广东省惠州市惠东重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期高二年级开学考试英语科试题第一部分 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。AVoluntaryOrganizationsD.ukIfyouwanttomakeadifference,meetnewpeopleorlearnnewskillsthroughvolunteering,thenlooknofurtherthan"uk",whichoffersamillionopportunitiestovolunteersintheUnitedKingdomWithlistingsfromalotofmajorcharities,suchasNationalTrustandOxfam,aswellaslocalnon-profitorganizations,do-itorg.uk.reallymakesvolunteeringeasy.Enteryourpostcodeandinterestsatwww.do-itorguk,andlookfortheopportunitiesonline;it'sassimpleasthat.HorizonSchoolWeareanon-profitorganizationbasedinTrujillo,Peru.WeprovidefreeEnglishclassesforthesurroundingareabygivingtutoringclassesinourbuildingandteachinginapublicschool.WebelievethatprovidingthesefreeEnglishclassescanhelpthecommunitygetthemselvesoutofpoverty.BylearningEnglish,peoplehereAsavolunteer,youwillteachEnglishbothinHorizonandatalocalpublicschool.There'salsoanopportunitytoexploreTrujilloandthelocalbeachtown.VolunteerswillexperiencethePeruviancultureandcuisine（烹饪）aswellasthelanguage.Pleasecontactusformoreinformationorgotoourwebsite:contact@horizonperu.ComAimabroadinIndiaAimabroadisanon-profitvolunteerorganizationinIndia.Internationalvolunteersarewelcometotake-partintheprogramsfortheimprovementofsociety.FormoreinformationpleaserefertoAdventistNepalVolunteerOrganizationWeareanon-profitorganizationinKathmandu,NepalwiththeaimofprovidingvolunteerservicesinNepalinthefieldofeducation,health,humanrights,writing,travelandhikingetc.Peoplewhowanttoworkasvolunteerspleasefeelfreetocontactus.Wealsoprovidehomestayconditionsforthevolunteers.Email:Adventistnepalvolunteer@1.IfyouwanttodosomevoluntaryworkinLondon,whatwillyouchoose?A..uk.B.HorizonSchoolC.AimabroadinIndiaD.AdventistNepalVolunteerOrganization2.Whatdotheseorganizationsabovehaveincommon?A.TheyallcallinEnglishteachers.B.TheylakeinvolunteersfromBritain.C.TheyhelpthepoorchildreninIndia.D.Theyareallnon-profitorganizations.3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToshowthegreatneedforvolunteersinEurope.B.Totakeinmorevolunteersfortheorganizations.C.Toexplainhowtotakepartintheorganizations.D.TotellpeoplewheretofindrelaxedvoluntaryworkBCole（asuccessfulactor）talkedabouthisactingjourneyinanewinterviewwithVariety.Asachildstarinpublic,hebecameoneofthecoverstarsofthe"PowerofYoungHollywood"series.HesaidtoVarietythatifithadn'tbeenforRiverdale,hemighthavegivenupacting,atleastforawhile.WhenColeauditioned（试镜）forRiverdale,hewasworkinginasmalllaboratoryinBrooklynbaggingartifacts.ItwasthecharacterofJugheadthatbroughthimbacktohisactinglife.IntheyearsfollowinghisdaysontheDisneychannel,ColejoinedNYUandtookactingclasses.DisneyhadofferedColeathirdseriesfollowinghissuccessfulseries--TheSuitLifeofZackandCodyandTheSuiteLifeonDeck,butheknewhewantedtogotocollege.Finally,Colefoundhiswaybacktohisactinglife,though.Whileworkingatthelab,Colesaidhismanagerkeptonencouraginghimtoauditionforsomeroles.Hereallywantedtosaythankstohim.ColeknewwhathewantedandhowtoplaytherolewellinRiverdale.HewasfirstinvitedtoauditionfortheroleofArchie,butColesaidheaskedforthecharacteroftheoutcast（被抛弃者）instead."Ithinkthisisabotofmystyle,"hetoldVariety.Jugheadwasn'tsupposedtobeanimportantcharacterintheshow,butColeactedsowellthathereceivedpraiseandbecamewellknown.Now,Cole'ssuccessfullychangedhimselffromaDisneystartoaseriousactor.Itcanhelphimtoplanhisnewseries--thefourthseason.It'sgoodnewsthatColedecidedtoshowhistalentforacting.4.WhatdidColetellVarietyinthenewinterview?A.Hislifeasanactor.B.Hisexperiencein"Riverdale".C.Hisworkinasmalllab.D.Hisfeelingsasachildstar.5.WhydidColerefusethethirdseriesofferedbyDisney?A.Becausehedidn'tlikeactinganymore.B.Becausehewantedtogetmoreeducation.C.Becausehismanageraskedhimtostayinthelab.D.Becausehismanageradvisedhimtoactin"Riverdale".6.WhatisthekeytoCole'ssuccess?A.Hisworkexperienceinthelab.B.Hispreviousworkasamanager.C.Hiswonderfulskillsinacting.D.Hisexperienceasaseriousactor.7.Whichisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ColeGaveupActing.B.ColeWasBeggedtoActin"Riverdale"C.ColeToldusHowtosucceedinActingD.Actingin"Riverdale"LedColetoSuccessCFromAsiatoAmericaandeverywhereinbetween,Swing—anenergeticformofdancethatincludessix-stepandeight-steprhythms（节奏）—hastakentheworldbystorm.Makingarecentcomeback,swingdancefloorshavepoppedupallovertheworld.ManyclubsmakefansofSwinghappybyholdingnightswhenswingmusicisplayed,andsometimesevenofferingclassestoattractcustomers.ThoughSwingisnowpopularworldwide,itfirstappearedalongsidethejazzmovementsofthe1920sand1930sinNewYorkCity,Whilelisteningtojazz,theyoungblackpeopleofthattimedevelopedthemovementsoftheLindyHop—astyleofdancethatisbestknownforabreakawayor"swingout"moveandsuddenimprovisation（即兴表演）.Itwasreportedlygiventhisnamewhenareporterwasinterviewingapersonatthedancehallwhowaswatchingothercouplesdance.Whenaskedwhatthatdancewascalled,thewatcherlookedatanewspapernexttohimthathadanarticleaboutLindbergh—thefirstpersontoflyaloneacrosstheAtlantic（大西洋）—whichwastitled,"LindyHopstheAtlantic".Thenthewatcherannouncedthat"LindyHop"wasthenameofthedance,andithasstucksincethen.In1926,theSavoyBallroomwasthefirstlargebusinesstoofferaplaceforpeopletolistentoswingmusicanddance.Withitshugedancefloor,theSavoybecameabigsuccessovernight,attractingsomeofthebestdancersandmusiciansintheNewYorkarea.Withintenyears,theLindyHopwassweepingthroughtheUnitedStatesandbecameasymbolofunity,asyoungpeopleofallracial（种族的）backgroundscrowdedintodancehallstoswingthenightaway.TraditionaldanceteachersdidnotwelcomeitbecausetheythoughtitwasnotevenarealdanceandwerequitesureaboutitsdemisebutSwinghasprovedthemwrong;itcontinuestobeoneoftheworld'smostfundances.8.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroduceapopularformofdance.B.Todiscoverthefunsecretsofadance.C.Totellstoriesaboutanenergeticdance.D.Todescribethespecialmovesofadance.9.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto"demise"?A.Challenge. B.Change. C.Development. D.Death10.WhatcanwelearnaboutSwing?A.It'salivelydancewithstrictrules.B.Ithasacloseconnectionwithapilot.C.Ithasahistoryofover90years.D.Itattractsmostlyyoungblackpeople.11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thedancestylewillsoonbeacceptedbytraditionaldanceteachers.B.Thenamewaschangedfrom"LindyHop"to"Swing"inthe1940s.C.ThemovementsofdifferentSwingdancersalwayslookthesame.D.Thedancemighthavebecomeunpopularsometimeinitshistory.DDoyouknowwhatyou'dliketobewhenyougrowup?Ittakesmostpeoplemanyyearstofindout.FortheyoungartistAlexandraNechita,itneverreallyseemedtobeaquestion.Fromthedayshebegandrawingattheageoftwo,shewasanartist.AlexandraNechitawasborninRomaniain1985andmovedtoCaliforniawhenshewasstillababy.Asalittlechild,shelovedcolouringinhercolouringbooks.Herparentshopedshecouldspendmoretimeplayingwithotherchildren,sotheytookawayhercolouringbooks.AlexandrabegandrawingherownpicturesandcolouringBythetimeAlexandrawassevenyearsold,shehadbegunpaintingwithoilpaints.WhenAlexandratookalocalartclass,herteacherwasamazedattheyoungartist'sunusualstyleofpainting.Alexandra'sworkwassimilarinsomewaystothepaintingsbyfamousartistslikePicasso.Theseartistsdidnotusearealisticstyleofpainting.Theyallowedtheirimaginationstoplayanimportantpartintheirwork.TheinterestingthingwasthatlittleAlexandrahadneverseentheworkoftheseartists.Peoplecalledher"LittlePicasso".Thiswasagreathonour,butAlexandra'sstyleofpaintingwasallherown.Alexandra'sfirstpublicshowwasheldataLosAngelespubliclibrarywhenshewasonlyeightyearsold.PeoplewereamazedathowyoungAlexandrawas,butmostlytheylovedherimaginativeartwork.ItdidnottakelongforAlexandraandherworktobecomefamous.Sheappearedontelevisionprogrammesandinnewspapersandmagazinesallovertheworld.Thesaleofasinglepiececanearntheyoungartistthousandsofdollars.ButthatisnotwhyAlexandracreatesartwork.Shejustcannotimaginedoinganythingelsethatwouldbringhersuchjoyandsatisfaction.Today,Alexandraisafull-timeartist.Shealsoworkstohelpsupporttheartsinschools.Alexandraisastrongbelieverinthepowerofartasatoolofcommunicationandabridgetobuildingpeacethroughouttheworld.12.WhendidAlexandrabegindrawingpictures?A.Attheageofeight. B.Attheageofseven.C.Attheageoftwo. D.Intheyearof1985.13.Alexandrawascalled"LittlePicasso"because.A.shelearnedtopaintfromPicassoB.herstyleofpaintingwaslikePicasso'sC.shewasoneofPicasso'sbigfansD.herstyleofpaintingwasunusual14.WhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?A.Onlypaintingcanmakehersohappyandsatisfied.B.Onlymoneycanmakehersohappyandsatisfied.C.Anythingcanmakeherfeelhappyandsatisfied.D.Nothingcanmakeherfeelhappyandsatisfied.15.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeAlexandra?A.Polite. B.Generous. C.Patient. D.Creative.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtobeasafeandsmartsearcherSomekeywordswillhelp-tofindbetterresults.16.Ifyouwanttofindoutaboutseagulls（海鸥）,forexample,searchfor"birdseagull"andnotjust"seagull".Becauseseagullmightalsobethenameofjustaboutanythingelse,fromahoteltoadocumentaryfilm.Exactsymbolscanhelpyoufindwhatyou'relookingfor.Ifyouarelookingforanexactphraseorsentence,forexample,"seagullareveryclever",typeitbetweeninvertedcommas（引号）.17.Avoidcommonwordslike"a"or"the"inasearch.Thereareusuallyunnecessary.Removeunwantedresultsbyaddingasymbol"-".Forexample,"Seagull-hotel-film"wouldleaveoutallinformationonhotelsandfilms.Checkyourspelling.Makesureyouspellspelleverywordcorrectly.18.That'sbecausesometimestherearemistypedwordsexisting.Haveafilter（筛选）.It'sagoodideatofilteryouronlinesearchers,especiallywhenyouaresearchingforpictures.19.Thereislotsoffilteringsoftwareavailable.ReliabilityisveryimportantwhenyouaresearchingontheInternet.Alwaysaskyourself,"Isthisreliable?"20.Somewebsitesareunreliableandsomeinformationisincorrect.Checkyourinformationonotherwebsitesbeforeacceptingit.A.Soaddafilteringsystemtoyourcomputer.B.Thenonlyexactinformationwillbeshown.C.Makesurethatyou'reusingthesafestsearchsetting.D.Thesmallesttypingmistakescanbringunwantedresults.E.Usemorethanonekeywordwhenyouaredoingaresearch.F.Don'tmakethemistakeofbelievingeverythingassoonasyousee.G.Butfindingtherightinformationamongthousandsofwebsitescanbearealchallenge.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，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。Inhighschool,Edward'steachernoticedEdward,a6.5-foot-tallteen,alwayssatsadlyinthebackoftheclassroom.Hehadnofriendsand21atelunchbyhimself.Theteacherconsidered22himsometime.Thenightwhentheteacher23thefinaltestpaper,shenoticedEdwardshouldgetaD,24shestillwantedbadlytogivehimabettergrade.Asshedecidedtogohome,Edwardwalkedin.Hiseyeswerefullofsadness.He25theteacherandsaid,"IknowI'mgettinga26gradeonmyfinal.I'malazy,selfishandstupidpersonwithno27."Theteacherlookedintohissad28andsaid,"Edward,inmyheart,youare29togetanA.IbelieveinyouandIwillalwaysbehereforyou.Now,goand30thelifeyoudreamof.You'llgofarinthefutureaslongasyouworkhardcontinuallyandI'llbe31you."Theteacher'swordsgaveEdward32thathewasreallyworthsomething.Andthesewordschangedthatyoungman'slife.Edward's33improvedgradually.Nowheisaworld-famousdentist.Thestoryshowsthatthereissomuchpowerinthatsmall34inourmouth--thetongue.35theproverbgoes,"Thetonguehasthepoweroflifeanddeath."21.A.sometimes B.seldom C.always D.never22.A.encouraging B.criticizing C.noticing D.influencing23.A.saw B.counted C.read D.marked24.A.So B.and C.but D.because25.A.lookedat B.turnedto C.discussedwith D.agreedwith26.A.common B.high C.special D.low27.A.luck B.power C.future D.goal28.A.situations B.eyes C.past D.heart29.A.confident B.hungry C.careful D.sure30.A.enjoy B.remember C.create D.change31.A.challenging B.watching C.questioning D.praising32.A.hope B.time C.fortune D.task33.A.personality B.ability C.energy D.grade34.A.problem B.cause C.part D.truth35.A.As B.When C.If D.Where第二节（共10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。AThereisnodoubt36.itishumanactivitiesthathavecausedthisglobalwarmingratherthananaturalphenomenon.Allscientistssubscribe37.theviewthattheincreaseintheearth'stemperatureisduetothe38.（burn）offossilfuels.39.（gradual）,the"greenhouseeffect"beginswhenweaddalotofextracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,40.（cause）theglobaltemperaturetogoup.Sofar,theburningofmoreandmorefossilfuels41.（result）intheincreaseincarbondioxide.However,theattitudesofscientistsarediffer