甘肃省兰州市第五十五中学2023-2024学年高二年级上册开学考试英语试题

甘肃省兰州市第五十五中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学

考试英语试题

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一、单项选择

1.Infactshewas_ofsoftball,tennisandtrack.

A.muchmorefondB.muchfondC.veryfonderD.toomorefond

2.Sheis_outonSundays.

A.almostB.mostlyC,mostD.themost

3.Itmayrain,butIshallgoout.

A.somehowB・anyhowC.somewhatD.anywhere

4.NotuntilMr.SmithcametoChina_whatkindofacountrysheisfrom.

A.didn?theknowB.hadheknown

C.hadn'theknownD.didheknow

5.Sobadly_intheaccidentthathewassenttoahospital.

A.didhehurtB.hewashurtC.washehurtD.bedidhurt

6._abouttheuniverseuptillnow.

A.SolittlehadmeknownB.Onlyalittledoweknow

C.VerylittlehaveweknownD.Littleshallweknow

7._unlessIcallyou.

A.PleasecomeB.NotcomeinC.Don'tcomeinD.Comein

8.Doyoumindalonehome?

A.JaneleavingB.Janehavingleft

C.Jane'sbeingleftD.Janetobeleft

9.I'dratherhetomorrowafternoon.

A.willcomeB.comersC.comingD.came

10.—Doyouhaveclothes?Tilwashthemforyou.

—No,thankyou.Tilwashthemmyself.

A.tobewashedB.towashC.washingD.beingwashed

11.Thisisthe_bag_Ilostyesterday,butit'snotmine.

A.same;asB.same;thatC.very;thatD.such;as

12.Thesunshinesbrightlyinthesky_uslightandheat.

A.thatgiveB.havinggivenC.togiveD.giving

13.Itisthethirdtimelatethismonth.

A.thatyouarrivedB.whenyouarrived

C.thatyou'vearrivedD.whenyou'vearrived

14.HegetsupearlyandreadsEnglishaloud,_hehasgreatlyimprovedhisEnglish.

A.onthewayB.bythewayC.inthiswayD.inthismeans

15.Inthecinema,therewasanoldman_besideme.

A.atB.sitC.sittingD.tosit

二、阅读理解

SweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomakesomeone

happy.Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,

theaged,andchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents,butalsofriends,workmates,relativesand

neighbourswhosehelpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.

Over60yearsago,whenaClevelandmannoticedthatsomepeople,suchaschildren

wholosttheirparentsandpatientswholayinbed,toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,he

developedinhismindtheideaofshowingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisby

givingthemsmallgifts.Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbours,hegavethosepeople

smallgiftsonaSaturdayinOctober.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,otherClevelanders

begantotakepartinthecelebration,whichcametobecalled"SweetestDay”.Overtime,the

SweetestDayideaofspreadingcheertothepoor,thesickandchildrenwhohadlosttheir

parentswasbroadenedtoincludeeveryone,andbecameanoccasionforrememberingothers

withakindactorasmallgift.SoontheideaspreadtoothercitiesallovertheUSA.

SweetestDayisnotbasedonanysinglegroup'sreligiousbeliefsoronafamily

relationship.Itisareminderthatathoughtfulwordordeedenricheslifeandgivesitmeaning.

Becausemanypeopleremembertakingtheformofgiftgiving,SweetestDayoffersusthe

opportunitytoshowothersthatwecare,inapositiveway.

16.WhichofthefollowinghaslittlerelationshiptoSweetestDay?

A.Visitingsickpeopleofthehospital.

B.Visitingchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents.

C.Givingfriendssmallgifts.

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D.Givingflowerstosweethearts.

17.HowdidtheSweetestDayappear?

A.AClevelandmanwasinspiredafterseeingother'ssuffering

B.Thenursesinthehospitalthoughtofit.

C.Thepoorpeopleonthestreetbeggedforit.

D.Childrenwithsickparentscameupwiththeidea.

18.Theunderlinedword“neglected“inthesecondparagraphmeans"

A.remembered

B.hated

C.paidlittleornoattentionto

D.disappointed

19.Whatdomostpeopleusuallydotoshowtheircaretoothersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theygivemoney.B.Theygivegifts.

C.Theysendregards.D.Theyofferhelp.

20.Wheremaythearticlebetakenfrom?

A.AtextbookB.Asciencebook

C.AguidebookD.Amagazine

It'sbelievedbyBritishpeoplethattheyareveryawareofeachother'ssocialrank.

Britonscanusuallyworkoutafellowcountryman'sbackgroundfromthewaytheyspeakor

dress,andmayeventreatthemdifferentlybasedonthis.Butalthoughthismayhavebeen

truerinthepastthanitistoday,visitorstoBritainsaythattheystillnoticeit.Thecomicplay

Pygmalion。913),bytheIrishmanGeorgeBernardShaw(1856—1950),isafamous

explorationoftheimportanceofsocialrankinBritishsociety.

Themainstoryoftheplayconcernsaworkingclassgirl,ElizaDoolittle,aflowerseller

fromLondon.TwoupperclassgentlementrytoseeiftheycangetDoolittletoappearlikean

upperclassladyaftersendingherforelocutionlessons.ProfessorHenryHiggins,alanguage

expert,saysitcanbedone;hisfriendColonelPickeringsaysthatit'simpossible.Evenso,

HigginssetsouttoteachElizahowto“speakproperly”.

Ofcourse,Elizaisn'talumpofclay;shehasherownwill.Shecanseethatit'sinher

bestinteresttogoalongwithHiggins5planto“improveherself,.Shewantstobeabletosell

flowersinashopratherthanonthestreet.Afterthetraining,Elizaprovesthataflowergirl

canpassherselfoffasaladyataball.Sheisatriumph（赢家），andHigginshaswonhisbet.

Butwhathappensnext?Elizahasherfuturetoworryabout.Shemaybeabletofoolthe

upperclassintothinkingshe'soneofthem,butsheisn'treallyoneofthem.

Shawseemstobetellingusthatsocialrankisaboutmorethanthewaysomeone

talks——ifsaboutwealthandprivilege.Thewholeexperimentprovestheideathataccentsand

classesareverysuperficial（肤浅的）.Thewaysonespeaksanddressesareonlymarkersof

class.Theclasssystemitself,however,issomethingcompletelydifferent.

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutspeakinganddressingfromParagraph1?

A.TheydecideBritons5socialrank.

B.Britonsarestricterinthemnowadays.

C.Britonsdon'tcareaboutthemanylonger.

D.Theycouldinfluenceothers9impressionofaperson.

22.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“elocution”?

A.Dress.B.Manners.

C.Speech.D.Dance.

23.WhathappenstoElizaDoolittleduringtheexperiment?

A.Sheisaskedtogiveupsellingflowersonthestreet.

B.Sheisunsatisfiedtotakepartintheexperiment.

C.Sheisregardedasanupperclassladyatthehall.

D.Sheishopefulaboutherfuture.

24.WhichwordscandescribeEliza?

A.rudeandsuperficialB.prettyandreserved

C.generousandoptimisticD.wiseandbeautiful

25.WhichofthefollowingwouldShawprobablyagreewith?

A.Afterreceivingtrainingonecanentertheupperclass.

B.Peopleshouldtrytheirbesttoimprovetheiraccents.

C.Thewaypeoplespeakgreatlyaffectstheirsocialstatus.

D.Socialrankcan'tbeeasilyjudgedbydressingorspeaking.

三、完形填空

Eventhoughmygrandfatherwasafarmer,mygrandmotherwouldiron（熨烫）hiswork

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clotheseveryday.Shewouldsprinkle（喷洒）grandpa's26withsomething,hangthem

overachairsotheycoulddryabit,andthenironthem.I27herdothisthroughmy

childhood.Ithoughteveryoldwomanintheworlddidit.Butastheyearspassed,Ibeganto

28thispractice.Whydidgrandfatherneedhisworkclothes29?Mostdays,he

nevermetanyonebutmeandafewotherfarmers.

OnedayIaskedgrandmaaboutit.Shetoldmethatgrandpawasthemost30man

intheworld,andhewasthe31ofherlife.

Laterthatday,Ilookedcloselyatgrandpa.Hesuredidn'tlookallthathandsometome.

Hewasashortandskinnyman.Hishairwas32ontop,andhisfalseteethdidn'tline

upverywellwhenhesmiled.SoI33grandmaaboutitagain.IinformedherIhad

observedgrandpa.She34andsaid,“Youjustaren'tviewingthingsfromtheright

perspective（角度）.Thoseeyewrinkleshaven'talwaysbeenthere.Hehasbeautifulblueeyes.^^

She35.“Iwanthimtofeelbeautiful.Iironhisclotheseveryday36hehas

mademefeelbeautifulforalltheseyears.Heisamanworthyof37"Iheardwhat

shesaidandwasstillpuzzled.Howcouldthisoldwomanthinkthatanoldmanwithfalse

38wasbeautiful?

Theyearswenton,andIwatchedgrandmaandgrandpagrowoldtogether.I39

knewwhatbeautyreallywas-itwasgrandmaironinggrandpa'spants.Iwasashamedand

decidedto40_thequestionIhadasked.

26.A.suitsB.scarvesC.pantsD.shirts

27.A.helpedB.watchedC.heardD.made

28.A.missB.admireC.questionD.appreciate

29.A.ironedB.washedC.driedD.changed

30.A.honestB.handsomeC.energeticD.intelligent

31.A.loveB,mirrorC.futureD.example

32.A.blackB.curlyC.thickD.thin

33.A.informedB.remindedC.askedD.warned

34.A.sighedB.apologizedC.noddedD.laughed

35.A.repeatedB.arguedC.continuedD.accepted

36.A.thoughB.whileC.andD.because

37.A.noticeB.praiseC.respectD.attention

38.A.teethB.hairC.eyesD.ears

39.A.hardlyB.quicklyC.immediatelyD.gradually

40.A.forgetB.considerC.answerD.face

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Arainforestisanarea41(cover)bytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfall

spreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.

Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfrom

thesunandadjusttheclimate.42theforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheat

intotheatmosphere,43(warm)therestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalso

influencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersalloverthe

world.

Inthepasthundredyears,humans44(begin)destroyingrainforestsinsearchof

threemajorresources:landforcrops,woodfbrpaperandotherproducts,landforraising

farm45(animal).Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.46example,

alotofcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)intheai