内蒙古自治区赤峰市红山区重点中学2023-2024学年高二下学期开学英语试题(无答案 无听力音频 无听力原文)

高二年级学期初测试 英语试卷
(考试时间: 120分钟 试卷满分: 150分)
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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. When is Grandpa’s birthday
A. On May 6. B. On May 7. C. On May 8.
2. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Attend classes. B. Hunt for a job. C. Stay at home.
3. Where will the man probably go for the holiday
A. Toronto. B. London. C. His hometown.
4. Where are the speakers
A. On an airplane. B. In a boat. C. On the ground.
5. What happened to Peter’s bike
A. A tree fell onto it. B. Someone stole it. C. It got broken.
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, 从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听下面一段较长对话, 回答以下小题。
6. Which bus goes to River Drive
A. No. 6. B. No. 14. C. No. 16.
7. What will the woman ask the bus driver about
A. The ticket price. B. Where to change buses. C. How to get change.
听下面一段较长对话, 回答以下小题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Father and daughter.
9. What may the weather be like today
A. Foggy and cold. B. Rainy and warm. C. Cloudy and windy.
听下面一段较长对话, 回答以下小题。
10. When will the man return
A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
11. What do we know about the man’s journey
A. He can enjoy a video program. B. Drinks are not allowed. C. A lunch will be served.
12. How much will the man pay for his tickets
A. $425. B. $815. C. $850.
听下面一段较长对话, 回答以下小题。
13. How long has the woman been in hospital
A. For one week. B. For ten days. C. For two weeks.
14. Where does the conversation take place
A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. In an office.
15. What’s the doctor’s suggestion for the woman
A. Having medical checks regularly. B. Coming to the hospital every day. C. Avoiding any physical exercise.
16. How does the woman sound
A. Grateful. B. Annoyed. C. Puzzled.
听下面一段独白, 回答以下小题。
17. What did Clara do during the Civil War
A. She joined the army. B. She helped the wounded. C. She urged people to stop the war.
18. Why did Clara lead a group after the Civil War
A. To collect money. B. To set up the Red Cross. C. To search for missing soldiers.
19. When did Clara return from Switzerland
A. In 1873. B. In 1881. C. In 1912.
20. How old was Clara when she started the American Red Cross
A. 52 years old. B. 60 years old. C. 91 years old.
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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Famous Movie Scene Locations
Kathmandu. Nepal
Ancient cities always provide a great back drop, as moviegoers are transported back in time to places that remain untouched by the outside world. In Doctor Strange. Benedict Cumberbatch plays a brilliant surgeon. Searching for a cure, he travels to a sacred place known as “Kamar Taj”. seeking the guidance of “The Ancient One”. With fantastic traditional architecture colourful street markets and sacred temples. Kathmandu was the perfect setting, as its rich history was juxtaposed (映射) against the amazing special effects used to transport actors across space and time.
Italy
The movie Angels and Demons is like a treasure map for history and travel lovers, with dozens of incredible (and real) places that tourists can easily find. After the great success of The Da Vinci Code, Tom Hanks returned as Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbologist trying to prevent an attack against The Vatican. Rome’s oldest and most famous sites receive all of the attention they deserve, including the Pantheon, the Sistene Chapel, St. Peter’s Square, the Basilica, the Piazza Navona and Trevi Fountain, to name just a few.
New Zealand
New Zealand got a huge tourism increase after The Lord of the Rings trilogy (三部曲) pushed it into the spotlight. Moviegoers were blown away by the film’s vast. unspoiled nature, amazing mountain ranges, and... Hobbit Holes. If you travel to Hobbiton, you can tour the set, see where famous scenes were filmed, stay overnight at the Green Dragon Inn and eat at The Shire’s Rest café.
Paris. France
Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, filmed almost entirely on the location features Owen Wilson as a struggling writer. In this film, every night at midnight Wilson is transported back to Paris in the 1920s, where he finds true inspiration, and true love.
21. Where will you go if you want to experience time travel
A. Kathmandu, Nepal. B. Italy. C. New Zealand. D. Paris, France.
22. What role did Tom Hanks play in the movie Angels and Demons
A. A surgeon. B. A writer. C. A symbologist. D. A travel lover.
23. Who stars the movie Midnight in Paris
A. Benedict Cumberbatch. B. Tom Hanks. C. Woody Allen. D. Owen Wilson.
B
During 20 years of working at his family’s supermarket, José Luis-Reig, known as Pep, never gave a thought to the world of academia (学术). It was only when visiting the classrooms of universities with his two teenage daughters that he suddenly felt himself at home among ‘the atmosphere of learning’.
After school Pep had intended to study biology but was called on to help run the family business instead. When he was at school, he developed a reputation for helping others and so was invited onto the local radio, where the presenter said. “You’re like a young psychologist (心理学家).”
Pep was no stranger to change. The family business had originally been a sawmill (锯木厂). But when Pep, then 27, was asked if he wanted to take over, he decided to change the mill into the town’s first supermarket.
One day in the shop, the radio presenter’s comment came back to him. After running the idea past his family, he applied to a university in Palma to study psychology and, aged 46, was accepted.
“I had to get used to being much older than the other students.” he says. “But I ended up helping the others because I’d had more life experience.” Pep came top of his year and impressed his tutors (导师) so much that he was offered a job researching and teaching. Now 52, and still in the job. He adds, “My only regret is not having done it earlier.”
The traditional view used to be that, while making changes in your youth was acceptable, you should then settle on a career and stick to it. But today record numbers of 50-and 60-somethings are choosing to take on new challenges. Job satisfaction becomes increasingly significant when you’ve only got a few miles on the clock.
24. Why did Pep determine to return to school at the age of 46
A. He was eager to help others.
B. He was tired of staying at the same job for so long.
C. He decided to earn a degree and make more money.
D. Accompanying his daughters to universities inspired him to lean.
25. What caused Pep to quit his dream of further studying
A. Failing to achieve excellent academic results.
B. Getting bored with the atmosphere of learning.
C. The desire to try his hand at the commercial market.
D. The request of taking over the family business from home.
26. How does Pep feel about his present situation
A. Dissatisfied. B. Appreciative. C. Doubtful. D. Confused.
27. What does the text intend to convey
A. Great hopes make great man. B. Do what you say, say what you do!
C. A brave attempt is half success. D. It’s never too late to fulfill your dream.
C
When you praise a dog, it’s listening to not just, the words you say but also how you say them. That might not be huge news to dog owners. But now researchers have explored this phenomenon by using an imaging machine to look inside the brains of 13 dogs as they listened to their owners’ voice.
The reward pathway in the dogs’ brains lit up when they heard both praising words and an approving intonation (语调)—but not when they heard random (随机的) words spoken in a praising tone or praising words spoken in a flat tone, according to the researchers.
“Dogs deal with both what we say and how we say it in a way which is amazingly similar to how humans do it,” says Attila Andics, a neuroscientist in Hungary. When dogs hear speech, he explains, they seem to separate the meaning of words from the intonation. Then the left hemisphere (半球) of the brain deals with meaning, while intonation is dealt with in the right hemisphere.
All the dogs in the study were willing volunteers and were trained not to move in the scanner (扫描器). The dogs could get up and leave the machine whenever they wanted. But it was clear to the dogs that their human companions loved it when they did this very easy task. “They were really happy to take part,” says Andics. “The difficulty of the training was that they can’t move more than 3 millimeters in any direction, otherwise we will have to throw out all of the data.”
He says most dog owners have experimented with trying to “trick” their dogs by saying nonsense words in a cheerful, happy tone of voice. “I think the big difference here is that they only heard us, and they didn’t see us,” says Andics, because the dogs were inside the machine. “Here, the only information they had was the speech signal. What we saw is that for praise to be dealt with as a reward, when there is no other supporting information, both word meaning and intonation have to fit.”
28. What is regarded as a reward by dogs according to the study
A. Praising words in a flat tone. B. Random words in a flat tone.
C. Praising words in a praising tone. D. Random words in a praising tone.
29. How do dogs deal with what they hear
A. Focus more on the meaning. B. Focus more on the intonation.
C. Use information from their peers. D. Use the two parts of the brain.
30. What is a hard part of the training in Andics’ opinion
A. Looking into the dogs’ brain activity. B. Training dogs to stay still in the machine.
C. Keeping dogs separated from their owners. D. Asking dogs to get up and leave the scanner.
31. Which of the following could be the best title for the text
A. Dogs Understand Tone and Meaning of Words B. Dogs Indeed Know How to Praise
C. Dogs Can Recognize Owners’ Voices D. Dogs Can Read Man’s Moods
D
In the coming decade, space agencies and private space companies like SpaceX are planning to build a base on the Moon and Mars. While scientists are already building rockets for the journey, for long-term human settlements on them, astronauts will need fuel to carry out daily tasks. Many have suggested hydrogen (氢). But a group of scientists is working on turning CO2 in the atmosphere into jet, fuel. As Mars is rich in CO2 and the lunar surface has a high concentration of CO2, it may be a feasible solution.
For now the team of scientists at the University of Oxford is focusing on making jet fuel for the aviation (航空) industry. As the aviation industry releases over 900 million tons of CO2 every year, to battle climate change, it is necessary to turn the tide. So far aviation scientists have tried to use other energy resources like electricity to fly. But such flights are limited to short distances. For long-distance flights, there is no alternative yet.
The concept of turning CO2 into jet fuel is not new. Previously, other similar methods had to rely on expensive catalysts (催化剂) like cobalt to speed up the chemical reaction. But what Oxford scientists suggest is adding a cheap iron-based catalyst and hydrogen to turn CO2 into liquid fuel. As the process would not require using fossil fuel, it will make the industry carbon neutral (碳中和的).
The scientists tested the new catalyst in a lab at 300°C and at 10 times the air pressure at sea level. The entire process took 20 hours and turned 38 percent of CO2 into new chemicals. About 48 percent of the chemicals were jet fuel hydrocarbon and the rest were other by-products that are used in the production of plastic.
Professor Peter Edwards, a lead scientist in the project, said the new method could be improved in two to three years to produce jet fuel in large quantities. “This is a really exciting, potentially revolutionary advance. Our vision is that the world can see that CO2 collected can be used as an energy carrier to enable sustainable aviation.”
32. Which word can best explain “feasible” underlined in paragraph 1
A. Unique. B. Practical. C. Time-tested. D. Quick.
33. What problem does the aviation industry face
A. It is suffering from a serious fuel shortage. B. The traditional jet fuel is much too expensive.
C. Climate change partly disturbs long-distance flights. D. Its alternative energy resources are not available now.
34. What do we know about the Oxford scientists’ method of fuel-making
A. It is green and cost-saving. B. It is complex and time-consuming.
C. It runs tests in natural environment. D. It starts with immediate chemical reaction.
35. What’s the purpose of the author
A. To attract people to explore the space. B. To inform us of a breakthrough in fuel research.
C. To warn us the dangers of climate change. D. To encourage us to work in the aviation industry.
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最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。
Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. 36 Yet language is not the only way to express our ideas and feelings. Body movement, eye contact, gesture, and facial expression are other forms of language we call nonverbal communication. 37 According to Social Anthropologist, Edward T. Hall, in a normal conversation between two persons, less than 15% of social meaning is transmitted by words.
Different cultures have different ways of using nonverbal communication and people have different gestures to convey their expressions. However, nonverbal communication, like traffic, is not random (随意的); it has a purpose. 38 Learning the different common rules of body language in different cultures is very useful for us to understand each other better.
People coming from the same culture share common understanding by using the same body language such as eye management, facial expressions, gestures, and body movements. 39 For example, “arms”, which are used little by Nordics during a conversation, are an important element in one’s communicative weaponry (武器) in Italy, Spain, and South America. 40 In these cultures, one should stand with feet pressed together and hands interlaced (交错) in front of the body. In cultures such as America, where you often stand with your feet shoulder-length apart, arms at your side, standing in this fashion might be interpreted as being shy and insecure.
A. Misuse of body language can be unpleasant.
B. And there are common rules to guide its flow.
C. Without language, culture would not be possible.
D. Body language makes up the largest part of our nonverbal communication.
E. But in different cultures nonverbal communication takes on different patterns.
F. If you’ re learning a new language, a great way is to watch movies and TV shows.
G. In Africa, standing in a too “open” fashion, means that your posture might be inappropriate.
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, 从每题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Experts say boredom is good for kids, which forces them to be creative, improves their imagination, and helps them discover new things. A (n) 41 in point is 12-year-old Luke Thrill from Dubuque, Iowa.
Luke was 42 of playing video games and riding his bike, so he decided to build a tree house in his backyard instead. He made money from mowing the lawn and 43 exchanged some services, such as gaining the help of an electrician 44 sweeping his garage. Luke also used spare materials from his grandmother’s house and other 45 materials from his neighbors for some of the windows and the door.
The 46-square-foot tree house cost $2,000 to build and 46 18 months. Inside there is a bed, a table and a mounted (安装好的) TV, and a lift can be easily 47 by stairway.
Although Luke did the 48 and learned how to do all the work, he had his father’s help throughout the project. Greg was very happy that his son learned to keep within a 49 and deal with grown-ups. 50 , he had some simple rules when Luke started the project 18 months ago: “You 51 the money. You build it. And you own it.”
Luke is now in love with building. He has a You Tube channel and hopes to 52 other kids to start building. 53 , he wants to build a bigger tiny house to live in, but for now, he 54 in his new home a few nights a week, does homework there, and uses it to take a 55 from his twin brother.
41. A. method B. explanation C. procedure D. case
42. A. tired B. fond C. confident D. guilty
43. A. thus B. even C. still D. anyhow
44. A. in exchange for B. in praise of C. in charge of D. in place of
45. A. recycled B. cheap C. new D. raw
46. A. spent B. took C. saved D. wasted
47. A. supported B. accessed C. held D. landed
48. A. research B. housework C. experiment D. discovery
49. A. credit B. business C. budget D. duty
50. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. However
51. A. borrow B. donate C. raise D. distribute
52. A. inspire B. press C. command D. warn
53. A. Luckily B. Eventually C. Frequently D. Strangely
54. A. brings out B. leaves out C. hangs out D. puts out
55. A. step B. risk C. chance D. break
第二节 (共10小题: 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容或所给单词的正确形式。
On July 19, 2013, a girl who was coming to 10 signed up on Weibo with the nickname (外号) “frog princess Gu Ailing”, 56. ________ she has posted some pictures of her skiing 57. ________ (compete). The nickname came from Gu’s first helmet when she started skiing, 58. ________ was green and had a crown (冠) and a pink hair pin on it, according to media reports. Gu first went into public view on June 6, 2019, when she 59. ________ (announce) on Weibo that she would represent Team China in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. In the same month, Gu changed her registered nationality from the US to China on the official website of the International Snow Federation (FIS). Due to the sensitivity on 60. ________ (change) nationality and lack of attention on winter sports, Gu did not attract much enthusiasm in the first place. Over the next two years, she won 12 gold 61. ________ (medal) for China. More and more people become familiar 62. ________ Gu, a girl who loves to eat dumplings and Peking roast duck, 63. ________ (particular) when they found out that Gu’s Putonghua with a Beijing accent is “more standard than my own”. And no one in China doubted 64. ________ (she) from a patriotic standpoint. Some have noticed that there’s 65. ________ “Chinese dragon” on Gu’s outfit to win the gold medal.
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假设你是李华, 你的英国朋友Smith热爱体育运动, 他写信向你了解你校体育运动开展的情况。请你给他回信, 内容包括:
1. 介绍学校体育课程及活动; 2. 推荐一项中国传统体育项目。
注意: 1. 词数80左右 (信的开头已给出, 不计入总词数);
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Smith,
Glad to receive your letter, in which you asked me about sports activities in our school.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (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, 使之构成一个完整的短文。
One day my grandfather gave me a gift—a piggy bank. It had an opening through which one could put money in, but the opening was not big enough to reach in and get the money out. The only way to get at the money was to break the piggy bank open. My grandfather explained that was the whole idea; the piggy bank would help save my money so that, at the end of the year, I might have enough for that bike I dreamt about. He asked if I would put some of the money he gave me into the piggy bank. I agreed immediately and promised that I wouldn’t break it open until I could afford my dream bike.
Whenever he gave me a little bit of money, he would say, “This is for spending. But you can save some and put it in the piggy bank if you want to save it up.” When he gave me larger amounts, it was clearly for saving in the piggy bank. For some time, this worked fine. I loved shaking the piggy bank and hearing the sound of the coins. As it became heavier, I grew more excited, dreaming about buying my new bike, and all the adventures I could have on it.
Whenever I wanted to take some money from the piggy bank to buy delicious ice-creams or beautiful pens, I would imagine riding my bike on the street, and thinking of that, my thoughts about ice-creams or pens went away. So for almost six months, I only put money into the piggy bank without taking any out. I thought I wouldn’t break my piggy bank for anything. But one day something unexpected happened. I saw a piece of news on the television that a serious earthquake had happened in a nearby province. As many houses were destroyed, a lot of children became homeless. Seeing their shabby clothes and crying faces, I was sleepless that night.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好;
Paragraph 1:
I knew I should do something.
Paragraph 2:
My grandfather was surprised by my behavior.