广西桂林市第十八中学2021-2022学年高一上学期开学考试英语试题

桂林十八中2021-2022学年度21级高一上学期开学考试卷

英  语

命题：  袁海英                 审题： 杨正瑜

注意事项：

①本试卷共8页，答题卡2页。考试时间120分钟,满分150分；

      ②正式开考前，请务必将自己的姓名、考号用黑色水性笔填写清楚并张贴条形码；

      ③请将所有答案填涂或填写在答题卡相应位置，直接在试卷上做答不得分。

 

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题; 每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman want the man to do?

  A. Get her something to eat.    B. Bring her some magazines. C. Check if she has any letters.

2. Which flight did Mr. Brown book?

  A. No BA 1297.    B. No BA 1279.    C. No. AB 1297.

3. How will the man go downtown most probably?

  A. By taxi.     B. By bus.     C. On foot.

4. Why didn’t Jack get the book?

  A. He didn’t want to borrow the book. 

  B. There wasn’t such a book in the library.

  C. He was too busy to go to the library.

5. Who will the man speaker visit this evening?

  A. Betty.        B. Tom’ s sister.    C. Tom.

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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6. What present does the woman give the man?

  A. A basket.     B. Some sweets.    C. Some flowers.

7. What is the woman’s nationality?

  A. British.     B. American.     C. Chinese.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8. When will the concert be held?

  A. On Friday evening.   B. On Saturday evening.   C. On Sunday evening.

9. What do we know about the woman speaker?

  A. She will take an exam next week.

  B. She doesn’t like concerts.

  C. She has made an appointment with others.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where are the speakers probably?

   A. At home    B. At a weather station.   C. On the road

11. What is the woman trying to do?

   A. Teach the man some knowledge about the weather.

   B. Persuade the man to turn around and return home.

   C. Ask the man to stop and have a rest.

12. What’s the woman’s major?

   A. English.    B. Geography.     C. Physics.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When did the man and the woman meet last time?

   A. Last month.    B. Last week.     C. Last year.

14. What is the woman’s name?

   A. Susan.     B. Sharon.     C. Sherry.

15. In what field is the woman majoring?

   A. International business.   B. Computer science.   C. Education.

16. Why does the woman have to leave now?

   A. To have a class.   B. To go to dance.    C. To have a meeting.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What was once the main meal of the day in France?

   A. Breakfast.      B. Lunch.      C. Supper.

18. How long may formal dinners last in France?

   A. Less than one hour.  B. About one and a half hours. C. More than two hours.

19. What do formal lunches usually end with?

   A. Dessert and fruit.   B. Cheese and fruit.    C. Dessert and coffee.

20. What is the French people’s attitude toward fast food?

   A. They don’t like it.   B. They are very fond of it.   C. They almost never eat it.

 

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Journey to India

DAY 1: Arrive in Delhi

Today arrive in Delhi, the national capital of India. Upon arrival at the airport, our company representative will meet you and transfer you to the hotel for check-in.

Overnight at Delhi hotels

DAY 2: Delhi—Full-day tour(old& New Delhi tour)

Today morning have breakfast in the hotel. At 9:30, the tour guide will meet you at your hotel and later proceed for a full-day guided tour in Delhi starting with Old Delhi visiting Raj Gaht. Jama Masjid, driving past

through the Red Fort. Later in New Delhi visit Humayun’s Tomb, India Gate, drive past through Parliament Street and President House and visit Qutub Minar.

Overnight at Delhi hotels

DAY 3: Delhi-Jaipur via Fitehpur Sikri(240 km/5 hours)

Today morning after breakfast. drive to Jaipur, the capita] city of Rajsthan state. Jaipur is also known as “Pink City”. En route visit Fatehpur Sikri, known as Ghost. Later continue the drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. Evening: free at leisure for your own activities.

Optional: visits to Chokhi Dhani Village Resort(US $25 per person)

Overnight at Jaipur hotels

DAY 4：Delhi(256 km/5 hours)

Today morning after breakfast, drive back to Delhi airport. The total distance is 256 kms and you can cover it in 5 hours. Upon arrival in Delhi, board flight to onward journey.

NOTE: Price starts with US $ 215 with 

●Daily breakfast and soft beverages(饮料) and packaged drinking water. 

●Elephant rides at Amber Fort. 

●Sunset or sunrise visits to Taj MahaL 

●All entrance fees to the monuments and train tickets.

21．On which day can you visit Qutub Minar?

A．DAY 1     B．DAY 2     C．DAY 3  D．DAY 4

22．What can we learn from the schedule?

A．The whole journey covers 496 km            B．Travelers will stay in Delhi for two nights

C．Travelers will fly to Delhi airport on DAY 4    D．Travelers will be made to buy things on DAY 3

23．During the trip, you need to pay extra for ______.

A．a sunrise visit to Taj Mahal                  B．elephant riding at Amber Fort

C．visits to Chokhi Dhani Village Resort         D．breakfast and packaged drinking water

                               

  B

In today’s world life is fast. If you don’t slow down to enjoy it, you will definitely miss something. I’ve got two young boys and I have up until recently been an elementary school teacher. Days were busy. Get the boys ready for school and daycare. Work a full day. Pick them up after school. Cook dinner. Do housework. Get the boys into bed and before I knew it, the day was over! Time for me to hit the sack and do it all over again the next day!

Don’t get me wrong. I wouldn’t change anything. The boys are great. Everyone just gets stuck in these daily routines and tends to forget about fun until that one vacation week a year. Everyone needs a break and should have fun all year round. Just set aside one day a week and just go and do something. There are so many fun family things to do that won’t break the bank. You don’t need to head out to that theme park and spend a month’s salary on one day. A nice day at the park or museum can entertain everyone. There are nearby state parks that you can easily run out to and camp in for under $50 for the entire family. How about family movie night? What about family video game night?        There are so many ideas that folks seem to forget about. I encourage you to take a look at Modern Frugal Family. You can find all sorts of fun stuff to do with the family and search for all sorts of bargains. I know you will come up with some great ideas. If you do, you can share them with everyone. So get out there and enjoy life!

24．In the first paragraph, the author mainly talks about her ________.   

A．interests B．daily life        C．schoolwork    D．family gathering

25．What does the underlined phrase “hit the sack” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Have a lesson. B．Make a plan.     C．Go to sleep.    D．Take exercise.

26．We can learn from the passage that the author ________.

A．works at a daycare center               B．doesn’t like her job very much

C．is a school teacher with two children      D．has difficulty in doing her housework

27．According to the author, ________.

A．it’s no use trying to change our situation       B．parents shouldn’t push their children too hard

C．people should have fun more often in their life  D．parents today spend too much money on their children

 

                                           C

Studies have shown most people fail to realise how much time they spend on their smartphones each day.

Frank and Amelia’s family were put to a test, using a free app called “Moment-Screen Time Tracker”. The Vascellaros—Frank, Amelia, 14-year-old twins Frankie and Joe, and 17-year-old Sam—all said they did not really know they were spending so much time on their phones each day.

“Honestly, I don’t feel like I’m on my phone a lot,” Amelia Vascellaro said. Amelia was on her phone far less often than Frank, according to the app. While Amelia spent about an hour per day on the phone, Frank spent closer to four hours on his phone, which came as a shock to him. The children’s times varied but they often spent more than a couple of hours on the phone as well.

Minneapolis-based Dr. Kirsten Lind Seal sees phone usage come up lot among families. Lind Seal said many family members’ phone use has become problematic.（有问题的）

“If we hear more than once, ‘Do you have to be on your phone right now? Can you please put your phone down? Did you hear what I said?’ it may be a sign that it is negatively influencing our family relationships and our daily lives,” she said.

Lind Seal said actually paying attention to how much time one spends on the phone is a good first step in deciding when to put it down.

She asks parents to encourage more face-to-face communication for teens and young adults as they continue developing their social and emotional skills. “What we find is that we are really losing out on empathy—the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems—when we spend a lot of time on our smartphones to communicate with other people,” she said.

28．How did the Vascellaros feel about the test results?

A．Satisfied.       B．Doubtful.        C．Uninterested.   D．Surprised.

29．Why did Lind Seal mention the three questions in Paragraph 5?

A．To encourage people to live simple life.         B．To ask people if they use phones too much.

C．To explain the signs of problematic phone use.   D．To show the importance of close relationships.

30．What is the text mainly about?

A．Too much use of smartphones.               B．The influence of apps on teens.

C．Children’s safety on the Internet.             D．Problems among family members.

31．From which is the text probably taken?

    A.  A  textbook.   B.  A  journal     C.  A  magazine    D.  A  guidebook

D

 If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't 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 matter. 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 younger people learn a second language, the better the effect is. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only 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 longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference was.

"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 Vanghan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and math 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 findings were matched in: a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between 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 entrance to another world. "explained the scientists.

32．The main subject talked about in this passage is ________.

A．science on learning a second language               B．man's ability of learning a second language

C．findings that language learning can help brain power   D．language learning and math study

33．The last sentence of the second paragraph is intended to ________.

A．say language learning is also a kind of physical labor

B．prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language

C．show the importance of using muscles when you learn a language

D．make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

34．We may know from the scientific findings that ________.

A．the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is

B．there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn't know a second language

C．the experience of learning a second language has bad effects on people's brain

D．the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

35．The underlined word "bilinguals" probably means ________.

A．researchers on language learning       B．people who are good at learning foreign languages

C．people who can speak two languages    D．active language learners

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。

Advice for High School Students

As a person who is graduating from high school very soon, I have some suggestions for students in high school or students who are soon going to be high school students. 36．    I am sure others can benefit from reading them and will not make similar mistakes like me.

37．    Do not value first impression highly. Don’t dismiss a person or an idea too early just because you immediately get a bad impression. You will miss many opportunities because of that. Although something seems bad at the first impression, it does not mean it is bad all the time. Try to give everything a fair chance.

Don’t try to please everybody. There is no way you can please everybody or get everybody to agree with you. 38．     It is a huge waste of time.

Have respect for authority. No matter how much you may dislike them, just remember that teachers and parents care about you and they are only doing their jobs. 39．     Don’t argue with them and just obey them.

Realize a high school is not the real world. The real world isn’t a closed environment. 40．  What is rewarded in high school such as popularity and agreement is different from what is rewarded in the real world. If high school isn’t working out for you, you may find yourself better at handling the real world.

A．Do not be too quick to judge.

B．So just learn to say the word “No” a lot.

C．Listen to their advice and consider it carefully.

D．Many of these are based on regrets that I have.

E.  Bad habits are hard to break and remain with you for a long time.

F.  Don’t spend any effort trying to please others who will never like you.

G.  It is a free society where people accept responsibility for their actions.

 

第三部分：英语知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

 

My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ __41___ my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a sight like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and made a __42____ on how bad it must be to have to stand ___43____ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to pick something they thought our “friend” there would ___44___. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a ___45____. I thought about it. We were low on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes __46___ from our need instead of our abundance is ___47__ what we need to do! All the kids declared something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of __48__, he lit up and thanked us with ___49__ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for whatever his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ___50__ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can