云南省保山市腾冲市某中学2024-2025学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1云南省保山市腾冲市某中学2024-2025学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInhis1936workHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople,DaleCarnegiewrote:“Ihavecometotheconclusionthatthereisonlyonewaytogetthebestofanargument—andthatistoavoidit.”Thisdistasteforargumentsiscommon,butitdependsonamistakenviewofargumentsthatcausesproblemsforourpersonalandsociallives—andinmanywaysmissesthepointofarguinginthefirstplace.Carnegiewouldberightifargumentswerefights,whichishowweoftenthinkofthem.Likephysicalfights,verbal(言语的)fightscanleavebothsidesbloodied.Evenwhenyouwin,youendupnobetteroff.Youwouldbefeelingalmostasbadifargumentswereevenjustcompetitions—like,say,tennistournaments.Pairsofopponentshittheballbackandforthuntilonewinnercomesoutfromallwhoentered.Everybodyelseloses.Thiskindofthinkingexplainswhysomanypeopletrytoavoidarguments.However,therearewaystowinanargumenteverytime.Whenyoustateyourposition,formulate(阐述)anargumentforwhatyouclaimandhonestlyaskyourselfwhetheryourargumentisanygood.Whenyoutalkwithsomeonewhotakesastand,askthemtogiveyouareasonfortheirviewandspellouttheirargumentfully.Assessitsstrengthandweakness.Raiseobjections(异议)andlistencarefullytotheirreplies.Thismethodwillrequireeffort,butpracticewillmakeyoubetteratit.Thesetoolscanhelpyouwineveryargument—notintheunhelpfulsenseofbeatingyouropponentsbutinthebettersenseoflearningaboutwhatdividespeople,learningwhytheydisagreewithusandlearningtotalkandworktogetherwiththem.Ifwereadjustourviewofarguments—fromaverbalfightortennisgametoareasonedexchangethroughwhichweallgainrespectandunderstandingfromeachother—thenwechangetheverynatureofwhatitmeansto“win”anargument.1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardCarnegie’sunderstandingofargument?A.Critical. B.Supportive. C.Tolerant. D.Uncertain.2.Whydomanypeopletrytoavoidarguments?A.Theylackdebatingskills. B.Theymayfeelbadeveniftheywin.C.Theyfearbeingignored. D.Theyarenotconfidentinthemselves.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“spellout”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Defend. B.Explain. C.Conclude. D.Repeat.4.Whatisthekeyto“winning”anargumentaccordingtotheauthor?A.Senseoflogic. B.Solidsupportingevidence.C.Propermanners. D.Understandingfrombothsides.BTheicybeautyoftheArcticattractsthousandsofvisitorseveryyeartoseeitswonderfulwildlife,landscapeandlocalcultures.VisitorscantakeshipsonavoyagealongtheArcticOceanortakeflightstocitiesalongtheArcticedge.Nomatterhowonegetsthere,theyshouldwearwarmclothesandgetreadytotakeintheattractions.“TravelingtotheArcticleavesanunforgettableimpressiononthevisitor.Itsvastexpanseandthefragilityofitsenvironmentaretwothingsthatreallyblowawaypeople,”saidCheryl’Rosa,thedirectoroftheUSArcticResearchCommission.VisitorstotheArcticCirclewillhavealotofactivitiestochoosefromiftheywanttoseeallthattheregionhastooffer.Hikingwithsnowshoes,dogsleddingandkayakingarecommonactivities.Visitorswithsharpeyesarelikelytospotpolarbears.Togetevenclosertotheanimalsofthesea,visitorscangopolarsnorkelingwithseals.Ofcourse,Arcticadventuresaren’tcompletewithoutviewingthewondersoftheArcticCircle’slargeglaciersandicebergsaswell.OneofthemostimpressiveattractionsandmaybethemostdifficulttoseeistheNorthernLights,oneofthesevennaturalwondersoftheworld.Theyarenaturallightsthatglowabrilliantgreenandlightupthehorizon.Sometimestheyappearaswavesthatdanceacrosstheskyindifferentcolors.ThebestplacestoviewtheNorthernLightsareinNorthernNorway,Sweden’sAbiskoNationalPark,Iceland,America’sAlaskaorCanada’sYukon,accordingtoS.CharlesDeehr,anexpertattheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanks’GeophysicalInstitute,recommendedplanningatripbetweenwinterandspring,especiallywhenthereisanewmoon.EventhoughtheArcticisapopulartouristdestination,don’tforgetthatpeopleliveheretoo.“ItisrecommendedthatvisitorsgowithtourgroupsthatarerespectfulofArcticresidentsandtheirculture,”saidRosa.“Toomanypeoplecandisturbthesmallvillages.Findingtourgroupsthatworkwithlocalcommunitiesisimportant.”5.Theunderlinedpart“blowaway”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A.defeat B.affect C.move D.impress6.WhatcanweknowabouttheNorthernLights?A.Theyonlyproducegreenlightatnight.B.Theyarenaturallightsandhardtosee.C.Theyseldomoccurbetweenwinterandspring.D.Thebesttimetoviewthemiswhenthereisafullmoon.7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.TourgroupsarenotwelcomeamongArcticresidents.B.TheArctic’spopulationhasbeenrisinginrecentyears.C.VisitorsshouldchoosesuitabletourgroupswhenvisitingtheArctic.D.Tourgroupsshouldgetpermissionfromlocalcommunities.CIwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled(摸索)inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches;theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsattheguard.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight？”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness;perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn'twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.Ikeptsmilingathim,nowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguard.“Doyouhavekids？”heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI'dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprison,quietlyandbybackroutes,outofthetown.There,attheedgeoftown,hereleasedme.Andwithoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardthetown.8.Whathadhappenedtothemanbefore?A.Hehadbeenbadlytreated.B.Hehadkilledsomeone.C.Hehadbeensearched.D.Hehadbeenforbiddentogetintouchwithanyone.9.Whydidthemanwanttosmokecigarettes?A.Becausehewassurehewastobekilled.B.Becausehewantedtoeasehisnervousness.C.Becausehewantedtotalktotheguard.D.Becausehewasusedtosmokingcigarettes.10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Themanwasaheavysmoker.B.Themansmiledtopleasetheguard.C.Theguardsetthemanfreewithpermission.D.Themanhadn'tthoughttheguardwouldsethimfree.11.Whatdoyouthinkfinallysavedtheman'slife?A.Thesmile. B.Thecigarette.C.Thetears. D.Thewallet.DHaveyoueverlovedadestinationbutcouldn’tfigureoutwhy—orevenaway——toexpressyourfeelings?That’smydilemmawithMorocco.InAugust,Itraveledinacountrythathadlongbeen,onmywishlist.Irodeacamel,gotlostinMedinas,andatemorecouscous(粗麦粉)thanwashumanlypossible.Ilovedthetrip.Ourfriendlyguideintroducedustothehelpfullocals.Imadefriendswithmytourmatesandmyroommate(which,onatour,isahugeblessing).Ilovedbeinglostinthesmellofdifferentspices,andthechaosofmillionsofpeopleandthedarkredoftheSaharawereallIwantedthemtobe.ThereweremanymomentswhenIfeltlikeafishoutofwaterandthingsdidn’tgomyway.ButItakepleasureinthosemomentsbecauseit’swhenyouarepushedoutofyourcomfortzonethatyougrow.Moroccoliveduptoallmyexpectations,butforsomereason,myexperiencehasbeenhardtoexpress.Why?Oneconstantinmytravelsisthatofatouchstone,onedefiningpointwherethetripallcomestogetherandactsasaprism(三棱镜)foreverythingthejourneyrepresented.InCostaRica，itwasgettinglostinajungle.InThailand,itwasmeetingthosefivepeoplewhochangedmylife.I’msoinconsistentaboutMoroccobecauseIlackthattouchstone.There’sno“whoa”moment.ButIhavethousandsoflittleones-staringatamillionstarsintheblacknessofthedesert,discoveringnewfoodswithsomeamazingAustraliansonmytour,andbefriendingthefishsellers.12.Whatdoestheauthorregardasahugeblessing?A.Goingonaguidedtrip.B.Havingahelpfulguide.C.Beingwarmlyreceivedbythelocalpeople.D.Gettingalongwellwiththefellowtravelers.13.What’sthepurposeofthefifthparagraph?A.ToproveMoroccolacksthetouchstone.B.Toshowhisrelianceonthetouchstone.C.TocompareMoroccowithCostaRicaandThailand.D.TosharehisexperienceinCostaRicaandThailand.14.Whatmadetheauthorthinkthejourneyamazing?A.Thelackofbigmoments.B.Thelittle“whoa”moments.C.MeetingwithfiveThaipeople.D.MakingfriendswithAustralians.15.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkabout?A.UnpleasanttravelinMorocco.B.Findingatouchstoneontravel.C.ReflectionontravelinginMorocco.D.LackofspecialmomentsinMorocco.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。Readingbookscanexerciseyourbrain.Kidswhostartedreadingatanearlieragegoontoperformbetteroncertainintelligencetests.Asonegetsolder,itmighthelpslowdownorevenstopcognitive(认知的)decline.____16____ManyAmericansdon’treadfrequently.It’stimetochangethistrendtogiveyourbraingraymatteragoodworkout.____17____Whenyouhavesomeleisuretime—you’rewaitingforafriend,sleepinglightlyonthewayfromortowork,ordoingataskthatdoesn’trequireyourfullattention—youcanopenyourtextinsteadofplayingyourfavoritesmartphonegame.____18____Whilepaperisstilltheclearwinnerinthecourtofpublicopinion,sciencehasn’tproventhatphysicalbooksarebetterthandigitalones.Academicresearchhasmostlyfocusedontheabilitytoremember.Astudytookplaceinalaboratorysetting:studentsallreadthesametext,butsomelookedatthewordsonpaperandothersviewedanon-screenPDFfile.Itturnedoutthatnomeaningfuldifferencebetweenthetwomediaexisted.Asforaudiobooks,theyaffectedthebraingraymattersomewhatdifferently.____19____Ultimately,ifyouhopetogetareadinghabitgoing,youshouldn’tdismiss(摒弃)paper,electronic,oraudiobooks.____20____Don’tbeafraidtochangethingsdependingontheoccasion.A.Audiobooks(有声书)stillaffectyourthoughtsandfeelings.B.Choosewhatisthemostsuitableforyourneeds.C.Wordsonapagecanimproveemotionalintelligence.D.Thisbringsaboutagreatdebate:pagesvsscreensvsaudio.E.Keepabook,ane-reader,oranaudiobookapponyouasyougoabouttheday.F.Despitethis,theoverallbookreadingtimeforAmericansisonthedecline.G.However,theystimulatedthebrainjustasdeeplyasblack-and-whitepages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)RobertRizden,asergeant(中士),wasorderinghisdinneratarestaurantonenightwhenhesawtwoyoungboyswerealoneattherestaurant.Theyweregoingfromtabletotabletryingto___21___somehomemadedesserts.Rizden___22___them.Helookedattheboysand___23___theylookedcoldandhungry.Heaskedthemwhattheywereuptoandiftheyhadeatenany___24___yetthatday.Theboys___25___thattheyweretryingtoraisemoneyfortheirlocalchurchbysellingtheirdessertsandhadn’teatenyet.Rizdendidn’thaveany___26___onhimtogivetotheboys,soheaskedifhecould___27___theminanotherwayinstead.Heledthe___28___tothefrontoftherestaurantandtoldthemtoorderwhatevertheywantedonthemenu.Hewould___29___itforthem.Theboysseemed___30___atfirstbutquicklyfiguredoutwhattheywantedand___31___theirorders.Theboysseemedthrilledatbeingtreatedtodinnerandthesmilesontheirfaceswerehuge.Whenaskedwhyhehadchosentodolikethat,Rizden___32___saidthathesawtheseboys’___33___andknewthattheywerethehopeofhiscountry,andthathewantedtodosomething___34___forthem.“IwanttobejustlikeyouwhenI___35___,”saidtheyoungerboyashesaluted(敬礼)thesoldier.21.A.collect B.sell C.taste D.choose22.A.recognized B.supported C.approached D.welcomed23.A.remembered B.realized C.agreed D.announced24.A.supper B.lunch C.dessert D.breakfast25.A.pretended B.judged C.believed D.explained26.A.cash B.tools C.gifts D.food27.A.teach B.guide C.help D.inspire28.A.soldier B.pair C.waiter D.family29.A.pack B.picture C.cover D.check30.A.astonished B.impatient C.unwilling D.satisfied31.A.compared B.exchanged C.printed D.placed32.A.skillfully B.normally C.simply D.nervously33.A.standard B.drive C.luck D.chance34.A.formal B.regular C.wise D.nice35.A.growup B.headoff C.hangout D.pullthrough第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Sportsarethebaseofmylife,nexttomymother___36___raisedmewhenmydadleftus.I___37___(be)intosportssinceIwassixyearsold.Ihaveknownmany___38___(coach)andheardhundredsoftheirtips,buttheyusually___39___(focus)ondrills(训练)todevelopmyskillsandreachthenextlevelofplay.WhenIwasinSeniorTwo,Imetthenewschoolbasketballcoach,BrianPawlowski.IthoughtIwascertainto___40___(select)fortheschoolteamsinceIhadbeeninittheyearbefore.Ishoweduptothetryouts(选拔赛)andputoutabout90%effortsinceIthoughtI’dmake___41___withnoproblem.Thatwasabigmistake.BrianPawlowskiisthe___42___(strict)coachIhaveevermet.Hedidn’texpect100%effort,butheexpected200%effort.Somethinkthisiscrazy,___43___itisn’t.Aftertraining,asweweregettingacupofcoldwatertodrink,Isaid,Mr.Pawlowski,yourlessonwasthebestIeverhad.Iwas___44___(complete)sincere.Heexpectsustobeexcellent____45____justonthecourtbutintheclassroom.IfIamnotworkingonbasketball,Iamreadingabookthathethinkswillhelpusbetterunderstandlife’schallenges.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你校拟在周末举办“名著读书会”。请你写一张留言条邀请交流生Lucy参加。内容包括：1.活动的时间和地点；2.活动内容。注意：1.写作词数应为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。DearLucy,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节：读后续写(满分25分)47.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。Iwasinvitedtoacookoutonanoldfriend’sfarminwesternWashington.Iparkedmycaroutsidethefarmandwalkedpastamilkinghousewhichhadapparentlynotbeenusedinmanyyears.Anoiseatawindowcaughtmyattention,soIenteredit.Itwasahummingbird(蜂鸟),desperatelytryingtoescape.Shewascoveredinspider-webs(蛛网)andwasbarelyabletomoveherwings.SheceasedherstruggletheinstantIpickedherup.Withthebirdinmycuppedhand,Ilookedaroundtoseehowshehadgottenin.Thebrokenwindowglasswasthelikelyanswer.Istuffedapieceofclothintotheholeandtookheroutside,closingthedoorsecurelybehindme.WhenIopenedmyhand,thebirddidnotflyaway;shesatlookingatmewithherbrigh