黑龙江省牡丹江市2023-2024学年高二下学期开学考试英语模拟试题（附答案）

黑龙江省牡丹江市2023-2024学年高二下学期开学考试英语模拟试题一、第一部分：听力(共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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。

例:

How

much

is

the

shirt?

A.19.5.

B.9.18.

C.9.15.

答案是

C。

1.

What

is

the

woman

looking

for?

A

.

A

gallery.

B.

A

bookstore.

C.

A

coffee

shop.

2.

Where

probably

are

the

speakers?

A.

At

home.

B.

In

a

cafe.

C

.

In

the

office.

3.

What

does

the

woman

ask

the

man

to

do?

A.

Look

after

her

kid.

B.

Buy

lunch

for

her.

C.

Keep

an

eye

on

her

stuff.

4.

How

does

the

man

find

the

film?

A.

Dull.

B.

Difficult.

C.

Well-acted.

5.

What

are

the

speakers

mainly

talking

about?

A.

The

weather.

B.

Their

plan.

C.

The

beach.

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。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至第7两个小题。

6.

How

often

will

the

man

have

psychology

classes?

A.

Once

a

week.

B.

Twice

a

week.

C.

Four

times

a

week.

7.

What

time

will

the

man

be

having

his

psychology

class

next

week?

A.

2:30

p.

m.—4:30

p.

m.

Thursday.

m.--:00

a.

m.--10:00

a.

m.

Tuesday.

C.

8:00

a.

m.—10:00

a.

m.

Wednesday.

听下面一段对话，

回答第8至第9两个小题。

8.

Why

does

Lydia

call

the

man?

A.

To

return

a

lost

baseball.

B.

To

report

a

broken

window.

C.

To

complain

about

a

repairman.

9.

What

did

Lydia

do

this

morning?

A.

She

went

shopping.

B.

She

met

her

friend.

C.

She

played

baseball.

听下面一段对话，

回答第10至第12

三个小题。

10.

What's

the

probable

relationship

between

the

speakers?

A.

Close

friends.

B.

Student

and

teacher.

C.

Assistant

and

customer.

11.

What

rule

does

Linda

tell

the

man?

A.

Late

returns

will

be

fined. B.

No

books

can

be

renewed. C.

ID

cards

are

needed

each

time.

12.

What

will

the

speakers

do

next?

A.

Buy

a

coffee.

B.

Pay

for

the

book.

C.

Photocopy

the

ID

card.

听下面一段对话，

回答第13至第16

四个小题。

13.

What

is

the

woman

probably?

A.

A

teacher.

B.

A

secretary.

C.

A

physician.

14.

Why

did

the

man

move

to

Los

Angles?

A.

He's

got

a

promotion.

B.

He's

landed

a

new

job.

C.

He's

to

take

an

examination.

15.

When

will

the

man

meet

the

headmaster?

A.

At

9:00

a.

m.

B.

At

10:00

a.

m.

C.

At

11:00

a.

m.

16.

How

will

the

man

get

his

report?

A.

By

e-mail.

B.

By

app.

C.

By

telephone.

听下面一段独白，

回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.

How

long

does

a

complete

IELTS

test

last?

A.

120

minutes.

B.

165

minutes.

C.

2-5

days.

18.

What

is

an

advantage

of

taking

the

IELTS

test?

A.

Improvement

of

one's

social

status.

B.

Access

to

international

job

opportunities.

C.

Greater

possibility

of

full-time

education.

19.

Which

section

of

the

two

versions

of

LELTS

differ

from

each

other?

A.

Speaking.

B.

Listening

C.

Writing

20.

Who

has

to

take

an

IELTS

General

test?

A.

A

Japanese

wanting

to

work

in

the

UK.

B.

A

student

preparing

for

exchange

programs.

C.

A

job

seeker

eager

for

a

position

in

the

government.

第二部分

阅读理解(每小题2.5分，满分

50分)

第一节(共15

小题,

每小题2.5分,

满分37.5分)

阅读下列四篇短文，

从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)

中，

选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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