2018级开学考试英语试题

1、2018届高二上期入学考试英语试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话，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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party.B. Doing some exercise.C. Getting L

2、ydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man.B. Take a bus.C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop.B. Call Kates friends.C. Stay away from Kate.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop.B. In a supermarket.C. In a rest

3、aurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed.B. Go out for fresh air.C. Turn on the fan.第二节（共15小题） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 is the man going to do this summer?A. Teach

4、a course.B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money?A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates.B. Colleagues. C. Roommates.9. What does Frank plan to do right

5、 after graduation?A. Work as a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the woman make the call?A. To book a hotel room.B. To ask about the room service.C. To make changes to a reservation.11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?A. On Septem

6、ber 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the womans plan for Saturday?A. Going shopping. B. Going camping.C. Going boating.14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick?A. In a country inn.

7、B. In a five-star hotel.C. In her aunts home.15. What will Gordon do over the weekend?A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Join the woman. 16. What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend?A. Relaxed. B. Boring.C. Busy.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is Wang Ming?A. A student. B. An employer. C.

8、An engineer. 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its unpredictable. B. Its quite stable. C. Its not optimistic. 19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?A. 20% B. 22%. C. 50%. 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?

9、A. They need more work experience. B. The salary is usually good. C. Their choice is limited. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2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。AI have been in England for three months now. I hope you dont think Ive forgotten you. There have been so many place

10、s to see and so many things to do that Ive not had much time for writing letters.I shall soon be starting my studies at Kings College in London. So far Ive been learning about England and British ways of living. There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this fam

11、ous city. Im sure youll be more interested to know what I think about life hereI find some of the customs interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland of Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met the

12、m. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other21. The writer came to London _.A. for sightseeing only. B. to make a living.C. to learn British ways of living.D. to study.22. The writer came to London from _.A. Asia. B. America. C. the mainland of Europe.D. Africa.23. The writer did not write

13、 the letter earlier because _.A. she had forgotten her friend.B. she was too busy to write.C. she was lonely and sad in this strange land.D. she was too busy studying at Kings College. BNot all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traff

14、ic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening

15、 experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly wipe out, the effect of painful memories.In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effect

16、s of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are wiped out. They are not sure to what degree peoples memories are affected.The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldie

17、rs troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.“Some memories can ruin peoples lives. They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions,” said Roger Pitman, a professo

18、r of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve a lot of that suffering.” But those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change peoples memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. They also help us all avoid the mistakes

19、 of the past.“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out.” Said Rebcca Dresser, a medical ethicist.24. The passage is mainly about _ A. a new medical invention B. a new research on the pill C. a

20、n argument about the research on the pill D. a way of wiping out painful memories25. The drug tested on people can_ A. prevent body producing certain chemicals B. stop people remembering bad experiences C. cause the brain to fix memoriesD. wipe out the emotional effect of memories 26. Which of the f

21、ollowing does Rebecca Dresser agree with in the last paragraph?A. Some memories can ruin peoples lives.B. People want to get rid of bad memories.C. The pill will reduce peoples sufferings from bad memories.D. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others. 27. We can infer from the passage t

22、hat _ A. the pills will certainly stop peoples emotional memories B. people doubt the effect of the pills C. taking the pill will do harm to peoples physical healthD. the pill has already been produced and used by the public in the US C In America the first newspaper appeared in Boston in 1690. Publ

23、ished without permission, it was immediately banned, and all copies were destroyed. Indeed, it remained forgotten until 1845 when the only surviving example was discovered in the British Library. The first successful newspaper was the Boston News-Letter, begun by John Campbell in 1704. Although it w

24、as heavily supported by the government, the experiment was nearly a failure, with the limited number of published newspapers. Two more papers were published in the 1720s, in Philadelphia and New York. Just before the Revolutionary War, some two dozen papers were published in all the colonies(殖民地), a

25、lthough Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania would remain the centers of American printing for many years. Articles in colonial papers were a major force that affected public opinion in America to be fully independent.When the war ended in 1783 there were forty-three newspapers in print. The ne

26、wspapers played an active role in the affairs of the new nation. Many more newspapers were started, representing all kinds of political opinions, and Americas newspapers began to take on a central role in national affairs. Growth continued in every state. By 1814 there were 346 newspapers. The price

27、 of a years worth of newspapers was usually over a full weeks pay for a worker. It had to be paid in full and in advance. This cheap, interesting reading material helped to make almost everyone in America develop the habit of reading, which is now taken for granted.28. The main force to affect publi

28、c opinion in America for Americas independence was _.A. different kinds of newspapersB. the appearance of more papersC. the articles in colonial newspapersD. the centers of American printing29. Why did the author say Boston News- Letter was a successful newspaper? _.A. Because it was the first newsp

29、aper supported by the government. B. Because it was immediately accepted by the American people.C. Because it published a large number of newspapers.D. Because never before was one newspaper published.30. Why was the first newspaper in America stopped from being published? _.A. Because no one wanted

30、 to buy newspapers at that time.B. Because only the British Library had the right to publish it.C. Because it was published without the permission of the government. D. Because no one in America could read newspapers at that time.31. What was the situation for newspapers in America after the war end

31、ed in 1783? A. They were banned just as before.B. It was hard to say how they developed.C. It played a more important part in daily life. D. All the people in America bought at least one newspaper. D As rules, laws are peoples rights and responsibilities toward society. Laws are agreed on by society

32、 and made official by governments. Some persons look on laws with fear, hatred, or annoyance. Laws seem to limit peoples freedom to do many things they would like to do. Though laws may prevent us from doing things we wish to do at the moment, laws make everyones life safer and more pleasant. Withou

33、t laws we could not hold on to our property; we could not go to bed at night expecting to wake up in the morning and find that we had not been robbed; no stores in which we buy food, clothes, and other necessities could stay open and sell to us. Our banks would not be safe places to keep our money.

34、Social life would be impossible without laws to control the way people treat one another. It is not the laws that should be feared but the trouble that comes to everyone when laws are broken. Once this is understood, a citizen will not fear or hate the law. Understanding the need for good laws and t

35、he evil results of breaking laws is the first requirement of good citizenship and government. Philosophers once believed that in prehistoric time people lived without laws in a “state of nature”. People were free to do as they pleased unless someone stronger stopped them by force. As a result, life

36、became so dangerous and unsafe that leaders had to create laws to protect life and property.This is no longer believed to be true. Scholars now think that as soon as people began living in small groups, they worked out rules for getting along with one another. In time everyone accepted and supported

37、 the rules. Manners, customs and beliefs controlled the living habits and behavior of the group. Such rules and habits of life are called folkways. Folkways are probably the real meaning of human laws, as well as of religion, morals, and education. As life became more complex, folkways became more c

38、omplete guides to living. After thousands of years, some of the important folkways were put into writing as the earlier laws. And as life grew more and more complicated with faster transportation and the rise of modern industry and big cities, more human acts and interests had to be ruled by law. Th

39、is led to a great increase in the number of laws. But we know that unless laws are enforced, they cannot protect us. Poorly enforced laws invite crime and violence. So we agree that the best protection against crime is planned social change and law reform - to reduce the causes of crime and to encou

40、rage people to obey the laws. Such a solution would join a sound system of law enforcement with forces working to prevent crime. To attain this goal, all citizens must understand the need for good laws and for their enforcement. 32. Some persons look on laws with fear, hatred, or annoyance, because_

41、. A. they cant do whatever they want to B. they feel it unnecessary to have laws C. laws only protect those who worked out them D. laws and rules are too complicated to understand 33. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE? A.Without laws we may fail to hold on to our property B. In prehistori

42、c time people lived happily without laws in a “state of nature”. C. Human laws, as well as of religion, morals, and education, are believed to originate from Folkways. D. Good citizens and government should be aware of the need for good laws and the evil results of breaking laws 34. A sound system o

43、f law enforcement is necessary because_. A. some citizens fear or hate the law. B. poorly enforced laws cause crime and violence. C. we need someone stronger to stop crime by force. D. the evil results of breaking laws are getting fewer and fewer . 35. Whats the best title of this passage? A. The Or

44、igin of LawsB. Enforcement of Laws C. Leaders and LawsD. Laws and rules. 第二节 七选五（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。 Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well. The grammar is now familiar. The reading comprehension is no problem. You are commu

45、nicating quite fluently. 36 First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening comprehension is probably the most difficult task for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. So, the most important thing is to listen as often as possible. 37The Internet is really a useful tool for

46、English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealM, which allows you to use the Internet like a radio station. Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated by limited understanding. 38 Here is some of the advice I give my students: Accept the fact

47、 that you are not going to understand everything. Keep cool when you do not understand - even if you continue not to understand for a long time. 39Dont concentrate on details until you have understood the main idea. 40This approach usually results in confusion. Translating leads to a kind of block i

48、n ones brain which sometimes doesnt allow us to understand anything at all! By remaining calm, allowing yourself not to understand, and not to translate while listening, your brain is free to concentrate on the most important thing: understanding English in English.A. Secondly, most people repeat th

49、emselves constantly.B. What should you do?C. Do not translate everything into your native language.D. This situation leads to less - not more - understanding.E. The next step is to findlistening resources.F. Listen for the general idea of the conversation.G. But listening is STILL a problem.第三部分 英语知

50、识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和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。My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired. So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time. She had a little bit of computer 41 , so I just set it up for her and l

51、et her 42 with it on her own. As time went on, I 43 the computer was hardly touched. She said she didnt know 44 to use it. I decided to teach her. I sat and 45 everything and she seemed OK with what I said. Unfortunately, my sister called me at that moment 46 we talked on the phone for an hour. Then

52、 when I saw her again, she was sitting in front of the computer, looking quite 47 . The screen saver (屏幕保护) had appeared and she didnt know how to 48 it off. She had tried 49 every key and it didnt work. I told her, “Just 50 the mouse a little.” What I meant was that she just needed to move the mous

53、e around to 51 the computer up. What she did was to 52 the mouse and start shaking it around in mid-air until the 53 went completely black. I couldnt help laughing because of her funny 54 . The more I laughed the 55 she got.She thought that I was a (n) 56 teacher and she decided to figure the thing

54、out herself. Well, at least I helped her overcome her 57 of breaking something and encouraged her to 58 a little.About a week later, I found a home-made 59 card with a mouse on the front making a funny face 60 to my door. It said, “Thanks for the computer lessons. Love, Mom.” 41. A. theoryB. knowled

55、geC. technologyD. history42. A. watchB. trainC. playD. see43. A. foundB. heardC. thoughtD. ignored44. A. whyB. whenC. howD. where45. A. learnedB. describedC. explained D. discussed 46. A. and B. but C. becauseD. since 47. A. amusingB. relaxed C. interestingD. discouraged 48. A. get B. breakC. cutD.

56、turn49. A. hittingB. feelingC. changingD. removing50. A. hangB. shakeC. rubD. push51. A. cleanB. wakeC. bringD. take52. A. put upB. cut offC. pick upD. put away53. A. screenB. curtainC. coverD. window54. A. gesture B. movementC. expressionD. action 55. A. ruderB. happierC. angrier D. better56. A. impatientB. humorousC. careful D. helpful57. A. sadnessB. pressureC. fearD. depression5