2021-2022学年湖南省十校联考高一（上）期末英语试卷

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节 （共4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。

• 1．Books to Read in Your 20sThe Kite Runner
  By Khaled Hosseini
     As a Middle Eastern and North African Studies student，I have a great interest in books about what takes place in this area.I first read this book in high school and really enjoyed it because of its accurate language.If any of you is interested in reading this book and hasn't yet，I highly recommend it.
  Fire fly Lane
  By Kristin Hannah
     This is my favorite book.It is a story about friendship，love and life lessons.The story covers the lives of two best friends，Tully and Kate，from childhood to adulthood.I learned so much about friendship and life.So，read Firefly Lane!You'll laugh，you'll cry，and then you'll share this book to your best friend.
  Half the Sky
  By Nicholas Kristof
     For any person of any age，Half the Sky is a must-read.It describes the struggle of women and the most pressing human rights problems of our time：the common oppression of women and girls.
  The Little Prince
  By Antoine de Saint
     This children's book is simple.It might seem like a wrong book to recommend to someone in their twenties，but perhaps that's what makes it a good choice.It sings praises to exploration and shows the importance of making friends.
  
  （1）Who is the writer of the book The Kite Runner？

  
  A．Khaled Hosseini.
  B．Kristin Hannah.
  C．Nicholas Kristof.
  D．Antoine de Saint.
  （2）What can we learn about the book Firefly Lane？

  
  A．It's written by Tully and Kate.
  B．It talks about friendship and life.
  C．It's a simple book for children.
  D．It's a comic book with humorous writing.
  （3）Which book will you read if you want to know about human rights problems？

  
  A．The Kite Runner.
  B．Firefly Lane.
  C．Half the Sky.
  D．The Little Prince.
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• 2．My teacher held up a piece of broken glass and asked， "Who broke this window？"
     Thirty boys tried to think about not only what they had done，but also what our teacher may have found out.She seldom became angry，but she was this time.
     "Oh，" I thought.I was the one who broke the window.It was caused by a naughty throw of a baseball.If I admitted guilt，I would be in a lot of trouble.How would I be able to pay for a big window like that？I didn't even get an allowance. "My father is going to have a fit." I thought.I didn't want to raise my hand，but some force much stronger than I was pulled it skyward.I told the truth. "I did it." It was hard enough to say what I had.
     My teacher took down a book from one of our library shelves and I had never known my teacher to strike a student，but I feared she was going to start with me.
     "I know how you like bird，" she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face. "Here is that field guide about birds that you are constantly checking out.It is yours now.It's time we got a new one for the school anyway.You will not be punished as long as you remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed，I am rewarding you for your truthfulness."
     I couldn't believe it!I wasn't being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide---the very one that I had been saving up money to buy.
     All that remains of that day is my memory and the lesson my teacher taught me.That lesson stays with me every day，and it will echo forever.
  
  （1）From the story，we can learn that the boy

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  A．didn't break the window on purpose
  B．lacked the strength to admit his guilt
  C．tried to think about what he had done
  D．didn't know what the teacher would find out
  （2）If the boy admitted guilt，he thought he would NOT

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  A．be punished by the teacher
  B．make his father angry
  C．pay for the broken window
  D．get a bird field guide
  （3）Which of the following best describes the changes in the boy's feelings？

  
  A．Afraid--Surprised--Thankful
  B．Frightened--Amazed--Proud
  C．Regretful--Guilty--Excited
  D．Nervous--Afraid--Satisfied
  （4）What is the lesson the boy's teacher taught him？

  
  A．Every coin has two sides.
  B．Honesty is always valued.
  C．Bad luck never comes alone.
  D．It's never too late to be careful.
  组卷：12引用：1难度：0.5

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• 3．The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic.It's a community in Panama that is going to be entirely made of used bottles.
     The village will include about 120 homes of varying sizes.The design process begins with building frames of steel，which are then filled with these bottles.Once this step is complete，and electrical and plumbing lines are put inside，the plastic walls are covered by concrete—both inside and outside.So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic.Besides，the material will keep the house 17℃ cooler than the temperature outside.
     The Village is the brainchild of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several environmental projects.Having started a recycling program in 2012，during which a number of plastic bottles were collected，he started to think of how they could be put to use.Soon enough，he decided to use them to build houses，and came up with a basic idea for the construction process.
     Over 10，000 plastic bottles were used to build the first house，which was completed late last year.The bottles were obtained from the same recycling project that Robert had set up.The next home is expected to be bigger，and will need more bottles to build.The "re-constructed" homes will be sold on request for anywhere between ﹩149，000 and ﹩300，000.The community will also feature other facilities such as gardens，mini-parks，and more.
     22，000 plastic bottles are deserted across the world per second.While all these bottles obviously cannot be reused into homes，the project hopes to raise awareness of the colossal waste that these bottles create.The village will also create an education center that will teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter.
  
  （1）What is so special about the houses in the village？

  
  A．They can save people from being buried in trash.
  B．They are mainly built out of plastic bottles.
  C．They are being built by some researchers.
  D．They are sold at a very low price.
  （2）One advantage of the house made of bottles is that

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  A．it provides cooler room temperature
  B．it needs shorter construction period
  C．it is equipped with latest technology
  D．it can bring huge economic benefits
  （3）According to the text，the community

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  A．is made up of 120 homes of the same size
  B．will start another recycling project in the future
  C．is introducing modern technology to the villagers
  D．will offer the villagers an access to better living conditions
  （4）Which is the best title of the passage？

  
  A．A Recycling Program in Panama
  B．The Advantages of Plastic Bottle House
  C．Eco-Friendly Plastic Bottle Village
  D．The Construction of Plastic Bottle House
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第四部分 写作（共两节，满分15分）第一节（满分15分）

• 8．下面的饼状图显示了你最近对你校学生兴趣爱好的调查结果。请你用英语写一篇短文，报道你的调查结果，并对此结果发表你的看法或建议。字数不少于80词。
  
     Recently ，I have conducted a survey on the hobbies and interests of my fellow students._________.
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第二节（满分25分）

• 9．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。续写的词数应为150左右。
      I looked out at the smiling faces packed into the school hall.Flashes from cameras lit up in all directions.The applause filled my ears.I had done it.I had really done it.
      Just a few months earlier，I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people."Not for a million dollars，" I would have said.But when the time came，I got up on stage and faced one of my greatest fears-and discovered I could do more than I ever gave myself credit for.I found a new person inside me，a much more daring，outgoing person who had been hidden all along，just waiting for the opportunity to appear.
      If not for my teacher，Mrs Sather，I might never have found that opportunity.
      In the first and second grade，I was extremely shy.I had friends，but it just wasn't in my personality to be very outgoing，even when I knew someone well.I was afraid I would do or say something wrong，so usually I just smiled and listened to other people's conversations.I did well in school and I loved to write.However，I would escape into my writing，where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me.In my stories，I was never shy.
      My teacher，Mrs Sather，always encouraged me to write more.She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with both hands.I think she was one of the first people to see my inner strength.One day，she announced that our class was going to perform a play she had written." I'll begin to cast everyone tomorrow，" she said." I need someone who is not afraid to be on stage in front of a lot of people to play the lead part of Dorothy.Anybody want to try？" A few excited hands shot up-mine，of course，was not one of them-and Mrs Sather smiled." We'll talk more about it tomorrow，" she said.Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom.
  Paragraph 1：
  When I was loading up my backpack，Mrs Sather asked me to go to her.____________
  Paragraph 2：
  Hearing Mrs Sather's words，I realized it was time to make a change.____________
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