赣州三中2023-2024学年度第一学期高二开学考
英 语 试 卷
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。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 are the speakers mainly talking about
A．Their favorite lessons.
B．The ability of thinking.
C．Life lessons.
2．What does the woman advise the man to do
A．Eat fewer ice creams. B．Watch less TV. C．Buy more ice creams.
3．How does Lizzy go to work now
A．By bike. B．By motorbike. C．By car.
4．What can we say about Jim
A．He’s careless. B．He’s hard-working. C．He’s badly-behaved.
5．Who will pay for the dinner tomorrow
A．Mike. B．John. C．Esther.
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。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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Why did Hannah change her job
A．She didn’t like her colleagues.
B．She was dissatisfied with her salary.
C．She wanted to challenge herself.
7．What does Joe think of Hannah
A．She is unlucky.
B．She works very hard.
C．She shouldn’t have changed her job.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．At the dentist’s. B．In a drugstore. C．In a hospital.
9．How does the man sound
A．Grateful. B．Encouraged. C．Worried.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What happened to the man’s phone
A．It didn’t work. B．It was lost. C．It was stolen.
11．What did the man’s mother want him to do
A．Book a ticket for her.
B．Lend his car to her.
C．Repair her washing machine.
12．What did the woman do during the weekend
A．She traveled with her aunt.
B．She was busy writing her paper.
C．She did nothing but have a rest.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．How often does Tommy probably have P.E. classes
A．Twice a week.
B．Three times a week.
C．Five times a week.
14．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Teacher and student.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Mother and son.
15．Which sport does John play
A．Table tennis.
B．Basketball.
C．Football.
16．What is Tommy’s attitude towards the woman’s advice in the end
A．Understanding.
B．Ambiguous.
C．Disapproving.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Who does the speaker advise to have a coffee
A．People who don’t sleep well.
B．People who are afraid of heights.
C．People who have nothing to do.
18．What do we know about the Bailong Elevator
A．It goes up slowly.
B．It opened in 2012.
C．It’s a good place to enjoy outside views.
19．What is the second stop
A．The Bailong Elevator.
B．The Tianmenshan Temple.
C．Tianmen Mountain.
20．Who is the speaker
A．A receptionist.
B．A tour guide.
C．A tourist.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
As the forest decreases, Africa has become overly dependent on several tree species. Fortunately, the Volunteer National Parks and Reserves Project is helping to stop this terrible trend. Choose from Kakum National Park, Shai Hills Resource Reserve or Mole National Park and make a vital contribution to environmental preservation in Ghana.
Quick facts
Programme: Volunteer Ghana Project Site: National parks & reserves
Minimum Duration: 4 weeks Language Requirement: English
Minimum Age: 18 Accommodations: 2 meals daily & Homestay
Working Hours: 7 hours per day Start Dates: Every other Friday
Your role as a volunteer
You will help by maintaining the grounds, constructing or repairing park facilities and assisting with land management projects, as well as directing park visitors, promoting the park’s tourist appeal and raising awareness of environmental issues.
Also help lower the rate of forest decrease and protect the biodiversity within Ghana’s national parks and reserves. Media-loved volunteers may also get involved in park projects related to video creation, photography and image arts.
National parks and reserves volunteers typically work five days, from Monday to Friday. Working hours are from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. However, schedules and exact duties may vary depending on the park you’re based at, your qualifications, and the time and duration of your stay.
Journey to work
National parks and reserves volunteers are placed with a host family living either in the park or in a village nearby.
Contact us
To get further information, please visit our website at www..
Join the Volunteer National Parks and Reserves Project to do your part for the environment in Ghana.
21．What does the project offer volunteers
A．A language course. B．A 4-week training.
C．Free trips across Ghana. D．Two meals every day.
22．What does a volunteer’s job involve
A．Helping ground management. B．Building more nature reserves.
C．Introducing various tree species. D．Tearing down old park equipment.
23．What is the project intended to do
A．Stop animals from dying out. B．Protect Ghana’s environment.
C．Keep the diversity of culture. D．Collect ecological information.
B
Shaping, drying, glazing and firing... in less than 5 minutes, a mini vase only millimeters in size starts to take shape as viewers watch on. As the founder of a miniature ceramics (微型陶瓷) studio, Wang Wenhua never expected that his works would surprise viewers in China, let alone those abroad, and that his short videos would earn over 45 million views and 4.2 million likes on a video application.
Having worked in China’s “Porcelain Capital (瓷都)” Jingdezhen in East China’s Jiangxi Province for 14 years, Wang said he had once seen the world’s biggest ceramic here but he had never seen the smallest, so he decided one day to try something different — making micro porcelain.
Things were not easy in the beginning, and many people doubted him. “They called me crazy and mocked me when I went to factories and asked them to help make miniature tools for me to create micro pottery. Even my wife did not support me,” Wang said.
However, Wang did not give up and after about half a year of experimentation, Wang finally made miniature tools on his own and was able to complete his first miniature porcelain — a vase.
According to Wang, the key to making a miniature ceramic work is concentration and a pair of steady hands. After numerous attempts, Wang found that the smallest works he could get were about 2 millimeters in size. “It would probably miss my original intention if I made micro pottery using a microscope, so I have focused more attention on making the smaller pieces more beautiful and complex,” said Wang.
The smallest vase that Wang has made is a bowl only 2 millimeters tall, 3 millimeters wide and 1 millimeter thick. Wang says he plans to apply for the Guinness World Records for the world’s smallest pottery work.
24．What inspired Wang Wenhua to make micro porcelain
A．The high expectations of the viewers.
B．The popularity of his videos on a video application.
C．His decision to make something different.
D．The responsibility of the founder of the studio.
25．Which words can best describe Wang Wenhua
A．Generous and wise. B．Brilliant and wealthy.
C．Talented and selfish. D．Determined and focused.
26．What plays a significant role in Wang producing a miniature ceramic work
A．Using a microscope in his work. B．Advanced tools made by himself.
C．Carrying out numerous experiments. D．Attention on a thing and steady hands.
27．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A．Fashion. B．Art. C．Education. D．Psychology.
C
Children whose minds wander might have sharper brains, a research suggests.
A study has found that people who appear to be often distracted have more “working memory”, giving them the ability to hold a lot of information in their heads and manipulate (操作) it mentally.
Children at school need this type of memory on a daily basis for a variety of tasks, such as following teachers’ instructions or remembering sentences.
During the study, volunteers were asked to perform one of two simple tasks, during which, researchers checked if their minds were wandering.
At the end, the volunteer participants measured their own working memory capacity by their ability to remember a series of letters interspersed (插入) with simple maths questions.
Professor Daniel Levinson said that those with higher working memory capacity reported “more mind wandering during these simple tasks”, but their performance did not suffer.
The results, published online in the journal, Psychological Science, appear to confirm former research that found working memory allows humans to deal with multiple thoughts simultaneously (同时地).
Dr Jonathan Smallwood said, “What this study seems to suggest is that, when the task isn’t very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources use them to think about other things besides what they’re doing.”
Working memory capacity is also associated with general measures of intelligence, such as reading comprehension and IQ scores.
Dr Smallwood added: “Our results suggest the sorts of planning that people do quite often in daily life –– when they are on the bus, when they are cycling to work, when they are in the shower –– are probably supported by working memory ”
“Their brains are trying to allocate (分配) resources to the most pressing problems.”
28．What does the study show according to the text
A．People whose mind wanders often have lower work efficiency.
B．Children whose mind wanders might have a good memory.
C．Naughty children’s mind wanders more often than that of other children.
D．Children whose mind often wanders are good at solving difficult problems.
29．During the study, what did the researchers ask the volunteers to do
A．Carry out one simple task.
B．Retell some dictated sentences.
C．Follow the teacher’s instructions.
D．Solve some difficult maths problems.
30．What does the underlined word, “multiple”, in the seventh paragraph, mean
A．Simple. B．Related. C．Several. D．Changing.
31．According to the text, when will the minds of people be more likely to wander
A．When they feel nervous.
B．When they are in a good mood.
C．When they find it easy to do a task.
D．When they are not limited to a given time.
D
Along with a rising number of space missions by government agencies and private industries, comes a fresh set of problems for Earth: potentially dangerous space junk (太空垃圾).
A recent study published in the scientific journal Nature Astronomy concluded “that current space practices have a 10 percent chance of one or more deaths over a decade”. In other words, according to researchers from the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, there’s roughly a one-in-ten chance that the next decade will witness falling space junk kill someone.
The space junk orbiting the earth is an unfortunate by-product of our desire to explore and document space. According to 2021 figures from NASA and the Department of Defense’s Space Surveillance Data, the agencies were actively tracking more than 27,000 pieces of space junk, most of which are larger than a softball and that casually orbit the planet. The floating space junk is certainly a problem, but not all the objects must come down, and, in fact, a number of pieces simply burn up in the atmosphere. Sometimes those objects, particularly large ones like used rocket attachments, give in to gravity and fall back down to Earth to be dealt with once again by their human makers. But typically, people don’t die or even get injured by this phenomenon — because many of the falling pieces crash into the ocean.
They also have to deal with the unsettling feeling of knowing that large rocket pieces can just fall from the sky and that it might affect people in certain parts of the world more than others.
This poses an obvious safety risk to people on the ground. “When some large parts of space junk return to Earth, the parts of their mass survive the heat of atmosphere. Many of the surviving pieces are potentially dangerous, giving serious risks on land, at sea, and to people in airplanes,” the study explains.
32．What is the conclusion of the study published in Nature Astronomy
A．People will see space junk easily in the future.
B．Some people may be hit to death by objects from the space.
C．Government agencies and private industries will develop fast.
D．There will be a 10 percent chance for human to die in 10 years.
33．What can be inferred from the third paragraph
A．Normally we should not worry about space junk.
B．All the space junk will get burnt in the sky.
C．The large space junk will destroy the ocean.
D．The floating space junk will come down finally.
34．What might be discussed in the following part of the text
A．How to find space junk. B．How to deal with space junk.
C．How to check the space junk. D．How to inform people of the danger.
35．Which is the most suitable title for the text
A．Space Junk Causes Pollution
B．How to Take Back Space Junk
C．Space Junk Puts People at Risk
D．Exploring Space Takes in Unfortunate Results
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。
How to Be a Role Model
Being a role model is a big responsibility, especially when you’re on the job. How can you set a great example for your peers without setting impossible expectations for yourself 36 . We’ve outlined some simple qualities and characteristics associated with good role models.
Act confidently. 37 . Being confident features knowing your self-worth and your strengths, while arrogance (傲慢) centers on feelings of self-importance. You may take the lead on a project that matches your skillset and politely correct a co-worker when they share incorrect information.
Address your weaknesses. Role models aren’t afraid to expose their weaknesses in a new way. Despite popular belief, they aren’t flawless and perfect at everything they do. 38 . You might ask others for advice on how to handle a tough project and say “no” to new commitments if you already have a full schedule.
Respect everyone around you. Respect earns you other people’s trust and admiration. A good role model makes an effort to understand the feelings of their peers, care about their struggles, and treat others the way they’d like to be treated. You could try to wait for your turn to speak and offer a helping hand. 39 .
40 . Role models give their peers plenty of opportunities to improve. Take a moment to praise how hard your teammate has worked and let them know how they can make their next draft or revision even stronger. Keep your tone clear, kind, and direct, so your peer completely understands how to do an even better job in the future. You might say: “I appreciate all the hard work you put into this draft. Would you mind giving it another read-through for small errors ”
A．Share positive feedback
B．Point out your peers’ mistake
C．Don’t worry—you’ve come to the right place
D．They must try their best to be a role model
E．You should apologize if you mess up during a project
F．Instead, they try to understand their drawbacks and improve them
G．Role models have faith in their own abilities without being overconfident
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四个选项选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Just before Christmas, my daughter Katie and I went to my father’s house to decorate.
While we were 41 the tree, Katie’s children Daisy and Johnny played with their great-grandfather. Their laughter must have 42 my father of the old days when my brother and I were just their size 43 I saw tears in his eyes.
44 the familiar decorations on my father’s tree, I couldn’t help gently kissing the very oldest of the glass balls.
When we finished decorating we said goodbye to my dad and 45 home. Later that night I pulled my 46 up close.
On the Christmas Eve of my 16th year, while decorating the tree with my mother, I dropped and 47 a decoration. The old glass ball was blue; it had been on our tree for as long as I could remember.
I sadly picked up the pieces and was 48 to find a small piece of paper. Opening the small 49 , I recognized my father’s writing. Lifting my eyes, I saw my mother was staring at me.
“Your father wrote that and put it in that blue glass ball during our first Christmas together,” she said with a smile. I wouldn’t have believed it but for the 50 there in my hand. The yellowed paper 51 that long before my daddy had done something very romantic (浪漫的) at Christmas.
Carefully laying the note aside, I cleaned up the pieces, wishing I could somehow put them back together. “It’s OK,” Mama said, 52 me with a hug. “Just 53 another glass ball and put the note back inside.”
Mama passed away three years ago. However, each year as I decorate my father’s tree, I remember the moment I 54 with her.
The note holds the heart of my parents’ 55 in three little words: “I love you.”
41．A．describing B．decorating C．donating D．developing
42．A．reminded B．told C．warned D．persuaded
43．A．because B．unless C．before D．though
44．A．Collecting B．Hanging C．Hitting D．Picking
45．A．considered B．started C．headed D．practiced
46．A．memories B．presents C．children D．experiences
47．A．lost B．broke C．tore D．threw
48．A．gifted B．interested C．frightened D．surprised
49．A．box B．letter C．note D．ball
50．A．advice B．evidence C．decision D．knowledge
51．A．required B．demanded C．checked D．suggested
52．A．comforting B．celebrating C．greeting D．informing
53．A．put on B．put away C．pick off D．pick out
54．A．recovered B．shared C．stopped D．delayed
55．A．condition B．freedom C．marriage D．journey
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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A woman has been reunited with her long-lost father after 56 years apart. And it’s all because he was “suggested” as a friend on Facebook.
Karen Harris, now 56 years old, 56 (bring) up by her foster parents(养父母). When she turned 18, Harris approached an adoption agency, 57 (hope) to find her birth parents.
She knew nothing about her birth parents and 58 (they) family, but after a social worker shared with her useful 59 (detail), Harris found her mother ten years later.
However, finding her father proved to be more 60 (difficulty).
She knew he was 61 engineer from Croydon and his name was Trevor Sinden. But she failed
62 (find) him with such little information until decades later 63 she saw the name appear on the “Suggested Friends” feature of Facebook.
The pair then chatted for several weeks before meeting 64 the first time last week. They both said that it was like they 65 (know) each other their whole lives.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 书面表达 （15分）
假如你是学校的学生会主席李华，将为高一新生举办主题为“What to learn in senior high school”的英语沙龙活动，作为高二年级学生，你将结合自身学习经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提示准备一份英语发言稿。
1．学会学习：方法、习惯等； 2．学会做人：真诚、友善； 3．学会……
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
1. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good morning, everyone!
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Thank you!
第二节 读后续写（25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar (项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. The owner sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, and I couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By then we had named the dog. It was Kevin, so we called it Kevin. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience (良心) was bothering me. I wondered in my heart whether I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Kevin was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing for me to do.
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。
But I had to make a decision. ____________________________________________________________
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The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.” ___________________________
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高二英语开学考参考答案
1-5 CACBA 6-10 CBCCA 11-15 CBACC 16-20 ABCCB
21-23 DAB 24-27 CDDB 28-31 BACC 32-35 BABC 36-40 CGFEA
42-45 BAABC 46-50 ABDCB 51-55 DADBC
56. was brought 57. hoping 58. their 59. details 60. difficult
61. an 62. to find 63. when 64. for 65. had known
66.【书面表达】One possible version:
Good morning, everyone!
I am honored to be here today to share my learning experiences and insights with you.
Firstly, it is crucial to learn how to study effectively. I have found that having a well-structured study plan is very helpful in improving learning efficiency. Furthermore, actively participating in classroom discussions and completing assignments are essential.
In addition, learning how to be a good person is equally important. Whether you’re in school or in society, being sincere and friendly is essential. Finally, developing interests and doing sports are really helpful to enrich our school life and build up our body.
Senior high school is a precious time in our lives, so let’s cherish every day and make the most of it!
Thank you!
67.【读后续写】One possible version:
But I had to make a decision. With mixed feelings, I finally picked up my mobile phone. With butterflies in my stomach, I dialed the telephone number. Secretly, I prayed no one would answer, but someone did. The voice on the other end was that of a young woman. After describing the dog to her in detail, she immediately wanted to come over. I said that my daughters loved it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. 30 minutes later, the bell rang and Kevin was barking. I opened the door, forcing myself to face the case.
The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.” I asked the woman to come in and she quickly bent over and hugged Kevin tightly. Kevin started wagging its tail and barking excitedly as if it had recognized someone familiar. Surprised and excited, the woman told me that she couldn’t sleep well without it and thanked us for keeping her dog for these days. She offered to give me some cash as a reward, but I refused. After she took Kevin away, I cracked a smile. I knew I had done the right thing—that puppy should return to its original owner.
【原题说明】报纸原题共计29.5分，分别为
1.Passage C选自52期报纸检测12，29题为新增题，28、30、31题(共7.5分)为原题
2.完形填空选自49期报纸检测6，45和54题为改编题，剩余13题(共13分)为原题。
3.语法填空选自51期报纸检测10，57、62、64和65题为改编题，剩余6题(共9分)为原题。
21题“ambiguous” 和30题词义猜测题“multiple” 考查常用3500词。
