江西省宜春市宜丰中学2023-2024学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题（含答案）
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2023-2024（下）高二开学考英语试卷
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）
1. When does the conversation take place
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Co-workers. C. Salesman and customer.
3. What is the man doing
A. Asking the woman for help. B. Looking for his calculator.
C. Giving advice to the woman.
4. How much will the woman pay for the games
A. $1,600. B. $3,500. C. $4,000.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The computer software. B. A new computer. C. A genius.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What happened to the girl
A. She fell down. B. She missed the class. C. She dropped her books.
7. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a classroom. B. In a hallway. C. In a bookstore.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Who invited the woman to the party
A. Her cousin. B. The man. C. Her classmate.
9. What does the man think of the music
A. Enjoyable. B. Boring. C. Noisy.
10. What will the speakers do next
A. Go to dance. B. Go swimming. C. Go on chatting.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Why won’t the man buy an evening dress for his wife
A. It’s too expensive. B. She has already got a lot.
C. He doesn’t know if she’ll like it.
12. What does the man think of the jewelry
A. Unique. B. Beautiful. C. Fashionable.
13. What do we know about the man
A. He wants to buy his wife a birthday gift. B. He will go to Paris on Christmas.
C. He will pay by cheque.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. What does the man have to do before the movie
A. Check if it’s playing. B. Finish his report. C. Have dinner.
15. What kind of movie will the speakers watch
A. A thriller. B. A comedy. C. A science fiction.
16. Which movie will the speakers watch
A. The 6:00 pm one. B. The 6:30 pm one. C. The 7:00 pm one.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. How did the speaker get to London
A. By air. B. By coach. C. By train.
18. Why did the speaker accept the young man’s offer
A. He was so warm-hearted. B. He looked like a good guy.
C. He charged less than other drivers.
19. How did the speaker feel on the way to the hotel
A. Nervous. B. Upset. C. Fortunate.
20. What did the young man do in the end
A. He drove away the speaker’s luggage. B. He found a cheap hotel for the speaker.
C. He waited outside the hotel for a long time.
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)
A
Four new books to read
The books that are included in this list can meet your reading needs at any time of year.
Nobody Will Tell You This but Me
Bess Kalb
In this book, the author shares the advice her beloved grandmother Bobby left her. Bobby was a powerful woman who should never be underestimated, and she was very knowledgeable about the family’s traditions and secrets. The book proves that family bonds can endure through generations and beyond death.
We Came Here to Shine
Susie Orman Schnall
We Came Here to Shine focuses on the strong female friendship between an aspiring journalist and an unlucky actress at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Leaning on each other, these two ambitious women struggled against adversity (困境) at a time when women had little say.
A Star Is Bored
Byron Lane
Favored by television star Jonathan Van Ness, this novel is partly based on the author’s experiences as the former personal assistant to Carrie Fisher, a legendary American actress. The book follows Charlie Besson, the new assistant to the Hollywood icon, Kathi Kannon. Their three-year journey together is an unforgettable adventure that is funny, heartbreaking, and hopeful.
Fast Girls
Elise Hooper
The story in Fast Girls took place during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where Betty Robinson, Louise Stokes, and Helen Stephens overcame difficult pasts to attain Olympic glory as the world’s fastest female athletes. Beyond the athletic journey, they also aimed to challenge the social standards of what females can achieve.
21. Who is the character in Bess Kalb’s book
A. Bobby. B. Susie Orman Schnall. C. Carrie Fisher. D. Betty Robinson.
22. What kind of book is A Star Is Bored
A. A biography. B. An industry report.
C. A real-life based novel. D. A fictional adventure story.
23. Which of the following books will you choose if you are interested in sports
A. We Came Here to Shine B. Nobody Will Tell You This but Me
C. A Star Is Bored D. Fast Girls
B
Aron Ralston was a pretty normal guy, but he always had an extremely adventurous desire to travel and see the world. During his childhood, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, a place offering many opportunities to climb mountains, explore, and eventually become the adventurer he’d always wanted to be. Back in 2003, Ralston was climbing in the remote, mountainous area of Southwestern Utah, when the unthinkable happened: Aron got stuck in a crevice (裂缝) in the rocks and pinned by a big stone that weighed over 360 kilograms. The weight of the rock crushed his arm, and he was pinned by it. Aron took photos of his bad situation (which was going to get a lot worse), hoping rescue teams (救援队) would know where he was and came to remove the rock so that he could get out and home safe.
But rescuers never came. Aron waited for them for days till he lost his hope. He knew he had to do something. He was 18 meters above the floor of the valley where he was pinned in, and he had a pocketknife. He made what must have been one of the most difficult decisions of his life: to cut his own arm in order to survive. Aron cut the lower part of his arm off, having to wrench (扭动) his forearm against the big stone to break the bones, and then got himself down to the bottom of the valley, where he would begin to walk and search for help. Luckily, help arrived in the form of a helicopter (直升机) that spotted him, covered in blood. Aron had tied off the wound to keep himself from bleeding to death pretty successfully and would eventually make it out alive.
Ralston went on to become an inspiring speaker and continued to travel and climb mountains—he didn’t let an incident that forced him to cut his own arm off, stop him from doing what he really loved.
24. What can be inferred about Aron’s getting stuck
A. It was unavoidable. B. It resulted from his being lost.
C. It was unexpected. D. It was caused by a moving stone.
25. Why did Aron take photos of his bad situation
A. To send them to rescuers for help. B. To keep a record of his adventure.
C. To remind his friends of the danger. D. To tell the doctors about his wound.
26. What did he do to survive when no rescue was expected come
A. He waited for the rescue to come.
B. He cut the stone using his pocketknife.
C. He moved off the stone using all his might.
D. He cut his lower part of his arm and broke the bones.
27. What helped Aron Ralston survive
A. His cruelty and anger. B. His effort and bravery.
C. His talent and creativity. D. His calmness and determination.
C
In South Korea, students should pay for everything they learn in classes from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are introducing artificial intelligence in hiring and job seekers want to learn how to defeat the robots to get a job.
Many major South Korean companies like SK Innovation and Hyundai use AI in hiring, which generates classes for AI hiring booming fast. Career advisor Park Seong-jung is now offering a three-hour training course in handling recruitment, screening by computers, not people.
Preparing for such tests doesn’t necessarily involve simply memorizing answers. “Don’t force a smile with your lips,” Park Seong-jung told students looking for work in a recent session, one of many in which he said he has conducted for hundreds of people. “Smile with your eyes.”
One AI video system reviewed by Reuters asks candidates to introduce themselves, during which it spots and counts facial expressions including “fear” and “joy” and analyses word choices. It then asks questions that can be tough: “You are on a business trip with your boss and you spot him using the company credit card to buy himself a gift. What will you say ”
Kim Seok-wu, a 22-year-old senior at a top university, recently failed to get beyond an AI interview for a management position at a retail company. “I think I will feel hopeless if all companies go AI for hiring,” Kim said. “The AI interview is too new, so job hunters don’t know what to prepare for and any preparations seem meaningless since AI will read our faces if we make something up.”
28. Why do students in South Korea pay to study courses like AI hiring
A. They want to be more competitive when faced with AI interview.
B. Big companies are in favor of it and want them to beat the androids.
C. They want to learn some AI knowledge and learn how to smile before AI.
D. AI can analyze their facial expressions and help to prepare for the interviews.
29. How does AI interview the job applicants according to the test
A. By making a self introduction and answering some questions.
B. By asking interviewees how to deal with the boss’s asking for a gift.
C. By looking at what words the interviewees use when answering difficult questions.
D. By demanding an introduction, observing facial expressions and asking challenging questions.
30. What may be the job seekers’ attitude towards the AI in hiring
A. Supportive. B. Disapproving. C. Uncaring. D. Contradictory.
31. What is the style of the text
A. A news report. B. A job interview.
C. Scientific paper. D. A job-seeking lecture.
D
Lay eggs and make noises — that’s it Anyone involved in chicken farming knows that the animals are capable of much more. Researchers have found evidence that roosters (公鸡) could recognize themselves in a mirror. Whether this is successful, however, depends on the experimental contexts.
Whether animals can recognize themselves and thus have self-awareness is one of the central questions in behavioral research. The mark test, a classic test for self-recognition came to the scientists. In the test, if an animal stands in front of a mirror and begins to explore the colored mark placed on its body, this is considered proof that it recognizes its reflection as itself.
“However, our goal was to conduct the mirror test in an environment that is better adapted to the ecologically relevant behavior of the roosters,” says Sonja, a researcher from the University of Bonn. She came up with the idea of using a natural behavior of roosters for the experiment.
Initially, the researchers set up a test area and placed a net to separate two compartments (隔间), through which the roosters could see each other. Then a picture of a fox was placed onto the ceiling of one compartment. Faced with the predator, the roosters let out 77 alarm calls in the presence of a partner, but only 17 when they were alone. The result shows that most roosters, faced with a fox, do alarm partners, which is the perfect illustration of the animals’ self-awareness. The next step was to place a mirror between the two compartments instead of the net. In all, only 25 alarm calls were let out. “The result indicates that the roosters don’t mistake their reflection for a partner, and possibly recognize themselves in their mirror image,” says Sonja.
For comparison, the team also performed the classic mark test. Here, the roosters didn’t recognize themselves in the mirror. The research team sees clear evidence that the classic mirror-mark test produces more reliable results when the behavior of the particular species is included in an ecologically relevant context. “In the classic situation, a rooster may not show self-recognition,” says Sonja. “But when a fox threatens him, it becomes clear that his reflection is not another rooster, but himself.” Further research on animals’ self-awareness is needed so as to better understand animal rights and animal welfare.
32. What is the purpose of the mark test
A. To explain why animals show certain behavior.
B. To discover what behavioral research focuses on.
C. To tell whether animals can identify their mirror image.
D. To reveal how animals get used to the natural environment.
33. What does the underlined word “predator” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Enemy. B. Partner. C. Researcher. D. Reflection.
34. Why did the researchers add a mirror in the second step
A. To present the experiment result. B. To change the experimental condition.
C. To replace the experiment subject. D. To simplify the experimental process.
35. What is the passage mainly about
A. Animal behavior draws researchers’ attention.
B. Animal welfare deserves more human efforts.
C. Roosters’ self-recognition works in classic mark tests.
D. Roosters’ self-awareness improves in threatening contexts.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分)
Secrets of Great Savers
Wondering how to save more money but have no idea where to cut 36 They can make your money go further and help you live a more financially secure(保障的) life. You can form a “hand-me-down” club. Since kids grow so fast, their clothes quickly become unwearable even though they still look nice. 37 Instead of making your local kids’ clothing store rich, organise a club of parents from your child’s school or daycare to exchange hand-me-down clothing.
38 Always buy the same colour and style of socks for your child—preferably white, since you can bleach(漂白) them when they are stained. Since socks always disappear, when you lose one of a pair, you can pair it up with another, because they are all the same.
It is a good idea to take a job for a discount. If you are looking for apart-time job, fill out applications at shops where you often do your shopping. 39 If you have teenagers in your home who are ready for a job, encourage them to work at your family’s favourite stores with employee discounts too. Not only will you benefit from the discount but you will also gain access to a new world of inside information on upcoming sales!
Why not help your friend move Always help friends pack their belongings and load the truck when they are moving. When people are loading their households into boxes, they usually find items that they no longer need or do not want to pack or unpack. As a result, you can bring home hundreds of pounds worth of frozen food, tableware, books, toys, furniture(家具) and other household items. 40
A. Get socks of one colour.
B. Bleach socks to whiten them.
C. We share four secrets of super savers here.
D. So, parents buy a lot of new clothes to meet the need.
E. Best of all they will still think you’ve done them a favour.
F. For example, clothing shops may give their employees a discount.
G. Once they do a favor, your problem will probably be solved very quickly.
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)
I used to think my life was perfect. My mom had her dream job and a beautiful office and I had my own room with a computer and a garden to 41 . But one Sunday, everything changed. A hurricane 42 our neighborhood while we were visiting my grandparents in Raleigh. Our kitchen was destroyed, and our clean and comfortable home was in ruins.
But something 43 happened. Our neighbors, the Flores family, came to our aid. They helped clear 44 pieces and offered us a place to stay. Their 45 was most impressive. We had never 46 spoken to them before, but they 47 their home to us and made us feel like family.
We started a new 48 of having weekend dinner together. We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us, and our 49 were filled with laughter and delicious food. It was a beautiful thing to see our 50 come together in the wake of a disaster.
I 51 knew Rosica, their daughter, before the hurricane. But she quickly became my 52 . She had a gift for storytelling and our evenings together were filled with adventure and laughter.
Looking back, I realize that the hurricane 53 unexpected benefit. It brought us closer to our neighbors and 54 our lives in ways we never could have imagined. Sometimes, it takes a(n) 55 to bring out the best in people.
41. A. tend to B. worry about C. dream of D. deal with
42. A. visited B. skipped C. approached D. swept
43. A. visible B. unexpected C. impossible D. unlucky
44. A. invisible B. hidden C. broken D. useful
45. A. belief B. request C. wealth D. kindness
46. A. really B. carefully C. naturally D. clearly
47. A. sold B. rented C. showed D. opened
48. A. business B. project C. tradition D. life
49. A. reunions B. gatherings C. journeys D. memories
50. A. family B. volunteers C. community D. supporters
51. A. soon B. never C. already D. also
52. A. sister B. friend C. student D. classmate
53. A. brought about B. resulted from C. made up for D. got away with
54. A. saved B. controlled C. enriched D. recorded
55. A. instant B. effort C. party D. disaster
第二节(共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
Su Bingtian of China set a new Asian record when he clocked 9. 83 seconds in the men's 100-meter sprint（短跑）semifinal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Though he only ranked sixth in the final, he recorded a 56 （respect）9.98 seconds—0.18 seconds behind the winner Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy.
Besides 57 （set）the shortest time record for Asia, Su is also the first Chinese 58 （make）it to the men's 100-meter Olympic final. He has done remarkably well. Considering that at 32, he is much older than his 59 （competitor）who are mostly in 60 （they）20s or even younger. Also, his 172 centimeter height is not 61 one would call a dream height for a sprinter.
The spirit and motto of Olympics inspired Su 62 （true）, who continued even though most of his teammates retire by the time they turn 28. Su and other athletes are further proof of China's arrival in sports. When Chinese athlete Liu Changchun participated in the men's 100-meter and 200-meter events at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, the entire Chinese team 63 （consist）of just 6 persons, and Liu had to rely 64 donation from local Chinese-Americans to pay for his return fare.
For the moment, the days have passed when China was 65 extremely weak sports country, and we hope Chinese sportsmen realize more glorious achievements in the days to come.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分）
为了给同学们减压，你校陶艺社团（Pottery Club)拟于下周六举办一场以“春天”为主题的陶艺创作比赛，请你代表校陶艺社团用英语写一则通知，刊登在校学生英语报上，内容包括：
活动目的；2. 活动的时间和地点；3. 报名方式（邮箱：potteryclub@).
注意：
写作词数应为80左右；2. 题目和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Notice
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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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Last Sunday morning, my parents and I were going on a vacation in Sydney, where my grandparents lived, to celebrate my birthday. Actually, celebrating my birthday in my grandparents’ home had been a family tradition. As a result, their neighbors, warm-hearted and friendly, were familiar with me. Sometimes, they even came to the house and brought me birthday gifts in person.
We took the subway there as usual. When we got off the subway, I found I had lost my bag. The bag was memorable to me because it was given by my parents when I became a senior high school student. It also had some valuable items inside, including an expensive watch, a birthday gift from my grandparents.
I couldn’t help but cry because the bag meant so much to me. “What’s the matter, Lily ” my mom asked. I told her that I might leave the bag on the subway. Hearing that, she comforted me and said, “We have plenty of time. Let’s talk to the staff.”
Instantly, my parents reported the situation to the staff at the subway station. A kind worker smiled to me and said, “If someone found it, they would hand it in.” He asked us to wait patiently for a while, and then he called for help. After half an hour, the worker didn’t give us any information. I started to become anxious and lose hope. My father said, “No news is good news.” However, the worker finally apologized to us and let us await the information on the recovery of the missing bag at home. We had to go to my grandparents’ house first.
In the afternoon, while I, together with my grandparents and my father, was preparing for a birthday party, I heard my mother talking to someone on the phone about my lost bag. My heart was beating violently, and I was expecting something extraordinary to happen. Sure enough, my mother got me to answer the phone, “Good news, Lily. The call is just for you, from the kind worker. He said a girl called Beatrice had sent the bag back.” I felt amazed that the girl’s name is the same as my friend’s in Sydney.
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。
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subway station came from it.
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We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door.
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2023-2024（下）高二开学考英语答案
1．B 2．B 3．A 4．A 5．A 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．A 10．C
11．C 12．B 13．C 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．C 18．B 19．C 20．A
21．A 22．C 23．D 24．C 25．A 26．D 27．D
28．A 29．D 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．A 34．B 35．D
36．C 37．D 38．A 39．F 40．E
41．A 42．D 43．B 44．C 45．D 46．A 47．D 48．C 49．B 50．C 51．B 52．B 53．A 54．C 55．D
第三部分 语法填空
56．respectable 57．setting 58．to make 59．competitors 60．their 61．what 62．truly 63．consisted 64．on 65．an
Notice
In order to relieve the pressure of the students , our school Pottery Club will hold a pottery creation competition with the theme of “ spring”in the school hall next Saturday. I ' m more than delighted to tell you the news .
As scheduled , the activity will start with the presentation made by our instructor Mr . Wang who will be the judge of the competition . If you are interested in the contest, you can send an e - mail to potteryclub @ to register online or ask for detailed information .
Welcome to register and participate .
Pottery Club
第二节 读后续写
【答案】
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subway station came from it. He explained to me that, the kind girl, Beatrice, had picked up my bag on the subway and that she was sorry for not notifying the Lost and Found office in time. I felt infinitely grateful to him and the girl. When I hung up the phone, I circled with excitement. When my father soon fetched the bag, the birthday dinner was ready, and our family was seated at the desk, where we ate, talking and laughing. After dinner, we began to dance to the music. The house was full of harmony and warmth.
We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door. Grandma stopped dancing and went to open the door. She said “It must be a neighbor who wants to give you a gift, Lily.” In a moment, a beautiful girl entered the house with a bunch of flowers. “Happy birthday, Lily.” said she, my best friend, Beatrice. I warmly welcomed her. When she saw the bag on the sofa, she screamed, “The bag looks like the one I picked up this morning.” We confirmed it and thought it was a coincidence. I said with gratitude, “Thanks, Beatrice. Kindness is always around us.”
2023-2024（下）高二开学考英语答案
1．B 2．B 3．A 4．A 5．A 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．A 10．C
11．C 12．B 13．C 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．C 18．B 19．C 20．A
21．A 22．C 23．D 24．C 25．A 26．D 27．D
28．A 29．D 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．A 34．B 35．D
36．C 37．D 38．A 39．F 40．E
41．A 42．D 43．B 44．C 45．D 46．A 47．D 48．C 49．B 50．C 51．B 52．B 53．A 54．C 55．D
第三部分 语法填空
56．respectable 57．setting 58．to make 59．competitors 60．their 61．what 62．truly 63．consisted 64．on 65．an
Notice
In order to relieve the pressure of the students , our school Pottery Club will hold a pottery creation competition with the theme of “ spring”in the school hall next Saturday. I ' m more than delighted to tell you the news .
As scheduled , the activity will start with the presentation made by our instructor Mr . Wang who will be the judge of the competition . If you are interested in the contest, you can send an e - mail to potteryclub @ to register online or ask for detailed information .
Welcome to register and participate .
Pottery Club
第二节 读后续写
【答案】
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subway station came from it. He explained to me that, the kind girl, Beatrice, had picked up my bag on the subway and that she was sorry for not notifying the Lost and Found office in time. I felt infinitely grateful to him and the girl. When I hung up the phone, I circled with excitement. When my father soon fetched the bag, the birthday dinner was ready, and our family was seated at the desk, where we ate, talking and laughing. After dinner, we began to dance to the music. The house was full of harmony and warmth.
We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door. Grandma stopped dancing and went to open the door. She said “It must be a neighbor who wants to give you a gift, Lily.” In a moment, a beautiful girl entered the house with a bunch of flowers. “Happy birthday, Lily.” said she, my best friend, Beatrice. I warmly welcomed her. When she saw the bag on the sofa, she screamed, “The bag looks like the one I picked up this morning.” We confirmed it and thought it was a coincidence. I said with gratitude, “Thanks, Beatrice. Kindness is always around us.”
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）
1. When does the conversation take place
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Co-workers. C. Salesman and customer.
3. What is the man doing
A. Asking the woman for help. B. Looking for his calculator.
C. Giving advice to the woman.
4. How much will the woman pay for the games
A. $1,600. B. $3,500. C. $4,000.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The computer software. B. A new computer. C. A genius.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What happened to the girl
A. She fell down. B. She missed the class. C. She dropped her books.
7. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a classroom. B. In a hallway. C. In a bookstore.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Who invited the woman to the party
A. Her cousin. B. The man. C. Her classmate.
9. What does the man think of the music
A. Enjoyable. B. Boring. C. Noisy.
10. What will the speakers do next
A. Go to dance. B. Go swimming. C. Go on chatting.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Why won’t the man buy an evening dress for his wife
A. It’s too expensive. B. She has already got a lot.
C. He doesn’t know if she’ll like it.
12. What does the man think of the jewelry
A. Unique. B. Beautiful. C. Fashionable.
13. What do we know about the man
A. He wants to buy his wife a birthday gift. B. He will go to Paris on Christmas.
C. He will pay by cheque.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. What does the man have to do before the movie
A. Check if it’s playing. B. Finish his report. C. Have dinner.
15. What kind of movie will the speakers watch
A. A thriller. B. A comedy. C. A science fiction.
16. Which movie will the speakers watch
A. The 6:00 pm one. B. The 6:30 pm one. C. The 7:00 pm one.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. How did the speaker get to London
A. By air. B. By coach. C. By train.
18. Why did the speaker accept the young man’s offer
A. He was so warm-hearted. B. He looked like a good guy.
C. He charged less than other drivers.
19. How did the speaker feel on the way to the hotel
A. Nervous. B. Upset. C. Fortunate.
20. What did the young man do in the end
A. He drove away the speaker’s luggage. B. He found a cheap hotel for the speaker.
C. He waited outside the hotel for a long time.
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)
A
Four new books to read
The books that are included in this list can meet your reading needs at any time of year.
Nobody Will Tell You This but Me
Bess Kalb
In this book, the author shares the advice her beloved grandmother Bobby left her. Bobby was a powerful woman who should never be underestimated, and she was very knowledgeable about the family’s traditions and secrets. The book proves that family bonds can endure through generations and beyond death.
We Came Here to Shine
Susie Orman Schnall
We Came Here to Shine focuses on the strong female friendship between an aspiring journalist and an unlucky actress at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Leaning on each other, these two ambitious women struggled against adversity (困境) at a time when women had little say.
A Star Is Bored
Byron Lane
Favored by television star Jonathan Van Ness, this novel is partly based on the author’s experiences as the former personal assistant to Carrie Fisher, a legendary American actress. The book follows Charlie Besson, the new assistant to the Hollywood icon, Kathi Kannon. Their three-year journey together is an unforgettable adventure that is funny, heartbreaking, and hopeful.
Fast Girls
Elise Hooper
The story in Fast Girls took place during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where Betty Robinson, Louise Stokes, and Helen Stephens overcame difficult pasts to attain Olympic glory as the world’s fastest female athletes. Beyond the athletic journey, they also aimed to challenge the social standards of what females can achieve.
21. Who is the character in Bess Kalb’s book
A. Bobby. B. Susie Orman Schnall. C. Carrie Fisher. D. Betty Robinson.
22. What kind of book is A Star Is Bored
A. A biography. B. An industry report.
C. A real-life based novel. D. A fictional adventure story.
23. Which of the following books will you choose if you are interested in sports
A. We Came Here to Shine B. Nobody Will Tell You This but Me
C. A Star Is Bored D. Fast Girls
B
Aron Ralston was a pretty normal guy, but he always had an extremely adventurous desire to travel and see the world. During his childhood, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, a place offering many opportunities to climb mountains, explore, and eventually become the adventurer he’d always wanted to be. Back in 2003, Ralston was climbing in the remote, mountainous area of Southwestern Utah, when the unthinkable happened: Aron got stuck in a crevice (裂缝) in the rocks and pinned by a big stone that weighed over 360 kilograms. The weight of the rock crushed his arm, and he was pinned by it. Aron took photos of his bad situation (which was going to get a lot worse), hoping rescue teams (救援队) would know where he was and came to remove the rock so that he could get out and home safe.
But rescuers never came. Aron waited for them for days till he lost his hope. He knew he had to do something. He was 18 meters above the floor of the valley where he was pinned in, and he had a pocketknife. He made what must have been one of the most difficult decisions of his life: to cut his own arm in order to survive. Aron cut the lower part of his arm off, having to wrench (扭动) his forearm against the big stone to break the bones, and then got himself down to the bottom of the valley, where he would begin to walk and search for help. Luckily, help arrived in the form of a helicopter (直升机) that spotted him, covered in blood. Aron had tied off the wound to keep himself from bleeding to death pretty successfully and would eventually make it out alive.
Ralston went on to become an inspiring speaker and continued to travel and climb mountains—he didn’t let an incident that forced him to cut his own arm off, stop him from doing what he really loved.
24. What can be inferred about Aron’s getting stuck
A. It was unavoidable. B. It resulted from his being lost.
C. It was unexpected. D. It was caused by a moving stone.
25. Why did Aron take photos of his bad situation
A. To send them to rescuers for help. B. To keep a record of his adventure.
C. To remind his friends of the danger. D. To tell the doctors about his wound.
26. What did he do to survive when no rescue was expected come
A. He waited for the rescue to come.
B. He cut the stone using his pocketknife.
C. He moved off the stone using all his might.
D. He cut his lower part of his arm and broke the bones.
27. What helped Aron Ralston survive
A. His cruelty and anger. B. His effort and bravery.
C. His talent and creativity. D. His calmness and determination.
C
In South Korea, students should pay for everything they learn in classes from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are introducing artificial intelligence in hiring and job seekers want to learn how to defeat the robots to get a job.
Many major South Korean companies like SK Innovation and Hyundai use AI in hiring, which generates classes for AI hiring booming fast. Career advisor Park Seong-jung is now offering a three-hour training course in handling recruitment, screening by computers, not people.
Preparing for such tests doesn’t necessarily involve simply memorizing answers. “Don’t force a smile with your lips,” Park Seong-jung told students looking for work in a recent session, one of many in which he said he has conducted for hundreds of people. “Smile with your eyes.”
One AI video system reviewed by Reuters asks candidates to introduce themselves, during which it spots and counts facial expressions including “fear” and “joy” and analyses word choices. It then asks questions that can be tough: “You are on a business trip with your boss and you spot him using the company credit card to buy himself a gift. What will you say ”
Kim Seok-wu, a 22-year-old senior at a top university, recently failed to get beyond an AI interview for a management position at a retail company. “I think I will feel hopeless if all companies go AI for hiring,” Kim said. “The AI interview is too new, so job hunters don’t know what to prepare for and any preparations seem meaningless since AI will read our faces if we make something up.”
28. Why do students in South Korea pay to study courses like AI hiring
A. They want to be more competitive when faced with AI interview.
B. Big companies are in favor of it and want them to beat the androids.
C. They want to learn some AI knowledge and learn how to smile before AI.
D. AI can analyze their facial expressions and help to prepare for the interviews.
29. How does AI interview the job applicants according to the test
A. By making a self introduction and answering some questions.
B. By asking interviewees how to deal with the boss’s asking for a gift.
C. By looking at what words the interviewees use when answering difficult questions.
D. By demanding an introduction, observing facial expressions and asking challenging questions.
30. What may be the job seekers’ attitude towards the AI in hiring
A. Supportive. B. Disapproving. C. Uncaring. D. Contradictory.
31. What is the style of the text
A. A news report. B. A job interview.
C. Scientific paper. D. A job-seeking lecture.
D
Lay eggs and make noises — that’s it Anyone involved in chicken farming knows that the animals are capable of much more. Researchers have found evidence that roosters (公鸡) could recognize themselves in a mirror. Whether this is successful, however, depends on the experimental contexts.
Whether animals can recognize themselves and thus have self-awareness is one of the central questions in behavioral research. The mark test, a classic test for self-recognition came to the scientists. In the test, if an animal stands in front of a mirror and begins to explore the colored mark placed on its body, this is considered proof that it recognizes its reflection as itself.
“However, our goal was to conduct the mirror test in an environment that is better adapted to the ecologically relevant behavior of the roosters,” says Sonja, a researcher from the University of Bonn. She came up with the idea of using a natural behavior of roosters for the experiment.
Initially, the researchers set up a test area and placed a net to separate two compartments (隔间), through which the roosters could see each other. Then a picture of a fox was placed onto the ceiling of one compartment. Faced with the predator, the roosters let out 77 alarm calls in the presence of a partner, but only 17 when they were alone. The result shows that most roosters, faced with a fox, do alarm partners, which is the perfect illustration of the animals’ self-awareness. The next step was to place a mirror between the two compartments instead of the net. In all, only 25 alarm calls were let out. “The result indicates that the roosters don’t mistake their reflection for a partner, and possibly recognize themselves in their mirror image,” says Sonja.
For comparison, the team also performed the classic mark test. Here, the roosters didn’t recognize themselves in the mirror. The research team sees clear evidence that the classic mirror-mark test produces more reliable results when the behavior of the particular species is included in an ecologically relevant context. “In the classic situation, a rooster may not show self-recognition,” says Sonja. “But when a fox threatens him, it becomes clear that his reflection is not another rooster, but himself.” Further research on animals’ self-awareness is needed so as to better understand animal rights and animal welfare.
32. What is the purpose of the mark test
A. To explain why animals show certain behavior.
B. To discover what behavioral research focuses on.
C. To tell whether animals can identify their mirror image.
D. To reveal how animals get used to the natural environment.
33. What does the underlined word “predator” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Enemy. B. Partner. C. Researcher. D. Reflection.
34. Why did the researchers add a mirror in the second step
A. To present the experiment result. B. To change the experimental condition.
C. To replace the experiment subject. D. To simplify the experimental process.
35. What is the passage mainly about
A. Animal behavior draws researchers’ attention.
B. Animal welfare deserves more human efforts.
C. Roosters’ self-recognition works in classic mark tests.
D. Roosters’ self-awareness improves in threatening contexts.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分)
Secrets of Great Savers
Wondering how to save more money but have no idea where to cut 36 They can make your money go further and help you live a more financially secure(保障的) life. You can form a “hand-me-down” club. Since kids grow so fast, their clothes quickly become unwearable even though they still look nice. 37 Instead of making your local kids’ clothing store rich, organise a club of parents from your child’s school or daycare to exchange hand-me-down clothing.
38 Always buy the same colour and style of socks for your child—preferably white, since you can bleach(漂白) them when they are stained. Since socks always disappear, when you lose one of a pair, you can pair it up with another, because they are all the same.
It is a good idea to take a job for a discount. If you are looking for apart-time job, fill out applications at shops where you often do your shopping. 39 If you have teenagers in your home who are ready for a job, encourage them to work at your family’s favourite stores with employee discounts too. Not only will you benefit from the discount but you will also gain access to a new world of inside information on upcoming sales!
Why not help your friend move Always help friends pack their belongings and load the truck when they are moving. When people are loading their households into boxes, they usually find items that they no longer need or do not want to pack or unpack. As a result, you can bring home hundreds of pounds worth of frozen food, tableware, books, toys, furniture(家具) and other household items. 40
A. Get socks of one colour.
B. Bleach socks to whiten them.
C. We share four secrets of super savers here.
D. So, parents buy a lot of new clothes to meet the need.
E. Best of all they will still think you’ve done them a favour.
F. For example, clothing shops may give their employees a discount.
G. Once they do a favor, your problem will probably be solved very quickly.
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)
I used to think my life was perfect. My mom had her dream job and a beautiful office and I had my own room with a computer and a garden to 41 . But one Sunday, everything changed. A hurricane 42 our neighborhood while we were visiting my grandparents in Raleigh. Our kitchen was destroyed, and our clean and comfortable home was in ruins.
But something 43 happened. Our neighbors, the Flores family, came to our aid. They helped clear 44 pieces and offered us a place to stay. Their 45 was most impressive. We had never 46 spoken to them before, but they 47 their home to us and made us feel like family.
We started a new 48 of having weekend dinner together. We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us, and our 49 were filled with laughter and delicious food. It was a beautiful thing to see our 50 come together in the wake of a disaster.
I 51 knew Rosica, their daughter, before the hurricane. But she quickly became my 52 . She had a gift for storytelling and our evenings together were filled with adventure and laughter.
Looking back, I realize that the hurricane 53 unexpected benefit. It brought us closer to our neighbors and 54 our lives in ways we never could have imagined. Sometimes, it takes a(n) 55 to bring out the best in people.
41. A. tend to B. worry about C. dream of D. deal with
42. A. visited B. skipped C. approached D. swept
43. A. visible B. unexpected C. impossible D. unlucky
44. A. invisible B. hidden C. broken D. useful
45. A. belief B. request C. wealth D. kindness
46. A. really B. carefully C. naturally D. clearly
47. A. sold B. rented C. showed D. opened
48. A. business B. project C. tradition D. life
49. A. reunions B. gatherings C. journeys D. memories
50. A. family B. volunteers C. community D. supporters
51. A. soon B. never C. already D. also
52. A. sister B. friend C. student D. classmate
53. A. brought about B. resulted from C. made up for D. got away with
54. A. saved B. controlled C. enriched D. recorded
55. A. instant B. effort C. party D. disaster
第二节(共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
Su Bingtian of China set a new Asian record when he clocked 9. 83 seconds in the men's 100-meter sprint（短跑）semifinal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Though he only ranked sixth in the final, he recorded a 56 （respect）9.98 seconds—0.18 seconds behind the winner Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy.
Besides 57 （set）the shortest time record for Asia, Su is also the first Chinese 58 （make）it to the men's 100-meter Olympic final. He has done remarkably well. Considering that at 32, he is much older than his 59 （competitor）who are mostly in 60 （they）20s or even younger. Also, his 172 centimeter height is not 61 one would call a dream height for a sprinter.
The spirit and motto of Olympics inspired Su 62 （true）, who continued even though most of his teammates retire by the time they turn 28. Su and other athletes are further proof of China's arrival in sports. When Chinese athlete Liu Changchun participated in the men's 100-meter and 200-meter events at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, the entire Chinese team 63 （consist）of just 6 persons, and Liu had to rely 64 donation from local Chinese-Americans to pay for his return fare.
For the moment, the days have passed when China was 65 extremely weak sports country, and we hope Chinese sportsmen realize more glorious achievements in the days to come.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分）
为了给同学们减压，你校陶艺社团（Pottery Club)拟于下周六举办一场以“春天”为主题的陶艺创作比赛，请你代表校陶艺社团用英语写一则通知，刊登在校学生英语报上，内容包括：
活动目的；2. 活动的时间和地点；3. 报名方式（邮箱：potteryclub@).
注意：
写作词数应为80左右；2. 题目和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Last Sunday morning, my parents and I were going on a vacation in Sydney, where my grandparents lived, to celebrate my birthday. Actually, celebrating my birthday in my grandparents’ home had been a family tradition. As a result, their neighbors, warm-hearted and friendly, were familiar with me. Sometimes, they even came to the house and brought me birthday gifts in person.
We took the subway there as usual. When we got off the subway, I found I had lost my bag. The bag was memorable to me because it was given by my parents when I became a senior high school student. It also had some valuable items inside, including an expensive watch, a birthday gift from my grandparents.
I couldn’t help but cry because the bag meant so much to me. “What’s the matter, Lily ” my mom asked. I told her that I might leave the bag on the subway. Hearing that, she comforted me and said, “We have plenty of time. Let’s talk to the staff.”
Instantly, my parents reported the situation to the staff at the subway station. A kind worker smiled to me and said, “If someone found it, they would hand it in.” He asked us to wait patiently for a while, and then he called for help. After half an hour, the worker didn’t give us any information. I started to become anxious and lose hope. My father said, “No news is good news.” However, the worker finally apologized to us and let us await the information on the recovery of the missing bag at home. We had to go to my grandparents’ house first.
In the afternoon, while I, together with my grandparents and my father, was preparing for a birthday party, I heard my mother talking to someone on the phone about my lost bag. My heart was beating violently, and I was expecting something extraordinary to happen. Sure enough, my mother got me to answer the phone, “Good news, Lily. The call is just for you, from the kind worker. He said a girl called Beatrice had sent the bag back.” I felt amazed that the girl’s name is the same as my friend’s in Sydney.
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。
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subway station came from it.
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We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door.
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2023-2024（下）高二开学考英语答案
1．B 2．B 3．A 4．A 5．A 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．A 10．C
11．C 12．B 13．C 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．C 18．B 19．C 20．A
21．A 22．C 23．D 24．C 25．A 26．D 27．D
28．A 29．D 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．A 34．B 35．D
36．C 37．D 38．A 39．F 40．E
41．A 42．D 43．B 44．C 45．D 46．A 47．D 48．C 49．B 50．C 51．B 52．B 53．A 54．C 55．D
第三部分 语法填空
56．respectable 57．setting 58．to make 59．competitors 60．their 61．what 62．truly 63．consisted 64．on 65．an
Notice
In order to relieve the pressure of the students , our school Pottery Club will hold a pottery creation competition with the theme of “ spring”in the school hall next Saturday. I ' m more than delighted to tell you the news .
As scheduled , the activity will start with the presentation made by our instructor Mr . Wang who will be the judge of the competition . If you are interested in the contest, you can send an e - mail to potteryclub @ to register online or ask for detailed information .
Welcome to register and participate .
Pottery Club
第二节 读后续写
【答案】
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subway station came from it. He explained to me that, the kind girl, Beatrice, had picked up my bag on the subway and that she was sorry for not notifying the Lost and Found office in time. I felt infinitely grateful to him and the girl. When I hung up the phone, I circled with excitement. When my father soon fetched the bag, the birthday dinner was ready, and our family was seated at the desk, where we ate, talking and laughing. After dinner, we began to dance to the music. The house was full of harmony and warmth.
We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door. Grandma stopped dancing and went to open the door. She said “It must be a neighbor who wants to give you a gift, Lily.” In a moment, a beautiful girl entered the house with a bunch of flowers. “Happy birthday, Lily.” said she, my best friend, Beatrice. I warmly welcomed her. When she saw the bag on the sofa, she screamed, “The bag looks like the one I picked up this morning.” We confirmed it and thought it was a coincidence. I said with gratitude, “Thanks, Beatrice. Kindness is always around us.”
2023-2024（下）高二开学考英语答案
1．B 2．B 3．A 4．A 5．A 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．A 10．C
11．C 12．B 13．C 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．C 18．B 19．C 20．A
21．A 22．C 23．D 24．C 25．A 26．D 27．D
28．A 29．D 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．A 34．B 35．D
36．C 37．D 38．A 39．F 40．E
41．A 42．D 43．B 44．C 45．D 46．A 47．D 48．C 49．B 50．C 51．B 52．B 53．A 54．C 55．D
第三部分 语法填空
56．respectable 57．setting 58．to make 59．competitors 60．their 61．what 62．truly 63．consisted 64．on 65．an
Notice
In order to relieve the pressure of the students , our school Pottery Club will hold a pottery creation competition with the theme of “ spring”in the school hall next Saturday. I ' m more than delighted to tell you the news .
As scheduled , the activity will start with the presentation made by our instructor Mr . Wang who will be the judge of the competition . If you are interested in the contest, you can send an e - mail to potteryclub @ to register online or ask for detailed information .
Welcome to register and participate .
Pottery Club
第二节 读后续写
【答案】
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subway station came from it. He explained to me that, the kind girl, Beatrice, had picked up my bag on the subway and that she was sorry for not notifying the Lost and Found office in time. I felt infinitely grateful to him and the girl. When I hung up the phone, I circled with excitement. When my father soon fetched the bag, the birthday dinner was ready, and our family was seated at the desk, where we ate, talking and laughing. After dinner, we began to dance to the music. The house was full of harmony and warmth.
We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door. Grandma stopped dancing and went to open the door. She said “It must be a neighbor who wants to give you a gift, Lily.” In a moment, a beautiful girl entered the house with a bunch of flowers. “Happy birthday, Lily.” said she, my best friend, Beatrice. I warmly welcomed her. When she saw the bag on the sofa, she screamed, “The bag looks like the one I picked up this morning.” We confirmed it and thought it was a coincidence. I said with gratitude, “Thanks, Beatrice. Kindness is always around us.”
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