雷州市第二中学2023-2024学年高一下学期开学考试
英语
一、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共37.5分）
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
In the field of education technology, some apps might be getting too smart. There are more and more apps providing help for students.
PhotoMath
The new, seemingly magic app allows users to take pictures of a math problem, and then receive a step-by-step solution. It is now the number one free app on the App Store. A PhotoMath spokeswoman says educators have welcomed the app with positive reviews, but the software causes a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement. Why It is because students can use it to cheat when doing their math homework.
iHomework
Whether you’re a high school student or a college student, there’s one thing you’ve got for sure: a lot of homework. iHomework can help you keep track of all your homework. It can help you arrange it in a particular order according to types, or based on deadlines.
Homework Helper
Chinese Internet search company Baidu has launched an app called Homework Helper with which students can get answers to homework. Users post a picture or type their homework questions onto online forum (论坛), and those who answer the questions can win e-coins that can be used to buy devices like laptops. The app has logged 5 million downloads, much to the concern of many parents who argue that the students spend less time thinking about challenging problems.
WolframAlpha
WolframAlpha is similar to PhotoMath, but it focuses on older students studying high levels of math and doesn’t support photos. The service also produces step-by-step solutions to advanced topics, making it a popular tool for college students.
1.What is the public’s worry about the app PhotoMath
A.It can’t recognize pictures.
B.It doesn’t provide a step-by-step solution.
C.It makes cheating at homework more likely to happen.
D.It encourages students to use smartphones more frequently.
2.What can we learn about Homework Helper
A.It is thought highly of by teachers.
B.It is unpopular among Chinese students.
C.Many parents think it harmful to children’s study.
D.Answering questions on the app wastes students’ time.
3.Which app is the best choice if you want to deal with advanced math problems
A.PhotoMath. B.iHomework. C.Homework Helper. D.WolframAlpha.
B
My first visit to Angkor Wat (吴哥窟) was in 1980.The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces. Plants were growing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the yards.
Today, the temple is the scene of a busy repair program. A team of 15 Indian experts are organizing a workforce of 400 Cambodians, most of them women, who are cleaning, repairing and rebuilding parts of this temple.
As I walked through the yards, I noticed the Cambodian women devote hours to cleaning carefully a tiny area of stone. Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on. There are very few machines and little heavy equipment. Workers carry building materials in buckets at the end of long poles. Piles of stones lie in a corner of the yard, waiting to be replaced.
The work of cleaning the stones is watched over by three Indian chemists. It is a very slow task. First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.
Work starts every day at 7 am and goes on until late afternoon six days a week, with a break at midday.
Evening is the best time to visit the temple, after the tour groups have left. As the sun sinks lower, shadows spread across the yard. After sunset, the sky turns pink. The grey stone towers take on a golden color before turning pink. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place.
4.According to the author, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in the repair work
A.The women workers.
B.The Indian workers.
C.Machines.
D.Skilled workers.
5.The underlined sentence “the temple was deserted” probably means that .
A.there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state
B.the temple was built on a desert and nobody noticed it
C.the temple was very old with a long history
D.the temple was repaired by the Cambodians, most of whom were women
6.To clean the stone, how many steps should be followed
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.
7.Which work needs a lot of time to do
A.To get rid of certain types of plants.
B.To carry the building materials.
C.To replace the stones.
D.To clean the stones.
C
You can improve learning by handwriting your class notes. Although computer technology is often necessary today, using a pen or pencil activates more areas of your brain than a keyboard does. These are findings of a new study.
As digital devices (数码设备) have taken over society, “keyboard activity is now often suggested as a substitute (替代品) for early handwriting,” a new study notes. The idea is that typing may be easier for young children. “Some schools in Norway have become completely digital,” notes Audrey van der Meer, the new study’s leader. She believes that “young children should learn to write by hand successfully, and, at the same time, learn to manage a keyboard.”
Using a pen involves more of the brain than using a keyboard, the new findings show. This is because writing and printing involve complicated movements that activate more areas of the brain. The increased brain activity gives the brain more “hooks” to hang your memories on, Audrey explains.
Think about it. The same movement is required to type each letter on a keyboard. In contrast, when we write, our brain needs to think about the shape of each letter. We also need to use our eyes to watch what shapes we’re writing. And we need to control our hands to press a pen or pencil to shape different letters. All of this uses and connects more areas of the brain.
Along the way, these processes appear to “open the brain up for learning”, says Audrey. So learning through only one form—digital—could be harmful, she worries. She also points out that taking notes by hand encourages “visual notetaking”. Rather than typing blindly, the visual notetaker has to think about what is important to write down. Then, key words can be “interlinked by boxes, arrows, and supplemented by small drawings”.
8.Why does keyboard activity come first for children’s early handwriting
A.It can train their hands.
B.It may be easier to operate.
C.It has been adopted by many schools.
D.It helps them adapt to the digital society.
9.What does paragraph 4 intend to show
A.The disadvantages of keyboards.
B.Handwriting turns on parts of the brain.
C.Keyboards require people to “think more”.
D.The relationships between the brain and hands.
10.What can be inferred from Audrey s words in the last paragraph
A.We should learn in different ways.
B.Handwriting and drawing are similar.
C.We should challenge our brain to get smarter.
D.Handwriting can help remember new information.
11.What can be the best title for the text
A.Keyboards are not bad
B.How to read brain activity
C.Handwriting beats typing when taking notes
D.Differences between typing and handwriting
D
It’s hard to turn down hamburgers, french fries, potato chips and all of the other junk food that seem to call out to us. However, eating too much junk food can harm your body, particularly if you’re a teenager.
“Junk food shapes teenager’s brains in ways that damage their ability to think, learn and remember. It can also make it harder to control bad behaviors,” said Amy Reichelt, a brain and nutrition specialist at Western University, Canada. “It may even up a teen’s possibility of depression and anxiety.”
Reichelt and two other researchers reviewed more than 100 studies, including their own, about how poor food choices can impact teen’s brains. They found teens are more sensitive (敏感的) than any other age group to processed foods with a lot of fat and sugar as their brains are not yet fully formed.
Teenagers’ brains are still developing the ability to assess bad possibilities and control actions. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that tells us we shouldn’t eat chips all the time and helps us resist (抵制)that urge. However, this region is the last to mature (成熟)—it doesn’t fully develop until we are in our early 20s.
So, what’s the best way to say no to junk food Researchers suggest exercise. When we exercise, the brain’s reward system becomes less sensitive to food reminder. Exercise also causes the body to make a protein that helps brain cells grow and strengthens connections between the prefrontal cortex and other brain regions. The prefrontal cortex thus can work better to help us make wise decisions and control our impulses.
12.According to the text, junk food does the greatest harm to .
A.Preschoolers B.Teenagers
C.The middle-aged D.The elderly
13.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 2 refer to
A.Junk food. B.The brain.
C.The research. D.The ability.
14.What can be inferred from the text
A.Processed foods shouldn’t be allowed to produce.
B.Teenagers don’t understand the harm of junk food.
C.The prefrontal cortex can help us make wise decisions.
D.The prefrontal cortex develops fully in our late 20s.
15.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph
A.Where do our impulses come from
B.Why should we fight against junk food
C.What is the best way to strengthen our body
D.How does exercise work against junk food
二、七选五（每小题2.5分，共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。
Many people wake up in the morning not knowing what to do. They go on with their day without having a plan. When the day is over, they find that they finished nothing. 16. If you do not plan your day, then you would take longer time to achieve your goals. Follow the guidelines below to learn how to plan your day effectively:
17. Many people spend their day responding to people’s needs instead of theirs, so at the end they end up responding to people’s needs instead of their needs. Make sure you plan your day the night before, so you know what you are going to do that day to help you get closer to your goals and desires.
Make a to-do list. Plan what you are going to do every single hour and make sure you prioritize your list with the most important goals first and the least important goals last.18. Don’t waste your time with unimportant tasks.
Don’t forget to leave some time for yourself to think. You are going to work for 10 hours, for example, make sure you leave 2 hours for pondering and emergencies.19. Did you finish everything you wanted to do Was your day beneficial
We all have the same twenty four hours every single day. Use every hour to do something beneficial for you and for your life. 20.
A.Plan your day the night before.
B.Think about your goals every night.
C.Talk with your friends about your plan.
D.Concentrate on the important routine tasks.
E.At the end of the day reassess how your day went.
F.Planning your day is the most important skill that you learn to achieve your goals.
G.Don’t let your day go by with doing nothing to help you improve the quality of your life.
三 完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Michael Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of school. The other kids began to notice that he was wearing the ___21___ black pants and white T—shirt day after day. Then Todd became the target of tease (戏弄) and ___22___. But there was nothing Todd could do. His mother simply couldn’t ___23___ to buy him new clothes.
Two of kids laughing at him were Antwan Garrett and Kristopher Graham, a pair of freshman football players. But over time, they realized that their ___24___ words felt like bullying (欺凌) and seemed to be slowly breaking Todd’s ___25___. Something finally clicked.
“I felt like I need to do something,” Graham said to Garrett. So they ___26___ a plan. They went home and ___27___ through drawers and closets. The next day at school, they met Todd and asked him to come into the hall. Todd was ___28___ about being out by the larger boys.
“He wasn’t smiling or anything but I thought this was going to make him smile,” Graham said. They apologized for laughing at him. They then handed Todd a big ___29___. Inside were clean shirts and ___30___, as well as a brand—new pair of Nike sneakers. And Todd got much more than the clothing. He no long sits ___31___ at lunch. Now he eats with his new ___32___, Garret and Graham.
“___33___ the day Garrett and Graham called me into the ___34___,” he said, “That was the ___35___ day of my entire life, basically.”
21. A. very B. small C. large D. loose
22. A. care B. stop C. laughter D. help
23. A. afford B. determine C. refuse D. promise
24. A. angry B. empty C. hurtful D. plain
25. A. record B. spirit C. rule D. silence
26 A. turned down B. gave up C. focused on D. thought of
27 A. searched B. passed C. swept D. broke
28. A. curious B. enthusiastic C. amazed D. anxious
29. A. coat B. document C. bag D. bottle
30. A. balls B. shorts C. books D. gifts
31. A. still B. straight C. alone D. aside
32. A. friends B. roommates C. teammates D. relatives
33. A. Making B. Recalling C. Taking D. Forgetting
34. A. school B. classroom C. store D. hall
35. A. last B. best C. worst D. first
四、用所给单词的适当形式填空（每空2分，共10分）
36.The children went to bed early after the trip. (tire)
37.It is that he didn t pass the examination.(disappoint)
38.I’m not with his interpretation of this sentence. (satisfy)
39.So far I (make) quite a few friends here.
40.Look! The monkey (climb) the tree.
五、定语从句（每空3分，共15分）
用关系代词或关系副词填空。
41.The gentleman you met yesterday proved to be a thief.
42.After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town he grew up as a child.
43.Please take any seat is free.
44.He has written a book name I have forgotten.
45.Do you remember the years you lived in the countryside with your grandparents
六、语法填空(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。
Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was a man who had great ambition. When he was young he had a good friend ___46___ (name) Liu Kun. They had such a deep friendship ___47___ they stayed together every day and got up at the same time every morning.
One day, when they were sleeping. Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (鸡鸣) . He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about ___48___ (get) up to play swords (剑) as soon as we heard the rooster crowing from now on ” Liu Kun was still ___49___ (sleep) . But he agreed with him ___50___ (joyful) . From then on, they got up and played swords once the rooster began crowing. They kept their word and never gave up no matter ___51___ cold in winter or hot in summer. Hard work ___52___ (pay) off. After a long period of hard study and training, they finally became the all-rounder. And they both did excellent jobs to their country.
The idiom “to rise with the rooster” teaches us that with ambition and hard work, ___53___ (succeed) is possible. When we can discover our shortcomings ___54___ time, it is not too late to try. But if you are not willing ____55____ (work) hard, you will not be able to achieve a career after all.
七、基础写作（15分）
56.假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Steven来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你给他回信提出建议。
内容主要包括:
1.参加中文学习班;
2.看中文书刊和电视;
3.学唱中文歌曲;
4.交中国朋友。
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。高一英语下学期开学考答案
阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共37.5分）
1 C 2 C 3 D 4 C 5 A 6 B 7 D 8 B 9 B 10 D
11 C 12 B 13 A 14 C 15 D
七选五 （每小题2.5分，共12.5分）
16 F 17 A 18 D 19 E 20 G
三、完形
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. B
四、填空 36 tired 37 disappointing 38 satisfied 39 have made 40 is climbing
定语从句 41 that/who/whom 42 where 43 that 44 whose 45 when
六 语法填空
【答案】46. named 47. that 48. getting 49. sleepy 50. joyfully
51. how 52. paid 53. success 54. in 55. to work
七、 作文
Dear Steven,
I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
Here are my suggestions. First, it is important to take a Chinese course, as you will be able to learn from the teacher and practise with your classmates. Then, it also helps to watch TV programs and read books, newspapers and magazines in Chinese whenever possible. Besides, it should be a good idea to learn and sing Chinese songs because by doing so you’ll learn and remember Chinese words more easily. You can also make more Chinese friends. They will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese.
Try and write to me in Chinese next time.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
