高二下学期开学摸底考试英语试题

高二第二学期开学摸底考试英语科（时长120分钟，满分150分）一、单句填空（共20分，2分/题）1.It’sawasteoftime______________(persuade)suchapersontojoinus.2.Thecounty,______________(locate)inthenorthofShangxi,hasahistoryofmorethan1,400years.3.______________(give)afewminutes,I’llfinishit.4.They______________(have)ameetingonthe11thfloorwhenafirebrokeoutonthegroundfloor.5.Withsomanybrightlycoloredflowers______________(plant)aroundthebuilding,herhouselookslikeabeautifulgarden.6.I’llgivethebooktohimassoonashe______________(come)back.7.Iliketheteacher______________classesareveryinterestingandcreative.8.______________breaksthelawshouldbepunished.9.______________weunderstandthingshasalottodowithwhatwefeel.10.Mostofthepeople______________(invite)totheconferencewerefamousactor.二、单项选择（共40分，2分/题）11.Heisconsidering________asecond-handcar.A.bought B.tobuy C.buying D.buy12.Theproblem________nowisveryimportant.A.discussed B.beingdiscussed C.discussing D.tobediscussed13.________manytimes,thenaughtboystillmadethesamemistake.A.Havebeentold B.Beingtold C.Havingbeentold D.Told14.Heenteredtheclassroom,________agroupofchildren.A.followed B.followedby C.Beingfollowing D.following15.________bytheteacher’swords,wedecidedtoworkhard.A.Touching B.Beingtouched C.Tobetouched D.Touched16.WhenIarrivedhomeoneday,Ifoundher________underthetalltree.A.seated B.seat C.seating D.toseat17.Bythetimethepolicereachedtheport,thesuspect________.A.left B.leaving C.hadleft D.hasleft18.Shewillneverforgettheday________shewasmarried.A.that B.when C.inwhich D.which19.Iwanttoknowtheplace________Iwasborn.A.that B.which C.when D.where20.Wethink________possiblethatyoucanfinishtheworktoday.A.what B.that C.it D.if21.It’snouse________withhimsinceherefusestolisten.A.toargue B.arguing C.argued D.beingargued22.Although________manytimes,thebookstillsellswellinthemarket.A.published B.topublish C.beingpublished D.publishing23.I________onmypaperthismorninginthelibrary.A.havebeenworked B.haveworkedC.havebeenworking D.hadworked24.Thebabyneeds________.A.lookedafter B.tobelookedafter C.lookingafter D.BothBandC25.Ifshecatchesyou________herdiary,shewillgomad.A.toread B.reading C.read D.beingread26.________hehadmetakindlibrarianinthecitylibrarygaveusnosurprise.A.That B.What C.When D.who27.Iamsorry________toturnoffthelight.A.toforget B.forgetting C.tohaveforgotten D.forgot28.Mydreamis________adoctor.A.being B.goingtobe C.tobe D.be29.Theproblemis________theheadmasterwillsendtodealwithit.A.that B.what C.whether D.who30.Itisdifficultforustoimagine________lifewaslikeforslavesintheancientworld.A.that B.what C.whether D.whose三、完形填空（共15分，1分/题）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Behindan“unruly”childatschool,theremayoftenbeasocial,creativeandactivechild.Forthisreason,wemustneverjudgeby31,becausethetruthcouldbequitedifferent.JoeWhale,a9-year-oldboy,wasrepeatedly32byhisteachersbecausehedrewsketches(素描)andimages33followingthelessonsinclass.Joehadbeen34asan“unruly”student,buthisparentsdidn’tthinkso.Theyknewtheirsonhadstrong35skillsfromtheearliestyearsofhislife.His36istheso-called“DoodleArt”,thatistosay,drawingswithsimplelinesthatshowrealelements(元素)orelementsthatare37inhismind.Hisdrawingteacheralsonoticedtheboy’s38creativityandsharedhisdrawingonInstagram.AndfromtheretheywerenoticedbyarestaurantownerinEngland.Hecontactedtheboyto39awallinhisrestaurant.Joeimmediatelysettoworkandin12hourshehad40filledthewallwithhisbeautiful“doodles”.Joe’sdadpointedout,“Asparents,weshouldencourageourchildrento41theirpassionsanddreams.”Drawingforhoursmightbealongand42job,butforJoe,itwaspurejoytogivefreeexpressionofhis43.Manyparents,whentheirchildhasreceivednegativeassessmentsatschool,tendtoblamethemevenfurther.Thefactisthateverychildhasa44andschoolsandparentsshouldworktogetherto45andencourageit.31.A.appearances B.wealth C.abilities D.knowledge32.A.interrupted B.promoted C.informed D.criticized33.A.inspiteof B.insteadof C.otherthan D.regardlessof34.A.chosen B.abandoned. C.labeled D.introduced35.A.speaking B.sociable C.predicting D.artistic36.A.specialty B.plan C.belief D.challenge37.A.deserted B.ignored C.refused D.invented38.A.similar B.impressive C.reliable D.essential39.A.fix B.build C.decorate D.draw40.A.deliberately B.separately C.completely D.barely41.A.follow B.wake C.interpret D.share42.A.appropriate B.demanding C.flexible D.regular43.A.mood B.words C.thanks D.imagination44.A.talent B.responsibility C.position D.faith45.A.advertise B.possess C.identify D.describe四、阅读理解（共30分，2分/题）ABooksopendoorsinourminds.Hereare4must-readbooksespeciallyfornovellovers,andyoushouldreadthematleastonceinyourlife.TheKiteRunnerbyKhaledHosseiniItisthestoryoftheunlikelyandcomplicatedfriendshipbetweenAmir,thesonofawealthymerchant,andHassan,thesonofhisfather’sservantuntilculturalandclassdifferencesandthewartearthemapart.It’sastoryaboutthelongshadowsthatfamilysecretscastacrossdecades,theenduringloveoffriendship,andthetransformativepowerofforgiveness.NumbertheStarsbyLoisLowryThisNewberyaward-winningnoveltellsthestoryofAnnemarie,aDanishgirlgrowingupinWorldWarⅡCopenhagenwithherbestfriend,Ellen,whohappenstobeJewish.WhenAnnemarielearnsthattheNazisareinflicting(迫害)ontheJewishpeople,sheandherfamilymakeeveryefforttoprotectEllenandherparents,aswellascountlessotherJews.Lowry’snovelisapowerfulreminderthatculturalandreligiousdifferencesarenodividebetweentruefriends.AnneofGreenGablesbyL.M.MontgomeryWhen11year-oldorphanAnneShirleygoestolivewiththemiddle-agedbrotherandsisterMatthewandManilaCuthbert,shediscoversthatthere’sbeensomemistakeandthattheyhadactuallywantedtoadoptaboy.Thisisaheartwarmingstoryofloveandfriendshipandareminderthatsometimeslifenotworkingoutthewaywewantittoisactuallythebestthingthatcanhappen.TheLittlePrincebyAntoineDeSaint-ExupéryIttellsthestoryofalittleboywhofallstoEarthfromanasteroidaftervisitingseveralotherasteroidstotrytounderstandmankind.TheLittlePrinceisanallegory(寓言)aboutthefoolishnessofmanandman’stendencytowardself-destructionthroughviolence,aswellasaheartwarmingtaleofthetransformativepoweroffriendshipandtrust.46.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookNumbertheStars?A.ItsstoryissetinWorldWarⅠ.B.ItisaNewberyAwardwinner.C.ItiswrittenbyKhaledHosseini.D.ItsmaincharacterAnnemaireisJewish.47.Whatcommonthemedothefourbookshave?A.Parentallove. B.Familysecrets. C.Friendship. D.PeaceandWar.48.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Togivetipsonhowtoreadnovels.B.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.C.Tointroducesomemust-readnovels.D.Torecommendaward-winningauthors.BSuMin,a56-year-oldretiree,hasneverbeenhappier.Afterfulfillingherfamily’sexpectationsofdutifulChinesewomanhood,Ms.Suisembracinganewidentity:fearlesstravellerandInternetcelebrity.Forsixmonths,shehasbeenonasolodriveacrossChina,documentingherjourneyformorethan1.35millionfollowersacrossseveralsocialmediaplatforms.Ms.Suhadrarelytraveledbefore.Butshehadlongbeeneagerfordriving.GrowingupinTibet,shesometimesmissedtheschoolbushomeandhadtowalk12milesthroughthemountains.Eachtimeatruckpassedby,sheimaginedsittingbehindthewheel,safeandcomfortable.Butcarswererare,andhavingoneseemedimpossible.Aftermarriage,sheputherheartandsoulintotakingcareofherhome,herchildren,grandchildren,shoulderingendlesshouseworkathome.Then,inlate2019,shecameacrossavideoonlineofsomeoneintroducingtheircampinggearwhileonasoloroadtrip.Sherememberedherchildhooddreamofdriving—thefreedomandcomfortithadrepresented.Overthefollowingmonths.shewatchedeveryvideoaboutroadtrips.Shetookalotofnotes:whichappstheyusedtofindcampsites,whichtrickstheyhadforsavingmoney.Soon,Ms.Sumadeuphermind:Oncehergrandsonsenteredpreschool,shewouldstartatripofherown.Shehadboughtasmallseveralyearsearlierwithhersavingsandamonthlypensionofaround2100yuan.OnSept.24,shefixedhertenttothetopofthecarandsetoffalthoughherdaughterworriedabouthersafety.ShevisitedhistoricalXi’an,mountainousSichuanandtheoldtownofLijiang—coveringmorethan8,500milessofar.Shepostedvideoupdatesasshedrove.Inhervideos,shewassurprisedathernewfoundfreedom.Shecoulddriveasfastasshewantedbrakeashardassheliked.Ms.Susays,“I’vebeenawife,amotherandagrandmother,andIcameoutthistimetofindmyself.IttookmesomanyyearstorealizethatIhadtoliveformyself.”AndsheplanstocoverallofChina.Thatcouldtakeafewyears.49.WhatdidSuMindreamtodoinherchildhood?A.Driveherowncar. B.Escapefromherhome.C.Travelaroundtheworld. D.Walkthroughthemountains.50.WhatdoweknowaboutSuMinfromthethirdparagraph?A.Shestartedherroadtripwithoutmakingpreparations.B.Shestartedhertripbeforehergrandsonenteredpreschool.C.Shewasinspiredbyanonlinevideoaboutasoloroadtrip.D.Shewonsupportfromherdaughterfromtheverybeginning.51.WecaninferthatSuMinstartedtheroadtripto_________.A.findherfreedom B.discoverherstrengthsC.becomeanInternetcelebrity D.inspireotherwomen’slovefortravel52.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeSuMinasatraveller?A.Ambitiousandhumorous. B.Demandingandthoughtful.C.Selflessandfaithful. D.Braveanddetermined.CSeveralweeksago,Ipulledanoldroadmapoutofthegloveboxandpassedittomychildren.TheyhadneverseentheprovinceofOntariolaidoutlikethatbefore.Theystaredatthemap,askingaboutallthetowns,parks,andotherlandmarkswe’dvisited,andIpointedthemoutonthemap.GoogleMapsandGPSaremodernwondersthathavegottenmeoutofmanyconfusingplaces,butpapermapsstillhavearoletoplayinourlives.Mostofusadultslearnedtoreadthemoutofnecessity,butit’suptoustopassonthatskilltochildrenwhoseneedmaynotbesoobvious,butwhostillstandtobenefitfromit.AsTrevorMuirwroteinanarticleonthistopic,“Whenkidslearnhowtocreateandusepapermaps,theyaredoingmorethanjustlearninghowtogetaround.Theyareactuallydevelopingfundamentalskillsthattheywillusefortherestoftheirlives.Mapskillsstillbelongintoday’sclassroom.”AsachildIhadNationalGeographicmapstapedtomybedroomwalls.ThisarousedmycuriosityandimaginationaboutthoseplacesandthusmademeeagertoremembermygeographyandhistorylessonsbecausetheyweretiedtoplacesI’d“seen”.Evennowasamotheroffour,I’vealsosparedtimetotraveltomanyofthecountrieswhosemapsIstudiedasachild.Additionally,inthisfast-changingworld,unexpectedeventscanrapidlyinfluenceone’susualwayoflife.WhenGPSsatellitesorInternetconnectionsareaffected,thisold-fashionedskillcangetyououtofamesswithoutrequiringasmartphone.Lastbutnotleast,papermapsarouse“bigpicture”thinking,showingkidsthatthere’samuchbiggerworldoutthereandhelpingtodirectthemwithinit.So,nowisagoodtimetopulloutthosedustyoldmapsandlaythemonthekitchentable.53.Howdidthechildrenreactwhentheyweregiventhepapermap?A.Theyshowedgreatcuriosity.B.Theyseemedtotallyconfused.C.Theyconsidereditold-fashionedD.TheyfounditlessconvenientthanGPS.54.WhatmightbethetopicofthearticlewrittenbyTrevorMuir?A.Theteachingfocusintoday’sclassroom.B.Thesituationswherepapermapsareused.C.Thenecessityofdigitalmapsinthemodemworld.D.Thebenefitofdevelopingpapermapskillsforkids.55.Whichofthefollowingshowstheauthor’sopinion?A.Internetconnectionsareveryreliabletoday.B.GPSwillsoonerorlaterreplacepapermaps.C.Papermapsprovidekidswithagrandvision.D.Papermapsmakepeopleconnectedwitheachother.56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TimetoTeachKidstoReadPaperMaps.B.HowtoTeachKidsaboutDifferentKindsofMaps.C.TimetoEncourageKidstoStepintoaBiggerWorld.D.HowtoTeachKidsFundamentalSkillswithPaperMaps.DWhenparentsask,“Whatgradedidyouget?”thereisacommonfollow-upquestion:“Sowhogotthehighestgrade?”Manyeducatorsselectandpubliclyannounce“thebeststudent”inaclassorschool.Adultspraisechildrenforoutperformingothers.Sportstournamentsawardthosewhosurpassothers.Thepracticeofmakingsocialcomparisonsissocommonindailylifethatthenegativeeffectscausedbysocialcomparisonsareusuallyignored.Onewell-knownstrategytogetridofsocialcomparisonsistoprovidechildrenwithparticipationawards,whichmeanschildrengetthesameprizedespitetheirperformance.Suchawards,however,maynotabolishsocialcomparisons.High-performingchildrenmayfeelunfairlytreatedandlookdownonthelattergroup.Moregenerally,thosewhoreceiveunwarrantedrewardsmaycometobelievetheydeservetoreceivetherecognition.How,then,canwemakechildrenfeelproudofthemselvesandmotivatethemwithouttheunwantedsideeffects?Abetterapproachistousetemporalcomparisons—encouragingchildrentocomparethemselveswiththeirpastselfratherthanwithothers.Researchersrecentlyconductedastudy,where583childrenwereaskedtodoareadingandwritingexercisedesignedtoinfluencethekindofcomparisonstheywouldmake:socialcomparisonsortemporalcompared.Resultsshowedchildrenwhocomparedthemselveswithotherssaidtheywantedtobesuperiortosuchpeople,whilethosewhocomparedthemselveswiththeirpastselfsaidtheywantedtoimproveratherthanbesuperior.Temporalcomparisonschangedchildren’sgoalsawayfromadesireforsuperiorityandtowardself-improvement.What,then,canparentsandteachersdowiththisknowledge?Parentsandteacherscanpraisechildren’simprovementovertimetoletthemknowtheyaremakingprogress.Also,teacherscancreatelearningcontextsthattrackchildren’sownprogressovertime,suchasreportcardsthatdisplaytheirchangesinlearningandperformance.Ofcourse,temporalcomparisonsarenotapanacea;weshouldneverpushchildrentoomuchtoimprovethemselves.Theroadtowardself-improvementispavedwithstrugglesandsetbacks.Ratherthanmakingchildrenfeelbadforthosefailures,weshouldencouragethemtolearnfromtheirimperfectpastself—andthushelpyoungstersbecomebetterthanbefore.57.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthestrategymentionedinParagraph2?A.Itisinhigh-performingchildren’sfavor.B.Itstressestheimportanceofgoodteamwork.C.Itmaymakehigh-performingchildrenlessconfident.D.Itmaydiscouragechildrenfromgaininggreatperformances.58.Whatdoestheresearchfindingsuggest?A.Childrenhaveadesiretofeelproudofthemselves.B.Temporalcomparisonshelpself-improvement.C.Childrenneedtobeexposedtovariouscomparisons.D.Socialcomparisonsgivechildrenasenseofsuperiority.59.WhatisParagraph5intendedtodo?A.Toshowthepowerofknowledge. B.Toassesschildren’sperformance.C.Tolistlearningoutcomes. D.Toprovidepracticalways.60.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A.Lifeisfullofhorriblemistakes. B.ComparisonsmayleadtofailureC.Failureisanopportunitytolearn. D.Strugglesaredifficulttoovercome.五、语法填空（共20分，2分/题）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。Carregistrationplatesarejustaseriesofnumbersandletters,right?Well,yes,butnotforeveryone.Francewasthefirstcountry61(introduce)platesin1893.Earlynumberplatesdiffered62shapeandsize,andweremadeoflotsofdifferentmaterials,includingironandcardboard.Infact,itwasnotuntil195763carproducersandthegovernmentsagreedonstandardizedplates.64wasfirstregisteredintheUKwasA1.Theletter“A”showedthenumberwasfromLondon,whilethenumber“1”showeditwasthefirstnumberissued.Atthemoment,numberplates65(consist)ofasequenceoflettersandnumbersareappliedintheUK.DifferentEUcountriesalsousedifferentarrangementsof66(number)combinedwithletters,and67(they)systemshavechangedmanytimesbecausetheseletter-numbercombinationskeeprunningout.Inthepastdecades,somenumberplates68(become)extremelyvaluable,particularlythosethatspelloutwords.69(basic),numbersontheplatescanbeusedtorepresentwordsorpartsofwords.Forexample,“NVERLA8”means“NeverLate”.Andthemost70(expense)numbereverwas“M1”whichabuyerhasacquiredfor￡331,000.六、读后续写（共1小题，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。AfewyearsagoIworkedinaninternationalcompanythatsoldcomputerdevices.Ihadtotravelalotoverthecountryas:partofmywork.IrememberthatIwasatastageofmylifewhereIonlycaredabouthowtomakemoremoney.Ononeofmytrips,Icametotheairporttotakeabustodowntownasusual.Itwasthesameroutine:getintothecity,takethebustothehotel,visitthecustomer,worklate,takethebusbacktotheairportandflyback.Thatday,forsomereasons,Idecidedtotakethestairsdowntoadifferentexit,whereIcameacrossabeautifulgardenIhadneverseenbefore.Iwaitedthere,enjoyingthescenery.Finallythebuscame.UsuallyItooktheseatbehindthedriver.ThatdayIsatdownsomewhereinthemiddle.Aboywasseatednexttome,carryingalotofsuitcases.Suddenly,heturnedtomeandgavemeoneofthemostsinceresmilesIhadeverseenfromastranger.Warmly,hesaid,“Hi,theperfectdayintheperfectplace,huh?”Irememberthinkingtomyself-thismustbeoneofthosetypicalpeoplewhoisyoungandnaiveandjustthinkseverythingisbeautifulandeasy.WhywasheannoyingmewhenIjustwantedtoenjoythebusride?Butoutofpoliteness,Ireplied,“Perfect!Didyourparentspayforyoutohavesomevacationsonthebeach?”“No,I’mnothereforvacation,andIdon’thaveparents,”Heshookhishead,“I’mherebecauseIwanttoachievemybiggestdream.I’monthewaytothearmyschoolwheremygrandfatherstudiedalong