安徽省亳州市涡阳县2024-2025学年高二下学期开学英语试题（无答案）

涡阳县高二开学考试卷
英语
第一节
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 will the woman do after lunch today
A. Attend a class. B.Practise soccer. C. Go to the library.
2、How much does one ticket cost
A.$1.60 B.$4.20 C.$8.40
3、What is the weather like now
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
4、Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a bank.B. At a hotel.C.AL a restaurant
5、What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A.Classmates B. Colleagues. C. Neighbours
第二节听下面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追。听第6段材料回答第6、7题。
6、What day is it today
A. Tuesday.B. Thursday C. Saturday
7、Who told the man the news
A.His mother B. His sister.C. His father.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8、What is the ma in subject of this conversation
A.Saturday's game.
B.A ping-pong game.
C.Getting into the coach's office
9、Where does the w man tell Fred to g0
A. To the hospital.B. To his home.C.To her office.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题
10、Why does the woman change the first overcoat
A.It's too expensive.B. It's large for her.C. It's small for her.
11、What does the woman buy
A.Silver and wool B.An overcoat C. An overcoat and a jacket
12 、How much does the woman pay
A.$170 B.$220. C.$390.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13、What is the man doing
A. Interviewing the woman
B. Planning for next term
C.Looking for a part-time job
14 、Which place is in need of cleaners
A. A market.B. A middle school C.A business building
15、What does the man think of the job in the Center Zoo
A. The pay is good.
B. The task is challenging
C. The working hours are long
16、What does the m an plan to do next term
A. Work part-time.
B. Become a guide in a zoo
C.Focus on his schoolwork
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17、How many foreign students an e visiting the school
A.35.B.27.C.20
18、Why does the school organize the music wee
A. To attract more foreign student
B. To help foreign students enjoy their time
C. To exchange ideas about different culture
19、When should students sign up for the activitie
A. At the beginning of September
B. In the last week of September
C. No later than September 15
20、Where will the music week be held
A. In the library. B. In the garden C. In the school hall.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The following properties which the World Heritage Committee （世界遗产委员会）has decided to include on the List of World Heritage are under threat．
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley （Afghanistan）
The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley stand for the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria．The area contains a number of Buddhist monastic ensembles，as well as strong buildings from the Islamic period．
Historic Centre of Vienna （Austria）
Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city，the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire．It played an important role as a leading European music centre，from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century．The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural buildings，including Baroque castles and gardens，as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings，monuments and parks．
Okapi Wildlife Reserve （Democratic Republic of the Congo）
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo．The Congo river basin，of which the reserve and forest are a part，is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa．The reserve contains threatened species of primates and birds surviving in the wild．It also has some amazing scenery，including waterfalls on the Ituri and Epulu rivers．The reserve is inhabited by traditional nomadic pygmy Mbuti and Efe hunters．
21、Which of the following heritage sites is located in Asia？______
A．Okapi Wildlife Reserve．
B．Historic Centre of Vienna．
C．The Austro-Hungarian Empire．
D．Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley．
22、Who may get interested in Historic Centre of Vienna？
A．Music composers．
B．Birds researchers．
C．Modem building lovers．
D．Natural Scenery Photographer．
23、What do the three world heritage sites have in common？______
A．They are all in danger．
B．They are closed to the public．
C．They feature lots of ancient buildings．
D．They are to be removed from the World Heritage List
B
For most of us, it seems that money makes the world go around. But it is not true for Mark Boyle, who has turned his life into an experiment and promised to live without any form of money.
The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi’s call to be the change you want to see in the world. After six years working as the manager of a company, he decided to carry out a brave plan.
“I was discussing the world’s problems with a friend one night, and we were trying to work out which one to devote our lives to helping solve”, he said. “Then it hit me because at the root of it all was money, so I decided to see if it was possible to do without.”
Mark sold his houseboat to prepare himself for his new life. And he got a caravan (大篷车) through an advertisement. The caravan was taken to the farm where he was to volunteer three days a week in return for space to live and grow his own vegetables.
Although it hasn’t always been easy, and there have been many challenges, 18 months later. Mark is still living this way.
“The first few months were hard.” he admitted. “If you think about how annoying it is when you just move your house or change a job, imagine changing everything at once. But after several months, it became very easy.”
Mark’s remarkable journey is recorded in his new book, The Moneyless Man, which explains that human society is fairer, happier and more secure when relationships are not influenced by money.
24、The reason why Mark is trying to live without money is that ______.
A．he got bored with his job and wanted to start a new kind of life
B．he was in need of money and wanted to sell his houseboat
C．he was inspired by Gandhi’s call to make a change in his life
D．he found it difficult to make money to pay off his debts
25、In Mark Boyle’s new book, he puts forward the idea that ______.
A．it is money that makes the world go around
B．growing vegetables on a farm is better than working as a manager in a company
C．life without money is tough, so one had better earn as much as possible
D．if people’s relationships are not influenced by money human society may become fairer, happier and more secure
26、What’s the main idea of the passage
A．Mark Boyle experimented to live without money.
B．Mark Boyle was so poor that he had to live without money.
C．Mark Boyle’s new life on a farm made him hate money.
D．Mark Boyle was willing to live on the farm forever.
27、The author’s attitude towards Mark Boyle’s is ______.
A．critical B．neutral
C．doubtful D．indifferent
C
Cortana．Alexa．Siri．These are names of robotic voices that are often programmed on electronic tablets．They also become default（默认）identities for people with speech disorders who rely off technology to communicate．Now some speech scientists are developing personalized voices to reflect the broader diversity of the people who use them．To do it，they are tapping into a vast network of volunteers who are donating their voices to share with people who cannot speak．
The effort to build an international"Human Voicebank"has attracted more than 17，000 volunteers from 110 countries，including Priyanka Pandya，a 16-year-old from Columbia，Md．，who plans to spend her winter vacation recording a string of sentences into her computer．"To be able to give somebody the gift of voice，I think that's really，really powerful，"she said．
"Everyone has a voice，"said Rupal Patel，founder of VocaliD，the company that started the voice bank．"Even people who are unable to speak have sounds that are unique to them．"Her company designs personalized voices by recording the unique sounds of the user，and then mixing them with 6 to 10 hours of recordings from a voice donor，matched by age，gender and region．The company is developing voices now for its first 100 customers．
Also，people's voices change．The company is looking for donors who are willing to record their voices，and then record them again a few years later，as they get older．
Some of the first customers say they are happy with the results．John A．Gregoire was one of the first customers to receive a personalized voice from VocaliD last December．The voice came eight years after he developed ALS（肌萎缩侧索硬化症）and more than six years have passed since his voice became unintelligible to everyone except his wife and youngest son．"Having a distinctive voice is like getting something back that was stolen，"John said．
28、What can we know about the voicebank？______
A．It collects all kinds of voices．
B．It gains strong public support．
C．It helps to recognize special voices．
D．It offers people personalized voices free．
29、What does the example of John A．Gregoire stress？______
A．Customers'desire for personalized voices．
B．VocaliD's efforts to develop personalized voices．
C．Customers'satisfaction with personalized voices．
D．VocaliD's success in designing personalized voices．
30、What does the underlined word"unintelligible"mean in the last paragraph？______
A．Unclear．
B．Soft．
C．Incomplete．
D．Rough．
31、What is the main idea of the text？______
A．Volunteers donate their voices to VocaliD．
B．VocaliD is devoted to building a voicebank．
C．The Human Voicebank helps people with speech problems．
D．The Human Voicebank wins fame among people with speech problems．
D
We humans used to think that our ability to use tools made us different from all other animals.But then we found out that chimps use tools，too，such as sticks to gather distant snacks and rocks to hammer open nuts.And some birds use tools - like brainy New Caledonian crows（乌鸦），which can collect multipart tools to solve puzzle boxes presented to them by researchers.
Now we've learned that a different group of birds - seabirds - can also use tools.Scientists spied on Atlantic puffins，the distinctive birds with bright orange beaks （鸟喙）.And in 2014 the observers spotted one floating on the sea off Wales，scratching （抓挠） its back with a stick.Then，in 2018，the researchers caught another tool-using puffin on camera，on Iceland's Grimsey Island.In the short video clip，a puffin can be seen grabbing a stick with its beak and then using it to scratch its chest - perhaps to remove one of the seabird ticks （蜱虫） living on the island that summer.
The details about puffins' superb ability are in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Study author Annette Fayet told Scientific American in an e-mail that these two instances don't prove that seabirds are highly intelligent - though they could be smarter than we thought.But what is certain，she says，is that puffin populations are crashing，and it's largely the fault of us and our tools - which have led to overfishing，climate change，marine pollution and the presence of invasive species，all of which make seabird life harder.It would be nice to keep puffins and other birds around and find out just what else we don't know that they're able to do.
32、What do we know from the first paragraph？______
A．Chimps are smarter than other animals.
B．Crows are the cleverest birds in the world.
C．Some animals are smarter than originally thought.
D．Mammals and birds are cleverer than other species.
33、What ability do puffins have according to the findings？______
A．To float on the water.
B．To treat some diseases.
C．To kill island insects.
D．To make use of a stick.
34、What else does the study about puffins show？______
A．They possess high intelligence.
B．They have been endangered for long.
C．Their number is decreasing very fast.
D．Their existence affects other sea animals.
35、What do Annette Fayet's words imply？______
A．It is necessary to protect seabirds like puffins.
B．Humans are to blame for some species' extinction.
C．Scientists have known more than they need about birds.
D．Enough evidence has been collected to prove puffins' value.
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。
New Year's resolutions you should be making about time management.
You likely already have too many goals and too many disappointments from this past year.So as you look ahead to 2020，the idea of adding more seems kind of exciting but also a bit forbidding.That's why as a time management coach，I recommend that you do the opposite：36、______
Know less
It's okay not to be up-to-date on everything.To cut down on these distractions，you might turn off social media notifications on your phone. 37、______ Unsubscribe from notification emails or newsletters you don't read regularly.
Resolution：I resolve to be less aware of "interesting" things so I can be interested in and present for the people around me.
Care less
This one may sound a bit unfeeling.You may want to be a kind and thoughtful person for your friends and family and to serve your clients well38、______What that means is that you say "No" a lot.
Here is a way：
I am at the service of my customers Monday through Friday，during the day 39、______ Being able to unplug from work in my personal time increases my ability to serve my clients well when I'm in the office.
Resolution：40、______Consequently，I can match my time with my highest priorities and take better care of the people closest to me.
Is it easy to do less？No.But will it lead you to the best outcomes in the end？Yes.You'll thank yourself for it at the end of 2020.
A.Resolve to do less.
B.Contact people face to face.
C.I have to manage my time strategically.
D.But I don't feel the need to be available 24/7.
E.Alternatively，you could offload the apps altogether.
F.I resolve to care less about what others want me to do.
G.But you can't care about everyone who wants your attention professionally.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30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A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
When I entered Berkeley，I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight A student，I believed I could41______tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he42______in class．
When I took the first exam of my best subject English，I was43______to find a 77，C plus，on my test paper．I went to Professor Jayne，who listened to my arguments but remained44______．I decided to try harder，and I read the books more carefully，but got another 77 again．I 45_____with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn't change his46______．
One more test before the final exam．One more chance to improve my grade．So I redoubled my effort and，for the first time47_____the meaning of the word "thorough"．But my effort did no good and everything 48______ as before．
The last hurdle（障碍） was the final．No matter what49______ I got，it wouldn't cancel three C pluses．I might as well kiss the50______ goodbye．
I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final，I even 51______ myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 52______ with a test．A Week later，I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office．He 53______ to be expecting me， " If I gave you the As you 54______，you wouldn't continue to work hard．"
I stared at him 55______ that his analysis and strategy（策略）were correct．
I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A plus．The next year I received my scholarship．I always remembered professor Jayne's lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．
41、 A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get
42、 A．sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained
43、 A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious
44、 A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved
45、 A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted
46、 A．attitude B．mind C．plan D．view
47、 A．memorized B．considered C．accepted D．learned
48、 A．stayed B．went C．worked D．changed
49、 A．grade B．answer C．lesson D．comment
50、 A．scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject
51、 A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed
52、 A．fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks
53、 A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed
54、 A．valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed
55、 A．remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When we see cute babies, puppies, or other adorable things, it isn’t uncommon to feel a strong urge to pinch (捏) or even bite them. It turns out there’s a ___56___ (science) term for this response: “cute aggression”.
In 2015 Yale University researchers ___57___ (publish) a study about human responses to cuteness, ___58___ are often both positive and negative. They concluded that reactions to cuteness — ___59___ (range) from smiles to tears to aggression—are brought on by the degree of positive emotion. Cute aggression doesn’t appear to be driven by aggressive intention. Instead, it is ___60___ way for us to cope with intense positive emotions.
To see whether this phenomenon could be measured in brain activity, researchers fitted 54 participants with electrode caps ___61___ (measure) brain activity and showed them 32 photographs of adult and baby animals. The result is, the images of baby animals received ___62___ (strong) response than those of adult animals, and participants expressed more cute aggression toward baby animals.
Researchers also found connections ___63___ the degree of cute aggression and the brain’s reward response to adorable animals: when these two powerful systems—emotion and reward—___64___ (start), the brain adjusts to the flood of positive feelings by adding a little aggression. Researchers believe that aggressive responses may have played a role in the ____65____ (survive) and adaptation of our species over time, helping us regulate emotions and strengthen social bonds.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，你班将于周六下午去参观历史博物馆。请你用英语给外教Tom写一封电子邮件，邀请他一同前往，并向他简要介绍此次活动的内容。活动内容包括：
（1）参观：印刷术图片展览历史介绍（始于汉朝）；
（2）体验印刷术。
注意：
（1）词数80左右；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：印刷术printing
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第二节（满分25分）
67. 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。
"I hate them!I really hate them!" shouted Tom angrily.
Tara and Mike looked at their friend.They couldn't believe it.He was really furious!
"Andy is OK now，" said Tara，trying to calm Tom down.
The three friends were in the park after school.They were talking about their friend Andy.Andy was the youngest in the class and today two bullies （欺凌者） pushed him against a locker and hurt him.Andy fell and cut his head.Now he has five stitches（缝针） in his forehead.
Their school was a nice，peaceful place until Brian and Mark arrived a few months ago.Brian and Mark were bullies and their favorite trouble spot was the locker room.That morning their victim was Andy，maybe because he was smaller and younger than everyone else in the class.
The teachers knew that there were some bullying incidents at school.But most kids didn't want to report the incidents.So bullying at their school wasn't an "official" problem.
During the incident Andy cut his head.As soon as the bullies saw the blood，they disappeared.Andy called for help and a teacher came and took him straight to the hospital.But Andy didn't tell the teacher about the bullies.When the head teacher asked him，he simply said， "I fell and cut my head."
"Brian and Mark must pay!" repeated Tom.He was walking around in circles and hitting the palm of his left hand with his right fist. "Can't you see？You are behaving like the bullies，" Tara said sadly.Mike looked at Tom，too，and he knew Tom very well.Tom hated violence. "Bullying is not cool，" said Mike，waving his arms like he was dancing. "We have to tell someone about this，" said Tara. "Andy was hurt."
But right now，Tom had other things on his mind.He not only hated the bullies but also hated violence.He was in a dilemma - he wanted to fight Brian and Mark but he didn't want to fight with the bullies by violence.
注意：
（1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
（2）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1：
"What can we do？" Tom and his friends decided to find a way out. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2：
The three friends started to put their anti-bully plan into practice. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________