赣州三中2023~2024学年度第二学期开学考试高二英语试题

赣州三中2023~2024学年度第二学期开学考试高二英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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.Whatdoesthewomanwantforhernewhome?A.Aconvenientneighborhood. B.Betternaturescenes. C.Largerspace.2.Whoarethespeakers?A.Storestaffandcustomer. B.Policemanandlostkid. C.Brotherandsister.3.WhatisRyanmostexcitedabout?A.Onlinevideos. B.Virtualreality. C.Phoneapplications.4.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Attendameeting. B.Havelunch. C.Workonareport.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theirfavoritesongs. B.OnlineEnglishcourses. C.Languagelearning.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthewoman’sconcern?A.Thatsheisgettinglesscreative.B.ThatherjobwillbereplacedbyAItools.C.Thatthenewtechnologyistoodifficultforher.7.Whatistheman’sjobprobably?A.Ateacher. B.Anartist. C.Acomputerprogrammer.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inacinema. B.Inthespeakers’home. C.Inahospital.9.Whydidn’tthewomanfinishthemovie?A.Shewasannoyedatanotherviewer’sbadmanners.B.Shehadtosavetimetostudyforanexam.C.Shefoundthemovieboring.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wheredoesthemanmainlywork?A.Inacafe. B.Inhishouse. C.Inanoffice.11.Whatisthewoman’smainproblem?A.Havingnofriendsatwork.B.Beingdisturbedbyhercolleagues.C.Drivinglongdistancestowork.12.Howdoesthemanconcentrateonhiswork?A.Byputtingupno-talkingsigns.B.Byworkinginaseparateoffice.C.Bysettinghisprivateworkspace.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.HowdidMrs.Albrightfeelaboutbeinginterviewedatfirst?A.Anxious. B.Unhappy. C.Touched.14.WhatisspecialaboutMrs.Albright?A.Sheisarecordholder.B.Sheisbothblindanddeaf.C.Shewasbadlyhurtinthewar.15.WhenwasMrs.Albrightborn?A.In1920. B.In1922. C.In1943.16.WheredidMrs.Albrightlearnaboutthepowerofkindness?A.Fromherhusband’sexperience.B.Fromabookwrittenbyhersister.C.Fromasayingofafamousauthor.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatistheurgentupdateabout?A.Changesontraintracks.B.Latearrivaloftrains.C.Trainmaintenance.18.Whodecidedtomaketheupdate?A.Railwayengineers. B.Stationmanagers. C.Safetyofficers19.Whatissueisthestationtryingtodealwith?A.Thatticketsaresoldoutquickly.B.Thattrainsbreakdownontheway.C.Thatmanypassengersmisstheirtrains.20.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthepassengerstodointheend?A.Beawareofbadphonesignals.B.Buyfoodbeforeboardingthetrain.C.Setonlinepaymentmethodsinadvance.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。ATowhomitmayconcern,PleaseacceptmyapplicationfortheinternshipyoupostedthroughABCCollege’sCareerServicesOffice.Iwouldlovetheopportunitytoworkasaneditorialassistantforyourcompany.Afterreadingthejobdescription,IbelieveIamawell-qualifiedcandidatefortheposition.Youstatethatyouarelookingforsomeonewithstrongwritingskillsforpublishingpressreleasesandotherinformationalmaterials.AsanEnglishmajor,awritingtutor,andaneditorofmyschoolpaper,Ihaveconsiderableexperienceinbothwritingandeditingandhavebuiltupahighlyrelevantskillset.Andmyattentiontodetailandcommitmenttoafuturecareerinthepublishingbusinesswillmakemeanexcellenteditorialassistant.Imeetyourrequirementsthatapplicantsshouldbebothacademicallysuccessfulandresourceful.Iamadoublemajorwitha3.99GPA(平均学分绩点).IhavedemonstratedresourcefulnesswhileworkingforSarasotaReads,aprogramthatinvolvesdiscussingliteraturewithchildren.Forexample,Ihavecomeupwithnumerouscreativewaystoengagetheminthenovelsthatwereadtogether.Iamconfidentthatmywritingskills,academicrecord,resourcefulnature,andofficeexperiencemakemeaqualifiedcandidateforaninternshipwithyourcompany.Ihaveattachedmyresume,alongwitharecommendationfromJimGreenspan,mysupervisorattheCareerServicesOffice.Iwouldappreciateaninterviewopportunitytodiscussapotentialpositionwithyoufurther.Thankyousomuchforyourtimeandconsideration.Sincerely,Annie21.Whommighttheletterbeintendedfor?A.Employers. B.Interviewees. C.Journalists. D.Supervisors.22.Whichofthefollowingqualificationsdoestheapplicantmention?A.Technicalskills. B.Culturalbackgrounds.C.Outgoingpersonality. D.Relatedexperience.23.Whatisthetoneofthisapplicationletter?A.Formalandsincere. B.Emotionalandsimplified.C.Informalanddetailed. D.Persuasiveandhumorous.BDanielDevlinlivesinthesamehouseashischildrenandseesthemeveryday—yetheisunabletorecognisethematall.Mr.Devlin,46,fromLondon,islivingwithastrangeconditioncalledprosopagnosia(脸盲症),alsoknownasface-blindness,meaninghestrugglestorecognisefaces—eventhoseofhisownfamily.Hehastomemorisehisfamily’svoicesandbodylanguageinordertoknowwhotheyare.Butreadingvoicesandbodylanguagedoesn’talwayswork.Hehasevenmistakenanotherboyforhissonwhenpickinghischildrenupfromschoolbefore.Mr.Devlinsaid,“Humanshaveaspecialabilitytorecognisepeoplebyseeingtheirfaces.Ireallydon’thavethisability.”Maybeagoodwaytoimaginewhatit’sliketohaveprosopagnosiaistotryandrecognisepeoplebywhattheirhandslooklike.Everypersonhasdifferenthands,butifsomeoneshowedyouaphotoofsomeone’shands,youmightstruggletorecognisewhothepersonis,evenifthatpersonturnsouttobesomeoneyouknowverywell.“Ijustthoughtthateveryonewasthesame,ormaybeIjustwasn’tputtinginasmucheffortasotherstorememberpeople.IfIsawmywifesomewhereunexpectedandshepretendednottoknowme,thenI’mnotsurewhetherIwouldknowitwasher.”ThoughMr.Devlinnowknowshehashadtheconditionallhislife,hisdiseasewasonlyfoundafewyearsagobychance.Hesaid,“Iheardaprogrammeaboutface-blindnessontheradioandrealisedthatwaswhatIhad.”Itisthoughtthattheconditionaffectsuptoonein50people.Somepeoplewithprosopagnosiamayonlystruggletorecogniseafamiliarface,butinmoreseverecasessuffererscannotdistinguishafaceasbeingdifferentfromanobject.24.WhatistheproblemthatDanielDevlinhas?A.Heoftenmistakesotherboysforhisson.B.Hehasdifficultyrecognisingpeople’sfaces.C.Hecan’trememberthefacesofmanystrangers.D.Hecan’tdistinguishthevoicesofdifferentpeople.25.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph2canbereplacedby________?A.situation B.feature C.illness D.characteristic26.Accordingtothetext,Mr.Devlin_________.A.isalwaysabletorecognisehiswifeB.oncethoughthewasthesameasothersC.hadface-blindnessafterhewasbadlyhurtD.knewalotaboutface-blindnessfromtheverybeginning27.Whattypeofwritingisthearticle?A.Sciencefiction. B.Anewsreport.C.Amedicalreport. D.Popularscience.CFoodwasteisagrowingproblemthroughouttheworld;ontheonehand,we’vegotsomanypeoplestarving,butontheotherhand,inplaceslikeWesternEuropeortheUS,peoplearewastingalmost50%ofwhattheyeat.Itseemsreasonabletofindwaystosendtheexcessfoodtotheplaceswhereit’smostneeded,butthatdoesn’thappennearlyasmuchasitshould.Withthatinmind,peopleinGaldakao,Spain,tookaction.TheylaunchedwhattheycalltheCommunityFridge—aregularwhitefridgeplacedinthemiddleofthetownwhereanyonecandropfoodorleftoversandanyonecancomeinandtakeit.Thisfridgehasalreadysaved300kgoffoodinjusttwomonths.Theserviceisnotacharity—anyonecancomeandjusttakewhateverfoodtheywant.Ofcourse,thereareafewregulationsthough—youcan’tdonaterawfish,meatoreggs,forhealthreasons.Also,allthefoodhastobewithinitsexpirationdateandanythinghomemadeshouldhavealabelwiththeingredients.Thesearereasonablerules,andsofar,theprogramseemstobeenjoyingsuccess.OtherSpanishcitieshaveexpressedinterestinadoptingtheirownCommunityFridge.Thisisnotthefirsttimethiskindofideahasbeenputforward.AmanintheSaudicityofHailhasalsoputafridgeoutsidehishouseandcalledonneighborstofillitwithfoodfortheneedy.Theideadoesn’tworkintheUS,anditseemslikesomepeoplewouldratherthrowfoodawaythanrisksharingitwithothers,butIcertainlythinkthisideaisworthspreading.Sure,youneedsomeonetocheckthecontentsofthefridgeandtakeoutthefoodthatgoesbad,butfor150kgoffoodpermonth,withonefridge,Ithinkthat’sworthit.28.Thefirstparagraphismeantto__________.A.givetheconclusion B.introducethetopicC.satisfyreaders’curiosityD.describeasocialfact29.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCommunityFridgefromthearticle?A.Itisthefirsttimesuchanideahasbeenputforward.B.Itisintendedforthehomeless.C.Ithassomefoodsecurityproblems.D.Ithasenjoyedsuccesssinceitstarted.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheCommunityFridge?A.Opposed. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheStarvingandFoodWasteB.CommunityFridgetoDealwithFoodWasteC.CommunityFridgeandFoodSecurityD.CommunityFridgetoBeAdoptedintheUSDInthedaysbeforetheInternet,criticalthinkingwasthemostimportantskillofinformedcitizens.Butinthedigitalage,accordingtoAnastasiaKozyreva,apsychologistattheMaxPlanckInstituteofHumanDevelopment,andhercolleagues,anevenmoreimportantskilliscriticalignoring.Astheresearcherspointout,weliveinanattentioneconomywherecontentproducersontheInternetcompeteforourattention.Theyattractuswithalotofemotionalandeye-catchingstorieswhileprovidinglittleusefulinformation,sotheycanexposeustoprofit-generatingadvertisements.Therefore,wearenolongercustomersbutproducts,andeachlinkweclickisasaleofourtimeandattention.Toprotectourselvesfromthis,Kozyrevaadvocatesforlearningtheskillofcriticalignoring,inwhichreadersintentionallycontroltheirinformationenvironmenttoreduceexposuretofalseandlow-qualityinformation.AccordingtoKozyreva,criticalignoringcomprisesthreestrategies.Thefirstistodesignourenvironments,whichinvolvestheremovaloflow-qualityyethard-to-resistinformationfromaround.Successfuldietersneedtokeepunhealthyfoodoutoftheirhomes.Likewise,weneedtosetupadigitalenvironmentwhereattention-grabbingitemsarekeptoutofsight.Aswithdieting,ifonetriestobankonwillpowernottoclickeye-catching“news”,he’llsurelyfail.So,it’sbettertojustkeepthemoutofsighttobeginwith.Thenextistoevaluatethereliabilityofinformation,whosepurposeistoprotectyoufromfalseandmisleadinginformation.Itcanberealizedbycheckingthesourceinthemainstreamnewsagencieswhichhavetheirreputationsforbeingtrustworthy.Thelastgoesbythephrase“donotfeedthetrolls.”Trollsareactorswhointernationallyspreadfalseandhurtfulinformationonlinetocauseharm.Itmaybeappealingtorespondtothemtosetthefactsstraight,buttrollsjustcareaboutannoyingothersratherthanfacts.So,it’sbestnottorewardtheirbadbehaviorwithourattention.Bysharpeningourcriticalignoringskillsintheseways,wecanmakethemostoftheInternetwhileavoidingfallingvictimtothosewhotrytocontrolourattention,time,andminds.32.Whatcanwelearnabouttheattentioneconomyfromparagraph2?A.Itofferslittleinformation. B.Itfeaturesdepressingstories.C.ItsavestimeforInternetusers. D.Itseeksprofitsfromeachclick.33.Whydoestheauthormentiondietersinparagraph3?A.TodiscussthequalityofinformationB.Toprovethebenefitsofhealthyfood.C.Toshowtheimportanceofenvironments.D.Toexplaintheeffectivenessofwillpower.34.WhatshouldwedotohandleInternettrollsaccordingtothetext?A.Turnadeafeartothem. B.Revealtheirintention.C.Correcttheirbehavior. D.Sendhardfactstothem.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Practicingtheskillofcriticalignoringinthedigitalage.B.Reasonsforcriticalthinkingintheattentioneconomy.C.MaximizingthebenefitsofcriticalignoringontheInternet.D.StrategiesofabandoningcriticalthinkingforInternetusers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。EveryNewYear,thousandsdecidethey’regoingtochangetheirlives.Fewerthan10percentactuallystickwiththeirplans,andthatfigureisbeinggenerous.36.Notaiminghighenough.Whileit’seasytothinksettingeasygoalswillkeepyoumotivated,itmayharmyourlong-termmotivation.Ifyoumakegoalsthataretooachievable,you’llgetboredandloseinterest.37.Ifyou’reusedtostayingwithinyourcomfortzone,you’llbemissingoutonthesatisfactionofachievingalife-changinggoal.Whenyoupushyourself,you’llbeabletobuildunshakableconfidenceasyouachievegoalaftergoal.38.Thisisafearmanyofusdealwith.Insteadoftakingaction,westartworryingabout“Whatif?”“Whatifitdoesn’tworkout?Whatifmydreamisn’ttrulymydream?WhatifIdon’tsucceed?”Ifyouhavetroublecreatingavision,thenyou’reattheriskofbeingaimlessthroughlife.39.Youcanstarttheprocessofdiscoveringyourlifepurposebyaskingyourself,“Whatwouldmyideallifelooklike?”Lettingfearcontrolyourmindandactions.Fearcanpreventyoufromachievingyourdreams.You’llmissoutonopportunitiesinlifeifyoudon’tlearnhowtomanageyourfears.40.Onewaytomanagefearistolookfortherootcauseofyourfear.Withdeepintrospection(反省),youcanuncovertheexactmomentwhenthosefearsareholdingyoubackfromgrowing.Thiswillgiveyouawindowofopportunitytocommunicatewithyourinnerbeingandfindrelease.A.Lackingself-confidenceB.BeinguncertainaboutthefutureC.Fortunately,fearcanbeovercomeD.Belowyou’llfindsomecommonreasonswhyyou’relosingmotivationE.Manyofusaremotivatednotbyadesiretoachieve,butbyfearoffailureF.Ideally,youwanttostrikeabalancebetweenpushingyourselfandcreatingrealisticgoalsG.However,whenyoufindyourpurposeandpassion,you’llbedriventostruggleforexcellence第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，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。Afamilywhoiswillingtosupportyouwhileyou’reincollegeisawonderfulthing.Eventhoughyouareinschool,youstillhave41topayandotherthingstobuy.42whathappenswhenyourparentssay,“Youhavetostart43thethingsyouneed”?Inotherwords,itistimetofindajob.Thefirstthingyoushoulddois44whetheryouhavetherighttodoawork-study(勤工俭学)program.Usually,youshouldstart45inadvance.Buildinganetworkofpeopleisagreatwaytofindajob.Makea(n)46tomeetnewpeopleandtalkwiththem.Thereisalwayssomeonewhoisgraduating,which47newopeningshavetobefilled.Makeyourself48toeveryone.Youmaynotgetthejobyouappliedfor,butyouwillgetsomethingimportantinreturn.Themoretheyseeyourface,themorelikelytheyareto49you.Why?Becausethey’llrememberyou.You’vemadealasting50.Goingtoasmallschool51metobeknowntomanypeople.Peoplesawme52becauseofthepositionsIheld.Infact,I’vegainedmorejobsbecausepeoplewere53withme.Butonceyougetyournameoutthere,be54whatyoudo;firstimpressionscanlastalifetime,andyourreputationwillprecede(领先)you,whetheritisgoodorbad.Itistrulyamazingtohavesomeonewhounderstandsyourstruggletotalkto.Talkingtotheolderstudentsatmyschoolreallyhelpedme.NowIamabletodothesame;Italktootherstudentsaboutmy55,includingnothavingmyfamilythereformeandhowIheldontothelastminute.Ihopethatsharingmystorycanhelpotherstoseethattheycandoit,too.41.A.notes B.reports C.bills D.files42.A.But B.For C.Or D.So43.A.payingfor B.payingoff C.takingup D.takingaway44.A.imagine B.determine C.blame D.conclude45.A.making B.searching C.treating D.worrying46.A.effect B.difference C.change D.effort47.A.clarifies B.admits C.means D.realizes48.A.known B.understood C.heard D.improved49.A.reject B.interview C.employ D.order50.A.relation B.memory C.decision D.impression51.A.forced B.allowed C.warned D.promised52.A.rarely B.regularly C.suddenly D.finally53.A.familiar B.popular C.angry D.honest54.A.generous B.afraid C.careful D.patient55.A.performances B.experiences C.habits D.origins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。Withtherebeingsomanydifferentculturestodiscoveracrosstheworld,Ioftenfindmyselfcontemplating(考虑)howIwilleverbegintoexplorethetraditionsofsuchalargenumberof56._________(country).Finally,Ihavefoundananswer57._________thisquestion,andthatanswerisfood.Foodis58.________importantaspectofanyculture,andoften59._________(become)thebasisforculturalstereotypes(文化定势).England,forexample,isrenownedforitsSundayroasts,whilesnailsandfrog’slegs60.__________(associate)withFrance.Stereotypesaside,61.________(try)differentcuisinescanbeagreatwayofexploringforeigncultureinthecomfortofyourownhome,providingatasteofculturewhilealsoavoidingthehighcostsoftravel.Thereisanabundanceofcheapandsimplerecipesonlinethesedays,soyoudon’tneedtobeanexpertchefifyouwant62._________(cook)someforeignfood.Indeed,onlinewebsitesprovideagreatopportunityforyoungpeople63._________wanttolearntocook.Thisway,youcanavoidthehabitoforderingtakeawaysonadailybasiswhenyouleavehome.In64.__________(add),mostrecipewebsitesnowhavedifferentpagesfordifferenttypesofcuisine,soitis65.__________(easy)thanevertodiscoverpopularforeignfood.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Tina对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣。她想请你介绍你最喜欢的一个中国节日，如春节、中秋节等。请你根据以下要点回复邮件。1.你最喜欢的节日；2.庆祝的方式；3.喜欢的原因。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearTina,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Alexwasafriendlyboy,buthehadabadtemperandoftenfounditchallengingtocontrolhisanger.Wheneversomethingdidn’tgohiswayorifhefeltupset,afieryangerwouldbuildupinsidehimlikeanangrymonster.Onesunnyafternoon,Alexwenttotheplaygroundwithhisfriends,SarahandBen.Theywereexcitedtoplayontheswings,slide,andmonkeybars.Astheystartedplaying,Alex’sturnontheswingwasinterruptedby