江西省宜春市丰城市重点中学（重点班）2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试英语试卷（word版无答案，无听力原文及无听力音频）

11. Where is the man learning to drive
A. At Rupert’s Driving School.
B. At Russell’s Driving School.
C. At Robert’s Driving School.
12. How are the cars there
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英语试题
2023.09.02满分：150分
考试时间：120分钟
A. New and big.
B. Old and small.
C. New and small.
第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30分）
13. Why did the man fail the last test
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。听完后，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 1.5分，满分 7.5分）
A. He hit something. B. He drove through the red lights.
听下面一段对话，回答第 14至第 17题。
14. How much does the woman earn per month
C. He didn’t park in the right place.
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 is the man reminded to wear
A.8, 000.
15. What kind of credit card will the woman probably apply for
A. The standard card. B. The gold card.
16. Where is the woman eager to use the card
B. 10, 000.
C. 16, 000.
A. Gloves.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Husband and wife.
3. How does the woman probably feel
B. Glasses.
C. A mask.
C. The diamond card.
C. At fast food restaurants.
C. Offer her ID card.
C. Saleswoman and customer.
C. Puzzled.
A. At specified luxury shops.
17. What is the woman going to do
A. Fill out a form.
B. At health clubs.
A. Excited.
B. Annoyed.
B. Pay a deposit (押金).
4. Why was Linda absent from the party last night
A. Her uncle came to visit her.
B. She wanted to see a movie.
C. She doesn’t like parties.
听下面一段独白，回答第 18至第 20题。
18. What is the speaker
A. A host.
B. A patient.
C. A volunteer.
19. Which of the following jobs is more likely to lead to Alzheimer’s disease
A. Lawyer. B. Driver. C. Government officer.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. An exam.
B. A book.
C. A paper.
20. How can people probably reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease
A. By doing some puzzles.
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。
B. By reading many books.
C. By exercising regularly and eating healthily.
听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7题。
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分）
6. What size of pizza does the customer order
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项（每小题 2.5分，满分 37.5分）。
A
A. Small.
7. When will the customer probably receive his order
A. 5:50. B. 6:10.
B. Medium.
C. Large.
C. 6:30.
Monkey Buffet Festival, Thailand
On the very last Sunday of November, if you find yourself in Lopburi, Thailand, you can attend this
strange and wonderful festival. In an ancient temple, an impressive feast is held for the local macaque
monkeys (猕猴). After the ceremony, the furry guests of honor begin to enter the temple. Sheets are then
pulled from tables and towers which feature a bright and dazzling pile of fruits, vegetables, candies, and
even ice cream! Just come to watch these precious animals feed on the food happily. Actually it sounds
like a party to us too.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8至第 10题。
8. Where does the conversation take place
A. In an elevator.
B. In the office.
C. On the stairs.
9. What can we learn from the conversation
A. The man is fond of football.
B. A fire broke out on Byron Street.
C. It was warm in the morning.
10. Why did the man leave
El Colacho, Spain
This strange festival actually dates all the way back to 1620. Babies that are under 1 year of age are
all welcome to participate. These babies are laid out on mattresses (褥垫) in the middle of the
procession (队伍) route. Men dressed as devils will then wait for the beat of a drum to signal they
should begin. Holding whips, they make their way around the route, jumping over each mattress with
the baby on it. Locals feel that the event will bring their children health, luck, and guard them against
evil spirits.
A. He arrived at his floor.
B. He planned to take some exercise.
C. He wanted to stop the talk.
听下面一段对话，回答第 11至第 13题。
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Cheese Rolling Festival, England
25. What is Yang Li’s difficulty in making her leaf-vein embroidery
When it was first started, locals of the English town of Brock worth, Gloucestershire would gather at
Cooper’s Hill. Nowadays, this festival attracts competitors from all over the world every May. From the
very top, a 3-4 kg wheel of cheese is sent rolling down the hill. Participants take off after it, trying to
catch the speeding cheese wheel. If nobody manages to catch the rolling cheese, the first person to cross
the finish line would be the winner. The prize is the wheel of cheese, of course. The trip after the cheese
is so difficult that doctors wait at the bottom to provide first aid to unlucky participants in need.
21. What is exactly Monkey Buffet Festival
A Finding cloth with vein-like texture.
C. Changing leaves into unbreakable cloth.
26. Which of the following best describes Yang Li
A. Ambitious and innovative.
B. Creating a new embroidery pattern.
D. Softening up leaves for better flexibility.
B. Caring and patient.
C. Persistent and demanding.
D. Humorous and optimistic.
27. What is the text mainly about
A. An embroidery skill.
B. A promising career.
D. An admirable artisan.
C. A cultural shop.
A. A ceremony for religious beliefs.
C. Action taken for protecting monkeys.
22. Why is the festival of EI Colacho observed
A. To amuse children.
B. Showing off diverse food.
D A feast for certain animals.
C
From checking social media every minute to being lost in computer games, we tend to overuse
technology. “For many people, a moment without your phone or laptop in sight can feel like a lifetime,”
the Daily Mail commented.
B. To bless babies.
C. To frighten devils.
D. To educate tourists.
A computer model called Mindy may persuade many people to think twice. A team from the US-based
company Toll Free Forwarding built a three-dimensional(维度的) model to uncover the negative effects
technology can have on human bodies in less than 800 years.
23. What is required of competitors for Cheese Rolling
A. Rich knowledge.
B. Keen curiosity.
D. Responsibility.
C. Athletic body.
“Spending hours looking down at your phone strains (损伤) your neck and throws your spine (脊椎)
off balance,” explained Caleb Backe, a health and wellness expert in the US. Then, the muscles in our
neck need to spend extra effort to support the head, making our back hunched and neck wide.
“The way we hold our phones can cause pressure in certain points of contact-causing text claw(爪
形),” Nikola Djordjevic, a practicing physician in Serbia told the team. It affects the elbows (肘部) too,
causing pain in the arm. Scientifically, it is called cubital tunnel syndrome (肘管综合征). That’s why
Mindy has a 90-degree elbow, and her hands look like she’s always holding a mobile phone.
Some people also commented that human evolution (进化) may not work this way. They believe that
only features with actual benefits would be kept throughout the years. For example, features that can
increase the rate of survival, instead of the negative impact of technology.
B
A small accident led to profound (巨大的) changes in the life of Yang Li, an artisan (手艺人), who is
from the Miao ethnic group. In 201l, Yang, from Tongren city in Guizhou province, created leaf vein (脉
络) embroidery (刺绣) three months after a leaf cut her hand.
The work is a perfect combination of traditional embroidery patterns and the natural textures (纹理) of
the leaves. It has a unique aesthetic (审美的) appeal of traditional embroidery matched with the
characteristics of contemporary craftsmanship (手艺).
As a native Miao woman with an inborn love of embroidery, Yang opened a folk culture products shop
with her sister in 2011. “People are becoming less familiar with traditional handicrafts, and I want to
contribute all I can to change this situation,” Yang says. At first, the small shop did not earn a significant
income as there were many similar products on the market. She gradually realized that it was important to
establish her own brand and launch products with distinct features.
However, current human lifestyles still raise concerns. A model called Emma was built by researchers
in the UK in 2019 to show how the way people work at their desks could change them in 20 years.
The research team built Emma based on the health issues mentioned by over 3,000 workers in France,
Germany and the UK. Emma’s back stays bent, and her legs are swollen due to the time people spent in
front of computers. With little time spent outdoors and in the sun, her skin is pale, too.
28. What is the purpose of building the model Mindy
That’s when she was inspired by the cut. In July 2011, Yang accidentally cut her hand on a thorny (有
刺的) leaf when she was hiking in Fanjing Mountain. A bold idea came into her head: “There are leaf-vein
bookmarks and leaf-vein paintings. Why has nobody created leaf-vein embroider yet ”
Obviously, the reason behind this is that embroidering on leaves requires delicate skills that few
possess. The biggest technical challenge Yang faced was improving the flexibility (柔韧性) of the leaves
and making them as soft as cloth. On Oct 16, a day she will never forget, Yang finally created a shiny, thin
and unbreakable piece of leaf vein. Her idea of leaf-vein embroidery came to completion after hundreds of
experiments.
A. To encourage better use of electric devices.
B. To discourage people from overusing phones.
C. To prove the immediate effects of using phones. D. To find solutions to overusing phones.
29. What does the model Mindy look like
A. She has bent fingers.
B. She has a normal elbow.
Two years later, Yang opened an embroidery processing factory and offered jobs to more than 500
laid-off female workers, rural women and people with disabilities. “I will keep doing the leaf vein
embroidery for the rest of my life because it is meaningful,” she says.
C. She has dark and healthy skin.
30. What is paragraph 5 mainly about
A. Negative technological impact.
C. Mindy’s future appearance.
D. She is hunch-backed and thin-necked.
B. Beneficial evolution prediction.
24. What do we know about Yang Li’s folk culture products shop
D. The connection between evolution and technology.
A. It was inspired by a cut by a leaf in her hand.
31. Why does the author mention another model Emma
A. To compare the two models. B. To promote healthy lifestyles.
B. It was a failure before she began to sell similar products.
C. It was intended to preserve traditional Chinese handicrafts.
C. To relieve concerns of lifestyles.
D. To contradict (反驳) the optimistic opinion.
D It perfectly combined traditional Chinese books and drawings.
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D
There are many famous introverts in art and science, such as Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, and J.
K. Rowling. It is believed that many introverts have a great ability to focus and strong power of
imagination.
The demanding 2025 federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) goal of 54.5 miles per gallon
(加仑) across an automaker’s fleet (车队) is one of the driving factors behind a series of advancements in
more efficient engine technologies. To meet the increasing fuel standards, automakers (车商) have relied
on a range of vehicle types.
____38____ Extroverts (性格外向者) love connecting with other people, work well in groups, and
are usually very confident. When introverts don’t fit into groups of extroverts, they may be seen as cold,
uninterested, or shy. Popular culture tells us that it is important to network, socialize, and communicate,
but all of this can make introverts feel uncomfortable.
Most people tend to think of hybrids (混合的) and electric vehicles when talk turns to energy efficient
cars. A hybrid vehicle uses both electric drive and an internal engine to push the vehicle. When the driver
slows, the battery partially (部分地) recharges through regenerative braking. Today, there are hybrid
versions of many modern mid-size cars. The most recent advancement comes in the form of plug-in
hybrids (插电混动) with larger (and more expensive) battery packs that can be charged at home or the
office, allowing you to drive greater distances on electric power, which significantly improves overall
average fuel economy on most trips.
Scientists are studying what causes someone to be an introvert or an extrovert. Recent studies show
that genes are a factor, and most people seem to be born with one personality or the other. ____39____
The brain of an introvert can respond dramatically to a very mild stim- ulus, but the brain of an extrovert
tends to need a stronger stimulus to have the same reaction. Our environment and experiences also
influence whether we are introverted or extroverted. The term ambivert (中间性格者) describes someone
who is right in the middle. ____40____.
Electric cars are also evolving (演化), but still confront (面临) hurdles (障碍) when it comes to
battery cost and a somewhat limited range in certain models. Promising electrics are on the horizon, but
it’s best to reserve judgment until we see whether they deliver at a price point more consumers can afford.
Hydrogen (氢) fuel cell vehicles are also advancing. Essentially, these are electric cars with the
electricity supplied by hydrogen and oxygen passing through a fuel cell stack (电磁堆). They’re super
clean, producing only water vapor (蒸气) and a little heat at the tailpipe (排气管). Until we have a much
larger hydrogen-fuel basic facilities (设施), these types of vehicles will be limited to regional use in major
metro areas (都市区).
A. The opposite of an introvert is called an extrovert.
B. Extroverts are easily accessible and understandable.
C. Introverted people are known to live with unique challenges and gift.
D. It would also celebrate the contributions of introverts throughout history.
E. Introverted people don’t require a lot of social contact, and they enjoy spending time alone.
F. Whatever personality type we have, we can celebrate our differences and learn from each other.
G. Part of what makes us introverted or extroverted is how our brains respond to the world around us.
As you can tell, along with engine technology, advancements have been made in many other areas.
With the technological competition among automakers, energy efficient cars are evolving at an impressive
pace, and that’s a good thing for the planet.
第三部分：语言知识运用(共两节，满分 30分)
第一节完形填空(共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分)
32. Why do automakers develop various types of vehicles
For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists (永存)”.
A. To promote the car production.
B. To boost the automobile industry.
I ___41___ them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, ___42___, working on a paper.
Out of nowhere, those words came ___43___ off the page in a quote: “In the midst (之间) of death life
persists; in the midst of ___44___ truth persists; in the midst of darkness light persists.”
Suddenly I wasn’t unhappy and impatient any more. Then I called my granddad. I loved to talk with
him. And I was ___45___ to hear what he’d think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to repeat it a few
times, but once he ___46___ it, he laughed. “All I can say to that is totally ___47___,” he said on the
phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and ___48___ to find that quote.
“Why is that ” he asked. “Well, spring is a sure ___49___ that life persists. And it just makes me
___50___.”
C. To satisfy the customers’ demand.
D. To meet the federal CAFE‘s standards.
33. What is the latest improvement of the hybrid car
A. It can be applied to cars in various sizes.
C. It uses an internal engine and electric drive.
B. It is equipped with plug-in battery packs.
D. It can be partially charged via speeding drive.
34. What prevents the hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles being widely used
A. The high cost of production.
B. Its demand of super clean fuel.
D. Its need of water vapor and heat.
C. The lack of supporting facilities.
35. What’s the author’s attitude to the future of energy efficient cars
A. Supportive. B. Tolerant. C. Critical.
第二节七选五 (共 5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 12.5分)
D. Doubtful.
He laughed again, and then in his lovely voice, he recited to me his ___51___ “spring time” words:
“The desert shall rejoice (欣喜), and ___52___ as the rose.”
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。
Since 2011, people around the world have been celebrating World Introvert Day on January 2. The
word “introverted (性格内向的 )” describes a personality type. ____36____ They are likely to feel
exhausted by environments that are highly simulating and may often need to go to a quiet place to
recharge.
Many years later, ___53___ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and
blooming (盛开的) cactuses (仙人掌), I could almost hear my granddad laughing: “The desert shall
rejoice.”
Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of ___54___ and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of
winter and the green of spring. Spring ___55___ us that we’re alive forever.
41. A. looked for
42. A. bored
43. A. running
44. A. fear
B. came across
B. worried
B. dancing
B. doubt
C. picked out
C. tired
D. made up
D. confused
D. moving
D. lie
World Introvert Day began with a blog post from German psychologist Felicitas Heyne. She
suggested that introverts are often misunderstood and their mental health suffers because popular culture
is dominated by extroverts. Her idea was to celebrate World Introvert Day to raise awareness of the social
challenges that introverts face.___ _37____
C. rushing
C. terror
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45. A. patient
B. confident
B. made
C. upset
D. desperate
D. managed
D. amusement
D. naturally
D. sign
第二节读后续写（满分 25分）
46. A. got
C. undertook
C. agreement
C. obviously
C. mark
67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When school was over, the day was fading and it started to drizzle(毛毛雨). I stood at the school gate,
with a loaded backpack on my shoulders. It was Friday again: a weekend of joy with unlimited sleeping
hours and dinner courses specially made to my taste, a weekend at home. I waved goodbye to my friends
as they jumped into their fathers’ warm and comfortable cars. Curiously, this gave rise to a disturbing
feeling in me. It was not exactly what they called jealousy (羡慕/嫉妒), but something like dismay(沮丧).
I knew all I could expect was an old bike Mom would ride along on, with the badly-oiled chain
creaking(嘎吱作响) against the wheel to announce her arrival.
47. A. puzzlement
48. A. practically
49. A. way
B. excitement
B. especially
B. inspiration
B. scared
50. A. nervous
51. A. appealing
52. A. disappear
53. A. after
C. merry
D. confused
D. favorite
D. fade
B. rewarding
B. blossom
B. when
C. amusing
C. suffer
C. until
D. although
D. desert
54. A. journeys
55. A. convinces
B. words
C. world
B. ensures
C. reminds
D. strikes
Every Friday when Mom came to pick me up for the weekend, it was a moment full of great
expectation and great unease. I always felt my face burning as we rode our way in and out of the numerous
cars and saw my friends’ faces sticking out of the car windows. It was like stepping into a ballroom with
beautifully dressed ladies and finding yourself in a smelly T-shirt.
第二节语法填空(共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分)
In the summer of 1405, Zheng He set sail from Taicang on his first voyage. A fleet of over 200
ships navigated (航行于) the blue seas, _____56_____ almost 28,000 people on board. Between 1405
and 1433, Zheng He made _____57_____ total of seven voyages. His efforts helped develop and
_____58_____ (strength) harmonious relations between China and its neighbours. Zheng He is
remembered as one of China’s most _____59_____ (influence) explorers.
To tell you the truth, Mom is quite a headache once in a while. She just looks a homely middle-aged
housewife. Being a practitioner of DIY, she knits (编织) most of my sweaters, chiefly (主要地) in old
styles. Whenever caught by some curious classmates asking what brand my sweaters are, I’d force a smile
and reply in a half joking manner: homemade.
On 3 August 1492, Columbus departed from Spain with three ships _____60_____ (carry) 90
crewmen. They encountered many _____61_____ (challenge) during their journey. On 12 October, the
crew _____62_____ (spot) land in the distance. Columbus _____63_____ (convince) that he was in
East Indies. _____64_____, the shores they had reached were of the Caribbean, not the East Indies.
Between 1493 and 1504, Columbus found more land over the course of his three subsequent voyages.
His voyages marked the beginning of the Age of Exploration, a period ______65______ witnessed
many important geographical findings.
I couldn’t remember when I started to find her such an embarrassment (难堪). As a little boy, I relied
on her so much. She had been working at home, cooking in the kitchen, knitting by the lamp or riding
across town to buy me a book I badly needed. It had always been much fun riding with mom. But just now
there seemed to be something standing between us, something that made her so strange to me and me to
her.
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。
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）
Today she showed up in a raincoat. __________________________________________________
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Mom tried to cover me with the back of the raincoat again as a storm set in(来临). ____________
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66.假定你是李华，你所喜爱的 Global Mirror周报创刊五周年之际征集读者意见。请你依据以下
内容给主编写封信，内容主要包括：
1．说明你是该报的忠实读者
2．赞赏该报优点： 1)兼顾国内外新闻 2)介绍名人成功故事
3．提出建议：刊登指导英语学习的文章
注意: 1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
2.词数80左右,标题已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Editor-in-Chief,
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Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
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