2024 年高二第二学期开学考试英语试题答案
满分 120 分
一、阅读（每题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）
第一节 阅读理解
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6-10CADDB
11-15ABDAD
第二节七选五
16-20DBGAE
第二部分语言运用
第一节完形填空（每题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项。
21-25ABACC
26-30DCCAB
31-35DADBB
第二节语法填空(每小题1.5分,满分15分)
it 37.that 38.had been delighted 39.shopping 40.pushed 41.where
choice 43.men 44.at 45.was informed
第三部分写作
第一节（满分15分）
Dear Kate,
I am sorry to hear that you don’t do well in maths.
Personally, maths is difficult for most students, so there is no need to feel too bad. At this moment, you should cheer up and find ways to reduce your anxiety. Why not go on an outing with your friends or find time to listen to your favourite music If you talk to the teachers who you respect most, they may give you some advice that helps you to improve.
Anyway, I hope you can rebuild your self-confidence soon!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节读后续写（满分25分）
“I lost my dad 10 years ago, and then my mom married again.My stepfather threw me out of the house. Since then, I’ve been living all over the country. I’ve met many people who were kind to me. And I’ve learnt a lot from life through these years.” he said softly. At that point I couldn’t say a word. I felt the tears coming. Fortunately, he continued talking.
He smiled and told me that for 10 years, he had only one thing on his mind: to join the army school like his grandfather. “My grandpa was a general of the army. He left me this,” he said proudly. He showed me a golden knife and said this was the best memory of his childhood. “The only thing I know is that I will follow my dream and every day I will be happy.” Soon, the bus reached his stop, he stood up, took all his suitcases, and said goodbye with a big smile. From that day on, I always try to do everything with my best smile on my face.2024 年高二第二学期开学考试英语试题
满分 120 分
一、阅读（每题 2.5分，满分 50分）
第一节 阅读理解
A
Are you crazy about teaching young children Are you looking for an exciting
overseas working experience Then we are the right place for you in Switzerland.
Ylaa Child Care Center has opened its first location in Basel, Switzerland in
2011.The concept has been very successful, and a second location has been opened in
May 2012. Ylaa is a day care center for children starting 3 months old till 6 years old.
Ylaa is aimed to provide high-quality child care services and an exciting and
individual-focused learning program in a multicultural (多元文化的) environment.
We are looking for a full time Nursery Teacher.
YOUR TASKS:
●Preparing the program together with other managers and team members
●Working with 1 or 2 other team members to take care of a group of children
(6-10 children)
●Managing communication with parents including daily reports, regular
meetings and yearly development reports
●Backing up other team members for absences
REQUIREMENTS:
●You are a fluent English speaker and have completed a degree in Early
Childhood Education or similar
●You have 2-3 years of working experience with young children in day care
centers or nurseries
●Knowledge of German is a plus
●You are at least 24 years old
WHAT WE OFFER:
●Good working conditions: salaries according to Swiss standards, paid vacation,
lunch subsidies (补贴), insurances
●Internal and external trainings
●Career development opportunities in a growing organization
Please email your complete application. Applications sent via Post will not be
considered nor returned.
For more information visit our website www..
1.Who is the text intended for ( )
A.Salesmen.
B.Job hunters.
C.College students.
D.Actors.
2.The person who wants to get the job must . ( )
A.be less than 24 years old
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B.have worked with young children for 4-5 years
C.speak two more foreign languages fluently
D.have a degree about early childhood education
3.How should you send your application if you want to apply for this job ( )
A.By posting letters.
B.By sending an email.
C.By telephone.
D.By interviewing for yourself.
B
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is famous worldwide for having developed Facebook,
the most widely used social networking website. He was born to Edward, and his wife
Karen, on May 14, 1984.Edward was a dentist, while Karen worked as a doctor. The
young boy was brought up in the village of Dobbs Ferry.
He pursued his education from the Ardsley High School, New York, and later
the Phillips Exeter Academy, where he exhibited flair for astronomy, mathematics,
physics, English classical literature and foreign languages. He was also asked to lead
the fencing (击剑) team of the Phillips Exeter Academy.
While in middle school, Mark was taught Atari BASIC Programming by his
father. Eventually software programmer David Newman began teaching the young
boy everything about programming. The talented young child was in high school
when he enrolled with Mercy College, to pursue a course in software programming.
During this time, he developed a software called ZuckNet to create a communication
network between the computers in his father’s dental office and those at home.
While still a student at Harvard University, he launched his website Facebook,
along with college friends. Though at first he was accused by some senior students of
having stolen their idea, his site’s popularity was not affected. Facebook saw a steady
rise in the number of active users per month. The website started out as a networking
platform only for Harvard University, and then was opened for other colleges. Soon, it
became available to general public, and gained widespread popularity for its
user-friendly interface (界面). Zuckerberg is now the chairman and CEO of the
company Facebook, Inc, earning one dollar as his salary. His website has made him
so popular that the film The Social Network, starring Jesse Eisenberg, was made based
on a book, The Accidental Billionaires, which recorded Mark’s life.
4.Which of the following best explains the underlined word “flair” in paragraph 2
( )
A.Talent. B.Identity.
C.Surprise. D.Courage.
5.Why did Mark create ZuckNet ( )
A.To have him go to Mercy College easily.
B.To aid David Newman to teach him programming.
C.To help him learn Atari BASIC Programming better.
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D.To make computers in his father‘s office connected with those at home.
6.Why was Mark accused after he set up Facebook ( )
A.His site’s popularity affected others a lot.
B.More active users lacked service platforms.
C.He was thought to have copied some schoolmates‘idea.
D.He gained great profits without sharing with his friends.
7.Why was the film The Social Network mentioned in the text ( )
A.To show Mark’s great popularity.
B.To prove the film made Mark famous.
C.To tell people how much Mark earned.
D.To advertise The Accidental Billionaires.
C
The grocery store might not be your favorite place to visit when you re at home, but
isn t it ever fun when you re in another country Honestly speaking, they re one of
those strange little destinations that I like to sniff out everywhere I go, much as other
travellers head toward clothing stores, libraries, cafés or galleries.
The biggest beauty of the grocery store—whether it s a huge supermarket or a
tiny one—is that it gives you a glimpse into what local people buy to cook. This
offers clues into their lifestyles and preferences, and into the agricultural and cooking
practices of the country. I stare at the strange fruits and vegetables, the seafood, the
cheese, the spices, the breads, and oh, the chocolate... always the chocolate!
Being an environmental nerd (痴迷者) I am, I like paying attention to
packaging, which can reflect their attitude towards environmental protection. Italy, for
example, has a habit of requiring customers to bag their fruits and vegetables in
plastic for weighing, while Sri Lanka leaves everything loose in bins. In Brazil,
everything is prepackaged in a layer of plastic.
People in grocery stores tend to be friendlier. They smile, say hello, and
sometimes ask questions, which can lead to great conversations. I had a further
discussion with a teenaged cashier in Sri Lanka, over which bag of crunchy mix to
buy. He insisted that the one labeled ‘spicy’ would be too hot for me, but I told him I
was willing to risk it. He laughed and we ended up talking about my favorite Sri
Lankan foods for ten minutes.
The financial savings extend to souvenirs, too. Whether it is ground spices for
my mom or chocolates for my kids, the grocery store is the first place I look for
unique gifts. It s interesting then to come home and look at one s own local grocery
store through new eyes. What would a visitor think What stands out, and what do the
food displays say about us as a culture You might be surprised by what you realize.
8.What is the benefit of visiting grocery stores of other countries in the author s
opinion ( )
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A.Knowing their financial practice.
B.Making friends with store owners.
C.Buying cheaper food and souvenirs.
D.Knowing local people and the country.
9.Why does the author mention some countries she visited ( )
A.To show their strange lifestyles.
B.To show the levels of their wealth.
C.To show their packaging advantages.
D.To show their environmental awareness.
10.What can be inferred from paragraph 4 ( )
A.Sri Lankans tend to become friendlier.
B.Grocery stores are always social places.
C.People like to share their ideas about food.
D.More cultures can be learned in grocery stores.
11.What would the author probably suggest readers doing ( )
A.Visiting grocery stores while travelling.
B.Buying cultural souvenirs in foreign countries.
C.Knowing the grocery culture before travelling.
D.Exchanging shopping experience with friends.
D
What happens inside the skull of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer
ball That question motivated a challenging new study of the brains of experienced
players that has caused discussion and debate among soccer players, and some anxiety
among those of us with soccer-playing children.
For the study, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New
York selected 34 adults, men and women. All of the volunteers had played soccer
since childhood and now competed year-round in adult soccer leagues. Each filled out
a detailed questionnaire developed especially for this study to determine how many
times they had headed a soccer ball in the previous year, as well as whether they had
experienced any known concussions (脑震荡) in the past.
Then the players completed computerized tests of their memory and other
learning skills and had their brains examined, using a complicated new M.R.I.
technique which can find structural changes in the brain that can t be seen during
most scans.
According to the data they presented at a Radiological Society of North
America meeting last month, the researchers found that the players who had headed
the ball more than about 1,100 times in the previous 12 months showed important loss
of white matter in parts of their brains involved with memory, attention and the
processing of visual information, compared with players who had headed the ball
fewer times.
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This pattern of white matter loss is “similar to those seen in traumatic (外伤的)
brain injury”, like that after a serious concussion, the researchers reported, even
though only one of these players was reported to have ever experienced a concussion.
The players who had headed the ball about 1,100 times or more in the past year
were also generally worse at recalling lists of words read to them, forgetting or
fumbling the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less.
12.The text is most probably a . ( )
A.news report
B.research report
C.story for soccer players
D.text for doctors
13.What can help us find the structural changes in the brain ( )
A.Computerized test. B.Questionnaire.
C.Scanning. D.M.R.I. technique.
14.From the text we can conclude that frequent heading may have . ( )
A.important effect on brain
B.little effect on one’s brain
C.nothing to do with the brain injury
D.one’s memory improved
15.The underlined word “fumbling” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
“ ”. ( )
A.remembering B.misunderstanding
C.recalling D.missing
第二节 七选五
What is your favourite colour Do you like yellow, orange, red 16.
Do you prefer greys and blues Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would
rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist (悲观主义者). At least, this is what
psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously
studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on
human beings. 17. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you
opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
18. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more
relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest
winter day. 19. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used
to be the scene of more suicides (自杀) than any other bridge in the area—until it was
repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it
would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
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20. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder,
and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or
grey.
A.On the other hand, black is depressing.
B.They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as
grow up—we are born with our preference.
C.The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.
D.If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观主义者), a leader, an active person
who enjoys life, people and excitement.
E.Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.
F.Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.
G.Colours do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it.
第二部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空（每题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项。
Right now I‘m the age my parents were when they had the third baby. Unlike
them, I don‘t have any kids to feed, I don’t have a mortgage to pay, and luckily I have
a higher income. In an outsider‘s opinion, I should be very 21 , but in fact I’m
not. Here‘s why.
Money is always a 22 thing. You think that by having it you’ll be happy.
Once you start making some and 23 it‘s not making you happy, you think
maybe it’s because you don‘t have enough. So you exchange your 24 for money,
sometimes working at a job you don’t even like to make more 25 . As time goes
on, you realize you‘ve been spending more and more time at 26 .You fail to keep
a(n) 27 between work and family. Friends wonder why you don’t 28
them anymore. As you get a higher position, you feel more 29 than you did
before. You find you don‘t 30 so well anymore. As a result, your health begins
to fail. Also, the cost of keeping up with a higher quality of life is starting to 31
and you’re not making as much as you 32 you would be. At the same time, you
are worried about 33 the few friends you have because you‘re earning more
money than they are. Workmates think you earn very much and that you must be
happy. If only that were 34 .
Only you can 35 your happiness; money can’t buy that for you.
( )21.A.happy B.confident C.grateful D.independent
( )22.A.poor B.funny C.necessary D.good
( )23.A.realize B.announce C.imagine D.hope
( )24.A.power B.place C.time D.mood
( )25.A.moves B.efforts C.money D.progress
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( )26.A.home B.peace C.ease D.work
( )27.A.connection B.agreement C.balance D.difference
( )28.A.welcome B.like C.call D.believe
( )29.A.stressed B.important C.successful D.fearful
( 30.A.prepare B.sleep C.understand D.learn
( )31.A.slow down B.hold on C.come about D.add up
( )32.A.thought B.promised C.knew D.asked
( )33.A.consulting B.meeting C.shocking D.losing
( )34.A.useful B.true C.normal D.popular
( )35.A.gather B.control C.limit D.express
第二节 语法填空(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。
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how
difficult36. was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. Her
wish this year was37. she could easily buy a special one to please him, just
like her mother, who35. (delight) several times before by the gifts for her.
Besides,39. (shop) at this time of the year was not a pleasant experience:
people stepped on your feet or40. (push) you with their elbows (肘部),
hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter41. some attractive ties were on
display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.”
But Jane knew from past experience that her42. (choose) of ties hardly ever
pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of43. (man) had gathered. She found
some good quality pipes on sale. She did not hesitate for long: she knew that this was
a pleasant gift.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her
parents were already44. table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your
father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane45. (inform).
第三部分 写作
第一节（满分 15 分）
假定你是李华,你的美国朋友 Kate 发来邮件说她数学学得不好,产生了厌学情绪。
请你给她回一封电子邮件开导她。要点如下:
1.表示理解并给予安慰;
2.提出合理的建议。
注意:
1.写作词数应为 80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分）
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。
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A few years ago I worked in an international company that sold computer
devices. I had to travel a lot over the country as a part of my work. I remember that I
was at a stage of my life where I only cared about how to make more money.
On one of my trips, I came to the airport to take a bus to downtown as usual. It
was the same routine: get into the city, take the bus to the hotel, visit the customer,
work late, take the bus back to the airport and fly back...That day, for some reasons, I
decided to take the stairs down to a different exit, where I came across a beautiful
garden I had never seen before. I waited there, enjoying the scenery. Finally the bus
came.
Usually I took the seat behind the driver. That day I sat down somewhere in the
middle. A boy was seated next to me, carrying a lot of suitcases. Suddenly, he turned
to me and gave me one of the most sincere smiles I had ever seen from a stranger.
Warmly, he said, “Hi, the perfect day in the perfect place, huh ”
I remember thinking to myself—this must be one of those typical people who is
young and naive and just thinks everything is beautiful and easy. Why was he
annoying me when I just wanted to enjoy the bus ride But out of politeness, I replied,
“Perfect! Did your parents pay for you to have some vacations on the beach ” “No,
I’m not here for vacation, and I don‘t have parents,” He shook his head, “I‘m here
because I want to achieve my biggest dream. I’m on the way to the army school
where my grandfather studied a long time ago.”
注意:
1.续写词数应为 150 左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
“I lost my dad 10 years ago, and then my mom married again. My stepfather threw me
out of the house.
He smiled and told me that for 10 years, he had only one thing on his mind: to join the
army school like his grandfather.
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