湖北省云学新高考联盟2023-2024学年高二年级上册8月开学联考英语试卷

湖北省云学新高考联盟2023-2024学年高二上学期8月开学联考英语试卷

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，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.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Eatsomefood.B.Drinksomewater.C.Openthewindow.

2.Whatisthemansurprisedat?

A.Thathemeetsthewomanatgym.

B.Thatthewomanhaslostalotofweight.

C.Thatthewomanenjoysexercising.

3.WhenisBobgoinghometoday?

A.At3:00p.m.B.At2:00p.m.C.At1:00p.m.

4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?

A.Attheticketoffice.B.Atthenearbycafe.C.Attheentrance.

5.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Returntheman'sbook.

B.Writeherresearchpaper.

C.Lookattheman'sproject.

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，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhydidJasongetalowscore?

A.Hedidn'tstudyhard.

B.Hedidn'twritedownthethinkingprocess.

C.Hedidn'tfinishtheexam.

7.WhatdoesJasonwantMrs.Browntodo?

A.Givehimalift.

B.Lethimtakeanothertest.

C.Markhispaperagain.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whoarethespeakersprobably?

A.Restaurantowneranddeliveryman.

B.Brotherandsister.

C.Repairmanandcustomer.

9.Whydidthemanfailedtopay?

A.Hehasn'tcreatedapaymentmethod.

B.Theapplicationbrokedown.

C.Therewasn'tenoughmoneyinhiscard.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Themanwillgetpromotedinsixmonths.

B.Therewillbenewownersintheircompany.

C.Theyneedtolookfornewjobsnow.

11.Howdidthemanknowthenews?

A.Fromthemeeting.B.Fromthemanager.C.Fromtheemail.

12.Whatisthewoman'ssuggestionfortheman?

A.Offeringcoffeestothebusinesspartners.

B.Talkingwiththeirboss.

C.Beingpreparedforthemeeting.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthelivingroom.B.Inthekitchen.C.Inthebedroom.

14.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheTVshow?

A.Boring.B.Popular.C.Attractive.

15.Whatwillthewomanstillneedtodo?

A.Buythemananewjacket.

B.Writesomething.

C.Dosomecleaning.

16.Whatdoesthemanwanttotry?

A.Tocookameal.B.Towalkintherain.C.Torunarestaurant.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatprobablyhappenedinFountainHillsduringthewinter?

A.Allanimalsdiedoff.

B.Manychemicalswereused.

C.Itdidn'trainmuch.

18.Whichwasaresultoftheenvironmentaldamage?

A.Thefarmlandcouldn'tproducefood.

B.Peoplegotsickeasily.

C.Blackbirdsweremissing.

19.Whydidalotofbeesdisappear?

A.Theywerekilledbythegovernment.

B.Theywereeatenbybirds.

C.Theyweredyingoffthemselves.

20.Whatdothescientistsoffertodo?

A.Bringbeesfromthetown

B.Tellpeopletheimportanceofbees.

C.Teachfarmershowtogrowfood.

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。

A

WhentravelersareplanningtheirtripstoThailand,thefirststopsthatcometomindareoftenthemost

popularones:StopsinChiangMai,forinstance,andBangkokaremust-dos.ButthebeautifulSoutheast

Asiancountryhassomuchmoretooffer,intermsofurbanwonders,thanitsmostpopulouscities.Here,

fourlesser-knownThaicitiesthatyoushouldabsolutelyputonyourtravellist.

MaeHongSon

Whereitis:OntheborderofThailandandMyanmar,inthemountainousThaiprovinceofthesame

name.

Whyyoushouldgo:BecauseofitsnearnesstoThailand,visitingMaeHongSonmightfeellike

experiencingalittlebitofMyanmar——therearesomeculturalsharedareas,andifsunlikeanythingor

anywhereelseontheplanet.

Sukhothai

Whereitis:About230kilometersnorthofBangkok,Sukhothaiischaracterizedbyitsrelative

remoteness.

Whyyoushouldgo:SukhothaiisaUNESCOWorldHeritageCity,duetoitsproliferation（增殖）of

ancienttempleruins.Infact,thecitywasthebirthplaceofThaiarchitectureandculture,soifyouwantto

getagoodtasteofThailand9shistory,there9snowherebettertobe.

KhaoLak

Whereitis:OnThailand9ssouth-centralcoast."'Khaolak"translatesinEnglishto"Lakmountain”,

whichisthehighestpeakinthearea'shillyregion.

Whyyoushouldgo:Ifyou'reseekingabitofpeace,quiet,andcalmbeachfront,KhaoLakistheplace

togo.It'sachangeofpacefrommanyofThailand'sothercities,whichareexciting,colourful,andbusy一

andwhodoesn'tneedamomenttorechargeeverynowandagain?

ChiangRai

Whereitis:NorthernThailand,inthemountainousprovinceofthesamename.

Whyyoushouldgo:ChiangRaiisChiangMai'ssistertown,andforallofthelatter'spopularity,Chiang

Raiisabsolutelyrelaxed.LikeKhaoLak,thisisagreatplacetositbackandenjoythescenery.

21.Sukhothaiismostlikelyintendedfor.

A.MountaineersB.artistsC.hikersD.historylovers

22.Whatdothesefourcitieshaveincommon?

A.Theyarecolorful.B.Theyarelesscrowded.

C.Theyarefamous.D.Theyareancient.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toentertain.B.Toinform.C.Toadvertise.D.Todescribe.

B

TherearedayswhenIfinditnecessarytostepoutsidemyclassroomandchecktobesurethatmy

nameisstillintheTEACHERspaceovermydoor.SometimesIfeelthatIamastudentinmyclassroom

ratherthantheteacher.

Seatedintheclassroom,mysixthgradestudentseachheldadifferenttoolinthehand.Thestudents

discussedhowwordsareliketools——theyhavetheabilitytobuildortodestroy,andtheydiscoveredhow

therighttoolusedattherighttimefortherightjobcanproducegreatresults.Iwatchedandlistenedwitha

senseofsatisfaction.Theygotit!

Afewdayslater,oneofmystudents,Laura,hadanunexpectedoutburstinclass.Sherefusedtowork

withhergroup.Iaskedhertoexcuseherselfandtogotoournextdoorteamcenter.Shemarchedfromthe

backoftheroomtoourclassroomdoor——shootingmeanangrylook,andthenslammedthedoorasshe

leftfortheteammeetingroom.

Minuteslater,Istoodoverher.Beingextremelyangryaboutherdisrespectfulbehavior,Iwassharpin

mytoneandharshwithmywords.WhenIpausedforherresponse,shestated,“You'reusingyourtool

againstme."Iwasspeechless.

Therearetimeswhenyouareatacriticalcrossroadswithastudentandtheroadyouchoosewillmake

allthedifference.Iknewatthatmomenttherightthingtodowastokneeldownnexttoherchair,andsoftly

say,"You'reright,Laura.Ihaveusedmywordsunwiselyandunkindly.Willyouforgiveme?”Shelooked

meintheeyeandsimplysaid,“Yes,Iforgiveyou,Mrs.Ekre.Tmsorry,too."

Attheendoftheyear,shewrotemeabeautifulletter,attachedtowhichwasasmallkey——atool,she

said,foralanguageartsteacherwhotaughtherhowimportantwordscanbe.Itservesasmyreminderofa

lessonItaughtasateacherbutoneIreallylearnedfrommystudent.

24.Whydoesthewriterfeelsheisastudent?

A.Sheusesherpowerunwisely.B.Herstudentsoftenchallengeher.

C.Herstudentschangeherideas.D.HernameisnotintheTEACHERspace.

25.WhatmadethewriterspeechlesswhendealingwithLaura?

A.Laura'sslammingthedoor.B.Laura'scriticalwords.

C.Laura'sangrylook.D.Laura'simpoliteattitude.

26.Whichwordscanbestdescribethewriter?

A.Responsiblebutrude.B.Caringanddetermined.

C.Understandingandbroad-minded.D.Outgoingandchangeable

27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thebeautyofcommunicating.B.Thevalueofforgiveness.

C.Theimportanceofteaching.D.Thepowerofwords.

-C

Theworld9sfirstcloned（克隆）cat,CopyCat,orCCforshort,isbreakingmoreboundariesassheturns

18yearsold/aTherearenobigplanstomarktheday,butCCwillbethefocusofaDutchcartoonsetfor

releaseonherbirthday,researcherandownerDuaneKraemersaid.

CCbecamethefirstclonedcatwhenshewasbomonDecember22,2001,afterKraemerandfellow

TexasA&MresearcherMarkWesthusinhadattempted188nucleartransfersandproduced82cloned

embryos（胚月台）,ThemotivationforattemptingtocreateCCwasnotjusttohaveaclonedcat,buttoresearch

geneticengineering.Kraemernotedtheuniversityisdoingmuchmoregeneticengineeringworkthan

specificallycloneresearchnow.

Whenthefirstclonedcathadbeensuccessfullycreated,KraemerandWesthusinwereonTValmost

fortwoweeks.66Itwasreallyabigdeal,andtheuniversityhasindicateditwasthebiggeststoryeveroutof

theuniversity/hesaid,notingCCisevenincludedinabookaboutthehistoryofCollegeStation.

Everyanimalusedintheresearchwasadopted,Kraemersaid,buthiswifechoseCC.CCisnotonly

enjoyinglifeastheKraemers9pet,butshehasherowncondocalledthe"kittyhouse^^behindtheKraemers9

housewheresheliveswithherthreebabies.Tim,ZipandTesswerebornonSeptember1,2006.Therehad

notbeenmuchresearchdoneinthereproductive（繁殖的）successofclones一andnonehadbeendonewitha

cat.

Besidesthat,CCalsoprovednotallclonesdieyoung.“Dolly,thesheep,thatwasthefirstofthe

mammalstobeclonedbynucleartransfer,haddiedat,Ithink,at6yearsofage,“Kraemersaid.t4Sothefact

thatCCdidn'tdieyoungwasnews."

28.WhatwilltakeplaceonCC's18thbirthday?

A.CCwillbetheoldestclonedanimal.

B.CCwillbeadoptedbyDuaneKraemer.

C.ResearcherswillbringCCbacktotheuniversity.

D.AcartoonbasedonCCwillbeshown.

29.WhywereKraemerandWesthusinonTValmostfortwoweeks?

A.Theywantedtopopularizegeneticengineering.

B.Thoseclonedanimalsneededtobeadopted.

C.ThecreationofCCwongreatattention.

D.Theywereinvitedtointroduceabook.

30.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?

A.KraemerregardsCCasaperfectpet.

B.CCprovesclonescansuccessfullyreproduce.

C.Researchersfinditworthwhiletostudyanimals.

D.CChasherownuniquecharacteristics.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theresearchongeneticengineering.

B.Theimportanceofclonedanimals.

C.Theintroductiontotheworld9sfirstclonedcat.

D.Thewaystocreateaclonedcat.

D

Smokingissoalluring（诱惑的），pleasurableforsomeandperhapstheworstthingthatyoucanpossibly

dotoyourbody.So,producersmadeelectroniccigarettesasasafersmokingchoice-saferthantobacco（烟

草制品）.Althoughe-cigarettescontainthedrugnicotinelikecigarettes,theydonotusetobaccoandyoudo

notlightthem.Theyarepoweredbybattery（电池）.

However,ife-cigarettesaresosafe,whyhastheUnitedStatesCenterforDiseaseControl（CDC）seen

anincreaseintelephonecallsaboute-cigarettepoisonings?

Theanswerischildren.Mostofthecallsarefrompeopleworriedaboutchildrenwhohaveplayedwith

thedevices（装置）.Intheperiodofonemonththisyear,theCentersaid215peoplecalledtheCenterwith

e-cigaretteconcerns.Morethanhalfofthesecallswereforchildrenagedfiveandyounger.Thedeviceshad

madethemsick.

TimMcAfeeisdirectoroftheCenter'sOfficeonSmokingandHealth.Hesaystheproblemis

regulation-----theU.S.federalgovernmentdoesnotcontrole-cigaretteseventhoughtheycontainliquid

nicotine.Mr.McAfeeaddsthatliquidnicotineisawell-knowndanger.Mr.McAfeeexplainsthatnicotine

poisoninghappenswhenitgetsintotheskin,getsintotheeyesorisswallowed.Itcancausestomachpainor

asenseofunbalance.Andtoomuchnicotinecankill.

TimMcAfeesayse-cigarettesdonotcreatethelevelofrisktopeoplethattobaccoproductsdo.He

notesthatalmost500,000Americansdieeachyearfromcigarettes."So,cigarettesarethewinnerinthat

contest.nE-cigarettesdonotcontainhundredsofharmfulchemicalsthatarefoundinrealcigarettes.So,the

U.S.SurgeonGeneralBorisD.Lushniakhassuggestedthate-cigarettesmaybeausefultoolforadults

tryingtoendtheirtobaccouse.

ButTimMcAfeeworriesthatteenagersmaythinkelectroniccigarettesareharmless.Theycould

becomeaddictedtothenicotineandthenstartsmokingrealcigarettes.Inotherwords,hefearsthatfake（假

的）e-cigarettescouldbea"gateway"totherealthingforyoungpeople.

32.Whatdotheproducersthinkofe-cigarettes?

A.Cheaper.B.Safer.C.Dangerous.D.Expensive.

33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.theCDCwantstodevelopabettertypeofe-cigarettes

B.theU.S.federalgovernmentisagainsttheuseofe-cigarettes

C.BorisDLushniakthinkse-cigarettesmaycontributetogivingupsmoking.

D.BorisDLushniakisaheavysmoker

34.WhatisTimMcAfee'sopinionaboutsmoking?

A.Hestronglyclaimsthatregulationsshouldbemadetobansmoking.

B.Heisconvincedthate-cigaretteisausefultool.

C.Smokinge-cigarettescanmakeapersonsick.

D.Heisconcernedabouttheteensusinge-cigarettes.

35.What9stheauthor9sattitudetowardse-cigarettes?

A.Neutral.B.Negative.C.PositiveD.Indifferent.

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。

EasyWaystoSleepBetter

Youcanfinallyresteasy——weaskedsleepexpertstotelluseverythingtheyknowaboutthehealthy

habitsthathelpyousleepbetter.

Makeyourbedbeforeyougetinit.Sleephealthilyisallaboutcreatinganidealenvironmentforsleep.

_36_Thafswhyifssoimportanttomakeyourbedeachmorning.Ifyoudon'tgetachancetodoitbefore

youleavethehouse,makeyourbedintheeveningbeforeyouturnin.

Useblackoutcurtains（不透光窗帘）._37_Onewaytoensureblacknessinyoursleepenvironmentisto

investinroom-darkeningcurtainsdesignedtoagainstlight-includingstreetlightsthatcomeonatnight.

Useasoundmachine.Amachinedesignedtocreatewhitenoiseorsoftsoundslikerunningwaterisa

greatwaytodefeatthekindsofsoundsthatdisrupt（扰舌L）sleeplikestreetnoise._38_

Putawayyourelectronicsatbedtime.Bynow,you'veprobablyheardthatit'sareallybadideatobring

yoursmartphoneorlaptoptobed._39_Thebluelightcanstimulateyourbrain,andevenaffectyourmood.

Commityourselftoonewake-uptime.Manydoctorsonlytalkaboutgoingtobedatafixedtime.But

whenthemorninglightcomesinthroughyourwindow,ithitsyouropticnerveandaffectsyourcircadian

rhythm（昼夜节律）._40_

A.Youaresupposedtowakeupat7:00everymorning.

B.Wakingupatthesametimeeachmorningcanaffectyoursleepquality.

C.ExpertsevenwarnagainstkeepingtheTVonaroundbedtime.

D.Placingamachinefullofwaterbesideyouwhilesleepinghelpsalot.

E.Oneofthebesthabitsforagoodnight9ssleepisacomfortablebed.

F.Thesesoundscancalmsomepeopletosleepevenbetterthansilence.

G.Keepyourroomasdarkaspossible-thedarker,thebetter.

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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Ihadabrother,whowasnamedCharles.Hewasbomonemonthbeforehisduedateandhad

developmental_41_.Heneverlosthis_42_teeth,nevergrewtallerthanabout30inchesandnever_43

_morethan28pounds.Theydidpredict,_44_,thathewouldnotlivetoseehis12thbirthday.

AsaboyIlearnedtofeedand_45_Charleseveryday,thoughIwas_46Asa

teenager,Ibabysatformy"bigbrother"andlearnedthe_47_amountofmedicinetopreventhimfrom

trembling.

Manypeoplesaidhewouldneverwalkortalk,andshouldbe_48_tosomespecialhospital.Henever

didlearntowalk,buthedidlearntotalk一notevenin

_49_sentences,buthehadthebasicsdown.Ifhewas_50_orthirsty,weknew.

Heknew_51too.IwasKagun,notKevin.ButthatchangedwithabeardIgrewduringthesummer

beforecollege.Familymemberssaiditwasugly.Charlesheardit."Lookwho'sathome.Who!sthat?"

they'dsaytoCharles.“Ugly,“hewouldrespondwith_52.

Allofthattomewas_53_,forhewastheonlybrotherIhave.Ineverthoughtofhimasdifferent.

Althoughweneverplayedcatchortalkedaboutourdreams,hetaughtmerespectforthoseless_54_than

myself.Andhetaughtmean_55_ofthebeautyinthesimplestthings.

Physicallyandmentally,Iwasmybrother'skeeper.Spiritually,Mikewasandismykeeper——anearly

silentguardianangel.

41.A.practiceB.conditionC.difficultyD.disability

42.A.smallB.wisdomC.babyD.white

43.A.hadB.weighedC.turnedD.afforded

44.A.actuallyB.generallyC.likelyD.hardly

45.A.raiseB.bearC.playD.dress

46.A.embarrassedB.stupidC.clumsyD.skilled

47.A.properB.largeC.fullD.limited

48.A.deliveredB.committedC.rushedD.sent

49.A.goodB.specialC.longD.complete

50.A.happyB.hungryC.depressedD.anxious

51.A.familiesB.wordsC.namesD.places

52.A.surpriseB.angerC.delightD.satisfaction

53.A.specialB.normalC.painfulD.strange

54.A.mercifulB.pleasedC.talentedD.fortunate

55.A.appreciationB.awardC.associationD.advantage

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。

Cheatingbyusingtheworkofothers'isthesame_56_ruiningyourlifewithdrugs.Notonlyisit_57

_(necessary)andfoolish,butitcanalsostartto_58_(addict)inmanyways.Ifastudentconstantlycheats,

thenitmaybecomeahabitinthefuture.Besides,nooneneedstocheat.Weallhavebrains.Anyway,ifs

notlikelythatwe'llsucceedinlifeifwecontinuouslycheat.Sothereisnoneed_59_(ruin)bothyour

educationandyourlifebycheating.

Cheatersusuallysuffermanyconsequences.Inthebeginningwhenstudentsareingradeschool,

cheatingmayonlyleadto_60_(they)losingcreditsandgoingtotheprincipal'soffice.Inmiddleschool,

therewillbeSaturdaypunishmentsandevenparent-teacher_61-(conference).Butinhighschool,college,

andtherestofaperson9slife,itis_62_(absolute)unlikelythatcheatingwillbetolerated.

Ofallthings,_63_(take)creditforothers9workisnotonlyuselessbutquiteunreasonable.Ifweall

justdoourwork,thenthereisnopoint_64_cheating.Mostimportantly,ifweallworkhardinsteadof

cheating,theneveryone_65_(live)asuccessfullife.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是班长李华，为响应学校号召，你们班将于近期创办一个“图书角”，请你写一则倡议书，号召同学们积极

行动，内容包括：

1.创办图书角的意义；

2.呼吁大家为图书角的成立贡献力量；

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卷的相应位置作答。

Dearfellowstudents,

Yourmonitor

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

PlantingDay

WhenIwaslittle,