2025北京九中高二（下）开学考英语试卷（PDF版含答案）

北京九中 2024~2025 学年度第二学期开学考
高二英语（考试时间 90 分钟 满分 100 分）
一、词汇 （共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，共 20 分）
1. 请选出与单词 “pretend” 匹配的释义。
A．食欲 B. 外表 C. 显而易见的 D. 假装
2. 请选出与单词 “priority” 匹配的释义。
A. 毕业 B. 原始 C. 优先权 D. 公民
3. 请选出与单词 “contrary” 匹配的释义。
A. 相反的 B. 宝贵的 C. 完全地 D. 原始的
4. 请选出与单词 “significance” 匹配的释义。
A. 大型公司 B. 交互 C. 重要性 D. 赞成
5. 请选出与单词 “cultivate” 匹配的释义。
A. 创新的 B. 培养 C. 仅仅 D. 追求
6. 请选出与单词 “cognition” 匹配的释义。
A．认出 B. 贡献 C. 语音 D. 认知
7. 请选出与单词 “integrity” 匹配的释义。
A．真诚 B. 内在 C. 内向的 D. 全部的
8. 请选出与单词 “expose” 匹配的释义。
A．仆人 B. 出口 C. 揭露 D. 陷入
9. 请选出与单词 “primitive” 匹配的释义。
A. 王子 B. 小学 C. 珍贵的 D. 原始的
10. 请选出与单词 “splendid” 匹配的释义。
A．极好的 B. 花费 C. 溅起 D. 确信的
11. 请选出与释义“传达”匹配的单词。
A. attain B. convey C. assess D. analyse
12. 请选出与释义“守旧的”匹配的单词。
A. commercial B. complicated C. conventional D. competitive
13. 请选出与释义“文明”匹配的单词。
A. corporation B. category C. cooperation D. civilisation
14. 请选出与释义“假定”匹配的单词。
A. wisdom B. assumption C. priority D. expense
15. 请选出与释义“幽默的”匹配的单词。
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A. humorous B. interactive C. pessimistic D. obvious
16. 请选出与释义“扩大”匹配的单词。
A. expert B. expose C. expand D. expense
17. 请选出与释义“模仿”匹配的单词。
A. potential B. priority C. proof D. imitation
18. 请选出与释义“理解”匹配的单词。
A. grasp B. scholarship C. reputation D. tendency
19. 请选出与释义“概念”匹配的单词。
A. concert B. concept C. cognition D. critic
20. 请选出与释义“增长”匹配的单词
A. update B. upload C. decrease D. increase
二、知识运用（共两节，30 分）
第一节、完形填空（共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，共 15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。
My Hero
What does it mean to be a hero I think a hero is someone who goes out of his way to make others
happy. My hero is Mr. Wright, my chorus(合唱队) teacher.
When I was 12 years old, my grandparents passed away. I was really close to them, and losing them
was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to ___21___ through. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or think; I felt like I
couldn’t even breathe. It was as if my whole world had fallen down from under me, and I fell into this
huge hole of depression (抑郁).
___22__ I was battling depression, I was determined to make my high school years the best of my
life. It was difficult to be happy, but I had to try. I joined Women’s Choir. Mr. Wright was the choral
director and he was so funny that the first day, I just knew I had made the best ___23___ of my life. As
the year progressed, I loved chorus more and more. I began to smile again and really enjoy life.
Then one day that all changed. My friends — or those that I thought were my friends —started
talking about me behind my back. I was hurt，and I sat by myself. Mr. Wright came over and asked what
was wrong. The look in his eyes told me that I could trust him. Trying hard to ___24___ back tears, I
told him the whole story.
When I finished, he nodded and told me, “If you never learn anything from me, learn this: No one
is worth ___25___ your joy.” What Mr. Wright said really struck a chord (心弦) in my heart. He truly
cared about me and what was going on. I’ll never be able to thank him enough, because he not only
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saved me but has ___26___ every day of it since. Any time I feel like giving up, I remember Mr.
Wright’s words and push forward.
I’m proud to say that I ___27___ my depression, and I’m now a senior. I’m still a part of chorus,
and now I’m also in the best choir at my school.
Mr. Wright is a hero ___28___ everyone he meets. He cares about every single person who walks
through his door, and he loves what he does more than any other teacher I’ve known. That is ___29___
he deserves to be Educator of the Year. He deserves the title not just this year but every year.
I’m glad I had the opportunity to meet you, Mr. Wright. You are an ____30____ teacher, and I hope
you realize that. You’re my hero.
21. A. put B. walk C. run D. go
22. A. If B. Although C. Because D. Once
23. A. suggestion B. decision C. effort D. offer
24. A. set B. fight C. take D. call
25. A. stealing B. sharing C. hiding D. feeling
26. A. taken B. started C. understood D. influenced
27. A. defeated B. suffered C. developed D. saved
28. A. about B. with C. to D. at
29. A. when B. what C. where D. why
30. A. apparent B. efficient C. amazing D. advanced
第二节：语法填空（共 10题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，
在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
My mother is my greatest ___31___（inspire）. She works as a cashier at a neighborhood
supermarket. She works long hours every day for the sake of our family, and she still finds the time to
help ___32___ household chores and spend time with me. My mother takes pride in her work. Because
of her, I have learned ___33___（stay） positive even when times are hard.
B
On the first day, I should want to see the people ___34___ kindness and companionship have made
my life worth ___35___ (live). I do not know what it is to see into the heart of a friend through that
“window of the soul”, the eye. I can only “see” through my fingertips the outline of a face. I can detect
laughter, sorrow, and many other obvious ___36___(emotion). I know my friends from the feel of their
faces.
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C
According to experts, in the future computers will be so common ___37___ we may no longer even
notice them. Forget smartphones and smart watches — we will have smart clothes that adjust to the
weather and our body temperature, ___38___change size to fit our body shape. We will also have smart
contact lenses. ___39___ (use) these smart contact lenses, we can access the information and power of
computers in a way that far exceed (超过) anything ___40___ (current) possible.
第三部分：阅读理解
第一节 （共 14题；每小题 2分，满分 28 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 Johnson Family Ranch
Located in the mountains of Colorado·Offers a variety of activities for the whole family!
Johnson Ranch is both a working cattle ranch and a family-friendly resort. Guests can ride
alongside real cowboys, following the same tralls used by the Johnson family for nearly one hundred
years.
Accommodations
The Main Lodge contains ten
log cabins with kitchens. Guests
who prefer to be closer to nature
can stay there. Cabins vary in
size, sleeping two to five people.
Gas lamps and log furniture
complete the charm. Good food
has always been a tradition at
the Johnson Ranch. Full course
dinners are served daily at the
Main Lodge. Picnic lunches are
available for hikers.
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Activities
Horseback Riding
The horseback riding program is our most popular
Wear attraction. Enjoy being on your own or with a group. With
You will want cowboy boots help from our instructors, choose from a variety of trails fit
and western-cut jeans. Cowboy to your skill level. Enjoy the beautiful scenery by riding
boots protect your ankles. down into the valleys, and then feed your horse a treat for a
Western-cut jeans are made of job well done!
heavy cotton and the double Mountain Biking
seam is on the outside of the Are the dirt trails calling you Hop on one of our
pant leg so that your legs aren’t mountain bikes and follow the trails to any number of
irritated from rubbing during attractions, including Shell Falls and Horseshoe Lake.
riding. Loose jeans are not Fly Fishing
practical for riding. Hiking boots At any time, guests who bring their own fishing poles are
are great for activities other than welcome to fish at Horseshoe Lake. Catch and grill your
riding. Be sure to bring warm own trout dinner! (For a small fee, you may arrange for
clothes because the temperatures personalized lessons from a guide.)
can be cold in the mountains at Cattle Work
night. Taking care of the cattle is one of the biggest
responsibilities on a dude ranch. Assist our ranchers and
learn how to guide the cattle, how to catch cattle using a
rope lasso, and what foods are good for the cattle to eat.
41. What is important to wear when riding
A. Warm clothes. B. Loose jeans. C. Hiking boots. D. Cowboy boots.
42. You’d better bring your own equipment for ______.
A. horseback riding B. fly fishing C. cattle work D. mountain biking
43. Where can you possibly read this article
A. In a novel. B. In a science magazine. C. In a travelling guide. D. In a history textbook.
B
He never felt well on his journey home. He was sick.But this time, it was getting worse. He finally
reached home and saw his mother and wife, who were ignorant of the fact that happiness was not going
to last long.
The disease showed its symptoms again. He ignored and gave his time to his family. In between, he
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saw dreams and kept noting those dreams in a notebook.
Things were getting worse. It had been almost 10 months since his return. No doctor, no medicine.
His family tried to make him feel better in vain. But, he kept noting down his dreams and thoughts in a
notebook, even in such a terrible health condition.
That unexpected day finally came.His mother got a shock. After all,he was too young to die. His wife
cried her eyes out.
He was turned into ashes. But not his notebook.
Dear readers, this is a true story.That man was none other than our respected maths master Srinivasa
Ramanujan. That notebook I was talking about was full of new mathematical discoveries but without
any proofs(证明)of them.Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, Ramanujan
made great contributions to it, including solutions to mathematical problems considered to be
unsolvable. During his short life, Ramanujan independently produced nearly 3,900 results. His work
has opened entire new areas of mathematics and inspired a vast amount of further research. Nearly all
his claims have now been proven correct.
We lost him at a very young age of 32 years. What he could have accomplished if he would have lived
for some more years!
44. What are the dreams he kept writing down in a notebook about
A. New mathematical discoveries.
B. Proofs of some mathematical problems.
C. Ways to treat his disease.
D. Doctors and medicine.
45. What do we know about Srinivasa Ramanujan
A. He had a habit of daydreaming.
B. He received no formal training in mathematics.
C. He proved many unsolvable mathematical problems.
D. He stopped studying maths and returned home because of illness.
46. What can we infer about Ramanujan from the passage
A. He suffered from a kind of mental disease.
B. His family were responsible for his early death.
C. His work is well recognized in the mathematical community.
D. He would have made more contributions if he had cooperated with others.
47. What might be the author’s attitude towards Ramanujan's death
A. Inspired. B. Shocked. C. Guilty. D. Sorry.
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C
Today's world is not an easy adjustment for young adults. Key skill set for success is persistence (毅
力), a characteristic that researchers say is heavily influenced by fathers. Researchers from Brigham
Young University discovered that fathers are in a unique position to help their adolescent children learn
persistence.
BYU professors Laura Padilla-Walker and Randal Day arrived at these findings after following 325
American families over several years. And over time，the persistence gained through fathers led to
higher achievement in school.
"There are relatively few studies that stress the unique role of fathers，"Padilla-Walker said. "This
research also helps to prove that characteristics such as persistence-which can be taught-are key to a
child's life success.”
Researchers determined that dads need to practice an "authoritative" parenting style. Authoritative
parenting is not authoritarian: rigid，demanding or controlling. Rather，an authoritative parenting style
includes some of the following characteristics: children feel warmth and love from their father；
responsibility and the reasons behind rules are stressed children are given an appropriate level of
autonomy(自主权).
In the study，about 52 percent of the dads exhibited above-average levels of authoritative parenting. A
key finding is that over time，children raised by an authoritative father were significantly more likely to
develop persistence，which leads to better outcomes in school.
This particular study examined 11 to 14-year-olds living in two-parent homes. Yet the researchers
suggest that single parents still may play a role in teaching the benefits of persistence，which is an
avenue of future research.
48. What is special about the BYU professors' study
A. It centered on fathers' role in parenting.
B. It was based on a number of large families.
C. It analyzed different kinds of parenting styles.
D. It aimed to improve kids' achievement in school.
49. What would an authoritative father do when raising his children
A. Ignore their demands. B. Make decisions for them.
C. Control their behaviors. D. Explain the rules to them.
50. Which group can be a focus of future studies according to the researchers
A. Single parents. B. Children aged from 11 to 14.
C. Authoritarian fathers. D. Mothers in two-parent homes.
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51. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Three Characteristics of Authoritative Fathers.
B. Key Skills for Young Adults to Succeed in Future.
C. Children Tend to Learn Determination from Father.
D. Family Relationship Influences School Performance.
D
The problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from
numbers they don’t know. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams(欺诈). We are
finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps
and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through. Unfortunately, it’s too little, too
late. By the time these “solutions”(解决方案) become widely available, scammers will have moved
onto cleverer means. In the near future, it’s not just going to be the number you see on your screen that
will be in doubt. Soon you will also question whether the voice you’re hearing is actually real.
That’s because there are a number of powerful voice manipulation(处理) and automation technologies
that are about to become widely available for anyone to use. At this year’s I/O Conference, a company
showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was
able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection.
These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse. The reason
that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision. A decade of data breaches(数据
侵入) of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mother’s
name, and far more. Armed with this knowledge, they’re able to carry out individually targeted
campaigns to cheat people. This means, for example, that a scammer could call you from what looks to
be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like your bank teller’s, tricking
you into “confirming” your address, mother’s name, and card number. Scammers follow money, so
companies will be the worst hit. A lot of business is still done over the phone, and much of it is based
on trust and existing relationships. Voice manipulation technologies may weaken that gradually.
We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks. Phone carriers and consumers need
to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real. That might mean either
developing a uniform way to mark videos and images, showing when and who they were made by, or
abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communications—using apps like
FaceTime or WhatsApp, which can be tied to your identity.
Credibility is hard to earn but easy to lose, and the problem is only going to get harder from here on
out.
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52. How does the author feel about the solutions to problem of robocalls
A. Panicked. B. Confused. C. Embarrassed. D. Disappointed.
53. Taking advantage of the new technologies, scammer can ________.
A. aim at victims precisely B. damage databases easily
C. start campaigns rapidly D. spread information widely
54. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A. Where the Problem of Robocalls Is Rooted
B. Who Is to Blame for the Problem of Robocalls
C. Why Robocalls Are About to Get More Dangerous
D. How Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Technology
第二节 （共 5题；每小题 2分，满分 10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
This Way to Dreamland Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when
this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being
unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy. ___55___They annoy
us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.
But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human
history. ___56___Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and
inventions So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or
otherwise looking like a fool First, understand that some opportunities(机会) for daydreaming are
better than others.
Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams. ___57___And if you want to improve
your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in
another task—preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making
meaningless drawings.
It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to
concentrate. “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep.
___58___Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly
away. ___59___Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the
clouds.
A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.
B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.
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C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relativity , Coke or Post-it notes.
D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.
E. It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.
F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to
understand.
G. Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream
zone.
第三节 （共 4小题，第 41/42题每小题 2分，第 43题 3分，第 44题 5分，共 12分）
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Never Too Old to Shine
When Wang Deshun showed on the stage as a male model in his late 70s, many thought he had
reached his apex (顶点). However, the 85-year-old showed them he's still flying.
The white-bearded Wang took flight in Beijing Miyun District in a SW100 light aircraft on Aug 17,
2021. During the course of the flight, he completed turns and climbs on his own, becoming the oldest
person to undertake flight training in China.
His physical stats proved enough to apply for a flight license due to his many years of exercise. At
Miyun Airport in Beijing, he was guided by a professional team that made a training plan for him.
“I've been dreaming of flying for more than 50 years so I thought I should learn. I thought I could do
this," Wang said.
This is not the first time Wang has wowed (使喝彩) his fellow Chinese citizens. Born in a rural family
in Shengyang，Liaoning Province in 1936, Wang started to work as a bus conductor and then a factory
worker. In 1960, he became a stage actor and appeared in bit parts in films such as Brave Journey to
Northeast and Miss Granny.
Wang continued to challenge himself throughout his life. At 44 he learned English, and at 50 he began
fitness training. He learnt to ride a horse at 65, to ride a motorcycle at 78, and hit the catwalk at 79,
when he took part in Beijing Fashion Week and rose to social media fame. Walking down the catwalk
completely shirtless, he wowed audiences and was nicknamed "China's hottest grandpa".
"It's never too old to have your dream," he said. "Age has never been a problem. Just do it."
60. What did Wang Deshun do on Aug 17, 2021
61. What was Wang's first job in his life
62. Please underline the false part in the following statement and explain why.
Wang challenged himself throughout his life，for he was nicknamed "China's hottest grandpa".
63. Have you ever challenged yourself Please give an example. (In about 40 words)
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