广西南宁市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考英语试题（含答案无听力音频无听力原文）

第第页广西南宁市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考英语试题（含答案，无听力音频无听力原文）南宁市东盟中学2022级高二秋季学期开学考试卷

英语

全卷满分160分考试时间：120分钟

第Ⅰ卷选择题

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.WhydoesBriangotothehospital

A.Toseeapatient.B.Toseeadoctor.C.TobringabooktoMary.

2.Whyisthemanupset

A.Hemadeawrongcall.B.Hisphonedoesnotwork.C.Themachineisnotuseful.

3.WhatistheTVprogrammainlyabout

A.Family.B.Peopleover40.C.Cancerresearch.

4.Whydidthemanarrivelate

A.Hiscarbrokedown.B.Hehadalongmeeting.C:Hemetsomeoneelseontheway.

5.WhydoesKendraneedhelp

A.Sheisanewstudent.B.Shemissedsomeclasses.C.Shealwaysfailsinscience.

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三个选项中选择最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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。

6.Whydidthewomangiveupherdreamtobeagymteacher

A.Shedidn'thavetheequipment.B.Shecouldn'taffordtheexpense.

C.Shefoundthetrainingwashard.

7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherjob

A.It'sdisappointing.B.It'sboring.C.It'ssatisfying.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Wheredidthetomatosaucecomefrom

A.Alocalfarm.B.Astoreonlyfivemilesaway.C.Theman'sowntomatoes

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofcooking

A.Sheenjoysit.B.Itmakesherfeelcreative.C.Shedoesn'thavethepatienceforit.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至13四个小题。

10.Whendidtheman'sbosscallJeff

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

11.HowdidJeffexplaineverything

A.Overthephone.B.Bye-mail.C.Inperson.

12.Whydidn'tJeffcometotheofficeonTuesday

A.Hewassick.B.Hewasofftheday.C.Hewasworkingsomewhereelse.

13.Howdoesthewomansoundintheend

A.Excited.B.Angry.C.Surprised.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至17四个小题。

14.WhatmadeJanestartboxing

A.Afilm.B.Afriend.C.Agame.

15.WhatdidJane'sfamilythinkofherwhenshetookupboxing

A.Brave.B.Smart.C.Crazy.

16.WhatdoesJaneusuallydobeforeaboxingmatch

A.Stayrelaxed.B.Gocamping.C.Gettraining.

17.WhatisthebestthingJanegainsfromdoingboxing

A.Friendship.B.Fitness.C.Respect.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutCastleHoward

A.Ittookitsnamefromafilm.

B.Ithasbeenhometoafamily.

C.Itwasonceusedfordefence.

19.WhatisspecialabouttheWalledGardens

A.It'sopeneverydayoftheyear.

B.It'sthelargestgardeninEngland.

C.It'splantedwithmanykindsofroses.

20.Whoisprobablythespeaker

A.Atourguide.B.Agardener.C.Anewsreporter.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（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。

A

Asapopulartouroperator,TravelChinaGuidedesignsalotofChinatourpackages（旅游套餐）forforeignerswiththebest-sellingtraveldealstowonderfulmust-seedestinationsandoffersthebestqualityservices.Wewarmlyinviteyoutojoinusonanexcitingvacation.Todaywewillofferyouathreedays'privateZhangjiajiein-depthtour.

Day1ArrivalinZhangjiajie

Welcometothischarmingcity,Zhangjiajie.Yourguideanddriverwillpickyouupattheairportanddriveyoutothehotelwebookedforyouaheadoftime.Theresttimeofthedayremainsfreeforyoutorelax.

Day2GlassBridgeinZhangjiajie

Today,yourprivateZhangjiajietourwillstartwithavisittotheZhangjiajieGrandCanyon,whereyouwillhaveachancetoexperiencetheworld'slongestandhighestglassbridge,ZhangjiajieGlassBridge.Inadditiontoanunforgettableexperience,itwillalsogiveyouaspecialangletoenjoythebeautyoftheGrandValley.

Afterwards,yourguidewillleadyoutotheBaofengLakewhereyouwilltakeascenicboatride.

Whenyoufinishvisitingthescenicarea,thedriverwillsendyoubacktothehotel.

Day3AwayFromZhangjiajie

TodayyourZhangjiajietourwillcontinuetogototheTianmenMountain,knownasthemostbeautiful“HangingGarden”intheworld.TianmenMountainisnamedafteranaturalwonder,TianmenCave,whichisanaturallyformedholeamongthousand-metrehighcliffs.Inadditiontothiswonder,youmayalsoseedifferentoldtrees,greenvinesandrareanimalsthere.

Yourthree-dayZhangjiajietourpackagewillcometoanendhere.Youwillthenbedriventotheairportandwewillsaygoodbyethere.IfyouwanttohaveyourChinatourschedulefurther,wewillbegladtoprovidedetailedinformation.

21.WhatwillthevisitorsdoonDay1

A.Bookahotel.B.Drivetoahotel.

C.Startwithavisit.D.Spendtimerelaxingfreely.

22.WhatcanvisitorsenjoyonDay3

A.TheGrandValley.B.TheBaofengLake.

C.TheTianmenMountain.D.ZhangjiajieGlassBridge.

23.WhatcanweknowaboutTravelChinaGuidefromthetext

A.Itcanbookthehotelforfree.B.Itoffersnopick-upservices.

C.ItisdesignedforChinesevisitors.D.Itprovidestravellingservicesforforeigntourists.

B

IamafreshmanatOrangeHighSchool.In2023,IfoundedanorganizationcalledLoveForTheElderly.Somanyelderlypeoplehavenoonetocareforthem,andnoonetolovethem.WhenIsaythis,Iamtalkingaboutpurelove,unconditionallovethatshowskindnessnomatterwhatthesituationsmaybe.

Theelderlyhavesmoothedthepathwayofsuccessforourgeneration.Theyshouldbeshownappreciation（感激）andkindness,butareoftenforgotten.Iamareallofyouhavesomeoneinyourheartswhohasbeenatanursinghome.ThinkofthemwhileIsaythis;theyshouldgetthebest,nothingbutthebest.Theelderlyaresuchanunusualgroupofpeople,andtheirshiningwisdomcanmostcertainlybelearnedfrom.Thisideaofshowingappreciationtotheelderlyreverberated（回响）insidemyhead,untilfinally,Idecideditwastimetostepupandmakeadifference.

Myloveforandabilityinwritingledmetocreateanorganization,wherepeoplefromallacrosstheworldsendnamelesslettersfilledwithkindnessandjoy,fromIceland,Romania,Finland,Australia,andmore.Ithensendtheseletterstoseniorcenters,andnursinghomeslocatedallacrossthecountry.Tothisdate,Ihavecollectedover1,000letters,andthereactionIhavereceivedfromtheseorganizationshasbeentrulyunbelievable.

Thispastmonth,Ihadtheopportunitytoreceive$100fromKindSpringthroughtheirmonthlykindnesscompetitiontohelpmyorganization.Thismoneyhasbeenofgreathelp.Wedonotreceivemuchmoney,andsoithelpedtopayformanycosts,includingpostageandenvelopes.Thisactofkindnesshasbeenveryhelpfultomyorganization,andIcouldnotbemoreappreciative.Ifanyofyouwouldliketogetinvolvedinmyorganization,pleasevisitlovefortheelderly.org.

24.Whydidtheauthorsetuphisorganization

A.Tohelptheelderlywiththeirdailylife.B.Toorganizeactivitiesfortheelderly.

C.Tooffertruelovetotheelderly.D.Toraisemoneyfortheelderly.

25.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththeauthor'sopinionabouttheelderly

A.Theyarebeingtreatedwell.B.Theyshouldendupinseniorcenters.

C.Theyarewiserthantheyoung.D.Theydon'tgetenoughattention.

26.Whathelpedtheauthorcreatehisorganization

A.Thelettersreceivedworldwide.B.Hiswritingability.

C.Hisfamily'sencouragement.D.Thesupportfromseniorcenters.

27.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph

A.Theauthordoesn'thavemuchmoney.B.Theelderlywereverythankfultotheauthor.

C.TheauthorturnedtoKindSpringforhelp.D.Theorganizationcan'tbelarger.

C

Asyouprobablyknow,learningaforeignlanguageissometimeschallenging.ButitcanalsobefunWespendhundredsofhoursatschooltryingtogetourtonguesrounddifferentvocabularyandgrammarinordertoearnaqualification.Butlearningtospeakasecondlanguageismorethanjustpassinganexam—itopensdoorstonewopportunities,helpsyoutocommunicatewithothersandmakestravellingoverseasmoresatisfactory.

ItmightcomeasasurprisethatthenumberofteenagerslearningforeignlanguagesinUKsecondaryschoolshasdroppedby45%sincetheturnofthemillennium.GermanandFrenchhavefallenthemost-theselanguagesfromtwooftheUK'sclosesttradingpartnershavedeclinedatGCSElevel.AnothersurveyofsecondaryschoolssuggestsathirdofstudentshavedroppedatleastonelanguagefromtheirGCSEexamoptions.Therearesomereasonsforthis,includingmanystudents'opinionthatlanguagesaredifficult.Othershavequestionedtheneedforasecondlanguagewhentranslationtechnologyisadvancing.

MatthewFell,chiefUKpolicydirectorforbusinessgrouptheCBI,believesthat“Thedeclineinlanguagelearninginschoolsmustbereversed,orelsetheUKwillbelesscompetitivegloballyandyoungpeoplelesspreparedforthemodernworld.”Butevenforthosewhoareeagertostudyanotherlanguagetheopportunityisbeingreduced.InScotland,forexample,foreignlanguagesubjectsarebeingpressedoutofmanysecondaryschooltimetableswithsomeheadteachersblamingpressureonthecurriculum.

However,somenativeEnglishspeakershaveadmittedthebenefitsofspeakinganothertongueCassandraScott,fromEdinburgh,studiedthreelanguagesinherfinalyearatschool.SheisnowafreelancetranslatorinEdinburgh,andsays“Learninglanguagesatschoolreallysetthecourseformycareer.”

28.Howdoestheauthorshowthefactthatfewerpeoplehavelearnedforeignlanguages

A.Byofferingbackgroundinformation.B.Bygivingspecificexamples.

C.Byanalyzingunderlyingreasons.D.Byshowingpersonalresearch.

29Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reversed”inparagraph3mean

A.Developedrapidly.B.Pushedquickly.

C.Changedcompletely.D.Maintainedproperly.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage

A.Afulfillingoverseastravelrequiresanotherforeignlanguage.

B.Learninglanguagesatschoolmaycontributetoone'sfuturecareer.

C.NativeEnglishspeakersbenefitmorefromspeakinganothertongue.

D.Withthetranslationtechnology,there'snoneedtolearnforeignlanguages.

31.What'sthepurposeofthepassage

A.Tocriticizepeople'signoranceofforeignlanguages.

B.Tostressthesignificanceoflearningforeignlanguages.

C.Tostatetheresultofdroppinglearningforeignlanguages.

D.Toraisepeople'sawarenessofprotectingnativelanguages.

D

Muchofourthinkingabouthealthisbasedonwishfulthinking.Butscienceprovidesclearandsimpleadviceforahealthylife.GrahamLawtonexplorestheevidence.Grahamprovesthatyoudon'thavetobeahealthandfitnessextremisttobereasonablyhealthy.Hehasroundedupthelatestandstrictesthealthresearchandchangeditintousefuladviceonallthebighealthquestions:diet,weightloss,exercise,sleep,ageingandsoon.

Graham,NewScientistfeaturewriter,isnotthecommonhealthexpert.Hesometimeseatsfastfood.Hehasagymmembershipbutrarelyusesit.Andhetakesmedicinetokeephisbloodpressureundercontrol.Heneitherhasadietplannora6-weekprogramtokeepfitandthin.

Buthedoeshaveamuchbetterweapon:science.Inatalk,Grahamexplainsthebasicscience,tellspeoplesomeofthesecretsofscience,teachespeopletousetheabilityofjudgementtotellthegoodfromthebad,andhelpsthemtoseebeyondtheheadlines.Thetalkallowspeopletoeathealthily,loseweight,andsortthetruthoutfromsciencefacts.

Buthelovesoutdoorsports.LastyearGrahamcycledover1,200milesandranthesamedistanceof15marathons.Heoftengoesswimmingoutdoors,walksupeightflightsofstairstohisdeskinsteadoftakingthelift.Heeatshisfivecopiesoffruitandvegetablesaday,keepsenoughwaterinhisbody,anddoesn'teatmuchmeat.Despiteallthebadhabits,hisgoodonesseemtobewinning.Grahamis50,buthis“biologicalage”wasrecentlymeasuredas45.

32.WhatcanwelearnaboutGraham

A.Hehassomebadhabits.B.Hehasanextremelystrictdiet.

C.Helooksdownoncommonhealthexperts.D.Healwaysbaseshealthonwishfulthinking

33WhatdoesGraham'stalkinparagraph3cover

A.Wordsasweapons.B.Healthandscience.

C.Functionsofmedicine.D.Abilityandconfidence.

34WhatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusconcerningGraham

A.Hisindoorsportsofhislife.B.Hiscopiesofhealthbooks.

C.Hishealthylifestyle.D.Hiswayofthinking.

35.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext

A.TheProfessionalWaystoDoSportsB.TheImportanceofExerciseforHealth

C.TheUniquePathtoScientificSuccessD.TheSecretsofLivingaHealthyLife

第二节七选五（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。

Friendshipneedscareandattentiontokeepitingoodhealth.Herearefivewaystosustain（保持）long-distancefriendships.

●Setaregulardate.

Long-lastingfriendshipssharethecharacteristicthatbothsidesequallycontact（联系）andsharewithoneanother.Withbusyschedules,squeezinginphonecallscanbeachallenge.36.

●Moreisn'talwaysmerrier

Makesureyouhavecommunicatedwithyourfriendabouthowfrequentlyeachofyouwantstobecontactedandwhatmethodworksbestforyouboth.37.Therearealternativestoconstantwrittencommunication,suchasleavingvoicemessagesorhavingagroupchat.

●Practiseempathy（共情）

●38.Thefriendwhoisremainingneedstobesensitivetoalltheadditionaltimedemandsplacedonthefriendwhohasmoved.Theoneinthenewenvironmentshouldbesympathetictothefactthatyourfriendmayfeelabandoned.

●39

Anniversariesandbirthdayscarryevenmoreweightinlong-distancefriendships.Althoughtechnologymightmakeday-to-daycommunicationpossible,extraeffortgoesalongwayonspecialdays.Simplykeepingadiarythatkeepstrackoffriends'birthdaysandotherimportantdateswillmakesurenothingslipsbyyou.

●Don'trelyontechnologyalone

40,butlong-distancefriendships-evencloseones-mayrequiremoreconsciousefforttosustain.Trytoseekoutchancestorenewfriendships.HowtodoitJustspendface-to-facetimetogetherwheneverpossible.

A.Rememberimportantdates

B.Compensate（补偿,赔偿）bywritingletters

C.Itisalsohelpfulforyoutobeafriendshipkeeper

D.Trytofindatimethatworksforbothofyouandsticktoit

E.Friendsneedtotalkabouttheirpreferredmethodsofcommunication

F.Itiseasytohaveasenseofconnectednessthroughsocialmedia

G.Youmaybethefriendwholeftortheonewhowasleftbehind

第三部分语言知识运用（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。

Myhusband,ourchildrenandIhavehadwonderfulcampingexperiencesoverthepasttenyears.

Someofour41arefunny,especiallyfromtheearlyyearswhenourchildrenwerelittle.Once,we42alongChalkCreek.Iwas43thatour15-month-oldboywouldfallintothecreek（小溪）.Itiedaropearoundhiswaisttokeephimneartoourspot.Thatlastedabouttenminutes.Hewas44,andhiscryingletthewholecampgroundknowit.So45tyinghimup,Ijustkeptacloseeyeonhim.It46—hedidn'tendupinthecreek.Mythree-year-old,however,did.

Anothertime,werentedaboatinVallecitoLake.Theskywasclearwhenwe47,butstormsmoveinfastinthemountains,andthisonequickly48ourpeacefulmorningtrip.The49pickedupandthunderrolled.Myhusbandstoppedfishingto50themotor.Nothing.Hetriedagain.No51.Wewerestuckinthemiddleofthelakewithadeadmotor.Asweallsatthere52,afishermanpulledup,threwusaropeandtowed（拖）usback.Wewere53.

Now,everyyearwhenmyhusbandpullsourcamperoutofthegarage,wearefilledwithasenseof54,wonderingwhatcampingfunand55wewillexperiencenext.

41.A.ideasB.jokesC.memoriesD.discoveries

42.A.campedB.droveC.walkedD.cycled

43.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.disappointedD.worried

44.A.unhurtB.unfortunateC.uncomfortableD.unafraid

45.A.duetoB.insteadofC.apartfromD.asfor

46.A.workedB.happenedC.matteredD.changed

47.A.signedupB.calmeddownC.checkedoutD.headedoff

48.A.arrangedB.interruptedC.completedD.recorded

49.A.windB.noiseC.temperatureD.speed

50.A.findB.hideC.startD.fix

51.A.luckB.answerC.wonderD.signal

52.A.patientlyB.tirelesslyC.doubtfullyD.helplessly

53.A.sorryB.braveC.safeD.right

54.A.reliefB.dutyC.prideD.excitement

55.A.failureB.adventureC.performanceD.conflict

第二节语法填空（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。

Technologyhasstartedtotakeovertheworld.Itmayseemlikeahugeadvancementtosociety,butlargesetbackscomeequally.

Wenowliveinanageofsocialmedia.Wehaveneverbeenas56（connect）aswearenowEveryonearounduscanbereachedinstantly.Besides,theuseoftechnologyhasmadeallofourlives57（incredible）efficient.Furthermore,amajorityofpeoplehaveaccesstotechnology,whichhelpsthemexpressthemselvesonmany.58（difference）platforms.Lastly,technologyhasgivenpeoplemanyways59（entertain）themselvesVariouswebsitesofferhoursuponhoursentertainmentforthose60（bore）nights.

Whilesomemayseesocialmedia'spositiveeffects61relationships,otherscanseeitastheexactopposite.Itkeepspeoplefromseeingeachotherfacetoface.Meanwhile,thereisnothingmorefrustratingthanhavingtechnologynotworkrightwhenit62（need）to.Moreover,sodependentontechnology,peopledon'ttrytoexplorelifeoutsideofasmartdeviceAlso,withmoreandmorepeoplepostinginformationontheinternet,63canbeverydifficulttodeterminewhethertheinformationiscredibleornot.Thiscanleadtofalseinformationbeingtakenseriously,and64（change）perspectivesofthosewhobelieveit.

Tounderstandtechnology,onemustknow65itprovidesintermsofadvantagesanddisadvantages.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，从互联网上得知某动物保护协会正在招募（recruit）志愿者，你想成为其中的一员。请写一封信申请这个职位。内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.个人优势和能做的事情；

3.你的希望。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearSirorMadam,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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

Itwasthedayofthebigcross-countryrun.Studentsfromsevendifferentprimaryschoolsinandaroundthesmalltownwerewarmingupandwalkingtheroute（路线）throughthickevergreenforest.

IlookedaroundandfinallyspottedDavid,whowasstand