. get D. take
26. A. chose B. continued C. stopped D. finished
27. A. challenging B. easy C. boring D. important
28. A. solid B. safe C. rough D. difficult
29 A. pretended B. agreed C. tried D. hoped
30. A. respect B. friendship C. kindness D. duty
31. A. shopping B. work C. school D. exercise
32. A. wide B. noisy C. clean D. icy
33. A. called B. visited C. left D. appeared
34. A. seek for B. throw away C. look at D. pick up
35. A. helping B. hugging C. praising D. accepting
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。由于作者身体欠佳，作者的邻居默默帮助作者扫雪，这让作者非常感激，于是作者也决定帮助他人，将善良传递下去。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这并不奇怪，几天来气象预报员一直在预报冬季的暴风雪。A. problem问题；B. surprise惊喜；C. threat威胁；D. dream梦想。根据空后的“for days the weathermen had been 2 the winter storm”可推知，天气预报员已预报过有暴风雪，所以当作者看到外面的雪时并不感到惊讶。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这并不奇怪，几天来气象预报员一直在预报冬季的暴风雪。A. preventing预防；B. remembering记住；C. recording记录；D. forecasting预测。根据空前的“the weathermen”可知，此处应选forecast“预报”。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年中我铲雪不用付出太多的努力，但今年的任务似乎有挑战性，我背部刚刚做了外科手术。A. effort努力；B. interest兴趣；C. skill技巧；D. effect效果。根据空后的“but this year the task seemed challenging”可知，以往铲雪并非特别费事。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当我再往窗外看时，我惊讶地发现年轻的邻居格雷正在清理我的走道。A. kitchen厨房；B. window窗户；C. yard院子；D. garden花园。根据第一段第一句话中的“I looked out of the window and saw”以及第4空后的“again”可知，此处指作者再次往窗外看。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我简直不敢相信。A. make使；B. believe相信；C. get得到；D. take花费。根据上文中的“I was surprised to see... walkways.”可知，作者感到吃惊，不敢相信邻居会帮助自己扫雪。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我打开门时，格雷停下手中的活，感激地接过那杯热咖啡。A. chose选择；B. continued继续；C. stopped停止；D. finished完成。因为作者送来了咖啡，所以正在忙着扫雪的Gray停下了手里的活儿。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：清除雪实际上不是一件容易的工作，因为在雪的顶部是一个坚实的冰，使在人行道和街道上行走不安全。A. challenging具有挑战性的；B. easy容易的；C. boring无聊的；D. important重要的。根据空后的“because on the top of the snow was a solid sheet of ice”可知，这里表示扫雪其实并非易事。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：清除雪实际上不是一件容易的工作，因为在雪的顶部是一个坚实的冰，使在人行道和街道上行走不安全。A. solid固体的；B. safe安全的；C. rough粗糙的；D. difficult困难的。根据空前的“on the top of the snow was a solid sheet of ice”可知，因为雪的上面形成了一层冰，所以路面很滑，行走起来不安全。倒数第二段第一句中的safely也是信息提示。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我设法谢谢他，但他说没什么，然后开车去了他的办公室。A. pretended假装；B. agreed同意；C. tried设法，尝试；D. hoped希望。根据上文句意邻居热心地帮忙扫雪，所以作者非常感激，设法感谢邻居。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我该怎么做才能报答他的善良呢 A. respect尊重；B. friendship友谊；C. kindness善良；D. duty责任。根据上文句意邻居这样默默地帮助自己，作者在想自己可以做些什么来回报他的善举。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Cathy在这么冷的天气下班回家就不用准备饭菜了。A. shopping购物；B. work工作；C. school学校；D. exercise锻炼。根据上一段最后一句话中的“left for her job”可知，Cathy是去上班了。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但街上仍然结着冰，我无法安全地把汤送到他们那里。A. wide宽的；B. noisy吵闹的；C. clean清洁的；D. icy多冰的。结合语境可知，这时候的路面依旧很滑。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以当我看到Cathy回家时，我打电话告诉她我有汤给她们喝。A. called打电话；B. visited访问；C. left举起；D. appeared出现。根据上一句话中的“I couldn’t deliver the soup”可知，作者不能亲自前往，所以看到Cathy回来了，就打电话给她。故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当她过来端汤的时候，她似乎很感激，就像我看到她丈夫在我的人行道上铲雪的时候一样。A. seek for寻找；B. throw away扔掉；C. look at看看；D. pick up取。根据上一句话中的“had some soup for them”和本句话中的“When she came over”可知，Cathy过来取作者做好的汤。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在我一直在寻找帮助别人的方法。A. helping帮助；B. hugging拥抱；C. praising赞扬；D. accepting接受。结合下文中的“Gray had started a chain reaction in my soul.”可知，现在作者也经常帮助别人。故选A项。
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分.满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单调或括号内单词的正确形式。
Earthquakes ____36____ (be) quite common. In fact, thousands of earthquakes are happening almost at every moment. However most of them are too weak ____37____ (feel). During a big earthquake, there is often a big noise first. Then the earth shakes ____38____ (terrible) and many houses fall down.
____39____ one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world, the earthquake often results in many people being injured or killed. In 2008, ____40____ severe(严重) earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province, ____41____ (kill) more than 80,000 people there.
Besides the great damage and death ____42____ (cause) by the earthquake, other accidents such as fires often follow. More buildings may ____43____ (damage) and more injuries may be caused. For ____44____ (century), people have been making studies of earthquakes. About 2,000 years ago, for example, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine _____45_____ could find out the direction where the earthquake waves came.
【答案】36. are
37. to feel
38. terribly
39. As 40. a
41. killing
42. caused 43. be damaged
44. centuries
45. which##that
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了作为世界上最致命的自然灾害之一的地震的相关内容。地震很普遍，有微弱的感觉不到的，也有强烈的造成重大灾难的，比如2008年的四川地震。由于其重大危害性，人们几个世纪以来一直都在研究地震，大约2000年前，中国发明家张衡发明了地动仪。
【36题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：地震是很常见的。分析可知，所填空应是谓语，结合后文 “In fact, thousands of earthquakes are happening almost at every moment.(事实上，每时每刻都有成千上万的地震发生。)”可知，应用一般现在时，主语“Earthquakes”为复数形式，谓语应用复数。故填are。
【37题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：然而，他们中的大多数太弱了，感觉不到。分析可知，“too weak ____2 ____(feel)”为“too…to do”结构，意为“太……而无法……”，且主语为“most of them”，指大部分地震，动词不定式表被动。故填to feel。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：接着大地震动得很厉害，许多房子倒塌了。分析可知，副词作状语修饰动词“shakes”。“terrible”，形容词，“可怕的；严重的”，其副词形式为“terribly(非常地；很厉害地)”。故填terribly。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：作为世界上最致命的自然灾害之一，地震经常导致许多人受伤或死亡。分析可知，所填空应是介词，结合后文“one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world(世界上最致命的自然灾害之一)”讲述的是地震的“身份”，应介词“as(作为)”。故填As。
【40题详解】
考查不定冠词。句意：2008年，中国四川省发生强烈地震，造成8万多人死亡。 “earthquake”为可数名词，之前需要不定冠词。故填a。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语。句意：2008年，中国四川省发生强烈地震，造成8万多人死亡。分析可知，句子谓语为“hit”，因此“____6____ (kill) more than 80,000 people there”为非谓语作结果状语，动词“kill”与主语之间为主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故填killing。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语。句意：除了地震造成的巨大损失和死亡，其他事故，如火灾往往随之而来。分析可知，句子谓语为“follow”，因此“____7____ (cause) by the earthquake”为非谓语做后置定语，修饰名词“the great damage and death”，与其之间为被动关系，应是过去分词形式。故填caused。
【43题详解】
考查被动。句意：更多的建筑物可能会被破坏，更多的人可能会受伤。分析可知，“may ____8 ____ (damage)”应是句子谓语，所填动词与主语“More buildings”之间为被动关系，应是被动结构，即，情态动词+be done。故填be damaged。
【44题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：几个世纪以来，人们一直在研究地震。“century”，意为“世纪”，为可数名词，结合句意可知，应用复数形式，“for centuries”，意为“几个世纪以来”。故填centuries。
【45题详解】
考查定语从句引导词。句意：例如，大约2000年前，一位名叫张衡的中国科学家发明了一台机器，可以找出地震波来的方向。分析可知，“___10____could find out the direction where the earthquake waves came”为之前名词“a machine”的定语从句，先行词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which/that引导。故填which/that。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 现在网络上有许多关于英语学习的app，关于在平时的英语学习中是否应该使用这些 app，最近你在班级内进行了一次调查，发现同学们的看法各不相同。请根据表格中内容写一篇英语短文。
70%的学生支持 1. 能帮助扩大词汇量，提高听力：2. 随时随地查阅资料，开拓学生的视野。
30%的学生反对 1. 产生依赖心理，不能独立思考；2. 可能含有错误甚至有害信息。
你的观点 1. ……2. ……（至少两点）
注意：（1）文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；
（2）字数150左右；
（3）参考词汇：扩大词汇expand vocabulary
Nowadays, there are various English learning apps on the Internet. Recently, I've made survey in my class about whether students should make use of these apps in their study.
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【答案】Nowadays, there are various English learning apps on the Internet. Recently, I've made a survey in my class about whether students should make use of these apps in their study, over which controversy among my classmates has arisen.
70% of the students are in favor of using these learning apps. Firstly, the apps can help improve their listening as well as expand vocabulary effectively, which is helpful for their English learning. Moreover, they can refer to these apps whenever and wherever possible, thus broadening their horizons and enriching their knowledge.
On the contrary, students, accounting for 30% of the total number, hold the opposite view. They feel students tend to rely on these apps when they run into problems, making them unable to think creatively and independently. Worse still, some apps may even contain wrong and harmful information, which is bad for the growth of young teenagers
From where I stand, I contend that we students should make good use of these learning apps. First and foremost, the apps are a convenient resource for us to learn English. Also, these online learning apps can be personalized according to students' learning ability, satisfying our personal needs.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。本篇要求考生根据表格提示写一篇关于英语学习app的调查报告。
【详解】体裁：议论文
时态：根据提示，时态应以一般现在时为主
结构：总分
要求：
1. 70%学生支持使用英语学习app以及他们的理由
2. 30%的学生反对使用英语学习app以及他们的理由
3. 发表自己的观点
第二步：列提纲（重点词组）
in favor of/ help sb do sth/ broaden one's horizon/ at any time/ enlarge one's vocabulary/be against/ depend on/ by oneself/ on one's own/ be harmful to/ at least/ in my opinion/ lead to/ make good use of/ be beneficial to/
第三步：连词成句
1. Most of the students are in favor of using these learning apps.
2. On the one hand, they think it can help them enlarge their vocabulary, and improve their listening ability.
3. On the other hand, they can refer to it at any time, which can broaden their horizon accordingly.
4. On the contrary, 30% of the students hold the opposite view.
5. According to them, students will grow dependent on the app and thus can't think independently.
6. Besides, the false information on them will do harm to the students.
7. As far as I am concerned, the app itself is not good or bad.
8. First and foremost, the apps are a convenient resource for us to learn English.
9. What's more, these online learning apps can be personalized according to students' learning ability, which can satisfy our personal needs.
10. If we make good use of it, it can be of great help for us.
第四步：连句成篇（加入衔接词或从句）
表示并列的连词：and/but/or/so…
状语从句连词：because/ if/ though/ although…
定语从句连词：which/ that/ when/ where…
第五步：修改润色（加入高级词汇或短语）
【点睛】范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了一些主从复合句，例如：Firstly, the apps can help improve their listening as well as expand vocabulary effectively, which is helpful for their English learning.句中which引导非限制性定语从句。From where I stand, I contend that we students should make good use of these learning apps.句中that引导宾语从句。文中多处从句和长难句的使用不仅展示了作者的语言功底，也为文章增色不少。
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Whether we notice it or not, our child is a little reflection of ourselves. They grow up looking more and more like us. They even have similar personalities and hobbies. And in some cases, the standard of choosing a good friend.
One day, my 10-year-old Jane said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow ” Her words made me extremely happy because Jane was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.
“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own childhood best friend, Susan. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter. I was shy and had trouble making friends. But Susan drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. Thanks to Susan. I was happy every day.
In senior high school, Susan went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon and I will write to you as soon as I arrive.” she told me. But I didn’t get her phone call nor receive any mail from her. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey, making my hope of seeing Susan impossible.
Whenever I thought of him, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Jane brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Smith.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she gave me a big smile. “My name is Jo. My mom will pick me up 2 hours later.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph1:
I was puzzled because my daughter’s new friend looked so familiar.
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Paragraph 2:
Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a knock on the door.
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【答案】I was puzzled because my daughter’s new friend looked so familiar. But I was sure that I had never met Jo before. She told me that her family just moved from Los Angeles, which puzzled me even more because I had never been to Los Angeles and we had no relatives living in Los Angeles, either. I convinced myself that it was only my imagination. The two girls got on very well and they giggled from time to time. I watched them play and felt so happy for my daughter from the bottom of my heart.
Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a knock on the door. It was Jo’s mom coming to pick her up later that afternoon. On seeing her face, I was shocked. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Susan!” We embraced each other. It turned out that her father’s company sent his father to Los Angeles before they settled in Florida. She tried calling me later but we had moved. The two little girls were happy to see their mothers became good friends at once before we told them our story, with happy tears rolling down our cheeks.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇读后续写作文。
【详解】通过阅读所给文章可知，作者的女儿Jane想要邀请自己的朋友来家里，这让作者想起了自己童年时的好朋友Susan，回忆了当初和Susan相处的事情，后来因为作者搬家就没能再和Susan见面。第二天Jane把新朋友带回家，小女孩说自己叫Jo，她妈妈两个小时后来接她。
续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：我很困惑，因为我女儿的新朋友看起来很面熟。所以后文应该是讲述作者对于觉得Jo面熟的困惑，以及看到Jo和Jane两个女孩相处得很好，作者从心底里为女儿感到高兴。
第二段开头是：两个小时过得真快，有人敲门。本段应该写Jo的妈妈来接Jo，作者发现正是Susan，Susan曾经联系过作者，但作者一家已经搬走了。两个小女孩也很为他们高兴，Susan和作者都留下了快乐的泪水。
最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右。
【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：puzzle sb.；convince oneself that；imagination；get on very well；turn out等高级词汇；She told me that her family just moved from Los Angeles, which puzzled me even more because I had never been to Los Angeles and we had no relatives living in Los Angeles, either.运用宾语从句和非限制性定语从句；The two little girls were happy to see their mothers became good friends at once before we told them our story, with happy tears rolling down our cheeks.运用时间状语从句等高级句式。邵东一中2021年上学期高一期末考试英语试题
时量：120分钟 满分：150分
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L 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。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What does the woman offer to do for the man
A. Look at his X-ray. B. Give him treatment. C. Send him to the hospital.
2. How does the woman feel about the price
A. Expensive. B. Reasonable. C. Cheap.
3. What is the woman going to do
A. Call Julian Assange.
B. Watch the news on TV.
C. Get information on the Internet.
4. Why didn’t the man finish his science homework
A. He didn’t have enough time.
B. He forgot it completely.
C. He found it difficult.
5. What does the job require
A. Business trips to Italian. B. Excellent Spanish. C. Native Germans.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What will the man teach this afternoon
A. American history. B. English Grammar. C. English history.
7. What time does the conversation take place
A At 6:55. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:05.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Where was the woman born
A. In America. B. In France. C. In England.
9. Who held the art show
A. The man. B. The man’s students. C. The man’s daughter.
10 What do we know about the man’s daughter
A. She is studying in London.
B. She graduated from New York University.
C. She likes painting and playing the piano.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. How can parents prevent children from falling down the stairs
A. By using mats.
B. By fitting safety gates.
C. By accompanying them.
12. Which place is the most dangerous according to the woman
A. The kitchen. B. The bathroom. C. The living room.
13. What probably is the man
A. A writer. B. A TV host. C. A radio host.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。
14. What can we learn about the woman
A. She works in Japan.
B. She lives in the town.
C. She changes her jobs often.
15. What did the man plan to do at first
A. Travel to Japan.
B. Start his own business.
C. Go abroad to study.
16. Where does the man work now
A. In a shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Where was the Mary Celeste going
A. The USA. B. Italy. C. England.
18. What did the ship look like when found in the eastern Atlantic
A. Badly damaged. B. In great danger. C. In good condition.
19. What happened to the ten people on the ship
A. They were dead. B. They were missing. C. They were injured.
20. What does the speaker think of the story about the Mary Celeste
A. Boring. B. Understandable. C. Mysterious.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
Many people like to eat fruit. Here are some kinds of healthy fruit for you to choose.
Star fruit
Star fruits come from Southeast Asia. They have a sweet, yet sour flavor. Star fruits are high in vitamin C and fiber, plus they are low in calories.
Star fruits are available year round. Choose those that are yellow in color, or let green star fruits ripen a bit at home. Sliced star fruits can be added to salads or eaten out of hand.
Lychee
Lychees come from South China and Vietnam. They are high in vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, and potassium. One cup of fresh lychees has about 125calories.
Remove away the dark red skin to expose the white flesh, which can be eaten raw or added to fruit salads. Fresh lychees may be available in spring, but canned lychees are available year round. Keep in mind the canned lychees often contain extra calories and sugar.
Dragon fruit
The dragon fruit is a rather impressive thing to look at with its pink peel and seeded white flesh. Dragon fruits are native to Central America. They have a mild flavor, so they are perfect for picky eaters. Dragon fruits are high in vitamin C and vitamin B, plus they are low in calories.
Dragon fruits are available almost any time of the year. Eat the flesh or add it to fruit salads.
Sugar-apple (释迦)
Sugar-apples are commonly grown on trees in the tropical parts of South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. They are also grown in South Florida. Sugar-apples are a good source of fiber, vitamin C and vitamin B, plus they are low in calories.
1. Which fruits come from Asian countries？
A. Sugar-apples and dragon fruits. B. Sugar-apples and lychees.
C. Star fruits and dragon fruits. D. Star fruits and lychees.
2. What does the dragon fruit satisfy picky people？
A. Its seeded flesh. B. Its mild flavor.
C. Its attractive color. D. Its low calories.
3. According to the text, those who are on a diet should eat fewer _________.
A. sugar-apples B. dragon fruits C. star fruits D. lychees
B
Born in Ayrshire, in 1759 to William Burness, a poor farmer, Robert Burns was the eldest of seven children. He spent his youth working on his father's farm, but in spite of poverty he also read a lot—at the insistence of his father, who employed a teacher for Robert and his younger brother Gilbert. At 15 Robert was the principal worker on the farm and this encouraged him to start writing. It was at this age that Robert wrote his first poem Handsome Nell.
When his father died in 1784, Robert and his brother became partners on the farm. However, Robert was more interested in the romantic nature of poetry than the hard work of farming.
However, at the point of giving up farming, his first collection Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect was published and received much praise from critics. This, together with pride of being a parent, made him stay in Scotland. He moved around the county, finally arriving in Edinburgh, where he joined the circles of the artists and writers who were called the “Ploughman Poet”.
In a matter of weeks he was changed from a local hero to a national celebrity (名人). The fame did not bring a fortune and he took up a job to make additions to the low income. While collecting taxes he continued to write, contributing songs to the likes of James Johnson's The Scots Musical Museum and George Thomson's A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice. In all, more than 400 of Robert's songs are still in existence.
The last years of Robert's life were devoted to writing great poetic masterpieces such as The Lea Rig, Tam o'Shanter and A Red , Red Rose. At the age of 37, he died of heart disease caused by the hard physical work he did when he was young.
On the day of his burial (葬礼) tens of thousands of people came to watch and pay their respect. However, his popularity then was nothing compared to the heights it has reached since. On the anniversary of his birth, Scots both at home and abroad celebrate Robert Burns with a supper — a celebration which would undoubtedly make him proud.
4. What can we know about Robert Burns
A. He became a popular poet at 15.
B. He was born into a wealthy family.
C. He was lucky to receive education.
D. He was inspired to write by his father.
5. What was people's reaction to Robert Burns' first collection
A. Doubtful. B. Critical. C. Favourable. D. Uncaring.
6. What did Robert Burns do after becoming famous
A. He became interested in singing.
B. He went on writing while working.
C. He helped other writers create poems.
D. He moved abroad and lived a hard life.
7. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The history of Scottish poetry.
B. The life story of a Scottish poet.
C. The anniversary of a Scottish poet.
D. The development of Romanticism.
C
The popularity of Chinese-owned video-sharing service TikTok(抖音)continues to grow among young people in the United States. In 2019, experts say the service more than doubled its American user base to 37 million. TikTok is especially popular with teens and young adults.
The service lets users create and share their short videos that they think interesting and useful. Many of them are under 15 seconds. The TikTok app offers a wide choice of sounds, brief parts of songs and special effects tools to help create a video. Some TikTok-based memes(表情包)are very popular. Videos often include popular songs from well-known artists and TikTok has even helped launch the careers of new music stars.
TikTok is considered a competitor to the video-sharing app Snapchat, as well as Facebook's Instagram service. Snapchat and Instagram also mainly interest young users with a wide mix of photos and videos centered largely on fashion, pop culture and humor.
Last year, TikTok was the second-most downloaded app from Apple and Google stores. Only WhatsApp was downloaded more. Research company Sensor Tower guesses people have downloaded the TikTok app 1.65 billion times.
TikTok has been used by many major companies to reach young people who use little or no traditional media. One of those companies is American-based e. l. f. Cosmetics(化妆品). The makeup company's chief marketer, Kory Marchisotto, said that TikTok is "where the Gen Z party is". Gen Z is a name used to call the generation born between the late 1990s and the early 2000s.“That's where they're all hanging out," Marchisotto said.
Companies appearing on TikTok can make money through advertising. Often, the companies create user "challenges" as part of their advertisement campaigns. TikTok users created 3 million videos that received more than 4 billion view.
8. Which word can best describe the videos created on TikTok
A. Traditional. B. Boring. C. Various. D. Serious.
9. Which was downloaded most from Apple and Google stores last year
A. TikTok. B. Snapchat. C. Instagram. D. WhatsApp.
10 What can companies do on TikTok
A. Challenge their competitors. B. Make advertisements.
C. Hold music concerts. D. Promote users' abilities to make videos.
11. What is the best title for the text
A. TikTok Keeps Growing Among US Youth B. How to Share Short Videos
C. Facebook Achieves Great Success D. Companies Benefit Much from Videos
D
Like clockwork, nearly every fourth February includes one extra day. February 29th, also known as Leap Day, isn't exactly a holiday. Instead, it's there to keep your calendar consistent with the earth's rotation around the sun.
According to history, Roman emperor Julius Caesar is the “father" of Leap Year. Until he came along, people had used a 355-day calendar, which was 10. 25 days shorter than the solar year. Roman officials were supposed to add an extra month every now and then to keep the seasons exactly where they should be. But that didn't work out all that well. When special occasions started shifting into different seasons around 45 BCE, Caesar consulted experts and then announced that the Roman empire should use a 12-month, 365-day calendar, which he named after himself. Caesar's Julian calendar included a Leap Day every four years.
Though Leap Day keeps your calendar in line with the earth's rotation around the sun, it causes a different kind of problem for leapsters. When should these February 29th babies celebrate their birthdays during the other three-quarters of their lives Some party on February 28th, while others prefer a two-day celebration that spans the last day of February and the first day of March.
Leap Day can be a nuisance in the legal system. In 2006, a court in USA was deciding whether criminal John Melo could be set free two days early since his 10-year sentence included two Leap Days. In the case, the judge decided that since the man was sentenced to prison for years, not days. Leap Day didn't make a bit of difference.
Though a few timekeepers have pushed for calendars that don't include Leap Day, almost all experts and societies agree that Leap Day is the best method to keep the calendar on track.
12. Why was Leap Day created
A. To keep pace with the solar year. B. To keep track of all the seasons.
C. To celebrate special occasions. D. To honor Emperor Julius Caesar.
13. What is the problem with the birthday celebration of February 29th babies
A. It is sometimes delayed. B. It lasts at least two days.
C. It has to be held every other year. D. It may take place on different dates.
14. What does the underlined word “nuisance” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Joke. B. Topic. C. Trouble. D. Mistake.
15. What can we infer from the passage
A. Leap Day was named after Julius Caesar.
B. Leapsters celebrate their birthdays once every four years.
C. John Melo benefited from Leap Day.
D. People hold different attitudes towards Leap Day.
第二节 （共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5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。选项中有两 项为多余选项。
When things get wildly busy in the morning, some students like skipping breakfast to save time. ___16___Whether at home, on the way to school or at school eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades. According to research, the students who ate a healthy breakfast were twice as likely to achieve above average in education as those who didn't.
Are there really many children who do not eat breakfast ___17___The study found that 39 percent of students reported eating break fast fewer than three days in a usual school week.
Health experts suggest that the best breakfast is a mix of complex carbohydrates, protein and fat. This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns. According to research, not all breakfasts are created equal. ___18___ The best breakfast should include complex carbohydrates that slowly release energy to the body.
___19___They say eating between 350 and 500 calories in the morning is a good amount of energy to start the day.
A good breakfast is not just helpful to school-aged children. ___20___A study from researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada found that a breakfast rich in protein and complex carbohydrates increased performance on short-term and long-term memory. Carbohydrates and protein are especially important because they have a major effect on long-term memory.
A. The answer is yes.
B. Students don't know about it.
C. But they think it may be harmful to their health.
D. But that may be a big mistake for students.
E. We all benefit from eating something healthy in the morning.
F. Some breakfasts are not able to give the brain what it needs to work at its highest level.
G. However, eating too much can also make a person feel tired and unable to think clearly.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1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。
When I woke up last week, I looked out of the window and saw nothing but white snow. It wasn't a ____21____ ； for days the weathermen had been ____22____ the winter storm. In the past years I had shoveled（铲）snow without too much ____23____ , but this year the task seemed challenging as I had just had back surgery（外科手术）.
But when I looked out of the ____24____ again, I was surprised to see my young neighbor Gray clearing my walkways. I couldn't ____25____ it. I knew my neighbors well, but we didn't often socialize. I fixed a cup of coffee and took it to the back door. When I opened the door, Gray ____26____ his work and accepted the hot cup gratefully. Clearing snow actually wasn't a（n） ____27____ job because on the top of the snow was a solid sheet of ice, making the walkways and streets not ____28____ to walk on. However, that didn't stop Gray； he worked hard until the job was finished. I ____29____ to thank him, but he said it was nothing and drove to his office. His wife Cathy also left for her job.
What could I do to repay his _____30_____ I decided to make a big pot of soup. Cathy would not have to prepare the meal when she came home from _____31_____ on such a cold day.
But the street was still _____32_____ ， and I couldn't deliver the soup to them safely. So when I saw Cathy come home, I _____33_____ and told her I had some soup for them. When she came over to _____34_____ the soup, she seemed as grateful as I felt when I saw her husband shoveling snow off my walkways.
Now I am constantly looking for ways of _____35_____ others. Gray had started a chain reaction in my soul. By helping me out without being asked, he sparked（激发）a similar feeling within me.
21. A. problem B. surprise C. threat D. dream
22. A. preventing B. remembering C. recording D. forecasting
23. A. effort B. interest C. skill D. effect
24. A. kitchen B. window C. yard D. garden
25. A. make B. believe C. get D. take
26. A. chose B. continued C. stopped D. finished
27. A. challenging B. easy C. boring D. important
28. A. solid B. safe C. rough D. difficult
29. A. pretended B. agreed C. tried D. hoped
30. A. respect B. friendship C. kindness D. duty
31. A. shopping B. work C. school D. exercise
32. A. wide B. noisy C. clean D. icy
33. A. called B. visited C. left D. appeared
34. A. seek for B. throw away C. look at D. pick up
35. A. helping B. hugging C. praising D. accepting
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分.满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单调或括号内单词的正确形式。
Earthquakes ____36____ (be) quite common. In fact, thousands of earthquakes are happening almost at every moment. However most of them are too weak ____37____ (feel). During a big earthquake, there is often a big noise first. Then the earth shakes ____38____ (terrible) and many houses fall down.
____39____ one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world, the earthquake often results in many people being injured or killed. In 2008, ____40____ severe(严重的) earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province, ____41____ (kill) more than 80,000 people there.
Besides the great damage and death ____42____ (cause) by the earthquake, other accidents such as fires often follow. More buildings may ____43____ (damage) and more injuries may be caused. For ____44____ (century), people have been making studies of earthquakes. About 2,000 years ago, for example, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine _____45_____ could find out the direction where the earthquake waves came.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 现在网络上有许多关于英语学习的app，关于在平时的英语学习中是否应该使用这些 app，最近你在班级内进行了一次调查，发现同学们的看法各不相同。请根据表格中内容写一篇英语短文。
70%的学生支持 1. 能帮助扩大词汇量，提高听力：2. 随时随地查阅资料，开拓学生的视野。
30%的学生反对 1. 产生依赖心理，不能独立思考；2. 可能含有错误甚至有害信息。
你的观点 1. ……2. ……（至少两点）
注意：（1）文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；
（2）字数150左右；
（3）参考词汇：扩大词汇expand vocabulary
Nowadays there are various English learning apps on the Internet. Recently, I've made survey in my class about whether students should make use of these apps in their study.
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Whether we notice it or not, our child is a little reflection of ourselves. They grow up looking more and more like us. They even have similar personalities and hobbies. And in some cases, the standard of choosing a good friend.
One day, my 10-year-old Jane said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow ” Her words made me extremely happy because Jane was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.
“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own childhood best friend, Susan. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter. I was shy and had trouble making friends. But Susan drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. Thanks to Susan. I was happy every day.
In senior high school, Susan went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon and I will write to you as soon as I arrive.” she told me. But I didn’t get her phone call nor receive any mail from her. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey, making my hope of seeing Susan impossible.
Whenever I thought of him, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Jane brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Smith.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she gave me a big smile. “My name is Jo. My mom will pick me up 2 hours later.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph1:
I was puzzled because my daughter’s new friend looked so familiar.
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Paragraph 2:
Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a knock on the door.
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