海湖中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试
英语
考试时间：120分钟 分值:150分
本试卷分卷I和卷II两部分。卷I为选择题，卷II为非选择题。
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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. When does the swimming lesson start
A. At 4:30. B. At 4:45. C. At 5:15.
2. Why is the man late
A. Because of the heavy traffic.
B. Because of the bad weather.
C. Because of a basketball match.
3. What is the woman good at
A. Singing. B. Playing the piano. C. Playing the drums.
4. What kind of movies does the woman probably like
A. Action movies. B. Comedy movies. C. Romantic movies.
5. What does the man think of the training
A. Disappointing. B. Satisfying. C. Worrying.
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. Which is the special offer today
A. Bacon. B. Chicken rolls. C. Fried eggs.
7. What does the woman probably do
A. A waitress. B. A cook. C. A salesperson.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man trying to do
A. Make an appointment with a doctor.
B. Ask the woman for some advice.
C. Complain about a doctor.
9. What will the man probably do next
A. Take more medicine. B. Avoid working too hard. C. See the doctor right away.
听第8段材料,回答第10至13题。
10. How does John feel about Amy's poetry
A. It is very classic. B. It is very romantic. C. It is very unique.
11. When is the conversation probably taking place
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Thursday.
12. What topic of poetry will the speakers read about this Thursday
A. Love. B. Nature. C. Friendship.
13. Whose works will the speakers read this week
A. John Keats'. B. Emily Dickinson's. C. William Wordsworth's.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. What does the woman just want to buy first
A. A few rocks. B. A small bottle. C. Some beautiful fish.
15. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At home. B. On a flight. C. In a shop.
16. Why should a few rocks be put into the tank according to the man
A. To decorate the tank.
B. To keep the water clean.
C. To allow the fish to swim around.
17. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Keep the fish in a round bottle.
B. Compare the prices of fishes.
C. Put some underwater plants in the tank.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. Who is the speaker talking to
A. Librarians. B. Freshmen. C. Teachers.
19. What is scheduled in the first week
A. Some talks. B. Some games. C. Some tours.
20. What do we know about the library computers
A. They are connected to printers.
B. They are limited in number.
C. They have access to the Internet.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Wonderful trip around the Mediterranean
Days 1-2 Barcelona, Spain
Discover the interesting buildings, Catalan culture and Gothic Quarter in Gaudi’s city of Barcelona.
Day 3 Board Regal Princess
Day 4 Relaxing at sea
Day 5 Gibraltar
You’ve got a full day to get to know this British territory (领土), home to many cultures. Choose to ride the cable car (缆车) for great views of the Rock of Gibraltar or discover the beautiful lighthouse.
Day 6 Relaxing at sea
Day 7 Marseille, France
Enjoy a full day discovering all that Provence has to offer — flower fields, fishing boats or Roman ruins (遗迹). City or countryside, you decide.
Day 8 Genoa Italy
Get to know this busy town by walking through the wonderful streets and piazzas (public squares, especially in an Italian town).
Day 9 Florence / Pisa
Choose to visit wonderful wineries (酒庄) in Tuscany or the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa on your last day in Italy.
Day 10 Disembark (下船) Regal Princess
Go to the airport for your flight home.
Your holiday includes
Direct flights
2 nights 4 star Barcelona hotel incl breakfast
7 nights aboard Regal Princess
Private guide
10 day holiday from
Single room 1,199
Mini double room 1,949
21. What can a visitor do on Day 5
A. See a lighthouse. B. Go rock climbing.
C. Enjoy Catalan food. D. Visit the English countryside.
22. How long can a visitor stay in Italy
A. One day. B. Two days. C. Three days. D. Eight days.
23. Where is the text probably from
A. A tour diary. B. A business report.
C. A travel magazine. D. A geography textbook.
B
Frederick Phiri is the junk-art king of Zambia: at just 22，he started to earn an international reputation for being able to make complex and elegant sculptures from scrap(废弃的) metal found in his community.
Phiri's father died when he was starting primary school. Then his mother abandoned him and he had to stay with his grandfather. His grandfather paid for his schooling through primary school but when he entered secondary school, he had to get various jobs to pay for his fees. Yet even in school, he was always drawing and making things in class.
After graduating, he did what he could to support himself by making animal sculptures from wires and sold them to tourists. His work was so popular that it caught the eye of Karen Beattie, director of Project Luangwa, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and economic development in central Africa.
“I introduced him to a local welder(焊工),”Beattie told Newsweek .
In 2017，Phiri worked with welder Moses Mbewe during the rainy season, helping to make a complex set of doors for Project Luangwa. The piece sparked an idea in Beattie's mind:“I handed him a bunch of scrap metal and said,‘ Make something with this.’And he did. It was wonderful.”
Today, Phiri continues his art, using pieces of junk people bring him-keys, broken bike chains, old metal plugs and whatever scrap metal is lying around. He then turns the junk into abstract animals- elephants, cranes, giraffes, chameleons- and sells them at Project Luangwa headquarters. The community has recognized his talents.
“My dream is to earn enough to study art at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka and be able to make a living from it,”Phiri said,“and then to make very large sculptures. ”
24. What is Phiri known for
A. Serving his community. B. Collecting works of art.
C. Being the king of Zambia. D. Turning trash into treasure.
25. What can we learn about Phiri from paragraph 2
A. He had an unhappy childhood. B. He paid for his primary schooling.
C. He had to support his grandfather. D. He missed school to do part-time jobs.
26. How does Phiri feel about his future
A. Uncertain. B. Confident. C. Depressed. D. Satisfied.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. A Successful Path of Art B. The Junk-art King of Zambia
C. A Young Man's Wildest Dream D. The Modern Junk Works of Art
C
Whom should you marry Where should you live How should you spend your time For centuries，people have relied on their gut instincts( 直觉) to figure out the answers to these life-changing questions. Now, though, there is a better way. We are living through a data explosion, as vast amounts of information about all aspects of human behavior have become more and more accessible. We can use this big data to help determine the best course to chart.
There has long been overwhelming- and often surprising- evidence that algorithms(算法) can be much better than people at making difficult decisions. Researchers have collected data on various kinds of choices people make, the information they base those choices on,and how things turn out. They have found, for example, that a simple data-driven algorithm would have been better than judges at deciding whether a defendant should stay in jail( 监狱)or be released; better than doctors at deciding whether a patient should get a procedure; and better than school principals at deciding which teachers should be promoted.
The power of data analysis has been proved in the sports and business worlds, too. As made famous by the book and movie Moneyball, baseball teams found that algorithms were better than scouts(物色优秀运动员的人) at picking players, and better than managers at picking strategies. In finance, the hedge fund( 避险基金) Renaissance Technologies dramatically defeated competitors by seeking out patterns in stock market data and using them to inform its investment strategy. Tech firms in Silicon Valley have found that data from experiments provides better insights into how to design their websites than designers could.
These are the early days of the data revolution in decision-making. I am not claiming that we can completely outsource(外包) our lifestyle choices to algorithms, though we might get to that point in the future. I am claiming instead that we can all dramatically improve our decision-making by consulting evidence mined from thousands or millions of people who faced dilemmas similar to ours. And we can do that now.
28. What makes people better at finding answers to life-changing questions
A. People's better gut instincts. B. Changed human behavior.
C. The modern information era. D. Various courses accessible.
29. According to paragraph 2, algorithms might NOT defeat people in .
A. court rulings . B. job promotions
C. operative estimations D. teaching practices
30. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. The plot of the movie Moneyball is related to successful data analysis.
B. Scouts and managers are not needed in successful baseball teams.
C. The hedge fund Renaissance Technologies had some financial problems.
D. Tech firms in Silicon Valley mainly relied on data to design websites.
31. Which of the following will the author most probably agree with
A. The modern information era is mature enough to take advantage of .
B. People should outsource all the lifestyle choices to algorithms.
C. With big data people can learn from countless similar examples.
D. Face-to-face consultation will be the major trend in the future.
D
Gardeners who use pesticides are contributing to the decline of British songbirds, a study suggests. Scientists have urged people to stop“spraying their gardens with poisons”in order to halt bird decline and adopt instead wildlife- friendly practices. The results of the University of Sussex study, which researchers call the first of its kind, were published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
The experiment, which surveyed 615 gardens in Britain, found 25% fewer house sparrows when glyphosate(草甘膦) was used regularly. This is an ingredient found in commonly used herbicide(除草剂) brands such as Roundup or Gallup. Slug pellets(鼻涕虫杀虫剂) also seemed to have an impact on bird sightings; in gardens where Slug pellets were used，house sparrow numbers were down by almost 40% .
Prof. Dave Goulson, of the school of life sciences at the University of Sussex, said,“The UK has 22 million gardens, which collectively could be a fantastic refuge for wildlife,but not if they are overly tidy and sprayed with poisons. We just don't need pesticides in our gardens. Many towns around the world are now pesticide free. We should simply ban the use of these poisons in urban areas, following the example of France.”The Royal Horticultural Society, the UK's leading gardening charity, said the use of pesticides and herbicides should be avoided if possible and they should only be used, if ever, in small and targeted applications.
The research also found that those who adopted wildlife-friendly practices such as planting native shrubs and flowers, or digging a wildlife pond, saw more birds than those who did not. Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu, a PhD researcher within the school of life sciences and an author of the study, said, “It's encouraging to find that simple measures,such as planting native shrubs and trees and creating a pond, together with avoiding the use of pesticides, really make a measurable difference to the number of birds you will see in your garden.
32. What does the underlined word“halt" in paragraph 1 most probably mean
A. Stop. B. Attract. C. Note. D. Witness.
33. Why are the statistics（数据） mentioned in paragraph 2
A. To reveal the severe influence of pesticides on birds.
B. To compare the effects of two kinds of pesticides.
C. To convince readers of the importance of house sparrows.
D. To help gardeners choose the proper pesticides.
34. What can be inferred from Prof. Dave Goulson's words
A. The ideal places for wildlife in the UK are extremely tidy gardens.
B. The gardens in the UK are so tidy that pesticides are not needed.
C. Pesticides should be prohibited from use throughout the UK.
D. Some countries like France have made urban areas pesticide free.
35. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. Alternative methods to keep gardens tidy.
B. Assistant ways to increase the number of birds.
C. Gardeners' attitudes towards the experiment.
D. Other researchers' interest in the experiment.
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。
There are things we all do, or don't do, that lead us to waste far more time than we realize in the moment. The biggest time regret, I think, is dwelling on(沉湎于) mistakes and shortcomings.
_36_ In a study, researchers asked subjects to spend money during an imaginary trip to the mall. Before “shopping”, some subjects were asked to recall a past financial mistake.They found those subjects were more likely to incur(招致) debt. Dwelling made them feel like a failure and told them there was no need to try, because they already sucked. So, they got further into debt when already feeling like an overspender. Of course, we don't want to skip over our mistakes or ignore them either._37_
I also missed too much for fear of my own shortcomings._38_ I wanted to travel after high school, but I went to university close to home instead, because I was too shy to meet new people and was afraid I couldn't make it in another city. After university, I wanted to be a writer, but I decided to find a more stable，accessible job instead, because that's easier._39_I decided to find work I actually enjoyed, travel more and live somewhere else. I made a ton of mistakes along the way, but the bigger mistake was not trying sooner.
_40_ So, never beat yourself up over your mistakes and shortcomings. The sooner you learn from them, the sooner you can free up your time and energy to live the life you want.
A. Eventually, I got tired of this.
B. Regret is another big waste of time.
C. I was doing it for the wrong reason that I was afraid to fail.
D. For years, I stayed in a comfortable place, doing things I disliked.
E. The goal is to learn something from them, and then release the failure.
F. When you finally relate it to your own past experiences, it probably becomes easier.
G.Dwelling on mistakes wastes time and, worse still, makes us more likely to repeat mistakes.
第三部分：语言知识运用（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。
The Munfords were moving into a house they bought. They wanted to see if all the furniture was in good condition before they used it. James Munford was____41____ the built-in drawers in the closet last month, when he found two cases holding 46 gold Liberty $5 coins and 18 Morgan silver dollars that were made in the 1800s. They looked really old, like they were really worth a lot of ____42____.
James and his wife, Clarrisa, who are both retired thought the coins are ____43____a family heirloom (传家宝), so they went ahead and made sure the owner ____44___them back. James texted pictures of the ____45____to the home’s former owner and made plans to ____46____them.
“We really didn’t know anything about the ____47____of the coins. We really didn’t ____48____, to be honest with you. We knew they were not ours,” said Clarrisa Munford, who runs a restaurant business.
The home’s ____49____owner, who asked not to be _____50_____, estimated (估算) that the coins were worth about $25,000. He said he’d put the containers in the back of his sock drawer a few months ago for safe keeping and didn’t see it in his_____51_____ to get packed up and moved out of the house. The rest of his coin collection was in his safe. He didn’t realize the coins were _____52_____until the Munfords contacted him. He added that he would never have known if they had _____53_____to sell the coins and keep the money for themselves.
The Munfords are still unpacking and their furniture just arrived last week, so they haven’t had a _____54_____to see if there are any other _____55_____.
41 A. trying B. repairing C. removing D. checking
42. A. trouble B. money C. effort D. time
43. A. specially B. actually C. probably D. exactly
44. A. got B. put C. gave D. held
45. A. closets B. drawers C. cases D. coins
46. A. return B. collect C. sell D. examine
47. A. number B. origin C. value D. use
48. A. believe B. care C. understand D. agree
49. A. generous B. real C. kind D. former
50. A. named B. paid C. rewarded D. praised
51. A. attempt B. hope C. hurry D. demand
52. A. missing B. old C. dangerous D. secure
53 A. struggled B. decided C. helped D. promised
54. A. place B. means C. chance D. desire
55. A. choices B. problems C. suggestions D. surprises
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yangshuo，China
It was raining lightly when I __56__ (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn（黎明）. But I didn't care. A few hours __57__，I'd been at home in Hong Kong，with __58__ (it) choking smog. Here，the air was clean and fresh，even with the rain.
I'd skipped（错过） nearby Guilin，a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __59__ are pictured by artists in so many Chinese __60__ (painting).Instead，I'd headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin，it's only an hour away __61__ car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.
Yangshuo __62__ (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers __63__ (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations（目的地） in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it __64__ (regular) arranges quick getaways（短假） here for people __65__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
66.假定你是李华．你的英国笔友Jenny询问你进入高中后的学习和生活情况。请用英语给他回一封信，主要内容包括：
1．学校印象；
2．校园活动；
3．学习情况。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
When I was in seventh grade, my parents paid a tutor(家庭教师) forty dollars a week for her coming to my house and helping me with math. It ended up raising my marks from fifty to fifty-five.
I had to admit it was mainly my fault. Maybe I should have concentrated my math from the beginning. But studying math was a tough thing. Sitting on a chair to work on confusing math problems for two hours was a slow and painful process. During the process, I would fidget(坐立不安) and have many trips to the refrigerator in an attempt to get off that chair for at least five minutes.
During math tests, my teachers would always stay by my desk. My teachers and friends would frequently ask the question after tests, “How’s your math this time " So I became extremely afraid of math. While normal people of my age were scared of some insects and adventurous travels, I feared anything to do with numbers. The thought of a teacher picking on me in class made me feel scared. The red marks on the test paper were also terrifying.
My fear of math got worse in ninth grade. Every report card I received from my new math teacher Ms Robbins had the comment to encourage me, "I'm glad to do what I can to help you.” But I couldn't tell her the real reason why I didn't ask for help, I didn’t want to be considered stupid. Every question I had was, in my opinion at the time, something that the whole class had understood but I. So instead, I ended up not caring about anything related to math, without working hard on math at all. And I concluded everything would work out in the end.
Eventually, my classmates and I took the final test that would lead to our graduation from middle school and stepping into high school. Days after the exam-- on a rainy summer morning, Ms. Robbins called me.
Paragraph 1:
With worry and uncertainty, I entered her office.
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Paragraph 2:
After I took the courage to tell my parents the bad news, they were silent.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案
听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）：
1-5 BACBB 6-10 BAABC 11-15 ABBCA 16-20 CCBAC
二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）：
21-23ABC 24-27 DABB 28-31 CDAC 32-35 AADB
36-40 GEDAB
三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）：
41-45 DBCAD 46-50 ACBDA 51-55 CABCD
四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1、5分，满分15分）：
56、arrived 57、before/earlier 58、its 59、that/which 60、paintings
61、by 62、is 63、 conducted 64、 regularly 65、living
五、写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
Dear Jenny，
Knowing that you are interested in my new school life, I felt delighted to share it with you．It's my honor to be admitted to this school.The first time I entered the campus, devoted teachers, friendly classmates and the beautiful scenery fascinated me a lot．Colorful activities and recreations, such as sports meeting, speech contests are always held to cultivate our personalities and strengthen our friendship. What's more, I can put my heart into study in harmonious cooperation with my classmates, which makes the school life here unforgettable．
How about your school life？
Yours，
Li Hua
67.第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
Paragraph 1
With worry and uncertainty, I entered her office. After asking me to sit down, she told me that I failed the math test. And she suggested that I should spend another year in middle school if I wanted to be admitted to a relatively good high school. I burst into tears when I heard the news. Seeing that, Ms. Robbins came to comfort and encourage me, and said she'd like to offer any help if necessary. After leaving her office, I was anxious, wondering how to tell the bad news to my parents
Paragraph 2
After I took the courage to tell my parents the bad news, they were silent. My body shook, waiting for their blame. However, they encouraged me to have another try in ninth grade. It was then that I determined to take math seriously. The following day, I turned to Ms Robbins for help and told her about my determination. Ms. Robbins was happy that I finally decided to work hard on math. Thanks to her patient guidance, I made great progress and was not afraid of math any more. Finally, I made my way to a good high school and a university. Now I’m a doctor and I' m proud of myself.
