福建省莆田华侨中学2024-2025学年高二上学期开学英语试题（PDF版无答案，无听力音频及听力原文）

2024-2025 学年第一学期高二开学测试卷
英 语
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。
第 I卷 (选择题 共 85分)
第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分 30分)
第—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。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. What does the woman mean
A. Tom should listen to the doctor.
B. She has changed the coffee bean.
C. The coffee tastes rather bad.
2. What will Mary do next
A. Go for a walk. B. Read the newspaper. C. Finish her homework.
3. How does the woman probably feel now
A. Calm. B. Angry. C. Anxious.
4. Why does Lisa call Mike
A. To ask for help. B. To show her thanks. C. To borrow his computer.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The ways to keep fit.
B. The time for exercise.
C. The food the man hates.
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 A、B、
C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7题。
6. What’s Linda’s favourite sport now
A. Table tennis. B. Basketball. C. Volleyball.
7. What is the man
A. A novelist. B. A bookstore owner. C. A beach ball player.
听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。
8. What time is it now
A. 7:30 pm. B. 8:00 pm. C. 8:30 pm.
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9. Why is the woman unable to fly to New York tonight
A. The plane has a problem.
B. The weather is terrible.
C. She is late for boarding.
10. Where will the woman stay tonight
A. In the waiting hall. B. At her home. C. In a hotel.
听第 8段材料，回答第 11至 14题。
11. How will the speakers celebrate Jim’s birthday this year
A. By eating a big meal in a restaurant.
B. By having a party in a garden.
C. By playing games in a room.
12. What is the woman like
A. Honest. B. Changeable. C. Thoughtful.
13. What will the weather probably be like this Saturday
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Windy.
14. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Colleagues. B. Host and guest. C. Husband and wife.
听第 9段材料，回答第 15至 17题。
15. Which country do the speakers probably come from
A. China. B. France. C. America.
16. What does the woman suggest
A. Staying in the restaurant for a while.
B. Complaining about the bad food.
C. Talking about Western traditions.
17. What does the man think of the tip proposed by the woman
A. So low. B. Normal. C. Too high.
听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。
18. Which aspect of the house made the speaker’s father buy it
A. The size. B. The layout. C. The location.
19. What does the house have
A. Three floors. B. Two living rooms. C. Three big bathrooms.
20. What will the speaker do on the small piece of land behind the house
A. Study. B. Garden. C. Play tennis.
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分 40分)
第一节 (共 12小题；每小题 2.5分, 满分 30分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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A
Tully is a 13-year-old cat who recently met his new best friend, Ken Johnson.
Johnson, 72, describes their relationship as “love at first sight”. Both are seniors
looking for friends.
Creating this type of match is exactly what the Feline Urban Rescue and Rehab
(FURR) organization aims to do. They create the perfect situation for seniors that
have lots of love to give and cats that need it the most. The organization is run mostly
by volunteers and their services include helping seniors who want to adopt(收养) cats
but can hardly afford it.
Johnson was one of those people. He’s always been a cat lover and wanted to
adopt one, but his financial problem made it difficult. One day, Johnson came across a
notice from FURR that advertised the Seniors 4 Seniors program, which covers
medical bills and unexpected costs for cats that are adopted by seniors. He applied to
the program, got accepted and then the match with Tully was made! Johnson said,
“Tully has made me the happiest I’ve been in years. He’s my little partner, and we
have a great friendship.”
The organization has paired 11 senior citizens and cats to date, and hopes to
continue bringing joy to more people and cats by making more matches. The support
they give their seniors goes way beyond the financial aspect. Once cats are under
FURR’s care, they do not have to return to shelters if their owners are unable to care
for them for any reason.
Adopting pets greatly improves the pets’ quality of life. They now have a loving
home. One of the most beautiful things about the Seniors 4 Seniors program is that it
is clear to see how much better the seniors’ life is now too. Not only does pet
ownership reduce loneliness for the elderly, but it also helps improve their memory
and provides various emotional benefits.
21. What is the main task of FURR
A. To improve the services of the nursing home.
B. To raise money for animal protection programs.
C. To closely connect homeless cats with the elderly.
D. To provide more job opportunities for seniors.
22. What made Johnson achieve his wish
A. His experience in caring for animals.
B. The financial help from FURR.
C. The encouragement from his friends.
D. An improvement in his financial situation.
23. What is special about FURR
A. It provides free medical care for seniors.
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B. It develops cats’ ability to survive in the wild.
C. It teaches seniors to take care of themselves.
D. It offers long-term support to cats and their owners.
24. What can be known about the program from the last paragraph
A. It is beneficial to the parent-child relationship.
B. It helps more animals return to nature.
C. It attracts interest from young people.
D. It brings about a win-win result.
B
When a new product totally fails, companies typically try to move on as quickly
as possible and put all of their energies into developing fresh ideas that they hope will
catch on.
But the Museum of Failure never forgets. This traveling exhibition(展览), which
was first launched in Sweden in 2017, arrived in New York City in 2023. It is
designed by Samuel West, a psychologist who specializes in organizational science.
He hopes it will help normalize the concept of failure, which he sees as a good
learning opportunity. “My research is focused on helping organizations to be more
innovative,” says West. “And one of the big difficulties in innovation is the fear of
failure.”
Indeed, many companies are unwilling to show their failures to the world. When
West first began putting together the exhibition, he had to find the failed products on
eBay and Craigslist because “nobody wanted to have anything to do with this.”
However, in this traveling exhibition, when people see big well-known
brands(品牌 ) and companies that have extreme amounts of money and experience
still fail when trying new things, they may say, “As ‘big boys’ can fail, why can’t we ”
People then try something new, accept the level of risk that comes with it and learn
from it if the new thing fails.
West hopes to stress that failure usually isn’t as bad or scary as many imagine.
“You fail, but you can reflect, build on your new thoughts, try a different method and
come back again with something better. Simply trying again and again without
adapting is not enough,” he adds.
In fact, many well-known brands featured in the Museum of Failure haven’t let
one or two failures stand in their way. Oreo has made plenty of delicious new flavors;
though Crystal Pepsi failed, PepsiCo is still popular among customers. Other notable
examples of serious failures include BiC for Her pens, Colgate’s frozen dinner, and a
“hula chair” for exercise.
25. What does Samuel West intend to do by putting on the exhibition
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A. To create a fun viewing experience.
B. To collect comments on failed products.
C. To tell the stories of unsuccessful businessmen.
D. To encourage people to accept and learn from failure.
26. How will people most likely feel while visiting the traveling exhibition
A. Scared and puzzled. B. Surprised and curious.
C. Relaxed and inspired. D. Discouraged and worried.
27. Why does the author mention some famous brands in the last paragraph
A. To show failure can lead to creativity and success.
B. To explain companies are careful with new designs.
C. To prove popular inventions are based on real needs.
D. To stress famous brands are more likely to take risks.
28. What can be the best title for the text
A. A special exhibition that celebrates failures
B. The public attitude to the Museum of Failure
C. A unique way for companies to get over failures
D. The business advice from some well-known brands
C
Around one in ten children in the UK has dyslexia(阅读障碍 ) which often
causes reading difficulties. Reading requires the process of matching what we see on a
page with spoken language and meaning. So reading difficulties could at least in part
be caused by differences in how the brain processes visual information (how the brain
makes sense of what we see).
In our recent study, children were presented with patterns of moving dots in
child-friendly games and asked to work out their overall direction. They had to press a
button to say whether the dots were going “left” or “right”. We also studied children’s
brain activity. Then we measured how correct the children were and how long it took
them to make their responses.
The results have shown that children with and without dyslexia didn’t seem to
differ in how they first processed visual information, but instead differed in how they
made decisions about it. Children with dyslexia seemed to see the moving dots just as
easily as children without dyslexia, but it took them longer to decide in which
direction the dots were moving. And when children made decisions on the direction of
dot movement, brain activity in children with dyslexia increased more slowly.
Although words don’t move, differences in these motion(运动 ) tasks could
influence children’s ability to read. That’s because the sounds that make up language
change quickly over time — just like moving dots — so they depend on the brain
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processes that can detect these changes well. If children with dyslexia are slower to
make decisions about the direction of dot movement, they may also find it more
difficult to tell apart sounds in spoken words. In turn, this could make reading more
difficult as it is so dependent on spoken language and meaning.
The study is helping us to build a better picture of how the brain develops
differently in children with dyslexia. Our findings prove that dyslexia could influence
more than just a child’s reading ability. It is important that we all bear this in mind
when supporting children with dyslexia.
29. What was the main task given to children in the study
A. Recognizing the general direction of moving dots.
B. Picking out the dot moving in the required direction.
C. Memorizing the motion path of each dot.
D. Marking the right words with dots.
30. In which part did children with and without dyslexia mainly differ according to
the study
A. The number of dots they could see.
B. Their knowledge of spoken language.
C. The time they used to remember game rules.
D. Their speed of response to the motion direction of objects.
31. What does the underlined word “detect” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Produce. B. Recognize. C. Remove. D. Control.
32. What may be the best title for the text
A. How the human brain processes visual information
B. How to support children with dyslexia in our daily life
C. How people’s hearing is related to their reading ability
D. How small tasks help us learn more about dyslexia in children
第二节 (共 5小题；每小题 2分, 满分 10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。
One good part about school is field trips. Students can get out of the classroom
and into the real world, even if just for a few hours. ___33___ Whether it’s learning
how to feed chickens on the farm or understanding how gravity works at the science
museum, these hands-on learning experiences bring children benefits.
Students do better in school. Students who go on field trips generally have
better grades. ___34___ In fact, in a study conducted by some researchers, 89% of
adults said educational trips had a positive, lasting impact on their education and
career. That’s because the trips made them more curious and interested in and out of
school.
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___35___ When exploring a new place, students have the opportunity to listen
and talk to new people. They can learn how to effectively communicate with strangers,
get along with them and work with them. For example, they may acquire the skill of
using body language to interact(互动) with strangers.
Students learn to be more independent. A field trip includes many things.
Although adults are in charge, it’s also up to students themselves to figure out what
exhibits(展览品 ) they want to learn about, how they can finish certain tasks, etc.
During field trips, students can have many such situations to learn to be independent.
During the process, they sometimes may feel unpleasant and stressed. ___36___
Students develop a stronger connection to the neighborhood. By getting out
of the classroom and into the streets, students can become more familiar with their
neighborhood. ___37___ Moreover, they have the chance to communicate with local
people, which also improves their connection to the neighborhood.
A. Students master more social skills.
B. Students can develop lifelong friendships.
C. And they have higher graduation rates from school.
D. These trips, wherever they are, can influence children.
E. But they’ll see their ability to deal with problems alone improve.
F. They will learn more about its culture, environment, population, etc.
G. Teachers’ detailed guidance will help students behave well in public.
第三部分 语言运用 (共三节, 满分 80分)
第一节 完形填空 (共 15小题; 每小题 1分, 满分 15分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入
空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
During the rush hour in Harrisburg, White was driving home when he noticed a
car across the street. It was hard to ___38___ since the car was moving from side to
side. As the car drew closer, White saw quite a ___39___ scene: the driver appeared
to be asleep. Pretty soon, a(n) ___40___ was about to happen, White thought.
White made a U-turn and sounded his horn (喇叭) several times to get the man’s
___41___. but it didn’t work. Watching the stream of cars, White decided to seek
___42___. He pulled up by the roadside and called 911. Soon a police officer arrived
to ___43___ traffic by radio. He sounded the siren(警笛) continuously, which forced
the unknown driver to ___44___. The man inside the car was shocked at his
___45___ and managed to pull the car over safely. It turned out that the driver,
64-year-old DeAngelis, was ___46___ facing extremely low blood sugar while
driving. ___47___ the man didn’t mean to break traffic rules, he was very sorry for
his unsafe driving. Luckily, no injury was caused when he was ___48___. An
ambulance soon arrived and took DeAngelis to a hospital. With the police on site, the
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traffic gradually ___49___. The officer later praised White for his ___50___
judgement and actions.
White’s actions were ___51___ for him. He and his mother run a non-profit
organization called Amiracle4sure. He always enjoys ___52___ people through the
organization’s programs. White admitted that preventing an accident was worthwhile.
38. A. control B. ignore C. record D. forget
39. A. familiar B. peaceful C. touching D. worrying
40. A. crash B. exploration C. fight D. competition
41. A. agreement B. advice C. attention D. information
42. A. assistance B. survival C. permission D. order
43. A. direct B. increase C. mention D. test
44. A. move away B. take off C. look down D. wake up
45. A. appearance B. loss C. situation D. choice
46. A. regularly B. unexpectedly C. secretly D. unconditionally
47. A. Because B. Once C. Though D. If
48. A. fearless B. senseless C. stressed D. lonely
49. A. stopped B. responded C. recovered D. suffered
50. A. calm B. difficult C. adventurous D. honest
51. A. convenient B. suitable C. comfortable D. usual
52. A. challenging B. serving C. understanding D. respecting
第 II卷 (非选择题 共 65分)
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二节 (共 20小题; 每小题 1. 5分, 满分 30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。
(一)
The Chinatown in San Francisco is the ____53____(big) in America, and also
the oldest. The climate is mild all year round, meaning ____54____ is always a good
time to visit. Now, the majority of residents in Chinatown ____55____(be) still ethnic
Chinese, many of whom do not speak English ____56____(fluent). This allows
visitors ____57____(experience) a real taste of China. Visitors can spend hours just
____58____(explore) the interesting sights, smells, and sounds of China. The stores in
the Chinatown offer ____59____ unique range of souvenirs, goods, and clothing. All
kinds of traditional Chinese herbal medicine can be found, too, and there are Chinese
tea stores, ____60____ visitors can taste and buy varieties of Chinese tea.
____61____ perhaps what many tourists and San Franciscans treasure most about
Chinatown is its food. There is Chinese food to suit everyone’s taste, ____62____
traditional dishes from all over China.
(二)
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Liu Yongtan, ____63____(know) as a pioneer in China’s high-speed rail
industry, graduated ____64____ Southwest Jiaotong University in 1955. Then he
worked ____65____ a technician on the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, ____66____ he
gained valuable experience in railway engineering.
In 1984, Liu Yongtan joined in China’s first high-speed rail project the
Beijing-Shanghai Railway. At the time, many engineers believed that it was
____67____(possible) to build such a railway in China. Despite these challenges, Liu
Yongtan and his team devoted all their life to ____68____(develop) one of the most
advanced high-speed rail systems ____69____(global).
Thanks to Liu Yongtan’s leadership, China’s high-speed rail network
____70____(grow) rapidly over the years. One of Liu Yongtan’s most significant
____71____(contribute) was the “reinforced concrete continuous beam bridge”
technology used in the construction of high-speed rail lines. His achievements have
not only benefited China ____72____ have inspired engineers around the world.
第三节 (共 35小题; 每小题 1分, 满分 35分)
用括号里所给的中文或英语单词的适当形式填空
73. My brother’s wedding _____________(典礼) will take place this Saturday.
74. Built three hundred years ago, several _____________(教堂) need repairing now.
75. There are many _____________(场合 ) in the school when the students feel
embarrassed.
76. All the people present _____________(鼓掌 ) before the professor gave a brief
introduction of himself.
77. He went to drama school on a _____________(奖学金).
78. Clean water is _____________(宝贵的) to us human in many parts of the world.
79. According to a survey _____________(出版) last week, the ten fastest growing
jobs will be related to computers and health.
80. One in seven traffic _____________(事故) is caused by tiredness.
81. It is no use _____________(抱怨) when facing difficulties.
82. Later, he _____________(承认) that the payment had indeed been made.
83. I am looking forward to working with everyone to fulfill this _____________(重
要任务).
84. The two officers were extremely lucky to _____________(逃脱) serious injury.
85. The company is dependent on the _____________(财 政的 ) help from the
government.
86. The computer game is influencing the pupil’s physical and _____________(精神
的) health deeply.
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87. Many countries have _____________(发射) spacecrafts into outer space.
88. I told them that they would be _____________(失望的) at the news.
89. Some people focus on their career and _____________(忽视) their families and
friends.
90. We would like to thank them for their _____________(耐心) and understanding.
91. A red sky at night often _____________(象征,暗示) fine weather the next day.
92. Let’s _____________(延迟) making a decision until we have more information.
93. He looked tired, as if the _____________(argue) had taken a lot out of him.
94. There will be a true _____________(globe) village in which telephones,
computers and televisions interact.
95. With your _____________(assist), I will make full preparations for the meeting.
96. By participating in this activity, I have become aware of the _____________
(significant) of showing respect for the old.
97. Yuan Longping was a Chinese _____________(agriculture) scientist and educator,
known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s.
98. _____________(bite) by the snake in the bush, Susan was sent back to the camp.
99. Those _____________(poison) chemicals contained in tobacco can cause a lot of
diseases, such as heart problems and lung cancer.
100. Having been a responsible volunteer for many times in China, I do believe that
I’m the _____________(suit) person that you want.
101. A bright idea suddenly _____________(occur) to me that I could use the money
earned last month to buy him a gift.
102. _____________(eventual), the intelligent man took exercise on a regular basis
with the intention of staying healthy.
103. What counts is that I can’t wait to earn some pocket money to prove my
_____________(independent).
104. Tom _____________(elect) chairman, for he is hard-working and responsible.
105. I was so absorbed in the colorful pictures and the interesting story that I
_____________ (absolute) forgot my loneliness.
106. She was extremely pretty, and her house was a _____________(reflect) of
herself, everything in good taste and in perfect order.
107. They _____________(seek) out a shady spot where they might sit down and rest.
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