2023-2024学年广西南宁市东盟中学高二年级上册开学考英语试卷

2023-2024学年广西南宁市东盟中学高二上学期开

学考英语试卷

一、阅读理解

Asapopulartouroperator,TravelChinaGuidedesignsalotofChinatourpackages

（旅游套餐）forforeignerswiththebest-sellingtraveldealstowonderfulmustsee

destinationsandoffersthebestqualityservices.Wewarmlyinviteyoutojoinuson

anexcitingvacation.Todaywewillofferyouathreedays*privateZhangjiajiein­

depthtour.

Day1ArrivalinZhangjiajie

Welcometothischarmingcity,Zhangjiajie.Yourguideanddriverwillpickyouup

attheairportanddriveyoutothehotelwebookedforyouaheadoftime.Therest

timeofthedayremainsfreeforyoutorelax.

Day2GlassBridgeinZhangjiajie

Today,yourprivateZhangjiajietourwillstartwithavisittotheZhangjiajieGrand

Canyon,whereyouwillhaveachancetoexperiencetheworld*slongestandhighest

glassbridge,ZhangjiajieGlassBridge.Inadditiontoanunforgettableexperience,it

willalsogiveyouaspecialangletoenjoythebeautyoftheGrandValley

Afterwards,yourguidewillleadyoutotheBaofengLakewhereyouwilltakea

scenicboatride.Whenyoufinishvisitingthescenicarea,thedriverwillsendyou

backtothehotel.

Day3AwayFromZhangjiajie

TodayyourZhangjiajietourwillcontinuetogototheTianmenMountain,known

asthemostbeautiful"HangingGarden”intheworld.TianmenMountainisnamed

afteranaturalwonder,TianmenCave,whichisanaturallyformedholeamong

thousand-metrehighcliffs.Inadditiontothiswonder,youmayalsoseedifferentold

trees,greenvinesandrareanimalsthere.

Yourthree-dayZhangjiajietourpackagewillcometoanendhere.Youwillthenbe

driventotheairportandwewillsaygoodbyethere.IfyouwanttohaveyourChina

tourschedulefurther,wewillbegladtoprovidedetailedinformation.

1.WhatwillthevisitorsdoonDay1?

A.Bookahotel.B.Drivetoahotel.

C.Startwithavisit.D.Spendtimerelaxingfreely.

2.WhatcanvisitorsenjoyonDay3?

A.TheGrandValley.B.TheBaofengLake.

C・TheTianmenMountain.D.ZhangjiajieGlassBridge.

3.WhatcanweknowaboutTravelChinaGuidefromthetext?

A.Itcanbookthehotelforfree.

B-Itoffersnopick-upservices.

C.ItisdesignedforChinesevisitors.

D.Itprovidestravellingservicesforforeigntourists.

IamafreshmanatOrangeHighSchool.In2013,1foundedanorganizationcalled

LoveForTheElderly.Somanyelderlypeoplehavenoonetocareforthem,andno

onetolovethem.WhenIsaythis,Iamtalkingaboutpurelove,unconditionallove

thatshowskindnessnomatterwhatthesituationsmaybe.

Theelderlyhavesmoothedthepathwayofsuccessforourgeneration.Theyshould

beshownappreciation（感激）andkindness,butareoftenforgotten.Iamsureallof

youhavesomeoneinyourheartswhohasbeenatanursinghome.Thinkofthem

whileIsaythis;theyshouldgetthebest,nothingbutthebest.Theelderlyaresuchan

unusualgroupofpeople,andtheirshiningwisdomcanmostcertainlybelearnedfrom.

Thisideaofshowingappreciationtotheelderlyreverberated（回响）insidemyhead,

untilfinally,Idecideditwastimetostepupandmakeadifference.

Myloveforandabilityinwritingledmetocreateanorganization,wherepeople

fromallacrosstheworldsendnamelesslettersfilledwithkindnessandjoy,from

Iceland,Romania,Finland,Australia,andmore.Ithensendtheseletterstosenior

centers,andnursinghomeslocatedallacrossthecountry.Tothisdate,Ihave

collectedover1,000letters,andthereactionIhavereceivedfromtheseorganizations

hasbeentrulyunbelievable.

Thispastmonth,Ihadtheopportunitytoreceive$100fromKindSpringthrough

theirmonthlykindnesscompetitiontohelpmyorganization.Thismoneyhasbeenof

greathelp.Wedonotreceivemuchmoney,andsoithelpedtopayformanycosts,

includingpostageandenvelopes.Thisactofkindnesshasbeenveryhelpfultomy

organization,andIcouldnotbemoreappreciative.Ifanyofyouwouldliketoget

involvedinmyorganization,pleasevisitlovefortheelderly.org.

4.Whydidtheauthorsetuphisorganization?

A.Tohelptheelderlywiththeirdaily

B.Toorganizeactivitiesfortheelderly,

life.

C.Tooffertruelovetotheelderly.D.Toraisemoneyfortheelderly.

5.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththeauthor*sopinionabouttheelderly?

A.Theyarebeingtreatedwell.B.Theyshouldendupinseniorcenters.

C.Theyarewiserthantheyoung.D.Theydontgetenoughattention.

6.Whathelpedtheauthorcreatehisorganization?

A.Thelettersreceivedworldwide.B.Hiswritingability.

C.Hisfamily'sencouragement.D.Thesupportfromseniorcenters.

7.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthordoesn*thavemuchmoney.

B,Theelderlywereverythankfultotheauthor.

C.TheauthorturnedtoKindSpringforhelp.

D.Theorganizationcan*tbelarger.

Asyouprobablyknow,learningaforeignlanguageissometimeschallenging.But

itcanalsobefun.Wespendhundredsofhoursatschooltryingtogetourtongues

rounddifferentvocabularyandgrammarinordertoearnaqualification.Butlearning

tospeakasecondlanguageismorethanjustpassinganexam-itopensdoorstonew

opportunities,helpsyoutocommunicatewithothersandmakestravellingoverseas

moresatisfactory.

Itmightcomeasasurprisethatthenumberofteenagerslearningforeignlanguages

inUKsecondaryschoolshasdroppedby45%sincetheturnofthemillennium.

GermanandFrenchhavefallenthemost-theselanguagesfromtwooftheUK,s

closesttradingpartnershavedeclinedatGCSElevel.Anothersurveyofsecondary

schoolssuggestsathirdofstudentshavedroppedatleastonelanguagefromtheir

GCSEexamoptions.Therearesomereasonsfbrthis,includingmanystudents1

opinionthatlanguagesaredifficult.Othershavequestionedtheneedforasecond

languagewhentranslationtechnologyisadvancing.

MatthewFell,chiefUKpolicydirectorforbusinessgrouptheCBI,believesthat

“Thedeclineinlanguagelearninginschoolsmustbereversed,orelsetheUKwill

belesscompetitivegloballyandyoungpeoplelesspreparedfbrthemodernworld."

Butevenfbrthosewhoareeagertostudyanotherlanguage,theopportunityisbeing

reduced.InScotland,forexample,foreignlanguagesubjectsarebeingpressedoutof

manysecondaryschooltimetableswithsomeheadteachersblamingpressureonthe

curriculum.

However,somenativeEnglishspeakershaveadmittedthebenefitsofspeaking

anothertongue.CassandraScott,fromEdinburgh,studiedthreelanguagesinherfinal

yearatschool.SheisnowafreelancetranslatorinEdinburgh,andsays"Learning

languagesatschoolreallysetthecourseformycareer/'

8.Howdoestheauthorshowthefactthatfewerpeoplehavelearnedforeign

languages?

A.Byofferingbackgroundinformation.

B.Bygivingspecificexamples.

C.Byanalyzingunderlyingreasons.

D.Byshowingpersonalresearch.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reversed"inparagraph3mean?

A.Developedrapidly.

B.Pushedquickly.

C.Changedcompletely.

D.Maintainedproperly.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Afulfillingoverseastravelrequiresanotherforeignlanguage.

B.Learninglanguagesatschoolmaycontributetoone*sfuturecareer.

C.NativeEnglishspeakersbenefitmorefromspeakinganothertongue.

D.Withthetranslationtechnology,there'snoneedtolearnforeignlanguages.

11.What1sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tocriticizepeople1signoranceofforeignlanguages.

B,Tostressthesignificanceoflearningforeignlanguages.

C.Tostatetheresultofdroppinglearningforeignlanguages.

D.Toraisepeople*sawarenessofprotectingnativelanguages.

Muchofourthinkingabouthealthisbasedonwishfulthinking.Butscience

providesclearandsimpleadviceforahealthylife.GrahamLawtonexploresthe

evidence.Grahamprovesthatyoudon*thavetobeahealthandfitnessextremistto

bereasonablyhealthy.Hehasroundedupthelatestandstrictesthealthresearchand

changeditintousefuladviceonallthebighealthquestions:diet,weightloss,exercise,

sleep,ageingandsoon.

Graham,NewScientistfeaturewriter,isnotthecommonhealthexpert.He

sometimeseatsfastfood.Hehasagymmembershipbutrarelyusesit.Andhetakes

medicinetokeephisbloodpressureundercontrol.Heneitherhasadietplannora6-

weekprogramtokeepfitandthin.

Buthedoeshaveamuchbetterweapon:science.Inatalk,Grahamexplainsthe

basicscience,tellspeoplesomeofthesecretsofscience,teachespeopletousethe

abilityofjudgementtotellthegoodfromthebad,andhelpsthemtoseebeyondthe

headlines.Thetalkallowspeopletoeathealthily,loseweight,andsortthetruthout

fromsciencefacts.

Buthelovesoutdoorsports.LastyearGrahamcycledover1,200milesandranthe

samedistanceof15marathons.Heoftengoesswimmingoutdoorsandwalksupeight

flightsofstairstohisdeskinsteadoftakingthelift.Heeatshisfivecopiesoffruitand

vegetablesaday,keepsenoughwaterinhisbody,anddoesn,teatmuchmeat.

Despiteallthebadhabits,hisgoodonesseemtobewinning.Grahamis50,buthis

"biologicalage"wasrecentlymeasuredas45.

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutGraham?

A.Hehassomebadhabits.

B•Hehasanextremelystrictdiet.

C.Helooksdownoncommonhealthexperts.

D.Healwaysbaseshealthonwishfulthinking.

13.WhatdoesGraham1stalkinparagraph3cover?

A.Wordsasweapons.

B.Healthandscience.

C.Functionsofmedicine.

D.Abilityandconfidence.

14.WhatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusconcerningGraham?

A.Hisindoorsportsofhislife.

B.Hiscopiesofhealthbooks.

C.Hishealthylifestyle.

D.Hiswayofthinking.

15.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheProfessionalWaystoDoSports

B.TheImportanceofExerciseforHealth

C.TheUniquePathtoScientificSuccess

D.TheSecretsofLivingaHealthyLife

二、七选五

Friendshipneedscareandattentiontokeepitingoodhealth.Herearefivewaysto

sustain（保持）long-distancefriendships.

•Setaregulardate

Long-lastingfriendshipssharethecharacteristicthatbothsidesequallycontact（联

系）andsharewithoneanother.Withbusyschedules,squeezinginphonecallscanbe

achallenge.16.

•Moreisn*talwaysmerrier

Makesureyouhavecommunicatedwithyourfriendabouthowfi-equentlyeachof

youwantstobecontactedandwhatmethodworksbestforyouboth.17.There

arealternativestoconstantwrittencommunication,suchasleavingvoicemessagesor

havingagroupchat.

•Practiseempathy（共情）

18.Thefriendwhoisremainingneedstobesensitivetoalltheadditional

timedemandsplacedonthefriendwhohasmoved.Theoneinthenewenvironment

shouldbesympathetictothefactthatyourfriendmayfeelabandoned.

・19

Anniversariesandbirthdayscanyevenmoreweightinlong-distancefriendships.

Althoughtechnologymightmakeday-to-daycommunicationpossible,extraeffort

goesalongwayonspecialdays.Simplykeepingadiarythatkeepstrackoffriends,

birthdaysandotherimportantdateswillmakesurenothingslipsbyyou.

-Don*trelyontechnologyalone

20,butlong-distancefriendships-evencloseones-mayrequiremore

consciousefforttosustain.Trytoseekoutchancestorenewfriendships.Howtodoit?

Justspendface-to-facetimetogetherwheneverpossible.

A.Rememberimportantdates

B.Compensatebywritingletters

C.Itisalsohelpfulfbryoutobeafriendshipkeeper

D.Trytofindatimethatworksfbrbothofyouandsticktoit

E.Friendsneedtotalkabouttheirpreferredmethodsofcommunication

F.Itiseasytohaveasenseofconnectednessthroughsocialmedia

G.Youmaybethefriendwholeftortheonewhowasleftbehind

三、完形填空

Myhusband,ourchildrenandIhavehadwonderfulcampingexperiencesoverthe

pasttenyears.

Someofourarefunny,especiallyfromtheearlyyearswhenour

childrenwerelittle.Once,wealongChalkCreek.Iwasthatour

15-month-oldboywouldfallintothecreek（小溪）.Itiedaropearoundhiswaistto

keephimneartoourspot.Thatlastedabouttenminutes.Hewas,andhis

cryingletthewholecampgroundknowit.Sotyinghimup,Ijustkepta

closeeyeonhim.It一hedidn'tendupinthecreek.Mythree-year-old,

however,did.

Anothertime,werentedaboatinVallecitoLake.Theskywasclearwhenwe

,butstormsmoveinfastinthemountains,andthisonequickly

ourpeacefulmorningtrip.Thepickedupandthunderrolled.Myhusband

stoppedfishingtothemotor.Nothing.Hetriedagain.No

.Wewerestuckinthemiddleofthelakewithadeadmotor.Asweall

satthere,afishermanpulledup,threwusaropeandtowed（拖）us

back.Wewere.

Now,everyyearwhenmyhusbandpullsourcamperoutofthegarage,wearefilled

withasenseof,wonderingwhatcampingfunand

wewillexperiencenext.

21.A.ideasB.jokesC.memoriesD.discoveries

22.A.campedB.droveC.walkedD.cycled

23.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.disappointedD.worried

24.A.unhurtB,unfortunateC.uncomfortableD.unafraid

25.A.duetoB・insteadofC.apartfromD.asfbr

26.A.workedB.happenedC.matteredD.changed

27.A.signedupB.calmeddownC.checkedoutD.headedoff

28.A.arrangedB.interruptedC.completedD.recorded

29.A.windB.noiseC.temperatureD.speed

30.A.findB.hideC.startD.fix

31.A.luckB.answerC.wonderD.signal

32.A.patientlyB・tirelesslyC.doubtfullyD.helplessly

33.A.sorryB.braveC.safeD.right

34.A.reliefB.dutyC.prideD.excitement

35.A.failureB.adventureC.performanceD.conflict

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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.Itmayseemlikeahuge

advancementtosociety,butlargesetbackscomeequally.

Wenowliveinanageofsocialmedia.Wehaveneverbeenas36(connect)as

wearenow.Everyonearounduscanbereachedinstantly.Besides,theuseof

technologyhasmadeallofourlives37(incredible)efficient.Furthermore,a

majorityofpeoplehaveaccesstotechnology,whichhelpsthemexpressthemselves

onmany38(difference)platforms.Lastly,technologyhasgivenpeoplemany

ways39(entertain)themselvesVariouswebsitesofferhoursuponhours

entertainmentforthose40(bore)nights.

Whilesomemayseesocialmedia'spositiveeffects41relationships,others

canseeitastheexactopposite.Itkeepspeoplefromseeingeachotherfacetoface.

Meanwhile,thereisnothingmorefi'ustratingthanhavingtechnologynotworkright

whenit42(need)to.Moreover,sodependentontechnology,peopledon,ttry

toexplorelifeoutsideofasmartdevice.Also,withmoreandmorepeopleposting

informationontheinternet,43canbeverydifficulttodeterminewhetherthe

informationiscredibleornot.Thiscanleadtofalseinformationbeingtakenseriously,

and44(change)perspectivesofthosewhobelieveit.

Tounderstandtechnology,onemustknow45itprovidesintermsof

advantagesanddisadvantages.

五、申请信

46.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

六、读后续写

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。

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