广西南宁市第二十四中学2023-2024学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题（无答案）

南宁市第二十四中学2023——2024学年度下学期开学考试卷
高二英语
（考试时间：60分钟，满分：75分）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Built from 2011, Shanghai Disney Resort is the sixth Disneyland park in the world, and the first one on the Chinese mainland. Like other Disneyland parks, the one in Shanghai will have classic Disney characters and stories. But it will also have new attractions designed for Chinese people. It is open to the public now in 2016.
Enchanted Storybook Castle
Located at the heart of the theme park, the Enchanted Storybook Castle will be the tallest and largest Disney castle yet. Inside the castle, there are spaces for entertainment, dining and performance. There you can meet all the Disney princesses.
Treasure Cove
This is the first pirates-themed land in a Disney park. The land will have a major attraction, which is a high-technology boat ride attraction. The attraction will bring visitors along a pirate adventure. Are you ready to jump on the boat
Garden of the Twelve Friends
In almost every other Disneyland park around the world, there is a “Main Street, USA” at the entrance. But Shanghai Disneyland park is the first without that attraction. Instead, it has the Garden of the Twelve Friends. Each friend stands for one of the 12 animal signs using popular Disney characters.
Toy Story Hotel
Living experience is also fun inside the park. Toy Story Hotel features the characters of the film Toy Story. There are about 800 rooms for visitors to stay in. In the restaurant of the hotel, you may even see the characters walking around and take photos with them.
21. How many Disneyland parks can people visit in the world now
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
22. Which is the special attraction designed for Chinese people
A. Enchanted Storybook Castle. B. Garden of the Twelve Friends.
C. Treasure Cove. D. Toy Story Hotel.
23. What can you do in Toy Story Hotel
A. You can experience the pirates-themed activities.
B. You can see the characters of the film Toy Story.
C. You can enjoy entertainment, dining and performance.
D. You can meet twelve friends standing for the twelve animals.
B
When she was 2 years old, Blosberg’s dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious illness that disrupts the central nervous system — MS (多发性硬化症). But 13 years later, her eyes started moving around rapidly and uncontrollably and her skin became extremely sensitive. The symptoms she was experiencing felt “familiar” because they really looked a lot like the things that her dad was experiencing.
After Blosberg was officially diagnosed with MS in 2011, she realized she needed to connect with other teenagers who had MS and truly understood what she was going through. “I knew there had to be other kids out there, and I wanted to connect with them,” she says. Blosberg then decided to create a Facebook page for young people with MS and obtained the help of the National MS Society. “If you find anyone else young, let me know,” Blosberg recalls saying to the organization. “I want to talk to them. I want them to know that they’re not alone.”
MS is often considered “an adult illness”. Blosberg’s Facebook page was her way of bringing young people with MS together. But she decided to take things one step further by founding a nonprofit, the MS Monkey, that supports children and teenagers who have been diagnosed with the illness. Through it all, Blosberg says her entire family has been proud of her — especially her father. “He knows what it’s like to live with MS,” she shares. “He’s my role model, though. I grew up watching him live with MS and not let MS get in the way.”
24. What can we know about Blosberg
A. She had difficulty in her study. B. She was diagnosed with an illness.
C. She helped her dad out of trouble. D. She followed his father’s dream.
25. Why did Blosberg create a Facebook page
A. To advertise the National MS Society.
B. To record her experience to fight against MS.
C. To call for more volunteers like her father.
D. To connect more young people with MS.
26. Which of the following can best describe Blosberg
A. Outgoing and humorous. B. Open-minded and generous.
C. Warm-hearted and strong-willed. D. Determined and energetic.
27. What can be the best title for the text
A. No one has to fight alone B. A common illness
C. My dad and I D. A charity for treating MS
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Looking for a way to connect with nature but you're not sure how to when you live in the city Here are a few ways to live in harmony with nature and reduce your pressure.
Go on a wildlife walk.
There’s lots of urban wildlife for you to discover, so you can reach out to your city park departments to get some valuable information. 36 . A wildlife walk is one of the easiest ways to connect with nature because it helps you to realize that you're surrounded (围绕) by nature.
37 .
Nothing will make you feel as closely connected with the earth as walking without shoes on grass for a couple of minutes. This very direct connect ion with nature will make you realize that you're part of the huge world, helping you to relax and feel calmer.
Attract nature yourself.
One of the best ways to connect with nature is to make it come to you. 38 . You can also fill some tubs (盆) with flowers to attract butterflies. Create a friendly place for nature and you're sure to attract all kinds of beings passing close to your home.
Create a small garden.
Plants and flowers are part of nature as well and even the tiniest amount of space can be turned into a beautiful garden. If you’ve got a balcony (阳台) fill it with pots full of flowers. 39 . Imagine how satisfying it would be to share them with your friends and family.
Use these tips for connecting with nature and living a more comfortable lifestyle in a big city. 40 .
A. Have a walk in a park
B. Take off your shoes and walk barefoot (赤脚地)
C. You can grow your own vegetables on it as well
D. You can put a bird feeder (喂食器) on your balcony or by your window
E. Meantime, this is the best method of improving your health and well-being
F. They often offer guided walks to help you enjoy the natural beauty in your cities
G. It's a different way of experiencing nature helping you to enjoy it from a different viewpoint
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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Shortly after I graduated from junior high school, my mom frequently repeated, “Learn to 41 , and doors will open for you.” To her, it was a(n) 42 skill. So she bought me a typewriter. “Thanks, Mom, 43 I can’t type,” I said. “That’s going to change,” she answered. “Soon.”
“Soon” arrived just one week later, when we went to the Crown Business Institute which offered 44 in various office skills: My mom 45 me through the door. Inside, I saw some 46 typists showed amazing performances. I was as impressed as I was 47 that I would ever achieve such proficiency (熟练). Before my objection (反对), my mom had arranged me for six weeks of typing lessons.
As the lessons progressed, my mom made me 48 my typing skills over and over again. Meanwhile Mom also studied my typing practice book, memorized the keyboard and the 49 . She encouraged me when I 50 .
Mom was right. Many doors did open for me. I’ve become as 51 as those students I’d admired the first day I 52 arrived at Crown. My life would have been different if Mom had not 53 my learning to type. I mastered typing 54 , but the key to my success was my 55 who pushed me through one door, so future doors could open.
41. A. rest B. dance C. type D. sing
42. A. strange B. useless C. important D. unnecessary
43. A. but B. though C. because D. so
44. A. programs B. exams C. services D. classes
45. A. carried B. allowed C. pushed D. saw
46. A. skillful B. beautiful C. new D. lazy
47. A. proud B. glad C. skeptical D. afraid
48. A. share B. perform C. quit D. practice
49. A. systems B. lessons C. questions D. techniques
50. A. arrived B. struggled C. agreed D. refused
51. A. famous B. confident C. cautious D. excellent
52. A. unwillingly B. excitedly C. unexpectedly D. safely
53. A. praised B. stopped C. supported D. commented
54. A. right away B. at last C. of course D. as usual
55. A. relative B. mother C. coach D. friend
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
Young Chinese 56 (be) fighting against society through a simple act of resistance: lying down. Examples of the “tangping”, or “lying flat”, way of life include not getting married, not having children, and refusing to work extra hours or to hold a job at all. “I stay at home and sleep and watch television series.” said Zhang, who described herself as “lying flat” for the last two weeks 57 leaving her job in the film industry in Wuxi.
“Tangping” 58 (emerge) over the last few months. Some compare them to the 1950s Beat Generation in the United States. 59 (other) call their behavior a form of nonviolent resistance. “People realize there is no upward mobility,” said Yicheng Wang, a PhD student in political science at Boston University. The term developed after 60 April post on the Tieba forum, whose author, unemployed for the last two years, described a low-effort, low-cost lifestyle consisting of just a few months’ work out of the year.
“Lying flat is my movement,” he 61 (write), referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known for living in a large container. He posted a picture of himself lying in bed in the middle of the day with the curtains 62 (draw).
But as “tangping” gained 63 (popular), it also brought a level of dishonor. Nanfang Daily called the philosophy “shameful”. Global Times made light of it describing “lying flat” as “not a serious philosophy”.
For Zhang in Wuxi, lying flat is not about giving up or withdrawing from society. “Many people want to lie down because 996 is too 64 (tire), ” she said, referring to the constant hours common in tech industry, 65 the staff are expected to work from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. , six days a week. The philosophy is also about giving oneself a break.
第四部分 写作（满分15分）
第一节（满分15）
假如你是某中学学生Lily，你的英国笔友Peter对中国元宵节很感兴趣，请给你的英国朋友Peter写一封信，告知他元宵节相关活动。内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.活动内容：吃汤圆，赏灯，猜灯谜，舞龙舞狮(the dragon and lion dance)等；
3.期待他的到来。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
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Yours，
Lily